Volume 1 The Beginning of the Edge Chapter 2 The Fire Burns the Bones
The sky was a little dark, the bright moon shone on the ditch, and the lights in the military tent were bright, but the atmosphere was a little low, so heavy that it made people's hearts hairy and sour.
A man covered in blood sat on top of the high hall, a row of soldiers on each side was upright, his chest was straight, like an optimus pillar, nearly twenty people, and only the sneering sound of a moth to the fire could be heard on one side.
For a long time, there was silence.
General Lin, who was sitting in the high hall, coughed dryly a few times, interrupting the quiet night sky, "The army of Great Chu, ten miles outside the city, is encamped, there are many crises, there is a possibility of a night attack at any time, you still have to express your opinions and talk about what to do in the future?"
On the right, at the top of the line, an old man with white hair tied up and his face full of wrinkles shimmered, "The enemy army is like a tiger descending from the mountain, not to mention the strength of the soldiers and horses, the momentum is magnificent, and after a great victory, it will be unstoppable." On the other hand, in our army, the soldiers are exhausted, they have lost their armor, and they have no strength to fight, so they can only retreat, and they must retreat quickly, otherwise we are afraid that we will only be sinners. ”
For a while, everyone was unwilling, but the fist he was holding slowly loosened again, a burly figure, his hair was covered with blood, and he directly covered the case, bang, the case was directly cut off from the middle, and the food on the case was scattered on the ground, and the words were radical, "I'm afraid that his grandmother will be a bear, and the bird will die in the nest sky, and he will not die for thousands of years." Eighteen years later, Lao Tzu is a good man again, and he fights with them. ”
"Sit down, Lao Liu, you can spare your own life, but you can't ignore other people's lives. "A somewhat elegant man, wearing a high crown on his head, a feather fan swaying in his hand, and a goatee in the other.
"Hmph, if you are afraid of death, just say it directly, why bother beating around the bush, a scholar, what is not good, I also want to learn to fight, and I don't know who came up with the bad idea. Lao Liu was indignant and jumped up violently, his heart was already filled with anger, and even his whole body was bubbling with firelight, which was extremely scary.
The elegant man was not childish with him, and smiled, a little embarrassed.
General Lin looked at everyone, a little disheartened, he knew that no matter whether this battle was fought or not, he would not be able to escape his bad luck, throw away his armor, and when other countries heard it, they would inevitably laugh at the Great Jin, not to mention that such a shameless thing was done, how would the Son of Heaven feel? What would the Great Jin clan think? Will he let go of such an opportunity?
The unforgivable sin is inevitable, and in their minds, as a general of a country, you can stand and die, and you can't compromise and seek perfection, and you can't lose the face of the countrymen, otherwise how can the Great Jin Dynasty establish a country? Won't it become a laughing stock in the world?
"Hehe, you guy, you are really shameless, you lose your armor, you lose the face of the Great Jin, today's move is really unprecedented, and it is a shame for the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty for a hundred years. Lao Liu sneered at General Lin who was sitting on the throne a few times, spat disdainfully, flicked his somewhat bloated sleeves, and turned his head to leave.
The rest of the people are also mourning more than the death of the heart, the sympathy and pity for General Lin, more is regret, is in the prime of life, young ambition, now more than forty years old, has been the official to the third grade of Huaihua General, even if the battle to a soldier, no one will dare to say a word, but now, throwing away the armor, it is a great shame, and it is not an exaggeration to behead the whole house.
But his sister, who is the queen and the mother of the world, doesn't know if she can save his life?
General Lin looked at the malaise of everyone, and could only wave his hand, "Since there is no objection, I will withdraw from the army tomorrow, I should bear it with all my might, disperse!"
General Lin was helpless, with a complicated mood, thinking of today's decision, he couldn't say joy and sorrow, let alone being forced to be helpless, and he couldn't talk about loving soldiers like a son, just because of the young man's eyes, the desire to survive, and more importantly, the woman, the woman who haunted people's dreams.
He could spare his life, but could they? This was what he thought at the time, if he did not retreat, the soldiers would not be left with one out of ten, and there would be a sea of corpses and blood. However, looking at the sluggish tent, I was very relieved.
Staggering, passing through the brightly lit military tents, there was a sparse sound inside, sharpening swords, wiping guns, or indignant, or whispering, or even talking, and insulting Lin lackeys there.
He was indifferent, looking at the soldiers standing upright, although he was a little sleepy, but the joy in his heart, the joy of the rest of his life after the catastrophe could not be increased, and he felt deeply satisfied.
When he started tomorrow, he wanted to see the young man again, the young man from Qinghe County, the cowardly young man, but somehow, there was always confusion lingering in his heart.
A coward who was ridiculed by the whole army, a person who fainted at the sight of blood, at that moment, when life and death were in the vast, dared to stop Ryoma and block him from advancing.
A little heavy pace, in the bright and graceful moonlight, printed longer and longer, more and more bright eyebrows between the heroic spirit, aggressive, at this moment, the general's wind is revealed, if others see, they will not dare to look at it, must bow waist and lower their eyebrows.
As if in a different world, he pulled up the military tent and looked at the somewhat noisy seriously injured battalion, moaning lowly, occasionally chilling and poignant, and a sad old man was comforting the crying sergeant.
The dragon walks and walks the tiger, as soon as he enters it, there is no prestige, some are just a straight waist, a straight figure, one hand behind his back, looking around a few times, his eyebrows are wrinkled, quite helpless, the crippled soldier, after being discharged from the army, should have a good home, but because of him, he may be infamous for life, lose his armor, and lose the face of the Great Jin.
walked straight to Ning Que, looking at the tears that had not yet dried up, the sawdust in his mouth, and the bloated right leg wrapped in layers of white yarn, fixed as the thickness of an elephant's leg, his heart suddenly felt a little relieved, and the sleeping appearance made him remember it as if it was yesterday.
"Meet General Lin", Li Monkey and the others looked shocked when they saw the people who came in, and they knelt on one knee again and again, and their heads hit the ground heavily.
"Get up!" General Lin remained silent and said slowly, "How is Ning Que?"
Although Li Monkey's body was up, he didn't dare to touch the majestic momentum, his body was still bowed, and he didn't dare to raise a little, and even the afterglow in his eyes was faintly shocking.
"Ning Que is fine, but he fainted in pain, why don't I wake him up?" Li Monkey said respectfully.
General Lin shook his head and moved forward by himself, and Li Monkey in front of him hurriedly moved, standing on one side, holding his head high, his eyes like a torch, looking at Ning Que, a little envious, but he just thought about it.
General Lin stood in front of the sickbed, glanced back and forth a few times, pulled the quilt covering his body to his waist, held the wrapped right leg, stretched out his calloused right hand, shook it, a red breath swept by, snorted, and the flames suddenly appeared.
The people on one side couldn't understand it, Li Monkey's heart pulled up, and he couldn't help but think that General Lin regretted it a little, and wanted to hurt Ning Que to vent the hatred in his heart, and in a blink of an eye, he shook his head, if it was like this, it would be too chilling in front of everyone.
In the tent, there was a sudden silence, their eyes widened, and there was a touch of disbelief in their eyes, about Ning Que's persuasion to withdraw from the army, they had already heard of it, although they were unhappy, but they were all a little grateful, at this moment, they were going to be killed in front of them, and they were a little sad in their hearts.
The stars are blazing, the smoke is curling, the white veil is rising with gray smoke, the flames are burning, the more they burn, the more they burn, the more
Ning Que, who was sleeping lifelessly, smelled a smell of burning, telepathically, suddenly opened his eyes, and rose in response, looking at the flames above his right leg, some of them were scorched, and the elephant's legs had shrunk severely, spit out the sawdust in his mouth, and shouted in fear, "Help!
Stretching out his hands directly to his left leg, he slapped it a few times in a row, like a fan, the fire became more and more intense, he was anxious, he looked up, he couldn't take care of the quilt on his waist, his buttocks moved forward, and with a big hug, he wrapped it directly around General Lin's waist.
General Lin smiled faintly, not dodging or dodging.
Ning Que grabbed the blood-stained armor, and the rugged lion and tiger-shaped inscription was knocked out, "General Lin, help, it's on fire, it's on fire." ”
The dead skin gripped the slightly exposed edge of the armor, and a handful of snot and tears were imprinted on it, supporting the half-useless and unstrained legs.
General Lin smiled, silently, his eyes straight, looking at the moth in front of him to fight the fire, his heart was full of emotion, but there was some relief, and a little relief appeared on his face.
A group of remnants of the crying father and mother shrunk on their respective beds and curled up in a ball, afraid that they would also end up with such a tragic fate.
Ning Que cried and shouted for a few breaths, but he couldn't, and then looked at the others, they all curled up into a ball of meat, and he was inevitably a little disappointed, but the burnt smell of his legs became stronger and stronger, which made him frightened, thought about it, turned his head to look at it for a while, grabbed the quilt with both hands, and then wrapped it on his right foot.
Whew, the hot flame next to the face was wrapped inside, and after a while, wisps of gray smoke floated out from the gap in the quilt, Ning Que's face showed a little relief and joy, but he was still not at ease, and wrapped the silk on his right leg again.
There was no blazing burning breath, so he was satisfied to uncover the quilt, but the cold sweat on his face was still not dry. A puff of smoke came out, choking Ning Que coughed a few more times, shrunk back, and looked at General Lin's eyes full of fear.
After a few moments of panic just now, he also realized the subtlety of this matter, and the rest of the people were all afraid, ignoring the fire on their legs, and their eyes deliberately avoided it, which showed that the fire was related to General Lin.
But he is a weak little radish head, and he has caused a great disaster to General Lin, if he is half angry, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to get out of the barracks.
"It's a bit of a wit, but it's cowardly by nature, and it's powerless, and it's doomed to do nothing. General Lin pursed his lips and looked at Ning Que with disdain, and Ning Que lowered his head helplessly.
Inside the military tent, it was surprisingly quiet, for a long time, General Lin looked at the awkward calm, the dragon raised his head, turned around, and walked out, his figure was tall, and under the faint candlelight, it was getting longer and longer.
Ning Que looked at the figure that was getting farther and farther away, and realized what was wrong, and said hoarsely: "General Lin, slow down." ”
"Uh-huh......!"
A pair of eyes like fiery eyes projected out, and there was no trace of burning in Ning Que's heart, on the contrary, it was like falling into an ice cave, so cold that he pulled the quilt and tightly protected his whole body.