Blood and Earth

In the autumn of the third year of Yong'an, one hundred thousand barbarian cavalry broke through the barrier and entered. The general of Liangzhou burned the map and abandoned the city and fled. Before leaving, he left behind a military order to "execute the nine tribes" - eight thousand military households. If you defend, you will die, if you run, you will die. Shen Zhao, a small grain transport soldier who only knew how to recognize the road, was holding his adoptive father's body with his hands covered in blood. He had only one thought in his mind: Why should the military household's life not be counted? He led thirty-seven dead men through a dark ditch that was not on the map and burned the barbarians' food. He won. But the imperial court refused to admit its merits and sent a stupid military adviser who talked about military affairs on paper, and a eunuch who poured tea with a smile. The military advisor's name is Chen Zhibai. Every time he helps, he is unhelpful, but he is the only one who treats military households as human beings. The eunuch's name was Wei Zhongqin. He was born in a military household, but he trampled on military households harder than anyone else. Shen Zhao had knelt down, been framed, and waited for death on the execution ground. Chen Zhibai carried him across the desert and dripped his own blood into his mouth. Princess Anping brought thirty-seven dead soldiers from the barbarians and said, "I will accompany you to ask for an explanation." Three years later, Shen Zhao led 400 barbarian cavalry back to Liangzhou and killed Wei Zhongqin in front of 8,000 military households. The imperial court sent an imperial edict to reward him, but he did not accept it. He only said: "In the future, when the general runs away, military households are allowed to run away too."