Bright moon out of Tianshan

Hearing his nonsense, Gao Huai's face changed slightly, and before he could answer, Xiao Jian couldn't help but said: "Zhao Yuancai! You are looking for death!" He was about to go up and pinch, but Lin Zaichun dragged him aside. Persuade him: "Don't pay attention to him, he did it on purpose, if you get angry, he will play right into his arms!"

Zhao Yuancai glanced at Lin Zaichun, and exclaimed: "Ah, there is another beauty! Give me both of these! My lord, I am naturally lustful, lustful!" Lin Zaichun didn't take it for granted, and smiled gently at Zhao Yuancai , but he laughed for a while.

If a master fights, how can he be distracted?Gao Huai took the opportunity to shake his long spear, and stabbed several times like a strong wind and rain. Then he backhanded, and the knife in Zhao Yuancai's hand flew out.The soldiers behind him exclaimed in unison, Qi Jia rushed up quickly, and before he could fight Gao Huai, Nie Shihuan rushed over with two cavalry teams and shouted: "Third Highness, let the future resist, you retreat first! "

Gao Huai taught Zhao Yuancai a lesson, snorted coldly, led Xiao Jian, Lin Zaichun and others to fight and retreat, followed the army to retreat to a slope in the northeast, and then Nie Shihuan also left Zhao Yuancai and others and retreated. Command the soldiers to pile up big stones and other objects to temporarily resist the attack of Zhao's soldiers.

The sky darkened quickly, and under the command of the generals, Zhao's soldiers surrounded Dong Qi's soldiers and horses firmly.The soldiers and horses of the two sides gradually stopped fighting, and after more than a day of fierce fighting, the flags and drums died down.

Nie Shihuan commanded the soldiers to guard the surrounding area to prevent the enemy from attacking at night, and asked people to arrange for the distribution of the few food, grain and grass that they had snatched. Originally, the soldiers and horses walked quietly to Linfen, and there were not many vehicles with them. After going through this for a long time In the fierce battle, most of them were lost.Reluctantly packed up and set up a few tents, Nie Shihuan asked Gao Huai to go in and rest.Gao Huai waved his hand and said, "Let my master go with Mr. Gu, he is a civil servant, and he has never suffered so much." He didn't want to see Gu Yong, so he walked forward slowly, seeing Lin Zaichun arrange the wounded soldiers After entering the tent, healed and rescued them one by one.But the tents were limited, and those with minor injuries had to make do with it outside.Xiao Jian and the five heavenly kings followed him, busy helping him.

The snow fell more and more at this time, Gao Huai looked up at the snowflakes, and then at the exhausted soldiers curled up on the ground, feeling a sudden torment in his heart.His personal soldiers brought dry food and water, Gao Huai didn't feel hungry, so he waved him to help himself.

Xiao Jian was kicked out by Lin Zaichun to rest, and seeing Gao Huai standing outside the tent with his back against a stone, he walked over and said, "Third brother, what are you doing standing here?"

Gao Huai stretched out his hand to pull him to his side, and the two stood side by side against the stone. Gao Huai was silent for a moment, and said, "We have to find a way to break through."

Xiao Jian looked at him sideways, Gao Huai was anxious, but his face remained calm, he didn't see the clue, and said casually: "Third brother, you told me before that you came out to fight to rescue those prisoners of war and slaves. Yes, but the casualties of the war between the two countries have far exceeded the number of slaves captured by the Eastern Qi Dynasty today, and it has disturbed the common people's lives."

The corners of Gao Huai's lips twitched slightly, and said: "I'm actually a selfish and willful person, otherwise I wouldn't have run away with my father for ten years in anger. I didn't care about the people in this country. In this regard, I may not be as good as you. It's just...just... I don't want to hide it from you," he paused, and then continued with difficulty, "Your elder brother Shuhua told me before he died that he must I made up my mind to go back to Jinling after rescuing the prisoners of war in Nanchu, determined to fulfill his last wish. I checked the current situation of the prisoners of war in Nanchu, and found that each of them was really miserable. I discussed it with my father In this matter, my father took the opportunity to force me to make contributions. My father was also kind, and I was afraid that I would not be able to survive in Dongqi. Besides, if I don’t fight this battle, my father will definitely send someone else. Even if my father does not fight, Zhao Yuancai will do the same Will take the opportunity to provoke, sooner or later they will fight. Why don't I fight. At first I came out with this idea, but after seeing the tragedy of the war, I felt that if we can rule the world, we can completely eradicate it. In such a situation where several countries siege cities and seize land and fight back and forth, the people can truly live and work in peace and contentment, and of course there will be no prisoners of war. What do you think?"

It was the first time he took the initiative to mention Sun Shuhua's name in front of Xiao Jian. Xiao Jian heard it, but he had mixed feelings, and smiled reluctantly: "Ah, this is too much, I can't explain it. I only know that I Now that you are from Dongqi, you should be loyal to the country. I don’t think so much about other things.”

Gao Huai smiled and said: "Nonsense! You understand better than me. I have been fooling around in the Jianghu since I was a child, and I have been known as a waste. Although I have also read some books with Master, this article is about literature and martial arts, after all. It’s far away. But maybe you are too busy playing and hunting with your brother-in-law, drinking and having fun, and don’t have time to read, it’s also possible. Your brother-in-law wrote the poem for you, right?”

When Xiao Jian heard it, he became anxious immediately: "No! I won't do that kind of dirty business! You have no real evidence, what are you doing to slander me!" After seeing the faint smile on the corner of Gao Huai's lips, he realized that he was doing it again. tease yourself.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and countered: "My brother-in-law and I get along harmoniously, and you are jealous. Third brother, don't you also have a brother-in-law? You can also go drink and have fun with him. Didn't he invite you today?"

Gao Huai said slowly: "It seems that he has no interest in me. He must be drunk and wants me to bring the little beauty over there."

Xiao Jian almost jumped, turned around and wanted to leave, but in a blink of an eye, he saw the faint sadness between Gao Huai's eyebrows through the faint snow light, thinking that his nonsense was just trying to relieve his worries.Xiao Jian's heart moved, his tenderness bound him, bound him inextricably, leaving him nowhere to escape, then turned around and said: "Third brother, don't worry, there will always be a way .”

Gao Huai sighed: "Even if my martial arts are good and I can break through the siege, so what? I don't want the [-] army to be lost here!" The dark night was boundless, the world was desolate, he felt a loss in his heart, There was nothing to rely on, so he held Xiao Jian's hand with his backhand. The family, country, world, honor, disgrace, life and death are too far away, only this hand is slightly warm, and only this second minister who I didn't want to see later willingly gave up in the middle of the night. Being with him can make him trust and rely on him for a while.

The two stood silently without speaking.It wasn't until Nie Shihuan sent someone to invite him that Gao Huai took Xiao Jian into the temporary Chinese army tent, and saw Gu Yong, Hou Laoqi, Nie Shihuan and a group of lieutenants waiting there quietly. When they came in, they all bowed and saluted, Han Lin shrank far away in the corner of the tent, not daring to look for opportunities to go to Gao Huai as usual.Gao Huai said: "No. Now let's talk about how to get rid of this predicament."

Everyone was speechless, and after a while, the food official at the end said: "Your Highness, the food and grass can last up to two days, we must find a way as soon as possible."

Nie Shihuan said: "Your Highness, the last general just now had to keep two pieces of news, which were sent back by a few spies who got in the enemy camp. One is that Zhao Yuancai has also transferred the imperial guards from the capital, and they are heading here from Taiyuan. Two. It is General Yang who has dispatched soldiers and horses to meet us."

Gao Huai said: "Then we have to break out in the direction of Jiang County as soon as possible, otherwise the situation will be even more critical when Zhao Yuancai's forbidden army arrives. Xiaojian, have you lost your map? Take it out and have a look."

Xiao Jian took out a map, and everyone gathered around to look carefully. The place where he is now is Taiyue to the east and Linfen to the west.There are mountains everywhere, and the terrain is complex and dangerous. It is really not easy to break through.

Everyone was silent, Nie Shihuan said: "Tomorrow will last another day, and at night the soldiers and horses will be divided into several groups, and they must be killed no matter what."

Throughout the second day, Zhao Guo launched countless attacks, all of which were blocked by Dong Qi soldiers with the help of the terrain. It was easy to last until night. The country guarded the south side tightly, and after a breakout, the soldiers returned in defeat, and the soldiers lost a lot, and the two sides once again died down.

Looking at the exhausted faces of the soldiers and the wounded soldiers all over the place, Gao Huai shook his head with a wry smile and said, "This is not possible. Zhao Yuancai must know that we want to go south to join General Yang, and we must stick to the south."

He was discussing matters with Nie Shihuan, but he suddenly heard a faint confusion in the enemy camp on the southeast side. The two were startled at the same time, and Nie Shihuan said: "I'll go and have a look! Your Highness is waiting here."

After a while, Nie Shihuan quickly turned around and said: "Your Highness, the troops of Dongqi have arrived. General Yang is so fast! He even let the troops take a shortcut through the mountains. Before the enemy could react, we organized the troops and quickly broke through. !"

The soldiers and horses of the Eastern Qi Dynasty rushed to the enemy camp again in the middle of the night. The vanguards were Han Lin and Xiao Jian, each with [-] cavalry, and split into two groups to fight southeast.Zhao Guo didn't expect that the Eastern Qi soldiers who had just calmed down would launch another assault, and it was from an unexpected direction. In the end, they were flanked by the army back and forth, tore a hole, and then walked out through the encirclement.

Gao Huai led his troops and finally escaped from the shackles. When he saw the responders approaching him from a distance, it was Jiang Hu, the leader of the Yichuan Rong people, and a group of his people who led the way.Gao Huai was both surprised and happy, and said, "Uncle Jiang, why are you here?"

Jiang Hu smiled and said: "We rushed to General Yang's team a few days ago and wanted to join the army, and we just heard the news that His Highness was besieged here. We have also sneaked here before, and the mountain road is also experienced, so let Yang The general assigned troops and brought them here. As long as you are not in danger, Your Highness!"

Seeing that they didn't have many troops, Gao Huai thought that Yang Baozhen was in a stalemate with the enemy in Jiang County, and he couldn't tell how many people were there. Retreating is the best policy." Jiang Hu agreed to come down, lead the team in front, and lead the army to quickly retreat to the southeast.

Zhao Yuancai also received two messages in Linfen City at the same time. The forbidden army in the capital has arrived and is now stationed in the north of the city.The soldiers and horses of Dongqi broke through the siege and marched southeast.He jumped up from the bed, pushed away the beautiful woman who was still in his arms just now, and shouted: "Organize people and chase after them!"