The Chuang army was ready to attack, but here, Sun Chuanting did not dare to delay.
He crossed the Yellow River in a hurry, went from Shanxi to Shaanxi, and then arrived at Tongguan.
In the blink of an eye, Sun Chuanting came from behind. Zhu Yixi was shocked, and he and Li Jizu hurriedly paid their respects.
"Get up!"
Sun Chuanting became increasingly ill and his voice was quite weak.
The long chase, escape, and arrow wounds had severely weakened his vitality.
"It's good that you two can hold Tongguan."
Governor Sun had a look of relief on his face, but there was a bit of reluctance in his tone, feeling lonely: "Although the Qin army was defeated, Tongguan was defended, and there is still hope for some."
Niu Chenghu, Gao Jie, and Bai Guangen on the side had different expressions and forced smiles.
Zhu Yixi also sighed in his heart. The Qin army was out of ten. Let's not mention Tongguan for the moment. The officials and gentry inside Shaanxi and the pressure from the court were enough to make this old man breathless.
Therefore, even though Sun Chuanting was not dead, his political career was already over.
"Supervisor, this is your great banner!"
Zhu Yixi waved his hand, and the soldiers on the side came over carrying the handsome flag.
"Oh? Did you get it?"
Sun Chuanting said in surprise.
Gao Jie and others also looked surprised.
"A few days ago, a group of thieves stole the city in the middle of the night and used your banner as bait. Unfortunately, we saw through it and killed the thieves."
Zhu Yixi made it up casually and said, "This person must be a high-ranking general in the bandit army!"
After a while, a human head was presented, and everyone came closer to take a closer look.
"This is?" Sun Chuanting stood up halfway, with joy in his eyes: "This, this is -"
"This is a tiger!"
Chen Yongfu hurriedly leaned over and shouted in surprise.
"Yes, it's Li Guo!"
Gao Jie, who was originally angry at Zhu Yixi, instantly lost his temper and felt incredible:
"I've seen him before. This kid has always been domineering. This is who he is."
With Li Guo's confirmation, everyone present believed it.
And Zhu Yixi also looked shocked: How can he achieve such military exploits by casually attacking?
"good very good!"
Sun Chuanting patted Zhu Yixi on the shoulder and smiled heartily: "Jingming, you really did not disappoint me."
"Hehe!" Zhu Yixi just giggled and accepted everyone's surprised looks.
"With Li Guo, it can be regarded as some explanation to the court."
Sun Chuanting sighed softly, and everyone turned around from their joy.
As the commander-in-chief of Linzui, Niu Chenghu looked sad. He raised his hands and said: "Supervisor, Xinfeng suffered a great defeat. The men under his command suffered heavy losses. What should be the next step?"
He was the only commander in chief of the three sides, and this feeling was particularly desolate.
As for Sun Chuanting's future, he also felt hopeless and couldn't help but want to go home.
You have to shoulder the biggest responsibility.
"Can't we guard Tongguan?" Bai Guangen said loudly, looking at Niu Chenghu maliciously:
"General Niu, where do you want to go now?"
Gao Jie was not happy either, and looked a little displeased at Niu Chenghu.
He and Bai Guangen were both directly under Sun Chuanting, so they would definitely not be able to escape, so they had to shoulder the blame together.
Niu Chenghu stared with big eyes and said in a low voice: "Where can I go? I don't have to listen to the supervisor."
"Everyone!" Chen Yongfu, as the commander-in-chief of Henan Province, was not afraid of them, but said softly:
"The defeat of this battle is attributable to Ruzhou, and the fault lies with the officials and the two commanders-in-chief Wang. If they had not been unable to restrain the soldiers and caused a riot, how could our food route have been cut off?"
"Yes, the fault lies with the officials and the two kings."
"There are also two people, Qin Yiming and Zuo Liangyu, who hesitate to move forward and do not obey military orders."
At this moment, the three people immediately formed a consensus and said in unison.
Zhu Yixi was dumbfounded. This change must have happened too fast.
However, it is indeed a good idea to put the blame on two dead people. Dead people can't speak anyway.
And when he raised his eyes, he saw Governor Sun, who was sitting high up, closing his eyes and concentrating, not commenting on their quarrel.
After a while, he opened his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "We will talk about the guilt later. I will write a memorial and submit it to the court."
"Today, Tongguan is still stable, you should rest for a while!"
"Obey!" Due to Sun Chuanting's remaining power over the years, the generals had no choice but to follow the order and leave.
"Jingming, you stay."
"Yes!" Zhu Yixi was a little confused,
At this time, the gazes of the generals changed a lot, and even Gao Jie, who was looking at each other, couldn't help but smile.
When only two people were left, Sun Chuanting relaxed and showed a rather painful expression.
"You, what's going on?" Zhu Yixi was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward.
"My body and bones are failing!" Sun Chuanting showed a wry smile: "I ran hundreds of miles a day and was injured by an arrow. It's good to be able to survive until now."
Zhu Yixi's expression changed drastically, her lips moved, and she didn't know what to say.
Seeing this, Sun Chuanting said indifferently: "You killed Li Guo. This is a good thing and a bad thing."
"I don't know how humble my position is!" Zhu Yixi felt strange in her heart.
"The good thing is that he can resist some punishment for me and the general soldiers. The bad thing is, haha!"
Sun Chuanting smiled, pointed at his feet and said: "Although Tongguan is steep, it cannot withstand hundreds of thousands of troops. Li Zicheng will definitely attack the city at any cost to avenge his relatives."
"At that time, you will be in danger."
"You are me, and I have used my own body to fulfill General Niu and the others?"
Zhu Yixi was shocked and couldn't believe that in this chaotic world, she turned out to be a living person.
Damn it, no wonder Gao Jie, who has always been arrogant, smiled at himself at this time.
Looking at Zhu Yixi who looked panicked, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but smile:
"Don't be too panicked. Everything has pros and cons."
"You are quite calm."
Zhu Yixi smiled bitterly and said: "Now Li Zicheng may scold me and prepare to cut me into pieces. I have no place to escape."
"Hahaha!" Seeing Zhu Yixi's pitiful words, Sun Chuanting laughed and said after a while:
"Wait until I finish."
Zhu Yixi sighed and listened respectfully.
"If before, you had neither qualifications nor military exploits, I would not be able to promote you."
Sun Chuanting looked at his well-behaved look, nodded, and said softly:
"Now that you have killed Li Guo, as long as you share some of the credit with them, I will promote you to an official and they will naturally have nothing to say."
"Besides, with them sharing the pressure, Li Zicheng will not chase you anymore."
Hearing this, Zhu Yixi looked happy, which was good.
Finally, he became an official in a serious manner.
"Li Zicheng's head, the imperial title, the title of marquis, ten thousand gold, and Li Guo, as his nephew, cannot be too little."
Sun Chuanting chuckled, knowing the desires of young people well:
"The Qin army is recruiting troops, and is directly under the Ministry of War, including generals and generals. You are hopeless, but you are capable of guerrilla warfare, and others can't gossip."
The so-called guerrilla generals refer to guerrilla generals, who are of the fifth rank and are permanent members of the border army. They are located above the Qian General and have an indefinite number of personnel.
For Zhu Yixi, this is legalizing the army under his command, so why wouldn't he want to do so?