May 17 of the third year of Jin Tianfu.

Xu Shiming brought Bailiren to report.

According to intelligence, Shu has decided to send troops.

Shu Emperor Meng Chang ordered the command of An Siqian to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses from Chengdu, together with the 6,000 soldiers and horses of Hou Hongshi, a total of 16,000 people, and declared that the 30,000 army was under the jurisdiction of Jingnan.

It has been ten days since the news reached Badong, and it is estimated that the Shu army has passed Suizhou and approached Guozhou at this time.

What should have come is still coming.

It's too late to sigh.

Baili Wuji hurriedly sent his post guards to report back to the state capital and Jiangling Mansion, and at the same time convened various civil and military officials to discuss.

In fact, it was expected that Shu would send troops to attack.

Baili Wuji has already worked with Xu Shiming and others to make various response plans with the Black Flag Guard.

At this point, the discussion is just a cheer, a cheer, and that's it.

After the meeting, Baili Wuji issued a series of orders.

The Black Flag Guard finished all training and was fully assembled.

At the same time, the firearms from the armory were removed and distributed to the soldiers.

Zhiquan of Chengtian County, Ming County, requisitioned people's vehicles (oxen, horses, donkey carts) to load grain, and prepared to set off with the army.

The county was ordered to conduct a curfew in the city and strictly check the entry and exit personnel to prevent leakage of the news of the assembly and dispatch of troops of the Black Flag Guard.

All the medical staff and medical staff of the Medical Department were ordered to be on standby.

……。

That night, in his busy schedule, Wuji rushed to the medical office, looked at Lu Shiyun and said, "It's going to be a war." ”

Lu Shiyun said calmly: "I know the way. ”

"I don't want you to put you in danger, so you can stay in the medical department."

Lu Shiyun said: "Yun'er has studied medicine since she was a child, and she has seen many injuries, so Ziqing doesn't have to worry. ”

"There are no eyes on the battlefield, Yun'er's daughter, don't go."

"Yun'er hates war, hates tearing and killing, but the wounded children of Padang need me, and I have to go."

……。

Padang entered a state of full readiness from this day onwards.

Gangneung. Grand King's Mansion.

The Big Four met again.

The topic is how to fight against the Shu army.

The excerpt reported by Baili Wuji was placed in front of Gao Congzhi, and in the excerpt, Baili Wuji explained in detail the news of the Shu army's attack and his preparation to lead 5,000 township soldiers to resist.

Gao Congzhen said: "I think that back then, my father suffered a loss at the hands of Meng Zhixiang, and three thousand Jingnan Erlang hated Zhongzhou. Now, the little cub of the Meng family has come to attack me Jingnan again, can you bear it, the king, a certain opinion, fight! ”

Liang Zhen said: "The two generations of the king of Nanping were unable to expand because of the land of Jingnan and the sparse people. If we lose another state, one day we will have the face to see the former king. Old Age, Fight! ”

Sun Guangxian said: "Now the sweet potatoes are ripe, and the military rations are sufficient. The Jingnan army is well-trained, and the army and the people are of the same heart. Thinking that the children of the Baili family have the courage to resist the invading enemy with only 5,000 village soldiers, and the king has tens of thousands of troops, why don't you dare to sweep away the foreign invaders? Somebody's opinion, war! ”

Gao Congyu looked at Sun Guangxian in surprise, what's wrong with this old man Sun today, hasn't it always been aimed at Baili Xiao'er?

When Sun Guangxian saw Gao Congzhi's eyes, he knew what he was thinking.

Sun Guangxian explained: "Although I don't dare to agree with the practice of Baili Wuji on weekdays, it is only a matter of the king's family, and now that the foreign enemy is invading, we should unite and fight the enemy together." ”

It's been a long time since I've worked so together, Gao Congxue sighed.

The days of the monarch's single-mindedness are back, and from Gao Cong's old body, a stream of heat is gradually gushing out.

Gao Congzhi made the most difficult summary.

"Fight!"

Two days later, 2,000 reinforcements from the state government came to Padang and brought a letter from Baili Yuanwang, in which he earnestly told Wuji to be careful, and if he could not do anything, he should lead his troops to return to Zigui quickly, and then plan for the future. The heart of concern is full of words, and Wuji's heart feels very warm.

Immediately, the messenger of Gangneung Prefecture also arrived, and the letter praised Baili Wuji's determination to resist the enemy, and ordered Wuji to defend the stronghold, and Gangneung had ordered the capital to command 20,000 troops with Gao Baorong to come to support. Never let the sweet potatoes fall into the hands of the Shu army, and transport them back to Zigui as much as possible, and destroy them as a last resort.

Although Gao Congzhi is old, he is still a little bit strong in the past, Wuji thought. Being able to send his son to bring troops to help is already the ultimate he can do.

However, the arrival of 20,000 troops with a high rate of protection and financing will not be just reinforcements, right?

The king's order has arrived, resist foreign enemy aggression, and the division is famous.

Reinforcements are behind you, and the armament is ready.

The rear is stable, the military and the people are available, and it seems that this battle has a lot to do.

The Black Flag Guard has already assembled, just waiting for the early morning of tomorrow morning.

The best way to defend is to attack, and it is ideal to keep the enemy out of Patong County.

But Baili Wuji is still waiting, waiting for the invading Shu army to enter Badong County.

is that step, the Black Flag Guard is the righteous division that protects the family and the land, so there is a reason to fight back in self-defense and face the people of the world.

Mowgli needs this step of the Shu army.

That evening, Lu Shiyun came to visit.

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, the two sat opposite each other for a long time and didn't speak. They all bowed their heads silently, as if they were trying to delay every minute of time the two of them were together.

Maybe it was Wuji who broke the silence: "Yun'er, as soon as the war starts, Ziqing can't take care of you." You must remember that you should never go near the battlefield at any time, your duty is only to treat the wounded, and if something happens, quickly hide into the farmhouse and flee the place. If Padang is occupied, go to my father in the state capital, I have already written a letter, take it with you, and my father will take care of you. After speaking, Wuji took out the letter and handed it to Lu Shiyun.

Lu Shiyun took the letter and smiled faintly: "I don't know in what capacity Ziqing asked Yun'er to seek to avoid the return to the state envoy's mansion?" ”

Wuji obviously didn't expect Lu Shiyun to answer, in his imagination, Lu Shiyun should tear up or burn the letter to prove his determination to live and die with Wuji.

Wuji said: "This ......." ”

Lu Shiyun said softly: "On the eve of life and death, Ziqing didn't dare to say it clearly? ”

Baili Wuji was provoked by her, and said: "Ziqing reported to his father in the letter, Yun'er is Ziqing's favorite person." ”

Lu Shiyun smiled slightly: "Xie Ziqing is very loving, Yun'er will leave the letter." ”

After putting away the letter, Lu Shiyun told Wuji: "The battlefield is dangerous, Ziqing must not be strong, be careful." ”

Wuji's surging blood gradually calmed down, and there is one thing in his heart that he has always wanted to confess to Lu Shiyun these days, that is, he is already a married man, but he can open his mouth to explain to Lu Shiyun that Wuji really can't say it. But if you don't say it, it will be even more difficult to say it in the future, and Wuji really doesn't want to hide it from her in her heart.

Finally, Mowgli decided to say it.

Summoning up his courage, Wuji opened his mouth and said: "Yun'er, before Ziqing came to Padang, he had a marriage contract with the little lady of the Gao family. ”

Of course, Wuji's head must have been lowered when he spoke, because his eyes didn't dare to look at Lu Shiyun, and his head was getting lower and lower the more he spoke, and his voice was getting lighter and lighter.