At the sunset, Markham and Zhang Lihua finally retreated. The two were in a mess. Only less than 3,000 people brought out to Cuiping Mountain. Seeing that they had paid such a great price, the Hongniang Madam was still unable to retreat to Fukang successfully. It is conceivable that if they had known this, it would be better to run back earlier. In this way, they could retain more strength to fight against the enemy in Cuiping Mountain. After all, here, they still have the advantage of the geographical location and defensive fortifications that they can rely on, which is many times better than fighting with the well-equipped Guards.

At midnight, the foot of Cuiping Mountain suddenly became lively. Cheng Qun's main force followed the foot of Cuiping Mountain and followed the stars to chase down Cuiping Mountain. Looking at the dense lights at the foot of the mountain, everyone on the mountain was full of heavy hearts. This time, he really became the turtle among the man.

The Hongniang sat on a protruding rock, which was the highest point of Cuiping Mountain. Sitting here, you can clearly see the other party's entire camp, with the continuous lights and no end at a glance.

Zhang Lihua whispered a black outfit and walked to Hongniang, "General Yan, is he watching the enemy's movement here, trying to hit the opponent with a stick while the enemy is not yet firmly standing?"

The Hong Madam turned around, looked at Zhang Lihua, smiled, and patted the stone beside her, "Sit down!"

Zhang Lihua sat down cross-legged, turned to look at Hong Niangzi's delicate side face. Although she was in trouble, she still seemed heroic and was a perfect match for the governor.

"General Yan, don't you really want to go down the mountain to fight a war at this time, right?" Zhang Lihua said.

The Hongniang shook her head, "How is it possible? Cheng Qun is so awesome? How could he give me such an opportunity? This time I have truly learned how the wise generals fought. In the past, I really watched the sky by experiencing wisdom after learning from my mistakes. Can I still remember whether I can fight? Maybe Cheng Qun is looking forward to it now!"

Hearing the funny words of Hong Niang, Zhang Lihua couldn't help but burst into laughter, "General Yan, I'm afraid you can't think of it. I didn't expect you to be so optimistic?"

"It's the sky that makes you laugh, and it's the sky that makes you cry. A long time ago, I learned to live with you laugh. No matter what I encounter, I have to live every day happily, even if I'm going to die tomorrow." The Hongmao stretched out her hand to stroke her hair that was scattered by the wind, took off her long horse whip from her waist, shook it in the air, and a crisp sound.

Zhang Lihua was silent for a while and said, "General Yan, Cheng Qun's army has just arrived and the defense is not strict. If you want, I will accompany you down the mountain and you can still escape."

"Ah, what did you say?" The Hongniang turned her head in surprise and looked at Zhang Lihua.

"I mean I will take you out. Cheng Qun has just arrived and the defense will not leak. I will not hide it from General Yan. I did this. Cuiping Mountain is not small, so Cheng Qun cannot surround it. As long as you want, I can do it for you to escape." Zhang Lihua said.

The Hongmao laughed, "I said, it was all midnight, wearing black uniforms, fully armed, and he was paying attention to this? I'm leaving, where are my subordinates? Can you take them all out?"

"You know this is impossible!" Zhang Lihua shrugged, "General Yan, I'm also honest. For me, as long as you can take you out, even if you complete the task well, I think the generals on this mountain are willing to escape and survive!"

The Hongniang looked at Zhang Lihua, "So I'm one of your tasks?"

Zhang Lihua smiled, "General Yan, you are here, and it is not helpful to the overall situation. You can only lead your subordinates to hold on for a few more days. What effect can this play? If you can escape, even if the army is gone and the territory is gone, you still have my governor. How can my governor watch you suffer this great loss? You will definitely exclaim this anger for you in the future. When the general leads his troops to fight, he will naturally avenge these brothers."

The face of the Hongmao changed, "Are you saying I escaped alone and then went to Yun Zhao like a betrayal dog?"

Zhang Lihua said strangely: "General Yan, you are the woman of our governor. Is there anything wrong with a woman who seeks to rely on her own men? What do we women do when we seek men? Isn't we just want a harbor that can be parked and docked to shelter us from the wind and rain?"

The Hongniang stood up, "Who said I am your governor's woman?"

Zhang Lihua raised her head and looked at the face of Hongmao, which was as red as if it was about to drip blood even under the moonlight. She couldn't help but laugh gently. Unexpectedly, a woman like Hongmao, who looked extremely generous, would be embarrassed by this.

Her laughter made Hong Niang both shy and angry, but thinking about her relationship with Yun Zhao, Zhang Lihua said it well. She was just angry with Yun Zhao's private matters. A general under his command who was not very high-ranking was so clear. Didn't that say that under Yun Zhao's command, all the senior generals knew about it?

He sat down again with hatred, "I would not see him like this, unless I was standing in Jiangnan with a generous army and greeting him. I would never want to ask me to surrender to him like a betrayed dog!"

Zhang Lihua looked at Hong Niangzi, "General Yan, I am also a woman. Would you like to listen to me say a few words?"

"Tell me!"

"Women, don't be better than your own men." Zhang Lihua said quietly: "Even if you are really better than your own men, you might as well pretend to be worse than him."

"What's the reason?" Hong Niang looked at Zhang Lihua, "I used to be stronger than Yun Zhao. I can teach his martial arts skills. I teach his equestrian and immediate fighting skills."

Zhang Lihua smiled, "Would you like to hear me tell a story? It's a real story!"

"Tell me, I can't sleep anyway!" said Hong Niang.

"Outside the pass, there was an old man with outstanding martial arts skills. He had a beautiful daughter and an apprentice who was willing to endure hardships. The family was self-cultivated and practiced martial arts in their spare time. After a long time, his beautiful daughter and the apprentice who could endure hardships had a good impression of each other. The daughter of that family knew that her senior brother liked her very much, but no matter how she hinted, her senior brother refused to explain to her. The more later, her senior brother even began to avoid her, which confused her. Until one day, her father who had experienced Cangsang told her that you are too strong! He is stronger than him, so he avoids you!"

"Is it a mistake for a woman to be strong?" Hong Niang looked at Zhang Lihua and said dissatisfiedly.

Zhang Lihua smiled, "Her father told her that although her senior brother was willing to endure hardship, her talent in martial arts was not as good as hers, so the longer the two practiced martial arts, the bigger the gap between them, the more ashamed her senior brother would be. It was not until this time that she finally remembered that when the two of them were fighting, she had knocked her senior brother down countless times."

"How did it happen later? The two separated? This man is too useless, right?"

"This woman suddenly realized that since then, she pretended to have lost interest in martial arts and practiced hard every day. She only practiced quietly when her senior brother was away. After half a year, she lost in a contest between the two."

"She lost on purpose!" said the Hongniang.

"General Yan said it right. She lost intentionally. She lost one move on purpose. The two of them will compete again every month. She lost more and more miserably. Although she lost the competition, her senior brother was getting better and better with her. During the Chinese New Year, her senior brother finally asked her to marry her father. During the Chinese New Year that year, they became married."

"Is this man pretending to be confused?" Hong Niangzi smiled and said, "A martial arts practitioner can tell if there is any one with one hand, why don't he know?"

Zhang Lihua did not answer Hong Niangzi's question, but said to herself: "Another year has passed, the two have a son, and the family is happy. Every time a woman practices martial arts, she will hide from her husband very far. In fact, over the years, the gap between the two's martial arts skills has become increasingly large. Women are already considered masters. At best, her husband is a second-rate, but every time the couple fights, a man wins, and the family lives very happily. After several years, the woman's father passed away."

"The woman originally thought that such days would last, but she didn't expect that at this time, the monarch came, and the overwhelming cavalry rushed into the village, burned, killed, looted, and did everything evil. The man raised his knife and shouted at the woman, and took the child away!"

"The woman refuses. She knows that her martial arts skills are much better than men. She wants the man to escape with her son. General Yan, do you know what the man said at this time?"

"What did he say?"

"She said, wife, your martial arts are better than me and much better than me. I may not be able to escape with my son, but you will definitely be able to escape with your son. You have been giving in to me over the years, and I have always known it, thank you."

"The woman cried, the man cried too. The woman ran away with her son. Her man escaped to cover them, but never came back!" Zhang Lihua lowered her head, her eyes full of tears.

"This woman is you, right?" Hongniang suddenly understood, looked at Zhang Lihua and asked.

Zhang Lihua nodded, "It's me, later I met the governor and joined his team. My son is fifteen years old now and works in the governor's office. He looks very much like his father. But he is much smarter than his father."

The Hongniang was silent.

"General Yan, if you really like my governor, why should you be stronger than him? Maybe, if you are weaker than him, it will be better! If two people want happiness, one person must make sacrifices."

"Why must I be weaker than him?" Hong Niang asked weakly.

"Because he is a man!" Zhang Lihua said.

Hongniang stood up, looked up at the night sky, and after a while, she said, "You may be right, but I have been used to being forced since childhood. The environment I grew up in is different from yours. If I could go out alive this time, I would seriously think about the story you told, but now, I will never leave my brothers behind and escape alone. Zhang Lihua, go! You are not my subordinate, so you don't have to accompany me to die here. Go back and tell Yun Zhao that I like him, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance to marry him as a wife. There is another thing, last time I didn't have time to say that Qin Rounniang's letter and book were written by me."

"I won't run away alone!" Zhang Lihua shook her head, "Last time I was ordered by the governor to find Qin Rouniang, but I lost Qin Rouniang. This time I was ordered to come to find you again. If I lose you again, how can I have the attitude to see the governor? I want to live together, and die together!"

"Why is this?"

"General Yan, before I came, our people had already spread the news, and the governor would not let it go. Maybe the reinforcements of our Northern Army were already on the way to come. Since General Yan refused to leave, we would fight as much as possible. Maybe we can last until the day when the reinforcements came."

Reinforcements? The Hongmao smiled bitterly, the vast river was separated by, and Yun Zhao could come unless he had wings?
Chapter completed!