"It's the New Year. Instead of staying up with the others, you came here alone to stand guard. What are you hiding in your heart, Admiral Xiao?"
"It's nothing. It's only natural for me to think about my family and the future. After all, I'm only in my twenties. I still have 20 or 30 years to go. How should I go, how should I go, how should I go, how should I go, how should I plan for the future of my descendants, and everything else.
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Xiao Ruxun took another sip of wine.
"I've never heard you talk about your family?"
Yuan Huang leaned against the wooden plank, looking like a distinguished scholar. If he were a little younger, it might be a good story. But thinking of Yuan Huang's feat of having sex with two women at night, Xiao Ruxun felt that there was no need to worry about Yuan Huang's short lifespan.
With a smile, Xiao Ruxun said, "My mother passed away when I was young, and my father is leading the army in the capital. There are four brothers in my family. I'm Si, and my three brothers are all officers in the army. We come from a family of generals. My wife is Yang, the daughter of Duke Yang Zhao, the former Minister of War in Nanjing. Oh, yes, my beloved wife is several months pregnant. She'll give birth in about three months."
"Oh? That's something to be happy about. " Yuan Huang smiled and said, "It's a good thing to have a prosperous family. Don't you want to end the war in three months and return to the capital to accompany your beloved wife? It's best if you can make it in time for your wife to give birth? "
"My biggest wish before the war is to return to the capital before my wife gives birth. At least, I want to accompany her to give birth and not let her worry too much. Ordinary women are pregnant, and their husbands are by their side taking care of them. But I have to fight endlessly. Not only can I not accompany my wife, but I also let my wife worry about me at home … I've let her down."
Xiao Ruxun took another sip of wine. His mouth was full of bitterness.
Compared with national affairs, family affairs can only be placed in the second place. This is the mission of people like you and me. If you are too obsessed with love, you can only be a hero. On the battlefield, you have to be pure, even cold-blooded and ruthless. You can't let ordinary love shake your will and determination! "
Yuan Huang's stern warning made Xiao Ruxun nod his head fiercely. "I know. I know it very well. That's why I've been restraining myself from thinking about home and my beloved wife. But how can I not think about her in this situation? Deacon Yuan, do you think the Japanese pirates are also missing their families? "
"After all, they are still human. How could they not miss their families? But … "
"But they are our enemies. Being kind to our enemies is being cruel to ourselves. Deacon Yuan, you don't have to worry about my compassion." Xiao Ruxun sneered. "It is precisely because these Japanese pirates also have families that I want them to experience the pain of being separated from their families! They have killed more than hundreds of thousands of people in North Korea. Along the way, I feel really bad seeing those homeless refugees. "
Yuan Huang looked coldly at the sparse lights in the city of Wei. His eyes were cold as if he had already sentenced the Japanese pirates to death.
The Ming Army's camp was brightly lit. There was a hubbub of voices, and it was very lively. The fragrance of meat and wheat blew into Wei City along with the wind, making the Japanese pirates in Wei City feel very uncomfortable.
In order to save all military supplies, recently they were not allowed to light any lights at will. They were asked to save even a little bit of rice. Although they could rely on Tsushima Island to send supplies to them at any time, they could not eat their fill and wear their clothes warm.
New Year's Day was a day for family reunion. It was supposed to be a festival of laughter and joy, but the Ming Army spent it in laughter and joy. They could only frown and wait for the generals' decision.
Yukito Hideki was really at his wit's end. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of today's New Year's Day to sneak attack the Ming Army and take advantage of them. However, the sentries reported that there were traces of the Ming Army's cavalry not far away. He knew that Xiao Ruxun was also guarding against him. Although the Ming Army's camp seemed to be bustling with people and everyone was celebrating a festival, once he moved, there would be an army that would pounce on him from the darkness and tear him to pieces.
He was really scared by the beating and had a psychological shadow. At night, he would dream of the scene of the artillery fire. The terrifying memory of his trusted retainer being turned into meat paste by the Ming Army's artillery in front of him lingered. Therefore, he had been very dispirited these few days. Coupled with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's miraculous recovery, he was at a loss for a moment. He did not know whether to retreat or fight.
Otherwise, should he prepare to have a peace talk with the Ming Army?
But what about Toyotomi Hideyoshi's seven requests?
These few days, he kept discussing this matter with Ishida Mitsunari and the others. After discussing and discussing, he could only lie and lie. He discussed with the Ming Army to admit defeat and let them go back. He told Hideyoshi that the Ming Army agreed to his request and got permission to return to China first. When the rice was cooked, the army would have gone back. Would Toyotomi Hideyoshi still be crazy? At that time, the soldiers who were tired of fighting would probably riot.
Anyway, the Ming Country sent troops to restore Korea. They would definitely not be willing to go to war. Then, as long as they admitted defeat and surrendered, the Ming Army should let them go back quickly, right?
As he thought about it, the twenty-first year of the Wanli calendar had arrived. At that moment, the Ming Army's camp was filled with fireworks. The firecrackers also crackled. It was a scene of joy for the New Year. The night sky seemed to be lit up. Under the starry night sky, smiling faces were looking forward to a beautiful tomorrow. They also believed that a beautiful tomorrow would come.
However, this festive atmosphere only served to further dampen the morale of the Wokou soldiers. Under the dual impact of homesickness and fear, they could barely muster up the will to continue fighting. Their war-weariness filled every corner of the camp.
Like the soldiers, when he saw such a scene, it was even more frightening than the scene of the Ming Army. The gloom in Yukito Hideyoshi's heart became even stronger. It was like a circle of dark clouds that could not be dispersed. It made him miserable. After thinking about it again and again, he made a decision. No matter what, he had to give it a try.
On the morning of the first day of the New Year, the cooks of the Ming Army were busy making dumplings for the soldiers to have a good breakfast. A group of officers, big and small, came in groups to give gifts to Xiao Ruxun for the New Year.
Logically speaking, there was nothing good in the army. However, some of the spoils of war that Xiao Ruxun had generously given to the various armies and battalions. When he gave New Year's greetings to the army, the emperor also gave a lot of good things. Although they were not rich, at least the battalions did not lack money to spend and clothes to wear.
Other than Wu Weizhong, who gave a red packet, the others brought wine, meat, money, and some other strange things to Xiao Ruxun for New Year's greetings. Although Xiao Ruxun was very strict with military discipline, it was not appropriate for him to say these things at this moment.
During the New Year, everyone had to show some appreciation. He still made an exception, so he accepted these gifts with a smile. Then, he returned the gifts to the officers and generals one by one, giving them red packets.
Just as everyone was congratulating each other, Xiao Ruxun received a report from a soldier.
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