Back in Handan City, everyone was silent.

After this battle, not only did the purpose of the campaign not be achieved, but the soldiers also suffered a lot of casualties, and a rough estimate showed that at least more than 500 people died.

Even among the coaches, they are also injured and disabled, and they have no ability to fight again in a short period of time.

Standing at the city gate, Zhou Yu stood outside the city gate with a sword in his hand, and beside him, many women came from the city, helped those soldiers up one by one, and then helped each other to send him into a house set up in the distance, waiting for the next treatment.

After all, in this medieval era, most soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but mostly died from wound infections that followed.

As long as they are treated properly, there is still a chance that they will recover.

"Thankfully, most of them have returned. Otherwise, we will have no possibility of turning over. ”

Seeing that Wang Shijian, Mao Renfeng and others were present, Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, his eyes flashed, but he noticed that there was a person coming in the distance, and that person was Duan Ling, who was also preparing to return to Handan City with the support of Zheng Qiao at this moment.

Seeing this person, Zhou Yu felt a little happy in his heart, but faintly but a little excited.

As a comrade-in-arms, Zhou Yu naturally didn't want Duan Ling to sacrifice because of this, but as a competitor, seeing the other party deflated also made him feel a little happy.

Alas, it seems that I am also just a layman.

Laughing at himself in his heart, Zhou Yu walked to Duan Ling's side, and was about to ask, but saw Duan Ling open his mouth and mock.

"What are you doing here, are you looking at my embarrassment?"

"It's not!" Zhou Yu hurriedly vetoed, and then asked with a concerned face: "I just care about your body, after all, if you are injured like this, if you don't treat it well, you will leave trouble." ”

"Of course I do. Just, will you be cured?" Duan Ling still had a stiff face and directly refused.

Zhou Yu sighed secretly, this guy was really as unruly as ever, and replied apologetically: "Indeed, treatment is not my specialty. It's just that you also know that if you don't have the corresponding medicinal materials, your injury is really difficult to recover, but you don't know if there is anything I can help with. ”

Since coming here, the relationship between the two has always been quite stiff.

Duan Ling thinks very highly of himself and likes to be in the limelight, so as soon as he came here, he directly relied on his identity to get Zhou Yu down and became the head of the officer corps.

Although Zhou Yu has Ma Yundong's edict, this is only verbal after all, not true, and he is not a quarrelsome person by nature, so he is willing to temporarily live under it, so as not to cause the entire task to fail completely because of the dispute between the two.

So he came this time with the idea of eliminating the conflict and getting back together.

"Hmph, I'll naturally prepare those things, so I don't bother with you. ”

But for Duan Ling, he was still in the stunned state of defeat, so he felt that Zhou Yu's behavior was extremely eye-catching, and he did not hide his hostility at all.

Faced with such a look, Zhou Yu had no choice but to put away his words, "This is also true." After all, looking at your neutral appearance, you must not be able to hurt anything. "Anyway, I didn't want to stay here, so I left here to take care of the other wounded.

In this battle, Duan Ling was not the only one who was injured, and the rest also needed his comfort.

Duan Ling felt a little awkward, and couldn't help but raise his voice, and snorted coldly: "It's just taking the opportunity to show off, what does it look like?"

Faced with this scene, Zheng Qiao had no choice but to shake his head, still silent.

Never showing an attitude towards anything may be his only advantage, at least Duan Ling and Zhou Yu regard him as an object that can be trusted.

In the distance, when Wang Shijian saw this scene, his eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle, and then he shook his head again and again.

"What's wrong? Mao Renfeng next to him opened his mouth to ask, I don't know if it was because of the wound involved, his voice trembled a little.

"Oh, not them?" After snorting, Wang Shiyi pointed to a few people in the distance.

Mao Renfeng looked over and immediately laughed, "So that's the case? It's just that when did you become an old mother?

"What an old mother. I seem to be very obscene. Scolding lightly, Wang Xingxing replied: "I'm just worried that the two of them won't be able to cooperate well." Otherwise, we are very likely to die directly in this Handan City. ”

"Annihilation, isn't it?" Mao Renfeng expressed doubts.

Wang Shixing replied: "You also know. We have been out of touch with our lord for too long, and although we know how to deal with the enemy's search, we don't know how to protect ourselves from the attack of the opposing army. If they hadn't arrived in time, how would we have been able to hold on until now?"

"That's just as well. At least after their training, the brothers of the rebels are indeed renewed. Mao Renfeng said in admiration.

What those rebels were like before, they also understood that the reason why they were able to hold out until now was also thanks to the training of these young officers, otherwise in the previous round of attacks, the entire army would have collapsed directly, and it was unimaginable what it would have become when the time came.

"That's right. That's why I'm trying to protect this person. Otherwise, if this person is sacrificed, then we will have no hope. Wang Shiyi shrugged, his face a little lonely.

In fact, at that time, he understood that he hastily broke away from the Red Phoenix Army and lurked, although it ensured safety, but it was also invisibly equivalent to cutting off contact with the Red Phoenix Army.

At present, the enemy is around, and his own strength is not enough, if the staff group is damaged, I am afraid that he will not be able to deal with the attack of the Han annex army and even the Mongolian army that follows.

In the face of this hardship, Wang Shijian felt that it was difficult to maintain, so he naturally had to pin his hopes on the staff committee, hoping that these young people could lead them out of a new world.

Mao Renfeng nodded and said that he had understood: "Then what method are you going to use? After all, it seems that the two of them are not very willing to cooperate, don't they? If you want the two of them to abandon their previous suspicions, it is a little difficult!"

"But you have to give it a try. Isn't it?"

Wang Shixing had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and when he saw Zhou Yu coming, he put away his thoughts.

That Zhou Yu really stopped in front of Wang Shishi, with a little confusion in his eyebrows, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Wang Shijian sighed secretly in his heart, and asked directly, if it was according to the other party's temperament, I was afraid that even if he died, the other party might not be able to say it.

"Mr. Wang, I-"

Zhou Yu's eyes opened suddenly, and when he saw that Wang Shiyi was clear, and saw that his clothes were bloody, he felt even more ashamed.

"I don't know why it's like this. ”

If he could stop this battle in time, how could these things happen!

Wang Shijian's eyebrows were slightly raised, and his heart was warm, so he stretched out his hands in a relaxed posture and replied: "It's just a small injury, and it's not in the way." ”

But the injury was true after all, but it made the corners of his eyes wrinkle slightly, and a few tears flowed from his eyes.

Zhou Yu saw it in his eyes, felt a little distressed, and hurriedly stepped forward, helped Wang Shiyi up, and asked, "Mr. Wang, you can't do this." If you hold on, you will inevitably lose a few fundamentals. Why don't you go back and rest for a while?"

"It's okay! Don't worry, I'm fine. ”

Wang Shiyi took a few breaths, which suppressed the injuries in his body, and seeing that Zhou Yu was still at a loss, he waved his hand to calm him down, and the words turned slightly.

"It's you. Don't you think you're a little passive?"

"Passive?"

Zhou Yu raised his head slightly, and lowered his head again.

"Mr. Wang, I don't know what you're talking about. ”

"Alas. Although you want to hide it, but just like you, do you really think you can deceive others? Let me ask you, do you really have no opinion on that tomb?"

Seeing Wang Xingxing staring at him, Zhou Yu's eyes were a little fluttering, and he felt that his thoughts were difficult to hide at all, but he still forcibly excused himself.

Mao Renfeng, who was standing on the side, also persuaded: "And you also understand that the two of us are not shrews who chew the root of our tongues, and we will definitely not say it." So you better say, even if something happens, we will bear it!"

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Mao. I don't know what you're talking about, and it's pretty good, isn't it?"

Although there were two people to encourage, Zhou Yu still guarded his teeth and never revealed any thoughts.

"Alas, I said, why are you so hard-mouthed, kid? It's not a big deal, is it necessary to make it the same as anti-espionage?" Wang Shijian was speechless for a while, and couldn't figure out what to do.

That Mao Renfeng's eyebrows were tightly locked, but he remembered a conversation he had with Zheng Qiao, so he asked, "Is it because of Duan Ling's father?"

Unlike that tomb, Zhou Yu was born in a poor family, and he was treated coldly by others since he was a child, but fortunately he worked hard, so he entered the Chifeng Military Academy.

It's a pity that although he has a good talent, his temperament is also a little weak because of his previous tempering, and when he meets outsiders, he always habitually closes his heart, so when facing Duan Ling, he is always a little unable to let go.

Although he didn't say a word, Zhou Yu's appearance also made the two of them understand.

Mao Renfeng sighed helplessly: "Alas, you look soft and weak, I didn't expect to be so stubborn?"

"But you know. After today's battle, the prestige of that section of the tomb has been swept away, and if you want to continue to hold the military power, I am afraid that it is impossible. Wang Shixian did not intend to give up and continued to persuade.

The losses in this battle were serious, and Duan Ling, as the commander, naturally had to bear a certain amount of responsibility, even though it was impossible to be locked up directly, but he would also be temporarily deprived of command.

"Mr. Wang!"

Zhou Yu heard the meaning of Wang's words, and politely refused: "I am only an ordinary officer, and I have no battlefield experience, so how can I be in charge of the army? In my opinion, it is best for this righteous army to be under your command!"

"I? I'm an old man, how can I bear such a heavy responsibility? In my opinion, it's better for you to take over the command temporarily? And I heard that Zheng Qiao say that before leaving, Ma Yundong originally wanted you!" Wang Shiyi was a little unwilling, trying to continue to persuade.

This Zhou Yu is also a little talented, if he is always like this, he is afraid that he will be dusty.

Zhou Yu refused again: "But I have to be limited, and it is difficult to break through the other party's encirclement." In such a situation, how can we take on the heavy responsibility?"

"You kid, why are you so confused? I think that the lord was only 8,000 children, and he didn't come out of the enemy's encirclement and suppression? Why are you so brainless and conclude that you can't do it?" Wang Shiyi was a little anxious.

He even began to think about whether he should be tied up and sent to that seat if the other party didn't accept it.

Mao Renfeng also persuaded bitterly: "And sometimes I tolerate it, and I won't let the opponent stop." Only by challenging your opponent and defeating them can you protect yourself. Isn't it?"

After saying this, Zhou Yu's whole person also felt a little chaotic, on the one hand, he felt that he should stand up, but on the other hand, he was full of vetoes to himself.

After all, every time he resisted, he had to say more ridicule.

"I, I can't! After all, I'm just a hairy boy, how can I take on a big responsibility?"

Why did this little guy start to get up at this time?

Wang Shiyi scolded a few times in his heart, but he pointed it out directly: "If you talk about talent, you are by no means worse than that tomb, and the only thing you lack may be the so-called family." But you should also know that the prince will have a kind of Xiangning, not to mention that his father was only a hairy boy twenty years ago. In that case, what are you afraid of?"

"That's right. Before that, I was just an ordinary farmer. And how powerful is that section of the Ling family, and can it be compared to the lord?" Mao Renfeng also persuaded hard.

"But me!"

"But what? Do you want to sit back and watch Handan City break and everyone die together?" Wang Shiyi felt a little impatient, and directly patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder, encouraging: "In my opinion, you are the best as a commander!"

"Okay, then I'll promise you!"

Wang Shijian saw that the two of them were resolute, and he also understood that it was difficult for him to shirk, so he had to reply: "It's just that the two of you must be vigilant, if you find that I am wrong, correct it directly, don't cause too many casualties." You know what?"

"That's nature!"

Wang Shixing was relieved when he saw that the other party accepted it.

At this moment, Handan has suffered heavy losses, and they can only make up for the loss and do everything possible to stabilize the base without losing!

After all, the Northern Expedition War had ended, and Mongolia had begun to free up its hands to prepare to solve the rebel army that had launched an internal uprising, and the Song Dynasty could not bear it and began to launch an army to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

The entire Central Plains is in danger, and if you don't pay attention to it, you may be crushed.

In the face of this near-chaotic situation, there is no doubt that no one can stay out of it.