"Journey to the West"

Author: Scarlet Polyp

Chapter 5: The Long Road to the West

"So, you're the dog king of this driver?" Pang Hui slapped his horsewhip and looked at the fat man in front of him playfully.

When the fat man, who was originally soft like mud, heard this, he hurriedly crawled down, kowtowed again and again, and his Chinese dialect in Longxi dialect was extremely authentic: "Yes, yes, this king。。。。。。 No, no, the villain is. The villain was blinded by butter before, and after listening to the provocation of the Wusun dog thief, he dared to fight against Tianwei。。。。。。 ”

Pang Hui was disgusted, "Shut up, let me ask you, where is King Wusun now?" ”

It's good that the fat man didn't listen to this, and when he heard it, he even shouted to hit the sky: "The villain doesn't know, that dog thief is treacherous and cunning, with bad intentions, and he really deserves to die, listen to my subordinates, as soon as he saw the fire, he changed into the clothes of ordinary soldiers and disappeared." I beg you to spare the villain's life, and the villain is willing to sacrifice it to the whole country. ”

"Phew! Now I'm afraid that it is not up to you, the dog, to call the shots, come and tie him up on the horse and take him away. Pang Hui took a sip and instructed Huang Shengjia to send someone to keep an eye on this person. turned around and slapped Zhao Guang's chest hard, "Ziyuan, well done!" This time I caught the dog king, and I caught 。。。。。。 again Well, you have made great contributions to rescuing Princess Wusun, and when you arrive in Gaochang City, I will ask for credit for you! Zhao Guang felt a little embarrassed, and even said that he didn't dare to take credit, it was all a soldier's life. Pang Hui nodded, and asked Huang Sheng again: "Lao Huang, have all the men and horses arrived, how much has our army lost?" ”

Huang Sheng replied: "Lord Hui, the last group of brothers who set the fire have been withdrawn. Counting the number of people, our army lost a total of 63 famous robes, 11 seriously wounded, and 47 lightly wounded. ”

Li Xin saw Pang Hui's face showing pain, and hurriedly said: "Botong, this time I killed more than 1,000 enemies, captured the enemy chieftain alive, and burned the camp of the Cheshi again, which is a big victory. All thanks to your courage. ”

"Hey, bullshit and bold, Lao Li, don't be ashamed of me anymore. To put it bluntly, it's good luck, if God doesn't have a long eye, our team will all confess, but it's a pity for these loyal and brave brothers. When everyone thought of this, they all sighed, Pang Hui gritted his teeth, waved his hand and said: "Okay, gather the team, the whole army will get on the horse, and catch up with the team as soon as possible." ”

In the afternoon, the dusty group finally caught up with the team, and there was nothing to do all the way. When the baggage team saw the night raid team return safely, the joy of victory quickly spread throughout the army - people laughed, hugged each other, released their depressed emotions of worrying about the safety of the robe, and shouted Long live our emperor, long live the big man, and the whole baggage team suddenly fell into a festive atmosphere. Pang saw that all the horsemen were exhausted, so he ordered the whole army to find a nearby shady place to rest, and Li Xin wrote a letter, instructing a personal soldier to go to Gaochang to report his merits first.

Zhao Guang's headquarters was stationed, and the three of Zhao and Luo An sat on the ground, gobbling up a plate of bread and salted meat.

Zhao Guang walked all the way, and there were always some doubts in his heart, so he asked Zhao Neng: "Uncle Neng, although the Cheshi people suffered a big defeat, there are at least tens of thousands of cavalry, we captured their king, why didn't anyone come to take it?" ”

Zhao Nengren was middle-aged, his appetite was not big, he was full quickly, and he was half lying on the ground comfortably, picking his teeth with a thin wooden branch: "My lord doesn't know, the customs and systems of this Cheshi country are very different from those of the Han Dynasty." The so-called king, but respect for strength, identity is secondary. Now that the people of the Commander King's headquarters have suffered such losses, I am afraid that their influence in the various departments of the Commander will also be greatly reduced. Even those people under his direct command will put self-preservation first at this time. ”

"Hmph, the other tribes in the Cheshi country, it's too late to take the opportunity to fight for power at this time, and who will divide their troops to save him? Or rather, the fat man died at our hands like this, and it was too late for them to rejoice. Luo An's ancestors were born in the grassland, and they were no stranger to this kind of thing, and when they saw Zhao grow up in surprise, he pretended to be mysterious and said: "But that fat body is not necessarily useless, how to cast the spell depends on what kind of trick the master Sima in Gaochang City has." ”

"Luo Dubo, are you talking about the general of Zhengxi, the commander of the Western Regions, and the filial piety of the Marquis (Xianghou, in Wen County, Hedong County) Lord Sima Zhongda?"

Luo An slurred as he stuffed food into his mouth, "Huh? How do you have a long list of names? But it should be right, it's this Lord Sima Yi. ”

"Speaking of this Lord Sima, that's really amazing. Born in the Sima family in Hedong, he became a great Sima Changshi when he was a teenager and became a general at the age of 20. When pacifying the Central Plains, he made countless meritorious contributions. The world evaluates Sima Zhongda as both strategizing and commanding the army, both civil and military. In previous years, when his subordinates were under the Hou Ye's account, they had also met a few times, and they were young and promising, and they were indeed outstanding figures. Zhao Neng said with a smile, "This western expedition is headed by Lord Sima, supplemented by elite soldiers and strong generals, which shows that the emperor does have the heart to pacify the Western Regions in one fell swoop." ”

Luo An listened, and said with a puzzled face: "Lao Zhao, don't laugh at me for being a rough person, I don't understand, this Western Regions is big, but the birds don't in a barren land, and a few so-called anointed lands are also far worse than the Central Plains, the world has only stopped for so many years, why did the imperial court work to carry out such a westward expedition?" ”

Zhao Guang finally found an opportunity to perform, so he said a large set of things learned in the school, such as "connecting the Western Regions to form a bond with all nations", "communicating with each other, colonizing goods and getting rich", "sages rule the world, and the four Yi surrender", "If the Western Regions are not defended, there is no way to defend the Western Frontier" and other words, and Zhao Neng nodded again and again, Luo An shook his head again and again, and finally covered his ears and shouted surrender: "It's difficult, it's too difficult, my lord, can't I still ask it?" I'm always just going to fight, and this kind of national event is still for you scholars to toss. The three of them looked at each other and laughed. Luo An's eyes rolled, and he said to Zhao Guang in a suppressed voice: "My lord, what do you think of that Princess Wusun Haiya?" ”

When Zhao Guang heard the word princess, that noble and stunning face immediately appeared in his mind, and his face couldn't help but blush, and he blurted out; "What a beauty indeed!"

"Huh? My lord, Lao Luo didn't ask you how your princess looks, but asked you what you think of her character。。。。。。 Zhao Guang's face became redder and redder, and Luo An was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue and regain the field just now, but Zhao Neng waved his hand to stop him, "There are military master Sima's personal soldiers coming." ”

It was Li Xin's personal soldier who came to the place, and he passed Li Xinling and said, "Zhao Bairen will know the books and be courteous, and the martial arts will be strong, and you will be responsible for Princess Haiya all the way." Zhao Bairen will be by the princess's side since receiving the order and listen to the princess's inquiry. Zhao Guang received the order and instructed Zhao Neng to gather troops and horses to escort him when he was ready to pull out later, and he went with his own soldiers. Luo An narrowly fascinated his eyes and said with a smile: "Isn't my lord's wish come true, just thinking of the beauty, the beauty will be sent... Ah. Zhao Neng knocked him hard and scolded: "You bastard! That woman is not very human, this kind of nonsense must not be said in the future! Luo An has always been more convinced by the highly respected Zhao Neng, and when he saw that Lao Zhao was really angry, he stopped his mouth stupidly, turned over, and dreamed of his own Spring and Autumn Festival.

Pang Hui and Li Xin both knew that this seemingly powerless Princess Wusun was actually extremely important to the major affairs of the expedition to the west, and after stopping to rest, they specially ordered someone to change a grain truck into a car and cover it with a cloth tent for the princess to use. Zhao Guang came to the car, somehow he was a little flustered in his heart, took a deep breath, and bowed: "Xiaguan Zhao Guang, if you go to Gaochang, the princess will be maintained by Xiaguan and his subordinates." If the princess needs anything, please tell her, and the lower officials will do their best. ”

A pleasant female voice came from the car, but the words were very harsh: "Oh, isn't General Zhao the one who pointed a gun at Haiya last night?" The general's heroic appearance, Haiya still remembers it vividly. ”

"This 。。。。。。 The lower officials did not dare, the situation was unclear at that time, our army was in the middle of the battle, this 。。。。。。 In any case, you really shouldn't get a gun with a female dance knife. Zhao Guang was so embarrassed that he couldn't help but speak incoherently.

"Hehehehe." A string of silver bell-like laughter came from inside the car: "Last night, I was armed with a gun and immediately looked like a general, why is it like a schoolboy who can't memorize books today?" Don't worry, Haiya is not a gentleman who can beat the palm of his hand! ”

"Yes, yes."

"What, yes, is it that when you are ashamed, you start dealing with me?"

The women of the same age that Zhao Guang has come into contact with since he was a child are either elegant and elegant, erudite and talented, or soft, weak, and sentimental daughters of the scholar clan - although there is also a special existence as terrifying as the demon king of the mixed world, but it is the first time I have met a beautiful woman like Haiya, who is sometimes noble, sometimes coquettish, sometimes cold as frost, and sometimes melted by the spring breeze. So on the rest of the journey, such conversations often took place through a car tent:

"Zhao Guang, how big is the Great Han Kingdom?"

"Yes, I am thousands of miles away, bordering the sea in the east, the wilderness in the south, and the 。。。。。。 in the west."

"Zhao Guang, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, how old is this year?"

"Yes, my emperor is eight out of ten this year."

"Zhao Guang, how many troops does the Great Han Kingdom have?"

"Yes, the Han Dynasty and the North and South Yulin Army are 。。。。。。 This matter is confidential and will not be advised. ”

"Zhao Guang, how many are you doing at home? How many siblings are there? What did your father do? ”

"Yes, Xia Guan has two brothers and three younger sisters. My father also served in the military. ”

"Zhao Guang, why do you always ask me what do you answer, are you wood?"

"Yes。。。。。。 The lower official is not wood! ”

"Wood, what are you thinking about right now?"

"Xia Guan didn't think about anything."

"Sing a song about the wood."

“。。。。。。”

Although Zhao Xing was in the way of the other party's identity and was careful everywhere, but after walking down and chatting all the way, the distance between them inevitably narrowed - Haiya began to insist that "wood" call her real name and remove the word "princess"; Zhao Guang also began to feel that the road to the west was long, getting better and better day by day, and he couldn't wait to keep going like this. The two young hearts had inadvertently collided with sparks that they had not even noticed. Luo An looked at this situation, shook his head and said to Zhao Neng: "Old Zhao, you won't let me talk nonsense, but if it goes on like this, what do I need to say?" These two dolls are privately engaged for the rest of their lives, and it is impossible to say. Zhao Neng nodded and did not answer, but his face was melancholy and thoughtful.

The baggage team continued westward, and after a few days, finally entered the jurisdiction of the captain of the garrison - the journey was uneventful, and not even half of the chariot division was nowhere to be seen. Since then, further west, the vast land has gradually become more green dots. The further you go, the more green you get, and as you move forward, pieces of land that have been measured and divided, patches of fertile fields that are growing well, and rows of neat houses appear one after another. Seeing such scenery in the hinterland of the Western Regions made everyone feel a sense of intimacy in their hearts after a long absence.

Approaching the destination, Pang Hui was also quite high-spirited, and although there was a slight loss on the way to transport grain, the credit was great, and it was not trivial. Since then, you can officially enter the army of the Western Expedition, expand the territory, and make contributions, how can you not be full of ambition? Just as he was thinking about it, Wu Nai, who was beside him, reminded: "My lord, there is a cavalry of the Northern Army in front. Pang Hui looked fixedly, and sure enough, there was a small group of people running towards him on the other side of the road. Those cavalry were brightly armoured, and their chests were made of hardware, and under the sunlight, they were dazzling to everyone. Pang Hui pursed his lips: "Hey, it's all on the battlefield, and this group of vases still loves to show off." ”

Since the rise of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has set out to rebuild the three armies of the Han Dynasty and the North and South and the Yulin Army, and the structure is also different from the previous one. The Northern Army was 60,000, mainly used to conquer the Quartet; 20,000 troops in the south, mainly responsible for the defense of Gyeonggi; Yulin Army 10,000, responsible for Chang'an city defense, public security and forbidden palace. Among them, the Northern Army has the largest number of people, and it is the real main force of field warfare, with priority supply of armor and weapons, and equipped with four battalions of elite cavalry of Changshui, Yue Cai (light cavalry), Tun Cai (heavy cavalry), and Hu Cai, with the strongest combat power, known as the world's sharp edge. The Northern Army was divided into seven colonels, each commanded by seven lieutenants. When it is not a war, a lieutenant is set up to coordinate in the center; In wartime, it is commanded by the general holding the tiger talisman. Usually, when performing important military affairs, a small number of elite troops of the Northern Army will be temporarily dispatched to enrich the troops and enhance their combat effectiveness. In the army of the Western Expedition, there were the Second Battalions of the Northern Army Changshui and the Yue Cavalry who went out with the army, directly under the general Sima Yi of the Western Expedition.

The cavalry came to the front of the baggage caravan, and the horses stopped. As the first general, his face was like a crown of jade, his sword eyebrows were in his temples, he was quite extraordinary, wearing a fierce head and fish scale armor, and he was majestic, and he stepped forward and shouted: "Is it Pang Heizi on the other side?" Why don't you salute when you see the chief, don't you have a tutor? ”

"Sir, you kid just recently got a captain of the line, wait until one day to remove that line, it's not too late for Lao Tzu to salute you!" Pang Huice stepped forward and glared angrily at the man, confronting each other like two fighting cocks. After a while, the man was defeated, hammered Pang Hui in the chest, and scolded with a smile, "You sunspot, I've heard that transporting grain can make a great achievement, how about it, it has caused a lot of trouble for Bo Cheng (Li Xinbiao), right?" ”

Pang Hui did not show weakness, and hammered back: "You give me a little strength, we ordinary soldiers, are not as strong as your armor of the Northern Army, if the hammer is broken, beware of me picking up your body to compensate me." ”

"Hey, you two, why do you hammer back and forth as soon as you meet, and you are both the main generals of the first army, what kind of system do you become in front of everyone!" Li Xin came up from behind and hugged his fist at the general, "Brother Yuanye, I haven't seen you for a long time, it's always good?" I heard that when you came west this time, you were promoted to captain of Changshui, and the brothers have not congratulated you yet, so bear with me. ”

"I said white-faced, why are you still so polite, I Liu Tan don't dare to be. Ha ha. Liu Tan smiled, bowed his hand to the two, and said: "Lord Sima, the general of Zhengxi, has an order, and I specially ordered me to take the two of you to the camp outside the city to discuss with the generals, as well as the soldiers who have made the greatest meritorious contributions this time, and also bring them with you." The baggage team and Princess Wusun were escorted into the city by my brothers from the Changshui Battalion. ”

Liu Tan took everyone to the camp of the Western Army outside the west of the city. The camp here is where the 30,000 troops of the Western Expeditionary Army are located, occupying several miles of the place, which is much larger than the camp of the car division that burned that day, and the building law is farther away from it. The people passed through the outer camp in layers and came to the inner camp checkpoint, from which no one was allowed to ride a horse, and they walked to the gate of the main tent, and waited quietly in the order of the ranks. It is flying and jumping off like a panghui, under this heavy and strict, it is also the eyes and nose, the nose and the heart, and they dare not make times. After waiting for a while, I heard a magnetic middle-aged male voice say, "Soldiers, please come in." And the people hurried into their accounts.

Pang Hui had just lowered his head and entered the tent, and before he could see the ugly man, he was knocked to the ground with a head-on punch, and heard an angry roar: "You brute, you have done a good thing!" Left and right, tie him up for me. ”