Volume 1 begins with Demotion Atonement
In the camp of the Tianwu Army, there are piles of hunting bonfires everywhere, and the main general Yang Su ordered to slaughter 30,000 sheep, move out of the 10,000 altars of sheep wine, reward the three armies, and the 100,000 Tianwu Army was elated and enjoyed the joy of victory.
In the big tent that can accommodate 1,000 people, Yang Su is holding a celebration banquet for hundreds of meritorious soldiers, the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions are gathered together, the sea of wine in the mountains is lively, Yang Su's mood is extremely happy, this is the most painful battle he has fought in more than ten years, killing nearly 40,000 enemies, and the Tianwu army only has less than 3,000 casualties, such a disparity in casualties is enough to make him famous in the annals of history.
The first meritorious seat not far from him sat his grandson Yang Yuanba, who was wounded by an arrow and took the banner of the golden wolf's head, making Yang Su raise his eyebrows.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
Yang Su raised the wine bottle, and the big tent was quiet for a while, only to hear Yang Su's slightly hoarse voice echoing in the big tent, "This battle has played the military might of our Tianwu Empire, this is the merit of the soldiers of the three armies who sacrificed their lives to kill the enemy, when we celebrate the victory, we should not forget the brothers who sacrificed their lives for the country, I propose the first glass of wine, to the fallen soldiers, may they rest in peace in the spirit of heaven." ”
After speaking, Yang Su slowly poured the wine on the ground, hundreds of soldiers also followed the commander to spill the wine on the ground, Yang Yuanba also remembered the four subordinates who died in battle, Zhang Jinjin, Zhao Mingsheng, He Liu, Wang Sanlang, they were no longer able to share the victory with him at this time, he was overwhelmed with sorrow in his heart, silently poured the wine on the ground, and said silently: "I will go to visit your parents, wives and children, rest in peace!"
At this time, Yang Su raised the banner of the golden wolf's head and said loudly to everyone: "This is the royal banner of the Turkic Khan, the Turkic Khan also fled with arrow wounds, and found the main force of the enemy, probed the enemy's situation, and made us have the ability to deal with it. ”
Everyone's eyes brushed towards Yang Yuanba, on the battlefield, many soldiers saw this young scout who was galloping with the banner of the golden wolf's head, Yang Yuanba's face was a little red, and he was not quite used to this kind of glory in front of everyone.
Yang Su picked up the wine bottle and smiled slightly at everyone: "I am very proud, because this young fire chief is my grandson, I am proud of him, where is Yang Yuanba?"
There was an exclamation in the camp, it turned out that this young fire captain who had made the first contribution turned out to be the grandson of the marshal, Yang Yuanba's face was swollen red, and he stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, "Yang Yuanba, the fifth fire captain of the first army, the second regiment and the third team, see the marshal!"
Everyone saw that his face was flushed, and a knowing laughter suddenly sounded in the big tent, Yang Su couldn't help laughing, he handed him the wine bottle, "This glass of wine is for you, you can drink it!"
Yang Yuanba took the heavy wine bottle, the wine in it was two catties, the sheep wine was pungent, he didn't dare to smell it, he held his breath and drank it, drank it all, he put the wine bottle down, and showed a circle to the surrounding groups, and the soldiers around applauded, "Good!
Yang Su shook his head and smiled slightly, in fact, what he meant was just to let Yang Yuanba take a symbolic sip, but he didn't expect him to drink it all, what an idiot.
"Yang Yuanba, you have made great contributions, according to the practice in the army, those who injure the enemy chieftain and capture the king's banner can be promoted to three levels in a row, but this is not my military power can be rewarded, it must be given to the military department, and the saint will personally seal it, at least two months later, you can wait with peace of mind." ”
Promoted to three levels in a row, that is, promoted to a partial general, which made everyone envious, Yang Yuanba also knew that there would be this result, but he already had a plan in his heart.
At this time, he was drunk, knelt down on one knee, clenched his fists and said loudly: "Report to the marshal, Yang Yuanba is willing to atone for my subordinates with military merits, and I hope the marshal will be gracious!"
In fact, Yang Su didn't want to give Yang Yuanba a third level, he was still a teenager, and it would not be good for him to be promoted too quickly, but it was a common practice in the army, if he didn't do this, the generals in the army would be dissatisfied, and he couldn't give up his credit because he was his grandson, which made Yang Su very embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yuanba wanted to atone for his subordinates, which made Yang Su stunned, Yuanba didn't even talk to him about it in advance, he was a little unhappy in his heart, he smiled reluctantly: "What crime did your subordinates commit?"
Yang Yuanba didn't dare to say that Yang Sien and Liu Jian were deserters, desertion was a big crime, unless it was pardoned by the boss, it would be difficult to wash away any credit, he said vaguely: "Two of my men participated in the Battle of Goryeo last year, they were seriously ill, and the army was lost, and they couldn't return in time. ”
This is the reason why Yang Yuanba thought about it repeatedly, last year's battle of Goryeo, the Tianwu army was not adapted, infected with more than 100,000 people, most of them unfortunately died, infected and did not return to the team, although it is the same meaning as a deserter, but the nature is different, one is afraid of death and fled, the other is unable to return to the team, as long as you do not go to a detailed investigation, you can basically get by.
Yang Su is so shrewd, I guessed at once, I'm afraid things are not so simple, nine times out of ten they are deserters, but thinking that Sun Tzu actually learned to entrap his subordinates, and it was still in full view..... it was a little skillful, and Yang Su's little unhappiness just now also disappeared.
The coach who played Goryeo last year was Yang Liang, the king of Han, if he wanted to be exempted, it should be decided by Yang Liang, the king of Han, but Yang Su also knew that Yang Liang would give him this face, or not, so he took this opportunity to prevent his grandson from being promoted to three levels in a row.
"Well, since you have this heart, then I will fulfill you, yes, your merits can atone for the sins of two of your men who did not return in time. ”
Yang Yuanba was overjoyed, "Thank you for your kindness!"
Yang Su glanced at the hundreds of soldiers in the big tent, and said slowly: "Yang Yuanba should be promoted to three levels in a row according to the custom, but he is willing to atone for the sins of two of his subordinates, so he will go to the second level and be promoted to the head of a hundred people." ”
There was a voice of regret in the big tent, the merit of capturing the flag, such a good opportunity, but only got a hundred people, it's a pity, but everyone also secretly admired, willing to give up promotion for his subordinates, this is not something ordinary people can do, at least they can't do it if they ask themselves.
Yang Su raised the wine bottle again and said loudly: "This third bottle of wine is my respect to the soldiers here, to all the soldiers of the Sui army, we drank this cup!"
"Drink!" the crowd raised their glasses and drank them all.
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The celebration banquet in the big tent continued, but Yang Yuanba escaped a little too much to drink, he had already drunk no less than five catties of goat wine, everyone came to respect him, so that he really couldn't resist, if it was a good rice wine, it was just a pungent goat's milk wine, hey!
On the wine, he was a little dizzy, his feet began to be unstable, and he staggered towards his tent, but after walking more than a dozen steps, he couldn't hold back anymore and rushed straight to the back of Yang Su's tent.....
After a long while, he let out a long breath, his stomach became empty, he felt much better, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly laughed, he was promoted to a hundred people, and he was called Yang Baichang in the future, which sounded a bit like Yang Bailao's brother.
"You bastard, you dare to talk back to me!" suddenly came an angry scolding not far away.
Yang Yuanba was stunned, he heard that this was Yu Wenhua's voice, who was he scolding?
"Get out of here! I don't want to see you again, get out!"
"Okay, I'll go!"
Yang Yuanba saw a burly figure rushing out of Yu Wenhua's big tent.
"Yuwen Chengdu!"
Yang Yuanba recognized him at once, and he hurriedly greeted him, "General Yuwen." ”
Yuwen Chengdu recognized Yang Yuanba, and he smiled bitterly, "It's you! Why don't you go to the big tent to receive a reward?"
"The reward has been completed, and he has been promoted to the head of a hundred. ”
Yuwen Chengdu was stunned for a moment, "How come, you are a hero of the flag! You should be promoted three levels in a row, is it because you are a handsome .....?"
"No!" Yang Yuanba shook his head, "It's hard to say, I atone for the sins of two of my subordinates and remove two levels." ”
Yuwen Chengdu understood, and he said with some emotion: "It's their luck that your subordinates have a leader like you, and I....hey!"
He let out a long sigh, feeling sorry for his allegiance to Yu Wenhua and such a villain.
"General Yuwen, let's go!"
Yuwen Chengdu nodded silently, and slowly paced towards the back camp with Yang Yuanba.