Western Regions, Central Plains, men, responsibility. The whole night, Wang Xun was thinking about what Gao Shi said. Among his former friends and elders, some urged him to make achievements, and some taught him to indulge in pleasure, but no one had ever told him so clearly.
He still has the word "responsibility" in his life.
These two words were so heavy that they made him toss and turn for a while. When he got up the next morning to say goodbye to Gao Shi, he unknowingly had dark circles under his eyes.
"Didn't you sleep well?" Seeing his haggard look, Gao Shi couldn't help laughing and teasing, "I guess the bed here is too hard, not as good as the soft couch in Jinhua Building!"
"No, it's not..." Wang Xun's face became hot from laughing, and he quickly waved his hands gently, "When I'm too tired, I can't sleep well."
"That's still not tiring enough!" Gao Shi smiled again, his face full of condescension, "When you are really tired, you can just find a pit behind the sand dunes and you can sleep all day. After waking up in the middle of the night, look up and look around
Look, there is a circle of green eyes around you. The wolves have gathered around you unknowingly, just waiting for the wolf king’s order!”
Wang Xun has never tried that kind of feeling, and it makes his hair stand on end just thinking about it. But he has already walked halfway to Shule, and it is impossible to turn back. "There are many wolves in the desert? What methods are usually used to deal with them?"
According to the principle of preparation, there is more chance of survival. He carefully asked the other party for advice.
"More!" Gao Shi responded very frankly, "The closer you are to the water source, the greater the chance of encountering wolves. Lighting a bonfire in the middle of the night can be somewhat effective. But if you want to escape safely from the wolves, the key is
You can't lose your momentum. Wolves are just like dogs, they are snobbish. The calmer you act, the less afraid they will be to attack you!"
How easy is it to stay calm when surrounded by a pack of wolves? Wang Xun grinned, with a bitter look on his face. Seeing that he was frightened by him, Ge Shuhan couldn't help laughing, "Boy, don't be so depressed. The wolves
Generally, they only attack lone people, not caravans, and they have no courage to take the initiative to start a war with the army. In this world, the most dangerous animal is not a wolf, but a human! The wolf attacks you to fill its stomach. If a human is
If I want to harm you, I often don’t need any reason!”
"That's right!" Wang Xun continued to grin. From last night to now, Gao Shi had taught him too many things. The experience of interacting with people, the experience of saving lives on the battlefield, the customs of various ethnic groups in the Western Regions. Who knows where the other party came from?
He had learned so much knowledge and was stuffed with it, making it almost impossible for him to resist.
"Let's fill up our stomach first. Eat more. After entering the desert, it will be difficult to eat hot food!" Gao Shi gently patted his shoulder and warned him like a junior. In fact,
He indeed regards Wang Xun as his junior in his heart. The Central Plains has been at peace for a long time, and there are not many young people willing to take the initiative to come to the Western Regions to experience. Especially Wang Xun, who was born in a noble family, has no money for food, clothing and future.
A young man who does not have to worry about himself. No matter why he came here, if he can survive in this land of the Western Regions, it is equivalent to sowing another seed for the Tang Dynasty.
Three thousand years to live, three thousand years to die, three thousand years to survive. Where the poplar tree is, the ancient silk road is there. Where the descendants of the Tang Dynasty are, the banner of the Tang Dynasty is there.
Wang Xun didn't understand what the other party was thinking. He ate breakfast in a hurry and began to gather the team. After everyone packed up their luggage and drove the carriage out of the gate, the sun just rose to the top of the head, illuminating the desert in the distance golden.
"This is for you!" Gao Shi sent Wang Xun three or five miles away. Before parting, he smiled and threw to the other party a dirty, smelly package that could not be distinguished from its appearance. "Move forward.
You need to walk the road yourself. Be careful, the desert is not peaceful."
"Brother Dafu, take care of yourself. After all, it's not as warm here as Chang'an! Alas -" Wang Xun smiled and stretched out his arms, but they were pressed down by the weight of the package and fell rapidly. Fortunately, he reacted in time enough to avoid it.
He made a fool of himself in public. "This gift is really important! What's in it? You won't give me gold, will you?"
"See for yourself!" Gao Shi smiled and raised his chin, his face full of care for the younger generation.
The two of them have not been dating for a long time, but they can talk to each other very well. Especially Wang Xun, after two long conversations last night and this morning, he already regarded the other person as his elder brother. With a bit of curiosity
The leather rope wrapped around the package was slowly untied, and the two iron objects stacked on top of each other were immediately exposed.
"What is this?" Wang Xun was stunned and blurted out his doubts. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although he was not proficient in all eighteen kinds of weapons, he could at least name common household items on the market.
What Gao Shi gave him today was far beyond his scope of knowledge.
The one above can barely be regarded as a shield, but it is only one-third the size of an ordinary standard shield. It is round at the top and pointed at the bottom, resembling a squashed chicken heart. The shield surface is made of fine steel, and the metal parts are deliberately worn away.
It is shiny, looks dark and very ugly. The inside of the shield is lined with a thick layer of cowhide, which feels very soft. In the middle of the inside of the shield, there is a large ring, also made of fine steel.
There is a leather cord wrapped around the surface. It has been held by countless hands and is covered with dirty sludge.
The one under the shield cannot be called a name anyway. Judging from the appearance, it may be an extra-large meteor hammer, but the chain is only more than three feet long, so it cannot be used as a hidden weapon at all. And the hammer
The surface of the head is also very weird, with many sharp iron triangles cast into it, which are dark and glowing with cold light. The hammer handle and hammer head are not a whole, they are separated from each other, and are locked together by the iron chain in the middle.
"I don't know what to call it? It's a chain hammer, I guess!" Gao Shi shook his head and explained with a smile, "I killed a group of sand thieves a few months ago and found it in the bag of a thief. I guess it was
The sand bandits didn't know how to use the strange weapons passed down from Dashi, so they kept them with them as treasures. You are very strong, so you may not be able to use a horizontal sword in close combat. Why don't you try these two?
What a guy. The shield can be put directly on the left arm to block arrows and knives. The chain hammer is held in the right hand and the energy circle is rounded with enough strength. It is difficult for ordinary people to resist it when they encounter it for the first time!
"
"Well!" Referring to Gao Shi's introduction, Wang Xun put the shield on his left arm and picked up the hammer handle with his right hand. "It feels good, especially the weight of this hammer. I used to use a horizontal knife and it always felt like it was light and airy.
Carry a branch!"
"Try it!" Gao Shi encouraged with a smile.
Wang Xun nodded lightly, galvanized his horse and ran away for a few steps, facing the biting cold wind and opening his arms. The first blow was a bit jerky, and the hammer head pulled back almost hit the mount in the crotch. The second blow was a little better,
But the hole in his chest was exposed. With the third and fourth strokes, he slowly found some feeling and hammered the chain faster and faster. The seventh and eighth strokes were swung one after another, with a faint scream of wind.
The ninth blow, the tenth blow, the eleventh blow... Gradually, the entire weapon turned into a black light, rolling up, down, left and right around him.
"Okay -!" There were many knowledgeable people among Gao Shi's subordinates, and they immediately cheered at the top of their lungs. Fang Ziteng and others followed closely behind, slapping their hands vigorously, "Okay! Okay! Well done, Colonel Wang.
of!"
Not wanting to show off too much in front of others, Wang Xun slowly stopped his momentum. He ran back slowly on his horse, hung his weapon under the saddle within easy reach, then smiled and clasped his fist at Gao Shi, "Brother Dafu...
…”
"If you keep blabbering, I'll get angry!" Knowing what Wang Xun wanted to say, Gao Shi interrupted first, "Get out of here while it's still early. When you get to Shule, remember to ask someone to send me a message!"
"Definitely!" Wang Xun was stunned, then smiled. "When I return to Chang'an someday, I'll treat you to a drink again!"
"Definitely!" Gao Shi narrowed his eyes and waved his hand gently, "Only if you come back alive! Remember, don't embarrass us Central Plains men!" He knew that he had sent the weapon to the right person. Thousands of miles of yellow sand in the distance
, which formed a sharp contrast with the dark weapons under Wang Xun's saddle. Coupled with Wang Xun's nine-foot-tall body, he could overwhelm the enemy in terms of momentum without having to fight.
"Sir, join the army!" Looking at the backs of Wang Xun and his entourage, a military general wearing black armor approached Gao Shi and lowered his voice to remind him, "Do you really want to let them go? Yesterday, General Gulitu...
explain……!"
"What? Do you want to rob the baggage allocated by the imperial court to the Anxi Army?" Gao Shi quickly turned his head on horseback, the expression on his face was different from that of a quarter of an hour ago. "Or do you think Yangguan City should
Change the guard?"
"I, I don't mean that!" The black-armored general did not dare to meet Gao Shi's eyes, lowered his eyelids, and explained in a low voice, "Subordinate, I just feel that if General Ge Shu pursues the investigation in the future...
"
"If General Ge Shu investigates the case, it's natural that Gao will be responsible for it!" As Ge Shuhan's private confidant, Gao Shi did not have the consciousness to obey his boss. He replied coldly and turned his face to
distance.
The black-armored military general pursed his lips and did not dare to say any more. Although Gao Shenjun in front of him was good at writing poems with a pen and a knife in his hand, he was also unambiguous about killing people. His predecessor and those bandits at the foot of the snow-capped mountains
Because they underestimated this great poet, he ended up dead and dismembered. He didn't want to make the same mistakes as others.
"General Geshu will understand why Gao did this!" As if to reassure his subordinates, Gao Shi slowed down his tone and explained in a low voice, but his eyes were still fixed on the figure slowly disappearing between the yellow sand and the blue sky, "
General Geshu can repay the favor he owes Yang Guozhong at any time, and the initiative lies in his own hands. But if he becomes enemies with the Anxi Army, the initiative will belong to others. The wind will soon rise, and there will be one more friend in the desert.
, it’s better to have one more enemy!”
"Is the wind blowing?" The black-armored general frowned and looked into the distance. The vast sea was quiet, and the sand rippled like water in the sunlight. Is there any sign of the weather changing?!
