Lin Chengping's eyes were a little moist: "So, General, your recent disarmament is aimed at this?" ”

Xiahou Xiangyang sighed, his eyes returned to the sand table, his eyes set off from Shangjing, to the Zhenbei Army, and finally to the Xiongnu Right Account Wang Court Station, neither denied Lin Chengping's statement, nor did he approve of it, but changed the topic: "Chengping, if one day there is neither the Zhenbei Army, nor the Xiliang Army, nor the Xiongnu, what kind of scene will it be?" ”

Lin Chengping was speechless for a moment, he had never thought about this problem, in his subconscious concept, the Zhenbei Army and the Xiongnu Army were hostile, and the Xiliang Army was mutually restrictive, forming a posture of horns, which was a balanced situation of confrontation. In Xiliang, there is a king of Xiliang who is full of words, in the Zhenbei Army, the general is the Dinghai God Needle, as long as the general is there, the Zhenbei Army will not be chaotic.

"Chengping, if there is no Zhenbei Army, the household department of the imperial court is five or six out of ten silver taels and grain and grass to the people, build embankments, build schools, pave bridges and roads, will greatly benefit the people. If there was no Xiliang army, the 300-mile radius of Xueyong Pass would be full of people, and it would not be inaccessible because of the fear of Xiliang's rebellion. The Central Plains and Xiliang will communicate with each other, and the silk and mulberry hemp from the Central Plains can be transported to Xiliang without barriers, and the crisp and sweet fruits of Xiliang can also enter the Central Plains. And these are all empty words now. The Zhenbei Army north of the Great Wall occupies the household department, and the Xiliang to the west of Xueyong Pass is closed and locked. ”

"At the beginning, the world was undecided, I thought that after the world was decided, I could level up at home and abroad, and there would never be anyone who was not full of food and clothing. But now that the Great Wei Dynasty has been founded for more than eight years, everyone is still not well fed and clothed, and there are still Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army. This kind of war killing machine, sometimes, people will inevitably suspect certain things......" Xiahou Xiangyang had a sad look on his face, stretched out his hand and pulled out a small flag on the sand table, and then planted it near Shangjing, speechless for a long time.

Lin Chengping admired the general, but he couldn't understand the general. The first time he saw the general was the first military parade after joining the Zhenbei Army, the mighty Zhenbei Army pennant hunting, and the galloping horses were orderly. The sound of neighing is in the ears, and the smell of horse manure is in the nose, filling the country with the desolate taste peculiar to the steppe desert.

At the shouting of the sky and the sun, he saw the general who was wearing armor but could not hide his elegant temperament slowly ascending to the platform. Raise your arms lightly. Hundreds of thousands of Zhenbei troops were suddenly silent, the general just said "drums", and suddenly the drums shook the sky, and the heavy cavalry lined up and passed by, and the dull pace hit the earth, making a burst of roar like thunder, and then the light cavalry jumped over, and the army lined up in a long snake formation passed by last.

Lin Chengping once secretly cried because he was scared and homesick. But it was the first time that he couldn't hold back his tears because of his excitement, and in an instant he found a place to belong except for the dilapidated courtyard in Lanzhou. His roots were suddenly rooted in the Zhenbei Army, and his eyes were deeply impressed by the figure on the platform.

I don't know how long it took, Xiahou Xiangyang woke up from his contemplation, and his face returned to his previous calm state: "Chengping, I have always been worried that the imperial court will ban the Zhenbei Army and let 500,000 good men bear the blame, but now the development of things has exceeded many people's expectations, and something big has happened in the capital." ”

As he spoke, he took out the letter that had been soaked in blood from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Chengping beside him.

Lin Chengping took it with both hands respectfully, just glanced at it, and his whole body was like being struck by lightning, His Majesty died, the Queen Mother returned to heaven, and the scholar died violently, a simple single sentence is tantamount to the biggest earth-shattering thunderbolt in the world, just from this sentence, Lin Chengping felt the treachery and chill after the letter, and after a while, he could only say one sentence: "General, such an important matter, why didn't you announce it to the world?" ”

Indeed, the information on the letterhead is indeed enough to sensational the world, and Shangjing City has been boiling, but this news seems to have been subjected to some resistance, and it has never reached the Zhenbei Army, and now the Zhenbei Army is vigorously reducing personnel, but no one has heard about what happened in Shangjing.

Xiahou Xiangyang bypassed the sand table and walked to the door of the big tent: "The matter has not spread, which means that someone is in control, and the control is excellent." Chengping, I also thought about suppressing this matter and going back to Beijing alone to see what was going on, but now I have changed my mind, and I have decided to lead the Zhenbei Army to the south! ”

Lin Chengping looked up at General Xiahou in shock, holding the Zhenbei saber tightly in one hand, the general's move is very dangerous, if it is not handled well, it is easy to be caught by the imperial court, hundreds of thousands of troops went south, and the soldiers came to the capital, even if the original intention was good, they also figured out what happened in the imperial court, and successfully supported the new emperor to ascend the throne, the new king and the imperial court, especially Pan Chunwei, will definitely not believe in a general who leads the troops south, and the suppression and exclusion by the time will definitely not be the first in the world of martial arts to retreat.

"Chengping, I know your worries, but the Zhenbei army is fighting openly and secretly in the north of the Great Wall, and they need to know that there is a group of people who are spilling their blood for the Central Plains, and they need to know that there are people in the world who are guarding the Central Plains. No matter what the final result of this trip is, I, Xiahou Xiangyang, always have a clear conscience. The general spoke.

He turned his head to look at Lin Chengping: "Chengping, I have always insisted on establishing the Long Xue Cavalry, and let the Long Xue Cavalry have an independent number and become an army other than the Zhenbei Army, just so that one day, the Zhenbei Army will be banned collectively, or at the moment of extreme, there will be a team that can resist the enemy north of the Great Wall." Now, this moment has come, Lin Chengping, listen to the order! ”

Lin Chengping knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "The last general, Lin Chengping, listen to the general's orders." ”

"Zhenbei Longxue rode Lin Chengping, when the Zhenbei Army went south, he ordered 10,000 Longxue to ride, stick to the grassland, and give you 10,000 horses to ensure that nothing goes wrong, and not let the right account Wang Court cross the Great Wall one step, and do not let the Huns stand on the bank of Weishui again." Xiahou Xiangyang said solemnly.

"The last general ordered that even if the Zhenbei Longxue cavalry fought to the last soldier, he would never let the Huns see the outline of the Great Wall." Lin Chengping responded.

Xiahou Xiangyang helped Lin Chengping up, and the most worried thing in his heart landed, with a relieved and relaxed look on his face: "Chengping, after talking about official business, let's talk about a little private matter." I'm going to entrust it to you. ”

"Although the general said that as long as Chengping can do it, he will definitely go to the soup and die." Lin Chengping said.

Xiahou Xiangyang smiled: "Your tone is somewhat similar to your eldest sister." There is always a hint of exaggeration, in fact, the thing is very simple, I have never been married in my life, and I have never bought a house, and I only think about this half-tent book, there are my own handwritten books, and there are some authentic books. I wanted to find someone to entrust me. Originally, I wanted to give it to your eldest sister, but when I thought about it, I thought about it with the temperament of Miss Wan'er. It seems that he may not be very happy to accept it, and even if he does, it seems that he will not cherish it too much. ”

Lin Chengping was suddenly stunned, even though he was thousands of miles away from his eldest sister. The eldest sister can also create an embarrassing situation for him. The key is that what the general said is true, with the temperament of the eldest sister, it is better to send a book than a silver ticket, she is not very rare books, even if she accepts it, she must always be on guard against the tragic thing that the eldest sister sells because she thinks the books are an eyesore.

"So, I changed my mind and prepared to entrust this half-tent book to Chen Nuonuo by you. If someone can see one or two in the future, and think that there is something meritorious. That's all the hard work that has been wasted all these years. Xiahou Xiangyang said with a smile, "Chen Nuonuo went to the Zuo Account Palace, and he shouldn't be very clear about the things in the capital, and he will definitely pass by the Zhenbei Army on the way back to Beijing, so you can give her the books when the time comes." ”

Lin Chengping said yes, he had already begun to calculate how to deal with the multiplied Hun army, this must be an extremely tragic battle, but he insisted on supporting all the decisions of the general, and the Zhenbei army needed to send a signal to the imperial court - there was a group of people who threw their heads and spilled blood to fight to the death for your stability.

Xiahou Xiangyang waved his hand gently, Lin Chengping comprehended, and slowly withdrew from the Chinese army's tent, a cold breath penetrated his heart, he rubbed his dry throat, walked to the camp tent of Longxue Riding in the north of the town, opened the curtain, and there was an oncoming heat wave inside, mixed with Zhao Feng's sigh, which made him feel another long-lost warmth.

This kind of warmth is different from the warmth of the eldest sister and brothers together, in the small courtyard, he is at ease, the fallen leaves return to the roots, indulge in it and can't extricate himself, and sleep at night with peace of mind. In the barracks, he was happy, laughing, laughing and scolding without scruples, and sleeping soundly on each other's shoulders.

Zhao Feng saw Lin Chengping enter the big tent, and hurriedly got up to make room for it, and several other people called "Brother Chengping".

Lin Chengping nodded slightly, sat down, Da Zhuang immediately handed over a piece of roasted black and charred sweet potato, Lin Chengping reached out and tore open a small piece of sweet potato skin, the shriveled sweet potato flesh in it exuded a sweet and sour taste, he was going to talk about the general's plan after eating, and now he can eat a meal peacefully.

He saw Zhao Feng staring at the cauldron on the fire, waiting for something with bated breath, if you say who will enjoy it the most in the Zhenbei military camp, His Royal Highness Zhao Feng is called second, no one dares to call it first, the pursuit of quality of life has reached an outrageous level, every year in early spring, the grass is tipping, Zhao Feng will harvest the first touch of green with his own hands, and then dry it to make tea to drink, and he can also send some to the general, the grassland is hot in summer, the temperature difference between day and night is large, but Zhao Feng can get up early to collect dew and make tea, Grasshoppers all over the ground in autumn have become his food, and in winter, hares can be grilled by him into golden oil.

Zhao Feng saw the water in the pot bubbling, counted to three in a low voice, and immediately took out all kinds of messy things from his sleeves, and threw them into the cauldron in different categories, and then ordered a person next to him to put the mutton bones into the pot, he covered the pot stiffly, and sat down with a long breath: "Boss, this pot of water is not ordinary, it is the snow water that I took from my special horseback to the south for ten miles, let me tell you, the further north this snow is, the drier and colder, less moisturized, the more wet and sticky the south, and less energetic, only the snow water ten miles south of the military camp in the north of the town is just right, The bone broth boiled in snow water tastes the best. Hey, it's best to boil water over a dry fire, boil out three bubbles, make a big contribution, stuffy mutton bones, boil to three boiling pots, the bone broth is the most tender, drink the bone broth, add snow water, eat hot pot, the most flavorful, after eating hot pot, the mutton bones have also been boiled, take out the bone marrow with a bamboo skewer after fishing, eat the lower belly, how a beautiful word. ”

Everyone listened to the drool, and couldn't help but close their saliva, no matter how annoying this Zhao Feng was, but when it came to eating, it was second to none.

"In fact, the first snow in the capital, the snow collected on the eaves of ordinary people's houses is better, with fireworks, and it is more suitable for eating in the pot." Zhao Feng closed his eyes and said, indulging in the life of the squirrels who were still in the countryside in the capital in the past, he opened his eyes and glanced at the appearance of everyone, and said angrily: "Look at you bears who have never seen the world from the countryside, just listening to it is so greedy, it's really embarrassing, how can it be like our people in the city who are well-informed, educated and cultivated." ”

Lin Chengping couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he heard this, and everyone snickered, their eyes looking at Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng's face drooped, and his tone was a little resentful: "Boss, aren't you sincere in demolishing my platform?" They are from the countryside and have never seen the world, so how can you do the same. ”

Everyone laughed, Da Zhuang stood up and knocked Zhao Feng on the head from behind, Zhao Feng turned his head and glared at Da Zhuang angrily, and shouted, Da Zhuang, you messed up my hairstyle, and there was another burst of laughter.

Long Xue Cavalry is divided into ten teams according to a team of 1,000 people, and the captain of each squad is Jiao Zuo Qianfu, and now this group of people in the camp is the core of Long Xue Cavalry.

Quietly waiting for the pot water to boil, Zhao Feng said that if you want to eat delicious food, you must be patient and not be anxious. Everyone didn't care at first, but when they saw that the patient Zhao Feng really ate the food, they couldn't help but follow suit. Zhao Feng couldn't help but sneer again, saying that if the eldest sister was there, she would definitely have to wait patiently, you hillbillies have never seen the world.

In his eyes, the entire Zhenbei Army came out of himself and the boss Lin Chengping, and the others were hillbillies.

A commander took out the small musical instrument of his hometown from his arms, put it to his mouth, and blew it gently, mixed with the whirring wind outside the big tent, like a whimper, everyone's hearts tightened, they had heard that the old comrades-in-arms who went home were not doing well, and the place where they went back seemed to be no longer the hometown in their impressions, they were incompatible with their hometown, and their peace of mind became the Zhenbei Army, but they could never go back.

Zhao Feng leaned over with great interest and asked curiously, "I haven't seen this kind of instrument before, what's the name?" ”

The commander stopped his instrument, sighed, and finally seized the opportunity to fight back against Zhao Feng, laughing: "I don't know this?" Haha, you countrymen just haven't seen the world, hillbilly, it's a shame, where are we in the city who are well-informed, educated, and cultured, and want to know? I don't want to tell you if I want to know. ”

Zhao Feng, who was put on a position, reacted quickly, put his hands in his sleeves, bent over, rubbed his nose, and spit a mouthful of phlegm on the ground, the countryman was full of temperament, rolled his eyes, and said nonchalantly: "If you don't tell it, forget it, why bury people, what's wrong with us countrymen, you are all countrymen for three generations." We countrymen are simple, unlike you city people, poor and exquisite, self-righteous, boastful, and there are quite a lot of things, but I can't get used to seeing your face with eyes above the top, I bah. (To be continued.) )