The scorching light of the fire illuminated the heaven and earth in a radius of dozens of zhang. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info Liu Xuanjun's Sun Lei Division, who had just fallen from the heaven of capturing enemy generals, and the Zhuge Army's Wei Yan Division, who had just been killed from Tai Shici's army, were facing each other. The two sides stand more than a dozen steps apart. In the brilliance of the torches held by the surrounding soldiers, both Sun Lei and Wei Yan could see each other very clearly, see each other's faces, and see the important people on their own side held by the other party.

"What do you think?" After making the request for exchange, Wei Yan waited for Sun Lei for a while, and when he saw that he hadn't answered for a long time, the expression on his face couldn't help but change, and he couldn't help but ask a question.

"Alright! I agreed. Sun Lei wanted to step forward to fight Wei Yan, but before he took two steps forward, he felt the murderous aura coming from Wei Yan's body and couldn't help but be shocked. He felt that the murderous aura on Wei Yan's body was as powerful as Tai Shici in his army, and it was his irresistible existence.

"With such a terrifying and murderous aura, his methods must be as terrifying as his momentum, and it is also an existence that I can't resist." Thinking about it, he didn't dare to use force anymore, and quietly glanced at the clan uncle who was being carried by Wei Yan like goods, and his heart tightened, so he had to reluctantly agree.

Swapping their respective captives, neither of them played any tricks, but just did it honestly, giving each other the people in their hands to each other's hands, and at the same time putting the people in the other's hands in their own hands. Since there were no complicated things, the exchange between the two sides became very simple, it was nothing more than handing over his prisoner with his left hand, taking the returnee from someone else's hand with his right hand, and then retreating a few steps back from each other, and this time the exchange was completed.

"Alright, now please push away." Wei Yan took Zhuge Xuan's body and said politely. It's just that everyone on the field felt the irresistibility underneath this politeness. The extremely strong momentum leaked out from his body little by little, making everyone here, especially Liu Xuanjun's soldiers, feel frightened: "Don't provoke him." Otherwise, the means he carries out will be the simplest and most cruel, and that will bring you death. Don't doubt that, because you should be able to feel the sadness and anger in him. ”

Sentimental vs. angry? Yes, at this moment, Wei Yan is deeply immersed in this emotion, he is controlled by this emotion, but he has not given up his force yet.

Why do you feel this way? What is the target of such a feeling? Emotionally controlled, Wei Yan has his own answers: the so-called sadness comes from the death of the soldiers caused by the failure of his plan, and the so-called anger comes from his self-blame for the unnecessary harm caused to his forgotten mission. He hated himself, and his heart was in pain. He's sad, he's swearing, he's making amends. Using his own strength, taking the wounded Taishou and the surviving soldiers out of here is his most important task at the moment. For the sake of this task, he can give up everything.

It may have been a kind of atonement, and as he glared at the enemy, he remembered what had happened not long ago:

I don't know how many times the knife and the gun are fiercely put together, maybe dozens, maybe hundreds, in short, the brilliant sparks generated when the swords collide, always make people feel the existence of equal strength in the fierceness. I've been fighting for a while, and the moves that are always fancy-free but very direct and full of power have made the two people involved in the battle sweat down a thin sweat. Whether it is Wei Yan or Tai Shici, they have never felt tired so appropriately. Their physical strength is relentlessly depleted, and the chances of winning and losing seem to be getting farther and farther away from them in their competition.

"How? Do you want to go on any longer? It was boring to keep fighting, Wei Yan, who was not so full of fighting spirit, opened his mouth to ask the guy on the other side who was also sweating profusely.

"Forget it! It was getting late, and we played for about an hour. I really don't have much strength to fight anymore. Hearing this, Tai Shi Ci was slightly stunned at first, and then spoke. Although his waist was now straight, Wei Yan still vaguely saw a little tiredness in his eyes.

"He really didn't want to fight. When the fighting spirit is not fully aroused, confronting an evenly matched opponent will not be a pleasure in the end, but from the helplessness and fatigue in the heart. Wei Yan thought in his heart when he heard his answer. Suddenly, he jumped up: "We've been fighting for almost an hour? The expression of surprise froze on his face, as if something like the sky had fallen all of a sudden.

"yes? What's wrong? "All of a sudden, Tai Shici **** is a very idiot.

"What else could it be? Oh, my God! My mission! Wei Yan lost his grace in an instant, and let out a beastly cry. An hour? That's long enough, enough for an army to be destroyed, a battle to be won or lost, and a living person to die with great transparency. Originally, he and Tai Shici were there alone, Wei Yan forgot about these, and was awakened by the other party's words at this moment. A sentence suddenly popped up in my mind: "It's over, this thing is a big deal." He stole a glimpse of his surroundings, and his heart became deeper and deeper. Around him, on this battlefield, there were not many soldiers who belonged to him, and all of them seemed to have wounds on their bodies.

"Damn it!" Wei Yan cursed. From this moment on, he was a little resentful of himself, "If I hadn't brought up such a plan in the first place." If I hadn't been entangled with Tai Shi Ci for so long on this battlefield, then everything might have been different, right? He blamed himself for all of this.

"Mission?" At this time, Tai Shi Ci came to his senses, and he also remembered the task given to him by the lord today: "Completely defeat the front team of the Zhuge army." ”

"What a pity. I don't seem to have completed my mission either? Tai Shici thought helplessly, he also felt that this was a shame for himself. So, when Wei Yan turned around and was about to retreat, he quickly chased after him, shouting: "Wei Yanxiu go!" ”

"What's wrong?" Hearing Tai Shi Ci shouting there behind him, Wei Yan turned around very angrily, looked at him with burning eyes, and asked.

"This?" Seeing Wei Yan's very calm eyes, Tai Shi Ci was stunned all of a sudden. If Wei Yan didn't give him a good face when he turned around, he would still have a reason to pull his face and leave him, but now that people are so calm and gentle, he makes himself a little embarrassed. Originally, he Tai Shi Ci was the kind of person who ate soft and not hard, and remembered kindness very much. At that moment, he was embarrassed to pester Wei Yan anymore, so he just waved his hand and said, "No...... Nothing? ”

"Oh?" Seeing the embarrassment on Tai Shici's face, Wei Yan suddenly remembered Tai Shici's identity and mission. He understood what kind of risk Tai Shici had taken for himself, and he was immediately very grateful: "Thank you!" Hopefully, next time we see each other, we're no longer enemies. "In the current situation where the two sides are still their own masters and enemies of each other, it is impossible for Wei Yan to say too much to Tai Shici no matter what. Although he already liked the enemy on the other side in his heart, and always felt a little pity for him, the words he said could only be tactful to this point.

With a wave of his hand, he gathered the remnants of his men, and ran away with his men without a head. Although he was a little reluctant to Tai Shici, the default friend in his heart, he was not an indiscriminate person, so he naturally knew clearly that the most critical thing in front of him was to take away his Taishou and the team, and break out of the encirclement. So, he hurried to the rear army, and when he saw that Sun Lei had captured Zhuge Xuan, he took action to restrain Sun Shao from exchanging with him, and there was the current situation.

"Stand out?" Sun Lei was slightly stunned, still thinking. Although he also felt the irresistible meaning in Wei Yan's words, he had not yet fallen to the point of retreating just by relying on the other party's words. As far as he is concerned, Wei Yan is very strong, yes, but how strong it is, it still needs a few points of research. He groaned, and his heart was ready to see what he was capable of before making a plan.

Thinking that as soon as he was silent, Wei Yan frowned slightly, and a look of annoyance appeared on his face. He stepped back a little, handed over Zhuge Xuan in his hand to the guards around him for protection, and then tightly grasped the handle of the long knife in his hand, and more amazing momentum emanated from his body. He raised the knife in his hand and pointed it straight at the enemy on the other side, and the meaning of the challenge was so strong.

"Since you don't retreat, let's have a fight." Wei Yan formally challenged Sun Lei on the other side.

"Fighting?" Hearing Wei Yan's challenge, Sun Lei suddenly wanted to rush forward like this. After all, his personality is quite brave, and he has never flinched in the face of anyone's challenge. However, he had only taken a few steps forward before he stopped his pace and refused to do anything more. Because at this moment, he thought of a question: "I am the supreme commander of this branch unit at the moment." ”

Due to the defeat in the last battle, Sun Yun was demoted to a captain and left the upper echelons of the army. At present, the only people who can be called commanders of Sun Shao's entire army are Sun Shao and Sun Lei. Now that Sun Shao is unconscious, and the enemy is approaching, Sun Lei has to take into account the overall situation and ignore Wei Yan's challenge. He knew that he could not afford to miss at this time. Once you fail, or you are killed, or captured, then there is only one way to rout on your side. This is something that Sun Lei would never want to see. Therefore, he chose to wait and wait for the attack of Zhang Ying's team in the west.

This was a helpless choice he made, but it was not understood by Wei Yan on the other side. Maybe Wei Yan saw his intention to arrange it like this at the moment, and felt that something was not good. In short, after Wei Yan found that he didn't make any movement, he rode forward more and more arrogantly and said, "What is the reason for you to retreat like this but not give way?" Could it be that you Liu Xuanjun's people are all cowards except for Tai Shici? ”

Such a question did not make Sun Lei angry, but it provoked a school under Sun Lei's account. I saw that he was more than seven feet tall, and he didn't look burly in himself, but he had another tenacious temperament when he stood on a horse. But seeing him emerge from the crowd, he lifted the long knife in his hand and responded to Wei Yan: "Who said that I am a coward in Liu Xuan's army?" General Sun doesn't like you to fight to add some face to you, and you don't have to come to these shameless business. Since you want to fight, let me Yu Qing pick up your high moves! As he spoke, he rushed straight towards Wei Yan, roaring as he rode his horse wildly. He was leaning on this shout to raise his momentum, and a trace of wild aura emanated from his body, making people feel that he was also a figure not to be underestimated.

Maybe everyone thinks that this little school named Yu Qing is very powerful and brave, and he should be able to teach Wei Yan, but Wei Yan himself doesn't think so, facing Yu Qing who rushed over, the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned, and a mocking smile naturally appears on his face.

"You want to challenge me too?" Wei Yan opened his mouth disdainfully. At the moment, his feet slightly clamped the belly of the mount under him, so that it rushed out like this and met Yu Qing's figure head-on. He didn't raise the knife in his hand, but let the blade face down, and put on a drag-knife pattern.

Fifty steps, forty steps, thirty steps, twenty steps, in this position, Yu Qing raised his sword posture, and like those generals who came down from the battlefield, Yu Qing's knife posture also did not have any fancy meaning. He just raised the knife flatly and pointed the blade at Wei Yan's neck. Obviously, he wanted to decapitate Wei Yan with a single sword.

Twenty steps, ten steps, five steps, three steps, to the point where it seemed that the breath exhaled from the nostrils of the other party in his face could be sprayed on his face, Wei Yan, who had always dragged a knife and a horse, suddenly moved. He saw that Yu Qing was still twenty steps away from him, and he didn't make any changes between twenty zhang and three steps, so he was very sure that Yu Qing's level was not high, and his knife posture was obviously a little old now.

It was not scary to use the old knife, Wei Yan just dodged Yu Qing's knife with a sideways dodge when the two sides were two steps apart. In just the blink of an eye, the two of them exchanged horses, and at the moment after handing over the horses, the knife in Wei Yan's hand was raised strangely, and it was very strange to pull it back, but it was from the bottom to the top, and the waist from the neck of Yu Qinglian with armor was cut into two sections.

Blood poured out of the wounds of the mutilated body like a fountain. Yu Qing's upper body left his lower half diagonally as if he had been hit by a heavy punch, spilled straight behind him, and then fell heavily to the ground. The dust settled with the sound of "Ping Pong ......", and the red, yellow, black, green, and white internal organs and bones that emerged from Yu Qing's body were like a plate of pickles that had been mixed but spilled on the ground, making people feel terrifying and wonderful. Of course, this excitement is not for the dead Yu Qing, in fact, they are only shocked by Yu Qing's death, and they feel terrible for Wei Yan's superb martial arts and ruthless and cruel killing moves.

"This guy right now is definitely not a guy who can be resisted." Whether it was Sun Lei or ordinary soldiers, they were all frightened by this, so they consciously took a step back. Their morale had dropped a lot, and it was clear that they didn't have much fighting spirit to fight Wei Yan at the moment.

At this time, Wei Yan stepped forward step by step. Because he had just killed an enemy general, his body was inevitably contaminated with a little bloody aura, and under the urging of his fighting intent, such an aura turned into a terrifying and powerful killing intent, which made the brave Sun Lei shudder involuntarily when he saw it.

"Are you still going to stand in my way?" Wei Yan said slowly, and he raised the long knife in his hand. It wasn't a peerless knife or something like that, and with Wei Yan's current status, he wasn't qualified to use that kind of weapon. The knife in his hand is just an ordinary iron knife, which is considered a mass-produced captain's knife, and naturally does not have the ability to cut people without blood. At this moment, he raised the knife, and the blood on the knife naturally dripped down the downward blade, falling to the ground little by little.

The red blood, the white knife, the dark blade, the sharp eyes, the terrifying momentum, and the terrifying martial arts that Wei Yan left in front of everyone made everyone here look at Wei Yan like a demon god. Does anyone dare to stand in the way of the Demon God? Either they have the strength to fight him, or they are obviously killing themselves.

Faced with such a situation, Sun Lei reluctantly retreated. He clearly knew that there was absolutely no one in his army who could compete with Wei Yan, and letting the soldiers come forward to fight him was purely to send him to death. What's more, the current Zhuge army has greatly improved its morale after Wei Yan's series of actions to kill the enemy, but his own side is very demoralized under Wei Yan's repeated persecution, and he doesn't have much heart to fight with Wei Yan at all. Therefore, for Sun Lei, retreating is a helpless, but very wise choice.

Since Sun Lei didn't dare to stop Wei Yan, Wei Yan retreated very calmly in front of everyone. It's just that he was a little worried about whether the other party would pursue him behind his back, and Wei Yan's retreat was like a wave of low tide, retreating in waves. They were retreating facing the enemy with their feet facing backwards, so even in the midst of the retreat, they maintained absolute vigilance against the Sun Lei troops on that side. Before leaving the ambush battlefield of Liu Xuanjun's army and making contact with the palace army arranged by Li Sheng, they were never able to put their minds at ease.

Coming out of Xicheng is the rolling mountainous area. In the retreat plan discussed at the beginning, it was very clearly pointed out: if Wei Yan's attack failed, everyone would be asked to retreat to the mountains. Although some people suggested that the mountain road was difficult to walk and not suitable for retreat, and suggested that Li Sheng should find a way to take the main road, he was persuaded by the reason put forward by Li Sheng.

"The mountains are difficult to walk, and you can't walk fast, this is something that everyone thinks. However, there is no way to go up, and there is a way to connect everywhere, which is also something that everyone understands. There are not many people now, only a few thousand, as long as we go into the mountains and find a ravine to hide, I am afraid that it will be difficult for anyone to search for us. Although there are still some aborigines in the mountains, no matter how brave they are, it is impossible for them to attack a team of several thousand people. Li Sheng's explanation is very reasonable, and it really convinced many people in the hall.

And then Zhuge Liang's addition to this truth will defeat the last suspicion of those who hesitate: "The art of war has clouds: 'Fiction is real, and reality is virtual'." A smart person like Xu Shao will definitely think about a thing extremely complicated. When they really follow the way of the virtual and the real in their reverie, they will definitely not think that we are 'the real is the real and the virtual is the imaginary'. ”

"I see......" everyone suddenly realized.

As for Xicheng, he didn't think about it anymore, what would happen to it. Everyone except the indigenous people was evacuated, and without exception they were ready to move again. If the Zhuge army loses, they can naturally withdraw and join their new master, Liu Xuan, as civilians. And if Zhuge Jun wins, then they can return to Yuzhang happily. It can be said that no matter what the final result of Zhuge Jun's battle against Liu Xuan is, there is only one way in front of them: "Return to Yuzhang!" ”

Of course, not all Yuzhang people who follow Zhuge Xuan's actions can go back. In fact, there are two people in the Zhuge army who can't leave no matter what. That is the Yuzhang Luo family who was invited by Zhuge Xuanyan to be filial piety, Luo Mao and Luo Zhao. Since they were promoted by Zhuge Xuan, in a sense, they have become Zhuge Xuan's "apprentices", and Zhuge Xuan basically has absolute authority over them. And they are not any long-term disciples of the Luo family's own sect, and they can only be regarded as side branches, so when they followed Zhuge Xuan to avoid trouble in Xicheng, they were already "driven out" by the Luo family's parents.

This seems to be a relatively common situation in troubled times. It is much better for the people of each large family to spread out the members of the family than for the fact that their roots are not very strong in one place. Even Zhuge Xuan, who wanted to separate Zhuge Liang and others from Zhuge Jin, who was an adult, was also in the same consideration. This may be regarded as a cunning rabbit three kilns in a sense. Although it is possible for the scattered members of the family to defect to different forces, there is also the possibility of cannibalism, but more often there is hope for the preservation of the family seed.

After being intercepted by Tai Shici and Sun Leide, Wei Yan's next return road seemed much smoother. He didn't meet Zhang Ying's team, so naturally he didn't suffer any battles. In two hours, after the east side had gradually risen and revealed white, Wei Yan finally took a breath and was about to meet Li Sheng and the others, who were in charge of retreating.

When I saw my own people, I could finally take a breath. Hurriedly sent the injured and unconscious Zhuge Xuan into the tent, and then asked someone to find Zhang Ji to take a look, Wei Yan finally had to tell Li Sheng, the apprentice, what he said from the bottom of his heart.

"Alas! Sheng'er, this time it's your master and I who are guilty of a big crime! Taking off the armor on his body, Wei Yan said to Li Sheng in frustration, he looked at the defeated soldiers who were brought back by himself, and he was also a little sad in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red: "Just because of my single-minded paper talk, I let out 6,000 people and horses to come back so little, I'm really sorry for these soldiers!" ”

"Master, there is no need to say anything more about this! Where do people not make mistakes? Li Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know what to say, so he could only pretend to be an old man and persuade him. In fact, for what has happened, Li Sheng doesn't care what the reason is, how much damage such a mistake has caused to himself, what he cares about is whether there is any impact on his hole cards after such a thing happens, and how to go to the good side if he has such an impact.

It can be said that Li Sheng is optimistic and upward, or it can be said that he is lazy and forgetful. Maybe it's because of this personality. The so-called education of "eating a sting and growing a wisdom" will not work for Li Sheng. He often makes some of the same mistakes.

At this time, the curtain of the Chinese military tent was lifted, and Zhang Ji, who was hanging the name of Yuzhang County, walked out expressionlessly. He's a good doctor, and he's pretty skilled. Seeing him coming out of Zhuge Xuan at this moment, the people of Zhuge Army couldn't help but swarm around him, and asked anxiously: "What's wrong with Lord Zhuge ?" ”

"The chest was hit hard, the sternum was broken, and the heart and lungs were attenuated to varying degrees, but I'm afraid it's very difficult?" Zhang Ji spread his hands helplessly and said with a heavy heart.

"Is there no solution? Mr. Zhang? "Zhuge Liang and Li Sheng are very concerned about this.

"It's not something that can't be solved completely, but it takes a certain amount of time to get organized. But in this situation...... Zhang Ji said halfway but did not continue, because he knew that everyone understood what he was going to say next.

Yu Zhang is no longer the peaceful Yu Zhang that he used to be. At present, Zhuge Army has been defeated, losing nearly 5,000 troops, and it is the weakest time. Although Li Sheng and Huang Zhong had already arranged all kinds of retreats, it was impossible for them to have the strength to compete with Liu Miao no matter what. In the face of Liu Xuanjun's upcoming search, what Li Sheng did here was to avoid all this as much as possible. Of course, it's impossible to stay in one place for too long. In other words, now the Zhuge army has no way to ensure that Zhuge Xuan is in a certain place in Yuzhang and recuperates with peace of mind.

"Bitter...... If you want to recuperate, you can only go back to Xiangyang. But my father-in-law's body can't bear the fatigue of a long journey! Li Sheng pouted. He frowned in annoyance.

"I think I'll wait until my uncle wakes up. It's a matter of his life, and it's up to him to make his own decisions. If my uncle really decides to stay, then we will resolutely protect my uncle's safety even if we are the last man. Zhuge Liang said very calmly, but no matter who he was, he saw his anger from the bottom of his heart. Maybe for him, Zhuge Xuan's uncle is his closest elder.

"Life is like a dream...... Since Zhuge Liang, the second son in the army, made the decision, everyone had to agree, but out of confusion about the future, someone gently spit out such a sentence out of nowhere.

Life is like a dream, but for Zhuge Jun in front of him, this dream of the future is not so wonderful.