In mid-May, north of the Yellow River, sunny and rainy alternately, on the earth, one by one, the atmosphere is gloomy and solemn.

Compared with the Central Plains ten years ago, there are not many people still living on the land today. Vast numbers of villages and land are deserted, adobe or thatched houses crumble and decay in the heat and rain, and fleeing crowds stagger along the roads that have fallen into disrepair, and there are starving, emaciated bones on the roadside.

The army, which was as embarrassed as a homeless people, was mobilized from city to city. In large areas of Jingdong Road and Hebei East Road, more than 200,000 troops have begun to gather in the area near Liangshan, forming a huge encirclement and blockade.

The aftermath of the battle of the Daimyo's Mansion has not yet faded, and a new war has already been brewing.

Of course, compared to the fact that Wan Yanchang led the attack on the Daimyo's Mansion, the siege of Liangshan Shuibo by hundreds of thousands of troops was a little chaotic and disorderly. At the beginning, Wan Yanchang sat in the battle with 30,000 elites, and when the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army broke through, although Wan Yanchang responded calmly, the entire army still suffered huge casualties under the offensive of the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army.

Nowadays, the Jurchen army of only 20,000 people needs to suppress a quarter of the situation in the Central Plains, for the siege of Liangshan, there are not many people who can send a warlord, and the mobilization and gathering of 200,000 troops also has a great burden for these Han troops who are already short of military resources.

For such a situation, Wan Yanchang has also done his best, slowly mobilizing ships, and in the future, he will be able to launch an attack on the entire Liangshan to achieve the goal. No matter how negative the posture of these Han troops is, more than 200,000 people rushed to the island for tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children, and they could finally cut the last way of life for the Huaxia Army and the Guangwu Army. On his side, although he can also kill or replace new Han generals at will, when the Jurchen army to supervise the war is not enough, it is no longer of much significance to kill and change.

It is said that a small number of soldiers are also sneaking back to Liangshan one after another - that is also just a net of all the fish.

200,000 people fight tens of thousands of old and weak women and children If they can still lose, then they will replace them with a batch and continue to fight, anyway, the conscription in this place always consumes the blood and energy of the Han people in the Central Plains, and Wan Yanchang doesn't care how many people are stuffed into it.

On the 12th of May, when the weather was gradually turning from overcast to clear, a convoy came along a rough road at a reedy swing on the south bank of Liangshan Water. Riding a horse at the front of the convoy was a plain-looking, half-white bearded general, who, although he looked sturdy, did not seem to be rigid even in his general's uniform. When the convoy reached the water's edge, a man beside the general walked a few quick steps, blew his whistle, and several small boats came from the reeds.

The man who whistled was of medium stature and looked very inconspicuous, but he was the "prodigal son" Yan Qing who was disguised. Seeing the boat coming, in the carriage behind, there was a woman in soapy clothes and long hair who lifted the curtain and came out, it was Master Li, who was more and more clear despite being in his thirties, but his temperament was precipitated but more and more clear.

She has a discerning Buddha heart since she was a child, and she can see many things clearly, although she has been worried about the world and running around over the years, her mind has become clearer and clearer, and she has never been confused. This also makes her still as beautiful as a girl even now, but there is clarity in her eyes. Kindness is like water, and she is more like a crystal in her thirties.

The old general on the horse looked over to this side and didn't blink for a long time, until Yan Qing walked back from there and arched his hand to him: "General Huang, I offended before." The general named Huang Guangde sighed: "Don't be offended, don't be offended, let's go, I won't know you in the future." In his tone, there was some regret and some open-mindedness.

The teacher also walked over: "Mr. Huang, thank you." ”

"Alas, that's it, that's it......" Huang Guangde waved his hand again and again, "I'm annoying you, it's best not to see it from now on." ”

"From now on, we don't know General Huang." Several figures came out of the carriage behind, and the leader said this, this person had gauze wrapped around his head, and a hideous scar that turned up still showed clues from between the exposed eyes, and the skin was open, which was very terrifying, Huang Guangde glanced at him and turned away, and said disgust: "That's a big favor." ”

"It's just that they are fighting separately on different days, and they met on the battlefield, General Huang, please take care. Of course, if you need help, ahem...... Wang will never refuse. Although the person who spoke was wrapped in gauze, his appearance and bearing were solemn, but he coughed twice while speaking, and it was obvious that his injuries were still there. He was followed by a tall woman in men's clothes, with a murderous face, but her left hand was broken, but she could see clearly from her appearance that this woman was Hu Sanniang.

Behind them, there were more than a dozen wounded or disabled men, but even though many of them were wounded, they still showed an astonishing aura of slaughter. It didn't take long for these soldiers to return from the Shura field to come aboard the ship one after another.

Master Li and Huang Guangde chatted here for a while, Huang Guangde rode on a horse and never came down, and then Master also saluted and went on the boat. When the boat started, Yan Qing still stayed on the shore and said a few words to this Huang Guangde.

On the night of the breakthrough of the Daimyo's Mansion, Yan Qing did the work in the rear, but the danger was not inferior to the front line, but fortunately, he was strong in martial arts and finally became the first batch of people to escape. After that, he contacted Lu Junyi and others who were recuperating in the rear, and began to rescue his companions, a few days ago, the teacher girl came out with the news, saying that she was going to marry this Huang Guangde as a concubine, and said that she had saved some people, Yan Qing understood that it was boring, and secretly followed Huang Guangde two days ago, ready to attack the other party.

Who knew that when he was really about to start, he found that Huang Guangde didn't have much defense, he led Yan Qing to meet Master Li who was secretly hiding, only to find out that in the other garden where Master Li was located, there were also some wounded soldiers of the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army, among them, the most surprising thing was to see Wang Shanyue and Hu Sanniang.

The fact that the couple did not die was a big surprise for the two rebellious armies. And Huang Guangde actually hid the Wang couple at this time, the risk can be imagined, Yan Qing knew that he could no longer do anything to Huang Guangde, and the master was afraid that he would have to catch himself, who knew that after chatting with Huang Guangde for a while, he realized that what this person wanted in his heart was to send Master Li and Wang Shanyue and others away as soon as possible. He had already taken a big risk by hiding these people for a while, if he hid Master Li in the outer house, wouldn't he be able to die at any time in the future.

Huang Guangde's words were like this, but at this time, Master Li got on the boat, and the old man on the horse looked at the figure and did not take his eyes off for a long time, Yan Qing knew that in this person's heart, he really had thoughts about Master Li.

"General Huang is so reluctant, why don't you take the army to Liangshan?" When Yan Qing said this, she secretly scolded herself in her heart, but fortunately, Huang Guangde on the side just glanced at him.

"Wouldn't it be to go to Liangshan with you to die? How many days do you have to live? ”

Yan Qing lowered her head and touched her nose, and then stopped persuading.

At this time, the sun shone from the surface of the lake, and the reeds from far and near were fluttering, and the master stood up from the boat and saluted this way, Huang Guangde looked at the figure, raised his hand slightly, and waved.

More than ten years ago, the prosperity of Bianliang was still in front of him, at that time, he was lifted all the way to the exam, and traveled to the capital, although it was not smooth to make up for the lack of things, but in the day and night of the alum building, it was still the brightest and most gorgeous memory in his heart.

The Jurchens came, Bianliang fell, the Central Plains was broken day by day, the old cities, collapsed houses, and the white bones on the roadside were the status quo in his eyes, and if he was a little careless, it would be what he would look like tomorrow.

After more than ten years, Master Li still carried the feeling of the best time of the Wu Dynasty, Huang Guangde's heart was immersed in this, he rejected Master Li on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was very undetermined to reach out in the battlefield, and after saving people, he was worried about when the incident would happen. It is unceremonious for the Jurchens to kill Han officials, and the longer it drags on, even the people around them may no longer be reliable.

It was also because of this that he didn't dare to touch Master Li at all, not to mention the rumors that this woman belonged to the demon Ning Yi, if he really married her as a concubine, now he wanted to help Huaxia Army and Guangwu Army, he felt that he was sending him to death.

On the edge of the water pool where the reeds were swaying, General Huang Guangde, who was nearly fifty years old, watched for a long time as the figure disappeared into the reeds and glow in the distance, as if he had been saying goodbye to the past for more than ten years. Looking back, what he needs to face is a future as tragic as everyone else.

Yan Qing sighed and went in another direction, although for a ruthless person, the Huaxia Army could still threaten this General Huang with such a secret, but in the current situation, the other party had done enough, and the Huaxia Army could only keep such gratitude in mind.

After several days of heavy rain, the water continued to overflow. On the other shore in the distance, as far as the eye could see, some figures pushed down the raft and began to cross the waterway, in the direction of Liangshan.

The small fleet on this side also sailed towards Liangshan, and at the end of the small boat, Master Li sat on his knees, looking back at the direction he came. Over the past few days, she had already made preparations for dedication, but the choice made by Huang Guangde made her feel embarrassed.

For Huang Guangde, she naturally has no more feelings except for gratitude, and at this time, she was slightly relieved while sighing, and Hu Sanniang on the side came over to ask her about her feelings: "Do you really like that surnamed Ning?" He's not a good guy...... Also, if you like it, you can go to the southwest. ”

The teacher dragged one of her sleeves and just smiled. Does she like Ning Yi? It used to be natural, but now at this age, I have seen too many things, and the line between yes and no's has become quite blurred. The world is in chaos, too many people are dying in front of her, she wants to do things, but she is just a weak woman who has no power to restrain the chicken, begging everywhere, even kneeling people, if she really wants to marry someone, in exchange for more people's lives, the teacher thinks...... I don't mind anymore.

But in retrospect, if she really wants to say she likes it, of course she does. That's a very faint liking, when she was about to marry Huang Guangde, she specially begged the intelligence officers of the Huaxia Army here to send a letter to the southwest, and now that her heart is calm, she can think about it quietly, what kind of mood will Ning Yi in the southwest have when he knows the news?

Just thinking about it made her think it was funny.

The fleet traveled for a while, and in the distance of vision, another raft appeared, and it was coded from a distance, it seemed to be her own person, and when it was over, Shi Shi stood up suddenly, and she suddenly found that on the raft opposite, in addition to the members of the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army, there were also Zhu Biao and Lu Junyi.

Eight hundred miles of Liangshan water, although there are also wind and waves, but ordinary boats can also cross, although there is a small raft opposite, Zhu Biao, who is bandaged, stands on it, but he is still vivid. On the bow of the boat here, Wang Shanyue, whose entire head was wrapped, said loudly: "A few days ago, there was a master robbing prisoners in Xinfang, aren't you two?" ”

"Then it goes without saying that Brother Biao has been invincible in the world for a long time, how can three or five cats and dogs in ambush stop me...... Uh, and the cooperation of this Lu's follower - huh? What kind of monster are you with this bun head!? ”

Although Wang Shanyue was injured and covered her head, her voice did not change, Zhu Biao's loud speech was obviously ridiculous, and the master had already laughed at the stern. Here, Wang Shanyue snorted proudly, reached out and began to tie the bandage wrapped around her head.

When the bandage was removed, I saw that Wang Shanyue, who originally looked as beautiful as a woman, had a scar on her face, and at this time, her skin and flesh were still blooming and had not healed, and her eyes were hideous. Wang Shanyue said: "I was a little injured. There was a bit of smugness in his words, and someone on the raft over there was originally sad when he saw this, but now he laughed again. In fact, Wang Shanyue has been troubled by his feminine appearance since he was a child, and now that the knife is broken, he is not only not sad, but is quite satisfied with his hideous scar.

Zhu Biao was stunned, then covered his stomach and laughed, laughing from ear to ear: "Hahahaha, you guy also has today's ......" He smiled like this, and the rest of the people also laughed, Wang Shanyue and the people on the boat couldn't help laughing.

Regarding Hu Sanniang's broken hand, Zhu Biao and the others didn't care, and said with a smile: "In the future, you can learn knife techniques from Du Shu, he just broke a hand to become so powerful." ”

After a while, he said: "You husband and wife will walk in the green forest in the future, and you can take the nickname 'Heaven and Earth', hahahaha-"

In this undisciplined ridicule, all kinds of laughter sounded on the water, and if you don't know the inside story, you think they have come back from a big victory.

The fleet went all the way on, and after a while, a large boat came on the lake, and everyone got on the big boat one after another. In the distance, Liangshan in the water pool came into view, and above the island, a row of huge spirit flags were fluttering, and there were traces of paper money on the water. When Zhu Biao and Wang Shanyue stood at the bow of the boat together, Zhu Biao glanced at Wang Shanyue and pushed the other party out, he stood at the bow of the boat arrogantly, and at this time, someone shouted on the side of the boat: "Look, there are people over there." ”

At one end of the field of vision, several more small boats were coming from a distance, and the people on board were shaking their arms vigorously—they were also coming back from outside. The people on the boat greeted each other with laughter, and the master was laughing too, and suddenly, tears began to flow. At this moment, when she saw the fluttering white flags on the island, she suddenly felt as if there were countless small boats, coming back from all directions towards this small island, and it was thousands of heroic spirits, guided by the drums of war and laughter, gathering here.

- Coming home.