Men, especially young and middle-aged men, have become scarce goods in the three major countries, the war has lasted for a year, and the three countries have paid tens of thousands of lives, these were originally men in the prime of life, and now whether it is the Xia Tang Dynasty, whose military strength is still strong, or Xiliang and Daliang, who have suffered heavy setbacks, all countries are in a hurry to recruit troops.

It's a bad thing for the people, there are not many men in the family, and they have to contribute the rest, so there are really only the old and weak women and children. In the past year, various man-made disasters have continued, coupled with the lack of strong men, and the harvest of Daliang this year is really poor. Emperor Liang clearly realized that if he left public opinion alone, once the civil strife broke out and the foreign enemy was added, his throne could be explained.

What made Emperor Liang feel relieved was that Xiliang and Xia Tang had also made the same choice - a truce. In this way, for more than a month from the beginning of the first month to the end of February, the three countries did not make any major moves, and they were very peaceful for a while. However, this is all a façade, and the real forces of either side have not relaxed even a little bit.

Take Xiao Yunqi as an example, a series of battles in the first month of the first month allowed the Jingyi army to seize Duzhou City, the main route to and from the sea, and at the same time completely lost Yecang City, and also paid a lot of price. After the reorganization of the army, the Jingyi Army was officially under the jurisdiction of the Seven Guards, and Gu Junyuan served as the commander of the Zhenfu Guard, who, like Xiao Yunqi, faced a serious shortage of manpower. The original Zhenxian City and Hongzhou City have all been replenished to the army, so everyone will turn their attention to Duzhou City.

There are nearly 20,000 original Liang sailors in Duzhou City, and of course there are some strong men. Xiao Yunqi naturally understood, but before they could achieve this goal, there was still a difficult hurdle in front of them, and this was Lianzhou City. This city is stuck in the middle of Zhenxian City and Duzhou City, and it was mentioned before that the Han Dao Guard and the Ji Wei would rather go over the mountains and mountains than take the official road just to bypass Lianzhou City. This city is still under the Tang Dynasty at the moment, and if this city cannot be recovered, then the connection between Zhenhyeon City and Duju City will become difficult.

A month has passed, and the situation in Duzhou City has long been spread throughout Daliang, and Lianzhou City naturally knows that at this moment, the defender of Lianzhou City is Yin Lingqi, the general of Tuorong in the Tang Dynasty. Speaking of this person, there is really not much to say, this person is from an ordinary background, all the way he has relied on his military exploits to get to where he is now, as one of the eighteen Tuobon generals in the Tang Dynasty, he is already fifty years old, but from time to time he still charges on the front line.

Yin Lingqi has 20,000 elites under his command, this is the army he brought out by himself, and almost all the soldiers only obey Yin Lingqi's orders, not to mention that Wu Yu has won it, even if it is the King of Tang Khan, they will not listen. With such a team, it stands to reason that he should be the main force in the Lower Tang Army, and at the same time, with the identity of Tuorong General, he can also be on an equal footing with Wu Yu, but in this battle against Daliang, the real commander is Wu Yushu and not him Yin Lingqi.

Why is that? Could it be that Xia Tang is as particular about his background as Xiliang? Qi Wantong asked. Her question was also Xuan Shaoning's question, in the previous battle, he already knew that although the Nine Kings of Xiliang were the Nine Kings, there was still a big difference in status between them.

Shi Gong Zhengyuan explained: "When it comes to origin, where is it not about origin? Could it be that Daliang is a country that can make a name for itself by its own ability? His words made everyone present a little frustrated, he was right, who among these people was born high enough? Xuan Shaoning, Qi Wantong, Zhao Kexin, Shi Gong Zhengyuan, Ji Wenhan, Xu Chengxian, Ling Feiyan, Rouge, all of them are destined to rely on themselves in this life.

"Then this Yin Lingqi must have relied on his own combat exploits to climb up step by step!" Xuan Shaoning doesn't want everyone to continue to be so dull, there will always be people in this world who are better than themselves, the key is that these people with good backgrounds can still work harder than themselves, isn't this the reason why they should catch up?

"That's right, he became one of the eighteen Tuobon generals in the Tang Dynasty with his own hands. I don't know about this process, and I will skip it, but I want to say that the reason why his status is not as good as that of Wu Yu is not entirely because of their background, but because of his temper. ”

"Temper?" Ji Wenhan said with an understanding: "Could it be that he has a very bad temper and is unwilling to curry favor with the high-ranking officials of the court or even the emperor?" ”

"The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is called King Khan." Xuan Shaoning corrected: "I just want to know what effect his temper will have on our actions? ”

"This person's biggest failure is to be stubborn!" Shi Gong Zhengyuan pointed out sharply: "His temper will be the most important factor in his defeat." ”

Xuan Shaoning suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said: "According to what you say, we can make good use of his self-righteous shortcomings in this action." We must make him think that it is completely luck that we can capture Duzhou City, and although we have captured Duzhou City, we have no ability to defend it! ”

"Then attract him to take the initiative to send troops to attack Duzhou City, and then we will take the opportunity to sneak attack from behind!" Ling Feiyan continued, and she began to realize the subtlety of Xuan Shaoning's idea.

"Great idea!" Xu Chengxian clapped his hands and said: "Lure the enemy out of the city and take advantage of the weakness to enter, this trick is really wonderful!" ”

Everyone present seemed to agree with Xuan Shaoning's proposal, if anyone had to say that there was no one who did not follow the crowd, only rouge. From participating in the discussion with great interest at the beginning to hearing the idea of attacking the city now, her face changed slightly, this is an indescribable change in expression, not happy for Xuan Shaoning and not questioning the possibility of this operation, she seems to be more worried about the unplanned.

Xuan Shaoning turned his face and held Rouge's palm, and said gently: "It's just that this strategy still needs to be planned with the general." ”

"So you're going to charge again?" Rouge looked embarrassed, she never supported Xuan Shaoning to charge and take the lead, but she couldn't say, who made Xuan Shaoning the captain of the Cold Sword Guard? She didn't pursue the past before, and now the man in front of her is about to become her husband, how can she stop worrying?

"I know your worries, if the general doesn't send me this time, I'll stay by your side obediently."

"What if the general decides to send you anyway?"

"As a soldier, obey orders ......."

"It is a soldier's duty to obey orders, you have said this sentence too many times, I understand, I only need you to promise me that I will come back alive and come back to marry me, this is your promise."

Rouge's eyes were already glistening with tears, and Xuan Shaoning hurriedly stepped forward to hug her and comforted: "I never promise easily, but once I promise, I will definitely do it." ”

Seeing this scene, everyone began to envy, as a soldier, life and death in this troubled world are unpredictable every day, how happy and lucky it is to have such a person who cares about himself. Qi Wantong was infinitely envious at the moment, she withdrew her eyes and peeked at Shi Gong Zhengyuan, and was surprised to find that he was also looking at herself, Qi Wantong hurriedly turned her head.

"Whether the strategy is feasible or not is up to the general to decide, and this time I will return to the battlefield."

Shi Gong Zhengyuan said simply, but Qi Wantong turned his head in fright and happened to meet Shi Gong Zhengyuan's firm eyes, and he asked, "You will also wait for me to come back like rouge, right?" ”

On the way back to his military camp, Xuan Shaoning took Rouge's hand, since the two of them made a lifelong agreement in Yecang City, they no longer taboo the eyes of others in the military camp. Xiao Yunqi was very emotional, Xuan Shaoning could find the love of his life is a thing worth celebrating, if it was in normal times, he would have planned to arrange the marriage of the two of them, but it happened that the war could only be postponed. In this regard, Xuan Shaoning and Rouge both expressed full understanding.

"It can be seen that Sister Wantong has a heart for Zhengyuan."

"She, she's been in Zhengyuan since she was in Qingshan Academy."

"Really? So long? ”

"Yes, but Zhengyuan, this wood, has always pretended not to see Wantong's intentions for so many years. Today's performance was the best. ”

"He loves her!"

"Oh?"

"Believe me, I can't be wrong."

"I believe in you, I believe in the past, I believe in the present, and I believe in the future! I believe Rouge's words! ”

Xuan Shaoning held Rouge's hand tighter, Rouge knocked over the five-flavor bottle in her heart, and she wanted to blurt out, "If I lied to you one day, would you still defend me like this?" The words came to her mouth or swallowed, and selfishness made her eager to cherish every moment of happiness in front of her.

"Brother Xuan, you go back to the barracks first, I have to go see the wounded."

"Okay, don't be too tired of yourself, come back early."

Rouge watched Xuan Shaoning leave, turned around and came to a corner, made sure that there was no one, then took out a short whistle that was only half a finger long, and blew it gently, and after a while, several thrushes appeared out of nowhere and circled above her head.