One of the female generals of the Yang family

【Chapter 2】When I was young, I first met the Liao Army’s surprise attack

At the foot of the Yin Mountain, there is a table of water blue, wearing a blood bow from Xiliang, and stepping on a sweaty horse.Nine-year-old Qin Xue stepped down the mountain, waved to the guards behind her, and everyone dismounted to hide in the grass.In the forest in the distance, the sound of a tiger's roar came to his ears.Qin Xue jumped off the horse and bowed along the bushes, the guards hurriedly followed.

"Miss, the spotted tiger in Ezhou is the most ferocious, why don't you let me enter the forest, and Miss will enter later." A guard stood in front of her, staring at everything unknown in the forest, with a worried look on his face.

Qin Xue looked up from a distance, shook her head and refused, "The people of Ezhou need us, so we naturally want to help."

The guard frowned slightly, listening to the howling of beasts, looked behind him, as if waiting for someone.Qin Xue sensed his thoughts, and said with a slight smile, "Fang Xing doesn't need to read any more, Father doesn't know that I brought you to Yinshan Mountain to hunt tigers."

"Miss?" Fang Xing was stunned, and leaned closer to her and asked, "Didn't Miss say that this is the master's order?"

Qin Xue leaned forward a little, "My order is naturally my father's order." Seeing Fang Xing's eyes full of shock, Qin Xue turned around and patted him on the shoulder, comforting: "Don't worry, I will take care of you if something goes wrong." on."

Just as Fang Xing was about to say something, the sound of tigers in the distance stopped suddenly, the surroundings were eerily quiet, and his ears seemed to be deaf for a moment.Qin Xue raised her hand abruptly to signal the people behind her not to move, then tapped Fang Xing's left side, and crawled forward towards the right side.Fang Xing understood, and slowly moved in the direction she pointed, staring at Qin Xue who was already leaning on a boulder from time to time.

Several hunters hurried out of the forest, yelling 'help' in horror. Not far behind them, a giant spotted tiger jumped out.

"Lingzi, go quickly." Qin Xue called a person lying in the grass behind him.I saw that the man jumped out quickly with several guards, holding a hunting net and a gong in his hand.

"Fang Xing, take advantage of this time." Qin Xue motioned to the people beside her, and put the bow and arrow in their hands together with her.

Two arrows shot towards the spotted tiger, causing it to stop suddenly, but it didn't escape, and roared at the several net-stretchers rushing in front of it.The Orion was able to escape, but did not leave in a hurry. He pulled out his bow and arrows and shot at the tiger together.Feathered arrows seemed to fall in front of the tiger like shooting stars, but failed to hit its body.

Qin Xue got up anxiously and approached the tiger while shooting arrows. Several guards took advantage of the tiger's avoidance of random arrows and walked around it. The big net covered the tiger's tail and blocked its way.However, the tiger was flexible and was not injured, and no one dared to get close to it.Qin Xue understands that if this happens for a long time, the tiger will turn around and turn back if it loses patience. The net is good enough to stop the injured thing, so the ferocious thing rushing towards it should not have much effect.

"Strike the gong." She gave an order, and the sound of the gong suddenly sounded, disturbing the tiger's attention.

At this moment, a young man came galloping on a red-brown horse, drew a bow in his hand, and aimed a feathered arrow at the tiger, hitting the foreleg.The tiger staggered and turned over on the ground. Qin Xue saw the timing and shot another arrow, which just pierced into the tiger's belly, causing the tiger to roar and lie on the ground unable to get up.

Several arrows were shot at the same time, the tiger finally stopped moving, and the big net arrived in an instant, enveloping it.Qin Xue ran up to the tiger and saw it was panting with its eyes closed, and finally felt relieved.She turned to look at the young man standing on horseback. He looked about twelve or thirteen years old, and his dark green gown blended in with the scenery in the forest.

At the same time, the villagers came in groups from the foot of the mountain, and a few fast-paced ones had already seen the captured tiger, and they happily called out to the people behind them.When the crowd approached, a sharp-eyed person saw who the young man in the green shirt was, and hurriedly knelt down and respectfully said: "It turns out to be the fourth son of the Yang family. Thank you, the fourth son, for eliminating harm for our villagers."

Everyone knelt down and wept in gratitude.The young man in green shirt rode his horse, looked at Qin Xue who was staring at him not far away, and said loudly: "This girl led people to eradicate the evil for everyone. I just helped along the way. You should thank this girl."

Everyone was about to turn around, Qin Xue covered her face and looked at Fang Xing, "Father probably doesn't know we're here, so hurry up and leave before anyone recognizes us."

Fang Xing nodded, and waved his hand to signal the guards to follow them away.Qin Xue looked up at the young man in green shirt who was looking at them interestingly, and a voice seemed to say in her heart, "Yang Family, Fourth Young Master."

Qin Xue's memory of that hasty meeting was still fresh. The long arrow that pierced the tiger's foreleg seemed to have pierced her heart as well, which touched her a little and reminded her of a certain person.

Standing in the tent, Qin Xue looked at the man who was close at hand, recalling his heroic appearance in a green shirt when he was young, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Yang Shun didn't pay attention to her, walked straight to Yang Xun, sat on the other side of the low table, took the book of war from his hand, "Go home, father and mother want you to go back."

Yang Xun stared at the book he put on the soft fox fur couch beside him, and shook his head lightly, "I often stay in the barracks, as if I were on the battlefield, but reading military books is like being there."

"It's okay for you to lie to others. Don't we know why you are? Even if you are on your body." Before Yang Shun finished speaking, Yang Xun clenched his fist and coughed lightly on his lips, and glanced at Qin Xue who was staring at them.

Yang Shun turned his head suddenly, only then did he notice the extremely thin and inconspicuous figure in the corner of the tent.He stared at the person in front of him as if he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. After thinking about it, he slowly got up, looked at her newly made bed, looked at Yang Xun and said, "When will you be willing to live with someone else?" ?”

Yang Xun smiled slightly, "I think he is a well-behaved person, and my place also needs to be cleaned from time to time. It should be much more convenient for him to live in."

"what is it call?"

"Qin Feng." Before Yang Xun could speak, Qin Xue rushed to talk, "The third son still doesn't know my name."

"Yeah, I haven't had time to ask yet." Seeing Qin Xue's cleverness, Yang Xun nodded in satisfaction.

Just as Yang Shun was about to say something more, the sound of horns rang out from the army, which was the announcement before the expedition.Yang Xun got up abruptly, walked to the curtain, and asked doubtfully, "It's an emergency bugle. Is there any movement from the Liao army?"

Yang Xun had already walked to his side, lifted the curtain to look, and the soldiers in the distance were running at a fast pace, standing and gathering in the school grounds.

"I'll go and have a look." Yang Shun had just stepped out of the tent, and Yang Xun followed quickly.

Far away, the horn whistle continued to sound, as if the situation was urgent.Qin Xueyin felt uneasy, thinking that something serious must have happened at the border, and the Song army guarding the border couldn't stand it, which is why Jingzhong was in such a panic.Thinking about it again, it was so easy and smooth for me to enter the barracks today, so the barracks guarding the gate would be the same as here, where spies could easily mix in.

She ran out of the tent and saw Xu Jiu leaning out from the kitchen, shaking her head and staring in the direction of the school field, then walked towards him.

"Xu Jiu, what happened?"

"There is going to be a war again. Listening to the rush of the war horns, it should be a life-and-death battle." Xu Jiu weighed the long spoon in his hand, "I am afraid that this meal will be cooked on the battlefield."

"Can we go to the battlefield?"

"You?" Xu Jiu shook his head and said, "On weekdays, the cooks accompanying the army are fixed. You just came in, so you can only be an alternate."

"Then you must have a solution, right? You know that I didn't join the army to boil water and cook for others. I wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy." Before Qin Xue could finish speaking, a thin young man ran out of the kitchen, "You want to Go to the battlefield?"

Qin Xue looked at him and nodded.

The young man rolled his eyes and approached Xu Jiudao: "Master, let the newcomer go instead of the apprentice this time. You know, I dare not walk when I see people being beaten and killed. That's why I was driven here from the infantry battalion. , you don’t want me to be so scared that I can’t even boil the water like I was a few times ago.”

"You're worthless." Xu Jiu slapped the young man on the head hard, "I've been here for so long, and none of the newcomers are promising."

Qin Xue hurriedly said: "Since the little brother can't go, then take me. I must be obedient. I am brave. Even if the enemy comes, the water can still be boiled."

Xu Jiu carefully looked at the person in front of him, remembering her ability to stop the thief and snatch the antidote for herself. After thinking for a while, she finally nodded and said: "Marching is not unusual, you need to be careful in everything, obey military discipline, you must always listen to me Yes, don't make trouble for me."

Qin Xue nodded happily, and blinked at the young man who was also smiling, and both of them looked at each other with satisfaction and smiled.

In less than two hours, the army set off from Beijing and marched towards the border of Liao and Song Dynasties.Qin Xue was amazed at the speed with which the entire Yang family organized the army. Everyone seemed to be ready to go to the battlefield all the time. As soon as they received an order, they could act immediately without delay.The Yang family was grand, and Yang Tai was in command to lead the army, leading everyone to set off first.Yang Xun is a military adviser and walks with the army.Yang Shun stayed in the barracks for the time being, and after preparing military supplies for everyone, he led the troops to join Yang Tai.The division of labor between the brothers is clear, and they cooperate with each other tacitly. It can be seen at a glance that they are used to dealing with such emergencies.

Qin Xue followed the crowd on the road, and when she learned that Yang Ye did not lead the army in person, she thought that this battle should not be as important as she imagined, and Yang Tai could handle it alone.However, there will be more than [-] soldiers under their command, a large number, it can be seen that the opponent's people are coming fiercely.

The Yang family marched extremely fast, and Qin Xue had already started to stagger, staring at Xu Jiu, who was not in the combat army, after a few days of driving, he was still walking vigorously. watch for.With some energy in my heart, I hurried forward a few steps.Qin Xue overheard several soldiers pushing weapons carts discussing the march in low voices, so Qin Xue quietly approached.

"This time, it was Yelumu who led the army and attacked the border guards. I heard that Daliao sent [-] troops this time, and the attack was fierce. Our army was exhausted after three days of defense. Thanks to the early news, otherwise, the land of Jiamu would be destroyed. It will be snatched by the Liao people."

"I heard that in the last battle, Yelumu escaped death, and how he was able to lead the army back. It took only three months. It's amazing."

"Maybe it's just a rumor. Yelvmu wasn't injured at all. Did any of you see that he was injured? It was just a rumor from the beginning to the end."

"It's not a rumor, he was indeed injured, and the injury was serious." Qin Xue suddenly spoke up, causing everyone's feet to sway in fright, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that he was just a cook.The Yang family has been trained since ancient times, not to talk about the battle before the battle, let alone talk about things that have not been settled. Although it can't really control the mouths of the people, it can play a role, so that they are just a small group of people who secretly speculate, so that they don't Shake the momentum of the whole army.

The bearded man looked at Qin Xue, "Little brother is so sure, can't you know Yelumu?"

Everyone covered their mouths and smiled lightly, and glanced at Qin Xue who also pursed her lips and smiled.

Another person spoke up and said: "You can tell at a glance that you are a young boy, but you are talking big here, and it looks strange. Is it the first time to go to war? I heard that a lot of recruits have been recruited in recent days. You are a newcomer." here?"

Qin Xue nodded and stopped talking.Seeing her like this, everyone thought she was right, and even more disdained what he said just now, and continued with their own speculations.Qin Xue stepped back a bit, stopped listening to their discussion, and thought about this strange incident alone. According to the information she got, Yelumu was indeed seriously injured. Liao Hei Tazhu as a reward, it is possible that someone has healed Yelumu and won the Hei Tazhu back into his hands.

In the capital these days, I haven't heard any news about Daliao for a long time. The eyeliner I collected in the past six months seemed to be torn off suddenly and disappeared in an instant.While he was still thinking, a soldier suddenly walked up to him and gave him a water bag. Without saying a word, he quietly walked towards the front of the team.Qin Xue was not familiar with this person. Holding a somewhat cold water bag, she was shocked in her heart. When she lowered her head, a word slipped out of her mouth, "Spring."

The army set up camp to rest. After helping Xu Jiu wash the vegetables, Qin Xue hid under the vegetable shed and cut open the water bag with a knife. The ice cubes inside almost melted and the cloth strips were soaked in the water.Qin Xue put it on the fire to dry, and a line of small words slowly emerged, "If you don't come back, I will go to Song Dynasty to find you."

Qin Xue threw the cloth strip into the fire, a cloud of black smoke slowly swallowed the cloth strip, and finally sank into the ashes.The dazzling fire color mixed with the crackling sound of firewood, seems to be thousands of fireworks lit up in the New Year, blooming unscrupulously in the vast land. It was the first time that Daliao fireworks were set off, because Yeluquan heard that during the New Year, Qin Xue likes to watch the fireworks all over the sky.

That year, Qin Xue was 11 years old, and her younger brother Qin Nan was [-] years old. The first time her father sent her out on an errand, she insisted on taking Qin Nan with her.For this reason, the father sent them the lightest deal in Xunguzhuang to find the missing daughter of an employee for half a month.This kind of job of finding people, Xunguzhuang is very handy, a group of capable people and guards are standing by the siblings to provide advice and provide comprehensive protection.

However, the member's daughter was not found, and the siblings were taken away and sent to a private village.All the captives in the village, whoever obeyed, were sent to the brothel singing hall, men were no exception.And those who refused to listen to the managers were sent to Daliao to be slaves.The two brothers and sisters are not obedient, so they had to be sent to Daliao.The manager of the village thought it was a pity for Qin Xue's good looks, so he thought of a way to sell her into the hands of Yeluquan, the second prince of Daliao.The two siblings were sent to different families, and Qin Nan was tortured to death by the Liao people half a year later.

Qin Xue grew up alone in Daliao, and was bullied all the time. If it wasn't for Yeluquan's protection, she would have been tortured to death just like Qin Nan.After entering Liao for a long time, instead of being tempered, she became more unruly and unruly, for which she was often punished.After that, her state of mind also changed a lot. Slowly, she lost contact with Xungu Zhuang. The Zhuangzi got the news that Qin Nan was dead, and thought she also died in Liao Kingdom, so she gave up looking for it.

Six years later, at the age of 16, Qin Xue had enough resourcefulness and means to escape from Daliao and re-enter the land of Song Dynasty.She didn't go back to Xungu Manor, but chose to join the military camp, and she wanted to lead the army and generals to kill the Liao people, avenging Qin Nan and herself for the humiliating six years.

However, Yeluquan always has a way to find her traces, find her carefully selected eyeliner, and learn all about her.Thinking of this, Qin Xuefang realized that her eyeliner scattered all over the place might have been wiped out by Yeluquan, so she would have no helper and could only turn to him, just like before.No matter how she struggled in Daliao, in the end, she turned to him for help.

The closer you get to the border of Song and Liao, the more yellow sand and earth and rocks there are.Many people who have never been in the hinterland of Daliao think that they live in the mountains and loess. How do you know that Daliao also has a land rich in water and soil, hidden in every valley.However, Liao people like yellow, like the golden light like the halo of the sun, like a newborn baby, mixed with the breath of life.

Looking at the afterglow that was about to set, Qin Xue slowly got up and stared at the familiar things in the distance, feeling a dull pain in her heart.There, she tried to escape for six years, and when she finally got out, she had made up her mind that she would come back again.However, when she came back again, it was just like now, with thousands of troops walking with her, stepping into this land that made her hate and hurt.However, that tinge of hatred was mixed with some unstable emotions. After all, it was the place where she had lived for six years. She didn't want to admit that peculiar feeling for Daliao, but she had to admit it. All this made her feel ashamed and felt that Fear.

Hu Jia sounded, and the hammer sounded, drifting into the ears from far and near.Qin Xue knew that this was the music of mourning in the land of Jiamu, and begged God to bring this poor man's soul into a peaceful land and enjoy peace forever.The sound of Hu Jia playing is long and long, which arouses the nostalgia of everyone, and also the pain of those who are in deep pain.

Following Hu Jia's voice, Qin Xue slowly stepped up and walked to the gate of the barracks, watching the funeral procession slowly approaching from a distance.This is a team of more than a dozen people, wearing the clothes of Jiamu village people, and wearing boots that don't match the clothes.Qin Xue took a closer look, and found that they were the boots of the Liao people, hidden under the gown.

Song Jun had only seen the military boots of the Liao soldiers, but he didn't know that the boots that were often worn in the Liao Kingdom were of this kind, so even if they saw them, they wouldn't care.However, none of this could fool Qin Xue who had lived there for six years. She could tell with just a glance that the pair were spies from the Liao Kingdom. .

Qin Xue narrowed her eyes slightly. Once the Liao people sent a small number of people to go out, they must be preparing to use poison to win. Moreover, all the poisons in the Liao Kingdom were developed by Poison Master Bu, and no one could cure them. He never researched the antidote. In his own words,' Since you have decided to kill a person, don't think about saving him again. The meth that is refined in this way is the most poisonous in the world'.

Looking at the coming team, they could have traveled from the avenue at the foot of the mountain to the Jiamu cemetery, bypassing the place where the Yang family garrisoned troops, but they chose to turn from the avenue to the avenue first. This is a farther way, which shows that their minds are not right .Although the Song army was stationed in Jiamu, they only knew how to defend and never understood the folk customs and landforms here. This is another loophole that Yang's army ignored.

The funeral procession was getting closer and closer, Qin Xue looked at one of them, it was Poison Master Bu's great apprentice, Ji.

She hurriedly turned around, this person had seen her face to face, if they met, they would definitely recognize her.Ji, Poison Master Bu's most proud student, now rushing to Jiamu, must want to put Yang's army to death.Surprised that something was wrong, Qin Xue suddenly thought of someone, and ran towards the barracks.

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