Author: My spear is still here

On the 130th day of the lunar month, the vanguard cavalry led by Uncle Gong launched a tentative attack on the western border of Maling.

They continuously attacked the sentries on the border of Maling Territory, and each time they were able to leave before large reinforcements arrived.

In order to quickly respond to the attack, Lingbaosai behind the Maling border sent reinforcements, but they soon fell into trouble.

They initially sent few reinforcements and were no match for Heyang's elite cavalry. They were ambushed once and defeated frontally, and more than twenty people died.

After that, Lingbaosai could only send large groups of troops each time, gathering at least 500 people. However, due to the large number of people and the slow movement and the lack of elite cavalry, they could not catch up with Heyang's cavalry every time.

Such harassment made Lingbaosai's army unbearable, and rumors of Heqinhou's attack on Maling spread widely, making the entire Maling leader panic.

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What the Maling people didn't know was that Heyang's cavalry was able to come and go like the wind and ghosts, and succeeded in repeated attacks, not only because their cavalry was elite, skilled in bow and horse, and they had been fighting against Lou Fan's cavalry all the year round, but also because they had the help of the warlocks of the Han Dynasty.

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Warlocks trained in the astrological observatories of the Han Dynasty knew the eagle eye technique, which is a secret technique that is not spread to outsiders. When the weather is good, they can use the vision of animals, such as birds and eagles, to briefly observe from a high place and quickly control the situation in the distance.

This kind of secret technique has great limitations. For example, when the weather is bad, cloudy, foggy, strong wind, rain and snow will block the vision and cannot be used. It is also related to the ability of the caster. Ordinary warlocks can only maintain it for a few breaths, and then it will take an interval.

It will take a few hours before it can be used again.

You must know the general direction in which you want to explore in advance before you can use it, otherwise it will end before you can see anything.

Even with such restrictions, the armies and officials of the Han Dynasty who fought in all directions all year round also had a special liking for this kind of magic. At the request of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Eagle Eye Technique even became an important test for the completion of studies at the astrological platform where the Han Dynasty trained warlocks.

One of the spells, only learning the Eagle Eye spell can be considered successful at the astrological platform.

The cavalry of the Heyang Army also fell in love with this spell after a period of cooperation, and found that although it had many limitations, it was even more powerful for the cavalry who valued mobile combat.

However, only Liu Yu could dispatch such a sorcerer, because they were people from the Han Dynasty she brought with her.

Two days ago.

Wang Jian doesn't like asking for help, unless it's for himself.

But he never expected to find Liu Yu in the wounded barracks. She was visiting the soldiers injured in this battle. Under the joy of victory, many people forgot that there were more than a thousand casualties among Heyang soldiers in this battle.

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Especially the recruits who came forward at the beginning, the wounded barracks was filled with the smell of herbs and decay, and people were wailing from time to time. Several corpses covered with leaves on the outside were already starting to stink. Liu Yu looked at a man and a half lying on a bedding roll in the distance.

The boy, who was chatting and laughing with his comrades beside him, said: "He may not know what will happen in the future. He is still young."

Wang Jian looked over and saw a boy about fifteen or sixteen years old. His right hand was gone. He was in good spirits. He should have survived the fever and saved his life.

"The reward will allow him to live a good life for a few years, but the days after that will be difficult." Wang Jian said directly, without any nice words mixed in, but very realistic. In an era like this, labor is everything, and losing a hand will make him

The rest of my life was very difficult.

"He's not the only one.

Many people have already lost their lives, their loved ones will be in pain, their wives and children will be left alone and struggling to survive, and they may starve to death. The joy of thinking about these victories seems to be reduced a lot." Liu Yu sighed and looked at the continuous injuries.

In the military camp, dozens of tents extend north to the foot of the mountain to the north of Sentinel Ridge. Many wounded soldiers have been placed in Taogu Camp, and there are still so many here.

Unlike others, Liu Yu didn't seem so excited about the victory.

Wang Jian saw her contradiction, so he said: "A princess of the Han Dynasty has great ambitions and ambitions, and has great insights. The things you want to do will kill far more people."

Liu Yu glanced at him, her face a little ugly. After a moment of silence, she said frankly: "Since I was a child, this is the first time I have seen so many people die. The other times I have heard about it in stories or battle reports from the front line.

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She took a few steps forward, and Wang Jian followed her step by step among the trees. "Do you think if I continue walking, more people will suffer?"

"It doesn't necessarily mean suffering, but it's definitely true that more people will die and more people will have no one to live in hardship." Wang Jian promised her, "I didn't expect that the princess could be forgiven for experiencing so much misery and suffering when she was a child.

Treat people like you should.”

"Are you laughing at me?"

"No, I admire you."

Liu Yu blushed slightly and whispered: "I have met many good people, and I don't want others to experience the pain I did."

"I understand." Wang Jian nodded and simply said that her ambitions and ambitions conflicted with her kindness.

She pursues power, seeks to vindicate her father, and wants to establish a foothold in Heyang, but as things develop, she discovers that the reality is far more complicated than she imagined.

Liu Yu found an old tree stump and sat down. Wang Jian followed her and stopped, "Isn't there a way to do these things without bloodshed?"

"Probably not."

"Am I being too fanciful?" she laughed at herself: "Ever since that day when I saw the river valley filled with blood and the people wailing everywhere, I have wondered if it was my ambition that brought them into such a situation and killed countless people. Maybe

I just enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by stars and everyone being in awe and fear, yet so many people are sent to their deaths.”

Wang Jian felt relieved after hearing what she said. He was actually afraid of a cold-blooded ally, so he said: "Fighting is human nature. If you don't fight, there will be others. They killed my father first. If we don't fight back,

Heyang will flow into a river of blood, and countless men, women, and children will be slaughtered, and you will save them.

I also want to avoid fighting, but this is a mortal, there is no sense at all, selfishness and despicability are the nature. I can guarantee that no matter how many times I try again and what choices I make, things will inevitably lead to war in the end.

Neither you nor I can escape, we can only face the killing."

Liu Yu was a little shocked when he heard what he said. He thought for a while and retorted: "There are always kind people in the world."

"Maybe so, but when good encounters evil, the kind is always hurt." Wang Jian stretched out his hand.

"So kindness is so precious that it often needs to be protected by evil, otherwise it will not survive.

Those evil things were caused to me, but I’m not a good person anyway.”

Liu Yu stared at him blankly, then shyly stretched out his hand for a while, half-gripping the front of his four fingers, and helped him stand up, "I know, but no matter what, you can't make your own decisions. You must at least tell everyone before you make any decision."

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And don’t forget, you are now a man’s son, and I am your princess.”

Wang Jian nodded. He understood Liu Yu's contradiction, because he was also a contradictory person deep down in his heart. He immediately talked to Liu Yu about the need for her to transfer warlocks to Uncle Gong, and she agreed without hesitation.
Chapter completed!