Text Chapter 1173: Qiu Yan Takes Him Home

On February 1st, there was heavy snow and the weather was extremely cold.

Outside Hongyan City, supplies were delivered one after another. At the same time, officials from various states in the province sent letters of surrender one after another, willing to accept becoming a citizen of the Great Qin Empire. Come to surrender, the governor of Liaoyuan Province is willing to donate the seal of the consul because of the lack of troops.

But all official duties have come to a standstill because of Lin Muyu's coma.

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In the mansion of Hongyan City, Wei Chou, Situ Sen, Situ Xue, Si Kongyao and others hurriedly paced back and forth in the living room of Lin Muyu's room. Sikong Yao held green tea in his hand and said, "Wei Qiu, don't Walking back and forth, my eyes are dazzled!"

Wei Chou gritted his teeth and said, "My lord has been unconscious all this time, what should I do?"

Sikong Yao's eyes were dark: "Brother, he fought for three consecutive days and three nights, took the lead, and almost exhausted all his fighting spirit, and then he was overly sad because Cangnan Hou died in battle. Hey, let's see what sister Chu Yao said after the diagnosis. .”

At this moment, the door opened with a creak, and Chu Yao, who was dressed in a white robe of the chief deacon of the elixir department, walked out of the dust, frowned slightly and said: "He has been suffering from a high fever since the morning, and his body He is also very weak and needs to recuperate for a while, please don't disturb him for the time being, I will stay here and concentrate on taking care of him."

Sikong Yao opened her mouth.

Chu Yao said: "If you want to see it, go in and have a look. He hasn't woken up yet. After a while...give him a little porridge, otherwise the nutrition in the body will not be able to keep up."

"Um."

Si Kongyao strode into the room, but saw Lin Muyu was asleep.

Chu Yao looked at the generals in the living room and said: "Ah Yu is not here, don't you know what to do? Don't forget, you are all generals that Ayu relies on. Ayu needs to rest now. Don't bother him with your military and political affairs, otherwise I won't agree."

Wei Qiu smiled awkwardly: "Yes, Chief Deacon, we understand, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"The Liaoyuan Province decided to surrender. We don't know the authenticity yet, and we haven't given a response yet."

"Isn't this very simple?" Chu Yao raised her eyebrows and said, "The Liaoyuan Province originally had no troops, but this time it was almost wiped out by the Longdan Camp, and the Liaoyuan Province is located in the south. Over the mountain range, the west is the province of mountains, and the north is the province of red rocks. It means that we have been trapped in the south. We have no choice but to surrender. Wei Qiu, you send a commander and ten civil servants to conquer the prairie fire The army of the province and the internal affairs of the province will be fine, and in this case, even if they are cheating, we will not have much loss."

"Yes, I... I will do it soon. If Lin Shuai is ready, the subordinates will say that the deacon Chu Yao ordered to handle this matter."

"Hmph, you're still the commander of the Gendan Battalion, you're really afraid of taking on trouble."

"Ha..." Wei Qiu smiled wryly: "The chief deacon doesn't know something. Wei Qiu is a general, and the matter of incorporating provinces is done by civil servants. It was not my turn to do so. I think... the chief deacon of the department of elixir should As a civil servant, I can handle it with confidence if I have you."

"Um."

"By the way, there is one more thing." Wei Qiu who walked to the door suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "His Royal Highness Yin and Princess Xi both presided over the memorial ceremony for the soldiers who died in the Battle of Longyuan in Xiping City. Do you want to tell His Highness the news?"

Chu Yao bit her red lips and said: "No, this will only make Xiao Yin and Xiao Xi worry in vain, just tell them that Hongyan Province has been captured, and that the news of Xu Jiantao's martyrdom will also be informed They, send Dragon Knight to take the corpse of Commander Xu Jiantao to the Western Mountain Province, they should be able to fly there within half a day, and bury him properly, he is a hero of the empire."

"Yes, I see."

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In the room, Lin Muyu closed his eyes, but his body trembled slightly, as if he was having a nightmare, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.

"elder brother……"

Si Kongyao wiped away his sweat for him, worry was written all over her pretty face.

Chu Yao walked in again, and said: "Miss Sikong, don't worry too much, Ah Yu's body is hard, this time he just suffered some serious injuries, was overly sad, and rushed to his heart, he will wake up soon, He needs to be recuperated now, so let’s not bother him, let’s go, Hongyan province is waiting to be rehabilitated, you, the commander of Baize mercenaries, have a lot of things to do, 50,000 soldiers, horses and weapons are all needed You went to intervene."

"Well, thank you sister Chu Yao for reminding me."

Sikong Yao pursed her red lips, and said: "I'm in the horse field, once brother wakes up, please send someone to notify me."

"Okay, let's go."

Sikong Yao left reluctantly.

Chu Yao sat by the bed, looked at Lin Muyu's very pale face, and said, "Why do you not cherish your body like this, look, so many people miss you, wake up quickly, if you don't wake up again, I'm afraid I'm going to miss Xu Jiantao's funeral."

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Xishan Province, see the green hills outside Longyuan.

Hongyan Province is less than a thousand miles away from here, and the dragon riders of Situ Sen and Situ Xue arrived here in almost half a day, and in the snow, the civil and military officials of the empire stood awe-inspiring, paying homage to the imperial family who died in battle.

"Situ Sen is here!"

Feng Jixing raised his head and said.

Qian Feng frowned and said: "There has been no news from Hongyan Province for three consecutive days, Situ Sen must have brought some news."

"yes……"

A total of four giant dragons landed on the open space in front of the crowd. Situ Sen turned over and slid off the dragon's back, knelt down and said, "Minister Situ Sen, please refer to Your Majesty the Empress, please refer to Princess Xi!"

"Get up." Qin Yin was wearing a white empress robe, and said, "General Sen, how is brother Ah Yu?"

"all the best."

Situ Sen's eyes were a little red, and he murmured: "Our Longdan Battalion has defended Fenghuangguan for nearly ten days, and exhausted the vigor and food of He Song's 250,000 troops. When He Song was retreating, Commander Lin ordered us to stop without stopping. For three days and three nights, we fought all the way from Fenghuang Pass to the foot of Hongyan City, and almost wiped out He Song's army... But... but the goddamn Chen Yu actually sent Song Liangcheng to lead a hundred thousand elite troops In Red Rock City, we waited for work to cover up and kill us... The Longdan Battalion Pioneer Battalion was almost completely lost, Lin Shuai was seriously injured..."

"ah?!"

Qin Yin's body trembled slightly, and she asked anxiously, "Brother Ah Yu, is everything alright?"

"Marshal Lin is fine, he's just seriously injured." With tears in his eyes, Situ Sen said, "But... But Xu Jiantao led 5,000 troops to block the 50,000 bandit bandits in order to protect Commander Lin. After a night of bloody battle on the lonely mountain, he died for his country!"

Situ Sen knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

No one would have thought that the mighty warrior with strong bones would cry so unscrupulously. He knelt there, stuck his long sword on the ground, and curled up like a poor shrimp. The friendship between them is beyond comprehension by others, not to mention Situ Sen and Xu Jiantao, close friends who belong to the Longdan camp, share life and death, and have known each other for many years.

Behind him, two dragon knights carried Xu Jiantao's coffin down the dragon's back. Xu Jiantao's body was wrapped by a purple flower king flag. Before he died, his expression was very peaceful, even smiling.

Feng Jixing, Zhang Wei, Qin Yan and others had red eyes, and they all knelt on the ground on one knee. Even Qin Yin, who is the empress, knelt down slowly, and murmured: "I will... bury Xu Jiantao at the head of Jianlongyuan Township's mausoleum, posthumously confer the title of Cangnan Duke, and inherit the title of my father from generation to generation." According to legend."

After the establishment of the National Assembly, the titles of Duke Duke and Countess were deposed one after another. Almost all the titles were posthumously awarded to some heroes who died for their country, which is understandable.

Situ Sen stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please don't be too sad. In this battle, the Longdan Camp killed nearly 200,000 enemies, and suffered more than 50,000 self-inflicted losses."

"Where is Shuai Lin?"

Qin Yin twitched her red lips and asked, "How is Commander Lin?"

"Oh, Lin Shuai suffered a slight injury and is now in charge of the overall situation in Hongyan City."

"Really?"

"Um!"

Qin Yin doesn't seem to believe Xu Jiantao's words, she knows Lin Muyu's character well, Xu Jiantao is Lin Muyu's favorite general, so many years of close friends, now that Xu Jiantao died in battle, how heavy the blow to Lin Muyu must be!

Feng Ji stepped forward and said: "Your Highness...after Cangnan Gong's body is delivered to the mausoleum, you must personally read the sacrificial oration."

"Ok, I know."

Feng Jixing glanced at Situ Sen again, and asked, "Ah Yu, is everything alright?"

"Please don't worry, Deputy Commander, Commander Lin is fine."

"It's okay... oh, that's good..." Feng Jixing frowned, and didn't say anything else.

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I don’t know who took the lead and sang the imperial battle song Qiuyan Ballad. Soon, the soldiers were singing, and many of them were wounded to send Brother Paozhe on their last journey. At this moment, what could be better than the Qiuyan Ballad? What better way to tell the sadness in my heart——

The world is vast, and the mountains and rivers are magnificent.

The icy moonlight enters the battlefield.

The rice river is green and the breeze is blowing.

The warriors of the empire go to the country together.

Kill all the wolves and be frivolous all your life.

Who will soothe my wounds.

The way home is no longer in sight.

Looking forward to seeing it through, I only sigh that the mountains are high and the rivers are long.

Across all directions, always defend the country.

So what if the soul returns to the end of the world.

Where is the burial of warriors with broken robes?

Qiuyan, please take my soul back to my hometown.

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"The way home can no longer be seen... The way home can no longer be seen..." Feng Jixing mourned a few words, and his heart couldn't help but twitch, who will be the next one to die in battle?

Situ Sen looked up at the sky where the snow was falling, and faintly heard the mournful cries of birds. It was already spring, but it was still snowing heavily. Situ Sen's voice was a little trembling, and he shouted loudly to the sky: "Autumn geese, autumn geese! Yan, if you are really here, please take Xu Jiantao's soul back to your hometown, so that when we living people go back to drink, we can also accompany him. Go home, don't leave him here alone..."

Feng Jixing, Zhang Wei and others couldn't help convulsing, tears rolling down.

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