Chapter 169
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Zhao Yang did not notice, was attacked by Yan Xun and Chu Qiao on both sides, the Southwest Army, the Northern Alliance, and the Batuha Army were routed like water in front of the formation, Zhao Yang was unable to support himself, and had no choice but to retreat to Helan Mountain. [No pop-ups. Yan Xun chased after him, killing more than 200,000 enemies along the way, except for Zhao Yang's Northwest Army, almost all the main forces of the other three armies were disabled. Yan Xun led his troops to chase all the way into the northwest inland of Great Xia, and did not stop until Yanming Pass. Subsequently, the Black Eagles set up camp north of Yanming Pass. Zhao Yang looked across the river and saw that the northwest of the empire had been occupied by the Yanbei army, and the officials and nobles in the northwest all surrendered, and they were so angry that a mouthful of blood sprayed on the Chishui River that froze into ice.
Thus, the First Northern Expedition came to an end. The Yanbei army lost as many as 400,000 troops under the two cities of Beishuo and Chidu, and the city of Chidu became a blank land, and countless displaced people died in the migration, and Yanbei's already not rich finances were even more difficult.
Compared with Yanbei, the damage of Great Xia is simply incalculable, not only the Northern Expeditionary Army lost most of it, a prince was beheaded in front of the battle, and half of the northwest rivers and mountains fell into the hands of the enemy. The eyes of the entire Simon Continent were condensed on it, and in the northwest sky, a magnificent red sun slowly set, and the glory and dream of the Great Xia Empire for three hundred years went to an unstoppable trend of decay.
After Zhao Yang returned to the imperial capital, the Great Xia royal family was furious, and it was rare for the Council of Elders to quickly and unanimously pass a resolution to put Zhao Yang in prison. Three days later, the empire quickly transferred 300,000 troops from the Southeast Army, the Northeast Army, and the family armies of the major families, led by Zhao Che, the Seventh Prince, and once again threw themselves into the northwest battlefield.
And Zhuge Huai, the eldest young master of the Zhuge family, served as the general dispatch officer of the reserve in the First Northern Expedition, and was also affected by this defeat. Zhuge Yimen was excluded and impeached by the Council of Elders, and in desperation, Zhuge Muqing had to once again use the fourth son Zhuge Yue to serve as the reserve chief dispatcher and quartermaster of the army, following in the footsteps of Zhao Che, and quickly rushed to the northwest.
It is conceivable that another big war is about to begin. There was silence in the room, the occasional jackdaw flapping its wings and flying out of the window, the wind rustling the snow, the moonlight shining on the ground through the window lattice, and a pool of candles enveloping it, after all, it was a dim light.
When Yan Xun came, it was already late, and the sound of sparse footsteps was like a drum leaking through the night, quietly coming from a distance, and the maids in front of the door knelt down neatly, their knees hitting the snow, and there was the sound of snowflakes being crushed.
"Your Highness, the girl has already slept." The maid's voice was faintly tinged with awe and timidity.
The wind seemed to rise suddenly, covering the silence and embarrassment that could not be concealed, the trees swayed, the moonlight was dim, and there was only a faint shadow of gray from between the panes, silently thrown in from between the panes, and the gray shadow stood in front of the window, not speaking, nor leaving.
"Did the girl sleep well?" After a while, the mellow voice sounded faintly, without obvious joy or resentment of being stopped outside, just asked calmly, "Has the doctor come to see you?" ”
"The girl had some minor injuries, but they were fine." The maid replied obediently.
"Oh." Yan Xun replied and asked again, "What did you eat for dinner?" ”
"I only drank a small half bowl of white porridge."
Yan Xun nodded silently, "She may be hungry at night, you prepare a meal to be warm, be refreshed, don't sleep to death." ”
"The slave knows."
Yan Xun stood under the porch, his figure was Xiaoxiao, the weather outside was so cold, the wind and snow swirled on the ground, wandering back and forth, the moonlight was cloudy, shining a white ground. He stood in the middle of the light and shadow, lowered his head slightly, and whispered into the closed window, "Achu, I'm leaving." ”
A small wind blew, blowing the black hair of the man's sideburns, Yan Xun turned around and walked down the steps, lifting his feet very lightly, but landing a little heavy.
The people outside gradually walked away, Chu Qiao was lying on the bed, the cold moon in the sky was like a hook, it seemed that it was still the bend in the Shengjin Palace many years ago, in the Yingge courtyard where the light and shadow were sparse, there were residual red blood dripping between the fingers, the child's dark eyes were like shining stars, the whites of the eyes were red and his eyebrows were twisted, and the coolness came out from the bottom of his heart, like lingering water. The years are far away, but the human heart has never faded, and what has changed is not only him?
She suddenly became flustered, lifted the quilt and ran barefoot out of the inner room, slamming the door open. The wind suddenly blew up the scattered green silk, and the maids screamed in unison, and before they could stop it, the woman in a white soft shirt had already rushed out of the courtyard.
"Girl!" The maids chased after them in panic, and the sound was so loud that it alarmed the men walking in front.
However, as soon as he turned around, a slender shadow suddenly pounced into his arms, so hard. Yan Xun stumbled slightly, but his face was full of surprise, but as far as he could reach, it was a thin shirt, Yan Xun frowned, and scolded lightly: "Achu, why did you run out with so little clothing?" ”
Chu Qiao didn't say anything, just stretched out his hands and hugged the man's waist tightly, leaning his forehead on his chest. The familiar smell echoed through her nose, so warm that she almost wanted to sleep, her eyes moistened, and tears fell from her eyes, wetting the clothes on his chest.
She looked up, her eyes red, and she just stared at him fixedly. The man is plain and has long eyebrows, and he still has that familiar face, but he is a little more dusty and tired. Before the battle, he suddenly pulled out the camp and retreated, committing the taboo of the soldiers, how much effort and energy did it take to be safe and sound, and quickly return to Yanbei? These things are unknown to her.
"You're back?"
Yan Xun smiled slightly, the corners of his mouth were soft, covering up all the tiredness and hardship one by one, and just nodded quietly, "You are here, I won't not come back." ”
Vaguely, it seems to be back to that snowy night eight years ago, the young man who was still being chased and killed, led the troops back to rescue the little slave who fell into the hands of the old master, and in the face of the child's questioning, he just smiled and said: "I don't come back, what should you do?" ”
Time flies, eight years, so many things in this world have changed, but they are still the only ones, still standing in one place, still holding hands side by side.
As soon as his body was light, he was picked up by Volley, Yan Xun frowned slightly, lowered his head and said to Chu Qiao in his arms: "Ah Chu, why did you lose so much weight?" ”
Chu Qiao tilted his head, his fingers gently grabbed Yan Xun's clothes, and said softly, "Because I miss you." ”
Yan Xun's expression froze slightly, not without shock. Over the years, even though they have been dependent on each other, they have rarely spoken like this, and the warmth has finally come up layer by layer, like boiling water. He wrapped Chu Qiao in his cloak and chuckled, "I've lost weight too." ”
The people breathed a sigh of relief, the wind stopped, and Yan Xun strode into the room with Chu Qiao in his arms. After several days of fighting, after coming back, he had to make overall arrangements for the pursuit of the Xia soldiers and the internal city defense, and the affairs were complicated, even if he missed it so much, he had to rush over in the middle of the night. took off the cloak outside, but the clothes inside were full of wind and dust, and ordered the subordinates to boil hot water, and the two sat in the room opposite each other, saying a thousand words, but they didn't know where to start.
"Achu ......"
"Needless to say!" Chu Qiao hurriedly stopped him, as if he didn't want to mention it, his voice was slightly jerky, "If you are willing to come back, it is enough." ”
The light shone on the girl's pale face, Yan Xun suddenly felt cold in her heart, how much suffering she has suffered these days?
"At the end of the day, I still cheated on you, I'm sorry."
"Why didn't I threaten you?" Chu Qiao smiled faintly, "I really thought so at the time, I just stayed here and refused to leave, to see if you could come back." ”
Yan Xun nodded and smiled: "Since I was a child, I have never won a single time when I am angry with you." ”
Great Xia conscription, the army came to attack, Beishuo thundered to fight, Yan Xun led the army to the inland of Great Xia, during this period, how many people died in the war, how many people died unexpectedly, how many soldiers can no longer see their hometown lovers and children, blood penetrates the earth, and white bones tower into mountains. Such a battle that was enough to reverse the fate of the entire continent was just a few words of light in the mouths of the two of them.
"Achu, I have something for you."
Hot water was brought in, bucket by bucket poured into the huge bath, Chu Qiao stood on the edge of the pool and tested the temperature of the water with his hands, and when he heard Yan Xun's words, he couldn't help but turn around and said, "What?" ”
It is a very plain ring, without any gorgeous style, made of white jade, with a circle of fine patterns on it, and if you look closely, it is a simple crape myrtle flower.
"When did you buy it?"
"I don't remember." Many years ago, after listening to her occasionally talk about the customs and etiquette of her hometown, I often polished that piece of Hetian jade in my free time. One year, two years, three years and five years, it has been done a long time ago, but I have never had the courage to give it to her, just because I was too weak at that time, and I had nothing but hatred, so I kept waiting, waiting, trying to find a suitable time and a suitable place, but I waited for so many years.
Chu Qiao put it on the ring finger of his left hand without thinking about it, and then held it flat, looked at it stupidly, and said with a smile: "It's so beautiful." ”
The curtain hung down, Yan Xun took a bath inside, and Chu Qiao sat outside and waited, like many years ago, when a person took a bath, he was always on the lowest guard, so they were always used to one washing while the other was outside to take the wind.
The curtains were layered one after another, with a good aroma, and there was no wind in the room, but the curtains still moved gently. Yan Xun's voice came out from inside, "Achu, face towel." ”
Chu Qiao hurriedly picked up the white face towel, stretched his arm through the curtain, and his fingertips lightly touched together, it was hot and hot, Chu Qiao hurriedly retracted his hand, and asked a little embarrassedly, "Is the water hot?" ”
"It's fine."
The sound of water was rattling, Chu Qiao sat outside with his cheeks crossed, and the two chatted with each other.
"Yan Xun, are you injured this time?"
"No, I didn't go to the front."
The water vapor spread out little by little from inside, and the room was warm.
"Why did Huai Song cooperate with us and conduct military exercises on the border? Do you know their eldest princess? ”
The man said: "It's just that I've had a few encounters, so I can't say I know each other, but I have a friend in Huaisong, and he is involved in this matter." ”
"Oh, that's right."
"Achu, are you seriously injured? Where are the injuries? ”
"It doesn't matter, it's just a few minor scrapes."
The room gradually quieted down, and after a long time, Chu Qiao suddenly spoke: "Yan Xun, if there is something in the future, don't hide it from me anymore." ”
The people inside didn't speak, Chu Qiao waited for a long time, but he didn't answer, and couldn't help but call out twice, "Yan Xun? ”
Still didn't answer, Chu Qiao was a little anxious, opened the curtain, and ran in barefoot. saw Yan Xun sitting in the pool like that, leaning his head against the wall and falling asleep, his brows slightly wrinkled together, his face full of exhaustion.
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