"Thank you for your hard work, Ah Xun." Shen Yuyu rested her head on Ji Xun's arm and arched her arms into her husband's arms.
She doesn't need to worry about the war. As long as her husband is back alive, she will feel at ease.
Ji Xun was not very happy because he won the battle, but felt very heavy.
"They refused to surrender, so most of them were killed or injured, and a smaller half escaped. In addition, tens of thousands of people were buried under the snow-capped mountains."
Ji Xun sighed deeply as he spoke, and his gentle big hands went to Shen Yuyu's abdomen and stroked it gently.
"I hope our children will not have to face war and can enjoy peace and prosperity."
Shen Yuyu hummed and said to Ji Xun:
"We must teach our children three views from an early age, cultivate their correct values in life, and don't let them fight for power and kill each other."
"If we cannot establish the correct outlook on life for our children, we are not qualified parents."
"Yu Yu is right." Ji Xun nodded heavily, "We must do this and become qualified parents." "Well, Ah Xun can definitely do it." Shen Yu Yu gently nibbled on her husband's handsome chin. Soon he fell into a deep sleep.
Zhu Xiangyu and his party, who had retreated to Yongshui Town at this time, did not dare to stop for a moment and continued to retreat to the north without stopping.
It wasn't until the afternoon of the next day that they rushed into a town, drove all the people out, and then killed chickens and sheep in their homes to cook and eat.
A large pot of chicken soup was simmering on the stove, and Zhu Xiangyu and other generals gathered around the fire to warm themselves up.
Zhu Xiangyu played with the repeating crossbow, his expression extremely ugly.
In just two days, almost half of his hair turned white, and his face was dry and thin with protruding veins, and his face looked fierce.
After doing some inventory on the way, he found that most of the soldiers had been lost, and now there were only about 300,000 left. This battle had been completely defeated without even participating in it.
The commander-in-chief came in at this time and squatted down by the fire pit. He opened the lid and stirred the pot full of chicken, and then gave instructions to his subordinates.
"Go find some ginger, find more, eat it to keep away the cold.'
"Yes." The subordinate took the order and went to find Jiang.
The commander-in-chief put the lid on the pot, looked at Zhu Xiangyu and advised, "You can save the green hills without fear of running out of firewood. Boss, we still have more than 300,000 soldiers in our hands. There are plenty of opportunities for a comeback.'
"Yes, boss." The third, fourth and other lieutenants also advised, "The road is blocked. The Night King's army will not be able to catch up with us no matter what. It will be okay, boss."
Zhu Xiangyu's mood was extremely bad, and his eyes widened with anger.
"This is the first time I have lost a battle. I am so unconvinced."
"The Night King, a scoundrel, actually carried out a sneak attack and used fire to attack~~ It's simply despicable and shameless."
The commander-in-chief didn't say anything, but picked up the poker and pulled the firewood vigorously.
He thought to himself that if the Night King attacked during the day, the battle might be better won. After all, it is easier to deploy troops during the day and it is easier to circle to the rear and form an encirclement. If so, it would be strange if they were not completely wiped out.
However, he did not dare to say these words to attack Zhu Xiangyu. He buried his head in digging at the fire, but he extinguished the fire, and the thick smoke blew away several lieutenants.
After a while, he felt Zhu Xiangyu's piercing gaze, stopped his hand in a hurry, and smiled.
"What? Can gold be dug out of fire?" Zhu Xiangyu looked at it like a knife and cut it out. The general was so frightened that he quickly dropped the tongs, bent over and puffed out his cheeks to blow the fire.
Seeing that the chicken was boiling in the pot, Zhu Xiangyu opened the lid, scooped out a bowl of fragrant chicken soup and took a few sips, finally feeling better.
He put the chicken soup in front of him and climbed aboard low, and said to the commander-in-chief, "Send a letter to the capital and tell the master all the despicable tricks of the Night King. This general has not yet used his fists in this battle, and I will not let the Night King go."
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"Yes, boss, I will write a letter after dinner." The commander replied.
Only then did I think in hindsight: The master is neither stupid nor stupid, how could he not know the strength of the Night King? It turns out that he was just looking for an excuse for himself.
"It smells so good!" Several lieutenants who had been smoked out smelled the aroma of chicken soup, and they all got in and started eating with bowls.
"General, where are we going to retreat now?" A lieutenant general asked while happily chewing on the chicken butt. Several other lieutenants also turned their attention to Zhu Xiangyu.
"What do you think, General Soldier? Where is the safest place for us to retreat?" Zhu Xiangyu looked at the General Soldier and felt that this old man was quite clever.
In the past, Zhu Xiangyu didn't think highly of the General Soldier. He thought he was too old and wanted to replace him. This time, the General Soldier retreated in time at the critical moment to save more than 300,000 soldiers. He felt that the General Soldier seemed to have some brains and could still do it.
Use it once.
"Jinzhou." The commander-in-chief rolled his eyes and said.
"Jinzhou?" Zhu Xiangyu snorted with the corner of his mouth pulled, thinking, I think you are a bit clever and want to reuse you, but you immediately came up with such a stupid idea?
Several lieutenants nearby also joked, "Jinzhou is located in a plain and is connected in all directions. Where do you want to retreat? Are you kidding me?"
"I'm not kidding you." Zhu Xiangyu gave the commander-in-chief a hard look, "Zeng Dazhi, Zeng Dazhi, it seems you don't want to be the commander-in-chief anymore."
"Boss, I'm not joking." The general said hurriedly, "I'm serious. There is a river in Jinzhou, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Several lieutenants laughed again, "River? The rivers in the south are covered with thick ice in this winter. How can the river be so useless? Where can't we cross it?'
The commander squatted by the fire pit, squinting his eyes and taking a sip of chicken soup. His face was roasted red. He licked the corner of his mouth, glanced at everyone, and spoke slowly.
"You won't forget that I am from Jinzhou, right?'
“A big river cuts off the north from the south from west to east, and there is only one bridge to enter Jinzhou~~”
"Pfft~~" Lao San interrupted with a smile before the commander finished speaking, "Who doesn't know about this? Is it possible that only people in Jinzhou know about it?"
"Don't interrupt." The commander glanced at Lao San.
"I am from Jinzhou, and I am the only one who knows that the terrain of Jinzhou is high in the east and low in the west, so the water flows rapidly.'
"The ice on the river is actually not very thick in winter. Our family lives by the river. When I was a child, I often followed my father to break the ice and go fishing. We know this best."
"So as long as we find a way to break the ice of the river, who can cross the river? Wouldn't it be easy to defend but difficult to attack?" As soon as these words came out, the sarcasm in Zhu Xiangyu's eyes disappeared, and several other lieutenants were also speechless.
After a long while, Zhu Xiangyu laughed loudly, put a big chicken leg in the general soldier's bowl, and patted his shoulder with admiration.
"What a great idea. I am worthy of being a veteran. I have had a lot of experience and have many ideas. It's not bad."
"Hey, boss, you're rewarded, you're rewarded." As he said this, he put the bowl on the ground beside the fire pit, picked up the big chicken leg and started to gnaw it deliciously, making the others drool with envy.
Zhu Xiangyu was in a good mood, so he picked up a chicken leg and gnawed it. While gnawing, he asked General Zeng.
"How far is Jinzhou from Luozhou? How many days does it take to get there? Who is the governor there? Can they break the ice in the river as soon as possible to prevent the Night King from pursuing him?