After Xiao Shilian sent back the news that the Northern Zhou army wanted to sneak attack the lower reaches of Luliang River twice, the Southern Chen army did not dare to take it lightly and sent a large number of scouts out. And the situation of the two sides has gradually become clear, from the beginning of the confrontation between the north and the south, and the defense of the south and Chen, to the current two armies are intertwined, entangled between the mountains and rivers of Luliang.

The fighting between the scouts can be said to be happening all the time, and the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is stubbornly but without the slightest stop outflanking the lower reaches of the Lvliang River, and the infantry brigade led by Wu Mingche has changed direction and opened the camp one after another, occupying the key points of the lower reaches of the Lvliang River, in case the Lyric Water is completely cut off by the Northern Zhou.

But Xiao Maha knew very well that this incident happened suddenly, and the two sides were likely to meet in the lower reaches of Luliang and an encounter broke out, and when the time came, under the same conditions of no danger to defend, Wu Mingche relied on the infantry brigade led by himself to compete with the elite infantry cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty led by Wang Liang, which was not so easy.

However, in order to ensure that it can react in time at a critical moment, the cavalry in Xiao Maha's hands cannot move now.

"Old general, are you unsure at this time?" Xiao Maha frowned and muttered to himself, "But although this land of Luliang has been taken down with great difficulty, if we don't leave now, I'm afraid we really won't be able to get out." Once Lu Liang is defeated, my Great Chen Ke will no longer have an army that can compete with the Northern Zhou······"

Xiao Maha knew very well that now for Nan Chen, the best choice was to give up Lu Liang. After the Northern Zhou Dynasty annexed the Northern Qi Dynasty and the Yuwenxin offensive battle in front, it was already at the end of the strong crossbow, but because Lu Liang was too important here, the Northern Zhou had to take it even if he gritted his teeth.

If Nan Chen withdraws out at this time, it will be equivalent to the Northern Zhou Labor Division's expedition to pounce on a void, it seems that Nan Chen has lost the springboard to the north that he finally won, but it is enough to make the Northern Zhou Dynasty have a good mess for a while, and more importantly, the main force of Nan Chen will not be damaged, leaving the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, and Nan Chen will still be a hurdle that the Northern Zhou wants to go south and cannot overcome.

It's just a pity that Xiao Maha is not Wu Mingche, Xiao Maha knows this old general's mind too well. Wu Mingche, who has always been ambitious, has fought all his life, and seeing that he finally won such a strategic place in Huaibei, of course he doesn't want to give it up easily, and he is still looking forward to a turn for the better, hoping that Northern Zhou can show flaws.

But······ Xiao Maha sighed softly.

This is not a war of attrition after all, if it drags on like this, it must be Nan Chen who collapses first.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside. Xiao Maha frowned, and lifted the curtain of the tent: "What's the noise?!" ”

"General!" Seeing Xiao Maha come out, the general who was about to go in to report gave his hand, "General, the young general is back!" ”

"Ah Lian is back?!" Xiao Maha showed a rare smile on his face, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

If there is anything that makes Xiao Maha feel at ease except for the worsening war now, it must be Xiao Shilian. For his eldest son, who has always been competitive, Xiao Maha has always been very relieved, and this time he also took him with him on the expedition to the north, hoping to experience Xiao Shilian.

And it turned out that Xiao Shilian did not live up to his expectations, but then let Xiao Shilian take a team of men and horses to clear out the bandits who were making trouble behind, who knew that this guy actually cleared the Northern Zhou army, and sent someone to send back the news, but he went further into the mountains, but there was no news after that.

It is impossible to say that Xiao Maha, who is a father, is not worried at all, after all, there are only more than 100 people guarding Xiao Shilian, and they have to face the main force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty that the main army of Southern Chen may not be able to defeat, which is simply hitting a stone with an egg.

It's a pity that what Xiao Maha can do is to send all the guards around him to look for it. Xiao Maha knows very well that the war is urgent, and now is not the time to make a big move for his son, but Xiao Maha is still doing a good job in principle.

At least now no matter what, Xiao Shilian is back.

"It's good to be back······" Looking at the figure surrounded by soldiers outside the camp, Xiao Maha smiled and sighed, "It's good to come back!" ”

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"Come, take this medicine, and you'll get better soon." Li Xinchen carefully blew the medicine in the spoon, and then handed it to Li Li'er's mouth. Li Li'er frowned, obviously the bitter breath of this medicine could be felt even if she hadn't drunk it yet, but looking at her brother's expectant expression, the girl still nodded, closed her eyes and ate it in one gulp.

And Li Xinchen nodded with a smile, and reached out to help Li Li'er stuff the quilt. Of course, the military doctors in the army are very handy for minor illnesses such as wind and cold, and if it weren't for the fact that the other party is a woman and a friend specially told by the major general to take good care of them, I am afraid that they would not hesitate to take a dose of fierce medicine.

After careful discussion by these doctors, the medicine is of course very effective, plus Li Li'er is not the kind of lady who grows up in the deep boudoir after all, although the body bones are not as good as Li Xinchen, who has been crawling and rolling in the mountains for so long, but it is far from weak, and it is estimated that as long as she recuperates for a period of time, she can get better.

"Brother······ Looking at her brother's cautious appearance, Li Li'er couldn't help but smile. Daddy died, everyone in the village left, and now only Li Xinchen and her are left to rely on each other, and for Li Li'er, her attachment to her brother is even more.

"What, but what's uncomfortable?" Li Xinchen asked a little anxiously, even if he is not afraid of heaven and earth, but for this kind of thing to serve girls, it is the first time in his past life and this life, so he is a little nervous.

Li Li'er hurriedly shook her head: "Li'er didn't help my brother, and she was even ······"

"Okay, there's no need to say that!" Li Xinchen feigned anger and said, Huo Ran stood up, "Now you will obediently recuperate, the sky will fall and there will be a certain top, rest assured!" Whoever wants to hurt you must first step over the corpse of so-and-so! ”

"Brother!" Two lines of tears poured out of Li Li'er's eyes, "I······ I know! ”

Li Xinchen smiled bitterly and reached out to wipe the tears from her cheeks: "Okay, don't cry." ”

After a pause, Li Xinchen sighed helplessly: "Silly girl." ”

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“······ That's about it. Xiao Shilian looked at Xiao Maha who was standing in front of him with his hands in his hands, and said respectfully.

Xiao Maha nodded and said in a deep voice: "If you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing in the future." It's hard this time, but wait first, Shi Lian, you go and invite that Li Gongzi over, and I have something to ask him. ”

Xiao Shilian was stunned for a moment, and then turned around and left.

And watching Xiao Shilian's figure disappear, Xiao Maha spread out his palm, just now he was playing back and forth in his hand was the unsightly copper ornament left by Li Cheng at the beginning, looking at the pattern on it, this general who was over forty years old, also showed a complicated expression on his face.

"After the benefactor," he muttered after a long silence, "I didn't expect that thirty years later, I would be lucky enough to meet the benefactor······ God still gave me the opportunity to repay the favor of the Xiao family······ Daddy, the child will fulfill your wishes. ”