"They should be here, let's leave. ”

After cleaning up the battlefield, Wugui walked up to Situ Leopard and said the next plan: "Judging from the state of the Wei army we killed, the situation of the Wei army is already very embarrassing, and the combat effectiveness of the long-starved soldiers is less than thirty percent. Therefore, I suggested that we immediately detour to the front of the Wei army, and unite with other township regiments to give the Wei army a frontal block. ”

When Uncle Gong, who was passing by, heard this, he almost jumped up: "Do you want to kill us? Hundreds of people ran to fight tens of thousands of people head-on, what kind of heart do you have? Little leopard, don't believe him." ”

After listening to the words of no return, Situ Leopard also had doubts in his heart, but he looked at the expression of no return and didn't look like he was fooling himself, so he didn't say the suspicion in his heart. Uncle Gong said it for him, but it also saved Situ Bao a bit of a tongue.

Wu Hui said lightly: "What about tens of thousands? A group of hungry soldiers, the will to fight can be said to be basically zero. As long as we can find a suitable terrain, not to mention the total annihilation of this group of Wei troops, it will be absolutely no problem to defeat most of them. ”

"One question. Situ Bao said: "Chang'an, are you still going?"

This time, there was no return for a long time.

"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Situ Bao said: "You just say it, I can tell the truth from the false." ”

"Chang'an, you can't hold it. Wugui said lightly: "No one can beat Yue Jingyu, we rushed to Chang'an, but we threw ourselves into the net." ”

Uncle Gong wanted to refute, but was stopped by Situ Bao with his eyes.

"So, what's your advice?"

No return said: "Self-reliance." ”

Situ Leopard took a deep breath and smiled.

"Interesting. ”

Wugui said: "Chang'an is definitely gone, but Datang will not die, to be precise, Datang will not die in a short time." Because there are still many township regiments like ours fighting, judging by the current situation, Chang'an will inevitably be broken within a day or two, and once Chang'an City is broken, then the coalition forces will turn around and sweep the four realms of Datang and bring the entire Datang into their jurisdiction. At that time, the Wei army's grain transportation channel would also be unblocked, and no matter how many township regiments there were, it would be impossible to crush the Wei army to death. ”

"So my suggestion is to gather more township regiments as soon as possible, occupy one or two large cities as strongholds, and prepare for a long-term battle. If we can kill the Wei army in the north before the armies of other countries sweep away, then the entire northern border will become our base camp. At that time, if you raise your arms, I believe that there will be many Tang people who will choose to belong to you. ”

Uncle Gong's mouth was long enough to stuff an egg into it, and his eyes were as wide as bells: "You are trying to force us to rebel!"

"It's not a rebellion, it's about preserving the fire." You don't want Datang to become history like this, do you?"

"But there are too few people under our hands. Situ Bao said: "There are not many people marching and fighting, and there are even fewer civilian officials who need to take care of a city on their own. ”

"I know it's very difficult to run a country, but everything has to have a first step, doesn't it?"

Uncle Gong said: "Little leopard, you must not believe this person's words, if we really set ourselves up as kings, we will be the sinners of the Tang Dynasty!"

Wugui said: "On the contrary, I believe that the emperor in Chang'an City now especially wants to see independent armies appear in other cities. The more independent armies there are, it means that the arrogance of the Tang people is still there, and it shows that the Tang people are unwilling to be slaves of the country. ”

"Why do you say that?" Uncle Gong said angrily.

"Because, I have lost my country. Wugui said indifferently. "Do you know? What I want to hear most now is that there is an independent army in the territory of Dayan, which means that the Yan Kingdom has not yet died. But the war has been going on for so long, not to mention the independent army in Yan Kingdom, not even a decent township regiment has appeared. As the former emperor of the Yan Kingdom, do you know how uncomfortable I feel in my heart?"

Situ Bao waved his hand to stop Uncle Gong from continuing to argue with Wugui, saying: "The matter of establishing himself as a king will be talked about later, but it can be considered to rob a few big cities as a stronghold." Maybe we have a city, and those wandering Tang officials will also secretly come and join us. ”

Wugui stared at Situ Leopard's eyes and asked in a very serious tone, "Commander, please answer me a question seriously." ”

Say. ”

"Do you want to be emperor?"

Situ Leopard shook his head: "I don't have that talent." ”

"So, if there is someone in the future who has more ability and experience than you to manage a city or even a country, will you happily hand over the power in your hands?" said Wugui.

Situ Bao was silent.

Wugui said, "Okay, I see." No matter what happens, I'll be on your side. ”

Situ Bao smiled.

"Uncle Gong, you are familiar with the terrain, can you tell which big city is closest to us?" asked Situ Bao.

Although Uncle Gong insisted that the words of no return were farting and forcing Situ Leopard onto an unfaithful and unrighteous path, he would still think seriously and answer Situ Leopard's question.

"It should be, Luoyue City. ”

Situ Bao clapped his hands: "Okay, pass my order, everyone travel lightly, and strive to reach Luoyue City in the shortest possible time, and at the same time send scouts to take the lead and explore the situation in Luoyue City." Pay attention to other village groups along the way, and if you meet them, tell them our plans, and welcome those who are willing to go with us, and don't be embarrassed if you don't want to. ”

Uncle Gong sighed in his heart and said slowly, "I understand." ”

......

Southside.

Lu Tiansuo led more than 20 personal guards and was shuttling through the dense forest.

After being dispersed by the Qi army, only the personal guard group was left around Lu Tiansuo, but the number was decreasing every day.

The Qi army was completely annoyed from top to bottom, and they even gave up the idea of going to Chang'an, bent on completely exterminating Lu Tiansuo's army.

There has been no news from Chang'an for a long time, because the channel of information has long been cut off.

"Commander, eat something. The adjutant handed a piece of cake to Lu Tiansuo.

Lu Tiansuo shook his head: "Give it to the soldiers, I'm not hungry." ”

"Commander, you haven't eaten in two days. The adjutant maintained the gesture of handing over the bread: "The brothers have said, if you don't eat it, they won't eat it either." ”

Lu Tiansuo then broke a small piece down, "Okay, I'll eat." ”

The adjutant put away the rest of the bread.

Lu Tiansuo will slowly chew the dry and hard cake, so as to coax the belly to the greatest extent.

"How far is it from Chang'an?"

The adjutant said, "There is still about a day and a half to go." ”

"Then rest for another half an hour, and be sure to rush to Chang'an City tomorrow afternoon. Lu Tianshuo said.

"Commander, do we really want to go back to Chang'an?" the adjutant asked.

"Why do you ask that?" Lu Tiansuo asked with his eyes closed.

The adjutant hesitated for a long time, and said cautiously: "Chang'an, I'm afraid it has been breached, Chu Zhao plus the army of the temple, the number is at least more than 150,000, and our manpower is like a drop of water dripping into the sea, and not even the slightest ripple can splash." ”

Lu Tiansuo still didn't open his eyes, he leaned against the trunk of the tree and asked, "So, what do you want to express?"

The adjutant gritted his teeth, turned his heart sideways, and said, "Commander, I know that it is a big rebellion to say this, but these words have been held in my heart for many days, and I am not happy if I don't say them." ”

Lu Tiansuo snorted: "Say it, I won't blame you." ”

"Commander, instead of rushing back to Chang'an to die, it is better to preserve the living force and seize one or two cities as a base camp first. After the coalition forces break through Chang'an, they will definitely sweep the major cities, completely exterminate the living forces of the Tang Dynasty, and turn the living Tang people into obedient people, so as to complete their complete rule over the Tang Dynasty. If we get ahead of them, we may be able to contribute to the restoration of the country in the future. ”

When he said this, the adjutant's expression was firm, but after saying this, his heartbeat accelerated a little.

Lu Tiansuo slowly opened his eyes, "Do the brothers think the same way?"

The adjutant said, "I don't know about the others, but I do think so. ”

Lu Tiansuo sighed: "Actually, I understand what you said, returning to Chang'an is equivalent to death." But I'm still going back, do you know why?"

The adjutant shook his head, puzzled.

Lu Tiansuo looked at the sky, and the red moon was still clearly visible.

"The master has been guarding the Tang Dynasty all his life, even if he has turned into a red moon, he has been fighting. Lu Tiansuo said: "In the same way, the gentlemen of the academy also unswervingly carried out the will of the master, even in the face of Yue Jingyu, they did not give up the battle. For a long time, Datang has enjoyed the protection of the academy with peace of mind, and few people would have thought that the academy also has times when it fails, and the academy also has times when it needs help. ”

"The gentlemen of the academy have done their best, so now it is our turn to protect them and protect Datang. I want to go back to Chang'an, just to tell those people that even if I fight until I am the only one left, I will play with them. Your opinion is very good, eggs can't be put in one basket, so I decided, go back to Chang'an alone, and you take the other brothers to carry out your plan. ”

The adjutant knelt on the ground with a thud, panicked: "Commander, the subordinates definitely don't mean this, the subordinates are willing to follow the commander to Chang'an!"

Lu Tiansuo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, I don't mean anything else, I really agree with your attention from the bottom of my heart." It's just that I'm a very stubborn person, and what I recognize won't change. ”

"Because I have a dream. ”

"I want the people of the entire Great Wilderness to know that the Tang people are arrogant and will never compromise!"