When the atmosphere in the military tent was stagnant, the D team of the Xianzi battalion had already set up camp in the temporary camp, and after the two sentinels discussed, they decided to rest in shifts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Liu Xiaoqi was lucky to catch the long branch that the representative rested first, and the whole sentry smiled happily and helped each other take off their armor in the envious eyes of their comrades, many people simply took off their shirts and were bare-chested, the man took out the grain from the grain cart, the soldiers who helped the kitchen had already set up the stove, and a few people brought the water bladder of the whole team to the water source to get water, a well-organized scene.

Li Yongzhong also took off his heavy armor like a soldier, and his chest and back were soaked with sweat. The soldiers neatly took out the change of clothes for him to help him change them, but he waved his hand and smiled: "How many clean clothes can you have when you go out?" Now that it's hot like this, what can you wear? ”

The soldier's name was Qin Yong, and when he heard Li Yongzhong say this, he also smiled and said, "The team officer is too unsophisticated." He put away his clothes. Li Yongzhong said disapprenorovingly: "What can you pay attention to when you go out?" Your family is still a team leader. That Shangguan, who is much higher than my rank, doesn't he just wear a gown? ”

They were laughing and gossiping, while their men kept tidying up their armor - in this weather, if the iron armor is not properly maintained, it only takes a few days to get a layer of rust on it, and it is just beautiful, and if it is brought to the flesh when it is injured, it will kill you when the attack comes. There was little leisure on the march, and the sweat stains accumulated over the past few days, and there was already a layer of brown rust on the armor.

"Team officer," Qin Yong asked Li Yongzhong without looking back while struggling to brush the armor leaves on his armor, "Are we going to Chishui this time?" This Chishui is very close to our Sichuan, right? ”

"Probably." Li Yongzhong replied ambiguously, and scolded his own soldiers with a smile: "What? Speaking of Chishui, do you want to go home? ”

Qin Yong laughed twice: "Who said it wasn't?" In the past, I went out to go out for salt, and I didn't go for so long! He shook the brush twice, the stain splashed on the ground, and then stretched the bristle brush into the oil bucket and dipped it twice, continued to brush, and kept saying: "This time I came out, my grandmother thought it was the same as usual, who knows, hey, I can come here!" ”

"What? Homesick? Thinking of my grandmother and brother? Or do you miss you as a guest in the house? Li Yongzhong was in a good mood, the soldiers next to him brought him water, he washed his face, looked up and said: "But now I can only be wronged and wronged, as a soldier to eat food, we can't help what we want to do?" ”

"What did Zhong Guan'er say! What is there to be wronged about this? Qin Yong was in a hurry, blurted out the old name, just squatted and raised his head and said anxiously and quickly: "In Fushun, we are a coolie laborer, and we can only barely get full of sweat, but follow Zhongguan'er, how far have we gone!" How many people I met! If you stay in Fushun for a lifetime, how can you see this?! The young man's simple face was full of unpretentious enthusiasm and simple smiles, and he smiled: "With Zhong Guan'er, even if you are a soldier, what's the big deal!?" ”

Hearing him say this, Li Yongzhong fell silent. He threw the handkerchief into the basin of water and gave a faint order: "After brushing your nails, you should rest early." Then he grabbed the short coat that was hanging on the side, and said to Qin Yong: "I will go to the thousand accounts first, if there is something to look for me, it doesn't matter to Cao Jinliang to watch it." ”

Chen Xianda's tent was adjacent to the camp of Team D, Li Yongzhong arrived in two steps, and the soldiers guarding outside saw that it was him, and just about to report, Li Yongzhong made a silent gesture, lowered his voice and asked the other party: "Can Qianhu rest?" ”

"Just drank the medicine." The soldier also replied in a low voice, "I just don't sleep well." The medical officer came to see it, and only said that Qianhu was old, which was also impossible. Fortunately, I won't be in a hurry tomorrow, so I can take a break, or I can relax. ”

On the march under the scorching sun, there are many people suffering from heat stroke, and Chen Xianda unfortunately became one of them. He was so strong that he endured it until the time of camping, when he fell off his horse with a pale face and sweating profusely. At that time, there was a small mess, and the medical officer came to see it, only saying that it was a heat stroke, pinching the person to wake him up, and pouring medicine, and he was busy, so he settled down.

Li Yongzhong turned around twice outside, a little unsure whether to go in, and just as he made up his mind to leave, he heard Chen Xianda's low and weak question from inside: "Is it Team Officer Li standing outside?" He was suddenly in a hurry, and was about to gesture to ask the pro-soldier not to speak, but the pro-soldier had already replied in a stunned manner: "Qianhu, Team Officer Li came to see you, and he has been waiting outside for a while." ”

"Why don't you come in?" Chen Xianda's voice paused, and he coughed twice, and then continued with a lack of breath: "Come in quickly!" What are you doing outside in this hot weather? ”

Li Yongzhong couldn't, so he had to lift the curtain and take two steps in, and suddenly smelled a strong smell of medicine, which almost made him fall on his head. He calmed down slightly, and in the darkness, he seemed to see Chen Xianda sitting up from the couch and groping on the small pestle next to him. He hurried over, helped light the butter candle, and saw Chen Xianda leaning on the pillar of the tent with his open middle coat and still pale face, looking at him lightly.

Seeing his son-in-law looking at him, Chen Xianda pointed to Mazha on the side: "Sit." Then he asked, "After a day's journey today, you are not now able to rest in the camp, what are you doing here?" ”

"Although it is said that it will be repaired for one day tomorrow, according to the layout of the military gate before we go on the road, it will be our turn to explore the road before the battalion goes out tomorrow." Li Yongzhong pressed his knees and said very seriously: "Originally, it was not a big deal, but my father-in-law fell ill today, and he will definitely have to rest tomorrow. ”

Chan is also worried. He sighed and said hatefully: "Seeing a bunch of things, the bones of the body are useless!" It's getting old! He didn't want to talk about his illness anymore, and when it came to tomorrow's affairs: "According to the arrangement, tomorrow we will camp out 500 people, and Xiangzi will camp out 500 people, and check the line from the floor to Aluomi." I'm not worried about the platform, but Ah Luomi has been occupied by barbarians for a long time before, and now the situation is unknown, for the safety of the army's march, this is a must-go! ”

"Father-in-law is ......" Li Yongzhong asked in a low voice, "We will have trouble on the front line of Aluomi?" ”

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Although he said this, Chen Xianda's face was heavy, and it was obvious that what he said was not the same thing as what he thought. He frowned and said: "This Ah Luomi, the mountains are high and the forests are deep, and the surrounding area is full of seedlings that are not convinced by Wang Hua!" There was a bad fight there a few years ago! It is close to the post road, but it is more than 30 miles, if it is a barbarian, it will be half a day's effort! ”

"The battalion officer of the Xiangzi battalion is not a good person," Chen Xianda repeatedly told his son-in-law: "If he tells you to go to Aluomi, you will have to die if you disobey the order!" If you really can't push it off...... Qianhu gritted his teeth and said neatly: "Just push it on my head!" That bald man doesn't dare to tear his face with me! ”

Li Yongzhong shook his head, "Father-in-law is wrong about what he said. Alomi, I will go! He himself saw it clearly: "Although we are not the Chinese army, we are the vanguard and avant-garde, the Xiangzi battalion is in the Chinese military camp, the floor is on our way, Ah Luomi is still in front of the layer, exploring the way is our duty, how can we shirk it?" ”

His face was calm, and he methodically comforted Chen Xianda: "Besides, the situation may not be as bad as my father-in-law said. This time the army travels, where do ordinary barbarians dare to stop on the road? It must be far away. Besides, this errand to explore the road ahead has landed at the head of every battalion, and when it comes to us, we will pass the buck, what does this call the military gate think of me? Li Yongzhong helped his father-in-law to lie down again, and finally comforted him: "It's true that we are pioneers, but we are just an errand to explore the way." If Ah Luomi is really hard-boned, the son-in-law will not take these dozens of people from his own house to bump into him. It's not early, my father-in-law rests early, and I'll go back to the team. Father-in-law rest assured, tomorrow's son-in-law will be able to return safely! ”

Li Yongzhong said confidently in front of Chen Xianda, and when he returned to Team D, his face no longer covered his bad face. He turned around in front of the tent a few times with his hands behind his back, and called Qin Yong: "You go over and call me the sentry commander and the chief, the military gate has an order before, and the forward battalions will explore the road in order, and tomorrow it will be our turn!" Let's get together now, let's discuss and see what to do tomorrow! ”

When Team D was preparing for the next day's mission, the atmosphere in the Chinese army tent was still heavy, Hou Liangzhu asked his soldiers to hang up the map, and told the terrain around Chishui to the others in the tent: "We are not unfamiliar with this Chishui, but in the past, we walked all Chishuiwei, and I am afraid that we have not paid much attention to the nearby terrain. ”

Deputy General Deng Xi was the first to speak out in agreement: "The military gate is good! He stood up, slapped heavily between Chishui and Mani, and said with a blank face: "This area between Chishui and Mani has many dangerous mountains, many canyons, few flat land, and few Han people!" But if I am one of the two thieves of luxury, I will take the red water! Enter, you can take the general city, retreat, you can go to the white, and the back is Shuixi! Deep in the mountains, the barbarians drill into the forest, and we have no way! ”

Liu Kexun, the superintendent, also put the contradiction just now behind him, and after carefully looking at the map, he nodded solemnly and said: "Vice General Deng is reasonable!" In April, Xu Junmen recovered Chishui in the name of Zhu Zhitai, which really made the barbarians suffer a big loss! According to the temperament of the two thieves of luxury, they will definitely refuse to give up! I heard that the extravagant thief set up King Liang on his own, and his first priority at the moment is probably to take Chishui back from our hands! ”

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Although he said this, Chen Xianda's face was heavy, and it was obvious that what he said was not the same thing as what he thought. He frowned and said: "This Ah Luomi, the mountains are high and the forests are deep, and the surrounding area is full of seedlings that are not convinced by Wang Hua!" There was a bad fight there a few years ago! It is close to the post road, but it is more than 30 miles, if it is a barbarian, it will be half a day's effort! ”

"The battalion officer of the Xiangzi battalion is not a good person," Chen Xianda repeatedly told his son-in-law: "If he tells you to go to Aluomi, you will have to die if you disobey the order!" If you really can't push it off...... Qianhu gritted his teeth and said neatly: "Just push it on my head!" That bald man doesn't dare to tear his face with me! ”

Li Yongzhong shook his head, "Father-in-law is wrong about what he said. Alomi, I will go! He himself saw it clearly: "Although we are not the Chinese army, we are the vanguard and avant-garde, the Xiangzi battalion is in the Chinese military camp, the floor is on our way, Ah Luomi is still in front of the layer, exploring the way is our duty, how can we shirk it?" ”

His face was calm, and he methodically comforted Chen Xianda: "Besides, the situation may not be as bad as my father-in-law said. This time the army travels, where do ordinary barbarians dare to stop on the road? It must be far away. Besides, this errand to explore the road ahead has landed at the head of every battalion, and when it comes to us, we will pass the buck, what does this call the military gate think of me? Li Yongzhong helped his father-in-law to lie down again, and finally comforted him: "It's true that we are pioneers, but we are just an errand to explore the way." If Ah Luomi is really hard-boned, the son-in-law will not take these dozens of people from his own house to bump into him. It's not early, my father-in-law rests early, and I'll go back to the team. Father-in-law rest assured, tomorrow's son-in-law will be able to return safely! ”

Li Yongzhong said confidently in front of Chen Xianda, and when he returned to Team D, his face no longer covered his bad face. He turned around in front of the tent a few times with his hands behind his back, and called Qin Yong: "You go over and call me the sentry commander and the chief, the military gate has an order before, and the forward battalions will explore the road in order, and tomorrow it will be our turn!" Let's get together now, let's discuss and see what to do tomorrow! ”

When Team D was preparing for the next day's mission, the atmosphere in the Chinese army tent was still heavy, Hou Liangzhu asked his soldiers to hang up the map, and told the terrain around Chishui to the others in the tent: "We are not unfamiliar with this Chishui, but in the past, we walked all Chishuiwei, and I am afraid that we have not paid much attention to the nearby terrain. ”

Deputy General Deng Xi was the first to speak out in agreement: "The military gate is good! He stood up, slapped heavily between Chishui and Mani, and said with a blank face: "This area between Chishui and Mani has many dangerous mountains, many canyons, few flat land, and few Han people!" But if I am one of the two thieves of luxury, I will take the red water! Enter, you can take the general city, retreat, you can go to the white, and the back is Shuixi! Deep in the mountains, the barbarians drill into the forest, and we have no way! ”

Liu Kexun, the superintendent, also put the contradiction just now behind him, and after carefully looking at the map, he nodded solemnly and said: "Vice General Deng is reasonable!" In April, Xu Junmen recovered Chishui in the name of Zhu Zhitai, which really made the barbarians suffer a big loss! According to the temperament of the two thieves of luxury, they will definitely refuse to give up! I heard that the extravagant thief set up King Liang on his own, and his first priority at the moment is probably to take Chishui back from our hands! (To be continued.) )