"Your Majesty, Taifu's negotiations in Bihai City are going well, and the results will be available in the next few days." Excellence reported expressionlessly.

"What's going on over there in the Southwest Bureau?" Meng Yan was not worried about Gu Yanfeng, he was more worried about the situation in the southwest, it had been almost a month, and Zheng Xi and Gu Ning had no news.

Du Jun and Meng Jinghe immediately sent people to the Great Wilderness Mountain after recovering Zhenxi and Yongchang, and sent out three groups of people in succession without finding any trace of the army, but the army must be unhappy, along the way there are all the stumps and broken arms of the Xuan army, but few casualties of the Donghai people are found, and Meng Yan has a bad premonition more and more after knowing this.

"Mr. Du has already sent Dai Rong to lead a government of soldiers and horses to the Great Wilderness Mountain to rescue." Excellence is still a reward.

Recently, Meng Yan had a terrible headache, the East China Sea Division did not fight well with the East China Sea people in Sanmen Town, and the Daning soldiers and horses were not very cooperative, and Chen Zhiqing was already sick with anger.

And now the southwest side is even more of a mess, he pressed his temples and closed his eyes and said: "Excellence, go to the National Security Yuan, tell them that there is a situation in the southwest, report it immediately!" ”

After Zhuo Zhuo left, Gu Qingfeng turned out from behind to take over Meng Yan's hands, massaged him, and said, "Your Majesty, let's strengthen the troops in the southwest, the concubines always have a bad premonition." ”

Meng Yan sighed and said: "Now that the troops in various places are tense, Chengdu has ordered the recruitment of men over the age of sixteen, and I have no soldiers available now!" ”

"Shichiro, I was wrong!" Gu Qingfeng said suddenly.

Meng Yan opened his eyes violently, grabbed Gu Qingfeng's hand, and exclaimed in disbelief: "Qingfeng, what are you talking about?!" You repeat! ”

Gu Qingfeng turned to Meng Yan's face, squatted in front of Meng Yan's legs and said, "Qilang, I said I was wrong, I shouldn't question your feelings for me. ”

Meng Yan suddenly laughed out loud, and then held Gu Qingfeng's face and couldn't help but say happily: "You! It's finally enlightened! ”

"I have figured it out these days, the struggle for imperial power has existed since ancient times, their three brothers are all talented, the second and third have recently written to me to say what is in their hearts, and the prince has also sent people to explain to me one after another, I am careful myself, I was used by someone with a heart, I'm sorry."

Meng Yan breathed a long sigh of relief, shook his head, and said: "Imperial power, this thing is really charming, those people are just doing this for their own interests and will not be compromised, plus the foreign wars in the past few years, you have fallen into their trap, but it doesn't matter, you can figure it out." ”

"Well, by the way, things in the southwest can't go on like this, we have to have a backhand, otherwise once the East China Sea people counterattack, the southwest will be a sea of fire."

Meng Yan was very relieved to see Gu Qingfeng return to his previous role and re-participate in the government, but the mention of the southwest made him very powerless.

"It is necessary to increase troops in the southwest, I'm afraid I can't go to the Taixi people's side, according to the report of the envoy who went to Taixi, the Taixi people may have been bought by the Donghai people a long time ago, and now Zheng Xi and Gu Ning can only go to the Burmese people, the Burmese people have always maintained a good relationship with Daning, Xiao Yu has agreed that our people will go to the Burmese people to repair."

Meng Yan was very happy when he first received the progress of the war in the southwest, but it wasn't until Zheng Xi took Gu Ning into the Great Wilderness Mountain that he felt that things were wrong, it was too smooth, and the Donghai people and Zhu Mu's clan almost walked through the motions in the six counties of Dali and ran away.

The East China Sea people lured the army into the Great Wilderness Mountain, and now it seems that it was deliberate, because the Taixi people took refuge in the East China Sea people, and if there are still people in this world who can come and go freely in the Great Wilderness Mountain, only the Taixi people are the Taixi people.

"This is not a long-term solution," Gu Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Blindly looking for it is not a way, it is better to let the army march into Taixi!" ”

Meng Yan looked at Gu Qingfeng in a daze, and then the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and then he laughed, hugged Gu Qingfeng and took a few sharp breaths before letting go, and said, "That's right!" Inan is still in our hands! ”

Gu Qingfeng finally pushed Meng Yan away, his face turned red, patted Meng Yan's shoulder and walked back quickly.

Seeing Gu Qingfeng's figure disappear behind the screen, Meng Yan looked unsatisfied, and after a while he came back to his senses and said loudly: "Excellent, tell the prince to let Du Jun's army go out of the south and march into Taixi!" ”

Just when Meng Yan's order was issued, Zheng Xi and Gu Ning in the Great Wilderness Mountain had a dispute, both of them looked like savages, so they were not embarrassed, Zheng Xi stubbornly wanted to chase the main force of the East China Sea that day, Gu Ning couldn't bring people to follow him, it was easy to get in, but I didn't expect that after coming in, I couldn't get out, the main force of the East China Sea seemed to disappear in an instant, and then the army wandered aimlessly in the Great Wilderness Mountain.

Recently, a large number of soldiers have been lost due to miasma and rapid water, and there is nowhere to bury them, so they can only rot in the mountains, and the rest of the people are not having a good time, people will disappear every day, and then only a day or two The bodies of the missing people will be hung on the trees in the dense forest, and the tragic situation is beyond words.

Although Zheng Xi and Gu Ning both knew that it was the people of the East China Sea who did it, the generals and soldiers of the army were already frightened, and many of them had already chosen to commit suicide.

"Xingguohou, we can't go on like this anymore, our army is now three out of ten, I suggest going south." Gu Ning licked his dry lips and said.

Zheng Xi was irritable and said angrily: "No! To the south is the territory of the Tessi and the Burmese Easterners, how can the army of our Celestial Empire be protected by them! ”

"But do you and I still have a choice?! We have been going deep into the Great Wilderness Mountain for more than a month, and now it is the rainy season, and the road we came from has long been washed away, and now we can only continue to go south! Gu Ning was also unceremonious.

"South?! You can figure it out! The people who are most familiar with the Great Barren Mountains are the Tessie people, and our brothers who disappear every day are inseparable from them! Do you still dare to go south?! Zheng Xi said angrily.

"Go to eastern Burma, the Burmese people have always been Daning's vassals, since the beginning of the war, Daning has been providing them with a steady stream of support, at least before we entered the mountain, the Burmese people were still fighting with the East China Sea people, and there is also the Zhong clan on the side, they can't take refuge in the East China Sea people, let's go to the east of Burma!" Gu Ning was too lazy to lose his temper with Zheng Xi, and now saving the lives of the remaining people is the most important thing.

"Lack of erection and conspiracy!" Zheng Xi got up and left, he didn't want to talk to Gu Ning anymore.

Gu Ning sighed, looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, a rain came, and after a while, the rain hit his mouth and made his dry lips feel a little cool, and then looked at the soldiers around him, he got up and went to Dai Rong's camp.

Dai Rong went all the way deep into the Great Wilderness Mountain and cut off the way back because of the rainy season, so he could only go forward, and finally joined the army five days ago, but the hateful thing was that the sneak attack of the East China Sea people at night the day before yesterday made Dai Rong hit two cold arrows in the abdomen.

Dai Rong saw Gu Ning coming over and got up with difficulty, Gu Ning stepped forward to hold him down, glanced at Dai Rong's wound, it was already red and swollen, and there was no medicine, I was afraid that it would start to suppurate, once the suppuration and high fever combined with miasma and dampness could kill him.

"Haven't you looked for medicine yet?" Gu Ning asked solemnly.

A withered military doctor on the side stepped forward and replied helplessly: "General Staff Gu, no, the arrows in General Dai are poisonous, this poison is unique to the Taixi people, and I can't find an antidote to the current situation." ”

Gu Ning was about to get angry, but Dai Rong grabbed Gu Ning's arm and said with difficulty: "General Staff Gu, no wonder they, it's okay if I'm injured, we still have to get out of the Great Wilderness Mountain as soon as possible." ”

"Yes! I have just discussed with Mr. Zheng, he wants to go back, I suggest continuing to go south, now I will ask your opinion. ”

According to the military system of Daxuan, all decisions should be made by an odd number of more than three people, and the minority obeys the majority.

Dai Rong thought for a moment and said: "The last general thinks that we should go south and go to eastern Myanmar to repair, before I entered the mountain, I heard that our South China Sea Navy Division has already obtained the Pinggang in the southeast of eastern Myanmar, and it is the best choice for us to go back from the sea." ”

Gu Ning was very happy and hurriedly said, "Then I'll ask someone to invite Mr. Zheng over!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he was stopped by Dai Rong, only to hear Dai Rong say with a bitter face: "General Staff Gu, I am Mr. Zheng's old subordinate, and I took the initiative to enter the mountain this time, I understand Mr. Zheng's temper, since he firmly chose to go back, he will definitely not agree to go south, so the last general begged General Staff Gu to bring the Erlang back, as for me, I will accompany Mr. Zheng to retreat north." ”

Gu Ning looked at Dai Rong with an incredulous expression, and just wanted to say something, but Dai Rong continued: "General Staff Gu, I knew yesterday that you wanted to go south," and then took out a letter from his arms with difficulty and handed it to Gu Ning.

"General Staff Gu, in this letter, I recorded in detail the situation after entering the confluence of the Great Wilderness Mountain, and also explained that my opinion is to agree to go south, and you will not be punished by the cardinal after you return to the court."

Gu Ning decisively refused: "No! The three-person team has the rules of the three-person team, and he can't let his temperament come nonsense, go south, and must go south together! ”

"Ahem, ahem!" After a continuous heart-rending cough, Dai Rong said: "General Staff Gu, don't fight anymore, no matter whether you go south or retreat north, you will fight for your children, how much can you live!" ”

Gu Ning looked at Dai Rong who was struggling, and decided with great difficulty: "Okay!" I'll take people south, and I'll leave immediately! ”

Dai Rong nodded with satisfaction, turned his head to his lieutenant Lan Xiao and said, "You take your brothers and General Staff Gu to the south, and they and I will retreat north with President Zheng." ”

Lan Xiao nodded, he didn't refuse, but there was silence in his eyes, Gu Ning knew that they had already discussed, and most of the people who retreated north with Dai Rong were his henchmen and Zheng Xi's old generals.

After Dai Rong's people packed up and moved closer to Gu Ning's camp, Gu Ning patted Dai Rong's shoulder and said heavily: "Live well!" See you in the Plains! ”

After a burst of rain, Zheng Xi came to Dai Rong's camp, looked at the mess and scattered soldiers on the ground, and hesitated: "Dai Rong, where are the people in your camp?" ”

Dai Rong squeezed out a smile and said, "Lan Xiao took the people and General Staff Gu to the south. ”

When Zheng Xi was about to get angry and let people chase him back, Dai Rong continued: "Mr. Zheng, forget it, don't chase it, they have been gone for an hour, and I will accompany you to retreat north." ”

"There are no rules at all! Is the trio an ornament?! Zheng Xi said angrily.

Dai Rong shook his head and said, "I agreed, I agreed to go south." ”

"You!····"

"Mr. Zheng, will the three-person team decide that you will carry it out? I'm your old subordinate, isn't that good? There will always be people in the south and north who can get out of the great wilderness mountain alive, and they can't all hang themselves in a tree. ”

"You think I'm wrong too?!"