Cheng Yin led the army to withdraw dozens of miles and set up camp in the wilderness.

That night, Cao Shuo did not lead his army to chase after him.

The soldiers set up their tents.

The soldiers of the Xiliang Army, who had been worried for several days and had not slept soundly, fell into a deep sleep not long after entering the tent.

Except for a few who were on duty at night, the rest of the Xiliang army all entered the dream.

The barracks were filled with thunderous snoring.

"I didn't hear them snoring like that the other day." Walking in the barracks accompanied by Ma Teng, his ears were full of snoring, Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "It's noisy enough to sleep tonight." ”

"I'm going to wake them all up." Ma Teng said: "Arguing with the son to sleep, that is a big crime that should kill the head." ”

"It is a great sin to wake up the sleeping soldiers because I want to sleep peacefully." Cao Shuo stopped him: "A few days ago, they were afraid to sleep deeply, so the barracks would be extremely quiet at night. Wait until tomorrow morning, when General Ma looks at the soldiers again, they will all be alive and vibrant, which is very different from the past. ”

"It turns out that Childe had long thought that they would be snoring tonight." Ma Teng breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought that Cao Shuo thought that the soldiers were snoring too loudly, and he was about to call all the soldiers up.

Wake up the sleeping soldiers, although they dare not say anything to their faces, they must be full of complaints.

Once the officers and men in the army complain too much, they will definitely cause a lot of trouble in the future.

Cao Shuo didn't think about tossing the soldiers together, which really saved Ma Teng a lot of heart.

"Cheng Yin withdrew, and he took a lot of soldiers and horses with him." Walking forward with Ma Teng, Cao Shuo said: "Their morale is low at this time, and our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue it." ”

"That's what Childe said." Ma Teng replied, "They shouldn't be allowed to rest tonight. ”

"Let them adjust tonight, and let our soldiers have a good rest." Cao Shuo said: "Their morale is low, even tomorrow morning it will be no different. But our soldiers are different, they win with fewer victories and more defeats, and they rest for a night, they are a pack of hungry wolves. ”

"I see." Ma Teng said: "Gongzi wants the morale of our soldiers to be like a rainbow, and the enemy army is demoralized when the morale is low. Even if they can't defeat the enemy in one fight, it will make their morale even lower. ”

"General Ma is really a veteran general who leads the troops all year round." Cao Shuo said: "I just mentioned it casually, and I immediately understood my intentions. ”

"Only when Childe understands what he says, can I understand." Ma Teng replied: "Childe is like a god with soldiers, and there is no one who can compete with Childe in Xiliang." ”

"The world is very big, and there are many capable people." Cao Shuo said: "Xiliang is a place, maybe it's really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. ”

Ma Teng smiled and did not answer Cao Shuo's words.

That night, Cao Shuo really didn't sleep well.

The barracks were snoring, and he could feel the earth trembling slightly even when he covered his head.

It wasn't until he was so sleepy that he fell asleep in a daze.

When Cao Shuo woke up, the officers and men in the army had already gotten up.

The soldiers will not bring too much food with them on the march, and the soldiers will not make breakfast.

However, a great battle was won, and a lot of food was unearthed from the corpses of the enemy, and with an adequate supply of food, of course, it would be a little more extravagant.

Walking out of the barracks, Cao Shuo yawned.

The sun hung high in his eyes, and he couldn't open them.

"Childe is up." With his hand on his forehead, Cao Shuo was adapting to the light, and Deng Zhan came over.

"What time is it?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It's past the hour." Deng Zhan replied.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Hearing that it had passed, Cao Shuo was stunned.

"General Ma said early in the morning that Gongzi didn't sleep well last night because of the snoring of the soldiers, so he asked us not to disturb." Deng Zhan replied to him first, and then said: "Last night, we did hear Gongzi tossing and turning outside the tent, as if he couldn't sleep. ”

"You're eavesdropping outside the tent?" Looking at Deng Zhan, Cao Shuo smiled and said, "Fortunately, there are no women in my tent, otherwise you wouldn't have listened to everything?" ”

"If there were women in the tent, Childe wouldn't be unable to sleep all night." Deng Zhan smiled: "Who dares to listen outside." ”

Cao Shuo shook his head with a smile: "Your courage is getting bigger and bigger." ”

Deng Zhan just smirked and didn't respond.

Accompanied by Deng Zhan, he walked to a group of soldiers who were cooking.

Seeing him coming, the soldiers got up one after another and greeted: "Son! ”

Cao Shuo nodded.

Everywhere he went, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army would stand up and cast reverent glances at him.

"Soldiers, what's going on?" Being watched by the soldiers, Cao Shuo asked Deng Zhan in surprise.

"The soldiers of the whole army know that Gongzi would rather stay up all night because he can't bear to disturb them." Deng Zhan replied: "Now that the son is in the hearts of the soldiers, his status should be difficult to shake. ”

"Did General Ma do it too?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Except for General Ma, the Xiliang Army can't listen to anyone else." Deng Zhan replied.

"Where is General Ma?" Looking left and right, Cao Shuo didn't see Ma Teng.

"I took people out early in the morning." Deng Zhan replied: "He said that he wanted to explore the place where Cheng Yin was stationed. ”

"Nonsense, how can you let him go in person?" Hearing that Ma Teng went to explore the place where Cheng Yin was stationed, Cao Shuo glared at Deng Zhan.

Deng Zhan hurriedly bowed his head: "We have also dissuaded us, but we can't stop it at all." Even Tian Gong couldn't persuade him. ”

"Call General Chen!" Cao Shuo commanded.

Deng Zhan didn't dare to slack off, and immediately ran away to find Chen.

After a while, he returned with Chen Zhi.

"Is Childe for General Ma?" When he arrived in front of Cao Shuo, Chen Zhi asked.

"Knowing that General Ma is in danger, why didn't you tell me?" Cao Shuo asked with a glare.

"It's General Ma who won't let Childe be disturbed." Chen Zhi replied: "He said that he would be back soon." ”

"How long has he been out?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It's almost an hour." Chen Zhi thought for a moment: "Yuan Hao and I both tried to persuade him not to go in person, but we couldn't persuade him. ”

"When you can't persuade me, you should call me up." Cao Shuo said: "Order the dragon pattern rider to go out with me to find General Ma." ”

Chen arrived, and then went to gather the dragon pattern rider.

Deng Zhan also planned to follow, and Cao Shuo ordered: "You and General Zhu stay here, obey Yuan Hao's dispatch, and lead the army to advance slowly." ”

"But ......" Deng Zhan also tried to persuade Cao Shuo to take him with him.

"Nothing." Cao Shuo interrupted him: "Yuan Hao is alone without the assistance of others, and it is difficult to control the thousands of Xiliang troops who are not familiar with him. What you and General Zhu have to do is to help him lead the soldiers, and once you find that the situation is not right, you will immediately go to pick up me and General Ma. ”

"I see!" Although he couldn't follow Cao Shuo and was disappointed, Deng Zhan still received the military order.

PS: It's too late, the rogue soldier king has been writing too slowly lately, and it needs to be speeded up

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