(Foreword)

Cold ice can't break the water, and dead wood can meet spring again.

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When I returned to the barracks, I didn't bother to discuss today's battle with everyone, but walked aimlessly in the army alone until the sun went down... The setting sun turns the sky red... I can't help but think of Xiao Mo's armor... Heartache...

The night was very dark, and I came to the place where soldiers usually practiced, and I just wanted to be alone and quiet...

"Have you heard? Vice General Xiao... He—" A few soldiers were chatting not far away.

"Yes, Vice General Xiao is always the last to leave the training ground on weekdays, and he was finally promoted by General Wu.

"You know what? The defeat in this battle was mainly due to improper command, otherwise with the skills of Deputy General Xiao, how could he fall in front of the local formation so easily. The young soldier's words were like a blow to me.

"But no, I heard that after General Wu was seriously injured, the important military and political affairs were all in charge of General He Cheng, to talk about this person, he has never led soldiers to fight, but I am afraid that he doesn't even know who he is on the battlefield." I can hear that the soldiers have a lot to say about this defeat, but it is also reasonable, it is precisely because I failed to detect the enemy's strategy this morning that our army was defeated, and if I had stopped it earlier, maybe the situation would not have been the same now.

Several soldiers left the training ground as they spoke, and now I was the only one left in the empty training ground, and I looked up at the stars in the sky, which was beautiful.

Why is this always the case, I thought I could change everything, but in the end nothing changed, I suddenly thought that everything happened in the Arctic, and I couldn't stop it, and sometimes I had to wonder if I could really change the world. Can the promises that were once sworn to be fulfilled in the end?

I looked up at the starry sky, but the stars didn't tell me the answer, the dragon of the Northern Canyon had leapt out of the valley, but I was still puzzled about whether the spear in my hand was sharp, and whether the armor on my body was strong. I lost the answer in my mind.

Why is the necklace on the neck of the middle-aged man who often appears in dreams engraved with the word 'Shu', who is he, why does he feel so familiar, what is the connection between him and this strange array, or is it just a coincidence? I have so many questions in my mind, but unfortunately there are not so many answers to guide me in the direction of my progress.

I walked in front of a wooden stake, it looked like it should be used by soldiers in training on weekdays, there were many scratches on it, I must have trained here in Vice Admiral Xiao, I stretched out my right hand to feel the marks on it, but I couldn't touch it......

Dawn will come soon, the sky is slightly bright, I left here before the soldiers came to the training ground, I don't feel like staying in the army, I believe that Professor Wu and they will soon find me, and let me think about the strategy against the enemy, but now I don't have the slightest thought, or leave the barracks for the time being.

I strode out of the barracks, but when I really came out, I was faced with a huge problem: where to go? I should go to a quiet place and wait until my mood is calmer before I go back.

I walked casually, safely according to my instincts, with no goals, no...

I just walked like this, but when I looked into the distance, I was shocked...

I actually came to Yiling Pass again... I looked around at the towering city walls, and suddenly I saw an old man walking towards me, who seemed to know everything about this place, and who was walking in the hot sun with a hat.

I walked forward quickly and asked respectfully, "Old man, do you live near this Yiling Pass?" ”

The old man didn't answer my question immediately, but looked up at me and said, "I've lived here for almost sixty years, and the appearance of the young man should not be a local person." ”

"Below, it's really not a local person, it's just a path here." I came back to the Tao.

"Since Shaoxia is not a local, it is better to leave quickly." The old man said hurriedly, and was about to turn around and leave.

"Old man, the scenery here is beautiful, why do you want me to leave quickly?" I don't understand a little, but looking at the old man's expression, it's not a joke.

"Shaoxia, I don't know, it's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, it's better to leave quickly." The old man's expression was solemn, it seems that this Yiling Pass is really not simple.

"Old man, what do you mean by that? Can you give me some advice? I pressed on.

The old man suddenly became mysterious, and turned his head to stare at the towering Yiling Pass...

"This Yiling Pass looks tall and sturdy, but no one knows when such a huge project was built! It's like falling from the sky!"

The old man's voice became very soft, "And, when I was ten years old, I came back from the town and passed through this pass, and guess what?"

"Old man, say it quickly!" I was anxious to know what was next, and I kept urging.

"I saw that in front of Yiling Pass, the mighty army gathered here, but I am very familiar with the defenders of Yiling Pass at that time, there were only a thousand people, and no matter what, they were definitely blocking thousands of troops and horses! However, at this moment, I couldn't believe what I was seeing!! ”

Jingzhou, it is generally believed that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jingzhou originally had seven counties: Nanyang County, Nan County, Jiangxia County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, Changsha County, after the Battle of Chibi, the seven counties of Jingzhou were divided by Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan, Cao Cao occupied the largest Nanyang County in the north of Jingzhou, Sun Quan got Jiangxia County and Nan County, and Liu Bei got four counties in the south of Jingzhou (Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling). Liu Bei's military security was not conducive to development, so he proposed to Sun Quan twice to borrow the southern county of Jingzhou, and Eastern Wu Lusu persuaded Sun Quan to temporarily lend the southern county to Liu Bei, so Liu Bei had five counties of Jingzhou (Nanjun, Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling).

------ Baidu Encyclopedia

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