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In front of the fire, everyone's faces were gloomy. Among their group, except for Li Xu, no one had really seen blood at all. It was the first time I saw such a large-scale battle, and the shock in my heart was beyond words. Although everyone was full of shock, sadness, and anger when watching the battle across the river, they couldn't wait to rush to the other side in person to carry the shield and flag for the old general Mai Tiecane. After the troops returned to the camp, reason and weakness all returned to the body.

Perhaps seeing death makes life more precious. At this moment, everyone is not only sad for the sacrifice of the robe, but also more in their hearts is the fear of the future. Giant crossbows have no reason, and they will not avoid anyone's chest because they have money. The river is not merciful, and will not wash anyone ashore because he reads a lot.

Although the current grain guards do not need to carry knives to rush into battle, no one dares to guarantee that the person who will face tens of thousands of enemy troops one day will not be himself.

Although Li Xu has experienced the battle formation, the feeling in his heart is not much better than that of everyone. How high the martial arts of Mai Tiezhu and Qian Shixiong were, he knew better than anyone around the campfire. With such a high level of martial arts of the two of them, they still have to be trapped in the military array, and their little ability is not worth mentioning. Marching and fighting is not a school competition, and individual martial arts can play a very little role here. The commander's command mistakes, the lack of preparation before the battle, any detail has a greater impact on the outcome of the battle than martial arts.

"Maybe I should have learned a little more about the art of war from Brother Xu at that time!" To the fire, the young man thought silently. The beating flames illuminated his face brightly and darkly, adding a bit of mystery and maturity to the childishness.

The dinner was so boring that even the beef and liquor ordered by the Great Sui Emperor to boost morale failed to arouse the mood of the crowd. After eating, many soldiers went back to their tents early to rest. Everyone knows in their hearts that they are a bad seed, and everyone does not want their weakness and panic to be seen. Only by hiding under the quilt can they completely heal the invisible wounds. Maybe when these invisible scars are all numb, they can really be called men.

"Brother Zhongjian-" Li Wan'er watched Qi Poning, Wang Yuantong and the others stand up and leave one by one, turned their heads, and shouted at Li Xu faintly.

"Well, what's the matter?" Li Xu withdrew his gaze from the flames and asked in a low voice.

"You, are you afraid?" Li Wan'er bit her lip, frowned slightly, and her eyes were brightened by the firelight.

"Afraid of what?" Li Xu asked warily. He couldn't guess what Li Wan'er's question meant, in front of women, men would instinctively pretend to be braver.

"I, as soon as I close my eyes, I'm a Goguryeo person all over the mountains!" Li Wan'er lowered her head, and the wooden stick in her hand kept picking up among the ashes, as if she could turn out some immortal magic weapon for self-defense.

Tang Gong's family is special, and the little girl has no companions to talk to in Huaiyuan Town. The elder brother and father are busy to death every day, and the younger brother is a fearless person by nature, or he deliberately acts fearless, and it's all the same anyway. Therefore, there are some things that she can only talk to herself, but the proposition of death is too big, and talking to herself obviously cannot bring her peace to the depths of her heart.

"It's okay, don't be afraid. If you are tired, I will immediately take a few people to send you and Shimin back to the temporary mansion of Duke Tang. Li Xu's mind is never faster than his hands and feet, maybe it is deliberate, maybe he really doesn't understand what girls need most now, his answer is far beyond Li Wan'er's expectations.

"I forgot, you killed someone." Li Wan'er turned her head sideways and smiled at Li Xu, revealing a pair of good-looking dimples on her face. Her complexion was not as fair as that of the women of the Sussi, but it was warm, illuminated from the side by a campfire, and the tip of her nose and some parts of her fingers were almost transparent, like a large piece of red agate that had just been carved.

"I didn't kill anyone on my own initiative, it was to protect myself." Li Xu felt a little inexplicably annoyed in his heart, and his voice unconsciously raised slightly. As soon as the words came out, he was immediately alert to his gaffe. Turning his head, he quickly looked around. Fortunately, the companions around the nearby campfire are almost gone. Liu Hongji and Li Shimin were sitting fifty paces away, arguing about something, and no one noticed what was going on here.

Li Wan'er lowered her head and continued to stir with the ashes. She picked up a few unburned charcoal slags and threw them back into the fire. The bonfire jumped, bursting out hundreds of stars, and thunderbolts exploded and floated away in mid-air.

"I didn't mean to!" Li Xu felt a little guilty and apologized in a low voice. He knew that he was also afraid, and as soon as he closed his eyes, the first thing he saw was a river of blood and black-pressed crossbow arrows, as if he was one of the bridge-builders, and there was nowhere to hide, and there was no turning back. But you can't say these things, and you can't say them to anyone. He is now a lieutenant, and he has to maintain his military prestige. Besides, the other party is still a woman, the daughter of Engong and the boss.

"It's fine!" Li Wan'er generously gave Li Xu a smile and continued: "I'm not saying that you killed people, I just want to hear the story of your victory in the Xiabu. Shimin hasn't had enough fun, and I don't want to go home too early! ”

This reason is very appropriate, at least Li Xu didn't think there was anything wrong. After lowering his head and thinking about it, he began to tell the story of how Xu Dayan trained his troops in the Su Si Department and how he helped the Su Si Department defeat the attack of the Suo Tou Xi people. The story is so wonderful that it can make one forget for a moment the tragic scene that you saw in the afternoon. What's more, the story has been asked many times, and Li Xu can now easily erase all the memories he doesn't want to mention while telling the story.

"You say, the situation of our Great Sui at this time is like Su Sibu or like Suotou Xiren!" After a moment of weakness, Wan'er, a girl who has become strong, cares about national affairs again.

"It's hard to say, Su Si and Suo Tou Xi are too small, and they can only lose once. If you lose once, you lose it all. Both Dasui and Goryeo are great powers and can win and lose many times! Li Xu thought for a moment and replied.

This was the conclusion he had come to after thinking about it for a long time tonight, but this conclusion obviously could not comfort Li Wan'er. After another moment, Wan'er put down the wooden stick, patted the ashes on her hands, stood up and asked, "Then will you take the initiative to ask for Ying in the future?" Going across the river to make a career? ”

"I, I don't know!" Li Xu was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the other party asked. He is indeed very confused now, it turns out that when he is with Xu Dayan, he doesn't need to think about it, Xu Dayan can arrange what the two of them should do next every time. Later, when he met Liu Hongji, he didn't need to worry about the future, Brother Liu would silently plan for him and clearly point out the path he needed to take. And now, Xu Dayan is gone, Brother Liu is promoted, and he is used to being arranged, and he suddenly finds that he has a lot of choices, and every road is full of temptations, but every road does not seem to be so easy to walk.

"You're stupid!" Li Wan'er suddenly became angry, raised her foot and kicked the wooden stick next to her away.

"Second sister, are you looking for me?" Li Shimin was startled by the sound here, and turned around and shouted loudly.

"Let's go, go home!" Li Wan'er scolded angrily. Frightened, Li Shimin hurriedly ran forward and asked in a panic: "What's the matter, second sister, who messed with you?" ”

"I'm tired, let's go home, don't let my mother worry!" Wan'er suddenly laughed again, touched her brother's head and said. The younger brother is getting taller and taller, and he has slowly surpassed himself, and he is about to grow into a burly man. My mother said that a man must be born to make a meritorious career, otherwise, he will not be looked down upon. Moreover, the more humble the person is, the more he values his deeds more than his life.

"Whoever loves to die will die, what's the matter with me!" Before stepping on the stirrups, Li Wan'er muttered quietly.

"Sister, what are you talking about?" Li Shimin was taken aback again and asked in surprise.

"I said, you will study more in the future and dance less with knives and sticks!" Li Wan'er scolded loudly, looked back at Li Xu and Liu Hongji, who were following from afar, and whipped the war horse hard.

The sore war horse leaped forward, spread its hooves, and fled far into the night.