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Chapter 441:

The emperor Sheng Yu granted Fang Zichen, the prefect of Quzhou, the title of general protecting the country, responsible for opening up our territory and promoting our country's prestige.

Lu Zhengren: "..."

When the imperial edict came, it said two things. One was that Fang Zichen had been promoted, and the other was that the emperor was grateful that General Lu was old and inconvenient, and did not want him to work anymore. The power of the Northwest Army was completely handed over to General Fang, who assisted him from the side.

Lu Zhengren: "..."

After receiving the decree, Lu Zhengren sat down dejectedly. His confidant gave the little eunuch who announced the decree some money, and after sending him out, he came back to see Lu Zhengren and the two of him. The son is quarreling.

Lu Zhengren scolded the emperor for being confused and not considering the people.

But his two sons felt that it was time to fight and put an end to the scourge, so that the people could live a stable life. It was better to suffer for a while than to suffer for a lifetime.

The confidants also agreed to go to war.

Now that there are chemical fertilizers, the crops in the fields have doubled, the common people are rich, and the excess food can be handed over to the court. The soldiers at the front can afford to feed it, and they are not afraid of fighting for a few more years.

As long as food and grass are abundant, everything will no longer be a problem.

The emperor and his courtiers were not confused. The decision to go to war must have been made after careful consideration of all aspects. If it had not been done, the edict would never have reached Jizhou.

He looked for Fang Zichen and remembered his words.

"I am not passionate or confused. I have been thinking about this issue since I returned to Jizhou. I want no one in Daxia to dare to commit a crime. I want the people of Daxia to go out with their heads held high. I I want the enemy to know that I, Daxia, are not easy to bully. Before he dares to provoke me, Daxia, and dares to swing his sword at the people of Daxia again, he can think about whether he can withstand Daxia's anger. I don't want to see it anymore. Until they attack innocent people on the land of Daxia without scruples and scruples, only if Daxia becomes stronger can no one dare to commit crimes. Human ambitions are always unsatisfied. Once the scars are healed, the scars will be forgotten. If they feel the pain, they will not be afraid of being beaten, nor will they be beaten completely. As long as they are given enough breathing time, as soon as they stand up, they will definitely want to counterattack my Daxia, and if they want to completely put an end to the war, only unification One and four countries."

My confidants thought this was correct.

Daliao and Beiqi are very ambitious. It is a "helpless move" to retreat today, but once they have rested enough, they will definitely fight again. The four countries have been plotting for decades and jointly marching together. What will happen next time?

The young eunuch just said that when the imperial edict was issued, there were also people rioting, and a large number of scholars wanted to seek death outside the imperial city. He begged the emperor to take back the edict, and he finally calmed down. However, a few days later, the common people came to the Yamen again with hoes on their backs to make trouble. .

What's the fuss about?

Still don't agree to send troops?

no.

The common people clamored to beat the Daliao people to death.

Good news came one after another in Jizhou, and fewer and fewer refugees fled. Brother Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and the people of Jizhou breathed a sigh of relief.

Within three months, the enemy was defeated.

Sure enough, the adults have to take action personally!

Now that we have taken back the fallen city instead of defending it, the enemy will be outmatched.

The enemy army cannot reach Ganzhou.

I heard that the enemy troops were beaten to pieces by Mr. Fang, blown up and turned upside down, and there were countless casualties.

The Daliao army was completely wiped out, and no one could go back. They were all lost in Daxia.

At first, the Liao army was very arrogant, killing everyone on sight and not treating the Daxia people as human beings. Thinking about it now, they are really proud.

The common people were very happy. These beasts dared to beat them in Daxia. Are they in trouble?

Your Excellency is so awesome, no wonder you were promoted.

In less than a year, he was promoted to three levels in a row, which was unprecedented, and the promotion of a civilian official to a military attache was also unprecedented and unheard of.

This was rising too fast, and some ministers jumped out to resist, feeling that it was inappropriate to hand over the Northwest Army to Fang Zichen.

If Fang Zichen's real surname was Fang, that would be okay, but now everyone knows that he is from the Qin family. The Qin family already controls the Qin family's army. Now that the Northwest Army is handed over to Fang Zichen, all the military forces in the entire Great Xia will be under their control. In the hands of the Fang family.

In the face of huge temptation, can the Qin family still be loyal and have no objections? Military power is a double-edged sword. If used well, it can maintain the imperial rule; if used improperly, it will directly threaten the imperial rule.

If the Qin family had second thoughts, all the troops in Daxia would be in their hands instantly, and Xia Jinghong would have no power to resist.

However, Xia Jinghong could trust all the generals in the Qin

Dynasty to go to war, and most of his family members stayed in the capital to show their loyalty. They were equivalent to 'hostages', and the generals did not dare to act rashly while away.

But the Qin family has never been like this. What an honor it is. Besides, who doesn't know that Xia Jinghong and Qin Hengxuan have been through life and death many times, and their relationship is so strong that they can wear a pair of obscene pants.

For those who can see clearly, Xia Jinghong valued Fang Zichen when he returned to the clan before he recognized his ancestors. Now that it has been confirmed that he is Qin Hengxuan's son, Xia Jinghong may value him even more. If he jumps out now, he will not only make the emperor and left minister unhappy. Besides, there is nothing good to ask for.

When the Qin family found out about this, they felt sad and happy at the same time.

The fact that a child has reached this point without relying on the protection of his ancestors means that he has a lot of potential, and it is inevitable to be in the army and fight without danger. The other end is hanging on the belt, and these officials are risking their lives. Meng Ruqing always feels that Fang Zichen My temper was a little jumpy. I heard Brother Zhao say that Guaizi was more reliable in the past. He was well-behaved and quiet, but after spending a lot of time with Fang Zichen, he seemed to be in trouble if he was close to him. He was not very reliable at all.

Before he followed Old General Qin to the front line, Meng Ruqing was not worried at all. He knew that Old General Qin and Qin Hengyi would protect him no matter what, but following Fang Zichen... Guaizi's two front teeth were just when he was following Fang Zichen. The more Meng Ruqing thought about it, the more worried she became.

But getting promoted is always a good thing.

During the New Year's Eve, Shangshufu sent a New Year's gift and a letter to congratulate him.

Zhao Mansion is also full of guests.

Fang Zichen and Guaizi were not here, so Brother Zhao missed them whenever he had some free time. He was always busy on weekdays and wanted to distract himself, but during the New Year holiday, he didn't know what to do.

As soon as he had some free time, his longing for Fang Zichen and his children began to sweep over him like a wave, almost drowning him. In the past, when Fang Zichen was around, he would always tease him in his free time, or play with Guaizi and Gedan in the yard. Chasing and fighting, the house was always lively and bustling, but now that it was so quiet, he began to feel that the days were long and boring, and he was really not used to it.

Xiaofeng thought for a while and took the initiative to speak, saying that she wanted to spend the New Year at Grandma Liu's house in Anhe Village.

It's always more lively when there are more people.

On New Year's Eve, Fang Zichen received another letter, including one from Guaizi.

Fang Zichen's letter showed an air of impropriety: "Brother Zhao, it's been almost a year and a half since we parted ways. Do you miss me? You didn't say anything when I asked you last time, how embarrassed are you? But I know even if you don't tell me, you must You miss me. After all, your husband is also a very charming man. I miss you so much now. I miss you when I'm walking, when I sit, when I eat, when I sleep. I miss you even when I'm squatting in a latrine. I'm thinking of you. Brother Zhao, my husband's thoughts are all about you.

"I have taken good care of my son. Don't worry. He is now free and at ease. Although the conditions here are a bit more difficult, don't worry. I asked Liu Xiaowen to give him extra food. Ten nests a day plus a pound of fat meat. Your son has smooth skin and a rosy face. He has gained a lot of weight! Everyone was thin during the war, but he has gained weight. This makes me feel embarrassed. The old man Lu Zhengren even murmured behind his back, wondering if I can't take care of him. It's a joke that I brought him here to make a living after I had a son. With my current worth, how can I afford to raise a mere son? My father and dad also wrote to me last time. I saw that my dad liked it a little. Eat beef jerky, send him some when you have time, and my brother-in-law, send him a cart of instant noodles."

Brother Zhao looked at it sweetly, and read a few words back and forth, no matter how he looked at it. Not seeing enough, I later dismantled Guaizai's.

This kid is very verbose. He goes to the latrine several times a day, writes down the color of his urine, and tells how the war will be fought. He also says, "Daddy, I miss you so much, I miss you so much that I eat all the food I think about." No less, I can only eat eight pieces a day, my belly is flat, and the chicken legs are no longer delicious. Now I have a sallow complexion, a haggard appearance, and I am not as handsome as I used to be.

"The last time we went to battle, the Beiqi people were very bad. Several people surrounded Guaizai and beat him up. They also scolded Guaizai, saying that Guaizai looked down on people, had a loud voice, and dared to compare them to dogs, but Guaizai didn't do it! Yes! My father said that the good boy was carrying a stick, a bit like the leader of the Beggar Clan. The leader of the Beggar Clan used a dog-beating stick to beat people. I don't know who spread the word randomly, so they said it was the good boy, and then the Beiqi people I got angry and angry. My father said that I was too hateful and wouldn't let me use a stick, but the spear was so long that it wasn't strong enough to hit people. The good boy also wrote a letter to his younger brother and grandpa, but his younger brother was too stupid. "The words are so ugly that even my dear boy can't recognize them."

"Dad, my dear boy is so pitiful. Last time I led troops to ambush someone, and then I had to urinate urgently. I went to the forest to pee, and some insects fell out of my dear boy's penis. "It's tickling. My dear boy is scratching his skin all over. It hurts."

"Daddy, what are you going to eat in the New Year? " Take good care of him, you have to be good, and go back after the battle, don't miss me, my dear, I love you."

Brother Zhao's eyes were sore when he saw it, it was funny and distressed at the same time, he loved this the most. He had a son, and now that he was gone, how could he not think about it. He waited for a while before sending the other two letters to Xiaofeng and Yang Mingyi.

Xiaofeng was quite happy to see that it was written by Guaizi to him. When he saw Yang Mingyi's envelope, his heart suddenly became sour. Seeing Brother Zhao leave, he smiled at Yang Mingyi.

"This kid has forgotten his true love."

Guaizi has been here for so long, and every time he writes a letter to him, it's just one letter, but the one to Yang Mingyi is different, the envelope is thick.

Xiaofeng went to see it with Yang Mingyi first, and they were all talking about how brave and fearless he was, how awesome he was, and how powerful he was. It seemed that Daxia could no longer tolerate him, and he wanted to go to heaven.

Xiaofeng felt embarrassed and couldn't finish reading half of it, but Yang Mingyi finished reading it every time and didn't know what to read. Yang Mingyi seemed to read ten lines at a time very quickly, but when he saw Guaizi He spent more than half an hour reading the letter. He sometimes took materials to the paper mill, and occasionally saw Yang Mingyi reading the letter.

Watching it once is not enough? Want to watch it twice? Still laughing? It's actually kind of funny though.

Yang Mingyi was busy, so he only went back to Liu's house for a meal on New Year's Eve, and then went back to work.

Things got busy again after the new year. Anxi County had to be deserted. Brother Zhao had no choice but to let Xiaofeng guard the refugee side while he went there by himself. On the eve of departure, Fang Zichen sent a final letter saying that he was going to lead an expedition. He probably couldn't do it in the future. I have received letters from time to time, Brother Zhao, you must miss me!

After reading the letter, Brother Zhao felt sour in his heart and began to shed tears again. He really misses his husband.

In mid-March, the Anxi County Pier was completed.

In early April, the maritime waterway was officially opened to traffic.

The people in Dry Island were very happy and rushed to tell each other.

The people of Ganzhou can go out, and finally they no longer have to be 'isolated' from the world due to remoteness.

Once you clear the way, you can truly become rich.

Everyone almost cried with joy.

On the day when the Fang family merchant ship tested the water, the dock was almost full of people, and the shore was also crowded.

This merchant ship came back from Shangyang last year. Fang Zichen asked Tongzhi to find someone to build it. It has two floors, 43 feet long and 17 feet wide. It is unprecedentedly big. It floats on the sea like a giant. The common people are talking about it. They were all wide-open and kept rubbing their eyes. They just felt that this ship was majestic, luxurious and majestic. It looked so powerful no matter how you looked at it.

"This ship is too big, and it looks a little scary!"

"No, it's two-story! How is it built?"

"That's right, I went to Qinzhou last year and saw their merchant ships, and they all had only two floors. It's one floor! I heard it's two layers heavy and it's going to sink."

"Well, do you think this thing we adults have sunk?

" "It's not easy

to be domineering or not. Once the waterway is opened, it will be much easier for our Quzhou factory to sell things outside."

"It's not easy for Mrs. Fang to recruit six hundred people. " Many people worked hard for almost a year to open this road."

"No."

As soon as the waterway was opened, merchants from outside rushed to Qianzhou. Some people came to buy cement, some came to buy instant noodles...

Several factories stocked up their goods, and they were almost empty within half a month.

As there were more merchants, the inns in the city were occupied, food on the roadside was bought, and goods that were popular outside that no one in Ganzhou had ever seen were also transported to Ganzhou.

There was prosperity everywhere.

Papers posted outside various county towns were also torn up and taken outside.

The yamen servant came to report, and Brother Zhao asked Xiaofeng to paint again, so...

all the people in Daxia were angered.

The leader disagreed with Xia Jinghong's decision to start a war. As long as he could defend Jizhou, why should he fight? Fighting will kill people. If someone dies, the army must be drafted, but it was drafted just last year, and it's impossible to survive this day!

But now, looking at the drawings posted everywhere on the street, each one is too horrible to look at. The people came up in anger, damn it, die, don't kill these beasts, let them do it. Well? Fight, must fight.

They Daxia people are not easy to bully.

The scholars were even more indignant. Fang Zichen's morale-boosting words during the expedition also came back. "I wish to spread our blood all over these beautiful mountains and rivers, and I wish to use our frivolity to protect the safety of the country and the people." I would like to use our youth to protect the prosperous Great Xia. When the scholars heard this, they were so shocked that they no longer wanted to read and wanted to go to war.

Everyone started making trouble again. The eighty-year-old man ran to the government office with a hoe and asked them if they still wanted to recruit soldiers. He wanted to go, not to the Scholar Academy, but to rent a carriage and head northwest.

Everyone was making a fuss about the conscription in the first place, but now that there is no conscription, everyone is still making a fuss, and the fuss is even more extreme. They refuse to go to the army when they are old, and they say they look down on people.

"Are you looking down on me because I only have two teeth in my mouth? Let me tell you, if my old man punches you now, you will still fly away."

"Is it because I am a girl and you look down on me? Mr. Fang's subordinates There is a team of female soldiers!"

"That's right."

"I heard that these girls are very powerful, and Dr. Li." " This

is the medical team organized by Mr. Fang.

Medical team?"

"Don't you know? It's been spread all over the world. It's dedicated to treating wounded soldiers. Let me tell you, when Lord Vanguard didn't lead the troops there, many people in the Northwest Army died. I heard that many soldiers were injured, but Because there was no one to help them evacuate, they were all killed by the enemy. "

I heard about this too. Later, Mr. Fang went there, and there were never that many people killed. Although the explosives were powerful, I heard that they were not easy to make." , the attack on the city was also a hand-to-hand fight, and not many people were killed. It was all the medical troops who carried out the wounded soldiers in time, and did not let the enemy make a last strike. "

"The battlefield is so chaotic, and those girls and brothers are really powerful. " Nothing to be

afraid of. Mr. Fang said, 'Who said women are inferior to men?' "Girls can do the same things that men can do."

"I don't care if he is a man or a girl. Anyway, I admire those who can kill the enemy and protect the country."

"You are right." "Sir, please recruit more troops!" "You

can kill the enemy easily.

I remember you, boy. I heard that you jumped into the mountains to hide in the army the year before last. It was your mother who helped you pay the money. Now you are not afraid of death?"

"No, Mr. Fang has said that death is heavier than Mount Tai and lighter than a feather. "A man can't be idle and kill the enemy to defend his country. If he dies unfortunately, he will be proud of his ancestors. Recruit me quickly!"

Xia Jinghong said. Many people were sent to pacify them, and after a lot of effort, the 'civil unrest' was finally stabilized. However, within two days, news came from the northwest again.

'I want my people of Daxia to go out with their heads held high and their chests high. I want the enemy to consider clearly whether they can bear the anger of Daxia before they swing their swords at them again. . '

The common people were very excited after hearing this and started making trouble again. Why don't they recruit troops? If you don't do it, I'll hit my head on this wall and die! The scholar threw away his pen again, muttering that he was going to fight.

Xia Jinghong: "..."

This beast talks a lot in a fight.

Prime Minister Zuo had just asked someone to calm down the matter, but he couldn't take a break. Hearing that the people were making trouble again, he suddenly didn't know what to say.

I couldn't recruit troops before, how annoying!

Nowadays, everyone is active, but it's annoying! Even more annoying.

It seems that I have to send someone to the northwest to follow that bastard boy and tell him that he will go on an expedition, but don't talk so arrogantly. If you do this a few times, your grandpa may be in trouble.

Beiqi is the closest to Jizhou, so no surprise, it bears the brunt.

Although he wanted to fight, Fang Zichen did not lead his troops over immediately. The entire Beiqi was on tight guard. Not only the courtiers and soldiers were in panic all day long, but the people below were also worried and fearful, thinking that it was going to be over.

Why did Daxia go to war with them?

Why did the Liao army of the leading country withdraw, but Daxia still didn't let it go? The common people were angry at first, but they were immediately speechless when they learned what the coalition forces did after they landed in Jizhou.

Wasn't it like this before?

Great Liang had invaded Jizhou many times before, but they didn't dare to do so at that time. That was because they didn't dare.

If you go too far, you are afraid of arousing public anger. After all, it is difficult for the Northwest Army alone to deal with it, and it will be even more difficult for ordinary people to join in.

But things are different now. With the Three Kingdoms united, people who dare to rebel will be killed.

Why?

Because it is naturally impossible for ordinary people to have no reaction to the enemy that invades their doorsteps. This is one of them.

The second is that no matter who was beaten, they would want to give it back, and leaving it behind might become a disaster.

Third, through the mass killing of ordinary people, to reduce their backstage support for the Daxia team.

These people in Beiqi didn't know it before, but now that they know it, they are even more afraid.

No wonder! No wonder the Liao army retreated and the Xia army refused to give up.

If it had been them, Daliao would have dared to do this, and they would have killed wherever the enemy troops fled.

If the Daxia army invaded, would they do the same to them?

What should I do? Everyone rushed outside the Yamen to make a fuss.

Why do this?

Now that it's all right, Daxia has been angered, and Daxia has led its army to attack. What should we do?

Give me an explanation!

Beiqi suddenly became chaotic.

There are internal and external troubles, and if you can't fight them, you will be dead. But you don't know when the Daxia army will attack. It's like a knife hanging over your head at any time, and it may fall at any time. The soldiers are panic-stricken, especially during a temporary expedition. Some of the men who had never been trained were full of fear and their palms were sweaty.

After a few days like this, everyone is in a trance. At this time, the combat effectiveness has declined. The soldiers are panicking, which means that they have lacked the decisiveness and willingness to fight. If they have a retreat mentality, this will definitely affect the army's combat efficiency. and morale.

Fang Zichen was delayed in coming, and Ji Chengliang didn't know why yet. Logically speaking, the journey was not far, so the Daxia Army should be here. Seeing the soldiers acting like this, he finally knew.

Although Fang Zichen didn't arrive, he was already fighting a psychological war with them.

Ji Chengliang no longer knew how to evaluate Fang Zichen. He wanted to boost morale, but it was useless. No matter how much he said, it would not work. Now he was fighting against Daxia, and he had no chance of winning at all. If there were support and encouragement from the people, They all still have some motivation, but right now the people are too busy taking care of themselves and think they can't win. With all the commotion going on, can the soldiers not feel sad?

After seven days of this, Fang Zichen finally arrived with his troops.

I haven't seen anyone yet, but the weather in May is already very hot, and the road is dry. There must be a lot of soldiers and horses led by the other party. The dust is flying like a tornado passing through, and it can be seen from a distance.

The soldiers on the city wall stared into the distance, and soon they heard the sound of heavy iron hoofbeats.

The army was getting closer and closer, and the sand and stones on the ground were trembling slightly.

Finally, the Northwest Army broke into their sight.

Fang Zichen led an army of 300,000 people to attack the territory, and it was so dark that you couldn't see the end of it.

They have strong soldiers and horses, red flags fluttering in the wind, and complete equipment. The heads of their spears are shiny and shining dazzlingly in the sun. One catapult after another, the soldiers hold their heads high and their morale is high. They were full of energy, and their steps were neat and sonorous. With every step they took, the earth seemed to be shaken. Looking from a distance, they looked like an invincible army, which was simply daunting.

The Beiqi soldiers were scared.

Morale is low, and the situation of the war can be imagined.

People are insignificant before gunfire.

Their flesh and blood bodies could not withstand it at all, and their resistance seemed insignificant. The enemy troops stood at the city gate. Seeing that their archers had already taken aim, Fang Zichen signaled the army to stop outside the shooting range.

Ji Chengliang looked at him gloomily, and Fang Zichen looked at him playfully.

"Do you want to surrender?"

He was wearing armor, riding on a war horse, with a smile on his face. He thought he was heroic. Back then, when he was riding a horse and paraded through the streets, he fascinated countless boys and girls. Now he is as charming and charming as before. If it were normal, Ji Chengliang would have taken a second look and sighed, damn, this young man is so handsome, but now Ji Chengliang couldn't appreciate it, he just felt that this man was like a demon from hell.

He remained silent and didn't speak, only stared at Fang Zichen fiercely.

How can we surrender without a fight? If word spreads about it, how shameless will the Beiqi people be?

At least we have to fight a few battles first!

Chapter 442

Fang Zichen saw that he was silent and smiled: "You have some backbone." He made a gesture, and the soldiers in front retreated to both sides, and the catapult was pushed forward.

Ji Chengliang is no stranger to catapults. After all, he has dealt with them twice. At this moment, his eyes are splitting, his teeth are itching with hatred but he is helpless.

The range of ordinary bows and arrows ranges from tens of meters to about 130 meters, but the range of large catapults is more than 200 meters.

Ji Chengliang could only watch helplessly as the Northwest Army loaded their bombs and then threw them at them.

One after another, they were thrown towards the city gate, and more than a dozen bombs exploded at the same time. With a bang, a violent explosion sound spread. In an instant, the color of the sky and the earth changed, the flames reflected half of the sky red, and the thick smoke reached straight. Soar into the sky.

Wails and explosions came and went.

Listening to the deafening rumbling sound at the city gate and the sound of enemy troops rushing in, the people in the city suddenly felt a sense of destruction hanging over their heads. The sound made their hearts beat with fear and surged in their hearts. An unprecedented panic.

Explosives are something that cannot be defended against, and the Beiqi Army has no way to deal with it.

The city wall was blown down and the city gate was destroyed. The Beiqi army was blown away and suffered numerous casualties.

The Northwest Army rushed over, and the remaining Beiqi Army immediately formed a team to shoot arrows at them to prevent them from advancing. However, the Northwest Army suddenly squatted down, with the soldiers at the front holding their shields in front of them, and those at the back holding up their shields. The entire army The defense was so tight that arrows could not penetrate the shield. The Northwest Army was not injured at all. They slowly moved forward and the explosives were thrown at the city. The archers were forced to defend themselves and took advantage of this gap. , the Northwest Army quickly rushed into the city.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and you can only be beaten passively.

Ji Chengliang and Fang Zichen fought two moves and found that they were defeated, so they immediately led their troops to withdraw.

In just one day, North Qianshan County was completely occupied by the Northwest Army.

The soldiers were high-spirited and high-spirited. The Beiqi army withdrew in embarrassment, leaving behind the people in the city.

The Northwest Army picked them out one by one. The people of Beiqi squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, panicking. They just felt that they were going to be finished. Their eyes were gray and lifeless. The children were also scared and buried in the arms of adults. Timid and restless.

Fang Zichen led the team towards the Yamen. When the people from Beiqi heard the sound of horse hooves, they secretly raised their heads. Fang Zichen rode his horse and passed by under the scorching sun without stopping too much. But with just such a glance, the common people couldn't help but widen their eyes. .

They had heard of Fang Zichen. He had become very famous in the past few months. The Emperor of Great Xia asked him to lead the army to the northwest. People outside said that he was extremely young. But now, looking at it, he was nowhere near young. He was simply too young. , in the eyes of ordinary people, those generals are all older, unshaven men, and the same is true for their General Ji from Beiqi.

But this general of Daxia, carrying a spear, dressed in red, with a high ponytail, shining between his eyebrows, a high bridge of nose, a resolute and natural expression, and seemed to have an irresistible charm all over his body, which was better than Chuchen's The first ray of sunshine is a bit more dazzling.

Is this General Fang who beat the Liao army into panic? It's so pretty.

He looks like a scholar, but he doesn't look like he's very good at fighting!

As soon as Fang Zichen arrived outside the Yamen, Lu Wutao ran over.

"General, what should we do with these people?"

Fang Zichen thought for a moment: "Secure them first and send troops to watch."

"Ah?"

"Ah what?"

"No, why don't you just kill them?"

Lu Wutao just said As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zichen glared at him fiercely.

"Kill? Then what's the difference between you and a beast? Those who resist will be killed, but have they resisted? They are all unarmed common people. Once Beiqi is defeated, they will also be my common people and subjects of Daxia. Do you understand? Understand? A man's hands are used to conquer the world, not the old, weak, women and children. If anyone dares to attack the common people privately, I will chop off his head. "

This makes sense!

At first, I was thinking that if they are unkind, then don't blame me for being unjust, but now what the adults said is true.

You can't do this, they Daxia people can't be beasts.

Lu Wutao originally thought that if Fang Zichen ordered to kill without mercy, he would still be unable to do it, but now he immediately stood up straight and looked at Fang Zichen with eyes filled with admiration.

The common people were so scared that they thought they would be dead if they fell into the hands of the enemy. However, the Daxia army did not attack them and just kept them under centralized supervision. When the time came, the food was also distributed. The rice and food were all from Anshan. The things confiscated from the county government office belonged to Beiqi people, so Fang Zichen didn't feel bad at all.

There was just an accident when distributing food.

"Yo!" Seeing a girl standing in the queue to get a Wowo, Da Xiajun exclaimed: "She's quite beautiful! But why is one side of your face dirty? Girl, you look so beautiful. , You need to be more hygienic!"

This rough guy has been in the military camp for a long time, and he talks straightforwardly. He doesn't think it's anything, but when the people of Beiqi heard it, they were extremely frivolous.

The gangsters on the street love to tease people like this.

The girl and her parents immediately panicked, fearing that the other party would snatch them away, and they were about to kneel down. Unexpectedly, the soldier showed no mercy at all, and shouted sternly: "If you take the nest, please step aside! Each person only needs You can get a bowl of porridge for each one, but if you want more, be careful, I will give you a spatula."

"..."

Seeing a family of three stunned, the soldier in charge of distributing food said again . He began to urge: "Get aside quickly."

The girl took two tentative steps, but when she saw that someone was really blocking her, she hurriedly ran and squatted down behind her. Several northwest troops nearby glanced at her and continued to guard them. No unnecessary movements.

"..."

The common people looked at each other.

That's not right!

Who doesn't know about tofu and beauty? The well-known beauty in the town originally thought that the mud on her face had fallen off, and the Daxia army saw it. They were afraid that they would be impatient and pounced on her impatiently, but unexpectedly...

How is this different from what you imagined?

This development is wrong! You should come over and grab it! If you don't grab it, you will do it like this, as if you are trying to rectify the disaster.

Liu Xiaowen sent two more baskets of Wowotou over. He saw the people squatting on the ground and devouring their food. As he was about to leave, a faint cry came into his ears.

Liu Xiaowen looked for the sound and saw many civilians lying on their heads. Many of them were injured, especially a few children. It must have been that when the catapult threw the explosives in, they were thrown far away and fell into the city. Some civilians had no time to run away and were trapped. Injured by accident.

There was a child who was about five or six years old. His leg was probably crushed by the collapsed gravel. His whole leg was bloody and his body was covered in blood. When he saw him looking over, he immediately shrank into his father's arms in fear and did not dare to He cried again, probably because he was afraid of attracting attention, or because he was afraid that the Northwest Army would kill him because of the noise, and his face turned red.

The husband also had a look of fear on his face, he didn't dare to look at Liu Xiaowen, he just held the child tightly and turned sideways.

Liu Xiaowen sighed. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he went to Li Yanmei and asked her to send a few people over to take a look.

Li Yanmei immediately ordered Brother Liu to bring a few people over.

As soon as Brother Liu came, he immediately treated the injured people. The child was seriously injured. At first, he wanted to take the child away, but the husband refused to let go. He kept kowtowing and said that the child was still young, please. You spared his life.

Brother Liu originally wanted to take the people back to the rear to receive treatment with their wounded soldiers. The Northwest Army has been stationed in Jizhou all year round and often dealt with the Beiqi Army. The Beiqi dialect is also somewhat similar to the local dialect of Jizhou. The Northwest Army They all said something, but Brother Liu and his party didn't listen to a word. However, seeing the person like this, Brother Liu probably knew that the person had misunderstood, so he could only stop the bleeding and bandage the child on the spot.

Waiting for Brother Liu and his party to leave, the Beiqi people were stunned again.

What do you mean?

Instead of massacring them, he also...saved them.

At this moment, everyone couldn't express how they felt. Anyway, it just didn't feel good.

After being detained for two days, they saw that they had no intention of resisting, and they did whatever they were told, and they did not get into trouble and try to sneak attack on their Northwest Army. The men looked at them with fear, panic, worry, and some curiosity and curiosity in their eyes. Confused, Fang Zichen didn't want to raise people in vain, so he ordered them to go back.

The people felt as if they were in a dream and returned home in a daze. There was no chaos in the house, and there was no sign of looting or looting.

At this moment, everyone couldn't tell what they were feeling. It was like walking through the gates of hell. They thought that the enemy army would be so bad that they would kill all the people wherever they went, like the Northern Qi army. The Daxia Army did not.

Seeing that they posed no threat, they let them go. However, they knew that the Daxia army was coming and wanted to escape, but the officials refused to let them go. When the army withdrew, they did not take them away... ····

The common people are illiterate, but they are not ignorant of things, nor are they without feelings of national hatred.

When the Daxia army came in, they knew that they deserved it. They had angered the Daxia people before they attacked, but they knew it was the same thing, but they couldn't help but hate the Daxia army.

When the Beiqi Army entered Jizhou, they burned, killed, and looted all the way, but looking at the Daxia Army...

They were obviously the people of Beiqi, but General Ji ignored their pleadings when he led the army to retreat. , abandoned them, saw them running after the army, and asked the soldiers to beat them.

It's impossible not to feel chilled.

The common people are feeling unspeakably conflicted at the moment.

...

Anshan County was quickly taken over by people sent by the imperial court, and Fang Zichen continued to lead his troops to fight there.

In just one month, Beiqi lost four cities one after another, and the Emperor of Beiqi quickly submitted a letter of surrender to Daxia.

The two countries were at war and did not kill the envoys. The Northern Qi ministers entered Daxia and entered the capital, and the people all knew about it.

What do you want to do?

I guess I can't fight anymore and want to surrender.

What a beautiful thought.

I heard that someone in the court was trying to persuade them to stop, saying that since Beiqi had surrendered, forget it.

Who said that?

I put a sack on him.

Anyway, they just don't accept surrender.

The common people did not agree, and Xia Jinghong himself wanted to defeat the four countries, so he would not agree.

Beiqi thought that it would be over after submitting the letter of surrender, but unexpectedly Fang Zichen still led his army to fight. Beiqi's army was retreating steadily, and the envoy never came back. Why did it take so long?

oh!

It turned out that he was detained by Daxia.

Daxia did not accept surrender.

What to do?

Emperor Beiqi and all the court officials were so panicked that they were so regretful that they almost vomited blood.

"Wei Chen said at the beginning that we can't fight without fighting. The ability of Daxia to stand for hundreds of years is evident. At the beginning, only three families, Qin family, Zhou family and Xia family, were able to defeat the surrounding countries. Since you can defeat it, you can naturally defend it. Although the Zhou family is gone, there may not be anyone left in Daxia. Now it's better! "

Forcibly forced the civil servant to become a military attache, and the tiger was still sick. It has three points of majesty!

"Yes! If I had known earlier, I would not have cooperated with Da Liang. Our sneak attack on Da Xia only hit six counties in Jizhou, but now... in just four months, the Northwest Army has already occupied We have four continents."

"The gains outweigh the losses! They are probably really angry if Daxia refuses to accept the letter of surrender. They are determined to destroy me, Beiqi! The attack will come to the imperial capital in a month."

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

"Your Majesty, for this matter we can only ask Dalian and Liao for help."

Beiqi asked the nearest Daliao. Liao sent a message and asked for support, but he waited and waited, and the reinforcements did not come.

The Liao Dynasty had no time to take care of itself. The hundreds of thousands of troops were completely helpless against the Beijing Army and the Northwest Army. The Beijing Army was unstoppable all the way. At this moment, the Guaizi led the troops to beat them outside the imperial city. Soon, the whole army would fall. At this moment He was howling and screaming, but he couldn't care less about Beiqi.

Seeing that Puozhou fell again, Beiqi sent people to Da Liang to ask for troops, but Da Liang did not respond.

In October, Beiqi and Daliao all fell, and the speed of national subjugation was unprecedented.

As soon as the news came back to the capital, the whole country celebrated, and the people rushed to tell each other with tears in their eyes.

"Beiqi and Daliao were defeated by Master Fang and Young Master Fang."

"What? Really defeated? Really defeated? Don't be fooled! Where did you get the news?"

"Brother, don't be excited. I'm not going to bullshit you, this matter has been spread all over the place, you can ask anyone and you will know, and there are notices posted outside the yamen."

After confirming again and again, the old man slapped his thigh: "Okay, okay, okay! "

No, this is a great event. Don't cry, brother. You should be happy."

"You should be happy. No wonder when I go out today, everyone is smiling, as if they have picked up silver. It turns out to be Daliao." He and Beiqi are defeated. This is a great joy!"

"Yes! There will be no more Daliao and Beiqi in the future. From now on... there will be only Daxia. Wait for the Great Liang and the Great Chao. If we fight it, there will be no more wars, and then we people will really be able to live a good life."

"Yes, yes, otherwise, if Beiqi attacked us in Daxia every day, my son would go to serve. I went there for six years, six years! I looked forward to it every day, and my husband cried his eyes out, but in the end... he didn't come back. The young man who went with me came back and told me that he was raped by the Daliao people. Cut it off, and let me, the white-haired man, give away the black-haired man... In the prosperous world in the future, when our Daxia becomes strong, no one will dare to attack us anymore, and no one will do this with my old man.

"No, that's what we will do when the time comes." The man gave a thumbs up and said to Yourong Yan: "Whoever dares to attack us in Daxia will have to think carefully. Beiqi and Daliao belong to them. " " Learning from the past." "Let's not talk about it. I'm going to cut a few pounds of meat back

to celebrate." cold. The national power of Daliang is not as strong as that of Daxia, but it has almost 700,000 troops. Now is a good start. Xia Jinghong immediately sent someone to take charge. Fang Zichen continued to lead his troops to march towards Daliang, while Guaizai planned to lead his troops to take a shortcut, borrow the road from Beimang, and outflank the southern part of Daliang.

He led his troops to the border of Beimang. The general stationed here was trembling with fear and disbelief when he saw him.

The Beimang army panicked.

What's going on?

Why are the Daxia Army here?

The Northwest Army and the Beijing Army came to the city, and there was a huge crowd. Just standing there gave people an unshakable majesty. General Beimang looked straight at the good boy, and then threw stones at the man behind him. Look at the car.

He didn't dare to underestimate Guaizi at all.

After all, this kid just led the troops to defeat Daliao!

Now Guaizai and Fang Zichen have become famous. These two beasts killed without blinking an eye. They killed many enemy soldiers with a spear and an iron rod. Most of the fierce generals of the two countries died in the hands of these two people.

Nowadays, just naming a child can scare the surrounding small countries.

He didn't know why Guaizi came. Daxia didn't declare war on Beimang!

But at this moment, the loser does not lose the battle.

The wells of the two countries do not interfere with the rivers, and there is still a contract. What does this mean now? He told Guaizi to leave quickly. You'd better do as he said, otherwise... Guaizi

looked up at him, quite curious: "What else?"

"Otherwise, you'll be responsible for the consequences." General Beimang explain. The good boy

smiled like an old man with missing teeth: "Why are you so conceited?"

General Beimang choked his neck and said, "We will beat you, and our Beiman army is not easy to bully."

He was so happy that he laughed: "But you can't beat us! We have explosives! Even if you beat the boy, you can't beat my father! Do you know who my father is? His name is Fang Zichen. Do you know the general who protects the country in Daxia?"

"..."

General Beimang's face turned dry.

How could I not recognize him?

"Even if you are not afraid of my father, are you afraid of my great-grandfather? My great-grandfather is the great general of Daxia and is in charge of millions of Qin family troops." Guaizi asked him again.

"..."

The name of General Qin was enough to frighten a small country like theirs, but Fang Zichen didn't give in too much.

Now I really want to say that Fang Zichen is even more frightening. After all, this man has a very quick mind. His catapult is a powerful siege weapon, and the explosives he can tinker with are quite impressive. One person can defeat thousands of troops.

It's not easy to mess with one of them.

This kid really knows how to reincarnate.

General Beimang looked at the good boy and felt sour in his heart.

The rumors outside about this boy are very vague, and his life experience is quite confusing. At first, it was said that he was the stepson of Mr. Fang, but he looked very similar to Mr. Fang and the head of the Qin family.

I heard that even though Mr. Fang had a son, he still doted on this boy the most. He carried him with him wherever he went and was very picky on weekdays. But Mr. Fang would give this boy whatever he asked for. He would ask for anything from him and call it flattery. That's not true. No, after all, Master Fang took this boy with him and taught him personally, and all his kung fu was taught by Master Fang.

The Liao army was in a bad situation, but a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. It was possible to break into the city thanks to explosives. But when the Liao army entered the city later, they were ambushed wherever they fled. I heard that not all of the Liao army was attacked. There was chaos before the suppression, and they said they suspected that there were spies from the Northwest Army inside, but no problems were found after repeated searches.

Although this boy is young, he is very calculating and smart. It shows that Master Fang has taught him seriously, otherwise this boy would not have such ability.

Now that one person is leading the army alone, it's not that Master Fang doesn't value him anymore. Regardless of his life or death, everyone knows that Master Fang values ​​the safety of this child the most. I heard before that Master Fang took him to suppress bandits and protected him every step of the way. Next, it was the same when he first went to war. Now he is allowed to lead the army alone. It seems that he has the ability to protect himself or that the Liao army is not afraid and he can handle it alone.

Master Fang dotes on him, and Old General Qin is even more so. Hearing that he was seriously injured the year before last, but the injury was not healed, he personally led him into battle to kill the enemy, and surrendered his status to look after and guide him...

This was being groomed as an heir. Not only that, the Qin family also gave this boy a lot of property.

Many people secretly criticized the Qin family behind their backs to see if there was something wrong with their brains.

General Beimang's eyes fell on Qin Liu and the cavalry behind him.

The leader just felt that the cavalry looked different. Now that they were closer, he recognized the markings on their armor, and he suddenly had difficulty swallowing.

It turned out to be a private soldier of the Qin family.

The most elite first unit under the Qin family has less than 600 people. Although the number is small, they are all elite.

The Qin family has never sent this army out, but now it is divided into a cavalry!

I heard that when the Qin family recognized their grandson last year, General Qin took time out of his busy schedule to go back to the border. I guess he valued it. General Qin stayed back for a month. I heard that he fainted several times because of anger. He chases and beats his grandson and great-grandson every day.

Old General Qin is his great-grandfather. Even if this kid gets angry again, even if he is not his biological son, Old General Qin will never let anyone touch him. If this kid loses a hair in their neighborhood, Old General Qin will probably take care of him. After the imperial dynasty, we will immediately lead the army to attack.

There are two big backers behind this guy. Their status is beyond words. They are not existences that he can mess with. He cannot touch them.

Besides, he didn't dare to touch this kid. His younger brother went to Daxia to congratulate the emperor, but he was almost kicked into his father-in-law by this kid.

General Beimang's back was sweating, and his tone was no longer as harsh as at first: "Little Young Master, we, Beimang, have always been on good terms with Daxia, and there is a contract between the two countries. Why do you want to suddenly attack Beimang?"

"Ah?" Didn't the Emperor's uncle only send a declaration of war to the four countries? The good boy was shocked: "I'm not going to beat you! The good boy just wants to borrow a way."

"What?"

The good boy took out a few banknotes from his pocket in pain: "The good boy wants to borrow a way, you guys Can you open a city gate? If you are a good boy, you can pay tolls. If it is not enough, it is easy to negotiate."

The general knew what he was planning and he was relieved.

It was a catapult and elite soldiers and explosives, which caused him to misunderstand. However, as long as they were not here to attack Beimang, the rest was easy to talk about.

Chapter 443

: The matter of borrowing the passage must be reported. General Beimang could not make the decision, and he did not dare to let them in directly and carelessly. Although they, Beimang, did not receive the declaration of war, what if the Great Xia Army killed them?

Guaizai led his troops and stationed outside the city. Xiao was like this, and the Beimang Army was always on guard.

The news was rushed back for eight hundred miles, and Emperor Beimang hurriedly ordered the general to open the city gates.

Borrow, borrow if you want.

Even if we want to fight, the city gate has to be opened.

Daliao was defeated in just two months, which shows the power of the Northwest Army.

Beimang is adjacent to Daliao and has similar national strength. Daliao is no match for the 300,000 people, let alone the Beimang people. The first emperor of Daxia issued a letter of war to the Northern Qi countries one by one. Beimang The emperor and all the courtiers were on tenterhooks, tossing and turning day and night. They could not sleep for a long time, fearing that Daxia would go crazy and not let them go. The emperor of Beimang and all the court officials breathed a sigh of relief and understood at the same time.

——Daxia does not want to expand its territory, they just want to repay tooth for tooth, blood debt and blood to show the world that they, Daxia, are not easy to mess with.

When the envoys of Great Liang came over and wanted to persuade them to participate in the joint suppression plan, Emperor Beimang was a little tempted, but his court officials did not agree. Daxia lost the Zhou family army, although the Qin family army was restrained by the Dachao army. Today, the northwest The army is ineffective, but Daxia is so skinny that a camel is bigger than a horse. And how did Daxia get up in the first place?

At that time, Daxia was just a small country, not as good as Beimang. It had low strength and had been oppressed for a long time. Later, the Qin family, the Zhou family, and the Xia family rebelled and formed a team of three thousand people.

But these three thousand people slowly grew in size, and then quickly conquered dozens of surrounding small countries, and finally became as famous as the great dynasty.

At that time, Dachao was afraid of people growing up and wanted to strangle them, but what was the result?

This directly angered Daxia, and the Qin family led their troops to attack. Daxia directly resisted and surrendered.

Daxia is not easy to mess with.

If Bei Mangzhen and Daliang fought together and accidentally awakened this sleeping beast, no one knew what they could do.

It was impossible to win with more, and I'm afraid it's even harder now.

Especially a few envoys, when they first saw the good boy showing off his power, he single-handedly challenged nine young men from Beimang. Only unknown people could do this. Is Daxia Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? It's hard to say.

It's best not to offend if possible.

Moreover, the two countries had good relations and signed a contract with Daxia at the beginning. Daliao and Dachao could be dishonest and unbehaved, but they Beimang people could not do this.

When Jizhou was about to fall, Emperor Beimang still felt a little regretful, but he immediately broke into a cold sweat. At this moment, he simply felt lucky. Otherwise, if he had participated in it, Beimang would probably have perished by now.

However, the Daliao people were really stupid. They knew they couldn't defeat them, but they still resisted, causing many people to sacrifice in vain.

It's good to have backbone, but you also have to see the situation clearly.

The Emperor of Beimang quickly issued an order, asking the general to open the city gate as soon as possible. Otherwise, if people wait for a long time and get angry, Beimang will be attacked directly. What should they do?

As soon as the city gate opened, Guaizi led his troops in, heading northward towards the south of Daliang.

Da Liang couldn't sit still and wait for death. They knew what the Northwest Army relied on.

When the Northwest Army attacked Beiqi and Daliao, it made many preparations.

In August, Daliang sent troops to sneak into the border of Daxia, trying to block the road and seize the explosives transported by the Quzhou Army. As soon as they knew they were ambushed, the Quzhou Army abandoned their vehicles and fled.

The ammunition was packed in a box and well sealed. Afraid of people going back to look for reinforcements, the Daliang Army did not think much and directly transported the ammunition back. They just connected with the large army. As soon as they opened the box, the Daliang Army What the hell.

A box of stones.

What's going on?

When I opened the hundreds of boxes at the back, they were all filled with stones.

"No, we've fallen into a trap."

The Daliang Army immediately realized something was wrong and wanted to withdraw, but Lin Xiaoxia had already led 10,000 Ganzhou troops to surround them.

This group of people didn't come back after they left, and Great Liang sent people in again.

But before they even entered Jizhou, they were intercepted by Fang Zichen and killed them all.

Are all his anti-Japanese dramas for nothing?

He was very familiar with this routine.

Even if he makes a mistake and lets someone sneak into Jizhou, Fang Zichen is not worried at all with Lin Xiaoxia at the rear.

Although Lin Xiaoxia seems to have well-developed limbs, he is not simple-minded. The last time he fought with the Great Liang Army, he was very powerful. He was brave and resourceful. He didn't even use much explosives, and he only led an army of 200,000 and defeated 300,000 soldiers. The 60,000 Daliang army fought out, and they were quite capable.

Waiting for Lin Xiaoxia to deliver the ammunition, Fang Zichen officially marched towards Da Liang.

It's not easy to chew in the cold weather.

But he must be taken down.

In August, the Northwest Army officially launched its first attack on Daliang.

The Daliang army divided into three waves to meet the enemy, but they could not defeat them. There was no way to win against cold weapons against hot weapons.

Fang Zichen, Lin Xiaoxia and Guaizai led their troops to attack Daliang from three sides. Within four months, the entire southern region of Daliang fell.

Guaizi met up with Fang Zichen smoothly. He hadn't seen Fang Zichen for almost a year. When he saw Fang Zichen, he became very upset. He let out a whimper and immediately rushed over to hug him.

Fang Zichen picked him up and felt that he had grown a lot taller and heavier, and his facial features had also changed significantly. In the past, the good boy often stayed in front of him, and the changes were subtle and not obvious, but now that he has not been seen for a year, the good boy has The changes in Zai are obvious.

The facial features really look more and more like him. The energetic young man has a bit of his demeanor back then. He is downright handsome.

Fang Zichen felt a little stunned when he looked at it, as if he was seeing his ten-year-old self.

In the past, everyone always said that this child looked like him, but he didn't think so, but now that he looked at it, he really did.

The good boy hugged his neck, like a child getting a long-awaited beloved toy, with an uncontrollable smile on his face. He kept calling him excitedly: "Father, father, why don't you speak?" Guaizi looks so cute."

Fang Zichen smiled and kissed him twice on the face: "Yes, yes, my son is the cutest. I miss my baby so much after not seeing him for a year."

Guaizi smiled . He stood up and said, "Father, my dear boy misses you too."

Fang Zichen pinched his face and said, "You are so heavy, my father can hardly lift him up."

"It's not heavy, not heavy." The dear boy smiled and kept rubbing it. Fang Zichen's face.

When Fang Zichen saw him, he couldn't help but think of Brother Zhao again, and said a little depressed: "I haven't seen your father for two years, and I don't know how your father is doing now."

The good boy frowned: "Good boy I miss my dad too. Father, let's get down with Da Liang quickly, and then go back to see dad and his brother."

When

Liu Xiaowen heard that the good boy was back, he threw down the shovel and hurried over and entered the camp. I saw that the father and son... didn't know anything about virtue. They didn't sit on the stool, they just squatted on the ground, facing each other and playing cannon. The expressions on their faces were exactly the same.

"Father, that Daharu is so hateful, but he is a bit powerful. The good boy can't beat him. He even kicked the good boy off his horse last time. Father, you must avenge the good boy!"

"How dare you hit my son? , I just don't know what to say, son, don't worry, my father will definitely not let him go."

"Well! I believe in my father, he is the most powerful, he will definitely knock Daharu down with one punch."

"It's necessary, just a mere blow . It's just a Daharu, it's nothing. I don't even care about Da Liang."

"I knew that my father was the best, so it was only a matter of time before he got rid of Da Liang."

The father and son seemed to be drunk. As he talked, he became more and more exaggerated, and his tone was very crazy, as if Da Liang was no longer to be feared and could be defeated tomorrow. When he finished speaking, he started laughing and his whole body was trembling.

After the good boy finished laughing, he covered his mouth and whispered to Fang Zichen: "Father, let me tell you, when I went into the city before, there were one, two, three, seventeen, little girls throwing handkerchiefs at me. "Ah? "

His son is only ten years old! Does anyone want old cows to eat young grass? Fang Zichen immediately asked: "How old are they?"

Guaizi thought for a while: "They should be eight/nine years old."

Fang Zichen: "..."

Children in this world are really too precocious. When he was nine years old, Still watching Tom and Jerry! In modern times, a little girl like this should hold the national flag under her hand.

The good boy said again: "There are many brothers."

Fang Zichen: "..."

Fang Zichen sighed leisurely, touched the good boy, and said with a sad look on his face: "Son, it was your father who harmed you. Ah! I'm not bragging, your father has been very popular since he was a child. Those girls can't bear to look away when they see me. They often run after me and can't get rid of me. They are so annoying. Hey, he is too charming. Yes, in fact, sometimes it is a very troublesome and painful thing. If you are like your father, it would be fine, but you are more like me. My father is really sorry for you."

Liu Xiaowen: "..."

Liu Xiaowen felt that he couldn't bear to listen anymore. He took a deep breath and called "Guaizi".

"Ah! Uncle Liu."

The good boy rushed over and hugged him again. Liu Xiaowen touched his head lovingly and said with great relief: "Our good boy has grown taller!" The

good boy raised his chest and his eyes were bright. Looking at him without saying a word, Liu Xiaowen was confused by what he saw. He paused for a few seconds and then asked tentatively: "Is he still handsome?"

The good boy immediately laughed: "Uncle Liu, why are you always like this? You're telling the truth and being so naked, which makes the good boy very embarrassed. Next time, don't say it so bluntly, but be a little more subtle, otherwise the good boy will be shy."

Liu Xiaowen: "... "

Liu Xiaowen couldn't help laughing.

The child's temperament has not changed, and he is still so narcissistic: "I know, I know, can Uncle Liu cook you some porridge later?"

"Thank you, Uncle Liu."

Liu Xiaowen smiled and said, "I heard that our good boy showed great power last time. , killed Magistrate Xu Zhou on Huanhe Road, right?"

"Yeah." Guaizi nodded and said, "He came to where we were ambush..."

He was originally the leader. They were lying in ambush on Huanhe Road, hoping to surprise the reinforcements sent by Daliang, but Xuzhou Magistrate abandoned the city and fled. On Huanhe Road, he suddenly had a stomachache, so he stopped the car for convenience and ran to the place where they were ambush to take off his pants. , Guaizi felt it was eye-catching, so when the person was about to squat down, he threw a grenade at him.

Liu Xiaowen has heard this matter several times, but he still can't stop laughing. The prefect Xuzhou is also unlucky. He can't go anywhere for convenience, but he has to go to the Daxia Army to defecate. If he doesn't blow up, who will blow up?

After coaxing the good boy away, Liu Xiaowen talked about business with Fang Zichen.

——The military rations are not enough.

Fang Zichen frowned slightly: "The court hasn't sent anyone to deliver it yet? What about Lin Xiaoxia? But have you received it?"

Liu Xiaowen shook his head: "Brother Lin's food has not been delivered either."

Fang Zichen: "What's going on? ?"

Liu Xiaowen's face was a little heavy: "I don't know either."

Fang Zichen couldn't sit still: "How much rations do we have?"

Li Yanmei is solely responsible for the wounded, and Liu Xiaowen is in charge of the rations.

"There are still more than 129,000 stones." Liu Xiaowen said.

It sounds like a lot. If it were left in the village, a family of ten would not be able to eat it all in a lifetime, but now the Beijing Army, part of the Northwest Army, and the Ganzhou Army totaled more than 500,000 people, and such a small amount of food could not last long.

In mid-July, Liu Xiaowen approached Fang Zichen and said that he was afraid that the army rations would be insufficient.

The southern part of Daliang is in contact with the northern part of Daxia. Except for Qianzhou, there are no cement roads in other places in Daxia. The dirt roads are bumpy and uneven, making transportation extremely inconvenient. In addition, with a series of issues such as taxation and grain adjustment, the military rations are really from It takes more than three months to transport it from the capital. For marching and fighting, food and fodder go first. It is impossible to wait until the food is gone before reporting it. Therefore, Fang Zichen sent a letter to Xia Jinghong early, but now four months have passed and the army rations are unexpected. They haven't been shipped yet.

What's going on?

The court is out of food?

It shouldn't be possible. The harvest of the first quarter of June grain has been completed long ago, and the court should have collected taxes early. There is no way there is no grain in the treasury.

One hundred and twenty thousand shi of food won't last long.

Fang Zichen felt a headache, and for some reason he had a vague premonition in his heart.

The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong, and he immediately called Lu Wutao and Zhang Quan over: "How many more explosives do we have?"

"One hundred and twenty boxes."

Fang Zichen was startled and asked quickly: "Hasn't Quzhou sent it over yet? "

It hasn't been delivered this month," Zhang Quan said.

Fang Zichen's heart sank suddenly.

Not good!

He immediately ordered the troops to withdraw without fighting, and told Liu Xiaowen not to cook recently, but to just make some porridge.

In the past, soldiers had to fight, march, and train, which required a lot of physical exertion. That was just a meal, but now that food is tight, they have to save it as a precaution.

The soldiers below didn't know what happened, but they withdrew anyway.

Fang Zichen wrote another letter to Xia Jinghong, asking someone to rush him 800 meters to the capital, but when he was halfway through writing, there was a lot of noise outside.

Someone sent by the imperial court arrived.

But he didn't bring any food.

Lu Wutao's face turned dark: "Where is our food?" The

person who came was Li Yuan's subordinate, with a very arrogant attitude. Lu Wutao was only fourth grade, which was the same grade as him, but civil servants had always looked down on military attachés. He glanced at Lu Wutao and then said: "There was an accident on the road. Your Excellency asked me to send you some money first."

"Silver?" Lu Wutao became angry: "What we need is not money, what we need is food." "What will we do if we don't have food?"

"That has nothing to do with me." Tang Feng said, "I'm just here to deliver money. I can't care about that."

"What happened? " When can it be delivered?"

Tang Feng looked indifferent: "It was washed into the river during transportation."

Fang Zichen's letter urging him to pay for food didn't even reach Xia Jinghong's hands. The Ministry of Revenue had just collected the taxes in July, and Xia Jinghong didn't collect it from the treasury, so he wanted to deliver it to Fang Zichen. The Ministry of Revenue was solely responsible for this matter, and Li Yuan was responsible for escorting it. But when they went all the way north to the Huaihe River, the mountain on the inside of the official road suddenly collapsed. The entire official road suddenly sank several hundred meters, rushing all the carriages and horses carrying grain into the Huaihe River.

August/September is the rainy season. It rains all night long and the water in the Huaihe River is very turbulent. Once the food is washed down, it disappears.

Li Yuan immediately sent people to look for him, but he couldn't find him no matter how hard he looked. He had no choice but to return to Beijing to plead guilty.

When Xia Jinghong heard that all the military rations sent to the northwest had been washed away, he almost fainted in the court, feeling that it was going to be the end.

Without military rations, what will the soldiers fighting outside do?

Thousands of tons of grain!

The soldiers are waiting for this batch of military rations to eat!

They were all gone now, and if one of them was not taken care of, his soldiers would starve to death.

He wished he could kill Li Yuan immediately. Even destroying his nine clans would not be enough to atone for his sins. But natural and man-made disasters were unforeseen, so how could he be blamed? In addition, most officials from the court came out to plead with Li Yuan, saying that now is the time to employ people - many officials from Daxia have been sent to Beiqi and Daliao, and there are indeed not many people who can be used now.

Fang Zichen sent a letter before leading his army to Beiqi, asking him to be cautious and to 'stabilize' the rear, because the enemy wanted to stop the Daxia army from advancing with only two points, or else it would be an absolute crushing of military strength. , otherwise the Daxia army would have no power to resist, and he would have to withdraw.

If one of them doesn't work, you can only do the other two.

How can we get the Daxia Army to withdraw on its own?

An army will perish if it has no equipment, it will perish if it does not have food and grass, and it will perish if it has no accumulation. To put it bluntly, war is about a country's economy, logistics, and reserves.

The logistics problem is also the problem of food and grass. Why does food and grass go first before the march is started? This is because food is the most basic guarantee for an army to win the battle. Without food, a person will starve to death, and he will be beaten.

Fang Zichen gave Qian a warning and asked him to be more cautious, so that nothing could go wrong at the rear.

Xia Jinghong knew this. He sent out the Imperial Guard to escort the soldiers who were responsible for delivering the rations, but he didn't expect...

that bastard would probably scold him to death.

Li Yuan probably suffered a terrible disaster. Although he thought so, Xia Jinghong was still angry and sent someone to temporarily imprison him.

The tax had just been levied and it was certain that no more tax could be levied at this time. Xia Jinghong hurriedly worked with the ministers to find a way.

...

"What?" Lu Wutao's eyes widened when he heard this: "They were all washed away? Then what will we eat? We only have 60,000 shi of food left."

"That's none of my business. I came here to deliver a message to you on the order of Mr. Li Yuan." Tang Feng looked at Lu Wutao and saw that he was glaring and panting like an ox. He felt that this man was a reckless man and looked down upon him more and more. He said with a smile: "If there is no food, you should starve for a few times. I see that you are tall and strong, with well-developed limbs. You should not starve to death if you don't eat for a few times."

Is this human talk? ?

Lu Wutao got angry and immediately got angry. He grabbed his clothes and pointed his fist at him: "What did you say? Tell me again."

Tang Feng was frightened. He didn't expect that he would dare to do it to him. Moved: "You, what do you want to do?"

Zhang Quan hugged Lu Wutao: "Brother Lu, calm down, calm down."

Lu Wutao glared at Tang Feng fiercely, and finally reluctantly let go of his hand.

Tang Feng's heart was pounding, and when he looked at Lu Wutao, he was also angry: "Hey! How majestic! If you want to beat me, come on!" He pointed to his head: "I am a close official of the emperor, and I am under the command of Mr. Li. If you have the ability, come and fight here."

Although Li Yuan's official position is not that of Lu Zhengren, he is the son-in-law of the left prime minister, and the Li family has a deep foundation and is not that easy to move.

Moreover, civil servants are the most difficult to mess with. They are good at writing and writing, and they can live or die.

Lu Wutao knew this, and felt depressed.

Tang Feng flicked his robe: "Why, you don't dare anymore? You have no ability? Aren't you crazy just now? How could this not... Ouch!" Before he could finish his words, he flew upside down. go out.

Lu Wutao's eyes lit up when he saw Fang Zichen: "Sir."

Fang Zichen's face was a little dark: "Lock him up and don't feed him for the next few days. Feed him when the food comes."

Tang Feng dared to provoke Lu Wutao . , but he never dared to fight with Fang Zichen. When he heard this, he didn't care about the pain all over his body, and hurriedly kowtowed to beg for mercy. Fang Zichen ignored him and asked two soldiers to escort him down, then turned around and ordered Zhang Quan to let him go. He led his troops to find Lin Xiaoxia and came immediately to join their group.

Seeing his serious expression, Zhang Quan couldn't help but feel nervous and asked, "Sir, what happened?"

"I'm afraid there is a traitor in our dynasty." Fang Zichen said.

Zhang Quan's heart skipped a beat: "Why did you say this, sir?"

Fang Zichen said, "The ammunition was not delivered." The food was not delivered either. If this is a coincidence, then it is no longer a coincidence.

Zhang Quan: "...Maybe it's a little late."

"Impossible." Fang Zichen said firmly: "Brother Zhao loves me the most and is most afraid of being widowed. There was no time when those explosives were not delivered in advance. "Are you late?"

Quzhou would send explosives here every month, always at the beginning of the month, without exception, but now it's four days late.

Fang Zichen had been busy in the past few days and could hardly touch the ground. Zhang Quan only thought that the army escorting ammunition was delayed on the road. They were far away from Qianzhou now. Snow started to fall here as soon as winter came, and the snow was deep. They were marching like this Difficulty, it was normal to wait a little later, so I didn't think too much about it and didn't report it.

But now my palms are sweating.

yes!

Why didn't he think that there must be a monster when something went wrong?

Even if emergencies cannot be ruled out, you have to be cautious when marching and fighting. If you are wrong, you may be in catastrophe.

Moreover, he knew very well how calculating, thoughtful, and observant Fang Zichen was. Although there was no conclusive evidence, he would not make a blind move.

Chapter 444

Fang Zichen only felt that he was careless. He was extremely prepared for Daliao, Beiqi and Dalian. He also sent a letter to Xia Jinghong, asking him to keep an eye on him and not to hold him back. He would arrange everything he could. The arrangements were made, but I didn't expect that something would happen now.

Although he had brought Lin Xiaoxia over, he had already sent people to guard the exits from Da Liang to Jizhou. If the Da Liang people couldn't get through, he thought it would be fine and everything was safe. But the Da Liang army couldn't enter Da Xia. Da Xia The traitor inside is good at it.

Things are getting a bit serious now!

...

The Quzhou Army responsible for transporting ammunition was indeed ambushed on the road and could not figure out who was on the other side. However, it appeared quietly in Jizhou. Presumably it was not the Great Liang Army, because the Great Liang Army could not get through. Who is that? Are there any accomplices?

The enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered. To be cautious and to protect the ammunition from being snatched away, the Quzhou Army returned and asked Brother Zhao to send more men. Brother Zhao was just about to send more troops when Yang Mingyi sent another person. It's said that the small cargo ship that went out to transport materials was all sunk on the way back.

Because I wanted to enjoy the entertainment, I bought a lot of materials every time, but this time they were all destroyed. The other party thought that they would rather kill them by mistake than miss them.

Not only that, something happened to the military rations that were to be transported to Great Liang.

Brother Zhao's vision went dark, and he felt like the world was spinning.

Xiaofeng broke into a cold sweat and quickly asked the court if they had sent food again?

Xiaobing said that the imperial court was urgently purchasing food.

But the imperial court is not rich in silver and grain, how much can it buy? Not just one or two kilograms, just buy it when you say it, but hundreds or thousands of tons of grain. How is it possible to prepare it in a short time?

The Northwest Army could not wait.

Brother Zhao took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He must not panic now. His husband was in front and was still waiting for food. He couldn't panic. He decided not to panic.

He wandered around the house for a long time and finally summoned dozens more people.

Xiaofeng didn't know what he said. When he came back from outside, those people had already hurried outside.

...

In early December, during the retreat, despite traveling through thousands of provinces, the military supplies still could not sustain the army until it was withdrawn.

The soldiers could only cook snow to eat, but the snow water could not satisfy their hunger. Within two days, the soldiers began to suffer from hunger and cold.

Fang Zichen had no choice at all. Da Liang just wanted to cut off their food supplies, so he would not store a large amount of food in the city waiting for them to snatch it. Knowing this, Fang Zichen still led the army and ran away. As expected, they all came to nothing. .

There is not a grain of food in the city.

"General." On the way back to the camp, a soldier came to report that he had discovered two villages ahead.

There should be food in it.

Fang Zichen took another trip. As soon as he entered the village, everything he saw was dilapidated and the huts were scattered and dilapidated.

The southern part of Daliang is very barren, and the people here are living a very poor life, worse than that of Quzhou. People starve to death every year, so what kind of food can be found in the village.

Hearing the noise, the common people came out of their homes. They were all skinny, with almost a handful of bones all over their bodies. Their eyes were sunken and their clothes were in rags. When they saw the army, they immediately became nervous, but they probably knew that hiding was useless. He was still going to be beaten severely, and stood on the side of the road with his head lowered like a criminal, standing motionless. The village chief walked over tremblingly and wanted to kneel down. After being supported by Lu Wutao, he became nervous and uneasy. Ask the military master what's going on?

Fang Zichen saw that his whole body was purple from the cold. He probably didn't have a thick cotton-padded jacket and was wearing several pieces of clothes. That's how people in the village were. When winter came, they always wore everything they could to keep out the cold, but there were no summer clothes. It was very thin to keep warm. Even though it looked bloated, everyone was still shivering from the cold.

Fang Zichen's sharp eyes saw a child behind him holding a half-eaten small tree root in his hand, looking at him with a pair of big dark eyes.

'Is there food in the village?' He swallowed the words again.

If it were possible, these people wouldn't be so thin, they wouldn't look like humans or ghosts.

When Lu Wutao saw that he was silent, he took the initiative to tell the village chief that he wanted to buy some grain.

The village chief said nervously: "Master Jun, no more grain is sold in the town." In this case, it is useless to get money by selling grain.

He didn't know what the style of the Daxia army was, but if he couldn't buy it, he might grab it. He immediately knelt down in fear and kowtowed.

"Master Jun, please, please give us people a chance to survive. There are nine people in my family, and now I only have half a bag of rice left. My whole family depends on it to survive. Please have mercy on us and give us some." Please leave a way to survive."

The villagers nearby also knelt down. Before Lu Wutao could say anything, Fang Zichen said first: "

General!"

As soon as he turned around, a soldier opened his hand to stop him. Ma: "General, are we going back like this? There is no food in the barracks."

Fang Zichen looked at him: "Then what do you want to do?"

"I..."

"Grab Stealing their food and letting them starve to death?" Fang Zichen saw that the soldiers were getting ready to make a move, and after thinking for a moment, he calmly asked the three soldiers to go into the nearby room to search.

When the woman of that family saw this, she didn't dare to stop her. She just burst into tears and couldn't stop the despair on her face.

After a while, three soldiers came out, carrying half a bag of grain and a basket of tree roots.

"General, we have searched inside and outside, and this is all we have."

Fang Zichen stared at the bag of brown rice for a long time, and finally said: "Did you see, they only have so much food, it's hard to say whether they can survive this winter, we If they take it away, what will they do? We are soldiers, not bandits. What is our duty as soldiers?"

The soldier glanced at the skinny and trembling villagers, his eyes filled with tears, and he lowered his head. hand.

Fang Zichen said sternly: "Answer me, what is it?"

"The army should protect the family and the country."

Fang Zichen asked: "What else!"

Huzi wiped his tears and said loudly: "You should keep improving yourself, endure hardships and stand hard work, and protect the people. "It is the duty of soldiers to defend the country and protect the people."

"Yes, in any situation, you must remember this sentence for me. Even if we starve to death, we cannot take away a needle or thread from the people." Not even a cent."

Fang Zichen felt uncomfortable when he looked at his chapped lips and slightly childish face. He had recruited this kid from Quzhou. He was only thirteen years old when he joined the army. It was because of his family. He was poor, had many brothers and sisters, and only joined the team because of the stutter. At first, he had no body and no flesh, and the conditions were not met at all. But his eyes were very clear, full of desire for life. Fang Zichen asked him, Why did he come to recruit soldiers? He couldn't say anything nice. He only said:

"I heard from the village chief that being a soldier will provide you with food and money. My father and grandma both starved to death during the Chinese New Year. They didn't even have any money when they left. Personally, I just want to provide enough food for my mother and siblings. "

"But being a soldier will be very hard, and you may have to go to the battlefield in the future. Aren't you afraid? "

"I'm not afraid of hard work, nor of tiredness. I'm just afraid of it . I'm hungry, Lord, please accept me, I can do anything."

Although he didn't meet the conditions, the desire in his eyes was so strong that Fang Zichen couldn't bear it, so he finally accepted him.

After the expedition, Huzi has been following him in front of him and behind his horse.

Fang Zichen sighed, patted his shoulder, and softened his voice: "The mission and task of our soldiers is to defend the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and protect the people from infringement. I know you are hungry, but I am hungry too, But there are things that men do and things they don't do. Even if we starve to death, we must not ignore humanity for the sake of stuttering. Do you understand?"

Huzi shed tears and whispered: "General, Huzi understands, Huzi knows. I'm not afraid of being hungry now, but General, you haven't eaten for two days, Daniel and the others... I'm afraid, General..."

"It's okay." Fang Zichen looked around at the soldiers. Circle: "Do you have anything to say?"

"General, I'm sorry." Someone said with shame.

It is undeniable that the moment they entered the village, everyone did have bad thoughts in their minds.

There was nothing I could do. I had eaten nothing but snow for two whole days. My stomach felt like fire, and I was so empty. I couldn't stand it anymore.

But now Fang Zichen's words were like a slap in the face.

All of them were ashamed.

"We soldiers would rather die standing than live on our knees. Even if we really starve to death, we are still true men." Fang Zichen said softly: "Let's go back!"

The large army left again, and no one spoke again.

yes!

They are soldiers, tough soldiers, not bandits, let alone beasts.

I would rather starve to death than rob people of their things.

The snow is still falling, the cold wind wraps up the snowflakes, and there is a vast expanse of white everywhere. The sky is freezing and the breath turns to ice.

The villagers trembled and looked at each other, silently watching the army go away.

On the third day after the food shortage, before withdrawing from Liangping County, Hadalu led the Daliang Army to pursue them, and then launched an attack on the Northwest Army.

Fang Zichen could only lead his army to retreat south in an emergency. The Northwest Army was chased and beaten by the Daliang Army, causing numerous casualties.

If the explosives are not enough, there is no need to be afraid of facing the Great Liang army. With real swords and real guns, the Great Liang is no match for them, but there is no food. The soldiers are hungry and their limbs are limp. If they fight against each other, they will definitely be defeated. People were pressed and beaten.

The Northwest Army had no choice but to temporarily 'hide' and passively defend to the death.

There were no wild vegetables or insects in the winter. Liu Xiaowen led a group of soldiers to the mountain to scrape the bark of the trees, but even so, there was still not enough to eat.

On the fourth day, Fang Zichen had just returned from the battle. The good boy looked for him and said, "Father, all the edible food in the surrounding area has been eaten. I am going to take some troops with Uncle Liu to go into the mountains to have a look."

On the fifth day . , Li Yanmei reported back, saying that the wounded soldiers in the barracks did not want to eat, saying that they wanted to leave food to those soldiers who could still fight, but they refused to listen, and today...one hundred and thirty-two people died. people.

On the sixth day, Lu Wutao said: "General, we can't find the bark, and we don't have to dig out the roots. Now we can't find anything to eat. What should we do?"

Fang Zichen didn't speak and sat in the camp for half a day. . Liu Xiaowen came to see him and saw that he was covering his face with his hands. His expression could not be seen clearly. He could only see that his shoulders were shaking slightly.

Liu Xiaowen endured the discomfort in his heart and quietly retreated.

The pot used to cook rice in the back was scraped clean every time, even if it was boiling bark.

The bark is not delicious, it is old and firewood, and there is not much dry firewood. It cannot be boiled for a long time. It is hard, smells like Chinese medicine, and tastes a bit bitter. The soup is turbid and tastes worse than wild vegetables, but The soldiers still cherished it very much and ate it hungrily.

The snow fell very thick and the soil was very stiff. Guaizi often took people out to dig tree roots, but within a few days, the bark was gone and the roots were gone.

The first ones just fell down due to poor health, and the ones from behind started to fall down in large numbers one after another.

There was a dead silence everywhere in the military camp.

Fang Zichen looked at the stripped trees on the mountain and the soldiers on duty at the front who were so hungry that they stuffed snow into their mouths. He was so worried that he felt restless. But in the face of hunger, human strength is so strong. Weak and insignificant.

He had no choice, he had no choice at all. All he could do was send a letter to the capital, but the letters seemed to have fallen into the sea without any reply. Now besides leading the army to retreat, he didn't know what else to do. I can watch helplessly as one soldier after another falls.

He knew that if the imperial court did not send food, they might... be wiped out.

On the eighth day, the enemy army discovered the camp, and Hadalu led his army to attack again.

Fang Zichen was once again forced to lead his army to fight.

Two hundred and sixty thousand people fought with the enemy all night in Xiling Mountain to protect the retreating army.

More than 80,000 people died in the Northwest Army. The enemy army was victorious. There were corpses everywhere, and the white snow was dyed red, which was extremely dazzling.

This was the most brutal and incompetent battle of the Northwest Army.

Fang Zichen didn't dare to look. On the way to retreat, Huzi was shot in the back in order to cover him. He was shot three times in the back. Fang Zichen helped him up and carried him on his back. Suddenly there was a warm touch on his back. , Fang Zichen knew what it was. He pursed his lips, not daring to think too much, and not daring to stop for a moment. He didn't put Hu Zi down until he was far away: "Hu Zi, Hu Zi."

Hu Zi kept saying Vomiting blood.

Fang Zichen's eyes were sore: "Huzi, cheer up, we will join the army soon. Cheer up and we'll be fine when we get back."

Although he said this, he knew that Huzi would Can't stand it anymore.

After a while, Hu Zi opened his eyes slightly and called him hoarsely: "General... general... mouth, pocket..."

Fang Zichen immediately understood, He put his hand into the bag on his chest, and as soon as he touched the thing, his eyes immediately turned red, it was all too familiar.

He held out a handful of leaves.

Huzi slowly opened his mouth.

Fang Zichen's eyes were filled with pain and his heart was as sharp as a knife. He shook his hands and fed a leaf into Huzi's mouth.

Hu Zi smiled weakly at Fang Zichen, then gasped for air and said: "General, I, I want to eat enough... Then, let's go on the road again, you... ...If I go back to Ganzhou and meet my mother..." He grabbed Fang Zichen's hand, his eyes began to blur, and his voice became more and more subtle: "You, just tell her, I... ·····I have never been hungry, and I have not humiliated the army..."

Fang Zichen noticed that he grabbed his hand with a slight force, and then let go. It's open.

Huzi said no more, and he never had time to chew the leaves in his mouth.

The nineteen-year-old boy was forever frozen in this moment.

The hemp rope will break at the thinnest part, and the bad luck will only seek out the misfortune.

At the beginning, he resolutely joined the team just for a bite to eat. He said that he was not afraid of hardship or tiredness, but he was afraid of being hungry.

But in the end, he left hungry.

He was not yet twenty years old, but he had experienced so much suffering. He had been living a hard life for the past ten years, fighting for his stutter, picking up rice grains in the fields, digging tree roots in the mountains, and kissing He watched his father and grandma starve to death. Later, he joined the army and never lived a good life.

Several soldiers nearby looked at Huzi, their eyes full of pain. They all knew each other. There were fifteen in one village, but now, there were only three left.

"General." Someone shouted in a low voice: "We should leave, the enemy may catch up soon."

Fang Zichen lowered his head and took a deep breath, calmed his mind, looked at Hu Zi carefully, and used his It was covered with snow, and then he led the army to retreat.

In order for the army to evacuate safely, they led the enemy in the opposite direction of the group. The snow was thick and the escape was very difficult. Some people fell down and struggled to get up. After several times, they could not get up again. The people next to them I went to help him, but he only said intermittently that you should leave. He had no strength, so you should leave quickly.

Hadalu chased them for two days and one night, and finally chased them to Lincang Mountain. The Northwest Army had disappeared. Their tracks were covered when they retreated. The surrounding area was so vast, but Hadalu didn't know which direction to pursue.

The author has something to say:

I'm stuck, little Kana, I'm sorry, I have an outline, but I just don't know how to narrate the events. Maybe I'm not very good at this, I'm going at 500 an hour, I'm sorry.

Chapter 445

"Damn it." Seeing Fang Zichen escaping again, Daharu cursed bitterly: "This kid is really slippery. I couldn't catch him several times."

"Grandpa, let's go back to camp first. Let's take a rest!" After chasing him all night long for two days, Haerchi was exhausted and too cold. Haerchi usually doted on him the most, but this time he slapped him instead.

"Have a rest? You haven't annihilated all the Northwest Army. Do you still have the time to rest?"

"Grandpa." Haerchi covered his face and looked at him in disbelief. He didn't know what he said wrong, and he didn't know why he was like this. urgent.

Maybe there's no rush?

He was sick and could kill him. Now that the Northwest Army has no food, it is a good time to destroy them. If they cannot take advantage of this time to defeat the Northwest and wait for the food to arrive, the Northwest Army can immediately launch a Jedi counterattack and make them massacre. Ryo once again paid a heavy price and carried out even more crazy revenge.

Ha Erchi disagreed: "Grandpa, if our people succeed once, they can succeed a second time. Besides, how easy is it to raise thousands of tons of grain? Daxia has just finished collecting taxes. It is definitely impossible to collect taxes again at this moment, unless the Emperor of Daxia We are not afraid of the common people's rebellion. This matter is difficult to handle and cannot be solved in a few months. Why should we rush for a while? Even if we raise the money, our people are always looking at Quzhou. They can't buy materials and can't make explosives. Come out, the food has arrived, they have nothing to fear."

Hearing this, Hadalu couldn't help but be disappointed in Haerchi. It is a taboo to underestimate the enemy.

Did the Northwest Army rely solely on explosives to win all the way and defeat Daliao and Beiqi?

The people used the explosives when they attacked the city. Even if there was no explosives, the Northwest Army could still take them down.

Although Fang Zichen was born as a civil servant, his leadership ability made him dare not underestimate him at all.

Civil servants understand strategy, but marching is not just about making plans.

How to set up camp, arrange troops, how to distribute food, how to judge the enemy's direction, how to boost morale, how to make these people obey orders and dare to fight, these are not simple things.

Every time the Northwest Army attacked, every time they launched an encirclement and suppression campaign, Hadalu was horrified to see how they were fierce and fearless when they charged.

Fang Zichen was undoubtedly outstanding at boosting morale and mobilizing troops.

He was an unorthodox military commander, but he was even more powerful than a regular military commander.

Such a powerful enemy would never give him a chance to breathe.

If they can't take down all the Northwest Army in one go this time, their Great Liang will be doomed.

Moreover, military rations can allow them to cut off their beards once, and it is absolutely impossible for them to do it a second time.

The Emperor of Daxia is not a vegetarian. News has come from the rear. He has now ordered a comprehensive emergency food preparation. Waiting for people to prepare the food and have their hands free, the people they have placed in Daxia may not be able to fly or escape. One death.

Those 'secret spies' have been in Daxia for decades, and now that they are facing the danger of annihilation, they have to use them. What they can do is to fight for this glimmer of opportunity for Da Liang.

This opportunity can only come once.

They only have three months. This is their last counterattack in Great Liang. If they don't succeed this time, they will be benevolent.

...

It was four days after Fang Zichen got rid of the enemy and rejoined the brigade.

In order to find food, Liu Xiaowen led his army into the mountains and has not yet returned.

Most of the soldiers in the wounded barracks were gone, and Brother Liu and several others also starved to death.

The boy also fell ill.

He originally ate a lot. Two bowls of food were enough to fill his teeth. Later, when the food was not enough, he ate snow every day. He retreated, and soon after reaching the ground he couldn't hold on any longer.

Before the old snow melted, it started to snow again outside. Fang Zichen wrapped the quilt tightly around his good boy.

"...Father." The boy called him, his voice weak and unpleasant.

Fang Zichen touched his forehead, which was still very hot.

He was so distressed, his eyes were red, and he said softly: "Here you are!"

The boy's cheeks were severely sunken, and there was no medicine in the back. Fang Zichen couldn't sleep all night long, and kept staying by the bed, thinking all he could. I tried to cool him down, but it didn't seem to be of much use.

He lay there for three days. The first two days were fine and he could still wake up, but today he seemed so weak that he couldn't even open his eyes. He was squinting, speaking intermittently, and his dry lips were moving slightly.

"Father... uncle... has sent food... is it here?"

"Not yet." Fang Zichen replied.

The good boy seemed to be talking. Fang Zichen leaned closer to listen, and his whole body suddenly froze.

"...Father, good boy... I'm so hungry, good boy... will you..."

"No, don't be scared to speak." There were tears. Fang Zichen choked with sobs as it slid down his cheeks. An unprecedented sense of panic and helplessness enveloped him. He stroked the good boy's hair, his voice trembled, and said hoarsely:

"Father will not let anything happen to you. , You have a good rest, didn't you say that we will go back to see your father after Da Liang is beaten! Don't you miss your father?"

The good boy lay quietly without speaking, his face was pale and haggard.

Fang Zichen's throat was so choked that he couldn't say any more words. He had really seen enough of people falling down in front of him.

The good boy still didn't respond or open his eyes.

Li Yanmei came in with a bowl of hot water.

"What's wrong?"

"Good boy..."

Seeing him like this, Li Yanmei almost spilled the soup in her hand. She handed it to Fang Zichen and then stumbled to find Li Yisheng.

But it's no use, I'm hungry.

Doctors can save lives, but they can't save people who are hungry.

If there is no food, the child may...

The blood on Fang Zichen's face faded little by little.

There have been many people who haven't woken up in the past few days. They are all like Guaizi, as if they have caught the cold. , and then fell asleep while lying down, and could not get up again.

Hunger and severe cold make it difficult to survive.

Fang Zichen poured some water into the boy, and the soldiers outside came to report again, saying that the Great Liang Army had entered the Nanshan Ridge. Looking at the route, they were heading straight for our army's camp, and they could not be allowed to move forward any further.

You have to lead the troops out to lure the enemy away.

Fang Zichen stood in front of the couch, looking deeply at the good boy, then leaned down and kissed him on the forehead.

"My son is left to you." He looked at Li Yisheng: "Be sure to take good care of him."

"Brother, don't worry." Li Yisheng said: "This is my son too. I won't let anything happen to him. Xiaowen should be back soon. Don't worry."

Fang Zichen led 200,000 troops out. This battle lasted for a long time. He almost went crazy. He vented all the panic, anger and the frustration of being chased by Hadaru for the past few days. He took a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth. It was tasteless and tasteless, and his internal organs ached from the cold.

The cold snow was still there, Fang Zichen was in a state of embarrassment and covered in blood, and he fought with Hadalu one by one.

Haerchi was on the side to help, attacking him from time to time. Fang Zichen was furious and felt a chill in his heart. After dodging a few moves, he stabbed him directly with a long sword.

Haerchi was unprepared and his whole chest was pierced. He stared as if he couldn't believe it. He lowered his head and looked for a moment before falling off the horse.

"Soldiers, follow me and kill!"

The Northwest Army was greatly encouraged by this, and a surge of energy seemed to suddenly surge through their body.

The general obviously followed them and hadn't eaten for several days...

The soldiers rushed forward not to be outdone: "Kill, kill, kill!"

"Chi'er." Hadalu's pupils suddenly tightened, and he gritted his teeth: " Fang Zichen, I want your life."

Fang Zichen also stared at him fiercely, saying: "Come on! Come on, you old beast, I will kill you.

" "..."

The two fought fiercely, but Hadalu did have some skills. If he were in his heyday, he would definitely not be Fang Zichen's opponent, but now he is possessed by Sister Lin and is in trouble.

The green hills are preserved and there is no need to worry about running out of firewood.

Fang Zichen ordered to retreat again.

His ability to lead an army to flee was first-rate, but Hadalu did not catch up. He knew that Fang Zichen wanted to retreat, so he was very slippery and could not catch up easily.

Moreover, it is now at this juncture. It has been without food for nearly a month and has suffered several defeats. However, the morale of the Northwest Army is still strong...

No wonder the Liaobei Qi was defeated in less than a year. Came down.

The Northwest Army is probably hiding in the Nanshan Ridge area, and they need to mobilize a large army to surround them in one fell swoop.

When Fang Zichen saw that Hadalu was not chasing him, he knew what he was planning. He went back to the camp and visited Guaizi first, and found that his condition was more stable. He was relieved. After he left, Li Yisheng guarded him. Guaizi dared to Take half a step away.

"Xiao Wen is back." He said: "I brought a lot of bark, but I'm afraid it won't last long...Brother, what should we do?"

Fang Zichen paused, then spread out the map and looked at it for a long time. , then said: "Wait until the court sends food."

"We can't wait." Li Yisheng said, "The brothers outside are starving to death one after another. How can we wait? We can't survive that long."

Fang Zichen was silent.

Tang Feng said that Li Yuan's incident occurred only after he had brought the grain to the Huaihe River, which was about a month's journey from Beijing.

If it is delivered on time, it can be delivered around mid-to-late October, so there will be no food shortage.

But the food was washed away. It took a month to travel from the capital to the Huaihe River. If we had to rush back, we would have wasted more than a month.

More than a month is already fatal enough.

Although Li Yuan sent the news back immediately, it didn't take time to raise food? Even if we are not afraid of causing chaos among the people, we will collect taxes as quickly as possible again, and it will probably take more than a month to collect food from all places! With so much grain, do we need to purchase the cattle and horses responsible for transporting it? How can we do this without taking time? Then it was shipped...

When he first took office, he walked from the capital to Ganzhou for more than two months. He didn't even leave Daxia, not to mention that he was abroad at the moment.

If it were modern times, he could have breakfast in the capital in the morning and go back to Ganzhou for lunch at noon.

But can it be done here?

The carriage and horse were really slow. It would have taken him three days to travel from Anhe County to Beilu County in Ganzhou. Now that they were in Da Liang, they were traveling abroad.

The imperial court immediately raised food and sent it, and even at the fastest speed, it was estimated that it would have to wait until late January.

In this case, it is two or three months late.

Worried that the army rations would be delayed on the road, Fang Zichen sent a letter early to ask Liu Xiaowen to save rations, otherwise they would not be able to survive until now.

Li Yisheng was so anxious that he paced back and forth: "Brother, what should we do?"

Fang Zichen thought of those soldiers who died tragically, and felt guilty: "I don't know! I regret it now. If I had defeated the enemy troops from Jizhou, If I bring my troops back, I won't have to kill so many people. Now that I think about it, maybe my decision was wrong from the beginning..."

"How can I blame you? Brother, I know. You feel bad, but this matter has nothing to do with you. There is no war without bloodshed and no one can always win. You don't want to hit people, but people want to hit you. "

Li Yisheng also feels bad:" If you don't fight now, more people will die in the future. Why have the soldiers fought with you for so long? Is it so that the future will be prosperous and peaceful, and that future generations will no longer suffer from the flames of war? Go out and ask, has anyone complained? Why haven't they made a fuss since the food shortage? Why haven't they said anything? Why? Because they have no regrets and are not afraid of death. What should we be thinking about now? Overcoming this difficulty."

Speaking of this, Fang Zichen was extremely worried. Li Yisheng's eyes lit up and said, "How about we go to the rear of the Liang army to grab food from the enemy?"

Fang Zichen rolled his eyes at him: "You can do this. Can you imagine that Hadalu would prepare a large amount of food for us to rob? Don't forget, they have withdrawn all the food in the city to the rear area, and they expect us to be captured after our food supply is exhausted. Oh! That old beast has suffered so many losses at my hands, it's impossible for him not to accept it. If we go now, he will make dumplings right away. "

That won't work, that won't work either," Li Yisheng said, "If so. Explosives are enough, but the food cannot be delivered, why didn't the explosives come?"

Fang Zichen probably thought of something. Those people had the ability to 'rob' the army rations, so they wouldn't want to stop them from making explosives.

What they need most now is food, not explosives.

Brother Zhao is probably busy sending people around to collect food now.

Fang Zichen gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly: "Evacuate from Great Liang first! I will fight back when the imperial court sends food."

Knowing that Hadalu was going to raise an army to encircle and suppress them, Fang Zichen immediately issued an order , people were preparing to break camp, but as soon as the instructions were completed, the soldiers responsible for patrolling and sentry hurried from outside.

"General, general."

Fang Zichen rushed out of the camp: "What's wrong, the enemy is attacking?"

Impossible!

It shouldn't be so fast.

Hadalu knew that they were in Nanshan Ridge, but the Nanshan Ridge area was so big that it was comparable to a modern county, and there were so many townships and villages in the county. How could the old beast know where they were hiding so quickly.

"I don't know." Xiao Bing gasped and kept pointing behind him: "It doesn't look like it, but it has been wandering at the foot of the mountain."

Fang Zichen frowned and asked Lu Wutao to lead the team and follow him to see it. look.

When we reached the mountainside, we saw a lot of people sitting down below, at least two thousand people, surrounded by bullock carts, carts, and burdens.

This should be a delivery team. It's so long that you can't see the end. The leader is a middle-aged man with a big belly. He doesn't know what kind of goods are being delivered. It looks like there are a lot of them!

Since they were not the enemy, Fang Zichen wanted to lead his troops back, but before he could give the order, he heard a 'whoosh' sound, followed by a 'bang' sound.

Fang Zichen froze and saw the middle-aged man with a big belly holding a small red stick in his hand.

——It's a flying monkey he made for his son during the New Year.

Because I was going to Beilu County for skiing, I couldn't finish it, so I had quite a bit left.

...

The people of Daxia are always paying attention to the battle situation ahead. As soon as something happens to the military rations, the people will know it.

Cui Niang paid the most attention to the war. Fang Zichen's love song fascinated her. To this day, she still remembers it. Now she is leading the army to the war and there is no food...

She was worried so much that she asked Master, who often comes to the building to drink wine, has the court requisitioned grain?

The master said that the court was in urgent discussions.

Cui Niang asked anxiously: "What are we discussing? Can't we just do another levy?"

This was said simply, and the master laughed directly: "You said it lightly. We just levied it last month and now we are levying it again. Harsh government will cause Do you know what the consequences will be if you fail to deal with it and there will be internal and external troubles? When the superiors make decisions, they have to weigh the pros and cons and think carefully

. When she came over, she usually coaxed her benefactors, but she also turned her words around three times in her mind before speaking out, because maybe if she didn't say a word well, she would slap the horse on the leg, making the benefactor unhappy.

The master took a sip of wine, sighed, and then said: "Seven years ago, Beiqi invaded Jizhou! Many people from the Northwest Army died that time. In order to fill the vacancies, didn't the government issue an order to recruit troops again? As a result, you Look, the people were in trouble even before the decree was implemented. How many people were killed outside the city gate? The court spent a lot of effort to settle the matter

. The summer military system was to be conscripted every three years, but at that time, it had just been conscripted the year before last, and then again the following year. At that time, Fang Zichen was still carrying big bags at the dock. His cousin, the foreman, secretly told him about it. After returning, Fang Zichen followed Zhao My brother discussed it and finally thought of taking the imperial examination, but the next year the court did not take part in the examination because the people were really making trouble and chaos broke out everywhere.

The common people have just delivered grain. Although they have used chemical fertilizers this year, the fields have produced more, but they are poor up front! There is nothing the family wants. Now that they have grain and taxes have been paid, some of the rest will be used as rations and the rest will be sold. Unless there are special circumstances, no one will keep a lot of grain at home.

New grain is expensive, and the old grain left behind cannot be sold, and the price is not good either.

After selling the grain, those who should build a house should build a house, those who should arrange marriages for their children, and those who should arrange marriages. What the family lacks must also be made up for, two new sets of clothes for the children, and two pounds of meat cut off during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The grain has been sold and the money has been spent. How will the people be happy if the imperial court levies another tax? Can you stop making trouble?

You have to be careful about this matter. The court will definitely discuss it. There is some in the treasury at the beginning, but it has been sent to the Qin family army. It cannot be taken back. The Qin family army also needs to eat, right?

The atmosphere in Chaoli has been quite tense recently.

There were some things that the master didn't dare to say more about. He listened to some music in the building, drank a few drinks, and then went back.

The guests who came to drink in the building were all discussing this matter, and they all looked sad.

"Master Li, it's time to take them to chop. So much food has been washed away. How can we fix this? Without the food, what will the Northwest Army eat? Hey, I look at this time. I'm afraid the Northwest Army will die a lot."

"What's the use of killing him?" "Why isn't it easy?" "I heard there

's

something going on over there, food, explosives..."

he said . It was a profound statement without saying anything, but no one present was a fool.

Food and explosives are the two legs of the Northwest Army. Without the legs, what else can we fight for?

Something happened together now, how could it be such a coincidence. The slope of the Huaihe River will collapse sooner or later...

"Damn it, there must be some great work done by Daliang in our Daxia."

"Definitely."

"Who is it! Let me know, I have to kill him "The imperial court is already thinking of something

, but the imperial court has many rules and regulations, and we don't know when we can send food to the Northwest Army. They have to hold on!"

"Hey, that's right !" It's so light, how can I persevere? I heard it's very cold in Da Liang, it's freezing and there's nothing to eat, how can I survive?"

Cui Niang heard so much that she couldn't sleep all night long, and the next day she heard about the imperial court. She was urgently buying food, so she donated all her silver and jewelry. When Boss Wei saw her again, he saw that she was very plain, without even a hairpin on her head. The same was true for the girls outside who were looking for customers, and they were a little surprised: "What's wrong?" ? Your building was robbed."

Cui Niang shook her head and said no.

Boss Wei wondered: "Then why didn't you wear the rocker I gave you last time? Didn't you like it before? I see you wearing it every day, why don't you wear it today?"

"I donated it." Cui Niang said.

Boss Wei was even more confused: "Donated? To whom?"

"To the imperial court." Cui Niang looked at him straightly after seeing him stunned for a while, and said embarrassedly:

"I heard that the imperial court wants to buy grain, I I also want to make some efforts and hope that the Northwest Army can defeat Dalian as soon as possible. Mr. Wei, you may not know that I came from Hengyang. "

Twenty years ago, the Great Dynasty broke into the border and burned and killed them all the way. Most of the people in the village died. Fortunately, the Qin family army arrived quickly. She escaped with the others and later fled to Qingxia County. Many of the girls who escaped with her that year were bought by wealthy families. Some of them thought they were too young and were not willing to buy them. They had no choice but to provide food for their stuttering. She and several girls from the village sold themselves into the building and started a leather and meat business.

Didn't they know that this was a disgraceful thing, and they would be stabbed in the back? Who would really want to die if they could live? An ant can still live in vain, let alone a human being.

Now they have good food, good housing, and silks and satins, but Cui Niang knows that no one outside looks down on them. Men treat them as playthings for their sexual desires. Some guests even don't treat them as human beings. Even though they are having fun, the girls and their friends think that they are unclean and shameless, and they are criticized wherever they go. Therefore, the girls in the building don't like to go out very much.

If nothing else happens, they will stay in the building for the rest of their lives, with a pair of jade arms that can be used as pillows for thousands of people, and a tiny bit of red lips that can be tasted by thousands of people.

If the great dynasty hadn't come back...

Do you want to complain or not?

Cui Niang is resentful.

Four years ago, Beiqi entered Jizhou, and many girls there were brought to Beijing to be sold, and now some of them are also in the building.

Perhaps, if the four countries are truly unified, no one will be like them again.

Nowadays, I always want to do something and do my best.

Boss Wei said nothing and looked at her intently.

The girls in the building are fed by young people. As their beauty fades in old age, they will not be able to earn much. Therefore, most people always want to take advantage of their youth to receive customers, earn more, and keep trying to please and be nice so that the patrons can pay for their money. , Boss Wei was quite surprised by Cuiniang's move and couldn't believe it. But when someone checked, it was found that not only Cuiniang, but also many girls in Yicui Building had donated.

Boss Wei suddenly felt very bored, with an indescribable feeling in his heart. He came out of the building and went outside the yamen. He looked at the drawing papers posted outside, one by one, and finally let out a long sigh.

Just as he was about to leave, the boy came to him in a hurry and called him: "Master, Master, Master."

"My soul! What's the matter? I'm so anxious."

"The soldier from Quzhou is here and wants to see you."

Going all the way north from Qingxia Town, you can reach Da Liang in less than two months, but bandits are rampant there, and the roads are mostly steep and dangerous. Many roads are dug on cliffs, and the roads are also very narrow, less than two meters. Eight, if you are not careful, you can eat the meal directly.

For the sake of stability, the ordinary brigade never goes this way and would rather take a long way around.

Many soldiers came to Quzhou, bringing explosives and saying they wanted to buy some food from Boss Wei.

He is the largest grain merchant in Qingxia Town, and his family is extremely wealthy and has no shortage of silver.

Chapter 446

After listening to Brother Zhao's words, the Ganzhou Army wanted to raise food here and immediately set off from the upper north to send the food to the northwest.

But Boss Wei shook his head and said he would not sell it, and the Quzhou Army suddenly became anxious: "Boss Wei, the price is negotiable..." Boss Wei shocked everyone with his words: "I will give it to the Northwest Army for free, no money required

."

He could still afford to give away a thousand taels of silver.

"Ah?"

"But I don't believe you, I'll deliver it myself." The first person to send food to the court was sent to the river. The Quzhou Army? Boss Wei has never been in contact with it and always feels that it is unreliable. He doesn't believe anyone at the moment. Anyway, he often runs to Shangbei, so he is not afraid.

The reason why the Kuzhou Army went to great lengths to raise food here was probably because they wanted to "take risks" and go from Shangbei to deliver food to the Northwest Army as soon as possible.

He could deliver the grain to the court, but it would be impossible for the court to set off so soon.

Seeing that he was determined, the Chuzhou Army finally discussed it and left a hundred people to escort him there while the others went to collect food.

As soon as the imperial court ordered the purchase of grain, the people in the village immediately took action.

"Master, what are you doing? The grain is packed well, so why are you scooping it out?"

"The court is collecting grain. I want to deliver it to them."

"What?" the woman suddenly shouted.

"My dear, I know you don't want to, but the military rations were not sent to the Northwest Army. Now we are afraid that we will run out of food. The court is in a hurry to raise food. If everyone is reluctant, then I'm afraid the Northwest Army will starve to death. It's not easy for people to fight at the front. I won't give them all, just some. We can save the rest of the food and eat it. Don't be so ignorant."

"It's not that I won't let you give it . , I heard that many girls in Yicuilou in the town have donated money, which is more than a few thousand taels! I can't be more ignorant than them, but the food sent by the court must go to Jizhou, but It's far over there, and the village chief just said that Mr. Wei in the town is going to take a shortcut to deliver food to the Northwest Army in person. The village chief has already asked everyone to go home to load the food, and said he would take 40 men with him. "

" Well, I won't send it to the court. I'll go with the village chief so that it can be faster."

"Go! I'm at home! I heard that there are people from Daliang in our country, so I'm afraid there will be trouble on the road. "Bring the hatchet with you. I'll sharpen it for you later."

"Okay, go quickly."

There are some people who are reluctant to give up food. Even if it's dozens or hundreds of pounds, it's only a few hundred cents or a tael. It's a lot, but everyone in Yicui Building gave it to me. I heard that the jewelry was given in boxes, which totaled several thousand taels!

People donate so much, but they don't feel bad, even other girls can do this...

Some people hesitate, having worked hard all their lives, harvesting the rice, and they are reluctant to waste the grains when they fall into the ground, and have to pick them back one by one. It's so easy to give away food, even if it's sold to the court, but Lao Wang next door seems to be giving it away as a gift, without asking for any money from the court.

Some people couldn't make up their minds and unknowingly went outside to look at the paintings. Even if it wasn't the first time they saw those paintings, every time they looked at them, they were filled with hatred.

We have to knock down Great Liang!

Once the war is over, future generations will be able to live a peaceful and good life.

The young soldiers are fighting for them at the front, with their heads hung on their waistbands, and their lives are precarious. They are risking their lives...

Who are they fighting for?

I thought of Fang Zichen's words again.

The common people didn't know what was going on on the battlefield, but it was definitely dangerous and hard, and they couldn't live without enough to eat.

Something has to be done.

Otherwise, I will never feel at ease.

Dozens of kilograms of grain...it doesn't matter. It's given to everyone. It can't just be given to their family.

There are a dozen or so villages in Qingxia County, with people carrying grain on their backs, driving oxcarts, and carrying spatulas heading towards the town.

"Boss Wei, I heard that you are going to send food to the Northwest Army? Can you bring some for me?"

"Bring some for me too."

"Aren't the folks afraid that I will steal the food?"

"Not afraid. "

This is true. Everyone knows who Boss Wei is.

"Since everyone trusts me, I will never let you down. I will definitely deliver this food to General Fang personally so that the Northwest Army can eat well and let them fight well. Damn it, Great Liang People think that without food, we can defeat our Northwest Army, but is our vast country in Daxia short of so much food? "Who is Da Liang looking down on?"

"That's right, Boss Wei, wait a minute, I'll do it again? " Go home and pack some flour."

"My family doesn't grow any grains, so I grow rapeseed. This is two cylinders of oil that I just squeezed this year. Please ask Boss Wei to send it to me."

"Master, someone from the escort agency is here. People from their headquarters will escort you there. "

Give everyone food and sweet potatoes. "

In just four days, 130,000 tons of grain were raised.

Boss Wei didn't dare to delay at all. After finishing the arrangement, he went up north with the Quzhou Army and others.

Because of the lessons learned from the past, the court officials did not agree with the re-conquest, so they could only open the treasury.

The national treasury is not rich and the grain price is low, and the people are not willing to sell. But if the grain is given too much, there will be less grain to buy.

Xia Jinghong was so worried that he still couldn't sit still even after a few days. When he thought that his soldiers might starve to death because of this, he felt extremely uncomfortable and couldn't even eat. Every time he thought about the hundreds of tons of grain, he really wanted to slaughter it. Li Yuan has been killed, but people can't move now. No one in the emperor is not suspicious. This matter needs to be investigated. If Li Yuan is innocent, he will definitely have to peel off his skin. If...will there be more? Accomplice? If this is the case, then no one can be left behind.

He was so anxious that he kept pacing back and forth in the Imperial Study Room - "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

The people from the Ministry of Revenue came, roaring anxiously. Xia Jinghong's eyebrows jumped and he said anxiously: "But what happened again? "

The food has been raised, it's been raised."

"What did you say?" Xia Jinghong couldn't believe it. It's only been a few days?

"The food has been collected," said the person from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Really?"

"I dare not deceive the emperor. In Jiangzhong, Shangyang, Xiayang and other counties close to the capital, military rations have already begun to be transported to the middle of the capital." Thinking of the scene of the people rushing to carry the rations to the Yamen, Hu The official from the ministry burst into tears.

I don't dare think about this kind of scene.

I dare not think that I would be willing to give away dozens of kilograms of grain for free now, but the people below me are poor and value food more than their lives. They work hard for a year to cultivate a field, and even after paying the tax, they don't even have enough to eat. The whole family has to Who would be willing to give it away if you tighten your belt? Not everyone can be selfless.

But things have gotten better in the past two years. The land is very productive, and even dozens of kilograms of grain really don't feel heavy.

Xia Jinghong Mu Ran remembered what Fang Zichen said when he first came to Beijing. When the people are rich, only when one party is in trouble can all parties support him. When the people are in decline, each family will sweep the snow in front of their own door and not care about the frost on other people's tiles.

The imperial court issued an order, and the Royal Forest Army rushed to inform various places below. As soon as the news was received in the Jiangzhong area, the people sent grain. In just three continents, 1.23 million tons were raised. As soon as the imperial court issued an order to recruit grain again, the people began to carry grain on their backs.

"Master, you must send the food to the Northwest Army this time!"

"Yes, yes."

"Don't worry, everyone, the emperor has given an order to have the Yulin Army and the Left Prime Minister escort the food this time. " I won't let it happen again."

"That's good. I'll go back." "Hey, uncle

, I haven't weighed you yet!" The village was crowded with people, all coming to deliver food. There was an endless stream of people carrying food on their backs heading to the town. Normally, except for the market, people in the village didn't go out very much, but now there was a road leading to the town. The roads in the town are full of people. When everyone arrived outside the Yamen, they didn't say anything, just put the food away and left. There were those who were afraid of the imperial court's corruption and refused to hand it over, so several surrounding villages formed their own teams and left. Qinzhou, Linjiangzhou and other places were far away. The Imperial Forest Army took the imperial edict and killed several horses without even reaching the place. Food had been raised. The merchants in Qinzhou were very well-informed and knew that the imperial court wanted to buy grain, so they prepared it early. However, after waiting for more than half a month, the Yamen said they would not accept it anymore. Jing couldn't wait any longer and had already packed up food and set off. The people of Qinzhou are so angry, why don't you stop? If you don't accept it, we will deliver it ourselves. The people of Quzhou had already carried food on their backs and formed teams to cross the mountains and ridges to go to Great Liang. The common people have never traveled far, so they are not afraid. They have never even gone out to the town. They did not dare to go to the fertilizer factory when buying fertilizer before, but now for some reason, they suddenly feel no longer afraid. The Northwest Army is waiting for them to save their lives, and they are still afraid of a ball. Besides, Fang Fulang said that there will be someone to respond when they reach the border. There is a Ganzhou Army escort, so don't be afraid. If we go there, we might be able to defeat two Daliang armies. There were not many troops left at the front. Brother Zhao sent some to Shangbei to buy food, some to buy raw materials for explosives, and some to guard Qianzhou. There were not many left. If there were enough people, the people would not have to run away on their own. Boss Wei followed the Quzhou Army all the way north. Just three days after walking, the bandits blocked the road and rushed out. Seeing the large amount of goods, they thought they had encountered a fat sheep, and they laughed so hard that they couldn't see their eyes. Now I can grab more than ten taels of silver. They didn't see the people at the corner, only a few bullock carts walking at the front. The bandit's slogan is very down-to-earth: "Hey, I drove this road, I planted this tree. I have to pass by here and leave money to buy the road." There are many people on the other side, and fighting is time-consuming and labor-intensive. You can't waste time. Zhou Jun wanted to take out the explosives directly, but the bandit leader's sharp eyes unexpectedly spotted a familiar figure among the crowd. It was Boss Wei. After all, Boss Wei had paid the toll as promised. The bandit leader immediately asked him: "It turns out to be Boss Wei! Are you going to Shangbei to buy food again? Didn't you just go there last month?" Boss Wei said: "No, I'm sending food to the Northwest Army." "Huh?" The bandit leader was startled, and he and the second master frowned slightly and came closer: "Brother, he said he was sending food to the Northwest Army? What if he really is? " It's a gift from the Northwest Army, so we can't touch it." "You need to tell me, no matter how ignorant I am, I won't touch anything from the Northwest Army. This is for the frontline soldiers to eat. How can I see you after I get cold? Ancestors." The bandit leader looked at Boss Wei: "But are you really delivering food to the Northwest Army?" Boss Wei nodded: "You don't know what kind of character I am, Old Wei?" The bandit leader stared at Boss Wei. After watching for a moment, he led the people to withdraw. Boss Wei breathed a sigh of relief. This big bear is a fool. He usually only needs a few taels of toll money to rob the road. Therefore, he has been working for so long. The brothers in the underground don't even have knives, they are still sticks. . The officers and soldiers were there, and there were so many people behind them. They didn't even dare to see clearly before leading people to rush out. If they really dared to rob, they would probably be in trouble as soon as the people behind them came up. These were bandits, and the people were angry when they saw them, but when they left, they were in a hurry to deliver food and didn't want to pursue it too much. Until they actually saw a group of people 'working carefully', the people were immediately furious. The group of people just rushed out and wanted to attack the bullock cart to scare the cows. The road was narrow and it was easy for the cows and horses to get into trouble. But before they could get close to the cart, the common people came from behind with hoes. Rushed forward. A vast sea of ​​darkness. The group of people were all dumbfounded. Why were there so many people? The information given by above is wrong. Why are you robbing food now? Hurry up and withdraw! This kind of person is even more hateful than the people from Daliang. The Ganzhou Army immediately dispatched a small team to chase them. They threw several explosives one after another. Those who were not killed were killed by the civilians who caught up behind them and knocked them down with hoes. ... Boss Wei led the team to enter Daliang in late November, and finally entered Nanshan Ridge at the end of December. The southern part of Daliang had been completely defeated by the Northwest Army, and it was safe for the time being. The escorted Quzhou Army discussed with Boss Wei and the people from the Escort Bureau, and then started to rush to Jizhou - there were also people coming over there. At this moment, Boss Wei is leading the team to rest on the road. "Mr. Wei, I think this sound is not loud. Can General Fang and the Northwest Army hear it? We have been clicking on this thing all the way after entering Nanshan Ridge, but we have never seen General Fang." "Yes . Ah! Did those people from Daliang lie to us when they said that the general was leading troops to withdraw from this area? Otherwise, why didn't we see anyone after we'd been gone for so long? " Boss Wei said. He has been a businessman for many years, and he knows who he is. When he went into the village to ask people, he did not reveal his identity. The old man thought he was a businessman. Whatever he said, he found out after a little probing, and the old man looked honest and honest, so he felt that it was impossible for the other party to panic. Besides, when I asked the people around me later, they all said they had retreated this way, but they didn't know where they were hiding. There was a rustling sound in the woods, and in just a moment, countless officers and soldiers rushed out. Boss Wei was startled, but when he saw Fang Zichen, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the common people began to loot the guy, he let Everyone stopped moving, looked at Fang Zichen, and asked tentatively: "Is it General Fang?" Fang Zichen nodded: "It's me! Brother Zhao asked you to come?" "No." Boss Wei said. "Then what are you doing?" "Sending you food." "...What?" Fang Zichen and the soldiers behind him were stunned, and their eyes subconsciously glanced at the car. One cart after another, built like a hill. It's food. Did the common people bring them food? ? Fang Zichen's eyes fell on an old man. He was not very well dressed, with two patches on his cotton-padded jacket. There were two bags of grain and a pole standing next to him. His throat was very dry: "Where are you... from?" The old man said happily: "Sir, we are from Qingxia County. I have sent you food. I have been looking for you for a long time. The food provided is a bit small, don't take it personally." Fang Zichen's eyes suddenly became sore. Qingxia County is thousands of miles away from Da Liang. How did you carry a load and cross mountains and rivers to get here?

He didn't dare to think about it.

There are mixed feelings in my heart.

The soldiers at the back looked at this group of simple and honest people and were speechless, and tears fell instantly.

Since ancient times, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help in times of need.

The people sent food from thousands of miles away...

Lu Wutao felt a lump in his throat. He had fought with his father all his life. At this moment, it would be false to say that he was not moved.

"General." Boss Wei said, "Can you send some troops outside to respond."

Fang Zichen was startled: "..."

Is that what he thought? His heartbeat quickened.

"There are still people behind us." Boss Wei said: "My convoy arrived quickly. After the Ganzhou Army escorted us into Da Liang, they returned to pick up the people in Jizhou. Before I set off, I heard that people from Qingshuang Town were also coming. , should have entered Great Liang by now, oh, the Ganzhou Army also asked me to deliver ammunition. "

It's natural.

But first have a full meal.

Fang Zichen gave Lin Xiaoxia a few words and then led the people back to the camp.

The soldiers wiped away tears and happily went to move the food. The common people followed them back to the station. The soldiers were so thin that many of them squatted in front. When they heard the movement, they turned around and saluted and called "General" , the common people looked over and saw that they had just been eating snow, and then they thought of the tree that had been completely stripped all the way here, and their hearts suddenly felt sour.

These are their soldiers!

How did you survive this past month? Whose child is this eating snow?

Some people wiped away tears and felt extremely uncomfortable.

The Northwest Army had been without food for a month and finally had food.

As soon as the food arrived, Liu Xiaowen immediately took people to get the food to cook. The soldiers could not help but be happy and surrounded Liu Xiaowen.

Along with the food, there seems to be a sense of life.

The porridge was cooked quickly. Fang Zichen cooled it down, poured two bowls for Guaizi, and then sat down by the bed.

After all the soldiers had eaten, Fang Zichen ordered them to move their positions and wait until midnight to settle down. When the boy woke up, Fang Zichen hurriedly brought him three more bowls of porridge.

The good boy said softly: "Father, is it uncle who sent the food?"

"It was sent by the common people. The food sent by the emperor is already on the way. Don't worry." Fang Zichen said.

"That's great." Guaizi stared at the porridge in the bowl, his eyes flushed: "It would have been better if it had been a few days earlier. If it had been a few days earlier...Father, Uncle Liu, and Third Aunt, they poured it on the snow I couldn't get up anymore, no matter how hard I struggled, I wanted Uncle Lin to carry them back, but they said they were too tired... let us go by ourselves."

Fang Zichen was heartbroken, silent for a long time, and poured out his heart. She lowered her body and touched his head: "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

It must be uncomfortable. Brother Liu was recruited by Guaizi himself, but who knew that Guaizi nodded and then immediately shook his head: "Uncle Liu said that he I'm happy, it's worth it, please don't be sad, move forward and don't look back."

Before Brother Liu joined the army, his parents always called him a loser. Even though he was diligent and capable and could help with work inside and outside, His parents still think that he is inferior to his elder brother in everything.

But the last time he went back, his parents held his hands, lovingly and gently, and said, "Good boy."

That's enough.

That's enough.

Fang Zichen coaxed the boy to sleep, and Lu Wutao came in with a bowl of porridge. He saw him sitting blankly on the edge of the bed, his head lowered, his eyes blank, he didn't know what he was looking at, and he kept that posture.

"General, eat something! You didn't eat anything all day yesterday, and you didn't eat anything at noon either."

Fang Zichen held the bowl in his hands and looked at the crystal clear porridge in the bowl absentmindedly. He felt that a thousand pieces of gold were worth a lot of money. He was probably too hungry, and his stomach was experiencing acid reflux.

Seeing his hands trembling slightly, Lu Wutao sighed. He was nearly forty years old and his eyes had obvious wrinkles: "General, I know you feel bad."

Fang Zichen looked at him, and Lu Wutao said: "Although you look like a fine person Same, but I know that I was stationed in the northwest with my father when I was five years old. When I was seven years old, he took me to the battlefield. At that time, the enemy stabbed my horse to death. I cried all night because I raised It had been there for three years, and it followed me from the capital. I couldn't bear it! But then I saw with my own eyes the fall of my personal guard, the fall of the soldiers I led, and even my third brother, a twenty-year-old young man. , they followed me out, but failed to follow me back. After many times, I became numb and couldn't bear to cry, nor could I bear it."

He paused and said, "Now that I think about it, when I cried for the horse, I cried for the soldiers whom I didn't know or even said a word to, but I had been guarding the northwest for seventeen years and fought countless battles, big and small. That time I looked at my third brother's Corpse, but I can't cry anymore, and I don't know if I have no conscience."

The huge flames in the tent were dim, and Fang Zichen could not see his expression clearly with half of his face buried in the shadow.

Lu Wutao said calmly: "You feel that many people died this time, and you regret it, but you don't know that we have been fighting with Da Liang and Beiqi intermittently over the years. In every battle, our Northwest Army has to send hundreds of people away."

"I can't talk about regrets." Fang Zichen finally spoke: "It would be a lie to say that I don't feel uncomfortable, but if they die on the battlefield and die under the enemy's sword, I can accept it. What I can't accept is that thousands of people They lost their lives because of the lack of food. They shouldn't have been like this."

He didn't know who to blame.

Hate Xia Jinghong? Hate North Korean and Chinese officials?

But this doesn't make sense.

Just like when he went to negotiate with someone, the company boss sent someone to deliver documents to him, but something happened on the way and the documents were not delivered on time, causing the negotiation to fail. Is it because the boss and many managers are incompetent? Is this company useless?

Can it be defined this way?

The boss should want the company to make money more than anyone else.

Lu Wutao heard him muttering Li Yuan's name and knew that he was blaming himself. This feeling of self-blame was more uncomfortable than having a knife stuck in his body. Can he blame the general?

They were guarding the front line. Nothing happened on the front line, but something happened on the rear. Should the people guarding the front line be blamed?

When the army rations did not come, Fang Zichen immediately ordered the withdrawal. How far could he go with just two legs in a month?

The southern part of Daliang is so vast that it would be impossible for them to ride a fast horse for most of the month, not to mention that they were surrounded and intercepted along the way.

They attacked the nearest Beiqi and Daliao for half a year. During this period, Dalian could not just wait to die and do nothing.

Although he knew this, he couldn't guess what he would do. Fang Zichen arranged everything he could think of, but the result was that he still succeeded. Lu Wutao felt surprised, but he thought it was expected.

They had obviously sent troops to guard each checkpoint to ensure that not even a fly could fly through the Great Liang, but something still happened. From this, it can be seen that those people may have been there before the joint attack, or two years ago, or Three years ago, or even more than ten years ago, he had sneaked into Daxia, just like falling off the river cliff.

Sneaking in, lurking quietly, paralyzing people's nerves, without victimization, who would have thought!

No matter how many precautions are taken, there will always be a gap in every secret.

This is probably fate.

When something like this happens, the pressure on the general above is undoubtedly huge. Over the past month, he has often seen Fang Zichen sitting alone in the tent, as if his whole body was shrouded in great sadness.

I guess it was because my home environment was very good and I had never seen or done anything bad, so I couldn't bear it anymore.

Those setbacks and guilt, in Lu Wutao's opinion, were more unbearable than having a knife cut into his body.

He was afraid countless times that Fang Zichen wouldn't be able to bear it, after all, he was still young.

But this man is tougher than he thought.

Lu Wutao was silent for a while, and then looked at Fang Zichen and advised like an elder: "That's what war is like. When there is a war, there will be casualties, farewells, and burial in other places. This is unavoidable. If no one dies in a war, no one will die. There are no sudden accidents. This is unrealistic. General, you have to understand this. If the soldiers die today, it may be us tomorrow or later. This is impossible to say. Every time I go to war, I never expected to come back alive."

Fang Zichen was slightly startled.

Lu Wutao said: "Let's have something to eat!" His eyes fell on the good boy's face. After all, he was also from here: "Don't you also feel sorry for the young master?"

Fang Zichen: "..."

This man usually sees He acted very recklessly, but he was quite thoughtful.

My son was hungry and couldn't get up. He was only ten years old. If he hadn't brought him, there would be no need to suffer such a fate.

It is impossible to put a child in this situation without regretting it at all or complaining about his own incompetence.

"He is the direct grandson of the Qin family and the future heir of the Qin family. He was born with supreme wealth and splendor that far exceeds that of others, but he is also destined to carry a burden. In this world, no one can get anything for nothing. Everything is destined to be lost, and nothing can be obtained in vain without paying for it. The Qin family is a family of military generals, and they are ordered to guard the border all year round. His destiny is to be stationed at the border, and he is required to stay there. , This is the price. As a general, you will fight, die, lose food, and be attacked. This kind of thing is inevitable."

Lu Wutao said: "The children of the scholarly family are enlightened to learn calligraphy at the age of three, while the children of the Wu family dance with guns and sticks. Like me, the young master is already ten years old, and he should be dating the girl in two or three years. But as a parent, I always feel that my child will not grow up, and I always want to protect him. "

Fang Zichen . Nodding slowly.

yes!

His son is ten years old, and he always feels that he is still young, but in Daxia, children in the village start to help the family with some work at the age of five or six. At the age of eight or nine, he is already considered a young adult with good conditions. A man who gets married at fifteen or sixteen and has not yet found a wife in his twenties is already an old man in the eyes of the matchmaker.

The Qin family is destined to go back. His relatives are there, and it is impossible not to inherit such a large family business! As his eldest son...

it is better to fight now than to die in the future.

The predicament he is in now, his son may not be able to avoid in the future.

He can still protect him now. It hurts his son to let him go back to the rear. He is a coward and has no courage. In the future, he will be an old man and can no longer walk. If the Qin family is handed over to his son, who will protect him? With him?

Brother Zhao?

Pull it down!

Brother Zhao is two years older than him!

"Father." Guaizi woke up again, rubbing his eyes.

"What's wrong?" The boy couldn't sleep, and besides thinking about um um, Fang Zichen asked: "Want to pee?"

"Yeah."

Fang Zichen got up and took the chamber pot from under the bed and handed it to him. The boy's face was bright red and he finished three bowls of porridge. , his whole body was strong, and now he had to take off his pants, and said: "Father, close your eyes, hurry up, hurry up."

Fang Zichen: "..."

When the child has grown up, he will be ashamed.

I used to stick my butt out and wanted to ask him to kiss me!

Guaizai warned: "Father, don't covet Guaizai's beauty and peek at Guaizai's little brother."

"Pull him down! Where have I not seen you?"

Guaizai laughed.

There was a pattering sound for a long time, and Fang Zichen felt that his son's bladder was really strong.

The boy was beautiful and his whole body felt comfortable. He moved inside and looked at Fang Zichen with bright eyes: "Father, come up quickly."

Chapter 447

As soon as Fang Zichen walked up, the good boy squeezed into his arms and rubbed against Fang Zichen's chest.

Fang Zichen stroked his back: "What's wrong?"

Guaizi said nothing.

It's not that he doesn't understand anything, he knows that Fang Zichen must be very tired. Through a thin piece of cloth, he can clearly feel that Fang Zichen has lost a lot of weight and there is no flesh on his chest.

My father must have been worried and hard during this period. The southern part of Daliang is vast. If we really send troops to Beiqi and Daliao to raise food, they can first be stationed in Yuanpingzhou. It will take at least two months to evacuate Daliang from Yuanpingzhou. They withdrew for nearly a month, but they had only reached the Nanshan Mountains. It would take five to six months to go back to the two countries, Beiqi and Beiqi. The people of Daliang were not stupid. After all, their national power was worse than that of Dachao. There are always some smart ones, and they sent a large army to guard the road to Beimang. They probably thought that although Beimang was poor and not as good as the Great Liang, but if they could lend him a road, they could Lend him food.

All their escape routes were blocked, trying to prevent them from flying. In that case, Zhuge Liang, as his father said, might not be able to do anything.

But at this moment, the Great Liang Army probably never expected that in just twenty days, they would have delivered the food from Great Xia!

He knew that he ate too much, and a bowl of soup would make a person half full. Although Uncle Liu paid special attention to him, he didn't feel anything at all after two bowls of water with bark in his stomach, and he was too embarrassed to eat too much. Without the care of his father and his subordinates, he might have been the first to fall when the food supply was just cut off.

His father always gave him food. He didn't get up before. His father must be very anxious. He had to lead the troops again and was worried about himself...

"Father." The good boy raised his head and pouted. The son kissed Fang Zichen and said stickyly: "My dear boy, I love you."

"Father loves you too." Fang Zichen covered him with the quilt and lowered his head to kiss him twice. The boy smiled, his eyes and corners of his mouth full of laughter. Bending up, Fang Zichen pinched his face gently: "Son, your ex really scared me to death. Don't scare your father like this in the future. Otherwise, your father might get cold first before you even get cold."

" Father, don't worry, the boy is not married yet! How can he be cold? As long as the boy is full, he will be resurrected with full blood. "If it is really cold, then it should be." It's because I'm a beauty but I'm jealous of talents. I'm so handsome that even God can't stand me."

Fang Zichen: "..."

At this point, I don't forget to show off. Fang Zichen patted his butt: "Go to sleep! I will ask your Uncle Liu to cook porridge for you tomorrow."

The good boy frowned: "Isn't there enough food?"

Fang Zichen: "There is a lot! This time there is a big boss. They gave us a lot, enough for us to eat for a long time."

Guaizi licked his mouth, stretched his neck and swallowed, looking expectantly: "Father, is there any flour?"

"Yes,"

Guaizi said happily. The good boy wants to eat steamed buns."

Fang Zichen rubbed his warm belly and said, "In your current situation, you have been hungry for several days. You should drink porridge first. Can you bear the pain of eating steamed buns? "

Why does it hurt? My stomach hurts if I can't eat steamed buns," said the boy anxiously. "Father, the boy wants to eat."

The child finally woke up and his fever went down a little. Now he said he wanted to go to heaven. Fang Zichen even thought about it. Build a rocket and tie him up. We have flour and it's just a bun. We have to arrange it: "Okay, you can make it if you want. Make it a big one, okay?"

The good boy laughed: "Yeah, dad." I love the good boy the most."

Fang Zichen hugged him, the cold wind outside was still howling, and the quilt was warm. The food had come, the child was well, and he was sleeping soundly. His head was in his throat, and now he could finally After swallowing it back into his stomach, he rarely had a good sleep.

Zuo Xiang personally led the team. Originally, he wanted to divide the troops into two groups, go all the way north and all the way to Jizhou for the sake of safety. However, knowing that a merchant in Qingxia Town personally sent them there, Zuo Xiang thought about it and chose to be safe. Depart for Jizhou.

After Boss Wei delivered the food, he rested for two days and then went back with the people. When he left, Fang Zichen personally led the troops out of Nanshan Ridge.

"Boss Wei and all uncles are righteous. I, Fang Zichen, represent the brothers..." He dismounted, choked with sobs, and bowed deeply to everyone: "Thank you."

Boss Wei said anxiously: "General, this "You can't do that!"

"That's right."

Boss Wei and the common people bent their noses when they saw him and the soldiers who followed him.

Only after this trip did I realize that it is not easy to march and fight with the sky as your bed and the earth as your bed.

Not everyone can live in a tent on such a day, only the generals and wounded soldiers above can live in it. Most of the soldiers have to spread out mats and quilts and sleep with their clothes on.

Thank you for your hard work!

The common people went back.

Boss Wei just wanted to have a peaceful conscience, but not long after he returned, someone from the court sent someone with a plaque, which made Boss Wei extremely happy.

This is written by the Emperor himself and is worth more than ten thousand gold.

It's worth it, it's worth it.

The common people left, and the sentry came back to report that Hadalu was stationed in Xiyuan Mountain. His second son Hart led 200,000 troops from Yuanhezhou and had now reached Yuanmianzhou.

The two armies cannot be allowed to merge, otherwise it will be difficult to fight.

Fang Zichen led his troops to launch a night attack on the enemy that night.

Hadalu was shocked when he heard that the Northwest Army was attacking.

"What's going on?"

Fang Zichen was stupid?

Once the marching army ran out of food, they had to withdraw immediately, but now they actually dared to lead an army to attack them?

Hadalu hurriedly prepared for battle, and at the same time ordered people to go and check.

As soon as he saw the Northwest Army, Hadalu noticed that each of them had rosy complexions and looked energetic and full of fighting spirit. He also saw that the good boy had a net bag hanging around his neck, which was full of big white buns. Immediately he reacted, his heart suddenly thumped, he was immediately horrified, and his face immediately darkened.

Does the Northwest Army... have food?

But it's impossible! According to the plan, military rations would never be delivered so quickly, and the Northwest Army had only been without food for twenty-five days.

The original plan was three months, but now...

what's going on? Hadalu couldn't help but panic.

They failed to grasp this final plan, and Great Liang was doomed.

...

southern border.

It had been raining lightly in December. Meng Ruqing had been worried about the situation in the Northwest Army and was always restless. Later, when he found out that the imperial court had sent food, he was relieved and his tense nerves were relieved. Gungun ran to him and said that the time has come. Is the little grandpa free? Are you still busy?

It's time for him to practice the piano.

Meng Ruqing played it once before during a break. Gungun thought he was so cool and elegant, so he said he wanted to learn it and would use it to show off later.

After all, he was a brother, and he must be good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Meng Ruqing doted on his two grandsons, so he agreed and taught him in his spare time.

When he was busy, Gungun wouldn't bother him. He just poked his head outside and took a few glances, and saw that he didn't seem to be writing anymore, so he ran in.

Meng Ru washed her hands, took him to the tent next door, played a song herself, and then stepped aside to let Rolling in. The playing was making a tinkling sound. Dandan moved a small bench and sat opposite them, holding his hand There was still a big bun in it. I hadn't eaten it for a long time and it was already cold. When Gungun finished playing, Meng Ruqing pointed twice before turning to look at the balls.

"Why don't you eat steamed buns, Dandan? Isn't it delicious?"

These two children are never tired of eating steamed buns. They eat five or six buns every day. Now they are almost five years old. They don't grow vertically, but only horizontally. , white, tender and juicy, which will attract Mrs. Qin's liking.

"It's delicious!" Dandan said: "This is a meat bun. There is meat inside, how can it not be delicious? It's delicious."

The two children hid more than twenty meat buns under the bed at first, and then put them under the bed. After saving enough, he wrapped it up in cloth and sneaked out of the military camp, saying that he was going to Daliang to deliver food to his father and brother. Fortunately, he was discovered by the soldiers on duty, and was later personally educated by Qin Hengxuan with a wooden stick. After a meal, the two children stopped hiding food. In this case - Meng Ruqing asked doubtfully: "Then why don't you eat? Is it cold? I'll have someone bring you some hot food again, okay?"

"No need. " ." Dandan frowned and said with a sinister look on his face: "I don't have any appetite now."

It's incredible that the foodie said he has no appetite!

As soon as he heard this, Meng Ruqing became anxious and hurriedly stood up to touch his forehead.

Dandan rubbed his warm palm: "Little grandpa, Dandan is not hot."

Meng Ruqing's face was anxious: "Then why do you have no appetite? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"Brother." Gungun They also gathered around and looked at him up and down, with nervous expressions on their faces.

Dandan scratched his head and said carelessly: "Because my grandpa's playing the piano makes people want to sleep, and the third brother's playing the piano sounds like a killing pig. I have lost my appetite after listening too much."

Meng Ruqing: "..."

Meng Ruqing was immediately speechless.

Gungun had a dark face, feeling that he had been seriously insulted, and immediately slapped Dandan on the back.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's wrong to talk nonsense."

Dandan didn't feel any pain. He was covered in fat and thickly dressed, and the slap was like a tickle: "Dandan is not talking nonsense!"

Gungun said angrily: "Then What is a killing pig's bark? My little grandpa said that I have improved, and my playing is better than my brother's. "You used to play like a mad dog, but now you are like a killing pig. You have improved

!"

: "Say it again, when father and daddy come, I will ask father to whip you, father loves you so much."

Dandan chuckled: "Brother, you don't want donkey Dandan, I don't have anything written on my forehead that says I'm good "Lie" is a word. My father obviously loves petty gains. "

Meng Ruqing: "..."

Meng Ruqing laughed and tapped Dandan's eyebrows with her index finger: "Don't do it in front of your father in the future. If you say that in front of me, he will really spank you."

Dandan dug in his chest pocket and took out a small round mirror, which was given to him by Guaizi. He always carries it with him. After a moment of self-pity in the mirror, he said firmly: "Just hit me! Grandpa often beat me, so I'm used to it, and my father said that the life of a handsome boy is always rough. Now that I think about it, my father really said That's so right. In the past three years, Dandan has finally realized that it's not easy to be a handsome guy!"

Meng Ruqing: "..."

Meng Ruqing pursed her lips and smiled lightly, not daring to show her face. The child's face burst into laughter.

"Dandan hates handsome guys the most, but now he has grown into the person I hate the most. Oh, it doesn't work. How can he grow up casually and end up like this? What if he grows seriously?" Dandan seemed to be imagined by himself. He looked so frightened that he stood up in excitement, with a face full of panic:

"Oh, hey, I don't dare to think about it! It's too scary. Sadako was just beaten away by my father last time. If she knew I was handsome now, she would definitely You won't let me go, it's over, little grandpa, why did my father and brother come back! Dandan is in danger now."

Meng Ruqing: "..." Gungun

said sadly: "Little grandpa, next time. If you have time, can you take your brother to see the doctor? I think something is wrong with him and he is a little stupid. If my father, father and brother come, they will be worried if they see him like this."

Meng Ruqing: "... "

He used to think that Guaizi had been with Fang Zichen for a long time, so he was not in tune, but the two children were sent to him when they were three years old and were raised by him personally, but in the end they still looked like his sons.

To put it nicely, it means being confident, but to put it badly, it means being shameless.

He was a little worried at the moment, but seeing Dandan acting like a little grown-up and looking at Gungun with a 'Why are you so ignorant' look on his face, he found it funny at the same time.

When Qin Hengxuan came in from outside, he saw Dandan with his hands behind his back. He was like a little old man, sighing and walking outside. When he saw him, he greeted him:

"Grandpa, you are here, come in and sit down!"

Qin Hengxuan looked at his little He looked strange: "What's wrong with you?"

Dandan sighed heavily: "It's nothing, Dandan just feels a little sad. Grandpa, there's no need to ask more, and there's no need to worry. Grandpa, do you understand Dandan's troubles?" No way."

Meng Ruqing couldn't help laughing anymore.

Qin Hengxuan looked at him. Monk Zhang Er was confused: "What's wrong with this child? Is his skin itchy again?"

As soon as Meng Ruqing said this, Qin Hengxuan became very angry. If his hair were shorter, he would probably stand up and stand up. .

Why can't he understand it?

Are feelings saying he is ugly?

This little brat can't survive a day without being beaten.

Meng Ruqing smiled lightly: "Okay, don't slap him again. Mom was really angry last time."

"Mom was too protective of that brat." Qin Hengxuan said sincerely: "Better behave."

Meng Ruqing listened to the commotion coming from outside the camp and smiled: "Then you will spank him less. If you spank him, mother will be even more angry."

Mrs. Qin loved her two children, but if she really wanted to say that, she would have been more protective of Gungun. , Dandan is a young man after all, he is very solid.

Qin Hengxuan choked, thinking that Gungun was a soft little brother. He didn't want to be too harsh on him and wanted to pamper him well, but this child's ability to annoy people was also top-notch. He was really like him. After losing his son, he couldn't even think of softening his heart.

Thinking of those few months spent with Fang Zichen, Qin Hengxuan was angry and missed him. His son's virtue was very difficult for his parents to raise him for more than ten years.

I really owe Dafa a lot.

"Dad has a letter." Qin Hengxuan said: "According to the current situation, the dynasty should be completely defeated in less than half a year. However, he found something."

Meng Ruqing said: "What?"

"When attacking Ji Yuanzhou , the prefect was captured, and some things were copied from his house. I heard that Dachao and Daliang had been planning for decades to carry out an encirclement and suppression campaign against us in Daxia. I don't know what dad found, so I just sent a letter, He said that someone in the court was afraid of collaborating with the enemy. "Qin Hengxuan said: "I have already sent a letter to the emperor."

Meng Ruqing frowned slightly: "Someone sank the official ship on the Quzhou side. I heard that the opponent had a large number of people and was acting in a bad way. Being ruthless and decisive, it would take a lot of money to train such a group of people. "

Ordinary petty officials do not seem to have this condition.

In February, the temperature began to slowly rise. In March, Brother Zhao finally received a letter from home again.

Brother Zhao, I have traveled thousands of miles for my husband for three years. I have seen mountains like deep valleys, seas like big swamps, and flowers like flowers. But later, everything became you.

The ocean water of humanity is deep, not even half as deep as lovesickness.

There is still an end to the sea water, and there is no limit to the longing for love.

Now I only have three wishes.

Firstly, I wish that my parents will live a thousand years; secondly, I wish that my wife and children will always be healthy; thirdly, I wish that we will be like the swallows on the beam, seeing each other year after year.

Brother Zhao, I really miss you.

Brother Zhao's eyes were hot.

Opened Guaizai's again.

Daddy, my dear, I miss you so much. I haven't seen you for three years. Do you miss me, my dear?

Guaizi has grown taller and is now taller. Uncle Liu said that Guaizi is a handsome man, so I told him to be more reserved when speaking, but Uncle Liu couldn't learn that, which made Guaizi often feel embarrassed.

Dad, let me tell you, last time my great-grandfather came, he gave the boy a lot of banknotes. I asked someone to give them to you. You can use them to buy meat. When the boy is finished fighting, the boy will go back and watch. you. Oh, and daddy is helping the boy keep an eye on Uncle Yang! Don't let anyone take advantage of you, daddy, you must help the good boy! Darling, I love you.

He didn't mention anything about what happened first, but Brother Zhao could imagine that he must have suffered. Once food was cut off, it would be the most fatal for his son.

But the child didn't say a word. Brother Zhao felt sad for no reason, and felt a bit sad and sad.

Reading the two letters back and forth, Liu Xiaowen wrote to his family half a year ago, telling Brother Zhou that his good boy is now older and looks exactly like Fang Zichen. What is going on?

He was too embarrassed to ask Fang Zichen. After all, Fang Zichen was busy every day. When he asked the good boy, the good boy's eyes began to wander. He couldn't spread this matter. Liu Xiaowen was so surprised that when he asked Lu Zhengren's confidant to help write a letter home, he reluctantly He kept asking.

During the Chinese New Year, Brother Zhao took Xiaofeng and Yang Mingyi to Anhe Village. Brother Zhou took Brother Zhao and asked him what was going on. He hadn't seen the good boy for a long time. Liu Xiaowen wrote that it was almost the same. They were exactly the same. Brother Zhou couldn't figure out why they were exactly the same, but he also felt that something was wrong.

Brother Zhao didn't say anything. Brother Zhou looked at him carefully and suddenly made a bold guess in his heart.

Brother Zhao didn't know what he was thinking, but when he heard him say that the good boy looked more and more like Fang Zichen, he felt calmer in his heart.

Although his son is no longer a peasant attacker, Yang Mingyi does not seem to be a person who is greedy for power and wealth. If he was greedy for power and wealth, he probably would not have left his hometown and fled to Quzhou to join them.

Yang Mingyi's facial features have completely grown in recent years, and his appearance is very dazzling. The Tongzhi family asked someone to come, but Xiaofeng stopped him. This kid must have been warned by the obedient boy. If his son is worse, then It's probably out of the question.

He gave the remaining two letters to Xiaofeng and Yang Mingyi. They were busy at the moment, but as soon as Yang Mingyi got the letter, he opened it in a hurry. He almost glanced at the lines. When he saw that there was still some bulge in the envelope, he reached out and took it out. , is a bunch of dried flowers, unknown and never seen before. It should be unique to Daliang. It is light red and the buds are not big. Although they are dried, they are quite beautiful. There are some flowers on them. Light floral scent.

Xiaofeng saw him sniff it twice, and then put it away carefully, with a slight smile on his lips, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

In the first few months, Brother Zhao was very busy raising food and dealing with Jizhou, but as soon as he had some free time, he became worried. Even Xiaofeng could see it, but later he discovered that Yang Mingyi was more powerful than Zhao. My uncle is still panicking, and gets distracted after finishing his work. He often runs to ask Brother Zhao, has the food been shipped? There was a letter in front of me, but when I heard it, I didn't hear it. On the face that originally looked indifferent, the brows and corners of the eyes were full of despair. It looked cold before, but afterwards, the whole person seemed to be covered with cold air. Xiaofeng didn't look too good. Dare to get close, now I finally see him smiling.

He didn't know if Yang Mingyi was simply worried about Guaizi and Uncle Fang, or if there was something else.

In April, the weather has completely warmed up, and it is spring. There is green everywhere, and the roadside is full of small flowers. There are often children running around and playing on the road, while adults are busy working in the fields.

After Daliao Beiqi was attacked, the imperial court immediately sent people to take over. There were not enough manpower. The prefect of Jizhou was beheaded when the enemy troops came in. After Fang Zichen went on an expedition, almost everything that happened in Quzhou was Zhao. Brother and Tongzhi are under full management, and the huge Qianzhou is managed in an orderly manner.

Xia Jinghong thought for a while, and finally gave the order to let Brother Zhao take over Jizhou first. Although the minister was in an uproar, he did not object in the end. This was not an official appointment. Although it was a bit ridiculous, the medical team in the past two years was Tang Daya really became famous. Tang Daya followed the Qin family army, Liu Geer, Lu Daya and another group of people followed Fang Zichen. During this period, they saved many people on the battlefield and made many contributions. Everyone secretly respects these girls and brothers, and they also know that once they follow Fang Zichen's master back to the court, they are afraid that they will be rewarded with great honors. At this time, even the officials can't say, "That's ridiculous, no, girl." How can I meddle in government affairs? This is the objection.

Brother Zhao has been busy. The burned villages need to be rebuilt, and the collapsed city walls need to be repaired. There is less lime in Jizhou, so cement can only be transported from Quzhou. For convenience, the cement road also comes from Quzhou. When the construction arrived in Jizhou, Brother Zhao recruited many people, and Jizhou was rebuilt very quickly. Within three years, one after another, all the refugees had returned to their homeland.

In May, good news came from Da Liang. The Northwest Army counterattacked with great momentum. It only took two months to reach the northern part of Da Liang. The fierce general Dahalu of Da Liang was killed by General Fang's fist. I heard that the punch passed and Daharu was killed. Haru's head turned three full times before he fell down. The second son Hart and his confidants were beaten to death by the young master with random sticks.

In June, the entire Great Liang was completely destroyed.

Chapter 448:

The Northwest Army marched all the way into the Imperial City of Daliang, and several ministers who proposed a "grain robbery plan" to cut off the Northwest Army's retreat were beheaded by General Fang and the young master, although they did not resist.

The entire royal family of Daliang was executed.

Although it is cruel, if you keep it, it will be a remnant of the previous dynasty. They always want to revive. If these people keep it, it will be trouble in the future.

It was originally thought that the Northwest Army had won a complete victory and the division returned to the court, but who knew that the Quzhou Army returned directly to Quzhou.

Fallen leaves always return to their roots.

The ashes of the sacrificed soldiers were brought back to Qianzhou, while the Northwest Army directly spared Daxia's rear and attacked the north of Dachao.

On the day when the Chuzhou Army came back from Daliang, the people lined the streets to greet him. No one spoke, they just saw each other off silently.

In July, the Northwest Army arrived in the northern part of Dachao.

At first, the Great Dynasty wanted to unite the three countries to launch a two-sided attack on Daxia, but now it was surrounded and suppressed by the Daxia army.

As soon as Fang Zichen led his army to the northern border of Dachao, he heard that Li Yuan had been released. He was angry on the spot, let Lu Zhengren take over, and immediately returned to the court with his good boy. After entering Beijing, he rushed directly to the Hou Mansion and took Li Yuan away. Yuan Du was beaten.

"Fang Zichen..." Li Yuan lay on the ground and protected his head. The Chuzhou Army brought by the guards was under control. He had been on the battlefield and killed the enemy, so ordinary guards were no match.

Dense fists and kicks fell on his body, and Li Yuan screamed in pain.

"Presumptuous." He shouted: "Fang Zichen, ah... you, don't bully others too much."

Li Zhicheng heard the commotion in the front yard and came over with a wheelchair. He saw the good boy riding on his father, his fists shaking. She stopped to greet him, but Fang Zichen pressed his father's hand in a "helping the tyranny", and his eyes suddenly widened with anger.

He used to dislike Fang Zichen, but now that he knew his identity, he hated him to the extreme. He was about to say that although Fang Zichen was made a general, the Hou family was not easy to bully, but before he could say it, Fang Zichen As soon as he caught a glimpse of him from the corner of his eye, he immediately let go of Li Yuan, came towards him, and punched him in the face.

Li Zhicheng fell down along with his chair.

Li Yuan roared: "Fang Zichen, don't touch my son. If you have any problem, come at me."

Fang Zichen rode all the way to Beijing. Many people on the street saw him and saw him rushing straight to the Hou Mansion. They knew what was going on. , Prime Minister Zuo hurried over as soon as he got the report. As soon as he entered Li's house, seeing that Fang Zichen wanted to attack Li Zhicheng, Prime Minister Zuo hurriedly yelled: "Xiaochen, stop it."

Fang Zichen looked at him.

The left prime minister came over and pulled him away, then called the good boy over, looked at his fist carefully to see if it was injured, and then glared at Fang Zichen: "You are too impulsive, he is your cousin after all."

Li Zhicheng hated Fang Zichen, Fang Zichen also hated him extremely. When he first met Li Zhicheng, he felt that this person was in conflict with him. He obviously didn't provoke him, but he just wanted to rush up and give him a slap in the face: "What a cousin, such a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek" So insidious, I'd rather be a brother than a ghost."

"That's right," Guaizi said.

The left prime minister slapped him on the butt, and this damn kid knew how to make noises.

The good boy covered his butt and hid behind Fang Zichen.

The Prime Minister Zuo asked the servant to help Li Zhicheng up, and sent someone to call the doctor before asking him if it was okay. His tone was polite and distant. He was completely different from just now. He looked at Fang Zichen and Guaizi, obviously helpless and confused. Kind, but...

The veins on the back of Li Zhicheng's hands popped out. When Zuo Xiang was about to lead Guaizi and Fang Zichen away, he couldn't help but said: "Grandpa."

Zuo Xiang turned his head and listened to Li Zhicheng say: "You can't help but It's too biased, he is your grandson, am I not?"

Before we recognized each other, Zuo Xiang said hello to Fang Zichen, let alone later.

Zuo Xiang didn't say anything, just looked at him deeply and left.

"He was taught bad things by his father." On the way, he suddenly said to Fang Zichen: "It's really hard to become a great person if you are narrow-minded."

Fang Zichen thought for a moment: "Grandpa, that bitch is not your mother, she is your daughter, really... My grandpa chopped him off?"

What he said didn't sound right. The Prime Minister glared at him and then sighed: "That's your aunt..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt the sound of aunt again. His daughter probably doesn't deserve it either.

How can any aunt treat her nephew like this?

"Did it really be my grandfather who chopped him off?" Fang Zichen asked again. He felt that General Qin should not be like this. Even if he hated him, he couldn't just chop him down without looking at the monk's face or the Buddha's face.

After Zuo Xiang got on the carriage, he said: "No, she committed suicide."

"Ah?" Fang Zichen frowned slightly, and the fire of gossip started to burn: "But people outside said that my grandfather sent someone to chop her off. "Head."

Zuo Xiang: "Your grandfather was very angry back then."

The fourth generation of the Qin family, General Qin had been looking forward to the child in Meng Ruqing's belly for a long time, but he was thrown away as soon as he was born. How could he not be angry? Originally, they sent someone to ask for an explanation and to ask Meng Ruxiu to peel off her skin, but Meng Ruxiu felt guilty after all. After throwing the child off the cliff, she was controlled by the Qin family army and was later escorted back to Beijing. Zuo Xiang and Zuo Xiang Mrs. Xiang went to see her in prison and asked her why she did this.

"One is your brother and the other is your nephew. How could you..."

"Mom, I'm sorry for you. I shouldn't have drugged you. I'm also sorry for Brother Qing. He refuses to see me and I don't have the shame to do so. He, please give him a message and say I'm sorry for him."

"You also know that you are sorry for him, so why do you do this?" "

...They threatened me with Zhicheng."

"What?"

No matter how Zuo Xiang asked, Meng Ruxiu said no more. Li Zhicheng was held hostage. Although she didn't know how the other party broke into the Hou Mansion, her life was for the sake of the child. She knew that the people of Chao wanted to What I want to do is to wipe out the Qin family. Just like the Zhou family, the Northwest Army without the leadership of the Zhou family is now like a tiger with its teeth pulled out. If the Qin family is also wiped out, the Qin family army will have nothing to fear. .

Meng Ruxiu was unwilling at first, but Li Yuan persuaded her that although it would be difficult for her brother to have a child,... maybe Brother Qing could still have one.

She knew that the child was her mother's life, and she felt sorry for Brother Qing. After knowing that Li Zhicheng was fine, when the Prime Minister followed the Qin family and sent troops to the cell to interrogate her, she took the sword from his waist and He committed suicide in the cell. Qin Jiajun opened the door and went in to stop him, but he was a step too late. It happened that Li Yuan came with Li Zhicheng. When he saw Meng Ruqing lying in a pool of blood, he thought that Qin Jiajun had killed Meng Ruxiu.

I don't know why the news got out. The people said that General Qin sent someone to chop off Meng Ruqing's head. Although the incident was quickly suppressed, it was useless and the news spread.

Some people think Meng Ruxiu deserves it, while others think the Qin family has gone too far.

Nothing was found at first, and I just thought that Meng Ruxiu was threatened by Xiao Zuo. But if Li Yuan collaborated with the enemy, then he might have directed and acted on his own with his son.

As long as Zuo Xiang thinks like this, he wants to scratch Li Yuan's skin, but for now everything is just speculation, so he has to calm down.

The Prime Minister Zuo used to take care of Li Zhicheng because he lost his mother when he was young, but Li Zhicheng probably blamed him for "sitting aside" and sometimes looked at him with a wolf-like look. Over the years, although Li Zhicheng learned to hide it, But the Zuo Prime Minister has been in the court for most of his life. He can't see anything and won't listen to explanations. I used to think that the child was still young and ignorant, but it is still like this when he is older. The Zuo Prime Minister gradually doesn't like to call him to pass the government. .

"Good boy..."

Just as he was talking, someone shouted from outside. When the good boy lifted the car curtain, he saw the princes standing at the entrance of the palace. The good boy immediately rushed out of the car. He was so happy that he asked excitedly: "You guys Why are you here?"

"I missed you," the fourth prince said.

Childhood friends, whom I haven't seen for several years, seem to be no strangers to each other. The children hugged each other at the gate of the palace.

Fang Zichen got out of the car and looked a little puzzled: "Aren't you going home?"

"The emperor summoned you to the palace." The Prime Minister Zuo looked at him a little confused and said, "He will understand as soon as you come. Let's go see the emperor first!"

Fang Zichen frowned. He twisted it up: "It just so happens that I also want to meet him."

Li Yuan made such a big mistake. He was only demoted and fined three years' salary. Was the emperor bribed by the Li family?

Xia Jinghong knew that Fang Zichen was going to be angry, so he was ready to take action. When he saw the angry man coming from outside, there was a bang, and a large gold nugget was placed on the imperial desk.

Fang Zichen paused.

But now he is no longer the person who couldn't walk after seeing a piece of gold bar.

Seeing that he was unmoved, Xia Jinghong put two more gold bars on the table.

Fang Zichen paused again, and saluted him with a strong voice: "I am here to pay my respects to the emperor."

"Are you angry?" Xia Jinghong placed several more gold bars on the table: "Come forward, let me take a good look at you. "

Fang Zichen walked up to the imperial cabinet and looked straight at the gold bars. In the past, he might have pounced on them. Anyway, he didn't want them for free, but now, if he wanted them, he would be sorry to mess with him. Brothers and sisters, he glanced twice and then looked away.

Xia Jinghong looked at him carefully and then smiled and said kindly: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you have grown up."

Fang Zichen was not polite at all, he just lay on the imperial desk and said dullly: "Why did you let Li Yuan go? I'm not happy that you've chilled my heart like this."

"I know." Xia Jinghong said, "Last time I received a letter from your father, I sent someone to investigate. There is indeed something wrong with Li Yuan, but he was in court with me. Many officials have close contacts..."

Fang Zichen understood immediately and leaned over: "Are you trying to catch a big fish in the long run

? I will let him go, even if he really didn't collude with Da Chao Da Liang, he should be beheaded for dereliction of duty."

Otherwise, not to mention Fang Zichen, I am afraid the entire Northwest Army will feel chilled.

Fang Zichen nodded, indicating that he understood. Xia Jinghong looked at him and smiled slightly: "I heard that when you were in Quzhou, you took a lot of advantage in the name of being my brother!"

Fang Zichen choked and his eyes began to change. Erhu, it is true that he has been greedy for a lot of land and public funds. At this moment, he inevitably feels guilty: "Look at what you said, am I that kind of person? As an official, I am the most honest, selfless, and relaxed."

Xia Jinghong didn't believe it . His evil: "Your father and I are brothers. You are half my son. Don't always try to take advantage of me."

"But I am poor! Your Majesty, I have worked hard and worked hard for you these years. , Don't you express your gratitude?" He kept rubbing his thumb and index finger.

Xia Jinghong: "..."

This kid is really incorrigible.

The two of them 'bargained' in the study for a long time, while Guaizi followed a few princes to blow cannons, suppress bandits, drive off wolves, and fight in battles. It was legendary. After Guaizi left, the children rarely left the palace. Just like a bird in a cage, although there is no shortage of food and drink, there is no freedom in the end. The days are repetitive and boring. Now my eyes are shining when I hear it.

Xia Jinghong treated Fang Zichen as half a prince and asked Eunuch Huang to bring the good boy.

"Uncle Emperor." The good boy was happy when he saw an acquaintance.

Xia Jinghong waved him over and asked him to come over. He hadn't seen him for several years, so he thought it was strange. He looked him up and down, then pinched his nose and said with a smile: "Call me grandpa, not uncle."

The good boy frowned: " Why can't you call me uncle?"

"Because..."

"Ah! I understand, it's because uncle is old."

Xia Jinghong smiled, the child has grown up. He was a little older and had grown a lot, but he still held the good boy on his lap, not caring that his head was sweaty, and touched his brain, his eyes full of love.

"Grandpa Emperor, just give me a hug and you'll be fine. Let me down quickly. He's already heavy. Your old arms and legs are so old that they won't be crushed until they're crushed!" He was very worried. Seriously.

Xia Jinghong: "..."

He originally wanted to make an exception and let them rest in the palace, but after chatting for a while, Fang Zichen and Guaizai were kicked out of the palace. The father and son went to Zuo Xiang's Mansion. Zuo Xiang saw that the two of them were carrying a large baggage, which was so heavy that they could not stand up straight. It seemed that they had just come back from a robbery. He immediately understood why Xia Jinghong did not dare to keep them. He was afraid that if he stayed for a long time, the bricks in the palace would be destroyed. The father and son must be pried back.

Xia Jinghong probably regretted calling these two people to the palace.

The wife of Zuo Xiang and his daughters-in-law were very happy to see the good boy and sent someone to cook several chickens for him. The good boy ate deliciously. The wife of Zuo Xiang was picking up vegetables for him and Fang Zichen, and saw them gobbling them down like hungry dogs. , I feel so distressed.

After a night's rest in the capital, Fang Zichen took his boy to the Zhao Mansion before dawn the next day. When he came back, he was carrying two big sacks. The father and son were smiling, looking extremely beautiful and ecstatic. As if Zhao Song felt a little upset just looking at him, he sent Fang Zichen out of the city. Although the brother-in-law was a bit greedy, he still couldn't let go after seeing the two of them riding away.

In August, Jiang Zhanying was rebelled against by his lieutenant general and was seriously injured. The imperial court was attacked from both sides. The Northwest Army and the Qin Army quickly attacked outside the imperial city.

"Father, that's him." Guai Zai pointed at the city gate. Jiang Zhanying said last time: "He was the one who had people beat up Guai Zai and kicked his teeth out. Father helped Guai Zai take care of him."

Fang Zichen immediately ordered people to beat him . After the city was bombed, Jiang Zhanying's heart suddenly sank when he saw Fang Zichen and Old General Qin.

The Northwest Army and the Qin Army entered the city, and Fang Zichen headed straight towards Jiang Zhanying. As soon as he fought Fang Zichen, he knew that he was no match. He wanted to retreat, but Fang Zichen yelled: "Brother, help me stop him. "

Qin Hengyi blocked Jiang Zhanying's path with a long spear. Fang Zichen caught up with him and knocked Jiang Zhanying off his horse. Before Jiang Zhanying could get up, Fang Zichen was already riding on him. Seeing that Jiang Zhanying still dared to resist, he immediately unloaded his legs. arm.

"Son."

The good boy had a small bundle tied to his back. He dug through it and took out a pair of pliers and handed it to Fang Zichen.

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Qin Hengyi was stunned when he saw the big pair of pliers. His nephew and his grandson were well prepared for their relationship.

This happened a few years ago, are you so vindictive?

Fang Zichen opened Jiang Zhanying's mouth. Jiang Zhanying glanced at the big pliers and was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat: "You...what do you want to do?"

Fang Zichen did not answer, but asked the good boy: "Son, where were you kicked? A tooth?"

The boy's face turned red and he seemed to be very excited, and said loudly: "It's the front tooth."

Fang Zichen directly clamped Jiang Zhanying's front tooth with the pliers, then used force and started to turn left and right, trying to pull it out. , Jiang Zhanying howled in pain, kicked and struggled with his legs, and the good boy flew up and pounced on him to hold him down.

After a while, a bloody tooth was pulled out. Guaizi blinked: "Father, Guaizi forgot, it's not the front tooth, it's this one." He opened his mouth and pointed one to Fang Zichen.

How could Fang Zichen not know what he was thinking? He had complained to his son as soon as he came back, and he knew exactly which one he had dropped. However, Jiang Zhanying had rebelled and dared to 'beat' his son. Now he would definitely fall into his hands. Make him lose his skin.

Qin Hengyi didn't dare to get close, thinking that the father and son were too cruel, but when he heard Jiang Zhanying scream like he was killing a pig, he found it a bit funny.

General Qin came over after hearing the sound and saw Jiang Zhanying being tortured like this. Although the two had been fighting for decades, seeing the blood in his mouth, he still mourned for him for a few seconds.

The great dynasty completely fell, and the four countries were completely defeated.

The people in the rear rushed to tell each other, and the whole world celebrated.

In October, the two armies returned to the DPRK.

The boy was so happy to see his younger brother that he followed Fang Zichen and rode back first.

"Father." When he was about to arrive at the border, the boy was still a little nervous: "Brother, do you still remember us?"

After all, after being away for several years, his two younger brothers knew nothing but eating, and they looked stupid. I'm afraid I won't remember them.

Fang Zichen hesitated and said, "Probably not! Those two brothers of yours still have some brains."

When the soldiers on duty saw them, they were so surprised that they thought they had seen him wrong: "Master? Young master?"

"It's us! "

The young master is back." Xiao Bing seemed very excited and full of admiration. He turned around and said that he was going to report to the master. Fang Zichen said no and went in with his good boy.

They went straight to the main tent, but stopped midway. They saw a pillar erected outside the tent, and his son was currently tied to it with five-flowered ropes.

A soldier held an umbrella for him, and a soldier fanned him. A stool was placed in front of him, with a large pig's knuckle resting on it.

I don't know how, but Fang Zichen could still smell it from so far away, it was very fragrant.

Fang Zichen saw that his eyes were bulging out. He stared at the pig knuckle pitifully. After looking at it twice, he stretched his neck and swallowed hard.

He looked like he couldn't eat...

What had his son done?

To suffer such torture?

The good boy felt so sorry for his brother that he hurriedly ran over: "Brother, brother."

Dandan was startled and turned his head to look over. When he saw the good boy, he immediately shouted: "Brother, brother, my brother!"

He shouted loudly. Yelling, Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing were lured out by him. They saw the two brothers hugging each other, their balls rubbing hard against the good boy. Meng Ru got the news early in the morning and knew that they were coming back. She was not surprised now and said with a smile: "Good boy."

Good boy happily rushed towards him again: "Little grandpa."

Meng Ruqing knelt down and hugged him, touching his little face, feeling very sad: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, and our good boy has grown up. "

Fang Zichen also came over. Meng Ruqing looked at him with red eyes. Fang Zichen hugged him, and Qin Hengxuan put his arms around his neck: "Yes."

Just as Fang Zichen finished speaking, his calf was suddenly hit. For a moment, he lowered his head and met Gungun's eyes.

"Father." Gungun called him with a cry.

Fang Zichen immediately picked him up and said, "Oh, my baby."

Gungun hugged his neck tightly, and then kissed him: "Father, why did it take you so long to come? Gungun misses you so much."

"I miss you too! Do you still remember your father?"

"How can you not remember? Gungun is invincibly smart!"

Fang Zichen was very pleased that his son had not forgotten him. He put his forehead against him: "Well! Gungun is the smartest. , like me."

Mrs. Qin came over after hearing the sound, and the family exchanged greetings. Dandan was unhappy when she saw Fang Zichen hugging Gungun: "Father, dad, you forgot Dandanniao!"

Fang Zichen was startled and immediately said to her. Qin Hengxuan looked over.

This bad idea was probably his father's fault.

"Dandan is causing trouble?" he asked.

"Well!" Qin Hengxuan said: "I almost sent your father away. I have to take care of him this time. Ignore him. Let's go in! It's hot outside."

The good boy looked up at Dandan's pitiful look and raised his head . Looking at Qin Hengxuan: "What did your brother do?" He found that as soon as he finished asking, Gungun shrank his neck, his eyes began to wander, and he looked guilty.

Qin Hengxuan said angrily: "The two of them went to the back to catch bugs and stuff them under the quilt."

There was a lot of firewood piled outside the kitchen in the back. It was rainy in summer, so the firewood underneath was always soaked in water and rotted quickly. Rolling Eggs was very energetic and often I was so free that the two of them were playing outside the kitchen at noon. They accidentally noticed something moving under the pile of firewood. There was a very quiet creaking sound. The two little guys got curious and went digging with sticks. They dug out a few pieces at the back. The two of them thought it was a chubby, silkworm-like little insect, so they took it back and kept it in a small quilt on the bed. At night, Meng Ruqing fell asleep and felt cold, so she shook off the quilt and covered it with it, and ended up feeling dizzy. Suddenly, he felt something crawling on his arm. He subconsciously grabbed it, and then he screamed.

He was born to be afraid of such soft things, even more so than Fang Zichen, who was about to faint on the spot!

Why are there bugs in the bed?

Without what he thought, Qin Hengxuan would have known that it was the two little brats Gungun and Dandan who did it. Today he punished someone to copy books, and Gungun did it obediently, but Dandan couldn't do it. He always wanted to be lazy and dawdled for most of the day. After writing only three words, Qin Hengxuan knew that beating this damn kid would be useless. He was like a good boy and his butt was immune to all poisons, so he asked someone to tie him up.

Fang Zichen "..."

That's right.

Dandan watched them go and whined.

As soon as Fang Zichen sat down, he heard him mutter outside: "Little cabbage, the ground is yellow..."

The good boy hugged Gungun and remained silent.

Mrs. Qin was very happy. Seeing that it was still early, she thought that they might not have eaten anything on the way, so she quickly ordered the people behind her to cook something. After the family finished eating, Fang Zichen went outside to look at Dandan.

Dandan called him with tears in her eyes: "Father."

Fang Zichen sighed and untied him: "Will you be good next time?"

"Eggy is not bad!" Dandan felt very pitiful. The insect baby was white, fat, and cute. He didn't even know why the little grandpa was afraid.

He's not even afraid.

Fang Zichen hugged him and put his little face against his chest: "Father, are you leaving when you come back?"

"Not leaving."

"What? Really?"

"Yeah." Fang Zichen said, "Wait a minute. Go bring your father back, and we will go back to Hengyang with Grandpa and the others."

"Can't we live in Quzhou anymore?"

Fang Zichen said. His term of office expired early, and the Soldier Tiger Talisman was handed back.

Even if Xia Jinghong really trusts the Qin family, it is not appropriate to hold a heavy army.

The Northwest Army and the Ganzhou Army should be taken over by Lu Zhengren and Lin Xiaoxia.

Lu Zhengren is a serious general, and Lin Xiaoxia has made great achievements this time...

As for people like Tang Daya and Li Yanmei, I am afraid they will also be given official positions.

He is from the Qin family, so he naturally wants to return to the Qin family.

Gungundandan hadn't seen Fang Zichen and Guaizi for a long time. He stayed with them all afternoon and refused to leave even half a step. He was afraid that Fang Zichen would leave again. Gungun took Guaizi to sit at the table and took out a bunch of money from a small box. Paper comes out.

"Brother, let me show you my masterpiece."

"Okay!" Guaizi looked at it twice: "Wow, you drew our family!"

Gungun's eyes widened: "Brother, can you see it?

Guaizi said: "Why can't you tell? This is my brother, this is my father, and this is you, right

? "

Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing were both surprised.

Is this serious?

The lump painted by Gun Gun was so black, but the good boy could actually tell that it was a person?

"Brother, you still have vision!" Gungun said happily: "Grandpa and little grandpa can't see it, and grandma can't see it either. Grandpa is the most outrageous, saying that Gungun's paintings are shit."

The good boy frowned. : "Grandpa is so ignorant. Although it is a bit similar, how can you say that? You should be the abstract school that my father said. This abstract school! Only people with vision and artistic ability can appreciate it. Come out."

Gungun nodded seriously: "Brother, what you said makes sense, you have artistic talent."

"My artistic talent is as big as a glutinous rice ball,"

the two little guys murmured while admiring the paintings . Gu, it's very similar to that, Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing couldn't help but find it funny.

According to the rules, he should have gone back to the court with Old General Qin, but Fang Zichen was thinking about Brother Zhao, so he asked General Qin and Qin Hengyi to lead the team back, while he took his three sons and Liu Xiaowen back to Ganzhou first.

First, Fang Zichen had just returned to Beijing and left after beating Li Yuan. Later, Li Yuan knew that Fang Zichen had been summoned to the palace by Xia Jinghong, but he let him go without any punishment.

Li Yuan was so angry that he was about to join forces to submit a letter, but Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing suddenly came to Beijing. At that time, he was still lying in bed and could not get up, so he was dragged out of the bed by Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing and thrown into the river.

It's really lawless.

But Xia Jinghong said nothing.

Li Yuan knew that he had been suspected by Xia Jinghong. He should have stayed dormant and should not have acted rashly at this juncture. However, Xia Jinghong favored him so much and the people outside were laughing at him. It was impossible for Li Yuan not to be angry at all. of.

It happened that Dachao was attacked by two armies one after another, and it seemed that it could no longer hold on. Prince Regent Wen of Dachao sent him a letter, asking him to send troops to bring the sixth prince back.

Save your blood for the future.

Li Yuan did not dare to take any action, but he was still angry. If the Sixth Prince was brought back, the dynasty might be revived. This might be a sharp sword that could stab Xia Jinghong and the Qin family. He was targeted. He couldn't take any action and could only send someone to send messages to the Qian family and the Kong family.

Several families thought of a way and were about to secretly send people to the imperial court to secretly take away the Sixth Prince, but the Royal Forest Army surrounded them.

Except for Li Yuan, the other three officials were all arrested.

Their official positions are not high, and they usually stand at the end of the court, and they usually have no access to any confidential matters. Xia Jinghong naturally does not pay too much attention to a few of them, and these three people are also diligent in their duties. He seemed to be loyal and had no sense of existence. He had not shown any trace in more than twenty years. Now he was shouting that he was wronged, and Xia Jinghong almost believed it.

Several families were raided and executed.

Li Yuan knew that the Hou Mansion was in ruins, and wanted to ask someone to send a message to Zuo Xiang, asking him to save Li Zhicheng. If Li Zhicheng was a good person, Zuo Xiang would probably help him plead for mercy, but Li Zhicheng...

Zuo Xiang still had no control over the situation.

Li Yuan not only committed treason, but also deliberately lost food and was sentenced to death. Fang Zichen was stunned when he heard this.

Ling Chi, isn't it commonly known as being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts?

Li Yuan is really going to see a ghost now!

General Qin led the Qin family army, as well as part of the Northwest Army and Quzhou Army into the capital. Xia Jinghong led hundreds of officials to Changli Pavilion to welcome him.

When General Qin saw him, he wanted to dismount from his horse and salute. Xia Jinghong supported him first and said,

"Uncle Qin."

His eyes fell on the rescue team, and he glanced at everyone. The brothers and girls inside were not as good as the girls in Beijing. The brother side is shy, well-behaved, and gentle, but their brows are heroic, clean and valiant, which is quite attractive.

The common people knew that they were coming back and had already crowded the streets. They did not dare to block the road. After all, the imperial guards were there!

Everyone stood on both sides and cheered vigorously.

Those who deserve awards later will also receive awards.

As for how to award the reward, Fang Zichen didn't know, and was heading towards Qianzhou in a hurry.

In December, Fang Zichen finally met Brother Zhao.

Brother Zhao had been waiting outside the city a long time ago. Several years later, he still looked the same, with a face as round as a plate. His eyes turned red when he saw Fang Zichen. He stood without moving, only looking up. Fang Zichen's gaze seemed to be filled with warmth.

"Husband." He said in a very soft voice, "You are finally back."

Fang Zichen couldn't stand him like this, so he immediately jumped off the horse and hugged him with great strength, as if he was going to rub him into his bones and blood: "Brother Zhao, my Brother Zhao! I miss you so much. Do you miss me? Huh?"

Brother Zhao's chest was swollen, and it seemed that an inexplicable sourness came over him in just a moment. Nan Ming, he wanted to think about it, but before he could speak, the good boy rushed over with a cry: "Daddy, Daddy."

Fang Zichen grabbed his collar and pulled him away: "You can come back later! I didn't see it. Do you and I have sex?"

"No." Guaizi hugged Brother Zhao's legs and didn't let go: "I miss you so much, Dad, I miss you so much."

"Dad, I miss you too . You." Brother Zhao softened and hugged him.

Gungundandan also ran over.

Knowing that Meng Ruqing and Mrs. Qin wanted to have a child, and being busy, Brother Zhao never picked up the child. Now he looked at them and felt that they were a little bigger. When they ran over, he felt that the ground seemed to be shock.

The three children were complaining around Brother Zhao, and Fang Zichen was squeezed out. When he saw Brother Zhao hugging the three children and kissing them one by one without even giving him a look, Fang Zichen felt sour in his heart.

I really gave birth to three bastard boys.

Yang Mingyi came over: "Uncle Fang."

Fang Zichen: "..."

"What did you call me?"

Yang Mingyi pursed his lips: "Uncle Fang."

Fang Zichen trembled: "I, am I already that old? ?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't know what he thought of, and called Yang Mingyi so loudly that he was startled. The good boy was following Brother Zhao stickyly, saying how he missed him, but this After a while, when he heard that Yang Mingyi had come, he quickly stood up straight and pulled Dandan anxiously: "Dandan, where is the mirror?"

Dandan kissed Brother Zhao with a pout and took the mirror out of his pocket. Take it out and give it to him.

The good boy looked at him carefully for a long time, and after seeing that his hair was not messed up, he ran towards Yang Mingyi: "Uncle Yang."

Fang Zichen saw that his face was flushed, so he felt blind and patted him.

The good boy was not angry, so he raised his head. Yang Mingyi couldn't help but raised his hand and pinched his nose, making him laugh.

Gungan saw Yang Mingyi and came over to surround him. Fang Zichen took the opportunity to run over and held his hand: "Brother Zhao."

Brother Zhao laughed, his heart was full, he held it tightly and said, "Brother Zhao." Fang Zichen intertwined his fingers.

The family went back. They didn't go back to Ganzhou. They went directly to the Liu family and kept things simple. The people didn't know that their elder was back.

Xiaofeng and Aunt Liu had already killed the chickens and ducks, and were waiting for people to come back to cook. They met Guaizi, and they hugged each other and couldn't be separated. Guandandan was hugged by Aunt Liu. Touch this one, touch that one, and you will feel that the Qin family is very good. They know how to fight and raise children. The two children have not seen each other for a few years. Now they are fatter than the pigs in the pig farm. They are full of meat. It looks solid.

Brother Zhou and Xiaofeng were busy in the kitchen. Brother Zhao wanted to help out of habit, but was pulled into the room by Fang Zichen.

As soon as he closed the door, Fang Zichen rushed over and pressed him against the door as soon as he turned around. The two of them were very close, their hot breaths intertwined, and the heart in his chest kept beating violently.

"What are you doing?" he asked knowingly.

Fang Zichen looked down at him with an obvious smile in his eyes. He put a hand on his waist and squeezed gently: "What are you doing? Of course you want to kiss my brother Zhao, and then make the sauce. Jiang.

"You are not serious. "Brother Zhao said.

"Hey, am I not serious? Didn't you close the door yourself just now? "

Brother Zhao: "..."

"You are obviously more anxious than me. Fang Zichen's heart skipped a beat when he heard Gungun calling Brother Zhao outside, and he immediately said: "Brother Zhao, come on, come on, let's kiss him quickly, or the little brat will come later." "

He roared anxiously, and Brother Zhao burst into laughter, hugged his neck, and kissed him on the lips.

Brother Zhao has given full power to Brother Zhou and Xie Xiaoyu to manage the property in Quzhou. Reason, Liu Jiasi thought about it and decided to stay in Quzhou. Li Yisheng is now a military doctor, and he can be regarded as an official after all. He plans to settle in Quzhou and never go back. Quzhou has developed well in the past few years and is no longer as good as when he first came here. The new magistrate of

Quzhou also came. After all the negotiations were completed, Fang Zichen took Brother Zhao out for a walk. After all,

he was reluctant to leave the place where he had stayed for several years. There were new apprentices, two brothers and a little girl. When he saw the woman greeting the guests at the front of the restaurant... "Sir?

"

It's an adult! Sir, are you back? "

Fang Zichen didn't even turn around for a while before he was surrounded by the people.

...

At the end of the year, Fang Zichen took Brother Zhao and his five children back to Hengyang.

General Qin followed Qin Hengyi back from Beijing, and the border was guarded by deputy generals , Qin Hengxuan and his party came back early.

There were many children, and the Qin Mansion was very lively.

Mrs. Qin loved to watch a few children chasing each other in the yard, and the laughter could be heard from a distance

. That night, fireworks were set off again in the Qin Mansion.

Fang

Zichen held Brother Zhao's hand and watched quietly.

The family was having a barbecue in the yard again. And Yang Mingyi was busy burning charcoal. Guaizi and Guandan were running around playing with fairy sticks. Meng Ruqing and Mrs. Qin were skewering beef. Fang Zichen didn't know what he said. Mr. Qin The general roared angrily and tried to beat him with a wooden stick, but Qin Hengxuan and Qin Hengyi tried their best to stop him,

"You brat, don't run away. "

Are you stupid enough to stand and wait for a beating?

Fang Zichen hid behind Mrs. Qin.

Looking at the commotion in the yard, Brother Zhao couldn't help but smile. Mu Ran remembered Fang Zichen's words:

I only have three wishes in this life...

one wish. His parents are a thousand years old. His second wish is that his wife and children will always be healthy. His third wish is to be like Liang Shangyan and see each other every year.

But he is a little greedy and has another wish...

and his fourth wish is to have the present day every year.