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In April of the 363rd year of the Great Zhou calendar, the front line of Longzhou in Shu...

That year, Gu Qian was twenty-four years old. At the order of the left general Ouyang Wu, he led a 318-strong general flag to rush to support the Huqiao Fort located in Longzhou. The border of the Saman Plateau resisted the invasion of Bohe, and at the same time covered the local people to evacuate from all parts of Bazhou in the inland area.

When Gu Qian arrived at Huqiao Fort, he and his troops were shocked by the scene in front of him: the land was covered with broken limbs and broken arms, and blood dyed the entire land red. The dry and hard ground was filled with black feather arrows. Two thousand soldiers were buried in the sea of ​​blood in the battle with the plateau barbarians. Only eleven border soldiers survived on the fort...

Suppressing the fear and anger in his heart, Gu Qian commanded his troops to start to restrain his colleagues' bodies. After finishing everything, it was already late at night. They were very lucky that the brutal Bohe people did not launch an offensive at this time.

After finishing everything, Gu Qian's troops officially entered Huqiaobao and replaced the eleven friendly troops to hold on to the heavy responsibility of Huqiaobao.

After negotiating with the eleven soldiers, Gu Qian learned that the Bohe people on the Saman Plateau had gathered 37,000 people to invade the territory. Once Huqiao Fort is lost, millions of people from all over Longzhou will undoubtedly face unprecedented disasters. Gu Qian felt that the burden on his shoulders was extremely heavy.

The next day, the Bohe people began to launch a fierce attack on Huqiao Fort. The barbaric and cruelty of the Bohe people exceeded Gu Qian's imagination. They were all fearless and climbed up the fort wall again and again. No matter how many people died, they seemed to be unable to extinguish the cruel red light in their eyes.

Relying on the wall of Huqiao Fort, Gu Qian's troops resisted for four days. In four days, more than half of the troops of a general flag had been lost. The wolf smoke had been lit for three days, but he did not wait for reinforcements. Gu Qian remembered very clearly that Gaomi, who was the Left Road Army in Longzhou at that time, was less than a hundred miles behind Huqiao Fort. The three flag regiments under his command, had a total of 46,000 people to reach Huqiao Fort within five or six hours at the latest.

However, Gaomi had not moved for a long time, so Gu Qian could only continue to stick to the fort wall and command his remaining troops to resist the dense attacks of Bohe people.

In the early morning of the sixth day, the arrows in the army were exhausted, the swords in their hands were curled, the gun rods were broken one by one during the battle, and the dry food was exhausted, and the ammunition and food were really exhausted.

Gu Qian looked at the only sixty-seven bloody soldiers behind him, and then at the endless stream of Bohe people outside Huqiao Fort, showing a determined look on his face.

On the seventh day, after the desperate fight, only five people left in Gu Qian's troops survived. They knew that Hu Qiaobao could not hold on anyway and was abandoned by Gao Mi.

"The whole army retreated..."

At this desperate moment, Gu Qian gave up on a command that he had been suffering in his conscience for the next eight years. He gave up Huqiao Fort, escaped from the fortress full of corpses before the enemy attacked, and went to find Gaomi to argue.

When Gu Qian and his group supported each other, dragged their wounded bodies to the camp where Gaomi was, they found that Gaomi and his army had long disappeared. From the traces left on the ground, Gu Qian could judge that they had been away for at least five days.

He was really abandoned. At this moment, Gu Qian was furious, but he had nowhere to vent his current mood. He could only decide to avoid the road and walk the small path to return to the place where General Left Ouyang Wu was located to report military information.

After wandering in the mountains for four or five days, two more soldiers could not bear the pain and died in the wilderness. After Gu Qian endured the grief and buried them, he continued to stagger towards the camp where Ouyang Wu belonged.

Finally, they finally found a manor and wanted to go in and have a hot meal. As soon as they entered the manor, Gu Qian was suddenly stunned.

I saw that there was a lifelessness in the manor. The men in the manor were broken into their stomachs and hollowed out their internal organs. The bodies were hanging on the wooden stakes. The women, children and children in the village fell in a pool of blood, and their clothes were all covered. From the fear and pain expression on their faces, Gu Qian could tell that he had suffered unprecedented torture and insults before his death.

The only remaining Zhuang people who were not killed were also dull at this moment, and many people even kept giggling foolishly. Several women and children were already mentally ill, and even held their children's bodies and patted and sang sleeping songs.

Obviously, the tragic scene of this manor is due to the attack by the Bohe people...

“Ah~~”

Seeing this scene, Gu Qian could no longer suppress his emotions. He knelt in front of Zhuangzi and cried loudly, slapped himself in the face while crying.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault~ I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for you~"

Gu Qian regretted the order to retreat, and he kept kowtowing to the corpses...

After that, Gu Qian saw all the hells on earth, and all the towns and manors in various places were robbed and burned by the Bohe people.

The barbaric personality and extremely cruel methods of the Bohe people are outrageous. Wherever they pass, men and women are either dead or slaves, they are simply a group of uncivilized beasts. They finally seize the valuable things in the towns and villages, tied up young women and the green and strong ones who were dug by eyes and noses, leaving behind devastated ruins. The degree of barbarity made the Hu people on the grassland sigh.

Since then, Gu Qian has been deeply guilty of giving up Hu Qiaobao for many years, and has suffered day and night in pain.

"Mr. Governor~"

Speaking of the sadness, Gu Qian immediately knelt down at Liu Ce and said in tears: "I am sorry to the people of Longzhou. A total of 200,000 people in Longzhou were killed by the Bohe people, and more than 80,000 people were captured and used as slaves and maids on the Saman Plateau.

It's all my fault. For the past eight years, I have been suffering from pain all the time. My dead brothers, my strong and tragically died, my unclothed women and children, and my dead babies in my cradles. I, I..."

"Please get up..." Liu Ce stood up and pulled Gu Qian up, and then said to him, "Three hundred and eighteen people resisted nearly 20,000 barbarians for as long as seven days. Lord Gu, you are not sorry for the people of Longzhou!"

Gu Qian shook his head and said, "Mr. Military Governor, you don't need to comfort me. At that time, I was also afraid of death. But if I had known that I would have sweared to death. Maybe I would have persevered! The Bohe people might not have invaded..."

Liu Ce shook his head and said, "No, Lord Gu, you have done a very good job. I am really sorry to the people of Longzhou and the soldiers under your command. It is Gaomi, and it is his unsuccessful attempt to save him, which leads to the tragedy in Longzhou and Shu!

Gu Qian sighed and said nothing more. He felt much more comfortable when he could speak up in front of Liu Ce for many years.

Liu Ce could understand Gu Qian's mood at this moment. In fact, if he was Gu Qian, under the desperate situation at that time, his performance might not be as good as him. Hundreds of people resisted 20,000 people. How much courage and perseverance would it take?

"Mr. Gu, it's getting late. The Palace Front Office and the Heyuan Officer need more care. Go back and rest early. In a few days, I will send troops to Gaoyang with my military governor to relieve the Heyuan crisis earlier and give the people a space for peace and prosperity..." Liu Ce patted Gu Qian's shoulder and said.

Gu Qian wiped away his tears and bowed to Liu Ce and said, "Mr. Military Governor, I am really lucky to know you in my life. Please prepare for the war with peace of mind. This official in the front office of the Palace will be kept under strict supervision. It is getting late. I will disturb the rest of the military Governor. Please forgive me. I will leave first."

"Sir Gu walked slowly..."

Liu Ce sent Gu Qian to the door and made a gesture of invitation, watching Gu Qian disappear into the darkness.

"Bohe, Plateau..." Liu Ce muttered for a while after closing his eyes, and then opened his eyes and said firmly, "If one day, this military governor can rule the world, he will definitely remove these cancers after cancer for the people of the Central Plains and give you a peaceful and prosperous scene!"

Turning around and entering the palace hall, Liu Ce walked to a red rosewood table, picked up an exquisite jade flute on it, and then sat on a guest chair, recalling what Gu Qian said about fighting with the barbarians on the plateau and the tragic situation of the people in Longzhou, as if he felt the deep affection of the field, and began to play the flute.

The depressed and sad sound of flute slowly spread inside and outside the palace hall, attracting Jiang Ruoyan who is staying in the guest room and feeling the emotions expressed by the flute sound.

After the song was played, Jiang Ruoyan had already come to Liu Ce and asked softly: "Liu Ce, what kind of song is this? Why is it so sad and sad? Ruoyan felt so uncomfortable when she listened to it."

Liu Ce put down the flute and said lonely: "A "A Joy and So, Separation and Reunion", after listening to what Gu Qian said, I can feel the desolation of the three hundred soldiers on Huqiaobao and the helpless cry of the people of Longzhou. When will this troubled world end? If there is this day, I would be willing to exchange my life..."

"Liu Ce, I don't allow you to say that!" Jiang Ruoyan heard this and quickly blocked Liu Ce's mouth with his hands, "You are not allowed to say such unlucky words. Even for the sake of the people, you must live well. If you die, who will save those people from the sea of ​​suffering? What should Ruoyan do?"

Liu Ce gently put Jiang Ruoyan on his mouth and lowered his arms, and smiled at her: "Don't worry, I didn't die so easily, but since I decided to take on some things, I was destined to be unable to let go, so I could only walk towards the end step by step..."

Jiang Ruoyan bent down, put her head between Liu Ce's knees, and said softly: "Liu Ce, Ruoyan knows that the burden on your shoulders is very heavy, and every decision you make is for the people of the Central Plains. Ruoyan knows that his ability is limited and he can't help you. He just wants to be able to accompany you to finish this road.

If you fall down, Ruoyan will help you up and continue walking. If you really can't get up, the place where you fall down is also where Ruoyan will stop forever. You are not alone. Ruoyan will always be with you, so I just want you not to have such pessimistic thoughts, okay?"

Liu Ce reached out and stroked Jiang Ruoyan's hair gently and nodded: "Ruoyan, I feel much better with you..."

Jiang Ruoyan felt the caress of her beloved man comfortably and slowly spoke: "Liu Ce, you must say anything in your heart to Ruoyan. Ruoyan is willing to take responsibility with you. Even if you can't bear it, you will feel better if you say it, okay?"

"Um……"

Liu Ce sang softly, as if he agreed to her, making Jiang Ruoyan close her eyes and start to enjoy this rare time alone with Liu Ce.
Chapter completed!