Li Dongchu was sitting in front of the military tent, looking at his cheerful and playful subordinates with a smile on his face.
How long had it been since I had been so relaxed and happy? I pulled the gray hair hanging on my shoulders with my hands and looked at it carefully. I was only forty-one years old this year, so I shouldn't have so much gray hair.
These are all brought to me by Ningwuguan and Liao people...
Leaning his head on that comfortable chair, the events of the past twenty years replayed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
At that time, I was still a high-spirited young man, and he said goodbye to his newlywed wife easily... The life-and-death fight at Ningwu Pass did not frighten me. Even the toughest Liao people had their own ways to kill him, but
, every time during the war, I would always think of the woman who helped me take care of my old husband and young son in my hometown.
Time has passed so long that I seem to have forgotten that woman's pretty appearance, only remembering those eyes shining brightly under the red candle...
I don't know when I have been holding a worn embroidery bag tightly in my hand. There is a bunch of hair in it. You can tell that the hair inside must be black and shiny... How can an eighteen-year-old woman not have beautiful hair?
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"I haven't been home for ten years. Since my family members are in Taiyuan City, go and have a look. Don't wait any longer. If you wait any longer, the peach blossoms will fall to the ground." A clear voice came over.
Li Dongchu collected his thoughts and looked up, only to see a young man standing not far away from him and looking at him with a smile. This man was different from everyone else in the army. His hair was casually combed into a ponytail.
With his head hanging down, he stood there gracefully with a book under his arm, but his eyes were so bright that no one dared to look at them.
Li Dongchu understood who this person was at the first moment, and only this person could regard the military camp as his own back garden. Only this person was qualified to stand in the military camp and let everyone worship him.
"A real man..." Li Dongchu tried his best to say something impassioned, but was abruptly interrupted by the young man.
"A real man must first take good care of his parents, wife and children, and make sure they have enough food and clothing before he dies! Since your heart has already flown away, don't force it. You are considered rich. The Army Sima has made up for your salary for thirteen years. I have already
With approval, use the money to repurchase the family property. The Song Dynasty is not lonely enough to need its ministers to use the property to support the border defense."
Li Dongchu said in a trembling voice: "I have already received a salary for my humble position..."
Yun Zheng said with a mocking look on his face: "Three loads of wheat every year? That's not the salary of the commander, that's the salary of the soldiers."
After saying this, Yun Zheng walked to Li Dongchu and said: "You have been guarding the border for many years. Although you have experienced hardships and hardships, you have succeeded. Under the bright and clear sky of our Song Dynasty, you will not let the stubborn officials suffer. Gao Jixuan created it himself."
You will bear the sin yourself. Now you put on new armor, new horses, and new clothes. I have helped you to ask for the text from Your Majesty. The glory of the commander must not be less. You are guaranteed.
When I return home after a two-month holiday, I will repay the kindness that is due and the revenge that is due. Even if you die in battle in my army, you cannot cry out for injustice!"
Li Dongchu knelt down on one knee and shouted loudly: "I obey my orders!"
When he looked up again, the man in green shirt had already walked away, softly chanting Cao Zhi's "White Horse".
The white horse is decorated with golden fetters, galloping northwest. May I ask whose son I am?
When I was young, I went to the countryside and raised my voice in the desert. In the past, I had a good bow, but my arrows were uneven.
The one who controls the string to break the left, sends out the right to destroy the moon branch. He raises his hand to catch the flying zodiac, and bends down to scatter the horse's hooves.
He is as cunning as a monkey and as brave as a leopard. There are many policemen in the border towns and many barbarians are migrating.
Yu Xi came from the north and rode up the high embankment. He drove past the Xiongnu and left to visit Xianbei.
Abandoning one's body at the edge of a sharp edge, how can one's life be safe? If one's parents don't care, how can one talk to one's son and wife?
When compiling a list of strong men, one must not care about one's personal interests. One sacrifices one's life to go to the national disaster, and regards one's death as a sudden return.
Suddenly I heard Yun Zheng say in a loud voice: "Li Dongchu, you Ningwu army is generous and unyielding. You will not abandon the pass to death of starvation, and you will not be a thief to death of freezing. A man of loyalty and courage should take the name of the white horse. From now on, go to Ningwu.
Riding a white horse is for the White Horse Army. I hope you can truly raise your voice in the desert!"
Li Dongchu bowed to the ground and shouted: "How dare you disobey me!"
Li Chang stood at the door of his military tent and clearly saw this touching scene from beginning to end. When he saw Li Dongchu laughing as if he had come to life again, he summoned his troops to announce the good news, so he shook his head and sat down.
After returning to his chair, the old servant made hot tea and brought it over. After taking it, he wanted to take a sip, but his mouth was burned by the tea. He hurriedly put down the tea cup and wanted to reprimand him, but saw the uneasiness on the old servant's face.
He waved his hands irritably and said, "Forget it, forget it, it's just that I'm upset, it's none of your business."
The old servant wanted to ask, but he heard his master murmur: "This damn thing is more than one level higher than my method. For hundreds of dollars, your Majesty's few words will make you a real warrior."
, I am so desperate. This deal is really worth it. It seems that I am still stingy. I can get this little money and His Majesty’s writings, but I can’t imitate that heroic aura. Alas!
It’s true that if you have quick hands, you will have slow hands!”
After not going home for many years, Li Dongchu felt uneasy. He felt that this world was so strange. The new armor, new cloak, new sword, and the majestic white horse under his crotch all made him feel like he was falling.
Yunwu couldn't tell the difference between north, south, east and west. He was a man who had seen the world, but now he was sitting on a horse like a young boy and letting the monkeys dress him up.
"This iron spear should be hung on the victory hook. When you enter the city, hold it back slightly, with the tip of the spear facing back, and the red tassel peeking out from under the cloak. This will look more majestic. By the way, your face must be beautiful.
Be colder, yes, and with the scar on your face, you look calm and majestic, this is what Shangguan looks like."
The monkey spat hard on Li Dongchu's breast shield, took a piece of silk cloth and wiped it hard until the breast shield sparkled and then stopped.
Li Dongchu smiled bitterly and said: "This is the best target for arrows on the battlefield!"
The monkey raised his head and laughed and scolded: "You know what the heck, country bumpkin, please stop talking. This is a formal attire. Do you wear a red cloak on the battlefield? Even the trebuchets will not let you go. Of course, a black armor is suitable for the battlefield."
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The commander took pity on you for not being home for ten years, and asked me to dress you up so that you would not be kicked out of the house by your sister-in-law."
Li Dongchu smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief would not say that."
The monkey wondered: "Huh? Why are you so smart this time? I always thought you were just a piece of wood."
Li Dongchu took out a small knife from his arms and patted it in the monkey's hand: "This is what I captured. Seeing that there is a beast's head on it, the dead man must have a high position. I give it to you. Thank you for the armor!"
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The monkey was not pretentious. He took the knife and put it into his arms with a smile. He looked at Yunzheng's handsome tent and saw that Yunzheng was arranging the army's entry into Yanmen Pass in the military tent. He winked at Li Dongchu and then
He rushed into the back tent and came around from a distance after a while. He only had two large jars of wine in his hands and a small jar in his mouth. The small jar was tightly wrapped in red silk. It looked like this thing
Very precious.
When the monkey arrived, he let go of the red silk cloth in his mouth. Li Dongchu reached out to catch it. Not knowing what was inside, the monkey put the two jars of wine on the carriage and padded them with straw. He smiled and said to Li Dongchu: "This is a big bottle of wine."
Handsome and good wine and tea, you can’t buy them in Tokyo if you have money, so take them and run away, if the fool finds out about them, he will get angry.”
After the monkey finished speaking, he slapped Li Dongchu's horse on the butt. The white horse yelled and ran out. Thirty neatly dressed white horse army subordinates quickly followed. Li Dongchu wanted to refuse, but was surrounded by his subordinates and left the village.
Door.
After walking far away, Li Dongchu saw a monkey standing at the gate of the village waving to him...
At the same time, Gao Jixuan was also waving.
The wind was strong and the waves were rough on the Dengzhou Pier, and fifteen giant ships were slowly setting sail. Gao Jixuan bid farewell to the Xin'an Army with confidence, and bid farewell to Zhang Dongyao, Gao Jide, Gao Yue, Gao Deng... He was going to stay in Dengzhou, waiting for their good news.
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Shi Zhongxin looked at the fifteen giant boats in the distance with an expressionless expression, and finally glanced at Gao Jixuan and said: "I, Lao Shi, are a fool, but you dare to say that people like Pang Ji, Han Qi, Di Qing, and Yun Zheng are all
Are you a fool? It's something that all of them are not optimistic about, so I don't understand why you have to implement it?"
Gao Jixuan chuckled and said, "Jealous!"
Shi Zhongxin said angrily: "Which one of these four people is not more powerful than you, why should they be jealous of you? After they just found out about you, Di Qing was furious and ran to Hejian Mansion overnight to take charge. The guards of Nigu Village were changed.
They became his personal bodyguards, and the spies who left the city were sent hundreds of miles away.
What about Yun Zheng? He had never dared to live there for years at home, so he drove through the night in a light carriage. After joining the army returning from the east in Mianchi, he went to Yanmen Pass without stopping.
These two are recognized as famous generals in the Song Dynasty. Just look at their nervous expressions and you will know that something is going wrong.
Look at Pang Ji and Han Qi again. They also transported military supplies to Hejian Mansion and Yanmen Pass on a starry night. They would rather fall out with Wang Anshi in the political hall than give priority to supplying military supplies to these two places. In the end, Wang Anshi stopped arguing.
After collecting money and food all over the world, Wen Yanbo was appointed as the transfer envoy of Hedong Road before he reached the capital. Bao Zheng also went to Hejian Mansion to take over as the transfer envoy of Hebei East Road.
Hey, Lao Gao, if you don't succeed this time and trigger a large-scale attack by the Liao Kingdom, you will definitely end up miserable! Don't implicate us then, we just provided you with a giant boat and don't know about the rest!" (To be completed.)