Return on snow

Maybe it was because he touched too much beautiful jade, and he became interested in this kind of common people's gadgets by chance, or maybe it was some other reason, anyway, Ning Ke was a little confused, he turned his head and glanced at Yi who was sitting upright immediately. However, I can't see any malice in this curious baby, but it looks like he really wants to see it.

Ning Ke didn't think much this time, turned around and handed the jade over.

The jade pendant was shining brightly in the sunlight, Yi Shu held the jade pendant in his hand, didn't say anything, just looked at it quietly for a while.

"Father should be a very important person in your heart." Yi Shu said lightly, seeing that Ning Ke didn't answer, he asked himself with a light smile, "It must be, who isn't?"

Ning Ke only felt that Yi Shu was a little clueless, but he didn't notice Yi Shu's fleeting helplessness.

This person is really uncertain.

Yi Shu: "You are talented and intelligent, and you will be able to become a master in martial arts. Why do you only want to study?"

"My father used to be the guard of the imperial guards of the Yan State. He was captured in the Liao camp when Yan and Liao fought against each other many years ago. In that year, my father lost his eyes. Later, the Yan State surrendered, and the Liao army After being released as a prisoner of war, my father was falsely accused of treason by traitors. He was at the end of his rope. My father had to take me and my mother back home. A few years later, I got a daughter and had Wantao. I wanted to spend the rest of my life in peace, but who It is expected that the Liao army is still as rampant as before, and my father is disabled and old, and he has long been no match for the swords of the Liao people." Ning Ke finished his father's life calmly, and Yi Shu could feel that these words were not only in Ning As soon as Ke passed his lips and tongue, every word was like a thorn, piercing into Ning Ke's heart in small pieces.

"When a villain is in power, a samurai's sword can cut off the enemy's head, but it is no match for the villain's few words, the sharpness of the pen." Ning Ke didn't know what was wrong with him, but he shook out all the thoughts buried in his heart. To the prince of Wei State: "I just want to be able to see the day when my Yan rises in my lifetime."

Ning Ke said such a long series of words in an instant, which shocked Yi Shu. He was silent for a while, and raised his hand to straighten the loose red scarf around his neck - that was the symbol of Wei Guo soldiers.

"This king also hopes to see the day when Great Wei rises."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to return the jade pendant to Ning Ke, with a look of carelessness on his face, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Let's go."

Ning Ke was also stunned by the sudden turn of events.He was thinking about how to get out after going back, but Yi Shu let go of his mouth after saying something.

"Most of Chuzhou is now under the control of the Liao army. When the battle in Chuzhou calms down a little later, I will send someone to escort you across Chuzhou and arrange a safe place for you in the Kingdom of Yan."

Ning Ke couldn't believe it, but Yi Shu seemed to be okay, enjoying the scenery ahead leisurely.

Ning Ke, who has always been good at discerning pearls, really lost this time. He couldn't figure out Yi Shu's temperament at all, and he couldn't predict what he would do next.

But in the final analysis, his goal has been achieved. Although it is somewhat unclear, it is nothing to him after all.

The battle in Chuzhou has lasted for three months, and with today's blessing, the retreat of the Liao army is just around the corner.Although the battle between Wei and Liao will not end, at least the people of Yan Kingdom in Chuzhou will not be devastated by the flames of war.At most one month more before the war can be stopped, and then he can take Wantao away and continue to follow his original track of life.

And he, Yu Yishu, should be just a fleeting moment, a fleeting passerby.

Yi Shu, who was wearing a general's armor, was riding on a horse, which looked like a mountain in Ning Ke's eyes.Yi Shu turned his head inadvertently, coincidentally, his eyes were intertwined with Ning Ke's.

He looked at Ning Ke's stiff purple fingers and snow-covered black hair, shook his head lightly, switched the sword hanging on his body to the other side, then bowed slightly, grabbed Ning Ke firmly with his arms, and raised his hand sharply. , so he pulled him in front of him, so proficient that he was like a bandit leader robbing people halfway.

There was a momentary blankness in Ning Ke's mind, his whole body tensed up subconsciously, and a little annoyance rushed up in his heart: "What are you doing?"

Yi Shu crossed his side and pulled the rein with one hand, while with the other he violently raised the whip.

The war horse under the crotch neighed long and galloped away.

With the wind, a rambling voice came from behind Ning Ke: "There are still forty miles from here to Weiying, relying on your two legs, can we go to next year?"

Since the great victory in the fire attack, the vigor of the Liao army has obviously decreased a bit, but after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. In the past few days, the Wei and Liao armies have not fought a big battle, and the small battles have continued.

The Yuanzhong Battalion under Yi Shu's command has not been in vain at the border these years. It can still cope with the frequent attacks of the Liao army. Back a few miles.

That night, it was meal time in the barracks. Except for the patrolling guards, most of the soldiers were sitting around a few campfires drinking porridge and eating cakes.Ning Ke was dressed in dark clothes, sitting upright on the stone pier next to the military tent, warming "The Six Secret Teachings of the Grand Duke", while Wan Tao combed her temples, playing snowballs on the sidelines, sometimes rolling to the campfire In the crowd, there will be three or two soldiers laughing and teasing Wan Tao. Wan Tao is used to staying in the camp these days and is not afraid of strangers.I don't know what a few soldiers said, which made Wantao giggle. The little girl smiled, and the soldiers around were also happy. A fat soldier even threw the bread in his hand into Wantao's arms. Lisai and Wantao hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Ning Ke, seeing his brother smiling at him, they were elated, and jumped over to take the bread.

Although the Yuanzhong Camp is one of the three major armies of the Wei State, it is not full of Xiao Su like the other vanguard camps. When there is no war order on weekdays, the atmosphere in the barracks is always gentle. The soldiers are brave and good at fighting on the battlefield. After leaving the battlefield and taking off the armor, they are ordinary people who can cry and laugh.

It seems that Wei Ying is not as terrifying as the rumors, at least Ning Ke feels so these days.Here, at least Wantao's safety can be guaranteed, which seems to be the only reason for Ning Ke to continue.

Suddenly, the soldiers all stood up and looked at the camp gate together, and Ning Ke also looked up together.

First, the sound of horseshoes came to my ears, as if the ground was shaking together. Yi Shu rode a horse and led the army at the forefront and rushed into the camp one step ahead. The red battle robe behind him fluttered in the wind. , a pair of scorching peach blossom eyes with a spring breeze in them, as if they could make this barren snowfield instantly full of flowers.

Although Yi Shu is always playing casually on weekdays, he is still a steady person on the inside, but he always wants to show it completely on the surface when he is triumphant after winning a battle.

Today Yi Shu only led more than two thousand cavalry, went straight to a key garrison point of the Liao army stationed in Chuzhou, and drove a detachment out of Chuzhou.

"Welcome Your Highness." The soldiers knelt down and saluted one after another.

Yi Shu raised his hand as a gesture of disclaimer, then turned and said to the soldiers behind him who went out with him today: "You are all loyal soldiers of our Great Wei, hurry up and get off your horse and rest."

Soon some soldiers went to help the wounded soldiers, and some soldiers went to start a new fire, and the tense atmosphere relaxed.

Yi Shu didn't care about eating, so he came directly towards Ning Ke after getting off his horse.

Without saying a word, he grabbed Ning Ke's arm and dragged him into the military tent.

Ning Ke frowned: "What are you doing?"

Yi Shu snatched the book from Ning Ke's hand, and was about to throw it aside when he was stabbed by Ning Ke's cold and threatening eyes.He swallowed, turned his hand, closed the book obediently, and respectfully put the book on the stone pier for Ning Ke.

"I have something urgent to discuss with you. You can read this book later."

Ning Ke glanced at the "Six Secret Teachings of the Grand Duke" lying on the stone pier in an even and peaceful manner, and then at Yi Shu's blood-stained armor that had not been removed, and replied in a deep voice: "Okay, but you first let go."

Yi Shu immediately let go of his hand and said, "Let's go."

"Don't bully brother!"

A clear and crisp child's voice came from not far away, and Wan Tao rushed over with her hands on her hips, her little round face was bulging like a steamed stuffed bun.

When Yi Shu was a child, he was a demon king with a worrying EQ. He bullied and cried all kinds of princesses and princesses. He was often scolded by his father for this matter, but he was born with a troublesome temperament. Don't come, bullying others is always enough in the end, and you will regret it only after being scolded.So much so that now, let alone women, just the girl in front of him can give him a headache.

"My lord... ah no, I have something important to discuss with your brother, can you play while you're at it, okay?" Yi Shu kept winking at Ning Ke while bending over to talk: Take care of your sister.

Ning Ke acted as if he didn't see anything, flipped through the book on the stone pier twice as if nothing had happened, as if I couldn't see anything.

Yi Shu became worried, the little girl was no better than the soldiers under his command, who could neither beat nor scold, let him coax him but also couldn't say anything nice, what should I do.

Wan Tao didn't like him at all: "I saw it! You are bullying my brother!"

Yi Shu held his forehead, and for a moment, he shouted into the distance: "Zhou Yang, Zhou Yang!"

Zhou Duwei in the distance rushed over with his iron halberd measuring one foot and two feet in the air: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

"Take good care of this girl for me."

After finishing speaking, before Zhou Yang could react, Yi Shu grabbed Ning Ke's arm and ran into the military tent, and said to Wan Tao: "Your brother will lend me some money first, and I will pay you back later."

Zhou Yang stood there with a dazed expression on his face, holding a golden halberd as tall as a man in his hand, and squeezed a smile on his black face full of beards: "Would you like Uncle to teach you how to play a gun? ?”

In the main army tent, the charcoal fire was burning vigorously, and a jug of high-quality Huadiao wine was still warming on the fire. After a while, the aroma of the wine floated out of the jug along with the water vapor, and spread everywhere.

Yi Shu took off his silver armor, revealing his red-patterned single gown. Ning Ke sat cross-legged opposite Yi Shu, watching him study the map spread out on the ground, and suddenly felt the aura emanating from Yi Shu. He has a unique heroic aura. On weekdays, his every move seems to be careless in a rough way, but the details can hardly conceal the sense of distance that is inherent in the prince.

In short, it is a unique feeling that cannot be copied.If Ning Ke was asked to tell others what kind of person Yi Shu was, he might not be able to explain clearly.

"Yijing? Why are you in a daze?" Yi Shu turned the intention on the ground slightly, and pushed Ning Ke towards him so that he could see clearly.

After getting along these days, Yi Shu has already started to call him by his name, but after so many days, he is still not used to it.Ning Ke hurriedly regained his senses, turned his eyes, moved to the map, and went straight to the point with a straight face: "Your Highness, can you win the battle today?"

"It can be regarded as a complete victory. Today, I finally forced this group of Liao people out of Chuzhou."

Xichuan, where Yi Shu's Yuanzhong Army is currently located, is an uninhabited area on the border of Wei State.In the past few months, the Liao army hid in Chuzhou, the country of Yan. First, they took advantage of Chuzhou's easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, and second, they took Chuzhou as their own granary, which disturbed Yi Shu so much that he couldn't send troops lavishly.Although he often violated the boundaries of Chuzhou during the battle, Yi Shu tried his best not to disturb the people of Yan.

Now the situation is good, the Liao army has been forced to the border of Xichuan, Yi Shu can safely send troops to fight head-on, without having many worries. Thinking of this, Yi Shu can't wait to gear up.

"Your Highness, don't be too happy too early." Ning Ke poured cold water down unceremoniously: "The last army of the Liao Army withdrew from Xichuan, which means that the distance between the battalions of the Liao Army has begun to narrow. The Liao army will definitely abandon the previous strategy of slowing down the troops, directly gather the sub-battalions, and go out together. In terms of strength alone, the Liao army is already enough to crush us. They are now only angered beasts, and the next battle will come at any time , maybe a few days later, maybe... tomorrow."

Yi Shu took down the jug with an iron hook, first poured a glass for Ning Ke, and then filled his own glass calmly: "Then...in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

Ning Ke stretched out his hand, and instead of taking the wine glass on the low table, he picked up the writing brush on the table and marked it on the map: "The strength of your highness is only half of that of the Liao army at most, so we must avoid frontal attacks, and this This time, we must seize the opportunity, and it is best to achieve a situation where I specialize in one and the enemy divides into ten."

Dispersing the enemy sounds easy, but it is often the most difficult process. Different armies have different personalities. If you copy the methods left by your ancestors, sometimes it will be counterproductive.

"First of all, in order to seize the opportunity, we must rush to make it unstoppable, and retreat quickly to make it unreachable. Therefore, our forward army does not need the bravest, but only the most flexible. The purpose is to lure the snake out of the hole, Let the Liao army fall into the route we planned."

"Secondly, His Royal Highness is afraid that the central army will be split up and defeated one by one. Similarly, the reserve army will also be split up, so that if the front is prepared, the rear will be few, and if the left will be left, the right will be few."

Yi Shu was a little hesitant. According to common sense, after the enemy is dispersed, his own army should gather instead and attack them together, taking advantage of a situation where the enemy is outnumbered. If he wants to disband, even the Chinese army will be dismantled, which may not be too risky.

Ning Ke also understood Yi Shu's indecisiveness, so he began to write and draw on the map: "Your Highness, don't worry too much, soldiers are deceitful. The generals of the Liao army are not fools. If we deliberately lure them away, they will definitely think we are If we do the opposite and form a siege, we can catch them by surprise, this is the method with the highest chance of winning right now."

Yi Shu then looked at the locations Ning Ke circled on the map. They were all dangerous peaks and valleys in Xichuan. These places seemed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but as long as he was familiar with the terrain, he could find many breakthroughs. He took a sip of the wine, frowned slightly and nodded, this time it seemed that he was about to catch a turtle in a urn.

Ning Ke quietly tilted his head to look at Yi Shu, seeing his worried look, he comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Yi Shu stretched his eyebrows, staring at Ning Ke with great interest, silently thinking about where Ning Ke's self-confidence comes from.

"Don't you want to gain fame and become an official in the court? How come you even know the art of war?"

"Acquiring fame requires proficiency in literature and history, but the ability to support Jiangshan is far less than this, so there are many studies."

Yi Shu squinted his eyes a little, and looked carefully at the boy in black shirt in front of him again.

Hmm --- It's true that I have high ambitions, but I'm still a bit naive after all.How could he be able to explain the affairs in the court in a few words?Some truths are always understood at a certain time.

Yi Shu didn't know how to get it, the more he thought about it, the further he went, and he even imagined the scene of Ning Ke walking gracefully on the stone steps in front of the court hall of the Great Yan Kingdom many years later.

After being distracted for a while, Yi Shu calmed down his emotions, and felt that he should also have a little foresight, so he seized the opportunity to ask the future celebrity for advice: "What kind of military books does Brother Yijing read on weekdays, and this king also likes to read books on weekdays, why not?" Can't reach your level?"

Ning Ke stared at Yi Shu who was full of sincerity in disbelief for a long time, until he was completely sure that the sentence "I also like to read books on weekdays" was uttered from this man, and then began to think about how to answer.

He really wanted to poke Yi Shu's face with the pen in his hand to see if it was thicker than the city wall.

"Then... may I ask Your Highness, what books do you like to read on weekdays? I can make some adjustments for you."

Yi Shu felt that he couldn't hold on anymore, and in order to maintain his image, he started to make up things: "I've been reading "Taiyin Heart Sutra" and "New Book of Healing Efficacy" recently...these are Wei's local military books. Wang wants to..."

Ning Ke's face gradually darkened: what are they all about.He really couldn't listen anymore, so he smiled kindly and said: "Your Highness is talking about the "Taibai Heart Sutra" and "Ji Xiao New Book"?"

Yi Shu's words stopped abruptly, and after a moment of stupefaction, he laughed dryly: "Ah... that's right."

Ning Ke: "But...I think His Highness likes the "Anecdote of Chuzhou" better than the two books?"

The slightly rising ending, calling himself so naturally, made Yi Shu wonder if he was being too kind to this kid these days.

But to be honest, Yi Shu has read that Chuzhou Anecdote for several days. This book is a book of anecdotes and anecdotes that is widely circulated in the market. Love and hatred, the description is explicit and eclectic, and the subject matter is still extensive, even involving the friendship of broken sleeves.As a real prince, it is not good to be known to read these "unscrupulous" little stories.

"That book...is just the geography of Chuzhou. In order to understand the terrain of Chuzhou, this king has to study it."

"Oh, is it?" Ning Ke raised his eyebrows and said leisurely: "It turns out that ghost myths can still be read locally..."

"Cough...cough cough cough." Yi Shu choked on the fine wine, his face flushed, "Have you seen it?"

Why does this person read all kinds of books? !Do you need to read the romance novels to save the country? !

Ning Ke's slender and white fingers held the small purple sand wine glass in front of him, and his fingertips gently stroked the surface of the glass, his thick eyelashes drooping: "I haven't seen it before."

Yi Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, he can still save his image by making up random things.

"But I wrote the book."