V1.Chapter 81

General Xiao was forced here by the stray arrows of the Xiongnu army. The Xiongnu people let their arrows go randomly. If they were lucky, they could hit, but if they missed, they could force out some movement and clues. Most of them are, but now they have the food and supplies of the Northwest Camp, they don't have to worry about weapons or food, and they come to a round of arrows if they have nothing to do. Even if they only hit once in ten times, they will almost wipe out the remaining soldiers in the Northwest Camp.

General Xiao was badly injured and was carried on his back by a confidant.

When the two discovered Da Niu, they almost thought that they had encountered the Xiongnu pursuers. Fortunately, they got the code in time, and this did not lead to the tragedy of cannibalism.

The cave Yu Shaoqing and his party are currently in is large enough, and it is divided into two by several large natural rocks. Yu Shaoqing originally lived in the small cave on the left with the dog who served as a sentinel, and Wu San lived with the rest of the soldiers. In the big cave on the right, now Gouzi was injured and moved to the injured area of ​​the big cave, leaving only Yu Shaoqing in the cave.

That's right, before Gouzi came to the cave, Yu Shaoqing lived next to another sentinel, who was the one who was hit by the arrow and couldn't survive the fourth day of the first lunar month.

General Xiao was carried into Yu Shaoqing's small cave.

There were no beds in the cave, only cotton-padded clothes pulled from the dead.

General Xiao was lying on the cotton coat. He lost too much blood, his face was pale, his lips were chapped, the beard around his mouth grew out, his hair was messy, and his armor was torn.

"How long have you been eating?" Yu Shaoqing asked General Xiao's subordinates.

Yu Shaoqing recognized him. His surname was Zhou and his name was Huai. He was less than 20 years old. He had followed General Xiao for two years.

Zhou Huai smelled the strong aroma of the broth, swallowed, and said, "It's been three days."

Yu Shaoqing said to Wu San, "Go and cook a bowl of hot soup with the flatbread. Cook it for a while, and don't put anything in it."

"Hey!" Wu San hurriedly went.

General Xiao was seriously injured and unconscious, Yu Shaoqing had to continue to ask Zhou Huai: "Is it just you and the general?"

Zhou Huai knelt down beside General Xiao, clenched his fists and said, "They... they were shot by arrows."

Some died on the spot, some were killed by the Huns, some were injured but were not willing to use General Xiao's medicine, and died alive, and some died of freezing and starvation. Zhou Huai had no way to count them.

"There are still two people in the cave where we lived today, but we couldn't escape... Liu Jian... There are too many flowing arrows..."

Zhou Huai said, her eyes were red.

It was obviously unwise to go to the rescue at this time. Yu Shaoqing instructed Daniel to bring a few soldiers, and after the Huns searched, go to the cave where General Xiao stayed.

In fact, it was impossible to have a living person, but at least the body was recovered and buried.

I don’t know if it was because they found any clues about General Xiao, the Huns searched for a longer time than before. Fortunately, the cave on Yu Shaoqing’s side was not searched. The Huns did not find anything. They seemed disappointed and cursed. Down the mountain.

"What the hell are they looking for, Daniel?" a recruit who was taken in halfway whispered to Daniel.

The two joined the army together, but because Daniel followed Yu Shaoqing one step earlier, their status in the eyes of everyone is no longer the same.

Daniel said: "I don't know, but the centurion said that the Huns have spent so much trouble, I'm afraid that any of us has what they want."

The recruit Danzi suddenly realized: "No wonder we don't let us fend for ourselves."

Daniel said again: "Okay, they have come down the mountain, and they won't come back tonight, let's go!"

Daniel was promoted to scout by Yu Shaoqing, not just because he chose Yu Shaoqing when he was forced by Yan Congming, but because he did have extraordinary investigative and analytical skills.

When Daniu and his party carried the remains of the two soldiers who were not shot to death by arrows, but were hacked to death by the Huns, they carried them back to the cave, and General Xiao also woke up faintly.

Yu Shaoqing hurriedly asked Wu San to bring a bowl of soup made from flatbread: "General."

General Xiao shook his head gently, raised his hand again, and motioned for Yu Shaoqing to help him up.

Yu Shaoqing helped him sit up and leaned against the cold stone wall.

"Where's Zhou Huai?" General Xiao asked weakly.

"There." Yu Shaoqing pointed to the other side of General Xiao.

Zhou Huai was exhausted. After eating a bowl of soup, he fell asleep on the ground. He refused to go to the spacious cave, preferring to curl up at General Xiao's feet.

He held a sword in his arms.

General Xiao smiled bitterly: "He hasn't slept for three days."

Wu San came over with a burden: "Zhou Huai said, the general is awake, be sure to remember to change the medicine, I will change the medicine for the general."

General Xiao shook his head again: "No need, take the medicine and give it to the soldiers."

Wu San hesitated: "But..."

"This is a military order." General Xiao said weakly, but couldn't say anything.

Wu San glanced at Yu Shaoqing, Yu Shaoqing nodded, and he went to the big cave with the baggage.

The dog has just drawn the arrow, and the little fish is about to amputate... All of them are in urgent need of wound medicine.

Forgive him for not having the consciousness of General Xiao's subordinates, and would rather die or watch his companions die than take General Xiao's medicine.

Looking at the back of Wu San leaving, General Xiao's pale face showed a gratifying smile: "You taught your subordinates very well, you are..."

"Centurion, Yu Shaoqing." Yu Shaoqing replied.

General Xiao looked surprised: "You are Yu Shaoqing... I have heard of you."

Killing the enemy is the most deadly, Gaosheng is the most distant, and the people who offend him are more than the enemy he kills. It's not that his military skills are too hard, and he has been pulled out of power dozens of times.

General Xiao suddenly felt a little joyful, accidentally touching the wound, and coughing in a low voice, fearing to wake Zhou Huai again, he hurriedly drank a sip of hot soup and suppressed the cough.

Yu Shaoqing didn't ask him what he was laughing at, but said, "Why doesn't the general take medicine?"

General Xiao smiled lightly and said, "No need."

Yu Shaoqing's eyes fell on the bandage on General Xiao's abdomen.

"Don't look at it, Zhou Huai is wrapped tightly, you can't see the injury, but the inside is already rotten." General Xiao said with a light smile.

Of course Yu Shaoqing understood that he didn't lie. When he was in a coma, Yu Shaoqing checked his injuries. The wound had already festered, even rotting, and the inflammation made his whole body extremely hot.

It was a miracle that he could speak to Yu Shaoqing logically and clearly.

Or is he...

Yu Shaoqing tried hard not to think about those four words.

General Xiao stopped laughing, his state suddenly took a turn for the worse, and his breathing became short.

Yu Shaoqing's eyes trembled: "General!"

General Xiao tremblingly stretched his right hand into his arms, and after a while, he took out something the size of his forefinger: "The Huns... have placed a fine work in Youzhou... This is the list of fine works..."

"General..."

"Yu Shaoqing obeys the order."

Yu Shaoqing looked solemn.

General Xiao used the remaining strength to stabilize the figure that could fall at any time: "This general, I have appointed you as the Northwest Army... Beacon Fire Camp... Thousand Commander, go to Youzhou today, be sure to make the list before the Xiongnu send troops... Send it to General Pang Ren!"

Yu Shaoqing took the list solemnly: "Yu Shaoqing takes orders!"

General Xiao seemed to be relieved, leaning on the stone wall behind him and said, "Are you from the capital?"

Yu Shaoqing said: "The lotus village is at the foot of the capital."

"That must be very close to the Marshal's Mansion."

General Xiao looked at the empty stone wall, as if through the stone wall, he saw something else.

The young general smiled contentedly: "If you can go back alive, remember to tell the military marshal for me...Xiao Yan died well...Xiao Yan was fortunate enough not to be disgraced!"