In the Qin army camp outside Mianzhu City, Jing Jian sat behind the desk with an expressionless face, looking at the bamboo slips on the desk in a daze, and his heart was full of remorse.

For a whole day, the entire camp was filled with the painful wails of the soldiers, but what was even more difficult was how to restore the morale of the soldiers, who had fallen to the bottom.

It is useless to blame yourself for the previous actions, only looking forward to the arrival of the army, maybe the general Ying Qian can save the morale of these Qin troops.

Finally, when night came on the fifth day of the siege of the city, Ying Qian led 15,000 Qin troops to the Qin army camp outside Mianzhu City. To everyone's surprise, the first thing Ying Qian did when he came to the barracks was to strip Jing Jian naked and punish twenty military sticks in public.

"If it weren't for the fact that the war was tight at this time and it was the time to employ people, I would definitely behead you in public according to military law to punish you for the crime of dereliction of duty, do you have any complaints?" Ying Qian looked at the Jing Jian lying on the ground with a serious face, ignoring the blur of flesh and blood on the back of the Jing Jian at all.

"The last will be convicted and willing to be punished." Jing Jian was pale and said weakly.

Subsequently, Ying Qian ordered the guards to take Jing Jian back to the camp and take care of it. Jing Jian had a faint premonition in his heart, and the war after that had nothing to do with him.

The punishment of the Jing Supervisor seemed to have moved the soldiers who had fled.

In fact, they also understood in their hearts that there was nothing wrong with Jing Jian ordering a retreat at that time, but it just broke the traditional tradition of the Qin army not retreating. Coupled with the defeat in the war, morale was naturally low, but that didn't mean they wanted to see the Jing Supervisor punished.

"Ladies and gentlemen, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, the previous defeat was only because the enemy was outnumbered, and was ambushed by the enemy of Rong Di barbarians, and now that my army has arrived, with the defenders of Rong Yuan City, it will definitely annihilate the enemy of Rong Di in one fell swoop." Ying Qian stood in front of everyone and shouted loudly.

"Old Qin, fight to the death and never retreat."

All the Qin troops seemed to be infected by Ying Qian's words, and shouted in unison: "Old Qin, fight to the death and never retreat." His eyes grew hot.

Ying Qian looked at the soldier in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. This is the momentum that the Great Qin soldiers should have.

Then the army began to repair, and tomorrow morning, the army will set out to rescue the city.

Late at night, in Ying Qian's military tent, Ying Qian sat behind the desk, looking at the bamboo slips on the table, but his brows were tightly wrinkled.

Although the punishment of Jing Jian during the day had the consideration of improving morale, the fundamental reason was to take this opportunity to suppress Wei Ying's forces. As we all know, the official of Wei Ying worships Daliang and leads the military and political affairs of the whole country, and as the first Jing Jian to follow Wei Ying, although he is not usually inconspicuous, his status is rising day by day. If he has this military exploit, he will inevitably become one of the most prominent figures in the Qin State.

Jing Jian is just the beginning, and his biggest task this time, in addition to keeping the city of Yuanyuan and defeating the enemies of the Rongdi tribe, is to keep that kid named Qin Chuan here forever.

Qin Chuan himself had met several times, and every time he saw that child, he had an indescribable feeling. Fortunately, that child is an illegitimate child, even if he is the bloodline of the Ying family, he can't enter the temple and can't inherit the throne of the monarch, so he doesn't know much about Qin Chuan.

But when Qin Chuan becomes Wei Ying's student, the meaning is different, if Qin Chuan is full of wings in the future, coupled with Wei Ying's support, maybe something will happen that he doesn't want to see.

For the sake of the stability of the Qin State and the inheritance of the royal family, Ying Qian did not think there was anything wrong with doing so. In addition, there are always people who can't accept this result, so for the sake of the stability of the Great Qin Kingdom in the future, he is willing to be the knife in that person's hand once.

The military report sent to him by Jing Jian was slightly modified, and he ordered someone to send it to Liyang City overnight. The death of 5,000 soldiers naturally has to be held accountable for the guilt of Jing Eunuch, and these need to be decided by the monarch. But he didn't say a word about the request for more troops. Because in Ying Qian's cognition, Jing Jian's defeat was just an accident, as long as he strengthened his vigilance in the future, the 15,000 elite soldiers of the Qin army would inevitably leave no piece of armor killed by Rong Di's enemy, just like before.

In the city of Yuanyuan, in the general's mansion, although the general defending the city at this time was tired, his face was ruddy, and he kept praising Wu Shang's bravery with a wine glass. did not mention the original-for-tat, and the design to frame Qin Chuan as a hostage. As if it had never happened.

Qin Chuan sat silently behind the desk, concentrating on dealing with the food on the desk, and Wu Shang had no chance of dealing with the general guarding the city.

"I don't know if the righteous man is willing to come to our army, if he succeeds in repelling the Rong Di barbarians this time, I will definitely write to the monarch, if it is prosperous in the future, don't forget my recommendation."

After speaking, the general guarding the city looked at Wu Shang, his eyes were full of anticipation.

Hearing the words of the general defending the city, Wu Shang was slightly upturned at the corners of his mouth, looking unmoved, put down the wine glass in his hand, looked at the general guarding the city and said with some amusement in his eyes: "I am just a rough person, and I can't be restrained and disciplined, so the general is afraid that he will be disappointed." ”

The look of loss on the face of the defending general flashed, but he still did not give up his persuasion of Wu Shang.

Holding back the annoyance in his heart, he finally waited until Qin Chuan finished eating, so Wu Shang took Qin Chuan to the room that the general who defended the city had prepared a long time ago.

Watching the two leave, a haze suddenly flashed on the originally smiling face of the general guarding the city.

"It's really hateful to refuse the kindness of General Ben if you don't know what is good or bad, and sooner or later you will regret it." The general guarding the city took a sip of the wine in the cup and said viciously.

"Rest early, tomorrow will be a tough battle." Wu Shang stood in front of the door, looked at Qin Chuan in front of him and asked.

"Brother Wu Shang, Yuanyuan City will definitely defend it, right?" Qin Chuan looked at Wu Shang and asked with a look of hope.

Wu Shang looked at the expression on Qin Chuan's face and didn't want to hit Qin Chuan, but after hesitating for a moment, he still sighed, shook his head and said, "It's difficult, it's very difficult." ”

"No matter what, I will definitely take you out of the city safely." Wu Shang patted Qin Chuan's shoulder and said with a firm expression.

Listening to Wu Shang's words, Qin Chuan endured the loss in his heart, nodded at Wu Shang, and walked towards the room next to him. And Wu Shang saw Qin Chuan leave, and also entered his room.

At this moment, Old Man Sun, who was wearing a shabby cotton coat, suddenly appeared in front of Qin Chuan, made a boo gesture at Qin Chuan, and pulled Qin Chuan into his room when Qin Chuan was dazed.

Walking into the house, Old Man Sun lit the oil lamp on the table, the tables and chairs in the room were a little shabby, and there were two beds, one large and one small, in the corner of the wall.

"Grandpa, you're back." A little girl stood up from the corner and quickly threw herself into Old Man Sun's arms.

The little girl's clothes were a little shabby, obviously worn for a long time, with large and small patches on them, and two shallow dimples hanging from her dirty little face.

"Erya, come and meet our son of Qin." Old man Sun touched the little girl's head dotingly, and took the little girl's hand and was about to bow down to Qin Chuan.

"I can't do it, I can't do it." Qin Chuan hurriedly stopped Old Man Sun's movements. And the little girl who was called Er Ya by Old Man Sun timidly hid behind Old Man Sun, leaned sideways, and waited for those big eyes to look at Qin Chuan curiously.

"Grandpa Sun, I don't know what you are looking for me at such a late?" Qin Chuan looked at the hesitant look on Old Man Sun's face and asked curiously.

"Hey, Prince Qin Chuan, forgive me for being dizzy and unable to recognize your identity, otherwise I wouldn't have ......"

"This matter is over, don't take it to heart, if you have anything, just say it." Qin Chuan interrupted the old man's self-blame and said directly.

"Don't hide it from Gongzi, it's a fluke that Fenyuan City can survive today, and it's still unknown whether he can hold it one day." Old man Sun sighed, his face full of despair. After a pause, he continued: "Old man, I am old, and if I die, I will die, and the only one who can't let go is my granddaughter. When he heard that Childe could get out of the city safely, the old man cheekily begged Childe to take my poor granddaughter and leave with him. ”

After Old Man Sun said this, he knelt on the ground with a puff and kept kowtowing to Qin Chuan.

"Grandpa, I don't want to go, I don't want to leave grandpa."

Erya stood helplessly next to Old Man Sun, begging with tears.

Qin Chuan was always a little dissatisfied with Old Man Sun eavesdropping on his conversation with Wu Shang, but watching Old Man Sun kneel on the ground and kowtow constantly, listening to Erya's crying, he couldn't help but feel a trace of compassion in his heart.

"Grandpa Sun, although we haven't known each other for a long time, I know that you must be a good person, if the Pig Yuan City really can't hold it, as long as I can leave, I will definitely take Erya with me." Qin Chuan thought for a moment, and still agreed to Old Man Sun's request.

After listening to Qin Chuan's words, Old Man Sun suddenly showed a smile on his face, stood up, pulled the second girl beside him, pointed at Qin Chuan and said, "The girl doesn't cry, grandpa told you, you will call him Gongzi in the future." ”

Erya's eyes were still full of tears, but she still raised her head, reached out and wiped the tears on her face, and stared at Qin Chuan.

"Er Ya has seen Childe." The little girl knew some etiquette, and under the urging of Old Man Sun, she bowed to Qin Chuan.

Looking at the little girl's pure eyes and the somewhat clumsy movements, Qin Chuan's face suddenly felt a little hot.

"Grandpa Sun, Erya, you should rest early, and tomorrow you will have to concentrate on defending the city, so you will rest early." Qin Chuan said goodbye to the two, and then quickly escaped from the house under Old Man Sun's reluctant gaze.

Sun Latou stroked the beard on his mouth and laughed. But smiling and laughing, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"Grandpa, why are you crying?" Erya took Old Man Sun's hand and asked suspiciously.

"Oh, the wind is a little strong, and I'm blind." Old man Sun stretched out his hand and touched the corner of his eye a few times, and then closed the door.

It was late at night, but there were still Qin people in the city of Yuanyuan who kept moving stones and logs on the city wall, hoping to stop Rong Di's foot soldiers for more time in the process of defending the city tomorrow.

After waiting for a long time, the general finally saw the man in black again. Then the two conspired for a long time, and finally negotiated the conditions for surrendering to the city.

Tomorrow, the Rongdi army will attack the city, and the defending general will open the city gate to welcome the entry of the Yuanyuan army. In return, he will not only be able to obtain a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, but will also become one of the leaders of the Rongdi tribe, in charge of the city and several small cities in the surrounding area. Life and death are all up to his liking.

The general defending the city was naturally full of joy at this condition, and after sending the man in black away, he sat down behind the desk again, holding a wine glass and humming a little song, waiting for the next day.