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Leaving Lin'an in the west and passing through Taozhou is the boundary of Shuangzhou.

Dayun governs the five states in the east, Taozhou is the center of the five states, and the other four states have their own characteristics.As far as this Shuangzhou is concerned, there is always a layer of mist floating from the Nightmare Swamp in the extreme east of the East Continent, which never dissipates throughout the year.

In the evening, Ziyuan led 1 people into Baixia Mountain in the east of Shuangzhou. She ordered the army to light torches and continue to advance along the mountain road. Today, no matter what, they had to reach the mountainside of Baixia Mountain before they could camp and rest.

Sitting on the horseback, Ziyuan felt that her inner clothes were already wet a lot under the weight of this heavy armor for a whole day, making her very uncomfortable.She raised her hand and tugged at the breastplate, and subconsciously touched the sweat towel in her waist pocket, but the moment she took it out, she let out a soft sigh, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Sister...what did I do wrong?" ?”

My heart hurts slightly.

"General Qi, there is a ruined temple on the mountainside in front of you, and there is a mess of grass where you can camp!" The cavalry in front of the road scooted back through the mist with torches, and returned to Ziyuan.

Ziyuan nodded and said: "The whole army obeys the order, speed up the march, and camp in the ruined temple ahead to rest!"

"promise!"

Not long after, they had reached the ruined temple on the mountainside, and the soldiers set up camp one after another, and got busy outside the ruined temple.

Ziyuan jumped off the horse, pressed the sword and stepped straight into the ruined temple——

The temple was full of spider threads and covered with dust everywhere. The Bodhisattva in the main hall looked hideous from a distance because of the spider threads and dust.

Ziyuan pushed aside the spider's thread, walked slowly to the Bodhisattva's feet, looked up at the Bodhisattva's glaring eyes, suddenly smiled at herself mockingly, and said to herself: "There are eight hardships in life, and the most difficult ones are the ones I can't ask for."

"It's not good! General Qi, it's not good!" Suddenly, a soldier rushed in, "Someone in the army has escaped!"

"Escape?" Ziyuan was slightly startled, pressed her sword and walked out of the ruined temple, glanced at all the soldiers outside the ruined temple, and asked the lieutenant beside her, "How many escaped?"

"Back to the general, probably, about [-] people..." The lieutenant general reported back while beating the quantum kite. This is the first time he leads the army and encounters soldiers running away. How will the thin general in front of him deal with it?

But Ziyuan just shrugged and laughed, "It's great that there are more than three hundred people missing. The military salary of their 300 people will be distributed to you, and you will earn it!"

All the soldiers were startled, never expecting that Zi Yuan would say such a thing.

Ziyuan blinked, walked among the soldiers with her hands behind her back, and said with a smile: "I know that you were soldiers of General Zhen Guo before, and you were selected to come to me. You must feel wronged in your heart. After all, from now on After that, you will no longer be able to enjoy the glory of General Shen, so if you want to leave, I will definitely not stop you."

"General Qi, you are..."

Ziyuan interrupted what the lieutenant general was about to say, smiled, and instead raised her voice, "Da Yun's military law is clearly written, and deserters are beheaded if they are caught. Those who take advantage of the fog in Baixia Mountain Those who escaped will be notified to the governor of Shuangzhou, and if they are caught, they will be stabbed. As for those who are willing to stay, the military salary will be divided, and there will be no benefits at all." After a slight pause, the smile on Ziyuan's face deepened , coughed twice, "I'll settle an account for everyone. If you leave today at Baixia Mountain, even if you escape the imperial court's arrest, you will live a life of trepidation. You want to go home and hug Bai Nen at home. Daughter-in-law, or holding a child who is not tender enough to hold rice, it is difficult. If you escaped in Hanxi Pass, you will get a few more military pay, so you can hide well enough to eat good wine for a few days Good meat."

No general would ever use such an excuse to retain the morale of the army, but all the officers and men knew in their hearts that although these words seemed absurd, they were much more useful than those angry and yelling arrests and military punishments.

After all, everyone is not without father and mother, and some even have wives and children.

General Shen had chosen them to secretly cause trouble for Ziyuan, but Ziyuan, far from being chaotic, would actually count the pros and cons for them at this time.

After much deliberation, even according to General Shen's statement, so what if he sneaked back to Lin'an?The name of a deserter cannot be erased no matter what, even if he gets the reward from General Shen, it is true that he will never be able to have a decent meal with his family in this life no matter what.

Ziyuan walked back to the gate of the ruined temple with a smile, and continued: "If you arrive at Hanxiguan and sneak away during the battle between the two armies, and make another fortune, the imperial court will not only reward the good name, but also issue a pension. It’s not bad to be a living dead person for your loved ones…” As she spoke, Ziyuan stopped her voice in surprise, “I can’t say any more, what is the most profitable one in the back, otherwise You all learn, what do I earn?"

The deputy general asked in a deep voice: "General Qi, are you teaching us to be deserters?"

Ziyuan smiled and said: "It's your choice whether to be a deserter or not, and whether it's worth it or not, I'll make it clear for you. The first three calculations are all loss-making. That's all I can say, everyone. If you still want to leave, ask the deputy general to leave a name, so that I can report to the governor, and go through the motions, and I can swear here that I will never catch you back and kill you."

The lieutenant general didn't know how to answer Ziyuan's words at all, but saw Ziyuan walking back to the ruined temple with a smile on her sword, as if she didn't regard the desertion as a big deal at all.

What kind of general is this?

Is it true that you don't know how to lead troops, or is it hidden and left behind?

After setting up camp, the soldiers lit a fire and cooked while thinking about Zi Yuan's thoughts, but no one took the opportunity to leave secretly.

"How can this Captain Qi lead troops like this?"

"Every sentence is true and reasonable. I really didn't think that deserters could be dealt with in this way. Jinnu, look, is there no one who has escaped?"

In the deep forest behind the ruined temple, Ye Lingxi, who had been secretly with her for a day, finished speaking in a low voice with admiration, then glanced back at the twelve palace guards following behind her, and said with a smile: "Qi Duwei has no one here. It's over, we can go to Hanxi Pass first."

Chu Shan had already expected that the soldiers and horses given by General Zhen Guo would make trouble, and worried that Ziyuan would not be able to take down these people for the first time leading troops, so he quietly brought troops to follow, thinking that he could help Ziyuan if necessary two.

Jinnu didn't expect that Ziyuan would use that method to solve the desertion issue, and she didn't expect Chu Shan to go to Hanxi Pass after knowing that the matter was resolved. She couldn't help being stunned.

"Han Xiguan? Isn't it back to Lin'an?"

Ye Lingxi shook her head and said solemnly: "As soon as Xiaoge goes there and there is no news, there must be something wrong in Han Xiguan, so I have to go and have a look at it no matter what."

"But……"

"Jin Nu, needless to say, hurry up with me." After Ye Lingxi finished speaking, she took the reins of the horse, pulled the horse for a long way in a low voice, got on the horse, and galloped towards Hanxi Pass.

Jin Nu couldn't resist Ye Lingxi, so he rode his horse and followed the twelve palace guards in pursuit.

The moonlight was hazy, and the mist of Baixia Mountain was scattered in the forest. A few dark shadows sprang out from the deep forest and sneaked into the tent.

The lieutenant general saw those black shadows, and was just about to speak to order to arrest those deserters who sneaked back, but was stopped by Ziyuan who was drinking porridge.

"The roster hasn't been sent to the Governor's Mansion of Shuangzhou, has it?"

The lieutenant nodded and said, "Return to the general, not yet."

"I understand the account, I will come back obediently, wait a little longer, and report the list to the governor of Shuangzhou in the early morning of tomorrow." Ziyuan continued to take a sip of hot porridge, reached out to cut a piece of roasted rabbit meat, and blew. I fed it into my mouth when it was not too hot, and it tasted so good after I chewed it, I already knew it in my heart.

Some deserters would come back, which shows that those deserters did not flee far in the evening, but they were listening nearby to hear how she would deal with them.

If he really wanted to escape, he must have made up his mind to escape for the rest of his life, and he would have escaped far away, so how could he hear what she said?

Ziyuan chewed the rabbit meat, secretly looked at these soldiers, and said to herself: "You want to bully me without leading soldiers? You underestimate me! It's not that easy to embarrass me!"

At the same time, at the foot of Baixia Mountain, the fiercely panting horse let out a neighing sound, and was sternly stopped by the horse, A Ling, who raised her willow eyebrows and glared angrily at the two imperial guards who were chasing after her. The soldier shouted: "If you chase after him, you will see your captain. Aren't you afraid that Captain Qi will blame you for protecting Zhexue? Cough cough."

"Miss Ling, you'd better come back to Lin'an with me, I've already failed my duty once, but I can't do it again!" The two guards stopped their horses and tried to persuade them repeatedly.

Ah Ling let out a sneer, "Oh, so what if you go back to Lin'an? Just watch the news of Zhexue's disappearance reach you Captain Captain, and then watch her go into chaos and lose the battle at Hanxiguan?"

The officers and soldiers of the imperial guards shook their heads in disbelief and said, "Miss Ling, so what if you went to see Lord Captain? This news cannot be stopped no matter what!"

A Ling glared at the two soldiers, "I have my own way, I warn you, if you stop me again, I will not be polite!"

"Today, Miss Ling must be invited back to Lin'an no matter what!" The two soldiers of the imperial guard battalion were also forced to hurry, and hurriedly replied.

"..." Ah Ling knew that if he continued to entangle with them, he would delay his business, so he stopped talking and got off his horse, ready to deal with the two guardsmen.

"Miss Ling, you have finally figured it out!" Seeing that A Ling got off the horse, the two Imperial Guard soldiers finally heaved a sigh of relief. Girl, please."

"It's time to go back, but it's always the two of you!" As soon as Ah Ling finished his sentence, he shot like lightning. on horseback.

"you you……"

Ah Ling shook her head dumbly, and said in a cold voice: "If you really want to explain to your lord captain, try to find a way to stop the news in Lin'an. As soon as the Hanxiguan battle ends, I will tell you lord captain about Zhexue." , I promise, she will never blame any of you. But if you insist on stopping me from going back to Lin'an, once the news about Zhexue is known to you Captain Captain in the past few days, I promise, your lives will definitely not survive three days! "After finishing speaking, she glanced at the grass at her feet, and suddenly bent down and grabbed a handful of red mud, found two ants in the mud, and fed one to each of them, "Gu insects are powerful, you should I know, if you want to live, wait until the acupuncture points are untied, then shut up and return to Lin'an!"

"Gu worm!" The two of them turned pale with shock on their horseback, "You... you know how to use Gu..."

"drive!"

A-Ling didn't bother to explain to them, since eating two ants won't cause any serious problems anyway, so she spanked the horse's butt left and right, and watched the two horses gradually go away with two pale-faced Chinese papers on their backs.

"Smelly girl..." A Ling took the rein, coughed twice, got on the horse, and galloped towards Baixia Mountain.