Xiangyang.

"You mean Gundam failed?"

grabbed Lu Shikui, and Lu Wenhuan's eyes couldn't hide his loss.

If Gundam can't break through the defensive line this time, then the entire Xiangyang will completely lose the possibility of breaking through, and it is also unknown what they will become under the encirclement and suppression of the Yuan army.

Lu Shikui replied with a gloomy face: "That's right. Just a few days ago, they had planned to break the blockade of Lumen Fort and White River City. But because the firepower of this fortress was too strong, not only did they not break through the blockade, but they caused a lot of losses to the naval army. In desperation, Gundam had no choice but to suspend the attack to see if there was a chance to break through the blockade of the Yuan army. ”

"Lost the first battle. Is it possible to do the next?"

Lu Wenhuan didn't have much hope, not to mention the grudge between Gundam and Lu Wende, that is, Gundam was really willing to abandon his previous suspicions, and with his current half-crippled troops, he was afraid that it would be difficult to defeat the other party.

Lu Wenhuan understands this very well.

Lu Shikui was frightened by Lu Wenhuan's lost look, and asked in a low voice, "Is it possible, we are really going to fail?"

Since the Yuan army went south, Lu Shikui didn't care, thinking that the Yuan army would be completely driven out of Xiangyang as usual, but after his father Lu Wende was injured, he began to waver, and now he sees that his uncle is also pessimistic, and he feels in a trance, and there is only one thing left in his mind.

"If Xiangyang falls, what should we do?"

Lu Shikui does not think that he is a righteous man like Yu Jie, who can calmly face the national disaster, and he is only in his early years, and he still has a lot of time to enjoy.

If you die like this, what can you do?

Lu Shikui thought like this, and a thought suddenly welled up in his mind.

He looked at his uncle and asked like a ghost: "Uncle, if the Yuan army really breaks through Xiangyang, then what should we do?"

"Surrender?

Lu Wenhuan's expression was grim, and he directly opened his mouth and scolded: "Don't forget, you are a courtier of the Song Dynasty." Since he is a courtier of the Song Dynasty, he should be loyal to his duties. Do you know?" Hard is like granite, and Lu Wenhuan's words are never mixed with any falsehood.

"I understand ——, this, uncle. ”

Lu Shikui's eyes darkened, and he quickly lowered his head, but he was afraid that what he was thinking in his heart would be known by his uncle.

Lu Wenhuan's chest rose and fell, and it took a while to regain his composure: "Shi Xian." I know that you are unwilling, but since I have received the court's favor, I should be loyal to the court. Otherwise, how can we convince the imperial court? You should understand that everything we are waiting for is a gift from the imperial court. It is the so-called food of the king, the worry of the king. If we can't guard this Xiangyang, then how can we be appointed as the guards of Xiangyang?"

Lu Shikui still lowered his head and pursed the corners of his mouth, as if he didn't care about these.

But he understood Lu Wenhuan's thoughts, so Lu Shikui didn't dare to refute it.

"Alas. It's already dark now, and it's impossible for the Yuan army to attack at this time, so you better go back and rest first. Do you know?" Lu Wenhuan sighed secretly in his heart, naturally knowing that although Lu Shikui was obedient on the surface, he may not be the case in his heart.

But now he only wants peace, and he can spend a day if he can, and naturally he is not interested in paying attention to the changes in Lu Shikui's heart.

Now in this situation, it can be delayed for a day!

Lu Shikui invited himself to go home, and he was also very confused along the way, on one side was the true thoughts in his heart, and on the other side was the earnest teaching of his father and uncle, he really didn't know how to choose, so he could only be like the dog's tail grass, swaying around with the wind, and he didn't have his own thoughts.

"If my father was here, what would he have decided?"

Lu Shikui tried hard to think about his father's role, but at this moment, he found that he couldn't remember his father's teachings, but his father's worried face after every reprimand made him remember deeply, which made him feel a burst of panic, and he was full of chagrin with himself: "Why am I so stupid and have never guessed my father's true thoughts?

It wasn't until this moment that Lu Shikui understood why every time he did something, his father would show a touch of loss.

That loss is clearly anger, angry why he has never been independent!

It was only at this moment that Lu Shikui knew his father's good intentions, and his heart was also full of chagrin: "Perhaps, the only thing I can do now is to protect my mother and brother?" Thinking of all this, Lu Shikui hurried towards his mansion.

When he stepped into the mansion, Lu Shikui frowned, and saw that the attendants and maidservants in the mansion were busy hanging the white silk on the house, as if they were preparing for a funeral. Although there were people dying every day in Xiangyang, there were no casualties among the Lu clan during this time.

This made Lu Shikui feel strange and desperately wanted to ask the reason.

He was surprised, and hurriedly grabbed a maidservant and asked, "What's going on, why did you suddenly hold a funeral?"

"I'm sorry, the slave doesn't know, it's just that Madame ordered it. ”

Lu Shikui asked several people, all of them answered like this, and the words of these people also made Lu Shikui wonder, and he felt that his heart was pounding, as if he would jump out of his chest anytime and anywhere: "Mother, why does mother look like this? Isn't something big going on?" Suppressing his thoughts, he was really afraid to think about what was going on.

"Anyway, let's ask my mother first. Maybe Mother should know something. ”

Lu Shikui stepped into the auditorium quickly, and saw his mother kneeling on the futon, with her hands folded as if she was really praying to someone. And above the main hall, where Lu Wende had been sitting, the Taishi chair was removed at some point, and was replaced by a mourning hall with an incense burner and a cigarette in the hearth.

Smoke rose and obscured the inscriptions on the spiritual seat.

There are rows of candlesticks on both sides of the mourning hall, and even though it is daytime, there are still candles lit here, and there is a solemn appearance.

"Mother. Why did there suddenly start a funeral in the house, could it be that someone died?" Lu Shikui didn't look closely, but asked Cheng Miaojing directly.

Cheng Miaojing has relatives on her face, and the two lines of tears have not dried yet, and they are still hanging on her cheeks.

She pointed to the mourning hall, and then said, "Your father is here, and you, as the eldest son, why don't you kneel down and bow to him?"

"What?"

Lu Shikui's expression was slightly stunned, and after staring at the mourning hall, he saw that the token in the middle was very conspicuous.

"The spiritual seat of the late husband Lu Wende. ”

Eight conspicuous big characters came directly into view, just like Mount Meru that overwhelmed Sun Monkey, pressing towards Lu Shikui together.

"Father!"

As soon as he drank loudly, Lu Shikui "pounced", fell directly to his knees, and cried: "Why did you die?"

Earlier, he was still thinking about whether he could ask his father for advice in the future and how to deal with military and political affairs, but in the blink of an eye, he was separated from his father, and this kind of encounter was really embarrassing.