Xiao Rongyu looked at Nangong Yue expectantly, the little girl's black eyes were shining with pure and sincere light, not only her, even Xiao Fei beside her also showed anticipation.
Nangong Yue was startled, this Mr. Guan's chess skill is really extraordinary, but what surprised her was that Xiao Fei and Xiao Rongyu had such a good relationship with this Mr. Guan.
However, it is not impossible...
It's not that the palace has never invited female gentlemen to the mansion to teach the girls talents. This Guan Jinyun has been famous in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, with a clean family background and extraordinary chess skills.
After pondering for a while, Nangong Yue said with a smile: "Fifth Sister, if you can invite Mr. Guan, then you should learn chess from her."
The implication is to agree.
Hearing this, both Xiao Fei and Xiao Rongyu were overjoyed, Xiao Rongyu hastily thanked Nangong Yue and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I will definitely learn chess from my husband."
The six-year-old girl is still a child, but her words and deeds have revealed a bit of generosity, and her radiant and lovely face makes people smile.
Xiao Fei also smiled and said: "Fifth sister, if you don't understand anything when you learn chess in the future, just ask me."
Xiao Rongyu thanked Xiao Fei again shyly.
Looking at the happy and harmonious appearance of the sisters, Nangong Yue's smile spread to the corners of her eyes and brows. I really didn't expect that the two sisters would become so close because of chess, this is the biggest surprise today.
Amidst the crisp laughter of the girls, the atmosphere in the East room was very cheerful. Even the little Xiao Yu, who was playing in the West room, ordered the nurse to come to hear the sound, so the room was full of chatter and laughter, and Xiao Yu Fei and Xiao Rongyu stayed in Bixiao Hall for nearly half an hour before they both left.
At this time, the sky was almost dark, and another day passed in the blink of an eye with laughter...
Xiao Rongyu, who had returned to the palace, was so excited that she didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night. Early the next morning, she couldn't wait to visit Guan Jinyun again at the Huanxi Pavilion with Xiao Fei, hoping to invite her to teach chess.
Guan Jinyun originally planned to leave Southern Xinjiang after the beginning of spring, but he hesitated. The two sisters failed once, but they were not discouraged. They visited the door again and again, and after visiting the thatched cottage three times, they finally invited Guan Jinyun into the palace.
Guan Jinyun is a person who knows etiquette. After entering the mansion, she went to Bixiaotang to meet Nangong Yue in person. Her speech was decent and generous, and she was neither humble nor overbearing in her advances and retreats. There was a celebrity in her words and deeds.
After Nangong Yue exchanged pleasantries with her, she specially arranged a small courtyard for her on the west side of the palace, sent a maid to take care of her daily life, and prepared a very thick bundle, and then asked Xiao Rongyu to formally give it to her. She served tea to see the ceremony, and respectfully performed the ceremony of appreciating the teacher.
Naturally, the servants of the palace also saw it, knowing that this Mr. Guan should not be underestimated, let alone neglected, and everyone was well-arranged.
Laba came in a blink of an eye, as the saying goes: "After Laba is the new year", Nan Gongyue, as the head of the house, was very busy for several days. At the same time, Xiao Rongyu also began to learn chess from Guan Jinyun. Xiao Fei has always been good at chess , when I have free time, I often go to attend and ask Guan Jinyun for chess skills...
Winter is already deep, and the winter wind in southern Xinjiang exudes a little bit of coolness, but it is not biting. Compared with the gust of yellow sand billowing in the southern border of Xiye, which is thousands of miles away, it is really gentle and pleasant.
The wind and sand blown into the house through the window, and a vigorous gray eagle stopped on the window sill covered with yellow sand, looked at the yard with its cold golden eagle eyes, and then continued to peck at its gray feathers.
Beside Gray Eagle stood a young man in a moon white robe, quickly looking at a letter in his hand, after reading the letter, he raised his eyes to Gray Eagle, his handsome and gentle face was thoughtful.
"Lord Hou..."
Fu Yunhe on the side looked at Guan Yubai questioningly, and the baby's face showed a bit of eagerness unabashedly.
With Xijiang and Xiao Yi attracting Xiye King's attention in the southeast, during this period of time, Guan Yubai had led his army to break through Xihe, the crucial barrier of Xiye's southern border, and then Along the north bank of the Xihe River, four small cities were successively captured.
Under the combined attack of the Youqi Battalion and the God Arm Army, each attack was fast, ruthless, and accurate to ensure that no news was leaked. Now the seven cities on the north and south banks of the Xihe River are all under the control of the Southern Border Army. , plus the two cities on the border, it means that the entire southern border of Xiye has already been defeated...
As far as the Southern Border Army is concerned, the situation at this time can be said to be that everything is ready and they are only waiting for the official language to give orders.
They are currently approaching the Lahe Mountains. Once they pass the Lahe Mountains, they will go straight into the hinterland of the West Night, which means that they will no longer be able to lurk in the dark shadows like ghosts like before. They will be exposed to the eyes of all Xiye people, including the Xiye King...
Therefore, Guan Yubai has been waiting here for news from Xiao Yi for the past few days.
Guan Yubai turned his head to look at Fu Yunhe, with the same expression as usual, but there was a touch of sharpness in his warm eyes.
Fu Yunhe's eyes lit up, and he vaguely noticed something.
In the next moment, Guan Yubai casually threw the tissue paper in his hand into the brazier, and the golden-red fire light reflected in his eyes and sprinkled on his face, causing his temperament to change suddenly, as if he had changed from a refined and refined scholar in an instant. He became a fierce and decisive general.
Looking at the burning letter paper, the smile on the corner of Guan Yubai's mouth deepened, and he said slowly, "The time has come."
The time has finally come.
Now, the Xinrui Battalion has quietly lurked in the Xiye Army as planned; Tahai is launching a fierce attack on Xijiang under the guise of Han Huaijun and Yao Lianghang, and the Xuanjia Army is secretly dormant by the side, just waiting for the opportunity; On the other hand, although King Xiye added another 10,000 reinforcements, Xiao Yi didn't pay attention to it at all. Instead, he acted more and more ostentatiously, which made Xiye King very angry...
In the past few months, I have been laying out step by step, devouring bit by bit, and the time has finally come!
At this moment, Xiye's attention was concentrated on Dayu Xijiang and Xiao Yi, the situation had already been formed, and this moment was the best time for Guan Yubai.
Soldiers are precious and fast, and the opportunity cannot be missed.
"Come on, call the generals here!"
Guan Yubai ordered in a calm tone, and immediately the soldiers led them away.
Fu Yunhe was so overjoyed that he almost couldn't sit still.
When the running footsteps of the soldiers disappeared, Guan Yubai suddenly called out again: "Si Lin."
The next moment, the canopy of the trees in the yard started to stir and rustle. Even Xiao Hui, who was pecking at his feathers, raised his eagle head to look for his reputation. A man in black jumped down from a big tree briskly. , fell five or six feet away, and landed silently.
"Yubai, what do you want me to do?" Si Lin looked at Guan Yubai, stretched lazily, his slightly messy black hair was flying in the strong wind, wantonly wildly.
They have been close friends for many years, and Guan Yubai was not polite to Si Lin, and said directly: "Si Lin, I would like to trouble you to make a trip for me..."
Next, they officially declared war on Xiye in southern Xinjiang, and after that, the battle had just begun!
Under Si Lin's interested eyes, Guan Yubai continued to speak without haste, his gentle voice was blown away by a sudden gust of wind, and drowned out by the sound of swaying leaves.
The corners of Si Lin's lips turned up higher and higher, and there was a sparkle in his eyes...
As Si Lin left, Xiao Hui also flew away curiously, and then the courtyard and the study fell into silence... until the sound of messy and powerful footsteps came from outside the study, getting closer.
After five or six generals in uniform entered the room, the originally empty study suddenly became crowded.
"At the end, I will see Lord Hou!"
The rough voices of the men made people's ears buzz, Xiao Si frowned, put one hand on the window sill, and jumped out of the window neatly, he climbed up a big tree with agility, letting those dense trees The branches and leaves shelter him from the wind and sand.
Immediately afterwards, Fu Yunhe unfolded the map under Guan Yubai's signal. This map has been unfolded and rubbed countless times, and the corners have been slightly worn and small gaps, whether it is Guan Yubai or other people present. All the soldiers have looked around this map for countless times, and those soldiers immediately and keenly discovered that there are a few more marks on this map compared to the last time.
They all knew what this meant, and everyone's blood was boiling. It seemed that Marquis An Yi had summoned them all of a sudden, because there was indeed an important military situation to discuss...they were about to take action!
Several soldiers exchanged glances quickly, and unconsciously released a fighting spirit and murderous aura from their bodies, like a half-unsheathed sharp knife.
Guan Yubai looked around the crowd, pointed to a certain place on the map with his slender index finger and middle finger, and with the movement of two fingers, he said unhurriedly: "After half an hour, the whole army is on standby. Depart from Kawasaka Castle, along the Lahe Mountains... "
Only the voice of Guan Yubai was left in the study, and every soldier was staring at the map, listening attentively, almost holding his breath...
The wind and sand outside are getting bigger, rustling and rustling, as if a wave of sandstorms that have been brewing for a long time is about to rise, the wind and rain are about to come, and the undercurrent is surging...
"Rumble!"
In the raging wind and sand, there were bursts of thunderous footsteps at some point, releasing the domineering aura of a master of the king.
The army as continuous as a dark cloud circumnavigated the west side of the Lahe Mountains, and entered a plain at noon three days later. All the soldiers knew that this meant that they had arrived at the entrance of the hinterland of Xiye, and they all subconsciously accelerated their march. speed…
Wherever it passes, it is like a tornado passing through, unstoppable!
Hujia City, which was twenty miles away, didn't know that the crisis was coming. It opened its gates wide as usual, and the people came and went. It was a bustling and bustling scene.
No one noticed that at some point, a few soldiers on the city wall fell to the ground without a sound, and the original dark red banner on the city wall was taken down, and a silver-white banner stood on the city wall instead. In the wind, hunting sounds.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of horseshoes not far away. The sound of horseshoes rumbled, and even the ground shook, as if the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking, attracting the attention of many people.
The Xiye guards and people near the city gate all looked in the direction of the sound of horseshoes. They could only see yellow sand billowing on the horizon, and countless knights in armor looming in the wind and sand...
Even ordinary Xiye people could tell that something was wrong. The guards near the city gate shouted to report to the admiral, and at the same time ordered the city gate to be closed.
The heavy city gate began to close slowly under the push of the guards, but there were still groups of people queuing up outside the city to enter the city. When they saw that the city gate was about to be closed, they became anxious and flocked towards the city gate. Scrambling to get to town...
This also made the closing of the city gate encounter obstacles, and the closing speed of the city gate became slower and slower, slower and slower...
However, those thousands of cavalry had already galloped hundreds of feet away, and the murderous aura that swept over them like a gust of wind made the hearts of several defenders tremble.
This is no ordinary cavalry!
Immediately, someone ordered: "Close the city gate! Those who stop, kill without mercy!"
While speaking, there was a flash of silver light, and a machete swung across. Hot blood gushed out from the wound on the neck of a man wearing a thin coat, splashing all around him. They only felt that the blood was boiling hot, and they felt as if they were frozen into popsicles in an instant, and they didn't dare to squeeze in.
Kill one as an example to others!
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Xiye guard with the knife, and he was about to step back, but he only took half a step back, and there were already several "swish, swish" sounds in front of him, and he had no time to focus on it, and it was too late to move forward again. When he retreated, the three iron arrows pierced through his head, neck, and chest with force, and his eyes almost popped out, completely ashes.
Amidst the soul-stirring screams, he fell backwards in a daze.
"Quick! Close the city gate!"
There were bursts of heart-piercing shouts one after another, and more iron arrows attacked densely and rapidly. Those guards who were about to close the city gate fell down one by one, and those people who were waiting to enter the city did not. Anyone who dares to enter the city again will flee along the city wall like a frightened fawn...
These iron arrows created an opportunity for the galloping Youqi Battalion. In the blink of an eye, the Youqi Battalion had arrived outside the city gate, and the city gate was pushed open again with a heavy rumbling sound. Breaking through the city like a dragon...
The Youqi Battalion and the God's Arm Army descended on this Hujia city like a storm.
It has been several months since they came to Xiye, and the battles in the past have made the two cooperate closely, like weapons being forged into magical weapons through repeated tempering.
Start with blood!
In Hujia City, it fell into a chaos full of gunpowder and smoke.
The enemy and the enemy in two different armors are mixed together. One is chaotic and frightened, disorganized, like a mob, while the other is well-trained, fast like the wind, slow like a forest, plundering like fire, immovable like a mountain, and moving like thunder.
This is an army with strict military discipline and strict orders and prohibitions. In front of it, any resistance is so powerless, just like a toddler facing a vigorous adult man, there is no chance of winning at all. There may be odds!
Thick murderous intent permeated the city, one after another...
Three hours later, the shouts of killing and the sound of weapons being handed over gradually subsided, and it seemed that a group of guards had changed near the city gate.
Fu Yunhe led a few soldiers to rush out of the city on horseback, came to Guan Yubai, clasped his fists and said: "Master Hou, all the enemy troops in the city have been wiped out. Now the Youqi Battalion is searching for fish that slipped through the net everywhere in the city!"
"Go into town."
Guan Yubai said flatly, with a faint smile on his lips all the time, not moved by this victory, as if everything today was taken for granted.
The black horse on his crotch was heading towards the city gate at a leisurely pace, and the white eagle above him was flying around in the air near him. Guan Yubai and Xiao Si both looked up.
Han Yu was spreading her wings and hovering around the silver-white banner on the city wall. It seemed to know that it was her own flag, so she blew excitedly.
After a great battle, the silver-white flag was not stained with any blood, and it was still flying in the wind to its heart's content.
Si Lin appeared next to the banner at some point, sat lazily on the city wall, and waved at Guan Yubai, meaning, Yubai, did he complete his task well? This gauntlet is long enough, right
The corners of Guan Yubai's mouth turned up a little higher, he didn't speak, just stared at the banner silently, this is the banner of their official army, flying on the city of Xiye!
Under the sunlight, the silver-white flag shone brightly.
Guan Yubai squinted his eyes, and his dark eyes shone with a light that seemed nostalgic and sad.
"Is it December 11th today?" Guan Yubai asked while withdrawing his gaze, and continued to ride his horse slowly, passing through the city gate.
Fu Yunhe responded and followed closely behind.
Guan Yubai raised his eyes and looked forward, his sharp eyes seemed to cross the street in front of the city, and said again: "Our time is running out..." It was only one and a half months away from Xiao Xiaoyu's first birthday party .
Fu Yunhe was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, he only listened to Guan Yubai and said again: "Let the army rest overnight, tomorrow, let's continue!"
Before the last word was written, Guan Yubai suddenly clamped his horse's belly, accelerated the horse's speed, and galloped along the dead-ridden street ahead...
"Tap Tat Tat..."
The cold wind mixed with a strong smell of blood came oncoming, but Guan Yubai didn't feel cold at all. Under his seemingly calm appearance, two groups of flames seemed to be burning in his pupils, and the blood was roaring and boiling in his veins. with...
When he was young, he did not know how many times he dreamed of planting their official army's banner on the city wall of Xiye Capital, and letting the official army's banner fly all over the land of Xiye, flying wantonly.
That was his greatest hope when he was young!
Originally, with the demise of the official family and the official army, he had long forgotten the dream that was once full of passion...
It was not until now, many years later, that he led the Southern Border Army to march west to the west, that he suddenly realized that he hadn't forgotten, that his blood was still hot, and that there was still some possibility in his life!
After so many years and a storm, his dream is finally coming true!
He wants the Xiye people to pay for what they have done, and he wants to use the blood of the Xiye people to pay homage to the heroic spirits of his official family and the official army!
In this way, he will have no regrets in his life...
The wind was strong, the horseshoes were flying, and the figure in the moon-white cloak was so thin, but it seemed to be able to support this world!
After a short stay in Hujia City for one night, the next day, Guan Yubai led the God's Arm Army and Youqi Battalion to continue north. , the piece of armor does not stay.
In just a few days, wherever the silver-white banner went, it was invincible, breaking through several cities in a row.
The dazzling embroidered characters on the banner were quickly recognized by the people of Xiye——
official.
That is the "officer" of the official army!
The news spread throughout most of Xiye like a plague. The Xiye people's nightmare for many years, the official army has returned from hell!
The entire city of Xiye was also erupting because of this news. The palace seemed to be shrouded in a thick cloud, and the study of King Xiye was even more oppressive and dignified, making it hard to breathe.
A silver-white banner was placed on the royal case of King Xiye, spread out, and everyone's eyes in the study fell on this banner, including King Xiye sitting behind the case.
The Dayu characters embroidered on the flag seemed to have a magical power, firmly attracting the eyes of Xiye King, making him unable to look away. His face was extremely gloomy, and many eyes flashed in his pupils. Emotions, panic, anger, fear, doubt...
Whether it is this banner or the words embroidered on it, they are all so familiar to him, so dazzling...
It's really the flag of Dayu's official army! He will never admit his mistake!
But how is this possible? !
The gloomy aura emanating from West Night King made everyone else in the study silent.