Chapter 128 On the Road

Shuzhong, the place where the imperial court of the Dashuo Dynasty moved to. Read

When Lü Bocheng heard that he was going to organize troops to clear out Chang'an, he volunteered.

Years ago, Lü Bocheng cleared out the rebels in Yunzhou. In that battle, due to improper command by the military supervisor, most of his soldiers were killed. In the end, he only brought less than a thousand troops to break out of the encirclement of the rebels.

In the end, Cui Sheng brought the remaining troops of the three lieutenants back to Shuzhong.

In the past, the brothers who laughed, scolded, joked with each other, and said dirty words under Lü Bocheng's nose, never came back overnight. Lü Bocheng didn't say a word during the more than one month of recuperation. Everyone thought he hurt his throat. He was still cold all over, and anyone who was within one meter of him would be frostbitten.

Cui Sheng understood him and just let him recover from his injuries, and didn't let some complicated trivial matters disturb him.

Cui Sheng was secretly resentful. He had three lieutenants under his command, and they sent out a vanguard team of nearly 20,000 troops, but less than half of them returned in the end. Of the three lieutenants, one died, one was seriously injured, and one was slightly injured. His favorite, the invincible future god of war, Lü Bocheng, was carried back with blood holes all over his body, and he thought he would not survive.

Fortunately, he survived in the end.

Cui Sheng wanted to ask the emperor to investigate the military supervisor's crime. But he didn't expect that the emperor would take refuge in Shu under the protection of the eunuch Liu Lingzi this time, and he valued Liu Lingzi more, and frequently promoted the eunuchs under his command, and they were reused.

Cui Sheng had to hold back his anger in his heart.

This time, Chang'an was to be encircled and suppressed. In view of the last disastrous defeat, no general dared to lead the battle. Cui Sheng was also sullen and did not come forward. It was not until the emperor was furious that Cui Sheng stepped out, but the request was that he would not bring the military supervisor.

The emperor agreed without much hesitation. However, Liu Lingzi, who was standing next to the emperor, looked at him deeply.

After Cui Sheng returned to the tent, Lü Bocheng, who learned the news, volunteered to lead the team to Chang'an to wipe out the rebels. Cui Sheng knew his knot and agreed.

Although there was no military supervisor, the emperor finally ordered Mu Congke, the leader of the Tuotu tribe, to lead the troops to go with him, and the troops were divided into two groups to make a foolproof plan.

Cui Sheng frowned, but Lü Bocheng didn't care. He just wanted to avenge the previous shame and avenge the shame of many brothers being buried in Yunzhou in the last battle.

Cui Sheng said earnestly: "Bocheng, I know you are eager to win this time, but you must not lose your sense of proportion. This time, the Jiedushi of Fengxiang Army and the Jiedushi of Xuanwu Army said they would support us..."

"I will not ask the Jiedushi for help again."

In the last battle of Yunzhou, the team was almost wiped out. Lü Bocheng asked for help from the Jiedushi of Hezhong Prefecture and Yanhai Army respectively, but was ruthlessly rejected.

Every time Lü Bocheng thought of himself groveling and asking for help from others, being rejected, and then looking back at his brothers dying one by one in front of him, no one could understand the pain in his heart and eyes.

He still had to be strong enough, strong enough for others to pay attention to, so that his dignity would not be trampled on.

Cui Sheng sighed deeply: "On the battlefield, only survival is the most important thing. Everything else is just a drop in the ocean and not worth mentioning." Even if it is a humiliation under the crotch, you have to endure it before life and death.

Lü Bocheng did not speak.

Since receiving the military order, he has been honing and practicing himself on the training ground day and night. The whole person looks like a soulless killing god, with a combination of man and gun, which makes the personal soldier Liu Changsheng scared.

Only Lü Bocheng himself knows that he has to become stronger and live. Only by living can he have a chance to see his wife.

On the other side, Su Qingmei and her family traveled for another two days, and everyone was in good condition along the way.

The children had never been far away from home before. They chattered excitedly all the way and often squeezed into one cart, talking and playing.

Sometimes they thought the cart was too slow, so they got off the ground and chased and played around the cart. Xiaobao couldn't walk, and he cried anxiously when he saw everyone laughing and making noises.

Father Su picked him up and put him on the back of the ox, and the child calmed down. He clapped his hands and shook his feet excitedly, looking around without feeling tired. He was still not happy even when he was carried to the carriage.

Children don't know the taste of sorrow. Being with their parents and family is the happiest. The adults in the group were also infected by them, and the sorrow buried in their hearts was somewhat relieved.

The further south they went, the more people they saw on the road with their wives and children, carrying bags on their backs, pushing and pulling loads. Some of them were in groups, and people from a large family or a village were often seen. They were all people who came out to avoid war.

When walking on the road, everyone would look at each other and take a look at each other. Every time at this time, everyone was worried that something would happen. But fortunately, it was relatively peaceful these two days.

Most of Su Qing'an's group went out at night. When the sun was very strong, everyone took the less-traveled paths, found dense forests, and rested away from the crowds. When it was dusk, they hurried out at night.

Everyone was born in a farming family, and they were used to eating and sleeping in the open air. The children were well protected by the adults, had food and drink, could eat and sleep, and had no discomfort.

Su Qing'an was originally worried about Xiaobao, who was too young and worried that something would happen to him. Unexpectedly, the child was still full of energy after two days, which made Su Qing'an feel a lot more at ease.

Because the ox cart went slowly, it was not too bumpy along the way. When the legs were numb, they got off the car and walked for a while, and got on the car when they were tired. Now women can drive, and when Su's father and others were tired, they got on the car to sleep, and the women drove instead. After two days, everyone was considered to have adapted well.

That day, the group arrived at a small town, and Su Qing'an decided to rest in the town and make some supplies.

They found a teahouse, and the group quickly filled up the empty seats in the teahouse. The boss saw that there were so many people, so he came up to serve them attentively.

The guests in the tea shop were all staring at them. They saw that there were men, women, old and young in their group. Isn't this the posture of a family member?

"Yes, yes, our family is going south to visit relatives. There is a locust plague at home and we can't survive."

Aunt Su was quick-tongued and neat. When asked by the boss, she pretended to be sad and replied.

The boss and all the guests nodded clearly.

"Our place is better. The weather is good. There has been no flooding in Dongting Lake in the past two years. The locust plague in the north is ruining people's livelihood."

"There was a locust plague just two years ago. Why is it coming again this year? This north is really not a place for living people."

Several people sighed for a while, and another said: "Isn't that good? This year my grain has been sold at several times the price of previous years. How can our grain be sold so expensive without a disaster?"

Someone echoed: "That's right. I heard that grain merchants from the north are coming to collect grain again. Do you still have grain?"

"I don't have much left, and I want to stock up on the remaining ones. Maybe food prices will rise again. I heard that there is not only a locust plague, but also a war in the north." A guest whispered.

When someone said this, everyone looked at their group.

Could it be that he came out to avoid military service?