The soup base spilled, and the greens and meatballs fell to the ground.

Bai Luoti held the bowl in his hand and ate the last piece of meat left in the bowl.

Li Xiu sat on the chair, the soup splashed on his clothes, dark red with a spicy smell, and looked a little dirty.

He was a person with a habit of cleanliness, but he didn't care at this time, his eyes were empty, and his silence was a little surprising.

Time passed bit by bit, and there were many fires in Xiaonanqiao tonight, especially the one in Zheng Zhilu and Zhengfu, which burned the largest, reflecting the sky in fiery red, and Xu could feel the heat from a distance.

The three rates of the North Land kept running in the Xiaonan Bridge, and everywhere they went, blood flowed into small rivers, and thousands of people died under the butcher's knife.

Smoke and dust rose in the city, and many forces were waiting with their gates closed, swords and swords.

When the ash and the smell of smoke drifted into the general's mansion at the same time, Li Xiu finally spoke, and the hollowness in his eyes was quickly suppressed.

"If the Ten Years Festival is a trap set by Zhibai, then Mr. Wu and the others must be trapped, with the combat power of the Purple Clothes Army and the Chang'an Pro-Army, there will not be much problem in the short term. ”

Li Xiu got up and walked into the room, and the others glanced at each other and followed.

He reached out and took out a map of the small south bridge and the snow field, placed it on the ground in the house, and drew a circle with a pen on the desolate tribe of the Ten Years Festival.

"During this time, the desolate people must be gathering men and horses, planning to take advantage of the emptiness of our troops to capture Xiaonanqiao in one fell swoop. ”

Li Xiu analyzed.

Bai Luoti nodded, agreeing: "If the desolate people really desperately plan to break the city, we people will definitely not be able to defend it." ”

Sun Sheng didn't speak, but it was clearly the same point.

"Where's General Ye?"

Li Xiu asked suddenly.

Now, in addition to the three rates of the north land still in Xiaonanqiao, Ye Xiao's Pingzhen army is also staying behind.

"The morale of the army was shaken, and General Ye was on the city wall to boost morale during this time, but he did not come down. ”

Bai Luoti explained.

Li Xiu nodded, his eyes kept observing the map, and finally landed in one place.

"Zhibai is a very smart person, even if he has occupied an absolute advantage, with his pride, he will never let the desolate man use his life to break the Xiaonan Bridge, if I am him, he will definitely send a team of elite soldiers to carry out strange roads while attacking head-on, turning into a sharp sword to pierce the Nanqiao city defense in one fell swoop. ”

At this point, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the place where his gaze had just rested, and continued, "He will definitely go here." ”

Several people followed his fingers and followed their gaze to a place called Sanlixia.

Liang Xiaodao also looked at the map, and then asked: "If I remember correctly, although Sanlixia is called a canyon, it is actually not narrow, but very wide, and there is no cover around that can hide and cover, and it is not a good choice to sneak attack from here." ”

"Zhibai used ten years to sacrifice such a big game of chess, there is no reason to make such an omission at the most critical point. ”

The other three also nodded, this is very reasonable, if all this is indeed a game set by Zhibai, then the most important thing in this game of chess is not to trap Lao Xiucai and others, but this seemingly inconspicuous surprise soldier.

Liang Xiaodao stretched out his finger and pointed to another place that was completely opposite to Sanli Gorge, and said: "Here, Qingfeng Valley, the terrain is steep, the road is rugged, the valley is very deep, and it is dark all day long, there are more demon beasts in it, although it is difficult to walk, but if you successfully pass, you can go directly to the bottom of the city wall, if you choose this place as a strange soldier, it will definitely have a miraculous effect." ”

Indeed, both in terms of strategic location and effect, Qingfeng Valley is a more suitable and better choice than Sanlixia.

Li Xiu shook his head and said softly: "Zhibai is a smart person, Qingfeng Valley is just because it is too suitable, so it is not suitable, he wants to play chess with me, then let's see if he, Mr. Six, has this qualification." ”

Li Xiu's eyes were full of anger, which was extremely chilling.

"Your Highness, could it be that Zhibai guessed that you would definitely be able to guess his choice, so he gave up Sanli Gorge instead and went to Qingfeng Valley instead?"

Bai Luoti frowned and asked.

"No, Zhibai is a very proud person, I guess there is another very important reason for him to go to Sanlixia, that is, once the city is broken from Sanlixia, then the soldiers can cross the Xiaonan Bridge and point directly to the border of our Tang Kingdom, and it is no problem to break a few more cities in one fell swoop. ”

"Zhibai is unwilling to be ordinary, since he has laid out such a big game, he will not do a small one. ”

Li Xiu snorted coldly and continued: "He must be able to guess that I have already guessed that he is going to go to Sanli Gorge, but he wants to go, just to fight with me, win me in all aspects, and take revenge for his previous revenge." ”

This is a very thorough analysis, both the motive and the purpose, which are clearly dissected by him.

"That being the case, let me lead the three rates of the Northland to personally stop at Sanlixia. ”

Bai Luo said.

With the combat effectiveness of the three rates of the Northland, no matter what the combat power of this strange army is, there is no doubt about it.

And that's the best option for now.

But Li Xiu did not speak, but was silent for a long time.

Then he sighed and said a word, his tone was full of appreciation: "It is worthy of Mr. Six, and he has exhausted the first hundred steps." ”

"What does Your Highness mean by this?"

Sun Sheng asked.

"The three rates of the Northland can't be moved. ”

Li Xiu said.

Bai Luoti and Feng He glanced at him when they heard this.

"If it's just a simple defense, it's no problem, but Zhibai also prepared a big gift for me, and this gift is very heavy, so I must continue. ”

The smoke from outside the wall fell into the courtyard and covered it with snow, which gave it a layer of black ash.

Several people did not speak again, nor did they ask again.

Because they knew that this gift was Lao Xiucai, Li Si, Chen Xuance and half of the border army of Xiaonanqiao.

If Li Xiu defends with all his strength to ensure that the Xiaonan Bridge is not lost, then they will definitely die in the snowfield.

Therefore, the three rates of the Northland not only could not defend, but also turned into a sharp knife to go deep into the snowfield, and broke this game of chess with Lao Xiucai and others.

Lao Xiucai and other half of the border army and Xiaonanqiao.

That's the fish and the bear's paw.

You can't have it both ways.

Save people and break cities.

This is the choice that Zhibai left him.

Liang Xiaodao pursed his lips, his eyes were behind him, and he didn't look at Li Xiu, because he didn't want to put any pressure on Li Xiu at this time.

The smell of fireworks is very strong, not choking, and there is a faint fragrance of nanmu in the nose.

Zhibai's game of chess is very good, it can be called perfect, when Lao Xiucai and others announced the implementation of Chen Xuance's plan, they have already fallen into the disadvantage, no matter how to break the game, he is already in an invincible position.

Li Xiu fell silent, the cold wind outside the door began to howl, and the sound was a little harsh across the crack in the door, which made people irritable for no reason.

There was a hint of violence in the depths of his eyes.

"I want both fish and bear's paws. ”