Twenty-four years of Zhen'an, Chinese New Year's Eve.

There is no sound of firecrackers, no brilliant fireworks, no delicious food, no wine banquet and singing and dancing. Everything was cold, Xiao Xiao was sorrowful, and everyone was in a dead silence, ushering in the night of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Because of what happened last time, Chu Jingchuan never came to the palace again. It was not that he was dissatisfied with Meng Xilan, but that the battle ahead was anxious, so he had no time to clone.

Even though they have never been able to break through the defense line of the capital, Zhou Youchen's army still attacked the capital wave after wave, fire attack, surprise attack, bow and arrow array, almost everything. Chu Jingchuan had an absolute advantage, he struck the enemy, condescendingly watched the soldiers who followed one after another, like moths to the fire, rushed to the city gate, and finally died without a body.

Piles of bones, swallowed by the north wind and the blizzard, looked like small graves from a distance.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, everything is normal in the army, and no one is allowed to relax their vigilance.

As the main general, Chu Jingchuan did not relax for a moment, and he kept discussing the military situation and war with his subordinates until late at night.

Chu Jingchuan estimated that Zhou Youchen's subordinates had a maximum of 30,000 people, and now more than half of them have been lost, and there will soon be no one available in his hands. At most, a month, and soon his hands will be empty.

A month is not long, but it is not short. For both sides, this is an immeasurable risk.

The victory of cannibalism does not invigorate, but only demoralizes the morale of the army. And now it is Chinese New Year's Eve, which should be a good day for relatives to reunite, but they have no home to return.

Chu Jingchuan knew that the soldiers were having a hard time, so he ordered them to go down, and the soldiers who were changing the guard and resting could receive a jar of wine. It's also good to have a sip of wine on such a cold and snowy night to warm up your body.

The discipline in the army is not to drink alcohol, but those merchants who buy wine for a living in the capital, in order to survive, have taken out their own fine wine and wine to exchange rice and grain in front of the barracks.

Those good wines have been sealed up to this day.

Chu Jingchuan has always been a person who doesn't like to drink, but now, he has the urge to get drunk. He asked his men to bring a jar of the strongest wine, and when he opened the jar, he was greeted by a strong aroma of wine.

Wine is good wine, and a bowl is warm to the stomach.

Chu Jingchuan drank bowl after bowl, and when the wine rushed up, he fell headlong onto the couch where he usually rested, opened his eyes, and was silently distracted.

Suddenly, there was some movement outside the tent.

Someone walked in, Chu Jingchuan didn't turn his head, just quietly waited for the person to approach.

The person who came was Wei Feng, and he was also carrying a jar of wine in his hand.

Wei Feng smelled the strong smell of wine, and couldn't help frowning slightly: "General, the strong wine hurts your body, it's better not to drink more." ”

Chu Jingchuan just stared at him silently when he heard this, but did not speak.

When Wei Feng saw this, he thought he was drunk.

yes, tonight is a good night to get drunk.

Wei Feng walked over, sat on the wooden bench next to the couch, and muttered for a while before saying, "General, my subordinates will pour you a bowl of water to drink." ”

Chu Jingchuan closed his eyes when he heard this, but still didn't answer.

Wei Feng stood up again and went to the table to pour water. Who knows, when he turned around, Chu Jingchuan had already sat up silently, looking at him with a faint gaze.

Wei Feng was slightly surprised, and respectfully brought the tea to him.

Chu Jingchuan looked at the bowl of tea, then at Wei Feng, and suddenly remembered what Meng Xilan had said.

Seeing that he didn't look like he was drunk, Wei Feng said, "General, my subordinates will accompany you to play a game of chess." ”

"Why?"

Wei Feng took out the chessboard and said, "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and my subordinates will accompany you to keep the New Year." ”

Chu Jingchuan hesitated slightly, staggered to his feet, came to the table, and played with him.

A game of chess, a jar of wine, the night will soon pass.

Chu Jingchuan is obsessed with sunspots, Wei Feng is obsessed with whites, and halfway through the chess game, it is already obvious who wins and who loses.

Wei Feng put all the chess pieces in his hand back into the chess box, and then said, "General, your subordinates admit defeat." ”

Chu Jingchuan played with the chess pieces in his hand and said lightly: "Admit defeat in the middle of the game?" ”

"My subordinates have poor chess skills, so I can only admit defeat!"

He was originally a person who did not admit defeat in his bones, but the world is so big, he is only willing to lose to him.

When Chu Jingchuan heard this, he suddenly became unhappy for some reason, threw away the chess pieces in his hand, disrupted the chessboard in front of him, and then glared at Wei Feng and said in a deep voice: "Self-righteousness!" Smart! ”

Wei Feng saw that he was in a displeased mood, and asked in a low tone, "General, don't you like to win?" ”

Chu Jingchuan said slowly: "I only like to win happily." ”

Now he can't taste victory anymore. Because after every victory, what followed was a huge emptiness in his heart.

He took the capital, but now it has become a dead city. He monopolized Meng Xilan, but her heart was never on him...... He defeated Zhou Youchen again and again, but no one cheered for his victory.

"General, the dog emperor's qi is exhausted, and it will be a matter of time before he is eliminated."

Wei Feng looked at him calmly, as if this was destined to happen.

Chu Jingchuan suddenly said: "The last time the queen was attacked, did you do it?" ”

Wei Feng was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect him to suddenly mention this matter.

It's been a while since this incident.

"General, there is no ...... from his subordinates" Xu was too abrupt, and his answer was a little lacking in confidence.

Chu Jingchuan approached him step by step, his eyes gloomy: "Why? Why do you have to put her to death? ”

"How dare you disobey my orders? Over and over! ”

His tone was stern.

Wei Feng lowered his head and said, "General, that demon queen is a scourge, she will confuse your mind and make you make wrong decisions, General. ”

He had always had a gut feeling in his heart that she was going to kill him.

"What a high-sounding reason!" Chu Jingchuan's body shook slightly, and then he pulled out the long sword in his hand, and the blade of the sword pointed directly at his throat. "Remember, it wouldn't be you without her!"

His sudden words made Wei Feng's face change instantly, his face was red and white, and then changed from red to blue, as if he had been slapped in the face, no, this is a feeling that is more humiliating than being beaten, he trampled him under his feet and crushed him fiercely. And he couldn't even move, like an ant, so he died hastily.

Wei Feng froze in place, and in the heat of the moment, he only said: "I have always been loyal to you. ”

"Okay, then I'll give you another chance! You immediately bring me 5,000 cavalry to raid the Dog Emperor's military camp! ”

Wei Feng was stunned again when he heard this.

At this moment, he asked him to send troops to attack Zhou Youchen, and there were only 5,000 people, which was obviously to send him to death!

"General...... Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Chu Jingchuan smiled coldly, the drunkenness in his eyes could not hide the fierce expression, he was definitely not joking. He's serious!

"This is your best chance to prove your loyalty!"

Wei Feng's whole body tensed, and he pondered for a moment before he said, "Okay, my subordinates will go immediately." ”

He trampled his dignity under his feet, leaving him with no way out.

Wei Feng turned around and walked out of the big tent, and then temporarily gathered five thousand cavalry. The soldiers were also puzzled, they were not afraid of the enemy, but they were unwilling to send them to death on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Someone spoke up and went to Chu Jingchuan and begged him to change his mind. Chu Jingchuan was full of alcohol and pushed away the eye-catching subordinates in front of him.

He himself climbed the gate tower and stood on a high place, overlooking the sporadic lights in the distance.

"Zhou Youchen! You coward, mediocre coward! You can't win me! ”

When Wei Feng led his troops out of the city, he couldn't help but look back at him when he heard this.

He couldn't see his face clearly, but he could hear his laughter, which was eerie.

"My lord, the general is clearly going to let us die."

The entourage behind him whispered with a hint of anger.

Wei Feng turned the horse's head, the long cloak sounded in the wind, his eyes looked into the distance, and he only said: "The military order cannot be violated!" ”

This is Chu Jingchuan's first time taking the initiative, however, the outcome can be imagined.

Of the 5,000 cavalry, more than half were killed and wounded, and Wei Feng was also seriously wounded.

He was hit by an arrow in his left shoulder, bleeding a lot and injuring his veins.

In this tricky situation, only Jiao Changqing can help him.

Jiao Changqing has been in the palace, and when he got the news, it was already early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Wei Feng lost too much blood, and the person had fallen into a coma.

Jiao Changqing knew that he had been cruel to the queen mother more than once, but he still saved him, and he saved his life.

This is not due to the benevolence of the healer, but because Wei Feng's left arm has been abolished.

Death is a pleasure, and life is worse than death is torture.

Chu Jingchuan didn't care about Wei Feng's injury, but just explained it and let him recuperate with peace of mind.

After Jiao Changqing returned to the palace, he told Meng Xilan about it.

Meng Xilan was a little surprised when she heard this, and could only ask knowingly: "Wei Feng is brave and good at fighting, he shouldn't be so ......"

Jiao Changqing replied truthfully: "Last night, they raided the emperor's military camp. ”

Meng Xilan shook her head secretly: "It's crazy!" ”

Jiao Changqing took the tea handed over by Baozhu and sighed: "Wei Feng has always been his most important person, but this time he ...... His arm was completely useless, and he couldn't exert any more strength in the future. ”

Meng Xilan's eyes flashed slightly when she heard this, and she suddenly remembered something, and then lowered her head: "Xu has something to do with me." ”

Jiao Changqing raised his eyes to look at her and muttered: "If that's the case, Niangniang has done the emperor a great favor." ”

Meng Xilan lowered her eyes and was silent. It's just that one of them is missing, how much impact can it have on the battle situation?

"Any news out there?"

Jiao Changqing shook his head slightly: "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, but no one on the street can see it...... Niangniang, sometimes Weichen really thinks that the capital is empty, and only we are left struggling to support it. ”

Meng Xilan raised her eyes and gave Baozhu a look, motioning for her to bring over the things she had prepared in advance.

It's a red envelope, just a random package wrapped in red paper, and there are golden melon seeds in it.

"In the end, it's the New Year, it's a little bit of good luck."

Seeing this, Jiao Changqing raised his eyebrows slightly, then took the red envelope and put it in his hand, and sighed: "At this time, only Niangniang has this heart." ”

Meng Xilan smiled slightly: "I have always been a person who likes to have fun in suffering. ”

Jiao Changqing also smiled when he heard this, only to feel that in the midst of the city's decay, the woman in front of him could still let him see a little hope, a little hope that could not be seen from others.

That's her biggest benefit.

…

Chu Jingchuan's surprise attack came quickly and ruthlessly.

Zhou Youchen never expected that, however, this raid was not successful.

Zhou Youchen had no countermeasures, so he could only wait for news from the prince and the Turks.

Half a month has passed, the prince is still on his way to Huaizhou, and there is no news from Tudu, as for the secret passage, it can only be left until the end.

The narrow secret passage could not allow Zhou Youchen and his men to break through the defenses of the capital.

It can only be a secret way to survive, just in case of emergency, and to pass on the news.

Gao Fuli could see the anxiety in His Highness's heart, and he took the initiative to ask to enter Beijing again.

Zhou Youchen disagreed: "Now is not the time to act rashly. ”

In fact, he didn't need to inquire, he already had a vague idea of the situation in the palace.

Meng Xilan was in Chu Jingchuan's hands, and she could save her life, but she might not be unharmed.

Chu Jingchuan has coveted her for many years, and he doesn't have to think about it to know what he will do to her.

When a person is angry to the extreme, he will become extremely calm, calm to the point that he has no emotions and six desires, and is as hard and cold as a stubborn stone.

Zhou Youchen is very calm now, so he must carefully lay out and take every step carefully, he can only succeed, not fail.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Tu Du led a neat team of men and horses, as if falling from the sky, to the capital and Zhou Youchen.

Zhou Youchen didn't trust Tu Du, but he didn't have a better choice.

Tu Du also had no respect for Zhou Youchen, in his eyes, he was a useless emperor.

It takes a lot of patience for two people who don't like each other to work together for a purpose.

Fortunately, Gao Fuli knew how to persuade between the two and made a lot of efforts.

Tudu's code of action is one word "fast". He must rescue Wu Wu and his daughter as soon as possible, as for the life and death of other people, and the dignity of the Zhou royal family, he doesn't care at all. And Zhou Youchen strives for a "stability" word, he will not risk Meng Xilan's life.

Tu Du learned that Chu Jingchuan had sent people to raid before, so he said: "He uses 5,000 people, and I also use 5,000 people." If you want to make the enemy fearful, you must press forward step by step and not give them a chance to breathe. ”

Zhou Youchen looked at him coldly: "Do you know how solid Chu Jingchuan's defense line is?" Five thousand people, it's simply impossible! ”

Tu Du looked directly at him and said, "Then I'll show you, our Turks are powerful." Our people have never been cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death! ”

Zhou Youchen saw his provocative gaze, so he said, "Don't forget, I also have half of the blood of the Turks on my body. ”

Tu Du smiled: "Really? Then take out some of your blood as a Turk! Your woman is now in Chu Jingchuan's hands, he has occupied your palace, usurped your woman, and provoked your rights, you should take them back at all costs! ”