long friend

When he was finally dragged back to the city, Yan Nandu was still breathing.

Although this person looks weak in writing, always looks weak, and speaks softly as much as possible, but he is considered strong in the upper body among martial arts practitioners, so it is not so easy to meet the King of Hades for the time being.But he was indeed seriously injured, and when Fang Zhi carefully carried him off Jing Fan's horse, he almost couldn't even feel his pulse.

Fang Zhi almost had a heart attack, he leaned on the wall and wished he could give himself some medicine to stop the problem of inhaling air but not exhaling air, he managed to slow down, looking in the direction surrounded by a group of people, Yan Nandu seemed to have been half-dead It was taken to the army doctor as a dead body.Fang Zhi rubbed his temples, and with trembling hands, he took out a mechanism bird from his arms.

This thing doesn't look very good-looking, but it is very finely made, and it can travel thousands of miles a day. He begged for it from an old friend back then.He took out another small piece of paper, bit his index finger and wrote the name of the place on the paper, then stuffed it into the wooden bird's buttocks, started the engine, and let it fly out in a hurry.

He saw just now that Yan Nandu was wounded on the back, the incision was deep and dangerous, the group of beasts who couldn't suture Su Yan's wound well were probably helpless.

Fang Zhi had no choice but to pray for Yan Nandu's auspicious person and heavenly appearance, and to survive for another day or two.

In the fight outside Fanyang City, the Liang army lost a town guard general and nearly 2000 people. The Turks burned most of their luggage, and the infantry and cavalry were killed and injured. They had to retreat to Zhuojun, which was occupied by them. Get cheap.

Su Yan also got a lot of wounds, but none of them were serious.

He was dressed in single clothes, standing in the tent of the Chinese army as if he was not afraid of the cold, and "poohed" twice indiscriminately, as if to spit out the bloody smell in his mouth.Then Su Yan put on a robe in vain, and spoke to Fang Zhi and Shen Chengjun who were in front of him: "Why do you look so mournful? Yannan is not dead yet!... Where did Xiao Qiyu go?"

He rebelliously called King Zhao by his first name. Shen Chengjun, a polite scum who abides by etiquette, did not correct him for the first time.

"Oh," Su Yan was too lazy to pick his thorns, his throat was dry and sore, "the Turks..."

"Withdrew to Zhuojun." Fang Zhi said, "But you should not give up. After all, what they lost was only food and grass. Our people died more and more every time. Huyantu also knew that you and His Majesty did not agree. Sooner or later, we will make a comeback. .”

Su Yan had a headache and said: "I know, but I can't wait. If the whole army pursues now, what are the chances of winning?"

Shen Chengjun calmly said: "Marshal, I advise you to give up this idea. You took the lead, and countless people went forward like chicken blood, and now when they come back to their senses, their whole bodies are shaking like sifting chaff. Most of them are in the In this fight, they lost their brothers in the ranks, and even their close relatives...now it is not the time for them to continue fighting the barbarians."

Fang Zhi added: "What's more, you are injured all over your body now. General Zhang will not give up. Yannan's life or death is uncertain. Even if General Shen and I lead the army, we will not take any advantage."

"That's right." Su Yan said helplessly, "Then stop the fighting for three days first, and the scouts will always pay attention to Huyantu's movements. I just had a hand-to-hand encounter with Ashina Wushan, and that person is really born with supernatural powers. Fortunately, I am fast..."

He felt sorry for him, and finally felt the fear of escaping death for a moment.

Before he breathed out, the tent of the Chinese Army was suddenly lifted by someone hurriedly. Su Yan was almost stunned. Looking at the red-faced visitor, he frowned and asked in doubt, "My lord, aren't you..."

The so-called to study tactics?Why did you appear here, ancestor, don't make trouble for me!

Su Yan didn't say the second half of the sentence, because Xiao Qiyu went straight in, regardless of the fact that many generals were standing in the middle with missing arms and legs, and leaned against the map, pointing to the location of Zhuojun, with high fighting spirit: "Su Yan, we I feel that we should take advantage of the victory and pursue it now, and take it by surprise, so that the Turks can mess up their own way!"

Who "we" with you?Su Yan's eyes were blank, he seemed to be in a daze for a short time, and then said: "Where is the pursuit of victory?"

Xiao Qiyu said: "Outside of Fanyang City, our army is as powerful as a broken bamboo. Didn't we drive them to Zhuojun? I read that in General Zhang Li's battle report... Could it be that you are deceiving the emperor!"

"This is a strategy to slow down the army." Su Yan said with a headache, "My lord, if you don't win the battle, your father will kill me."

Xiao Qiyu was taken aback for a moment: "...What do you mean?"

Su Yan: "Without him, it's just that the court needs a victory."

"It has to be a real victory, not a sloppy eye to reassure them!" Xiao Qiyu said angrily, "If I were you, I should take Zhuojun with all my might now, and then wait for the opportunity to take back Yuyang and drive these barbarians out of Yunmen close!"

He is so stubborn, Su Yan is too lazy to make excuses.If he really doesn't want to be reasonable, he will look like a real hooligan leader no matter in style or temperament: "In this case, you can lead your people to bring Zhuo County back-the thousands of troops inside and outside Fanyang City, I am alone I won't give it to you. My lord, don't you want to make military achievements? I won't stop you."

Xiao Qiyu: "You——!"

In fact, he didn't have many opportunities to get in touch with Su Yan. He always thought that Su Yan was the upright and serious young man Xiao Qichen said, who was humble and acted vigorously. Great, just like a hedgehog that can't be messed with.

Su Yan raised his eyebrows: "I cherish my life very much. General Yan is still awake, and General Fang and General Zhang are both injured. Who can be the vanguard right now? Oh yes, my lord, do you want to try the feeling of charging into battle?"

Xiao Qiyu's throat sweetened, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood - why is this yin and yang tone so similar to that heartless little bastard Xiao Qichen? !

After saying that, Su Yan didn't even look at Xiao Qiyu, and went straight out of the tent of the Chinese army, not knowing where to go to calm down.Just now his blood surged up, but Su Yan poured a basin of cold water to cool his heart, Xiao Qiyu couldn't calm down for a while, and walked away without hesitation, leaving behind a few innocent spectators in the tent who were looking at each other.

After Xiao Qiyu walked out in an even manner, Shen Chengjun said in a muffled voice: "This Highness really wants to dictate to Mingyu... The sky is high here and the emperor is far away, and it's not Jinling City where he can boss around. Zhao Mingyu's character is just right." He's being polite, if things go on like this, I won't be surprised if Mingyu stews him someday."

Zhang Li was choked by Xiao Qiyu's self-righteousness, and said, "Someday something will happen, hey..."

Fang Zhi touched his nose: "I... I'll go and see Yannan."

The miracle doctor who is said to be able to pull Yan Nandu back from the gate of hell arrived in Fan Yang the next day. Everyone's inherent impression of the "miracle doctor" is that the white clothes are fluttering and the beard is three feet long. When they really see the deity, Qi Qi was shocked.

The miraculous doctor was very young, with no sense of morality at all, wearing a simple bunt men's suit, with a bag full of bottles and cans, and his face was messed up because of the rush—and she was a girl.

According to Fangzhi, this Tang girl is currently residing in Luoyang, so she came here very quickly.She and Fang Zhi are not particularly familiar with each other, they only said "repaying favors for senior brother", except for being slightly startled when seeing Su Yan, the rest of the time they were very calm, got into the camp and worked for a long time, and then came out bloody Announced: "He's all right."

"This medicine is changed every two days. These are taken internally," Miss Tang told Fang Zhi after only a few words, "Although the wound is not too dangerous this time, the location is too coincidental. Some, even Yannan is dead. After he wakes up, tell him to remember to follow their Kunlun school's inner strength mentality, and cycle through a small circle every day, and he will get better within a ten-day period..."

Fang Zhi repeatedly agreed, and when she was writing down these details, Miss Tang suddenly changed the subject and lowered her voice: "Hey, is your general the one..."

Fang Zhi had a lawsuit on his forehead, so he had to admit it hesitatingly.

Miss Tang said: "I think so, so let me sell you a piece of news. My senior brother and brother Xiaojin are now going to the northwest. If you want to look for them, you should look there. If you want to meet, you have to hurry up."

Fang Zhi said "um" twice, glanced at Su Yan from the corner of the eye from time to time, as if he was very wary of his sudden approach.

Miss Tang explained to him a little more, and then went to rest.She didn't seem to have any intention of staying here, the front line was inherently dangerous, even if she was quite skilled in martial arts, it would be difficult to be safe even if thousands of troops were chaotic.

After Yan Nandu was completely out of danger, Miss Tang left.The news she provided was conveyed to Su Yan by Fang Zhi. It was about his twin brother who had been missing for many years. Fang Zhi thought that Su Yan would go there and look for him as desperately as he did when he knew his whereabouts back then. Unexpectedly He was surprisingly calm and only said "Got it".

"The commander-in-chief isn't going to look for it this time?" Shen Chengjun happened to pass by and teased him.

Su Yan said seriously: "Compared to him, it is more important to win this match. When the world is stable, it will not be too late for me to look for it."

The enemy army would not have the patience to wait for Yan Nandu to fully recover, neither did Su Yan.

After he was fine, Su Yan started to set off with the whole army. Xiao Qiyu was right. If they wrote a victory in the battle report, they would not send troops for a long time. Those in the court who like to use chicken feathers as arrows It is not certain that the speech officer will say nonsense that "delays the opportunity to fight".

Caught between the difficult battle and the emperor's suspicion, Su Yan was helpless.

His father's generation was at war, at least the support from the court was never lacking. Now that he is in jail, he will be swallowed up by countless abuse if he takes a step back, so he has no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.

"Yesterday, the scouts reported that the Turkic army in Zhuojun began to move. It should be because we know that General Yan is not getting better. We lost a strong general, so we want to take the opportunity to make a comeback." Su Yan clicked on the two cities on the map, which were not far apart. To three hundred miles, "Since this is the case, we can't sit still and wait for death. The Yanzhou army and the Yan army are both ready to go, so it's better to burn the boat."

Shen Chengjun frowned and said, "But the supply of food and grass can't keep up!"

Su Yan: "Don't worry about food and grass. The north of Zhuojun City is the old course of the Yellow River. When the Turkic army retreated, they threw away their helmets and armor. Now that the temperature is getting warmer and the river's ice has melted, they shouldn't be able to cross the river so quickly. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to surrendering Zhuojun. People. So when we pushed them like this, they jumped over the wall in a hurry, or ran the wrong official road in a panic... But this time is too risky, I plan to take a cavalry to spy on the situation first, and then follow up if there is an opportunity Not too late."

Shen Chengjun thought about it: "The combined number of Xiao cavalry guards and Yan army cavalry is less than 3000, can you do it?"

Su Yan asked back, "Why don't you come?"

When he talked with Shen Chengjun, he had no dignity and inferiority. Hearing this, Shen Chengjun immediately said: "I will support you at any time."

"Since that's the case, General Shen will take care of the follow-up supply!" Su Yan smiled, and shamelessly left him the most difficult task, then took the saber hanging beside him, and slipped away.

Shen Chengjun: "..."

He suddenly felt that he had to persuade Lord Pingyuan to reflect on his own education methods, and he couldn't use this method to bring up his grandson.

What Su Yan left for Shen Chengjun looked like he was in a state of desperation. Fortunately, he only needed to hold the brush that was about to be bald and mediate with the court officials thousands of miles away. Su Yan was duty-bound to go to the battlefield.

He was always like this, never absent when he needed to risk his life.

In the early morning of the next day, Su Yan set off with the commander of the Yan army.The general who guarded the northeastern border of Daliang for nearly 20 years has a Chinese medicine named Shanglu, who is an old acquaintance of Su Zhi, but it is rare that he is not a good old friend.According to Zhang Li, the two of them pinched each other as soon as they saw each other.

When he reinforced the Xiao cavalry guards, he also had a bitter gourd face that looked like he had been owed 500 taels of gold, and the nasolabial folds on both sides of the bridge of his nose were as deep as plowed ones.This person is in his 40s and has not been married yet, and he has lived himself as an upright bachelor. No matter who is the matchmaker, he will not move - he is Shen Chengjun's spiritual idol.

General Shanglu was very kind to Su Yan, and he talked to him about the city defense in the northeast during the march: "This time, the barbarians crossed Yanzhou without anyone noticing, because a new group of nomads has emerged on the east side of the border between the Turks and Yanzhou. , the combat power is very fierce, and he is fighting against the barbarians. I am afraid that Huyantu is hungry and wants to fight Daliang for a long time this time, and he dare not confront those people head-on, for fear of being attacked by the enemy."

With a thought in his mind, Su Yan said, "Can you win me over?"

Shang Lu shook his head and said: "The oil and salt are not allowed to enter. My people guess that it may be the armed forces of the eldest prince of the Huyan tribe. He was once driven into the mountains by Huyantu and Xiaoqiwei, and his whereabouts are unknown."

These words now sound as ridiculous as the contract between Xiao Yan's whimsy and Hu Yantu's "Yongxiu alliance" back then.But if it was really the eldest prince, he hated Xiaoqiwei so much that he would not be able to cooperate.

"It seems that we can only rely on ourselves." Su Yan confirmed, "We can reach outside Zhuo County before sunset today, can we attack at night?"

Shang Lu said awe-inspiringly: "Yan Jun is on standby at any time."

The corners of Su Yan's extremely thin lips curled up, and the arc seemed quite pleasant: "That's very good, I, Xiao Qiwei, am not a vegetarian."

3000 people don't seem to be enough for the Turkic people like hungry wolves to stuff their teeth, but Su Yan knows in his heart that this hastily assembled cavalry is different from the motley army that was forced to be transferred to the front line of Youzhou that day——

They are soldiers who have truly experienced fighting and severe cold, and who know ugliness and anger.

As the sun sets over the Changhe River, Zhuojun looks like an empty city that needs to be rescued urgently.

At the same time, the setting sun crossed the winding alleyways of Taicheng, and in the warm pavilion of the Taiji West Hall, several court officials were bidding farewell to the emperor and preparing to go home with resentment in their heads.

Chen Youyou's head hurts, he has been in the position of prime minister for three years, neither long nor short, and he has done his duty.He gradually turned from excitement to numbness at the beginning, and now he is so busy with the war in the northern border every day.

A small victory outside Fanyang City did not satisfy the censor officials, and the memorials from the censor platform were handed over one by one. The problem is not at the front line, but in this Tai Chi Hall.The main combat faction was headed by Xiao Qiyu. After he was not in the court, Xie Hui, the grandson of Prime Minister Xie, spoke for him. The main peace faction was represented by Chen Youyou, who worked out one set of plans for the emperor.

"Temporarily cede the land, and exchange Yanyun and Yunzhou for the tranquility of the whole territory."

"There is not enough food and grass. If the fight continues like this, the rice in Jiangnan, Dongting, and Yazhou will not be able to feed the people."

"The coach only cares about the immediate interests and has never planned for the long term."

"If it really goes on like this, sooner or later it will be the same as the last years of the abolished emperor. Internal and external troubles erupted together. The supervising army and the governor will stand on their own, and the princes will separate their regimes, and then cause a chaotic world."

The last point directly pierced Xiao Yan's heart. The overly stubborn and conceited emperor would naturally not allow the slightest deprivation of his power.He was already old and could not listen to too many fierce objections, and Chen Youyou was well aware of this.

The man had received his favor and promised him many rare treasures from the grassland. Although their "friendship" didn't sound very nice, it really existed.As for the others, what is the responsibility of a literati to govern the country and the world, what is it to sacrifice one's life to face national disasters... Chen Youyou doesn't care at all, he knows in his heart that he is a villain and cannot be a good minister in troubled times.

Thinking of this, his steps suddenly became brisk.Going forward and crossing a bridge, after exiting the Xihua Gate, there will be his car waiting for you, and you will be able to pass smoothly today.

Just when he became more cheerful, a young voice behind him stopped him: "Chen Xiang, stay a step."

Chen Youyou turned around calmly, saluted and said, "Your Highness Sixth."

He raised his head, just as he was wondering what the prince, who had almost been neglected for many years, could learn from him, when he saw a man standing next to him, his expression changed immediately, but his heels were stuck to the ground and he could not move.

Xiao Qichen's half smile was not a smile, it was no different from usual, the person next to him was dressed in black, expressionless.

"Master Liu and I have something to ask Chen Xiang." Xiao Qichen said politely, his tone sounded as if he wanted to ask him where in Jinling in spring is suitable for visiting and enjoying flowers.

Chen Youyou was not sure what he wanted to do, so he quickly forced a smile: "What can your Highness teach you?"

Xiao Qichen pulled his hand out from the wide sleeve of his robe, as if he was saving some paper, he took a good time: "I got these letters from Mr. Liu a few days ago, and I don't quite understand the contents, I heard that Chen Xiang understands the writing of Huihe people , I’m here to ask you—what’s written on it?”

Ever since he took out a few pieces of letter paper with burning marks on the edges, Chen Youyou began to panic for no reason.When Xiao Qichen finished speaking, he was sweating profusely, before he even had time to explain, he turned his head and ran away instinctively.

A gust of cool wind blew by, and the golden sun fell on the feet, pulling out long shadows.

Chen Youyou's shoulders were firmly held down, and Liu Wenyuan's voice as straight as a coffin slab rang in his ears: "Chen Xiang, I don't take action easily on weekdays. This is His Majesty's intention. Cooperate and avoid suffering."

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Due to the graduation trip, the schedule will be temporarily suspended from the 10th to the 18th. If there is any change in the itinerary, it will be explained in the Jinjiang comment area in time.

I'm very sorry for getting stuck here, I still overestimate myself... 囧, I bow to all the readers, I am very, very sorry!