(a)

We were on the road to Waterfront.

I sit in front of your horse, and your arms are around me.

Along the way, none of us spoke, only the dense sound of horses' hooves.

I feel your arms strain all the time. All your muscles and nerves are tense.

I can feel you concentrating your willpower against something.

You are resisting your bitter weariness, resisting the desire to lie down and sleep again at once, resisting the black heaviness in your mind.

I listened to the breath of men and horses, the metallic sound of weapons and armor, and I didn't have to look back to feel the war inside you.

Throughout the war, you have to fight one more war than anyone else.

I have remained silent with you.

I can't bear to talk to you.

I can feel that even an extra word is an extra burden for you, and you need to endure extra hardship.

(b)

Waterfront Town. You'an Houding House.

Uncle grabbed your hand and wept, "Jinglong, why did you come back?" Your father told me not to send you a letter! What happened to Cui Jiaji? As soon as I received the news of your father's death, there was an earthquake here, and the people sent to inspect the situation said that there had been a huge landslide in Beitou Mountain, which buried the entire Cui Jia Ji, and now the road leading from Cui Jia Ji to the water has become a deep mud field, and the people who are investigating it cannot get close to it. Then two soldiers from Yu Wentao's department came, saying that Yukou and Cuijiaji were all over, and you took Wu Shun back to find the Han army in Qingfeng Village. What's the situation? ”

My uncle took my hand again and looked up and down: "Why is Qin'er with you?" How did Qin'er escape? What about the rest of the town? What about Dr. Sun? What about the rest of the family? ”

You say, "Uncle, don't be in a hurry, listen to me explain things briefly." ”

So you told the whole situation from Qingchuan's dream to your father's farewell to his return to Huangqiyukou.

My uncle was dumbfounded. So much has happened in such a short period of time.

You say, "I'm hurrying here because there's going to be a fierce battle in the water." Osuo had already drawn the Lamu Department and was moving rapidly in the direction of the water, and it would arrive in a day at most. Uncle, I need direct command of all the garrisons in Linshui Town. ”

Uncle said: "The command of the defenders is handed over to you, and there is absolutely no problem here for uncle." However, this is the army's army, not my uncle's personal property. You don't have the credit of the King of Han and the military talisman of Huaizhou Mansion, life and death are at stake, not all people can understand you and trust you like your uncle, and some people may not agree to obey you. ”

"I know. Uncle, please gather all the generals who can participate in the judgment. I will convince them. ”

The uncle immediately ordered someone to call an emergency meeting.

(c)

Ding family ancestral hall.

All the leaders of the defenders and the armor chiefs were gathered together.

You take Wu Shun and follow Ding Youren to the ancestral hall. Everybody's looking at you, someone is whispering.

You walked straight to the center of the ancestral hall, clasped your fists in salute, and then gave everyone a brief introduction to the battle situation in the early stage.

You say, "Today I have led my troops to come quickly, first, to inform you of the urgent military situation, and to reinforce you to fight against the enemy; Second, I would like to ask you to borrow one thing to ensure victory in the battle, and this thing is: the command of the defenders of the waterfront. ”

As soon as you said it, it immediately aroused a lot of discussion.

You say, "To tell you the truth, I don't have the credit of the King of Han or the Huaizhou Mansion, and I don't even have a formal military position." I am also well aware that the unauthorized seizure of command at the front is an unforgivable capital offense. If you agree to give me command, you will also be punished as an accomplice under coercion. But I'm still going to ask you to give me command. ”

You say, "Why do I have to be in command of the waterfront garrison?" Because my existing troops are too small, and the previous battle has been slightly damaged, I can no longer complete the following two military operations at the same time. Without completing the following two military operations, it is impossible to turn the tide of the war and win by surprise. ”

You say, "How dare I ask of you?" And why do you believe that you will agree to my request? For I have the art of victory. ”

You go up to the two nearest officers, and you say to them, "Borrow two swords." ”

When the cold light passed, your sword was unsheathed and clenched in your hand.

You threw another sword to Wu Shun. Wu Shun stretched out his hand to catch it, and drew his sword out of its sheath.

All eyes are on you both.

"Attack me with your sword." You order Wu Shun.

Wu Shun didn't say a word, he pulled out his short sword and stabbed you in the chest, you ignored Wu Shun's sword edge, and quickly swung the sword to slash Wu Shun's sword-holding upper arm. Your speed has always been invincible, so if Wu Shun stays the same, the consequences are predictable. He will lose his entire arm before stabbing you in the chest.

So Wu Shun was forced to block back, the two swords intersected, and the sparks burst out, making a crisp sound that shook everyone's ear drums.

"One more time." You said.

Wu Shun repeated the last action again, this time you still ignored Wu Shun's sword and stabbed Wu Shun in the throat.

Wu Shun was forced to block back again, and it was another blow.

You say, "Do you see clearly?" This is the art of defending to win. ”

You say, "If the first thing I think of when the sword comes at me is to protect myself, then I should parry his sword." If I do this, there are two possibilities: one is that I have more strength than him and a better sword than his, then I will block him, so neither I nor him have to lose, and both sides have wasted a little time and strength, and we have returned to the starting point before the attack, and we will have to fight again. This defense doesn't solve the problem. ”

"The other situation is that my strength is less than his, and my sword is worse than his, then I can't stop him. So, I wasted a trick, and I couldn't hurt him, and I couldn't stop him from hurting me. This kind of defense is equivalent to no defense. ”

"The real way to defend is to attack the deadliest parts of his body more quickly, such as the junction of his upper arm and shoulder, such as his throat," you said. When he attacked me, these places were usually undefended, or weakly defended. As long as it's fast enough, as long as it's accurate enough, I don't need to have a good sword, and I don't need to use a lot of strength, I can basically hit it in one hit. If you attack these places continuously"

As you spoke, you dizzily pointed your sword at Wu Shun's eyes, temples, heart, neck and carotid arteries, wrists, and so on.

Wu Shun hurriedly followed your direction and desperately blocked, and finally couldn't keep up with your speed, took a few steps backwards, and fell into the chair, the tip of your sword on the tip of his nose.

You say, "That's how it turned out." Is there any chance he'll attack me again? Am I safe now? If I had been busy parrying him, would I have achieved this result? ”

There was a buzz of excitement in the crowd.

You say, "Give me the command of Waterfront." I can push them into chairs and make them unable to get up. It's like I've done in the last ten days or so. I will be able to completely annihilate the Lamu and completely dismantle their offensive against the south. ”

As you spoke, you motioned for Wu Shun to take three things and put them on the table.

The same is the saber of Kuna; The same is the sword of Gumuma; The same is Mongina's helmet.

You say, "More than ten days ago, I came back from Qingchuan alone, and I found only 500 men and horses under my command, and these three enemy armies totaled 15,000 people. Mongina's name has all been heard by you. ”

Say, "I don't have a certificate from the King of Han." But I have a certificate from the enemy. ”

You say, "The enemy is at present, and if he is not victorious, he will die." The massacre of Cui Jiaji is proof of this. ”

Say, "You can choose to believe me or not." ”

It only took you ten minutes to dispel the fear and fear of the enemy of the defenders in the town, and you successfully took full command of the battle near the water.