The little guys on both sides moved extremely fast, and the two teams of people and horses ran to their own places, and soon they couldn't see each other.

"Let's go back quickly."

Xie Ze signaled to Li Ran, shook the reins, urged the horse to the fastest speed, and galloped towards the camp.

Li Ran followed closely behind Xie Ze, and a group of people rushed into the gate nearly a quarter of an hour faster than when they went.

Xie Ze jumped off his horse in the gate and ordered one after another: "Summoning the generals, giving orders to be vigilant, and preparing for war!" ”

Li Ran got off the horse and didn't follow Xie Ze anymore, Zhou E stepped forward, looked at Li Ran, and said with concern: "Are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, there's going to be a war?"

"Well, it looks like it is. Don't think about it so much. Alas, this woman should not have gone to war. Zhou E shook the horsewhip and sighed.

"You're not a woman?" Li Ran glanced at Zhou E obliquely.

"Not all." Zhou E replied very seriously.

"It's not about men and women."

Li Ran looked at Zhou E a little speechlessly.

"I'm not afraid of the dead, or I'm afraid of seeing people die, but I'm just ......"

Li Ran's words were stuck, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

At the beginning, she was sick and could not participate in the group mission, and when she received the coffins of all the team members, all the stylized processing made her understand, but it was extremely uncomfortable.

In the eyes of others, it was a mission that failed, and there were a few more people who died this time, and for them, the next most important thing was which team should be sent to this mission and whether it could be remedied.

But for her, it was almost the collapse of the whole world, and her withdrawal was also because of this.

"I understand."

Zhou E raised her hand and patted Li Ran on the shoulder.

"At the earliest, my guy was only more than a year old, except for me, all of whom died, and on the way to join the army, several sisters I met and worshipped were also dead.

I didn't even have a time to collect their bodies, at that time, alas, a small soldier, was driven to continue fighting, and kept fighting, and then I got tired, and think about it, people are going to die. It is not necessarily better to be alive than to be dead.

It's harder to live! ”

Li Ran was silent.

To be alive is indeed more bitter.

After she withdrew, in the two years she lived, I don't know how many times she collapsed, and whether she died, whether she was killed or died, now that I think about it, it's hard to say.

She had died once before she came back to life.

"Okay, don't think about this, in this world, it shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like that, there are many things you can manage, there are few things.

The matter of fighting and dying, don't talk about you, even the emperor, there is no way, if there is a god, there is probably a way? Not necessarily. ”

Zhou E patted Li Ran and sighed a few times.

Xie Ze's orders came out frequently, and the generals and servants who came in and out of the tent were all trotting all the way, and the camp looked like there was no movement from the gate to the four circles of fences, but the camp was coming and going, and the atmosphere was tense.

"Dashuai, do you think Oak City is going to attack the camp at night? Either that, or a siege at night. ”

Zhou E squatted at the door of her tent, gossiping with Li Ran, who was standing next to her.

"Before, this time, this smell."

Zhou E sniffled.

"I can't sit still, I want to kill people with a knife, I have been raised in the capital for the past few years, and it has been abolished, and at this moment, I am indifferent. Alas, scrapped. ”

"How old are you?" Li Ran looked down at Zhou E and asked.

"It has nothing to do with age, I'm just tired, speaking of which, before we came, I wasn't like this, just these days, I'm tired all of a sudden."

"Because of Shen Offering?" Li Ran was silent for a moment and asked.

"Probably not." Zhou E stood up and stood side by side with Li Ran for a while before continuing: "Xiao Wu is right, in my bones, I am not a person who likes Jin Ge Iron Horse and kills and fights. That is, it is urgent, and the evil spirit is too much.

In the past two years, that evil spirit has dissipated. ”

"Hmm." Li Ran replied in a low voice, and the two stood side by side, no longer talking, watching the handsome tent with people flowing in and out.

From returning to the camp until it was dark, Li Ran watched Xie Ze go out of the gate in military uniform, and only Xiqing came over in the middle to pass a few words from Xie Ze: Let Li Ran rest assured, don't wait for him. And, a few words to Zhou E: He left Xiqing's team to listen to her command and let her be vigilant.

Li Ran simply slept in Zhou E's tent.

Zhou E ate dinner, dressed neatly, took her and Li Ran's horses at the door of the tent, half lying down and half sitting at the door of the tent, and motioned to Li Ran, "You just sleep in peace, I will wake you up if there is movement, it's too late." ”

Li Ran responded, folded his clothes and lay down, and closed his eyes.

Li Ran slept well this night, and when Zhou E stretched out her finger and touched her, she was sleeping soundly.

"Raided the camp?" Li Ran sat up.

"No, no, no!"

Zhou E's vigilance against Li Ran had already been clear, but she was still startled by her call.

"It's Shi Nan, saying that Dashuai has entered Oak City, so let you go quickly."

Zhou E said, stretched out her hand to pull Li Ran up, pushed her, and followed Li Ran out of the tent.

The lights outside the tent were bright, and Xiqing and the others had already gathered and mounted their horses.

Shi Nan was sweating profusely, and when he saw Li Ran, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "Half an hour ago, we started to attack the city and climbed to the top of the city, but I didn't expect that the oak city was empty, and the big handsome had already entered the city, so let the little princess hurry over." ”

Li Ran was stunned, and Zhou E's eyebrows flew up in surprise.

"Let's go." Li Ran didn't ask any more questions, got on his horse and galloped out of the gate, heading straight for Oak City.

Rushed to Oak City in one breath, passed through the military formation that was obviously still very puzzled, and rushed into the open city gate.

Mulberry Zhi was in the city gate, and when he saw Shi Nan rushing to the front, he raised his hand and motioned for Shi Nan to follow him, rushing along the deserted street in the moonlight.

Rushing through half of the city, in front of a wide open space, Xie Ze's personal guards were on guard with knives, Xie Ze stood at the gate of the courtyard behind the wide land, stood with his hands in his hands, and when he saw Li Ran, he hurriedly greeted him.

"What's going on?" Li Ran threw herself into Xie Ze's arms from his horse and asked hurriedly.

"Jian Mingrui abandoned the city and retreated, Qi Yi left a letter on the gate of this courtyard, and the courtyard was closed by Ziqi and them, all of whom were safe and sound."

Xie Ze replied very carefully.

"Why retreat? Because yesterday? Li Ran couldn't believe it.

"Approximately, Ziqi and they are fine, let Mr. Zuo ask first, let's go over there, you read this letter first, there are still some things to discuss with you." Xie Ze hugged Li Ran and said with a sense of discussion.

"Okay." Li Ran simply nodded.

Mr. Zuo asked, this is official business, as a group of people who have been captured for more than a month, it is necessary to ask carefully first.

They're fine, that's enough.

Xie Ze carried Li Ran into the small tent that was now erected in the clearing.

Li Ran took the letter from Xie Ze's hand, read it carefully, scanned it again, looked at Xie Ze and said: "Between the lines, it means resentment, and retreating is the meaning of concise and sharp?" ”

"Well, not only indignation, but also the meaning of demonstration, he evacuated the oak city in front of my eyes, I don't realize anything, this is that he is better than me. He thinks he's smart, so let him be smart. ”

Xie Ze smiled and seemed to be in a good mood.

Jian Mingrui has always respected his subordinates, and he treats people like Wang An and Qi Yi with great respect.

Qi Yi is the coach, and he is so angry about the withdrawal, this withdrawal must be Jian Mingrui's insistence on exceeding his authority, and this article is the most important point in this matter. ”

"Concise and sharp have the idea of peace?" Li Ran asked in a word, and looked at Xie Ze with slight bated breath.

If peace can be negotiated, won't this battle be avoided?

"It can't be peace, it can only be annexed. I'll tell you more about this later.

After a while, after Mr. Zuo asked Ziqi about them, I was ready to let him leave immediately, rush back to the capital, and report this matter to the emperor and the prince in person.

It's just that. ”

Xie Ze paused at his words and looked at Li Ran.

"There is really a possibility of returning, the court picks someone to send to Shu, it is very likely, you have to take a trip, you ......"

"Good!" Li Ran looked up at Xie Ze, a good word was simply clear.

Xie Ze looked at Li Ran, and for a moment, he reached out to hug her and hugged her hard.

"Let Zhou E accompany you to see Zi Ji and them in a while, I still have a lot of important things, when I'm done, let's talk well." Xie Ze let go of Li Ran, looked at her and smiled.

Li Ran pulled Xie Ze's sleeve, sent him to the door of the tent, let go of his hand, and watched him get on the horse and leave.

Zhou E watched Xie Ze leave from a distance, took three steps and two steps to the door of the tent, and asked, "What's the matter?" Really down? ”

"No, it's withdrawn." Li Ran looked at Zhou E with a smile on her face, "Purple eggplant, they are safe and sound." ”

"I've heard this, Mr. Zuo is asking. What the hell is going on? What's the matter? What about the Shu army? Where did you retreat? Is it true or false? Don't invite you into the urn. ”

Zhou E looked foggy.

"I don't know what you asked, the withdrawal should be really withdrawn, the general said so, come in and rest for a while, wait for Mr. Zuo to say hello, let's go in again."

Li Ran let Zhou E inside.

"You rest, I'll take a look at this."

Zhou E looked confused and uneasy.

"After decades of fighting, the first time I encountered such a thing, according to me, nine times out of ten it is a trap, you rest, I'll see if I can go up to the city wall to take a look, it's almost dawn."

"Okay."

Li Ran smiled in response, watched Zhou E stride away, stood for a while, came out of the tent, surrounded the house, and looked carefully as she walked.

The house is not big, and the walls are far away from other people's homes, so it is indeed a good place to lock people.

As soon as Li Ran walked around and returned to the tent, Xie Ze came back.

The breakfast that Sangzhi and the other little maids didn't know where to cook turned out to be very hearty and full of tables.

Li Ran didn't eat much, but Xie Ze ate a lot but quickly.

After breakfast, Xie Ze took the handkerchief from Xiqing's hand and asked, "How is Mr. Zuo's question?" ”

"It will take half an hour, there are many of them, and they have to ask one by one, and Mr. Zuo is a careful person." Xiqing replied and explained a few words for Mr. Zuo.

"Well, Mr. Zuo said hello and came over immediately to report."

"Yes." Xiqing responded, served tea again, and withdrew with a few small servants.

"Jian Mingrui did withdraw, and when we entered the city, their rear army was only more than a mile away from the city.

I didn't let the sentry approach, far away, at this time, I have already passed Qi County. ”

"Where are they going to retreat?" Li Ran frowned slightly.

The Shu army withdrew like this, so wouldn't they be able to follow all the time?

"It should be withdrawn to Jingzhou City, from Jinxian County to Shuzhong, the critical place, Licheng to the southwest, is Jingzhou City.

Let's temporarily garrison Oak City, and before the emperor's decree arrives, we don't need soldiers for the time being.

On the side of Xiaoshen, I have already sent someone to urgently send an order to him, ordering him to be stationed on the spot and wait for the military order.

The emperor is warlike, but he is not reckless, and the prince is even more lenient, if he can recruit Shu to be attached, the emperor or the prince must be extremely willing. ”

Xie Ze smiled and explained to Li Ran carefully, looking quite in a good mood.

"Can you really be attached?"

Li Ran's mood also jumped with joy, but because of this excitement, she was uneasy.

"Sixty percent."

Xie Ze thought for a moment and replied cautiously.

"Jian Mingrui is very popular in Shudi, and this popularity is only above his father.

Jian Mingrui has only one younger brother, Jian Mingzhe, Jian Mingzhe is cowardly and short-sighted, Jian Xiang once asked him to govern a small county, there is a Jiangyang thief in the county prison, suddenly burst out and killed the jailer, smashed the prison door, and other prisoners ran out, Jian Mingzhe escaped from the county government in fright, and fled back to the prime minister's mansion in one breath, it is said that he was sick for half a year.

Jian Mingrui is like a monk at home, no wife and no children, Jian Mingzhe has three sons and one daughter, all of whom are born by his wife, among the three sons, the eldest is seventeen this year, and the youngest is eleven, all of whom are mediocre and unworthy of big responsibilities.

Jian Xiang really wants to plan for his descendants, and attaching is the best choice. ”

Li Ran listened intently, exhaled slowly, put his hands together on his forehead, and muttered a prayer: "Please ask the Bodhisattva to bless you." ”

Xie Ze looked at her nicely, watched her put down her hand, stood up, and stretched out his hand to pull her up, "Let's go, let's go shopping in the market." ”

"Good!" Li Ran laughed.

(End of chapter)