The beacon fire between Dashang and Beirong burned for several years, and the border villages outside the Guanhai were lost, and Shuozhou and Jizhou in the north were also lost one after another.

Later, the sixth prince Qin Hao automatically asked for help, went to the border pass, and killed the eldest prince's wife-in-law, the Pingbian general Fu Wei, before the battle.

Fu Wei was originally Shuozhou Patrol Sima, Shuozhou Taishou Han Jin died, directly appointed as Shuozhou Taishou, this time Beirong invaded the border, the prince Li Bao, appointed him as the general of Pingbian, can directly mobilize the soldiers and horses of the three surrounding state capitals.

Unexpectedly, Fu Wei did not think of resisting the enemy, busy withholding military salaries, nepotism, when guarding Shuozhou, he transferred 50,000 troops and horses in Jizhou to assist in defending the city against the enemy, Zhong Shizhong, a famous general of the Great Business, was the commander of the Jizhou garrison, he led the army to Shuozhou to resist the enemy, and Fu Weicheng clamped the Beirong army with the left and right horns, but Fu Wei was defeated in a battle and abandoned the city and fled, leaving the old general to fall into a heavy siege and die in a bloody battle.

After retreating to Jizhou, Fu Wei didn't want to defend the city well, he was busy with the military affairs of Jizhou, there was no official position above him in Jizhou, everyone obeyed his order, but he didn't expect Beirong to hit Jizhou, he actually saw Beirong arrive, took the soldiers and horses he led, and left the city directly.

The Jizhou garrison took 20,000 defenders in the city, and the soldiers and civilians resisted the enemy in blood, and forcibly blocked the 150,000 troops of Beirong for three days.

The two members of the imperial court always said that they died on the battlefield, the soldiers were in turmoil, and the Beirong army was like entering a no-man's land.

The faction of the great prince in the court also thought that the soldiers and horses of Yunzhou and Pingzhou should be transferred for Fu Wei's command, and thought that it was not Fu Wei's crime of not fighting, and the sixth prince Qin Hao threw out the blood written by Jizhou Taishou on his death at the court meeting, knelt on the main hall, and bluntly said, "It will be the luck of the great merchant to have such loyal ministers, but if you don't kill Fu Wei, how can you calm the hearts of the subjects of the world?" He is willing to go to the front of the battle with the eldest prince to kill the enemy, so as to strengthen the army and improve morale. ”

The eldest prince was a general like him, and he had nothing to say, so he couldn't say that he didn't want to go to the battlefield to defend the country and kill the enemy, right?

The eldest prince soon became ill and could not travel, so the sixth prince Qin Hao traveled lightly with the guards, and rushed to the north with the holy decree and Shang Fang's sword.

After sacrificing Shang Fang's sword in front of the battle and killing Fu Wei and the three generals who were in cahoots with him, the soldiers' hearts were condensed.

The sixth prince Qin Hao appointed a group of new generals before the war, and the battle finally turned around, transferred Pingzhou soldiers and horses, and attacked from the north and south.

However, after more than three years of losing troops and losing generals, the strength of the Great Shang was in a hurry, and Beirong had not yet been driven out of Yuyang Pass outside Shuozhou.

The village was beating the gong and going door to door to inform the news, and there was sadness in the family that met the requirements for enlistment.

The Wang family has Wang Yuanshan and Wang Rui, who are above fifteen and below fifty-five, both of whom are counted as one ding, and both the father and son of the Wang family are in line.

Wang Yuanshan thought that he was over half a hundred years old, and he would not lose money when he went to the battlefield, but how could Wang Rui bear his old father to serve again, he only said that he also wanted to go to the battlefield to see, no matter whether Wang Yuanshan went to enlist or not, he had to sign up for the army.

Although it is said that it is just preparing for war, their Wangjia Village is under the jurisdiction of Yunzhou Prefecture, and Yunzhou is not far from Jizhou and Shuozhou, if they want to transfer troops, they will definitely transfer people from Yunzhou first.

Wang Yuanshan knew that he was stubborn, and Jinwen naturally refused to let Wang Yuanshan go out of filial piety, so the Wang family asked Wang Rui to apply.

After a few days, people from the county came to inspect them one by one, and Wang Rui was naturally selected, and he gathered in Yunyang County ten days later.

While packing up for Wang Rui, Jinwen was secretly sad, the village Da Zhuang was also selected, Da Zhuang Niang knew the original mentality of Chunye's mother-in-law, and couldn't help but want to bring a daughter-in-law to Da Zhuang in, if she could conceive a child, she would be at ease.

After Jinwen heard about this, he thought about it all night, and early the next morning, he came to Wang Yuanshan: "Dad, Brother Huzi is going to the battlefield, I ...... Family ...... I don't think I need to get married......... Do it early. The sentence was intermittent and shy, but she wanted to finish the marriage as soon as possible, then she would be Brother Huzi's daughter-in-law.

Besides, there are no eyes on the battlefield, if there is anything, maybe she can conceive a child, and the incense of the Wang family will not be broken.

As soon as she said this, Wang Yuanshan still didn't understand anything, "Awen, Dad has thought about it, don't talk about getting married, and the matter of your marriage should be postponed for a while." This conscription service, you look at Haruha her man, she will come back in three years, and you will be eighteen years old by then. ”

Jin Wen knew that Wang Yuanshan had good intentions, and the future was slim, he was worried that if Wang Rui had a case, then she would be ruined for the rest of her life.

"Daddy...... Big strong ...... I'm willing to ...... myself," Jinwen wanted to say more.

Wang Yuanshan shook his hand and interrupted her words: "Awen, you are your father's daughter, your father is just you and Huzi's two children, neither of them can be wronged, don't talk about this matter, if you are allowed to marry at this time, your father agrees, Huzi will not agree, and you will definitely complain about my old foolishness when you look back." ”

Jin Wen pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Wang Rui stood outside the door, hearing their conversation, he couldn't say anything in his heart, he just knew that he was actually happy when he joined the army, which man didn't want to jump on the battlefield with enthusiasm? Hearing the war in Jizhou and the rampant Beirong, he felt that a good man should defend the country and kill the enemy, when he was not conscripted, he thought about his father at home, and Jinwen did not agree to him to be a soldier, he forced himself to be patient, and now that the conscription is still forced by the imperial court, he only feels happy.

But after the joy faded, seeing Wang Yuanshan's silence, seeing Jinwen secretly wiping his tears, he felt that it was not a taste, and now when he heard Jinwen's words, his heart was even more sour, he would never marry Jinwen at this time, even if his father agreed, he would not agree.

On the second day, Wang Rui was at home, and went up to check the roofs of several rooms in the house, and some tiles were all slid with plaster, in fact, Wang Yuanshan was not yet fifty years old, but when he thought that he was going to leave home in seven days, and he couldn't handle the affairs of the family in the future, Wang Rui couldn't help but want to do more, Wang Yuanshan also knew his thoughts, and killed a chicken at home, and planned to give Wang Rui more good food in the next few days.

Jin Wen opened a few pieces of new cotton cloth and tailored clothes for Wang Rui, although it was only a few years in Shuozhou, but the cold was still remembered, the cotton clothes in the army were always simple, and it was inconvenient to go out, she couldn't wait to drive out dozens of sets of clothes, shoes and socks to bring to Wang Rui, so from knowing that Wang Rui had not done anything in the past few days after joining the army, except cooking, she used three days to drive out a thick cotton coat and two wool vests for Wang Rui, and her eyes were red and red, Wang Rui was distressed: "Awen, I went to Yunzhou first, People say that the army will give out clothes. ”

"The clothes of the military will not be thick, even if it is summer and autumn, I am worried that if you rush to Shuozhou, it will be winter, you remember that the vest is worn on the outside in turn, and the cotton jacket is worn inside, I changed the two cotton jackets, both of them fit tightly, and the soldiers' uniforms are worn on the outside, and the cotton clothes are worn inside, which is not in the way, if it is cold, the vest will be put on the outside of the cotton clothes. I heard that there were people in the army who bullied the newcomers, and I used my old clothes to meet the outside, and people couldn't tell the old and the new. ”

Jin Wen chattered and said, while measuring Wang Rui's feet, "There are still seven days of hard work, I don't know if the shoes and socks will be done in time, the shoes will be issued in the army, I will make you a new pair of boots, and make a few more pairs of cotton socks." ”

"Arwen, don't worry, I'll be back." Wang Rui looked at her red eyes, and didn't understand her worries, "You wait for me at home, I'll be back in three years." I don't know if the war will end soon, and I'll be back in less than three years. ”

"Yes, I'll be back soon." Jin Wen responded in a low voice, wanting to laugh, but she was a little choked, she hurriedly went out with something, and began to bury herself in shoes and socks, thinking that Wang Rui's feet also had chilblains, socks must be thick, there is not enough cotton at home, so she simply dismantled a cotton jacket of her own and used it first, and took a pair of cotton boots and seven pairs of cotton socks for Wang Rui to try early on the morning of the eighth day.

Wang Rui repaired the chicken coop at home, went out to find a few Ah Niu, and asked them to help take care of the house when they were not at home, and saw Ah Song standing at the door of the house looking at him from a distance, seeing his sight, Ah Song looked at him indifferently for a long time and walked home.

I felt a little uneasy when I went home, and talked to Jinwen, Jinwen said that he would no longer go out alone to those places in the future, and if there was something to do, he would find osmanthus or spring flowers to accompany him, so that he could rest assured, and don't tell Wang Yuanshan about it, Wang Rui thought about it and felt that he might have thought too much, so he didn't mention it anymore.

Jinwen dried a lot of dried ginger and ground it into powder, wrapped it in kraft paper, put it in a purse for him to carry, and told him to soak it up and drink it if he caught a cold, and told Wang Rui what stories about the art of war and military orders he had heard from his brother when he was a child, and he only hated that he didn't pay attention to it since he was a child, and he couldn't help Wang Rui more.

On the evening of the ninth day, Jin Wen specially bought a pot of wine, fried a few good dishes, and let Wang Yuanshan and Wang Rui eat, a family of three sat and ate in the hall, Wang Yuanshan just told Wang Rui to be careful and pay attention everywhere, and have the opportunity to send more letters home, Wang Rui asked his father to take care of himself and not to be tired, and to heat two more dishes while Ah Wen went to the stove, he whispered: "Dad, if I have something, you choose a good family for Ah Wen, don't let her delay." Wang Yuanshan nodded and said he understood.

This meal lasted for more than an hour, and it was night, Wang Rui took a bath and was just about to rest, Jinwen called him, he saw the black cloth inside the house outside the house, thinking that something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped into the east room, walked in a few steps in the dark, the door suddenly closed, and someone hugged him from behind.