Song Langsheng said: "It is precisely because he is a craftable material, but he doesn't know how to restrain himself. In the eyes of the public, he still does what he wants. If he doesn't care about it, it will be too late when he will cause a big disaster."

I nodded and smiled: "So you're doing it for him, not jealous..."

Song Lang said in his life: "I have never been jealous."

I:"……"

The night of the military camp is not as colorful and prosperous as the people in the city, but there are often bonfires under the starry sky and the bright moon, chatting and laughing, and the soldiers drinking and eating ròu unscrupulously. Oh, there is no more booze. Tomorrow the army will send troops to attack the rebels. The war is imminent, and alcohol is prohibited in the army. However, Lu Lingjun had no problem drinking a little secretly. He did not accompany him in this expedition. Song Langsheng arranged for 100,000 soldiers to defend the city and let him stay and sit.

Not being able to go into battle to kill the enemy is more sad for Lu Lingjun than not letting him drink and eat ròu. The other soldiers were playing wrestling and sword fighting by the campfire. The small jug sat beside him and quietly handed it to him, "Hey, did I break my promise?"

He took it easily, opened the lid and smelled it, "Are you top grade?"

"That's it, I bought it, can it be bad?"

He smiled slightly, put the jug aside, and sighed: "Brother Bai, you say, General Song and the others are not very optimistic about me?"

"If you don't like you, why should I let you guard the city? You don't even think about it, who is staying with you this time?" I pointed to my nose and said, "It's me, Song Langsheng asked you to stay. Protecting me is actually believing in your ability."

Lu Lingjun nodded and said, "What you said seems to have a little bit of truth..."

I said: "This time, the enemy's army will take the lead, as long as there is no big difference, victory is inevitable, but defending the city is different. Zezhou and Tongguan are the most important lines of defense in Daqing. We are invincible, you see, we don't even understand that you have fought for so long."

Lu Lingjun thought for a while, and immediately opened up, "Brother Bai, it's fortunate that you told me, otherwise I'd have to hate the concubine to death."

He can also fully believe my nonsense words. It seems that Song Langsheng is right. He needs more experience before he can take on the important task. I held my cheeks and looked at him, suddenly remembered a question, and asked him: "Brother Lu, you have been fighting for so long, do you know if Nie Ran has personally led his troops to fight?"

"I don't seem to have heard of him... He is not the heir of the previous dynasty. How could Nie Guang, a noble body, be willing to let him show his face? If one of his hands and one foot is accidentally cut off, wouldn't he be in vain?" Lu Lingjun He tilted his head slightly, "Why did you ask him?"

I said, "It's nothing, I just think it's strange. It stands to reason... He has to establish his majesty to get twice the result with half the effort. With such a passive fighting attitude, there is no rebellion at all, right?"

Lu Lingjun squinted, "Why does this sound a little weird to me? You care so much about him, does your consort know?"

I stepped on the toe of his shoe, "Who cares about him? I just care about the situation of the battle and the enemy. However, you are not allowed to tell me if I ask you..."

A faint voice came from behind, "Don't tell anyone?"

I patted Lu Lingjun on the shoulder and said, "I have a good conversation with Brother Lu tonight about my ideals in life, and I have learned a lot. I have to digest it again and leave..." After I finished speaking, I immediately ran forward and just stepped out. In one step, I was grabbed by the neckline with one hand and pulled into my arms. I looked back at Song Langsheng without changing my face and said, "Consort, why are you here? What a coincidence."

Song Langsheng smiled slightly, "What do you think?"

At this time, Lu Lingjun had disappeared in a matter of seconds, and I laughed and coughed, "I thought you were still discussing with General Huo about the expedition..."

He glared at me for a long while, and when he saw my head drooping, he sighed helplessly: "You, you, I really don't worry about leaving you alone in Zezhou..."

I was overjoyed: "Is that willing to take me to the battlefield?"

"...you think beautifully."

I spread my hands and said, "10,000 soldiers are more than enough to defend a city. If you keep 100,000 soldiers, even if 500,000 enemy troops come to attack the city and play wheel battles, it will take ten or eight days to take down the city at the fastest. ...Could it be that Nie Guang can still give birth to a new batch of troops out of thin air? The state city is sure to be golden, so you can rest assured."

He took my shoulders and said, "If there is any accident, you will immediately order someone to send you away overnight. I don't want Zezhou to be impregnable, I just want you to be safe."

I shook his arm, "Okay, I promise you, it will be fine, you have to promise me too."

He rubbed my hair and looked down at me, "When I return, I will join hands with you to the end of the world."

When the army set off again, Lu Lingjun and I stood in a row on the city wall and watched from afar. The flags were flying. When Lu Lingjun saw that I was reluctant to part, he couldn’t help but ask me why he was obviously reluctant to part, but he didn’t stop him. Keep.

I leaned against the wall and blocked the dazzling sun with my hands, "Sometimes, people can't always live for their own selfishness, can they?"

Ten days later, Zezhou received a military report from the front. Huo Chuan and Song Langsheng each led an army all the way to attack Huguang. The soldiers and horses fought with each other for days, breaking through the enemy's line of defense and arriving in Guiyang. The two sides fought bloody battles for days, and finally defeated the Nie family's army and took back Guizhou, capturing 58,000 enemies. People Xu.

Nie Guang was greedy for a long time, and he fought and retreated. The morale of the anti-rebel army was high, and it was like a broken bamboo.

Lu Lingjun said with a smile: "It seems that the day when the princess and the concubine meet again is imminent."

When I heard the good news, I should have been overjoyed, but I am still a little uneasy in my heart. Nie Guang is very cunning, is it true that he will not leave behind? For safety's sake, I ordered Mingjian Division to investigate carefully, but if there is any clue, I will report it, but I don't want to, I really got a terrible report.

There are enemy troops bypassing the Taihang Mountains and gathering in Lingchuan to form a navy, meaning they will break through the canal defense line unexpectedly. If they are allowed to cross the Yangtze River, the rebels will most likely head towards the capital!

Lu Lingjun asked me with a pale face: "How many sailors are there in the enemy army?"

I closed my eyes, rubbed my forehead, and said, "At least 200,000... But the main army of the 5th and 3,000th battalions have all gone south with Huo Chuan. Even if they were to return immediately, it would take ten days at the earliest... It would be a bloody battle just for the Yulin Army and the Hu Ben team in the capital to stop the enemy army..."

Lu Lingjun knocked on the table angrily, "Sure enough, he is a dangerous person! However, Nie Guang is losing to Guiyang, so who is the commander of the rebel navy?"

I sighed and put the secret letter on the table, "Nie Ran."

In the past six months or so, Nie Guang led the army to attack the north again and again, and the imperial court dispatched most of the troops to fight against it. This was Nie Guang's first move. If he could win, it would be great. If he lost in the end, they would at least steer our army's sharpest troops away from the imperial city.

The next step is to let Nie Ran, who has been dormant for a long time, lead the army to attack. They will cut off the waterway hub and delay the news. When the capital hears the news, I am afraid that Nie Ran's army is approaching, and then the commanders and envoys will be dispatched. The local army is already extremely dangerous.

This army is the most important move in the enemy's entire plan!

The strong wind opened the doors and windows. I walked to the window and looked at the distant mountains. The mountains were endless, like a long life. I thought about it for a long time and looked back at Lu Lingjun, "The closest place to Lingchuan is Zezhou and Shuo. The only way to stop Nie Ran today is to block Huo Chuan's army before they go back..."

Lu Lingjun raised his head suddenly, he understood what I said, "Today the north wind is blowing, they can't cross the river... If they travel all night, they should be able to rush to Lingchuan before dawn, I will immediately..."

"Brother Lu..." My eyes slowly blurred, "We only have 100,000 soldiers and horses, while the enemy has 200,000... If we go, only the entire army will be wiped out, and there will be no way to survive..."

"Yeah." He had already turned around to hold the sword on the table, and then knelt down on one knee, "Subordinate, do not set your mission, take more time for the emperor and princess, and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop!"

Like a thousand needles in my heart, I squeezed my fingers tightly, "Lu Lingjun, in fact, if you..."

"Princess." Lu Lingjun has stood up again and smiled at me, "You said that people can't always live for their own selfishness, can't they?"

Is it?

I can't answer.

It's just that after Jun Luling led his troops out of the city, I asked myself over and over again, is the king's death a life, and the death of the 100,000 Xuan Tie Army is not a life? When the soldiers sacrificed their lives in order to protect the territory of course, did those in the upper ranks sacrifice themselves for the people of the world?

Xiao Qitang, ah Xiao Qitang, even you, when you learned of your life experience, thought of abandoning all responsibilities and lived your own happy days, what right do you have to complain about?

The night was so thick that it couldn't be dissolved. This night, there were no stars and no moon, and no one in the army could sleep peacefully.

The next day before dawn, there was a continuous sound of bugles from outside, so abruptly, people couldn't help but be confused.

When I rushed to the tower in a hurry, the soldiers guarding the city also ran out at the same time. I stood on the city wall and looked out, but I saw a fast horse galloping, far away across the moat. He shouted: "The Central Military Camp is investigating Sun Ping! There is a large group of troops coming from the direction of Anyang to Zezhou! It seems to be an iron cavalry of the Liang State!"

Someone on the city wall panicked, "Liang Guo? Isn't Liang Guo a state of friendship with us? How could Liang Guo's army come?"

I stared blankly at the endless mountain range in the distance. The dark clouds covered the sky, and the dark shadows were so close that people couldn't breathe.

If you don’t give in to the outside world, you will have external troubles unless you have internal worries.

This time, both internal and external troubles came, but there were very few defenders in Zezhou.

Chapter 60

When I returned to the hall, my shadow guard leader and the army king Qianhu knelt down together, imploring me to escape from Zezhou City as quickly as possible before the Liang army came to the city, and send the battle report back to the capital.

I said: "I have already rushed back to Beijing with two flying cavalry, and the court will take action within three days, so there is no need for this princess to make such a trip in person."

Ah Shang stood up abruptly: "Princess, if you are one step later, I'm afraid it will be too late..."

Wang Qianhu also stood up and said in a hurry: "The spy reported that there are nearly 400,000 Liang troops, but the defending army in Zezhou city is only 5,000 people, princess, Zezhou... I'm afraid they can't hold it anymore. Why do you stay here to die..."

I was silent for a moment, then glanced at them, "I'm leaving, can the 500,000 people in Zezhou City be able to leave?"

Wang Qianhu said: "Princess, you are a thousand-dollar body, how can something go wrong, we are dead..."

I stopped and said, "This princess is the governor sent by Your Majesty to Zezhou. The army is out of the nest, and there are no generals in the army. This princess is the general, and it is the duty of this princess to guard Zezhou City. The general of the army abandoned the army and fled?"

"Princess"

I said: "Shang, order all the shadow guards of Mingjian Division to change into military uniforms and prepare to defend the city!"

Mingjian Division Yingwei has always been obedient. Seeing that I have made up my mind, Ah Shang no longer persuades me, and immediately turned around and walked out.

Wang Qianhu still wanted to say something, so I asked, "Wang Ping, are you afraid of death when the Liang army is attacking?"