After a burst of violent coughing, Xiao Han rushed out of a large cloud of smoke with his eyes red and swollen. He leaned on his knees and breathed in the fresh air greedily.
"That bastard asked you to set fire? Do you want to choke me to death?!" After finally catching his breath, Xiao Han looked around, and when he saw a man dressed as a farmer in the distance, he immediately got angry and pointed at him
Just roar.
"Come back, General, the straw after harvesting the wheat must be burned. Otherwise, the land will not be fertile the next year and insects will grow easily. As for burning the straw, my ancestors have done this for generations."
This farmer man stood there tremblingly, his old face almost wrinkled like a bitter melon after being yelled by Xiao Han.
He also didn't expect that these soldiers would appear just as he was burning the straw in the field, and the wind was blowing in their direction.
"It's over now. If anything happens to me, I must not change my surname!"
The farmer, who knew he was in trouble, looked at Xiao Han tremblingly, fearing that the big-headed soldier who had been smoked into smoke would rush up and beat him up.
Fortunately, everyone in the team, including the leader who scolded him at the beginning, just glared at him fiercely and continued on their way.
Only a strong man sitting in a prison car in the rear group was restless, coughing and cursing himself in words that no one could understand.
"You're such a coward, come down if you have the guts!"
Waiting anxiously for the entire army to pass by, and not seeing anyone coming to trouble him, the farmer who was secretly relieved finally straightened up and spat at Jie Li, who was still cursing to himself, and cursed a curse word unique to Guanzhong people.
.
That's right, it's Guanzhong dialect.
Because at this time the army had passed Sanguan and officially entered the border of Guanzhong.
And entering the realm of Guanzhong means that we are about to return to Chang'an! Back home.
This time on the grassland expedition, most of the people were from Guanzhong! Maybe it was the excitement of returning to their hometown that infected the entire team. Without Li Jing's instructions, the marching speed automatically increased a lot. Originally, Xiao Han could follow them just by walking.
Up, now the trot is being pushed further and further away, and finally I can only climb onto the bullock cart and rush forward with bumps all the way.
Three hundred miles is just a few hours' journey by horseback! Xiao Han, who was so jolted by the bullock cart that he almost vomited his stomach, wanted to leave the group and run home alone.
But in the end, he endured it.
This is not because Xiao Han is afraid of disobeying military orders, but because he has received the news in advance and knows that there are more important things to do at this time than going home.
"Xiaodong, are the sticks ready?" Resisting the raging nausea in his stomach, Xiao Han turned around and shouted to Xiaodong.
When Xiaodong heard Xiao Han's words, he immediately took out a stick as thick as an arm from the horse bag beside him, and said with the same sinister smile: "It has been prepared for a long time! And according to your instructions, the stick was wrapped
Ayako.”
"Huh? This is Lingzi? If you didn't tell me, I thought it was a streamer..." Xiao Han stood up, glanced at the thick wooden stick, and then at the thin silk wrapped on it, feeling that his eyes were a little straight.
!
Is there really no problem in hitting people with such a stick? Wrapping them in such a thin layer of fine cloth won’t kill people?
Xiaodong didn't care about Xiao Han's worries. He played with the wooden stick skillfully a few times and sneered: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou! As long as you don't say hello to the head, no one will be killed! At most, it will only be a serious injury."
, how can it be so easy to die?"
"Severely injured?" Xiao Han's lips twitched a few times, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Finally, he sighed: "Ahem, let the brothers take it easy. I just want to shut up for a few months and think about my mistakes.
Put you in jail and see how I deal with you!"
"Hey, Lord Marquis, just take a look!" Xiaodong waved his hand and agreed readily.
Looking at his posture, those who knew him thought he was a soldier, but those who didn't knew thought he was the Marquis.
Three hundred miles, three days of walking!
It is said that people are timid when they are close to home, but for the army after winning the battle, the closer they get to Chang'an, the warmer their mood becomes!
When finally, when Chang'an City, which stretches across the earth like an ancient ferocious beast, appeared in front of everyone, almost everyone went crazy!
"This is Chang'an!"
In the carriage, Jieli squinted his eyes and looked at the majestic city from a distance for a long time, and then he sighed deeply.
Perhaps, even he himself did not expect that he would be in this state and come to this big city that he had dreamed of conquering.
"How's it going? Does it look good?"
Just when Jieli was still sighing deeply, a voice that made him both disgusted and frightened came over.
"You, why are you here!" His body trembled subconsciously, and Jie Li turned his head sharply to look at that young figure. It was this figure that caused him countless hidden losses along the way.
"I have nothing to do, come and take a look." Xiao Han took a step forward with a smile, but as soon as he took this step, several tall guards immediately appeared next to him, blocking Jie Li tightly.
behind.
"You're angry!" Jie Li saw someone standing in front of him, and finally he was no longer as scared as before. Instead, he rolled his eyes and looked around in a sly manner.
"Oh, I understand. Are you angry and no one is here to greet you? Is this how your Tang Dynasty treats its heroes?"
"How our Tang Dynasty treats its heroes is our business!" Xiao Han had a sullen face and wanted to move forward, but after seeing the slightly pleading eyes of several guards, he stopped and said: "And you
You should be worried about how our Datang will treat you! Oh, by the way, let me tell you something: our Datang does not raise useless people! If you want to survive, you'd better practice that Hu Xuan dance well."
"I..." Jie Li wanted to yell, how could he practice Hu Xuan while he was still in this small cage all day long? But after seeing Xiao Han's red eyes, he wisely closed his mouth.
Ten miles away from Chang'an, the pavilion standing by the roadside is still empty.
At this time, even the most ambitious soldiers realized something was wrong and gradually changed their expressions.
It stands to reason that the civil and military officials should go out twenty miles from the city to greet the country's annihilation!
Not to mention that they destroyed the most powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty and captured their king alive!
With such meritorious service, even traveling fifty miles out of the city to greet him is not too much! Why is it that at this time, even ten miles out of the city, I can’t see any officials?
"Walk!"
Just when the atmosphere in the army reached its lowest point, Li Jing jumped off his horse, came to the side of Shili Changting Pavilion, patted the stone pillars of the pavilion vigorously, and turned around and said only one word.
"Here!" A voice of promise rang out from the sky. At the same time, the long pavilion that had been built for countless years collapsed in front of everyone's eyes. When the dust and smoke cleared, there was only a pile of broken masonry and rubble left in the open space.
