There was no human being in sight among the rolling green hills, and in the evening, darkness gradually descended, and it rained continuously, as if the whole world was shrouded in this cold. Mountains used to be mountains, endless, with no exit, as if in distant ancient times......

"Ah Lang is sick, and his forehead is so hot. Go see him! Jing Niang suddenly opened the curtain of the tent and said to Lu Xiaoniang. Jing Niang, who usually looked cold, also had panic in her eyes at the moment.

Lu Xiaoniang couldn't refuse, so she turned her head and said to Grandma Bai: "Third aunt, I'll go and see Guo Dashuai's illness." ”

Lu Xiaoniang followed Jing Niang out, and they lived in the territory of the Chinese army, and after a while, they entered the tent where Guo Shao lived. Lu Xiaoniang bent down and walked in, fortunately there was firewood in the stove to illuminate it. Sure enough, seeing Guo Shao lying on the bunk of branches and thatch, he was asleep, Lu Xiaoniang went up to take a look, only to see that his face was red and his lips were black, he reached out and touched Guo Shao's forehead, turned back to Jing Niang and the others and said, "General Guo is not injured, right?" ”

Jing Niang said: "Except for Zhou Jun, I didn't even encounter a figure, of course I wasn't injured." ”

"I guess it's a cold." Lu Xiaoniang stretched out her hand and opened Guo Shao's eyelids.

At this time, Guo Shao turned over in a daze and muttered, "Marigold ...... Sister ......" Jingniang turned around and said to Lu Chengyong and the others: "You go out first, and let Doctor Lu Shen treat Ah Lang." ”

"Whoa." The two men obeyed Jing Niang's words and withdrew from the tent.

Guo Shao said in a daze: "I'm so tired." ”

"Help get the lights." Lu Xiaoniang said. Jing Niang took a copper lamp lit with a candle and illuminated it, Lu Xiaoniang looked at Guo Shao, only to see him with a sick face, lying on the thatch of this branch, there was an indescribable desolation and fragility, which made her feel pitiful.

At the beginning of last year, he destroyed thousands of powerful Liao cavalry in Hebei in a war, known as the "bloody butcher Guo Blacksmith", the most powerful martial artist in the Great Zhou Dynasty; Now I'm sick and fragile like this, just like an ordinary person.

Lu Xiaoniang took advantage of the light to pinch Guo Shao's mouth to see his tongue coating.

At this time, Guo Shao woke up, stared at the person in front of him with confused eyes, and it took a while for his eyes to regain his brilliance. Lu Xiaoniang's gaze touched her, and in the face of such a fragile patient, her tone was also a lot softer, as if it was a woman's instinct, "Open your mouth and let me see my tongue." ”

She only glanced at it and immediately said, "I see." ”

Guo Shao turned his head to look at Jing Niang: "Has the rain stopped?" ”

Jing Niang said: "Not yet." ”

Guo Shao asked again: "Wang Pu sent someone to deliver grain?" ”

Jing Niang said: "No." ”

Lu Xiaoniang felt that sick people should be comforted the most, so she said softly: "General Guo, don't think about anything, rest in peace for a while, it's okay, don't worry." Sure enough, Guo Shao's eyes showed a slight touch.

At this moment, Jing Niang said in an unkind tone: "If you cure the disease, you will cure the disease, what are you doing when you say that it is useless?" ”

Lu Xiaoniang was not angry, let alone quarreled with her. glanced at Jing Niang's towering chest, but thought of going elsewhere, and wondered in her heart, is it so tall and not collapsed, does she have any secret recipe for recuperation?

Lu Xiaoniang silently picked out some cloth-wrapped medicinal materials from the baggage, weighed them with a small rod scale, untied the lid on the stove to see, and was busy boiling the medicine.

…… Guo Shao sat up, and Lu Xiaoniang came over to cover him with the quilt. The swelling on her face has disappeared, but she is a white and delicate little lady, looking at her hairline, there is an indescribable warmth and beauty. Guo Shao felt that he was particularly easy to be moved now for some reason, and such a small thing as covering herself with a quilt could also make his heart ripple.

His heart was soft. It is indeed amazing that Nuwa created two kinds of people, there are some things that he is unwilling to show in front of his fellow soldiers, even the most trustworthy sworn brothers who live and die together, but in front of this woman who has only met twice and has not had much friendship, he does not want to disguise himself at all.

The warm flames swayed in the stones, and Lu Xiaoniang sat quietly in the rough and dim tent, glancing back at him from time to time. Every time they make eye contact, it makes people feel very comfortable. and Jing Niang silently but very carefully observed the two of them, and she seemed a little unhappy; How did she say it before, how could there be a reason why the master was not greedy, but the truth was just a truth.

Guo Shao didn't dislike Jing Niang's jealousy, but he couldn't blame himself for messing with flowers...... He didn't plan to do anything, but it was normal for a woman like Lu Xiaoniang to warm his heart, and it was normal for him to be a little moved when he saw it. It's not that if he thinks about people in his heart, he will change his human nature and suddenly dislike beautiful women; Many times people don't go any further, just because of the constraints of rules or rational considerations.

Guo Shao's headache, his body is cold and hot, his mouth is bitter, and his body is still very uncomfortable, but his heart is much more comfortable.

"Is this the sound of the wind howling in the valley?" Guo Shao calmed down and listened to the voice outside, "like an ancient voice, pouring out ......"

Lu Xiaoniang seemed to love to listen to him very much, and suddenly turned her head to look at him, her eyes shining with the light of firewood. He didn't care if Lu Xiaoniang and Jing Niang understood it or not, and sighed: "The army that has won a hundred battles and the heroes who hold the sword of war are actually so small between heaven and earth. A small rain can put people in a dilemma and fall into a predicament. ”

Guo Shao fell into an emotion that he couldn't extricate himself from.

Lu Xiaoniang said slowly at this time: "People say that Guo Dashuai is already the most powerful military general in the Zhou court, can't the high-ranking person let others help you do things?" If you're tired, why don't you leave this place and leave it to your subordinates? ”

Guo Shao's mouth showed a strong smile, and he said in his heart: If you mainly rely on others to defeat the Shu Kingdom, then who is this great merit and prestige?

He said vaguely: "You were right when you said that people always want too much. But once you enter the game, if you don't advance against the current, you will retreat, and you will not be so easy to give in, and you will not be so willing to let go of what you can get. People in the world don't want too much, they are too easy to indulge. ”

In the night and firelight, listening to the wind in the valley, Guo Shao spoke as if he was playing a sharp game, and he didn't know what to say...... But there is no way, he can't directly say that he wants to possess, accumulate merit and prestige, and want to be the emperor?

In that way, no one can threaten him casually, and his fate will not be controlled by others at will. This kind of thing is what the world wants, why do warlords support their own troops, that is, they don't want the court to dare to touch them with a casual word; But in fact, even a warlord will always be regarded as a threat by others, and will always be threatened by the imperial court.

The road has to go on, no matter how much you have, as long as you don't want to lose everything, you have to go down...... Because I'm already in the game, there's no such thing as being able to get out if you win.

But...... Guo Shao suddenly asked, "What happened to Zhang Liang and Fan Li?" ”

Before Lu Xiaoniang could take the words, she heard a burst of talking outside. After a while, a group of civil and military officers opened the curtain and walked in, and Yang Biao took the lead in asking, "I heard that the eldest brother is sick?" What a big medicinal smell. ”

Seeing Guo Shao's appearance, Zuo You hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "The lord might as well go back to Wushan County first." ”

The generals didn't say a word, and they all looked at Guo Shao, who was sitting on the bed wrapped in a quilt. Zuo You said in a deep voice: "The lord is an important person in my Great Zhou court, for the sake of the overall situation, you should focus on your body." ”

The gentle and relaxed expression on Guo Shao's face disappeared, he spoke slowly, although his tone was soothing, but there was no hesitation or pause, and there was a very ugly smile on his face: "It rained a little the day before yesterday, and a little wind chill is a bird!" ”

When everyone heard him scolding, they were relieved.

Guo Shao said again: "I have already said, this time the troops must take Kuizhou, my will has been decided, who will say that the troops will be withdrawn, the military stick is twenty!" ”

Everyone stopped mentioning the matter of retiring from the army, and when they saw Guo Shao's sick face, they talked for a while and everyone dispersed.

Guo Shao sat there and rubbed his temples, only to feel that his head was swollen and dizzy and painful. Seeing this, Jing Niang said angrily: "This group of martial artists, what are you talking nonsense about now?" ”

"My brothers care about my life or death." Guo Shao said, "I brought the package, not the one containing clothes, there is a lot of paper in it." ”

"It's been raining for three days...... Guo Shao rubbed his forehead for a while, pulled out a picture from the bag, looked at the lines on it, and tried to focus on the surrounding situation.

It is true that people's thinking is very affected by their physical condition, and it was easy for Guo Shao to think clearly about the connections between various places before, but now he is very chaotic for half a day, and he can't leave it in his heart. He looked at it and muttered to himself to help think: "Now it depends on whether Dong Zunzhi can break through the surface of Qumen, the logic should be like this...... If Dong Zunzhi can break through the Qutang Gorge River, as long as the navy passes through the Yangtze River, the military rations can be transported from the water to the wharf near Kuizhou; On our side, go down this road, besiege Kuizhou, and rely on water transportation to supply ......"

Guo Shao shook his head again and said: "Dong Zunzhi has not broken through the river defense for many days, so he has worked hard to repair the plank road...... What should I do if pinning all my hopes on Qutang Gorge is unreliable? By the way, there is still hope, it will be good if the rain stops......"

Jing Niang persuaded: "Ah Lang, you might as well sleep, and the rain will stop after sleeping." Why can't you let go of it all of a sudden, thinking that the rain will fall for ten days and a half months, and you don't think that the rain will stop soon? ”

Guo Shao said: "I'm flustered. He found out again that he was not the kind of person who was as powerful as a hero, and his psychological quality was not very good.

"It's all diseased, and tomorrow will be fine, ah." Jing Niang suddenly spoke very softly for some reason, talking to him like a child.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoniang came over with a decoction and said, "After drinking it, it is all prepared with ordinary herbs, but it is quite useful." Guo Shao took it and took a big sip and smashed his mouth: "This smell is very familiar...... Zhuozhou drank this kind of medicine, and Lu Xiaoniang really got your father's true inheritance. ”

Lu Xiaoniang said softly: "What do you remember about the taste after so long." ”

Guo Shao pondered for a moment and said indifferently: "I rarely get sick and take less medicine, so remember." He then poured the bitter decoction with a little sweetness into his stomach in one breath.

The wind blew the curtain at the entrance of the tent, and the raindrops reflected in the firelight, which was very clear. It was still raining outside, and it was dark with wind and rain.

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