January 15 of the Chang'an calendar.

Chang'an Mansion, Tingzhou.

The wolf lies on the remnant smoke and broken wall, and the desert snow howls in the west wind.

Hu Lu whipped to buy wine, and Hermes-Epitek wept and buried the bloody knife.

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Since Chang Long's soldiers retreated to Luoyang, the states of the Western Regions, which were originally safe, began a nightmare. The big cannibal suddenly crossed the city of Qiuzi and harassed Tingzhou, which had not many garrisons, and it was very difficult to resist the guerrilla attacks of the Great Food Iron Cavalry.

They cowered in the city of Tingzhou and couldn't hold out, and the Great Eater Cavalry washed away the surrounding counties and villages, and they could only watch as they protected Tingzhou. At such a difficult time, Menghu Xianrong's cavalry also miraculously crossed the summer city, attacked Ganzhou and Suzhou, and made the originally dangerous Tingzhou completely an isolated city.

At the end of last year, Tingzhou's grain stocks gradually ran out, and the big cannibals seemed to notice it, and began to occasionally attack the city, Menghu Xianrong also strengthened the offensive against Ganzhou and Suzhou, once Ganzhou and Suzhou were breached, the Western Regions would be cut off, and the entire Chang'an Mansion would be exposed to Hulu's iron cavalry, and the situation was urgent.

The defenders of Tingzhou continued to send messengers to the surrounding states to ask for help, but they were like mud cattle entering the sea, and there was no news.

Until that day......

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The wind and snow are blowing, the visibility is only less than ten zhang, and the entire Tingzhou City has been supported for half a month, and today, it has been completely exhausted, but they did not wait for reinforcements......

Head of the city.

"General, the food is out!" A soldier shivered from the cold, his brow and hair were already frozen, and he was covered in ice ballast.

"Kill the horse! Distribute it to the soldiers. The general pondered for a while and said in a deep voice.

Several lieutenants behind him glanced at each other.

"Yes!" The soldier hurried to give the order.

"General, go down and get warm." The adjutant general saw that a thick layer of snow had fallen on the general's shoulders, and said distressedly.

"Go ahead, I'm here watching." The general smiled lightly, as he usually joked with them, and there was no nervousness at all when the soldiers approached the city.

The adjutant generals knew that the general was a man of many words, so they did not say anything more, so they had to go back to the camp to rest.

The general stood at the head of the city, standing in the wind and snow, looking at the white expanse of the world, and slowly frowned.

Back then, Tingzhou was an important town in the Western Regions, and the Tingzhou Mansion was in charge of all the affairs of the Western Regions, with 100,000 troops and hundreds of officials.

Nowadays, the city is in danger of people, the soldiers and food are scarce, and the glory of the past is now like a sharp blade, slashing in the heart of the old general.

The snow was all over the place, and the original gray hair was completely white, he thought, and couldn't help laughing at himself, thinking that I was fifteen years into the army, guarding Tingzhou, and my life had already been tied up with Tingzhou......

The city was windy, and the old general coughed a few times and stretched out his hand to hold on to the battlements.

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An adjutant came over with horse broth in his hand.

"General, drink some soup to warm up."

"Ah, have the brothers all drunk?"

"All the horses in the camp have killed ......"

"Hmm...... Commoners...... Are they all settled? ”

"The women, children, old and weak gathered in the southeast corner of the city and sent ...... Brother caretaker of the riding camp...... Well...... The young men and women went up to the city. ”

"Well done!"

"Drink it, General, or it will be cold."

"Okay, I'll drink."

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The defenders settled the remnants of the people in the southeast corner, sent dismounted cavalry soldiers to guard them, and gave them horse meat.

The general drank the soup, went down to the city, rode his beloved sweaty horse, led the guards, and went around the city very solemnly, and finally turned to the southeast corner.

The former cavalry camp became a refugee camp, filled with shivering people.

The general dismounted and touched his big black horse, his eyes full of pity.

Several lieutenants frowned, as if they remembered something important.

"Mo Ju, Mo Ju, you have been born and died with me for so many years, just like relatives, my whole family, young and old, only you and me, many words in the past, now it is too late to talk to you slowly......" The general said and cried slightly.

Several lieutenant generals were suddenly startled, stepped forward one after another, pressed the general's arm, and widened their eyes. They all know that this ink horse was given to the general when the general manager first decided on the Western Regions and the great victory in Tingzhou, so many years, the general treated it like a relative, went into battle to kill the enemy, and fought side by side, it can be said that he was born and died I don't know how many times, even their deputy generals, maybe they can't compare, the army knows that the ink horse was in the battle with Menghu, and he traveled thousands of miles alone to return to the general who was seriously injured and lost in the desert, such a friendship, who can compare?

The lieutenants were rarely resolute, and for the first time in their lives, they opposed the generals.

The old general's tears turned into ice flowers in the corners of his eyes......

Mo Ju seemed to understand human feelings, stretched out his tongue, and licked it gently......

At the gate of the camp, the soldiers of the cavalry camp who had gathered after hearing the news wept when they saw this scene......

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"You go first, and I'll be there."

After that, the general kissed and kissed like a lover.

A few lieutenants were caught off guard!

In an instant, the general's sword had passed through its chest.

Sprinkle blood all over and melt the ice and snow......

A heart-wrenching hiss pierced everyone's hearts.

The soldiers and civilians bowed down with tears, and the adjutant generals wept bitterly......

The general fell down with the ink horse.

The lieutenants hurriedly helped up, and the general's lips were bitten out of blood...... Holding back tears, he barely stood firm.

"Let's divide it among everyone......" the general said gloomily as he slowly put away his sword.

The lieutenants looked at each other, reluctant to give orders.

The general didn't say much, and walked to the city tower by himself.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion also followed.

"Go back, protect the people, and do your best. Come with me, you guys. The general heard the movement behind him, and ordered loudly without looking back.

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In the afternoon of the same day, the foot soldiers of the Great Eclipse began to attack the city, and this was the longest they had prepared.

The dense phalanx of the big cannibals, in the snow, advanced steadily.

"The whole army obeys the order! Get out of the city and line up! Get ready to meet the enemy! The old general was neatly draped and stood at the front of the line.

The gates of the city, which had been closed for a long time, were frozen, and it was difficult to open them for a while.

After a long time, the creaking city gate slowly opened......

Outside the door, there is another world.

The old general took the lead, sword in hand. Behind him, the adjutant general and the soldiers followed closely, and the high white flag fluttered in the queue......

For so many years, the old general has never changed, even if Chang Long gave orders many times later, the old general ignored it, and Chang Long was helpless, so he no longer insisted.

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Chang'an Prefecture calendar January 1.

Wind and snow.

The defenders of Tingzhou ran out of ammunition and food, abandoned the city to fight, and fought to the death under the city of Tingzhou, fighting the Great Food Army, holding each other for half a day, the Great Food Army lost its troops, and the defenders of Tingzhou were annihilated...... Tingzhou City, Fall!

General, commit suicide under the city!

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Fifteen went to the army, and the flying horse galloped through the jade pass.

Sleeping in the wind and clothes, wearing frost over the west mountain.

looked at Lou Lanyue, and the edges of the leaves were broken.

The line is like a dragon and a snake, and the yellow sand covers the tip of the sun.

For decades, he has been in front of the horse's head.

Fortunately, the general is loyal and righteous.

Let me be the general of Tingzhou, and give me a white jade saddle.

Teach me what happened before the battle, Hu Lu laughed and talked.

People are old in front of the bottle, and they miss the old people.

The king went with the west wind, and carried the sword to the king's wish.

Not for the marquis of ten thousand households, not for the money to buy wine.

But the fields are green, and every house smokes.