At night, the snowflakes are still flying, this is the first snow in early spring, and it is also the last snow in this long winter, the lights above the city of Jinghu County are bright, in fact, not only here, the entire Jinghu County is destined to be sleepless tonight.

For a long time, although Jinghu County has built a second line of defense against the Qi people, as the forefront of the war, the people here are undoubtedly precarious. In troubled times, human life is not as good as a dog. No one can guarantee that the Jinghu defense line will survive once it collapses.

All people, depressed life. All of them are also in the service of the war. Young and strong men go to the front line, and the old and weak women and children have to take on the heavy responsibility of production, and in the whole Jinghu County, you can see that the people who are working are basically old and weak women and children, and occasionally you see young and strong men, and they are also some disabled people. They were all wounded on the battlefield and retreated without dying.

Although crippled, it is not a good thing for their families to be unpaid. Because he is finally alive, more of a dragon is alive and dead, and when he comes back, there is only a body or an ash jar, or even a simple spirit card.

In Jinghu County, there are people mourning almost every day. There are not only children who send spirits, but also gray-haired old men.

As long as the war continues, there will be no end to such days.

All of them numbly repeat their work. The soldiers on the front line bravely killed the enemy just to protect their relatives and homes in the rear, and the old and young people in the rear worked hard day and night just to provide a little more protection for the soldiers on the front line, even if it was an extra bite of food, an extra piece of clothing, and an extra piece of armor, maybe they could let their families come back alive.

And now, such a nightmare is gradually moving away from them, and even the small people of Shengdou know that as long as Wanzhou City is recaptured, then Jinghu will no longer be the front line of the battle, and they will usher in a peaceful day.

Even if the war continues, at least they have a breather.

Victory is a good medicine for the treatment of pain, although it cannot cure the disease, but at least it can temporarily make the pain of the heart lighter. Victory, it means that their sons have a better chance of living, and victory, it means that they are one step closer to the end of the war.

Everyone has their own expectations.

Ordinary people look forward to the end of the war, and look forward to the safe and sound return of their sons and daughters.

The generals looked forward to retaking their homeland and writing their exploits with blood on the battlefield.

The emperors looked forward to dominating the world and going down in history.

Man always lives in hope until the moment of his death.

Above the tower of the county town, there were two people standing. They were the civil and military leaders of the Jinghu defense line.

"Listen! The sound of cheers! Cheng Wuben put his hand to his ear to make a gesture of listening, and said to Zeng Lin beside him with a smile on his face. It's been a long time before I finally hear that heartfelt cheer again. ”

Zeng Lin didn't smile, he looked sideways at the white-haired old handsome man beside him, he remembered that when he first came to Jinghu County, he was not so old. And for more than a year, he had to face not only the endless attacks of the Qi people on the opposite side, but also the suspicion from the supreme above the court and the killing intent that could not be concealed at all. The two attacked each other, even if the old man with a strong heart was finally unable to hold on.

The smile on Lao Shuai's face was heartfelt, without the slightest pretentiousness, which made Zeng Lin's eyes a little more sour. There are not many old courtiers left, but I am afraid that in the near future, there will be another one.

"Can you not go?" Zeng Lin said suddenly.

"If you don't go, you can't go!" Cheng Wuben was still smiling on his face, put down the hand that was holding his ear, placed it on the wall battlement, and gently brushed away the snow on it, revealing the swarthy rock inside.

"What's not to do? As long as you don't leave Jinghu, who can help you, the one who went to the capital, does he really dare to turn his face? He doesn't want him to be so flowery? Zeng Lin said angrily.

The smile on Cheng Wuben's face slowly faded, and he turned his head to look at Zeng Lin: "Brother Zeng, Your Majesty didn't dare before, so he would endure it, even if he wanted to scatter the bones and ashes, but now it's different, Bian Wushuang is here, with Bian Wushuang's ability, it's enough to replace me, or maybe it's even better!" After taking Wanzhou City, we have won a chance to breathe, and Emperor Qi is also looking for an opportunity to weaken the strength of these powerful families of Qi State, and if the strength of those wealthy families is not completely destroyed, Emperor Qi will never send a single soldier to come to the rescue, so this is a good time to clean up me. If I don't leave, Jinghu is afraid that there will be a civil war. It's really that time, Brother Zeng, are you helping me, or helping Bian Wushuang? ”

"Me?" Zeng Lin opened his mouth, only to feel that a big stone was blocked in his chest, choking the words in his throat alive, and he couldn't spit out a word.

"It can't be like this! How can the homeland I have worked so hard to protect fall into a place of no return because of my life! Cheng Wuben shook his head and said.

"Those people just see you at this, that's why they will be unscrupulous." Zeng Lin took a deep breath, "Are you stupid?" ”

"Or not!" Cheng Wuben laughed: "Brother Zeng, it is rare for people to live for seventy years, and I am not much worse!" I can use my death in exchange for the strength of Da Chu to fight against a strong enemy, and I have earned it. Isn't that exactly what I've always wanted to get? You can't get it when you're alive, and it's not bad to get it when you're dead! ”

"You believe in Bian Wushuang so much?" Zeng Lin said dissatisfied.

"Bian Wushuang's talent is beyond doubt, he is a guy who broke his family and destroyed the country, he came to the country of Chu, he has no roots and no foundation, there is no possibility of rebellion at all, he wants to continue to ensure the glory and wealth of his Bian family, he is not allowed to work hard for Da Chu, for him, Da Chu is long-lasting, and his Bian family can live a more nourishing life, so at this point, I have no doubt about him." Cheng Wuben said affirmatively: "What I'm worried about is just Emperor Qin Feng of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Cao Tiancheng of Qi!" ”

"The Ming Emperor is also repaid, in a short period of time, he let the Ming Kingdom rise strongly, swallow the Yue and destroy the Qin, talent is rare since ancient times, but that Cao Tiancheng, hum, is just a big business." Zeng Lin snorted coldly.

"You can't say that!" Cheng Wuben said: "This person is ruthless, and his scheming is beyond the reach of ordinary people, Zeng Lin, think about it, after they failed to calculate the Ming Kingdom, he was able to make peace with Qin Feng immediately, and regret to send the hard-won land of the three counties in exchange for their fatal blow to my Great Chu, which is what ordinary people can do?" An Ruhai, Jiang Tao is coming and going in the Qi realm, do you think that the Emperor of Qi is really uncontrollable, he is using the blood of his own people to remove the tumor in his body, this is what ordinary people dare to do? After the success of the first war, Prince Cao Yun went to work, Guo Xiancheng ascended to the throne and became a puppet marshal, but he allowed Zhou Jiyun to control the army, and with our hands, slowly smoothed out the last strength of the wealthy clan of the Qi Kingdom, what kind of courage and courage is this! This person may be slightly inferior to Qin Feng, but he is definitely the best among people! Compared with these two, our emperor is much worse! ”

Zeng Lin sighed silently.

"Actually, the second prince himself is not bad, but he was born at the wrong time, so he just ran into these two." Cheng Wuben sighed, "If it was the eldest prince who succeeded to the throne, or if the great Chu could hold on for a longer time, the eldest prince was kind-hearted, although he was not enterprising enough, but Shoucheng was more than enough, in front of these two people, Shoucheng was still suspicious of his heart and his strength was insufficient, but our second prince still wanted to join in this catastrophe of competing for the world, and the state of Chu fell to this day, but it is no wonder who goes." ”

"If the eldest prince ascends the throne, how can Qin Feng be born? How could this world have evolved to this day? Zeng Lin was saddened.

"Yes, yes!" Cheng Wuben was stunned for a moment, but he also reacted: "Isn't this a matter of chicken or egg first?" If the great prince ascends the throne, or Qin Feng is a member of my Great Chu, a fierce general, a minister of the country, but unfortunately there is no if in this world! ”

"Old Shuai, I know that you will never stay in Jinghu, but there is not necessarily no place for you in this world." Zeng Lin gritted his teeth and said, "You are not in Jinghu, but you don't have to go back to Beijing." ”

Cheng Wuben looked at Zeng Lin with a smile, "You want me to go to Yuejing?" ”

Zeng Lin nodded vigorously: "Exactly." The old marshal and the Ming Emperor had a good relationship, the old man had made great contributions to him, and if he went to the Ming Kingdom with the ability of the old handsome, the Ming Emperor would inevitably greet him. Even if he no longer works for Emperor Ming, it's not bad to go there to retire, so why do you have to go back to the capital to die. ”

Cheng Wuben was silent for a moment, "I have already asked Ning Zhiwen to send my family to Mingguo." ”

Zeng Lin was overjoyed, "Lao Shuai agreed?" ”

"The only people who went to the capital were me and my old wife." Cheng Wuben's next words made Zeng Lin fall into an ice cave.

"Originally, I asked the old woman to follow to take care of her grandchildren, but she was also a stubborn person, saying that the grandchildren were all older, and she couldn't look at her great-grandchildren anyway, so she had to follow me, no way!" Cheng Wuben had a gentle smile on his face.

"Old handsome, why is this so?" Zeng Lin choked up.

"I'm Chu Chen!" Cheng Wuben said softly: "The emperor treated me like a brother, how could I carry him away!" I'm old, and there's nothing wrong with going to be with the emperor. An Ruhai, that guy is much younger than me, he has already gone to find the emperor, when I was a general, that guy was still doing chores in front of the emperor! Haha, I've also kicked his ass, and this time again, I'm going to kick him a few times. ”

Zeng Lin couldn't listen anymore, turned around suddenly, and headed towards the city.

Cheng Wu didn't seem to be aware, still staring at the lights all over the city, and muttered: "Your Majesty, I did my best, I came to you, and my heart was open!" ”