In the sixth year of Yongxing, the seventh day of the lunar month.

That evening, the wind was low, a heavy snow had just fallen, and another was coming; The north wind was tight overnight, and the snowflakes were flying all over the sky, first sparse and then dense, until the next day's dawn, the originally wet ground was gradually covered with crystal white frost.

At dawn, the dawn is dark, and the sky with a white belly and leaden gray sky in the east is pressed heavily on the tower of the upper capital, projecting thousands of scattered snow lines, just like the wilderness in this winter, barren, far, and vast......

The sound of the wind suddenly tightened, and the cold north wind suddenly became biting, and with a sharp whistling, it brushed past the city. The wind became stronger and stronger, rolling a layer of misty snow dust into the capital, and when the smoke and dust dispersed, the white and vast snow fields outside the city actually showed a little ochre red, like a red wave.

This winter there is a lot of snow, and the gray sky is like a cloth that is constantly being torn apart, constantly pulling out scattered or soft snowflakes; The mountain, as light as ink, has always been lonely watching the imperial capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is close at hand, and it seems that it will melt in the wind and snow in the next moment.

On this day, the 200,000 Jingbei army, under the ardent gaze of the subjects of the world, swore to be sealed outside the Shuntian Gate, unveiling the strategic feat of the Great Zhou Empire's northern attack on Rouran; In this northern expedition, the imperial court raised hundreds of thousands, and ordered the general of Zhenbei, the general of Zhengbei, the general of the hussars, the pastor of Youzhou, the governor of You, Hebei, and the military of the three states, the marshal of Xingtai in the north, the captain, and Xiao Changling, the king of Qin, led 200,000 troops to meet the Rouran Iron Cavalry, intercepted and killed the enemy on three roads, and fought a decisive battle with the northern captives.

In addition, the army went north, and when the military needs were needed for money and food, it was first transported north by the Beijing division along the official road, arrived at Dingxiang, and then entered Jinyang, and was transferred to Yunzhong through Jinyang to supply the front line; A team of chariots and horses transported food and wages, stretching for dozens of miles, and the smoke and dust on the road were not stopped, and another team came one after another, and its momentum was so magnificent that it was a grand occasion that the Xiao family had not seen in the decades since the founding of the country.

Not only that, today, coinciding with the oath of Jingbei, at that time, the two emperors and queens and the crown prince will bring the kings of the clan and the civil and military ministers above the third grade to Shuntianmen and march for the army of King Qin.

Nowadays, outside the Shuntian Gate, the extended army and the subordinates of the army stand quietly in the northwest wind, dazzling swords and guns, and the flag covers the sun.

At this moment, Xiao Changling's Jingbei army had already been neatly arranged, lined up on the school field outside the Shuntian Gate, and everyone was cold and unfazed, as if they were waiting for the emperor and the prince to lead a hundred officials to send the prince to the king.

As far as the eye can see, the wide military academy field is full of large black and oppressive Jingbei soldiers, bright flags, fluttering in the wind under the sky, shiny armor, with the help of the snow against the backdrop, flashing a dazzling luster, swords, guns and halberds pointing straight into the sky, glowing with cold cold, and those horse's hooves close to the ground, as if they can burst out at any time A deafening loud noise, just a moment of effort, can rely on the unstoppable momentum to attack, raising the sky-high wolf smoke, teaching people to be fearful, creepy.

The army is majestic, the flag is like fire, and the army that stretches for dozens of miles overwhelms the wind and snow of the cold winter month in an instant; This is the Jingbei wind bone, which condenses the Jingbei wind bone that sweeps away all the decay in the world!

Of course, it is impossible for the Jingbei Army to accommodate 200,000 horses in a mere military academy. At this time, the main force of Jingbei has all left the city and headed for the northern border, and the Jingbei soldiers here are 100,000 "Qin King Zhong Army" gathered by the elite of the four three battalions of Tiefutu, Black Cavalry, White Horse Yicong and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, led by Xiao Changling, King of Qin, all the way north to meet the main force.

Facing the Shuntian Gate, stands the tall "Xiao" character king flag. The samurai who was responsible for carrying the flag was a burly black knight with a black armor, his face hidden under a heavy fire and bronze helmet, and a three-foot-long Jingbei sword at his waist; The red royal flag, engraved with a dragon-like emblem, was swept by the wind, making a vibrating sound of hunting.

"Da, da, da......"

The sound of horses' hooves resounded in the sky.

100,000 soldiers have eyes like torches and tall postures; At this moment, they finally waited for their true master.

As the sound of horses' hooves got closer and closer, a dashing young general, dressed in white armor and riding a sword, galloped through the army with high spirits, the horse's hooves were flying, and the smoke and dust were like lines; The white-clothed general was in the dust, riding a horse alone, straight through the 100,000 ironclad army formation.

"The king is mighty!"

"The king is mighty!"

Suddenly, 100,000 Jingbei men raised their arms in unison, and their black armor sprinkled large snowflakes and splashed out lightly.

At that time, he stood under the royal flag, dressed in white clothes and cold armor, with black hair like ink, black hair was even more dazzling than white clothes, and his cold face was a hundred times colder than the clouds and snow, and his eyes were just swept quietly, and he couldn't help but think of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain standing majestically in the area of the glaciers in the far north.

Under it, Xiao Changling is dressed in a military uniform, wearing a shadow on his waist, holding a "Tiger Wei Bu Zi Gilded Euphorbia" with a three-foot long handle, the halberd blade is shining with gold, and his shoulders are draped with a Xuan-colored coat embroidered with a tiger leaping dragon Xiang ornament, and his body is "sassy and purple", his face is calm, his eyes are blazing, and he stands proudly on horseback; Behind him, Su Yi, Hu Kun, Huan Huan, Yuan Ying and other Jingbei generals were all helmets and armor, neatly arranged, standing beside the king of Jingbei.

Xiao Changling rode on a horse, two heroic broken sword eyebrows, hanging high, a pair of deep and bottomless cold eyes, condensed countless fierce sword qi, always staring at the Shuntian Gate, the sound of the wheel, Luan Jia was close to the door.

"Dismount! Play military music! ”

I only heard that Xiao Changling shouted, then lifted the tiger power halberd, slammed into the snow, and took the lead in turning over and dismounting, the combat boots under his feet, stepping on steady steps, pressing the sword forward, waiting for the emperor's chariot.

Suddenly, on the field of the military academy, the drum music was loud, and the sound of stirring military music pierced the sky.

In a short time, the city gate was opened, and a full sixteen gold-armored royal forest soldiers armed with long ges and bows and arrows, wearing tiger crowns and golden armor, rode high-headed horses, and took the lead in opening the city gates; Immediately afterwards, Hao Tingyu was dressed in armor, riding a snow-white horse majestically, leading a large number of guards, surrounding the bright yellow and eye-catching royal car, and slowly drove out against the background of the sound of horses' hooves and wheels.

The Son of Heaven drove the royal car, in order was the queen's phoenix, the crown prince's luanyu, and finally the chariots and horses accompanying the civil and military; With the colorful flags fluttering, and under the escort of the brigade of the Royal Forest Army, a large number of convoys left Shuntianmen and marched to the school field.

Emperor Xuan Xiao Long first took the imperial car and drove out of Shuntian Gate. When the royal car drove more than ten steps in front of Xiao Changling, it slowly stopped, Xiao Long stepped out of the car first, and the queen Dugu Yuanji and the prince Xiao Changyao also got out of the car, and the accompanying civil and military officials also rushed forward.

Seeing that his father and queen mother had all gotten out of the car, Xiao Changling raised his arms high, the drums behind him stopped, and the soldiers dismounted; Then, the commander of Jingbei, who commanded a strong army of 200,000 iron cavalry, lightly held the hilt of the sword in his left hand, shook the big sword on his shoulder, knelt down on one knee, and spoke loudly.

"Erchen Hussar General, Lingtai Lieutenant, General of Zhengbei, King Changling of Qin, the whole army is completed, please show His Majesty the Emperor, all the soldiers of my Jingbei Army, immediately go out to fight and pacify the grassland barbarians!"

Looking at the Xiao family Erlang in front of him, who is full of vigor and heroism of the young general, a generation of ambitious lords is full of emotions, and his eyes gradually become hazy.

Emperor Taizong leaned forward, slowly helped Xiao Changling up, and waved his hand.

"Hao Tingyu, give wine."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

I saw that Hao Tingyu was holding the imperial wine, first presented a glass of wine to His Majesty the Emperor, and then walked in front of Xiao Changling and presented a glass of imperial wine to the King of Qin. And the soldiers below also picked up the Zhuangxing wine that had already been poured for a long time.

Xiao Long raised the wine cup first and said loudly.

"Rank soldiers, this Northern Expedition is a matter of the Great Zhou Sheji, the safety of the world, victory or defeat in one fell swoop; Just now, I have led hundreds of civil and military officials to sue the Taimiao, I believe that you will be able to sweep away the northern captives and build immortal feats for my Great Zhou! Come! My Jingbei warriors, after this bowl of wine, I am in Shangjing, waiting for your triumph! ”

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Da Zhou will win!"

In an instant, the huge military academy field was completely annihilated by a shout like a tidal wave, and suddenly fell into endless boiling; After 100,000 iron armor entered the wine, he knelt on the ground, and the mountain shouted the sound of long live, which could go directly to heaven.

Then, His Majesty the Emperor turned his head, suddenly smiled, stared at Xiao Changling, who was dressed in white armor, and whispered to him.

"Erlang, go out this time, use the soldiers well, don't be distracted, and when this battle is over, I will give you a marriage."

At first glance, when he heard the words "marriage", like Chrysostom, floated out of his father's mouth, Xiao Changling's expression was surprised, stunned, and joyful, and his heart was hot and hot, blocked in his throat, unable to swallow, and unable to show too excitement, and finally held the wine glass calmly.

"Thank you, Father."

Xiao Changling drank it all.

"Jiro."

This is a tone from a woman, Xiao Changling stared at the sound; I saw that Dugu Yuanji, who was dressed in red, stepped forward and stretched out her hand, and Her Royal Highness the Queen's flexible fingers were gently placed on Xiao Changling's forearm wearing a wrist guard.

"On the battlefield, Mo Xiaoqiang, don't take risks, don't forget, there is still a family ...... in the capital, and the queen mother is waiting for you to come back."

"Queen Mother, you forgot, the child is a victorious general, don't say it's a Rouran person, even if you go to the Netherworld, Lord Yama won't accept me." Xiao Changling said disapprovingly.

Perhaps, only when facing his mother, Xiao Changling, the king of Qin, who has been proud and strong since he was a child, never refused to bow his head and admit defeat, and never knew what defeat was, would take off the cold veil covering his face, remove the camouflage of blood, and show his profligate side.

"You erection, you talk nonsense." Dugu Yuanji glanced at his son.

Xiao Changling smiled wildly.

At this moment, Xiao Changyao stepped forward and walked in front of Xiao Changling.

"Apu, you have the emperor's order, and you are about to go on an expedition outside the Saiwai, and you are here as a brother,...... I wish you a safe journey, not trusted by the court, and return to the court as soon as possible. ”

The crown prince's voice was flat, with low eyebrows and a light smile, but in that pair of eyes, there was a flash of calculating and sinister hearts, and he did not hesitate to use the country as a chessboard and the world as a chess game, as if with a touch of unfathomable kingly wind.

Xiao Changling held his head proudly, his face was as deep as a pool, and his two fierce gazes like ice needles pierced straight into the crown prince's already extremely handsome face; His gaze was always as cold as ice, and there was not a trace of warmth, leaving only a smear of ashes left after the fire was extinguished.

Finally, the cold voice of the King of Jingbei, as resolute as a rock, was crushed down heavily, so that people could not speak, and they could only struggle to survive.

"Brother Huang's words are serious, the younger brother is the commander of Jingbei, in charge of the military power, commanding the three armies, besides, my father gave me a jade seal and a golden talisman, and ordered me to control the armies, so the younger brother is willing to guard the country for the Son of Heaven and the northern frontier for the imperial court; Protecting the family and the country and resisting foreign aggression is the duty of the minister to die, Changling...... Bound! ”

So the two brothers said no more.

"Knock knock—"

Suddenly, the war drums rumbled, and the drums became more and more intense, hitting people's hearts.

As soon as the drum sounded, Xiao Changling's eyes burned, as if burning all over the sky, slowly swept over the 100,000 sons behind him, his eyes turned into a sword in an instant, staring at the sky for thousands of miles, and he was silent for a long time.

Then, Xiao Changling waved his arms, lifted the dark color on his body, and ordered the wolf howling guard beside him, pouring a large glass of spirits.

"Rouran is tyrannical, he is good at opening troops, plundering my country's borders, bullying my compatriots, Xiao Changling is ordered by the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, leading the men of Jingbei, smashing the enemy, and punishing the heavens! If Kou wants to stop him, Changling swears to cut off his head, drink his blood, reduce the punishment, drive away the hundred-year-old trouble, fix the grassland hero, and promote my great Zhou Tianwei——"

After speaking, Xiao Changling turned his back to the sky, drank the liquor in the cup, and threw the cup in the air. And the heroic words just now were repeated over and over again, hovering outside the Shuntian Gate, and their voices were stirring.

This voice can be heard clearly by the Jingbei army. After a moment of silence, 100,000 children drew their knives out of their sheaths, and the "bang" sounded; For a while, the Jingbei blade, the snow light that shot out, converged into a pillar, piercing the southeast mid-air.

"Jingbei is mighty!"

"King Qin is mighty!"

"All the soldiers obey the order! Go out with the orphans! ”

Xiao Changling flew on a prancing horse, and under the command of the halberd, the iron cavalry of the three armies rolled, smoke and dust rose everywhere, and the royal flag flew; The 100,000-strong Jingbei Iron Armor followed closely behind Xiao Changling, and Hao Hao Tang drove out of Beijing and went north.

……

Outside the city, Fengqiyuan.

In the vast wilderness, the flag hunting, the clouds rolling, and the fluttering snow still can't stop.

With the rapid sound of the dragon drum, the bright light of the Jingbei soldiers' fish scale armor and the sharp light of the swords, guns and halberds, complement each other, 100,000 gold iron horses, the guns and armor are sharp, the pace is neat, and the nine gates of the Beijing division are opened with a bang.

I saw that tens of thousands of Jingbei troops marched along the vast wilderness; The chariot chariot, the horse Xiao Xiao, the "Wuhan Iron and Steel Car" loaded with baggage is in the center, and the cavalry on both wings is in formation, with a bow on the left wing and a lance on the right wing, which converges into dozens of long snakes, extending to the end of heaven and earth, slowly wriggling......

On the same day, 100,000 Jingbei iron cavalry, mainly composed of three battalions of elite soldiers, under the guidance of the white-clothed King Qin's royal banner, and under the eyes of the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the soldiers and civilians of Shangjing, bid farewell to the thousand-layer emperor, bound their armor and set out on the long road of the Northern Expedition.

And at this moment, as the supreme commander of the Jingbei Iron Army, Xiao Changling spurred his horse, and galloped up the steepest slope of Fengqi Plain, and then struggled to pull the reins, and Lu Zi roared, and his front hooves rose high, and then fell heavily, rolling up a large piece of snow and dust.

On the high slope, Xiao Changling was dressed in white, holding a horse, with a pair of eyes like cold stars, staring at the 100,000 iron horsemen deeply, looking back at the emperor and then looking at the capital, the whole person was silent, as if with a wave of the long sword, he could draw the Chu River and Han boundary between the palace and the border stopper.

For Xiao Changling, this glorious Shangjing is the place where he was born and grew up in Si since he was a child. I remember when he was very young, when he was still an ignorant child, he had climbed the high dragon and phoenix tower countless times, probed his head and looked around, curious about the outside world, what it was like.

As everyone knows, one day, the once carefree young man, after iron-blooded conquests, countless births and deaths, finally became the king of Jingbei who is now dominant, holding 200,000 heroes, pointing at the butcher's knife, and fearful of thousands of troops; After several years of ups and downs, the country has changed, and the only thing that remains unchanged is the fiery innocence of the young general.

Looking at the 100,000 men, looking back at the imperial capital, the majestic place of the city is still indescribably prosperous, just like witnessing the Xiao family Erlang in armor and marching, and at this moment silently watching him lead 100,000 troops and leap away.

The winter wind blew through Xiao Changling's jet-black sideburns, and swept the dark cloak behind him. The horses are galloping, the white-clothed battle armor, and the pride that has been stirring in the chest for a long time is still so familiar, vivid, as if it is deeply engraved in the depths of the bone marrow.

Xiao Changling sat on the horse, looked at this last look, turned the horse's head and was about to set off, but his gaze suddenly stared into the distance, stunned.

But see, at the end of the high slope, under the long pavilion, between the branches of the plum tree with proud snow and frost, there is a beautiful shadow standing quietly, with a fluttering skirt, hair up to the waist, and a snow-white coat, covering the figure of the beautiful weak willow and supporting the wind, lining a pair of eyes like water, rippling with a sweet smile like a stamen, gentle and delicate.

Immediately looking at it from afar, Xiao Changling was surprised and delighted, at this moment, he couldn't wait to get off the horse immediately, run to her like the wind, and hug her into his arms; However, he still did not dismount after all, but just looked at her from afar, and immediately smiled at her.

After that smile, he slowly raised his hand and gently stroked the curvature of the corners of his lips,—— it turned out to be a laugh.

Recalling that day, on the bank of Huanhua Creek, a thin veil covered her face that captivated the country and the city, and from a glimpse of the Yudai River, Xiao Changling knew deeply how beautiful that glance was, but no one would ever know.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Changling rode Sa Lu Zi, stared in that direction for a long time, and then slowly moved his gaze away and stared at the sky.

In the midst of the smoke and dust, Xiao Changling lowered his eyes, facing the beautiful shadow under the pavilion, and a bright smile appeared on his lips.

"Wan'er, wait for me, I will definitely give you the most beautiful pair of antlers."

Xie Wan smiled heartily.

"Erlang, I'll wait for you."

The next moment, Xiao Changling no longer looked back at the imperial capital, nor did he look at Wan'er who was looking at him, but decisively turned the horse's head, lightly clamped the horse's belly between his legs, and urged Sa Luzi, who was already flying with four hooves, and resolutely ran towards the destination that truly belonged to him.

The horse's hooves are like thunder.

Since then, in the capital, the high-spirited young general and the bright and delicate girl of the Xie family will never see each other again, see the end of the world, and never see the history.

From then on, he is no longer her second lang, just Xiao Changling, the king of Qin; And she is no longer his Wan'er, just the concubine Xie Wanxin.

From then on, in this world, there is no Erlang Wan'er, and some are just two sad people through the ages......

……

In December of the sixth year of Yongxing, Rouran sent 300,000 troops to the south to raid. Xiao Changling personally led the Jingbei Army, waved his division out of the pass, and confronted it for several months; At the end of the winter of the year, the Jingbei army went north, the Shatuo soldiers lost three battles, 70,000 corpses, the army was defeated on the party, in the same month, Xiao Changling led the white horse to follow, rushed to attack Sanwang Mountain, the Qingyang iron cavalry on the west road was attacked, the whole army was overthrown in the north of Jicheng, and Shangdang Jicheng was pacified.

In the spring of the following year, Xiao Changling integrated his troops, marched eastward, fought fiercely against the leather room army, and broke off the main force in the tun mountain, causing the leather room military headquarters to lose its armor and retreat for 300 miles, and its vitality was greatly damaged. One night, Dugu Yunhu led 3,000 Xianbei cavalry to attack Liucheng, annihilating more than 30,000 enemies, intercepting a large amount of grain, burning the city and returning, cutting off the grain road in one fell swoop, and the leather room army was crushed for thousands of miles.

Then, Xiao Changling poured 200,000 troops, attacked on all fronts, besieged and escaped 60,000 remnants of the army in Crouching Tiger Pass, a fire, burned the last elite of the leather room army, and the famous grassland generals such as Gusien, Kang Sheli, Er Zhu Yurong, and Pu Gan Puwen were all killed, and they escaped with injuries. On the tenth day, Xiao Yingxue, the eldest princess of Pingyang, led 150,000 Zhenxi troops to aid the north, and Xiao Changling joined forces with Yunzhong, the Xiao family sisters and brothers joined forces, and the west of Jingbei Town, 350,000 troops, launched a large-scale counterattack, broke through the Yema River in half a year, and collected all the king's tents. The father and son retreated to Mobei in order to protect themselves.

At this point, the smoke of gunfire in the north has subsided.

……

The wind rises, the wind falls.

The wind rises in the sky, and the wind falls on the side.