Section III

"My lord, as you expected, the Chinese and Western rebels are deploying troops in Tingya, and it seems that they are preparing to attack......"

The bonfire burned brightly, and from time to time charcoal burst and sparks sparked. Wu Ming sat by the fire, listened carefully to a scout's report, and then nodded and said, "Got it, go down." The scout whispered, "Yes." Then he went out of the camp and rode away. In a few moments, only the sound of hooves could be heard, and a man and a horse had disappeared into the night.

The lower reaches of the Tianqing River are crossed by wind chimes. After the Persian Guò Daya Snow Cave, it occupies the south of the Azure River. At the beginning, Liao Sheng also carried out the clearing of the wilderness and destroyed all the large and small ships of the wind chime ferry to prevent Persia from crossing north. Fortunately, the main goal of the Persian Crusade was the feuding Southern Barbarians, and Liao Sheng was relieved.

In the past, Persia and China and the West also had contacts, but they all passed through the Dakun Desert in the extreme west of Guò and bypassed the Daya Snow Mountain. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and travelers have to walk for several months with enough dry food and water, let alone ordinary people. Therefore, the exchanges between the two sides are limited to some expensive luxury transactions. The Persian dance troupe that Liao Sheng invited back then came from the Dakun Desert in the extreme west, and he also spent a lot of money for this.

Transportation is so difficult that it is naturally impossible for the two sides to travel on a large scale. Not to mention military conflicts.

After the Persians occupied the south of the Tianqing River, they were already facing each other across the river, and these problems were naturally solved. Since they don't want to fight each other, then they are not enemies. If it's not an enemy, you'll have to communicate with each other. Chinese and Western war horses, animal skins, mountain goods, etc. are very popular in Persia, and Persian spices, ivory, etc. are also in high demand in China and the West. The two of them found someone to negotiate, and they couldn't help but hit it off, so they decided to expand Fengchidu as an important trading town. Wu Ming escorted Esther back to Persia this time, planning to send her to the Wind Chime Ferry, and then Persia would take over.

However, this time, he also decided to stay at Fengchidu for two days to create an opportunity for the Tingya defenders to fight them in an ambush battle. The wind chimes are so close to Tingya, if the horse gallops, it won't take a day to arrive, Liao Sheng doesn't know, but Jiang Huan must not be able to withstand this temptation, and he will definitely send troops to intercept it.

Because Wu Ming also understands tightly, Zhongxi also doesn't have much time to spend on himself. And the wind chime ferry is their only chance to turn the tables. Bending down and throwing a piece of charcoal into the fire, the red flame couldn't help jumping, and burned more happily. Under the reflection of the firelight, there seemed to be a raging fire burning in his eyes. As long as they arrive at Fenglingdu, there is a large Persian army to respond, plus an ambush plan, even if tens of thousands of cavalry from Tingya are dispatched, they will not want to retreat.

The most dangerous thing now is to escort Esther on this journey. This is also the fundamental reason why he came in person. However, now the south of the Qingting is full of scouts from the Guard Battalion, with his late eighth stage body, plus a thousand elites. If Tingya sent a small group of enemies, it would not be enough to plug his own teeth, and if he sent a large army, he would have discovered that he was all cavalry and had strong mobility, so he would not necessarily be afraid of them.

"It seems that Jiang Huan also knows this, and is ready to compete with himself in the wind chime." Wu Ming muttered.

Thinking of this, he threw another piece of charcoal into the fire. But I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after tonight, Esther will be able to send it to Persia, only when she returns to Persia safely, the alliance between the court and Persia can be regarded as truly concluded, and this plan is half completed. At that time, it will be Liao Sheng's death.

He let out a long breath, then stood up and patted the charcoal ash on his hands, only to feel that the dancing flames were also a little blurry. Xiaoyi, you wait, I will definitely avenge you.

The scene from four years ago seems to be reappearing in front of my eyes. Wu Ming involuntarily took out the short flute and put it to his lips......

"I don't know when it will be.

The clouds are miserable, and the sun is miserable.

Climb the Chongyuan to look at it from afar, and there are few dreams of the green court.

Thousands of miles of the mound is Xiao Xiaoxi, and the voice of the voice is chirping.

The subversion of the Chamber, the north of Hess.

The geese are returning to the group, and the gentleman's period is slim.

Feel the hesitation of the gentleman, and the shaking of the heart.

※※※ The thunder is strong and the wind is fierce.

Walking on the chariot of the speeding car, wading through the snow.

There is no trace of a gentleman, and my heart is broken.

※※※ Tonight, he is sunset, and he is forgotten.

Holding hands and sighing, weeping ripples and staining clothes.

……”

The mournful sound of the flute spread in the night sky, and it was incessant. Esther woke up suddenly, and she quickly climbed out of her sleeping bag and lifted the curtains.

Now it is about the end of the day, Wu Ming is squatting by the fire, holding a short flute, concentrating on blowing the song "Winter Silence".

The light of the fire flickered and flickered, reflecting his angular cheeks, flickering and darkening, and carving his face like a blade.

In the past four years, he has experienced life and death with He Yi, and led the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army back to Nanning. Then he struggled to survive in the two major forces of the Southern Han Dynasty, and experienced a series of battles such as the defense of Nanning, the Guangyang Siege and so on, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has experienced a hundred battles. The years have long since worn away the childishness of the commander of this guard battalion, leaving only endless sorrow and vicissitudes.

It has been more than three months since the westward expedition. In the past three months, Wu Ming has exhausted himself and has been even more displaced. He lost a lot of weight, but his whole person looked more lean. There is also a black and oily beard under his jaw and cheeks, and because of this, he has a little more maturity and wildness under his handsome appearance.

Esther leaned back in the carriage and lifted the curtains. looked at Wu Ming in the distance quietly, but a trace of melancholy gradually appeared in his heart. Tomorrow, I will be separated from this strange man. The longer he stayed with Wu Ming, the more curious he became about this guy. Just as he asked Wu Ming, she always felt that this young general was very different from others. It's like a drop of oil mixed into water, no matter how you stir it, it's always a little out of place.

Fortunately, there was an agreement with him, thinking of this, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, a smile appeared on her ivory face, and a pair of blue eyes were bent. She stood up, jumped lightly from the carriage, and walked towards Wu Ming.

"Lord Wu, tomorrow you will go to the wind chime ferry, and when you get to the ferry, you can arrange the relevant ambush matters. Why don't I think you're so happy? ”

"Wind Chime Crossing!" Wu Ming muttered. The name was so familiar and yet distant to him. Four years ago, when he led the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army to withdraw to the north of the Tianqing River, the troops were divided into two routes, and it was at this Fenglingdu that he and Tao Yu converged. At that time, the head of the Black Armor Army was still Li Yuan. Zhang Hao and Xiaoyi are still alive. However, four years have passed, and this qiē has long been a matter of fact, and the Black Armor Army has long become part of the Guards Battalion, and he and Tao Yu have turned against each other. Xiaoyi and Zhang Hao, but they will never see each other again.

Thinking about the bits and pieces of the past, he took the flute from his lips. Looking at the long night sky, I couldn't help but chant softly: "A piece of winter sorrow is hard to dissipate." The clouds are floating in the sky, and the wind is bleak on the ground. The wind chimes are close to mourning, the white Lang is surging, and the morning star is few. Shaohua is fleeting and urging people to grow old, and the Yiren have died and are no longer young. When will I remove my armor and wash my robe? Gave up your life, and became old? ”

"Lord Wu......" Esther was stunned, looking at Wu Ming's sad appearance, she wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to speak for a while.

She is usually articulate, and when she is with Wu Ming, she often teases and laughs at Wu Ming. It's just that when I saw the sad appearance of the other party, my heart couldn't help but throb for a while. Now I am stammering, and I don't know what to do. Fortunately, Wu Ming quickly returned to normal, blinked a few times and said, "Princess, let you see the smile." ”

If it had been a normal day, Esther would have made fun of it a long time ago. Now his heart softened for no reason, and he just said: "Lord Wu, it seems that you have a deep affection for the late lady." She has specially investigated Wu Ming's past, and naturally knows a lot about Wu Ming and He Yi.

Wu Ming didn't raise his head, just muttered: "What's the use of this, it's over, it's all over." ”

Esther looked at his sad appearance, and felt a little unbearable: "Lord Wu, it seems that you can't sleep, why don't we go for a walk together." ”

Wu Ming looked up. Nearly a hundred tents had been erected around her, and Esther's carriage was surrounded by the sound of soldiers snoring in the air. Occasionally, one or two patrolling soldiers walked past the two of them with fire, which added a bit of tranquility to the scene. He said with some hesitation: "This, I'm afraid it's not good." ”

Looking at the other party's mother-in-law, Esther's good temper was all lost in the Jiyu Forest. Angrily said, "What's good? You're also an eighth-dan master, and I've also reached the seventh-dan, so what's the danger of going out for a walk? ”

Wu Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly. I am a married man, and in the middle of the night, I ran out alone with Esther, and Xiaoqing knew that she was not joking when she turned over the vinegar jar. I remember the last time Youluli visited her military camp at night, and then it reached Xiaoqing's ears, although she didn't say anything, she also made it difficult for herself, so that she still remembers it vividly. This Esther must have known her own dilemma, and she must have been agitated when she said so.

Looking at the embarrassed look on Wu Ming's face, Esther only felt a sour nose and felt very aggrieved. In terms of life experience, in terms of status, what is there that is not as good as Zhu Yuqing? But this nerd is so desperate for her. Now, he can be said to have already expressed his heart to him, and he is still this kind of death. Could it be that he can't compare to Zhu Yuqing, and he is not even as good as He Yi, who has passed away? She said angrily: "If you don't go with me, I'll go by myself, what's so rare, hum!" ”

As she spoke, she didn't care about the stunned Wu Ming, and turned around to lead a horse. With a slight leap, it has floated on the horse's back like a white cloud. Then he shook the reins of the horse, and scolded "drive", and the horse neighed, and had already rushed out of the camp.