On the eve of dawn, a group of Xijing troops who came down from the city wall in hanging baskets to burn grain and grass had just been annihilated.

The victorious soldiers, while carrying the corpses one by one to the edge of the dug pit and throwing them down, told jokes and joked with each other in a lewd way, adding a little limited pleasure to a life full of death.

Ah Ke was dressed in black armor, and Lema stood under Xijing City, looking at the silent Xijing City in the morning light, and was full of emotion. As long as the underground passage was dug smoothly, in another seven days at most, he would be sure to take Xijing City with minimal losses.

He never thought that he would return to Xijing City in such a way, nor did he think that he would have such a day. I don't know, how are the people in Xijing City, the Ou family and the Xia family? And the stubborn girl who once asked him to elope, did she marry into the Sun family? What kind of life are you living now? Do you remember him?

In order to find the father he had never met, he joined the defenders in the west, and not long after entering, he encountered civil strife. Maybe the sky is pitiful, let him escape death several times, maybe it is the innate aggressive and warlike blood in the body, so that he quickly stands out in the sword and sword, the times create heroes, he is young, he became a deputy general in charge of 5,000 people, and was reused by generals and marshals.

Raising eyebrows is exhaling, but I always feel that a corner is missing in my heart. Originally, he wanted the Ou family to look down on those who looked down on him, he was not bad, not just a shame, he could also bring glory to the Ou family. But at this moment, he realized that no matter what he did, he could never get rid of the shadow that he was an illegitimate child.

He was even thinking that when the Ou family saw him again, they would definitely not change their attitude towards him because he was a deputy general. He must still be treated so coldly, and if so, does it make sense for him to do this? He was a little confused.

A gust of cold wind mixed with snow rice hit his bare skin, like a knife cut, he didn't even react, the life of the iron-blooded army had made his young body as cold and numb as a stone on the side of the road.

The pro-soldier Ul ran over: "Vice General Shu, General Liu asked you to go to his big tent immediately." ”

Ah Ke looked back at your, you are not very old, but he is tall and big, and he is also a mixed-race child born from the intermarriage between the Han and the Hu people, probably because he has been eating beef and mutton for a long time, and he looks like he is about the same age.

Khan and Hu mixed-race children are neither accepted nor liked by the Han people. So after he joined the army, your leaned towards him without hesitation, just because there were too many similarities between the two. The difference is that your father knows who his father is, but he only knows his mother's name, and he doesn't know who his father is, and he is a shame. So he gave himself a surname, Shu, is it to make himself comfortable? He didn't know either.

Ah Ke stretched out his hand to wipe the frost on the stubble, turned the horse's head, clamped the horse's belly, and the horse galloped towards the base camp.

"What? Surrender? Ah Ke's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears. General, the tunnel will be dug in seven days at most! No, you give me five more days! We have been here for so long, and we have lost so many brothers, is it just to keep the glory and wealth of that kid after he has done a good job? I don't do it! ”

The person on the high seat slapped the table with a dream: "Presumptuous! I came to you because you are familiar with Xijing City, and I asked you to prepare for the surrender of the city, not to discuss with you whether you should surrender or not! It's not up to you, and it's not up to me! It depends on the situation of the entire battlefield, there are above considerations, even if it is a handsome, it also depends on what the emperor says! ”

Ah Ke lowered his head and did not say anything, General Liu obviously knew his temper, and waved his hand at him: "Go down!" Come back when you figure it out! I'll only wait for you for half an hour, and if you don't want to go, there are many people who want to make this contribution! He sighed again: "It's a pity, the army will be drawn in three days at most, and it has been defended in vain for so long and survived for so long, but it has fallen short!" ”

The army is going to be pulled out? Could it be that the war situation elsewhere can't afford to drag on here? If you don't surrender, I'm afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty. After thinking about it, Ah Ke held back the anger in his heart: "Then what do you want me to do?" ”

"That's right! You have to be soft and hard to do great things! General Liu smiled and praised him: "Come here, I'll talk to you......"

Two days later, the heavy gate of Xijing City made a hoarse sound, slowly opened, Zhao Mingtao had a white face, wearing a heavy armor, surrounded by Xijing soldiers, slowly walked out, walked to a place about ten zhang away from the city gate, and refused to take a step forward.

Ah Ke followed behind the marshal and the generals, looking at Zhao Mingtao silently, thanks to the memory of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, he knew that this was not a good person, but a bold and reckless evil person. It's just that I didn't expect that Zhao Mingtao would be so brave at the moment, he had been struggling for several months, and he was actually defeated in one or two days. As long as they hold out for two more days, they will have to withdraw, and Zhao Mingtao will come out of the way.

Ah Ke is a good hand at fighting, but he never understands the guesses of people's hearts, he doesn't understand how he guessed that Zhao Mingtao would definitely accept the surrender, and he prepared the reward in advance?

At this time, Zhao Mingtao had already knelt down to listen to the seal, became the king, rewarded a thousand taels of gold, and chose the daughter of the Rong family as the concubine, and the family sending team was already on the way, and they would get married soon.

As one of the conditions, after the marriage, he did not go on expeditions with a large army, and it was still supervised by him and the people sent by the new emperor.

Zhao Mingtao did not have any expression, respectfully accepted the holy decree issued by the new emperor, and welcomed everyone into the city. He knows very well in his heart that even if he survives at this moment, in a few days, the puppet emperor is defeated, it is estimated that he will be even more miserable.

Rong's daughter, the sister of the new emperor's favorite concubine, the former marshal of the Western Xinjiang garrison, and the daughter of the current generalissimo of soldiers and horses, has not loved red clothes and arms since she was a child, but she is a well-known heroine. Such a woman brought a fierce women's army to marry Zhao Mingtao, although it is a political marriage and mutual protection, why didn't she come to toss Zhao Mingtao?

Ah Ke changed into civilian clothes and walked on the muddy streets of Xijing City, looking at the withered streets, full of emotion. Unconsciously, he arrived at the gate of the Ou family, there were two white sheets of paper pasted on the gate, and an old yellowed white lantern was hung, his heart jumped, who died? Why don't you see the funeral? So deserted?

He gently pushed open the vermilion lacquer gate that used to be shiny and shiny, but now it was gray and peeling, and he didn't hear the voice of the old man Wang who used to guard the door, and there was not half a shadow. Walking into the hospital, the yard that was once purple and red, with sparse flowers and trees, is now lifeless. Probably for warmth, there are stumps that have been chopped all over the place.

The more he walked in, the more frightened he became, the smashed doors and windows had not had time to be repaired, and some doors and windows had been completely demolished, what happened to the Ou family?

In the distance, in the direction of the main room, there was a thin cry, he hurriedly strode in, and in the middle of the empty hall was pasted a big laying word, under the laying word was a tattered square table, there was a spiritual position on the table, an incense burner, three sticks of incense, and a young man in filial piety clothes had his back to him, wiping his tears while burning paper.

"What's wrong? What happened to the people of the Ou family? Who died? Ah Ke tried to look at the name on the spiritual seat, he wanted to think that he didn't care, but now it seemed that he still cared a little. Fortunately, it's just Ou Qinghua, not Ou Qingjin.

The young man turned around, looking very delicate, a person he had never known.

"Who are you?" Ah Ke took a step back, "What about the people of the Ou family?" Where have they gone? ”

The young man's lips squirmed twice, and he didn't answer his question, but shouted twice: "Third uncle, a guest is coming." ”

Very strange footsteps sounded, Ou Qingying limped out of the inner hall with a cane, and when she saw A Ke, her eyes lit up: "Ah Ke, are you back?" Where have all these days gone? ”

Ah Ke was a little uncomfortable and pointed at Ou Qingying's lameness: "What's wrong?" Why is the second brother gone? How come there is no coffin? ”

Ou Qingying's eyes dimmed, and he didn't talk about his legs: "Your second brother went to burn grain and grass a few days ago and never came back." This morning the city gate was opened and I went to look for it, but I couldn't find it, and it was said that it was buried in a mass grave. ”

Ah Ke suddenly remembered the Xijing soldiers who were intercepted and killed by him in the dark a few days ago, and asked with a pale face: "Why did the second brother go to be a soldier?" ”

Ou Qingying sighed: "It's a long story. Trade winds, come and salute your cousin. He said to Ah Ke again: "This is, this is your second brother's, who has just recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, called Trade Winds." ”

The young man came over and gave Ah Ke a deep salute: "Uncle Cousin." ”

Just recognized their ancestors and returned to their ancestors? That's the child born outside, no wonder I don't know it. Ah Ke took it out in his arms casually, he remembered that there was a good jade pendant inside, it was good to make a meeting gift for this child, and he took out the military badge in his arms.

The military badge fell to the ground, Ah Ke panicked to pick it up, a cold hand pressed his military badge, and the young man's eyes were like two deep pools, staring at his military badge. Ah Ke was a little stunned: "Third brother? ”

Ou Qingying also saw the military card clearly, and laboriously bent down to snatch the military card from Ou Xinfeng's hand: "Trade wind, you go in first." ”

The young man stubbornly glared at Ah Ke: "You are their person. You were the ones who killed my father. ”

Ah Ke couldn't find anything to say, whether intentionally or not, this is the case. What kind of family and country in the world, the great truth that you can't help yourself, in the face of reality, there is no trace of power.

Ou Qingying reprimanded: "Let you in!" Didn't you hear? ”

The boy stiffened and retreated.

"Third brother, I ......"

"Now that you're here, let's go meet the others. I won't see it this time, and I probably won't see it again. Ou Qingying didn't want to discuss his identity with Ke. This is irrelevant to the Ou family. Even if Ou Qinghua does not die in the army, he will die under Zhao Mingtao's knife. As for Ah Ke, whether he joins the army or not, this army will not change in any way, the same will attack Xijing, and the same will intercept and kill the army that burns grain and grass.

Ah Ke felt uncomfortable in his heart, no matter how resentful he was, he would not want the Ou family to die. How would he know that there would be Ou Qinghua in that team? It was so dark, so many people, so noisy, so chaotic, and the sword had no eyes. But no matter what, Ou Qinghua died at the hands of the people he brought, which is an ironclad fact.

Four volumes: Small Days