Qinghe

Qi Yue got off his horse and walked towards Ji Qinghe.

"General, is your injury?" Qi Feng worried.

"Not in the way!" A few short words, but his eyes kept falling on that person, and Qi Feng, who was at the side, saw this and walked away wisely.

"Qinghe?"

Hearing someone calling, Ji Qinghe raised his head, looked at the person in front of him, and remained silent.Qi Yue's heart ached, he heard what Yang Changwen said just now.

"Qinghe, it's not your fault. Which dynasty was replaced without bloodshed and sacrifice? What Yang Changwen said is just his one-sidedness. Don't take it to heart."

"General, I'm fine."

"It's cold in the night, let's go back." Qi Yue stretched out his arms, embraced the people around him, and walked towards the carriage.

However, at this moment, several dazzling fireworks pierced the darkness in the night sky, looking in the direction of the east of Jupingguan, and immediately after that, three signals were released in succession from the west and south.Everyone stared at the signal and couldn't help being shocked.

"Yes, there is an enemy invasion, three urgent signals, and the east, west, and south gates are attacked at the same time. The situation is critical. Please give instructions!" Qi Feng immediately responded and asked the general to issue an order.

When Qi Yue got the signal, his face became more and more gloomy. "Qi Feng listened to the order and hurried back to the barracks to gather troops. The troops were divided into four teams and went to the four city gates in the east, west, north, and south to support. If they couldn't hold the gates, let them come to see me with their heads up. front."

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Qi Yue looked back at Ji Qinghe, and said: "The front line is critical, I'll send you back to the barracks."

"General, your injury..." Ji Qinghe asked worriedly.

"It's nothing. As the chief general, as long as I don't die, I have to take command at the front line." Qi Yue patted his shoulder, reassuring him, and turned to leave, but was stopped by the people behind him.

"General, come back safely."

Qi Yue nodded, turned around and jumped on the horse, "Let's go!"

"Yes!"

Looking at the backs of the soldiers leaving, Ji Qinghe couldn't help feeling a sense of sadness in his heart. In order to protect every inch of land behind the city and the thousands of people, how many innocent soldiers would die here Blood-stained three feet on the battlefield.

There are many new ghosts crying in battle, and the lonely old man mourns.The chaotic clouds are low in the evening, and the snow dances back to the wind.

Hope this world is peaceful and there will be no more wars!

In the first month of the fourth year of Emperor Jinyang's succession to the throne, the barbarians from the neighboring country in the north launched a fierce attack again, and the attack was fierce!Qi's army fought bloody battles and stood there for seven days and seven nights. Both sides suffered heavy casualties!And in the city of Naju Pingguan, a rumor spread at some point, saying that the judge Ji Qinghe fled from the capital to the border, colluded with the barbarians, treasoned the country and cooperated with the enemy, and attracted the barbarians to attack the city, he is a sinner through the ages.

As soon as this rumor was fermented by people's mouths, it quickly spread to the army. For a while, everyone knew about the Mobei Border Pass.

The battle ahead is tense, Ji Qinghe hasn't seen Qi Yue for several days, and he doesn't know what's going on on the front line.This day, when he came back from the main general's camp, he heard the soldiers on duty discussing in low voices. Rather than hearing them by accident, it might as well be that those words were meant for him.

"Don't you think that's Mr. Ji? He is Ji Qinghe? I heard that he murdered a minister's family of more than [-] people in a conspiracy before, and was later thrown into prison by the emperor. Didn't he commit suicide by taking poison in prison?" ? How did it appear in our Juping Pass?"

"Who knows? Maybe he fled in fear of crime and came to us."

"I've heard people say that he seems to be in collusion with the barbarian. Otherwise, how could the barbarian be so familiar with our defense arrangement at Juping Pass? He must have leaked the news."

"Don't talk nonsense, let the general hear it and be careful with your head. The collaborator is obviously Deputy Yang...Yang Chang Wennasi, I was also there when he was arrested that day."

"All right, all right, you are right. I don't know what kind of ecstasy he gave our general. Our general, who is so mighty and domineering, actually likes a man. If it gets out, our general's image will be completely destroyed. !"

The hands clenched into fists, the knuckles creaking, the rumors were only circulated in the city a few days ago, and they never expected to spread to the army so quickly.The wound in my heart that was about to scab was severely torn open again. Sure enough, his reputation as a traitor and traitor could not be washed away anywhere.Now, another charge of treason and collaborating with the enemy has been added, no matter if there is one more or one less, what difference does it make to him?

Back in the camp, he rubbed his ink and picked up his pen, left a letter, sealed it, and handed it to the guard Li who was on duty outside the camp.What those soldiers just said was right. Qi Yue is the chief general of the Qi family army. Now that the two armies are at war, it is a critical period. If he stays in this army, it will only be harmful to Qi Yue, and he does not want to let him This kind of thing will distract him.

He took the horse, left the barracks alone, and headed for the city.After walking for an unknown amount of time before reaching the city, he, who was absent-minded, was knocked back to his senses by a vegetable smashed on his head.Looking around, he suddenly realized that all the people on the street were pointing at him, swearing at him, with disgust and contempt on their faces.Those who smashed stones, those who smashed eggs and vegetables, those who spit, everything.

"Rebellious ministers and thieves, traitors and collaborators, why are such people still alive, let alone die!"

"I heard that this person was arrested by the emperor for treason before, why did he escape?"

"Now that the barbarians are attacking Juping Pass, he is the one who tipped off the news. If it wasn't for our General Qi's martial arts, we would have been killed by the barbarians long ago."

"This kind of person should have died a long time ago. Let's do justice for the heavens and get rid of this scourge!"

"Yes! Smash him to death! Smash him!"

Ji Qinghe remained silent, gritted his teeth and endured all this silently. The pain on his body was not as fierce as the pain in his heart.There is nothing more sorrowful than the death of a heart. Often the most terrifying thing in this world is not a powerful weapon, but a human heart.

Ji Qinghe didn't dodge or dodge, even though his head was bleeding, the people saw that he didn't resist at all, and stopped when they were tired of being smashed, and lost their interest.All the way towards the west courtyard of the city, like a walking dead, insensitive.

"Oh, sir, how did you get into this state? Your head is bleeding. Come into the yard and I'll get you the medicine."

Suddenly startled, the woman in the mansion shouted in front of him.Looking up, he found that he had already reached the gate of the mansion, and the guards sent by the army had been transferred back to the barracks, leaving only this woman to take care of the yard.

"Mother Zhang, do you know what's going on in the city?" Ji Qinghe sat on a stool in the courtyard and asked dumbly.

The mother-in-law who was wiping his stolen goods paused, and said, "I think Mr. treats people very well, unlike what they say. It's okay, let's leave him alone, let them talk about it."

What the mother-in-law said gave him some comfort in his heart, but he didn't expect that at this moment, someone would actually speak for him.I saw him take out a bag of broken silver, put it on the table, and said: "Mother Zhang, here are some silver taels for you to take. It is your wages. Don't come here tomorrow. I'm afraid that my business will make others treat you." If the family gossips, you should avoid it."

"Sir, this..." Before the mother-in-law finished speaking, Ji Qinghe got up and walked towards the house, looked at the broken silver in his hand, and sighed helplessly.

On this side, at the front line of the border, about seven or eight officers were sitting in the main camp. The atmosphere was tense, and they were discussing how to win at the moment.

"This barbarian knows the deployment of our Juping Pass like the back of his hand. It must be the old man Yang Changwen who leaked the news. Now the barbarians have gathered an army of 10,000+ to attack our Juping Pass. The attack is fierce, and our army is only 15 With tens of thousands of horses, how will this battle be fought?" A bearded man talked about the situation of the battle with great concern.

"General Lu, how do you build up the enemy's ambition and destroy your own prestige? Why can't you fight this battle? Come one and I will kill one, come two and I will kill one pair. His grandma's barbarians will beat them back to their hometown sooner or later!" Liu Can Jiang slapped the table and said indignantly.

"The odds of winning against the enemy with the number of our troops are not great. I wonder when the troops supported by the imperial court will arrive?"

"Juping Pass is a long way from the capital. When the emperor dispatches troops, he will travel day and night. It will take half a month at the earliest."

The generals were discussing, but the man in the position of the general didn't say a word. Since the start of the war, he hadn't had enough sleep for many days. On his shaved facial features, a greasy beard appeared on his chin. Stubble, looks a little tired.

At this time, a person entered the tent and walked towards the general, "General, Mr. Ji's letter."

Qinghe?Qi Yue was slightly taken aback, and quickly picked it up, thinking about it, since the day when the barbarians attacked the city, he has been busy with the war, and rarely had time to see him.He quickly opened the envelope, spread out the letter paper, and read it.

"General?" Qi Feng called out tentatively, "What did you say, sir?"

"The way to win!" After Qi Yue finished speaking, his serious iceberg face for many days showed a rare smile, and he put the letter paper in his hand in front of the table, "Look for yourself."

The letter only said one thing, how to deal with the 20 barbarian army.The barbarians have an overwhelming advantage in numbers. If the two armies collide head-on, the Qi family army will be at a disadvantage. They can build a weapon that is extremely lethal.The letter also contained drawings, which said that first, two huge catapults should be installed on the city wall; , each tied to two huge stones and placed in the catapult; [-]. Prepare a large number of bows and arrows, quench the arrows with kerosene and ignite them. When the enemy reaches the range, throw the stones and cloth, and the cloth will Spread out in the air, like a dark cloud cover, and when it falls, a large number of enemy troops can be covered under it; at this time, a large number of rockets are fired, and the cloth soaked with kerosene will ignite when it meets fire, but one soldier can kill countless enemies .

"Good strategy! Why didn't we think of such a good solution?" The generals immediately clapped their hands and applauded when they saw it.

"Mass production, I don't believe it, his barbarian is indestructible, not afraid of being burned!"

Before waiting for the commander's order, General Liu Shen couldn't bear it any longer. He picked up the blueprint on the table, got up and left the barracks, rushing to make the weapon.

"Where's Mr.?" Qi Yue turned his head, looked at Li Shiwei, who delivered the letter, and asked.

"Sir, you're back in the city. Before you leave, give me the letter and ask me to deliver it to the general!" Li Shiwei replied.

"When did you go back?"

"Today is the time."

Qi Yue didn't ask any more questions, but only made a gesture of stepping back to Guard Li.The Li guard seemed to have something to say, he hesitated to speak, but felt that it was not easy to speak, so he had to withdraw from the general's camp.

After Fang walked a few steps, he was stopped by Qi Feng behind him, "Guard Li stay behind."

"Deputy General Qi." Guard Li called out.

"I just saw that you were hesitant to speak, is there anything inconvenient to say to the general?"

"Vice General Qi, it's about Mr. Ji."

"Sir? What's the matter?"

"I don't know if Deputy General Qi has heard a rumor recently. It has been spread in the city and even in the army. It is said that Mr. Ji is the judge who conspired against the country, and he is also a traitor. It is said that the barbarians attacked Juping Pass this time. The barbarians tipped off the news; some people even said that the master seduced the general in order to obtain military secrets."

"How unreasonable!" Qi Feng gritted his teeth, and said ruthlessly: "Who dares to spread rumors like this and make trouble? Let me know that his head will be killed!"

"Almost everyone in the city knows it. The rumors spread more and more fiercely. Many people in the army know about the rumors. Mr. Ji may be afraid that his stay in the barracks will affect the general, so he left that letter and left."

"I'll tell the general!" Qi Feng turned to leave, but was stopped by guard Li.

"Deputy General Qi, Mr. Ji told me not to tell the general about it for the time being. He doesn't want to distract the general."

Now that the two armies are confronting each other, the situation is critical, and the general is at his wits end. If he knows about this, he will be even more worried.Qi Feng shook his head, helpless, he had no choice but to hide this matter temporarily, but Mr. Ji suffered from so many gossips alone.