On the south bank of the Huaihe River, Haozhou border town.

The arrival of spring has changed the desolate scene of the border area being trampled back and forth by soldiers and horses from both sides. Green trees are everywhere and new grass is everywhere. However, the warmth of spring cannot change the cruel reality.

Since last winter, there has been constant friction between the Huaixi Army of the Song Dynasty and the Shenwei Army on the border of the Jin Kingdom. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Jin soldiers broke into the Song Dynasty in order to retaliate for the killing of soldiers and horses at the small station. They also had a secret place to cross the river.

They crossed the Huaihe River and looted the territory of Haozhou. The people of Haozhou who had saved some money and supplies for the New Year suffered a disaster. The Jin soldiers robbed a lot of property and killed dozens of people who had returned to their hometown for reunion.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Li Xianzhong, the commander of the Huaixi Army, learned of the incident and personally led 300 people across the river to retaliate. Li Xianzhong's troops attacked the small town of Wuhe in Hong County and killed the 100 people stationed in the town.

Eighty Jin soldiers and more than 30 Jurchen people were killed, and the Jin soldiers barracks in Wuhe Town were burned to the ground with a fire.

As a result, the two sides continued to harass and retaliate, and there was a fight almost every three to five days, which lasted for several months without stopping. Although it was only a small harassment and encounter, the cruelty of the battle was no less than that of a major war.

.The same flesh and blood flew everywhere, heartbroken and broken, the same mace hit the head and the quick knife stabbed the heart. The methods of harvesting the spoils of war were almost the same. The Jin people liked to cut off their heads to ask for credit, and the Huaixi Army of the Great Song Dynasty also cut off their heads to ask for credit. Often a

After the battle, all that the defeated side left behind were headless corpses, while the victorious side’s horses had their bloody heads tied together with a bunch of hair clattering on their horses. Some of the dead soldiers had not yet closed their eyes.

So they looked at each other during the collision. Some of them still had their mouths open, so they occasionally kissed each other during the bumps. Even though they were comrades in the same team in life, they had never been so close after death.

At this moment, more than a hundred horses were passing by on the streets of Haozhou. The soldiers on the horses were shouting loudly and waving the whips in their hands. The heads of the golden soldiers hanging on the saddles were still dripping with blood, and they were dripping along the long street.

Along the way. The people seemed to have become accustomed to this scene, and they stood on the roadside and applauded.

"Hahaha, it looks like another victory in the battle. I have cut off a lot of golden people's dog heads. It's really satisfying."

"Yes, we have been winning battles lately. Every time the Jin soldiers come, they die. Counting these seven or eight battles, our soldiers and horses have killed hundreds of them. The flagpoles in front of the Huaixi Army are all hung with

It’s like grapes grown in autumn, bunches in bunches. Hahaha.”

"Of course, General Li Xianzhong personally led the team. The Huaixi Army's foundation is not weak. The Yue Family Army's foundation was so strong that it could not win against the Golden Dog? In the past, Zhang Tongzhi was as timid as a mouse and did not dare to fight against the Golden Dog.

.After the Jin people crossed the river, they knew that it was really cowardly to let the people avoid and hide. After General Li Xianzhong became the commander of the Huaixi Army, everything changed."

"This requires a soldier to be a coward, and a whole group of cowards will be cowarded. The Jin people are so intolerant of beatings that they will not dare to cross the river after a while. Teach me, take the opportunity to go over and give him a big fight to recover.

Lost ground.”

"You have a good idea, but it's a pity that the imperial court did not dare. The Huaixi Army and the Jin people were taking risks by fighting like this. Maybe the imperial court would have to punish them. You forgot that Marshal Yue attacked Zhuxian in the south of Bianliang City.

Town, the Jin soldiers fled in the face of the wind, but the imperial court ordered the troops to retreat? Thinking about it makes me really hate it. I don’t know what those sitting in the imperial court were thinking."

"Brother, please stop talking about this. If you say this, you will arouse my asthma problem. I will be mad to death in a while."

"Come on, you and take care, I won't say anything anymore."

Amid the heated discussions among the people, the cavalry galloped past and headed straight for the military office square.

When they arrived at the square, the leading general dismounted, ordered everyone to hang their heads on the flagpole, and strode into the large military government hall. After the big case in the hall, Li Xianzhong was sitting behind the case with his legs crossed, drinking tea.

Seeing the general come in, he put down his crossed legs and sat up straight.

"General Ma Sheng, you are back. How are you today? Did you win or lose?" Li Xianzhong asked loudly.

The general named Ma Sheng strode to the front of the military case, reached for Li Xianzhong's tea cup, raised his neck and drank all the tea. He wiped the tea foam from his beard and said with a smile: "Look what you asked,

Can I come back if I'm defeated? Forty-three golden dogs were killed today, and the brothers are hanging their heads in public. Hehe, it's really fun. I killed five by myself. I think I have enough heads this time. I can do it.

It must have been a mistake."

Li Xianzhong laughed loudly. He stood up and poured a cup of tea for him in person: "That's enough, that's enough. I'll report it tomorrow. Look at your consciousness. Did you kill the golden dog to get promoted? It was to protect the people of Huaixi.

Be safe and protect our country, the Song Dynasty. Don’t talk about promotion next time.”

"Yes, yes, that's what Commander Li taught me. But protecting the country and protecting the country should go hand in hand with getting promoted and getting rich. I don't want to be promoted just for the sake of more salary. People like me who are fighting on the battlefield, there's no guarantee that I will be able to do so that day."

Without my head, I, my wife, and my children will still have to live a happy life. If I die and my rank is higher, won’t the court give me more money and pension?" Ma Sheng said with a smile.

Li Xianzhong wanted to scold him a few words, but swallowed his words. Indeed, the frontier troops frequently faced off against the enemy, and they might lose their battle that day. In the past few months, Golden Dog had killed many people, and his own soldiers and horses had also lost their lives.

The loss of more than two hundred people is not just an exaggeration.

"That's all, I understand what you are thinking. How are the brothers? Are there any injured? Didn't Jin Bing dare not cross the river for many days? Why are you braver again today? The roots of your neck are itchy again, so you dare to cross the river.

." Li Xianzhong said.

Ma Sheng said: "It's strange to say that they were chasing a person across the river today. I don't know who it was, but they came across the river from the other side. The man and the horse swam across the river. A group of golden soldiers followed behind and shot arrows.

, people have arrived at our side, and they followed them reluctantly. Our checkpoint sent an alarm after seeing it, and when we took people there, that person was surrounded by a large group of golden soldiers and was fighting. That person was quite powerful.

, he had already killed seven or eight people when we went there."

Li Xianzhong said in surprise: "Oh? Is this happening? Who is so powerful? Has he come back with you?"

Ma Sheng shook his head and said: "No, when we led people there, we started fighting. A group of golden dogs were killed, and the rest all ran back. We have orders, and even those who escaped across the river

If I don’t chase him, I won’t chase him anymore. When I look back, the man is gone.”

Li Xianzhong smacked his lips and said: "You don't know who the person who has been causing trouble for a long time is. He came from the opposite side. He must be a martyr who fled south. He is capable of resisting a group of golden soldiers and his martial arts are very good. It would be great if he could be recruited into our army.

Already."

Ma Sheng said: "Yes, it's a pity that he disappeared. I only remember that his weapon was very strange, it was a long whip. There was a barbed thorn in the front. He hooked the golden dog and pulled it, and the golden dog's neck was pulled.

Opened. The man is not strong, but his strength is not small."

Li Xianzhong said: "Does it use a whip? It's rare. The weapon doesn't have any real skills, so it can't be used. What does it look like?"

Ma Sheng said: "I didn't see the face. The man's head and face were covered, and he was wearing a black robe. I didn't see anything. I always felt that he was a woman... It seemed like he was really a woman."

Li Xianzhong laughed loudly and said: "You piece of shit, how long have you not tasted womanhood?"

Got it? Everything you see is for women. How can a woman be so powerful? Fight like this with Jin Bing? I think you are crazy about women."

Ma Sheng said hurriedly: "No, Li Tongzhi, she really looks like a woman...eh..."

Ma Sheng suddenly stopped talking, and his eyes were attracted by a fast horse galloping outside the lobby. It was a black horse, and sitting on it was a man in black, with his head and face wrapped in cloth, wearing a

A bamboo hat with only two eyes exposed.

"Oh...it's him...that's that person...he's here right away. Li Tongzhi, that's the person." Ma Sheng shouted.

Li Xianzhong also saw the horse galloping to the entrance of the military government hall, and stood up in confusion. But when he saw the man reining in his horse and standing in front of the military government hall, he dismounted and started to come in.

Two soldiers at the door sternly scolded: "Who are you in the Huaixi Military Government Hall? You are not allowed to break in."

The man waved his hand, and the crossed swords of the two soldiers were swung away, and they stumbled beside the door. The man stepped forward, and the two soldiers shouted loudly and stood up to stop them, but they heard Li Xianzhong loudly say: "No need to stop him."

Him, let him in."

The man walked into the lobby. Li Xianzhong stood there with his legs crossed and said in a deep voice: "This strong man, are you the one who just killed the enemy with my soldiers and horses?"

The man stretched out his hand to take off the bamboo hat, and his hair fell down like clouds. Li Xianzhong's eyes widened and he was shocked. It turned out that he was really a woman. Ma Sheng's eyes shone and he smiled and said: "What? I'm right, I'm right."

Her eyes are very vicious. This girl is so good at killing the golden dog just now."

The woman ignored Li Sheng and asked crisply: "Who is Li Xianzhong?"

Li Xianzhong chuckled and said, "Is this girl here to see Li Xianzhong? What are you doing with him?"

The woman said: "Are you Li Xianzhong? If you don't go and ask Li Xianzhong to speak, I have something important to talk to him about."

Li Xianzhong had never seen such a domineering woman, and felt a little funny. Just as he was about to speak, Ma Sheng next to him said: "Girl, are you looking for General Li but you don't know him? The person standing in front of you is Commander Li.

"

The woman looked at Li Xianzhong blankly and said, "You are Li Xianzhong? Why don't you admit it? It's really strange. Are you shameful?"

Li Xianzhong was speechless for a moment, and was speechless after being snatched away by this woman. The woman reached out and took off the veil on her face, revealing a beautiful face. This time, a ray of sunshine seemed to shine into the gray Yamen lobby.

It's generally brighter.

"General Li, my name is Shen Ling'er, and I am here to deliver a letter to you on the order of my young master Fang Zian." The woman said.

Li Xianzhong said in surprise: "You are delivering a letter to Mr. Fang? How is Mr. Fang? He went to the Kingdom of Jin from me. It has been several months and he hasn't returned to Lin'an yet?"

Shen Ling'er frowned and said, "Why do you have so many questions? My young master said that everything he wants to say is in the letter. You will know everything after you take it and read it."

Shen Ling'er turned her back, took out a letter wrapped in oilcloth from her arms and handed it to Li Xianzhong. Li Xianzhong reached out to take it, returned to his seat and quickly opened it, and began to read the letter carefully. But he saw his brows suddenly relaxed, His face alternated between happiness and sadness, and his expression was uncertain. Ma Sheng beside him scratched his head anxiously, not knowing the content of the letter, and was worried beside him.
Chapter completed!