Who took away my wealth

The Nanling Army was retreating steadily and was stationed at Madagang.

Because Li Guodong was ambushed and attacked by the Sumu people when he rushed out of the city to pursue him, his face was already tarnished. Coupled with the repeated defeats, the morale of the soldiers was very low.

He achieved military exploits in his early years, and the late emperor regarded him as a general and stationed him in Shanling Prefecture. Later, because the Sumu area and Nanling maintained a delicate balance, no big battles took place, and he had not fought such a big battle for many years. of battle.

Living on his own money, waiting for the chicken and dog to ascend to heaven after assisting King An to ascend the throne, he never thought that this day would come.

The war was stalemate and the damage was heavy, so some unethical methods were adopted.

Li Guodong sent a small force to make a quick horse raid from the outside of the battle circle, and reached the outside of the Sumu Army's reserve grain and grass camp, preparing to burn their food and grass at night. Without food and grass, the Sumu people were in the territory of Nanling. Can't survive at all.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered Sumu Army's territory, the small group was surrounded.

Ajia's strong body squeezed out of the night, laughing so hard that the earth trembled:

"Young Master, you are really good at predicting things. If you people can't be defeated, you will resort to such despicable methods. Young Master orders that anyone who breaks into the military camp without permission will be killed on the spot!"

For a time, the sergeants were frightened, there was a commotion, they trampled on each other, and there was a lot of death and injury.

Gu Yu stood at the door of the camp and looked at the fire in the distance.

He heard screams, the sound of swords sinking into flesh, and smelled the burnt smell of torches burning protein. Every inch of these senses of smell and hearing rushed into his body.

Gu Yu felt an inexplicable fear.

It is impossible for two countries to go to war without sacrifice.

He also knew that he couldn't have the Holy Mother's heart at this time, but...

These soldiers were enemies to Song Qinian, but to the prince, they were his own people. Moreover, they only had the idea of ​​burning the food and grass camp. Before they took any real action, they were killed on the spot without giving them a chance. This shows how cruel the person who gave this order is.

Gu Yu didn't know where the bottom line of Song Qinian's indulgence was. To what extent did things like slapping him and kicking him out of bed that day affect Song Qinian? If he had been "unyielding" like this, wouldn't it be wrong? It will also annoy him.

Will the final outcome be the same?

Gu Cheng stood nearby and shivered: "Gu Yu, I'm a little scared."

"Tell me, why did Song Qinian keep us around? Is he using it to threaten the royal family? Will we be killed in the end?"

Gu Yu turned his head stiffly and pursed his lips: "Then tell me, where should we go?"

Gu Cheng: "Are you going to run?"

"When the nest is overturned, there are no eggs left."

Gu Cheng was just about to say that Gu Yu was quite aware of the overall situation of the world, but he heard the other party say: "If I take you with me, I won't be able to escape."

Just as he was about to argue, he suddenly saw fire shooting into the sky in the distance, and the burning smell became even stronger.

"Are you having a barbecue? It smells pretty good."

The firelight reflected in Gu Yu's eyes, trembling slightly.

He moved his lips expressionlessly: "I'm burning people, so I can save less time to clean up the battlefield."

Gu Cheng:! ! !

The smell became thicker and thicker. Gu Yubing breathed hard, and finally couldn't help but gasped. After realizing it, he trembled all over and ran to the side to vomit.

Gu Cheng looked at him, his eyebrows drooped, and he called out in frustration: "You...are you okay?"

Gu Yu vomited for a while and stood up, digging his fingertips into his palms to distract himself and force himself to wake up.

He wiped the corners of his mouth, looked at Gu Cheng with red eyes, and only asked: "Run or not? It's a mess over there now."

For some reason, when Gu Cheng saw Gu Yu's firm and serious eyes, he felt an inexplicable sense of trust.

In this place, Gu Yu is his only relative. Even if he is not very close, he still trusts him a little more than others.

"I will go wherever you go. I am your brother. You can't leave me behind."

Don't want anything.

Gu Yu took a deep breath and ran with Gu Cheng to the steep mountain behind. Taking advantage of the darkness, they climbed up the cliff.

This way you can avoid the gate and naturally avoid Song Qinian's eyes.

Perhaps the fear of seeing those people being killed and burned became the motivation to escape. Gu Yu and Gu Cheng ran all night without stopping.

The farther you run, the better. It’s best to run where no one knows you!

Due to the experience of escaping for the first time, Gu Yu already knew that he could not take the main road. He walked exclusively along the trail. Not knowing the road, he looked at the direction of the sun and the sparseness of the tree rings. In short, he went all the way east.

The fighting was concentrated in the north, while the east was still in a peaceful state.

There were no obstacles along the way.

His shoes were scuffed and his clothes were torn, but nothing could stop him.

The physical fatigue is far outweighed by the mental fear.

During this period, the two of them took a ride on a bullock cart driven by a kind-hearted man, which saved some energy and time.

A month later.

A fish restaurant in a seaside town.

Business is great.

The reason is that a very good-looking pretty girl recently came to the fish restaurant, and girls and children all like her.

Every day when the fish restaurant opens, the seats are packed.

The owner of the fish restaurant was grinning from ear to ear.

I didn't expect that the "beggar" who was temporarily taken in would bring so much business to the store after he was freshened up. People said that business was not easy to do during the war, but it was broken here. It was all thanks to this beautiful boy.

Gu Cheng was wearing an apron in the back kitchen and glared at Gu Yu who came in to serve the dishes very unhappily, and couldn't help complaining:

"It's so unfair. We came here together. Why does the boss ask you to serve the dishes and let me kill the fish? We are covered in fishy smell every day."

"Aren't you quite good at killing now? You don't have any sense of accomplishment at all?"

When Gu Cheng first started, he couldn't even hold a fish and was disliked by his boss. He didn't expect that in a short period of time, he would be able to disembowel the fish very skillfully.

"Have you forgotten our identities? Asking me to kill fish is just..."

"Then don't do it. Go back and be your prince."

Gu Cheng's face dropped: "Are you kidding me? Now that we are on the verge of war, I heard that Li Guodong has been completely defeated. How can I be a prince?"

Gu Yuqing glanced at him: "Since you know, then kill the fish first."

Gu Cheng: "..."

Gu Yu carried the plate and went out, and heard the men in the lobby discussing state affairs.

"Although Jin Zhi arrived at the imperial city, he did not listen to the regent. He said that he would only help the royal family and would not mobilize his troops until the emperor or the prince gave an order. Now the soldiers of Sumu and Jin Zhi are in a stalemate at the gate of the city. You I can’t move, it’s really funny.”