When night fell, the messengers ran back and forth several times, and the troops who had been running all day began to set up camp.
In fact, they haven't gone very far now.
After a ceremony to thank the emperor, it was already noon when we set off.
Although there were less than a hundred people, they were not moving very fast.
Their main mission is not to go to the northwest to fight, but to escort the officials of the imperial court to their posts.
Most of the military envoys and other replacement generals rushed directly from their current places, while those who set out from Beijing were supervisory officials who were ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate the northwest military affairs.
Of course, there are also the majority such as Liu Lang and Xu Maoxiu who supplement the northwest military line, but these majority can be ignored in front of these senior military attachés.
It's not that these senior generals in Beijing can't walk, but some want to walk fast and some want to walk slower.
So he pushed and pulled quickly and slowly, and it took him half a day to get out of the city.
"Damn it, what kind of camp are we setting up tonight?"
Sitting by the campfire, Xu Bangchui couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
"It's not like we've been running for three days and four nights. What's the point of resting here?"
"Shut up, mind your own business, and do whatever I ask you to do." Xu Maoxiu glared at him.
"I'm in a hurry," Xu Bangchui muttered, and went to see Fan Jianglin again, "Brother, brother, look at you, it's so tiring to carry three bows on your back..."
"I'm a little tired. You can carry the bow issued by the army for me." Fan Jianglin said.
Xu Bangchui suddenly became angry. The other brothers laughed at him and wanted to carry their own bows for him.
"Fourth brother, help me take a look at my horse." Xu Bangchui shouted again, turning his head and seeing no one.
"The fourth brother has already gone to see the horses." A brother said, "The good hooves he gave Matthew have now attracted many people to ask him to have their hooves repaired..." [Note 1]
While they were talking and laughing, Xu Maoxiu stood up, frowned slightly, and looked in the direction he came from.
"Someone is coming," he said.
Fan Jianglin immediately grabbed the bow and arrow beside him, and the other brothers also stood up.
At this time, the soldiers who were scouting the road ahead and on guard also sent signals.
"It doesn't matter, we are one of our own."
The messengers galloped past, comforted the soldiers who stood up one after another, and headed towards the main camp. There were already many generals standing outside the camp.
There was no worry on their faces. It was so close to the capital, and there were official roads and court personnel. If someone really came to harass them, then all the officials in the capital should go home and retire.
The leading general took the document handed from the ordering soldier and passed it on for a moment with a strange look on his face before passing it on to the next one.
I looked at them one by one, and they all looked a little weird.
"Nonsense."
One of them who was listening faintly said, with a bit of dissatisfaction, he rolled up his sleeves and went in.
The other military attachés who had read the documents either shook their heads or said nothing and went into their respective camps.
The tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared, and the standing soldiers all sat down again.
"...Who?"
"...What are you doing here?"
Everyone whispered and looked curiously in the direction they came from. The night in the wild was much darker than in the capital. It was so dark that nothing strange could be seen.
"I said I came to see him off..."
Hearing this, Xu Maoxiu turned around subconsciously and looked at the group of people sitting next door who were exchanging new news.
"Who are you sending off to?" he couldn't help but ask.
"The person who caught up with me this late at night, and there was a government official who led me to deliver the order, must not be an ordinary person, and the one I am sending him is not someone like you or me." The man smiled, and licked his lips towards the tent of the general's camp, "This
There were many young people on this trip, and they were all the children of generals and pampered children. Many of them were reluctant to be parted by their families..."
As he spoke, torches appeared in the dark night, and the noisy sound of horse hooves gradually became clearer.
It seems that there are quite a few people coming.
The soldiers in the camp couldn't help but stand up and look curiously.
The people and horses were getting closer and closer. With the strong night wind and the light of the torches, we could clearly see about a dozen people and a carriage. No, in addition to the guards of more than a dozen people, there were also a few empty horses.
"No way, who has two horses as a bodyguard?"
The soldiers couldn't help but said in surprise.
Long-distance attacks hurt horses the most, so the best way is to equip three horses for rotation. Of course, this extravagant approach is unrealistic for the mainland of the Central Plains where horses are scarce. It is extremely rare even in the Northwest Army.
Only excellent scouts are eligible to receive this kind of equipment.
Because of the advance greeting, the troops and horses were not blocked and stopped outside the camp.
The carriage opened and a woman got out.
There was a low noise in the camp.
"Look, it turns out that the female relatives of some family are reluctant to leave their relatives to travel far away..." The person next to him laughed and said to Xu Maoxiu, but saw that Xu Maoxiu looked surprised. Looking at the other people next to Xu Maoxiu, he almost lost his eyes.
Come down normally.
Is this surprising? I have never seen it before!
The soldier laughed a few words and saw Xu Maoxiu striding away in the direction of the men and horses outside the camp.
"I'm not looking for you. Don't meddle and watch the excitement. Be careful of getting beaten..."
Xiaobing shouted hurriedly, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xu Bangchui's cry.
Then five or six people ran over there.
The soldier was startled, and everyone else looked over with surprised expressions. However, what surprised them was that the few people who rushed forward were not knocked to the ground by the guards, but stood directly in front of the carriage, which was even more surprising.
Surprisingly, the little lady even saluted them!
salute!
A group of people's eyes almost dropped when they saw it.
"No, you're here to see off a few poor men, right?" the soldier murmured.
Banqin lifted the car curtain, and Cheng Jiaoniang, who was completely covered in a cloak, stepped out.
"Sister, what's the matter?"
"What happened?"
The seven brothers asked in unison, worried and anxious.
"Give me a gift." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Everyone was stunned.
"Is there really a third gift?" Xu Bangchui shouted.
"Of course, when have I ever failed to say what I said?" Cheng Jiaoniang said, pointing to the side, "That's it."
Seven horses were snoring nearby.
It turned out to be a gift of horses.
"The one with the white nose is mine!" Xu Bangchui was the first to shout and rushed over.
The other brothers all laughed and followed.
"It's really not necessary." Xu Maoxiu said, "We didn't walk very fast along the way. Besides, none of us are cavalry. We won't need it when we get to the west. Why did you come here in the middle of the night?"
He said frowning and looking around.
"Did you come by yourself?"
Are these guards from the Zhou family?
Seeing him looking over, a man wrapped in a big cloak dismounted from his horse.
"Don't worry, sir, I'm here with my wife."
The hood was lifted, revealing the handsome face of the young man under the torch.
The camp tent was suddenly opened, and a follower jumped in.
"Master, Master!" he shouted loudly.
This tent was shared by four people, but at this time, everyone else was chatting and laughing around the campfire, and there was only Liulang in the tent.
"What are you shouting for?"
Liu Lang, who was reading under the torch, shouted angrily.
"Master, Master, Mrs. Cheng is here!" the attendant shouted excitedly.
Liu Lang stood up suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Who?" he asked.
"It's Madam Cheng, Madam Cheng, here to see her off!" the attendant shouted excitedly.
Come see me off...
She came to see her off!
Zhou Lang suddenly felt like he was covered in thorns and wanted to roll on the ground.
This... this...
"What are you talking about!" he shouted with a red face, got up and rushed out.
"Master Qin is also here..."
The follower shouted again.
Liu Lang rushed outside the camp with bright eyes and saw the people surrounding it. Although the figures were shaking and the torches were swaying, he still saw at a glance the indistinguishable woman wrapped in a big cloak standing beside the car.
And Qin Shisanlang, who had taken off his hood and was joking or something.
These two guys!
"...are you really here to see these people off?"
"…What did you send? Seven horses?"
"...What kind of horse is it? Is it worth chasing him in the middle of the night?"
Walking through the camp, listening to the discussions in his ears, Liu Lang slowed down and finally stopped.
"...I said my sister and brother-in-law came to see me off..."
What sister-in-law!
Liu Lang turned his head and looked hard at the people who were talking, and several people also saw him.
Watching like this seems to be unruly. The young general must be angry...
My eyes are on fire...
Several people hurriedly lowered their heads, pulled each other and hid aside.
Liu Lang stood there and looked over there, clenched his hands and noticed something was wrong. He lowered his head and saw that he was holding a scroll in his hand.
"Okay, let's go back quickly." Xu Maoxiu said. After finishing speaking, he felt that walking in the middle of the night was even worse. "How about resting in the car for the night and stop running around."
"Light the bonfire." Fan Jianglin also said.
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head.
"No, I'm just here to deliver the horse. I'm going back now," she said.
"Stop messing around like this in the future. If you do this, you are alienating us." Xu Maoxiu still said with a stern face.
"It was originally earlier, but it was never done well, so it was delayed." Cheng Jiaoniang said, bowing and saluting, "it made my brothers worried."
"Don't worry, I'm here. Besides, she's not the kind of person who takes risks recklessly." Qin Shisanlang said with a smile.
Xu Maoxiu and Fan Jianglin both looked at him and bowed to salute.
"Thank you, Mr. Qin." They said in unison.
"It's an honor, it's an honor." Qin Shisanlang smiled and returned the courtesy slightly.
She really looks like her sister and brother-in-law...
Saturday Lang clenched the book in his hand loudly.
It’s my sister’s brother-in-law, the serious brother is here!
Xu Sigen, who was standing aside, hurriedly responded and stood up.
"Actually, this third gift is mainly for you." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, Xu Sigen was even more surprised and a little at a loss.
"Me?" he asked.
"Fourth brother, please take a good look at these horses. After some time, you will see the results." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Horse? Results?
Xu Sigen couldn't help but look at the horses. He had just taken a look at these horses. In fact, they were not very good horses. At least they were not worthy of his sister chasing after them in the middle of the night to see them off.
Of course, this is just from the price point of view, the courtesy is more important than the courtesy.
Turns out it had another effect?
"What is it?" he asked involuntarily.
"This effect depends on seeing. The fourth brother saw it slowly along the way and understood it clearly. He said, it is not necessary and cannot be explained clearly." Cheng Jiaoniang said, smiled slightly, and saluted them again, "In the place of the military camp, women
Sorry for the inconvenience, my sister has to say goodbye."
"It's so late, don't leave." Xu Maoxiu and others said.
"It's okay. Where are we people? It's okay on the official road in the capital." Qin Thirteenth Lang said with a smile.
"Then Mr. Lao Qin is here." Xu Maoxiu and others saluted.
Seeing the people here getting on the carriage and the horse turning the horse's head with a roar, Zhou Lang couldn't help but take a few steps forward.
These two guys!
"I wish all officers and men a safe journey and success!"
Qin Shisanlang put his hands to his mouth and said loudly.
The sound carried far away in the night.
Along with his shouts, his guards shouted in unison.
No matter who it was given to, this blessing made all the soldiers in the camp smile.
"Okay." Someone answered in a long voice.
Immediately afterwards, more cheers came out, and finally there was a cacophony of cheers.
Qin Shisanlang again raised his hand from a distance and turned the horse's head.
The men and horses left slowly.
As they left, the hustle and bustle in the camp became even louder, and many people flocked to Xu Maoxiu's side, curious, asking, and even coming to see the horses.
In this hustle and bustle, Liu Lang quietly watched the people leaving.
"Shh." Someone suddenly said.
The lively people were stunned for a moment.
"Listen!" the man said.
What to listen to?
The noise in the camp gradually died down, and the sounds coming from the night wind became clearer and clearer.
"…..My husband lives in the world…..he should be a marquis…"
The woman's hoarse voice came from time to time in the night, accompanied by the sound of drumming gradually.
“…..A man has his destiny….has merits….”
Xu Maoxiu couldn't help but take a few steps forward. This familiar yet unfamiliar song...
What is familiar is that I have seen this scene at some point before, but what is unfamiliar is that this woman's aura is much better than then, and the night is distant and long.
"My sister is singing for us!"
Xu Bangchui shouted loudly.
The sound immediately drew boos.
"Stop making noise, I can't hear you anymore!"
Xu Bangchui chuckled.
"It's my sister who is singing to us..." He muttered again, but this time he didn't dare to speak loudly, and he stretched his neck to look in the direction of the singing.
Lighting torches in the night, we walked farther and farther.
"...Recruitment to Jimen...the army cannot be left behind..."
"... A thousand gold buys a riding whip... A hundred gold buys a knife head..." [Note 2]
“…..All people are of one mind…..We share the same hatred…”
"... Loyalty and loyalty... to the bullfight..."
“….One is worth a thousand….Death is as good as sleep…”
"... Serve the country and save the head of Guizhou... Kill the thieves and find the title of marquis..."
At first, only the woman's voice came, and soon a male voice joined in. It was obvious that there was only one man and one woman playing the drum, but the sound seemed to reach straight to the sky. As the drum beat became more intense, although the female voice was always gentle, everyone's heart couldn't help but be agitated.
I don’t know where it started, but the soldiers in the camp began to sing along, and gradually the sound became louder and louder, and the sound shook the heaven and the earth.
"...All people are of one mind...We share the same hatred..."
"... Loyalty and loyalty... to the bullfight..."
“….One is worth a thousand….Death is as good as sleep…”
"... Serve the country and save the head of Guizhou... Kill the thieves and find the title of marquis..."
The woman's voice had long since faded away and could not be heard, but the loud and repeated singing still surrounded the camp in the night.
In the midst of this song, Zhou Lang grinned, knocked the book in his hand in front of him, turned around and headed towards the camp.
Serve the country and rescue the head of Guizhou, kill thieves and seek the title of marquis.
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Note 1: Before there were horseshoes, the cavalry in the army trimmed their own horseshoes to maintain their horses. There is no unified argument for the popularity of horseshoes. Some talk about the Song Dynasty and others explain the Yuan Dynasty. This is an imaginary background of the Tang Dynasty, so the setting is
Has not appeared yet.
Note 2: Taken from Du Fu's "Later Leaving the Fortress"
PS: The pink double bonus ends early in the morning, thank you, thank you, everyone for your love.
The third gift, this time is the end of the farewell, (*^__^*) Hehe... (To be continued)
