Chapter 70: The Two Armies Are Deadlocked—For a Reason

Ji Ran cried for a long time before she stopped her sad voice and said, "It's Xue'er, since she didn't die, she came over, mother, what should we do?" As he said this, Ji Ran's hands couldn't help but tremble, and his expression was extremely terrifying.

Liu Shi took her daughter's hand distressedly and comforted: "Don't be afraid, Ran'er, mother will definitely catch the slut who hurt you, let you poke her blind eyes with your own hands, and avenge you."

Ji Ran suddenly shook off Liu's hand and shouted: "Don't, don't go to her, she forced her daughter to write a confession, I'm afraid that we haven't caught her yet, the letter has already reached the prince's hand, and then don't say the prince, I'm afraid that my father won't let go of our mother and daughter." After speaking, he was much calmer, but thinking about the current situation, there is a difference between life and death, and he feels that life is better than death.

The Liu family who said these words seemed to feel that his heart was sinking to the bottom, and he had that handle in the hands of the enemy, like a fish in his throat, how could he sleep peacefully after that.

Bai Dashan, the general of Zhenbei, was returning from the twelfth battle of the Wuhuan attack at this time, the blood on the armor was mottled, and the general's helmet was also crooked, and a pair of tiger eyes were covered with bloodshots. The medic and the guards hurried over to greet him, helped him take off his armor, and treated his wounds briefly. When the soldiers brought in the food, they saw that the general was already sitting upright and falling asleep.

Adjutant General Bai Yan waved his hand, and the others retreated gently, and at this time, a sergeant probed from outside the tent. When Bai Yan went out, he asked, "But the reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived?"

The sergeant said, "The men and horses led by King Heng will arrive tonight, have you informed the general to prepare for it?"

After pondering for a while, Bai Yan said: "That's it, I can't talk about so many etiquette at this time, the Wuhuan people may attack again at any time, if it is to meet King Heng and mistakenly meet the enemy, it is an unforgivable sin." Although Bai Yan's words are reasonable, on the other hand, he also does not want the general to be overworked anymore, and the injured people who can fall asleep while sitting can be imagined to be extremely tired.

King Heng was ordered to go north, day and night, and did not dare to slack off. Seeing that he had got the Great Zhou camp, he saw that only one deputy general came out with a small team of men and horses to greet him, but he didn't see the general Bai Dashan. Fortunately, King Heng is not a person who thinks too highly of himself, and he has heard a lot about Bai Xiangye and General Bai, and he still has some admiration in his heart. Bai Yan welcomed King Heng into the barracks, and before he could rest, King Heng came out to inspect.

The Wuhuan people have not had a bad relationship with the Great Zhou for several years, and they suddenly attacked this winter, so they thought they were prepared. Although Bai Dashan has managed the army well, he has no choice but to live in this bitter cold place for many years, and the soldiers miss their hometown relatives, and they are not used to eating and resting, and their combat effectiveness is really difficult to compete with Wuhuan. It's only so that it can drag on for two months, but fortunately, Bai Dashan is resourceful and makes good use of formations, even so, the number of casualties in the Great Zhou army is several times that of Wuhuan soldiers.

Looking at the soldiers in the barracks in rags, the sound of ** is constant, so it is not said that it is a heroic resistance to the Wuhuan, but I am afraid that ordinary enemy countries will not be able to resist.

King Heng looked at it once, and then said, "Where is General Bai?"

Bai Yan only blamed General Bai for not coming out to greet him in person, Bai Yan was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The prince forgives the sin, all this is the villain's own decision, and the general is him."

King Heng didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the main tent in the barracks, opened the tent and saw Bai Dashan sitting on the Taishi chair in the middle, his white middle coat was already like a colorful flag painted with blood. A few people walked into the tent, the snoring suddenly stopped, Bai Dashan looked up, stunned for a moment, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The subordinates don't know that the prince is coming, and they hope that the prince will forgive the sin if they are rude." After that, he squinted his eyes and looked at Bai Yan, and the color of reproach saw that Bai Yan was afraid in his heart, and turned his head to the side, just ignoring it.

King Heng signaled, and Han Yong hurriedly stepped forward to help Bai Dashan up, and said, "The general doesn't have to be polite." Everyone sat down to speak, and King Heng said: "General Bai, introduce the situation to this king, and you and I will draw up a battle plan."

Bai Dashan nodded and said, "What the prince said is exact," the soldiers on the side brought the sand table, and several people surrounded them. Bai Dashan pointed out and explained one by one, and King Heng couldn't help but appreciate it in his heart when he saw that he was eloquent, not impatient or impatient, and he didn't look like the person who was reckless in appearance.

After Bai Dashan finished explaining, King Heng pondered: "According to the general, what is the intention of the Wuhuan people in this battle?"

Bai Dashan arched his hand and said: "Don't hide it from the prince, the last general has only been more than a month since the beginning, and the total has been twenty-two battles, and most of them are sneak attacks by small drum enemy soldiers, looking at the situation, they must want to drag our army to death, so as to occupy a large area of land in the northeast of our country."

King Heng said, "Is there any way to crack it?"

Bai Dashan said: "Now that most of the men and horses of my Great Zhou Yuan have been dragged to deaths and injuries, and the rest of the soldiers are also suffering from the cold and have no intention of fighting.

Bai Yan, who was standing on the side, hesitated and said: "The day before yesterday, there was a detailed report, and now the Wuhuan leader Sonata and Irazana have a slight discord, I don't know if I can make a fuss about this?"

Bai Dashan glanced back at Bai Yan, as if he was intentional, but he looked like he wanted to say something. King Heng said with a smile: "The general and all the soldiers have been stationed in this bitter cold place for the people of my Great Zhou for many years, and my father specially instructed me to come this time in addition to helping the general, I must comfort everyone, and it is not appropriate to drink alcohol at the time of war, but the food is still delicious, and the feast is set up, and the people of the Great Zhou are enough to destroy the enemy, and the people of my Great Zhou can live and work in peace and contentment."

Then a banquet was held, and the soldiers who had not been hungry for a long time let go of their bellies and ate very happily. King Heng immediately went back to the tent to rest, and waited for everyone to disperse and rest, which made Bai Yan invite Bai Yan into the tent.

Bai Yan thought that he was discussing the enemy's strategy with General Bai in the king's tent, but at this time, he saw that he was the only one, and he was thinking about himself.

King Heng smiled: "If this king is not mistaken, Vice General Bai has grown up with General Bai since he was a child, and he is like a brother and sister?"

Bai Yan arched his hand and said: "The last general's family is not disgusted by the old minister, and he accepted it under the door, and allowed me to study and practice martial arts with the general, and now I can have today, I should be grateful."

King Heng said: "If so, of course. However, when I came, I heard my father say that this war is a big matter, and if it is defeated, it will be punished heavily, and once defeated, General Bai can return to Beijing to resume his life. ”

Bai Yan looked up at King Heng's expression, at this time, he was thinking about the battle drawings in front of him, thinking for a moment, he had already guessed a thing or two, and then said: "The old man is old, and he is bound to hope that the general will serve under his knees, and I hope that the prince can say a few more kind words." In fact, Princess Irazana of Wuhuan fell in love with my general, and Prince Sonata was eager to defeat my Great Zhou to seize the throne of Wuhuan, so he did his best to entangle with our army this time. ”

This is unheard of, King Heng raised his eyes to look at Bai Yan, but he didn't know what to do for a while.

Ling'er was ordered by Hu Dieyi, only to feel that her mind was suddenly opened, so she happily returned to the valley with her. On this day, the two were fighting in black and white, and Ling'er's previous chess skills were reasonable, but when he met Hu Dieyi, who was smart and distracted, he lost nine out of ten battles. has been losing for most of the day, Ling'er said while dropping a son: "Sister, it's not too much to make you a chess king with this chess skill?"

Hu Dieyi said gently: "Playing chess and painting is just my hobby, what do you want to do with that false name, you will understand the meaning of this after a long time."

Ling'er smiled slightly, these days, she has also experienced some of Hu Dieyi's inner peace, and secretly laughed at herself for saying that she could not get rid of the mundane world. ”

Yu Nu didn't know when he arrived at the stone table, and said to Hu Dieyi: "Miss, the princess has a letter." As he spoke, he handed over a letter with a wax oil seal in his hand.

Hu Dieyi said softly: "I haven't had contact with her for a long time, so why do I have this letter today." As he spoke, he broke the wax pill, took out the letter and read it for a while, and sighed lightly: "That's it, I owe her a favor, so I have to go."

The jade slave said, "I'll go and prepare for the salute." Then he turned and left.

Ling'er wondered in her heart that although she was as stubborn as a jade slave, she could not question Hu Dieyi's decision. Hurriedly asked, "Sister, is this going out, far away?"

Hu Dieyi looked at Ling'er and said with a smile: "If you go to Wuhuan this time, maybe you can help your husband, are you willing to go with you?"