"Brother, are there any benefits to doing hard labor?" asked the third child.
"I'll tell you the whole story clearly!" Wang Peng said with a smile: "This time the labor is to harvest wheat!"
"Harvesting wheat?"
"Yes, but we are harvesting wheat from those rebellious parties, near Rencun Mountain City!" Wang Peng said in a low voice: "Yuan Fei, Mr. Yuan said, we don't need to bring our own rations on this trip, we will all eat from the government. It can also be used to calculate military merit. The more cuts you make, the greater the military merit will be, and there will be rewards from above!"
"Military merit? Reward?" The second child and the third child looked at each other and saw greed in each other's eyes. They naturally knew that the most generous reward was military merit. Mr. Ji is the grandfather who has made military achievements, and future generations can enjoy the achievements.
"Can you get military merit by cutting wheat? Could it be a lie?" The third child was still a little worried.
"Master Yuan took out the document! It's on white linen paper and has a big red seal. It's unmistakable!" Wang Peng said solemnly: "And if the wheat beside Rencun Mountain City can be cut off, the Tang people will be able to attack the city if they want to." It’s much easier, how can this not be a great military achievement?”
"Isn't that dangerous?" Lao San asked: "The guards in the mountain city will definitely come out to stop it. The wheat in the field is their life!"
"Don't be afraid. With the protection of Mr. Tang Jun, we only need to concentrate on harvesting wheat!" Wang Peng looked confident: "If we can achieve military exploits, our family will be the first in this area, and no one else will." You can't fight with our family!"
"Brother, why don't I go on this trip!" The second brother said, "You stay at home and take care of me!"
"Nonsense, how can I get your turn to talk!" Wang Peng glared at the second child, and then his tone softened: "I know you are worried about me, but your wife's belly has just started to show. Is it a boy or a girl? I don’t even know, it’s not like I already have a child, if anything happens, you two can take care of my children and my mother for me!”
"Brother!"
The second brother couldn't help but feel emotional when he heard his elder brother taking care of him like this. He recalled that the four brothers depended on each other in the mountains, and his eyes were already red: "Brother, let me go. It doesn't matter even if it's just a girl. You, the eldest brother and the third brother, will be there in the future. If you have a few more children, just pass them on to me!"
"Shut up!" Wang Peng shouted: "The more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes. You are still adopting an adopted child. It's not like you will definitely die if you go there, so you are saying such unlucky things. I am going this time, and you guys stay at home and wait for me. The good news is! Also, don’t be lazy when I’m not at home. After harvesting the wheat, you still have to plant autumn crops, repair houses, fences, and courtyard walls. There are a lot of things to do. I’ll take a look when I get back. When you two boys are lazy and delay your work, see if I don't slap your butts with a whip!"
"Yes, brother!" The second and third children nodded with tears in their eyes. Wang Peng said with a smile: "Okay, it's settled. Let's sum it up first and choose those people to go. What kind of household items should be prepared on the way? Although Master Yuan said We don’t need to go into battle to fight, but we must be prepared with bamboo spears, flails, rattan shields, slings and so on, so that we are prepared for any trouble!"
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Tang army barracks.
"What's wrong?" When Master Shen shook his shoulders and woke him up, Wang Wenzuo exclaimed. It was still dark outside and he realized that there was trouble: "Are they Yuan Fei and Sangqiu? What happened?" In the dream, blood It submerged his chin and was only three fingers away from his nose. The fishy smell hit his nostrils, and the shadow of death hovered above his head, as if it might pounce at any time.
"It's not them!" Master Shen looked sad: "It's Brother Liu Wu who joined the army. Come out and have a look!"
"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo felt that his hair was messy and he felt uncomfortable all over: "Bring me my coat and pour me a glass of water. I'm a little thirsty!" He took the water glass and took a sip before deciding to feel better. At a certain point, I suddenly heard a slight sobbing sound.
"Who is crying outside? Why is he crying!"
"It should be Xiao Gu!" Shen Faseng's face turned pale. He usually talked a lot, but at this time he was precious about his words. Wang Wenzuo stood up and rushed out of the tent without putting on his shoes. Before anyone spoke, he knew it was bad news. Wang Wenzuo knew what to say with Yuan Aolie's furious face.
"Are they Japanese or Baekje bandits?"
"All of them!"
"How many people died?"
"Thirty-nine people died, and at least three times more were injured!" Gu Cihang rubbed his fingers: "Brother Liu Wu was also hit by an arrow, and the arrow was poisonous——"
"Go see Liu Wu first!" Wang Wenzuo interrupted Gu Cihang's narration. At this time, his heart was full of regret. He should not have agreed to Liu An's request to fight in the first place. He was a lieutenant general, and the lieutenant general should stay in the camp at this time. , it would be enough to leave the matter of collecting food to Gu Cihang and Shen Faseng. If so, maybe no one would die at all. Moreover, he was talking to himself about his life back home. As a warrior, when he started to mention this, it meant that he had become weak, and weakness on the battlefield meant death.
Liu An was lying on a bear skin. There was an oil lamp on the right side of his head. Under the dim light, his face showed a lifeless wax. Wang Wenzuo staggered to the bear skin and grabbed him. His right hand was still warm.
"Fifth brother, fifth brother!" Wang Wenzuo's throat seemed to be stuck by something. He choked and said: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me -"
"Sanlang, is this the first time you've called me Fifth Brother?" Liu An opened his eyes, and his voice was so weak that Wang Wenzuo could hear it clearly. He raised his head in surprise: "These bastards look like this, I thought you were already - —, why don’t you call the doctor quickly!” Wang Wenzuo shouted to others.
"It's useless!" Liu An said with a bitter smile: "Xiao Gu has already asked, and the army doctor doesn't know what kind of poison it is. The wounds are swollen. If I didn't hold my breath and come back to see you, I would have died a long time ago. Got it!"
"Where is the wound?" Wang Wenzuo raised his head and asked.
"Right under the ribs!"
Wang Wenzuo pulled away the bearskin covering Liu An's body, and a strong stench assaulted his nostrils. Wang Wenzuo was very familiar with this smell. This was the breath of death, which could only be emitted by people who were only one step away from death. This smell. He resisted the desire to turn his head and looked at the wound. It was not big and was located on the right rib, but the entire rib had become black and swollen, and the pus and blood that overflowed stained his clothes——
"Liu Wu is the commander, how could he be shot here?" Wang Wenzuo turned around: "There should be armor here?"
"There is indeed armor, but it was shot through!" Gu Cihang whispered: "If it hadn't been for armor, I might have injured my internal organs, and I might not have been able to make it back to camp!"
"Tell me the situation at that time!" Wang Wenzuo suppressed the sadness in his heart. Although he was used to seeing dead people, he was not ready to face the death of someone close to him. However, there was no room for weakness on the battlefield, and Liu An was powerless for much longer. To speak, you must immediately understand the entire situation.
