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After the army stopped completely, Xia Heyu organized the soldiers to set up camp.Because it had rained here, the soil was wet and soft, and it was difficult for the camp to stand upright. The soil had to be dug deep to set up the camp, so it took a long time.

After the tents were set up, Xia Heyu lit some fires in the main tent, and burned some hot water to relieve the cold air on his body.The sound of water gurgling made the tent infinitely silent.After the water boiled, Xia Heyu looked into the tent, but suddenly realized that Yuan Wendong was nowhere to be seen, so he asked Zhang Ling, "Where is Wendong?"

Zhang Ling sat curled up in a corner, shivering with a square scarf on his body, shook his head blankly and said, "I didn't see him, let alone him, I didn't see the entire leading cavalry team."

Jiang Linyuan lowered his head and held a cup of hot water. After hearing Zhang Ling's words, he suddenly raised his eyes and asked, "They haven't come back after all this time?"

"It seems...not." Zhang Ling said.

Jiang Linyuan slapped the water cup in his hand on the desk, got up and pulled Xia Heyu towards him and said, "Go and have a look, nothing happened."

Xia Heyu nodded, a chill came to his heart, he hurriedly put down the kettle in his hand and walked out of the tent.

"Hey, I'm going too, you two wait for me." Zhang Ling shouted at the backs of the two, regardless of whether the rain on his body was dry or not, he quickly followed the two of them.

The three of them came to the front of the team, and saw a small group of fine cavalry leading the battle. These cavalry were still standing there motionless, facing forward, like stones.

Seen from behind, Yuan Wendong was riding on a horse, leaning on the butt of a silver gun, with his head drooping, wondering what he was thinking.And these fine riders were strictly trained by Yuan Wendong, and none of them would move around without Yuan Wendong giving orders, at most a few horses would sweep their tails occasionally.

It was already evening at this time, the clouds in the distance were light black, spreading out one by one to the near, the rain was a little lighter, and the raindrops hit the wet ground with a muffled sound, which seemed to bring With a little sadness.

Xia Heyu looked at Yuan Wendong's figure, let go of his hanging heart, walked forward slowly, raised his hand and patted Yuan Wendong lightly, and asked, "Wendong, what are you thinking here? not going back?"

But in this light tap, Yuan Wendong's body suddenly fell from the horse and fell to the ground hard.

Seeing this, Jiang Linyuan and Zhang Ling stepped forward quickly, and the three of them worked together to help Yuan Wendong who fell on the ground, and saw that his face had already lost all color, and his white lips were tightly pursed. Only after Wendong's pulse and breathing did he realize that the man had already passed away.

Xia Heyu's hand rested on Yuan Wendong's wrist pulse, his fingertips gradually became cold, and a feeling of suffocation spread from his chest to his throat. If Jiang Linyuan hadn't squeezed his hand, Xia Heyu might not be able to relieve it Come.

Yuan Wendong's illness actually occurred when he left Yizhou, and he didn't pay attention to it at first, thinking it was just a common cold, and it would be fine after a two-day delay.As a result, the disease became more and more serious day by day, and even at the end, after several days of raining, he had begun to cough up blood.

Yuan Wendong knew at that time that his time was running out.But he didn't say these things until his death, but chose to end his life quietly in such a place.Yuan Wendong has been accompanied by swords and swords since he was a child; he has been a soldier all his life, so even at the last moment, he still supported his silver gun and never fell down.

Xia Heyu raised his trembling hands and grabbed Yuan Wendong's front collar. The knuckles of his fingers turned white from the force, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What are you trying to do?" Zhang Ling supported Yuan Wendong's back Hearing this, his eyes were even redder, and he bit his lip hard to keep the tears from falling.

The cavalry on the side watched what had just happened and dismounted one after another.The soldiers led the horses and stood quietly aside, looking sad, in this way, paying homage to their beloved lieutenant general.

This team of cavalry was Yuan Wendong's painstaking effort. No one could imagine how much he had paid for this well-disciplined cavalry team. Even the work of brushing and feeding the horses was done by him himself.

In fact, Yuan Wendong still had something to say, which he never said to Xia Heyu.He felt that he owed Xia Heyu a lot, because he couldn't get rid of the hat of general after all, and couldn't hide the fact that he had betrayed Xia Heyu after all.

Yuan Wendong will never get rid of this incident in his heart, so he does his best for Xia Heyu and this army; so he will not take off his armor, just hope that even at the last moment, he can do something for this army something.

It's just that he would never know, if he said these words to Xia Heyu, Xia Heyu would definitely tell him that he, Yuan Wendong, owed nothing to anyone, whether it was life or death, he was an indomitable man who never fell down.

Yuan Wendong passed away with such a posture. He who had always been taciturn, even died so quietly, so quiet that Xia Heyu felt a wave of fear.

Xia Heyu ordered the soldiers to find some relatively dry dead branches, paper and even cloth. He piled these things beside Yuan Wendong. Dong's corpse was set on fire.

The fire gradually spread, and a burst of warmth rose from Yuan Wendong's corpse. Jiang Linyuan suddenly said in his heart: Deputy General Yuan, do you know that even your corpse is warming us.

Xia Heyu stood one step ahead of Jiang Linyuan, quietly watching the fire engulfing Yuan Wendong bit by bit. He began to regret, regretting that he didn't care about Yuan Wendong's illness, and regretting that he didn't take advantage of Yuan Wendong's presence. I spend more time talking to him, but now I can only miss this fire.

When Yuan Wendong's body was about to be burned, the rain suddenly increased, and the flames in front of him were instantly extinguished.

Xia Heyu walked to the fire, squatted down, and found that Yuan Wendong's ashes had been mixed with the soil by the rain. Xia Heyu grabbed the ground and found that there was no way to get Yuan Wendong's ashes and soil together. separate.

No matter how strong Xia Heyu was, he couldn't help it at this moment. He cried while clutching a handful of dirt, crying heartbreakingly, like a child who just got lost.

Seeing this, Jiang Linyuan waved the others away, and stood not far from Xia Heyu, watching him quietly, waiting for him.

Xia Heyu was holding a handful of mud, and finally tired of crying, sitting on the muddy ground at a loss, Jiang Linyuan stepped forward at this moment, holding the ashes mixed with mud in his hands, and put them into a jar that had been prepared a long time ago Li, gently closed the lid, stretched out a hand and said to Xia Heyu, "Let's go, I've already installed Vice General Yuan."

Xia Heyu looked at Jiang Linyuan's extended hand, and it took him a long time to remember to hold it, and followed Jiang Linyuan back to the tent in a little confusion.

That night, the two people in the tent, and even many people in the army did not sleep.Xia Heyu hugged Jiang Linyuan tightly, as if this could eliminate the growing sense of fear in his heart.

Xia Heyu whispered in Jiang Linyuan's ear, "Jiang Linyuan, will you leave me like this one day?"

"No." Jiang Linyuan replied bluntly, leaving no room for maneuver.

"How can you guarantee it?" Xia Heyu asked worriedly, tightening his arms.

"I've always been fateful, and if I die, you should die first." Jiang Linyuan half-jokingly turned his head and said to Xia Heyu who was behind him.

"Then let's make an agreement, you can't die in front of me." Xia Heyu said with a domineering voice.

"Okay." Jiang Linyuan nodded, "I have to send you away first, and then I will leave. Are you satisfied with this?"

Xia Heyu didn't answer, but tilted his head and kissed Jiang Linyuan's lips.Jiang Linyuan responded gently to Xia Heyu's eager kiss, and tasted a little bit of saltiness in this kiss.

The two kissed for a long time before parting from each other reluctantly. Jiang Linyuan rubbed Xia Heyu's face and said, "But because of this, you have to promise me one thing."

"No." Xia Heyu said with his index finger on Jiang Linyuan's lips.

Jiang Linyuan bit his finger, and continued: "You can't do it if you don't agree. I really want to say that no matter which of us leaves first, we should forget about each other."

"Don't think about it, I'm going to chant you, find a few Buddhist monks to chant your name together, so that you can't be reincarnated, and the soul surrounds me every day." Xia Heyu said willfully.In fact, he is not a person who can't see life and death on the battlefield, but sometimes he cares too much and becomes timid.

Jiang Linyuan sighed, hooked his upper lip in the darkness and smiled helplessly, "You are so selfish as hell."

But no matter how reluctant you are, people in this world will eventually leave one by one. This is the destiny. No one can escape, and no one can predict it. Therefore, it is useless to talk or think about the future. .

The next morning, I don't know if it was the blessing of Yuan Wendong's spirit in the sky, the rain that had been raining for more than ten days stopped unexpectedly, and the sun appeared in the sky.

As soon as Jiang Linyuan lifted the curtain this morning, his eyes were dazzled by the sunlight outside. He hadn't seen the sunlight for a long time, but this time it made him feel like he was in a dream.

Xia Heyu also got out of the tent and stood in the sun, holding a blue jar in his hand, and Yuan Wendong was sleeping peacefully in the jar.

Xia Heyu handed the jar to two soldiers who had been following him all the time, and asked them to send the jar back to Yizhou and put it in the tomb that Yuan Wendong set up for his wife and children, so that their family could be reunited.

The two soldiers took the jar carefully, said goodbye to Xia Heyu, and walked back. Xia Heyu watched the backs of the two men until they disappeared from sight.

"General Xia." Zhang Ling was still a little unhappy, and his expression was not very good. He came to Xia Heyu's side and said, "Everything is ready. You can march at any time."

Xia Heyu nodded. At this moment, he realized that he had no way out.Xia Heyu could even attribute his previous decision to his passion, but since Yuan Wendong's death, Xia Heyu found that he had to move forward. If he gave up at this point, he would be too sorry for Yuan Wendong.

This is a life-and-death bet. Once the bet is placed, it cannot be withdrawn.