The official road from Jiu'an City to Wuwei City is full of bustling people. It's a pity that they are not an army of helpers. Almost all of them are dragged with their families. Only a handful of people are dressed in angry horses, surrounded by strong servants, shuttling and hurrying. The most are still ragged men, women and children, with yellow faces and thin muscles, who support the old man and carry the child on their backs, and follow the flow of people with difficulty.

They are outcasts, from the borders of King Qin.

Contrary to Liu Qiao, who was going to the border of King Qin.

He walked on this official road without hurry, his eyebrows lowered, and he was silent for a long time, not knowing what to think.

His face was a little pale, as if he had been blown by a cold wind in winter. Even after five days, it has not been able to fully recover the vitality of the loss.

"Since ancient times, when there is a war, the most bitter and difficult thing is often these ordinary people who can only go with the flow, bear the bitter fruits of the loss of those powerful games, and live a life of displacement. ”

Beside him, a middle-aged man in an aqua blue robe, who was handsome and had a light beard, was gently patting his palms with a folding fan and whispering.

Liu Miao felt the same way, but when he looked sideways slightly, looking at the half-branch lotus that had changed greatly, he felt helpless.

Such a gorgeous woman has such a fetish. It is said that her body is like a mirror, is this her inner reflection?

Liu Miao didn't think about it, his thoughts had already fallen a hundred miles away, and he was a little worried about the old man who was only for his family and not for the country.

Along the way, there are bits and pieces, all kinds of news coming, some happy and some worried, some good and some bad. The good news is that the army led by General Ma is heroic and has taken Wuwei City.

The bad news is that there will be an even more severe situation, which will be the army of 200,000 tigers and wolves under King Qin.

These sergeants, who have experienced a hundred battles and have really bathed in the baptism of blood and fire, are far from being comparable to those officers and soldiers who have been comfortable in various counties for a long time.

Jing'an is therefore in a dilemma. If King Qin transfers all his troops at any cost, he will fight back. I believe that the country will not give up the great opportunity, and will definitely move the army straight in, and at that time, I am afraid that it will not be long before the land of the three counties can be included in the bag.

Moreover, if the king in Jiu'an City was desperate to mobilize all the troops, he was afraid that even if King Qin was suppressed, his own backyard would be on fire.

And King Changshun is like a cold poisonous snake, how can he not take advantage of the opportunity of both defeats to open up his territory, as for the life and death of the people, what does it have to do with him?

Liu Qiao sighed, although he had compassion for this shaky family and country and the suffering people, it was not enough for him to angrily devote himself to the great cause of saving tens of thousands of people.

Besides, the general trend of a country is not something he can control!

All living beings are suffering, life and death have their own certainty, and they can only do their best to obey the destiny of heaven.

Man is self-aware, and he himself is only a person who fights between heaven and earth.

"Two, why don't you take the car?"

Hearing this, Liu Miao stopped and turned around.

I saw an old man driving a flatbed carriage and greeting him and Banzhilian in the carriage.

People are old people, horses are old horses, and both people and horses have deep fatigue.

The old man's beard is white, his face is old, he is old enough, his hands are shriveled, and the traces left by his years of work can be clearly seen.

Seeing that the carriage was late, Liu weakly turned sideways to give way.

I didn't think that the old man pulled the reins and ordered the tired old horse to stop. He twitched his chapped lips, revealing his only few teeth, and smiled, "The two of you are still more than a hundred miles away from Wuwei City, and you will be very tired with only your feet, so you can get in the car if you don't dislike it." Let this old horse take the two of them for a ride. ”

Liu smiled weakly, hugged his fists and said, "Uncle, how do you know?" He found that the old man was just an ordinary person.

There was a look in the old man's eyes, "Childe doesn't know, this is not my old horse bragging." In the past 70 years, I have traveled back and forth on this road for I don't know how many times, and I don't know how many people I have met and how many people I have carried on this road. I didn't miss it. ”

Liu was stunned and asked, "Why?"

The old man laughed, "Because of this road, you only go to Wuwei City, if you want to go forward, you can't go anywhere else." ”

Liu Miao also laughed when he heard this, and asked again: "Then why is there no one else in your car?"

The old man was stunned, thinking, this boy is not a fool, right?

However, he still patiently explained: "Does Gongzi know that the war in Wuwei City is now calm, but it is estimated that it will not be long before King Qin's army will fight back." Everyone is eager to flee from that city, who will send them to death at this time, if those officials kill the red eyes, who do you care?"

Liu was speechless, but the half-branch lotus beside him lightly discounted the fan, and said with a smile, "You are old?"

"I have no choice...... the old man smiled, his smile was a little sad, and he pointed to himself and said: "If I go, I will die if I don't die, my rotten life is worthless, and I have lived a lot of age and enough." But there is also an old woman in the family, she is seriously ill, and the family has no money for treatment. ”

When it came to family affairs, the old man had mixed feelings in his heart, and sighed: "She has been married to me for so many years, and she has not had a good life. It's coming, and you can't watch her get worse day by day. Fortunately, the owner said that as long as this batch of goods is delivered, the monthly money will triple next month, and the old woman's illness may be seen at that time. ”

Banzhilian asked curiously, "How much is that?"

The old man also came to his senses at this time, and he was no longer depressed. His eyes, which were a little cloudy and a little red, were also much brighter, and he smiled and said, "It's enough for fifteen taels of silver." ”

Liu Qiao felt a little heavy, and he could see his longing from the old man's eyes, but he was afraid that he would not be able to come back.

Some people try their best to live in order to live the life that normal people should have.

Some people have exhausted all their strength just to live, not to mention that they are seriously ill in old age.

After hearing this, Banzhilian didn't think much about it, directly took out a few golden beans from her sleeve, and took two steps forward to stuff them into the old man's hands.

I never thought that the old man not only shirked it, but also showed an angry face. "I know that the two of them have extraordinary family backgrounds, but don't look down on people. ”

Banzhilian said: "Old man, don't shirk it, just let us buy your cargo." Go home first. ”

When the old man heard this, he was even more anxious, and hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand: "Not to mention the more money and less money, this goods are allowed by the owner to the merchants, and I can't be the master." ”

Liu Miao stopped Banzhi Lian, pinched two golden beans from his palm, and said, "Don't worry, this cart of goods will be delivered by the two of us for you, but this horse and cart will be sold to us and others." At the time of war, it is natural to have a premium, and as for the rest of the money, even if I borrow you, I have to issue an IOU, leave the address, and I will come to the door to pick it up another day. ”

The old man no longer refused, tears overflowed, spilling into the furrows on his face, his lips trembled and he couldn't speak, so he could only nod his head incessantly.

Who can live and want to die, let alone the inseparable concern?

Everything was ready, Liu Miao looked at the rickety figure that disappeared into the flow of people and was speechless for a long time.

Some people, in order to live, can only gamble with their humble lives to resist the suffering and heaviness of life.

"Driving"

In the strange shouts of the half-branch lotus, the tired old horse walked slowly with heavy steps.

Liu Miao fell on the bag containing the goods, pillowed his hands, and slowly closed his eyes.

......

Under the city of Wuwei, there are nearly 1,000 tents.

The night was deep, but there was no bright moon to be seen, and from a distance, the fire in front of the barracks was like a puff of fireflies.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, General Ma sat on the main seat with a solemn expression, and coldly glanced at the dozen or so army officers and soldiers wearing battle armor sitting on the left and right.

After the city of Wuwei was broken, he ordered no one to enter the city except for the soldiers stationed there, and the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers also camped under the city.

The officers and men in the army did not know why, but under the military order, no one resisted.

In the big tent, after a long silence, a sergeant finally moved.

His face was covered with stubble, his eyes were bright, he walked around the long table in front of him, faced the old man sitting on the main seat, touched the ground with one knee, and arched his hand: "General, the last general thinks that the officers and men in the army are already exhausted, and it is no longer suitable to fight again, so they should retreat first, and then remember for a long time!" After speaking, he lowered his head and knelt down.

Another sergeant also walked out, hugged his fists and said: "The last general also seconded General Wang, since ancient times, there have been clouds, one drum, and then three times and decline, the soldiers have not much in their hearts." With that, he also knelt beside the soldier from before.

"The grain and grass in the army can only support it for a few days, and the general is still busy thinking twice. "This is the official in charge of the baggage, and after the report, he also knelt down.

As the official knelt, the prelude also began, and the remaining dozen or so sergeants also got up one after another and knelt in front of the high seat.

Suddenly, there was silence in the big tent, and the needles could be heard.

"Smack"

It's the crisp lash of wine glasses and wooden tables. It is usually inaudible, but at this time it is deafening, and the heads of those sergeants and officers who are lying on the ground are lowered.

And the author of this matter seems to have heard of all things in the big tent. After drinking the water in the wine glass, I was still a little unsatisfied, and I was completely immersed in my own world.

General Ma glanced at the person who was completely forgetful and the only one seated, and snorted coldly, "Hu Jun, get out, you say." ”

"Yes. ”

Hu Jun was excited and hurriedly responded.

He came to the front of the high seat in a few steps, turned his back to the old man, and looked at the kneeling man, the corners of his mouth showed a hint of mockery, and it was fleeting. He said coldly: "The general has an order, wait for another three days, if there is no change in the three days, the whole army will withdraw from Wuwei City." ”

Listening to this reply, the scene became chilling for a while, and it was even more silent.

General Ma's eyes were lowered, as if he felt upset when he looked at everyone in the field more, he waved his hand, "Get out, I'm upset when I see you." ”

A group of people hurriedly got up and retreated, and even subconsciously wiped the fine beads of sweat from their foreheads while walking.

General Ma's prestige is not covered, and it has already resounded in Jing'an.

You must know that his old man is ruthless, but he doesn't distinguish between enemies and me, I will kill them.

In his early years, when he first took up the post of general, he offended the high-ranking lords and magnates of Jiu'an City, gave him a "bear soldier", and asked him to expel the army on the border of the border of the country.

You know, it's a battle-hardened army!

At that time, no one was optimistic about him, but he never thought that this game of killing people with a knife would become a stepping stone to his fame.

On the eve of the war, he killed nearly 1,000 of his army of 6,000 people, and anyone who dared to disturb the morale of the army was killed, and those who were not clean were also cleaned up.

Before this army entered the battlefield, it was already killed by "its own people". However, when it comes to fighting with the enemy's army, there is no need to live or die.

Because those sergeants understood that one step forward may live, and one step back will surely die.

After a bloody battle, the result was also greatly beyond everyone's expectations, and he actually defeated the enemy who was three times the size of the country of Soru with 5,000 "bear troops". After this battle, this "bear army" has also transformed into a well-deserved heroic army. It has made a heavy mark in the history of Jing'an.

Afterwards, he added the sergeants who were executed before the war to the list of war damages, and this move undoubtedly made him more popular with the army.

General Ma sat alone in the big tent, rubbing his eyebrows, no longer cold, his face was full of incomprehensible sadness, and every wrinkle on his face seemed to portray the dangers and hardships he had experienced in his life.