God favors the troublemaker, and the protagonist is forced to become evil

It is now the end of November. At this time, the Wala army is the least active and is preparing for winter.

"Come, have a drink and warm yourself up." Chang Lingjie inspected the military camp, walked to the top of the city wall and looked into the distance. He stood on the wall for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zining climbed up the city wall and took a pot of wine, and Jiang Suining followed.

"This wine is really strong. Haha, it's actually osmanthus wine." Chang Lingjie had also tied his hair up and put on a crown. This was the first time Zining saw him with all his hair tied up.

Chang Lingjie was born handsome and unparalleled. Back then, little Xie Jia was stunned by him. Now, he has lost his youthful naivety and has become more stable and modest. However, the tenderness of a young man remains the same, and elegance is engraved in his bones.

"Osmanthus flowers are in abundance this year, so Jingzhi brewed a lot more tea, and we haven't finished it yet." Jingzhi is Jiang Suining's courtesy name, which was given to him by his uncle.

"I want to buy some osmanthus flowers and put them in the wine, but it doesn't feel like the fun I had as a young man." Chang Lingjie murmured and took a sip of the wine in a depressed manner.

"Zining, I am the only one left in the capital now. Qingping and Yuanxi have gone to Zhejiang, and you and Jingzhi are guarding the north. I am alone in the capital, feeling lonely all the time, and there is no one to drink with..."

He often thought of his youth when he and his classmates would go to high places to write poetry, go boating and drink. Now he thought that was probably the happiest time of his life.

A few years ago, Wu Kaiyang and Ouyang Fu were still in the capital, and they looked after each other. Now, Wu Kaiyang and Ouyang Fu have also left the capital for Zhejiang, and he is the only one left in the capital.

He sent off wave after wave of people, and in the end, he was the only one who saw off Wu Kaiyang and Ouyang Fu. Then he returned to the city and home alone...

Wu Kaiyang and Ouyang Fu were from military families, so leading troops to fight was no problem for them. I was just a merchant, so I didn't even know how to do fancy moves.

However, there are many people in his family, several aunts are well married, his uncle has a say in the court, and he himself was the third place in the imperial examination. The relationship between several families is close, and now he is doing well in the court.

Unfortunately, from now on he can only deal in the court.

He didn't know how to lead troops in battle, and he had never been exposed to martial arts since childhood. If he rashly went to the battlefield, he would probably have no chance to realize his ambitions.

But Zi Ning was right. Someone in the capital was needed to pass on the news to them. If there was no one in the court, who would speak for the thousands of soldiers? If there were villains in the court causing trouble, he could clear the court in time.

Since they have chosen to fight at the border, there must be no chaos in the court.

Zi Ning understood his sadness and patted his shoulder to comfort him. If they were born in a peaceful and prosperous era, they could serve as officials in the same court for the rest of their lives, and their children could be classmates and continue the friendship of their parents.

"Liu Zhen, we will be reunited soon."

Zining and Jiang Suining stood on the city wall and watched Chang Lingjie gradually go away. His carriage was followed by guards in front and behind. Little by little, he disappeared in the blinding wind and sand.

Chang Lingjie couldn't help but stick his head out of the carriage and look back. The two young men in the distance had turned into two black dots, and they could no longer be seen as human beings, but he knew that the two men must still be watching him leave.

Like flowers and leaves, they occupy the spring breeze year after year.

The spring breeze is really busy, blowing from the northwest to the capital, and then to Zhejiang...

At the end of November, Zi Ning led 3,000 cavalrymen to penetrate deep into the enemy's rear from the flank, attempting to burn the food and grass.

"Hehe, Ji Zining, you really did as I expected and burned our army's food supplies tonight. It's a pity that you missed the mark by one move. You didn't expect that I was waiting for you here in advance, hahahaha."

Bart had long guessed that the enemy would burn the food and fodder. Winter is extremely cold, supplies are scarce, the air is dry, and fires are easy to start. At this time, burning the enemy's food and fodder is the best way.

Bart led his troops to station in Lucheng in order to capture Suzhou next to Lucheng.

Suzhou is adjacent to Zhongzhou, and is a necessary position for attacking the Central Plains. Unfortunately, Zining and his men defended it tightly, and Bart and them were deadlocked in Lucheng for three years, but could not take it down.

This winter, we can take advantage of the fact that the Li Dynasty army thought that the Wala would relax their vigilance during the winter and catch them off guard.

However, the Wala army cannot let down their guard, especially when it comes to food and fodder, which are of utmost importance.

Barter led his men to surround Zining's 3,000 cavalrymen. Zining looked at Barter with a serious and indifferent expression, pointing the red tasseled spear in his hand at Barter, "Hey, Barter. You and I have known each other for many years. I respect you as a talent, but it's a pity that you followed the wrong person!"

Bart smiled. Of course he sympathized with Zining, but unfortunately they had different standpoints and could not become good friends.

"I would like to say the same thing to you. Unfortunately, the battlefield is ruthless. Today, you cannot escape death. Unless..." Bart naturally did not want Zining to die young. If Zining was willing to go back with him and be loyal to Wala, he could ask the general to spare his life.

However, Bart knew that Zining would definitely not agree, so he decided not to insult others by saying such things.

"Stop talking nonsense, just kill if you want to. Today, I, Xie, will not necessarily be beheaded." Zi Ning shouted and rode into the enemy camp on his horse, killing five Wala men and making them fall to the ground.

Bart didn't say anything more to Zining. He would talk to him properly after he caught Zining.

Bart commanded the army to encircle and wipe out the 3,000 cavalry brought by Zining, while he himself rode his horse towards Zining, intending to capture Zining alive.

The 3,000 cavalrymen that Zining brought were not simple soldiers. These cavalrymen were elite soldiers that Jiang Suining had trained for many years, and it was not a problem for them to fight one against a hundred.

Bart charged into the enemy camp and headed straight for Zining.

"Your three thousand soldiers are no match for my army. It would be better for you to surrender and I will spare their lives."

Zining was surrounded by the Wala army, and it wouldn't be long before they were all captured.

Bart excitedly circled around Zining, unable to take off the smile on his face. After fighting for so many years, the winner was finally decided.

"Oh no, there is an army raid in the rear."

"The enemy is advancing deep into our flank!"

One piece of harsh information after another rushed into Bart's ears, and he realized at this moment that he might have fallen into a trap.

"Haha, Bart, my backer is here, what about yours? Can you get the reinforcements?" Zining turned the red tasseled spear in his hand, with the tip of the spear pointing at Bart's heart.

"Haha, I really envy you. So many brothers have accompanied you through life and death, and you are willing to put your life in their hands." Unlike me, I feel like I am fighting alone, without anyone worthy of my support.

It is not known whether the King of Oirat is indulging in wine and women, and even though supplies are scarce, he still insists on forcing his soldiers to stay at the border.