The night was cold, and the whistling yellow sand rolled and swept in the dim moonlight, as if a person could be buried alive in a moment.

Without food or drink, the 40,000 Song troops who were hungry and cold were huddled in the desert, they no longer had the energy to move forward, so they could only wait for death here.

Soon, they will all freeze to death, starve to death, die of thirst, and die of fright.......

In short, there can be a hundred ways to die waiting for them, but there is no way to live.

Zhao Mingyue sat in a swirl of sand dunes, her face was covered with sand, only her eyes were still shining, looking at the crescent moon in the sky through the raging yellow sand.

Ling Kun, where are you? Can you see the moon? In the future, will you think of me when you see the moon? I can't bear you.

Third brother, I disappointed you by not being able to complete your task this time, but I have done my best.

Queen mother, your daughter can't fulfill her filial piety, you take care of it......

Zhao Mingyue said goodbye to her relatives one by one in her heart, and once again couldn't help but shed two lines of crystal tears in her eyes.

At this moment, her eyes suddenly went dark, as if something was blocking the moon. Immediately after that, a figure landed beside her (shēn).

She looked at it, and it turned out to be Shangguan who had gone and returned.

"Allure, why are you back? Who got you back. Zhao Mingyue shook her shoulder.

Shangguan Chengcheng took a long breath, and then said with a smile: "Mingyue, since Ling Kun asked me to protect you, it is impossible for me to leave you alone, even if you die, you have to die behind me." ”

Zhao Mingyue's cold (shēn) body instantly used a warm current, and choked up: "You fool, where have you been?" ”

"I'm going to show you the way." Shangguan Chengcheng unloaded (shēn) the two bulging water bladders on it and said.

Zhao Mingyue's eyes lit up and said, "Have you found a water source?" ”

Shangguan Chengcheng nodded and said: "I don't know if the direction is right, anyway, at the beginning I went south, walked more than fifty miles, nothing, in order not to get lost, I went back the same way, and when I was about to reach our army, I walked fifty miles west, and there was still nothing." ”

Zhao Mingyue listened quietly, tears couldn't help but flow. They can walk at most a dozen miles a day, but Shangguan Chengcheng is going back and forth in the desert, often hundreds of miles, just to take her out.

"That's it,

I changed directions several times in one go, and finally found a river about eighty miles in that direction. Shangguan Chengcheng pointed to one of them, and said that they had long been unable to figure out the direction.

"Eighty miles?" Xu Zixuan, who was next to him, sighed and said, "Brothers, it's difficult to walk another ten miles, where can we get to the river eighty miles away?" (diàn), let Miss Shangguan take you away, and I will take the brothers (diàn). ”

Shangguan Chengcheng's heart moved, thinking that this was a good way, as long as Zhao Mingyue went out, she didn't care how many people died in the Great Song Dynasty. But will Zhao Mingyue leave?

Sure enough, Zhao Mingyue lowered her head and stroked the two water bladders, and after thinking for a while, she said: "I won't leave everyone behind, General Xu, first distribute these two bags of water to the brothers who can't bear it for emergencies, gather everyone to go on the road overnight, I have a way to take you out." ”

In the early morning of the White City, flags were unfurled, and war horses neighed. After the 50,000 elite soldiers were assembled, they could only be pulled out after Li Jiqian's order.

Li Ji moved out of the camp and stepped on horseback, he was refreshed, and deliberately wore a newly made armor and battle suit.

Today, if nothing else, he will be able to welcome back the fairy-like and beautiful princess.

No matter how big the territory is, all you can stand on is a cone of land, and no matter how much money you have, all you can spend is one (rì) three meals. As long as you can spend the rest of your life with the princess, you can give up these things outside (shēn).

"Big brother, (qíng) things have changed." Li Jixin hurried to say.

Li Jiqian's face changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?" ”

"I don't know why, the Song army traveled eighty miles overnight, and now they are resting on the bank of the Wuding River."

"What?" Li Jiqian said angrily: "How is it possible, they have to walk ten miles every day, how can they walk eighty miles in one night, can they not fly?" ”

Li Jixin shook his head and said: "I don't know, the Song army is exhausted, the water and rice are cut off, it is said that it is the end of the strong crossbow, how can they rush to the Wuding River overnight, and how do they know that there is a Wuding River in the northwest?" ”

Li Jiqian jumped off the horse, his brows furrowed.

At this time, Helian Jingying walked out and asked, "King, aren't you going to annihilate the Song army?" What happened? ”

"The Song army rushed to the bank of the Wuding River overnight, and now it has been rested, and the best fighters have been delayed."

"Then leave them alone, let

They walked slowly in the desert, and we let the horses go south, just through the Huanzhou to Jianmen Pass. Helian Jingying said happily, at this time, the Song army rushing to help Huanzhou was in the hinterland of the desert, and Huanzhou happened to be vacant, so it was a good opportunity to fight out.

Li Jiqian frowned and said: "No, the Song army is close to Baicheng, how can I leave my wife and children and go to Sichuan and Shu?" ”

"The King." Helian Jingying said loudly: "This is not your style, you can make any sacrifice for the sake of Western Xia." If you don't leave today, it's for Zhao Mingyue, right? ”

Li Jiqian suddenly raised his head, his eyes were like electricity, and asked in a deep voice, "How do you know?" You eavesdropped on us last night? ”

"It doesn't matter, can you do this worthy of our brothers who were born and died for you?" Helian Jingying was not afraid, staring at Li Jiqian and questioning.

Li Jiqian and her looked at each other, and after a long time, he said: "I said, I am here to protect the wives and children of the brothers, if you dare to spread rumors to confuse the people and encourage the army, don't blame me for not remembering the old (qíng)." ”

Helian Jingying sneered: "Yes, of course you don't miss the old (qíng), because you have a new person in your heart." ”

"Unreasonable." Li Jiqian roared angrily, and turned (shēn) to mount the horse.

"The King." Helian Jingying knelt on the ground and shouted: "As long as you defeat the Great Song Dynasty, the women of the entire Central Plains can choose from you, including Zhao Mingyue." ”

Li Jiqian waved his hand and said: "Dog (pì), when the Great Song Dynasty is defeated, Lao Tzu will have to be seventy or eighty." ”

Li Jixin followed closely behind and said, "Big brother, what should I do, can I still fight?" ”

"Fight, don't fight at the moment, there will be no more chance." Li Jiqian waved his horsewhip and shouted: "Pass my order and pull out." ”

In an instant, the dust was flying, and the sound of horses' hooves was deafening, and the Western Xia army, under the leadership of Li Jiqian, drove deep into the desert.

Helian Jingying looked at the army in the dust and couldn't help but burst into tears.

For so many years, she invested all her family life in Li Jiqian, and she was about to reap something, but she didn't expect it all to come to naught overnight. Looking at Li Jiqian's current appearance, let alone let their Helian family regain their strength, I'm afraid even he doesn't have any ambitions.

Zhao Mingyue, it's all Zhao Mingyue, the fox spirit, the old lady must get rid of you.

Helian Jingying wiped away her tears and revealed (yīn) a vicious gaze.