The counter-plan carried out by using Luo Lun went smoothly as Lonely Ze Xiu expected.

Since the destruction of the big city of Liangzhou, the arrogance of Xiliang has been declining, but the imperial army has been in full swing, not only recapturing the lost ten cities in the northwest, but also capturing the three eastern cities of Xiliang one after another. And in the Yuye City of Xiliang, he even captured the collaborator Muzhou Yushi Wang Zhongcan.

Such exciting results came one after another, which naturally boosted the morale of the imperial army, and even directly put forward a bold proposal to annihilate the whole country of Xiliang.

Now the camp has been settled outside the rather prosperous Yuye City, although it is late at night, but the main tent in the barracks is still burning with endless lights.

Several people in the tent sat in front of the topography map of the university, their eyes far-reaching and their words burning, and they obviously did not show any relaxation because of the optimistic situation in front of them.

Previously, it was Luoyun Prefecture who took the lead in taking down Yuye City, so he was also full of fighting spirit at this moment, "Your Majesty, I suggest that the next one should take Gaochang City." Gaochang is only a few dozen kilometers away from Yuye, which is the economic lifeblood of Xiliang, and it is also the only place for Xiliang to reach the territory of the empire. If the army can take this city, it will be able to prevent it from being invaded by the Yi people for a few years to come!"

Hearing this, Ruan Jinxuan, who was sitting beside him with his forehead, frowned and shook his head slightly.

"Although Gaochang City is close, the terrain is high and open, and it is surrounded by high mountains, so it is easy to fall into the ambush of the enemy. This move is too dangerous......"

He Zhao drank the glass wine glass in his hand, then sighed lightly, and set his eyes on the far-reaching expression of Lonely Zexiu.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Yanagi Naka. Shan Zexiu's right fist lightly touched his jaw, and a pair of dark eyes were as deep as the sea, "Although this city is small and has few resources, its terrain is flat, and it is not unfamiliar to the soldiers of the empire, so it can have one more chance of victory." ”

"Yes, that's what I mean. Ruan Jinxuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "It is true that the army has won many battles, but everything still needs to be stable. ”

Luo Yunzhou's gaze instantly fell from Gaochang in the northwest to Liuzhong in the southeast, and his heart suddenly opened.

"Then take Liuzhong! Xiliang Xiao'er dares to seize the territory of my empire, but also has to pay the corresponding price. Now that the army has successfully captured the three cities, I am afraid that if I take two more cities, Na Xiliang's surrender will be sent to the city tower in a hurry. ”

"Exactly!"

Ruan Jinxuan's handsome face revealed a smile of relief.

"I'm a little tired today. Jinxuan, Yunzhou, you should also go back to rest early......" Shan Ze's slender fingers lightly touched the corners of his forehead, these days and nights of commanding and fighting, finally made him a little weak, and there was also a faint pain in the old disease, "As for the plan to take Liuzhong, when you come over early tomorrow morning, we will discuss it." ”

"Yes. ”

Luo Ruan and the others then got up and said goodbye.

The torch-like candles in the main tent were still flickering brightly, and the light and shadow were softly cast on the handsome side face of Lonely Zexiu. I saw that he was still sitting in the same place, rubbing his knees lightly with both hands, frowning slightly, and there seemed to be a faint desolation in his expression, and there was no half of the joy that should belong to the victor.

He Zhao clearly saw that Ze Xiu's eyes were not on Liuzhong City, which the army was about to attack, but was staring deeply at their distant homeland Shengjing.

I don't know how long it took, it seemed that the candle on his side was missing half a finger long, and He Zhao finally couldn't bear to speak, "Your Majesty, do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look?"

"Forget it," Silent Zexiu waved his hand slowly, "He Zhao, you can go out for a walk with me." ”

"Yes. ”

The two of them were already dressed in civilian clothes, and after walking out of the camp tent, they chose to travel on light horses, and from time to time they bypassed the heavy military tents of the barracks and came to a strange and vast cliff. Then the master and servant jumped off their horses and sat side by side on the barren sandbank, just as they had traveled together when they were young.

"He Zhao, do you think that according to the current trend, how long will it take for us to leave for Beijing?"

Looking at the unreachable starry night on the east side of the firmament, Lonely Zexiu finally revealed the fatigue that he didn't dare to show half a minute on weekdays.

Now the morale of the army has risen greatly, and many generals have put forward the will to annihilate the whole country of Xiliang with high morale. He Zhao turned sideways and said calmly, "Your Majesty, don't you want to?"

"Don't want to? How could you not want to? The hegemony of expanding the territory of the empire is at your fingertips, and no one in power will not be tempted, but I also know that now is not the right time. At present, the empire is still suffering from internal and external troubles, and what I am most afraid of is to invest too much energy in the Battle of Xiliang, so that I will lose the other side because of this, and it will be difficult to recover Shengjing City again......"

"Although it is easy to receive the surrender document at the moment, it is difficult to return to Beijing. Presumably, the eldest princess will set up many checkpoints on the way, and she is most afraid that she will defend the Shengjing City and finally break the net with you. ”

Lonely Ze pursed his thin lips, and his heart was a little mixed.

"If my father had known about today, I wonder if he would regret the indulgence he had given her in the past?"

"Come back to Beijing in the future......" He Zhao paused, and then asked bluntly, "What do you plan to do with the eldest princess?"

Being in the endless darkness is like being in an invisible space. Every now and then, no matter how strong a person is on weekdays, there will be some unspeakable weakness.

Just like right now, Lonely Zexiu only felt that the tip of his nose was slightly sour, and the gentle and loving voice and smile of the queen mother before her death resurfaced in his mind.

"If it's just rebellion, I can spare her life. Because I can understand that my father was too indulgent to her since she was a child, making her too ignorant and doing whatever she wants. But I can't forgive the queen mother's affairs, one life for one life, this time back, I will definitely not let her live again!"

"That's fine. It's just that the situation in the cold and silent city is so tense now, I don't know if Niangniang will be able to get out of the city by then......"

"After planning for so long, Yue'er has suffered so many grievances, isn't it to completely eliminate the suspicion between Lonely and Lin's feelings for us?" His knees were still aching, as if he was always reminding himself of every difficult step he had taken with Xianyue along the way, Lonely Zexiu smiled as if he were self-deprecating, and there was also a breathtaking affection in his starry eyes that were as cold as frost on weekdays, "The frontier can be attacked again one day, but Yue'er, there is only one in this world!"

"Niang Bing Xue is smart, and she may not understand your hard work until now. He Zhao's heart moved, and then he took out the two mangwen brocade bags that he had never left from his sleeves, "You see, when the army was traveling, Niangniang handed this to me personally. ”

Silence Xiu's heart moved slightly, and then he took it carefully. But at the moment when he saw what was in the bag with a fire sickle, his expression changed unexpectedly.

"The Flinch Talisman and the Qingluan Talisman?"

"Exactly. Niangniang was afraid that you would go thousands of miles to the country, and in case you encountered danger in an external encounter, you would not be able to get out of the situation, so she ordered me to bring the secret guards of the two families along the way. He Zhao said as he quietly stroked his empty sleeve pocket, and said in a trance in his heart for a while, "Your Majesty, it is true that Niangniang is tired of the thousands of disturbances in the palace, but what she has in her heart is you from beginning to end...... Before leaving, she told me that she would wait for you to go back for a reunion. ”

"She, really?"

Under the bright stars, Shan Zexiu clutched the two talismans in his hand, which were like a thousand gold, and his heart was full of emotions.

I thought that after returning to the court, I confessed everything to beg her forgiveness, and I was lucky that she could gain confidence in herself. But I don't want to at the critical moment, in order to protect herself, Xianyue actually handed over the last hole card of the gate valve family for hundreds of years to protect herself without reservation!

"It's true. ”

At this moment, the cold wind on the sandbar was still whistling on his side, blowing the ink-colored cloak embroidered with the dark lines of the unicorn on his body like a huge wave on the sea. But Lonely Zexiu's heart was warm, and he was moved to see that the moment when the two of them fell in love in the rockery stone by the Qinquan Corridor many years ago suddenly appeared in his mind, and the shy and beautiful face of the girl in the light and darkness.

Even though he did so many things that hurt her, she still chose to believe in herself without hesitation at the critical moment, just to keep herself safe. Thinking of this, Lonely Zexiu clenched his fists, wishing that he could return to Cold Silence City now, and hold his most beloved woman tightly in his arms without any scruples, and never part.

"This time, I can't let her down anymore!"

In the darkness, Lonely Zexiu's words seemed to be addressed to He Zhao and to himself.