"No, no...... Of course not. Qin Ke felt a chill on the back of his neck, his entire back was stiffened, and a sweet osmanthus cake seemed to be stuffed in his throat, and said: "Actually, I didn't sleep with her for long, and then I slept on the ground......"

"Alas, what a pendulum. Cai Yan closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth seemed to be lightly hooked twice, but his tone was very smooth and commented: "It's good that people worship heaven and earth with you, and you don't care much about caring for others." ”

"Uh......" Qin Ke asked cautiously, "Then what do you think...... How should I care?"

"Then how do I know!" Cai Yan suddenly snorted lightly, "The person who worshipped heaven and earth with her is not me!"

Qin Ke was stunned and frowned, he really couldn't guess what Cai Yan was thinking in his heart, even since he met Cai Yan, he didn't guess through her once, she was like a cat hiding in the shadows, when the weather was good, she would walk out, enjoying the daylight with a hearty face, but sometimes her eyes would be contemptuous, or show her rudeness...... Her expression changes so quickly and so much that it is like a face on the stage in turn, which is dazzling.

In the dark, Qin Ke was silent for a long time before finally whispering, "When I go back this time, I will move out of her building." ”

It's just that he suddenly thought that he woke up early one morning, only to find that Gong Yinxue was not sleeping on the bed as usual, but got into his bed at some point, curled up like a well-behaved little beast, with a quiet face.

His eyes rolled in his sockets, and he thought it would be better not to mention it.

Cai Yan didn't respond, gradually, he could feel Cai Yan's breathing becoming even and long, the tent was as quiet as a lake after rain, and the breeze could only cause a faint ripple.

Qin Ke sighed lightly, closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

In the early hours of the morning, Qin Ke was suddenly woken up by Abu, and in the distance outside the tent, the sky shimmered with gray light.

"Ke. Abu whispered, "Something happened." ”

Qin Ke rubbed his eyes with anguish, but when he heard this, he immediately lifted his spirits and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The scout is back. "They said, "Thirty miles ahead, they saw a contingent of about two thousand people from the Tang Kingdom, both on foot and on horse, and that it would pass us within an hour, if not surprisingly." ”

Qin Ke glanced at Cai Yan, who was still asleep, dragged Abu out of the tent, and asked, "Two thousand people?"

Abu shook his head: "If you want to avoid it, you can only turn back, if you encounter the pursuers and be surrounded by both ends, the situation will be even worse." ”

"What should I do then?" Qin Ke's mood became heavy, "Can we fight?"

"It's hard to say. Abu raised his head and thought for a moment, "Let's let the officers gather first to discuss whether to fight or make peace, and we will not make a decision for the time being." Although General Wang is not here, we will still have to explain to him when he returns. In a head-to-head confrontation, we have less than 3,000 people, and even if we can win, we are afraid that we will lose both. ”

Qin Ke nodded: "Then do as you say, lead the troops to strategize, you are far better than me." ”

Abu has been in the Taixue Hall for a longer time, and all he has learned is serious and practical knowledge. Zhuge Wanling not only arranged for them to learn the principles of governing the country, but also opened major subjects such as mathematics, farming, the art of war, astronomy, etc., and now they are on the battlefield, if a layman like him monopolizes the power, all kinds of harm will be useless.

The Mohist military system was not consistent, but divided into two parts, one part was the old army, which still followed the earliest Mohist military system, and later, Wang Xuanwei created a new military system, which was used for infantry and cavalry respectively.

After the Jinzhou army selected these 3,000 people, it was naturally arranged according to Wang Xuanwei's new military system: five cavalry set up a chief, ten cavalry set up an officer, and a hundred cavalry set up a rate......

The officers above the general, each commanding two hundred horsemen, once the battle began, these people would be like the fingers of the commander, led by a higher level of "thousand men", sweeping the entire battlefield.

The cavalry of 3,000 people, there should have been eighteen officers above the general, but in yesterday's battle, these eighteen people lost a few after all, and the people who gathered in front of Qin Ke at the moment were a total of fourteen people.

"General. The two thousand-level people were the highest, and they also stood the highest, they turned their backs to the sky, and one respectfully bowed to Qin Ke and said, "Except for one of the hundred generals who was too seriously injured to move, everyone is here." ”

"Good. Qin Ke nodded and glanced at Abu beside him.

The two of them were good friends, and Abu already understood the meaning at this glance, he stepped forward and took a step, looking at everyone without showing any timidity: "Since everyone has arrived, let's discuss it now, fight or not." ”

When they sent someone to recruit them, they already knew about the Tang army that was getting closer and closer to them, so when Abu's voice fell, the people who had already been a little uncontrollable suddenly whispered.

In fact, this kind of thing, they may not be able to have any clever plan, after all, among the people present, many of them were just mountain people who were farmers before joining the army, after the Tang Army ravaged everywhere, many people were displaced, and then slowly migrated to Jinzhou, and how many people who couldn't even write their own names could have read the Art of War?

So there are only two thousand elders who can really say two sentences, and the reason why Wang Xuanwei chose them is because they are all veterans and have been on the battlefield, and they are even more loyal to the public losers and even the entire Mo family.

"General, in my opinion, this battle cannot be fought. The tall Qianchang arched his hand and said: "Our army has just experienced a big battle, and there are many wounded, although the morale is still there, but the Tang army's 2,000 people are neat and tidy, and the combat strength is still stronger than our army......

Before he could finish speaking, another thousand elders beside him shouted dissatisfiedly: "Lao Liu, how can you grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige, isn't it just 2,000 Tang troops? How many people were outside Jinzhou City before? 100,000 Tang troops! Aren't we all rushing out, and we are still afraid of what will happen to his 2,000 Tang army?"

The tall old Liu's eyes moved, and he sneered: "What do you know, the 100,000 Tang army didn't stop us, that's because there is a general." Now that the general's life and death are uncertain, and we can only go into battle and wield swords in our early 2,000s, and there are losses under the rash attack, who will bear this responsibility?"

"Hey, then just shrink into the woods?" The Qianchang surnamed Tu who wanted to fight, his name was Ergou, and he sounded like he was also from a mountain family.

Tu Ergou said: "If you don't fight, you can only turn back, in case you encounter the chasing soldiers, wouldn't you throw yourself into the net?" What's more, we didn't bring much grain and grass when we came out, and the scouts found out that the two thousand Tang troops were a team escorting grain and grass, if we could defeat them, we wouldn't have to worry about eating later." ”

He turned to Qin Ke and arched his hand: "General, I asked the baggage officer, our grain and grass are only enough for five days, if we can't get supplies during this period...... It is taboo to run out of food on the march, and many people in our army have joined the army because they have a full meal. Thinking that these 2,000 people are not the main force of the Tang Army, they may take the initiative to surrender under the strong attack, general!

"Can't you fight! Still attacking? The Tang army has entered my Mo family, and it is not easy to transport grain and grass, and this team must be escorted by a heavy army, so you are not afraid of running into an iron plate?"

"That's better than starving to death, only with food can you live, and it is more important to have enough food!"

"Our cavalry still has to go to support Xingzhou next, what can you do if you have grain and grass? Bringing grain and grass will only slow down our march, but it is better to speed up the march, and you can collect grain from various counties and counties along the way......

The two talked and quarreled, arguing with each other, you come and go, and more than a dozen generals who have been unable to interject in the back have come forward to persuade them, and the scene was a little out of control for a while.

And Qin Ke smiled bitterly and looked at each other, I don't know what to say, in fact, why aren't the two of them in a dilemma? What the two Qianchang said is not unreasonable, fighting, the outcome is unpredictable, even if they win, they are afraid that there will be war damage, their team seems to be vast, in fact, most of them are just war horses, and one person and three horses, less people, the remaining three horses are just livestock.

If you don't fight, there is only this passage in front, and although the pursuers in the back have not been seen, it is impossible for the Tang Army not to send forces to pursue them, it is only a matter of time.

Tu Ergou said that the problem of food and grass did exist, and for a while, the two hesitated and found it difficult to choose.

"Do you say to fight or not to fight?" With the soldiers, Qin Ke did not succeed, and he had no confidence to bear the life and death of these nearly 3,000 people, so he hoped that Abu could give him a more confident decision at this time.

It's just that Abu was stunned and didn't speak immediately, he was also on the battlefield for the first time, maybe he had participated in military exercises more than once when he was in Jingwu, and served as the commander many times, but after all, military exercises are military exercises, and the long wooden poles with the head of the gun and those arrows without arrows may hurt when they fall on people, but they will not be fatal after all.

And on the real battlefield, every step of the decision may be accompanied by blood and death, as a commander, even if the decision he makes can ultimately lead the situation to victory, the sacrifice behind this victory will make him chill.

He lowered his head, his fingers stroking lightly over the sharp spot of the halberd.

Qin Ke patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry, as long as you decide, I will do it." ”

Abu grinned, his smile a little stiff, and a few thoughts in his heart turned quickly before he finally said, "In my opinion, this battle must be fought." ”

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