At night, snowflakes are still flying. This is the first snow in early spring and the last snow in this long winter. The lights on the top of Jinghu County City are brightly lit. In fact, it is not just here. The entire Jinghu County City is destined to be sleepless tonight.

The news that the Great Chu army recaptured Wanzhou City has been known to everyone in the county. Although Jinghu County City has built a second line of defense against the Qi people for a long time, as the forefront of the war, the people here are undoubtedly in danger. In the chaotic times, human lives are worse than dogs. No one can guarantee that they can survive once the Jinghu defense line collapses.

Everyone lives in depression. Everyone is also serving the war. Young and strong men are on the front line, while the elderly, weak, women and children have to take on the heavy responsibility of production. In the entire Jinghu County, you can see that those who are working are basically the elderly, weak, women and children. Occasionally, young and strong men are all disabled. They are all injured on the battlefield and retreat by chance.

Although it is disabled, it is not a good thing for their families. Because they are finally alive, more often leave. When they come back, they only have a body or a urn, or even a simple spiritual card.

In Jinghu County, there are people who are mourning almost every day. Not only are children, but also white-haired old men who send their spirits.

As long as the war continues, such days will never end.

Everyone was numbly repeating their work. The soldiers on the front line fought bravely to protect the relatives and homes in the rear. The children in the rear worked hard day and night to provide a little more protection for the soldiers on the front line. Even if they had more food, more clothes, and more armor, they might be able to make their families come back alive.

Now, such nightmare is gradually moving away from them. Even the people who are promoted to Dou Dou know that as long as Wanzhou City is regained, Jinghu will no longer be the front line of battle and they will usher in a peaceful day.

Even though the war continues, at least they have a chance to breathe.

Victory is a good medicine for treating pain. Although it cannot be cured, it can at least temporarily make the heart-wrenching pain weaker. Victory means that their children have a greater chance of living, and victory means that they are one step closer to the end of the war.

Everyone has their own expectations.

Ordinary people hope that the war will end and that their children who go to war will return safely.

The generals hope to regain their hometown and write their merits with blood on the battlefield.

The emperors hope to unify the world and be famous in history.

Man always lives in hope until the moment he dies.

On the city tower of the county city, there were two people standing. They were the heads of civil and military affairs in the Jinghu defense line.

"Listen! A cheering sound!" Cheng Wuben put his hands in his ear and said to Zeng Lin beside him with a smile. "How long has it been, I finally heard the cheer from the bottom of my heart again."

Zeng Lin did not laugh. He turned his head to look at the white-haired old coach beside him. He once remembered that when he first came to Jinghu County, he was not so old. Over the past year, he had to face not only the endless attacks of Qi people on the opposite side, but also the suspicion from the supreme emperor in the court and the murderous intent that could not be concealed. The two attacked each other, even the old coach with a strong heart was finally at the time to be unable to hold on.

The smile on the old man's face was from the bottom of his heart, without any artificiality, which made Zeng Lin's eyes even more sore. There were not many old ministers left at that time, and I'm afraid that another one would leave soon.

"Can you not leave?" Zeng Lin said suddenly.

"You can't do it if you don't leave!" Cheng Wun's face was still smiling, putting his hands in his ears, putting them on the wall, gently brushing the snow above, revealing the dark rocks inside.

"What's wrong? As long as you don't leave Jinghu, who can do anything to you? Does the one who goes to the capital really dare to turn against you? He doesn't want his brilliance?" Zeng Lin said angrily.

The smile on Cheng Wu's face slowly faded away and turned to look at Zeng Lin: "Brother Zeng, your Majesty didn't dare to do so before, so he would endure it. Even if he wanted to put down the bones and ashes, he would endure it. But now it's different. Bian Wushuang is here. With Bian Wushuang's ability, he can replace me, or even if he has ever had it, maybe! After taking down Wanzhou City, we have already won a chance to breathe. Emperor Qi is also looking for an opportunity to weaken the strength of these powerful families of Qi. If he doesn't completely destroy the strength of those aristocratic families, Emperor Qi will never send troops and soldiers to rescue me, so this is a good time to deal with me. If I don't leave, Jinghu will probably fight a civil war. At that time, Brother Zeng, are you helping me or Bian Wushuang?"

"Me?" Zeng Lin opened her mouth, feeling a big stone blocking her chest, choking the words in his throat, and couldn't spit out a word.

"You can't do this! How can the home I have worked hard to protect fall into a place of irreparable consequences because of my life!" Cheng Wuben shook his head and said.

"Those people are just seeing this point of yours, so they are unscrupulous." Zeng Lin took a deep breath, "Are you stupid?"

"Or!" Cheng Wuben laughed: "Brother Zeng, it's rare for a person to live in seventy years, and I'm not much different! I can die in exchange for the great Chu's efforts to fight against the powerful enemy together. Isn't this what I have always wanted to get? I can't get it when I'm alive, and it's good to get it when I die!"

"Do you believe Bian Wushuang so much?" Zeng Lin said dissatisfied.

"Bian Wushuang's talent is unquestionable. He, a guy who destroyed his family and country, ran to Chu State without roots and no foundation, and there was no possibility of rebellion. If he wanted to continue to ensure the glory and wealth of his Bian family, he would not allow him to work hard for the Great Chu. For him, the Great Chu will last forever and his Bian family will live a more prosperous life, so I have no doubt about him at all." Cheng Wuben said affirmatively: "What I am worried about is only the Ming Emperor Qin Feng, and the Qi Emperor Cao Tiancheng!"

"It's okay for Emperor Ming. In just a short period of time, the Ming Dynasty rose up strongly and destroyed Qin. His talent has been rare since ancient times, but Cao Tiancheng, hum, it's just a great cause for his family." Zeng Lin snorted coldly.

"You can't say that!" Cheng Wuben said: "This man is cruel and ruthless, and his deep scheming is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Zeng Lin, think about it, after they failed to plot against Ming Kingdom, he could make a decision to make peace with Qin Feng, and Lai Xi sent out the three counties that he had finally obtained in exchange for their fatal blow to our Great Chu. Is this what ordinary people can do? An Ruhai, Jiang Tao is traversing in Qi territory. Do you think the Emperor Qi really cannot restrict him. He is

Using the blood of his own people to remove the tumors in his body is this ordinary person dared to do it? After the success of the battle, Prince Cao Yun was resigned, Guo Xiancheng became a puppet general, but he allowed Zhou Jiyun to control the army and slowly polished the last strength of the Qi Kingdom's rich clan with our hands. How brave is this! This person may be slightly inferior to Qin Feng, but he is definitely a hero among people! Compared to these two, our emperor is much worse than our emperor!"

Zeng Lin sighed without saying a word.

"In fact, the second prince himself has no bad talent. But he was born at the wrong time, but he met these two people." Cheng Wuben sighed, "If the eldest prince who succeeded to the throne was the eldest prince, or the Great Chu could last longer, the eldest prince was kind-hearted and lacked in enterprising spirit, but Shucheng had more than enough. In front of these two people, Shucheng still felt that he was more than enough and lacked in strength. But our second prince wanted to join the catastrophe of competing for the world. The Chu State fell to this day, but no one would blame him for going there."

"If the eldest prince ascended the throne, how could Qin Feng have emerged? How could this world evolve to this day?" Zeng Lin was sad.

"Yes, yes!" Cheng Wuben was stunned, but also reacted: "Isn't this a question of whether there are chickens or eggs first? If the eldest prince ascended the throne, or Qin Feng is a powerful general of my great Chu, a cadre minister of the country. Unfortunately, there is no if in this world!"

"Old coach, I know you will never stay in Jinghu anymore, but there is not necessarily a place for you to stay in this world." Zeng Lin gritted her teeth and said, "You are not in Jinghu, but you don't have to go back to Beijing."

Cheng Wuben looked at Zeng Lin with a smile, "Do you want me to go to Yuejing?"

Zeng Lin nodded vigorously: "That's right. The old coach and the Ming Emperor have a very shallow friendship. The old coach made great contributions to him at the time. With the old coach's ability, the Ming Emperor would definitely welcome him. Even if he no longer serves for the Ming Emperor, it would be good to go there to support him. Why do you have to go back to the capital to die?"

Cheng Wuben was silent for a moment, "I have asked Ning Zhiwen to send my family to Mingguo."

Zeng Lin was overjoyed, "Did the old coach agree?"

"The only ones who went to the capital were me and my old wife." Cheng Wuben's next words made Zeng Lin fall into an ice cave.

"I originally asked that old woman to take care of her grandson, but she was also a stubborn person. She said that her grandsons were old and she couldn't see her great-grandson anyway, so she had to follow me, there was nothing she could do!" Cheng Wuben showed a gentle smile on his face.

"Old handsome, why is this so?" Zeng Lin choked.

"I am Chu Chen!" Cheng Wuben said softly: "The First Emperor treats me like brothers, how can I carry him on my back! I am old, and there is nothing wrong with being companions with the First Emperor. That guy An Ruhai is much younger than me and has been looking for the First Emperor long ago. When I was a general, that guy was still doing odd jobs in front of the First Emperor! Haha, I even kicked his butt. This time I touched him again, so I must kick him a few times."

Zeng Lin could no longer listen, so she turned around and headed down the city.
Chapter completed!