The wife of two taels of silver

frontier fortress.

It was deep winter, and the wind was biting cold. The north wind whistled and swirled the snow on the ground, and it dissipated into the air.

Late at night, there are thousands of tent lights.

Warm yellow candlelight emanated from every tent, adding a touch of warmth to the cold night on this frontier. As the night deepened, the soldiers were finally able to have a good rest.

A circle of people gathered in Gu An's tent, with a brazier in the middle, and the wood and charcoal inside were burning with crackling sounds.

Gu An was wearing a coat, and the white cloth wrapped around his shoulders could be seen.

Two days ago, Gu An was promoted from a ninth-rank captain to a fifth-rank lieutenant.

Gu An performed a great service. Shortly after Gu An returned to the barracks after a month's annual leave, the Xiongnu suddenly attacked. They first ambushed the army on the road and intercepted its food supplies, then captured a patrol squad of six people. Only one returned with wounds all over his body to report. Fortunately, the report was timely, allowing the general to deploy his troops. Although the battle was won, the heads of the five men were all cut off and placed before the Kang Dynasty army, which was furious.

The next day, the two armies fought again and the war came to a stalemate. The Kang army urgently needed to break out of the encirclement. Gu An led a team of fifty people to tear open a gap and rescued the stabbed deputy general. He was also seriously injured. Because of the breakthrough point opened by Gu An, the Kang army narrowly defeated the Huns in this battle, and a large amount of Gu An's military merit was recorded in his book.

After the battle, Gu An fell into a coma and it was a day later when he woke up. The general discovered Gu An during this battle and thought he was brave and resourceful, so he promoted him to the rank of captain based on his military achievements.

At this moment, General Zhao Hongwei, his three lieutenants Wang Yao, Zhang Haixu, and Song Buwei, and another lieutenant, Wei Bingchuan, were all in Gu An's tent. Besides the generals, there were also several deputies, making the tent bustling with activity.

In the military camp, a group of men discussed either war or family matters.

Wang Yao said: "When I was about to come back, my wife was about to give birth in two weeks. Later she wrote to me saying it was a daughter. Oh, I missed her so much. The child has not seen her father for two months."

Frontier garrisons were not allowed to return home for extended periods of time. They had to remain in the barracks for three years and, after reporting through various levels of authority, be allowed to return home to visit their families. Last year during the Spring Festival, Gu An had been in the army for exactly three years. After reporting, he was granted two months of leave, but the round trip took a month. By the time he returned, his mother had passed away, and Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan were almost four years old.

Zhao Hongwei said, "My son is already eight years old, and I've only met him once. My wife is mad at me."

Zhao Hongwei came from a family of military commanders. His wife was the daughter of a chancellor, and they had a son. Military commanders were forbidden from entering the capital without the emperor's permission. The officer in the army who had the hardest time seeing his family was undoubtedly General Zhao Hongwei.

Among these generals, only Gu An and his deputy general Song Buwei came from humble backgrounds, while the others came from well-connected families. Gu An saved his deputy general Zhang Haixu on the battlefield, the only one who was not married.

"Hmph, you're fine. I haven't seen my child for a long time, and I haven't even married yet." Zhang Haixu said angrily.

After hearing this, Zhao Hongwei said, "By the way, Gu An, how old are you? Are you married?"

Gu An replied, "I'm twenty-four this year and I'm married." Gu An pursed his lips and added, "I have a pair of children, a boy and a girl."

After hearing this, everyone was surprised and laughed, "General Gu is really amazing! He gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, complete with children!"

After the laughter, everyone felt a little lonely. The war was not over, the Huns were not destroyed, and the next day of returning home was nowhere in sight.

A group of people were here late into the night, then got excited again and drank a little wine in the wind and snow outside. Zhang Haixu had a low alcohol tolerance but a strong drinking habit. He ignored his leg injury and insisted on drinking. He passed out within three cups. At midnight, the people dispersed.

Gu An lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep. He was missing home.

This thought is not that thought, it is thinking.

It is undeniable that Gu An does not like Lin Haitang, but he would not abuse her. His feelings towards Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan are very complicated. He says he does not like them, but they are his own flesh and blood, how could he not like them? However, they were definitely not born with his expectations.

No solution.

Gu An chose to take things one step at a time.

A few days later, the Huns invaded the border of Kang Dynasty again, and Gu An was wounded and went into battle.

The leader on the opposite side recognized Gu An as the person who rescued Zhang Haixu from him last time. He came with a knife and rushed straight to Gu An's face.

Gu An raised his spear to block the attack, making a crisp bang. The immense force of the impact made the knuckles of both men numb. Gu An thrust upwards to deflect the Xiongnu leader's sword. In a flash, he made his horse retreat half a meter and swiftly plunged his spear into the enemy's heart.

Blood flowed from the Xiongnu leader's mouth, and the hand holding the sword could no longer hold on, and the sword fell.

Gu An took the enemy's head and hung it on the side of the horse's head.

A soldier from the Kang Dynasty saw Gu An stab the Xiongnu leader to death and shouted, "Captain Gu has taken the Xiongnu leader's head! Charge!"

Morale was boosted: "Charge!"

After this battle, Gu An became famous. Because Gu An always wore a dark black mask, he was called "Ghost-faced General".