Not daring to light a fire, for fear of revealing their whereabouts, the soldiers curled up and snuggled up to each other.

How can he say that he has no clothes, and is with his son?

The night was dark, and the soldiers were asleep in the bitter cold wind, and Li Qinzai was very tired, but he still did not sleep.

I feel very uncomfortable, today's head-on battle with Tubo has lost more than 1,000 soldiers, all of whom are fresh and blooming lives, and they have been lost forever in an instant.

And behind this cold number, not only the sacrifices on the battlefield, but also their parents, wives and children behind them, Li Qinzai can't imagine how to face the eager eyes of those eager relatives who are looking forward to the return of their relatives when he returns to Chang'an.

The situation was not optimistic, and in order to relieve the siege of Shanzhou, he and his soldiers had to give up the original strategy and give the initiative on the battlefield to Lu Dongzan.

Next, Su Dingfang's army will not reach the border for a few days, and Li Qinzai will hold on until Su Dingfang arrives anyway.

It's time to consider returning to Liangzhou, the land of Tuyuhun has been turned upside down by him, since he has given up the strategy for Shanzhou, then insisting on entering Tuyuhun has lost its meaning, and Lu Dongzan will not be fooled again.

While pondering his next step, a scout rode up and broke the silence of the night.

"Report ——, Uncle Li County, there is a group of men and horses approaching us, and in the dark there is no distinction between friend and foe, and it is only three or four miles away from our army's garrison."

Li Qinzai frowned and said, "How many people are on the other side?" ”

"Seven or eight horsemen, coming from the east."

Li Qinzai immediately ordered: "Send a chief to lead a team to meet it, and if it is an enemy, kill it on the spot." ”

It didn't take long for Shi Chang to lead a team of men and horses.

Li Qinzai squinted and couldn't help but be taken aback.

It was Zinu and her entourage.

Why is this haunted woman everywhere? Didn't we say goodbye hard?

The chief apparently knew her, and after leading his team to meet her, he took them to the station.

Zi Nu and his entourage looked very embarrassed, they were in tattered clothes, gray faces, and they didn't greet Li Qinzai when they saw them, Zi Nu beckoned to Liu Asi next to him: "Get something to eat, quick!" ”

Liu Asi subconsciously reached into his arms and took out a piece of jerky, and her entourage was not polite, they all reached out to Li Qinzai's subordinates to beg for food, and then squatted on the ground and devoured it, eating one more ugly than the other, as if they had been hungry for half a month.

This picture is very familiar to Li Qinzai.

At the beginning of the state disaster relief, the officers and soldiers outside the city gave porridge to the refugees like this, the refugees still talked about some etiquette, and after being given porridge, they gave a salute before eating, and these goods did not even say a word of thanks.

"You ......" Li Qinzai opened his mouth in surprise, and as soon as he said two words, he was blocked back by Zinu.

"Hold back!" Zinu's mouth was stuffed with food, and she looked up and glared at him.

Damn, did it give you face?

Li Qinzai grabbed her, unceremoniously slapped her, and with a snap, the slap fell hard on her upright and elastic ass.

The purple slave screamed, jumped on the spot, and glared at him with a shy look on his ass.

The entourage next to him was dumbfounded, and Wei Tuo had a sad and angry expression of wiping his neck immediately after the main humiliation of the minister.

"What the hell is going on while eating?" Li Qinzai clapped his hands unsatisfied, and then pointed to the grief-stricken Wei Tuo, and said, "Eat you, what do you know about the pleasure of the boudoir." Your princess is just like this. ”

Wei Tuo snorted angrily, endured the humiliation and continued to bury his head in eating.

Zi Nu glared at him angrily, but under Li Qinzai's threatening eyes, he had to say, "We just came out of Shanzhou City......"

Li Qinzai was taken aback: "After separating from me, you went to Shanzhou?" ”

"Yes, I originally planned to go to Chang'an, but the war is not over, you are not a teacher, I ...... A few days ago, I heard that Tubo had increased its troops by 30,000 and sent troops to Shanzhou, so we hurried to Shanzhou to see if we could help you...... Do something for the defenders and people of Shanzhou. ”

Li Qinzai sighed: "What are you trying to do? ”

Zi Nuqiao's face was slightly red, and she lowered her eyelids and whispered: "It has nothing to do with you, it's just a little bit for the people of Tang Kingdom, after all, I still owe you ......"

Li Qinzai sighed and said, "What did you do in Shanzhou City? ”

"Before the Tubo army surrounded Shanzhou, we persuaded some people to evacuate Shanzhou, and then the city was surrounded on all sides and could not escape.

"Today I heard that there was a big battle between the Tang army and Tubo outside the city, I guessed that it was you, and then the Tubo army was defeated, and had to shrink the troops, and the siege opened a gap, and we helped the people evacuate and escorted them to dozens of miles away, before coming back to find you......"

Hate took a bite of jerky, his teeth hurt, and Zinu's small mouth was stuffed full, like a greedy hamster, but his eyes glared at him with hatred and resentment.

"I've been busy all day, and I've given all the dry food to the people, and I'm dying of hunger, and you still don't appreciate it."

Li Qinzai smiled dryly: "Appreciation, appreciation, you have a good meal, tomorrow we will repeat the eighteen send-offs, this time we will try to send you away perfectly." ”

Zi Nu chewed the jerky and said, "I'm not leaving, I'll go with you." There are soldiers in the vicinity, if you encounter a small group of scattered troops, we can't escape, so it's better to follow you. ”

Li Qinzai was unhappy: "After eating my jerky, why are you going to rely on me?" ”

Wei Tuo next to him finally couldn't listen anymore, and stood up and said angrily: "Are you rare? My Royal Highness can't let you go, I can't bear you, I want to live and die with you......"

Zi Nu was annoyed and ashamed, and immediately swept the hall's legs, swept Wei Tuo to the ground, and said angrily: "Shut up! ”

Liu Asi, whose wise eyes had already seen through everything, smiled, walked over and patted Wei Tuo's shoulder, and said, "Brother, your mouth is really a bit cheap, come, I'll help you correct it......"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but say that he dragged Wei Tuo half and half dragged him away.

Li Qinzai stared at Zinu seriously: "It's dangerous here, you leave quickly, I'll send a team of people to escort you to Liangzhou......"

Zi Nu stubbornly raised his head: "No, I want to follow you, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, I can stand in front of you at the critical moment and renew your life." ”

"What do I want a woman to live? Big joke! ”

Zi Nu's eyes were deep, and the deep affection in his eyes made him unable to avoid it.

"Remember? I owe you my life. ”

The sound of horses' hooves broke the stalemate.

The scout rode his horse with a look of panic.

"Uncle Li, there is an enemy! Twenty miles away from the north, there is a Tubo army rushing to attack, it is estimated that it is the army of the headquarters of Ludongzan in Hulu, Qinghai. ”

Li Qinzai was stunned for a moment, and then there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves.

Another scout hurriedly ran up to Li Qinzai and said, "Uncle Li, the Tubo army outside Shanzhou City has moved, and they have risen up and killed our station. ”

Li Qinzai's eyelids jumped.

Two enemy armies, one of which is still Lu Dongzan's headquarters of soldiers and horses, it is obvious that Lu Dongzan has made up his mind to annihilate Li Qinzai here today.