Although He Linghan is a big girl, she still has a "little girl" side, at least now, she doesn't want to let go of Ye Shikai anymore.

"Ling'er, the last three-month vacation hasn't ended yet, I'll be with you during this time, how about it. Ye Shikai looked at He Linghan with a comfortable face, and couldn't help but smile on his face, this kind of life is what he wants, he can live a plain life with his sweetheart.

"Okay, but you won't be allowed to leave again this time. He Linghan pointed at the tip of his nose with chopsticks, and the corners of his mouth were still stained with rice grains, which looked very funny, Ye Shikai snorted and laughed.

"Okay, I promise you, now that the war is over, at least today the lord will not use any more soldiers. Ye Shikai stroked her forehead, speaking of war, Mi Wen has expanded his territory in the past two years, frequently sent troops to Qin, this year is the Northern Expedition to Nanyang, and the west to Bashu, the people's financial resources have already reached the limit, and the army is reckless, this is the real road to destruction, now there is still a long time before next year, just can be used to recuperate, in fact, half a year is too short, but it is better than nothing, in addition, Ye Shikai still wants to persuade Mi Wen to give up the plan to attack Bashu next year, not to mention whether the wolf clan will go south to invade the Central Plains next year, her plan, there are always someThe feeling of "robbing while the fire is on".

Ye Shikai also once guarded the Great Wall, and was also one of the 300,000 border soldiers, he understands how much it costs to defend the Great Wall, and he also knows the meaning of the Great Wall.

"Husband, what are you thinking? Seeing that Ye Shikai was distracted, He Linghan reached out and pulled his clothes.

"Ahem, it's nothing, you eat slowly. ”

A few days have passed, the two of them have lived a "dull and dull life", everything in the Ye Mansion is also in order, the war in the distance does not seem to have affected Linxiang, except for a large number of forced labor that makes the people complain, the rest is stable.

A week later.

"Husband, where are you going? Seeing Ye Shikai put on his armor again, He Linghan asked curiously.

"Just now the government came to report, saying that the lord's army will arrive today, and requires the civil and military forces of the whole city to go to the west gate to greet me, although the lord is still on my vacation, but after all, I am a monarch and minister, if I don't stay at home, I'm afraid someone will say bad things about me behind my back. Ye Shikai explained, "Okay, I'll be back in the evening, you can wait at home." ”

"Okay then, husband will go early and return early. He Linghan nodded in response.

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On the day of the expedition, Huo Ziqing led an army of 50,000 from Linxiang City, and recruited 50,000 or 60,000 local garrisons along the way, and the army class division naturally disbanded the recruited sergeants, the battle of Bashu, Wang Li led the army to cut off the back road of the Chu army, if it was not for Ye Shikai to find a way out for the army in time, the 100,000 Chu army is afraid that the whole army will be wiped out, in general, the loss of the 50,000 Linxiang army is not large, minor injuries are not counted, 50,000 people but the loss of six or seven thousand.

Ye Shikai stood under the city gate, watching the army slowly enter the city, most of these sergeants were recruited in Linxiang City and several nearby counties, their parents, wives and children are all here, for these sergeants, they are lucky, at least they survived, and those brothers who died in a foreign land did not even have a person to collect the corpses.

"Shangguan. ”

"Old leaves. ”

"How are you guys, it's okay on the way back. Ye Shikai greeted him, and the two came to a "big hug".

"Don't worry, what can happen, there are so many people, but it's you, you left suddenly, without even saying hello, and the lord came to ask me. ”

"Alright, let's get into the city. ”

"Okay, let's go into the city, drink wine and eat meat. ”

In the city, restaurants.

"Shangguan, why did the troops enter the city directly this time, don't you need to camp outside the city. Ye Shikai asked, when the army entered the city, he found that in addition to the cavalry, the rest of the sergeants, including him and Shangguan Jian's guards, had entered the city.

"I'm about to explain that to you. Shangguan Jian put down the wine glass in his hand, "Originally, only garrisons were allowed to be stationed in the city, and there was also the lord's guards, but this time she gave an order to allow our troops to enter the city. ”

"It's just us. Ye Shikai asked rhetorically.

"That's right. ”

"My lord is so kind to us. Ye Shikai is a little incredible, Mi Wen has always been treated equally, especially on the "treatment issue", even if he has a special relationship with Mi Wen, but the soldiers and horses under his command are treated similarly to the soldiers of other troops.

"It's also thanks to you. Shangguan Jian said suddenly.

"What does that mean. ”

"You disbanded the troops in Bashu privately, except for the cavalry team, there are less than two thousand people left, and the military camp in the city is enough to accommodate it, otherwise, we will probably have to camp outside the city. Shangguan Jian explained.

"I see. ”

Ye Shikai didn't think about it so much, when the troops were disbanded, the main reason was that he couldn't bear to kill them all, besides, although the remaining sergeants were less than two thousand, since they stayed, they were the elite who were not afraid of life and death, they were all veterans of a hundred battles, as long as they were there, the soul of the army would be retained.

"Old Ye, I heard Wan Qiyuan say...... The wolves are going south again. Shangguan Jian shook his head and looked around, and seeing that no one heard, he leaned his head over and whispered in a low voice.

"What, you know that, too. Ye Shikai was shocked.

"It's hard to happen, you know. Shangguan Jian was also taken aback, looking at Ye Shikai's reaction, it was obvious that he had already known about it.

"Ahem, this matter was told to me by the lord, by the way, where did Wan Qian originally come from. Ye Shikai hurriedly explained.

"Lao Ye, have you forgotten that this kid Wan Qiyuan is from the wolf clan, he is friends with several wolf clan merchants, and this news was told to him by those merchants. ”

"Is it reliable to hear and hear? ”

"100% reliable, this friend of Wan Qiyuan, traveled back and forth between the Central Plains and the grassland, sold the furs, horses, and lambs abundant in the grassland to the Central Plains, and sold the bronzes, grain, books, weapons and armor of the Central Plains to the grassland. ”

"Go on. Ye Shikai asked.

"Those wolf clan merchants have recently purchased a large number of weapons and armor from the Central Plains, as well as food, etc., it is possible that they ...... It was the wolf clan that prepared for the invasion to the south. ”

"You also said it, it's just a possibility, maybe it's the wolf people who reserve food in advance in order to survive the winter, as for weapons, there is no smelting technology in the Central Plains on the grassland, and if you want to get weapons and armor, you can only trade them. ”