Tangbian Pass Town, Jingzhou.

The Don army repelled another enemy attack and rested under the city walls. It was getting dark, and there was a lot of silence around. A melodious flute sounded in the twilight. At this moment, the hussar general Liu Zhen was inspecting the defense of the city wall, inspecting the casualties of the soldiers, and when he heard the sound of the flute, he couldn't help but lose his mind slightly. Then he quickly searched the direction from which the flute came from, and there were many soldiers up and down the city wall, but he quickly found the person who played the flute.

The flute player was a veteran. He sat on a rock, barefoot, his clothes were very torn, his cheekbones were high, the wrinkles on his forehead were deep, and under his thick eyebrows, he had a pair of eyes that were particularly insightful. A teenage child soldier snuggled up beside him, his chin in his right hand and listened with his ears sideways. The creep was also barefoot, his clothes were torn, and he was holding a tassel gun about the height of his.

This veteran may well have turned out to be an old farmer; As for the baby soldier, maybe it turned out to be a cowherd baby. This old and young have lost their quiet lives because of the war. The years of fighting were very difficult, but they were full of determination to defeat the enemy once and for all, and they could live happily ever after.

Liu Gan listened to the sound of the flute and looked into the distance attentively. Then in his eyes, crystal tears suddenly burst out.

Since the spring of the first year of Wude, the Western Qin forces invaded Guanzhong in a big way, Jingzhou is the gateway to Guanzhong, and also suffered a key blow from the Western Qin, Xue Rengao led the troops to storm the important town of Jingzhou, Liu Gan led the soldiers and civilians in the city to resolutely resist, under the resolute resistance of the soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou, Xue Rengao's siege was frustrated, and had to be changed to siege as the mainstay, supplemented by attack, and besieged the city for several months. At this moment, the city's material reserves are about to be exhausted. The city has had to implement food control and began to reduce clothing and diet.

Because of the lack of medicine, many of the wounded were denied treatment and had to have their necrotic muscles cut off and become disabled. Many of the soldiers were barefoot, and their clothes were ragged like Hanako. At the height of the battle, many children and women rushed to the walls to defend themselves, and many of them never came down...... Despite this, Jingzhou was still impregnable, and did not give the enemy outside the city the slightest chance. The people of Jingzhou are brave, and they did not give in in the face of a strong enemy. Liu Gan was a little sad, but he thought with relief.

Liu Gan is working hard in Jingzhou. And Li Shimin, the strongest commander recognized by Li Tang as the clan, is in Wang Shichong's mansion at the moment, and a group of nobles in the eastern capital are in harmony with each other, they are clearly against each other because of Li Yuan's capture of Guanzhong, but at this time, they are temporarily united because of the fierce undercurrent surging in Luoyang City, for no other reason, just for the sake of interests. The news of the theft of He's Bi has long been known by the major forces, and all signs point to the clues of Shuanglong and the two. In other words, it doesn't matter who stole He's Bi. For the sake of the interests of all parties, Shuanglong can only be the scapegoat, because firstly, they are famous, they are young and strong in martial arts, but they have no power to support them, and secondly, these two people carry the secret of Yang Gong's treasure. It was the target of many forces, but they didn't dare to make a public attack because of their face, so even if Shuanglong didn't steal He's bi, they had to detain the basin on them, and Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Zenyuan personally took the lead in the pursuit. took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and took the treasures on these two people in their hands.

In the face of the theft of He's Bi, Jing Zhai and Jing Nian Zen Monastery will certainly not ignore it, because all kinds of signs indicate that the thief is Shuanglong, Jing Nian Zen Monastery has spread the word, Jing Zhai heir Shi Fei Xuan will be in Luoyang Tianjin Bridge waiting for the two of them, if the time comes, Jing Zhai and Zen Monastery will launch a chase until the two hand over the treasure or until death.

Many people don't believe that Shuanglong will appear at that time, thinking that they will definitely abscond in fear of crime, especially Wang Shichong, but Li Shimin is the first to disbelieve, he appreciates and understands Shuanglong, and knows that whether it is the domineering Kou Zhong or the elegant and free Xu Ziling, they are not the kind of people who will retreat in case of trouble, they will definitely come, and they will be fearless to confront the concubine......

"Therefore, these two are dragons among men, but unfortunately they can't be obtained for me, I just hope that they will not become enemies in the future." Li Shimin's words were heard by Shi Qingyi, she laughed without words, but her fingers suddenly pointed at Li Shimin, and then the tea bowl that Li Shimin had already raised to his mouth suddenly took off his hand, and the tea in it spilled all over.

"Huh?" Li Shimin looked at Shi Qingyi in surprise: "This kind of thing, could it be the ability of He's family?" Shi Qingyi nodded: "Hmm! That's it, and even though it has only had a few useless abilities so far, it will certainly help me immensely in my accomplishments over time. Li Shimin looked at Shi Qingyi's eyes with a little envy: "It's so good to have a life like you with high martial arts and no worries, even a treasure like He's Bi doesn't take it to heart, and when it's used up, it will return to its original owner, I can't do it. ”

Shi Qingyi said in his heart, therefore, you mobilized all your manpower, and no longer care about the forces of Luoyang at this time and the concubine Xuan and Jingnian Zen Monastery openly cooperated, just to force Shuanglong to return the treasure, but it's a pity, Shi Qingyi said in his heart, the relationship between Shuanglong and the baby is enough to be called the terminator, originally Xu Ziling's law is natural, and it will not damage the body of He's Bi, but it's a pity that he forcibly extracted He's Bi's ability for his own use for his two good brothers, and the result was that Shuanglong and Turkic warriors both got He's Bi's ability, But He's Bi is finished! has been blown into powder and the family's bi, how can Shuanglong hand it over, according to the personality of the three people, they will naturally not back down, so they will definitely go to the appointment of the concubine, but at that time, in addition to stubbornness and quibbles, Shuanglong has no way.

"Although the Heshi Bi is precious, in the eyes of His Majesty and the important ministers of the dynasty, that is the same thing, it is still the most important strength of oneself." Shi Qingyi said, suddenly changing the topic: "Now that Western Qin has committed a crime, the prince has returned to the master to calm down the henchman of Western Qin first, as you who have fought a decisive battle with Western Qin, don't you have any ideas?" When it comes to the war in Western Qin, Li Shimin certainly has ideas in his heart, and as what he is best at, Li Shimin is naturally willing to share his thoughts with others: "Xue Ju of Western Qin is really a big trouble for the Tang Dynasty, this person is brave and strategic, born in a rich family but is willing to be good at fighting righteousness and squandering money, when he was appointed as the captain of Jincheng, he is even more popular, and has won the admiration and trust of the people. Taking advantage of the manpower and material resources in Guanzhong, which are far more abundant than those of Western Qin, to defeat them in a long-term stalemate, we must not be greedy for merit because of underestimating the enemy, otherwise there will be a danger of great defeat and loss. ”

Shi Qingyi: "Oh! With a sigh, he looked at the relaxed smile on Li Shimin's face and asked him: "Such a stubborn enemy, why aren't you worried at all!" "Why should I worry!" Li Shimin pretended to be surprised, and then he smiled and said: "Qu Tutong is a famous general in the world, Liu Wenjing is resourceful, with the two of them leading the troops, as long as they are careful and do not mess up, even if there is a small defeat, it will not change the comparison of the strength of the two sides, and if it continues to be consumed in the long run, the first person who can't hold on must be Xue Ju of Western Qin, what do I have to worry about?" Li Shimin's words were full of trust in Liu Wenjing and Qu Tutong, Shi Qingyi blinked his eyes and stopped talking. (To be continued......)