A drizzle shrouded the winding mountain roads of Brazil, which were slippery and difficult to navigate, and the men and horses of the Jin army stumbled along the mountain paths.

Everyone's heart is unusually heavy, no one would have thought that they would leave Yizhou in such a way, leave this land watered with the blood of the Jin army soldiers, and retreat without a fight, it is a kind of humiliation for any real soldier, and the moment they left Langzhong, many soldiers shed tears.

"Governor, did you really give up like that?" Xiahou Xian said to Zhong Hui unwillingly.

Zhong Hui's expression was cold, he sighed softly, and said: "What can we do if we don't leave, the supply of grain and grass cut by the imperial court, the existing grain and grass, it would be very good to be able to hold on until we get out of Yizhou, if we stick to it any longer, most of us will have to starve to death in Yizhou." ”

Xiahou said hatefully: "I don't know what the imperial court thinks, the hard-earned land of Yizhou was given up for no reason, wouldn't the blood of our tens of thousands of soldiers be shed in vain?" Governor, or the last general will stay, only 10,000 horses, the last general will ensure to hold Langzhong, and never let the reverse Shu and Wu enter and occupy Brazil! ”

Zhong Hui shook his head and said: "General Xiahou, you are very pleased with your sincere heart, but staying in Langzhong is a dead end, Jiang Wei and Shi Ji are eyeing Langzhong, as soon as our army withdraws, Langzhong will definitely become a place where tigers and wolves fight again, let alone 10,000, even 350,000 may not be able to resist the attack of Wu and Shu's two armies." Withdraw, since you are leaving, Shuzhong will not leave a single soldier, no matter what, it is impossible for this governor to see these sons and daughters stay in Yizhou and die in vain. ”

Xiahou Xian was speechless and silently retreated.

Zhong Hui silently watched the ancient city of Langzhong, in the drizzle, the ancient city was surprisingly quiet, this city is also the last achievement of Zhong Hui since the destruction of Shu, but soon, it will fall, but whether it falls into the hands of Jiang Wei or into the hands of Shi Ji, Zhong Hui no longer cares, he only knows that after leaving this land, he is afraid that he will never have the chance to return here again in this life.

Wei Qian seemed much calmer, he patiently guided the troops, and arranged the withdrawal in an orderly manner. But Wei Qian rarely communicated with Zhong Hui, and at most they just looked at each other.

Wei Qiang's position is to supervise the army, Zhong Hui is very clear, Wei Qian is a nail by Sima Zhao's side, and they are just tacitly acquiescing to each other, the tacit understanding on the surface does not mean that the hearts of the two people can think in one place and work hard in one place, take this withdrawal operation as an example, Wei Qian has always been proactive, Zhong Hui knows that Wei Qian is actually a lackey loyal to Sima's family, and it is almost impossible to gain his trust and support, so Zhong Hui is also very careful to hide his true heart, On the surface, he pretends to be as if nothing happened.

The whole march had to pass through the Padang road, and due to the rainy days and the rough road, this not too long road Jin army walked for more than a month, starting from the end of June, and arriving in Xiangyang was already the beginning of August.

The long-distance march made Zhong Hui a little tired, and at the reception banquet arranged by Sima Liang, the king of Fufeng, Zhong Hui only drank a few cups hastily, then got up to say goodbye and returned to the barracks.

Zhong Hui's army was stationed outside the city of Xiangyang, and as for the next move, he had to wait for orders from the imperial court.

Zhong Huiku sat in the tent, did not light the lamp, let the darkness surround him, returned to Jingzhou from Yizhou, and got rid of the battlefield of fighting day and night, but Zhong Hui's heart did not calm down, a kind of invisible danger, seemed to be pressing towards him, pressing him almost out of breath, Zhong Hui knew very well that if he left Yizhou, he would lose a very important bargaining chip, waiting for his future and fate, at a loss, Zhong Hui, who has always been decisive and shrewd, was also deeply confused at the moment, and did not know where to go.

Suddenly there was a noise outside the tent, Zhong Hui frowned, got up and went outside, and saw four or five Jin soldiers passing by here, he shouted, "What's the noise?" ”

The leader of the belt immediately surrendered his hand and said: "Governor Qiyu, I just caught a spy who is a ghost outside the camp, his whereabouts are suspicious, and he is about to send it to General Wang Mai." ”

Wang Mai is the general on duty tonight, so naturally there is no need to report this little matter to Zhong Hui in person. Zhong Hui nodded, and ignored it.

Unexpectedly, the spy suddenly shouted: "I'm not a spy, I want to see General Zhonghui." ”

Zhong Hui, who had already turned around, heard this sentence, so he stopped, turned around and looked at the "spy", and saw that this person was about thirty years old, although he was dressed as an ordinary person, but his eyes were bright, although he was captured by the Jin army, he did not seem flustered at all, his words were clear, and his voice was loud.

The military leader had already slapped him in the face, and said, "What kind of thing are you, you are also worthy of seeing Governor Zhong." ”

The man said unyieldingly: "I see General Zhong, I have something important to report, I'm afraid that if it is delayed, you will not be able to afford it." ”

The military leader was still about to scold, but Zhong Hui had already approached, waved his hand, signaled them to retreat, and said, "Who are you, and what are you doing to see Zhong Hui?" ”

The man glanced at Zhong Hui and saw that Zhong Hui was dressed in military uniform, at least he was also a general in the army, but he was still very vigilant and said: "I am looking for General Zhong, and I have something important to report, but I will not say anything until I see General Zhong himself." ”

Zhong Hui chuckled, ordered the sergeant to untie the man, and said, "I am Zhong Hui, if you have anything, it doesn't matter if you speak out." “

The man looked at it more carefully this time, still with suspicion on his face, and said, "You are really General Zhong, how can you rely on it?" ”

Zhong Hui laughed and said, "I prove that I am who I am, it seems that it is really a problem, okay, get my seal." Zhong Hui instructed his soldiers to go and get the letter. After a while, the soldiers took Zhong Hui's seal letter, Zhong Hui took it in his hand, handed it to the man, and said, "This seal letter of General Zhenxi can almost prove my identity." ”

After the man saw it, he no longer had any doubts, and arched his hand to Zhong Hui and said, "Pei Xin has seen General Zhong." ”

Zhong Hui's expression changed slightly, and he said: "Listen to Your Excellency's accent, you are from the capital, your surname is Pei, but who is Pei Kai?" ”

Pei Xin said: "It is my master." ”

Zhong Hui's expression suddenly became solemn, and after looking left and right, except for a few soldiers who had just escorted Pei Xin, there was no one else, Zhong Hui immediately said to those soldiers in a deep voice: "This person is indeed not a spy, you can step down, but about this matter, you must not be told to others, and the violators will be severely punished." ”

The soldiers replied and retreated, and Zhong Hui introduced Pei Xin into the tent and let people watch the tea with a lamp. (To be continued.) )