Tonight, the north wind is blowing, and the weather is starting to get colder suddenly.

The green grass in the plains has long been urged to wither and yellow by the north wind, the cold wind is like a blade, particularly biting, and the weather changes suddenly, and the cold and biting bones of the river water indicate that soon, a heavy snow is coming, fortunately, the grain and grass materials in the army have been delivered in time, and the Northern Wei army can also calmly deal with the wind and snow that will come soon.

In the barracks of the Northern Wei garrison, soldiers and sergeants wearing thick armor held fire sticks and weapons, walking back and forth on their respective patrol routes, their faces were nervous and vigilant, as if they were guarding against the enemy's sneak attack at night, the whole army did not take off their armor and horses, in order to deal with emergencies in the army, and the army was filled with a tense atmosphere everywhere, just because the big war was imminent, and had to be more guarded!

North Camp Station.

After inspecting the barracks as usual, Xiao Jue, the young marshal of Yanyun Dragoon, did not return to the military tent, but came to the stable in military uniform, unloaded the harness from his beloved flying dragon, picked up the horse brush, and personally arranged the hair of the flying dragon.

This is an unwritten rule in the Yanyun Dragoon Barracks: all the soldiers of the Yanyun Dragoon must be kind to their military horses, because they are not only war horses, but also comrades-in-arms who advance and retreat with them and go into battle to kill the enemy!

Therefore, from the general to the soldier, the care of the war horse must be done by himself, so as to cultivate the tacit understanding between people and the war horse, and secondly, it is also for the soldier to express his gratitude to this speechless comrade-in-arms.

In addition to taking care of Feilong personally, every time on the eve of the war, Xiao Jue will personally comb Feilong's hair, so that not only can Feilong fight side by side with him in the best state, but more importantly, Xiao Jue can also take this opportunity to sort out his somewhat complicated thoughts, so that his heart can truly be calm and peaceful.

On the eve of the Great War, it is always exciting and difficult to calm down......

took out some soybeans from the small bag and fed them to the flying dragon, the flying dragon very meekly ate the soybeans in Xiao Jue's hand, and stretched out his tongue to lick Xiao Jue's palm quite nostalgically, Xiao Jue smiled, and then reached out to hug the neck of the flying dragon, stroking its soft hair, feeling the temperature transmitted by the flying dragon's body surface, Xiao Jue suddenly felt that the tension and worry that oppressed his heart disappeared half.

"I'll be jealous if you hold it like this!"

Behind him, suddenly there was a playful and unwilling voice from the person who made people love and hate, but who made him extremely affectionate, like a dream.

Xiao Jue looked back suddenly, from the surprise and anticipation on his face to the disappointment on his face, he lowered his eyes and sighed, how could there be the figure behind him that made him miss millions of times in his heart, and he didn't feel a throbbing pain in his heart, he was not hallucinating?

Clenched his fists slightly, Xiao Jue's expression was full of sadness, and he turned to caress the flying dragon, and whispered 'stupid' like a lost soul, I don't know who this 'stupid' is talking about, and then said:

"What kind of vinegar is the guy who is not by my side?!"

Between the words are endless joys, angers, sorrows, and grievances, and indescribable emotions.

At this moment, there was a faint sound of intermittent flute music from nowhere, the flute player was far away from the north camp, following the direction of the flute, perhaps improvised by a person in the army who knew the rhythm of music, although the technique was unfamiliar because it had not been played for a long time and was unfamiliar, but the deep affection in the tone could resonate with the listener.

This quiet and lingering flute sound wafts in the empty and dark sky, which is described as homesickness, following the rhythm of the music, thinking that it is "Folding Willows".

Whose jade flute flew darkly, scattered into the spring breeze full of Los Angeles.

In this nocturne, I smell the willows, who can't afford the love of the old garden.

On the eve of this war, playing this song of farewell, I think it is a song to say goodbye to my comrades-in-arms, after tonight, how many people can come back alive from the battlefield, even if they are lucky to survive, when will they be able to take off this uniform, unload the burden on their shoulders, and go home safely to reunite with their relatives?

Xiao Jue was silent, and she will spend ten years on the frontier and fight on the battlefield, so that she was originally just an innocent child, and she has become a general who has endured the battlefield and experienced wind and frost, among which the joys and sorrows, hardships and tribulations, countless blood-stained battlefields, birth and death, how can one or two sentences be fully described?

As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Jue felt nostalgic in his heart, and the twists and turns of the willow touched his feelings, and suddenly felt that since ancient times, the family and the country were in a dilemma, and the children's private feelings had finally become extravagant.

"In the past, I went back, and the willows were still there. Now I think about it, the rain and snow are falling. The way is slow, thirsty and hungry. My heart is sad, I don't know how to mourn! I am sad, I don't know...... I mourn ......"

When I first set out on the expedition, who had said goodbye to me in that bright spring and under the hanging willows? And when I came back from the battlefield after nine deaths, the road was full of rain and snow, and the cold was pressing, who else was waiting for me there? The journey home was difficult and long, muddy and difficult to walk, and I was hungry and cold, thirsty and tired along the way, full of sadness and sorrow, who could understand my sorrow!

When repeating the sentence 'I am sad, I don't know that I mourn', Xiao Jue leaned on Feilong a little weakly, and Feilong rubbed Xiao Jue considerately, as if to give her encouragement, which provoked Xiao Jue to gently stroke Feilong, smiled faintly, and whispered softly in Feilong's ear:

"I'm fine, thank you, Wyvern. ”

It was only when there was no one around, beside Feilong, that Xiao Jue could have a moment of sadness and a little weakness......

It wasn't long before two men came side by side, standing quietly not far from the stables.

Xiao Jue didn't look back at them, but when he heard their footsteps, he knew that it was Ziyu and Luo Qing who came, and only after re-equipping the saddle and harness for the flying dragon did Xiao Jue slowly walk out of the stable.

After Ziyu and Luo Qing saw Xiao Jue, they both clasped their fists and saluted, and said in unison:

"The last general has seen the young marshal!"

Seeing them, Xiao Jue couldn't help but wonder, from childhood to adulthood, no matter where they go, the two sisters can always find themselves!

"But the marshal has a military order?"

Hearing Xiao Jue's inquiry, Ziyu and Luo Qing glanced at each other, and then, Ziyu responded:

"Young marshal, the marshal just issued a military order, the whole army will get up tonight on the third watch, bury the pot on the fourth watch, and set off on the fifth watch!"

Xiao Jue nodded and said:

"Okay, Ziyu, you pass on the general's order first, and then I will go back to the military tent and stand by. ”

"The last will be ordered!"

Ziyu replied with a fist, but her body stagnated slightly, as if she still had other intentions.

Seeing this, how could Xiao Yu not know what Ziyu was thinking, now that the war is imminent, Ziyu is going to ask for orders with him to go on the expedition.

"Ziyu, your military doctor will accompany you in this battle, just let Luo Qing be by my side. ”

"But, the young marshal......"

Xiao Jue interrupted Ziyu with a wave of his hand, and said bluntly:

"The enemy in this battle is brave and good at fighting no less than Yanyun dragoons, and it is related to the survival of a country, it will definitely be a vicious battle, it will be difficult to ensure the casualties of the sergeants, and you need a good hand like you in the medical care, treat the wounded soldiers, the responsibility is heavy, you can't shirk, not to mention that you still have the responsibility of guarding the rear, with you I have no worries, and I will take national affairs as the priority!"

When Ziyu heard this, she no longer insisted, and replied categorically:

"The last general obeys!"

Xiao Jue looked at Ziyu with relief and said:

"Well, go for it......"

Ziyu looked at Xiao Jue with some apprehension, and when she saw the young marshal's determined expression as before, she felt a lot more relieved in her heart, and then looked at Luo Qing, who also cast a reassuring glance at her.

Ziyu nodded, and then retreated.

Luo Qing took the cloak in his hand and walked over to put it on Xiao Jue familiarly.

Recently, it has been more exposed, the night wind is biting, Luo Qing knew that the young marshal went out without a cloak, worried that she would be cold, so he took the cloak out to look for it, and happened to meet Ziyu who came to give the order on the way, they all knew that every time on the eve of the war, the young marshal would go to the flying dragon to personally comb the hair of the flying dragon, so he came to the stable with her to look for it, and sure enough, the young marshal was indeed found here.

Accidentally hearing the verse sung by the young marshal, the two of them were silent, so they could only stay quietly in place, so that the young marshal had time to sort out his thoughts, and after a long time, the two slowly walked out.

After tidying up the cloak for the young marshal, Xiao Jue cast a grateful look at Luo Qing, after so many years of hard work, even if they didn't say anything to each other, they could know what the other party wanted to say.

Under the night sky, the sound of the flute still came intermittently, like resentment, like crying, making people feel more and more sad in their hearts, Luo Qing frowned slightly, and said:

"The war is imminent, will hearing this sad song hinder the morale of the army?"

Xiao Jue smiled faintly and said:

"Let him go, the spirit of the army, how can it be so easy to dissipate. Even if this flute is not played, can the longing in the hearts of the soldiers be dispelled?"

Luo Qing fell into deep thought and was silent.

Xiao Jue turned around and looked at Luo Qing for a long time, sighed slightly, and said:

"Luo Qing, Princess Mu is back, and she is learning medical skills from the old military doctor to take care of the wounded soldiers. ”

Hearing this, Luo Qing's expression was a little excited and surprised, and after a while, it turned flat, as if he was fine.

Xiao Jue will see everything in her eyes, Luo Qing she knows, now that the war is imminent, Luo Qing will definitely start to do bad plans in her heart, at this time she will only avoid the problem of feelings, she is happy to hear that Princess Mu is back, but when she thinks that she may not be able to give Princess Mu the peace and happiness she wants, she will stagnate, and even stay away, thinking that as long as she buries this feeling in her heart.

And Princess Mu has always had a dead knot in her heart that she can't untie, she can't suppress her feelings for Luo Qing but forces herself to suppress this feeling, so she always deliberately makes a move to hate Luo Qing, but once she heard that Luo Qing is going to the battlefield, she still rushed back in a hurry, the reason why she chose to go to the old military doctor to study medicine is to avoid Luo Qing on the one hand, and on the other hand, she is also worried that Luo Qing will be injured on the battlefield!

Love is really a grinding thing......

"She deserves to be treated better by someone ...... her"

After Luo Qing was silent for a long time, he slowly said this sentence.

Luo Qing's answer was within Xiao Jue's expectations, whether it was Luo Qing or Princess Mu, they both had a side that they couldn't be honest with each other, it seemed that there was still a long way to go between them.

"Do you mean that you can't be the one who treats her well?"

Luo Qing's face was bitter, and he didn't know how to speak.

"I ......"

Xiao Jue sighed slightly and said:

"Luo Qing, when facing an extremely ferocious enemy, I never saw you retreat, why, in the face of Princess Mu, you retreated?"

In the face of Xiao Jue's pressing step by step, Luo Qing could no longer hold back what he thought in his heart, and said with some sadness:

"Luo Qing is a general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, she is a Turkic princess, she is not a good match, and she is not suitable. And Luo Qing is now only thinking about killing the enemy and serving the country, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, life and death are unknown, Luo Qing can't give her any promises, so Luo Qing can't be her lover!"

Xiao Jue shook his head, no wonder why Princess Mu was so angry that she broke into the princess's mansion at that time, Luo Qing's evasive attitude towards feelings sometimes really makes people depressed to death!

"Luo Qing, the reason why I give you such a harsh reprimand and discipline on weekdays is not to let you die on the battlefield with me, but to let you come back alive from the battlefield even if you face a more vicious situation. ”

"Young Marshal ......"

When Luo Qing heard this, her face was ashamed, she had been waiting by the young marshal's side for so many years, how many hardships and several dangers, they had always been by the young marshal's side to advance and retreat with her, so no one would understand the meaning of the young marshal's words at the moment better than Luo Qing.

"Yanyun Dragoon Guards have always been stronger and stronger when encountered, and there has never been a deserter, whether it is on the battlefield or in the treatment of personal feelings, they are not allowed to escape! What do I mean, do you understand?"

If you really like people, you will try your best to keep them, and if you feel that you really can't be the other person's lover, let them go and let others be free, which is not a relief for the two of them.

What Xiao Yu did was to force Luo Qing to make a decision.

As soon as Xiao Jue issued the military order, Luo Qing had no possibility of escaping, so he could only clench his fists and bow down in response:

"The last general...... Understood!"

In order to prevent Luo Qing from delaying again, Xiao Jue continued:

"After the war, you will show your heart to Princess Mu, whether to go or stay, and Princess Mu will decide for herself. ”

“......”

Luo Qing was silent, so he could only bow down and bow down again to show his obedience.

Xiao Jue secretly thought in his heart: Luo Qing, Luo Qing, don't blame me for forcing you so much, if not, between you and Princess Mu, I'm afraid that there will be no hope for this.

There was silence for a moment, and both of them were thinking about their own thoughts, but after a while, four more soldiers came from not far away, and when they were six steps away from Xiao Jue, they all knelt on one knee, saluted Xiao Jue respectfully, and said in unison:

"The four generals of wind, forest, fire, and mountain, meet the young marshal!"

The four generals are all dressed in military uniforms, and between their heads, they are all burly and heroic brave generals, with sharp eyes, calm and powerful tones, and full of neutrality, which makes people dare not underestimate them.

They are the warriors of the Yanyun Dragon Cavalry Guard, and they are the elite of the elite, in the establishment of the Yanyun Dragon Cavalry Guard, under the young marshal, only the best five people in the army can take on the five titles of wind, forest, fire, mountain, haze, and thunder, and govern their respective sergeants, and serve in the marshal's tent together with the young marshal.

Originally, Luo Qing had the ability to inherit the title, but she insisted on not accepting it, and she had always been a personal guard, guarding Xiao Jue's side.

If there are better generals in the army who surpass them, there will be new people to hold this title, in the same way, the position of young marshal is not a person who can hold it for a long time, if someone in the five titles can be better than the young marshal in martial arts, wisdom, strategy, marching formation, etc., you can receive the position of young marshal, because in the Yanyun Dragon Guard, in addition to abiding by the law of the country and military law, only obey the real strong!

And Xiao Jue is a strong man who has been unanimously respected and respected in the army since he served as a young marshal!

"Didn't you serve in the big marshal's tent, why did you come to Beiying?"

Xiao Jue's tone changed, and he was angry, and the power of the young marshal of the first army was fully revealed.

The four generals said respectfully in unison:

"Tell the young marshal, the four generals were ordered by the marshal to serve in the Beiying army, and were sent by the young marshal in moderation!"

Xiao Jue lowered his eyes slightly, and saw that the marshal transferred the four generals who accompanied him to protect the safety to his side, and it was conceivable that the marshal attached great importance to Cheng Dù in this war.

With the talent of the marshal, even if the Northern Qi backer Wang Yuwen Yi personally led the Feiyun Iron Cavalry to fight, he would not have the slightest fear, and the only thing to worry about was the trump card iron cavalry of the Northern Qi Dynasty - the heavily equipped armored cavalry!

And this is also the real opponent of Yanyun Dragoon!

"Okay, get up!"

"Young Marshal Xie!"

The four generals got up one after another, looked at each other and smiled, excited that they could fight side by side with the young marshal again.

"It's good this time, everyone can fight together again!"

Luo Qing also had a rare look of joy, and said the big guy's heartfelt words together.

After speaking, several people looked at each other and encouraged each other, and laughed excitedly.

Looking at the appearance of his soldiers gearing up and eager to try, it can be seen that the fighting spirit is very strong and the morale is high, which is very good, but Xiao Yu has to remind them that the enemy they are about to face is definitely not an opponent that can be conquered lightly, and it will pay a great price if they underestimate their opponent too much!

"Are you underestimating your opponents, do you know what kind of enemies you are going to face?"

Xiao Jue's words calmed everyone present, but it did not dampen their enthusiasm for fighting.

The wind came out in response, bowed respectfully and forcefully, and said:

"Young Marshal, our opponent is the heavily armored cavalry known as the elite iron cavalry of the Northern Qi Dynasty!"

"Since you know who the opponent is, then you should also know, the heavy armored cavalry of the Northern Qi is incomparable to the general cavalry in terms of mobility and killing power, not to mention that the heavy armored cavalry of the Northern Qi is also one of the warriors in the Feiyun Iron Cavalry, there are 6,000 such heavy armored cavalry, although we also have it, but there are only 1,000 heavy armored iron cavalry, the strength and gap are there, even so, are you confident that you can defeat such a strong opponent?"

Heavy armor is a very consuming military equipment, whether it is a war horse or a warrior, the whole body is covered with heavy armor to protect the enemy's random arrow and knife attack, with the rapid impact and lethality of the war horse quickly impact the enemy formation, so that the enemy formation quickly disintegrates, the army heart collapses, if you go straight to the enemy's army, kill the enemy commander, then a battle can be successful.

Therefore, because of its strong national strength, the Northern Qi Dynasty had high hopes for the heavily armored cavalry, and did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to expand the iron cavalry from only 3,000 to 6,000.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a saying that the strength of the princes was evaluated by the number of chariots of a country, and the so-called country of a thousand times was like this. Now, there is a measure of the strength of a country by how many heavily armored cavalry it has.

Northern Qi is blessed with abundant national wealth and mineral resources, coupled with the strong support of the monarch, after the efforts of several generations of monarchs, the heavy armored cavalry has also been expanded, and now there are 6,000;

Although the Northern Wei Dynasty also made great efforts, but the internal and external troubles of the DPRK and China, the lack of resources and goods, and the inability to gather strength, now the Yanyun Dragon Cavalry Guard continues to rise, although it also intends to expand the heavy armored cavalry, but it is also due to too much consumption, the financial resources of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China are poor, and they cannot be strongly supported, until now there are only 1,000;

As for Nan Chen, because of the preference for the south of the Yangtze River, he has implemented the policy of recuperation and recuperation for many years, and has continuously accumulated wealth, and the country's financial resources have gradually surpassed those of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

This is evident in the fierce competition among countries.

Hearing the young marshal's question, everyone looked at each other, then looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison:

"Yes, Yanyun Dragoon has never been stronger when it encounters strength, and it has never been defeated lightly!"

The corners of Xiao Jue's mouth rose slightly, but he didn't speak.

And Luo Qing knew where the greatest motivation and confidence in the hearts of the generals came from, and couldn't help but speak:

"The Great Marshal once said: The wolves of the sheep commander will be defeated by the hands of the sheep of the wolf commander. Although the Northern Qi Heavy Armored Cavalry is the division of tigers and wolves, my Yanyun Dragoon is also unwilling to be left behind, not to mention, the person who commands this division of tigers and wolves in Northern Qi is just a sheep, and the commander of our Yanyun Dragoon is ......"

As he spoke, everyone looked at Xiao Jue with very admiring and respectful eyes, only to hear Luo Qing continue in an extremely proud tone:

"But a very vicious and terrible one—a wolf of the desert!"

A cold wind blew, causing the white robes and cloaks of the sergeants to rise high and rattle in the gale.

Hearing this, Xiao Jue was full of bloodthirsty fanaticism and laughed coldly......

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