The eastern foot of Helan Mountain, north to the north of Dingyuan City, south to the south of Lingwu County, is a long and narrow flat land from north to south that is more than 300 miles long and more than 50 miles wide, since it is a flat land, the Yellow River will not be turbulent, and the Dingyan military force and the Xiazhou Party people are finely ridden, intending to cross the river from the area of Dingyuan City, the difficulty is not too great. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At night, the banks of the Yellow River are quiet, but many torches have been lit on the west bank, and they can see each other, it is the soldiers patrolling. At intervals on the riverbank, there would be piles of dry firewood, but this was not a campfire for heating, but a warning fire.

In order to prevent the Dingyan army from crossing the river at night, the Shuofang army was particularly careful in its defense, and set up a bonfire outside the beacon in order to transmit military information in time.

In addition to the patrolling rangers, there are also infantry soldiers in the capital, who are also on guard everywhere, so that after discovering the whereabouts of the Dingyan army, they can rush to the battlefield as soon as possible, prevent the other party from landing on the shore, and hold out until the large group of men and horses arrive.

Dingyuan City, Chonggang Town, Xinbao three cities, not far from each other, and each other is in a triangular shape, the northern defense line of the 300 miles flat land at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain is to Dingyuan City as the center, Chonggang Town, Xinbao as the backing, the three are closely connected.

A group of foot soldiers, at this time, were holding torches aloof, patrolling the riverside.

Wu Sheng, who was less than 20 years old at the time, was an ordinary soldier of the Shuofang Army, grew up in Lingzhou, and was arranged to guard Dingyuan City after joining the army.

It's summer time now, and the cool river breeze at night can dispel some of the heat, which is undoubtedly good news for soldiers in armor who will be covered in sweat after walking for a while.

"Captain Wu, we have walked back and forth more than ten times in the past few hundred steps, but we haven't seen any movement on the river, I'm afraid this thief won't come tonight, right?" When he was resting, Wu Sheng asked Wu Chang beside him, who was his fellow countryman, called Wu Chun.

Wu Chun, the chief of Wu, is slightly older than Wu Sheng, but not much older, but he is a veteran who has been in the army for two years and has experienced several wars, and he was born with a well-proportioned body and a strong temperament, he looked at the river in the dark night, and his voice was slightly low:

"In order to deal with the Dingyan thief army, this time the envoy sent reinforcements of a thousand soldiers over, plus the original strength of Dingyuan, Chonggang, and Xinbao, it has exceeded three thousand, which has never happened before. If it weren't for the urgency of the military situation and the strength of the thief army, how could the envoys be able to dispatch the soldiers and horses to guard against Hexi and invest them in Dingyuan City? Although the three cities of Dingyuan, Chonggang, and Xinbao are not paper-paste, it is not easy to resist the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the thief army. If the thief army does not appear, it will be enough, once it appears, it will be a big war, the Yellow River moat is our most powerful barrier against the thief army, if we can't keep the thief army out of the river, the next war is not easy to fight. ”

Wu Sheng didn't expect that he would ask casually, so he let Wu Chun say so much, and he was a little embarrassed to disturb his head, "I'm not slacking, I'm afraid that the thief army won't come!" ”

Wu Chun glanced back at him, "Huh? ”

The men in the border area are bold by nature, Wu Sheng saw Wu Chun looking over, and he didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "I have long wanted to go to the battlefield, and if I don't go into battle to kill thieves, how can I be like Wu Chang, who has made military merits and been awarded an official position?" ”

Wu Chun is an unsmiling character, and said coldly when he heard this: "Although the big captain is not an official position, it is not easy to get, he has not worked hard, he has not experienced the realm of life and death, let alone meritorious service, it is difficult to survive on the battlefield." ”

Wu Sheng said with a smile: "But if you have made a meritorious service and have an official position, your identity is different, not to mention anything else, when the news is transmitted back to the village, my grandfather's face also has a glow, isn't it?" ”

Hearing Wu Sheng's words, Wu Chun's expression fluctuated, since he was a fellow villager, he naturally knew something about Wu Sheng's situation, and after a pause, Wu Chun said, "Your grandfather...... Still drinking every day? ”

Wu Sheng habitually disturbed his head again, "His temperament, he doesn't let him drink, doesn't that mean his life?" In the past, when he was in the army, he was not big or small, and he was also a team, according to his own nagging on weekdays, it was also the glory of slashing nearly ten barbarians and crawling out of the pile of dead people. It's just that I didn't expect that after a drinking accident, I fell off the horse, broke my leg, and happened to meet the old and weak of the festival envoy, so I was unarmed and returned to the field. It is said that the treatment in the army is good, enough for him to spend the second half of his life safely, but where does he care about these temperaments? In the past, when he returned to his hometown, who saw him not respectfully and respectfully called Wu Teamzheng and praised him? But since he was eliminated from the army, he was still because of drinking and misconduct, and no one respects him anymore when he returns to the township. ”

Wu Chun was silent, "With Uncle Wu's skills, if it weren't for the arrival of the envoy at that time, he would not have left the army if he vigorously rectified military discipline and refined the soldiers." ”

Wu Sheng raised his head and sighed, "Who said it wasn't." So he was unhappy in his heart, and he always felt that he could still go into battle to kill the enemy. After the leg injury was almost healed, he walked around the army, wanting to join the army again, even if he couldn't go into battle to kill the enemy, he could wear armor and garrison the post, he was willing...... He has been in the army for more than ten years, and he has long been accustomed to the days of the army, let him go back and pick up a hoe to deal with the crops in the field, where can he still do it well? However, the army did not accept it, and he walked around several times to no avail, completely destroying his thoughts, and his temperament changed greatly, and he borrowed wine every day to drown his sorrows...... I got a lot drunk, and I fought with people because of some trivial things, and even fought hard, and I was about to become an old man, and I often waited for people to scuffle together, rolling on the ground and getting dusty, making a blue nose and swollen face, like a child, sometimes breaking other people's things, and being approached by people to claim compensation...... But I know that he is wronged, so I never blame him. ”

Wu Chun shook his head, "Those valuable things in your family have either been pawned by your uncle for wine over the years, or they have been compensated to others, if you hadn't guarded those few acres of thin fields to the death, I'm afraid that now your mother and your sister will have no food." ”

Speaking of this, Wu Chun sighed, with a look of regret in his eyes, "You are originally a scholar, and you are famous in the county, and you have already passed the assessment and can study at Luoyang College...... Luoyang Academy, only a few hundred people are recruited every year, even the food and lodging are covered by the imperial court, and after completing the study, it is directly the official body of the nine grades, which is not something that can be compared with the commander of the army, but before Lingzhou recruited new soldiers, you chose to give up going to Luoyang, give up a good future, and go to the border army to be an ordinary soldier, drink wind and sand, eat pickles, and ......"

Wu Sheng smiled, stood up, bathed in the river breeze, facing the vast river, his eyes were resolute, "I don't worry about going to Luoyang, Luoyang is too far, if I am so far away from home, what is there at home, how can I take care of it?" Grandpa always nagged in my ear, if you are a hot-blooded child, you should join the army, kill thieves and serve the country, and make a name for yourself on horseback...... Since he has left regrets in the army, in this border pass full of yellow sand, since he wants me to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, how can I, as a son, not take the horizontal knife in his hand and help him, but these regrets come to help him regain the glory and dignity he lost in the army? ”

Wu Chun listened to Wu Sheng's words, there was a look of admiration in his eyes, but he still felt sorry for the other party, "Everyone says that the big husband should have the ambition of Lingyun, the good man is in the Quartet, the Central Plains, the south of the Yangtze River, the world is vast, the market is prosperous, there is infinite scenery there, if you go to Luoyang College, with your heart and talent, it is possible to have fine clothes and jade food in the future, in front of the illustrious people, the glow-in-the-dark glass of grape wine, the beautiful dancing girl is the king's smile, and we can not imagine the wonderful scene." But you gave up more than ten years of hard work and got here...... What's over here? ”

"There is a lonely desert and a long river, the sunset of the long river, the bright moon of the Qin period and the Han Dynasty, and the yellow sand and the Great Wall." Wu Sheng smiled, smiling innocently at a child's face, but unconsciously, a teardrop fell from the corner of his eye-it was probably a tribute to his personal ideals, a tribute to his dream as a scholar, and to the beautiful dream of "the Jinluan Palace of the Emperor of the Day, and the Thousand Strategies of the Night Thinking Society" - he quickly wiped away the tears and continued to show a smile, "There are countless prosperous places in the Central Plains, but there is only one grandpa, I won't take the road he hasn't finished, who else will walk for him?" Who made me his son? ”

Wu Chun was speechless.

At this time, a team of horses galloped by, and under the torches, the person in the lead was a bright horse and a horse, and his bearing was extraordinary.

Everyone looked at the horse team in the distance, and Wu Chun's eyes showed a strong look of yearning.

"Who's that?" Wu Sheng asked.

"The new Dingyuan City Guard Chai Kehong." Wu Chundao.

Wu Sheng nodded and didn't ask again.

After resting, the soldier began to patrol again.

Before I knew it, an hour passed, and I saw that it was the most sleepy time of the day.

At this time, Wu Chun's troops were a little lacking in energy, looking forward to the dawn soon, and looking forward to the appearance of the comrades who came to replace the sentry.

A cold wind blew over the river.

Wu Chun suddenly stopped, his head stretched forward slightly, and he tried to look at the river.

Wu Sheng also looked at the river, didn't see anything for a while, and asked curiously, "What's the matter, Chief Wu?" ”

Wu Chun didn't move, and after a while, he suddenly shouted: "Quick! Go light a bonfire! ”

He turned around and ran to the pyre, shouting non-stop: "Enemy attack, enemy attack!" The thieves have appeared! ”

At this time, Wu Sheng finally saw that the outline of the ship was revealed on the river surface at night!

The vision was not good at night, and when Wu Sheng saw the ship in the dark, the ship was already a stone's throw away from the riverbank.

At this distance, Wu Sheng could even see the soldiers of the Dingyan Army on the ship who were wearing sharp armor and had fierce faces.

"Woo~" Before the bonfire was lit, the heavy sound of the horn had already sounded on the riverside.

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The second should be very late, so it's recommended to save it for tomorrow, right?