Broken Iron Clothes

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Rao Kun was dead. On the same day, the east, west, and south sides of Yingzhou were besieged by the Dali army. Although the north side was adjacent to the Wusen tribe, there were mountains blocking it. Encountered encirclement and annihilation, only a few people escaped in all directions. Since then, Yingzhou has been returned to the territory of Dali.

Gunpowder smoke diffused upwards from the scorched black dust and stretched to the sky. Under the blocked sunlight, corpses were scattered all over the field, and the smell of blood rose to the sky.The soldiers of the victorious side went to and from the battlefield to clean up the wreckage. The stacked corpses were moved onto carts and buried in huge pits before they were completely stiff.

The powerful horse galloped through the thick smoke and galloped out. Gu Nanxing rode his horse back from the battlefield with blood on his face, whipped his whip and ran straight towards the gate of Yingzhou City.

Someone saw Feng Han there.He stirred the hatred in his heart and bit the name into pieces.

The knife was not sheathed, and when the long wind was cut, the blood drops were also flying along the road. Gu Nanxing shook the rope and appeared from the edge, but saw a figure standing by the city gate from a distance, his eyes seemed to be scalded, All the hatred and anger in it were melted away.

When it was approaching, the horse's hooves retracted and gradually stopped, the fresh wind blowing in the face diluted the fishy smell, and the man who was standing not far away, wrapped in mantle, rolled up the hem of his clothes and blew towards him again.

They were silent, but looked at each other and smiled, even though separated by wind, sand and loess, they had already belonged to each other's eyes.

Easy to dust.Gu Nanxing silently recited his whereabouts, plunged his knife into the ground, jumped off his horse and ran towards that direction.

The moment the two chests collided, Yi Qinchen put his arms around him, as if embracing a dead soul who had been wandering in this land for nine years.

"I agreed that I would look for you, but you made me break my promise." Gu Nanxing said, hugging him like a dog, if he could take off the armor, he would be so excited that he would jump at him and lick him.

Yi Qinchen was stuck on his feet with joy, and staggered back a few steps.

"Let me see you." Yi Qinchen resisted his rushing force, held that face in his hands, and looked at it in detail.

Warm fingertips covered the face repeatedly, stroking from the forehead to the eyebrows, and when they were about to touch down along the corners of the eyes, Gu Nanxing suddenly grabbed them into the palm of his hand.

"There's blood and dirt. After I wash it off tonight, I'll let you touch it vigorously." Gu Nanxing put his finger on his lips and kissed. He felt that those eyes were beautiful, but they were fascinated by the wind and sand. red.

Unexpectedly, the wind got stronger again, so Gu Nanxing stretched out his palms to protect his eyes, shielding him from the swirling wind and sand, and said, "Hey, wait for me somewhere sheltered from the wind, I'll come pick you up in a while."

Yi Qinchen became uneasy: "Where are you going?"

"There are still people whose heads have not been chopped off, so we must strike while the iron is hot."

"me and you together."

But Gu Nanxing didn't agree, he just took off the silver bracelet on his wrist and lightly put it in Yi Qinchen's hand.

"The silver bracelet that Mr. gave me, put it on your wrist, and I hired it immediately. I will mend it one by one after more gifts." Gu Nanxing put another piece of broken jade in his palm, "This broken jade is Lai Chang's, put it in your arms first, I have a bad memory, remember to remind me to hand it to Huaichuan later."

He handed over the objects one by one to Yi Qinchen as his own promise, and every word said that he would come back.

Yi Qinchen stared blankly, and was startled by the hasty separation, he just wanted to hold Gu Nanxing and tell him not to go any further.But he's not supposed to be sentimental.

"Yi Qinchen."

While in a daze, he heard a deep ringing in his ears, Yi Qinchen looked up, but his cheeks were pinched and his breathing was blocked.

The kiss came quickly, then became soft, the heat was delivered between the lips and teeth along with the body fluid, leaving nostalgia behind.

"I miss you very much." Gu Nanxing kissed his lips twice more.

Yi Qinchen wanted to raise his arms to hug him, but his body moved away from his chest and strode away.

When he was young, there was a noise from the tower behind him. Yi Qinchen looked up and saw that there were crowds of people running in all directions. Relying on his intuition, he quickly stepped forward to beat the horse with his hand, and put his other arm around Gu Nanxing's neck to kill them. He hid under his body and fell to the ground.

For a moment, the sound of explosions on the city tower shook the sky, and the sand, stone, and sawdust splashed down and buried the two of them.

Both ears roared, Gu Nanxing shook his head to wake up, turned over very quickly and hugged Yi Qinchen in his arms.But the ringing kept ringing in his ears, even if he yelled loudly, he couldn't wake people up.

When the fire was ignited above the city gate, Yi Qinchen regained some consciousness. When he heard the sound again, he felt that someone was stroking the gravel from his mouth and nose with his hand.He opened his eyes in a daze with a choking sound, but was hugged tightly by Gu Nanxing.

"I'm fine." Yi Qinchen patted him on the back, his voice hoarse a lot.

However, the chaos at the city gate continued. When Gu Nanxing turned his head and looked again, he saw Feng Han rushing out of the smoke and rubble. Only then did he realize that the explosion just now was caused by Feng Han using the gunpowder buried on the city tower. It was caused by the arrow hitting the torch, and he wanted to wait until the defense of the city gate was blown up, and then he drove his horse and fled outside the city.

Gu Nanxing's eyes grew more angry, and he immediately blew the whistle to call the horse back.

"Protect yourself." Gu Nanxing stroked the back of Yi Qinchen's head, got up and led the horse's head, and when he was about to mount the horse, he heard a cry from behind.

"Gu Nanxing!"

He followed the reputation, Yi Qinchen's eyes were already red.

"If you dare to die—"

"I can't die." Gu Nanxing said.

Yi Qinchen looked at him pleadingly, hoping that the figure would not leave after turning around and walking towards him.

Gu Nanxing really walked towards him. After squatting down, he grabbed his shoulders and pressed his face into his arms, but only said: "Wait for me."

The chest left him again, Yi Qinchen tried to hold it back, but his fingertips fell from the man's arm to the back of his hand, and then flew into the wind again.

Gu Nanxing just left.

Yi Qinchen felt a great sense of panic. Seeing the man walking farther and farther, he completely ignored the scratches on his body, got up on the ground, ran into the city to find a horse, and chased after the figure.

The sound of the wind whizzed past his ears, leaving a rumbling sound. Yi Qinchen was galloping while holding the reins tightly, and the wounds, large or small, were scratched by the cold wind, causing bursts of pain.

The sun was shining in the sky, splashing red on the surface of the river, and the two horses in front were scattered on the grass and looked down for food. Seeing this, Yi Qinchen stopped the horses, and Gu Nanxing's figure could be vaguely discerned through the branches, so he heard the sound of fighting and went to the river look for.

In the evening, there was a cool breeze, blowing the forest leaves. Yi Qinchen pushed aside the bushes and walked towards the river, but was suddenly caught by the hem of his clothes. As the flames ignited, the surrounding trees were smashed into a layer of green waves.

He instinctively stooped to avoid it, and when he came back to his senses, he ran towards that side amidst the fallen leaves in the sky.

There is no trace of fallen leaves, but when they roll to the river, they are dyed with a blood-colored dusk.

Step by step, Yi Qinchen stepped over the remaining flames on the ground, stepped over the muddy corpses, but fell to his knees on the ground with weak legs when he approached the river bank.

He saw the silver bracelet on his wrist, and remembered Gu Nanxing's vow to marry him, but he just thought about it in a daze, thinking about Gu Nanxing's appearance, but he couldn't remember his outline clearly.He hated it bitterly, and he didn't know who to hate.

Unable to hear any sound clearly, let alone the reinforcements coming from behind, he lightly placed Lai Chang's broken jade on the bank, and only with the last bit of strength he got up and moved to the river bank.

Twilight, cold wind, frosty water, and the color of the river are so beautiful.Except for Gu Nanxing, the other things have nothing to do with him.

He looked at the river full of gold and red, his eyes turned pale, and finally he raised his boots and stepped into the air, stretching his arms and falling to the river.

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After Yi Qinchen was rescued, he stayed in the Yingzhou military camp. The news of Feng Han's death was finalized, but Gu Nanxing was missing. Yuan Mucheng and Jiang Shiqing each sent people to search along the river bank for several days. to no avail.

In a few days, He Xiao took advantage of the victory and chased north, leading his troops straight into Dage and intercepting the grain and grass supplied to the east. Rao Shunhe was trapped on the east side of Dage, in a difficult situation. rise.At the same time, Liu Zhaoye sent an envoy in the name of Yuan Mucheng to send a letter to Dame, and asked Emperor Wu Zhen to hold peace talks at the junction of the two countries.

Rao's family suffered heavy blows, and Damo was deeply passive. Due to the frequent wars for many years, the loss of food collection and transportation was huge. Meet with Liu Zhaoye and Yuan Mucheng on the appointed day.

The two sides discussed in detail for three days, and finally reached an agreement. Wu Zhen is willing to exchange Rao Shunhe for the remaining [-] Daji army strength, and will personally hand over the people to He Xiao in Dami territory.

When the news of the victory in the western region reached the Yuzhou camp, the Balang tribe had also retreated. Lu Tianrui had been assisting in the front line for a long time, and now he retreated from the front line to the Yuzhou camp together with Yuan Haoxun and Yuan Mujie.

Because the weather was getting colder and the road was busy, Yuan Mujie had just settled down and rested for half a day, and Yuan Mujie felt a dull pain in his legs. After Lu Tianrui found a military doctor, he ordered others to boil soup for leg compresses and bring them into the tent, but Yuan Mujie Be strong, even if your legs are paralyzed, you still insist on applying the medicine yourself.

Seeing that he was proficiently carrying his legs on the couch, but still unavoidably spilling the soup in the basin, Lu Tianrui took the handkerchief from his hand and sat down on the side of the couch.

"I can do these things." Yuan Mujie reached out to grab the handkerchief, but Lu Tianrui withdrew his hand to dodge it.

"Come on, don't be brave, there is no time when no one needs to be taken care of by others."

Lu Tianrui drained the veil until it was half dry, spread it out and put it on the man's knee, and said: "I heard that you have sent away all the followers around you these years, why are you so stubborn, it hurts and you cry, isn't it? Is it normal, and not ashamed."

But even so, he couldn't accept that he was a useless person because of his weakness.

Yuan Mujie thought, and stopped talking, just looked down at the heat coming out of the veil, feeling the faint heat dully, but also felt uncomfortably burned by Lu Tianrui's unintentional gaze on his face.

Sensing his impoliteness, Lu Tianrui hastily moved his eyes away, only reminiscing about the old shadow of his old friend after looking directly at that moment.

Yuan Mujie and Yuan Muqing look alike, and he is usually busy with battles, so he has no time to take a closer look. Now that he sits quietly in the tent and gazes at it by the light, he forgets for a moment, thinking that Yuan Muqing is still here, by his side .

Yuan Mujie saw what was on his mind, and said: "If you want her, go and have a look. The tablet is in the old man's account. You can tell him, and he will allow you to enter the account. You haven't seen each other for many years." , is also... limited by the time situation."

Lu Tianrui smiled bitterly and said: "One is the general of the Dudu Mansion, and the other is the princess of Jingping Prince's Mansion. If the two marry together, King Jingping will occupy more than half of the military power inside and outside Dali. At that time, others will be able to call Jingping King Supporting Soldiers." Self-respect and great achievements are a threat to His Majesty and the entire royal family. I don't know the reason why Mu Qing has been estranged from me these years. Now His Majesty will allow me to come because of our two families. There is no possibility of marriage anymore, and being born in a family of officials is really...well, it's all up to now, and there is nothing to be emotional about."

Yuan Mujie took the opportunity to change the subject: "Now the situation in the northern border is stable for the time being, thanks to your great help, it's just that the affairs of the Dudu Mansion have been out of hand for so long, you should go back and get busy."

"This time I'm traveling north, I'm not just here to see Mu Qing, I also want to experience more strange ideas, so that he can take over the Governor's Mansion."

Yuan Mujie was slightly surprised: "You want to resign?"

Lu Tianrui shook his head and said, "I would like to ask myself to be transferred to the northern border, where I can defend my family and defend the country, but she is no longer seen in Yancheng. I don't want to find a place where I can think of her for the rest of my life."

This relationship ended without a problem, but it became a concern that Lu Tianrui couldn't let go of in his life. Yuan Mujie didn't know how to comfort him, he was silent for a while, and replied: "You just have to make your own plans."

The veil on his lap had been cooled, and Lu Tianrui drained it again. Yuan Mujie's hands were dry, so he picked up the military book next to his pillow and read it by the light.

Seeing that the corner of the page was turned up so badly, Lu Tianrui laughed a few times: "You are really different from Xiao'an, he doesn't like fighting at all, but you read this military book in your spare time, and it was ruined by you."

Yuan Mujie's expression moved slightly, but he was also calm: "How do you know that he doesn't like to go to the battlefield, and how can he achieve today's results if he doesn't like it."

Lu Tianrui said: "Do you see that he has a little shadow of his childhood these years? Those bastards are all learned from the military camp. How many smiles can be sincere? Of course he didn't say these words, I also saw it myself , you are his own brother, so I don't believe that he hasn't made friends with you. In short, he has a lot of promise in this great victory in the western region. He has won the personal heir of you and King Jingping, so don't put your tail in the sky in front of us in the future. "

The fingers that turned the page paused for a moment, trembling slightly, Yuan Mujie felt his throat dry, but managed to swallow a few times.

He really didn't know, and took it for granted that Yuan Mucheng wanted to go to the battlefield and make military exploits, just like him.Only now did he suddenly realize that he had been immersed in embarrassing jealousy and didn't know anything.

Lu Tianrui thought he was reading a book, and said: "By the way, that girl Ji Dong has been busy in the camp for a while, and the vice-owner Gu of Yimen Village is her master, but she heard that something happened during the pursuit of Feng Han. Today she heard the news I was stunned for a while, I had a few encounters with her, after Xiao'an finished handling the military affairs and was ready to go back to the city, it was almost time for me to go back to the city, and if the Yemen Village had to go east with her, maybe she Just go with me."

Yuan Mujie turned the pages slowly, but only listened to a few words in a daze, and didn't go into detail about what Lu Tianrui said. He sank in a difficult emotion, so he responded casually: "Okay."