Twenty years later

Outside the tent, there stood a man in military uniform, with a tall posture, and the man wore a silver mask that covered half of his face, even if only half of his face was exposed, it could not stop the man's handsome and extraordinary demeanor. The man's eyes looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

A pawn walked up to the man, "Major General, the General told you to go to the big tent." ”

The man who was called the major general was Mu Yu'an, and he agreed, "Got it." The tone was cold, without a hint of emotion.

Everyone in the army knew that their young general was silent and did not like to be close to people, and even so, it could not stop the worship of his subordinates. Entering the barracks at the age of eight, going to the battlefield at the age of twelve, and making countless meritorious contributions, such a major general is something they should follow.

After a while, Mu Yu'an came to the general's camp, although Mu Yunze had only passed the age of confusion, his body was not as good as before, and his body had already been damaged due to the perennial war. "Father, what are you looking for me?"

"Yu'an, come here." Mu Yunze beckoned to Mu Yu'an.

Mu Yunze was dressed in green clothes, the vicissitudes of his face were clearly visible, Mu Yu'an looked at his father working so hard, and his heart was sour, "Father, your injuries have not healed yet, don't overwork." ”

Mu Yunze motioned to Mu Yu'an to be next to him, "Yu'an, you can blame me for raising you as a boy and letting you go to the battlefield, not only to practice martial arts hard, get injured at any time, and even lose your life, but also hide yourself every day, you can't be like ordinary people." ”

"What does the father say, how can the child blame you? For the child, being able to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy is more meaningful than embroidering flowers in the boudoir, the child is the major general of the Mu family's army, so he should kill the enemy on the battlefield, and the people who protect the heavens are safe. ”

Mu Yunze stroked Mu Yu'an's masked face, with a sad expression, "Yu'an, let you be disfigured, from now on wearing a mask every day, you can't show your true face, it's for your father to be sorry for you." ”

"Father, wouldn't it be better for the child, though he wears a mask, to make the enemy more fearful because of it." Mu Yu'an didn't care about his appearance at all, for him, even if he had a stunning appearance, it was just a pair of skins. "Father, what's wrong with you today?"

"It's fine, it's just a little emotional." Mu Yunze put away the emotions just now.

"Father, our Mu family army has been stationed at the border for twenty years, although there have been constant wars in these twenty years, but every time our Mu family army has repelled the enemy, and never let them cross the border line of our Heavenly Oracle, it is also because everyone in this military camp has protected the people of Heavenly Oracle from the suffering of war."

"Yu'an, what do you want to say?" Mu Yunze knew that Mu Yu'an's words were not for the Mu family's army.

"Father, twelve years ago, His Majesty intended to let me enter the palace, although it was to accompany the prince to study, but in fact, he intended to take me as a hostage, so as to contain my father. My father rebelled against the child and caused a fire that disfigured me, which is why my father left me in the North. Speaking of this, Mu Yu'an remembered the fire twelve years ago, the envoy in the palace came to the north, planning to take him back to the palace to accompany the prince to study, the father-in-law who came to announce the decree that day even praised his appearance, he clearly remembered, that day, how uneasy his father was, that night, his room was on fire, the south wind rose at night, the fire was so big, it spread rapidly, and even affected the entire general's mansion, it happened that the father-in-law brought wine to comfort the Mu family army that day, and the father asked the people in the house to go to the barracks to help, and he was not in the house, so he escaped. There is nothing coincidental in the world, but the advance planning of the world. "On that day, my father arranged all the people in the house to the barracks just to prevent them from being injured, and afterwards attributed the fire to the enemy's revenge." Although he appeared to be seriously injured on the surface that day, and even almost died, in fact, his body was not in serious trouble at all. It was also because of the fire that almost killed him that his father took him to the barracks and made it his home.

Mu Yunze felt guilty when he heard Yu An mention the events of the year, if it weren't for that, he would have planned to let her fake her death and change her identity in a few years, but he didn't have to hide it every day, but the world is impermanent, "Yu An, why do you bring up the events of the year again today?" ”

"Father, after the death of my mother, Your Majesty intended to marry you, but you refused, and then the emperor let me enter the palace as a hostage, although a fire, disfigured me, I also stayed, but Your Majesty is inevitably dissatisfied, my father has been stationed at the border for twenty years, holding a large army, how can Your Majesty be at ease with a person who disobeys his orders to garrison the north."

How could Mu Yunze not know, but this is his responsibility and obligation as a general, he looked at his son in front of him, there was relief in his eyes, but also guilt and a trace of uneasiness that was not easy to detect, "Yu An, what you said is my father's understanding." ”

"Father, there are rumors in the capital that my father is the protector of the oracle, and as long as my father is here, he can keep the oracle safe." Mu Yu'an's words revealed concern.

Mu Yunze knew that according to His Majesty's temperament, he would be furious when he heard these rumors, and then Mu Jiajun and Yu An would ......

But once some things are started, they have to be done to the end, "Yu'an, because my father knows your worries, our Mu family army protects the people of the Heavenly Oracle, and you must keep this in mind." ”

"Father rest assured, the child understands."

"Rest early."

On the second day, Mu Yu'an got up early and practiced martial arts in the training ground, with a Qingyun sword in his hand, and his moves were sharp, which attracted a burst of applause from the onlookers.

The sentry in the army came to report that a large number of soldiers appeared on the border of the Yuan Kingdom, and Mu Yunze summoned a group of soldiers to discuss the matter.

Mu Yunze sat in the first place, and the generals of the various battalions of the Mu family army stood below.

General Xu: "General, as long as the Yuan Kingdom dares to come, we will definitely beat them and flee in panic." ”

General Zhou: "General Xu, right now our army has just experienced a battle, and we are ...... to fight with Yuan at this time."

Before General Zhou finished speaking, he was interrupted by General Xu, "What, you're afraid, no matter when, Lao Tzu can beat them and make them come and go." If you're afraid, go home and stay there. ”

"Alright, two generals, now is not the time to talk angry. The soldiers at the sentry were instructed to closely monitor every move of the Yuan army, and if there was any change, they would report it at any time, so that the soldiers below could be ready and ready for battle at any time. ”

Mu Yunze arranged for them to go down again, leaving only Mu Yu'an.

"Yu An, what do you think of the Yuan State troops outside the country this time?"

"Father, we just fought a battle a few days ago, and now the soldiers have not yet recuperated, and a few days ago, the Seventh Prince returned to Kangjian from Xiangcheng, His Majesty ordered us to send troops to protect it, counting the time, General Xu should have just arrived in Xiangcheng." Mu Yunze showed a trace of imperceptible emotion on his face when he heard the three words of the Seventh Prince, but he quickly returned to his original state, and even Mu Yu'an didn't notice it, "At present, there is too much difference between our strength and the Yuan Kingdom, and the Yuan Kingdom's attack at this time is to calculate that our troops are insufficient." Moreover, the Yuan Kingdom was able to deploy such a large number of troops at once, and we didn't even notice it before, so we must have been prepared. "Mu Yu'an is not afraid of war, but he doesn't want the soldiers to die in vain." Our grain, grass and ammunition have not yet been sent by the imperial court. ”

Mu Yunze knew Mu Yu'an's worries, "No matter what, you must not let the Yuan soldiers attack one step." ”

Soon, the Yuan Kingdom began to attack

The two armies fought, the Yuan State and the Heavenly Oracles fought for many years, and the Yuan State commander Song Qi commanded the army, and the offensive was rapid.

Inside the Mu family's barracks

"General, the enemy's offensive is rapid, and our army has suffered many casualties." Even if Mu Yu'an is unwilling, there is nothing he can do, at the moment, there is not much food, grass and ammunition, and it is not the best strategy to fight hard with the enemy at this time.

"Is there a reply to the letter requesting support from the imperial court?"

"Nope. General, General Xu is the elite of our army, he is closer to us than the imperial court, let him properly settle the seventh prince, come back to support first, and we can still support the imperial court. ”

Mu Yunze thought for a moment, "Okay, let General Xu come back to support the northern border first." ”

"Yes."

This battle has been fought for ten days, and the Mu family army desperately guards the border defense line of the Heavenly Oracle and does not let the enemy attack a single step.

Mu Yunze stood outside the camp tent, the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke for days, they had been surrounded here for ten whole days, there was not enough food and grass, and they still relied on the grain and grass left before to avoid starvation to death, and the miserable sound of the soldiers who groaned in low silence filled the entire military camp.

It has been a few days since the news spread, but there has been no support from the imperial court, and the food and medicine supplies that should have arrived a long time ago have not arrived, at this time, he already knew that there would be no reinforcements coming. The only thing they can rely on is themselves.

Mu Yunze summoned Mu Yu'an to come to the tent alone, Mu Yu'an has been fighting with the enemy army in the past few days, and he was also injured, "Yu'an, how are the injuries?" ”

"It's okay, minor injury." Mu Yu'an has fought with the enemy many times in the past few days, and his new wounds are based on old ones. "Father, the imperial court has not had reinforcements to support, and there is a shortage of food and medicine at the moment, if it continues like this, our entire Mu family army will be dragged to death here." Mu Yu'an knew that at this time, the grain and grass of the Mu family army was only enough to eat for a day at most, and at this time, the Yuan army surrounded them, and the people sent to ask for help from the imperial court had not replied, and the people who went to ask for help had been sent out when they were not surrounded, and it was impossible to be caught by the Yuan army, so why had there been no reinforcements, if the imperial court wanted to abandon them, but once the Yuan army crossed the defense line, the Yuan army would cross the northern border and go deep into the hinterland of the Heavenly Oracle, even if Your Majesty was jealous of the Mu Family Army in his heart, he would not take the entire Heavenly Oracle as a bet, That is, the people sent out had problems on the road, and now it is pointless to think about this, and it is unknown whether they can break through at the moment.

Mu Yunze's original injuries had not yet healed, and this time he was cut in the abdomen again, and the military medicine herbs were insufficient, and the wound was still oozing blood at this time, "Father, your wound has cracked again." ”

Mu Yunze was worried for days, he couldn't take care of the wound for a long time, Mu Yu'an called the military doctor to re-bandage it, and now there is no wound medicine to stop bleeding in the army, and some herbs are still dug by the military doctor in the mountains near the northern border, even if there is a military doctor, there is no medicine, it will not help.

After the military doctor bandaged Mu Yunze, he retreated.

Mu Yu'an helped Mu Yunze sit down, "Father, at the moment, we only have to desperately break through, this way." ”

"Yu'an, my father knows a small road, on the back mountain, weeds are all over, the road is rugged, in the eyes of outsiders, it is a barren mountain, there is no road at all, take advantage of the darkness of the night, you take a few people out of there, and find General Song stationed in Jiangcheng to come to support."

"Father, if the child doesn't leave, let the other generals go out for help, and the child must stay with his father."

"Yu'an, others go, don't worry about your father, not to mention that the road will fall off the cliff if you are not careful, and only your skills can pass, after you go out, you will quickly rush to Jiangcheng, and wait for your father to bring troops to rescue."

"Father......" Although Mu Yu'an wanted to accompany his father and fight side by side, for the sake of the entire Mu family's army, he could only be that deserter.

"Yu'an, our entire Mu family army depends on you." Mu Yunze suddenly hugged Mu Yu'an.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Yunze looked at Mu Yu'an, with reluctance in his eyes, "Let's go." ”

"Father, don't worry, the child will definitely come back."

Mu Yunze looked at Mu Yu'an's back, although he was reluctant in his heart, but he was helpless, a tear slipped from the corner of his eye, he knew in his heart that this parting, I am afraid it will be difficult to see each other in the future.