Hu Bin shook his head in disbelief: "Without a fast horse, can you really get to Guangling in one day?"
Liu Yu nodded confidently: "What I trained every day in my humble position in the Beifu Army was these forced marches over mountains and ridges. I had no problem running more than three hundred miles a day and night. The Zhu brothers were young, and they showed me the way. I will return later. Please also ask General Hu to quickly write down a request for help and give me the token so that I can use this to meet Xie Zhenjun."
Hu Bin laughed, stepped forward and patted Liu Yu hard on the shoulder: "Building Leader Liu, the lives of the five thousand soldiers in my army depend entirely on you."
One day later, at three quarters of noon, Guangling, Beifu camp.
Under the commander's flag of the Chinese army, on a high hill, Xie Xuan was wearing a general's robe and armor, with a calm expression. He looked at the tide of troops in front of him, who were closing in and setting up camp. One team after another, like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, they flowed continuously. Marching continuously in the direction of Shouchun in the west, the sound of military songs sung by the soldiers soared into the sky, and the armor plates shaking and the sound of collision during the march was extremely impactful, and the sound shook hundreds of miles.
Xie Xuan sighed softly and murmured: "This decisive battle has finally come, Xiaoyu, thank you for buying us time for so long."
Liu Yu was dressed in black clothes, his face was a little red, and his whole body was already soaked with sweat. The clothes were tightly stuck to his body. In order to pursue the fastest speed, he didn't even wear armor this time. He brought a single-handed sword with him to protect himself. Fortunately, the exit was really remote, so remote that there were no scouts from the Qin army. Liu Yu almost ran all the way. What surprised him was that before he saw Xie Xuan, , the army has already prepared and set out.
Liu Yu frowned: "Xuanshuai, I failed your trust this time. Shouchun City did not hold on for much longer than expected. Please deal with me according to military law. If you say that I bought time, I will be ashamed."
Xie Xuan nodded: "I don't blame you for this, I am also responsible. We all made a mistake in judging Murong Lan. No, it should be said that we all underestimated Murong Chui. We only thought about his side of uniting us to fight against Qin. , but underestimated the side that he didn’t want us to launch the Jin Dynasty’s Northern Expedition.”
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "These barbarians really have no credibility. I will never be fooled by them again. Especially Murong Lan, if I see her again, I will definitely..."
Xie Xuan smiled slightly and looked at Liu Yu, as if waiting for him to say the next sentence. Liu Yu's mouth opened, and all he saw in front of him was Murong Lan's last tearful eyes looking at him, her eyes full of guilt and guilt. He looked helpless, and he couldn't say even a single sentence of the harsh words he wanted to say.
Xie Xuan sighed softly: "Okay, Xiaoyu, you are a person who values affection, and Murong Lan is also a person who values affection. If she hadn't been ordered by the lord, I don't think she would have the heart to betray you. Otherwise, she wouldn't beg to die in front of you. And you didn't kill her because you were thinking about your old relationship. You won't be able to do it next time we meet."
Liu Yu said bitterly: "Next time if she hurts Da Jin again and hurts my brother again, no matter what, I will kill her."
Xie Xuan's lips curled up: "Actually, when we received the news that you were willing to stay and defend Shouchun, your Lordship had already ordered us to set off. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you stay in Shouchun City. I’m not asking you to send Yang Qiu and others away, I just don’t want to expose this military aircraft prematurely.”
Liu Yu's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "When I captured Yang Qiu and others, I had only been to Shouchun for more than ten days. How could I prepare military rations so quickly?"
Xie Xuan nodded: "The military rations for the Northern Expedition still need time to be prepared, but the three-month rations for the decisive battle in Shouchun have been prepared. The soldiers were so quick that they exposed you and Shouchun City to the Qin Army's hundreds of thousands of troops. It is really too dangerous, and once the Qin army forms a strong camp in Shouchun, or has time to run the fortress of Shouchun City, it will be difficult for us to recapture it."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "It turns out that Marshal Xuan has arranged it for a long time. If I guessed correctly, when the news of the failed marriage came, you should prepare for the worst. In any case, be the first to show off Shouchun. In this It is an inevitable choice for the local government to withstand the Qin army."
Xie Xuan said seriously: "Yes, originally the marriage was in the hope that Huan Yi's 50,000 Xifu army could hold off the Qin army at the Shouchun line for a month or two, but the marriage failed and he stayed put. If we didn't send troops, I'm afraid He will further abandon Liyang and retreat to Jiangdong. In this way, our Beifu Army will become a lonely army, so the original plan must be changed. In any case, you held on to Shouchun for more than a month and killed a large number of Qin soldiers. The elite troops of the army, especially the Di troops who attacked them, are very rare. It can be said that you have exceeded my mission this time."
Liu Yu sighed softly, lowered his head and said: "But no matter what, as the actual guard of Shouchun, I still lost the city and gave away thousands of brothers. Military law does not allow it. The army is about to fight the enemy. Military discipline must be Yan Ming, I came back this time to accept military disciplinary punishment. According to the military regulations of the Jin Dynasty, any loss of territory shall be punished by execution."
Xie Xuan pondered for a moment and nodded: "If you strictly follow military regulations this time, you should be beheaded. However, you have done a good job in defending the city. The final fall was not due to dereliction of duty, but because of the force majeure of internal thieves. Anyone can do it." Avoid it. Secondly, you can break out of the encirclement and convey the military information on the front line, which can be regarded as atonement and avoid the death penalty. Thirdly, your return to Shouchun this time is not a military operation, but to handle a private matter for my Xie family and provide you with help afterwards. Shou, you are just a building leader to consult the military aircraft, not a general. Therefore, you can be exempted from the death penalty, but you will be relieved of your duties as the building leader now. You should go to the supply camp to temporarily serve as you did last time."
Liu Yu raised his head, looked at Xie Xuan, and nodded vigorously: "Thank you very much, Commander Xuan, for not killing, but please allow me to join the army as a white soldier. I want to fight with the frontline troops and kill more enemy invaders. Only in this way, in my heart It will make you feel better."
Xie Xuan sighed: "Xiao Yu, you were seriously injured this time and worked very hard. I should let you rest for a period of time, both in public and private matters. Now that the Qin army has captured Shouchun, the next war is imminent, and there will be more battles on both sides. After deploying troops and generals for a while, you can just take the time to rest for a while. If the war is really going to start, I will call you."
Liu Yu shook his head and said firmly: "No, Xuan Shuai, my injuries have been completely healed. Even with the last bit of medicine, if you ask me to go back to the rear, I won't be able to calm down. As long as I am now As soon as I close my eyes, I will think of the scene of losing Shouchun, and the faces of those dead brothers keep shaking in front of my eyes. If I were to stay behind at this time, I would go crazy."
Xie Xuan shook his head: "Fool, I want you to go to the rear to give you a chance to meet Miaoyin. You almost died this time, and she was extremely worried."
