On the plain of Yanmen County in the Han realm, the Xiongnu military camp is continuous and stunning, and at a glance, the momentum is thousands of miles. Timirona walked out of the tent of the king of the Yan clan in the middle of the barracks, walked a short distance, came to a small inconspicuous tent, and asked the Hun maid guarding outside the tent, "How are the guests inside?" ”

The maid bowed and said respectfully, "It's quiet." He rested only in the tent, and did not go out for half a step. ”

Timirona bowed her head, signaling that she understood. He lifted the curtain and entered the tent.

"Ah Yan."

Three years have passed in a flash, and Timirona's face has become more gorgeous and mature, as if the sun in the sky has faded.

"I didn't expect it," she sat opposite to the young man in the tent, poured the horse's milk in the pot into the lacquered ear cup in front of her, sipped it gently, and sighed, "The two of us will meet again at this time, this place." ”

"yes. Didn't think of it. The young man, dressed in gray cloth and with a delicate appearance, sat on a chair covered with felt, and looked more and more thin.

——On the same day, after enchanting Liu Ying with a mandala, Zhang Yan came to the tent of King Lou Fu and the end of winter alone, and relied on a piece of white jade token given to him by Arti in Xiongnu script engraved with the name of Timirona of the Xiongqu Department in Xiongnu script when he was separated from Timirona in Chang'an in the third year of the previous year, as well as his three-inch incorruptible tongue, he persuaded King Lou Fu and the end of winter to give up the cloud city that was about to be broken (of course, and the end of winter did not know), transferred the army, and traveled thousands of miles, and rushed to the middle of the left valley Liwang Qu Plover King Tent.

Timirona was thoughtful, and Yanran asked, "Ah Yan shouldn't be in Chang'an at this time, why did she suddenly come to the clouds?" ”

In the Hun army, there was only horse and goat milk as a drink, and Zhang Yan also took a sip with her, put down the cup, and raised her head. "Why am I not in Chang'an, Artie, don't you really know anything about it?" The smile on the corner of his lips was slightly sneering.

Timilona touched her nose and smiled awkwardly.

Since that return from Chang'an, she has placed spies in Handuchang. Every three months, the news of Chang'an will be transmitted back to Longcheng. Including in Weiyang Palace, the Son of Heaven has a close relationship with the young queen, but Queen Zhang has never been favored.

When she heard the news, Timirona sighed at Qi Lianshan. suddenly remembered that year in Chang'an, Zhang Yan's smiling face when they met.

Then. She has just married Liu Ying, and there is still hope in her watery apricot eyes.

Only children have naïve fantasies about love. And only after going through something. will understand how difficult it is to manage a relationship. Just like Ah Yan and Liu Ying, just like her, she and Mao Dun.

Three years have passed now, and the light in Ah Yan's eyes. It's already gray.

When the spies reported back the news that Empress Zhang had not appeared in front of everyone for more than half a year, Timirona had already had a premonition that the girl who had insisted on her love in the past had finally given up on her love and turned away from the gorgeous golden cage of Weiyang Palace.

She was just a little surprised that Zhang Yan actually came to the Northland.

"That one surnamed Liu really has eyes and doesn't know Jin Xiangyu," Timilona shook the mare's milk wine in her glass. pasted Zhang Yan's retouched face, and teased, "My Ah Yan is so beautiful and so good." He didn't even know how to cherish it. Glancing again, "That day, I was really shocked when I saw the token sent by King Lou Fu. Fortunately, we are also a blessing in disguise, so we are reunited. ”

That's what I said. Zhang Yan glanced at her with a smile, "Actually, I'm also curious." As the noble Da Yan clan of the Huns, you are not in the royal court, why did you come to Dahan County? ”

The felt curtain was blown by the north wind, in the tent, the two of them stood and sat together, the gorgeous girl was wearing a fiery red da, her eyebrows and eyes were gorgeous, the young man was only wearing cloth clothes, and the aura of the two people confronted each other, and they did not distinguish between them.

"You kid, you're so daring." The Xiongnu maid rebuked in stiff Chinese, "What is your identity that dares to talk to our Yan clan like this?" ”

"Alright, Tana." Artie clapped her palms and shouted softly, "You go down." ”

Tana was stunned, and bent his knees unwillingly, "No." ”

Zhang Yan put down the small dagger in her hand, raised her head, and looked seriously and carefully at her friend in front of her who had been absent for more than three years.

"Ah Yan," Timilona reached out to hold Zhang Yan's hand, leaned on her and sat down again, with an intimate attitude, "Others don't know, don't you know, what is the relationship between me and you?" In the whole world, there are only two of us who have the same fate. Even if it's for mutual comfort, I won't really do anything to you. ”

The words are warm, as if those times that have passed away have never existed.

"Really?" Zhang Yan lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, "That Yan will inherit the good intentions of the Yan clan more." ”

"Of course." Timilona's voice was sincere, "Ah Yan, I've always missed you all these years. It's a pity that we have our own identities and can't meet. Now it's okay,"

She raised her chin, and her gorgeous face was overflowing with a bright smile, "You have nothing to do now, and you have nothing else to worry about in your heart, you might as well wait for the time to eat, and then follow me back to the Xiongnu grassland." Go to see the wind blowing the grass and see the good scenery of cattle and sheep, listen to the enthusiastic singing and dancing of the Huns, and taste our smoked and roasted beef and mutton, isn't it also a unique flavor? ”

Zhang Yan raised the small dagger in her hand, cut off the most creamy part from the fat roasted lamb leg on the case, and put it in her mouth. The Huns were quite rough in their diet, the entrance of the roasted mutton was slightly dry and rough, and there was a unique fishy taste on the grassland, "Grassland, the scenery there is good, but I have been growing up in Han, I'm afraid I'm not used to it." ”

"It's okay." Timilona blinked, very disapproving, "Habits are formed over time. I think back then, didn't Princess Suping and Princess Chu also grow up in Han Land since they were children, and later they lived well in Dragon City. As long as you stay for a long time, you will naturally get used to it. ”

Zhang Yan sneered lightly in her heart.

The orange is orange in the south of Huai, and the orange is in the north of Huai. There are some things that can be spent with time, and there are some things that I don't want to get used to, and I will never get used to them.

She avoided answering, but her eyes wandered, and she said, "You are also a Xiongnu clan." With my deeds, I am not afraid that others will misunderstand that you have a personal affair with a handsome young man. ”

"It's up to you."

Timilona looked her up and down and chuckled, "Yan, I didn't say you. If you are like this, of course you are a beautiful woman as a woman. But if it is a man, with a thin body, it seems that we Huns are not yet adults. Which Hun would think that I would abandon the Mao Dun Shan Yu above 10,000 people, and instead fall in love with a thin Han boy? ”

She didn't want to be bypassed by Zhang Yan and continued the previous topic. Thinking back to his hometown, he was quite proud in his heart, "We are the grassland. There is boundless green grass, and there are countless cattle and sheep. In July and August, when you reach the foot of Qilian Mountain, the red and blue flowers bloom warmly, just like the sunset on the horizon......"

"Artie." Zhang Yan suddenly interrupted her,

Timilona's excited words were suddenly interrupted by her, and she choked, and the girl in front of her laughed, "Although the horse's milk is good, I suddenly want to drink tea." The voice is gentle and stubborn.

Timilona was stupid. "You're always so stubborn."

"yes." Zhang Yan smiled and said, "It's the same as you, stubborn." ”

"Then let's not mention it for now." Timilona smiled. Stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around Zhang Yan's shoulder, "I didn't know that Ah Yan was also in the clouds that day." If you know, where will you let the king of Lou Fu go to besiege the city? I've already had someone pick you up, and our sisters can meet earlier. ”

Zhang Yan's face darkened, "Let's not mention this." ”

"How?" Timilona pursed her lips. Weizuo said aggrievedly, "Isn't Ah Yan happy to see me?" ”

"That's not the case." Zhang Yan said helplessly. A look of compassion flashed in his eyes, "It's just that now, I don't know if what I did right that day." ”

"How?"

"The Xiongnu besieged Yunzhong City for seven days." Zhang Yan said in a low voice, "In those seven days, I was in Cloud City, watching the people in the city go up to the city tower to kill the enemy and defend their hometown, some people are tired to the point of bloodshot eyes, but they still hold the knife and gun in their hands tightly. I felt that since I was in a position, I should do something to save these people who had been with me for so long. Therefore, I used the token you gave me to deceive the King of Lou Fu under Yunzhong City, making him think that the place where the Chinese army was located was more coveted, so he rushed to Yanmen, where Qu Yu was located, day and night. ”

"I thought I was doing the right thing. I saved the people of the Han Dynasty in a city in the clouds. However, I forgot that an army is an army, and no matter where it is, the lethality is the same. On the way from the clouds to Yanmen, the people of the Han Dynasty were trampled to death by the Hun horses. At that time, I was in the army, thinking, if it wasn't for me, maybe they would be able to live well. ”

Zhang Yan smiled bitterly, "I don't understand, I saved the people in the clouds, but let the people in other places make sacrifices for it." Is this a merit or a sin? Or, was it that I shouldn't have done it in the first place? ”

Timirona's beautiful eyes flashed with brilliance, and she smiled, "Ah Yan is just a little stupid. But he quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Years of life together, and the same special experiences. She understands Zhang Yan as well as she understands herself. This girl has a kind of kindness in her nature, otherwise, that year in Chang'an, when she met herself and Mao Dun, what she should have done was to order someone to hunt down Mao Dun, instead of catching up with herself.

When the Xiongnu army besieged Yunzhong City, Zhang Yan was in the city, watching countless people die in the battle to defend the city every day, and she must have grief and sympathy in her heart. It's normal to want to do everything you can to save this city. And Lou Fu Wang and the end of the winter is just a martial artist, Ah Yan is clever and has the token in her hand that she gave her back then, and it is not impossible to easily fool the end of the winter.

There's nothing wrong with everything coming together...... Right?

"Ah Yan will rest here," Timilona said goodbye, "I'll come and see you again tomorrow." ”

Zhang Yan got up, did not go out of the tent to see off, leaned under the curtain and watched Timirona's back in the distance.

Artie, what role did you play in this sudden outbreak of the Han-Hungarian War?

The contradictions between the Han and the Hungarians have been abusive since the time of Emperor Gao. In the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, the king of Han surrendered to the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu led the army south to the south to attack Taiyuan, Han County. Liu Bang personally led a large army to meet the attack, but returned defeated, so he decided to marry the Xiongnu with the Han woman and his relatives. After Liu Ying ascended the throne, the previous amiable princess Danru died in childbirth, and the Han Dynasty chose the princess of Chu to marry her. Since then, the Han and Hungarians have had peace for more than ten years, and it was not until the seventh year of Emperor Wen that a major war broke out again.

——At this time, it is a rare honeymoon period between Han and Hungary. It is precisely because of knowing such a historical background that Zhang Yan chose Beidi as her temporary foothold after leaving Weiyang Palace. But he didn't expect that the change came suddenly, and the Huns took the king of Zuogu Li, Qu Yuan, as the commander, and led the white sheep, Lou Fu, Qi Kun, and the salary plow. A total of 100,000 troops, divided into three routes, suddenly entered the Kou Dahan. Soldiers are coming to the city.

If such a large-scale war had indeed taken place in history, there should not have been a single record left in the history books.

On the other hand, since what she saw in later generations, whether it is "Historical Records? The Biography of the Xiongnu is also the Book of Han by Bangu. There is no mention of such a battle in the seventh year of Emperor Hui. Then it can only be said that in the original time and space, this war did not happen at all.

In the past three years, Timirona has grown up more beautiful than before, her eyes are bright like stars in the sky, and her smile is sweet like the red and blue flowers on the grassland. She said, "My grandmother is so beautiful and so good.

She said. "In the whole world, there are only two of us who have the same fate."

She said, "Ah Yan, I've been missing you all these years. ”

So. Could you please tell me, Romi? What role did you play in a war that should never have happened in history?

After all, Zhang Yan lowered her eyes, and her petal-like eyelashes blinked suddenly.

History is supposed to develop in its own direction, and among them, there are only two variables, one is me and the other is you.

In the tent of the king of the Yan clan, Timirona asked the maid beside her, "What is my brother doing now?" ”

"Back to the words of the Da Yan clan," replied the maid respectfully, "a few days ago, there was a Han man who waded through the Juzhu Mountain and was captured by the Aries King Heze on the front line, saying that he was asking to see the king of Zuogu Li. King Zuogu Li asked people to bring him over, and now he is receiving him in the guest tent. ”

"Got it." Timirona looked back, "In a moment, King Zuogu will come back and talk to me." ”

The bright pine torches were lined up in two rows, burning all the way from the throne to the exit of the big tent, shining the king's tent as bright as day. When Timirona came to the sketched cowhide scroll Han-Hungarian map hanging on the wall, she drew a circle in Cloudsdale with cinnabar.

Even if we have an absolute superiority in combat strength, we must pay attention to the right time, the right place, and the right people to fight a war. Although Yunzhong is not a city that she cares about very much, first the king of Lou Fu fled from the city, and the morale of the Huns has been discharged; And it gave the clouds a chance to breathe, and now it has probably been connected with several nearby counties and counties, and has reformed a line of defense. At this time, another Xiongnu army was assigned to fight back, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy to fight again.

What's more, the Huns have always been moving forward in battle, and it is impossible to let them go back for a lonely city by working hard.

Then, Timilona pressed the cinnabar pen in her hand.

It could only continue to survive.

There was a slight displeasure in her eyes, the city in the clouds had not fallen, although it was not a wonderful thing to bury a nail in the hinterland of the Xiongnu behind the battle line after following the Yanmen County Governor's seat in Shanwu City. However, in the face of absolute strength, there is no need for any strategy to survive.

She pursed her lips slightly.

Even if Meng Shu is too guarded in the clouds and intends to make trouble, with the bravery of his brother and the Huns, a total of 100,000 cavalry, why be afraid?

……

"Hahaha." Qu Yu laughed and said, "With people like you and your master, why don't you worry about it?" ”

A flash of anger flashed in the eyes of the sharp-beaked monkey's gillary envoy, and he didn't dare to resist, so he lowered his head, "So, does King Zuogu Li agree to cooperate with my prince?" ”

"Nope." Qu Yu smiled, shook his head and said, "I can easily get the three counties of Dahan, why don't I agree?" Anyway," the voice was contemptuous.

It was not our Huns who were fighting.

After placing the envoy of King Wu, Qu Yu walked to his sister's tent, and in the distance, the maid saw it outside the tent, and hurriedly lifted the curtain and said, "Yan Shi, King Zuogu Li is here." ”

Timirona hurriedly put down the cinnabar in her hand and greeted her, "Brother." "The smile is as soft as the warm sun of March.

"Artie," Qu Yu entered the tent and smiled with a smile, "In another day and a half, Juyang will be able to take it down." ”

Timirona smiled skillfully, "Congratulations to my brother, my brother's title of God of War is indeed worthy of his name." ”

A look of pride flashed in Qu Yuan's eyes, but he said humbly, "Artie, don't say that, if it weren't for the fact that he is only in power now, and rarely comes out to lead troops, this title of God of War will not be my turn." ”

Timirona giggled, "If you are good at fighting, your brother is also good at fighting." Both of you are heroes. ”

Qu Yu smiled, "As Arti guessed, there are really princes and kings of the Han Dynasty who have sent envoys to form an alliance with me, hoping that I will hold back the Han court army in the north." ”

Timilona smiled leisurely, "That's how the Han people are. It is the smartest race in the world, and it is also the race that is best at infighting. ”

"Speaking of which," Qu Yu groaned, "your previous guesses are true, in Chang'an City, that Han emperor is really seriously ill and about to die at this time?" I remember that Liu Ying is only 24 years old this year. ”

"What's impossible?" Timirona said softly, "If it weren't for the fact that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was seriously ill and would die, how could those princes and kings dare to make a move at this time?" She hesitated, "I was not very sure, because there was that variable, and everything became confusing, but later something happened that confirmed my guess." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Do you know," Timilona smiled, "in the summer of May, the Han Emperor appointed Zhou Bo, the imperial lieutenant, as a general, and led 100,000 officers to guard Xingyang; After more than half a month, he ordered Yingyin Marquis to lead the county soldiers? ”

"Yes." Qu Yu nodded and asked blankly, "So what?" ”

Timirona tapped his head and said in annoyance, "Why do you think the Han Emperor would let two armies defend these two places?" ”

"Because," Qu Yu fiercely moved, "you mean, at that time, the Han Emperor had already begun to get sick?" ”

"Hmm." Timirona nodded, and pointed out on the sketched map behind her with a cinnabar pen, "Xingyang is the boundary point between Guanzhong and Kanto, and guarding Xingyang can guard the movement of the princes and kings of Guandong; And the county is to watch our Huns. ”

She raised her head, looked at Qu Yuan, and said softly, "Putting on such a big formation, at least it proves that something big has really happened in Chang'an City." ”

"After all, that variable is in our barracks right now."

"What?" Her last sentence was so soft that Qu Yu didn't hear it clearly, and asked, "Artie, what kind of variables do you say?" ”

"Nothing?" Timilona smiled, "Brother, I'll tell you when the time comes." ”

"By the way," Qu Yu suddenly remembered when he left, and stopped to ask, "I heard that you left behind a Han boy, the same child who was coaxed under the city in the clouds that day and was late in winter?" ”

"yes." Timilona smiled and nodded, "He/she is a very interesting child. How? Looking at his brother's frowning expression, "Isn't it suitable?" ”

After a few thoughts, Qu Yuan's heart passed, and in the end, it was the love for his sister that overwhelmed the vague worry, "It's just a gadget to play, you can keep it if you love it." Just be careful not to get on fire. ”

——5,650 words, revised on May 17, 2011

(Penultimate Chapter!!) ）