After Zhang Heizi finished arranging military affairs, he coughed:
"Go back to your teams and get ready. We haven't left any food for you here."
After he sent everyone away, Zhang Heizi left Guan Ping alone.
While Guan Ping was still speculating, Zhang Heizi had already opened his mouth:
"Xiaoguan, you won't blame me. I asked you to be the leader again this time. Do you have any complaints?"
Guan Ping immediately shook his head and said sincerely:
"Guan Ping doesn't dare, let alone has such intention. Guan Ping understands that there are countless teams trying to get this first task. If I don't know what to do, wouldn't I be a coward?"
Zhang Heizi laughed loudly, and then said solemnly:
"I didn't want to take you in at first, because I thought you were just a young man who couldn't bear the hardships and only came to gain military merit. Otherwise, how could you get from the dangerous assault cavalry system to my account?"
Seeing that Guan Ping wanted to explain, Zhang Heizi waved his hand:
"That was before. Now I know you are a good boy. Work hard and I will take good care of you!"
Guan Ping nodded seriously and then prepared to go down.
And when he walked to the curtain, he suddenly heard Zhang Heizi whisper:
"Your foster father is just a foster father after all. Everything depends on him in the end."
Guan Ping was stunned for a moment, turned to Zhang Heizi and nodded heavily, then strode out of the curtain.
Behind him, Zhang Heizi was smiling and very happy.
…
When Guan Ping returned to the team, he also brought two sword soldiers, which were just added to him by the ministry.
At this time, the deputy captain, Lao Gao, had already buried the brothers who died in the battle and put them on stretchers.
Guan Ping came closer and took a closer look at the two brothers.
Both of them were young, and one of them still had downy hair on his pale face. They were both shot to death by the Sushen people with heavy arrows. One died from an arrow in the throat, and the other died from an arrow that penetrated the heart from his armpit.
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Guan Ping and his old brothers gathered around the two stretchers and observed a moment of silence.
When the moment of silence was almost over, Lao Gao handed the water cup to Guan Ping, preparing to pay homage to his dead brother.
Guan Ping held up the water bowl, thought for a moment, and said to Lao Gao:
"Give it to the two newcomers as well. From now on, they will be brothers carrying arrows together."
Lao Gao nodded and poured the water mixed with some honey into the bamboo tubes of the two newcomers.
The two sword soldiers were frightened, knowing that they were accepted by this team.
They glanced at Guan Ping gratefully, then solemnly took the bamboo tube and held it high like everyone else.
At this time, Guan Ping looked at his lifeless brother and said seriously:
"We warriors all have this final fate. You are lucky, because even after you die, those of us who are alive will still remember you. And we are also lucky. When we die in battle, the brothers behind us will remember you.
They will also remember us. As long as our team is here, we will always live in the hearts of our brothers."
Finally, Guan Ping shouted loudly:
"When the team is there and everyone is there, when the team is gone, everyone is gone!"
The fifty people behind also shouted:
"When the team is there and everyone is there, when the team is gone, everyone is gone!"
Afterwards, Guan Ping drank a cup of honey water and sprinkled it on the ground. Everyone behind him did the same.
After this was done, the attendants from the medical camp behind came over to carry stretchers and send the two bodies to the rear.
Guan Ping recited:
"Brothers, please be more careful on the road and let me and the two Pao Ze sleep well on the road."
The four attendants heard this, nodded hurriedly, and then carefully carried the two stretchers down.
Guan Ping watched the stretcher go away, then turned to the soldiers and said:
"The battle is not over yet, it has not even begun. I just came back from the ministry, and the commander gave us a difficult task."
All the soldiers stood at attention, listening to the young general's military orders.
"According to the intelligence received by the sentries, the enemy troops are also gathering. However, it may be because the outstanding troops were severely damaged and all the enemy troops are trapped in the camp. Now the superiors require us to go out to the upper reaches of Xiaoliao River.
Lure the enemy out of their camp."
Everyone present said nothing and quietly accepted the military order.
Guan Ping didn't explain much. He just asked his brothers to check their equipment and arrows again. Because they were used as bait in this battle, they were likely to face the danger of being besieged, and by then these equipment could save their lives.
After that, the five teams went to prepare separately, leaving Guan Ping and the deputy team Lao Gao behind.
Lao Gao hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice:
"The ministry told us how long we should hold on? Or when reinforcements will arrive?"
There are only two people here, Lao Gao and Guan Ping, so we can chat about some details.
Guan Ping first glanced at Lao Gao. Most people might think that Lao Gao was obviously scared at this time. But Guan Ping knew that Lao Gao was not simple.
When they attacked Xuantu County City before, Guan Ping's team originally attacked the north gate after Changxi.
Chang Xi fought particularly well in the front and was brave and skillful in fighting. He climbed to the north gate first. But in the back, Chang Xi was seriously injured by an arrow shot by the god Su Shen, so the subsequent siege was delayed.
At that time, the general of Guan Ping's team didn't know what he was thinking. He abandoned the main attacking team behind and went to rescue Chang Xi. In the end, he was forced to carry him into the city.
After the war, Chang Xi's life was saved, but the captain was beaten to death for dereliction of duty.
In fact, everyone knows the situation, why did this man have to save Chang Xi? Because they were both Shanliao in the past at Wangqinfeng, and they have a brotherhood.
But love is a matter of love, and if you break military law, you will still be raped.
Originally, the one who was most promising to succeed the team general was the deputy team leader Lao Gao. He also took charge of the situation after the former team general left the city. It can be said that he had great authority, but in the end he was replaced by Guan Ping.
In the end, Guan Ping is really capable and respects Lao Gao, otherwise he wouldn't be able to lead this team.
So now that he heard what Lao Gao said, Guan Ping still told the truth:
"Sima didn't give me a specific time. He told me to go ahead and wait two moments before he takes the troops and set off again. So in other words, if we really engage the enemy, we have to defend it for at least two moments."
At this time, Lao Gao's face was already a little stiff, and he read:
"Two seconds? Just us number 50? What kind of orders are there from above? Who will take over this mission?"
After finishing speaking, Lao Gao seemed to realize something and added:
"Captain, you didn't invite me on your own initiative, right?"
Guan Ping shook his head and muttered:
"No, Sima decided it himself, but I am also willing to take on this task."
At this point, Lao Gao had nothing to say and just sighed:
"This is really evil!"
…
Carrying the card holder on his back, Wuya from Sushen adjusted his leather armor again and muttered something.
"This leather armor really doesn't fit! I'm a warrior, I shouldn't wear this! Wuya wants to wear iron armor!"
At this moment, the leather armor on Wu Ya's body didn't fit well. It was only half-length, and it was still stained with black and red blood. It was unknown which unlucky guy had it cut off at the waist.
At this time, Wu Ya was in a high mood, not as miserable as when he was beaten in the camp before.
The reason for this was, for no other reason than that they had just been given a small bag of wine.
Every Sushen person could not escape the temptation of wine. If they wanted to eat meat in the Changbai Mountains, they would go to the woods to hunt it, and if they wanted to eat salt, they would go to the mountains to dig. But they couldn't get this wine, so they had to exchange it with the Han people.
And everyone who drinks wine can no longer escape the contents of the cup. There are countless warriors in the mountains who are greedy for this drink and come out of the mountains.
Wu Ya took another sip, and then reluctantly passed it to her companion.
Compared to Wu Ya's mix and match, his companions are much more pure.
He was wearing a dirty leather jacket, with an iron ax hanging on his waist, and a mountain bow commonly used by the clan on his back, making him a pure and solemn wild warrior.
Unlike Wu Ya's frugality, Bandang took a sip of water after taking the water bag, and then choked and squirted out a small amount, which made Wu Ya's face darken.
Wu Ya grabbed the water bag, hung it around her neck again, and then cursed:
"You are just a wild boar. If it weren't for your mother's begging, I really wouldn't have brought you out."
After being told by Wu Ya, his companion looked bitter and did not dare to say a word.
Wuya was the first one among their group to come out of the mountains, and he was the one who came back to lead his people out of the mountains to make a living, so he was the leader of their group.
But after all, they were members of the tribe who had grown up together. He was silent for a while, and then started to talk:
"Wu Ya, I heard that Ali He's team was wiped out by the Han people! Is it true?"
Wu Ya shook for a moment, then calmly said:
"You know what the heck, I just met with Ali's team, so don't talk nonsense about things you don't know. And don't ask about things you shouldn't. Just listen to me from now on."
Bandang touched the back of his head and stopped talking.
Wu Ya also turned her head and looked ahead.
At this time, they were marching on a plain. To their right was the Xiaoliao River, but it was a little far away from Wuya and the others, and they could only hear the faint sound of running water.
And where Wu Ya looked ahead, there was also a team stopping.
Most of the people there were wearing crimson military uniforms and were Han Chinese from Liaodong.
At the front of the team, a group of tribesmen dressed as barbarians were being forced to kneel on the ground. A man dressed as a Han general was talking in front of them, but he didn't know what to say.
All I know is that when the man was halfway through his words, several barbarians suddenly broke away and ran towards the front.
The general did not look at these people, but continued to read.
During the reading process, several Han knights directly chased the Hu deserters on horseback, and then captured them one by one.
After the reading was finished, the Han men in crimson military uniforms began to draw their swords and beheaded one by one.
This scene is really horrifying, especially when thousands of troops are marching and people are shouting. The scene of beheadings is like a mime, it looks too unreal.
But it is also this silent, bloody, film-making scene that is even more impactful.
In fact, Wu Ya did not lie to his companion. He actually met Ali's team, among the crowd of beheaded people in front.
Wuya shivered and took out a piece of dried venison. He took a big bite and sighed: