The first day of fighting ended with the beating of drums. Zuo Wu Wang's general Mai Tiecane, Wu Xianglang's general Qian Shixiong and Ying Yanglang's general Meng Jincha and other eleven generals above the fifth rank died on the east bank of the Liao River. When the pontoon bridge was crashed, more than 6,000 people and more than 6,000 people who were crossing the river were trapped in the enemy position, and none of them survived.

Witnessing the martyrdom of the old general Mai Tiezhu, His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor was painful and angry. After collecting the troops and returning to the camp, he reviewed the responsibility for the defeat in the first battle, and ordered the guards to push out the camp gate and behead the public by Shangshu Yu Wenkai, who was responsible for supervising the construction of the pontoon bridge. Hundreds of civil and military officials interceded for Yu Wenkai, and the emperor was angry and relieved, and ordered Yu Wenkai to be reduced to the people, and He Chou, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, temporarily replaced his position. It was night, and some people were in the barracks for a song out of the jam, and everyone who heard it wept.

"The emperor won't really kill Yu Wenkai's head, and make an appearance to appease the hearts of the soldiers. Who doesn't know that Yu Wenkai and Yu Wen Shu are a family, and the strange things in the Pingsu Palace are all brought by their brothers!" While having dinner, Li Wan'er sat next to Li Xu and muttered secretly.

His Majesty the Emperor did not allow his daughters to go to the river to watch the battle, but Li Wan'er refused to listen to the order, and stole a set of small soldiers' clothes and mixed them in the food protection army. When Mai Tiezhu and others launched a decisive attack on the Goguryeo army, the little girl cried a mess. Thanks to the millions of troops crying at that time, people didn't realize the truth that it was a woman dressed as a man.

"The Goguryeo people are too insidious to want to get such a despicable method as setting fire to the ship downstream. No matter how strong the pontoon bridge is, it will not be hit. It is true that the daytime events are not Yu Wenkai's responsibility!" Li Xu looked at the X fire in front of him, and replied angrily. His nose is a bit blocked, and he speaks with a strong tail note. This was because he had a lot of tears in the afternoon, and although he had been with Mai Tiezhu and others for less than a month, he was very touched by the heartfelt care of the other party. Especially Qian Shixiong, the general of Wu Greed, for Li Xu, this person can be described as a teacher and friend. Unexpectedly, in the first battle of Duliao, he lost this friend forever.

"It's not necessarily that the Koreans are insidious, for such a long time, don't the Ying guys in the military department know to send some people to the upper reaches to guard it?" Li Shimin angrily threw a piece of firewood into the east fire and cursed in a low voice.

Everyone looked at him, but no one recommended him. The Ministry of Ordnance Industry was just a decoration, and the plan to attack Liao was almost single-handedly undertaken by His Majesty the Emperor. If it is true that Mai Tiezhu and others are responsible, His Majesty the Emperor will first apologize to the souls of the fallen in battle. Everyone knows these truths in their hearts, but no one has the courage to talk about them casually. For the sake of the matter of Pian Liao, His Majesty the Emperor has successively condemned Geng Xun, the supervisor of the Right Shang Fang Agency, and given the matter to Xu Shanxin and Yu Qian, the warlock of the Soft Heavenly Supervisor. Today, even the military department is still the secretary of Duan Wen Zhendu

If you don't speak "due to illness", how can others still have the qualifications to "chew your tongue and coat your head" at any stage?

"If I lead the troops, I will take advantage of the Goguryeo people's celebration tonight and secretly cross the river on a raft,!" Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Li Shimin stood up and turned his head and walked away. He didn't like the current atmosphere in the food protection army, since the afternoon after collecting the troops and returning to the camp, everyone pulled their heads one by one, except for tears, no one thought about how to avenge General Mai.

"A bunch of wretched, if I were ......" The little guy held the knife at his waist in his hand, and his shawl was hunted by the night wind.

In front of the fire, everyone's faces were gloomy. Among their group, except for Li Xu, no one had really seen blood at all. It was the first time I saw such a large-scale battle, and the shock in my heart was beyond words. Although everyone was full of shock, sadness, and anger when watching the battle across the river, they couldn't wait to rush to the other side in person to carry the shield and flag for the old general Mai Tiecane. After the troops returned to the camp, reason and weakness all returned to the body.

Perhaps seeing death makes life more precious. At this moment, everyone is not only sad for the sacrifice of the robe, but also more in their hearts is the fear of the future. Giant crossbows have no reason, and they will not avoid anyone's chest because they have money. The river is not merciful, and will not wash anyone ashore because he reads a lot. Although the current grain guards do not need to carry knives to rush into battle, no one dares to guarantee that the person who will face tens of thousands of enemy troops one day will not be himself

Although Li Xu has experienced the battle formation, the feeling in his heart is not much better than that of everyone. How high the martial arts of Mai Tiezhu and Qian Shixiong were, he knew better than anyone around the fire. With such a high level of martial arts of the two of them, they still have to be trapped in the military array, and their little ability is not worth mentioning. Marching and fighting is not a school competition, individual martial arts can play a negligible role here, the commander's command errors, insufficient preparation before the battle, any detail has a greater impact on the outcome of the battle than martial arts.

"Maybe I should have learned more about the art of war from Brother Xu at that time!" The young man thought silently to the fire, and the beating flames illuminated his face brightly and darkly, adding a bit of mysterious maturity to the childishness.

The dinner was so boring that even the beef and liquor ordered by the Great Sui Emperor to boost morale failed to arouse the mood of the crowd. After eating, many soldiers went back to their tents early to rest. Everyone knows in their hearts that they are a bad seed, and everyone does not want their weakness and panic to be seen. Only by hiding under the quilt can they completely heal the invisible wounds. Maybe when these invisible scars are all numb, they can really be called men.

"Brother Zhongjian one by one" Li Wan'er watched Qi Poning, Wang Yuantong and others stand up and leave one by one, turned their heads, and shouted at Li Xu faintly.

Well, what's the matter?" Li Xu withdrew his gaze from the flames and asked in a low voice.

Are you afraid?" Li Wan'er bit her lip, her brows were slightly, and her eyes were brightened by the firelight.

"Afraid of what?" Li Xu asked warily, he couldn't guess what Li Wan'er's question meant, in front of women, men would instinctively pretend to be braver.

"I, as soon as I close my eyes, I'm a Goguryeo person all over the mountains!" Li Wan'er lowered her head, and the wooden stick in her hand kept picking up among the ashes, as if she could turn out some immortal magic weapon for self-defense.

Tang Gong's family is special, and the little girl has no companions to talk to in Huaiyuan Town. The elder brother and father are busy to death every day, and the younger brother is a fearless person by nature, or he deliberately acts fearless, and it's all the same anyway. Therefore, there are some things that she can only talk to herself, but the proposition of death is too big, and talking to herself obviously cannot bring her peace to the depths of her heart.

"It's okay, don't be afraid. If you are tired, I will immediately take a few people to send you and Shimin back to the temporary mansion of Duke Tang. Li Xu's mind is never faster than his hands and feet, maybe it is deliberate, maybe he really doesn't understand what girls need most now, his answer is far beyond Li Wan'er's expectations.

"I forgot, you killed someone." Li Wan'er turned her head sideways and smiled at Li Xu, revealing a pair of good-looking dimples. Her complexion was not as pale as that of the women of the Su Rx, but it was warm, illuminated from the side by the fire, and the tip of her nose and some parts of her fingers were almost transparent, like a large piece of red agate that had just been carved.

"I didn't kill anyone on my own initiative, it was to protect myself." Li Xu was a little inexplicably annoyed, and his voice unconsciously raised slightly. As soon as the words came out, he immediately became aware of his gaffe. Turning his head, he quickly looked around, and fortunately, his companions at the nearby fire were almost gone. Liu Hongji and Li Shimin were sitting fifty paces away, arguing about something, and no one noticed what was going on here.

Li Wan'er lowered her head and continued to stir with the ashes. She picked up a few unburned charcoal slags and threw them back into the fire. The fire jumped, shooting hundreds of stars in and out, and the thunderbolt exploded and floated away in mid-air.

"I didn't mean to!" Li Xu felt a little guilty and apologized in a low voice. He knew that he was also afraid, and as soon as he closed his eyes, the first thing he saw was a river of blood and black-pressed crossbow arrows, as if he was one of the bridge-builders, and there was nowhere to hide, and there was no turning back. But you can't say these things, and you can't say them to anyone. He is now a lieutenant, and he has to maintain his military prestige, and the other party is still a woman, the daughter of Engong and his boss.

"It's fine!" Li Wan'er gave Li Xu a smile generously and continued: "I'm not saying that you killed people, I just want to hear the story of your victory in the ministry." Shimin hasn't had enough fun, I don't want to go home too soon!"

This reason is very appropriate, at least Li Xu didn't think there was anything wrong. After lowering his head and thinking about it, he began to tell the story of how Xu Dayan trained his troops in the Su Si Department and how he helped the Su Si Department defeat the attack of the Suo Tou Xi people. The story is so wonderful that it can make one forget for a moment the tragic scene that you saw in the afternoon. What's more, the story has been asked many times, and Li Xu can now easily erase all the memories he doesn't want to mention while telling the story.

"You say, the situation of our Da Sui at this time, like Su Sibu or like Suo Tou Xi people,', after the momentary weakness, the strong girl Wan'er cared about national affairs again.

"It's hard to say, the Su Si Department and the Ping Suo Tou Xi Department are too small at all, they can only lose the battle once, lose once, and lose them all. Dasui and Goryeo are both big countries and can win or lose many times" Li Xu thought about it and replied.

This was the conclusion he had come to after thinking about it for a long time tonight, but this conclusion obviously could not comfort Li Wan'er. After another moment, Wan'er put down the stick, patted the ashes on her hands, stood up and asked, "Then will you take the initiative to ask for Ying in the future?" Go across the river and make a contribution?"

"I, I don't know!" Li Xu paused for a moment, not understanding why the other party asked. He is indeed very confused now, it turns out that when he is with Xu Dayan, he doesn't need to think about it, Xu Dayan can arrange what the two of them should do next every time. Later, when he met Liu Hongji, he didn't need to worry about the future, Brother Liu would silently plan for him and clearly point out the path he needed to take. And now, Xu Dayan is gone, Brother Liu is promoted, and he is used to being arranged, and he suddenly finds that he has a lot of choices, and every road is full of temptations, but every road does not seem to be so easy to walk.

"You're stupid!" Li Wan'er suddenly became angry, raised her foot and kicked the wooden stick next to her away.

"Second sister, are you looking for me?" Li Shimin was startled by the sound here, and turned around and shouted loudly.

"Let's go, go home!" Li Wan'er scolded angrily, so frightened that Li Shimin hurriedly ran forward and asked in a hurry: "What's the matter, second sister, who messed with you?" ”

"I'm tired, let's go home, don't let my mother worry!" Wan'er suddenly laughed again, touched her brother's head and said. The younger brother is getting taller and taller, and he has slowly surpassed himself, and he is about to grow into a burly man. My mother said that a man must be born to make a meritorious career, otherwise, he will not be looked down upon. Moreover, the more humble the person is, the more he values his deeds more than his life.

"Whoever loves to die will die, what's the matter with me!" Before stepping on the stirrups, Li Wan'er muttered quietly.

"Sister, what are you talking about? Li Shimin was taken aback again and asked in surprise.

"I said, you will study more in the future, and the little dance knife will play with a stick" Li Wan'er scolded loudly, looked back at Li Xu and Liu Hongji, who were following from afar, and whipped the war horse hard.

The sore war horse leaped forward, spread its hooves, and fled far into the night.

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