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At this time, Chen Guangdao, deputy commander of the first division, walked up and reported to Li Mao: "All units under the mountain were ordered to conduct a carpet search, and a total of seven wounded soldiers who had slipped through the net were caught. Sugar Hua Rainbow"

Li Mao asked: "It's been searched in all directions."

Chen Guangdao: "In a group of two, shoulder to shoulder, it is convenient to take care of each other, the distance between the group is twenty steps, and there is a group of twenty steps apart, there is no visual dead end, the corners are blurred, all the places have been turned over, and there is no other living mouth." ”

Li Mao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Tell them, hold on a little longer, and then collect the troops at dawn." ”

After Chen Guangdao left, Qin Mo came over and said, "Jin Xiuzong wants to talk to you. ”

Li Mao said: "I'm very tired now, tell him to let him recuperate with peace of mind, it's a long time coming, don't worry." ”

Qin Mo asked again: "Ziyun and Ziyunxuan have too many secrets hidden on their bodies, and I want to take them back for trial." ”

Li Mao said: "Ziyunxuan can be interrogated, and his face looks like a soft bone, so he should be able to dig out something." Forget about his sister, it was a very ruthless killer, in Silla was used by the ministers, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were all unheard of, once there was no use value, was swept away, fell into a wall and everyone pushed it, beat the water dogs, the end of the road, sheltered under the Jin Xiu Sect, and became his weapon to kill people without seeing blood. In her eyes, there is only success or failure, no faith, right and wrong, and humanity. Don't be fooled by her beauty, such a person is full of murder weapons, and everywhere is trouble, beware of capsizing in the gutter. ”

Qin Mo said: "Since she is a good knife, I want to use it, and it is impossible to use it well." ”

Li Mao said: "You have to use her, you can, use your brain more, don't always use your lower body to think about problems." ”

Chen Xiaoyi took Lan'er back from the Maqihe Mill, Lan'er was frightened by the cold, her face was colorless, and she couldn't say a word when she saw Li Mao, she just hugged him and cried.

Li Mao's eyes were also red, and he kissed her on the cheek in public. The scene of Li Mao and his wives and concubines showing their affection in public is not once or twice, and the people around him are already surprised.

Seeing the half-collapsed East High Mountain, Lan'er was amazed. Chen Xiaoyi told her that two days ago, a stranger told Li Mao that there would be a seismic earthquake on the mountain, and Li Mao sent her down the mountain for her safety.

Because this kind of thing is ethereal and difficult to determine, in order not to shake the morale of the army, Li Mao can only do but not say, but he doesn't want to cause a misunderstanding because of this.

Lan'er said: "Since you want me to go, why don't you find a reason to do it, why do you want to hurt people's hearts viciously." ”

Chen Xiaoyi smiled and said: "If you want to come to Dashuai, you must have a purpose." ”

Lan'er wiped her tears and said angrily: "I know, he wants me to forget him so that I can marry again." The dead man always looks down on people, and always doubts that I can't keep the festival for him, am I such a bad person? ”

Chen Xiaoyi pretended not to hear this. Lan'er complained for a while, wiped her tears and went down the mountain.

In Liaodong City, Jin Tiyong ended the game and lost to Xue Dingding by a glance, he smiled shyly and said, "I lost, convinced." ”

Xue Dingding said: "You are a little absent-minded, there is something in your heart"

Jin Tiyong nodded and said, "I'm leaving, I'll make an appointment with you when I'm free." ”

Xue Dingding wanted to say that he was boiling ginseng soup and wanted to invite him to a bowl, but seeing that he was in a hurry to leave, he couldn't help but say nothing. He just took the cloak, stood on tiptoe and put it on for him, and sent him out. It was still snowing outside, and Jin Tiyong said softly: "It's cold outside, you can go back." In a word, Xue Dingding's heart was warm.

Lang Huan was transferred by Xue Qingbao to Mrs. Qiu, and the new maid beside Xue Dingding was called Yang Er, who was the same age as her, and was very stupid and loyal, blindly obeying Xue Qingbao's orders, and she was not of the same mind. Sugar hua updates quickly, the website page is refreshing, there are few ads, I like this kind of website the most, and I must praise it

Xue Dingding was bored, went back to the house and tuned the two-stringed piano, but he couldn't play it anymore, so he took a pipe flute and went down the embroidery building to watch the snow in the courtyard. Diagonally opposite the corner door, Yang Er is crossing the waist of the little man and scolding the two old servants, they are old and fine, and the two servants are usually arrogant and domineering, except for Xue Qingbao and his wife, even Xue Dingding dares to contradict him, not to mention the gentle and kind-hearted Lang Huan.

Seeing that the two old servants were obedient to Yang Erzhi, Xue Dingding was happy in his heart, it was really one thing to one thing, I didn't expect you to have today.

Xue Dingding took back the bamboo flute, was in a bad mood, didn't want to do anything, and simply went back to the house to sleep.

I can't sleep, just lie down and read, her head always has two books, one is a collection of poems by the Silla monk Xiushan, and the other is a selection of poems by Wang Majie, Xiushan is known as the "poetry saint" in Silla, and Wang Wei is a very famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, and also occupies a place in the poetry arena of the Tang Dynasty, which is as strong as the forest.

Xue Dingding's poems of the two are very fond of them, and they can be said to never get tired of reading, and from their poems, she can read the difference between the two countries: the wind and bones of the Tang Dynasty are like mountains and seas, high and unfathomable. Silla is like a clear spring, clear and thorough, and the beauty is intoxicating.

If she had not been asked to choose a country as her future destination, she would have chosen Silla, because she liked peace and stability in her bones.

Sometimes reading is the best means of hypnosis, just read two pages, Xue Dingding fell asleep, woke up was already the time to hold the lamp, sleep enough, she was refreshed, stretched a big lazy waist, and asked Yang Er: "Has my father eaten?"

Yang Er said: "No, there seems to be an accident outside, and the city lord hasn't come back all day." ”

Xue Dingding chuckled in his heart and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Yang Er glanced at her angrily, and said, "How do I know, you are asleep, I don't dare to leave without permission, no one has gone out, how do you know what happened outside." ”

After speaking, he also felt that it was a little too much, so he hurriedly changed his words and said: "I'll serve you to comb your hair first, and then go out to investigate." ”

Xue Dingding felt uneasy, and said, "You don't need to comb your hair, and you won't go out anyway, so you can go and inquire." ”

The duck was also eager to go out for a walk, so he took the cloak and said, "I'll go now, it's cold and dark outside, you can stay in the house with peace of mind, don't go out and run around." ”

Yang Er has also been in this mansion for more than ten years, and he is familiar with people, so he went out for a walk, brought back a food box, and said, "The city lord eats in the military hall, let me serve you to eat first." ”

Xue Dingding said: "It's so late and still in the Military Hall, what is the matter?"

Yang Er saw that it was perfunctory, so she had to say: "Hey, it's not a big deal, it is said that the Silla people suffered a defeat in the front, and thousands of people swallowed it in one bite, and the generalissimo wants to send troops to take revenge, that's basically it, you know, military secrets, how can I ask a little girl." After a pause, he said: "The city lord is an ally of the generalissimo, so he should naturally help with the allocation of ordnance, grain and grass, etc., so he is busy until now." ”

"Defeated."

Xue Dingding's expression was gloomy, when he played chess with Jin Tiyong two days ago, he was in good spirits, saying that he had taken a good step in chess, and he could capture and kill Dongzhou Li Mao in one fell swoop and end this anxiety-making war. Seeing that he was full of confidence and full of energy, Xue Dingding was also happy for him, and often dreamed at night that the Silla army had broken through Dongzhou City, Li Mao knelt in front of her great hero and wept bitterly, begging for mercy, but he still suffered a knife, his head rolled to the ground, and his woman knelt on the side and broke her liver and intestines.

The scene excited her, and several times she woke up laughing from her dreams, and then began to feel sorry for the poor woman who was crying, she must have loved him dearly, or she would not have cried so sadly for him. Poor woman, without the protection of a man, how much humiliation her weak shoulders have to bear, how can she afford it, this is really very unfair.

If there really is that day, she must comfort the woman and tell her that all this is providential, and that it is so providential that human beings cannot disobey it. All a woman can do is to conform to the destiny of heaven and live well.

But all of a sudden, he said that he was defeated, no wonder he couldn't lift his spirits when he played chess today, it turned out that he had such a great joy and sorrow hidden in his heart, he was so ignorant, he shouldn't pester him to play chess, make him embarrassed, and it was really difficult for him to be patient with himself.

Xue Dingding had the urge to go out to see him, but reason told her that going at this moment would only cause chaos for him and distract him, and she finally held back, and the men's affairs were better for them to solve by themselves after all.

This, Jin Tiyong completely insomnia, when Jin Xiuzong asked to raid Li Mao's command post, he was unimpressed, if Li Mao's command post was so easy to break, he would not be Li Mao.

But after Jin Xiuzong set off, he was full of expectations, looking forward to the appearance of a miracle, although reason told him that Jin Xiuzong was going to work in vain, but he thought that even if Jin Xiuzong couldn't take Li Mao, he could create some trouble for him, his life was not good, Li Mao's life was not good, everyone was working hard, that would be fair.

It's just that he never thought that Jin Xiuzong would never return and end up with a total annihilation.

After receiving the news that the black crested head was wiped out in the East High Mountain, Jin Tiyong wanted to cry without tears, he and Jin Xiuzong had a grudge, and the grievances were still very deep, but at that moment his heart was painful, and it hurt to the bone marrow.

Once the news spreads, in Liaodong City, which lacks food and clothing, the collapse will be inevitable, what to do, what to do, who can tell him what to do.

Jin Tiyong thought hard, and early on the morning of the second day, he called his staff officer and old friend Park Yiru over. Park Yiru was startled when he saw him, and the commander of the three armies of Silla was unkempt and bloodshot, like a trapped beast at the end of his rope.

"I've thought about it, instead of sitting and waiting, it's better to give it a go, and we won't wait for spring, we'll march now."

"Enter Now"

Park Yiru groaned, since entering Liaodong City, the Silla army began to lack food and clothing, Jin Tiyong had the foresight, Liaodong City was too small, and the accumulated grain and grass were limited, which was not enough to supply the needs of the whole army, and the grain and grass needed by the army still had to be transported from the country.

The Supreme Mobilization Order had been issued in Silla, and all the officials of the 42 prefectures had been dispatched to raise food and grass for the army, and the treasury of various prefectures had already been looted and rats were starved to death.

In Silla, the land was seriously annexed, the disparity between the rich and the poor was enormous, and the grain in the treasury of the rich and wealthy was piled up, but they did not have to bear any taxes and servitude, and the government could only scrape the flesh from the bones, and the small people were squeezed out, and the ruined families and property could not afford to pay all kinds of taxes that were as heavy as a mountain.

In addition to the heavy taxes, the harsh conscription also weighed down the common people, and in order to transport the looted grain and grass to Liaodong City, which was 3,000 miles away, all the men over the age of 15 and under the age of 50 in the Silla Kingdom were requisitioned and embarked on the road of no return to Liaodong in the heavy snow and cold.

The severe wind and snow, the lack of food, clothing and no medicine, the ruthless leather whips of the overseers, the wanton insults and beatings of the escort soldiers, and the heavy manual labor of breaking bones and bones caused a large number of people to die and flee halfway, and the Silla country has reached a dangerous situation where there is no food to adjust and no one to levy, and the whole country is struggling on the verge of total collapse.

"If you don't fight now, you won't have a chance to fight again" Park Yiru sighed, looking at his boss and long-time friend: "I regret not being at the beginning, I am guilty of coming to this point in Silla Kingdom." ”

Jin Tiyong said: "The sin is not in you, but in me, if I resist the pressure and order the withdrawal of the army, it will not be like this, it is me who is wise to protect my life, I am lucky, I am trapped in such a predicament between the soldiers of the three armies and the country, and I will not be able to redeem my mistakes." ”

Park Yiru said: "The root is not yours, you don't have to take all the responsibility on yourself." We still have a chance, if we defeat Li Mao, although it is a little difficult, we can still get through it. There is a saying in the Tang people that the mourning army will win, and we are exhausted, sad enough. ”

Jin Tiyong nodded, exhaled, and said, "Fortunately, there are still people in this world who can understand me, and I have no regrets." ”

Park Yiru smiled: "If before, you said that I was the only one, I would have confessed it cheekily, but now, I don't dare to admit it, you dare to say that Miss Ding Ding is not your confidant." ”

Jin Tiyong's cheeks turned red: "She, maybe it's okay." ”

The news of the defeat of the black crested in the East High Mountain could not be concealed, and the 50,000 troops stationed inside and outside the city of Liaodong were panicked, but they did not have much hatred, and the black crested head was the king's forbidden army, and he regarded himself as a relative and noble, and the preferential treatment he received was too great, and he was already jealous of all the armies. Jin Tiyong gathered generals at this time, and everyone speculated whether the commander of the soft egg was going to order the withdrawal of the army.

Surprisingly, Jin Tiyong did not hide the fiasco of the black crested head at all, nor did he pour dirty water on his old opponent's body, or sneered, he announced the news of the defeat of the black crested head outside Dongzhou City and the annihilation of the whole army in public, with a hint of melancholy in his calm tone. More than 200 middle- and high-ranking generals looked at each other and fell into a collective silence.

"A long time ago, I said, we don't want to fight this battle with Liaodong, or we shouldn't be in such a hurry to fight, the time is not me, but no one wants to listen, they all say that Liaodong is weak, it will collapse at the first touch, and my life will be much better if I defeat Liaodong. You are the king's warriors, the servants of the kingdom, and you are at fault for obeying orders and serving in battle. Many of you laugh at me behind my back for being a soft egg, sticky and slimy, going forward and retreating, hesitating, I admit this, my mentality is pessimistic, I always have to think about the bad first, the more I think about it, the more pessimistic I become, the three armies have today's predicament, I am guilty, the sin is unforgivable. If anyone can provoke the responsibility of the commander of the three armed forces, I will willingly let Xian, and I will take the prisoner car back to Gyeongju to apologize. ”

Jin Tiyong's words said that these generals who have experienced a hundred battles and licked blood without frowning their eyes are red, and everyone knows the current dilemma, the root is mainly in the country, the commander can be so open and honest, take the initiative to take responsibility, they have no hatred, only moved.

Deputy Marshal Song Xiangong led the generals to bow and said: "At this time when the military country is in danger, I also ask the marshal to make it difficult and lead us to seek a glimmer of life, although the soldiers of our whole army will not regret it." ”

Two hundred people retained in unison, deafening, Jin Tiyong with tears in his eyes, bowed back: "At present, the domestic grain and grass have been cut off, and the grain storage can only support one month, and Dongju cannot be broken within a month, and the life-saving food is dug out from the city, and the soldiers of our three armies, our Silla country will be destroyed." ”

When the generals heard that there was only one month left in the grain stockpile, they were anxious, panicked, and cried, and knew that this battle was related to the fate of the military country.

Seeing that the momentum of the mourning soldiers had been completed, Jin Tiyong announced his own march plan on the spot, and the two hundred generals were all killed.

The chariot of the Silla people suddenly moved with unprecedented efficiency, aiming at Dongju, with the aim of capturing Li Mao and seizing food to save his life.

On the day that Jin Tiyong went out of the city, Xue Dingding, at the risk of being punished by her father and scolded by the world, wrapped in a bright red cloak, rode her most beloved jujube red pony, and came alone outside the city to see Jin Tiyong off.

Jin Tiyong didn't expect her to come at all, a warm current suddenly flowed all over his body, he jumped off the horse regardless of it, held Xue Dingding's hand with both hands, his eyes were red, and he was held by a strange man in public, Xue Dingding was still a little nervous, her face was flushed, and her heart was like a naughty deer.

She pulled her hand back fiercely, took out a delicate small wine jug and gilt wine cup from the saddle, poured a glass of wine, held it to Jin Tiyong with both hands, and said with tears in her eyes: "I wish Brother Jin a successful start and success." ”

Jin Tiyong was very moved, he took the wine and drank it all, the cold wine was in his stomach, but his heart was never warmer, and the bottom of the cup was brightened, Jin Tiyong said to Xue Dingding to take care of himself, and boarded the horse and left.

Tens of thousands of army pennants were unfurled, the iron armor was strong, and there was no end in sight, seeing the tall figure disappear into the snow, Xue Dingding's tears burst out of her eyes again, she seemed to have been taken off her heart, and the whole person was empty and only an empty shell remained.

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