"Remember the mission we were born for. In her sleep, her father's words sounded again, these words were often mentioned to her when Mulan was young, but after she grew up sensible, she never mentioned them again.

"The Ranger is the Devotee. We are born to give everything we have to those who need our protection. Don't mention fairness or unfairness, we are born in this world to exist for this reason. ”

"Is this going to be a hero?" said the young Mulan with a wink.

"Of course not, we never make it famous. The smile of the old general is more proud of himself.

"Because the truly great ones are those who are unknown, but are willing to be cattle and horses for famous generals and ministers, and sacrifice themselves to achieve the fame of others. Their real purpose is to defend their homeland and country. What they love is the people of the world. Such a person is the one who guards it. We, the Hua family, have always only been patrols, patrolmen who lead everyone to complete their missions. ”

Mulan has grown up under this influence since she was a child, and today she will finally go to the battlefield, and this dream once again brings her back to the time when she first learned the principles of life when she was young.

"Dad, don't worry, Mulan will never forget. Mulan replied in her sleep.

The next day, the army continued to advance towards the border pass in the north.

"General, why are you worried?" Jiao Zhongqing watched Cheng Yanjin no longer grin and giggle every day like before, but with an expression all day long, always frowning, as if he had something on his mind, and he couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay, I'm just a little guilty. Cheng Biting Jin couldn't stop knocking on his head and said: "I have long felt that An Lushan has a big problem, but I didn't remind Lao Li of them, I didn't expect that as soon as I left like this, An Lushan would have an accident." Alas······ Although the army marched in time, the city and the people north of Tongguan were almost finished. This ······ It's all my fault. As he spoke, he suddenly hid his face and wept.

"Hey······ Hey General. Jiao Zhongqing was embarrassed and a little at a loss. Hua Mulan looked at many soldiers and looked at the tearful Cheng Yanjin and secretly laughed, but she understood very well: "Aren't all people who really serve the country and the people have such temperaments?"

After marching for more than ten days, the army reached the barracks in the south of Tongguan on the frontier. In the event of the loss of Tongguan, the other defenders will hold on to the area, giving the rebels no chance to continue their march south.

Cheng Yanjin took more than 300 young soldiers who participated in the battle to Tongguan directly, and now they have signed an agreement to participate in the war, and now they will no longer be just the previous competition fighters, but also the generals who defend the country and guard the frontier.

"Tongguan is the most important checkpoint guarding the Northland today. Cheng Yanjin pointed to the Tongguan city wall covered by heavy snow in front of him, and continued: "Your mission this time is to assist the Tongguan defenders to defend this place together. Whether you advance or retreat, you can go with the defenders. As for my ······"

"General, aren't you with us?" the soldiers asked, a little confused.

"Of course I want to. Cheng Yanjin scratched his head and said: "But the empress summoned a group of our generals to return to the previous position to discuss the matter, and I will go back when I go." Before that, you can listen to General Gao. ”

"General Gao?" Just when everyone was puzzled, Gao Xianzhi swaggered out at the right time, patted his chest and said, "I am Gao Xianzhi, the general of Tongguan." Young people, new soldiers, welcome to Tongguan!" After that, he raised his hand, only to see a huge military flag with the word "high" erected on the towering wall of Tongguan.

"This Gao Xianzhi ······ It doesn't seem to be very cold to General Cheng. Liu Lanzhi and Hua Mulan were roasting in front of the fire to adapt to the extremely cold weather, she felt strange in her heart and muttered out.

"He is now the real Tongguan guard, and his status should not be lower than General Cheng, and I have heard of him, he is famous and powerful, but his methods are not praised. Hua Mulan thought carefully about the fragmentary words that her father had chatted about in the past, and concluded: "But in the end, with him guarding Tongguan, unless there is any major accident, the rebels will not be able to enter." ”

"Then he's nothing remarkable. Liu Lanzhi said angrily: "Even if General Cheng is replaced to guard this easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack Tongguan, An Lushan will not be able to attack it." Where did he come from to be so arrogant? He's not very famous at all, I've never heard of him. ”

"Yes, everyone only knows 'Northland Double Plum'. Jiao Zhongqing boiled a pot of hot wine, mentioned it to the fire, and also sat down and said: "However, whether it is Li Jing or Li Guangbi, they were called to the rear position together with General Cheng. So the current Tongguan is Gao Xianzhi's biggest, why don't you listen to him honestly, just don't mess with him. ”

"Then he looks down on them too much, right?" Liu Lanzhi pointed to the Zhengcheng Gate of Tongguan, which was more than ten zhang high behind everyone, and said: "Why are you also a regular army, let us all live in this kind of place, is it appropriate?" According to Gao Xianzhi, because of the limited space, they can only live here collectively, and it is also conducive to them to feel the "cold" of Tongguan and help defend the city.

"Cold, the ghost believes this. Although Liu Lanzhi was sitting by the fire, she was still shivering from the cold, and it was useless to wear a thick cotton jacket.

"After all, this is our first time on the battlefield, so it will also help us adapt. After all, isn't this where the rebels live now?" Mulan said, suddenly getting up and saying, "I seem to have understood. He took off the cotton coat covering his shoulders and rushed out.

"Hey······ Where are you going?" Jiao Zhongqing and Liu Lanzhi got up in surprise, but Hua Mulan didn't respond much and ran into the dark interior of Tongguan City Defense. Jiao Zhongqing was about to chase after him to ask, but was stopped by Liu Lanzhi: "Don't go, how do you know where she went?" Besides, Mulan may have comprehended some new kung fu, and you will only harass her if you go." Jiao Zhongqing listened, looked at the direction where Mulan disappeared with a worried face, and finally chose to sit down. Liu Lanzhi leaned on him and sighed: "This is really a hard life, ······ in the future I am adamant not to live like this. ”

"Rest assured. Jiao Zhongqing stretched out his hand to shake her and said, "I am also resolute not to live like this." ”

"Really?" Liu Lanzhi asked happily, "Is this true?" "Of course." Jiao Zhongqing smiled slightly. Liu Lanzhi immediately leaned on Jiao Zhongqing's shoulder and said that she would not move anything. Jiao Zhongqing frowned at first, and after a long time, he also showed a relaxed smile.

"What is quiet, what is restless?" Mulan kept pacing among the towers. At this time, the night was getting deeper, and the howling of the cold wind could not be heard in the castle tower, and it seemed quite quiet. But people's hearts fluctuate, and the war makes everyone uneasy, even those who are asleep are quite restless in their hearts. Mulan took a deep breath and felt all the breath in this northland battlefield.

"The human heart floating in the silence may be the restlessness in the stillness, right? So are the light saber and the heavy sword also connected from this?" Hua Mulan thought about this, and naturally pulled out her double swords and flew into the air.

She danced for a long time in the selection of places, and seemed to have found some rhythm of double swords. At this moment, several footsteps suddenly sounded. Mulan heard this, and immediately stopped and withdrew her swords, only to see a general in armor slowing down and walking towards here.

Mulan herself didn't know exactly where she lived, so she hid in the shadows. At this time, it was dark and there was no light on the city tower, so the man did not find Mulan, but continued to walk lightly.

Mulan watched him walk past her, looking in the direction of the top of the castle tower. She always felt that the sound of laughter echoing in the porch was very disturbing, and she was about to walk in the opposite direction of the man's appearance, when she heard a heavy yawn.

Hua Mulan looked at it, and it was Gao Xianzhi staggering through the aisle in front of her. She felt a little strange, the two walked out in the same direction but walked out in different directions, it seemed a little strange, so she chased after her.

Gao Xianzhi heard the sound of running, and instantly came to his senses, turned around, drew his sword and pointed back, pointing at Mulan's nose. Hua Mulan hurriedly stopped and raised her hands and said, "Gao······ General Gao, there's something weird here. ”

"Is that you?" Gao Xianzhi remembered that he had seen this female general in the morning, and put away his sword and said, "Aren't you ordered to garrison the city gate?

"I ······ I ······" Hua Mulan couldn't say clearly, so she pointed directly to the back and said, "I'······ I just saw a strange man who seemed to be going up the castle tower. ”

"Stranger?" Gao Xianzhi was a little puzzled, then reacted and said, "That's Li Jinglong, right? He went to the city tower to guard the city, don't worry about it so much, he is usually like this, he laughs very treacherously, and he is not beaten." ”

"No······ I think there's definitely a problem, it's not just about defending the city. Mulan insisted on her first feeling.

"Whatever you want. Gao Xianzhi yawned again and said, "I can't care so much, I'll go to sleep first, you can run around, but don't touch things, understand?"

"Come back!" Mulan shouted, drawing her light sword and sliding off the ground and striking at Gao Xianzhi's leg. As soon as Gao Xianzhi heard the sound, he immediately drew his sword and slammed it downward. Hua Mulan crossed the sword and blocked the sword, and the flying leg kicked Gao Xianzhi's lower body. Gao Xianzhi was startled, swooped forward and dodged, then got up and said angrily: "Are you going to rebel?"

"Of course!" Hua Mulan had a plan in her heart, and said with a slight smile: "I am actually a traitor sent by An Lushan, and I will capture you Gao Xianzhi alive today!"

"Looking for death!" Gao Xianzhi glared at him and said angrily: "Are the traitors so bold now? When Mulan saw him take the bait, she didn't resist, turned around and slid backwards, and walked away. Gao Xianzhi followed closely behind.

Hua Mulan kept running in the direction of the city tower, sliding forward without stopping, no matter how desperately Gao Xianzhi pursued, he just couldn't catch up. Hua Mulan saw that she had reached the city tower directly above the Tongguan City Gate, and then stopped.

"You ran here, just killing yourself······" Gao Xianzhi had just caught up, and suddenly saw Li Jinglong standing alone on the city tower, as if he was starting something, and all the other guards around him fell to the ground, as if he was asleep.

"Hey, Li Jinglong, what are you doing?" Gao Xianzhi suddenly felt that something was wrong, looking at Li Jinglong's movements, his heart was cold, and he shouted: "Stop! What are you doing opening the city gate now?"

"What do you say?" Li Jinglong laughed treacherously, and slapped the mechanism that opened the door with a "snap".

"This ······" Hua Mulan couldn't help but look into the distance outside the city gate, only to see that countless fires suddenly lit up less than a mile outside the city gate, and then from the direction of the firelight, there were bursts of shouts and killings. Mulan was taken aback and said loudly: "It's the rebels who attack!"

"Grandma's!" Gao Xianzhi flew up to Li Jinglong's side and said angrily, "What are you doing?

"Otherwise, Lao Tzu is An Lushan's guest!" Li Jinglong smiled evilly: "Of course you have to help your senior!" Suddenly pushed out a palm towards Gao Xianzhi, Gao Xianzhi greeted him with a horizontal sword, but he was also knocked back by his palm.

"Ah······ I'll give you one last chance, close the city gate!" Gao Xianzhi's right arm was injured by Li Jinglong's blow, so he could only change to his left hand and continue to point at Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong didn't care, and spread his hands and said: "Gao Xianzhi, Gao Xianzhi, do you really think I'm afraid of you? I will give you two choices now, surrender to us, or be the first victim of our march into Chang'an, how about you choose one?"

"I choose to kill you first, and then close the city gate!" Gao Xianzhi shouted angrily, and was about to pounce again, when suddenly there was a "poof", and he was the first to be hit by an arrow in the arm from a distance, and fell to the ground with a "plop". Hua Mulan was taken aback, and saw that the rebels in the distance began to fire arrows far away towards Tongguan while charging.

"Hahahaha!" Li Jinglong laughed unscrupulously: "General Shi Siming, what a good archery technique!" picked up a shield from the ground and blocked it in front of him.

"Be careful!" Mulan drew her heavy sword, constantly fending off the rain of arrows. She couldn't stop trembling when she saw Gao Xianzhi fall to the ground, so she had to stand in front of him and help him resist together. I only heard that although Gao Xianzhi couldn't move, he still muttered: "He······ Fuck it, I'm dead, Lao Tzu······ Lao Tzu also has to pull this traitor along. ”

Hua Mulan blocked left and right, feeling that the heavy sword was not easy to block the arrows, she plunged the heavy sword straight into the ground, pulled out the flying whirl of the two swords, and blocked all the random arrows flying towards the two.

"Girl, you are not bad. Li Jinglong shook his head with some regret, and said: "But no matter what senseless resistance you make, it won't stop us from attacking Tongguan." When the time comes, your blood will pave the way for us to march into Chang'an!"

"Really?" Hua Mulan glanced at Gao Xianzhi, who was trying to stand up, and said, "Maybe we will have sacrifices, but you rebels who don't care about the safety of the people will be blocked from Tongguan after all!"