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Chapter 234 Retreat alone

Guo Lun and Liu Chen sat in the village, wearing military uniforms, one with a long sword and the other with an iron mace, with a heavy face as deep as water, sitting opposite each other. The smoke rose, and Ren Fu would definitely come to pick him up when he got the news. Whether he wanted it or not, he would withdraw tonight.

Who is willing to leave? Guo Lun and Zhao Zheng have already dug water today. Although the amount of water is a little smaller and not enough for nearly 10,000 people in the village to drink, as long as the urgent problem is solved, they will continue to dig tomorrow. Dingchuan Village is in the valley, and less than ten miles away is the Huluchuan River. How could it be impossible to dig out the water?

Zhao Zheng hurried in from outside, glanced at the two of them, and said, "It's already the hour of Hai, why haven't there been any news of leaving yet?"

Liu Chen said expressionlessly: "I think the envoy came to the wings to wait until the time of Yin, and the thieves were relaxed before leaving the city. This place is not far from the Zhenrong Army. When they set off at that time, they could reach the Zhenrong Army city at dawn."

Zhao Zheng said "um" and sat down next to Guo Lun. He was sulking alone and stopped talking.

After more than half an hour, Zhao Zheng could no longer sit still, stood up and paced back and forth, sighing from time to time. He really couldn't figure it out, and seeing that the problem of water shortage was about to be solved, why did Ge Huaimin be determined to leave? When the war ended, he must go back to the court to report the matter in detail, so that Ge Huaimin could not afford to take it and leave.

At this moment, a small school in the village hurriedly ran in and said to Guo Lun: "The master of the village, the envoy of the Guxiang army has already taken the central army out of the city. It has been more than half an hour, why haven't the drums still sounded?"

"What?!" Guo Lun suddenly stood up, staring at the school like a lantern. "What are you talking about? We are still waiting here. How can the Garcery Commander leave the city? The army is moving, isn't it a joke!"

The school was so scared that it took a few steps back and stuttered: "But Master, they are really out of the city!"

Guo Lun suddenly sat back on his seat, turned to look at Liu Chen and Zhao Zheng, and shook his head repeatedly: "How could this be so? We didn't want to leave at all! The envoy of the Gengxiang told us that he was leaving by himself, and we wouldn't stop him!"

Liu Chen thought about it and said decisively: "Things are not right! If all the soldiers and horses from Huanqing Road came out of the city, we would not be able to hear the movement. Master, go out and see who have left Huanqing Road."

Guo Lun gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, stood up, and hurried out.

Not long after, Guo Lun turned back, followed by Li Zhihe, the chief of Huanqing Road with Ge Huanqing Road.

After the few people finished talking about the ceremony, Zhao Zheng asked Li Zhihe: "Just just came to report to the school and said that the envoy of the Gengxiang had already brought people out of the city. Is this true?"

Li Zhihe said helplessly: "Yes, the Gengxiang envoy has indeed left. I just got the news!"

Seeing that others obviously did not believe in him, Li Zhihe said again: "Before the Lord Guo came to our army, I just found out that the envoy of the Gengxiang brought more than 1,600 Shenwei men and left the city. Now the rest of our army are all the Japanese army and the imperial guards who gathered temporarily when they left. My situation is the same as you."

Guo Lun, Liu Chen and Zhao Zheng looked at each other, but although they were still surprised and doubtful, they believed Li Zhihe's words for the time being. Ge Huaimin's military position was the commander of the fourth wing of the Longshen Guard, and the military position was the deputy chief of Jingyuan Road. However, he did not have a long time to arrive in Jingyuan Road, and he was mostly led by Xia Shouyun, and was not familiar with the imperial guards on the road. The Shenwei Army was his direct subordinate in the three yamen system. No matter from any aspect, he was the most trusted and reliable.

A few people were watching me in the hall, and I looked at you, and I didn't know what to do for a moment. It was Ge Huaimin who decided to retreat to the Zhenrong Army. At that time, he took the people away with him with a whistle. What's this?

Finally, Liu Chen sighed and said, "As soon as Ge Sixiang goes, there are only a few of us left in the city. Let's make an idea together. Should we retreat or not? Should we follow the Divine Guards, we must have a strategy."

Zhao Zheng said angrily: "The person who is going to retreat has left, why are we evacuating? Just guard the city honestly!"

Guo Lun thought for a while and asked Li Zhihe: "Where did Ge Sixiang go? Have you ever known you?"

Li Zhihe spread his hands helplessly: "If I had known me, how could I sit here with everyone? He opened the city gate and took the cavalry of the Divine Guards with General Liu. God knows where he went!"

"If we don't figure this out, how dare we sit in the village with peace of mind? You must know that we have made an appointment before. Ren Dean will bring the troops from Zhenrong to the rescue. If we don't leave here, the deputy deployment will lead the troops out of the city, which is very easy to be taken by thieves!" Guo Lun said, stood up and walked out of the door. "Wait a minute, I'll go out and ask where the Divine Guards have gone. Whether we go or not, we must give the deputy deployment a certainty."

Seeing Guo Lun walk out the door, Liu Chen was so angry that he slapped the iron mace in his hand to the ground, holding his head with both hands, feeling extremely cowardly. Without Ge Huaimin, he suddenly ran over, Yuan Hao would not concentrate his army to risk siege Dingchuan Village. These people were already good in Dingchuan Village. He came, and there were 6,000 cavalrymen who kept the village tightly. When the thieves retreated, they followed and pursued them and made great contributions. As a result, they were about to leave for no reason, and they left so unclear, which was really nothing to say.

Not long after, Guo Lun hurried back and said to everyone: "I have asked clearly that Ge Sixiang took the Divine Guard Army and went to Gaoping Village not far away. I think he also knew that Haozhe would inevitably block the trenches and it would be difficult to cross the Great Wall, so he walked towards Gaoping Village ten miles east. It was close to Huluchuan, so he could go south without crossing the trenches."

Liu Chen stood up suddenly: "No, this is not a scam to Deputy Ren who came to pick up the response!"

Guo Lun sat down slowly and said, "As long as we don't leave the city, there will be no fighting in the trenches south of Dingchuan Village. If we can't see any movement, Ren Jundian just waited and watched for a night, and Ping Ming brought his troops back to Zhenrong Army."

After saying that, seeing Liu Chen picking up the iron mace from the ground and standing up, Guo Lun said again: "Now the thieves have surrounded our village and cannot do it to send a letter to the deputy. Now we must be quiet and not disturbed, so as not to misunderstand the soldiers and horses of our dynasty south of the trench. Li Qian, go to appease the soldiers and horses of our headquarters and just say that we will not retreat. Let's guard the city with peace of mind!"

Li Zhihe nodded and said goodbye. Ge Huaimin had left, and he had the highest official position here, but once he came from a distance, he was a guest army, and if Ge Huaimin did, no one could trust him. If he didn't say anything, he muttered in his heart, not knowing what he came this time, and how dare he ask others to do things.

Seeing Li Zhihe go out, Guo Lun felt like he was seriously ill and was weak all over. He said to the other two: "We can't control what happens tonight. Gaoping Village is ten miles away. No matter what the envoy encounters, it is his personal fortune. We will follow the military orders of the previous deputy and concentrate on guarding the village. When the Longyou Army comes from the north, we will take the troops of the city with Li Qian to respond."

Liu Chen and Zhao Zheng nodded together. When Ge Huaimin left, everything was as usual, and there were more than 4,000 cavalry added to the village.
Chapter completed!
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