Broken Iron Clothes

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There is only a little crescent moon left in the endless night sky, which is faintly bright, not as dazzling as the fire in the barracks at night. Yuan Mucheng just finished discussing the surrender of the Weiming army. for a while.

On the other side, the strong horse under the crotch of the messenger rushed all the way to the camp. Hearing this movement, the people in the camp gathered one after another.

"General! Ningzhou asked for help, [-] troops attacked outside the city gate of Ningzhou, and [-] reinforcements arrived from the rear. Before they could rest, they defended the city gate together with [-] defenders. I don't know how long they can last."

Because the softness produced by the faint moonlight has disappeared, Yuan Mucheng said coldly: "The enemy's marching team of 6 people can go all the way to Ningzhou without being noticed, how can the scouts do it?"

He Xiao, who was on the side, said: "Masters are familiar with the terrain and route of Yingzhou and Ningzhou. They should have dismantled the team into more than ten small teams, and took advantage of the terrain to arrive in batches. Now the teams of both sides have not been able to gather. Well, the Darlings are attacking the city at this time because they want to lure our troops back first."

But once they return to Ningzhou, it is equivalent to abandoning this camp, which also means that Feng Han has a better chance to recharge his energy.However, this is exactly the intention of Dali's army. They want to have a comprehensive understanding of Dali's military defense and terrain. Feng Han is the best person to provide this information. The Dali army in Shengzhou.

Gu Nanxing was still bleary-eyed, but he was completely sober after being disturbed by this disturbance. Seeing that others were afraid to speak up, he simply asked for them: "General, shall we go back or not?"

Even though the withdrawal of Ningzhou was in line with Da Mo and Feng Han's wishes, it would be even more unimaginable if the city gate of Ningzhou was broken if they did not withdraw their troops. Therefore, they had to return if Ningzhou had to be defended.

Yuan Mucheng's body gradually appeared awe-inspiring, it was a kind of ferocious power ignited by a fierce beast after being angered.

He clenched his fists tightly and bit out a word heavily: "Return."

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A new round of offensive started again, and the Taimai army was divided into two teams to attack and harass in turn.When the troops led by Yuan Mucheng arrived, most of the enemy troops had already crossed the moat and engaged the defenders who had left the city.

But the ultimate goal of this siege battle is not to storm Ningzhou, but to bring back the Dali army stationed in Shengzhou. Therefore, what Dali has been fighting with the defenders of Ningzhou in the past few days is a war of attrition.Now that the goal has been achieved, Da Mo has no intention of losing any more troops, so he sees the situation and withdraws his troops all the way back to the border between the two states.

However, the army of more than [-] people travels frequently and wears too much. Before the other Dali troops arrive, if Yuan Mucheng leads the troops to Shengzhou again, I am afraid that this big moose will repeat the old tricks. The loss caused by running back and forth between the two states was huge, so Yuan Mucheng could only stay in the Ningzhou camp and wait for the arrival of the other three troops before making any plans.

The grain and grass cut from Feng Han's hands were distributed outside the city gate as usual. Yuan Mucheng counted the days, but Yuan Mucheng did not wait for Yuan Muqing.

In a blink of an eye, three days had passed since Yuan Muqing's supposed arrival, and finally came the news that Xuanhe Army would arrive at the main camp in Ningzhou.

The setting sun in the distance gradually fell towards the valley, and the falling twilight soaked the green grass into darkness. The tents could not be separated from the night, and it was so dark that the lights were lit early.

Yuan Mucheng stood in the tent, and after listening to the military situation of Yingzhou sent by the scouts, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the tent.But when he lifted the curtain and leaned out, he heard a familiar call.

"Acheng—"

"Eldest sister!" Yuan Mucheng laughed, stepped forward a few steps, lifted him up with a pair of strong arms, and turned around a few times on the spot.

Since Yuan Muqing came to the Yuzhou Camp, she had rarely worn Luo Chang a few times. Now when she travels with the army, she also wears a war robe without any decorations. Instead, she is contrasted by the cold and hard military uniform.

Being hugged by Yuan Mucheng for a while, Yuan Muqing smiled and reached out to pat the face of the person in front of her: "Put me down quickly, it makes me dizzy."

Only then did Yuan Mucheng lean over and let go of the man, and said, "Are the old man and eldest brother all right?"

Yuan Muqing's smile faded a bit: "Very good."

There seemed to be some concealment in the words, Yuan Mucheng felt strange, and wanted to ask a few more questions, but Yuan Muqing said first: "I'm running around all the way, why don't I sit down first?"

Yuan Mucheng smiled and said, "Look at me, let's talk in the tent."

The camp tent somewhat isolated the sound from outside, Yuan Mucheng brought a pot of freshly simmering hot water and was pouring it into the water bag.

"Four days after the two armies join forces, they will be able to arrive at the Ningzhou camp. Why is the elder sister so late?"

Yuan Muqing said: "After the Xuanhe army joined the Dali army, they encountered a group of Weiming troops, so the journey was delayed for a long time."

"Wei Ming army?"

"Those who defected and were born in the state camp said that they were willing to surrender to Dali. The number of them has also been counted. There are nearly 8000 people. The leader is a guard named Wu Xiao. It seems that King Wei Xu once recommended him to the governor's mansion. In short, Everyone has been brought back and has been handed over to Ah Xiao, so you have to go and see for yourself."

"Okay." Yuan Mucheng approached, leaned down and handed the water bag in Yuan Muqing's hand.

Yuan Muqing took it smoothly, but her gaze was fixed on the wolf tooth pendant dangling around Yuan Mucheng's neck, she stretched out her finger to support the wolf tooth, and asked, "Where did it come from? Is it because I don't like hanging things around my neck?" Well, usually Auntie would struggle to put a longevity lock on you."

"I like it right now." Yuan Mucheng smiled deeper as if playing a charade.

Yuan Muqing heard the clue, looked at Yuan Mucheng's eyes, and asked, "Which girl is from Yucheng? If you can hook up so well, you can even get a token of love when you go to the battlefield."

Yuan Mucheng said: "I wanted to bluff people together, but if I say anything, I have to let you meet him in person to know how good he is."

It was rare to hear some words about love and love from Yuan Mucheng's mouth, Yuan Muqing was quite surprised, but just looked at him with a smile.

"Have you considered getting married?" Yuan Muqing asked again.

"Well," Yuan Mucheng replied very quickly, "I will immediately propose marriage after the victory, and then I will take him to Yuzhou to meet the old man, but the old man is old-fashioned, you should help him."

Yuan Muqing asked doubtfully, "What's the matter?"

Yuan Mucheng didn't answer immediately, but walked around the low table, walked in front of Yuan Muqing, lifted his robe and lowered his knees, and sat on the ground respectfully, looking straight at Yuan Muqing without any wavering.

"The things I'm going to say to my eldest sister here today are not nonsense or nonsense, and I hope that my eldest sister must take it seriously," Yuan Mucheng said, "My good match is Lu Xianfeng, the third son of Weixu Palace, and also a member of Yemen Village. Vice-owner Jiang Shiqing, one of them will marry Yuan Xiao'an from the Yuzhou Camp, and the other will be Yuan Mucheng's bedside person in the future, in short, what I want to marry is a real big man."

It is rare to see Yuan Mucheng with such a serious appearance, and being stunned by the sudden man in his words, Yuan Muqing was stunned, but she never felt that what he said was a joke.

"Acheng, are you serious?"

Yuan Mucheng said, "I can't be serious anymore."

Yuan Muqing tentatively said: "But I remember that during the battle of Wei Ning back then, Mr. Lu's body was congealed with blood, and now..."

"No matter what he is now or what he will be in the future, I like him," Yuan Mucheng said firmly, "Sister, I have recognized him, whether it is life or death."

When speaking, Yuan Mucheng straightened up and put his knees on the ground, which was equivalent to kneeling. Yuan Muqing looked at the man in front of him quietly for a while, reached out and gently stroked his temples, and said with a smile: "Okay, you just need to think about it clearly."

Yuan Mucheng smiled cheerfully, took Yuan Muqing's hand, and leaned over to rest his forehead on the back of the hand.

"So, the eldest sister has admitted him."

To him, the eldest sister is like a mother. Since Wen Yu left, he can always find Wen Yu's shadow in Yuan Muqing. Now that he has Yuan Muqing's approval, it is equivalent to the elders in the family nodding to Jiang Shiqing.

Just thinking about it, Yuan Mucheng was overjoyed, and impulsively wanted to rush back to Yancheng to pick up Jiang Shiqing, take him on a horse, and run all the way to Yuzhou.

He wanted to get married, and he really wanted to marry Jiang Shiqing.

Thinking itchy, Yuan Mucheng rubbed his forehead on the back of his hand a few times like a big dog.

Yuan Muqing looked down at him, and smiled softly: "You, when you were young, you were jovial, and you called the fifth prince brothers. At that time, you were really happy, so you can take it seriously when you say you like it. But later, Auntie left, and you ran to the restaurant to hangover regardless of family laws and regulations, and then went to Yuzhouying to join the army. Either he puts on a vicious air, or he looks like a jerk with a smirk. He drinks wine like hell, and uses knives like hell, but he just can't say a word he likes it.

"Eldest sister knows that you don't like to drink, and you don't like to wear this armor and fight with others, so this time, if you say you like it, you really like it from the bottom of your heart."

Yuan Muqing lowered her voice: "It's good, I haven't seen you mention someone for a long time. I'm really happy."

Recalling all kinds of things in the city, Yuan Mucheng thought of Jiang Shiqing, but he couldn't help but think of Lu Tianrui.

"When this battle is won, Eldest Sister will come back to Jae City with me." Yuan Mucheng straightened up and said.

"Brother Lu originally wanted to ask me to bring you a hairpin, but I think it would be better for him to deliver it to you personally," Yuan Mucheng said, "He has been waiting for you for a long time, and he has not married yet, and he has never had a woman by his side. Had."

Yuan Muqing fell silent suddenly.

She and Lu Tianrui have been separated for 11 years, and neither of them said to give up, but the two lost contact unknowingly. They both chose to put their emotions behind their home country, so the biggest promise to each other is to wait. There is only waiting.

But long-term love is mostly not worth a long separation.

"We've all been waiting for too long," Yuan Muqing said, "but he wants to guard the city, but I'm holding on to the northern border. As long as the northern border and the Xuanhe army can't find someone to replace them, the Jingping palace will not be able to unload for a day." I can't go back to Jaecheng with peace of mind, if I can really be together with him, why would it be dragged all over the world."

In the past, Yuan Mucheng didn't know much about the suffering of Lu Tianrui and Yuan Muqingtian when they were apart, but now he only needs to think of Jiang Shiqing who is far away in Yancheng, and he understands. A sense of responsibility, do whatever you want is a moon that is beyond reach.

"Don't worry about our affairs," Yuan Muqing changed the subject, "By the way, I took advantage of the quiet time after the year to prepare the wedding dress for your future wife, it seems that I have to prepare again now." It’s over. It’s a pity that I picked the material myself, and I sewed the decoration stitch by stitch, but it’s okay to change into a wedding dress. The wedding dress was tailored according to my own body. fit."

Yuan Mucheng said: "It's a pity, He Xiao and his girl are also in love with each other, so it's just right to keep it for him."

"Really," Yuan Muqing asked curiously, "Which family's girl, have I met?"

"It's also a girl from Yemen Village, called Ji Dong. I didn't come with you, but I will meet you later."

Remembering the name, Yuan Muqing nodded, "The military camp is tough, so it's fine if you didn't follow."

Yuan Mucheng hurriedly continued: "There is also the one I want to marry, Jiang Shiqing Jiang Huaichuan, he will come here to look for me soon, if you see him, you will definitely like him too."

"Huaichuan..." Yuan Muqing said with a smile, "Didn't you always want to see the mountains and rivers and run as you please? This name sounds right to your liking. It's just that I can't stay here for a few days." , I’m afraid I won’t be able to wait for him.”

Hearing this, Yuan Mucheng's expression darkened immediately, and he asked, "Did something happen to the Yuzhou camp, or what happened to the old man and elder brother?"

Yuan Muqing said: "There have been heavy rains in Yuzhou, the water level of the Bianwu River has risen sharply, many places have been flooded, the fields have been flooded, and the granaries have been washed away. The food hoarded a few days ago can’t last for a long time, and the other side is staring at it. Now that you are not there, Dad will lead the battle again. If I am not there to watch, I am really worried, but I want to come to see you again .”

Yuan Mucheng asked again: "Did the imperial court know about the waterlogging?"

"If you count the days, you should know."

But reporting the disaster relief to the imperial court is basically under the control of the household department, but the secretary of the household department is Xu Yixu, besides, he just fought with the Pakistani wolf department a few years ago. With that, another heavy stone weighed down on Yuan Mucheng's heart.

"Last time, the morale of the Iron Wolf army was greatly reduced, but there was a natural and man-made disaster in Yuzhou, and the strength of the Xuanhe army was dispersed. It is very likely that they will take advantage of the situation."

"Xuanhe's army in the west is less than 3 people, and the strength of the northern border cannot be weakened too much." Seeing Yuan Mucheng's brows were still, Yuan Muqing patted his cheek lightly, "Don't worry, you Be at ease here, and when the situation in Yuzhou improves, Eldest Sister will come to see you again."

As she said that, Yuan Muqing did not forget to add another sentence: "And your little lover Huaichuan."

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Yuan Muqing is 32, she and Yuan Mujie are twins, but she came out before him, so she is the elder sister