Chapter 51: Recruits and Veterans
As dusk went down, the night obscured the sky, the bright moon crept up the branches, and the cold moonlight shone on the tired faces of the soldiers and into their hearts. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The remaining hundred or so guards of the state have already been arranged to rest, and instead of them, the soldiers of the wolf cavalry battalion who galloped thousands of miles to guard the city and patrol the night were the soldiers of the wolf cavalry battalion who galloped thousands of miles.
Also exhausted, the wolf cavalry battalion still has at least the strength to fight.
The probability of the Xianbei people's night attack is not large, but Jiang Jian still made two rounds of patrols, which almost took him nearly two hours.
Yanmen Pass is very long, much longer than Jiang Jian imagined, he grew up in Xiliang since he was a child, what he saw the most was the desolate Gobi and the vast yellow sand, and rarely saw the real sense of Xiongguan and dangerous passes, if there were, Tongguan on the way to Chang'an can be counted as one.
Half an hour is the time for the changing of the guard, Jiang Jian found a wall to sit down, wiped the helmet with his sleeves into a new shape, rested beside him, leaned his back lightly against the wall, arched his knees, and began to nap with his head slightly lowered.
The walls were stained with blood, many of which had not yet dried, and had slid extremely slowly, particularly oozing under the reflection of the moonlight.
About half a pillar of incense had passed, and a middle-aged man walked up to the city, with an ordinary appearance, about forty years old, with a bandage around his neck, his left arm wrapped around his chest, and a thin long coat unique to the barracks.
Chen Changshan, a very inconspicuous centurion in the garrison of Yanmen Pass.
The reason why he came to the city was not because he didn't believe in the soldiers of the wolf cavalry camp, but purely because he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, so he simply got up and closed it to have a look.
As soon as he took two steps on the city gate, Chen Changshan stopped, and in front of him, there was a young man who was sleeping soundly against the city wall, holding a knife about six feet long in his arms.
May is coming to an end, and the nights in the north are still cold.
Chen Changshan tore off the long robe with his right hand and gently rubbed it on the young man's body.
"If they hadn't arrived in time this afternoon and fought hard, I'm afraid that Yanmen Pass would have fallen into the hands of the Xianbei people by now."
Chen Changshan thought so, and when he saw that the young man was sleeping soundly and sweetly, he simply sat on the ground, learned the young man's sitting posture, and arched his legs against the wall.
The only difference was that the young man's head hung slightly, and Chen Changshan looked up.
The moon in the sky is so beautiful!
It's just that after tonight, will you be able to see such a beautiful moon again......
Chen Changshan sighed faintly.
"A big man, how can he sigh like a girl!"
The voice next to him revealed a bit of coldness, like the cold moon in the sky.
Chen Changshan turned his head sideways, and saw that the young man who had just been asleep had opened his eyes at some point, and a pair of bright peach blossom eyes were very good-looking.
Thinking that he had woken up the young man's sleep, Chen Changshan hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, little brother, I woke you up." He has always been kind to people, and he is known for his good temper in the army, and he has been in the army for more than 20 years, and he has never had a red face with anyone.
Jiang Jian picked up the shirt on his body and handed it back to Chen Changshan, with no joy or anger in his tone, "If you were an enemy, you would have died just now." ”
When Chen Changshan heard this, his neck shrank, and he subconsciously moved his butt to the side, and pulled Jiang Jian from a distance of one foot to three feet.
Jiang Jian saw Chen Changshan's small movements in his eyes, and asked with some disdain: "What, afraid of death?" ”
"Well, I'm scared."
Chen Changshan nodded a little self-deprecatingly, and there were not too many emotional fluctuations in his tone.
People live with a face, and trees live with a skin.
Chen Changshan's answer caught Jiang Jian unexpectedly, and at the same time, he was even more disdainful, there are too many people in the army who are afraid of death, so they will continue to lose to Xianbei people.
"Since you are afraid of death, then you don't take advantage of the fact that the Xianbei people have not entered the pass, and quickly flee for your life." This is also the only thing that Jiang Jian can't understand.
"Run? Three generals and seven lieutenants were beheaded on the spot, and who dared to escape. ”
Chen Changshan shook his head and said in a firm tone: "And this time, I won't run away again." ”
Hearing this, Jiang Jian was even more puzzled, but instead aroused the curiosity in his heart, and asked: "Why is this?" ”
Chen Changshan did not hide it, looked at the cold moon hanging high, sighed and said: "In the past, I always rushed to the rear in the war, so many people died in the war, but I have survived until now. Even though the price was taken as a joke by everyone, I never cared. ”
"Isn't this time different?" Jiang Jian then asked rhetorically.
"The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are in Yanmen County, if you want to let the **** of the Xianbei people enter the customs, can they still have a way to live?"
"Then take your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to run together, go to the Central Plains, go to Jizhou, and go to the most remote Yizhou." Jiang Jian seemed to have forgotten his disdain for Chen Changshan just now, but took the initiative to be a dog-headed military advisor for him, planning a route to escape south.
"None of the 27,000 Brother Pao Ze escaped, and they defended Yanmen Pass with their lives, if I, Chen Changshan, slipped away at this time, what difference would I have with a brute who had no conscience."
"Also, my daughter has regarded me as a hero since she was a child, and if I go back, my daughter will ask me, Dad, why did you come back? Do you want me to say, girl, your father became a deserter in order to make a living......
"I've been greedy for life and I've been afraid of dying for so many years, this time, I want to have a fight with Xianbei people in a dignified manner!"
"The people of Bingzhou are born without fear of death!"
Chen Changshan confided all the voices that had been suppressed for many years, and his tone gradually became high.
Jiang Jian couldn't help but have a good impression of this man who was nearly forty years old, and gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brother, it's a gentleman!" ”
When Chen Changshan heard this, he smiled, showed the most simple and honest smile, and then asked Jiang Jian: "Little brother, the accent you speak is not like that of our Bingzhou, but a bit like the accent of Liangzhou." ”
Jiang Jian said 'um', "My hometown is in Xiliang Tianshui." ”
"Then why did you come here and enlist in the state?" This time, it was Chen Changshan's turn to figure it out.
Jiang Yan scratched his head and said with a headache: "My father arranged for me to have a family affair, but I refused." ”
"Refuse to do anything, that's a good thing!"
Chen Changshan slapped his thigh suddenly, a little anxious for Jiang Yin, but he thought of Jiang Yin's expression just now, so he asked tentatively: "Could it be that the girl is too ugly to see people?" ”
Jiang Jian shook his head, he had never even seen the girl, and he talked about beauty and ugliness, and besides, he was not an ordinary man who judged people by his appearance.
It's just that his father is too power-conscious and wants to be in charge of power in Xiliang, so he even did not hesitate to take Jiang Yin's marriage as the cornerstone, and went to the door several times to ask for marriage.
The Dong family in Longxi, even the Qiang people have to bow their heads and bow down, especially the father of the young lady of the Dong family, who is like a bear in size and has a face similar to a jackal, tyrannical and ferocious.
Jiang Jian went to see the man once, and wanted to try to dissolve the marriage, but after only one glance, he was drenched in cold sweat and soaked his back.
So, he had no choice but to escape.
Chen Changshan saw that Jiang Jian had been silent, thinking that he had poked his sadness, so he put his left hand on Jiang Yin's shoulder, and comforted him with the appearance of a big brother: "Don't be afraid, brother, there are so many good girls in our state, you can be a son-in-law in the state, and with your appearance and ability, you don't have to worry about not marrying a good girl." ”
As soon as Jiang Jian heard Chen Changshan's words, he knew that he would be wrong, and he didn't wake up, so he simply shrank up and rubbed his hands back and forth, showing a little obscenity on his cold face: "Brother, you just said that you have a girl, hehe, look...... Hey, hey, hey......"
"If you dare to beat my daughter's idea, I'm not done with you kid!"
Seeing Jiang Yan's evil smile, Chen Changshan was full of excitement, and his heart 'chuckled', and a bad premonition rose, his face was tense, and he had the potential to prevent wolves.
Jiang Jian shrugged his shoulders and no longer stimulated this kind man who regarded his girlfriend as a treasure.
The atmosphere fell silent for a while.
After a while, Chen Changshan stood up, seemed to be sleepy, and after saying a simple goodbye to Jiang Yin, he dragged his steps towards the pass.
Jiang Jian was just about to squint for a while, but saw Chen Changshan limp back, and then put a cold object in the palm of his hand.
"If I die on the battlefield tomorrow, brother, can you go to Yanmen Lucheng and give this to my daughter. Tell her that I had been sent to a far away place to garrison the border, and that it would be a long, long time before I could go back to see him. ”
After Chen Changshan finished speaking, he took a deep breath, his eyes full of anticipation.
Jiang Jian glanced down at the small thing in his hand, it was a smooth and cool oval stone, with a small hole drilled by a person, only a quarter the size of a palm, and two small characters were engraved on the front and back, and the handwriting was very ugly.
'Chen Yu' and 'Ping'.
Looking at Chen Changshan's expectant gaze, Jiang Jian took the pebble into his arms and said from the bottom of his heart: "Brother, you are a hero." ”
Chen Changshan's eyes were moist all the time, he never thought that one day he would be called a hero, and he was a young student many times better than himself, so that his tone of voice trembled: "Really? ”
"yes, really."
Jiang Jian nodded solemnly, and then looked forward to it, "When the world is peaceful in the future, and I have a son, I will give him the word 'Wei'." Tell him that this peace was bought for them by countless soldiers with their bloody efforts, and it must be maintained forever. ”
Chen Changshan seemed to suddenly remember something, his expression changed, and he laughed: "Wait until you marry our daughter-in-law first, and then talk about having a son!" ”
"Who says I don't have a daughter-in-law?"
Jiang Jian gently hugged the Lu Jiadao in his arms, and his tone was gentle.
It is my daughter-in-law.
Article 3 of the wolf cavalry battalion order, during the battle, the knife will not leave the body, and the armor will not be removed from the sleep.