As the setting sun sets, the lights on Hedeng County light up. Halfway up the mountain, the courtyards are bustling with people coming and going.

Near the General Political Department of the Chinese Army, a courtyard with two camellia trees is where Ning Yi usually works. When business is busy, it is difficult to return early. In October, after the Chinese Army captured Chengdu, it has

Entering the temporary rest and consolidation stage, Han Jing returned from the front this day, held meetings during the day, and came to meet with Ning Yi in the evening.

Han Jing was originally the most outstanding leader among the leaders of Qingmuzhai. After being integrated into the Chinese Army, he is now the commander of the First Division of the Fifth Army. When he came here this time, the first thing he talked about with Ning Yi was

Ning Ji has completely adapted to things in the army.

It is now the ninth year of Jianshuo, and Ning Yi has been getting along with his family and children for more than a year after being reunited. The world is in chaos, and most of the children are falling and beating, and they are not squeamish. Ning Yi and his family are relatively easy-going.

In getting along, the relationship between father and son, and father and daughter, finally did not break due to the long separation.

The eldest son Ning Xi is now fourteen, almost fifteen years old. At the beginning of the year, Ning Yi arranged a marriage for him and Min Chuyi. Now Ning Xi is learning various mathematics and science arranged by her father under the trend of sense of responsibility. In fact, Ning Xi's humanistic knowledge is actually

Yi didn't care if the son inherited his father's legacy and trained him to be his successor, but the current atmosphere was like this and the child was motivated, so Ning Yi was happy to let him get exposed to various educations such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, history and politics.

The eldest son is not too much to worry about, but the second son Ning Ji is almost 12 this year, but it is quite a headache for Ning Yi. Since coming to Wu Dynasty, Ning Yi has been obsessed with becoming a martial arts master, but his achievements have been limited so far.

Xiao Ning Ji has been courteous and courteous since he was a child.

Gentle and gentle, he is more of a scholar than Ning Xi, but unexpectedly his talent and interest are in martial arts. Ning Yi has not been able to practice martial arts since he was a child. Ning Ji has been taught by teachers such as Hongti, Watermelon, and Du Sha since he was ten years old. When he is ten years old, he has the basics.

But it has already been defeated.

However, to achieve success in martial arts, it is not something that can only be accomplished by a good master. Hongti, Xigua, Du Sha, and even Chen Fan from Miao Jiang, all of them have experienced life and death situations time and time again.

Improvement can only come from being lucky enough not to die. How can a parent be willing to let his child run to live or die?

Fighting, for Ning Yi, on the one hand, he hopes that his children will have the ability to protect themselves, and let them practice martial arts from an early age, at least to be physically strong. On the other hand, he does not agree with his children to really develop martial arts.

In the past, and now, Ning Ji's arrangements have become a difficult problem.

It was also when he reunited with his children after a long separation that he was overwhelmed with joy. At first he boasted that he was the best in the world in martial arts, had bowed to Zhou Tong, and looked down upon Lin Zongwu. Later, he started to fight with Xigua. He made up several stories for publicity.

The practice of martial arts strengthened Xiao Ningji's inheritance of "Heaven"

With the thought of "becoming the first", at the age of eleven, I have laid the foundation for internal martial arts, and my bones have gradually stabilized. Although I look pretty, I have started to grow taller. If I stay stable for a few more years, I will probably catch up with Yue Yue.

Yun and Yue Yinping are two children of the same generation that Ning Yi has met.

Ning Ji is the child of Ning Yi and Yunzhu. He inherited his mother's handsome appearance. After his ambition was gradually settled, Ning Yi struggled for a while, and finally chose to support him as openly as possible. The martial arts style in the Chinese army is also flourishing, even if

As a young man, it is normal for him to occasionally compete with others. Ning Ji often participates. At this time, his opponent

You can't practice real kung fu by releasing water. If you don't release water, you will be beaten to death. Yunzhu, who has always supported Ning Yi, even cried with Ning Yi twice because of this, and almost came out as a mother to oppose Ning Ji's martial arts practice. Ning Yi

After many discussions with Hongti and Xigua, they finally decided to throw Ning Ji into the Chinese Army's medical team to help.

You can practice martial arts, but you must first learn to heal injuries.

This is also the good intentions of several parents. It is inevitable to face life and death when practicing martial arts. The cruelty seen in the military medical team is similar to that on the battlefield. Many times, the pain and helplessness are worse than that. Ning Yi has led him more than once

Taking the children at home to help in the military medical team

, on the one hand, it is to promote the value of heroes, and on the other hand, it is to let these children see the cruelty of the world in advance. During this period, even Wenwen, who is the most caring and likes to help others, is scared to tears every time.

I still have nightmares after I go back.

During the period of recuperation, the military medical team did not treat many wounded people. When the Chinese army officially started fighting with the Mangshan Ni people, and then the troops left the Chengdu Plain, what the military medical team saw became a real Shura field. There were tens of thousands or even dozens of people.

In the confrontation of tens of thousands of troops, no matter how elite the army is, it will inevitably be injured.

Even though the front lines are reporting good results, military doctors are still faced with a large number of bloody wounded. Soldiers with broken heads, bloody heads, broken limbs, and even split bodies and open stomachs and intestines are struggling between life and death.

Wailing and struggling can give people an indescribable mental impact.

However, these are also heroes who are brave enough to fight.

Throwing an eleven-year-old child into such an environment is the cruelest way to grow up, but it is also the only relatively "mild" option that can replace the experience of life and death. If you can retreat from the difficulties, it will be fine.

Come down... If you want to become a master, you have to endure hardships. Then let him go on.

"... I naturally understand your idea of ​​​​experience, but I don't dare to be so cruel to a child... and the mother-in-law at home won't let it go. Fortunately, the second young master is very lively, and this is ten

At one year old, he is running around among a group of wounded soldiers. He is also kind to others, and all my soldiers like him. I think if this continues, the second young master will become a general in the future."

After sitting down in the room, they chatted about Ning Ji. Han Jing was quite impressed. Ning Yi poured tea for him and sighed when he sat down.

"If there is any other way, who would want a child to suffer this, but there is no way. The world is not peaceful, and they are not children of good families. When I was in Bianliang, I was assassinated several times a month. Now,

It’s even more troublesome. A bunch of kids

Well, you can't keep him at home all day, you have to let him see the world, you have to let him have the ability to take care of himself... In the past, it didn't matter if you killed an emperor, but now I feel uncomfortable thinking about which child died one day, I don't know

How to explain to their mother..."

"...Don't think so."

"I'm mentally prepared." Ning Yi paused, then smiled: "It's because I'm a bitch, otherwise Ning Ji wouldn't want to be a martial arts master. What's the use of becoming a grand master? The future is not a green forest.

The era of... In fact, there has never been the era of green forest at all. Let’s not talk about the probability of dying on the way before becoming a grandmaster. Even if you become Zhou Tong, what will you do? If you engage in sports in the future, or if you go to opera, you will be crazy..."

His words were harsh, and Han Jing couldn't help but laugh. Ning Yi clinked the tea cup with him as if drinking: "Child, Brother Han, don't call him Second Young Master. A dandy will die early. The most precious thing is still

Resilience, when he was first asked to follow the military medical team, he had nightmares every night and could not eat. Within a month, he did not complain. He survived and started practicing martial arts again. What can a child have?

I can't stop him with this kind of toughness... However, I hinted to him at the beginning that the future will be the age of muskets. If he wants to avoid getting hurt, he should follow Yuwen Feidu to learn more about archery and marksmanship. It would be better for him because he has been in the military medical team for a long time.

, I am stalking Xiao Hei for advice on how to practice the Golden Bell Shield of the Thirteen Taibao. Alas, he was originally the most handsome child in our family, but now he is going to be ruined. I don’t even know how to explain it to Yunzhu."

Han Jing also laughed: "The Thirteen Taibao Kung Fu has been mastered both internally and externally. Well, it's still... pretty good."

"What is it about being both internal and external? Look at Xiao Hei's look, he is so worried..." He sighed casually, but there was still a sense of relief in his smile that a child could persevere. After a while, the two of them chatted from the military medical team.

On the front line, after capturing Chengdu, the Chinese army was on standby for repairs and everything was maintained in wartime status, but there were no plans to attack Zizhou in the short term.

"... Seal the borders, consolidate the defense lines, and first complete the household registration and material statistics of the occupied areas. The legal team has already passed by to clean up the backlog of cases. We will first attack a group of bullies who have caused public resentment in the market and maintain this for a period of time. This process will pass.

In the future, when everyone gets used to each other and the population and trade are allowed to circulate, there should be far fewer people leaving...

...We said in the letter that we were going to attack Zizhou, so we stopped attacking Zizhou first and maintained the initiative of military operations. We considered that the divisions should be famous when sending out troops. As long as Zizhou is still there, our process of sending troops will not be completed. Comparatively

It is convenient to deal with the cards on the other end...use intimidation to promote peace talks. If we can really force a negotiation, it will be worth more than Zizhou."

"Although I don't understand the officials of the Wu Dynasty, negotiation is unlikely, right?" Han Jing said.

"It's not big." Ning Yi smiled and nodded, "However, as long as Zizhou is still in their hands, there will be a lot of interests related. These people will persuade the court not to give up the Southwest, and will accuse the government of losing the Southwest.

Those people will make those high-ranking officials in the court miserable. Once Zizhou changes hands and the matter is settled, the words of these people will be of little value... So let it go for now, the situation is so chaotic, and we will take it next year

It’s not too late.”

As Ning Yi spoke, he and Han Jing looked at the huge map of the Wu Dynasty on the wall on one side of the room. A large amount of information turned into flags and arrows, densely displayed on the map. The war in the southwest

In just one corner, what is really complicated is the actions and confrontations north of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Near Daming Mansion, yellow flags representing the Golden Man are densely planted in a grove. This is something that Han Jing, who is on the front line, cannot help but worry about.

The battle situation.

Zongfu and Zongbi began to attack Damingfu in September. After more than a month, the battle was unsuccessful. Now the main force of the Jurchen army has begun to move south to cross the Yellow River. Wanyanchang, who is in charge of logistics, led more than 30,000 Jurchen elites, together with two soldiers collected from Li Xizhi's original jurisdiction.

More than 100,000 Han troops continued to besiege the Daimyo, and it seemed that they were ready for a long siege.

The latest news is reflected on the western line of the Central Plains corresponding to the east road. After Wang Juyun raised troops, Jin Wang Tian Shi personally marched, and all the troops rushed towards Zong Han's army coming from across Yanmen Pass. This is

The strongest and most shocking resistance that suddenly broke out in the Central Plains. Han Jing was confused about this, so he asked Ning Yi, and Ning Yi nodded and confirmed.

The news about the direction of the King of Jin in the Central Plains was personally delivered by Zhan Wu, the shopkeeper of Zhuji who was responsible for contacting Lou Shuwan. With Tian Shi's departure, the King of Jin gradually mobilized millions of troops. This is

Tian Hu’s wealth accumulated over more than ten years.

With the dispatch of the army, the struggle in this local political circle suddenly became fierce. Although the slogans of resisting the Jin Dynasty were passionate, there were also many people who were unwilling to risk their lives under the iron heel of the Jin people. These people followed

It started to move.

On the day the army was dispatched, the Jin King's territory was completely wiped out and martial law was imposed. The next day, Yuan Zhanxia, ​​one of the elders who had supported Tian Shi's rebellion, secretly sent an envoy north to try to contact Wanyan Xiyin of the Eastern Route Army.

On the same day, Lou Shuwan, who had already prepared manpower, led his troops into the Yuan family, and the entire family was imprisoned. On the third day, Lieutenant General Weisheng City executed all the Yuan family members, young and old, at the same time. At the same time, the court and the military system

Countless people related to the original family were imprisoned. In just a few days, the number of severed heads in Wei Sheng City could build a Beijing temple.

Such cruel and cruel methods were carried out by a woman, and even Zhan Wu, who was accustomed to the world, was frightened by it. Before the Jurchen army reached Taiyuan, the entire territory of King Jin had already turned into a murderous Shura field.

Such a tense situation north of the Yellow River has its own origin. After more than ten years of recuperation, the King of Jin's territory was able to gather millions of soldiers and then resist, which certainly made some Han people excited, but what they faced before them was

It is Wanyan Zonghan, the Jurchen military god who once fought side by side with Wanyan Aguda and now rules half of the Jin Kingdom.

On the other hand, in the territory of King Jin, in addition to his own army of one million people, to the west is the northwest which has been completely desolate by the Jurchens. To the east, the resistance of Daming Mansion, even if Zhu Biao's Black Flag Army is added, is only 50,000 to 60,000 people.

, crossed the Yellow River to the south, and returned

We had to cross Bianliang City and nearly a thousand miles of road that was still in the hands of the Jurchens at this time to reach the Yangtze River Basin actually controlled by the Wu Dynasty. A million-strong army faced Wanyan Zonghan. In fact, it was a helpless force thousands of miles away.

Lonely.

Everyone is making choices with their own lives.

"...I met this young master of the Tian family once in Luliang Mountain. When I first met, I felt that this man was arrogant and short-sighted, and he didn't pay attention. But I didn't expect that this man was also a hero. And this Lou

Girl, you are really... amazing."

When Tian Shi and Lou Shuwan went to Luliang, Han Jing and others were still preparing for the battle code-named "Beating the Children". At this time, looking through the many messages coming from the north, they couldn't help but sigh for the other party.

Among these messages, there was also a letter written by Lou Shuwan himself and sent to Zhan Wu from the Huaxia Army. In the letter, Lou Shuwan had clear logic and calmly analyzed it to everyone in the Huaxia Army headed by Ning Yi.

King Jin's plans and the situation he faced also stated the fact that King Jin's troops would definitely fail. After such a calm statement,

, she hoped that the Chinese Army could provide more support to the Jin King's troops in the spirit of being all Chinese people and helping each other. At the same time, she hoped that the Chinese Army, which had been training in the southwest, could decisively send troops to quickly open up the route from the southwest to Xiangyang.

The passage in the Bianliang area may also be transferred from the southwest to the northwest to provide actual support to the Jin king's troops.

Let the Black Flag Army be dispatched now, directly open up the thousands of miles of territory in the Central Plains, and then start a confrontation with the Jurchen troops. This is of course impossible, but in the other party's calm statement and desperate facts, Han Jing was more or less

He felt a little admiration and guilt. When he handed the letter back to Ning Yi with a complicated expression, Ning Yi looked at him with a half-smile: "How do you feel?"
To be continued...