The wind

The white geese wind from the west, the sun sets on the moraine sand, and the moon is like training.

If you don't see the guts and heads broken, necks broken, and bones broken, then the northern cities can still be regarded as a majestic scene that can be sung by everyone for a hundred years.

There are mostly nomadic regimes in the north, and apart from internal fighting, they are expanding. Due to the rapid change of roles between winners and losers, and language barriers, Li Yanqing, who came here just now, does not understand the twists and turns between those small tribal countries. very clear.

Intermittently, there were several confrontations there, and after returning to Beijing, Li Yanqing humbly asked Guan Qunfeng for advice, and Li Yanqing gradually grasped some: In the north, these are the Guli and Turkic tribes, and they are subdivided into several tribes. The one who can compete with our dynasty is the old Turkic tribe, Asdemiza who proclaimed himself king.

The other is the Kache tribe, which has only grown recently.

However, people in the Central Plains can't remember this awkward name, let alone remember it, so they collectively call them barbarians.

A shameless barbarian who destroyed my homeland, trampled my city, and killed my brothers.

According to the historical records, in the battles with the barbarians, I don't know whether it was due to the reason that we emphasized culture over military, or because we never had generals who used soldiers like gods in our dynasty, so we were always in a weak position.

It is often necessary to negotiate peace, marry, or even cede land, in order to exchange for a moment of peace and peace with Lu Yan.

Later, under the suggestions and blunt advice of Zuo Xiang Zhong Bugui and Right Xiang You Kezhi, the first emperor acquiesced to the release of part of the military power; and because of the rise of the Li family in Jinling in the south and the Xia family in Jizhou in the north, our dynasty was able to Gradually hardening up, the situation on the border improved slightly.

It's a pity that for some reason, foreigners frequently invaded the border in recent years. As a last resort, Li Yanqing and his troops were ordered to stay here permanently.

It was precisely because of this guarding that an insurmountable barrier was formed, which prevented Beidi from invading the Central Plains.

But these so-called mountains and mountains are piled up with the flesh and blood of tens of millions of soldiers and civilians.

It is because of this bloody wall that there are feasts, dances and dances every day in the south of the Yangtze River and in the north and south of the Yangtze River.

The people of the Northland who have been living in dire straits may never forget that on a certain day many years ago, that Jun Tingerlang, who was wearing armor and wearing a tasseled helmet, was full of spirits——

Li Yanqing was full of arrogance, standing on a high platform, with a long sword in his hand, and made an oath generously with all the soldiers, while the west wind blew his battle robe, and sprinkled his passionate words into the ears of everyone present: " Why are barbarian iron cavalry afraid? Li has never been a person who is timid about rain and wind, greedy for life and afraid of death. A good man should go to the country generously and chew his blood! The army of gold armor will win the battle against the barbarians and conquer the barbarians! "

"An army with golden armor will surely defeat the barbarians! Attacking will surely defeat the barbarians!"

"An army with golden armor will surely defeat the barbarians! Attacking will surely defeat the barbarians!"

"An army with golden armor will surely defeat the barbarians! Attacking will surely defeat the barbarians!"

All the soldiers and generals stood upright with spears, shouted three times, the momentum was like a broken bamboo, and they were full of enthusiasm. Amidst the clatter of thunder and drums, the whole land of China was shaken.

That is what everyone respects and loves, Li Yanqing's Golden Armored Army.

The people of Beidi are tyrannical, and they have such deep hatred with the Han people that every time they attack, the city will be slaughtered.Li Yanqing couldn't bear to abandon the city, and didn't want the land to be ravaged by barbarians, so she often chose to stick to it, which led to too long a battle line, poor farming, and unsustainable supplies for a while.

Because of Li Yunde's incident in August, Li Yanqing, who fell from the horse, injured her back, coupled with the sudden anger and depression, caused violent fits*, which caused the old disease of her youth.The weather in the north is getting worse, which has caused Li Yanqing to suffer from a series of illnesses that have not been cured for a long time; in addition, the Jingzhong Supervising Army who followed him can only talk on paper; this makes all the generals and soldiers feel exhausted* .

The reason why Li Yunjing's support came late that day was also because for some unknown reason the group of horses that were going to fight won the seven-day wind blow, even Li Yunjing's own favorite horse was not spared.Before going to the battlefield, he was too caught off guard to choose a good horse for identifying a disease.

As a result, under various circumstances, this led to the fall of the two border towns of Quandao and Baicao in August of the fifth year of Shuofeng. for the downturn.

I don't know how long it will take for such chaos.

Jiangshan believes in beauty, but it is not my land. May I ask when is the year of return?

This oppressive atmosphere continued to linger and accumulate in the barracks, as if it had reached a certain critical point, and the fear of being dominated by barbarians seemed to sweep over again every moment.

……

The time comes to September.

In the frosty sky and autumn dawn, the old fortress of Zisai is in full swing, among the yellow clouds and decaying grass, I occasionally hear a few calls of the moon.Li Yanqing, who was sitting somewhere in Zezhou City today, looked extremely pale.

On the one hand, a fierce battle had just ended. Alongsi, the young king of the Kache tribe, led [-] cavalry to attack the city. Li Yanqing, who was being deployed, climbed the tower shortly after he was caught by Alongsi amidst Alongsi's unrestrained laughter. An arrow went straight to the chest.

In the end, the firearms were used to barely gain the upper hand. Although Kache's siege was fruitless, the flying arrows just cut off a little bit of power.

According to the military doctor Qi Ji, if there is any more, the entire army will be wiped out today.

At this moment, Li Yanqing was staring at Li Yunjing who was kneeling in front of her, with a complicated expression on her face, and Qi Ji beside her was bandaging his wound.The barbarians in the north started out as hunters. The arrowhead was extremely sharp and had a barb on it. Even though Qi Ji was drugged with anesthesia, every inch he pulled out, although Li Yanqing didn't say a word, big blood oozes from his head. A drop of sweat still couldn't cover up the physical torture.

"Why is it late? How can the matter of the military battlefield be a trifle?" Li Yanqing held back the pain of the flesh, and kept coughing lightly, her words were full of anger dominated by the pain, "If you die, you will know what the consequences will be. ? Once the city is destroyed, what will happen to the common people?"

It turned out that, on the other hand, Li Yunjing was late again today after the battle in August.

"The general atones for his sins! The final general is willing to accept the punishment!" Hearing the sound of coughing, Li Yunjing didn't dare to look directly at the man, and trembled slightly all over his body.

"What did you do?" Li Yanqing's voice was hoarse, and she was in unspeakable pain every time she uttered a word.

Li Yunjing bowed his head and responded with silence.

"Ahem..." Li Yanqing's lips had lost all color, and the pain caused him to shrink back, "Ping Yong, wait a little longer."

"Hey, General, don't move, don't move." Although Qi Ji is skilled in medicine, he was still shocked by what happened today. He was sweating more than Li Yanqing's forehead. He stopped for a while, raised his sleeve slightly and wiped lightly.Under such circumstances, Qi Ji didn't know why Li Yanqing wanted to personally ask Li Yunjing about the crime of being late.

"Going back to the general, it's because the palace...the ones over there..." Li Yunjing was afraid that Qi Ji was present, so he couldn't continue talking.

"No problem, rely on eternal faith."

"It's a letter from Li Zhongcheng, talking about embezzlement of military pay by the top generals in the court... saying that the recent defeat... is to cover up financial shortfalls."

Before Li Yanqing could respond, Qi Ji on the side was quite excited: "It's ridiculous! Where did this paradox come from? Which thief used dirty tricks again? Is General Li the kind of foolish man?" people!"

Li Yanqing was stunned for a moment, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, omitting Qi Ji's arrogance: "Ping Yong, it's just reading a book, and it's not a conviction. The Holy Majesty knows the facts, and you Why are you so restless?"

"General!" Qi Ji spoke eagerly. He has been with Li Yanqing for several years and knows how he works for the country. Naturally, he can't see such slander. Have they ever seen it? The general dedicates his whole life to my territory, so why can’t he get a good word? The humble job is to feel unworthy for the general!”

"Yes, yes." Li Yanqing still responded with a smile, "With the heart of serving the country forever, I can see it clearly."

"General, don't make fun of your lowly position." Qi Ji sighed again, and finally pulled out the broken arrow from his hand, and with Li Yanqing's extremely low breath, he quickly wrapped up the wound, "Where did it come from?" Military pay for the general’s corruption? It’s a deficit, but the general has been filling the hole by himself, where can the food and grass from the road be used for daily maintenance...”

Qi Ji muttered a few more words, then bowed and retreated, now only father and son were left in the hall.

"Jing'er, get up. You really made a mistake today and violated military discipline. Don't cry out for the staff responsibility later." As soon as the door closed, Li Yanqing opened his mouth. His eyes were the same as those of many years ago. , still looking forward to the romance, I saw him shaking his head, "My father can always remember the past recently, man, I still have to obey the old."

past?What is the past?

Is it the clouds under the starry night and the sky?Is it the lonely sword at the head of the bed, the clanging heart?Or he will never be able to wait... Where is the aunt?

Li Yunjing couldn't comprehend the thoughts in Li Yanqing's eyes at this moment, so he reluctantly got up, and because he had been kneeling for too long, he staggered a few steps when he got up.

"Is there any news from the Holy Majesty?" After Li Yunjing sat down at the table, Li Yanqing looked at him and asked again, "In fact, the crime of corruption has long been established."

"That's right, Uncle mentioned the matter of His Majesty's wrath in his heart, and I don't know if he was dissatisfied with the matter of being a member, or... well, His Majesty asked Dad to return to Beijing within three days."

"Is there such a thing? Why haven't you heard any wind?" Li Yanqing swayed, and the wound started to hurt again.

"I don't know..." Li Yunjing's words became more hesitant, "It must be that Zhong Bugui stopped him, or something..."

Li Yanqing didn't know what Li Yunjing meant, she had already endured Li Yunde's matter, but Qin Ye never gave an explanation, which made Li Yanqing feel a little chilled for a moment.

Although this kind of chilling from the minister to the emperor is not necessary, Li Yanqing is very clear in her heart.

Could it be that Tan Ye took these defeats as his own revenge?What else would he do on top of the trumped-up charge of corruption?

This reminded Li Yanqing of Li Yunyi's hesitant and incapable face again, she was even more angry, and she didn't care whether her chest was oozing with blood, she sighed in a low voice, her words were full of deeds Dark Horse: "Rise and fall... fate, isn't it man-made?"

I don't know if it's about myself, or the person who sits far away in the capital.

The author has something to say: severe laryngeal disease: severe laryngeal disease mainly manifested by muffled voice, hoarseness or even aphonia.

Dry fish dry rut: refers to crucian carp in a dry rut ditch, which is a metaphor for a person or thing who is in trouble and urgently needs help.It is published in "Zhuangzi Jishi" Volume [-] "Miscellaneous Articles Foreign Objects".

Seven-day wind: Tetanus.

Da Niang refers to You Chanjuan, the number one beauty in Yangzhou (mentioned in Chapter 2), who died ten years ago and was mentioned in Chapter 4 and Chapter 7.

Qi Ji, courtesy name Pingyong, used to be an official of Chinese medicine in the court. After being excluded, he became Li Yanqing's accompanying military doctor, and he had been acquainted with him for a long time. (Okay, miracles, mediocrity, I admit I'm playing with words.)

Li Zhongcheng refers to Li Yanyun, the younger brother of Li Yanqing, who served as Yushi Zhongcheng in the court, which is mentioned in Chapter 21.

Caused by a cold, woo woo woo.