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Chang Ming opened his eyes early in the morning, thinking of Gu Xiaowu, he didn't dare to delay, and got up quickly.The gunshot wound on his back could not heal overnight, and his face was still pale and his lips were bloodless, but after all, a night of rest made him feel better. After going out, he saw that Luo Jianghong had filled up water for him to wash and take care of himself.

"The Battalion Commander is going to continue on the road today, should I change your medicine first?" Luo Jianghong asked while holding the medicine bottle.

Chang Ming looked at him and didn't know how to answer. For his own sake, he should do so, but...he clearly knew that he just cared about Luo Jianghong being a prostitute, and couldn't let it go.

Luo Jianghong said helplessly: "Seventh Battalion Commander, since you have to go on the road, why do you act emotionally? You can hold the horizontal knife. If the subordinate officials are disrespectful, you can just use the knife. What's more, if this is the battlefield of wolves, you will do it because of this. Is the reason not on medicine?"

Even if Chang Ming didn't want to, he knew the seriousness of the matter, so he finally nodded in agreement, put the horizontal knife in front of him, turned his back to Luo Jianghong, untied his clothes, and asked him to change the dressing and bandage.

Just after leaving the gate of the ruined temple, I saw a few people in black clothes and light armor looking around from a distance. Seeing that Chang Ming was still alive, he happily asked Chang Ming to wait for a while, and called the rest to come.

"Is everything alright, Battalion Commander?" Seeing that Chang Ming's breathing was weak and his complexion was unwell, Chu Guangliang was unavoidably very anxious.

"It's nothing serious, it's just a little injury, what about the others?" Chang Ming talked to Chu Guangliang calmly, but he always felt like a light was on his back. When he raised his eyes, he saw many people looking at him Between Luo Jianghong and Luo Jianghong, there is no need to guess. Luo Jianghong was with him last night, and he is Jiang Yuan and Luo Jianghong's proprietor. Thinking of this, Chang Ming couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest. .out of breath.

"Fang Xingai took the other half to Wugu Village to join Mr. Gu, and the officials and others came to find the battalion commander."

Without waiting for Chu Guangliang to ask him how his injury was, Chang Ming waved his hand and said, "We will also go to Wugu Village as soon as possible."

The two had a good night's sleep, and the next day saw Fang Xingai leading the crowd to join Gu Xiaowu, not to mention missing Li Changming and Chu Guangliang, and even the Seventh Battalion had only half the number of people, Gu Liang Yiqing couldn't help but exclaimed in shock: " But something big happened?"

"It's just a minor injury." Fang Xingai waved his hand and said solemnly, "There was an ambush on the road. We were attacked and broke through, but the battalion commander and Luo Jianghong were nowhere to be seen, so I brought half of the troops to meet Mr. Gu. Guangliang led half of the troops back to the ancient battlefield on the outskirts of Lingcheng to search for the battalion commander."

Gu Xiaowu remembered those people dressed up as bandits and bandits he met with Guliang Yiqing on the way, frowned deeply, and then sighed softly: "Leave the two of you in Wugu Village to wait for news of Chu Guangliang, if you find the commander of the Seventh Battalion, Immediately go to Xiacheng, let's go ahead and visit the prefect of Xiacheng."

Fang Xingai should be simple, but suddenly thought: "Whether we will fight the bandits is still unknown, but in case... the battalion commander borrowed a few maps from the army commander and carried them with him, this..."

"Don't panic," Gu Liang Yiqing said calmly, "Before leaving, the Battalion Commander gave me the map of Xiacheng. If it's time to go to war, we won't lose our chance because of such things."

Gu Xiaowu was unavoidably prosperous, so she didn't inform anyone, but went straight to Xia City. Gu Liang Yiqing led her on a horse and galloped forward, suddenly she felt it, and said: "Be careful, it's the sound of horseshoes."

There were many enemies encountered along the way, everyone became vigilant when this remark came out, but Gu Liang Yiqing frowned without knowing why: "It's in the front, not in the rear."

"Your Excellency, wait here for a while, and the officials will go and check." Fang Xingai took the two of them and left. After a while, Guo Xiu came to report with a pale face: "My Lord, it's not that someone is going to sneak attack...but ..."

When Gu Xiaowu arrived, she could only see the scorched earth, the smoky atmosphere, the fire had subsided, but the black smoke was still in sight, everyone was choking and coughing, and it was difficult to breathe, Gu Liang Yiqing couldn't help thinking of fighting in the flames of war, Black smoke rises into the sky, like witchcraft and sorcery. Birds cannot go over it, and beasts avoid it. The strong wind blows past, and it is scattered for thousands of miles like a grin.

Fertile land becomes a sea of ​​fire, and the people become barren.

"What's going on here!" Gu Xiaowu asked sharply.

"I don't know, I rushed to come, and I saw the rice field thousands of miles away, trying to save it but... powerless..." Fang Xingai said with a look of pain on his face.

This really cannot be blamed on him, he is only two people here, if it is not the only way to turn the tide, how can we turn the tide?

Gu Xiaowu took a deep breath, and finally calmed down as before, and went straight to the fertile field to see the trail, even though the wind had just blown, there was still black smoke, Gu Liang Yiqing was worried about her, so she chased after her without saying a word.

The scorched earth is thousands of miles away, everything is destroyed by fire, and there are almost no traces. Gu Xiaowu seems to be aware of it, and squats down to check the horseshoe marks on the path.

The black smoke made her eyes hurt a little, so she rubbed them subconsciously. It rained yesterday, and the soil was not dry enough to make those iron hoof marks clear. Gu Liang Yiqing also found that there were not just two or three horses, but a large number The iron palms are also consistent and neat, which is different from the iron palms used by Ning Wu's war horse.

"It's dangerous here, the lower officials rubbed the iron palm for your lord, you should hurry to Fang Xingai's side!"

Gu Xiaowu nodded and warned: "Be careful of the embers and smoke."

After waiting for a thousand people to reach the city gate of Xiacheng, everyone was really in a hurry, not because of anything else, but because the city gate of Xiacheng was closed, and even the suspension bridge of the city gate was put away, Gu Liang Yiqing raised his head After looking at it, it is indeed already at the height of the sun. It is impossible for all the officials, big and small, to sleep to death, and even the city guards are not left, right?

"When we fight on the battlefield, we rarely see some people with strong walls and clear fields. I didn't expect to see them here. Could it be that all the people from the southern barbarian land can't fight here?" Gu Liang Yiqing sneered, and Gu Xiaowu beside him also frowned deeply, making Fang Xingai yelled that it was the imperial envoy who came, and he went back after a lot of trouble. He also invited the imperial edict before entering the city.

Shen Sixian, the prefect of Xiacheng, came in a hurry, disheveled and sweating profusely, and saluted quickly: "Your official never knew that the emissary came so quickly, and he didn't go far to greet him. Please forgive me, my lord!"

Gu Xiaowu looked him up and down, and said: "Master Taishou, why is the sun in the sky, why don't you open the city gate?"

"Your Excellency, you don't know. Recently, the bandits have rioted and entered the city to burn, kill, and loot. The guards suffered heavy casualties. To protect the safety of the people, the lower officials had to lock the gates of the city."

Looking around, I saw row upon row of houses, standing on both sides of the road, no different from ordinary towns, but sparsely populated, only some inns and taverns even put up signs to greet everyone, and Shen Sixian stood quietly with his hands down, but it was the man brought behind him. The general yamen servants were quick to arrest, and some of them couldn't help but waver. Upon closer inspection, they were covered in crumpled clothes, which were wide enough to let in the wind, and even their hats were precariously worn.

"Since this is the case, there are still many people outside the suburbs. Why not bring them into the city? If the city gates are locked like this, if the bandits attack the people in the suburbs, it will be difficult to rescue them, and they will have nowhere to escape."

Shen Sixian hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I was negligent. Your Excellency, please go to the prefect's mansion, and I will welcome you."

Gu Xiaowu chuckled and nodded in agreement, Gu Liang Yiqing noticed that Prefect Shen let out a long breath.

While pushing and changing glasses, Gu Xiaowu took the jug from Gu Liang Yiqing's hand, poured a glass of wine for Shen Sixian himself, smiled slightly, and said: "Although I am an imperial envoy, I am a fifth-grade official after all. Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Officials, the rank of the prefect is even higher than that of the lower officials, if you are new here, if there is anything negligent, please ask the prefect to give you a little bit more."

Shen Sixian hurriedly cupped his cups in both hands and said he didn't dare, rolled his eyes, and asked suddenly: "I heard that your lord came here this time, and you have the seventh battalion of Ningwu Army to accompany you?"

"That's right, the Seventh Battalion Commander has another army at the moment, and he will be here immediately. Ning Wu's army is brave and good at fighting, and it can be said to be one of the best in a hundred. Bandits are nothing to worry about. Don't worry, my lord. Just leave this matter to the subordinates and the Seventh Battalion Commander. That's all, adults can rule the city with peace of mind."

Shen Sixian immediately smiled, and said: "Then I will thank you two adults, this bandit has been in chaos for a long time, if it can be put down, the people of Xiacheng will definitely be grateful to you!"

Gu Xiaowu raised her glass and said, "Your Majesty, you are polite."

"Then..." Shen Sixian hesitated and said, "I wonder when my lord and the Seventh Battalion Commander will set off to wipe out the bandits?"

"When the Seventh Battalion Commander returns, we will discuss this matter immediately."

Shen Sixian applauded with a big smile.

Chen Chuan made people rush to send the letter to Gan Yi, and the speed was as fast as eight hundred miles.

After Gan Yi glanced at it, there was no expression on her face, but she put away the letter and put it aside, which puzzled Gan Biao.

"Success or failure?"

"I met Yijing along the way, and I met the young master of Ling Junhou along the way, and I was blocked back."

Gan Biao said with a headache: "Xu You was single-handedly promoted by the Marquis Ling Jun. If he meets his son, naturally he can't...but why is Chen Chuan?"

Gan Yi raised her eyes, glanced at him calmly, and said slowly: "Since the time when Yijing acted as the commander of Ningwu Army, he has lived up to high expectations, and His Majesty has also praised him very much. After all these years, Many people are afraid that they have forgotten his surname, but only remember that he is the commander of Ning Wu."

Gan Biao suddenly realized: "Is it the 'Sifuluo' family?"

"That's right, 20 years ago, the country of Northern Xinjiang invaded overnight, and the general who defended the city abandoned the city and fled. The Sifulo family had only a hundred people, but they kept the Northern Xinjiang iron cavalry out of the cold city for five days and five nights. Afterwards, General Bai Xiangying was ordered to go to the front line when he was in danger, and he defeated Northern Xinjiang, and made a great contribution for all eternity, if not, the northern Xinjiang cavalry swung their swords all the way down, and we don't know where the royal city is today."

Speaking at this time, although the tone is flat, there are still lingering fears in the heart. Only a few people in the family survived, and the clan's direct line died for the country, and this is why the collateral Sifu Luo Chengjing took over the position of suzerain. Even Huajing, Yijing is crowned with Sifuluo The surnames are not biological siblings, but Cheng Jing recognizes the two brothers of the same family as brothers.

Back then, this incident shocked the government and the public, and the people were sad, and all civil and military officials were moved to tears. It can be said that his life was honored, and his death was also mourned.

"Although His Majesty the late Emperor feared that the Sifuluo family won the hearts of the people after the First World War, he couldn't bear to kill the family when their manpower turned the tide and the population withered, so he ordered the Sifuluo family to leave the northern land and go to Huacheng. Recreation. However, this family has been in business for a hundred years, and they are good at martial arts and military art. They not only teach the princes martial art and military art, but also guide the military officers in the court. Yijing has this surname, and it is not difficult to communicate with Chen Chuan, let alone Chen Chuan How could he be rude to his brother when he became a famous TV broadcast back then?"

Speaking of this, Gan Biao suddenly thought: "It seems that the court has not heard of the Sifuluo family condemning people to teach the prince martial arts and military art for many years."

"One, there are only a few members of the Sifuluo family, and the other is that Huajing, the emperor's teacher back then, is nowhere to be found."

Gan Biao sat down dejectedly, and sighed: "It's a bad year, I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

Seeing him like this, Gan Yi sneered coldly: "It's not that the years are unlucky, but that you are smart! Before you reported this matter to me, you pretended to be a saint!"

Gan Biao was so reprimanded by these few words that he didn't dare to look directly at Gan Yi, and he hesitated for a long time before saying, "What should we do now? Li Changming led the Seventh Battalion, easily defeated the bandits, and returned to the court..."

Gan Yi snorted coldly and shook her head: "If that's the case, they won't be afraid, not to mention what kind of person Li Changming is, with Gu Xiaowu around, I'm afraid they won't be able to fight. Shen Sixian, the prefect of Xiacheng, is your student ?”

"Yes……"

"Is there a lot of filial piety on weekdays?"

"This..." Gan Biaozheng wanted to defend himself, but he didn't want to be interrupted by Gan Yi: "You write to him, saying that this emissary is not Yi Yi's generation, and ask him to honestly tell the details about the bandits, otherwise we will be fine." I blame this official for watching from the sidelines, no one will be able to save him at that time. In addition, if there is any change in Xiacheng, please report it as soon as possible!"

Gan Biao obediently exited the door.

The author has something to say:

Let me explain first, the difficulty coefficient of siege and defense is different. After all, there is a city wall, and siege is much more difficult than defense.

The so-called emperor means that other people are lamenting that the Sifuluo family died in a fierce battle, but he is thinking about whether he should die like a rabbit.