Chapter 8 The Ancient Road Beard
The five major legions of the Han Empire are the Yellow Dragon Legion, which is stationed in Kyoto, known as the Forbidden Army, which is stationed in the east, the Qilin Legion, the only formed naval army in the Han Dynasty, the Red Ocean Legion and the Blue Wolf Legion stationed in the north, and the Sky Eagle Legion stationed in the west.
Gu Dao was originally the commander of the Aquila Legion, and he held a high position as the general of the empire. A few years ago, the invasion of the Caesars forced His Majesty the Emperor to promote Gu Dao to the rank of Imperial Marshal, and more than 300,000 soldiers with armor on the Western Front were uniformly dispatched by him. His status and power are extremely rare since the founding of the country. And he did not live up to the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and for several years, he managed the Western Defense Line with great success. The Caesar people fought all the way from the far west, during which they destroyed countless countries and were invincible, but since they arrived at the border of the Han Dynasty, they touched the iron plate here with Marshal Gudao, and they never got the slightest advantage in dozens of battles. Two months ago, a full-scale lightning surprise attack was suddenly launched, but the result was that the troops were lost, and instead of completing the intended goal, they were forced to retreat by Gu Dashuai for hundreds of miles, and defended the fortified city, and there was no power to counterattack.
After this battle, Gu Dao's prestige was like a sky in the empire, and there was no second person in the military department who could compare with him. And at this moment, what Xu Haifeng is going to meet is this legendary figure.
"Little brother, don't be nervous, Gu Dashuai is very talkative." Xiang Ming looked at Xu Haifeng, whose face was stiff, and smiled bitterly, he had said it countless times, but it was to no avail.
"I know." Xu Haifeng tried hard to smile, but only barely twitched the corners of his mouth, and the expression on his face seemed to be full of four big words "I'm nervous".
Xiang Ming shook his head helplessly, looked up at the sky, rolled his eyes, but was still helpless.
"General Fang, Captain Xu, the marshal has finished the meeting and is waiting for you in the inner hall, please come with me." A staff member in his forties came to the living room and said to them.
"Yes, thank you, sir, for showing the way." Xiang Ming hurriedly returned the salute, and Xu Haifeng also drew a gourd in the same way and bowed.
"What is your surname, sir?"
"Student Cheng Ming, I will ask General Fang for more advice later."
"Don't dare, please ask Mr. Cheng for more guidance."
Don't look at Xiang Ming's nonsense just now, he was still complaining about what he had been waiting for for half an hour and not seeing a ghost, but now he was following the rules and didn't dare to make the slightest mistake.
Walking into the inner hall, one person sat in front of the hall, only to see that he was nearly sixty years old, but he was in good spirits, his face was ruddy, his beard was dark, and he did not show his old age. Seeing the two enter, he smiled and nodded, raised his hand and said, "Sit." ”
"Thank you, Sir." Fang Xu sat down in response.
It was the first time Xu Haifeng had met a high-ranking official of such status, only half of his butt was on the chair, facing Gu Dao's gaze, he was at a loss, his hands were clenched and released, released and pinched, and he didn't know how to place it.
Compared with him, Xiang Ming seemed calm and calm, sitting upright in the chair, his eyes did not squint, and his face did not change.
After watching the performance of the two, Gu Dao felt strange in his heart, Xiang Ming became famous as a young man and served as a partial general for many years, so it was natural to have this performance. But Xu Haifeng's performance is a little abnormal, if according to the official position, it is normal for a ten-person leader to behave like this, but Xu Haifeng is not an ordinary ten-person leader. Based on his previous performance, it can be seen that he is a wise and brave person, brave and resourceful, but when he sees it now, he is greatly disappointed. But he has led the army for many years, his mind is dense, and he faintly feels that the person in front of him is not simple, just watching the sergeants who escaped death obey him, it is definitely not what ordinary generals can do.
Gu Dao Fu thought a lot in his heart, but his face was silent, he just smiled kindly: "Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers, and the two of them are so young, but they have such achievements, I have a successor to the Han, and Ben Shuai is very pleased." ”
"The handsome man has won the award." Xiang Ming hurriedly bowed down on the chair and said.
"General Fang, I have truthfully reported your merits to the imperial court, and your commendation will be available within ten days, and between me, the position of deputy commander of the left battalion of your red lancers will not be able to escape." Gu Dao picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Thank you for your cultivation." Xiang Ming got up and bowed, but he was not excited, but only thanked him lightly.
The main force of the Red Ocean is the Lancers, so the Red Ocean is also called the Red Lancers, half a year ago, one of the two deputy commanders of the left battalion of the Red Army died unexpectedly, and the vacated position was eye-catching. There are many factions in the army, and originally based on Xiang Ming's family background, it would be easy to get this position. However, the Fang family started with martial arts, and the first generation of the head of the family set up an ancestral precept in order to prevent future generations from falling, and all the children of the Fang family who joined the army did not have military merits and could not be promoted. The northern frontier of the Han Dynasty has been calm in recent years, there has been no war, and Xiang Ming has been in this position for four years, but he has not made an inch, so he naturally has no chance.
At this moment, the imperial court transferred troops from the northern battalion, intending to rush to the aid of the western front. Xiang Ming thought in his heart that instead of spending it in the north, it was better to try his luck in the west, maybe he had made a war exploit and could increase some chips, so he was the first to ask for battle.
When he brought his headquarters to the western camp, he happened to meet Xu Haifeng and others who were stubbornly waiting for help, and he was the first to ask Gu Dao Fu for battle, considering the speed and combat effectiveness of the red cavalry, and more importantly, Xiang Ming's special identity, Gu Dao Mao really couldn't refute his face, and finally nodded in agreement. Unexpectedly, Fang Xu and the two joined forces to break the enemy army, and so far they became famous in the first battle and caused a sensation in the whole army. This battle was very crucial, not only to fully boost the morale of the Han army, but also to kill and injure a large number of the opponent's main elite. In front of that small barracks, the Caesars lost a total of 80,000 regular troops, which was the biggest reason why the Han army was able to easily win in a short period of time.
So Gu Dao did a favor to push the boat along the river, and reported Xiang Ming's exploits with encouragement. As a result, Long Yan was happy and personally canonized Xiang Ming as a deputy general and served as the deputy commander of the left battalion of the red lancers. The official canonization documents have not yet arrived, but Gu Dao has already received the news in advance, which is why he is so sure.
And although Xiang Ming was also happy, he was not out of shape, because this position would be his, and now he just got it one step earlier.
"Don't be polite, this is something you earned by your own efforts, don't be presumptuous."
"Congratulations, big brother." Although Xu Haifeng didn't know the reason, he was also happy for him when he saw that Xiang Ming was promoted, so he lost no time in saying hello to him.
Hearing what Xu Haifeng said, Xiang Ming suddenly remembered that he had fought in front of the barracks, if it weren't for Xu Haifeng's troops disrupting the opponent's formation, he would not have been able to achieve such a brilliant record. Now that I'm elevated, I can't forget my brother,
"Dashuai, it all depends on Brother Xu consuming the will and endurance of the Caesar people in advance, and disrupting the other party's formation.
"Well, Xu...... Sea breeze, huh? Gu Dao couldn't see that this kid was not greedy for merit, but unfortunately, with his family background, he didn't need to rely on himself at all, otherwise he would have to cultivate with all his might. As for the other person who was fully recommended by him, it would be up to him to see carefully.
"Exactly the boy." Xu Haifeng's official position is not enough, and he doesn't dare to call himself an official in front of Gu Daofu, so he can only entertain himself as a brat.
"You're the ten-man commander of the fifth column?"
"Handsome, in fact, the kid's ten-person leader is not official."
"Oh, you say come and hear it." Gu Dao asked strangely.
"When the Caesar people attacked in the first round, the captain and deputy squad leaders of the team were killed by arrows, and the captain of the hundred men on duty casually designated the boy to be the captain of the ten, which was only a temporary appointment and was not officially recognized by the battalion."
The large battalion on the Western Front under the command of Gu Dao Beard was extremely powerful, and officials below the rank of general only needed to report to the military headquarters and could appoint them on their own.
"No wonder I see that your military registration only says sergeant, it turns out that there is such a change."
Although Gu Daofu's words were peaceful, Xu Haifeng was still scared into a cold sweat, pretending to be an official of the imperial court is a big crime to kill the head, especially during the war, if Gu Daofu does not admit it, he can be killed on the spot based on this matter.
"What is the specific situation of the battle in those days, you can tell me in detail."
"Yes, after the Caesar siege on the first day, we lost nearly half of our men, and the general and the five thousand men of the army were killed, and although they kept the camp, they were killed at the same time. That night, ...... "Speaking of this, Xu Haifeng was slightly stunned, what should I say next, do you want to explain truthfully?" I couldn't help but regret it in my heart, the others only knew that he led his troops to repel the Caesars and keep the barracks, but the specific situation was not traced, and he never thought of elaborating on the details one day.
Originally, after each battle, there was a clerk who wanted to record the big and small matters that happened before and after the war, but Xu Haifeng and others had a special identity, and everyone was injured, and Gu Dao had an order, and no one was allowed to disturb him, so even this link was omitted. But the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, and she still can't escape when the matter comes, and Xu Haifeng, who is not prepared at all, is really a little dumbfounded for a while.
"What happened that night?" Seeing that Xu Haifeng didn't speak for a long time, Gu Dao couldn't help asking.
That night, all the people did not abandon him, and he elected the boy to be the leader for the time being. From the second day, the brothers fought bravely and finally kept the military camp alive until General Fang came to help and rescued us. Xu Haifeng gritted his teeth and ended this topic that made him extremely embarrassed in a few words.
"That's it...... Finished? Hearing this, Xiao was scheming with the old man's hair, and he couldn't help but have a feeling of ridiculousness.
The humble young man in front of him, as a small ten-man commander, commanded thousands of soldiers to resist Caesar's army of tens of thousands, maintained the strong fighting spirit of the team during the siege, and decisively ordered an attack when reinforcements arrived, and finally won a great victory. Such a feat, even with the self-confidence of the ancient road, is ashamed, but in his narration, all kinds of thrilling battles that happened in this passage have become unremarkable, as if he was born like this, which really makes him unable to see through the depth of this person.
According to the prisoners who participated in the siege battle, the Han army defending the city was extremely fierce, even if the blade was added, they didn't care, even if they were missing hands and feet, they would never stop fighting, unless they were cut off or died of blood, they never fell. In this way, in more than 20 days of offensive and defensive battles, a super miracle was created to kill 50,000 Caesar regular troops. How did such an unparalleled combat effectiveness come into play, if all the soldiers of the Han Dynasty had such combat effectiveness, then not to mention the Caesar people in front of them, even the Huns, who were old enemies for more than a hundred years, would no longer be afraid.
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