Although it is the height of summer, the northwest is still cold in the morning and evening.

Qin Yuan woke up, noticed the morning light outside the tent, got up and dressed, and walked out of his tent.

It has been three months since we set off from the capital.

From the capital to the northwest battlefield, they traveled day and night, walking for more than half a month, and this speed was already amazing.

Arriving at the border of Ganzhou, the army rested for a while, and then opened the battle with the invading Hujung. On the 10th, they recaptured Ganjun and Juyan, which had been invaded by the barbarians, and on the 30th, they captured Yanchi and Jianchang, and then the army continued northward, and after nearly half a month, they had reached Suzhou. For a month in a row, the Qin army not only firmly controlled all parts of Suzhou, but also stepped through the Yumen Pass, completely driving some of the Hurong people who had lived here for decades back to the old nest behind the snow-capped mountains.

At this point, the entire Hexi has been completely owned by Daqi.

After more than ten years, the Qin army won a great victory, and the majesty was still great, and the king was overjoyed, and decided to reward the whole army after returning to the court. The will spread to the northwest, and the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted.

Today is the last war, and the target is only a small county town. This small city called Qinan was originally the territory of the Guyu people, but it was invaded by the Huns and ruled for more than 20 years.

Although it was not originally under the control of Daqi, it was reported that Qin Mu received a decree from the imperial court to capture this small city and return it to the Guyu royal family before returning to Beijing, which was regarded as a favor to the Guyu royal family by the way, so that Guyu completely surrendered to Daqi.

This county town is not big, according to the investigation of the Hun Rong people in the city is very few, and the Hun Rong army has withdrawn to the snow mountain after the old nest whip is beyond the reach, this battle can actually be described as easy.

Therefore, Qin Mu planned to send Qin Yuan to complete it independently.

In the past three months, he has followed the army to win countless tough battles, large and small, Qin Yuan has already grown rapidly, coupled with the errand of the command he used to take on in the Beijing Health Division, he has accumulated a lot of actual combat experience this time, and all the generals feel that he is fine. Qin Yuan himself was also full of confidence, so he got up early to wait for the official departure in an hour.

The garrison of the army was not far from the county seat of Qinan, and at about the time of Shen in the afternoon, Qin Yuan had already led his troops to the outside of the city.

According to the plan, the deputy general led most of the men and horses to pacify the villagers and capture the county government of the Hun Rong people, while Qin Yuan led a small group of elite soldiers to search for the part of the Guyu royal family that was taken as hostage by the Hun Rong as a hostage in the city.

Although it has been planned, the deputy general is still a little hesitant, although the Hunnon people defending the city have retreated, but this barbarian has always been treacherous, and Bao Buqi will hide in the city to carry out a surprise attack on the army, Qin Yuan alone only led a dozen elite soldiers, which is still a little too risky.

But Qin Yuan also has his own considerations, the county government is the yamen of a city, and it is the most important place, but if he wants to resist, he should also protect this place first, so the deputy staff general will lead most of the soldiers and horses, and it should be easy to take it. According to the information obtained earlier, the Guyu royal family under house arrest should have been hidden in the city, and the villagers were already panicked after the war.

Therefore, after some consideration, Qin Yuan decided on this plan.

Seeing that Qin Yuan took off his armor and put on an ordinary dress and was about to enter the city, the deputy staff general couldn't help but persuade: "Childe, let's think about it again, it's still a little too risky for you to go like this." ”

The deputy staff general has always been Qin Mu's subordinate in the past, so it is appropriate to call Qin Yuan a son.

Qin Yuan didn't hesitate at all, changed his clothes, and finally instructed his subordinates, "Send a signal as soon as you take the county office, and I will go to meet you." ”

After that, he led more than a dozen subordinates who had also changed their clothes to set off together, and quietly infiltrated the county seat according to the location that had been investigated in advance.

Because they had sent people into the city to investigate in advance, Qin Yuan and the others didn't have much effort after entering the city, and they found the residence of the Guyu royal family who was under house arrest. After easily getting rid of the Hun soldiers who were guarding them, they went straight to find them.

Because of hearing the riots in the house, the master's family has already hidden in the room and tied the door, although the people in this house are noble royal families, but they are taken hostage to live in this small city, and they are always oppressed by the Huns, life is actually not very good, now their lives are at stake, they don't know whether Qin Yuan's gang is friend or foe, and it is understandable to be vigilant.

It's a pity that the two sides don't understand the language, Qin Yuan tried his best to explain, but the other party still refused to open the door. But the situation did not allow them to be consumed for long, and with the siege of the deputy generals, the Hunnon people and dogs in the city jumped over the wall in a hurry, and had approached here, wanting to take these people away.

At first glance, when the people came to see Qin Yuan's appearance in the Central Plains, they immediately started to fight, and some of the more than a dozen elite soldiers met the battle, and some of them directly slammed open the door of the house, and took away the frightened bird-like master.

People were taken out one after another, and it was estimated that it was almost there, Qin Yuan was about to order a retreat, but he saw a servant girl whispering something to him.

The language barrier, Qin Yuan was naturally confused, but seeing that the maid was so anxious that she had already cried, he guessed that there should be something important.

Seeing the handmaiden's strong fingers in one direction, Qin Yuan probably understood that someone should have fallen, so he hurriedly asked his subordinates to take most of the Guyu people to transfer first, and he followed the handmaiden to move quickly.

After walking for a long time, the two came to a courtyard, and the maidservant pointed to the closed door in the courtyard, and said something, and ran to knock on the door.

The maidservant seemed to persuade for a while, the door was finally opened, Qin Yuan followed closely, and sure enough, he saw a girl in the room.

The girl has the tall figure of the Guyu people, and the silhouette is also as standard as the Guyu girl, but the eyes are black from the Central Plains, a bit like the mixed blood of the Central Plains and the Yugur people.

Sure enough, the girl looked at Qin Yuan for a while, and opened her mouth to say a Chinese sentence, "You are from Qi in the Central Plains?" You're here to save us? ”

Finally able to communicate, a smile appeared on Qin Yuan's handsome face, but his words were neat and crisp, "Exactly, without further ado, come with us!" ”

The sound of weapons in the garden approached her ears, and the girl hurriedly nodded, without hesitation, she kept up with Qin Yuan's footsteps and ran forward quickly.

After those Guyu people saw Qin Yuan's face, and then saw the Hun Rong people who came to fight, they all immediately understood that this was to save them, so they all relaxed and followed Qin Yuan's men to leave first.

Qin Yuan When they came out, they alarmed some of the Huns, and they came up to fight with fierce eyes, but Qin Yuan took the woman and didn't have time to fight with them, so he hurriedly blocked the two swords, and wanted to escape after finding the horse arranged in advance, the situation was urgent, he didn't explain much, and directly hugged the girl on the horse, but unfortunately a horse can only accommodate two people at most, and the maid may have to stay.

The girl's eyes were reluctant, and she asked urgently, "What about Axia?" Take her with you! ”

Qin Yuan couldn't respond, and only comforted: "The goal of the Hurong people is you, she is just a servant, so it should be fine." Qi Jun had already entered the city and told her to hurry into the house and hide, it wouldn't be long before the city would be safe. ”

He had a point, and the girl had no choice but to shout a few words in Guyu to the maid named Ah Xia, who nodded hurriedly, hid in a room and closed the door in a few steps.

Without any worries, Qin Yuan beat the horse and escaped from the chaos with the girl.

After some delay, it was already dark at this time, and the troops led by the deputy general were invincible all the way, and had conquered the county office, Qin Yuan galloped immediately, and saw a firework blooming in the night sky, which was the signal they had said in advance, Qin Yuan knew that the Qi army had won, so he fought all the way and rushed to the county government along the mark left by the Qi army.

His men had arrived one step ahead of him, and everyone had joined up, and there were no major casualties, and the battle was fought with great ease and beauty. The girl who could speak Chinese hugged her family and cried, and after calming down, she hurriedly explained Qin Yuan's identity and intention to the family, and the family expressed their gratitude to the generals of the Qi army, and the girl became a translator as a translator.

After some communication, Qi Jun realized that the family under house arrest was the Chi Yu family, the third son of King Guyu, and the girl's name was Yu Duo, and her mother was Han, so she could speak fluent Chinese. After figuring out each other's identities, the atmosphere was much more cheerful, so it was dark at night, and the county seat had just been breached, Qin Yuan ordered the army to temporarily camp in the city tonight, and when the third prince's family settled in the county office, Qin Yuan sent someone back to the previous mansion to bring out the servant girl named Axia, this servant girl is loyal to the master, if the master and servant can be reunited, it is also a good thing.

Not long after, Ah Xia really followed the Qi soldiers to arrive, as Qin Yuan said, the target of those Hun Rong people was the third prince's family, and they did not look at these subordinates, and soon the Qi army had entered the city, and they had already fled for their lives, so they did not hurt Ah Xia.

Ah Xia and Lord Yuduo hugged each other and cried, seeing that Qin Yuan couldn't help but be distracted.

After Wenwen and Nan Feng escaped death that year, it was also like this, but unfortunately, he was not around.

After repairing overnight in the county seat of Qinan, after discussing with the third prince, Qin Yuan brought the guests back to the Qi army camp on the second day, preparing to escort them back to the city of Guyu Wangcheng in the future and reunite with the family of King Guyu.

Qin Mu was deeply relieved to see his son return victoriously and learned that things were done beautifully, and because of the visit of distinguished guests, a lively bonfire dinner was held in the camp that night, which was not only to welcome the guests of Guyu, but also to celebrate his son's achievements.

Outside the border gate, the night is as cool as water.

After a few rounds of drinking with everyone in the tent, Qin Yuan walked out with the wine jug, found a place in the camp with a wide field of vision, and drank himself against the bright moon in the sky.

On this march, he was thoroughly trained to become a warrior. In the past, he was not good at drinking, but now he is no different from the soldiers in the army, when he is tired, he likes to drink a big bowl to relieve fatigue, he has also grown a lot, he used to be a filial son who obeyed his father's teachings, but now he has more of his own opinions.

Although the conditions were bitter and cold, he also suffered some injuries, but this expedition, he gained a lot, and he did not regret it.

Tonight is the full moon again, the cold moonlight is covered with silver frost for the wide land, the young man is drinking, suddenly he heard a call behind him, he turned his head to look, is looking at Yu Duo in a red dress.

Yu Duo smiled at him, as clear as the crescent moon spring outside Dunhuang City, he also smiled politely back, Yu Duo did not twist, walked straight closer, and sat down beside him.

"Brother Qin, are you going back to the Central Plains tomorrow?" Yu Duo gets straight to the point.

Qi Nan City has been taken, according to the plan, Qin Mu father and son and the main generals will return to the court tomorrow, and the task of escorting Yu Duo's family back has been handed over to the soldiers who were originally stationed at the border pass, and the emperor has issued an order to return to Beijing after the army takes Qi Nan, they must not delay.

Qin Yuan replied: "Yes, the army has received the holy decree, and the relatives at home have been separated for a long time, so it's time to go back." ”

Yu Duo actually understood that this was the truth, she followed Qin Yuan's gaze and looked at the full moon in the sky for a while, was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Many years ago, my mother also saw the moon with a Han person, he saved her, and then, like you, left the next day." ”

Qin Yuan was a little surprised, so he didn't look at her, so he listened to her continue: "Then my mother married my father, and my mother said that she never saw him again, because I heard that he died not long after." ”

Yu Duo suddenly looked up at him, a pair of eyes were extremely clear under the moonlight, and Qin Yuan's heart trembled.

Yu Duo took a deep breath and asked, "Brother Qin, you saved me, I like you, I am willing to marry you, are you willing to marry me?" ”

Qin Yuan was stunned for a moment, but smiled bitterly in his heart, they only met yesterday afternoon, she didn't even know who he was, so she liked him?

Seeing that Qin Yuan didn't speak, Yu Duo was anxious, and she asked, "Why don't you speak?" Am I not good-looking? Or, do you already have a sweetheart? ”

The girl is so innocent and straightforward, although Qin Yuan doesn't want to hurt her, he still has to tell the truth, he said slowly: "You are very beautiful, I am not worthy of you, I'm sorry, I already have a fiancée." ”

Yes, he has a fiancée, and the girl who took the initiative to confess to him last year is still waiting for him in the capital.

Yu Duo's eyes darkened, and he was silent for a while, but when he looked up again, he was relieved. She suddenly snatched the wine jug from Qin Yuan's hand, took a sip of it heroically, and then said, "I know that this may be the case, but if you don't say it, you will regret it!" ”

After that, he stuffed the wine jug into the hand of the stunned young man, got up and said heartily: "Brother Qin, thank you for saving me!" Have a nice trip! In your Central Plains words, there will be a period later! ”

Then, without waiting for Qin Yuan to speak, he strode back to his tent.

Yes, if you don't say it, you will regret it, just like her mother, because of the ancestral rules of the Han people, she didn't take the initiative to tell the man what was going on in her heart, and she didn't see each other again until she said goodbye, so she was depressed for the rest of her life, and she regretted it until she died.

In the days when my mother was about to die, I told her all about the old things of those girls.

Qin Yuan turned his head, only to see the girl's fiery red dress like a jumping flame, flickering in the night.