The autumn days in Chengdu don't seem to be turning cooler yet, and the starry sky at this time is naturally not obscured by smog like in later generations. The chirping of cicadas on the trees slowly fills every corner.
At the residence of General Zhao.
"The Wei army suffered a loss at Soochow, and they came so quickly!" Li Xian said curiously.
Zhao Yun pondered for a while and then said slowly: "Then Cao Zhen also knows how to fight. In autumn, the heat is gradually receding, and we need to attack before winter. Maybe the Han Dynasty is really in danger of subjugating the country."
Li Xian was startled and immediately replied slowly: "Don't worry, General Zhao. If Cao Zhen comes, he will definitely take the Yangpingguan Avenue. Most of the soldiers in the north are cavalry. If General Zhao gathers the crowd and sticks to it, guerrillas will harass him and he will not be able to advance." If you attack a city to secure yourself and retreat without setting up camp to garrison your troops, you will inevitably return without success.”
After Zhao Yun heard this, his eyes immediately turned to Li Xian like an eagle's eyes, making Li Xian feel very uncomfortable.
"There is someone like you among General Fu's bodyguards, why didn't he recommend him?"
Li Xian was speechless for a long time. He really didn't know how to deal with this problem.
Seeing that Li Xian could not speak, Zhao Yun ignored the matter and turned around and said: "Go and send away all the wounded soldiers in Defengtun, go to the quartermaster to get a hundred bows, and go out with me early tomorrow morning. Today you will Sleep in my house."
Li Xian was so surprised that he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Why are you surprised? If it weren't for your poor basic skills, I would practice archery all night tonight, otherwise your soldiers would not obey you. I think back then, when I was at the Nanping Mountain Ferry, I saw the Soochow ship chasing after me, and I shot it with one arrow. The other party's sail rope made it unable to raise the sail, so that the military advisor could return to the army safely. Don't you want to learn this kind of archery?" Zhao Yundao said.
"I wish you all the best! Thank you, General Zhao!" Li Xian responded hurriedly.
After a silent night, Zhao Yun coached Li Xian until late at night. He found that although he did not have a strong foundation, he was very quick to pick up. Not only did his hand holding the bow not shake as much as other soldiers, but although it was not particularly stable, it was still very good. I feel very relieved to be able to look like an eighty-nine-year-old. Early the next morning, the two received the Prime Minister's military order and went to Yangping Pass to stop the enemy.
This time Zhao Yun led no more than a thousand troops, so he set off immediately. After Li Xian gathered his troops and horses, he immediately sent back the wounded and reorganized. There were forty-seven people in total. After receiving armor and supplies, they followed the large army.
Chengdu was three days away from Yangping Pass. During the day, he marched with the army. At night, Zhao Yun personally taught archery, which attracted the envy of the officers at the same level. Some of the dissatisfied soldiers spread rumors in the army, saying that Li Xian would just slip away and flatter him, and just run away from the camp commander.
Outside Yangping Pass, inside the military camp of Defengtun.
"Dali, why are you fighting with others? Don't you know that private fights are not allowed in the army!" Li Xian scolded him sternly.
"I didn't want to either. What that man said was really unpleasant, so I slapped him twice. I never imagined that that loser would actually complain to the commander." Tian Dali said while kneeling in the camp.
"Let me ask you, what did he say?" Li Xian asked curiously.
"He said you are the village chief..." Tian Dali didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Say!" Li Xian said with eyes wide open.
"He said that you, the commander of the village, are General Paopao, and that Chuefeng Tun should be called Paopao Tun. I couldn't get angry, so I slapped that guy twice."
After hearing this, Li Xian pondered for a long time, and then slowly said: "Dali, let me ask you something. Did you feel comfortable when you hit him?"
Tian Dali thought he was going to be scolded, so he prepared for the best or worst, but when he was asked this question, he didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he could only stutter and reply: "I felt... I felt quite comfortable at the time. "
Li Xian then said seriously: "What if they come back today? Are you going to fight back today? If they come back tomorrow, will you fight back?"
Tian Dali shook his head and said, "Master Tuen Chang, I can't bear to swallow this breath."
"You have to swallow it if you can't!" Li Xian suddenly said seriously.
"Do you know what is the most difficult thing about being a man?" Li Xian turned around and asked.
Tian Dali was terrified: "I don't know."
"It's just a word of tolerance! If you can't bear things, if someone can endure it better than you, he can achieve great things! If you wait for rumors about this every day, you will lose the morale of the army and fight privately all day long. Before you get to Yangping Pass, you will all be Beat your own compatriots to death!" Li Xian said sternly.
Tian Dali immediately bowed his head and said: "I'm scared, please ask the commander to spare me!"
Suddenly I heard one of my subordinates come out and say: "Captain, the sergeant who was beaten in the camp next door was beaten with twenty army sticks when he arrived in the camp. But this move aroused the dissatisfaction of the sergeants next door, and even..." We even started to arrange for village chiefs.”
Li Xian waved his hand lightly and said, "It's okay." He turned to Tian Dali, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Dali, you saved me that day in Yiling. You made a mistake this time. You can't say that the merits and demerits are equal. After all, the previous It’s a private matter between you and me, and I will accept today’s punishment for you!”
Not only Tian Dali, but also all the sergeants in the village were frightened. They immediately knelt down and begged: "Captain, how can I do this!"
Tian Dali hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Lord Tun Chief, my subordinates will never do this again, and I will never dare to do it again. If you accept it for me, I will never feel at ease in this life."
"It doesn't matter, you must remember to fight a good fight for me! Earn back the face you lost today!" Li Xian said and helped Tian Dali, who was kneeling. , who knew that Tian Dali had already burst into tears.
"Captain, I, I, I will definitely kill all the Wei army for you! Let him... let them see that we are also good soldiers!" Tian Dali, who was crying, could not speak at all.
Li Xian walked out of his camp and shouted loudly: "Li Xian, the commander of Guefeng Station, is lax in discipline and condones private fighting. He asked himself to be punished with twenty sticks in front of the military camp!"
Zhao Yun only led more than a thousand people, but almost everyone in the camp heard this shout. He said without raising his hand: "That's right!"
Li Xian walked slowly to the front of the camp and looked in front of his camp, only to see Tian Dali already kneeling on the ground crying bitterly, and the soldiers around him looked solemn.
"Execution!" the herald ordered!
"One!" Li Xian couldn't help but grunt as he struck down a military stick that was about ten feet long.
"Two!" Before he could react, the second stick was already taken.
…
"eleven!"
"Don't fight anymore! Don't fight anymore!" Tian Dali howled among the soldiers.
Looking at the surrounding sergeants, they all had tears on their faces. Someone in Juefeng Tun took the lead and sang the military song written by Li Xian for them before the establishment of the organization.
"The strong west wind
The wild geese in the sky call Shuang Chenyue
frost morning moon
The sound of horse hooves
trumpet swallow
The long road through Xiongguan is as solid as iron
Now we are taking a step forward from the beginning
Cross over from scratch
Cangshan is like the sea
The setting sun is like blood! "
Gradually, the catchy melody gradually spread among the troops, and everyone began to sing the melody repeatedly.
"General Zhao, Commander Li has fainted."
"Fight again after you wake up!" Zhao Yun didn't even raise his head.
Immediately after a bucket of cold water was poured over his head, Li Xian fainted, but when the bucket of water was poured down, he suddenly sobered up a lot, followed by another blow with a military stick.
"Twelve!" Li Xian, who couldn't bear it anymore, began to shout. Suddenly he heard almost the whole battalion singing a song in memory of Qin'e. His mind moved slightly and he shouted loudly: "Tian Dali! Give it to me!" Come back with a good fight!"
Rao was a strong-willed man. Seeing the village chief who was beaten to death, he cried like a girl. To be honest, this kind of cane punishment was more uncomfortable than the real beating on him. There were countless times. He wanted to go up and replace Li Xian himself. The more responsible a person is, the more he can't stand this.
"I will definitely kill all the dogs of Wei!" Tian Dali pointed to the sky and said, "I will never destroy the Kingdom of Wei in this life. I, Tian Dali, swear not to be a human being!"
"We will not be human until we destroy Wei!"
"Okay!" Li Xian replied.
….
"nineteen!"
"twenty!"
"General Zhao, the execution is over!" the herald choked up.
The sergeant of Defeng Tun immediately stepped forward to support his commander. Li Xian dragged his breath like gossamer, supported the surroundings and said: "Good brother!"
The sergeants around him, who had already burst into tears, responded in one breath: "What a good commander!"
"Go and deliver this medicine to Chief Li." Zhao Yunming said, then he stood up, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked outside Yangping Pass.
"What a great pass and a long road, it's like iron. Now I'm crossing it from the beginning. If a great man has such a talented person, why should he be unhappy?" Zhao Yun sighed.
Not to mention this day, in the early morning of the next day, the rumble of horse hooves began to wake up everyone in their sleep.
The huge banner with the Chinese character Cao was raised, and everyone followed the sound, only to see a group of black cavalry standing outside the pass like black clouds. It really felt like black clouds were closing in on the city and were about to be destroyed.
"General Zhao ordered that no one can go out to fight without authorization! Guard the city gates, and all the bows and crossbows are on hand to face the enemy!"
"Got the order!"
