The remnants of Yan Dan's troops were defeated, and after the catastrophe, after the extreme danger, he was physically and mentally exhausted, relaxed his vigilance, and was killed by Wen Shilan's horse gun.

Su Qing and Tian Yu led more than ten personal soldiers to guard in front of Fan Dan's car with swords.

Thinking that Su Qing and Tian Wei are all scribes, and they are usually equipped with wooden swords, what combat power can they have? Although it is well-dressed, it is not as good as a pleated hakama. Seven or eight cavalrymen from the Hu Law Department saw Pan Dan standing on the car, waving his sword and shouting, and shot an arrow, hitting the high crown of Fan Dan. Several Hu horses swung their swords and rushed forward, and Su Qing hurriedly stepped forward, but before they could meet, they were killed by random arrows.

Tian Wei was frightened, the strength of the sword just now disappeared, his strands trembled, he couldn't stand steadily, and he collapsed and sat on the ground. The two Hu rode the whirlwind horse closer, and one of them was quite good at equestrianism, reached out with his side waist, grabbed Tian Wei's head, and cut off his head with a knife in the other hand.

Gong Cao and the main bookkeeper were close to the officials, and they both died in an instant.

Yan Dan's eyes were about to crack, but he was really strong, without the slightest cowardice, and wanted to get out of the car to fight with the Hu cavalry, but was dragged by the soldiers of the royal car.

Thanks to more than ten pro-soldiers, they were all strong men in the Dan Department, desperately resisting, so they repelled the number of Hu cavalry, and waited for the koji ball in front of the march to come back to the rescue.

Although he failed to kill Yan Dan, but the two officials who killed him, plus Qu Nanhu and Ashina, who were seriously injured before, and the county lieutenant who was killed, Wen Shilan expected that this result should be enough to make the Tang people frightened. At this time, the sky will be bright, and this place is not too far from the weak water Donghe, in order to avoid being entangled in the koji ball and attracting reinforcements from Xihai County, Wen Shilan decided to withdraw the army.

After dawn, Koji Qiu and Pan Dan checked the casualties.

There are more than 1,000 steps to ride in the Dan Department, and only three or four hundred remain; The soldiers and horses brought out by the koji ball also lost more than 100 yuan.

The two took the remnants back to Xihai County.

In the county hall, I saw Xin Er, and the koji ball reported the battle situation.

"Fan Fujun, is the injury important?"

Yan Dan was hit by an arrow in his left thigh, the shaft of the arrow had been amputated, and the arrow was still in the leg. He couldn't sit on his knees, he sat on a beard. I wanted to make a war feat, but I was defeated, and I lost more than half of my troops. If it weren't for the koji ball rescue, I am afraid it would be inevitable.

Yan Dan was both ashamed and unwilling, and reluctantly replied: "Little injury, it doesn't matter. Xin said, "Tian She'er will definitely cure my sin." I don't have to wait for him to open his mouth and confess his sins. Struggling to get up, he said, "Dan's defeat this time has frustrated the morale of the three armies, and he knows that he is guilty, please punish the governor!" As he spoke, he twisted his face to the side, unwilling to look at Xin'er's face.

Hearing Xin Er say with concern: "How can it not matter? Arrows can't be taken lightly. You hurry up to the doctor to see, in case ......" Xin Er wanted to say "infection", but now there doesn't seem to be such a statement, so he changed the word, and continued, "If you have pus, your leg may not be saved!" ”

Yan Dan said: "Dan's injury doesn't matter, Dan lost his division in battle, please punish the governor!" ”

"Winners and losers are common things in soldiers. A small defeat, nothing to worry about. When you heal your injuries, you can make up for them. ”

Yan Dan never expected that instead of blaming him, Xin Er comforted him, involuntarily turned his face, looked at Xin Er, and saw the sincere look on Xin Er's face.

"The Governor won't cure me?"

Xin Er said sincerely: "I will go to the master of the book and state that the reason for your defeat in this battle is that I am too underestimating the enemy. ”

The meaning of Xin Er's words is clearly to take responsibility for the defeat of Pan Dan.

Yan Dan only suspected that he had misheard, but Xin Er's words were said in front of Du Ya, Fu Qiao, Beigong Yue, Koji Qiu, Yang Fu, Yan Xi, Lan Baozhang, Zhang Jingwei and other officials, and it was absolutely impossible to deceive him with good words.

"You ......, ...... Governor." Pan Dan had mixed feelings, and he didn't know what to say.

Only those who lack a string in their minds will make enemies everywhere.

The previous disagreement with Pan Dan was because Fan Dan was in the front, and in order to maintain his own prestige, Xin Er had to fight-for-tat.

In the end, the Fan family is a first-class valve clan in Longdi, and Fan Dan's father, Fan Kuan, is one of the few top ministers in the court, and Xin Er does not want to have a deep grudge with the Fan family on the premise that he has already offended the Zhang family.

Moreover, taking a step back, even if Xin Er wanted to punish Pan Dan, with the prestige and power of the Fan family, compared with the example of Zhang Jin and his son who "colluded with the Hu people and made chaos in the county", but were exempted according to the "Eight Discussions", the outcome of the punishment would not be enough.

In this case, Xin Er thought that it would be better to simply take this opportunity and sell it to the Fan Dan and the Fan family, which might be of some benefit in the future.

Yan Dan returned to the camp with mixed emotions, and immediately after, two healers came to him to heal his wounds on Xin'er's orders.

Not to mention this, I just said that Xin Er asked about the battle situation clearly, and knew that the "Rouran Forward" was Wen Shilan's department, and after listening to Wen Shilan's bravery on the battlefield, he sighed: "Rouran also has a strong general!" ”

Zhang Gui frowned and said, "Weird." ”

Xin Er asked, "Changling, what do you mean by this?" Where does the blame come from? ”

Zhang Gu said suspiciously: "Wen Shilan has a reputation for bravery. Only he, as the vanguard of Pitan, probed the enemy's situation and investigated the details of our army's defense, which was a matter for him to do in office. Now that the main force of Pi Tan has not yet arrived, how can he start a war without permission? Isn't he afraid that if he is defeated in battle, he will ruin the morale of the main force of Pitan? ”

When Xin Er heard this, he felt justified and became suspicious.

Lan Baozhang "snorted" and said, "According to the villain, there is nothing strange. ”

"Oh? Baozhang, what do you think? ”

"It's nothing more than the same as the king of the palace, and he is eager to make meritorious contributions."

Lan Baozhang's view is the same as that of Du Ya, Fu Qiao and others. It's just that Du Ya, Fu Qiao and others took care of Pan Dan's face and refused to say it. Lan Baozhang, Qi Dali and other Hu Qi, among the Tang people in Longdi, there is nothing to rely on, only Xin Er is recognized in his eyes, and there is no "flower intestines" of Du Ya and others, so Du Ya, Fu Qiao and others are silent, and Lan Baozhang has something to say.

Xin Er said in his heart: "Baozhang's words seem to be reasonable. Asked Zhang Guidao, "Changling, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Gu pondered for a while, and said: "Hu Lu is not the main department of Rouran, it is another department, Wen Shilan may not have the courage to act recklessly." Following his train of thought, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he always felt that something was wrong, so he made a suggestion to Xin Er and said, "...... General, in the foolish opinion of the turtle, should we increase the number of sentry horses and expand the scope of exploration, so as to prevent the northern captives from cheating! ”

Xin Er thought for a moment and said, "There is nothing wrong with being cautious. Zhang Gui's opinion was accepted.

One of the people in the hall got up, bowed down and said, "Father, I know a little about Rouran's internal affairs, and I have a general understanding of all the departments of Rouran in the west. Please find out the love for the eldest father! ”

It was Qu Yuanguang who spoke.

Xin Er and Yuanguang's father, Ba Ruoneng, became incense and carried it, and Ba Ruoneng's sons became Xin Er's juniors. And because of the relationship between dignity and inferiority, although Ba Ruoneng's age is far older than Xin Er, he does not dare to call him a brother, because Yuanguang calls Xin Er "big father".

Don't say that if you can, Yuanguang will be bigger than Xin.

However, even if the seniority is pressed down, it is reluctant, and it has to be shouted.

However, Yuanguang can bend and stretch, and this "big father" shouting is quite natural, and it shows affection in respect.

"How are you going to find out?"

"I'm going to pretend to be a captive in the north, go north to Juyanze, go to the border of Rouran in the west, find some Huluo, and see if I can ask something useful."

"You're going to the realm of Rouran? It's a bit dangerous. ”

Yuan Guang said loyally: "The eldest father treats my father and son like a mountain, and he will not hesitate to go to the soup for the eldest father!" ”

Beishan Xianbei's bald Bo Ye only gave the two heads of Yuanguang's subordinates to Xin Er, and did not say that these two people were Yuanguang's subordinates; Zhang Jin's father and son refused to admit that they were connected with Lu Shuihu, and of course they would not shake out Yuanguang's calculation of his brother Pingluo.

At this time, Xin Er still didn't know what Yuanguang was doing behind his back, but when he saw his brave and loyal appearance, he inexplicably felt familiar, and thought to himself: "When I showed my loyalty to Linghu that day, in the eyes of others, will it be like this?" ”

said to Yuanguang: "Then you must be more careful. If you fail, I will not be able to account to your father. ”

Yuanguang said: "Father, don't worry! Half a month later, ten days at the earliest, I will be able to return safely. ”

With Xin Er's permission, Yuanguang returned to his residence, cleaned up, took a cronie Hu Cong, and went out of the city that day.

Leaving the city to cross the river, his confidant Hu Cong asked: "My lord, there are several tribes in the border area of Rouran in the west, which one should we go to first?" ”

Yuanguang looked back at Xihai County on the west side of the river and said, "Hmph! Which to go? None of them! ”

"Huh? So where are we going? ”

"Find Wen Shilan!"