Chapter 38: The Journey and the Return
At the beginning of the hour, the official road in the suburbs of Beijing.
Two healthy horses, one white and one red, galloped from north to south. One of the two men on horseback was dressed in gold and dark red, and the other was dressed in soapy black and silver.
It was Ji Qian and Nishiki Chi.
On the occasion of the opening of the Abyss Sharp Division.
The two of them came to the grand march.
A few days ago, Jin Chi received a letter from Yu Qian'er's family, and he was happy, but when he opened the envelope and saw what was written in the letter, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tighten and almost get angry. The lady saw that his face was not good, and immediately knew that Yu Qian'er, the child, had something to say to him.
This father and son! Can't you just have something to say!
At the same time, Jijiabao.
Ji Shu folded the letter from Ji Mo and Ji Shu into an envelope, handed it to Ah Zhuo, and instructed Ji Ping: "Ah Ping, prepare the horse!" ”
Ji Ping: "Castle master, are you going to leave the castle at this time?" ”
"Go see Nishikichi!"
Li family, Jinchi study.
The two brothers talked in the study of Jinchi for a long time, at first they heard Jinchi annoyed from time to time: "Senior brother, but he ......", and then I couldn't hear Jinchi's words, only heard a sigh from the study.
Later, Ji Jian walked out of Jinchi's study, said goodbye to Mrs. Jinchi, and Ji Ping both turned over and left in the dust.
Jijiabao, Fun Plum Garden.
Mrs. Chen asked, "Feng Hyacin, do you really let Shu'er go with the army?" ”
Ji Xiao said: "Otherwise? ”
Mrs. Chen: "The battlefield is no more dangerous than anything else. ”
Ji Wei let out a sigh: "How can I not know? Since he had such thoughts, he must have thought it through. Don't you also say that Shu'er is assertive? Moreover, obstruction is counterproductive. I don't see the seeds in the soil, even if they are twisted and grown, they have to break through the oppression, and the birds in the cage can fly higher and cry more happily. Besides, we are not caged birds. ”
Mrs. Chen thought deeply and nodded yes.
Official road in the suburbs of Beijing.
Autumn is in full swing.
In the distance, the heroic spirit of the oath is still in the sky, and the soldiers embark on the journey with determination and loyalty.
The striker has gone far first.
In the distance, Kiki and Nishiki Pond climbed a high slope.
Not far away, the flag of the army fluttered, and the momentum was like a rainbow.
At the beginning, the infantry was in front and the cavalry was in the rear.
In this situation, the blood in Jinchi's chest surged, and at the same time, there was a sour feeling.
There is no doubt that among the 100,000 troops, there must be a son of his own who always makes him angry. At first thought, I couldn't wait to rush in immediately and take out that unfilial son and teach him a lesson, but where did the people go! Can you get it back, it is estimated that the cub would like to leave home 10,000 miles away.
It's worrying and you can't even think of a direction.
Timid!
Jinchi's heart was full of thoughts, Xu was too excited, and his chest rose and fell heavily. Ji Wei on the side patted his junior brother on the shoulder.
"I know you're worried. Believe in Jun! ”
"Humph! Does he need me to worry about? The wings are hard! ”
Jin Chi's face was pale, and his tone was gloomy. There was a hint of anxiety in his words.
Ji Wei looked at the sky and chuckled.
Why is this junior brother so awkward!
Ahead, Ji Shu and Yu Qian'er were following the general and riding away with Tie Ying.
The two of them rode horses and wielded swords, and although the march was fast, they did not rush desperately day and night. Moreover, the two of them are not weak scholars who are powerless, and they have the blessing of light skills, which can be regarded as adaptation.
Yu Qian'er didn't know who found a copy of "The Art of War", and used it in her spare time.
Where did he read this book?
Ji Shu cheered for him on the side, saying that if you want to become a general, you must first know what war is.
"First familiarize yourself with the art of war, and then read the 'Thirty-six Strategies', both of which are exquisite works on tactics and strategy. You start by impressing theoretically. Ji Shu said to Yu Qian'er.
"That's fine!" Yu Qian'er's facial features were distorted, and she looked like she had a toothache, but she seemed to have made up her mind.
"That's right!" Ji Shu looked at Yu Qian'er with a toothache with satisfaction, "Even if we can't be generals, it's good to become a connotative Tie Ying rider in the future." On the battlefield, you need not only brute force, but also brains, and it is good to go out with your brains at any time. ”
Yu Qian'er felt very awkward when she heard him speak, as if he usually went out without thinking. Therefore, he glared at Ji Shu several times in dissatisfaction.
Ji Shu: "Don't stare at me, I have all heartfelt words, and I don't want to tell ordinary people to him." ”
Yu Qian'er stopped talking nonsense with him, and stopped glaring at him, holding the book and nibbling on it.
……
Time flows, and the years do not live.
A year later.
Luomei Town is ten miles away from the official road.
On a high elm branch sat a young girl of seventeen years. I saw that she was wearing a pair of light yellow soft-soled light silk shoes, and a sprig of peach powder peony was embroidered on each of the two uppers. The girl shook her feet lightly and skillfully, and saw that the pink peony on the upper of her shoes was about to waft out wisps of incense.
Her slender white left hand held an oil-paper bag, and from time to time her right hand pinched out a plump and crispy pine nut from the bag, knocking it one by one, and then sprinkling pieces of pine nut shells after knocking.
I don't know what to do while sitting on a branch.
At the end of the day, two war horses galloped from south to north on the official road in the distance, and the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near from the dust on the ground with an eagerness like an arrow.
The girl who was swinging her feet leisurely stopped swinging around, quickly put the oiled paper bag into her arms, and lazily said to herself: "It's here, waiting for this girl to be so anxious." ”
Then, she raised her hand and threw it far away at the sound of the horse's hooves, and a powdery mass of something scattered in the air and disappeared for a moment, and then a strong scent of osmanthus flowers spread a few feet away.
The sound of horses' hooves became more and more coming, and in a blink of an eye, it was in front of me.
The man on the horse suddenly grabbed the reins, and the white horse under his crotch stopped obediently.
He sniffed and said suspiciously: "No, extinguishing the light, is there still osmanthus at this time?" ”
"It should ...... Didn't you? Ji Shu replied with a wrinkled nose.
The two of them are Ji Shu and Yu Qian'er.
By this time, the two had been away from home for almost a year.
is timid, but also longs to go home.
Unexpectedly, the war lasted for more than ten months.
It's hard.
After a narrow victory in the last battle, the Shangyuan army was able to clear the remnants of the northwest defense line for more than 100 miles.
It is said that it is a large army, but in fact, it has sent out 100,000 troops, and now the casualties have exceeded sixty percent, or even more.
After that, they withdrew from the battlefield with the first contingent. On the fourth day, they went to Baishui, and the two asked for instructions to leave the team and rush back to Jijiabao.
Along the way, they rarely spoke, and the poor-mouthed Yu Qian'er seemed to be much more stable.
The two of them were a little dark, and they were all dressed in the dust and did not hide their tiredness. Despite this, Ji Xiaoming and Yu Qian'er still looked bright-eyed and high-spirited.
The horses under him snorted, the horses' hooves trampled lightly, and the air was filled with a bright and cool air that belonged to the twilight of autumn, and there was a scent of osmanthus that originally belonged to this season, but was already thankful at this time.
Yu Qian'er sniffed again, making sure that it was the fragrance of osmanthus flowers.