Will Ming

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Li Xian just sat quietly on that rock for a whole hour, from sunrise to the east until the sun had risen to the highest point.He knew that he made an impulsive mistake yesterday, and judging from the current situation, this mistake led him into a dead end.Unless you sneak out all night tonight, there is almost no way to crack it.But it's finally come to the present, and Li Xian is unwilling to let him give up.

Now he finally knows how dark those seemingly dignified generals are. Although he was on guard from the beginning, otherwise he would not be willing to be a lieutenant who has no contact with the military situation among the grain guards. There is no doubt that those who stepped on the dead body to climb to the position of the general are playing tricks and tricks, which is really hard to guard against.

From Wang Rengong's unsparing praise to him yesterday, Li Xian thought of his intentions, and even from Yu Wenshu's seemingly inadvertent glance across his face, he already had an ominous premonition.

He has been entangled in whether to go or not to go, and after thinking for so long, he still can't think of a solution.Whether it is Wang Rengong or Xin Shixiong, they are all generals with tens of thousands of troops in their hands. In Liaodong, it is nothing to plot against a small lieutenant, even if they blatantly target him, it is nothing. .But these people insisted on their own identities, and naturally they would not directly attack Li Xian in order not to reveal the facts.

After sitting for an hour, Li Xian moved his already sore body a little.

He stood up, looked at his subordinates who were watching him not far away, and secretly made a decision in his heart. It was more important to choose between pulling a group of people back to Yanshan and saving their lives.

He walked towards Luo Fu and the others, intending to tell them to leave tonight.But at this moment, a panting soldier came in from outside the camp gate, ran not far from Li Xian and said, "Lieutenant, General Zuo Yuwei is here to visit."

"Yu Wenshu?"

Li Xian was startled, and then his face changed slightly.

The soldier said: "It's not Zuowei General Yu Wenshu, it's Zuo Yuwei General Xue Shixiong."

Li Xian was really surprised this time, he and Zuo Yuwei General Xue Shixiong had never met each other, what was Xue Shixiong doing here at this time?But since he hadn't left the Sui army's camp yet, he had to do something to save face.Li Xian tidied up his clothes and walked quickly to the gate of the camp.

When he got outside the door, he saw Xue Shixiong, the general of Zuo Yuwei who already had a white beard, looking at the smoke rising not far away with his hands behind his back. Li Xian realized that it was time to eat.It's just that when there is no battle, the bowl of gruel for each person is really tasteless.

"Yan Yun, the humble lieutenant of Zuo Tunwei and grain guard, pays homage to the general."

Li Xian gave a military salute in a regular manner, and then stood aside.

Xue Shixiong looked away slowly from the curling smoke, looked at Li Xian and smiled and said, "I heard that General Xin has promoted you to an official position early this morning, why do you still call yourself the Captain of the Food Guard?"

Li Xian smiled and said, "I'm used to it, but I still can't get used to it for a while."

Xue Shixiong hummed, and he walked directly into the camp of the grain guards. After entering the door, he glanced around and asked in doubt, "Which one is your tent?"

Li Xian pointed to a tent no different from ordinary soldiers and said, "It's right in front."

Xue Shixiong was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Why is there no difference from ordinary soldiers?"

Li Xian smiled and said: "It's just a small captain. There are not many people in this camp, so there is no need to set up a conspicuous tent."

Xue Shixiong glanced at Li Xian, but did not speak.

Li Xian seemed to be taken into his heart by his glance, and he always felt that he couldn't hide anything in front of this old man.In fact, Li Xian's tent is exactly the same as the tents of other soldiers, not because Li Xian is really so hard and simple, but a manifestation of the cautiousness of a person who was hunted down since childhood.It is safer to use the same tent.

Xue Shixiong walked into Li Xian's tent and sat down casually in the place that should belong to Li Xian, then pointed to a low stool very politely and said, "Sit down and talk."

Curious about this old man Li Xian who never regarded himself as an outsider once he entered the door, he said humbly, "Stand still in a humble position."

Xue Shixiong glared at him and said, "At this time, you are being polite. Why didn't you come over and be polite to me when Liaoshui asked me to wipe your butt?"

Li Xian suddenly realized, and thought, no wonder why this old man with white beard looks so familiar.It turned out that when Liaoshui snatched Mai Tiezhang's body and ran away, he led tens of thousands of Sui government soldiers to ambush in the dense forest of Gaopo, and defeated Ulji Wende's [-] army from the flank the next day. people.Thinking of the situation at that time, Li Xian, who was as thick-skinned as Li Xian, couldn't help but blush.He smiled embarrassingly and said: "There was a reason for what happened that day, I hope the general will forgive me."

Xue Shixiong stared at him and said, "If you ask me to forgive me, I will forgive you?"

Looking at the stunned Li Xian, the old man stretched out a finger freely and said: "If there is no pot of good wine and a plate of stewed meat, the old man will have to settle the old account with you for playing me that day."

Li Xian said very seriously: "This... really doesn't exist."

Xue Shixiong was stunned, and asked in disbelief: "How did you become the captain of the grain guard? Others can't produce a plate of meat, but you don't have any here? The old man has traveled so far to fight the autumn wind, what do you say?" If you don’t, you want to send this old man away? General Zuo Tunwei Xin Shixiong is a famous drunkard, you manage the supplies for him, can you have no alcohol?”

Li Xian explained: "You also know that General Xin is good at wine. People who are good at wine value wine more than their lives. How could they put it at ease with me..."

Xue Shixiong nodded and said, "Don't tell me you don't have any stock!"

Li Xian said: "There was still a bag of wine yesterday..."

"Did you drink?"

Xue Shixiong looked regretful.

Li Xian shook his head and said, "I didn't drink it, I used it to wash my wounds."

Xue Shixiong nodded and said: "This method is good, I have used it before. Since there is no wine, how can there be no meat? No one in the army knows that the richest ones are you Zuo Tunwei!"

Li Xian said: "Unless the horse is killed, there will really be none."

Xue Shixiong sighed and said: "This old man didn't come to borrow food from you, why do you have to play such a trick with this old man?"

Li Xian asked modestly: "Is it true that you are not here to borrow food?"

Xue Shixiong said angrily: "If the old man came here to borrow food, would he come to see you, a little captain?"

Li Xian thought for a while, then called the soldiers in and ordered in a low voice: "Cut a plate from the meat for General Xin and bring it in." The soldiers took the order, and Xue Shixiong snorted and said, "It's about the same." !"

Not long after, a plate of stewed meat was brought in, Xue Shixiong untied a wine bag from his waist, drank a sip of wine and ate a mouthful of meat, and did not let Li Xian eat it on his own.It's hard to see that he has a huge appetite at such an age. In just 5 minutes, a large plate of braised beef worth two catties, and a bag of wine were wiped out by him.Sitting on the side, Li Xian watched Xue Shixiong gorge on meat and drink, thinking that this old man is also quite interesting, so you are really welcome.

Satisfied with wine and food, Xue Shixiong patted his slightly swollen stomach and sighed in satisfaction: "After eating a plate of meat, it will be considered as repayment of the favor you owed me by the Liao River."

Li Xian immediately said: "The general is magnanimous."

Xue Shixiong rolled his eyes at him and said, "The old man's stomach is not small!"

"Yan Yun..."

He suddenly turned serious and said, "Can you do me a favor?"

Li Xiandao: "The general ordered that if the lowly position can do it, I will never shirk it."

Xue Shixiong saw that he agreed decisively, and asked casually: "Why, you promised so quickly, are you not afraid that I will harm you?"

Li Xian smiled wryly and said: "It's natural to be refreshed. If there is anything that the general has to do, I will do it as soon as possible. If I can do it within today, I will do it immediately. If it comes tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to help the general."

Xue Shixiong snorted coldly: "So you are not stupid!"

Li Xian said seriously: "I also know that I am not stupid, but sometimes I become stupid when I am in a hurry."

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Xue Shixiong stopped attacking him, but asked seriously: "Have you thought of any solution?"

Li Xian shook his head and said, "No way."

Xue Shixiong sighed and said: "Ban Liaoshui, you lured this old man to make you a shield. I thought you were a very smart guy. Why did you do such a stupid thing yesterday? You are just dawdling in your food guards. Even if there is no credit, what is better than going back alive? If your majesty still remembers you, why do you care whether you have gained any military exploits in this expedition? If your majesty has forgotten you, so what if you made great contributions? You Don't say that you are not chasing Ulji Wende for meritorious service, but for the sake of the army's retreat."

Li Xian said: "I... really think so."

Xue Shixiong smiled and said, "You young man, you are still too inexperienced."

Li Xian said: "The general still told me what to do."

Xue Shixiong said: "You know, my Zuo Yuwei is in charge of the rear of the army, and I have left manpower to guard the dangerous places along the way. Coming all the way from Liaodong, Zuo Yuwei has left no less than ten thousand men and horses behind. Marshal Yuwen yesterday Come to me and discuss to leave a soldier in Sashui to guard the retreat of the army, but our army is really short of resources and we can't spare many soldiers and horses. So I came to you, and together with my son Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, we will lead the army to guard the Sashui ferry, how?"

He came to rescue me?

Li Xian was taken aback for a moment, then sighed: "But, after all, I am from Zuo Tunwei..."

Xue Shixiong laughed and said: "You don't have to worry about it, you just need to answer me, are you willing to guard Sashui, or are you willing to take your soldiers to