Yu Chijiong, who was lying on the hospital bed, looked extremely weak and could only barely support himself. No matter how he looked at him, he never thought about the steady veteran who was discussing the war with Wei Xiaokuan the day before.
"Brother Yuchi, lie down!" Seeing that Yuchijiong wanted to sit up, Wei Xiaokuan anxiously pressed his hand and took a few steps forward.
Yu Chijiong's face was a little pale. He coughed lightly and said with a forced smile: "It's okay. Boys always like to exaggerate. How long can my body last? I know very well in my heart. No matter what, I have to live until the Wei Dynasty.
Only at my age."
Wei Xiaokuan nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "I heard that Brother Yuchi was seriously ill, and I was worried, so I rushed over to visit. Seeing that Brother Yuchi was still in good spirits, I felt relieved."
Yu Chijiong smiled to himself. He looked energetic, but he was just trying to cheer him up, but Wei Xiaokuan didn't want to expose him.
"The situation in the battle is unfavorable, and Brother Yuchi must also know it. This Li Xingchen has more calculations than we imagined. Obviously he wants to have a good fight with us two old guys in Tiangongyuan Mountain." Wei Xiaokuan said in a deep voice.
Yuchijiong didn't answer in a hurry, just pursed his lips slightly.
The war situation was unfavorable, and both he and Wei Xiaokuan knew it well. The root cause was not only the traps laid by Li Xingchen, but also the discord between the two armies.
Thinking of this, Yuchi Jiong looked at Wei Xiaokuan gratefully. Wei Xiaokuan's coming was actually beyond his expectation. After all, Wei Xiaokuan took the initiative to lend a helping hand to show his goodwill to Yuchi Jiong. How many political storms might be involved behind the scenes?
, everyone knows it well.
But Wei Xiaokuan came anyway.
"Ahem!" Thinking of this, Yuchijiong coughed twice again.
Wei Xiaokuan stretched out his hand and made a stopping gesture, preventing Yuchi Jiong from speaking more, and said calmly: "There are many complicated reasons, and Li Xingchen is not an easy master to deal with, so now I think I can only do it slowly, and then
Prevent changes."
Yuchi Jiong nodded slightly. He knew very well that this "prevention of change" was not aimed at Li Xinchen, but between their two armies. It was best not to break the delicate balanced relationship that the two struggled to maintain.
"I have already heard about the matter on Micang Road. I will ask my subordinates to allocate food and grass to the army. Brother Yuchi can rest assured to recover." Wei Xiaokuan hesitated for a moment and then said what worried Yuchi the most, "I will take care of many matters."
To solve the problem, as long as both of us can restrain our subordinates and face the enemy together, the Tiangong Courtyard cannot be defended for seven days."
Wei Xiaokuan didn't finish his words, but Yu Chijiong knew what he meant.
What he is most worried about is the conflict between the two armies. After all, some conflicts and suspicions will only become deeper and deeper as time goes by.
Yuchi Jiong was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "Is there no progress at Mianzhu Pass?"
"Although Pei Zilie does not have as many conspiracies as Li Xingchen, he is also a good defensive person. In addition, Mianzhu Pass is a natural pass and guards the passage, so it is difficult to open the road directly for a while." Wei Xiaokuan said after considering it, no matter what, attack Mianzhu Pass.
It was his own son. Wei Shou and Pei Zilie had just been going back and forth in Lutou Mountain these days, and indeed there was not much progress, so Wei Xiaokuan could only speak more tactfully.
After a pause, Wei Xiaokuan said slowly: "I have sent a large number of scouts to Shu County. Li Xingchen must be on guard in various mountain roads, but I don't think he can stop so many scouts. There must be one."
Two people can arrive at Shu County and find out the situation in Shu County. Now, whether it is Mianzhu Pass or Tiangongyuan, the ultimate goal is for Shu County."
"There has been no news from Shu County for many days," Yuchi Jiong slowly leaned on the bed, with worry in his voice, "I am worried too."
Wei Xiaokuan turned around and looked at the wall opposite. There was a map hanging there. It was obvious that Yuchi Jiong could see the situation on the map even if he was sitting on the bed. After studying it for a moment, Wei Xiaokuan said in a deep voice: "Brother Yuchi, don't worry, it will definitely happen."
It’ll be okay.”
Yuchijiong nodded slowly and said immediately: "I will now send orders to all the ministries to prepare for the attack. This war cannot stop for a moment!"
"Brother Yuchi's body..." Wei Xiaokuan was somewhat worried.
Yu Chijiong smiled: "You can hold on, I think I have to compete with that Li Xingchen no matter what. I have to hold on no matter what I say. Moreover, the children are not sensible. There may be conflicts and offenses. I have to apologize to Brother Wei."
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Wei Xiaokuan didn't say much, he just turned around and held his hands solemnly.
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Li Xingchen held a candlestick in his hand and stood in front of the sand table. The fire burned beside him, making his face flicker.
It was already nightfall, and the fighting at the foot of the mountain had no intention of stopping. Especially Yuchi's troops, which had no signs of attacking during the day, suddenly came to life as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. At dusk, they spread out their battle array and lit up torches.
Night battle.
Although he was startled by Yuchi Jiong's formation, Dai Cai still did not disappoint Li Xinchen and stabilized his position, and slowly retreated like Cao Zhong on the other mountain, without giving Yuchi Jiong any chance to annihilate the main force at the foot of the mountain.
Opportunity.
Yuchijiong seemed to be satisfied with occupying the foot of the mountain, and immediately ordered his troops to retreat. In this way, the progress of the two armies was once again consistent, and then the scouts began to move forward as usual. However, as the defense line gradually moved up the mountain, the actions of these scouts
It's not that easy anymore.
"Is the enemy going to retreat when they get good?" Li Xingchen looked at the sand table for a long time before raising his head.
Standing in front of him were Cao Zhong and Dai Cai. After a fierce battle, the two generals could see splatters of blood on their clothes and armor. Although they had a look of exhaustion on their faces, their eyes were full of light.
Sparkling.
Leading thousands of people to resist the attack of tens of thousands of people was something they had never dared to imagine before, but now Li Xingchen has done it.
It is already an honor to be in such a battle.
Hearing Li Xingchen's question, the two of them nodded at the same time. Cao Zhong considered and said: "It seems that the enemy is no longer in a hurry to start attacking, but is just pressing forward step by step. This makes their array march complete, and the crossbowmen and trebuchets are always in line with the array."
Colleagues, many of our trebuchets and bed crossbows were immediately concentrated and dealt with by the enemy's trebuchets as soon as they were exposed. After all, we still have a few guys on hand, and if this continues, they will all be consumed in a short time."
Li Xingchen nodded, which was expected. Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong were not fools. After suffering a loss for the first time, they could guess how many "surprises" he had prepared for them in the future.
When this happened, Xiao Shilian walked in quickly and said with some excitement: "Shizhong, the news I just received is that Yu Chijiong seems to be ill. Our scouts saw Wei Xiaokuan going to visit him and only brought a few personal guards with him.