"General, do you think we can go back alive?" One of the soldiers asked in a low voice.

The rain was dripping, and Cui Hongdu sat under a big tree, his eyes slightly closed. I haven't eaten for two days, Cui Hongdu's stomach is already empty, the grass roots on this mountain have been eaten, and the next thing is probably to pick up the bark.

Li Xinchen had not forgotten them, and now there were still a large number of enemy scouts roaming around the mountain. However, Li Xinchen didn't seem to have any intention of attacking, so he half-surrounded this nameless mountain, or watched it.

But now Cui Hongdu doesn't have enough courage to break through, he doesn't know what awaits him in the east, west, north and south, or in other words, he doesn't know how Li Xinchen is going to entertain him well.

So in the end, Cui Hongdu was still timid, but he wasn't to blame for this.

Cui Hongdu's soldiers and horses are only eight or nine hundred, and Li Xinchen, who joined Pei Zilie, can be said to be already in the army, and even if there is no Pei Zilie's soldiers and horses, just with those Ba people, Li Xinchen can still swallow the three thousand soldiers and horses of He Louzi in this deep mountain and dense forest, not to mention the defeat of Cui Hongdu's remnants?

And Cui Hongdu doesn't know what the battle situation on the north side of Cangxi Valley has developed, and since Li Xinchen's scouts have existed from beginning to end, it means that the north side of Cangxi Valley should have completely fallen into Li Xinchen's hands, needless to say, he also knows that Wei Shou and they must have been fierce and unlucky.

If it were in another situation, hearing this question, Cui Hongdu would definitely give an affirmative answer, or directly express his anger and scold this soldier fiercely, but today he didn't have the strength and heart to do so.

I can only lean quietly under this big tree.

The answer was cruel, he couldn't say it.

And at this time, the sentry in front of him suddenly ran over quickly, seemed to be very panicked, and even fell and got muddy, but he didn't care, and rushed to Cui Hong in three steps and two steps: "General!" ”

"What?!" Cui Hongdu stretched out his hand and held down the knife, and Huo Ran stood up.

Could it be that Li Xinchen is planning to launch an attack at this time?

The soldier hurriedly waved his hand, and said helplessly: "General, Li Xinchen sent someone to ask for negotiations with us?" ”

"What, negotiations?" Cui Hongdu raised his eyebrows, it can be said that he is ready to die here in battle - of course, according to the current situation, it is more likely to starve to death - but this sentence undoubtedly made Cui Hongdu see life at once.

No matter what Li Xinchen wants to do, at least he doesn't have to fight now.

Not only Cui Hongdu, but the rest of the Northern Zhou generals also gathered over, their expressions were very clear, and they undoubtedly wanted Cui Hongdu to agree to this request.

At least you have to know Li Xinchen's purpose and intentions first, it's better than everyone starving to death here.

Cui Hongdu was born in a traditional family, and what he has paid attention to since he was a child is the "spirit of death", so even if there was an obvious gap in strength before, he still gritted his teeth in front, and had to compete with Li Xinchen, but the reality is often cruel, and now Cui Hongdu has to admit that he is not Li Xinchen's opponent, and as the commander of so many soldiers, what he should do is not to find a way to defeat Li Xinchen, but to leave alive with them.

"Well, where do they want to negotiate?" Cui Hongdu asked in a deep voice.

"Right next to that rock down the hill." The soldier hurriedly stretched out his hand and pointed, "General, please go alone." ”

Cui Hongdu took a deep breath, I have to say that the position chosen by Li Xinchen is still very bold, after all, the Northern Zhou army is still on this mountain, and if there is a little bit of wind and grass, the Northern Zhou army may rush down from the mountain.

"Yes." Cui Hongdu decisively agreed.

Since Li Xinchen has already chosen the location here, it goes without saying that there is nothing to refuse about sincerity.

A Northern Zhou lord said anxiously: "General, you go to ······ alone"

The rest of the generals also looked worriedly, there was no problem with the location, but Cui Hongdu was a little ······ when he went over alone. No matter how unconvinced or disobedient they are to Cui Hongdu, at least now Cui Hongdu is their boss, and if the coach has any more accidents, it will really become a mess.

Cui Hongdu was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Since there is no other choice now, and we don't have much capital to negotiate with Li Xinchen, what is the difference between going alone and taking a group of people?" ”

The generals looked at each other, and in any case, it was a fact.

And Cui Hongdu exhaled lightly: "You wait from the mountain, if so-and-so comes back, you can continue to obey so-and-so's dispatch, so-and-so will definitely give you a satisfactory answer, if so-and-so doesn't come back, put down the blade, this battle is already like this, there is no need to continue fighting······"

"General······ A general wanted to say something, but Cui Hongdu glanced back at him at this time, and he arched his hand helplessly, "Take care, general." ”

"General, take care!" Several Northern Zhou generals said at the same time.

They were very dissatisfied with Cui Hongdu before, and they were helpless about the predicament in front of them, but the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to calculate in the old accounts before, at least Cui Hongdu's responsibility at this moment is enough for them to be impressed.

This time, Cui Hongdu didn't look back, and walked straight down the mountain.

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When he saw the figure walking down the mountain alone, Li Xinchen smiled slightly.

Cui Hongdu is a person, he is better than Cui Hongdu, and there is a Pei Zilie standing next to him. Of course, this is also because Li Xinchen really has no choice, after all, he can refuse Li Ping and them, but he can't stand Pei Zilie's resoluteness.

In fact, for Li Xinchen, this is a very sure thing, he knows that Cui Hongdu has no more choices, and he will definitely go down the mountain to negotiate honestly, and Cui Hongdu is from a family, and he pays attention to "being above board", and he can't play any tricks at this time.

However, Li Xinchen can also understand Pei Zilie's feelings, after all, only he can lead this army now, and the current battle situation in Bashu can only have a satisfactory result in his own hands.

They can let this Li Xinchen take the risk, and Li Xinchen will inevitably have to retreat and allow Pei Zilie to accompany him, and the woods behind him are full of crossbowmen on guard.

This is the way people are, both sides step forward and step back at the same time, just to be able to find a delicate balance that everyone is comfortable with. What Li Xinchen wants to do is to show his subordinates his courage and boldness, rather than being stubborn and self-serving, and he must grasp this degree well.