My country, you can pinch it

The Great Wall is like a winding dragon. In late autumn, the grass withers and the mountains are yellow. When the wind blows, it brings desolation and yellow sand everywhere.

But so that the Dragon City Feijiang will be there, he will not teach Huma Du Yinshan.

Shang Jinling looked at the Gaowei city wall standing in the wilderness Gobi and firmly connected with the cliffs on both sides. It was difficult for a long time to calm down, and suddenly thought of the two lines of poems he had read in his previous life.

Shang Chuqing came from the pass with Monk Weixue Xiyun and his troops. These years, if there was no major war, Duke Xiling would seldom come to Shamen Pass. It was this female general who led all the generals to garrison the camp.

There is no such thing as Meng Yin in the army. If you want these generals to obey orders, you must have excellent strength. No one will buy it based on the prestige brought by Duke Xiling alone. It was fought with one gun and one sword, as well as large and small battles.

"Grandfather." The three sisters got off their horses, saluted Lord Xiling, and then turned their eyes to see the carriage behind them and Shang Qingrong who was following the horse, and couldn't help laughing, "Auntie hasn't come to Shamenguan for a long time."

"Duo Jin handed over the affairs of the mansion, which made me busy." Shang Qingrong raised his eyes to look at the majestic city gate, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's been 16 years, and this place is still the same, except for the wind and sand and loess, And the flag of the Shang Family Army."

On the stretching Great Wall, the Shangzi flag with its teeth and claws fluttering and standing still.

Wei Xue moved quickly, opened the carriage behind her, only to see Shang Jinling smiling at her, "Third Sister."

"Hey, why is Lingling here?" She was surprised.

Shang Xiyun asked: "Grandfather, has the imperial decree arrived?"

As soon as these words came out, Wei Xue froze in place. She looked at Shang Chuqing, who subconsciously flattened the corners of her lips, and her eyes darkened.

Duke Xiling patted his eldest granddaughter on the shoulder and comforted him: "Chuqing, I say goodbye to the generals, you sisters go with me."

Shang Chuqing glanced to the side, seemed to restrain herself for a long time, and then responded in a low voice, "Yes."

Shamen Pass is the northernmost point of Dashun, directly facing the desert. When Lord Xiling said goodbye to the generals in the camp, Shang Luoyu accompanied Shang Qingrong and Shang Jinling to the top of the pass city wall, pointing to the direction west of the desert. Shang said: "The Xiongnu usually come from the grassland there, but now in autumn and winter, the grass is yellow and the trees are withered, so the boundary cannot be seen. Wait until next spring, and you will be able to see the green."

"Fifth sister, there seems to be no crime this year?"

Shang Luoyu replied: "It's very rare, and there are only one or two strands. It's just to inquire about the news. The elder brother-in-law took the sharp-pointed battalion to a training trip, which is enough to repel people."

The bones of the Shang family's army were hard to chew, and coupled with the cold, the Huns did not dare to invade.

Shang Qingrong caressed the female wall, touched the mottled traces with her fingertips, stained gray-yellow gravel, raised her hand, and the wind blew it away, she said: "This time, once the Shang family leaves, the Xiongnu may be killed." I will go south to test, and I don't know if the commander of the imperial army can hold on." There was a coldness in Shang Qingrong's tone, she finally returned to the place where she was born and grew up, but she had to leave again.

The emperor's decree chilled the hearts of the women in the Shang family who held guns and swords.

Shang Jinling walked to his mother's side and said softly, "But if you can't hold on, you have to hold on. You can't have any accidents in Shamenguan, and you can't let grandfather have an accident just after you leave."

Shang Qingrong frowned roughly, raised her hand to pull the hair fluttering in the wind behind her ears, and said nothing, because she knew her son was right.

Emperor Shun bestowed the title of Duke of the first rank, although no one in the Shang family could take it back, and he would take it back after a hundred years of Duke Xiling, but after all, he made enough gestures and showed his determination to change the general.Emperor Shun absolutely didn't want to see the situation that Shamenguan could not be separated from Duke Xiling. If someone slandered him, he might even think that Duke Xiling was displeased with the emperor's taking over power and deliberately ordered the Shang family's army not to cooperate with Lu Ming, which led to the defeat , in order to force the emperor to return the military power back.

Emperor Shun is obviously not a broad-minded person, he will hold grudges.

Shang Luoyu said: "So my grandfather ordered my eldest brother-in-law to stay, and I should be entrusting him again today. The generals of our Shang family army are very angry. It took a long time for my eldest sister to subdue them. How can this Lu Ming have such a good temper?" Such prestige, maybe it is really possible to suffer a big loss when facing the Xiongnu."

Shang Jinling boldly stuck his head out of the parapet wall, and when he looked down, he suddenly felt top-heavy and numb, and quickly retracted his head, "It's so tall, Fifth Sister, the Huns are good at cavalry, but not good at attacking cities. Shamen Pass should be extremely difficult to conquer, right?"

"Yes, but they will go around. This place is a natural moat, stretching out from the Great Wall. In the past, there would often be two groups of cavalry crossing the Great Wall around the two sides. When they found out, they would have harmed the nearby people."

Shang Jinling nodded, he looked to the west, and there were continuous high mountains and ups and downs, "Crossing these mountains, is Yuhua Pass?"

Shang Luoyu replied: "That's right, the mountain road is difficult to walk. If you want to reach Yuhua Pass, you have to go around the Western Regions, or pass through the plateau at Shamen Pass, but our army is stationed here. If they move a little, we can see clearly. .”

This is also the reason why the Huns rarely invade Yuhua Pass. The Shamen Pass is a crucial barrier, so even if the sky is full of yellow sand, the howling wind is howling, and the weather conditions are extremely harsh, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops here.Once it falls, the entire northwest will fall, and the capital will also be in danger as the official road goes down.

It will be a great test for the general if he wants to defend this checkpoint.

In the distance, the twins running one after the other are galloping back quickly, waving at them while running.

Shang Jinling then raised his hand and greeted the two sisters. When he raised his head, he saw a neat black cavalry in the distance. The galloping horse stepped out of the yellow sand and smoke, and was approaching the checkpoint at an extremely fast speed. , looking a little flustered.

"Hey, isn't this the top brother-in-law's camp?" Shang Jinling wondered, "What happened?"

Shang Luoyu looked at the flag waving vigorously, and immediately changed his expression, "No, the sandstorm is coming!" After she finished speaking, she immediately shouted to the surroundings, "Wave the flag, open the gate, and let the cavalry enter! All soldiers obey, Get down the city wall, quick!"

"Lingling, put on the scarf, we'll go down immediately!" Shang Qingrong took the maid's scarf, immediately wrapped Shang Jinling tightly, and then dragged him to the city gate in a hurry.

Shang Jinling turned around and saw that behind Chen Du's Jianfeng camp, the yellow sand and dust did not dissipate because of the passing of the cavalry, but slowly rose from the intersection of the sky like a black and yellow city wall, and fell on the ground like a surging wave. After the black cavalry.

At this time, the thick trombone sounded, and the continuous sound echoed in the wilderness, and then the heavy city gate was slowly opened under the push of dozens of soldiers on both sides. Behind the city gate, the soldiers were moving quickly and methodically. Clear all obstacles behind and open a smooth opening.

The twins galloped in first, and then the sound of rumbling horseshoes shook the ground from far to near, and three thousand cavalry rushed into the city gate without any delay.

"Damn, let's say the weather is not right, it really is too big." Chen Du got off his horse and waved his hand, "Quick, avoid entering the pass city." The so-called pass city is a military fortress built under the city, Shamen Pass It is the first pass, and there are dozens of pass cities, large and small.

At this moment, the sky was completely covered by the violent sand and became dark. Shang Jinling watched the storm that was crushing the city, her heart beat faster and her eyes widened.He grew up so big, no, and he had never faced such a natural storm in his previous life, so he didn't know whether it was fear or shock.

"Lingling, what are you doing standing there, let's go."

Shang Qingrong pulled him up and laughed when he saw his son like this.

Shang Luoyu said: "Lingling, you are exactly the same as those soldiers who just came to Shamenguan. Sandstorms are not uncommon in Shamenguan, especially in autumn and winter, so hide first, and it will pass in a while."

Shang Jinling saw that all the soldiers had withdrawn their flags before going down the city wall. There was no panic on their faces. They followed the soldiers and the commanders hid in the Guancheng camp. Obviously, as Shang Luoyu said, they were used to it.

The frenzied wind mixed with the thick sand blown from the desert pervaded the air. Shang Jinling, who was in poor health, hid in the Guancheng, and for a moment seemed to have difficulty breathing.

"Ling'er?" Shang Qingrong looked at him with concern, Shang Jinling shook his head, expressing that he was fine.

The storm didn't stay for long, and many of them went away. The soldiers of Shamenguan went up the city wall again under the command, but this time they had more digging tools in their hands. Once the wind and sand passed, a thick layer of sand would inevitably fall on the city wall. , They have to shovel out and resume their daily guards.

Duke Xiling walked out from a pass city surrounded by the crowd. Those soldiers, old and young, all dressed in light armor followed Xiling Duke step by step with deep reluctance on their faces.

"Then I will thank you all." Duke Xiling raised his hands and hugged his former subordinates.

"Don't worry, General, we are waiting for you to come back!"

Some of their eyes were red, they didn't know if they were blinded by the storm just now, or they were hurt by parting, Duke Xiling is over 70, no one knows if they will see each other again in their lifetime.

The young generals were beside Sister Shang Chuqing, hugging each other to see them off.

"Don't act arrogantly. No matter who comes, you must first understand that our mission is to defend this land and the people here."

"General Qing, we will meet again, won't we?"

Shang Chuqing looked back at Shang Jinling, the predictions step by step had been realized one by one, and the road chosen by the Shang family was to finally stand here again and pick up the gun.

"Yes, I will definitely come back here."

"Alright, General Qing, take care all the way."

"Take care of yourself."

……

Obviously, this ghost place eats wind and sand, and everyone from generals to soldiers is full of dust. They face the desert Gobi day after day, year after year. The home is hard to part with from top to bottom.

This place where sweat, blood and tears are shed...

"It's still raining!"

Suddenly, a young general with a shovel and armor came down from the city wall and shouted at Shang Jinling.

Everyone looked intently, only to see that this person was wearing a war robe that had been covered with sand, his face was covered with scum, except for a pair of bright eyes, his whole face was ashen.

Shang Luoyu obviously recognized it, and couldn't help laughing: "Zhou Xiaobai?"

"This is..." Chen Du took a look, and suddenly said, "Hey, isn't this the little boy of the Zhou family? How did he become such a ghost?"

The young general walked up to Shang Luoyu, scratched his head and said, "You have to go."

"The imperial decree has been issued. Grandfather is about to go to Yuhuaguan. Of course we will go together." Shang Luoyu replied.

The young general's bright eyes dimmed in an instant. He stuck the shovel into the ground, and then touched himself. There seemed to be nothing but a handful of sand. Finally, after thinking about it, he pulled out a dagger from his boots. Handed it over: "I have nothing to give, can you accept this?"

"Yo!" Chen Du crossed his arms and bumped Shang Chuqing's shoulder. With that smirk on his face, Shang Jinling was able to dub it: tsk tsk tsk.

Shang Chuqing rolled her eyes at him mercilessly.

"Why should I accept this?" Shang Luoyu asked.

"I..." The poor young general faltered twice, and finally said in a heartbeat, "I will pursue you."

The twins screamed, "Ah, Fifth Sister, Peach Blossom!"

Shang Luoyu stared, she looked around, several sisters looked up at the sky, Shang Jinling lowered her head and coughed twice, Shang Qingrong looked at her with a happy face, even Xiling Gonghe Several generals also laughed after being surprised, only the twins shouted excitedly: "Fifth sister, you are blushing!"

Shang Luoyu wished she could grab the sand on the ground and stop her sister's mouth. In the end, she could only blame the person in front of her, and said fiercely, "Zhou Xiaobai, why are you saying these things at this time?"

Zhou Xiaobai was obviously wronged, "If I don't say it at this time, when can I say it, you are leaving."

Shang Luoyu's face froze when she heard the words, and then her expression eased. She didn't take the dagger, but said: "But we are not suitable."

"Why? You don't like fair faces. Can I roughen up my face? It's not what I want to look like." Zhou Xiaobai touched it even if it was exposed to the wind and the sun. In the end, he could only cover it up with stubble. face, even more sad.

"Our Shang family only recruits son-in-law." Shang Luoyu replied.

"Ahem." Duke Xiling couldn't help clearing his throat, he never asked for it, and he didn't know why the first four were added for no reason.

Zhou Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, "Just because of this?"

Shang Luoyu nodded indiscriminately.

Zhou Xiaobai patted his thigh, "That's fine, my father agrees."

Shang Luoyu looked at him in shock, Vice Admiral Zhou is not here today, otherwise he wonders if this guy's leg will be broken.

Zhou Xiaobai said: "I went to the East Great Wall to repair the fortifications for three months, and I just came back today. It's raining, do you agree?"

Hearing this, Shang Qingrong couldn't help but said to Shang Jinling: "Ling'er, if I had the courage of your sisters back then, I wouldn't let your father handle it like this."

Shang Jinling smiled and said: "Mother, if you want to find another one, you can."

A slap lightly landed on his head, Shang Qingrong's face was full of displeasure, "Nonsense."

"No, mother, you are still young. If someone really likes you, I have no objection." Shang Qingrong is still young, less than 35, and still beautiful. In future generations, many girls are still single, so it doesn't matter.

Shang Qingrong covered his son's head with the scarf tightly.

This Shang Luoyu opened his mouth, "I..." I didn't expect to run into a Shamenguan for one last look, and I would encounter major personal problems.

Zhou Xiaobai took a deep look at her, didn't ask for another answer, just stuffed the dagger into her hand, and said: "Luo Yu, I'll wait for you to come back, think about it carefully, as long as you like me, everything else is fine." It's not a problem." After he finished speaking, he ran to the Duke of Xiling and made a big salute, then hugged Shang Chuqing and the others, picked up the shovel, ran up the city wall, and led the soldiers to shovel the sand. .

Shang Luoyu looked at his back, touched the dagger in his hand, and must have mixed feelings.

Duke Xiling turned his head to lead the Shang family up and down, and raised his hand: "I'll thank you all, there will be a period later."

"General, there will be a period later."