The camp of the Don Army did burn.

When Qin Ke stood on the high slope, looking at the light and billowing smoke that almost illuminated half of the sky outside Pinggu, the originally gloomy blue-gray sky had been rendered with a fiery red luster, and among the clouds, there seemed to be countless wild red horses running around, with great momentum.

But Qin Ke was not interested in watching the scenery now, because from this constantly rising flame, he also clearly got a pre-agreed signal: Wang Xuanwei had already made a move.

As for why it was so fast, Qin Ke didn't know, maybe Wang Xuanwei had foreseen the most suitable time, or maybe it was because the situation had changed and there was no room for him to wait any longer.

But no matter what, he knew very well that Wang Xuanwei's two thousand five hundred cavalry could not really defeat the Tang army, and at this time, he had to make the simplest and most direct response to him.

That is the more than 10,000 Mo cavalry under Guo Kai.

Because of the excessive number of horses killed these days, many cavalry have no horses to ride, but when Guo Kai once again commanded this force from Xingzhou, listening to the neighing of war horses and the shouting of soldiers, Qin Ke could still feel the majestic military might.

And Guo Kai didn't say a word of superfluous nonsense, but in a short period of time, he assigned the responsibilities of several thousand-man generals, reorganized the military formation, 8,000 people turned over and mounted their horses, and 3,000 people served as infantry in the rear, the spears in everyone's hands were as sharp as blood, and the beast heads depicted on the leather armor were hideous and terrifying.

"This battle is about the life and death of all the kings! It is also about the state affairs of my Mo family!"

Guo Kai's voice was particularly desolate in the night breeze, but it could inexplicably attract the blood in people's chests, making them surge, like a huge tide from the sea, constantly knocking on everyone's hearts, their hands holding weapons became more and more forceful, and the knuckles hidden under the gloves turned slightly white.

Guo Kai took a deep breath, he had put on a leather armor that belonged to him again, and as he waved the spear in his hand violently, he raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar, at this moment he no longer looked like an old and weak scribe.

Sitting on the horse at this time was a commander of all armies who was about to rush to the battlefield.

"Fight to the death!"

Everyone also responded to him with all their strength, screaming: "Fight to the death, fight to the death, fight to the death, fight to the death!"

The army formation was majestic, the war horses rubbed their hooves restlessly in the shouts of the cavalry, and two lines of hot tears suddenly fell from Guo Kai's eyes.

Then he turned his horse's head, and the tall horse neighed, and he took the lead and sprinted down the hill.

That was the first time Qin Ke saw Guo Kai fighting, although his back was not tall, but in front of the ten thousand armies, he fought bravely with a spear in his hand, with a look of righteousness.

Qin Ke sat on the horse and followed him closely, only to feel the sound of the horse's hooves rumbling like thunder behind him, as if countless huge war drums were beating in the night......

......

"Really...... Guo Kaihe...... Didn't you rush out of the chaos?"

At dawn, Wang Xuanwei led a group of black-armored cavalry who had changed their clothes to camp at the foot of a mountain, and the more than 2,000 cavalry under his command had really increased to more than 12,000 cavalry at this moment.

Qin Ke squinted his eyes slightly, looking at this mighty scene, compared with the original highlight of Jinzhou City, it was like a world away.

He replied to Wang Xuanwei's question softly, and said, "I saw him fall into it with my own eyes, and I wanted to save ...... But it's too late. For some reason, when I look at him like that, I always feel a little crazy, and I feel ......."

"It feels like he's begging for death at all, right?" Wang Xuanwei looked at the contents of the letter with calm eyes, and finally sighed: "He thinks he is a loyal minister of the Mo family, and he has inherited the mantle of Master Zhong, so he naturally has his own arrogance. Although he had impeached me and caused me to lose my position as general, I have always believed that he impeached me because of political differences, not personal grievances...... How could a person like him bear the mistake of being trapped in the defeat of the Xingzhou army? What kind of face did he have to go to Jicheng to see Zhongfuzi and Juzi again?"

"He wanted to die for a long time, but before that, he still needed to be responsible for more than 10,000 people, racking his brains to get them out of trouble...... Now, he doesn't have to do that anymore. Wang Xuanwei slowly put away the letter, in fact, it was not so much a letter as a suicide note, which was mainly written for the disposal of those rebel generals, and some reports on the arrangements for the garrison of Xingzhou.

It's ridiculous that the two were political enemies at first, but Guo Kai handed over his trust to Wang Xuanwei at the last moment of his life.

I see, is that so......

Qin Ke lowered his head, thinking back to the tears in Guo Kai's eyes before the expedition and his desperate back in the battlefield - it turned out that he had already set his own ending, just like the tragic character on the stage, from the moment he appeared on the stage, he was destined to die at a certain point in time.

Many people in this world are trying to survive, but some people will seek death wholeheartedly, and those who seek to survive may not be open, and even inevitably there are many flies and dogs, but those who seek death are very resolute and pure.

Dying on the battlefield was his last confession to the two people who were far away in Jicheng, and he hoped to prove his loyalty, but this loyalty required him to pay for his life.

But why did he do this? Isn't it good to live? Even if he survives, he will be laughed at and scolded by everyone, and he will make those two people shake their heads in disappointment......

At least in Qin Ke's opinion, being alive is the most important thing.

When the famine spread like a disease on the land, countless people struggled on that road, propping up a heavy head and dragging a pair of bony legs, and kept moving forward, just to survive.

"Alive".

It's only 20 strokes, but for many people, it's already a luxury, a dream bubble.

At least Qin Ke thinks that he is a person who can make a living secretly, he doesn't have such a big sense of family and country, and he doesn't have the intention of sacrificing his life for righteousness, but for Guo Kai, he still subconsciously gave birth to a kind of reverence and yearning.

"General. So what are we going to do next?" Qin Ke touched the Bodhisattva sword that had returned to his waist, and asked with a little melancholy, "This battle ...... When will the fight be over?"

Wang Xuanwei stood in the wind, his robe hunting, he looked into the distance, the contours of his cheeks were as resolute as iron, "It won't be too long." Outcome...... It's not far ahead. ”

"It won't be long. In the Tang army camp, Xiang Chu listened to Li Yu's report and said this in a similar tone.

After a battle outside the city of Jinzhou, Li Yu's expression looked much more depressed, and his eyes were much darker than when he first went to the battlefield, and now, he has finally become another loyal general under Xiang Chu, and is no longer a "prison army" sent by Yang Taizhen.

"General, I don't understand. Li Mo looked at Xiang Chu in a daze, a little puzzled why his performance was so bland.

After the incident of Pinggu came, he quickly guessed that Wang Xuanwei's command did not have the so-called "tens of thousands of black horses" at the beginning, but now, it no longer matters whether there is or not.

The remaining more than 10,000 Mo cavalry under Guo Kai's command came into the hands of Wang Xuanwei, and they were replaced with the equipment of the black cavalry, which may still not be as good as the Xuanjia heavy cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, but under the command of Wang Xuanwei, any change may happen.

And Xiang Chu's performance seemed to have seen through Wang Xuanwei's "tricks" early on, and he expected the current situation, but he watched coldly, and even ...... Deliberately laissez-faire?

The light of dawn did not illuminate Xiang Chu's face, which was immersed in the darkness of the military tent, so it also made him look blurry, and after about a few breaths, Xiang Chu slowly spoke: "Li Wu, have you ever fished?"

Li Yu was slightly stunned, and didn't understand why he asked: "That was when I was five years old, my father said that fishing can hone my temperament, but when I am older, I have been practicing calligraphy in the study, and I have never been to the fish pond......"

Xiang Chu sneered lightly and said, "That's the fishing." One of the reasons why I have always disliked you scholarly and Confucian families is that you always like to overly complicate simple things. In my opinion, fishing is nothing more than two things that are most important. ”

"Please advise the General. Li Mo didn't get angry, just arched his hand and laughed softly.

Xiang Chuke didn't think this was any advice, and said in a casual tone: "Fishing, the first priority is naturally to wait, if you can wait for what others can't wait, you can naturally catch big fish that others can't...... However, in fact, before such priorities, the bait is more important. ”

"In the fish pond, it is naturally easy to catch a fat big fish, but Wang Xuanwei is not these waste who are full of food all day long and only know how to swallow with his mouth open. ”

Speaking of this, Xiang Chu showed a look of appreciation, he had always been very interested in Wang Xuanwei.

As for what the people behind him think, and what does it have to do with him? In the Taishi Bureau, the Lord has already gone, and who in this world can make Xiang Chu willing to bow down and be a subordinate?

"He is a fish in the big river, alert and vigilant, and he does not necessarily blink even in the face of the fat bait that is close in front of him. So, I want him to take the bait...... Nature can't be done in the usual way. ”

Li Mi's heart shook slightly when he heard this, but he suppressed the voice in his throat and said softly: "General, are you using the cavalry under Guo Kai's command as bait? So, the general has already guessed Wang Xuanwei's plan? In this case, why didn't the general arrange for people to ambush outside Pinggu and encircle and annihilate Wang Xuanwei in a battle?"

"If I do this, do you think Wang Xuanwei will still come to Pinggu?" Xiang Chu sneered, "Since it is a swimming fish in a big river, it will never bite the hook so easily." ”

"What does the general mean ......"

"Guo Kai's subordinates are a gall that I gave him. There was a slight flicker of light in Xiang Chu's deep eyes, "There are only more than two thousand 'black horsemen' under Wang Xuanwei's command, even a person like him would not be crazy enough to think that relying on more than two thousand people can reverse the situation that Xingzhou is about to be attacked." In this case, I simply gave him the 10,000 cavalry in Pinggu to give him enough courage......"

His voice was no longer as calm as before, but with some mood swings, and the light in his eyes was like a flickering candle flame, bright and hot.

He is looking forward to this day, and he has been looking forward to it for five years, in order to really fight in front of this Mo family's "Seeking Sage", in the past five years, he has studied the book of war, practiced martial arts, and has been giving up day by day, and what keeps coming to his mind is Wang Xuanwei's mighty figure in the army.

Now that you have eaten the bait, next, presumably next, you will not disappoint me, right?" He thought silently in his heart, but one hand subconsciously grasped the blade at his waist, and he couldn't hold back the surging heart.

And beside him, Li Yu was silent and speechless. He knows very well that such a bold and bold plan is not something that anyone can use and dare to use.

If this news is transmitted back to the Tang Kingdom, I am afraid that it will immediately cause an uproar: it is obviously the commander and chief general appointed by the lord of the country Li Qiuhuang and the noble concubine Yang Taizhen, and he actually directly sent 10,000 cavalry to Wang Xuanwei to strengthen his strength?

What's the difference between this and handing a knife to an enemy?

Even, in the ears of those who have a heart, this will immediately become the reason for their joint impeachment, and under the raging momentum of hundreds of officials in the court, not only will Xiang Chu's position as commander be unprotected, but he will also be punished for a serious crime.

In other words, when Li Mo heard Xiang Chu's plan, he was afraid that he would speak out on the spot and fight hard. But after the battle in Jinzhou, he felt guilty, and now he can only remain silent for the time being.

And in the bottom of his heart, some thoughts flashed: Perhaps, Xiang Chu can really rely on his strategy to defeat Wang Xuanwei? After all, extraordinary people need extraordinary methods, and in order to defeat the sage, they must have a chance in a way that the world dare not imagine......

He raised his head slightly, just to meet Xiang Chu's blazing eyes, in the darkness, those eyes seemed to be ignited, from that flame, surging is the collision of swords, is the salvo of bows and crossbows, is the neighing of war horses, is the life and death of countless people.

A strong smell of blood rushed down his nose and into his brain, and he suddenly coughed and turned his head, only to hear his heart pounding violently.

He was a little confused. In Xiang Chu's heart, is it for Tang Guocai to attach so much importance to Wang Xuanwei, or is it ...... Just hope that Wang Xuanwei will fight?

In front of him, the "General Zhengnan" who was canonized by Li Qiuhuang himself, is he really loyal to the lord of the country, loyal to the noble concubine, and loyal to the Tang Kingdom?

He wasn't sure, but his intuition told him that there was a fierce beast in Xiang Chu's heart, and that beast was constantly pounding the cage, trying to break free from the invisible restraint around him......