The end of one battle is only the beginning of another.

Thirty miles outside Wanqiu City, an open area on the edge of the jungle.

The sunlight shines through the dense woods, refracting dappled light and shadow, shining on the staggered Lanling silver-armored soldiers.

"National teachers, you can recognize the poison in them. ”

Gao Qing sat under a big tree, cleaning the blood from his mouth while asking Zikui in an inquiring tone.

The master of Lanling Country, Zikui, walked back and forth in the crowd, carefully probing.

"Come on, take all the water brought by the other soldiers and distribute it to the poisoned Silver Armor Army and their spirit beasts. ”

After Zikui ordered, he turned around and walked to Gao Qing's side.

"General Gao rest assured, the soldiers are fine. According to the residual smell on their bodies and the symptoms of poisoning, the medicine used by Gongsun Eying is 'Junying Lily of the Valley', which is very toxic, and the soldiers only need to drink a large amount of water to facilitate urination to alleviate it, and then use the Yuan Force in the body to discharge the residual poison. ”

During Zikui's cultivation in Yuanzong, he also learned a lot of basic skills for healing diseases and refining medicine.

Then he worked as a "flower planter" in Lanling Kingdom, and naturally saw a lot of exotic flowers and plants, this Junying Lily of the Valley was not a high-level herb, Zikui quickly identified it, and found a way to crack it.

Under the guidance of Zikui, the detoxification and healing of the Lanling soldiers quickly improved, and the poisoned spirit beast was stronger than the human body because of its physique, and all the kung fu of a cup of tea was restored to the same as before.

Seeing the soldiers gradually getting better, Gao Qing was slightly relieved, but his heart was becoming more and more conflicted at this time.

Gao Qing thought of the peaceful and beautiful face on the head of the city, and remembered every word she said, war is war, you die and I die, cold-blooded and ruthless.

But Gongsun Eying gave the soldiers of the two countries who fought to the death a chance to live. "I will never kill Lanling soldiers", these words have been repeated in Gao Qing's heart.

Even he began to wonder if this was really necessary.

"General Gao's brows are tightly locked, is it the same as what I am worried about?"

Zikui's boundless questions overwhelmed Gao Qing.

"What is the national teacher worried about?"

Gao Qing was confused, his eyes full of puzzlement.

"The king sent you and me to lead the army to occupy Wanqiu at the fastest speed, cut off the retreat of the Xuanyuan army, shake its military heart, and then went straight to the Luoshen Peak to form an encirclement with Chiyan and Qizong, so that the god of war Xuanyuan was in a dilemma, and used the army of Chiyan and Qizong to contain Xuanyuan's main force, so that the king's 200,000 army advanced into the hinterland of Xuanyuan, which was into a no-man's land. ”

Zikui couldn't help but sigh when he said this, with a bitter face.

"Now, not only did Wanqiu not take it, but also lost nearly 1,000 soldiers, so my king's original plan to occupy Wanqiu and take Pushui directly failed. You and I have missed the warplane, lost the soldiers, and made such a big mistake, what face do you have to go back to meet my king? ”

Zikui sighed deliberately, and looked sideways at Gao Qing's reaction at this time.

In the Battle of Wanqiu, although Lanling's loss was not painful, it was definitely a fiasco.

Zikui held the military power and strengthened his strength, and encouraged the king of Lanling to send troops to Xuanyuan many times, and he also recommended himself and was willing to be a pioneer.

Now that the army has been defeated, the consequences can be imagined.

Therefore, he deliberately tied Gao Qing to himself, hoping to rely on the Gao family's power in Lanling to protect himself

He knew very well that as long as he had Gao Qing's back, even if King Lanling was condemned, he would not have to worry about his life.

In addition, he also knew that he was nominally the national teacher of Lanling, but he had no real power in his hands, and in the eyes of many famous families with outstanding achievements in Lanling, he was still just a flower master who had been raising flowers by the king's side for ten years.

If you want to turn defeat into victory and make things turn around, you still need the support of Gao Qing.

"According to the words of the national teacher, what will we do now? ”

Gao Qing is upright by nature, and he is brave and loyal, listening to Zikui's words and reasoning, he can't care about his injuries, so he hurriedly got up and asked.

"General Gao, we might as well take a gamble. ”

"What is an all-or-nothing bet?"

Gao Qing asked with a blank face.

Seeing that Gao Qing was touched, Zikui was overjoyed, and hurriedly leaned into Gao Qing's ear and whispered.

"This place is less than six hundred miles away from the Falling God Peak, and your silver-armored birds will march with all their might, and it won't take an hour to reach the Falling God Peak. If the expectation is correct, at that time, the two armies of Xuanyuan and Chiyan and Qizong have already fought, and you attack from the rear, and you will be caught off guard by Xuanyuan!

After listening to Zikui's plan, Gao Qing hesitated.

"The plan of the national teacher is good, but it is a pity that our siege is unfavorable, the morale is frustrated, and the soldiers' bodies have not fully recovered, I am afraid that it will ······"

In fact, what Gao Qing said is true, but the crux of his hesitation is not here, but the contradiction from the depths of his heart.

The words of Sun Eying, the prince of Wanqiu City, have always troubled this young general who is full of enthusiasm for serving the country.

Let him begin to redefine war, which will also affect his future life decisions.

"General Gao, don't worry, you fly on a spirit beast, and your luck heals the poison on the way, and half an hour is enough to recover. ”

Zikui didn't know what Gao Qing was thinking, thinking that he was just worried about the injuries of himself and the soldiers, and he didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and hurriedly grabbed the conversation.

"The strength of Chi Yan and Qi Sect is far superior to Xuanyuan, plus your Flying Bird Silver Armor Army, besieging back and forth, even if his God of War Xuanyuan has three heads and six arms, it will be difficult to resist. Now it is the time of unitary, and when the others are trapped and defeated and return to the camp, it should be about the time of Hai, when it is late, and I lead the troops to ambush on the way, 20,000 longbowmen and crossbowmen and 10,000 arrows are fired together, and they will surely win a great victory. A few days later, the main force of the king arrived, and Wanqiu City was in the bag. We've made up for it. ”

Zikui knew that with the current time, it was too late for the light cavalry and crossbow soldiers and horses to rush to Luoshen Peak, and if there was enough time on the way to ambush, they could also severely damage the Xuanyuan army.

This plan is the result of careful consideration in an accurate analysis of the current war situation, and it cannot but be said that it is meticulous thinking and appropriate deployment.

After hearing this, Gao Qing was naturally full of agreement and nodded again and again.

After all, he is the general of Lanling, after all, he also wants to make meritorious contributions, dispelling the hesitation that just sprouted.

The soldiers listened to the order and set off. ”

Zikui and Gao Qing have discussed and decided, and after a little rectification, he ordered 50,000 Lanling soldiers and horses to march in the direction of Luoshen Peak again.