After such a delay, the twelfth lunar month will soon arrive.
Gu Shubai led the army for several months, just taking advantage of this opportunity to recharge and rest the team.
Lin'an's continuous tall city wall is right in front of him, and Gu Shubai looked into the distance, and he always felt familiar and unfamiliar when he returned here again.
This is the place where he grew up, and it carries many memories of him, and many memories of him, his father, younger brother, and the generals of the Gu family.
Now that Shi Yi Shiyi is no longer qualified to enter, he can only watch from a distance here.
"General!"
Yan Zheng called him downstairs and ran up while shouting, "General, there is a letter from Beijing, it is a letter from your Majesty!"
The icy face suddenly melted away, and the corners of his mouth opened up with a slight smile, like a winter plum in the ice and snow, warming the winter with joy.
Patter.
With the sound of army boots slashing across the frozen city wall, Yan Zheng ran so fast that he almost fell to the corner, but fortunately he jumped and jumped again.
Gu Shubai shook his head helplessly, and Yan Zheng handed the letter to him with a grin, "The general, take a look, it's almost the New Year. If your Majesty's letter says to let the general go back, it will be fine!"
"Yufu won't be like this."
He carefully cut the flame paint on the envelope, and said Yan Zheng: "Why not?"
Gu Shubai smiled and said: "Now that the battle is at a critical moment, I can't go away at all, Yufu knows. She will not say such unrealistic things, let alone ignore the overall situation."
Yufu will not be unrealistic, but his Yan Zheng is relatively unrealistic.
Yan Zheng muttered: "But your Majesty is sick. She is a little girl after all. When she is sick, don't you want the general to be by the side?"
Gu Shubai's hand holding the envelope stagnated, and frowned at Yan Zheng, "She is sick? When did it happen?"
Yufu often wrote to him, and the letter never mentioned her illness.
Yan Zheng regretted his failure and had to tell the truth, "Maybe your Majesty didn't want to be distracted by the general, so I didn't tell you. Actually, it is not a serious illness, it seems that it was frozen in the snow when Mrs. Ning was sent out of Beijing. This winter was extremely cold. I heard that Beijing is several times colder than Lin'an!"
"She has become accustomed to the weather here in Lin'an, and the Immortal Valley is also warm as spring. This is the first year to spend the winter in a place like Beili in an icy and snowy place. Naturally, she is not used to it. Fortunately, Yuehu and Tianshu are by her side. Will take care of her body."
Gu Shubai said, not knowing whether he was explaining to Yan Zheng or comforting himself.
He took out the letter from the envelope, with a slightly disturbed look, lest the letter would mention that Yufu's illness had not been cured or worsened, and he didn't want to warm up again after reading it.
Yan Zheng looked surprised, "General, does the letter say that your majesty is cured?"
"Um."
Gu Shubai faintly replied, the smile on his face became more and more unconcealable, and Yan Zheng was inexplicable.
I'm afraid that the letter not only said about Yufu's recovery from the sick body, but also mentioned any better news that would make him so happy, right
"General, general?"
"Um?"
Gu Shubai was a little lost, looking at the sentence at the end of the letter, reading it back and forth several times.
For the first time, he felt that he couldn't control his emotions, and he couldn't wait to yell at the snow in the sky, so that he could express the joy in his heart vividly and vividly.
"General, what did the letter say?"
Yan Zheng was itching into curiosity, and Gu Shubai smiled and said, "She said that when we return home in triumph, we will give the wedding ceremony."
After that, he took the letter carefully, and strode down the tower.
At the end of the letter, the woman's handwriting is graceful, without her domineering, and a little more graceful and graceful for a girl to marry—
"The Ministry of Rites is preparing my wedding ceremony and our wedding ceremony. I hope you will triumph soon."
…
"Report!"
Outside the big tent, the soldiers quickly entered the account, "letter from the spies ahead!"
Sitting on the head, Gu Shubai nodded slightly when he heard the words, and the soldiers sent Xin's hands to his case.
When I opened it up, it turned out to be good news. "This winter is indeed exceptionally cold. Fortunately, our soldiers are all from Beili and are used to the cold. However, the rebels came from Lingnan and Minzhou. Waiting for the warm place to come, nowadays the casualties of frostbite are quite serious."
"This is a good thing!"
Yan Zheng and others were very happy, "We have occupied the time and harmony with people, and now the most important thing is the geographical advantage. I hate Emperor Ning who refused to open the gate to let us pass, and it would be inconvenient to bypass Lin'an city to find out the movements of the rebels. It’s even more troublesome if you start a war!"
Gu Shubai suddenly thought of something, "Where is Chi Fei, can he lead his army back to Lin'an?"
Mentioned this, Yan Zheng and other ministers became even more angry.
"The general will stop mentioning this, and I will be even more angry when I mention it! The general said that it was for the sake of his one-thousand-man garrison, so that they followed us and waited for the rebels in the north. Good to go back to Lin'an. Who knows that Chi Fei submitted a letter to enter the city and asked to enter the city, but the city was not allowed to let it go. He said that he had already led the army to cast Bei Li and mixed with us. "
Yan Zheng said, "Listen, general, we are the friendly forces they are begging to help, and now they treat us as enemy troops! If we were not here for awe, Lin'an would have been attacked by the insurgents. Now, the emperor of Dongling is Yin Shuo! They do well, they are guarding us like thieves!"
Gu Shu frowned slightly, "After all, I delayed Chi Fei and his thousand soldiers. I too underestimated Ning Di's suspicion. On the contrary, Chi Fei and them became a homeless army."
"This can't be blamed on the general!"
Another general said, "If the general hadn't taken them in at the beginning, those thousand people would not be enough to open the blade of the rebels! Did the general forget? There are also a thousand defenders in Linzhou, and they have not been uprising. The army killed a clean one?"
"General, I think we will directly attack Lin'an regardless of the three seventy-one, let Ning Di's sloppy look, we are not afraid to attack, it is just because of the gentleman agreement between the two countries!"
Gu Shu Bai said in a loud voice: "Don't let me hear the words of attacking Lin'an again. My Beili army is here to help the friendly country, not for a moment. If this kind of words are heard by others, wouldn't it be thoughts? My Bei Li is a country of unbelief and unrighteousness?"
Everyone shut up and bowed their heads, no one dared to say more.
Gu Shubai paused and breathed a sigh of relief. "The Ning Emperor's problem has to be negotiated between the DPRK and China. As soldiers, what we can do is adapt to local conditions. No matter how difficult the situation is, we must think of the most suitable way to break the enemy. A mere Lin'an city is in front of you, is it binding your hands and feet? Is my Beili army so incompetent?"
"of course not!"
The generals blushed, and their voices shook the snowflakes on the top of the big tent.
The soldiers standing guard outside the tents suddenly trembled, and then straightened their bodies more and more, standing with their heads up and holding their posts.
I only heard the voice of Gu Shubai in the tent, "I immediately sent people to return to the center of the court with a whip. Please Hongfu Temple Qing Master Chen Jingxing find a way to persuade Emperor Ning to open the Lin'an city gate. You are here to discuss one for me. Bypass Linan’s method of attacking Huzhou, in case Master Chen could not persuade Emperor Ning, or the rebel army had already acted before he persuaded him, understand?"
"clear!"
Yan Zheng hesitated and said: "General, let's discuss it, what about you?"
Gu Shubai got up and walked out of the tent, without turning his head back, "Your brains should also move. The one who is blindly fighting is a rogue, not a military commander of Beili."
He walked away, the faces of the people in the tent were reddish, hesitated for a moment, and honestly put their heads in one place and looked at the sand table on the case.
Lin'an and Huzhou, where they are now stationed, are marked with different colors.
The three places formed an angle. Lin'an was the city sandwiched by the two armies, like a sheep fighting for the blood of two beasts.
The army of Beili is stronger than the insurgents, and it has won a great victory all the way. The insurgents, which first fought from the south, have been defeated and retreated in the north, now they have lost their original momentum.
No matter what you think, Bei Li's army has a better chance of winning.
But the difficulty lies in the city of Lin'an. What the rebel army has to do is to capture, and what they have to do is to protect.
How can you take this sheep into your own hands and make sure that it is unscathed
The most annoying thing is that this sheep doesn’t believe in their protective heart...
Gu Shubai got out of the big tent and headed towards the camp where Chi Fei was stationed with a thousand soldiers. The two camps were not far apart, and there was only a symbolic wooden fence between them.
Gu Shubai believed in Chi Fei quite a bit, and the rebels who paid the rebels would often bring him to the big account to discuss strategies together. Chi Fei is even more grateful for his acceptance and protection, coupled with the affection of the Gu Jiajun period, he still treats him as respectfully as he used to treat his major general.
The soldiers under Chi Fei's command saw Gu Shubai coming, and they stood still and saluted, but their expressions were rather strange.
It seems hopeful, but hesitant to speak.
Gu Shubai had a vague number in his heart, but his face was as usual, "Is your general here?"
The soldier hurriedly said, "Yes, let the subordinates go down and give you a message?"
"No, I will go by myself."
Gu Shubai walked towards the late-flying tent, several soldiers watched him leave, whispering to each other, "You said, can this happen?"
…
Before approaching the tent, Gu Shubai heard the dispute.
Since the last time he recovered from his injury, Xu has been taking care of the Immortal Gu Ling Pill. His martial arts have been better than before, and his ear power has also improved a lot.
At this moment, he heard the content of the quarrel in the account clearly.
"Why are you still hesitating? The court has no longer wanted us. Can you be sober!"
The voice was a general next to Chi Fei. The relationship between the two has always been harmonious. Gu Shubai has seen them enter and exit together several times, eating and drinking tea together.
"But we are Dongling's generals. We would rather die than betray the court!"
This is Chi Fei's voice, mixed with pain and forbearance, it seems that what Yan Zheng said is true.
The man’s voice was ironic, “What betrayal is not betrayal, we have not betrayed, the court betrayed us, betrayed the loyal soldiers! How much thought and time we have spent to bring these thousand soldiers back to the imperial capital safely! Now! Finally came back, thinking that they could protect the family and serve the court, but they closed the city gates to prevent us from entering!"
The sound of tapping the table, the sound of the teacup falling to the ground and breaking.
Gu Shubai stood there, terribly quiet in the tent, as if he could hear the excited heartbeat of the two.
After a while, Chi Fei said in a deep voice: "The general said that the people of Gu's army can't betray Dongling even if they die."
"But Gu Hou has left Dongling a long time ago. What do you still remember these words for? Did Gu Houye take the whole family and young people to die on the execution ground, even if he was loyal to Dongling? Your Majesty treated the loyal soldiers like that, Hou. My father had already left with a chill a long time ago, why are you still obsessed with it?"
The humanity said: "Look, you see for yourself! Now the leader of the Beili army is the major general you admire so much. Under his rule, the Beili army has the same character as the original Gu's army. Take a look again. , Look at our Dongling Dynasty, is there still such an army now? Wake up, Dongling is dead!"
Even if the insurgents were completely annihilated, Dongling was already dead. He died as early as when the people had to stand up and had to fight back. The Guhou family was forced to leave Dongling, even before the first emperor was killed by himself. His son died when he was killed...
For a long time, Chi Fei did not respond.
Gu Shubai deliberately stepped on a heavy footstep and walked slowly towards the tent. When they entered the tent, the two of them had already cleared their expressions.
Seeing Gu Shubai looking at the broken tiles on the ground, Chi Fei smiled and said, "I accidentally overturned the tea cup, the general, come in and sit down, do you want to find the end?"
Gu Shubai didn’t ask much, but sat down, “I’ve heard about that, and I know you’re not doing well at the moment. I’ll send someone to explain this to Ningdi. You’ve never led your army to join me, just The two armies will go all the way together. Before Emperor Ning is willing to open the gate to welcome you into the city, you can stay at ease without worrying."
"General, we..."
What the general wanted to say, looked at Chi Fei's complexion, after all, he didn't say any more.
Gu Shubai smiled and stood up and said: "I think Emperor Ning is only suspicious for a while and will believe you sooner or later. If you need help, just tell me, I will go back first."
After that, they turned around and walked out of the account. Chi Fei and the two hurriedly followed, but Gu Shubai left without looking back.
At the moment when he needed to avoid suspicion, he didn't want to stay here to make Chi Fei embarrassed, and he didn't want to give the soldiers meaningless hope.
The choice should be made by Chi Fei himself, he did not want to interfere.
Chi Fei whispered: "He just said those words... You said, did he guess that we quarreled, and also guessed the content of our quarrel?"
"Do you still have to guess?"
The general gave him a blank look and pointed at the soldiers outside, "Look at everyone's hopeful gaze, everyone is looking forward to you taking them to General Gu. General Gu walked all the way from outside the barracks and saw these soldiers. Can you still not understand the look in his eyes? But he didn't say anything, didn't ask us to follow him, and said that he would help us explain to your majesty. This is the real high morale, you are called foolish loyalty, huh!"
After that, he left angrily, too lazy to take care of Chi Fei.
Chi Fei looked up, and saw that the soldiers around him were quietly looking at him, with hope in their eyes, wishing that he would now announce his refuge in Gu Shubai.
It's normal for them to have such an idea. The soldiers' hearts are hardened with blood, made of steel, and are indestructible.
The only thing that can destroy them is those in power who can't see hope, who treat them like a king who has been turned away...
"General..."
In the silent hope, someone finally couldn't help but speak.
As if being hit by an electric shock, Chi Fei immediately trembled and waved to the soldiers, "Needless to say, I'm going to chase the major general!"
After talking about flying out of the camp, his movements were as fast as electricity, and everyone was dumbfounded.
The general who had been with Chi Fei suddenly widened his eyes, "He has finally opened his eyes! If he still doesn't get his eyes open, I will kill him and take you to the general!"
The soldiers in the army knew the relationship between him and Chi Fei, and knew that he was joking if he could not be slaughtered, but they were indeed relieved.
The soldier who had spoken earlier laughed and said: "The general just wants to open it, and it's fine to open it. I used to hate myself for not being able to enter Gu Jiajun, Dongling's strongest army, but now I can vote under General Gu. Long-cherished wish."
The general squinted at him, "Good boy, ambitious!"
Chi Fei quickly drove out of the camp to chase Gu Shubai. Seeing Gu Shubai stepping over the wooden fence separating the two armies, he dashed up and was stopped by the soldiers on duty by the wooden fence.
The soldier frowned and looked at him, "General Chi, what are you doing?"
It turned out that when the soldiers saw him running fast following Gu Shubai, they thought he was plotting wrong, so they stopped him.
Chi Fei didn't know how to explain for a while. He glanced at this empty wooden fence, then bent over and uprooted it, "I'm here to join the Major General. This wooden fence is no longer needed, and I won't have to set it up in the future!"