When Ren Hong and them came out of the fortress, they could see from a distance that Song Wan's body was lying alone on the sand on the south bank of the Shule River, and his head had been beheaded by the Huns.
Zhao Han'er told Ren Hong that the Huns were also the first to make the most of them, although they only gave a pot of wine, it was far less than the heavy benefits of the Han soldiers beheading Hu Lu.However, the head of the enemy alone is enough to boast of merit, the Huns and the Scythians have the same vice, that is, to make wine vessels with the skulls of the dead, the skull of the king of the Dayue clan was hollowed out and plated with gold, and it became a necessary ritual vessel for the Huns in the past dynasties.There is another rule, whoever can transport back the corpse of a companion who died in the war can inherit all the wealth of the deceased, so even if the Huns are in a hurry, many people still carry the corpses of their companions and put them on horseback, so that the first merit of breaking the Sui is at least half less, but a few people have discussed it, Han Dare to be the commander of the Huns, the remaining four, Zhao Hu'er and Ren Hong are two levels each, Zhang Qianren and Lu Guangsu are each one level."
I want to give it to Lao Song in one level, if he hadn't died outside first, which aroused everyone's anger, we might have abandoned Sui and fled when we saw so many Hu Qi at first glance."
Ren Hong said, standing in front of Song Wan's corpse, it was really miserable, he was hit by a spear in his back, and the wound was very deep, it should have been done by the hundred horsemen."
Assistant Song, Han Dangdang has already avenged you."
After a long sigh, the three of them planned to turn Song Wan's body over and put it on the door panel and transport it back.But when they removed Song Wan's hand, they were shocked to find that there was a word on the ground under Song Wan's right palm!"
Han"!
The Han of Tianhan, the Han of Dahan!
This should have been written on the ground with blood when Song Wan was dying.Crooked, like a schoolboy's clumsy handwriting, the more he writes, the more powerless he becomes.This is a word that Song Wan doesn't know much, and he once specially asked Ren Hong for advice, and before he came out to inspect Tiantian, he also practiced many times on the character Jian, no matter how he practiced, it was still ugly.And this is the last time, the last few strokes, and before he even had time to finish writing, the old assistant swallowed his breath and saw this word, Zhao Han'er, who has never liked to show emotions, was also moved, he hurriedly raised his head to look at the sky full of sunset, and tears slid down his cheeks.Ren Hong knelt in front of Song Wan's corpse, bowed his head to drive away the black ants crawling on him, tears dripping down his face, wetting the sand.And Han dared to be, this fierce man actually turned to Song Wansan and cried unabashedly."
Old Song, I looked down on you before, I thought you were cowardly and stupid, I really regret that I couldn't see it earlier, you also have strong ambitions in your heart!"
When Zhao Han'er and Han Dangdang carried the wooden board and carried Song Wan's body back, Ren Hong knelt down on one knee in front of the only last words left by Song Wan, stroke by stroke, and after writing the word "Han" for Song Wan, he grabbed a handful of sand and pressed it heavily in front of his chest!"
By tomorrow morning, the handwriting will be covered by the wind and sand, and the time it will remain will not even compare to the footprints in the field.""
But I, Ren Hong, will be like you, and engrave this word in my heart forever!"
Ren Hong caught up with Han Dang and the two, and also carried the door panel to his shoulders, and the three of them deliberately walked very slowly, for fear that a hand slip would make Song Wan fall.And the pavilion guards, good family sons, and light heroes who arrived one after another were all standing on the Great Wall wall, originally still talking and laughing, but when they saw this scene, they suddenly became solemn, and everyone paid tribute to the people who died in the battle."
What are you doing?
Go and help!
”However, when Hu Tingchang Mencius Fang gave an order, everyone hurriedly came to help them take Song Wan back to the Senei.But after this, Ren Hong still has something to worry about."
There are five flints who went out with Lao Song.""
Go to the east to inspect the two of Amada, and go to the west to cut down the three of them, those three have returned with the reinforcements, and there are still two of them who have not been seen, as the pavilion chief, I have to look for them, whether they are dead or alive.""
I'll go with you!"
But Han Dangdang and Ren Hongcai went out, and they saw that the cavalry of the central commander who had gone out of the fortress to meet the Hu cavalry was returning one after another, and they only went around the north of the Shule River, but they didn't catch any Hu people.Han Dangdang was a little angry: "Hu Lu hasn't gone far yet, doesn't Du Wei plan to pursue?"
”Ren Hong understood: "It's getting dark, maybe I'm afraid that Hu Ren will deliberately lure me." ”It is the old routine of the Huns to commit a blockade with a small number of troops, lure the Han army to pursue, and then encircle it, so as to fight more and fight less.Zhao Han'er followed up and said: "To the north of the Shule River Valley is the North Gobi and Xishawo, all of which are barren lands, and the Hu cavalry from the Beishan grassland is at most one or two thousand, and any more will be seriously lost, and the Huns are unlikely to ambush the army." ”"Is that so?"
Ren Hong's heart moved, and at this time, a horseman also galloped along the Great Wall, conveying the order of the central governor to the pavilion guards and the sons of the good family: "Hu Lu has been repulsed, the second and third sons should return!"
All beacons can wait cautiously, and don't rush out of the jam!
”In the evening, the bodies of the two unlucky flints who died together with Song Wan and did not even leave their names were found, and they also lost their heads.Lu Guangsu and Zhang Qianren were injured, although their lives were saved, but one walked with a limp, and the other could no longer lift heavy objects with his left hand, so they could no longer be flints, but fortunately, they were each beheaded at the first level, and they went home with 50,000 yuan, which was enough to buy many farms.Ren Hong, Han Dangdang, and Zhao Han'er are 100,000 yuan each, and Ren Hong originally wanted to pay 50,000 yuan out of his own pocket and give 50,000 yuan to Song Wan's family.But the other four people didn't let them live or die, and in the end, each of the four took out 10,000 yuan and sent it to Song Wanjia together as mourning money for the funeral of the old Song Dynasty.As for the increased rank, whether he can be promoted to an official position, according to the official process, it can only be determined after the calculation in October, but Zhao Han'er has been recommended by Ren Hong and became an assistant official in advance.It is said that the first few who served refused to come, because everyone was spreading: the feng shui of the broken Sui is not good, and the people who come will suffer from the disaster of blood and light, so they are always dead but once they come, they have become "really fragrant", because the food of the broken Sui is excellent, and because of the beheading, they have been rewarded, and almost every meal has meat, Ren Suichang is even more personally cooked, and Han Dangdang tells the story of the iron pot to deceive a Hun eagle shooter.Suili finally made up for the people, and did the boring daily work, in addition to repairing the beacon.The arrows stuck in the broken flint were pulled out, and Ren Hong counted them, good guys, there are hundreds!
And from August 15 to the first day of September, for half a month, the beacon smoke of the Great Wall never stopped.The first to be attacked was Ren Hong's Buguang Houguan Po Sui, and then the Pohu Houguan and Pingwang Houguan in the west, the Tuhu Houguan and Long Live Houguan in the east, and even the Yihe Duwei who guarded several counties in the east of Dunhuang also frequently ignited their salaries.The Huns seem to be traveling in the border fortress, swimming from the west to the east, taking advantage of the full cavalry, mobile and flexible, from time to time to haunt and scare you, and never get tired of it.Because the central lieutenant let the garrison troops be stationed close to the Great Wall to assist the Fengsui garrison, the support was very fast, and the Huns did not attack Tingsui again, but Han Dangdang watched every day that there were always Hu cavalry showing off their might outside the fortress, not to mention being angry, and shouted: "There are three captains along the Dunhuang Great Wall, and the cavalry adds up to two thousand, go out and fight with the Huns!"
What's the matter with the light shrinking in the beacon, are you afraid that we won't be able to defeat us?
”Han Dangdang was very upset when he mislooked at Song Wan before, and he thought about avenging him, and even went to the Xiongnu tribe in Beishan to retrieve Song Wan's head and let his body be in the same cave.Ren Hong recorded the time of the Huns every day, and asked Zhao Han'er about the number of Huns' tents in Beishan, nomadic habits, and thoughtfulness.On the first day of the first day of the ninth lunar month, when he went to Buguang Barrier again to participate in the autumn shooting, after shooting a result of 12 rounds and 9 middle schools, he asked Chen Pengzu to lead him to see the central lieutenant, "Don't worry, you have increased the rank of meritorious service twice before and after, and you can get it after the October count, and the government always has a process for determining meritorious service, and you will not break the rules because of you alone." ”Chen Pengzu thought that Ren Hong was here for the reward, so he lowered his voice and said to him: "And this time you are a real military merit, and everyone knows it."
Even if Jun Gongcao still wants to suppress you, he can't find a reason. ”"Ren Hong, you will definitely be able to break through the confinement this time, your rank will exceed 100 stones, and your promotion will be certain, maybe you will be on an equal footing with me and Su Yannian!"
The grassroots officials are bitter, if there is no attention from the superiors, even if they make great contributions, it is difficult to climb to the sky in one step, calculate the time, Ren Hong's only backer Fu Jiezi has only returned to Chang'an not long ago, this small conflict in the side plug, it is estimated that it will not reach his ears, "I am not here to buy a reward, but for the safety of the Han side!"
”Ren Hong said: "Recently, the Huns have frequently harassed the border stoppers, but they have all tasted the beginning, attacking and not attacking, retreating and not retreating, extremely unusual, I want to ask to see the central lieutenant, to explain the situation!"
”Chen Pengzu shook his head: "This matter is indeed unusual, everyone knows it, what do you want to know?"
”Ren Hong's eyes were blazing: "I thought that this was Hu Lusheng's strategy to attack the east from the west!"
deliberately harassed Dunhuang, but in fact, he wanted to attack him separately!
”PS: The second chapter is in the evening.