Section 3: The Broken Shuo Fang (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Cheng Chumo dismounted his horse and walked slowly, stepping over a low shrub, the world in front of him seemed to open up all at once, the blue sky extended to the end of the earth, the half-human-high thatch covered the rugged earth tightly, there were no birdsong, no beasts, the whole hillside was filled with a strong bloody atmosphere, even the crows that liked to peck at carrion were far away from this place of death.
Pushing aside the messy grass, a young body that had long lost its life lay on its back in the grass, until the wolf's tooth arrow pierced his throat, and his life was forever fixed in this most beautiful year. The wolf teeth on the arrow cluster were also missing, as if mocking Cheng Chumo's incompetence.
Further on, the thatch on the ground was trampled to pieces, and there were even more corpses on the other hand, all naked Tang troops, who killed the Turks in those days, not only killed them, but also stripped them of their clothes.
There were no survivors, there were twelve in all, which was the number of a gang.
Cheng Chumo began to look for this group of missing soldiers in the morning, and did not find them until the afternoon, but unfortunately they were all killed.
They are all his brothers in life and death, and his subordinates were still laughing with him before going out on patrol last night, saying that after returning to Chang'an, they would invite them to Yunzhuang to eat the most delicious food in the world, drink the most mellow wine, and then go to Yanlailou to find the most beautiful singer.
Each corpse's eyes widened and they stared fixedly at the blue sky, perhaps wanting to remember the last beauty of this world.
The war makes a person mature quickly, just like Cheng Chumo, he did not show irritability, nor did he have special sorrow, he just closed the eyes of his brothers one by one, and then together with the others, he dug a big pit with a sapper shovel and buried them together, without erecting a monument, and no one would come to pay his respects if he died here.
In the distance, crows flew up, and the faint sound of horses' hooves was heard, which was the Turks who brought their children to watch their glorious exploits, and they were taught from generation to generation, passed down from generation to generation.
The corners of Cheng Chumo's mouth turned up, and he could finally vent some of the anguish in his chest.
One hundred and two Feng rode quietly on the hillside.
A group of Turks shouted loudly, beckoning the children on horseback to follow quickly, they were wearing the standard leather armor of the Tang Army, holding snow-bright horizontal knives, and kept showing off to their partners how brave they were, how vulnerable the Tang Army was, and the dirt on their faces became the most hideous mask at this time.
When he got off the horse, did not see the corpse, only saw a new tomb, the Turks led by the Turk suddenly shouted, all the Turks rushed to the war horse, wanting to leave this dangerous area as fast as possible, just now carried away and forgot the ancestral teachings, don't leave your war horse ...... lightly, it's late, Cheng Chumo put down his mask, like a demon in hell, without a bow and arrow, he wanted to use the horizontal knife in his hand to avenge the partner who died in battle, the Turks' wolf tooth arrows could not penetrate his armor, and even the imprint could not be left, His horizontal knife lightly cut off the scimitar in the Turk's hand, and by the way, cut off a large piece of muscle on the shoulder, but he was still not satisfied, and when he crossed the Turk, he raised the horizontal knife and cut off the Turk's head with horse speed.
This was a battle without suspense, one hundred and twenty-one soldiers just one charge, and they defeated dozens of Turks on the opposite side, and the remaining old Turk knelt down and begged Cheng Chu silently, hoping that he could spare the dozens of children behind him.
Cheng Chumo didn't even hesitate, he cut off the head of the old Turk with a knife, and the blood flew into the air, and the rest of the Turks, including the child, actually raised the scimitar in their hands and killed it, their dirty little faces were hideous with fear, but unfortunately, their fragile bodies could not block the sharp horizontal knife.
The corpses all over the ground, old and young, stout and slender, were all set up into an altar by Cheng Chumo and them to comfort those dead comrades. …,
The team no longer has the bitter door when they came, everyone is laughing, war is like this, either you die or I live, just look at whether death is worth it or not, Cheng Chumo believes that the tribe that attacked the Datang rangers is finished, Jingzhuang and children are dead, and what awaits them will only be annexed by other tribes.
Jieli's position is not stable, he led a powerful cavalry not only to harass the Tang Dynasty, but also to harass neighbors, and even harassed weak subordinates, these years, Li Er has never relaxed the division of Jawli's subordinates, Tuli who was suppressed by Gu Li is one of them, and now Jawli is busy recruiting subordinates who do not obey discipline, he doesn't think that Li Er, who was still admitting defeat to himself on the Weishui Bridge last year, will have the ability to crusade against himself, the Turks have always been strong, and they will always be strong, the Tang people are just pastures in the field, Just cut it again when you want to harvest it.
"Captain, we beheaded one hundred and forty-four levels this time, do you think there will be another first-level meritorious version?" Liang San, who wore a string of Turkic ears around his horse's neck, asked his commander that the most important thing for the men in Guanzhong was military merit, which could glorify the ancestors.
"There are still faces to be military merits, twelve brothers died in battle, we are embarrassed, there are still many children in these ears, if we go back and not be dealt with by military law, we will burn high incense, and dare to ask for military merits?" Cheng Chumo's face looked a little better, but it was still gloomy.
"Captain, you are the son-in-law of the old country's family, and the secretary dares not to give you face?"
"Hmph, if I use my identity to exert pressure, not only will we be useless, but we will be guilty, if the favor in the army works, you will still have a fart head!"
"Don't ask, don't ask, you dissipate your anger, we have avenged our dead brother, this is always worth celebrating, yesterday when I helped you make your bed, I found that you still have a jar of good wine, why don't we all drink it tonight?" Liang San was the most clever of the brothers and knew how to change the subject.
"Who told you that it was wine? It was alcohol for healing, and a sip would kill you.
"The little one knows, you said, last night the little one didn't hold back and secretly drank a sip, for fear that you would blame him, so he thought about simply drinking to death and pulling it down, who knew that he was not dead now, and he just hacked two Turkic people to death, and he couldn't use up his strength, which is a sign that the little one is dying?"
Liang San's words drew laughter, and he immediately had the courage to answer.
"The small one is also greasy, it hurts too much to cut the neck, and the hanging is too ugly, Captain, you might as well enjoy a big bowl of the small one, drink it to death and pull it down, Liang San exhaled to our brother a few last night, the wine tastes too fragrant, you won't be reluctant, right?"
Cheng Chumo said that his face was red, Yun Ye said this to him, he also tasted it secretly, although the wine tasted stronger, but it was really the best wine, and he muttered in his heart if Yun Ye was afraid that he would drink and make a mistake, so he deliberately lied to him.
"What nonsense, my brother is a miracle doctor, this is what he said, then there is a fake, in a few days, he will also come to Shuofang, if he wants to drink good wine, he must have it in his hand, and when the time comes, each person will have a bowl, and he will never cheat." Cheng Chumo was also the first group of people to know that Yun Ye would come.
"Yunhou is also back to Shuofang? With him, the small heart is put down by more than half, if you are accidentally seriously injured, you must help, let Yunhou give the little one another life, why did we forget to leave a few Turks today, in case there is an accident in the future, it is also good to borrow their lives. Liang San's words caused everyone to regret.
It was almost dark, and Cheng Chumo took people back to Shuofang.
Shuofang City is a famous big city on the grassland, due to the lack of stones, the city walls are made of rammed earth, after last year's war, the city walls have not had time to repair, there are large and small gaps everywhere.
After the death of Liang Shidu, his cousin Liang Luoren surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, was called to Chang'an to become a general, and never returned to Shuofang.
The current boss is Chai Shao, the husband of Princess Pingyang, and his subordinates have the fierce generals Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche brothers, after breaking the Liang Division, they did not return to the capital, but stationed down, although it was difficult to transport grain and grass and ordnance, Li Er had no intention of giving up, and his brother never planned to live in peace with Jieli. …,
It is too difficult to build a city on the grassland, and the walls rammed by loess cannot withstand the wind and rain, so they must be renovated every year, and the cost is huge.
The exception is the Tongwan City built by Helian Bobo, this madman built the Tongwan City more than a hundred years ago, all the soil is steamed, and he also ordered that as long as an iron nail is pierced into the earthen wall an inch, the craftsman will be killed, and if it can't be pierced, the soldier responsible for the iron nail will be killed, after the city wall is built, I heard that you can sharpen knives and axes, and now it is still standing intact on the edge of the desert.
Yun Ye didn't have the heart to look at the beautiful scenery of the grassland at this time, because of the heavy rain a few days ago, Niu Jinda contracted the wind cold, and the high fever did not go away, Yun Ye took out his Western medicine that had not expired and fed it to him, so that he could save his life, the old cow is old, and his body is not as good as when he was young, this disease, all the problems on his body are exposed together, rheumatism, high blood pressure, spleen and stomach disorders, and he even has migraines, according to him, his treatment for migraines is to tie his head with a strip of cloth and tighten it.
forcibly took over Lao Niu's military power, Yun Ye became the supreme commander of this team, a team of less than a thousand people, large and small affairs are endless, Yun Ye not only has to take on the leadership, but also to regulate all kinds of disputes, but also pay attention to the safety of this team.
In less than three days, Yun Ye strongly hoped that Lao Niu would get better, and after dealing with a case of sexual harassment by a man against a man, he hurried to Sun Simiao's carriage to see if Lao Niu was getting better, it was so disgusting that Yun Ye wanted to vomit when he thought about what those two bastards were doing.
Lao Niu sat in the carriage with a ruddy face, holding a wooden bowl in his hand, and was eating the nutritious meal specially made for him by Yun Ye with a spoon.
"Your old man's face is ruddy, he looks much better, the little nephew recklessly took away your old man's military power a few days ago, how about returning it to your old man now?"
"The old man has never meant to blame, the coach is seriously ill, and it is a matter of course for the deputy to take over, what is the apology, you see that the old man is sick and crooked now, and the affairs in the team are not managed, if you are tired for a few more days, you will soon arrive in Shuofang City." After speaking, he also asked the grinning pro-soldier to cover him with a blanket, saying that he couldn't get up in Shuofang, so he didn't need to call him up, this old guy, seeing that Yun Ye had taken good care of the team in the past few days, he had a lazy mind, and last night he saw him kill a whole fat chicken by himself, and at this time he was sick and crookedly pretending to be weak.
There was no way, Yun Ye had to pick up his spirits again and continue to deal with chores.