I am cannon fodder, but I can hug thighs

Yan Sihui wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead and said, "Whether it's you or the general, a surprise attack on the enemy's camp with 8,000 soldiers is something that will go down in history."

"I finally understand. If you win, you are brave. If you lose, you are reckless." Whether you are brave or reckless depends entirely on the result.

"What's the point of recording it in history? It's a pity that they ran away." Su Cheng'an just happened to hear what Yan Sihui said and spat out a mouthful of blood foam to the side, "This group of beasts actually didn't even want the big tent. They are so cowardly."

"General, did you suffer internal injuries?" Yan Sihui was shocked by his actions and even vomited blood.

"He was just hit on the back by a long spear. He will be fine tomorrow." Su Cheng'an waved his hands. This kind of injury was commonplace and he didn't need to take it seriously. "I'll burn down their tent. It's a relief."

"What a pity, it's not the royal tent of the Turks." Yan Sihuai felt a little regretful. It would be better if the royal tent of the Turks was burned. Once the royal tent was destroyed, the Turks would definitely be in danger without fighting, and their morale would definitely drop. With one thing going down, the other would gain strength. Then, they would make a concerted effort and surely defeat the Turks.

"What's the point of burning the king's tent?" Xi Lilong said coldly, "Their king is dead, and the new king has not been elected yet. The king's tent is now just an empty shell."

In fact, burning the Turkic military camps would have a greater deterrent effect.

Su Chengan scratched his head, always feeling that something was wrong. Wasn’t the point that he led 8,000 cavalrymen to sneak attack the tent of tens of thousands of Turkic cavalrymen and successfully burned the tent?

He looked at Xi Lilong again and again, and couldn't help but start to doubt: "I only brought 8,000 soldiers today, right?"

It shouldn’t be 80,000, right?

Shouldn't we praise him for his courage and wisdom at this time?

"You don't even remember how many soldiers you brought with you. Now you have nothing but your kung fu, right?" Xi Lilong's eyes were full of disgust and speechlessness, as if he was doubting whether Su Cheng'an was stupid.

Su Chengan's mind went blank for a moment: "Don't you think that eight thousand cavalrymen..."

"Well, my Yuanyang Army can do it, too." Xi Lilong interrupted him and said, "Su Chengan, I'm not going to let this make you complacent, am I?"

Su Chengan: “…”

Yan Sihuai seemed to be deep in thought. Although the Xi Lilong he knew did speak rather harshly sometimes, he rarely said such cold words. It could even be said that it was very abnormal.

"Now that I think about it, it seems that Xi Qi is particularly targeting the general." Yan Sihuai muttered to himself.

"What are you mumbling about?" Xi Lilong was right next to him, and could only hear the mosquito-like mumbling sound, while the specific content was all covered by the wind.

Yan Sihui looked at her mischievously: "I say, the general seems to be particularly concerned about your opinion, Xi Qi."

So it is really as the rumors say, the general's admiration for Xi Qi is true.

Xi Lilong's expression did not change at all, and he even seemed not to have heard it. He changed his topic and said, "It seems that a lot of your men died today. This has happened several times in a row. This is not a good thing. Even if casualties are inevitable when two armies meet, it is not right to have so many casualties."

Yan Sihuai was stunned and speechless.

Xi Lilong stared into his eyes and said in a voice that only the three of them could hear: "Generally speaking, unless our army is far less powerful than the Turks, if there are such heavy casualties one after another, it is either because the commander is incompetent or he does not take the lives of his soldiers seriously. As far as I remember, this is the fifth time you have suffered such heavy casualties in the past half month."

"We were so crazy on the battlefield that we got a little carried away. But if we retreat, wouldn't it be..."

Xi Lilong glanced at the soldiers following behind him and said, "Come to my tent after you go back."

Yan Sihui subconsciously glanced at Su Chengan, and seeing the solemn expression on his face, he was shocked and said, "Yes."

Su Chengan coughed lightly: "It's not good for you to do this in front of me."

"What? You are incompetent and can't lead your generals, so you don't allow me to lead them?" Xi Lilong didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Even though she was just a female general, she was Yan Sihuai's superior. Her official position was higher than Yan Sihuai's and she had the right to command him.

Su Chengan hesitated to speak, but that was not what he meant: "I'm just worried that something bad will be spread."

"Ah, so how do you men have the nerve to attribute this gossiping nature to women? You men are very gossipy and are good at making malicious assumptions about other people's behavior. As far as I know, you men are really no more fair than women." Xi Lilong looked at him sideways with a sarcastic expression.

Su Chengan: “…”

Yan Sihuai smiled secretly. Why did he have to say these things? There were so many other things to say. Xi Qi had been annoyed by these things since he was a child. Now Su Chengan actually used this as an excuse. It would be strange if he was not scolded.

He suddenly felt a gaze, and then his eyes collided with Su Chengan's. The corners of his mouth twitched: "General, why don't you come together and have dinner together."

"Oh, that's good. We can discuss how to fight tomorrow." Su Cheng'an's face turned from cloudy to sunny and he smiled happily.

Yan Sihuai really didn't know what to say for a moment, and he didn't know what Su Chengan was worried about. How could Xi Lilong look like someone who would be a concubine? He was already married, so how could he have any relationship with Xi Lilong?

Xi Lilong frowned: "Don't you guys ask for my opinion?"

"In that case, General Su should take care of it himself. I won't interfere." Xi Lilong originally just wanted to talk to Yan Sihui about the casualties of soldiers in the battle in the past few days, but after hearing what the two of them said, she had no idea. "This should have been your responsibility."

Su Chengan could hear the displeasure in her words: "That's not what I meant. I just thought that there's nothing wrong with what you and General Yan said."

"I understand. However, no matter how we fight tomorrow, we should discuss it with other generals. It should not be discussed between you and me alone." Xi Lilong had already seen through Su Cheng'an's little thoughts, but he just didn't say it out loud.

Su Chengan felt helpless about her estrangement. Even in front of the army, Xi Lilong always said: "Yes, but..."

"General, now is the most important time to fight against the Turks in the north. Other things should be put aside for now." Xi Lilong didn't like to be distracted in such a situation. Although he knew that defeating the Turks was almost certain, "Don't let me look down on you, Su Chengan."

"I just don't think it's that tense. It's only a matter of time before we defeat the Turks. If we keep it tense, even the best bowstring will not be able to bear it, right?" Su Cheng'an couldn't help but defend himself, "The soldiers also need to rest."

"Yes, you are right." Xi Lilong agreed with him. Even she would not dampen the morale of the soldiers after every victory. "But, you are the commander-in-chief. Shouldn't you always be vigilant?"

"Until the last moment, no one knows what will happen. Therefore, as the commanders, we cannot relax. We cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents. Who knows if someone like Chunzao will suddenly appear in the Turkic side."

"Although if this situation really happens, you and I won't be able to save it even if we try our best, but I don't want to be left with regrets when I look back." Xi Lilong's eyes were filled with sadness. She still dreams about the time when the Yuanyang Army was suppressed in the valley and the look in Chunzao's eyes before she left.

She thought about it more than once, wondering whether she owed anything to that little girl when Chunzao lived in her house.

Was she too arrogant? If she had listened to Xianglian and asked the soldiers to investigate carefully, would that result have been avoided?