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On the second day of the army's departure, Huimei had already noticed that the whereabouts of Yuan Shizhong and Xiao Yuan Ying were suspicious. In addition, Shao Shixin was on hand to give him guidance and told him all the abnormal situations she had observed in Xiao Yuan Ying.

Now, although Huimei did not dare to conclude that Yuan Shizhong had completely betrayed King Chuang, various signs showed that Yuan Shizhong at least led his army eastward without permission, wanting to break away from King Chuang's banner, and undoubtedly intended to go it alone.

At that time, she was unwilling to follow the army anymore, so she sent someone to invite Yuan Shizhong over, explained the whole story to him, and tried to persuade Yuan Shizhong to change his mind and return to King Chuang's banner again.

However, Yuan Shizhong had been plotting to break away from King Chuang for a long time. How could he be persuaded by Huimei's words alone?

In order to coerce Huimei and "Xiao Chuangying" to escape with him, Yuan Shizhong surrounded her and more than 400 male and female soldiers on three levels inside and outside, completely denying them any chance to escape.

Huimei said to him angrily: "Today, either you die or I die. You die not because I want to kill you, but because King Chuang will definitely send people to deal with you; and I die because of you." If you want to kill me, even if you don’t kill me, I won’t follow you and betray King Chuang!”

Yuan Shizhong's love for Huimei was secondary. He first thought about the child in Huimei's belly. If it was a "brother", his Yuan family would have a heir. Secondly, he thought about keeping Huimei and that child. The four hundred male and female soldiers in his hands can also be used as hostages to break into the camp, and may be used to save lives in the future.

That's why he said kind words to Huimei and tried to persuade her about marrying and obeying her husband, and about loving and harmonious couples. Anyway, he said a lot of good things to Huimei, but Huimei kept a straight face, she All the more than 400 male and female soldiers under his command were in a desperate posture and determined not to move forward.

For a moment, Yuan Shizhong had thoughts of killing in his heart, but when he changed his mind, he still felt that Huimei was still of great use to him, especially when he knew that Huimei was already pregnant with his Yuan family's flesh and blood, he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted Come down.

He said to Huimei patiently: "No matter how much you disobey me, I can't bear to kill you. Now that you are pregnant with my Yuan family, you may still be a boy. If you want to die at this time, I How can we tolerate it?

Even the male and female soldiers under your command, as long as they don't take action first, I will never touch a hair of them. Now I just advise you to come with me. If you refuse, then we will all die together, and even your four hundred male and female soldiers will not escape.

I didn’t want to leave King Chuang at first, but King Chuang believed the gossip of people around me and became suspicious of me. He found it difficult to tolerate me. He heard that he was going to get rid of me. I had no choice. Then he escaped with his troops.

What's more, I am only leaving King Chuang temporarily. When he understands my loyalty in the future, I will naturally return to his banner, serve him loyally, and continue to fight for him. "

Huimei's heart moved when she heard this, and she said with tears: "If you are willing to return to King Chuang's command again, I will be willing to be obedient to you and serve you until you grow old.

Now that I am married to you, I will not stop treating you as my husband. However, you insist on betraying King Chuang and surrendering to the army. You also want me to go with you. This is just wishful thinking. I will never agree.

Every time Madam asked me in the past, I tried to save face for you, saying that you were loyal and loyal to protect King Chuang and conquer the world, but now you have betrayed King Chuang. You said that I still have the dignity to meet Madam while I am still alive. Going to meet the soldiers who broke into the camp? "

When the couple was quarreling, Yuan Shizhong's second concubine, Jin, came up out of nowhere. She entered the Yuan family more than a year earlier than Huimei, and was extremely favored before Huimei got married. Since Huimei "passed through", she has gradually declined, so her jealousy towards Huimei has greatly increased, and she even harbors a secret hatred.

But Huimei was Yuan Shizhong's only real wife, and she was accompanied by four hundred male and female soldiers. Even if Aunt Jin resented Huimei in her heart, she would not dare to come to her door to make mischief. She would only dare to act coquettishly in front of Yuan Shizhong.

Now, she saw that Yuan Shizhong had betrayed King Chuang and sent elite soldiers to surround the "Little Chuang Camp". She thought that Mrs. Huimei had lost King Chuang as her backer and was no longer favored by Yuan Shizhong, so she couldn't help but become bolder.

I saw Aunt Jin pointing her finger at Huimei's nose and saying sharply: "Don't really think that you are Miss Chuang Wang. You are just a girl next to Mrs. Chuang Wang. You are just to win over our general." She was adopted as an adopted daughter and promised to the general as his wife.

You... are not much nobler than me! Although you are the official wife, although I am a concubine, I came in more than a year before you. If I hadn't seen Tian'er marching and fighting, I would have given birth to several sons for the general.

Don't think that you are pregnant with the general's child, and you are just showing off here. You still don't know whether you have a boy or a girl in your belly. In these war-torn times, you still don't know whether you can give birth to a child safely. "

She cursed a few more harsh words, then suddenly turned around and said to Yuan Shizhong: "Your wife's heart is full of her Chuang Wang. She doesn't have you as a husband at all. Sooner or later, you will be killed. How about that?" Get rid of her as soon as possible!"

The more Huimei listened, the angrier she became. She suddenly pulled out the sword hanging from her waist, took a step forward, and shouted sternly: "I'll kill you!"

Jin was already prepared for this. When Huimei had just made a move, she had already ducked behind Yuan Shizhong, but still shouted at Huimei: "Don't dare to rely on the support of King Chuang." You are running wild in Xiaoyuan Camp, now the general has the final say here. A crazy woman like you who fights and kills all day long, even if you are lucky enough to have a son, she will be as stupid as his mother..."

Huimei couldn't help but get angry when she heard her talk getting more and more outrageous. She even cursed the child in her belly. She tried to grab her several times but was stopped by Yuan Shizhong. She couldn't help but yell: "Why don't you help me kill this shrew?" ?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a dark and thick female general emerging from the crowd. She was holding a short sword in her hand and rushed towards Aunt Jin. When Yuan Shizhong saw this, he was immediately angry and shouted loudly: "How dare you move?" Her? Even though she is a concubine, she is still your master!"

Huijian stopped immediately when he heard the words, but replied coldly without any fear: "Uncle, in your eyes, she is a master, but in front of our lady, she is just a slave. Don't be partial to her. Although she is a concubine, she is a slave." You are messing around in front of the mistress, and even insulting her, and you have no rules. Such things that are disgraceful to the family will be dealt with by my lady."

Yuan Shizhong was stunned by Huijian. Taking advantage of his stunned moment, Huijian rushed forward, grabbed the hair on Aunt Jin's head, and dragged Aunt Jin to the side for two or three steps. She was frightened. Aunt Jin cried loudly.

"Bold, let go..."

Seeing his beloved Aunt Jin being so abused by Huijian, Yuan Shizhong immediately became furious, but before he could even utter the word "si", he heard a "poof", and Aunt Jin's tragic wails were heard. A stream of blood arrows spattered out.

"you you you……"

Yuan Shizhong's face was filled with fear and anger. He never dreamed that Huimei's female general would be so bold and dare to kill his favorite Aunt Jin in front of him.

"Someone...come...take this bitch...down..."

He was furious and looked at the dying Aunt Jin. He saw that her chest was no longer rising and falling, and a blood hole was gurgling with bright red blood, dripping down the hem of her clothes and falling to the ground.

Yuan Shizhong was extremely angry. Seeing his favorite concubine die in front of his eyes, the last trace of his remaining sanity collapsed. He shouted frantically: "...take them all...give them all to me." Got it..."

The officers and soldiers of Xiaoyuan Camp on the outside heard the commander's order and dared not disobey. They surrounded them with swords, guns and clubs in their hands. Although Huimei had experienced many battles, the change in front of her was too sudden. She There was a moment of hesitation.

However, Huijian was more alert, and she immediately shouted: "Get ready, all the troops must form!" The soldiers from Xiaoyuan Camp and Xiaochuang Camp were immediately divided into inner and outer parts, leaving less than a foot in the middle. In the gap, swords and guns were facing each other in a tense posture, as if a war was about to begin.

After all, it was the home ground of Xiao Yuan Camp. They had the advantage in terms of numbers first. In order to prevent Huimei from waiting for an opportunity to escape, Yuan Shizhong selected the elite soldiers of the camp and allowed them to surround Xiao Chuang Camp with confidence.

Although Huimei's small Chuang camp only has a little more than 400 troops, they are all soldiers of Chuang camp's old manor. They were the foundation of the original Eighth Army, and all of them are elites of the Chuang army.

Two hundred male soldiers were guarding the outer circle with swords, shields and spears, while the two hundred female soldiers, with swords, spears and crossbows, formed a circular formation inside, tightly protecting Huimei, their master.

The melee is about to break out, and it is about to get out of hand!

"Stop... stop everyone..."

At the critical moment, Liu Yuchi's voice came over. Although the soldiers of Xiaoyuan Camp were very loyal to Yuan Shizhong, Huimei was their coach's wife after all, and she could also be regarded as their mistress. Everyone was ordered to surround Huimei. , there are really not many people who want to rush up and fight to the death with Huimei's Xiaochuang camp.

Now when he heard the voice of military advisor Liu Yuchi, he immediately started to take five steps back before stopping. This made the gap between the two sides much larger and the situation was no longer so tense.

Liu Yuchi appeared in front of everyone panting. He whispered a few instructions to the leader of the team, then came straight to Yuan Shizhong and said softly: "General, please don't act rashly. Please be patient for the time being."

In fact, Yuan Shizhong did not necessarily want to capture the 400 soldiers of Xiaochuang camp, nor did he mean to harm Huimei. However, just now, Huijian killed his most beloved concubine in front of him, and he became angry for a moment. The most important thing is to save your own face.

If he doesn't get angry like this, how can he command the 30,000 soldiers under his command in the future?

Now that Liu Yuchi arrived in time and gave him a step, Yuan Shizhong naturally borrowed the donkey from Poxia. He still looked serious, staring with a pair of big blood-red eyes, without saying a word.

"General, my wife still carries the blood of the Yuan family in her belly, and although our division has left King Chuang for the time being, the future is still uncertain. With my wife here, there is an extra path. General, please do not make a big mistake out of anger. "

Liu Yuchi said these words a little louder, and many people in the male soldiers of Xiaoyuan Camp opposite heard faintly. This was exactly Liu Yuchi's purpose. He turned around to face Yuan Shizhong and whispered again Said: "Aunt Jin can't be resurrected. General, don't be too sad. You should pay more attention to the present!"

When he saw Yuan Shizhong faintly nodding to show that he understood, he turned around and cupped his fists towards Shao Shixin, the leader of the male soldiers of Xiaochuang Camp opposite, and said: "Everything just happened was a misunderstanding. Please tell Madam, Yu Chi is here to apologize to Madam on behalf of the general." La."

After Shao Shixin saw Liu Yuchi appear, the soldiers of Xiaoyuan camp retreated one after another. Although the two sides were still facing off tensely, they were no longer as tense as before. He immediately returned the gift to Liu Yuchi and headed back to his home formation.

"Miss Huimei, a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses. Instead of fighting to the death with Xiao Yuanying, it's better to tolerate it for a while and walk with Aunt Yuan for a while. If we can find an opportunity to persuade Aunt Yuan to change his mind, of course it would be best. If things can't be done, It may not be impossible to find a good opportunity to escape back to Madam."

After Shao Shixin's persuasion, Huimei also fell into silence. She knew that what Shao Shixin said was reasonable, but based on her understanding of Yuan Shizhong, she was afraid that she would not be able to persuade him to turn back this time.

Seeing this, Aunt Lu also tried to persuade her: "Miss, Brother Shao's words are not unreasonable. You are still pregnant with Uncle Yuan's baby. Although he has temporarily turned away from King Chuang, he is Miss's husband after all. Why not just follow Brother Shao?" I mean, let's go with Aunt Yuan first, and as time goes by, we will naturally come up with a solution."

Huimei thought for a while and felt that what they said made sense, and there was really no other better way at the moment. Even if she didn't think about herself and her unborn baby, she still had to think about the more than 400 men and women who followed her in marrying Xiao Yuanying. Bing thought about it, instead of fighting desperately with Xiao Yuanying, it might be better to hibernate temporarily and wait for the opportunity. This may not be a way out.

She meditated for a long time, discussed with Shao Shixin and Aunt Lu, and finally looked at Hui Jian, the leader of the soldiers. There was only a look of determination on her face. She never gave Huimei any advice, but she was Huimei's favorite. A strong supporter, seeing that she had no objection, Huimei finally made up her mind.

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In the end, it was Shao Shixin who invited Liu Yuchi to Xiaochuang Camp. Huimei told him face to face that he agreed to go with Xiaoyuan Camp if he met her three conditions.

First, we must respect the identity of Mrs. Huimei. No one is allowed to enter her residence without permission, let alone mess around in her residence, and no one is allowed to bully the male and female soldiers who come to her as a dowry.

Second, there must be no shortage of food and grass for the men and women soldiers brought as dowry, and all materials must be provided in abundance.

Third, although Yuan Shizhong has now turned his back on Chuang Wang, he should not do everything completely. He should leave room for maneuver in case he can return to Chuang Wang's banner at the appropriate time.

Regarding the three conditions proposed by Huimei above, Liu Yuchi agreed to the first two without hesitation, but only put forward some opinions on the third.

He told Huimei that there was no enmity between Xiaoyuanying and King Chuang, and they all rebelled against the imperial court. However, since they joined the camp, the officers and soldiers of Xiaoyuanying felt constrained and restricted everywhere, and they became dissatisfied. The camp left.

As for the possibility of "returning under the banner of King Chuang" mentioned by Huimei, it is not completely impossible. However, today Xiao Yuanying has turned his back on King Chuang. Even if King Chuang is broad-minded and does not care about it, there is no guarantee that the other generals of Chuangying will also. It can be so.

Therefore, the leaders of Xiaoyuan camp were firm on this. Since they had left Chuang camp, they would not return to King Chuang's command, lest everyone would have a grudge and cause more unhappiness.

From now on, whether Xiaoyuan Ying will fight alone, cooperate with Chuang Ying and Cao Ying to fight against the imperial court, or accept the imperial court's appeasement, has not yet been determined. At present, we can only take one step at a time.

After discussions between the two parties, the third article was revised to read: Xiao Yuanying, at least when King Chuang opened the siege, could not be his enemy, could not surrender to the court, and helped the officers and soldiers fight against King Chuang.

After the two sides reached an agreement, the friction between Xiaoyuanying and Xiaochuangying came to an end!

Yuan Shizhong's current attitude towards Huimei is "drag". Under Liu Yuchi's performance, it has been used to the extreme, temporarily stabilizing Huimei and the 400 male and female soldiers in Xiaochuang camp.

Although he lost his beloved concubine forever, women were not as important to a troubled man like Yuan Shizhong as imagined, and losing her was not a big deal.

When he thought that the child in Huimei's belly would probably be a boy, Yuan Shizhong's heart palpitated, and he even thought of the special tenderness Huimei had brought to him in recent days.

From then on, Huimei and her more than 400 troops were tightly wrapped up in Xiao Yuan's camp and could no longer move freely. Whether during the march or when they arrived at the camp, they always felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. , both sides are still wary of each other. (End of chapter)