(a)

Wu Shun accompanies you on a walk in the snow.

You walked silently all the way, and all you heard was the sound of your boots trampling on the snow.

You stopped.

You look at the vast snowfield in front of you.

The cold wind swept the snowflakes and fell on your shoulders.

Listen to the north wind that blows across the earth.

Wu Shun said: "The wind is too strong, you can't walk outside for so long." Let's go back. ”

You put your cloak on your body and say, "What a spectacular snowy scene." ”

Wu Shun said, "Yes." ”

You say, "Unfortunately, I won't be able to see it again." ”

Wu Shun looks at you. He said, "No." Winters are still long and there will be heavier snowfall. ”

You are silent.

After a while, you said to Wu Shun, "Ask the clerical office to draw up two recitals for me." First, congratulations to King Han on becoming a father. Second, report to King Han, I want to set off back to Yantang Pass. After the siege of the city is over, please come to Yantang Pass to meet me for the last time. If it's still in time. ”

Wu Shun looked at you with wide eyes: "Huh? ”

Ignoring Wu Shun's surprise, you continued: "Pegasus sent a message to my uncle, asking my uncle to help clean up the General Military Mansion, and I will live there when I go back." ”

You say, "Let's set off the day after tomorrow, all the way along the city of the Han land, inform the fortresses along the line to close the city, and be ready to take over the king of Han at any time." ”

Wu Shun said, "Yes." But why? ”

You say, "The letter from the King of Han says that Qin'er is four months pregnant." She's about to become a mother. King Han and Concubine Taishu were very happy. ”

Wu Shun sighed in his heart.

You say, "Junko, I see it." It will come back soon. When it returns, my end will come. ”

Wu Shun choked up and said, "No." ”

You say: "At this moment, I am dying on the front line, which is very bad for morale. I plan to go back and die in Yantang Pass. It was my favorite place other than Cheongcheon and home. ”

You say, "It's just, I don't know if it will give me enough time to go back to Yantang Pass." ”

You say, "Perhaps, I can't go back anywhere, but die on the road." ”

You say, "Junko, life is really short." It's so short that it's too late for anything. Nothing can be done. ”

You say, "The biggest regret in my life is that I didn't see the establishment of the Taiping New Dynasty with my own eyes, and I didn't see the birth of the son of the Han Dynasty." But that's okay. ”

You say, "None of this is a big deal." ”

You calmly said to Wu Shun, "It's a long way away." It's time for us to go back. ”

(b)

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army. You wore civilian clothes in the army, and you were instructing Wu Shun about what happened next.

You say: "Three days after I left the camp on the northern front and set out for Yantang Pass, I sent an urgent order to the commanders of all the troops of the army, saying that I was critically ill and about to die, and that from now until the end of the funeral, they should stick to their duties, not leave their posts without the edict of the king of Han, and the whole army should be on high alert, suspend all military attacks, and not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of them." The whole army waited for the military orders of the king of Han and the new commander. ”

You walk up to the moonlight. You reach out and stroke its mane. You haven't ridden it in many days.

You instructed Wu Shun: "Let it go back with me." It was originally the beloved thing of the Han King, but now, I don't need it. When I die, give it back to King Han. ”

You pat Moonlight on the back. You say, "I'm sorry. Can't ride you anymore. ”

(c)

The Han army escorts your pro-soldiers and horses on the snowy fields under the moonlight. In the distance, wolf howls could be heard one after another.

You're leaning in the carriage. You close your eyes. Guan Wenliang sits next to you. Xie Shuangcheng rode a horse and followed beside the car.

Guan Wenliang looked at you. He asked softly, "Do you want the car to slow down?" ”

You shake your head. Beads of sweat form on your forehead.

Guan Wenliang gently wiped your sweat with a towel.

Guan Wenliang leaned out of the carriage, and he said something to Xie Shuangcheng.

Xie Shuangcheng sped up, galloped to the front of the team, and asked the general who led the team.

Xie Shuangcheng asked, "What is the nearest city ahead?" ”

The leading general replied: "It is the Huanglong Fortress, according to which there are still more than 20 miles." ”

Xie Shuangcheng said: "Inform the garrison guards to see the general in the future, inform the magistrate to prepare a place for the general to rest, and be prepared in case of emergency." “

(iv)

"There are still 20 miles to the fortress. How about you? Can it hold on for a while? ”

Wu Shun holds your hand.

You're so dizzy that you can't open your eyes, and your face is covered in beads of sweat. You nod your head in difficulty.

Guan Wenliang instructed the groom who was driving: "Go slower, walk more steady." ”

Guan Wenliang listens to your stormy heartbeat, your chest rises and falls, every cell in your body craves air, the pain chokes the breath of all your cells, you feel like you are rolling down a long bottomless staircase, you are silently wrestling with the pain.

Commander Liu of the Military Medical Department said: "The pulse is very chaotic, and the heartbeat is too fast, there must be analgesics to relax the body's stress response, otherwise it will soon be ischemia." ”

(5)

The general of the garrison of the Yellow Dragon Fortress led a team out of the pass to meet you.

It was almost dawn at this moment, and the outline of the fortress in the morning light could be seen in the distance.

Wu Shun greeted him.

The garrison of the Huanglong Fortress clasped his fists and said: "The fortress is ready to welcome the arrival of the general and his party, but I don't know what the situation of the general is?" ”

Wu Shun said with annoyance: "The situation is very bad. He was almost out of breath. ”

Xie Shuangcheng rushed over to ask for instructions: "Two commanders, the general's condition is very bad, the carriage can't go any further, the bumps will aggravate the pain, and he will have a sudden cardiac arrest." ”

Wu Shun said categorically: "The replacement is carried on a stretcher." It's only a few miles away. ”

(f)

Wu Shun personally accompanies you on the stretcher.

He encourages you by saying, "You can already see the walls of the fortress in front of you." Young master, you must hold on! ”

Wu Shun said to Guan Wenliang: "Take another blanket and cover him and keep his body temperature from dropping." ”

Xie Shuangcheng and the coachman sat side by side on the front wheel. From time to time, he reminded the groom: "Go steady, try not to bump, and be steady." Be careful not to slip under the horse's feet. ”

(g)

Your pro-army party entered the Yellow Dragon Fortress.

You are carried into the quiet warm room that the guards have prepared.

You're so drowsy and so weak that it's hard to breathe.

Looking at your situation, Wu Shun instructed: "Keep the room warm, and no idle people are allowed to come in." It was ordered that all the gates of the fortress be closed, and that no one should be allowed to leave the city without a soldier's amulet. All soldiers were on standby in the barracks, and were not allowed to leave the barracks without permission, ready for battle. ”

Wu Shun ordered: "Quickly draft the chapter, and use 800 li to report to the King of Han quickly, saying that the general is in front of the Huanglong Fortress, the situation is critical, and if there is no analgesic to save his life, his life is only in the twilight." ”