A gentleman takes revenge, relying on his face for ten years

The long wind rolled the yellow sand, whimpering and blowing from afar, brushing over the body that was as silent as a carved stone, lifting a few wisps of hair in front of the king's face.

After confirming that King Datar finally breathed his last, Yan Chongjin also heaved a sigh of relief.

Zhanyu, I can only send this person to meet you under the Nine Springs. As for whether you forgive him or not, that's up to you.

There was the rustling sound of sand in my ears, and I could feel my body still sinking slowly.Looking back, several soldiers and horses had sunk to the upper body, and all of them looked desperate.

Is it doomed to die here today?Yan Chongjin gritted her teeth, and looked at the eastern sky unwillingly.

Liang Han, if I can't go back, will you be sad?

The last letter has been sent out, although it is a promise that can no longer be fulfilled, but are you willing to burn a reply letter?

I have been waiting for four years.

While thinking about it, a gust of wind whizzed past, making everyone ashamed.

Hearing a muffled sound suddenly, Yan Chongjin raised his eyes and found that the body of Baalmengan was blown down by the wind.

Strange to say, the other party obviously moved his whole body, but he didn't sink deeply. Could it be that the quicksand of the dune is relatively stable?

Seeing hope, Yan Chongjin slowly climbed up towards the sand dunes, but was almost buried by the sand within a few steps.He didn't dare to move indiscriminately anymore, squinted his eyes to estimate the distance for a while, and began to carefully untie his belt.

The soldiers didn't know what the commander-in-chief was going to do, they couldn't help showing confusion when they saw that the other party took off his belt and cape one after another.

Yan Chongjin tore the cloak into long strips and tied them together, tied a horse buckle with his belt, and threw it towards Balmengan's body.

After two sets of traps, he finally hit the target. He grabbed the rope with his hands, tested its firmness, and climbed towards the sand dunes little by little.

After coming to Bale Menggan's side, Yan Chongjin finally knew why the other party didn't sink.

There should be a huge rock under the sand here, just blocking the sinking trend, and the deepest part is just down to the thigh.And the closer you get to Haizi, the more cohesive the sand is, and when you walk to the water's edge, it's no different from an ordinary desert.

Yan Chongjin was overjoyed, and told his soldiers to tear off the cloaks and tie the ropes, and then shot the ends of the ropes with bows and arrows, dragging them out one by one.

People are saved, but horses are not saved.

The horses of the soldiers were all buried under the sand due to excessive struggle, only Han Han was smarter, obediently stayed in the sand without moving, only showing his neck and head, blinking his big eyes and looking over.

"Marshal, the horse is too heavy, and the sand has strong suction, we can't move it, and it's easy to break the horse's legs." The soldiers persuaded.

Yan Chongjin also understood that the other party was telling the truth, so he could only linger beside Haizi with his head sullen.

The size of this lake is not small, the water quality is clear, and there are fish and shrimp swimming in it.The shore is covered with weeds, and there are two low red willows, which add a lot of vitality to this sandy sea full of death.

The soldiers drank enough water and jumped into the lake one after another, trying to catch the fish inside with their clothes.Yan Chongjin looked at it for a while, then stared at the red willow thoughtfully for a while, took a saber, and began to cut trees and weeds.

He chopped off all the willow branches, wove them into two half-foot-wide mats, tied them to his feet, and tried to step on them in the quicksand...it really didn't fall off.But walking further, the quicksand gradually loosened, and people began to fall.

Yan Chongjin tested it repeatedly, and found that the closer to Haizi the sand was firmer, and the closer to the periphery, the looser it was.As for Han Han's position, even if he tied four mats and crawled forward with hands and feet, he would still sink.

No, you can't get out of the quicksand with this method.

Fortunately, the farthest he could reach was already very close to the horse.

Yan Chongjin threw some grass to Han Han, lest the other party starve to death, then went back to Haizi, silently thinking about the way out.

"Master! Dinner is settled!" The guards happily claimed credit for catching two fish and a few loaches.

Yan Chongjin nodded: "Eat, I'm not hungry. Let's walk along this lake tomorrow to see if there is any place not covered by quicksand."

"Yes!" After the soldiers responded, they asked again, "Marshal, our people should be found soon, right?"

"Not necessarily." Yan Chongjin sighed, "Looking at the appearance of those Datar soldiers, they seem to be very afraid of this desert. There may be quicksand in many places. Even if someone searches and rescues, they will not move quickly. Instead Instead of relying on others, it is better to find a way to save yourself first.”

Self-help is also a problem.They came in on horseback, at least for dozens of miles.Even if you don't lose your way and get caught in other quicksands, it's not easy to get out of the desert on two legs.

Seeing that the other party looked a bit disappointed, he encouraged with a smile: "Don't worry, God won't let us die here. Look at such a big sea, even if no one comes to save it, it can last for a few months. I will definitely find it." The way out, catch more fish and shrimps, let them dry, and let's eat them on the way."

The soldiers immediately revived their spirits, puffed out their chests and responded, "I obey the order!"

......

At the beginning of summer, under the joint encirclement and suppression of the Yanzi Army and Gurban, the remnants of the Xida Tartars were all pacified, and the four-year war finally came to an end.When the Saibei army returned to the division, the letter of credence of the new Khan was also sent to Dongdu.Datar officially surrendered to Dachun and became the first foreign state of Chun State in the Western Regions.

The emperor in the Jinluan Hall was furious, pointing at the noses of the generals and scolding: "What is missing? What is life and death? The commander-in-chief is missing, what victory are you talking about with me!"

He Xiaoshan knelt on the cold gold bricks, not daring to breathe, and only listened to the sub-commander's obedient explanation.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty. Yan Shuai entered the desert of quicksand, which is called the sea of ​​death sand by the Tatars of Xida. The general has been searching for rescue, but there are always people trapped in the quicksand. The search process is slow and difficult. At present, Captain Jin is still leading The troops stayed behind in Shahai, but the commander-in-chief has not been found so far...I'm afraid...the situation is not optimistic."

He Xiaoshan suddenly sensed a terrifying murderous aura spreading from above the dragon chair, which made the officials in the hall tremble uneasy.

He was suddenly blessed, and clasped his hands and asked for an order: "Report to the emperor, the army has returned to the camp, and the last general has no combat duties for the time being. I am willing to go to Datar to continue to participate in the search and rescue."

Liang Han's expression turned pale, and he asked coolly, "Are you going alone?"

The other lieutenants didn't understand any of them, and immediately expressed their willingness to go to Xidatar to search for Yan Chongjin.

"Very good, he brought you out in vain." Liang Han said in a deep voice, "This battle is difficult, and victory is not easy. I am very relieved. I will never treat you dearly. But all merits and deeds will be rewarded." Let’s wait for the manager to come back to discuss.”

"Your Majesty..." Someone stammered and asked, "If... If you have not been able to find the commander..."

"Then you don't have to come back." Liang Hao stood up, "I want to see people when I live, and I want to see corpses when I die. Retire."

Why?Why are you all kneeling in front of me in peace, only he didn't come back? !

Liang Hao knew that the battlefield was fickle and unpredictable, and Yan Chongjin's disappearance had nothing to do with these generals.He also knew that it was unwise for him to vent his anger for no reason, but he just couldn't help but want to get angry.If He Xiaoshan hadn't taken the initiative to ask for an order, he might have killed a few heroes today to vent his anger, and he didn't know where the hostility came from.

"Long Live Lord..." Xia Rong carefully served a cup of herbal tea, and persuaded in a low voice, "Shuai Yan is auspicious, and everything will be fine. Maybe there will be good news in a few days, so don't worry the dragon body."

Liang Han was taken aback for a moment, then nodded firmly and said, "Of course that person will be fine."

After drinking the tea, he rolled his eyes impetuously, and suddenly his face changed, and he threw it to the ground violently!

"Lou Lianhai is in such a hurry to marry his daughter?! How dare he bargain with me with the results of the battle? How much did his Lou family contribute in the battlefield this time?"

My ancestor, why are you angry again?

Xia Rong hurriedly picked up the booklet, put it back on the table, and comforted him: "Long live, why bother to be angry with my family? Miss Lou Wu is getting old this year, it doesn't matter if you are a man, but the girl is from a family, and she won't be able to get married for so long , it is inevitable that someone will gossip. The old servant guessed that Uncle Guo is also in a hurry, so he will talk to you..." Suddenly realizing that he was talking too much as a servant, he hurriedly shut his mouth and knelt down .

Liang Han glanced at him, but unexpectedly he didn't get angry, he just waved his hand to make the old servant retreat.

Lou Fuyun should be nineteen now, she is indeed considered an old girl in this era.Previously, the excuse of war could be used to delay, but now that the war is over, the Lou family will naturally ask themselves to fulfill the promise they made four years ago.

But how could he be in the mood to marry a wife now?

Liang Han rubbed his swollen temples, stood up from the case, and walked to the inner room.

He took out a thick stack of letters from the bed box, lay on the couch, and read page by page.

Yan Chongjin's secret letters have long been turned upside down, and some passages can even be recited, but he has never replied to one.Even the official replies are always kept simple.

Distributed to the frontier and left in the cold for four years, is this medicine too strong?

Liang Han suddenly regretted it.

If I didn't give the other party such a strict imperial order, or gave the other party a little response, that person might not chase a poor man desperately, nor would he disappear in the desert.

"It's all my fault..." He closed his sour eyes.

Yan Chongjin is responsible first, and there are so many ways to check and balance, why did he have to put people on the front line?Have you forgotten that the battlefield is more dangerous than the court? !

Fortunately, he wanted to protect the other party without shame, but it turned out that the man led the soldiers to protect Dachun and himself who was hiding in the imperial city.What qualifications does he have to talk about doing good for Yan Chongjin?This self-righteousness is good, doesn't it cause the other party to be trapped in a foreign land, and his life and death are unknown?

Liang Han sighed heavily, opened his eyes again, and turned to the last letter sent from Datar.

The handwriting with the stylus and the silver hook reveals a hint of shy joy.

Yan Chongjin said that the general situation in Datar is set, and the only thing left to do is to wipe out the remnants of the old king, and he will soon be able to return to the court, the red-clothed king.

Vision suddenly blurred.

Yan Chongjin has been looking forward to returning as soon as possible, and it turned out that he was thinking about the promise to enter the palace.Obviously he is the coach who has returned in triumph, and he is the hero who defended the country and opened up the frontier. He can definitely ask for higher power and position with himself, and can ask for more benefits for the Yan family.

But that person only wanted to marry him, to be with him as a concubine, to be disarmed and enter the palace, a red-clothed gentleman...

The wet thing slid across the cheeks, Liang Han wiped the corners of his eyes indiscriminately, and muttered to himself while sucking his nose.

"Yan Chongjin, you must come back alive, otherwise you are a fucking bully!"

......

Yan Chongjin was very sad.

He explored around Haizi, and found that there was quicksand all around, and there was no way out.

More than half a month passed, and there was no sign of the rescuers.The guards became more and more anxious, and even a small quarrel could lead to a big fight among these boys.

"Master! Ji Zhengzhi is urinating everywhere again!" Someone came to make a small report.

Yan Chongjin said annoyedly: "Do you think that the commander-in-chief can't cure you without a military stick? It's okay to pee?!"

"But he pissed on the horse grass."

"What?!" He was bullied by his love of horses, how courageous is this kid? !

"You like to piss everywhere, don't you?" Yan Chongjin took off Ji Zhengzhi's helmet and threw it in front of him, "Piss here for me. If you don't urinate, don't drink or eat!"

Ji Zhengzhi almost cried, how could he urinate if he didn't drink water?

"Master..."

"Don't beg me, just hold back your urine." Yan Chongjin patted him on the shoulder, "This handsome is very fond of you."

Ji Zhengzhi really cried this time.

Everyone else owes their mouths and hands, but he owes it a little bit, and the result is so miserable!That horse is indeed the handsome baby bump, it cannot be ridden or bullied...

Some of the personal soldiers also had a good relationship with Ji Zhengzhi, and while Yan Chongjin was not paying attention, he scooped up a helmet of water for him, trying to get away with it.

Yan Chongjin is not blind or stupid, can't tell the difference between water and urine?At the moment, he was so angry that he asked the two to dig a canal in the quicksand, in the pretense of bringing some running water for the horse to take a bath.

Digging the canals in the quicksand is still done by hand, which is equivalent to digging out one piece and burying another piece, which is equivalent to digging before and then filling with white.

Ji Zhengzhi spent a long time and was so tired that he couldn't dig out the reason. He kicked his helmet angrily: "The commander is playing with us."

When the helmet tilted, the water inside poured out instantly, leaving a sunken wet mark in the quicksand.

Ji Zhengzhi had an idea.

He scooped up water with his helmet and repeatedly poured it on the same piece of quicksand, only to find that the sand gradually solidified and became the same as a normal desert, and a ditch could easily be dug.

Yan Chongjin was quite surprised after seeing it, and finally understood why the quicksand becomes more viscous as it gets closer to Haizi... This is due to the amount of water in the sand.

They took turns pouring water on the quicksand, paving a road for walking.

However, he can only go to Han Han's side.If you water it outside again, the sand in the back road will become dry again, and the flow will resume again.

However, Yan Chongjin was very happy. After repeated watering and sand digging, they finally rescued the horse.

"I really like you." He patted Ji Zhengzhi's shoulder again.

Someone grinned and rubbed his shoulders: "Marshal, please lightly, pat..."

Yan Chongjin smiled and looked up at the sky: "Next, whether we can go out or not depends on God."

"God?"

Yan Chongjin nodded: "When the rainy season comes, as long as there is a heavy rain to drench the quicksand, we will be able to walk out of this sea of ​​sand!"

......

Knowing that Yan Chongjin's life and death were unknown, the entire Yan family was in panic.Yan Zhuoyun fainted on the spot, Yan Buli naturally rescued her father, and the old lady Yan was also on the verge of collapse, but Chi Yue remained calm.

"I'll go outside the Great Wall to find my son."

Yan Buli worried and said: "Let's not talk about my son, can you find the way?"

Chi Yue: "..."

Yan Buli: "It's a foreign land, and the Wulin League's hands aren't that long. The emperor has sent a lot of people to look for it. The news from the imperial court must be the fastest. We might as well wait in Dongdu, so as not to miss it."

"Hmph, he still has the face to send someone to look for it?" Chi Yue snorted coldly, "Isn't Chongjin the one he sent to guard the border? It's been there for four years, and it's still missing now. I think that bean sprouts did it on purpose." !"

"Don't talk nonsense, fighting for the country is the duty of a general, let alone Papa himself, so what's the point of blaming the emperor?" Yan Buli sighed, "I heard that the Holy Majesty has been very angry recently, picking people's heads for three days and two days, What is your reason?"

"Heh, I've lost my mind, so I took my anger out on my servants, can Chong Jin have a good life with him?"

Yan Buli knew that Chi Yue had always held a grudge against Liang Han, and now that her son was missing on the battlefield, her resentment would only deepen.

He stood up and said, "Well, I'll go look for Papa."

When Yan Buli led people out of the city, Liang Han's decree also left the city.

After all, he agreed to get married to the Lou family, but set the wedding date at the end of September in the distant past.

No matter how tough Yan Chongjin is, he is not a cactus. Who can delay the missing person in the desert for half a year?If he couldn't find the other party all the time, he could only pretend that that person was gone.

And half a year is the limit that Dongdu can delay.

Yangmenguan suffered a lot of losses in the battle, but there are still 30 troops left, and half of them are cavalry with strong men and horses.Lou Lianhai has already shown an aggressive posture, Liang Han can't let the other party wait until the day when he will tear his face.Dachun went on an expedition to Dongying and fought against the Tartars for four consecutive years. His foundation had already been hollowed out, and he could no longer stand any turmoil.

Everyone is looking forward to it.

Some people are looking forward to getting married, while others are looking forward to going home.

Many more people searched and rescued day and night in the sea of ​​death, looking for life in despair.

Yan Chongjin's misfortune was that he was trapped behind that huge brown rock.No one can see them and Haizi unless they go around the rocks.

However, that rock was the sign of the dangerous place of quicksand, and no one who entered the place could come out alive, and even the dead bodies could not be found.Therefore, the Datars who led the way avoided the quicksand, so that the soldiers and victims who searched and rescued missed it.

Waiting until July, there was no good news from outside the customs.

Staring at the sculpture in red in the bedroom, Liang Han smiled absently.

"Yan Chongjin, are you really dead?" He stretched out his hand, gently brushed the sculpture's face, his eyes blushed, "I remember waiting on the Naihe Bridge for three years, waiting for me to get rid of internal troubles, help Rui'er up, Look for you."

At the end of July, Dongdu ushered in a downpour, and the imperial decree from the palace was sent to Yanfu.

Yan Chongjin was posthumously granted the posthumous posthumous title of Duke of Anguo and Zhongyi.

Yan Zhuoyun and his wife wailed and wailed on the spot, but Chi Yue refused to accept the decree, and coldly reprimanded the eunuch who delivered the decree: "If you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies, my son may still be alive. Can he set up a mourning hall?!"

After being slapped in the face by the old devil, Liang Hao didn't say anything, but silently took back the imperial decree.

Since the Yan family is willing to live as if Yan Chongjin is still alive, then let's live, and it's better to keep thinking about waiting.Maybe one day, that person might really come back?

At that time, he will definitely punish the opponent severely...turn in all the bullets.

The imperial court began to give military generals promotions and ranks according to their military merits, and rewarded soldiers one by one.Yan Chongjin was still conferred the title of An Guogong, and he was also the youngest first-class duke in the history of Chun Kingdom.

Even so, it couldn't save the bleak and mournful atmosphere in Yan Mansion.

Yan Zhuoyun couldn't bear the blow of his grandson's departure, so he fell ill.The old lady Yan also washed her face with tears all day long, and even Chi Yue was gradually shaken, and began to prepare for her son's funeral.

Compared with the humidity and rain in the Eastern Capital, the entire rainy season in Shahai did not even drop a single drop of rain.

Yan Chongjin always felt that God was working against him and would not give him any way to survive.This is to say that winter is about to enter, and when it snows, they will freeze to death if they starve to death.

As for the other soldiers, they had already given up on survival after waiting for four full months.In the beginning, even a gust of wind or a cloud in the sky can make them very excited.But now, even if thunder was rolling overhead, they would think it was their hallucination.

Looking at the gray sky in the distance, Yan Chongjin suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Get up." He kicked a group of sleeping soldiers, "A sandstorm is coming."

Sandstorms in the desert are often caused by tornadoes. Once they strike, they will fly sand and rocks, and the sky will be dark.Violent sandstorms can even bury houses and livestock, which is the most feared natural disaster in the desert.

"Quick! Get into the water quickly! Put your head in the water!" Yan Chongjin urged, looking at the approaching dust.

A group of people hurriedly led their horses, dragged their armor and weapons, and jumped into Haizi in a hurry.

The camels walking in front suddenly became uneasy, and the Datars who led the way also showed a panicked expression, gesticulating to the Chunbing soldiers.

Yan Buli asked Xiang Jinyandiao in astonishment, "What did he say?"

"He said that a big sandstorm is coming, we have to find a place to hide!"

In the desert, it was difficult to find a shelter from the wind and sand, so they had to venture close to the brown rock and use the mountain to avoid the storm.

The strong wind blows the sand and dust, whistling past from far to near.A large piece of gravel hit his face, which was the pain of a bee sting.Even with a cloth covering the mouth and nose, I still feel oppressed in the chest and abdomen and have difficulty breathing.

Not only that, the storm will also roll up heavy objects buried in the sand, and then throw them high in the air, such as stones, human and animal bones, saddles, tattered boots, guns...

wait... gun? !

The author has something to say: Yan Buli stared at the pistol falling from the sky in astonishment, and recognized at a glance that it was the thing Yan Chongjin wore around his waist. He couldn't help but stood up and shouted: "Papa?!"

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Spoiler: When Yan Chongjin went back, he happened to run into Liang Han's second marriage, and he ruined the other party's wedding night again.

What happened that night, please read the next chapter, and walk into philosophy