Luoshui Dongliu

After tossing like this for half the night, Zhao Shen turned his head to Du Rong and said, "I haven't finished talking with the general yet."

Du Rong saw that Zhao Shen's confidantes and officers were all around him, so he said, "Have you discussed with all the generals what the general and I talked about?"

Zhao Shen said: "No."

Du Rong said with a smile: "then please ask the general to call all the generals to come."

Zhao Shen saw that he was swinging bullets smartly at this time, and he was completely different from the cynical and lazy attitude of the past, he felt a clear and refreshing air welling up in his chest, nodded and said: "Alright." After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Shen He said again: "It's late at night, and it's inconvenient to raise the tent again. I invite you to go to my tent."

In the evening of this day, after the news of the Xiyan army's division came from the city, everyone in the camp looked at Zhao Shen's idea.Xie Rang, Li Shoude and others knew that according to the general's usual temperament, they would never wait and see, and wait to die.It's just that after waiting in the middle of the night, no matter what to do, Zhao Shen didn't call anyone to discuss it; when it was time to discuss the matter in the account, Du Rong was brought to him, and everyone was even more suspicious.

Zhou Gan added a few candlesticks and placed them there. Seeing that he was done, Zhao Shen stepped back and said, "Everyone already knows the news from Sishuiguan, so I won't be too long-winded. Yu Chiyuan sent more than 1 people away. , Going against Xu Du's [-] government army, it was very aggressive. He thought about fighting back the reinforcements with three strikes and one attack, and cut off all hope in and outside the city. It's just that his plan was good, but he couldn't make him do what he wanted. The city can't wait idly Looking at it, I intend to lead the cavalry to break out and help."

Sun Wuda hesitated and said: "The Sishui Pass is really important, but the Lord General is not here. I don't know how long it will take to go. No one can make decisions about everything in the city."

The other three generals guarding the Sifang City Gate also echoed: "There must be no one in charge of the city, and the general can choose another general for the rescue of Sishui."

Before Zhao Shen could answer, Xie Rang waved his hands and said, "You generals are wrong. It is indeed wrong for the lord general not to be in the city at such an emergency, but if the two thousand cavalry go out, if someone else leads them, who can rest assured?" He said In a blink of an eye, everyone here understood the implication.

If the siege of Luocheng is to be resolved, it all depends on Gao Yuan'an right now.Gao Yuan'an arrived at Sishui one step later than Wei Chiyuan, so he lost the opportunity and had fewer troops.But if there is a strong cavalry in hand at this time, the outcome will be reversed.When Zhao Shen sent troops, it was because it is better to ask for others than to ask for oneself, and to save others is to save oneself.However, the risk of sending troops this time is also great.The outcome on the battlefield is unpredictable. If you win, everything is easy to say. If there is a mistake, the capital of Zhao's life and livelihood cannot be guaranteed. From then on, no one can take care of it. The Xiyan army, these 2000 people were sent to Gao Shi in this way, do you know that Gao Shi can let them retreat completely?If it is Zhao Shen who leads the army, everything can be dealt with, at worst, the confrontation scene in Woye Town will be repeated; if it is only a general who leads the army, who can restrain Gao Yuan'an?

The meaning of these layers, Du Rong observed the words and expressions from the side, and could understand them all.After pondering for a moment, he said: "What the master said is true, but the general should not take all the cavalry out. At least three or four hundred people should be left in case of any eventuality. As for General Gao..." Speaking of which, looking at the crowd, After a pause, he continued, "General Gao is not a greedy person."

Li Shoude suddenly smiled and said, "What General Du means is that our worries are all based on self-confidence, are we unfounded?"

Du Rong also laughed and said, "Chang Shi thinks that everyone in this world should envy other people's concubines like Ai Ji?"

Li Shoude changed color suddenly, and was about to argue, when Xie Rang whispered beside him: "Chang Shi is impatient." After a pause, he said again, "General, why don't you just take [-] cavalry and do the rest in the city?" Accept."

Sun Wuda and others said: "The general really needs to stay behind and prepare for the unfavorable event of the battle."

On the other hand, Yuan Gui said loudly: "At this time, we can't wait and see by chance. If there is an emergency, these cavalry are trapped in the city, is there any way out?"

Someone retorted: "But with this iron cavalry, it is capital in your hands after all."

Zhao Shen originally just listened quietly, but now he swept his eyes and said, "What kind of capital? The capital that surrendered to the Xiyan Army?"

As soon as this remark came out, the people in the seat hurriedly stood up and said: "I never thought of that!"

There were no ups and downs in Zhao Shen's speech, he just said: "If anything happens, I will go back to the city and fight with you to the end. I will never think twice about this."

Cheng Chude said: "We all know the general's determination to defend the city. Although this expedition is urgent, you don't need to think too much in advance. The important thing is to figure out how to send troops. As for the future, you can think long-term."

The matter has come to this point, everyone listened, and after thinking about it, they all nodded.

Xie Rang set up his pen and ink, listed each item on paper, and discussed each item one by one. Finally, Zhao Shen made a decision one by one, and each of them followed the orders.

By the fourth watch, everyone had agreed on the matter before they dispersed.Zhao Shen saw that Du Rong hadn't left yet, so he smiled slightly and said, "What I entrusted to the general will be too detrimental to morale, you just know it."

Du Rong only said: "I haven't asked the general how to single out the top and bottom in a full camp?"

Zhao Shen smiled and said: "This iron cavalry is the painstaking effort of several generations of my ancestors. I never wanted to be manipulated by the prime minister, because I was afraid that after he took the cavalry, he would not be able to use it for himself and split it up. After all, Gao Yuanan is his own brother, so suspicions will eventually be less. If this cavalry is in the hands of Gao Yuanan, if Chen said that he is seeking benefits, the establishment will be preserved anyway. And those who can be regarded as our own by General Gao, will be in my camp. Only the general."

Du Rong squinted at him and said, "I have heard a little about how you fought against this cavalry before and made the prime minister angry, but now you are willing to surrender to General Gao?"

Hearing this, Zhao Shen smiled and said: "When I can still take on the responsibility, I will certainly die; but if I can't... even if I have no virtue or ability, and can no longer protect my subordinates, as long as this cavalry does not disperse, the world will know the bravery of the Northern Dynasty." The teacher is still there. Thousands of years later, the world will still remember that the iron cavalry is enough to fight, and a Zhao Shen is nothing."

After sending Du Rong away, Zhou Gan came in and said, "General, take a rest, you can rest for two hours at dawn."

Zhao Shen waved his hand lightly and said: "I'm fine here, you can go." After saying that, he got up and went into the inner tent.

Seeing Lu Youzhi standing in front of the door, Zhao Shen saw his solemn expression, and laughed softly, "It's a pity that I couldn't listen to what you had to say during the discussion just now."

Lu Youzhi looked at him and said, "You should be like that cavalry soldier. Once you get out of the city, you shouldn't come back."

Zhao Shen held him in his arms and said, "I can't do this."

Lu Youzhi saw that he was just talking about other things, so he couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "I just heard what you said about whether you have capital or not? You know that if you withdraw the cavalry, you will end your own retreat. Why do you promise in front of others that you will return to the city?" if."

Zhao Shen smiled lightly: "If every word is a whip, would you still mention surrender?"

Lu Youzhi said seriously, "When the day comes, I will say every single word."

Zhao Shen hugged Youzhi's shoulders tightly with his arms and said softly, "Since you are such an ignorant person, why bother to persuade me to be naughty."

Lu Youzhi trembled slightly, gritted his teeth and said, "You know you're gambling with your life."

Zhao Shen said leisurely: "I have never noticed that the enemy's army is divided, and I am ignorant; if I am afraid of death and ignore the subordinates in the city, I am brave; if the wind makes the rudder turn my back on my words, I have no faith. No wisdom, no courage, no faith. Man, would you like to see me live like this?"

When Lu Youzhi heard the words "no wisdom, no courage, no faith", he felt someone slap his face hard.Even though he knew that the words had no other intentions, he still couldn't help shivering, his fingers couldn't help but tightly grasped Zhao Shen's arm.He turned his head away from Zhao Shen's gaze, suppressed the soreness in his chest, and laughed at himself, "Yes. If it wasn't like this, you wouldn't be Zhao Shen." He didn't finish his words, but he didn't want to finish.What he sighed in his heart but didn't say was, if he really only wanted to survive, why are the two of them so troubled and entangled now?He lost his mind for a while, and finally sighed very softly.

So far, that's all he can do.

Putting these aside, just talking about the moment, Lu Youzhi's heart is like a mirror, and Zhao Shen's breakout this time is hundreds of times more dangerous than the last time.At Sishui Pass, the one to deal with might be Pei Yu.Thinking of Pei Yu's sophistication and cold heart, Lu Youzhi felt a little uneasy for a while, and was afraid of disturbing Zhao Shen's mood, so he didn't dare to let out any worries, so he reluctantly responded with a smile: "If you have the spirit of breaking the boat, you will surely succeed immediately. .”

Zhao Shen said with a smile: "Of course it's a desperate situation, but once..."

Lu Youzhi hurriedly stopped him and said, "Let's talk about the funeral before the battle, you are confused."

Zhao Shen straightened his face and said: "I'm talking about your business," he said, untiing a tiger talisman, "Once something happens, you can always leave the city with this, you can rest assured."

Lu Youzhi looked at the strange eyes of the beast with fangs on the wooden sign, and in a daze, he felt that Pei Yu's fierce and unstoppable gaze swept over him, and his heart shuddered.Pausing for a moment, he said slowly: "Don't worry, one day, I will destroy my appearance and kill myself, and I will never have any thoughts of life."

When Zhao Shen heard this, he couldn't help being startled, and then he said angrily: "Why should I worry? If you talk nonsense, I will really beat you!"

At this time, Lu Youzhi seemed to be in the mood for a joke, and said, "Why are you so anxious, you want me to rest assured first? Besides, I don't want to be buried for you, but I just don't want to leave troubles for each other that ruin their reputations."

Zhao Shen saw that his tone was calm, but his cheeks couldn't help being flushed, and he held the other arm with one hand until his knuckles turned white.In such a situation, I felt even more alarmed in my heart, and I couldn't help but lifted Lu Youzhi's shoulder and said, "Don't think wildly."

Lu Youzhi looked at the curtain and said word by word: "Here is you and me, but when you leave this tent, there are only generals, and Lu Youzhi is dead. There is no such thing as life and death in this world. I only say that you cherish yourself, don't take it for granted. .”

Zhao Shen heard the eight words at the end of the sentence, and said in silence for a long time: "No matter what, I will definitely try to give you a way out."

Lu Youzhi suddenly smiled, like a Wei Tuo flower blooming under the moon: "Those who know my heart say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want."

Before the words finished, Zhao Shen had already hugged him in his arms.Lu Youzhi glanced up at him, then closed his eyes and fell to the ground with him.

After the two of them took off their clothes, Zhao Shen wrapped his hands around his waist and abdomen from behind, and Lu Youzhi couldn't help but tremble all over.Zhao Shen rested his head on his neck, his warm breath burned his back.

In the past, the two of them were extremely gentle when they were happy, but today the two of them show no sympathy, as if they want to imprint their marks on each other, it seems that only in this way can they never forget each other.

Under Lu Youzhi's violent impact from behind, his eyes turned black from the pain, and his teeth bit deeply into Zhao Shen's skin, but it was like a sudden cold wind blowing into his heart, as if he could hear the five pure sounds of the Great Brahma, and he felt endless joy.The pain and joy were intertwined, like a giant net falling from the sky and covering him firmly.

In a trance, he murmured: "How happy is life, why is death so painful, pity me, the world, there are so many worries..."