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Chapter 2609 A hard blow (one more)
On such a winter night, after a day of drills, the other barracks were pitch black, and the soldiers were immersed in deep sleep.

In one of the barracks, there was a faint light shining through.

A young man in silver armor was sitting in front of a desk with a sword lying flat on it.

The young man held an imperial decree in his hands.

After he finished reading, his sword eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he sat there silently, his eyes revealing his thoughts.

"General Luo, what is your majesty's order?" A lieutenant leaned forward and asked.

Luo Fengtang looked up at the competent subordinate in front of him, and put the imperial decree in his hand aside.

"The emperor summoned me to return to court tomorrow to discuss matters." He said in a deep voice.

The lieutenant raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Could it be that there is another disturbance in the north? Want to call you back, general, to discuss the expedition?"

Luo Fengtang said: "Your Majesty just asked me to return to Beijing quickly, and did not mention the matter of dispatching the expedition, maybe it was just for inquiry."

The lieutenant general said: "General, our army is His Majesty's trump card. This year you have led us to train day and night in this ravine. What is it for?"

"Isn't it just to send our sharp knives out to stab the enemy's heart when the war in the north is tense, and drive those **** rebels in Daliao back to the northern desert!"

Luo Fengtang frowned and remained silent.

In the past year, the army of Daliao has repeatedly harassed the border of Daqi, and the people of Daqi were harassed and miserable.

Emperor Daqi ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness. In addition, he experienced wars and chaos in his early years and understood the sufferings of the people. Therefore, he would not fight if he could not fight.

As a result, several groups of envoys were sent to Daliao to try to negotiate peace.

However, Daliao's attitude was extremely vague. While negotiating perfunctorily, they sent small-scale troops to disturb the people near the border.

Looting the food of the people of Daqi, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep.

"Maybe it's about to go to war." Luo Fengtang said suddenly after thinking for a while.

"Great, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, brothers are all the same, just waiting for this day, to deal a severe blow to those rebels in Daliao!" the deputy general said excitedly, under the light, his face was full of red.

Luo Fengtang nodded.

As a soldier, defending the country is a bounden duty.

This is a completely closed, almost devilish year of training. The only belief is to repel the enemy and defend the country on the day of exit.

Only by keeping this country can we fulfill our own small family.

The expedition was also what he was looking forward to.

only……

He raised his head and looked out the window at the night as thick as splashed ink.

In the letter home ten days ago, he and Qing'er made a firm promise that he would definitely go back this year during the Chinese New Year.

Once this war is fought, the return date will not be fixed.

And as the coach of this elite soldier, the possibility of going out is extremely high.

Loyalty and righteousness have been difficult to balance since ancient times, and it's the end of the year again, Qing'er, baby, mother, uncle...

I might be ashamed of you again...

……

Luo Fengtang set off for the capital in the middle of the night, with only one lieutenant traveling with him.

When the sky was bright, he arrived in the capital and waited at the gate of the palace.

At this time, Emperor Qi had just gotten up from the warm bed of a concubine in the harem, and was being served by a group of eunuchs and maids to wash and prepare for the morning court.

Outside the Meridian Gate, Luo Fengtang was standing in the cold wind, looking in the direction of the imperial palace, waiting intently.

Not far away, the lieutenant led the horses of the two men, and was also excitedly waiting for the Meridian Gate to open.

Time passed little by little, and courtiers came to court one after another.

One after another small sedan chairs creaked over, or luxurious carriages drove up one by one.

One after another, they parked in the open space outside the door, waiting.

Luo Fengtang was above the court, except for the second prince Qi Xingchen, Huagaidian Zhang Dashi and Mu Zichuan, he had almost no interaction with other people.

He abides by his heart, and the purpose of serving as a soldier is to defend his family and the country. This family and the country naturally include his own small family.

Promotion is to make oneself stronger and become the umbrella of the family's wives, children and elders.

"Hey, isn't this the famous General Luo Fengtang Luo?"

Behind him, a man's voice came.

Luo Fengtang turned around, only to see that the person who came was a middle-aged man in court clothes, with a wine-red face, thick lips, but small eyes.

When Luo Fengtang turned around, the middle-aged man grinned. This smile made Luo Fengtang feel 'unfriendly' at first.

"This is Luo Fengtang, may I ask your lord's name?" Luo Fengtang clasped his fists in both hands, and calmly responded out of demeanor.

The middle-aged man put his hands behind his back, only smiled, but did not respond positively.

"It's still early in the day, and General Luo is already waiting here, presumably he came here from West Mountain on a starry night?" He asked again.

Luo Fengtang had put down his fists, turned around, and stared at the front door.

The middle-aged man did not show embarrassment because of Luo Fengtang's ignorance, he walked slowly in front of Luo Fengtang.

"The emperor's urgent call this time should be a matter for the north. General Luo is young and promising, and he controls soldiers like a god."

"With General Luo here, our Great Qi will surely be stable and prosperous!"

After saying these words, he looked at Luo Fengtang meaningfully.

Just at this time, the hour arrived, and the Meridian Gate slowly opened.

The middle-aged man turned around and entered the Meridian Gate calmly.

Luo Fengtang stood on the spot, frowning slightly.

At this time, someone came to him again and patted his shoulder.

"Brother Fengtang, have you been called back?" the visitor asked in surprise.

Luo Fengtang saw that it was Mu Zichuan who came.

"Well, the imperial decree received last night, His Majesty asked me to come back to attend the morning court, saying that there are important matters to discuss." Luo Fengtang said truthfully.

In front of Mu Zichuan, Luo Fengtang let go of his defenses.

Mu Zichuan nodded, "Yes."

"When the two countries confront each other, don't behead them."

"However, Daliao killed the envoy of Daqi sent by His Majesty to negotiate this time. This incident will completely declare the breakdown of the peace talks." Mu Zichuan said.

"What?" Luo Fengtang was shocked, "Is there such a thing?"

Mu Zichuan nodded, "Yes, that's why His Majesty Long Yan was furious and urgently summoned the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to discuss the big plan. Today is not a day to go to court..."

Luo Fengtang's brows became more and more wrinkled, and his fists were clenched alternately.

"It seems that this battle is inevitable, and it's time to confront each other head-on, so that they can see how powerful our Daqi soldiers are!" Luo Fengtang said in a deep voice.

Mu Zichuan nodded, with the same anger on his face.

"Fengtang, I have a feeling that you are very likely to be sent to the north to lead the battle. How will you shirk it then? Have you thought about a word yet?" Mu Zichuan asked again.

Luo Fengtang looked at Mu Zichuan in surprise: "Why do you want to shirk?"

Mu Zichuan was stunned, "You haven't seen Qing'er and the child for more than a year. It's almost Chinese New Year, and you still want to go to the battlefield?"

(End of this chapter)