"Let's go down the mountain?" It was past noon, and the fighting was basically over. The soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, but there was nothing worth cleaning up. Qu Xing was even poorer than us. In this situation, Brother Guan Hai kept urging me to leave, "It's windy on the mountain, and your leg injury can't be bandaged simply like this. Go back and let the military doctor take a look."
"How can I go down the mountain when my people haven't been found yet?" The cloth strips on my legs had long turned red, emitting poisonous heat, while the wounds felt bone-chilling cold. To be honest, I didn't want to stay here any longer, but I had said that I would take them to finish the battle and celebrate the New Year. I couldn't break my promise, I should at least take them down the mountain. Moreover, I was even more afraid that they would never be found again. If that happened, I didn't know how I would face the world.
I have sent the 100-man cavalry down the mountain, because there is definitely a shortage of horses for pulling carts, and we still have to rely on these horses to pull the carts back, so it was relatively smooth to drive these 100 people back. Our carts are still left behind the mountain, and Brother Su Fei, who is supporting us at the bottom of the mountain, should have taken these carts away for me.
As the sound of horse hooves splashing snow approached, the soldiers on horseback almost fell to the ground and got up again, but the horses continued to run forward. I got up and rushed directly to Brother Guan to report to Guan Hai: "Report... Brother Guan, Brother Sun led his men to occupy Baishi Town at the foot of the mountain and eliminated the defenders of Qu Xing. Now they are coming and are only a few miles away. Ask us if we have seen their General Xie Zhi. I have already met them and they are coming immediately." Finally, I got their news. They were also looking for me. As I continued to watch this scene, I felt ashamed of how I could be a commander.
"Which Brother Sun?"
"Brother Lao Hai!"
"Is it Miss Sun?"
"Yeah, let's make it clear, Brother Guan, this is yours. If he wants to beat someone up, it has nothing to do with me."
"Monkey, are you going to tell on me?"
"Of course, unless..." This "unless" was spoken with a Yangzhou accent, sounding extremely joking.
This was definitely an internal conversation of the Yellow Turban Army, and I was confused and didn't understand it clearly. However, Guan Hai ignored the messenger who looked a bit like a monkey and was threatening him. Instead, he turned to me and said, "Okay, we found it. I ordered them to evacuate the mountain. You can follow the team?"
Then he turned to the monkey and said, "Let Lao Hai come with us. We will go down the mountain from the south. The trolleys they used along the way should have been collected by the brothers who are waiting at the foot of the mountain."
"Brother Zirui, please go down first. I will wait for Old Sun."
"Brother Guan, then let me wait with you. After all, they are my subordinates. I wanted to take them back to celebrate the New Year. Now I run away and make you wait. I feel sorry for them and you."
"Good brother, I'll wait with you." Brother Guan's attitude towards me has indeed changed, which I find difficult to accept. However, he is not willing to say anything verbally, and will only express it through actions. I don't care, as long as Brother Guan is like Brother Pei and treats me with no distinction between superiors and subordinates, I will be very satisfied and happy. Even if it were me, if I misunderstood others, I would also want to take the initiative to show my good will like this, and pretend that nothing happened. However, if you want me to admit my mistakes, I always want to avoid it if possible. It seems that I am not thick-skinned enough, or my heart is not very open.
Let's just chat about something. I hope to use laughter to alleviate the pain in my legs and stomach.
I asked him if he was injured. He had tried several times to charge forward but failed. He got anxious and rushed forward with his sword in hand. He thought it would be difficult to escape unscathed because he was the first to charge forward and could not avoid the rolling logs and stones from above. But I suddenly rushed forward and knocked him away. He didn't even know what happened for a moment.
I asked about that old Brother Sun again to put aside Brother Guan's sentimental words. I was a little confused, I vaguely remembered the appearance of Captain Sun, with a beard and a muffled voice, at least the word "girl" had nothing to do with him.
"Lao Hai, haha, his name is Sun Yu Hai. Do you want to know why he is called a girl? Let him shave his beard, and then let the soldiers coax him to perform a paragraph for everyone, and then you will know."
"Luozi? What is Luozi?"
"It's a kind of singing that the common people in our area like to listen to, just like the adults like to listen to the sounds of zither, harp, drum and flute. Lao Hai used to be a street singer. You definitely don't know what he looked like before he had a beard."
"Like a woman?" There's no need to worry about that. It has come to this point. It must be that Sun Yu Hai has no beard, so why is he like a woman when he makes the moves
"And she was definitely a beautiful woman. When she sang the song of Luozi, because the story was sung in male and female voices, no one could tell that he was a man when she sang the female voice. Once, the eldest son of a powerful family insisted that he was dressed as a woman and wanted to marry him. He even sent people to rob him and put on his wedding dress. In the end, it was our brothers from Yanzhou of Taiping Qingdao who stole him out. You would never have thought that after he was rescued, he was tied up for an hour because he was knocked unconscious at that time, but we brothers surrounded him and did not dare to do anything because what we saw was definitely a dignified and beautiful young woman. Once he changed into women's clothes, he was a real beauty. At that time, I... watched for a long time and decided to find a woman to untie him. In the end, he was awakened by the rope... and then... the woman who untied him married him." Brother Guan was very unkind. He was vague about the exciting part at the end and didn't say anything. However, I noticed the expression on Brother Guan's face and knew that there was something sad here, so I didn't ask any more questions. Guan Hai also mentioned Sun Yuhai's bravery and strength in battle, and how he later grew a beard to avoid people hiding from him when they went to take a bath or relieve themselves.
"You bastard, am I saying bad things?" The bearded "beauty" appeared. To be honest, it's hard to tell now: a solid figure of about eight feet, wearing a gray cowhide armor, with a helmet and a beard, with a rather majestic appearance, thin eyebrows and big eyes, and a thin face, but the beard covered it up, making him look quite regular, but not at all feminine. He was holding a nine-foot-long jujube-toothed spear in his hand, and walked steadily towards us in the snow. If he looked like a woman, I would not believe it, but I don't know how to shave off the hair on his face to see what was going on.
"Oh, Ping An Feng Yun Hou, are you okay?" After meeting Guan Hai, he immediately saw me behind Guan Hai. Obviously, he was very worried about my safety, so I couldn't let my good subordinates worry about me so much.
"It's okay. I was having a great chat with Brother Guan. We were talking about you. You're a great fighter!" I was very frank and honest and betrayed Guan Hai. I also praised him a lot.
"When will you sing a piece for us?" Seeing the way Brother Yu Hai looked at Guan Hai, I was so angry. Guan Hai must have cursed me to death in his heart.
"I haven't sung this for a long time." Sun Yuhai declined hastily, glancing at Guan Hai who was already feeling very unnatural.
"Hey, brother, you can hear that brother Tianlang did this on purpose. I really have nothing against you." Guan Hai obviously understood the seriousness of the situation, but if he came out to explain, it would only make things worse.
According to my experience, during non-combat time, especially after a battle is won, the situation of the Yellow Turban Army being indiscriminate and making trouble is very serious. So, I knew that the time had come for Brother Guan, who was in the wrong, to get into trouble.
"Take my spear." Sun Yu Hai asked his soldiers to take over his weapons.
When Brother Guan heard this, he dropped his sword and ran away. Then the two big men started chasing each other on the snow.
"Stop making noise, everyone follow me and let them have fun." I decided to lead the team down the mountain first and let them chase and fight slowly. At this moment, I saw my poor horse being led down the mountain slowly, with blood clots on both sides of its buttocks. I told him to give the horse to me for riding. Although the man who led the horse said yes and left, I knew he must be confused.
Two big northerners were fighting in the snow nearby. I told the team not to cheer, or at least not to cheer too loudly. Ignoring Brother Guan's call for help, I directed everyone to follow the footsteps of the people in front of them and not to go down the mountain again. But I still watched the excitement where they were fighting.
After thinking about it, I guessed that Sun Yu Hai might be a little blind, but after all, he won the battle, captured Baishi Town, and wiped out part of the Ou Xing gang.
The fight was finally over because Sun Yuhai's chin and neck were scratched by dead branches on the ground, leaving an inch-long wound. Brother Guan immediately stopped and showed concern and asked me to come over to help. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and the blood did not flow much. Brother Guan was thinking about something else, it would be a pity to fight, and he stopped immediately after seeing the reaction of the wounded. Then he pretended that no one was around and tidied his clothes vigorously, and asked me if I wanted to ride down the mountain. I didn't want to, because the horses were used to carry wounded soldiers. They all asked, aren't you injured too? Me, I am a wounded general, not a wounded soldier, so I can't enjoy it. In fact, I just want to pretend to be a hero. The stories they spread about me were too amazing, which made me feel a little stressed. I would feel wrong if I didn't do this.
Sun Yuhai was also sorting out some of the scattered armor on his body. He searched out a bundle from his body and handed it to me. It was a piece of cloth, which seemed to contain some soft things. He asked us to come and have a look happily as if he had suddenly found something good. This was given to us by the people of Baishi Town. They had no food, so Sun Yuhai ordered everyone's dry food to be left for the local people. The people were grateful and gave it to them.
I opened the bundle, and it was full of flowers, dried yellow flowers, piled together, giving off a faint fragrance. I don't know if this is edible, but at least Guan Hai has already tried it, but his facial expression was very dull, and he didn't have any good reaction.
I have actually thought that this is not edible. If it is edible, and we have nothing to eat, will the people in Baishi Town still give it to us
"juhuā?" At least this hu petal is easy to recognize. I can guess its origin at once.
"Yes, they have a special kind of juhuā here. When the juhuā blooms, we pick it and dry it in the sun. Then we brew it with boiling water. It is very delicious and can also relieve internal heat and moisten the lungs."
"Oh, we must try it when we get back." Everyone said and quickly followed the team.
However, our speed was still affected by my leg and we were gradually moving away from the main group. The people pretending to be heroes knew it, but it was embarrassing to ride alone in the middle. Anyway, the battle was over and there was plenty of time. Let's walk slowly. The leg injury was not that serious. At least I felt pain at the beginning, but then I didn't feel anything, just numbness. And I had to ask some questions along the way.
"Most of our troops are Yellow Turban warriors." I began this sentence, making sure no one else was eavesdropping. "How many of them have families?"
"About 30%?" Sun Yuhai asked, but it was not a very sure answer.
"In Jingzhou?"
"Some followed us south, and many are still in their hometown."
"If you can bring them back, bring them back! For the others who can get married, we will solve the problem on the spot." Anyway, although the number of women in Jingzhou is not several times that of men, there are still 40% more men. I decided on my own initiative, but I still have to discuss the specific steps with the teacher and others.
"What will the army become?" Sun Yuhai was obviously a little worried.
"There was a precedent for our Han dynasty to guard the borders. Soldiers had to farm and their families followed the army. When the flood recedes, we must farm to make up for the shortage of men and the barren land. Moreover, in the past twenty years, the birth rate has been low and the number of deaths has been high. In most counties and prefectures, only three or four out of ten people survive. In the disaster-stricken areas, there is almost no one living within a hundred miles. This cannot continue. Otherwise, if our descendants do not continue, China will decline and the Yellow Emperor will be annihilated. And that kind of matter between men and women is related to human relations and the way of heaven. It must be mentioned as the most important thing."
While they were nodding their heads, I thought of another important thing.
"In this battle, we can see everywhere that our armor is incomplete and the military affairs are not in order. Most of the soldiers are just wearing military uniforms without any armor to protect their bodies. They are our brothers. On the battlefield, swords clashed and blood flew everywhere. We should consider them more. Brother Guan, you are not wearing any armor. Let's not talk about the armor for now. The military uniforms alone give me a headache. Now it's time to wear winter clothes. When the weather gets warmer, the people from Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and of course our Jingzhou, will see these bastards in the north and make trouble again. We have a lot to do." Unconsciously, we have reached the mountainside and can see the soldiers and horses gathered from various routes below, getting on the cars to return to the camp. The white lake in front of us is flashing red in the afternoon sun, and it is not as dazzling as at noon. The pulleys of the star above are transporting our soldiers back to the camp. Other soldiers are talking and laughing happily here. We can hear their voices from a few miles away. This time our casualties are more than we thought. The enemy's soldiers are too scattered, which is a fatal weakness. We quickly defeated them one by one. If they stay together, we will be a minority against them, and it will be much more difficult for us to fight. However, this heavy snow is very helpful. Most of them have to keep warm in various caves. For example, when Sun Yuhai arrived, the people of the central star in Baishi Town were staying in their homes. There was not even a sentry. Because there was not enough space, some people were even driven out and could only hold straw in the animal pen to keep warm. Sun Yuhai asked everyone to slowly sneak into each household. At the command, they started together and basically took it down without any casualties.
The biggest injury was the scar on Sun Yuhai's chin, which was an inch long. The speaker's exaggerated tone was very inspiring, and it made me want to beat him up.
However, I suddenly thought of an idea and secretly told Guan Hai. Guan Hai's admiration for me was immediately expressed in words. In fact, it was not a big deal, but Guan Hai's actions were obviously a bit exaggerated.
Guan Hai and I each had our own hidden agenda, so we didn't pay attention to what Sun Yu Hai said afterwards. Guan Hai and I often talked about dirty things with each other. To be fair, I think I was a little bad today, and my sister would definitely not be happy if she knew, but I think this is the only way to get along well with Brother Guan, so I have to apologize to Brother Sun.
When we reached the foot of the mountain, there were already a lot fewer people below. The soldiers waiting for the next batch of vehicles were describing in vivid detail the story of who knows how many people had passed it on. This time it was about how I led the cavalry on the mountain to defeat the enemy in two places, especially the heroic act of piercing through the enemy's battering ram formation.
It must be admitted that the facts had become myths and legends by this time. Because many things were no longer something a real person could do. For example, "I" suddenly flew into the sky, and with a wolf howl, a large forest suddenly fell into the enemy's army, and our people were just outside, so no one was crushed. "I" suddenly threw up the wolf, and saw the wolf turned into a lightning bolt and struck the mountain, and then Qu Xing's head was smashed. Qu Xing's people wanted to pull it out, but no one could pull it out.
Then, those who didn't get on the bus slowly gathered around. No one dared to talk to me. Most of them pointed at Tianlang and talked and sighed to each other in the back.
In order to let them down, I put down Tianlang. I knew no one would touch him, so I walked away for more than ten steps. Immediately, the soldiers came much closer to me, but there was still another group of people surrounding Tianlang and pointing fingers. The soldiers who had gone through the Battle of Hanzhong quickly talked to me. They knew that I was easy to get along with, and the atmosphere in our "Yellow Turban Army" was always lively and cheerful. Therefore, I could quickly laugh with them. It seems that they are mainly afraid of Tianlang, not me. I also heard their further rumors that my leg was seriously injured, and when the spear head was pulled out, even the bones were dragged out, but now nothing happened. It must be that Sirius has descended to the earth, and only I can touch Tianlang, and I am not afraid of being seriously injured. They are not fine, and Yueyue feels more and more pain in his leg.
Finally I got on the bus, and I could rest for a while, no longer pretending to be a hero, but I had to carry the wolf myself when I got on the bus, because no one dared to take it. I just realized that this big guy takes up so much space.
After coming out of the crowd, I found that there were corpses everywhere on the ice and snow in the lake. Looking at the people from District Star who were wearing thin clothes, I was a little puzzled. I pointed the wolf at the lake and asked the driver, "Could it be that these people from District Star would rather die in battle than surrender? Then why did they run towards our camp? To attack the camp? Aren't there too few people?"
But the driver thought for a while and he was not sure. He saw Su Fei's men surrounding the group, and then they were fighting or confronting each other, and then it became like this.
Guan Hai insisted that he stay behind, so I didn't mind. I knew what he was thinking, and cursed this villain in my heart, thinking that another honest man had gone bad.
Sun Yuhai and I were in a car. During that time, I thought and laughed, laughed and thought, and seemed to be stupid. He didn't understand what was going on, but I think he must have sensed that something was wrong. But now he couldn't think of anything. From time to time, I looked at his wound and kept muttering that I wanted the military doctor to sew it up a little, wondering if this would ruin his appearance.
Sun Yuhai sensed my ill intentions, found a handkerchief to push back his beard, and covered the wound on his chin.
When I got off the bus at the camp, I struggled to stand up. This leg was really not very strong. It was fine when I stood up, but it was very painful to sit down and stand up again. Sun Yuhai saw my situation and hurried over to help me. I didn't refuse this time. My sister was waiting for us at the camp with a complicated expression. Soldiers kept greeting her and saluting. She always smiled in response, but her worry and anxiety were revealed from time to time. I was in the crowd, and let Sun Yuhai support me, trying to sneak in.
But when I was about ten feet away from her, my sister found me. She came straight over and was ready to pull my ear, but she didn't pull it. Instead, she leaned over and hurriedly looked at the wound on my leg. I hurriedly said, "It's okay, just let them bandage me. You are the commander here, so you have to be careful. I will come to see you as soon as I treat the wound."
Big sister, let me go over quickly.
I asked Sun Yuhai to go back first, and the medical officer and I went to see him later.
But I brought a barber and a medical officer with me, and I have already told them some things.
As soon as he entered the room, he said, "Lao Hai, doctor, it's best to shave the beard around the wound to prevent it from getting on the wound. I think you should shave the beard underneath, too?"
Sun Yuhai thought about it and felt that I had to go over, and he didn't want him to shave off all his beard, just his head, "Thank you, Brother Hu." He knew quite a few people, at least I didn't know the name of the big brother who shaved my head, because I knew I wouldn't remember it even if I asked. I just felt a little cold in the tent, and there was a faint chill rising from the wound.
"Then, doctor, can you please check my legs first?" Seeing Sun Yuhai shaving over there, I didn't sit idle either, because I was afraid that my legs really couldn't hold on any longer.
The sight of my legs almost killed me with pain, but I couldn't scream out, at least not now.
The cold sweat on my head and the pain in my right leg made my body tremble. I quickly grabbed the Tianlang that was lying behind me and tried my best to resist the excruciating pain.
Of course, I had other things to do. I had been watching Sun Yu Hai's beard and the position of the razor, and when I felt the time was almost right, I cried out "Ah!"
"Oh, it's broken!" The barber, Master Hu, also pretended to shout out. Sun Yu Hai actually didn't know what happened to his face, and turned around to see what happened to me.
"It's nothing. It was very painful just now. I can't stand it anymore."
"That's not right." The only mistake I made was not talking to the medical officer about this matter, and he jumped out to ruin my plan. I cursed you, the doctor, for being so honest. "It should have been much more painful when you cleaned the wound just now. Your muscles were tense at that time, obviously trying hard to resist the pain. Now the wound has been medicated and is being bandaged. It should be much better than before, but the Marquis cried out in pain. Could it be that the medicine was wrong?"
"That's right, but the medicine is very hot, and when it meets the blood and flesh, it hurts so much. I just relaxed and couldn't resist it all of a sudden." I calmly made up my excuse but with a grin. The doctor obviously couldn't believe it. He smelled the medicine and thought he took the wrong medicine. Obviously he was a little suspicious now, of course he would have doubts, because my legs felt much better. However, he was shocked: "Lao Hai! Hey, Lao Hu, what happened to you?"
"General, you just shouted so loudly that I got startled. My hand trembled and half of your beard was removed." He didn't seem to feel any guilt at all, which made me feel that his feelings were a little unreal.
"What?" Sun Yuhai was really surprised, looking at the patch of hair missing from his chú. It seemed that Lao Hu's technique was very skillful. After the patch was removed, Lao Hai was not aware of it for a while.
"What should we do?" I deliberately let Sun Yuhai choose for himself. In fact, he had no choice but to shave it all off.
"Then just keep the upper half." Sun Yuhai's decision was definitely beyond our expectations. What would he look like? Would he rather do this than let us see his "beautiful face"? I couldn't give him such a bad reason, lest I reveal his intentions.
"Brother Sun, I'm sorry for making you look like this. Old Hu, come here!" In a hurry, I had an idea as soon as I rubbed my newly grown beard, "Shave it for me to be like his. Captain Sun will be laughed at by others for looking like this. Brother Sun should not be the only one to be humiliated because of my fault." Old Hu did not expect it to turn out like this, but he looked at me and did as I was told.
Soon, I became a man with only a mustache on the right side of my chin, and I felt a little embarrassed about that feeling.
Sun Yuhai was obviously in a dilemma. I knew he began to hesitate. He kept looking at me and then at the ground, and in between he kept stroking his mustache.
"Since everything is fine, I'll leave first." I knew that if I put in a little more effort, he wouldn't be able to hold on.
"Stay... Fengyun Hou... shave it!" He shouted in his heart that he had succeeded, but Lao Hu's action of happily shaving his beard seemed too active. Sun Yuhai might be able to easily see that we were working together to plot against him. However, it was obvious that Lao Hai was considering the many problems he would face in the future and did not notice Lao Hu's obviously abnormal expression.
Then, while Lao Hu was shaving off the last stroke of my forehead, the medical officer was applying medicine to Sun Yuhai's chin.
After the class, Sun Yuhaifang asked himself, "Is the medicine I was given the same as Ping An Fengyunhou?"
"Same, both are drugs for removing dead flesh and regenerating new flesh."
"It doesn't sting very much. Maybe I can't feel it because I have less flesh on my chin." Sun Yuhai said casually, missing a great opportunity to expose my sinister intentions.
I quickly thanked the medical officer, as he had indeed made my legs feel much better. I also interrupted the explanation he wanted to make so that he wouldn't betray me completely.
Lao Hu was in a daze, and I soon joined him. Then, with a hearty laugh, Guan Hai came over to visit. I could only look at Guan Hai behind me in disbelief.
Guan Hai also stood there, although he was not in a daze, he just admired her sincerely and ignored my questioning gaze: "It's only Lao Hu, only his sharp knife can make the stubble invisible, this is a real beauty. Lao Hai, marry me, haha."
I rubbed my chin, and sure enough, mine was as smooth and clean as when I was a child, as if I had never even had sweat glands.
But when Sun Yuhai heard Guan Hai's words, he understood. When I saw the situation, I immediately decided to look at Guan Hai with contempt and walked over to stand on the same front with Sun Yuhai.
After all, Guan Hai had been through many battles, so he immediately realized that if he stayed any longer, he would be doomed, so he quickly fled. Sun Yuhai must have been afraid of what would happen if he went out like this, so there was no anger on his face, and he didn't chase him.
I can't describe it, maybe he can't be considered "beautiful", but if you have seen his appearance a moment ago, you must be very surprised at this moment, you certainly can't believe your eyes, a big northern man turned into a shy beauty with lowered eyebrows in an instant. I have never been sure whether it was the alternation between the two people that brought about such an effect.
"Zi Rui..." I was surprised that my sister came here to find me, but when I saw my sister lift the curtain, I understood everything. If you think my surprise is not surprising enough, then my sister's surprise as a woman can make everyone believe that this is absolutely incredible.
“Zi Rui, why are you... Why is there a female lieutenant in our army?... Ah, you are the lieutenant Sun? Guan Hai talked to me, and I seem to have seen you before. I didn’t expect that you have lost your beard and become more... energetic.” My sister rarely stuttered like this, and it seemed that she was also surprised.
"Zi Rui, follow me."
"Sister, I'm going with you."
Looking at the extremely embarrassed Brother Sun, maybe it would be better to call her Sister Sun. I decided to go out of the tent with my sister who had also come to understand the situation, as if nothing had happened.
But before I left the tent, I turned around and said, "You fought very well in this battle. Now you can take a rest. When the merit is rewarded, you will definitely be one of them."
The big tent was getting much warmer, but my back was getting cold. The post-victory hustle and bustle outside the door was very similar to the luàn in my heart, except that the feeling was much different.
"Don't try so hard in the future." My sister sighed, but she didn't pull my ears. She said to me calmly, "You are my only brother. Without you, I will have nothing."
"The soldiers are just spreading rumors. It's not that serious."
"Don't be ridiculous. No matter how mysterious the soldiers' stories are, they all agree on one thing: the truth. It's impossible for so many people to make the same confession."
I lowered my head, knowing that I had made a mistake, mainly because someone had caught me in the act and I couldn't deny it.
"Moreover, you only brought 2,000 men with you. You lost nearly 2,000 infantrymen first, and then lost 100 cavalrymen. How could you fight so bravely?"
"You were in the crowd, relying on Tianlang and your brute force to save your life, but you threw Tianlang to hit Qu Xing, but what did you use to defend yourself? Whether you hit him or not, you are just an assassin, not a general. You are lucky this time, but next time I may really be there to see you off. Have you thought about your identity? There are two thousand people behind you waiting for your command, what are you doing?" I wanted to explain that I missed the target, but my sister seemed to be angry, so I didn't dare to say a word.
"But is that Captain Sun a man or a woman?" The tone softened a lot, making me straighten my back a little and let out a long sigh.
"A man." The atmosphere suddenly seemed to relax a little, and I even breathed heavily.
"She is so beautiful." This is the compliment of a beautiful woman. My sister took out a bronze mirror to look at herself. I wanted to teach her a lesson. As the commander, she paid attention to how she dressed and compared her appearance with a man under her command. Is this shameful? However, considering that I was the one who made the mistake, I didn't dare to say anything.
"Sister, do you know what happened at the foot of Mufu Mountain? Many people from Quxing died there, and I always feel a little suspicious." At this moment, it is a good idea to change the subject.
"That's my fault. I asked Su Fei to lead the patrol of Jiang Zheng's soldiers in Yuzhang, Yangzhou. Jiang Zheng's soldiers were either Yellow Turbans or people from southern Yangzhou recruited during the flood in Yuzhang. I was afraid that the newly recruited soldiers would not fight well, so I asked them to provide support from behind." My sister was depressed. I hadn't figured out how this was related to the death of Qu Xing's men. I had to continue listening. "In fact, I should have thought of it. Qu Xing's bandits are from Changsha. Many of them were forcibly pulled in. Some of them must have escaped. They are more familiar with the terrain of Mufu Mountain than we are. They can definitely bypass us and surrender to avoid being killed by the Luàn soldiers. However, our northern soldiers can't understand Changsha dialect, and they can't understand the local dialect of Poyang... Only a few people survived. The others were either killed in resistance or frozen to death in confrontation."
I regret that I diverted my sister to this topic.
On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Zhongping, we concluded all the affairs here, raised our troops and returned home. We reported the titles and rewards of various generals to the teacher, and Sun Yu Hai was at the forefront.
The army was divided into several groups and led by generals at all levels to Shangyong, Jiangling, Changsha, and Wuling. We took all the troops, personnel, families, and baggage that were going to Xiangyang back. For safety, the troops returning to Xiangyang took a detour to avoid the unstable ice in the deep Yunmeng. We also had to be wary of new Luàn troops that might appear from nowhere or at any time.
As a result, the delay became even worse. I guess Ziyu was the most anxious, because the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month was his birthday.
Anyway, I have already delayed my trip home, so I am not in a hurry to go back. It is more important to accompany my sister and make her happy. In fact, I may be sick and have no energy every day.
The road was very muddy when the snow melted. We didn't cross the river until the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, and we didn't turn north until Jiangling on the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month. In total, we had only walked two-thirds of the way. Obviously, the plan to return before Ziyu's 19th birthday was probably a failure. Ziyu had to continue to perform his duty of leading the team and clearing the way. So, I guess behind his still smiling face, I don't know what kind of anxiety he was in. At least the fact that we were a little late for each meal proved this.
But that night Jiangling sent a message that yesterday, Yiling in the west reported that people from Zigui came to negotiate peace. Master immediately ordered Ziyu to take people back to Xiangyang to report the news. Now he can go back to celebrate his birthday, but we can't celebrate it on time. Especially me, because another important news is that those who are entrenched in Zigui are the fleeing troops and civilians from Yizhou.
I decided to go to Yiling because I had to go for this matter.