The wind roared, and the wilderness was dark. A bonfire burns in the wilderness.

Liu Heimin, the haggard king of the Han Dynasty of Great Xia, sat lonely and lonely by the campfire, his hair was disheveled, his face was stained with mud, and his battle robe had been torn and tattered in the process of escaping. looked dejected, in the cold wind, it looked very bleak. Liu Heimin's righteous son, Su Dingfang, the general of the Great Xia Kingdom's guards, sat beside Liu Heimin, and there were only nearly a thousand remnants of the defeated soldiers left behind them.

Su Dingfang held a piece of roasted meat and handed it to Liu Heimin and said, "Father-in-law, eat something." ”

Liu Heimin looked at Su Dingfang and said in surprise: "The army has run out of food. At this time, how can you still take out the meat? ”

Su Dingfang replied: "Father-in-law, Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Chang He, Gao Yaxian, these villains have been chasing us for five days, and in these five days, my father-in-law has not had a good meal, the army has run out of food, and the soldiers and I can only kill horses to satisfy hunger." ”

Liu Heimin looked at the hungry and cold soldiers behind him and asked, "Do you have horse meat?" ”

The soldiers were silent, gathering in groups of three or five to keep each other warm.

Liu Heimin said to Su Dingfang: "Let's kill more horses, so that the soldiers can have a full meal." ”

Su Dingfang asked people to go to kill the horse and cook it, and he handed the horse meat in his hand to Liu Heimin.

Liu Heimin shook his head and sighed loudly.

Soon the meat of the horses was boiled and distributed among the hands of every soldier.

Liu Heimin said to the soldiers: "If you are full, when you are full, let's go our separate ways." Don't follow me anymore. Datang will only kill me, not you. You all go, follow me, it's only a dead end. ”

Then, Liu Heimin turned his head and said to Su Dingfang: "Dingfang, you can go too." Datang is destined to unify the world, after I die, you will serve Datang, don't learn from that pedantic person, waste your own skills. ”

Su Dingfang's eyes were red, and he cried bitterly: "Father-in-law, I don't take refuge in Datang, I will go with my father-in-law, where will my father-in-law go, where will Dingfang go." Even if I die, I will die with you. ”

Liu Heimin said sadly and angrily: "Dingfang, don't do stupid things. The father-in-law is defeated, and Datang will not let go of being a father. Becoming a king and defeating a king, he doesn't hate the Tang Dynasty for his father, and he hates Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Chang He, and Gao Yaxian for his father. These people are all brothers of the father, and they are all the confidants of the father. They all betrayed me, they all betrayed. Dingfang, serve the Tang Dynasty, kill them for his father, and avenge his father. “

Su Dingfang knelt down, looked at the night sky, and swore an oath: "The sky is proof, I, Su Dingfang, will kill Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Chang He, and Gao Yaxian in my lifetime, thinking that my father-in-law will relieve his hatred." ”

Liu Heimin smiled: "Okay, okay, Dingfang." For the Father, there is a righteous son like you, and this life for the Father is enough, enough. Dingfang, you go, your father is also going to flee, if your father-in-law can escape to the Turks and survive, your father will contact you again. ”

Su Dingfang knelt down and kowtowed three times to Liu Heimin, then got up and left, and some of the soldiers left the team one after another.

Raoyang (Raoyang City, Hebei Province) is located in the northern border of the Great Xia Kingdom, bordering the Turks. The Raoyang city wall is tall and sturdy, and the four corners of the city are built with 30-meter-high corner towers, so that the defenders can not only look in all directions, reconnoiter the enemy's situation, but also condescendingly shoot the enemy attacking by the ladder.

Liu Heimin led more than 100 cavalry, hungry and extremely tired, to Raoyang City.

The commander of the army said to Liu Heimin: "King of Handong, after Raoyang, you can enter the Turkic territory. For ten days and ten nights, they were chased by the villains Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Chang He, and Gao Yaxian, and the soldiers could not rest. Raoyang County Shou is the confidant of the king of Handong - Zhuge Dewei, loyal and righteous, you see, the king of Handong, did he order the soldiers to enter Raoyang for a short rest, and then enter the Turks? ”

After Liu Heimin groaned, he said, "If we don't enter the city, let's be careful." At this time, except for you, everyone wants the head of Lone. ”

The cavalry commander conveyed Liu Heimin's order: the army bypassed Raoyang City and went straight to the Turks.

Suddenly, the gate of Raoyang City was opened, and Zhuge Dewei, the commander of Raoyang County, led the officials of Raoyang City to walk out of Raoyang City, walked to Liu Heimin, and cried bitterly: "I heard that in the first battle of Luoyang, Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Chang He, and Gao Yaxian betrayed the king of Handong one after another, resulting in a great defeat outside the city of Luoyang, the king of Handong. The minister has always been worried about the safety of the king of Handong, and today he is really excited to see the king of Handong. King Hongfu Qitian of Handong, it's great that you can come to Raoyang. ”

Liu Heimin said with emotion: "Zhuge Dewei, you have a heart. It's rare to be in such a dangerous situation, and you are still loyal to the Lone King? ”

Zhuge Dewei reported to Liu Heimin: "King Handong, Weichen has prepared a meal for the soldiers, and invited the King of Handong to lead the soldiers into the city to enjoy." ”

As soon as Liu Heimin groaned slightly, he led more than 100 cavalry and followed Zhuge Dewei into Raoyang City.

Raoyang County Shoufu, Zhuge Dewei warmly and respectfully entertained Liu Heimin, made room for him, prepared a change of clothes, and chatted with him.

Liu Heimin said with emotion: "Zhuge Dewei is really a loyal and righteous person. In such a critical situation, it is not easy to be so polite to me, it is really not easy. ”

At this time, a murderous guard shouted to Zhuge Dewei outside the door of the room: "My lord." ”

Zhuge Dewei was respectful, and said to Liu Heimin apologetically: "King Handong, I'll go out for a while." ”

Liu Heimin waved his hand generously, signaling him to feel free.

Zhuge Dewei walked out of the room slowly. Outside the door, the guards reported to Zhuge Dewei: "My lord, more than 100 cavalry of Liu Heimin have been slaughtered. ”

Zhuge Dewei showed a sneer, pointed to the room and said, "Then arrest him too." ”

The guards led the soldiers to kick open the door of Liu Heimin's room, rushed up, and tied up the stunned Liu Heimin.

Soon, Liu Heimin came to his senses. He cursed with a painful face: "Zhuge Dewei, you villain, you also betrayed me. God, who am I using? My henchmen, they all betrayed me. They all betrayed me! I'm blind, blind! ”

Eight days later, Liu Heimin, who was tied up with five flowers, was sent by Zhuge Dewei to Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

The crown prince immediately ordered Liu Heimin to be beheaded for public display. Liu Heimin's Great Xia Kingdom has since collapsed, and the 400,000 army has either surrendered or perished, and Hebei has been pacified.

Wuyi County, Jizhou, the hometown of Liu Heimin's righteous son Su Dingfang.

Hearing the bad news that Liu Heimin was beheaded, Su Dingfang howled and cried: "Father-in-law, I will avenge you." Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Chang He, Gao Yaxian, Zhuge Dewei, those of you who killed my father-in-law, I will kill you. ”