Chapter 754: Transformation 4
When the left and right screens retreated, in front of Xue Dingfeng, only the famous but young and excessively young Huai Shuai remained, and the tall and slender guard behind him.
The other party took the initiative to take off his face armor, and looked at Xue Dingfeng very calmly, without joy or sorrow, like an old friend and old acquaintance over the years, but without the things he had imagined countless times in advance.
"Big. Son? ……”
Looking at the familiar and familiar face, although he had been mentally prepared, he still grew his mouth in disbelief and whispered
"Really...... Is...... It's ......"
Before he could think about saying this with mixed feelings, the other party interrupted the next words and bowed slightly.
"Three slaves and maids, I've seen Xue Taishou ......"
"Slave? ……”
At the moment of chewing these two words, Xue Dingfeng only felt that his mouth was full of sadness and hardship.
The familiar past was vivid in his mind, filtering through his heart like lightning, and then disappearing like dust, leaving only a wordless sigh.
But in the bottom of his heart, he desperately tried to suppress his impulse to burst into tears, unwilling to recognize and reminisce, no matter what grounds and reasons the other party dared to appear here; In this way, even if the Xue family in the city is all killed, they can finally have the bloodline of the lineage and pass it on in another way.
When the Liaoxi Xue clan has reached this point, everyone knows what the next ending will be.
Therefore, he did not have enough confidence that as time dragged on, the will of the mourning soldiers in the city who swore to resist to the death could continue to last.
In fact, before he arrived, he had suppressed and thwarted at least three internal attempts and attempts to sell his family in exchange for a way to survive. Hundreds of new heads have been added to the city, and the most expensive one is the maternal uncle of the young feudal lord.
Under the pressure of death and the atmosphere of despair, the Xue clan and its related retainers, tribesmen, and related dependents are not all able to maintain their strong will and have the idea of death.
Not to mention those ordinary tribesmen, vassal soldiers, and city citizens who were not surnamed Xue and whose affiliation was much more distant. Their thoughts and dynamics are even more difficult to grasp and rub.
Therefore, it is not surprising that in order to escape for oneself, it is not surprising that one would give up on oneself or break the can and do something crazy.
If this development continues, we can only use cruel methods and violence to maintain daily life.
On the contrary, it is ironic that the Pinglu Army, who has always been at odds with each other, has become his most effective ally and supporter on the outside.
But despite this, there was no monolith in the Pinglu army, after all, they were actually from the military horses under the jurisdiction of the three towns of Lulong, Fanyang, and Yingzhou; Among them, Li Xiyao's command is the most numerous, accounting for almost half of them; Zuo Qigong and Kang Gongbi also have a small branch of the headquarters.
Once Luo Fan got a glimpse of the truth and changed his course a little and acted on the means and tricks of division and disintegration, he was afraid that these Pinglu troops would have to make chaos for their own livelihoods.
Therefore, at the risk of being detained, he made a request to meet in person, to fight for that last possibility and condition.
After all, in the face of survival, he has nothing more to lose, and it is not the difference between dying early and dying late, dying quickly and slowly.
It's just that he has some unfulfilled wishes and still needs to confirm things, and now he can finally confirm them, but he doesn't know whether it is sadness, joy or happiness in his heart, and he wanders back and forth.
You can give up and run and face your fate.
Perhaps since the ancestor Xue Rengui guarded the homeland of Goguryeo, Xue Song, the ancestor of Zhongxing, settled Andong and conquered the Bohai Sea, and the Xue family, which has been passed down for six hundred Chinese New Year's Eve three generations, it is time for the curtain call.
Then at this time, an inadvertent action of the other party suddenly popped up in the bottom of his heart, like a little spark on the weeds, which spread uncontrollably.
"I don't know, if your town is interested in the fleet under the Xue family's name......
"Yes, of course, but I don't think a defeated dog is about to be destroyed......"
The lord of Huaizhen laughed disdainfully
"What qualifications and reliance do you have to take what is no longer what you have, and do that generous state?"
"There are still three caves in the cunning rabbit, not to mention a generational family like Luo Xue......"
Xue Dingfeng responded unhurriedly.
"Just a trivial reluctant ......" ......
After the Xue family, who had explained a few hiding places, left, the last link in my heart with many doubts about the origin of the three coins was finally filled.
Of course, I'm not stupid enough to pick it out in front of me. It's just that afterwards I sat on my lap with the three of them facing each other, and routinely unfastened my breastplate and got up and down.
"I didn't expect you to be so big......"
"...... Xue Dagongzi"
"That's just a lie and a joke......"
The three replied in a somewhat hoarse voice.
"It's not worth mentioning at all......"
"Actually...... I can give you a promise."
I thought about it for a moment and said to her in my arms
"If there's anything else you think you can value......"
"I can ask them from Luo Fan when the city is broken......
"Of course, there won't be too many ......"
Then, I felt that the breathing in my ears was a little rapid and disordered, and my heart beat faster under the warmth in my hands.
"No need ......"
She leaned her head on my shoulder
"To be able to revisit the slave homeland,"
"Say goodbye to the past...... That's enough."
"The eldest son of the Xue Fan died a few years ago......"
"There's nothing left to be nostalgic about in that city......"
"The only thing left in this world is your slave, only three......"
"Okay then...... My own slave."
I'm pushing the boat down the river
"Can you tell me about that, the story of the deceased Xue Dagongzi......
She hesitated, but with some relief, she spoke beside me.
This is simply another version of the story of the father's expedition compared to Hua Mulan of the Northern Dynasty, but the process and ending are not so beautiful and satisfying, and even a little sad story.
The former lord of the Xue clan of the lineage Teng Hou, because of the early death of the main family and many concubines, did not give birth to a son for a long time and beware of people's uneasiness, so he changed the appearance of this concubine daughter and used it as a son to raise and train, and the right to be a means to cover people's ears.
As a result, I didn't expect this child, whose gender was hidden and self-perception was confused, to be able to show an impressive side. Not only did he work hard and did his best in his father's eyes, but he also had the environment of his background without any arrogance and reserve, so he quickly became well-known and close to the Xue family.
However, after the feudal lord remarried to the noble family of the Northern Dynasty and gave birth to a younger son of his relatives, the problem became a little tricky, and the development of things completely changed.
The existence of this humble Xibei eldest son, in the eyes of a very few insiders, has become the biggest scandal and hidden danger within the Xue family; Then there are all kinds of clever arrangements to send "him" to the battlefield.
After all, as the son of a feudal family, it is normal for him to die in battle against the enemy for generations, and it is also the best reason and excuse for the same hatred. And that period of time was also the low ebb period of the Xue family. Not only is there some internal unrest, but foreign enemies are also frequently attacking.
However, after the eldest prince survived the danger of death like a god at the beginning of the battle, he relied on the memory of hard training and the bravery of the pioneers, and repeatedly broke through a bloody path from the dangerous realm.
On the contrary, in Xue's army, a group of followers were attracted and gathered; After all, Liaoxi, which is the key point of Andong, the land of a hundred battles, the Xue clan lords of the past dynasties have all fought out of the prestige and skill of the battle array.
And in the eyes of the military and civilians in the domain, this eldest prince seems to be no exception. Therefore, under the leadership of "him", he gradually gained the advantage of local conflicts and accumulated small amounts, and little by little reversed the unfavorable situation in all directions.
Then, for several insiders in the upper echelons of the Xue family, the better he performed, the more he did, and the more he was expected, the more full of irony and hidden worries.
And then the misfortune is not alone, and after giving birth to a son, I was encouraged to continue to work hard! The old feudal lord finally suffered a stroke under the bed and collapsed.
Then, the eldest son, who was called back, also shed tears in front of the old feudal lord, and promised and swore in the name of his ancestors that he would not hesitate to assist his younger brother in inheriting the family business.
However, in the eyes of the stepmother and younger brother who came from a powerful family, this was just a ridiculous joke; The better he does on the outside, the more he does, the more he becomes a potential threat and the biggest hidden danger.
And the difference between the elders and the elders is not much of a difference in the eyes of those uninformed feudal soldiers and civilians. Those, especially in the eyes of those followers, is there a better option than a leader who can lead everyone to victory?
The decision to renounce the right to inherit him, although it was a great disappointment to those who supported him, strengthened his popularity and reputation in another way.
Therefore, all kinds of means and repression from the inner house of the family began to befall the eldest prince, and he could only abide by his father's will, all kinds of deference and concessions, while appeasing those indignant subordinates.
Then as a result of retreating and forbearance step by step, the other party completely lost patience and the city, and also lost the last bit of taboo, and became unscrupulous.
Then, in the blocking battle deep into the Song Desert Governor's Mansion, the eldest prince and his cronies and followers were first defeated and then defeated, and fell into the ambush and encirclement of the princes of the steppe in response to the Luo Domain, until almost all of them died in battle, without waiting for a single soldier to come back.
At the same time, a few days later, the Pinglu-Liaoxi coalition army won a decisive battle against Luo by the invincible river.
Then, there were three slave girls who were covered in stench and wounds, and were captured by the slave team......
As I spoke, I felt something warm tumbling down my shoulders and neck, and it didn't seem as careless and indifferent as she had been in her mouth.
It's rare to tearfully tear and cry silently to reveal the appearance of a little woman, three, which looks so delicious, and I can't hold it back. I can only hold hands and play side balls or something, and I'll die.
It's just that when my big sword was raised and I just wanted to catch it, she became a little confused and knew how to help me get out.
At this time, a disillusioned voice came from outside the door again.
"Commandery...... Luo Fan reported urgently......"
"What's the rear?"
I was surprised for a moment before I realized that this should be a problem in the rear of Luo Fan.
"It is said that there is a northern army that appeared between the coasts of Liaodong......"
Yu Hou Dao, who is in charge of liaison
"Taking advantage of the emptiness and unpreparedness of the hinterland, killing and burning all the way to the ......"
"On the one hand, Liaocheng sent men and horses to pursue and collect...... On the one hand, I hurriedly asked for help......"
I was surprised, but I remembered that the navy under Zong Ze's command had slipped through the net in the sea encounter, could it be that they had successfully landed on the shore.
Then the first reaction was, could it be that the reserve man I sent to Jili Prefecture could come in handy and justifiably move on the Liaodong Peninsula.
It's just that Luo Fan has obviously received my warning, so why didn't he have any precautions and vigilance, and let the other party drive straight in.
Then, a dozen or so retainers' heads hung high on the flagpole in front of the big tent finally gave me an unsatisfactory answer.
It wasn't that Luo Zhanji, as a feudal lord, didn't take this news seriously, nor was it the negligence of the front-line army; Instead, something went wrong in the process of passing to the rear, and it was actually omitted by the human negligence of the person in charge.
Well, I'm completely speechless. It seems that under the hasty response and mobilization, there have been quite a few problems with Luo Fan's situation and interpretation system.
It's just that it has recently been overshadowed by victories and good news all the way forward, so once the enemy is encountered in the rear, it will completely burst out.