Chapter 37 Chapter 7 Iron Horse in Arms

"Among all armies, beauty is in my arms." When I read these eight characters leisurely in the Chinese military tent, Kummer immediately laughed so hard that he almost fell to the table: "Cang Cang, this posture is very good, don't let Xiaobai get up..." My posture is very good.Leaning against the large reclining chair, the legs follow the curvature of the chair, one leg rests on the chair, the other protrudes from the chair, and falls leisurely under the chair. Just half lying and half sitting in the soft and comfortable big chair, there was a man lying on my arm——Xiao Huan's long hair was loose, and his head rested lightly on my shoulder. On the bench, a light blue velvet blanket was draped under the waist, and the pure white clothes were loosely hung on the shoulders.

The situation was tense these two days, Ersen was constantly changing, and Kummer was so tired that he ran around for several days.Although Xiao Huan kept guard in the tent, he often stayed up all night in front of the documents.In this way, after lunch today, I really couldn't see his pale face, so I forced him to the recliner in the big tent, forcing him to take a nap with me. So Kummer came back after a hasty inspection, and what he saw was me lying on a big chair with Xiao Huan, who was disheveled. Holding the beauty in my arms was in a good mood, so I didn't bother to pay attention to Kummer, and I lay flat and stable, without even glancing at him.

Frowning slightly, Xiao Huan coughed lightly, and raised his eyes slightly to look at Kummer: "It's too noisy, disturbing people's dreams." Talking lightly, sitting up while leaning on the armrest beside him, Xiao Huan asked, "What's the matter with Esen?" "All the soldiers on the top of the city have withdrawn. It is estimated that the attack will be within two days." Answering, Kummer threw the whip in his hand on the table, picked up the skin bag on the table, sat down and took a long drink Jiu, "I'd like to see what flower gun this kid can do."

Nodding his head, Xiao Huan didn't intend to continue talking about the war, his eyes were still a little indifferent, and he looked at the skin in Kummer's hand. I didn't realize the meaning of his look, but Kummer understood it first, and smiled at this side: "Xiaobai, are you hungry for a drink?" I was speechless for a moment... Xiao Huan used to keep his cup in his hand and always had a pot of bamboo leaf green by his side, because the wine could suppress the cold poison in his body, and the wine was not much different from medicine to him. Later, because his body was repeatedly damaged, he could no longer After being eroded by strong alcohol, and the cold poison in his body was relieved, Li Mingshang ordered him not to drink any more alcohol.

Things that were around every day, but now he can't touch a single drop. Even if Xiao Huan has always been self-controlled, it is inevitable that there will be times when he can't help but be addicted to it-this is reflected in the fact that he will occasionally stare at the jug when others are drinking. Still lightly moved his eyes up, looking at Kummer, Xiao Huan didn't answer his words, and tried to stand up while holding on to the armrest.But just as he stood up straight, his footsteps jerked slightly and he almost fell. This moment scared me out of my soul, and I quickly hugged him: "Brother Xiao, what's wrong?"

Kummer over there also stepped forward a few steps, putting his hands in front of him to protect him: "Xiaobai, I'm just kidding you, don't be scary!" After coughing a few times, Xiao Huan looked back at me: "It's just a little dizzy, it's okay, Cang Cang." I bit my lip and looked at him: "If you don't scare me for two days, you won't be happy, will you?" He smiled: "Sorry, Cang Cang." I secretly rolled my eyes, his apology made my ears callous! He also stayed on the couch and stood beside him, holding his hand and walking with him to the big table in the middle of the barracks.

He pointed to the newly marked icons on the huge map with one hand, and said to Kummer, "This is the deployment to fight Ersen, what do you think?" Numerous new lines and annotations have been added to the map densely covered with geographical situation, with red and black interlaced, meticulous and rigorous. Kummer looked at it and sighed softly: "I said that you are old and can't take care of yourself. Can you change someone else to do such a troublesome thing?" "In a battle between the two armies, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured at every turn, and a slight difference is enough to determine the outcome." Turning to look at Kummer, Xiao Huan coughed a few more times, "I am not worthy of being the commander if I leave it to others."

Kummer smiled slightly and raised his eyebrows: "Yes, it is because of such a coach that I am willing to be a striker." He also picked up his lips, Xiao Huan smiled and said, "Don't force yourself to act as if you value my body more than the gains and losses of your Jurchen clan. Since I borrowed someone from you, I won't let you return without success." .” When Xiao Huan revealed his original intention, Kummer was not angry, and laughed, "That said, Xiaobai, I am really worried about your body." Xiao Huan smiled lightly: "Thank you, sweat."

No matter what these two old foxes said now, I can turn a deaf ear to them and pretend that I didn’t hear them. They tugged at Xiao Huan’s sleeves: “Brother Xiao, do you want something to eat?” Turning his head, he smiled at me: "Okay." He promised so readily, but when my white fungus porridge was brought over, he bowed his head and vomited it up before taking two sips.From morning to this time, he hadn't eaten anything at all, and after vomiting the white fungus porridge, he only spit out a few mouthfuls of water. Supporting his body, seeing him lying on the edge of the couch coughing and panting, my tears were almost forced out.Finally, when he finally calmed down, I helped him rest on the couch, held his cold palm and pressed it to his cheek: "Brother Xiao."

The heavy tiredness has stained his brows, but he still looked at me with a smile and comforted me: "It's good to have a rest...it's okay." I leaned over and hugged him, and buried my head on his shoulder, letting the faint scent of medicine on his body fill my nostrils. At this moment, like many little women, I muttered to myself, not knowing whether to tell him or myself: " Brother Xiao, no matter what the outcome of this battle is, I only want you to be well." Datong has been besieged for more than a month. Whether it's the unusually calm in the city for several days, or Ersen's constant dispatch of scouts to spy on the military situation, it shows that the food and grass in the city are almost exhausted.

As a fortress in the northwest, Datong City had plenty of food and grass. However, when Datong City was destroyed that day, the general soldier Liu Zhen also burned all the grain depots in the city. Datong captured by Esen was already an empty city. This time several armies attacked with all their strength, Er Sen should have gambled all his capital, fell short outside the capital, and lost the most powerful general, and retreated to Datong.At this point in the war, Esen's defeat is already decided, but he just hopes to make a comeback with the last strength of his troops. In any case, when the food and grass ran out, Datong would definitely fall. According to Ersen's temperament, he would never return home without it, so he was going to fight to the death. For Esen, this was his last battle in the south, and it was a counterattack with all his strength before the dying beast, which must not be underestimated. For the generals and soldiers stationed under the city of Datong, this is a battle to expel the invaders and recover the rivers and mountains, and their fighting spirit and morale are also high. The unusual silence before the war made the air seem to be condensed with gunpowder smoke. Finally, the war started earlier than expected. On November 15th, Ersen's army went out of the city to make a surprise attack, and the Dawu army fought against it. This war, which both sides had accomplished their best in one battle, finally broke out.The sound of killing even spread outside the big tent. The neighing of war horses, the din of people, the sound of fighting and the roar of artillery came from afar, intertwined together, and the blood was racing. Wearing soft armor and holding the musket filled with gunpowder at my waist, although I was eager to fight the enemy, I could only stay in the big tent with Hong Qingshiyan. Xiao Huan was still in the light-colored Tsing Yi on the main seat in the tent, his long hair was tied up high with a jade crown, his face was expressionless, he just looked down at the map on the table in front of him. The battle is tense, and from time to time, heralds come into the account to report the battle situation. At a moment's notice, the north and south gates of Datong City were opened, Ersen led his army out of the city from the south gate, and the deputy general Na Hai assaulted from the north gate. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the cavalry led by Nahai in the north of the city failed to break through, and the infantry of the two sides began to stalemate. In the next moment, Ersen's troops became more and more courageous, and the elite cavalry was even more invincible, and the siege in the south was slightly loosened. Standing in the big tent, I looked up at Xiao Huan who had been looking down at the map. I still couldn't help it, and I went to the case and shook his hand: "Brother Xiao." The shouts outside were getting closer and closer, and my palms were covered with a thin layer of sweat, but his hands were still dry and stable. There was an indifferent warmth in his palm, he raised his head and smiled at me: "Cang Cang, don't worry." My heart was strangely settled down, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I saw that apart from Hong Qing and Shi Yan, there were only a few soldiers left in the tent, so I simply jumped over the table, sat down beside him, and put my arms around his waist. Even I don't know why, but I seem to be getting more and more attached to him.Except for the two years after he just came back from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, I had to hold his hand tightly every night to sleep soundly. In the past few years, I have gradually gotten used to being separated from him for a short time.There are a lot of affairs in Fenglai Pavilion, I have to go out of Beijing once in a while, sometimes for three or two days, and sometimes for a month, of course I will miss him during this period, but I don't feel too tormented. However, before this war, it was only a few days since I saw him. It seemed to me that it had been a few years. Maybe there was nothing about Ersen. meet him. It seems that it's not just because his body has been bad for a while, it's my state of mind that has become more. He put his arms around my shoulder and patted it lightly, letting me just get tired of him, and I didn't look away from the map on the table. The short-lived comfort was broken by the herald who rushed in suddenly, and the silver armor was stained with blood and dust. This handsome young general flung himself into the tent, and before he had time to kneel down, he loudly reported: "Please move quickly, Your Majesty! Sen led his troops to the Chinese army!" With a sudden jump in my heart, Xiao Huan beside me had tapped the table with his fingers, and raised his head: "It's finally here." Holding my hand and getting up, he smiled at me: "Cang Cang, let's go out, you have to be careful." Nodding my head, even though I knew something about his and Kummer's deployment before, I couldn't help but feel uneasy. I took a green cloak from the side shelf, put it on him, and held his hand: " Brother Xiao, you have to be careful." Smiling at me, he nodded, didn't stay any longer, let go of my hand, and walked out first. The horses were prepared outside the tent, Shi Yan helped Xiao Huan get on the horse, and then he got on the horse himself, and I rode on the horse and followed Xiao Huan's horse. After walking out of the big tent, the sound of fighting outside the barracks could be heard more clearly, and sporadic arrows had already arrived in front of the tent, shooting into the ground with a lingering sound. Xiao Huan lightly reined in the reins, stared at the battle group in the distance for a moment, then turned his eyes away, and ordered lightly: "Let's go." A few light cavalry came out of the dust and headed straight for the hill behind the camp. The green figure surrounded by the black imperial guards could not be considered unobtrusive on the battlefield. I buckled the musket and followed closely behind Xiao Huan, trying my best to keep my eyesight clear. The sound of fighting gradually faded away, leaving only the sound of our horseshoes and the whine of the wind. Suddenly, the sound of hoofbeats near my ears became chaotic! A faint sound inserted into the neat hoofbeats, gradually separated from the chaotic battlefield, and became louder and louder, like a thunderstorm rolling in from the sky in the summer afternoon, before it arrived, it was carrying dark clouds all over the sky, pressing directly on the top of the head . The thunderous sound of horseshoes finally became stronger and stronger, and the sound of a feathered arrow piercing the air also roared behind him, as fast as a meteor! I held the gun and turned around, the bullet flew out with a buzzing sound, and it hit the long arrow that shot straight at Xiao Huan's back, and the feathered arrow fell to the ground after being exploded into several pieces. A loud laugh sounded from behind: "Good marksmanship!" After shooting down the feather arrow, I didn't turn back immediately. Before the words "good marksmanship" came, the second bullet had already been shot from my gun, and it was shot towards the forehead of Esen who was making the sound. The distance between us is not far away. While he blurted out his compliments, Ersen's figure has been pulled up, his armor is as straight as a black dragon, and he can let the bullet pass by his arm. With a movement of his figure, he sits firmly on the horse again. it is good. During this process, the horseshoes under the crotches of the two parties kept running, and they gradually rushed into a valley among the hills. With an angry shout, Hong Qing reined in his horse, turned his horse's head, unsheathed his long sword, and swung it at Er Sen. Ersen laughed, grabbed the saber hanging on the saddle to fight, and immediately slowed down. Xiao Huan, who had been driving the horse forward, also held down the rein, slowed down the horse, and stopped in the valley. I rode side by side with him with a gun, turned the horse's head slightly, and stood between him and Esen. Over there, Shi Yan also drew out his long sword and went up to fight Esen side by side with Hong Qing. The rest of the imperial guards silently formed a circle in front of Xiao Huan and me, drawing their swords to fight against the enemy. Although the speed of catching up was fast, what Er Sen brought was only a few dozen cronies, even if they all surrounded him, there was nothing he could do with a dozen or so imperial guards at once. A few days before the war, no matter how tense the situation was, Ersen didn't forget to come to the camp once a day to harass Xiao Huan. Fortunately, after Hongqing arrived, he teamed up with Shi Yan and managed to keep him out of the tent. I know that Ersen is obsessed with Xiao Huan, but I didn't expect him to be so persistent. When the two armies were fighting, seeing Xiao Huan leave, he left the army and led his men to chase him. The most troublesome thing about this Esen is not that he is superior in martial arts and strong in soldiers, but that he acts so unreasonably. Facing the enemies Hongqing and Shiyan alone, Ersen raised his head and smiled at Xiao Huan, who was here, as if he had enough energy in his body: "Xiao Bai, I finally saw you. Do you miss me?" Riding on the horse, Xiao Huan was covering his mouth and coughing lightly, his eyes were indifferent, and he didn't look at him. This person repeatedly molested my husband in front of me, treating me as nothing. I sneered, "Don't worry, little prince, he definitely doesn't miss you." Ersen still waved his knife and smiled at Xiao Huan: "Xiaobai, I know, although you didn't say it, you miss me too, don't you?" I am speechless, does this person have a habit of talking to himself? Xiao Huan lowered his eyes and nodded at me after a while: "It's okay, Cang Cang." I nodded hurriedly, took out the firework I had been carrying from my sleeve, lit it with a torch, and the bright fire immediately rose from my hand. Immediately, there was a crackling sound of golden guns on the silent ridges all around. The army hidden behind the mountains slowly revealed its figure. Several teams of cavalry galloped out from the mouth of the valley. With the sudden change, even Ersen was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Xiaobai, even if you want to kill me, you don't need to arrange such a formation, do you?" "The little prince is being polite," Xiao Huan finally said, raising his head and saying calmly, "If you want to kill the little prince, this kind of formation may not be enough." Suddenly withdrew his hand and withdrew the long saber, Ersen put his hands behind his back, and suddenly pulled up more than ten feet, Hong Qing and Shi Yan's long swords had no time to close, brushed against his body, and drew two slashes on his arm bloodstains. Blood gushed out from the wound on his arm, but Esen didn't seem to notice it, his golden eyes were still fixed on Xiao Huan, and his smile didn't fade: "Xiaobai, I'm very happy to let you value him so much." He slowly drew out the long sword tied at his waist: "Xiaobai, when I was young, I lived in the Central Plains for three years. Do you know what I yearned for most at that time?" He raised his head and smiled, his golden pupils were radiant: "Bai Chifan, the invincible Bai Chifan, the Bai Chifan who created the myth of Jianghu. When I was young, my greatest dream was to defeat the sword in his hand with my own hands!" A strange bright red suddenly appeared in his pupils, and before I had time to think about what this mysterious color represented, the crimson all over the sky suddenly burst open in front of my eyes. Sometimes a life unfolds so quickly one by one, and the pain and the joy are all so clear. When the blush hit my eyes, I heard Xiao Huan's short cry in my ear, with a panic I had never felt before: "Gang Cang!"