On the ninth day of Izumo, the demon king set out on the expedition, and the Nara beacon fire was ignited again.

Yan Yunxing was forced by the pressure of the soldiers of the three cities, so he had to secretly instruct Gong Xiyue to attack Nara again, but this time it was still fruitless, and after leaving countless corpses, he was forced to retreat outside the city.

In the barracks tent, the Heavenly Empress sat on the top, the Heavenly Demon King and the Heavenly Fairy sat on the left and right, and all the leaders and soldiers had sad faces, not knowing what to do.

After a moment of silence, the Heavenly Empress finally spoke: "Let's withdraw our troops." ”

"Never!" Yan Yunxing stood up with a loud voice and stopped loudly.

"But if it goes on like this, the soldiers of the three cities are afraid that they will rebel, and they will not be able to control it by then, and it will be too late to withdraw their troops!" Ah Jin behind Su Bingyun persuaded hard.

Yan Yunxing stood in place, glanced around at everyone present, and said: "At this time, it is a game between the enemy and us, and at the most critical moment, whoever is relieved first will lose, I ask you, take a long-term view, how can you give up the overall situation because of a temporary failure?" ”

After Yan Yunxing finished speaking, he saw that everyone present bowed their heads and was silent, their faces were embarrassed, they couldn't help but sigh, and asked, "What do you all mean?" ”

"yes......" Hideto Hando frowned.

"That's what Silver Fire City means, too." Ah Jin spoke his mind for Su Bingyun.

"The army is really on the verge of collapse, and if you don't retreat, I'm really afraid that you will lose all your money." Satake Hideyoshi said.

"yes...... It's going to be withdrawn......" Shida Yoshihiro and Nitta Yoshishige both echoed.

"Master...... Lord Mingzun, although I only have thousands of people in Cold Frost City, I am willing to follow your lord and swear to the death! Yan Lengfeng naturally supported Yan Yunxing.

"And me!" The fire beside Su Bingyun also made his position clear.

"And me!" Behind Yan Lengfeng, a handsome young man said angrily.

"I support it too!" Beside the Heavenly Empress, a slender girl had a resolute look on her face.

"Huaxin you!" Gong Xiyue was very surprised, why even Nan Huaxin stood on Yan Yunxing's side. It's not that Gong Xiyue doesn't believe in Yan Yunxing, but why does she think she wants to win a victory that is almost about to collapse with a chance of less than 50 percent?

People are always the most important element of ancient warfare, without soldiers and horses, how to break through Nara, how to rescue ruthless?

"I know what Lord Naruzun thinks, but please also consider our opinions, we retreat from Chiba, even if we have to face Gen Yoshitsune in the future, then there is enough food and straw, and the soldiers have no grievances, you also said that morale is as important as the terrain, if there is no morale, how can this battle be fought?" Gong Xiyue is not in a hurry, she is also in a hurry to return to Yangzhou, but some things cannot be achieved overnight, and she can't eat hot tofu if she is in a hurry, and the uncontrollable situation of war always has to be taken slowly.

Yan Yunxing wiped his face, nodded, let out a long breath, and said: "I understand all the truths you said, but war, you can't just measure the end of this war by your own time, place and people, there will always be times when it rains heavily, when the road is impassable, when morale is low, when all three are unfavorable, we have to withdraw our troops, yes, this is no problem, but we also have to consider the enemy's favorable time, place and people, in the absence of favorable conditions on both sides, there is a general with a big heart, in order to go to the end in this war." If we miss this opportunity and attack Nara again, I don't know what year and month it will take, won't Her Majesty miss the Mother Goddess of Takamagahara? Doesn't Mikohime-sama miss the days when Takamagahara's life was free? ”

"However, the current situation is that after many days, we will not see any good opportunities as you mentioned!" Ah Jin sighed.

Yan Yunxing really didn't know how to dissuade him, everyone sighed, supported their foreheads and beat their chests, and there was a strong sense of anxiety and loss in the barracks tent.

At this moment, someone from outside the tent suddenly came to report, saying that two monks, an old man and a young man, came from outside the camp, claiming to see Her Majesty the Empress of Heaven, Yan Yunxing was ecstatic, slapped his thigh fiercely, and said to everyone: "This is what I call a good opportunity!" Invite the two masters in! ”

In fact, Yan Yunxing knows that this can be regarded as a good opportunity, it is simply nonsense, what can two monks do? However, in order to make up his mind for everyone and give confidence to the soldiers, he still deliberately lied, as for what happened after the two monks came, he could still fool the past when he saw the moves.

Not long after, two bald monks walked into the barracks tent, Yan Yunxing was full of smiles, and he got up and was just about to do something, but he heard Nan Huaxin shout happily: "Master Wuchen, Master Yayoi, how did you two get here?" ”

"Dustless, Yayoi?" Everyone looked at Nan Huaxin suspiciously.

Yan Yunxing thought about it: "Hua Xin knows? Not...... That's not to fool around. ”

Just when Yan Yunxing was thinking hard about how to make up a lie, Nitta Yoshishige stood up with a bang, walked to Wuchen's side, looked up and down carefully, and suddenly seemed to think of something, covered his mouth and exclaimed: "Kumagai Naomi? You are Naomi Kumagai! ”

"What?" Several Akita Castle generals of Hando Hideto also stood up, carefully looked Wuchen up and down, and all exclaimed: "Sure enough, it's him!" ”

"The name of the poor monk is dustless, and Kumagai Naomi is just the name of the old man, and several generals will mention it again." Wuchen clasped his hands together and said lightly.

"Okay, since Master Wuchen has escaped into the empty door, there is no need to make such a fuss, hurry up and give Master Wuchen a seat." Gong Xiyue put on the demeanor of the Empress of Heaven at this time, and instructed the sergeant to show the two of them a seat.

Nitta Yoshishige and the others all had incredible looks on their faces, but when they heard the order of the Heavenly Empress, they obediently sat back in place, but they kept chattering to the people around them, recalling that a few years ago, the Changgang defense line, it was Kumagai Naomi who was in charge, which made it extremely difficult for the army to go south.

Wuchen sat down, Yayoi stood behind him, and Wuchen smiled at Nan Huaxin and asked, "How is the little benefactor lately?" ”

"Thanks to the two masters' Hong Fu, Hua Xin followed several uncles and sisters, and also avenged her grandfather's great revenge, Hua Xin will never dare to forget the life-saving grace of the two masters." Nan Huaxin respectfully clenched her fists and replied in a coquettish voice.

"Amitabha Buddha ......" Wuchen chanted a Buddha name and continued: "God has the virtue of a good life, and the little donor doesn't have to be so concerned. ”

Nan Huaxin didn't say anything more, just bowed her head and arched her hands, her face was full of respect, Wuchen didn't need her to repay her kindness, but she herself never dared to forget this kindness, and the second elder of the Shadow Ninja, Yao Shuang, and Yan Yunxing, who helped her destroy Iga Flying Bear and the entire Shadow Ninja clan, were the people she missed the most in her life.

Ah Jin saw that the scene was a little quiet for a while, so he asked, "Ahem...... I don't know what is the important reason why Master Wuchen came to our army this time? ”

Wuchen folded his hands, got up and said: "The soldiers of the three cities have besieged Nara for a long time, but they can't take it for a long time. ”

"Hahaha...... Buddhism is sympathetic to the common people, and if Master Wuchen can do this, it can be regarded as a meritorious person! Yan Yunxing clapped his hands and laughed, thinking that these two people were useless, and they would inevitably make up a lie to fool everyone, who would have thought that this old monk was actually the most important of the Seven Heroes of the Genji Dynasty, Kumagai Naomi, if he went to persuade him to surrender, even if the Minamoto Yoritomo could not listen to him, he could also disintegrate the morale of the Nara army and speed up the outbreak of its civil strife.

"Donor's words are serious......" Wuchen nodded to everyone after speaking, Yan Yunxing hurriedly ordered the besieging soldiers to get out of the way, and made the soldiers shout "General Kumagai has arrived", which was huge and shook Nara.

After a short time, the drawbridge was lowered in the city, the city gate was opened, and the two Wuchen were welcomed in. The gate of the city was crowded with countless soldiers and civilians, wanting to see Kumagai's demeanor, and hoping that he could lead the soldiers to kill Nara and end this bloody life.

Outside Nara City, after Yan Yunxing saw Wuchen and the two entering the city, he turned around and walked towards the military tent, and just stepped into the tent, he heard bursts of warm applause and cheers.

"Lord Naruzun's clever calculation, Hando admires!"

"Brother Yunxing...... The adults are really powerful, a good opportunity has appeared, and the breakthrough of Nara is just around the corner. ”

"Yes, yes, it's up to Master Wuchen, if he persuades him to surrender, it's better, if he can't, then the people of the whole city can also see it, General Kumagai can't help it, what's the point of defending this city? It is inevitable that the military and the people will think about change, and if they change, they will be chaotic, which is really a good opportunity! Kitagawa Shisheng said excitedly.

All the generals and leaders were praising Yan Yunxing's uncertain prophet, but only Su Bingyun had a cold face, glanced at him disdainfully, and said in a low voice: "Hmph...... The blind cat meets the dead mouse! ”

Yan Yunxing's ears were clear, and she naturally heard Su Bingyun's words, and she was the only one who saw through the illusion, which made Yan Yunxing very embarrassed, glanced back at her, and did not pretend to cheer with everyone anymore, but sat back on the left and began to discuss the next plan with everyone.

……

In the middle of the night, in the palace of the lord of Nara Castle, Minamoto Yoritomo received his old subordinate.

Wuchen looked at the familiar and unfamiliar face not far away, and finally couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and two lines of muddy tears slid down his face full of scars and wrinkles.

"Straight, you've lost weight." Yuan Laichao put down the hand that was holding the thin waist of the woman next to him and said with emotion.

Wuchen naturally saw the bewitching woman beside Yuan Laichao, she seemed to be really like a fox demon, still as young as a few years ago. Wuchen had the heart to warn Yuan Laichao not to indulge in women's sex anymore, but when the words came to his lips, he endured it again, if the advice was useful, he would not have fallen to the point where he is today.

"Your Excellency...... He also lost a lot of weight. Wuchen can only use this euphemistic way to warn Yuan Laichao, hoping that he will be less close to women and take more care of his body.

However, Yuan Laichao didn't seem to understand the meaning of Wuchen, or maybe he didn't want to understand it at all, so he just let out a long sigh and said, "You, what are you doing here?" ”

Wuchen heard that Yuan Lai Chao changed the topic, sighed secretly in his heart, and said straight to the point: "I really came to persuade him to surrender." ”

"Kumagai you!" Under the right seat, Miura Yoshicheng stood up and shouted angrily.

Yuan Yorichao closed his eyes, waved his hand, and motioned for Miura Yoshisumi and Mr. Hirotsune to leave, and the two glanced at Wuchen hatefully and bowed away.

"Has it come to this point?" Minamoto Yorichao asked.

"My lord, you live in the deep palace every day, and you don't know that the people of Nara are changing, and the Nara is in turmoil, just in the middle of nowhere!" Dustless heartache.

"Master Wuchen is too worried, and the ninth brother will be able to arrive in Nara in an instant and relieve me of the siege." Yuan Yorichao's tone gradually cooled.

"My lord, the distant water does not quench the thirst of the near, the Empress of Heaven has not attacked for a long time, but she is just waiting for the Nara mutiny, and the soldiers and people in the city are already panicked, and the bloody means are suppressed for a while, and the suppression cannot be carried out for a lifetime, and the demon king outside the city is eyeing the tiger, once the mutiny, he will inevitably lead the army to attack the city with all his might, when the city is broken, how should you deal with yourself?" Wuchen persuaded hard.

"You, there is no need to say it again, I am from the Lai Dynasty, the city is in the people, the city is broken, and the people are dead, and I vow to live and die with Nara!" Yuan Lai flicked his sleeves and gave the order to evict the customer.

Wuchen was heartbroken, knelt on the ground and cried three times: "Take care, adult!" Then he hugged Yayoi and left sadly.

Minamoto Yorichao sighed, put his hands behind his back, his back was gloomy, and walked towards the house alone, but Hojo Masako did not follow, squinting slightly at the pair of bewitching apricot eyes, looking thoughtfully at the flickering candle flame, as if he had made some major decision, and walked towards the outside of the house.

……

In the middle of the night in Izumo Province, there is no war and famine, and it is like a paradise in the east.

In the palace, in the depths of the forbidden hall, a black shadow slowly fell to Jing Yuqian's side, Yao Shuang took out the note written in his arms and gently placed it next to the pillow.

This note is only a few words: Gen Yoshijing has led his troops out of the city.

After Yao Shuang finished all this work, he was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment, Jing Yuqian turned over, Yao Shuang hurriedly stopped, stabilized his figure, and glanced back.

The woman seemed to sleep very soundly, and her mouth was smacked, and there was no sign of waking up.

However, for Yao Shuang, who has night vision, the woman's pretty face is like a thunderbolt from the sky, and in an instant, his mind becomes blank.

"It's you!" An exclamation woke up the dreamer.

(End of chapter)