Physically and mentally exhausted, Zhao Xian slept very sweetly, and when he woke up, it was already dark outside, and he didn't know what time it was.

Ziyue at hand ran there without knowing it, and many people could be heard arguing on the deck outside, and it seemed that they had not reverted to jet lag after making up for sleep.

Zhao Xian felt that the boat was drifting up and down, and it seemed that he had set off overnight, and he had nothing to do when he got up anyway, so he practiced his soft body skills on the bed, and was ready to get up at dawn.

Just after a few exercises, Zhao Xian felt that his stomach was growling, and he probably couldn't get up. He lifted the quilt and stood up, but heard a few footsteps outside the door, stopped at the door and shouted, "My lord, are you awake?" ”

Wind Imperial Doctor? Zhao Xian was quite surprised, and said: "Wake up, I'm worried that I have nothing to do, is the wind girl also idle?" ”

The door creaked open, and the Imperial Doctor of the Wind walked in, dressed in plain clothes and with a high bun, with a small tray containing silver needles and other utensils. She has a slight smile on her face, her skin is tender and crystalline, obviously she has just bathed, and she is at the age of twenty-eight or nine, which is really beautiful.

Zhao Xian put a piece of clothing on his body and asked with a smile: "On this big night, Miss Feng sneaked into my room alone, she won't have any intentions on me, right?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Xian was wearing pajamas, the wind imperial doctor turned slightly red, and after coming in, he bowed slightly and said, "The concubine dares to try something against the adult, you are weak, I will show you." ”

Zhao Xian also felt that his back hurt, so he didn't refuse, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't mess around, I'll call." ”

"My lord laughed." Imperial Doctor Feng's face became redder and redder. But he didn't care about Zhao Xian's nonsense, let her lie down on the bed, and then took out a silver needle and carefully conditioned his body.

After sleeping for a day during the day, she was in good spirits, and slowly pinched Zhao Xian's back with the help of the oil lamp, and chatted softly: "My lord, Mrs. An came to look for the concubine today, and the fetus in her womb is normal, but her body is a little tired." I'm afraid it's because of too many things on my mind and I'm not in a good mood. It's good that you can spend more time with her. ”

Zhao Xian smiled lightly, I want to talk to her every day, but she is thin-skinned and unwilling.

Zhao Xian thought for a while, turned around and asked, "Where did Mrs. An and the eldest lady go?" Is there anything on board? ”

Imperial Doctor Feng shook his head and sighed. Thinking of Zhao Xian's messy relationship, his face turned red. He said softly: "Mrs. An said that she didn't want to be with you. Then he took the boat and took the first step. Miss An's boat followed, and Miss Liu was also on her boat, as if she was studying your big wooden box. ”

Liu Yan'er, this girl is really a curious baby. Needless to say, I went to research it myself.

Zhao Xian nodded lightly and said, "Okay, let that Nizi go to research, my big killer is all up to her." ”

The Wind Imperial Doctor didn't dare to be interested in the affairs of the army, so he just nodded and smiled without saying much. After pricking Zhao Xian for a while, she remembered one more thing, and said with a solemn face: "My lord, Miss Liu is still in the fetal period, and her mother seems to be seriously ill and has a fetal gas, which causes her to be extremely weak and weak, and I am afraid that she will not live to be twenty years ......old if she carefully uses medicine to recuperate!" ”

"Ahh Zhao Xian was shocked, but when he turned around, he was pricked by a needle, and hurriedly lay down, and said hurriedly: "Isn't it?" She's such a beautiful girl, it's a pity that she won't live to be twenty years old, do you have a way to cure her? ”

The Feng Imperial Doctor sighed faintly, and a little helplessness appeared on his pretty face: "The concubine's ability is limited, and I can only use medicine to stabilize this congenital disease, but it is impossible to cure it." ”

"Isn't it?" Zhao Xian's expression was slightly dark, although he didn't have much contact with Liu Yan'er, he also had a good impression of this alternative girl who was avant-garde and bold, and when he heard that she was suffering from a stubborn illness, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Imperial Doctor Feng shook his head: "It's not that there is no way to cure it, I heard that in the Ci'en Temple in Chang'an, Northern Qi, there is a master from Tianzhu who preached and once treated this kind of patient, and he may have a way to save Miss Liu." It's a pity that the person is in Northern Qi, thousands of miles away from here, and it is impossible for him to come or Miss Liu to go. ”

Changan? Zhao Xian scratched his head, and after being silent for a long time, he sighed: "Hey! Wind girl, you first do your best to condition her body and buy time, and I will find a way to invite that master. ”

Imperial Doctor Feng bowed his head slightly: "The adult saves the concubine and the family, this life is given by the adult, it is my duty to solve problems for the adult, and I will work hard." ”

Zhao Xian had a lot of things in his heart, and he was not in the mood to say some kind words, so he nodded 'um' and didn't say much.

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"Five sons in a row! Miss, you lost again, take off your clothes or learn to bark a puppy, choose one yourself. ”

Five days later, with the sound of debauchery laughter, Zhao Xian sat by the window of the study, playing chess with Miss An with great interest.

The folding fan shook gently, the holding was black and white, and the gentle river breeze blew his flowing hair, and the triumphant smile, how to look at it.

Hongcheng is about 300 miles away from Wuchang by water, but fortunately, the weather has been sunny and tailwindy, and the time of four or five days is almost there. However, the journey was extremely boring, and there was no other entertainment when she came out to eat barbecue on the deck and watch the maids dance, and Miss An was also bored on the road, so she went directly to the official ship to accompany Zhao Xian to relieve his boredom.

At this time, Miss An, who was calm and calm in the past, turned red, and even the steps on her head trembled slightly.

There were only a few chess pieces on the chessboard, and the seventh hand was destroyed by Zhao Xian, she was embarrassed and angry in her heart, threw the chess pieces into the bamboo basket, and said angrily: "You bastard, you know how to bully people with these weird things, if you have the ability, we will play real Go, so that you can have three sons." ”

Hearing the meaning of this, it was obvious that he wanted to lose and not admit it, Zhao Xian said with a smile: "Miss, you said in person that no matter what chess you play, as long as you can win you, what do you do if I say anything, and now you can't come up with it?" ”

This bastard, I'm so pissed off. Seeing that he was so shameless, Miss An couldn't help but blush and said, "Who said that I would go back on my word, I will definitely agree to change your conditions, these two are definitely not good." ”

Since being robbed by the water bandits once, An Birou's attitude can be described as a 180-degree change. Such a rude request was endured, and Zhao Xian was asked to change one.

But is Zhao Xian the kind of person who accepts it when he sees it? Those who can flirt must be flirtatious, he touched his chin and smiled lightly, nodded and said, "Okay, good, I'll change it." You call me twice, I really want to see what your expression was last time, but unfortunately I couldn't see anything in the dark light at that time. ”

"Smack!"

Miss An was ashamed and angry, patted the chessboard angrily, and said angrily: "You bastard, you said that you won't mention this matter again." You're still talking nonsense. If you talk nonsense, I'll jump from here! Miss An gritted her teeth and glared at Zhao Xian, threatening to jump into the river from the window, which showed that she was embarrassed.

As for it, I was happy to see you last time. What's wrong with learning. Zhao Xian smiled helplessly, so he had to give up. Turned his head to look at the river. Suddenly, several ships appeared in the distance, and in the distance on the riverside, you could drive to the towering city wall. There is still a small smoke of gunpowder rising.

At this time, Wuhan was also divided into two parts, Wuchang and Jianghan were longing for each other across the river, and Jianghan was occupied by the Northern Qi, because the two cities were very prosperous, and when there was no war, it was common to see bold merchants coming and going.

"It's finally Dao Wuchang, but something seems to be wrong." Miss An stood up and looked into the distance, she went out very rarely, and she didn't understand why the ships in Wuchang were all retreating to the rear, and only this official ship on the river was going in the direction of Wuchang.

"There's a war ahead." Zhao Xian replied, he had seen the beacon fire, so he naturally knew what the lonely smoke represented.

Why did you just come to meet the Northern Qi attack, and the form is not good. Zhao Xian frowned, a large number of merchant ships in front of him were obviously retreating to the rear, if it weren't for the city breaking, it would be impossible for these merchants to escape.

Side also saw the wolf smoke in the distance, and immediately asked the flag bearer on the deck to force a merchant ship to stop.

The merchant ship was marching close to the riverside, and when he saw the official ship hurriedly trying to avoid it, he could see the gesture of Side, and he could only think that he was unlucky to stop.

More than ten meters apart from the two ships, a middle-aged man with two mustaches came out of the cabin, and was startled when he saw the big flag of the word "An" on the official ship, and hurriedly knelt down on the deck and saluted, and said respectfully: "It turned out that General An had arrived, and the grass people were fortunate to be able to ......."

"Alright, alright." Side waved his big hand and said hurriedly: "Wuchang is in trouble, why are all the merchant ships retreating?" ”

The middle-aged man looked slightly sad, and sighed: "My lord, in the early hours of this morning, the Northern Qi suddenly led an army of 70,000 to cross the river to attack, and the offensive was several times stronger than before, and the 40,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the city, of which 20,000 had not yet rushed back to Qingshan City the day before yesterday, and the remaining 20,000 had suffered great casualties in the morning, I am afraid that it would not be able to support it in the afternoon, General Yue has begun to dismiss the residents of the city, and I am afraid that he is ready to abandon the city." ”

"Isn't it?" Side's face instantly collapsed: "My young master came to take office, and he lost it before he arrived in the city, how did this Yue Pingyang fight." ”

After a few complaints, Side looked back at the window on the second floor of the cabin behind him, and asked: "Young master, Wuchang is about to break the city, I don't have soldiers and horses with us, and I can't help if I go, for the sake of your safety, let's retreat to the rear to make a decision." ”

The middle-aged man looked up respectfully, but his face was stunned, this is not like An Guogong, the god of war of Daliang, how can he be a young man?

Zhao Xian looked at the city in the distance, the smoke of gunpowder was rising, and there were more and more ships escaping, and he couldn't help frowning and thinking.

The purpose of Zhao Xian's coming to Wuchang was to make military merits and recover Yue Pingyang's men and horses by the way. Now that Wuchang is in danger, if he retreats directly to the rear, although no one says anything, those soldiers will definitely have contempt when they know it. And although I went to Wuchang to help, I ran to the city and went around to say 'the city is here, and I swear to live and die with the sergeants', which can also envelop the hearts of the people.

Based on this, he couldn't retreat, but seeing that Wuchang would definitely not be able to keep this situation, Zhao Xian couldn't help but feel distressed.

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Wuchang, Beicheng.

The majestic city wall towers on the riverside, looking from a distance, Wuchang has lost its former majesty, as if it has been sick for a long time, and a military flag of the Liang army shivered on the city wall in the cold wind.

The black, silver-armored knight had already rushed to the north of the city, two miles away. The spring breeze is warm, but everywhere you can see is swords, guns, swords, halberds, bowl-sized horseshoe stamped on the dry mud ground, and the dust covered the sun and slowly pressed towards the city wall.

On the Northern Qi side, the 7,000 cavalry retreated one after another, and most of them were killed and wounded before they retreated to the city wall. Countless red-eyed soldiers were red-eyed, and the black armor on their bodies was flushed with black, and I don't know if it was stained with their own blood or the blood of the enemy. Everywhere I went, I saw almost all corpses.

The sound of killing outside the city shook the sky, but the silence on the city was a little depressing,

The soldiers on the city tower almost bit their lipes, and the archers drew their bowstrings one after another, ready to defend, and their blood-red eyes stared at the Qi army. Although the soldiers who fled from the city were shouting and scolding, afraid to hit the city gates. But no one looked down.

"General Yue, open the city gate!" Above the city tower, an old man dressed as a literati said in a trembling voice, and his body trembled. Not because of fear. Instead, he watched the tragic death of the men fighting outside the city and burst into tears.

Old man around. It was a general dressed in a handsome robe, about fifty years old, with a dignified face, and his temples were already gray. The body is burly, wearing red scale armor, standing with a sword in one hand, majestic, dignified, especially those eyes, which are bright and respectful.

The general stared closely at the soldiers and horses outside the city, and did not say a word for a long time, the knuckles of the sword were already white, but his face was neither happy nor sad.

The old man was obviously the supervisor of Wuchang, but he was not as pedantic as Ning Mo of Jinling, he stepped forward and hurriedly hugged his fists, and sighed: "General Yue, most of the soldiers and horses in the city have just gone to Qingshan, and the Northern Qi Dynasty has attacked Wuchang unusually, and they are obviously prepared." The enemy army under the city is several times larger than in the city, even if it is based on the city, it will not be able to hold out today, and it will lose the soldiers and horses outside the city in vain......"

"Xiao Jian Jun, how many people in the city have withdrawn?" Yue Pingyang interrupted the old man's words, his eyes still staring at the city.

The old man surnamed Xiao showed a little bitterness on his ravine-covered face, shook his head and said: "General Yu, the Northern Qi Dynasty is in a hurry, and the civilian merchants in the city have not prepared in advance, and only thirty percent of them have been evacuated at present. ”

Yue Pingyang clutched the hilt of his sword tightly, a resolute look flashed in his eyes, and he spoke: "Order, the vanguard battalion continues to intercept the Qi army, and those who retreat will be beheaded, and the sergeants in the city are ready to roll wood and stones to block the city gate to prevent the Qi army from breaking the door." ”

"Ahh Xiao Jianjun's body trembled, and he raised his hand and said hurriedly: "General, the soldiers and horses outside the city are blocking the Qi army at all, isn't this for nothing to let them die?" ”

Yue Pingyang's forehead burst with green tendons, and he said in a deep voice: "Wuchang is a major girder, once it falls, it is convenient to have no fortress to defend, and the Northern Qi Dynasty is very likely to use this city as a base, waiting for reinforcements to take advantage of the situation to take Kyoto, so the city must not be broken." ”

Speaking of this, Yue Pingyang paused, looked at the Qi army outside who couldn't see the edge, knew that it was hopeless to hold on, sighed silently, raised his hand and said: "After the people withdraw, burn all the grain and grass armaments, in case the Northern Qi gets supplies when the city is broken, and the soldiers and horses supported by the neighboring cities will definitely be on the way, as long as the reinforcements come, the Northern Qi will have no food and grass supply, and will definitely take the initiative to retreat." ”

From beginning to end, Yue Pingyang did not mention the soldiers and horses outside the city, but the soldiers in the city did not say a word, but a few tears flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and looked at the bloodied white-robed young general who led the army outside the city.

The general's own sons were all below, and they had nothing to say except to obey orders.

Yue Jiheng held a spear, rode on a white horse and stood three arrows under the city wall, his back to Wuchang's blood-red eyes staring at the original enemy army, and the ground trembling on the rumbling horses' hooves.

The long hair had been loosened, the white cloak on his body had been tattered and stained with blood, and the tip of the spear in his hand had been broken, and blood was still dripping down.

After the split horse plastic was given to Zhao Xian, he came to Wuchang to his father Yue Pingyang, but he didn't expect that one day, he would be able to encounter the scene outside Jinling City.

The horse under him involuntarily retreated, and the spear in Yue Jiheng's hand also trembled slightly, clenching his teeth tightly and his eyes were blood-red, and he wanted to lift the spear and rush forward several times.

In Jinling, seeing Zhao Xian knowing that he was in a desperate situation, he rushed straight to the Qi army formation single-handedly, and that majestic posture had been imprinted in his mind. I thought countless times that I could do it, but the lack of that opportunity made Zhao Xian pick up a bargain.

Now, the opportunity has come, also in the face of the charge of the Northern Qi, the city gate behind it is impossible to open, and he and the thousands of men and horses behind him are destined to be loyal to the country.

Yue Jiheng only found out at this time that it was difficult for him to do it, it was difficult for him to suppress the desire and fear of survival in his heart, and he made up his mind several times to step forward, but he couldn't help but look back and wait for the banner of retreat, even if it was just to deceive himself and live for a while, expecting a miracle.

The cavalry of the Northern Qi Dynasty rode war horses and slowly pressed up from behind, raised the sharp blades in their hands, and pointed at Wuchang from afar.

Three arrows away from Yue Jiheng, the Northern Qi Dynasty's charging array slowly stopped, the front row was separated from the left and right, and out of it came a big man in heavy armor, holding two octagonal copper hammers, with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

This big man rode a horse to the front of the battle, looked at the thousands of remnants in front of him, and laughed: "Little bastard in front, do you think you are the guy surnamed Zhao in Changzhou?" It's a man who has come to two hands, and the scar from the back is a shame for men! ”

The big man struck twice with a copper hammer and shouted: "I am Shi Yuan, the captain of the cavalry, the thief will dare to go into battle!" ”

"It's this guy again!" Not far behind Yue Jiheng, there was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old man, who was riding on a horse covered in blood, his triangular eyes flashed with a hint of fear, which was much stronger than the frightened people who couldn't walk before.

He pointed at Shi Yuan with a knife, and shouted boldly: "You bastard, you were beaten by my idle brother in Jinling and fled, and you dare to run here to be majestic, Brother Xian will come to Wuchang in a few days, and you will definitely want your head when the time comes." ”

A little embarrassment flashed on Shi Yuan's face, after all, he was indeed knocked off his horse and fled last time.

In front of the two armies, if they can't even scold, how can this battle be fought. Shi Yuan spat disdainfully, pretending to laugh calmly, and the hammer pointed at Hu Yidao and said, "Stinky boy, take care of yourself." The guy surnamed Zhao wants my head? Where is he? Where is he? Grandpa, I can't wait, hahaha......"

Shi Yuan laughed insolently, and the choked Hu Yidao couldn't wait to rush over like this. Just as he was about to scold back, suddenly there were several exclamations from the other side: "General, look over there, what is that?" ”

Shi Yuan laughed, followed the fingers of the guard, and in the sky, rolling dust covered the sky and the sun, and faintly heard the sound of war drums.

At this moment, at the first line of heaven and earth, a black horse suddenly burst out, first like a black dot, galloping wildly from far to near, and gradually saw the figure clearly.

Dressed in unicorn armor, with a purple and gold crown on his head, holding a nine-split horse sculpture, the mink collar on his neck fluttering in the wind, the longitudinal horse galloped from the sky, and a few angry shouts could be heard from afar:

"A certain is Changzhou Zhao Xian, with a large army to protect Wuchang, the Northern Qi thieves will dare to invade my territory, but dare to go out to fight with a certain battle!" (To be continued......)