Yi Xiaodao had just led 25,000 soldiers to climb Tianzhu Mountain, and they were so tired that they were panting, and Wang Xuan, who had the worst physical strength, couldn't climb halfway through, and it was completely Qin Xiangqian and Fan Jun, who had recovered from his injuries, who carried him up the mountain.

Fan Jun's leg was injured by the poisoned weapon of the Dongwei ninja, although Xiang Lian'er applied the medicine in time, and later was treated by Li Hongying, the owner of Xiufan Fang, but the leg was still disabled. Now he is limping when he walks, and whenever someone asks about it later, Fan Jun always smiles indifferently: "It's just that his skills are not as good as others." ”

Tianzhu Mountain was full of people in one day, from top to bottom.

"Lord Yi... We don't have to... You have to go up the mountain...... Just be stationed at the bottom of the mountain. Although Wang Xuan was carried up, he was also tired enough, panting heavily.

"At the bottom of this mountain is a dense forest, where no one has set foot and there are few roads. Stationed at the foot of the mountain, there is no way to retreat, once defeated, in this dense forest, it will be difficult for the soldiers and horses to gather. According to the Tianzhu Mountain, the soldiers and horses are in the hands of the hands, whether it is to fight or go, it is up to me. "Yi Xiaodao is familiar with the terrain here, and has wandered here before.

The scout rushed to the bottom of the mountain, but it was not far away, but the horses could not walk, so the scout had to dismount and go up the mountain alone. But it didn't take long to climb before he fainted from exhaustion and fell unconscious. Fortunately, Yi Xiaodao was prepared, and there was a scout halfway to answer him, and he took out the letter from the fainted brother and relayed the mountain.

"Report, Master Yi, there is a letter." After a few relays, the last scout fell to his knees in front of Yi Xiaodao, dizzy, and took out the soaked letter from his arms.

Yi Xiaodao took the letter and carefully opened it: "The Chu Xiang army has withdrawn from Qiancheng and retreated all the way to the west. ”

"Master Yi, what does the letter say?" The crowd was dry, and they asked Yi Xiaodao with their clothes half-open.

Yi Xiaodao was silent, crumpled the letter in his hand, and a few drops of sweat mixed with many scouts dripped down Yi Xiaodao's fingers.

"Are there people from Wancheng among the monarchs?" Yi Xiaodao was a little crying and laughing, and changed the topic and asked.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and finally turned their eyes to Xiang Lian'er, everyone knows, only Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er are from Anhui City. Xiang Lian'er sat on the mountain wall, and Li Dingxing helped her fan the wind, sweating like rain.

"What are you selling? Speak up! Xiang Lian'er didn't know what Yi Xiaodao thought, if it was needed, she was naturally obliged.

"There are no people in Wancheng... How about the view? To the west is the Beshan Mountain Range, and the scenery is even more rare, or... Come with me? Yi Xiaodao looked at the tired crowd, a little guilty, a little distressed, and a little funny.

Wang Xuan was the first to react and understood what Yi Xiaodao meant, he was so angry that he almost didn't come up in one breath, and turned his head to slow down.

Li Dingxing was a little slower than Wang Xuan, slightly stunned, and when he reacted, he didn't know where he got the strength, he pulled out Xiang Lian'er's "Nianjun" sword, and chased Yi Xiaodao everywhere: "You are a pit!" Torture people in a different way, right? Don't run! Eat me with a sword! ”

After a long time, the fight between the two was pulled away by everyone, and with Li Dingxing's "rage" as a foreshadowing, everyone had a faint ominous premonition in their hearts. When he really heard Yi Xiaodao say it, he was more acceptable, and one by one he put away his flags and weapons in frustration, and slowly went down the mountain.

"It's over, it's over, morale is gone..."Seeing everyone's listlessness, Yi Xiaodao didn't know what to do.

"Let's stay at the foot of the mountain and rest for a few days, which can be regarded as helping Zhou Ziru take care of the rear. Ge Cifeng retreated, the two important towns of Taicheng and Sucheng were empty, Zhou Ziru must be recovered, let him go. On the mountain road, Li Dingxing suggested loudly.

Yi Xiaodao looked back at Wang Xuan: "What do you think?" ”

Although Wang Xuan's body is weak and his physical strength is not good, but fortunately, he doesn't need to be supported when he goes down the mountain, and he follows behind everyone step by step. The Zhou family is a family of literary ministers, and if the credit is not as good as that of Lord Yi, I am afraid that I will be disgusted. I foolishly thought that it would be a good idea to be stationed here! ”

"You can recuperate and be free from suspicion...... The soldiers will also be grateful for the virtues of Lord Yi, preach the praises of the Quartet, and make all the people..."Wang Xuan learned to pat on the back...

"Alright, alright." Yi Xiaodao couldn't stand it: "Then rest here, I'm also a little tired." ”

Xiang Lian'er silently glanced at Yi Xiaodao, he not only has Feng Guangnian's deep internal strength, but also Si Wangnan has also inherited his internal strength to him, will he be tired? The dogs didn't believe it.

Among the large army, Xianglian'er's internal strength is the best of the three armies, and Yi Xiaodao is still better than her.

At the same time, Zhou Ziru, who was in the imperial court barracks, also received the news that Ge Cifeng had withdrawn from the army and abandoned the city.

"Zhou Xiang, be careful, Ge Cifeng is scheming, be careful of deception!" Tang Xingchang reminded for the first time.

Zhou Ziru sighed: "Even if there is fraud, but I can't avoid this kind of conspiracy, I have to go." Your Majesty sent me here to regain lost territory and suppress rebellion. If Ge Cifeng returned to Chu Xiang, but I am still in Anhui City, after returning to Beijing, what face will I have to stand in the court again? ”

"Zhou Xiang thought that this... There must be fraud? Tang Xingchang just instinctively felt that things were not simple, and did not think about the long-term.

Zhou Ziru nodded: "The terrain of Anhui City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult for our army's 300,000 soldiers and horses to be placed outside the city, not to mention that he still has 200,000 soldiers and horses." Now that he has retreated, he is just looking for a suitable terrain, and even in Taicheng, there may be ambushes hidden in Sucheng... Just wait for me to go..."

"The last general is willing to be the vanguard, only 3,000 soldiers and horses, one step ahead for Zhou Xiang's army, in order to test the reality!" Tang Xingchang hugged his fists and asked for orders.

Zhou Ziru stretched out his hand on Tang Xingchang's fist, pressed his hands gently, and said with a smile: "Anyway, he is the deputy marshal of the army, if he is sent to be a pioneer, wouldn't it be a big deal?" If you don't work for you, I have my own plan. ”

"Zhou Xiang, will the plan be released?" Tang Xingchang was also honest and asked directly.

"Beware of the ears on the wall." Zhou Ziru glanced at Tang Xingchang with a little meaning, waved his hand, and said, "Tang Shuai will go and prepare first, and order the soldiers to be ready to pull out the camp at any time." ”

Tang Xingchang was stunned for a moment, but Zhou Ziru was worried that there were Chu Xiang's spies in the army, so he didn't ask much, so he honestly withdrew from the handsome account and arranged to go.

Zhou Ziru looked at Tang Xingchang's back and lamented that the talents in the court were withering: Tang Xingchang was only loyal, not talented. Although he has the heart of meritorious service, he has no ability to build a business.

"When no one uses it, you can use Tang Xingchang; Pioneering things must not be used. Your Majesty is indeed discerning. Zhou Ziru sighed.

A figure quietly appeared in the corner, without alarming anyone, including Zhou Ziru.

"Master." The figure shouted, reminding Zhou Ziru. When Zhou Ziru heard the call, he reacted and beckoned, "Come and talk." ”

"Can anyone bring it?"

"Brought, 'Rain' is really wrong, when we arrived, she even wanted to do something with us, and when she saw that the three of us were there, she obediently let us take people."

"Why?" Zhou Ziru frowned and asked.

The figure said crampedly, "Perhaps... It is related to He Yue'er. ”

"Where's she?"

“… We administered the medicine, and He Yue'er fell asleep, just outside the barracks. 'Rain'... Missing. The figure didn't know which one Zhou Ziru was asking, so he simply explained the situation of the two of them.

Zhou Ziru was slightly surprised, then regained his indifferent expression, and said, "Find a way to find it back, don't let me go to the capital again to call the four of them over." Take He Yue'er to Qiancheng, Taicheng, and Sucheng, and swagger for three days respectively, the kind that everyone knows. ”

The figure nodded slightly, stepped aside, and somehow vanished.

"He Yue'er... However, an ordinary peasant woman can make so many people take risks for her... In that case, the picture should be far away from you. Hum! ”

The rainy season is approaching in the south, and the weather is gloomy all day, with no day in sight and no moon in the night.

Tonight is no exception, there is no moon in the night.

Outside the city of Anhui, there was silence and darkness. Only occasionally in some villages will be a little lit, but the fire is faint, swaying like a ghost fire in the dark night, which is frightening to watch.

A figure walked by, unable to see the outline, only audible from the slight gasp that it was a woman. In such a wilderness, there is a woman walking alone? It sounds scary.

The woman is Jian Liuyun, and she is the "rain" in Zhou Ziru's mouth.

"Yue'er, I will definitely find a way to save you." Jian Liuyun has always been resolute, and it is rare to have such an angry appearance. When she reacted to herself, she couldn't help but feel a little funny, how did she become a little like her?

Thinking back to the time spent together, Jian Liuyun realized that as a woman, she can be like her: she can cry and laugh, vent her grievances, and hide her joy. The disgust for Ge Cifeng and the guilt for Yi Xiaodao, even if she is blind and deaf by her side, you can feel the changes in her mood.

"Real!" Jian Liuyun had such a word in his mind, and he was startled: It turns out that this is the truth, and there are really people in the world who live so real...

A small wooden stake on the ground tripped Jian Liuyun, and Jian Liuyun stumbled, but she quickly stood firm.

"I can't be distracted, the top priority is to rescue He Yue'er." Jian Liuyun took a deep breath, concentrated, and quickened his pace. There were more dead branches on the stakes in front of him, but Jian Liuyun was no longer tripped up, and he walked like the wind...

Soon, not long after walking, I saw three figures, one of whom was carrying a woman, who was also on the night road, heading to the northwest.

"Put her down!" Although it was dark night, Jian Liuyunyun had extreme eyesight, and he still recognized at a glance that the person who was being carried was He Yue'er, and he did not hide it, and immediately shouted loudly.

The three of them heard the shouts behind them, and their movements froze at the same time, and the resistors of He Yue'er gently put He Yue'er down and leaned against a tree. The other two jumped up at the same time and jumped behind Jian Liuyun, and the three of them surrounded Jian Liuyun.

No one spoke, the battle was on the verge of breaking out.