The former Xuejiabao was stable and peaceful. The neighbors spoke in familiar country accents and joked innocentiously. Although life is a little harder, the people who live here know contentment and gratitude.

However, everything has changed.

Yellow used to be the main color of this sand city, but now, it has become a monotonous color palette, allowing dark red to splash ink.

The city was in ruins, and dilapidated wooden houses and stacks of wood were set ablaze by raging fires. The empty streets are devoid of the hustle and bustle of the past, and there are dead people everywhere, blood everywhere.

A woman lay on the ground with a dark face, her eyes had long since lost their lustre. It is not difficult to see from her somewhat messy clothes that she had been violated during her lifetime, but the clothes that barely protected the important parts proved that she desperately protected her innocence, and the result was that she was only half of her body left, and her two legs were cut off alive, separated from her upper body.

People like her are everywhere - civilians who have been brutally killed, and soldiers who have fought bloodily. However, under the fierce and ferocious attack of the enemy, only the severed limbs and stumps of the city remained.

This majestic city has hindered the eastward advance of the Xia Kingdom for too long, and it has already made the Hu people accumulate endless hatred. The way they express themselves is simple and brutal - burning, killing, robbing, plundering.

Fortunately, when the war came, the soldiers carried out a large-scale transfer of the people in the city, and most of the rest were old people who were nostalgic for their homeland and did not want to leave, as well as those hot-blooded men who were determined to live and die with their hometown.

Of course, they have all become dead people.

It can be seen from the fierce expressions on their faces that if they were allowed to choose again, I believe they would still do it - they used their lives to cover the evacuation of the large army to the rear, preserving the vitality of the Tang Dynasty to continue to resist.

On the old street, there is a sea of corpses, and a touch of dark red mottled blood goes deep into the old brick wall, as if it is crying silently. The banner was burning, the discarded machetes and spears had lost the ferocity they had pierced through the bodies of their enemies, and there was only a suffocating silence left in the former Western Domain City.

However, the Hu people who came in from the West had a very different reaction.

They danced with their arms and hands dancing in a strange dance unique to the Western Regions, and some of them even sang ballads celebrating their victory, looking very happy, and they were not affected by the miserable picture in the slightest.

Zao Wou-Ki, the king of Xia, walked slowly at the front of the main road in the city with his hands behind his back.

He always wore a big smile on his face, and the hellish and terrible picture in front of him made him feel very relieved, instead of making him feel ashamed.

Perhaps, with a hint of excitement.

Because he has taken another step towards his ambitious goal! He believed that one day he would stand on the top of the world, no longer have to look at the faces of the Xiongnu and Tiele, no longer have to worry about trivial matters between the tribes, but watch the envoys of all countries trembling at his feet, shouting "Long live the Great Emperor".

Of course, although the dream is close at hand, it is still a dream. In order to lock the victory firmly in his hands, he also needed to encourage his two "sharp knives" - Xiongnu and Tiele.

The Hun general Kodor was obviously not as humble as Mo Lingtu, although he was not the initiator of the night attack, but he had already taken all this as his own credit, and in the praise of the Hun warriors, he had long been fluttering and did not know where he was.

And Mo Lingtu always followed behind Zao Wou-ki, with a humility that did not dare to take credit for himself.

This humility is precisely what the king of a country appreciates the most.

The young young lord Tiele also needs to use the power of the royal family to accumulate the advantage of completely overpowering the Huns. In his opinion, being as unruly as the Huns would only bring destruction to his own nation.

Zao Wou-Ki was very satisfied with Mo Lingtu's attitude.

The more tragic the picture in front of you, the more it proves the fierceness of this battle. And being able to achieve such brilliant results before the arrival of reinforcements is enough to prove that Mo Lingtu is worthy of his name. What's even more commendable is that he still respects himself.

He laughed and turned his head and patted Mo Lingtu on the shoulder, and said approvingly: "There is an old saying among the Han people, which is called a hero comes out of a young man. Before I came, I had heard that Xuejiabao was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was an extremely important strategic barrier in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. General Mo used his troops like a god at a young age to take this strategic place at the lowest cost, and I am very pleased! ”

Mo Lingtu bowed slightly, touched his chest with one palm, and said, "This battle is not a battle effort, but the immortal heaven is sheltering her people." When the soldiers heard that the emperor was personally driving, their morale was greatly boosted, so they were able to win successive battles. If you talk about merit, the emperor can be regarded as a great contribution. ”

"Haha, you kid." Zao Wou-Ki's smiling face was like a flower, and even his title changed unconsciously, quietly narrowing the distance between the two.

He looked at Mo Lingtu, and then at the silent character woman on the side, revealing a look that a man understands, and laughed in a low voice: "How about it, I sent Wu Duo to help you, is it a stroke of genius?" ”

Su Mei'er was wearing a fiery red robe, which was the symbol of the Divine Martial Sect Master, which also meant that it had the qualifications to accompany the emperor.

She is as beautiful as ever, but she has lost her peerless and enchanting demeanor.

She had no expression on her face, and followed the two men like a puppet. On the thin veil, the mesmerizing eyes reflected the corpses of the city, and there was a slight bleak of gloom.

On the way west, she witnessed the brutality of war. She remembered that the man she could never dream of hating most was war, and the two had countless quarrels over it. His appearance of blushing and thick-necked defending the people of the Tang Dynasty can now clearly appear in his mind.

It's a pity that why didn't I know how to cherish it in the first place? If you look at him more and say a few more words to him at that time, will the regret in your heart be reduced?

Looking at the faces of the Tang people around her who couldn't close their eyes with anger, Su Meier couldn't bear to look away. In the past, she would have thought that all this was a matter of course, and the people of Xia Guo had to do it as a last resort in order to find a more suitable living environment.

But now, I don't know if it was influenced by Tang An, and deep down she began to feel sympathy for these innocent and poor people.

Why do people who do their duty become victims of profits? What did they do wrong?

And also...... How do you explain it to that person?

Thinking about Tang An's appearance of angrily questioning herself, she has always been afraid of heaven and earth, and she actually felt a little timid. She suddenly wanted to close her eyes for a young man who was not far away, but in the midst of the sound of celebration throughout the world, this seemed to be very inappropriate.

But she did it anyway.

She squatted down, stretched out her little hand as white as jade, covered the young man's already cold eyelids, and said softly: "Go, that world...... It will be much better than this cruel Western Regions. ”

"Udo, what are you doing!"

Zao Wou-Ki frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Su Mei'er's practice of praying for the enemy.

Mo Lingtu's heart suddenly burst into action, and he hurriedly said, "The emperor is angry." Udo her...... After coming here, he took the lead and made great contributions to Great Xia. If it weren't for her skill, which slew the enemy's generals several times, our losses would have increased greatly. However, Wu Duo is kind by nature and can't bear to kill in vain, so she will make one move and hope for the emperor Haihan! ”

As he spoke, Mo Lingtu glanced at Su Mei'er's back, his eyes full of unwillingness.

He knew that all the way east, she had never killed a Tang man with blood on her hands. As for the reasons - do you need to ask? Because the man named Tang An she loves deeply is also a Tang person! She just wanted to please him, so she couldn't bear to kill one of his compatriots!

Mo Lingtu's teeth clenched. The woman he loves the most has another man in his heart. For the sake of that man, she even betrayed herself and disgraced the famous Marshal Tiele.

If it had been another woman, he would have been killed with a knife. Before entering Xue Jiabao, he had even already thought of a rhetoric to expose her crimes of collaborating with the enemy in front of Zao Wou-Ki!

He wants her to pay for what she did, for her choice to betray her!

But the strange thing is that in the face of this woman who meets him in his dreams every day and every night, he has never been able to be ruthless. The killing on the battlefield is decisive, and when it comes to her, it will only turn into a soft finger.

He couldn't forget her, and he couldn't bear to hurt her. Sadly, he didn't know if his infatuation could be exchanged for a happy ending.

"Oh, really?" Hearing Mo Lingtu's defense, Zao Wou-ki's face turned slightly pale. He was very pleased to see that Young Master Tiele was so obsessed with his chess pieces - holding the Shenwu Sect firmly in his hands, he rightfully regarded Su Mei'er as a chess piece.

Swapping a woman for a big boost, such a deal is worth it. Thinking of this, the previous unhappiness was swept away, and Zhao Wuji came to Su Mei'er's side with a smile, but his eyes were staring at Mo Lingtu and said, "My Wuduo is the sharpest knife in the entire Xia Kingdom!" Lingtu, I am old, and now that I have put this knife in your hands, I hope you can cherish her and treat her well, and don't let me down. ”

The words are serious and long, but they have great meaning.

On the surface, it seems to be entrusted to Su Meier's life, but it is like a right delivery. Rao is with Mo Lingtu's concentration, but his heart is also pounding. He hurriedly knelt on the ground, his slightly curly long brown hair covering his handsome cheeks: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will take care of Wuduo as a life, and will not let her suffer the slightest grievance!" ”

Hearing that the two of them decided their fate as if trading goods, Su Meier stood up slowly with a sneer.

Is it life...... Slaves are not uncommon at all. The one who can get the slave and the heart will soon come, and he will be able to see him again, and the slave will be freed from the shackles of this world......

Neither Zao Wou-Ki nor Mo Lingtu noticed Su Mei'er's strange appearance. All they see is a magnificent future.

"Good!" Zhao Wou-Ki exclaimed, "When the day comes to pacify the world and unify the eight desolations, there will definitely be a place for you Mo Lingtu by my side!" Not only that, but I will take you as my son and personally hold the wedding ceremony between you and Udo! ”

Mo Lingtu, who knew that Zao Wou-Ki had no heirs to inherit the throne, his heart was beating faster, although he did not think that he really had a chance to take over the huge empire in the future, but at the very least, Zao Wou-Ki was able to say this, which indirectly proved how much he valued himself.

As long as you can stabilize your position, it is a good start. With the arrogance of the Huns, how could Zao Wou-Ki let them ride on top of their heads after their position was stabilized? And where does the power he can rely on and trust come from? It's not Tiele yet!

When the Xiongnu is eliminated, can the Zhao family's country really sit so peacefully?

Thinking about the possibilities in the future, Mo Lingtu only felt that his blood was surging.

Of course, the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and all he has to do now is to strive to become Zao Wou-ki's "minister".

He knelt down on one knee and said "extremely moved": "Thank you Emperor Longen!" ”

There were many people, and Zao Wou-Ki helped him up, the smile on his face disappeared, and he said slowly: "What I promised is what you deserve." But before that, we have to take the most important step - to wipe out the backbone of Datang and remove the last obstacle! ”

Mo Lingtu nodded and said, "Lingtu knows what to do. ”

"I believe in you. But the soldiers are fast, and they can't give those Tang people any respite. We must take Xuejiabao as a position, gather living forces in three days, go east with all our might, and exterminate the Tang army! Zao Wou-Ki put his hands behind his back, looked at the blue sky in the distance, and said with a smile: "I want all the lands in this world to be included in the territory of the Great Xia Kingdom!" ”