The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold.
Li Xingchen, who only learned this poem from a textbook in his previous life, did not expect that he would only fully understand this emotion in this era.
The war has just begun, and it is still far away from the end. It may be two to three months, or it may be two or three years. Li Xinchen cannot even give an approximate date. Therefore, when he saw this letter, Li Xinchen was somewhat confused.
They all felt a little emotional.
I wonder where and when the next time I will see a letter from home will be?
Li Xingchen, who grew up in a peaceful era, felt this unforgettable pain for the first time, but now he has no choice. He cannot turn back and be a coward. He can only grit his teeth and continue to move forward.
Li Lian'er didn't know much about literacy. She mainly learned it by listening and listening when Professor Li Cheng taught it to Li Xingchen. However, in this era, literate women were rare, and most of them were concentrated in powerful families, like Li Lian.
For a mountain girl like her to be able to read, it was already a big deal.
Although there were only a few lines of words in the family letter, Li Xingchen could tell that these were written by Li Lian'er himself. For a girl who could not read more than a few hundred words, these words could even be said to be all she knew.
"My brother read the letter. After my brother left, Lian'er missed me day and night. I was afraid that my brother was thousands of miles away, and I didn't know whether he was warm or cold, hungry or full. I was also afraid that there were no weapons or weapons on the battlefield, so I couldn't sleep at night. Lian'er was cared for and cared for by Mrs. Xiao in Jiankang Mansion.
There is no need for my brother to worry. I hope that my brother will be able to kill the enemy on the battlefield and make meritorious service, and return home in triumph soon. I also hope that my brother will come back when he sees the letter. I have been waiting for my brother's letter for a long time!"
Li Xingchen slowly folded the letter from home, stuffed it back into the envelope, and then solemnly put it into his arms. It seemed that as long as this letter from home was there, his heart would never stop beating.
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The rays of the setting sun shine on the tall city head, rendering half of the city wall red. The soldiers standing on the city head have serious expressions on their faces, and the spears in their hands are pointed straight at the sky, as if they want to pierce the clouds that are getting lower and lower.
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This is the important town in Jingzhou - Public Security Bureau.
Gong'an connects Hanmiang to the east, Bashu to the west, Xiaoxiang to the south, and Xiangyu to the north. It is the throat of the river and the thoroughfare in all directions, so it is also called the "Tianxia Channel", which means whether from south to north or from east to west
, it is indispensable to pass by this place.
It is precisely because of its important geographical location that it has been a battleground for military strategists throughout the ages. The original name of this place is "Youjiangkou", and the name "Gong'an" comes from the Three Kingdoms. This place was where Liu Bei and Liu Xuande fought in the Battle of Chibi three hundred years ago.
The place where troops were stationed was named "Gong'an" because Liu Bei was the General of the Zuo at that time, so it was named "Gong'an" which means "the Duke of Zuo set up camp here". Of course, it also meant that Jingzhou, the rear area that Liu Bei had finally achieved, was stable.
Later, because important towns such as Jiangling and Xiangyang were often in the hands of the Southern Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties often faced off along the Han River instead of the river. In addition, the Southern Dynasty maintained a certain advantage over the North for a long time from the late Eastern Jin Dynasty to the early Liu Song Dynasty.
——This can be seen from the fact that the Northern Expedition frequently entered the Central Plains instead of going south to Jinghu. Therefore, the police here were lonely for a while.
However, as the Western Liang Dynasty took Jiangling as its capital, Nanchen naturally began to pay more attention to the defense of the public security, Songzi and other towns along the river. Among these towns, public security was the most important, and even the administrative offices of Nanchen and Jingzhou were set up in the public security area.
, but because Songzi across the river from Jiangling and Yidu on the west side are closer to Xiliang than the public security, so Fan Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, usually travels between these two cities on weekdays, but the public security is the one who stays.
There are not many days left.
Of course, Fan Yi's absence from the police does not mean that Fan Yi does not pay attention to the police. He has always been Fan Yi's confidants or even direct descendants of the Fan family who stayed at the police. Otherwise, Fan Yi would not have been able to freely travel to Songzi.
and Yidu.
It was the same this time. Fan Yi personally led the army to Yidu. The person in charge of the public security was his nephew Fan Chang. Fan Chang's official position was not big, he was just a lieutenant general, not even a general. However, because the main force
They have all been led to Yidu by Fan Yi, and most of the generals who are good at fighting have followed Fan Yi. There are only more than a thousand soldiers and horses left in the whole city, and it is reasonable to leave Fan Chang as a middle-ranking general.
"Is this the public security?" Li Xingchen reined in his horse outside the city and looked at the city gate not far away. The red flag symbolizing Nan Chen on the city top was fluttering in the wind, and on both sides of the big flag with the word "Chen",
There are also flags with the word "fan" on the left and right, one representing Fan Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, and the other representing Fan Chang, the public security guard at this time.
"Yes, there is a thoroughfare in the world, Jingzhou Public Security Bureau. Look at the river in front of this place, extending in all directions. It is indeed an important thoroughfare." Xiao Shilian raised his whip in his hand and said with a smile. He had read about this Public Security City in books more than once.
, I just saw it for the first time today, and I was somewhat emotional.
Pei Zilie interrupted Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian: "The flag with the word "Fan" is flying on the top of the police city, which means that it is Fan Chang who is guarding the city. Fan Yi clearly doesn't want to make things easier for us, and Fan Chang himself doesn't need to say. What should we do?
good?"
"Of course it goes without saying that we are entering the city!" Xiao Shilian looked at the Public Security City with interest.
Since coming out of Baling Camp, this partial division led by Pei Zilie has been marching for a day and a half. In order to rush on the road, they couldn't find any village where they could stay last night, so they had to make ends meet in the wild.
Of course, in other words, this place is originally the front line. It has been pursuing a policy of fortifying walls and clearing fields for many years. It is exactly the same as Zhongli and other Nanchen's important towns on the Huainan front line. It would be difficult to find one or two villages around here.
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After a day and a half of tossing and tossing, although these strong soldiers were not exhausted, every one of them looked the same as usual, with an unconcealable look of tiredness in their eyes.
What we need most now is to find a stable place to stay and have a good night's rest.
The Public Security City in front of us is obviously the best and only choice.
"Into the city?" Pei Zilie suddenly frowned slightly, after all, Fan Chang's attitude was not known yet.
Moreover, it is more likely that they do not have a favorable impression of them, and in order to keep as little publicity as possible, they did not notify the towns in front of them when they set off, so it is very likely that Fan Chang did not know of their existence. At this time, such a high-profile advance
City, are you sure it won't be shot down by Fan Chang with a barrage of arrows?
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "That's right, let's go directly to the city!"
As he spoke, he looked at Pei Zilie's confused expression, patted his armor calmly, and pointed to the flag behind Pei Zilie and others: "We are upright and genuine General Chen.
, why can't we enter this public security city, unless he, Fan Chang, wants to rebel!"