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At dawn, Ren Zhi stepped out of the big tent, and nodded towards Hou Fusheng who was at the door, "Has the poison been taken?"

Fu Sheng nodded, "The Turkic people have already drank the poisoned water, and the grass that their war horses eat has also been fed with food. Now is the best time to start."

Ren Zhi turned around and glanced at Ji Zhi behind him, nodded, looked around the three armies, "Let's fight!"

The Turkic people did not have a good rest the night before because they were worried that they would be raided by the Zheng'an army. They drank the poisoned river water in the morning and were already in chaos. They could only hastily raised their sabers to meet the enemy, but few could really resist.

The Zheng'an army's entry into the Turkic camp was as simple as cutting melons and vegetables. The Turkic soldiers who were basically unable to resist died, and the few who were not poisoned all died under the knife of the Zheng'an army.In the blink of an eye, the Zheng'an Army won the battle with almost no losses.

Ren Zhi got off his horse and passed through the Turkic camp, the road was full of Turkic corpses, Ren Zhi frowned slightly, turned to Fu Sheng and asked, "How many Turkic people are there?"

Fusheng looked around, and said in Ren Zhi's ear, "It seems that it is different from what we expected. There is only a small group of Turkic people in the corpses and horse corpses. Adding up, there are only a few hundred people. Could it be that the Turkic people have some kind of conspiracy? ? Seeing that the camp is clearly a Turkic army stationed here, why is there only such a small group of people? Besides, Ji Zhi himself has problems, but it was his idea to poison us, allowing us to easily win a big victory."

Ren Zhi held the hilt of the long sword with his right hand, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually calmed down. He shook his head and said, "Even if there is a conspiracy, Ashina Aji probably wouldn't be willing to sacrifice his small team, so take a closer look. , Be careful when ordering to go down and clean the battlefield."

Fu Sheng agreed, turned around and went down to give orders.Ren Zhi's fingers tapped unconsciously on the hilt of his sword. He looked around and saw Ji Zhi standing in a corner, with his head down, wondering what he was thinking about. The two guards were still following him, one left and one right. , there shouldn't be any chance to play tricks.

Ren Zhi sighed softly. From the moment he set off, he always felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn't find any clues.His gaze unconsciously fell on a corpse at his feet. After a short pause, he suddenly squatted down and turned the corpse of the Turkic soldier upside down. Shot, wiped from his face, revealing the face of the corpse.

The widened eyes were full of fear, Ren Zhi took a look, then straightened up, and shouted loudly, "Fusheng, come here."

Fu Sheng who was not far away was stunned when he heard his cry, and ran over from a distance, running to Ren Zhi's side, "What's the matter?"

Ren Zhi whispered, "Look at the corpse on the ground."

Fu Sheng glanced at Ren Zhi suspiciously, squatted down/body checked the corpse on the ground, and after only one glance, he asked Ren Zhi in disbelief, "Isn't this corpse a Turkic?"

Ren Zhi took a deep breath, glanced at Ji Zhi in the corner, lowered his voice and said, "First order people to lure Ji Zhi away, and then quietly check each corpse. Every corpse should not be Turkic."

Fu Sheng frowned, "In this case, Ji Zhi really has a ghost, probably because he wanted Ji Zhi to gain our trust, but Ashina Aji was unwilling to sacrifice himself, so he called these people Pretending to be Turkic, so who are these people?"

A chill appeared on Ren Zhi's face, "Ashina Aji is not willing to kill the Turkic people, but of course he is willing to kill the people in my Zheng'an. I will definitely settle this account with the Turkic people."

Fu Sheng sighed softly, turned around and ordered, "After cleaning the battlefield, retreat first and take a rest. The generals who have joined the army and above will gather in the marshal's tent, and the marshal wants to discuss the next strategy."

The people took orders and re-camped upstream, half an hour later, they gathered in Yu Ren's tent.Ren Zhi's eyes swept across the faces of several generals, and a slight smile appeared on his face, "The first battle is successful, all the generals have worked hard, and thanks to Master Ji's ingenious plan, our army was able to win this battle with minimal losses. This king will keep this victory in mind, and will report to His Majesty together after returning to Beijing after the final victory."

Ji Zhi smiled and shook his head, "Marshal is being polite when he says that. As a member of the army, Ji Zhi should do his part. Besides, as a scholar, Ji Zhi is only talking about it. The real fight on the battlefield depends on the generals." .”

Ren Zhi nodded, "Naturally, the generals and the soldiers outside will give rewards in the future. Now let's study the next strategy. Although we won the first battle, judging from the situation of cleaning the battlefield just now, we only defeated one A small group of Turkic people, the real army is probably still in Liangzhou City, how to take Liangzhou City, we have to think hard."

Several generals looked at each other, and their faces became dignified. After all, compared with Liangzhou City and the Turkic main force that has not yet been found, today's victory is really not worth mentioning.As a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, Liangzhou City's city defenses are exceptionally perfect. Even if you pay a heavy price, you may not be able to capture it. However, if Liangzhou City cannot be recaptured, future supply will become a problem. This expedition Even more meaningless.

Several people discussed in the big tent for a long time, but still failed to discuss an effective idea, and waved their hands wearily, "Forget it, I'm tired after getting up early in the morning, let's all go down and rest. The matter of Liangzhou City Let’s continue the discussion later.”

Several people retreated one after another, Ji Zhi also nodded towards Ren Zhi, and stepped out of the big tent, Ren Zhi's gaze was fixed on his back until he walked out.Then he turned his head and said to Fusheng, "If I didn't want to know what Ashina Aji wanted to do, I really wanted to take this Jizhi down immediately, and I always feel extra uneasy with such a person by my side." .”

Fu Sheng nodded, "I will send someone to continue to watch him secretly, I will control his every move, you don't have to worry, with me here, there is no chance for him to make any mistakes."

Ren Zhi nodded, without speaking, Feng Yan opened the curtain and walked in, nodded towards Fu Sheng, then turned to Ren Zhi and said, "Those corpses have been checked, and none of them are Turkic. I sent People have checked in a radius of [-] miles, and indeed a village has been massacred, and the corpses inside are all old and weak women and children, and there are no young and middle-aged people."

Ren Zhi closed his eyes and nodded, "We still arrived too late. These people's lives were actually caused by me. I underestimated the enemy."

Fu Sheng reached out and patted his shoulder, "Don't think too much, the Turks are too cunning. Even if you are not fooled, the Turks will not spare their lives."

Ren Zhi sighed, and said bitterly, "I really wish I could kill Liangzhou City directly, cut off Ashina Aji's head, and hang it at the entrance of the village for all of them to be buried with!"

Fu Sheng also sighed, and turned to Feng Yan, "These corpses should be restrained, and there are those in that village. However, you must be careful not to be noticed by others. The fact that these corpses are not Turkic is limited to the few people who inspected them." Know, don't let other people know that it will mess up the morale of the army and mess up the plan."

Feng Yan cupped his fists, "This subordinate understands."

Let Zhi let his mood calm down gradually, looked at Feng Yan and said, "I sent dark guards to follow Ji Zhi secretly. If there is a need in the army to give them convenience at the right time, Ji Zhi must not be noticed. The rest I will leave it to you brothers to pay more attention to the matter, no matter what is abnormal, you must report it to me and Fu Sheng in time, except for the two of us, no one's orders will be ignored."

Feng Yan took the order to retreat, and Ren Zhi sat down on the chair, holding the sword given by Duan Yixian in his arms, his fingers unconsciously slid across the sword tassel, his eyes were lowered, looking at the ground, it was already out. god.

Fu Sheng sat down beside him, poured a bowl of water and put it in front of him, casually asked, "What are you thinking?"

Ren Zhi raised his head and smiled at Fu Sheng, "Thinking about what Ping'er is doing now, how is the old lady's health, how is the prince's homework, and the emperor. I always feel that I am a cold-hearted person. Now Only then did I realize that before I knew it, I had so many worries."

Fu Sheng poured himself a bowl of water, took a big sip, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile, "It's a good thing to think about you more, it means that there are more people who think about you. People can't live without their relatives and friends." There are lovers, otherwise, what's the point of living alone?"

The corners of Ren Zhi's lips were slightly raised, with a faint smile, he nodded, and took a sip of water, "I want to expel the Turkic people quickly and return to Beijing as soon as possible, why should I let you watch the birth of your son with your own eyes?"

Fu Sheng shook his head with a smile, "It doesn't matter, I just need to do what I promised Your Majesty, protect you and return to Beijing, Your Majesty will be happy when the time comes, and my son will be born as a reward, it is a gift from me as a father gone."

Ren Zhi looked at him with a smile, "Well, I promise you now, you can choose whatever reward you want for your son, as long as you dare to ask for it, I promise to have it."

"If you make decisions for His Majesty like this, you are not afraid of being heard by those old officials who will report back to Beijing and sue you."

Ren Zhi smiled and shrugged.Looking at the smile on his face, Fu Sheng couldn't help but shook his head, "It's been more than ten years since I knew you, I remember that when you first followed His Majesty, you were still a kid, and you entered the palace alone to start a business. When I became a little eunuch, I looked serious all day long, and I rarely even smiled. At that time, I thought, it’s good that you are not my real brother, otherwise, I, being an older brother, made you bear so much at a young age. What face is there to explain to your parents. Until these few years, after His Majesty ascended the throne, you became the King of Xiaoyao, and you were really at ease. With a smile on your face all day long, there was nothing to worry about. At that time, I was really relaxed Take a breath."

Ren Zhi raised his eyes to look at Fu Sheng, Fu Sheng stretched out his hand and patted his hand, and then said, "Actually, a few years ago, I noticed your thoughts on Your Majesty, but at that time His Majesty was all focused on the throne, I faintly felt sorry for you." You have worried. After all, in this emperor's house, there is no real affection. If he really becomes the emperor in the future, there will be no place for you around him. But after he really ascended the throne, I realized that he It may be because of you that Li is so deliberate for the throne, because he can only let you stand by his side in a fair and fair way when he climbs to the highest position, and he dares no one to have any objections. Over the past few years, I have seen it with my own eyes. For you, he abandoned the three thousand beauties in the harem, and only you were by his side, and he suddenly felt that it's okay for two men to be together, and it's okay for him to be in the emperor's house. The most important thing is whether that person wants to be alone with you. "

The corners of Ren Zhi's lips rose, he took a big sip from the water bowl, and looked at Fu Sheng, "I was worried that you would be a bachelor for the rest of your life, but fortunately, Lin took you as a scourge first, and I will pay you back soon." I want to give birth to a fat son for you, so that I won't have to worry about whether Ping'er will help you when she grows up in the future."

"Hey, Ren Zhi, after all, I'm your elder brother, when you talk to me, can't you not be so merciless?" Fu Sheng stood up and stared at Ren Zhi helplessly.

Ren Zhi also stood up, looked at Fu Sheng with a smile, stretched out his hand suddenly, pulled him over, quickly hugged him, and whispered in his ear, "I see, brother."

Fu Sheng opened his eyes wide in surprise, before he recovered, Ren Zhi had let go of his hand, sat on the chair again with a blank expression, and waved towards Fu Sheng, "Go down and rest, the marshal is also tired Now, I still have to think about how to take Liangzhou City, let me sleep first."

Fu Sheng couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand and nodded, "Then marshal, rest well, the end general can resign. If the marshal has nightmares, just call for help, the end will come to save you."

Ren Zhi curled his lips, untied the cloak, Fu Sheng took it with his hand, hung it aside by the way, turned his head and walked out of the marshal's tent.Let him fall on the couch, close your eyes and start to take a nap.

After a few days of discussion, they finally made a decision to bypass Liangzhou City first, recover several towns to the north of Liangzhou City, and then form a siege around Liangzhou City, cutting off the retreat of the Khitan main force, and let it go. I have a hunch that Ashina Aji is in Liangzhou City, and then it is time to fight Ashina Aji to the death.