My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 47 Sa Lu Zi

After Gao Yu issued the military order, he was about to turn his horse around to find Anagui to question him about more details.

But then a mournful cry was heard, and suddenly he lost his balance and fell directly off the horse!
"Mo Hedu!"

"Owner!"

"Team leader!"

Everyone was shocked, especially Liu Taozhi and the others, who immediately ran towards Gao Yu like madmen.

Just now, Gao Yu had several arrows stuck in his body, which looked quite horrifying. They thought Gao Yu was seriously injured.

Gao Yu quickly turned over and stood up, responding loudly.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. Clean up the battlefield quickly."

Liu Taozhi had already run over, looking at him with a worried expression, "My lord, are you really alright?"

"Enough with the nonsense, hurry up and check the battlefield."

Gao Yu glared at Liu Taozhi, then kicked him in the butt.

Ok.

The intensity was no less than usual, which put Liu Taozhi at ease. She walked away with a smile and continued to check the battlefield, and everyone else was also relieved.

Gao Yu was riddled with arrows, but they did not cause any real damage. He was wearing heavy armor, and underneath it was a soft armor specially made for him by the Lou family craftsmen at Gao Huan's behest. At that distance, ordinary arrows could not possibly cause him any harm; they were just there to bluff.

He fell because his horse was no longer able to support him.

Gao Yu then realized that... during the volley of arrows from Po Liu Han Baling's group, not only was he hit by arrows, but his horse was also hit by several arrows. When they came out to scout the enemy, the horse certainly couldn't wear armor, and even the man only put on armor after discovering the situation.

Without protection, being hit by an arrow in the face of a hail of arrows is unavoidable.

Gao Yu crouched down to check the situation. One arrow was stuck in the horse's neck, and two arrows were embedded in its belly. Clearly, there was no way to save it.

Feeling a pang of sadness, I reached out and stroked the horse's mane.

This horse was the one Hou Jing initially tried to steal from the Lou family. Later, Lou Zhaojun gave it to Gao Huan, and after Gao Huan returned it, Lou Zhaojun sent it back to him.

Later, Gao Huan felt that his relationship with Lou Zhaojun began with Hou Jing stealing horses. Hou Jing stole the horses to celebrate Gao Yu's birthday, so the root cause was on Gao Yu's side. Moreover, Gao Yu was very brave, so Gao Huan gave him the horses.

In recent years, Gao Yu has always ridden this horse whenever he went out to raid the Rouran, and he also rode this horse when he fought against the three Heba brothers.

The feelings are very deep.

But he knew that time was of the essence and this was not the time for grief, so he called a few people to help him pick up a lance and dig a hole on the spot. Before long, they had dug a large hole.

The most distinctive feature of this horse is that although it is entirely black, there is a striking purple hair on its mane. Gao Yu initially had a wicked sense of humor and named it Salu Zi!
But I never thought...

This same fate befell Sa Lu Zi.

In its final moments, the horse still looked at him with open eyes, tears streaming down its face, leaving two lines of tear stains. Gao Yu reached out and closed its eyes, the tears warm. He then lay down on its body and whispered, "Sa Lu Zi, when I achieve fame and success in the future, I will definitely come to rebury you!"

He then placed Saluzi's body in the pit, filled the pit with his own hands, and removed the three arrows stuck in her body, placing them on the grave mound.

And this time.

Hou Jing and the others had already gathered around, and Liu Taozhi brought them a group of warhorses.

Gao Yu immediately mounted his horse, shouting, "Leave this place immediately! Go back and report the military situation!!"

The group immediately spurred their horses and sped away.

………………

On the way back, Hou Jing went to Gao Yu's side and gave him a careful reminder.

"Moheduo, this man is indeed the son of the Rouran Khan. We have made a great contribution this time! We must report to the Grand Commander in time when we get back! We cannot even inform the garrison commander, otherwise, we don't know how much of this credit will be credited to you and me."

Gao Yu shook his head, “Reporting to higher authorities without authorization is a major taboo in the army! After the Grand Commander’s northern expedition, he will eventually have to return to Luoyang to report on his duties. You and I cannot leave Huai Shuo. If you act in this way, how will you face the garrison commander in the future?”

"Moreover... we have clashed with the cavalry of Woye Town, and we need to rely on the town general to support us."

Throughout history, reporting to superiors without authorization has always been a major taboo. Gao Yu, a typical office worker, understood this principle. He had personally witnessed how his colleague was retaliated against by his superiors after reporting to superiors without authorization, and eventually had no choice but to resign.

The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now.

He certainly wouldn't make that mistake.

"Then why don't you go back to camp and report first, and I'll take some men to guard the son of the Rouran Khan?" "No need."

Gao Yu said, "After you order the soldiers to return to camp, they must not mention the matter of going out and must not let the news leak out. I will go and report to the prince."

"Row."

Gao Huan was also leading troops outside, and Gao Yu didn't actually know if he was in the camp, but the situation was urgent. If Gao Huan wasn't there, he would go and see the commander himself.

Gao Yu and his men marched at full speed, day and night without rest, and lost most of their warhorses.

He returned to the military camp in just three days!

After Gao Yu returned to camp, he immediately asked the soldiers in his platoon if Gao Huan had returned. The soldiers told him that Gao Huan had returned to camp the day before.

Unable to find a water source to replenish their supplies, they were forced to return to camp prematurely after running out of water.

Gao Yu then went directly to Gao Huan's tent and told him everything that had happened.

Upon hearing this, Gao Huan suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the tent.

"You handled this matter very well, Erlang. Please allow me to consider it."

After standing there for a moment and thinking, Gao Huan seemed to have come up with a solution. He immediately turned around, moved a box from the side, and opened it.

Gao Yu then discovered that there were about ten gold ingots inside.

"I originally planned to use money and goods to encourage my troops to fight bravely after encountering the Rouran, but it seems that money and goods are of greater use now."

"Could it be... that the prince intends to give the money and goods to the garrison commander?"

Gao Huan smiled and shook his head, explaining, "Over the years, I have been sending people to inquire about the deeds of nobles in Luoyang. Every time Liu Gui meets with me, he passes on some information to me."

"I just remembered that there is a children's rhyme in the Central Plains, the content of which is..."

"Chen Liu and Zhang Wu, with broken backs and legs, are greedy and degenerate, defiling our wise ruler."

"The Grand Commander is none other than the Duke of Chenliu!"

Gao Yu was greatly alarmed.

He remembered that historical records stated that Gao Huan had gone to Luoyang, and not long after his return, the country was thrown into chaos.

Co-authored…

After marrying Lou Zhaojun, Gao Huan was already preparing to go to Luoyang to curry favor with influential people.
"However, I need to report to the town general first. My brother and I cannot report to a higher level without going through the proper channels."

He immediately led Gao Yu to the commander's tent.

Upon seeing Gao Yu return, the section chief excitedly asked, "Is there important military intelligence?"

"Correct!"

Gao Yu replied, "This humble general has discovered traces of the Rouran army and has even captured one of them!"

"who?"

"This man claims to be Anagui, the son of the Rouran Khan!"

"really?!"

Upon hearing this, the section chief could no longer remain calm. He stood up in surprise and pressed for answers, completely losing his composure!

Gao Yu then embellished the story of what happened in Woye Town!
"Hmph! You did the right thing!"

Duan Changda sternly rebuked, "These surrendered Xiongnu soldiers, instead of properly guarding the borders of our Great Wei, actually tried to kill their comrades to steal credit! You two brothers need not worry about this matter; even if it goes all the way to the Grand Commander, we have nothing to fear!!"

"Quickly! Bring Anagui here immediately! I will personally escort him to meet the Grand Commander!!"

Gao Huan advised, "General, this matter involves the conflict between the Guanshuo and Woye armies. Erlang needs to personally meet with the Grand Commander to tell him the truth, since... many details are known only to Erlang."

Upon hearing this, the section chief remained silent, but instead gave Gao Huan a deep look.

Then he said, "What you say is absolutely right!"

"It was my oversight! Quickly, take Anagui with you, let's all go to the central army camp to see the Grand Commander!"

PS: The Wei dynasty was powerful for generations, receiving continuous tributes from the Eastern Yi and Western Regions. It also established trade markets to import goods from the south, resulting in overflowing treasuries. Empress Dowager Hu once visited the silk storehouse and ordered over a hundred princes, concubines, and attendants to carry silk, each according to their strength. The lightest carried no less than a hundred bolts. Li Chong, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat and Grand Master of the Three Excellencies, and Prince Zhangwu Rong, carrying too much silk, fell to the ground. Chong injured his back, and Rong injured his foot. The Empress Dowager took the silk away, leaving them empty-handed, which was laughed at by the people. (Book of Wei, Volume 93, Biographies 81)

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