Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

"Okay, whatever you say, I'll accompany you."

Their eyes met, and Lu Xiu saw his own shadow, a little smaller, in his stubborn and bright eyes.

There were so many words in my heart, but in the end they all turned into an almost inaudible sigh.

Whatever.

At least, they are both in front of each other at this moment.

"I know you are tired, and I am a little tired too. After drinking this cup of tea, we will go to rest."

Lu Xiu was the first to look away, his eyes fell on the teacup again, and he picked it up again. His faint voice was full of exhaustion.

"Jinye is thousands of miles away from Pingzhou. How can you live up to your wishes by sending me so far?"

There was nothing to say about the tea. Raising one's eyebrows was a secret.

Lu Xiu lowered his eyes and smiled, raised his hand and drank it all in one gulp.

Liang Huan narrowed his eyes slightly and watched quietly, his face expressionless, but he could clearly feel that the extremely heavy mountain that was weighing on his heart finally collapsed at this moment.

Lu Xiu put down the cup, the blackness in his eyes became thicker, and he looked at her with a smile: "I want to hug you."

"it is good."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp horn sound suddenly sounded in the long silent night, like tearing open a piece of gorgeous brocade with bare hands, breaking the peace and beauty. The shocking and harsh sound made people's hair stand on end.

The smile on her beautiful face was broken, and the hand holding her dropped to freezing point.

Liang Huan's heart clenched so hard that she shivered with pain.

Outside the tent, in the dark sky and dark ground, the sky was suddenly bright with fire.

The sleeping military camp suddenly became noisy, with shouts coming and going.

Some soldiers on watch rushed in in a panic.

"General, the Zhou army attacks the city in a surprise attack!"

Just as he was talking, another one ran in hastily.

"General, the north gate has been lost. The Zhou army is concentrated. The enemy is strong and we are weak. It is really impossible to resist."

"Report——Ximen has been lost."

As news came one after another, Lu Xiu's eyes became darker and darker.

He glanced at the people who had been sitting in silence with their heads bowed from beginning to end. He was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Abandon the city and retreat to Tongli Town, ten miles outside the city."

Several people rushed out in response.

Lu Xiu stopped looking at her and just grabbed his sword and opened the small drawer. Liang Han didn't raise his head, but he could still feel that the person who had always been calm and composed became extremely stiff at that moment. The knuckles of the sword turned white.

A deputy general rushed in anxiously, holding a weapon, breathing heavily and urging:

"General, if you don't leave, it will be too late—"

The sound of fighting between soldiers could be clearly heard outside.

Lu Xiu glanced at the person on the ground and pulled him up: "Let's go."

Liang Huan raised her head and looked at him in surprise, her eyes red.

Lu Xiu frowned, remained silent, and dragged her out.

Liang Huan staggered as he was pulled, and when he regained consciousness, his quick eyesight and hands quickly picked up the bag that had fallen to the ground.

As soon as they came out of the big tent, the night wind blew in, and there seemed to be fighting sounds everywhere. The usually orderly camp was now in chaos, and all they saw and heard were people shouting and horses neighing.

The Zhou army made a sneak attack and lost the city gate. It was like a broken bamboo, and they fought all the way into the city, beating everyone to pieces and being caught off guard.

Continuing to defend is like catching a turtle in an urn.

Someone had been waiting outside the tent for a long time, guarding them all the way to the south gate.

In the cool night breeze, Lu Xiu held the sword in one hand and grabbed her wrist with the other, protecting her behind him. Everywhere he went, torches were dazzling, cold blades were dazzling, and the air was filled with thick burnt and... The smell of blood.

Lu Xiu walked quickly, and Liang Huan struggled to keep up, her long white dress twisting her hair and flying in the air.

The moon is dizzy and the wind is blowing, it's true.

Until the south gate, the Qi army no longer carried it hard, fought and retreated all the way.

Lu Xiu took her and climbed onto the horse.

The Qi army was already weak, but when it encountered a heavy surprise attack by the Zhou army, most of its soldiers were lost.

By the time we arrived at Tongli Town, the sky was already slightly bright.

The remaining soldiers were repairing in place and on standby.

Pingzhou City has a special location and is the only way to attack Qi. It is very important. If it is lost, it will be smooth for the Zhou army to attack again in the future.

This is why even though Pingzhou City was reduced to an empty city, Lu Xiu still insisted on defending it, and why the Zhou army refused to let go.

Losing such an important city not only ruined all previous efforts, but also greatly demoralized the army.

The main force was thwarted, and Lu Xiu didn't sleep a wink all night. Lieutenant General Join the Army and others suggested deploying troops for support, but he did not accept it.

Several generals under his command were very puzzled.

Someone stepped forward and said angrily: "General, Zhao Hui is in Tuyang, which is only fifty miles away from Pingzhou. The general is willing to lead the troops and enter the city to fight to the death with the Zhou army. When reinforcements arrive, Pingzhou will be recaptured. !”

Lu Xiu remained silent.

Someone nearby responded: "If we don't take advantage of the chaos in the city at this time and mobilize our troops to counterattack, it will be difficult to capture the Zhou army after the Zhou army is firmly stationed. Don't miss this opportunity!"

Several people nodded.

Lu Xiu frowned and said nothing.

The few people exchanged glances, and they really didn't understand why the general, who was always so decisive, didn't take a stand for so long.

"General——"

The deputy general couldn't help but speak out, his face flushed with anxiety.

"To abandon the city and run away like a lost dog is really not our past style. Even if we die in battle, we must retake the city and earn back this breath!"

"Take back Pingzhou City! Defend Pingzhou City to the death!"

Even the injured soldiers sitting on the ground stood up with their weapons in hand and shouted in response.

The people who were originally withered heads and brains stood up one after another. Although they were injured and crippled, they were all spirited men after all, and they responded to every call.

Lu Xiu stood alone and coldly in the center, surrounded by a group of soldiers who were not discouraged and regained their momentum despite defeat.

Liang Huan stood behind the crowd, feeling as if her heart was being pulled painfully by a hand. She sucked in air and struggled to move her eyes away.

She didn't dare to look at him and couldn't bear to look at him.

After that noise left in the night, he never looked at her again or said a word to her.

Liang Han lowered her head and vaguely saw raindrops falling to the ground, leaving wet marks on the dry ground.

She knew that soon the marks would disappear, as if they had never been there.

But she also knew that this was just the beginning...

The shouting soldiers could not wait for the order to come, and looked at the silent man in the middle with confusion.

The shouting voices gradually weakened, and there were slight doubts interspersed among them.

"Pingzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We have been without food for so long, but we have persisted. Even if we raid at night, we should not be able to break through the city gate so easily. Why is it so effortless for the Zhou thieves?"

Someone next to him gave him a hard push: "Zheng Si, what the hell do you want to say? Do you suspect that there is a spy among us?"

"That's right, we have lost because we lost, but we can't fall for that Zhou thief's trick and start internal strife among ourselves!"

"How can you listen to those nonsense?"

……

Zheng Si was surrounded and accused, his face turned red and his neck thick with anger, and he said angrily: "Don't you have any doubts at all?"

"Not to mention that the city gate is too easy to break, but we are usually very alert at night. Why did we sleep so deeply last night?"

"My life, Zheng Si, was saved by the general from the battlefield of Luyang. I have never doubted the general. Besides, if the general is really a collaborator with the enemy as rumored, we people would have died so many times ago. Why wait until today?"

The person next to him slapped him hard on the shoulder, "What the hell do you want to say? If you don't speak clearly, I'll slap you to death with my big mouth!"

Zheng Si took a deep breath, looked through the crowd, and pointed over: "It's her!"

Sorry, sorry, it's really late~