[Cehua] The wind and rain are like dark

Shilongguan is located in the northern frontier, and it is bitterly cold all the year round.Although Qin Peiyang has been serving in the Tiance Army stationed in Chang'an, he is able to endure hardships and quickly adapts to this place.Relatively speaking, Li Jin was in a lot of pain - he had been serving the Beiya Imperial Army in the early years, pampered and pampered, and suddenly there was a big change in his family, his family was destroyed, and he was sent to this bitter cold place, so he was naturally depressed.Fortunately, Qin Peiyang was sent to a place of bitter cold, and was promoted two ranks in a row to become a captain of cavalry, but he became a general guarding the Shilong pass.It's just that everyone knows in their hearts that being sent to such a place is tantamount to a distribution. Even if they get promoted, it's just to look good, just like having a salary is useless.However, he became a general guarding the gate, so he could finally take care of Li Jin a lot.

Fortunately, after this catastrophe, Li Jin finally learned a lesson, and after being depressed for a while, he worked hard to improve himself.At this time, the turmoil between the ruling and opposition parties gradually subsided, and all kinds of rumors about the Li family gradually faded away.Li Jin was brave during the war, and Qin Peiyang was willing to support him. He went to the court several times to report his meritorious deeds. In addition, some people in the government and the opposition gradually began to speak out for Li Cheng. After taking Li Jin's official position, after a few years, he even became Tiance Feiqiwei and became Qin Peiyang's deputy.

Shilongguan is difficult to defend, and foreigners from the northeast often come to harass and plunder. They have been guarding for several years, and have fought countless battles, large and small.The Tiance officers and soldiers were originally brave, and Qin Peiyang led the army well, and he was always able to resist foreign harassment.But victory or defeat is hard to predict. One winter, the first year caught up with the famine year, and the second year was the spring famine, and the surrounding areas were already hard to support. In order to survive, the foreigners from the north kept invading the area of ​​Shilongguan, and they were more cruel and desperate than in previous years. .Spring came to fight several times, but the imperial court did not bring food and salaries from the south in time. Shilong Pass gradually became unable to support it. To loot, you must conquer the checkpoint.The entire city pass was surrounded by an isolated island.Qin Peiyang, Li Jin and others defended to the death, but the city ran out of food and was about to be captured.The channel of communication is blocked, and the letter of appeal for help cannot be sent out. Once it is closed, you can only wait for death. If the rear is unprepared, the loss may be even more serious.

Qin Peiyang discussed with Li Jin and several others for a long time, and decided to break out.Every now and then the enemy leader knocked on the pass, shouting insults before the battle, I don't know where he got the news, telling the whole story of Qin Peiyang and Li Jin's coming to guard the place, insulting words.After all, Li Jin was still young, so angry, but unable to fight, he was extremely angry.

The night wind was cold, and the flags on the battlements outside rattled.A lamp in the room was burning quietly like a bean, illuminating Li Jin's pale and lonely face.Everyone knew in their hearts that this isolated checkpoint had reached its final juncture. If they failed to break through tomorrow night, they might die here.He asked himself, he was not afraid of death, his family was ruined anyway, but he was not reconciled, his father died unjustly, all the female family members were sold into slavery, life and death were unknown, if he died for nothing, I am afraid that the entire Li family would never be redressed one day.

There was a knock at the door, bringing in a gust of cold wind, and it was Qin Peiyang who walked in.He didn't speak, and Li Jin didn't open his mouth either.About to break through, the surrounding area was shrouded in an unknown heavy atmosphere, and there was no sound.The flint rubbed against each other and made a slight noise, and there was a smell of fireworks. It was Qin Peiyang who lit another lamp and brought it over. Li Jin looked up at him. The dim light shone on Qin Peiyang's young and delicate but calm face.

"What did you write?" Qin Peiyang looked at the case.There was a piece of paper in Li Jin's hand, on which were written two poems, the ink had been dried for a long time, and they were also widely circulated poems in Chang'an City back then.

"'May I be a thousand-year-old Zhensong, who will talk about the newness of the hibiscus." Qin Peiyang read it and smiled, "I know, this is your favorite poem-Mr. Li, in this place, I still think about it. The wind, flowers, snow and moon in Chang'an City?"

Li Jin's face was gloomy, and he didn't answer.Qin Peiyang shook his head and didn't say anything. He picked up the pen and wanted to dip it in the ink, but it was so cold that the ink in the inkstone had already dried up.Qin Peiyang moistened the tip of his pen with the tip of his tongue, and added the next two lines after the two lines written by Li Jin.

"For a hundred years, Xie Shan's day is the same, and for thousands of years, the North Mang dust."

The handwriting is clear and elegant, almost exactly the same as the words written by Li Jin in the previous two sentences.Qin Peiyang put down his pen and handed the paper to Li Jin.Li Jin glanced at it before snorting and said, "Oh, I really can't see it."

Qin Peiyang smiled angrily.

"When I was young, I went to school together. You never wrote the articles that the master said to copy, and you asked me to write them for you. Can I still write your two characters?" Qin Peiyang patted Li Jin on the back of the shoulder while talking. Li Jin gave him a pat, and was about to explode, but Qin Peiyang's voice suddenly dropped, with a hint of consolation, "...I know, the incident at your house... If it was me, You definitely can’t let it go. Good brother, you are still not reconciled to Chang’an after all, are you?”

Li Jin didn't speak.Inside the house, only the whistling of the wind outside could be heard.

Qin Peiyang sighed softly, as if he couldn't bear to continue talking, his voice was very soft, and his hand that usually held a gun and halberd slowly stroked Li Jin's back: "Don't think about those things anymore. I love these few poems the most... Don't laugh at me, I am not as dedicated and talented as you, but I know the meaning of this poem. Let’s turn into flying dust in Beimang together, right? Let me tell you, although this poem is charming and beautiful, it is not only suitable for the luxurious atmosphere of Chang’an City. You and I are both from Tiance Mansion now, do you still remember What I said before?"

"...Qin Xiucai! You are so annoying—"

"You just listen to me, can't you?" Qin Peiyang's voice was low and steady, and Li Jin could feel that his hands were on his shoulders, which were still warm even in this cold weather, "Do you still remember what I said before What have you said? It’s not what I said, it was General Xuanwei who said—“Once you enter the Tiance Mansion, you will benefit the country, and you don’t want to be rich.” We are now guarding the border and defending the Tang Dynasty. Once we enter the Tiance Mansion, the soldiers will , regardless of their position, they are all brothers who share life and death. They fought together during their lifetime, and turned into Beiman Feichen together after death. They have no regrets. Uncle Li was upright in his lifetime and worried about the safety of the country, but was framed by An Lushan's gangsters... ...You don't like to hear the things he said before he was alive, but now... I won't say any more, or you will be sad again. I think these years have passed, and you should understand. Good brother, you and I have known each other since we were young , now you also know that Shilong Pass can no longer be defended, and it will break through tomorrow. If something happens, don't worry about me—whoever can go out and inform the rear is to win this battle, even... there will be no regrets .Even if you become a speck of dust under Beiman Mountain, this brotherhood will still..."

Li Jin stood up all of a sudden, and punched Qin Peiyang in the chest.

"Old Qin, what are you doing if you don't concentrate on tomorrow's affairs!"

Even so, he could hear his throat choking involuntarily.While waving a fist, the two hugged tightly, Qin Peiyang's arm wrapped around his shoulder, and patted him hard on the back a few times.

"Brothers!"

They are not afraid of breaking through the encirclement on the second day, but they are afraid that their enthusiasm will go to waste, they will not be able to hold the checkpoint, and they will not be able to keep the peace in the rear.All the plans are on the table and everything is in order.At night on the second day, Qin Peiyang led the troops to break out of the siege, and Li Jin was behind.In fact, Li Jin knew in his heart that the reason why Qin Peiyang didn't let himself be in the front was because he was afraid that he would be impetuous and rush ahead and encounter danger.It's not that he doesn't understand this painstaking arrangement, but when the arrow is on the string, many unexpected situations arise.

When the night moon was dark and the wind was high, although it was March and April, the northern land was still snowing in spring, the night was quiet, and there was no sound, until it was broken by the shouts and fighting and the sharp sound of weapons during the breakout, and the flames and blood surged everywhere. The team led by Li Jin A large number of people behind were confronted head-on by a small group of cavalry rushed out from the slope by the enemy, and they immediately fought each other.

Quickness is the most important thing in breaking out of the siege, and you can't just stay in the fight. It's not like Li Jin doesn't know this, but he can recognize through the blurred light that the leader of the enemy is the person who insulted his family that day.Although the young and energetic heart has suffered a lot in the turbulent changes of the government and the opposition, it is still impulsive and energetic.What's more, he relies on his martial arts, and he is fighting the enemy face to face. A mistake in his mind has already delayed the fleeting opportunity to an irreversible juncture.

He couldn't describe the specific situation accurately. He only remembered that the people in front of him were neighing, and it was Qin Peiyang who had already broken out of the siege—the Qin Peiyang who said the night before that in case of accidents, there is no need to care about each other. As long as one person breaks out, he will win the battle.He didn't remember the hissing and shouting and the sound of killing and killing each other, but he only remembered that the sky was full of wind and snow, and hot blood was splashed on his face, which was quickly frozen into ice.He heard Qin Peiyang shouting hoarsely, asking him to lead people to break through again, he was so ashamed that he would rather die than go alone, but he heard Qin Peiyang crying and shouting, his voice was like weeping blood because of the exhaustion of the battle.

Li Jin!Li Jin!The fighter plane is delayed, when will it come back!

The people screamed.The vanguard of the death squad, who fought bloody battles, did not need Qin Peiyang's order, and had already consciously outflanked them, blocking the passage with the main force.He was extremely ashamed, but he knew that nearly a thousand soldiers still died behind him.The wind knife and snow sword slashed across his face. He didn't know whether it was blood or tears flowing on his cheeks, so he could only pat his horse and rush out of the encirclement. The spear weighed more than a thousand catties in his hand, and the pointed end provoked a cold and hot murderous aura.

The enemy was driven to a desperate situation by the spring famine, and they were extremely crazy.There is a huge difference in strength, he led people all the way to the southwest to break through, and rushed on the road without sleep. He was raided several times along the way. There were only a dozen or so people left.

Neiguan got the news, strengthened its defenses, and finally resisted the follow-up intruders.Qin Peiyang has no news.There is no news of the more than a thousand soldiers.Only these dozen or so people remained, like lonely souls with nowhere to go.Neiguan wanted to keep them to recuperate, but Li Jin was unwilling, he only wanted to follow some Tiance soldiers who retreated back to the inner camp to plead guilty.

He was completely silent, and after a few days, he didn't say a word.In March and April, it is still cold in the north.Tang's army was unfavorable in the Northeast this year, and there were quite a few casualties. A large number of soldiers were stationed outside the pass all year round. At this time, the soldiers who were marching back complained on the way, but he didn't say a word, just walked with the team.He remembered that day, Qin Peiyang said that once he entered the Tiance Mansion, he would be brothers who lived and died together, fought bloody battles together in life, and became Beiman Feichen after death.

But the team in front of him obviously had so many people, and they were all dressed in red and silver armor, and their voices were noisy, but he couldn't feel the slightest familiarity.Dead, they are all dead.It was I who harmed them. If I hadn't been stuck in the fight and delayed the opportunity, Qin Peiyang would not have died——Qin Peiyang would not have died.All will not die.The only one who should be damned was himself, but this damned person was the only one who survived.

The flying cavalry captain who lost the battle is still the flying cavalry captain.He rode on a horse and followed the team to move forward in a daze.The sounds of the surrounding soldiers talking, the slight clash of weapons and armor, the sound of footsteps, the sound of horseshoes, and the sound of the wind, rang in my ears as a noisy group.

The weather in March and April is still cold in the north.The long wind is blowing all over the sky, the wilderness is long, and the road is long and obstructed. I don’t know when the snowflakes are floating in the sky, and the wind is blowing on the face. It is cold and painful. Looking out from here, you can only see Seeing the endless procession stretching out, the sky and the earth are gray and white, and the snow is falling continuously, fluttering in the wind. It is the weather in March and April. I don’t know where the willows are blooming catkins. Those white snowflakes, with the light The fluttering catkins are filled with endless white in the wind.

Those cold breaths, together with the snowflakes and catkins all over the sky, lingered on his robe, hair, and the old crest that was stained with blood—this crest belonged to Qin Peiyang, and there was a time in Shilongguan at night. Talked at night while holding candles, and then went to sleep, woke up the next morning, wearing the wrong crown feather, which was the same thing, and I was too lazy to change it, so I never changed it.The crown feather has been used for several years, it is already old, red and white, the spots of blood are dark, snowflakes have fallen on it, it has not melted for a long time, and the cold wind is wrapped in gentle catkins, lingering around the crown feather.

The army marched silently, making the wilderness even more silent.A flake of snow was dropped in his eyes, it was cold, hot in the cold, it seemed to be burning while melting, he stretched out his hand to rub his eyes, the feeling that had been stuck in his throat was loosening, a strange feeling was stuck there, He couldn't cry loudly, but he felt that something hot was rolling down his cheeks gradually, and was continuously blown into countless long lines by the cold wind like a knife in the catkin snow flakes all over the sky.

This day is Qin Peiyang's first seven days.

"...General...The General is back..."

He heard a sound, like a low tide beating against rocks, broken and choked, it was his own voice.The soldiers marching around turned their heads and looked at him in surprise.His hot tears scattered in the cold wind, his frozen hands clutched the reins tightly, and he choked up and shouted loudly.

"...the general is back...the general...the general is back! The general is back!"

——Do you still remember what General Xuanwei said?As soon as he enters the Tiance Mansion, he will benefit the country and not seek wealth and honor!

——Li Jin!Li Jin!The fighter plane is delayed, when will it come back!

——Hundred years with Xie Xishan day, eternal North Mang dust!

Everyone looked at him in amazement, snowflakes and catkins were flying all over the sky in the cold wind, the wilderness was cold and endless.He heard some voices in the team, low and noisy, someone was repeating his words.

"...The General Returns...The General Returns—"

"The general returns—the general returns—the general returns!"

This sound is like a wave, gradually spreading in all directions, accompanied by snow flakes and catkins flying around, moving and washing in the cold wind, layer by layer, countless wind and snow shuttle among the team, gradually spreading into a deep and magnificent choking sound and calling.

"The general returns—the general returns!"

The Tang army fought endlessly in the Northeast, and this year there were many losses. He was the one who followed this team to retreat. No one knew who this young lieutenant in red and silver armor was, no one knew him, no one knew who he was Who is the general in the mouth, but the voice of this call is like a wind and snow sweeping, and the tide is gradually urging. The soldiers who died fighting to defend the country, acquainted and unknown, still have their last words to bring back to their hometown, or become unrecognizable. The man with the dead bones by the river——The general is back, the general is back!The whispers of the wind in all directions, the low-pitched calls and choked sobs, wash and go back and forth on the endless wasteland.

He followed the team back to the pass, and began to dream, the white land and the white spear point, Qin Peiyang led many people to walk in front, they turned their heads and said something to him, the tone was strange, it was hard to hear content, and then they went further and further away, leaving him alone in the red, fiery silence.

He knelt at the door of Qin Peiyang's house for a long time. Qin Peiyang had a wife and a son. They might not blame him, but they didn't want to see him either.The imperial court thoroughly investigated the matter, because the food and grass troops in the rear did not follow up, so they were not punished, and Qin Peiyang was honored.Li Jin was not punished, he could have gone back to be his flying cavalry captain, but now there are rumors in the army - even if there were no such rumors, he would not go back.All dead, all dead.It was he who should go to Wangxiangtai, not anyone else, but he, the damned person, was the only one who survived unscathed.

There was silence in the room, and the two of them could almost hear their own heartbeats.After a long time, Li Jin gently took He Xiaoxiao's hand and wrote a word in his palm.

"This name was originally written like this," he wrote in the palm of He Xiaoxiao's hand, "It is to enter, not to be exhausted. My family members and brothers are all dead, and only I live. I originally thought that only I should die—— It is indeed damnable. But now that you are here, I don't want to die. Qin Peiyang gave his life to save me, and he didn't let me die casually. Xiao Xiao, can you promise me that I will come back safely?"