When there was still a day before the expedition, in the evening of that day, the outside of the government gate was full of silk, cloth, gold, silver, jewelry, and other things, but no outsider dared to take them.

Because although the locals in Hexi are bold, it is impossible to snatch the military salary given to Qiu Bamen, especially the military merit reward.

And the local Qiu Ba who are queuing up in turn to receive the reward are staring at the people watching in the distance with unkind eyes, as long as someone dares to rush in and fish in troubled waters, they will immediately give them a heart-to-heart.

Fang Chongyong was not ambiguous at all, emptied all the things in the treasury, and took them all out at once to reward Qiu Ba.

Since you want to play, then play a big one, the money of the imperial court, it is not money, it is just a tool to boost morale.

Because if the battle is lost, all these treasures are from Tibet, so what are you doing with the things outside your body?

Cui Qianyou, Guo Ziyi, Wang Sili and others beside Fang Chongyong all looked solemn and did not say a word.

Before setting out on the expedition, the last battle exploits were cashed out in advance, so that the Qiu Ba would not have an excuse to complain if they ventured to attack the Tubo army in Guazhou. In these years, there is no such thing as using love to generate electricity, and if you don't give a reward, the Qiu Ba just can't move, which is also a matter of course.

Who doesn't drag their families?

The process of receiving the reward was unusually calm and solemn, because everyone knew that this reward was hot in hand, and after taking it, it was going to play with your life.

And this time, unlike the last "Shazhou Defense Battle", this time the risk is much greater than last time.

Real knife licking blood.

Seeing that the wealth stacked in front of the mansion was getting less and less, Fang Chongyong's heart was like water, and his face was calm as usual, as if he was not the history of Shazhou at all.

"Envoy, the soldiers have received their rewards, and the rest are distributed to the generals."

Yan Zhuang lowered his eyebrows and walked over to the other party Chongyong and said, his attitude was extremely respectful, he was also shocked by Fang Chongyong's generosity.

Brother Yong is really bold and neat, and he can go out at a critical moment!

These were kept for the soldiers as a pension. The generals did not fight for that insignificant amount of money, so there was no need to distribute it.

Go, find someone to bring these cloth and jewels into the treasury. ”

Fang Chongyong said loudly, as if he deliberately said it to Guo Ziyi and others.

Sure enough, Guo Ziyi suddenly bowed to Fang Chongyong and said: "Fang Envoy Jun said very well, we are from the Jiangmen, and the battle for the country is also to glorify the lintel. A little floating wealth is really nothing. ”

The ascent channels for ordinary soldiers in the Tang army have been completely closed, and the Long March athletes can only pray that they will not die in the next battle, and as for the promotion and other channels, those are not prepared for them.

As for the middle and high-level officers, their purpose is similar to what Guo Ziyi said, that is, they are desperate to go into battle for promotion.

It would be nice to give out a reward of 100 horses of silk or something, but it was not their highest pursuit.

It is the norm for the border army to pursue power at the top level and to seek wealth at the grassroots level. The lords and generals often gave all the wealth and wealth to their subordinates, naturally in order to win better battles, rather than keep them for themselves. They are more eager to use military exploits as a ladder to the top.

In the Shazhou border army, almost everyone was satisfied with Fang Chongyong's way of rewarding him.

Seeing that the people at the scene were almost gone, Guo Ziyi glanced at Fang Chongyong with deep eyes, and then thanked him and left. Everyone else also left with him, only Cui Qianyou pulled Fang Chongyong aside and taught him face-to-face.

Coming to a secluded place where no one was around, Cui Qianyou lowered his voice and said to Chongyong:

"The generals of this battle must fight for merit, so that the king must accompany the expedition, if there is a disagreement, you can make a final decision, and will not delay the big thing."

Cui Qianyou was most afraid that Fang Chongyong would not be able to change his hexagram temporarily, in that case, it would bring great hidden dangers to the army!

Fang Chongyong is going to repay the military in Shazhou, if he is not present as a witness, then who will make more meritorious contributions in the future and who will have less meritorious service, how can he convince the public?

"Don't worry, I will definitely go with me this time."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said. The baby is bitter, only he knows, and he can't tell outsiders.

Last night, Fang Chongyong had a big quarrel with Anaye, and Anaye also threatened that as long as he went out with the army, he would hang himself! Now both of them are still in the cold war, and they haven't spoken for a day. However, the hard-mouthed and soft-hearted Anaye still cooked good dishes for him today, and he did not neglect to serve at all.

"Envoy, if this battle is similar to the expected effect, then it is only a matter of time before the Tubo army defeats Suzhou, and it can be regarded as the winner or loser of the confrontation between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

Qiu Ba like us is not too young. Even if there is such a clever plan, it will not be enough.

But he made Jun famous at a young age, and he had this great feat. Whether it is to govern Shazhou in the future, or to return to the center as an official, there are great benefits.

This military exploit must be pinched in your hands, and no one else can take the credit. ”

Cui Qianyou admonished earnestly.

If this battle is won, it will be very helpful for a general like Guo Ziyi, but for their career, it will be nothing more than that.

After all, it was just a surprise attack. The gold content is not very sufficient, and it may not even be comparable to Cui Qianyou's previous 1,000 elite cavalry to defeat the Tibetan Praetorian Guard.

However, this victory has a very different meaning for Fang Chongyong, a fledgling "civil official" with a "prodigy" personality.

This victory can pull the start of Fang Chongyong's career to a very high position! Let him become an "irreplaceable" person!

For example, Chongyong's young Junjie can't beat him.

For example, Chongyong can fight, and he is far older than him!

"Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind."

Fang Chongyong said with a long sigh, not wanting to be too presumptuous.

"Life is often just about fighting for a breath, so why is it that the wind will destroy it? If we step on it casually, we may all die of ants, how can we be like ants?

As long as it grows into a big tree, even if the wind is strong, what can it do? ”

Cui Qianyou said in high spirits.

That's true.

Fang Chongyong smiled bitterly: "People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, if I can, I definitely don't want to go to the battlefield." ”

Hearing this, Cui Qianyou also shook his head and sighed: "How can everything go well in life, your father is much more chic than you." ”

Scum dad?

Fang Chongyong was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

That wind-like man is indeed living a very chic life, and he dares to kill Yang Yuhuan!

……

In the middle of the night, Fang Chongyong lay on a mat made of local reeds filled with linen, his mind was confused, thinking of the severed arms and stumps of those Tubo soldiers he saw when he first went into battle, and his heart was furious.

The commander of that army is said to have simply been knocked to the ground by a horse and then trampled to death, with a blur of flesh and blood.

and died humbly and inexplicably.

The big man doesn't have to have a tragic death, maybe he will be taken away by a wave of tricks like "Soldier B".

And this time I went to Guazhou, I was fighting in an unfamiliar area, and there was no reinforcement support, so the risk was simply too big. Fang Chongyong was apprehensive about this, and he couldn't help but swing his legs when he thought of it.

It's just that he is a human being in two lives, and his psychological quality is stronger than that of ordinary people, and he is stiff in front of outsiders.

It's useless to think about it, I'm going to go anyway!

"Can't you really not go?"

Anaye, who was on the other bed in the room, suddenly asked faintly.

"On the surface, it looks like it's okay, but it's actually ...... There is no choice. ”

Fang Chongyong sighed and said, even if he didn't plan for now, he had to think about the Anshi Rebellion, which was not far away from now.

"I'll go with you, I'll ride a horse, and I'll take care of you on the road."

It was a long time before Anaye held back such a sentence.

"If you're going to go with me, what's the point of me going on the expedition?"

Fang Chongyong asked helplessly, Anaye couldn't see his expression in the dark, but he could understand his helplessness.

"If I knew you were so stubborn, I should have had chin beans in today's meal. If you eat it, you won't have the strength to go out tomorrow.

In that case, you are not in danger. ”

Anaye sighed, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.

"No, no, no, things are just the beginning now. In the future, there will only be more and more dangerous things.

The visible bloody wind and rain, the invisible sword light and sword shadow, are everywhere, there are no years of stable life, it is better to adapt as soon as possible.

Am I not really a slut, knowing the danger and still hanging my head on the belt of my pants to play with my life? War, it kills, do you think it's fun? ”

Fang Chongyong recalled all the big and small things that had happened since he crossed into this world, and felt extremely tired in his heart.

He's just a guy who doesn't want to accept his fate!

Every time fate presses him to bow his head, he just refuses to give in, and there will be a pile of troubles today.

"Then don't die, you are my first and only friend. If you die, I'll kill myself!" ”

Anaya said in a stubborn tone, as if she was comforting herself.

"Aren't you my concubine, why did you degenerate into a friend?"

Fang Chongyong felt inexplicable, didn't Anaya recognize his identity yet? Hasn't she figured out what the future holds?

"When the master dies, the concubine can change someone to continue to serve, and the concubine can dislike or even hate the master.

But a friend's loyalty to a friend will not be betrayed.

So no matter how you arrange me in the future, I don't feel like it's your concubine in my heart. ”

Anaye said very seriously, like a declaration, hearing Fang Chongyong's heart shocked.

"Understood."

Fang Chongyong, who has always talked a lot, only said three words.

After a long time, Anaye thought that Fang Chongyong had fallen asleep, who knew that this Fang Yanei suddenly spoke:

Yang Yuhuan was originally the princess of King Shou, but later she was taken by the saint and snatched it away. What happened after that is indescribable. ”

Fang Chongyong said something slowly and leisurely that had nothing to do with the two of them.

"Brother Ji is so disgusting, and he still calls himself a saint, doesn't he feel ashamed? He's done all of that. ”

Anaye couldn't help but complain.

What Fang Chongyong's attitude is towards Brother Ji, she is what kind of attitude she has, and naturally she will not say anything good in her mouth.

"How can you be ashamed? It's supposed to be fun.

The powerful people on the Chang'an side have some habits of one kind or another. They are insidious, hypocritical, and sanctimonious. On weekdays, he is always strict with others and lenient with himself, and every time he is wrong, it is someone else.

If a meteorite falls from the sky and kills all the powerful people in Chang'an, there must be innocent people. But if only half of them are killed, there will be a lot of fish that will slip through the net. ”

Fang Chongyong commented sharply, the Chang'an magnates led by Brother Ji are all arrogant and lascivious, and what they do is really understandable and indescribable, and one word can be summed up as "very abstract".

"So what exactly are you trying to say?"

Anaye said impatiently, and then yawned. The knot in her heart had been untied, and she felt a wave of sleepiness. These two days were nightmares, dreaming that Fang Chongyong was killed this time. Horse leather shrouded in corpse.

"I mean, I'll protect you in the future." Fang Chongyong also said very seriously.

"Well, I remember."

Anaye's heart was sweet, and she fell asleep with her pillow in her arms, and there was no more terrifying picture of Fang Chongyong dying on the battlefield in her dreams.

……

"The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains.

Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. ”

Riding on a Bactrian camel, Fang Chongyong couldn't help but start reciting Wang Zhilian's Liangzhou poem. Unfortunately, the destination of their expedition this time happened to be very close to the ruins of Yumen Pass in the Han Dynasty. The road is full of yellow sand, and there is no river in sight.

According to Fang Chongyong's orders, the cavalry team of 3,000 people was not wearing armor, but wearing pure white linen robes, and hanging light leather armor on strong camels.

That's right, a large number of local Doulu soldiers were reluctant to take the risk of going on the expedition, and after adding in the local elites who were eager to make meritorious contributions and were skilled in bowing horses, they barely managed to gather 3,000 people, and found Shazhou Hu merchants to forcibly recruit 3,000 camels.

Fang Chongyong worked tirelessly, and every soldier asked, as long as he was unwilling to go on the expedition, he would never use military orders to force the expedition, and everything was based on the principle of voluntariness.

People have their own ambitions, and the twisted melon is not sweet. To defend Shazhou, these soldiers have done their duty. Twisting them to die together will only be bad at the critical moment.

As for why camels are used, it is because they have to cross the great desert and the large desert terrain of Guazhou, and horses are not as good as camels. This is Cui Qianyou's experience, when they rode through this desert, but when they arrived in Ziting Town, those horses were almost too tired to ride, thanks to good luck, they did not meet the Tubo people in those days.

There is a more important reason, that is, Fang Chongyong tried to disguise the team as Hu Shang's camel caravan when marching, so as to confuse the scouts of the Tubo people and achieve the suddenness of the battle.

"You look like you're in a good mood."

Cui Qianyou, who was slightly behind half a horse's head, said with a smile, the white robe wrapped him tightly, the Hu man on the camel riding in the desert was indeed a hand in resisting the sun, and Fang Chongyong's whimsy was very good.

Disguised as a team of Hu merchants, pretending to come to the camp of the Tubo people to do business, no matter whether this kind of cheap trick is useful or not, it is always good to try, and it doesn't take much effort anyway.

Since there is no Tang Army in Guazhou, there is naturally no "identification of friend or foe", wearing the uniform of the Tang Army, there are only disadvantages and no benefits, no matter from which angle you look at it. The more Cui Qianyou thought about it, the more he felt that Fang Chongyong was bold and careful, and his future was absolutely limitless.

"It's okay, I don't seem to be so scared now."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, he saw that the air above the yellow sand had become distorted, making people dizzy for a while. The scorching sun hung in the sky, and even the air that breathed into the lungs was scorching. This harsh climate is really not suitable for long-distance marching.

The Tubo people, it should be impossible to expect that there are cavalry on the side of Shazhou, and it is also camel cavalry, dare to raid their logistics base, right?

After all, the Tibetans did not follow this path of lack of water when they attacked Shazhou.

Fang Chongyong went through the various details of this battle in his mind again, and felt that all the elements needed for victory were ready.

"Ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has not been tried. Who has a grievance today? ”

He silently recited the poem of Jia Dao in his mouth, and his heart was full of pride.

The monthly pass at the end of the month is doubled, and if you want to explode more, get your tickets ready.

(End of chapter)