Chapter 1 Old Cigarette Sticks

Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs.

Chu Hong sat alone on the blood-soaked reddish-brown hillside, the long knife in his hand casually inserted into the dirt on the side, keeping it in the position where he could pull it out at any time.

Pull out the only thing that Liu Laowan left him pinned to his waist, a thin-spout cigarette stick that is more than a foot long.

Then he lifted a leather bag from his waist and was about to fill the pipe with tobacco, but all that flowed from it was crimson blood.

He casually smacked his pipe on the armor that was still dripping blood on the ground. Chu Hong sighed and didn't return to his waist again.

still remembers that when he first came to this world, he was wrapped back into the military camp by Liu Laowan.

And he said to the others, "From now on, this boy will be my son."

He was only nine years old that year, and in this war-torn era, Chu Hong naturally became the youngest soldier in the vanguard barracks.

Every time they went on an expedition, Chu Hong would be left behind to guard the camp.

Every time they returned, the Pioneer Battalion would have fewer familiar faces. Although every time I am in the middle of that group of rough men, I will be ridiculed and teased by them. However, when they don't come back, Chu Hong will silently pray for them, don't be born in this fucking chaotic world in the next life, and be a safe and peaceful person.

It wasn't until he was twelve years old that Liu Laowan was carried back, and when he was carried back, both eyes were blind, one thigh was gone, and there were three feathered arrows stuck in his chest.

When Liu Laowan, who was being carried, passed by Chu Hong, he seemed to see Chu Hong, and patted the stretcher with his only strength.

"Stop, stop! Chu Hong, you little rabbit cub come here!" The voice still sounded as loud as usual.

Chu Hong, who hurriedly ran up, was grabbed by Liu Laowan, who was already blind, and at that moment, Chu Hong felt that he had really run out of oil and dried up. The hand that grabbed him had used all his strength,

"Boy, next, I can't take care of you anymore. If you want to live well in this world where people are not as good as dogs, you must. Then, he took out the cigarette stick he pinned to his waist and handed it to Chu Hong

"Light another cigarette for Lao Tzu. ”

Chu Hongqiang held back his crying, took out the flint, lit the tobacco that was a little damp because it was soaked in blood, and trembled and put the cigarette holder against Liu Laowan's mouth.

Liu Laowan opened his already chapped lips, sucked hard, and then coughed violently.

"Take a sip and prove that you have become a real gentleman!" Liu Laowan's words at this moment were so gentle and reluctant.

Chu Hong looked at his face that was a little flushed because of the smoke, and quickly took a puff, but he was also choked and coughed violently.

Hearing Chu Hong's cough, Liu Laowan laughed happily. On the side, Chu Hong also coughed and smirked. The soldiers who looked straight at him were a little sad.

Chu Hong took another sip hard, and then coughed even more, and in this violent coughing sound, Liu Laowan was carried away.

Chu Hong followed behind him, coughing and smoking his cigarette stick fiercely. Then he coughed louder, as if as long as he kept coughing, Liu Laowan could hear it all the time.

In fact, he knew that Liu Laowan would never hear it again.

All the sergeants watched this special send-off, silently wiping their weapons and packing up the spoils. It is as if this hard-won victory is no longer worth rejoicing and rejoicing.

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Habitually coughing twice, Chu Hong pulled his thoughts back from the long river of time. Chu Hong, who is eighteen years old this year, stood up, and now that he is a thousand-year-old, he has become as brave and good at fighting as Liu Laowan at the beginning, and he is full of pride.

"Dog, go back to the camp" shouted to the guards who were still packing up the loot and the corpses of their companions in the distance, and Chu Hong blew a loud whistle again. A tall red horse ran over with a loud nasal voice, and Chu Hong sat directly on the horse's back and picked up the long knife on the ground. Under this sunset, he once again successfully led the brothers to survive.

Everyone looked at the young man in front of them who was straddled in the sunset, smiled silently, and quickly followed.

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"The pioneer battalion has returned to the camp! The pioneer battalion has returned to the camp! Open the gate of the village."

A young soldier guarding the village saw Chu Hong's team returning at sunset from a distance, and immediately shouted to the soldiers guarding the gate of the village.

Chu Hong took the lead and led the soldiers of the pioneer battalion, who were almost soaked in blood, and entered Dazhai with the last trace of the sunset. He took off a captured helmet from his horse and threw it to the sixteen-year-old soldier on the walled gate just now, and praised it:

"Liuzi, your eyes are very slippery!

"Hehe, thank you Brother Chu, with this helmet, I also have a set of armor. Next time I'm going to sign up for the Pioneer Camp. ”

The young soldier named Liuzi took the helmet, and he didn't care about the blood stains on it, so he directly buckled it on his head and shouted excitedly.

"Hey, little Liuzi, if you want to enter the pioneer camp, your current skills are not enough. At the very least, you'll have to introduce your sister to the Commander. Otherwise, you're a little bit close!" a group of veterans below began to shout.

"Hmph! I said I have a beautiful sister, you don't believe it, this is no chance. If I have the opportunity, I will definitely introduce it to Brother Chu, it's not that I look down on you. The entire barracks is worthy of Brother Chu as my brother-in-law. ”

Liuzi is now on the rise, and he is not afraid of the ridicule of that group of veteran soldiers.

"When the time comes, I will learn the skills from Brother Chu, I think which of you dares to bully me?"

"Oh, hey, that's not possible, General Chu will be able to worship the marquis in the future, and you can't take advantage of this cheapness!

"Hahaha!"

"I'm just going to be a general, I don't believe you're waiting!"

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Chu Hong smiled, ignored their ridicule, and let the soldiers disperse to wash and rest, and went towards the handsome account by himself.

"Report! Chu Hong, the commander of the pioneer battalion, has returned with the crowd and is here to give orders!"

"Come in and say!" a deep voice sounded from inside the account.

"Whoa!"

Chu Hong answered, and then opened the big account and walked in.

Suddenly, a warmth came to the nose with the aroma of roast lamb shank.

At this moment, only the top position in the big account is sitting a middle-aged man who is reading the book of war. It was Luo Shihong, the general in the army.

A huge leg of lamb is roasting on the fire rack next to it, and drops of grease are constantly dripping on the charcoal fire, making a "bang" sound.

Luo Shihong watched Chu Hong, who was covered in blood, stride in, and immediately frowned slightly

"I said you kid, can you clean it first next time and then come over, just come back safely. I don't have to hurry for a while. ”

"Hehe, it's not urgent to give the order, but this roast leg of lamb won't taste good when it's old!"

Chu Hong took off his helmet, revealing a face that was still a little immature, and a scar of about an inch on the left side of his face, instead of destroying the handsomeness of the whole face, it made Chu Hong look even more heroic at this time.

"Huh! I know that I am worried about my leg of mutton, come and sit. ”

Luo Shihong chuckled, stood up, and pulled him to sit down with the token that Chu Hong handed over.

Chu Hong was not polite, sat on the edge of the bonfire shelf, took out a short knife and cut off the fattest piece from the leg of mutton and handed it to Luo Shihong, and then cut a piece of it himself and chopped it up.

"How was the damage in this battle?"

"Well, about 1,000 horsemen were killed, and as for the battle damage!!

Luo Shihong saw that Chu Hong was still selling to him, so he stretched out his hand and patted Chu Hong on the head,

"Damn, sell me back! ”

"Hehe, seventy-eight horsemen were damaged in battle. One hundred and seventy-two horsemen with minor injuries. Six horsemen were seriously wounded, and the bodies of their brothers were also brought back. ”

Chu Hong said while chewing the mutton.

I also put the blood-soaked cigarette pouch to the fire,

"Well, it's okay. It is not in vain that I handed over Liu Laowan's pioneer battalion to you! However, there are fewer and fewer old brothers at the beginning. Can you lower the standard for entering the pioneer camp? Otherwise, the next time there is a big war, you won't be able to make up for a thousand people. ”

Luo Shihong chuckled lightly and discussed with Chu Hong in a consultative tone.

"Or, expand your organization, with your military exploits, you can already be a vanguard of 5,000 people. Or become a vanguard general?"

When Chu Hong heard that he was going to be promoted again, he thrust the short knife into the table.

"Lao Luo, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I'm really not suitable. I can't even read the military book, why do you ask me to bring so many people?

And I have to take the lives of the brothers I took in, right?"

"Do you still have the face to say?" Luo Shihong saw that he couldn't do it, so he simply stood up and pretended to be angry

"Don't say anything else, look at the centurion you accepted, which one is not enough for promotion?

You go and ask again, which of the soldiers of the whole army does not want to enter your pioneer battalion?

If you don't go up, what will they do? This matter is settled! When I go back, I will write a promotion order and submit it to the Holy Lord for approval. ”

"No, I haven't stopped them in the past few years, have I? Not to mention anything else, none of the commanders of the first and second teams went out from me? As long as they want to, I have never stopped them, right?"

Chu Hong was also anxious.

"Besides, have you ever seen an eighteen-year-old general in our Great Zhao State?

Have you ever seen a pioneer who will lead 5,000 people?" Chu Hong also stood up and argued.

"Chu Hong! Let me tell you, don't be ignorant! How many people have begged me to give them promotions, but I don't agree, why are you here and you are not willing to live or die?

What's wrong with promoting you to a vanguard general? If you really do your military exploits, you will be enough to be a general commanding 10,000 people. How many of your centurions have been promoted to tooth generals (leading 2,000 men) and colonels (leading 3,000 men)?

As long as you are still guarding a thousand-year-old, you will not move the nest. Aren't you just reluctant to let Liu Laowan live this nest? If he lives, it's strange if he doesn't kill you idiot!"

Speaking of Liu Laowan, Chu Hong was silent, silently squatted back to the fire, took out the cigarette stick, and pressed a pot of tobacco from the dried cigarette bag.

The choking smell of smoke is mixed with the smell of blood. made Chu Hong cough violently, and he seemed to have returned to the body of the young man who was behind Liu Laowan's stretcher.

Luo Shihong squatted down slightly, patted Chu Hong's shoulder, and said no more.

"Alas!"

let out a long sigh, I don't know if I regret Liu Laowan, Chu Hong, or both.

At night, the wind picked up again!

The cool breeze blew through the tent door into the big tent, blowing the bonfire to the sound of hunting, and the flickering light of the fire shone on the young face as if it was also jumping, and finally blurred in the firelight.