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In order to avoid giving the opponent too much time to redeploy their troops, the battle has been like heavy rain for half a month, without stopping for a day.
Liu Che and I boarded the temporary fortress and watchtower, looking at the lush mountains and forests in the south. After the spring rain, it was full of vitality, but unfortunately, it was about to be stained red with blood.
"After today's battle, we will be able to move the battle line further south." Liu Che breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect the battle to go so smoothly."
Up to now, in the past two weeks, the number of casualties on our side is about 2,000, and the number of deaths on the other side is estimated at about 3,000. The wounded are hard to remember, and there are tens of thousands of prisoners.
I looked at the rolling hills, the forest wind was blowing, and I always felt uneasy.
Yes... it must have been too smooth...
"Where is Han Xin?" I looked ahead and asked the people behind me without turning my head.
"Master Han is talking with General Xu." It was the master who answered me, and he stood not far behind me, at a regular distance.
"Xu Li? What is he doing here?" I wondered.
Just as I was asking, Xu Li's loud voice came. Liu Che smiled helplessly at me and went down to meet his General Xu. I was impatient to see those people, so I just stood shoulder to shoulder with my master on the watchtower.
The soldiers were all standing quite far away, and it was just the two of us, so close to each other, but still maintaining an insurmountable distance.
"Where's Mo Wei?" It seemed that he hadn't seen him for the past few days.
"Ge Zhongsheng was not good at scheduling, and Mo Wei was ordered to go back to the rear to assist."
I heard his voice is calm, although it is not cold, but it is not as helpless and pampering as before... My heart is slightly tangled, the ten fingers in the sleeves are twisted slightly, and I still have to pretend If nothing happened, after half a month of this kind of life, I would be driven crazy. If I want to spend my whole life, the king is the king, the minister is the minister, and respect each other at a distance—how can I live...
Now I don't care about him, but worry about him. I don't know where my Qiao Yu flew to, and are the others safe...
I slowly got down from the watchtower, turned my head and said to him, "Let Han Xin come to see me later."
He stopped in his tracks, bowed his head and said yes, and then stopped completely. I returned to the camp and took one last look at him. I couldn’t see his expression clearly because of the distance. I just felt that he seemed to be heading in my direction. watch. Some lonely figures, in the blue mountains washed by the spring rain, were wrinkled by the breeze, and their sleeves were lightly white.
That scene lingered in my mind, even when Han Xin came in, I vaguely mistook him for a master.
Han Xin saw that I still didn't have a good face, and didn't think about it. I might be the master he will serve in the future. It seems that this person can live until now, except for the maintenance of the master, that is, because he is too straight and does not threaten other people.
"How to deal with prisoners of war?" I didn't bother to torture each other with nonsense, so I asked straight to the point.
When it comes to business, his face looks much better. "It's all set up."
"Tens of thousands of prisoners of war, all settled down..." I frowned, no wonder the food and grass were consumed so quickly, Ge Zhongsheng was jumping. "At midnight tonight, if the Battle of Baiyang Valley continues smoothly, the battle line will continue to move south. The supply line will continue to lengthen, the number of prisoners of war will increase, and food and grass will be consumed rapidly...Han Qing..." Hearing me call him that, the beautiful young man immediately My face turned blue, and I twitched the corners of my mouth, "We dare not put these prisoners of war on the battlefield lightly. Keeping them not only consumes food, but also wastes troops to guard them, doing nothing for production and doing nothing, is really not an option."
Han Xin's expression froze, and he stared at me. "Could it be that Your Highness wants to kill and surrender!" His eyes were wide open, as if he was going to fight me when I nodded.
I coughed twice, "Don't think of me as tyrannical, okay? I think I'm kind and loving... You see, these people can't be killed, kept, or raised. It's clearly the Minyue Kingdom that we won't Killing surrender, that's why he came here on purpose to contain us. Our winning streak for half a month seems to be a high morale, but what is the truth? What is Xu Li doing here today?"
Han Xin stared at me for a long time, his dark eyes remained motionless, and I was horrified by the look, before he replied: "General Xu has won consecutive battles, please fight again, and mainly attack Baiyang Valley."
That Xu Li, you can tell at a glance that he is a reckless man, brave enough to take the lead and a little ambitious, but unfortunately, he is too impetuous. There are countless people like him in the Three Kingdoms, all arrogant and arrogant, and the result is not to be defeated, why don't they know that the past can be used as a lesson
The Minyue Kingdom frequently showed weakness. Even if we are vigilant, it is inevitable that our soldiers will be proud and underestimate the enemy, especially with such a commander.
I sighed secretly, and asked again: "What does Your Majesty say?"
"Your Majesty declined. General Xu returned angrily."
Returning in anger, returning in anger... This general doesn't take that boy Ache too seriously. Does he think that Ache's ascension to the throne is all due to the wisdom and wisdom of the former emperor or his general Xu's extraordinary strategy? I don't even think about what Shen Dongli will do when he comes back. What he is best at is not fighting, but shady people...
There was thunder outside again, and it looked like it might rain again tonight. The rumbling spring thunder made my heart tremble, and I always felt that something bad was about to happen. On such a cloudy and cold rainy night, without a warm embrace to lean on, it is really hard to sleep peacefully.
"Your Highness..."
"Huh?" I came back to my senses and looked up at him.
Han Xin had a complicated and awkward expression on his face, he was subservient to me, a woman who he despised and even hated for a long time, presumably he was unwilling but also had to.
"How should we deal with the prisoners of war?" Han Xin asked.
"This..." I rubbed my chin, lowered my head and thought for a while, "Spring is here, it's time to sow seeds, let them plow the land."
"Huh?" It was his turn to be startled this time.
"Yeah. Cultivated land." I clapped my hands and said with a smile, "I suddenly remembered that this road is very desolate. Let them open up the wasteland. When we win the battle, this piece of plain will be ours. Also, remember to make them tired I don’t have the strength to do small tricks! Han Qing, I leave this matter to you, ah, it’s really beneficial to the country and the people!” I rubbed my chin and nodded triumphantly, “I’m such a noble person…”
Han Xin's expression turned from stupefied at the beginning to approval, and after hearing the last sentence, he sank again, flicked his sleeves, frowned, and said coldly, "If nothing else, I will leave!"
I waved and watched him leave with a smile on my face—the guy had no sense of humor.
When I was alone in the tent, I slumped my shoulders and sighed.
Tired, hurting the body, tiring, laborious, there are too few available people, especially generals, so it is really troublesome to worry about yourself.
Then Xu Li wondered if some moths would come out, what secret weapon was hidden in Minyue Kingdom
I had someone notify Bai Fan and keep a close eye on Xu Li, but I also knew that if a fight broke out at that time, then Xu Li would say "I will be outside, the king's order will not accept it", there is nothing I can do here.
I played chess pieces boredly, and the fog in front of me probably just waited for a strong wind and rain to blow away.
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Liu Che didn't show up until night fell. The battle in Baiyang Valley was about to start, so I couldn't sit still anymore, so I put on my coat and went to the Chinese military tent.
The rain was crackling like setting off firecrackers. I looked up at the tent worriedly, always worried that it would be pierced.
Liu Che didn't look very well, he was a little pale. As soon as I came in, I heard his coughing. The series of coughing made his cheeks tinge with a sickly blush. He raised his eyes to look at me, gasping for breath, slowly calmed down, and said with a smile, "Yingyu, are you coming to play chess?"
"Waiting for the battle report." I patted the water droplets on my body and shivered. The rain was so cold that it eroded my bones. I rubbed my hands and squatted by the small stove to keep warm, and said without looking back: "Give me a warm pot." liquor."
Liu Che hummed, and obediently put the sweet-scented osmanthus wine into hot water to scald. The wine in this place is very light, so light that it is almost tasteless, and it is just a little bit drunk after drinking.
I sat upright and poured a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus wine into my stomach. The warmth started from my stomach and spread to my limbs.
Liu Che stared at me without blinking, his eyes were clear, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved. The orange candlelight made his face less pale.
"Have a drink?" I asked hesitantly, thinking that he was not in good health, "Forget it, I'll drink it myself."
He smiled and said nothing, and came over with a chess box, "While waiting for the battle report, let's play a game of chess."
I frowned impatiently. "You know I'm bad at chess, why do you always like to play with me? Are you bullying me?"
He fiddled with the chess pieces, making a crisp knocking sound, with his head slightly lowered, and I could only see his slender eyelashes and smooth forehead. "Probably because, playing chess with you, you don't need to think about it, and you don't need to worry about it."
I put down the wine glass and said dissatisfiedly, "Are you saying that my chess skills are so bad that you can win with your toes?"
He chuckled, looked up at me, shook his head again, and said in a low voice, "Because thinking about it is useless, you don't know where you are going next, how can I guess?"
I was silent.
"Come on." He pushed the chess box to me, "You play black."
Worth mentioning...
The sound of the rain outside did not stop, I drank the sweet-scented osmanthus wine that would not get drunk, and played chess with him back and forth.
Or rather, fill the chessboard.
"Ache, don't go down there." I grabbed his wrist.
"Why?" He looked at me suspiciously.
"Leave it to me here." I gestured the black line, "Then I'll have a six-in-a-row."
Liu Che took a deep breath. "So, I'm playing Go with you, and you're playing Connect6 with me?"
I smiled, not ashamed or ashamed.
He sighed again. "Forget it, why don't I play backgammon with you."
"Don't." I stopped him, "You play yours, I'll play mine. If you play Connect6, I'll play Go with you!" He had a speechless expression, and I filled in a piece with peace of mind, and said happily : "Six Stars, I won!"
So Liu Che rested his forehead and let out a long sigh, "I lost to you..."
"Hey, Ah Che. I beat you in Liuxing Lianzhu, and you beat me in Go. In this game, neither of us lost, isn't it great?" I comforted him kindly.
He twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled wryly. "Are you trying to tell me that even if we meet on the same chessboard, we will never reach the same world?"
"You are Baizi, I am Heizi. We are always together. The chessboard is like a country, no matter who wins, the world can only be ruled by the Liu family." I insisted on my position, unwavering. People cannot have a bottom line. Once there is such a thing as a bottom line, it will only retreat three hundred miles a day, and eventually no land will be left. "Ah Che, in the past half a month, I have seen clearly and thought clearly. No matter my surname is Li or Liu, what runs on my body is my mother's blood after all. Dongli asked me if I hated him..." My heart Slightly sour, he just smiled wryly, "How can I hate him? What he wants to protect is the world of our Liu family, but I, the real Liu family, selfishly want to settle down and not care about world affairs... The pressure he bears, I have always been more than me. I don't hate him, I just blame him, and I don't blame him for selling me to the throne of the country whose surname is Liu. I only blame him for keeping everything from me, even if he knows that I will ascend the throne His situation will be very embarrassing, even the disadvantage of being absolutely passive, but he is also ready to bear revenge... "
"Yingyu." Liu Che interrupted me, with a hint of sadness in his eyes. "Why do you always talk about him in front of me, you know..."
I looked away, not daring to look directly at the affection in his eyes, I can't afford those. "Ache, in my heart, it is actually the same. You are the only family member I have in this world. The promise I made to you will not change now. No matter what you do, you will always be my younger brother, and I will always be my brother." I won't blame you, I won't ignore you, I won't abandon you."
"But you forgot about me!" He grabbed the corner of the table emotionally, with faint veins floating on the back of his hand. "I know, that's just self-hypnosis in your subconscious, you want to forget me!"
I stepped back and moved my lips, but I didn't know how to argue. Maybe, I don't want to forget him, but I just want to forget my troubles. I hope that every day I wake up, there will be a beginning without troubles and past. I don’t need to think about the vast rivers and mountains in the heart of the master, I don’t need to think about the rivers and lakes in Tao Qing’s heart, I don’t need to think about the endless struggles and right and wrong, I put aside all the troubles, I just want to remember their kindness—but to escape Once you get it for a while, you can't escape it for a lifetime.
The source of all my troubles—Liu Che, looked at me sadly.
"Why can't you love me more..."
Can't, or don't
"My mother loves my father very much. I don't understand why. It is obvious that my father treats my mother with disdain..." He slowly lowered his eyelids, "People in the palace climb high and step down, and my mother is not favored, and her temper is submissive , even the servants don’t regard her as their master. The dignified concubine lives a poor life that is not as good as ordinary people. In winter, she doesn’t even have a charcoal stove to keep warm. I also contracted a cold. Regardless of her serious illness, she threw away all her gold and silver jewelry just to ask the imperial doctor to help me diagnose and treat me, but she didn't have any extra money to buy medicinal materials... It was she who stayed up late for several nights and embroidered countless patterns , I entrusted the palace maid who went out to sell it privately, and only then did I save money for the medicine. My illness is cured, but her eyes can't see clearly every day... "
"Ache..." I had a sore nose, but I didn't know how to comfort him.
"In this world, my mother was the only one who truly loved and protected me, and then you..." As he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and there was a warm smile in his eyes. "No one has ever helped me. They all just watched and smiled. No one has ever helped me and yelled at me like you. Even my mother just healed my wounds with distress. At first, I just wanted to follow you , look at you, but if it’s just like that, you will never see me. Only when I have power and stand high like my father can I make everyone submit to me. And you, I don’t want to surrender, I I just want you to stay by my side, I just want you to treat me like you treat them..." He looked at me with a smile, but his eyes were full of sadness and despair, "If I do something wrong, tell me, I will What to do, okay?"