More than 30 miles northwest of the Leize Plain, there is a small city called Teng County.

When the female Lu Huan asked people to send out that signal, the cavalry of the Jing army was defeated under the leadership of Balihai, and fled in a hurry to the northwest, and did not stop until they entered Teng County.

Li Bingxue led the Feiyu battalion to chase out more than 20 miles, they already had an advantage in strength, plus the morale of the Jing cavalry fell to a low point, and they had no idea of turning back to counterattack, so the Feiyu battalion had gained a lot in the pursuit of more than 20 miles.

After nightfall, in a wealthy merchant's mansion in the city, which was temporarily requisitioned by the Jing army, Balihai said with a heavy face: "Your Highness, the results of this battle have been roughly counted. ”

"Say."

Qing Yu Huaijin stood by the window, the armor on his body had not been removed, and the green silk was a little messy.

Balihai bowed his head and said: "After Yawuta was killed in the battle, the 2,000 cavalry he led were scattered by the Southern Qi Ruishi battalion, and more than 800 horsemen fled back to Teng County by a long way. The 5,000 cavalry commanded by the last general killed more than 700 people on the battlefield, and lost more than 800 people in the subsequent retreat process, and only more than 3,400 horsemen came back with all the tails, and the loss of war horses was more serious, and more than 4,000 horses were taken away by the Southern Qi Feiyu Battalion. ”

There was silence in the room.

After a long time, Qing Yu Huaijin said quietly: "None of the foot soldiers escaped back? ”

"There should be some people fleeing the battlefield, but they haven't seen it yet. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin fell silent again.

Balihai felt an extremely depressed emotion permeating her, and couldn't help but persuade: "Your Highness, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, please don't hurt your mind too much." ”

"More than 20,000 people were killed...... It all started because of me. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin's tone was erratic, and his eyes were blank.

Balihai sighed: "How can this defeat be all to blame on His Highness? When discussing this battle strategy at the beginning, General Mou Lianghu, General Nu Lu Huan and General Liuke all clearly agreed, and His Royal Highness only proposed the idea of sending additional cavalry to support him a few days ago. Moreover, if it weren't for His Highness's decision, the last general would not have led the main cavalry to arrive, perhaps the infantry would have been defeated more quickly and would not have been able to inflict so much damage on the Qi army. ”

They didn't know exactly what the losses of the Huaizhou army were at the moment, but Balihai could roughly judge that the other party could only win a difficult victory this time. Before Lu Shen led his troops to cut through the Jingjun infantry formation, the two sides fought fiercely for more than two hours, and the Huaizhou army also paid a lot of casualties during this time.

Qing Yu Huaijin said expressionlessly: "I know, general, let's go back." ”

Seeing this, Balihai couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only arch his hand and say, "Yes, please rest early." ”

Qingyu Huaijin slowly came to the porch outside the door, looking up at the deep and cold night, and there was wind and snow in the eyes of those Danfeng.

In all fairness, this fiasco was not entirely her responsibility, and the decisive battle with the Huaizhou army in the Leize Plain was a strategy determined after the joint discussion of generals such as Mou Lianghu, Nu Lu Huan and Liuke, and was not initiated and led by her. Of course, if she strongly opposes it, those generals will not insist on their opinions.

In the past two years, Yanjing's army had often lost battles, and she had received many similar battle reports in Heluo City, such as the battle in Baotai Mountain this summer.

When Qing Yu Huaijin was reading those battle reports, although she was not in a good mood, she did not have that unforgettable feeling, but today's vicious battle was completely different, because she experienced the battlefield to participate in the battle, and watched tens of thousands of foot soldiers fall into a desperate situation.

That feeling of powerlessness and remorse was enough for her to never forget, so she would have a gaffe on the battlefield at that time.

"Whew-"

Qing Yu Huaijin exhaled and smeared into a white mist in front of him.

There was a sudden commotion outside the house, and then someone strode in, Qingyu Huaijin couldn't help frowning, thinking that it was the Caspian Sea turning back again, but his expression changed slightly.

The person who came was tall and broad-shouldered, and when he walked, he walked with great momentum.

He came to Qingyu Huaijin, looked at this ice-skinned and jade-boned face, and didn't see her previous radiant look, only a heavy and depressed look, and couldn't help but sigh softly: "Huaijin, I've heard the details of the battle in Balihai, blame me for being late, are you okay?" ”

Qingyu Huaijin's lips moved, from retreating from the battlefield to now, she has been trying hard to suppress her emotions, which is why she behaved so indifferently in front of Balihai and others.

But she didn't even dare to close her eyes, because when she did, the tragic scene of the battlefield would come to mind, and the tragic drum beat of the last moment would sound in her mind.

More than 20,000 soldiers were buried in this vicious battle, even though no one was qualified to take the opportunity to do anything to her, but she couldn't let go of it in her heart, after all, it was more than 20,000 lives.

Until this moment, the appearance of the man in front of her pierced her disguise and defense with a simple single sentence.

She turned her back to the man, raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "I'm fine, why is my brother here?" ”

The person who came was Qing Yu Zhongwang, the eldest son of the Qing Yu family, he looked at the light armor on the woman's body, and there were still many blood stains on it, so he slowed down and said, "Don't be in a hurry to talk about this first." It's freezing outside, what are you doing standing here? Let's go in and talk. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin responded.

The two walked into the house, Qing Yu Zhongwang looked around, and then walked to the table and poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Qing Yu Huaijin.

"The state of Zhao has been largely pacified, but His Majesty is still not at ease, and insists on letting his father personally sit in charge to avoid recurrence in the territory. After I had finished disposing of what I was doing, I went south with five thousand horsemen. When I arrived in Heluo City and learned that you had come to the battlefield, I scolded Mou Lianghu, and then led more than 100 horsemen here. ”

Qing Yu Zhongwang briefly explained the reason for his appearance.

Qing Yu Huaijin shook his head and said, "Brother, this is my own decision, it has nothing to do with General Mou Lianghu, don't blame him." ”

"He shouldn't have put you in danger anyway."

Qing Yu Zhongwang's expression was serious, and he changed his usual easy-going and gentle attitude in front of her, and then said: "After receiving your military intelligence report, my father realized that this might be a conspiracy by Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun, so he asked me to lead the troops south. If you lose this battle, you will lose, and our Qingyu family can't afford to lose, but we can't give up on ourselves because we lose. Huai Jin, you are a smart girl, you should understand this truth. ”

Of course Qing Yu Huaijin understands, she also knows the meaning of Ci Bu in charge of the army, which famous general in this world is not a great success?

Wars are bound to kill people, whether won or lost.

"Brother, I figured it out."

She looked up at the man across the round table, a look of determination in her eyes.

Qing Yu Zhongwang frowned slightly and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Qingyu Huaijin said slowly but firmly: "From childhood to adulthood, my father and brother have doted on me, and even His Majesty has treated me as his own, making me think that I can do everything well. For example, in the overall situation of Yan Kingdom, my father originally handed over the decision to General Mou Lianghu, but I stubbornly wanted to go south and then seize power in a big way, which was called contributing to the Qingyu family. Another example is the war provoked by Nanqi this time, my father clearly said that he would stick to it without fighting, but I was never convinced, and I didn't want to blindly defend passively. ”

Qing Yu Zhongwang asked: "Unconvinced, is it a guide Qi Lu Shen?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin did not deliberately deny it, and nodded frankly: "Yes." In the past two years, I have suffered many losses at his hands, and I want to win against him head-on, so when several generals planned the battle of Razor, I knew that there was a certain risk in it, but I did not object. But facts have proved that when it comes to leading troops to fight alone, Mo said that compared with Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun, I am indeed far inferior to Lu Shen, who is a half-way monk. ”

Qing Yu Zhongwang poured himself a cup of hot tea, he didn't can't wait to comfort her like Balihai, nor did he say nonsense such as "victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers", he just looked at the woman's cold eyebrows, and said slowly: "Everyone has their own strengths, and it is not a big deal that you are not as good as him in this regard." ”

"After coming back, I thought a lot, Lu Shen will definitely rise to a high position after this victory, and thus become another powerful figure in the Southern Qi military after Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun. If I want to defeat him in the future, I will have to seize more military power before I can be qualified to play against him on the battlefield, but whether my father will be so indulgent or not, I cannot be so paranoid. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin took a sip of hot tea to moisten his throat and continued: "This battle told me that I did not inherit my father's military talent, no matter how much I hate Lu Shen, it will be difficult to defeat him on the battlefield in this life. If I continue to be stubborn, I will definitely bury more than 20,000 soldiers in the future, and may damage the foundation of the Qingyu family and even the Dajing Dynasty. ”

Qing Yuzhongwang's expression was complicated, with both pity and relief.

The most difficult thing for people to live in the world is to recognize themselves.

"Actually, you are not as bad as you think, in terms of military ability, you just lack actual combat experience, which is why my father let you go south to experience." Qing Yu Zhongwang's tone was calm, and he said calmly: "Nanqi Lu Shen is indeed talented in this regard, and it is not too late for you to have such a clear understanding. Huai Jin, what are you going to do next? ”

Qing Yugong's children are not few, but the only ones who are really capable of inheriting the authority are the two brothers and sisters, and now Qing Yuhuai Jin has taken the initiative to give up military power, which means that Qing Yuzhong hopes to take over Qing Yugong's legacy in the future, so he did not go deep into this more sensitive topic.

Qing Yu Huaijin was silent for a moment and then said, "I am ready to continue the things I did before, except for the manpower at home, I will take over all the power of the Inspectorate's Office." ”

"Okay."

Qing Yu Zhongwang bowed slightly, and asked again: "I remember you said earlier that there are arrangements in the capital and the court of Southern Qi, I don't know how it is going now?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin remembered the secret report he received a few days ago, and said softly: "Li Daoyan is not fooled, Xue Nanting is still firmly in the position of the right minister, but I still have an arrangement that will be launched soon." I originally wanted to give Lu Shen a fiasco, and then set off a storm in the south, and completely disturb the hearts of the people of the Southern Qi border army with a two-pronged approach, but now it's hard to say. ”

Qing Yu Zhongwang groaned: "My father explained before I came, and I will still be on the defensive for the next half a year, and it will be too late for him to free up his hands and clean up the south." Huai Jin, I know that you have been good at planning since you were a child, and I hope you don't put too much pressure on yourself because of this loss, just do what you are good at. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin's face finally became a little more bloody, and said, "Thank you brother for explaining, I know what to do." ”

Qing Yu Zhongwang smiled and said, "You and my brother and sister don't have to be polite. Rest early, tomorrow I will have someone send you back to Heluo, and I can leave the affairs on the battlefield later. ”

"Hmm."

Qing Yu Huaijin nodded in response, and suddenly a name flashed in his mind, and reminded: "Brother, the Seven Star Army in the northeast Baotai Mountain should not be underestimated. ”

Qing Yuzhong looked at his head and said, "I won't ignore them, but don't worry, this seven-star army can't make any waves." ”

Qingyu Huaijin breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the concerned eyes of the brother opposite, she finally showed a faint smile.

After sending Qing Yu Zhongwang away, she couldn't help but look up at the night, and there was no previous frustration and melancholy in her eyes.

There was only an icy chill.

(End of chapter)