This is the fourth time the three sons have fought. He is now a small squad leader. He was disfigured by the enemy during the last war. There is a scar on his face. , the third son was also very sad, he always wanted to find a daughter-in-law and give him another fat baby, since he was taken to the bandit village, he was separated from his family, and later was taken away by Nan Bodhisattva, he felt that he had a life again rushing.
It's a pity that after the phase was broken, the head was gone.
Fortunately, there is a blind woman who is willing to live with him. She can't see what he looks like, and he doesn't care if she is blind. The three sons also used all the money they saved to buy a house. Women live together.
Shangfeng told him yesterday that he could go back and say goodbye to his family.
Then he told the woman where he hid the money, and told her that if he could not come back and she was pregnant with his child again, he hoped that she would give birth to the child and put it in the Kindergarten, He was a soldier, and Nan Bodhisattva said that if they died on the battlefield, their families would get the care they deserve.
Nan Bodhisattva does not lie.
The woman agreed to him.
Although none of them knew whether the woman was pregnant or not.
But the third son always felt that a woman's belly must be pregnant with her own child, his bloodline.
Then the third son walked out of the house and left without looking back.
He didn't dare to look back, he was afraid that once he turned around, he would not be able to go to the battlefield again.
He finally got a home.
As a small squad leader, the third son is in charge of ten people. They all wear helmets, rattan armor, and sharp weapons that have been re-polished. After the assembly, they left Gaoyou City with the main force and walked out. The city wall, the third son would be afraid every time he went to the battlefield, and it was the fourth time, and he still couldn't get used to the war.
After walking out of the city wall, he finally couldn't help but look back.
What a fine wall, it must be strong.
His woman must be able to live well in the city. Maybe if she has a child, she will not send the child to the Kindergarten, but raise it herself? Children should always be with their parents.
If... if he could come back alive, he hoped that the next time he went to war, his child would have been born.
During the march, no one spoke, everyone was silent, the military discipline was strict, and the pace was steady.
The third son saw the army not far away, which was the army of the imperial court. He could only see the people in front wearing Fan Yang hats, and he could not see anything else. He heard the sound of the drums of war, the sound of horses' hooves, and the roar of the generals in front of him. Voice.
Then-
War is on.
The three sons rushed out with the people around them.
His long sword accompanied him in several battles, stained with the blood of his enemies and perhaps his own.
The third son held the knife in both hands, stabbed the knife into the enemy's stomach, and then pulled it diagonally. The enemy's stomach was cut, and the intestines fell to the ground. The third son raised the knife and slashed again like the person next to him.
But this time, with the fan Yang hat on the enemy's head, he heard the sound of the knife slashing on the iron sheet.
The enemy's weapon pierced his chest.
Even wearing rattan armor, it is not foolproof, the strength of the enemy is great.
The three sons felt that the other party had withdrawn the weapon, and then turned towards the comrades beside him.
He fell to the ground, and the third son wanted to reach out to cover his chest, but he could no longer feel the pain.
It was a bit cold, the three sons lay on the ground and thought, he turned over with the last strength, and the people next to him were still fighting, but he was able to look at the white clouds in the sky, and he remembered that he had not yet gone to the bandit stockade, and had not days before the soldiers.
His parents are still there, and although the family is poor, the family lives happily.
It was a good day...
If he knew that he would really die, he would not let women have children. Children without fathers are so pitiful.
The three sons are dead.
His eyes were still looking straight at the sky, and he didn't close his eyes until he died.
There must be something he wanted to say before he died, but no one would know what he wanted to say.
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Chen Baisong rushed at the forefront and fought with the enemy generals. He took the dick in his hand and picked off the knife in the opponent's hand. Chen Baisong was not afraid. He seemed to be born for the war, and his eyes were calm. Wulan, calm and unusual, he watched the opponent's movements and knew what the opponent would do next before he made a move.
And Nahachu, who was fighting against Chen Baisong, was clenching his teeth. At this time, Nahachu was still a young man. Although he was ten thousand households at a young age, he was also ordered by the court to encircle and suppress the rebels. It was also his first experience in the war.
Nahachu also knew that the enemy in front of him did not have any pretense, and every blow he made was to kill himself.
What surprised him the most was that among the rebels, the three states in Taizhou were the most inexistent. They did not claim to be kings, nor did they have national titles. If it weren't for the fact that more and more people fled here, they gathered the hearts of the people. , the court simply did not have the energy to deal with them.
Even the imperial court believed that the reason why they were able to capture these three states was entirely due to the fact that the troops in these three states were originally small, and it was entirely due to luck.
But now, Naha knows that this has nothing to do with luck.
Taizhou's soldiers are very strong and forbidden, and they have no discipline and combat ability in the army of the imperial court.
No general does not want such a soldier.
What's more - they are not afraid of death.
Fierce as a hungry wolf.
Naha out watched the battle while dodging and counterattacking.
Although it is not obvious, they already have a disadvantage on their side.
A squad of the enemy swooped in from the flank, opening a path, as if suddenly pierced by a long knife.
It was a pair of cavalry, and even the head and limbs of the horses were protected by armor made of iron.
The soldiers on the horses wore full sets of armor, not even showing their faces.
Naha took a deep breath.
But this is the tone!
Nahachu was singled out and dismounted, and Chen Bosong's gun was aimed at Nahachu's neck.
As long as Chen Baisong moved forward one more point, the head of the gun could pierce Nahachu's neck.
"Surrender." Naha heard the man on the horse say to him.
Naha blushed and had a thick neck and blue veins on his forehead. He roared, "Kill me!"
Chen Bosong pierced Nahachu's neck, and the soldiers next to him hurried forward and cut off Nahachu's head.
They have completely torn their face with the court, so it is meaningless to leave Naha's life.
It's just that although Naha is dead, the generals under Naha are still fighting with blood, and the soldiers don't know that the commander is now dead.
Chen Bosong led a team and continued to charge forward.
He glanced at the sky as he advanced.
The sky is bloody.
Hongxia made the whole sky look like it was filled with blood mist.
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When he heard the news of Naha Chu's death, Lin Yuan couldn't help but be silent for a while. Although he knew that he had changed the original historical trend, he had no idea that Naha Chu, who should have died, died, and he didn't die at all. Vigorous, he was killed by Chen Bosong so ordinary, and his head was beheaded by soldiers.
Hmm... This head is being placed in front of Lin Yuan.
A very young head.
Also very handsome.
Lin Yuan said, "After the war was over, he was buried."
This head is still useful, and they are going to hang it on the city wall.
Although cruel, it had to be done.
The battle lasted for a month, and after Nahachu died, the highest-ranking man in his hand took his place.
Fortunately, there was enough food in Gaoyou, and the soldiers used their own flesh and blood to resist the enemy outside the city walls.
The people trembled inside the city walls.
Wu Yuelian led the women to set up a tent on the edge of the city wall, and followed the military doctors to take care of the wounded. They hadn't rested for a long time, and they didn't know what it was like to take a bath. The whole body was covered in blood. A fishy smell.
But no one disliked the smell.
These smells come from soldier after soldier, they may have died or they may have survived.
On the twentieth day, some people signed up to join the army.
They don't know when the battle will end or what's going on outside.
But they know that the number of wounded soldiers has increased significantly.
"Are you going to join the army? I'm going too, you wait for me." Someone said to the neighbor who was leaving at the door of the house.
The neighbors could only stop and wait for him.
The first to join the army were those who had no family. They had no wives, sons, or parents. They came to Gaoyou as refugees. , they were all afraid, they hid in their houses and dared not go anywhere.
until-
They saw the women running to the city walls.
They were so weak, some of them were still shaking, but they walked towards the city wall firmly.
No one backed away.
"Am I not even better than women?" The first one who followed the women to the city wall was an apprentice in a blacksmith shop. He was in his forties. In order to find a better job, he became the oldest person in the blacksmith shop. Apprentice, before going to the city wall, he also took the long knife he made with his own hands.
With the first person, one after another, the men came out.
This is their home, where they live. Even if they don't have family members, they all have hope.
Here is where they stand.
Wu Yuelian is taking care of the wounded in the tent. The smell in the tent is not good. Even though she has tried her best to keep the tent clean, there are not enough people. She wraps the wounds with clean cloth.
The wounded man was not seriously injured, his hands and feet were not broken, and there was no bone in the wound. He bandaged it a little, and then had something to eat before going out again.
Next time, she might see him again.
Maybe not.
After Wu Yuelian wrapped him up, she turned her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She thought she wouldn't cry anymore.
After she had bandaged the last wounded, she rushed out of the tent and ran to a place where no one could see. She couldn't help crying.
Just want to live.
Why is it so hard? !
But after crying, she still wanted to go back to her post and continue her work.
A month later, the enemy finally retreated.
For the first time, the entire Gaoyou people felt what it was like to live after a catastrophe.
The Lin Family Army, originally 60,000 people, only had some 30,000 people left after the invitation.
The loss of the enemy is not less than theirs. To be precise, 30,000 people died on their side, and 60,000 people died on the other side anyway, but for the imperial court, 60,000 people can be recruited soon - whether it is robbing or robbing. earn.
But for Lin Yuan, losing 30,000 people was a huge blow.
Even if they gave the court a head-on blow this time, what about next time
But to Lin Yuan's surprise, many men joined the army after the war. Some of them were farmers, some were small vendors, and some were even refugees who had just arrived. They put down their sickles and spatulas and walked towards At the barracks, took up arms.
In place of those who died, prepare to continue guarding this land.
Protect the people of this land.
Not only Gaoyou, Taizhou and Changshu, but also middle-aged men joined the army.
In a week, Lin Yuan's barracks received 50,000 recruits.
After getting the report on the number of people, Lin Yuan didn't fall asleep that night. He stared at the roof beams above his head. In a place no one could see, Lin Yuan, who had to show his strength, turned over, tears streaming down the corners of his eyes.
So many living lives, they are other people's sons, husbands, fathers.
So easily turned to dust.
Perhaps it will be recorded in the history books, where the war occurred, how many people died on both sides, and the generals who have made great military achievements will be recorded, but these ordinary people will not be recorded.
It is not the big men who decide the life and death of a dynasty, it is these ordinary people whose names no one even knows.
Lin Yuan always felt that he was also an ordinary person.
He is exhausted in modern society, abandoning his health in order to live, often staying up late, and even occasionally feeling that if one day he died, he must have died of overwork.
Lin Yuan held his hand and clenched it into a fist.
All along, he has not had a clear goal.
And now, he has.
He wanted the people of the world to live a good life, to be able to eat and clothe themselves, to study if they wanted to study, and to work if they wanted to work.
He wanted to bring smiles back to those crying faces.
With such thoughts in mind, Lin Yuan finally fell asleep at dawn.
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After the war, Gaoyou quickly regained its vitality. The most obvious change was that the small vendors took to the streets again, and the children were released from their homes by their parents.
The problem is—there are more orphans in the Kindergarten.
But these orphans were not the children of soldiers who died in battle. The soldiers protected their wives and children, and their children had mothers.
And most of these orphans were picked up.
Yes, pick up.
The patrol team often patrols the neighborhood, and sometimes goes out of the city. They pick up children in the village or orphans wandering on the road, and these children are brought to Gaoyou.
The abandoned Salesian House has also regained its popularity.
After the war, they picked up a lot of orphans.
No one knows how these children got here, and many of them don't even know what to say.
The oldest is only six years old. He only remembers that his parents took him on the road, and then one day, his parents fell.
No matter how much he shouted, he couldn't wake them up.
Lin Yuan took time to go to the Kindergarten to take a look.
Now it's women who are taking care of the children, most of them women who have given birth, and they will bring their own children too, so that they won't be thinking about their children when they are working.
The food in the Kindergarten is basically donated by the merchants.
In addition to food, merchants will also donate some fabrics and toys.
Although the toys of this era are very simple, for these children, these toys are the most extravagant things they have seen in their lives. Although it is very luxurious to be able to eat enough and not freeze, but the meaning of toys is different from those .
The ability of children to adapt to the environment is actually much stronger than that of adults.
Once the environment is unfamiliar or dangerous, the naughty child will become obedient and sensible.
Willful and arrogant, that's what only a pampered and safe child can do.
When Lin Yuan walked into the big room where the children usually played, the first thing they saw was the children chasing each other. They didn't know what an orphan meant. The women in the Kindergarten had a mother's heart, and they didn't tell them. , in the eyes of these children, the woman who takes care of them is their mother.
And they have more than ten mothers.
They are probably the children with the most mothers in the world.
Even the women's own children thought these children who suddenly appeared were their own siblings.
They have a good relationship.
Lin Yuan let the servants who followed him leave, and the women were all terrified. They looked at Lin Yuan with awe in their eyes. To put it simply, it was the eyes of both love and fear.
Lin Yuan smiled at them and made a gesture, expressing that they should continue to do their own thing, leaving him alone.
Then they watched Lin Yuan walk towards the group of children.
The women prayed in their hearts that the children must not do anything that would offend the Southern Bodhisattva.
But a child is a child, they don't know who Lin Yuan is, they only know that a stranger has come.
There is also a bold child who asked him in a milky voice: "Your chest is so flat!"
Because they only have "mothers" in daily contact, they think it's all women who can take care of them.
They felt that the person in front of them who looked a lot like a man should also be a woman.
As a woman, he is so unqualified!
no boobs!
Lin Yuan smiled, and he said to the children, "I have candy here, do you want to eat it?"
Then he took off a cloth bag from his waist, which contained toffee. Now the production of toffee is not much, and most of them are donated to the military camp. Toffee can provide energy, and it is sweet, no matter what. Children and adults love it.
The children looked at Lin Yuan timidly.
But soon, the craving for sugar overwhelms the fear of strangers.
The children surrounded Lin Yuan.
The girl asked in a low voice, "Sir, can you give us candy?"
Lin Yuan took out a toffee and handed it to the girl.
The little girl took a sip and found out that it was indeed candy, she looked up at Lin Yuan and showed a bright smile: "Thank you, sir!"
"Moms" have taught them to always say "please" and "thank you" when someone gives them something or asks for help.
Lin Yuan stretched out the hand that didn't hold the toffee and rubbed the girl's little head.
These young beings will one day become the new pillars of the world.
Lin Yuan spent this day with these children.
These children didn't know Lin Yuan's identity. After they passed the initial strange period, after getting to know Lin Yuan well, they still showed Lin Yuan their baby.
There are oddly shaped stones and flowers that are about to wither.
The little boy said sadly, "This flower is the most beautiful."
Too bad it's about to wither.
Lin Yuan taught him to make flowers into specimens.
The girls also let Lin Yuan watch them kick the shuttlecock, and they kicked it well. The pigtails on their heads flew up and down like the shuttlecock.
"Sir." The children sat around Lin Yuan.
It was getting dark, and after nightfall, the children had to go to sleep.
"Please tell us a story!" they pleaded.
Lin Yuan told them the story of "Dragon Ball".
In the story, there is a child from a poor family. Their family works in the hands of a landlord. The landlord treats them very badly. There is always no food in the family. Go fishing in the river after work.
One day, he touched a bead.
The bead was so beautiful, the boy took it home.
Then he hid the beads in the rice jar.
As a result, the next day, the rice jar was full of rice!
The boy's family had a full meal, and they found that as long as the beads were placed in the grain, the grain would increase continuously.
What a joy for a poor family.
But their neighbors sued them to the landlord.
Said they stole the landlord's food.
The landlord also found that their family did not steal food, so they followed the vine, and the landlord found the bead.
He asked the family to hand over the beads.
On the night when the boy went fishing again, his family was killed.
Only he escaped.
After dawn, when the boy came home, he kept the beads with him, because with the beads, he could stay in the water longer and catch more fish.
He saw the bodies of his parents.
He was found.
The boy was forced to the shore, and countless former villagers stood in front of him.
The landlord also looked at him fiercely.
They were all forcing him to hand over the bead.
The boy, who had nowhere to go, finally swallowed the bead.
And then—he became a dragon.
The dragon hovered in the sky, and it rained heavily. Some people said that it was the dragon's tears.
It flew away and never went back.
After listening to the story, a child whispered, "This story is so sad."
"Why didn't he eat the landlord and the villagers!"
"That's it! The bad guys didn't get retribution, this story is not good!"
Lin Yuan smiled and rubbed the head of the child closest to him. He said, "Because he is a dragon."
The children were very ignorant and did not understand what Lin Yuan was talking about.
Lin Yuan: "Rest early, I'll see you again when I have time, come and say goodbye to uncle."
The children waved to Lin Yuan and said goodbye to Lin Yuan.
When they grow up a little bit, they will feel incredible when they think about their experience today.
Some of them were touched on the head by Nan Bodhisattva, and some sat on Nan Bodhisattva's lap.
It's incredible to think about.
Lin Yuan's departure made the women heave a sigh of relief.
God knows, they've been scared to death all day, scared to death!
The author has something to say: I wonder if everyone still remembers Wu Yuelian, the girl who automatically asked Ying to investigate the news.
She survived.
The third son, who was greedy for life and feared death, died for his wife and children he didn't know if he had.
When I wrote it, Qiqi was also very unbearable. I always felt that the third son was a living person who could be seen everywhere. He wanted to live, was timid, and wanted to live a good life.
But most of the people who died on the battlefield were such people.
If there is a reincarnation cycle, I hope that all those who died in the war can be reincarnated into an era of peace and live a good life.
And the story of "Dragon Ball" was not made up by Qiqi. It was a folk story that my grandfather told Qiqi before he went to bed. Unfortunately, Qiqi doesn't remember much of the story.