Utingwe was defeated and lost, and Du Lin had the heart to ask for the guilt, so he directly pulled out his saber and made a gesture to cut off the former's head. It happened suddenly, and Utingwe didn't pay any attention to it, but was stunned on the spot, surprised. And just at the last moment, it was Yan Zhanlie who walked quickly to the two of them and stopped Du Lin.

The general was angry. He is considered guilty, but he may lose the morale of the army before the battle, so why not give him a chance to make meritorious contributions? ”

Yan Zhanlie made a move to stop Du Lin, and hurriedly glanced at Wu Tinggui, who understood, and hurriedly agreed: "What Lord Yan Zhan said is true. The last general is guilty, but now that the war is imminent, I hope that the left vanguard can give the last general a chance to make meritorious contributions. Even if it is death, the last general is willing to die in the field, please make the left vanguard complete! ”

Wu Tinggui's attitude was sincere, coupled with Yan Zhanlie's words to intercede, Du Lin pondered for a while, turned his head to look at Yan Zhanlie, and found that he was winking at him, so he withdrew his saber and snorted lightly: "If it weren't for Lord Yan Zhan to intercede for you, General Ben wouldn't even give you the chance to die on the battlefield, get up." ”

Du Lin let go, and Yan Zhanlie and Wu Tinggui both breathed a sigh of relief. After U Tinggui stood up, he hurriedly clasped his fists at Yan Zhan Lie and saluted, and said respectfully: "The defeat in this battle is all caused by the last general's refusal to listen to Lord Yan Zhan's advice, and the last general is full of regret. Thanks to Lord Yanzhan's intercession, U Tinggui is grateful in his heart, and he will obey his orders in the future and die without regrets! ”

U Tingwe was arrogant and rude, rarely had such an attitude, Yan Zhanlie thought about it, and knew that he was really impressed by his own resourcefulness, and he was also grateful for his intercession. Therefore, Yan Zhanlie chuckled, held U Tinggui's arms, and said, "The general's words are serious. The defeat of the armed forces was all caused by the cunning of the Qi army, and the general fought bravely to kill the enemy, and he rode a thousand, which was in the eyes of the bottom. In the future, let's discuss something, don't be impulsive. ”

Yan Zhanlie spoke seriously, he didn't care about the fact that he didn't listen to the advice before, and he could still intercede for himself, U Tinggui saw it in his eyes and was grateful in his heart, and he really recognized him as a benevolent father. He even secretly swore that if there was a war in the future, he would definitely listen to his orders and never be reckless and misguided.

"Listen to Lord Yan Zhan!"

Utingwe was genuinely obedient, and Yan Zhanlie nodded with satisfaction. Du Lin listened to the conversation between the two on the side, and couldn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Yan Zhanlie's gourd, so he said angrily: "Okay, you go down to rest first, General Ben still has important things to discuss with Lord Yan Zhan, and if it is useful to you, General Ben will order you." ”

Hearing this, Utingwe retired. And after he left, Du Lin couldn't help but ask: "This horse has lost his troops and lost his martial arts, what's the use of keeping it?" Why didn't you let me behead him? ”

Yan Zhanlie had long known that Du Lin would have such a question, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly at the moment, and explained: "General, don't worry. This reckless man is not useless except for his stupid brain. If you give him a little grace now, you will definitely feel it in your heart, and it will be much more convenient if you are driven by something in the future. ”

"Hmph, what's the use of him?"

Du Lin didn't know why, and asked angrily. After Yan Zhanlie was silent for a moment, he didn't continue to talk about Utinggui, but walked to Du Lin's side, lowered his voice and said, "Regarding Xinghe's stay or not, does the general have a decision?" ”

Yan Zhanlie asked about this, and after Du Lin pondered for a moment, he sighed helplessly: "Hey, I just want to discuss this matter with you." The army will be defeated, the Qi army will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, Xinghe only has 10,000 defenders, where can it resist? Besides, there will be many wars in the future, and how to preserve our strength for us is the most important thing. However, if I leave at this time, I am afraid that the general will not be able to explain it. You also know that he is a member of the Red Wolf King, and he has always been dissatisfied with us, if he really let him seize the opportunity, it is hard to guarantee that he will not ......."

Du Lin's later words didn't come out, but Yan Zhanlie already understood what the former meant. Du Lin mentioned the Red Wolf King, and said that he was dissatisfied with them every day, and in the Yunlong Army, the Red Wolf King was loyal and courageous, and hated the Black Wolf King the most, and it was not difficult to see that most of these two people were the Black Wolf King's people.

"What the general said is that if you withdraw your troops without even seeing the face of the Qi army, and give up Xinghe without fighting, and the Nanpeng army loses two cities in a row, the general will definitely investigate it at that time, and he will take this opportunity to get rid of you. Therefore, the withdrawal of troops is inevitable, but when to withdraw troops is to be considered. ”

Hearing this, Du Lin nodded, and said: "I have to ask you more in this regard, I am also a martial artist, I only know how to go into battle to kill the enemy, and I don't know how to check and balance." If it weren't for that, how could the prince have sent you to help? ”

Yan Zhanlie was actually sent by the Black Wolf King to the Nanpeng Army. It is no wonder that although this man has no military rank, both Durin and Utingwe are courteous to him. At this time, when he heard what Du Lin said, he smiled meaningfully and said, "That's why I didn't let the general kill that big old man." ”

"Oh? Why? ”

Yan Zhanlie seemed to have made up his mind in his heart, and Du Lin hurriedly asked. After Yan Zhanlie said a word, he approached Du Lin and said in a low voice: "General don't worry, I expect that the Qi army will have an offensive today and tomorrow, and immediately, our army can retreat with a little resistance." ”

Yan Zhanlie's words were convincing, and Du Lin was even more puzzled, and asked rhetorically, "How did you know that they would attack?" How can we get out of it all? ”

"The general doesn't know that the main general in the Qi army formation is Duan Qingcheng, the former young marshal of the Qingcheng Army. After his father Duan Feiyan was convicted and deposed by Emperor Qi, this person joined the army, first in the eastern border of Qi State, defeated Haichuan in the Wanli army, and it is rumored that this person slashed Haichuan Sword Saint Shangquan Xinxuan. Later, he switched to the dragoon army of the king of northern Xinjiang, and was sent here. ”

Du Lin had also heard about Qingcheng, and even heard the Black Wolf King praise this person, but when Yan Zhanlie mentioned it at this time, he didn't know what the meaning was, and hurriedly asked: "I have also heard about this matter, and the prince has also praised this Duan Qingcheng himself, and said that among the young generation of generals in Daqi, there are only five fingers that can be compared with it." But what does this have to do with the offensive of the Qi army? ”

"The general thought about it, this person is a famous general, and he should have a bright future, but the family suffered a great disaster, the former young marshal was reduced to cloth, and then he joined the army, didn't he just want to make a career with his military exploits and turn the situation around for the Duan family? In this case, he came here again, and the battle of the martial arts showed his might, and he captured the city overnight, and the prosperity of that district was not as large as the scale of the martial arts, and the number of troops, how could he wait? Naturally, it is to take advantage of the victory to pursue and build miracles. ”

Yan Zhanlie's analysis was good, and Du Lin nodded in agreement after hearing it. However, he couldn't think of how Qingcheng would use his troops, and asked, "That's true, then have you ever thought about how they will attack?" ”

"I really can't figure this out in the next moment. After all, this person was born in a famous general's family, he has been tempered by Duan Feiyan since he was a child, he is familiar with the art of war, and he has a good way to use soldiers, if I can really touch him, then I don't have to wait, I can fight back directly. However, although it is not yet known how they will attack Xinghe, it is certain that they will come on this day or two. ”

Hearing this, Du Lin frowned slightly, thinking that the Qi army had 50,000 people, how could Xinghe resist it, and how could he retreat when the Qi army came to attack, as Yan Zhanlie said?

Yan Zhanlie looked at Du Lin's expression, guessed what he was thinking, and said with a meaningful smile: "General, don't worry. If we really retreat at this time, the general will not be able to explain it. But if the Qi army comes to attack and raises 50,000 troops, and we have tried our best to resist, then he won't have to say anything, right? After all, it was Utingwe who lost the ground first, and if he chased it deeply, he was afraid that he would smash his own foot. ”

From Yan Zhanlie's mouth, it is not difficult to hear that U Tinggui is also the main general of the Nanpeng Army, and he is not in the same camp as the Black Wolf King. Du Lin listened to Yan Zhanlie's analysis, nodded, but asked worriedly: "However, if the Qi army really comes to attack, how can we retreat?" ”

"As long as there is an elite army desperately blocking the Qi army and buying time for us, if we abandon the city again, the Qi army will not chase deeply."

"It's true that this is true, but in this way, you don't have to lose your soldiers...... ......"

As he spoke, Du Lin suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something. Seeing that he was speechless, Yan Zhanlie chuckled lightly and said, "Isn't there still Utinggui." Anyway, he deserves to die, why not let him do his best to block the Qi army for us, so as to fulfill his dream of dying on the battlefield, and even more to eliminate the power of the opposition to the prince in the Nanpeng army. ”

Du Lin suddenly realized, and then he understood why Yan Zhanlie would intercede for Wu Tinggui, the person of the Red Wolf King, and hurriedly praised at the moment: "You really have you!" In this way, my subordinates were not damaged, Utingwe was disposed of, and we waited for a more justifiable retreat, and the general couldn't say anything, it was really killing three birds with one stone, haha. ”

Du Lin understood his deep meaning, Yan Zhanlie nodded lightly, and sighed: "Hey, I didn't want to dispose of him so quickly, but General Utingwe was 'willing to obey the dispatch and die without regrets', so I had no choice but to fulfill his wish." In this way, he finally did his best for the prince before he died. ”

Utingwe was grateful to Yan Zhanlie for his rescue, but he didn't know that the latter just had other plans. The two factions in the Yunlong army are divided, and they are not as united as they seem, this time they united with Dongtu to attack Daqi, perhaps, the Black Wolf King also has other plans.

Du Lin and Yan Zhanlie discussed some explanations from the Black Wolf King again, and went to sleep very late. And at the beginning of the ugly hour, when Xinghe City was already silent, in the Yunlong military camp, there was a man in black who took advantage of the dark moon and high wind to look around. He was agile and athletic, and then after dark, he dodged the night soldiers in the Yunlong Army.

This person didn't know what the purpose was, and he dared to explore the Yunlong military camp at night. After looking around for a long time to no avail, just when he was a little anxious, suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to have found his goal. He quietly slipped into a camp tent, and inside it was the captured Xinghe City defenders of Daqi, including the city guard Fan Yun and two lieutenant generals, all of whom were there.

When the man came in, he did not rush to act, but calmed down and listened carefully, and found that no one noticed him, so he breathed a sigh of relief. However, at this moment, Fan Yun, who looked sleepy, suddenly opened his eyes......

"Who!"