"I sang." The general said, "I sang a very peaceful and peaceful song. It sounded very comfortable, but also very sad."
Xiao Hei glanced at the stars in the sky and said, "I forgot."
The night breeze blew the flowers cool, the general waited for a while, and then heard Xiao Hei hesitate: "I seem...to meet someone."
"Who?"
"No, it seems to be a group of people."
The general had long been accustomed to Xiao Hei's nonsensical answers. He waited for a while and saw that Xiao Hei was no longer interested in talking. He smiled, raised the wine bottle and was about to take another sip when he heard Xiao Hei say again: "Why fight?"
The general raised the flagon's hand and paused.
"You are not happy fighting, why do you still fight?"
The general put down the wine bottle, lowered his head and smiled bitterly, "Not all things in this world are done for fun."
"A friend asked me this question many times before." The general continued to respond to Xiao Hei's words. He always responded to Xiao Hei in everything.
"Because when my brother was a teenager, he had to join the army because he didn't know which string he had picked up. I didn't know anything at that time, so I was afraid that he would get hurt, so I followed him."
Xiao Hei knew that the general had a younger brother who was the deputy general in the army.
"You didn't ask him why?"
"Asked." There was a memory in the general's eyes, "That brat said that a man should be like this. Damn it, he should be like this. When he first entered the military camp, he was so scared that he peed his pants and cried several times!"
Perhaps remembering what happened when he first entered the military camp, the general had a smile on his face.
"But I also have my own ideas. That kid is not as good as me in fighting or refining weapons. If I hadn't wanted to join the army later, I would have caught him and sent him back and beat the shit out of him!"
"But later..."
But later, on the way to find his brother, the general saw with his own eyes the ups and downs along the way.
I saw the tragic situation of the village after being invaded by Zhao.
The general lived in a wealthy family and lived a life of fine clothing and food since he was a child. Before this, he had never seen so many refugees.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes. Ah Ling is my father's illegitimate son. Before he came to my house, he was also homeless. I have only heard him talk about life outside since I was a child, but I didn't expect it to be so miserable."
"I was young and impulsive at that time. I thought, I am still young and have all my abilities, so I cannot let them go to waste. I can serve the country and protect these people."
"I think this is Ah Ling's real idea of joining the army. Compared with what I just saw with my eyes, he has experienced these things personally."
So later the general joined the army and relied on his abilities to win many military exploits in the war. Along the way, he became a general who led thousands of troops from an unknown soldier.
"But..."
But later, as the battles raged more and more, the general discovered that human life was becoming more and more despised when it came to him.
"Do you know a mechanic?"
Xiao Hei was silent for a moment and nodded.
"I am very accomplished in this area, and it is because of this that I have won many military exploits on the battlefield. When I was a child, I studied mechanical manufacturing and liked to make some lethal mechanical weapons. My elders in the family often criticized me for this."
"They didn't want me to develop in a bad direction. But I didn't care at that time. In my opinion, weapons themselves are not good or evil. What's important is the owner who uses it."
"This is just like us now. We, the generals and soldiers who killed on the battlefield, gradually turned into murderous weapons in the constant killing. We have no souls and no thoughts. We are possessed by some invisible and touchable
I move forward with the things I don't have, and I do things I once feared and hated."
"You said that the people I am killing now are not existences that some people want to protect?"
As he spoke, the general raised his head and glanced at the stars in the sky.
There are dark clouds floating in the distance, and the light of the stars is dim, just like the general's eyes are lonely at this time.
"What is that invisible and intangible thing?" asked the little black man.
"Desire." The general said.
No one in this world can escape one thing, which is desire.
When everyone sacrifices their lives for the desires of some people, the general begins to truly think about the meaning of war.
"The education I received since I was a child is to love all, not to attack. The purpose of all mechanical manufacturing is to avoid war and killing. However, war is simply inevitable. People on this continent compete for land resources, power and wealth. But
Resources are limited, but desires are unlimited, so... the devil appears."
"From this point of view, we are all demons."
After a pause, the general looked at Xiao Hei, "So from now on, I won't be afraid of you anymore."
Hearing this, Xiao Hei was stunned for a rare moment.
"What did you say?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud whistle suddenly sounded, and then a burning rocket suddenly cut through the darkness of the night.
Rockets are sentry warning messages that usually only appear in extremely dangerous situations.
No matter day or night, the general never takes off his silver armor, so that if there is any trouble, he can immediately lead his troops into battle.
The general who reacted quickly had no time to pay attention to Xiao Hei's surprise and rushed down the observation tower.
The sentry on guard had already rushed over, "Report to the general, there are enemy troops attacking Zhenchao Pass at night!"
The general was shocked, "Don't they have enough warships?"
There was a strange look on the soldier's face, hesitating and not knowing how to speak.
"What are you talking about? Hurry up and say it!" the general scolded.
"... report to the general, the military... warship used by the enemy this time belongs to the Nangong family."
"What?!" The general was stunned, "Shuiyue Kingdom is shaking the Guan Nangong family?"
"Shuiyue Kingdom is shaking the Guan Nangong family!" the soldier confirmed.
The scene after that was a bit chaotic.
Xiao Hei has been following the general in an orderly manner, observing how the young general responds to critical situations.
It has seen the general on the battlefield many times, but it has never seen him so panicked.
Tang Ling has also been trapped for a long time.
The Nangong family...Shuiyue Kingdom Zhenchaoguan Nangong family...
It can't be such a coincidence...
A flash of lightning flashed in Tang Ling's mind, and he suddenly connected several scenes from the past together.
"What does the Nangong family have to do with you?"
At this moment, Xiao Hei suddenly asked.
Obviously, it has also noticed that the general's panic must have something to do with the Nangong family mentioned by the sentry.
It didn't know when it had jumped on the general's shoulder, almost asking in the general's ear.
The general had long noticed Xiao Hei's presence, but when he heard this, he reluctantly twitched his lips.
"You've been awake for so long and you haven't noticed my identity?"
Xiao Hei tilted his head, "Do I need to pay attention?"
The general smiled bitterly and replied: "Before I joined the army, I was Nangong Xun, the sixth young master of the Nangong family."