After the small encounter.
During the break.
The soldiers cleaning the battlefield noticed a strange scene.
General Zheng Haoran, the legendary military commander who was ordered to face danger at a young age, was squatting carelessly on the snow with a young soldier who looked somewhat similar to him. The two of them had exactly the same posture.
General Zheng rarely took out his precious wine bag, and the two of them shared the expired spirits one sip at a time.
In the ice and snow, I warmed myself up with strong wine and talked nonsense. I was so unhappy.
Old Li Tou was curious, whistling a little and muttering, "These barbarians deserve to die." He pretended to be cleaning the battlefield and was passing by, secretly trying to hear what the two of them were talking about.
But before Old Li Tou came within twenty steps of Zheng Haoran, Zheng Haoran suddenly turned his head, stared at Old Li Tou, opened and closed his mouth widely, and silently said one word: "Gun'er".
"okay!"
Lao Li nodded in response and rolled his head.
Zheng Xiu and Zheng Haoran, father and son, are now reunited after twenty years of time and space. Zheng Haoran looked a little unhappy at first, but as he talked, he got excited. He held Zheng Xiu's shoulders and talked more and more enthusiastically. .
"Brother, let me tell you..."
The one who spoke was Zheng Haoran. No, they were all brothers.
Zheng Xiu also knew that if things continued like this, the hierarchy between the two of them would be in chaos, but Zheng Xiu couldn't argue. He couldn't say that I was your son.
"You said that before you married your mother...Mrs., you had a matchmaking appointment with the prime minister's daughter. Are you turning into a scumbag?"
"What is a scumbag?"
"He's just...a heartless man."
"Bah! That's nonsense! I, Zheng Haoran, have been upright all my life, how can I be a scumbag? The Prime Minister's daughter is so pretentious and crying at every turn, it's annoying to watch. What makes me most unhappy is that when I met that woman for the first time, I raised my hand Fist, guess what happened next?”
Zheng Xiu looked dull: "You raised your fist at your fiancée? Didn't she yell for help?"
Zheng Haoran laughed: "Not really. The woman actually blushed and said, 'Men and women are not intimate, please don't worry, Mr. Zheng.' Then she turned around and ran away."
"Isn't this human nature?"
"No! A good man should speak with his fists!"
"She is a woman..."
"What's wrong with women? They're all the same! What's wrong with women? They can't bump fists?"
"Of course that's possible. General Zheng, you have the final say with your fist. ... But what happened next?"
"Later, the prime minister, with a dark face, came to my house angrily to hold me accountable."
"and after?"
"We can't agree."
"Then?"
Zheng Xiu asked tentatively: "Fist bump?"
Zheng Haoran shook his head: "I punched him. The next morning he performed in front of the Holy Lord to join me, causing me to suffer thirty sticks."
"Wait a minute, is it the Prime Minister of the Left or the Prime Minister of the Right?"
"Right Prime Minister."
"No wonder!" Zheng Xiu patted his thigh and thought, "That's it."
No wonder he received a lot of "care" from the Ministry of Household Affairs when he started from scratch, and when he became the richest man, he still couldn't deal with Shi Wentong. The Ministry of Revenue is under the control of Prime Minister You. In the past, Prime Minister You always looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit early in the morning when he saw Zheng Xiu. It turns out that this is the root cause.
This was a feud. After his father left, the Prime Minister You's grudge against Zheng Haoran was vented on his son. If Wei Yangzun hadn't secretly protected him back then, he wouldn't have become the richest man. When he was a child, he couldn't twist his arms past his thighs.
Zheng Haoran didn't notice Zheng Xiu's strange look. As time passed, he soon talked about his encounter with Zheng Xiu's mother.
"On a dark and stormy night, a masked female thief boldly broke into Zheng's house and stole it. I heard the noise and captured her on the spot."
"Take it?" Zheng Xiu was alert.
"Got it!" Zheng Haoran squinted his eyes, as if recalling the amorous feelings of the ignorant little female thief that night. The corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a tenderness that Zheng Xiu had never seen on Zheng Haoran's face. Zheng Haoran paused, then smiled: "I tore off her veil, and she looked at me as if she wanted to eat someone."
"I asked him, do I have a grudge against you?"
"She spat in my face, scolded the dog officer angrily, and scolded me for dying!"
"ah?"
"Hey! Then I felt something was wrong. If you really wanted to scold me, you would be scolding General Dog. So I asked carefully and found out that my stupid wife wanted to rob the rich and give to the poor when she first came back to the city, but she stole from the wrong door! Hahaha !”
"Cough cough cough cough..." Hearing this, Zheng Xiu choked a mouthful of wine into his throat and kept coughing.
Zheng Haoran hurriedly patted Zheng Xiu on the back, fearing that the soldier would choke to death. After a while, Zheng Xiu waved his hand to indicate that it didn't matter, and asked curiously: "What happened next? How did you and Mrs.... get married?"
Hearing this, Zheng Haoran silently raised his fist towards Zheng Xiu.
Zheng Xiu was stunned for a moment and touched it without any distraction.
Zheng Haoran laughed and scolded: "I didn't let you touch her. I mean, I also raised my fist towards her."
"Oh," Zheng Xiu retracted his fist and nodded: "She didn't run away?"
"No, I untied her, and she punched me with all her strength."
"Hiss...what happened next?"
"Later, she was so painful that she squatted on the ground and cried all night."
"...Sure enough." Daddy Iron punched hard, and Zheng Xiu silently thanked God in his heart. His successful birth was all due to luck.
"Then I asked her if she wanted to have a baby with me."
"Pfft!" Zheng Xiu still choked just now, but this time the whole mouthful of wine sprayed onto the snow and melted into a large area. He looked at his father in shock: "She, she, she agreed right now?!"
What a sin.
Zheng Xiu never expected that his birth would come so suddenly.
Zheng Haoran looked at Zheng Xiu as if he were a fool: "How is that possible? She yelled 'fool' that night and ran away."
"and after?"
"Later, she was not convinced, and came to steal every night, and I took it down every night. In the end, after going back and forth, she got used to it, and she simply settled down."
"What a fool???"
"What's wrong?"
"...I admire you, kid." Zheng Xiu bowed his hand to Zheng Haoran, this time he really admired him. But after a while, thinking about the vague image of his mother in his memory, he felt a little unsure and asked cautiously: "May I ask the general's wife...whose last name is it?"
Zheng Haoran shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't ask."
"Huh? Don't you...have a child? I heard that his name is Zheng Xiuxiu or something."
"What's wrong with having a child? I didn't ask, so I didn't ask. The past doesn't matter, that's the woman who dared to fist bump with me, Zheng Haoran. Hahaha - later I asked someone to settle her down and named her Chuntao, so that she could regain her newborn."
"..."
Zheng Xiu stayed for a long time.
I said, why is my mother called Chuntao?
It turns out to be your taste!
As expected of you! My dad!
Zheng Xiu was completely convinced by his father.
Zheng Xiu, who stayed for a full minute, gave Zheng Haoran a thumbs up.
"General Zheng is mighty! I did it!"
"Oh! Don't do it!"
Zheng Xiu originally wanted to drink the wine first as a token of respect, but Zheng Haoran quickly snatched the wine bag with quick eyes and hands, and the pot was not served. Unknowingly, the two chatted for a long time. Zheng Haoran shook the wine bag painfully, and there was still a few pieces left. Zheng Haoran breathed a sigh of relief and hid it quickly to prevent Zheng Xiu from drinking anymore.
"Old Zheng, it's getting late. Let's take a moment to speak."
Lao Li, who had been cleaning up the messy battlefield for a long time, saw that the two of them had finished chatting. He walked over with a sullen face and whispered to Zheng Haoran.
"good!"
Zheng Haoran stood up quickly, patted his butt, turned back and stretched out his fist towards Zheng Xiu.
boom.
Zheng Xiu punched his father hard.
Zheng Haoran shook his fist and praised: "It's quite powerful."
With that said, he left.
Zheng Xiu looked at the retreating figures of Zheng Haoran and Lao Li. He opened his mouth, raised his arms slightly toward the generous figure, and finally lowered them slowly in silence. Zheng Xiu lowered his head and looked at the small piece of snow melted by the hot wine in front of him. After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Xiu smiled with relief: "That's enough."
Through the conversation with Zheng Haoran and this brief interaction, the images of the two parents gradually became fuller, filling the vague memories of Zheng Xiu's childhood. Zheng Xiu raised his head and looked at the cumulus clouds that were gradually spreading like cotton balls.
The snow stopped.
…
"Old Zheng, I actually have a secret report here."
Pulling Zheng Haoran to a quiet place, Lao Litou hesitated and took out a bamboo tube from his arms.
"Oh? Whose?"
Zheng Haoran looked calm.
"National Division."
"That rat who hides his head and shows his tail?" Zheng Haoran sneered, took the bamboo tube, raised his palm to split the mud, and took out a simple map from the bamboo tube. There are only a few words marked on it.
"On the bank of Fenjian River, before we crossed the river, that guy was secretly handed over to me." Old Li Tou smacked his lips: "He said that he knew you didn't believe him, Old Zheng, but he had planted nails among the barbarians and the information was reliable. Believe it or not, you, Lao Zheng, have the final say. Lao Li, I don’t like that guy from the National Preceptor either, but the military situation is of great importance, so there is no way, so this time, you have the final say."
"Haha." Zheng Haoran nodded with a smile, looking at the route and markings on the map and lost in thought. After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Haoran sneered and tore the map into pieces.
"What did it say?"
"He said that we were going north and deep into the hinterland of the barbarians. The road was dangerous and surrounded by powerful enemies. We had a narrow escape from death."
Lao Li nodded: "That's true. Lao Li, I wrote a suicide note before I went out."
Zheng Haoran took a deep breath and patted Lao Litou on the shoulder: "Don't worry, since I, Zheng Haoran, dare to take you out, I dare to take you back alive! However, although the National Master is hiding his head and acting strangely, he can The Holy One is convinced that this man must have some abilities. He said something in the secret letter, which coincides with what I thought."
As he spoke, Zheng Haoran took out another map - it was the ancient map used by them for their march, recording the mountains, rivers and valleys of the Northern Barbarians.
"Huh? Whose map is this?"
Old Li Tou noticed that this ancient map was not the one Zheng Haoran often used.
"Old Huo." Zheng Haoran wiped away the snow on the ground with a swipe of his hand, revealing the gray-brown rocks. He spread the map on the rock layer and said with a smile: "Before he left, that guy said that he could not fight with me. The Northern Barbarians have a name that will last forever, and I feel regretful that I have to exchange maps with me, saying that I want to leave them in my thoughts."
Old Li Tou didn't say anything.
Zheng Haoran bit his finger and drew on the map with blood: "The Imperial Master speculates that once we begin to penetrate into the hinterland of the Northern Barbarians, the Wolf King who is located on the eastern front and goes into battle personally will receive news in about ten days."
"The Wolf King has always regarded me as a thorn in his side. If I lead my army north, he will definitely not be able to sit firmly in the rear. There is an 80% chance that he will personally lead his army from east to west to intercept and kill us."
"The black wind horses that their barbarians have carefully cultivated for hundreds of years are good at walking on the snow. Moreover, the barbarians are good at riding. The distance of their rapid march may be more than twice that of our army."
"The real elites of the barbarians are all deep in the wilderness..." Zheng Haoran pointed to a continuous mountain range. There was only one route passing through the mountains. He looked at it with a sharp look and pointed his finger at that place: "Hundreds of years During the period, the Daqian and the Northern Barbarians fought many battles. Every time the Daqian won a battle, it was difficult to further expand the results, all because of this mountain."
"This mountain stretches for two thousand miles. It is so steep that those who are good at climbing it will be amazed! To pass this mountain, in addition to risk climbing, there is only one canyon."
"What is the name of this mountain, Yalasuo Mountain? It seems to mean 'sigh' in barbarian language. For hundreds of years, many generals hated this place and let out long sighs before they died! When I first joined the army, a veteran once Having been here before, I jokingly call this mountain the 'Wall of Sighs'."
"According to the inference, comparing the footsteps of our army and the enemy's army, if nothing happens, the Wolf King will ambush there in advance when we arrive at the canyon of Yalasso Mountain!"
"We will fight against the Wolf King here!"
Old Li Tou was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Wait a minute, what do you mean by the Imperial Master, let us...capture the thief first and capture the king first?"
Zheng Haoran smiled slightly and put away the map: "That should be the case. Once we take off the head of the Wolf King, there will be discord within the barbarian tribes. In order to compete for the position of the Wolf King and regain control of the tribes, all tribes will have no time to invade Daqian. , once the Wolf King dies, it can give Daqian at least ten years of stability! It can give me, Daqian, at least ten years of recuperation and respite!"
Lao Li shook his head and sighed: "But the right time, place and people are with others... I'm afraid it will be difficult!"
"Not necessarily, don't panic." Zheng Haoran raised his fist towards Lao Li's head. Lao Li was stunned and bumped it as usual.
Zheng Haoran's fist seemed to contain some unknown magic power. This touch made Old Li Tou feel a little more at ease.
Zheng Haoran added: "The climate of the wilderness is treacherous and changeable, and mere mortals are not worth mentioning in front of the vast world. This is the same for us and them, and they can't talk about the time of heaven."
"As for people and people, the soldiers led by me, Zheng Haoran, are not cowards. In terms of bravery and good fighting skills, they may not be worse than their barbarians! Under my command, even a thousand people, twisted into a rope, will definitely be able to exert their power. Several times the power!”
"The key is the right location..."
Zheng Haoran chuckled. At this moment, he was high-spirited and confident. He whispered softly into Lao Litou's ear.
"What? You want to counterattack instead of defending?!"
Old Li Tou was shocked when he heard Zheng Haoran's plan.
The battlefield was cleaned up, and the Zheng family army, with almost no damage, set off on the journey again.
"Hush! Hush!"
After walking for a long time, it was getting dark. The monk carrying the marching pot on his back secretly rode on his horse and ran to Zheng Xiu.
"Brother! Brother!"
Zheng Xiu covered the monk's mouth in annoyance: "Don't yell! If you yell about big brother, you will be labeled as 'a clique for personal gains'. Now there is only one brother in the team, and that is Zheng Haoran!"
"But he is your father!" The monk felt that the hierarchy was confused.
"What's the matter?" Zheng Xiu did not argue with the monk about seniority.
The monk secretly stuffed a small note into Zheng Xiu.
When he opened it, he saw that the handwriting was beautiful and murderous, and it was clearly Feng Bei's handwriting.
The note contained the results of the conspiracy between Zheng Haoran and Lao Li Tou.
"Eavesdropping again."
Zheng Xiu was speechless. He looked around, but he didn't see Feng Bei. He knew that she was using the "Xie Luohe" innate alien technique to secretly eavesdrop on the conversation between Zheng Haoran and Lao Li Tou.
The ability to listen to the sounds of all things is really convenient.
It seems to be similar to my father's fist-bumping mind-reading skills.
Strange people are really wonderful.
Looking at the note, Zheng Xiu frowned, opened his mouth and stuffed the note into his mouth, swallowing it wholeheartedly.
For the next few days, small groups of cavalry were still harassing them from time to time. This time they learned their lesson and blew their trumpets to flee when they saw the Zheng family's military flag in the distance. Once Zheng's troops set up camp for repairs, they would come forward to harass them.
Therefore, the march was slowed down. One night, Zheng Haoran became angry. Wearing simple black clothes, he single-handedly stormed into the camp where the cavalry was stationed at night, and wiped out several groups of harassing cavalry in one fell swoop.
Zheng Haoran happily came back with two barrels of wine. After filling the wine bags, he divided the rest.
Zheng Xiu later learned that the reason why Zheng Haoran was able to accurately attack the small group of cavalry lurking in the dark was because of the intelligence provided by Feng Bei, who was a scout.
When Zheng Jiajun saw the Yalasuo Mountain called the "Wall of Sighs" from a distance, sixty-seven young soldiers were buried in the wilderness and died in a foreign land.
(End of chapter)
