The night sky is deep and long, a new moon blooms with cold moonlight, and the rolling Yangtze River water glows with cold waves in the moonlight. On the edge of the Yangtze River, under the moonlight, in a camp of more than 3,000 people, a bonfire is lit, and all the soldiers in it are red armor and red scarves, but everyone has a sad look on their faces, and the sound of long sighs and short sighs comes and goes, and the dissolved moonlight makes people's hearts even colder.

In the tent of the Chinese military camp, Shi Dakai woke up suddenly, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of beans, his heart was beating wildly, he was breathing very quickly, and when he turned his head, he saw the righteous girl Han Baoying leaning on the side of the bed with one hand, quietly falling asleep. The dim candle flame reflected Han Baoying's delicate face, and the long hair under the red scarf hung down, which made Shi Da sigh slightly happily, she was still so delicate when she fell asleep, and remembered that when she was rescued, she also leaned on her saddle and fell asleep like this.

At this time, Shi Dakai thought of the princess Huang and a pair of children, his heart was like a knife, and he thought of the seriously injured love general Zhang Suimou, and he broke his liver and intestines. He hated himself for being negligent for a while, thinking that Wei Changhui did not dare to do anything to him, which caused a catastrophe. He secretly called his name, Shi Dakai, Shi Dakai, you think you have led the army for many years, where did you go? As the saying goes, "A good man protects three villages, a good dog protects three neighbors", I Shi Dakai can't even keep my children and wife, what kind of commander of the three armies is I? Thinking of this, I couldn't help beating my head with my hands, and the more I thought about it, the more I regretted it, and tears flowed from the tiger's eyes.

After a moment of sadness, Shi Dakai slowly got up, put on his shoes, put the yellow scarf on his head, just stood up, the sound was louder, Han Baoying woke up from her sleep, she rubbed her eyes, and said happily: "Father-in-law, are you awake?" ”

Shi Dakai hummed and asked in a low voice, "Is there any news from Tianjing?" ”

Han Baoying shook his head and said, "No, after Brother Ma took us out of the south gate, we kept walking west." Now we have reached the Yangtze River, and dozens of miles further away is the camp in Wuhu, and there is no news of Tianjing all the way. ”

Shi Dakai sighed slightly and asked, "What about Ma Haocheng?" ”

Han Baoying said: "He was patrolling the camp outside, following our subordinates from Brother Ma, and along the way, hundreds of scattered deployments from the East Hall followed, and now there are more than 3,000 people following us. ”

Shi Dakai tidied up his outfit and gritted his teeth and asked, "Is there any news of the princess?" ”

Han Baoying lowered his head and said with a sad face: "The brothers who came to defect said that hundreds of people in the Yiwang Mansion were killed by Wei Changhui, a dog thief. ”

Shi Dakai trembled uncontrollably when he heard this, snorted heavily, and muttered, "Wei Zheng! You're so ruthless! With that, he pulled out the sword hanging in the tent and walked out of the tent quickly. Han Baoying hurriedly followed.

Shi Dakai walked out of the camp tent with a long sword, and walked quickly to the middle of the camp, standing under the apricot yellow banner of Fengtian Demon Punishment, under the reflection of the bonfire, the Taiping soldiers sitting on the ground in the camp were all awe-inspiring. They all whispered, "It's His Royal Highness the Winged King!" "His Royal Highness the Winged King has woken up!" There was no one to greet him, and more than 3,000 people spontaneously and slowly approached Shi Dakai. Formed a circle. Quietly waiting for Shi Dakai to speak, among them are Han Baoying's female battalion soldiers, Shi Dakai's wing hall deployment, there are also remnants of the east hall, and Ma Haocheng's north hall soldiers. Although they didn't belong to each other before, they gathered together at the side of the Winged King at this moment.

Shi Dakai took a deep breath. Lang Sheng said: "Brothers, Tianjing has changed, the killing is very heavy, and the old brothers are dead and scattered. Can you still hold on to your faith? ”

More than 3,000 people stood quietly, and no one spoke, "I know, at this moment, your hearts must be very chaotic, very chaotic, yes, I am also very chaotic, I don't understand why my brothers are killing each other, has Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother abandoned us?" Hearing this, some in the crowd began to cry quietly.

Shi Dakai suddenly pointed his long sword at the Fengtian Demon Banner behind him and shouted: "Since your faith has been shaken, why do you still hang this flag? ”

All the soldiers were suddenly startled, and they all looked up at this apricot-yellow flag, on which there were several big characters as if they had magical power, and the sad color in people's eyes slowly disappeared, and their eager eyes began to emerge again.

Shi Dakai said cheerfully: "I, Shi Dakai, until this moment, still dare not dare or forget the oath I made at the beginning of the incident. Have you forgotten this oath? ”

"Nope!" "I didn't forget jì!" All the soldiers shouted and shouted.

Shi Dakai said slowly: "Tianjing can't tolerate me, so I'll go elsewhere, continue to find our heavenly state, continue to sweep away the demons in the world, and continue our dream of heaven!" Are you willing to follow me Shi Dakai? ”

"Yes!" The soldiers finally roared angrily, and the panic since the Tianjing Incident was finally suppressed slightly, the Taiping King killed the king, but the soldiers at the grassroots level did not know it, whether it was blind obedience, panic, or confusion, but at this moment they found their goal again.

"Good! We will continue to go west tomorrow and return to Wuchang, as long as our faith is not lost, we can rebuild the kingdom of heaven in our hearts wherever we go! Amidst the cheers, Shi Dakai walked slowly towards the big tent.

Entering the camp, Han Baoying behind him said happily: "Father-in-law, you finally cheered up." ”

Shi Dakai turned his head and smiled bitterly and asked, "How many soldiers are in the army at this moment?" What is the geometry of grain and grass? ”

Han Baoying lowered his head when he heard this and said, "I have always stayed by my father-in-law's side, and I don't have the time to ask. ”

Then the three men entered the tent, and one of them said, "There are three thousand three hundred and twenty-five men and women in the camp, and there is only enough food and grass for three days, more than fifty firearms, and eighty-seven horses. ”

Shi Dakai looked up, but it was Ma Haocheng, his face was slightly gloomy and he said coldly: "Accept your affection, Shi is already safe and sound, don't you plan to go where you should go?" ”

Ma Haocheng looked back at the two people who followed behind him, and said to Shi Da with a fist: "Wing King Dacai, our three brothers have discussed, and we plan to follow Wing King and make another career." ”

Shi Dakai sighed, looked up, and saw two people behind him, one of them was full of meat, very ugly, and had a rough expression. stepped forward and hugged his fists and said loudly: "Under Cao Erhu, I am willing to listen to the orders of the Wing King!" "The sound is like a bell, and it is very powerful.

The other person's face was pale, his sword eyebrows were starry, his expression was heroic, and he stepped forward and clenched his fists and said: "In Xia Zhang Wangqi, I am willing to listen to the orders of the Wing King!" The tone is firm and heroic.

Shi Dakai returned the salute with a fist, looked at Ma Haocheng and asked, "This is arranged by the King of the West?" ”

Ma Haocheng shook his head and said, "No, what the Wing King said just now is thought-provoking. The dream of heaven is what we wish in life, the Winged King is benevolent, and I don't want to leave at this moment, we are willing to follow the Winged King. ”

Shi Dakai groaned: "Do you want to continue to be an undercover agent for King Xi here in my wing hall?" ”

Ma Haocheng smiled slightly and said: "The West King is still the West King of Heaven, and the Wing King is still the Wing King of Heaven. How can there be an undercover calculation? Doesn't the Winged King want someone around him to send a message to the West King at any time for the Winged King? ”

Shi Dakai was slightly stunned and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

Ma Haocheng clenched his fists and said: "After the Wing King returns to Wuchang, he will definitely return to King Qinjing with the troops of Hubei and Hunan." Destroy Wei Changhui. And the King of the West also intends to raise troops to return to Beijing, the purpose of the two families at the moment is the same, and the King of Wings needs our brother to stay in order to exchange news with the West Palace. ”

After Shi Dakai pondered for a while, he said slowly: "The King of the West is really calculating step by step, and even arranging to be an undercover agent is an upright plan in our army. And people can't refuse. ”

Cao Erhu's voice was like a Hong Zhong and asked, "Could it be that His Royal Highness the Wing King can endure this evil breath in the North Palace?" ”

Shi Dakai shook his head and said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is not the Kingdom of Heaven for our families!" ”

Zhang Wangqi nodded and said: "Yiwang Renyi really deserves his reputation, but only by putting things in order can we save more soldiers and civilians." ”

Ma Haocheng also said: "That's right, could it be that the Wing King watched the Heavenly King being killed by the Northern King?" The winged king rises up and the king of diligence must follow like a cloud. It's time for the Wing King to show his strength. ”

Shi Dakai shook his head and said: "Could it be that if I go back to King Qin in Beijing with the King of the West, I must obey the orders of the King of the West, the King of the West wants to subdue my soldiers and horses in the Wing Hall quietly, can't you see the plan of the King of the West?" ”

Ma Haocheng smiled slightly, gave a thumbs up and said: "It is worthy of being the king of the wings, but this is also the yang plan of the king of the west, it is true that the king of the west is already on the way, he called on the king of the wings and Yang Fuqing of Jiangxi to raise troops together with the king of Qin, kill the traitors of the north, and Zhaoxue for the king of the east." I want to come to Wuchang in a few days, and the king of wings is also the enemy of the north hall, and the king of the west is eight thousand years old, and there is a heavenly brother who goes down to earth to speak, such as today's news in Beijing is cut off, and the edict of the king of heaven cannot go out of Beijing. In love, the Wing King should be a soldier to avenge hundreds of unjust souls in the Wing King's Mansion, in reason, the Wing King should also raise troops to serve the King, rescue the Heavenly King, and support the Dynasty. ”

Shi Dakai smiled bitterly and said: "The King of the West is really wise and brave, and the Yang Mou is so skillful, if I, Shi Dakai, do not respond to the King of the West's edict to raise troops, I will become a traitor to the Kingdom of Heaven, and I will act in vain if I have revenge." But if Yang Fuqing and I respond to the letter of the King of the West, it will be to obey the orders of the King of the West, and when several families join forces to surround Tianjing, the King of the West will use a little means, but I am afraid that the two troops and horses of Yang Fuqing and I will fall apart and all of them will be attached to the West Palace. ”

Ma Haocheng said with a smile: "They are all the kings of the destiny of heaven, how can they say who belongs to whom?" Isn't it a bit narrow for the Winged King to think so? ”

Han Baoying had been listening quietly beside him, and suddenly said: "Father-in-law, Brother Ma is right, since the King of the West has raised troops to quell the chaos, we must follow, otherwise I am afraid that we will not be able to hold back the revenge of the soldiers and generals below." ”

Shi Dakai pondered for a long time, and finally slowly sighed and said, "I only hope that the West King is not the second East King, nor is it the second North King." Then he shouted in a deep voice: "Order all departments to prepare breakfast, and after they are full, go back to the Wuhu camp first, and use the East Temple Navy to rush back to Wuchang as soon as possible!" ”

In the end, he looked at Ma Haocheng and the others: "The three of you and the soldiers who escaped from the north hall should follow this king first, this king needs you to communicate with the king of the west." ”

After leaving the tent, Ma Haocheng looked back at Shi Dakai, who was restless back and forth in the tent, and thought to himself: "Wing King, Wing King, the West King will not be the East King, nor will he be the North King, but the most unlikely thing is to be the Wing King, the Wing King looks forward and backward, it is really difficult to achieve a great cause in troubled times...... (to be continued......)