Chapter 19: Atonement
In the camp of the Sui army, there were piles of hunting bonfires everywhere, and the main general Yang Su ordered to slaughter 30,000 sheep, move out of the sheep wine jar, reward the three armies, and 100,000 Sui troops were elated and enjoyed the joy of victory.
In the big tent that can accommodate 1,000 people, Yang Su is holding a celebration banquet for hundreds of meritorious soldiers, the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions are gathered together, the sea of wine in the mountains is lively, Yang Su's mood is extremely happy, this is the most painful battle he has fought in more than ten years, killing nearly 40,000 enemies, and the Sui army only has less than 3,000 casualties, such a disparity in casualties is enough to make him famous in the annals of history.
The first meritorious seat not far from him sat his grandson Yang Yuanqing, who was wounded by an arrow and won the banner of the golden wolf's head, making Yang Su raise his eyebrows.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
Yang Su raised the wine bottle, and the big tent was quiet for a while, only to hear Yang Su's slightly hoarse voice echoing in the big tent, "This battle has played the military might of our Great Sui Empire, this is the merit of the soldiers of the three armies who sacrificed their lives to kill the enemy, when we celebrate the victory, we should not forget the brothers who sacrificed their lives for the country, I propose the first glass of wine, to the fallen soldiers, may they rest in peace in the spirit of heaven." ”
After speaking, Yang Su slowly poured the wine on the ground, and hundreds of soldiers also followed the commander to spill the wine on the ground, Yang Yuanqing also remembered the four subordinates who died in battle, Zhang Jinjin, Zhao Mingsheng, He Liu, and Wang Sanlang, they were no longer able to share the victory with him at this time, he was overwhelmed with sorrow in his heart, silently poured the wine on the ground, and said silently: "I will go to visit your parents, wives and children, rest in peace!" ”
At this time, Yang Su raised the banner of the golden wolf's head and said loudly to everyone: "This is the royal banner of the Turkic Khan, the Turkic Khan also fled with arrow wounds, and found the main force of the enemy, probed the enemy's situation, and made us have the ability to deal with it. ”
Everyone's eyes brushed towards Yang Yuanqing, on the battlefield, many soldiers saw this young scout holding high the banner of the golden wolf's head, Yang Yuanqing's face was a little red, he was not quite used to this kind of glory in front of everyone's eyes.
Yang Su picked up the wine bottle and smiled slightly at everyone: "I am very proud, because this young fire chief is my grandson, I am proud of him, where is Yang Yuanqing?" ”
There was an exclamation in the camp, it turned out that this young fire captain who had made the first contribution turned out to be the grandson of the marshal, Yang Yuanqing's face was swollen red, and he stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, "Yang Yuanqing, the fifth fire captain of the first army, the second regiment and the third team, see the marshal!" ”
Everyone saw that his face was flushed, and a knowing laughter suddenly sounded in the big tent, Yang Su couldn't help laughing, he handed him the wine bottle, "This glass of wine is for you, you can drink it!" ”
Yang Yuanqing took the heavy wine bottle, the wine in it was two catties, the sheep wine was pungent, he didn't dare to smell it, he held his breath and drank it, drank it all, he turned the wine bottle down, showed a circle to the surrounding groups, and the soldiers around applauded, "Okay!" Good amount of alcohol! ”
Yang Su shook his head and smiled slightly, in fact, he just meant to let Yang Yuanqing take a symbolic sip, but he didn't expect him to drink it all, what an idiot.
"Yang Yuanqing, you have made great contributions, according to the practice in the army, those who injure the enemy chieftain and capture the king's banner can be promoted to three levels in a row, but this is not my military power can be rewarded, it must be given to the military department, and it will be sealed by the saint himself, at least two months later, you can wait with peace of mind."
Promoted three levels in a row, that is, promoted to a partial general, which made everyone envious, Yang Yuanqing also knew that there would be this result, but he already had a plan in his heart.
At this time, he was drunk, knelt down on one knee, clenched his fists and said loudly: "Report to the marshal, Yang Yuanqing is willing to atone for my subordinates with military merits, and I hope the marshal will be gracious!" ”
In fact, Yang Su didn't want to give Yang Yuanqing a third level, he was still a teenager, and it was not good for him to be promoted too quickly, but it was a common practice in the army, if he didn't do this, the officers and men in the army would not be convinced, and he couldn't give up his credit because he was his grandson, which made Yang Su very difficult.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yuanqing wanted to atone for his subordinates, which made Yang Su stunned, Yuanqing didn't even tell him about it in advance, he was slightly unhappy in his heart, he smiled reluctantly: "What crime did your subordinates commit?" ”
Yang Yuanqing didn't dare to say that Yang Sien and Liu Jian were deserters, desertion was a big crime, unless it was pardoned by the boss, it would be difficult to get rid of any credit, he said vaguely: "My two men participated in the Battle of Goryeo last year, they were seriously ill, and they were lost with the army, and they did not return in time. ”
This is the reason why Yang Yuanqing thought about it repeatedly, last year's battle of Goryeo, the Sui army was not adapted, infected with more than 100,000 people, most of them unfortunately died, infected with the disease and did not return to the team, although it is the same meaning as a deserter, but the nature is different, one is afraid of death and fled, the other is unable to return to the team, as long as you do not go to a detailed investigation, you can basically get through the confusion.
Yang Su is so shrewd, he guessed at once, I'm afraid things are not so simple, there is a chance that he is a deserter, but I think that my grandson actually learned to entrap his subordinates, and he is still in full view..... It's a little wrist, and the little unhappiness Yang Su just now also disappeared.
The coach who played Goryeo last year was Yang Liang, the king of Han, if he wanted to be exempted, it should be decided by Yang Liang, the king of Han, but Yang Su also knew that Yang Liang would give him this face, or not, so he took this opportunity to prevent his grandson from being promoted to three levels in a row.
"Good! Since you have this heart, then I will fulfill you, yes, and your merits can atone for the sins of two of your men who failed to return in time. ”
Yang Yuanqing was overjoyed, "Thank you for your kindness!" ”
Yang Su glanced at the hundreds of soldiers in the big tent, and said slowly: "Yang Yuanqing should be promoted to three levels in a row according to the custom, but he is willing to atone for the sins of two of his subordinates, so go to the second level and be promoted to the head of a hundred people." ”
There was a voice of regret in the big tent, the merit of capturing the flag, such a good opportunity, but only got a hundred people, it's a pity, but everyone also secretly admired, willing to give up promotion for his subordinates, this is not something ordinary people can do, at least they can't do it if they ask themselves.
Yang Su raised the wine bottle again and said loudly: "This third bottle of wine is my respect to the soldiers here, to all the soldiers of the Sui army, we drank this cup!" ”
"Drink!" The crowd raised their glasses and drank them all.
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The celebration banquet in the big tent continued, but Yang Yuanqing escaped a little too much, he had already drunk no less than five catties of goat wine, everyone came to pay homage to him, so that he really couldn't resist, if it was the best rice wine, it was just a pungent goat's milk wine, hey! Don't drink it.
On the wine, he was a little dizzy, his feet began to be unstable, and he staggered towards his tent, but after walking more than a dozen steps, he couldn't hold back anymore and rushed straight to the back of Yang Su's tent.....
After a long while, he let out a long breath, his stomach became empty, he felt much better, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly laughed, he was promoted to a hundred people, and he was called Yang Baichang in the future, which sounded a bit like Yang Bailao's brother.
"You bastard, you dare to talk back to me!" Not far away, there was a sudden sound of angry scolding.
Yang Yuanqing was stunned, he heard that this was Yu Wenhuaji's voice, who was he scolding?
"Get out of here! I don't want to see you again,! ”
"Okay, I'll go!"
Yang Yuanqing saw a burly figure rushing out of Yu Wenhua's big tent.
"Yuwen Chengdu!"
Yang Yuanqing recognized him immediately, and he hurriedly greeted him, "General Yuwen." ”
Yuwen Chengdu recognized Yang Yuanqing, and he smiled bitterly, "It's you!" Why don't you go to the big tent and get rewarded? ”
"The reward has been completed, and he has been promoted to the head of a hundred."
Yuwen Chengdu was stunned, "How come, you are a flag captive!" It should be promoted three levels in a row, is it because you are handsome....."
"It's not!" Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "It's hard to say, I atone for the sins of two subordinates and remove two levels." ”
Yuwen Chengdu understood, and he said with some emotion: "It's their luck that your subordinates have a leader like you, and I.... Ay! ”
He let out a long sigh, feeling sorry for his allegiance to Yu Wenhua and such a villain.
"General Yuwen, let's go!"
Yuwen Chengdu nodded silently, and slowly paced towards the back camp with Yang Yuanqing.
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