On February 1, the snow was heavy and the weather was extremely cold.

Outside Hongyan City, the materials were delivered one after another, and at the same time, the officials of the major state capitals in the province sent letters of surrender one after another, willing to accept to become the subjects of the Great Qin Empire.

But all official business was stalled because of Lin Muyu's unconscious.

......

In the mansion of Hongyan City, Wei Qiu, Situ Sen, Situ Xue, Sikong Yao and others were in a hurry, pacing back and forth in the living room of Lin Muyu's room, Sikong Yao held green tea in his hand, and said: "Wei Qiu, don't walk around, my eyes are dazzled!"

Wei Qiu gritted his teeth and said, "My lord has been unconscious, how can this be good?"

Sikong Yao's eyes were gloomy: "Brother, he fought for three days and three nights in a row, taking the lead, almost exhausting all his fighting energy, and then he was overly sad because Cangnan was killed in battle, hey, let's see what Sister Chu Yao said after diagnosis." ”

At this moment, the door creaked open, and Chu Yao, who was dressed in the white robe of the archdeacon of the Elixir Division, walked out of the dust, and frowned lightly: "He has been suffering from a high fever since the morning, and his body is also very weak, he needs to recuperate for a while, no one should disturb him for the time being, I will stay here and concentrate on taking care of him." ”

Sikong Yao opened her small mouth.

Chu Yao said: "If you want to see it, go in and have a look, he hasn't woken up yet, ...... for a while." Pour him a little gruel, otherwise the nutrients in his body will not be able to keep up at all. ”

"Hmm. ”

Sikong Yao entered the room with one arrow step, but saw Lin Muyu sleeping and not waking up.

Chu Yao looked at the generals in the living room and said, "Ah Yu is not here, don't you know what to do?" Don't forget, you are all generals that Ah Yu relies on, Ah Yu needs to rest now, don't disturb him anymore with your military and political affairs, otherwise I won't agree." ”

Wei Qiu smiled awkwardly: "Yes, archdeacon, we understand, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

"Liaoyuan Province has decided to surrender, we don't know the truth for the time being, and we haven't given a response yet. ”

"Isn't it very simple?" Chu Yao raised his eyebrows and said: "Liaoyuan Province originally had no troops, and this time it was almost annihilated by the Gentian Battalion, and Liaoyuan Province is located in the south, the east is an insurmountable mountain range, the west is the mountain province, and the north is Hongyan Province, which means that we have been trapped in the south, there is no choice but to surrender, defend the revenge, you send a commander and ten civil officials to collect the army of Liaoyuan Province, It is enough to rectify the affairs of the province, in this way, even if they are cheating, we will not have much loss. ”

"Yes, I...... I'll do it soon, if Lin Shuai is okay, this matter will be said to be handled by Archdeacon Chu Yao. ”

"Hmph, you're still the commander of the Gentian Battalion, I'm really afraid of taking on trouble. ”

"Ha......" Wei Qiu smiled bitterly: "The archdeacon doesn't know, Wei Qiu is a military general, and the matter of absorbing the province was done by civilian officials, so it was not my turn in the first place, I think...... The archdeacon of the Elixir Department should be regarded as a civil official, and I can handle it with confidence if I have you. ”

"Hmm. ”

"By the way, there's one more thing. Wei Qiu, who walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned around and said: "His Royal Highness Yin and Lord Xi are both presiding over the memorial ceremony for the soldiers killed in the Battle of Longyuan in Xiping City, do you want to tell His Highness about the news that Lin Shuai is unconscious?"

Chu Yao bit her red lip and said, "No, this will only make Xiao Yin and Xiao Xi worry in vain, just tell them that Hongyan Province has been captured, and also, the news of Xu Jiantao's martyrdom will also inform them, send the dragon knight to Xishan Province with the body of Xu Jiantao, you should be able to fly there within half a day, and bury it well, he is a hero of the empire." ”

"Yes, I see. ”

......

In the room, Lin Muyu closed his eyes and didn't wake up, but his body trembled slightly, as if he was having a nightmare, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.

"Brother......

Sikong Yao wiped the sweat for him, and his beautiful face was full of worry.

Chu Yao walked in again and said, "Miss Sikong, don't worry too much, Ah Yu's body is hard, this time he was only seriously injured, overly sad, and anxious, he will wake up soon, and now he needs to recuperate, let's not bother him, let's go, Hongyan Province has a lot to do, you, the commander of Bai Ze's mercenaries, have a lot to do, 50,000 soldiers, war horses and weapons, etc., all of which need you to intervene." ”

"Well, thank you Sister Chu Yao for reminding me. ”

Sikong Yao pursed her red lips and said, "I'm in the Terraomatera, please send someone to inform me once my brother wakes up." ”

"Okay, let's go. ”

Sikong Yao reluctantly left.

Chu Yao sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Lin Muyu's very pale face, and said, "Why don't you take care of your body like this, you see, so many people miss you, wake up quickly, if you don't wake up, I'm afraid you'll miss Xu Jiantao's funeral." ”

......

Xishan Province, see the green mountain side outside Longyuan.

Hongyan Province is less than a thousand miles away from here, and the dragoons of Situ Sen and Situ Xue arrived here in almost half a day, and in the snow, the imperial civil and military ministers stood solemnly, paying tribute to the imperial soldiers who died in battle.

"Situ Sen is here!"

The wind followed the upward road.

Qianfeng frowned and said, "There has been no news from Hongyan Province for three consecutive days, Situ Sen must have brought some news." ”

"yes......"

A total of four dragons fell in the open space in front of the crowd, Situ Sen turned over and slipped off the dragon's back, knelt down and said: "Minister Situ Sen, see Her Royal Highness the Empress, see Lord Xijun!"

"Get up. Qin Yin was wearing a white empress robe and said, "General Sen, how is Brother Ayu?"

"Everything went well. ”

Situ Sen's eyes were a little red, and he muttered: "Our Gentian Battalion has been defending Phoenix Pass for nearly ten days, exhausting the sharpness and grain and grass of He Song's 250,000 army...... But...... But the god-damned Chen Yu actually sent his subordinate Song Liangcheng to lead 100,000 elites in Hongyan City to cover up and kill us...... The Gentian Battalion Pioneer Battalion was almost completely lost, and Lin Shuai was seriously injured......"

"Huh?!"

Qin Yin's body trembled slightly, and she said eagerly, "Brother Ah Yu is okay, right?"

"Lin Shuai is fine, just seriously injured. Situ Sen's eyes were full of tears, and he said, "But...... But in order to cover Lin Shuai, Xu Jiantao led 5,000 soldiers and horses to block the 50,000 thieves, and was besieged on Bugu Mountain for a bloody night, and he was martyred!"

Situ Sen knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

No one would have thought that the iron-clad warrior would cry so unscrupulously, he knelt there, stuck his long sword on the ground, and curled up, like a poor shrimp, the friendship between military comrades-in-arms is something that others can't understand, let alone Situ Sen and Xu Jiantao, who belong to the Gentian Battalion, and share life and death and have been friends for many years.

Behind him, two dragon knights carried Xu Jiantao's coffin and got off the dragon's back, Xu Jiantao's body was wrapped in a purple flower king flag, and his expression before death was very peaceful, even smiling.

Feng Jixing, Zhang Wei, Qin Yan and others had red eyes, and they all knelt on one knee on the ground. Even, even Qin Yin, who was the empress, slowly knelt down and muttered, "Will ...... Xu Jiantao was buried in the first place in the mausoleum of Jianlongyuan Town, posthumously named the Duke of Cangnan, and the son inherited his father's throne, and the title was passed down from generation to generation. ”

After the establishment of the National Assembly, the titles of dukes and viscounts were deposed one after another, and almost all the titles were posthumously awarded to some martyred heroes, which is understandable.

Situ Sen stepped forward and said, "Please don't be too sad, in this battle, the Gentian battalion killed nearly 200,000 enemies, and lost more than 50,000 of itself." ”

"What about Lin Shuai?"

Qin Yin moved her red lips and asked, "How is Lin Shuai?"

"Oh, Lin Shuai was slightly injured a little, and now he is presiding over the overall situation in Hongyan City. ”

"Really?"

"Hmm!"

Qin Yin didn't seem to believe Xu Jiantao's words, she knew Lin Muyu's personality very well, Xu Jiantao was Lin Muyu's favorite general, so many years of best friend, now that Xu Jiantao died in battle, how heavy should this be a blow to Lin Muyu!

Feng Ji walked forward and said, "Your Highness...... After the body of Cangnan Gong is sent to the mausoleum, you must read the memorial in person. ”

"Well, I know. ”

Feng Jixing glanced at Situ Sen again and asked, "Ah Yu is okay, is it?"

"Please rest assured, Lin Shuai is fine. ”

"It's okay...... Oh, that's good......" Feng Jixing's sword eyebrows tightened, and he didn't say anything more.

......

I don't know who took the lead, singing the imperial war song Autumn Goose Ballad, and soon, the soldiers were singing, many of them were injured to send the Paize Brothers on their last journey, at this time, what could tell the sadness in their hearts better than the Autumn Goose Ballad-

The world is vast, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful.

The icy moonlight enters the battlefield.

The rice river is green, and the breeze is blowing.

The warriors of the empire went to their homeland together.

Kill all the jackals, and be frivolous all your life.

Who will soothe my wounds?

The way home is no longer in sight.

Looking at the eyes and wanting to wear, I only sigh that the mountains are high and the waters are long.

Criss-cross the Quartet, always defend the country.

What if the soul returns to the end of the world.

Where are the warriors buried in broken robes?

Autumn geese, please take my soul back to my hometown.

......

"There is no longer any way home...... The way home can no longer be looked at......" Feng Jixing mourned two sentences, and his heart couldn't help but twitch, who will be the next war dead?

Situ Sen looked up at the sky with flying snow, and faintly heard the mournful chirping of birds, this is already spring, but it is still snowing heavily, Situ Sen's voice is a little trembling, and he shouted loudly to the sky: "Qiu Yan, Qiu Yan, if you are really here, please take Xu Jiantao's soul back to your hometown, so that when those of us who are alive go back to drink, we can also accompany him, Xu Jiantao loves to drink the world, hurry up and take him home, don't leave him here alone......"

Feng Jixing, Zhang Wei and others couldn't help but convuls, and tears rolled down.