People will definitely die in war. This is something Pei Yue had thought about when he decided to join the army.

Maybe it's himself, maybe it's those close and familiar people, maybe it's anyone around him.

He is not a naive idealist, nor does he dream of a unified world. He is familiar with history and knows that the current situation will not last long. The three dynasties with such close borders and no isolation will sooner or later be unified.

war, so he wanted to be the trend-setter who stood on the wave.

It’s just that many times, no matter how much you think about it and how well you prepare, when death is right in front of you, who can help but feel uneasy in their heart?

In the northeast corner of Linqing City, in the courtyard of Baoguo Temple.

Twenty-six bodies were placed on twenty-six temporary wooden platforms.

Pei Yue stood at the front, followed by four sentry officers and 435 soldiers.

He held a torch in his hand and said in a deep voice: "In addition to the pension money that the imperial court will give, each of our fallen comrades will be given two hundred taels of silver. Those whose parents are still alive at home will be supported by Xiangyun Company. They are married and have no heirs.

The widow's wishes shall be respected. Regardless of whether she is a widow or remarries, Xiangyun Company shall be responsible for all expenses. If there are any heirs, Xiangyun Company shall support them until they reach adulthood."

This is his consistent speaking style, rarely having those gorgeous words, simple and touching people's hearts.

All the soldiers of the Zangfeng Guard were moved.

They are not newcomers. They have been in Nanying for several years, and they have killed people and seen blood on the border. They have seen various styles of generals. Now when they came to Baoguo Temple, many people thought they were going to hear another impassioned slogan.

, but I didn’t expect such a scene.

"Menglong Talisman."

"Be humble!"

"Later, we will collect the ashes of our fallen comrades, find someone in Linqing County to make their memorial tablets, and store them one by one, and order them to be temporarily stored in the Imperial Envoy Office in Xingyang City. After we take revenge, we will take them back

Home."

Meng Longfu's eyes turned red, his body trembled slightly, and he roared: "I humbly obey your order!"

Pei Yue took one last look at the bodies in front of him, and then used a torch to light the firewood under them.

Four sentry officers stepped forward and lit the fire one after another.

Dry firewood in summer burns easily and quickly bursts into flames.

Pei Yue turned around and looked at the Zangfeng Guardsmen who stood upright, with a gloomy look in his eyes, and said slowly: "I don't want you to die, but if you die and I am not dead, I will take good care of your family.

If you violate this oath, God will forsake you!"

Everyone's lips were pursed tightly, and some people could no longer suppress their tears, but they held back their tears because they were afraid that Pei Yue would be angry.

Pei Yue raised his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "I hope you remember, don't die easily, but you can't be afraid of death on the battlefield. I will set an example for you. If one day I can't do it, you can abandon me.

"

He was answered with an extremely neat and loud voice, and some even had veins popping out on their foreheads.

"I am willing to fight to the end for the lord!"

Cui Meng roared at the top of his lungs in the crowd, completely forgetting the awkwardness between himself and Pei Yue. At this time, even if Pei Yue asked him to chase the Western Wu cavalry alone, he would gallop away without hesitation.

Go. In fact, this battle is fought

He was also injured when he came down. Fortunately, the injury was not serious. It was probably similar to the time when Pei Yue stabbed him with a dagger. When Shang Yu gathered the wounded, Cui Meng said with a playful smile that he was fine. In fact, the wound on his back was still there until now.

It still hurts.

He looked at Pei Yue in the distance and felt that his father's vision was really good.

From today on, I am a member of the Zangfeng Guard and will never leave again.

Pei Yue's lecture ended here and he waved the soldiers down to rest and try to regain their energy as soon as possible.

In the wing room on the west side of Baoguo Temple, several local Linqing dignitaries were waiting anxiously.

Pei Yue came to the ear room surrounded by four sentry officers. After greeting everyone, Yan Linchuan asked: "Sir, are the people of Xiwu planning to invade the country with a large army this time?"

Although Pei Yue was calming everyone outside the city just now, several people in the wing were obviously not so easy to deal with, especially Yan Linchuan, who had been in power for nine years. He was not only familiar with the situation in Daliang, but also knew Xiwu very well. When the Xiwu cavalry team

When he appeared at the gate of Linqing City, he realized that Lingzhou, which had been stable for more than ten years, was about to undergo major changes.

Pei Yue was not surprised and said calmly: "I'm just guessing. The people of Xiwu tried every means to get this cavalry team up, and they always had to cooperate with the actions on the border, otherwise what's the point? Sir, you are too old.

There is no need to worry too much, there are border troops guarding the boundary, and the Xiwu cavalry cannot suddenly break into Lingzhou."

Yan Linchuan sighed: "Everything in the world is unpredictable. After all, Lingzhou has been at peace for more than ten years, how can we be sure that the border troops can hold it? Sir, what are your plans next? Do you want to return to Xingyang?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "I want to go to the border."

Everyone was shocked, but the sentry officers behind him did not change their expressions, showing faint excitement.

Yan Linchuan hesitated and said, "I'm not meddling in other people's business. You are an imperial envoy after all. If something goes wrong, wouldn't it make the frontier troops lose their footing?"

Pei Yue laughed and said: "Where are you thinking, sir? I am not that ignorant. I just want to go to the border to see the situation. If the people of Xiwu really invade the border with a large army, they will fight city by city.

Do they dare to bypass Hucheng and Guping Camp and go straight to Guangping Prefecture?"

He didn't want to explain too much, so he turned to look at Mo Qingyun and said: "Mozhi County, could you please help my subordinates prepare some dry food, at least enough for ten days."

Mo Qingyun nodded and said: "Xiaguan will finish it before tonight."

Pei Yue said to Yu Zheng again: "Yu Guoqi, there is something else I need your help with."

Yu Zheng was flattered and said: "Sir, please tell me."

Pei Yue smiled and said: "I set off from Xingyang in a hurry and didn't bring any spare horses. I also asked Master Yu to help me prepare more than 400 good horses."

Since he wanted to visit the border, he felt that one person and two horses were the most basic preparation.

Yu Zheng looked embarrassed. He was a guerrilla in name and had 500 men in his hands, but how could the Xiang army have so many good horses? What's more, even 500 men would have to eat some free food, right? But now he is really afraid of Pei

Yue, look at how many people this young powerful man killed in the blink of an eye. How dare he shirk the blame, not to mention that the kick from Wei Rui in the lower abdomen still hurts.

He gritted his teeth and forced a smile: "Sir, please give me two days, and I will definitely get it done."

Pei Yue shook his head and said without any doubt: "Before noon tomorrow."

Yu Zheng smiled uglier than crying, nodded with difficulty and said: "I'll do it right away."

After saying this, he didn't bother to salute everyone one by one, he just hurriedly clasped his fists and left the room.

After he left, Pei Yue looked at Mo Qingyun and said very solemnly: "Mozhi County, Guangping Prefecture is the granary of Lingzhou, and Linqing is the top county of Guangping Prefecture. Please be prepared for the coming war during this period."

Prepare."

After hearing this, Mo Qingyun stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Sir, I understand."

Pei Yue exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then he could relax a little.

Just when he was arranging everything in Baoguo Temple, on the Gaoyang Plain of Western Wu, about 800 miles away from Hucheng, flags covered the sky and the sun, and horses neighed loudly.
Chapter completed!