Three

Back in the general's mansion, Bai Jingxuan sat down by the tea table in the living room, closed his eyes and supported his forehead, the enemy was currently exhausted, as if he was even breathing heavily.

"Husband, take a sip of tea to relieve your boredom." With the gentle female voice coming, a beautiful woman dressed in grace and luxury, holding a cup of hot tea, walked out from behind the beaded curtain.

"It's the bad news in the army again?" The beautiful woman put the teacup on the tea table, turned around and walked behind Bai Jingxuan, and gently pinched and pressed her slender jade hand on her shoulder.

The hot tea was fragrant, and the boredom in his heart was relieved a little, Bai Jingxuan picked up the teacup and was about to drink it, hearing his wife's concern, he couldn't help but become more and more depressed, buckled the tea lid, and put the teacup back in its place.

"Hey, the enemy is currently in power, the soldiers in Suzhou City are insufficient, the generals are not in harmony, and even more often against me, how can I teach people not to be upset?!"

"Husband, don't be angry, your body is important. It's really tiring and unbearable, so it's better to give up the important duties of the city lord, and you and I can retreat to the countryside and enjoy the rest of your lives. ”

"It's not that easy. Now the generals and ministers in Suzhou City are all arrogant and reckless, and they can't see the gap between the enemy and us. If I give up my generals, they will surely send troops. If it is victorious, it is easy to say, if it is defeated, according to the cruelty of the Turkic barbarians, it will inevitably wash the city of Suzhou in blood. In the middle of the time, I became this sinner through the ages, and I was reviled by posterity. ”

"But ......"

"The lady doesn't have to worry, she knows it for her husband. The lady went down to rest first, and wanted to be alone for her husband. The beautiful woman still wanted to persuade her, but was interrupted by Bai Jingxuan. Bai Jingxuan patted the jade hand on his shoulder and signaled him to retreat first.

"The concubine has gone down, and the husband takes care of his body." With that, he turned and left.

Bai Jingxuan watched the beautiful woman leave, and her eyes were full of complicated looks.

He has always been ashamed of his wife.

In the eyes of the people of Suzhou City, General Bai and his wife love each other and respect each other, and the only regret is that the two have been married for many years, but the general's wife still failed to conceive an heir.

But only Bai Jingxuan knew in his heart that no matter how virtuous and beautiful a beautiful woman was, he had never been really attracted to her, and he couldn't tell whether his feelings for her could be regarded as love.

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Four

Ten years ago, Li Yuan became the ruler of Chang'an and changed the name of the country to "Tang".

At that time, the forces of the Tang Dynasty took advantage of the unstable foundation of the Tang Dynasty and all raised troops to attack, trying to take advantage of the chaos to expand their territory.

Just when there was a shortage of soldiers, Bai Jingxuan said goodbye to his father at home, left Yangzhou alone, and resolutely joined the army after leaving his hometown.

Suzhou was the military fortress of the Tang Dynasty to resist the northern tribes, and after the defeat in a row, Gaozu Li Yuan urgently ordered to send troops to support the fortification, and Bai Jingxuan was sent to Suzhou City with the army.

At that time, the main general of Suzhou City, named Zhang Jingzhi, although he was not very talented in marching and fighting, but because he had a lot of love for his subordinates, he was also quite supported and loved by the Suzhou army.

After another defeat, the Suzhou army hurriedly retreated when the situation was not good, found an open flat land and set up camp, and rested a little before making plans.

"Jing Xuan! You're stealing again! Don't hurry up and send the food to the wounded barracks! ”

Bai Jingxuan, who was stealing meat pieces in the back kitchen, was knocked on the door of the head by the boss of the gang leader. At that time, Bai Jingxuan first joined the army, and he was still a nobody who worked silently in the army.

"I'm not helping to taste the salty food, the boss's craftsmanship is still as good as ever. Terrible! was found to be stealing food, Bai Jingxuan hurriedly put on a flattering smile, and opened his mouth to slap a sycophant on the heart of the gang boss, and the latter was very comfortable when he heard it.

"Don't pat me on the back here, get out and deliver food!" The boss laughed and cursed, and raised his foot to kick him out of the back kitchen.

"Okay! The little ones are going! Knowing that it should not be excessive, Bai Jingxuan carried the burden full of food, and hurriedly escaped from the back kitchen, hoping that the wounded barracks would run.

With a mouth that can speak well, Bai Jingxuan is quite popular among the leaders of this gang, and he is very prosperous, and his life is extraordinarily comfortable.

As usual, Bai Jingxuan carried the burden into the camp tent, took out the dishes and chopsticks and was about to distribute the meal, when a person walked in outside the camp tent and stretched out his hand to stop him.

"General Zhang!" Bai Jingxuan recognized it, and hurriedly stood up and saluted. The person who came was Zhang Jingzhi, the lord of Suzhou City.

When everyone in the wounded barracks heard this, they all stood up and wanted to salute.

Then, a beautiful girl dressed in a snow-white sable fur followed into the account. The eyebrows are like February willows, the skin is like winter solstice frost, and the delicate cheeks are covered with a wisp of tulle as thin as cicada wings, adding a bit of hazy beauty. I saw his hands lying in front of him, standing behind Zhang Jingzhi, particularly dignified and elegant.

Among the soldiers, there are rough and reckless men covered in sweat, and it is rare to see women in the mountains and villages, let alone such a beautiful woman. The sergeant in the tent all looked straight at him, thinking about what was wrong, and even Bai Jingxuan, who had never been very interested in women, couldn't help but look at it twice.

"No courtesy. You have just experienced the Great War, so you don't need to be polite. Come, give me the rice spoon" Zhang Jingzhi waved his hand to signal everyone to be exempt, took the rice spoon from Bai Jingxuan's hand, took out the dishes and chopsticks to fill the food himself, and brought it to a seriously injured pawn who was sitting down next to the bed.

The mink girl also picked up a bowl of minced meat and followed Zhang Jingzhi to stand on the side of the hospital bed.

"Come, hard work, eat." Zhang Jingzhi picked up the food and fed it bite by bite.

When the wounded and wounded in the camp saw this scene, all of them were moved by a thousand emotions and sobs one after another.

"You have suffered, and your relatives are still thinking about you. The top priority is to take care of your body, and General Ben will definitely bring you back safely! ”

Bringing his own daughter to visit the wounded soldiers, and also feeding them himself, such a general is really rare. This old general can't fight, but the means of winning people's hearts make him superb, no wonder he can sit so firmly in the position of the main general.

Bai Xuanjing secretly thought to himself in his heart, how could he, who was good at observing words and feelings, let go of such a good opportunity, and immediately knelt down on one leg and took the lead in choking and shouting: "The general loves soldiers like a son, it is really a great luck for us!" We will serve the dogs and horses, and we will follow us to the death! ”

"Swear to follow the general!" The people who realized it later, and they didn't know whether it was true or false, and they all echoed it loudly.

Zhang Jingzhi's performance of this good show of loving soldiers like a son needs someone to put the finishing touch on it and push it to a climax. And Bai Jingxuan drew this finishing touch to the extreme, and Zhang Jingzhi couldn't help but look at him differently, and there was no lack of appreciation in his eyes.

All of a sudden, the soldiers in the camp respected each other, and there was harmony, almost making people forget the cruel fact that they had just suffered defeat, and those who didn't know thought that the Suzhou army had just won a big victory.

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Five

A good show ended successfully, and General Zhang reluctantly walked out of the camp with a smile in the eyes of the wounded soldiers and soldiers.

"The guy who came to deliver the food just now did things so beautifully without being instructed, he is a talent, help me pay attention to inquire." Out of the camp, Zhang Jingzhi's face was like a trick change, and the kind smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and he stretched out his hand to beckon the personal guard to give a low command.

"Yes, General."

"Also, after dinner, I'm going to go to the front of the battle to give a lecture to boost morale, so go and prepare."

After the "order" guard responded, he trotted away.

"Xiaoya, when you speak, you will also come with me to the front of the military formation." Zhang Jingzhi commanded the girl behind him again.

"Yes, father." The mink girl also bent her knees in response, and her every move showed the unique elegance of everyone's ladies.

Zhang Jingzhi nodded with satisfaction, turned around and took the lead to leave.

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After Bai Jingxuan finished distributing the food, he took the sea bowl to pack the food, and the man found a slightly flat stone in front of the tent and sat on the ground, gulping down the food.

"Jing Xuan, why did you come to join the army? Don't tell me all that about defending my family and defending the country, I'm not so easy to fool. A man who joined the army at the same time squeezed to Bai Jingxuan's side with a sea bowl.

"Then why did you join the army?!"

"Raising a family! Although it is difficult and dangerous to join the army, you can still eat three meals a day, and you can also receive military pay to support your family. I don't have any big ambitions, in today's troubled times, I can survive and eat a few full meals, so when I signed up for the army, I asked to go to the house to do chores. ”

"I, I want to be successful on the battlefield, and one day I will return to my hometown and glorify my ancestors." Bai Jingxuan stopped the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, raised his eyes and looked at the boundless desert in the distance, his eyes were full of fascination.

"Cut, you're already dreaming! When you are a young man, you still want to go into battle to kill the enemy and get ahead?! The man next to him cast a disdainful look, as if he was looking at an idiot.

"You! The ancients had a saying, how did they say? The bird's ambition to know the bird! Your short-sighted vision does not change, and you are destined to be a young man for the rest of your life! ”

"Yes, yes, you have big ambitions, I'm short-sighted. I ...... no matter how much I say."

"The whole army listened to the order and gathered immediately, General Zhang came to visit the soldiers with his daughter, and he wanted to give a lecture in front of the three armies!"

The man was about to refute, but was interrupted by a military order from nowhere, and the two hurriedly packed up the dishes and chopsticks and rushed to the military formation to assemble.

Before the military formation, Zhang Jingzhi stood on the chariot with his hands in his hands, and saw the bustling crowd that was originally scattered in the camp tents, and in less than half an hour, he was assembled and lined up in an orderly manner, and his face was naturally full of satisfied smiles.

"The three armies are silent! General Zhang, with thousands of dollars from the house, came to visit our Suzhou army. General Zhang treats me like a son, and the sun and the moon can be seen! The three armies obey the order! Hit the cane! ”

"Roar!" The military order fell, and I saw that in the military array, countless guns and sticks were raised together, and then they were thrown to the ground, and suddenly the sound of the military armor was like thunder, and the momentum was magnificent and shocking.

Zhang Jingzhi stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, nodded and laughed, and took two steps forward to recite the memorized precepts aloud, but there was a sudden commotion in the military formation.

"What's going on?! General Zhang's lecture, why is it so noisy?! The generals standing behind Zhang Jingzhi stepped forward to reprimand.

"Look! What is that? ”

Everyone followed the prestige, only to hear the rumbling horseshoe sound in the sky, the boundless desert and the sky meet, suddenly a team of soldiers and horses, banners and waves, like an ant colony of black pressing, countless soldiers and horses are looking at the direction of the army array to attack rapidly, the momentum is magnificent.

"The Turks are coming! All troops on alert! Before the general's words fell, a sharp arrow pierced through the middle of his forehead, and he lost his breath in an instant.

Subsequently, an invisible number of sharp arrows covered the sky and the sun and fell like rain, and the originally orderly military formation was instantly deserted and scattered, and the soldiers and soldiers abandoned their armor and fled separately.

All of a sudden, cries for help came and went.

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