Rebirth of Tao Yao

As the sun sets, the last ray of brilliance belonging to the sun gradually disappears in the distant sky, and the fiery red clouds squander the last brilliance. It will not take long for the world to be shrouded in twilight.

Wen Ziran was sitting on the porch, holding a volume of book in his hand - it was specially copied by Yan Li, every word was written in thick ink, allowing Wen Ziran to fumble and read slowly - there were two playful and tired books lying on his feet. dog.Unfortunately, the border towns were under martial law within a few days after she married into the General's Mansion, and Yan Li got busy after that, but fortunately, she was used to loneliness, a book and two dogs were enough to pass the time.

After Yan Li left this morning, Wen Ziran also passed the time by reading and playing with dogs as usual, and the day passed before he knew it.Such a day is very peaceful, apart from worrying about the war that may arise at any time, she is quite satisfied.

Guessing that it was getting late, Wen Ziran put away the book and waited for Yan Li to return as usual.

However, the person who always came back on time before dark in the past, has not been seen for a long time today.Until Xiao Hei, who was lying at her feet, first raised his head and barked a few times in the direction of the courtyard door, Wen Ziran listened attentively, but found that it was not Yan Li, but Wen Qing and Mo Yun who came.

Because of Yan Li's status, there was never anyone around her to serve her personally. Even her small courtyard was considered a semi-forbidden place for her servants. Except for necessary cleaning, almost no one would enter this courtyard without authorization.This point has not changed much after marriage, except for the addition of a mistress in the small courtyard, the two maids, Wen Qing and Mo Yun, do not stay in the courtyard all the time on weekdays.

Wen Qing and Mo Yun came to deliver food to Wen Ziran, and they were spotted by two dogs as soon as they entered the courtyard with food boxes.The two of Wen Qing stopped, and said to Wen Ziran from a distance: "Young Madam, the kitchen has prepared dinner, and Mo Yun and I are here to bring you food."

There are not many masters in the Yan family, so whenever there is an opportunity, they eat together, which is more lively anyway.Wen Ziran asked immediately after hearing this: "What time is it now? Didn't Ali and father come back?"

Wen Qing then replied: "Young Madam, it's almost the end of the year. The Major General and the General haven't come back yet. Just now the steward sent a message that the city gates are closed today, and the Major General and the General probably won't come back today." It's gone." After she finished speaking, she looked at Wen Ziran with some concern, because even if she hadn't experienced it before, she knew that the city gates were not closed casually, and closing the city gates at this time might mean that the war is approaching!

War, no matter who it is, is a topic in the city, especially in the middle of the game.

As expected, Wen Ziran's face turned ugly, and the corners of his lips that were often curved were also pursed into a straight line.However, she was not as worried and panicked as Wenqing was worried. She just settled down and ordered in a deep voice: "I see, you take the food in. Wenqing, you can find the housekeeper later and ask him to send someone to the city gate Wait for the news, and the gate of the general's mansion is also temporarily closed."

The General's Mansion is said to be the mansion of General Yan, but in fact it also means half of the yamen, because the border town is the first line of defense in Liang's northern border, where the military power is greater than the political power, and the affairs that the local officials can govern are far less than the General's Mansion.On weekdays, the gate of the General's Mansion is always open, and there will be sergeants on duty at the gate to respond to military situations at any time. The gate of the General's Mansion will only be closed in an emergency.

Wen Qing and Mo Yun hadn't been in the border city for a long time, but they still knew these common senses, and they were a little hesitant when they heard the words.But after thinking about it, there is no General Banquet sitting in the general's mansion now, and the mansion is open. If someone comes, do you want to ask the young lady to decide how to deal with it?

This is of course unrealistic, so Wen Qing quickly agreed and entered the main room with Mo Yun.The two arranged the meals in the food box properly, came out and had a few words with Wen Ziran, and then left the small courtyard to find the housekeeper.

As soon as the two maids left, the small courtyard returned to silence, except for Wen Ziran, there were only two dogs left.

The two dogs were a little greedy when they smelled the aroma of the food, but Wen Ziran was in no mood to eat for a while.She stroked Xiao Hei's smooth fur, her heart was not as calm as it looked on the surface, and no one around dared to whisper to the dog: "This time the border town has already taken precautions, no matter how powerful the barbarians are, ah Both Li and his father will be fine, Xiao Hei, don’t you think so?”

Hearing the words, Xiao Hei barked twice more, his tail wagging happily, and he didn't know if he understood whether he agreed or not.

Xiaobai on the side was a little dissatisfied at this time, seeing Wen Ziran stroking Xiao Hei's fur, Xiaobai yelled "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" His subordinates clearly begged for sex.

The two dogs couldn't comfort Wen Ziran with words, but with their company, the nervous heart was relieved a lot.

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In the general's mansion, Wen Ziran ate dinner alone, only two dogs accompanied him in the deserted courtyard.However, the military camp far outside the city was extremely lively. Thousands of soldiers gathered together, and when they were robbing food, it was so lively that the military camp could be overturned.

Yan Li didn't eat with the soldiers under her command, she ran to the main tent with her rice bowl to look for her father.While neatly cleaning the small stove specially prepared for the general in the kitchen, she was still a little worried. She looked at the darkened sky at night, then at her father, and asked, "Father, really don't you want to send a message to the mansion?" Is it? Zi Ran will worry about me."

General Yan couldn't stand her increasingly bored appearance, took a sip from the soup bowl, and gave Yan Li another look: "What letter do you send, do you think you have to go up and down the city for some important military matter? The city gates are closed, who doesn't know that a war is about to start?!"

Yan Li was speechless, but she was still a little worried. She was not afraid of going to the battlefield by herself, but Wen Ziran was worried.

General Yan is also a person who has been there, and he understands that everyone is worried about a newlywed, so after a few words of training, he comforted him: "Okay, it's not a big deal, as long as you come back safely, we can all feel at ease." After speaking, see you Yan Li put down the bowls and chopsticks, and said again: "It's getting late, you should sleep for a while for your activities, and you will be energetic when you go to camp at night."

Yan Li nodded in response, and seemed to hear his father sighing softly when he went out.Without stopping, she walked out of the main tent, touched the faded red rope in her hand, and strode to the tent she had barely used.

As soon as I fell asleep from Youmo to Zizheng, the rest of more than two hours had given the sergeants enough energy, and it only took a quarter of an hour to get ready to go.Finally, under the watchful eye of General Yan, Yan Li led two thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and hurriedly stepped out of the barracks on a dark horse with hooves bound. It didn't take long for him to blend into the deep night and never see him again. trace.

Lieutenant General Gao and others followed General Yan, silent and speechless.They are not here to send off Yan Li, they are all here to send off their nephews - for military exploits and experience, the younger generation almost all followed Yan Li tonight, and the parents watched silently, just like their parents many years ago With the same worry, he watched his children embark on the journey.

After a long time, the generals in the camp dispersed, and the young man who stepped into the night led his soldiers and horses towards the enemy camp.

This is not the first time Yan Li and the others set foot on the battlefield, nor is it the first time to attack the camp at night, but the previous battle was full of haste and accidents, and this time everyone really felt the depression and restlessness of the war that is about to begin .

Yan Li has been walking ahead on horseback.For fear of exposing the target, the group of them did not light the torches, but only groped forward by the dim moonlight in the sky.But Yan Li is a little different from others, her eyes are much more useful in the dark night than others, even if the moonlight is not bright, it is enough for her to see the way ahead, so she took the initiative to ride her horse to the front to lead the way.

Gao Dashan habitually followed her, holding the rein very hard, revealing his uneasy heart.After walking for a while, Xu Shi felt that it was too quiet and depressing, so he lowered his voice and talked to Yan Li: "Major General, how far is it?" It's spring plowing, and they come to make trouble at this time, and the year's harvest will be delayed."

In the dark night, Yan Li's spirit was also a little tense, not because he was nervous about the upcoming battle, but because he was habitually alert when his vision was limited.Hearing Gao Dashan's words, she replied casually: "There are still forty miles, we just need to arrive before Yinshi."

Gao Dashan nodded, and continued to speak every sentence, but fortunately his voice was kept low, otherwise Yan Li would definitely not be able to bear to beat him.While talking, Gao Dashan suddenly sighed: "There are wars every year, people die every year, and I don't know when it will be the end. Major general, tell me, in another 20 years, we have to be like our father and the others, Send your son to the battlefield?"

Yan Li was silent this time. The first thing she thought of was that she would not have a son, and then she said: "No. When we scare them and make them disabled, these barbarians will not dare to come again."

Gao Dashan laughed when he heard the words, his white teeth could be seen in the dark night.He replied affirmatively, his tone full of youthful spirit: "The major general is right, let's maim them this time, let them be more honest."

The two of them were talking, and suddenly there was a dull sound of horseshoes in the night—someone came on a fast horse, and the horseshoes were bound like an army attacking at night. Some are not obvious.

Yan Li heard it at the first time, and hurriedly raised her palm to interrupt Gao Dashan's words. After listening attentively, she confirmed that only Yiqi had come over, and her tense nerves were relieved a little.Then she ordered the team to suspend, while waiting for the cavalry to approach, her right hand still vigilantly clenched the long sword at her waist, maintaining a state of readiness for a violent counterattack at any time.

Not long after, a group of men and horses appeared in everyone's field of vision. They were wearing military uniforms of frontier scouts, and they were not surprised by the sudden appearance of this team.He hurried over on horseback and brought the latest news to Yan Li: "Major General, the enemy sent troops out of the camp at night to attack our army at night. Five thousand soldiers and horses have already left the camp, and they are now twenty miles away. .”

Yan Li couldn't help being silent when he heard the news, only three words remained in his mind - what a coincidence!