Duan Yuquan took the lead in nodding, and the others had no objections.

In Qishan, from the commander to the soldiers, everyone is like father and son, brother and sister, and they are tied to each other by family affection, which is very different from other armies.

So at all times, human life is paramount, and everyone quickly reached a consensus on this matter.

With this as a foundation, Jiang Chen said what he had been thinking about for a long time, "If you want me to say, go and negotiate with Beiyan in exchange for more than 10,000 besieged brothers, that's just a strategy." ”

"We can't be led by the nose by the North Yan, especially after dealing with the North Yan people, I don't have any optimistic ideas about the process and outcome of the negotiations."

Duanmu Qing was a little puzzled: "Then what should I do?" Do you have a better way to save those brothers? ”

She pinned her hopes on Jiang Chen to succeed in getting those people back, and now that she knows that there may be a better way, how can this not make people look forward to it?

"A good way still needs to be discussed by everyone, I just put forward this idea first, at least if we can take the initiative to withdraw our people, it will definitely be easier than negotiating with the Beiyan people."

Then, Jiang Chen asked Duan Yuquan to learn more about the situation in Qiwu Mountain, the current position of the enemy and our army, the terrain and environment over there, and so on.

The situation can be said to be very grim, and beyond Jiang Chen's expectations, all in all, the more than 10,000 people were besieged in the canyon under the Qiwu Mountain, while the Northern Yan army was condescending, holding all the main roads.

It is now the coldest winter of the year in the north, and the children of Qishan who are trapped in the mountains are thinly clothed, their food and grass are exhausted, and many of the injured cannot get any medical treatment, so they can only die silently in endless torment day and night.

Speaking of these, Duanmu Qing's eyes couldn't help but turn red, Jiang Chen knew that she was empathetic, and her heart was like a knife.

Every day they delayed, hundreds of comrades would die at the foot of Qiwu Mountain, so the soldiers were very fast, and they had to make a decision early and make a plan to save people.

Jiang Chen observed from the map that there was a narrow path connecting the canyon with a river called 'Quzhao', perhaps this was where the more than 10,000 people lived!

"This Quzhao River should be frozen now, is there a Northern Yan army guarding the other side of the river?"

Duan Yuquan glanced at Jiang Chen appreciatively, and was able to spot this path, which showed that Jiang Chen was quite skillful in the use of marching maps, and ordinary people would only feel intricate and helpless when they saw these lines representing mountains and rivers.

"You're right, this Quzhao River is indeed frozen, but there are a thousand Northern Yan troops stationed on the other side, cutting off our back road. But they weren't the biggest obstacle, the real problem was that the river couldn't be crossed at all. ”

Jiang Chen was surprised, since the river was frozen, in the cold climate of the northern border, the army should be able to pass on it.

"Is there anything I haven't thought about?"

Duan Yuquan replied: "The Quzhao River is shady, and after direct sunlight at noon, the frozen river surface will melt and loosen, and it is basically unrealistic for more than 10,000 people to want to pass through it." ”

"The ice is not hard enough to support that much weight, so this retreat is just a flash in the pan and cannot be used by us."

Jiang Chen nodded, and everyone gave their own opinions later, but after eliminating all unrealistic assumptions, evacuating from the Quzhao River became the only way that seemed likely to be close to success.

At night, the camp of Qishan is brightly lit, and smoke rises from all over the camp, and the surroundings are filled with warm smoke and fire.

Jiang Chen was eating with dishes and chopsticks, and the few dishes in front of him were specially prepared by Duanmu Qing, he was a distinguished guest from afar, so he could naturally enjoy some special treatment.

"I'm afraid that you won't be used to eating the big pot dishes in the camp, so I made a few more dishes for you, but compared to my cooking skills and Yue'er's sister, it is a world of difference, you must not dislike it."

"Also, our daily training here is very physically demanding, so we put a lot of salt in each dish, and we are used to eating it early."

Jiang Chen said: "It's okay, I'll just eat the same as everyone else in the future, but don't raise me to be delicate." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and at this time, Jiang Chen's mind suddenly flashed like a lightning strike, and a thought that made him excited.

"Salt!"

Duanmu Qing hurriedly said, "Is it too salty and choking, or I'll get you some water." ”

Jiang Chen waved his hand, "No, it was your words just now that reminded me and made me think of a way to solve the dilemma!" ”

The next day, several teams of the Qishan battalion were ready to go at the same time, and after discussion, they each clarified their tasks and decided to act according to the plan without further ado.

Han Yuyang and a few cronies will rush to the southeast of Liaocheng, where there are still thousands of remnants of Qishan who have retreated, and now they need to regather this force and cooperate to complete the other two operations.

Duanmu Qing's destination was Longjiang, and she carried the jade pendant given to Jiang Chen by Lin Xuesong, a wealthy merchant in Ziyang City, hoping to seek the help of this rich man to buy a large amount of salt and send it to Qiwu Mountain.

The most critical part of this plan is still on Jiang Chen's side, he has the fake "Gu Horse Collection" and "Yanwu Riding Array", and there are still 2,000 war horses short of the conditions required by Beiyan, but these don't matter.

He was going to argue with Xiao Tong and delay as much time as possible so that the deployment that was hidden in the shadows could be completed smoothly.

When he was about to leave Qishan, Jiang Chen noticed a figure sneaking around, as if he was watching his every move from time to time, and he decided not to stay quiet to see who was doing it in the end.

"Brother, I will wait for you on the other side of the Quzhao River."

Han Yuyang rode on horseback, and the rising warm sun splashed a piece of gold, stretching the figures of the two infinitely.

Jiang Chen walked with Han Yuyang and said jokingly: "If I can capture Xiao Tongsheng back this time, can I be a general?" ”

"Xiao Tong is the general of Beiyan, how many brothers have you killed in Qishan, if you can really bring him back, it will be revenge for everyone, let alone a general, even if I let me give way to you, I am willing."

Jiang Chen made an embarrassed expression, "Is the deputy marshal of the Qishan Iron Cavalry?" This is not good, you have to manage tens of thousands of horses under your command, it should be very tiring, you want to throw the burden on me, and then you take Duanmu Qing and the two of you to go on a tour of the mountains and rivers. ”

"That's not going to happen."

The two of them laughed heartyly at this.

Duanmu Qing, who was not far away, saw this scene, and also showed a relieved smile, it was really reassuring that these two people were so relaxed.