In the big tent of the camp in Beijing, the lights went out, Li Dunian lay on the marching bed, put a sword on the pillow, and jumped up at any time to meet the enemy.

Not far away, on another marching bed, Wen Qingxiu lay down.

Wen Qingxiu couldn't fall asleep over and over, listening to that, Li Dunian was silent and silent, Wen Qingxiu simply sat up, "Hey, can you really sleep? The situation is so delicate, you can eat and sleep like no one, I really admire you more and more." ”

Li Dunian was naturally awake, but he didn't turn over, "If you don't sleep or eat, you will torture yourself to death? Is it necessary? Family and country affairs, there are meat eaters who have their own schemes, and small soldiers and generals like you and me who eat military rations, to put it bluntly, are tools raised by the imperial court, where they need to be released to attack, and when they are not needed, they will be locked up and raised." In addition, you and I don't need to think about it much, it's useless to think too much, people are soft-spoken, and no one listens to us. ”

Wen Qingxiu stuck out her tongue, "Good girl, is this still what the Dongliang Kingdom Hall Jingzhong Battalion Supervisor said? How do you feel that you are becoming more and more decadent, you look like you don't want to make progress, and you are still shouldering the burden of commanding an army of more than 100,000 people." ”

Li Dunian smiled bitterly, "You know the overall situation in front of you as well as I do, Your Majesty said to fight, let's go, Your Majesty doesn't speak, we can only watch the land fall and the people of Li in misery." We huddled here to eat and sleep, and we were spit on by the world. ”

Wen Qingxiu thought about it and sighed, "Alas, in fact, I understand the truth, I'm just bored and depressed, and I just want to find someone to talk to and relieve the depression in my heart." Besides, didn't you go out today, didn't you hear the latest news?"

Li Dunian did go out today, but when he came back, he didn't say a word about what he heard and saw, Wen Qingxiu waited for an afternoon, and he was impatient, so he could only take the initiative to ask.

Li Dunian chuckled silently: "There is no new progress, it's still like that-"

After a pause, he suddenly asked, "If Your Majesty sends you to Qingzhou Mansion and asks General Bai to go out of the mountain, do you have the courage to go?"

Wen Qingxiu was stunned and deeply surprised.

"Not at all. Li Dunian analyzed, "I was also surprised when I heard that everyone was quietly spreading such words, there are hundreds of military officials and ministers in the court of Dongliang Kingdom, where is it your turn to be an unknown scholar to take on such a heavy burden - but after thinking about it carefully, it does make sense." You are a soldier who has traveled thousands of miles from the southwest frontier to bring back Moro to invade the war, and you are also a soldier who has personally stationed at the border posts, and you are a rare scholar among the soldiers, so, according to speculation, it is very likely that Your Majesty will send you to Marshal Bai three times. ”

Wen Qingxiu pondered for a long time, but still felt that this thing was too sudden.

Li Dunian asked: "Liu Fuma and Mei Nei, who went to invite Marshal Bai to the second time, returned in embarrassment, Your Majesty's face couldn't hold back, it stands to reason that he should have ordered General Bai to be punished heavily, but there was no follow-up, indicating that Your Majesty did not really blame General Bai in his heart, and then he had to send someone to invite him, especially the nephrite bribery case was openly exposed, it is said that Yin Zuoxiang tried his best to persuade His Majesty to ask General Bai for the crime, but His Majesty still refused to make a decision, and once again explained that His Majesty still intends to reactivate General Bai." It's just that His Majesty's face can't hold it, and he wants him to send someone to invite General Bai again in a short time, and he has to pass the hurdle in his heart first——"

Wen Qingxiu interjected: "If you really want to make the move of inviting the old general Bai three times, it is a good story between the Ming Jun and the good generals, and it can be written into the annals of history and passed down through the ages." It greatly reflects that the big belly of His Majesty, the Emperor of the Eastern Liang Kingdom, can tolerate the past suspicions-"

Li Dunian smiled, "It's starting to drop the bookbag again, isn't it? What kind of history, through the ages, if you really see Your Majesty, you can say a lot about these words, and Your Majesty also likes to hear them." As for the two of you, don't be so hypocritical in the clouds, what Ming Jun is a good general, what is the grace of knowledge, what magnanimity, who can't see the essence of the clear-eyed person, Emperor Zhengxi can do this, he is completely forced to be helpless, now Dongliang Country can be said to be external and internal troubles, the Moro country has invaded the land and has not retreated, and the southwest camp can only retreat in place to guard the range of their own radiation, and has no ability to rush to Lingzhou to reinforce the enemy, and has sent troops four times in front, but they have not been able to enter the boundary of Lingzhou at all, and they have no power to parry by the Moro army, and they have fled back obediently。 Now in the whole country, there is only one person who can really carry the banner of handsome to resist foreign enemies and protect the country from falling. And General Bai Lao also hit the point of His Majesty's death, so he had the confidence to refuse to go out of the mountain. ”

Wen Qingxiu blinked her eyes and looked at the darkness in front of her, quietly took a breath of cool air, and muttered: "My good girl, it turns out that it is so complicated, then it is really dangerous to send me to Qingzhou Mansion, in case the old general Bai continues to put up a fight and refuses to go out of the mountain, and in a fit of anger he chops off one of Wen's arms, isn't it very sad? I'm not a Liu Horse or a Mei Nei servant, I'm a nobody, and no one cares if I put my life into it." ”

Li Dunian was amused by him, "You can rest assured of this." General Bai Lao is by no means the kind of unreasonable and domineering person. On the contrary, he cherishes a literate soldier like you, and he said that such a soldier should have the ability and brains to be more than the average old man, and he is also a person who can be cultivated into a pillar. It was because of this that I myself was raised by his old man from an ordinary soldier. You don't know, many soldiers are proud to be able to see Bai Shuai with their own eyes in this life, as long as they can get his kind care and care, it is a conversation that will be remembered for a lifetime. After Bai Shuai was promoted from the original old general Bai to marshal, some old subordinates were still reluctant to change their words, and kept calling him General Bai affectionately, as if he was the only one who shouted, which showed his affinity with General Bai. General Bai Lao led his troops strictly, even harshly, but it was very strange that none of the people who came out of his hands in the end resented his harshness and strictness, on the contrary, everyone was very grateful. His first requirement for a soldier is not to kill the enemy, but to save his life, and the mantra he hangs on his lips is that as a soldier, if he can't protect his life, he is not a good soldier. Life is not one's own, but everyone's, the country, the people, parents, relatives, children, and finally it is their turn. So no one can afford to die, no one can die. Therefore, if you are really outnumbered on the battlefield, you can surrender, but surrender is only to save your life, and you cannot betray our military intelligence. ”

Wen Qingxiu was a little fascinated when she heard it, and felt incredible, "This old white general is really interesting." But I still think it's a bit like the Book of Heaven, he loves soldiers and is good at leading soldiers, but this life is more important than fighting, and he would rather surrender than die, this statement is fresh. Aren't you afraid of cultivating the lazy disease of being lazy and tired of everyone? Aren't you afraid that when the two soldiers fight against us, everyone will cheer and surrender?"

Li Dunian finally turned around and smiled: "If ordinary people lead troops and make demands from such a point of view, then they will definitely bring out a bunch of cowards, but all this is not a problem under Old General Bai." He is familiar with the book of war, and he is familiar with the terrain of the mountains, rivers, rivers and terrain in each of the nine states of Dongliang Kingdom. In addition, he always rushed to the forefront of every battle, once, the two armies had just opened the camp, a small soldier leading a horse rushed into the opponent's camp in a daze, in order to save him, General Bai Lao took the lead in the first rush into the enemy camp, the whole body was pierced with six or seven feather arrows, the deepest one did not enter the back half a foot, pulled out a small bowl of black blood, that time almost killed the general. But he didn't complain about the creep after he came back to life. ”

Wen Qingxiu's eyes couldn't help but be full of yearning, "Then I really love soldiers like a son-Wen really wants to see Old General Bai with his own eyes now, but I don't know if Your Majesty will really be able to send me this errand?"

Li Dunian was just about to persuade him not to worry, since there was such a rumor circulating in Beijing, it showed that His Majesty was indeed thinking in this direction. You just have to wait.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the footsteps were mixed in the quiet night, which was very frightening.

Li Dunian first rolled out of bed and ran to the door with a sword in his hand.

Wen Qingxiu followed to the ground, muttering: "Won't His Majesty send someone to find me overnight, really want me to go to Qingzhou Mansion?"

As soon as the tent door opened, there were already a few people standing outside the door, and it turned out to be from the palace, and the inner attendant shouted in an ugly false voice: "Li Dunian selected a pair of strong and capable soldiers, and quickly cooperated with Yin Zuoxiang to go to Qingzhou Mansion." ”

Wen Qingxiu's joy was frozen in her heart, could it be that Your Majesty didn't send him to run errands? The rumors in the market are all nonsense, and Li Dunian's analysis is also groundless?

Li Dunian forcibly suppressed the initial surprise, and quickly and silently picked the candidates, and at the same time, his heart was racing rapidly, analyzing and figuring out this sudden situation, as if he smelled a dangerous breath in the air.

His Majesty did not send Wen Qingxiu to Qingzhou Mansion to invite General Bai Lao, but directly sent himself, the supervisor of the camp in Beijing, and brought so many people, does a holy decree need so many people to escort him? What is the purpose of doing this?

Don't...... Not to ask someone to go out of the mountain, but to ...... Execute the command...... Destroy the door?

Li Dunian was stupefied by his conjecture, and his brain was buzzing, as if it was about to burst.

He endured it, and nodded to Wen Qingxiu before leaving, "Take care of your mouth, take care of your legs, take everyone to practice the ability to kill the enemy in battle in addition to eating and sleeping, and mention other things when I return." ”

His expression had never been so serious, Wen Qingxiu was very surprised when he saw it, but he knew that he couldn't ask more, so he couldn't help but watch Li Dunian take the carefully selected twenty soldiers and follow the palace attendants away.

The crowd walked out of the gate and disappeared, Wen Qingxiu couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that the situation is not good-is going to have some disaster for Old General Bai?"

He suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he thought of a very terrible insider, he didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't dare to delay, he asked for a good horse with the deputy general, and rode out of the gate to go, and soon left the capital to set foot on the official road, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and quickly whipped his horse, and galloped all the way to Qingzhou Mansion.