The blood slowly dripped down the sharp blade and fell on the light yellow sand. It spread instantly, drop by drop, as beautiful as a ghost flower.
Several soldiers' throats moved. They looked at the captain holding the sword in disbelief and asked with difficulty: "Colonel Changsun... why is this?"
The Tang army valued reputation and the feeling of honor the most.
They can safely leave it to Baoze when charging, and they can use their own bodies to block Baoze's knife without hesitation, because they are convinced that when they change places, their Baoze will not hesitate to do the same.
matter.
The foundation for the Tang army to dominate the world was not sophisticated weapons or sufficient training, but the sincere feelings between Pao Ze and their willingness to sacrifice for each other! All soldiers regarded Pao Ze as brothers, and everyone depended on each other for life and death, and shared weal and woe.
This created the magnificent territory of the Tang Dynasty today!
However, what happened before them completely overturned their beliefs...
When an elite team of scouts discovered enemy traces hundreds of miles away, all the scouts were willing to block the path of tens of thousands of enemy troops in order to warn their headquarters in time, even if they were crushed to pieces.
No matter what, in the end, Pao Ze, whom they desperately protected, died under his own Pao Ze's knife the moment he arrived at the headquarters...
Simply appalling!
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Faced with the questioning and even angry looks from his subordinates, Captain Chang Sun twitched the muscles in his cheeks, looked around with a sinister look, and scolded: "How can you know the secrets of the army? This person is an enemy soldier.
The spy, if he goes by what he said and the army goes to rescue him, he will definitely step into the trap laid by the enemy!"
All the soldiers under his command were silent.
They are all hot-blooded men who may not have read much, but none of them are fools and will never be fooled by his words without evidence.
Even if he is a spy, how can you, a little lieutenant, be able to deal with it decisively?
Colonel Changsun also knew that no one would believe his lies, but he had to give this scout a character first...
He wiped off the remaining blood on the sole of his boot and put the sword back into its sheath. Then he looked at the faces of his subordinates one by one and said slowly: "You are all members of my hometown and came out of Guanzhong.
At that moment, life and death depended on each other, and blessings and misfortunes depended on each other. How could I harm everyone?"
Someone couldn't hold back his anger and said in a low voice: "But killing Pao Ze, delaying the military flight, and slandering his colleagues...are equivalent to a death penalty."
It is unknown whether it is good or bad, but Captain Changsun's actions have caused misery to everyone! Once the incident occurs, according to the military discipline of the Tang Army, not only will all of them have to show their heads to the public, but even their family members will be exiled forever.
Be a slave!
Not because he is a school captain, our leader, and a descendant of the eldest grandson family, otherwise everyone would have swarmed up to capture him and hand him over to Xue Sima, who would then pick him out...
Colonel Changsun stared at the person who asked the question, and said in a stern tone: "We are the only ones here. That whole group of scouts has been completely wiped out, and there is no one left alive. If you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, who knows what's going on here?"
"
Seeing that everyone still looked surprised and angry, he continued: "Now that this person is dead, no one will know the news about the enemy's invasion of Suiye Shui. We only need to pretend to be heading towards Suiye Shui."
After running around for a while, I reported back to Xue Sima and discovered the traces of the enemy... Isn't this great achievement achieved in vain?"
The soldiers looked at each other, but there was not much joy.
The murder of Pao Ze is already an unforgivable crime, and now he is greedy for military glory... Even if he is unaware of it, he still cannot get over the hurdle in his heart.
Someone murmured and asked, "If anyone in that scout group survives..."
Halfway through his words, he realized that this was an extremely stupid question and quickly shut up.
A small scout team, with a maximum number of only fifty or sixty people, standing in front of tens of thousands of troops... had no chance of escaping.
Since everyone is dead, who can question it when they say they discovered the Arabs?
At that time, the merit will naturally come to them...
But it can't be said that there is much joy. The young men in Guanzhong are full of blood. They would rather take it from the straight line than ask it from the straight line. They extravagantly hope for meritorious service, which will allow them to be promoted to nobility and receive generous rewards, but they are absolutely unwilling to drink the blood of Pao Ze.
, stepping on the bones of Pao Ze, brutally snatching away the meritorious service that should belong to Pao Ze.
How is this different from a thief?
Captain Changsun's face turned cold, and he said word by word: "I am a descendant of the Changsun family, and everything I say and do is for the glory of the family! If you are dissatisfied and want to avenge this dead scout, then you can do it with Changsun.
Everyone is right! Have you thought about it carefully?"
All the soldiers under his command were shocked.
What kind of behemoth is the Changsun family? That is the existence they can only look up to. Since this matter involves the Changsun family, what can they do even if they are small people who are full of passion and refuse to follow the trend?
Lieutenant Chang Sun looked at the silence of everyone, knowing that his hard and soft attack, kindness and power had paid off. These people would have to remain silent. As long as they took this military merit again, they would have no worries.
He immediately ordered his henchmen to drag away Zheng Sanwa's body and dispose of it, and then said to everyone: "Get on the horse!"
Everyone obeyed the order in silence, jumped on their horses one after another, and under the leadership of Colonel Chang Sun, ran wildly for more than a hundred miles in the direction of Suiye Water, then turned back and returned to Gongyue City.
*****
Xue Rengui walked into the tent, took off his helmet and put it on the table. He stretched out his hand to untie the silk ribbon binding his armor at his collar, picked up the tea cup on the table and took a big sip of herbal tea, letting out a long sigh.
The sun has long since set, but the remaining warmth of the day has not dissipated, and even the ground under your feet is steaming with heat. However, in the second half of the night, a cool breeze suddenly blows and the temperature drops sharply, as if it has stepped from midsummer to late autumn...
Since joining the army, Xue Rengui has been serving under Fang Jun. He has fought all over the world without a single defeat, which made him very confident. He felt that the barbarians in the barbarians were nothing more than that. As long as he attacked with his arms, he would be invincible!
However, when I arrived in the Western Regions, I felt deeply that I had many shortcomings...
Not to mention anything else, just the pile of military documents on the desk in front of him gave him quite a headache.
Approving and handling military affairs is not a simple matter...
In the past, under Fang Jun's command, he was Fang Jun's most capable general. He only had to obey orders and didn't have to make too many choices. He just charged into the battle according to the established strategy and fought hard. However, now he is
As the Sima of the Anxi Protectorate, he was in charge of the vast Western Region and commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. He needed to make all strategic decisions.
Li Xiaogong was nominally the Protector of the Anxi Protectorate, but due to his sensitive status, he was destined to be cautious in his words and deeds. The slightest deviation would be magnified by those who wanted to do it. What kind of end he would end up with was really unimaginable, so as soon as he arrived in the Western Regions, Li Xiaogong
Then he sat firmly in his Protector's Mansion, without leaving home, and delegated all military power to Xue Rengui...
Corresponding to power is naturally responsibility.
A wrong decision may very well lead to the untimely death of the soldiers under his command, and may even end the good situation of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. This power may seem glorious and glorious, but in fact it requires too much responsibility and too much pressure.
!
Xue Rengui must make every decision carefully and consider it over and over again...
Xue Rengui breathed a sigh of relief and sat behind the desk. He picked up his pen, spread out the official document, and began to review and process it. He was under pressure, but he never resisted. He knew that this was something that every commander who aspires to command thousands of troops must go through.
There is certainly pressure in the process, but finding ways to deal with pressure is also the best shortcut to improving one's abilities.
You have to do anything in this world before you can know the whole story. Although this responsibility is heavy, not just anyone has the opportunity to bear it...
The night is getting darker and the temperature is gradually dropping.
The candles on the table were lit, and the tea was refilled one cup after another...
Xue Rengui was completely immersed in official duties. He didn't come back to his senses until there was a rush of footsteps outside the account. He loosened his wrists, leaned back on the chair to relax his tight lumbar muscles, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Warm tea, looking towards the door of the big tent.
A confidant quickly walked in, knelt down on one knee to perform military salutes, and then said loudly: "Reporting to Sima, Captain Sun Guang went out of the city for a routine inspection and found enemy traces in the direction of Suiye River!"
Xue Rengui was shocked, all fatigue was suddenly swept away, and he finally discovered these Arabs?
His eyes were burning and he asked: "Where is he?"