Spring in the south always comes very early, and February is not over, but the ice and snow on the land of Chuzhou have melted.

However, in such a sunny and sunny season, Li Kui of Bei'an Mansion did not have any joy in his heart.

Since the entry of Zhongzhou soldiers and horses, he has arranged military affairs in the military camp in Fucheng every day, often busy from dawn to dusk, and is exhausted. Only when the sun is about to set, can he take a little time to get out of the military tent and go to the head of the city to inspect it, which can be regarded as a distraction.

Today's twilight is long, and the sun sets slowly.

Li Kui had just finished handling military affairs, and as usual, he paced to the head of the city, only to see that his two sons were already waiting for him there.

Li Kui's wife died early, leaving only two sons for him, the eldest son Li Jing, who was sixteen years old, and Li Su, who was only fourteen. Because the Li family is a hereditary general, the two sons have been learning martial arts and the art of war with him since they were young, and now they have been arranged by him to join the army, starting from the most ordinary horse pawns.

"Jing'er, Su'er, you two are not in the barracks, why are you here?" Li Kui said strangely.

The two brothers glanced at each other, and Li Jing said, "As Daddy can see, we are waiting for you here." ”

"Oh? Is there anything that matters? Li Kui asked.

This time, Li Su said: "Daddy, in fact, we just want to discuss the situation in Bei'an Mansion with you. ”

"Nonsense, what situation are you two pawns discussing with me?" Li Kui reprimanded a few words, suddenly changed his words, and said: "But it's okay to listen to it, let me hear what your brothers think?" ”

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "At present, there are 100,000 troops in Zhongzhou, attacking from Jiangkou, Changgung, and Jingxing counties in three ways, and we only barely have more than 30,000 people. ”

Li Kui was a little unhappy and said: "Nonsense, you are both Hou Ye's soldiers, both are soldiers, both are soldiers, you are a soldier, you should only be forbidden by orders, obey military orders, why do you have so many thoughts for no reason?" Don't you know the defense plan that the military advisor has set before? The 30,000 soldiers and horses of Bei'an are divided into three roads, two roads are stationed in other counties, and the main force is stationed in the capital city, which is a horn for each other and supports each other! ”

Li Jing was unconvinced and said: "Who can't see a clear-eyed person?" This Han won Han Ziliang's arrangement is clearly to send us to death. There were only more than 30,000 people in Bei'an Prefecture, and if they didn't shrink their forces to protect themselves, they had to divide their troops to build a city, which was really the way to die! ”

Li Su also echoed: "The eldest brother is reasonable, speaking of which, this is all Han Ziliang's own selfishness. He is worried that we will be besieged by heavy troops when we join forces to defend the city, and at that time, only one partial division will be eliminated from the Zhongzhou side, bypassing Bei'an and entering the state city, and the large and small families of the won will be wiped out! It was with this in mind that Han Won ordered me to divide the troops and delay time here for him! ”

After listening to the words of his two sons, Li Kui asked in a low voice with an expressionless face: "Then what do you two mean?" ”

Li Jingdao: "According to the child's meaning, I might as well wait for Han Yuan to be attached to King Wu's command." King Wu has three states and hundreds of thousands of armor, we don't have to worry about having a future, why follow a hairless Han Ziliang? ”

"Big brother is right! Think about the Korean won, the son of a weak crown, in terms of qualifications and talents, which one is comparable to your father? Why is he among the princes, above his father? It's just a little luckier. If my father votes for King Wu, he will definitely be able to pay homage to the prime minister, which is much better than working hard here. Li Su continued.

Li Kui didn't wait for the brothers to finish speaking, and suddenly stretched out his two palms to open the bow left and right, and slapped the two of them the cheeks.

The two were beaten by their father and fell to the ground immediately. Half of Li Jing's face was slapped red and swollen, and Li Su was even more miserable, even spitting out blood foam.

"For the sake of the love between father and son, I will spare your lives for the time being, and next time you dare to say such words that disturb the hearts of the army, kill! Not! Pardon! Li Kui's voice was full of murderous intent, even though the two people in front of him were his own sons.

"Father! The child is puzzled, what is so good about the won that it is worth following you so much? Li Jing asked while holding his father's leg while crying.

Li Su also cried: "The children have no malice, they just think about their father, so they said these heartfelt words!" Father Mingjian! ”

When Li Kui heard these words, he couldn't help but feel unbearable, squatted down and helped the two of them up, and said slowly: "After all, your brothers are young, short-sighted, and have no ability to recognize people. What you have just said, can't the Father see through it? No, I know better than you. ”

Li Jing was puzzled: "Since my father knows, why do you have to work for Han won?" ”

Li Kui pondered for a moment and said lightly: "I'm saying this now, maybe you two won't believe it." It has always been very accurate to look at people for the father, this Korean won, the face is like a dragon and a phoenix, there is no lack of tiger and wolf hearts, and in the future, Kyushu will be reshaped and the king of the world will be this person! ”

Sure enough, the two brothers were stunned at first when they heard this, and then their faces were suspicious, obviously not very convinced.

Li Kui continued: "Actually, for my father to guard Bei'an this time, I also know that there are many bad lucks, and only the two of you can rest assured." If I unfortunately die in battle, the two of you must work hard to live, and you must swear to follow Han Won to the death, and you must not have two hearts, you know? ”

Li Kui said and glared at his two sons fiercely. The two of them were glared at by him, and both said, "The child obeys." ”

"I want you both to swear! In this life, I swear to follow Han Hou Ye to the death, and I will never repent! If there are two hearts, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! Li Kui forced.

The brothers did not dare to disobey him, so they had to raise their hands to the sky and swear an oath insincerely.

"Okay, good, our Li family will definitely be famous for eternity in the future!" Li Kui muttered with relief.

…

The war in Bei'an Province gradually tightened, and Li Kui and others were miserable on the front line, but after all, they did not let the 100,000 troops in Zhongzhou penetrate into Chuzhou.

When Han Yuan heard Xun, he couldn't help but be greatly moved, the so-called wind knows the strength of the grass, and the bandang knows the sincerity of the minister, Li Kui did not live up to his trust.

And on the Yizhou side, Sun Xun, who had been standing still, finally couldn't bear it anymore and planned to do it.

"Report! General Ma is here! ”

Han Yuan was playing against Zhu Yifeng in the Earl's Palace, when the messenger suddenly broke in and said loudly.

"Read!" Han Yuan couldn't care about it, and asked hurriedly.

"Lord, the western thief has entered the territory of Gaoyang, and it is menacing, I am afraid that there will be no less than 100,000!" The messenger read.

"Mr. Zhu? What do you think? After hearing this, Han Yuan turned his head to Zhu Yifeng and asked.

Zhu Yifeng smiled, but said, "Yifeng wants to hear the lord's opinion first. ”

Han Yuan was stunned for a moment, and his heart was slightly unhappy, but he still said with a pale face as usual: "Sir, Yuan thinks that Sun Xun's so-called number of 100,000 is probably an exaggeration, and it is nothing more than trying to scare me." ”

Zhu Yifeng nodded and said to Han Yuan: "The lord's words are good, Sun Xun started from the grass and swept Yizhou with a thunderous momentum, but in fact, he doesn't have much time to operate. Moreover, since the first emperor Zhou Kang, Qin Yi and Erzhou have suffered military disasters and lost their numbers. Especially in Yizhou, after Sun Fu's poisoning before, Yifeng believes that now Sun Xun's entire army capable of fighting is only 1230,000. Therefore, Sun Xun's 100,000 should be discounted in half! ”

Han Yuan admired: "Mr. is reasonable. Meta teachable. ”

Zhu Yifeng suddenly asked again: "Lord, I don't know if Zhang Qin in Qinzhou has any news to reply?" ”

Han Yuan shook his head and said with some concern: "Qinzhou is too far away from my Chuzhou, and I have sent out the messenger, and I have not received a reply yet." ”

Zhu Yifeng said with relief: "Don't worry too much, it's natural if this matter succeeds, and if it doesn't succeed, you can only conform to the will of heaven." Without pine and cypress Heng, how can there be green in the snow? When marching and fighting, you still have to rely on your strength, and asking for foreign aid is really a last resort. ”

Han Won nodded.

…

Chuzhou, which has only been stable for a few months, is about to break out again, and I don't know how many young lives will turn into white bones.