Since sending out the spies, Yan Chi has been waiting for a reply from White Wolf Pass for more than ten days. In the past ten days, Yan Chi went to Chifengyuan again, and after seeing that everything was going well in Chifengyuan, he returned to West Lin City, at noon this day, the letter from White Wolf Pass finally arrived!
Bai Feng walked in quickly from the outside, and said as soon as he entered, "Master! General Fang has news!"
Yan Chi was just replying to the official document sent by the yamen after writing the case, when he saw it, he stood up quickly, "Give it to me..."
After receiving the letter, Yan Chi couldn't wait to open it, and when he was waiting to open the letterhead, he saw only a few dozen words on the letter.
Yan Chi glanced at it, and immediately frowned. Seeing Yan Chi's expression, Bai Feng hurriedly asked, "Master, how are you?"
Yan Chi shook his head, "The patrolling team has already arrived at the Rong people's tribe, but there is no sign of the Rong people's army. Only some women, children, old and young are still there. I don't know where their army has gone..."
Bai Feng raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that he went elsewhere? Changed the residence?"
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes, "This is unlikely."
As soon as the words were finished, there were footsteps outside, but it was Qin Wan who brought Bai Ying to deliver the tea. Seeing that the expressions of the master and servant in the house were different, Qin Wan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Bai Feng said in a deep voice, "General Bailang Guangfang has delivered a letter."
Qin Wan hurriedly put down the tea, "Any news?"
Yan Chi handed over the letter, and Qin Wan took it. After reading it, Qin Wan also frowned, "This...how can there be no one?"
Bai Feng said casually, "Yes, just now the villain was asking the master if he changed the clan land."
Yan Chi then continued, "That's impossible. Although the Rong people are ruthless against foreign tribesmen, they still protect the women and children of their own tribe. Even if they are looking for a new camp, they should send half of them out. They will never Only the old, young, women and children are left behind, and they seem to have gone to war somewhere."
Bai Feng frowned, and Yan Chi ordered, "Send a letter to Beiying, ask Gu Ling to come, and ask Yu Qi to come back from Xiying."
The situation was really weird, and Yan Chi had to be cautious. When Bai Feng heard the news and went out to deliver the order, Qin Wan temporarily stayed in the study, "The army of the Rong people has left the clan. Does the body matter?"
Yan Chi shook his head, "It's not certain right now, if it's related to those two corpses, then the Rong people should have entered Shuoxi long ago, but now, they're nowhere to be seen."
Qin Wan poured tea and served it to Yan Chi, who took it and began to meditate while drinking tea.
Qin Wan is not good at military affairs, and he couldn't think of any joints for a while, but he felt that it was really weird, "Rong people usually move in the cold plains in the northwest of Bailang Mountain, and further north is the Northern Wei Dynasty, and further northwest, there are also Next to the tribes of the Western Regions, could it be said that they went there?"
Yan Chi shook his head, "That's not the case. Going to the northwest, the Yue clan is now bigger, the Yue clan is also good at fighting, and the climate is more harsh. For the Rong people, robbing land is for survival. They can't see it. There has been very little fighting in the land of the Yuezhi for many years."
Hearing these words, Qin Wan felt a little confused for a while, "It's impossible for so many people to disappear suddenly."
Yan Chi said, "The Rong tribe is only a few hundred thousand people, but half of them can fight with a knife. Even the women and children in the tribe also have armed forces. There are at least seven or eight Rong troops in formation now. Thousands of people, these people suddenly disappeared..."
Yan Chi turned around and said, "I always feel a little ominous."
Seeing this, Qin Wan went to Yan Chi's side, "When the generals arrive, just patrol more, as long as you don't violate Shuoxi's territory, that's fine."
Yan Chi took Qin Wan's hand and kissed it, "That's exactly the reason."
Bai Feng sent the order to go out, and Gu Ling arrived in the evening, but Yu Qi arrived the next morning. With these two people, plus Mr. Qi, Yan Chi shared his worries with a few people. The Rong people disappeared, so everyone looked serious, but no one had clairvoyance. After a discussion, they could only be more vigilant and send more patrols, but they still only got the news from Bailangguan.
Three days later, Fang Qin sent another message.
In the study, Yan Chi was discussing with Mr. Qi, "The people sent out went further, but they still didn't find the whereabouts of the Rong army. On the contrary, those who stayed in the clan area lived as usual, just like the army who left Just doing something very normal."
Mr. Qi sighed when he heard the words, "There is still no result, but it can be concluded that there must be something wrong with the Rong people. Daoist Zhang has been watching the sky at night for the past few days, but the weather is bad. a sunny night."
Zhang Dongxuan also stays in Xilin City now, and lives in the palace most of the time on weekdays. Yan Chi has his own small court, but lacks a place similar to the Qin Tianjian. Although he does not need a Qin Tianjian, he always When Zhang Dongxuan was needed, Yan Chi heard that Zhang Dongxuan was going to watch the stars, but Yan Chi didn't give him much hope. He used swords, spears, swords and halberds to kill people for more than ten years, and Taoism was not as real as his long spear.
Yan Chi didn't ask any more questions because he didn't report his high hopes, and that night happened to be a sunny night.
The night sky in Shuoxi seems to be lower than other places, and the stars are also extraordinarily bright. Zhang Dongxuan climbed up to a two-story building in the backyard of the palace. Watching the stars here will give you a wider field of vision. While watching the stars, he took a The astrolabe map came out, and he wrote and drew on the drawing paper. After midnight, Zhang Dongxuan's complexion suddenly became more and more solemn, and that night, Yan Chi also didn't sleep well. It was the first time that he woke up when he was in the past, but today he woke up half an hour earlier.
Yan Chi tired Qin Wan again last night, and now Qin Wan is still sleeping very soundly. Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan's sleeping face for a while, then kissed her again, then got up lightly and went outside to warm the pavilion. It was still dark, and Yan Chi didn't call out to anyone to light a lamp. Every time he was upset about military affairs, he would take out the many lonely military books that Yan Lin had found for him to read, and at this moment, he opened it. A yellowed ancient book.
What was said in the ancient book was nothing more than military tactics, Yan Chi looked at it, and suddenly his heart moved.
In October last year, there was a commotion in the north, and he didn't leave the capital until the twelfth lunar month. If the news reached the ears of the Rong people, what would they think
There is a large army stationed in Shuoxi, they have already tasted countless hardships, and he will come to Shuoxi, so they will not be able to please them, but the north is different, the army of the north is going to lead the troops to the south to regain the crown prince, and let the prince be the emperor , if this is the case, will the Rong people be moved by the news? !
This idea came up suddenly, which can be described as Yan Chi's extremely bold deduction, because if the Rong people want to go north, they have to pass through the Hanyuan in the southern part of the Northern Wei Dynasty, that is, the north of Bailang Mountain. They also occasionally go to Xiyongguan in the south of the Northern Wei Dynasty to plunder. The cold plain they have to pass through is composed of a long and narrow snow valley. , they have no way to retreat.
Would the Rong people take such a risk? !
Yan Chi couldn't help but put down the book and sat up straight.
If the Rong people dared to venture north, break through into Cangzhou from the south of Canglong Mountain, and then go south, entering Mengzhou from the north of Fengzhou, wouldn't the entire northwest fall into the hands of the Rong people? ! Thinking of this, Yan Chi's eyes turned cold. What he deduced was that the Rong people invaded the northern border. What if he was worried before that the northern barbarians also invaded the northern border? ! Once these two equally fierce and ruthless clans work together, not to mention the Beifu army, even the Shuoxi army will be unable to resist!
Thoughts turned thousands of times in an instant, but Yan Chi's heart hung high!
Shuoxi at this time, Lin'an City at this time, everyone inside and outside Fengzhou City at this time, I am afraid that everyone is sleeping soundly, but he is the only one who thought of this earth-shattering crisis. too cunning, or is something happening and they're all kept in the dark? !
The more Yan Chi thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still, so he opened the door and walked out. It was quite cold at this time, but Yan Chi was only wearing a thin shirt. But he almost bumped into someone, and the visitor didn't expect someone to come out of the door suddenly, and was startled, Yan Chi took a closer look, it was Zhang Dongxuan!
Yan Chi couldn't help frowning, "Why did the Taoist priest wake up at such an hour? Did you come here for something?"
Zhang Dongxuan said with a pale face and heavy eyes, "Your Highness, watching the sky tonight, Xiaodao found something not very good."
Yan Chi's heart tightened inexplicably, "How? What did you find out?"
Zhang Dongxuan swallowed, and then said, "The greedy wolf star in the north is moving, and there is a sign of blood. It is even more fierce than what I saw half a month ago. Xiaodao suspects that the battle situation in the north has changed. Now the north is probably dead. Mountain Blood Sea…”
Yan Chi's breath suddenly lightened, and he came to the conclusion that something happened in the north, but Zhang Dongxuan came to tell him this. Could it be that his shocking idea is actually true? !
Seeing Yan Chi's complexion turned extremely ugly, Zhang Dongxuan explained, "Xiao Dao can't tell the specifics, but... it should be that the winner was decided, and someone committed bloody evil things such as massacring the city. There are too many people, and the evil spirit of Sirius is so strong."
Yan Chi's pupils trembled suddenly, Tu Cheng...
The Empress and Zhao You want the crown prince to be the emperor. It is absolutely impossible to order the people of Zhou to massacre the city, and it is even more impossible for Yue Qiong to massacre the city. Since it is impossible for the two parties in the north to massacre the city, there is only one conclusion , A third party came from the north, it was these people! Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost...
Yan Chi took a deep breath, and suddenly said, "Bai Feng!"
Bai Feng stayed in the ear room of Baoxia, and he woke up when Yan Chi went out just now, and just after changing clothes, he heard Yan Chi's soft drink, walked out quickly, and listened to Yan Chi's order, "Let Chu Fei immediately Sheng and Xiao Cheng went back to Xilin, Gu Ling, Yu Qi, all shouted at me!"
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Yan Che came back from the front yard just after one watch, and as soon as he entered the gate, he saw Qin Chaoyu standing under the apricot tree in the atrium.
In the cold night, Qin Chaoyu was wearing a fox fur cloak, but his black hair was loose. Because of the loose hair, the whole person became more graceful and gentle. Yan Che narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, and then bent his lips Jiao stepped forward, "Why are you standing here? It's still very cold at night."
Seeing Yan Che coming back, Qin Chaoyu couldn't help but smile with tenderness in his eyes, "I'll wait for you here."
While talking, Qin Chaoyu pointed to the night sky tonight, "Look, the stars are very bright tonight."
Yan Che walked up to Qin Chaoyu's side, raised his arms and embraced Qin Chaoyu, then put his arms around her halfway to look at the stars in the night sky, seeing the stars in the night sky, his narrow eyes were indeed satisfied.
The night sky in the north is almost as vast as Shuoxi, and it feels like you can pick the stars, but tonight the galaxy is extraordinarily bright, especially the star in the far north, which is so bright that it is dazzling. Yan Che is not proficient in sights. Xing Xing was happy to see it, so she was not in a hurry to urge her in.
Qin Chaoyu leaned in Yan Che's arms, and suddenly said, "Sometimes I feel that now is much better than before."
Yan Che questioned, and Qin Chaoyu said, "In the past, I never dared to dream of being able to embrace the stars like this with His Highness."
Hearing this, Yan Che's eyes dimmed, and he said apologetically, "In the past, my vision was too narrow. I could only see the Chongzheng Palace in the distance, but I couldn't see the person in front of me. I'm sorry for you."
Qin Chaoyu smiled and said, "No, in the past, His Highness had the position of His Highness, and the concubines also had the position of Concubines. Now that they have come out, they have come to the homes of ordinary people, and the concubines will know what ordinary couples are like. Your Highness has seen them too. Now, Fang is also different from before.”
Yan Che walked all the way, watching Qin Chaoyu suffer so much for him, but now in Qin Chaoyu's mouth, she said it so lightly, Yan Che's heart moved, and he just hugged Qin Chaoyu tightly. His eyes were filled with the prosperity and power of the capital, and when he had a moment of idleness, his eyes fell elsewhere. Only when he left the capital and only Qin Chaoyu was left by his side did he know Qin Chaoyu's affection for him.
Yan Che accompanied Qin Chaoyu to look at the stars for a while, and was about to go back to the room with her, when suddenly the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the yard!
"His Royal Highness! Go to the front yard! Something happened—"
Upon hearing this, Yan Che frowned, "What happened? I was fine when I left just now!"
"Just now a man came from the western city gate, covered in blood. He was a soldier of the Beifu army left by General Fuguo in Cangzhou. They came to send an order, saying that Cangzhou was suddenly attacked. Now, I'm afraid the city has fallen... "
"What?!" For a moment, Yan Che lost all romanticism, let go of Qin Chaoyu and walked out!
Qin Chaoyu was also taken aback when he heard this, and followed subconsciously. When the two arrived at the front yard, they saw bright lights in the front yard. There was a person kneeling down, crying with blood all over his body!
"The 10,000 soldiers and horses left by the general are to defend Cangzhou. If there is no difference, the sample is enough. Before that, we didn't get any news, but the night before, suddenly hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses rushed into the city. … Those people killed people when they saw them, robbed them of gold, silver and jade, and raped them when they saw women. Queen, empress, you can’t imagine that it took more than two hours, and less than two o’clock, the entire city of Cangzhou It turned into a sea of flames, and there were no living people in Cangzhou City. The villain... the villain has never seen so many corpses, nor has he seen so much blood. The entire Cangzhou City was dyed red..."