After reading the letter sent by Lu Xiaoxian, Mr. Wang bowed his head and remained silent.

Lu Xiaoxian said in the letter that he had already expected that this battle would be defeated, and that the next time the imperial court would send Wang Xiaojie to conquer, Wang Xiaojie would also be defeated, which was also expected by him. Mr. Wang was not surprised that Lu Xiaoxian said this in his letter, which only proved that Lu Xiaoxian had foresight and was worthy of being his opponent.

What shocked him the most was another thing that Lu Xiaoxian said in the letter: Although we don't have much to deal with, as far as I know about you, you never do things without purpose. If you put forward the slogan "Why don't you return me to the king of Luling" for the Khitans, it will not only be for the Khitans. I judge that you and the people behind your scenes will definitely be inextricably linked by King Luling. King Luling will return to Shendu soon, and our contest will officially start from the day King Luling returns, so you have to be careful.

After reading Lu Xiaoxian's letter, Mr. Wang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. is careless, it seems that he still underestimates Lu Xiaoxian, who would have thought that he would analyze so many things from a very inconspicuous matter.

Wei Qing whispered on the side: "Sir, I feel that Lu Xiaoxian has begun to doubt me!" ”

Mr. Wang glanced at Wei Qing and did not speak. He knew very well in his heart that although Wei Qing had been lurking in Luoyang for many years, it was probably difficult for an ability like him not to arouse Lu Xiaoxian's suspicions.

Seeing that Mr. Wang didn't speak, Wei Qing was a little apprehensive in his heart, and said cautiously: "Sir, can I go back?" ”

"Go back to fart!" Mr. Wang finally couldn't help but swear, "What are you going back to die for?" ”

After that, Mr. Wang no longer paid attention to Wei Qing, but went straight to Sun Wanrong.

……

Maybe it was because the Zhou army was prepared and couldn't find a chance, or maybe the Khitans were unwilling to fight to the death. In short, not long after Wei Qing sent the letter, the Khitans slowly went north. Of course, Wei Qing did not come back.

After confirming that there was no danger of an invincible attack, Lu Xiaoxian had to relax for a moment. Scouts were sent to investigate and confirm that the Khitans had returned to Yingzhou City, and everyone settled down.

Obviously, Lu Xiaoxian's prediction has come true again, and Wei Qing must be a spy. Thinking of such a dangerous nail being buried beside him, Li Duozuo was afraid for a while, if there was no Lu Xiaoxian, Li Duozuo would not dare to think about it anymore.

Anyway, they escaped it.

Zhang Shuo's mind is completely different, he already admires Lu Xiaoxian.

When Li Duozuo proposed to retreat, Lu Xiaoxian shook his head: "No, we can't retreat, we have to move on!" ”

"Forward?"

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's answer, not only Li Duozuo, but even Guo Zhen and Chen Xuanli were taken aback.

With their strength, it is really not easy to ensure that they can escape with their whole body, and they finally escape, do they have to send them to death again?

They looked at Lu Xiaoxian in a daze, wanting to see some clues from his face, but Lu Xiaoxian still had a lazy expression and couldn't see anything.

Li Duozuo came back to his senses and asked puzzledly: "Master Lu, just our little people, do we still have to fight to Yingzhou City?" ”

"Yingzhou City definitely can't go, but we can go to Huangzhang Valley?"

"Why did you go to Huangzhang Valley?" Li Duozuo is still puzzled.

Lu Xiaoxian sighed and muttered, "Lord Steward, so many soldiers died in battle, can we bear to let them."

Is there no place to die? ”

Li Duozuo, Guo Zhen, and Chen Xuanli were silent, it turned out that Lu Xiaoxian wanted them to go to Huangzhang Valley to clean up the aftermath and collect the bodies of those dead soldiers.

Think about it, if they were the ones who died in the Huangzhang Valley, if there was no one to collect their bodies, they would surely die without turning a blind eye.

Several people were ashamed in their hearts, and Li Duozuo sent scouts again and ordered all the horses of the rear army to advance in the direction of Huangzhang Valley.

When we arrived at the mouth of the valley, it was almost dusk. Sure enough, they saw a miserable scene from a distance, with countless corpses lying on the ground.

Li Duozuo ordered the officers to command the soldiers of the rear army to clean up the battlefield, and the time was limited, so it was impossible to be very careful, just simply picking up the scattered and damaged ordnance and concentrating the food baggage. Along the way, he rescued the wounded soldiers and collected the identity cards of the fallen officers and soldiers.

Further on, when I entered the Huangzhang Valley, the situation in front of me was even more tragic than that outside the valley.

After the sky darkened, a mournful cry wafted through the center of the camp that smelled of blood. This is the spontaneous hair of the officers and soldiers, either for the robes of the dead, or for this cruel defeat.

?? In fact, these people in the rear army were very lucky to be alive, if it weren't for Lu Xiaoxian's strategy, these tens of thousands of horses would only be able to escape the result of the annihilation of the entire army. Even if he sacrificed his life, he could not escape the fate of being plundered to the pine desert as a slave.

While the sergeants of the rear army were cleaning the battlefield, Lu Xiaoxian discussed the next step with Li Duozuo, Guo Zhen, and Chen Xuanli.

Li Duozuo's eyes were full of depression, although they survived, but they were defeated in this battle, and they would explain how they would return to God. With their understanding of Wu Zetian, it is not impossible to give them death for the crime of "losing the teacher".

Li Duozuo stomped his foot fiercely: "Such a good situation has come to such a point!" It's really embarrassing! ”

"A good situation?" Lu Xiaoxian shook his head, sat on the ground, grabbed a piece of coarse cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Isn't it?" Li Duozuo asked strangely, and he didn't care about any demeanor at this time.

Hearing his words, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but laugh and responded: "The arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and this Lord Zhang has the most right to speak!" ”

Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoxian swallowed a bite of cake, looked at Zhang Shuo and smiled: "Yes, Lord Zhang?" ”

?? On the side of a grain truck, Zhang Shuo straightened his right leg and sat on the side of the wood, the corners of his mouth raised slightly contemptuously, his eyes turned around Li Duozuo twice, and said coldly: "What Lu Gongzi said is right, he has long judged that Cao Renshi and Zhang Xuan will be defeated, I didn't believe to dissuade them at the time, Lu Gongzi told me to persuade in vain, and it was as he expected......"

Zhang Shuo paused and didn't say anything, but Li Duozuo had already heard the meaning of his words.

Li Duozuo's face couldn't help but turn a little pale, his body trembled, revealing a little frightened, and respectfully hugged his fist towards Lu Xiaoxian: "Thank you Lu Gongzi for saving the army!" ”

The dilapidated camp gradually settled down, and what could not be avoided was the groaning of the wounded soldiers, which made people feel depressed, and Li Duozuo sat a little numbly to the side.

"Lord Governor, the losses of soldiers, baggage, and ordnance have been counted...... "The military recorder walked to the center of the camp with heavy footsteps, holding the booklet in his hand, and said to Li Duozuo.

Looking at the record with dust remaining on his body and his head bowed deeply, Li Duozuo subconsciously opened his eyes.

Guo Zhen looked at Lu Xiaoxian and saw that he didn't say anything, so he said: "

Go ahead! ”

The result of this battle was completely expected, and the Great Zhou army was defeated and lost. The 5,000 advance cavalry led by Cao Renshi, the elite government soldiers of Zhang Xuanyu, and the entire Chinese infantry of Yan Bandit Shi were almost wiped out after two ambushes.

The number of those killed, missing, scattered, and surrendered is innumerable. Most of the survivors are wounded, and serious wounded continue to die. The combat strength of the entire army is gone, and the morale has fallen to the bottom.

"It's over, it's over......," Li Duozuo sighed again and again.

"This battle was a strange defeat!" After a while, Guo Zhen said with a serious expression.

"It's really weird!" Lu Xiaoxian agreed.

After looking at Lu Xiaoxian twice, Li Duozuo asked, "What's wrong?" ”

?? Turning his head and glancing at Li Duozuo, Lu Xiaoxian said in an indifferent tone, and said something that made Li Duozuo quite frightened: "From beginning to end, the Khitans seem to know the situation of our army well......"

"What does Lu Gongzi mean?" The pupils shrank slightly, and the expression on Li Duozuo's face quickly converged completely.

"It's not interesting!" Lu Xiaoxian said quietly: "I don't believe it, just with the Khitan scout sentry, I can find out the reality of our army!" ”

?? Since the other party can bury such a nail as Wei Qing by his side, who can guarantee that there will be no nails around Cao Renshi and Zhang Xuanyu?

Li Duozuo's gaze stayed on Lu Xiaoxian for a while, and he opened his mouth to say something. Lu Xiaoxian's attention was diverted, and he turned to the north, and through the thick night, he seemed to be able to see the Khitan rebels hidden in the mountains and valleys.

"I don't know what the Khitans will do next?" There was a hint of solemnity on Lu Xiaoxian's face.

Zhang Shuo didn't have too many unusual thoughts, but sighed with a slightly heavy mood: "Counterinsurgency, it's difficult......"

"Lu Gongzi, you also know the situation of the rear army, can you tell me what to do next?" After a few moments of silence, Li Duozuo looked at Lu Xiaoxian with hope in his eyes.

Although Li Duozuo is the head of the rear army, anyone can see that he has been distracted. At this time, asking Lu Xiaoxian was also from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Xiaoxian didn't answer, but looked at Zhang on the side and said, "Lord Zhang, what do you think?" Lu Xiaoxian asked Yang Xuanji's opinion.

Zhang said that he only groaned slightly, and then said with a solemn face: "The wilderness is dangerous, there is nothing to rely on here, so evacuate as soon as possible." ”

"No!" Chen Xuanli, who had not spoken, opened his mouth to object: "It's getting late. Marching at night, if the Khitan takes the opportunity to attack, how can it be deserved to be a weak soldier? Mo Ruo, hold on and wait for the dawn, and then make plans......"

It can be seen that Chen Xuanli is familiar with military books, and it is understandable for him to make such a judgment, and it is definitely not safe to march at night.

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Chen Xuanli and said with a smile: "General Chen, my opinion is the same as that of Master Zhang!" ”

Chen Xuanli didn't think about it and said: "Since Gongzi Lu is also in favor of retreating at night, then I will withdraw my opinion, I will listen to Gongzi Lu!" ”

Chen Xuanli seemed to have some superstitious elements about himself, which made Lu Xiaoxian a little crying and laughing, and said embarrassedly: "You don't ask, why do I want to do this?" ”

"Since Mr. Lu has decided, he must have thought it through, I obey unconditionally, and I don't need to ask for reasons."

"I agree too!" Li Duozuo took over the words and also expressed his attitude.