The wind and sand blew her hair and skirt, and the sand was misty, and her eyes couldn't see clearly. Crystal clear teardrops rolled down the white jade cheeks, in the setting sun and yellow sand of the desert, like transparent amber resin.
The setting sun, the yellow sand, the haggard woman, everything in front of my eyes is like a fine splash-ink landscape beyond the Great Wall, hazy but extremely real. Seeing Xu Zhiqing's tears dripping down her clothes, tears glistening on her delicate cheeks, there is a breathtaking beauty in the setting sun, Lin Wanrong also has an unspeakable feeling in her heart. He sighed a long time and said with emotion: "Miss Xu, this story of gathering sand and forming towers is very good. I haven't been so moved for a long time—is there any more? Can you tell me another one?!"
Xu Zhiqing's pretty face turned pale with anger, she picked up her light green sleeves and wiped away the tears from her eyes, and snorted coldly: "If you just want to hear the story, then go talk to your Miss Qingxuan, I'm too lazy to talk to you. I'll go it's—"
She stood up, picked up the long skirt with her small hands, and walked towards the camp. After walking a few steps, he felt that the silence behind him was strange, Lin Wanrong was as silent as the sand behind him. She hesitated for a moment, then unconsciously slowed down, and stole a glance behind her. I saw the man staring at the sky, hugging his head and resting his head on the ground, quietly as if nothing had happened.
Tears instantly moistened her eyes, Ms. Xu wept softly, grabbed the sand on the ground with both hands, and threw it at him angrily: "I'll kill you, you're a wolf-hearted thing—"
Faint dust rose up and filled the middle of the two of them. Lin Wanrong stood up abruptly, squeezed her hands vigorously, and snorted coldly.
Seeing him walking towards her step by step, his footsteps were as heavy as drums, Xu Zhiqing was stunned, her heartbeat seemed to be the beat of the drums during the march, and the handful of sand and sand she held in her delicate hands could not be thrown out again.
"You, what are you going to do?!" Seeing his wolf-like eyes, Ms. Xu panicked, but her feet seemed to be rooted, unable to move a bit: "I am a military commander of the three armies, if you dare to treat me—I will -ah-"
Seeing his big hand brushing towards her cheek, Xu Junshi exclaimed, but she couldn't move her body, her cheeks were flushed, and she closed her eyes in despair,
"Ah what?!" Lin Wanrong smiled wryly, brushing off a few grains of dust from her hair: "I am a pure person, what do you think I am going to do?"
Seeing his snickering face, it was only then that she realized that she had been tricked by him, Xu Zhiqing's embarrassment was mixed with a little bit of indescribable disappointment.
As if endless grievances were about to erupt in an instant, Miss Xu's eyes were red, and she cried, "Is it fun to bully people?! From the first day I saw you, you have bullied me like this, from Beijing, Shandong, to Xing Qing, do I owe you or something—ah—”
A fiery big hand grabbed her slightly trembling catkin, Miss Xu let out a cry, and seemed to hold back her breath, her cheeks flushed until the sound of her slender and white jade neck.
"You, what are you doing?!" There was an undisguised tremor in her voice, but she subconsciously lowered her voice: "I, I am a military commander of the three armies. If you dare to bully me, I will sue the commander-in-chief to punish you—"
"Is it a sin to pull the military division's hand?" The disgusting person giggled, but his big hand squeezed her little hand a little bit harder: "Then I would rather be a sinner for the rest of my life!!!"
Listening to this hateful voice, Xu Zhiqing's heart trembled, and she felt an uncontrollable and annoying feeling of heart palpitations.
"You, you let go of me," she was short of breath, struggling violently with her little hands: "I, I called someone—"
"Come on, come on!" Before she could finish speaking, the shameless man had already raised his voice and shouted: "Brother Hu, Brother Gao, Brother Du—everyone come and see, I'm the leader of the military division!" I've taken the hand! I've taken the military division's hand!"
A warm and trembling catkin hurriedly pressed Lin Wanrong's lips, Miss Xu was angry and annoyed, the grievance in her heart was unspeakable, tears fell like raindrops: "You, you rotten thing! Do you want to be mad at me to be reconciled?!"
"Do you really don't want me to hold your hand?" Lin Wanrong shook her head, unable to hide her disappointment: "Well, I will just not hold your hand."
As he spoke, he was about to throw away Xu Zhiqing's little hand. Seeing his determination, Miss Xu couldn't hide her disappointment immediately, and wept softly, "You—I'm going to be mad at you!"
Lin Wanrong laughed, tightened his hand, and held her catkin in the palm of his hand: "Mr. Xu, do you want to hold this hand or not? Tell me a good word!"
There was something in his words, Xu Zhiqing was mixed with embarrassment and joy, and annoyed: "If you don't want to hold him, then don't hold him, who dares to force you—this is outside the camp, if others see it, how can I live?!"
Her pretty face was as red as rouge, and the shyness between her eyebrows and eyes made her even compare to the sunset in the sky.
How wonderful it would be if we could flirt and live a happy life like this every day without fighting! Lin Wanrong sighed silently, looked at Miss Xu with a forced smile, and looked downcast.
Xu Zhiqing was sensitive to the change in his mood, bit her red lips lightly, and said softly: "What's the matter, didn't you just talk properly?"
Lin Wanrong shook his head, sat down on the sand, looked at the tents dotted in the distance, his eyes were dazed.
This annoying person! Xu Zhiqing sighed softly, flicked her long skirt, and sat down slowly, leaning against him.
In the distance, smoke curled up from the kitchen, and thousands of horses raced to gallop. The young soldiers shouted slogans and drilled, their dark faces covered with sweat, shining brightly under the setting sun.
Lin Wanrong stared silently for a long time, then suddenly let out a long sigh, his expression tired: "There are so many brothers who are alive and well, at this time tomorrow, I don't know how many will be left!"
It turned out that he was worried about this. Miss Xu glanced at him and said quietly: "Didn't you fight the White Lotus Sect before? War, that's how it is! It's inevitable that soldiers will be injured. You have to harden your heart."
Playing the White Lotus Sect? Judging from the current point of view, it is like playing. Lin Wanrong smiled and shook his head: "I don't know what's going on, but this time I'm fighting against the barbarians, I'm always uneasy. I think before, I was a famous brave hero. Alas, I have really regressed a lot now!"
"Bah, no shame." Ms. Xu muttered to herself, her cheeks blushing, "You have the guts, but it's all about evil things!"
Lin Wanrong's heart fluttered, and he smiled and said: "Don't make a mistake, military adviser. The evil in your eyes, in my opinion, is the most serious and good thing. It's just that the angle of looking at the problem is different, and the essence is the same."
Xu Zhiqing snorted softly, her pretty face was like the rosy clouds in the west, and she didn't dare to say much. Looking at her covered face with light gauze, her lotus-colored pleated skirt is like an oasis in the desert, her exquisite figure draws wonderful waves, and the gentleness between her eyebrows and eyes seems to be able to wring out water. Lin Wanrong sighed: "I only think about it now." Get up—Miss Xu, did you wear this clothes specially for me to see?!"
"Nonsense, you think it's beautiful!" Xu Zhiqing snorted shyly, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito's gnat: "I wore it for myself to see!"
"Didn't you wear it for me?! That's okay," Lin Wanrong said with a smirk, "Actually, I have a few clothes that I wear specially for Miss Xu."
Wear it for me to see? Xu Zhiqing looked him up and down, only to see that he was wearing thick armor with an unknown number of clothes inside, like a bloated panda. She blushed and said with a smile: "Nonsense, are you wearing this armor to show me?!"
"Look at what you said, how can I do such a dirty thing?" Lin Wanrong laughed, looked around mysteriously, and slowly lifted off the armor on his body, revealing the clothes inside: "You Look, these are all for you to see! This jacket, these green pants, and these socks—oh, Miss Xu, don’t go, I’m not finished yet—"
"Fucking stick!" Miss Xu cursed shamelessly, and quickly sprinkled a handful of dust into his clothes, blushing and galloping, that beautiful swaying figure made people's hearts wander.
"Military officer, this dress looks good on you, really! I never tell lies, everyone knows—" General Lin put his hands on his lips, and shouted towards Miss Xu who was running far away with a smile.
Xu Zhiqing paused slightly, stomped her feet in embarrassment, picked up a handful of yellow sand, turned around and threw it at him no matter how far away, and then rushed into the camp.
Lin Wanrong raised his head and howled a few times, picked up a few handfuls of dust, and threw them into the depths of the desert with all his strength. The dust and dust danced together with the wind and sand. He panted for a few breaths, looking at the desert in the distance, his gloom seemed to dissipate a lot.
———
The speed at which the Turkic people were advancing far exceeded Lin Wanrong's imagination, and he knew what a Turkic wolf master was. When he had just finished his first yawn in the morning, a scout from the front rushed into the tent: "General, the Turkic cavalry pioneer Nur Suha's troops are advancing rapidly, and they are about 200 miles away from our army." .Our army has spotted the Huren scouts fifty miles away from the front of Wuyuan City. The military adviser ordered me to wait and prepare for battle."
Damn it, I haven't even washed my face and brushed my teeth, and I haven't had time to eat breakfast yet, the barbarians are here! Lin Wanrong snorted angrily. Hu Bugui looked at the map and said lightly: "General, with the Hu people's marching speed at the moment, they should be able to drive to Wuyuan before noon."
"Explore again!" Lin Wanrong nodded and waved his hands. Just as he was about to fend off the scouts, he suddenly remembered something: "Wait, what did you just say? Fifty miles away from Wuyuan City, a barbarian's spies were discovered?"
The scout nodded and said: "It's the first scout sent by Nur Suha. There are not many people, about twenty. At present, our army has three scouts to monitor their movements."
In front of the formation of the two armies, it is inevitable that the scouts will cross each other. Lin Wanrong said: "You have to do a lot of acting! Wuyuan is the inherent territory of my Dahua, which is sacred and inviolable. Pass it on to me as a general and order Du Xiuyuan to send a thousand-man team. The barbarian's spies have been wiped out."
"Decree!" The scout turned around to convey the order. Hu Bugui shook his head and said: "The scouts of the Hu people all use the best Turkic BMWs. As long as they want to run, Brother Du may find it difficult to chase them down."
"If you can't catch up, you have to catch up." Lin Wanrong nodded with a smile: "Otherwise, how could the Hu people believe in our army's determination to stick to Wuyuan?"
Only then did Hu Bugui understand what he meant, he laughed and nodded. Lin Wanrong let out a long breath, and said seriously, "Brother Hu, have you buried all the gunpowder in Wuyuan City?"
"It's buried. Brother Li Sheng went with us last night. Gunpowder was buried under the main road cards in the city. As long as the barbarians dare to come, it will be enough for them to drink a pot!" Hu Bugui was full of confidence.
"Okay." Lin Wanrong laughed loudly, took the whip and went out: "Brother Hu, you stay here to direct my right-hand troops, and I will go to the city."
"What?" Hu Bugui was startled, and hastily stopped in front of him: "General, you must not. You are the commander-in-chief on the right, and you are alone in charge of the overall situation. How can you be in danger? The city of Wuyuan is full of gunpowder. Accidental detonation, the outcome is unimaginable. If you are not at ease, the last general will inspect on your behalf."
"It's useless for you to go." Lin Wanrong's eyes sparkled: "Since we want to pretend to be defending the city, it is unreasonable to send only one deputy general on the right. Hu people are not fools. If you want to fish, you have to be willing to use bait I am the commander-in-chief on the right side. As long as I appear at the top of the city, no matter how smart Nur Suha is, he would never have thought that Wuyuan City would have other secrets. As for me taking risks with my own body and disregarding the overall situation, it is even more out of the question. The gunpowder is buried deep in the ground, there is no lead wire on the ground, and there is no other way except to detonate it with the artillery of Shenjiying. How can I be in danger?"
Seeing that he insisted on going his own way, Hu Bugui immediately became anxious: "This matter still needs to be discussed, I will report to the military adviser and make a decision."
"Come back." Lin Wanrong yelled, his old face darkened: "The general is away, and the emperor's orders will not be granted. Besides, Miss Xu's military order yesterday stated that my right side is the vanguard against Hu, and all changes and arrangements on the right side are made by this general. Call the shots. Do you want to disobey?!"
His complexion was dark and powerful, even though Hu Bugui was a veteran against Hu, he couldn't help being a little scared, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "The last general dare not."
Lin Wanrong patted him on the shoulder and said: "Brother Hu, this place is under your command. Listen to my sound of arrows. When the arrows fly, Li Sheng is ordered to bombard Wuyuan City without delay!"
Hu Bugui gritted his teeth and nodded, Lin Wanrong smiled slightly, waved his hand, and led the high chief out of the camp.
The yellow sand danced wildly in the desert, covering up the morning light, and the dust whistling around the ear, the eyes of the fascinated people could not be opened, the wind speed was so strong, especially yesterday.
Wuyuan City, shrouded in sand and dust, except for the outer city wall, only a few bare mounds remained, which was extremely desolate. All the war horses put on biting bits, and the soldiers guarding the city covered their faces with gauze and leaned against the city wall to avoid the wind and sand all over the sky.
Lin Wanrong walked with the high chief all the way, his hair, eyebrows, and armor were already covered with dust, like a gray man who had just escaped from the soil.
"General Lin, why are you here?!" Du Xiuyuan was even more surprised when he saw Lin Wanrong coming alone. He shouted loudly, lest the wind and sand cover his voice.
Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "I'm here. Surprised? Surprised? This is what I want."
Deep emotion flashed in Du Xiuyuan's eyes, Lin Wanrong patted him on the shoulder with a smile, saw a mound beside him, he rushed up suddenly in three steps and two kicks, and shouted loudly in the strong wind: "Brothers— "
This sound of his was gathered with all the strength in his body, followed by the wildly dancing yellow sand that spread far away, and whistling with a little bit of echo, which entered his ears clearly.
The soldiers who were avoiding the wind and sand behind the city wall saw a gray man standing on the mound and rubbed their eyes hastily, but it was unknown who exclaimed first: "Look, General Lin—"
"It's General Lin, why is he here—"
"General Lin is with us too—"
The news spread quickly, and the soldiers who had just been hiding behind the city wall hurriedly stood up. The wind and sand hit their dark and young faces, but they didn't realize it. Seeing Lin Wanrong standing tall, like a mighty sand sculpture, the joy and excitement of sharing weal and woe immediately surged into everyone's hearts.
Standing on a high platform, look around. In the yellow sand all over the sky, the horses neighed and roared upwards, countless banners fluttered in the wind, and the sharpened blades and guns shone with a cold light, reflecting the excited and expectant faces of the soldiers.
"Brothers—" He looked around and said in a deep and powerful voice, "The place where we are standing is called Wuyuan. It is very remote, full of yellow sand, and deserted all year round. If it wasn't for the war, maybe we would never know about this place for the rest of our lives."
Lin Wanrong didn't notice the painful feeling of being hit by the wind and sand on his face. Looking at the tens of thousands of hot-blooded men, a surging feeling surged in his heart, and the sound passed through the wind and sand, reaching everyone's ears.
"It has no plain mountains and green waters, no treasures of gold and silver. However, in my eyes, it is the most beautiful place in the world. Because it is the border of my great country!—Here, we use our blood and lives to defend to the death The place!!"
With a wave of his hand, the sound of angry howls mixed with the wind and sand filled the sky, like drumbeats, beating the chests of the soldiers: "I swear by our lives and dignity—those who offend my greatness will be punished no matter how far away!"
"Anyone who offends my greatness will be punished no matter how far away!" Countless soldiers shouted in unison, covering up the wind and sand with their burning blood.
"Boom" "Boom", far away, the sky in the north danced wildly, and several smoke rose into the sky. Countless black dots are flying like lightning, like endless locusts rolling up the yellow sand all over the sky and rushing towards them. The earth trembled, rumbling like a thunderbolt in spring, and even the silent city wall trembled.
"Turkic wolf smoke! The barbarians are coming!" Du Xiu Yuanhong shouted loudly, drawing his sword out of its sheath. The hot blood in Lin Wanrong's chest surged up in an instant.