Although Cai Ji is not as fateful as Yang Xiu said, her current situation is not much stronger than Zhao Kuo, who was trapped in Changping in the past. Since the fight learned that Zhang Liao and Pang Tong led their troops to aid Liaoxi, Gongsun Kang and Bang Dun's attack was fierce day by day. Although the Qi army resisted stubbornly with the fortifications, the wooden fence wall of the camp was not as tall and thick as the city wall rammed by loess. The strength of the Qi army itself is less than half of that of the other side, and now it has suffered heavy losses under the repeated fierce battles, with more than 2,000 people killed and seriously injured in the battle alone. Coupled with the loss of more than 1,000 people in the previous night attack, the combat attrition of the Qi army has reached one-third. If according to the standards of Western countries in later generations, the Qi army on the banks of the White Wolf River seems to have lost its combat effectiveness, and Cai Ji, as the commander, can choose a decent surrender to end this protracted and vicious battle.

If Cai Ji was in the Spring and Autumn Period at the moment, then she might really consider surrendering first and then using political means to solve the follow-up problems.

Because the Spring and Autumn Period is an era of respecting the king, courtesy, respecting virtue, and valuing benevolence. While the princes were fighting, they would also strictly observe the war etiquette of the rebirth week, so as to ensure that the nobles would be treated accordingly after the defeat and could redeem their freedom with their possessions and even the city. However, it is now the end of the Han Dynasty 800 years later, and the elegant and generous war etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period has long since dissipated with the wind for many years, and has been replaced by a struggle for hegemony between the weak and the strong. So at this moment, instead of choosing to surrender, Cai Ji will fight to the end like a trapped beast.

Due to the sharp reduction of troops, Cai Ji abandoned two lines of defense in succession within three days, and finally fixed the defensive circle in the Chinese army camp. So that Cai Ji at the moment does not need to go to Yuanmen, he only needs to walk out of his handsome tent to see the flag embroidered with the word Gongsun fluttering in the wind on the opposite arrow tower.

On the other hand, although Gongsun Kang and Badun pushed the army under Cai Ji's nose, they also paid several times the casualties of the Qi army. Looking at the front of the two armies, it was really a group of corpses all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river of Shura field. The stumps and internal organs were trampled by the war horses, and the blood soaked every inch of the battlefield until most of the White Wolf River was dyed crimson. What's worse is that the snow melts due to the warmer weather. The corpses that had been frozen on the battlefield began to decay at an accelerated rate. For a moment, the stench of rotting corpses mixed with the burnt smell of logs filled the entire battlefield. Perhaps for the perennial veterans, such a taste has long been accustomed to it, but Cai Ji, who came from later generations, knew that the shadow of the plague shook behind this stench. But the war is going on at such a moment, who has the kung fu and energy to deal with those tens of thousands of corpses.

On this day and night, Cai Ji, who was exhausted, tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he put on a fox fur and walked outside the tent. Suddenly, a cold wind hit, so that she couldn't help but shiver when she just got out of the bed, and wrapped the fox fur on her body tightly. Thinking that this fox fur was sewn with the fox skin offered by Cao Pi three months ago, Cai Ji subconsciously looked around, and saw that the young Cao Pi was dozing by the campfire in front of the camp with a long sword. Seeing this, Cai Ji sighed slightly, turned around and took a blanket from the tent. Lightly wanted to cover Cao Pi.

In fact, Cao Pi at this time is just pretending to sleep. Hearing someone approaching, he immediately pressed the sword in his hand and suddenly opened his eyes under the conditioned reflex, "Who!" When he saw Cai Ji looking at himself embarrassedly with a blanket, Cao Pi couldn't help blushing, got up and said in a bowe. I've seen Qi Hou. ”

"Zihuan is really listening." Cai Ji stuffed the blanket into Cao Pi's arms, and sat down by the campfire to make a fire.

Seeing this, Cao Pi hurriedly reminded with a blanket. "It's cold and windy. Please also ask Qi Hou to enter the tent to rest. ”

Cai Ji pointed to the fox fur he was wearing, and said with a smile, "The fox fur is very warm." ”

Realizing that the fox fur on Cai Ji's body was the trophy he had offered earlier, Cao Pi only felt a heat in his chest, and immediately mustered up the courage to sit next to Cai Ji and add firewood for him. A roaring bonfire crackles the fresh pine branches, giving off a refreshing scent of pine. Cai Ji, who had been so smoked by the smell of corpses for several days that he was about to lose his sense of smell, was refreshed for a while, and even his tense nerves relaxed.

At this moment, looking at Cao Pi's immature side face that was red by the firelight, Cai Ji unconsciously moved his heart and blurted out the words that had been suppressed in his heart these days. "Because of Lone's negligence, Zihuan and the soldiers were in such a dangerous place, Lone is really ... I am really ashamed to trust you. ”

Cao Pi didn't expect that the dignified Qi Hou would come to confess to him without sleeping in the middle of the night. After pondering for a moment, Cao Pi cautiously comforted Cai Ji, "The Marquis of Qi doesn't need to blame himself. Pi has been fighting in the north and south with his father since he was a child, and has experienced several difficulties during the period, all because of the soldiers' lives, he can always turn danger into relief. Qi Hou is also deeply loved by the soldiers, so this time he will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune. ”

"Turning evil into good..."Cai Ji recalled Cao Pi's words, and a playful expression appeared on his face. From being wanted by Dong Zhuo to the Battle of Wancheng, from the Battle of Guandu to the burning of Chibi, whether it is Cao Cao in history or Cao Cao in this time and space, he can be called the darling of the gods. Ordinary people and others can never recover as long as they encounter a catastrophe, but Cao Cao, as Cao Pi said, can turn danger into a disaster after "going through several difficulties". Thinking of his current situation, Cai Ji couldn't help but secretly ask himself in his heart - do I also have such luck? If I really have such luck, how can I be trapped in this barren mountain and wilderness?

To be honest, Cai Ji didn't specifically want to confess anything to Cao Pi, she just wanted to find an opportunity to vent the negative feelings that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time. It must be known that Cai Ji has been trapped in western Liaoning for almost two months, and the increasing casualties, the delayed reinforcements, and the gradually reduced grain and grass are all like mountains that make Cai Ji breathless. But she can't show timidity, hesitation and the like in front of people. Because she Cai Anzhen is the commander of this army, she has to be responsible for the officers and men of the whole army, and she has to be responsible for the mistakes she made. She couldn't let her negativity affect the morale of the whole army.

But Cao Pi is different from ordinary Qi army generals, Cai Ji is conceited, and the young man in front of him does not dare to spread her momentary venting words. Even if Cao Pi said it, no one would believe it with his special identity. So at this time, Cai Ji only pondered for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid it's more than lucky!" ”

Who knew that Cao Pi suddenly got up and walked in front of Cai Ji, and bowed down to her very solemnly and said, "Mencius has clouds, and the heavens will descend on the people." He must first suffer his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, empty his body, and act chaotically. Today's calamity is a test of heaven, how can Qi Hou be vain because of a temporary difficulty. Defiant of Destiny! ”

Cao Pi's move obviously greatly exceeded Cai Ji's expectations. Surprised, Cai Ji couldn't help but squint his eyes and carefully looked at the young man in front of him, wanting to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of this historical Emperor Wei Wen. I saw Cao Pi standing calmly in front of Cai Ji's suspicious gaze, and there was no pretentiousness in his eyes.

After a while, Cai Ji finally asked, "Zihuan thinks that loneliness is the destiny of heaven?" ”

"Yes." Cao Pi replied categorically.

"What about Lingzun?" Cai Ji stared at Cao Pi and asked.

Cao Pi's figure trembled slightly. He hesitated and said, "Yes." ”

The word "also" reflects the contradiction in Cao Pi's heart. At the same time, he also expressed his judgment of the future situation. In Cao Pi's view, there was no hope for the revival of the Han family. The entire Han dynasty would eventually split into several vassal states, as was the case with the Zhou dynasty in previous years. Cai Ji and his father, Cao Cao, would become the princes of the separatist side. And as long as his father and Cai Ji continue to respect the Han family like the princes in the Spring and Autumn Period, then his marriage with Cai Ji will continue to be maintained. Therefore, in Cao Pi's eyes, his life and death, his future, and his honor and disgrace are all closely related to Cai Ji's ups and downs.

However, at this moment, he faced Cao Pi's contradictions. It can even be said that there are some "hometown" answers, but Cai Ji's face showed a foxy smile. Seeing her get up, she stepped forward, patted Cao Pi's shoulder, leaned into his ear and whispered. "Zihuan, the one who has returned to the destiny of heaven, there has always been only one person!"

For Cai Ji, the battle for supremacy is a near-zero-sum game, and only by stepping through the darkness before dawn can we win the final victory. And when the rising sun in the east once again dispelled the darkness shrouded in the white mountains and black waters, Jinxi City, which was alone in Liaodong, finally ushered in the first fleet of Jian'an in eight years. This fleet is far superior in size and momentum to any previous fleet that has docked at Jinxi Port. Because this fleet carried not ordinary pottery, cloth, and lacquerware, but more than 50,000 tigers.

On the dock, Lin Fei, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly stepped forward and hugged Guan Cheng, who had just disembarked, and the large words prepared in advance were also turned into a simple and exciting sentence at this time, "You can count it out!" ”

Yes, there are no words that can better reflect Lin Fei's mood at this moment than the words "can be counted". You must know that Lin Fei had already gathered the men in the city to form a rebel army, and planned to go to Liaoxi to help the trapped Cai Ji. But just as he was about to take the oath, news came from Kannai that reinforcements were about to arrive. Considering the previous fiasco of Tang Ying and the others, Lin Fei finally decided to wait for the arrival of reinforcements in the customs before acting together. But who knew that this wait was half a month, and even the hearts of the people in the city were a little floating. Fortunately, now the sailor from Qingzhou finally sent the long-awaited reinforcements to Qi Hou.

Seeing that Lin Fei, who had always been steady, was so excited, Guan Cheng, who was deeply infected, immediately patted his chest and said loudly, "We're coming!" Lin Yizai can rest assured that the 40,000 soldiers under the tent will rescue the Lord from the encirclement! ”

"Forty thousand? Not 50,000? Lin Fei asked Guan Cheng with a suspicious expression. You must know that the secret report he received before said that 50,000 reinforcements had gone north from the sea to Jinxi. How did it shrink to 40,000 in the blink of an eye?

Seeing this, Xin Bi, the military advisor next to him, hurriedly stepped forward and lowered his voice to explain to Lin Fei, "Yi Zai doesn't know anything. When we were on the line, another 10,000 sailors went north to Xuanxuan. ”

"From Qingzhou to Xuanxuan?" Lin Fei frowned slightly and said, "Why don't you add supplies halfway?" ”

Who knew that Guan Cheng grinned disapprerovingly, waved his hand and said, "Why do you need supplies, just grab them all the way." ”

Lin Fei reminded Guan Cheng of this, and then he remembered that the predecessor of the Qi Army's sailors was originally a pirate, and it was not difficult for these men to make a living at sea by fighting to support war. In fact, from the words of Guan Cheng and Xin Bi, Lin Fei had also judged that most of the fleets that went directly north were shouldering the heavy responsibility of attacking the east and the west, and even encircling Wei to save Zhao. Along the way, it is inevitable that the villages and tribes along the way will be burned, killed, and plundered. However, now Lin Fei can't care so much, as long as he can rescue Cai Ji who is trapped in the White Wolf River, even if he asks him to slaughter the entire Xuansu County, he won't blink his eyes more.

Thinking of this, Lin Fei turned the topic back to rescue, "Fei has recruited two thousand volunteers in the city, which can be dispatched by the general at will. I don't know when the two of you plan to send troops? ”

Facing the anxious Lin Fei, Xin Bi seemed quite calm, and saw him arch his hand towards Lin Fei and said, "Yi Zai, we have been floating on the sea for more than ten days, and we don't know anything about things on the shore. But I don't know what the current situation is in the White Wolf River? What is the strength of Gongsun Kang and the two thieves? ”

Xin Bi asked questions like a cannonball, which made Lin Fei calm down as well. Indeed, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, one who will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and those who act rashly without understanding the enemy's situation will end up in the annihilation of the entire army in the previous one. So after Lin Fei calmed down a little, he introduced to Xin Bi and the others, "Gongsun Kang and Bundun have a total of more than 60,000 people, of which more than 50,000 people gather on the banks of the White Wolf River to besiege the lord, and the rest of the troops are scattered in various important towns in Liaodong, sometimes harassing Jinxi and sometimes attacking our baggage. As for the battle situation of the White Wolf River......" Lin Fei said this, his face once again showed a painful and anxious expression, "Don't hide it from the two of you, Gongsun Kang and the two thieves of Bundun surrounded the White Wolf River camp, and Fei has not been able to contact the Lord so far." However, according to the report of the spies, the water of the White Wolf River was stained red with blood a few days ago, and it was thought that the Lord had already had a desperate battle with the two thieves. ”

After hearing what Lin Fei said, Xin Bi and Guan Cheng's expressions also became solemn. Although the two of them knew early on that Cai Ji was besieged by enemy forces several times their size on the banks of the remote White Wolf River, they never imagined that the real situation was even worse than they imagined. No wonder Lin Fei couldn't wait for them to send troops as soon as he came up.

Just as everyone was silent, a fast ride suddenly came from a distance. But seeing the scout on horseback, he crossed the gate and turned over and dismounted, stumbling in front of Lin Fei and reporting, "Yi Zai! Look for...... Look for General Don too! ”

"General Tang?" Lin Fei looked at the scout in amazement, and with an expression of disbelief, he asked in a trembling voice, "But Tang Ying?" ”

The scout touched his forehead covered with mud and sweat, nodded excitedly, "It's Tang Ying, General Tang!" (To be continued......)