Li Xin and Yu Wenzhao's meeting this time was an unhappy breakup.

In fact, before Li Xin came, he didn't really want to negotiate with Yu Wenzhao, there is no room for negotiation between the two of them now, the reason why he came here is to delay a little time, even if it is only for half a day, it is possible for Yu Wentao's reinforcements from the Helan Department to come over, and then his subordinates will not have to rush the defense line of the Qigui Department, and many people will die less.

After Yu Wenzhao left, Li Xin also left the hut and returned to his camp, to Li Xin's surprise, he did not encounter the assassins sent by Yu Wenzhao along the way, which surprised him a little.

After successfully returning to the camp, Li Xin called Ye Mao, and after knowing that his subordinates were ready to break through, he hesitated for a while and said, "Just wait another day." ”

"Break out tomorrow night."

At this time, Yuwen Zhao's department was already chasing behind, and waiting for one more day was the risk of one more day, but forcibly breaking through would inevitably cause heavy casualties, since it was already known that Yuwen Tao had successfully become the new patriarch of the Helan department, it was worth waiting for another day.

Ye Mao also understood what Li Xin was thinking, he didn't say anything, just nodded and said, "Got it." ”

It was already afternoon at this time, and after giving this order, Li Xin did not go back to the tent, he found a cotton coat, draped it on himself, and then on a high slope near the tent, found a big stone, sat on it, and occasionally took out the clairvoyant mirror from his bosom, and looked in the direction of the Helan Department.

For the next few hours, Li Xin sat here until late at night.

At this time, it was already the first month of the sixth year of Yuan Zhao, and it was the cold time in the north, and at night, the cold wind was howling, and Li Xin was just standing against the cold wind of the north and sitting here in the direction of Helan to watch.

At around the end of the day, Ye Mao, who was still wearing armor, sat next to Li Xin, he looked up at Li Xin, whose face was already a little not good-looking, and stretched out his hand to hand over a hot flatbread.

"Uncle Shi has a problem with being afraid of the cold, go back and rest, I asked people to light a brazier in Uncle Shi's tent."

Their location has been exposed at this point, so there is no need to worry about lighting a fire to expose the target, since yesterday, there has been hot food to eat.

Li Xin took the cake, put it in his mouth and took a few bites, and the heat went down to his stomach, and he felt better, but because of the cold, he still trembled faintly when he spoke.

"Wait here for one more day, they will have less life, this decision is made by me, and I can't sleep when I go back."

At this moment, it is extremely risky to wait here, at this time, take advantage of the night to break through the defense line of the Qigui Division, they only have to face the Qigui Division, if Yuwen Zhao's Department catches up, the abdomen and back are attacked by the enemy, almost ten deaths.

Li Xin has been leading troops since he was sixteen or seventeen years old, and before he was twenty years old, he followed Ye Ming to lead the troops to the west, and he has seen tens of thousands of dead people in person over the years, and his mind is already very strong, but the pressure in his heart is still very huge when he makes this kind of decision.

Ye Mao said softly: "Didn't Uncle Shi say that these people are people from the imperial court, even if they are all dead, the two of us can escape?" ”

Li Xinsan swallowed a piece of bread in two bites, then looked at the direction of the Helan Department with a clairvoyant scope, and sighed slightly: "The people of the forbidden army are also human lives, if they can not die, I will definitely not let them die." ”

Ye Mao looked at Li Xin again, and then sighed softly: "My grandfather taught me since I was a child, and I am not in charge of the army, it is hard to imagine that a compassionate person like you, Uncle Shi, is actually a great general with great achievements. ”

"I'm not very good at leading troops."

Li Xin turned his head to look at Ye Mao, and said slowly: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, in the early years, I served as a captain in Yulinwei, and I worked under your fourth uncle, and I was ordered to escort a batch of supplies to Yunzhou City, and I met Xianbei barbarians in Xiao Chenji, at that time, we had a school captain battalion of 400 people, and there were more than 600 barbarians. ”

"The lieutenant battalion I led, in cooperation with Xiao Chen Jifengsui's soldiers, killed all these more than 600 barbarians."

Speaking of this, Li Xin closed his eyes a little tired, and said with emotion: "That battle was the first time in my life that I killed someone on the battlefield, and I still remember it vividly, just like yesterday." ”

"Xiao Chen Ji fought in the first battle, and the lieutenant battalion I led died thirty-nine junior brothers."

Speaking of this, Li Xin laughed at himself: "To this day, I still think about this incident from time to time, sometimes when I close my eyes, I see more than 30 corpses in front of me. ”

Li Xin was only seventeen years old at the time, and Xiao Chenji's first battle was the first time he killed people with a knife on the battlefield, and the arrangement behind Xiao Chenji's first battle also made him deeply feel the rules of this world.

This incident had a great impact on his three views, and now more than ten years have passed, and he still remembers it very clearly.

"I've heard my father talk about it."

Ye Mao got up, found some dead grass nearby, picked up some straw, and lit it in front of Li Xin, giving Li Xin a little chill, he said while picking up dead branches nearby: "Father said that after Xiao Chenji's first battle, Uncle Shi's men died more than 30 people, and then for more than ten years, Uncle Shi has been supporting the families of these people, and he will send things over every New Year's holiday. ”

Li Xin squinted his eyes and didn't say anything, he threw a few dead branches under his feet into the fire in front of him, and then habitually took out the clairvoyant mirror and looked in the direction of Helan.

It was almost midnight at this time, and everything was silent nearby, but in the direction of the Helan Department, there seemed to be a few faint points of light beating.

Li Xin immediately stood up, he raised the clairvoyant mirror, and after looking at it several times, he turned his head to look at Ye Mao, and said slowly: "Helan is over there...... It seems that someone is coming. ”

Although his tone was calm, some trills could still be heard, and I don't know if it was because it was too cold or too emotional.

Ye Mao immediately took out his clairvoyant mirror and looked in the direction of Helanbu, and the few fires in the distance were getting closer and closer, and it could already be seen that they were some torches jumping up and down.

Ye Mao's expression was greatly inspired, and he immediately turned his head to Li Xin and said, "Uncle Shi, it is indeed someone from the Helan Department, it seems that there should be more than ten horsemen, and it is estimated that they will be able to come to us soon." ”

After seeing the people coming, Li Xin, who was still waiting here just now, suddenly stopped worrying, he stood up from the side of the fire, stretched his waist, and said indifferently: "Since someone is coming over there, I don't have to guard here, you take a few people to meet them, and I will go back to the tent to sleep for a while." ”

As he spoke, General Li yawned heavily, rubbed his waist again, and said lazily: "I've been here all night, and I'm trapped to death." ”

With that, he walked away.

Ye Mao looked at Li Xin's back rubbing his waist and shook his head helplessly.

Suddenly, he remembered something, and said loudly to Li Xin's back: "Uncle Shi, what is our attitude towards the Helan Department?" ”

At this time, Li Xin had not gone far, he stretched his waist again, yawned and said.

"If it is the envoy of the Heran Ministry, you will let them send troops to help us and others."

"If Yu Wentao comes in person, you will bring him to see me."

(End of chapter)