After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Run in the dark song and get rid of the rebels. Just as Li Xiujing was preparing to join He Liang and the others, a figure jumped out from the dark song on the opposite side, knocked the knife out of his hand, and kicked him again.

Li Xiujing sensed that something was wrong. The moment he fell to the ground, he quickly grabbed the opponent's throat and tried to overpower him. However, the other party also grabbed his neck and pushed him to the ground.

Through the moonlight, he saw clearly the face of the person who came. It was Wang Kui, the Shen Ce Ya general whom he personally promoted.

Wang Kui's eyes were red and veins popped out on his neck. Looking at him fiercely, the force on his hand gradually increased.

Li Xiujing did not hesitate. He immediately tightened his fingers and pinched Wang Kui's throat.

Both sides also fought to the death. Wang Kui wanted him to die in order to pursue a wealthy and prosperous future, but he needed to live. Naturally, there will be no mercy.

Seeing that Li Xiujing refused to let go, Wang Kui let go. He pulled out the dagger hidden in his sleeve and stabbed him in the eyes. Seeing this, Li Xiujing quickly turned her head to avoid the blow. Before he could take a breath, the dagger in the opponent's hand came towards his throat again.

Li Xiujing let go and reached out to hold the dagger. The blood flowed to his wrist and dripped on his neck. The veins on his forehead also popped up, trying to ward off the dagger that was about to fall into his throat. . His strength was almost exhausted, and the dull pain coming from his right shoulder was eating away at his consciousness bit by bit.

Do you really want to die here like this? After his death, his previous achievements will disappear, and he may be charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason. And these Shence sergeants who accompany him on the expedition will also become innocent victims.

As for his family and Pei Jiaoran...

It may also be liquidated to varying degrees.

Li Xiujing regained some consciousness.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves not far away. The arrow passed through Wang Kui's shoulder, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground. The second arrow passed through Wang Kui's chest again.

Wang Kui lost his breath and pressed down heavily. Li Xiujing almost vomited blood due to this pressure.

In his blurry vision, he suddenly saw two familiar figures appearing in front of him. Testing his breath, he lifted him up from left to right and ran toward the west city.

The visitors were none other than Cui Boyu and He Liang.

"I didn't expect Mr. Cui's swordsmanship to be so good." Li Xiujing murmured in a daze.

Hearing this, Cui Boyu smiled and said, "General, you are still in the mood to talk about this after narrowly escaping death? General Feng has already led people outside to respond."

"Qingyuan City..." Li Xiujing asked, "Have all the people in the city moved away?"

"They have all been sent away safely. General Zhou Ya has already led his men to burn the nearby wheat fields and destroy the irrigation wells. Even if the rebels captured Qingyuan, it would be nothing more than an empty city." He Liang took up the topic.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing fell into a long silence.

Clearing the field means destroying all nearby items that can provide supplies to the enemy. And the people of Qingyuan City will also follow them to leave their homes and go to unknown distances.

Feeling tired and powerless all at once, Li Xiujing closed her eyes and fell asleep quietly.

"General?" He Liang asked hurriedly.

"He is too tired. We need to let him have a good rest." Cui Boyu helped Li Xiujing mount his horse and lowered his voice, "Yizhou is not a place to stay for a long time. After Dugubo rests in Qingyuan, he will most likely lead his army to attack Yizhou."

He Liang said in a deep voice, "In this case, perhaps we can build a city in Laishui according to the general's previous plan."

After all, it was not a regular military service. Cui Boyu couldn't figure out the purpose of the plan left by Li Xiujing. After thinking about it, I thought it was better to discuss the matter with Feng Yuanxian and other generals.

The army retreated to Yizhou City. In the end, He Liang led his men to build a city in Laishui to resist the rebels, while Dugubo abandoned Qingyuan and retreated to Yizhou not long after occupying Qingyuan. In order to prevent Youzhou soldiers from taking advantage of the situation to annex Yizhou and making it difficult to defend Yizhou, the Shence Army retreated to Dingzhou again.

On the one hand, he joined forces with Yiwu Jiedushi, and on the other hand, he allowed Li Xiujing to recover from his injuries.

After working hard for many days, I was seriously injured. Li Xiujing was basically in a half-asleep and half-awake state, and the hearts of the remaining Shence Army were also wandering.

They were following Li Xiujing on the expedition. At present, the life and death of the backbone is uncertain, and their future is even more confused. Don't know what to do.

The cold autumn wind brought urgent news from the front line.

In the public room of the Ministry of Revenue. Pei Jiaoran was leaning on the table, boiling a pot of tea on the table, and she was holding a letter from Qingyuan in her hand.

The letter briefly described the current situation. Li Xiujing was seriously injured and very ill before. Although she has improved greatly now, her energy and energy are obviously much worse than before.

With a sigh, Pei Jiaoran crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the smoker. As she watched the letter turn into ashes little by little, confusion filled her eyes.

She knew the cause of Li Xiujing's illness. I still can't accept that because of my different stance, I am treated as a chess piece that can be sacrificed at will by the center. More importantly, I felt unworthy for those Shence sergeants who obeyed military orders and served the country.

After thinking for a moment, Pei Jiaoran picked up his pen and started writing a reply.

There are more and more things going on in the household department. It was even more impossible for her to leave all her affairs in the household department and run to Dingzhou to pull Li Xiujing out of the abyss. Most of the time, people still have to learn to save themselves.

"Xuanwu's Northern Expedition failed in the end, and Anshi's plan frustrated him. He was seriously ill and looked forward to Jiuxi every night, but the Xie family continued to resort to tricks."

Four lines of poetry appear on the paper.

Looking at the four lines of the poem, Pei Jiaoran took out his personal seal and printed it on it.

She was too busy to take care of Li Xiujing. I just hope he can understand what he means and get out of the predicament.

After writing the letter, Pei Jiaoran got up and walked to the window. Call the servant to take the letter to the inn, and then quickly send it to Qingyuan.

After finishing the matters at hand, Pei Jiaoran stood up and left the household department.

Winter is approaching, and the war has been going on for months. Tai Chi Palace was shrouded in a layer of deathly air.

As soon as they reached Chengtianmen Street, a servant hurried over.

He said it was an urgent meeting at the political hall and asked her to come.

As soon as we arrived at the political hall, most of the people in the court were wearing purple robes, and there were officials with the title of prime minister.

Looking around the room, Pei Jiaoran quickly found his seat, gathered his clothes and sat down.

The Minister of War next to her tugged on her sleeve and lowered his voice: "Shang Shu Pei, the situation is not good. I heard that Cai Xilie has captured Xiangcheng and is preparing to leave for Luoyang. Now there are many people fleeing from Luoyang. People, pour into Chang'an City." He took out a handful of soybeans from his pocket, "Oh, your Majesty has already issued an order for the Jingyuan soldiers to rush to the front line to support them. We will get them in about two days."

After listening to the words of the Minister of War, Pei Jiaoran rubbed his forehead.

The addition of another force means that Zuozang will have more pressure.

Although she took Yan Tieli into Zuozang, the situation of the war was unknown. She also couldn't guarantee whether Zuo Zang's wealth would be endless.

"Is everyone here?" Jia Gonglu's voice came first.

The censor in the palace quickly counted the number of people, "The chief officials of each department are here."

"Then let's get started."