Chang Kuo looked at his daughter for a while, and then said seriously: "Ningning, Hezhou is not a place for you to go."

Chang Suining also asked seriously, "Why can Daddy go?"

"Because Daddy is a general." Chang Kuo said: "Even if it is not the imperial court, the general also has the duty of protecting the people, which is the duty of the soldier."

"Those who serve in the army have a vocation, and so do ordinary people, and it is a man's vocation and instinct to retreat from the enemy in times of crisis." The girl's voice was not heavy, but it was clear and powerful: "Whether it is a general or a father, it can't stop my instinct to retreat from the enemy."

The girl was not obedient at all, she did not have the consciousness of "taking the father as heaven" at all, she did not consult or request, but she was talking to her father about her nature of "being a man".

She was wearing the most ordinary military uniform, all the way to the dust, her lips were slightly chapped, only a pair of eyes were still bright, and at this moment the stars above her head were flashing, as if there were stars and moon draped on her body, taking away her embarrassment, as if she had turned into a brilliant sword.

Tough, sharp, scorching.

The scorching color under the revelation of this edge made Chang Kuo think of the Yaosun Sword that was offered in the Xuance Mansion at this moment, the sword of His Royal Highness.

At this moment, he seemed to be suddenly impacted by the meteor that flashed by, and the feeling of impact penetrated into the depths of his soul in an instant, as if some familiar sense of connection suddenly awakened at this time.

Chang Kuo stood in place, stunned for a moment.

"At this moment, Mrs. Thorn Shi and her son, who are defending Hezhou City, are not soldiers. The wife and children of the assassin can kill the enemy, and the general's daughter can naturally do it too."

Under the starlight, the girl was straight, like a soldier waiting to be read, her eyes were firm, and her voice was also suppressed and powerful.

"Sui Ning is fortunate to have more than one skill, he can use a war bow as an archer, he can drive a war horse as a cavalry, he is also good at swords and guns, he is bold, he is not afraid of pain, he can be a personal soldier under the general, and he is willing to retreat from the enemy with the general!"

When the four eyes met, Chang Kuan's eyes became hot for no reason, and he fixed his voice as if he had been lost for a while, and said, "Okay...... If this soldier is so capable, I will take it today."

The girl's eyes brightened, and she raised her hands in front of her and saluted him.

Chang Blade's heart was inexplicably agitated: "I am willing to retreat from the enemy with the general!"

Chang Mao, who was guarding the side, also took two steps forward and forcibly suppressed his excitement and said, "...... I am willing to retreat from the enemy together with the general!"

Chang Kuo looked over: "......"

What are they making a fuss about?

Chang Suining looked at the two: "You can't go."

She had other arrangements.

But we still need to discuss it with the old man first.

Chang Sui Ning ordered Chang Jian and the two of them to guard well, and explained their plans to Chang Kuo in a low voice.

Chang Kuo listened, and his face was red and blue, white and white, and white and black.

Chang Sui Ning saw it in his eyes, and only felt that with this face, he might be able to open a dyeing workshop on the spot, no, even if he opened a hundred and ten rooms in the north and south of the world, it would be okay to think about it.

"Daddy should focus on the big picture." She persuaded at the right time, "One more plan, one more chance of winning."

"......" Chang Kuo's face changed slightly, "but this person has a strange temperament...... I don't have to say yes."

"All you have to do is leave it to me, as long as Daddy agrees."

After a long time, Chang Kuocai nodded almost imperceptibly.

Chang Suining borrowed a pen and paper, wrote a letter, and handed it to Chang Blade and the two: "This trip is urgent, be careful on the road."

"Yes!"

The two of them replied, bowed solemnly and retreated.

「…… This is one of the two plans that my daughter just mentioned?" Chang Kuo asked with mixed feelings.

Chang Suining thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes."

"And the rest of the plan?"

"Stay on the road." Chang Suining's face did not change: "Otherwise, Daddy will tie me up and send me back, where will I go to reason?"

Chang Kuo was helpless: "You child, is Daddy the one who doesn't believe in his word? How can Daddy be so guarded?"

Chang Sui Ning was noncommittal: "Daddy also often says that the heart of defense is indispensable."

Of course, none of this is critical

。

The key point is that what is a plan is just a casual nonsense that she just talked about...... Let the donkey run obediently, and then hang a carrot?

But it's not a big problem, the strategy is this thing, think about it slowly on the road, as long as the brain is there, you can always come up with it.

"Okay, just take precautions!" Chang Kuo laughed twice, didn't ask, waved his hand, "Let's go, go with my father to bake the fire and eat cakes."

Chang Suining smiled and followed.

It's been a long time since I baked and ate bread with my old man.

The flames scorched, scorching her limbs and awakening her blood.

If she saw Lao Chang on the way back to Beijing with Wei Shuyi, she had a feeling of returning home, then she was sitting in front of this fire at this moment, and she was alive again.

Although the road ahead tomorrow will be difficult and dangerous, my heart is my hometown.

At this time, in front of the fire in this hometown, she was accompanied by her former comrades, with a long knife in her hand and a war horse behind her, and she was truly reborn.

Whether it is glory or humiliation, the past can also be thrown into the fire and burned to ashes.

There is no need to mention the past, from this time on, she will let this world reacquaint herself with a person named Chang Suining.

……

Flames light up the sky.

When the first light appeared in the east, Chang Kuo's rate of less than 20,000 soldiers and horses had already set off.

Compared to yesterday, there is a new-faced pro-soldier by his side at this moment.

The horse's hooves crushed the thin morning light, broke through the frozen air of all winter days, and went to the uneven place.

……

In the city of Hezhou, where the city gate is closed, there is no trace of the people on the streets, and no one dares to go out.

The midday sun hung high, but it could not dispel the dead silence and fear that surrounded it.

In the Assassin's Mansion, a young man had just changed his medicine and was dressing and tying his belt, when a man in armor walked in quickly, and saluted with a solemn face: "Erlangjun!"

"Uncle Peng." The young man immediately stood up in his cloak and asked, "How?"

They had ordered the soldiers to break out of the siege in two ways, send the battle situation in Hezhou, ask for reinforcements to save the city, and inquire about the news.

The soldier surnamed Peng did not answer the young man's words, but said, "I have arranged a team of elites...... Please Erlangjun and Sanlangjun and their wives, follow them out of the city secretly, and leave Hezhou as soon as possible!"

"Leave?" The young man's face changed, and his tone was categorical: "I'm not leaving! If I am gone, who will guard this city of Hezhou?"

"Lang Jun, listen to your subordinates!" Peng joined the army in an eager tone, hiding grief and indignation: "Only one of the soldiers who went to inquire about the news came back...... He found out that there were indeed large troops leaving the camp in Shouzhou, but the route of the march was not to support Hezhou, they actually went in the direction of Yangzhou!"

"Yangzhou?" The young man was stunned: "Why is this ......?"

"Why else, it must be to take advantage of Xu Zhengye's best efforts to attack Hezhou and recapture Yangzhou from the rear!"

The young man didn't know how to react for a while, and asked uncertainly, "Peng joined the army, did he have such a way of fighting......?"

Or is it right?

Is this the way it should be?

"The way of fighting bullshit!" Peng Senjun's anger could no longer be suppressed: "It must be Li Yi's idea, this person only dares to dodge sneaky things behind his back, and never dares to fight Xu Zhengye head-on!"

If you say stupid, you are stupid with vicious stupidity!

The young man's face turned pale: "What does Uncle Peng mean...... They gave up and state, didn't they?"

So, there will be no reinforcements?

Peng Senjun grabbed his arm: "Lang Jun leave with me, if it's too late, I'm afraid I really won't be able to leave!"

After being dragged two steps, the young man reluctantly came back to his senses and pulled his hand away: "No, I can't go!"

Peng joined the army: "The imperial court no longer cares whether Hezhou lives or dies, who else does Lang Jun defend for!"

"For the people of Hezhou City!"

This is a calm and powerful female voice.

"Madame!" Peng Senjun turned around and hurriedly saluted.

A woman in her forties walked in

, followed by a young boy of twelve or thirteen years old.

The woman was ordinary-looking, with a somewhat sickly face, gray hair had grown in her bun for a few days, but her eyes were not angry but threatening.

"Xu Zhengye is in the name of helping and saving the world, but what he does is no different from that of bandits and villains.

"He came from a wealthy family, and he was willing to treat the gentry of the noble clan with courtesy, and talked about wine and great causes, but he regarded ordinary people as grass mustard and ants! I am afraid that the words of supporting the prince are just the name of his army, and this person harbors the ambition of a wolf son, and he is a real traitor to the country!"

"If Xu Zhengye is willing to treat the people well, I can bear the name of a traitor and comrade, and open the gate of Hezhou City today to welcome the Xu army into the city!"

"However, the husband and the eldest man died for the sake of the state, could it be that they were foolish and loyal to the court?"

When the woman said this, her eyes welled up with tears, and her tone did not diminish: "Because they know very well that if Hezhou is lost, the people of a city will be reduced to exiles to be trampled on, and before long, the people of Huainan Province may be homeless!"

The young man clenched his fists: "Ah Niang is right, my father ordered me to guard the door of the house before he died, and I will guard it until the last moment!"

Peng joined the army and wanted to say more, but he heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside.

"Report!"

"Twenty miles outside the city, there is a trace of the Xu army, led by Ge Zong, and it is coming to Hezhou!"

Peng Senjun scolded a swear word: "...... Sure enough, it's here again!"

Recently, five or six battles have been fought, and this Ge Zong is a powerful general under Xu Zhengye.

This time, Xu Zhengye ordered this person to attack the city, and this trip is obviously a must-win!

"Ah Hui, how many men do we have left?" The woman looked at the boy.

The young man's eyes trembled slightly: "Excluding the seriously injured, there are only eight thousand left who can fight."

The word "only" is both disturbing and tragic.

"How many of them came?"

The soldiers who came to report the news had a panicked look in their eyes: "There are about 100,000 ......!"

"It's a must-win for Hezhou." The woman's eyes darkened, and then she became calm and clear again: "Ah Hui, would you like to meet the enemy with Ah Niang?"

The young man Yunhui was shocked: "A-Niang!"

Of course, he should go, but how can A-Niang go!

"I want to be with A-Niang too!" The twelve-year-old boy immediately said.

The woman looked at her youngest son and nodded, "Okay, then let's go together."

"Madame!" Peng Senjun knelt down and tearfully persuaded, "...... Lord Thorn Shi has lost his eldest son, and Madame should leave a trace of blood for him! The subordinates are willing to defend the city with Erlangjun, and ask the lady to take Sanlangjun away!"

The little boy Yungui said categorically, "I'm not leaving! I'm going to defend the city with my second brother and A-Niang!"

As the son of the assassin, the twelve-year-old boy can understand enough what he will face next, and he also knows enough about the weight of the word "defend the city".

"Bloodline ......" The woman looked at the two children and said softly, "It would be best if we could keep Hezhou today. If we can't keep it, Erlang Saburo and I will spill all the blood and stay in Hezhou forever, which is the way for my husband's bloodline to survive."

Peng Senjun's body was shocked, tears rolled out of his eyes, he knocked his head on the ground, and said nothing.

The young Yunhui looked at his mother and did not hesitate at all.

The boy tied a white linen cloth between his forehead, and the mother and son all came out in armor.

Listening to the movement outside, the people in the city pushed the door out, and sent the three mother and son of the Yun family and eight thousand soldiers all the way to the front of the city.

The gates of the city were opened, and then slowly closed, with the soldiers outside and the people inside.

The gates were closed, and the moment the backs of the soldiers disappeared before their eyes, some of the people began to cry loudly.

"Second brother, are there really no reinforcements coming?" Yun Gui sat on his horse, holding a spear that was almost the same height as him, and asked his brother in a low voice.

"There will be." Yun Hui said to his younger brother, and also said loudly to the soldiers, "The imperial army will arrive soon, and I will wait until the last moment until reinforcements arrive!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers shouted in unison, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Peng looked at Yun Hui.

Yun Hui smiled at him.

The battle has not yet been fought, and the morale of the people who cannot be defeated will not be defeated.

Or rather, he still has a trace of luck in his heart, he has sent two soldiers to inquire about the news, and the other way no one has returned, what if there is new news, but he has not had time to report back?

He knew that this idea was a bit naïve, but the dead have always been the greatest, and as a person who is about to die, is he not allowed to be naïve?

The young man rode his horse and led the army to gallop away to meet the enemy.

The two armies fought five miles outside the city, one side was bound to win, and the other side was demoralized and fought hard.

The horse's hooves raised dust and sand and blood filled the sky, and the two were mixed, dyeing the heavens and the earth into a dim and tragic painting.

No matter how high the morale is, with the fall of his comrades, the Hezhou army still shows the disadvantage of being outnumbered.

Ge Zong, who led the troops, had the chance to win, and he didn't need to do it himself, he sat on his horse, looked at the young man covered in blood, and asked his subordinates on his side: "That's the son of Hezhou Thorn History, right?"

"General Hui, that's it!"

"It's bloody." Ge Zong said: "Now is the time for the general to employ people, tell them to surrender and not kill."

Someone in the Xu army soon shouted the slogan "Those who surrender will not be killed".

"In our army today, there are only heroes who have died in battle, and there are no thieves who have surrendered to the evil seed!" The red-eyed boy swung his knife and slew another enemy soldier.

Ge Zong sneered, "Young people are ignorant...... Stubbornness is in the wrong place."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the woman in armor who had killed the enemy: "How can there be a woman?"

"That should be the frost of the history of the Hezhou thorn."

"O widow." Ge Zong raised his eyebrows and said, "The general has always hated these women who can't see their identities clearly, the court is not the place where they should appear, and the battlefield is certainly not ...... Women are born yin, but they will spoil the feng shui of national fortune."

The subordinates on the side naturally knew who he was referring to, and they should only "yes" for a while.

"It's bad luck to have a widow on the battlefield." Ge Zong said, pulling up the bow in his hand.

The arrow flew away with a whistling eye, but when it approached the Yun family's wife, it was blocked by a man and a horse.

The figure on the horse was still very small, and after being hit by the arrow, it fell from the horse.

The Yun family's wife, Tong Kong, was shocked: "Ah Gui!"

She tried to step forward, but was stopped by an enemy soldier who came with a spear.

Yun Huice stepped forward immediately, jumped off the horse, and half-lifted his younger brother up: "Ah Gui!"

The little boy who blocked an arrow for his mother, blood gushed out of his mouth, leaned in front of his brother, and asked with uneven breathing, "Second brother, reinforcements...... Isn't it almost there?"

Yun Hui was trembling all over, he wanted to tell his younger brother that he was lying and there were no reinforcements at all!

But I heard the younger brother in front of me whisper: "Second brother, I seem to have heard the sound of reinforcements......

At this moment, Yun Hui's heart was like a knife, and his resentment turned into anger.

Where are the reinforcements!

That's all his naïve fantasy!

The next moment, an enemy soldier swung a knife at him.

He reluctantly got up, protected his younger brother in front of him, held the opponent's long knife with both hands, and squeezed out an unwilling roar between his clenched teeth, forcing the other party to take a few steps back.

His hands were dripping with blood, and it was undoubtedly a very stupid way to block the knife with his hands, but at this time, he didn't care, he had no statutes, no reason, and no hope.

The other party was at first intimidated by his ferocity, but quickly came to his senses, reluctantly drew the knife back, raised it, and was about to cut down.

"Hugh—"

Suddenly, a cold wind swept by.

The man with the knife trembled, then stopped moving.

An arrow flew out of nowhere and pierced his eyebrow.