long friend

When Su Yan captured Zhuojun with three thousand light cavalry, a secret letter from Jinling was quietly passed into the military tent in Fanyang.The messenger took off his hood, revealing a dull face, but Shen Chengjun knew him.

"Lord God Bless?"

Shen Chengjun met this person in Shanglin Garden by chance, and knew that he was Xiao Qichen's hidden guard, so he couldn't help but respect him when addressing him.At first Su Yan explained some things to Xiao Qichen, but now that Tianyou came rashly, it should have been resolved.Shen Chengjun dismissed the guards of the military tent and poured him a glass of water himself.

Tianyou gulped down a few sips and said with a serious look: "His Royal Highness asked me to bring this letter to the general, saying that it was about a change in the court. I also want to pass on a word."

Shen Chengjun put the secret letter on the table and asked casually, "What are you talking about?"

He waited for a while without hearing an answer, and when he raised his head suspiciously, he saw Tianyou blushed, as if his whole body was about to burn.Seeing this, General Shen Chengjun, who was puzzled, had a flash of inspiration, and immediately smiled: "Ah, so what...the commander-in-chief hasn't returned in triumph, I...you can tell him when he comes back."

As if receiving amnesty, Tianyou nodded desperately, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

All the important things are written in the letter, what else can Xiao Qichen convey?Taking a ten thousand step back, even if Tianyou had the face to say it, Shen Chengjun would be too lazy to listen.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, I waited for Su Yan's order to withdraw the army. This man had already settled the barbarians outside Zhuo County and drove them to the other side of the Yellow River. Just as the river melted, the Turkic soldiers drowned in the river in an instant. Some died, and some froze to death. For the time being, I didn't dare to rush over to fight to the death.

"Anyway, I don't believe that the ice melted so coincidentally." Shen Chengjun muttered while riding on the horse.

Zhang Li laughed and said, "The commander-in-chief is like a god... Uh, man can conquer nature."

In Shen Chengjun's distrust of "you have something to hide from me", in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Zhang Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain: "The commander asked me to send a small group of people to go upstream in advance, taking advantage of the night, um... I did some tricks. The thin ice is already very brittle, but if the Turks stepped on it a few more times, it would sink into it immediately..."

Shen Chengjun was still young when he joined the army, but now he is just over [-] years old. He was promoted to general a few years ago, when his future was bright, but he felt inexplicably depressed before he got old—he would rather find Zhang Li, who can make soy sauce for his son, to do this things, don't tell yourself!

In Su Yan's eyes, he and Su Zhi are of the same generation!

"It seems that I will soon be able to retire and return to my hometown!" General Shen thought while gritting his molars.

From Fanyang to Zhuojun, there is a narrow valley with loess mounds on both sides.The journey was not too far away, but Shen Chengjun had a small belly and Yan Nandu was half dead, so he had to delay the trip infinitely.

When the big troops arrived outside Zhuo County, before they were formally integrated, Su Yan pointed at Sang and scolded Huai first to greet them: "I saw this group of messy things on the tower, and I thought it was some lady from a noble family dragging the family!" Come out to play with your mouth! People outside Jinling City can run faster than you..."

Shen Chengjun was very indifferent, pulled Tianyou who was next to him, put it in front of Su Yan, and diverted his attention with a few words: "Let's scold me later, His Highness Six has a message for you."

Su Yan turned off the fire in an instant, and Tianyou took the opportunity to stuff the envelope that seemed to weigh a thousand catties into his hand. At the moment, he also forgot that there was someone beside him, and jumped up earnestly: "Your Highness said... Said, 'The north is bitterly cold, and the battlefield is injured. Since it is inevitable, remember to eat and rest on time, so as not to exhaust yourself.'”

Su Yan was taken aback for a moment, but before he could chew the deep meaning of these words, his face was already slowly burning.

The three words "Xiao Qichen" can almost control his emotions. It sounds like the lingering and gentle rain in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as the faint fragrance of flowers. It easily soothes all the upsets and makes Su Yan feel like returning home in an instant. The whole person settled down.He let out a breath slowly, closed his eyes, pressed his temples and said, "...well, I see."

At nightfall, the army camped outside the city of Zhuojun, the bonfire was warm, the smell of meat and smoke flew together, and the moonlight was yellow and sandy.Holding a bowl of warm broth, Su Yan shook off the little guard who had been following him not far behind, and stooped into the tent.

Several generals in the center of the tent were discussing military affairs in a low voice around the table, while Yan Nandu closed his eyes and adjusted his breath on the couch a few steps away, as if he didn't hear anyone else, as if he had turned into a stone.Su Yan approached him and asked if he was feeling better. Yan Nandu opened one eye miserly, and nodded slightly, very reserved.

Su Yan brought the bowl of soup under his nose: "I took it from the mouths of those beasts, do you want to drink it?"

So in an instant, the reserved General Yan didn't put on airs anymore, he went down the donkey field to thank Su Yan for his kindness, settled it in twos and threes, and said, "You can't keep up with the food and grass, you still have meat... ...corruption."

Su Yan sneered and said, "Don't let them hear Xiao Qiyu's small stove. Just now he sent someone to follow me, and he didn't know what he wanted to do. He was sneaky—"

He sneaked in and sat for a while, and finally caught sight of Shen Chengjun from the corner of his eye.Without waiting for the other party to call him, Su Yan took Yan Nandu's empty bowl, walked over by himself, and took out the secret letter weighing more than a thousand catties from his arms: "I have just read the news of the Sixth Highness. Listen to who is turning the clouds and rains?"

Except for Shang Lu, everyone here is his confidant who has lived and died with him for several years. Although Shang Lu has a strange temperament, he still hits off with Su Yan.He seldom beat around the bush like this, and everyone immediately understood that there was something hidden in it, and sat upright one by one, getting closer and closer.

"His Highness the Sixth Highness wrote in a hurry, and many places were vague. He said that he already knew who was flirting with Jinling and Huyantu, and he controlled the situation. He didn't say who it was because he was a spy in the defense army. This letter was written on March [-]. Ten, it's been a long time since it was delivered to me, so what's going on now... I don't know." Su Yan analyzed, "He said that the central government will be handed over to him and Xie Zhongguang, and he will do it for him if the logistics supply can't keep up. We solve it."

Shang Lu frowned: "Which His Highness the Sixth?"

Su Yan reminded: "Xiao Qichen, he is the only adult prince remaining in Jinling now, Your Majesty is not as good as before."

Shang Lu's impression of Xiao Yan was still around the time when he reported his work every five years. He heard that he couldn't understand them, the waste from Jinling, but he didn't say much.

"It seems that His Highness the Sixth Highness knows your difficulties." Shen Chengjun made a little joke, and then said seriously, "What should we do now?"

Su Yan made a final decision: "Tomorrow Maoshi will go to the tent of the Chinese army to discuss whether to pursue it. If we can directly recapture Yuyang this time, we will be able to successfully recapture Yunmen Pass before summer."

When he said this, he couldn't help raising his volume a little bit. The few short words made everyone's faces look like the morning sun again, as if they could already see that this scene lasted for three full months—— And has been at a disadvantage - the dawn of the battle counterattack.

After the meeting was over, Su Yan folded the few words along the creases of the letter paper and put them back in the envelope, then put them in his arms, and left the tent with the others.It's just that he didn't go to rest. He climbed up a small mound alone and sat down on the highest point.

The moon is curved, casting a layer of silver light like water on the desolation of the surrounding fields.The sound of the flute accompanied by the bonfire in the military camp was far away from him, and only scattered syllables remained in Su Yan's ears, as if it was playing the tune of Jiangnan, melodious and fluttering, so graceful that it could not fit into Yuzhou Yuwei In the lingering north wind.

Su Yan hummed a few times along the tune, and laughed unconsciously.He took out the letterhead, this time Xiao Qichen didn't have the desire to talk about the spring and the wind and moon with him, his handwriting was quite scribbled, but it was still very beautiful, with his own strength of character in it, he could read like a human.

He looked and looked, repeated silently, as if he could imprint those few lines in his eyes.Under the moonlight, he couldn't see anything clearly at all, and he used his memory at that time to describe every pen practice of Xiao Qichen. Su Yan stuck this letterhead to his chest, and felt that it was warm there, and the cold wind didn't feel harsh on his face.

He often came out alone late at night after the military camp was quiet, looking for a high place to sit for half the night, aimless every time, feeling silently swallowed by loneliness in the silence.Only this time, he didn't find it hard.

Looking up at the last quarter moon on the top, Su Yan suddenly felt a little melancholy.The front line and the military camp have been his home for so long that he has the illusion that he can adapt to being homeless and has become a duckweed. I miss Jiangnan.

"My home is there." Su Yan said to himself, "Someone is waiting for me."

In the Qingming Festival, the dark clouds in Zhuojun County are overwhelming the city, and there is no sign of spring returning to the earth.

"Report—Marshal, our army's pontoon bridge has been built, and the enemy has not made any moves, and it has not been discovered for the time being!"

"Yanzhou Army is ready to go on the south bank of the Yellow River!"

"General Shang sent a message! Yan Jun can follow at any time!"

"Commander, General Fang sent a message! Archers and catapults are ready to cover the forward troops!"

The armor flashed a dazzling white light under the noon sun, and the shallow imprint between Su Yan's eyebrows became more and more obvious as he frowned. He listened to the order's report one by one, and turned to Shen Chengjun: "How is it?"

Shen Chengjun squinted his eyes, trying to see what the enemy troops on the other side of the Yellow River were doing, but he couldn't figure out the depth of the vast area, so he could only tell the truth: "This arrangement should be our only choice. Huyantu may be able to think of it, but our army is fighting steadily, and they may not dare to face it head-on."

"I'm resisting the decree... Why give up Yuyang? Is it possible that His Majesty really wants to fight with those barbarians? The cavalry guards are not dead yet!" Su Yan sighed, pinching the letter to ask them " Abandoning Yuyang and defending Zhuojun to the death" imperial edict, when he raised his head again, his eyes were firm, "This battle may win, but never lose!"

Shen Chengjun straightened his back: "Yes, handsome."

He followed Shen Chengjun down the platform, and was about to look for his mount when he was stopped suddenly.Su Yan was startled, and asked in confusion, "My lord? Shouldn't you be in the city?"

Since they took it back to Zhuojun, Xiao Qiyu came to the tent of the Chinese army every now and then to greet the generals, but the battle was tight, and no one cared about this level of three melons and two dates.Some military affairs don't need to be hidden, so naturally I told Xiao Qiyu.But in recent days, after hearing that they were going to wait for an opportunity to capture Zhuojun, Xiao Qiyu had been sending a small guard to follow Su Yan, expressing his desire to go to the battlefield countless times.Su Yan only thought it was a whim, and didn't take it to heart at all.

Unexpectedly, he was blocked by the righteous master today!

Xiao Qiyu changed his armor, led the horse and said solemnly: "General, can I fight with the army?"

Su Yan: "..."

He really wanted to say that you should wash up and sleep, but then he thought it might not be respectful to say so, so he turned a corner and persuaded earnestly: "The battlefield is dangerous, not to mention the sword has no eyes, you are not used to such an atmosphere, my lord." , let’s stay in the city. In case something goes wrong, how can I explain to His Majesty?”

Xiao Qiyu was slightly moved, and then resolutely said: "I didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth before, but this time I lead my own soldiers, and I won't embarrass you anyway——Su Yan, let me go."

The surrounding soldiers came and went, but the air around the two of them seemed to be frozen.Su Yan was expressionless, staring at Xiao Qiyu for a long while before uttering two words: "It's up to you."

After saying that, he turned and left.

If someone who is familiar with Su Yan is here, he must know that he is extremely angry at this moment, but Xiao Qiyu can't see it, and his heart is ignited by the battlefield.Every young man has an infinite longing for the battlefield and heroes. When Xiao Qiyu went to the southern border, he only knew how to follow Su Zhi's side, and saw the soldiers of the Xiaoqi guard chopping melons and vegetables to settle the so-called rebels.

But now Xiao Qiyu knew that Youzhou was different from Southern Xinjiang.He stayed in hiding for three months, no matter how cruel it was, he would give it a try.He must have something to ask for, no one will give credit for it with both hands, he can only fight for it once.

Xiao Qichen's words were still ringing in his ears: "Brother Huang, if you have military merits, after a hundred years from your father, where will it be your turn to get that little guy who can't speak clearly?"

Xiao Qiyu took a deep breath, his heart was about to be swallowed up by ambition and trembling.It turned out that he had always thought that the battlefield was just a place to make contributions until he was swept away by the wind and sand all over the sky.

The pontoon bridge built overnight finally came in handy. Before the Turkic army could react, Liang Jun had already crossed the Yellow River, which had just swelled in spring. The archers used the cover, and the vanguard cavalry rampaged to tear a hole in the Turkic defense line.

Then came the infantry, all of them seemed to be dying, and they were red-eyed.The catapult could not be pushed across the river, but the Turkic vanguard had collapsed, and many people were trampled to death by the horses in their haste.But Huyantu would not be captured without a fight. He quickly abandoned this small group of troops and came from the right wing.

The two sides suddenly became chaotic, Liang Jun tried his best to maintain the formation, but the enemy was desperate, and every time he charged, he would step on the corpses of his comrades.The yellow sand is full of blood and energy, and it is almost impossible to distinguish between friends and foes.

"Hold on, don't be afraid!"

Shen Chengjun also went into battle this time wearing armor, dancing with a long halberd like a tiger.This position should have been guarded by Yan Nandu, but at this moment he can't be counted on at all.

He was just about to subconsciously look for Su Yan's figure, but he saw a detachment on the other side seemed to have run away, so he hurriedly reined in the reins and went to that side.Shen Chengjun was not a counselor, he was able to occupy a high position among the most elite cavalry in Nanliang, and he was naturally one of the best. After he was in position quickly, he provoked a soldier's back collar to prevent him from being cut in two by the Turkic soldiers.

The soldier was still in shock, but Shen Chengjun already saw something was wrong: "Which general are you under?!"

"My...little...general, save the prince!"

Shen Chengjun threw him aside, how easy is it to find someone on the battlefield filled with yellow sand?He hurriedly urged the horse, and ran to Su Yan along the central axis of the formation: "What happened? Where is King Zhao?!"

Su Yan's longbow was pinned behind his waist, half of his face was stained with blood, and he said without turning his head, "Who cares about him! You reinforce General Shanglu, I'll go and see, and catch up later."

"Mingyu," Shen Chengjun still had room to talk to him amidst thousands of troops, "If you really can't save it, don't save it!"

Su Yan turned around, his eyes filled with shock: "What..."

Shen Chengjun's eyes were heavy, and there was hardly any light in his pupils: "If he dies in the rebellion, it will be beneficial to His Highness the Sixth Prince... but not harmful. Have you thought it over, are you really going to find him?"

Su Yan had heard this many times. Before the expedition, Liu Wenyuan hinted, Xie Hui mentioned it, and this time even Shen Chengjun said the same.Even if Xiao Qiyu really died, Su Yan would end up with a weak guard at most, Xiao Yan might not be able to do anything to him.

And in this way, isn't there only one prince who can be entrusted with important tasks in the court?

At that time, Xie Hui said: "Mingyu, the battlefield is not a joke, do you understand what I mean? If he has troubles, no one will blame you, even you can..."

There was a sudden sound of sharp swords and guns clashing in the ear, which almost pierced Su Yan's reason.He looked at Shen Chengjun, who was still calm, as if he hadn't said anything just now.

"Life is a matter of life and death, but I have to find him no matter what. This is my duty." Su Yan said to Shen Chengjun, turning around and retreating to the place where the Turkic army was weakest.

Jing Fan neighed, as if he had a psychic connection and knew who Su Yan was looking for.When he slashed and killed, he searched around with his eyes, and suddenly found that less than fifty paces to the right, there was a sharp flash of light from the shiny armor.

Su Yan doesn't really believe in intuition, but he feels that Xiao Qiyu is there for no reason at the moment.He clamped the horse's belly, and was about to let Jingfan rush over, but the hand holding the rein hurt, forcing him to stop halfway.At the same time, what attacked Su Yan along with the pain was Shen Chengjun's expression just now, what Xie Hui said a long time ago, not only these, but also...

And Xiao Qichen.

When he was young, his eyes were filled with light brighter than the stars, and he told him that you would come to see me often in the future; Tears; in the Misty Rain Building, the climate in the south of the Yangtze River seems to be extremely warm all year round. He raised a glass of wine and asked Su Yan: "What if I want this world too?"

How could Su Yan not give him what he wanted?

But if he sees death without saving him, how can his conscience be at ease?

The rough reins rubbed against his palms, and there were endless slashing and screams in his ears. Su Yan closed his eyes forcefully, and when he opened them again, he rushed over there without hesitation.

The author has something to say: Thank you for your understanding!thicker hair (not