Great Han Empire

Chapter 539 Immediately Crossing the Gun
November of the first year of Yonghan (AD 189) of the Han Dynasty.

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In early November, Yanran Mountain.

The weather in the desert is getting colder and colder.

The soldiers of the Han army walked slowly on the vast wilderness, admiring the charming scenery of the desert, fascinated.

The blue sky, white clouds, withered grass, red forests, clear blue lakes, and occasionally some dark green mountains are dotted among them. The majestic and desolate beauty shocks everyone's heart.

Li Hong rode on a snow-white sweat horse, standing in front of the fiery red mountain forest, looking at the snow-capped mountain top in the distance, feeling relaxed and happy.Zhao Yun, Xian Yuyin, Pang De, Jiang Wu, Liu Bao and other generals scattered all around, holding their breath, intoxicated in this picturesque scenery.

"When I was going north, the old man pulled me to stand here and introduced me to the beautiful scenery here..." Li Hong turned his head to look at the generals, and said sadly, "At that time, I was only thinking about the war, and I was very sad to the old man. I was perfunctory, and I even urged him to hurry up. I want to stand here with him after the battle is over, and An An will listen to him talk about the past with confidence, and look at this magnificent desert..."

Li Hong felt a pain in his heart and did not continue.The generals were speechless when they thought of the tens of thousands of brothers buried in the sunset.

"The old man once said to me that he will be buried wherever he dies, but he is a big Han, so we can't leave him here." Li Hong sighed in a low voice, "In two years, we will come to Sunset Plains again, and put the old man and Shouyan together. Their bones are transported back. The fallen leaves return to their roots, and the fallen leaves return to their roots..."

"My lord, this desert is now your world, and my lord can move the remains of Mr. Tian and other soldiers back from the Sunset Plain at any time." Liu Bao comforted in a low voice, "Mr. Tian and tens of thousands of soldiers built a siege for the great Han Guoxiong to dominate the desert. I have made great achievements for all ages, although today I am shrouded in horse leather, but I have no regrets in this life. Don't be too sad, my lord."

Li Hong smiled lonely and looked up at the blue sky.The blue sky above the desert is high and deep, which makes people intoxicated.Li Hong's sad mood suddenly became clear, he raised his head to the sky, and suddenly let out a loud roar, "Big... Han... Tian... Wei..."

"Heaven... Wei..." The high-pitched howling sound went straight into the sky, echoed over the desert, and echoed among the mountains, with a strong and intense feeling.

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A group of black panthers came slowly, holding high the black panther battle flag, surrounded by a carriage.

Li Hong saw it from a distance, and hastily urged his horse to go up to meet him.

When I saw Fengxue in Xianbei Daying that day, Fengxue was feverish and unconscious, and was already dying.Li Hong's heart ached so much that he hugged him and left.Seeing that Li Hong was furious and looking murderous, Lie Kuangfeng hurriedly explained, saying that on the day of the Luoyangyuan War, Fengxue first drove back and forth for more than 300 miles to invite Aguro, and then protected Murongfeng on the battlefield. After the heavy rain in the middle of the night, and the fact that Murong Feng died the next day, Feng Xue was overly sad and fell ill immediately.Li Hong was furious, and before he left, he gave Li Kuangfeng a hard kick. You said you wanted to bring Fengxue back to Tanyue Valley. Can you take it back like this?You want her to die.

The medical craftsmen of the Han army were still very clever, and a few doses of medicine were poured down, which immediately saved Feng Xue's life.The young doctor named Huang Da said that his wife's illness was caused by heat, poison, dampness, and qi and yin. Although the high fever has subsided, her body is extremely weak, and the high fever will continue to appear intermittently. At the same time, there will be coughing. Phlegm, chest pain, so it is best to send him back to Jinxueyuan camp for treatment immediately.Li Hong turned pale with shock, and hurriedly asked him whether Feng Xue's life could be saved.Huang Da said solemnly, Sir, please rest assured, I can definitely save my wife's life, but it will take at least half a year to make a thorough decision.Li Hong is overjoyed.Fengxue woke up after being in a coma for two days. When she opened her eyes and saw Li Hongzheng hugging her, she couldn't help crying bitterly.

Seeing Li Hong approaching, Huzi bowed and said with a smile, "My lord, Madam looks much better today."

Li Hong said gratefully, "Bo Yan, I've been busy all the way."

"Your Excellency is out. Now in this army, Madam knows me and Xiaoniao Yanshan." Huzi shook his hand and said, "Madam is seriously ill, and I have no relatives around me. If I can see a few familiar faces, I will feel better."

Hearing this, Li Hong shook his head and sighed, "When you helped me rescue Xiaoxue in Huahongyuan, there were more than 1000 people. Now? How many people are still in this army? Hammers, pickaxes, wooden stakes, all It's gone, the scar of the Niutou tribe is gone, and even Duan Zhen who helped me send Fengxue to Fuyu country is gone."

Huzi told Li Hong his heartbreak, but bowed his head in silence.When Duan Zhen was mentioned, Li Hong expressed apology and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, "Bo Yan, on the battlefield that day, I accidentally hit you in a hurry..."

"My lord, I understand your thoughts. It's hard to be a human being." Huzi interrupted Li Hong, and said with a sad smile, "Life is even harder. We are brothers, but in the end we meet each other, fighting to the death..."

The two looked at each other speechlessly, deeply embarrassed.

"Zi Jian, you're here too." Li Hong looked up and saw Huang Da coming on horseback, and raised his hand in greeting, "I've worked hard on you during this time."

"My lord, don't say that, I can't afford it." Huang Da bowed and saluted.Huang Da is in his 20s, thin and handsome.He is a native of Youzhou, with a family tradition of medicine. He was recruited by Tian Zhong to join the army last year, and he fought with Cao Ying everywhere.

Li Hong asked about Feng Xue's condition, said a few words of thanks, and then climbed into the carriage.

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Feng Xue lost a lot of weight, her pretty face was buried in soft blond hair, and her watery blue eyes looked even bigger.

Li Hong held her hand and asked in a low voice, "Do you feel better today?"

Feng Xue looked gloomy, forced a smile, coughed violently a few times, and then said weakly: "I want to go out and have a look..."

"No." Li Hong said resolutely, "You have stayed in the desert for so long, what scenery have you not seen? When you recover from illness, I will accompany you to come to the desert whenever you want."

"I want to see..." Feng Xue begged, "Brother Leopard, I won't live for a few more days, I will never see the desert again, let me take one last look..."

The more Feng Xue talked, the more he coughed, and his whole body was curled up in the thick white fur.

Li Hong felt sad, and after a few words of comfort in a low voice, he jumped out of the carriage.He asked worriedly: "Zi Jian, madam's illness..."

"Now the weather is getting colder and madam is lying on the carriage and bumping for a long time. It's really not good for madam's health." Huang Da said anxiously, "These days madam's illness doesn't look any better, and the fever doesn't subside every night. It's not going well."

Li Hong was frowning and worried.

"My lord, I'm not afraid of this illness, but I'm afraid that Madam's heart will be ashamed and lifeless." Huang Da said cautiously, "If Madam's heart disease is cured, the other diseases will be cured immediately."

Li Hong sighed and asked, "She wants to get out of the car and have a look, okay?"

Huang Da looked around, and said with a smile: "Yes. Such a beautiful scenery, just a few casual glances, can still be worth a few bitter medicines for me."

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Even if Feng Xue is seriously ill, she can't hide her celestial beauty.

It was the first time for Zhao Yun, Jiang Wu and other generals to see the long-known blonde beauty, and they surrounded Li Hong unwillingly to leave.Li Hong introduced the generals to Feng Xue.Hearing Zhao Yun's name, Feng Xue couldn't help taking a few more glances, and then whispered: "Everyone in Xianbei says that you are the number one hero in northern Xinjiang..."

When Feng Xue spoke, all the generals were amazed.

"Madam, can you speak the Chinese language?" Pang De asked in surprise.

"I don't know much about it." Hu Zi laughed, "Madam can speak Dingling, Xiongnu, Fuyu people, too much..."

"Madame praised you." Zilong laughed. "The number one champion in northern Xinjiang is your lord, not me. When I was fighting in Jizhou with your lord, I heard your lord call your wife's name many times in my dreams..."

"What did you say..." Li Hong pointed at him pretending to be angry and cursed, "Get lost..."

The generals laughed.Feng Xue blushed and looked at Li Hong with deep affection.

"Really, really..." Under the instigation of the generals, Zhao Yun continued to laugh, "At that time, Gao Lan and I were beside the lord, and we could hear clearly. I remember the time when I knew that the lady had blond hair. At that time, Mr. Zheng Xinzheng said that only Huzi and Yan Wuwei knew you among his subordinates, and he heard what Yan Wuwei said. Seeing you today, it is indeed so."

Jiang Wu asked loudly: "Zilong, what happened later? What did the lord say in his sleep later, such as..."

"Get lost..." Li Hong said angrily, "Zilong, don't forget that if you want to marry Mr. Cai's daughter, you have to go as a matchmaker and offend me..."

All the generals looked at Zhao Yun at the same time.Pointing at Zhao Yun, Pang De shouted: "Zilong, so you fell in love with Mr. Cai's daughter, no wonder you were in Jinyang..."

Xian Yuyin grabbed Zhao Yun who was about to run away, "Don't run away, tell the brothers..."

Jiang Wu jumped up and hugged Zhao Yun, and laughed loudly: "Zhao Zilong, does Mr. Cai have any daughters? If not, I will fight with you..."

Zhao Yun's face was red, he tried his best to break away from Jiang Wu's hand, and scolded with a smile: "Zifeng, are you addicted to snatching relatives?"

"Since my lord took us to snatch a marriage in Luoyang, of course he will agree to us in Jinyang." Jiang Wu turned her head and shouted to Hu Ding and Qi Chen, "Brothers, can you help me?"

"Of course I have to grab it." Hu Ding smiled, "But I will grab it if I want to. I carried Mr. Cai's daughter from Luoyang, so it's your turn."

"You are looking for death..." Zhao Yun threw his foot towards Jiang Wu, Jiang Wu fell on his back and rolled down the hillside, "See if I break your leg, and see if you still want to grab it?"

"Ho...ho..." A group of young generals chased after Zhao Yun while laughing.

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Li Hong sat on the grass and hugged Fengxue tightly.Feng Xue snuggled into his arms docilely, looked at the joking generals down the hillside, and said softly: "Brother Leopard, your brother is really kind to you."

"For so many years, our brothers have come together in the wind and gone in the rain. We are not brothers but also brothers." Li Hong laughed.

"You took them to snatch the marriage?" Feng Xue asked, "Is that your current wife, Xiao Yu?"

"No, no." Li Hong said, "The one we robbed in Luoyang was Xiao Lan, Zhong Yuan's wife. Zhong Yuan is also my brother, extremely talented, and the mainstay of the Han Kingdom. Gather your cars and ride in the General's Mansion, then you will be able to see Zhong Yuan and Xiao Lan."

Fengxue sighed faintly, looked up at the red forest in the distance, and kept coughing, "Can I still live until... that time?"

"Of course, you, and Xiao Yu, we will live together for a long, long time, and we will find my relatives together." Li Hong said with a smile, "There will be no more wars in northern Xinjiang. Do your own business."

"Xiao Yu..." Feng Xue whispered.

"Xiaoxue, do you still remember that after I rescued you from Huahongyuan, I once told you about a girl with big sad eyes?"

"Oh, it's that Xiaoyu..." Fengxue said in surprise, "It's that Xiaoyu from Lulongsai, your brother's Xiaoyu, who asked you to save me?"

Li Hong nodded, "After Dayanshan farewell, I thought I would never see you again, and Xiaoyu would be by my side in this life." Li Hong pinched her nose affectionately and smiled happily Said, "Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor asked me to lead the army to the north for an expedition. When I rushed into the desert, I was thinking, this time, I will definitely get you back. As long as I defeat the commander-in-chief, you will be mine." , no one can take you away."

Feng Xue's face darkened, his eye circles turned red, and tears flowed down his face immediately, "Abba is gone, both of my abbas are gone, one abba killed the other abba, and the remaining abba was killed you……"

Li Hong smiled bitterly, lowered his head and kissed the tears on Feng Xue's face tenderly, and said painfully: "Xiaoxue, I didn't kill the commander in chief, just like the commander in chief didn't kill you, Father Fengxie. Huai's descendants were buried, and the commander-in-chief passed away. It was a kind of relief. The commander-in-chief told you before his death that the only thing he could do for you was to let you live happily for the rest of his life. The arrangement of the Xianbei tribes violated his promise to you. He made the Xianbei people stronger and continued to dominate the desert. If this is the case, there will still be wars between us. How can this make you live happily all your life? You don't want brothers to kill each other, so you have no idea of ​​life."

"Xiaoxue, do you know why the commander-in-chief said this publicly in the big tent? Why did he publicly explain the funeral?" Li Hong looked at the blue sky with a sad expression. He told me in his heart that he wants me to dominate the desert and let you live happily all your life. In the future, I will not be here, and you will not be here. Who owns the desert is a matter for future generations, and We have nothing to do with each other. One generation can dominate the desert, but it is impossible for this generation to allow its own generation to dominate the desert forever. One generation can conquer thousands of miles of territory, but it is impossible for this generation to allow its descendants to have thousands of miles of territory forever. "

"Brother Leopard, can you keep the desert free from war for decades?"

"I can." Li Hong said resolutely, "As long as I live, there will be no war in the desert."

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(End of this chapter)