Gao Xuan took the remaining cavalry back to the Great Wall. The bodies of more than a hundred people who died in the battle were carried on horseback by Pao Ze and went home with them.
In fact, there is a very good rule in the northern border army, that is, as long as a soldier can bring back a corpse on the battlefield, someone will be arranged to send the corpse back to his hometown. On this northern Great Wall, there is only one general.
Do people want fallen leaves to return to their roots?
However, most people could not leave the Great Wall of the North alive. Even if more people died in the battle, their bodies would only be left on the grassland. Only a small number of people could bring their bodies back to their hometowns within the scope of Paoze's ability.
Gao Xuan rode his horse slowly, watching the setting sun fade away in the distance. It was almost autumn now, and the Mobei grassland was about to usher in a new heavy snowfall. When the snow piled up, the bodies would be buried deep in it until next year.
When the snow melts and the grass grows, these corpses will be completely turned into fertilizer, and no trace of their existence will be found anymore.
As Chen Chao said, people in the north died for the human race almost every day, but the names of most of them will not be known to the world. It is a very sad thing to talk about, but the world is like this and cannot be changed.
So the high-hanging hope is that simple: fewer people will die, and even fewer people will die.
But if they don't die, how about letting the unarmed people die? Let the women, children, old and weak die?
This doesn't make sense.
The cavalry marched south for half a day, during which they did not encounter any more monster troops. It looked like there was still half a day before they could reach a pass and enter the Great Wall. The scouts who had been wandering around the periphery of the cavalry suddenly rode out.
Come on, Gao Xuan gently pulls the reins, makes the horse stop, and waits for the scout. ??
Scouts have always been the most important part of the army. They are the eyes of an army. If there are no scouts, an army will probably be completely blind. Therefore, whether it is the demon race or the human race, for scouts
They attached great importance to their training. This time when he left the city, Gao Xuan specifically asked Li Changling for a group of first-class scouts. The cavalry commander also gave many instructions at the time not to let those scouts make any mistakes. Gao Xuan also vowed to do so at the time.
Guaranteed.
The scout with a vicissitudes of life came to Gao Xuan, clasped his fists and said, "General, about fifty miles away, one of our cavalry troops is surrounded by monsters."
Gao Xuan asked calmly, "What are our enemy's military strength?"
"That's a cavalry army of about three thousand people. As for the demon clan, there are at least five thousand people."
The scout asked softly, "Should we rush for reinforcements or wait for reinforcements?"
Gao Xuan frowned, "Waiting for reinforcements? By the time they arrive, those brothers will probably all be dead."
The deputy general interjected at this time, "It's just that we have less than a thousand people now, so if we join the battlefield, the effect will be limited."
Gao Xuan was silent for a moment and said softly, "That's enough."
The deputy general opened his mouth but said nothing.
"It's all Paoze. Who can do such a thing and not save them? How can you sleep in the future if you really watch them die?"
Gao Xuan smiled and said
"I can't sleep anyway."
After saying this, Gao Xuan took a deep breath and said loudly, "There are fifty people left in Lantai camp to send the brothers home. The rest will follow me!"
It's just that when I said this sentence, no one responded.
After a while, someone shouted loudly, "General, Lantai Camp is willing to fight to the death with the general. If we can come back alive, we can take our brothers home. If we can't come back, we will all die on this grassland!"
Gao Xuan smiled, "You are going to disobey my general's military orders!"
But after just a meal, Gao Xuan said, "It's just this once, it won't happen next time."
"Leave the bodies of our brothers here for now, go and save others!"
As Gao Xuan made a sound, many of the cavalrymen got off their horses, put down the body of Paoze who had died in the battle before, then got on their horses again and began to gallop.
Gao Xuan's expression gradually became serious as he watched the cavalrymen under his command galloping wildly.
"A man should die in the wilderness, wrapped in horse leather and buried with his ears. How can he lie in bed and do evil in the hands of his son?"
Gao Xuan murmured to himself, "Isn't this more interesting than the idle moans of those scholars?"
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On the fifth day after Chen Chao returned to the capital, he left the academy to attend a banquet.
Weng Quan was still waiting at the door of the small courtyard. After Chen Chao pushed the door open and walked out, he looked at it and made sure it was not the previous carriage. Then he joked, "Are you finally willing to change to a carriage?"
Weng Quan looked confused, "Didn't Commander Chen... ask his subordinates to change?"
Chen Chao nodded, and suddenly said with emotion, "That's what I said, but now I feel a little nostalgic. After all, I am a nostalgic person."
Weng Quan thought for a while and was about to speak, but remembering his second uncle's teachings, he held back everything he wanted to say.
Chen Chao stepped onto the carriage and said, "Let's go."
Weng Quan nodded, and the carriage drove slowly. Not long after, it arrived at the door of an elegant house not far from the imperial city.
Chen Chao walked out of the carriage, took a look at the quiet house, and waved to Weng Quan. The latter understood and quickly drove away in the carriage.
Chen Chao then walked up the steps and knocked on the door gently.
The door opened quickly. An elderly female officer opened the door and asked with a smile, "But Commander Chen?"
Chen Chao nodded.
The female officer turned sideways and said with a smile, "The princess has been waiting for a long time."
There was only one princess in the Liang Dynasty.
Chen Chao walked into the courtyard and soon
Then I saw Princess Anping under the eaves, and beside her, there was a young man.
Today's Princess Anping is dressed very casually, without any overdressing. She looks similar to the ladies in the capital city, but she is good-looking, and even with such clothes, she can't hide her nobility.
"I've seen the princess..."
Just as Chen Chao was about to salute, he was interrupted by Princess Anping waving her hand, "Call me sister!"
She rolled her eyes at Chen Chao and said with some displeasure, "I don't know where I learned these things, and there are no outsiders, so what are you doing with such a talent?"
Chen Chao smiled bitterly.
But before he could speak, Princess Anping patted the boy next to her, smiled and said, "Call me brother."
The young man smiled brightly, looked at Chen Chao and shouted, "Brother."
Chen Chao was startled and looked at Princess Anping.
"The third child."
Princess Anping waved to Chen Chao to come over.
Chen Chao was a little worried. Princess Anping's understatement of "Lao San" was actually very heavy. Emperor Liang only had three sons and one daughter. Princess Anping was the eldest sister. This Lao San was the third prince whom he had never met before.
Your Highness.
Originally, Chen Chao was a little hesitant when he came to the banquet this time. But now that he met the three princes, he felt that this so-called private banquet was not that simple.
Princess Anping was also thoughtful. Seeing the slight change in Chen Chao's expression, she quickly complained, "What are you thinking about? I don't like the boss and the second brother. His temperament is much worse than when he was a child. As for the boss, I don't like it."
Three, I’m just a child. I asked you to come and have a meal. The three of us, siblings, are just having fun at home. We don’t have any other meaning. If you insist on thinking about me like that, I will really get angry."
Chen Chao smiled apologetically, then came to Princess Anping, and sat down at the table with her. Unexpectedly, there were no delicacies, just homely meals.
"Even my father has never eaten the food I made. As for the two careless ones, they have never eaten it at all."
Princess Anping gave Chen Chao a piece of food with chopsticks. Seeing that Chen Chao didn't speak, Princess Anping frowned and said, "We don't want to behave like a scholar here who eats and sleeps silently. You guys tell me to leave this time."
Something happened in the capital of the gods. The third child heard that you killed a mountain of monks by yourself before, and he clamored for you to tell him."
Chen Chao said helplessly, "Your Highness is still young, so it's not a good idea to say this, okay? Besides, if I say this, will I still be able to eat this meal?"
During the battle at Qingshui Mountain, Chen Chao's killing methods were not gentle. There were few complete corpses of monks in the mountain. That night, some people believed that Chen Chao was a demon.
The third prince raised his head and asked, "Brother, is it true that just one person killed a mountain of monks?"
Chen Chao nodded, there was nothing to hide.
of.
After getting the definite answer, the third prince looked at Chen Chao again, with more admiration in his eyes. He said softly, "I heard that those monks use children as medicine. Brother, if you kill them well, you should have killed all these guys long ago."
Kill them all!"
"Your Highness is also very well informed."
Chen Chao smiled.
"Brother, please tell me about those things. I don't have the chance to leave the capital, so I can only listen to my brother's story."
The third prince looked excited.
Chen Chao did not refuse, and soon began to talk about this trip, but he picked up some things that could be said, and some things that could not be said, but Chen Chao did not say a word.
But even so, his experience was enough to amaze the third prince.
For a while, he even forgot to eat.
Princess Anping frowned and interrupted the two of them, "Eat first, and then talk after eating!"
Chen Chao smiled slightly, while the third prince looked aggrieved, "Sister Huang."
Princess Anping rubbed her brows and snorted.
The third prince did not dare to speak. He had never been very close to the two royal brothers, but he only respected and feared Princess Anping.
"Anyway, you think the food I cook is not delicious, so if you don't want to eat it, you won't eat it, and I won't be sad either."
Before Princess Anping finished speaking, the third prince picked up his rice bowl and began to eat the food. He knew his sister best. She was usually scary when she had a straight face, but that was not the scariest time. The scariest time was when her sister started talking like this.
when.
Chen Chao also couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only lower his head and eat.
Princess Anping glanced at the two brothers with satisfaction.
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The third prince put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "I have nothing to do all day long. Apart from studying, I just read the newspaper. I first wanted to meet my brother when we were at Wanliuhui. Later, I heard from the emperor's sister about my brother's relationship with our family."
, I am even happier and want to see my brother even more. My father and uncle are great brothers, but the other brother is aggressive, but I think things are not that complicated. One generation has its own affairs and it does not affect us. "
Chen Chao looked at the young face of the third prince, thought for a while, and said, "But in fact, there are some things that are beyond our control and it is difficult to say."
The third prince shook his head and said, "I won't be emperor anyway, and my brother and I will never reach that point."
The third prince's face was full of sincerity, and the thing in his eyes was obviously different from the other two princes.
Chen Chao still nodded.
Princess Anping suddenly smiled and said, "I haven't noticed yet, but the eyes of you two guys are so similar. You and the third child are more like brothers from the same mother than I am."
