Chapter 34 They are all elites!! ‘Romance’ between men
"Bai Yan, since you are a member of the Bai family and have no title, why do you want to join the army?"
"That's right, Bai Yan. Aren't most of the Bai family merchants? Now that you don't have a title to inherit, you have to be a knight without title when you go to Lantian. Once you go to the battlefield, you will lose your life at any time!"
By the stream, the cavalry soldiers became familiar with Bai Yan, perhaps because they saw that Bai Yan had no gentry pretensions at all along the way. They chatted with Bai Yan while they were resting their horses.
They all knew just now that Bai Yan joined the army but did not inherit the title from his father's generation. This meant that when he went to Lantian, Bai Yan could only be an ordinary soldier.
All the cavalry soldiers couldn't figure out why Bai Yan, as a descendant of the noble Bai family, wanted to join the army. And he still didn't have a title.
You know, this is very dangerous, and you can easily lose your life.
Why not be among the Bai family and enjoy the glory and wealth?
"I want to join the army. Even though I don't have a title, I just want to perform meritorious service. If I join the army because of my title but have no intention of meritorious service, wouldn't it be a mistake for people and the country?"
Bai Yan laughed softly while holding the horse and giving it water.
"Bai Yan, what you say makes me feel good!"
A cavalry soldier laughed after listening to Bai Yan's words.
The other cavalry soldiers listened to Bai Yan's words and couldn't help but praise in their hearts. These words touched their hearts.
When they usually fight with other countries, what they fear most is not the enemy army. It is the encounter with those timid nobles who have higher titles than them.
Because of their father's relationship, those nobles' sons enlisted in the army with a much higher title than theirs. If they were unlucky and followed those nobles' sons to the battlefield, they would most likely lose their titles or their lives.
"Have you ever received a knighthood?"
Bai Yan looked at these cavalry soldiers curiously. After getting acquainted with them, he realized that these people in front of him were all generous people, so he asked.
After all, I am really curious. In the Qin State, those who can become cavalry are usually trained soldiers or those who have made meritorious deeds.
"My title is Shangzao!"
A cavalry soldier said to Bai Yan, with a hint of pride in his eyes.
Bai Yan's eyes were slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the cavalry soldier in front of him was actually Shangzao.
After all, Gongshi means a young general who has killed the enemy, let alone Shangzao!
Bai Yan looked at the others.
"I am also a superior!"
Another cavalry soldier saw Bai Yan looking over and smiled.
Maybe they all liked Bai Yan's lack of pretensions, or maybe Bai Yan's words just now won their approval, so when they saw Bai Yan's eyes, they didn't hide anything.
Whenever Bai Yan looked at a cavalry soldier, he would hear a cavalry soldier's smiling reply.
"Hey, I'm a Shangzao too!"
"Shangzao!!"
And as the answers came one after another, Bai Yan's initial surprise ended with his mouth slightly open, his expression a little numb, and his face full of astonishment.
Why are these people in front of me all created by God?
He knew that cavalry was rare and a war horse was extremely valuable.
But to become a cavalryman, what does it mean to have a higher title?
This is absolutely impossible!!
If this were the case, and according to the number of Qin's cavalry, if every one of the cavalry soldiers was of the highest quality, then Qin would have destroyed Zhao long ago.
Bai Yan knew that there was only one explanation for why these people in front of him were all created by God.
these people.
They are all the elites of the cavalry!!
Thinking of this, Bai Yan blinked and smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that he wanted to follow the road and follow the cavalry who knew the way to Lantian earlier.
Who would have thought that the people he followed were all elite cavalrymen!
Seeing Bai Yan's expression, a dozen cavalry soldiers seemed to have guessed something, and they immediately laughed, their expressions full of ridicule.
It seems to be saying, boy, how are you, are you surprised?
Bai Yan smiled bitterly and didn't care about the laughter of the soldiers. He really didn't expect it.
At this time, Bai Yan couldn't help but look far away, to the general who asked him before.
"Who is the general?"
Bai Yan asked, since these people in front of him are all superiors, what is the title of the general?
"General Fei, my title was not changed before, but now it is a hairpin."
A cavalry soldier said. But when he talked about this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"Why is this?"
Bai Yan thought for a while and asked.
Looking at Bai Yan with doubts in his eyes, he thought that Bai Yan was a member of the Bai family. The cavalry soldier thought for a while and then explained the reason to Bai Yan.
"Two years ago, the king ordered his troops to attack Zhao in two groups. One group was led by General Li Xin and marched eastward from Taiyuan. After attacking Fanwu, he advanced from the north to Handan. The other group was led by General Xin Sheng and headed north from Yedi to cross Zhangzhou.
The water is rushing towards Handan."
When talking about this incident, the faces of the cavalry soldiers were not very good. The other cavalry soldiers also lost their smiles and looked a little embarrassed.
Obviously, even after two years, that incident is still unforgettable for them.
Bai Yan nodded, he had also heard about that battle. In that battle, Li Mu defeated the two sides of the Qin army at the same time, and once again became famous all over the world.
But what Bai Yan didn't expect was that these people in front of him had actually participated in the battle two years ago.
"We followed General Xin Sheng and crossed the Zhang River from Ye. We were originally engaged in a fierce battle with the Zhao army led by Zhao General Sima Shang at the 'Zhao Great Wall'. However, we did not expect that Li Mu suddenly led his army to kill, causing the entire army to be defeated."
The cavalry soldier said, recalling that time, the ground was full of dead bodies wherever he saw it, and the Zhao army behind him was like a flood.
To this day, this cavalry soldier still remembers that at that time, if there were only three to five days left, they would definitely be able to capture the "Zhao Great Wall".
"Although General Fei killed many enemy soldiers in that battle, we suffered numerous casualties and were unable to make up for it."
The cavalry soldiers looked helpless. Although they were lucky enough to survive the battle, General Fei was demoted.
The reason is that the number of enemies killed cannot offset the number of casualties suffered by their cavalry.
If they were not all close associates of General Xin Sheng, and had meritorious service in protecting General Xin Sheng, and killed hundreds of people in the battle, it would be enough for General Fei to fall into the rank of public servant, or even lose his title.
"So that's it!"
Bai Yan nodded and looked at General Fei in the distance.
Bai Yan knew that any other person would be helpless in that situation.
Unlike other titles, the continuous promotion has changed from personal 'valor' to 'responsibility'.
Wanting to be promoted not only tests a person's ability to lead an army, but more importantly, it also requires the army commander to make no mistakes in judgment.
A situation like General Fei's is basically difficult to solve.
General Xin Sheng made no mistakes, but Li Xin was defeated by Li Mu's army.
The Qin army, which was already engaged in a fierce battle with Zhao general Sima Shang, suddenly saw Li Mu leading the Zhao army as reinforcements. Its morale was already shattered and it was impossible to give General Fei any more time to kill the enemy.
far away.
Seemingly feeling Bai Yan's gaze, General Fei saw that the war horse had drunk enough water, then mounted the horse and walked towards Bai Yan.
Looking at Bai Yan, General Fei felt very fond of him, because it was rare for him to see a nobleman like Bai Yan who had no pretensions at all.
"We will arrive at Lantian in an hour. Bai Yan, your horse has not been trained. You can sell it when you pass by Lantian City later, or you can give it to me, and I will compensate you."
General Fei had a good impression of Bai Yan, so he reminded him and gave him suggestions.
Horses are valuable, but they have the style of horse racing. Therefore, there are also some sales and transactions.
Looking at the horse beside Bai Yan. Normally, when ordinary children join the army, there will be no horses at all. But when the children of the noble clan join the army, some people will bring their own horses to join the army. However, those children also have titles.
body.
What a coincidence now, Bai Yan is between the two, with both a horse and no title.
However, the horse is still untrained and is not a war horse.
General Fei thought that if Bai Yan really led the horse into Lantian, it would definitely cause a commotion. After all, Bai Yan did not have a title and was not a cavalryman.
"General Lao Fei!"
After Bai Yan heard what General Fei said, he reached out and stroked the horse in front of him, choosing to hand the horse over to General Fei later.
Although he didn't know if he would see this horse again in the future.
But if he doesn't hand it over to General Fei now, when he goes to Lantian City alone, there will be a lot of trouble if there is no Lu's shop in Lantian City.
But thinking of the compensation mentioned by General Fei, Bai Yan shook his head.
"Bai Yan doesn't need money. If Bai Yan performs meritorious service in the future, he will go to the general to get it back!"
Bai Yan looked at General Fei and said softly. He looked at the horse and followed him from Qi to Qin.
"Hahaha! Okay, I'll wait!"
General Fei laughed and nodded in agreement. He really liked the Bai boy in front of him.
Just what I said just now.
He is waiting!!
If the young man could survive the battlefield in the future and had meritorious service, he would personally return the horse to the young man.
Beside the river.
A dozen cavalry soldiers riding war horses also looked at the young man with smiles on their faces.