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At the foot of the Goguryeo city, less than fifty miles north of Li Xian's army, there was a dense forest at the foot of the mountain, and even when the sun rose to the highest point overhead, only a few sparse rays of sunlight could barely shine through the gaps in the leaves, and the inside and outside of the forest were like two worlds, one light and the other dark. The boundary of the woods is where light and darkness meet.

There was a white-fronted tiger in this forest that could hurt people, and the Goguryeo hunters in Ayutthaya had ventured into the forest with the intention of getting rid of this scourge. It's just that the forest is too dense and too deep to go too far, so that the hunters dare not go too far into it, so that they hunt several times in vain. Fortunately, the tiger also seems to know that the outside world is not safe, and does not come out to commit murder. When the expeditionary force of the Great Sui passed south from the other side of the mountain, the Goguryeo people on this side of the mountain also hid in the city and did not dare to come out, and gradually, people forgot the existence of this tiger.

At this time, the tiger was quietly crawling on a wooden shelf, its eyes closed, and it was smoking.

Yes, smoking.

Because there was a fire burning under the skinned tiger, and the tiger that had once occupied the forest was bubbling with oil. The aroma is lingering and mouth-watering.

Around the fire, eight people sat around.

Together, these eight people are enough to influence the pattern of a powerful empire. At this time, these high-ranking big men seem to be quite down. The clothes on their bodies no longer looked shiny, and the dust on the general's armor had a thick layer. The eight of them stared at the tiger in front of them, but their eyes were a little wandering.

Finally, the person sitting at the farthest point from the roasted tiger sighed, and then whispered two words.

"It's a pity."

His beard was already white, and his helmet was beside him, so the long hair on his sideburns, which was as white as snow, hung listlessly, and the old man looked very lonely. After he said two words, he was silent, so that the eyes of several other people stayed on his face.

"It's a pity?"

The man sitting across from him was also old, and although his hair was not as white as it was, the deep wrinkles on his face looked like the ravines on the northwestern plateau of a mighty empire.

His name is Yu Wenshu, and he is the number one person in the powerful emperor called the Great Sui in the west, and not long ago he was the commander of an elite army of 300,000. His family has an absolute status and glory in the empire, and the emperor of the empire trusts him, and there seems to be no one in the entire court who can replace his position in the emperor's heart.

His influence on the emperor was unmatched even by Nayan Suwei. He was knighted as the Duke of the State and led the military affairs in general.

But now, he was just a down-and-out old man who had lost the battle and fled in panic.

Hearing the white-bearded old man on the other side say that it was a pity, Yu Wenshu smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "It's really a pity"

The white-bearded old man was none other than Xue Shixiong, the general of the Imperial Zuo Zhenwei, he looked at Yu Wenshu and smiled: "It's a pity that I said it, it's a pity that there is no salt, such a roasted yellow wild thing has a little less fragrance when chewed, so it's a pity." The marshal said it's a pity, and what is a pity? ”

Yuwen Shu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "It's a pity that I said it's a pity, it's a pity that there is a big city in front of me and the defense is empty, but you and I are now down, and we don't even dare to fight." ”

Wang Rengong, the general of Zuo Wuwei, who was sitting next to him, was afraid that the two of them would make something unpleasant, so he smiled and said, "I can't fight, I just don't want to fight." Although we now have less than 3,000 troops under our command, it is not difficult to take that lonely city. As for the pity that General Xue said, that's a real pity, hehe. ”

Xue Shixiong pursed his lips, seemingly disdainful of Wang Rengong's words.

Wang Rengong knew that he was not likable, and said that if he hadn't been in the battle and the rescue was not effective, the army would not have collapsed to this point. The 300,000 elite army has now all been turned into a wall of flesh and blood, and hundreds of thousands of heads have been cut off by the Goguryeo people and interspersed with wooden sticks on the ground, just like the forest they are in now.

This time, even Yu Wenshu, who has always been good to him, seems to have an aversion to him.

"These are not problems, tiger meat is salt-free, but after all, it is meat, and when you eat it, you will be full. When that city is defeated, there will be no fewer deaths, and the road ahead will be even more difficult. The most important thing now is ...... If we can't catch the guide again, we can only go back the way we came. ”

Jing Yuanheng stood up as he spoke, took out a dagger and rubbed it on his body, and then began to cut the flesh.

The tiger meat wasn't delicious, but it was the hottest meal they'd had since they fled north. Jing Yuanheng cut the meat, and the pro-soldiers standing on the side immediately came over to replace him, Jing Yuanheng waved his hand and signaled the pro-soldiers to retreat.

"This is to blame the old man for being reckless, I thought that the Goguryeo people on this side of the mountain would not hide, and it would not be a problem to catch a few guides, but I didn't expect ......"

Yu Wenshu smiled bitterly.

"It's really not good, just go back the same way, and you can't delay the trip for a few days."

Zhang Jin said softly.

"Go back the way you came?"

Yu Zhongwen sighed: "The way back to Goguryeo is more tightly sealed than this forest, how easy it is to say." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard someone shouting in the distance and running over, and several generals looked sideways, it was Yu Wenzhuo, the other general who was sent out to explore the way before, this person is also the general of the Yuwen family, and Yu Wenshu is quite trusted.

"Marshal!"

Yuwen Zhuo couldn't hide the excitement on his face: "When the scout went to explore the big city again, he found that there were other people who were spying on the city defense of the Goguryeo people, and the scout cautiously followed back, who do you guess also wanted to fight the idea of the big city?" ”

"Just say it!"

Yu Wenshu frowned.

Yu Wenzhuo was excited: "It's Yan Yun!" Just forty miles south of that big city, there are all the soldiers and horses of our Great Sui, at least 20,000 people! ”

"What!"

Yuwen Shumeng stood up and asked incredulously, "You say it again, is it really Yan Yun?" ”

"It's true! The scout looked carefully, and it was indeed under the banner of Yanzi, and the scout saw Yan Yun riding that big black horse and leading people to patrol the camp! ”

Because of excitement, Yu Wenzhuo's voice was trembling when he spoke.

"Yan Yun...... He really saved so many soldiers and horses?! ”

Yu Wenshu was also excited, he grabbed Yu Wenzhuo's arm and asked, "There are really more than 20,000 people?" ”

"Haha!"

Xue Shixiong laughed and said, "I'll just say that kid can't be underestimated, let me ask you, have the scouts seen my son Xue Wanche?" Now it's okay, with Yanyun's 20,000 horses, even if you return to Liaodong the same way, the Goguryeo people on the road ahead will not dare to stop it! ”

"See, the scout has seen the flag of General Xiao Xue."

Yuwen Shu was overjoyed and said: "There is no endless road to heaven! There is no end to the road! The old man knows that we will never be trapped by a group of Goguryeo barbarians! Come on, come on, go and call Yan Yun to me, no! It's to invite General Yan to come and meet! ”

"Wait"

Wang Rengong stopped the excited Yuwen Shu and said cautiously: "Yanyun really has more than 20,000 horses, how can he appear here?" There were more than 20,000 soldiers who could fight, and the Goguryeo people on the road ahead did not dare to do anything at all. With this strength, why didn't Yan Yun go back the way he came? ”

"This ......"

Yuwen Shu was stunned, and then suddenly woke up: "You mean?" ”

Wang Rengong nodded and said, "The heart of guarding against people is indispensable!" ”

In an instant, Xue Shixiong's face turned pale with anger, he threw the tiger meat that Jing Yuanheng handed him to the ground before, pointed at Wang Rengong's nose and scolded: "Villain! Do you want to say that the old man's son Wan Che also has that thought! ”

"Huh?"

Wang Rengong was stunned, and hurriedly explained: "General Xiao Xue will definitely not, I just said that the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, and I never said that Yan Yun really has any different intentions." ”

Xue Shixiong said angrily: "General Wang, if you can return to Liaodong, no matter what, Your Majesty will also be guilty of retreating and failing to rescue in front of you!" ”

Seeing that Xue Shixiong was so angry that he curled his beard, suddenly there was a mess in the distance. The soldiers in the distance on the right suddenly erupted in a burst of cheers, loud and loud, and they didn't know what was the happy thing that made everyone so excited. Yuwen Shu said angrily: "Go, see what's going on!" ”

The soldiers were just about to check when they saw a group of people rushing in the distance. A few people led the way, followed by a dozen Sui soldiers whose clothes didn't look very dirty.

"Reinforcements! Reinforcements! Marshal, the reinforcements sent by His Majesty have arrived! ”

Li Shan, the leader in front, shouted excitedly as he ran.

"Reinforcements? What reinforcements? ”

Several generals looked at each other.

At this time, the dozen or so people who followed behind saw Yuwen Shu bow down together, and the person in front said loudly: "The humble position is Zhao An, the scout team under the command of the commander of the horse, meet the marshal!" ”

"What did you say?"

When Yu Wenshu heard the four words of Captain Duma, he was dizzy and almost fell to the ground. Wang Rengong hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and asked excitedly: "You mean, Captain Ma Du led the army to respond?" ”

Zhao An said: "Half a month ago, Your Majesty ordered the horse to lead 20,000 cavalry and go south to meet the marshal's army!" ”

"Haha!"

Wang Rengong laughed and said: "This is really the way to the heavens!" ”

……

……

"Keeping up?"

Li Xian asked with a smile.

Chen Que'er nodded and said: "I kept up, I didn't expect to meet the scouts of the Great Sui, the people sent to keep up have already returned, just in the forest more than ten miles north of the big city, it should be Yuwen Shu them!" ”

"It's really hard to find a place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. Hehe, I was worried about where Yu Wenshu went, and someone immediately sent it to the door by himself. ”

"Have you ever seen my father?"

Xue Wanche asked eagerly.

Chen Que'er shook her head and said, "The scouts didn't dare to stick too close, and the forest was very well guarded. But it seems that there are a lot of people in the woods, and they should all be there. ”

Xue Wanche was pleasantly surprised: "Thank God! Thank goodness my father is fine! ”

Li Xian patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'll just say that Old General Xue will be fine." ”

He looked at Xue Wanche, who was happy like a child, but he was calculating in his heart, since he had met him, should he go over to say hello? If you serve Yuwen Shu and them all in one go, it will be a lot of fun.

On the other side of the mountain, a returning scout rode straight into the camp, shouting in a hoarse voice as he galloped: "Found it, found it!" ”

After hearing this, Yu Wenshi hurriedly walked out of the tent and asked loudly, "What did you find?" ”

The scout dismounted, fell on one knee and said, "Report! Find the marshal and them, and rest in the dense forest on the other side of the mountain! ”

"Really?"

Yu Wenshi grabbed the scout's clothes and asked excitedly, "Have you ever seen the marshal?" ”

"I didn't see it, but the lowly ones met the scouts sent by the marshal! I asked in detail, Marshal, the generals are well! ”

"Haha!"

Yu Wenshi laughed wildly: "Someone! Blow the horn and the whole army will pull out! ”

Seventy or eighty miles away, Li Xian raised his hand and said, "Blow the horn and order the whole army to pull out!" ”

Yu Wenshi thought happily in his heart: "Father, I have finally found you!" ”

Li Xian thought happily in his heart: "Old thief, I finally found you." ”