Three days later, in the early morning, under the city of Hejian, the icy and shallow face with a beard was drooping, and the carriage full of medicinal herbs was waiting in the neat convoy. The leading quartermaster, wearing a red robe with black and shiny iron armor, led the horse with a red tassel spear in his hand, and said aloud to the soldiers on the city tower: "Sun Ke, the head of the Ministry of Soldiers, has been ordered by His Royal Highness the King of Liang to deliver supplies!" He was accompanied by two adults, Wang and Lu, medical officers of the Tai Hospital. ”

"Open the gates!" The colonel of the castle tower said loudly.

As the gates were slowly opened, hundreds of coachmen swung their whips at the same time, and the convoy drove into the city in full formation.

Before he could unload the cargo, Bing Lan saw Qiu Tie from a distance, and he looked hurried, as if he was searching for something in the team that came to support. Ice Blue was just about to wave to him, when he saw his eager and happy gaze, he was dressed in armor and hurried over. Before the two imperial doctors could salute, he dragged them away in a hurry.

In the camp tent, Li Fang, the commander of the infantry division, looked at the battle damage marked in red on the casualty roster and couldn't help but sigh: "Old Han, how are your casualties there?" ”

Han Zhe said: "The battle damage of one hundred and ten horses, what about you?" ”

Li Fang said: "Anyway, Your Majesty was picked up by you with a firecracker, and you have a meritorious role in saving the driver." I'm miserable, two redcoat cannons are missing. I felt that my arm could be raised the day before yesterday, and I wanted to go to your majesty to confess my guilt, but this kid Qiu Tie stopped me and didn't let me say goodbye! I don't know what bad things to say about me in front of Your Majesty......" he said, pointing to the arrow wound on his arm.

"Big brother, you are on the Northern Expedition with the Regent, are you still afraid of his long history, besides, before you broke through, didn't you order the cannon barrel to be blown up. Burigood can only pull back to cast the pot, and he can't do anything! Han Zhe comforted.

"That's right! Lao Tzu is still afraid of him! It's a big deal that Your Majesty blames you, Lao Tzu goes home to collect the rent of the local lord, and he is not happier than the days when he licks blood at the tip of the knife! Li Fang said.

"I've also been unhappy with him for a long time, and he brought people to our company to inspect people and horses in three days, which is really fucking annoying! Even if he eats empty salaries and resells military horses, then he should be inquired by the Ministry of War, and what kind of business does he have to do ......" Han Zhe also complained: "Speaking of which, Your Majesty has always been polite to us veterans, but he has a big temper!" ”

"He's got a big temper! It was originally an alliance, but it became a sneak attack by the enemy, and the enemy only knew about it at night when he came to the door of the eye. His Imperial City Division is spying on the military, I really don't know what he is busy talking about all day! If you want to be held accountable, it should be him! Li Fang said unconsciously excitedly, opened the wound, and blood overflowed from the wound on her arm, "I'm so fucking angry!" ”

"Oh, old man, take care. But after all, he is directly under His Majesty, and he can't be easily offended. ”

At this time, the pro-soldiers reported that Sun Zhou, the chief soldier of Hejian Town, had arrived.

Han Zhe and Li Fang hurriedly stood up, and the two of them sorted out their military appearances. Sun Zhou, the chief soldier of Hejian Town, was a chubby, gray-haired, and bearded veteran. Although the three of them are equal according to their official ranks, now they are leading the team to repair other people's territory, and they are naturally courteous.

"Hello two generals, the last general is polite." Sun Zhou was about to salute, but was helped up by Han Zhe and Li Fang, and said in a loud voice: "Senior, please get up quickly." You may be seated, you may be seated. ”

The soldiers served tea to the three of them and withdrew.

"Two generals, Your Majesty has been stationed in the river for seven days, the old man asks for peace every day, Your Majesty is not seen every day, I don't know why?" Sun Zhoudao.

"Who said it wasn't..."Before Li Fang could finish speaking, Han Zhe interrupted: "How can our courtiers speculate on the thoughts of the Holy Lord...... Wait, maybe Your Majesty will summon us in a moment. ”

"Yes, too." Sun Zhou nodded, and said, "Actually, the old man has something to ask the two generals for." ”

"Senior, our garrison is here, thanks to your care. If you can help, our brothers will definitely help! Li Fang said.

"Eh, the old man has been stationed here for many years, and he has never seen a small defense enablement overwhelm a general soldier. I don't know where the old man is not polite, and he is annoyed ......" Sun Zhou sighed and said.

"Senior, who are you talking about? If any of the hairy boys under my hands hit you with "", I will go and beat him with a baton to give you anger! Li Fang said.

"How can it be under General Li's hands, of course the old man is talking about him." Sun Zhou is meaningful.

"Mr. Sun, are you talking about General Qiu?" Han Zhe asked. Because Qiu Tie's rank is a defensive envoy.

"Everyone knows that His Majesty was injured when he broke through. None of the three of us knew how His Majesty's injuries were, which was really worrying. Only listen to his Qiu Defense Envoy to convey His Majesty's will. Outside the city are the Mongols, if there is a villain who deceives His Majesty at this time, what can I do? Sun Zhou lowered his voice.

"The city of Hejian Town is strong, we have cannons and firearms, and there is plenty of food and grass, where can the Mongols fight in." Li Fang said.

"Then what if there is a holy decree for us to go out of the city to fight at this time?" Sun Zhou asked.

"That's not even the Mongols killing cattle and horses! But it is impossible for His Majesty to issue such a dizzy decree. If it weren't for His Majesty's proper command at that time, let us not join forces and break through separately, our brothers would have been served by the Mongols......" Li Fang said.

"Eh, do you know the allusions of Zhao Gao and Li Si? If Your Majesty has already ......," Sun Zhou didn't say any more.

"What does the old general think?" Han Zhe asked.

"Preemptive strike." Sun Zhou was categorical.

Bing Lan quietly followed Qiu Tie and Wang Li to a bungalow. The white-washed sheets and gauze in the hospital swayed in the wind, and it turned out to be the accommodation of the sick and wounded.

In more than 20 pavilions, the wounded soldiers were wrapped in gauze, and the military medical officers who were responsible for taking care of them were conducting ward rounds one by one in an orderly manner. Seeing Qiu Tie carrying two imperial doctors in indigo official uniforms, he continued to do his own thing.

But there was only one, and outside the door stood a small colonel and two soldiers.

Seeing Qiu Tie coming, Shi Li said, "Hello adults. Then he raised his head, and did not move, without any intention of giving in.

"This is Imperial Physician Li and Imperial Physician Wang specially summoned by His Majesty from Bianliang to see the general." Qiu Railway.

"Really?" Xiao Xiao was pleasantly surprised.

The two creeps behind him also looked at each other and smiled.

"Your Excellency, please. Please. You two look like those quacks! The Colonel said, opening the door for them.

A coarsely woven curtain hung from the room, and a man lay on the board bed inside. After Wang Lu Er Taiguan cleaned his hands, he opened the curtain and cut the light red gauze on the back of the injured man, and he was dumbfounded, the wounds on his back were round holes, and there was blood or pus constantly oozing out from each hole, and some of the white sheets under his body were also dyed light red. In the copper basin beside the bed were twenty-six iron arrowheads with blood.

"Imperial Doctor, the general was in the enemy's arrow array at that time, and he was hit by twenty-six arrows in his back......" said the colonel, wiping away tears.

Imperial Physician Li approached to take a closer look at the wound, and there were not only arrow wounds on his back, but also marks of being burned by a soldering iron. The soldering iron is used to quickly sterilize the arrowhead and stop bleeding in the future. But the weather was hot, and the wound still festered. After touching the pulse and forehead, Imperial Physician Wang looked at Imperial Physician Li, shook his head gently, and said, "Little General, go get poppies and boil sugar water, so that the general will suffer less." ”

When the junior colonel heard that he could make the general suffer less, he said excitedly: "My lord, when will our general be well?" ”

"I mean......" said the Imperial Physician.

"Little general, let's take a snapshot of the recipe and decoct the general." Imperial Physician Li, after that, turned around and picked up the pen and wrote the pharmacy and handed it to him.

"Good! I'll be there right away! The little school walked briskly, and rushed out with small steps.

"Doctor, is there really no way?" Qiu Tie said in a low voice.

"He was seriously injured, and if it weren't for his good health, he wouldn't have survived now." Imperial Physician Li sighed.

"How much time is there?"

"Just today or tomorrow." Doctor Wang said.

Qiu Tie nodded, and said to the little soldier on duty outside the door: "You two, go and bring General Zhao's clothes and armor." ”

"Yes." The creeps obeyed.

"And there was one wounded. Please come with me. Qiu Tie said, and led the two medical officers out again.

When they were far away, Bing Lan slipped in, carefully opened the curtain, and couldn't help but cry when she looked at the injured person in front of her.

"Brother Zhao, it's really you." Ice Blue cried.

"Brother Zhao, it's really you." Ice Blue cried.

Zhao Zilu raised his head and opened his eyes, tears burst out of his eyes: "Huo Shimei...... Thank God for letting me see you before I die. ”

"Brother Zhao Shi ......, and said goodbye back then...... I don't want to meet again, it's the last ......" Ice Blue choked and knelt on the ground, looked into his eyes, and held his hand.

"I'm a soldier, a horse leather shroud, there's nothing ......" Zhao Zilu stretched out his hand with difficulty, and said intermittently: "A year ago, Binniang gave birth to a son for me, named Zhao Funing. My Binniang kept calling him Brother Ning. ”

"I know, you wrote to tell me."

Zhao Zilu recalled and couldn't help but smile. "The wedding between me and Binniang was organized with the help of the brothers in the army, and there were no three books and six ceremonies, and we worshipped heaven and earth against the sea."

Bing Lan tilted her head and wiped her tears on her shirt.

"Back then, my father and aunt disliked Binniang's humble background and didn't let her enter the house. Back then, I acted in a radical way and left home in a fit of rage. At that time, I only thought that Wanguan's family wealth was nothing, and what was the title of Earl Changlin......"

"You said these things to me at the time. He also said that those who should fight must fight! I've always envied you. ”

"Later, Binniang followed me and suffered a lot. I was in the barracks, and she rented a house nearby, doing laundry, cooking, sewing and mending, and she had to worry about me...... In the past, I always felt that Chang Lin Bo was my father's fame, and even if he didn't let me inherit the title, it wouldn't be a big deal. I earn my own fame, you don't recognize Binniang, Your Majesty and the court will recognize Binniang. ”

"If you make a great contribution, the court will definitely seal her. Your father and aunt will definitely write the names of Binniang and Ning Ge'er into the family tree, and no one dares to bully them. Bing Lan comforted.

"I miss my father and mother so much...... I miss Binniang and Ning Ge'er so much...... Daddy and Auntie are old, and Binniang and Brother Ning can only be lonely in this world in the future, and they will have no relatives...... When I ran away in a bad mood, Daddy and Auntie must have hated Binniang to death...... If I lived, they might still be able to live happily as a family......"

"They are originally a family, and they will definitely be able to live in peace."

"Huo Shimei, on the way to Yingzhou, Your Majesty asked me, do we know each other?"

"What did you say?"

"I say, our father is a friend of life and death. It was common when I was young, but when I joined the army, I didn't keep in touch often......"

"What's his reaction?"

He said, "You two behave in a similar way, and you should be confidants. But the good thing is that you're married. At that moment, I knew that he really liked you, not because of her beauty, but because he liked you. And you like him very much, otherwise how would you be here......"

Ice Blue lowered her head.

"It's a pity, my life is coming to an end, otherwise, I really want to see what the prosperous world will be like with you and Your Majesty? Vast territory and abundant products? Know the etiquette in a hurry? Or is it culturally prosperous and free? I really can't imagine that, but it must be good to live in that kind of world, and my brother Ning will live in that good world. Zhao Zilu said so calmly, his eyes were still shining, blazing, and he had infinite longing for the future.

"Huo Shimei, there is one more thing, I hope you will tell Your Majesty, you must be more wary of Sun Zhou......" Before the words were finished, the light in Zhao Zilu's eyes became faint and dim, and the hands that touched each other let go little by little, and he left.

In a trance, Bing Lan seemed to have returned to seven years ago, in the ancestral hall of the Zhao family in Gusu Changlin Bo Mansion, the little Bing Lan stood on a small bench, pulled off the hairpin on his head and pried open the copper lock on the door knocker.

"Huo Shimei, you let me go, what should you do?"

"I'm small, they won't doubt me."

"Then what should you do if your father and aunt find out?"

"Then it's time to get beaten! Anyway, they won't hit very hard! You're not saying you have to fight for something! ”

Sixteen-year-old Zhao Zilu couldn't help but smile when he looked at the appearance of the little ice blue adult, and said, "I'll write to you when I'm settled." If someone bullies you in the future, I'll beat him up!" ”

"Who dares to bully me!"

"That's right!"

Later, Bing Lan received a letter that Zhao Zilu was admitted to the martial arts and served as an assassin in Mingzhou.

Three years ago, the 20-year-old deputy envoy of Mingzhou Defense received a letter from home, and Changlin Bo Zhao Ding was critically ill, so he left everything and hurried back to Gusu. But my father was in good health, and he tricked him into going back to marry the eldest lady of the Huo family in the Wuren Hou Mansion. He found Wu Renhou and his wife and confessed that they already had a family outside, and the marriage was yellow.

"Brother Zhao, I didn't expect my father and aunt to have this thought, I was studying in Yuyao at that time, and I didn't know anything!" Bing Lan sighed in the letter.

"Huo Shimei, I don't think you know. Otherwise, you must be the one who comes back first! Do your studies well, and when I have a daughter in the future, I will worship you as a master! Zhao Zilu replied.

In Binglan's heart, Zhao Zilu was naturally rebellious, and he didn't pinch soft persimmons, so he had to find hard bones to gnaw. Everyone said that he was not good, but Bing Lan always wanted to be him, go against the wind, and pursue freedom. When she grew up, she really became him, and he passed away with the wind.