A Piece of Li Song Changting Twilight

Because both sides were too conservative, Wu Yi and Zong Bi did not seek any benefits. In the end, the two armies only retreated after a slight confrontation. Neither of them suffered much loss, so it can be regarded as a draw.

And this is a blow to Zhao Pingzhen or Wan Yanzhao, because they all think that they should win the first battle.

Qin Xiaolou returned to his tent, just sat down and had no time to drink tea, only to hear someone outside the tent shouting: "My lord, I have something from you in Pingcheng."

Qin Xiaolou was very strange, and ordered someone to bring things in, but he did not expect that what was sent was a brocade box.Qin Xiaolou's face changed slightly the moment he saw the brocade box, but he returned to normal after only a moment, and said calmly: "Put the things down, you go out."

After everyone in the tent had left, Qin Xiaolou picked up the brocade box almost cautiously and opened it.

——The brocade box contained a painting.A painting sent by Qin Chengxue.

Ever since Qin Xiaolou left him and went north, Qin Chengxue often sent him paintings.He never wrote letters, so Qin Xiaolou would not know how he was doing, but he would mention some poems on the paintings to express his state of mind.

Qin Chengxue's handwriting is mediocre, more than elegant, but not strong enough.His paintings are excellent.In the past, Qin Chengxue always drew pictures, and Qin Xiaolou inscribed them for him. Later, when Qin Xiaolou received a painting inscribed by Qin Chengxue himself, he would secretly regret that such mediocre words ruined a painting.

——It wasn't until later that he realized that he thought this way because he wanted to return to that frail young man, as before, he drew pictures and wrote inscriptions.

This time, the painting sent by Qin Chengxue showed an empty room, the angle of view was from the inside to the outside, and the positions of tables, chairs and books were very familiar to Qin Xiaolou - that was exactly Qin Chengxue's. Room.There was a bowl next to the bed, it was left over from what I had eaten, it was not warm, and it had obviously been put aside for a long time.

At the end of the painting, there is a line of poetry inscribed as usual——

"Green poplars, fragrant grass, long pavilion road, easy to leave when young. The dream at the top of the building is five o'clock, and the bottom of the flower is sad and rainy in March. Heartless is not as passionate, and an inch is worth thousands of strands. When there is limit in the world, only Lovesickness is endless."

Qin Xiaolou stared at the scroll for a while, then smiled wryly, "Loveless doesn't seem to be passionate...Cheng Xue, are you blaming me?"

He closed the painting scroll and unfolded a clean piece of rice paper in front of the table.He raised the pen and put it down, and repeated it several times. When he wanted to write something on the paper, he found that the ink on the tip of the pen had already been dried, leaving only a light ink mark on the paper.

Qin Xiaolou put down his pen again, crumpled up the rice paper and threw it away, sighing heavily.

The reason why he left Qin Chengxue alone in Lin'an was not just as he said, because Zhao Pingzhen hated Qin Chengxue—in fact, no matter how much Zhao Pingzhen hated Qin Chengxue, as long as he used enough means, Zhao Pingzhen He will not embarrass Qin Chengxue.And he did this for another reason - without him, he hoped that Qin Chengxue might be able to live a normal life, at least not relying on him like that anymore.In fact, he secretly hoped that Qin Chengxue would return to Zhengtu and give up thinking about him, even though he had promised Qin Chengxue a future.

--Why?No reason, that's what he thought.

Qin Xiaolou thought that his heart was probably much colder than Qin Chengxue's, because Qin Chengxue missed him so much, and although he missed his younger brother in his heart, he didn't feel too uncomfortable.It's just that whenever he sees the sorrowful poems painted by Qin Chengxue, he will feel a little sad, and occasionally he will waver whether to take him over, but he will give up this idea soon.

He was in a trance when the door curtain was suddenly lifted and Zhao Pingzhen walked in.

Zhao Pingzhen saw the picture scroll on the table at a glance, Qin Xiaolou had no time to stop it, Zhao Pingzhen had already picked up the picture scroll and unfolded it.

Zhao Pingzhen had seen Qin Chengxue's painting before, so he could tell that it was written by Qin Chengxue just by looking at it.

"When the world is endless, there is only endless love..." Zhao Pingzhen read it out expressionlessly.

Qin Xiaolou's lips trembled, and he kept silent because he didn't know what to say.

Zhao Pingzhen shook the painting in his hand, his expression was still indifferent: "Do you take it with you?"

Qin Xiaolou shook his head: "It's from Pingcheng."

Qin Chengxue sent the painting to Pingcheng as usual.The things were confiscated by the officials guarding the city, because they were sent from the capital, and Qin Xiaolou was an important minister. He was afraid of delaying the military plane, so he sent people to chase the things to the front line overnight.

Zhao Pingzhen thought for a while, and believed Qin Xiaolou's words.But he was still a little angry. Once he thought of the kind of relationship between Qin Xiaolou and his younger brother, he couldn't help but feel bored, so he threw the painting on the table, sat down, and said mockingly: "Qin Xiaolou, You are more capable than I thought. Even your younger brother loves you!"

Qin Xiaolou couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.Qin Chengxue's feelings for him are something that he has been unwilling to face, let alone admit it in front of others, because even he himself thinks it is against ethics, even though he has always looked down on ethics.

Zhao Pingzhen saw that his face was not gloomy, so he kept his face and didn't say any more.He pulled Qin Xiaolou onto his lap and began to kiss him.But when he was about to reach the last step, he caught a glimpse of the painting on the table out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly lost interest.So he pushed Qin Xiaolou away without explaining anything, and walked away with a sullen face.

The war that followed was stalemate for a short period of time.

The two armies faced each other across a big river, and neither of them dared to cross the river easily.Zhao Pingzhen occupied the valleys and hills that were unfavorable to the cavalry. He refused to expose himself to the plains, and Wan Yanzhao did not dare to easily start a hilly battle that was unfavorable to the cavalry.

For Jin Bing, the war of attrition is not good.Cavalry has an advantage in surprise attacks, but because horses have much higher requirements for food and grass than humans, war horses must eat concentrated feed to maintain their strength. Even if the plains are full of weeds, it is useless for war horses.Moreover, the Mu soldiers fought on their own land, and the wealth of the Mu country was far better than that of the nomadic Jin people. Food and grass were not a problem for the Mu soldiers at all.Wu Yi knew this all too well, so no matter how Wan Yanzhao wrote one letter after another, provoking again and again, he just stayed bored and didn't fight.

More than a month later, the helpless Wan Yanzhao finally ordered Zongbi to lead the troops across the river.

Just after Jin Bing abandoned his horse and boat, Mu Bing suddenly launched an attack.The golden soldiers on the water were as weak as eagles without beaks and wings, and Wu Yi led the troops to kill Zong Bi who had lost his advantage.

This battle was fought beautifully, the Mu soldiers won a complete victory, few of the Jin soldiers who entered the water survived, and Zong Bi fled back to the north bank like a drowned chicken under the protection of his own soldiers.

Wan Yanzhao has never experienced such a setback since he was a teacher.But he is not an ordinary person after all, this little loss is not enough to make him angry, let alone make an impulsive decision that outweighs the gain.

The two armies fell into a stalemate again.

To Zhao Pingzhen's surprise, Wu Yi, who has always been conservative in warfare, proposed to send troops on his own initiative after a stalemate for a period of time.Zhao Pingzhen had always admired his talent, so he didn't worry too much at this time, and quickly agreed to his request.

Wu Yi wanted to bring [-] infantry across the river, but he asked Zhao Pingzhen for [-] troops to lead the formation.After consideration, Zhao Pingzhen allocated [-] troops and personally took command of the expedition.

Wu Yi crossed the river with 500 people and quickly formed a square formation on the other side of the river.And what Zhao Pingzhen did was to use nearly [-] troops to support him on the other side of the river.

With a large army in the rear, Wu Yi no longer has to worry about the future, and only has three defenses, and the sharpness and strength of the troops are concentrated enough.

This time Wan Yanzhao did not send Zong Bi to fight, but sent another lieutenant Zong Gan who was famous for his bravery to command the battle.

This was the first time that the mu soldiers fought on the plains for so long. Although there was a river behind them, the advantage of the cavalry did not diminish.

Zong Gan, the leader of the Jin soldiers, almost couldn't wait to charge them, but the strength of the Mu soldiers' phalanx was far beyond his imagination.The black formation of 500 people was like a huge meat grinder, and all those who rushed towards them wielding big knives were smashed in an instant!

As if in the blink of an eye, the Jin soldiers had suffered more than [-] casualties, and the Mu army's formation was not in the slightest mess!

Not to mention that Jin Bing was terrified, even Qin Xiaolou and Zhao Pingzhen who were standing across the river were amazed.

Qin Xiaolou had a pale face, and the wind of the Lie Lie River blew his hair into a mess.His jet-black hair was wrapped around his pale face, making him look like a bloodless living ghost, standing out from the army.He stretched out his hand to brush the hair off his face, and murmured: "In the past, Chen Qingzhi used this formation to break hundreds of thousands of people. .”

Zhao Pingzhen squinted at him, then quickly turned his gaze back to the battle situation on the other side: "Oh? Chen Qingzhi?"

Qin Xiaolou said: "It is said that Chen Qingzhi used 7000 men to defeat Erzhu Rong's million-strong army... I thought it was the Han historians who deliberately praised him, but I am ignorant."

Zhao Pingzhen raised his eyebrows imperceptibly: "There is nothing impossible, isn't it? Heh..."

When the number of Jin soldiers' casualties exceeded a thousand, there was only a sound of gold from the other side, but it was Wan Yanzhao who ordered Zong Gan to withdraw his troops.

However, fighting a war is like gambling. Seeing that I have lost countless chips, I always think that adding more chips can turn around and win back.Zong Gan did not retreat immediately, but continued to order soldiers to attack.

On the other side of the river, the clanging of gold became louder and louder. A cavalry galloped from the north, and it was another envoy sent by Wan Yanzhao to force Zonggan to withdraw.

After all, Zonggan was not Wushu. After delaying for a while, he ordered the troops to withdraw.

Because of the difference in speed, the infantry couldn't chase the cavalry, so Wu Yi just watched the Jinren's team disappear on the other side of the plain. After confirming that they were innocent, he finally led his armored soldiers back to the other side of the river.

This battle was fought beautifully, which greatly boosted Mu Bing's morale, and Wu Yi's ego was also inflated to an excessive degree.At the celebration banquet that night, Wu Yi drank too much wine and asked everyone he met, "Do you know why Wan Yanzhao didn't personally lead the troops to fight Lao Tzu?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he laughed maniacally, and asked himself: "Because he knew that he would lose to Lao Tzu, he shrank in fear! Haha!"

After Zhao Pingzhen heard his words, although he felt that maybe it was true, he still hummed disdainfully at Qin Xiaolou: "I don't think he can find the north."

Qin Xiaolou smiled on the surface: "I'm afraid he won't die for a while - his ability to command the overall situation and his military sense are all amazing."

Zhao Pingzhen didn't seem to mind: "Oh? I'm not in a hurry to take his life."

Qin Xiaolou pursed his lips. At this moment, Zhao Pingzhen suddenly turned his head to look at him, and caught his movement just in time.Zhao Pingzhen asked meaningfully: "Mingdong, are you in a hurry?"

Qin Xiaolou said indifferently: "I have been waiting for more than ten years, what is there to worry about?"

Zhao Pingzhen knew that what he was talking about was Prime Minister Wang, so he smiled slightly and sighed, "You——you are tough and intelligent, but unfortunately you can't make great things. Being Han Xin is enough. "

Qin Xiaolou looked at him with some surprise, Zhao Pingzhen stretched out his finger and pointed at his heart, and said word by word: "Your mind is too narrow."