Just when everyone thought that Zhao's fate was in suspense, the situation changed.
First, the troops sent by Xiping withdrew before the war started with Zhao. This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that Xiping's own chaos would not be over for a while.
The next news was not good. Lin's army was defeated. This smug army overestimated its own strength and underestimated Jing Huan's strategy. They almost were annihilated when they advanced rashly. The army of Wan was defeated by Zhao's 10,000 troops. The soldiers and horses of Lin State, which had not fought for a long time, used their disastrous defeat to perfectly explain what "a defeat is like a mountain".
If He Ran was not surprised by the defeat of Lin State, then Mo Ju's defeat was a big surprise to him.
Kang's troops marched in three directions. The right side was weaker and relied on the Lin's army. Once the Lin's troops were defeated, this army became weak. Jing Huan used a move to attack the east and west to establish his posture. To encircle and annihilate the Kang army, Mo Ju detached a group of troops from the middle to rescue him. However, he did not expect that it was this support army that Jing Huan wanted to plot. He set up an ambush on three sides and killed more than half of the 10,000 Kang troops who came to the rescue. Ju had no choice but to suspend his offensive and readjust his deployment, leading to a confrontation with Zhao Jun.[
With the help of Li Ping in Dongchuan, the Yi army was supposed to have smooth sailing. However, Linchuan Hou Yitang, who did not want Linchuan, was loyal and mobilized 30,000 troops to assist Muyu City where the right general Fan Bo was stationed. Muyu City was located in a choke point. It is an important road. If Xu Tong wants to march to Jingqu City along the original route, he cannot avoid it no matter what.
Yi Guo's offensive strategy was to attack in two directions. Xu Tong led 40,000 troops to the south, while Su Ming and Wang Jin led 20,000 to the north. They were hundreds of miles apart. If they wanted to avoid Muyu City at this time, they had to By detouring through the mountains spanning hundreds of miles, they would be on the same marching route as Su Ming's group, and would not have the effect of attacking in separate directions.
After several consecutive attacks, Zhao Jun resisted extremely tenaciously due to the difficult terrain. Xu Tong knew that it was not possible to attack forcefully like this. The opponent's troops were no less than his own, so he had no choice but to confront him in a deep ditch and high base, and rewarded He Ran at the same time. , and urgently reported to Su Ming to prevent them from going deep alone.
Seeing that the defeat of Zhao was so unsatisfactory, He Ran became anxious. He did not want Zhao Min to have a good life.
After receiving the military report from Xu Tong, he immediately sent a secret envoy to Liuguo and asked Qiaohai to make more efforts to persuade King Liu to send troops to attack Zhao. After two days of deliberation, he sent another secret envoy to see King Xiping. He lobbied him to send troops to divide the Zhao Kingdom. This shows that he did not care about anything in order to avenge his brother and sister-in-law as soon as possible.
He sent these two envoys with the intention of trying very hard even if there was even a small amount of hope. He also knew that there would probably be no results.
That night, he stayed in Su Xiyao's room. After the rain, he caressed the beauty's jade-like body and whispered, "I feel like this disease is going to come back again."
Su Xiyao, who was immersed in joy, closed her eyes and said shyly: "Go! You are more energetic than before."
He Ran chuckled and said: "If I don't watch Zhao Min become a prisoner, I can't get rid of the root cause of my disease. Now it's not going well for all parties to attack Zhao. I want to lead the army as soon as possible. You have tried it too. I am completely Now that you are healthy, let me go."
Su Xiyao opened her eyes with a hint of confusion, looked at him and said: "Don't rush it for a while, Zhao State has reached this stage and it is difficult to make a comeback. It is better to wait until the weather gets warmer before going."
"You can't say that. It's hard to say what will happen if we give them a chance to breathe. The centipede will die but not freeze." As he said that, he pulled her jade hand to her belly and said with a evil smile: "It's possible for them to start again. "
Su Xiyao was so embarrassed that she withdrew her hand and warned: "You can't be too tired until now."
He Ran turned over and said, "It's not up to you." In the tender love, he begged again, "Let me go, otherwise I might get sick from being so anxious at home."
Su Xiyao frowned and endured the bone-gnawing ecstasy, and gasped: "Unless you let me go with you on the expedition."
He Ran stopped and said: "No, you don't know the hardships of being in the army. It's no joke to lie on the ice and sleep in the snow. A layer of hay is used as a bed. Sometimes I can't even find hay. Although I am a military advisor, I can't even find it in the army." In this regard, you have to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and you can't take the bed with you to fight. How can your delicate body bear it?"
"If you don't agree, we won't talk." Su Xiyao said with a smile on her lips.
"Stop talking about it!" He Ran said harshly, and the beautiful woman let out a sweet cry, and her soul was almost dispersed by the strong wind and rain.
Stopping again, He Ran gasped and asked, "Will you let me go?"
Su Xiyao's whole body was numb, she didn't even bother to open her mouth, and soon fell asleep sweetly.[
Early the next morning, He Ran mentioned the matter again.
Su Xiyao said seriously: "I wasn't joking with you last night. I must go with you this time. Although you have recovered, you still need to take medicine. I have to watch you. I know if you get anxious, there will be no one around you." No one dares to care about you. War is the most exhausting thing, so I don’t trust you."
He Ran said with a straight face: "I can't let you suffer that kind of pain, it will probably make you sick."
Su Xiyao got off the bed and walked outside, saying, "Then just wait until the weather gets warmer."
He Ran grabbed her and begged: "Military planes are fleeting. If the attack on Zhao ends this time, future battles will be even harder to fight. Besides, my heart is really burning and I can't wait any longer."
Su Xiyao looked at him and said calmly and firmly: "Unless you take me!"
He Ran threw off her sleeves angrily, lay back on the bed and stopped talking.
Su Xiyao ignored him and went out to wash up as if nothing had happened.
After He Ran left Su Xiyao's yard, less than an hour later, Mrs. Nuanyu came. As soon as she sat down, she smiled and said, "I want to go on the expedition too."
Su Xiyao smiled faintly and said, "Okay, then let's go together."
"Then it's going to be lively this time." Mrs. Nuanyu raised her eyebrows.
Su Xiyao rolled her eyes at her and said: "It's useless for you to push me around like this. I really don't know why you listen to him so much and let him coax you away with sweet words for just a moment? I won't follow. Be careful, aren't you afraid that something will happen to him again?"
Mrs. Nuanyu sighed and said: "It's not that I coaxed him into being confused. Firstly, he was really anxious. It would be better to let him go than to let him hold back his illness. Secondly, I was worried that you would suffer." What he said about not having to suffer the hardships of military service is unreasonable."
Su Xiyao looked at her angrily and said, "You just let him coax you into being confused. I'm not that squeamish. If you can control him, just go with me and I won't go."
Mrs. Nuanyu stood up and said, "I can't control him, and it seems I can't control you now. I don't care about this anymore." She walked out.
Su Xiyao said reluctantly behind her: "Thankfully I have always treated you as a sensible person, but you turned out to be a confused person. Please listen less to his sweet words in the future."
Mrs. Nuanyu turned back and said with a smile: "I'm not done with you yet, wait until you are coaxed into a state of ecstasy by him and see how I laugh at you!"