Square inch by Kyushu

As soon as Lucheng learned of Yuping's fall, he was surrounded by two armies in the city - one army came from Yuping, and the other was the Xi army that had been harassing outside the city.

Qi Zhen, the general guarding the city, climbed up to the city wall, saw the unstoppable siege of the two armies below the city, and sighed helplessly in his heart: "The prefect He Zhijing has ruined the big event, and this battle is over."

Perhaps it was because he was demoted here and his relationship with the imperial court was not good, or maybe it was because he heard that after Yuping fell, none of the civilian officials in the city were harmed.So he thought twice and decided to surrender in Kaesong.

Anyway, in troubled times, the regime changes frequently.All wars are nothing but gambles of those in power, and the chips are often innocent people like them. In fact, whoever wins and who wins has nothing to do with them?

As a result, Lucheng soldiers were captured by Xi State without bloodshed.

For Luo Qiuli, it was one step closer to his and Li Muge's great cause of domination.

As for Gu Yanxi, it was another day before he and Li Muge met in battle.

Once these mountain cities are destroyed, the state of Jin has no danger to defend.

After that, Xi's army drove straight all the way, went deep into the hinterland of Jin, captured seven cities in a row, and finally arrived at Xinye, the capital of Jin, half a month later.

Although there is only one city left, there is only one battle left.But this war is much more dangerous and difficult than the battle along the way.If we talk about this journey, Gu Yanxi and Luo Qiuli are both adopting military strategies to win by wit in order to avoid unnecessary casualties as much as possible, but this battle of the imperial capital no longer allows them to opportunistically.

The battle for the succession of the Jin Kingdom ended with the victory of the Seventh Prince, so now the Jin Kingdom's regime is no longer divided and no one is in charge.

At the same time, Wei Wuhou, the number one general of the Jin Kingdom, has also been released from prison. No one should underestimate this veteran for many years.

And because of the previous wars, the imperial court did not send many reinforcements, and all the defeated troops who lost the city were withdrawn to the imperial capital, so now there are [-] troops guarding the city of Xinye.

Facing the bitter cold wind, Gu Yanxi looked at the gate of Xinye City and said to Luo Qiuli: "This is a tough battle, and neither you nor I can avoid its casualties."

Luo Qiuli raised his eyebrows and said, "So?"

"So please tell Li Muge that it's not because I didn't do my best."

Unexpectedly, Ji Yiran's life could kill three points of his arrogance and threaten him so far.Luo Qiuli tightly clenched the hand hidden in his sleeve, but on the surface he nodded calmly.

Then he said: "Once the war starts tomorrow, it will be a protracted fight. You are already sick and fighting for months, you should rest earlier."

Gu Yanxi nodded slightly, turned the horse's head and walked towards the camp.Along the way, he lowered his eyes and didn't say a word.Although at first glance he looked the same as usual, but Luo Qiuli intuitively felt that there was something wrong with him.

The east has not yet turned white, and the city of Xinye is already under the dark tide.

At this delicate moment of day and night, everyone thought that everything would happen tomorrow, and gradually relaxed their vigilance against danger.

The Xi army seized this opportunity and launched a general offensive.

Their attack was fast and fierce, and before the enemy set up their bows and crossbows, they attacked Xinye like a storm.By the time the sun rises, under the falling morning light, there are already swords, lights, swords and shadows shouting to kill and shake the sky.

However, although the Jin army was attacked by the Xi army at night, the first city gate was broken.But they immediately held on to the second city gate, relying on sufficient armaments and a strong city, they quickly reversed the decline and turned from defense to offense.

On the other hand, during this Eastern Expedition of the Xi Army, although they had not encountered any tragic and severe battles before, they preserved considerable strength and physical strength.But after all, the long-distance journey was short of people and horses, so facing the [-] Jin troops who had been recharging their energy and strength in the city, they immediately showed powerlessness, and were counterpressed by the opponent several times, and gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Gu Yanxi stood on the high ground, with a pair of quiet eyes calmly looking down on the ever-changing situation on the battlefield, and at the same time, the colorful flags in her hand were constantly changing the trajectory of movement.

He knew in his heart that the victory of this war was decided, and it was only a matter of time.But if Xi's reinforcements cannot arrive in time, the number of bones buried here will multiply, and Xi's vitality will also be severely damaged by this battle.

At this moment, a bit of compassion spread from between his brows, seeped into the bottom of his eyes, and returned to calm in an instant.

Although it is easy to say that "one general will succeed, ten thousand bones will perish", but is it something that everyone can face calmly?

Wei Wuhou stood on the city wall, frowning and sweating in his palms.

As the number one general of the state of Jin, he thought he was well versed in the art of war and was good at using tricks, but he had to admit that the general commanding the Xi army at this time was even better than him!Looking coldly at the few colorful flags on the slope in the distance, a cloud was cast over his face.

After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to change his tactics!

If the rhythm of the battlefield and the direction of the battle are always in the hands of the opponent, then he will lose the final one-ten-thousandth chance of winning.

At this time, a flash of determination suddenly flashed in his overly resolute eyes, showing his determination to "do not succeed or succeed".

"Pass my order, mobilize [-] elite troops, and immediately go out of the city to meet the enemy!" Since the opponent has been using formations to make up for their strength, he will use absolute strength to defeat his formations.He must not allow the other party to delay the time anymore, otherwise, as soon as Xi's reinforcements arrive, there will be no possibility of Jin's comeback.

But what he didn't expect was that at the moment his army rushed out of the city gate together, Xi Jun seemed to know his tactics in advance. The Chinese army moved closer to protect it in the rear.

In the end, the entire Xi army merged into a huge fan shape, making the Jin army rushing head-on as if they had bumped into an iron plate suddenly, and did not take advantage of it.

At this time, the Xi army did not take advantage of the situation to launch an attack but suddenly began to retreat.

They withdrew their troops very quickly. After the Jin army reacted, their main force had retreated to the high ground outside the city, leaving only a small force to delay the Jin army.

Seeing this, Marquis Wei Wu was depressed for a while, swung his big knife and chopped off the heads of several Xi Bing in one go.

"Kill! Cut off all these Xi soldiers in the rear of the palace, and leave no one behind!"

He looked up at the black shadow on the high ground, with piercing coldness in his piercing eyes: Since the commander regarded this army as a sacrifice destined to be sacrificed, then he will let him get his wish.

Gu Yanxi stared blankly at the blood splashing continuously in the shadow of the sword, light, and sword, and tightly clenched the rein with both hands until he squeezed the blood between his fingers and still didn't feel it.

Even though he has experienced so many lives and deaths, and seen so many sacrifices, he still cannot be truly indifferent.

Maybe that's why he hates war.

Perhaps, this was his original intention to help Lord Jiu rule the world.

After all, in troubled times, it is too easy to hurt people.

After killing all the Xi soldiers who were in charge of the rear of the palace, although the morale of the Jin army was high, they did not dare to pursue them rashly.After all, the enemy is now on a high ground, and the situation ahead is unclear. If he follows up impulsively, he may be digging his own grave.

Mighty Marquis was always cautious, so he waved his hand and withdrew the army.But he did not withdraw his soldiers back to the city, but set up camp on the spot, watching every move in Xi's camp.

After the Xi army withdrew to the camp, they were already in a panic.

Although after some adjustments, he began to gradually regain his strength, but such a large-scale consumption also made the military supplies begin to be tight.

Gu Yanxi was also extremely exhausted at the moment, but he still insisted on going to each battalion to check the situation, until he returned to his tent, his frowning brows did not relax in the slightest.

"I didn't expect you to be in a hurry?" He just opened the tent door, but found that Luo Qiuli was already sitting in the tent waiting for him. Gu Yanxi didn't answer him, but asked instead: "There are so many things in the army that need to be dealt with, why don't you come here?" What am I doing here?" His tone was not very friendly.

Luo Qiuli didn't take it seriously, and threw a peanut into his mouth: "Come and care about you, can't you?"

Gu Yanxi couldn't help laughing: "You want to ask me about tomorrow's military deployment, right?"

Luo Qiuli chuckled, nodded and said simply: "Yes."

"Then I have to ask you first, when will Xi's reinforcements arrive?"

"Well..." Luo Qiuli deliberately lengthened the ending, but seeing that the other party's eyes remained unmoved, he could only say boredly: "If there are no accidents, I can arrive early tomorrow morning."

"I said why are you so leisurely? It turns out that you have a plan in your mind! Since the reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, there is no need for any complicated strategies, just push them flat." Gu Yanxi was really tired, and she didn't want to talk to him anymore, and walked to In front of the bed, the intention of chasing guests is obvious.

"But I still want to minimize casualties." Luo Qiuli still sat there peacefully, obviously not intending to leave.

Gu Yanxi made the bed on her own, and didn't look at him when she heard the words, she was silent for a moment and said "OK" lightly.

Luo Qiuli didn't seem to hear his answer, but just watched his back intently.The flickering candlelight was reflected in his eyes, all flickering and dimming.

If Gu Yanxi felt something, she immediately turned her head.But at this time, a gust of cold wind suddenly hit the outside of the house, blowing out the already weak candle flame, and the room immediately fell into darkness.

Fortunately, tonight, there is still moonlight.

The melting moonlight sprinkled meanderingly through the simple tent windows, leaking all over the ground like mercury, reflecting the clear light in the room.

Gu Yanxi stared at Luo Qiuli without blinking. I don't know if it was because of the depth of the night or the color of the moon. At this moment, his gaze was as calm as water and as deep as the sea.

Looking at Luo Qiuli who had already covered his eyes, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and there seemed to be a moonlight flowing through the bottom of his eyes: "I didn't expect that there is not even a little bit of trust left between you and me."

"Luo Qiuli" saw that his identity had been exposed, so he didn't bother to cover up any more. He simply walked up to Gu Yanxi and stood facing him, bending his eyes and smiling. Let's play for the second time." There was only a little smoke burning in the smiling eyes.

"I have been using bone shrinking skills to maintain my body shape, which is quite detrimental to my internal strength. In order to monitor me, you have worked tirelessly." Gu Yanxi looked at "Luo Qiuli" who was suddenly half a head taller than her, and the corners of her lips curled up involuntarily. But there is no smile at all.

"It took a little effort, but it also saves unnecessary worries. Who told you that you have always had a bad reputation with me." He slowly tore off the "human skin mask", and his face suddenly revealed elegant lines.

People are like jade, and voices are like silk.One look up, it is a boundless spring/color of peach blossom singing.

Even the cold moon shining on the green shirt cannot conceal the innate brilliance of Li Muge.

He slowly raised Gu Yanxi's chin, grasping the bright moonlight in his eyes: "Yanxi, talking about 'credibility' is too hurtful, why don't we talk about 'heart'? Do you prefer Huangfu Guangbo? What am I like now?"

Gu Yanxi looked at him with some amusement, and there was a little joke in his eyes: "Whether it's Huangfu Guangbo or Li Muge, I've never liked you." Since you don't want to hurt your feelings, you should be sad.Anyway, long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain.

It's just why he tried his best to cut off so many times, but still cut off this relationship?

Hearing this, Li Muge did not have the same emotional fluctuations as the previous few times, but let go of the fingers pinched on the opponent's chin, and said slowly to himself: "Sometimes I would rather be born as Li Muge than Huangfu Guangbo." After all, the days of joining hands in Jianghu were really good, weren't they?"

"Really?" Gu Yanxi's teasing eyes deepened, "But Li Muge is always working for Huangfu Guangbo every step of the way, even the hand in hand is not a deliberate plan? In fact, I would rather Huangfu Guangbo never became Li Muge .”

"If I didn't become Li Muge, then I would be a dead person now. Yan Xi, do you want me to die?"

"At least I don't want you to live like this." He turned his eyes away, not wanting to look directly at him again.

"Oh? You know how I live?" His tone showed strong interest.

"The shackles on your body are too heavy, the hatred in your heart is too deep, and you have lost too much freedom...you shouldn't be this kind of person...and you shouldn't live this kind of life..." He didn't go on with the rest, his voice was trembling.

Li Muge laughed loudly after hearing this: "But this is beyond my control. Don't forget, you chose this kind of life for me." He bent over and gasped out of laughter, and almost lost his footing.

Gu Yanxi quietly leaned her back against the bedpost, her breathing began to be a little short.

That's right, his current life is all his own making.How could he be so cruel to him, and continue to be cruel?

"Of course I can't blame you entirely. This kind of life is my own fault." The laughter stopped abruptly, and a trace of helplessness appeared in Li Muge's eyes, "Who made me love you more than anything?"

Gu Yanxi's whole body was shocked suddenly, at this moment, it seemed that something quietly collapsed in his heart, defeating his indestructible principles and reason for the first time.

"Guangbo..." He couldn't help calling out that long-lost name, but the owner of that name had already turned and left.

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Kyushu Small Theater:

"Your Majesty, how should the taxes be formulated next year?"

"Your Majesty, how to prevent floods during the spring flood?"

"Your Majesty, aren't the rations paid to the conscripting army a bit too sufficient?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Jiang's words are wrong. Soldiers who fight for the country should be given preferential treatment, and should not be deducted from their salaries. It doesn't matter if you don't listen to the views of corrupt scholars!"

"Meng Dudu... how can you insult your colleagues in the hall? What do you think of etiquette and righteousness? Where do you put your majesty?"

Luo Qiuli: "..."

"Your Majesty, you see that the daughters of these royal families are in line with your wishes. After all, it's time for you to choose a concubine."

"His Majesty…"

"His Majesty…"

Luo Qiuli sat on the main hall with a depressed expression on his face, his mind was buzzing.Knocking on the dragon chair under him, it was so hard that he really didn't know what to do.

Wearing Li Muge's human/leather mask, he gritted his teeth in his heart: Your Majesty, you are always a "beauty" and enjoy yourself, leaving me here alone, how can you live?

Li Muge, who was far away in Yuping City, saw Huanfei, Huanfei, Laoshou, and Laoshou in his arms entangled again, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Qiu Li, I only know about your past "hard work" today."