"Lord Wang, is he in good health?" Zhao Guangyuan said that halfway through, Cao Xun and Zhu Hualong couldn't help but ask questions at the same time.

"It's fine, but it's uncomfortable to travel and leave your homeland." Zhao Guangyuan replied with a wry smile, "Rui Fan has a lot of property, maybe he will be burned to the ground in an instant, and if he were you and me, he must not be comfortable." ”

Tongguan was lost, and the invasion army in Shaanxi was like mercury. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this time is different from the past, the strength and weakness are changing, and the officers and men of Shaanxi no longer have the strength to fight. In addition, because the army was too "notorious" for recovering stolen goods and subsidies to wealthy families in Henan, many wealthy families in Shaanxi Province fled in advance to protect their wives and children in order to avoid the destruction of their families.

As the primary target of the invasion army, the Ming Sect of the Ming Dynasty, which has thousands of mansions and rich armor, is naturally even more panicked. As soon as he heard the news of Sun Chuanting's defeat and the invasion of the army into Shaanxi, he immediately found Zhao Guangyuan, the largest military leader on the ground in Hanzhong, and asked him to escort his family into Sichuan for refuge. Zhao Guangyuan is also afraid of the strong army, and it just so happens that he, like Zhao Ronggui, who was ordered to rush to help Sichuan, has the responsibility of protecting the border, and can rush back and forth to help in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

After Cao Xun learned the news, he took the initiative to invite him to meet in Langzhong County, Baoning Prefecture, which was the reason why he saved up today's situation.

"Since Brother Zhao has left Hanzhong Mansion, who else is there at the moment?" Yang Zhan asked. Hanzhong Province borders northern Sichuan, and it is good to know more about the situation.

Zhao Guangyuan thought for a while and replied: "Before I led the army to set off, I heard that Gao Ruli and Wu Dading were on the way, and the others didn't dare to say, in short, these two departments would inevitably retreat into Hanzhong." By the way, he introduced, "Gao Ruli is a native of Jiazhou, Shaanxi, and He Renlong is half a fellow countryman, and he has been following He Renlong, and after He Renlong's death, he returned to Sun Chuanting." Wu Dading must have heard of it to some extent, in the early years, he followed the scorpion block and the little red wolf as a thief, and the person who was nicknamed 'Yellow Nest' was also. About a few years ago, he fought with Zhao Dangshi, and his vitality was greatly damaged, and he also defected to He Renlong, and then worked for Sun Chuanting. Wu Da Dingjiu wandered in Hanzhong and was familiar with geography, and it is estimated that he invited Gao Ruli to retreat from Hanzhong together. ”

"Wu Dading, this person is incorruptible, shameless and capricious, and cannot be trusted." Hou Tianxi frowned, when he followed his father to guard northern Sichuan, he fought with Wu Dading, who was still a rogue.

"That's what I thought, so I left early so I didn't come into contact with them." Zhao Guangyuan said this, but he didn't think so in his heart. What he was most afraid of at that time was that he would not be able to leave by himself after Gao and Wu Erbu arrived, or more precisely, he would not be able to take Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui, away.

With such thoughts, all the generals in northern Sichuan are bright in their hearts.

Cao Xun coughed deliberately, and everyone knew that another major event of today's meeting was coming, and they all silenced.

"Haha, Brother Zhao, it is a wise move for you to protect the prince to come to northern Sichuan." Cao Xun's own smile appeared, "Seeing that the thieves are in chaos now, several provinces are not peaceful, and I am the only one left in northern Sichuan." ”

Zhao Guangyuan sighed and said, "Don't hide it, the prince's original intention was to go to Chongqing Mansion." "Compared with the king of Shu in Chengdu Prefecture, the same solid and wealthy Chongqing Mansion has no vassal king, and it is not too far from Hanzhong, and he can act at any time.

"What has become of Chongqing Mansion, Brother Zhao should know." Cao Xun said, "The next thing to fight the thief is Chengdu Mansion, and if you count it, only our northern Sichuan is stable." ”

"Exactly." The facts are in front of him, and Zhao Guangyuan can't refute them.

"Long Wenguang wants to fight to the death with the thief, it is estimated that there is no time to welcome the king, and there is only one person we have to watch out for." Yang Zhan tapped on the table and said slowly, "King Rui is the old man of Zhao Dangshi, once he learns the news of King Rui's south, he will come to fight." ”

Zhao Guangyuan hesitated a little and said: "I also talked to the prince yesterday, and he said that he couldn't go to Chongqing, so he went to Huguang." ”

"How can this work?" Zhu Hualong almost jumped up, "Zhao Dangshi is so vicious, the prince has passed, and the sheep has fallen into the tiger's mouth!" ”

Deng Ruoyu nodded and said: "After leaving northern Sichuan, until eastern Sichuan, not to mention that the rugged road will greatly damage the golden body of the prince, let's just say that the rogue soldiers are endless, and there is no land to bear, and the life of the prince on the road is worried!" ”

"But if there is an escort from Zhao......"

"No way, no way!" Zhu Hualong directly interrupted him, "The prince is here in northern Sichuan, and the responsibility for this escort is not borne by you alone, Brother Zhao." The prince has three long and two short, and all of us here can't escape accountability. ”

"Brother Zhao, please think twice." Yang Zhan's eyes were cold, staring directly at Zhao Guangyuan.

Cao Xun said: "Protecting the prince is within our boundaries, but this is not all the motivation for us to save the driver. Brother Zhao, the brothers are all bright people, they don't say dark words, and leaving the prince in northern Sichuan is not only good for him, but also good for us and Brother Zhao. ”

"What's the benefit?"

Cao Xun said in a deep voice: "I am competing with Chengdu Mansion in northern Sichuan, and one of the cruxes of the disadvantage is that there are few gold-lettered signboards and a lack of fame. The Chengdu government often brought the Shu domain out to help the momentum, and I also had the Rui domain to compete with in northern Sichuan. "Although the prince of the late Ming Dynasty was constrained by the ancestral system and could not officially enter the political stage, in fact, in a place like Sichuan, where the emperor was far away, such as the Shu Domain, a first-class feudal domain still had a strong influence, even if it could not be directly reflected in the military and politics, but the energy in local personnel, public opinion, and financial endowment could not be ignored. If the Rui Domain, which is nominally stronger and closer than the Shu Domain, can be controlled, it will be beneficial to the long-term development of the generals of northern Sichuan.

Zhao Guangyuan sighed secretly and didn't speak. Although he faintly has the intention of holding King Rui hostage, in the end he lacks confidence, how can these generals in northern Sichuan have the courage to show their thoughts of supporting Wang Zixiong on the spot.

"But if the prince mentions this...... Zhao Guangyuan shook his head.

"This matter is easy to hear, the soldiers in the middle of the river and the road obstruction, it is also the truth, and I told the prince that he will not forgive." Yang Zhan said lightly, without the slightest intention of giving in, "Brother Zhao came to northern Sichuan, and he will be his own brother in the future." Zhou protects the prince, and the brothers all do their part; Great expectations, brothers fight together. ”

When they heard this, they all applauded with a loud voice.

When Zhao Guangyuan heard this, he put away his compassion for King Rui and said nothing. He knows it, and so do others. The generals of northern Sichuan are like wolves and tigers, and they are alone to protect the guests of the Rui Domain, just like a child who has a daughter in the market, there is no danger today, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no danger tomorrow. The safest way can only be to cooperate with the generals of northern Sichuan, and one point can be earned.

After all, in this world, it is difficult to live.

The stars of the soldiers' sleep are falling, and the battle is solved by the moon.

"Come brother, I'm going to go out tomorrow, why don't you rest?"

The night is bleak, and the river is surging by the empty river. Wang Laixing sat alone on a piece of bluestone, staring at the occasional small waves on the river. Qin Shilu inquired about Wang Laixing's whereabouts from the generals in the camp and found this place all the way. Wang Laixing's trip out of Chu and into Sichuan this time is foreseeable to be a long journey, she specially asked Zhao Dangshi to accompany the army, Zhao Dangshi knew her mind and authorized her.

"Tomorrow we will march to Luzhou. So far, this is the first tough battle with the thief. I...... I don't know the bottom of my heart. Wang Laixing moved his buttocks to the side, deliberately giving Qin Shilu a vacant seat, but Qin Shilu did not sit down, but stood beside him, with his hands on his shoulders.

After the sudden fall of Chongqing Prefecture, the soldiers and horses of the Zhao battalion stationed in Fuzhou held an emergency military meeting, and originally planned two offensive methods, one was to besiege Chongqing Prefecture to fight a protracted war, and the other was to decide the outcome of a field battle with the Western Army in the periphery.

However, the Western Army believed that rebuilding and blowing up the collapsed city wall would require a huge cost of money and time, and that it would not be cost-effective, and that trapping Chongqing for too long was likely to attract siege from all sides of Sichuan, which would do more harm than good. Therefore, the plundering army soon began to continue to transfer, and continued to advance by land and water to Luzhou Mansion.

Zhao Ying's soldiers and horses then advanced and recovered the city of Chongqing. The Western Army's advance was faster than expected, and its power was getting bigger and bigger, and Qin Qigong and others believed that they could no longer continue to return to the mountains. So the army was reorganized for two days, leaving Deng Longye and Sun Weizheng to take 2,000 soldiers directly under the direct jurisdiction of the Yamen in Sichuan to repair and defend the city of Chongqing, and the rest of the troops continued to pursue the Western Army.

On the evening of two days ago, Zhao Ying's soldiers and horses arrived at Shijiao Town, which is located at the junction of Jiangjin County in the southwest of Chongqing Prefecture and Hejiang County in Luzhou Prefecture, where they set up their headquarters to prepare for the operation against the Western Army.

It has been reported that the western army has attacked Luzhou very hard, and the first section of Ma Yuanli on the waterway has already sailed away, and Liu Jinzhong, a newly established cavalry battalion on the land route, has just left the west of Hejiang County. In order to block the offensive of the Zhao battalion's soldiers and horses, Zhang Xianzhong left the general Wang Shangli to lead the troops to the east of Hejiang County, and the battle between the Zhao battalion and the western army was inevitable.

"Because the opponent is Zhang Xianzhong?" Seeing Wang Laixing's melancholy face, Qin Shilu turned his head sideways and asked him.

"Not exactly. Alas, I have commanded many battles, but I have never commanded more than 10,000 people...... Such a large army. I, as soon as I lay down in the tent and closed my eyes, I was at a loss, and I couldn't sleep. Only by running to this riverside and blowing the river breeze can calm down a little. ”

"Anything else?" Qin Shilu did not rush to respond to him, but continued to ask patiently.

"For some reason, every time I go into battle, I panic. Alas, I always feel that I am not the material for war. Ah Lu, you know that once I was ordered to lead troops to rescue Suizhou, against the Hui and leather thieves, and the final result was naturally a triumphant return. But in fact, I was panicked when I said it, and after the battle was fought, I was really confused, and if it weren't for the horse control system to help in a hurry and turn the wind around, it would be difficult to say which would have won or lost. Wang Laixing sighed and said, "At that time, I commanded all my own descendants, and there were still dangers. Half of this attack on the thieves was from other troops, and you say, can I sleep? ”

"So...... Are you worried that you will lose the battle against the thieves because of your poor command? ”

Wang Laixing said: "When my brother entrusts me with a heavy responsibility, and the Tan family brothers also have high hopes for me, I really don't want to disappoint them and break my Zhao Ying's prestige." ”

"The more generals Han Xin has, the better, and there are too many people when they come to you." Qin Shilu smiled.

"Ah Lu, you don't understand, the more people in the war, the better. I see that in Zhao Ying, even Xu and Guo have never commanded so many people in one battle. Can I change me? ”

"Why can't you?"

"I just think I'm ...... Alas......" Wang Laixing said, his hands dragging his chin and saying that he was suffering.

Qin Shilu twisted his body, suddenly sat down beside him briskly, and said to him: "I really don't understand marching and fighting, but I think that since Brother Dang'er asked you to enter Sichuan for him, he has his own considerations." You often say that when your brother knows people very accurately, you are his closest brother, can't he see you accurately? ”

"This ......"

"You are his brother and the head of an army. If he does not approve of your talents, he can only give you glory and wealth, and enjoy it, so why let you go through the ups and downs in the ranks. After all, if you are not the right candidate, what is involved is tens of millions of lives and Zhao Ying's overall strategy. Do you think that being a brother is such a person who does not distinguish between public and private? ”

"I ......"

"You said the battle of Suizhou, and you almost fell short. But when marching and fighting, where there is a certain number of ten things, you may not believe it. My eldest brother, a man like him, has told me more than once in private that there is no battle in which he has long been convinced that he will be able to win a great victory, and even if I am outnumbered, he will be so nervous that he will not sleep for many nights. ”

"Your big brother...... Is this true? Wang Laixing was stunned, he really didn't expect that Qin Jinxiao, who had always seemed to be not afraid of heaven and earth, would also be afraid.

"He only told me about this, don't mention it to others, otherwise he will be angry again." Qin Shilu said with a smile, "I grew up watching him fight. At the beginning, he was also a stunned young man, and his father gave him the most apprentices to fight every time, but whenever he returned to the army in the end to count the results, he suffered the most losses and the least gains. I always laughed at him, but my father never allowed me to laugh at him. Other people who secretly laughed at him were also disposed of. Later, I don't know from which day the eldest brother went out to fight, with fewer casualties and more gains. After that, he slowly became the most capable of fighting in the family, bringing out the fewest and achieving the greatest feats, until we were all accustomed to it. ”

"Yes......" Wang Laixing's eyes widened, thoughtful, "But your eldest brother is him, he is still afraid of ...... now"

"What if you're afraid? It doesn't prevent him from killing the enemy bravely and making meritorious contributions. Qin Shilu took his hand, put it on his lap, and said softly, "You are not alone in the battle against the thieves, there are also Mr. Qin, Mr. Zheng, Wang Tongzhi, and Zhang Zhongjun." No one can do everything, you had the horse system to help you during the battle of Suizhou, and now there are people who can check and fill in the gaps for you, isn't this also the meaning of the horse system and Mr. Qin by your side? ”

When Wang Laixing heard this, he suddenly remembered Qin Qigong's calm face, the fact that he had already set off for the training camp yesterday, and the various situations in Luzhou Mansion, and felt a sense of solidity for no reason.

"Besides, don't you still have me?" Qin Shilu said, gently leaning his head on Wang Laixing's shoulder.

"Alu ......"

Tonight, the sky is full of stars, shining and shining, illuminating the river, like the Milky Way falling to the ground.

"I made these three eagle arrows with my own hands, and you take them into battle to kill the enemy."

The two were silent for a while, and Qin Shilu suddenly took out three arrows from behind him and handed them to Wang Laixing.

Wang Laixing took the arrow, through the starlight to see clearly, these three arrows are all made of stainless steel arrows, the shaft of the arrow is hand-polished from birch, and there are small characters engraved on it, and the arrow feather is a complete and dense eagle feather, delicate and sharp.

"Come brother, you promise me not to think nonsense anymore. I promise you too......" Qin Shilu said this, and suddenly paused, and Wang Laixing suddenly found that her eyes were shining, like bright stars in the night sky.

"Promise me what?" Wang Laixing asked in a daze.

Qin Shilu hesitated slightly, and then smiled generously at him: "I promise you, when you run out of these three arrows, I will marry you." All right? ”

"Marry me?" Wang Laixing muttered, he didn't react for a while, and when Qin Shilu took his hand, he suddenly woke up, for fear that Qin Shilu would regret it, and said in a loud voice, "Okay, good, of course, I promise you, I promise you!" ”

Qin Shilu didn't speak, staring at him and just smiling shallowly.

Wang Laixing was just when his mouth was dry, when he suddenly had a thought, and couldn't help but say: "Ah Lu, aren't you afraid that I will use the arrow indiscriminately?" "Just three arrows, you can use it cleanly in the blink of an eye.

Qin Shilu shook his head and said, "You won't." Whether it's for me or yourself, you won't mess with these three arrows. ”

Wang Laixing listened, and his eyes were hot. I only feel that the one who knows me best in this world is not himself, nor Zhao Dangshi, but the girl in front of me who is about to be with him for a lifetime.