When Liang Xiaolou woke up trembling from the side of the grain road that stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles, he always felt that his old eyes were dim, and he sighed that age is not forgiving. Throughout the ages, among the cruel and honest officials, the most ruthless and cruel people who have no regard for human feelings are undoubtedly those on the second day of the year. The title of "Jiujie" in the world, more than ten years ago, he was still a strong man who could lie down and take a nap in the snow that was as deep as a person in the Yuan Dynasty. However, in the past two or three years, he has noticed that something is wrong. There is no need to borrow a bronze mirror to watch with others, just take a look at the glacier, and you will realize that the man has aged in an instant. Now, there are only six or seven old soldiers in the camp who can still lift the sword in their fifties. People, but they are all suffering from injuries and illnesses, they are either lame and hunchbacked, or blind and one-armed. When it comes to who has the best ability, it goes without saying. Of course, he was the one who shot wolves and tigers when he was young, and followed the army. Wu nearly killed Liang Xiao Tower in the entire Great Yuan Dynasty.
Although Liang Xiaolou is not bragging at all, he is more or less guilty. Others can say that he knows everything about him after decades of friendship, and he has many talents, good and bad, but only the old man who was blind in one eye. Turtles are very smart, and when they are chatting, they ask questions, and no one has ever asked for the details. They carry a heavy shield all day long, with the characters "hundred and ten meters" densely engraved on the edge. No matter how many times they have seen it, they still remember it. I feel strange and ferocious, but this blind old soldier has a very kind temperament. Even if the young soldier often makes fun of him and is not very respectful, the old soldier can only laugh at most?????????? ????Laughed, picked up a stone and hit it on the head of the young soldier who was talking nonsense. It was considered a beating. In the Great Yuan Dynasty, the old soldiers are always more valuable than the commanders. This may not be true, but it has its own truth. In the years of war and chaos, when a new commander hangs his seal, there must be old soldiers in front of and around him. Once old soldiers are rare, it can be said that the military formation The old and middle-aged soldiers must be capable people who have crawled out from the bones of Liantian. They have survived and experienced battles for a long time. They have a sharp vision and know how the battle formations are arranged. Secondly, they have been crawling around in the Great Yuan for many years. The trends of mountains and rivers are well known in the heart. Even if a new commander is appointed in a critical situation, the veteran soldiers must first explain the situation of the battle, together with the trend of the mountains and rivers here, and whether the offensive and defensive positions are clear, so that the troops can be dispatched according to their own military strategy.
The number of veterans of the Grand Council became increasingly bleak, so few people in the army provoked them. Having a good personal relationship with these veterans might be able to add a glimmer of hope at a critical moment of life or death.
This half-blind old man in his fifties couldn't live without the fragrance of cloves. He would take out a few from his arms all day long and put them in his mouth to chew them carefully. It seemed that without the fragrance of cloves, even if there was wine and meat flowing through the intestines, it would not be considered a good thing in the world. With the clove in his mouth, he half-squinted his eyes and sat down alone with his legs crossed, so that he could find a peaceful home in the battlefield camp. Although it was early morning, the snow in Dayuan was so hard that the snow on the mountain road became even deeper. , the one-eyed old soldier opened the camp tent, took out two cloves and threw them into his mouth. He leaned under a dead tree that could not be seen whether it would survive in the spring. He was so happy that he almost bit off the base of his tongue. When he lifted up that square thick shield, it really seemed like it was taking root on his back.
"Old Turtle has changed his gender today. Normally you can only see traces until noon. It is rare to see him at this time." Liang Xiaolou picked up two handfuls of plain snow and put it on his face and rubbed it vigorously. He felt quite refreshed. He walked to the side of the one-eyed old soldier, followed the latter's example, picked up a stone from his waist, put it to his nose, and sucked it in several times, and his energy was restored. On weekdays, the Yuan army can also drink alcohol. This is entirely due to God not favoring this place. There are often strong winds, snow and cold weather. Drinking to warm up is of course a common thing. However, since the war in the front line of the main tent in the royal court has become tense, everyone is in danger. After the ban on alcohol was issued, the army stopped. No one dared to get into trouble anymore, and they all suppressed their alcohol addiction.
Fortunately, Liang Xiaolou was shrewd and had noticed the strangeness of being in the limelight early on, so he brought a stone from the wine vat to press down on the bottom. The fluffy wine aroma inside had been immersed in it for many years. It was not bad to use this thing to refresh himself, so he could barely hold it down. There is a wineworm in the belly.
The one-eyed old soldier only sipped the fragrance of the cloves and didn't listen to Liang Xiaolou's greetings from the side. He just nodded casually. After a while, he got over his addiction and poked Liang Xiaolou with his elbow and said, "We don't want to get up early either. , but I have a total of five people in this camp, and the other four are injured and cannot be accommodated in the camp, so they are put here. Last night, two young boys were seriously injured and died, and just now two more were gritting their teeth and kicking their legs. It is estimated that even if By the time the doctor came, the person who was severely injured due to the cold weather and freezing ground would inevitably develop a fever, which would kill him half to death. The other one died under the dead tree, and he somehow crawled out to use the knife at night. Wipe your neck, I was already freezing to death when I went out to drain the water."
These words were expected from others, but when the one-eyed old soldier spoke, Liang Xiaolou frequently looked at him in disbelief.
I can't blame Liang Xiaolou for looking down on others. The one-eyed soldier has always been accustomed to pretending to be isolated from the world and unwilling to get close to the ordinary soldiers in the army. Of course, it is very difficult to get along with him, and because of this man's background. What is shocking is that Cen Shixiang, who has recently gained power, personally ushered the army into the army. Therefore, many young soldiers looked down upon this old soldier who had never shown any outstanding qualities. Even if it was due to the rules and etiquette, he secretly The name given to this person was not very pleasant, and was either overtly or covertly arranged to ruin his reputation, so that the one-eyed old man never attracted much attention. But now, the dull old soldier said these words that only people in the army would say, which aroused a lot of suspicion, which is why it logically became a chapter. .
"It is not necessarily a disaster to blindly look down on others, but it is not a good thing to say that breaking the sky is not a good thing. Don't look down on me. You and I are similar in age. It's hard to say who has more experience. We know how to kill people in battle without any special skills. We can protect our lives. There is no distinction between high and low in life. If you say that you are not in the upper class, no one will be in the upper class. If you talk about the righteousness of the family and the country in a big way, even a bastard who is full of ruffianism in ordinary times may not dare to make contributions on the battlefield. In your opinion, I He is an old cumbersome and old scoundrel who came here just by pretending to be pretentious. His words and deeds are not pleasant, but I think he is still somewhat interesting. But unfortunately, when others see me for the first time, they think that I am just an old bastard who puts on pretense to gain fame, so no matter what he has experienced during the period No matter how many things happen, a bastard is still a bastard, and we are too lazy to seek a good reputation, so we might as well live in peace and not get involved."
After two corpses were transported out of the one-eyed old soldier's camp, a soldier with a dirty face came forward and invited Liang Xiaolou to the royal court in the main tent.
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Cen Shixiang has been handling military affairs for Hehan for many days, and his temperament has changed from being indifferent at first to being stretched. The situation is unsustainable. He can only take advantage of the sporadic and short gaps to close his eyes while searching for people. He is injured not far away. The groans in the camp were endless for months, and the current battle situation also changed from the original scene to the current situation due to He Han's temptation. He was being pushed to leeward, almost never leaving the royal court all day long, and he was covered in flesh and blood. He was almost stuck in the commander's tent to replace Hehan, and the entire Yuan army was shouldered on his shoulders. Such weight was in people's hearts, but Cen Shixiang held him down, which was enough to hold back all the ministries and the Xumeng Mansion's offensive. After more than a month, let's hold up the scene in the Yuan Dynasty's main tent, and temporarily win the unity of the soldiers in the main tent and the royal court.
But once he entered the main room, Liang Xiaolou felt that Cen Shixiang was at the end of his rope in dealing with the offensive coming from Xumeng Mansion.
Since the current army of Hehan ordered to withdraw from Xiongguan, more than half of the elders of the Dayuan clan have been strongly opposed to this method of gambling to death. Use your chest to welcome the swords of others. As long as the Xu Meng Mansion can see the thoughts of others, they will definitely control them. At that time, the royal court of the main tent, which is not a wealthy area, will be handed over to others, and most of the people who are still making plans in the main tent will lose their lives. It's hard to guarantee.
Cen Shixiang was the unlucky man who took over the task of commanding the army of the Zhengzhang Wangting Hehan in such a critical time. Even if he led the military power of the Zhengzhang Wangting, which was the most powerful force in the Yuan Dynasty, it would still be considered to ordinary people. Without any chance or good thing, firmly controlling the military power of a country is tantamount to half a step to becoming a saint. However, when Liang Xiaolou stepped into the main tent and stood up with one knee on the ground, he realized that Cen Shixiang was actually a strong figure. It is like a weak bamboo in the wind. Although it is strong, it cannot fall, but its body gradually fails.
What confused Liang Xiaolou the most was the order issued by Cen Shixiang in a state of exhaustion.
"Why, Marshal Cen is going to send an old thing like you, who is useless at water, to the front to stop the enemy?" The one-eyed soldier waiting outside the main tent once again put on a new mouth of clove, and looked at the lost Liang Xiaolou jokingly, so Zuo was surprised, "Could it be that Marshal Cen has pulled all the muscles out of an old soldier like you? If it's inconvenient to say it, just don't say it. If it's convenient to say it, just say it. Why is it necessary?"
In the early morning of the next day, when the snow stopped, the seven old soldiers set out from the camp. The youngest among them was over fifty. They left the royal court at Zhengtang and ran westward.
For example, the current Zhengzhang Royal Court is a land of water and fire surrounded by wolves. It is particularly difficult to establish oneself. You need to beware of the surrounding tribes and the Xumeng Mansion's prying eyes. It is extremely difficult. It is extremely difficult to leave the Zhengzhang Royal Court and go to Dayuan. To the west, the lands that originally belonged to the various tribes in Weinan have escaped from the wolf's den and then entered the tiger's den. They may not be able to live as peacefully as they did here, but these seven old soldiers??????????????? It was rare for them to change clothes and wash themselves, so they put on the armor and weapons they had worn when they were young. Even though they were weak, they still showed off their strength and put on their clothes, then jumped on their horses and headed west.
Liang Xiaolou bought two new knives and hung them on his horse. He wrote softly and hard to get a stone bow from the military and baggage officials in the royal court. Even though it was not full when he left, he still felt majestic. The one-eyed soldier chose a long pole and carried it behind his back after careful consideration. However, when he mounted the horse with the heavy pole, his legs and feet were very awkward and it took a lot of effort to sit firmly on the horse. Several old soldiers marched together to the west of Dayuan, which had long been in the hands of the enemy.
They talked and laughed all the way without any fear.
