It was already afternoon after dealing with the affairs of the palace, and taking advantage of the sunset, Lu Bu only took a dozen guards and rode his horse to Fenglingdu.

Let's say that Yan Xiuli and others retreated to the small city on the ping, using themselves as bait, just to catch Hou Cheng, a big fish. As long as he raised his troops to attack the small city on Pingshang, the lurking recruiting force behind him would raid his back and give him a fatal blow.

But Hou Cheng seemed to be extremely cautious, he besieged but did not attack at the exit of Yangpo, but divided half of his forces to pursue Wei Xu's army with the forbidden army, and defeated Wei Xu all the way and retreated to Hongnong.

After clearing the threat of Wei Xu behind him, Hou Cheng relieved himself, regathered his troops and horses, and attacked towards Yangpo.

But the terrain of Yangpo is steep and narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Hou Cheng tried several times in vain, and finally could only launch a general attack, relying on the advantage of troops, Hou Cheng advanced hundreds of steps in a company, and killed half of the troops into the ramp, and the soldiers were under the small city on the ping.

However, just when Hou Cheng was attacking, a soldier and horse suddenly appeared behind him, and the soldiers and horses were well-equipped, and it was the cavalry brought by Zhao Re from Shuofang.

The cavalry was menacing, and Hou Cheng's rear flanks had not yet broken into the ramp, and the troops were scattered, damaging many horses, but Hou Cheng himself was now in the ramp, becoming a turtle in an urn, and he could only fight to the death, and there was no other way to retreat.

At this time, Hou Cheng had the decisiveness of some generals with troops, and only used a few thousand people to block the cavalry at the entrance of the ramp, and the infantry was condescending and occupied the favorable terrain, so that the cavalry could not play a role.

However, Hou Cheng himself led the remaining soldiers and horses of more than 10,000 people, and fiercely advanced to Pingshan, under Hou Cheng's fierce offensive, the blocking force of the ramp was suddenly swept away, and the remaining soldiers and horses were all retreated outside Pingshang City under the leadership of Ding Xu.

After all, it is important to protect the ministers of the Prime Minister's Mansion such as the wife and the military advisor, as long as they wait until the lead is attacked from outside, then Hou Cheng will be doomed to defeat under the front and back attacks.

However, Ding Xu still underestimated the desperate heart of Hou Cheng and others, they knew that they had been surrounded, so there was only one way left to fight to the death, so everyone rushed to kill with all their might, and they were all fearless of death. On the contrary, Ding Xu and others shrank back and couldn't bear to go all out against Hou Cheng's army, who was also from Bingzhou.

In a moment, Hou Cheng suddenly felt like he was in a no-man's land, and only killed Ding Xu and lost consecutive battles, but fortunately, Guo Yan rushed to help from the city, which allowed him to stabilize the formation.

The two sides fought each other outside the small city, and they were both elites of the state, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner for a while, and they did not withdraw their troops until it was getting dark.

In an independent dwelling, Yan Xiuli was humbly allowed by her master to rest in it temporarily, and did not live in the large military camp like other important ministers.

Ruyi lived with her mother and personally inspected the surrounding defenses, but she felt safe and at ease, so she returned to the house.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard the mother and daughter talking to themselves: "I don't know if Xing'er is safe in the city, but don't let anything happen." ”

If you think that the mother is frowning, and the clothes on her body are thin, she looks a little lonely and cold in this winter night.

So he took a prepared windbreaker, draped it on his shoulders for his mother, and comforted: "Mother rest assured, there are hundreds of secret guards and Mingwei in the Prime Minister's Mansion, all of whom are leaders in the army, and it is not worrying that ordinary soldiers are tens of thousands, and with General Wei in charge, the Prime Minister's Mansion will be safe and sound." ”

Yan Xiuli straightened her windbreaker and smiled at Ruyi: "I don't think it's a little cold now." ”

If the mother didn't answer, she was still worried that something would happen in the city, and she couldn't help complaining: "According to me, I should go directly to the palace and take the emperor's dog life, how can there be such a trouble." ”

Yan Xiuli's expression tightened, and her face changed slightly: "Don't say that, although the emperor is messing around, but he is also the king of the Han Dynasty, your father has worked hard for him for half his life, and treats the emperor like a son and nephew, gold and jade treasures, and the beauty palace has always been sent to the palace like flowing water, but even so, it still attracts criticism from the world. ”

"But this world is not born with the surname Liu, his Liu family can take it, why can't my Lu family take it?" Ruyi said angrily, she can see clearly, her father is fighting desperately outside, and the emperor is specifically responsible for dragging his feet behind, once not achieved twice, twice not achieved three times, although he does not succeed, but he can always refresh his sense of existence, accumulate popularity little by little, and try again and again.

"Enough! Where will your father be with such words? Although he seems to be strong, he has a heart that treats the king well, and has never had the idea of being on the side, and you can just talk about it here, if you are listened to by others, you don't know how many troubles you will cause, you can give me more careful when you speak in the future. ”

Yan Xiuli is rarely a little violent, she knows her husband's ambitions in life, and she has always hated people who rebel and plot, he will not rebel against the emperor no matter what, even if the emperor does many injustices.

Ruyi was angrily reprimanded by her mother, so she had to hold her breath, but her face was full of disapproval and betrayed her inner thoughts at the moment: "I don't want to be the emperor's minister, it's really a shame in the world of ministers." ”

Although there is also a charcoal fire in the house, the house is not very sealed, and the charcoal fire is not as hot as the coal fire, so the heat in the house is not thick, and it is still a little deserted.

Although there is a Blackstone coal mine in the army, there is no smoke exhaust device in the houses, so it is very unsafe to burn coal.

As the night deepened and the coolness became thicker and thicker, Yan Xiuli remembered that her husband's life and death were uncertain, and she also saved her selfish intentions when she came out to welcome the emperor, and in addition to attracting the emperor to make a move, she also wanted to add a good omen to her husband, hoping that her husband could welcome him back safely one day.

"Or if your father really came back today, how nice it would be!"

Yan Xiuli looked out the window in the distance, the cold night and the moon were like hooks, and the sky full of stars was shining, like a pair of bright eyes.

The husband once said that after death, people will become stars in the sky, always watching their relatives on the earth, accompanying and sharing the joys, sorrows and sorrows of their relatives every day.

Yan Xiuli naturally knew that it was just her husband's deceptive nonsense, but she still found the brightest one as a consolation when she looked up to the sky to remember her deceased father.

Now she no longer wants her husband to become a star in the sky, looking at the sky full of stars, a few meteors passing by, and she can't help but feel full of melancholy.

"Wow, there are a lot of meteors, my father said that making a wish on a meteor will come true, let's make a wish." Ruyi is just a teenage girl after all, and at this time she finally showed her innocent side.

Yan Xiuli couldn't cry or laugh, the stars are not immortals, can you still hear what you say? After she made a wish, she asked Ruyi to hurry back to the house to rest, maybe Hou Cheng would attack the camp in the middle of the night, and then it would be the middle of the night and it would not be safe.

Ruyi was ordered to go out of the house, but did not go back to sleep, but went straight to the city gate to check the precautions, she didn't know when the war would start, she cared about her mother's safety, how could she sleep.

When I got to the city gate, I saw Guo Yan and Ding Xu personally guarding the city gate, and the soldiers and generals all stuck to their posts in case Hou Cheng attacked the city in the middle of the night.

Ruyi looked around, but she didn't use her place, so she had to go back to her residence.

On the way back to his home, a black shadow swept past the intersection not far behind Ruyi, flashing away, bringing a strange wind.

Ruyi's heart was suddenly alert, and he turned back suddenly, only to see that the street was empty, and there was a figure in addition to himself.

Ruyi was vigilant for a long time, only smelling the wind whistling in the north wind, and laughed at himself: "I'm really nervous, I'm a little noisy." ”

Then he went back to the house to rest.

And Yan Xiuli was still upset after Ruyi left, and the sky was full of stars, and she couldn't help but think of the night before the wedding, when she and her husband climbed on the roof to look at the stars. It was the depths of winter, but it seemed to be much warmer than it was now.

Now in the afterglow of the lonely lamp, I don't know the life and death of my lover.

A few more meteors crossed by, and Yan Xiuli saw that there was no one left and right, so she hurriedly folded her hands and prayed sincerely towards the sky and the earth.

When you close your eyes, there is nothingness all around, but the vision is clear, and the scenes of the past flash in front of you one by one like dreams.

Since he got married for more than ten years, his husband has spent most of his years on conquest, and the rare time he spent together has also been taken up by political affairs.

Yan Xiuli is willing to show up and serve as a female official, just to be by her husband's side more, who wants to make this appearance, she doesn't dare to increase the time she spends with her husband, but it has brought her countless troubles, but this can also reduce the loneliness in the boudoir a little.

This makes the rare relationship even more precious, and every scene has become a dessert before her bedtime, accompanying her through long nights one after another.

A warm wind hit, and suddenly an arm was wrapped around Yan Xiuli's waist, strong and powerful, and there was that familiar smell.

"Tell me what you just wished."

Yan Xiuli's body trembled, her heart seemed to jump out of her mouth, and she turned around with difficulty, her stiff body seemed to have fallen into an evil spirit, and she was not controlled at all.

The person in front of him is familiar and unfamiliar, familiar because of his strong masculine atmosphere, which has already made her unforgettable, how can she forget. Strange but not seen for more than half a year, he has lost weight again, his uncleaned hair is still a little messy, and there are two more gray hairs between his sideburns.

"Am I dreaming again?" Yan Xiuli was a little dreamy even when she spoke, and her eyes were foggy, as if she was really in a dream.

"Yes, you will always be in a dream and will never wake up again." said and kissed his wife, as sweet as yesterday, as if it was still the taste of first love.

Yan Xiuli was struck by lightning, threw herself into her husband's arms, and cried: "Lu Bu, you bastard, have you ever thought about how I came over these days?" ”

Lu Bu's heart ached, looking at his tearful wife in his arms, knowing that she would be terrified to the extreme these days, and there was no way to comfort him for a while, so he could only hug him tighter.

"It's all gone, haven't I come back?"