My years as a soldier

After the war, Tongguan still exudes vitality.A loss of less than a few percent is insignificant to this pass that determines the fate of the empire.Under the command and dispatch of the experienced generals of the Longyou Army, Tongguan quickly returned to normal.The recovered corpses were buried, and the stench that once filled Tongguan City gradually dissipated with the spring breeze.

It seems as if the battle of defending the city had never happened. The sunny day in late spring was covered with fresh green, blooming spring flowers and green trees, which made Tongjin County, which is built on the mountain, exude vitality. .

After Li Muyun vomited blood that day, his body became weaker. As usual, Lu Sheng greeted him with care and took good care of him, which really helped a lot, but Li Muyun's attitude towards Lu Sheng became more and more indifferent.

Hu Jiuzhang, on the other hand, had two lower legs amputated in a coma, and suffered more than a dozen stab wounds of varying degrees of severity, but he recovered quickly. It was a deep wound, and it was gradually recovering day by day under the blessing of medicine.

Several military doctors who took care of him said that the leg should have been amputated long ago.Forcibly staying for a few months is just using my own lifespan to contend with the pain. In the end, it is myself who suffers.But Hu Jiuzhang felt that it was worth it to persist for a few more months.At least he waited for this chance of promotion, and because of this, he witnessed all the changes in the Tongguan garrison in the past few months.Being able to stay in such a growing and maturing team makes him feel at ease.

But compared to Hu Jiuzhang's stability, Li Muyun was even more at a loss.

"Old Hu, if possible, I will take you back to Chang'an."

Just the evening before he was going to meet Ge Shuhan, Li Muyun sat beside Hu Jiuzhang's couch, lowering his eyes and talking in a low voice.

"Back to Chang'an? Do you want to go back?"

Hu Jiuzhang was not lacking in surprise, but Li Muyun was silent for a long time before opening his mouth slowly.

"... At least Chang'an is safer than here. Your legs... must never join the army to fight again, and I am not hiding in the army. There is no place for us in Tongguan, so we have to go." His eyes became more and more determined when he said this.

Ge Shuhan and the forces in the court are intertwined. Although Li Muyun doesn't know if there is any turmoil in the court during the half a year since he left Chang'an, relying on Ge Shuhan's influence, as long as he is willing to speak, let him go back to Beijing to find a spare time. , never too difficult.

"But what if we go back to Chang'an?" Hu Jiuzhang was still puzzled.His leg was indeed gone, but he didn't think Tongguan would lose.Even if the rebels attack ten or a hundred times, the result will be the same. The Tongguan garrison is capable of defending Tongguan.And as long as Tongguan is guarded, at least half of Datang's country will still be there.

"No matter what you can do when you return to Chang'an, you must not stay here any longer!"

Li Muyun was a little anxious, his body was trembling slightly, the situation of the day when the troops retreated could not be forgotten in his mind, whenever he thought about it, he would break out in a cold sweat.

"Xiaobai, what's wrong with you?" Hu Jiuzhang raised his hand and rubbed Li Muyun's shoulder several times.

"Hey... don't be afraid. Although I have lost my calf, the medical officers in the army will make wooden prosthetics. When the wound is healed, I can replace it with a pair of wooden legs and I can still walk."

"But how can artificial legs compare with real ones?" Li Muyun raised his head suddenly.His eye circles were red, and Hu Jiuzhang felt very distressed when he saw it.But no matter how to comfort him, he, a rough man who has been fighting outside for many years, couldn't imagine it for a while, but he solemnly put his hands on Li Muyun's shoulders, and the look in his eyes became more and more determined.

"Xiaobai, trust me, I can protect you. Don't be afraid."

He said in a low voice, Li Muyun looked at him for a while, but suddenly let out a long sigh.

"I believe you."

Li Muyun leaned into Hu Jiuzhang's arms, stretched out his arms and gently hugged him, carefully avoiding the wounds on his body.

"If I don't trust you in this world, who else can I trust..."

That night, Li Muyun didn't sleep well. He typed countless drafts in his mind, thinking over and over again what he should say to Ge Shuhan when he saw him, and he didn't fall asleep until late at night.Early the next morning, he woke up before Hu Jiuzhang again. He washed and dressed early, and put on such a fine dress that Hu Jiuzhang couldn't even recognize him.

"Is this going?"

Sitting on the couch, Hu Jiuzhang was a little dazed.In the past, even when he was in Chang'an, Li Muyun had never been so solemn in his dealings with people and things. He never thought that now that he is living in Tongguan, he would actually...

"Well, I have already told Old General Lu that I will introduce him on my behalf, hoping to leave a good impression on the Marshal."

Li Muyun's expression was cold, especially when he said the word Marshal.Hu Jiuzhang could see that Li Muyun had no respect for Ge Shuhan in his heart.No matter how outstanding Ge Shuhan's military exploits and power are, to him, he is just a courtier of the Li family.His pride as a royal is beyond the imagination of Hu Jiuzhang, a pawn on the frontier.

But even so, Li Muyun still showed a million points of energy, and stepped out of the tent with a solemn attitude that was rarely seen in his life.

Looking at the back of Li Muyun disappearing behind the blanket, Hu Jiuzhang suddenly felt that in fact, he had been silently protected by Li Muyun all along.If Li Muyun wasn't there, how could he accept the sudden disappearance of his calf?

After all, he is just an ordinary person.Even if he knew that he would have to amputate sooner or later, but it was his own leg that suddenly disappeared, how could he act as if nothing had happened?

If it weren't for Li Muyun's presence, Hu Jiuzhang might have been depressed for a while.At that time on the sick bed, when he saw the empty trousers under his knees for the first time, he was actually flustered.The first thing Hu Jiuzhang thought of was his old lady who was far away in Chengzhou.If there is still a chance to go home, he doesn't know how to explain to his mother.My younger brother is gone... My own leg is gone... Datang has a traitor, maybe Datang is gone...

He couldn't imagine his mother's reaction.I can't think of it, and I don't dare to think about it.Just like that, he simply suppressed the panic to the bottom of his heart, and he was satisfied just seeing Li Muyun recover.

However, within an hour, Li Muyun came back.This speed was much faster than Hu Jiuzhang expected.

As soon as Li Muyun entered, Hu Jiuzhang greeted him with a smile, but his eyes were red, as if he had been crying, but also seemed angry, and there was a little helplessness in the anger.

Hu Jiuzhang became anxious all at once.

"what happened?"

He turned over and sat up on the couch, but he didn't know that there were people behind the big blanket of the tent.Lu Sheng followed closely behind Li Muyun and also entered the house.

"What's going on here?"

Hu Jiuzhang turned his gaze to Lu Sheng again, he thought that Li Muyun would sit directly next to him, but he didn't know that Li Muyun took off his outer robe and went to sit on the table and chair on the other side of Xiaota by himself.On the contrary, Lu Sheng rushed in after him, also looking worried.

"My son, my son, don't worry!"

Lu Sheng ignored Hu Jiuzhang, but went straight to Li Muyun to chase after him.

"My father will definitely fight for the son in front of the marshal, let's find another time!"

"enough……"

Li Muyun lowered his head, Hu Jiuzhang couldn't see the expression on his face, but his voice was full of disgust.Hu Jiuzhang couldn't help frowning, and looked at Lu Sheng with hostility.

Lu Sheng caught Hu Jiuzhang's gaze, but sneered instead.

"If it weren't for the fact that your soldiers under Lushuai Hu suffered the most casualties in this battle of defending the city and couldn't get a decent result, the marshal wouldn't be so indifferent to the son. Besides, you, the brigade commander, still rely on my father. A promotion is only given for face, but it is useless to be a servant, and it will cause trouble for the master."

Lu Sheng said it in a weird way, and his eyes were also full of contempt.

Hu Jiuzhang's face turned red and white, and he clenched his fists, but it could only be clenched.He couldn't stand up, and even if he spoke out against him, Lu Sheng was still a general, and he was just a small brigade commander.

"you shut up!"

Unexpectedly, Hu Jiuzhang didn't make a sound, but Li Muyun, who was sitting on the chair, suddenly stood up and walked towards Lu Sheng with a shocked expression.

"Lu Sheng, get the hell out of here."

He had a sullen face, and his voice was not loud, but he was so dark that it made people panic.

Lu Sheng froze on the spot for a moment, his eyes were full of astonishment, and his mouth was also opened wide, but he stood there for a long time without uttering a word.

"get out."

It can also be regarded as the imprint left on him by years of life in the palace.When Li Muyun was angry, instead of venting his emotions, he tensed up, concentrating all the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart into a pair of stunning cold eyes, telling him not to be angry at that moment.

"My son... I..."

After a long time, Lu Sheng finally uttered a few words, but Li Muyun stood in front of him without saying a word, the determination in his eyes alone could penetrate Lu Sheng's heart.

This little General Lu hastily left the tent with a gray face.As soon as Lu Sheng left, Li Muyun was like a kite with a broken string, and his whole body froze for a moment.

"noob……"

Hu Jiuzhang saw it.Seeing Li Muyun's pale face in an instant, he blamed himself very much and felt very distressed.It's a pity that he couldn't stand up, so he could only sit on the small platform and watch.

"fine."

Li Muyun frowned, raised his hand and rubbed the acupuncture point on his forehead several times.

"It's not your fault, don't listen to him."

Li Muyun finally returned to normal. He walked to Hu Jiuzhang's bed very tiredly, and when he sat down, he relaxed his guard and leaned into Hu Jiuzhang's arms.

"It's not your fault... Ge Shuhan intends to distance himself from me."

He said in a calm voice, but between the words, those eyes were filled with tears again.Hu Jiuzhang also ignored the pain of the wound, and hugged the person in his arms tightly.In an instant, his throat was also choked up.This means that all the efforts he has put in since he arrived in Tongguan have been in vain.What scout mission, what city defense battle...

He couldn't help Li Muyun, and couldn't help the person he loved the most.

"Brother Shuhan... Behind him is Yang Guozhong." Li Muyun stretched out his hand and caressed Hu Jiuzhang's face, "Yang Guozhong's opponent is the current leader of the rebel party, An Lushan."

He said lightly.

"My father...is from the other side of Anlu Mountain. He didn't get along with Ge Shuhan. It's not your fault, Lao Hu, you have given a lot. It's not your fault...I'm sorry for you. I shouldn't have brought you to Tongguan, and I shouldn't have thought that as long as I surrendered to Ge Shuhan in a humble manner, I would be able to find a way out for my lineage of King Su..."

As he said, tears had already flowed down from the corners of his eyes, and two tear marks were printed on his face, fragile and sad...