starling is not a bird

Picking out ten skilled artillerymen from the firearms battalion, the fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother led the reinforcements and set off. Emperor Kangxi did not send them off, but let the courtiers who knelt on the ground first continue to kneel, and then the emperor began to inspect the capital. The memorial sent.

Suo'etu knelt down until his knees were sore and numb, but he didn't dare to raise his head to see the emperor's face. Yes, if the elder brother was fine, he would be happy for nothing; The benevolent appearance must have violated the emperor's taboo!Suo'etu couldn't help scolding himself in his heart: old man, why are you so impatient?

When it was time to hold the lamp, Kangxi felt that the depression in his heart had eased a bit, and the old officials on the ground probably had enough of himself, so he said: "I used Galdan to invade Khalkha and the Outer Fan Mongolia to mobilize the horse and reorganize the army." Carrying wages, splitting the route to advance and suppress. Do all the planning. Sacrifice to heaven and earth, ancestral temples, and Sheji. Desire to destroy Galdan and return. From the soldiers to the servants, everyone wants to destroy Galdan. Minister Kuanger, all of them Those who are willing to serve and ask to join the army. If you don’t go forward bravely and retreat back, I will punish you!”

Kangxi's voice became more and more excited: "I don't know why you treat me like a human being. My ancestor, Emperor Gao, and Emperor Taizong Wen, personally wielded a sword to build a foundation. It's okay for me to act against my ancestors. My teacher has come here Galdan can be captured or destroyed, but he is willing to retreat cowardly. And the great general Bo Fei Yang, an ancient soldier, made an appointment with our army to attack. Now our army breaks the contract and returns, so the soldiers on the west road cannot be questioned. Return to the capital , Why do you tell the Heaven, Earth, Ancestral Temple, and Society!"

Suo'etu and Tong Guowei hurriedly kowtowed and apologized. Kangxi looked at them with sincere guilt, and felt even more resentful in his heart. It's just that it's inconvenient to employ people at this moment, so he had to say: "Kneel down! Let's talk nonsense like this again today." Don't talk about it!" But Kangxi has decided to return to the capital this time, the crown prince's wings need to be repaired!

In the frontier fortress in the evening, the setting sun was like blood, and the smoke and dust were like fog. Kangxi squinted his eyes to see the fireball gradually sinking into the twilight. , full of strange temptations.

Kangxi had no intention of appreciating the scenery in front of him, but secretly thinking about the reinforcements that the fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother would bring. It is time to arrive at Kalamang Nai Habierhan, right?

Before Pucheng and Jinyao came out, they got the emperor's oral order, no matter what the result, they must bring back elder brother in full!After leaving the big camp, the eighth elder brother had a livid face and didn't say a word.Fortunately, it was the fourth elder brother who was in charge. Although he was also a man who didn't like to talk, at least there were regulations for all affairs.

The two older brothers galloped in front with the horses in their arms, and the horses behind were running with people on their backs. They almost died of exhaustion. Seeing that Kalamang Nai Habierhan was in front of them, the eighth elder brothers suddenly stopped and turned around. Looking at his fourth brother: "Fourth brother, the eldest brother is taking a small road!" The fourth brother immediately understood, and without asking any more questions, let the forward take the map and hand it to the eighth brother: "I think the eldest brother told you about the small road." How to get there, point it out!"

The eighth elder brother didn't take it, took out a map from his arms, and took a deep look at the fourth elder brother before opening it. When the fourth elder brother understood the map and looked up again, under the setting sun, there were people with broken branches and broken arms. Populus euphratica is still supporting and stretching towards the sky, and the fallen branches are scattered all over the ground, like a battlefield left after the ruthless destruction of life.The path is to pass through the "ghost forest" in front of the local population!

He showed him the path in the dense forest, and the fourth elder brother sent appropriate people to investigate ahead, making sure to detect the whereabouts of the eldest elder brother.

The Populus euphratica forest was extremely deep, and at dusk, they refused to give any light. The soldiers lit torches and looked into the depths of the forest. It was dark and terrifying.

The dead Populus euphratica looks strange, like an angry tiger howling up to the sky, or like a loyal dog bowing its head, or like a green pine standing upright towards the sky, or like a drunken cow stumbling around.Some of the branches are slashed obliquely to reveal the original texture of the trees, which is as shocking as the bones of animals.

Looking at the weird scene in front of him, even the fried dough sticks started to tremble a little. Was the story of the ghost forest played up over and over again by the local guide along the way?There is a gate of hell where there is no return. Is it possible that I really want to confess my life here?

The fourth elder brother was sweating all the way, but at this moment he also felt chills on his back. Looking at the strange scenery in front of him, the fourth elder brother who has always been self-sufficient couldn't help but retreat.

The fourth elder brother turned his head, but saw the pale face of the eighth elder brother was particularly conspicuous under the light of the torch, and the flames danced in the dark pupils.

Before the fourth elder brother could speak, the eighth elder brother turned around and faced the team behind him, and said calmly: "I think everyone knows that this is the ghost forest, you don't have to be afraid! The story master also knows a thing or two At that time, General Chen Jinglong came back from Xiliang City to help the former dynasty for the sake of the people. Take the soldiers back and fight to the death with the Turkic general, and all the soldiers died! The Turkic people respected their bravery, so they buried their bodies here, and later this forest died, saying that they guarded the tomb of General Chen!"

The sky was getting dark, and the slightly trembling bodies of the soldiers gradually calmed down. The calm and gentle voice of the eighth elder brother comforted them strangely, and the torch stretched the eighth elder brother's figure on the horse for a long time.

"We are all out to fight. A man should do something and not do something. It is right to serve the country with loyalty! Now His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the emperor, has disappeared in this ghost forest in order to meet our army rations. His Highness is so desperate for the brothers in front of us." He is not afraid of rations, can we be afraid?"

Eighth Brother's voice suddenly rose at the end. He was originally a clear and clear voice of a young man, but this raised voice made people feel a little shrill, and couldn't help but feel hairy. All the soldiers hurriedly replied to him: "No!"

The eighth elder brother glanced at everyone's faces, and nodded with satisfaction: "Don't worry, everyone, this ghost forest is dangerous, so I will go ahead, and the sword has no eyes, and I will block it first. This food must be snatched back, and His Highness will definitely do it." We must be rescued! They are all loyal, so General Chen will not embarrass us!"

After saying that, put the knife in your hand across the front of the horse, and you will take the lead to move forward!

The fourth elder brother didn't want to let him go, but the despair in the eighth elder brother's eyes was too heavy, and the fourth elder brother had no choice but to keep silent.

Following closely behind the younger brother, the fourth elder brother felt a little emotional, usually brothers and sisters, but the distance and distance are very clear!The eighth brother is in a hurry to get angry at the moment, the second brother in Beijing and the third brother in the camp may be secretly having fun!

If he was the one trapped in the ghost forest today, would Lao Ba be so active in coming to the rescue?After thinking about it, I felt that this kind of self was very boring, so I smiled wryly, I am afraid that my eldest brother is waiting anxiously, how can I have time to think about this?Clamping the horse with both legs, he walked up the mountain regardless of the slippery mountain road.

The forward who explored the way in front came back, knelt down and started to ask: "What do you find in front?"

: "Returning to the master, I found the ruts of the grain carts and traces of fighting!" The forward came back panting, thinking that it took a lot of effort to come all the way.

The eighth elder brother didn't care about the food and grass at this time, but anxiously asked: "Is there any news from His Majesty?"

The forward choked for a moment, the eighth elder brother kept staring at him, and his heart skipped a beat, but the fourth elder brother saw that he was nervous, and silently reached out to support his back, the forward said again: "Back to the master In other words, if anyone saw our people hanging there, but didn’t see His Highness, please ask the master to go and have a look!”

The eighth elder brother felt relieved when he heard the words, as long as he didn't see the corpse, it meant that the person was still alive, his face now had a small appearance, and he began to speak neatly, turning around and smiling sweetly at the fourth elder brother: "In that case, the fourth elder brother Brother, let's follow him to have a look, shall we?"

The fourth elder brother nodded: "Naturally, old eight, you can relax, the eldest brother is auspicious, you should worry less about scaring yourself!"

After walking for only two cups of tea, it started to rain lightly in the woods, and the horses' hoofs slipped on the dirt road. As a last resort, everyone got off their horses and led their mounts on the road.

After finally arriving at the destination, there was a turmoil, grain trucks rickety, and corpses scattered about. It was obvious that a fierce battle had already been fought here!The fourth elder brother turned around and waved his hand, and some knowledgeable people went forward to look through them one by one, and the rest of the people began to dig a hole silently, let's bury his comrades in one place!

Eighth Brother stood there watching, the pungent smell made him almost suffocate, those soldiers were full of scars, wounded by arrows and knives, but even the fallen posture showed a kind of unyielding, Eighth Brother Elder brother secretly vowed to avenge them, take back those food and grass, and not disappoint their sacrifices!

Just as he was in a daze, he put an arm on his shoulder, without turning his head, the eighth elder brother knew who that person was, and the eighth elder brother was also tired at this time, so he gently leaned his body back and asked someone to share the burden for him. a little weight.

The fourth elder brother looked at the child in his arms with distress, such a stubborn younger brother, he didn't even dare to act like a baby, so he was too strict in his daily life, right?I still remember that when I just joined the teacher a few days ago, the younger brother snuggled up to the elder brother and chatted affectionately. I really envied the dead.

But before the fourth elder brother could enjoy the rare moment of warmth in front of him, the spies said that there was an enemy in Lin Ziyang in the northwest!

The docile kitten in his arms suddenly turned into a leopard, leaped out, and asked people to line up and prepare to attack!

The soldiers of the Firearms Battalion quickly opened the oilcloth, set up the artillery, aimed at the distance, and then began to fire the artillery rumblingly. They fired five artillery pieces in a row. The bombing side was like a flat ground with a radius of more than ten feet. How many years of dry rotten wood Creak creak fell to the ground, mixed with groans and curses.

The eighth elder brother and the fourth elder brother stood coldly watching from a high place, without any sympathy, and waited until the people on the opposite side were basically unable to fight back, and then sent soldiers to approach.

The soldiers went over, got the order of the fourth elder brother, and left a high-ranking one for questioning, and killed the rest. Looking around, only one was wearing silk and satin, tied with a rope and sent back.

The fourth elder brother carefully looked at the man with a frightened face, and asked someone to bring him in front of him: "I ask you, are you sent by that thief to rob grain and grass? How many of you are there?"

The man probably knew that he was going to die, looked at the two of them with a gloomy smile, suddenly stood up and rushed towards the eighth elder brother, the people around him were stunned, the fourth elder brother hurried over to hold him, but was severely beaten by the man Knocked down, the soldiers all caught up, but it was too late, the two rolled down the small slope together, the eighth elder brother hurriedly followed, but the forest was really in the way, when they reached the bottom of the slope, they found that the two There is no trace of them!