The actual situation is basically consistent with Fan Ziruo’s prediction.

After being troubled by the Qi army's two-sided attack, the Yan army began to retreat westward towards Luoyue Pass.

The Qi army on the southwest king's side and the Qi army on the Yin Jingcheng side began a long-distance pursuit.

The casualties in the previous petty fight were not large. Now if the Yan army is allowed to completely withdraw to the Yan country, it will be difficult for all parties to explain. What's more, the Yan army is not withdrawing to the Yan country, but to Luoyue Pass.

Even if Luoyue Pass was breached by the Yan army, it was still a pass that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. It had completely different meanings in the hands of the Yan State than in the hands of the Qi State.

In the hands of the Yan State, Luoyue Pass was the frontline position for their southward attack. To the Qi State, it was a sharp blade hanging above their heads that could lose thousands of miles of ground at any time. In the hands of the Qi State, the Luoyue Pass was a front line that could resist the Yan army's cavalry.

The shield can kill Yan's desire to go south.

In fact, the Yan army retreated westward in an orderly manner, and it was not that the remaining troops were defeated.

And when they retreated to a large area of ​​flat terrain, they took advantage of the cavalry's charge and turned around to kill the Qi army with a carbine.

The soldiers of the Qi army who hurriedly pursued encountered the Yan army's charge like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, and suffered heavy losses. Of course, this did not include the new Chu army where He Yunxiao was located.

On the plain west of Yinjing, a large group of Yan Army cavalry was chasing a group of Qi Army soldiers who were retreating in a hurry.

Naturally, human legs were no match for horse legs. The distance between the two armies was quickly shortened, and then just when the cavalry was about to catch up with the infantry, the ground beneath the feet of the Yan army's cavalry suddenly collapsed.

Rows of Yan Army cavalry charged forward, and then rows of Yan Army cavalry trampled through the ground camouflaged by thin wooden boards, and both men and horses fell into the trenches dug by the Xinchu army.

Before the Yan army could recover, arrows from the sky were mixed with grenades and dropped, causing a loud thunder to explode on the bumpy ground. Then the soldiers of the Xin Chu army who had just fled in a hurry suddenly raised their spears and spears.

Turn back.

Scenes like this are not uncommon in the land filled with yellow sand.

…

Qing Yuzi recently noticed that He Yunxiao was depressed and not in high spirits.

The most obvious behavior is that she can now practice Qigong at night to recover. In the past, He Yunxiao would not give her the opportunity to practice Qigong.

The place where the grassland and the Gobi meet is sparsely populated, and you can often ride on horseback for a day or two without seeing a town. Stationing troops in such a place is naturally not as comfortable as stationing troops near Yinjing. Even the heroines just started living in tents.

One night, Qing Yuzi found He Yunxiao and said to him: "Come here on your own terms."

He Yunxiao followed Qing Yuzi away without saying a word.

The two walked into Qing Yuzi's tent, and Qing Yuzi politely poured tea for the unhappy He Yunxiao. You know, He Yunxiao is his apprentice, so it should be He Yunxiao who pours tea for Qing Yuzi.

"If you have any difficulties, you can talk to me. Since I have accepted you as an outer disciple, I will naturally not abandon you."

"Thank you, Taoist Priest, for your concern." He Yunxiao said perfunctorily.

Qing Yuzi's eyebrows hidden under the veil frowned slightly. He Yunxiao's unfamiliarity made her quite uncomfortable.

On the eve of coming to the grassland, He Yunxiao would still make jokes with her every day, and then stare at her confidently with squinting eyes.

In his quibbling words, this is not called "sexy squinting" but "appreciation of art."

But now He Yunxiao looks lifeless. He looks like a warrior who has exhausted his skills, or someone who has gone crazy.

"Put your hand over here, I'll take a look at it for you."

"Taoist Priest, I'm fine." He Yunxiao said.

"Stretch your hand over here." Qing Yuzi said again.

He Yunxiao had no choice but to extend his hand to Qing Yuzi.

Qing Yuzi felt his pulse and used his internal energy to check his skills. Everything was normal.

"It's strange that you are sick." Qing Yuzi concluded.

"Taoist Priest, I'm not sick."

Qing Yuzi frowned.

"Why are you so listless when you're not sick?"

"I..." He Yunxiao paused, "The Taoist Master doesn't know that the Qi and Yan armies have killed 300,000 people in the past few days. There are mountains of people and rivers of blood... How can you make me so happy?"

Due to the advance preparations and the extensive use of fortifications, explosives, and arrows, the rear route army suffered the least casualties in this decisive battle between Qi and Yan. Even so, it reached the level of more than 20,000 people. Among them were many people, including He Yunxiao.

Familiar.

Even though the casualties on the battlefield were the most normal, such a large area of ​​desolation made He Yunxiao's body feel sad from time to time.

That scene was shrouded in the night, and the ruins of the walls that could not be seen directly made He Yunxiao often wonder whether this battle between Qi and Yan was meaningful?

What did Yan gain? What did Qi gain?

In He Yunxiao's memory, there were constant grievances between Qi and Yan, and they had been fighting for a long time, but the border between the two countries' main territories was almost untouched. It was nothing more than fine-tuning in small places.

For example, Hexi County, which was lost twenty years ago, was regained through the efforts of Chu Fan's father Chu Tianzhu and the Chu family army more than ten years ago.

"He Yunxiao." Qing Yuzi sat upright. "As the commander of an army, if you are so negative, how do you want the remaining soldiers to think?"

He Yunxiao opened his mouth but was speechless. But after closing his mouth, he said unwillingly: "The Taoist Priest doesn't think I am like this in front of the soldiers, right?"

Qing Yuzi:???

He Yunxiao spread his hands and said, "Every adult should understand that bad emotions cannot be brought to work. I was unhappy in front of the Taoist priest just because I got off work and went home, so I didn't treat the Taoist priest as an outsider.

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"You..." Qing Yuzi didn't know what to say.

"But I still thank Master for taking special care of me. This is the first time that Master takes the initiative to call me an 'outer disciple'. It's not easy." He Yunxiao said with emotion.

Qingyuzi was holding her breath. She was kind enough to care about him, but this guy actually started teasing him shamelessly.

"Master, let's be serious. The fighting has been fierce these days, and the Yan army has suffered a lot of casualties. Mr. Fan estimates that if the Yan army does not intend to fight to the death, they will retreat further west until they withdraw to Luoyue Pass."

When Qing Yuzi heard "Luoyue Pass", he could vaguely feel what He Yunxiao wanted to say.

He Yunxiao continued: "If Qi and Yan do not fight for their lives, there will definitely be peace talks. If Luoyue Pass is in the hands of the Yan army, we will be passive during the peace talks. If it is in our hands, then we will be passive during the peace talks."

Yan will fall into a passive position during peace talks."

"This pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The previous pass was broken because of the illegal actions of the great master of the Yan State. It is conceivable that once the Yan army retreated to Luoyue Pass, the Qi army would have no great master to take action, or several grand masters would try their best to take action.

The Luoyue Pass is difficult to break."

"Master, what do you think is the safest way if Yan State takes the initiative for peace talks and wants to imprison Luoyue in their hands?"

Qing Yuzi said softly: "You mean, the great master who broke through Luoyue Pass is probably still in Luoyue Pass?"

"Yes. It's very possible." He Yunxiao nodded. "The only way to lure the great master of Yan State out is to break the barrier."

"Do you want me to clear the barrier for you?"

"Yeah. But I will let Xiaoxiao and Master go together to make sure nothing goes wrong."

"No." Qing Yuzi shook his head. "Taixu Sect has regulations. Warriors above Grand Master must not interfere with the laws of the world."

"Master, we are only trying to break through the barrier. The Qi army will not attack the city." He Yunxiao explained: "The attack will inevitably force the Yan army to defend the city. This will cause hundreds of thousands of casualties. It is unnecessary. We only need to attack the city first."

The country has proven that we also have the ability to break through the barrier without any harm, just force them to give up Luoyue Pass during negotiations. If we don’t break the barrier for the Qi army, we are not participating in the secular world, right?"

"This way can be broken by one person." Qing Yuzi said.

"Let Xiaoxiao come with us," He Yunxiao said.
Chapter completed!