Old friends reunited over a glass of wine and talked a lot without realizing it.
Even if they don't drink, for Jiang Yichen and Chu Shangu, who met by chance and went through life and death together, it was a rare fate to meet again as a couple in the rivers, lakes and on the battlefield. However, the time was not right, so they just talked about it in the middle of the night. Rest.
Early next morning.
Jiang Yichen, Leng Mei, Si'er and Piao Ying followed Huanyue Palace and Qingtian's troops down the mountain.
In order to take care of the injured members of Qingtian, it took more than a hundred people two and a half days to return to the foot of Genting Plateau.
The corpses of the two battalions of soldiers who were poisoned at the foot of the mountain were cremated and disposed of in a unified manner. After confirming that there was no toxic residue in the nearby water source, they took materials from the two old camps and set up a new camp.
The mission that Qingtianzhong received from the Fifth Marquis was to defend the Genting Plateau from being occupied by foreign enemies.
Now that the enemy has been temporarily defeated, all they have to do is seize the main road up the mountain at the foot of the mountain.
However, after this battle, the number of people in Qingtian was sparse, and the girls from Huanyue Palace had to take over the important task.
The people in Qingtian who were seriously injured continued to recuperate, while those who were slightly injured started working for Huanyue Palace, doing menial tasks such as hunting, chopping firewood, patrolling, standing guard, and sentry, waiting for the arrival of the next military order.
Jiang Yichen and the other four people were not in a hurry to leave. They stayed for three more days to ensure that the Qingtian Clan and Huanyue Palace gangs were well settled and that there were no traces of the enemy around for a while. Then they decided to go north together to explore the battle situation.
Unexpectedly, before they had traveled five miles that day, they saw a ten-horse scout team rushing toward the foot of the Yunding Plateau.
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The military camp, which had been rearranged by hundreds of pairs of slender hands, was not as exquisite and elegant as a woman's boudoir, but at least it looked like a newly completed garden courtyard. The flowers and plants had not been planted, but the fragrance was temporary. Even in autumn, it was full of vitality and vitality. .
However, as Si'er and Piaoying returned and brought back news from the scout team and the front line, the entire camp seemed to have ushered in winter ahead of schedule. In addition to the noise of the wind disturbing the leaves and flapping the tent curtains, It's hard to hear any sound anymore.
Chu Shan sat alone outside the camp, leaning against a tree and looking up at the sky.
The beard that had always been neatly maintained after getting married turned out to be quite uneven and complicated in less than half a day.
He opened and closed his eyes for a while, wondering what he was thinking about. Even at noon, he had no interest in eating.
However, Shen Bingxin discovered that this guy was nowhere to be seen even during meal time, so she chased him out.
Normally, with her violent temper, she would have grabbed Chu Shan Gu's ear and served it to the table. Now, seeing her husband looking unusually lonely, she didn't know whether she felt pity or was shocked by the news from the north. With no temper at all, he slowly squatted down next to the other party, leaned on his strong arms, arched his arms slightly, and said softly: "Even if the sky is falling, you still have to eat, right?"
The warmth from his arms brought Chu Shangu back to his senses. At this time, he had no intention of joking about how his wife had become so lovable. He just sighed with regret: "That's a hundred thousand people, a full hundred thousand people." A life..."
Recalling the time he spent in Huanyue Palace, Chu Shangu couldn't help but shook his head, and continued: "When I was in the mountain gate, I heard news from outside. I always thought that although Zhongzhou was currently in trouble with the imperial court and Jianghu, there were also foreigners who were watching. , but the overall situation is not that bad. Some unstable factors are still within control, and we will never fall back to the situation 20 years ago. Unexpectedly, I heard that Southern Shaolin was burned before I left the mountain. In Youjing City There was also an unspeakable bloody battle, and the Oara people raised their troops in large numbers. The city of Ulanbaat, which had the fifth general in charge and refused to be defended by the Northern Alliance, was completely destroyed..."
Shen Bing said in her heart: "It's no wonder that they were evenly matched. It was always harder to attack the city than to defend it. How could the Ora people take Ulanbat City without fighting for three or two months? God knows when the Ora people raised the city. So many masters came, but they didn't listen to what the Qingtian gang leaders said. Tong Chong, the master of the Tongsha Sect, could only fight more people like him. After tiring the northern garrison, he suddenly released these people to come to the night. To seize a city is like a pack of energetic wolves sneaking up on a flock of sheep that has been running away for a day. Whoever comes next can withstand it."
Chu Shangu could already imagine the tragic situation in Ulanbaat City a few nights ago in his mind. He picked up Shen Bingxin's hand, held it tightly in his hand, and said, "Indeed, if we were there, we don't know if we could have escaped with our lives. "
Shen Bingxin did not let her hand be at Chu Shangu's mercy. Instead, she spread her fingers and locked the other's palm firmly.
"There is nothing we can do about it. In war, sacrifices are inevitable. Just like the scout captain said, four or five days ago, there were still 200,000 defenders and righteous warriors in Ulanbaat City. After that night and day, Only half of them escaped with their lives, and the bones of a hundred thousand people were buried in that desolate northern land... I say to the master, if that day comes and I can't escape, you have to die with me."
"Haha, okay, no matter whether you live or die, I will never leave you behind."
As they spoke, the two intertwined hands tightened, but no one felt any pain.
Shen Bingxin felt the heat coming from the palm of her hand, shook their hands, and sang with a smile: "Let's make a fire and cook together when we are alive, and when we die, we will have a companion on the road to hell~"
Chu Shangu finally showed his face and said with a smile: "Whether we are alive or dead, we will always be our companions."
Shen Bingxin muttered dissatisfiedly: "Your words sound a bit perfunctory..."
Chu Shangu chuckled, stood up and pulled Shen Bingxin towards the tent, saying: "Eat, eat, didn't you call me to eat? If the sky is falling, hurry up and eat as fast as you can and become a dead ghost!"
Shen Bingxin pretended to be annoyed, but did not resist at all.
Before Chu Shangu walked into the camp, he took one last look at the sky covered with dark clouds in the distance, and prayed in a low voice: "I hope the sky won't fall so fast."
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"It's over, it's over, the sky is falling!"
On the official road from Luozhou to the Qin Dynasty, Lu Feng, the son of the Lu family, was in a speeding carriage and was dressed in rich clothes. He was holding a stack of creeds in his hand. His eyebrows were flying, his eyes were wide with shock, and his face was tense and serious. Full of feelings, her mouth opens and closes, saliva flies everywhere, fully displaying the turbulence in her heart.
If Lu Feng hadn't been methodically stroking the jade snuff bottle in his other hand, some might have thought that he was really frightened.
It's a pity that the other three people in the car were too calm. Not only did they not look away, but even when he made such a big noise, it seemed that no one wanted to care about him. They were each immersed in their own world of thoughts.
Even the driver who was driving the carriage was not disrupted by the shouting and screaming in the carriage.
"I said, you guys should give me some reaction!
"In just two or three days, there has been no movement in the northwest, and there has been no major situation in the Fujian area. For the rest, take a look at these battle reports!
"Look... okay, I'll read it, and you guys listen!"
Lu Feng waved the creed in his hand like a candied haws in front of the three people in the carriage. He retracted his hand angrily and loudly reported each piece of shocking news.
"The northeastern frontier army was defeated one after another, and the Waladongting army successfully occupied Xing'an territory!
"Ulanbaat City was attacked at night. One hundred thousand lives were lost in one night and one day, and one hundred thousand people were defeated and fled south!
"Twelve Tiansha gates and thousands of horses from Zangfeng Pavilion came out of Yunding Plateau and were temporarily driven back. Nearly 500 people fled and hid in the northwest. They still had the ability to cause chaos.
"The Nether Sect helped Luo Yue put pressure on the Lingnan City defenders. The supplies behind Lingnan City were cut off, and the city's food reserves were in serious trouble!
"Du Zhu changed his timid attitude and recklessly invaded the southwest. The lower reaches of the Longchuan River where Longjie Ferry is located were densely covered with floating corpses. Ninety percent of Du Zhu's people were from Du Zhu, but the number of Du Zhu's troops was still small. It’s constantly increasing!
"...
“Listen, hear!
"Eight out of ten battle reports are bad news, and only two are good news, but there is still something weird in them!
"It can be said that the southeast side of Zhongzhou is better now. When the Japanese show off their warships, there will be no barbarians on all sides. Zhongzhou is in danger!
"You are all indifferent to this situation.
"...I'm begging you, but just say a word, just fart!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a yawn sounded in the car... (End of this chapter)
