After more than two months, the war to quell the rebellion in the barbarian mountains has finally come to an end.

Of the more than 1,000 people who survived, only two or three hundred were willing to stay in the army, and the rest were eager to give birth to wings and fly back to their hometowns immediately.

Chen Jing stood at the head of the city, watching the cheers of Fu Zhuang and the battalion army below, and also smiled.

"Sir, don't worry, send the good news to the capital, I have already asked Li Zhou to go in person. In addition, he will escort General Zhu Feng by the way and return to Huaizhou first. You also know Li Zhou's temperament, he is a downright man. By the way, Li Zhou also brought the eight south-maned horses you wanted. Speaking of which, this is still your seizure of Zhu Biao. ”

"Li will do things, I am naturally relieved. Zhu Feng's matter, if there is any difficulty, please help me with one or two. ”

"No problem."

Li Guang looked up into the distance, and his voice was a little reluctant.

"This time, I don't know when I will be able to meet my husband again. If not...... The gentleman can stay in Manshan and be a staff member for the time being. ”

Chen Jing shook his head directly, "There are still things on my body, and I don't plan to join the army for the time being." ”

Li Guang smiled bitterly and sighed, "Okay, my mountain temple is too small, and it will definitely not be able to accommodate the big Buddha of Mr." ”

Chen Jing wanted to explain, but he gave up after thinking about it. If he really wanted to enter the court, he would have followed Mr. Da into Beijing at the beginning.

"Sir, do you think this barbarian behind the mountain will fight you?"

"Yes." Chen Jing's voice remained unchanged, "Whether it's you or General Zhu Feng, it's the barrier to the south of the Central Plains. The barbarians do not produce, they feed on the meat of wild fruits and beasts, and when it comes to autumn, Zhongzhou rice enters the warehouse, which must be the best time for the barbarians to plunder in autumn. ”

"Sir, there is a way to ......," Li Guang still gave up. As he thought, since he couldn't keep Chen Jing, then at least he had to keep Chen Jing's plan.

You must know that in the days to come, he will take over Zhu Feng's position and guard the area of Manshan Mountain. Of course, Hu Zun's side also left 7,000 people for him first, and then he could recruit troops in the Zhongzhou area.

"In peacetime, the barbarians are not strong, and they can be defended by the city pass. But if the barbarians are strong, and the tribe will attack—"

Chen Jing turned his head and looked at Li Guang seriously.

"Then, General Li will have to consider the strategy of clearing the wilderness."

The strong wall clears the wilderness, which is to burn the forests, rice fields, and even birds and beasts outside the city pass with a fire, burn the rice fields and fruit trees, force away the birds and beasts, so that the barbarians can not find food and grass, and then retreat.

"The Nanban did not have the habit of stockpiling grain and grass, and if the autumn plunder was successful in previous years, it would be extravagant, used for brewing wine and feeding pigs, leaving only food for the winter. Therefore, when Li Jiangzhen reached the last moment, he could use this strategy to defend to the death, and if the barbarians swore not to retreat, he would hold on and wait for reinforcements from the south. ”

After Li Guang pondered for a while, like a student, he bowed seriously to Chen Jing.

"When I returned to the south, I waited in Huaizhou, and maybe one day, I could hear the good news that General Li had defeated the Nanban and became famous all over the world."

Lee Kwang ...... Thank you, sir, for your help along the way. ”

"Look at you, you're not very old, but you've become a town guard. I can't say it, when Li Zhenshou is mentioned in the future, the people of the six southern states will praise and applaud loudly. ”

Li Guang looked yearning and nodded emphatically.

Under the city pass, the military order to return to Huaizhou has begun to spread.

Chen Jing hugged his fists and said goodbye, and slowly walked down the city wall under Li Guang's regretful gaze.

"Chen Jing!" Under the city wall, Ding Pei, who had been waiting for a long time, had already changed into a new armor and a new waist knife, and shouted at Chen Jinghuan.

"Ouch, General Ding has been promoted again."

Ding Pei laughed, "Chen Jing, don't laugh at me, I will always remember you in my heart." ”

Li Guang ordered Ding Pei's military register, promoted him to deputy general, and stayed at Wolf Swallowing Pass to guard together. This time, I can't go back to Huaizhou with me.

Chen Jing understood that Li Guang's group belonged to Hu Zun's lineage. On a larger scale, it is a descendant of the Restoration.

"Chen Jing, you will wait for me in Huaizhou, I will go to Dengfeng City, I will invite you to a flower wine, I will remember it."

"Chen Jing, can you hold one?"

This veteran Youzi, who is nearly thirty years old, is probably really moved, and like Li Guang, a large part of his military exploits are due to Chen Jing's help.

"Naturally, they are all their own brothers." Chen Jing smiled, without any pretension, and hugged Ding Peixiong with the friendship of men's blood and sword.

"When you go back to Huaizhou, if someone deceives you, you will send a letter, and Lao Tzu will take someone to kill you to support you."

"General Ding bothered."

Chen Jing hesitated, and then spoke, "Guarding the barbarian mountain, General Ding needs to be extremely careful, remember, not only the barbarians, but also the people from the south......"

The people in the south are the family gate valves. He didn't say these words to Li Guang, because Hu Zun must have said them. But he felt it was necessary to give Ding Pei a wake-up call, so as not to be confused and become someone else's pawn.

"I understand, I understand." Ding Pei laughed.

This look, obviously, I haven't understood it yet.

Chen Jing sighed in his heart. Fist clenched at Ding Pei, and the two began to separate.

When Chen Jing rushed back to his own position, the army that returned to Huaizhou had almost gathered. The muffled sound of the drum and the horn trombone is also pleasant to the ears for a while.

Hu Zun was in high spirits, rode a war horse with armor, and asked the generals around him to begin to pass down military orders.

The long army, which was less than 8,000 people, finally returned home after a rush to the wild mountains.

Including the Fuzhuang camp, there were more than 20,000 people when they came, and now, plus the 7,000 people who stayed behind in the mountains, the battle losses are nearly five or six thousand. Among them, the Yifu Zhuang camp had the highest number of casualties, nearly 3,000. Moreover, this is still a situation when the war is relatively smooth in the future, if the war is stalemate, I am afraid that there will be more soldiers buried in the barbarian mountain.

The catastrophe did not die, and in the long ranks of the march, several young men who were a little younger, including Yu Sheng, couldn't help crying excitedly.

Just like them, they were just ordinary villagers in the past, but this trip to the mountains is like a purgatory on earth, unforgettable.

On the extended official road, many border people who heard that the war had subsided cheered back, and some of the more courageous ones would also send food and new robes to reward the army.

Chen Jing raised his head, and in the early morning of the march, the morning sun spread out like blood, reflecting his face.

The promotion of the county magistrate, the recruitment of the general Zhu Feng, the friendship of Li Guang and Li Zhenshou, and the eight south-maned horses are all considered his harvest for this trip to the Barbarian Mountain.

The life he has traversed, without exaggeration, has seized the first twist of fate.

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