The summer evenings in Nanjing are extremely hot, and cicadas can be heard in the middle of the night.

The lights and shadows on both sides of the Qinhuai River were extinguished early some time ago, but now they are lit all night, and the flower buildings on both sides of the river are all living in Fujian soldiers who are chattering in their mouths.

The shadow of the light hit the surface of the river, shattered.

Then, from the shadow of the broken lamp, several figures came out, and they were three young men.

Wang Ximing held Jingyang in one hand, and Zhu Chen stumbled behind the two of them, muttering in a low voice, "Why are you still running so fast when you are injured?" ”

Wang Ximing ignored the guy who followed behind, turned his head and asked Jingyang: "It's good now, you washed it up by the way when you ran for your life, are you more comfortable." ”

Jingyang smiled at Wang Ximing very weakly and did not speak.

Zhu Chen twisted the water on the hem of his robe and complained, "What are you two muttering here, I said that you two are not uncomfortable wearing wet boots?" Take off your shoes and let them dry. ”

Wang Ximing glanced back at Zhu Chen and said with a smile: "Okay." ”

The three of them found a secluded corner, took off their shoes, and half-leaned and half-lay together.

"What about the rest of my classmates?" Jingyang seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief, leaning on Wang Ximing's back, "Where have you gone?" ”

Wang Ximing shook his head and said to him, "I don't know." But it's good to be able to escape, and if you escape, you can live, and with a wipe of mud on your face, who can recognize him as the original 'Nanjing Yiyong'. ”

Jingyang stretched out his hand and looked under the moonlight, his hands were white from the river blistering, and he couldn't see the wounds on them.

These hands have held pens and swords. Jingyang seemed to be dreaming: "In the past few days, I can't hear the sound of cannons......"

These words made Wang Ximing's heart tense, and he adjusted his posture to make Jingyang more comfortable: "There are many cavalry in the Northwest Army, when Commander Mu was still there, I listened to him say that the cavalry is not good for attacking the city, so I transferred the Sichuan army over." The book of war says 'ten rules of siege', and it is still a matter whether there are so many soldiers in the entire Daheng, so the siege is definitely not possible. Our Nanjing City is notoriously easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it really attacks like this, it will be difficult. ”

He thought about it, and began to narrate the past: "At the beginning, our 20,000 Nanjing troops also survived? If it weren't for Lin and the grandson who lured the wolf into the house later, how could Nanjing City be broken......

"Huh? Jingyang. Wang Ximing shook and felt that Jingyang seemed to be asleep again.

Jingyang didn't react, Wang Ximing was startled, and quickly turned Jingyang over, let him pill on his lap, and probed the person's snort......

It's weak, but it's good to be there.

Maybe Fang Cai's movements were too big, Jing Yang was woken up, and asked in a daze, "What did you just say?" I didn't hear you. ”

"It's not a big deal." Wang Ximing stretched out his hand and covered Jingyang's eyes, "I just thought, if only we could contact the Northwest Army, if we can cooperate with the outside to let people in, Nanjing City will be taken back." ”

"Don't cover it, let me look at the moon again." Jingyang patted Wang Ximing's hand weakly, "The inside should be combined with the outside, it's really good, but someone has to be able to contact the Northwest Army." But looking at the current situation, it's hard to get out......"

He said a long series of words in one breath, and he was a little exhausted, so he rested for a long time: "If it is true...... I can't get in touch. ”

"Speak slowly...... Say it slowly. Wang Ximing grabbed his hand and patted the back of his hand, like coaxing a child, "Let's not worry." ”

Zhu Chen curled up on his knees and glanced at the two, his eyes were very complicated, and he couldn't tell whether it was disgust or pity.

"Will you open the jack gate? When we were volunteers, we were taught by soldiers. Jingyang's eyes didn't blink, staring at the moon in the sky in a daze, "opened the jack gate......"

"I understand, I understand." Wang Ximing gave Jingyang a smooth breath, and he took two long breaths before holding back his tears, "You have a good rest, don't talk, it's hard work." ”

"That ......" Zhu Chen suddenly raised his head, "I, I...... I don't want to keep vigil, I'm tired. ”

"I'll keep it." Wang Ximing didn't look back, his tone was extremely gentle, and he didn't know who he was talking to, "I'll keep vigil." ”

Zhu Chen twisted his neck, hugged his shoulders, and said, "Oh." ”

He craned his neck against the wall, as if asleep.

Wang Ximing hugged Jingyang up and let him lean into his arms. In the summer, he actually felt that Jingyang's body was cold and cold, and the temperature of his hands was as if it was winter.

He held Jingyang's hand and squeezed it in his hand, feeling that it was not warm no matter how warm it was.

Wang Ximing didn't dare to cry, he was afraid that it would be unlucky to cry, so he had to coax Jingyang like a child and coax him to sleep: "Sleep, sleep." Ming'er woke up in the morning, let's go to the rest of our classmates, let's go to the Northwest Army, let's ...... Let's take back the city of Nanjing. ”

Jingyang seemed to be very obedient, sleeping quietly in Wang Ximing's arms, without making a sound.

Wang Ximing looked at the moon in the sky.

Why does Jingyang want to see the moon?

Today is a full moon, and Qinghui is sprinkled on Jingyang's face, and even fine fluff can be seen on his young face.

Jingyang is older than him and has already reached the crown, but he is still a young man who is not yet the age of the crown. In the past, when he was in Guozijian, Jingyang took care of himself, but this time, he was replaced to take care of Jingyang.

He hugged Jingyang like this, leaned against the wall, and stared at Jingyang motionlessly.

Jingyang, next year we are going to take the spring exam, and I said that I would wait until we got into the department together, rode a high-headed horse, and had a good time in Nanjing.

We all grew up in Nanjing since childhood, and we haven't been to Beijing yet, and we haven't seen the emperor, didn't we say that we would go together?

"Jingyang, Jingyang?" In the second half of the night, Jingyang didn't sleep very well, his throat was snoring, and his two noses were fanning hard, very hard.

Seeing Jingyang working so hard, Wang Ximing was tired for him, but when he called Jingyang, he didn't react.

Wang Ximing felt that he should be sleepy, they dragged Jingyang's injury to walk so far, it was too tired, but he was not sleepy at all now.

The night was very dark, probably almost dawn, Jingyang suddenly grabbed Wang Ximing's clothes: "Ximing." ”

Wang Ximing pressed the hand on his placket and heard Jingyang say: "Ximing, don't put hairpins on your hat, it's not good-looking......"

On the morning of the second day, when Zhu Chen woke up, when he saw Wang Ximing, he was still in the same posture as last night, hugging Jingyang.

Zhu Chen stepped forward to summon someone, but felt that Wang Ximing's voice had changed.

"Jingyang is gone......"

"What?"

"Jingyang is gone."