At night, the cold wind blows, and it makes people feel bitterly cold when they listen to it.

In a simple shelter from the wind, piles of fires burned, each one full of people. On the edge of the fire are the skeletons of war horses. Judging from the scene, it is obvious that the horse meat was roasted and eaten.

This group of people is Lu Xiangsheng's department. I don't know if it's a satire on the logistics of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers are usually hungry, and they fought a battle, and there were a lot of dead and wounded war horses, which could just be used to fill their stomachs.

There were a few of them lying by the fire, but there were quite a few people lying there. There was a tall man crouching here, checking the injuries of each wounded soldier.

"Water, bring hot water!" The tall man urged hurriedly, and at the same time helped the wounded pawn in front of him, let him lie comfortably in his arms, and then took the hot water handed over by the guard, tried it himself, and felt that the temperature was okay, so he carefully fed it to the wounded pawn.

After drinking two sips of hot water, the wounded soldier's stomach came with a "gurgling" sound.

Lu Xiangsheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then stretched out his hand and said, "You can eat it, take it!" ”

As soon as he heard this, the guard who followed him did not do so, but touched the horse meat in his arms, did not take it out, and admonished: "My lord, you haven't eaten at all!" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, bring it!" Lu Xiangsheng didn't listen at all, and his voice was louder.

When the guards heard this, they were obviously still reluctant, and they were still a little hesitant. When Lu Xiangsheng saw it, it was obvious that he was going to be angry.

The wounded soldier watched this scene, hurriedly struggled to sit up, and said earnestly to Lu Xiangsheng: "The villain is dying, and he is already satisfied with saliva to drink. The rations of adults, villains will never dare to use them! ”

After he finished speaking, the other wounded soldiers also persuaded him.

"My lord is an important minister of the country, and there will be a fierce battle when I look back, but I must eat!"

"Yes, my lord, only when you are full can you have the strength to kill the Manchu Qing Tartars!"

"My lord, we can't do it, killing a few more Manchu Tartars can be regarded as avenging us!"

“……”

Lu Xiangsheng watched these wounded soldiers sincerely persuade him one by one, then gritted his teeth and stood up, and after looking around, he said in a somewhat sad voice: "It's because the official is incompetent, and when he fights, he can't guarantee the food of the soldiers." Now you are loyal to your country, but you can't even eat a full meal. The official ...... The official ......"

When he said this, Lu Xiangsheng choked up a little and said it a few times, but he couldn't say the follow-up words.

Death row prisoners can eat a full meal before they go on the road. But these wounded soldiers, fighting for the country, are now seriously injured, and before they die, they can't even eat a full meal, which really makes Lu Xiangsheng feel a little guilty!

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's appearance, the injured soldier who drank hot water just now said excitedly: "The villain is fortunate to be able to serve under the command of adults, although he has no regrets in death!" Hate only hate, I can't serve adults anymore in this life! ”

Hearing these words, the other seriously injured soldiers also became excited one by one.

"The villain is too, he can serve under the command of adults in this life, although he has no regrets in death!"

"Your Excellency has done your best! If the court and the central government were all good officials like adults, the Manchu Tartars would not be able to jump! ”

"Yes, there are traitors in the court, but the adults are the best court officials that the villain has ever seen in his life, he can follow the adults to kill the Manchu Tartars, and if he dies, he will die, and after eighteen years, he will be a man again, and he will come back to serve under the command of the adult!"

"My lord, don't care about us, take the other brothers and rush out, kill the Manchu Tartars in the future, recover Liaodong, and avenge us!"

“……”

The voices one after another seemed to be talking indifferently, but in Lu Xiangsheng's ears, they were very heavy and tragic. At this moment, he felt so powerless that he couldn't even meet the basic requirements of at least giving them a full meal.

It is said that men don't flick when they have tears, but they haven't reached the sad place!

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at these seriously injured soldiers, and saw the sincere young faces under the reflection of the firelight, thinking of the sadness of their relatives behind them, he couldn't help but tearful eyes, and his hands were clenched into fists. I felt a frustration in my heart, which filled my chest and couldn't vent it.

The important ministers of the court could not recognize the situation clearly, and bewitched the emperor to negotiate peace with the Manchus. Do they know that these soldiers fought to the death for the country, and one by one died on the battlefield at a young age, will their blood be shed in vain?

The emperor is still too young to tell how to be the most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty! Now that he is already bent on negotiating peace, right? Since this is the case, I can only hurt the Manchus desperately, so that the emperor's peace can be confident, so that the blood of the soldiers, even my own, will not be shed in vain!

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng's face showed a resolute expression, took the piece of horse meat from the guard, ate it in a big gulp, and said firmly: "Even if this official fights hard, he will kill a few more Manchu Tartars!" ”

The Ming Dynasty was founded nearly 300 years ago, and which civil official would charge into battle? When others say this, it is polite words, but when Lu Xiangsheng says such a thing, that is, he will kill more Manchu Tartars with his own hands!

Therefore, seeing Lu Xiangsheng eating horse meat in a big gulp, and listening to Lu Xiangsheng's words that it was better than an oath, these seriously injured Ming soldiers invariably smiled and were very satisfied.

Suddenly, one of the wounded soldiers tilted his head, smiled, and stopped moving!

To be able to reincarnate under Lu Xiangsheng's command and starve on the verge of death is also willing!

Looking at the wounded soldier's smile that would never move again, Lu Xiangsheng's tears could no longer be suppressed, flowed down his cheeks, flowed to his mouth, and ate more heavily on the horse meat. Only when you are full can you have the strength to kill a few more Manchu Tartars.

I don't know when, five or six people suddenly came to Lu Xiangsheng's side in the distance. When Lu Xiangsheng's personal guards saw it, they hurriedly cleaned up their emotions and reminded Lu Xiangsheng in a low voice: "My lord, the tiger is back!" ”

Hu Dawei, a Mongol, served the Ming Dynasty as Mangui before, fought bravely, and is now one of the two general soldiers under Lu Xiangsheng, who was previously sent by Lu Xiangsheng to find out the situation of the Manchu army in the distance.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he turned his head to look, and sure enough, it was Hu Dawei who came over, with a frosty body.

At this time, Hu Dawei had already approached, and under the reflection of the firelight, his face was grim, and when he saw Lu Xiangsheng looking at him, he shook his head.

When Lu Xiangsheng saw it, he couldn't help but sink in his heart. Hurriedly gathered the fire, while letting Hu Dawei roast the fire, while listening to his advice.

"My lord, one of the Manchu Qing troops has returned and joined up with Yue Tuo's headquarters." Hu Dawei whispered, "The enemy besieging our army should have 20,000 horses!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng's brows furrowed when he heard this, his previous plan was to prepare to take advantage of the cover of night to highlight the encirclement of the Manchu army, and then look for an opportunity to fight him. Because of the fist, only by retracting and hitting it out can it hurt the enemy more powerfully.

"My lord, the last general has also observed for a long time, and there is no flaw in the siege of the Manchu army." Hu Dawei continued to whisper, "No matter what direction our army attacks, it will be attacked by a superior enemy. ”

Lu Xiangsheng listened, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly felt movement in the distance, so he turned his head to look. I saw the Manchu military camp in the distance, the flames were soaring, as if another army had come to converge overnight.