On March 9, 784, at noon, Jǐng Wei came in and announced: "My lord, there are guests waiting to see you in the living room!"

It's been almost twenty days, and this is the first guest to visit, except for Jǐng Wei and the judge. Zichuan Xiu jīng God is shaken.

The curtains of the living room had been opened, and the harsh afternoon sun was shining in, and a beautiful woman in a military cloak stood in front of the window, her waist straight. She was beautiful and dignified, and her demeanor was virtuous, but her demeanor and actions revealed a kind of tiredness from a long journey.

Unexpectedly, she would see her here, and Zi Chuanxiu exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, sister-in-law, when did you arrive in Danya?"

"Just arrived. Li Qinghongyi Qiben turned around: "Ah Xiu, these days, you have been wronged. Her smile was very friendly, soothing like a chūn wind, which made Zichuan Xiu feel warm.

Zichuan Xiu said sincerely: "For my business, my eldest brother and sister-in-law cāo have a lot of hearts, and I really don't know how to thank them." He guessed that Li Qing's arrival must be related to the case, and asked, "Have you seen Luo Minghai?"

"The President has already returned to dìdū. ”

"The president is leaving, who is in charge of the investigation?"

"The investigation has been discontinued, Ah Xiu, you zìyóu. Congratulations on your reinstatement!"

Zi Chuanxiu looked at Li Qing dumbfounded, and only after a long time did he speak: "Sister-in-law, you have great powers, you really have face! You rescued me as soon as you arrived in Danya." ”

Li Qingyan smiled, and her eyebrows suddenly sank: "It's not that I have face, it's that I have a big face." ”

"What's the matter with her?"

"Ah Xiu, you have been quarantined and don't know that the wind and frost have already laid down the province of Duolun!"

"How is that possible!" Zichuan Xiuhuo stood up, stunned, just when he was cut off from the outside world, the outside was turned upside down: "Duolun Province! How can she get there? Where did the border guards go? What about the Duolun Lake Fleet?"

"The border guards have lost eleven battles in a row, and the Duolun fleet no longer exists! Minghui was locked up by the military justice department for questioning -- if the cavalry is fast and the horse is fast, the wind and frost are only two days' journey away, and after the Langcang River, there is a plain with a horse and a dry river, which is the most suitable for the cavalry to drive straight in, there is no danger to defend, and it is dangerous!"

Zi Chuan Xiu understood, it turned out that his sudden escape from the predicament was still thanks to the blessing of the wind and frost! If it weren't for her, how would Zi Chuan Shenxing remember that there was still a commander in the southwest who was locked up in a black room, and he was estimated to be locked up to a lot of gray hair and gray beard.

Li Qing took out an envelope and handed it over, Zi Chuanxiu tore it open and looked at it, and sneered: "Full power to snipe the Liufeng Frost Division? His Royal Highness Sanxing has given such a heavy trust, it really flatters the Xiaguan! If you want to fight, you will think of the Xiaguan, so many majestic veterans, organize them into an investigation team and send them to the front line, maybe they can scare the Liufeng Shuang into a desert and flee!"

Li Qing ignored his strange words, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty hopes that you, the commander of Xiuchuan, will resolutely defend the front line of the Danna ferry on the Langcang River, implement a strategic counterattack, and completely annihilate the wind and frost department!"

"If you have time, you can take Yuanjing down as well, right? Minghui's 400,000 troops have been defeated, and Your Majesty can't help but have too much confidence in the Black Flag Army, right?"

Li Qing smiled: "Your Majesty is not confident in the Black Flag Army, Your Majesty is confident in you." Ah Xiu, you are completely different from Minghui, Minghui is just an ordinary person, he is not a troubled opponent. And you are a genius at the same level as Flowing Wind and Frost, you have that kind of aura with soldiers, like a wild imagination, you are the only one who is enough to compete with Flowing Wind and Frost, even Sterling is a little worse. His Majesty understands perfectly well that he trusts you. The enemy is rampant in the country, and he can turn the tide with a horizontal sword, who else is there to lead you?"

Li Qing said affectionately, looked at Zi Chuanxiu with reverence, and said silently with his eyes: "Ah, it's all up to you!"

If a hot-blooded young man is looked at like this by a beautiful woman, he has to perform the trick of asking for blood on the spot, but Zichuan Xiu, an old fritter, has long passed the age of impulsiveness, and he can guess with his ass what the big shots are thinking: Minghui, who has an army of 400,000 people, has been beaten to a mess, and what kind of fame can Zichuan Xiu, who has only 100,000 people, do not ask him to win, just want to be able to drag the wind and frost. Anyway, this is a meat bun beating a dog to death, so let Zichuan Xiu go! Once he is defeated, there is even more reason to trample him like mud!

He shook his head again and again: "Sister-in-law, the chief is obviously offering a price all over the sky, if you don't disclose the actual price, this deal really can't be discussed." ”

Li Qing laughed and laughed. What does this guy think of military orders, do you talk about business?

"Ah Xiu, in fact, the commander-in-chief and the military affairs department only need you to hold the defense line of the Langcang River for two weeks, and in two weeks, the zhōngyāng army and the newly formed reserve corps will naturally come to reinforce you, and they will outflank you from both flanks. ”

"Who is in charge of the reinforcements?" Zichuan Xiu immediately asked, "The zhōngyāng army is naturally led by Stirling, and who is in command of the newly formed reserve force?"

Li Qing only said two words: "Di Lin." ”

Zi Chuanxiu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Zichuan Xiu, Sterling, and Di Lin, all three of them are heavyweights who are enough to take charge on their own, which is the strongest lineup that the Zichuan family has ever seen. dispatched three of the most outstanding generals of the Zichuan family to come out and strangle the wind and frost, which shows Dìdū's fear of her.

Guessing what he was thinking, Li Qing smiled and nodded: "The two sides are all super-first-class generals and super-luxury lineups, which are rare in the world." Regardless of victory or defeat, this is expected to be a fierce battle! Sterling was too busy with military affairs to come in person, but he said that if Ah Xiu led you not to participate, without your unpredictable plan, our army's chances of victory would be greatly reduced. If you can't participate in this battle of the fate of the continent, this is also your own regret for Ah Xiu, right?"

The sunset, the wasteland, the iron cavalry is vertically and horizontally, the infantry is like iron, the sword is like a mountain, the confrontation between the famous generals and the famous generals, and the collision between the jīng Rui division and the red-shirted iron stream, just like the confrontation between the stars and the stars, is magnificent.

What a magnificent scene it was to be born in this great era, to fight side by side with your dear brothers against the greatest generals of our time!

Shikawa Xiu felt a rare heat rush in his veins, and the instinct of being a soldier and a war general revived in his body.

He slowly clenched his fists, and although he didn't make a sound, the hot eyes had already revealed the battle intent in his heart.

Seeing this, Li Qing smiled with satisfaction.

Before she could get complacent, Zi Chuanxiu suddenly asked, "Ma Wei, where is he?"

Li Qing raised his eyebrows: "Why are you asking this?"

"Sister-in-law, you are a gifted orator, and I was persuaded by you. But before I go to the battlefield, I have to clean up the dirt in my house, otherwise how can I feel at ease?" said Zi Chuanxiu with a smile, but there was a hint of cold murder in that smile.

Li Qing didn't answer, and quietly looked out the window at the beautiful chūnguang.

Zi Chuanxiu thought she hadn't heard clearly, so she called out again: "Sister-in-law?"

"I hear you. Li Qing turned around and said gently: "Ah Xiu, you are the commander, the marquis of a town, and the official position is far above me, I am not qualified to comment on you, but since you call me a sister-in-law, are you willing to listen to me?"

"Ah, sister-in-law, please speak. ”

"Ah Xiu, you are an upright general, a hero of the country, and a character like Ma Wei is not worthy of being your opponent. You have always been gentle and generous, why are you so violent this time? Thousands of civilians have been executed without judicial trial, do you know what everyone says about you? The southwestern warlord Zichuan Xiu, because he failed to compete with Ma Wei Zichuan Ning, killed Ma Wei's entire family' -- think about it, what reputation will you leave in history in the future?"

Zi Chuanxiu fell into confusion, and in the face of Li Qing's tired and sincere face, he wavered for the first time: Is he really out of public intentions? Or subconsciously, he unconsciously exaggerated the danger of the Ma family, and shouted to himself, this is an extremely dangerous group of guys, and he must mobilize the army to deal with them with thunderbolts! In fact, he is just looking for an excuse for himself to eradicate his rivals?

Shaking his head resolutely, throwing all those cranky thoughts out of his mind, Zi Chuanxiu said calmly: "Sister-in-law, I don't understand these things, I just know that according to the crimes of Ma Wei and the Ma family, they deserve to die." As for whether or not I should be killed, I didn't think about it - Ma Wei and I are now fighting to the death, and if I die at Ma Wei's hands, even if the eulogy says that I am a saint and reincarnated, it will not help. ”

Li Qing sighed: "Ah Xiu, since you have made up your mind, I will no longer stop you, but it is not easy for you to kill Ma Wei." Three days ago, he and Luo Minghai went back to dìdū together, as long as you are there for a day, it is estimated that he will not dare to set foot in the southwest again in this life. I heard that His Royal Highness the Governor was interested in arranging for him to be the governor of an inland province in the east. ”

"Why?" Zichuan Xiu slammed the table violently and slammed it loudly: "Such a great evil, a national thief who seduced the Japanese Kou, Zichuan Shenxing not only did not punish him, but promoted and protected him, is his presbyopia head in the water!"

"Ah Xiu, calm down! Ma Wei is not a good thing, you know me, and His Highness Samxing also knows. But you and I can only think from the place where we can see, but Your Highness has to consider the overall strategic situation. His Royal Highness naturally has his own political considerations in doing this! Ah Xiu, don't be too insensitive -- His Royal Highness protects Ma Wei, but he has not punished you for killing the Ma family, and you should think about the deep meaning!"

After being drunk by Li Qing, Zi Chuanxiu sobered up a little and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for reminding me." ”

"Alright, go back quickly, your men are waiting anxiously!"

When Zi Chuanxiu returned to the military headquarters building in the center of Danya, the harsh afternoon sun made him involuntarily squint his eyes.

The scene was truly magnificent, thousands of cavalry lined up to protect it, and the medals on the shoulders of the senior officers in dark blue uniforms shone like the sun.

The streets and alleys were crowded with welcoming crowds, who were stopped by the cavalry and could not get closer, so they could only wave slogans and colorful flags excitedly at the Zichuan Xiu carriage from afar.

Seeing Zi Chuanxiu come out of the carriage, the crowd burst into cheers: "Hello, Commander!"

Zi Chuanxiu waved to the crowd, and there were loud applause and cheers all around.

Afraid that there were Ma Wei's assassins hiding in the crowd, Shikawa Xiu didn't dare to stay for long. Surrounded by officers and guards, he walked quickly into the military headquarters building, entered the conference room, and the subordinates behind him followed.

He flicked his hat casually: "What's the matter? Who told so many people to hide here and wait to plot against me?"

Wen He smiled and said, "My lord, no one has organized them! We have just been notified, and you have ended the review today, and the news will spread out at once, and the whole city will know about it." The common people crowded around the streets and said that they wanted to pay homage to you, and we had no choice but to let them do so. Congratulations, my lord!"

Zi Chuanxiu introduced Li Qing to the officers: "This is Li Qing's red clothes next to His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, if she hadn't come, I would have been locked up in a small black room and taken care of!"

Li Qing himself is a red-clothed bannerman, a close confidant of the chief executive, and the wife of the military affairs chief Sterling, and any of his identities is extraordinary.

The officers were very polite and modest: "I will be happy to meet for a long time." ”

Zichuan Xiu asked Wenhe: "Everyone is almost there, right?"

"My lord, the commanders above the flag book have arrived. ”

"What about Wald, tell him to come out too, after being locked up in the dark room for so long, I guess he can choke enough. ”

The scene calmed down suddenly, and Wen He said slowly: "My lord, during your suspension, Wade was released by Lord Luo Minghai. Later, when he heard that you were coming out, he hurriedly followed Lord Luo Minghai away, saying that he had been transferred from the Black Flag Army and had served in other troops. ”

"Gone?" Zi Chuanxiu was stunned for a moment, he didn't have much grudge against the fat white man with a humble and flattering smile.

Although he accepted bribes from the Ma family, but with Wade's kind of xìng, it is unusual for him not to accept it, Zi Chuanxiu was just because he was too close to Ma Wei, in order to prevent him from hindering himself from dealing with the Ma family, he simply locked him up for a while, but he didn't expect to scare this timid guy away!

"Let's go, it's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let him go!" Zichuan Xiu said loudly: "Everyone, everyone should be clear about what has happened in the past month." Real gold is not afraid of fire refining, and only a hundred refining can become steel, I don't want to say anything superfluous, I just want to say three words: first, the family still trusts the Black Flag Army! Second, the chief minister still trusts me Zichuan Xiu! Third, we did the right thing, kill Ma Wei right!"

There was a thunderous applause!

"Your Majesty treats me as a national soldier, how dare we not repay me as a national soldier?" Zichuan Xiu's eyes flashed, and his clear eyes swept over everyone: "Now the wind and clouds have changed abruptly, and the thieves have blatantly violated my family's territory, and the royal division has unfortunately been defeated, and the enemy is clamoring on the land, and the tiger is looking at my sacred capital!

Zichuan Xiuwen said a lot of crepe, and when he saw a bunch of stars rising on the heads of all the generals, he simply shook off Wen Yanwen: "Your Excellency Li Qing is not an outsider, so I'll just say it: Brothers, the wind and frost have hit, Minghui is a soft egg, he can't stand it! The commander-in-chief asked us to go over for reinforcements! That's it, everyone immediately go back and prepare, tomorrow morning, the whole army of the Black Flag Army will march to the war zone!"

"Yes!"

Wen He shouted loudly: "Disband!"

The eleven flag officers stamped their feet in unison, and with a bang, they dispersed one after another.

The officers hurriedly mounted their horses and galloped along the long street, only to hear the sound of hooves outside, and in less than ten seconds, they all disappeared at the end of the long street.

Li Qing exclaimed: "Resolute and resolute! The Black Flag Army used to be nicknamed the Snot Army, but Ah Xiu has only been in office for half a year under your command, and the decline in the army has been swept away by you! Such a strong army is no less than the zhōngyāng army and the Praetorian Guard Iron Army!"

"Hehe, Qingqi has won the prize. The Black Flag Army was very proud of Zichuan Xiu in front of outsiders, and Zichuan Xiu also had a light on his face: "Let me introduce you, this is the real hero who has rectified the discipline of the Black Flag Army, General Wenhe, the deputy commander of the legion." ”

Wen He respectfully saluted Li Qing: "Hello Lord Qing!"

"I really don't dare to do it. General Wenhe, you are the deputy commander, and the career street is even higher than me, how can you call me an adult?"

Wen He was embarrassed, and Zi Chuanxiu helped him out of the siege: "Wen He, you will be called an official in official affairs, and you will learn from me to call me sister-in-law in private." Depending on your relationship with Sterling, this sister-in-law is also called. Wenhe, I still have urgent matters, Li Qing, I will hand it over to you to entertain, she has suffered a little grievance in Danya, I will peel you and beat the drum!"

"Please rest assured, adults!" Wen He replied cheerfully: "Sister-in-law is a little dissatisfied, I, Wen He, cut off my head myself!"

Li Qing was puzzled: "Commander Axiu, the big war is coming, where are you going if you are not in the army?"

"Sister-in-law, just because I am about to send troops to fight, I want to hurry up and find the rich man to extort some money. ”

"The rich man?"

Zi Chuanxiu pointed to the guide meaningfully, and the two immediately understood: "Oh, I see!"

Li Qing seemed to be smiling: "Commander Axiu, with such a good neighbor as you, the rich man must be very happy!"

"Hehe, everyone is a friend, friends have a friendship of wealth!" Zi Chuanxiu smiled evilly.

Zichuan Xiu hurried up, and went to Heqiu at noon that day to meet Lin Rui.

Seeing that Zi Chuanxiu was safe and sound, Lin Rui expressed very sincere joy - Zi Chuanxiu believed that this was of course because of his friendship with Lin Rui, but more importantly, because the Lin family had invested a huge amount in themselves, and if they suddenly collapsed, they would lose all their money.

After the greetings, Zi Chuanxiu was not busy reaching out for help, and he slapped and begged for money as soon as they met, which was too shameless.

He talked a lot, saying how cruel and unkind, arrogant and domineering, and how the bandit army was filthy and brutal, and that she was simply unworthy of being called a human being! Her ambition was not only to usurp power and seize power, but she also wanted to dominate the mainland and dominate the world! If she could not be stopped, all the countries on the continent would be ravaged by her clutches.

Of course, he didn't forget to hint that the reason why Liufeng Shuang had the opportunity to be so rampant had a lot to do with the Lin family's lax guarding and letting the tiger return to the mountain, and in the future, Liufeng Shuang would gain power, and she would not forget that the Lin family had plotted against her, and she would definitely come back for revenge.

Zi Chuan Xiu said generously: "We are resisting a ferocious enemy, fighting for the general righteousness of the world, fighting for every peace-loving and zìyóu country on the mainland, and fighting for every nation that is too weak to protect itself from being ravaged! In such a life-and-death contest between justice and evil, will anyone with the slightest sense of justice stand idly by?"

"Lord Commander, please don't say any more! If you say it again, I'll have to sell pants!" Lin Rui cried with a sad face: "Anyway, all the belongings of the Lin family are here, you can move whatever you like." ”

Coming out of Lin Rui's mansion, Zichuan Xiuchūn got into the carriage for the return journey with a full face.

Today is a great harvest and he is in a good mood.

When the carriage passed by a street corner, Lin Feng's commemorative statue swept through the window, and Zi Chuanxiu suddenly stopped the coachman: "Stop here." ”

He jumped out of the carriage and strolled down that familiar street, an indescribable sense of melancholy gripped him tightly.

This is the road that night, this is the stone steps that the two sat on that night, on this bench, Lin Yu's weeping teary eyes once stared at him affectionately, under this plane tree, the two had hugged each other, imagining the future......

In a trance, he felt that as long as he turned the street, there would be a woman in white clothes waiting for him at the other end of the long street, she was beautiful and picturesque, and she would call herself gently: "Third brother!" She would kindly hold her hand and walk with her through the streets and alleys of the hills, watching the starry sky with each other......

That feeling became more and more real, his heart was pounding, his steps were getting faster and faster, and he ran quickly through the corner, and Lin Feng's tall statue and monument appeared in front of him.

Suddenly, a slender girl in white appeared in front of her, standing in front of the monument, looking up at the statue in distraction.

"Ah Yu!" Zichuan Xiu ran up excitedly.

I said it all night that night, but what I wanted to say the most remained in my heart. Now, he was going to say it out loud to her, he didn't want to be a general anymore, he just wanted her not to leave!

The girl turned around, Zi Chuanxiu froze, although the girl in front of her was very delicate and beautiful, but it was an unfamiliar face, she looked at Zi Chuanxiu curiously: "Sir, is there something wrong?"

Zichuan Xiu froze in place, and the beauty in front of him was not Lin Yu.

It took a long time for him to wake up and return to reality: Liu Fengshuang was commanding the army on the Western Front and fighting against the Zichuan family, how could she appear here?

He shook his head dejectedly: "I'm sorry, miss, I recognized the wrong person." ”

Zi Chuanxiu took a step forward and looked up at Lin Feng's handsome statue, imagining that for hundreds of years, this stone statue has witnessed many vicissitudes of life in the world, and the joys and sorrows of the world are just an illusion for it, right?

If it is illusory, why is the poignant voice echoing in his ears so real: "If he meets on the battlefield, please don't have mercy on your hands, I am very happy to die in your hands." ”

The statue is still there, but the beauty is gone. The warm fragrance of nephrite still has a lingering fragrance, but the parting words have unfortunately become a reality.

People who love each other must kill each other, is there really a pair of hands that like to play pranks and play tricks on those who love each other?

Ah Yu, if I see you on the battlefield, what will I do? How can I be merciless? Unconsciously, tears filled Zi Chuanxiu's eyes, flowing down his emaciated cheeks, and splashing down the steps of white marble.

A white handkerchief appeared in front of him, Zi Chuanxiu took it and wiped his tears, said thank you, and handed the handkerchief back, only to find that it was handed over by the girl in white.

Zichuan Xiu bowed his head again and said, "Thank you, it's rude." ”

The man in front of him is handsome and straight, with a sincere attitude, and an indescribable decadent temperament in his chic, which is the type that is most likely to make a good impression of the other.

Seeing such a handsome man crying affectionately without saying anything, the girl couldn't help but feel pity and asked softly, "Sir, are you missing your relatives?"

"My lover, and my greatest enemy, and I will do everything in my power to defeat her—excuse me, and I take my leave. ”

The girl was dumbfounded as she watched the handsome young man turn around and stagger down the stairs, and for some reason she suddenly had the feeling that this was a very poor person.

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The wind was blowing, and the whole army of the Black Flag Army set out from the southwest to support the northwest theater. Because of the urgency of the military situation, Zichuan Hideqin led the 31st and 32nd Cavalry Divisions as the leading troops of the whole army, and the rest of the infantry divisions followed.

The climate in the northwest is not as good as in the Far East, and in March, the cold winter has passed, and the chūn rain has begun to fall, and the smoke and rain are as hazy as a poem.

The cavalrymen wore cloaks and hats, and tens of thousands of horses' hooves flew in the muddy road, splashing mud and water.

Seeing that it was raining, Ouyang Jingqi, the commander of the 31st Division and the marching counselor, was deeply worried, and he said to Zichuan Xiu: "My lord, if it rains like this again, the roads will be muddy, and it will be difficult for our cavalry to give full play to their mobile advantages. ”

"The longer it rains, the better. Zichuan Xiu said: "We are difficult, but it is even more difficult to flow wind and frost." She is the main attacker, and her subordinates are all cavalry, and the heavy rain affects them even more. ”

On the fifth day of departure, the troops arrived at the Danna Ferry on the Langcang River, and Zichuan Xiu was stunned by the chaotic scene in front of him.

To the east of the riverbank, the mountains were full of defeated armies. Looking at the vast west bank of the river, there is no end to the black and oppressive heads.

Zi Chuanxiu couldn't help but be staggered: At least 100,000 people were crowded on the ferry waiting to cross the river! And in their rear, more defeated troops and refugees were constantly heading towards the ferry.

There was also a panic on this side of the river, the ferry bridge was crowded with fleeing soldiers and civilians, all the crops on both sides of the ferry were trampled into cāo fields by passing people, several nearby villages were turned beyond recognition, and even the nearly kilometer-long earthen embankment on the bank was trampled down.

The only bridge at the ferry was already full of people, like ants crawling all over a sugar cube, and the noise and screams on the other side of the river kept coming, making the heart palpitate on this side.

The terrifying scene of this desolate soldier, even the battle-hardened Zichuan Xiu couldn't help but feel cold, let alone those fledgling recruits.

More than 10,000 cavalry mixed in this huge group of refugees and routs are like a grain of sand in a mudslide, if you let Cháo rush like this, it will immediately crush the team!

He immediately made a decision: "Dismount and hold your ground! The whole army will advance in accordance with the battle queue! The troops in the front line will show their swords and guns!"

The cavalry units of the Black Flag Army quickly formed formation, and the front line showed their bayonets and sabers at the water-like chaos, as if riding the wind and waves in the sea, and the team formed a sharp wedge against the people and squeezed with difficulty to the head of the river bank ferry.

Closer, the situation was even more chaotic than it seemed, with the rout pouring down in large numbers, the crowd of people being crowded, some civilians being pushed to the ground, and then countless people trampling on, screaming incessantly.

The soldiers who opened the way were stumbled and stumbled by the flow of people, and they were unsteady on their feet.

Zi Chuanxiu saw the danger and told the officers and soldiers on the front line to support each other and not to disperse the crowd.

The officers and men of the local garrison were trying their best to maintain order when they saw the neat queue of soldiers and horses on Zi Chuanxiu's road coming against the flow of people, and an officer of the garrison squeezed over with difficulty, and shouted hoarsely: "Go back, go back! You are blocking the way!"

As he spoke, a stream of people rushed over and almost squeezed him down, but fortunately, the soldiers of the Black Flag Army quickly held him up and pulled him into the protection of the phalanx.

"Thank you!" The officer was shocked and thanked in a dumb voice: "Hell! Where are so many soldiers and horses, pouring over like a sea, and dozens of people have been trampled to death and squeezed to death in the past two days! May I ask which soldiers and horses are these and which adults are leading the team?"

Zi Chuan Xiu stood up silently, and when he saw the shining gold star on his epaulettes, the officer was excited, jumped up and saluted: "Your Excellency, you ...... You're Lord Minghui, right?" and then shook his head in confusion: "No, you're too young to be Lord Minghui...... Such a young commander...... he finally recognized: "You are the Southwest Commander Zichuan Xiu! My lord, we have finally come to the reinforcements, you are coming so fast!"

Looking at the officer's haggard face, bloodshot eyes, and hoarse throat, Zi Chuanxiu asked, "Are you the person in charge of the ferry guard?"

"The lower official is the deputy flag of the reserve, Ben Takamatsu, who was entrusted by the governor of the province Fu to be responsible for the garrison of this ferry. ”

"When you're done, you go and rest. Now you call me back: Where have the enemy gone?"

"My lord, where do you have the heart to sleep now!" Gao Song Yaoyao pointed to the dark red horizon to the west: "They're over there! Come over there! They are now forcibly crossing the Heihe crossing, and the Seventh Army is still resisting, but it is estimated that it will not last long!"

Zi Chuanxiu's heart tightened: the enemy army was already so close! Looking at the western sky, the rumbling sound was tight for a while, the air was trembling, and the red flames rose into the sky, staining the sunset red.

The crowd on the other side also felt the uneasiness, and blew up the nest with a bang.

Everyone knew that the wind and frost troops were behind them, and the only way to survive was on that bridge, and the crowd screamed and squeezed desperately to the bridgehead, which rolled like waves at the bridge, and from time to time someone was pushed and stepped on, and from time to time someone was squeezed off the bridge, crying and scolding and screaming loudly.

Seeing this tragic situation, Zi Chuanxiu trembled, and he asked Gao Song: "Can you find a few small boats, I want to take two pontoon bridges!"

Gao Song smiled bitterly: "My lord, we can't even find a complete door panel in the nearby village! The passing troops have taken away everything that can float on the water!"

At this time, Ouyang Jing, who had been listening, interjected and said, "My lord, we still have a carriage, let's dismantle the carriage and build a pontoon bridge with wooden planks." ”

"Good idea!" Zi Chuanxiu said without thinking, "You will be in charge of this task!

"Ah!" Ouyang Jing's face suddenly wrinkled into a bitter melon, but the military order had been issued, and he had to obey.

He saluted with a bitter face, walked away quickly, and the roar came from afar: "Gather all the carriages for me and use them to build a pontoon bridge!" Wang Deputy Qiben, don't run, you will be responsible for carrying out this task! Be quick, I'll wait here!"

The subordinates quickly carried out Zichuan Xiu's order, and the black sè flying eagle flag of the Black Flag Army was hung high at the ferry, and hundreds of people shouted in unison: "The commander of the Black Flag Army is here! All soldiers and civilians will obey the order, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!"

The shouts overpowered the astonishing noise, and knowing that there was a commander on the other side of the river, the hysterical madness was suddenly diminished.

Shikawa Xiu's order was very simple: first, the stretcher team transporting the wounded was given priority to cross the river. Second, no one is allowed to cut in line, regardless of rank.

The defeated soldiers obeyed his command like obedient sheep, and at this critical juncture, what the frightened people needed most was an authority to rely on and obey.

Originally, the scene had already settled, but at this moment, there was a commotion from the periphery of the crowd, and an officer under the escort of the guards brandished a knife and gun to break through the crowd and squeeze to the front, and the guards shouted loudly: "Get out of the way! Lord Qimoto is about to cross the bridge, you get out of the way!"

Someone dissuaded: "My lord, Lord Zichuan Xiu has already given an order, and no one is allowed to cut in line." ”

The officer ignored him at all: "Zichuan Xiu, Lao Tzu is the division commander of the forced defense army, and the commander of the Black Flag Army can't control me!"

His guards drove away a stretcher squad carrying the wounded, and the scene was chaotic, and under the angry gaze of more than 100,000 soldiers on both sides of the strait, the flag man swaggered across the bridge.

Zi Chuanxiu saw the situation clearly on this side of the river, and he angrily slapped the case: "What are you doing in a daze? Arrest them!"

Before the flag had crossed the river with the guards, the black flag soldiers had already swarmed them all and escorted them to Zi Chuanxiu.

"What are you doing, why are you arresting me?" the officer shouted.

Ouyang Jing listened impatiently, and directly gave him a mouthful: "Don't talk nonsense!

That flag was stunned for a moment, raised his head, and what caught people's eyes was the cold face of Zi Chuanxiu.

He shuddered and forced a smile: "Lord Xiuchuan, it turns out that it is really your old man! I am Mi Hai, a subordinate of Lord Minghui, we had dinner together last time, don't you remember me?"

"Mihai?" Zichuan Xiu searched in his mind, and he didn't have much impression of the name.

He asked, "Did you hear the decree I pronounced just now?"

"Hear clearly, hear clearly!" Seeing that Zichuan Xiu's face was not good, Mi Hai slapped himself hard: "It's me who is bad, my brain is flooded, I should have committed a death offense against the military order of the adult, I am not a person, my lord, you can punish me severely! Or, another day, I will let Lord Minghui make amends for you?"

"It's good to hear it clearly - take it!"

Several guards pounced on Mi Hai and pushed Mi Hai to the ground, and he struggled and shouted, "My lord, what are you doing!

Zi Chuan Xiu and Yan Yue said, "Brother Mi Hai, if you have anything else to say, I will tell your family." ”

"Ahh

The corners of Zi Chuanxiu's mouth curled up coldly, and he didn't make a sound.

"No!" Mi Hai screamed, suddenly broke free from the guards, hugged Zi Chuanxiu's thighs and cried: "You can't kill me! I'm a member of the border guards, not a subordinate of your Black Flag Army, you can't kill me! You hand me over to Lord Minghui to deal with! I'm Qiben, a senior officer, you can't kill me without trial! It's just crossing the bridge, you can't kill people for this little thing!"

"Drag him down!"

The soldiers dragged him away, and he struggled and shouted in a miserable voice: "Spare your life! Lord Zichuan Shu spare your life! You can't kill me! I am Qiben, the division commander, Lord Zichuan, the commander of Zichuan, and Grandpa Zichuan spare my life!"

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