Chapter 952: The Night Is Like Water
Not only did Ye Yinfeng feel an oppressive atmosphere like a mountain rain was coming, but Ling Tianyun also seemed to feel a heavy pressure that was difficult to remove, making him breathless. He rode his horse slowly to the Great Zhou military camp, looking at this group of high-spirited Great Zhou soldiers, war may break out at any time, and those familiar faces, there will be a few left after the war, the ruthless war is always so cruel, but helplessly, but can not refuse.
Zhao Kuangyin stood in his tent as always, and there was a huge map hanging in his tent, which was the map of the area bordering the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Great Tang Kingdom. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's body exuded an increasingly strong aura of majesty, and there seemed to be a momentum of not being angry and self-threatening. Behind him were several fierce generals of the Great Zhou, Wang Yanchao and Li Chongjin Huo Ran were in the ranks, and there was a middle-aged man who seemed to be wearing bright armor and was not suitable.
Ling Tianyun handed over the horse he had sat down on to the soldier in charge of the horse, and he turned around and walked towards Zhao Kuangyin's tent in civilian clothes. When he came to Zhao Kuangyin's tent, he saw a handsome face, and a young general in armor that reflected the dazzling sunlight was guarding Zhao Kuangyin's tent. When this young general saw Ling Tianyun's arrival, he gave Ling Tianyun a shallow smile, and then his face turned grim, and his eyes were as bright as a candle.
Ling Tianyun walked straight into Zhao Kuangyin's camp tent, which was full of the Great Zhou generals he was familiar with, as well as a new general, who was his uncle's seal. And guarding outside Zhao Kuangyin's tent is his cousin Feng Yanke, Feng Bupo father and son have been serving Zhao Kuangyin since the great disaster of the Feng family, this battle with Zhao Kuangyin as the main general, the Feng family father and son also went to the Tang Dynasty together.
"Thanks to Your Majesty Long's grace, in order to avenge the innocent death of the villagers in my Great Zhou, this battle will be led by my Zhao Kuangyin as the commander to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty. This battle is very important, now what we have to do is to deploy a military fortress, the disciples of Shengyangmen have been sent to infiltrate Shouzhou City, and they will soon obtain military information on the defense of Shouzhou City in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Our Great Zhou warship will arrive at the Huai River in a few days, and together with the naval division, build a bridge, capture Shouzhou City as quickly as possible, and strengthen the prestige of our Great Zhou army. ”
Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were bright and generous, Ling Tianyun looked coldly at the righteous brother who had sworn with him, he knew that there was a very incomprehensible light in the eyes of the righteous brother Zhao Kuangyin. Looking at the Great Zhou generals present, their eyes were full of eager expectations and high fighting spirit, but there were no more complicated looks. He felt that after the Battle of Supreme Peace, his nominal brother seemed to have changed, and he became a little unrecognizable.
Next, Zhao Kuangyin issued a series of military orders, the military defense deployment and the completion of military fortresses, and the distribution of military orders one after another. And the command rod in his hand kept circling on the huge map from time to time, and finally, everyone's eyes were fixed on the towering Tang city of Shouzhou south of the Huai River. The attack on Shouzhou became the first battle of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and this battle was extremely crucial.
"Third brother, do you have a complaint in your heart?" After Zhao Kuangyin retreated from the other Great Zhou generals, he glanced at Ling Tianyun and asked. "Second brother, do you have to fight this battle?" Ling Tianyun raised his blazing gaze and looked at his brother-in-law, he asked puzzledly. Although he walked out of the barracks, he hated war in his heart, from the Northern Han Dynasty to the Great Zhou, he experienced a lot of wars, but he hated war very much.
"Third brother, you are still too young, you don't know the meaning of war at all. War is not about blindly killing or being killed, the purpose of war is to bring peace to the world, and the purpose of war is to have no war, do you understand? Zhao Kuangyin's tiger eyes shone brightly, and his gaze shot through the tent towards the blazing sky.
"Second brother, everyone knows that this is a conspiracy, one against my Da Zhou and Nan Tang Zhi
but why do you still want to kill Tang in such a name? When the war is ignited, how many innocent people will die, and how many fewer robes will be in this barracks? Ling Tianyun's eyes seemed to appear as a battlefield that tore through the sky, and one by one the familiar robes fell in front of him, and he asked helplessly.
"Don't you understand that as long as there is war, people die? The death of my Great Zhou soldiers on the battlefield is the supreme glory. Whether it was a conspiracy or a real thing, it was enough for His Majesty to need this reason, don't you understand? Now my Great Zhou Kingdom has been cultivating and recuperating after the Battle of Gaoping, and my Great Zhou Kingdom is growing stronger day by day, which is a good opportunity to open up the territory. The Southern Tang Dynasty is located in the rich south of the Yangtze River, but the military strength is not strong, which happens to be the object of our Great Zhou Dynasty. And as a soldier of the Great Zhou, it is also a good opportunity to make contributions, all of which is the meaning of the eldest brother. ”
Ling Tianyun knew that what his second brother Zhao Kuangyin said was true, but he still had some helplessness in his heart, no matter who this meant, he didn't want to see the robe that he shared with him fall in front of him. Unlike the Battle of Gaoping, this time it was a war launched by the Great Zhou, although it was on the grounds of revenge, but everyone knew that this was just an excuse for the Great Zhou to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Silently leaving Zhao Kuangyin's tent, Ling Tianyun met his uncle who could not break the seal. "What did you talk about with the general, look at your face so badly." Feng Bupo asked Ling Tianyun curiously, "It's nothing, I just don't want to fight this battle, I feel annoyed." Ling Tianyun hurriedly walked towards his tent, and he replied bitterly to Feng Bupo.
After passing through the camp tents, Ling Tianyun came to his own camp tent. "Xiaoyun, it's not that my uncle said you, as a Great Zhou Pioneer General, you can't have such thoughts. Now that the Great Zhou soldiers are in high spirits, if they know what you, the vanguard, think in their hearts, their morale will definitely plummet. As soldiers, we naturally have to obey military orders. Your eldest brother is the emperor of the Great Zhou, and the second brother is the commander of this Tang Dynasty, so this is a good opportunity to make contributions. Feng Bupo sighed and persuaded him.
"It is the duty of soldiers to obey military orders, but this war is very puzzling to me, both Han comrades, but they kill each other. If my eldest brother wants me to fight the Khitan, I am duty-bound, and the Southern Tang Dynasty is also the country of my Han people, and the dead and injured are even more Han people. Ling Tianyun replied helplessly.
"By the way, have you seen the envoy sent by Guo Dashuai, how is the situation over there?" Feng Bupo asked Ling Tianyun. "The situation on Brother Guo's side is not optimistic, the Khitan army is pressing step by step, they are constantly encountering the siege of the Khitan army in the eighteen states of Yanyun, and now the Guiyi army can only wander in the eighteen states, but there is no place to stay." Ling Tianyun said with a hint of worry in his eyes.
"Does Young Marshal Guo want you to go north to support?" Feng Bupo continued to ask, "That's not true, they can handle it now, but they just mentioned my three-year covenant with Yelu Zongheng, the third prince of the Khitan." Yelu's strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and he has almost stepped into the realm of heaven with one foot, and he is worthy of being the first disciple of the world's first master. Ling Tianyun's eyes flashed with a fierce flame of strong battle intent, and he said lightly.
"Didn't you have a competition in Shangdu, why hasn't this war been over yet?" Feng Bupo asked puzzled. "That time was just a comparison between us, the younger generation of Han Chinese, and the Khitans, and my war with Yelu Zongheng had not officially begun. Although his martial arts cultivation realm has improved by leaps and bounds, if he really wants to fight, it is not certain who is stronger or weaker. Ling Tianyun said with a dignified expression.
"You just know it in your own heart, your uncle can't help you, and the feud of the Feng family will also fall on you. you
You also know your cousin's martial arts talent, and the girl of the little cicada now doesn't know whether she is alive or dead, alas. Now that my uncle is old, it's up to you younger generations. Uncle is not extravagant, I just hope that you will have some achievements and not insult the ancestors of the Feng family and the Ling family. In addition, don't say your negative words again, especially don't say in front of the soldiers, what Da Zhou needs is an invincible vanguard general, understand? ”
The news from the north made Ling Tianyun anxious, but the battle of the Great Zhou and Tang Dynasty was even more imminent, and he still had no news of Ye Yinfeng. This time the battle of the Great Zhou and Tang Dynasty was destined to make him stand in a hostile position with Ye Yinfeng, and he was even more restless in his heart. Looking at the slightly lonely back of the departure, a bitter taste suddenly surged into his heart, the blood revenge of the Feng family has not been avenged, his cousin Feng Xiaocicada does not know whether he is alive or dead, and the damn 'Jade of the Apocalypse', all of this is like a few mountains, weighing heavily on his shoulders.
When Ye Yinfeng and Aunt Fan returned to the nameless wine shop, he was furious by the scene in front of him, only to see that the wine shop was in a mess, and the tables, chairs and stools were all smashed to pieces. Seeing that Ye Yinfeng had returned to the wine shop, a neighbor soon stepped forward to tell him the details of the incident. It turned out that the unwilling young master of the Cai family led a group of Datang officers and soldiers to break into the wine shop, without any words, and this group of Datang officers and soldiers smashed the wine shop for a while.
The anger that welled up in his heart made Ye Yinfeng's eyes full of sharp light, and it seemed that he was too low-key. He thought that the young master of the Cai family should stop there, but unexpectedly, the other party intensified and smashed the wine shop into a mess. Where have the neighbors of the wine shop seen such a formation, and they have persuaded Ye Yinfeng to leave here, those fierce officers and soldiers will definitely come again.
Ye Yinfeng has also lived here for three or four months, he is delicate but easy-going, and he is naturally very popular with his neighbors. It's just that no one thought that the young master of the Cai family was forced step by step, and he actually used officers and soldiers, and the people did not fight with the officials, everyone understood this truth. Looking at these simple and kind neighbors, Ye Yinfeng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, now that the war is imminent, the people of the Cai family are blatantly smashing it, but they don't know who gave him such a big courage.
Silently cleaning up all this, the anger in Ye Yinfeng's heart began to slowly retreat, and Aunt Fan's face was also frosty, if it wasn't for Ye Yinfeng to stop her, she would definitely rush out. Finally the two cleaned up the liquor shop, and by the time they were done, the sun had already set in the west, and the vast night was beginning to fall.
Looking at the flickering orange candlelight, the two silently ate the meal they had received from the neighborhood. Ye Yinfeng opened a jar of wine for the first time, he looked at Aunt Fan, and the other party gave him a charming smile on his cheeks. At that moment, Ye Yinfeng seemed to feel that he was drunk, although Aunt Fan was much older than him, Aunt Fan was very well maintained, with white skin like snow and a plump figure.
Ye Yinfeng, who had no internal force to protect himself, quickly entered a drunken state, with a bit of blurry light in his hazy eyes, and the woman in front of him seemed to have begun to change her appearance. He seemed to see the peerless face that haunted him, the face as smooth as jade, and the soft and charming eyes, "Nangong, is it you?" Ye Yinfeng's misty eyes looked at the woman in front of him.
Aunt Fan was slightly stunned, she raised her bright red lips and took a sip of wine, and then she saw that the confused gaze in the eyes of the blue-shirted young man began to change. A feeling that had never been throbbing before surged from the bottom of her heart, the young man's body had an intoxicating aura on her, even if the young man had begun to lose consciousness, but she felt that this young man still made her addicted, her heartbeat began to speed up, and the crimson halo on her face became more and more intense.