Chapter 128: A Pact of Life and Death
After a day and a night of complete relaxation, the 200,000 soldiers of the Yaoguo Expeditionary Army were full of spirit and embarked on the journey again, and the two experienced lieutenant generals Xiao Baishan and Liang Gong followed closely by the side of the main general Yi Chenjing, and next to him was the princess dressed as a man in soldier leather armor, Bai Qige.
"What's going on today, General. From the beginning of the journey, he was alone and laughed non-stop. Liang Gong pulled the reins of the horse close to Xiao Baishan and secretly stabbed his colleagues who had worked together for many years.
"Do you use your brain for food? I won't look at it myself. Xiao Baishan glanced at Bai Qige, who had a high collar and a helmet on a hot day, and a strange smile in his eyes, "It's true, no wonder you, who made you old and still have no daughter-in-law." ”
Liang Gong couldn't figure out how the general's abnormal behavior could be related to whether he had a daughter-in-law or not, and he was embarrassed to ask again when he was despised by Xiao Baishan, and his eyes were cast on Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing more and more frequently.
Bai Qige's intuition is very keen, and it is natural to feel it when being stared at, as for why, I know it even if I don't say it. Crossing his arm and slamming it under Yi Chenjing's ribs, the princess, who was still tightly wrapped in the hot weather, was still found by the shrewd lieutenant general in every possible way, and her face was as red as a glow.
Yi Chenjing raised his eyebrows, and rarely showed a slight smile during the march: "General Xiao, if you make a joke about Qige, she will really get angry, and when the time comes, the whole army will accompany you to endure hardships and gallfish, and even the soldiers will suffer physically and mentally, you are not afraid of being dealt with by military law." ”
As soon as they mentioned the "bitter gall fish", Xiao Baishan and Liang Gong were shocked, and their ambiguous smiles turned into bitter smiles in a blink of an eye, as if Bai Qige's special grilled fish that had been making trouble in their stomachs all night yesterday jumped in front of them again.
Their amiable and respectable princess is good at everything, but her cooking skills are not flattering, thinking about how she is just occasionally eating a special game and complaining like this, and what will happen to the prince and general who will have to endure it for a lifetime in the future. Is it painful to endure or is it sweet, like Qiao Erhe, he swallows the most bitter coptis as honey. Xiao Baishan gradually lost his smile, he was younger than Liang Gong, but he saw the things in the Yaoguo Palace more clearly.
No matter how affectionate you are, you have to pass the emperor's level in the end.
After two days of marching, when the dry heat of Hongque Plain came to an end, the smoke of gunpowder was about to come. Dabang Heights is close to the Hongque Plain, separated by a wide and long river in the middle, with a steep hillside several zhang high on one side, and a neighboring foreign country that is obviously low-lying on the other side, although it has the name of a highland.
"The order went down, and the three armies were stationed in place, and no one was ordered to move around at will." Yi Chenjing waved his hand, his expression solemn, "General Xiao, General Liang, the big war is coming, there are many changes in the original plan, and I will invite the two of you to come to my account tonight, there are many things that need to be considered in the long run." ”
"For the general, the horse is the first to look forward." Liang Gong and Xiao Baishan gave their hands together.
As far as the eye could see, the end of the vast plain was covered with dark clouds, rolling thunder and explosions from time to time, and it was actually a storm brewing in it. Bai Qige took a deep breath, as a special soldier, she has experienced a lot of wars without gunpowder, but this is the first time she has faced such a war with real swords and guns, and blood and light fighting, can she survive the war and survive. No matter how disparity in strength there is, there will eventually be casualties, and in the end, how many familiar faces will be around her in this life.
Loss, gain, everything is like a cycle in the long river of history, she struggles in it, can only be a passerby.
The small palm was held tightly, familiar with the temperature accompanied by a calm voice, and she tried her best to calm her turbulent mind.
"Qige, it will be over soon, don't be afraid of anything." Standing at the top of the hillside, Yi Chenjing held Bai Qige's thin shoulders and looked firm, "We will return to Dayao together and go to Zhaoguo to see your parents, and then you will watch me step by step on the throne of Dayao and dominate the world." ”
The road to the frontier, the road to the emperor's industry, that is beyond the reach of many people in their lifetimes, and how many years it takes him to complete. How many years can she wait? Bai Qige knew that he couldn't dissuade his ambitions, and all he could do was to do his best to help him, even if later generations mentioned her Bai Qige's name would only attract scolding, saying that she was a disaster and that she was helping to abuse. Who doesn't want to be famous in history, but if it is just a drop in the ocean compared to the wishes of the loved ones, it is not worth mentioning.
Her character is like this, she would rather be crushed by her loved ones than stolen and left a good job.
His fingertips gently swept over the warm palm, and Bai Qige sighed silently.
"Don't keep me waiting too long."
If she waits until her red face disappears and she is old, she is afraid that there will be nothing to keep him, she has nothing, no shocking face, no pure and innocent, if Yi Chenjing is suspicious by nature, then she is the same.
On the eve of the war, at dusk, Yi Chenjing avoided the last to drink and the soldiers sat alone outside the camp with Bai Qige, a bonfire, a few fresh fish, and the crackling fire witnessed Bai Qige's miraculous leaps and bounds in cooking. After a full meal and a full meal, he sat quietly, his fingers at a similar temperature were intertwined, and no one talked about the beacon fire and wolf smoke in front of him.
"They won't believe it when you tell General Xiao, it's only been two or three days, and you can actually bake such a delicious fish."
"You always have to improve, and I don't want to see the painful expressions you are frowning and swallowing desperately." Bai Qige poured a bowl of wine and brought it to his mouth, the faint taste was not stimulating, "If you like it, I will bake it for you to eat after returning to Dayao, and eat it until you vomit." ”
Yi Chenjing was helpless: "You can't say something good." The husband is about to go to the battlefield, can't the wife give some encouragement? ”
"Encourage you to go forward and not kill or be killed." Putting down the bowl, Bai Qige leaned on Yi Chenjing's shoulder, hesitated and said in a low voice, "Can't you take me with you." I will protect myself. ”
This is not the first time she has mentioned that she wants to go to the battlefield together, nor is it the first time that Yi Chenjing has simply refused, he said that he wants to live and die together, but it does not include the danger, even he can take care of himself, who can protect Bai Qige instead of him. He would rather endure the pain of separation than teach her the slightest danger.
After getting a no hesitant negative answer, Bai Qige no longer forced, but raised his head and gently kissed on the thin lip flap.
"I'll wait for you."
"Hmm." lowered his head and kissed back, and the trembling eyebrows in front of him made Yi Chenjing happy and worried. Bai Qige, who was once as cold as ice and hated him to the bone, was finally able to accept him calmly, and after the death of Hongxuan, he was lonely for several years and got another emotion that moved him, but along the way, the resourcefulness shown by the Holo River Khanate had to make him seven more worried, and what if he couldn't come back to fight with that brave and intelligent people. Mother, Su Yan, Zhan Ting, Li'er, what about those who rely on him to live. What should Bai Qige do?
Heaven and earth are so big, who can protect the most important and cherished people in his place.
"Qige, if I have any accidents......"
Habitually punched down, Bai Qige frowned coldly: "Why, you want me to find a good person to marry." ”
"Nope." Yi Chenjing didn't mean to joke at all, he touched the scar on his fair cheek and lightly scratched it, and the words were clear, "If I die, I want you to accompany me." No matter the ends of the earth, you will always belong to me alone, and no one else will be allowed to own you. ”
Bai Qige was stunned for a moment, and then surprisingly calmly untied the short sword from the armor and raised it in front of Yi Chenjing.
"If you live, I will try to live, and if you die, I will not steal my life. Yi Chenjing, no matter what enemy you face, you have memorized it for me, you are worried about two lives, if you dare to give up lightly, I will never spare you, even if you go to the Yama Palace and the Reincarnation Platform, you will settle accounts with you,"
How wild a woman would have to say such a thing. The solemn atmosphere that had just gathered was broken by Bai Qige in an instant, and Yi Chenjing smiled dumbly, holding his stubborn face and kissing it deeply.
This is his Yi Chenjing woman, brave, strong, dare to do what others dare not do, dare to love others dare not love. is the only one who can teach him to waver between the beauties and the love.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Bai Qige felt that time suddenly became slow, a light kiss in the morning to say goodbye, watching Yi Chenjing stride away, I can't remember how many times the news from the front line came all day, I can't remember how many times he paced back and forth in the center of the camp tent, until he returned with tired eyes, everything returned to normal again.
There have been no less than four small battles with the Holohe Khanate, the Yao army has won and lost, Yi Chenjing and Liang Gong and Xiao Baishan have to discuss until late every night, from the Chinese army's big tent back to the accommodation camp, everyone else has to enter the tent in the dark, only Yi Chenjing's tent has a flickering light waiting in front of the tent, and there is a thin figure who is eager to hide deeply, a bowl of hot tea, and a warm shop.
That's all she can do.
On the fourth day of the battle, the Yao army basically figured out the mode of action and habits and tactics of the Huoluohe tribe, Yi Chenjing called Xiao Baishan, Liang Gong and several members of the army to the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss when to launch a large-scale attack, and the messenger soldiers from outside suddenly came to report, saying that there was a carriage coming from the rear of the army, and they had to see the main general Yi Chenjing.
Yi Chenjing was worried that there was something going on in the palace, so he hurriedly put down the map in his hand and came to the back of the camp, only to see a luxurious but mud-stained carriage parked outside, and the driver looked a little familiar, as if he had seen it.
"Who's in the car?" The long, resolute sword eyebrows furrowed slightly.
The servant who was driving the car hurriedly got out of the car when he saw Yi Chenjing coming, knocked on the car door tremblingly, and said softly: "Seven...... The Great General is coming,"
The carriage door creaked open, and the corner of the finely embroidered brocade shirt swung out of the door, and the elegant voice like a jade bead could not hear a trace of emotion: "I'm really sorry to disturb the Seventh Prince during the war, but His Royal Highness has something very important that must be told in person, so,,"
"So, I'm not invited." Elegant laughter came from inside the car, Yi Chenjing's heart sank, and his eyes stared at the car door. Su Jinyan, who was expressionless, walked out of the car, bowed and stretched out her arms, and put her smooth palms on jade brocade sleeves, and her face that she hadn't seen for a long time appeared in front of her.
"I have a big gift to give, what's the matter, the seventh brother is not welcome."
It was none other than Yi Chenjing who appeared in front of him, it was the fifth prince of Dayao who made him uneasy on the distant battlefield, Yi Chenxuan.
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