Wu Guoxing started a war with the Turks, intending to recover the lost Youzhou in one fell swoop. The first battle of the border cities of Beiping and Wen'an counties in Jizhou was a small victory. Li Sanlang made meritorious contributions when he first went into battle. When the news came back to Beijing, naturally some people were happy and some were worried.

Li Dalang of Fuxiang Village looked at the letter in his hand, his eyes were full of tears, "Uncle Zhu, look at the letter on this day, I am afraid that this battle was still a month ago, what news is there in Beijing now?" Li Dalang has been a village leader for all these years, and he has read a lot of books, although he is not as good as Li Sanlang in the government and the opposition, but he also knows a lot about the affairs of the DPRK and China.

"Da Lang, you just have to rest assured, San Lang is under the care of the prince of the Guogong Mansion, and there is no mistake. Besides, the eldest lady and the eldest young master are also in the border city, according to the temperament of the eldest lady, no matter how they will never let San Lang have an accident! It's you, I don't know how many times I've been back and forth, why don't you wait for the eldest lady to come back before getting married, why don't you want to tell me the truth? ”

"Uncle Zhu, didn't I say it, I got married just to be able to leave a queen for the Li family, and the second brother always used me as an excuse, if I don't marry this day, he won't get married for a day. The third brother is bent on guarding only the little five. As for the fourth brother, hi! I just don't say that you know, these four brothers can't be counted on. If I don't have a biological baby again, how can this Li family's incense be neat? Li Dalang's eyes flickered, if Li Youzhu paid attention, he would definitely see that he was lying.

"It's also the same reason, but I'm always unsure in my heart, the eldest lady has asked in several letters, although I replied as you said, but the eldest lady is still not at ease! Well, now that your daughter-in-law has a body, I will write a letter to the eldest lady. Let her be happy too! ”

"Uncle Zhu, don't tell Xiao Wu about this, so as not to distract her. She's in the border city. I have to take care of Brother Situ, and I have to take care of my third brother, I don't know what it will be like! Li Dalang couldn't say that he was suffering, although he felt uncomfortable, he still didn't want Situ Yan to worry about him.

It's a pity that Li Youzhu didn't see this, and after thinking for a while, he nodded, at this time, the border city was fighting, and it was really not the time to distract the eldest lady.

And in the capital there is the Guogong Mansion. All the news was sent to the border city as soon as possible through the dark stakes of the Iron Guard. Duanmu Xuan looked at the secret letters in his hand, he had been fighting the Turks for nearly a month since he raised troops in early March, and it was now mid-April.

The Turks were defeated one after another. Fighting and retreating all the way, Fanyang County, Dai County, and Shanggu County, which are now adjacent to Jizhou, have been recovered. It's just that there are no more than 10,000 people in the three counties who survived, and no more than 1,000 fields. Under the rule of the three counties, the county houses were destroyed and collapsed. Even many county towns were burned down by fire, leaving only the ruins of a city miserable.

"Miss, the city is full of charred corpses and rotting bones, you better not go in!" Situ Yan was riding a horse and was stopped outside the city by Chiyu. Although the young lady persuaded Young Master Situ and the young master to let her follow the army and become a military doctor. But Chiyu still didn't want Situ Yan to see those dead people, for fear that she would be sad and sad.

"Along the way, have I seen less of these things? The Turks were truly ferocious, but they were defeated. Is it so serious to burn the city and destroy the pool? Could it be that their lives are fate, and the lives of these ordinary people are not fate? There was endless anger in Situ Yan's voice. She's cold-blooded. But she didn't kill, and she could only be willing to defeat these Turks.

"Miss, you have already moved a lot of money for these surviving people, and if you continue like this, I am afraid that Youzhou has not been fully recovered, and Situ Mansion has already gone bankrupt!" Chiyu knew that he couldn't stop it, so he had to go to the city while protecting Situ Yan. In her heart, she always thought that Situ Yan just couldn't bear to see these victims suffer, so she tried her best to help.

"I'm not so kind, appeasing the victims is just to prevent them from taking advantage of the chaos to revolt, although most of these people are old and weak, women and children, but after Youzhou is recovered, it is necessary to rely on these people to revive the former situation of Youzhou, and they can't be left to fend for themselves, or riot behind Brother Xuan's back. Moreover, there are Turkic spies among these people, and imprisoning them is also confining those spies, so that they can't ventilate and report the news! ”

"Miss, you are thoughtful, but the young master is worried about you all day long, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that the battle will not be over, and the young master will be seriously ill!" Chiyu is worried about Situ Yan, and she is also worried about the young master.

"You! I'm in my own hands! Situ Yan was also worried about Duanmu Xuan, but although Duanmu Xuan was good at using soldiers to fight, he had no time to be distracted from these aftermaths. If she can't help one or two again, she is afraid that the lost territory she has just recovered will cause trouble again, and it will insult his prestige as a general of Yum.

"Miss, the eldest young master was left in Beiping County by you, Third Young Master Li asked you to be transferred to the rear to settle these victims, and now only the young master is still left in the front to fight with the Turks, your subordinates know that you know what you know, but your subordinates still want to persuade you, it is better to stay in the rear if there is danger in the army, right? Those wounded soldiers are treated by doctors who accompany the army, and if nothing goes wrong, why do you have to go to the battlefield to treat the wounded soldiers? ”

"I'm not all for them, so I can get closer to Brother Xuan, just in case, I just said in case, in case Brother Xuan is injured, I can rush to his side as soon as possible!" Chiyu realized that Situ Yan was not rushing to the battlefield for the sake of his relatives to make more achievements, but wanted to be closer to the young master. I couldn't help but be happy for the young master, thinking that these words must be told to the young master, so as not to worry about Miss Situ all day long.

"Fool, do you think Brother Xuan doesn't understand? He knows it very well in his heart, so even if he is worried, he has a sense of proportion, and he will not hurt his body! And I send a pair of tonic pills every day, even if he wants to fall, I'm afraid it's not so easy! Situ Yan patted Chiyu on the head, and then hit the horse and went to the barracks.

At night, the campfire illuminated the dark night sky, which looked so miserable, Situ Yan stood outside the military tent and looked up at the starry sky, "Brother Xuan, I don't know how long this battle will last, and I don't know how many people will die?" When I was a child, I once heard people say that the dead will become stars in the sky, and I wonder how many more stars will be in the sky after this battle? ”

"Yan'er, I always see you with a sad face these days, but I can't bear it?"

"Yes, Emperor Wu said that the purpose of raising troops was to recover the lost land and save the people from fire and water, but look at the recovered pools. There is no half of the house, there is no tile, where is this for the good of the people! ”

"There is a loss, there is a gain. Yan'er, do you know why I hate to fight and still lead the troops? ”

"Naturally, you are not for fame and profit, nor are you involuntary because of the emperor's order." Situ Yan deliberately paused for a moment, and then continued, "It's because others are not as fast as you can use their troops to fight, and those generals are used to being corrupt officials, robbing people and plundering businesses wherever they pass, and it's just that these victims are attacked by the enemy." but they will be plundered by their own men again. So you'd rather go into battle and kill the enemy yourself and make these people suffer less! But the war is together, no matter what state of mind you have. Everywhere you go, it's a hell of purgatory! Situ Yan's words were like a bright light in the dark night, illuminating Duanmu Xuan's already numb heart.

"With a wife like this, I Duanmu Xuan has nothing to ask for in this life!"

"Fool, if I don't even understand this, then aren't you blind and misbelieving the wrong person?"

"Yan'er~!" Duanmu Xuan hugged Situ Yan into his arms. Even if the armor is hard and cold. But as long as Situ Yan warms his heart, even if he kills all the enemies on the battlefield, he can be redeemed.

"You are a great general, what kind of system do you have with a doctor in your arms, and you won't let go!" Situ Yan nudged twice, and when she saw that she couldn't push away, she had to provoke him with words.

"There are iron-blooded guards within a hundred meters of our tent, and no one is allowed to enter unless I give my order!"

"And said that no one was allowed to enter. So how did I get in! ”

"You are my man and their master. Of course you can come in! ”

"Whoever is your person, don't be bored!"

"Yan'er, when I recover Youzhou and return to Beijing to be rewarded and sealed, we will get married!" Duanmu Xuan looked at his shy fiancée, and there was a small flame of love burning in his eyes.

"Good!" Situ Yan did not refuse, not because of the pressure of the holy decree, but because she really wanted to marry Duanmu Xuan, this man loved her and spoiled her, and she was already tempted, she was not an ancient woman who was reserved, as long as she approved it, she would stick to it to the end.

The beauty nodded, Duanmu Xuan was so happy that he almost laughed, but then he remembered something and pulled Situ Yan into his military tent, "Yan'er, where did you transport those seriously injured soldiers, you must know that those people's court has already given them a pension, even if they let them go home, it is not too much!" ”

"These people are afraid that they can only fend for themselves when they go back, and those who are slightly injured will stay on the battlefield to continue fighting, and those who are seriously injured will either have missing arms or broken legs, even if they return home, can they still feed their families by pointing to the few taels of silver given by the court?"

"But how many people have you saved by yourself?" Duanmu Xuan was still a little worried, afraid that Situ Yan would make another bankrupt for him, and even lose the dowry at that time, so how could he bear it.

"Earlier, I asked the third brother to resettle those victims, and along the way, I built a lot of wounded soldier villages, one is to resettle the victims, and the other is to recuperate the seriously injured soldiers, these people are taken care of by the victims, and now it is only early summer, and the victims can also open up the wasteland and farm, at least before the winter, they can also make a crop of food, although it is not much, but it is not difficult to feed the victims themselves. Moreover, there is no need to assign people in the army to take care of these seriously injured people, and the victims who take care of these wounded soldiers can also receive herbs and silver taels every month, although it is not much, but it is much better than returning home and waiting for death after they are seriously injured! Situ Yan knows these people best, and she also understands that people who can't work in ancient times can only be waste, and which people are willing to keep a waste at home. Although the family affection is there, but after being sick for a long time, this family affection will naturally be consumed.

"This 'wounded soldier village' is a really good idea!"

"These people are not just recuperating from their wounds, I also asked them to pay more attention to some suspicious people in the wounded village, the Turkic army retreated, it is impossible not to leave some spies to do something from it! I guess I can count it in one fell swoop! ”

"Yan'er, you always say that these ideas are from books, but I know that if I have no experience, just looking at books, at most it is just on paper. I know you don't want to tell your secret yet, but I'm so curious! ”

"Don't divulge it! You don't ask, and I won't tell! ”

"Alright! I don't ask, but if Yan'er wants to say it one day, she must be the first to tell me! ”

"Good!" The battlefield is ruthless, there is love in the tent, but the two still have leisure to flirt and scold on this cold battlefield, which shows that the two are confident about this battle.

At the beginning of autumn, most of Youzhou has been recovered by Wu, only Liaodong County, Xuansu County, Lelang County and Daifang County are still in the hands of the Turks. These four counties are easier to defend and difficult to attack than the previous eight counties. Until the end of autumn and the winter solstice, it still can't be overcome.

"Miss, it's going to snow now, and this battle will be even more difficult when the snow is heavy?" Chiyu looked at Situ Yan, who was standing outside the tent, worried about the young master.

"All the way to the present, the Turks have been defeated again and again, but their morale has become more and more courageous, they have built a defense line with the Liao River as a risk, Brother Xuan's battle is not easy to fight!" Situ Yan looked up at the sky, the north wind was so cloudy that she was afraid that there would be a heavy snow tonight.

"Miss Situ is really extraordinary!" Situ Yan was looking at the sky and thinking about it, and she was unafraid that someone would approach, and she actually broke her disguise with a single word. Chiyu was even more shocked to raise his sword and protect it in front of Situ Yan, but fortunately, he saw the person who was coming, so he put away his sword and stepped aside.

"It turned out to be General Dongfang, and I have admired the name of General Dongfang for a long time, and I am fortunate to be able to meet here today!" Situ Yan turned her head to look, and just saw Duanmu Xuan leading several people over, only one of whom she didn't know, and she had already judged the identity of this person based on the position where this person was standing.

"Miss Situ and Zai Xia have never met, how can they say the surname of the East in one word?" Dongfang Shuo also saw Situ Yan for the first time, if it wasn't for Duanmu Xuan to point it out for him, where would he have recognized it. But Situ Yan is different, Duanmu Xuan didn't hint at it, she was able to guess her identity, which shows that her eyesight is better than ordinary people.

"General Dongfang walks firmly, between his eyebrows, and walks beside the general, although I have never met General Dongfang, I can guess his identity!" Situ Yan didn't see a trace of her little daughter's twisting posture when she talked, which made Dongfang Shuo not only curious, but even a little admired.

"I took Xiwen on an inspection, but I happened to pass by, this is not a place to speak, Yan'er came to my military tent at dinner!" Duanmu Xuan whispered in Situ Yan's ear in a suppressed voice. Although there are no outsiders at this time, you can be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship, Duanmu Xuan's move is just cautious.

"Hmm!" Situ Yan smiled back, and saluted Dongfang Shuo with a fist, and then retreated with Chiyu.

Duanmu Xuanzhi waited until the beauty was far away, and then he retracted his gaze and looked at Dongfang Shuo, "Xiwen, but you have doubts?" ”

"I just don't understand, how could you let your fiancée help out in the barracks, do you know how dangerous it is?" Dongfang Shuo knew that Duanmu Xuan valued his little wife very much, and the more this was the case, the more he couldn't understand how he could let her stay in such a dangerous place in the army. (To be continued.) )