The sky at the border was full of wind and sand, and soldiers from all the military camps were practicing. Outside the camp, stood a tall man in military uniform. The man wore a silver mask that covered half of his face.
Even with half of his face exposed, he couldn't block the man's handsome and extraordinary grace. The man looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
A soldier walked up to the man and said, "Young general, the general wants you to go to the big tent."
The man who was called Major General was Mu Yu'an. He agreed, "I understand." His tone was cold and without any emotion.
Everyone in the army knows that their major general is taciturn and doesn't like to get close to others. Even so, it can't stop his subordinates from admiring him. He entered the army camp at the age of eight and went to the battlefield at the age of twelve. He has made countless meritorious deeds. Such a major general
They are worth following.
After a while, Mu Yu'an came to the general's camp. Although Mu Yunze was only in his forties, his health was not as good as before. With years of fighting, his body had long been damaged. "Commander Father, what do you want from me?
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"Yu'an, come here." Mu Yunze waved to Mu Yuan.
Mu Yunze was dressed in Tsing Yi, and the vicissitudes of life on his face were clearly visible. Mu Yuan felt sad when he saw his father working so hard, "Father, your injury has not healed yet, so don't work too hard."
Mu Yunze motioned Mu Yu'an to come next to him, "Yu An, you can blame me for raising you as a boy and letting you go to the battlefield. Not only do you have to practice martial arts hard, you will be injured at any time, or even lose your life, but you also have to hide every day.
You can't be like ordinary people."
"What did father say? How could the child blame you? For the child, being able to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy is more meaningful than embroidering in the boudoir. The child is the major general of the Mu family army, so he should kill the enemy on the battlefield.
The people who protect the heavenly decree are safe."
Mu Yunze stroked Mu Yu'an's masked face with a sad expression, "Yu An, I let you be disfigured and wear a mask every day from now on. You can't show your true face. I'm sorry for you as a father."
"Father, although the child is wearing a mask, it also makes the enemy more afraid. Wouldn't it be better?" Mu Yu'an didn't care about his appearance at all. For him, even if he has a stunning appearance, it is just a skin.
."Father, what happened to you today?"
"It's okay, I just have some emotions." Mu Yunze put away his previous emotions.
"Father, our Mu family army has been stationed at the border for twenty years. Although there have been constant wars during these twenty years, our Mu family army has driven back the enemy every time and never allowed them to cross our Tianyu border. This is also because
Everyone in this military camp protected the people of Tianyu from the suffering of the war."
"Yu'an, what do you want to say?" Mu Yunze knew that Mu Yuan's words were not asking for credit for the Mu family army.
"Father, your majesty wanted me to enter the palace twelve years ago. Although it was to accompany the prince to study, he actually intended to use me as a hostage to restrain my father. My father resisted the order for the sake of his children and created a fire that caused
I was disfigured, so my father left me in the north." Speaking of this, Mu Yu'an remembered the fire twelve years ago. The envoy from the palace came to the north and planned to take him back to the palace to study with the prince.
, the father-in-law who came to announce the decree that day even praised his appearance. He clearly remembered how uneasy his father was that day. That night, a fire broke out in his room. A south wind blew at night. The fire was so powerful that it spread quickly and even caused disaster.
As well as the entire General's Mansion, it happened that the father-in-law of Xuanzhi brought wine to express his condolences to the Mu family's army. His father asked the servants of the manor to go to the military camp to help, and he was not in the manor, so he escaped. There is no such thing as coincidence in the world, it's just the world.
"My father arranged all the people in the house to the military camp that day to prevent them from being injured. Later he attributed the fire to the enemy's revenge." Although he seemed to be seriously injured that day, he even almost
Although he died, his body was actually not seriously injured at all. It was also because of the fire that almost killed him that his father took him to the military camp and made him his home.
Mu Yunze felt guilty when he heard Yu An mention what happened back then. If not for this, he would have planned to let her fake her death and change her identity in a few years so that she would not have to hide every day. But things are unpredictable, "Yu An, why?"
Are you going to bring up what happened back then today?"
"Father, after my mother died, your majesty intended to arrange a marriage for you, but you refused. Later, the emperor asked me to enter the palace as a hostage. Although a fire disfigured me, so I stayed, but your majesty was unavoidably dissatisfied. Father was stationed here
The border has been on the border for twenty years, and with a large army in hand, how can His Majesty feel comfortable with someone who disobeys his orders and is stationed in the northern border."
How could Mu Yunze not know this, but this was his responsibility and obligation as a general. He looked at his son in front of him, with relief, guilt and a hint of uneasiness in his eyes, "Yu An, what did you say?
My father understands this."
"Father, there are rumors in the city that father is the protector of Tianyu. As long as father is here, Tianyu will be safe." Mu Yu'an's words revealed worry.
Mu Yunze knew that His Majesty would be furious when he heard these rumors. When the time comes, Mu Jiajun and Yu An...
But there are some things that must be done to the end once they are started, "Yu'an, my father knows your worries. Our Mu family army is protecting the people of Tianyu. You must keep this in mind."
"Father, don't worry, the child understands."
"Go to rest early."
On the second day, Mu Yu'an got up early and practiced martial arts in the training ground. He held a Qingyun sword in his hand and made fierce moves, which attracted cheers from the onlookers.
The military sentry came to report that a large number of soldiers appeared on the border of the Yuan Kingdom. Mu Yunze summoned a group of soldiers to discuss matters in the tent.
Mu Yunze sat at the top of the table, with the generals from each battalion of the Mu family army standing below him.
General Xu: "General, as long as Yuan Guo dares to come, we will beat them and make them flee in panic."
General Zhou: "General Xu, our army has just experienced a battle. At this time, we are fighting against the Yuan Kingdom. We..."
General Zhou was interrupted by General Xu before he finished speaking, "Why, are you afraid? No matter what time, I can beat the shit out of them and make them unable to come back. If you are afraid, just go home and stay there."
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"Okay, two generals, now is not the time for angry words. Instruct the soldiers at the sentry to closely monitor every move of the Yuan army. If there is any change, report them at any time, so that the soldiers below can be prepared for war at any time."
Mu Yunze made some arrangements before letting them go down, leaving only Mu Yu'an.
"Yu An, what do you think of the Yuan Kingdom's troops stationed abroad this time?"
"Father, we just fought a battle a few days ago. The soldiers have not yet recuperated. Moreover, the Seventh Prince returned to Kangjian from Xiangcheng a few days ago. His Majesty ordered us to send troops to protect him. Counting the time, General Xu should have just arrived in Hunan.
City." When Mu Yunze heard the words "Seventh Prince", there was a trace of emotion on his face that was not easy to detect, but it quickly returned to its original state, and even Mu Yu'an did not notice it, "Currently, our military strength is too different from that of the Yuan Kingdom.
Much more. The Yuan Kingdom attacked at this time because it was calculated that our troops were insufficient. Moreover, the Yuan Kingdom was able to station such a large number of troops all of a sudden, but we didn't notice it before, so we must have been prepared." Mu Yu'an is not afraid of fighting, but
We also don’t want the soldiers’ sacrifice to be in vain. “Our food, grass and ammunition have not been sent by the court yet.”
Mu Yunze knew Mu Yuan's worries, "No matter what, we must not let Yuan Bing take a step forward."
Soon, the Yuan Kingdom began to attack
The two armies were at war. The Yuan Kingdom and Tianyu had been fighting for many years. Song Qi, the commander-in-chief of the Yuan Kingdom, commanded the army and launched a rapid offensive.
Inside the Mu family's military camp
"General, the enemy's attack is rapid and violent, and our soldiers have suffered a lot of casualties." Even though Mu Yu'an was unwilling, there was nothing he could do. At the moment, there was not much food, grass and ammunition. It was not the best idea to fight the enemy head-on at this time.
"Is there any reply to the letter requesting support from the imperial court?"
"No. General, General Xu is leading the elite of our army. He is closer to us than the court. Let him properly arrange the seventh prince and come back to support us first. We can still wait until the court provides support."
Mu Yunze thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let General Xu come back first to support the northern border."
"yes."
This battle has been going on for ten days, and the Mu army is desperately guarding Tianyu's border defense line, preventing the enemy from advancing even a step.
Mu Yunze stood outside the camp. The battlefield was filled with smoke. They had been surrounded for ten days. They had insufficient food and grass. They had to rely on the food and grass they had saved before to avoid starving to death. The soldiers groaned in pain.
Filled the entire military camp.
It had been a few days since the news spread, but there had been no support from the imperial court, and the long-overdue food and medicine supplies had not arrived. At this time, he already knew that there would be no reinforcements. The only one they could rely on was themselves.
Mu Yunze summoned Mu Yu'an to come to the tent alone. Mu Yu'an had been fighting with the enemy in the past few days and was injured. "Yu An, how is your injury?"
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury." Mu Yu'an has fought many times with the enemy in the past few days, and his new injuries are on top of old ones. "Father, the imperial court has never had reinforcements to support us, and there is currently a shortage of food and medicine. If this continues, our entire Mu family will suffer.
All the family troops will be dragged to death here." Mu Yu'an knew that at this time, the Mu family army only had enough food and grass to last for one day at most, and at this time, the Yuan army surrounded them, and the people sent to the court for help never responded.
The people who came to ask for help had been sent out before they were surrounded, and they could not be caught by the Yuan army. So why were there no reinforcements? If the court wanted to abandon them, but once the Yuan army crossed the defense line, the Yuan army would
Will cross the northern border and go deep into the hinterland of Tianyu. Even if His Majesty is afraid of the Mu family army, he will not bet the entire Tianyu. That is, the people sent out encountered problems on the way. It is meaningless to think about it now. They
It is still unclear whether we can break out of the encirclement.
Mu Yunze's original injury has not yet healed. In addition, he was cut on the abdomen again this time. There is not enough medicinal herbs in the army. At this time, the wound is still bleeding. "Father, your wound has opened again."
Mu Yunze had been worried for days and had not cared about the wound for a long time. Mu Yuan called a military doctor to re-bandage it. The army now did not even have any medicine to stop bleeding. Some herbs were dug by military doctors in the mountains near the north. Even if there were military doctors,
No medicine will help.
After the military doctor bandaged Mu Yunze, he left.
Mu Yu'an helped Mu Yunze sit up, "Father, now we have the only way to break out of the encirclement with all our might."
"Yu'an, my father knows a small road on the back mountain. It is covered with weeds and the road is rugged. To outsiders, it looks like a barren mountain with no road at all. Take advantage of the darkness of the night and take a few people out from there to find the garrison in Jiangcheng.
General Song came to support."
"Father, the child must not leave. Let other generals go out to seek help. The child must stay with his father."
"Yu'an, my father is worried about the others going. What's more, if you are not careful on that road, you will fall off the cliff. Only your skill can pass it. After you get out, you rush to Jiangcheng. My father is waiting for you to take him.
The soldiers came to rescue."
"Father..." Although Mu Yu'an wanted to fight alongside his father, for the sake of the entire Mu family army, he could only be a deserter.
"Yu'an, our entire Mu family army depends on you." Mu Yunze suddenly hugged Mu Yu'an.
"Father, what's wrong with you?"
Mu Yunze looked at Mu Yuan with reluctance in his eyes, "Let's go."
"Father, don't worry, the child will definitely come back."
Mu Yunze looked at Mu Yu'an's back. Although he felt reluctant to leave, he had no choice but to shed a tear from the corner of his eye. He knew in his heart that after this farewell, it would be difficult to see each other again in the future.