Xuan Yi had just returned to Chengdu from Laojun Mountain, Jiangyou, and was discussing with He Zhangqi how to quickly restore and expand the production of saltpeter mines in Laojun Mountain.

"Lao He, most of the saltpeter in the world actually comes from here. With this mine, we don't have to worry about running out of gunpowder. Xuanyi Daoist smiled and said to He Zhangqi.

"At that time, as long as there is enough copper and iron, we can equip each mandarin duck array with four muskets, and every five mandarin duck arrays with a tiger squat cannon. In the past, the officers and soldiers used firearms to bully us, but in the future, we will be able to use firearms to bully them. Alas, being able to occupy a piece of territory by yourself is much better than wandering around back then! He Zhangqi was also very happy to hear it.

The two of them were talking happily, but He Zhangqi's personal guard He Yiyong suddenly walked in and saluted the two of them: "General, supervising the army, Huguang has military information delivered." ”

Xuan Yi heard this, and hurriedly said, "Bring it to me." ”

He Yiyong handed over a wax-sealed bamboo tube.

Xuan Yi first looked at the wax seal, and the wax seal was intact. Then he opened the bamboo tube, poured out a letter from it, and read it.

He Zhangqi stood aside, and when he saw Xuan Yi seeing this letter, he was overjoyed, and his hand holding the letter was trembling slightly, so he hurriedly asked, "Dao Chief, what's wrong?" ”

Xuan Yi quickly calmed down his mind and said, "Great joy! My sister-in-law gave birth to a son! ”

When He Zhangqi heard this, he jumped up directly from the chair and said, "Show me!" As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed the letterhead.

Xuan Yi flashed, dodged this grasp and said, "Be careful, don't break it." ”

"I know, show me." He Zhangqi said again.

Xuan Yi smiled and handed the letter to He Zhangqi. He Zhangqi looked at it and said, "I just hope that this child can grow up smoothly." To say that the marshal and sister-in-law used to have two children, but unfortunately at that time, we all kept running around, and adults couldn't stand it, let alone children? As a result, neither child was able to raise them. The marshal's other concubines also had some children, but none of them were able to raise them. Now that we have finally settled down, I hope this child can grow up safely, so that we will really have more momentum. ”

In her previous life, Shang Xiuying also gave birth to a son, but in the rout, the child also died. But in any case, the birth of this child is also a good thing. As long as you don't repeat the mistakes of the previous life, a son can always greatly stabilize people's hearts and increase their luck.

"Let's take Sichuan, and then after a while, we will cross the river, occupy the entire Huguang, and then repair it for a year or two, and the world can look forward to it!" Xuan Yi was also very happy.

"Dao Chief, I ask you to help me come up with a name for this kid." He Zhangqi smiled again.

"I don't dare." Xuan Yi shook his head, "This is not polite, it is really the special identity of this child, and his name can only be given by the marshal." Well, Lao He, don't be foolish, except for the marshal and sister-in-law, others have named this child, and they have to lose their life. ”

Hearing this, He Zhangqi was even happier, because in this statement, it actually implied that the child was noble, and the meaning of this child's dignity meant that their group had a great future. So he smiled and said: "Dao Chief, you shouldn't remind me of this, but you should remind Mr. Liu, what is he talking about, maybe he will join in." Well, Dao Chief, we have to write a letter to remind Director Liu. ”

Xuan Yi listened, and said with a smile: "Director Liu will not be confused in this matter. Moreover, the marshal will not look for him when he chooses a name for the child. Maybe I'll look for Mr. Niu, but Mr. Niu will definitely not participate. ”

The two talked and laughed for a while, and then began to continue to arrange various affairs.

After a few days like this, I suddenly got a military report again, saying that the imperial court appointed Sun Baigu as the governor of the three sides, and now he is leading the army to rely on Nanyang to constantly attack Jingxiang, and many military camps have suffered serious losses.

In order to ensure spring plowing and summer harvest, Huang Zide decided to personally lead tens of thousands of troops to attack Sun Baigu, who was stationed in Nanyang.

"Fuck Sun Baigu, my sister-in-law just gave birth to a child, so he came to make trouble. Look if the marshal can't kill him! He Zhangqi scolded with a smile. He Zhangqi was not worried at all about the prospect of fighting Sun Baigu, he knew how much progress his army had made over the years, and in his opinion, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army was actually not worth seeing.

"Although Sun Baigu is quite capable of fighting, how many soldiers does he have? If you can't do it, no matter how many tricks you have, no matter how many tricks you have, you won't be able to play it. Now he is certainly not a match for the marshal, but it is a pity that we are now in ......"

Saying this, he turned his head, but noticed that Xuan Yi's face was quite heavy, so he said, "What, Dao Leader is still worried about the situation of this battle?" What are our soldiers like, the Taoist is still unclear? Don't worry about this battle, we will definitely win! ”

Xuan Yi also nodded and said, "I'm not worried about the outcome of this battle, I'm just worried that after winning this battle, will the marshal not be able to hold back...... General He, this matter is very complicated, maybe I think too much, but I have to go back and think about this matter carefully. ”

He Zhangqi saw Xuan Yi say this, and saw that his face was wrong, so he didn't say more, but said: "I'm afraid the Taoist is too tired these days." You might as well go back and get some rest. ”

Xuan Yi came out and went back to his small courtyard, entered the room and sat down.

"Huang Tian senior, Huang Tian senior." Xuan Yi shouted in his heart.

"What's the matter?" Huang Tian's voice rang out.

"Senpai." Xuan Yi said, "Sun Baigu was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of the three sides, and he took tens of thousands of troops to Nanyang and constantly sent troops to attack Jingxiang. The marshal sent troops to attack Nanyang. I know that the marshal will definitely not lose this battle, but I am worried that he will not follow the old path......"

"How do you think this happened?" Huang Tian asked rhetorically, "You have to think more, you have to think more." ”

"You mean that's what it means?" Xuan Yi asked in his heart, "Above" naturally refers not to the Marshal's Mansion, but to the Heavenly Court, "They took advantage of our army to go out on the expedition and took away part of the Fortune Dao, and then the Marshal had a son, and a large part of the luck was transferred to the gap in the son's body, which affected the Marshal and made him make such a choice?" ”

With Huang Zide's luck at this time, it was not very easy for Heavenly Court to interfere with his judgment, but under these prerequisites, it was still possible to pay a certain price.

"Senior, what should we do?" Xuan Yi had a judgment in his heart, so he asked.

"There are several ways. First, you rush back immediately to stop Huang Zide from being stupid. However, Heavenly Court's eyes will immediately be fixed on you, and then, you will have to face Heavenly Court directly. Now Huang Zide's luck is enough to keep him, and what can be shared with you is even more limited. Once Heavenly Court targets you, how much chance you can survive should be in your own heart. ”

"What about the other way?" Xuan Yi continued to ask. He knew that the first option was extremely dangerous. Just like Huang Tian said, the luck he can get from Huang Zide's system is still very limited, and it is not enough to keep him in the face of Heavenly Court's blows. As long as Heavenly Court is willing to pay the price and kill him, there is a way. And once he is killed and the people are dead, most of the people in Huang Zide's group can't do it, no, they should definitely not be able to do it. If so, what is the point of his sacrifice?

"The other way, that is, to abandon the child to survive." Huang Tian said coldly.

"Abandoned children to survive? Who to discard? Xuan Yi was taken aback, "Do you want to let Marshal Huang and the army go out to defeat all of them?" Then ...... then."

"Abandon whom?" Huang Tian sneered, "In this game, apart from you and me, who else can't be abandoned?" Now I ask you, what is the difference between today's revolutionary army and the previous life? ”

Xuan Yi thought for a while and replied: "The current revolutionary army is far stronger than the Great Jin Army in terms of organization and combat effectiveness. Moreover, the foundation in Jingxiang is also better than back then. ”

Huang Tian listened and said: "You are right, the revolutionary army is stronger in all aspects, which means that even if it suffers setbacks, the losses will be smaller. In other words, if the other side wants to make the revolutionary army suffer the same losses as in the previous life, he himself will have to pay a greater price. This is true for both the Heavenly Court and the Tartars. Huang Tiandao, "Whether it is Heavenly Court, or the Tartar is seriously damaged, or your losses are smaller than in the previous life, your chances of turning the tables are much greater than in the previous life." Now that you are in Sichuan, you can avoid this kind of thing and maintain your undefeated reputation. When the revolutionary army suffers a major setback, you are the hope of the revolutionary army to turn around, although at that time, the luck of the revolutionary army as a whole will drop a lot, but they will be concentrated on you, and at that time, it will be extremely difficult for you to move the heavenly court, and it will be almost impossible. And now that these outcasts are attracting the attention of Heavenly Court, hehe, you can just do something to consolidate the foundation and prepare for the future rout, plus me, I'm afraid that I won't be able to turn this heaven when the time comes? Well, after a while, Huang Zide should transfer you back to Xiangyang. Seize this time to do a good job in the defense of Xiangyang and consolidate the foundation. When the time comes, give Heavenly Court a good-looking one! ”

"Is that really the only way to go?" Xuanyi is still very unwilling.

However, from his weak tone, Huang Tian could already hear that Xuan Yi was actually ready to give in. He added, "Don't feel like you're betraying them. You know, death is not the end. If your cause fails, what awaits them. And now, the best way to save them is to plan for ......"