Men, especially young and middle-aged men, have become scarce products in the three major countries. The war lasted for a year, and all the three countries have paid tens of thousands of lives. These men were originally in their prime. At present, whether it is Xia Tang, whose military strength is still strong or Xiliang and Daliang, which have suffered heavy losses, all countries are anxious to recruit soldiers.

It is a bad thing for the people. There are not many men in the family, and they have to contribute the rest. Then there are only the elderly, weak, women and children. All kinds of man-made disasters have continued this year, and the lack of strong men. Daliang's harvest this year is really bad. Emperor Liang clearly realized that if he let the public go without regard for his opinion, once civil strife occurs and foreign enemies are added, his throne can be explained.

What made Emperor Liang feel relieved was that Xiliang and Xia Tang made the same choice - to quit the war. As a result, in more than a month from the first lunar month to the end of February, the Three Kingdoms did not make any major moves and were very peaceful for a while. However, these are all appearances, and no force on either side was relaxed, even a little bit.

Take Xiao Yunqi as an example. The series of battles in the first month allowed the Jingyi army to seize Duzhou City, the important road to the sea, and completely lost Ye Cang City, and paid a considerable price. After the reorganization of the army, the Jingyi army was officially the seven guards, and Gu Junyuan served as the commander of the tutor. He was facing a serious shortage of manpower, just like Xiao Yunqi. The original Zhenxian City and the strong men who could be transferred in Hongzhou City have been added to the army, so everyone turned their attention to Duzhou City.

There are nearly 20,000 original Daliang Navy in Duzhou City, and of course there are some strong men. Xiao Yunqi naturally understood, but before they achieved this goal, they still had a difficult time, which is Lianzhou City. This city happened to be stuck between Zhenxian City and Duzhou City. It was mentioned before that Han Daowei and Qianjiwei would rather cross mountains and ridges than walk the official road just to bypass Lianzhou City. This city is still from the Tang Dynasty. If this city cannot be recovered, the connection between Zhenxian City and Duzhou City will become difficult.

A month passed, and the situation in Duzhou City had already spread throughout Daliang. Lianzhou City naturally knew that the garrison of Lianzhou City was Yin Lingqi, the general of Tuorong of the Lower Tang Dynasty. There was not much to say about this person. This person was born from an ordinary family and had his current position through his military merits. As one of the eighteen Tuorong of the Lower Tang Dynasty, he was in his fifties, but he was still on the front line from time to time.

Yin Lingqi has 20,000 elite troops, which is the army he brought out. Almost all the soldiers obey Yin Lingqi. Not to mention Wu Wei's capture, even the Khan of Xia Tang and others would not listen. With such a team, it is logical that he should be the main force in Xia Tang's army. At the same time, with the identity of General Tuorong, he can also be on par with Wu Wei's capture. However, in this battle against Daliang, the real commander was Wu Wei's capture, not Yin Lingqi.

"Why is this? Could it be that Tang and Xiliang are equally particular about their origins?" Qi Wantong asked. Her question was also Xuan Shaoning's question. He had known it in the previous battle.

Although the Nine Kings of Xiliang are the Nine Kings, they still have considerable status differences.

Shi Gong Zhengyuan explained: "When it comes to birth, what is not important to birth? Is Daliang a country that can make a name for himself by his personal ability?" His words made everyone present a little depressed. He was right. Who among these people has a high-level background? Xuan Shaoning, Qi Wantong, Zhao Kexin, Shi Gong Zhengyuan, Ji Wenhan, Xu Chengxian, Ling Feiyan, and Yanzhi, all of them are destined to rely on themselves for their entire lives.

"Then Yin Lingqi must have relied on his military achievements to climb up step by step!" Xuan Shaoning didn't plan on everyone to continue to be so dull. There are always people in this world who are better than their backgrounds. The key is that these people with good backgrounds can work harder than themselves. Isn't this the reason why they should chase them?

"That's right, he became one of the eighteen Tuorong Generals of the Tang Dynasty with his own hands. I don't know this process, so I skipped it. What I want to say is that the reason why his status is inferior to Wu Yi's success is not entirely because of their origins, but because of his temper."

"Temper?" Ji Wenhan said with some understanding: "Can you have a bad temper and don't want to please the high-ranking officials or even the emperor?"

"The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is called Khan." Xuan Shaoning corrected: "I just want to know what impact his temper will have on our actions?"

"The biggest failure of this person is his self-righteousness!" Shi Gong Zhengyuan pointed out incisively, "his temper will be the most important factor in his frustration."

Xuan Shaoning suddenly flashed his inspiration and said, "According to what you said, we can take advantage of his stubborn shortcomings in this action to make a fuss. We must make him think that we can seize Duzhou City because of luck, and even though we seized Duzhou City, we do not have the ability to defend the city!"

"Then attract him to take the initiative to attack Duzhou City, and we will take the opportunity to attack from behind!" Ling Feiyan continued, and she began to realize the exquisiteness of Xuan Shaoning's idea.

"Good idea!" Xu Chengxian clapped his hands and said, "Tele the enemy out of the city and take advantage of the situation. This move is really wonderful!"

Everyone present seemed to agree with Xuan Shaoning's proposal. If anyone insisted on not following the crowd, there would be only Yanzhi. From the beginning, she participated in the discussion with great interest to now that she heard the idea of ​​siege, her face changed a little. This was an indescribable change in expression. She was not happy for Xuan Shaoning or questioning the possibility of this action. She seemed to be more worried about unplanned things.

Xuan Shaoning turned his face and held Yanzhi's palm and said gently: "It's just that this plan still needs to be planned with the general for good luck."

"So you are planning to charge again?" Yanzhi looked puzzled. She never supported Xuan Shaoning to charge and take the lead, but she couldn't say who made Xuan Shaoning the commander of the Han Dao Guard? She didn't pursue the past before. Now the man in front of her is about to become her husband. How could she no longer worry?

“I know

I say your worries, if the general doesn’t send me there this time, I will be by your side.”

"What if the general decides to send you?"

"As a soldier, obey orders..."

"Observing orders is the duty of a soldier. You have said this sentence too many times. I understand that I just need you to promise me that I will come back alive and marry me. This is your promise."

Tears began to shine in Yanzhi's eyes. Xuan Shaoning hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her and comforted her: "I never make promises easily, but once I make promises, I will definitely do it."

Everyone began to envy this scene. As a soldier, life and death in this troubled world, it is hard to predict every day. How happy and lucky it is to have such a person who cares about him. Qi Wantong was infinitely envious of Yanzhi at this moment. She withdrew her eyes and peeked at Shi Gong Zhengyuan. She was surprised to find that he was also looking at him. Qi Wantong hurriedly turned her head.

"The general has to decide whether the strategy is feasible. I will go back to the battlefield this time."

Shi Gong Zhengyuan said it simply, but Qi Wantong turned her head in fear and happened to meet Shi Gong Zhengyuan's firm eyes. He asked, "You will wait for me to come back like Rouge, right?"

On the way back to his military camp, Xuan Shaoning held Yanzhi's hand. Since they had signed up for their lives in Ye Cangcheng, they no longer had to be afraid of other people's eyes in the military camp. Xiao Yunqi was very moved that it was a matter of celebration for Xuan Shaoning to find the love he had for his life. If it were normal, he would have planned to arrange their marriage, but the war could only be postponed. In this regard, Xuan Shaoning and Yanzhi expressed their full understanding.

"It can be seen that Sister Wantong is interested in Zhengyuan."

"She has been in love with Zhengyuan since she was in Qingshan Academy."

"Really? It's been so long?"

"Yes, but Zhengyuan, the wood, has been so many years, always pretending to be invisible to Wantong's heart. Today's performance is the best time."

"He loves her!"

"oh?"

"You believe me, my judgment will not be wrong."

"I believe in you, I believe in you in the past, I believe in you now, and I believe in you in the future! I believe in you in Yanzhi's words!"

Xuan Shaoning held Yanzhi's hand tighter, and Yanzhi's heart was knocked over. She wanted to blurt out, "If I lied to you one day, would you still protect me like this?" She swallowed the words to her mouth, and her selfishness made her long to cherish every moment of happy time in front of her.

"Brother Xuan, you go back to the military camp first. I have to go and see the wounded."

"Okay, don't be too tired of yourself, come back soon."
Chapter completed!