Wind Hunting.

After October, the climate in the northern border has entered a cold winter.

The soldiers wore armor, let the manic wind and sand blow on their faces, the cold air penetrated the bones, and still held tassel guns, standing still in place, one by one like bronze casting, loyally guarding the territory of the border pass.

The black mountain is heavy, and the war horse leads the neck and neighses.

"Woo......"

A clear horn sounded.

The armor hit the ground, and hundreds of thousands of people roared in unison, shaking the heavens and the earth, and the mountains and rivers were magnificent! The flag covers the sky and the sun, and the swords, guns, swords, and halberds stand in a forest, and the momentum is magnificent and magnificent.

At the front of the school grounds, stood a man wrapped in armor.

He was of medium stature, with lean bones, and his swarthy face, like a knife, was carved with furrow-like wrinkles, and was covered with wind and sand.

Those round eyes, constantly looking around, refracted a brilliant light.

This is General Han.

"Tell the general, the assembly has been completed, please command the general!"

After many years on the battlefield, he has long been accustomed to these battles, and at this moment he is solemn, looking down coldly, and his fierce eyes show more composure and fearlessness in the face of death.

"Okay, let's go!"

With a wave of his hand, he solemnly took three steps back with a look that was both majestic and respectful. Beside him, there was also a young man under the age of fifteen.

"Shiqing, you come this time."

Zheng Shiqing obviously didn't expect it, he was dumbfounded, stared at Han Shuai's face in a daze, immediately shrank back, and said a little timidly: "I'...... Uncle Han, it's better for you to come, I'm not qualified enough. ”

"No problem."

Han Shuai put his hand on his shoulder and slapped it a few times, his eyes full of trust.

"No ......"

"Your father has been in command of the army with the emperor for many years, and he is powerful in all directions; But whenever there is a war, your brother always charges ahead, and when he was alone, he went out of the city to meet the enemy, and with only one spear, he even took the head of the enemy's three generals, and it is still widely praised today! ”

He looked at the sun in the sky and squinted gradually.

"If it is peaceful today, and there has been no war on the border for a long time, but you have lost the courage that a general should have, if your father and brother have knowledge under the spring, they should also sigh."

"Uncle ......"

Although Zheng Shi's young age is small, his personality is very bloody, and the elder Zhuyu is in front, and he originally wanted to push it off, but after hearing these stressful words, he no longer has any scruples.

He threw away the tasseled gun, took the token in his hand, and stood on the viewing platform.

Han Shuai stopped to watch from the side, revealing a hint of relief.

The night is clear, and the cold wind is gusting, constantly beating everything here.

In a wooden house in the courtyard.

Zheng Shiqing has been running around all day.

He strode forward, with a cold wind, and just returned to the city tower, the former white-clothed young man, but at this time he was full of dust. A serving servant girl followed closely and took the sword in his hand, with great skill.

Unarmoured with his bare hands, the young man's tone was light.

"Go down and get a bucket of hot water. Bring the door and no outsiders are allowed to enter without orders. ”

When the maid heard this, a look of disappointment appeared on her face.

"Yes."

The young man untied his belt, feeling that his body was like a thousand pounds of iron, and a strong sleepiness came at him, and he pulled himself up and stripped off his armor three times and five by two.

"Hiss......"

There was a sharp pain in his hand.

Because he used too much force, the knife wound at the gap in his left hand was forcibly torn open, and a pool of blood immediately oozed out.

"Someone!"

"Major General, are you looking for me?"

He looked up, and saw that it was Fang Cai's maidservant, so he was silent, and returned to his usual indifference.

"Call a guard."

The maidservant immediately lowered her head and whispered: "Young General, this is the inner court, there are no guards, only a maid who waits." ”

Realizing that he had lost his words, he hung his head in embarrassment.

"So...... Then you go down. ”

Hearing this, the maidservant stood still, and after a long time, she quickly looked up at him, turned and ran away.

On the wooden ladder, there was a "knock knock" stamping sound.

Because of long-term martial arts practice, the young man's palms have been ground out of thick calluses, and as long as he clenched his fists slightly, his entire arm, even his fingers, will come with bursts of soreness, and he can't help but wrinkle his brows.

Holding back the pain, he tore the middle coat off his body and slammed it the wooden screen.

Looking at the blood on his hands, the boy wiped it twice.

"Major General, hot water is here."

The voice of a subordinate sounded outside the door, this time it was a man.

"Well, put it down!"

The tone was almost commanding, and the servant did not dare to raise his head, so he walked out half-bent over.

Lying in the steaming water, a feeling of comfortable dizziness came, and he could no longer bear it, and in a few moments, his head fell to the edge of the barrel.

Outside, the sound of a military watch rang out.

The hot water on my body was already cool.

Getting rid of the messy nightmare, he woke up in a daze, even at this time, the agility he had cultivated for a long time made him subconsciously feel that there was someone behind him! Those chaotic eyes immediately became extraordinarily clear again.

"...... Uproar"

A quick turn, he clamped down on the man, and at the same time, a woman's exclamation was heard in the air. When he looked closely at the face, he realized that it was her.

The maidservant who was just waiting at the door.

A tense heart immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you here? Get out! ”

The maid seemed to be frightened, and looked at him in a daze, unable to speak for a long time, and after a long time, she lowered her head.

"Major General, the slave is here to wipe your back."

After speaking, without waiting for him to answer, she rolled up her long sleeves, took the bath towel on the screen with one hand, half-squatted on the ground, and gently wiped it for him.

Feeling his stiff body, the woman suddenly "poofed" and smiled.

"Don't worry, the young general, the son of the slave is as big as you."

"You ......"

Zheng Shiqing was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak.

"The slave's son is also in the army, serving General Han, but it's a pity that the slave doesn't have the opportunity to take care of him, the army is hard, and it's common to sleep at night, you are still so young, you must have someone to take care of you."

After hearing this, he looked back at her in a daze.

The person in front of him had clear eyebrows and clear eyes, and although his skin was not very white, there was no sign of sagging.

It's just that from that sideburn, you can see a few strands of white hair.

"The young general was born in a family, didn't he have a maid to serve and bathe when he was at home?"

He tried his best to suppress the embarrassment, so he sat down and said quietly: "Mother said that men need to practice martial arts and study more, grow up to become the pillars of the country, and then make meritorious contributions and take it as their responsibility to help the people of the world." ”

"Yes...... It is also a matter of 'self-cultivation and family, governing the country and leveling the world', and these small things should be done by yourself, and you don't need to be served by others. ”

The voice behind him suddenly slowed down.

"Childe's mother must be a respectable woman."

This sentence poked directly into his chest.

There was a sour feeling in his heart, he lowered his head, was silent for a long time, his face was very gloomy, the maid didn't know why, thinking that he had said the wrong thing, he was a little frightened for a while, and quickly knelt down and said:

"The slave maid speaks inappropriately, please don't blame the young general!"

"No...... I just remembered my mother's ......."

A sigh came, mixed with wisps of helplessness and heaviness.

"The days of hard work in the border land, even if many handmaidens born in the family do not want to come here to serve, looking at your appearance, you should also be a big family, how can you come to such a place?"

"I ......," the maidservant hesitated, "I want to see my son." ”

The air fell silent.

"You go down, and the next time I take a bath, don't trespass in, or I'll be punished by military regulations."

"Yes......"

She stood up tremblingly, then slowly turned around and walked towards the door, and just after moving two or three steps, the young man suddenly remembered something, turned his back to her and asked, "By the way, what's your name?" ”

The handmaiden's expression was lost.

"Slave Yaoqin, the son has asked fifteen times."

An inexplicable sense of guilt hit his heart.

The cold water was long, but after the exhaustion on his body was gone, he couldn't feel the cold. The white paper on the window was rustling with the wind outside. He dried himself and came out, ready to be clean.

Thinking of Fang Cai's scene, he was slightly stunned.

"I don't know which camp her son is in......"

The drum beat of the third watch.

Without much thought, the young man strode to the edge of the couch and lay down with a "bang", even though the bed was stiff, he stretched his body and felt very comfortable.

A strong sense of exhaustion struck again.

There was the sound of firelight exploding.

The next day, just after three o'clock, the man on the couch woke up in a gloomy mood.

After a quick wash, he put on his armor, took his sword, and then hurriedly went out, first went to various places in the barracks, and after inspecting around, he went to Han Shuai's lobby again.

Han Shuai is ready to go.

Seeing Zheng Shiqing come in, a huge smile immediately appeared on his resolute face.

"Qing'er, you performed well yesterday, and your hard work is not in vain, he will always have the face to see your father after a hundred years!"

Zheng Shiqing raised his sword and shook it, respectfully.

"Thank you, Uncle Han! Shiqing can have today, because Uncle Han has cultivated it well. ”

Speaking of this, Han Shuai's resolute eyes suddenly burst into tears.

"I've had a life-and-death friendship with your father for many years, and what are you talking about? I'm also old, this body bones, I don't know how long I can carry it, there are talented people in the country, and you juniors carry the burden, so I will ask for an order as soon as possible, disarm and return to the field, and I can live a few days of relaxed and happy life! ”

Saying this, there was a bit of abruptness in his tone.

Those eyes were firmly fixed on the boy.

The young man was stunned, and his tone was admiring: "Uncle Han can fight well, and his prestige in the army is very high, you are in one day, Shiqing will be at ease for a day, if you are not here, I am still a young eagle, but how is it good?" ”

Han Shuai glanced at him and said casually: "When the day comes, you can pick it up!" ”

As he spoke, he picked up the saber on the case.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the grain and grass in the army...... The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the people who lead the army to fight, this point must be firmly remembered, thinking that your father was planted on this back then, so that Song Yi's traitor had a chance to take advantage of it and incite the army's heart......"

Suddenly, he couldn't say any more.

The sharp eyes glanced at the child next to him.

After more than a year of training, his originally fair skin was tanned to bronze, his face was resolute, his posture was lean and his posture was capable, and his actions were neat and steady.

Han Shuai was half relieved and half distressed.

A pair of heavy hands gently rested on the boy's shoulders.

"The art of war must be kept in mind, especially taboo paralysis, arrogance, everything needs to be thought twice, a word from the commander may bury the lives of tens of thousands of innocent soldiers! How many wives in the world have been separated, and no one has been sent to the end. ”

"Yes!"

For some reason, he thought of last night's maidservant.

"As a general, you must have the heart of others, the heart of the world."

"Yes, Shiqing remembered!"

Han Shuai slapped him on the shoulder twice and said gently, "Let's go." ”

The generals are leading the troops to exercise.

The sound of slogans resounded in the sky, and the unburned torches of the night burst into a crackling sound, and the surroundings seemed quiet and busy. For a teenager who has lived in the official mansion since he was a child, he has a different experience.

But now, he was numb.

"General!"

Halfway through the walk, a black-bearded leader with a fleshy face hurriedly chased after him from behind.

"What?"

"This morning, my subordinates made routine inspections and found several stranded camp prostitutes, who did not know what to do...... What to do? ”

Han Shuai's generous eyes once again reflected the light.

"Where are the people?"

"General Hui, hiding in the kitchen service, his subordinates counted the number of people insufficient, when he inspected the room, he heard an abnormal noise, and when he caught it, it was the missing soldiers, and he also found these camp prostitutes by the way."

The sharp eyes narrowed.

When he spoke again, there was a hint of cruelty in his tone.

"Soldiers who violate discipline shall be given forty rods and sticks to set an example; The camp prostitutes corrupt the atmosphere and disturb the morale of the army, and everyone will be punished on the spot! The leader of a soldier who violates discipline shall be demoted to three levels in a row, and shall not be promoted again within three years except for military exploits. ”

His fierce gaze swept around.

"Pass the order, the whole army will investigate, if there are the same circumstances, those who do not tell the truth will be punished for the same crime!"

Zheng Shiqing's heart tightened.

"Uncle Han......"

"How?"

"Please also ask the general's men to be merciful. Most of these women were women from good families, and because they had made mistakes, they were confiscated into slavery, and they migrated to this bitter cold place, helpless, and forced by life, so they tried to hide in the barracks......"

Without waiting for him to finish, Han Shuai raised his hand to stop it.

"You don't have to say any more, such things are not to be tolerated, and they should be punished according to the original sin, and the whole army will be informed."

"Yes!"

Since he came, he knew that soldiers should protect their families and defend the country, and be loyal, but he didn't expect that there would be such a ruthless time.

Zheng Shiqing's heart felt cold.

"Shiqing", Han Shuai saw through his thoughts, "In the past, King Wu attacked Chu and worshiped Sun Wu as a general, Sun Wu practiced women's formations in the court, and the female soldiers ignored military discipline, resulting in a loose army, Sun Wu beheaded the second concubine of King Wu, and his morale was awe-inspiring and regular......

"It's the same today."

Han Shuai looked at the young man in front of him with a meaningful gaze.

"If I let go of this group of people today, this 200,000-strong army, as a general, it will be difficult for me to rule."

"Uncle...... I understand. ”

The young man was stunned, looking very ashamed.