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At night, when smoke was rising from the Khitan camp at the foot of the mountain, the soldiers and civilians in Lanzhou on the mountain breathed a sigh of relief. The sky and earth were not as big as the military man's appetite. No matter how arrogant the officer was, he could not drive away his soldiers to fight while eating.

Han Derang's government troops were weak. After repelling the siege of the Khitan in Shuozhou, he led his army to cooperate with Chen De. The soldiers had already taken out dry food and chewed it with water. However, the jerky in his hand was motionless, staring at a few soldiers digging the ground to get water. Chen De asked with a smile: "I have been fighting a hard battle for a day, and my stomach was so hungry that I was croaking. What was Derang thinking?"

Han Derang frowned, looked left and right and left and saw that there was no one else, and then he said in a deep voice: "That Jieting."

"Jieting." Chen De followed his gaze and saw that the soldiers had dug out a five-foot-deep pit, but there was no sign of water coming out except for the wet sand. The Shuozhou area was originally short of water, let alone the towering hills.

The loss of Jieting was the story of the Three Kingdoms. Ma Su, a general in Shu, stationed on the mountain of military power, and his water source was cut off by Wei generals. The entire army was thirsty and was defeated. The loss of Jieting led to the best strategic situation since the Shu Han's northern expedition.

At present, the situation of the Lanzhou Army being surrounded by the Khitan on the hills in Shuozhou is similar to Jieting. The Khitans in Shuozhou are not as powerful as the attack, but after turning the attack into defense, they firmly clamped the lifeline of the Lanzhou Army.

Chen De couldn't help but feel very upset and thought in his heart that if he couldn't get the water source, he would have to lead his army to break through. However, the more than 10,000 Han people had to abandon the tigers and wolfs.

As if seeing through what he thought, Han Derang whispered: "It's over, has Brother Chen planned to abandon the people and break through?"

Chen De looked back at the Hanmin who was timidly receiving the water and fried noodles distributed by the military soldiers and thanking each other repeatedly. He couldn't bear it and sighed, "It's not that I don't want it, but I can't do that."

"Oh?" Han Derang followed his gaze, nodded in praise, and said in a deep voice: "I'm not hiding it from Brother Chen, my ancestor was originally from Yutian, Jizhou. When the Taizu of the Great Liao Dynasty was in the pass, he had entered the pass many times; when the population was plundered, my grandfather was the one who was shuhaige3; out of the frontier." He looked into the distance, as if he saw the scene of Han people trekking in the snow between the white mountains and black waters. "My ancestor is a scholar with fame. Although he has a country of parents,

He failed to escape several times, and died in a difficult and only life. By chance, Emperor Taizu knew that my ancestor had a strategy, so he was able to counsel the military affairs and promoted him to the governor of the Zhangwu Army, in charge of the affairs of the Han people in the Liao territory, sorted out the unwritten etiquette of the Khitan people into a statute, and simplified the etiquette of the Central Plains court, introduced it to the Liao Kingdom, so that the barbarian country would eventually become a grand dynasty. My ancestor was finally a hero of Taizu, and the Han family also became a prominent clan among the Han people in the Liao Dynasty."

Chen De listened carefully to Han Derang's story about his family history. His previous impression of the Han family in Liao Kingdom was just the image of Han Chang, who had a strong martial arts skills on the stage.

"My ancestor was grateful for the kindness of Taizu, and he should work hard to repay it. However, the south was the grave of his ancestor, and he dare not forget it. He often taught his descendants that we were all Han people. When I was young, I asked my ancestors, why didn't he return home if I had a heart for my hometown? My ancestor sighed and refused to answer. My grandfather, who never drank at home, got drunk at night and was depressed for several days. I was beaten up by my father and never dared to mention this matter again."

"It was not until after I became an official, I had many interactions with officials from Nanlai that I realized that Nan was even more despised than the Khitans when facing the Han people in Liao. Some officials from Han areas, when they first saw my high title, they thought I was a Khitan nobleman and were very flattering. Later, after I learned that I was a Khitan Han, my words and deeds were neglected. When I was young, a Han general from a friend secretly fled to the south to join the army. Later, there was no news. After I became an official, I asked someone to inquire, but I was tortured to death because of the Khitan Han's origin." Speaking of this, Han Derang's speech was bleak and broke a dead branch in his hand with a snap.

Chen De was speechless. Han Derang's experience was also found in later modern China. The century-long humiliating national history has caused some Chinese people, including some officials, to have a subconscious of white supremacy. Even if his compatriots have achieved great success in the world, it is just because of his race, and he is treated even worse than white in China.

"That was then I realized why my grandfather and father were depressed by his high title. In the Liao Kingdom, the Khitans looked down on the Han people, and in the southern Kingdom, the southern people looked down on the Khitan Han people. The Han ancestral temple in Jizhou had already removed my family from the list."

Looking at Chen De's sympathy, Han Derang smiled and said, "I sent someone to investigate your origin and repay you that you are also a student of the Khitan Han general. I don't think of it, although you have the accent of Youyan."

Chen De shrugged and replied helplessly: "When I was a child, my master insisted that I learn what I had learned, but I couldn't explain it clearly to others, so I had to admit it." There is no way, Mandarin is popular everywhere in China, and Youyan's accent is popular.

Han Derang couldn't help laughing and said, "Your master is really a wonderful person. If you don't teach Luoyang's righteousness, you will teach you the Youyan accent. Wouldn't you be discriminated against by others when you let you come out?" He is a Han from Youyan. Han'er has been discriminated against by the Southerners for a long time and has a lot of emotion.

Seeing that Chen De was silent, Han Derang said in a deep voice: "Brother Chen, I have a few words, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Chen De hurriedly bowed and said, "Brother Han, why should you be polite? Please give me some advice."

Han Derang said: "Brother Chen knows that in this world, human origin is often more important than human actions. For example, if I was born in the Han family of Liao, I could only be loyal to the Great Liao royal family, but could not go to the Song family in the south. It was not because of the indifference, but really couldn't do that. I think you understand this principle."

Chen De nodded. If Han Derang voted for Zhao Song, he would be lucky to spend his life in Bianliang, and it would be more likely to be used as cannon fodder.

Han Derang said again: "In this world, it doesn't matter how you are originally, what matters is how you are in the eyes of the world."

Seeing Chen De being stunned when he heard this, Han Derang smiled slightly and continued, "Everyone thinks you are a Khitan Han. The origin of the Khitan Han and the rolling eyes he suffered will fall on you. As I see, the Zhao family unified the Central Plains and the power of the Taiyuan Liu family cannot last long. By then, there will be no room for any buffering between the Song State and the Great Liao Dynasty, and there will be continuous wars. If you join the Song Dynasty, no matter how great the merits you make or how loyal you are to the emperor, as long as you mention the origin of the Khitan Han, you will be suspicious and it will be difficult to be as heavy as climbing to heaven. With Brother Chen's ambitions, can you suffer this depression?"

Chen De was silent for a while and said, "What do people in the world do to me? I walk straight, but I just want to have a clear conscience."

Han Derang smiled, as if Chen De was making a point. He reached out and patted Chen De on the shoulder, his eyes crossed the continuous camp of the Khitan in Shuozhou at the foot of the mountain, and looked into the distance: "There are many heroes, as long as they work together, they will be able to thrive between the Liao and Song dynasties. The world is the most powerful, and it is all about you and me."

Chen De nodded and said, "When you combine, you have strong strength, and when you divide, you have weak strength. I already know Brother Han's meaning. As long as it does not violate the will of heaven and man, virtue will naturally become the beauty of man."

Han Derang withdrew his gaze and looked at Chen De, "Brother Chen, I must be instructed to take my life when I go to Shuozhou Khitan. You and I will be trapped in this Jedi, without water source inside and no reinforcements outside. If I survive this disaster together, I will regard you as a brother."

Chen Dedao: "Why do you need to escape from the trap? Brother Han didn't just think about the simple words and deep words. How could virtue not be known?" The two laughed together. They both commanded the army and were more important than the cauldron, and they did not make trouble for the earth to make incense and kowtow to make the chariot. The false writings of the year were made, and Han De let the older brother be and Chen De be the younger brother.

The next morning, Yelu Shilie seemed to understand that with the strength of the Khitan in Shuozhou, forcibly attacking the mountains could only cause losses to lose troops and generals. It would be better to surround them. On this hill as big as a palm, there were more than 10,000 people in the villages alone. As long as you drink the water, you can go up to collect the body within three days. He called the nearby Khitan people to inquire carefully. The terrain here was towering and it was impossible to dig the ground to get water. He felt relieved and did not send troops to provoke them all day long. He just urged the Khitan tribes to bury their heads and set up deer antlers.

Seeing this, Han Derang said to Chen Dedao: "This Yelu Shilie is also a figure among the Khitan royal family. He made a big mistake yesterday. After a night, he changed his course and turned to attack and defense. After he escaped from the trap of his brother, he would not be able to keep him."

Seeing that he was not busy, Chen De felt a little relieved, but he had not known that although he had already sent a message to the police, the ground of Shuozhou was full of Yelu Shilie's sphere of influence, and reinforcements would not arrive at the earliest days. Han Derang was fearless at this time, but if he could not hold on, he drove the Han people to destroy the obstacles set up by the Khitan at the foot of the mountain for the front team, and then forcibly breaking into Weizhou. However, this action would have damaged his reputation, so he could not implement it unless he had to.

Japan, South Korea, and Chen sent troops to harass each other many times to destroy the Khitans in Shuozhou and dig trenches at the foot of the mountain and set up deer antlers. They were shot back by arrows, and both of them were at a loss.

Note 1:

The Thunderbolt in "The Three Kingdoms"

Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan, and Gatt advanced, and sent the generals of the army to resist Shu general Ma Su at Jieting. Su blocked Nanshan and did not come down to occupy the city, and cut off his Jidao (water source) (this historical fact is the same as ("Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Ma Su stationed on the Bing Mountain, and Wei generals cut off Ma Su's Jishui Road). He attacked and defeated him. Nan'an, Tianshui and Anding County reacted brightly, and they all defeated him.

Note 2: Origin is very important, but a thousand years ago, it is even more important. (The origin here is a neutral word, not a derogatory or a complimentary meaning)

According to China News Service: US Secretary of Commerce, Chinese-American Gary Locke pointed out, "I don't know whether the identity of Chinese brings to this trip to China. When we come to China, we represent the United States, the President of the United States, and the American people. The policies of the United States will not change because of who participated in the negotiations." Gary Locke also pointed out that he is proud of his Chinese descent and proud of China's culture for thousands of years. Han Dejun's position is quite similar to modern Chinese Americans. As a country, there is no moral obligation to be loyal to the Chinese. This is different from the blood and emotional connection between China and the Chinese as a nation and a civilization inheritance.

Author: Although Chen De and Han Dejang became a charity, this is not a martial arts novel. People’s hearts are complicated and they don’t want to be hypocritical. Han Dejang’s hero is still at a disadvantage compared to him. I hope everyone understands this.

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