Lying in a lonely village, I don't feel sorry for myself, but I still think about guarding the Luntai for the country.
At night, I lie down and listen to the wind and rain, and the iron horse and the glacier fall into my dreams.
It seems that only a blink of an eye has passed, and the army of the Western Expedition has already been on the march for five days.
When Xiao Han, who had been traveling all day, got into the low cowhide tent in the evening, he was so tired that he didn't even bother to take off his light armor, so he just fell asleep!
In his dream, he seemed to have returned to five days ago, to the day when the army set out for battle.
Someone once said: Human beings' joys and sorrows are actually not the same!
This can be seen from the people who sent the conscripts out of the city.
Those who walked along the street raising their arms and shouting, with faces full of excitement, basically did not have family members participating in this expedition.
What they saw was only the magnificence of the army, the majesty of the soldiers! and their yearning for great achievements.
On the contrary, as long as you see people with worried faces and tears in their eyes, there is no doubt that there must be someone in this team that is about to travel far.
Compared with their achievements, what they look forward to more is the safe return of their families.
On that day, Xiao Han, who was also a general on the expedition, did not see his wife and children in the crowd.
But he knew that they must be watching him somewhere.
However, it seemed like it would be a good thing not to see their mothers that day.
After all, a dignified general crying in public will always be looked down upon.
As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin also personally sent the expedition team out of Chang'an City this time.
Outside the city, after drinking a lot of Zhuangxing wine with the soldiers on the expedition, Li Shimin was in a great mood!
Thinking about how they would travel to the Western Regions, they would have to travel thousands of miles!
So Li Shimin, under the influence of alcohol, ordered someone to get some pen and ink, and on the mottled ancient city wall of Chang'an, he wrote a line of big characters: "This place is 9,999 miles away from the Western Regions!"
The bright moon of the Qin Dynasty passed the Han Dynasty, and the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned!
Since this place is less than ten thousand miles away from the Western Region, the soldiers who went on an expedition should return on time!
The dreams were dotted with stars, and various memories and imaginations were interspersed, making Xiao Han's sleep very restless, not to mention the various noises coming from outside the tent, all night long.
So when he got up the next morning, Xiao Han felt that his whole body was groggy. Instead of feeling relieved at all, the fatigue on his body was much heavier than before.
"Master Marquis, don't ride any more horses today. I went to get a car. You can just take the car and drive!"
Perhaps seeing how tired Xiao Han was, Xiaodong thoughtfully went to the supply camp to get a cart carrying fodder for Xiao Han to ride on.
Xiao Han, of course, would not be pretentious about this. After climbing into the car calmly, he lay down on the soft straw and continued to catch up on his sleep.
He is not the coach of this battle. He is just showing off in the past few days. He cannot be like Liu Hongji and others, who stand on the horse like a javelin at all times and set an example for the three armies.
Speaking of Liu Hongji, Cheng Yaojin, Duan Zhixuan.
The three of them have now been divided into three armies: front, middle and rear.
Cheng Yaojin had a hot temper and said that he would be the first to rush to Yumen Pass and squeeze out the yolks of the audacious Tuyuhun. If anyone dared to fight with him, he should not blame him for being quick with his sword!
Faced with such a scoundrel and bastard, Liu Hongji and Duan Zhixuan were frightened from the bottom of their hearts, so they could only give up the front army to him and fight over the central army instead.
I don’t know what method the two bald braised men used to compete in the end. The result was that Liu Hongji overpowered Duan Zhixuan and took the position of the middle soldier.
Duan Zhixuan, on the other hand, had no choice but to become a rear guard and followed the two of them. He didn't know if he would be given some credit when they arrived.
Oh, I almost forgot, there are not only three armies on the expedition, but also Xiao Han, the inconspicuous fourth army.
As a special independent army outside the three armies.
When Xiao Han learned that he was going to go on an expedition, he had already sent out a message and ordered Gouzi and the others to pursue him directly from Shandong.
However, because the distance is too far, they will not be able to meet up with Xiao Han for a while.
Therefore, Xiao Han, the so-called Fourth Army, is full of calculations, and only he and Xiaodong are the bare commanders, which is really pitiful.
At present, they can only mix in Liu Hongji's team and follow them on the road.
At this time, it was already late summer and early autumn outside.
However, even though it is autumn, there is still some coolness in the morning and evening. During the middle time, the sun in the sky is still as hot as fire. It is definitely worthy of the name of autumn tiger!
Poor Xiao Han was just confused in the car for a while, and then he was woken up by the sun above his head. He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep again.
In the end, I had no choice but to sit up and put my clothes on top of my head, which made me feel more comfortable.
"Master Hou, water!"
As a soldier, Xiaodong is absolutely qualified.
Seeing Xiao Han in the car fanning himself irritably with his hands, he immediately took off the water bag from his waist and handed it to the car.
On the other hand, the idiot was still holding straw in his mouth and didn't know what he was thinking. His attention was not on Xiao Han at all.
Not in the mood to scold the idiot, Xiao Han bent down to take the water bag, opened the lid and smelled it.
Since the water bladders at this time were all made of cowhide, and the temperature outside was high, the water inside had a somewhat unpleasant smell.
However, the environmental conditions at this time are like this. People have to adapt to the environment, because it is absolutely impossible for the environment to adapt to you.
Closing his eyes and raising his neck, Xiao Han drank several mouthfuls of water like he was drinking poison!
Drinking this fishy-smelling water did not alleviate the heat in his heart, but made him even more depressed.
"Where are we almost?"
Putting down the water bag, Xiao Han frowned, looked around, and asked.
Seeing this, Xiaodong hurriedly took the water bag and replied: "We should be arriving at Anding County soon!"
"Anding County?" Xiao Han had no impression of this place name, but vaguely remembered that when the Tang Dynasty fell out with Tubo, they seemed to have fought a few tougher battles than here.
However, now Tubo is still busy with civil strife and has too much time to take care of itself. How can it still think about provoking Datang?
I no longer think about the affairs of Anding County. Anyway, when I get there, I will naturally see it.
Xiao Han, who was bored, sat in the car and looked around.
As far as the eye can see, on this loess road, all the soldiers as far as the eye can see are walking silently with their heads down.
Maybe in the first two days, some of them could chat with each other and cheer each other up because of the novelty.
But along this seemingly endless journey, their passion and ambition were wiped away, leaving only mechanical steps, steps, and steps.