He Ran was really a little drunk at the moment. King Fan had learned his lesson from last time and would not allow him to cheat this time. All the generals came up one after another to toast and celebrate the joy of his sworn relationship with the king. On this occasion, if he resisted, he would not be allowed to cheat.
It seemed that it was not interesting anymore. He Ran no longer knew how much he had drunk. King Fan, who was known as a huge drinker, had been drinking with him and was now extremely drunk.
When he saw the messenger, He Ran walked over quickly. He was familiar with this person. He had read the letter written by Xiao Xiao. He was mostly awake from the wine, and his eyes were shining in the firelight.
King Fan came over and saw that he looked calm, so he pulled him and said, "If nothing happens, go back and drink quickly. Don't try to use your crooked schemes again."
He Ran laughed, sent the messenger down to rest, and then said in King Fan's ear: "Something happened, I'll tell you in the tent later."
King Fan was a little disbelieving, and he squinted his drunken eyes and said, "You are trying to avoid being drunk."
He Ran glanced at him, walked back with crooked steps and said to everyone: "I'm a little dizzy, you all are not allowed to leave. I'm going to rest for a while and then I'll come back and continue drinking with you, you, you, you, and you.
, I owe each of you four a bowl of wine, and I won’t default on my debt.”
In fact, it was the four men who owed him a bowl of wine, and they stopped drinking because the messenger suddenly arrived. Everyone burst into laughter knowing that the military advisor of the Yi State was really drunk, and the generals of the Yi Army did not point it out and started laughing and cheering.
What is important at the banquet is the excitement. Moreover, these people all know the military advisor's drinking capacity, and they know in their hearts that the military advisor is just teasing them.
After entering King Fan's tent, the drunkenness on He Ran's face disappeared immediately. He glanced at the servants in the tent. King Fan believed that he was not hiding from alcohol when he looked at his expression. He then became nervous and frowned.
"These people are my cronies, what happened?"
He Ran said slowly: "Shunren and Ye have really launched a large-scale attack on Xiangguo, and their troops have advanced three hundred miles."
King Fan was shocked and said anxiously: "Aren't you sure that they won't really attack Xiangguo?"
He Ran's eyes showed a bit of confusion, "This is beyond my expectation. I can't see clearly now."
"Then...then do you want to go back for rescue immediately?" King Fan was very nervous. A battle was imminent here, and Yi's army was the key to defeating the enemy. If they withdrew, it would be difficult to fight this battle.
He Ran lowered his eyes and looked at the cases and pondered. It was very simple to resolve the crisis in Xiangguo. As long as he led his troops to attack Yedu's lair, he would have to withdraw his troops to rescue him. But what about King Fan? This is a battle that must not be lost.
In the war, even retreating temporarily is not an option, because it is related to the direction of the tribes that are in sway.
After repeated weighings, he felt that he could only abandon the Xiang Kingdom temporarily. No matter why Shunren was so crazy, let them do it. As long as he defeated Xin Yantuliang, he could unite with King Fan's army to retake the Xiang Kingdom.
Thinking of this, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Shun Guo had concluded that King Fan would be defeated, so he had the courage to attack Xiang Guo? In that case, Yi State would lack the strong support of King Fan, and Shun State would have more of this new force.
, in this situation, it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the chaos to retake a large area of Xiangguo. The people here still want to submit to the country. Of course, the sooner they can take it back, the better.
But why are they so sure that King Fan will lose? If they guess wrong and it is King Fan who wins in the end, then the troops sent by Shunguo here will be in danger. If they fail to retreat in time, the entire army will be annihilated.
Maybe, such a big gamble is not a wise choice. It seems that King Shun is really mad.
"Xin Yantuliang's army will arrive in three days at most. Let's go to the rescue after this battle. The country of Xiang is thousands of miles away. We should arrive in time in a few days." King Fan looked at him with burning eyes and said with his
Temperament would never make such a request unless absolutely necessary.
He Ran looked at him firmly and said: "Since you regard me as a brother, how can I abandon my brother at this moment? I will never withdraw my troops before I defeat Xin Yan!"
King Fan patted him hard on the shoulder and said excitedly: "Good brother!"
He Ran smiled and said: "But after the war, we may have to change our previous strategy. I want to get rid of Yedu first. If conditions permit, you and I will attack in separate directions. I will destroy Yedu's lair, and you will lead the army in his
Set up an ambush on the way back to the army."
"Well! This is all decided by the brothers."
"Let's see how the battle against Xin Yan goes. Is your big tent a sideshow? I have to go back and reply to King Feng immediately." He Ran glanced at this huge king's tent that was as big as a palace.
King Fan led him to the back tent and warned: "Just tell me that I slept here. It's best not to tell anyone about the affairs in Xiangguo, so as not to affect the morale of the army."
King Fan nodded and said: "Don't worry, I understand this."
He Ran returned to his station and first summoned Dongfang Ao to explain to him the situation in Xiangguo. Dongfang Ao was shocked and couldn't figure out what Shunguo was going to do. He agreed with the military advisor's idea of temporarily abandoning Xiangguo.
There is no choice in the current situation.
He Ran summoned his cronies who were responsible for flying pigeons to pass the message, and used flying pigeons to send secret orders. He asked Xiao Xiao to observe the situation closely. If the enemy's troops were too sharp, he would take Chen Min and others back to the Ax Duan Gorge in advance and wait for him to defeat them.
Xin Yantuliang then attacked the enemy troops who invaded Xiang State from both sides. He didn't care about the gains and losses of Xiang State, but what he cared about most was Xiao Xiao's safety, so he specially reminded her not to be careless and to beware of enemy troops raiding Andu City.
After sending the secret message, He Ran walked alone in the tent. After waiting for so many days, he unexpectedly received bad news. How could such a clear situation change like this? It was really puzzling. After thinking for a while,
He didn't want to think about it anymore and tried his best to get rid of the turmoil caused by Xiao Xiao's letter. No matter what happened over there, the fundamental solution to the crisis was the battle against Xin Yan. This battle defeated Xiang Guo.
The crisis was solved by itself, and then he calmly thought about the upcoming war, carefully deducing the step-by-step plan in his mind, and calculating various possible changes.
When it was almost dawn, he fell asleep. It was not that he didn't want to sleep but that he couldn't sleep. People can't be too affectionate. After lying down, he couldn't help but miss Xiao Xiao. If Zhao Guo and Shun Guo secretly had an affair,
The country of Xiang is extremely difficult to protect. It has 30,000 wolf-like and tiger-like soldiers. The country of Shun will send another 30,000 elite soldiers. With so many soldiers and horses, the battle can be fought almost at will.
Will they use a force of troops to blockade the Axuduan Gorge and cut off Xiao Xiao's return route? If so, would Kong Lin, who was guarding the Axuduan Gorge, dare to attack? Will Chen Min's generals rebel and surrender? It is very possible.
Ah, when the trees fall and the hozens scatter, there are few loyal ministers when the situation is over. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He wished he could fly back with wings and give Xiao Xiao a few words in person.
After finally falling asleep, he had nightmares again. One moment, Xiao Xiao was captured, the other moment, he was defeated by Xin Yan. When he woke up, the genius had just dawned, and he hadn't even slept for an hour. After he got up,
He wrote another secret letter to Xiao Xiao, detailing his concerns one by one, and once again told her to ensure the safety of the retreat and not to wait until the last minute to evacuate.
The army only brought five carrier pigeons from Muhu City and released two at once. He Ran couldn't care about this anymore. Even so, he was still worried and wrote another long letter to summon the emissary who sent the letter yesterday and ordered him to immediately
When he brought it back, Fei Ge could only carry a letter of limited length, so he had to tell Xiao Xiao everything he thought in order to feel at ease.
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