It was late at night, and Zao Zao was still writing big characters seriously. Hongdou muttered in his heart, the big county lord was not so studious before, and it is estimated that he was scared by today's events and didn't dare to sleep.

Zao Zao wrote thirty big characters, and his hands were sore when he wrote. Putting down the brush, Zao Zao said, "Fetch water, I want to take a bath." "Although jujube jujube is not very particular about weekdays, the habit of taking a bath before going to bed has been formed. Otherwise, you won't sleep comfortably.

Hongdou has been guarding the bedside because he is worried that jujube will have nightmares. I couldn't stay up and fell asleep in the back, and I seemed to hear someone crying in a daze.

As soon as Red Bean opened his eyes, the door was pushed open. Huo Changqing strode in from outside. Walking to the side of the bed and looking at the jujube that was crying and calling his father, Huo Changqing glared at the red bean fiercely. This girl is just an ornament, and she doesn't know how to take care of people at all.

Red Bean shuddered with fright.

Huo Changqing held the jujube in his arms, gently patted her back and said, "Don't be afraid, grandpa is here!"

Zao Zao actually didn't wake up, and instinctively shouted: "Dad, mother......" In the subconscious of Zao Zao, as long as Dad and Mom are around, they are not afraid.

Huo Changqing was not relieved, he just kept patting Zao Zao's back and whispered: "Don't be afraid, Zao Zao is not afraid, grandpa is here ......" Huo Changqing was not jealous, Yunqing and the Han family were Zao's father and mother, and there was no one in the world who could cross his biological parents.

Zao Zao cried for a long time, and also called for a small half a day. Later, the voice became lower and lower, and then he fell back into a deep sleep.

Hongdou boldly touched Zaozao's forehead and found that Zaozao's body temperature was normal, and there was no fever as she imagined. There is a shortage of doctors and medicines in Yucheng, and it is also very troublesome to have a fever in case of opinion.

Huo Changqing didn't dare to walk away, and kept staying by Zaojube's side. He didn't leave until dawn.

Half an hour later, Zao Zao woke up.

Seeing that Zao Zao was about to practice, Hongdou hurriedly stopped her and said, "Lord County, you didn't sleep well last night, let's sleep more today!"

Zao Zao was very strange and asked, "I slept until dawn, why didn't I sleep well?"

Hongdou said with a smile: "County Lord, don't you remember? You had a nightmare last night, crying while calling the prince and the princess, or the old lady hugged you and coaxed you for a long time." ”

Zao Zao didn't believe it: "If you talk nonsense, I won't cry!" Zao Zao has always been taught that being a human being should shed blood without tears, so she rarely cries on weekdays. Well, I didn't cry in front of Huo Changqing. In front of Yuxi, I cried several times.

Hongdou was in a very good mood, and said with a smile: "County Lord, you don't remember!" It's rare to see the county lord's appearance, which is quite interesting.

Zao Zao didn't talk nonsense with red beans, and said: "Don't talk to you, I'm going to practice." After speaking, she picked up the little short knife she killed yesterday and went to the yard to practice.

After breakfast, Zao Zao said to Huo Changqing: "Grandpa, are you still going to the wounded barracks today?"

Huo Changqing shook his head and said, "I'll go to the city tower today." "You can't go to the wounded barracks every day.

On the way to the city tower, Huo Changqing said to Zao Zao: "I remember that when your father killed someone for the first time, he didn't dare to close his eyes for three days and three nights. Huo Changqing said this because he wanted to relax the jujube and not be entangled in yesterday's events.

After listening to Huo Changqing's words, Zao Zao didn't believe it: "Impossible, Dad won't be like this?" Zao Zao didn't believe that her father would be so cowardly.

In fact, the reason why jujube jujube was not stimulated too much was because the northern captivity barbarian killed by jujube was the one who should be killed. Therefore, jujube is not too heavy psychological burden. Of course, the fact that jujube is very strong in heart is also an important reason.

Huo Changqing was not angry, and said: "If you don't believe it, ask your father when you go back, and you will know whether what grandpa said is true or false." "The first person Yun Qing killed was the assassin who assassinated him, and after killing him, he was like no one else. It was the first time that Yun Qing had not closed his eyes for three days and three nights, and after seeing the corpses all over the ground, the scene was so terrifying that he didn't dare to close his eyes, as if he had become one of them after closing his eyes.

Zao Zao was skeptical: "Grandpa, what about my mother? What was the first time my mother killed someone?"

Huo Changqing shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, you can ask her yourself when you go back." "Han Yuxi hasn't killed anyone since he married Yunqing, and he doesn't know if he killed anyone before he got married.

When I arrived at the city wall, I saw only a few people cleaning and carrying firewood, which was completely different from the scene I saw two days ago.

When I got to the city tower, Zao Zao knew what was going on, because the enemy didn't come today.

After a while, Cui Mo came over and said to Huo Changqing: "Father-in-law, the Northern Captives have withdrawn." "After 12 days of fighting, the northern captives could not bear the retreat.

Huo Changqing snorted and said, "Nearly half of the dead and wounded, it is normal for the troops to retreat." ”

Cui Mo didn't know what Huo Changqing was thinking, and said, "Just now Chu Shaoguang said that he would pursue the victory, but I refused. "Their first task now is to defend the city, and such a dangerous thing as chasing deserters must not be done.

Zao Zao raised his head and asked, "Grandpa, if this Agu takes the remnants of the army to the West Sea to join that Barr, will the West Sea be very dangerous?" Although the jujube is still young, it is smoky and has a lot to know.

Cui Mo shook his head and said: "From here to the West Sea, it takes half a month to ride a horse, and it takes more than half a month to walk. They don't have that much food and grass to support. ”

Huo Changqing said: "Don't take it lightly, pay close attention to Agu's movements. ”

Cui Mo thought about the current situation in Xihai and said, "Father-in-law, I want to no longer send 30,000 people to Xihai. "With 30,000 more people, we can lighten the burden on the madmen.

Huo Changqing shook his head and said, "Don't think that everything will be fine if Agu retires from the army, you must always be cautious." The West Sea is important, and so is Yucheng. "It's been snowing heavily this month, but now it's not cold at all. If it snows, the northern captives will definitely retreat.

Cui Mo nodded, "I know." ”

Three days later, it was confirmed that Agu had really withdrawn, and at this time Cui Mo received a reply from Feng Dajun. After reading the letter, Cui Mo said worriedly: "Father-in-law, the battle situation on the madman's side is very unsatisfactory, let's transfer another 30,000 soldiers and horses!" Feng Dajun's letter was mainly to thank his brother for sending charcoal in the snow, and he did not ask Cui Mo for reinforcements.

Huo Changqing was silent and said, "How many soldiers and horses are left in Yucheng now?" Hearing that 100,000 of them with minor injuries could go to the battlefield, Huo Changqing said: "Then transfer another 20,000 soldiers and horses to the West Sea." "There are 80,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough to hold Yucheng.

The battle situation on this side of the West Sea was very tragic, the combat effectiveness of the northern captives was very strong, and there were cavalry to take the lead, and the Feng army was fighting and retreating. In only half a month, he retreated more than 300 miles.

Guo Fei, the personal guard, said worriedly: "General, the attack of the northern captives is too fierce, or in three days, our current city will be broken again." "If this continues, the West Sea will probably not be able to hold it.

The cavalry of the West Sea was killed by the northern captives. Now, they are relying on the city walls to defend against the northern captives. It's just that these walls are not as strong as those of Yucheng, and they have already lost three cities. Now this city is almost impossible to keep.

Feng Dajun said: "Don't worry, the 30,000 horses and 6,000 cavalry transferred from Yucheng will arrive in a few days." "If the city is lost, they will be able to get it back later.

Guo Fei said: "I hope they will arrive as soon as possible, and it will also improve morale." "Because the situation is so bad, the morale in the army is very low now.

Feng Dajun nodded. Whether it is weapons or armor, the good ones are given priority to the soldiers of Yucheng. Not only was Feng Dajun envious, but the other generals were also envious, but they did not fight and had no objections, because they all came out of Yucheng.

Guo Fei said: "With them, our casualty rate can also be reduced a lot. "The northern captives are too cruel, they can't beat them at all, they can only drag on for a day.

Feng Dajun had long expected that this would be a vicious battle, so he moved the people and herdsmen in this area more than a month ago. At that time, some people were reluctant to leave, but Feng Dajun was not a good person. It's okay not to leave, but the cattle, sheep, grain and other things must be handed over, and he is not willing to leave these things to the northern captives. Under persecution, these herders have to leave if they don't want to. Therefore, in the past half a month, although the northern captives occupied several cities, they did not get much food.

Feng Dajun said viciously: "We can't beat them, but we can drag them to death." "No matter how tough the northern captives are, if they can't grab food, they can only retreat. If you don't retreat, there is only one way to die.

In the past few years of Feng Dajun's presence in the West Sea, the main task is to eliminate the opposition forces in the West Sea, and the rest are solved by the way. After more than three years, the effect has been very remarkable, and the indigenous forces that oppose them have basically been eliminated. Otherwise, if the northern captives collude with the natives of the West Sea, the West Sea will definitely not be able to be saved.

When Guo Fei heard this, he couldn't help but say: "If the prince doesn't lead the army to attack Shanxi and Henan, we will let Battle have no return." ”

Feng Dajun shook his head and said: "Don't say this in the future, there must be a reason why the prince sent troops to attack Shanxi and Henan at this time." Feng Dajun felt that in the long run, it was more important to capture Shanxi and Henan than to defend against the northern captives.

Guo Fei just said this, and didn't mean anything else: "I just hope that these northern captives can be driven out as soon as possible." "There are so many people who have died.

Feng Dajun's eyes showed bitter hatred, many of his brothers died at the hands of the Northern Captives, and he hated the Northern Captives to the core. Of course, the same is true for Yunqing.

Feng Dajun said: "It won't be long before I will make them pay for their debts." "When they get through this difficulty, he will definitely lead his troops to take the lair of the northern captives. He believes that day will not be too far away.

Guo Fei nodded heavily and said, "Yes, we must let them pay for their blood debts." "The soldiers of Yucheng, each of them have some blood feud with the northern captives.