"Shut up!" Interrupting Li Yongzhong's words, Chen Xianda looked coldly at the young man who had calmed down, "You can also say these words?" Don't die!? ”

The pair of sons-in-law in the tent were silent for different reasons. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoOnly heavy, unsteady breathing can show that this place is not empty. Dust floated up and down in the faint light. In the dark tent, two people lying and sitting are like two silhouettes.

It rained for half a day, and in the evening, the clouds dispersed, and the orange light of the setting sun gently soothed the earth, whether it was the living or the dead, and the brilliant golden light was just sprinkled on them. The only difference is that the living can wait for sunrise the next day, and the dead have nothing.

"Don't say anything taboo." Coughing twice, Chen Xianda said lightly, "Zhongguan'er, you also make the reason clear, I won't say anything on the side, you are also the head of the family with hundreds of Dingkou, don't be naughty and willful, go out for a while, look for Feng Baoqun, and give others a gift......"

"Yes." Li Yongzhong replied in a low voice.

"The decapitation must have been done by the officers and soldiers, there is no doubt about it. However, for the seizures on the battlefield, you should ask people to pick and choose, don't leave things alone, and save yourself from asking your subordinates to take some rags to fool around at will. Chen Xianda couldn't help but chatter, "For generals, although they are not good and worry about things, if they are too confused, they will be easily pinched by the generals and become an empty shelf......"

Li Yongzhong suddenly interrupted Chen Xianda's words: "Father-in-law." ”

Chen Xianda looked at him: "What's the matter?" ”

"I ...... The previous matter, the son-in-law here, has the answer. Li Yongzhong took a deep breath, sank those nameless thoughts that were many coiled in his heart into the bottomless depths of his heart, and he said in a low voice: "Thanks to my father-in-law's wrong love, my son-in-law thought ......about it."

"Priesthood...... I took it. ”

Chen Mingjiang saw Li Yongzhong come out with the curtain lifted, and greeted him twice, but the other party passed by him and walked away. His heart moved, and he reflexively walked into the tent, and saw his father-in-law Chen Xianda half-leaning on the pillars of the tent, and his face was also delicate. He walked over with some caution and called softly, "Father-in-law." ”

"Ah, it's Mingjiang." Chen Xianda woke up from his contemplation, and when he saw that it was Yizi, he couldn't help but smile, but asked Li Yongzhong: "Zhong Guan'er is gone?" ”

"Yes."

There was no follow-up again.

He stood for a while, didn't hear Chen Xianda's instructions, and said, "If the father-in-law doesn't give orders, the son will go out first." ”

"There's no hurry." Chen Xianda shook his head, asked Yizi to sit down, and then told him, "Zhongguan'er agrees to inherit the hereditary position. I mean, it's useless for you to keep it with me, Mingjiang, you will follow Zhongguan'er in the future! He's a good boy with a heart, and he's so much better than your father and me! ”

Chen Mingjiang was not too surprised by this result, and only responded with a low yes. Chen Xianda looked at him for a moment, his face showed a trace of worry, and he immediately disappeared, only saying: "Mingjiang, if you don't want to, your father-in-law won't force you." He remembered that when he talked to Chen Mingjiang about this last time, Yizi was not particularly willing.

"Nothing." To Chen Xianda's surprise, Chen Mingjiang replied calmly: "My son is willing to go." He paused, and then said, "If the father-in-law has nothing to do, the son will retire first." ”

After the battle, the Ming army drove the captives and reluctantly cleaned up the battlefield, hastily dug a big pit, and threw the corpses of the Miao people into it; The war dead on their side were buried as much as possible and marked, hoping that they would have the opportunity to converge in the future. Only the bodies of the guards were put aside alone, and the Ming army already knew that they were going to be cremated and brought back to their families, although they didn't say anything, but the soldiers couldn't help but show envy on their faces.

I can't do it today. The Ming army simply camped in the same place, so that the soldiers who had been tired for a day could rest. As night began to fall, the aroma of grain and meat gradually diffused with the smoke of cooking, and even the wounded soldiers seemed to feel a little less painful in their bodies. The soldiers lit a bonfire in a few dozen or five and sat on the ground, not to mention how to relax and freehand, but also a sense of peace and tranquility.

Li Yongzhong got out of Chen Xianda's tent, but he didn't know where he was going now—when he returned to the caravan's camp, he felt that he really didn't have the courage to wander around the Ming camp, and he didn't like the kind of inquiring and awe-inspiring gaze that the soldiers were looking at him now. As for returning to Chen Xianda's tent - this is pure nonsense.

At this time, Liu Xiaoqi came all the way over.

"The little one just went to Chen Qianhu to ask, only to know that Zhong Guan'er had come out." He looked at Li Yongzhong and said in a low voice: "Team Cao is saying that they will leave early tomorrow morning, and they can't delay time, and they will be ...... tonight" He took a deep breath, stabilized his trembling voice and continued: "The remains of the brothers are cremated, and he asked the little one to ask Zhong Guan'er - do you want to go over together?" ”

Li Yongzhong's eyelids twitched.

"Of course."

Because of the urgency of time, the guards could only put the dead side by side on the firewood, but fortunately, the masson pine had grown a lot on the mountain here, otherwise it was really impossible. Finding a downwind away from the camp, Cao Jinliang reluctantly scrubbed the dead, Cao Jinliang forced himself to toast everyone with a bowl of water - on the battlefield, wine can save lives, of course, the living must be close first, and water can only be used instead of wine.

He was really injured, if he wasn't physically strong and strong-willed, he wouldn't have been able to get up a long time ago. Even so, now I am sweating profusely, my feet are floating, and halfway through, my body is shaking, and it is really worrying to look at.

The person next to him wanted to help him and teach him to push him away with a cold face.

As a result, another pair of hands came up.

They turned their heads and glared, only to see Li Yongzhong silently staring at him.

"I'll come too, and send them on their way." He said lightly, took the bowl in Cao Jinliang's hand, took the gourd in Liu Xiaoqi's hand, poured a bowl of water, and respectfully and seriously sprinkled it at the feet of the deceased.

Twenty-three of the guards were killed in the battle, but now there are twenty-five bodies - among the seriously wounded, some of them did not survive after all. In this world, they are the first small people in Qian, they come silently, but they go vigorously, but even so, they only have to send a bowl of water after death.

He sprinkled the last bowl of water on the ground and watched as the stains gradually slid into the sand, never to be found. Li Yongzhong looked at the empty bowl blankly for a while, suddenly raised his hand and threw the bowl on the ground, letting it fall apart with a click, attracting almost everyone to look over, he looked around, and his eyes were all resolute and silent, simple and sincere faces, he closed his eyes, those chaotic thoughts that were originally flying everywhere gradually subsided, and his mind was suddenly clear!

Li Yongzhong's voice suddenly exploded: "Brothers! Let's fight this battle today, the brothers are dead, and some people are injured, so we can't just mess around! I'll tell you the results of this battle first! ”

"First, we won!"

"There are more than 600 barbarians, tell us to kill most of them! Left behind more than seventy heads, more than fifty captives! There are also grain and grass, silver money, and some ordnance and weapons! ”

His breathing grew heavier, and he had to exert a lot of strength to restrain himself.

"Brothers! You have a share of all these credits! ”

The guards looked at Li Yongzhong in surprise, and then moved their gaze to the faces of their companions, and found that they were just as incredulous and excited. They had long been accustomed to silence and obedience due to strict military discipline, but now, they were overwhelmed by the sudden news. Li Yongzhong looked at them with encouragement in his eyes, and after a long time, a usually taciturn guard was cautious and asked, "Zhong, Zhong Guan'er, are you talking about us, we," he didn't know how to express it, so he had to look at Li Yongzhong with a blank eye.

Li Yongzhong nodded at him and said without hesitation: "Those heads and captives have our credit!" ”

"That is, we have done a contribution?" "I killed two! One shot at a time! It's a pity that in the end, the hook and hook knife of a barbarian was hung on his arm! "What are you? I stabbed two to death with one shot! "Bragging doesn't make drafts!"

"That's right! We're not fighting thieves this time! It's a serious brute! "We saved the officers and soldiers!"

A word wakes up the dreamer.

They looked at each other in astonishment, and a great ecstasy swept over them like a tsunami, and every face—every nerve, every muscle, every hair—was so occupied by the news that they could not put on any other expression than a smile. They forgot for a moment that there was still the head of the house in front of them, and that there was still a line, and everyone and their companions looked at each other, but they could see their own grinning expressions in the reflection of each other's eyes.

But that's about it.

Soon the guards calmed down - they were in high spirits, looking at Li Yongzhong with joy on their faces, wondering what good news they would hear next—they would be able to go home soon? Got a big bounty? Or is it - some people have a small expectation in their hearts, which can be called ambition - that those high-ranking officials who know about this merit will not give the next official half a position?

Li Yongzhong took a deep breath, his face looking extremely serious under the reflection of the torch. The sky was already dark, and the tung oil torches were unpredictable in the night wind.

"Second, we will get half of the captures on the battlefield! There is no header! ”

The guards stared blankly at Li Yongzhong.

"The official army said, we are not a military position, and we are not wearing official skins! The first level is military merit, but we are merchants! Therefore, I can't take it! Li Yongzhong did not shy away from telling the guards all this inside information, his throat began to ache, and there was even a trace of rust, but Li Yongzhong continued to tear his throat and roar without hesitation: "Some people also say that we fight to the death, just for some money and food!" ”

He met the eyes that were gradually drenched in anger.

"You say, is it for money and food!?"

"It's not!" This time, almost everyone roared from the bottom of their hearts.

"I, Li Yongzhong, am incompetent, and I can't fight for my brothers for this credit! Don't blame the officers and soldiers, people also have to point to the reward to support their families, we have dead people, they have died more! Li Yongzhong laughed miserably, "I, Li Yongzhong, am sorry for the dead brothers!" (To be continued.) )