Xue Shao rarely became angry like this, and the generals persuaded him for a while before gradually extinguishing the fire, but he did not immediately agree to release Wang Yu and Guo Dafeng. The generals are also interested in no longer nagging repeatedly. Anyway, no matter how Wang Yu and Guo Dafeng are, they will not be guilty of death, and everyone knows this.

The most urgent task is how to defend against the enemy.

In the north, less than 100 miles away from his army, there was a main army of more than 200,000 led by the Turkic Khan Gululu. If they really want to fight, it will be difficult to resist with only the seventy or eighty thousand horses under Xue Shao's command at present. Especially, on this flat battlefield.

So all the generals suggested to Xue Shao that either we should retreat to the city as soon as possible, and it would be much easier to defend the city than to fight the enemy in the field. Otherwise, we will also pull out the men and horses of the two states of Shuodai and gather them in one place to concentrate our forces on fighting against a strong enemy.

The generals who supported the first option were in the majority. After all, winter has arrived. As long as the wind and snow fall, the north of the Great Wall will become a land of ice and snow that is difficult for people to live in.

But Xue Shao did not immediately adopt this opinion, he said, let me think twice.

There is another thing, from Xue Shao to the generals, they have reached a consensus, that is, Cheng Wuting's body must be brought back and buried with mourning. Cheng Wuting did not leave any will and wish before his death, except for avenging him with blood hatred, this is the only thing his robes can do for him.

But now the hatred between the two armies has reached an unprecedented peak, and there is a possibility that a bloody battle of life and death may break out again at any time. Therefore, asking for Cheng Wuting's body is probably not an easy thing to do.

Xue Shao said, I'll figure it out.

After nightfall, the north wind howls and the temperature plummets.

Xue Shao took Zhang Cheng and Wu Yuan out of the tent, followed the patrolling soldiers, and came to the vicinity of the prison.

A little away, Xue Shao heard Wang Yu's voice, babbling and not knowing what he was reading. So he lightened his pace and walked closer, and finally listened to Wang Yu's words, "Use soldiers to go to God, and battle is expensive." Concise soldiers, affirm orders, know their eyes with banners, learn their ears with drum gold, reward and punish them with warnings, and re-discipline them to raise them......"

He is endorsing, the art of war.

Xue Shao came closer and glanced into the prison. Guo Dafeng shrank in a corner sheltered from the wind, covered with a thick layer of straw on his body, as if he had fallen asleep. Wang Yu shrunk in the other corner, wrapped tightly in his military robe and still trembling, his face was blue and swollen, but his mouth was constantly thinking.

Zhang Cheng and Wu Yuan both looked unbearable, and pleaded with Xue Shao with their eyes.

Xue Shao's face was tense, and he couldn't see any expression. After standing for a while, he stepped forward and kicked the cell door twice, and Wang Yu and Guo Dafeng were startled at the same time.

"You two, take General Guo down to eat and soak your feet, and arrange for a stay." Xue Shao ordered.

Zhang Cheng and Wu Yuan received the order, and hurriedly asked someone to open the prison door and let Guo Dafeng out and take him away.

Wang Yu stood in prison, his head bowed, motionless.

"Book, I memorize it well." Xue Shao opened his mouth.

"Student...... I couldn't sleep, and I didn't do anything, so I ......" Wang Yu replied in a low voice.

"Nerd." Xue Shao reprimanded lightly and said: "The military discipline is strict, abandoning the commander and leaving alone is no different from escaping from the defeated army and humiliating the country." According to the law, you should be guilty of a capital offense. ”

"Students know......" Wang Yu nodded lightly.

"Now, give you a chance to make amends." Xue Shao said.

Wang Yu's eyes lit up slightly, and he raised his head, "Please give the teacher's order!" ”

"Go and get Cheng Wuting's body back."

"Yes!"

It was late at night, and Xue Shao still didn't feel sleepy. He stared at a jumping oil lamp for a full hour, not moving.

The guards in front of the tent were a little worried, so they quietly invited Guo An and asked him to persuade Xue Shao.

Guo An walked in and whispered, "Young marshal?" ”

"Stop calling me a young marshal." Xue Shao came back to his senses and smiled indifferently, "I'm already old." ”

Guo An chuckled, "The young marshal is not yet thirty, right?" ”

"It's coming. But it has nothing to do with age. Xue Shao pointed his finger at his chest, "It's old here." ”

"When the young marshal said this, I also felt old." Guo An put down his crutches, sat down next to Xue Shao, and said, "If you fight for a year, you must be at least ten years old." ”

"Where!" Xue Shao let out a long sigh, "Fighting a battle is like having lived a lifetime." ”

Guo An nodded with a smile and said, "Is the young marshal worried about whether to move into Chengguan?" ”

"Really stop calling me a young marshal, it sounds harsh." Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "Change the name, Xue Shuai is okay!" ”

"Okay, Xue Shuai." Guo An smiled, "Is it appropriate for Fang Cai's subordinates to ask?" ”

"You guessed it right." Xue Shao nodded, "Most of the generals in the army advocate moving the army into the city and defending the city. Because winter is coming, the wind and snow are unstoppable. ”

"That's just the way it is, human nature." Guo An said, "However, if we really withdraw into Shuozhou and come out again, it will be difficult." ”

"Yes." Xue Shao nodded, "You are still the only one who understands my mind!" ”

Guo An said: "When you enter Chengguan, you can have a house to shelter from the wind and snow, you can play on the fire, and you can have hot soup and hot rice and warm quilts. There is no need to fight, no need to worry, you can get through this winter comfortably and comfortably. When you think about it, it makes people feel comfortable. ”

"But as soon as this winter is over, the fighting spirit of the whole army will disappear with the departure of the blizzard. They will never have the same fighting spirit and revenge as they do now. Xue Shao said, "Inertia is our own worst enemy.

Guo An nodded and said with a smile: "My subordinates still remember that year in Fengzhou, the heavy snow covered the entire Yin Mountain. But the young marshal ...... Xue Shuai personally took us and boxed naked in the snow. After that winter, Shuo Fangjun was not afraid of the world from now on! ”

"Born in sorrow, die in peace." Xue Shao smiled and said, "But this army now is not the previous Shuofang army. Although they were obedient to me as well, they ...... Not biological, after all! ”

Guo An smiled.

Xue Shao said: "In fact, if you think about it deeply, our soldiers generally have such a mentality now. That is, the battle has reached this point, and it is almost over. ”

"Yes." Guo An nodded, "I'm ashamed to say that even I have such thoughts." When we followed Xue Shuai out of Beijing with 200 parts, who would have thought that one day, tens of thousands of troops would follow us beyond the Great Wall in Shuozhou? So every step I take, I feel like I've had an unexpected gain. I don't feel strange when I stop. ”

"But I feel like this war has just begun." Xue Shao said, "We've just set foot on the main battlefield of Hebei for the first time, haven't we? ”

"Xue Shuai wants to wave his army north to fight?" Guo An's tone was a little surprised.

Xue Shao smiled, "I thought you wouldn't have such doubts. ”

Guo An frowned and was silent for a moment, and asked, "Then what is Xue Shuai going to do now?" ”

"Don't enter the city, that's for sure." Xue Shao said.

Guo An nodded, "But it's hard to disobey the will, so what?" ”

"Everyone has their own likes and dislikes and thoughts, and people become stubborn and rebellious because of this. But when the last thing you want to accept becomes a fact, you can only accept it. Xue Shao frowned and said, "I don't plan to explain or persuade them one by one, I will use my actions to let them see my resoluteness and see that this matter is irreversible!" ”

Guo An took a deep breath, smiled and nodded heavily, "Approve!" ”

Xue Shao smiled with relief, glanced at his upturned injured leg, and said, "Then now, there is a very special task that can only be handed over to you, a dead lame, to do it yourself." How is it good? ”

"A lame man will not be dishonored!"

The next day, the north wind was blowing.

The Turkic army did not move, Guo An left the camp with a few followers, and Dang Jinbi came to the camp from Daizhou to meet Xue Shao.

For another day, the Turkic army remained unmoved. Guo Dafeng and Dang Jinbi left Xue Shao and returned to Shuo, while Wang Yu went to the Turkic camp and served as an envoy to the Tang army.

Many people pinched a cold sweat for Wang Yu, he won't be cut into pieces by the Turks and sent back in a box, right?

In the afternoon of the same day, four people came from afar and worshiped under Xue Shao's command. They were all wounded in the great battle south of Yinshan and were sent to Toyosu to recuperate. Luckily, they weren't too badly injured, and now they're all back from injury.

These four people are Dugu Zhizhi and Sha Zha Zhongyi, the two Shuofang generals, as well as Xue Shao's early entourage Tang Zhen and Pan Yi, both of whom are now Yulinwei's five-rank generals.

The return of the four veteran generals made Xue Shao feel very relieved, but he always felt a little unhappy. It wasn't until the next day, when Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng brought their men and horses over, that Xue Shao showed a slight smile.

Because, he saw the 50,000 brothers of the Luoshui army again.

On the same day, Xue Shao held a banquet to entertain Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng. At the same time, all the generals of the whole army were also invited. At this time, the generals had already understood Xue Shao's intention of "resisting the enemy in the field without entering the city". Approve or disappoint, this is already a sure fact. They had to start thinking about the next question - how should this battle be fought?

Guo Dafeng asked Xue Shao privately: "In case Wang Yu dies at the hands of the Turks, how can you explain to her sister after you go back?" ”

"The peach is dying, scorching its beauty......" Xue Shao couldn't help but read out such a sentence.

Guo Dafeng blinked stunned, "What kind of play?" ”

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Since the day I left Luoyang, I never thought I would be able to go back. I didn't even think about the question of who to turn to. ”

Guo Dafeng said again: "Then now, you should always think about it, right?" ”

"Now, I don't think about it."

The north wind was strong, and the sound of whistling resounded through the heavens and the earth.

Guo Dafeng suddenly felt a little cold on his body.