Xu Qian's head drooped weakly, he was facing the direction he came, even at the last moment when his life was about to wither, he still remembered the territory that belonged to Daqian.

Jiang Chen and the others didn't have time to be sentimental, and after simply burying the body of the deceased, they continued to hurry up.

For Jiang Chen, he has seen too much about life and death on the battlefield, and his heart has long been numb, but the respect for the brave is indelible.

After the team continued to march north for more than seventy miles, everyone's speed slowed down significantly, and such a high-intensity march must consume a lot of physical strength, and now it is necessary to stop and rest.

They didn't have any food or water on them, and many of them fell directly on the snow and stuffed a few mouthfuls of snow water to moisten their throats to the point of smoking.

The old man came to Jiang Chen and asked, "Next, we are still about forty miles away from Liaocheng, but according to the current situation, we will definitely not be able to reach it before dawn." ”

"Who said we were going to Liaocheng?"

Jiang Chen said: "The reason why we went all the way north before was to tell Xiao Tong that we planned to go to Liaocheng, but then we will go east, and only there is the way to live." ”

The old pawn was surprised and said, "Isn't it safer to enter Liaocheng as soon as possible?" If you go east, you don't know how many miles you have to walk to get the head, and everyone's physical strength can't last that long. ”

His worries were right, but Jiang Chen made it clear to everyone that Liaocheng had long been in the bag of the Northern Yan people, and if they rushed to Liaocheng, it would be a dead end.

"Think about it, if Beiyan hadn't occupied Liaocheng, would they dare to besiege Qiwu Mountain with such a reassuring and bold heavy army?"

"If our army copies the back road, even if we don't have the ability to confront them head-on, it's always okay to cut off their food and grass supplies, and the reason why this situation doesn't happen is because Liaocheng is no longer in our control."

Jiang Chen did not get any definite news from Liaocheng, but based on what he had learned, he came to this conclusion with great certainty, and everyone was convinced of it.

"Hurry up and rest, the enemy won't leave us much respite."

"Oh no, there seems to be movement in the back!" Not far away, the men who stayed behind the guard came with a warning, as if the pursuers were approaching, and an unusual sound could be faintly heard.

On the empty snowfield, coupled with the silence after nightfall, the sound can travel far away, so Jiang Chen did not feel a lot of pressure, but calmly arranged for everyone to move forward in an orderly manner, and at the same time explained to a few people who still had the strength to take on more responsibilities.

"Xiao Tong's biggest target is me, so when they come close, I can lure Xiao Tong away. Then the enemy will inevitably divide his troops into two ways, one way to continue to pursue everyone, and the other way will be led by Xiao Tong, with the purpose of chasing and killing me. ”

Jiang Chen paused, and then said: "If he hadn't chased him so quickly, I wouldn't have to kill him, but if he wanted to be so aggressive, I wouldn't be polite to him." ”

"Then you just have to go all the way to the east, remember that only the east can survive, and as for when you will go, someone will naturally tell you."

Everyone was very convinced of Jiang Chen's various arrangements, and the time they spent together in the past was enough for them to understand what a trustworthy person Jiang Chen was.

But at the same time, they opposed Jiang Chen's plan to leave the team alone, because it would be too dangerous, since they wanted to go, they would go together, and if they failed, they would die together.

The old pawn patted Jiang Chen's shoulder and said solemnly: "I have not admired many people in my life, but brother, you are one of them. ”

"Although I don't know how you want to deal with Xiao Tong, it will definitely be dangerous to do so, so let's go with us, and stay in the green mountains without fear of running out of firewood."

E Feibai's advice is very pragmatic, the most important thing at the moment is to stay away from here, and after getting out of danger, everything can be discussed in the long run, why do you have to go alone to fight a bloody battle with the enemy?

But Jiang Chen's decision to do so was based on his own considerations.

"Killing Xiao Tong was something I considered when I came, and as for whether to do it or not, it all depends on the situation. I think this opportunity is right now, and I won't let him go. ”

"Have you ever thought about it, Beiyan and our Daqian want to negotiate peace, but how long can this kind of peace in exchange for land reparations last? Whether it succeeds or fails is a great harm to the great cadres, and I have always insisted on not negotiating with Beiyan. ”

Jiang Chen picked up a branch on the ground and broke it in two.

"Beiyan asked Daqian to cede the entire land of Jizhou in the north, a total of six cities and twelve counties, these places have been a barrier against Beiyan for hundreds of years, and they are battleground for soldiers, if they are ceded so easily, how can they get it back when the time comes?"

"We will have to pay a tenfold and hundredfold price!"

E Feibai's face became ugly, he had been fighting with the Northern Yan people in the north for most of his life, and the two countries had won and lost each other for decades, but on the whole, the great cadres had a firm advantage.

But I don't know when it began, the national strength of the Great Cadres declined, and the prestige was no longer there, and now he actually had to be reduced to ceding the entire Jizhou in order to seek peace, which was absolutely unacceptable in his heart.

"The people of Beiyan are insatiable, and if they give them Jizhou, they will ask for other more benefits, do they want to give away the entire country?"

Jiang Chen drew a simple map of the territory of Daqian with tree branches on the snow, and the part representing the northern territory was cut out by him with straight lines, which made it more intuitive and dazzling at a glance.

"As soldiers, if we can't defend our family and country, then we might as well die!" A young warrior said with a look of disgrief.

Everyone felt this way, and after they all understood this sense of humiliation, Jiang Chen said his true purpose.

"I don't want to see such a situation happen, then I have to find ways to prevent peace talks, what the emperor is most afraid of is that the front-line army will not be able to withstand the offensive of the Northern Yan army, and in the end, even if you don't compromise, the land in the north will still be lost."

"Rather than this, it is better to exchange this territory for a short period of peace, so as to buy time to reorganize the armament in order to fight again, this is the calculation in the emperor's heart."

Jiang Chen suddenly drew a knife on the snow, and the tip of the knife pointed at the Qiwu Mountain, where the main force of Northern Yan was stationed.

"If Xiao Tong, the general of the Northern Yan, dies, then these armies will fall into a chaotic situation without a leader, and they will not be able to continue the southern invasion, so they can only wait for the Northern Yan Imperial Court to make the next decision before acting."

"This is the time I bought for Daqian!"

E Feibai nodded heavily in understanding, and the corners of his mouth went up, revealing an unruly expression.

"Brother Jiang, how can this kind of face-showing thing be missing me?"