The four borders of the southeast, northwest, and northwest were completely destroyed.

Datang is embattled.

In the eyes of the people of the Six Kingdoms, the defeat of Datang was only a matter of time.

And the Tang Dynasty seems to be ready for defeat, and there has been no effective order in the palace for a long time.

Although the soldiers still fought hard, without the support of the higher-ups, their resistance seemed meaningless.

Many people are waiting for His Majesty's new order, but the emperor has not appeared in front of civil and military officials for a long time.

In the eyes of the common people, the Li family is already planning the way back after the fall of the country.

So waiting for the rescue of the royal family, it is better to save yourself.

Some of the commanders who still insisted on being on the front line began to spontaneously recruit troops, preparing to make a final fight against the invading enemy!

Although the southern border fell, it was impossible for the coalition army to arrange heavy guards in every city and every village, and their purpose was Chang'an, so after looting every city wherever they went, the Qi army continued to rumble forward.

In order to prevent changes behind him, Bai Yuze issued a brutal order to slaughter the city.

He used this method to prevent those Tang people who were not dead from uniting and making trouble for themselves.

However, nothing can be done to the extreme, and there is still a gap in Baimi.

In addition, the southern territory is vast, the mountains and forests are dense, and many villages are hidden in the mountains, Bai Yuze's army has no ability to search every mountain and every forest, so there are still many villages that have been preserved under the iron hooves of the Qi army.

Liema Village is one such village.

A village that is so ordinary that it has no character.

It's exactly the same as thousands of villages in Datang.

Although the village is small, the sparrows are small and have everything.

There are also some officially controlled things that need to be purchased in the big cities outside, such as salt and spices.

In normal times, the village lives a self-sufficient life.

On the southwest edge of the village, there is a family of hunters, the head of the household is called Wang Sanshui, who is the best hunter in the village, and his bow and archery skills are superbly in the eyes of the villagers, but whenever he goes out to hunt, there is no time to come back empty-handed.

There were several times when there was a cold wave in winter and there was a shortage of food in the village, so Wang Sanshui went hunting in the mountains and forests to help the village survive the difficulties.

So Wang Sanshui is still very respected in the village.

It's just that few people in the village know that this Wang Sanshui used to be a Tang Dynasty soldier.

He worked as an errand under the former General Zhennan of the Tang Dynasty.

Because of his personality, he offended a small bureaucrat in the army at that time, and after that, he was always wearing small shoes, Wang Sanshui angrily retired from the army and lived in seclusion in Liema Village, as an ordinary hunter.

Eight years ago, Wang Sanshui married a girl in the village, and within eight years, the girl gave birth to two sons and a daughter.

But Sanshui's daughter-in-law knew that her man still missed the days in the army, and many times she watched her man sit on the haystack and gaze south, where he once served.

A few days ago, Wang Sanshui's youngest daughter arrived at the day when she was going to go to school, in order to raise tuition, Wang Sanshui rushed into the mountains and forests with a bow and a knife, and stayed for four days before coming back.

Wang Sanshui gained a lot from this trip, and he even dragged back a blind bear!

This thing is always valuable, and after selling it, Wang Sanshui's youngest daughter doesn't have to worry about the money for going to school, and she can also make two good clothes for her daughter-in-law.

But Wang Sanshui's daughter-in-law found that the man who came back from the mountains had become a little strange, and he could even be said to be manic.

The low air pressure released from the whole body made the three children in the family dare not approach.

"What's wrong?" asked the daughter-in-law, wiping her hands on her apron, as she walked over.

Wang Sanshui looked at his daughter-in-law, reached out and put his arm around her waist, pulled her down in front of him, and put his face on his daughter-in-law's stomach.

The daughter-in-law was a little panicked, and a little shy, gently patted the man's head, and said, "In broad daylight, the child will come back in a while." ”

Wang Sanshui said sullenly: "Let me hug me." ”

"I don't care about the door, let others see it, laugh at us. The daughter-in-law said.

Wang Sanshui said: "It's a joke, who dares to laugh at me for breaking his legs." ”

The daughter-in-law gently grabbed Wang Sanshui's hair: "Brother Shui, what the hell is going on?"

Wang Sanshui raised his head and looked at his daughter-in-law: "I'm going to go far away." ”

The daughter-in-law suddenly became nervous: "Where to go? ”

Wang Sanshui changed from hugging to holding his daughter-in-law's waist with both hands, "I don't know how long I will go north." ”

The daughter-in-law said, "Then are you still coming back?"

Wang Sanshui didn't know how to answer this question for a while, and after being silent for a long time, he said, "Come back alive." ”

The daughter-in-law panicked, held Wang Sanshui's face with both hands, and asked word by word, "What are you going to do?"

Wang Sanshui took out a crumpled piece of paper from his arms and handed it to his daughter-in-law.

The daughter-in-law said, "What's this?"

"See for yourself. Wang Sanshui said.

His daughter-in-law is also literate, and after hurriedly glancing at the words on the paper, her face instantly turned white, "No, I don't agree with you going!"

Wang Sanshui stood up and put his hands on his daughter-in-law's shoulders: "When I left the army, I once said that if the country is in trouble, it will be requisitioned. ”

"Anyway, I don't agree, you can't go!" It's clearly written, the entire southern border has fallen, and the outside has become a pot of porridge. Bai Yuze, the general of the Qi State, conquer one city and slaughter another, what use can you do if you go alone? Besides, what will I do with the child when you leave? Do you want to leave the child without a father?" The daughter-in-law shouted loudly, shouting and shouting tears came out.

Wang Sanshui stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on his daughter-in-law's face and said, "Don't cry, I won't go." ”

The daughter-in-law's crying stopped abruptly, and her big eyes were full of confusion: "Really, didn't you coax me first, and then slip away while I wasn't looking?"

Wang Sanshui smiled: "You have a little more heart." ”

"Hmph. The daughter-in-law pouted, "National affairs are not something you can change alone, since you have left, don't go back." Wouldn't it be nice to live our little life?"

Wang Sanshui didn't say anything, just nodded.

The daughter-in-law happily kissed him on the face: "I'll go cut some meat and come back, and treat you well tonight." ”

What Wang Sanshui didn't expect was that he came back with his daughter-in-law and his father-in-law.

An old man with a very strange temper.

Wang Sanshui has always been not very good with his father-in-law, fortunately, the two families do not live together, and they usually don't move around much, plus the father-in-law also prefers his son, unless his daughter takes the initiative to invite, he will never take the initiative to come to the door.

Although he didn't like the temper of the old man, the old man was the old man, and Wang Sanshui would still abide by the rules that he should follow, so he immediately stood up to greet him: "Dad, why are you here?"

"Come and see you. The old man glanced at him and slowly sat down on the Taishi's chair.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, the daughter-in-law hurriedly said, "Dad, Brother Shui, you have a good chat, I'll cook first." ”

Wang Sanshui nodded silently.

The old man waved his hand, "You go and do your work." ”

"Huh. The daughter-in-law glanced at her father, and the old man glared at her, and the daughter-in-law hurried into the kitchen.

The old man pointed to the chair next to him: "You can sit too." ”

"Yes, Dad. Wang Sanshui sat down as he said.

"Listen to the five girls, you want to go out?" the old man asked lightly.

Wang Sanshui knew that it was mostly because of this incident, and his daughter-in-law moved her father-in-law over as a rescuer.

So there was nothing to quibble, so he immediately nodded happily: "Yes." ”

"To go to war?" asked the old man.

Wang Sanshui still nodded: "Yes." ”

"Is there a conscription order?" asked the old man.

Wang Sanshui shook his head: "No." ”

"If there is no conscription order, who are you going to go to?" said the old man.

Wang Sanshui said: "There are wars everywhere, people are dying every day, although the Tang Dynasty has a strong army, but in the face of the attack of the six countries, the loss of soldiers must be an extremely terrifying number." No matter where I go, I can join them without any problems. Because I used to be a soldier, and I was a veteran. On the battlefield, a veteran like me can play a better role. ”

The old man exhaled, "Do you have to go?"

Wang Sanshui said: "I am a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, the country is in trouble, I can't sit idly by!"

The old man took out the cigarette pot from his waist, lit it, and smoked it, and soon the room was full of smoke.

At this time, the daughter-in-law came out of the kitchen with a plate of fried vegetables, and when she saw that the atmosphere was so depressing, she didn't dare to speak, so she quietly put the dishes on the table, rubbed her hands on the apron, and silently walked behind her father.

After smoking a bag of cigarettes, the old man knocked the cigarette pot on the sole of his shoe, stood up and said with his hands behind his back: "Then go." ”

The daughter-in-law was immediately petrified. "Dad, what are you talking about!"

The old man said, "Your man is right, let him go." ”

"Wang Sanshui, I have one request for you, come back alive, don't let your child have no father. The old man said, "I'm leaving." ”

Wang Sanshui's eyes were a little swollen: "Dad, stay and eat." ”

"I don't eat it. The old man said, "When you come back, I'll come back to eat." ”

......

Wang Sanshui dragged out a wooden box from under the bed, and after opening the lock, there was a set of armor and a well-maintained Tang knife.

His daughter-in-law stood behind him, silently wiping away tears.

However, when Wang Sanshui took out the armor, his daughter-in-law still walked over and helped him put the armor on.

This kind of orthodox army armor can only be put on with the help of others.

Wang Sanshui looked at his daughter-in-law who was crying and her eyes were swollen and said, "I will come back." ”

The daughter-in-law sobbed and said, "I'll be waiting for you with my child, and I'll be waiting for you for as long as I want." ”

Wang Sanshui bent down and kissed his daughter-in-law fiercely on the face.

Then he picked up the Tang knife and hung it on his waist, put the bow behind his back, and left without looking back.

Walking out of the village, Wang Sanshui still couldn't hold back after all, and glanced back.

He saw his daughter-in-law standing at the entrance of the village with her three children.

At this moment, the seven-foot man couldn't hold back his tears.

"Daddy, where are you going!" shouted the eldest son.

Wang Sanshui waved his fist: "Dad goes hunting!"

"Didn't you just come back from hunting?" asked the second son.

Wang Sanshui said: "This time the fight is different. ”

"Dad, come back early. The youngest daughter shouted.

Wang Sanshui turned around and replied as he walked: "When your father is away, listen to your mother, otherwise I will come back and beat your ass!"