Within the canyon.
Bai Yan was holding a cloth and treating the wounds of the injured soldiers.
The soldiers who died in the battle have moved out of the canyon, but many of the soldiers who were seriously injured or injured their muscles and bones are not suitable to leave the canyon at the moment.
Although the Xiongnu army has decided to leave and their lives will not be in danger if they go out, the city of Gaonu has been burned down, and there is a vast plain outside the canyon with no shelter from the wind. For the soldiers, it is better to stay in the canyon.
"General!"
Several panting soldiers came to Bai Yan's side: "General, all those hundreds of cattle have been taken away by the Huns and Yueshi people, and not a single one has been found!"
"We searched for miles around, but to our surprise not a single one was left."
Several cavalry officers and soldiers looked helpless.
"Okay, you go down and rest first, there's no need to look for it anymore!"
Bai Yan said, after hearing what the soldiers said, he was not surprised, but just a little pity.
The people of the Qin State implemented a farming and warfare system, and every cow was valuable. In normal times, except for cows that died of illness, even military generals rarely had beef to taste.
To put it bluntly, apart from Chai and him, few of the cavalry officers had ever eaten beef.
So Bai Yan originally wanted to see if he could recover the cows that had broken the formation before. If he could recover them one by one, he could give them a try to the soldiers.
After all, regarding the matter of eating beef, although the cavalry soldiers did not say anything, Bai Yan knew that the soldiers were very envious of Zhao Bianqi.
According to rumors, Li Mu would kill several cows every day to improve the food for Zhao Bianqi in Yanmen and Yunzhong.
Bai Yan didn't know whether this rumor was true or not, but Bai Yan clearly remembered that both Jin Gong and Bai Yu had mentioned that Li Mu was in charge of the taxation of Yanmen and had the authority to handle it privately.
According to what Jin Gong and Bai Yu said, Li Mu is completely capable in terms of money.
After all, it is a local tax. Li Mu holds it alone and has the right to use it.
This is something that would be unthinkable in the Qin State.
But precisely because of this, Bai Yan felt that the rumors should be true, and this was one of the reasons why Zhao Bianqi was so powerful in battle and swore allegiance to Li Mu to the death.
Within the canyon.
After the cavalry soldiers resigned, Bai Yan continued to help treat the seriously injured soldiers.
It's not far from Bai Yan.
Meng Yu, who was wearing the official uniform of the Qin State, followed closely behind the cavalry soldiers and carefully stepped over the corpses of the Huns one after another.
Looking at the canyon full of Xiongnu corpses, even though Meng Yu did not personally participate, he could still imagine how tragic the battle that happened here was.
After a while.
As they entered the depths of the canyon, under the leadership of the cavalry soldiers, Meng Yu finally met Bai Yan.
"Master Meng, this is the general!"
The cavalry officer said to Meng Yu.
To be honest, Meng Yu looked at Bai Yan in front of him and was not prepared at all.
Because he never expected that in front of him at this moment, the young man bandaging the wound of a cavalry soldier was actually the cavalry commander, Bai Yan!
Meng Yuyou had imagined that Bai Yan, the young general who led the cavalry army to fight the Huns, must be young, strong and powerful.
Meng Yu also imagined that when he saw Bai Yan, he would be on the top of a mountain, or in a place with many cavalry generals.
Meng Yu even thought of the young generals such as Li Xin and Wang Li in the court, and thought that the young Bai Yan was also wearing bright clothes and angry horses, with a cold look on his face.
From the moment he learned what happened to the time he stepped over the Xiongnu corpses in the canyon, Meng Yu had imagined countless scenes of his first Baiyan.
But Meng Yu never thought that he would be so caught off guard!
If the cavalry general hadn't led the way in person, Meng Yu wouldn't have believed that the unattractive and introverted young man in front of him was actually the Bai Yan he imagined.
That Bai Yan, who did not hesitate to bear the consequences alone, led the cavalry army to stay in Gaonu and fight the Xiongnu bloodyly after letting the people migrate! It turned out to be this handsome young man in front of me.
Within the canyon.
Hearing the voice of the cavalry soldier, Bai Yan turned his head and saw a Qin official who he had never met beside the soldier.
"General!"
When the cavalry officers saw Bai Yan standing up, they raised their hands and saluted.
Bai Yan nodded, then stood up and looked at the elderly Qin official in official uniform in front of him.
"Master Meng?"
Bai Yangong cupped his hands, and just now he heard the cavalry soldiers calling this official Lord Meng.
At this time, Meng Yu, who had come to his senses, quickly raised his hands and saluted.
"Cheng Meng Yu, the imperial censor, has met General Bai!"
Meng Yu said, telling Bai Yan his identity.
Looking at the young man in front of him who had just bandaged the soldier's wounds with his own hands, Meng Yu was full of curiosity.
Not as strong as imagined, not at all overbearing, youthful and frivolous.
But Meng Yu knew very clearly that this young man with an unattractive appearance named Bai Yan, when no one believed that the Xiongnu and Yuezhi would go south, ordered all the Gaonu people to leave, regardless of the consequences.
If this young man hadn't set fire to it, he would have burned Gaonu City down.
If this young man hadn't led the cavalry army, they would have fought bloody battles here in Gaonu.
Not to mention the people of Gaonu, or even the people of Shangjun as a whole, the Qin soldiers stationed in Shangjun suddenly faced the 150,000 troops of the Xiongnu and Yuezhi who were marching south, and the consequences would be disastrous.
"Bai Yan, the city guard of Gaonu City, has met Lord Meng!"
Bai Yan was really shocked when he heard that the official in front of him was Yu Shi Zhongcheng, but he calmed down in an instant and saluted again.
Bai Yan knew that Yushi Zhongcheng was the official in the Qin court who had the power to impeach hundreds of officials.
It can be said that in Xianyang City, in the palace that is the center of power, facing the adults in front of you, even other civil and military officials, are somewhat taboo.
But why would such a powerful censor Zhongcheng come to Shangjun and Gaonu?
The doubts in his mind just emerged, and Bai Yan quickly thought that it was probably because of himself.
"Master Meng, now that Gao Nu has been burned, there is a lot of neglect. I hope Master Meng will not blame him."
After Bai Yan saluted, he said to Meng Yu.
Looking at the surrounding valley, all the corpses of Huns could be seen at a glance. Thinking that the fire in Gaonu City was still not extinguished, Bai Yan observed the censor Zhongcheng calmly.
He wanted to observe whether the censor Zhongcheng in front of him, who had the power to impeach hundreds of officials, was Mi Qi's person.
"How can you say that you are being negligent!"
Meng Yu shook his head when he heard Bai Yan's words.
"This time Meng Yu came to Shangjun on the order of the king. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, General Bai is stationed in Gaonu, otherwise Shangjun would be in great trouble!"
Meng Yu raised his hands to Bai Yan and said.
Thinking of the 150,000 troops of the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu, and then thinking of the young man in front of me who only led more than 10,000 cavalry to fight to the death in Gaonu.
As angry as he was at Bai Yan's actions at the beginning, Meng Yu felt so ashamed now.
Now, Meng Yu couldn't wait to rush back to Xianyang immediately and inform the king in detail about everything here.
He had a premonition.
After this battle, Bai Yan's status in the king's heart will definitely not be weaker than that of young generals such as Li Xin and Wang Li in the court.
Even if Bai Yan leads the troops outside, he is not in the court hall of Xianyang Palace.
"Master Meng is ridiculous! Bai Yan was just lucky for a while, but he was able to resist the Xiongnu and Yueshi this time because his soldiers sacrificed their lives."
Bai Yan faced Meng Yu and bowed his hands.
Although I dare not say that I am sure, I don't feel any hostility in the eyes when I look at Meng Yu. I feel that Master Meng in front of me is not Mi Qi's person.
After feeling relieved, Bai Yan turned around and handed the strip of cloth in his hand to the other soldiers.
Meng Yu on the side looked at Bai Yan in surprise.
If he hadn't heard it with his own ears and seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for Meng Yu to imagine that those words would come from the mouth of a young general who had just turned the tide.
"Mr. Meng, please!"
Bai Yan said to Meng Yu.
Since I came here under orders, I naturally wanted to return.
Bai Yan knew that Meng Yu needed to visit other battlefields and knew the details.
"please!"
Meng Yu nodded.
After a while.
Bai Yan led Meng Yu, carrying the body all the way out of the canyon.
The moment I walked out of the canyon, I looked outside the canyon and saw rows of corpses of fallen soldiers.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Bai Yan still had shortness of breath when he saw this scene.
He took over Bai's cavalry from Bai Yu and became the commander-in-chief.
For the first time, the casualties of the soldiers were so heavy, and so many soldiers died in front of their eyes.
Looking at the corpses of these soldiers, I thought that the official standing beside me was the censor Zhongcheng who had the power to impeach hundreds of officials.
At this moment, Bai Yan wanted to tell him at all costs that the person behind the Xiongnu's march south was Mi Qi.
"General Bai, there is no need to feel sad. We, the Qin State, will definitely avenge this revenge with blood!"
Meng Yu suddenly saw Bai Yan closing his eyes and clenching his bloody hands tightly, thinking that Bai Yan saw the corpses of these soldiers and wanted to kill the Huns.
"Master Meng said that this revenge will be repaid with blood!"
Bai Yan opened his eyes.
Without evidence, it is impossible to remove Mi Qi, but this matter must be paid with blood.
(End of chapter)
