關外的巴圖大軍一直攻佔到浩城，整個大息王朝北方已淪陷。具史上記載，大息王朝明王祖起義推翻前朝建立大息王朝至今，未有一回像如今淪陷過半疆土。
巴圖大軍似乎早有準備，從入侵開始，便以迅雷不及掩耳之勢破竹而下，絕不拖泥帶水，十數天就已經將戰火燒到皇城腳下。浩城，皇城的最後一道防線，攻陷浩城皇城便裸露在巴圖大軍面前。
所以，浩城絕不可破，這是所有人都知道的事情。所有軍隊奔赴浩城，一場大戰，無法避免。
風，刮過空蕩蕩的街道，昔日的繁華已隨戰事化作虛無，兩旁窗門緊閉，燈籠隨着風擺，只有不時的幾隊騎兵奔馳而過。
這時的一個小隊小跑而來，這是一支剛開入浩城的小隊，正如其它的百萬軍隊一樣，後方的部隊正在迅速入駐。
在一個廣場上，已經到臨數只隊伍，隊伍有大有小，多則千人，少則幾十人。
領隊的是個百夫長，帶着隊伍前到浩城報到，接納的是一個白鬍子校尉，領隊的百夫長上前致禮道：“鐵旗軍二縱大隊第四小隊前來報到！”
那校尉點點頭，查看一下人數，這是個人數不多的隊伍，老老少少都有，只能算得上是個次等的隊伍。
那校尉時間比較緊迫，他還有其它很多的隊伍要安排，行走在這百人的隊伍中，他看着比較強壯的。一個個的點到：“你你，你你你，還有你你！”
點完人後，他來到隊伍前方，用洪亮的聲音道：“方纔點到的人，站到這邊，其它的到另一邊！”
立即隊伍一分爲二，比較強壯的站一邊，老弱少的站到一邊，而正好的傅小蛙個頭不高。看起來臉帶幼稚。被列到老弱少的一邊。
校尉點點傅小蛙這一邊老弱少的隊伍道：“你們去馬廄報到，其它的人跟我來！”
聽到是馬廄，傅小蛙感覺有點抱投無門的感覺，不過。不管是做什麼。也是爲這場戰爭盡一份力量。
而強壯的那一隊人聽到。更多的是哀嘆，被分到馬廄的人，卻是感到慶幸。至少此刻不用立即上去送死。
從喧囂的廣場離開，傅小蛙這一隊幾十人來到浩城北邊的馬場，這裏養滿大息王朝軍隊的戰馬，而他們也不是唯一的養馬人，數萬匹的戰馬需要千來人養護，他們只不過是補充進來的一小部份。
在這片馬場，就形成一個小小的生活區，空氣中充滿馬糞的味道，傅小蛙頂着炎熱的太陽，在隊伍中等候着。
這時到來的是一個馬管，看起來比較高大威武，應該是這裏最大的官兒，管理着上千號人，管理着整個軍隊的戰馬。
那馬管一揚馬鞭喝聲道：“你們來到這，不無其它原因，就是你們已經不再適合沙場，你們的青春還有你們的熱血，都磨逝在漫長歲月，那是我們無法選擇和逃避的事實，但是我相信，你們依然有一顆報效國家的心，不管是在什麼崗位，在哪裏都是爲這一戰無盡的戰爭而貢獻力量，沒有人餵馬，就沒有衝殺在第一線上的騎兵，所以你們都是幕後的英雄，儘管你們的名字現在，以後，也不會有人知道，但是曆書上的精彩筆墨，卻是由我們這些默默無聞的人所鑄就，在這裏，你們都準備好沒有？”
“準備好了！”下面稀稀拉拉的聲音，倒是傅小蛙的聲音特別洪亮，激情昂揚。
“很好，每人的任務是餵養五十匹馬，草料跟大麥都很充足，這應該不是什麼很難的事情！”
訓完話後，每個人都認領到自己要餵養的任務，每人餵養五十匹戰馬，只是放放料，很輕鬆的活。
傅小蛙在馬廄裏看看，大息王朝的馬都十分健壯，不過依然還是比不過關外的大馬，關外的馬冠絕天下，哪裏的馬都比不過。五十匹馬，不多不小，這是他的任務，不管做什麼事，他都會做得最好。
浩大的馬場，在這一角何等渺小，更別說傅小蛙在這更爲龐大的戰爭之中，更爲渺小。
夜漸暗，只留下天際邊的一雜殘霞，戰爭中的浩城，有着它的喧雜也有着它的蒼涼。喂完草料，傅小蛙靜靜地躺在草堆上，叼着根草，回味着這最近的日子。
他想了很多很多，從一個小村莊，一直到皇城，這一路走來，多少坎坷，多少曲折。他還想唸了許許多多的人，青牛鎮的那些老熟人，還有天都學院剛認識的朋友。還有一個模糊的身影，一直環繞在他心頭，不知道嫺兒現在在幹什麼，也許是在忙着婚事，還是在忙着這場戰事的奔波。
他也不知爲何，時常會浮現嫺兒的身影，或許嫺兒是他接觸最多的朋友，或許是嫺兒一直以來對他的照顧。總的來說，嫺兒是個好姑娘，他衷心的希望，嫺兒姑娘可以快樂和幸福。
夜靜下來，只有蟈蟈的叫聲，還有哪馬兒不時的咄鼻聲。
突然之間，從馬場另一頭呼喊出聲：“不好，着火了，着火了！”
傅小蛙吐掉根草，頓時從草垛上跳下來，只見聲音響起那一方向，火光沖天，他立即奔跑而去混在救火的人流之中。
無數的人在奔跑着，呼喊着，在夜黑裏一片混亂，四處的火把晃動。
傅小蛙在黑夜中摸索着跑到事發地點，只見一個馬廄火光沖天，四周的乾草已經被點燃，加上馬廄也是茅草所蓋，火勢更是一發而不可收拾。
火光雄雄，逼照得人在十丈之外都能感覺到炙熱，四周的人都提着水桶，卻不敢上前。因爲火勢實在是太大。
卻見，在馬廄之中，還有幾匹戰馬在嘶叫着，不停地揚着蹄子，掙扎着卻被繮繩栓在柱子上。
四周的人，想上前卻是不敢上前，提着水桶，巴望着那幾丈高的火焰在屋頂上燃燒。
這時那馬管推開人羣進來，厲聲道：“這是怎麼回事？”
“報，報告大人。據查是有奸細混入城中。伺機燒燬我軍糧草，其它幾處的火勢因早發現已被撲滅，而這裏，實在。實在是太大了。人無法靠近！”一個士兵顫聲道。
“狗孃養的。竟然用如此下作的手段！”罵歸罵完，馬管望着那雄雄火焰，熱力逼人確實無法靠近。卻見那馬廄中的幾匹馬，看樣子是沒有辦法生還。
衆人只能眼睜睜的看着火從屋頂往下燒，馬廄的柱子已經開始搖搖欲墜快要倒下，幾匹戰馬即刻要被活活燒死。
沒有人敢上去，也沒有人能上去，眼見着幾匹馬要被大火吞滅。
突然，一個人影奔射出去，朝着那雄雄大火衝去，看到的人都禁不住驚呼出聲，那明顯的是要去送死。
卻見那個人影衝入火場，幾腳踢斷栓馬的柱子，即刻幾匹戰馬嘶叫着狂奔出來，在戰馬狂奔出來的那一剎那，呼拉一聲，整個馬廄都倒塌下來，讓旁邊觀望的人們心底一涼，那人，定是沒救了。
更讓人驚神的一幕出現了，那是人確實是被活埋在燃燒的馬廄之下，卻見一根燃燒的柱子被扛起，那人像烈火中的厲鬼一般，把壓在身上的火柱頂起丟在一旁，像個火人一樣從火場中奔跑出來，讓人懷疑那還是不是人。
“快，快潑水救人！”馬管提醒到旁邊驚呆的人羣。
見那火人衝過來，幾大桶水譁拉拉地澆上去，那人，就是倒在衆人的腳面前，已經燒得像根黑漆漆的木頭一樣。
幾個人七手八腳地將他拖離火區，衆人圍着那人，像一隻剛燒出來的乳狗，摸估着是已經活不久了。
誰又能想到，在這種時候，還會有人捨命去救幾匹馬，那隻是幾個牲口。馬管哀嘆聲，像這樣的事蹟可以拿去在軍中做爲榜樣廣爲宣傳，盡忠職實的餵馬人，舍已火中救戰馬，做爲表彰模範。
“咳咳！”在衆人感到惋惜時，卻見那黑漆的臉咳出幾口灰炭，竟然蠕動着坐起來，把衆人都嚇到。
“麻的，誰潑老子一身水，衣服都溼透了！”那黑木棍竟然還知道埋怨。
“怎麼可能，燒成這樣還沒事，真是讓人難以致信！！”旁邊的一個馬伕嚷出了衆人的心聲。
那黑木棍跳起來，舞動了一下手腳，拍一拍身上，身上的衣裳已燒成灰變成碎末掉在地上。
“別傻站着，誰借條褲子來穿穿！”傅小蛙捂着雞雞嚷道。
這時不知道誰七手八腳地從後面傳遞上來一條在褲子，讓傅小蛙穿上顯得寬大又滑稽。
“小兄弟，你爲何要冒死救幾個牲口？”那馬管打量着這個年輕人，覺得很是奇怪。
“看到它們要燒死，我就想起這火要是燒在自己身上的痛苦，那就是它們在裏面的感受，看到它們這樣慢慢的受煎熬而死，我不忍看下去！”
“那你自己會被燒死，你現在沒被燒死，就是一個奇蹟！”那馬管道。
“還好還好，這不沒燒死，俺命硬着呢！”傅小蛙咧嘴笑起，黑黑的臉露出的牙齒顯得特別雪白。
(欠半章,慣列!)
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