Heaven and earth return to one

At the beginning of February, Li Yunke and Yuan Laohou arrived in the north with an army of 20.

When the old Hou Ye met Yuan Che and his son, he naturally had a lot to say. When he talked about Yuan Lu from the west and Yuan Zheng from the south, he couldn't remember how many years ago the last family reunion was. thousand.

Li Yunke didn't bother, but only called Yuan Che's guards to ask about the situation in the northern border.

"The people the emperor sent to chase me along the way ran very fast," Old Master Yuan said loudly, "but what's the matter, will I go back when he tells me? Now the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so he can't control me!"

Li Yunke laughed and said, "That's right, there were two more moves in the middle, and Lord Hou beat them to pieces by himself. It's really a treasure."

Old Hou Ye patted Yuan Che on the shoulder and said, "It's just that you brothers, especially your official position, may not be able to keep it after this war is over."

Yuan Che said indifferently: "The emperor doesn't believe our Yuan family. It's meaningless to be an official. It's better to finish this fight quickly, and then return to the field. Ask a daughter-in-law to serve my father with me, and then ask her to give birth to you. Grandson, let you coax me every day."

Master Hou stroked his beard and said, "For this border, your marriage has been delayed. You will be forty after this year, and you haven't found a wife yet, and you don't know if you will have a son in the future."

The confidant next to him couldn't help laughing, Yuan Che coughed twice in embarrassment, and said, "Father, didn't you also fight in the South and North, and you didn't have a baby until you were thirty?"

Old Hou Ye said, "Can thirty and forty be the same, stupid thing!"

Yuan Che: "..."

Old Hou Ye took a sip of tea, caught a glimpse of Li Yunke smiling and didn't know what he was thinking, and said to Yuan Che: "Actually, it doesn't matter if the emperor believes us or not. You see, he doesn't even believe his own brother, so we don't feel wronged." Yes or no?"

Li Yunke: "..."

"The battle in the northern border was really not easy. If it weren't for the heavy troops in the western border to hold back the allied army in Qiujue Beimo, the battle here would have been defeated long ago." Yuan Che said, "Kun Duotu is a fierce and powerful man. A difficult opponent. I have fought against him several times, but I didn't get half of the benefits, or maybe he was even worse. Fortunately, the reinforcements came in time, otherwise, in a few days, our army might have to retreat and set up camp. "

Old Master Yuan stared, and said: "Are you so worthless? What is Kundotu? I didn't know if he was born or not when I was galloping on the battlefield! Tomorrow you just watch here, and I'll meet him!"

Yuan Che hurriedly said: "Father, you have come from a long way, you should take a good rest first, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry."

Li Yunke also smiled and helped Yuan Che to speak, "Master Hou really can't be lazy. Look at this kind of thing, this king is the last one who wants to come forward."

"What are you doing here if you don't come forward?" Old Master Yuan Hou didn't give him face very much, "It's true that the emperor said that you hoarded soldiers and horses privately, and why did you say you didn't come forward? My lord, I'm not stupid, no I don’t know, this step by step, I’m afraid it’s all planned by you.”

Li Yunke said embarrassingly: "The plan was very good, but unfortunately things didn't go according to plan."

Old Hou Ye wanted to say again that someone outside the account reported that Marshal Zhang Lixin had sent someone to send an urgent letter, which needed to be presented to Prince Duan immediately.

"Zhang Shuai's news is well-informed." Lao Hou said.

Li Yunke didn't say that Zhang Lixin sent the letter by the way of Zhuangzi, but asked someone to bring it.

It was Qin Shaoshang who delivered the letter. He did not leave after enclosing the letter, but stepped aside and waited with his head bowed.

Old Hou Ye looked at him inquiringly.

Yuan Che tugged at his father's sleeve, signaling him not to look any further.

Li Yunke had already folded the letter again, closed his eyes, and said with a melancholy face: "Give me back Li Xin two words—to persuade you to surrender."

Qin Shaoshang didn't ask the specific reason, and went immediately.

"What happened to Zhang Shuai?" Yuan Che asked.

Li Yunke's face was a little heavy, "The internal affairs of Cang Xun, the great country has caused a lot of trouble, and Yin Baizhu is probably crazy."

Thinking of what he said to persuade him to surrender, Old Master Yuan's eyes lit up, and he said, "Your Highness wants to take this opportunity to swallow Cang Xun?"

"I wanted to win Cang Xun a long time ago, but I didn't expect to use this method at the beginning. I really took advantage of others." Li Yunke smiled wryly and shook his head, "But at this time, whether it is Cang Xun's situation or Yin Zhan himself The situation is very bad, and it will be the biggest harm to him if it continues, I believe he can also weigh this and save us all these troubles in the middle."

Yuan Che said: "It's not easy to be the king of a subjugated country. Even if Lord Cang Xun chose to surrender to Chengning for his people, the Yin clan would probably regard him as a sinner, and he himself might not be able to overcome the hurdle in his heart."

"The descendants of the Yin family have been few and far between in his generation, and after he leaves the palace, he will not hear other people's gossip." Li Yunke said with a headache, "As for how he thinks about this matter, that depends on the situation." It's new."

Yuan Laohou and Yuan Che looked at each other, unable to understand what this matter had to do with Zhang Lixin.

"Your Majesty is energetic. I'm a little tired. Why don't you rest earlier today." Li Yunke didn't want to explain, so he changed the subject and said, "Ask the soldiers to rest in place for three days. After three days, transfer the left guard 5 Ten thousand people rushed to the western border, and the remaining 15, together with the troops stationed here, moved north.”

On the 22th day of February, Yuan Che, the general of the northern border guards, led an army of [-], marched northward from the border, and took all sixteen border cities of Beimo into his pocket in just over [-] days.

It's a pity that everything was not as smooth as it was at the beginning. After the army reached the edge of the desert, it could no longer advance half a step. The army was at a loss.

Yuan Laohou and Li Yunke both visited there one after another, but they couldn't come up with any useful solutions.

Kun Duotu, the Beimo general who had been defeated before, became very proud, leading a group of soldiers to sneak around the edge of the desert, often attacking the Chengning army when people were not prepared, almost every time he succeeded.

Although Kun Duotu's attacks were all small-scale surprise attacks, which would not cause heavy losses to the Chengning Army, but if things went on like this, it would affect the morale of the army, and the battle would be hopeless.

Yuan Cheding was at the front and couldn't come back. Master Yuan's temper had become more and more irritable recently, and the soldiers in the rear all counted on Li Yunke to make up his mind.

But Li Yunke fell ill again.

Once the poisonous hair was severe, sometimes he would faint from the pain. When his complexion was almost unattractive, he also lost a lot of weight.

To this day, You Qi no longer needs to hide, and they all take care of him in the camp.

Li Yunke was in a coma last night and still hasn't woken up after noon today, and the Youqi are getting more and more uncertain, and they don't know if this is the first time they have discussed this situation, should they let Nangongxuan know.

"I told you, no one is allowed to mention this to Xuan'er." Li Yunke woke up with a frown, turned over and said, "Pour me a glass of water."

Qin Shaojun hurriedly poured water over and said worriedly: "Master, what's going on with you? Didn't Doctor Xiaoxi help you control the three-step kill? How could it be so serious? It's okay if you don't tell Master Nangong. No... why don't you go down and take Dr. Xiaoxi over and show you?"

Li Yunke drank half a glass of water, stretched his waist and stood up from the camp bed, "Don't say anything about Xiaoxi, I won't spare you if I miss it."

"But……"

"I know it in my heart." Li Yunke said while dressing, "I had a dream just now, and it suddenly occurred to me that someone might be able to help us out of the predicament in front of us."

No one answered his words, and there was silence in the tent.

"..." Li Yunke said helplessly, "At least someone will cooperate with me."

It was Qin Shaojun who was the most sensible, and said indifferently, "Who is it?"

Li Yunke rubbed his head, and said, "Xiang Duo, take a hard trip to meet Dulong Duduo and Sang Zhe."

Xiang Duo immediately understood what he meant, and turned around to leave the tent.

Not long after he left, someone came to Zhuangzi and reported that Lord Cangxun, Yin Zhan, had surrendered to Chengning, and now Marshal Zhang Lixin is taking care of everything about Cangxun temporarily.Chengning's frontier army stationed in Cangxun justifiably, confronting Yin Baizhu, and currently has the upper hand.Li Yunshen was overjoyed when he received the news, and hurriedly dispatched officials to rush over, intending to take over Cang Xun.

The visitor finished his official report and said something in private, "Master, I heard that Mr. Cang Xun didn't want to surrender at first, and even had a big fight with Zhang Shuai, but the next day he couldn't afford it anymore. , Seeing that the person was half breathed, he had no choice but to agree."

Li Yunke only twitched his brows lightly, but his heart sank heavily—if Yin Zhan really had any troubles, the brotherhood between him and Zhang Lixin might come to an end.

However, in my current situation, if I am sympathetic or not, I may have considered too long-term.He sighed, and said: "Young Shang, you go back to Xiuluo Mountain, and ask Xiaoxi to work hard and go to Cangxun for a while."

After Qin Shaoshang left, Li Yunke sent Han Luo to fetch water to wash himself, and asked Qin Shaojun to get some food.

After he finished washing his face, Qin Shaojun just happened to bring lunch, and stood at the door of the tent and said, "Master, the guards have come to report that Changlu sent envoys to make peace with you."

Han Luo helped Qin Shaojun bring in a few side dishes and spread them out, "Let the envoy wait, if you want to see them, the master will only see you when you are full."

Li Yunke took the chopsticks he handed over, and said, "If Changlu really wanted to make peace, then Kun Duotu shouldn't have tossed our people so arrogantly on the edge of the desert. Besides, he should make peace first. The envoy talked with General Yuan, and then General Yuan led people to come to me. How could he come to me directly? How did this envoy cross the line of defense of my 20 troops in Chengning and come to my camp without General Yuan's knowledge? before?"