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On the 23rd day of Mingyue, the warmth in Jingxuan Pass became stronger, and there was already a tendency to melt the snow. The city wall was full of water droplets, and the beads merged into a stream, dripping down.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Zhou Zai stood at the gate, looking far to the west.

Zisang knew that he was waiting for the news of the reinforcements. The cavalry went out and did not come back. No one knew what happened. The darkness in the army deepened.

If the reinforcements cannot arrive, then all the previous battle plans cannot be implemented. Originally, we would wait for the army from the rear to arrive and then go out of the city to fight hard immediately.

Zhou Zai is very confident in his formation on the battlefield, which is why he pins all his hopes on the reinforcements.

The situation in the royal capital is critical, and Zisang is also very anxious. Originally, she thought that she might run back quickly after the first battle in Chunkai, and maybe she could see him as an old man.

Tell him my decision.

But now even letters cannot be delivered to the palace.

Zhou Zai said that this is a war with no way out, if there is a problem with the reinforcements...

They didn't even think about such a question.

"Report..."

Suddenly, several fast horses came galloping from the cliff border line in the east, some of them still had blood on their bodies.

Zi Sang froze like a sap in his heart, and ran forward behind Zhou Zai.

It was the last group of people sent out to meet the reinforcements, who rolled down as soon as they reached the wall of the building, their faces flustered: "The reinforcements diverted from Xianzhou and headed for the capital."

Zhou Zai staggered a bit, and Kuang Xun couldn't believe it: "Say it again?"

"The whole army was diverted to Xianzhou, and the troops that were going to support them were all surrounded and dealt with. We also managed to escape and report the matter to the general."

Kuang Xun was so angry that he drew his knife immediately, looking at the direction of Fengzhou in the east, wishing he could kill the person who gave the order immediately: "You bastard, who dares to change the course for Ma Ming?"

The soldier replied: "It is said that Fang Zhonghou ordered Ma Ming to go to relieve the siege of the king's capital."

Zisang was also angry: "They are all rebellious officials, so why dare to change course before the war."

At the moment, it is useless to be angry, the original plan is completely messed up, they are alone in front of the enemy.

Everyone in the main general's tent was ashamed. Originally, 8 or [-] people could at least defend to the death, but Dong Chixiu's fortifications completely broke the natural danger of Jingxuan Pass. If they didn't take the initiative to attack, they could only passively meet the enemy.

No matter how good the formation is, it is impossible to face an enemy that is several times larger than oneself. This is a fact that everyone knows.

Except for that battle to the death 11 years ago.

Everyone thought of this at the same time, and a general said: "Anyway, I'm going to die anyway, so it's better to fight."

"Yes, if Chi Yu doesn't fight, he will capture the leader."

Usually, Zi Sang listened to him and other discussions from the side, and rarely spoke, but this time he disagreed: "With the lessons learned from the past, the old method will definitely not work. Chi Yu does not underestimate the enemy like his father, Chi Zheng."

Zhou Zai also thinks so.

A general shouted, "Then what should we do? No matter how hard we fight, we can't win."

"Ma Ming returned to the king's capital to solve the siege? A coup d'etat happened in the palace?" Only then did some generals realize that a great change was taking place thousands of miles away from them.

"It's all a bunch of grandchildren. Now that the border crisis has not been resolved, they are fighting first."

"The most irritating thing is that the largest army is being used."

A cadre will become more and more noisy, the tent is full of complaints, Zhou Zai shouted: "Don't make these things public, it will affect the morale of the army."

Only then did everyone lower their voices. In fact, everyone knew that before the beginning of the new year, the army had announced that there would be an increase of 15 reinforcements.

Only ten days into the spring, the fortification of Dongchi is already on the verge of completion, and a long ladder has been built under the cliff, just waiting to break through the ground and come out.

In order to prevent Dongchi from being attacked at any time, [-] soldiers have been stationed at the entrance of Huifeng Valley.

After the inside of the tent was about to go out, Zisang came to ask Zhou Zai, "How long will it take for 15 horses to travel from Xianzhou to Baibi City?"

"Less than ten days."

"How long does it take for [-] soldiers to travel from Jingxuan Pass to Baibi City?"

"Half a month long.".

Zhou Zai stared at the sand table in front of him and suddenly raised his head when he heard the words. He looked at Zisang: "You mean going back to the capital?"

The time is not right.

Zisang remembered that when he entered Baibi City in the past, he took the waterway, and the river went straight through the whole area of ​​Nanliang, and he could reach Tianzigang of Baibi City by going up the river from Xuanzhou.

Such a waterway often lingers in her dreams, and the past is always related to that water and that boat.

She analyzed with Zhou Zai: "From the Yajing line back to Baibi City, there is a big bay in the middle, but if you go up the Tonghe waterway, it will be much faster."

Zhou Zai was stunned and speechless, he was not sure what Zisang meant.

Zisang went on to talk about her plans and decisions: "We need to buy time now. There are nearly 7 soldiers in the army. Before we led [-] troops, we entered Baibi City before the army led by Ma Ming, and solved the problem of the palace. Wai."

Breaking the siege of the royal palace, rectifying the identity of His Royal Highness, ordering all officials, reorganizing the government, and suppressing traitors.

"But if Jingxuan Pass is lost, Nanliang will be devastated." Zhou Zai disagreed to return to Babi City.

Although Zhou Zai was so anxious that he wanted to go back to the king's capital immediately and break the necks of Langzhong and others, but in his eyes, it is more important to guard Jingxuan Pass.

"But everyone said they won't win." The generals hadn't thought about the assumption of winning more with less.

But no matter what, he lost a lot in terms of morale alone. The tens of thousands of Nanliang soldiers in the pass will inevitably lose their morale if they don't wait for reinforcements.

"At least we can keep it."

"How long can you keep it, one year or two years?"

Zisang didn't give in at all, even with the current force, he couldn't defend for such a long time.

There is civil turmoil in Nanliang, not to mention who will prevail, even if they gain the upper hand, there will be garrisons to guard, they will certainly not allow her and Zhou Zai here, and one more thing, no one knows how long it will take.

If you stay, you will be hurt and you will be defeated. Instead of giving up and hurting countless, it is better to make plans later.

Drive the troops back to the capital, break the siege of the king's capital before Fang Zhonghou, first rectify the name, call the world with benevolence and courtesy, and then fight against Fang Zhonghou.

Zhou Zai firmly denied: "It's just nonsense, there has never been such a retreat."

Abandoning Jingxuan Pass, Dongchi soldiers entering, and the land of Nanliang is equivalent to breaking the embankment, and it will be difficult to take it back.

"Staying stubbornly and stubbornly will only lose more. The best way now is to retreat to the pass, [-] to the king's capital, and after the [-] follow-up, raise the walls of the state capitals along the map, order the state capitals to garrison the city, store food and sit in the town , and as far as I know, General Ma Ming was originally a descendant of Zhongliang, and he fought temporarily or was just forced by the situation. If Fang Zhonghou can be dealt with, the military power will be regained, and then there will be room for recovery."

It is absolutely not allowed to fight to the death at Jingxuanguan, the two sides will not please, and the loss will be even greater.

Zhou Zai was silent for a long time after listening to Zisang's words, and then asked: "1 soldiers, what's the use of the remaining [-]?"

"General Kuang Xun is in charge of stationing the wall and delaying Dongchi's entry into the city." Zisang walked to the sand table and said, "The shape of the mountain here is complicated, and many soldiers in our army are familiar with the terrain. If you can't defend, retreat from here, Dongchi is not familiar with the terrain, and there will be delays in pursuit."

In this way, more than 7 soldiers will be able to retreat completely. After Dongchi enters the pass, the marching speed will inevitably be slower than that of Nanliang, and the small towns along the way will retreat to the state capital to settle down in advance.

"Also, if the Jingxuan Pass is broken, all state capitals must be vigilant and order local conscription to organize resistance."

During Zhou Zai and they discussed how to distribute the reinforcements after they arrived, Zisang secretly made a lot of preparations for the possibility that the reinforcements were leaked.

She hadn't wanted to use the plans either.

But at this juncture, the arrogance in Zhou Zai's bones cannot be allowed to continue.

Although sticking to it could win a great reputation as a warrior, the sacrifice was too great, which she didn't want to see.

11 years ago, 11 strong men died in exchange for ten years of peace at the border of Nanliang. [-] years later, even if [-] strong men died at Jingxuan Pass, Nanliang could not keep the land.

The only way to survive is to retreat.

Zhou Zai disagreed: "When I came out, I vowed to fight to the death to defend Jingxuan, fearless in death."

"Although you are fearless in death, you can let tens of thousands of strong men die with you under the enemy's command. What's the point of being a lonely soul in vain, and the possibility of being invaded by foreign countries while your family is desolate?"

Zhou Zai was silent, holding the sword, with a serious face, Zisang suddenly realized that his temples had turned white.

He is an ever-victorious general, and he has never been defeated in his life. It is too difficult for him to give up without fighting.

Forced by the situation, Zisang thinks the best way now is to retreat.

Even if the [-] brave men work together, at most they can only slightly dampen the spirit of the Dongchi soldiers, and the outcome is irreversible.

"No matter what, I'm still Shijun. Although Grandpa Wang didn't give me real power, the blood of the royal family is shed on my son Sang, and the king's seal is also on my body."

She paused, and said word by word in a tone that could not be refuted: "Zhou Zai, I hope you can stand by my side this time."

Didn't you agree a long time ago that you will stand by my side, if I am willing to take over the burden from Grandpa Wang.

Zisang completely tore away her usual casual face, now she only had firmness on her face.

Withdrew the troops back to the royal capital, and led [-] troops to the Tianzi Hong Qi to attack Lieutenant General Lang's [-] imperial guards allied forces before Ma Ming's army entered Baibi City.

There are still [-] elite soldiers in the palace, and she can win this battle as long as she enters Baibi City.

She made up her mind to do this.

Zisang walked back to her tent with firm steps. At first, she felt that a wind of righteousness made her walk in the sky with her head held high, but when she saw Bai Yunmo, she suddenly became powerless.

She hugged Bai Yunmo, her whole weight fell on Bai Yunmo's shoulders, and she didn't know until this moment.

"Yunmo, I'm scared."

In fact, she was terrified. With such a decision, tens of thousands of lives and honors would be borne on her shoulders.

Abandoning the customs and retreating is a shame for every soldier on the front line.

The brave are fearless, they have always died, or they will return with glory, and they will give up without fighting, the journey of the cowardly.

Bai Yunmo didn't know what happened, she patted Zisang's back lightly, feeling the coldness of her armor: "It's okay."

It's okay, it will pass, at least we're still together.

"Well, help me change my clothes, my little medical officer." Zisang still hugged Bai Yunmo tightly, smelling the faint mixture of incense and herbs on her body.

Bai Yunmo smiled slightly: "Okay, my Highness Shijun."

Zisang still didn't let go of her: "Do you know what I'm going to wear?"

"Let me guess, change into commoner clothes and take me back to the market?"

At this moment, Zi Sang suddenly wanted to change clothes. After all, it was a bit sudden, and Bai Yunmo couldn't think too much, so he could only guess like this, and besides, there might not be other clothes for her to wear in the past.

Zisang smiled, closed his eyes, and said angrily, "Let's guess again."

"That……."

Bai Yunmo thought that there was still a set of armor in the suitcase, a very beautiful one, made of blue light and cold iron, with exquisite patterns carved on it.

If it's not a commoner, it can only be a member of the royal family. This time it is really completely cut off the way to retreat.

Bai Yunmo said softly, not knowing whether to be happy or sad: "Okay, put on the armor that belongs to Shijun."

After removing the dark black ordinary armor and wearing the fine blue armor, Zisang's whole body is like a boat covered in a layer of faint blue light.

Touching her waist, it was a pity that the Wang Yi sword given by Grandpa Wang was not here, and she hung up the long sword she usually used: "Bring me the Fang Guoyin."

Holding the printed box in his hand, Zisang looked at Bai Yunmo, took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to carry it with Zhou Zai."

Bai Yunmo smiled and shook her head, then put her foot on the side of her face and kissed: "No matter what you argue with him, I will stand by your side."

"Okay. I'm one level ahead of him, and I'll win."

Zishang squeezed Bai Yunmo's face: "Wait for me to come back."

The soldiers passing by couldn't help standing still when they saw the people in the cold light, and then they saw her pulling the person next to them and said, "Go and inform the general in charge of patrol to come back, and give Shijun's order."

Zhou Zai was also taken aback by Zisang's battle, looking at her a little confused.

Then several generals who received the notification came back from their respective posts. It was already night, and when the sergeants were returning to the camp to change the guard, it was very noisy outside, but it was extremely quiet inside the tent.

These generals originally traveled with Zisang, and later they often stayed around Zhou Zai, so they knew Zisang's identity.

If you know, you know, they have always treated Zisang as a follower of Zhaohe, although sometimes Zhou Zai also respects her, but they are all rough people, don't understand so many rules, and never see outsiders.

Seeing that she had changed into a shiny armor all of a sudden now, she felt a little overwhelmed.

Kuang Xun opened his mouth again, and said, "What's the trouble? I'm still asking the people above to take precautions. This year's ice melts so fast."

"I am the only surviving grandson of the No.12 monarch of Nanliang, and the only His Royal Highness in Nanliang at the moment. You all know that."

Zisang's voice was clear, and he stood in front of everyone to show his identity first: "I am now discussing important matters with you as Shijun, and I also have the seal of the country in my hand, so I can write an edict to you and others."

Everyone was still a little bit at a loss, not knowing why, so Zisang clenched her fists, glanced at Zhou Zai, and then said her decision: "I want to retreat back to Baibi City, and the announcement will be made, and I will be on the road at dawn tomorrow."

She had already done all the calculations, so she dispatched thousands of troops to Xuanzhou first, and requisitioned all Hongkou merchant ships.

The [-] soldiers traveled hundreds of miles a day without stopping, and arrived in one day and one night.

The waterway journey is now just in the southeast monsoon, and it will take five or six days to reach Baibi City with the wind.

He will definitely be able to enter the capital ahead of Fang Zhonghou.

The generals were obviously frightened by such a decision, and even Kuang Xun didn't recover for a long time.

"No refund." Zhou Zai was the first to raise an objection.

"With more than 7 soldiers, can we win?" Zisang once again raised the question of the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves.

Zhou Zai was silent for a while, looking at his old subordinates: "Do you think we will fight this battle?"

"The general says war, and we will fight."

Everyone thought that they would lose in this battle, but they had the courage to accompany the gentleman.

Kuang Xun also said: "I can't give up. How many brave lives of this Jingxuan Pass have been exchanged for it. It took three years to repair the city wall alone, and it took tens of thousands of labor. How can those silver rats in Dongchi break easily? close."

"Knowing that we will be defeated, why make more fearless sacrifices? The morale of the army is not shaken. This time we returned to the army by breaking the siege of the palace. The division is famous and can boost morale a little. These are more than 7 lives, for nothing. In the name of bravery, blood is shed in vain, as a general, how can you feel at ease?"

After Zisang said, he took the jade seal out of the box and put it on the case: "The king gave me the seal, but he deliberately ordered me to supervise the army. This is the time when the king is in danger and employs people. I hope everyone can weigh the pros and cons. The most important thing is the life of the man."

Everyone bowed their heads in silence, and looked at Zhou Zai for a long time: "General, retreat or fight?"

Zisang suddenly slapped the table with his palm: "What are you going to fight with Dongchi? Not to mention the outnumbered soldiers, there is no countermeasure at all. Dongchi hoarded troops for a winter, and the order was clear. The army has thousands of skilled craftsmen. What else can I do to build an ice wall, the last time I sent out a surprise attack, the enemy was only injured by five thousand, the self-inflicted damage was tens of thousands, and there were countless remnants, don’t you see me?”

The originally casual person changed his clothes, and even the manner of speaking was different. Everyone's expressions became a bit shorter, especially when a woman said that, after all, they were somewhat ashamed. Let's see Zhou Zai .

"General Zhou, in my capacity as His Highness, I order you to arrange for troops immediately without delay."

Zhou Zai was stumped by Zisang's attitude.

He still doesn't want to retreat.

What Zisang said is correct, there is no chance of winning the garrison, and perhaps the result of losing the entire army can only be exchanged for a foolish loyalty.

But he has never been defeated for a long time, and he may gamble again, with the lives of tens of thousands of strong and brave Nanliang...

He closed his eyes, his face was tense, and he said after a long time: "The last general takes orders."

So that's all right, with one mind, Zisang ordered the person in charge of ordering troops to say: "That is to say, it is the order of His Royal Highness Shijun, the rebellious ministers forced the palace, and we will raise our troops to serve the king, and rush to the capital immediately tomorrow morning."

She changed from being an attendant to the person standing in the main position in the tent.

She revealed all the ideas she had made these days: "Although Dongchi has built fortifications, we have a thick ice wall on it. Once they break through the ground, the ice wall above will fall down."

"The fortifications will inevitably suffer some damage, and we are in a high position just to throw stones and block them with bows and arrows."

But during this process, Dongchi must also use the gravel and ice they threw down to prop up the foundation stone higher, and it will be much easier to rush up again.

Withdraw when you can't hold on.

This is the plan for the remaining [-] troops to guard Jingxuan Pass.

Kuang Xunbuyi: "No matter what you say, you can't just give up this Jingxuanguan to Dongchi."

"It's not worth letting all the soldiers lose their lives in vain." Zisang dropped this sentence coldly, and circled the route from the mountain road to Xuanzhou again on the sand table.

"The fine cavalry must go now."

Some people questioned: "It may be difficult to implement such a sudden conscript."

"Forcibly recruit in the name of the royal family, and promise to thank you in the future." The matter is urgent, and there is no time to pay attention to such matters.

After setting up the departure matters, each of them took the order to make preparations.

Zisang breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the jade seal to have a look, shook his head helplessly and smiled, and said to Zhou Zai, "This is the beginning of the road I should take."

Involved in the struggle between power and blood, I hope that person can last until they return to the palace.

Back in the tent, Bai Yunmo wiped her face and asked, "Win?"

"Well, I won Zhou Zai's round, but there are still bigger battles to be fought." Zisang pinched Bai Yunmo's face and said to her, "I'll leave tomorrow morning, pack up."

"Ok?"

"You heard me right, go back to Baibi City and relieve the siege of the palace." Zisang did not tell Bai Yunmo about many things in the Japanese army in the past two days, and only now that he has figured it out clearly did he tell her about the situation.

Bai Yunmo pouted after hearing this: "You know that many merchant ships in Xuanzhou Port belong to my Bai family."

"Ah... I don't know, I didn't expect to offend my wife."

In fact, I have heard it mentioned in Bai Yunmo's words a long time ago, but I can't mess up the plan because of this selfishness, so I can only say haha: "My lady, go to sleep, I will clean up."

"It's not that I offended me, but I just want to explain how you will explain to your mother in the future."

Bai Yunmo tidied up her hands and feet neatly, and hummed: "My mother is usually gentle with others, and anyone who dares to mess with her family's wealth will not be able to please her."

"But no matter what, I'm also her daughter's husband, right?"

"That depends on whether I can help you talk or not.

Two or two laughed, and then they both felt relieved. In fact, they all felt heavy. They still knew when the war would start at Jingxuanguan. After leaving the gate, it was a journey of mixed blood bathing. No one knew what would happen on the way. .

Even after arriving at Baibi City, it is unknown how the situation in the city will change. It will be difficult to hide again if he shows his identity as a Shijun.