Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2457 Captain Gao
Bodaling travels northward for more than a thousand li to Suiyechuan.In the east of Sichuan, there is Atami and Suiye City.The west of Sichuan borders Shiguo, which is about a thousand miles long; Suiye City goes westward for more than [-] miles to Qianquan, and Qianquan goes westward for [-] to [-] miles to Hengluo City.

At noon, a cavalry galloped from the east along the broken leaf water, and their iron hooves stepped on the fine and round gravel by the river for thousands of years. The waterfowl fluttered their wings and flew high.

The troops continued to move forward, and when they came to a bay, they suddenly ran obliquely towards the north, and came to a hill inadvertently, and all of them reined in their horses.

A pergola was set up for the first military general who put on his helmet and armor, and looked into the distance.

The broken leaf water in the distance is tortuous and rushing in one vein. The weather is hot, and the water vapor rising from the ground turns into a blurred mirage. A small city is on the bank of the river in the distance.

It is said to be a small city, but in reality there is only a low earthen wall to stop the beasts. The surrounding area is only three or four miles away, and the tallest building in the city is nothing more than a warehouse built of rammed earth...

"Lieutenant Gao Gao, we came from the hot sea, followed the Suiye River for more than a hundred miles, and saw Suiye City in front of us, but there is no half of the Arabs? Could it be those damned people? The people of Shi Guo are talking nonsense and misreporting military information, right?"

Shiguo resides in medicine and kills water. It is more than ten miles away from the capital city. There are millet and wheat and many good horses.

It is one of the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu.

Among the troops, some people imitated the appearance of a high school lieutenant and looked around, but there were no larger settlements in a radius of about a hundred miles, not to mention the well-recognizable Arabs in their attire, not even the local aborigines and merchants from the Western Regions. half.

Someone nearby also took off the water bag to drink water, and then cursed: "This place is so fucking hot! There are not even half a shadow of ghosts, where are there Arabs? This trip has been out for more than half a month, and the birds are about to fade out of their mouths." Now, why don't you return to Gongyue City to deal with business quickly."

Tang Jun likes to drink, but it is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol when he is ordered to perform tasks. They have been away from the camp for more than half a month, and their alcohol addiction has gradually become difficult to curb.

Lieutenant Gao Gao put down his hands, took the water bag from the saddle, unscrewed the cap, raised his head and gulped a few gulps, then wiped his thick beard stained with water, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be careless, I Waiting for Sima's order to search for the enemy's tracks, how could they be so lazy? It is an indisputable fact that the Arabs went north. Many merchants and herdsmen have found their tracks, but they still have not been able to grasp their whereabouts until now. It can be seen that the other party must If you do this intentionally, deliberately avoiding the investigation of our Anxi army, you must have a plan. If you can’t find his whereabouts until he suddenly launches an attack and you don’t know it, we will all be sentenced to death!”

"Here!"

"We know we were wrong, Captain calm down!"

The soldiers quickly admitted their mistakes.

Although this captain is a son of a family, but he is strong in martial arts and has a strong temperament. He has emerged in the army not long after he entered the army, and is deeply trusted and reused by the general guard and Sima.

The high school lieutenant looked serious, nodded slowly, waved his hand, and said: "Let's go back to join the rest of the troops, and find a river bend to camp tonight. Tomorrow, we will continue to cross Suiye City and explore eastward in the direction of Hengluosi. "

"Here!"

All the soldiers agreed with a bang, the high school captain reined in his horse, turned around the pier first, ran down the hill, and returned along the way he came from along the broken leaf water.

An hour later, they arrived at the camp.

Here is also an inlet of Suiye Water, and further east is a continuous mountain range, the top of which is covered with snow, behind the mountain range is the hot sea with clear and clear lake water, which is not frozen all year round.

And in the far south, there is the Tianshan Mountains, which stretches from east to west and winds like a dragon...

The high school lieutenant got off his horse before the camp, threw the reins to the guards on the side, took off the iron helmet on his head, and strode into the camp.

The Western Regions are scorching hot, and the sun above the head is as hot as poisonous. After entering the tent, I feel a coolness, and even my breathing becomes much easier.

Throwing the helmet aside, he stretched out his hand to untie the silk sash and took off his armor. He sat in the tent with the big horse and golden knife in his arms, stretched his neck and called out, "Where are the scouts coming back?"

Several officers from the outside walked in quickly, went forward to greet them first, and then said: "All of them came back one after another, and you are the latest, Captain. However, the general asked carefully and found no trace of any Arabs."

Lieutenant Gao Gao stroked his bushy beard with a solemn face: "What's the matter? So many people said that they had seen Arab cavalry go deep into this place, and even saw it not far from Suiye City, but why did we wait?" Digging three feet, but still can't find his whereabouts?"

A military officer said in a deep voice: "If things are abnormal, there must be monsters. The more we can't find traces of the Arabs, the more we have to be careful. Maybe the Arabs have plots to attack the countries in the Western Regions! "

The high school captain thought it was right, and said repeatedly: "This is not bad! Order it immediately, double the number of sentry posts at night, be careful to take precautions, until tomorrow, we will speed up, cross Suiye City, and walk in the direction of Hengluosi Go, I don't believe you won't find the Arab cavalry!"

"Here!"

Immediately go down to pass the order.

No one in the entire camp dared to slack off.

In the evening, the setting sun hangs in the sky, and the afterglow of the setting sun turns the broken leaf water into blood red, making the vast land more and more magnificent.

The golden crow fell to the west, and the temperature cooled down.

The temperature difference between day and night in the Western Regions is too great. During the day, the scorching sun hangs above the head, causing a layer of oil to appear all over the body, and the gravel is so hot that you can feel hot feet when you step on it while wearing leather boots. It is breezy and very comfortable.

Of course, in the next month or so, the temperature will drop sharply, and you won't feel much difference during the day, but you will have to sleep in a fur at night.

Entering September, maybe one day when you wake up, there will be a heavy snow covering the world, and the surrounding fields will be vast...

……

Lieutenant Gao Gao sat alone in his tent, took out the horizontal knife and looked at the edge of the blade by the candlelight, then took out a small whetstone from his bag, unscrewed the water bag, poured some water on the sharpening stone, Slowly grind it on the knife stone.

As the blade gradually became sharper and sharper, Lieutenant Gao Gao's depression caused by searching for the enemy's traces was slightly relieved, and gradually became brighter.

Thinking about the past nights singing and doing mischief in Chang'an, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, feeling very emotional.

What did you do more in the past?
The vast desert and the mighty river are the places for good men to play. This life of soldiers and horses and riding thousands of miles is the lifelong ambition of Hao Erlang!
In the past, those dandy behaviors and drunken dreams, now that I think about it carefully, I am ashamed!
No wonder Fang Erlang can become the most outstanding figure among the younger generation. He used to be dissatisfied, but after seeing the vast Western Regions, where the soldiers are fighting fiercely every day, it seems that his vision has been broadened and his mind has been cleared up. Jumped up a notch.

Looking back and looking at those dudes who fight cockfights and run dogs all day long, they are really unsightly.

This is the life I, Gao Zhenxing, want!
Picking up the water bag, he took a sip of cold water, wiped his beard, and clicked his lips. He hadn't drank alcohol for a long time since he left Gongyue City, and the wine worms in his stomach seemed to be jumping one by one.

In half a month, at most another half month, this mission will be completed. Regardless of whether we can find the traces of the Arab cavalry, we will return to Gongyue City to report to the city. At that time, we will drink a jar of strong wine and go to the market to find an orchid , tsk tsk...

But wine is of course good wine, but Orchid is really inferior. Compared with those concubines in Chang'an Mansion who are thin-skinned and tender-fleshed, well-educated concubines, it's really tasteless to eat and it's a pity to throw it away.

But what can I do?
This is the Western Regions!
The women of the Han family are legendary existences, just like the Nine Heavens Xuannv, they are the most luxurious wealth in the world, only people like the Khan and the king can find half of the women of the Han family in their harem. I'm afraid I haven't even seen it in my life...

The more I think about it, the more I feel angry and thirsty.

He took another sip of water, threw the water bag aside, blew out the candle, turned over and fell on the ground that was only covered with a blanket.

The sand under the blanket was not uncomfortable, and even carried some residual warmth from being exposed to the sun during the day. It was very comfortable. After turning over twice, he fell into a deep sleep.

He lay on his side with his ears on the pillow. This was the habit of scouts, and he could detect the shaking of the ground as early as possible, so as to avoid the enemy's attack.

As a result, he slept until midnight, when the high school lieutenant jumped up from the ground and roared, "Enemy attack!"

(End of this chapter)