Before dawn, the East is gray. It seems that today is a cloudy day.
Shengdu suddenly cools down after autumn. Although it's not a bad thing, Shengdu people who are used to autumn tigers always feel an unspeakable strangeness.
Today, when the army started, it was not a good omen for such weather.
Many people think pessimistically.
Li Shen stayed up all night in a shabby alley outside Shengdu.
He sat in a daze, opened his eyes, and held an iron plate that was almost flattened in his hand. Until there was a turning movement in the next room, he put the iron plate away, opened the curtain and went to the stove house.
He cooked a pot of millet porridge for mother Li, steamed several white flour steamed buns, and boiled two eggs.
Since the last time the people in the military camp sent him his retirement money and related compensation, he paid off his family's debts and left a little silver. He doesn't have to be as tight as before.
He was reluctant to eat the eggs and brought them to mother Li.
By the time he got to Mrs. Li's house, Mrs. Li had got up, dressed neatly, combed her hair brightly, and put on the hairpin when she got married.
"Mom, you..."
Li's mother suddenly dressed so formally that he was not used to it.
Mother Li smiled and said, "sit down and eat."
"Ah." Li Shen sat down next to Li's mother, handed the spoon to Li's mother, took her other hand and let her touch the bowl.
Mother Li said with a smile, "OK, I can't eat."
Li Shen peeled his mother two boiled eggs.
Li's mother took one to him and put it into his bowl accurately: "you eat too, don't just care about me."
"I ate it." Li Shen said.
"My mother is blind, not blind." Mother Li said.
Li Shen opened his mouth: "Mom!"
Mrs. Li smiled wistfully: "you've packed up your things. After breakfast, you'll go."
Li Shen was stunned. He turned and looked in his mother's room. He really saw a burden on the bed.
He was stunned: "Mom, you..."
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I went to your house to clean up when you were cooking. Do you see what was left? Don't wait to get out of town. You can't get it if you want. "
Li Shen took a steamed bread: "... I didn't say I was going out of town."
Mother Li said, "can you cheat your mother and yourself? Since your friend from the military camp came, you have taken out that iron card every day. Mother can't see, but she can touch it. The edges and corners on the iron card are almost flat for you. "
The last sentence is an exaggeration, but every time Li's mother goes to his room, she can touch the residual temperature on the iron card. Once or twice is accidental, and more times show that he takes out the iron card all the time.
Mother Li sighed: "I'm not a person who doesn't hear what's going on outside the window. I've heard that the Han family has fallen, and Heifeng has changed his master. It should be the Ming Lord who can send back your veterans' money. Son, go. We... Can't let the thieves of Jin and Liang bully us! "
Li Shen was shocked and looked at his mother: "Mom..."
Li said remorsefully, "my mother has delayed you these years. I haven't read a book and don't know a few big words, but I remember what you said before you joined the army. You said you wanted to serve the imperial court and be the bravest General of Dayan. Otherwise, you would have done it. "
Li Shen shook his head hurriedly: "no, mom, I..."
Li patted him on the back of his hand: "well, don't say. Besides, it's too late. Eat and go quickly. Don't worry about your mother. She can take care of herself. "
"Mother..."
"Go, son, do what you have to do."
Li Shen chewed a mouthful of steamed bread. His throat swelled and his eyes were astringent.
He held back his tears.
No one can understand his inner struggle. This is his mother who gave birth to him and raised him. His father went early. His mother pulled him up through all kinds of hardships, but in the end, he couldn't be filial in front of his mother——
"Mother!"
He flopped on his knees, nodded his forehead, knocked his head three times, and his tears fell on the ground.
"My son is unfilial! The son can't repay his mother for her upbringing! "
I'm going to the border. I don't know if I can come back alive.
You should consider me an unfilial son.
Afterlife... I'll be your son again in the afterlife!
……
At the crane tower, Zhao Dengfeng was called to cook in the kitchen before dawn.
Since Gu jiaoqiang bought his restaurant, he was forced to become a cook.
Every day is either cutting or frying, and today is no exception.
But today he is particularly absent-minded.
The Han family and the Nangong family openly rebelled and fled to the border. They colluded with Jin and Liang and opened the door of the border.
Even tainv, a female generation, is going to fight on behalf of the emperor.
Tainv's martial arts have long been abolished. It's no different from ordinary people. No, it's still different. Ordinary people don't have several nails on their backs.
The troops that can be mobilized from all parts of Shengdu have gathered towards the west gate, and there is also an army in Qiushan town.
The soldier of that army will be a regular guest of the crane tower. He is a man full of nonsense and flattery. He has made a lot of credit in the crane tower and has never meant to pay it back.
Isn't it for nothing to let such people go to war?
Zhao Dengfeng became more and more angry. The kitchen knife was chopping like a whoosh!
Chef Zheng noticed something wrong with him, frowned and asked, "Hello! Cook Zhao, why are you so angry? Who annoyed you! Don't chop up the kitchen knife! "
Zhao Dengfeng said angrily, "you care about me!"
Cook Zheng was startled by the kitchen knife he raised. He thought that this guy had killed people before, and he didn't dare to choke with him. He turned his eyes and left.
The noise of horse hoofs came from the street
Why is it messy? In fact, it sounds neat in ordinary people's ears, but Zhao Dengfeng is a cavalry from Heifeng camp. He can dislike a horse's hoof if it is not neat!
"How did you bring the soldiers? How did you train your horse? With this riding skill, the formation will be chaotic before the war! "
Chop chop chop!
I chop!
I chop!
I chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop
Chop your uncle's!
I won't chop it!
Zhao Dengfeng smashed the kitchen knife on the chopping board and turned out!
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At the gate of the west gate, the emperor led all civil and military officials to practice for the soldiers of the three armed forces.
Earlier, there were rumors among the people that Tao was committed by Jin and Liang. The monarch was frightened and suffered a stroke on the spot.
The leakage of this news was a fatal blow to morale and popular support.
It was originally a battle with little chance of winning. If even the king of a country was scared like this, Dayan would really subjugate the country.
But today, all the people have seen the hale and hearty son of heaven.
The emperor appeared, broke the rumors and told the whole world with practical actions. Instead of being frightened, the king of Dayan was full of infinite fighting spirit!
The monarch of the old horse in the Carpinus reappears Dayan's flying eagle flag, which once again ignites the people's fading confidence in the bottom of their hearts.
Maybe this battle... Can you really win?
We must, we must win.
After seeing off tainv and Gu Jiao leading the army out of the Xicheng gate, Xiao Heng behind the crowd said to the Dragon beside him, "we should start, too."
Long Yi held a box of charcoal pens that didn't pout. He stared at Gu Jiao for a long time until he couldn't see her back anymore.
……
Xiao Heng and his aunt went east. After leaving liaozhou, the two sides divided their troops. The troops of Xiao Heng, Long Yi and Wang Xu often went to cangxue pass in the northeast, and the troops led by the Duke of an Guo and his aunt and Feng Wuxiu went to Chishui pass in the southeast.
Taoist Qingfeng also accompanied him.
After shangguanyan and Gu Jiao left Shengdu, the first news they received from the border was Yuzhou, a hundred miles away.
They had just camped outside a village.
The kind villagers asked them to live in the village, but shangguanyan refused.
Shangguanyan sits in his tent. On his left is the infantry General Wang man. He is Wang Xu's uncle and a veteran.
The Wang family is not a military aristocratic family. He was the only one in Wang man's generation who inherited his martial arts. In Wang Xu's generation, only Wang Xu inherited his martial arts.
But Wang man had fought with Xuanyuan in those years and had experience in fighting against the armies of Jin and Liang. Therefore, the monarch suggested taking this man with him and granting him Jianwei general.
He is the highest ranking general in the camp.
He has many military achievements and is quite lofty and conceited. He hardly looks at anyone except tainv, especially Gu Jiao, the youngest.
On the other side sat general Wei Junting of the bow and arrow camp, 38 years old.
On the right hand side of shangguanyan are Gu Jiao and mu Qingchen.
Mu Qingchen is a female close bodyguard of Tai Tai. He is mainly responsible for the safety of Tai women and has no official position in the military camp.
Gu Chengfeng hasn't come yet.
Before the monarch recovers, he will always play the monarch and stay in Shengdu to stabilize the morale of the army and the people.
Shangguan Yan said, "you Aiqing have read the 800 mile urgent secret letter just sent. I don't know what you think."
Wang man said angrily, "hum! Nangong family deceives people too much! He even fooled the people at the border in the name of acting for heaven! It's shameless! "
There are not many wars in Shengdu. Most of the things about Xuanyuan family are heard, but the border has experienced countless wars. Everyone saw how Xuanyuan family defended the people at the border.
After Xuanyuan's family was exterminated, there was a wail at the border.
The Nangong family controlled this. When they came to the border, they first announced the crime that the monarch killed the Xuanyuan family for a prophecy, and then lied that they also got the news. It turned out that they had been cheated by the monarch these years.
They want revenge for the Xuanyuan family!
What's more, they claim that there are still people alive in the Xuanyuan family, and they protect them in the dark.
They are willing to fight for the descendants of Xuanyuan family. Even if they are desperate, they should choose a real Ming Jun for Dayan state!
The people were persuaded to open the gate of the city and directly welcome the Nangong family's army into the city.
Many of the defenders in the city are the old headquarters of Xuanyuan family. Since they revenge for Xuanyuan family, they are their own people.
Nangong family almost took Quyang city at Yanmen pass without effort.
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