The two watched from the top of the mountain as the sun set in the west, the clouds were steaming, and the mountains and rivers were magnificent.

In front of them is an abyss.

Hu Mu said, "Auntie, I remember what happened when I was a child."

Han Youning asked, "What's the matter?"

Hu Mu looked at the cliff in front of him, there were clouds and mist, and he couldn't see the bottom, "When I was three years old, it was my eldest sister who pushed me down the rockery."

Han Youning turned his head, his expression was as calm as water, but there was a trace of sadness in his eyes.

He said quietly, "There is a railing on the rockery, and there is a wild flower blooming on the side of the mountain outside the railing, and the flower is blue, and the eldest sister likes it very much. She asked me to climb over the railing to help her pick it up, and it counted as my birthday gift to her. She said she would take my hand and protect me."

"I'm scared, that rockery is as tall and scary to me as this cliff. But I wanted to give my eldest sister's birthday gift, so I went out. When I picked it, the eldest sister didn't take my hand, but pushed me, and I saw the smile on her face before I fell down the mountain."

He paused, "And this time I fell into the water, and someone pushed me. But I don't know who that man is."

Han Youning didn't know how to comfort him, in his mind, the eldest sister had always been his very important relative. But this relative is his nightmare.

She said softly, "The heart of the people is sinister, and the son of the world will meet more and more in the future. In the future, when dealing with Nanzhang, be careful."

Hu Mu picked a small blue flower from the grass and put it in the palm of his hand, "Auntie, don't worry, I won't pick flowers for her again."

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In the camp of Cizhou, dark clouds cover the moon, and there is silence in the dark night.

The sun baked the earth all day, and at night the heat still did not subside, and it was so dull that it was breathless.

General's barracks tent.

A tall young general, with a grim face and a heavy armor, strode in with the curtain open.

He stopped and said to the lieutenant behind him, "Thirty steps back and be alert!"

"Yes!"

Lu Ling walked around the screen and said to the person standing behind, "Big brother, you're here."

Lu Bing, dressed in an ordinary soldier's uniform, sat on the bed with a golden sword, and looked at his second brother Lu Ling, "Injured?"

Lu Ling looked down at the wound on his arm, the flesh was turned out, and blood was dripping.

The Xiliang army outside the city had just finished the siege, and he had finished counting the soldiers and horses and arrived at the current second watch, but he didn't notice that he was injured.

Lu Ling smiled indifferently, "It should be a scratch from a stray arrow, a little injury, just sprinkle some gold sore medicine."

Lu Bing said, "You can scatter."

"Hey, I can't hide anything from my brother."

Lu Ling dragged a chair and sat across from him, "There have been too many casualties in the past few days, and there are not many gold sore medicines, so let's keep it for those seriously injured soldiers."

Lu Bing took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and threw it to him, "It's hot now, if it suppurates, it can kill you."

"Not really." Lu Ling smiled and uncorked the porcelain bottle and sprinkled some medicinal powder on the wound, "Is the eldest brother going to be a soldier all the time?"

Lu Bing frowned, "If the ghost-faced general doesn't appear, I won't be able to show up. He is in the aid of the Northwest Army, and I must not expose him."

Private individuals have so many soldiers and horses, if the emperor knows, I am afraid that the identity will be guessed, and I am afraid that they will be killed. ….

Since there has been a rumor that General Ghostface is him, then he will lay this cover for General Ghostface.

Lu Ling asked in a low voice, "There is a force hidden in Xiling Mountain, and it blocked that big gap for us, could it be the Ghost Face General's doing?"

"I went to investigate quietly today, and those soldiers looked so well trained that I was almost discovered by them. But whether they are the soldiers and horses of the ghost-faced general is not easy to say. If General Ghostface doesn't show up, then it can't be counted."

There was a faint worry on Lu Ling's face, "The Xiliang Army has already attacked like this, why hasn't he shown his face yet. Xiliang has at least more than 80,000 soldiers and horses, and we only have less than 20,000 garrisons here, plus the 5,000 soldiers and horses sent by the prince, and sooner or later the city gate will be breached."

They have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they are not guarding

There is a city gate, and a long protective wall. For them, it is much more difficult to defend than to attack. If the time drags on for a long time, the soldiers are sleepy and tired, and there will always be a time when they can't hold on.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Big brother, why don't General Qiao and I lead an elite army out secretly, let's go out and attack." If this takes a long time, morale will definitely be low, and I am afraid that the combat strength will be greatly reduced."

Lu Bing shook his head, "No, it's not at the point of all-or desperation yet. Wait."

"Okay, then wait."

Lu Ling has always respected his brother, the eldest brother is calm and thoughtful enough, and it is also the eldest brother who saved the decline of the Northwest Army.

Lu Bing did not leave, and slept in the second brother's tent.

It didn't seem to have slept for long, when suddenly gongs and drums rang out loud.

"The Xiliang army is attacking the city!"

"The Xiliang army is attacking the city!"

The two brothers jumped to their feet.

Lu Ling quickly rushed out of the camp tent and met the adjutant general who came over, "General, the Xiliang army is attacking the city, and the outside is full of Xiliang soldiers!" Looks like all the soldiers and horses have been dispatched!"

It's the fourth watch, and it's the time when the soldiers are the most tired and the guards are the most lax.

Just experienced a battle last night, who would have thought that the Xiliang army would attack the city again after two hours. And it's a big general attack.

Lu Ling commanded as he walked out, "Pass the order, except for the wounded soldiers, all the soldiers are in place!"

"Yes!"

Lu Ling paused in his footsteps, and then turned back to the camp tent, Lu Bing had already heard the adjutant's report and was about to sneak out.

Lu Ling said, "Big brother, you better don't go on, our brothers have to live one of them, and the Northwest Army can't live without you."

Lu Bing said, "We are dead, the Lu family still has Lu Rin."

With that, he lifted a corner from behind the tent and went out.

Out of the tent, the voices on the other side of the city gate were much clearer, and the earth-shattering shouts were powerful, and long arrows with fireballs pierced the night sky.

Ascending the city wall, by the light of the torches, I saw that the Xiliang soldiers outside were densely packed, surging and gathering under the city wall.

The rain of arrows shot out, but the power in front of the heavy shield armor was minimal. Arrows and crossbows are limited, and they can never penetrate their protection layer after layer. The people in front fell, and the people behind made up for it, and Xiliangjun never seemed to be afraid of death.

The city gate was already on fire, and some soldiers of the Northwest Army climbed down the city wall and cut off rocket after rocket on the city gate.

I don't know how many soldiers have died under the city gates, and new ones are constantly being replaced.

In the face of such a disparity in numbers, there is no way to deal with it except to defend it.

"Defend Cizhou!"

Lu Ling held the bow and arrow, his cold eyes narrowed, aiming at the human head occasionally exposed behind the shield armor, and shooting accurately.

One after another, the Xiliang soldiers fell.

"Defend Cizhou!"

"Defend Cizhou!"

Wave after wave of shouts spread across the city walls, and the soldiers were red-eyed and their bows and arrows in their hands.

They are guarding not only Da Zhou, but also their relatives.

Shen Momo