After getting an accurate answer, Shi Qingxue no longer had any unnecessary worries. He patted his body and stood up.
"We've already wasted quite a bit of time. We should get down the mountain as soon as possible."
Chu Yan stood up and nodded, indicating that he agreed to the order.
"But..."
When he got to this point, Qingxue suddenly laughed again and pointed with her finger:
"I feel a little unsteady due to my injured legs. I might need to trouble General Chu to help me down the mountain."
Chu Yan, who originally thought he had escaped, suddenly became anxious and pondered these words carefully.
Then, he frowned and said reluctantly: "No matter how I look at you, General, you don't look like you have any problems with your legs and feet!"
To be honest, he was speechless at this moment. He had seen men taking advantage of women, but this was the first time he saw a woman taking advantage of him.
Seeing that he was ignorant, the smile on Shi Qingxue's face disappeared:
"Really? Perhaps I remembered it wrongly. General Chu, your legs are injured and you need my help?"
After saying that, she stared at Chu Yan's right leg with a somewhat cold expression, as if she wanted to hurt it even if it wasn't injured.
Chu Yan felt a chill on his back when he was looked at, and hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, no, help me, isn't it okay if I help you?"
There was no need for Shi Qingxue to say anything. He walked over and put Shi Qingxue's right hand on his shoulder.
Unexpectedly, seeing this scene, Shi Qingxue pushed him away first, and then the smile returned to her face.
"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore."
"I can walk on my own, but the battle is more important. If I ask you to help me down the mountain, I don't think I'll be able to get down by noon."
After saying that, Shi Qingxue waved his hand and took a step forward.
Chu Yan was left standing there in a daze for a moment, speechless and complaining, it's a good thing that you, a great marshal, know the importance of the war.
If you don’t know, you might think that the two of them are having a date in the mountains today.
The way down the mountain was not long. The two of them walked east along the river and soon returned to the official road.
Because the main force of the An army knew about the disappearance of the Marshal and General Chu yesterday, the official road was already full of An army soldiers looking for people.
As soon as the two of them walked onto the main road, they met a group of people.
The leader took a closer look at the person coming out of the woods and was immediately overjoyed.
"Quick! It's Marshal Shi and General Chu!"
This single statement caused a huge uproar, and the remaining soldiers looked over. Most of them were able to recognize their commander-in-chief, and their faces were also excited.
Snap——
The little flag followed with a group of people to greet the military salute.
"Subordinates greet the Grand Marshal and General Chu!"
"No need to be so polite." Shi Qingxue waved her hand. The first thing she asked was something she had been thinking about. "Did the soldiers find out where Zhou Yan was yesterday?"
Xiaoqi hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then shook his head, "Last night, after our army arrived, we immediately sealed off the mountain, but we didn't track down Zhou Yan's movements."
"Really? That's a pity."
Shi Qingxue was not surprised to hear the news and nodded slightly.
But from the perspective of Chu Yan standing next to him, he clearly felt Shi Qingxue glaring at him out of the corner of his eye.
I just... feel very wronged.
He also wanted to catch Zhou Yan at that time, but who would have noticed that there was a cave in the mountain, and he would have hit one with every step.
What happened in the past cannot be undone. Now we can only hope that Zhou Yan has not left and then find a way to surround him again.
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The group then returned to Lin County.
After a great shock, fortunately there was no accident and the entire army felt relieved.
You must know that the situation in Lin County is not good, especially Chu Yan's subordinates. In just one night, they clamored that all this was a conspiracy of the court and that they deliberately wanted to harm General Chu.
Chen Yi almost led his men into a fight, but fortunately, with the comfort and assurance of Xu Liang and others, he reluctantly decided to hold back for the time being.
Only after seeing Chu Yan return safely did they feel completely relieved.
"General Shi, the current situation is that the Qi army that was there yesterday was almost completely defeated, with only 3,000 men escaping. The Qi army in Lin County, with support, has completely fled north to Northern Yan."
In the commander's camp, Liu Chengce gave a brief report on the latest battle situation of the night.
"According to my guess, Zhou Yan may have returned to the Qi army after coming down from the mountain. If all the Qi troops return to Northern Yan now, it will be basically impossible to contain them."
"Well, it seems that for now we can only wait and see what happens over there with the Qi army."
Shi Qingxue responded and lowered his head to fiddle with the sand table.
Now the Qi army is fleeing north and is about to return to Qi. At present, the An army is deciding whether to block their way or let them pass. The specific strategy needs to be worked out step by step.
An Jun's intelligence was still very fast. Only two days later, they learned that Zhou Yan had appeared in Beiyan City.
According to the intelligence we have gathered, the Qi army is making preparations in Beiyan. Their motives are very clear, and they will most likely abandon Beiyan City and return directly to Qi.
The movements of the Qi army indicated that there might be serious unrest within the Qi state, or in other words, these Qi troops were heading back to welcome the new emperor of Qi to the throne.
When Qingxue was leading his army to Beiyan, all the Qi troops of Beiyan happened to leave the city and head north, and the main force all returned to Qi.
"It seems that there must be a big mess inside Qi. Let's see what the follow-up intelligence tells us."
On the way, Chu Yan couldn't help but laugh when he learned that the Qi army returned to the capital without any scruples and didn't even have time to destroy the interior of Beiyan City.
It is also because of this idea that Chu Yan has a new idea in the face of the current civil unrest in Qi.
It just so happened that there was an internal rebellion in Qi, which was a blessing from heaven. Could he take the opportunity to invade Qi?
However, the internal situation of Anguo is not stable at the moment. If he really sends troops to engage in a protracted war, it may not be a wise decision.
In short, the idea is here, but as for how to implement it, we still have to hope that Qi can give some help.
When Shi Qingxue heard Chu Yan's suppressed excitement, she seemed to understand his plan and turned to look at him.
"Why, are you planning to send troops to Qi?"
Chu Yan hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't want to tell her directly, so he said perfunctorily:
"It's hard to say, let's see the specific situation first."
Shi Qingxue nodded. "It will probably take Zhou Yan and the Qi army about half a month to return to the capital. By then, it will take at least a month to determine the situation in Shengjing."
"Emperor Yangwu's crown prince is not dead, and I have a strong premonition that Zhou Yan and his subordinates are likely members of the crown prince's gang!"
After that, she explained to Chu Yan, "I specifically said there's a month in between. Do you know what I meant?"
"I know. How could I not know this?" Chu Yan replied, looking particularly confident.
"If Zhou Yan wants to join forces with the Crown Prince to overthrow King Cheng as you say, then Qi will inevitably be in chaos. If we send troops in a month, we will at least be able to capture Nankang City!"
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