After saying that, Zhao Yue said goodbye to the patrolling guards, came to the door of the big tent, and whispered inside, "May I ask if General Huaxiong is here?" Tun Chief Zhao Yue has something to say. ”

"Come in and talk about it."

The plain and calm words came into Zhao Yue's ears like a breeze, and Zhao Yue dared to pick up the big tent and enter it. After coming in, Zhao Yue found that there were no heating tools in this big tent that Cao Ping thought, and Hua Xiong was only wearing a battle robe, armor, and no helmet.

A row of simple and neat weapon racks, on which are placed Hua Xiong's weapons, two Xiliang style glaive scimitars; A simple table with some miscellaneous items and ancient books on it. Hua Xiong crouched on the desk, holding the pen and didn't know what he was writing, and behind him, there was also a cloth topographic map of the Tiger Prison Pass, which may be a little old, the cloth was a little tattered, and it was slightly yellowed.

"What's the matter with you?" Hua Xiong noticed Zhao Yue coming in, stopped the pen in his hand, raised his head, looked at the delicate-looking young man in front of him, and asked lightly. There is not the slightest general's shelf, but there is a faction of affinity and closeness.

"General Hua, there is a soldier in my tun, named Qian Hui, who found me tonight and said that he was sick and wanted to take leave to go back to Luoyang to recuperate, so I came to ask General Huaxiong." Zhao Yue leaned to the side of the big tent, so that he could avoid the chill that came from the door of the tent, and also let in some faint light.

After Hua Xiong heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he remembered that he said before going out on the expedition that in this battle of Tiger Prison Pass, no one is allowed to take leave, even if he is sick, he must stay at the front line.

"You go back and tell that person, let him dispel his thoughts, and if he makes any more trouble, he will be dealt with according to military law. Also, what's the matter with you, didn't I give the order? Or did you not hear my commands? Hua Xiong said, his eyes gradually focused on Zhao Yue's eyes, exuding a kind of dissatisfaction, which made Zhao Yue shudder a little.

"General Huaxiong," Zhao Yue called out submissively, and then said: "I think that when I go on an expedition, I naturally have to obey the general's orders, but the soldiers under him are in difficulty, and they also need to be considerate, if you ignore the emotions of the soldiers, how can you lead the soldiers and fight on the battlefield?" Therefore, I hope that the general will forgive me for the sin of knowingly asking questions. ”

Hua Xiong looked at Zhao Yue, and said in his heart that although the tun chief in front of him looked young, he was well versed in the way of commanding the army, and he was also a great wind and snow outside, so he couldn't bear it, so he didn't pursue Zhao Yue anything. However, in Hua Xiong's heart, he has more trust and favor for Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue stood in the tent, and when Hua Xiong was thinking, he also silently looked at the topographic map of the Tiger Pass, and had some feelings in his heart: The terrain of the Tiger Pass is high in the west and low in the east, easy to defend and difficult to attack......

It's a pity that he doesn't have much confidence in his idea, and he can't say why he wants to do it, just out of subconscious considerations. At this time, Zhao Yue didn't dare to ask for advice in front of General Dong Zhuojun and say what he thought in his heart, so he could only look at the picture and think about playing.

Hua Xiong warmed his right hand, picked up the pen he had just put down, continued to write, and looked up at Zhao Yue before writing, and said with concern: "The wind and snow outside are urgent, and I also think about you for the sake of my soldiers, this time I will not pursue you, if there is nothing wrong, go back first." ”

"Yes, General, then I'll step back first." Zhao Yue lowered her head and finished speaking, and slowly withdrew from the tent.

Facing the wind and snow, he returned to his tent. What Zhao Yue didn't expect was that Qian Hui not only didn't leave, but fell asleep on his bed, which made him a little helpless, and a slightly helpless expression appeared on his face.

When Cao Ping saw Zhao Yue coming back, he dragged Qian Hui from the bed and said angrily: "Don't sleep, don't sleep, Brother Changjiao is back." ”

Qian Hui rubbed his sleepy eyes, slowly opened the one in his right eye, looked at Zhao Yue, and said in a daze: "Tun Chang, you are back, how are you?" When can I pack some luggage and go back to Luoyang? ”

Zhao Yue smiled at him, and then said to him with a little regret: "Qian Hui, I just asked the main general Huaxiong for you, he said that this time the troops have already been said in advance, and no soldier is allowed to take leave, you should stay here safely, I am afraid that the day after tomorrow, as soon as the princes of the Eighteenth Road arrive, they will go to war." ”

After Qian Hui heard this, he was not very happy to deflate his mouth, scratched the itch on his body, and grinded and chirped on his mouth, but he was unwilling to go, Zhao Yue could see that there were a thousand unwillingness in this person's heart, but there was no way, after all, this kind of thing was not up to him.

Qian Hui died in Zhao Yue's account, and he wanted to say something, so that Zhao Yue could go to Hua Xiong to intercede. As soon as he said two or three words, Cao Ping was angry on the side, Qian Hui was afraid that Cao Ping would beat him, so he had to leave the big tent and return to his place of residence, despite this, he still felt dissatisfied in his heart.

"This money juniper is really a headache." After Qian Hui left, Zhao Yue straightened his bed, shook his head and sighed.

But early the next morning, when the morning sun was just shining on the snow, Zhao Yue heard a news, saying that Qian Hui fled overnight with a few people who gambled with him on weekdays, as if he was going to the east, probably to join the combined army.

When Zhao Yue heard this, she was taken aback, and hurriedly ran to the tent where Qian Hui was, and sure enough, she found that there was no one in the empty tent, and even her luggage was gone. Zhao Yue's heart instantly panicked, it was the first time since he became the commander of the tun that he had encountered this kind of defection of his subordinates, and it was not a simple deserter, but a defection to the enemy!

Zhao Yue knew that she was guilty, stepped on the deep snow, left two rows of footprints along the way, rushed to Hua Xiong's tent, and reported the situation.

After Hua Xiong heard this, he did not get angry, nor did he punish Zhao Yue, but comforted him: "The two armies are facing each other, there are many deserters and rebels, you don't have to pay too much attention to it, that person fled and fled, anyway, he didn't have any confidential military information." However, you need to be wary of the military mentality of the 100 people under your command, and don't let anything like this happen again. ”

"Yes!" Zhao Yue knelt in front of the tent, replied respectfully, then stood up, said goodbye to Hua Xiong, and ran to the several big tents where the soldiers in his tunzhong were stationed, in his heart, he already had an idea.

That night, Zhao Yue gathered the rest of his people in the camp into the snow, facing the bright moonlight, there was a cold wind blowing around, the soldiers were shivering in the snow, and their reflections were also swaying slightly on the snow.

Zhao Yue walked back and forth on the snow, making a "creaking" sound, a pair of sword eyebrows were upside down, and there was a little more serious look on his face. In the queue, Cao Ping was also standing obediently, not saying a word, waiting for Zhao Yue to speak.

In the night, the snow on the ground was shining brightly, and the wind was constantly making noise, and these people couldn't stand. Only then did Zhao Yue slowly speak: "I, I don't know why you brothers chose to join the Han Army and become a member of the Han Army. All I know is that I chose to enlist in the army to take care of myself. In the future, I will be able to support the old lady in the family......"

After standing for so long, I finally saw the head of the tun speak, and everyone's eyes gathered on Zhao Yue's body.

Zhao Yue continued to say emotionally: "But on the way from my hometown Kunyang to Luoyang, I have experienced a lot, Xing Yi, the old Wu Chang in the army, has not yet arrived in Luoyang, and before he has seen the appearance of Luoyang, he was killed by the Yellow Turban bandits, and there are two children in his home, a man and a woman......"

"Look at you again, compared with him, don't you feel lucky that you have lived so long and eaten so many days of military rations? Don't you feel indebted! ”

The more Zhao Yue spoke, the more excited she became, her hands trembled uncontrollably, walking in the snow, but it was like walking in a raging flame.

"I know I'm young, and many of you are older than me, and I haven't trained much since I became the chief, right? But look at yourselves! ”

Zhao Yue stretched out her finger, pointed at the hundred people standing in the cold wind, and scolded angrily: "Where do you look like soldiers!" Tomorrow is the beginning of the war, and there is still the effort to gamble and pretend to be sick. Zhao Yue snapped her fingers and counted them one by one, "These are nothing, the most embarrassing thing is that there are still people who defect to the enemy!" ”

"Your military marquis, Lord Liu Zheng, was injured in the main hall in order to be loyal, and he has not been able to make a good deal so far, but now? It's going to war again, and he has a child at home, why didn't he take leave? ”

The more Zhao Yue spoke, the more angry he became, he had never reprimanded others as a leader, at this time, he didn't know what to say again, so he could only stand with this group of people in the wind and not say a word.

After half a ring, there was a faint sound in the ranks.

"We know what Tun Elder means, and we will work hard tomorrow and not desert the soldiers...... one said.

"Yes, I will definitely kill more enemies, not be a deserter, and not betray the Han army." The other chimed in.

Hearing the soldiers' statements one by one, the anger in Zhao Yue's heart gradually subsided, and a relieved smile gradually appeared on his frozen red face, he slowly walked in front of the soldiers, waved his hand, and let them disperse.

In the same place, he actually felt a sense of pride that he had never felt before.

He finally knew the role of being a general, that is, to boost the morale of the army.

Zhao Yue felt something in his heart, he felt that conveying the will in his heart to his soldiers would get a kind of satisfaction, and he felt that it was a great good thing to make others full of confidence with his own ability.

Watching the hundred people under his command slowly disperse and return to the tent, he began to slowly like this feeling, and he wanted to use his ability to render more people and lead more people.

The wind in the night was endless, but Zhao Yue slept very deeply, because he knew in his heart that there would be a vicious battle tomorrow, and under the subordinates of the princes of the Eighteenth Road, there were definitely not a few people who could fight well.