Xian Bisong was holding a bowl of gruel, drinking it in a hurry, Lan Yongchuan, who was sitting next to him, looked at the porridge in the bowl that also shone the shadow of a person, and said with a wry smile: "I can't last a few days!" ”

Xian Bisong looked at Lan Yongchuan playfully: "Master Lan, you can actually leave." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info If you want to leave, I don't think they can stop you. ”

Lan Yongchuan shook his head: "I can't go, I can feel it, Huo Guang is watching me from a distance, if I really dare to leave, he only needs a team of cavalry to cooperate with him to take me down." I will only have a chance if the whole army retreats together. General Xian, if you don't break through, you really won't have a chance. There is no food left, look at our bowls, there are not a few grains of rice, the soldiers' bowls can be imagined. ”

"It's the same as Lan Shi's worries, if I dare to break through, I will definitely lose a lot, the other party is afraid that I want to break through even more, if I stay here honestly, maybe there will be a way to survive." Xian Bisong shook his head.

"What is the reasoning? The other party may be waiting for us to be too hungry to walk, and then take us down in one fell swoop. Lan Yongchuan looked at each other and asked strangely.

"If I'm not mistaken." Xian Bisong drank the gruel in the bowl in one gulp, wiped the soup stuck to his beard, and continued: "This battle can't be fought, and now the Ming army is surrounding us and not fighting, just waiting for a result." ”

"What result?" Lan Yongchuan asked.

"At this time, we should start negotiations with the Ming Kingdom." Xian Bisong said: "In this battle, originally our Daqi wanted to establish power, and we wanted to let us pass through the Chu State, the Ming people did not have the strength to make trouble, but it backfired, we lost, and we underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Ming army." ”

"Yes, it's indeed underestimated, but won't the Ming army take advantage of the victory to attack and expand the results?" Lan Yongchuan asked.

Xian Bisong said with a smile: "Master Lan, you specialize in martial arts, and you are not proficient in politics, in fact, although the Ming people won, they are not easy, they have been fighting for more than half a year, from the west to the east, it can be said that the country is already exhausted, and the strings are too tight, and they will break." Akito didn't want to fight anymore, and I guessed it from the moment they surrounded us and never delivered the final fatal blow. ”

"Now we are a strange commodity in their hands, a bargaining chip that can be used to bargain, if we are killed, in addition to arousing the anger of Qi people, they will not have any other gains, Qin Feng is a smart person, how can he do such a discounted business!"

"That is, as long as the negotiations are over and we satisfy their appetites, we can go home." Lan Yong preached.

Xian Bisong nodded: "Theoretically, that's the case. ”

"No wonder these days, I see that every day you pass, you seem more calm, it turns out that you have seen through the reality of the Ming army." Lan Yongchuan smiled: "In this way, I can also sleep peacefully." ”

"Have you seen through the reality of the Ming army?" Xian Bisong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Master Lan, to be honest, this is the worst battle I have fought in my military career, and it is also a battle that I lost convincingly. The forces were equal, and I defended his attack, but in the end it was I who failed. ”

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, as long as you don't die this time, you can get it back in the next game." Lan Yongchuan comforted.

"This battle has given me a basic understanding of the Ming army, and the next time we meet again, I will definitely get it back. If only I had a chance to lead the battle. Speaking of this, Xian Bisong was a little depressed, "General Guo is the first to bear the brunt of this defeat, and we, the leading generals, will definitely not be able to escape." Your Majesty needs to give an account to the country, and we must be responsible for it. ”

"Speaking of which, you still hold the defense line here, if you really want to be guilty, I'm afraid that Cao Ge is the culprit, if it weren't for his defeat on the right flank, we wouldn't have been defeated."

"Cao Ge is a royal family, even if it is a distant branch, but it is also a royal family."

"Your Majesty is wise, and you will definitely not blame the general." Lan Yongchuan thought for a while and said, "General Xian, if we can go back safely this time, and you can still lead the army to fight, I want to stay in your army for a while." ”

"Well, aren't you going back to Nantianmen?" Xian Bisong looked at the other party strangely: "You are the worship of the country, why suffer in the army?" ”

Lan Yongchuan shook his head: "In the past, in the sect, in Chang'an, I really sat in the well and watched the sky, thinking that when I reached the realm of the grandmaster, the world could go there, but this battle made me really understand that there is a difference between the grandmaster and the grandmaster, is Huo Guang stronger than me?" No, when it comes to cultivation, he is even worse than me, but among thousands of troops, he can kill me to the ground, which reminds me of Qin Feng, the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, when this person was still at the peak of the ninth level, he was able to fight Deng Pu, and now, he has been promoted to grandmaster, if I meet him on the battlefield, can I survive? ”

"Lan Shi thought too much, what kind of scene was the battle of Hengdian at that time, no one could tell, whether Qin Feng killed Deng Pu alone, or someone helped him, who knows? It's not up to the Akito to have the final say. Xian Bisong said: "But Master Lan wants to stay in the army, as long as I can still lead the army, I am naturally welcome." ”

"Definitely. The two countries of Ming and Qi will fight again after all, and I have the opportunity to compete with Huo Guang again. "Lan Yongchuan is quiet and authentic.

A fast horse came from a distance, and when it came near, a scout turned and dismounted, his face a mixture of joy and puzzlement.

"General, the Fuyuan battalion of the Ming army suddenly withdrew, and the Ming army surrounding us suddenly revealed a huge gap." The scout swallowed and said.

Xian Bisong took a long breath and looked at Lan Yongchuan, "It seems that the agreement between the two countries has been reached, Master Lan, we can go home." ”

"Did you guess accurately, General Xian, will we pull out now?" Lan Yongchuan looked at Xian Bisong with some admiration.

"No, we're going to have to go in good spirits. Come! Xian Bisong shouted.

An officer rushed over from not far away, "General, what are your orders?" ”

"Go to my Chinese army camp, there is still food there, enough for our whole army to eat a full meal, today dinner, we can eat enough, and then sleep well, tomorrow, we will go home from the camp." Xian Bisong said loudly.

"Yes, General!" The officer was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of ecstasy, originally thinking that this time he would either die in battle or be a prisoner of war, but he didn't expect that he could go home with all his beards and tails now.

"So you still have some food hidden?" Lan Yongchuan looked at Xian Bisong and said happily.

"A general will always hide some means, if we don't have enough gruel to drink, when there is no news from there, I will be alone. My bottom line was to stay here for three more days. Xian Bisong smiled: "Okay, Master Lan, you can also go back and have a good night's sleep, tomorrow, we will go home." ”

On this night, the entire Qi army camp was happy, not only because they were full, but also because an order had been handed down from above, tomorrow, they would go home, and there would be no more war along the way.

This night, Xian Bisong also ushered in a big man in his camp, Cao Hui.

"So, the responsibility for this defeat is all borne by General Guo?" Xian Bisong's mood was a little heavy: "It's not all General Guo's responsibility, it's that our Daqi underestimates this opponent too much." ”

"His people are just in prison, and he, His Majesty also gave him a chance to atone for his sins, if he can defeat the Qin people, and we achieve a big victory on the eastern front, then Guo Xiancheng will have a good end, these two places, no matter which battlefield has problems, Guo Xiancheng is dead." Cao Hui sighed and said, "Your Majesty transferred Guo Xiancheng to deal with the Qin people at this time, which was originally to let him avoid the limelight. We need a big win to forget about this heavy defeat. ”

"What did it cost us?" Xian Bisong asked.

"The three counties of Yiyang, Wuling, and Taoyuan, north of Zhaoguan, are no longer ours." Cao Hui said.

With a bang, Xian Bisong slammed his fist on the table, his face full of grief and indignation. "Someday, I'll take these places back again."

"You're going to have this opportunity." Cao Hui said: "Your Majesty has issued a decree to deprive you of your title, but retain your military position, this time you will command the whole army to retreat, Xian Bisong, this retreat is not a simple walk, but to retreat while fighting." ”

"Fight and retreat?" Xian Bisong was stunned.

"Yes, retreat while fighting! We must let the Chu people know that we are still at war with the Ming army. Cao Hui said.

Xian Bisong immediately understood, but at the same time, he also knew that a huge pot was also carried on his back, and the black pot of the three counties of Yiyang would be carried by himself. What Cao Hui said earlier was not only Guo Xiancheng's fate, but also his own.

"Your Majesty will not let you suffer, you have to understand this." Cao Hui said.

Xian Bisong nodded: "As long as it is beneficial to the country, the honor and disgrace of a certain person are not worth mentioning." ”

"It's good that you understand. His Majesty has decided to set up a governor in Changning County, to manage the army on the horse and the people on the horse, and you are the first governor of Changning, with only one purpose, to prepare for the war against the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will give you three years to build a new army in Changning, ask for money for money, and ask for ordnance for ordnance, three years is enough time for you to build a team that is enough to compare with the Meiming Army. Cao Hui said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this opportunity. In three years, if the minister can't build a revenge division, the minister will take his own head and let people send it to Chang'an. Xian Bisong turned to the direction of Chang'an, knelt on one knee, and said loudly.