The world has been peaceful for a long time, so long that people are almost forgetting the war; Forget about displacement; Forget the ambition in the eyes of the superiors.

Xiao Meng can transfer troops to Qichen when he receives the talisman, and there are not many troops stationed outside the capital, only 30,000, plus the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xiao Meng's hands are only 50,000, and the gap with the other party's 100,000 soldiers and horses is really terrifying.

The purpose of the transfer has been sent to each of the military departments, and the troops drawn will come later, and all of them should add up to about 100,000, which is enough to compete with the other side, and what is worrying at the moment is how many cities will be lost before they rush away?

Xiao Meng looked at the mighty army that had raised tens of millions of dust, his heart was dumbfounded, and the momentary enthusiasm and generosity made him ignore the most fundamental problem, although he had learned the art of war since he was a child, and was familiar with all kinds of military books, but it was the first time to lead the army to fight.

There is no place for the generals to show their strengths, he is just the commander of the Royal Forest Army, but now he is forced to lead the troops to fight.

"Boss, the barracks are ready, I don't know when to leave?" The deputy marshal is an old general who is over half a hundred years old, and he is a small barracks commander in the military department, but this time he was stuffed with indiscriminate charges.

There was no time to waste at the moment, Xiao Meng looked at the mighty team, "Let's go." ”

On the city wall where the cool breeze was raging, the emperor stood like a statue on the wall, looking at the mighty departing army in the distance.

Behind him, Gong Shangshu wriggled his lips and struggled for a long time, but he didn't say a word.

"If you have something to say, can I still blame you?" The emperor's deep voice sounded, and it was blown away by the wind, and it was a little less majestic.

Gong Shangshu sneered and leaned over slightly, "I really can't hide anything from the emperor, the minister just wants to say that neither the third prince nor General Xiao is the opponent of Yale Mountain." ”

When the news of the emergency from the border pass reached the capital, Yale Mountain, a rare military wizard in a hundred years, was also investigated by them, exposing several details before sending back important information.

Obviously, judging by what is happening so far, that Yale Hill is indeed beyond their pre-planning.

The emperor, who was already a little old, sneered, his slightly white beard trembled, and his words were desolate, "I don't know, but in the end I want to send someone, is it difficult to watch Xiliang attack in a big way, but I Dayuan doesn't even struggle, isn't it a joke for the world." ”

Being in this position is terrifying and helpless, the dignity of the royal family, the dignity of Dayuan can not be ignored.

This battle is different from the past, it seems to indicate something, the seed has already been planted in people's hearts, it is the seed of this ending, taking root and sprouting, as if the end is doomed.

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The first rays of sunlight came in through the old window in the morning, and Zhang Youtao, who was tossing and turning in the hard bed, had a sore back, cramps in her hands and feet, and was miserable when she was a little conscious, which was even more uncomfortable than she had been driving the carriage for several days.

Buckle buckle!

A hurried knock on the door sounded, Zhang Youtao opened her eyelids with difficulty, squinted slightly, and the layout in front of her told her where she was.

The people outside the door were extremely impatient, and after knocking for a while, they began to kick the door, and the strength was not too big or small to control just right, so that they would not kick the door open, but the sound was very piercing.

"Oops! Guest officer! You can't kick this door. It was the voice of the bloated shopkeeper, eager and flattering.

The sound of kicking the door stopped, but Zhang Youtao also woke up completely, looking at the person on the bed opposite, and thought to herself: Pig! I didn't wake up to such a loud noise.

The idea of coming back is getting deeper and deeper in Zhang Youtao's heart day by day, and it has gradually become an obsession, and now that she is really back, her heart is stable.

Open the window, the town is lively during the day and completely different from the desertion of last night, the wanton cool breeze did not blow away the enthusiasm of the people, the rustic enthusiasm of the people, mixed with kindness not found elsewhere.

Outside the door, Jiang Yiling, who had been waiting for a long time, frowned, even the shopkeeper didn't dare to continue to open his mouth to stop him, standing aside in horror.

"I'll pay for the broken door!" These words were spit out by Jiang Yiling through gritted teeth.

When the shopkeeper heard this, the big stone in the letter suddenly fell to the ground, and he smiled, "Okay! You beware of hurting your foot. Then I saw him running away with the hem of his slightly longer coat.

Knock knock!

One after another piercing voices sounded again, Zhang Youtao, who was intoxicated with thoughts, was awakened, hurriedly opened the door, and saw someone, with an unkind tone, "What are you doing?" ”

Jiang Yiling's face was even more bad, and his tone was slightly gloomy, "It's three poles on the sun, is it possible that you still want to live here today?" ”

Because there was still Ji Yu in the room, he didn't go in, and after saying this, he left with a black face, and then, the wooden ladder was stepped on with a 'creak' sound, indicating the owner's displeasure.

Zhang Youtao pouted, they have been fine in recent days, they don't care about each other, and they don't know where this inexplicable resentment comes from, anyway, she is in a good mood.

When he left the inn, the shopkeeper's fat face clearly wrote the three big words 'reluctant', obviously not reluctant to them, but the silver money in their pockets. Qishu.com

Zhangjia Village is actually not big, even very small, so small that she just walked to the entrance of the village, and the news of her return spread far and wide, so that before she arrived at the door, she saw Daddy Zhang who greeted her in tears.

It's really been a long time since I've seen it, and there are a lot more wrinkles on Daddy Zhang's face, and there is a lot of old age between his eyebrows and eyes, "You dead girl, why don't you come back and take a look!" ”

The calloused hands pinched her trembling, and at this moment, the tears shed were all sincere. Gradually, she couldn't hold back her red eyes, and her tears blurred the old man's appearance.

There is not much difference between the Zhang family and her when she left, the only difference is that there are a few more decent tables and chairs, and the slightly clean hall is refreshing, and there is finally no smell of pork.

Zhang Youtao just stepped into the house and took a look at Zhang Boning, she was not surprised to see this younger brother here, and there was a little more smile on her face, "Long time no see, but it's okay?" ”

"Well... Good! Zhang Boning recovered from the shock, licked the corners of his mouth and slowly lowered his head.

Daddy Zhang didn't come back from the joy, he beckoned everyone into the house, even if the pedestrian knew at a glance that it was not an ordinary person, he still couldn't resist Daddy Zhang's enthusiasm.

Zhang Youtao didn't bother to embarrass him, after all, he didn't do anything wrong, and the cunning rabbit was a dead lackey.

Father Zhang didn't seem to know the dirt between them, and beckoned and ordered, "A-Ning go and kill a chicken, your sister has lost a lot of weight, and she should make up for it." Then he turned to her and asked, "You won't come back this time, will you?" ”

Zhang Youtao didn't want to see his lost eyes, and shook her head slightly.

Seeing this, Zhang Boning silently walked to the backyard.

"Good! It's time for the boss to find someone to marry, you see that girl in our village is the same as you, and she hasn't married at this age. However, after three sentences, Daddy Zhang began to bury himself, and his tone was full of truth.

Zhang Youtao was helpless, she didn't understand why she had been holding on to this matter for so many years? If she didn't want to, she wouldn't marry someone she didn't know, even at the age of thirty-four.

Although Daddy Zhang really wants to pull her to reminisce, there is really nothing to say between the two fathers and daughters, the already bad relationship, coupled with the estrangement caused by so many years, even if there are more relationships buried in the depths of my heart.

In front of the courtyard gate, Ji Yu leaned against the door frame and looked into the distance.

"Where's Xiliang?" Zhang Youtao didn't think that this guy would have time to stay here in a daze if he didn't pester Xiliang.

The wooden door that had been in disrepair for a long time was shaken by her leaning on it, which was quite a bit of a sense of dying soon, and Zhang Youtao, who saw it, became nervous, but did not stop it.

"I was sent out by the Six Princes to find out the news." There was no fluctuation in Ji Yu's tone.

However, these words still made Zhang Youtao hearted, "What are you doing?" ”

Ji Yu still shook his head, he didn't know if he asked, it was better not to ask, if he asked, it would only add trouble.

Zhang Youtao found Jiang Yiling in the back mountain, a slightly raised hill bag, she had also picked up firewood here when she first came, several tall tree trunks were bare, and the leaves were about to fall off.

She poked the back of the man in front of her with the branch in her hand, "What are you doing standing here?" ”

Jiang Yiling didn't look back, but accurately grabbed the branch she was having, and with a force, pulled her whole person a few steps closer, took her hand and held it firmly in her hand.

"Is this a place where you want to stay for the rest of your life?" He asked.

For a long time, Zhang Youtao shook his head, regardless of whether he could see it or not, "No." ”

Originally, she thought that she was so desperate to come back because she wanted to return to her roots and spend the rest of her life here, but after she actually came back, she realized that she just wanted to come back and see, and she would embark on the journey again after she was at ease.

Maybe she will spend her whole life walking, and she wants to see what this world that once had nothing to do with her looks like.

"Tell me when you want to leave, and I'll take you away." Jiang Yiling glanced back at her, and his tone was the same as usual.

But these words made Zhang Youtao's eyes red, he was showing weakness, and the quarrel in Hengshui that day was fruitless, he was obviously very angry but still willing to retreat; can live a pampered life, but he is willing to accompany her to trek through mountains and rivers and endure the hardships of ordinary people.

She thought, she should be selfish, she had promised Lin Mu what she had promised at this moment, she subconsciously forgot at this moment, what is the power of the throne is actually not so important, and it is good to have a couple for a lifetime!

Jiang Yiling raised her hand, gently wiped her cheeks with her fingertips, wiped away the tears, and sighed slightly, as if she was very helpless, "What are you crying about?" I promised you to accompany you to see thousands of mountains and rivers in the future, and live in seclusion in the mountains. ”

Zhang Youtao washed her nose and answered the question, "Why did you send Xiliang out?" ”

Seeing that she was back to normal, Jiang Yiling was not entangled, "According to the soldier's foot strength, he should have caught up with us a long time ago, but he didn't even see a single pursuer for five days, it's really strange, I asked Xiliang to inquire about the situation." ”

Zhang Youtao, who didn't know much about these, obviously didn't understand the twists and turns, and she was still immersed in the thoughts of whether to let Jiang Yiling go back to fight for the throne.