After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the summer heat has passed away early and the cool autumn has arrived. Especially at night, the autumn night is as cold as water.
After talking to Ya'er about love in the middle of the night and tucking her in when she had fallen asleep, Sun Tu walked out of the room quietly, and then he caught a glimpse of Hu Rong waiting on the porch outside the door.
At this time, Hu Rong, who had just become a wife for the first time, was less heroic than before, but more feminine. Especially when she bit her lips and swept her thin phoenix eyes over her, it made people's hearts shudder. . Seeing Sun Tu coming out, Hu Rong hurriedly came forward and said, "Third brother, has Ya'er fallen asleep? Then tonight..." Although the words were not finished, the invitation was already obvious.
Sun Tu also moved his index finger, and immediately hugged the other party's slender waist, and walked into the bedroom not far away with Hu Rong with half a hug. Soon, a heart-warming gasping sound could be heard in the room, and it didn't stop for a long time.
It wasn't until after the third watch that the two stopped moving and hugged each other. Hu Rong even snuggled her whole body into Sun Tu's arms. While drawing circles on her husband's chest with her fingers, Hu Rong He whispered: "Third brother, have you really decided to leave for Jiangnan tomorrow? Can you take me with you?"
Sun Tu kissed her forehead gently, and then said softly: "August is coming to an end, and there is no time to delay. I will set off early tomorrow morning. Now that Ya'er is in such a situation, I really don't feel comfortable keeping her. I'm alone at home, so Rong'er asks you to stay here and take care of her."
There was a hint of disappointment in Hu Rong's eyes, but she quickly nodded with a smile: "Now that Third Brother has made a decision, I naturally want to listen to you. As long as I am at home taking care of Ya'er, you can rest assured."
"It's great to have you." Sun Tu sighed sincerely. But before he could express his emotions again, Hu Rong, who had been unable to move like soft mud, suddenly turned over and pressed on top of him again, saying sweetly: "Then third brother, if you love me again, I will also marry you." Just like Ya'er, I'm pregnant with your flesh and blood..."
Well, once she learned that she couldn't accompany Lang Jun to Jiangnan, she simply wanted to squeeze him dry. The beauty's kindness was so kind that Sun Tu would naturally take advantage of it. When Dang Ji reached out to hug her, a storm broke out again...
At dawn, Sun Tu woke up on time, and Hu Rong forced his body, which was so weak from a night of madness, to put on his clothes and military uniform, and put on a sword given by the court. After carefully looking at her husband's heroic attire, Hu Rong reluctantly stepped forward for another kiss, and then opened the door and walked outside with him.
Outside the door, the pot-bellied Ya'er was already standing in front of the corridor accompanied by the maid. As soon as she saw her, Hu Rong's pretty face immediately turned red. She felt embarrassed as if she had been caught by the owner after stealing something. It could only be She called out in a low voice: "Ya'er, why are you up so early?" Yesterday, Japan said that Sun Tu would accompany her, but in the end, she turned Lang Jun into her room.
Ya'er pursed her lips and smiled: "Third brother is about to go on an expedition again, and I don't know when he will come back this time. Naturally, I have to come to see him off."
"Ah? Did you know this earlier?" Hu Rong said with a surprised look on his face. In fact, in order to prevent Ya'er from worrying, Sun Tu hid the fact that he was about to go south to Jiangnan, but he didn't want to hide it from this person after all.
ah.
Ya'er slowly came to Sun Tu and looked up at him: "Third brother, I know you want to give me back the child, but I am your wife after all, why do you hide this kind of thing from me? ?”
"It's my fault Ya'er..." Sun Tu hugged her gently, "In this case, you must be good at home during this period, you must take care of yourself, don't think too much. Wait for me Return in triumph and see you and our children again.”
"Well... Ya'er and Sister Rong will wait for you to come back at home." Ya'er said, gently leaning her head on Sun Tu's arms. After a long while, she moved away, then turned around slightly, Said: "Third brother, walk slowly..."
Sun Tu heard that her nasal voice had become extremely thick, and he also knew that she must have shed tears at this time, but he still hardened his heart, took a deep breath, and strode outside. Because he was very worried that once he really comforted Ya'er, he would have the idea of not wanting to leave despite feeling distressed and soft-hearted - Wenrou Township is a Tomb of Heroes, and this was not just a mere statement.
This time, even Hu Rong's eyes were red. She did not accompany Sun Tu out of the house. She only sent him to the front of the back house and stopped: "Third brother, please come back safely and triumphantly." .”
"I will, just wait for me!" After saying this, Sun Tu strode forward without looking back. After getting on his horse, he quickly left his home. Only two wives and a courtyard of servants were left to watch him disappear at the end of the long street...
On this morning, farewell words and tears were everywhere in Qingzhou city. Thousands of local Qingzhou soldiers were about to leave their hometown and embark on the southern expedition. This was a separation that was difficult to let go of for every family. Because this time, they are not conquering the mountain bandits in Shandong, but will go to the far south of the Yangtze River to fight the real rebel army. This trip can take as short as a year or as long as several years. No one knows who they are. I wonder if my husband and son can return safely.
Therefore, at this time, you can always see sad scenes in the streets and alleys of Qingzhou. Wives bid farewell to their husbands in tears, and pairs of elderly parents whisper to their sons to send them off. I went out, and when I came back, I was crying again.
Cars rattled, horses rustled, and pedestrians carried bows and arrows at their waists. Ye Niang and his wife walked off to see each other off, but Xianyang Bridge was nowhere to be seen.
The people were reluctant to give up, but the people of Qingzhou did not stop their men from following Sun Qian to the south of the Yangtze River, because they believed in Sun Tu and knew that he would definitely lead everyone to victory after victory and bring his men to the south. The soldiers returned to Qingzhou safely.
After a long time of farewell, until the sun was high in the sky, nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses gathered in the military camp grounds, waiting for Sun Tu's lectures and his final order to set off.
Sun Tu soon appeared in front of everyone. At this time, he had a strange-looking trumpet-shaped object in his hand. Without too much delay, he put it to his mouth, and immediately a loud voice that could be clearly heard by almost every soldier present spread out from the speaker:
"My fellow soldiers in Shandong, today I, Sun Tu, will lead you out of the land of Qilu and go to the south of the Yangtze River to fight against thieves! Some people may feel puzzled. It is obvious that we are in Shandong.
All the thieves in the country have been defeated, so why bother traveling thousands of miles and taking risks to kill the enemy for the sake of thieves elsewhere? Then I have to tell you that since the founding of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years, we have been surrounded by powerful enemies all the time. The chaos in Lajiang in the south of the Yangtze River is just one of the powerful enemies we will face. I will take you there in the future. Fight with the Jurchens and the Khitans, and wipe out the powerful enemies that endanger the safety of our Han people one by one. And all of this started with this southern expedition to Fangla. Tell me loudly, is it possible for my army of hundreds of warriors to win this southern expedition? "
Immediately, some of the soldiers below shouted loudly: "Our army must win!" Then, the shout spread, and thousands of soldiers roared loudly: "We must win! We must win!" The voice It reaches up to the sky and spreads down to all directions, lifting the spirits of the people of Qingzhou who were originally full of sadness. At some point, cries of "must win" were heard from all over the city, echoing the voices in the military camp. The morale of the entire army was once again lifted, and there was no longer any worry and fear during the separation.
"Okay! What I want is your energy and spirit. Even though the rebellion is strong, I believe that with the might of our Shandong Army, we will be able to put down the rebels and return a peaceful world to Jiangnan!" Sun Tu was satisfied! He shouted: "The whole army obeys the order and sets off!"
"Here!" The 20,000 soldiers responded in unison, and then according to the order of each battalion and each team, under the leadership of their respective generals, they lined up neatly and slowly walked out of the military camp, along the familiar long street, in Under the watch of the people on both sides, they walked towards the city gate and walked out of the Qingzhou city they had guarded for several years.
This time, Sun Tu brought out all the elite soldiers and generals under his command, including the scout battalion, the trapped camp, the vanguard battalion, and the newly built cavalry battalion... Each battalion was led by a general who had been on the battlefield for a long time. Lin Chong, Wu Song, Dong Ping, Shi Qian, Yang Zhi...these loyal subordinates who had followed him for the longest time each entered their own camp. As for Song Jiang and other newly surrendered people, they were all assigned to the Chinese army camp, led by Sun Tu, the leader of the three armies. In terms of unified command and logistics, there are experienced people such as Zhu Wu and Qi Desheng to look after it. There are really good generals like clouds, elite soldiers like rain, and military power that has never been seen in Shandong.
Especially when Sun Tu brought along the cavalry battalion of about 300 people that had been secretly prepared and trained for a long time, the combat effectiveness of the entire Shandong soldiers increased even more. In this era when the Song Dynasty was generally short of horses, no Xiang army could come up with hundreds of elite cavalry, and this cavalry team was also named Hubao Cavalry by him. The general who led it was none other than The former instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army, Lin Chong, the leopard-headed man with unparalleled martial arts in Qingzhou City.
Of course, in addition to this cavalry team, Sun Tu also left the most mysterious team in the central army. Unless he encounters a truly strong enemy, he will always keep this trump card in his hand, because the team uses It is a firearm that has never been seen in this era!
Only the women's army with the lowest combat effectiveness and some troops who had not recovered from previous injuries were left in Qingzhou. Sitting in Qingzhou and cooperating with Huang Wenbing to defend the place is Han Tao, the Yum general who was entrusted with the important task by Sun Tu!
Everything was arranged according to Sun Tu's wishes, and he believed that this southern expedition would achieve final victory.
But what he didn't know was that this farewell to Qingzhou was almost like farewell forever...