Xiaoshui County, outside the county seat.

Eight-Nation Alliance, barracks!

Wounded soldiers can be seen everywhere in the camp, being treated by military doctors. Even the soldiers stationed at the gate of the camp were wrapped in gauze and so on, and the soldiers on patrol were also scarred.

After a series of battles, the 2,000 soldiers of the Eight-Nation Coalition Army lost nearly 800 people.

This is the impact of a war.

At this moment, the morale in the barracks is low, the soldiers are depressed, they have been tossed to death by this war, and they are extremely disgusted with this war. These soldiers had never fought such a hard battle, and they felt very hard. The soldiers were like this, and the commanders and envoys of the various countries in the army were also under tremendous pressure, and some of them began to waver in their belief in the fight.

In the Great Tent, envoys and commanders from various countries gathered.

The French envoy Rankfurt had a solemn expression, looking angry, and he said very slowly: "Gentlemen, Li Zhen asked us to delay time as much as possible and try our best to attract Huang Bai's attention. Now, we have been procrastinating long enough, and we have also attracted the attention of Cork and brought enough blows to Cork. This battle has been fought to this day, and our soldiers have been seriously wounded one by one, and they have all been affected in this battle. If we continue to fight, this army will definitely be completely annihilated. ”

Speaking of this, Rankfurt changed his tone and appealed: "I think the way we fight in the future should be adjusted a little. Mainly raids, no more large-scale siege warfare. ”

"I agree!"

Rawell nodded in response, saying yes again and again.

He once led his army to fight with Li Zhen, and even though he was defeated by Li Zhen several times, he had never encountered such a difficult battle in front of him. This battle was difficult to win, it was difficult to defeat the cork, which made the morale low and it was difficult to maintain.

Adams said: "It's not that we don't fight, we just change the way we fight!" In my opinion, it can be adjusted. ”

The Russian envoy looked approving, and then continued: "For us, we have already given a lot, money, food, soldiers' lives, all into it. Even if we fail, Li Zhen wants to put the blame for the failure on us, but we have enough reasons to refute it. ”

He said earnestly: "We really went to fight this battle, but we couldn't take Xiaoshui County." Now, we should adjust the way we fight, and let Li Zhen carry out the next plan. ”

Speaking of this, the Russian envoy Stopsilin said in a skeptical tone: "I began to doubt Li Zhen's motives, did he plan to attack Nanming Pass? Has the plan he mentioned to attack the West to the West carried out? All this is still a mystery. Even if Lu Shaochuan secretly led his troops there, he had not seen any major movements. ”

Gobard listened to the words of so many people, and his heart began to waver.

The brutal truth is in front of you.

Everything, he was not allowed to defend Li Zhen.

Gobard thought for a moment and asked, "Your Excellency Ma Hui is the wise man among us, what do you think?" ”

Ma Hui sighed: "Are you really unable to hold on?" Maybe if we hold on a little longer, we'll be able to win the final victory. If you give up at the last minute, you are likely to fall short. ”

Rawell sneered, "That's a good point, is that true? ”

Adams continued: "Your Excellency Ma Hui is only one person, and you alone represent the United States, and there is no military involvement. Without the death of the soldiers of your own country, of course you are a strong cheer for Li Zhen, wanting us to continue to attack Xiaoshui County. However, your power has not been affected. If I were you, I would definitely continue to persuade and attack Xiaoshui County. ”

Ma Hui's expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Adams, please pay attention to the wording. ”

Adams snorted and said no more.

Seeing that there was a contradiction between the two sides, Gobard immediately reconciled and persuaded him: "Mr. Ma Hui, Your Excellency Adams is wrong in what he said, but he is also worried about the safety of our army, don't blame him." Or do you want to get back to business and discuss the next arrangement, what do you think? ”

"Don't fight, resolutely don't fight!" Earl snorted.

Adams said, "I don't want to fight either!" ”

Lankfurt, Stopicillin, and others spoke one after another, and they were not in favor of continuing to attack Xiaoshui County.

Ma Hui looked around at everyone's expressions, sighed lightly, and said, "Okay, okay, since everyone doesn't want to fight, let's stop fighting for the time being." Anyway, if you fail, you will fail, and you should throw away hundreds of thousands of catties of grain and a million taels of silver. ”

Gobard looked helpless, not knowing how to answer.

"Report!!"

A soldier walked in and saluted respectfully.

Rawell was upset and angry, and when he saw the soldier breaking in, he yelled, "Didn't you see that we were discussing things? Get out! ”

The soldier was stunned, not knowing why.

What's going on? Why is there such a big anger!

Gobard stopped Reel, asking, "What's the situation?" ”

The soldier said, "Li Zhen is here and is waiting outside the camp. ”

"Ahh

As soon as the words fell, an exclamation immediately rang out in the tent.

Everybody, all stand up.

Gobard waved his hand and ordered, "Quick, invite Li Zhen in!" ”

When Gobard heard that Li Zhen was coming, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. At the beginning, Li Zhen sent a letter to them to hold on, but now that Li Zhen has come to Xiaoshui County in person, it means that the war in Xingyang County has ended, so Gobard feels a lot less pressure on his shoulders. The envoys and commanders in the camp tent all showed joy, looking forward to Li Zhen coming in, and soon, Li Zhen came to the camp tent.

He looked around at the expressions of all the personnel and nodded slightly. Gobard invited Li Zhen to sit down on the top of the tent and asked, "President, the war in Xingyang County is over, right?" ”

Li Zhen said: "It's over, now let's start to solve the war in Xiaoshui County." ”

"Good!"

Gobard shouted hello, and then sighed: "Great President, you don't know our hardships here. Alas, this battle has been fought until now, and the soldiers have been killed, wounded, and suffered heavy losses. We only have more than 1,000 people left, and it is difficult to support us, so we can only rely on the president to take over. If the president doesn't come again, we don't know how to hold on. Fortunately, the president is here! ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly and said, "You have worked hard, and your efforts have not been in vain. Xingyang County has been won, and the next plan has been launched. Soon, we can defeat Xi Changzhen and approach Xi Changzhen and Xi Yinglong's lair. ”

Everyone laughed, their expressions relaxed.

Ma Hui asked, "President, how many soldiers have you brought here?" ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly, with a harmless smile on his face, and said loudly: "I am the only one who comes here this time, and the next battle will depend on you to support the situation." ”

In an instant, all the people present were petrified, and their faces were stunned.

ps: The fourth shift, call it a day. Tomorrow is the New Year, I wish you all a happy New Year, the Year of the Snake, Xiaodong is here to greet everyone. Ask for red envelopes! Red envelopes, red envelopes!