Now that the emperor has arrived at the front line of Beiguan, this has created a great impulse in the hearts of the soldiers. The soldiers occasionally complained that those powerful people enjoyed happiness and pleasure in Luoyang and they worked hard in Beiguan, and now even the emperor himself came to such a bitter place, and everyone felt different, but there was still moving and uplifting in their hearts, which at least showed that they were no longer forgotten in the corner and insignificant.

The soldiers who had been defending the pass for more than half a year finally had the opportunity to get out of the pass, because from now on, the garrison of the pass was canceled, and they would also embark on the road with the soldiers and horses of the imperial conscription, and they would no longer have to be alone in the pass looking at the vastness of the wilderness in the future. When the soldiers received the reward money and arrived in the barracks, the barracks had been set up, and the soldiers' tents needed to be set up by themselves. You must know that after the summer, the meat rots quickly, and there is too little time for the soldiers to eat meat in the small pass. The soldiers who had just come out of the pass all saw the bacon, and their tents were already crowded around the campfire before they were set up. While setting up the barbecue shelf, Master Sun scolded: "Those little babies, let's get a good place to sleep first, otherwise if it rains, won't we all become soup chickens?" There are also some rules when you get to this kind of place. ”

Someone laughed and said: "It's better to be a soup chicken, if you can eat chicken, even if you roast yourself!" That being said, there were still people urging the young soldiers to set up camp, and the weather in the north was uncertain. Especially in the summer, the night sky before is still clear and the moon is in the sky, but who knows if it will rain later? As soon as the soldiers set up their tents. The meat on Master Sun's side has just been put on the shelf, and someone next to him is constantly urging, but Master Sun has been unhurried. Master Sun was a little impatient and said: "This meat is different from eating others, you have to work slowly and carefully, you little babies don't know how to eat this meat, where will we get such a good treatment, it is possible to not eat meat for a few years." When you see meat, you have to take your time! ”

A young soldier said, "Master Sun, if you are old and have inconvenient legs and feet, we can just come." Don't make excuses, say anything about slow work, and work hard! As soon as he finished speaking, he was turned around and kicked by Master Sun. The soldiers laughed when they suddenly saw a large group of people coming. Everyone was silent, and Master Sun asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" When he saw that it was Han Jian, who was the emperor, who was going and returning, Master Sun didn't even care about the meat roasted on the shelf, and rushed into Lizheng to wait for the review. At this time, Han Jian and several important members of the army happened to patrol over.

"Alright, alright. No need to pretend. It wasn't a joke just now, but it was quite fun. Han Jian said angrily, walked to the shelf alone, and turned the meat on the shelf, "If you don't cook it well, this meat is going to be roasted, come on, send a few more pieces of meat, these soldiers have been guarding along the Beiguan for too long." It's rare to eat a meal, and let you eat until you vomit. ”

Old Man Sun muttered, "It's not easy to eat until you vomit." ”

Han Jian glanced at the nearly forty-year-old soldier, to say that there are very few veterans along the Beiguan line. And he was also a veteran under the command of the original Northern Palace. The system of serving in the Beiwangfu is forty years old and downward, after the victory of the Beichuan War, the Beiwangfu ceased to exist, the people and horses originally stationed in the Beiguan were absorbed, many of them were repatriated and transferred to the local guard, and the Beiguan line has long been replaced by the soldiers under the command of the Dongwangfu, but in the past two years, the soldiers of the Beiwangfu have become fewer and fewer, and the older ones have been sent back to their hometowns earlier.

Han Jian asked, "What rank of soldier are you?" ”

Master Sun was stunned, his face was a little blushing, he had been a soldier in Beiguan for more than ten years, but in fact, he was a little old and didn't make much credit: "Nineteenth class!" ”

Han Jian said: "Last year, the Ministry of War ordered that all generals below the fifteenth rank who reached the age of 30 should return to their hometowns and old places on errands, why didn't you go back?" ”

Master Sun smiled bitterly and said, "Back to ...... This Shangguan, I am from this place, this is my hometown, so there is no way to return. And my family is separated and I don't know where to go now, so even if I go back, I don't know where to look. ”

Han Jian nodded to show that he understood, no wonder the veteran in front of him could still stay on the front line of the battlefield, it turned out that this veteran was originally a local soldier, and others had a hometown to return to, but his hometown was at his feet, forcing him to stay. Han Jian said to Cai He, the person in charge of the upper defense area in the next area: "Settle them well, take a look and find the family of this veteran, and it is best to reunite his family after the war is over!" After saying that, Han Jian didn't stay long, but took people to other places to continue his inspection.

When the people left, Cai He came over, and Master Sun's mood suddenly became very bad, the whole person squatted there without any spirit, Cai He came over and explained the matter of the whole army to the commander and deputy commander, they need to be incorporated into the army, the original general will be retained, and the soldiers in the north will be promoted to the next level, and after the arrangement Cai He came over to look at the old man Sun who was squatting on the ground, at this time many soldiers next to him were also persuading.

"Old man Sun, get up, what is it to squat on the ground like this? Don't eat meat if it's not grilled? Cai He was a little impatient, although there were at least a few thousand soldiers in a defense area, he still knew a little about Old Man Sun. To say that the soldiers in the south of the Beiguan Pass are often replaced, but Old Man Sun alone has been guarding a pass for more than ten years. In the past, when I had a family, I could go back for a few days, after all, it was only a few dozen miles to go home, and I still had a hope in my heart, but after the invasion of Xianbei soldiers and horses two years ago, Old Man Sun went home and saw that his home was destroyed, and his whole person collapsed, so he could only place his feelings in the pass that he had guarded for more than ten years.

During the persuasion of the soldiers, Master Sun was helped up, and a man who was originally very strong was actually shedding tears. Master Sun sighed: "Originally, there was no hope, when I left, my aunt was pregnant with a child, and most of them had no way to live, they all said that they wanted to see people and corpses, but now it's been two years, how can she live even if she is still alive and orphans and widows?" Alas. In this war-torn year, I didn't dare to have any other extravagant hopes, so I begged to see them again, and I dreamed of what that baby looked like. It's a pity that I don't have any hope. ”

Cai He said impatiently: "Your Majesty said that you want to find your relatives, do you think Your Majesty is fooling you?" Even if your mother-in-law can't find it, she will marry you another room in the future, Your Majesty still has an explanation just now, you will be promoted to the fifth level, directly the fourteenth class, and stay in Beiguan as an advisor in the future. Look at you, I just met Your Majesty twice, and I still want to fool Your Majesty. Your Majesty doesn't care about the past, and you will be a general in the future. ”

Master Sun was still a little sad just now, but he was also shocked when he suddenly heard that he had been promoted to the fifth level. The commander in his entire small pass was only level sixteen, and he was suddenly level fourteen. According to the canons of the Wei Dynasty. The fourteenth rank is at least a school captain, and if he guards the place, there are at least one hundred and ten people under his command to listen to him, which is equivalent to returning to his hometown. It's a pity that his hometown is in Yancheng, and there is no Yijin Rong to say, after all, the soldiers and civilians in the city have long been dead and fled, the city is broken and his small pass is still strong, in addition to showing that the soldiers are desperate, it also shows that the Xianbei people do not put the small pass in their eyes. There was still food for people and livestock to rob in the breached city, and there was nothing in the small passes that were breached except a few soldiers and a small amount of poor food. The pass is of greater strategic significance in the north. This at least means that there are still people and horses of the Wei Dynasty in the locality, and they have not been completely lost, and they will be able to cooperate with the outside when reinforcements arrive in the future, just like today.

The soldiers who were in trouble on weekdays stepped forward to congratulate Master Sun, Master Sun had a smile on his face, and the soldier next to him quipped: "Master Sun, you were still holding cat tears just now, why did you laugh at this time?" There is no shame in being old! ”

Master Sun is not surprised, a bunch of people are laughing, and when Han Jian returns to the big tent, he passes by again, and everyone gets up to greet him, this time everyone is a little more respectful in addition to awe, although Han Jian is a high emperor, but it seems to be one with them. Han Jian didn't say much when he passed by, just asked the young soldier to be transferred to the big tent as a guard, and he was going to take up his post the next day. When Han Jian walked away, there were a bunch of congratulatory voices, and even Cai He was a little envious: "This kid is really blessed, he can be a personal guard if he lies in front of His Majesty, and when he returns to Luoyang, he is a palace guard, this is an iron rice bowl, and many people want to grab it." If you can make any more military achievements, you can be a petty official of the palace guard and be hidden for several generations, hey, don't forget about us people when you become the heroes of the founding of the country in the future. ”

The commander came over and said: "General Cai said with a smile, you are always a general, even if this kid is transferred to be a personal guard, he is just a flurry soldier." ”

Cai He shook his head and said: "This is very different, if you go to your majesty, you will be your majesty's person, even if your majesty's attendants will be generals and ministers in the future, it depends on the creation of this kid." I'm waiting to be a general at the border, and I will return in a few years, and my son doesn't know if he can inherit this errand in the future. Okay, you are really a creation, it may be that Your Majesty has inspected a few camps, and as far as the garrison of your place is critical, you have never been beaten in by barbarians, this is your creation, and there will definitely be more rewards when the war is over! ”

Cai He was leaving, and the commander and deputy commander went to send it, and the commander also brought silver to "filial piety". Anyway, I was rewarded with a lot of silver just now, and as a general, I have to be filial to what I see. When the people left, the people next to him laughed and said, "It's the same as the truth, don't you want us to give him some silver?" Hey, it's the same everywhere you go, and you want to go with a thin layer of skin. ”

As he was talking, the commander came back, but he was holding the silver that was supposed to be given away, and when he came back, he reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense. General Cai is different from other officials, doesn't he even want silver? Mr. Sun...... Ahem, General Sun, don't forget the brothers in the future. ”

Originally, he was still called "Master Sun", but now he will be renamed "General Sun", but in fact, even if Master Sun is promoted to the fifth level, he is only a captain at most, and he is not qualified as a general. But this is also a kind of awe for Master Sun, you must know that the pass can be held in the past six months, and Master Sun has made great contributions, especially in that tragic offensive and defensive battle, if it weren't for Master Sun's on-the-spot scheduling, dozens of brothers in the pass would have to see Yama, but even so, twenty or thirty brothers were lost.

"That's not what the Ruler said. I don't know what kind of advisor he is, I don't know what he does, anyway, I can meet in the future, it's not that I can't see it, but this little baby is lucky, and he will follow the emperor as a guard in the future, and we will rarely see him! ”

Master Sun is also a smart man, old to become a fine, originally the following brothers must have come to congratulate him, he must vomit blood and take out some silver to the people below to share it as "Tongxi", but he turned everyone's attention to the young soldier with a word, but the young soldier became the target of everyone's "Tongxi", the young soldier has no experience, and he can be the guard in front of the emperor also feels fluttering in the clouds, and is encouraged by the people below, and is about to take out the silver to divide, However, he was surrounded by a group of comrades-in-arms who had been fighting together for more than half a year, and he didn't cheat him too much. While he was talking, the meat was also roasted, and a bunch of people sat down to eat the meat, everyone was holding a large piece, and just after eating a few bites, someone came over to deliver the meat, but it was Han Jian who had told them to give them more when he passed by before, so that they could eat and vomit.

"It's a pity that there is no wine, otherwise, how happy is it to drink wine and eat meat in a big bowl?" Master Sun looked happy, firstly, he was promoted, and secondly, he only dared to think about finding relatives in his dreams, but suddenly with the promise of the emperor, he may be able to be thoughtful about his separated wife and children in the future, although the chance is still not big, but there is hope for it.

The young soldier was holding a piece of lamb shank in his hand, but he asked, "What does wine taste like?" ”

Immediately provoked the laughter of the people next to him, this young man is the youngest, only fifteen years old, he has never even tasted wine, although other people are not much older, but in front of this young man are all old-fashioned, at least he has tasted wine. Master Sun smiled: "That's a good thing, you can forget your troubles after drinking it, and it feels like a fairyland in this world, ha, it's a pity that your kid hasn't had a chance to taste it." If the war is over, you can drink as much as you want, and I won't tell you, my aunt makes wine very well, and it is strong, but it's a pity......"

There was some sadness on his face as he spoke. Someone comforted Mr. Sun for a few words, and Mr. Sun just smiled, no longer as before when his emotions suddenly collapsed. When the meat was about to be eaten, the young soldier suddenly asked, "Master Sun, I'm leaving tomorrow, can you tell me before you leave, what is your name?" ”

Master Sun smiled: "What's the point of the name?" Ducheng, who is called Sun San and Sun Si, actually has a bad name, so I didn't tell you. ”

The young soldier nodded, not reluctantly, but said: "My name is Jiang Yue, Yue is the leap of the Prancing Horse Beishan, you can remember." ”

Master Sun was surprised: "I didn't see it, you little baby is still literate." You just told me that it was the moon in the sky, and I don't know how it was written, so tell me why? (To be continued......)