My years as a soldier

The success of that breakout was almost certain.The Uighurs did not expect that the Tang army would abandon the city to break through, let alone that they would choose to attack suddenly at such a point in time.It seemed that the fighting in the daytime had never exhausted Tang Jun's physical strength, and even their fighting will was stronger than that of defending the city.

Before the exhausted Uyghurs had time to prepare, the knife was already in front of them. The Uighur troops of thousands of people spread out in a fan shape. Quite a lot.Chen Fan led this group of people on a rampage, and easily tore a gap in the Uyghur front. It took less than an hour. The whole group of more than 170 people rushed out of the encirclement without falling, which can be regarded as a complete victory for the first group. The second regiment was saved.

A group of people dragged their heavy feet and staggered forward on the wasteland.The morning sun rose slowly in the sky in front of us, and the cold wind howled, but the crowd shouted excitedly from time to time.

"It's done!"

"Haha, Chen Lvshuai is wise! Let's go directly to General Guo to receive the meritorious service. If we don't make it all up, we can go back to town and take a few days off. Let's relax~"

Everyone was talking and laughing, even though their horizontal knives were still stained with blood, no one even cared about the stench of blood.But Chen Fan's expression didn't seem to change.

He had a cold face when he rushed towards the Uyghur barracks, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, without a trace of emotion, and when they had shaken off the Uyghur pursuers and headed towards the base camp, he still had a cold face, no one was there. A tinge of triumph.

"Hey, Old Chen, what are you thinking?"

"Think about the future..."

It took a long time before Chen Fan opened his mouth.

Walking in the barren wilderness, there are thousands of miles of snow-capped mountains in the distance, and low trees nearby.Occasionally, figures of hares and foxes sprang out of the sand, flashing past in the glare of the sun.The soldiers were filled with the joy of surviving the disaster, and their small army was marching towards the headquarters of the Han Navy in a small town in the southwest. Even though the real leader of this team had died, the soldiers operating within a strict system, They still have their own positions and perform their duties.

This was a perfectly normal thing, but when faced with these, Chen Fan felt extremely embarrassed and flustered.

"After that? After that, don't you just go back and report to your superiors? Even if the superiors are dissatisfied with your actions, can't you still use your means to ask the adults of the Ministry of War to say something good for us. We didn't just run away without resistance. Yes, now that Captain Wang is dead, the superiors will definitely not hold you back."

"That's right..." Chen Fan looked at the sporadic trees that appeared and disappeared on the horizon, his eyes were slightly squinted, he couldn't say he was stable, and he didn't have any joy at all.

"Why do you think Captain Luo Yu agreed to let me take over as Captain Wang? I don't have high qualifications, and I don't have any combat achievements... This is abnormal, don't you think?"

"Uh...you want to say that...then..."

And Chen Fan was obviously not waiting for Yan Zhaozhong's answer, he looked at the clouds in the sky, and his thoughts seemed to drift to the distance.

"Do you think Captain Luo really doesn't know at all that there are [-] elite Uighur soldiers stationed behind Shaji Ridge, and they are preparing to attack Langya Fort? Since he can send me to investigate, why can't he send other people before that?" Brothers from the regiment to investigate? There is also the process of gathering troops from the Uighur tribes. There will never be any rumors during this process. The information brought back by the scouts sent out by each regiment will eventually be collected in the hands of Captain Luo. It is impossible for him Don't you know anything?"

"You mean..." Yan Zhaozhong sucked in a breath of cold air, and cold sweat oozes from his forehead in an instant.

"You want to say that Captain Luo knew that there was an enemy in Shaji Ridge, but he still wanted to leave the second regiment to meet the enemy alone?"

"If not, I can't think of other possibilities." Chen Fan said lightly, "We sent someone to report the enemy's situation to Captain Luo five days ago. At that time, none of us knew what the Uighurs would do. The lieutenant wanted to strengthen defenses in the direction of Shaji Ridge, so why didn't our courier bring back any information related to it? I remember that the order we received at that time was just to strengthen the defense line and strengthen our vigilance, right?"

"It's true...but..." Yan Zhaozhong's frown suddenly relaxed, "Maybe if we persist, Captain Luo will send reinforcements? What if he is just trying to test our strength? Ability... If we can do it and repel the Uyghur army, wouldn't that be a great achievement? If not, he could have dispatched troops at any time after receiving the news in advance. To put it bluntly, it is only us who are in danger, not Tang Jun..."

"Yeah, but we got away after all."

As Chen Fan spoke, his expression became more and more gloomy, as if he suddenly thought of something and became cautious.

"I admire what those veterans said about dying on the beach and sacrificing their lives for the country, but if the same thing were to be done to me, I would never do it." Chen Fan whispered, Casting his eyes on Yan Zhaozhong, he seemed to be seeking approval.

"Quite selfish, right? But that's the kind of person I am, and frankly speaking, I don't think it's wrong for me to do so. After all, isn't that what life is all about...I'm not a hero, and I don't want to be a hero. I I just want to be an ordinary person, if I can live a more enjoyable life, that would be great."

A slightly bitter smile slipped from the corner of Chen Fan's mouth as he spoke, but he did smile. In his eyes, he could see the happiness and cherishment of the rest of his life.

"Then according to what you said, you shouldn't join the army? You should stay in Luoyang and be your noble young master."

Seeing him smile, Yan Zhaozhong also smiled.The two of them seemed to have suddenly turned into two idlers chatting in their backyard after tea and dinner, sitting on the steps with their backs in the warm light of the setting sun and chatting.

"Hey, who didn't have a dream when I was young. I wanted to be a general to conquer all directions, but I am not that kind of material. This captain scared me silly, let alone become a general! I can't afford that many lives!"

"Then you are awake now?" Yan Zhaozhong looked at him sideways.

"Almost. After going through this time, I also know how heavy I am. No matter what happens in the future, I am sure of myself and of things."

"That's good." Yan Zhaozhong said, looking at the hazy field in front of him, he let out a long sigh, his eyes narrowed slightly, so he couldn't say whether it was praise or regret.

Chen Fan led the rest of the Second Regiment to retreat to Han Haijun's base camp at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. Unsurprisingly, in the face of the grim situation of the tragic death of the second regiment's general, even the harsh main combat faction would The sacrifices made by the Second Regiment in battle cannot be denied.

There was no need for Chen Fan to argue, when Captain Luo Yu handed over the captain's appointment certificate to him with a complicated expression, the brothers in the second regiment felt that he deserved his name.After all, with Chen Fan, a military officer who is a bit greedy for life and afraid of death, everyone can live a more comfortable life.

But what everyone didn't expect was that this noble young master, who had been promoted smoothly all the way, actually quit at this time.

Chen Fan didn't care about the face of Captain Luo in front of him, and actually tore the letter of commission with his name in half in front of everyone.

Of course, he was standing in front of Captain Luo with a calm face when tearing it apart, and when it was torn apart, he knelt down in front of Luo Yu with a plop, his head almost buried in the ground.

"Lieutenant Luo, Chen Fan is incompetent and unworthy of the position of captain. Now that the certificate of commission has been damaged, I beg you and the generals to reconsider the candidate for the captain of the second regiment."

Chen Fan lowered his head and didn't see Captain Luo's reaction.But he heard a trembling nasal voice from high above, humming on the top of his head one after another, for no other reason than to be angry.

"...Chen Fan, I don't care who is behind you, I just ask you, do you know the consequences of what you do?"

"Know……"

It was also the first time for Chen Fan to humiliate anyone so much, but when a person recognizes his own weight, he will not have so much unnecessary self-esteem.

"Lieutenant Luo, Chen Fan knows that he is not worthy of taking the position of Captain Wang. If he accepts it like this, he will harm the brothers of the second regiment and discredit Han Haijun. After this time, Chen Fan does not intend to do it again. Staying here drags down other brothers, even if you remove me from the army now, Chen Fan will never complain."

As Chen Fan spoke, he kowtowed to Luo Yu again. He felt that he had already acted very humbly, but Luo Yu stood there and became more angry.

"Chen Fan! Are the military regulations for you to be in the Tang army just for show? Let me tell you! If Lao Wang hadn't strongly recommended you before he was alive, it would have been you—you would never want to be a lieutenant under my command for the rest of your life!"

Luo Yu reprimanded him sharply, but Chen Fan could hear him well, but he didn't feel how harsh his words were.He just felt that it was reasonable for Luo Yu to say these words.It's just that being scolded in front of so many people still made him feel uncomfortable.

In the end, Luo Yu sent everyone away, but he still didn't let Chen Fan walk out comfortably.

"Honestly, why did Lao Wang die in battle, and why did the second regiment withdraw without waiting for reinforcements?"

Luo Yu opened his face coldly, looking down at Chen Fan's back that was revealed after he lowered himself.

"You really want to know?"

Chen Fan was still kneeling on the ground.He thought of Wang Du's appearance when he died tragically, and suddenly felt a surge of breath, choked in his throat and could not come or go.

"Chen Fan, I warn you that you have violated military regulations by disobeying orders in public. I don't care how noble your family is in Beijing, but now you are here, and you are a soldier in Beiting. Even if I cut off your head, no one can." Say no!"

"Of course I know this, Captain Luo..." Chen Fan's voice was low.

"Don't you just want to know why Captain Wang died? Let me tell you honestly, Captain Wang didn't want the second regiment to shed blood and sacrifice more brothers! Ever since the second regiment scouted Uighurs in Shaji Ridge After the military situation, we did not wait for any news of friendly troops rushing in to help. The second regiment guarded Langya Fort alone. Hundreds of lives from the Second Regiment!"

When it came to the emotion, Chen Fan couldn't help trembling down his spine.

"I, Chen Fan, are indeed greedy for life and afraid of death, but on the day when the Uyghur army came under pressure, I never retreated half a step. It's just that I can't see the brothers around me dying meaninglessly like this. If Langya Fort is lost, we can take it again, but life If it is lost, it will never be picked up again. They should all have a chance to live!"

"..."

There was a long silence, only Luo Yu's heavy breath was left hovering above Chen Fan's head.

"Hmph... what do you know?"

Finally, Luo Yu made a move, but Chen Fan didn't expect that Luo Yu's contemptuous questioning was waiting for his generous statement.

He raised his head angrily, frowning tightly. He didn't understand how Luo Yu could be so indifferent to human life, but until Chen Fan straightened up completely and raised his head, he saw the expression on Luo Yu's face.That expression is by no means contemptuous, on the contrary, there is a kind of tragic connotation between the brows.

Suddenly Chen Fan's brows relaxed, there was no anger on his face, but an indescribable sadness and helplessness, then he lowered his gaze, only staring at the open space at Luo Yu's feet.

"Chen Fan, you are not worthy to be a Tang soldier."

Luo Yu's cold voice came from next to his ear.But this time, Chen Fan just knelt on the spot and listened silently, even his hands were relaxed, hanging by his side, without any movement.

One month later, Chen Fan was sentenced for the crime of disobedience, but fortunately the Chen family had deep roots, and after many twists and turns, he was finally sentenced to the crime of defeating his meritorious service, and he was sent to Chang'an to be a bad commander, which was regarded as a promotion.

After all, it is better to be a dignitary in the capital, someone rich, than a rootless duckweed floating in the world.However, Chen Fan who took office in Chang'an is no longer the playboy he was back then, nor is he a veteran of the Tang Army who once stood firm in northern Xinjiang. Ordinary people.

The author says:

I finally found a new job, and I was exhausted from the induction training, and it is expected that work will take up all my energy in the next two months.But will find time to update!Thank you for being able to see the cuties here all the time, you are all little angels!