After Zhao Zijin's funeral was hastily arranged in the military camp, Zhao Zichuan placed his ashes in his own camp. Looking at the eldest brother's bone urn in front of the case, Zhao Zichuan couldn't calm down for a long time......

The anger that had been given bad news earlier gradually subsided, and now in the face of the urn, there is more and more endless sadness. Looking directly at each other without saying a word in the afternoon, Zhao Zichuan couldn't help but fall into all kinds of memories of himself and his eldest brother Zhao Zijin since he was a child......

(in recall)......

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Bianliang Zhaofu ......

"Big brother, teach me to practice swords-" Zhao Zichuan when he was a child ran into the yard with a childish face. At this time, Zhao Zijin was practicing swordsmanship in the pavilion, and Zhao Zichuan also wanted to learn it, so he came to teach his eldest brother.

Seeing his younger brother panting and running over, Zhao Zijin stopped the sword in his hand, half-squatted down, stroked Zhao Zichuan's head, and said with a slight smile: "Zichuan, you sneaked to me again, and your father found out for a while, I don't care-"

Zhao Zichuan had a stubborn expression on his face, and said unwillingly in a childish tone: "Daddy only knows how to lock me up in the room to study...... Big brother, I want to learn martial arts, teach me to practice swords—"

Zhao Zijin smiled again and continued: "Be good, obedient, Zichuan, you are still young, you can't use a sword to make a sword......

"Then when will I not be a little ......" Zhao Zichuan was slightly disappointed, and pouted, "Big brother, you won't care about me, so you deliberately didn't teach me......"

Zhao Zijin listened, and continued to smile and touch Zhao Zichuan's head and said, "Haha, what are you talking about...... When you grow to the size of your second brother, I will teach you - don't worry, our three brothers are all descendants of the Zhao family, and in the future, we will inherit the will of our ancestors, go north to the frontier, and expel tyranny, this sword, we will have to practice sooner or later......"

"'Descendants of the Zhao family, go north to the frontier', right......" Zhao Zichuan listened to his eldest brother's words, and his heart was inexplicably generous, and he made a firm will in his young heart.

Seeing that Zhao Zichuan's eyes suddenly became firm, the corners of Zhao Zijin's mouth rose slightly.

"I know, big brother ......" Zhao Zichuan then said firmly, "I will definitely inherit the will of my ancestors, and in the future, I will go north with my eldest brother to the frontier, kill Yidi, and restore my Han world!"

Zhao Zijin saw his brother's firm will, and nodded affirmatively......

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The day Zhao Zijin prepares to leave home and go north......

"That father, mother, and the second brother and third brother, Zijin will say goodbye......" Zhao Zijin led the horse, tied a sword around his waist, and said goodbye to his parents and the second brother and third brother at the gate of Zhao's mansion.

"Inheriting the family's legacy, our whole family is proud of you, Zijin!" Zhao Zijin's father, Zhao Tianyuan, stood at the door and said goodbye in person, "But when you go out, it's north to the frontier, Zijin, you have to be more careful along the way-"

"I know, Dad, you and your mother should also take care-" Zhao Zijin looked back and saluted.

Zhao Zichuan stood beside his second brother Zhao Zibo, reluctant to let his eldest brother leave, and at the same time, he was also inexplicably emotional. When it was outdated, Zhao Zichuan took a step forward and said impassionedly: "Big brother, I also want to be like you, go north to the frontier, and give everything to realize the family's wishes!"

Zhao Zijin looked back at Zhao Zichuan, smiled as a brother and said: "Well, one day you will do it too-although your second brother and I have made up our minds, we have never been able to truly inherit the will of our ancestors and pull out the ancestral relic 'Qiankun Two Swords'...... Third brother, you are also the hope of our whole family, I hope you can surpass me and your second brother one day, truly inherit the 'legacy sword', and stand on the battlefield with the sword as the descendant of the Zhao family!"

Zhao Zichuan nodded, and said firmly: "Well, don't worry, big brother, one day, I will definitely be able to pull out the 'Qiankun Two Swords' and inherit the will of my ancestors!"

Zhao Zijin nodded with satisfaction, and then led the horse away......

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Zhao Zichuan first arrived at the spring military camp......

"Big brother, I realized my original intention, inherited the 'Qiankun Two Swords', and now I am in the barracks with you, big brother......" Zhao Zichuan and his eldest brother reunited in the barracks, and it was inevitable that they would not be happy for a long time.

"Now you have really changed a lot, not only have you made friends with many people with lofty ideals on the rivers and lakes, but also married the 'Yangzhou Woman' Li Yuru as your wife............" The two brothers met under the sunset, Zhao Zijin couldn't help but sigh, "Your eldest brother and I have not set foot in the rivers and lakes, so I went north to follow Zhu Yuanzhang all the way to conquer, and it has been several years; Only Zichuan you, who have walked the path of my eldest brother and your second brother at the same time, and now inherit the 'Qiankun Two Swords', in comparison, Zichuan, you are the real pride of our Zhao family!"

"Actually, I never thought of standing above the eldest brother and the second brother. I just listened to the teachings of my father and eldest brother, and my belief in inheriting the will of my ancestors has not changed......," Zhao Zichuan also looked at the sunset in the distance and said, "Now it has really come true, I and my eldest brother and you are fighting side by side on the battlefield - we are both descendants of the Zhao family, there is nothing beyond it; the important thing is that as the bloodline of the Zhao family, we are fighting together for the ideal and goal of saving the world, isn't it?"

"Zichuan ......" Zhao Zijin looked at his younger brother's unwavering eyes, and couldn't help but feel that Zhao Zichuan had really grown up after not seeing him for a few years.

"Brothers share weal and woe, no matter what difficulties and obstacles, they will not defeat us!-" Zhao Zichuan was even more emotionally high for a while, stood up and said excitedly......

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Zhao Zijin led his troops to the west to survey the Xiangyang area, which was also the last time Zhao Zichuan saw his brother alive......

"Big brother, it's been a long time—" Zhao Zichuan walked to the door and greeted his long-lost brother.

"Zichuan, I heard from the guards just now, saying that your son was born, congratulations......" Zhao Zijin learned the news of Zhao Zichuan's newborn child, and congratulated him.

Zhao Zichuan smiled, and then responded: "Yes, the child is named 'Zhao Cheng'an', Yuru and I, as well as Tang Zhan brothers and Jing sisters, they are all very happy......

After talking for a while, Zhao Zijin looked at the sky and wanted to continue his journey, so he said to Zhao Zichuan: "Okay, it's not early, it's still far from Xiangyang...... I'll go first, if I have other things, I'll talk when I have time back, I'm still waiting to hug my little nephew-" Zhao Zijin finally smiled and sighed.

"Well, I believe An An will be very happy to see you...... Remember to pay attention to safety outside, big brother!" Zhao Zichuan also responded......

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(In reality)......

"When you come back, An An also wants to see you, but you don't ...... big brother" Countless memories came to mind, remembering the familiar figure, remembering the familiar voice, and now what can be seen is only this cold and sad urn, Zhao Zichuan kept muttering, "I have been chasing my eldest brother since I was a child, and now I have caught up, and I can finally walk together as brothers, but why do you ...... Why...... Why ...... one step ahead"

Zhao Zichuan stretched out his hand and wanted to touch the urn in front of him, but found that it was all so cold and lonely. Zhao Zichuan couldn't help but stop his hand, and a few tears couldn't help but ooze from the corners of his eyes - this "flying cavalry general" who never succumbed to the enemy on the battlefield rarely left tears.

Zhao Zichuan didn't notice it, tears rolled down his cheeks, and he forgot to caress and wipe them. He was a little forgetful, constantly rolling in gray memories, only to wake up to find a dream and a cruel truth that could not be changed......

Tears were about to roll down his cheeks, but at some point, a warm reassurance came from the side of his face...... Zhao Zichuan looked down and saw his son An An lying in his arms, looking at his sad and lonely face with innocent eyes, and gently wiping the tears rolling down his cheeks with his immature little hands.

I didn't expect that my dignified seven-foot man would be so sad that he would let a child comfort him...... Zhao Zichuan came back to his senses at this time, remembering that before these countless memories, Li Yuru temporarily let himself take care of An An - in fact, he was holding his son from the beginning, but he was so sad that he even forgot about his own son.

Of course, this is also Li Yuru's intention, Li Yuru knew that Zhao Zichuan felt uncomfortable, so she simply wanted the child to calm her husband's painful state of mind......

"Abba...... Ah......h

Seeing the child's innocent face, Zhao Zichuan felt a lot in his heart, the pain in his heart was reduced a lot, and he felt a little more pity for the son in front of him.

"An An is ......" Zhao Zichuan barely squeezed out a smile in grief, looked at his son's flawless face, gently hugged An An in his arms, and suddenly felt a spontaneous father's love in his heart.

I don't know when, Li Yuru slowly walked to Zhao Zichuan's side, gently hugged Zhao Zichuan's neck from behind, and said affectionately in his ear: "I know Zichuan, you feel uncomfortable, in fact, I and An An are the same...... Now that Brother Zijin has died and his relatives have passed away, our family should rely on each other in the troubled times, so don't be immersed in excessive grief anymore......"

Li Yuru's kiss was heard in his ears, Zhao Zichuan closed his eyes slightly, hugged An An with one hand, caressed Li Yuru's hands with the other, and said in a calm tone: "Yuru, don't worry, our family will be together well, and I will no longer be overly immersed in the grief of my eldest brother...... However, the death of the eldest brother was all set by Wuliang Tuoduo, and I will definitely avenge this revenge-" After speaking, Zhao Zichuan gently stroked Li Yuru's hand and clenched it slightly, to show his determination.

Li Yuru understood Zhao Zichuan's heart very well, and she didn't say anything more because of her tenderness, but just quietly snuggled behind Zhao Zichuan, and together with An An, the family "hugged" tightly in a hurry......

"Report to the general-" Zhao Zichuan's family was immersed in the long-lost tranquility, and suddenly, a soldier's announcement came from outside the tent, interrupting this short silence, "General Chang Yuchun returned to the barracks and immediately ordered our army to attack Xiangyang - General Tang and the army division ordered General Zhao to go to the camp tent of the Chinese army to discuss the vanguard army's conquest of Xiangyang!"

Hearing this news, Zhao Zichuan suddenly opened his eyes, and said in his heart: "Coming!--Waiting for my eldest brother, I will go to avenge you......

So, he handed over his son to Li Yuru to take care of again, and Zhao Zichuan left the camp with a firm look in his eyes.

"Zichuan ......" Looking at the back of Zhao Zichuan leaving with hatred, Li Yuru felt a chill in his heart for some reason......

Chang Yuchun returned from Yingtian City and was ordered to lead the army to attack the important place of Xiangyang. The vanguard army's northern expedition to Shandong was indispensable, and this strategy naturally bore the brunt......

In the camp tent of the Chinese army, with the arrival of Zhao Zichuan as the last one, all the generals of the vanguard army have arrived......

"It's time to start......" Seeing that all the staff had arrived, Lu Jing gave Tang Zhan a look.

Tang Zhan nodded, and then said to the generals in the audience: "General Chang has an order to return to the camp, and orders our army to be the vanguard to crusade and conquer the city of Xiangyang - the strategy of the Battle of Xiangyang is at the beginning of the battle, and now the military departments are instructed to do the ......."

The task of dividing the army is imminent, and all the generals in the audience are focused and staring. Especially Zhao Zichuan, he couldn't wait to lead his troops to rush forward, personally slash Wuliang Toduo, and avenge his eldest brother......

"In the first battle of Xiangyang, the army was outnumbered, so the main ......thing was to attack head-on," Tang Zhan said solemnly, "The land and water routes marched together -- General Xiao Tian of the 'Pingwei General' is now ordered to lead a naval army of 2,000 and his cronies and subordinates to accompany the general on the north and south sides of the river to attack." If the enemy generals go into battle with a naval army, the general will meet the enemy head-on, and General Xiao will lead the naval army to stand by in the rear as an ambush or encirclement!"

"The last general obeys the order-" Xiao Tian took the military order, and sure enough, he and Tang Zhan acted with the naval army.

"Qin Yu and Murong Ying listen to the order—" Tang Zhan continued to order.

"The last general-" Qin Yu and Murong Ying walked out and immediately waited for the dispatch.

Tang Zhan continued: "The two of you will lead the main force of 10,000 troops, and forcibly attack the city by land - there are not many enemy troops defending the city in Xiangyang, and with the transfer of naval branches, the number of people defending the front will be sharply reduced...... General Qin has a lot of experience in attacking cities, so he must put pressure on the enemy's city day and night!"

"Obey—" Qin Yu and Murong Ying replied again.

"Nangong Jun and Murong Fei listen to the order—" Tang Zhan continued to order.

"The last general—" Nangong Murong and the others replied in unison.

"The two of you will lead 500 cavalry and ambush at the crossing of the 'Changlong Valley' -- the defenders of Xiangyang are insufficient, and once the city is broken, the enemy's main general will lead the army to retreat...... Tang Zhan carefully recounted, "Retreat and divide the water route into land -- if the enemy army chooses the water route, General Xiao Tian and I will attack from the flank; if the land route is chosen, the two generals will see the opportunity at the crossing and will never let the enemy general escape from the valley pass!"

"Yes—" the two replied in unison.

"Lu Zhao and Lu Meng obeyed the order-" Tang Zhan continued without stopping.

"In-" The Lu brothers also walked out of the answer.

"The two of you are constantly in contact with General Chang's camp tent on the front line, if there is a difference in the military affairs in Xiangyang, you can deal with it at any time!" Tang Zhan said concisely.

"Yes-" The Lu brothers replied without hesitation......

Almost all the generals in the army have received the task, but Zhao Zichuan has not yet had any situation. Zhao Zichuan is also wondering, how can he say that he is also the head of the vanguard generals "Five Tigers", and he is the vanguard in the Five Absolute Formations, and all the generals in the army have received military orders, why he has not received the task for a long time......

Just after an inexplicable anxious wait, Zhao Zichuan finally waited......

"Zhao Zichuan listens to the order-" Tang Zhan finally reported Zhao Zichuan's name.

Zhao Zichuan's morale was rising at this time, and now he couldn't wait to immediately drive the horse to the battlefield and break the enemy Wuliang Tuoduo into pieces. Zhao Zichuan stepped forward and replied, "The last will be—"

Immediately, Tang Zhan's order was issued...... "General Zhao is now ordered to lead the rear battalion troops to stand by in the battalion, and without a military order, they are not allowed to go to the front line." Tang Zhan's military order greatly disappointed Zhao Zichuan.

Sure enough, when Zhao Zichuan heard this order, his whole eyes widened, and he was stunned in place for a long time.

Not only Zhao Zichuan, but other soldiers in the army were also quite surprised, Zhao Zichuan, who had always been the most courageous flying horse on the battlefield, was actually ordered to stay in the rear camp to standby, and was even forcibly not allowed to travel without authorization......

"Why ......" Zhao Zichuan first whispered a puzzle, then raised his head, looked at Tang Zhan and Lu Jing's serious eyes, and asked in a raised tone, "Why did you leave me in the camp on standby...... Why? Tell me—"

Lu Jing didn't say anything, but just gestured at Tang Zhan with his eyes. Tang Zhan nodded, and then pretended to be indifferent and said: "The military order is like a mountain, there is no reason - if you have to say it, this siege is by water and land; Brother Zichuan, what you are good at is the cavalry fighting on the plains, this expedition is not necessary, it is better for the main force of the cavalry to stay in the camp to recuperate......

Zhao Zichuan listened, and the whole person stared in amazement. I don't know why, while Zhao Zichuan was depressed in his heart, he gradually felt faintly uneasy in his heart...... (To be continued.) )