The march in the mountains and fields is not comparable to the plains, even with the elite under Zhang Zai's command, tens of thousands of troops, it still took three days, and on the evening of the third day, it arrived at Juyong Pass. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The last general, Xue Li, meet the king."

"Meet my lord."

Zhang Zai entered the city, although there was no fanfare, but Xue Rengui and Tian Yu and other guards were all waiting outside the pass.

"Xue Qing is exempt, and everyone loves Qing is exempt."

Zhang Zai dismounted and stretched out his hand to help Xue Rengui, who was covered in blood, it seemed that the battle was very fierce, and it seemed that the war had just ended, and Xue Rengui had not yet come to change his clothes, so he came here to wait for them.

Zhang Zai glanced at Xue Rengui a few times, sighed, and said: "It's hard for Xue Qing, with a force of 50,000 to resist the 200,000 people of the Jin army, if this battle is won, Xue Qing should be the first to take the lead." ”

"It's all up to the soldiers to use their lives, and the last general is ashamed." Xue Rengui said modestly.

"This is not the place to talk, Xue Qing, follow me into the city." As he spoke, he was going to drag Xue Rengui into the city, not disliking Xue Rengui's blood at all.

Xue Rengui dodged Zhang Zai's hand, bowed down, and said apologetically: "Please forgive Your Majesty, the last general will be filthy, I'm afraid I will dirty Your Majesty's hands." ”

Zhang Zai said disapprerovantly: "It's not that Lone hasn't seen blood, in the past, Lone was not less stained with blood, and now it's the same, what does it matter if it's stained." ”

After that, regardless of Xue Rengui's reaction, he pulled Xue Rengui and walked hand in hand with him, but Xue Rengui was pulled by Zhang Zai, and he couldn't break free from Zhang Zai's hand, so he could only follow Zhang Zai's footsteps and walk half a position behind him.

When he arrived at the Guannai, Zhang Zai did not directly enter his residence, but asked, "Rengui, where is the residence of the wounded soldiers?" Take Gu to the residence of the wounded soldier, and ask the wounded in person, otherwise Gu will feel uneasy. ”

Xue Rengui looked at Zhang Zai, who was already the king of Tang, he was still so approachable and moved, but he didn't want Zhang Zai to be there now, for fear that he would have any accidents, so he directly refused: "King, if it's too late today, you don't have to go." ”

Zhang Zai frowned and said: "Countless soldiers threw their heads and shed blood for the Tang Kingdom, it is precisely because of them that the Tang Kingdom will not be invaded by foreign enemies, why not visit the injured soldiers now?" ”

Xue Rengui was speechless, so he could only follow Zhang Zai's order, lead the way, and head towards the wounded barracks.

"General!"

Along the way, after seeing Xue Rengui, many soldiers saluted and greeted Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui also returned the salute one by one, and soon, Zhang Zai and his party came to the camp where the wounded soldiers lived.

The camp for wounded soldiers was built in an extremely remote area, and in a corner of the pass, before Zhang Zai and the others got closer, they heard a burst of painful moans, as well as heavy wails coming from inside, and a smell of medicine on their faces.

The soldier guarding the door saw Xue Rengui and the others, and was not surprised, as if it was not the first time he had seen Xue Rengui, so he stepped forward and bowed: "The villain greets the general." ”

"Arise, lead the way, for the king will come to the wounded camp to visit the wounded brethren."

"The King?" The soldier was shocked, knelt directly on the ground, and said, "The villain greets the king." ”

Zhang Zai bent down, helped the soldier up, then patted him on the shoulder, and said: "They are all their own brothers, you don't have to make this big gift, lead the way in front of your head, and look at the injured brothers alone." ”

The soldier saw that the king himself bent down to help him, his eyes widened, he couldn't believe his eyes at all, his whole body was trembling, he seemed to be frightened, and after a long while, he shouted: "No! ”

Then this soldier, in the envious eyes of the other gatekeepers, led Zhang Zai and his party into the wounded barracks.

Entering the camp for wounded soldiers, there was a wailing sound everywhere, even louder, a strong smell of medicine came to the nostrils, the smell was a little rushing, making people feel sick, and the military doctors who came and went were busy running around.

"What's your name?"

On the way, Zhang Zai looked around the camp and asked nonchalantly.

"Back to the king, villain Zhang San." This soldier looked very restrained, holding his hands stiffly, and even when he answered Zhang Zai's words, he looked uneasy.

Of course, he was not afraid, but nervous.

"Brother Zhang, it's getting late, why haven't you seen anyone eating when it's time to eat?" Zhang Zai watched only a few people in the camp move around and couldn't help asking.

"Back to the king, the food of the brothers here has been specially brought to them."

Zhang Zai nodded, he was very satisfied with these arrangements.

Walking to a thatched hut, Zhang Zai said to the people around him, "Go, go in." ”

Then Zhang Zai pushed the door directly in.

Inside the house, more than a dozen wounded soldiers with bandages were forming a circle, chewing their mouths constantly, as if they were really eating, and when they heard movement, they all turned their heads and looked at Zhang Zai.

It seems that all the people living here are some knife and gunshot wounds, no one is missing arms or legs, but the bandages are a little ugly, and a few people live like a rice dumpling.

After Zhang Zai entered, Xue Rengui and the others behind him immediately followed.

The people in the house didn't recognize Zhang Zai immediately, but when they saw Zhang Zai dressed in military uniform, like a general, but they hadn't seen it, so they looked at Zhang Zai without saying a word, showing doubts, and then saw Xue Rengui and immediately saluted.

It's just that they are physically injured, and even if a few people can't salute, the excitement in their eyes can't be hidden.

Xue Rengui nodded at them, and then said, "Brothers, this is the king of our Tang Kingdom, and he has come to visit you today. ”

When this group of soldiers heard Xue Rengui's words, they were so frightened that even the food in their hands fell to the ground, and then they reacted, except for the soldiers who couldn't kneel on the ground, everyone else had already knelt on the ground, and shouted in their mouths: "Meet the king!" ”

Zhang Zai read the nearest soldier and said, "Get up, if you have any wounds, don't salute." ”

"King Xie." The wounded soldiers stood up and said excitedly.

They did not expect that in their lifetime, they would be able to talk to their king so closely, and there would be some tears in their eyes for a while, and at the same time, the injuries they suffered were worth it, and the pain in their bodies was immediately reduced a lot.

"What do you eat?"

When Zhang Zai approached, he saw two wooden basins, which contained soup and flatbread respectively.

"Back to the king, here's some broth and meatloaf."

Among this group of people, the highest official was a tun chief, who had several circles of gauze wrapped around his chest, and it looked as if he had been slashed in the chest.

"It just so happens that Lone hasn't eaten yet, come, let me taste what it tastes like."

Zhang Zai approached the wooden barrel, without the slightest dislike, without hesitation, he tore off a piece of the flatbread, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and then picked up the wooden spoon used by everyone to serve soup in the wooden barrel, and half-jokingly: "I don't have a bowl here, so I use this spoon, don't dislike it." ”

"Where, the king came to see us, it was too late for us to be happy, not to mention being able to eat with the king, how could we dislike the things that the king used."

Zhang Zai took a sip of soup with a spoon, put it to his mouth, drank a spoonful, put the wooden spoon down, and said, "The taste is okay." ”

The soldier on the side said: "Thanks to the king, the food of our Tang army is really good, I used to be a soldier under Lord Gongsun, and I couldn't eat meat for a few days, but now I have meat almost every day." ”

The soldiers on the side also echoed, some of them were soldiers in Yuan Shao's army, and some were soldiers in Gongsun Zhan's army, for various reasons, they joined the Tang State and became a member of the Tang Army, and now they are also very honored.