"Zheng County is a small county!" Riding a horse and walking in a place where there was only one horse's head away from Liu Bian, Pang Tong said to Liu Bian: "In the past, his subordinates traveled there, and the terrain there was high in the south and low in the north, so my army could enter Zheng County from the south, occupy the high ground, and confront Niu Fuyao!" ”

"Wouldn't that take a lot of time?" While riding his horse slowly, Liu Wei asked Pang Tong: "I am afraid that the army has consumed a lot of grain and grass. ”

"Outside Chang'an City, Li Dao and Guo Yan have more than 100,000 soldiers, and there are more than 100,000 people under Niu Fu!" Following Liu Wei's slow forward, Pang Tong said to him: "Our army is only 30,000 people, and the water and grass in Zheng County are abundant, and there is no need for additional forage for war horses. There are many soldiers and horses in Xiliang, and if the two armies confront each other, it is not our army that can't afford it first. ”

"Our army is going to Zheng County, the news will definitely reach Chang'an, and the defenders of Chang'an will fight desperately when they hear that reinforcements are going!" Looking ahead, Pang Tong said to Liu Wei with great confidence: "When Niu Fu learns that our army has arrived in Zheng County, he will definitely have no food or sleep and launch an attack on our army, but it is only a matter of time. Once Niu Fu is defeated, he will reveal his flaws, and then His Highness will send elite soldiers to attack the enemy's food storage, and this battle can be decided! ”

"Just according to the words of the military advisor!" Liu Wei looked up at the sunset that was about to set in the west, beckoned behind him, and shouted to the army behind him: "Hurry up, soldiers, stay until dark, and we can reach the Hongnong Land Boundary later!" ”

The sun was sinking below the horizon, and the afterglow of the waning sun reflected the western sky as bright red as if it had been sprinkled with blood.

The bright red remnants gradually dimmed, and Liu Wei raised an arm to stop the advance of the group.

He turned his head to look around, and asked Pang Tong beside him, "The terrain here is open, can you be stationed?" ”

"Our army is still in the Hongnong Land Realm, why should Your Highness be so cautious." Pang Tong smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Liu Wei and said: "It is not wise to choose to camp in an open area in front of the two armies, but now that there is no enemy army in front of our army, stationing here can make the soldiers sleep more peacefully at night." “

After Pang Tong's words, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Liu Wen's mouth, and he turned his head and shouted to a soldier not far behind him: "Inform the whole army, it is convenient to be stationed here tonight!" ”

"No!" The cavalryman responded with a fist clenched, spun around his horse, and shouted loudly as he walked towards the end of the team: "Your Highness has an order, the whole army is stationed!" ”

With the transmission of the order to station, the army in a neat formation gradually dispersed, and many officers and soldiers took advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun to set up camp tents, and some officers and soldiers found firewood and built a cooking stove in the barracks.

Rows of tents were erected, and bonfires burned with them. The officers and men set up a cauldron on the pot stove they had set up to cook war meals.

The curling smoke, like a blue swimming dragon, twisted its sinuous body, soared into the air, and dissipated in the wind near night.

After getting off the war horse, Liu Wei put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky where there was still a trace of sunset.

The sunset that is about to dissipate has a dark red color, just like the blood shot out of the chest of a soldier on the battlefield, the red is so gorgeous, and the dark is so depressing.

The sunset gradually faded, and seeing that the last trace of red glow was about to disappear into the sky, Liu Wei lowered his head, but inadvertently saw that twenty or thirty steps away from him, a figure was squatting in the grass, as if looking for something.

Seeing a figure in the grass, Liu Wei walked over quickly.

It was already dark, and it was impossible to see the face unless it was in front of people.

The man squatting in the grass groped with his hands on the ground, perhaps too focused on searching, and the man did not hear the footsteps of Liu Wei as he approached.

"What are you looking for?" When he got closer, Liu Wei looked down at the person squatting in the grass and asked him.

Suddenly, he heard someone talking beside him, and the man bounced up as if he had been electrocuted.

It wasn't until she jumped up that Liu Wei saw clearly that it was none other person who was squatting on the ground and groping, it was Guan Qing who had been avoiding him these days.

"Your Highness......" was taken aback, and Guan Qing, who was still a little frightened, saw that it was Liu Wei who was standing in front of him, raised his hand to wipe the beads of sweat on his forehead, for some reason, his cheeks suddenly appeared rosy, and he said with a little panic in his expression: "No...... The last general did not look for anything. ”

"Girl!" As soon as Guan Qing's words fell, a rough voice called from not far away, Guan Hai, who was dressed in a military uniform and pressed the hilt of the sword, walked over from not far away, perhaps he didn't see clearly that it was Liu Wei who was standing next to Guan Qing, he said to Guan Qing as he walked: "The short sword you built for Your Highness forgot here for your brother......

While talking, Guan Hai walked towards Guan Qing, and when he reached a certain distance, he found that Liu Wei was also standing beside Guan Qing, so he hurriedly closed his mouth, blinking his big copper bell-like eyes, and was shocked that he forgot to greet Liu Wei.

Guan Qing, who had already blushed his cheeks, glanced at Guan Hai fiercely, and said angrily: "That short sword was from my family, who said that it would be given to His Highness......

"What dagger? Take a look at this king! Without waiting for Guan Qing to finish speaking, Liu Wei stretched out his hand towards Guan Hai and asked him for the short sword he had just mentioned.

Glancing at Guan Qing with a helpless face, Guan Hai muttered in his mouth: "Sister, you can't blame my brother, Your Highness wants it, my brother doesn't dare not give it to ......"

Guan Hai was talking, and Guan Qing glared at him fiercely. Maybe it's because I'm used to pampering this girl on weekdays, Guan Hai is really afraid of her glaring, seeing her standing aside with a look of shame, Guan Hai shrunk his neck, reached out and took out a short sword from his arms, and handed it to Liu Wei.

Taking the short sword handed by Guan Hai, Liu Wei first carefully examined the scabbard of the short sword. The scabbard is made of fine sandalwood, and the scabbard is carved with a lifelike dragon.

The handle of the short sword is also made of sandalwood, and unlike the scabbard, the two sides of the handle are not engraved with the whole dragon, but only two strangely shaped dragon heads.

Although the sky was dark, and the patterns on the hilt and scabbard were not very real, but this simple glance made Liu Wei secretly frightened, the person who made this short sword was meticulous and ingenious, and he was able to carve such a delicate pattern. From the fineness of the dragon patterns, it can be seen that the person who carved them must have put a lot of effort into it.

Slowly pulled the short sword out of the scabbard, and what appeared in front of Liu Bian's eyes was a sword body with a dark body and a frosted surface.

Although this sword is not like ordinary short swords, as long as there is light shining on the body of the sword, it can refract dazzling brilliance. But Liu Wei knew that compared with ordinary short swords, this sword was a real masterpiece.

The sword body has a frosted feeling, which can absorb the light shining on it, and it will not reveal its whereabouts because of the sword light when used at night.

Especially this dark color, ordinary people may think that it is not good for iron, and it is mixed with a large number of impurities. But Liu Wei knew that the reason why it was dark was because it was mixed with high-quality black sand during the forging process.

Short swords mixed with black sand can enhance the toughness of the sword body, and the short sword mixed with black sand is stronger than ordinary blades, both in terms of hardness and sharpness after opening.

"Good sword!" Looking at the short sword in his hand, Liu Wei couldn't help but praise, and only when he reluctantly inserted the sword into the scabbard did he raise his head to look at Guan Qing, who was already ashamed and flushed, and asked her: "This sword, is it really for this king?" ”

"Your Highness likes it, just take it!" Guan Qing didn't directly answer Liu Wei's words, she blushed, turned around, and turned her back to Liu Wei. This move, although Guan Qing wanted to hide her inner panic, it was precisely to show her daughter's family spirit to the fullest.

Although Guan Hai is rude, he can also see the girl's thoughts. Seeing Guan Qing like this, he hurriedly arched his fists towards Liu Bian, and said to Liu Bian: "Your Highness, and chatting with my sister, the last general still has some things to take care of, retire!" ”

Nodding at Guan Hai, when Guan Hai walked away, Liu Wei stepped behind Guan Qing, holding the long sword in one hand, and put the other hand on Guan Qing's shoulder, turning her body around.

"You made this sword with your own hands?" Looking at Guan Qing who was standing in front of her with her head bowed, Liu Wei put the short sword in his hand in front of her eyes and asked her softly.

"Hmm!" With his head hanging low, Guan Qing nodded, didn't say yes or no, just a slight "um" as an answer.

"You carved these dragons as well?" Flipping the short sword, Liu Wei looked down at the several dragons carved on the scabbard, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "The carving is so good!" ”

Guan Qing didn't speak, she pursed her lips tightly, lowered her head, and didn't dare to look at Liu Wei who was standing in front of her.

Tie the short sword to his waist, Liu Wei stretched out his hands, supported Guan Qing's fragrant shoulders, and whispered to her: "I don't know what's wrong, but whenever you deliberately want to avoid me, I feel an indescribable discomfort in my heart." It's as if something so precious that I can't afford to lose it is slowly slipping through my fingers......"

Hearing Liu Wei's words, Guan Qing's body trembled slightly, and her eyelids jumped twice unconsciously, but she didn't raise her head, and still maintained the posture of hanging her head on her chest.

Born in a yellow scarf, he fights like a man, and Guan Qing is also extremely powerful on the battlefield. She had killed General Xiliang on the bank of the Yellow River, but at this moment, in front of Liu Wei, she was as shy as a little jasper who had never seen the world.

Her cheeks were flushed, as shy as if anyone would look at her more than once, and she would find a hole in the ground. This little daughter-like look really doesn't match the scale armor she wears, but in Liu Wei's eyes, she feels that she is even more charming.

"Don't deliberately avoid me in the future!" Guan Qing blushed and didn't speak, Liu Wei held her fragrant shoulders and whispered to her: "I sometimes want to talk to you, after all, there is not only a ...... of marching and fighting in people's lives."

"Your Highness will be a father......" Before Liu Bian's words were finished, Guan Qing raised her face, and the flush on her face had receded a lot, replaced by a touch of resentment, she interrupted Liu Bian's words, and said to him: "The last general has not yet come to congratulate His Highness!" ”

Without waiting for Liu Wei to answer, Guan Qing bowed to Liu Wei with his fists in his fists, and said to him: "His Royal Highness the Short Sword can be kept for self-defense, the last general is a little hungry in his belly, and if he wants to eat some food, he will retire first!" ”