Chen Sheng had a gloomy face and sat upright in the carriage. Zhuang Jia sat upright in the position of the imperial hand, motionless. The four-pierce carriage was blowing uneasy and digging the ground. The horse's hooves dug the frozen land into a mess.

Chen Sheng's eyes were blankly along the Yingshui River (Honggou is an artificial river, which was poured into Yingshui River in Xiang County). He didn't know what he was looking at, was he looking at reinforcements? I don't know. After so many days, he didn't see the shadow of reinforcements, nor did he hear any news. He had no hope for Xiang Liang to come to rescue him, but he subconsciously wanted to climb this high slope every day to take a look.

"Let's go back." Chen Sheng sighed silently.

"Here." Perhaps it was because he was blown by the cold wind in winter for a long time, Zhuang Jia's voice was a little dry. He turned his horse's head and slowly went down the slope. The prince guards and confiscated in the distance surrounded him. Kong Feng strode to the car and bowed to him: "King."

"Sir, come in the car." Chen Sheng signaled Kong Qiong to board the car. Kong Qiong hesitated for a moment, but still got on his car and sat beside him.

"How is the situation?" Chen Sheng asked casually while signaling Zhuang Jia to continue moving forward.

Kong Feng was silent for a while. Chen Sheng knew about the situation these days and there was nothing new. However, although Chen Sheng asked casually, he had to answer seriously. "King, the Qin army is getting closer and closer to our army. In winter, the water is shallow. They are likely to wading across the river in front and block our way back. King, let's retreat as soon as possible."

Chen Sheng held Che Shi without saying a word. The Qin army chased him, and no reinforcements came. He could only stop him by relying on Lu Chen's 30,000 troops alone. Kong Feng's Gongwei army came to him to accept the opinion of Gongwei and move to Pengcheng. For some reason, Chen Sheng instinctively did not want to go to Pengcheng. Although Gongwei's approach was nothing wrong from beginning to end, he clearly felt that Gongwei was watching his jokes coldly. Yes, he had been deliberately suppressing Gongwei, especially asking Chen Pan to seize the opportunity to lead troops, but God's will made people, not only could he not suppress him, but he had to rely on his father and son to escape. Especially when the confidants like Wu Chen betrayed him, Gongwei still took the initiative to invite him to Pengcheng. But if he went to Pengcheng, how should he face Gongwei?

The magistrate only has 30,000 troops, but Chen Sheng knew that if he could defeat the Qin army this time, he would take a breath and hope only on the magistrate.

Chen Sheng could not make a choice between survival and dignity.

"King." Lu Chen rushed over, bowed to the car, and said anxiously: "King, retreat quickly. The Qin army is very fast. If we don't leave, we may be stopped by them."

Chen Sheng glanced at Lu Chen, who was thin-faced, and nodded sadly: "Get away."

Lu Chen has worked very hard these days. He originally thought that as long as Chen Sheng was willing to put down his airs and show his goodwill, Xiang Liang and the others would be happy to cross the river to serve the king, but unexpectedly, for a few days, they had not seen the Xiang family's troops. Instead, they heard that Xiang Liang easily accepted Chen Ying's troops, Xiang Yu and Huan Chu accepted Ying Bu again in Jiujiang, and General Pu's troops, and the total number of troops reached 60,000 to 70,000. He gave up. Things have reached this point, and the situation is clear. Xiang Liang cannot devote himself to Chen Sheng's tent, and they have their minds.

The only hope at the moment is to join forces with the Gongwei, so that they can have about 60,000 troops, and they also occupy the East China Sea, Si Shui County, most of the Dang County, and the capital to negotiate terms with Xiang Liang. In the past few days, Lu Chen has been urging Chen Sheng to set off, but Chen Sheng seemed to be stunned by the defeat, hesitant and never gave him a correct letter.

Hearing Chen Sheng's permission, Lu Chen was overjoyed and immediately ordered the camp to set off.

After Chen Sheng arrived at Lu Chen's camp, Lu Chen handed over the command of the army to Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng was particularly impressed by Liu Ji's bravery and specially assigned 3,000 people to him to be responsible for the safety of his family members. Liu Ji was very happy. He would not have to directly meet the Qin army. At that time, he could avoid the battlefield with justification, which was both safe and comfortable. What made Liu Ji happy was that many generals died in battle in Chen County, and their families became the worst.

In that category, like Zhang He's wife, she suddenly turned from the former Grand Sima to an unscrupulous waste, and life was very sad. At this time, Liu Ji was the object they had to treat carefully. In addition, Liu Ji was indeed a good-looking and famous. In the hearts of these new widowed women, Liu Ji was a great hero and worthy of trying to please. Liu Ji suddenly fell into a rice jar like a mouse, like a fish in water, and often took advantage of the excuse of patrolling the camp and never returned all night.

Lu Zhi felt bitter in her heart as if she was swallowing a large piece of yellow lotus, and she was completely lost. However, in front of the generals, she still had to pretend to be nothing. Only Shen Shiqi, who was with her side, could she feel her sadness.

"Madam, I'll be here tonight." Shen Shiqi had nothing to say, trying to separate Lu Zhi from her mind and prevent her from always immersing in her resentment towards Liu Ji.

"New Wife?" These two words suddenly popped up in Lu Zhi's mind, and her voice choked. Shen Shiqi then understood and wanted to slapped her two mouths. Isn't Lu Zhi so sad because Liu Ji has a new love these two days? Why did she mention this place name again?

"Madam, we will turn east tomorrow and go to Pengcheng. I heard that the Communist General is in Qiao County, and the lady should be in the army. You will meet again at that time." Shen Shiqi didn't finish his words, and felt something was wrong. Sure enough, a trace of pain flashed in Lu Zhi's eyes, and a smile appeared and said, "Yes, she is newly married, but I just don't know if she can get along well with General Bai."

Shen Shiqi tried his best to pretend to be happy and handed a glass of water to Lu Zhi: "Madam, General Bai is from a noble family and well-educated person. She will not make things difficult for the lady. Besides, the lady is so smart and has been so good with Miss Gong in just a few days. How could she have a conflict with General Bai?"

"Oh, that's the best." Lu Zhi hugged her knees, looked up at the sky, and remained silent.

"Madam." Ren Ao held the sword and strode over: "The general said that he... would be patrolling the camp today and might come back very late. Please rest early and don't have to wait for him."

Lu Zhi smiled faintly and nodded as an answer. Liu Ji didn't come back to sleep, and there was nothing strange about her expectations. Ren Ao looked at Lu Zhi with a haggard face with regret, and opened his mouth to say something to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start. He called Lu Zhi from the bottom of his heart. Lu Zhi was a rich girl, but after marrying Liu Ji, she took off her silk clothes, picked up the farm tools with her hand that she used to write with a pen, and handled the farm work at home. After Liu Ji escaped, she was imprisoned and bullied by the prison guards. If he hadn't come forward for justice, she would have probably not escaped insult. After several twists and turns, she often had to give Liu Ji food and clothes, which was so kind and righteous. She never expected that Liu Ji would treat her like this.

Is Lu Zhi not as beautiful as those widows? Isn’t it younger than them? Ren Ao couldn’t understand why Liu Ji let such a good wife suffer such grievances. He wanted to persuade Lu Zhi, but Lu Zhi never complained, and there was no way to persuade him.

"Master Ren, is there any news about the Qin army?" Ren Ao was about to leave, but Lu Zhi suddenly asked.

"Oh——" Ren Ao quickly replied: "Not yet, maybe they have been left behind."

"Oh, it's better to be careful." Lu Zhi looked at the sky, seemed to be talking to herself, and seemed to be talking to Ren Ao: "The Qin army is moving quickly, there is no news, I'm afraid they deliberately hide their traces. The enemies that cannot be seen are more terrifying than those that can be seen. You must be prepared, maybe the Qin army is staring at you in secret and ready to attack at any time."

Ren Ao was surprised and subconsciously looked at the dark fourth field, as if the Qin army was hiding in the darkness. He thought about it and nodded solemnly: "I'll remind the general now."

"Let the guards not untied their clothes when they sleep, and do not untied their horses, and be ready to escape at any time." Lu Zhi said a few words to Shen Shiqi, got up and entered the big tent. The children were already asleep, and a sweet smile appeared on their little faces. Lu Zhi felt sour in her heart, and tears burst out from her eyes.

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Gongwei stood in front of the map and listened carefully to Mu Buwei's explanation. "General, Li Xiaowei of the scout camp sent people to say that the main force of the Qin army had crossed the gulf and divided into two groups. One was led by Sima Ren, headed from Chen County to north and headed straight to Suiyang, and attacked Pengcheng from the right side of our army. The other was led by Duwei Dong Yi, and was rushing towards Qiao County, with a number of about 20,000. It seemed that they had three plans to attack."

Mu Buwei spoke very seriously, with a confident light on her face as thin as white jade. She explained the military information she collected in detail and carefully proposed her own analysis. The generals nodded repeatedly and secretly admired her. When Gongwei asked several women to enter the account to discuss matters, everyone thought that this was just a manifestation of Gongwei's favor being Bai Mei. Unexpectedly, these women were really extraordinary and often had unique insights. Bai Mei's resourcefulness and decisiveness, Lu Mei's subtle insight, and Mu Buwei's carefulness and keenness all made people convinced.

"Where is the King Chen army?" Gong Wei kept turning his fingers and asked in a deep voice.

"Based on the schedule, they should be able to arrive in Xinzhi area today." Mu Buwei quickly walked to the map, and his slender fingers pointed at Xinzhi, revealing a hint of worry. Gongwei glanced at her and smiled. "What, what are you worried about?"

"King Chen has been hesitating for too long." Mu Buwei sighed, "He should have met our army long ago, but now he has arrived at Xinzhi, but I am afraid he will be caught up by the Qin army. Zhang Ping had already left Chen County, and he has not attacked him. Perhaps he is still worried about the lack of troops. Now Dong Yi brought another 20,000 people to arrive, and the total number is almost the same as General Lu. Once they join forces, their subordinates guess that King Chen..."
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