Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Xing Tian

Since the founding of the country by Taizu in the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains area was divided into three categories: roads, states, and counties. By the reign of Zhenzong, the world had been divided into seventeen roads.Each road has jurisdiction over states and counties. Due to their different nature and status, each state is divided into four titles: state, government, army, and prison. The government is similar to the state, but the status should be respected, such as Kaifeng government. The place known as the prison was set up for the Song court to herd horses, make salt, and cast coins, so that it could be directly managed by the Song court.

However, under the systems of Song, Tang, and Five Dynasties, armies were set up in sparsely populated but important military areas or important transportation routes.The security army is affiliated to Yongxing Army Road, which is the frontier and key place against the party members. It is in the west of Yanzhou and an important barrier in the west of Yanzhou City. When Yuan Hao attacked the Security Army, he was attacking the important military positions of Song Dynasty! The Security Army is in danger, and Yanzhou is also in danger! When Fan Yong learned that Yuan Hao sent troops, his heart beat violently, his face turned red, and his blood faded in an instant, and he became pale again!

What are you afraid of? Old Master Fan was most afraid that when he was in office, the restlessness in the frontier would prevent him from returning to Beijing.Therefore, he condescended and went to Xinzhai, and tried to appease the dissatisfaction of the Weimu clan. Don't you think that tens of thousands of Dangxiang members will call after the thousands of Weimu people are appeased?Fan Yong lamented the bad luck in his heart, his mind went blank temporarily, and when he came back to his senses, he just murmured: "What to do, what to do?" Di Qing thought that Fan Yong was asking himself, and replied: "If he calls, we can call. What are you afraid of?"

Fan Yong snorted coldly, frowned, and thought to himself, "Di Qing is just a warrior, how can he understand military and state affairs?" Feeling that Di Qing saw the panic just now, Fan Yong was a little ashamed, and concealed: "This residence is not I'm afraid, but it's just deliberation. Di Qing, your suggestion is wrong." Turning his head to look at Xia Shouyun, Fan Yong coughed lightly, and said politely: "Everything is deployed, Yuan Hao actually sent troops, what do you think?" Xia Shouyun said calmly: "Lord Fan, don't worry too much. Yuan Hao dares to raise an army on his own. I will give him a head-on blow."

Fan Yong breathed a sigh of relief, and said gratifiedly: "They are all deployed and strategized, and they have extraordinary insight. The government is willing to hear the details." Di Qing thought, "What's the difference between this and what Lao Tzu said? If there is a difference, it is that one is said by the deployment, and the other is said by the commander." Xia Shouyun looked around, and said cautiously: "Lord Fan, this is a military plane, please act carefully." Fan Yong understood, and praised: "That's right. Di Qing, you clear this government office first. The government is going to discuss the military situation with the government. Xia Sui, you can stay too." Looking at Di Qing, Fan Yongzheng wondered whether to let He participates.Xia Shouyun said: "Di Qing is just a commander, his position is humble, he just needs to be assigned, and he is not suitable to participate in this matter."

When Di Qing saw Fan Yongwang approaching, he said knowingly, "The lowly job will retire first." After Di Qing and the rest of the gang had all withdrawn from the government office, Fan Yong asked furiously, "Everything is deployed, Yuan Hao sent tens of thousands of troops to attack the security forces, how should we respond?" He asked, thinking in his heart, "Yuan Hao Hao violated the border, is it really a fight, or is he just trying to gain some sweetness through the war? Should he appease the party members first, or fight Yuan Hao directly? If sending troops is not in line with the imperial court's intentions, even if he wins, he is probably at fault. If you don't send troops, it's not right. Why is this surnamed servant so ignorant?"

Giving the family slave the surname is referring to Yuan Hao——Zhao Yuanhao. In the past few years, Yuan Hao has not used the given surnames of the Tang and Song dynasties of the Central Plains for a long time, that is, not Li or Zhao, but Wei.At the same time, he called himself Wuzu, which means Qingtianzi, which is different from Huangtianzi in the Song Dynasty, and his ambition to become emperor has been clearly revealed.But Old Master Fan still looked down on Yuan Hao, it was a kind of superiority and contempt in his bones. Xia Shouyun took a sip of tea in a calm manner, and after putting down the teacup, he said, "Wang Xin, the patrol inspector in Yanbian, is guarding the security forces."

Fan Yong said: "That's right." He thought in his heart, "Are you talking nonsense?" Xia Shouyun said again: "Now our army has garrisons in Kaocheng City, Dejingzhai, and Yuanlinbao of the Baoan Army. The total number is no more than 7,000, and they are scattered in three places. Wang Xin is brave and resourceful. He is currently stationed in Kaocheng City. There is something wrong. The defenders of Dejingzhai and Garden Fort are weak, and they can send troops to support them. However, support is by no means important, but we must beware of Yuan Hao's attack from east to west."

Fan Yong was slightly stunned, and asked anxiously, "Why do you make such a noise?" Xia Shouyun's face was serious, and he said slowly: "I'm only afraid that Yuan Hao will pretend to attack the security army, and attack Yanzhou City when he mobilizes our army to the security army and the defense is empty." Fan Yong's complexion changed, and he said after a while: "What you said makes sense. Then what should we do? Didn't you just say that you want to fight head-on?" Xia Shouyun smiled slightly and said, "I just said that in front of everyone, but it's just a false plan. Right now, the most important thing is to defend Yanzhou City."

Fan Yong nodded again and again, "That's right, that's right. But how do you keep it?" Xia Shouyun coughed lightly, and finally said the method of deployment and distribution, "Yanzhou Metropolitan Inspection Guo Zun is brave and resourceful, and he can be ordered to strictly guard Wan'an in the northwest of Yanzhou and guard the defense line in the northwest of Yanzhou. If the party members bypass the security forces, Attacking Yanzhou, Guo Zun can protect the northwest front line of Yanzhou. Xu Huaide, who is under the command of the soldiers and horses, has unstoppable courage, can patrol the Tumen, and prevent Yuan Hao from entering there. We all know that Zhou Mei is an old man and can lead The headquarters is a ranger, and supports Guo Zun and Xu Huaide at any time. Even if Yuan Hao leaves Helanyuan and goes north, and detours south, Jinmingzhai can withstand the impact of the party members. In this way, Yanzhou will be safe."

Fan Yong exclaimed: "What the deployment said is very true." Suddenly thought of something, "What about the security forces, should the party members be allowed to fight?" Xia Shouyun smiled and said: "Of course not. We can draw troops from the eastern villages of Yanzhou to support the security army. For example, Xinzhai can send hundreds of troops to support the security army. As long as Wang Xin sticks to his defense and does not fight, the party members will not gain anything by sending troops." , I am so impatient, I will retreat soon.” Fan Yong wondered: "Everyone is deploying and sending troops, why should we look far away?" Because the security forces are in the northwest of Yanzhou, the fastest way to support them is of course to send troops to the villages in the west of Yanzhou. Xia Shouyun said: "The hostility is unclear, all the villages on the West Road are within the attack range of the Dangxiang people, so don't easily empty the people in the village." Fan Yong was greatly impressed, and said: "The deployment and deployment of troops are brilliant, and they have lived up to the high expectations of the imperial court. But... how many people can be gathered with this kind of scattered troops?" Xia Shouyun said: "If Master Fan is still worried, you can ask Master Zhang Chongjun, the magistrate of Gyeongju Province, to send troops to support the Security Army. I wonder what Master Fan would like?" Fan Yong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "This is a great plan." He thought to himself, "Yuan Hao sent troops out of Hengshan to attack the Security Army, and Qingzhou and Yanzhou are within their attack range. In any case, Qingzhou should also send troops. In this way, Bo Yanzhou's troops can not be divided, and if something really happens, they can share the responsibility with Zhang Chongjun. Only Xia Shouyun can come up with such a clever plan. Di Qing is brave and foolish, and he never thought of such a way." Di Qing withdrew from his official office, feeling like he was being taken over by doves. The two important officials in Shaanxi borrowed his place to discuss military plans, and most of them would feel extremely honored if they were bystanders.Di Qing was a little depressed, thinking that the Xia family and his son were very hostile to him, and Di Qing would probably not be allowed to participate in this battle. Finding a clean place to squat down, Di Qing picked up a dead branch and drew an arc on the ground, lost in thought, thinking, "If I, Di Qing, are deployed in Yanzhou, how can I resist Yuan Hao's dispatch of troops?" He has already realized that what Guo Zun said back then has a lot of meaning. If he, Di Qing, wants to become an unparalleled hero in the world, he must have a chance. And this opportunity did not just drop out of thin air. He, Di Qing, didn't want to miss any more opportunities. Looking down at the arc, Di Qing clicked five more points on the arc and drew an arrow.I thought to myself that the northwestern frontier of the Great Song Dynasty was actually the second Youyun Sixteen States of the Great Song Dynasty. Yuan Hao controlled Hengshan, just like Khitan controlled the land of Youyun. If you say attack to Da Song, you will attack. Da Song is always in the role of being beaten in these two places. Yongxing Army Road across Shandong, from the southwest to the northeast, the Song Army's defenses are mainly Huanzhou, Qingzhou, Baoanjun, Yanzhou and Tumen. These five places form a bow-shaped arc, and the arrows point to Hengshan. Yanzhou is the arrow cluster of that arrow, and the security army is the arrow.To attack the party members, the arrow's charge is good, but the opposite is the majestic Hengshan Mountain. In recent years, Yuan Hao took advantage of the Empress Dowager Liu's power to attack this bow-shaped defensive line.A few years ago, when Yuan Hao left Hengshan, he actually built a White Leopard City in the area between Qingzhou and the Security Army, surrounded by mountains and rivers. This knife was very sinister, but after Song Ting knew about it, he acquiesced in the existence of White Leopard City. Thinking of this, Di Qing sighed a little.He has been running around for the past year. Although his official position has not been increased, his knowledge is no longer that of Wuxia Ameng. He knows more keenly that Yuan Hao's knife, although not fatal, has already knocked a crack in the defense of the Northwest of the Song Dynasty. The White Leopard City tore apart the frontier defense in the northwest of Song Dynasty, and also cut off the connection between Gyeongju and the security forces!It made the originally perfect bow defense a lot of problems. After Yuan Hao achieved this result, he began to quietly expand the surrounding area of ​​White Leopard City. First, he built Houqiaozhai in front of White Leopard City to stand out, and then built Jintang City in the southeast along the direction of Luoshui! Jintang City is already in the territory of the Security Army! Di Qing drew another triangle in the upper left corner of the back of the bow, and that triangle represented the three places of White Leopard City, Jintang City and Houqiaozhai.This was originally the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but now it has been occupied by the party members like nails... Yuan Hao sent troops to the security army, which could attack or retreat.Because he had already sent Yeli Wangrong and Yeli Yuqi to lead the army to control Qianli Hengshan, and used Hengshan as a thick barrier against the Song army. Yeli Wangrong and Yeli Yuqi are brothers, both members of the Eight Tribes, and they are also the two kings of the Nine Kings of the Dragon Tribe. The nine kings of the Dragon Department, I heard that each of them has experienced many battles and has extraordinary abilities. Among the party members, they are second only to Yuan Hao. Yuan Hao sent these two people to guard Hengshan, of course they valued Hengshan very much. Under the heavy pressure of Hengshan, the Northwest of the Great Song Dynasty had to maintain the bow-shaped defense, which was very difficult, because the fortress was limited after all, and the defense of Yanzhou was leaking everywhere. If Yuan Hao attacked the Security Army, if he went further, he could go south to attack Gyeongju, go north to fetch soil gate, and attack Yanzhou in the east... While meditating, he suddenly felt someone approaching. Di Qing turned his head to look over, and first saw a pair of straw sandals with big toes exposed. Di Qing looked up and frowned, the person who came was actually that rogue old man Zhong Shiheng! Zhong Shiheng looked at Di Qing and smiled.Seeing Di Qing looking over, Zhong Shiheng asked, "Director Di...I didn't expect you to have the talent for painting. This bow still looks good." He sat cross-legged and didn't care what was on the ground. Di Qing looked at Zhong Shiheng for a while, then suddenly said: "I'm not very good at painting, do you have any suggestions?" He reached out and handed the dead branch to Zhong Shiheng, his eyes burning. Zhong Shiheng took the branch and said with a smile: "Old man, I don't know how to draw. But let me tell you a simple truth. If you draw bows and arrows, there is no such triangle." He stretched out one foot, Erase the triangle drawn by Di Qing. Di Qing watched quietly, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said after a long time: "You're right." He thought to himself, "In the long run, if you want to beat the party members, you must first remove the White Leopard, Jintang, and Houqiao. Only then can we attack the opponent with all our strength. This rascal, does he know what I’m thinking? Even if he knows, how could he come up with such an idea? Or, did he just bump into it by chance?” While meditating, Zhong Shiheng drew strings along the direction of the arrow clusters, and muttered: "You just don't have common sense, how can a bow be made without strings? Your bow is so full that you don't have strings to draw on, isn't it? A big joke?" Di Qing was slightly shocked, thinking in his heart that what Zhong Shiheng said was right, the party members are powerful, if they really attack the party members, they must not count on an arrow from the security forces.Yuan Hao can insert a wedge in the Song Dynasty, why can't we insert it in reverse?Bowstring to the southwest, you can send troops around the state, and bowstring to the northwest, you can take Suizhou, a party member.If you go to Suizhou, you can threaten the Xiazhou, Yinzhou and Shizhou of the party members.The reason why Da Song was stretched and passive everywhere was because he was never a threat to the party members... Thinking of this, Di Qing asked: "Old Mr. Zhong..." He felt that Zhong Shiheng had some knowledge, so he waited to ask, but suddenly found that Zhong Shiheng had disappeared. It turned out that when Di Qing was meditating, Zhong Shiheng had already got up and left. Zhong Shiheng came and went suddenly, which was unexpected.Di Qing was stunned for a moment, stood up slowly, looked around, and suddenly saw smoke and dust rising not far from the northwest, he was startled, thinking that there was a fire in the village, and hurried over. Not far away, I saw many people also running in that direction.When those people saw Di Qing, they rushed to the side of the road one after another, and only followed Di Qing after Di Qing passed by. Although those people didn't know Di Qing, they all had respect in their eyes. Di Qing didn't understand what was going on, so he went straight to the place where the smoke was coming out, and found that the place was a simple courtyard filled with densely packed people, all facing one direction. I don't know who called, "Commander Di is here." The crowd turned around and scattered away, Liao Feng was the first to greet them, followed by Ge Zhenyuan, Sima Buqun and others.When Liao Feng saw Di Qing, he grinned and said, "Commander Di, it's rare that you have the intention to come here. Everyone thinks you are busy, so they didn't look for you because they worshiped Commander Ding." Although Liao Feng and Di Qing had only met a few times, But the acquaintances are the same as relatives. Di Qing saw a brazier in front of him, the inside was filled with smoke and ashes rose to the sky, and he just realized that everyone was paying homage to Ding Shanben. The murderer Qian Wuben was dead, although Di Qing didn't find out the deeper reason, but the soldiers in Xinzhai were satisfied and grateful to Di Qing. Di Qing didn't explain, and went straight to Ding Shanben's spiritual tablet. There was a woman in full body, who led a young child forward, and said sadly: "Commander Di, you have avenged this concubine, and you came to visit this rare book. I am very grateful." She bowed profusely, and Di Qing Knowing that this was probably Ding Shanben's widow, he hastily replied: "You are being polite. This is just a matter of my duty." The woman said to the children beside her, "Kowtow to Commander Di to miss you." The child listened to his mother's words very much, and knelt down to Di Qing, and Di Qing stretched out his hand to help him.The child said with tears in his eyes: "Commander Di, thank you for avenging my father. I will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life." Although the child was young, what he said was resolute. Seeing the desolation of the orphan and widow, everyone couldn't help but feel sad. Di Qing touched the top of the child's head and said in a low voice: "You don't need to remember my kindness, you just need to remember that when others are in trouble, go to help, and that is to repay my kindness." The child nodded half-understood, Di Qing put the child down, took the sacrificial incense from Liao Feng, lit it, and said to Ding Shanben's spiritual tablet: "Commander Ding, to be honest, you and I have never met, I didn't know Who are you? But when I came here today and found that you can make men like Liao Feng, Sima Buqun, and Ge Zhenyuan work hard for them, and make them worry about you, I know that you are definitely worthy of my respect from Di Qing. You can go at ease Well, with Di Qing here, and Xinzhai caring people here, you don't have to worry about anything." He gave a deep salute, and the eyes of everyone behind him were wet. They may have only met Di Qing once, but they all knew that Di Qing had just arrived in Xinzhai. For the sake of Ding Shanben, whom they didn't know, they withstood the pressure and arranged for them at all costs. They insisted on beheading Qian Wuben. Closer than relatives. Winning respect is such a simple, yet so difficult thing! After Di Qing paid homage to Ding Shanben, he called Liao Feng and others aside. He thought that the flames of war had already started and he wanted to order everyone to strengthen their precautions. When the words came to his lips, he suddenly asked, "Do you know Zhong Shiheng?" Liao Feng said: "Of course I know him, he is a rascal." Sima Buqun shook his head and said: "Old Liao, you are serious. Zhong Shiheng is not a scoundrel, he should be said to be a businessman. I heard that he has done a good job in business recently, but he is stingy and always likes to eat and drink. It seems that he still Gang Di is directing a meal." Ge Zhenyuan said: "You are all wrong. Zhong Shiheng is actually a good official. He used to be a magistrate and a judge. He heard that he offended the court, so he was exiled to the northwest. Although he is stingy, he is a good man. After Commander Ding was murdered, I heard from Mrs. Ding that Zhong Shiheng quietly gave her some money to live on." After getting three answers, Di Qing said after a long while: "Let's not talk about Zhong Shiheng, you have done a good job. Without you this time, I'm afraid Qian Wuben would not be able to defeat Qian Wuben." There was a smile on Sima Buqun's gloomy face, he gave a thumbs up and said, "But if Di hadn't directed you, the three of us stacked up would not have knocked down Qian Wuben." Liao Feng shouted: "Sima, you still have the face to talk about it. I was busy just now and didn't have time to talk about you. When Commander Di was in the most difficult time, why didn't you stand up with Hua Duo?" Sima Buqun smiled and said: "What do you know, you bastard? Commander Di won't let us stand up. He knows that even if Hua Duo comes out to testify, it's not enough weight, so he uses tricks to force Tie Leng to scare Qian Wuben by being a ghost. But Commander Di is an upright person, and he has a way of pretending to be a ghost, I almost thought he was a ghost." Liao Feng suddenly realized, and asked again: "Speaking of being a ghost... By the way, Zhenyuan, what's the matter with the bloody clothes?" Ge Zhenyuan laughed, "Of course it was Commander Di's clever plan. He said that time was short and he had no time to dig up Commander Ding's body, so he asked me to forge something on Commander Ding's body first. It just so happened that I could imitate the handwriting and remember Ding's body." The color of the clothes that the conductor wore when he went out for the last time made the blood cloth. Sima is the most shady, and he has a good appearance when he cooperates with me in acting. Lao Liao, you don’t really think there is a ghost, do you?” Liao Feng smiled wryly and said, "If you don't say it, I really think I've seen a ghost. You two guys are full of gossip, I'm ashamed of myself." Ge Zhenyuan smiled and said: "If you talk about flamboyance, no one is as good as Commander Di." Sima whispered: "Old Ge, don't talk nonsense." Di Qing was in deep thought, seeing the three of them talking and laughing, he smiled and said: "Ge Dutou is right. To deal with enemies, the more sassy intestines the better. But for friends, one intestine is fine." In the current situation, the palace change is weird, far surpassing today's. Is the palace change really a ghost, or is it man-made? Ge Zhenyuan shouted: "Sima, I'm not wrong, Commander Di is an upright man, so I won't blame me for telling the truth." Di Qing said: "Of course I have to tell the truth..." Before he finished speaking, he seemed to feel something, looked back and saw Xia Sui walking from a distance.Di Qing said to himself, "But with this kind of person, I don't even want to talk." Xia Sui walked in front of Di Qing, and didn't know if he heard Di Qing's self-talk, and said arrogantly: "Di Qing, Master Fan ordered you to select some soldiers from the new village, and immediately go to the security forces to support them!" Liao Feng and the others were taken aback. Di Qing looked at Xia Sui's provocative eyes, lost his thoughts, and murmured after a while: "I'll lead the troops to support the security forces? Okay." The blue sky, the yellow leaves, the Qiang pipes are quiet, and the frost is full of autumn. Di Qing sent Fan Yong out of Xinzhai, thinking about things silently on the way back.He did not expect that when he first arrived in Xinzhai, he would be sent to support the security forces. What was Xia Shouyun thinking? When Fan Yong left the yamen, he was a little smug, but he didn't forget to remind Di Qing that in this battle, he had to play by ear.After finishing speaking, he winked at Di Qing, hoping that Di Qing could understand what he meant. Fan Yong and Xia Shouyun rushed to Jinming Village without further delay.But Di Qing thought in his heart, "Although I have always hoped to personally resist the invasion of the party members, but Xinzhai has been in the rear for a long time, how much fighting ability does it have? This is going to fight, and people may die in a fight. It is not a child's play. How many people will we take?" "He just met the orphans and widows commanded by Ding. He didn't want to see many helpless women and children in Xinzhai after the war. Just thinking of this, Di Qing looked at the long street from afar, and suddenly reined in, with a look of surprise flashing in his eyes. Both sides of the long street were already full of civilians, soldiers and civilians. Nearly a thousand soldiers from Xinzhai lined up on both sides of the long street, watching Di Qing quietly. Fallen leaves frighten autumn, scattered and stained with clothes. Late autumn, sunset.On the long street full of yellow leaves, you can see the blooming flowers and wind music in the capital, with an indescribably chilling and desolate atmosphere. Sun Jie stood up, with an unspeakable passion on his honest face.He said loudly: "Sun Jie, the deputy commander of Xinzhai, knew that Commander Di was going to send troops to fight, so he left the 300 village troops to guard the village, and brought all the remaining 879 people here, and asked Commander Di to send troops to fight." Soldiers." Liao Feng, Sima Buqun, and Ge Zhenyuan stood side by side, and said loudly: "Please command Di to order troops!" All the Xinzhai soldiers said in unison: "Please command Di to order troops!" The voice is loud and clear, full of determination, straight to Xiaohan, stirring the sunset glow of distant mountains. Looking at the group of hot-blooded men, Di Qing was grateful in his heart, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Di is only doing some things in his own right, and accepting the love of the brothers. When the country is in crisis, the men should go, but to be honest, I have nothing to do in this battle." No grasp." How is the enemy situation?How about the security forces?What other plans Master Fan has, Di Qing has no idea. He didn't even know that Fan Yong just wanted him to go through the motions. Di Qing has never led soldiers before, but he also knows that this way of fighting is unpredictable.He knew what the Xinzhai Army wanted, but how could he have the heart to lead these people to fight for their lives? Sima Buqun stood up and said, "Commander Di, as the saying goes, there are no generals who are ever victorious, only heroes who never die. The Xinzhai army is not afraid of death, only afraid of dying for some reason. With you here, we are not afraid!" Just this sentence made the Xinzhai army's blood boil, and they all shouted: "Sima Dutou is right, we are not afraid of death, Commander Di, give your order." Ge Zhenyuan came out more and more, and said excitedly: "Commander Di, although you have only been here for one day, we all knew who you were when you avenged Commander Ding. We are relieved that you lead the army. You blocked it for us." Wind and rain, we are not serving the country, but only rewarding you for commanding you." Everyone didn't say much this time, and the long street was silent. We don't serve the country, we just repay Di commanding you! Everyone is speechless, but why isn't this voice in their hearts?Di Qing has withstood the wind and rain for the Xinzhai people. Up to now, the Xinzhai army has shown others that Commander Di is not alone and helpless.No one can underestimate the Xinzhai Army, there are no cowards in the Xinzhai Army! The corners of Di Qing's eyes were moist, he dismounted slowly, and walked across the long street, his eyes swept over everyone. Many people raised their heads, and some lowered their heads. There are soldiers with disheveled faces, and some soldiers are holding pots as shields... Although the soldiers from Xinzhai arrive as soon as they can, they have not started fighting for too long, and their armaments are pitifully dilapidated. When Di Qing reached the middle of the long street, he cupped his fists and said to everyone: "Di Qing is grateful for the love of the brothers in the village. This time the security forces are in a hurry, and it is inevitable to lead troops to the emergency. Brothers are not afraid of death, and neither is Di Qing. But this trip It's dangerous, if you go out, you may not come back... Di Mou is not alarmist, he is telling the truth." After he finished speaking, he looked at the crowd again. Soldiers are excited, excited, timid, cowardly... Liao Feng shouted: "Commander, give the order, whoever backs down is the grandson!" Di Qing suddenly shouted: "Those who want to fight with me, take a step!" The soldiers never thought that Di Qing would choose troops like this. Some hesitated, some hesitated, but some were already prepared and took a step forward without hesitation! In just one step, hundreds of soldiers had already stood on the long street.Relatively speaking, it is only one-eighth of the soldiers in the village. Some people saw other people standing up, with a look of shame on their faces, they also stood up, and in an instant, there were more than 200 people, but that step was really important, how could it be so easy to take? Liao Feng and the others had anger on their faces before they waited to be reprimanded, but Di Qing said: "Okay, that's enough. The rest are guarding the village!" Di Qing thought to himself, "It's not easy for soldiers from the new village to stand up to support the security army with more than 200 soldiers after a long time without fighting. I, Di Qing, will do my best to protect these warriors." Looking a little ashamed, Di Qing said: "The responsibility of rescue is heavy, and the task of guarding the village is not light. Sun Jie, you lead the army to guard the village, and you must not lose anything." Sun Jie just waited for the battle, Di Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "I would like to trouble you to write down the names of the soldiers who will fight today." Sun Jie came to his senses and said slowly, "Okay." Di Qing's meaning is not difficult to understand. It is Di Qing's job to lead troops to fight, and it is Sun Jie's job to ensure that these people have peace of mind. Liao Feng took the initiative to stand up and said: "Commander Di, you must take me with you in the battle." Sima Buqun and Ge Zhenyuan followed behind Liao Feng, not bothering to say anything, the meaning was obvious, the three of them were bound together. Di Qing smiled, "Of course you will be counted. Alright, rescue is like putting out a fire. Those who go to battle, rest and prepare for a few hours, and set off on time at midnight! Disband." Everyone responded and retreated one after another. The last few hours were said to be preparations, but everyone knew that Di Qing wanted them to bid farewell to their families. Di Qing had no one to say goodbye to, just walked down the long street, the setting sun was like blood, pulling out a long shadow of the bleak man. Some people talked behind Di Qing's back, and most of them didn't understand why this handsome and resolute commander always smiled with unspeakable vicissitudes and sadness even when he was smiling? Di Qing didn't mind other people's advice.This was the first time in his life to lead an army in battle. He was not excited, only calm and determined. Determined to fight for the Xinzhai brothers, determined to fight for the defense of the territory, and determined to fight for the unchanging promise! Yushang, do you know that the unparalleled hero in your mind is ready to go to war? Di Qing thought of this and looked at the clouds in the sky. The sunset is gorgeous, like a neon dress, and the clouds are sparkling, like a feather coat... The sound of "ding ding dong dong" came. Di Qing turned his head and looked over, and saw a blacksmith's shop not far ahead.An old man was swinging a hammer, beating the red-hot knife, Di Qing's heart moved slightly, and he walked over slowly. The face of the old blacksmith is full of vicissitudes, and the autumn is cold, but he is still bare-chested, showing his iron-like chest. Occasionally, sparks fall on his body, but he is calm and composed. Sensing Di Qing's gaze, the old man finally stopped his hammer and looked up at Di Qing. Seeing that it was Di Qing, the old man was a little surprised and said, "This is Commander Di, right? You... what kind of weapon do you want to build?" Di Qing has only been here for two days, but this legendary name has been chanted throughout Xinzhai, even the old blacksmith already knows Di Qing. Aren't some people destined to be legends? Di Qing looked over from the humble blacksmith's shop, glanced at the sword, and stopped at a bronze mask on the wooden shelf in the shop. What Di Qing was looking for was the mask! He knew that with his handsome face, it would be difficult to attract the crowd on the battlefield.But the most terrible thing is that if he uses his breath violently, his face will tremble, his eyebrows, eyes, and even the corners of his mouth will twitch. He doesn't want his soldiers to see this situation, and he doesn't want them to think he looks scared, so he wants to Find a mask to cover up. The first time he saw the mask, his heart throbbed. He liked the mask and the indomitable spirit revealed on it. The mask was ferocious, with two fangs at the corners of the mouth. Under the vast sunset, the whole mask glowed with a faint blue light. Even if the afterglow of the setting sun shines on it, it can't change the coldness and solemnity of the mask. Di Qing looked at the mask, and the empty eyes of the mask were also looking at him... The mask is extremely finely crafted, lifelike, with an unyielding fighting spirit in it... After an unknown amount of time, Di Qing asked, "Who does this mask... represent?" "It's Xing Tian!" said a voice with a touch of cold spring water. Di Qing looked around where the voice came from, and suddenly saw a pair of black and white eyes.Di Qing's heart shook, and he swayed, only to find a woman sitting in the corner of the blacksmith's shop. He actually recognized that woman. In the early morning, the woman poured a basin of water on him.He didn't expect to meet her again here. The woman was dressed plainly and looked ordinary, the only thing special was that she was still wearing that blue ribbon around her waist. The ribbon is as blue as the sea and as clean as the sky. At this moment, Di Qing discovered that the woman was not very old.It's just that her unique coldness and indifference often make people ignore her age and even her appearance. Di Qing didn't know that the moment he walked into the blacksmith's shop, the girl's eyes fell on him like the setting sun.He was not such a careless person, was the girl too silent, or was the mask too palpitating? Di Qing thought about something on his mind, smiled back, and murmured: "So it's Xingtian, the God of War... No wonder... I'm a good crafter... Is this bronze mask for sale?" The girl said coldly: "Not for sale." The old blacksmith reproached: "Feixue, don't be willful. Commander, she was joking. Children are ignorant. She asked me to make this mask for fun. I just finished it today. Feixue, since Commander likes it, I will sell it to you." How about him, okay? Grandpa will recreate the exact same mask for you tomorrow?" The girl still replied with two words, "Not for sale!" Those two words were resolute, and everyone could hear her determination. The old man rubbed his hands anxiously, and just said: "This child... this child... Commander, don't take offense." Di Qing thought to himself, "So this woman's name is Feixue, which doesn't look like a country girl's name." Lonely smiled and said, "It's okay, I just asked." He glanced at the mask again, turned around and was about to leave. Although he likes the mask, he won't take away people's love. Seeing that Di Qing was about to leave, Feixue suddenly asked, "Hey... Di Qing, do you know who Xing Tian is?" Di Qing stopped and was speechless for a while.Of course he knew who Xing Tian was. According to ancient books, "Xing Tian competed with the emperor for the gods. The emperor cut off his head and buried him on the mountain of Changyang. With the breasts as eyes and navel as mouth, he danced with the dry Qi." Xing Tian is not a human being, but a sad god! Although Xing Tian was beheaded by the Yellow Emperor, he still danced unyieldingly, vowing to fight the Yellow Emperor! Di Qing knew that the mask represented Xing Tian, ​​so he understood why he liked the mask, understood the meaning of unyielding and fighting spirit in the mask, and sighed at the vividness of the old man's mask. Di Qing was puzzled, why did the girl ask? Feixue said: "Xing Tianwu is a relative, fierce will is always there. I like Xing Tian." Di Qing turned around, looked at Fei Xue and said, "I like Xing Tian very much, too." Feixue's eyes lit up, like shooting stars, she solemnly took off the mask from the wooden stand, her tone was still cold, but it seemed to be full of true feelings, "I like things, shouldn't be sold, right? ?” Di Qing nodded and said: "Yes, if you really like it, you shouldn't sell it for any amount of money. Once you lose something you like, you can never get it back." He was a little sad, but he expressed his feelings. Feixue's gaze flowed over Di Qing's eyes, and he raised the mask to Di Qing's chest with both hands and said: "Although this mask cannot be sold, I can give it to you." Di Qing was stunned for a moment, seeing the sincerity in those eyes, finally took the mask with both hands, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you!" Feixue's smile is as light as light smoke, people will ignore her face when they see her smile and her eyes. "I asked grandpa to make this mask, and it was to be given to someone. I didn't expect that person to be you." Di Qing was very surprised, not understanding what Feixue meant. Feixue stared at Di Qing, and suddenly said: "If I ask you to do something, will you agree to me?" Di Qing frowned and said: "That depends on what matters. If I can do what I can, I can serve you." He also didn't want to take Feixue's favorite mask for nothing. Feixue's eyes suddenly became as deep and deep as an autumn pool. She looked at Di Qing for a while, and finally shook her head and said: "You won't promise me, because you still have to fight." Di Qing was stunned, not knowing how to answer, let alone why Feixue was so sure that he would not agree? "But I will definitely make you promise me, because you are the same as me..." Feixue didn't continue, her eyes were firm and her expression was solemn. Di Qing couldn't help but said: "Why didn't the girl tell me what you want me to do?" She wondered, "How can I have anything in common with this girl?" Feixue sighed and said, "If you don't agree, you will feel bad, and I will feel bad too. If that's the case, why should I say it?" She shook her head, said no more, returned to her original seat and sat down without looking at Di Qing again. glance. The old man also shook his head, as if he had nothing to do with his granddaughter. Di Qing touched the bronze mask with her fingertips, feeling the coldness in it, then glanced at Feixue, and saw her sitting on the bench with her knees hugged, her eyes looking at the dim sky, as if she didn't want to say anything more. Say what. Di Qing only thought Feixue was very strange, but concerned about the soldiers' preparations, he bid farewell to the old man, and walked out of the blacksmith's shop slowly wearing the mask. When Di Qing walked out of the blacksmith's shop, he felt Feixue looking over again, trying to resist turning his head. In the quiet autumn sky, lone geese wander. When Di Qing left, he could only hear the girl muttering in his ears: "Jingwei holds a small piece of wood, and will fill the sea with it. Xing Tianwu is a relative, and his ambition is always there. There is no difference between the same things, and there will be no regrets... ..." For some reason, his heart hurts a little, and he has an unspeakable feeling, as if he doesn't want to say goodbye, or as if he is losing an extremely precious thing... That feeling is so strong!