[69 Book Bar - www.] I slowly walked down the archery tower. On top of the city, soldiers on night patrol were still patrolling around. No one was allowed to disarm, and rest was only a short nap. On days like this,
It's almost the end.
The teacher is war-weary. This is also warned in "Seven Points of March". Since we launched the army, we have been unstoppable and there has been no sign of this. But now we are in a stalemate with the snake people in Gaojiu City, which suddenly makes people feel war-weary.
With the power of Marquis Wu, it is impossible not to see this. He still has to fight one more battle and retreat, just to gain all his achievements and to make his name as a world-famous general.
Famous generals. I can't help but smile. Throughout the ages, there have been so many famous generals. The so-called famous generals are nothing more than killing more people. Lu Jingyu said to me, "It's nothing more than killing people well." That was probably the emotion he expressed when he was tired of fighting. On the battlefield
, there is no third option except killing and being killed.
I let out a long sigh. In the sky, the moon rose, a faint tooth. Last year at this time, Gaojiu City might have been singing and dancing in preparation for the New Year. This year, most of the people have become bones. In just one year
That's it, they are two completely different worlds.
I walked down the city and was about to go back to my tent to rest. Suddenly, the faint sound of flute sounded in the city.
The sound of the flute is not far away, it seems to be at the top of the South Gate City. The sound of the flute is elegant and beautiful, and I don’t know what kind of music it is playing. It is very pleasant to the ear. But the tune is very complicated, just like a thin filament, thousands of
It went back and forth a hundred times, but it was not messy at all.
Listening to the sound of the flute, it was as if clean water was flowing inside and outside my body. I no longer thought about anything, and actually felt like I was about to fly. I was a little stunned when I heard the flute in the city, and I just wished that the sound of the flute lasted longer.
While I was listening to it, suddenly a flute sound was inserted into the sound of the flute. The sound of the flute was extremely loud and sudden, like a sharp knife cutting through the air. However, the sound of the flute, which was as dense as silk, was perfectly matched, as if it should have been.
So general.
The loud sound of the flute got louder and louder. Finally, the sound of the flute could no longer match the sound of the flute and was about to stop. At this time, there was a sudden "clang" and a string of pipa sounds.
As soon as the pipa sound sounded, my heart was shocked.
Even though I don't understand the music, I can tell who is playing it just by hearing the sound.
Snow-white fingers, a melody that was like crying. That day in the red light and green wine, like a sudden glimpse, it was just a delicate figure.
I walked towards the south gate. After taking a few steps, I felt that I was walking too slowly, so I ran a few steps, but when I ran, my shoulder felt a little painful. At this time, I couldn't care about that and kept running forward.
There is also a distance from the west gate to the south gate, but when you hear the sound, it is not from the south gate either, but from the top of the city west of the south gate.
That was Wu Hou's temporary camp. I don't know why, I just wanted to take another look at the fingers flying on the strings, and just wanted to listen to that melodious tune again.
The sound of the flute and the pipa are still in the same place. Even people like me can hear that the sound of the flute is filled with the sound of killing. The sound of the pipa is calm and upright, but with a little softness. After playing for a moment, the sound of the flute is heard.
It was pulled higher and higher, and the sound of the pipa seemed to be unable to keep up.
The soft sound of the pipa is like a mixed peanut tree, like a valley uncontested by the world, living and growing together with the sun and the moon. But the sound of the flute is like a sharp knife striking like lightning, and a team of cavalry rushing towards me like lightning.
, shattered the dream of peace. The sword was shining, the ground was flowing with blood, and there were fire and people's cries everywhere.
I ran, letting the melody surround me like floating clouds. At some point, I felt tears already in my eyes.
On the battlefield, no matter whether it is a just war to liberate the people or an unjust war to open up new territories, the ones who die the most are still innocent people. It is the soldiers who rush to the front line. After they die, they can stay behind.
What? The dead souls of the victorious side are called national mourning, and there is a bit of mourning and glory. The war dead of the defeated side can only be reviled by others. Who would have thought that they also have wives, children, and children in their homes. In their hearts when they are dying, they may be the same as those of those who died.
Like those who love peace the most, they still want to give their families a little warmth.
When I reached the top of a city, I was out of breath. After all, I was seriously injured, and I was a little exhausted from running. I took a deep breath and slowly climbed up the stairs.
At this time, the sound of the flute has overwhelmed the sound of the pipa. It is like a dragon flying in the sky, suddenly moving to the east and suddenly to the west. It seems to be commanding thousands of troops and horses, charging and killing in the battlefield, and it is invincible.
Suddenly, there was a turning point in the high-pitched flute sound, as if there was a small ripple on the water surface, and there was a faint feeling of loneliness.
Who is that person?
I thought as I set foot on the city.
I saw her.
She was sitting among a group of female musicians, holding a pipa in her arms. She was still wearing the same yellow shirt, and her fingers were still playing on the strings. Although the flute sounded loud and clear, the sound of the pipa was still like dew on the tip of the grass.
, even if the iron hoof steps on it, it will still fall.
The flute player turned out to be Marquis Wu!
I couldn't help but be a little stunned. I never thought in my wildest dreams that Wuhou was actually well versed in music. What he played to his lips was not an ordinary bamboo flute, but a polished iron flute. At this time, he seemed to be immersed in it.
Amidst the sound of the flute, he closed his eyes tightly and paid no attention to anything around him. His two inseparable guards, the big eagle and the little eagle, also stood below.
Under the moonlight, a group of people look like clay and wood sculptures.
I didn't dare to come near and watched from a distance. On the top of the city, the patrolling soldiers held long guns in their hands and listened intoxicatedly, as if they were in a dream.
The sound of the flute gradually faded away, and the sound of the pipa became louder and more abrupt. But the sound of the pipa at this time was no longer a tune, and it was like a mess after the army passed by. There were no more animals in the peaceful village, and only a ruined wall remained.
Wu Hou opened his eyes suddenly, put the iron flute on his palm and hit it with a "pop" sound. She was startled and moved her fingers away from the pipa. All the female musicians left their seats and knelt down in front of Wu Hou's seat.
Wu Hou smiled and said: "Get up."
They all sat back on their seats. Wu Hou asked: "Who did you learn to play Pipa from?"
This is what I told her. She said in a low voice: "Back to the king, I learned the pipa from Mu Shancai when I was young."
This was the first time I heard her speak. Her voice was clear and crisp, but neither humble nor arrogant. She was just a female prisoner at this time, but she still spoke as if she were equal to Marquis Wu.
"Mu Shancai." Wu Hou lowered his head.
This Mu Shancai is the pipa master of the Southern Kingdom. I heard that he was in Gaojiu City when we besieged the city. He disappeared later and most likely died during the siege.
Wu Hou raised his head and seemed to be talking to himself: "More than forty years ago, Mu Shancai and I met in the Imperial City, and he taught me the technique of playing the flute with pipa fingering. Unknowingly, more than forty years ago,
Years have passed, no wonder I saw that your pipa can match my "Horse on Horseback"."
She suddenly said: "The music of the flute played by the Lord is so wonderful that it is so mesmerizing, but the spirit of the sword is too strong. In the end, I was scattered and it was difficult to continue."
This can be said to be a compliment or a criticism. However, Wu Hou did not feel dissatisfied and said: "Exactly. I know that I have been in the army for a long time, and I am afraid that the blood flowing out will be the chill of the blade. Alas."
The last sigh seemed to come from the bottom of my heart.
The unknown Marquis Wu is still such a person? I was stunned. No wonder, Marquis Wu can become a famous general who has won every battle. It is said that Marquis Wu can also be ranked among the top ten generals since the founding of the empire.
. If I relied solely on my strength, I would probably never become a famous general.
When I realized that this was what I was thinking, I suddenly felt a little sorry for her.
Maybe her father and brother died under my sword. Now, she has become just one of a group of female musicians who will be given to the emperor. I don’t know why, but a hatred for the war suddenly surged in my heart.
How wonderful it would be if the war had not happened and Southern China was still a province and people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
I was standing by the city wall, thinking wildly, when suddenly, there was a loud noise from the southwest. Wu Hou stood up, looked into the distance, and said: "The counterattack has begun!"
To the southwest, firelight flew up and smoke spread into the sky. Almost all the soldiers at the top of the city rushed to the city wall to look at that place.
The counterattack against the snake people has finally begun!