Chapter 1: Troubled Times and Sorrows
A decisive battle between the Yanbei army and the iron-blooded army, because of the defection of the Zhan Tu people, defeat has become a foregone conclusion. Wei Zeng, the leader of Yanbei, disappeared after the war, and everyone said that he had died on the battlefield.
The news of the defeat of the northern Yanbei army spread quickly, and the land controlled by Wei Zeng fell into chaos. In the face of the attack of the Iron Blood Army and the Yaodong people, Gu Chayi was powerless to resist, abandoned Shifeng City, and led the remnants of the Yanbei army to flee into Yushan. Xu Diaoling originally wanted to meet Gu Chayi, but unexpectedly he was surrounded by the Iron and Blood Army, and in the end, Xu Diaoling, who could not get support, was forced to surrender to the Iron and Blood Army.
The golden autumn of September was a harvest day, but the whole north was a sad place. Whether it is Yanbei or Anyun, in the midst of the war, a large number of people have died, a large number of land has been abandoned, and everyone is worried about the coming winter.
After capturing Stone Wind City, he returned here under the protection of the Iron Blood. After more than ten years of exile, I finally returned to my hometown, and I was very happy at the beginning. But what he saw and heard along the way made his joy disappear little by little.
"What has become of the whole Yanbei now, half of the land has been occupied by the Yaodong people, and the rest has become wasteland. It can't go on like this, the people here can't survive, and they will definitely rebel. If the people of Gucha and the others come back, do we still have to escape? Asked came to Stone Wind City and said to the officials who followed him.
"What Mr. Wendao said is that it really can't go on like this. In the past two years, there have been wars everywhere, and there is no peaceful place in the entire Yanbei, otherwise it would not be the current situation. However, we checked the account books left by the rebels, and found that there were still large quantities of food in several places, which should be able to be brought to help the hungry. As long as you can survive this year, you will be much better in the future. A civilian official replied.
"The rebels still have food left? Wasn't there nothing left in the treasury of Stone Wind City before? He asked.
"There is indeed nothing left in the treasury of Stone Wind City. But Qi Weilun in the rebels also has a little love for the people. Changping positions were built in various parts of Yanbei to resist famine. The rebels withdrew in a hurry, and many of the positions were still full. The civil official replied.
"Mud, Mud, you drove me out of Stone Wind City for the sake of these untouchables. I didn't expect that now I would stay in Stone Wind City and receive your favor. I'm not as crazy as you are. But I don't want to suffer from running around for a little food. You left this food for the untouchables, and I will give it to them, are you satisfied now? He asked himself in his heart, and then instructed the officials who came with him to use the grain in the Changping warehouse to help the people of Yanbei.
Asked the question, he was a high-ranking official in Stone Wind City, because he didn't care about the hungry people back then, after the uprising in Stone Wind City. And he kept wandering. After more than ten years of drifting, I have long tasted the sadness of homelessness. Today's attitude towards the hungry people has not changed, just so that he can spend his old age in peace, he can't help the people of Yanbei who have endured the war. Maybe he has sympathy in his heart, but it is more of a consideration of reality.
The news of the defeat of the Yanbei army also reached Xu Huai, and Fan Yuyi could only sigh when he heard the news.
"The world has been at war for a long time, and there was a chance to achieve peace. But now it's all over. The Yaodong people are strong, and we can't balance them. Let them sit down and talk. It's already impossible. After all, there is no second way to unify the world, only to fight to the death, and in the end only one hero can be left. Fan said.
"Brother Detention doesn't have to be sad. Although Wei Zeng was defeated, we sat on the sixth road in the south of the Yangtze River, and our strength was not bad. It is not so easy for the Yaodong people to defeat us. Just run it well. To unify the world by force, the final victor must be us. Fu Zu said proudly.
"What if you win, what if you lose? It's not that millions of corpses are lying in wait, and blood is flowing thousands of miles. Maintain the stability of one side, so that all the people can live in peace. That's what we're supposed to do. How can I continue to do this evil thing that poisons the world. Fan said.
"Brother Detention has great righteousness in his heart, and I naturally understand this. But Brother Detention must also learn to be ruthless, once we fail, our net worth is small, and the creatures of Jiangnan Sixth Road will suffer a tragedy. Fu Zuci said in a loud voice.
"I naturally understand these truths. Don't worry, I will continue to fight against the Yaodong people, but I will also continue to work hard for my ideals. Send someone to Yasuyun and Kansai and see what they think. The Jiangnan Governor's Mansion and the Iron Army, and the Kansai Military Mansion, after all, are in the same vein, and maybe we still have the possibility of cooperation. Fan replied.
"I'm going to send someone, and it's better to have one more friend than one more enemy. Even if they don't help us, we must not put them on the opposite side of us. Fu Zuci nodded and replied.
rode from Xu Huai to Anyun.
Xian Jinfei personally received the envoy sent by Fan Yuyi. Hearing that Fan Jiyi intended to keep peace with An Yun's iron-blooded army, Xian Jinfei was also very happy in his heart, and immediately agreed with the envoy of Jiangnan not to attack each other.
"Father, I don't understand, now that we have defeated Wei Zeng and occupied most of the Central Plains. Why don't you take advantage of the victory and attack, but ask for peace with others? After the Jiangnan envoy left, Xian Guzhong couldn't help but say.
"We defeated Wei Zeng. But you look at what the whole Anyun has become now? Everywhere there is a group of people who are struggling to make a living. At this time, we are still fighting with all our might, do you really want to escape to that small city? What's more, General Di has also passed away, and even if we fight, there will be no result. Xianjin said sharply.
"I know that the Anyun people have suffered a lot in response to us, but if we don't destroy the enemy, Anyun will still suffer from war. General Di is dead, we have other generals, and I can lead the troops to fight if I don't become a child. Jiangnan people are really not credible, don't forget, father, Jiangnan people were on Wei Zeng's side at the beginning. Kentanaka argued.
"I don't care if the Jiangnan people stand on Wei Zeng's side, as long as they don't invade An Yun, I can live in peace with them. I know your mind, and when you were young, your father also wanted to build a career with his own abilities. But you have to know that the world is not up to you alone, and there are too many factors that cannot be predicted. I'll put you on the battlefield now, and you'll just hit your head and bleed. As long as you can appoint meritocracy. Naturally, someone will help you do those dangerous things. Even if you want to work your own, you have to learn your skills. Although General Di is gone, General Bai and General Wu are also good at fighting, and if you ask them for advice, they will be inexhaustible. Xian said bitterly.
"I understand what my father means, but I can do things at the same time. Let's learn. Ken Gu Zhong was still a little unconvinced, so he argued.
"It's nonsense. Isn't it nonsense to do things without understanding anything? We're not stable yet, and we can't afford setbacks. If you are not careful, you will never recover. Don't talk too much about these things. You should go through it first. Xian Jinfei raised his hand to stop Xian Guzhong from talking again.
"I know, I just listen to my father." Xian Guzhong hung his head and replied, obviously unconvinced in his face.
"You remember, you're not a person who has nothing. You don't have to do everything yourself. You have your power, you have your position, and that is your greatest reliance. As long as you can be a corporal, others will rush to do things for you; As long as you can reward and punish clearly, everyone will be happy to obey you. Everything can be easy, why bother. A life of peace is the greatest blessing. Xian Jinfei looked at the look in Xian Guzhong's eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart. So he said some heart-wrenching words.
"I understand my father's words, and I know that my father is doing it for my good. I will do what you ask. Ken Gu replied.
At this moment, an attendant walked into the room and informed Xian Jinfei that Di Xianlan's funeral was about to begin, and asked him if he would attend.
"General Di is a hero of my iron-blooded army, and I must attend his funeral. The loss of such a general is really the greatest loss of my life. Come with me. And a couple of generals familiar with familiarity. After Xian Jinfei finished speaking, he went out.
"When can I fly high and be no longer fettered?" Xian Guzhong couldn't help but say after Xian Jinfei went out. Xian Guzhong tidied up his clothes a little, and attended Di Xianlan's funeral with Xian Jinfei.
Di Xianlan's coffin was returned to Jingshi. Xian Jinfei wept bitterly in front of Di Xianlan's coffin, and then decided to bury Di Xianlan with the gift of the Three Princes, and give Di Xianlan and his descendants various titles.
Now Xian Jinfei saw Di Xianlan's coffin being put into the tomb, and the sealing ceremony was about to be held, and the sadness came from his heart for a while, and the tears in his eyes couldn't help but flow. When people cry in front of them, they naturally have the meaning of showing their benevolence, but they share hardships and hardships and support each other all the way, so why don't they have true feelings in it.
It's just a person's cry that remembers, so that Xianjin Fei couldn't help but step forward to comfort him.
"Di Xianlan, you are really hateful, you are going to crush me when you die, and in the end, I still have no chance to surpass you. Get up, let's try again on the battlefield. Bai Zheng had been silent before, but when the soil was sealed, he suddenly rushed to the tomb and cried loudly.
"General Bai, you have to calm down, now is not the time to say these things." Wu Deli stepped forward and grabbed Bai Zheng, his face was worried, and he swept around.
"General Bai, everything is empty when people die, and the contradiction between you and General Di should be put down." Xian Jinfei walked to Bai Zheng's side and persuaded.
"Xianshuai, why did he die, he can't die. He's dead, what's the point of me living. I've been fighting all my life, what am I fighting for? Bai Zheng cried.
Seeing an old general who was about to die cry like this, Xian Jinfei felt uncomfortable in his heart. In the face of life and death on the battlefield, I am afraid that Bai Zheng will not shed a single tear, and Bai Zheng's current sadness can also be understood.
"General Di once told me, General Bai, you are a capable person who has made great contributions on the battlefield, and he has always had the heart to make friends with you. It's just that General Bai is a little more arrogant, and General Di doesn't know how to get along with you. Not being able to become friends with the heroes of the world is General Di's biggest regret. If there is an afterlife, please General Bai can lower his heart, maybe there will be no regrets now. Xian Jinfei advised.
"I was wrong, I was really wrong. For the sake of a false name, after enduring decades of suffering, what better than letting go of arrogance and drinking and talking happily with heroes? It's all my fault. Bai Zheng sighed.
Xian Jinfei patted Bai Zheng's back, didn't say anything more, asked Bai Zheng to take him to the back, and sealed Di Xianlan's tomb.
A generation of famous generals and a generation of heroes finally turned into a dry bone. His figure remained only in the legends that people talked about. There are no more vicissitudes in the world than this, but this is the original meaning of life.
The north wind is howling, and the entire Mobei grassland is already a withered yellow, and in a broken village on the edge of Yi Mountain, hares and wild foxes shuttle among them, a desolate scene. And this dilapidated village is the former Flying Eagle Village.
After Wei Zeng's defeat, the iron-blooded army swept away the remnants of Yanbei's army, and Yishan Flying Eagle Village did not escape the catastrophe after all. But the people of Feiying Village received the news early and fled to the depths of Yishan, and they did not suffer much loss.
In the ruins of the Flying Eagle Village, a figure shuttled through it and came to a place at the foot of the mountain, this figure was the rumored Wei Zeng who had died in battle.
It's just that Wei Zeng was a little surprised that at the foot of Yishan Mountain, there was still a thatched hut, and the simple thatched hut was swaying in the north wind, making people worry about how long it could stand.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Wei Zeng stepped forward and asked.
"We are guarding the Valkyries here, we are sinners of the Goddess Cult, and we can only use our last lives to protect the tomb of the Valkyrie to wash away our sins. Miss Sa had been waiting here alone for a long time, and she would have been glad to know that the madman had come to see her. A man with a horizontal scar on his face replied, and with a wave of his hand, he was about to take Wei Zeng to Sagart's grave.
"How many of you are barbarians?" Wei Zeng saw the weapons hanging on the wall of the thatched hut and said, those weapons are only used by barbarians.
"Lord Mad has good eyesight, we used to be the leaders of the clan, but now we are just the grave keepers of the Valkyries." The barbarian leader replied.
In front of Sagart's grave, there were two other people, a lame man with a broom to sweep the fallen leaves, and an able-bodied man who was putting some cooked food in front of Sagart's grave.
When the two of them saw Wei Zeng coming, they didn't say much, and left with the first person.
"Miss Sa, I finally have time to come and see you, is the scenery of Yishan good? Have you ever sought the freedom you've always wanted? Now that I'm a wasted person, I finally have time to take a look at the scenery with you......" (To be continued.) )