Xue Rengui and Liu Renliang left Huating County, they wanted to go back to Xishan to settle the aftermath, Cheng Chuliang They were the last group to return to the Longwei camp in China, after returning to the familiar Longwei camp, Cheng Chuliang stayed in the barracks alone, without eating or drinking, he knew that he was holding Li Tiezhu's ashes, everyone was worried about what was wrong with him, his eldest brother Cheng Chuji came to persuade him many times, but it had no effect at all, he knew that Li Tiezhu's death hit him hard, because among these people, his relationship with Li Tiezhu was the best, Really treated Li Tiezhu as a big brother, this time because of saving him, sacrificed in the desert of Tuyuhun, Longwei Camp lost more than half of the personnel this time, Li Yong's plea was also sent to Li Er, for this matter, Li Er did not say anything, because Li Yong used this method to drag Tuyuhun and Tubo for more than a year, and brought more than a year of recuperation to Datang, which is already indispensable, and then the loss of Longwei Camp is a bit big, but compared to the result, this is good, there are immortal people in the war, In this way, the minimum price has been exchanged for the greatest benefit, so Li Er left Li Yong's twists and turns directly in the middle and did not send them, so that the right never happened, and Li Yong's other twists and turns made him vigilant, because the mysterious organization mentioned by Li Yong, Li Er is also investigating, but the results are not more than Li Yong's investigation, but he also has an eye in his heart, let Li Junxian increase the investigation of this mysterious organization, the problem of the Longwei battalion Li Er can only lag behind now, so the soldiers of the Longwei battalion were directly put on a long vacation by Li Yong, The remaining soldiers of the Longwei Battalion all left the barracks, and the Longwei Battalion went abroad to fight in secrecy, so no one knew how they were injured, and how there were fewer people, no one knew everything, and there was only one person left in the empty Longwei Camp camp, that was Cheng Chuliang, he didn't go home with his brother and brother, he stayed in the camp alone.

"Brother Li, many people didn't come back, I know they all died unjustly, but they didn't let you down, do you remember when we first entered the camp? You trained us all like dogs, if it weren't for you being strict with us, then we people wouldn't have a chance to come back alive, I can come back alive, in exchange for your life, I miss you so much, Brother Li. ”

Cheng Zhiliang hugged Li Tiezhu's ashes and cried bitterly, the sadness that had been backlogged for so many days could not bear it anymore, at this time Xue Rengui, who was standing at the door, closed his eyes, his hands were clenched into fists, and the joints were creaked and whitish, Xue Rengui had rushed back to Xishan, and then rushed to Chang'an non-stop, and just met Cheng Chuliang who went home, and was told that Cheng Chuliang did not come back, staying alone in the barracks, he dared to go to the camp of Longwei Camp, the empty barracks lost its former glory, Xue Rengui found Cheng Chuliang's barracks, Just heard what Cheng Chuliang said, he took a deep breath, and then walked in, he saw a young man who was originally sunny, but now he has become bearded, his hair is messy, like a bum, another leader of the Longwei battalion wanted Cheng Chuliang to stand upright, but was directly stopped by Xue Rengui, and then shook his head at him, Xue Rengui also sat next to Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Chuliang didn't know Xue Rengui, just looked at the ash jar he was holding directly in his arms and knew that he knew Li Tiezhu, Xue Rengui wanted to reach out and touch the cold ash jar, but he stopped halfway through his hand, and then took it back, he also looked at the door and said.

"You know what? When I met Tiezhu, he was only fifteen years old, and at that time he was not qualified to be a soldier, and then he and I fought to the death, so I made an exception for him to join, and he is now gone from us, and I regret my decision in the first place, if I hadn't made him a soldier, he would probably be living a carefree life now. ”

"If that's the case, Brother Li will definitely hate you."

"That's right, he will definitely try his best to sneak in, this kid likes to be smart, I still remember when he was a guard, he once washed Liu Renliang's underwear, and then secretly hid the underwear in the boss's room, saying that the boss checked and found out, so that Liu Renliang was beaten by the boss, brother, I'm here to take you home."

Xue Rengui said with a smile at first, but in the end, his lips couldn't help trembling, and tears flowed uncontrollably, he had seen too much life and death, he was the supreme commander of the Black Army who was famous and made the enemy fearful, and at this moment he was like an elder and a junior talking to his heart.

"I know that you are Brother Xue Rengui Xue that Brother Li often says, I want to join the Black Army and inherit Brother Li's last wish."

Xue Rengui didn't say anything or answer, just looked at the door silently, and at this time, a loud shout came from the door, and a strong man wearing Mingguang armor and holding a double axe walked in.

"Brother Xue, just accept him, I know that you are Li Yong's person, and I also know that he has an army called the Black Army in his hands, this kid is not a good son of my Cheng family, his life was saved by the Tiezhu brothers, he should fulfill the last wish of the Tiezhu brothers, Cheng Chuliang, you start now, your surname is Cheng and surname Li, you are not only the son of my Cheng family, but also the son of the Li family, my father will hand over the Xuanhua axe to you, I hope you can avenge your brother Li one day."

Cheng Yanjin had already received a letter from Li Yong and told him the ins and outs, only to see that when Cheng Zhiji and Cheng Chubi returned home, he put on the Mingguang armor and Xuanhua axe that had followed him for many years and rushed to Longwei Camp, it can be said that he followed Xue Rengui to the front and back feet, his son's life was exchanged for Li Tiezhu's life, and Li Tiezhu left his life in the desert for his subordinates, in his heart, Li Tiezhu is an iron man, a man who makes him a veteran who has been in a hundred battles respected, Xue Rengui slowly stood up and patted Cheng Chuliang's shoulder and said.

"Don't let Tiezhu down, come back with me, Tiezhu will also return to his roots, his family is waiting for him."

After speaking, he left the barracks, leaving only Cheng Biting Jin and his son, Cheng Biting Jin didn't speak, just silently looked at the emaciated second son, Cheng Chuliang held Li Tiezhu's ashes and slowly stood up, maybe because he had been sitting for too long, Cheng Chuliang almost fell, but Cheng Biting Jin didn't mean to help him, Cheng Chuliang staggered to his feet, and then wore the process of biting Jin, he stopped at the door, he said lightly.

"Father, forgive the child for being unfilial, I don't know when the child will come back after leaving this time, I can't have this Xuanhua axe child, because I am not qualified to take it now, and I will come back to take over your pair of Xuanhua axes when the child completes Brother Li's last wish, Dad, the child is gone."

After speaking, Cheng Chuliang left without looking back, took Li Tiezhu's ashes and relics and followed Xue Rengui to leave Chang'an directly, Cheng Biting Jin came to Cheng Chuliang's bed, gently stroked the pillow and quilt that his son had slept on, and the old tears in his eyes couldn't help but flow out, and then a burst of water picked up the axe and directly split the bed in half, and then left the barracks with a flick of the cloak, and then Lu Guogong passed out that the second son Cheng Chuliang was removed from the family name, and since then there is no Lu Guogong Mansion Cheng Chuliang in the Tang Dynasty, only Li Chuliang of Li Mansion in Xishan. Cheng Chuliang came to Li Tiezhu and the Xishan he mentioned many times, he followed Xue Rengui to Li Tiezhu's house, saw Li Tiezhu's white-haired old lady and young sister, Cheng Chuliang knelt directly in front of them, and then "dong ~" knocked on the ground, looking at his son's ash jar and the wiped Cen Liang armor, the old lady walked to Cheng Chuliang on crutches, Li Tiezhu's sister held her brother's ashes jar, her eyes were full of tears, the old lady gently stroked her son's ashes jar, and then only said one word.

"The child has worked hard for you, bring the iron pillar home."

Cheng raised his head violently, blood was already flowing on his forehead, and he said to the old lady and Li Tiezhu's sister.

"Auntie, sister, my life was given by Brother Li, from now on I will no longer be surnamed Cheng, you are my mother, you are my sister, you are my family, I will uphold the will of my eldest brother to protect you and protect the people he wants to protect."

Aunt Li looked at the young man in front of her, and then said to her daughter.

"Swallow, give your eldest brother armor."

Li Tiezhu's sister Li Yan opened the Xishan helmet that Li Tiezhu once wore, and then put it on Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Chuliang stood up, stood straighter than a javelin, and let Li Yan put Li Tiezhu's former armor on himself, and after Cheng Chuliang put on the Xishan helmet, Aunt Li personally wore a black knife engraved with Li Tiezhu's name on his waist, and after Cheng Chuliang finished wearing, he knelt down again.

"Child, Li Chuliang visits his mother."

"Yes, yes, my good boy."

"Brother~"

Li Yan hugged Cheng Chuliang who was kneeling on the ground, and then cried bitterly, but at this time Cheng Chuliang no longer shed tears, because the tears that should have been shed have been exhausted, after saying goodbye to Aunt Li and Li Yan, Cheng Chuliang came to the last place, that is, Li Tiezhu's fiancée Pei Qing's home, Pei Qing is an orphan and has no family, since she married Li Tiezhu, she also resigned from the work of the opera troupe, she knew the news of Li Tiezhu's death, and knew that someone would come to her today, she stood at the door, her face was expressionless, but tears could be seen on her haggard face, Cheng Chuliang looked at the haggard beauty in front of him, and he couldn't say a word of what he had thought of.

"Did he say anything before he left?"

"Big brother said he broke his promise to you, let me give this back to you."

Cheng Chuliang took out the neatly folded silk scarf that he folded, but the snow-white silk scarf had been stained red with blood, and only some corners showed that it was originally white, Pei Qing stretched out his white jade-like hand, and trembled as a result of the silk scarf dyed bright red by blood, and then hugged the silk scarf in pain, Cheng Chuliang also closed his eyes, he didn't know how to comfort her, but silently swore in his heart that he must protect the people Li Tiezhu cherished, Cheng Chuliang didn't say anything, turned around and left directly, and followed Xue Rengui back to the valley, The moment he saw the Xishan Camp barracks, Cheng Chuliang seemed to see Li Tiezhu when he joined the Black Army, walking on the road of the Xishan Camp, he seemed to have become Li Tiezhu, walking step by step on this strange road, shouting all kinds of slogans on the playground, these slogans were shouted in the Longwei Camp, he had learned to shout.

"Raise your head and stand tall, when you shout, you have to use the qi of the dantian, you can't shout with your voice, you, did Cheng Chuliang hear it?"

Cheng Chuliang's memory of Li Tiezhu surged like a tide, Xue Rengui did not urge him, nor interrupted him, just stood beside him silently, Cheng Chuliang unconsciously followed Xue Rengui to a place where the registration office was hung, Cheng Chuliang wrote Li Chuliang on the name column, and then received his nameplate, Xue Rengui took him to the regiment that Xi Jun bought, Xi Junmai's injury was not serious, and he had already returned to the army, he was called by Xue Rengui on the first day he came back, Xue Rengui didn't say anything, just said that someone would come to report later, Xi Junmai didn't expect it to be Cheng Chuliang, but the moment he saw Cheng Chuliang wearing Li Tiezhu's Xishan helmet, he seemed to understand something, he saluted Xue Rengui, and then said to Cheng Chuliang.

"Since you're here, start over."

"Yes."

Cheng Chuliang saluted Xi Junmai in a decent manner, but the Xishan helmet on his body did not allow it, and the respect was nondescript, Xi Junmai took his hand down, and Xue Rengui said to Xi Junmai.

"People, I brought it to you, how to practice is your business, if you don't train people, you will die."

After speaking, he left directly, Xi Junmai shrugged and Cheng Chuliang said.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the barracks, Tie Zhu is a regimental officer, so you definitely can't live in that kind of officer dormitory, you are a recruit now, so you and the soldiers live in a collective dormitory, the training of the Longwei battalion is just a simplified version of our Xishan battalion, so you have to be mentally prepared, the hardships here are not something ordinary people can bear, but I have confidence in you."

"Hmm."

Cheng Chuliang nodded, and Xi Junmai took the equipment bag in his hand and led him to the barracks.

"This is your dormitory, you are now under my control, remember, we are from the second regiment, your squad leader is now leading the team out for training, I will introduce you later, I won't teach you the detailed military regulations or something, your squad leader will teach you, there is a daily training uniform in this equipment package, you take off the Xishan helmet on your body and put it away, I won't say more, since you are here, it means that you have figured it out, you have to remember, do anything, don't be carried away by hatred, only a calm mind can allow you to defeat the enemy, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it now, Think slowly, okay, I'll show you around. ”

After saying that, he helped Cheng Chuliang take off the Xishan helmet on his body, and then asked him to change into the daily training uniform of the Xishan Camp, just like that, Xi Junmai took Cheng Chuliang to visit the Xishan Camp briefly, Cheng Chuliang also had a new understanding of the Xishan Camp, he used to always hear Li Tiezhu say how the Xishan Camp was, but now he sees it, it is really more powerful than Li Tiezhu said, soon, Cheng Chuliang ate the first dinner of the Xishan Camp, Xi Junmai handed him over to Cheng Chuliang's squad leader and left, Cheng Chuliang's squad leader is also a veteran, Participated in the battles of Turkic and Songzhou, but it was not his turn to go abroad as a mercenary, he brought a basin of foot washing water to help Cheng Chuliang wash his feet, and Cheng Chuliang was scared and didn't dare to hurry, but was stopped by his squad leader.

"This is the tradition of the Xishan battalion, every squad leader is like this, I remember that Tiezhu was like this back then, but at that time we were all new recruits, there were no veterans, we were all washed by the commander and the commander, come, sit down, take off your socks, and the squad leader will give you a good wash."

Cheng Chuliang sat down at this time, took off his shoes and socks with some restraint, the slight hot was the water and the squad leader carefully cleaned, he seemed to be washed by his mother for many years when he washed his feet, he fell asleep unconsciously, the squad leader saw the sleeping Cheng Chuliang, carefully helped him dry his feet, and then asked others to help put him on the bed, seeing the sleeping Cheng Chuliang, the squad leader sighed, and then walked out with the footbasin, several other soldiers also followed, the squad leader knew what they were going to ask, he just said.

"He's also a poor child, Tie Zhu sacrificed in front of him in order to protect him, and no one can stand it, you usually care about him a lot, do you know?"

"Don't worry, squad leader, Brother Chu Liang will be our brother in the future."

At night, Cheng Chuliang slept for these days and never had a good night's sleep, maybe he was really tired, or maybe this was where Li Tiezhu used to stay, the next day, Cheng Chuliang was woken up by the familiar wake-up call, he put on a training uniform, and the other comrades in the room came to him after putting on the training uniform, and then patted him on the shoulder and said.

"Don't worry, we will protect you like Brother Tiezhu."

A simple sentence to protect you, so Cheng Chuliang was very moved, no one here blames him, but treats him like a relative, this is the Xishan Battalion, the black army that does not give up and does not abandon, Cheng Chuliang followed the class to exercise, although it is similar to the Longwei battalion, but the intensity is high, and when he first touched the musket he saw in Tuyuhun, he was very excited, in order to catch up with the training of the black army, Cheng Chuliang paid more than others, he was practicing when people were resting, and when people were training, he was still training, Seeing his desperate training, the squad leader found Cheng Chuliang who was practicing in the playground, and then asked him to sit next to him, and the squad leader began to tell him the story of the black army's bloody battle against the Hunhe River.

"You know what? At that time, we only had 3,000 people, and the Turks had tens of thousands, and we thought it was all over, but the commander and the commander Leng led us to kill those savages, and we also paid a terrible price, so we took revenge on the Jinhe army and destroyed them, our black army can be defeated, but we can't be played with by this conspiracy, I know you work hard, but a bow comes with a tight string, it will only break, you have to train scientifically and reasonably, in addition to daily training, you also have to learn the study of officers, not all soldiers can become officers, But a soldier who doesn't want to be an officer is not a good soldier, you came out of a big family, and now you are a child of our Xishan, you are a smart person, don't live up to the iron pillar, learn to plan, study hard, and one day in the future you can be like him, leading your own team to kill all sides. ”

"You will also become a general in the future, and you will protect your men as much as I do."

Cheng Chuliang remembered what Li Tiezhu said to him before he died, and he and the squad leader nodded and said.

"Squad leader, I understand, shall we go back?"

"Figured it out?"

"Figured it out."

"Okay, run a few laps with the squad leader, and after a long time of stability, the little belly has come out."

Saying that, Cheng Chuliang, who was untying his heart, was running on the playground, and Cheng Chuliang shouted while running.

"Big brother, I understand, wait for me, I will lead the team to avenge you, for those brothers who sacrificed."

Cheng Chuliang got a new life, starting from the Xishan Camp where Li Tiezhu walked out, and he will inherit Li Tiezhu's will to continue the spirit of the Xishan Battalion.