Li Xiao smiled bitterly, glanced at Nan Fengguo, touched a key hanging on his chest, and said in his heart: "This is also a fool, no wonder Brother Nan Juan didn't pass this key to him, he didn't even know my pen and mark, so he dared to take these eight thousand men and horses out of the city, if it weren't for this pork and some credit, where would these people still have their lives."

Seeing Li Xiao's hesitant face, Nan Fengguo asked, "Second uncle, what's wrong?"

Li Xiao shook his head, did not answer, thought of this key in his heart, and said in his heart: "What does Brother Nan Juan's mouth mean when he says that the golden pot is difficult to fill? Where have I seen an identical key? In the future, it is better to drink less, this memory is getting worse and worse." Thinking about it, he patted his head.

Li Xiao and others drove into Chen Youguan with 8,000 soldiers and horses, and the guard of the deacon in front of the pass was Runfeng, who was overjoyed to see Li Xiao and others coming, and quickly opened the city gate and entered Li Xiao and others.

Ye Xiang came out to greet Li Xiao, and when he saw Nan Fengguo and other sergeants, he knew that it was Li Xiao who relieved the siege of Tianyang, Ye Xiang took Li Xiao's hand and walked to the big tent of the Chinese army, and the two narrated.

Ye Xiang asked, "General, can the Iron Bone Tribe come to help?"

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "The Iron Bone King Hatushan has passed away, and the throne is replaced by the Tiedan King Hatumu, and the two of us have become brothers, but he still remains neutral and is unwilling to go out for this. ”

Ye Xiang nodded and said, "I've already thought of this section, so I sent the general's eighty special soldiers to assist the general." ”

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't see these eighty people." ”

Ye Xiang smiled and said, "It's not strange, maybe you take different routes." ”

Li Xiao wondered why he sent eighty special soldiers, but he didn't ask much, he knew that Ye Xiang was acting mysteriously, and Li Xiao would tell Ye Xiang all the things that happened to the Iron Bone Tribe.

Ye Xiang nodded slightly after listening, and admired Li Xiao's going up to the knife mountain, getting off the oil pot, and piercing the sea of fire, and felt sorry for the Iron Bone Tribe, thinking that this dignified Iron Bone Clan has a strong iron bone, but it will be afraid of long insects.

Li Xiao also talked about how to slaughter the prisoners, let the soldiers eat the giant spirit meat to satisfy their hunger, how to catch Zhang Gang, and how Zhang Gang let himself go.

Ye Xiang frowned when he heard this, and after Li Xiao finished speaking, he lit a cigarette gun and said, "What do they mean?"

Li Xiao said: "What do you mean?"

Ye Xiang said: "Why did they deliberately let the general and these 8,000 men and horses go back to Chen You?"

When Li Xiao heard the word deliberate, he said: "Sir, do you mean that they deliberately let us go?" No, that Zhang Gang is indeed a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, so we can break through." ”

Ye Xiang shook his head and said, "Otherwise, the Bu Dan mentioned by Zhang Gang is not simple, maybe that Bu Dan is really waiting for some time, does he know that someone here will take out the petals of that Chaos Flower Divine Stone?"

Li Xiao said: "What does Mr. mean is that Bu Dan is bluffing, making us afraid, and we can't ask for help, so we will take out that petal as a weight?"

Ye Xiang nodded and said: "It's not impossible, maybe they know that we have that petal here, and they know whose hands it is, apart from this, I can't think of any reason for them, but why they let the general come back, I can't figure it out." ”

Li Xiao was still puzzled and said, "Why did Mr. keep saying that they deliberately let us go?"

Ye Xiang took a puff of cigarette and said: "If you don't deliberately let the general come back, how did the general come out, I think this Zhang Gang may not be the greedy life and fear of death that the general said, I think this person is brave and strategic, maybe this idea came out of this person." ”

Li Xiao still shook his head, and Ye Xiang continued: "General, you think, such a big thing as breaking into the camp, as the commander of the first battalion, he still has the heart to gamble, this is too much to say, even if it is a gambling addiction, how can he be easily caught by General Fengguo, the general said that he has strict military discipline, the soldier's spirit is very refreshing, and the tools and instruments are stacked in an orderly manner, how is this person better than General Fengguo?"

Li Xiao shook his head and said, "It's better to be in Fengguo." ”

Ye Xiang handed the cigarette gun to Li Xiao, Li Xiao took it and took a puff, Ye Xiang continued: "General Fengguo is not as good, but he was caught by General Fengguo, obviously they were prepared." ”

Li Xiao said: "Isn't that too risky, if I don't interrogate, wouldn't it be a loss to cut them directly?"

Ye Xiang said: "I'm also thinking about this, they are planning like this, what is the purpose, their army has been assembled for more than half a month, but they have not attacked for a long time, I thought they were unprepared at first, but now they must have other purposes, it is really nerve-wracking." ”

Li Xiao has always believed in Ye Xiang, and when he said this, he also believed that the spirit army had other purposes, but he couldn't think of it, Li Xiao asked Ye Xiang: "I don't know if there is any news from Guo Rengui?"

Ye Xiang shook his head and said: "There is no news from Mr. Guo's side, and there is no movement from the general's division, and there is no reply to the letter of request for help sent to Nanguo, only He Dongxu has a reply." ”

Li Xiao said: "What did He Dongxu say?"

Ye Xiang said: "He Dongxu persuaded the people along the road, it was quite smooth, and in another half a month, they would all be able to retreat to Ningde, if the alien alliance forces were going to attack Chen You now, I am afraid that Chen You would not be safe." ”

Li Xiao took a deep breath and said: "Even if you don't protect it, you have to withstand half a month, and when He Dongxu withdraws all the people into Ningde, we are making a decision." ”

Ye Xiang nodded and said: "The general's words are extremely true, as long as we hold for half a month, we can retreat to the south, abandon Chen Youguan, although the alien coalition army is numerous, but the march must be slow, we still have a chance, by then our reinforcements will arrive, we can counterattack, even if we can't turn defeat into victory, but we can also buy more time, the north, the north." ”

Ye Xiang said two northern kingdoms in a row, and there was some sadness in his words, Li Xiao knew that what Ye Xiang wanted to say was that the northern kingdom was not guaranteed, but Ye Xiang didn't say it after all.

Li Xiao sighed and said: "It's all my impulse, if I don't give up Shujun, it won't be like this, I have become a sinner for the ages." ”

Ye Xiang shook his head and said comfortingly: "The general doesn't have to blame himself, even if he doesn't let Shu County give up, it will be like this, the million coalition army of different races, how can a single Shu County be able to resist it, even a big pass like Chen You can't resist, let alone Shu County, if there is no general, I'm afraid Chen You would have broken it a long time ago."

Li Xiao smiled bitterly, and complained about his impulsiveness in his heart, and kept smoking Ye Xiang's cigarette gun, Ye Xiang continued: "If we don't have reinforcements coming, we will not go out of the city wall, and it is not difficult to defend the city wall for half a month. ”

Li Xiao nodded and said, "It's okay if you can't defend it, but what if the enemy attacks?"

Ye Xiang said: "Although the enemy army is numerous, but the attack is not so simple, as long as Chen Yu's city wall is not boastful, there will be no big problem."

Li Xiao nodded, Ye Xiang reached out and took the cigarette gun in Li Xiao's hand, and said: "Presumably the general is also tired, his eyes are full of bloodshots, let's go back to the room and rest for a while, Miss Ying'er has already inquired about the general a few times like me, and asked when the general will return, and if there is any danger on the way, please go back." ”

Li Xiao was indeed a little tired when he heard Ye Xiang say this, and he hadn't closed his eyes for three days and three nights at this time, so he said, "How are you, sir?"

Ye Xiang waved his hand and said, "The general is resting, and I still have to think about how to deal with the enemy." ”

Li Xiao nodded, strode out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and ran towards his mansion, he talked with Ye Xiang in detail, and unconsciously a few hours had passed, and it was close to dusk at this time.

Although Li Xiao is already the commander of the army, he still lives in the same mansion as He Feng, he strolled into the courtyard, there is no longer the noise in the courtyard, the attendants and servants have followed He Dongxu to retreat to Ningde, only a few soldiers on duty are standing guard in the courtyard, seeing Li Xiao's arrival, each saluting.

Li Xiao waved his hand to excuse him, Rui Xin had already returned to the house in the early morning, and had already stopped Li Xiao's change of clothes, Li Xiao stood in the courtyard and looked at Ying'er's room, but he didn't see Ying'er go out to greet him, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"Dangchang", the sound of the wooden basin falling to the ground came into Li Xiao's ears, Li Xiao hurriedly turned around, only to see Ying'er half-raised her hands, maintaining the action of holding the basin, standing stupidly in place, biting her lower lip with her teeth, crystal tears turning in her eyes, about to flow out, but they didn't flow out.

Li Xiao was overjoyed when she saw Ying'er, standing motionless, with a smile on her face, but she didn't know how to speak, and the two looked at each other for a while.

Ying'er said delicately, "You're back?"

Li Xiao nodded hurriedly and said, "I'm back."

Ying'er smiled, the tears in her eyes finally fell, and then she stretched out her half-raised hands, wiped away her tears, and said: "The wind blows the sand, squints"

Li Xiao took a step forward and said, "I'll help you blow it?"

Ying'er waved her hand and said: "No need, just rub it" said that she couldn't bear it anymore, and cried out with a "wow", crying and saying: "It's all my fault, if it weren't for me, the general wouldn't have lost Shujun, and there would be no catastrophe, the general has been gone for half a month, and the little girl is always worried about the general, I'm afraid that the general will miss something"

Seeing that Ying'er cared about herself, Li Xiao's heart warmed, and said, "Aren't I coming back?"

Ying'er sighed and said: "Senior brother retreated south with the people, Shibo accompanied Mr. Ye every day to set up defenses, only I was alone in this courtyard every day, I was very scared, I don't know what Shibo meant by leaving me here, I remember the senior brother in my heart, remember the general, the senior brother is okay, he is in the pass, there will be no danger, only the general"

Li Xiao couldn't help but feel sour when he heard Ying'er remember He Dongxu at the same time, but he still smiled and said: "Let me break into the world, who can stop it, don't worry." ”

Ying'er wiped away a handful of tears and said, "If only my senior brother could be like a general, I don't have to worry about him day and night." ”

Li Xiao listened to Ying'er's words, her heart was very unhappy, her smiling face wrinkled slightly, Ying'er knew that her words were inappropriate, so she hurriedly interrupted and said: "General, Miss Xin'er has put the bath water for the general, the general has returned from afar, wash and relieve fatigue, change clothes and let's eat, I have made a few side dishes, I will accompany the general to drink a few cups." ”

Li Xiao nodded and said, "That's no better, I'll go." ”

Ying'er nodded to Li Xiao, turned around and walked in the direction of the kitchen, Li Xiao shook his head and walked back to his room.