The state of Chu is adjacent to the Southern Tang Dynasty in the east, and the capital city of Tanzhou (that is, Changsha City) is only more than 100 miles away from the border city of Yuanzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Since Ma Xicao first asked for help from the Southern Tang Dynasty last year and seized the throne, the Southern Tang Emperor Li Jing has seen the signs of the Chu State changing hands for many years, the continuous military disasters, and the imminent defeat.

So as early as March this year, he appointed Bian Hao as the assassin of Xinzhou and the pacification envoy of Hunan, and led his troops to sneak in Pingxiang, Yuanzhou, to wait for the times to change.

At this time, taking advantage of the night, Li Yuan's Southern Tang army had already entered the Chu realm, but it did not march directly to Tanzhou along the official road as it did last year, but followed the order of the commander Bian Hao, and chose to follow the curved mountain path, detour to Liling, and march from the south.

"Border marshal, there is no enemy in front, this mountain road is extremely smooth, and the army is expected to arrive in Liling on the fifth day of the first month!" A scout in light armor of the Tang army was speeding back and forth for thirty miles, reporting to Bian Hao, who was leading the Chinese army slowly.

"Got it, let's find out. Go to Tanzhou, to find out the enemy's situation! ”

The person who replied rode a tall horse, his tone was very cold, and he held the reins tightly in his hand, but he just looked at the forest path in the distance with an expressionless face, and his face was like a knife engraving, which perfectly concealed the complex thoughts of this person, which was unpredictable.

This is the most important general of the Southern Tang Dynasty Emperor today, and the commander Bian Hao, who led the troops abroad to fight this time.

Bian Hao, who served the founding monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty when he was young, knew the temperament of the Li family's royal family, not only on the battlefield, but also extremely shrewd in front of the holy driver, which was an important reason why he was able to rise to prominence in just eight or nine years after Li Jing succeeded to the throne of Tang Yuanzong.

From the initial suppression of Zhang Yuxian's uprising to the battle of the Southern Tang Dynasty to destroy the Fujian State, he was not the main general who had no qualifications at that time, but he was able to repeatedly offer clever plans to break the enemy, and when he was rewarded afterwards, he was very low-key, and he did not say a word or fight for credit, which was completely different from other generals.

You must know that the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who claimed to be a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, was very different from the monarchs of other countries, not only advocating martial arts, but also attaching more importance to cultural governance.

So this time, the emperor handed over the great task of destroying Chu to him. For the first time, as the main general, Bian Hao, who was in charge alone, encountered a great opportunity for Chu to take care of himself in the civil strife, and now he has to make immortal contributions to the Southern Tang Dynasty! But at the same time, he became worried, for fear of any mistakes, and even chose the route of the march very carefully.

The army marched slowly, and the Southern Tang sergeants who entered Chu this time were all lightly armed, a team of five, with a neat pace, and they were not much tired during the march.

"Brother Yuan, this is our fellow countryman in Chuzhou-" Liu Jiangsheng gently touched Li Yuan, who was traveling with him, with his shoulder, and suddenly whispered.

Li Yuan was still stuck in thinking about how to settle down, and was awakened by Liu Jiangsheng beside him, and turned his head in confusion as he tilted his head and squinted.

What caught his eye was a big black face, a mouthful of big white teeth popping out, and the sudden big rough voice provoked Li Yuanyi: "My name is Luo Erhu." ”

"Oh, hello, my name is Li Yuan." In addition to being absent-minded, Li Yuan still adopted the modern way of greeting people.

I saw this square-headed man laugh directly: "Hey, I know, you are the stunned man who scolded Ji Dutou!" ”

When Liu Jiangsheng on the side heard this, he immediately raised the long knife in his hand and called out dissatisfiedly: "What are you talking about, this rough man?" Brother Yuan was unintentional, and he didn't wake up very brightly......"

Li Yuan shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, and said briskly: "It's okay, if you scold, you will scold!" ”

"Brother Yuan, don't talk like this anymore, that's all the head! It's different from us! Liu Jiangsheng muttered while carefully looking at the sergeants around him.

Li Yuan, who was recalling the next battle in his mind, didn't care much at this time, and still said, "What if he is the head of the capital?" It's not more expensive than our gold! Now is the time to fight, isn't it a pile of flesh and blood on the battlefield, and when the time comes, can you tell which is the head and which is the soldier? ”

Luo Erhu immediately took over the words and grinned: "Brother Yuan is arrogant! ”

Hearing this, Liu Jiangsheng suddenly sighed, and his sad face suddenly rose: "Alas, Brother Yuan, you are angry, but the entanglement that my mother gave us is gone......" The voice gradually weakened, and then it was so quiet that only the sound of heavy breathing remained.

Luo Erhu, who was also born in the township, narrowed his already slender eyes, as if he had a disdainful attitude: "Hey, you are a strong man, but why do you care like a woman?" Didn't you say that Brother Yuan is your good brother? Do you care about these children? ”

I don't know if this Luo Erhu's voice is too rough, Li Yuan's thoughts were pulled back all of a sudden, and suddenly he thought that in the camp tent, if Liu Jiangsheng hadn't stepped forward and stuffed some benefits into Na Jidu's head, he would have howled those two sentences by himself, but he was afraid that he would really have to eat a big whip......

"Second Tiger, what Jiang Sheng said is reasonable. It was my fault that I offended Ji Dutou on impulse, so that Jiang Sheng folded the money in vain. ”

The victim spoke, and Luo Erhu was instantly stunned: "This-"

"Brother Yuan, I don't regret giving up that money." At this time, Liu Jiangsheng turned his head, and his face could not be seen clearly in the hazy night, but his plain words could reveal the true feelings of this man: "My mother said, we grew up wearing a crotch cloth since childhood, and you have taken care of me a lot, so I must help you more!" I've long since treated you like a brother! You were afraid that you would be whipped at that time, and I will protect you no matter what......"

Seeing that Li Yuan didn't say a word, Liu Jiangsheng's tone couldn't help but gradually become lower: "It's just that those silver coins are all made by my mother for those officials in the city, and I don't know how many days I have saved it." When I think about this, I feel panicked...... Brother Yuan, don't be angry, I don't blame you! ”

"Jiang Sheng, where can I blame you! I Li Yuan has no father and no mother since I was a child, and I am so grateful that my godmother and you treat me as my own family, and my godmother pulls me into a man who stands up to the sky and the earth with a needle and a thread, and I am too late to be grateful! You are my brother, how can I blame you! ”

Li Yuan was not without feelings, just when Liu Jiangsheng just spoke, his mind appeared, the godmother who had been sewing and mending day and night in the small village for many years, raising herself to grow up.

In this troubled world where human nature is cold, a lonely woman who has lost her husband is helpless and has a worrying livelihood.

Although she is kind-hearted and has no blood relationship with herself, she took her employer's baby and the newborn Liu Jiangsheng without hesitation, and resolutely migrated to a foreign land, and endured the fingers of others for 20 years, pulling the two children with one hand, what courage is this!

With this nurturing grace alone, Li Yuan, who had the memory of the original owner, couldn't help but have a sour nose and red eyes: "Don't worry, Jiang Sheng, I will think of ways to make some money this time!" When the army returns to the division, let's take the godmother to Jiangning Mansion and live a good life together! ”

Liu Jiangsheng has regarded Li Yuan as his backbone since he was a child, every time no matter how Li Yuan coaxes him, no matter how entangled he is, as long as Li Yuan speaks, this tall man is convinced. At this time, as usual, when he heard the words, he immediately buried his depressed feelings, and still smiled honestly: "Hmm! Brother Yuan, I believe you! ”

The emotions of the two brothers progressed a little fast, and the upright Luo Erhu didn't react at all, he only heard the word "money" in his ears, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Yuan, you told me that you were confused, aren't we going to war this time?" How can you still make money? ”

Li Yuan glanced at it: "Why can't you make money in a war?" ”

Luo Erhu thought about it for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean, let's go into the city and rob it?" Also, this time we're here to beat the Chu people! I heard the heads of the capital say that this Chu country is so rich! When you enter the city and kill a few households, the money will come! ”

What kind of brain is this buddy? Li Yuan was even more speechless, and said angrily: "What to rob? It doesn't matter what country he is, it's all the common people! We are soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, dignified and upright, and we have the ability to kill a few more enemy soldiers! What kind of ability is it to bully ordinary people? Think about it, if the people in our hometown are also robbed like this, can you bear it? ”

Hearing this, Liu Jiangsheng seemed to be in the air, straightened up and interjected: "I can't bear it!" ”

"What Brother Yuan said is that my father and mother were killed by the rebels, and the house was also burned......" Luo Erhu was noncommittal, but said faintly: "This is the way of the world!" ”

Li Yuangang wanted to come up with a series of big truths, but suddenly felt that he couldn't open his mouth.

It is true that this era is really bad, but it is good that people can survive in the chaos of war, where can you think so much? Especially people like Luo Erhu, who have personally experienced the pain of war, have such thoughts of going with the flow in their hearts, aren't they right?

People who have been in a desperate situation for a long time often do not care about good and evil, but only about gains and losses.

As a newcomer, who has not suffered from others, how can there be any reason to refute him? Even if you want to change the way of the world, with your own weight now, it is simply wishful thinking!

But the first impression is that Li Yuan still has some natural affection for this fellow, at least this man is a straight man, so after organizing simple language, he said: "Erhu, do you think, if we see the common people and go to kill and rob, then won't their sons be the same as you?" Do you hope that there will be more two tigers in the world? ”

"No!"

Li Yuangang nodded with satisfaction, but he didn't think that Luo Erhu muttered again: "I have only one of the two tigers, I have a lot of strength, I can still eat, and there is only one two tigers in the world!" ”

Li Yuan: "......"

The atmosphere was suddenly slightly embarrassing, Liu Jiangsheng had been listening carefully to the eldest brother's teachings, and then shook his brain, and responded as if he didn't understand: "Brother Yuan, I listen to you!" ”

Luo Erhu scratched his head, and said in a daze: "I also listen to you!" ”

Li Yuan suddenly thought of something, his eyes rolled for a long time, and then he showed a hint of smiling: "Do you really listen to me?" ”

This upright man didn't know what was going to happen next, but he still replied simply: "When, seriously, I admire you if you dare to scold Dutou!" ”

"That's it! A good man stands up to the sky, and his word is determined! Since you listen to me, now lend me some money......"