Night, Xiguan, Ma Gong Camp, Heroes Tomb.
Chu Qing sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at the monument with a smile on his face.
Behind him are seven hundred soldiers who are about to leave the border and catch wolves.
The luggage has been placed on the war horses, and the old soldiers have two horses per person.
The first time he came to Xiguan Tomb of Heroes, Chu Qing would always look away, subconsciously.
This time, he could sit here cross-legged and drink with the sleeping warriors.
Chu Qing turned around and shouted: "Xu Xiaopao."
Xu Tianchen, who looked a little pale, responded and ran over quickly: "Here you are."
Chu Qing pointed to the side: "Sit down."
Xu Tianchen swallowed and sat next to Chu Qing.
"Afraid?"
Xu Tianchen frowned and said, "I'm not afraid."
Chu Qing spilled the drink on the ground: "There is nothing to be ashamed of. When we first came here, King Langya was also afraid. I said to him, these heroic spirits died for us when they were alive. Will they still harm us after they die?" .”
Xu Tianchen's expression changed slightly, and his tense nerves gradually relaxed.
Yes, be afraid, how can you not be afraid? In front of you are thousands of graves, and three feet below are the bones of countless heroes who died in battle. How can you not be afraid when you are here?
But why should we be afraid? When we are alive, we die to protect us. After death, we will also protect the people of the country.
Pick up the wine glass, offer half a glass to the heroic spirit, and drink half a glass yourself.
Chu Qing looked at Xu Tianchen's handsome profile and said with a smile: "If you are alive, you will be accompanied by old soldiers, new soldiers, and robes. If you die in battle, they will accompany you, whether alive or dead, the frontier troops, Never be alone, live, the old soldiers will protect you, die in battle, the heroic souls will protect you below, so don’t be afraid, tell these words to all the new soldiers, do you understand?"
"Understood." Xu Tianchen nodded heavily.
When he first came to the Tomb of Heroes, Chu Qing didn't understand very well. He didn't understand that the generals who were coming out of seclusion had to stay in the wooden house next to the Tomb of Heroes all night.
The border army told him that it was because the generals wanted to "communicate" with the brothers who died in the battle and tell the brothers who died in the battle the plan to escape from the customs. In this case, the brothers who died in the battle would bless everyone and bless everyone in their triumphant return.
The wolf-catching army will leave the border in half an hour. Chu Qing doesn't have time to stay here all night, so he can only come and offer a glass of water and wine.
Chu Qing was originally disgusted with Xu Tianchen, not against Xu Tianchen, but against many members of the aristocratic family. He was disgusted with almost most of the members of the aristocratic family because he had read too many books and used a way of thinking that seemed long-term, practical and extremely narrow. His gaze is full of superiority, overlooking all living beings.
He never expected that this group of pampered family members would really be willing to follow everyone out to kill the enemy.
The reason why he struggled for so long was that even if there was only one person left, even if there was only one family member left, then the effort would not be in vain.
But because of Xu Tianchen, and because of Xu Xiaopao, all the family members sat behind him, leaving seclusion to die.
After pouring another glass of wine, Chu Qing asked with a smile: "Are you still afraid?"
Xu Tianchen's face turned a little red and he said softly: "Afraid."
"Still afraid?"
"Being here, I'm not afraid. Thinking about...thinking about leaving seclusion makes me...a little bit scared."
Chu Qing laughed.
Yes, who is not afraid? He is also afraid. If Xu Tianchen says he is not afraid, then he must be stubborn.
Fu San said softly: "Master, there is still a quarter of an hour."
"knew."
Chu Qing stood up, turned around, bent down, and saluted.
After giving a salute, Chu Qing said loudly: "I, Chu Qing, have not yet passed the customs, but I still want to go, not because of the people of my family and country. Seven hundred of us cannot protect our country, let alone countless people." , the reason why he wanted to leave the pass was because Liang Rong’s great sweat, the leader of thieves, celebrated his birthday. Every year on his birthday, the various tribes of Liang Rong would come to show off their power under the pass wall, and would try to kill people through the mountains and forests of the border towns. I, the common people of Dachang, have only one reason for us to leave the customs, which is to prevent the Liang thief from sweating profusely and to stop this birthday. The meaning of your existence and our departure from the customs has only one reason, which is to prevent the Liang thief from sweating. Khan will never dare to celebrate his birthday again in the future, never, because whenever his birthday is approaching, he will be afraid, afraid, afraid that we will catch the wolf army and go to the grassland to give blood for blood, no, blood for blood. , not enough, far from enough, we will turn into the cold thief's most terrifying nightmare, turn into a life-seeking ghost, appear in the strong wind, appear in the dark night, appear at any time, any place, send the long knife into In their breasts, they go out to war and win all the victories!”
All the soldiers stood up together, raised their swords, and shouted loudly.
"Go to war and win!"
Another cry of going out for battle, with great victory, resounded throughout heaven and earth.
The border troops under the wall shouted loudly.
The wolf-catching army went out to fight. After four years, the wolf-catching army went out again.
The gates of Xiguan City were wide open on all sides, and seven hundred soldiers and more than a thousand war horses rushed out of the city gate like roaring waves, stirring up bursts of smoke and dust.
Chu Qing was leading the charge and was not wearing any armor. His sword and armor were all under another unrided horse.
In addition to smoke and dust, there are also tears.
Many new soldiers held the reins tightly, tears welling up in their eyes.
This is the new soldier. Not everyone is really willing to go out and kill the enemy, regardless of life and death.
To be precise, most of the new soldiers are unwilling to go out to kill the enemy.
But they still left the country for various reasons.
The two most precious things in this world are life and freedom.
When everything is lost, life almost comes to an end.
But if you join the army, you will lose both of these things at the same time.
This is what a soldier is, putting down the two most important things in life, living for war and dying for peace. No matter what the starting point is, no matter why you join the army, no matter what your skills are on the battlefield, as long as you go to the battlefield, you are the most important person in the world. Someone who is respected.
More than a thousand war horses galloped away. Above the city gate, many generals secretly prayed for the warriors.
Four years later, the frontier army could finally take the initiative to attack. The wolf-catching army, which was best at fighting deep in the grasslands, attacked.
Every general and soldier at the gate of the city kept praying for the wolf-catching army.
It was too hasty to capture the wolves and form an army, and the leading general was Chu Qing, who was almost inexperienced.
But war is like this. There is not so much time, location, and people. Chang Dynasty needs blood for blood!
Not to mention Chu Qing, even the border commander Ma Rujing personally went to the battlefield, led the elites deep into the grassland to draw maps, and divided into three teams with Tian Hailong and Xiao Zhi to gain more opportunities for future wars.
When marching at night, don't go too fast.
Near dawn, everyone will arrive at their destination. The first Liang bandit tribe to sacrifice their flag is Akabe.
It is the Chibu, more than a thousand people, the resting place of the rangers of various tribes on the grassland, and the outpost tribes of Liang bandits deployed on the outside of the grassland.
This kind of tribe does not always stick to a fixed location. It will change places every few months. The current location was marked by the second prince of the Dead Ghost Prairie, Algenda.
And the cool thieves from Chibu were the first to use it to sacrifice the flag after capturing the wolf and forming an army.
Chu Qing is not a fool. Persimmons need to be picked out and pinched first.
