Qian Xiaoxing looked at Sima Chuchu. Since it was her point of view, she said, "Chu Chu, please tell me." Sima Chuchu stood up and felt a pain like a needle in his lower body. He frowned and said, " If King Shi is killed, then the alliance between our two countries will be destroyed. On the contrary, Bai Xiao must be afraid that we will attack him to avenge King Shi. He will unite with the Lin Kingdom to strengthen the power for self-protection, so that the two countries may form an alliance. Alliance, but our country has been isolated, so the situation is very unfavorable to our country." After hearing this, Lu Shengzhong felt the critical situation and asked, "What is the worst consequence?" Qian Xiaoxing thought. He paused and said: "Shi State, Lin State Alliance is against us. If we want to defend Shandu, other cities will not be able to take care of it, and the south of Lanjiang River may also be invaded. The current worst estimate is that Lin State will attack from Cangqiong Pass. Attacking Huju Pass together, with our domestic strength, it is still difficult to defend, and we will lose even our base camp." Sima Chuchu added: "Our army only has 100,000 troops, and Lin Jun still has more. 200,000, and more than 100,000 troops, which together are three times our strength. If they really join forces, we can only abandon Shandu and go back to the south of Lanjiang, otherwise we will not be able to take care of Shandu at the same time." , to win the land, we have to give it up in vain. Lu Shengzhong was extremely unwilling and said: "How could things happen like this? It's so sudden! It seems that the only hope at the moment is that King Shi is not dead yet, and we can There may be variables when King Shi is rescued. " "I hope so too," Qian Xiaoxing thought for a moment and said in embarrassment, "However, if Bai Xiao really takes action against King Shi, there should be no future troubles. After all, Wang Busheng is still very threatening to him." After hearing this, Shi Yeying burst into tears and said, "No, my imperial brother will be fine." Qian Xiaoxing patted Shi Yeying and comforted him, "Yes. Whether it's bad or good depends on Yi Shuihan's information. It's getting very late. Everyone has to go back to rest. We'll talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to do. " Lu Shengzhong left silently. His mood was really up and down now. After the wedding ceremony, he heard such bad news. The situation is very complicated in my heart. Early the next morning, everyone was anxiously waiting for news about Yi Shuihan. Not long after, Yi Shuihan came back. Qian Xiaoxing led Yi Shuihan to a remote place and asked, "How is King Shi's situation?" Shui Han's face was full of exhaustion. It seemed that he had not slept all night. He said to Qian Xiaoxing: "King Shi has been arrested." After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As long as King Shi is not dead, everything can be undone. With room to spare, Shi Yeying asked anxiously: "Where are you being held?" Yi Shuihan thought for a moment and said, "Let me draw a picture." Qian Xiaoxing asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and Yi Shuihan drew on the white paper. After checking the layout of Shi Junying's camp, he drew a circle in the middle and said: "King Shi is currently being held here, but he is heavily guarded." Shi Yeying happily replied: "My imperial brother is still alive. , Great. The last time I was captured in the Emerald City, I was also heavily guarded. I was rescued. Xiaoxing, you will definitely be able to rescue my brother. " Qian Xiaoxing nodded and said, "For King Shi, and for this. We ourselves must be rescued. I think we should be tougher this time. The camp defense can be easily broken. We have the Dark Knights, so we can attack and rescue King Shi. " Regarding the attack power of the Dark Knights, Qian Xiaoxing said. I am still quite confident that there is basically no problem in attacking the center of Shi Jun's camp. Lu Shengzhong nodded and said: "Okay, without further ado, I will dispatch troops right away." Yi Shuihan asked worriedly: "Bai Xiao is tightly guarded. Is it too risky to attack like this?" "Even if you take the risk, you have to do it. Give it a try!" Qian Xiaoxing made up his mind. The Si Army assembled the Dark Knights as the main attack team, and also equipped the infantry brigade and the archer brigade as support. Qian Xiaoxing and Lu Shengzhong discussed the battle plan and were about to open the city gates and go to battle. Yi Shuihan looked sadly at Si Jun dispatching his troops. He had something to say but hesitated. Until Si Jun's forward troops were about to walk out of the city gate, Yi Shuihan couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Brother Qian , don¡¯t go! That¡¯s a trap!¡± Qian Xiaoxing immediately stopped the troops and asked Yi Shuihan, ¡°Brother Yi, what¡¯s going on?¡± Yi Shuihan said with a heavy heart, ¡°I went back to work last night. The army camp was discovered by Bai Xiao. He learned that I was reporting to you, so he arrested me. However, he learned that I would report to you today. If I didn't go, it would definitely arouse your suspicion, so Bai Xiao Using my family as a threat, I sent you false information, trying to set up a trap for Si Jun to take advantage of." After hearing this, Qian Xiaoxing took a breath and said angrily: "Bai Xiao is indeed vicious!" Yi Shuihan continued. said"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends. Brother Qian, please forgive me for hiding it from you at the beginning. I really couldn't help myself." Qian Xiaoxing could naturally understand Yi Shuihan's mood and replied: "Then you will tell Bai Xiao's trick You told us, what about your family?" Yi Shuihan said helplessly: "If the sacrifice of my family is compared with that of Si Jun, then my family is nothing. There is no way I can betray Brother Qian and become Bai Xiao. "What's the real situation of King Shi?" Qian Xiaoxing asked. Yi Shuihan looked around, but did not see Shi Yeying, and said, "King Shi has been killed by Bai Xiao!" "Ah!" Although Qian Xiaoxing was mentally prepared, he was still very shocked and asked, "The news Is it reliable? " "It's absolutely true!" Yi Shuihan shook his head and sighed, and suddenly thought about it and said, "Besides, Bai Xiao has already started to contact Lin Guo. Brother Qian, you can't underestimate him. " It seems that it is a blessing rather than a curse. It is a curse that cannot be avoided. The worst thing happened. Qian Xiaoxing had to send the troops back to the city and immediately held a military meeting to discuss countermeasures. At the meeting, Qian Xiaoxing analyzed the current situation for everyone. The murder of King Shi caused a series of reactions. At present, Shi Jun is under the control of Bai Xiao. In order to prevent Si Jun from retaliating, Bai Xiao has contacted Lin Guo and wants to suppress Si Jun with the power of the two countries. The current difficulty is the question of whether to defend or retreat. Although the combined troops of Shi and Lin have exceeded 300,000, there is still hope that 100,000 Si troops can defend Shandu, but we are afraid that they will only besiege but not attack, and turn Si Guo's seven cities in the south of the Yangtze River and Si Guo's original base area behind Cangqiong Pass. If Si Jun was forced to go back for rescue at that time, the situation would not be optimistic. Lu Shengzhong had been thinking about it for a long time and said helplessly: "Seventh brother, as the old saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. For the sake of the overall situation, we can only withdraw first, otherwise it will be like being trapped on an island in Shandu, which is very disadvantageous. " Shi Yeying was very upset after hearing this and said: "My imperial brother was killed by Bai Xiao. We can only retreat without avenging him. This is too cowardly, Xiaoxing, this is not true. "Why don't I want to avenge King Shi!" Qian Xiaoxing said with pain and anger: "I can send troops to attack Bai Xiao now and fight to the death with Bai Xiao, but don't forget that there is Lin. The country is behind us, and when we are all gone, he will come back to take advantage. Sister Ying, it¡¯s not that I won¡¯t avenge King Shi, but I also have to think about my 100,000 soldiers. Besides, it¡¯s never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years, believe me. , I will definitely give you Bai Xiao¡¯s head!¡± After hearing this, Shi Yeying could only hide her face and cry bitterly. When the other generals heard that they had just occupied Shandu, they would at least withdraw to Jiangnan for safety. The eleven cities we had just captured were about to be lost. It could be said that this battle was in vain, and I felt very depressed. Seeing everyone's disappointed eyes, Qian Xiaoxing encouraged: "Don't be sad, everyone. We have the ability to capture Shandu today, and we can still fight back in the future. Now it is just a temporary strategic shift, not a shame." All the soldiers listened. Wan also understood very well and replied: "Chief of Staff, your decision is right, we listen to you." "Okay, then prepare food and baggage today, and we will withdraw from Shandu tomorrow." Qian Xiaoxing ordered. After the meeting, Lu Shengzhong asked Qian Xiaoxing: "Seventh brother, we have captured more than 40,000 prisoners of the Hu army. What should we do with them?" Qian Xiaoxing replied: "Take them all back first. I hope they can be used by me in the future. Hu The country has completely withdrawn from history, I think it will be easier for them to submit to our army." A lot of gold, silver, treasures, antiques and jades were moved from the Shandu Palace and loaded into more than a dozen cars. Qian Xiaoxing looked at the grand scale. I'm leaving the palace after only a few days of staying here, and I'm really reluctant to leave. Sima Chuchu saw Qian Xiaoxing's reluctant eyes and said, "Last time I heard that you met a fortune teller who told you that you would be in trouble in the future. He was really accurate." When Sima Chuchu reminded Qian Xiaoxing, he really remembered it. He said, "Yes, the fortune teller said that there is a noble person who will help me, but in Shiguo, how can I find it, and it's too late now." "Isn't it difficult to tell fortunes?" Sima Chuchu Also a little confused. Qian Xiaoxing waved his hand and said: "You can only half-believe this, but you can't believe it completely. You still have to work hard for your destiny. Don't worry, Shandu City, I promise to come back within a year!" "Oh, my body is broken. You took it away, but you didn't arrange a wedding for me. I thought I could have a grand wedding in Shandu, but it seems like it's gone again," Sima Chuchu complained. Qian Xiaoxing chuckled and said: "Don't worry, my wife was married by a matchmaker, and I will miss you for a wedding banquet. But if there is news about your father, it would be great if he could help me make suggestions at this time. ¡± "Yes, it stands to reason that the Hu State has been destroyed, and my father can show up without fear of Hu State's revenge. Why hasn't he contacted me yet?" Sima Chuchu was also very puzzled. Qian Xiaoxing said sadly: "Maybe your father and I can only be enemies in this life and cannot conquer the country together." In the evening, the soldiers were still preparing food and baggage. Suddenly, a young general came to the palace quickly on horseback. After dismounting, he quickly He ran to Qian Xiaoxing, knelt down on one leg and reported: "Chief of Staff, something bad has happened. Shi Jun and Lin Jun have left the camp outside the city and surrounded Shandu City!" "Damn it!" Qian Xiaoxing couldn't help but cursed and said: "The speed of their alliance is really fast. They got it done in one day. They wanted to evacuate tomorrow, but they still beat me to it!" Lu Shengzhong also rushed over anxiously. After understanding the situation, he said "Seventh brother, we are surrounded, what should we do? Do you want to rush out now?" Although Qian Xiaoxing was surprised at how quickly Lin Guo and Shi Guo united, but when the matter really came to pass, he was very calm and said: "Zhong Brother, don't worry. If we don't bring food and supplies, we may not be able to return to Lanjiang. We first order the troops to enforce martial law throughout the city and guard the city gates closely, especially the east gate. There are still mountains of earth accumulated by Lin's army, which can easily be Break through." Lu Shengzhong nodded and said, "Okay, then I will arrange the defense of the whole city immediately!" Seeing Lu Shengzhong leave quickly, Qian Xiaoxing's anger slowly ignited. Although King Lin was his father-in-law, he didn't do anything. I don¡¯t care about affection, but I turned against you very quickly. I said to myself: "Prince Lin, I don¡¯t mess with you, but you mess with me, so don¡¯t blame me for not showing you affection!"