Ugly time.

The snow is falling, and the city is dyed.

The two-word flag of "dragon head" erected on the city tower is frozen, and if the hard state has a soul bone, it also moves when the wind moves, but it is no longer folded by half a minute.

Who said that heaven and earth are always merciless?

Isn't this white head the greatest praise for the soldiers who are loyal and bloody in battle?

The east gate of Longtou Pass facing the direction of the royal city was wide open, and the red-topped carriage and about forty infantry were parked at the city gate, and the rest of the war cavalry had been temporarily merged into the defenders of the city.

Yan Chang was wearing heavy armor and holding an armor-piercing lance, and immediately went under the city gate to lecture the wounded soldiers at the medical station.

"Brothers, there is a shortage of doctors and medicines in this city, so you should follow this carriage with you."

"Some of you have been fighting with Ben Shuai for 20 years, and some of you have only joined the army in the past two years, but you have fought bravely, and the enemy is terrified...... Yan Chang pointed to the smooth road outside the city gate, and said, "You have been loyal to Da Yu and worthy of the ancestors of Da Yu, and Ben Shuai wishes you all a smooth journey." ”

However, after Yan Chang's words fell, no one moved half a step.

Yan Chang said: "Is it because Ben Shuai didn't say it clearly enough?" ”

At this time, the veteran soldiers in the queue came out of the crowd and saluted in front of Yan Chang.

When Yan Chang saw this person, he said happily: "Old brother, you are still alive." ”

"Thanks to the handsome Hongfu, he is still alive."

"Where did Ben Shuai come from, but it dragged you down."

"The marshal's words are wrong, if it weren't for the marshal's wisdom and martial arts, I'm afraid that we would have become dry bones outside the city, how can we survive to this day?"

"You are also old and injured, take your brothers with you."

"Do you think that after I leave this dragon head pass, I will still have a way to live?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Whether we are passing through Huangshui Pass or Hukou Pass, I am afraid that we will be shown as deserters as soon as we arrive at the city gate."

"Rest assured, the people in the car will intercede for you."

"What if the guards insist on taking our heads and asking for credit? Isn't it in vain? ”

This statement is like a knife, piercing Yanchang's heart.

In the three months since the fierce battle of Longtou Pass, the war has become more and more tense, but the king of Dayu, as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, only ordered Yanchang to defend it, and there must be no mistakes. As the saying goes, "the monarch and the minister have to die", Yan Chang could only grit his teeth and lead a group of soldiers to support him, and he had already foreseen the result.

If it was before, Yan Chang could act as someone else's talisman with a word, but now it is difficult to protect himself, so why not talk about anything else?

"Dashuai, needless to say, the brothers have already discussed it, and swear to live and die with Longtou Pass."

"Swear to live and ......die with Longtou Pass" The wounded soldiers raised their swords and shouted in unison, and the crowd was excited.

Yan Changrong has been a horse all his life, and he didn't know what emotions were, but at this moment, his eyes were wet by the cold wind.

He squinted his eyes, swept over everyone's faces one by one, and shouted: "Wait for the order, immediately reorganize the army, and go to the city tower to garrison!" ”

"Order!"

The red-roofed carriage ran over the snow-covered official road, and the sound of the clumping car went away into the darkness.

Under the hard push of more than a dozen sergeants, the heavy gate of Longtou closed slowly.

Under the banner of the city tower swaying in the wind, Yan Yun stood alone by the battlements, the messy flying snow hit his cold face, but he was like a log, not moving at all, just looking at the distance that he couldn't see clearly.

More than two years ago, when he was still serving his mother in the Wuwei General's Mansion in Wangcheng, Di You always looked introverted, shy, and smiling like a flower, which gave him a warm and soft feeling.

When he saw her in a hurry today, he couldn't find half a trace of the past from her, only cold and resolute, just like this snowy night, without a trace of temperature.

Perhaps, this is who she is.

In fact, the current Di You is more in line with Yanyun's mother's definition of a qualified daughter-in-law, and she often says that the children of the official eunuch family cannot have too many children; Another sentence is, don't be like your father, who only knows how to fight and kill, it's not good to be too upright, and you have to hide a little bit of everything.

Yan Yun is under the influence of her mother, and her personality is more inclined to her.

When Di You took out the three-foot short sword, Yan Yun understood everything, but pretended to be ignorant, and observed the sharpness of the sword with his brother, and even deceived his father perfectly.

Like a bitter glass of wine, he drank quietly and silently.

"It's hard for you to take a trip to the mountains, the road is far away, take care of yourself......" Yan Yun groaned softly.

Yin time.

The snow is still falling.

In the darkness, the world is vast.

The wind, like a razor, blew through the vast Guan Mountain, as if blowing a horn.

The fire had been extinguished, and the towering tower of Longtou Pass and the nearly 200 soldiers standing on the city wall were completely integrated with the darkness.

The sergeants were dressed in Qiang uniforms, fur hats, scimitars tied around their waists, leather armor hidden in them, and only a strip of inconspicuous white cloth was tied around their arms.

These 200 people were carefully selected, some were soldiers of the Shuaifu, and some were veterans of a hundred battles.

Standing in the center of the queue was Yan Yun, who had also changed into Qiang equipment, and to his left and right were two centurions, and opposite Yan Yun were his father and two elder brothers.

Yan Chang said: "Wine!" ”

There was already a soldier carrying a wine jar and wine utensils waiting by the side, and immediately stepped forward after receiving the order.

The wine is warm and spicy in the throat.

Yan Long's eyes were burning and glaring at his younger brother, and at this moment, he suddenly bowed down to Yan Chang on one knee and said, "Father, please ask for your father's permission, and I will replace the third brother in battle!" ”

"Evil Barrier!" Yan Chang was furious, took off the copper wedge from the hook around his waist, and smashed it at the top of the swallow dragon.

"Father-" Yanhu and Yanyun were shocked, and wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

The copper mace is an armor-piercing heavy weapon, even if Yan Long wears a helmet, he can't withstand the force of this blow, and he suddenly lies on the ground, blood flowing down his forehead.

Fortunately, Yan Chang did not do his best, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yan Long was also tough, and he reluctantly sat up with the support of his brother, and said unconvinced: "Father, the third brother is a young man in the army, he is not married, and he has no heirs. ”

"Fool!" Yan Chang stomped his feet angrily, pointed at the rest of the sergeants at the head of the city, his face was extremely hideous, and shouted, "What about them? Who will go into battle for them? ”

Yan Long was speechless.

"Big brother, the younger brother attacked the enemy camp at night this time, it was to outwit, what is the danger? Once the enemy chief is found, the head of the enemy will be turned upside down, and the brother and father will wait for the opportunity to move, make miraculous achievements, and make a fortune! Yan Yun shook his brother's palm vigorously, smiled, and then said goodbye to Yanchang Yanhu.

"All the soldiers obeyed the order and smashed the enemy's nest with the general!"

Yan Yun took the lead in grabbing the thick rope of the child's arm that had fallen again from the Longtou Guancheng Tower, and slid down.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the follow-up personnel followed closely behind him and climbed the wall out of the city.

Soon, half of the two hundred men had gone down and were gathering themselves under the city.

"Yanhu listened to the order, waited for the enemy camp to catch fire, opened the city gate, and commanded the army with his commander to attack the enemy camp directly!" After Yan Chang finished speaking, he raised his leg and walked towards the steps, and at the moment when his figure was about to disappear, he added, "Yan Long sits in the dragon head pass, waiting for an opportunity to respond. ”

"Father, is my son really wrong?" Yan Long smiled sadly, struggled to get up, and looked out of the city, as far as his eyes could see, he saw that Yan Yun was also looking up.

The two brothers looked at each other in the air, Yan Yun pulled the corners of his lips, smiled, and waved his hand again, leading a group of sergeants to quickly disappear into the darkness.

"Third brother, foolish brother is useless, you are more suitable to stand here than brother......"

Yan Long choked up, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes, like blood.