Northwest border of Dayong.The barren grass is pressing, the wind blows the grass low, but what you see is not cattle and sheep, but scouts patrolling the border in twos and threes.Shen Zhengping squatted next to the belly of the horse lying on the ground, took a bite of the beef that had been cooked and then dried, and was about to talk to Liang Yi, who was pulling out the stopper and preparing to drink water, when his ears suddenly moved.Then the whole person was like a taut string, quietly looking over with the subtle sound of the wind.Liang Yi also stopped drinking water, and the whole person lay down directly on the spot, listening to the sound coming from the ground.A moment later.The two looked at each other and reached out to gesticulate.Liang Yi: "Five horses, only the sound of horses' hooves, no one running. ”Shen Zhengping: "There are voices of women and children, and there is no order between the horses running, they should be nomads on the grassland." ”After the exchange, the two relaxed a lot.Shen Zhengping continued to stuff the last piece of beef jerky in his hand, chewing and preparing to stand up.Liang Yi got up from the ground and reached for the kettle that he had just thrown aside.But then, the movements of the two people were stunned again."
And the voice."
Liang Yi continued to lie on the spot, Shen Zheng spit out the beef jerky that had not been chewed in his mouth, and looked intently in the direction where the voice came.After a moment, the two of them stiffened.They all made the same gesture to each other, "Someone is chasing them again." ”Liang Yi: "Six horses, the sound of horses' hooves is much heavier than the previous one." ”Shen Zhengping: "I can already see the faces of those people in front of me. ”panicked, the reason why they rushed towards them was because behind them was the pass of Dayong, which also represented safety.Scouts have always been a team of three.The reason why there were only two of them on Shen Zhengping and Liang Yi's side was because their companions did not reveal their whereabouts during the last reconnaissance of the enemy, and sacrificed themselves in order to cover them.The two of them have been depressed for a few days, and no new team members have been sent from above, so this time the reconnaissance mission is only the two of them.One of the scouts had to be sharp, one was good at shooting, and the last was good at close combat and was an assistant to the other two.The team member they lost was a melee master."
Now we are nearly five kilometers away from the pass, and in five kilometers, those people who are waiting for us to find reinforcements under the fast horse are probably already dead souls under the knife."
Shen Zhengping gritted his teeth and looked at Liang Yi's eyes, "Fight?"
”"Okay."
The sound of horses' hooves no longer needs to be heard against the ground, and the two of them can even hear the sound of children on the horses being chased in front of them, who dare not cry loudly but dare to whimper.Shen Zhengping bent down and patted the horse's belly, and Aima, who got along day and night, suddenly stood up with understanding, and lowered his head at the same time.Shen Zhengping turned over and climbed onto the horse's back, and at the same time reached out to grab the quiver on his back, and with the other hand, he held up the longbow, pulled the bowstring to the full moon, and aimed.An arrow was then fired.One of the six steppe cavalrymen who were in high-speed pursuit threw his head back on his horse.When the remaining five people took the reins on their hands and began to guard and prepared to fight back, Shen Zhengping's second arrow had already been shot.Among the same group of trainees who have undergone training, Shen Zhengping has always been known for his fast arrows and extremely high hit rate, this time, facing the grassland cavalry three times his number, the strategy of the two was that he covered with fast arrows in the same place, while Liang Yi quickly approached from the other side, and went around to the rear to kill them by surprise.When Liang Yi appeared behind the steppe cavalry in a large circle under the cover of the grass, he let out a cry that looked like some kind of animal that existed here.For Shen Zhengping, this cry was a signal that he was ready to take the initiative to attack.He shot the last arrow in the quiver, looked at the one dead, one seriously wounded, one lightly wounded and the three steppe cavalrymen who were still intact in the distance, put the bow in his hand on his back, and at the same time pulled the scimitar pinned to his waist out of the scabbard, and lightly pinched the horse's belly, "Ride!"
”The two attacked one after the other, at the same moment.Liang Yi was caught off guard, and Shen Zhengping was responsible for mending the knife.In the end, Liang Yi was slashed in the back, and Shen Zhengping was also stabbed in the abdomen, and the remaining four people were all solved.Jumping off the horse, Shen Zhengping took off the simple bandage bag hanging on the horse's back and neatly bandaged the wound in the abdomen.While he was bandaging, Liang Yi was always vigilant about the movements around him.After Shen Zhengping finished bandaging, he pulled the bandage on Liang Yima's back and bandaged his wounds.After the small battlefield was cleaned up, the two walked towards the herdsmen who were hiding not far away.A few herdsmen could see that they were a family, only one young and middle-aged, and there were both old people, children, and women, and it was rare to be able to run for so long under the pursuit of those steppe cavalry.When the other party saw them walking over, he was about to kowtow as soon as his knees bent, but Shen Zhengping covered his lower abdomen and hurriedly stopped the person, "You are border wanderers?"
”The oldest of the several people nodded, "Back to this military master, we were originally herdsmen living in the Korsha tribe, a few days ago my villain's daughter went out, met a patrolling Northern Underworld general, that person wanted to forcibly take the villain's daughter away, we didn't follow, he sent someone to the door to rob, the villain helplessly said that he wanted to prepare a dowry for his daughter, and when it was night, he secretly escaped overnight with his family and the only few horses left, who knows that he was still detected by them, and chased all the way.The two military masters have the grace of life for our family, and the great kindness is unforgettable. ”After Shen Zhengping stopped the person, he took a few steps back, and after listening to the old herdsman's words, he still looked at him calmly, "The old man's Dayong spoke very well. ”"Master Huijun, the villain's mother, is a Dayong person.She said she had been exiled to the north-western frontier because of her family's guilt.Once in danger, he happened to be rescued by the villain's father, and then married into the Korsha tribe. ”Liang Yi and Shen Zhengping glanced at each other, and then asked the old herdsman, "Do you know your mother's surname and first name?"
”"The villain's mother's surname is Chu, and her name is Chu Yingxin."
Shen Zhengping pondered for a while and nodded at Liang Yi.A few decades ago, there was indeed an official surnamed Chu who was exiled by his family when the new emperor ascended the throne because he participated in the prince's succession and stood on the wrong team.This information was memorized by them when they were training their memory skills in the military academy.After confirming the identities of these herdsmen, and after asking them if they would like to settle in the customs and getting a nod, Shen Zhengping and Liang Yi took them and the corpses of the Northern Hell cavalry and the horses left behind to go back.An hour later, the two of them sent them to the border of Kannai City to temporarily take in the displaced people, and then returned to the barracks with the booty.After handing over the spoils, Shen Zhengping and Liang Yi were quickly taken away by the medical soldiers and taken to the temporary infirmary in the barracks for better treatment.Anesthesia, wound suturing, dressing, and by the time these treatments were done, the exhausted two people were already lying on their stomachs and falling asleep.When I woke up, I saw that it was already dark outside the window, and there were only a few lights left in the room to illuminate the whole space.Shen Zhengping was the first to see a person sitting at the end of his bed.He was so frightened that he was stunned for a moment before he could see who was sitting."
Instructor?"
Originally, in the barracks, they should have called General Wei Yunwei, but the instructor was used to calling him, and he blurted out in shock.Wei Yun didn't correct him, he glanced at Liang Yi, who was also trying to turn his head, closed the notebook in his hand, stood up and walked to the middle of the bed for the two, and said in a calm voice: "Shen Zhengping, Liang Yi." ”"Here.""
Here.""
Today, the two of you beheaded six Northern Cavalry who crossed three kilometers across the border, captured six military horses, and rescued five herdsmen.To put it simply, when the two of you are well injured this time, you can return to Beijing and return home, are you happy?
”There was a long silence in the room.The expressions on Shen Zhengping and Liang Yi's faces were the same stunned, and their hearts were also complicated.They still remember that before they were brought to this northwest frontier, they were not accustomed to the soil for a month, and at that time they even cried for their father and mother to go home.It wasn't until they slowly adapted to the climate of the northwest frontier that they didn't think about going home day and night.After that, they continued to train at the border, but unlike the military academy, they also had to deter the steppe tribes outside the border who had been coveting their Dayong territory, and patrol the border day and night to prevent anyone from sneaking across the border, which was not good for the border.And these little soldiers, who had been carefully trained for several years, were the first to be pulled out and slipped.The infantry cavalry is responsible for the deterrence of force, and these scouts are the easiest to build military achievements and the most prone to danger.Because it's very likely that you'll have a frontal or even covert confrontation with an enemy sneaking up on you without your knowledge.They still vividly remember the first time they went on patrol duty, and it was not until they really went deep into the border between the two countries that they felt the tension that their hearts would have jumped to their throats that they could never have felt during the exercises at the military academy.Because it is clear that the enemy on the opposite side is no longer a friend who will go to eat, sleep and play together after the exercise, but an enemy who will hand the tip of the knife over as soon as Pu fights.From the initial trembling and not even daring to drink a sip of water, to slowly adapting to the tense atmosphere, to the first encounter with the enemy's scrambling counterattack, to the more and more proficient patrol and reconnaissance skills in the confrontation again and again, and finally to the enemy who has been able to compare them with more people on the ground without changing his face, calmly formulating a battle strategy, coldly cutting down every knife and shooting every arrow.It can be said that in these days at the border, they are all forced to grow up quickly.But now, the instructor told them that the accumulated military merits were enough, and they could take off this military uniform and change into their brocade clothes, and return to the capital to continue to live a splendid life.If they had just come here, they might have cheered, but now, why is there a deep sense of reluctance in their hearts?
Especially when they thought that they could no longer wear the military uniforms they were wearing, that they could no longer train with their comrades and go on missions together, and that they could no longer see the familiar and sincere faces around them, the attraction of returning to Beijing decreased infinitely.Wei Yun watched the changes in the expressions of the two people, and couldn't help but hook his lips, "What, I don't want to leave yet?"
What's so good about this northwest frontier, it's desolate all year round, the land is so barren that it's not even easy to grow vegetables and fruits, it's not good to eat and wear, and you have to work tirelessly every day, and if you're not careful, you'll lose your life.It's back to Kyoto, where you're eating delicious food, drinking wine, and lying on a high bed with soft pillows, and it's much more beautiful than here!
”Liang Yi moved, and the strength of the anesthetic passed and he hissed, "Then instructor, why don't you go back?"
”Wei Yun was slightly stunned by his question.Seeing this, Liang Yi continued: "You said that since the capital is so good, instructor, you are the little son of the Yaoguo Mansion, as long as you return to the capital, you will return to the splendid pile, why don't you go back?"
”Wei Yun came back to his senses, and couldn't help but slap Liang Yi on the back of the head, "You kid, but a chicken thief." ”And why.Because from the first day he entered the army, the mission of protecting his family and defending the country was engraved in his bones.Then in these days of guarding the territory of Dayong, he took those four words as the meaning of his life.Don't dare to forget, can't forget, and won't forget.It is also like the motto engraved on the wall of Dayong Military Academy: "Men should be self-reliant!"
”Therefore, what about the high bed, soft pillows, brocade clothes and food, the weight in his heart will never be comparable to this desolate but vital frontier.After a moment of silence, Wei Yun asked the two softly, "You really don't plan to leave?"
I want to remind you first, you only have this one chance to leave here and return home, once you give up, you will be officially incorporated into the Northwest Frontier Army, so far, if the imperial court has an order, if the border is unstable, if the Northern Underworld and the grassland tribe attack, you will not be allowed to return to Beijing for a day, you will not be allowed to see your parents and relatives at home, or even the body of the horse leather who died on the battlefield.So, are you really ready to stay?
”Shen Zhengping closed his eyes.What came to his mind was the image of the three of them scout team Yan Zhong in order to cover them to report back to cover them, and he still stopped those steppe cavalry even though he was stabbed several times in his body.He remembered that Yan Zhong was a year younger than himself.But his life has been forever left ten days ago.Afraid?
Of course I'm afraid.But now that he was given a choice, he still wanted to say, "Stay." ”Liang Yi didn't even hesitate after Shen Zhengping's voice fell, "Stay." ”Wei Yun looked at the two of them, and finally couldn't hold back his laughter, "Okay, it's worthy of the soldiers I brought out!"
”Men should be self-reliant, and I will build the Great Wall with my blood.