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Li Xian sat quietly on the stone for a full hour, from the east until the sun had risen to the highest place. He knew that he had made a mistake on impulse yesterday, and from the current situation, it seemed that he had fallen into a dead end because of this mistake. Unless you sneak away all night tonight, there's little to crack. But finally to the present, let Li Xian give up and he was unwilling.

Now he finally knew how shady the generals who seemed to be sanctimonious, although they were on guard from the beginning, otherwise they would not be willing to be a captain in the food guards who had no access to military intelligence at all, but there was no doubt that those who stepped on the corpse to climb to the position of the general played conspiracy power tricks that were indeed unguardable.

From Wang Rengong's unsparing praise for him yesterday, Li Xian thought of his intentions, and even, from Yu Wenshu's seemingly inadvertent eyes that swept his face, he already had an ominous premonition.

He has been entangled in whether to go or not to go, and after thinking about it for so long, he still can't think of a way at all. Whether it is Wang Rengong or Xin Shixiong, they are all generals with tens of thousands of horses, and in Liaodong, using intrigue to calculate a small lieutenant is nothing at all, even if they are blatantly aimed at him, it is nothing. But these people hold their own identities, and in order not to teach the truth, they naturally will not directly attack Li Xian.

After sitting for an hour, Li Xian moved his already sore body a little.

He stood up and looked at his subordinates who were paying attention to him not far away, and secretly decided in his heart whether it was more important to choose between pulling a group of people back to Yanshan and saving their lives.

He walked over to Luo Fu and the others, ready to tell them to be ready to leave tonight. But at this time, suddenly a pro-soldier ran in from outside the camp gate out of breath, ran to Li Xian not far away, and said, "Captain, General Zuo Yuwei is visiting." ”

"Yuwenshu?"

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed slightly.

The pro-soldier said: "It's not the general Yu Wenshu of the Zuo Yuwei, it's the general of the Zuo Yuwei, Xue Shixiong." ”

Li Xian was really surprised this time, he and Xue Shixiong, the general of the Left Imperial Guard, had never intersected, what did Xue Shixiong do at this time? But since he has not left the Sui army camp, he has to do something to save face. Li Xian tidied up his clothes and walked quickly to the outside of the camp gate.

When he arrived outside the door, he saw Xue Shixiong, the general of the Left Imperial Guard, who had a white beard, looking at the smoke rising not far away, and Li Xian realized that it was time to eat. It's just that when there is no fighting, the bowl of gruel per person is really not tasteful.

"Yanyun, the captain of the lowly Zuotun Guard Grain Corps, meet the general."

Li Xian gave a military salute in a proper manner, and then stood aside.

Xue Shixiong's gaze slowly withdrew from the curling smoke, looked at Li Xian and smiled: "I heard that your General Xin has promoted you early this morning, why do you still claim to be the captain of the grain protection army?" ”

Li Xian smiled: "I'm used to it, but I'm not used to it for a while." ”

Xue Shixiong snorted, and was not polite, he walked directly into the camp of the grain guards, and after entering the door, he glanced around and asked suspiciously, "Which is your tent?" ”

Li Xian pointed to a tent that was no different from an ordinary soldier and said, "It's just ahead." ”

Xue Shixiong was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Why is there no difference at all from ordinary soldiers?" ”

Li Xian smiled and said, "It's just a small captain, there are not many people in this camp, so you don't need to get a conspicuous tent out." ”

Xue Shixiong glanced at Li Xian and did not speak.

Li Xian seemed to be seen in his heart by his glance, and he always felt that he couldn't hide anything in front of this old man. In fact, Li Xian's tent is the same as other soldiers' tents, not because Li Xian is really so hard and simple, but because of the caution of a person who has been hunted down since childhood. Touch the same tent so it's safer.

Xue Shixiong walked into Li Xian's tent and sat down casually in the position that should belong to Li Xian, and then pointed to a low stool very unceremoniously and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

Li Xian, an old man who didn't treat himself as an outsider as soon as he entered the door, was a little curious, and said humbly: "Let's stand still." ”

Xue Shixiong glared at him and said, "Pretend to be polite at this time, why didn't you come over and be polite to me when Liaoshui asked me to wipe your buttocks?" ”

Li Xian suddenly realized, and said in his heart that it was no wonder that he looked at this white-bearded old man so familiarly. It turned out that when Liaoshui snatched the body of Mai Tiecane and ran away, he led tens of thousands of soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion to ambush in the dense forest on the high slope, and the second said that the person who defeated the 50,000-strong army of Yizhi Wende from the flank in one fell swoop. Thinking of the situation at that time, Li Xian, who was as thick-skinned as Li Xian, couldn't help but blush. He smiled wryly and said, "When there is a reason for the incident, I hope the general will forgive me." ”

Xue Shixiong glared at him and said, "If you ask me to forgive me, I will forgive me?" ”

Looking at the stunned Li Xian, the old man stretched out a finger and said, "If you don't have a pot of good wine and a plate of braised meat, the old man will have to settle the old account with you." ”

Li Xian said very seriously: "This ...... Not really. ”

Xue Shixiong was stunned, he asked in disbelief: "How can you be the captain of the grain guard, you can't get a plate of meat from others, and you don't have it here?" The old man ran so far to fight the autumn wind, and you wanted to send the old man away without saying a word? Zuotunwei General Xin Shixiong is a well-known drunkard, you take care of the supplies for him, can you do without alcohol? ”

Li Xian explained: "You also know that General Xin is a good wine, and people who are good at wine value wine more than life, how can they rest assured that they will be placed here with me......

Xue Shixiong nodded and said, "Don't tell me that you don't have any inventory yourself!" ”

Li Xian said: "There was a bag of wine yesterday ......"

"You drank?"

Xue Shixiong looked regretful.

Li Xian shook his head and said, "I didn't drink it, I used it to wash my wounds." ”

Xue Shixiong nodded and said, "This method is good, I have used it before." If there is no wine, can there be no meat? Who in the army doesn't know that the richest person now is you Zuo Tunwei! ”

Li Xian said: "Unless you kill the horse, there will really be no more." ”

Xue Shixiong sighed and said, "The old man is not here to borrow food from you, why do you bother to play this trick with the old man?" ”

Li Xian asked very little: "Really not here to borrow grain?" ”

Xue Shixiong said angrily: "If the old man came to borrow food, he would come to see you, a little captain?" ”

Li Xian thought about it for a while, and then called his own soldiers in and ordered in a low voice: "Cut a plate of meat for General Xin and bring it in." The pro-soldier took the order, and Xue Shixiong snorted and said, "It's pretty much the same!" ”

Not long after, a plate of braised pork came in, Xue Shixiong took off a wine bag from his waist, drank a sip of wine and ate a mouthful of meat, and did not let Li Xian eat by himself. I can't see that he has a huge amount of food at such an age, and in just five minutes, a large plate of two catties of braised beef and a bag of wine were wiped out by him. Li Xian sat on the side, watching Xue Shixiong eat meat and drink a lot, and said in his heart that this old man is also very interesting, and he is really welcome.

Full of wine and food, Xue Shixiong patted his slightly bulging stomach and sighed with satisfaction: "After eating a plate of meat, you will repay the favor owed to me by the Liaoshui." ”

Li Xian immediately said: "The general is generous." ”

Xue Shixiong glanced at him and said, "The old man's belly is not small!" ”

"Yanyun ......"

He suddenly said with a serious face: "Can you do the old man a favor?" ”

Li Xian said: "The general instructed that if the humble post can be done, there will be no prevarication. ”

Xue Shixiong saw that he agreed decisively, and asked casually: "Why, the promise is so refreshing, aren't you afraid that I will harm you?" ”

Li Xian smiled bitterly: "It's natural to be cool, if the general has anything to order as soon as possible, I will do it immediately if I can do it today, if it comes to tomorrow, I'm afraid that if I have the heart to help the general, I won't have a chance." ”

Xue Shixiong snorted coldly: "It turns out that you are not stupid! ”

Li Xian said seriously: "I also know that I am not stupid, but sometimes I am stupid when I am in a hurry. ”

Seeing that he looked pitiful, Xue Shixiong no longer struck, but asked seriously: "Have you thought of any way?" ”

Li Xian shook his head and said, "No way." ”

Xue Shixiong sighed and said: "You tricked the old man to make a shield for you on the bank of Liaoshui, I thought you were a very smart guy, why did you do such a stupid thing yesterday?" Good and dignified in your food guards, even if there is no merit, it is better than going back alive? If Your Majesty still remembers you, why don't you care if you have any military achievements in this expedition? If Your Majesty has forgotten you, what if you have made great contributions? Don't say that you are chasing Yizhi Wende not for meritorious service, but just for the sake of the army's retreat. ”

Li Xian said: "I...... That's exactly what I thought. ”

Xue Shixiong smiled and said, "You young man, you are still too inexperienced. ”

Li Xian said: "The general still tells me what to do." ”

Xue Shixiong said: "You know, my left imperial guard is in charge of the rear road of the army, and I have left people to guard the dangerous places along the way. All the way from Liaodong, Zuo Yuwei has left more than 10,000 people behind. Yesterday, Marshal Yuwen came to me and discussed leaving a group of soldiers and horses in Sashui to guard the retreat of the army, but our army was really stretched and could not draw many soldiers and horses. So I came to you and led the troops to guard the Sashui Ferry with my son Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, how about it? ”

He's here to save me?

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "But, after all, I am Zuo Tunwei's person......"

Xue Shixiong laughed and said: "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to answer me, are you willing to defend Sasu, or are you willing to take your troops to attack Pyongyang early tomorrow morning?" ”

Li Xian said seriously: "Naturally, it is to guard the water. ”

Xue Shixiong said with a smile: "That's good, I have already discussed with Marshal Yuwen yesterday, and I will transfer five folding battalions of soldiers and horses from my left imperial guard, led by my son Ying Yanglang General Xue Wanche, and transfer three more folding battalions from Zuotun Guard, and hand them over to Xue Wanche's command to ensure that the army has no worries." Before I came to you, I had already met General Xin. Early tomorrow morning, you will take your three soldiers and horses from the Chongchong battalion to converge with Wanche and set off together. ”

Li Xian was completely stunned, and he couldn't react for a while.

Xue Shixiong wants to save me, there is no reason. Listening to what he meant, Yuwenshu doesn't seem to want me to die tomorrow, let alone have no reason!

When things go wrong, there must be demons, what is the key to this?

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In the big tent of the Chinese army in the camp of the Sui army, Yuwenshu, who had sent Xue Shixiong away, slowly sat down on the stool, looked at the newly drawn map of Goguryeo, and fixed his eyes on Liaodong City.

"Shiji, since you want to take that kid for your own use, I'll help him for the sake of my father. After all, the family business of the Yuwen family is all turned into a share, and if the father can help you with a point, he will help you a point. I only hope that this kid is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and he can become your right-hand man in the future, and it is not in vain for his father to come up with this way to save him. ”

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered.

Thinking of Xue Shixiong who had just left, Yu Wenshu's eyes were confused again, he had been thinking hard for a long time, but he still didn't figure out why Xue Shixiong wanted to help that stunned young man who had no foundation.

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In Li Xian's tent, Xue Shixiong, who was full, stood up and walked out.

"Yan Yun, what I told you before is not something I want you to help me, as for why you are asked to guard the Sashui Ferry with my son, you should understand."

Li Xian sent him off, and said as he walked: "Don't worry, general, I will definitely protect the safety of the two major generals." ”

Xue Shixiong nodded and sighed: "You are good at martial arts, not bad, not bad!" ”

Li Xian smiled and was noncommittal.