He Ran can understand Su Ming, in addition to his cautious temperament, this matter is indeed too important, Shi Jing and him are both border commanders, and his responsibilities are related to the safety of the country, he can't casually raise suspicions about Shi Jing to the military advisor.

Among the generals, He Ran and Shi Jing's interactions are relatively few, because this person is not good at talking and loves face very much, others will blush and stare at him with a thick neck if they are slightly disrespectful to him, and he is a person who can't make jokes. The second is to understand that he is not bad from the side, and there are no bad deeds, although he has a quarrel with a puppet, but he can resolve it afterwards, and he is not a person who holds a grudge.

Why did he make things difficult for Dongfang Ao this time and make such a big mistake? Could it be that Dongfang Ao's words offended him? Even so, he should know that he should not use this kind of thing that endangers the safety of the country as a means of revenge, that is, he really heard the news of the Shunjun sailors patrolling the river so that he didn't dare to send a boat out, but he should also send a letter to Dongfang Ao, Dongfang Ao sent so many people across the river to urge, he had no reason to ignore it. If it is said that he was bought by Shunren, it is even more difficult to say, which cannot explain why he later took Dongfang Ao back.

After asking the two loyal generals who were called by him alone, it can be confirmed that what Dongfang Ao said is true, and the problem can only be Shi Jing. He Ran couldn't guess why Shi Jing did this, but he was a little angry with Su Ming in his heart, if he said some suspicions, he wouldn't be so anxious.

He Ran was really anxious, if he was still a little sure in his heart when he went alone to block the army of 8,000 people, then he really didn't have any confidence in the face of Shi Jing in Shuangxia City, many of the generals there were Shi Jing's people. If Shi Jing is in chaos, it is much more harmful than Dongfang Ao's chaos, if he is forced to be in a hurry, once he takes refuge in Shunguo, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, He Ran wanted to restrain his horse and turn back several times on the way, but he thought of a plan to delay the army, he could first detain Dongfang Ao to stabilize Shi Jing's heart, and then summon Shi Jing to hold Shi Jing accountable for this matter when the army returned. But doing so will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers under Dongfang Ao's command, who are all full of resentment like Dongfang Ao, waiting for themselves to give them justice. Furthermore, can this stabilize Shi Jing? If he really did something bad and didn't immediately execute Dongfang Ao, would he .......

He Ran weighed it repeatedly, and finally decided to give up this plan to delay the army, because if it didn't get it right, he would be beaten with chickens and eggs, which not only couldn't stabilize Shi Jing, but also increased the resentment of those soldiers under Dongfang Ao's command. Then let's see how bold Shi Jing is, and he can only fight at the moment of crisis. If Shi Jing really has the courage to rebel, even if Shi Lang's army comes back, he can still take refuge in Shunguo, just across the river, whether it is to accept the enemy into the pass or cross the river to surrender, it is very easy.

I hope that the reason for the incident is that Shi Jing mistakenly believed and falsely reported that he did not send a boat to meet him for fear of encountering the Shun army's river patrol division, and at the same time, Dongfang Ao offended him with words, so that he deliberately did not reply to Dongfang Ao in retaliation. Thinking of this beautiful wish, He Ran sighed secretly, this is really a real self-deception.

Two days later, at dusk, Shuangxia City could already be seen from afar, ten miles away from the city, He Ran ordered the army to camp, he called the accompanying herald and instructed: "Enter the city to pass my military order, and order Shi Jing to come here to see me." ”

After the herald arrived, he summoned Zhong Zheng and the other two guards, and whispered: "You secretly go to the vicinity of Shuangxia City to monitor, and report immediately if you find signs of human and horse movements." Then he sent some mobile secret sentries around, and he had to guard against it, if Shi Jing was really ruthless, then he would have to flee immediately.

Waiting time is the hardest time, especially when it comes to life and death.

According to the distance, the herald should have come back a long time ago, He Ran came out of the military tent and stood on a small mound with his hands, looking at the direction of Shuangxia City without a trace of expression on his face. After waiting for so long, Dongfang Ao's heart was a little hairy, and he leaned into the military advisor's ear and whispered: "Shi Jing hasn't come for so long, I'm afraid something will happen, so the military advisor should leave here first." ”

He Ran snorted lightly and did not speak.

Dongfang Ao glanced at the night that was getting thicker and thicker, shook his head and didn't dare to say more.

After a while, I heard the military advisor ask lightly: "How do you think Shi Jing delayed for several days to answer you?" ”

"The villain has no grudge against him for a long time and no enmity for a long time, I really can't guess why he hurt me, and I have always wondered about it in my heart."

He Ran was silent again, a gust of autumn wind blew, he couldn't help but shudder, glanced at the rising bright moon, and was very entangled in his heart, Dongfang Ao was right, Shi Jing has not come for so long, I am afraid that it is going to change, and it will be more dangerous to wait here for a while, but if he leaves now, then Shi Jing's side may become a gate for the Shun army to enter and exit at any time, how can this work? Maybe before Shilang returns, the door will open.

Be sure to close this loophole now! He Ran made up his mind, but now it's time to leave here, find a safe place to spend the night, and contact a few trusted generals here tomorrow to understand Shi Jing's dynamics, and then make the next plan.

He was just about to turn around and give the order, when he vaguely saw a string of firelight coming towards him, and waited quietly for a while, seeing that there were only about a dozen people in this line, he relaxed and slowly walked into the military tent.

Not long after, the herald came in to report that Shi Jing was too ill to stay, and sent the deputy marshal Qiongqi to meet the military advisor.

He Ran snorted and asked, "Have you seen him?" ”

"I didn't see it."

"Then why did you go for so long?" He Ran stared at him and asked.

"The lower official went to the marshal's mansion to explain his intentions, and the person who returned to the palace went in for a long time before coming out, saying that Bian Shuai was too sick to stay and come out to receive his life, let me wait a little longer, and Bian Shuai will send the deputy marshal to come back with me, and this wait is half a day, so it is a delay in returning."

"You go down first, and let the dome in." He Ran commanded.

After the dome came in, he took out a letter and said, "Military advisor, the border commander will present this letter to the military advisor." ”

He Ran thought that there was a sad look on his face, so he didn't immediately pick up the letter, looked at him and said, "Is Shi Jing's illness really that serious?" ”

Qiong Yu lowered his head to avoid his gaze, held the letter and said, "The military advisor will know everything after reading the letter. ”

He Ran took the letter, and when he unfolded it, his brows gradually furrowed, and when he saw that he finally suddenly raised his head and stared at the firmament, he asked:

"Is he ...... in front of you?"

Qiong Yu said sadly: "Yes! ”

He Ran put the letter on the small case in front of him, and looked at the dome for a long time without saying a word.