(a)

Wu Shun opened the map in the carriage.

Wrapped in a fur coat and covered with a blanket, you lie on the car, looking at the map, while dictating to Wu Shun your tactical advice for Liu Shen to conquer the last dozens of passes on the southern front.

Wu Shun put various marks and annotations on the map. Guan Wenliang recorded on the side.

You took the slender charcoal pen in Wu Shun's hand and drew an arc on the map, which crossed the enemy's long snake's pass defense line and detoured to the grain-producing area behind Dongcheng, and you drew a circle on the famous big granary Shunyi Cang, and you were ready to advise Liu Shen not to fight to the death one city after another, but to concentrate all his forces, forcibly break through one point of the defense line in an instant, and then quickly cross and cross behind the enemy to knock out the main military and civilian grain storage warehouses in Dongcheng.

You've changed your pen of one color and drawn a maze of S-coils on the map. You are going to suggest that Chen Shouye and Zhang Bao's troops use such a complex high-speed detour to dazzle the enemy, and you can't guess the attack intention of the Northern Han army, in fact, their troops have no attack intention, just to make the enemy panic, the real attack is in Wu Renming's department, they take advantage of the enemy's attention to be attracted, and go straight to Hongzhou Mansion.

You have the final war route map of the Southern Front, the way each battle was played, and the troops and generals that are suitable for mobilization, and let them record them one by one.

According to your plan, at the end of the summer, the troops of the southern front will definitely be able to break through from all sides, break the stubborn defense line of the Southern Han army, encircle the city, and launch a decisive battle against the city.

You dictate a long list to Wu Shun. That was the post-war adjustment of the country's military divisions and the proposed list and successor list of the envoys and garrison generals of the various military divisions.

On your way to the north, you have been thinking about the final battle and the aftermath of the war, the garrison and the garrison after the establishment of the new dynasty, and you have written down all these thoughts against the clock in case you suddenly encounter something.

You let all these things take up all your brain and your time, so that you don't have time to feel the pain of life and death.

Your horse fleet is constantly moving north on a huge map of the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty. Along the way, you have passed through frozen rivers, through snow-capped fields, through villages and cities, and through the stable lives of thousands of families. Through the course of many people's lives, you are running towards your destiny.

(b)

Liu Shen kept receiving reports from the state capitals along the line, saying that your horse team had just passed by. He marked your route on the map. He watched as the line was running straight towards him. You're not going fast. Liu Shen judged that your situation was not very good. He decided to go out of the fortress to meet you, according to the route you were taking.

Liu Shen's horse team marched more than 340 miles south, and finally met your horse team on the outskirts of Gwangju Mansion on the north bank of the Xiao Wei River.

You didn't expect Liu Shen to welcome you so far. You take a lot of analgesics and fall into a deep sleep. Wu Shun's call has no way to bring you to your senses. Your eyes are open for a moment. But the consciousness is still asleep and does not react to things outside.

Wu Shun can't bear to call you again. He led the team to greet Liu Shen.

Liu Shen dismounted. He walks briskly towards your team of horses.

He only saw Wu Shun, and he couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart.

He asked Wu Shun where you are, and Wu Shun truthfully replied that you have taken too many analgesics, and now you are sleeping deeply, you can't wake up, and you must wait for the sleeping effect of the medicine to weaken before you can wake up.

Liu Shen walks up to your car and pulls the curtain. He sees you.

His heart throbbed instantly. His lips twitched.

He put the curtain back on.

He said, "Don't alarm him. Let him sleep peacefully. Let's walk slowly towards Huanglong. ”

So, the two horse teams came together, escorted your monarchs and ministers, and walked towards the Yellow Dragon Fortress.

Along the way, Liu Shen asked Wu Shun about your situation in Yunjing. Wu Shun reported to him in detail about your physical condition, your military and political arrangements in Yunjing, and our trip to Yuanjue Temple.

Liu Shen listened silently and did not comment.

(c)

That night, your monarchs and ministers rested at the Xiaowei River Military Horse Farm, the previous stop of the Huanglong Fortress.

This is an important military horse base for the Han army, and it is based on your suggestion. It was established by the decree of Liu Shen. Sun Haocheng's subordinates were in charge of the garrison and horse administration here.

When you were settled in the big tent of the barracks to continue to rest, Liu Shen took Wu Shun out to inspect the selection, cultivation and training of war horses in the base.

Liu Shen picked some excellent war horses. Make a list and give it to the officers in the Han army who have recently been promoted because of their military exploits.

When Liu Shen and Wu Shun returned from the racecourse, Guan Wenliang greeted them at the camp gate.

Guan Wenliang said that you seem to be about to run out of medicine, and you should wake up soon.

So Liu Shen came to see you again.

Next to your bed, Liu Shen saw your fingers moving slightly.

Guan Wenliang wants to try to wake you up again.

Liu Shen stopped him.

Liu Shen said: "Don't wake him up suddenly, the doctor said that his heart pulse is very weak. It's better to let him wake up slowly on his own. ”

So, Liu Shen stayed in front of your bed, patiently waiting for you to come to your senses completely.

Liu Shen's respectful attitude towards you deeply moved the officers and soldiers of the Han army.

(iv)

You finally open your eyes. You see a cloud floating in front of you. The cloud thinned out. You see a person's face. You try to focus your gaze. You see a clearer facial feature.

You recognized it as Liu Shen.

Liu Shen's face showed a very complicated expression: shock, heartache, touch, sympathy, worry, sadness.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw you open his eyes.

You hear the sound of a boulder crashing to the ground in his heart.

You say, "King Han." ”

You tried. Want to sit up.

Liu Shen reached out and pressed you. He said, "Don't get up." Just lie down. There is no need for formality between us. ”

He said apologetically, "I don't know your situation is already like this, I shouldn't have let you make the long journey to the north again this time." ”

You said, "Anyway, if the minister wants to go back to the grassland, he will also pass through Huanglong, and he will not dare to work and run back and forth with the king of Han." ”

Liu Shen said: "No. You can't go to the prairie anymore. After the Yellow Dragon Conference, you must stop all military and political affairs and rest. ”

Liu Shen said: "There will always be a way. I will find another good doctor in the country. ”

You say, "King Xie Han cares." Something. Even if he is the king of a country, there is no way to change it. ”

Liu Shen listened, bowed his head and said nothing.

You were relatively silent for a while.

(5)

You say, "This is not the Yellow Dragon Fortress. ”

Liu Shen said: "Yes. We are now at the military horse farm on the Little Wei River. ”

You are surprised: "The king of Han greeted the ministers so far!" ”

Liu Shen said: "It should be. You're welcome. all these years. The road you have traveled for the country is not only thousands of miles. Even in such a situation, they are still busy with national affairs. ”

Liu Shen asked you, "How is it?" After you return to Yunjing, is Qin'er okay? ”

You say, "She's slowly recovering. The mood is also calm. She's all right. With Concubine Taishu and her aunt taking care of her in Yunjing, King Han should not worry. ”

Liu Shen said: "Alas, when I left Yunjing, it was clear that she and the child were in good condition, why did I get pregnant after so many years of marriage as soon as I left, and it was a male fetus, no wonder she was sad." ”

You comforted Liu Shen and said, "Time will dilute everything." ”

You say, "King Han, she has her father's blood in her veins." She was born with a man's heroic temperament. No matter what kind of difficulties she encounters in life, she can bear it. I believe in her. Please also ask the king of Han to believe her. ”

Liu Shen said: "A woman's world is far smaller than a man's, and she is emotional. The loss of an important loved one, for a woman, is the fall of the sky. I regret that I didn't be there for her when she had an accident. If I were in Yunjing, her situation wouldn't have gotten so bad. After the Huanglong meeting, I will go back to Yunjing to accompany her. ”

Liu Shen said: "In the most difficult moment of her life. I will stay with her and watch over her. Stay with her. ”

Liu Shen looked at you. You understand the meaning of Liu Shen's words. You know it.

You said gratefully: "Qin'er has the care of King Han, which is really the luck of her life." ”

Liu Shen said: "I will protect her." You can rest assured. ”

On that day, Liu Shen made a promise to you. He will watch over me as I go through the pain of losing you.

(f)

On the grass of the military horse farm.

You and Liu Shen walked side by side.

Liu Shen said: "How? Is horseback riding OK? ”

You say, "It's not long, it's not fast, it's okay." ”

Liu Shen said: "Then let's slow down." ”

You are standing on the edge of the pasture. Look at the spectacular sight of thousands of horses galloping in the military horse farm.

Liu Shen said: "I really hope my brother can see such a scene." When you went to meet him in the city, you proposed to him the idea of developing cavalry, but he scoffed at him, and refused to even give you a chance to finish his sentence. However, now the cavalry of the Han army. How sharp as a knife! We really beat the people who rode horses on horseback! ”

Liu Shen said: "Seeing this scene, I can't help but be a little afraid." If he had accepted your suggestion and reused you in Dongcheng back then, I am afraid that even the bones would be wiped out now. How lucky he didn't choose you. ”

You say, "This time, when I went back and forth between Huanglong and Yunjing, and crossed a large part of the country, I saw that the people everywhere lived and worked in peace and contentment, and that the city and countryside were peaceful, and the minister also felt how fortunate he was to be able to assist in the allegiance of such a loving king." ”

You said, "It's a pity that the ministers are shallow and thin, and they can't be loyal to the king of Han for a long time, and they can't be the sword and pawn of the king of Han for a long time." ”

Liu Shen felt unbearably sad.

He said, "No." I also hope that when we are all as gray as our father, we will come to this grassland and walk around and gossip about the past. ”

He said, "I also plan to ask you to be the prince of the world in the future."

Liu Shen said: "The world is so big, the war has been chaotic for so long, there are thousands of problems, and there are all kinds of wastes waiting to be rebuilt. Thinking about the new dynasty in the future, I feel a heavy weight on my shoulders. You must work hard to recover, and you must help me again. ”

You said: "The king of Han is benevolent and benevolent, knows people well, treats people generously, and in the future, a new dynasty will be opened, and the world's talents will inevitably follow, assist the king of Han, and achieve prosperity in the world." Although the minister couldn't see the scene of the prosperous world, even if he thought about it, he felt very excited in his heart, and he felt happy for the king of Han. ”

Liu Shen said: "Without the great general, there will be no new dynasty." No matter what the future holds, the new dynasty will never forget the general. (To be continued.) )