Xue Shao, Wei Zhihui and others had not yet finished a short military meeting, and Ximen called the police again with the Golden Horn, and the enemy army attacked again.

The faces of everyone changed suddenly, if there was also an enemy from the west, then there was only one explanation: the Turks went and returned after evacuating in defeat, and now they have reoccupied the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, and continue to advance to the east to occupy the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion. Otherwise, their troops would not have reached the city of Shuofang from the west.

"Shuofang is about to be surrounded on all sides." Wei Zhiwei said, "Young Marshal Xue, hurry up and break through without further ado." It's too late, but it's too late! ”

Xue Shaoshen glanced at Wei Zhiwei twice, and strode out. Yu Hongye, Guo An, Li Xianyuan, Mei Luoshasa and others followed closely. The group quickly got on the horse, and the south gate of Shuofang City was immediately opened.

To the northwest, countless torches can already be seen coming from all over the world.

Just as Xue Shao and the others had just rushed out of Shuofang City, they suddenly heard someone shouting in front of them, "Dudu, save me!" ”

It was already dark, and the sound seemed to come from the dense forest a little farther away. Xue Shao couldn't tell whether it was friend or foe, so he immediately ordered the soldiers defending the city to close the city gate first, and then sent Guo An to spy on him. Guo An quickly turned back and told Xue Shao that it was Liu Youqiu and Su Wei, the civil officials of the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion, who were hiding in the dense forest with a group of family members and fleeing men, women, and children. They wanted to flee to Shuofang County to seek refuge, but the Turkic cavalry was too close, so they panicked and broke into the dense forest.

got the news of Liu Youqiu and others, Xue Shao was both happy and worried. The good thing is that they can escape alive, and the worry is that now that the Turkic army is pressing, if you take them to break through together, the chance of success will be infinitely close to zero.

Mei Luoshasa obviously saw Xue Shao's thoughts, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "If you want to bury the people in the forest, I won't stop you, but I will leave you." The Tuokar brothers gave me their lives, not for me to squander! ”

Xue Shao frowned and gritted his teeth, "How about borrowing me a hundred rides?" ”

"Fifty, no more." Mei Rakshasa looked serious, and he was really neither charming nor coquettish, like a cold-blooded killer.

"Guo An!" Xue Shao ordered loudly, "Take fifty horsemen and go to protect Liu Youqiu and the others." Hide as deep into the forest as you can, and retreat south if you can. I'll be there as soon as I can! ”

"Yes!" Guo An transferred the horse and left.

Xue Shaole immediately stepped forward to stop him, "Be careful. Don't leave me when I need you most! ”

Guo An nodded heavily and slapped away.

Not far ahead, a sea of torches was about to merge into a sea of fire, rolling in.

"If you don't leave, it's too late!" Mei Rakshasa slapped a big whip on the back of the dragon treasure horse, and the dragon roared angrily and ran wildly, and everyone hurriedly followed.

Mei Rakshasa exclaimed in surprise, "Found a baby!" The world's rare Dawan Divine Horse - Driving!! ”

More than 1,000 cavalry cavalry evacuated Shuofang at a very fast speed. Behind them, the Turkic cavalry chased after them with torches. Without hesitation, the Rakshasa drew his scimitar, shouted loudly in Sogdian, and led a group of people to break the rear.

Xue Shao glanced back at Mei Rakshasa and the others a few times, gritted his teeth tightly and galloped wildly.

Wei Zhiwei stood under the head of the city, squinting his eyes and quietly watching as Mei Rakshasa led a group of Tukar cavalry, and the Turks under the city were in a melee. Xue Shao took another group of people and ran farther and farther.

"Governor, please evacuate the city, war is about to start here." Dugu stepped forward and said.

Wei Zhibei stood unmoved, and said lightly: "You are all used to fighting side by side with Xue Shao, and you are also used to Wei Zhihui always cowering in the handsome tent, right?" ”

"That's not ......what the last general meant," Dugu Zhizhi's expression was a little ugly.

"The previous Wei price was not like this." Wei Zhiwei smiled and said to himself, "But in the event of a war, he is also at the forefront like Xue Shao." He was loved by the soldiers and had unparalleled prestige in the army, and all the brothers were willing to fight for him and die for him. ”

"Du Du ......" Dugu Zhizhi looked at Wei Zhizhi in surprise, not knowing what to say.

"Today's Xue Shao is not the Xue man who was slaughtered in the past." Wei Zhiqi continued to say as if talking to himself, "He is becoming more and more like a person. ”

"Like Pei Gong?" Dugu asked.

Wei Zhiqi shook his head and smiled indifferently, "Like Empress Dowager Wu." ”

"Huh?" Dugu Zhizhi was surprised.

"Of course, he is also like Pei Gong, but more like Empress Dowager Wu." Wei Zhiwei said, "You can't find out because you don't know about Empress Dowager Wu. Even Xue Shao himself may not have noticed it, because people always can't see their own changes, just like Wei Zhiwei, who became the governor of Xiazhou. ”

Dugu Zhizhi scratched his head, Wei Dudu gave him a very strange feeling today. Thinking about it carefully, Xue Shao, who was reunited after a long absence, was also a little strange, it was indeed not the same as before. But I can't say what the strangeness is and what is different.

So Dugu Zhizhi asked, "Governor, what changes have happened to Young Marshal Xue, why can't the last general see it?" ”

"Xue Rentu, who is mighty and powerful, has his back against the mountain, and he is full of momentum, and his edge is full of murder. His subordinates respected him as a god, and his enemies feared him like a tiger. The people were both in awe and fear of him. Wei Zhiwei said indifferently, "At that time, Xue Shao advocated strength and wisdom. ”

Dugu nodded again and again, "Yes, at that time, Xue Shaoshuai, who had just taken over the mantle of Pei Gong, was full of spirit and heroism, and his wisdom and courage were all deeply supported. We, the brothers of Shuo Fangjun, are all happy and sincere to him. ”

"With strength as a sword, you can serve a hundred; With wisdom as a sword, you can serve thousands of people. Wei Zhiqi smiled, "But now Xue Shao has a new sword." ”

"New sword?" Dugu was at a loss.

"With virtue as a sword, you can serve trillions of people." Wei Zhiwei said, "We often say that we convince people with virtue, but there are very few people who can really do it. Xue Shao has stayed in the capital for the past few years to mingle in the court, and he has really learned to be obedient. He no longer relied solely on strength and ingenuity to defeat his opponents and conquer his enemies, as he had done before. He learned from Empress Dowager Wu how to grasp people's hearts and manipulate people's hearts. ”

"Is there one?" Dugu's straight wheel eyes, "The last general has never noticed." ”

"The royal man is invisible, this is his cleverness!" Wei Zhiqi smiled and said, "You should still remember what happened in the Chinese army at dawn today, right?" ”

Dugu Zhizhi nodded.

"When Xue Shao unloaded the sword and the slug and asked Guo An to kneel down to receive the order, what did you think?" Wei asked.

"Uh......" Dugu hesitated, not daring to say.

"If you don't say it, I know." Wei Zhiqi still smiled and said, "You all admire Xue Shao's courage, many people are moved by his righteousness and impassionedness, of course, there are also people who think he is stupid, and he actually put his life in the hands of the enemy like this." ”

Dugu Zhizhi was silent, but undoubtedly acquiesced.

"But at that time, I had no other choice than to put aside my prejudices and fight side by side with Xue Shao." Wei Zhiwei said, "Because Xue Shao's infinite nobility has reflected Wei Zhiprice's infinite despicability, and despicable people are easy to betray their relatives." If I had ordered you to kill Xue Shao at that time, then I believe that more than half of the people present would have drawn their knives without hesitation and killed me first. This is not counting the three thousand Tuoqi who have been bought by Yu Hongye. ”

"The Turkic army is crushing the border and our army is retreating one after another, and in this situation, abandoning personal grievances and joining forces to resist the enemy is indeed the trend of the times and the desire of the people." Dugu Zhizhi finally said something from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes." Wei Zhiwei nodded, "Xue Shao understands my situation, understands the character of the officers and soldiers of the Shuofang Army, and also sees the current situation clearly. The so-called use of virtue as a sword is not like the Confucian scholars who rely on their mouths full of benevolence and morality to persuade others, but can really accurately grasp the psychology of all people and turn the power of people's hearts into their own use. That's what you just said -- what the people want. ”

"The last general seems to understand a little......" Dugu Zhizuo nodded suddenly in realization, "No wonder he dared to run to Xiazhou alone, and he also intended to turn the tide by himself." The desire of the people and the sword of virtue are his greatest ability! ”

"This is also the greatest ability of the Empress Dowager Wu." Wei Zhiwei laughed a few times, "Everyone knows that Xue Shao is Pei Gong's protégé, but how many people understand that in fact, Xue Shao learned more from Empress Dowager Wu?" ”

The gallop did not stop all night, and even a treasure horse like Weilong was so tired that he couldn't run, Xue Shao was finally willing to stop and let everyone rest for a while.

Yu Hongye was tired, and after getting off the horse, he leaned against a big tree and fell asleep. Xue Shao walked over, took off the cloak on his body that was about to be torn into strips, and gently covered her.

"It's a good woman." Mei Rakshasa's voice came from behind Xue Shao, "Even I am tempted by her." ”

Xue Shao glanced back at Mei Rakshasa, this woman is really a "Rakshasa now", covered in blood from head to toe, and there is hardly a clean place.

Seeing that she could come back alive, Xue Shao felt a little relieved. But without saying a word, he walked straight to another tree and sat down with his eyes closed.

Mei Rakshasa walked over and sat down next to Xue Shao, rubbing his shoulders against his shoulders.

"More than a hundred people died." "But the Turks died more." Tuo Karma never buys and sells at a loss. ”

Xue Shao moved to the side, and she squeezed it along the way.

Xue Shao opened his eyes and looked at her, "Do you want to cave here?" ”

"As long as you want, I'm okay with that." Mei Rakshasa laughed, and the charm and sassy energy came out again.

Xue Shao smiled bitterly and continued to close his eyes to recuperate.

"Man, why don't you keep asking, what do I want you to promise?" Mei Rakshasa said.

"That's definitely something I can do." Xue Shao said with his eyes closed.

"Of course, I'm not stupid enough to ask you to pick a star in the sky for me." "While I can open my mouth to speak, I must tell you myself." ”

"Say it!" Xue Shao closed his eyes and said lightly.

"I beg you, after the war is over, if there are still people alive among the three thousand Tuoqi, can you let them become the people of the Tang Dynasty from now on?" Mei Rakshasa said.

Xue Shao opened his eyes and looked at Mei Rakshasa in surprise.

"Don't look at me like that." Mei Rakshasa smiled faintly, "I admit that I want to sleep with you, but the matter of sleeping is far less important than the fate of my brothers for the rest of their lives. ”

"This matter, Wei Zhiqi can also do it." Xue Shao said, "Why didn't you ask him for help?" ”

"I beg every day, I want to throw up, I want to hurt underneath." Mei Rakshasa smiled and said, "Don't think that only your heart is filled with your robes, brothers. The Taka cavalry regarded each of their companions as a relative. Loved ones, do you understand? ”

Xue Shao frowned slightly and stared at Mei Rakshasa and nodded.

"You don't understand." Mei Rakshasa smiled, patted his ass and stood up to leave, "In the eyes of you dignitaries, we Hu mercenaries who wander all over the world and fight for money are just the lowest livestock. How can a nobleman who is high up understand the mind of a livestock? ”

"I promise your terms." Xue Shao said behind her, "After the war is over, I will make you the people of the Tang Dynasty." You can end the life of wandering mercenaries, and like every good citizen of the Tang Dynasty, you can live and work in peace and contentment, start a family and have children. ”

Mei Rakshasa paused for a moment, turned around and smiled at Xue Shao and said, "I really hope that I can live until the day you fulfill your promise!" ”