Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 102

[Chapter 101 23]

In the border area between Xihe County and Shangjun, Huangshui, and Liangzhou, liangzhou stabbed Shi Fengzhao, Yaodang qiang, Beihe Qiang and other Qiang forces intertwined, and they could communicate with the Xiongnu to the north, the situation was complicated, and there were sometimes mixed battles.

Since the seizure of the prefecture last year, the first thing Wei Shao did was to build a fence in the wilderness of the West River, and to communicate twenty miles, and to leave Zhang Jian, Li Chong, Wei Liang, and three people to guard the town, which shows how great his determination to pacify this place is.

The situation was already under control, but from mid-to-late last year, all parties in the area were at peace. I don’t want to start this year, burn Dangqiang to take the lead in attacking, and the cavalry attacked Shangxian. Because he had been on guard, he was quickly stopped at that time and did not cause major losses. However, it is suspected that Feng Zhao of Liangzhou is involved behind it, and it is Wei Shao who personally came from Youzhou to sit in the situation.

A few days ago, he was deployed in xihe and wanted to return to Jinyang first. Before leaving, because of the hanging, only a small group of relatives followed, and then went to the Great Wall area of Jingbian to survey the terrain, accidentally encountered hundreds of Feng Zhao’s men and horses, and for a while the arrows gathered like rain.

Wei Shao was afraid that his fellow Gongsun Yang would be lost, and protected him to retreat first, but he himself was accidentally injured by the poisoned crossbow and injured his arm. When I came back, I lay down.

Seven or eight days passed with this lie.

At night, the fields on both sides of the West River were dark, and the camp was silent. Only the monotonous sound of footsteps of patrolling soldiers walking on the parapet and stepping on the wooden planks under their feet.

In Wei Shao’s tent, candles were lit.

Zhang Jian, Li Chongwei Liang, and other generals who came to visit have already left. Wei Shao’s face was slightly paler than usual, but his spirit was very good. I didn’t lie down, and at the moment I was sitting behind the case, still talking with Gongsun Yang with a candle.

On the case in front of him, a three-foot square sheepskin finely drawn map was spread out.

Wei Shao’s gaze fell on the map, and as Gongsun Yang talked, a promising map of tomorrow about this place once again appeared in front of him.

Destroy Feng Zhao, who has always been a minion of Xingxun, Pinghe West, so that the west can pass through the Jade Gate and open up the way to the Western Regions.

Most importantly, going north, it was possible to cut off the traffic connection between Qiangrong and xiongnu.

In military terms, this is the point.

Only by eliminating the hidden dangers in the rear could he use his troops to the south without scruples.

“…… Why are Liangzhou soldiers and horses brave? Twenty thousand of them were Qianghu soldiers who had been tempted to enlist. Gongsun

Yang talked nonchalantly.

“Thirty years ago, when Li Gong was a lieutenant of the Qiang Guards, many Qiang people, such as Yandang, admired the prestige of Li Gong, and persuaded hundreds of thousands of people to surrender. Longxi also had to be safe for decades. Unfortunately, Li Gonghou was vilified by the adulterer and died unjustly in the prison of the imperial court. History also says, ‘Qiang Guiqing, before the eight lieutenants led good goods, suffered, and weined the great deeds’, it can be seen that Qiang Hu Ben Mu was loyal and courageous, respecting honest officials, but after the internal migration, the customs were different, the language was not comprehensible, and the Han people were incompatible, and they had their own defenses against each other, and the Qiang lieutenants sent by the imperial court, since Li Gong, also had the name of protecting the Qiang, not only could no one perform the responsibility of protecting the qiang, but they provoked dissension and were greedy, which led to fierce conflicts, rebellion from time to time, and even united to plunder counties and counties.

Wei Shao had been listening intently.

“The lord’s immediate priority is to pacify the border. If the Qiang people can be caressed, they should take the caress as the upper priority and return to the heart as the original. As long as the Qiang people returned to their hearts, Feng Zhao was not afraid. Went to Feng Zhao, there is no Liangzhou soldier to borrow, fortunately, if you go to the side of the minions, He Zu is afraid!

Gongsun Yang added, “Qianghu is now dominated by the Two Tribes of Burning Dang and Beihe. When the soldiers were strong, the patriarch of The Beihe Clan was highly respected, and the Qiang people in the Huangshui area all knew and respected his name. Last month’s attack on Shangjun was burned, and Beihe did not participate. The lord can start with the lowly. If the Lord believes in me, I would like to choose the opportunity to go to The Humble Grass on behalf of the Lord, and convey the Lord’s gentle intentions. As long as The Humble He is the first to be annexed, the rest of the Qiang tribes such as the Wu, the Wolf, and the Zhong will surely rise up and follow suit. The rest of the burn, even if it does not fall, how can it block the lord’s army? Wei Shao

immediately shook his head, “Sir, this plan is very good.” It’s just that the gentleman doesn’t have to go into the risk himself. I’ll send another messenger. Gongsun Yang said, “The

Lord Gong is the unworthy body of the sheep, and he even sacrificed his life, fortunately, the Lord Gong Ji ren Tianxiang, otherwise the Gongsun Yang would be dead and would be blamed for it!” It’s just a trip to huangshui on behalf of the lord, and it takes a few words, what is the risk to speak of? When others go, I don’t feel at ease. The Lord’s grand plan is above, please agree.
When
Wei Shao hesitated, Gongsun Yang smiled again, “In the future, if you accept Qiang Hu, the lord can entrust a trusted person to serve as a lieutenant to protect Qiang, hold the responsibility of leading the protection, straighten out grievances, and ask about illness, then why should the Western Realm be uncertain?” In the western realm, it is not impossible to plot major events, and even in the future, Zhang Guo’s arm is tucked in, the lord’s prestige, and it is not inevitable to reach the western region! In Wei Shao’s

eyes, there was a faint flash of essence, and he smiled, “In this way, you will be tired of the military division!”

Gongsun Yang said, “This is where my responsibility lies, so why bother with it!” Wei Shao’s

mood fluctuated a little, his hands pressed on the case surface, Huo Ranqi stood up, and said, “If the stroke can be achieved, I will remember a great achievement of the military division!” His

voice did not fall, suddenly felt slightly dizzy, his body shook a little, although the movement was extremely small, it was soon stabilized, continued to talk and laugh, but it had already fallen into the eyes of Gongsun Yang, hurriedly got up to help each other, and said: “It is not early.” The main body has not yet healed, it is better to rest early. I quit first. Wei Shao

pushed away his hand that reached out to help him, and smiled, “I’m not a woman, I can blow a wind, but I have suffered a little skin and flesh injury, not to mention that I have been raised for many days, why is it so sir!” I’m already fine, but you always like to make a fuss, don’t allow me to do this, don’t allow me to do that…”

He suddenly seemed to think about it and said, “Since there is nothing to do here for the time being, I will leave tomorrow to go back to Jinyang!” If there is an emergency, the meteor is fast and the horse is reported.

Seeing that Gongsun Yang seemed to be about to open his mouth again, he waved his hand and interrupted: “The military master does not need to be persuaded anymore.” How my own body is, I know best. Not to mention that here to Jinyang, the road is also convenient. I’ll be leaving early tomorrow morning. ”

……

Junhou returned from a poisoned arrow that day, and began to lie down for three days, starting from being able to walk on the ground, he was worried about returning to Jinyang.

Gongsun Yang naturally desperately tried to stop it.

He also knows a little bit about medicine. Knowing the prince’s current physical condition, the biggest taboo is to travel long distances, and it is advisable to persuade him to recuperate.

It was so easy to calm him down. Seeing that at this moment, he mentioned that he wanted to return to Jinyang, as if he could not hold back, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart and said, “There is something I said, the lord is not strange.”

Wei Shao looked at him, “What’s the blame?” Gongsun Yang said, “The

lord is wounded and recuperates, and it is advisable to have careful people around him to take care of him, so that he can be healed as soon as possible.” There was no suitable person to take care of in the barracks. I knew that the female monarch should have arrived in Jinyang by now, so I took matters into my own hands and sent a letter to Jinyang a few days ago, informing her of the latest situation of the empress dowager and asking her to come and serve her. If the lady receives the letter and leaves, I expect that within a day or two, she will be able to arrive. The prince still didn’t have to go back, patience, and so on. Lest the princess arrive, and miss each other with the prince. Wei Shao

hesitated for half a moment and said, “This… This…… I’m afraid something is wrong… There are seventeen articles and fifty-four slashes in the military regulations, and one of them is that no women are allowed to hide in the camp… Although I am handsome, it is not good to break this rule from me…”

Gongsun Yang said, “Why did the prince come here?” Is a lady comparable to an ordinary woman? Moreover, the prince did not take the female monarch into the camp for no reason, but was poisoned and injured, and needed the careful care of the female monarch in order to recover as soon as possible. The Zhang general Li and the general Wei also hoped that the female jun would come to take care of the junhou’s injuries earlier. Wei Shao’s

heart could not control the excitement that began to jump, but his face showed a more serious look, and he was embarrassed for a moment, and finally he reluctantly said: “Although I still feel inappropriate, but the military master hid it from me and sent the letter out, and so did I…”

He suddenly remembered: “There will be no danger on the road, right?”

Gongsun Yang said busily, “Lord, rest assured!” In addition to sending a letter to the lady, I also sent another letter to Jia Huben. With Jia Huben escorted, there must be no danger on the road! Wei Shao was

finally completely relieved, and nodded solemnly, “I know.” Mr. Day hard, but also earlier back to the camp to rest. ”

……

After Gongsun Yang left, Wei Shao had the heart to sleep. Lying on the camp bed, turning over and over, the more you sleep, the better. Finally, he simply got up and sat down behind the case and read the soldier’s book.

His eyes were fixed on the words on the tablet, and a wisp of heroic soul slowly floated out unconsciously.

He knew that she had already arrived in Jinyang.

At the beginning, before I was injured, the reason why I didn’t go back was because I was entangled in affairs here, and I was a little underwhelmed in my heart.

After all, she didn’t want to come at the beginning, because he didn’t feel at ease leaving her alone at home and forcibly got her over.

Now, although he had been injured a little by accident, he had been lying for a few days, still dizzy, but there was still an unexpected gain, and she was coming by herself.

For the first time, Wei Shao felt that Gongsun Yang was really his indispensable humerus confidant. It was worth it that day to save him by an arrow.

Wei Shao thought about how he would behave in front of her when she came.

Is it to tell her that she is no longer in trouble, so that she does not have to worry about him anymore, or to make another show and show her pity?

It was a tough decision. It was even more difficult than his marching to fight and platooning.

Wei Shao thought about it for a long time, this dilemma had not yet been thought out, and suddenly another thought popped up in his mind.

In fact, could it be that she still remembered and hated herself in her heart, so although she knew that he was injured, she didn’t care if he was dead or alive?

Wei Shao then became distracted by this new thought that had popped up in his mind.

If she was really so cruel, knowing that he was poisoned and injured, she didn’t care if he was dead or alive, then…

Then she didn’t think that she would be kind to the Qiao family! When he comes to the excitement and wants to open the knife, she will not cry and cry to beg herself!

Wei Shao was furious. Since the beginning of the year, because she had drunk too much wine that night and said something that made her and Joe’s family cut off contact, she would not give herself a face, let alone take the initiative to sleep with him.

In my heart, I felt more and more that Gongsun Yang’s letter should have been written in vain.

The excitement, surprise, and anticipation in Wei Shao’s heart at the beginning, like when the tide passed, slowly faded, and finally he felt a little bored, and the soldier’s book could not be read.

I’m really tired.

When I met this woman, I was tired and my heart was even more tired.

Outside his accounting room, at this moment, there was suddenly a slightly chaotic footstep from far and near, and it seemed that there were several deliberately suppressed words in the middle.

……

Early the next morning after Xiao Qiao received the letter, he asked Jia Kai to send himself to Xihe County. Despite the turbulence, he rushed all the way and was finally sent here overnight.

The carriage stopped outside the gate. She put a cloak over her body and came down from the carriage.

The centurion in charge of guarding the gate had been instructed by Gongsun Yang in advance, and knowing that the lady would not arrive in these two days, she was immediately released, personally took her inside, and rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Little Joe was worried, and followed the centurion into the barracks, passing through one accounting room after another, and finally came to the big tent and stopped.

“Prince! The Lady has arrived! The

centurion gave a briefing.

There was no sound inside for a moment.

Little Joe was anxious and went straight in.

The candles in the tent were still lit.

As soon as she lifted her eyes, she saw Wei Shao lying on a camp bed, motionless, as if she had fallen asleep. Hurry up and down. When he got closer, he slowed down again, and finally sat down lightly on his side, holding his breath to look at him, and saw him lying honestly on the pillow, his eyes closed, his face a little pale, far from the usual annoying appearance, and suddenly a pain, he couldn’t help but gently hold one of his hands.

[End of This Chapter]