Chiwuxing

Chapter Ninety-Ninth - Goose Walking Don't Want to Swear to Repay Hatred

The next morning, Fu Chen said goodbye to Zong Zhengxi and came to the Yandi Armory on the outskirts of the imperial capital.

When Hu Jun first occupied the imperial capital, he took the lead in classifying such important places as guarded.And send the newly formed elite cavalry "Xianxi Iron Cavalry" to station here.The red armor guards who used to be near here have now become surrendered troops, and they have been placed in the area along the Jinhe River, and the troops have been dispersed and stationed around to prevent them from deliberately causing trouble.

It was still early here, Fu Chen bypassed the camp gate and entered the backyard of the armory.Sure enough, I saw an old man sitting with his back, picking some materials on the ground.

Fu Chen stood behind, not daring to disturb each other, waiting for a while, but a young man in dirty clothes turned out from the furnace room at the side, slipped a few rounds of wooden bow in one hand, broke into the courtyard, happened to see him, and shouted :"Who are you?"

Hearing the sound, the old man turned his head and squinted at him.

Fu Chen bowed with his hands behind his back: "Senior."

"...I remember you." The old man said in a deep voice.

Fu Chen nodded: "At the beginning, I found it in Linchuan City for a while, but unfortunately I wanted to find it later, and I didn't have the chance to see you again."

The old craftsman thought his words were a mockery of their last meeting and they packed up and left and changed places, so he snorted coldly and said, "How can this be missed? Why don't we see each other again now?"

Hearing the words, the young man came closer and recognized him: "It's you..."

"Are you Saburo?" Fu Chen slightly bent his lips.

Chao San still remembered the stern look on his face when he saw him last time, and seeing him laughing now, he almost got goosebumps all over his body: "...I don't know who you are, don't call me that."

"Your second brother told me about you."

"What is your purpose for coming here today?" The old craftsman put down the things on the ground, turned around and said, "I know that you and the person from Hu Jun who came last time are called Qiu..."

"Qiu Feng." Fu Chen hurriedly answered.

"That's right, it's him," the old craftsman said angrily, "You are all in the same group, and you lied to me that I was a member of the Yan army... Huh, I knew you were telling lies, so don't tell me you're lying." Lie in front of this old thing."

"There is a reason for the incident, different positions, not intentional deception," Fu Chen said, "I came here today to look for Chao Er, and just now I saw that there was no one in the camp, so I turned to you first to express my apology for what happened that day."

"Don't use these false tricks," the old craftsman still had a cold face, wrinkled, "It's the same with another person, you should defend and run."

Fu Chen knew that he was no better than the down-and-out Yan people, and he was numb to the situation of the country's destruction, and he couldn't deeply understand its feelings.

"Junior I heard that you have remade a lot of weapons. The cavalry soldiers use newly modified styles, and their lethality is doubled. Speaking of which, it was the younger generation who made the axe."

"That's not true!" Chao San became excited, "My master knows a lot. If it weren't for the treacherous villains in the capital, why would my master condescend to work as an ordinary craftsman in a border town..."

"Chao San! You son of a bitch, go back and forge iron, you'll look smart!" The old craftsman scolded angrily.

Chao San was aggrieved by the yelling, and in front of Fu Chen, he inevitably showed embarrassment.With a blushing face, he said firmly: "He came to look for the second brother... At this time, he is probably practicing guns outside the camp, and I can lead him there in a while..."

"Does he have no eyes or no feet? It's not that he has no brains. I want you to go and lead it!" the old craftsman said again.

"It's also possible. It's the first time I've come back to this new camp after the renovation, and I'm not familiar with the changes. If Chao Er is outside the camp, then I really need someone to lead me the way... I wonder if you can let me Saburo will go out with me?"

"Get out!" The old craftsman gave Chao San a look, then turned around and sat down.

Chao San ran to Fu Chen's side in desperation, gestured to him, and signaled him to follow him out of the courtyard.

"Huh..." Chao San stepped out the door and let out a long breath.

Even though they are both open-air outdoors, when they were in the courtyard just now, they seemed to be confined in a prison, like thorns on their backs.

"Are you so afraid of your master?" Fu Chen stopped with him and said.

"Of course," Chao San said, "You didn't listen to his tone of admonishment just now. If you weren't there, he would just take the lead weight on the ground and throw it at me."

"Is there such a thing?" Fu Chen was a little surprised, "I don't think your master seems to be such a violent person... You just said that the small man in Beijing was referring to the group of moths in the Ministry of War?"

"I don't know who is on top of that group of people, anyway, if the Yan army's weapons and equipment had been replaced by my master, they wouldn't have lost so badly," Chao San gritted his teeth, "They're all a bunch of money-seeking scum! All the land of Yan Kingdom has been destroyed in their hands..."

The young artisan walked forward in a huff.

"It's no wonder that your master has a hot temper," Fu Chen raised his heels, and said, "People with real talents are mostly self-confident and unwilling to join the lay people. It is a thorn in the side of the flesh and a thorn in the flesh. Your master hides in the big city on the border. Just like you said, how could you not be depressed and sad? If you are more considerate as an apprentice, you will be fine. .”

"I haven't blamed my master, I'm just afraid that he might lose his temper sometimes." Chao San sighed and calmed down a bit, "Actually... my master quite approves of you, I guess you didn't see it."

Fu Chen raised his eyebrows, shook his head and said with a faint smile: "Your master and I just met briefly before, and there is no friendship at all, let alone a lot of concealment."

"It's not like you haven't heard the tone he usually talks to me just now," Chao San said, "He's never polite to others, whether you are a nobleman or a beggar, he doesn't give you any face. In fact, you When I came last time, my master let go on purpose, but you also had a cold face, so I didn't feel it. I know my master's words and deeds, so I still have a little impression of this. After all, I have followed my master for so many years, and I still rarely I heard him talk to someone for such a long time... It's a pity that you lied to him back then, otherwise I guess he would be able to say a few words in a more pleasant manner today..."

"Actually, I didn't tell all the lies at the beginning," Fu Chen said, "I said that I was a soldier in the Yan Army, and it was true."

"Ah?" Chao San stared at him, "Then I just heard that you are following Hu Jun... Aren't you encouraging soldiers from other races to fight in your own barracks now? Wouldn't that be rape, evil……"

Chao San stuttered twice, glanced at him a few times, then stopped in embarrassment.

"Forget it." Fu Chen comforted him with a light smile, but didn't say much.

The young man's expression was too magnanimous, and Chao San felt a little uncomfortable: "It should be... there is something hidden, I believe my master's vision."

Fu Chen only said: "Your master is very capable, presumably when your father entrusted you to him, he hoped that you would develop more skills, then you should concentrate on learning, and don't fail your father and brother's painstaking efforts."

"I understand," Chao San pursed his lips, "My elder brother and second elder brother said so, but I don't dare to be sloppy when it comes to business. I just fight for my master from time to time."

"If you put it coldly, these things are not uncommon in the imperial capital and in the court of the Yan Kingdom, and they are not even considered as entertainment after dinner," Fu Chen said, "Your elder brother also suffered similar crimes back then. In fact It’s just that the country is in decline and decay is irreversible. Now, at least your master has a place to use again, unlike before being hidden in the snow in the border town, and the treasures cannot be seen in the sky.”

"Could it be that the survival of the country has to be the price just to make one person show off his talents?" The young craftsman asked in a daze.

"You're thinking of one person," Fu Chen sighed, shaking his head, "but if the people of Yan Kingdom all have one person in their hearts, what should they do?... It's probably the same reason that you can tell the autumn with a little knowledge. "

Chao San faintly understood the meaning of the words, but he was still in the fog, and only felt that the words were magical, and there was some mystery hidden in them.

The two wandered around into the wild land in front of the forest, chatting non-stop all the way, but they didn't feel empty.

Under a piece of green trees, I found Chao Er.The young man had heard the voices of the two of them a long time ago, and at this moment he put down his silver gun and walked towards the two of them.

"Why is it you?" Chao Er was slightly surprised when he saw Fu Chen.

Fu Chen replied: "I wanted to come to see you a long time ago, but other things delayed me until today."

"I thought you were hiding from me on purpose," said Chao Er, who hadn't seen him for a long time, his body and face seemed to have been tempered by war, and he was much calmer, and he was a big change from the reckless gangster at the beginning.At this time, Fang had practiced with the spear, the sleeves of his robe were rolled up between his elbows, and he was still covered with some winter sweat, "How about it, let's do a few tricks first? How about bare hands?"

"You should accompany me." Fu Chen put his hands behind his back and looked at him with a smile.

As soon as the voice fell, Chao Er's fist had already landed close to him.

Fu Chen made a beautiful turn and quickly dodged, moving like a rabbit, his figure was so fast that the two brothers were taken aback for a moment.

Chao Er refused to admit defeat, and made a few quick punches back and forth. Fu Chen dodged one after another, but he didn't make any moves.

"Not bad." Fu Chen flashed away and praised with a smile.

Chao Er was impatient to see him keep avoiding, and said angrily: "Don't just hide your motherfucker! Make a move!"

At dawn, everything is covered with a layer of gray dew.The reed grass beside the reeds swayed violently with the sudden wind, and I couldn't bend down.

Just now, Fu Chen was actually adapting to the angle of the light while silently memorizing his habits of moves.At this time, he already had a plan in his chest, so he had to counter his moves and strike in the opposite direction. With the advantage of his body speed, several heavy punches hit him at an unexpected time, and Chao Er was at a disadvantage in an instant.

After all, the young man still has a heart, and he is impatient because he is controlled by others.Fu Chen made a surprise attack from behind, pinned Chao Er between his elbows and dragged him to kneel on the ground, then patted him on the shoulder, stood up and said, "Accept."

Chao Er adjusted his breathing and stood up slowly.This was the first time he had fought against Fu Chen. He had been watching him compete with others a few times before, and he had roughly seen that he was capable. This time, he had more real feelings than when he was watching him personally.

"...You won." Chao Er lowered his head and said.

"You're not bad, you've made a lot of progress," Fu Chen said, "Pick another day when you're in good shape, and we'll make gestures."

"Okay." Chao Er pursed his lips and said.

Chao San leaned over and praised: "Brother...you are really amazing!"

"Why are you everywhere!" Chao Er reprimanded lightly, but did not show much anger.

Chao San obviously relaxed a lot, and said with a playful smile: "He came to look for you, I'm afraid he might go to the wrong place, so show him the way."

"He needs you to lead the way," Chao Er glanced at Fu Chen, then turned around and said, "He is much more familiar with you here than you are."

Chao Erchao took a few steps back, leaned over and picked up the gun, and they returned to the original road together.

Hearing this, even thinking of what Fu Chen said just now, Chao Sandang woke up and said, "Brother, so you know that he used to be a soldier in the Yan Army..."

Chao Er was slightly stunned, then turned his head to Fu Chen again, with complicated emotions, squinted his eyes and said: "You bastard, you still spread this as a beautiful thing..."

Fu Chen smiled and said: "You think too much, I'm just being honest with you brothers, if you want to tell others about this old matter, I naturally have no right to interfere."

"This is nothing to talk about," Chao Er said, "If my guess is correct, you still want to be a lobbyist for the Hu Qiang and Wolf Lord when you come here?"

"Then you guessed wrong," Fu Chen said, "I came here specially to find you. I heard that you took your subordinates and brothers along Mizhou, Dongping, and Yanjin to raid around Mizhou, Dongping, and Yanjin. The corrupt officials were completely killed, and the people hiding in the city applauded. You did a good job... I remember when you said that you wanted to find and break the Duo Luo clan to avenge Chao Da? Looking at the current situation For the time being, we just got the opportunity and we can lead the army to attack the north and go to the Hulan people's garrison to compete."

"Hexun is willing to let him go?" Chao Er was suspicious.

"nature."

Chao Er frowned and muttered: "But among the people I can take under my command, many of them were later selected from the refugees in Yandi, and they also had a selfless grudge against the Poduo Luo family. If it is for my own hatred, I will bring Wouldn't it be too disrespectful to let them follow me to die?"

"Who told you to die?" Fu Chen said, "If you have revenge, why put your own life on it..."

"I asked He Xuxu before," Chao Er said, "their Hulan family and the small tribes that followed them, even if they get rid of this line of people and die in battle, at least tens of thousands of people. Back then The brother Ling who followed my elder brother Luocao in the first place now has only more than 2000 people, how could he possibly be able to defeat them?"

"There will be a way."

Chao Er glanced at Fu Chen, and said mockingly: "I haven't seen you for so long, how can you be blindly optimistic."

"There is an injustice and a debtor. The group of people I met outside the city was just a subordinate army of the Hulan tribe. The leader of the one-armed general I fought against him before," Fu Chen said, "I Instead, I want to ask you, you said you want to avenge brother Chao, who do you want to report to? If you see Hu Jun, you will kill him?"

"...Aren't you mocking me?"

"I'm just mocking you," Fu Chen said coldly, "Aren't you the Yan people they have hated for a long time? Why don't you see that they will run into each other and kill each other?"

"That's because they know they are outnumbered! They don't dare to fight it out!"

"Yes, you have the guts," Fu Chen sneered, "You can take all the brothers accompanying your elder brother to the death sacrifice together! Are you still in a hurry to go down to seek credit for your elder brother!"

Chao Er raised his brows furiously, and rushed in front of Fu Chen, grabbed him by the collar and gritted his teeth, "You were the one who dragged me into the company of barbarians, and now you pretended to let me go, so you don't ask me to fight hard... Then I suspect that you have intentions, you are on the side of the barbarians at all!"

"Second brother..." Chao San stopped behind him in a panic.

"It's none of your business here!" Chao Er shouted coldly, turning his head to the side.

Fu Chen calmed down instead. After he finished speaking, Fang raised his deep eyelashes, and looked at him lightly: "If you really want to go and kill, I will follow you. But seeing my brothers die together, I don't believe you don't know what's going on in your heart." It's not Chao Da's original intention to feel ashamed and rightful."

Chao Er's anger calmed down somewhat, and his eyes were still wide open: "...Don't talk about my elder brother... At the beginning, you didn't say that you could risk your life to join the war, why is it now time for me to fight?" You're trying to persuade me? Could it be that you are the only one in the world who can be a hero, and everyone else is a fucking coward?!"

"Erlang," Fu Chen raised his eyes, curled his lips with a half-smile, and only saw Chao San, who was sideways, feeling sad in a trance, seeing him slowly pull away Chao Er's hand holding his collar, and said, "The words of a hero are deceitful. No one wants to be a hero. Heroes are all made by 'showing off'. How can I be considered a hero? I have always been a coward."

"You are different from me. I don't have many days left, so I can spend as much as I want, and be cowardly if I want to be cowardly, because I am willing to endure others' contempt and abuse. What about you?"

Chao Er let go of his hand, and his aura lost a bit of timidity, but he still said bravely: "...you think I dare not?"

"You don't dare," Fu Chen said firmly, "Among those brothers who followed Chao Da back then, in terms of force, do you think there is no one stronger than you? Why do you still listen to you? You understand in your heart. But these are not burdens, but responsibilities. You provoked it instead of your elder brother, and in the future, you will truly be their hero."

"I'm not your target at all, and I'm just one of your brothers who are sent by you now," Fu Chen said slowly, "You shouldn't look back at me, you have to look forward and go up. In the future, you will lead It was you who I waited for to break through the siege, and it was you who led me to eat and drink. Maybe it was you who closed my eyes and burned my body first on the day I died. Now do you know where you stand? "

Chao Er lowered his eyes to catch his breath, and stubbornly sneered: "...let me collect your body, it's a good idea... I haven't seen any brother under my hand who is so cruel..."

Knowing that he had listened, Fu Chen smiled and said, "It just so happens that I don't want you to collect my body yet."

Chao Er still lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Fu Chen's smile fell, and he said in a low voice: "Erlang, I did seek refuge with He Xuyu for my own selfish desires, but that was after I got permission from Brother Chao to join the team. You can say it countless times until you believe it."

He had previously learned that Chao Er cared about him because he ran away in front of the battle. He thought that he was still immature at that time, and his relatives died in front of him.On the contrary, he was the one who contributed to the flames, and now he had to suffer on his own.

Fu Chen winked at Chao San who was on the side, and the boy was very clever, hurried to Chao Er's side, and said, "Brother...the sun is already up, I'm so hungry...let's go eat porridge ..."

"Eat, eat, eat! You kid just eats for fun! No business!" Chao Er slapped him on the head, and looked up at Fu Chen, "I'll go back and think about it, don't follow me, I have other things to do Let's talk in the afternoon."

After all, he turned and walked towards another mountain road without looking back.

Chao San curled his lips and looked at Fu Chen, shaking his head and said, "Have you seen it? My brother is just like my master now..."

Fu Chen smiled, stepped forward and rubbed his head.

The two had no choice but to go back the same way.

"My brother..."

"Your brother has grown up."

This sounded awkward, Chao San looked at his handsome face with white hair streaming down his shoulders, and said, "... how old are you?"

"Me?... It should be... twenty-four five." Fu Chen looked into the distance and said intently.

"Then you are only two or three years older than my second brother. You are about the same age, and you are still young among that group of brothers." Chao San couldn't help turning his head to look at him again, "How can you pretend to be like an old man?" Same..."

"'One day in the mountains, thousands of years in the world'," Fu Chen couldn't see the dark shadows behind the forest in the distance, and only smiled lightly, "Maybe I am an old monster who came out of the mountains, and I have already forgotten myself by now. old."

Hearing this, Chao San also laughed: "You are quite interesting... I still don't know, what's your name?"

"Jia Sheng," Fu Chen said, "What about you? What's your name?"

"My real name is 'Chao Huiting'. How about a literary talent?"

"It's good," Fu Chen thought of the names of his two older brothers, "Your father also gave you the name?"

"No... my father was gone when I was born. My elder brother asked the teacher in the city to give it to me. I heard later that he picked this name out of several names. He didn't know it himself. Literate, and caught the gentleman asking for the meaning of each word." Chao San smiled with lowered eyes, "Thinking of my big brother's vulgar man, that scene is so funny..."

"'The long night faces the morning, and the courtyard shines brightly'," Fu Chen smiled, "No wonder...your name is different from the names of your two elder brothers."

"...What do you mean?" Chao San was puzzled.

"To put it simply, maybe your two elder brothers will hold up the courtyard for you, and you can just be the happy flowers, plants, branches and trees in the courtyard."

"What's this? They underestimated me too much..." Chao San frowned and pouted in displeasure.

"You are young, that's why they want to give you all the good things," Fu Chen said, "If you have the heart to repay, it will be appreciated by others."

"Well..." Chao San nodded, and couldn't help saying to him, "I finally know why my master treats you differently..."

"why?"

"Because you're... special."

Fu Chen couldn't help but laugh: "Is this considered a commendable strength?"

"...No, I haven't studied, so I can't describe that feeling," Chao San racked his brains and struggled, "At least for me, your strength can make me listen to what you say, if you change I feel bored when the teacher gives the same set of rhetoric..."

"It's all commonplace truths," Fu Chen didn't take it seriously, "I haven't read many books, and most of them I heard from the outside. The truth is ordinary, not to mention how your master and elder brother treat you , I don’t need to add more words, you can already understand it.”

"Yes, a man," Chao San winked at him, and his originally handsome face suddenly became funny, "It's all in silence..."

Fu Chen shook his head and sighed, and patted his shoulder: "Don't be silly, go back to your master and go to work."

Back to the old place, the two parted for a while.Fu Chen thought that Chao Er still needed time to smooth out his thoughts, so it was inconvenient to disturb him for a while.After much deliberation, he decided to drive his horse back to the city first, and then enter the palace to see He Xuxuan and explain these matters.After coming out of Miyagi, and knowing that Zongzhengxi had already driven away, He Xuyi had already sent people to accompany him, so he was relieved for the time being and stayed overnight in Prince Yu's mansion.

The next day he went back to the suburban camp again, this time it was Chao Er who came to welcome him on his own initiative.

The young man stood guard at the gate of the gate, just like a guard watching the guards. When Fu Chen approached, he moved his eyes, but his expression was still displeased: "Where did you go yesterday?"

"...I'm going home." Fu Chen confessed.

Chao Erfang wanted to ask him where he came from when he was an orphan since he was a child, but he swallowed when he was about to say something, and said instead: "...I didn't come to see me in the afternoon as promised."

Fu Chen smiled and said: "That's what you said, not me. I came here early yesterday morning, but you didn't want to talk to me. You also wanted me to wait for you here for a day, and then catch up after you calmed down." Coaxing you? Are you leading a subordinate or marrying a wife?"

Chao Er was ashamed by the words, and red-faced scolded: "What are you talking about! I'm talking about business with you..."

"It's best if you're willing to settle down and talk to me about the business," Fu Chen said, "It's just that I don't have that much patience. You're not a child anymore, so don't expect me to accommodate you every time you have a disagreement. If I see you messing up again in the future, I will still teach you for your elder brother, unless you can beat me one day... Go, go in and talk."

Chao Er was blocked speechless, and followed the young man in front of him in a daze, deeply puzzled by his erratic performance.

"...You mean to make me listen to you in everything?" Chao Er said, "Why do you think that what you do is right?"

"I didn't say that what I did was right," Fu Chen said, "But I'm better than you at the basic judgment of right and wrong. At least I won't let my emotions affect my judgment at will."

Chao Er snorted coldly: "You are the only one who is amazing."

"I'm not good at all, but I've made more mistakes than you," Fu Chen said to him, "Where is your camp?"

"Turn right at the east end and take the first block."

The two entered the tent and chose a seat to sit down.

Before starting the topic, Chao Er unconsciously sized him up a few more times, and couldn't help asking: "I remember the first time I saw you in Tan County, you had a murderous look on your face, and you didn't want to say a word, why? Are you talking so much now?"

Fu Chen's hand, which was adjusting his cuffs, froze, subconsciously thinking of someone, his face turned cold.

"What's wrong?" Chao Er saw that his expression was not right, and thought he had some bad luck again.

"...Didn't ask people to say a few more words before dying?" Fu Chen smiled a few times, suspicious in his heart.Could it be that living people are alive and have little influence, but when people are dead, they are affected by it instead?

Chao Er's expression was unnatural: "Don't talk about 'dead' and 'live' all day... Master Pang said that this matter of life and death is the most precious thing, if you despise it, it will inevitably play tricks on it in the future you."

"So now I have fulfilled my words, I deserve what I deserve," Fu Chen said, "Who is Master Pang?"

"It's Sanlang's art master," Chao Erdao said, "He is a craftsman with extremely high skill in making weapons. He was supposed to be the number one figure in the armory in the capital, but he was pushed out to other cities by traitors... ...you should have met yesterday when you were looking for Saburo."

"I used to have an accidental relationship before, and he was a person who kept his secrets." Fu Chen nodded, but a dark cloud lingered in his heart, "... Besides, Saburo is also a talkative person, why do you always stay with him? Acquired the habit of talking so much?"

"You should ask him why he hasn't learned to be half-steady when he was with Master Pang since he was a child." Chao Er didn't care, and said coldly, "How can a person become what he is just by staying with him for a long time? If That’s true, isn’t there only one kind of person left in this world at the end?”

"It makes sense," Fu Chen said with a faint smile, "Perhaps the relationship between people is only stored in the memory of life and death."

Chao Er felt that the young man in front of him was very abnormal, but he couldn't tell the reason, so he asked directly: "Did something happen to you again, that suddenly became so... strange?"

"I have encountered many things, which one are you referring to?" Fu Chen turned his expression back, and said, "Thank you for your kindness... It's nothing, let's talk about the military incident now."

"Okay," Chao Er said aggressively, "What you said yesterday meant that the original [-] brothers were mobilized to fight against the soldiers of the Hulan tribe?"

"That's right," Fu Chen said, "The main reason is that Napodoruo was the leader of the Hudi rebels, and I also know the leader of the Hulan tribe. Therefore, it is not difficult to lure him to send troops, it just takes some cunning square."

"But I've heard that even if the other big and small clans are excluded, the Hulan tribe's single tribe has to have [-] soldiers," Chao Er smiled wryly, "This is one enemy against ten, if the opponent is Yan Jun Shang can give it a try, but Hu people are always good at riding and shooting, so they are not easy to deal with."

"That's why we need to use some strategies to win," Fu Chen said, "Besides, the formation and discipline of the cavalry is not a day, and most of the formations you practice on weekdays are learned by the orthodox red armored army, and you are familiar with formations Those who follow the law can improve it. The red armored guards in the past have always been negligent in cavalry discipline, so they repeatedly taught the Hu people to gain the upper hand. Now this iron cavalry is specially designed for training fine cavalry. You and the group of mountain bandits back then , it’s no longer the same.”

"Then what exactly are you planning?"

Fu Chen pondered: "Those barbarians are still occupying the old land of Yan. Compared with them, you still have one biggest advantage."

"terrain?"

"terrain."

The two spoke in unison, and Fu Chen smiled gratifiedly: "That's right, the advantage of fighting locally."

Chao Er spread out the map on the desk, and said with a frown, "The terrain in this northwest area is dominated by mountains, swamps, and rivers. The further north you go, the more arid it becomes. If you go further, you will find a barren land. There are still gaps in the topographic map... But Yanbei is generally more complicated than the southern land, how can you be sure that the Hu people have not actively explored here for a long time?"

"It's okay for them to investigate in advance. There is not a slight difference between knowing the terrain and being the real leader," Fu Chen said. "Besides, there are some factors that they didn't expect."

Chao Erdao: "When I was young, I followed my father to the northwest area to do business. The officials in Huangzhou and Weizhou were very loose. At that time, there were still many Hu people living here. They don’t have much sense of belonging. It’s inevitable that there are Hu people who are familiar with the local area among them.”

"This kind of situation is not uncommon," Fu Chen said, "It used to be a similar situation in the southeast cities and counties around Tan County. This may not be a good thing, what they think they know, sometimes goes wrong."

He bowed his head and glanced at the map, and pointed to a group of featureless high mountains and cliffs at the Northwest North Pole, as if scrawled on: "Do you know where this is?"

"This place appears to be a barren hill," Chao Er said, "What's wrong?"

"At the beginning, the clan soldiers under Lord Wolf once stationed troops here. This mountain is actually a hollow mountain that has been hollowed out."

Chao Er was slightly startled: "You mean..."

"That's right," Fu Chen said, "Ambush is a trivial matter. When the time comes to run out of food and sneak attacks, there will always be a way to spread out its parts and lure part of the army into the dangerous situation. The enemy is in the open, and I am in the dark. Let's take action." Still we have the greatest advantage.”

"How did you find this treasure land in the mountains?" Chao Er said, "The barren mountains on the border of this country are very harsh and dangerous, and there are wild beasts hunting them. You still have the courage to go in?"

"It's not counted as what we found," Fu Chen said frankly, "It was blasted together by us and others."

"Explode, explode the mountain?" Chao Er's eyes widened.

Fu Chen nodded: "It was probably completed a year ago."

"I know why the barbarians occupied the city so quickly."

"It depends on man's effort," Fu Chen said, "I have to try all the methods I can think of."

"If you take advantage of this convenience, you can avoid being discovered by them in the first place, and you can also arrange a secret ambush." ​​Chao Er nodded and said, "It's really clever."

"Then you don't have to wait for long," Fu Chen said, "you have to go to the place first to check the specific situation, and then make detailed plans. Right now, all the west of Zishui is occupied by the Human allied forces. We need to cross from the east city to the north, and go around here from Qishan Mountain." A safe place."

Chao Er agreed, and the two of them made several plans before going out of the camp to gather the troops to prepare the army rations.

"Aren't you going to say goodbye to Saburo?"

When everything was gathered and waited for, Fu Chen found out that Chao Er hadn't left the camp to go elsewhere, so he asked.

Chao Er watched the soldiers and brothers hurrying back and forth, and said, "Do you think... I should say goodbye to him? When I sent troops, I never did this before, and it's not a woman's house. It's not a woman's business to engage in these nasty things. Feel at ease. I usually only see you when you come back from the war, so you don’t need to say anything..."

Fu Chen stood side by side with him, and said: "I understand, just marching outside, we always get together less and leave more. He always makes such a decision, but it doesn't seem to make him feel better. A few ordinary confessions are better than saying goodbye without saying goodbye all the time. You don't care about it, but Saburo doesn't think the same way as you. You don't let him go to war with you, protect him, control him, don't tell him anything, wrap him in a shell, and blame him for procrastination You are on your back, if you stand in his position, will you feel better?"

"I didn't really complain about him..." Chao Er argued, "I just watched him happily all day long, and I was afraid that he would forget his family feud easily, and that he would not be able to find an enemy if he was bullied in the future. I can't always protect him..."

"Then you let him out and let him do what he wants," Fu Chen said, "Saburo is not stupid, he knows everything you do. It's because of the brotherhood that he followed you."

Chao Er shook his head: "During the Mid-Autumn Festival a few months ago, it happened to be the time when I was waiting for the cavalry army to confront the Yan army. This kid came to me with a drink offering card, but I shouted him away. It was originally I thought about taking him to Tanxian County to meet my elder brother on August [-]th or later, but I didn't expect him to be so ignorant and just ran over."

"In the past, I would have been the same as you," Fu Chen smiled lightly, "It's just that now, when it's time to say goodbye, no one has that great love, and they all look forward to being reunited with their loved ones. Even selfishly wanting to leave marks on the other person's heart. Maybe what you think of as "thinking for him" is just your wishful thinking. Maybe he can remember and hate you for the rest of his life, so why bother... Good or bad, isn't it Only the living can judge? In the end, you tied him for the rest of your life with your so-called good."

Chao Er's heart moved, and he was silent for a long time before he said: "...you are right."

After that, he walked out of the camp.

Fu Chen glanced sideways at his back, and smiled with curved lips.

A few lone stars in the sky echo each other from a distance, and the movement and stillness complement each other, and they are inseparable from the old love.

Then I heard the sound of approaching steps, it was the young man who took a few steps and then retreated.

"what happened?"

Fu Chen saw Chao Er's strange face, and then stammered: "If you are... that day... I will prepare for your funeral and find a good place in Tan County..."

Fu Chen laughed: "You really can't talk... You are far inferior to your elder brother and younger brother in this regard."

"If what I said earlier was ugly, you have the right to treat me as a fart...I apologize to you..." Chao Er only stared at the scar on his face.

"I can't do it," Fu Chen waved his hand, "I have nothing to worry about with you. Go find Saburo and say a few words carefully. He is your real brother, and no one can replace him..."

Chao Er muttered a few times, then turned and left.

Fu Chen looked up at the sky, and in the dark fog, he could just see a halo of the full moon.He calculated with his fingers that today is exactly the fifteenth day of the winter moon, no wonder the moon is so round that even he, a half-blind man, can see it.

He raised his hand to touch the smile lines on his lips, and suddenly thought,