Li Xiyun looked at him suddenly.

Her eyes were suddenly a little cold.

"You're going to kill that guy, right?"

Guan Kuo's eyes narrowed: "Isn't it right?" ”

He added, "As long as I'm alive." ”

"So you must defeat Datang, and you must kill in front of that person, even if it is a human being?" Li Xiyun took a step forward, she exhaled like an orchid, but her attitude was very serious.

Guan Kuo was a little suffocated by the faint aroma, but many of his consciousness were still awake.

"If I didn't need to die, I could have killed him, I thought, I'd be glad to do it."

"Moreover, you have also seen that the Northern Tang and Southern Wu will never die, as long as that person sits on the dragon chair all the time. If we don't fight over, then he will attack Jinling again, Ji Ruhai will die, and in addition, many people will die, which cannot be avoided. ”

Li Xiyun's eyes dimmed, and her voice became slight: "I understand." ”

"So...... I don't blame you, I don't blame you, because of that person's ambition, everything can't be avoided, I just feel very uncomfortable in my heart, so it's comfortable to say it. ”

"I think I'm tired, I'm tired, I want to go back and rest......" She lowered her always proud head, looking a little lonely, and she turned away like this, but her long red dress seemed to be a fallen flower.

Many people looked at her in surprise, not knowing what was going on, just guessing that she had a quarrel with Guan Kuo or something.

She sighed in her heart, realizing that when she was still Her Royal Highness Princess Guangle, she was powerless in many things, and now she is even more powerless.

Sensing the footsteps behind her, she turned around suddenly, but saw Guan Kuo come to her side expressionlessly and said, "I'll accompany you." ”

Her heart suddenly wanted to settle down a little.

Actually, it's good to have him.

……

……

Xue Zhao has been standing still, and more than half a month has passed.

Regarding the martyrdom of General Weiyuan, the soldiers were filled with righteous indignation, and many people couldn't wait to fight the Southern Wu people to the death. But as military men, it is their duty to carry out orders, and not too many people question it.

However, above the court of the Northern Tang Dynasty, it was different.

Charges of cowardice, lack of ability, and even collaborating with the enemy were thrown out by a group of officials who either acted on their own or were instructed by others, and the officialdom was in an uproar for a while.

Not too many people have definite evidence of something, but they have absolute reason to question Xue Zhao's behavior.

The proposal to withdraw Xue Zhao was brought up again, and this time, Li Zenan still did not let go.

When the news reached the barracks, the eyes of a very small number of generals looking at Xue Zhao also changed, but fortunately, the vast majority of people still trusted him.

"You are determined to be loyal to the country, they are in Chang'an, but they want to decide whether you go or stay, and even slander you, do you say that you are a little ...... No, is it true that you are self-despise? ”

Miss Qin's expression was calm, and she only raised her thin eyebrows slightly, but the words she said were very prickly, very thorny.

Xue Zhao was in the tent, lying there, motionless, he was like this most of the time, and no one knew what he was doing.

His eyes turned, fell on Miss Qin's slender body, and said, "Let him go." ”

Miss Qin sneered: "Your mentality is really good. ”

She has always disapproved of Xue Zhao becoming a commander in his current state, and now it is obvious that most people do not approve of him becoming a commander either, but he still has to put on a posture of undying to be loyal, isn't this stupid?

Xue Zhao didn't speak, but he thought a lot in his heart.

He knew that many people in the court had opinions about him, he didn't want to fight with Jin An easily, and he was not familiar with the terrain of Southern Wu, if he wanted to be completely sure, he had to observe for half a month, because this was a life-and-death war, not a child's house.

However, those cowards in the court who are unwilling to go to the battlefield and only know that they are fanning the flames behind their backs and pointing fingers have very opinions about him, if he doesn't want to be withdrawn to Chang'an by Li Zenan before the war has started inexplicably, then he really can't delay it any longer.

So three days later, the deadlock that had lasted for more than half a month was broken - the army under the command of Xue Zhao was pulled out, and they were about to cross the river.

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……

The day of crossing the river was very smooth, and the operation of crossing the river was also very smooth.

Jin An didn't have a sailor of scale, and with his IQ, he wouldn't be able to use a fishing boat or something to block Xue Zhao.

The wind direction is northeasterly, and Jin An in the south does not have the conditions for fire attack, unless he wants to burn himself.

Everything was calm, there was no army of Nanwu on the water, not even on the shore.

It was as if Jin'an's army had vanished.

But Xue Zhao will not let his guard down, Jin An is not a guy who likes to stop, and the other party must be prepared with enough intrigues.

Not long after they came ashore, before the Janissaries had begun to recuperate, an army suddenly appeared and attacked.

This army only had more than 5,000 men, but it was menacing and fearless in the face of the strong forbidden army.

After a brief engagement, that army was routed, leaving behind more than 300 corpses.

Everything looks in order.

After leaving the bank of the Yangtze River and advancing five miles, Xue Zhao arranged his defenses, set up camp, and prepared to spend the night.

Under the pressure of the courtiers' doubts, he had to cross the river to attack, but he still maintained enough caution, he was born in a family of generals, was familiar with the art of war, and participated in several battles.

After the sun set, the night gradually came, and an army took advantage of the night as a camouflage to slowly approach the place where the Northern Tang army was encamped.

Everything seemed very quiet tonight, the wind was very subtle, and occasionally swept over the treetops, only causing the branches and leaves to shake slowly, but not making much noise.

Campfires were everywhere in the Northern Tang barracks, and there were patrolling soldiers on the periphery.

However, this army was obviously well prepared, and even if it was so close, the Northern Tang people still did not find it.

When the distance was only a hundred feet, they launched a surprise attack.

The sudden night attack did not usher in the panic of the Northern Tang people, on the contrary, there was a huge joy hidden in their expressions.

It seems that in the originally quiet camp, an army was killed in an instant, and the shadow was not clear to see, but there seemed to be a lot of people.