I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 254 Where is Jiang Ning?

The conversation between Xia Houying and Han Xin in the team was inconspicuous, at least compared to the reveling people on both sides of the road, they were like ordinary waves in the ocean,

Of course, the two of them don't have so much energy to show off, they just want to chat for a while, so that they can adjust their state after leaving the battlefield and return to normal life quickly.

However, this mentality change did not happen overnight.

Some veterans who have been away from the battlefield for more than ten years still dream of returning to the previous battlefield at midnight, facing the fear they least want to see in their hearts.

The comrade who was talking happily with me was nailed to the ground by a cold arrow shot from the dark, and crawled over in a distorted figure to ask for help; in the barracks, half of the wounded soldiers had their intestines leaked out, corpses with half their heads disappeared, and there were still people who could only bleed. The slobbering idiots all wailed sharply; the enemies on the battlefield suddenly rushed to a height of three or four feet, smirking and waving their cold bronze spears...

These scenes distort their past personal experience, further deepening their inner trauma.

Later generations called this psychological problem post-war psychological syndrome, which is a type of post-traumatic stress disorder. It may appear in ordinary soldiers, and prominent generals will not completely avoid it.

Both Han Xin and Xia Houying's mentality was relatively good, and they only experienced short-term adverse reactions after the war ended. When they entered Guanzhong, they almost returned to their normal state.

The person with the best mentality in the Han army was Fan Kuai. For him, killing more than a thousand pigs in Peixian County was already hard-hearted. Killing people on the battlefield would not be a nightmare.

"The city of Chang'an is in front of us. I'm finally back." Han Xin squinted his eyes and patted the car window. "It's been almost half a year since this expedition."

Xia Hou immediately smiled and said: "Why is General Han suddenly looking homesick? Besides, you don't even count as a native of Guanzhong, you don't even count as a northerner, right? Chang'an is far from your hometown, um... it's Huaiyin, I'm afraid it's closer It's farther from here to the well."

"There is nothing worthy of my miss in my hometown now. The hometown I miss only exists in memory." Han Xinyou sighed, "But Chang'an has it. There are my friends, my unfinished art of war, and my willingness to The guarded people, they are all in this city."

Rubbing his chin thoughtfully, Xia Houying didn't answer. He raised the whip in his hand high, but only lightly patted the horse's back.

The soldiers marched all the way, and finally reached the east gate of Chang'an City.

In the front, Fan Kui, who was riding on a dark horse, raised his right hand above his head, and the commanding flag officer beside him waved the commanding flag continuously.

Immediately, the soldiers at the back ordered and prohibited them, stopped in an instant, and stood upright on the spot.

This caused another exclamation from the people beside the road.

The uniform actions would have brought a strong visual impact, not to mention that they stopped to line up after obeying the instructions, and the momentum was even more thunderous. The dust they brought up covered the sky, making people subconsciously take a step or two back Then he admired the cold light reflected by the armor.

It really is an elite teacher!

Standing under the city wall, the officials headed by Prime Minister Xiao He who came to greet him felt the same emotion in their hearts.

If His Majesty were in Chang'an City today, he would have greeted him personally outside the city, and he and his ministers would start to praise this mighty Han army.

"Old Xiao... Prime Minister Xiao, you're all right." Fan Kui got off his horse and stepped forward with a big smile. If there weren't so many people around, he would have stepped forward and put his shoulders on his back.

"I'm fine." Xiao He smiled modestly, coughed and said, "It's hard work for you to go to defeat the Xiongnu this time."

He glanced around, and the only main generals in his field of vision were Fan Kui and Zhou Bo.

What about Han Xin and Chen Luo?
This time, the main general and the second most powerful figure who resisted the Huns from the north all disappeared when they returned. It was really damning.

"General Fan, where are the other generals in the army? It will be more convenient for us to enter the palace together later." Xiao He didn't hide it, and directly asked questions.

"Hmm... General Han and Xiahou are in the central army, and Jiang Ningshang is leading the troops outside the pass. It seems that he has something to report to the superior." Fan Kui was not ambiguous, after all, Han Xin did not specifically ask him to help conceal his whereabouts.

"Ang?" Xiao He was taken aback, he didn't expect to hear such an answer, "Jiang Ning hasn't entered the customs yet? Didn't he bring an army of tens of thousands of people and he hasn't disbanded yet, so the food..."

Suddenly, his brows furrowed tightly.

This kind of problem made me very entangled. If Chen Luona left [-] soldiers, even if he didn't march every day, but just stationed in the same place, he would consume about two hundred shi of wheat, not to mention wild vegetables and a small amount of meat as food. Complementary food.

What if more than [-] soldiers are left behind?

If Chen Luona had [-] soldiers, [-] soldiers, or even [-] soldiers, how much food would it cost?

According to Xiao He's experience, the supply of food and grass for [-] soldiers is not simply doubled compared to the supply of [-] soldiers, but the correct answer is that it needs to increase by [-] to [-] percent.

For example, the number of people who need to transport food and grass needs to increase, and the loss in the middle will also increase...

Taking a few deep breaths, Xiao He felt that his eyes were turning black and staring at him.

Under the supervision of the forbidden army, most of the soldiers of the Han army stayed outside the city and were not allowed to enter Chang'an city.

After all, although Chang'an City has a wide city and wide roads, more than [-] people suddenly entered, and it is still easy to cause accidents due to congestion.

This is considered from the perspective of ordinary people.

As for the deeper reason, it is because even if the [-] soldiers enter Chang'an City without armor, they will become a force that cannot be completely controlled.

No matter how trusted the commander-in-chief of this army is, this cannot be tolerated.

It is tantamount to sending the neck under the blade of others and replacing it with any ruler, which is intolerable to them.

Therefore, except for the necessary guard of honor, [-]% of the soldiers stayed outside the city to camp.

At this time, Xiao He and Fan Kui were walking in front of the ranks of all officials.

"Except for the people you brought back, Jiang Ning will keep all the others behind." His voice trembled slightly, and he finally found a suitable opportunity to ask in a low voice.

Fan Kui waved his hand: "Don't worry, Lao Xiao, I don't need to think about it to know that you are worrying about the consumption of money and food."

Xiao He pretended to be angry and said: "Without my painstaking efforts to save food bit by bit every day, where do you think the abundant supply came from this time when you attacked the Xiongnu? You really thought that the two years of bumper harvests would fill the big man's granary. Is it right?"

Looking at the other party's appearance of wanting to complain, Fan Kui patted the back of his head helplessly.

It seems that I really said something wrong.

So he let out a breath slowly, and he said comfortingly: "Old Xiao, don't worry, Jiang Ning still needs to be responsible for dismissing soldiers if he stays outside the customs, at least [-] soldiers will choose to return home.

So even if he would leave some soldiers behind, it would be at most [-] to [-], which would not affect too much.

Don't worry, Xiao Xiao. "

Hearing Fan Kui's persuasion, Xiao He waved his hand with a wry smile: "All right, all right, in the final analysis, my thoughts are different from those of you generals."

"How can there be so many differences here and there. Wait until the banquet gets you drunk like a dead dog, and see if there will be any difference when you are drunk with Lao Zhou and the others?" Fan Kui smiled, and by the way, he turned towards Zhou Bo winked, making him confused.

"Just drink, follow the old rules." Xiao He patted his chest and showed no sign of weakness.

The two walked towards Miyagi talking and laughing all the way, and the banquet to welcome the generals' triumphant return was held in Changle Palace.

After half an hour.

The generals took off the hard armor that had a bloody smell, and replaced it with soft long gowns, which looked quite decent.

They followed the servants who led the way and arrived at the banquet location.

Originally, Lu Pheasant, as the actual person in charge of Chang'an City, should be the army who should go out of the city to welcome back.

However, her status was not suitable for her to come forward, so she did not go to express condolences to all the soldiers, but chose to entertain the generals in the palace to show her importance.

When almost everyone sat in their seats step by step, Lu Zhi looked around everyone and stood up with a smile.

"Although I am a female generation, I also understand the brutality of the Huns and your achievements." She raised the wine glass in front of her, "So I am here to respect you generals. Without your bravery, I would not be able to fight the enemy like this." How can a woman stay at home with peace of mind?"

Lu Zhi speaks very skillfully, and the generals in the palace are quite comfortable hearing what she said, they all feel that she has been affirmed by going out to defend their family and country, and it is extremely worthwhile.

Everyone saw her raise her glass and drink it, then stood up and said with emotion: "Thank you, Queen, for your approval. We are too ashamed to accept it. We are only willing to die for the great man and your majesty."

"Okay, okay." Lu Zhi clapped his hands again and again in agreement, "With loyal ministers like you, why should the country of the great man be unhappy?"

She turned her head and asked, "Where is Jiang Ning? I want to hear your discussion on who made the greatest contribution in fighting against the Huns?"

This is trying to sell a favorable favor.

You must know that she is currently in charge of the city of Chang'an, and the rewards of these generals are naturally arranged by herself.

The distribution of various credits in the army should have been completed long ago, and I asked Chen Luo to tell the list of credits in the name of assigning credits to him, and most of those who received rewards needed to acknowledge his affection.

It's just that something unexpected happened to her.

There was no answer at the banquet.

Chen Luo didn't come to this banquet?
Lu Zhi coughed lightly, and was about to ask again when Han Xin stood up.

"Queen, Yang Xiahou has not returned to Chang'an yet. However, he has something important to write in a letter and asked me to forward it to you. He originally wanted to send it to you after the banquet, but I didn't expect you to ask this question first." Reply calmly.

He continued: "As for discussing achievements, General Fan is very clear, he can tell you."

After thinking for a while, Lu Zhi nodded lightly and said, "Well, let Marquis Wuyang talk about it."

Immediately, Fan Kui stood up and began to speak from the initial battle, detailing everything that happened along the way.

No one at the banquet thought he was long-winded.

Those court ladies who have not experienced this war, they regard it as a novel story, but they listen to it with gusto.

As for most of the people in the hall who had witnessed the Han-Hungarian War, they would not think that what Fan Kuai said was cumbersome, and it was an event that they knew clearly.

Doesn't anyone want to have his merits closely related to be mentioned in the most supreme palace of the Han Dynasty?

Fan Kui has been talking for more than half an hour. On the way, he drank two large glasses of water dryly. As for the wine, he never stopped, and finally almost finished the overall situation.

Everyone in the hall nodded frequently, except for Xiao He who subconsciously calculated the loss of food and grass, even if he was excited by the victories of those battles, his heart would still be silently clenched and hurt for a moment.

"Wu Yanghou said it very well." Lu Pheasant, who was in the top position, praised softly, "Even though I have never seen that war, I have a deep impression in my mind now."

After a pause, she continued to say softly: "I will use what Marquis Wuyang said today as a reference.

When General Han sends the specific battle report of this war, I will discuss it with Prime Minister Xiao and give a further reward.

Generals believe that we will give satisfactory results. If you have any objections, you can raise them to His Majesty when he returns. "

Originally planned to send all the favors to Chen Luo, after thinking about it, Lu Zhi still didn't give all of them to Fan Kui.

One is the influence of distance.

Even though the two of them have a very close relationship with Lu Zhi, after all, there are differences between the brother-in-law and the son-in-law, which are enough to affect the benefits she gives.

The second is that after giving benefits, the rate of return received is different.

Chen Luo is a smart person, as long as he gives a hint, he will definitely understand.And he can take advantage of the opportunity he gave this time to leverage more interests.

Fan Kui can't do this. He can 100% catch the benefits brought by this opportunity, which is already at the limit. If he wants to draw inferences from one instance, it is impossible unless he suddenly becomes enlightened.

Han Xin, who was sitting with his head bowed and drinking, raised his head and glanced at Lu Zhi, and then quickly looked away.

What happened in the hall was almost the same as what Jiang Ning said.

The only difference is that Chen Luo thought that Lu Zhi would choose Fan Kui as her replacement and accept the benefits of her arrangements. Unexpectedly, she was more determined, even if Fan Kui basically stood in her camp, but when the benefits could not be maximized, only With a similar critical value, he went to make arrangements for Fan Kuai.

Of course, Han Xin didn't understand the twists and turns.

He just lamented that Jiang Ning really predicted things like a god, but fortunately he followed every step of entering Chang'an City according to the arrangement, and didn't mess around on his own.

About half an hour later, the banquet was coming to an end.

Many generals were so drunk that they were staggered and helped out. The civil servants were not so groggy, but most of them were also flushed and drunk.

"General Han, can you give me the letter Jiang Ning asked you to send?" Lu Pheasant's face seemed to be rosy due to drinking, but his eyes were actually extremely clear.

(End of this chapter)