Great Han Empire

Chapter 370 The Long Westward Journey

"The Journey to the West"

Author: Scarlet Coral
Chapter 5 The Long Journey West
"So, you are the dog king of this driver?" Pang Hui slapped his whip and looked playfully at the fat man in front of him.

Hearing this, the fat man who was originally as soft as mud quickly crawled down and kowtowed again and again, his Chinese dialect in Longxi dialect was extremely authentic: "Yes, yes, my king... no, no, the villain Yes. The villain was deceived by butter earlier, and after listening to the instigation of that Wusun dog thief, he dared to fight against Tianwei..."

Pang Hui was disgusted, "Shut up, let me ask you, where is King Wusun now?"

It was good that the fat man didn't listen to this, but when he heard it, he called out to Zhuang Tianqu: "I don't know that villain, that dog thief is treacherous and cunning, with ulterior motives, he really deserves to die, listen to my subordinates, as soon as the fire started, he changed The clothes of the ordinary soldiers have disappeared. I beg the heavenly generals to spare the life of the villain, and the villain is willing to offer it to the whole country with chariots."

"Bah! Now I'm afraid it's up to you, a dog, to make the decision. Someone, tie him up on the horse and take him away." Pang Hui spat, and ordered Huang Sheng to send more people to keep an eye on this person.Turning around, he thumped Zhao Guang's chest hard, "Ziyuan, well done! This time you captured the dog king, and then caught... Well, you have made great contributions to saving Princess Wusun. When we get to Gaochang City, I will ask for credit for you!" Zhao Guang felt a little embarrassed, and even said that he didn't dare to take credit for it, because the soldiers did their best.Pang Hui nodded, and then asked Huang Sheng: "Old Huang, are all the troops here? How much did our army lose?"

Huang Sheng replied: "My lord, the last batch of brothers who set the fire have been withdrawn. Counting the number of people, our army lost a total of 63 famous robes, 11 were seriously injured, and 47 were slightly injured."

Seeing Panghui's painful expression, Li Xin hurriedly said: "Botong, this time you have killed more than a thousand enemies, captured the enemy chieftain alive, and set fire to Che Shi's camp. It is a great victory. All this is thanks to your help." Courage."

"Hey, bullshit and courage, Lao Li, don't be ashamed of me anymore. To put it bluntly this time, it's just luck. If God is not discerning, our team will all be confessed. It's a pity for these loyal and brave brothers." Everyone thought of this Everywhere, everyone sighed, Pang Hui gritted his teeth, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, gather the team, mount the whole army, and catch up with our team as soon as possible."

In the afternoon, the travel-stained group finally caught up with the large group of people, and the journey was uneventful.Seeing the night attack team returning safely, the baggage team quickly spread the joy of victory to the whole army—the people laughed, hugged each other, released emotions of worrying about the safety of Pao Ze, and shouted "Long live the emperor, Long live the great man, Long live the whole army" The baggage team suddenly fell into a festive atmosphere.Seeing that all the cavalry were exhausted, Pang ordered the whole army to find a nearby shady place to rest, and Li Xin wrote a letter, ordering a soldier to go to Gaochang to report his meritorious service.

In Zhao Guang's headquarters, Er Zhao and Luo An sat on the ground, devouring a plate of noodle cakes and bacon.

Zhao Guang walked all the way, always a little puzzled in his heart, so he asked Zhao Neng: "Uncle Neng, although Che Shiren suffered a big defeat, there are at least tens of thousands of cavalry. We captured their king, why did no one come?" snatch?"

Zhao Neng was middle-aged, and he didn't have a big appetite, so he was full soon. He lay comfortably on the ground halfway, picking his teeth with a thin wooden branch: "My lord doesn't know, the customs and system of the country of Cheshi are different from those of the Han Dynasty. There is a difference. The so-called king, but it is based on strength, and status is second. Now that the Che Shi Wang headquarters has suffered such a loss, I am afraid that his influence in the Che Shi's various departments will be greatly reduced. Even those clans he directly belongs to Everyone, at this time, self-protection will be the first priority."

"Hmph, the other tribes in Che Shi's country, it's too late to seize the opportunity to fight for power, so who will divide their troops to save him? In other words, it's too late for them to be happy that the fat man died in our hands." Luo An's ancestors were born in the grassland Seeing Zhao's mouth grow wide in surprise, he pretended to be mysterious and said: "However, that fat body may not be useless. How to cast spells depends on the ability of Master Sima in Gaochang City." What a clever plan."

"Uncle Luo, what you are talking about is the general who conquers the west, the guardian of the western regions, the filial lord (township lord, in Wen County, Hedong County) Sima Zhongda?"

While stuffing food into his mouth, Luo An replied vaguely: "En? Why such a long list of names? But it should be right, this is Mr. Sima Yi."

"Speaking of Master Sima, that's really great. Born in the family of Sima in Hedong, he became a senior minister in his teens, and became a general at the age of 20. He made countless achievements in pacifying the Central Plains. The world evaluates Sima Zhongda He is able to strategize and command an army, both civil and military. In the past, when he was under the Marquis tent, he had met a few times. He is young and promising, and he is indeed an outstanding person." Zhao Neng smiled and said, "This time The Western Expedition is headed by Master Sima, supplemented by elite soldiers and strong generals, which shows that the emperor really has the heart to pacify the Western Regions in one fell swoop."

Luo An heard this, and said with a puzzled face: "Old Zhao, don't laugh at me for being a rough person, I don't understand, this Western Region is huge, but it's a barren land where birds don't shit, a few so-called The fertile land is far worse than the Central Plains, and the world has only been at rest for so many years, why did the imperial court want to launch such a Western Expedition?"

Zhao Guang finally found an opportunity to express himself, so he used a set of ideas he had learned in the school: "Connecting the Western Regions to unite all nations" Keeping the Western Frontier" and so on, Zhao Neng nodded repeatedly, Luo An shook his head again and again, and finally covered his ears and shouted in surrender: "It's difficult, it's too difficult, can you just pretend I didn't ask you? It's just a war, but let you scholars toss about this kind of national affairs." The three looked at each other and laughed.Luo An rolled his eyes, and said to Zhao Guang with a low voice: "My lord, what do you think of Princess Wusun Haiya?"

When Zhao Guang heard the word "princess", that noble and beautiful face immediately appeared in Zhao Guang's mind, and he couldn't help but blushed, and blurted out; "She is indeed a beauty!"

"Ah? My lord, Lao Luo didn't ask how your princess looks, but what you think of her character..." Zhao Guang's face was getting redder and redder, and Luo An was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue and get back what he just had. On the spot, Zhao Neng stopped him with a wave of his hand, "There are soldiers from the military Sima Lord coming over."

It was Li Xin's personal soldiers who came here. He sent Li Xin an order saying, "Zhao Bairen will be knowledgeable and courteous, with strong martial arts skills. You will be in charge of Princess Haiya's affairs. Zhao Bairen will accompany the princess from the moment he receives the order." , and wait for the princess to interrogate." Zhao Guang took the order and told Zhao Neng to gather soldiers and horses to escort him when he set off later, and he went with his own soldiers.Luo An narrowed his eyes narrowly, and said with a smile: "My lord, isn't your wish come true? As soon as I thought of a beauty, the beauty sent it to me... Oops." Zhao Neng knocked him hard, and cursed: " You bastard! That woman is not very human, and you must never say such nonsense in the future!" Luo An has always been quite convinced by the respected Zhao Neng, but when he saw that Zhao Neng was really angry, he stopped his mouth in resentment and turned his head. body, to do their own spring and autumn dream also.

Both Pang Hui and Li Xin knew that this seemingly powerless Princess Wusun was actually extremely important to the great event of conquering the West. After stopping to rest, they specially ordered someone to change a grain truck into a car, and covered her Cloth tent, for the princess to use.When Zhao Guang came to the front of the car, he felt flustered for some reason. He took a deep breath, bowed his hands and saluted, "Your official Zhao Guang, I am going to Gaochang. I will protect the princess with my subordinates. If you need anything, please contact me." Let me tell you, I will do my best."

A pleasant female voice came from the car, but the words were sharp: "Oh, isn't General Zhao the one who pointed a gun at Haiya last night? Haiya still remembers the general's heroic appearance."

"This... I dare not, the situation is unknown at that time, our army is in the middle of the battle, this... In any case, I really shouldn't deal with a woman who wields a knife and a gun." Zhao Guang was extremely embarrassed. , can't help but speak incoherently.

"Hehehehe." There was a string of silver bell-like laughter from inside the car, "Last night, he was holding a gun and immediately looked like a general. Why is he like a schoolboy who can't recite books today? Don't worry, Haiyake Not a gentleman who knows how to slap palms!"

"Yes Yes."

"What is, is, being ashamed by others, and you start to deal with me?"

The women of the same age that Zhao Guang has been in contact with since he was a child are either elegant, learned and talented ladies, or weak and sentimental noble daughters-although there is also a special existence that is as terrifying as the devil incarnation, but This is the first time I have met a beautiful woman like Haiya who is sometimes noble, sometimes charming, sometimes as cold as ice, and sometimes melting into ice.So on the next journey, such conversations are often carried out through a car tent:

"Zhao Guang, how big is the Han Kingdom?"

"Yes, I have a vast territory of thousands of miles, with the sea in the east, the wilderness in the south, and the west..."

"Zhao Guang, His Majesty the Emperor of Han, how old is this year?"

"Yes, my emperor is eight out of ten this year."

"Zhao Guang, how many troops does Han have?"

"Yes, the Great Han and the Northern and Southern Habayashi Army...This matter is confidential, and we will not announce it."

"Zhao Guang, how long do you do at home? How many brothers and sisters do you have? What does your father do?"

"Yes, I'm the second official at home. I have an elder brother and three younger sisters. My father also served in the army."

"Zhao Guang, why do you always answer what I ask, are you a log?"

"Yes... the lower officials are not wood!"

"Wu Mu, what are you thinking about now?"

"The officer didn't think about anything."

"Then Mumu, you can sing a song and listen to it."

"..."

Although Zhao Xing was always careful with each other because of the other party's identity, the distance between them was inevitably narrowed after walking along the way. Haiya began to insist on letting "Wood" call her real name and remove the word "princess". "Two words; Zhao Guang also began to feel that the journey to the west was getting better and better every day, and he wished he could go on like this forever.Inadvertently, two young hearts have collided with sparks that they did not realize.Looking at this situation, Luo An shook his head and said to Zhao Neng: "Old Zhao, don't let me talk nonsense, but if this goes on, what else do I need to say? I can't tell if these two dolls will be privately ordered for life. .” Zhao Neng nodded and did not answer, but his face was worried and thoughtful.

The luggage team continued westward, and after a few days, they finally entered the area under the jurisdiction of Captain Shuji—the whole journey was safe and sound, not even a ghost of the driver was seen.Going further west from then on, green dots gradually appeared on the vast expanse of land.The further you go, the more green you get. As you go forward, pieces of land that have been measured and divided, pieces of fertile fields with gratifying growth, and rows of neat houses appear one after another.Seeing this kind of scenery in the hinterland of the Western Regions made the people who had been away from their homeland for a long time feel a sense of intimacy.

As he approached the destination, Pang Hui was also quite high-spirited. Although there was a slight loss during the transportation of grain this time, the credit was great and no small matter.And from then on, he can officially enter the army of the Western Expedition, expand the territory, make contributions, why not be full of ambition?While thinking about it, Wu Nai beside him reminded: "My lord, there are northern cavalry coming ahead." Pang Hui took a closer look, and sure enough, there was a small group of people running towards here from the opposite side of the road.Those cavalrymen's armors were bright, and their chests were all made of hardware. Under the sunlight, they dazzled everyone.Pang Hui curled his lips: "Hey, even in the battlefield, these vases still like to show off so much."

Since the resurgence of the Han Dynasty, it has started to rebuild the three armies of the Han Dynasty, the North and the South, and the Habayashi Army, and the organizational system is also different from before.The Northern Army has [-] troops, which are mainly used to conquer the Quartet; the Southern Army, which has [-] troops, is mainly responsible for defending Gyeonggi;Among them, the northern army has the largest number of troops and is the real main force in field battles. Armor and weapons are given priority. They are also equipped with four battalions of elite cavalry: Changshui, Yueqi (light cavalry), Tunqi (heavy cavalry), and Huqi. , named Tianxia Fengrui.The Northern Army is divided into seven schools, each commanded by seven school lieutenants.When it is not a war, the middle base captain is set up to coordinate in the middle; in wartime, the general who is going to the expedition will command with a tiger talisman.Usually when performing important military affairs, a small number of Northern Army elites are temporarily dispatched to replenish troops and increase combat power.In the army of the Western Expedition this time, the Second Battalion of Changshui and Yueqi of the Northern Army went out with the army, directly under Sima Yi, General Sima Yi of the Western Expedition.

The team of cavalry came to the front of the baggage team and reined in their horses.The first general, with a face like a crown of jade, with sword-like eyebrows on his temples, is handsome and extraordinary, wearing a suanni helmet and fish-scale armor, majestic and majestic, he stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Is that Pang Heizi coming from the opposite side? See Why don't you be polite, don't you have a tutor?"

"Sir, what a fart, you just got a president, Captain Shui, someday. I won't be too late to salute you when you remove that line!" Pang Huice immediately stepped forward, glaring at the man, and confronted each other like two fighting cocks. .Not long after, the man lost the battle, slammed Pang Hui's chest hard, and scolded with a smile, "You bastard is good, I've heard that you can make great achievements in transporting food, how about it? Bocheng (Li Xin's name) has caused a lot of trouble, right?"

Pang Hui didn't show any weakness, and punched back: "Give me a little bit of strength. We ordinary soldiers are no stronger than your Northern Army armor. If you hammer it, be careful, I'll take your body off to compensate me."

"Hey, you two, why do brothers beat back and forth as soon as they meet, and you're both the chief general of an army, how decent are you in front of everyone!" Li Xin came up from behind and cupped his fists at the general, "Brother Yuan Ye, it's been a long time I haven't seen you, how have you been? I heard that when you came to the west this time, you were promoted to Captain Changshui, and the brothers haven't congratulated you yet, please forgive me."

"I said shameless, why are you still so polite? I, Liu Tan, don't dare to be so polite. Haha." Liu Tan smiled, bowed his hands to the two of them, and said solemnly: "General Zhengxi, Master Sima, has an order, and I am specially ordered to bring you. The two of them went to the camp outside the city to discuss with the generals, as well as the soldiers who had made the most contributions this time, and they also took them with them. The transport team and Princess Wusun were escorted into the city by my brothers from Changshuiying to resettle them."

Liu Tan led the crowd to the camp of Zhengxi Army outside the west of the city.The big camp here is where the [-] troops of the Western Expeditionary Army are located. It occupies a few miles around, and it is about twice the size of the chariot camp that was burned that day, and the construction standards are far higher than it.Everyone passed through the outer camps layer upon layer and came to the checkpoint of the inner camp. From then on, no one was allowed to ride a horse. They walked to the main tent door and waited quietly in order of military rank.Even if Feiyang jumps away like Pang Hui, under the heavy and strict conditions, he still keeps his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, and dare not make mistakes.After waiting for a while, a middle-aged male voice with magnetism said: "All officers and soldiers, please come in." Everyone rushed to enter the account one by one.

Pang Hui had just lowered his head to enter the tent, and before he could see the size of Mao Yinchou, he was punched to the ground, and heard a roar: "You bastard, what a good deed! Left and right, tie him up for me. "

(End of this chapter)