Chapter 97 Everyone's face changed drastically, "What did you say?!"

The afternoon sun was blazing, and the vines growing outside the half-open side window were a pale green. Outside the wall, one could hear the sound of soldiers and horses moving about, and the clatter of troops as the various towns gradually left Daigang and returned to their temporary bases.

The villa was not big. Apart from the main hall, the second courtyard at the back was hastily swept and covered with simple bedding and pillows taken from the carriage. Master Wen was half lying on the head of the bed. His coughing and wheezing subsided a little after he was helped to drink a bowl of medicine.

In fact, Master Wen also knew the problem that Xun Xiao and Xie Ci were talking about, but the old emperor had gone too far. Even if the old emperor were still alive and turned over a new leaf, he would not be able to solve the problem he created.

Master Wen's old face was full of wrinkles. He stared at the half-open side window, and his expression was filled with deep worry under his gray brows.

He sighed deeply, "I just hope this Northern Expedition goes smoothly."

He was really worried that he wouldn't live to see the end of the war.

Master Wen cheered up. No, he had to hold on.

Thinking of this, he seemed to become more energetic and sat up a little straighter by supporting himself with the headboard. Shang Rong, Zhao Xinhe and others hurried forward to help him.

"Yes, teacher, it will go smoothly. You should take advantage of these few days to rest well..."

As they were talking, Li Yi arrived.

Li Yi went to get the warming and nourishing medicinal herbs and dietary supplements he had brought with him. It was not appropriate to bring these things in openly, so he waited until the meeting was over before returning to get them and coming in through the side door.

There were oil paper bags and boxes of all sizes, but no expensive boxes were used. If boxes were not necessary, they were not used. If they were really necessary, ordinary thin pine wood boxes were used. They were simple, light, and convenient for Master Wen to carry.

He put down his bags, sat down at the bedside, and asked with concern, "Teacher Wen, how are you?" He opened the specially prepared pills and said, "This is specially prescribed by the doctor. It promotes fluid production, relieves coughs, and nourishes the body. Take it three times a day. If the imperial physician deems it appropriate, you must take it every day."

The doctors he found were all good ones, whose medical skills were as good as those of the imperial physicians. The medicine he prescribed included a Tianshan snow lotus that Li Yi had treasured up two years ago, and it was truly the right medicine for his condition.

In addition, he also brought dried salted fish, which is sweet and mild, appetizing, warms the internal organs, and replenishes the body. It is most suitable for the weak and the elderly to eat.

Master Wen smiled and nodded: "You are thoughtful, these are all good things." He patted Li Yi's hand that was holding his with his other hand.

Li Yi did not stay long. After all, Master Wen was not feeling well and needed more rest.

Li Yi left quickly and Yi Zhongling went to see him off. The two of them talked as they walked, and then went out through the corridor and the side door. Their voices gradually faded away.

Shang Rong and his junior fellow apprentice Zhao Xinhe exchanged glances. The expressions of the people in the room were somewhat complicated. Shang Rong said in a surprised tone: "Fan Yang has a lot of soldiers and horses."

I really didn't expect that.

Master Wen said nothing. He stared at the morning glories climbing outside the window in the sunlight and sighed softly.

Finally, he said, "Any amount is fine. In short, we just need to work together to drive the Northern Rong out."

Shang Rong and the others nodded, confirming this, and stopped talking about the topic. "Teacher, please lie down and get some sleep. We'll call you if there's anything important."

"……Um."

…

Gu Guan and Xie Ci were already riding their horses at full speed across the green fields.

The stream flowed, and in the distance towered green mountains. We walked all the way to the sky where the stars and the moon were high. We found a small village with a river and a large flat area, and stopped to rest.

Gu Guan led the horse along the river for a while, then let go and let the big black horse run to the river to drink water and eat grass. She touched her chin and said, "Hey, Xie Ci, who do you think Feng Kun is?"

If Yin Luo is in the army, then Feng Kun must be there too. But I don’t know which of these six military governors is Feng Kun’s?

Xie Yun had already gone to the village to find several families who could rent them out for accommodation. Xie Ci was originally reluctant to make any special arrangements, but when he thought of Gu Wan, he agreed.

He let the horses go, letting them run around to drink water, eat grass and rest. Then he followed Gu Guan and walked along the river towards the village.

When they were about to turn into the village road, Gu Wan came over and whispered, "There's also Li Yi."

Thinking of Li Yi's bags, she said, "Do you think Li Yi is planning to attack the imperial army?"

Xie Ci said, "The imperial army does not belong to Grand Tutor Wen."

How can you just give it to me? The court is different from them. Speaking of this, Xie Ci sighed: "It's not easy for Master Wen."

There must be an idea, but who knows what it is?

Gu Guan thought about it and thought, that’s true, forget it, let’s not talk about this topic anymore. The two of them had already turned into the village road. The soldiers who were resting on the ground couldn’t see them looking back. The moonlight shone on the two of them, casting two long shadows on the half-used village road.

She chuckled, nudged him with her hips, and said coquettishly: "I'm so tired~"

Xie Ci felt a tingling sensation in his heart. Under the moonlight, facing Gu Wan's smiling eyes, he whispered, "I'll carry you?"

As he spoke, he quickly looked back, but there was no one there, and he could no longer see his relatives sitting on the ground by the river.

Seeing his nervous look, Gu Wan burst into laughter and jumped onto his back, "Gee--"

He immediately leaned forward in a horse stance, picked up her knee, and started jogging in time with her voice.

Moonlight shone down like silver yarn, landing on the two of them. A low, crisp laughter was sprinkled on the winding village road. The scenery from a high place was indeed different. Gu Guan raised his head and looked left and right. He put his arms around Xie Ci's neck and pounced on his ear, biting it gently. Xie Ci shuddered and almost cried out. Then he heard her breathing hotly and whispering in his ear, laughing playfully, "Today, we are not considered in the military camp, right?"

Xie Ci's heart trembled at what she said, his toes curled up, and the hot blood in his body suddenly rushed to one place.

...Today, strictly speaking, doesn't count. The return trip isn't as rushed as the one we came here, so I can sleep in half the night. The message has already been sent. I was up all night traveling last night, so I'll get some rest tonight if I can. After all, we're not made of iron.

So they stopped.

Xie Ci turned around suddenly, and Gu Wan had already kissed him. He made a "hmm" sound and kissed her back.

Did he want to? Of course he did. After she said that and kissed him, his blood was almost burning.

With a push of his hand, Gu Wan turned to face him, and the two of them kissed each other passionately. Gu Wan's back was pressed against the rammed earth wall, and Xie Ci's breathing was disordered. He heard Xie Yun and the others guarding the positions inside and outside the village. He lifted her thigh and jumped over the back wall. They pushed open the back window and climbed into the house through the back window.

Their lips never left each other. In the dim little room, Gu Guan opened the opening of his armor and reached his hand inside. Xie Ci couldn't help but move with force. The two of them pulled hard at each other's clothes and armor, and rolled onto the small bunk bed.

Moonlight sprinkled on the wooden window sill, but the temperature in the room rose rapidly. Soon, the sound of the bunk bed shaking and creaking was heard, heavy and rapid, as if it had knocked over everything and started it on fire.

It was not until a long time later, when the moon reached the zenith, that things gradually calmed down.

Xun Xiao came once and went back without saying anything. Xie Yun and the others didn't notice, but Xie Ci heard some breathing sounds.

Xun Xiao dozed off for half the night. When it was almost Yin time, he set off a little early and went to the hills a few miles away to pick wild fruits and put them on Qin Wenxuan's windowsill. Then he walked along the small village road to the outside of the village house where Xie Ci was resting.

This was the first room on the edge. Xun Xiao walked forward all the way to the end of the alley, and then he saw the camp of his own troops not far away, which was asleep but about to wake up.

The night was still dark, but a ray of moon had moved to the other side of the sky. He stood there for a while, and Xie Ci pushed the window open and came out.

Gu Wan was still asleep. He tucked in the thin quilt for her, pushed the window open, and stood outside the wall. After he came out, the tenderness in his eyes and brows faded.

Xun Xiao actually hadn't finished what he said at noon today, but since both girls were there, he didn't say anything.

Xie Ci walked over to him, and the two of them stared at the camp, which was gradually waking up in the night. Xun Xiao tilted his head and said in a hoarse voice, "If I were Hu Yande, I would use an open strategy."

Xie Ci exhaled, "I know."

He said solemnly, "So what we need to do is to stabilize the battlefield and prevent it from drifting towards Qingzhou and Heyang."

Tang Xianwang, the governor of Qingzhou, and Gao Wei, the governor of Heyang.

North of the Yellow River and east of the Taihang Mountains is the Yannan Plain, which is currently occupied by more than half of the Northern Rong people. The territories of Tang Xianwang and Gao Wei are located in the east and west respectively.

Needless to say, the battlefield caused devastating damage to the territory. If the war lasted for a long time, I'm afraid the whole country would be finished after the battle.

Xie Ci and Xun Xiao looked at each other with heavy eyes.

This is a chronic disease of the dynasty. Even if the old emperor is fine and still in power, this situation is unavoidable. The combination of the two has become the biggest hidden danger.

After standing for a while, Xie Ci and Xun Xiao turned sideways and hugged each other. Xie Ci exhaled and patted Xun Xiao's back, then let go. He asked, "Does the armor still fit?"

Whenever Xie Ci went out wearing armor, his guards would carry spare armor, and he gave this set to Xun Xiao.

Xun Xiao nodded: "The waist is a little wide, but everything else fits. I'm already working on it."

Under the moonlight, the two finished their business and talked about other things.

The voice was not loud, but the wall was low and the rear window was close, so Gu Wan heard it.

Gu Wan was actually awake.

She lay on her side in the room, her smile faded, and she couldn't help but sigh, feeling a little worried. The ideal was good, but it was extremely difficult to achieve.

She is optimistic about the final result, but she can't help but feel worried during the process!

…

But things often happen in the direction we least want.

On the third day of April, the second major battle against the Northern Rong, launched in the name of the imperial court, was officially launched.

Too many things had happened before, but now they were all covered up by a grand oath-taking ceremony. The army reunited, with a million soldiers divided into four groups, and marched north to the Yellow River with flags fluttering, blocking out the sky and the sun. This made the whole country breathe a sigh of relief.

There are plenty of well-informed people, both in the official and private sectors. Even the storytellers in teahouses and taverns everywhere have kept quiet and only talk about the latest battle situation.

Under such widespread anticipation, the army's morale was high. On April 3, they arrived at the south bank of the Yellow River, made a detour to observe until the next day, and then began to cross the river.

Compared with the cautious and high-spirited side of the Wei Dynasty, the Northern Rong side was on high alert.

Hu Yande, the King of Beirong, paid close attention to the news from Henan. Carrier hawks and pigeons kept coming, but the news they brought was not good.

Xie Ci's assassination of the emperor and the crown prince, as well as the successive major actions of Master Wen without the old emperor's restraint, can be said to have shattered all the early strategic deployments of King Huyan De of Beirong in one fell swoop.

He kicked over Wang's case and flew into a rage: "Damn old thing! Why aren't you dead yet?!"

What a decisive thank you, what a great old fellow!

It was not until the million-strong Wei army regrouped and quickly crossed the Yellow River to the north that they headed straight for the main force of the Northern Rong royal court army located from Qizhou to Jinzhou.

In the Beirong camp.

The whistling sound of the wind blew through the three-story red-roofed arrow tower in Qizhou. The huge Beirong royal court camp stretched out in all directions like a dormant tiger or wolf, with no end in sight.

Huyan De stood on the arrow tower, squinting his eyes and looking towards the southern horizon, which was the direction where the Wei Dynasty was crossing the river and marching.

The huge main hall of the Arrow Tower is Hu Yande's royal tent these days. It is covered with thick golden and red cashmere carpets, and the screens and chairs in the style of the Northern Rong are majestic and dignified. However, compared with the countless women awarded by Hu Yande with gold and silver to the leaders of the eighteen tribes, the nobles and brave generals, and the nobles and generals of the royal court, there is no trace of cosmetics in his royal tent. He has not taken any women in.

Huyan De disdained Han women and indulgence in pleasure.

As soon as the military report arrived, Huyan De quickly dispatched his troops and quickly assembled the Northern Rong army that was scattered in several places in the southern Yan plain and rushed to the Qizhou plain, one day faster than the Wei army that was rushing across.

On top of the Qizhou Arrow Tower.

Hu Yande quickly read the latest military report on the crossing of the river. He threw it down and smiled coldly, "I want to see if this million-strong army can continue to work together."

Xun Xiaoxie Ci and Wen Taishi’s worries were absolutely correct.

Division is the best war strategy. Hu Yande quickly set his sights on Qingzhou and Heyang almost for the first time.

…

Back to the Great Wei.

On the fourth day of April, after more than a day, the million-strong army successfully crossed the river and deployed on the north bank of the Yellow River.

——The Northern Rong were obviously not good at water battles, and the river bank was too long. Huyan De simply gave up blocking the river bank and returned to the land charge, which was what the Northern Rong cavalry was best at.

Now, a mighty army of 700,000 has gathered east of Qizhou, facing south like tigers and wolves.

The combat strength of both sides was actually comparable. After Hu Yande led his 300,000-man army into the country, over 400,000 troops from the northern border of the Northern Rong, the seven major tribes south of Snow Lake, and other regions entered the country from the West Pass. Among them were over 400,000 cavalry.

The cavalry is worth ten at a time, and the fighting power of the Northern Rong is comparable to the 1.4 million strong army of the Wei Dynasty.

The Northern Rong are as fierce as wolves and tigers, and they are on horseback all year round. The grassland environment is much worse than that of Middle-earth, and the individual combat capabilities of the Northern Rong warriors are generally strong; however, the Great Wei is defending its homeland, and its morale is high. Even the ordinary soldiers have that kind of spirit, so it can be said that they are on par with each other.

Hu Yande quickly mobilized all his troops except for the 100,000 troops guarding the West Gate.

As soon as we got off the boat and set foot on the land of Hebei, everyone from top to bottom instantly felt the silent and heavy atmosphere of impending smoke and gunpowder, and everyone suddenly became tense.

To be honest, the situation that the million-strong army faced as they marched north was very serious. The ordinary soldiers didn't know about it, but the higher-ups had already received the news.

Seventeen cities of various sizes, including Fangzhou and Chenzhou, which are adjacent to Xiguan in the north, have all fallen into Huyan De's hands.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but frown. Qin Xian asked, "How can the Northern Rong army really attack a city?"

And there is a trend of gradually becoming familiar with each other.

In fact, it can be seen from Zhongdu that the current Northern Rong King Hu Yande is different from all the previous Northern Rong kings. The royal court army and the Northern Rong tribes under his command actually know how to attack cities and have a certain number of siege equipment.

The northern troops in the area around the Western Pass were either completely defeated or sent to the throne from further afield. After clearing the area, the Northern Rong began to attack the city. This process was accelerated after Hu Yande led his army back north. The spring rains continued on the Dahe River, but the rainy season in the north had long ended, with little rain this year. The city defenses within the pass were few and inexperienced, and in a panic, most of them could not withstand the assault.

In just over half a month, Beirong captured seventeen cities.

However, this time, the Northern Rong King Huyan De did not allow looting and plundering for the time being.

But this made those who knew the situation frown. Hu Yande was definitely not a good man, and he had some serious plans.

Xie Ci's heart was heavy. He keenly realized that Hu Yande actually had the support of the people during the war. This man was really not an ordinary person.

He said: "We must defeat the Northern Rong and drive them out of the pass as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

No wonder Master Wen was so anxious. Although he and Xie Ci didn't know about Liao and Jin, they both thought of similar directions.

As the rain stopped and early summer arrived, the sun suddenly rose and became very hot. Even at sunset, it was still extremely hot. The thick cowhide, fine iron, and bright armor and velvet cloak made me feel hot and stuffy. The river breeze in my face was damp and sticky without any coolness.

After Xie Ci got off the boat, he led his army eastward and arrived at Cangzhou Wharf. From a distance, he saw the boat of Master Wen who was crossing the river to the south with the central army. Master Wen was carried off the boat. There was no news of Master Wen being sick, but in such weather, he was carried off with his eyes closed and half-conscious, and he crossed the river at dusk and got off the boat half-covered. It looked like his condition was not very good.

Xie Ci had excellent eyesight and could see everything clearly. His heart sank, "We must win this next battle."

The generals and guards around him looked at each other. Some of them saw it clearly and some did not, but they all looked gloomy.

If we lose, or even if the war drags on for a long time, it would be disastrous.

…

However, things went against one's wishes.

Because, just as the million-strong Wei army crossed the Yellow River and reorganized its troops to move rapidly northward, the Northern Rong army rushed southward. Both sides adopted a preemptive and fierce fighting mentality. After several short rounds of reconnaissance and test confrontations, they soon launched the first round of full-scale war.

An army of nearly two million fought a bloody battle, with cavalry accounting for almost one-third of the troops. The battlefield was so vast that it shook the world.

The millions of Wei troops were fighting with the determination to defend the country, and at this moment, the morale of the millions of troops was the best and they were most united. Wen Taishi had repeatedly reminded them despite his illness, making it clear that the battlefield must not be moved to Heyang and Qingzhou in the east and west.

Everyone understood why, and they were determined to do their best, holding the battlefield tightly. The fierce fighting lasted for two days and one night, with the mountains shaking and the sun and moon changing color. The overgrown plains were worn down to a layer of ground, and the brown soil was covered with blood, but no one retreated a single step.

In the end, the battle ended in a draw.

However, on the night of the truce, Huyan De finally waited for Xun Xun.

Hu Yande had just come off the battlefield, his body covered in blood and filled with murderous intent, his brows and eyes fierce. When he heard Wang Wei report that Xun Xun was already waiting in the tent, he was immediately overjoyed.

“Big Brother!”

Huyan De returned at a gallop, and Xun Xun had already drawn the curtain to greet him. Xun Xun's face was filled with joy and excitement. The two clapped their shoulders and hurried into the king's tent. Xun Xun quickly spread out the sheepskin map he had brought with him.

Although the map is a bit sloppy, it is very clear. Two passages, one east and one west, have been marked with red lines. "Going east from Luyang Road, you will reach Lu County in Qingzhou; and going west from Xiqi Road, you will reach Heyang directly."

The most interesting thing is that the area of Minzhou between the two roads, one east and one west, happens to be very flat, so it is normal for the fighting to get stalemate here.

Wen Taishi and Tang Xianwang Gao Wei himself were naturally highly wary of this. Even Xie Ci had inquired about it, but it was not his turn to take action.

Before the battle began, even as the Northern Rong army had just breached the Western Pass, Tang Xianwang and Gao Wei were already on high alert. After receiving the imperial edict to aid the king, the two men hesitated for a long time before ultimately leading their troops. Before departing, they left behind trusted confidants, instructing them to blow up all the roads leading to Qingzhou and Heyang if necessary, so as to preserve their base camp in the critical moment.

I will not go into detail about the various ways of utilizing mountains, rivers and streams. Anyway, the preparations had been made for a long time. Seeing that the situation was not good, at the beginning of the second battle, when the leaders of both sides openly and secretly focused their attention on Heyang and Qingzhou, Tang Xianwang and Gao Wei acted decisively, sent back orders in time, and ignited the black gunpowder that had been buried long ago.

They blasted their way through, and even those who didn't have enough soil and rocks on the mountain brought enough to fill up the passage, sacrificing 200 of their own men to repel the enemy's 1,000.

Fortunately, there was Xun Xun. Xun Xun had been operating in the North for many years, and even now he still had spies in various places. Over the years, he had accurately drawn maps of the entire North's mountains and rivers, as well as military deployments. He even personally surveyed many places and personally compiled the maps.

Of course, he paid special attention to the two important cities of Heyang and Qingzhou.

At the critical moment, he played a crucial role. He was the one who seized the Luyang Road and the Xiqi Road.

He promptly led his men to capture the Heyang Army and Qingzhou Army in charge of the operation there, concealed the situation for a short time, and dug out the collapsed earth all night long. Finally, he opened up the two passages silently.

Xun Xun raised his eyebrows and smiled: "On one side is Heyang, and on the other side is Qingzhou. If Tang Xianwang or Gao Wei were to choose, I wonder what they would choose?"

If we are to split, we must split to the extreme, completely collapse, and from now on we will never be able to be put together again!

Hu Yande's sharp eyes like a hawk quickly swept across the sheepskin map, and he looked at Xun Xun, and both of them couldn't help laughing.

After laughing, Hu Yande put his arm around Xun Xun's shoulders and patted him: "Good brother!"

Huyan De was a shrewd man. He did not keep any of the women and treasures looted from Zhongdu for himself, but distributed them all to his generals and nobles, and fed his men well. When Xu Huai retreated north, he could not even drag the treasures with him and left many of them broken. When he ordered that the seventeen cities should not be moved, no one objected.

Someone asked, Huyan De was displeased: "Why rush? There will be plenty of them in the future." So he controlled himself.

Hu Yande looked at Xun Xun, who was dressed in a gray-blue Chinese traditional costume and looked dusty and his lips were a little chapped. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You and I are brothers. We will share power and wealth in the future. That will be in the future!"

Speaking of this, Xun Xun felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He shook his head and said, "Just bury half of my body under the poplar trees in Kunyu Mausoleum."

"Hey," Hu Yande patted him, "Stop talking about this. I'm ordering that anyone with Rong blood, whether half or a quarter, regardless of their lineage, who has made achievements in this battle, will be promoted and credited, and all previous offenses will be wiped clean!"

A half-man like Xun Xun is no exception.

He said, "You have done a great service. Live a good life and never say such things again."

Xun Xun was moved, but wanted to say something else, but Huyan De stopped him and called the guards in. "Go and rest quickly. Big Brother still needs your help in many places. Go quickly."

After a few more words, Xun Xun left, followed by the guards, lifted the curtain of the king's tent, and went to the tent at the back.

The candlelight had not yet been lit, and Huyan De's deep brows were immersed in the shadows. He stared at Xun Xun's back with deep eyes as he disappeared beyond the sheepskin curtain.

After a moment, he looked away.

The guards came in and lit the lights, which instantly illuminated the entire royal tent.

Hu Yande returned his gaze to the sheepskin map on the king's desk and couldn't help laughing: "Call An Hanshu over!"

The guards hurriedly turned around and called for An Hanshu, the Left Wise King.

Hu Yande laughed heartily and fiercely, but he suddenly stopped laughing, his eyes like a hawk. "That old man, Master Wen, is almost dead too."

"This time, I want to see what Tang Xianwang and Gao Wei will choose. Can the combined forces of the eight factions still be maintained?"

"Haha, how else is that old thing going to stop me?!"

The laughter is unrestrained and sharp.

…

It all happened during the Second War.

Amidst heavy shadows, the bloody battle between Beirong and Dawei finally determined the winner for the first time.

On April 22, on the Zhangshui Plain between Qizhou and Gaozhou in the north and south, the million-strong armies of both sides once again launched a full-scale war.

A war of this scale has reached this point, with the situation becoming stalemate and beyond human control.

A vast battlefield surrounded battlefields of all sizes, and everyone was killing, killing, killing—wielding spears, scimitars, and riding warhorses, they fought with all their might! It was a life-or-death struggle; even a step back would mean even faster death, so they charged forward with all their might.

The entire battlefield is like the waves of the sea, constantly shifting and turning. The fighting and rest between different units are not synchronized, and are determined only by their own situation and the surrounding environment.

The battle raged on for six days and five nights, and with Hu Yande's utmost efforts, they finally reached his target, the Minzhou area. Amid the clamor of fighting, Gao Wei sensed something was amiss. Further east, the Douao River, just before Xiqi Road, was already blocked. It was impossible for so many soldiers to enter, right?

He was shocked and quickly ordered his trusted generals to go and check it out!

It was late at night. The days of fighting had made the entire army tired and exhausted, but their spirits were extremely excited and the battle had reached its peak.

At this moment, the one engaging in direct combat with Gao Wei was none other than Huyan De's trusted general Querhun. Querhun laughed heartily, "You're so lucky!" He shouted sharply, "Luyang Road and Xiqi Road, which one are you going to choose?!"

The sound of battle rolled like thunder, and my heart was trembling. The night was pitch black and I could hardly stretch out my fingers. All I could see was sticky blood and shouts of killing.

Gao Wei did have a choice, and he was indeed very lucky, because nearly two-thirds of his troops happened to be here. If he then used all his strength to intercept and kill the enemy, he could indeed push the Beirong army and the battlefield to the other side of Luyang Road.

At this time, his scout came on horseback and reported: "It's bad, General! Xiqi Road and Luyang Road are both open!"

Gao Wei's flying horse came to report, but when they were halfway there, the scouts on Tang Xianwang's side seemed to have discovered something was wrong and were desperately looking for Tang Xianwang.

Gao Wei broke out in a cold sweat, and he almost shouted hoarsely, "Pass my order! Immediately inform all the troops, block the Xiqi Road at all costs!!"

He shouted loudly, his voice so high that it broke his voice, and ordered all the units of the Heyang Army as quickly as possible, and they immediately mobilized with all their strength.

When Hu Yande heard the news, he laughed out loud.

…

The entire battlefield was constantly changing and shifting, rapidly pushing eastward, but the battlefield was so large that when Luyang Road fell, many places were still unknown.

But Tang Xianwang must have known that by the time he rode his horse and rushed over, it was already too late.

He turned around and saw Gao Wei, who was covered in blood. Tang Xianwang's eyes were bloodshot. In the bloody battlefield, he drove his horse forward, grabbed Gao Wei's collar, and shouted: "Gao Wei! You son of a bitch! Fuck you! I'm going to kill you--"

Tang Xianwang wanted to eat Gao Wei alive. Gao Wei was so angry that he turned around and slashed Tang Xianwang with his knife, saying angrily: "If it's the other way around, I don't believe you won't do it!"

I'd rather die than have my friend die. Everyone is like this. Why are you pretending?!

…

When the incident happened, Xie Ci was still in the southern corner of the battlefield, almost the farthest place from the two roads.

The fighting was earth-shattering. They had eaten a meal near Zhangchuan during the day, and until now, the two sides finally paused, each pulling their distance, sitting down and tearing off their ration bags.

Xie Ci was panting, his body soaked in blood, but fortunately most of it was from other people. He only had a shallow scratch on his arm and left leg, both of which had been bandaged the day before yesterday and at noon.

Gu Guan crouched down and ran to Xie Ci beside the hill. He took out a rice ball wrapped in a leaf from his arms, which was still warm, and put it into his hand.

——Gu Guan’s endurance is not good enough for this kind of battle, and Xie Ci is also worried about her fighting on the front line, so she is responsible for logistics and delivering dry food. In such a long-lasting battle, the dry food bags need to be constantly replenished, which is also a very important job.

New dry food has just been delivered. The ingredients are the same, but it is made into dry wheat cakes that are easy to carry, with a little minced meat mixed in.

Xie Ci's other dishes were also wheat cakes; he didn't ask for anything special. But for this new meal, Gu Wan scooped the wheat rice into leaves, placed it in a cloth bag, and hung it around her waist. When the heat subsided halfway, she put it back in her arms; it was still warm.

When I opened the big leaves, I saw yellow oatmeal and minced meat in the middle, still warm to the touch.

Xie Ci quickly glanced around, "...Why did I bring this!"

But Gu Wan felt sorry for him, he knew it, and he couldn't bear to say anything to her, and even more reluctant to push it back, so he had to take it. Without chopsticks, he just held it in his hands and ate it.

After taking two bites, he looked up at her again.

"I'll block it for you." Gu Wan came over, "It's all wheat porridge, scooped out from the same pot."

But she added a little water, and it was still hot, so it was much more comfortable to eat.

The two looked up at each other from time to time and smiled. Xie Ci held the wheat rice for her, and Gu Wan also lowered her head and took a bite. The two smiled at each other.

Xie Ci ate voraciously. He was very hungry. The battle from noon till now had been very exhausting.

Gu Wan squatted aside and looked at him. Her arms were still a little hot. Suddenly she thought of Zhu Yuanzhang's wife, Empress Ma. Was this similar to what she was doing? She couldn't help laughing. "Hey, you are not allowed to be two-faced in the future, otherwise, hehe."

She doesn't want to be Queen Ma.

How could Xie Ci say that? "I certainly can't!"

He raised his head hurriedly, with some wheat porridge on his face. He glared at Gu Wan anxiously. Gu Wan snorted and gestured to click a certain part of his body, which would scare any man.

Xie Ci's eyes suddenly widened.

The two of them stared and laughed, and finally couldn't help laughing. Gu Wan pinched the wheat porridge on his face from behind and was about to say something, but suddenly, he felt a slight commotion on the battlefield, as if something big had changed.

Immediately afterwards, the sentry came on horseback, and they finally received the news from Luyang Dao.

It was Chen Huang who came to report it personally, his voice changed, "Oh no! The front line of the battlefield has entered Qingzhou!"

Xie Ci stood up suddenly: "What did you say?!"

When the people present heard this, their faces changed drastically.

Gu Wan couldn't laugh for a moment, "..."

Holy shit, isn't it?!

Oh my god, weren't all the intersections blown up?!

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The relationship is growing stronger and they are becoming more and more inseparable, but the situation is tense!

[Latest update: I had a fever last night and felt dizzy this morning. I'm taking a day off, everyone. QAQ. We'll resume updating on the 26th.]

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