Chapter 48: The Country and the Family

The grassland is vast, and the earth is desolate. There are so many stories happening here overnight!

The Tatar Emperor Taiji's life was in danger; the Tatar prince Muhamundan; the "god of war" Di Qiuran of the Ming Dynasty was killed; the Tatars secretly colluded with the Demon Gate to conspire to break the treaty; the three princesses of the Ming Dynasty suddenly escaped from marriage and fled from the Tatar territory overnight; the four sword demons were defeated and seriously injured, and the Tatar national teacher even returned with a broken arm......

The Tatar army was unexpectedly attacked, and countless losses were lost, and for a while, the clan became in chaos. The leader of the royal dragon guards, Che Yi, led all the dragon guards to Datong City, and the hidden sons of the demon gate lurking in the city were all cleared......

Due to various factors, the Tatars' planned siege plan was temporarily shelved by Dolgon, and all chaos was calmed.

Although a catastrophe has passed, no one thinks that this is the end. It's like the calm before the storm, and the tension spreads to the whole world with the border city in the north. A layer of beaver hangs in people's hearts and lingers.

Datong City, which has been quiet for more than a month, is once again in crisis, and it is more violent than ever.

The walls were in order, and the rolling stone carts stood majestically at the border gates, as if to crush the intruders into meatloaf. The soldiers were patrolling back and forth, and the atmosphere was solemn! The tense and serious expressions warned that war was coming. At this critical time, almost no one will hold everyone back, even the always high-profile and arrogant supervisor Wei Faren father and son rarely come out and move around.

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The backyard of the General's Mansion was unusually deserted, and because he was worried about the safety of the third princess and the little county lord, Che Yi took them away overnight. Now in addition to Yue Fan's master and apprentice, there are five people left here: Chenxiang, Xiaorou, Ling Tong, Fu Shuai and Yan Yueshi, and of course, there is also a fierce beast Xiaohuo.

Next to the flower bed, Chenxiang and the others were restless, Yue Fan's master and apprentice had been in for a long time, but now there was no news at all, so how could people not be anxious. In front of the bungalow, the small fire that turned back to its original state, lying quietly at the door, lazily closing his eyes, no one cares.

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In the bungalow, Yue Fan sat cross-legged on the wooden bed to repair the meridians and restore his vitality, while Long Jun and Ding Yi sat beside him.

Out of consideration for the overall situation, Yue Fan concealed Di Qiuran's death and lied that the sword was found on the grassland. This was the first time in his life that he lied, and those painful, helpless, and unwilling emotions tempered his mind...... It's not a taste like knocking over the five flavors.

Now is not the time to be sad, what Yue Fan needs is time, so he shook off his thoughts, put aside all distractions, and concentrated on spitting out and refining the vitality between heaven and earth.

The battlefield is indeed a good place, and the vitality here is very strong. Although tyrannical and bloody, with Yue Fan's powerful control ability, it naturally couldn't affect his original intention. Moreover, as he recited the Buddha's words in the Diamond Sutra, the violent Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi was extremely peaceful, and refining it became faster and easier. However, the spiritual power is very difficult to gather, and the qi of the seven emotions is slightly sluggish.

And Long Jun and Ding Yi recited the Buddha's words together, their hearts were quiet, and their bodies emitted a hazy brilliance!

Yue Fan and the others meditated and cultivated here, not being disturbed by external objects, but they didn't know the critical situation under the city now.

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"General Newspaper!"

"Say!"

"The army of the Tatars is still three hundred miles away from my Datong City......"

"Alright, keep watching!"

"Yes!"

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In the hall of the General's Mansion, the twelve generals of the Di family were anxious. They had just received news from the spies that hundreds of thousands of Tatar troops had set off and were heading for Datong City. A hundred miles away, the vanguard cavalry of the Tatar tribe has been encamped, and the rear support troops are following up one after another, and a bloody storm endangers the entire Ming Dynasty.

In the face of hundreds of thousands of Tatar iron horsemen, no one can still be calm, not to mention that without Di Qiuran presiding over the overall situation now, the prospects are not optimistic. If it weren't for the fact that the twelve of them were like brothers, I'm afraid that one heart would have been scattered a long time ago.

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"Newspaper—"

"The enemy troops are still two hundred miles away!"

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"Newspaper—"

"A large force of the enemy has been encamped a hundred miles away. ”

Hearing the spies' information again, Di Feng walked back and forth in the hall. After pondering for a moment, he decided: "Pass my order, the whole army is ready for battle...... Also, tie that Tatar prince to the flagpole of the city wall for me. ”

The second Di Yu was more steady, and hurriedly reminded when he heard the words: "Big brother, please think twice, if you do this, we will have no room for negotiation!"

"Discuss a fart!" Di Feng said angrily: "Do you think those bastards of the Tatar tribe will keep any bullshit promises? Lao Tzu is just going to make a fool of yourself with them, don't forget the general's instructions before leaving, we must fight to the death no matter what! We have no way out, no choice, we can only fight desperately!"

Due to the absence of the great general Di Qiuran, the highest status in the army was Di Feng. Therefore what he said was a military order. Since it is the general's instructions before leaving, no one will go against the general's wishes, whether it is impulsive or promised.

"Let's go, go to the city gates. ”

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On the city wall, the twelve generals looked down with a solemn face, and the black oppressive army was like thousands of ants pouring in.

Oh my God! That's just the vanguard of the Tatars, at least 50,000 or 60,000! How many will there be? 100,000, 200,000?

The soldier was apprehensive, and the knife and gun in his hand seemed to tremble with hesitation. This is a hopeless war, a mortal ending. Even if you know the final result, it takes courage to bear it.

Di Feng was a sophisticated person, and he could see the strangeness of the soldiers at a glance, but he was helpless in his heart. Even if it is himself, when he sees the formation of the enemy below, he will inevitably feel his scalp tingle.

At this time, someone has to stand up and say something, otherwise there will be no need to fight this battle. Di Feng felt that he had a great responsibility, so he stood up and scolded the soldiers: "Are you afraid?"

"Are you afraid—"

Because the sound was filled with internal force, everyone heard the side like a thunderbolt, and they were both frightened and ashamed.

Seeing that the soldiers bowed their heads and were silent, Di Feng walked up to a veteran and asked, "Do you have parents, wives and children?"

The veteran teacher replied, "My parents died in the famine, and I still have a wife and daughter at home. ”

Di Feng turned to the soldier next to him, pointed to his nose and said, "What about you?"

"My parents are in the church, and I have a son at home. ”

"What about you?"

"There are young and old in the family. ”

"I have it too. ”

"Yes. ”

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Di Feng said in a deep voice: "Country, country, without a country, how can there be a home?" Everyone may know, maybe after today, we don't have tomorrow...... Your relatives are looking forward to your return, but we can't go back, and if we leave, who will guard the frontier? Although the general was not there, he told our brothers before he left that we are not guarding the Ming Dynasty, but the people of the country, relatives and friends. ”

As soon as his tone changed, Di Feng said excitedly: "People live for a lifetime, who can not die? You are dead, but your relatives and friends are still alive." They will remember you, they will remember you, they will praise you, they will be proud of you, they will be proud of you...... Because your sacrifice has given them a peaceful life, because your blood irrigates the splendor of life.

We don't have a tomorrow, so do we have to endure such cruelty to our own relatives? Can you bear to watch your compatriots being enslaved? Are you willing to see your relatives and friends trampled on?"

"Brothers, lift up your heads and tell me, can you bear it?

"No—"

"No—"

As if seeing their loved ones struggling in pools of blood, the soldiers all cried out with red eyes and heartbreaks.

Di Feng took advantage of his high emotions and continued, "Can we retreat?"

"No-no-"

"What should we do now?"

"Kill-kill-kill-"

Offensive!!

The tears were dried and turned into blood!

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