The general and I form a pair

Xue Gui took two bowls and filled them with wine.Accompanied Xue Qing silently.

Xue Qing took off his mask, he didn't mind showing his scarred face in front of Xue Gui.He raised his head and drank a bowl of wine. The wine was full of sorrow and hearty.

"Ah Gui, you have been with me for so many years, and you know my temperament very well. Right now we are trapped in the city, with little food in the city, and we don't know when the reinforcements will arrive. Daqi's offensive is fierce, and we may not last long .”

"If we were to confront the Great Qi Army head-on, with only the remaining troops in the city, we would surely suffer heavy casualties, and even our entire army would be wiped out... From here, we can cross Daping Mountain, go around to the north of Mulan Mountain, and make a surprise attack from the enemy's rear. The army fights for time to retreat. Right now, I am the only one who understands the terrain of Mulan Mountain."

As he spoke, he poured himself another bowl of wine.

"Agui, I am the mighty general of Daliang. I have the responsibility to shoulder the obligation to protect the territory of Daliang. Of course, in my heart, I am also for brother Ayan. Uncle Gu is trapped in the earth city. No matter what, I hope he is safe. go back."

"I don't want Brother Ayan to lose his father."

Looking at the dilapidated street, he sighed, and his voice sank: "Going to Mulan Mountain, there is death and no life. Agui, you... let's go, I don't want you to accompany me to die."

In the end, even he himself had no confidence.

Xue Gui quietly listened to him.

"Master, do you know what Agui was doing before he came to Jingnan Palace?"

Xue Gui suddenly mentioned this, which caught Xue Qing a little off guard.He shook his head blankly.Regarding Xue Gui's past, his mother only told him that he was an orphan from the war and had no parents or relatives.Therefore, Xue Qing, who was still a small group at that time, never asked about Agui's past.

He was afraid of bringing up bad memories, because as long as Xue Gui was still a member of Jingnan Palace, he would protect him well so that he would not have to suffer anymore.

"Daqi and Daliang have been fighting for decades, and countless battles have been fought. Every time, many people have been displaced, and many young children have lost their parents and are forced to wander. Those who starved to death, those who died of freezing, were forced to Countless people were killed."

"I don't remember where I came from. As long as I can remember, I wandered with the refugees who were exiled by the war. We climbed countless mountains and walked through the deserted Gobi. We gnawed on the bark. I drank snow water. People fell down every day, and fewer and fewer people left. But they still remained kind, and as long as they found food, they would reserve it for the children in the team in advance and never fight for it.”

"We were looking forward to finding a place that could accommodate us, but every time we went to a town, we were ruthlessly driven away. Until we walked from the northern border to the southern border, we met the prince."

"That day, he rode a steed horse and stopped in front of the city gate of Yingcheng. The sun hit his tall and tall body, like a god who saved the world. We heard the soldier guarding the gate call him the prince, as if again Grabbing a life-saving straw, I knelt down in front of the city gate, begging hard, 'Please take us in, my lord'!"

"A haze appeared on his stern face. We thought he was the same as other high-ranking officials and wanted to drive us away like cattle."

"Who knows, he got off the horse, squatted beside me, and asked, 'Where did you come from'."

"After hearing our cry, he looked even worse. I saw him bow to us, his eyes full of guilt. He said that it was their soldiers who did not let the border people live a stable life. Incompetent. He also said he would do his best to help us build our home.”

"Later, I heard from my mother that the prince found the concubine, and the two discussed it. They took out all the properties of the Jingnan Palace and allocated a deserted village under the jurisdiction of Yingcheng to us, and helped us build houses and reclaim wasteland."

"It was the first time I saw such a person, who gave everything to take care of strangers who had nothing to do with him. At that time, I swore that I would spend my whole life to repay him."

"Finally one day, I mustered up the courage and said to him, 'My lord, I want to follow you.' That's right, I don't want to join the army, I don't want to make meritorious deeds, I just want to follow my lord and do what I can for him."

"At that time, I was seven or eight years old, thin and small. I thought the prince would look down on me. Unexpectedly, he knelt down, pinched my fleshless face kindly, and said to me with a smile,' There is a naughty boy in my family, would you like to accompany him?'."

"Happiness came too suddenly. I was stunned for a long time before I realized that the prince agreed to me. In a flash, I was ecstatic. I nodded crazily and said, yes, I am willing, I will stay with the young master for the rest of my life!"

"He asked my name, but I didn't have a name. Everyone in the team called me Fucai. The prince smiled and said to me, if this name doesn't take advantage of me, it's better to name it expensive, which means precious, so I call it Xue Gui."

"When I first arrived at the palace, the nanny made new clothes for me. The princess picked me up and brought me to the young master. At that time, the young master could speak. The princess held you in her arms, and you stretched out your fat little hands to hold me. Holding my finger is like a mouthful of hot soup in a world of ice and snow. It is enough to warm people's hearts. You smiled at me, and that smile was like spring back to the earth. I thought, even if I gave up my life, I would make the young master happy forever smile."

"But there are some things that can't be recovered after all."

Xue Gui had never been a talkative person, and it was the first time for Xue Qing to hear him talk so much, and for the first time to know about Xue Gui's past.

"Master, Agui has been with you for so many years, how could he leave the young master at such a time, he agreed to stay with the young master for the rest of his life."

Xue Qing stopped being entangled, he picked up the bowl and touched Xue Gui: "Okay, forever!"

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"Master, without us people, it is estimated that there will be food and grass in Tucheng, and we can last for another three days."

Xue Qing looked back at the sergeant who was taking a nap at the side, and said in a low voice: "Ah Gui, I have inquired about it. The coach of Daqi this time is one of their princes. The hundreds of us are facing the main force of Daqi. It’s not enough to fit between the teeth. It’s better to sneak into Da Qi’s army tent, if you can capture Prince Da Qi alive, you can save a lot of effort. Even if you can’t capture them, they will destroy their food reserves.”

"Do whatever the young master says."

The two dispatched a few skilled soldiers from the team, and handed over the remaining soldiers to Gu Zhong, trying to hide as much as possible, so as not to be discovered by the enemy.

Daqi's military tent was built on the hillside, and after inquiring about the location of the granary, the soldiers were ordered to stay nearby, waiting for the opportunity.Xue Qing and Xue Gui took the opportunity to change into Daqi's military uniforms and mixed into Daqi's defenders.

It was dark at night and they couldn't see clearly, so they were not noticed, but they approached the main camp smoothly all the way.

Xue Qing put his ear close, and heard someone talking in the tent, and one of them, he was very sure, had a Shangjing accent.

At this time, there are people from Shangjing in Prince Daqi's military tent, which can't help but make people's imagination run wild.Xue Qing suppressed her doubts and listened carefully.

"...Don't worry, Your Highness, everything has been properly arranged. The Shi family's army is so entangled by the Xilong people that they can't get away, and they have no time to look after them. My Highness, the Prince of Daliang, is well versed in military affairs, so there is nothing to be afraid of. The Ji family's army has already deployed internal support, and they are trapped. The Gu family army in Tucheng will never be able to wait for reinforcements."

"At that time, His Highness the Third Highness will swing his army straight to Tucheng, and the Gu family's army will definitely be wiped out!"

"Mr. Lu's design is flawless, and Xiao Wang admires it. Don't worry, Xiao Wang will keep his promise. After the Gu family army is over, he will pretend to be defeated by the Ming family army, retreat to Mulan Mountain, and then invite my father. Please order to withdraw troops and negotiate peace with Daliang."

Xue Qing clenched his fists tightly, his heart fluttered like numbness.There is no reinforcements in Tucheng, so what should the Gu family army do?

"...It's a pity that Xiao Wang doesn't have a counselor like Mr. Lu around him. Back then, Mr. Lu teamed up with King Rui to trap King Jingnan and get rid of my strongest opponent in Daqi. Now he is joining forces with Xiao Wang to kill the Gu family army. In addition, Mr. Lu is really clever after breaking off the prince's left and right arm. With the help of Mr. Lu, the prince of your country will surely ascend to the throne in the future."

"Borrow a good word from His Highness the Third Highness."

"Of course, Mr. Lu, don't forget that on the day when your great event is completed, the six cities in northern Xinjiang will all belong to Daqi."

"Third Highness puts his heart in his stomach. If Third Highness helps me, I will naturally help Third Highness win the heir. We are mutually beneficial, but right now we are grasshoppers tied to the same rope."

"..."

What was said later, Xue Qing didn't hear clearly, when he heard the words Jingnan Wang, his head exploded with a bang.

It turned out that his father died in such a conspiracy.It turned out that Uncle Huang was also kept in the dark. They urged King Rui to go out and bear all the charges, but the real murderer is still at large.

"Master, calm down."

Xue Qing has never shown his fragile side in front of others, but he lost his parents at the age of six, and his whole family was slaughtered. How could he not want, how could he not read, how could he not hate!

His eyes were bloodshot, and he roared: "Ah Gui, the murderers who killed my parents and relatives are in this tent. They also plotted to kill Uncle Gu and His Highness the Crown Prince. Such a villain, how could he be allowed to live in this world."

"Young master, it doesn't matter if you kill him, he's not the only one who really benefits behind it!"

Xue Qing was doused with cold water, yes, it was able to operate so seamlessly, Daliang, Nantang, Daqi, Xilong all participated in it more or less, becoming a pawn on the chessboard.It will take a long, long time to completely pull out this force.

"What's the matter?" His Highness the Third Grand Qi in the tent suddenly called out, and the sergeant who guarded the tent immediately began to search.

Seeing that the man was about to come to them for questioning, Xue Gui had already grasped the handle of the knife and was fully alert.At this moment, the flames from the north lit up half of the night sky, and the Daqi sergeants were thrown into confusion.

"Your Highness, it's bad, the granary is on fire!"

The curtain of the tent was lifted violently, and His Highness the Third Highness Qi was furious.In the confusion, Xue Qing noticed the back of a civilian man beside him.

Xue Gui has been keeping an eye on the surrounding situation, but when he sees the place where the disorderly people are lying on their backs, he quickly drags Xue Qing to flee.In this fleeting moment, Xue Qing met the civilian man face to face.

That face was clearly imprinted in Xue Qing's mind.

It's him!

The panic didn't last long, and when the Daqi sergeant came back to his senses, he quickly mobilized his army to fight the fire and save the remaining food that hadn't been burned by the fire.

If Xue Gui and Xue Qing were one step late, they would be trapped to death in Daqi's camp.

Several soldiers of the Gu Family Army who burned the granary went to the appointed place one step earlier to wait for Xue Qing. When they saw the two of them returning in dismay, they all breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had a sense of rebirth after the catastrophe.

However, Xue Qingyin's expression under the mask became more serious.

Standing on a high place, he looked at the Sergeant Daqi who had restored order and was actively fighting the fire, with deep worry in his eyes.

They have already gone deep alone, besides, with them alone, even if they make it back to Tucheng in time, it won't be of much use.The only thing he could do was to try his best to hold back Da Qi's progress.

Uncle Gu has led the army for many years, and he has not waited for reinforcements, so he must have some calculations in his heart.As long as he can pull out the main force of Daqi, he can leave more time for Uncle Gu.

As long as Uncle Gu is here, the Gu family army will never fall!