The Pearl of the Lady

Chapter 144 Battlefield Brothers
Gu Zixuan liked it since he was a child and dreamed of going to the battlefield. He also learned and read poetry, but he didn't like it that much. When he grew up, he thought and thought, and asked his brother's opinion. At that time, Gu Weixuan and Gu Qixuan didn't know What is his dream, I can only encourage him, a man must make some achievements, okay, Gu Zixuan thinks more and more, what can make the most achievements, of course, he must give full play to his strengths, even though he is a poet It's okay, but it's just an ordinary level. You can't just rely on the achievements of your parents to make a living. Just thinking about it, Gu Zixuan joined the army.

The sound of the iron drum at the top of the city is still vibrating, and the blood of the golden knife in the box is still wet.It is his encouragement to himself.

The iron clothes were broken on the battlefield of hundreds of battles, and the south of the city has been surrounded by several numbers.He shot and killed General Huyan from the battalion, and led the remnant soldiers back with thousands of horses.It was as tragic as he imagined.

He even envisioned sacrifices, Qianghu endless days, and how many people returned from the battle.

Gu Zixuan is talented. He has only been in the border for more than a year, and he has led troops to attack more than ten times. He even took the initiative to change the garrison, stationed in the border town that is often disturbed, Jiu'an.

The name of this small town seems literary, but in fact it is the most simple hope of the people, long-term peace, I only hope for long-term peace, its location is quite special, let’s say it is important, this small town has less than [-] permanent residents, let’s say it is not important, It is the first guard of Hufengguan, an important pass in the frontier fortress. Almost every year, Jiu'an City will be invaded by Liz people, big and small.

In fact, when Gu Zixuan first came to the border, he didn't think so much and was so noble. He was a young man suffering from secondary illness at the time. He was so handsome in killing enemies on the battlefield. Well, he didn't think so anymore. The wind and sand at the border not only taught him how to fight, but also brought him a spiritual shock.

But seeing death on the battlefield, who will pity the orphan.

Most of the orphans in Jiu'an City were orphans. Their fathers and mothers died under Liz's harassment, and some even had a family without grandparents, leaving only one child.

Gu Zixuan secretly engraved "Shanyu hunted near the battlefield, and cried when he looked south at the Yinshan Mountain." His dream was to drive Liz to the west of Fuyun Mountain, so that their monarch could only look at Fuyun. Shan shed tears and could no longer hurt the people of Dazhou.

Who would have thought that before his dream came true, he almost passed it by himself.

That day was a very ordinary day. Jiu'an City was located in the northwest, and it was very cold early. Although it was still autumn, it was not far from the winter in Dazhou. Gu Zixuan got up early, and there was cold water for washing hands and face. cold.

Gu Zixuan stood in the yard, rubbing his hands and face with his hands. He has been in the army for a long time, and he is not as particular as he was in Chang'an. In Chang'an, if you say dirty words or slang, people will think you are uneducated , but in the army, if you don't know how to say a few dirty words, you will be looked down upon by those whores, saying you are a bitch. The rules have been said over and over again, and after a year, I am even more familiar with them.

He cursed, "Damn the weather, isn't it only October?"

The guard poked his head in from the gate of the courtyard, and said with a smile, "The weather in Jiu'an City is like this, but this year is colder than previous years."

Gu Zixuan turned over, the hand oil sent by Ah Fu from the capital was used up, and there was only an empty small bottle left, Gu Zixuan was very worried about not seeing his sister, he was reluctant to throw away the things sent by his sister, and returned the small bottle Put it in your purse.

"You're the one who talks too much." He smiled and kicked the soldier's ass.

"Let you stare outside the city, there was nothing wrong last night."

"Don't worry, General, the brothers in class three are watching closely. Didn't Liz sign a contract with us before, and he hasn't come here much this year."

This soldier is clever, and Gu Zixuan intends to train him, saying, "Liz has always been cunning, and it's not like they haven't done things like tearing up the treaty, so they can't take it lightly. Besides, the weather is so early and severe this year, and they are not rich. How to open a large-scale market, we have to be careful."

"The general is right, so I'll tell the brothers to give him some refreshments. If he's wrong, let's catch him."

"Okay, you go first, I'll go to the general soldier's side to order a dick, and you bring a few barrels of mutton soup from the old Zhao's house to the brothers to warm up."

"Oh, I remember," the soldier agreed and left.

"The officer has seen the chief soldier."

"General Gu, please sit down quickly," Zongbing Zhou said.

Gu Zixuan shook his head, "No, there are a lot of things to do today, and I will go to patrol in a while. Thank you, Chief Soldier, for your kindness."

"Well... the weather is so cold today, General Gu should not go on patrol to suffer from the cold, and take a day off."

Gu Zixuan frowned, "As a minister and an official, you should do your duty faithfully. A subordinate official cannot set a bad example for the soldiers, let alone there are Liz people gathering outside the city, let alone be negligent."

The chief soldier said, "The people from Liz are also here for business. Didn't they sign a contract last year, General Gu doesn't have to worry."

The two talked back and forth for a while, but the chief soldier still couldn't convince Gu Zixuan, so he could only get up and send him out. Chief Zhou patted Gu Zixuan on the shoulder, and told him, "General Gu, don't work too hard, you still have to pay attention to your body. "

Gu Zixuan rode through the street on horseback. There were few people in Jiu'an City, and there were fewer people in the morning, and he didn't worry about horses colliding with people. General, have you had breakfast, and then leave after eating the hot and spicy soup."

"Ma'am, I'm going to be late, you make me three buns, and I'll take them away." Gu Zixuan reined in his horse.

The aunt quickly wrapped the buns in bark paper and handed them to him, "You can't run outside without breakfast, and the wind is getting strong now, so don't eat the buns right away, be careful against the wind."

Gu Zixuan is young and has a good temper. Most of the people in Jiu'an City know him. After a long time, everyone is very kind. He smiled, "Hey, I won't eat right away."

Look outside the city, there are more Liz people, Gu Zixuan always feels something wrong, the people of Jiu’an City are not willing to do business with Liz people, there is no such a big market at all, how can they gather more and more, take a closer look, Most of them were young and middle-aged, he thought about going back tonight, and he wanted to bring this matter up with the general soldier again.

"Who's on the next shift, let's go, I'll go and see with you."

"I..." The soldier at the gate just now raised his hand with a smile.

The other twenty soldiers had drawn their horses and were waiting to set off.

Several people walked around the so-called market, and Gu Zixuan quickly estimated the number of people.

"It seems that there were not so many people yesterday?" a soldier said.

"Let's take a closer look." Because during normal patrols, in order to maintain order, soldiers would go deep into the market, and there was no problem, so no one had any objections. Twenty or so people just passed by.

It is said to be a market, but in fact there are no shops, not even a shelf, most of them are spread with a piece of cloth or some kind of leather, with some miscellaneous things placed on it, and the sellers are not active, sitting in the back without knowing what to do. what.

Gu Zixuan's eyes gradually narrowed. What kind of market, the things sold were wrong, and the people who sold them were even more wrong. He waved his hand and signaled the soldiers to follow him to evacuate. Although he found a problem, there were far from enough people now, so he had to go back to the city to move. reinforcement.

"Are you a general?" The person who asked the question seemed to be a young Liz. He stood up from behind the bunk and looked at this side.

Gu Zixuan didn't let go of his guard, he didn't speak, and led the horse back.

"Your cloak is different from others." The boy said.

The hairs on Gu Zixuan's back were about to stand on end, not because of fear but because of his perception of the crisis. He turned his eyes to the man next to him, and pulled out a long knife from under the cloth.

"Go." Gu Zixuan ordered decisively, and slapped the horse's ass.

He guessed right, the market was indeed mostly Liz's soldiers, a few were not, they were also Liz's youth army, and in their middle school, boys could join the army as soon as they were eleven.

For a while, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and from time to time one could hear "Catch that man, he is the general of Da Zhou."

Gu Zixuan's horse was brought out from the capital by himself. It is a fine breed from Dawan, and it runs extremely fast. Most of the Liz troops behind have no horses and can't keep up. Gu Zixuan retreated back to the city, thinking about the With all kinds of information received, he kept imagining the enemy's plan in his mind.

Jiu'an cannot be lost, once Jiu'an is breached, the pressure on the Hufeng Pass behind will increase sharply, if Jiu'an can persist, Hufeng will come to help, and Jiu'an's crisis can be solved.

Just as he was thinking, there was a sharp pain in his shoulder. The arrow was so fast that the soldiers didn't even have time to call the general to be careful. Gu Zixuan gritted his teeth and clenched the rein tightly. Beads of sweat slipped from his forehead, and he couldn't let go. not going.

Holding this belief, he rushed to Jiu'an City, but what he saw was the closed city gate. Gu Zixuan closed his eyes, and his body on the horse swayed. She's pursuers said, "Let's go, the city gate cannot be opened."

"Commander..." The soldiers were all tall and thick men, and their eyes turned red when they saw General Gu who was about to collapse and turned pale.

"Let's divide into two paths, with a smaller target." Wang Xi, who was the soldier at the gate of the previous courtyard, said.

"You..." The other soldiers glared at you, "You are greedy for life and afraid of death, what kind of soldier are you?"

Gu Zixuan nodded, "Okay, everyone must survive."

The soldiers had to listen to him, so they split into two groups. The horses walked with their backs, and the two passed by. Wang Xi stretched out his hand and pulled Gu Zixuan's cloak off, and put it on himself.

"General, you must survive." Wang Xi gave Gu Zixuan's horse a hard slap.

"Come back..." Gu Zixuan couldn't lift his hand, and didn't hold back, only seeing the back of the man.

He was obviously a young boy with a hippie smile in the morning, but now his back looks like a man's.

Gu Zixuan had never shed tears since he came to the border, whether it was being made things difficult or injured, his eyes were red now.

(End of this chapter)