CHAPTER XXIII

Sleepless nights.

In the early morning of the next day, An Ruiqi and An Ruixiang went to the marshal's tent to ask An Dingguo for help.

"After several battlefield games in the past month, our army has achieved brilliant results, the enemy army has been defeated and retreated, and now the enemy army is disheartened and demoralized, and it is the best time to knock it down in one fell swoop, so the last general implores the marshal to allow my two brothers to lead the troops to pursue the victory, capture the enemy general, and end the battle as soon as possible." An Ruiqi changed his indifferent attitude in the past, and he was resolute in every word.

An Dingguo stared at him, wondering in his heart, when did Ruiqi become so impatient? Although our side is already in the hands of victory, he should know that if he pushes the enemy too quickly, lest he be counterattacked, and now he has put forward the enemy's strength with a war of attrition, which he proposed not long ago, and at that time everyone was appreciating his insight. Now that the whole army is very dependent on him, if he is promised to do such a reckless act, will not the prestige of yesterday be lost in an instant? After thinking for a moment, An Dingguo turned his head to look at An Ruixiang on the other side and asked, "What does the young general think about this matter?" ”

Prior to this, An Ruiqi did not reveal half a point to An Ruixiang, only to hear his plan, An Ruixiang was also very surprised, with his long-term experience on the battlefield, how could he not know that this plan was really inappropriate, but he had made an oath to his second brother last night, how could he regret it now, so he had to reply hard: "The last general is ...... by the dispatch of the prison army" After speaking, he glanced at An Ruiqi helplessly.

Without waiting for An Dingguo to speak, An Ruiqi approached him a few steps and continued: "Although the war of attrition is very safe, it will undoubtedly have losses for our army. And capturing the generals and ending this battle as soon as possible is indeed the best plan. The enemy army is a gathering of soldiers from several countries, and it is not as united as the soldiers who came to one country, and besides, they have come to disturb our border this time, which is really not a righteous army, and now that they are defeated, how can the marshals and generals of the enemy countries risk their lives to fight, they must have already planned a way to retreat. Therefore, as long as we pretend to fight to the death in the next battle, they will inevitably be frightened to evacuate this place, and at this time, we can easily capture them and win this battle by deploying troops to intercept them on their way out. Seeing that the two of them listened attentively, they nodded their heads again and again, An Ruiqi knew that he had made a plan, and he was very happy in his heart, but he was invisible.

After listening to An Ruiqi's generous speech, An Dingguo was overjoyed when he saw that his second son was so attentive to the army, and he couldn't help but smile and applaud. "That's a good idea! It's just that the act of intercepting the enemy generals is very variable and dangerous, and the enemy will definitely resist to the death, so the person leading the army must be brave and good at fighting, and know how to adapt to changes. ”

"Back to the marshal's words, since the two brothers of the last general are automatically invited, the position of leading the army is self-deserved!" An Ruiqi smiled calmly.

The two of them were shocked when they heard this, and said in unison: "No! ”

"The second brother's stubborn illness has not been cured, how can he lead the troops in person! Although this matter is handed over to the brother! An Ruixiang hurriedly stepped forward and patted An Ruiqi's shoulder heavily, his eyes full of warning.

"What the young general said is very true, if the supervising army falls ill in the battle, it will only shake the morale of the army, and the soldiers will be in chaos, and it is really impossible to do it!" An Dingguo said sternly.

An Ruiqi laughed softly after hearing this, and replied: "If the eldest brother can be separated in two places, I will not be clumsy, but as far as I know, the enemy army has two ways to retreat, and I am afraid that there will be fish that slip through the net, and both retreats need to be ambushed. ”

"This move is not the responsibility of supervising the army, if there is no suitable candidate in the army, the commander will personally lead the army!" An Dingguo hurriedly said, his eyes full of worry.

"If the marshal is not on the battlefield, how can one be convinced of the will of our army to win or lose? The two of you can rest assured that the general has already thought of a perfect plan for the stubborn disease, and he will not miss a major event because of this! ”

Seeing that he was so resolute, the two had to look at each other.

A bloody battle.

An Dingguo commanded the overall situation on the battlefield, dispatched troops to transfer generals, and all the soldiers were passionate, and the more they killed, the more courageous they became, and the enemy was defeated. An Ruiqi and An Ruixiang lay in ambush in the hidden path according to the plan, waiting for the enemy generals to evacuate. Sure enough, the enemy general fled in two ways, and after several rounds of desperate fighting, the An brothers gained something. With the capture of the enemy general, the war ended.

A few days later, at the urging of An Ruiqi, An Dingguo led the army back to Beijing. After many days of separation from their families, everyone longed to return home and reunite with their loved ones as soon as possible, and there were many joys along the way, but only two of them could not integrate into this joy. An Ruiqi and An Ruixiang were both wounded in the fight to capture the enemy generals, An Dingguo was very heartbroken after seeing it, and wanted to let their two brothers recuperate in the camp for a few days before leaving for Beijing, but An Ruiqi ignored the instructions of the military doctor, and went to the marshal's tent every day to propose to leave as soon as possible. Due to their injuries, they were not fit to ride horses, so the brothers used a carriage to travel. Along the way, An Ruiqi frowned and was silent, but An Ruixiang wanted to say something several times, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed hard. The second brother's wound is so deep, I am afraid that it will tear again if he moves, and now he must not be allowed to move, but ...... He actually used medicine to suppress his head wind disease at that time, he really didn't care about his body, and he didn't know that although he used that medicine to suppress the head wind disease for several hours without attacking, but it was detrimental to righteousness, as an elder brother, how could I not teach him a good lesson! An Ruiqi finally found An Ruixiang's reproachful gaze, so he had to smile bitterly. An Ruixiang knew that now that his body was weak, and the attacks of the head wind were more frequent, the anger in his heart suddenly turned into pity, and he couldn't bear to scold him anymore, and he didn't denounce him in front of An Dingguo. Although An Ruixiang wanted to unite his father and mother to give him a good life and recuperate after returning home, An Ruiqi had another plan......