There was not too much sunshine in the sky, and the weather was sunny and cloudy at times. In a place without a siege, the breeze blew, and in the quiet atmosphere, countless tree hairpins covered with white silk were inserted in a huge open space.
At a glance, they are all small graves.
During the battle in the Yunzhong Mountains, countless doors in Yancheng were hung with white silk ribbons.
Old, weak, women and children, with their children, piled up a little bit of soil with their own hands in front of the graves. Some of the people in these small graves were the men of their wives, the fathers of their children, and some were the only descendants of the old and the weak.
, and some even had no family members left. The people here in Yancheng took pity on them and bulldozed earth in front of their tombs.
The wind blew by, making the white silk whistle.
However, in this tomb, among the thousands of people, not one of them cried hoarsely, and all of them seemed to be numb under their red eyes.
"Serve the wine!"
An old man with white hair walked out of the crowd and shouted with not much strength.
Following the old man's words, countless children, no matter big or small, who had already prepared, all hugged or held jars of wine, left their parents' side, went to the tombs, and placed bowls of wine in front of each tomb.
Seeing this, the elders in front of the tombs all around stood up and left. No one said to help, even some children, only five or six years old, stumbled when walking, let alone carrying a jar of wine.
"General, letter from Shanwucheng!"
Behind the old man who spoke just now, a soldier on the side of the cavalry came to Bai Yan and handed the letter to Bai Yan.
After Bai Yan received the letter, he opened it and read the contents, then put away the bamboo slips.
"General, after the war, Yanmen needs a general. It is a blessing for the generals to come to Yancheng and see them off. General, please return to Shanwu City as soon as possible."
The old man who just spoke came to Bai Yan, tremblingly bowed his hands in front of Bai Yan and bowed.
"On behalf of those orphans, we thank you General!!!"
Follow the old man's words.
Around Bai Yan, all the people in Yan City suddenly knelt down in front of Bai Yan, and then more and more people. In an instant, at a glance, no one was standing.
As the old man said, the people in Yancheng all know that Bai Yan has done more for them than anyone else. Even Wu'an Lord Li Mu could not compare with him at the time. If Erlang died in battle, they would not blame Bai Yan. The Huns went south.
Are these sons and daughters protecting their families?
not to mention.
Bai Yan never failed them, the sons of the Zhao family who died in the war.
"No!"
Bai Yan looked at everyone and said, his exhausted face was covered with the fatigue accumulated during this period of time.
"After the battle in the Yunzhong Mountains, it's Bai Yan's turn to thank you on behalf of all the people of Yanmen!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, facing everyone's kneeling, Bai Yan also knelt on the ground and slowly kowtowed.
Bai Yan knew that everyone living in Yanmen County now should come to pour wine for the soldiers who died in the battle. Without these frontier soldiers fighting without fear of death on the battlefield, there would be no stability in Yanmen today.
He Baiyan thanked these soldiers for the sake of all the people of Yanmen and for him.
It is not appropriate to say these words, but Bai Yan will always remember them in his heart.
"General, please get up!"
With the support of the old man, Bai Yan slowly stood up.
At this time, all the people in Yan City looked towards Bai Yan with red eyes, and all the other guards on the periphery also looked at Bai Yan. Even in front of countless graves, children of different sizes were pouring wine.
, all looked at Bai Yan.
Compared with Li Mu, Bai Yan's contact time with Zhao people was very short, but the short time did not mean that the people could not feel Bai Yan's dedication and care.
Whether it was writing to Xianyang to ask for food, dealing with looting and selling, or even leading the cavalry to protect the people of Yanmen.
I have experienced all these things in a short period of time.
Bai Yan!
These two simple words may have been deeply engraved in the bones of everyone at this moment.
After a while.
Bai Yan was escorted off by several old men, and finally looked at the cemetery for a long time before turning around and leaving with many of the generals on the side.
It had been a long time since he arrived in Yancheng, and Bai Yan did not dare to stay any longer. The county governor, Mr. Yang, had written to ask several times, and Mr. Wei also sent letters. In addition, after the war, he was required to write all the titles of all the meritorious soldiers.
Reporting to Xianyang, ordering people to request meritorious service, and rectifying the frontier soldiers all needed to be dealt with by him.
Behind every thing is an extremely huge amount of work.
"Do you want to stay for two more days?"
Bai Yan looked at Yu He, Hui Pu and other generals who had returned after leading their troops south. Yi Fang was their life and death friend. Now that Yi Fang died in battle, there was no way they would not come to see him off.
Next to the war horses, HP, Yu He and others, who were holding their own horses, looked at the people of Yancheng in the distance and looked at those figures with sad eyes.
"General, we won't stay either!"
HP shook his head slightly and said.
Staying any longer will only increase the pain of separation. They will wait for an opportunity to take back Yifang's death in the future.
"Walk!"
Seeing this, Bai Yan nodded and rode away first.
Huipu, Yu He and others rode on horseback, turned their horses and followed Bai Yan.
However, under the escort of the border cavalry officers and followed by Yu He and others, Bai Yan had not been riding for long. Not far in front, a man standing alone saw Bai Yan and his party and knelt down.
On the ground.
On the man's back, he seemed to be carrying a sword wrapped in cloth.
"who?"
He rode forward, reined in the horse's rope, looked at the man and asked.
At this moment, Yu He, Hewlett-Packard, and the other frontier generals all pulled their horses and looked at the young man. However, unlike Zhang, when Yu He, Hewlett-Packard, and the other frontier generals saw the man, they all
Showing complicated eyes.
"I want revenge!"
The man kneeling on the ground raised his head when he heard Zhang's inquiry, looked at Bai Yan with a guilty and remorseful look on his face, and said.
"revenge?"
Bai Yan frowned, not knowing who this man was. When he was about to speak, Yu He looked at Bai Yan.
"General, he is the eldest son of Yifang, Yi...zhong!"
When Yu He said that name, the look he looked at Yi Zhong was hard to describe.
"Yi Zhong!"
After Bai Yan heard Yu He say this name, the original curiosity in his eyes slowly disappeared, and he turned to look at Yi Zhong who was kneeling on the ground.
As one of the generals of the side cavalry, Yi Fang was previously a general under Li Mu. Bai Yan had naturally investigated before and knew that Yi Fang had an eldest son named Zhong. However, unlike Yi Fang, Yi Fang, who followed Li Mu, knew what was behind the Zhao State.
Because of the darkness, he ignored Yizhong's long-cherished wish since childhood and Yifang wanted to follow Li Mu, and arranged to become an official.
This matter was a big deal at first, but it was finally heard that Yifang found an opportunity and asked Li Mu. After arranging for the eldest son to meet Li Mu, Li Mu finally succeeded in convincing the eldest son to let go of the military books and martial arts he had been familiar with since he was a child.
official.
The same is true. After Li Mu's death, the Zhao Kingdom collapsed. After successive blows, Yi Zhong saw that his father had actually loyal to the enemy general Bai Yan. He changed his name to Yi Wang in anger, and later heard that he ran away from home.
These are all the news that Bai Yan ordered to inquire about. Although they are just a few words, there are twists and turns in them. If you think about it, you will know that it must be very complicated.
Otherwise, how could Yu He, HP and other generals on the side show such expressions? I am afraid that before Yi Zhong left home, he must have said some hurtful words to his father Yi Fang.
Think of these.
Bai Yan waved the horse's rope, lightly kicked the horse's belly, and drove the horse towards Shanwu City.
Yi Zhong shed tears and knelt on the ground in a daze when Bai Yan's war horse passed by him.
"You missed the day when your father was buried, and the person who killed your father is in the north!"
Bai Yan said softly, and then left directly from Yi Zhong without even looking at Yi Zhong. He just told Yi Zhong that the people who killed Yi Fang were from a tribe in the northern grasslands called Xiongnu.
Bai Yan did not take Yi Zhong in. When he was burying General Yifang, Bai Yan saw General Yifang's wife and the two grey-haired elders. He also saw with his own eyes that because of the drought, their family wealth had long been dispersed, and Yifang was empty.
Mansion.
I have also seen the second and third sons of Yifang. One is twelve years old and the other is less than ten years old. They are all dressed in ordinary coarse clothes.
Before leaving.
Bai Yan privately asked Lu to send dozens of gold, without giving the Yifang family a chance to refuse, and forcefully ordered them not to give it to anyone else, to use it for the future expenses of the two children.
Bai Yan knows better than anyone else that Yifang died in the battle, but with the foundation and reputation of Yifang, those two children should not ruin their future opportunities because they have no money. They want to have connections and the reputation of their parents.
Understand, many times you don’t need a lot of money, but you can never be without money.
"General Bai, I hope you can give Yi Zhong a chance. I beg you, General!"
Behind him came the sound of Yi Zhong turning around and pleading desperately. Yi Zhong seemed to be kowtowing.
When Bai Yan heard this, he didn't stop.
"You can't understand why your father wanted to surrender. Your father was right in what he said before. You are not suitable to join the army, let alone lead it!"
Bai Yan said.
Yu He and HP, who were riding horses beside them, were speechless when they heard Bai Yan's words.
However, the eyes of Yu He and HP couldn't help showing a little bit of unbearability as Yi Zhong cried and begged behind them. The two of them and Yi Fang were as close as brothers and had become family friends. They also regarded Yi Zhong as a family member.
The two of them know better than anyone how arrogant and stubborn Yi Zhong is, which is why they couldn't accept it when they first learned that his father Yi Fang was serving the Qin State that Li Mu had been resisting.
Now I saw Yi Zhong kneeling down to Bai Yan and begging Bai Yan.
It was hard for both of them to imagine how painful and longing Yi Zhong was at this moment.
"General, my father died with the general. Why can't the general give me a chance for revenge now?"
Yi Zhong knelt on the ground and walked on his knees. Among the soldiers and horses on the side, he gradually fell behind. Unwilling to do so, Yi Zhong shouted loudly towards Bai Yan.
Tears filled Yi Zhong's cheeks, his jaw dropped, and his mind was filled with scenes of the man he called father speaking to him peacefully and giving him instructions.
No matter how dissatisfied or complaining you are, when you learn that your father died in battle, you learn that his head was even cut off and hung at the pass.
revenge!
All in Yi Zhong's mind at the moment was revenge, revenge for him.
"General!"
Yu He couldn't help it first and turned to look at Bai Yan, his eyes full of pleading, pleading for Yi Zhong and wanting to give Yi Zhong a chance.
After finishing speaking, Yu He looked at HP.
After HP saw Yu He's eyes, he looked at Bai Yan with a hint of sadness.
"General, can you... keep him?"
HP asked softly, and like Yu He, he finally spoke.
In the eyes of Yu He and Huipu, Yi Zhong is the eldest son of Yi Fang, not the only son. If Yi Zhong is really determined to avenge his father, even if he will die in battle in the future, he may still be given a chance.
Under the gazes of Yu He and HP, Bai Yan pulled the horse and stopped slowly.
Following Bai Yan's move, the group of people all stopped.
Yi Zhong raised his head, and with eyes blurred by tears, he finally saw the young man riding a horse at the front, stopping his horse.
Just when Yi Zhong thought he saw hope, just when Yi Zhong's eyes were full of hope, the young man turned his head and looked at him from a distance.
"He wants to find me and take revenge. How to take revenge? Send his army north?"
On the plain, a light word rang out.
Yi Zhong knelt on the ground, staring at the young man with eyes filled with tears.
Then, Yi Zhong saw that the young man turned his horse slightly and looked sideways at him, his eyes straight with a touch of sadness and heaviness.
"Outside Gaonu City in Shangjun, there are no less than four thousand graves. These are all soldiers who have followed me, Bai Yan, through life and death. Just a few days ago, I, Bai Yan, personally ordered people to send several times of property to prepare for the disaster.
A generous gift to the enemy who killed those soldiers!"
The young man's words were waved gently across the plain and reached everyone's ears.
At this moment, not to mention all the surrounding frontier soldiers, even Yi Fang, Hui Pu and others, even Yi Zhong, who had never led an army before, listened to the young man's words and clearly realized that there was a heavy meaning in the young man's words.
Painful, unwilling.
Looking at the young man who was younger than all of them, no one could imagine from what he just said, how much that young man was carrying on his shoulders.
Not only do you have to watch your enemies live happily, but you also have to personally send them a lot of money to provide for their enjoyment.
Looking at the young man with a tired face, he softly said the words just now. For some reason, Yi Zhong's eyes filled with tears lowered his head slightly.
Yi Zhong did not ask why Bai Yan did that.
Yi Zhong is not stupid.
However, when the memory of his father's past came to mind, the scenes with his father, and the appearance of his father when they finally parted, Yifang couldn't help but wanted revenge.
He is not Bai Yan, not the famous Qin general Bai Yan, not the descendant of the Bai family who is deeply trusted by Ying Zheng. He just wants to avenge that man.
Die without any regrets!
"General, Yi Zhong wants revenge! Please give me some advice, General!"
Yi Zhong knelt on the ground again, with tears in his eyes, and kowtowed to the young man riding a horse in the distance. His sobbing tone was full of prayers, begging Bai Yan to give him a chance, just one chance, all he wanted was one chance.
This time.
Yi Zhong waited for a long time and finally heard the sound.
"The north is vast and sparsely populated. We know nothing about the mountains and rivers or the Xiongnu's habits. If we rush northward, we are in danger of being destroyed at any time. Therefore, if the Xiongnu do not go south, Qin will not order the cavalry to fight in the north. We
Bai Yan will not lead an army north without authorization, let alone let thousands of soldiers follow you to seek revenge."
"The reason why I don't keep you in the camp is that for at least five years or even ten years, you will have no chance of revenge here. Unless you can solve the concerns of the Qin State and remove all the hills, rivers, and daily life of the Huns in the north.
Write down all your living habits and give them to me, maybe there is still a chance!"
After the words fell, the sound of horse hooves sounded again.
When Yi Zhong's desperate eyes raised his head, he looked at the young man who was leaving on horseback. A glimmer of hope finally appeared in his eyes.
Looking at the young man's leaving figure, Yi Zhong kept the young man's words firmly in his heart and imprinted them on his mind. For this glimmer of hope, he vowed in his heart that no matter what, he would do it, and he would make the whole family
Prairie tribe, buried with his father.
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There is no inner city in Shanwu.
In Bai Yan's mansion, Zhao Qiu was originally planning to find Mr. Wei and inquire about the situation in the north. After all, Bai Yan's promise to her had not yet been fulfilled, and she did not want Bai Yan to die in the hands of the Huns.
However, when I walked to the courtyard, I learned from the maid that the four gentlemen came to visit Mr. Wei again today, and Mr. Wei was not in the house now.
Four gentlemen.
Zhao Qiu knew it was Lin Anshun and the four people from Xunzhou without even thinking about it.
During this period, Lin Anshun and Xunzhou came to visit several times, but every time, Zhao Qiu would deliberately avoid it and had no intention of meeting those two people.
Zhao Qiu knew that the fewer people who knew she was Shanwu, the better.
"Have you heard? General Bai is really powerful. Even the leader of the Xiongnu tribe, Touman Shanyu, almost died in the hands of General Bai."
"No, I heard that General Bai is highly skilled in martial arts. When I saw General Bai later, I still couldn't believe it when I saw General Bai's appearance. Who would have thought..."
At the corner of the corridor, two maids were holding tea and chatting quietly. However, as soon as they passed the corner, they were all startled and almost dropped the tea on the wooden tray to the ground.
"This slave has met Shen Ji!"
"Meet Shen Ji!"
When the two maids saw Zhao Qiu, they quickly lowered their heads and saluted respectfully.
Now in the courtyard, everyone knows that General Bai has two beauties, and they are both peerless beauties. It is because of these two beauties that the dancing girls and beauties that the king rewarded General Bai do not dare to give birth to.
No thought at all.
The Shen Ji in front of me is one of them. I heard that she is the granddaughter of the great scholar Shen Lao. Not only does she look amazing, but her background is also daunting. It is no wonder that General Bai never takes a second look at other women.
Shen Ji stayed in the room until late at night before leaving.
"What did you just say?"
Zhao Qiu looked at the two maids and asked.
When the two maids saw this, they looked at each other and quickly told them everything they had just talked about and other things they knew.
After learning what happened.
Zhao Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was still worried about Bai Yan. Unexpectedly, Bai Yan's deeds in the Yunzhong Mountains were already being spread throughout the city. The most popular among them was the one from the camp.
I heard that even the border cavalry officers were talking about the news leaked out, recalling how many people they saw Bai Yan kill in the Yunzhong Mountains, and how many people saw Bai Yan and him with their own eyes.
The detailed process of the fight between Touman Chanyu.
"Let's go!"
After Zhao Qiu knew what happened, he did not stop the two maids anymore. After the two maids left, Zhao Qiu walked towards Bao's boudoir. The one who was most worried about Bai Yan during this period was not her, but Bao.
Shi.
After a while.
Before Zhao Qiu went to Bao's boudoir, he learned that Bao was in the study. Hearing that Bao was in the study, Zhao Qiu was a little confused and went to the study with doubts. However, as soon as he entered, he saw a young man lying on the bed.
Bao was sleeping soundly next to the wooden table. When he saw Zhao Qiu, he motioned to stop.
came back?
Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan sleeping soundly with a surprised look on his face.
From the looks of it, he must have just returned home not long ago.
"Even the soldiers said that he had not slept at all during this period. All the soldiers had taken a rest. He was the only one who was busy before and after the war and never stopped."
Bao stood up and came to Zhao Qiu's side, looked at Bai Yan, and said softly to Zhao Qiu.
At this time, Xi also brought a small leaf fan, and Bao took the small leaf fan and came to Bai Yan's side to dissipate the little heat from Bai Yan.
Zhao Qiu came to the wooden table and looked at Bai Yan, who was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly without even removing the dirty clothes. He didn't know what to say. He had been in contact with Bai Yan for so long. This was also the first time Zhao Qiu had seen him.
To look like Bai Yan.
Apparently he was really exhausted!
Fortunately, Mr. Wei and Lin Anshun were not in the residence at this time. Fortunately, Jing Qi and Zhao Guan, who had visited several times in the past few days, did not know that he had returned to the residence. Otherwise, he might not be able to rest so easily.