Chapter 41 Xie Ci turned his head, the dusk reflected on his eyebrows and eyes, "Second sister-in-law, I think I understand what you mean."
Let’s talk about Gu Wan.
Qin Ying was indeed right, but only half right.
She and Xun Xiao were in a very dangerous situation at one point.
She fell back over the cliff. Gu Guan still had the thin iron chain that she had used to save Chen Lang. She pulled it out from her waist and swung it down with all her strength. It hit a crooked pine tree at the bottom. The two of them swung violently. Gu Guan pulled it hard, and the two of them flew up the steep slope.
The weathered gravel fell down under his feet. Gu Guan supported Xun Xiao. The body of a grown man was really too damn heavy. The wind whistled behind his head. The Xin Chou Hawk jumped up like a hawk and landed on the top of the slope. The ghost was chasing him with a knife in his hand.
Gu Guan and the other man were running very fast, their feet were almost out of control, and they were completely rolling in the second half. One of them missed a step and fell down like a wheel.
Gu Wan didn't care about anything else. "Hold your head!" She just realized that her foot had twisted and she shouted quickly.
Then she held her head and rolled down. Fortunately, there were no big rocks or trees on this slope. It was already the second half of the climb. The lush weeds were blown by the spring breeze and grew densely from the bottom of the canyon all the way up. With the grass as a cushion, it felt much better.
Gu Guan rolled into a large bush, feeling dizzy and her whole body was numb and painful from the scratches of gravel. She quickly got up, pulled up Xun Xiao who had staggered to the ground, and ran forward.
She was being chased closer and closer, and finally she vaguely saw what seemed to be a wind-eroded cave in front of her. She felt a strong wind coming towards her, so she dived in.
This place is bigger than imagined. It used to be a stream running through the mountains, but the water dried up. The wind blew for millions of years, eroding the loess on the cliff. The cracks became bigger and bigger, turning into multiple holes and gullies, which are connected to each other along the texture, making it very complicated.
An unknown wild beast rushed out past him, and Gu Guan quickly jumped away. When the beast rushed to the cave entrance, it was killed by Xin Chou who was coming towards it.
This man was chasing her too closely. She was out of breath, and his steps were fast and powerful. If she continued to run, he would definitely catch up with her.
We have to get rid of him here!
Gu Guan had already recognized Xin Chou. He had an orange-peel face, was tall and thin, and his skills were so great that he could be on par with Xie Ci and Xun Xiao in the later period. It must be him.
Xin Chou in the original trajectory was not a bad person, and even had some connections with Xie Ci, but who cares about that now?
The sleeve arrow that Gu Guan had shot earlier was knocked down by Xin Chou. She had picked it up and put it back on. In the darkness, she held her breath and crouched on a high fork in the road. Taking advantage of the difference in light inside and outside, she aimed at Xin Chou who was slowly walking in with a double-edged sword in hand.
"Wait until he takes four more steps and steps on a dead branch, then shoot him in the solar plexus."
Xun Xiao finally woke up a little. He slowly stood up, leaned close to his ear, and spoke in a very low voice.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps!
Gu Guan stared intently at the tall and thin black figure. She counted to four, and there was a crisp sound of a dead branch being stepped on, followed by a shrill scream from a mountain rat. Two mountain rats squeaked out and flew straight into Xin Chou's face.
It's time!
“Whoosh—”
The sharp whistling sound of a sharp weapon breaking through the air was particularly clear in this cave with a whistling wind. Just as Xin Chou was about to chop the mountain rat apart, Gu Wan's sleeve arrow shot out.
Xun Xiao pushed the ground and rushed out like lightning.
Gu Wan hurriedly followed him out.
The two men fought fiercely for a moment, Xun Xiao suddenly jumped up and Xin Chou suddenly retreated several steps, leaving the door on his back wide open. Gu Guan was quick-eyed and quick-handed, holding the dagger tightly in both hands, and rushed forward with a "Ah!"
With a "hiss", the cloth armor was separated by her, and blood splattered in an instant. Xin Chou's entire back was left with a long and deep wound by her.
Xin Chou couldn't help but pause, Xun Xiao swung his sword and swept it straight to Xin Chou's throat like lightning!
"Well!"
Xin Chou felt a chill in his throat, and after moving his Yuanyang Knife twice, he froze, the front of his armor soaked with the splattered blood.
He stood for a moment and then fell down with a thud.
Then Gu Guan and Xun Xiao also collapsed due to exhaustion.
In the dark cave, Gu Guan fell to the ground, feeling that her kneecap was about to be broken, but she quickly got up and stabbed Xin Chou's back a few times. After the knife was repaired, she lay down on the ground.
Oh my god, this guy’s fighting ability is really strong.
But at least there was no danger.
It's pretty close.
Gu Wan lay down for a while, then quickly got up, "Brother Xun, Brother Xun!"
She quickly slapped Xun Xiao's face.
Xun Xiao was half-conscious, his mask gone, revealing half of his face covered in burn scars. His eyes were tightly closed, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes, "...Mother, Mother!"
“No! No!”
"Mother, mother, Xuan'er..." He breathed rapidly, curled up with a look of pain, and his face was soaked with tears. "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!! You bastard——"
He was running in the darkness, and the gentle and kind woman was getting farther and farther away from him. He saw the convoy being stopped by unknown people in the green fields. Everyone was in a panic. The woman was caught with a look of fear on her face, and then her skull was torn off. She screamed, revealing red and white flesh and brain matter!
Reality was intertwined with the shattered skull, the scene was bizarre and bloody, and finally it was fixed on the face of a plump, fair woman with a look of fear and tears of blood.
Xun Xiao was woken up by Gu Wan, "Brother Xun, Brother Xun!"
He stared at Gu Wan for a long time before he collapsed back exhausted with tears streaming down his face.
Xun Xiao finally regained consciousness.
His body was exhausted and he felt cold. He stared at the cave for a long time before his senses gradually returned.
Gu Guan carefully reached out and touched his forehead. Fortunately, it was not hot. Xun Xiao tilted his head to glance at her. Gu Guan asked, "Brother Xun, are you okay? Let's rest for a while, or should we go find Luo Qian first?"
Luo Qian has medicine.
“No need.”
Xun Xiao's eyes became sharp again, and he sat up almost immediately.
Xun Xiao narrowed his eyes. Xin Chou's corpse was right in front of him. At that time, Xun Xiao was ill and was trying his best to restrain himself, but Xun Xiao's men were wearing veils. A group of unfamiliar people rushed out in the melee. However, it was this Xin Chou. He was looking for Gu Wan and directly picked up everyone's veils. He was very skilled and swift with his sword. In the end, he swept everyone and found that Gu Wan was not there, so he went to kill Xun Xiao.
It was a blessing in disguise.
Because Xun Xiao was confused and dazed, he caught a glimpse of a familiar face out of the corner of his eye.
Xun Xiao's eyes lit up, and he stood up suddenly: "Go up."
He stood up suddenly and rushed out like lightning. Gu Wan hurriedly said, "Hey, wait for me--"
And me, big brother!
It’s very difficult for her to climb up that cliff.
Xun Xiao curled his lips, turned around, grabbed Gu Wan's collar, and rushed out like lightning.
Gu Wan: “…”
She grabbed his arm with her backhand and untied his collar.
Xun Xiao lifted her up and leaped at an extremely fast speed, and soon they took a shortcut and returned to the canyon.
This place was not far from where they went down. In fact, not much time had passed. The fight had just ended. Xun Xiao put Gu Wan down, his eyes like lightning, stared for a moment, and then chased after him like lightning.
In the chaotic and fierce battlefield, he searched in several directions for a while and quickly locked the position. Xun Xiao chased after him and about three or four hundred meters away, he caught up with a man who was feigning a fight and running quickly to the west.
The man was startled and turned around suddenly.
"It's you."
Xun Xiao finally chuckled. After all his efforts, he finally got something. Gu Wan asked, "Who is this person?"
Xun Xiao said coldly: "The foster brother of Huang Shiwei, the Governor of Xiangzhou, and one of his guards."
This person actually obeyed Xun Xun's orders, and Huang Shiwei's confidants actually acted together with Xun Xun's men.
Xun Xiao immediately understood, "Huang Shiwei is also from Beirong."
Or Beirongzi.
Otherwise, at such an important moment, he would never have participated in Xun Xun's action.
In an instant, the man began to tremble like a sieve, his eyes were bloodshot, and he drew his long sword and rushed towards Xun Xiao.
He was killed by Xun Xiao with one sword.
They quickly brought the bodies back to the scene of the three-way battle and threw them in the area to disguise the scene of the previous killing.
Gu Guan didn't even need Xun Xiao to explain; this man wouldn't confess. He couldn't bring this situation to light, as Huang Shiwei would bite him back in a split second. More importantly, exposing this matter now would only serve to shake the morale of his own troops and would simply give Beirong a great victory.
Of course, the two of them couldn't alert the other side and make them change their strategy.
This was important information that they had finally obtained.
Gu Wan's face was filled with smiles. Oh! They finally got important information and opened a big gap.
Gu Guan blinked and immediately asked, "Do you know what Duo Luo means, Brother Xun? Wen Xuan just received news that in Beirong, besides Duo Luo, there is also Zhuosuo and Qingshui Valley!"
After close contact, it was found that Xun Xiao was actually not a bad person. When he came up, Gu Wan shouted, and he finally turned around and took her with him, although he looked reluctant.
It's because I've suffered too much hurt and I'm very extreme.
Gu Guan's heart immediately moved. In fact, she had used these words to hint at Qin Xian, Chen Yan and others before, and had an in-depth discussion with Xie Ci. Except for the last one, she didn't dare to say it casually, but no one had any special reaction.
Now that she has an idea and has made this major progress, what should she do?
Hehe, he couldn't possibly go and confront Qin Wenxuan.
Xun Xiao's eyelids paused, and he looked up at her. Gu Guan showed a standard smile with eight teeth.
"Doro?"
Xun Xiao's eyebrows slightly furrowed, then quickly separated: "This is ancient Tatar, meaning cloud, and also means to cover."
In connection with the Qingshui River Valley, the Qingshui River Valley is located after passing the Yinshan Mountains. It is located on the northern wing of the Longshan Mountains. It is the most important channel for the grassland peoples to invade the Central Plains. The terrain nearby is flat and downward like a leak, with wavy mountains and fractures separating them.
The Qingshui River Valley is a battleground for military strategists, and it is also a place with great geographical advantages that is very suitable for launching a siege war.
Zhuosuo, in Northern Rong language: to invade and occupy.
Xun Xiao's mind raced, and he understood almost instantly: "The Northern Rong have arrived and don't want to leave. Their goal is to invade the Central Plains!"
"Over three hundred miles southeast of the northern entrance to Guixu is the Qingshui River Valley! If the Northern Rong army splits into two groups, the Great Wei will be forced to surround and pursue them. If the Northern Rong army moves to the left, the left rear wing will split and attack Guiyichuan and Malian Road!"
Coincidentally, the Malian Crossing is currently the closest to Huang Shiwei's Xiangzhou soldiers. With the army moving in a hurry, he must be in this position.
"There must be something wrong with these two places!"
Xun Xiao's eyes flashed like lightning: "The Hu people who returned to Yichuan must have rebelled!"
If the two opened their mouths, something unexpected would happen on the flank, and the Northern Wei Army would inevitably suffer a crushing defeat! It was even possible that the entire army would be annihilated!
——In fact, there were many Hu people who surrendered in the north. As Zheng Yingshi said before, the Wei Dynasty was very corrupt during its founding and early middle periods. More than a dozen Yi tribes and small countries such as Qiang, Di, Lite, Puchang, etc. all surrendered to the Wei Dynasty and moved to Xiang, Ding, Yun and other states. The number of people in each tribe was not large, but there were also a certain number of them. They were scattered in a large area of Guzang Mountain, a branch of Yin Mountain. One of the large settlements was Guiyichuan, also called Guiyizhou.
It's quite far away from the Qingshui River Valley, but once this super war breaks out, the number of people deployed should be almost the same.
Gu Guan exclaimed in his heart, wow, Gui Yichuan hasn’t even mentioned it yet, but Xun Xiao has already figured it out.
With the intersection of Huang Shiwei and Ma Lian, the whole thing is connected and complete! !
Gu Wan was overjoyed: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go back quickly!!"
The entire battlefield was in chaos. The northern entrance of Guixu was broken through. Both armies were moving rapidly. The fighting scene was torn to pieces in the blink of an eye. The two men led a horse, jumped on it, and ran along with the army.
Gu Wan shouted loudly.
She had to hurry back and tell Xie Ci the good news!
The soldiers flowed like a river and surged like a tide. In the crowd, her eyes were bright and her face showed true joy.
Xun Xun reined in his horse, stared at her for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Why are you willing to help Xie Ci?"
Obviously, she didn't need this. Obviously, she could live an ordinary and stable life. She rescued Xie Ci from prison and the Xie family. This was enough to repay the Xie family for raising her for more than ten years, and there was still a lot left over.
Don’t tell me that you like exciting life or extraordinary life, Xun Xiao doesn’t believe a word of it.
A woman like Gu Guan can do anything. As long as she is willing, she will be able to walk an extraordinary path of success.
Is it that the days of being rich enough to rival a country are not pleasant, or that the life of riding a horse and traveling around the country is not exciting enough?
Gu Guan: Huh?
She smiled: "Why?"
She laughed out loud, "Because Xie Ci is a hero!"
He is the descendant of a hero, and in the near future, he will also be a hero who stands tall and proud.
Well, she had to admit that Yu Manzhen was not the real reason, and yearning for extraordinaryness was not a necessary factor. The most crucial thing was the little spark in her heart.
Gu Wan admired heroes, and the vivid thank-you speech made her full of curiosity at the time.
In the past, due to family circumstances, Gu Wan had actually met many heroes. Regardless of their position, whether they had been awarded or not, whether they had sacrificed their lives or were still silently working day in and day out, she always admired them, just as she admired her father, who remained steadfast despite being wounded.
She felt it was very meaningful for her to actually participate in such an event.
And now, after all these reasons, she really regards Xie Ci as her relative, family, and Qin Ying and others.
Gu Guan exhaled deeply, smiled freely and unrestrainedly, and the wind with billowing smoke lifted her hair. Her eyes were bright and shining.
She tilted her head, smiled, and raised her eyebrows at Xun Xiao. "How about it? This answer isn't perfunctory, is it? I didn't let you down by trying to save her this time after your illness relapsed, did I?"
Xun Xiao couldn't help but sneer. He never thought that there would be such people in this world.
"One or two, so naive."
The noise was so loud that Gu Wan couldn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
Xun Xiao chuckled: "I think Xie Ci is lucky."
"That's right!" Gu Wan laughed. She also felt that it was true. With her, Qin Ying, and the Xie family members Qin Xian and Chen Yan, compared with the original trajectory, although Xie Ci also had sadness, his luck should indeed be much better.
Then please keep getting better!
Gu Guan squeezed the horse's belly, and before the horse accelerated, she turned around and said to Xun Xiao, "Actually, if you want to, you can do it too!"
As the dark horse rushed out, Xun Xiao froze and his expression instantly became gloomy.
He said nothing and coldly kicked the horse's belly.
…
Sasa galloped on his horse, but it was difficult to lock onto the main force in the chaos.
Fortunately, at this time.
From a distance, they could see several people swimming upstream, looking intently towards the edge of the canyon.
Qin Ying suddenly turned around and was overjoyed: "Awan——"
She immediately spurred her horse and galloped in that direction.
…
Xie Ci and his men had also keenly noticed the Beirong's strategy of encircling the enemy.
All night long, until dawn, the two armies never really stopped.
After a short period of rest, they soon became active again.
Xun Xun's movements soon led to subsequent actions.
I don’t know whether it was Lu Xinyi or Zheng Shoufang, or even these two people didn’t need to make any moves themselves. It was the so-called killing with a borrowed knife. One of the knives jumped out on its own without waiting for others to arrange it.
At that time, the six confidants came forward to testify. Among them were Su Zhen, Chen Yan, Kou Wenshao, three former trusted generals who were either forced to stop or had to stop at the last minute and regretted it. Of course, there were also three people who were really afraid of rebellion, namely the Governor of Xizhou Li Ping, the Governor of Liangzhou Cao Zhao and the Governor of Chenzhou Yan Zongze.
If we were to say who is more restless, these three might be even more restless than Lu Xinyi.
All we have to do is spread the word to them first, and then lead the Lingzhou Army and Yunzhou Army where "Xie Ci" is to the Malian Crossing, and these three people will jump out immediately.
Lu Xinyi frowned, Zheng Shoufang joined in, and coupled with the atmosphere on the spot, Lu Xinyi was forced to calm down on the spot.
The moment Xie Ci received the military order, he said, "There's a problem at Malian Crossing!"
——No one really expected that Xun Xun would use an open conspiracy here.
Xie Ci immediately guessed that there must be something strange here.
When the word "Ma Lian Road" came out, even Qin Xian's eyebrows moved. Everyone present had very keen military tentacles. They subconsciously thought of the Qingshui River Valley and immediately guessed the large encirclement.
Xie Ci's brows were gloomy, but at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.
The troops were clearly marching in a circuitous manner, with the sound of horses' hooves and boots clattering everywhere, but he could clearly hear the sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground.
From east to west, they came rushing forward.
Just as he looked up, Qin Ying said with a smile: "Awan and the others are back——"
Xie Ci had been suppressing his emotions. The sound of his horse's hooves was thunderous, and he was thinking, if... if she was really gone, he would follow her to accompany her.
No matter where you go, there will always be her and there will always be him!
The sound of horse hooves clattered and Qin Ying's laughing voice came from afar, and everyone in the circle was overjoyed.
Xie Ci and Qin Wenxuan almost ran out at full speed.
It was difficult for the fat horse to go upstream, so he dismounted in an instant and rushed out on foot.
Qin Wenxuan fell to the ground and broke her palm, tears streaming down her face.
Xie Ci had already rushed to Gu Wan's horse.
He looked at her without blinking. Gu Wan turned over and Xie Ci rushed over and hugged her tightly.
Gu Guan felt tears touching his neck and flowing down his neck. Xie Ci trembled all over. He was so excited that he could hardly control himself. It seemed as if a hand reached into his chest and grabbed his heart and squeezed it into a ball.
Gu Wan was stunned, but Qin Ying had already told everyone about their anxiety. She smiled and slowly reached out to pat her on the back, "I'm back."
Xie Ci tried his best to endure it, raised his head, and his eyes were a little red. Gu Wan quickly handed over his left hand, "My hand is scratched, it hurts, can you apply medicine for me?"
Xie Ci said nothing, took her and turned back.
He didn't dare speak in public, afraid that speaking would reveal his identity and emotions.
…
Xun Xiao was a big conspicuous person. He did not show up and was far away. He stood there for a moment and then turned around and left.
Gu Guan conveyed their findings.
Qin Xian closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Leave Huang Shiwei to me, you guys take care of Gui Yichuan."
The war situation has reached this point, and Wei cannot retreat. If it retreats, it will be tantamount to handing over the entire Qingshui River Valley and Guanzhong to others.
The military order has been quickly transmitted to all the armies, and Qin Xian, Chen Yan and others will immediately lead their troops to the central battlefield.
Meanwhile, young generals such as Qin Guan, Qin Yong, and Chen Lang will join Kou Wenshao's Dingzhou troops in rushing to Malian Road Crossing, including Xie Ci.
Kou Wenshao said, "Leave Malian Road Crossing to me. When you find an opportunity, go to Guiyichuan immediately."
Gu Wan said, "Brother Xun and I agree that we should split up into two groups. Since Brother Xun and I have just escaped, we should go to Guiyi Prefecture first to investigate what is going on."
It’s better to know in advance.
It would be best to try to open the door and cooperate with Xie Ci and the others from inside and outside.
Now they have a general idea of the overall battle plan for the Northern Rong war, and Xun Xun's secret plan should be almost ready.
The next step is to crack and defeat the opponent.
It was appropriate to split the troops into two groups, so it was quickly decided.
Qin Xian and others had already received the military order and could not stay, so they hurriedly mounted their horses and quickly led the troops away.
But compared with before, everyone felt more at ease.
No matter how powerful the enemy is, they are not afraid. They will fight them. What they fear most are those sneaky tricks and conspiracies hidden somewhere.
Even so, this battle is extremely dangerous. If Xie Ci Qinguan fails to escape in time to Guiyichuan and successfully resolve the problem there quickly, Qin Xian and his men will be in great danger.
But Qin Xian was not afraid. This middle-aged general with thirty years of experience in the battlefield was not afraid of dying in battle. He said to Xie Ci, "If I die in battle, you don't have to worry about it."
You must save yourself.
"Remember to find the person behind this to comfort the general's spirit in heaven, and then I will rest in peace."
Qin Xian's expression was calm. He repeatedly instructed Xie Ci, Qin Guan and Qin Yong. Then he turned around, mounted his horse and rode away.
…
With heavy troops ahead, there is no room for too many other emotions.
Just before talking to Qin Xian.
Xie Ci lowered his head and carefully bandaged the abrasion on Gu Wan's hand.
After everyone finished their discussion, they dispersed immediately. Gu Wan then quietly set off. He accompanied her until they slowly retreated to the edge of the guards. Before she left, he asked her, "Aren't you worried about me?"
Qin Xian gave him countless warnings and instructions, but it was because he cared too much and didn't trust him.
Even Qin Ying couldn't help but repeat a few words.
Gu Guan couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
She said seriously: "I believe you, you can do it!"
After receiving the military order, the army quickly stopped and separated. In the twilight and the commotion, she turned her head and said to him with a curved lip.
Smiling, but serious.
Xie Ci couldn't help but clench his fist, and his little fingernail pricked the gauze palm protector, and an indescribable shudder went straight to his heart.
He almost immediately said, "I can do it!"
His soul trembled, and Gu Guan's words touched his heart.
There was an instant resonance in our hearts.
He watched her turn around and smiled, then he bent down and tugged at the guard's dark blue cloak, and lightly patted his horse to disappear outside the guards.
Xie Ci didn't even have time to tell her about his fear and panic during the day. He watched her leave as she drove her horse, quickly circling several times and disappearing into the crowd of soldiers.
…
After a long time, he said goodbye and turned back.
He, Kou Wenshao, Qin Yong and others were about to complete the battalion reorganization and set off immediately.
Qin Ying was standing behind Xie Ci.
Xie Ci turned around, the dusk reflected on his eyebrows and eyes. He said, "Second sister-in-law, I think I understand what you mean."
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