When the sun sets, the sky will be dusk.

Tang Yu sat quietly in the restaurant, tasting a slow drink, and watching the endless stream of pedestrians on the street outside the restaurant.

When he woke up that day, he was already in the tent guarding the bell tower, covered in mud and water, exhausted. Everyone said that when they found him, he was lying in a bush not far away, clenching his teeth, his face was red, and his forehead was frighteningly hot. Everyone was busy carrying Tang Yu into the house, pinching people and pouring cold water, making his head sweat, but he didn't move at all.

"On a thunderstorm day, demons are in turmoil. An old catcher was mysterious, and guessed: "Did he go out and bump into some evil sect?"

Tang Yu was not happy to argue, closed his eyes, and muttered, "No, I just fell off the horse and fell." ”

But from that day on, he knew he wouldn't live long.

It's easy to die, but sometimes it takes more courage to live.

Who in this world would lay down their lives for death?

Tang Yu knew very well in his heart that being stubborn was nothing more than death, but if he cooperated with that cruel and vicious woman Chen Fangfang, his fate might be even more sad than death!

He drank a glass of wine, heard the melodious sound of the flute in the city, looked at the thoroughfare full of people, and sighed endlessly in his heart. Someone in the next seat asked: "A good man doesn't go to serve the country and create a meritorious career, why is he sighing here for no reason?" Tang Yu swept his eyes and saw that there were two more guests on the left wall, a middle-aged man with a dashing face and a long sword at his waist, but it was Lin Fanghe, an official of the Criminal Department. The other man was thirty or forty years old, with a purple face and no beard under his chin, a high hat and armor, and no anger and self-authority, apparently an officer.

Tang Yu raised his glass and invited: "Military affairs are handled by others, why do ......I need to bother? Lord Lin, why don't you come over and have a drink together?"

The officer in the prime of life also raised his glass and said, "As long as they are like-minded, why bother with each other?"

The three of them drank a few glasses in a row, and the wine was hot. The officer turned his head and asked, "Dare to ask the strong man's surname?"

Tang Yu got up and left his seat, approached the front, and hugged his fists: "My name is Tang Yu, and I am the catcher of the Yingtianfu Yamen." Pls are you ......"

"This is General Ping'an Ping, the commander of the Beijing Army's Tiger Benwei Guard. Lin Fanghe stood up and introduced: "He once listened to it under the command of Zhu Di, the fourth prince of Yanwang, and led his troops to the border. Several times he broke into the depths of the desert and conquered the Mongol Tartars. ”

"Admirable. ”

Tang Yu was in awe.

Lin Fanghe walked over, took Tang Yu's hand, walked to the table, and said boldly: "Since ancient times, heroes have been teenagers. Ping'an, we have another friend, isn't it?" Tang Yu was timid, so he had to sit down, Lin Fanghe called the shopkeeper, added a few dishes, and reopened the feast.

Ping An raised his glass: "When we meet for the first time, I can't be respected, little brother, let's do this cup first." He raised his neck and swallowed it in one gulp.

Tang Yu frowned, drank two or three sips, and the wine in the cup was dry.

"This brother is young and heroic. Ping An slapped the table and laughed: "It's a pity that I drink and behave, and I will never be happy!"

Lin Fanghe continued: "Speaking of drinking, who can compare to you, a sloppy soldier who is majestic on all sides and specializes in fighting tough battles?"

"That's just as well. ”

Ping An drank a cup of hot wine, and said slowly: "It's the horse **** liquor of the Tartars, as soon as Lao Tzu is interested, he doesn't eat a mouthful of food, and he has to pour five or seven or eight bags of ......."

"The more you say you're fat, the more you gasp. ”

"I don't believe you go to the army to inquire, if I Lao Ping is bragging, I am not raised by my father!"

"Forget it, a joke. ”

Lin Fanghe sighed, and his face was worried: "General Ping, have you heard of it?" According to the latest Tang newspaper of the Ministry of War, the rest of the Mongolian army, under the command of the Great Heavenly Khan Ye Sudie'er, crossed the desert and Chen soldiers were on the border between the two countries. Is there a big trigger?"

Ping'an frowned when he heard this, and his face was unhappy: "These Mongolian dogs, they haven't learned enough about the power of our **** army! Hehe, if the saint intends to exterminate it, our Lao Ping will be the first to invite Ying to the battlefield." In the past few years, we have been idle in Beijing, and the cracks of our bones are about to rust. ”

"The emperor doesn't seem to want to go to war now. ”

"Why, are we still showing weakness to others?"

"It's hard to put into words. ”

"Alas, you're a person, that's what makes people anxious. Ping'an rubbed his hands and smacked his tongue angrily, "When something happens, I feel like a girl, twisting and pinching, and there is no happy word!"

Lin Fanghe pondered and said, "General Ping, to tell you the truth, if you lead the troops in this battle, can you be sure of victory?"

"Well...... this"

"How?"

Ping'an and Lin Fanghe looked at each other, sighed lightly, and said: "Since the death of the founding fathers of the People's Republic of China who have made great achievements in the country, such as the famous generals Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong, there has been a withering of talents in the military circles. Although Lan Yu is arrogant and arrogant, when it comes to fighting, he is indeed a good hand. After the blue jade, there is no blue jade. Now that the real army is on an expedition to fight against the fierce Mongol cavalry, we still lack a comparable general on our side. ”

"General Ping, you are a veteran general on the battlefield, and you have also fought with the Tartar soldiers many times in the past. Tang Yu waved his hand and said, "Listening to your tone, it seems that you don't have the confidence to win a hundred battles?"

"The battlefield situation is changing rapidly. Ping'an's expression was serious, according to the case: "Sun Tzu often said that soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called the god of war." The range of the Mongol bow and crossbow far exceeds ours, and the Mongolian horse is long at long-range attacks, and has endurance...... Otherwise, Genghis Khan would not have been able to destroy the kingdom of Khorezm with a battle of more than 100,000 people in the desolate land of the far north. ”

Tang Yu worried: "Even if this is the case, how can we restrain it?"

Ping An frowned, sneered twice, and said: "I have a way to defeat the enemy, but the time is tight, and I am afraid that I will not be able to raise ......."

Lin Fanghe's eyes lit up: "You're talking about firearms?"

"Not bad, you and I see the same thing. ”

Ping An clenched his fists and sighed: "If the Ming army camp has five thousand firearms and dozens of Francophone cannons at this moment, why be afraid of his Tartar army!"

Lin Fanghe shook his head, and then shook his head again and again, and said: "It's a pity that the 48 guards of the Beijing army have always paid attention to fighting in battle, and cold weapons such as knives, guns, crossbows and arrows are rarely equipped with firearms. Many generals even regarded the three-eyed gun as a tool of Western obscenity. ”

"Rat-eyed. As the so-called eagle of the fence, can't you compare the height of heaven and earth with it?" Ping An smiled heartily and was confident: "If I am not mistaken, I expect that in future wars, this increasingly well-restructured firearm will occupy a dominant position on the battlefield." ”

"At this point, we are not as good as the fourth prince Zhu Di. Lin Fanghe sighed: "It is said that in his northern army, he not only recruited a large number of Mongolian mercenaries who fought bravely, but also equipped with a lot of these modern muskets. ”

Ping An was depressed, drank a few more bowls, and threw the cup away. Make the wine scold: "Go, go, the situation is dangerous, and people's hearts are unpredictable." I don't want to say it......"