Capital. Palace.

The emperor, who was sitting on the sickbed, beckoned gently, and Father-in-law Mu quickly walked out after walking through the curtain. "Your Majesty, what do you command?"

The old emperor closed his eyes and kept his posture still, "Call her back." ”

"Yes." Father-in-law Mu still did not change his face, and retreated in small steps.

"Wait,"

"Your Majesty, you speak."

"Put down all the curtains. The widow is tired, so he needs to sleep for a while, and don't let people come in and disturb him. ”

"Yes."

Saibei. Early morning.

Chen Hao'er and Zhao Xuechi counted the finished Zhuge crossbows in the craftsman's camp. "Be sure to try them one by one to prevent defective products from appearing on the battlefield." Chen Feng'er admonished. "Yes." The soldiers accompanying him hugged his fists. Chen Hao'er nodded, and continued, "Now I have made one hundred and thirty-two." In total, there were more than a thousand archers, right? Zhao Xuechi nodded and said, "Yes, there were originally two thousand seven hundred, but more than a thousand people were killed, and now there are only more than a thousand left." Chen Hao'er turned to the craftsman and asked, "As of tonight, how many more can you make?" The leader of the craftsmen replied, "We only rested for two hours last night, and with one day today, we can make more than 100 handfuls." Chen Hao'er patted him on the shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work." The more you do, the better. "The craftsmen have received their orders.

Coming out of the craftsman camp, Zhao Xuechi looked at the pensive Chen Hao'er and asked, "Hao'er, is there a war tonight?" Chen Hao'er nodded and did not speak. Are you sure, you have already made a promise in General Chen's tent, and everyone has heard it..."Chen Hao'er suddenly raised her head, "Sister Xuechi, do you believe me?" Zhao Xuechi was stunned for a moment, "Of course I believe it." Chen Hao'er suddenly held Zhao Xuechi's hand, "I always feel that maybe I won't go all out if I don't leave a way back." Zhao Xuechi didn't understand, "Feng'er, what did you say?" "Sister Xuechi, I suddenly remembered the final exam in college, I usually don't study very hard, and I was in a hurry before the exam, and the counselor told me that if I failed the major course, it might affect my graduation. I was so scared that if I delayed graduating, my parents might kill me. So I went through several nights before the exam, and in the end, every major course was above seventy-five. "What are you talking about?" "So, Sister Xuechi, I can only do my best if I walk on a desperate road." "Hello... What the hell are you talking about? ”

Chen Hao'er hugged Zhao Xuechi, "Sister Xuechi, thank you for believing in me." Zhao Xuechi hugged Chen Hao'er back, "Thank you for believing in me." In a tense and harsh environment, two girls of similar age looked at each other and smiled.

The eastern part of the Du Kingdom. Mengzhou.

A maid walked quickly to the Huxin Pavilion and said to the back of a man in a red phoenix robe, "King of the county, Your Majesty has a will, please return to the palace." ”

"So fast." A low female voice said, "It's been too long longer than I expected." Something is not going on. ”

"Your Majesty has not said anything."

"Okay, I know, you go down, inform everyone, and set off back to the capital on a cloudy day."

"Yes."

Capital. Prince's Mansion.

Du Zhenhe sat in front of the desk and looked at the book of soldiers, and the little eunuch next to him was burning incense.

"What incense did you light today?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, it's Zhu Ruixiang who came from the Southern Dynasty as a tribute."

"Zhu Ruixiang?"

"Yes. It is said that the production process is very complicated, and it is made from the stamens of many precious flowers and the dew of the summer morning. The Ministry of Rites sent it to your house. ”

Du Zhenhe frowned, "This fragrance is too strong, let's change it." ”

The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly extinguished the incense in the silver furnace and replaced it with the bamboo leaf incense that Du Zhenhe used on weekdays.

A guard hurriedly walked in, knelt down and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, there is news." ”

Du Zhenhe didn't raise his eyes, still looking at the military book in his hand, and took a brush to sketch on it, "Speak." ”

The guard hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the little eunuch next to him, "Your Highness, it's about Mengzhou." ”

Du Zhenhe stopped and said to the little eunuch next to him, "You go down first, don't let people in." ”

After the little eunuch retreated, Du Zhenhe got up and moved his neck, "Let's talk." ”

"Your Highness, there is a secret report, Your Majesty's secret edict to King Shangwen has returned to the palace."

"Secret edict? Du Zhenyue? What are you going to do with her coming back? ”

"I don't know, the wind over there is very strict, and I haven't found out."

"Hold on. News can be reported at any time. ”

"Yes." The guards retreated.

Du Zhenhe fell into deep thought alone.

Du Zhenyue is the daughter of today's queen. When Du Zhenhe was a child, he often saw Du Zhenyue followed by a large group of attendants, and the stars held the moon. Everyone in the palace knew that this was His Majesty's favorite child, so everyone went to please him. Even the little eunuch beside Du Zhenhe said that he was unlucky while pushing him, and he didn't even have half a point of the princess when he met an unlucky prince like him. When he was young, Du Zhenhe also wondered why they were all the children of his father, and his father loved Du Zhenyue so much, but he hated him so much. In the palace at that time, everyone was rumoring that Du Zhenhe would be crowned the prince and become the empress.

But all this changed after Du Zhenhe blocked the emperor's hidden weapon. Du Zhenhe was crowned crown prince without warning, and the much-loved Du Zhenyue was made king of Shangwen County and sent to the eastern fiefdom of Mengzhou. Although Mengzhou is also prosperous and wealthy, it is certainly not as good as the capital. For a while, the direction of the wind in the palace changed, and everyone came to tie up the Du Pillow River.

In fact, even Du Zhenhe himself did not whiten the old emperor's thoughts. It is claimed to the outside world that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has meritorious service and has both ability and political integrity, and is particularly prominent among the princes and princesses, so he was named the crown prince. But under the backdrop of Du Zhenyue, this set of rhetoric seems particularly far-fetched, but it is convincing.

Over the years, Du Zhenhe has been sending people to secretly monitor Du Zhenyue, but no abnormalities have been found. Now, the old emperor is seriously ill, and it is really incomprehensible that he secretly summoned her back. The recall is enough, and her father is seriously ill and calls her back to fulfill her filial piety. But it was secretly recalled. This is suspicious.

Du Zhenhe summoned the guards, "Quietly call me for the rest of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Go now. ”

"Yes."

Saibei.

Seeing that night is approaching. All the soldiers gathered in Chen Hao'er's tent.

Chen Hao'er sat on the main seat, holding a brush to sketch the map in his hand. "Ladies and gentlemen, with the best efforts of the craftsmen, more than 300 Zhuge repeaters have been made now. These more than 300 can be distributed to the 300 elites of the archers to form a crossbow team. Chen Hao'er looked at Zhao Xuechi, "The last general obeyed the order, has selected three hundred elite archers, and has learned how to use the Zhuge Repeater. It has been distributed and is on standby. "Good!" Chen Hao'er turned to the crowd.

"As I said before, attack in three ways. "On the road," Chen Hao'er marked on the map, "the terrain on the road is flat, suitable for shopping, send well-equipped infantry and some large shield soldiers." The large shield is responsible for fending off the opposing archers and cooperating with the infantry in close combat. This road, called the middle road, the middle road is relatively closed, in order to ensure the rhythm of the battle, according to the last two battles, the enemy army is focused on the middle road. We sent the rest of the infantry, most of the cavalry, and ordinary archers to ensure that we could advance or retreat in battle. And on the lower road," Chen Fengren circled with a pen, "the terrain on the lower road is rugged and responsible, and three hundred companies of crossbowmen were dispatched, as well as the remaining large shield soldiers to assist. Engage in long-range combat to prevent enemy forces from approaching the lower lane. ”

"All sides are ready according to your deployment, but where do the elite guards start?" General Zhang asked.

"This elite cavalry unit is a key step in our battle, they are responsible for moving between the three roads, and when the situation is not good, they rush to support. Set off with the mid lane. ”

"The soldiers are on standby, when will we leave?" Blackface asked.

Chen Hao'er looked at the sky outside the curtain, "Don't worry, let's start again." Take advantage of the enemy's relaxed vigilance and take him by surprise. ”

"Vice General Chen, don't forget, we trust you so much this time because you vouched for your head. If you are to be defeated, you should apologize for your sins. Scarface said.

"Everyone, I, Chen Feng'er, have said a word, and it is difficult for the horse to chase. Keep your promises. Chen Hao'er stood up and saluted everyone. Let's go down and rest for a while, and when the time comes, we'll attack."

After the soldiers left, Chen Feng'er also left the camp and walked in an unfamiliar direction.

In front of Chen Huyan's stele.

According to Chen Huyan's instructions before his death, his body was wrapped in horse leather and buried not far from the camp. Chen Hao'er insisted on erecting a monument for him. She didn't want to pay tribute to her father in the future, and there was nowhere to go, after all, the father and daughter were together, and Chen Huyan was a famous general, even if he didn't care about the name behind him, Chen Hao'er still couldn't bear to let him be buried in the nameless wilderness like this.

Sitting in front of Chen Huyan's stele, Chen Hao'er took out the jade cherry blossom bag from his chest again.

I'm going to battle alone. Father, I never had time to say goodbye to you.

You're right, the battlefield doesn't have long eyes, but I still haven't accepted that you left like this, so simply, so quietly. Although the soldiers are shouting slogans every day to avenge you. But the only one who has seen you in front of the monument is Sister Xuechi. Father, you have been for this country all your life, and I have not asked you all this time, is it worth it. Is it worth it to give your life here?

Chen Hao'er looked up at the stars in the sky.

You're watching me from the sky, aren't you. Father, I'm not sure I'll be able to win this battle. For some reason, I didn't even have the idea of avenging you. Perhaps, as you said, as a soldier, one day he will die on the battlefield. Maybe one day, I will too. But now, I, I just, want to gamble with myself.

Two more cakes. What are you doing again, I haven't heard from you for so long. The letter I wrote to you also fell into the sea, did you receive it, why didn't you write back to me. In this world, apart from my father, it seems that only you are the relatives who really care for me. I'm going to war, won't you be worried. If you're here right now, you're going to have to make some unfashionable jokes to lighten the mood.

Thinking of this, Chen Hao'er clenched the jade cherry blossom in her hand and rubbed the Chen character on the stamen with her fingertips.

Do you know that Chen Pingping, who used to be, really has no way out now.