Wei County, a hundred miles south of Cangzhou City, is a small town on the south road of Cangzhou. When Cangzhou fell, Wei County was the first to know about it. Therefore, when the Rong people arrived in Wei County, most of the people there They have already escaped, and only some elderly and unaccompanied people are still in the city. The barbarians broke in, and naturally they did not let them go. Compared with Cangzhou, Wei County is still much better.
Yue Qiong led the Jinzhou Army, and arrived at the county seat of Wei County first. This city was not surrounded by walls like Wuzhou and other places, but it was just a scattered city. Yue Qiong did his part to settle in it. In the west of the county, they finally stationed in the valley west of Wei County. After half a day, Zhao Shuhua, Yan Che and others led the Jinzhou Army to the east of Wei County. Although Yue Qiong sent someone to invite Yan Chi and Zhao Shuhua to the city to rest, They were all rejected.
Knowing that Zhao Shuhua also agreed to come to encircle the Rongman, Yan Chi was a little surprised, and after Yue Qiong made some arrangements, he planned to set up a camp alliance outside Wei County in two days, and invited Yan Chi and Zhao Shuhua to come together. Discuss big plans together.
Since the three groups decided to join forces, they naturally had to formulate a battle strategy face to face. However, the Jinzhou Army is in the city. No matter who is invited into the city, it will give people a sense of conspiracy. Therefore, Yue Qiong took the initiative to set up the camp outside the city. This will dispel the suspicions of Yan Chi and Zhao Shuhua.
On the eve of the meeting, Qin Wan and Yan Chi discussed, "I wonder if we can see Qin Chaoyu this time."
Yan Chi said quickly, "If you want to see her, you can go with me tomorrow, and see her when you have a chance."
Qin Wan said, "Tomorrow is for the alliance, how inconvenient it is for me to go..."
Yan Chi smiled and said, "What's the inconvenience? If I don't go, the alliance will fail. You are my wife, so what if you go with me?"
Having said that, Qin Wan was a little moved, and finally decided to go with Yan Chi.
Early the next morning, Yan Chi ordered five thousand soldiers and horses, and took Qin Wan to the meeting place.
The meeting place is ten li south of Wei County, not too close to Wei County, and sooner or later Yan will send out spies, if Yue Qiong is cheating, he will be able to find out immediately.
At the same time, Zhao Shuhua also left their camp with Yan Che and his wife and Zhao Jing, and also ordered 5,000 troops.
Because Zhao You was unwell, he stayed in the camp and did not follow. Zhao Shuhua was also in a complicated mood when she thought of seeing her old friend later.
When the two parties arrived near the meeting place, they saw that this place was a wilderness. A temporary tent had been set up on the wilderness, and there were only more than a thousand people guarding it. In this way, Yan Chi and Zhao Shuhua Don't worry, he brought people to the front.
Yan Chi arrived half a cup of tea earlier than Zhao Shuhua, and when they met, it was natural to exchange pleasantries, and not long after, Zhao Shuhua also arrived.
Yan Chi and others stood in front of the main tent, watching Zhao Shuhua lead the soldiers galloping closer.
The queen who used to be the mother of the world wore a moon-white cloak and rode on horseback, but she hadn't seen her for more than half a year, but Zhao Shuhua's face had many vicissitudes, she looked as if she was five years older, and she had a graceful and luxurious momentum Slightly reduced, but she can wear plain clothes at any time, but there is an added momentum of killing and decisive superiors. Yue Qiong squinted her eyes and looked at Yan Che and Qin Chaoyu behind Zhao Shuhua—
Qin Chaoyu has never walked with the identity of the crown princess, but there are also rumors of Qin Chaoyu's identity in the north, Yue Qiong has already guessed two points in his heart, and now seeing her following Yan Che, he naturally understands in his heart, he stepped forward to meet her, "Empress Empress."
Zhao Shuhua was about to get off the horse, when she heard this, she frowned, "Master Hou's words are bold, if the emperor knows, I'm afraid he will beat you as a traitor."
Yue Qiong smiled fearlessly when he heard the words, "It's nothing. Those who come to this camp are all cronies. It's no problem. If I don't call you the queen, I don't know what to call it for a while. Please call... the prince..."
Yue Qiong cupped her hands, Yan Che hurriedly saluted, but with a glance, she saw Qin Wan behind Yan Chi.
Zhao Shuhua also saw Yan Chi and Qin Chaoyu, and Yan Chi was not as enthusiastic as Yue Qiong, so they met each other and just nodded their heads as a greeting.
Pulling Qin Wan's hand again, he turned around and entered the tent first.
On this side, Yan Che was absent-minded for a moment.
These six months of turmoil, all of them have suffered from hardships, Zhao Shuhua is getting old, he is no longer as handsome as before, and there is more of a heavy feeling on his body, but Yan Chi and Qin Wan are not at all. It hasn't changed... Yan Che frowned, shaking his head in his heart, no, it still changed.
Yan Chi's aura of a superior person became stronger and stronger, and his sharpness was faintly intimidating, while Qin Wan was more delicate and beautiful than before, and the coldness on his body also faded a lot, but when he looked at him, his eyes were still alienated of.
"Your Highness...it's time to go in..."
Qin Chaoyu's low voice made Yan Che turn around quickly, only then did he realize that Zhao Shuhua had already reached the door of the tent.
Yan Che stepped up quickly, and then entered the big tent.
After entering the account, I saw that there were many seats set up in the account. Yue Qiong sat on the main seat, Yan Chi and Qin Wan were on the left, Zhao Shuhua was already seated on the right, and there were still many seats on the left and right. A general with three troops.
Thinking that everyone sitting here was once his subject, Yan Che walked in with his back straight.
A simple banquet was set up in this tent, Yue Qiong raised his glass and said, "This barbarian invasion is a national calamity, fortunately we have Prince Rui and Empress to help, I respect you both."
Yan Chi and Zhao Shuhua didn't move when they heard the words, Yue Qiong laughed and said, "There is no poison in the wine, the two of you are the ones who can't have any accidents now, otherwise, I will have more than a hundred thousand more enemies in the face of the barbarian enemy, until the time comes At that time, our Jinzhou army can't stand it."
In this way, Yan Chi was the first to move, and Zhao Shuhua raised his glass afterward, and when the others saw this, they also raised their glasses.
After saying a few words on the scene, Yue Qiong said, "The two of you are invited to come today. The banquet is a small matter, but to formulate a war strategy. Now there are still 150,000 people in the army. Although the lack of food and grass has shaken their morale, But the barbarians never know how to retreat, if they can't be driven out of Canglong Mountain, the northern border will be another catastrophe."
Since Yan Chi and Zhao Shuhua came, they naturally planned to cooperate in their hearts, and Yue Qiong also knew their scruples, so he took the Jinzhou Army as the lead in everything, and the Beifu Army and Shuoxi Army were mostly in charge of the flanks. The most important one is naturally the Jinzhou Army.
Zhao Shuhua originally had a lot of concern in her heart, but seeing Yue Qiong being so sincere, there was no excuse for her unhappiness, so the alliance went smoothly.
Although Zhao Shuhua has read a lot of military books, she is not good at military warfare. After seeing Yue Qiong and Yan Chi discussing the strategy of war, and seeing that both of them are capable of fighting with ease, she can't help but sigh in her heart. Zhao You is not in good health, so she can't help herself Leading troops, since this is the case, the current Beifu army is really in short supply of generals.
While discussing the battle strategy in the big tent, Qin Wan didn't understand these things, and didn't think about interrupting, so he just looked at Qin Chaoyu.
Qin Chaoyu also kept looking at her, not long after, Qin Wan raised his chin to signal to go out, Qin Chaoyu nodded, and the two went outside to talk.
It was not yet noon, and there was an endless green field outside the tent, and the wind was still quite cool. The two of them walked south along the meadow outside, and then they stood still and spoke, Qin Wan said first, "Look at the You are a bit haggard, is it okay to follow the prince?"
Qin Chaoyu smiled, "It's better than being in the capital."
As soon as Qin Wan didn't understand what he said, she also raised the corners of her lips, "You can achieve what you want."
Qin Chaoyu didn't intend to say too much, "What about you? I saw that Prince Rui is very interested in you, just poured tea for you three times."
Qin Wan and Yan Chi were sitting at the same table, Qin Wan didn't drink alcohol, naturally he only drank tea, but he didn't need a waiter to take care of him, so he poured tea and water for her, unexpectedly, Qin Chaoyu saw it all in his eyes, Qin Wan Then he smiled softly, "Yes, he is fine."
Qin Chaoyu said with clear eyes, "That's good."
After saying this, the two looked at each other, and didn't know what to say for a while.
The two of them are not close friends, unlike Yue Ning, and a lot of things have happened in the past half a year. Now that they meet each other, they feel that things are different, and they just want to say something. But I don't know where to start.
After such a moment of silence, the two suddenly smiled at the same time. Qin Chaoyu sat down on the spot seeing the thick meadow under his feet. Qin Wan raised his brows when he saw it. For Qin Chaoyu, the noble daughter of the Hou Mansion, it was the most impossible thing.
Qin Chaoyu seemed to have seen Qin Wan's expression, patted the side and said, "Sit down, the sun will rise soon, and there is no moisture on the ground."
When Qin Wan rescued and treated wounded soldiers, she often sat on the floor, and she was not a person with so many rules in the past, so she also sat down.
The grasslands in the north are not lush, and the wormwood is only two people's ankles high. When you sit on the ground, you can see the blue sky above your head when you look up. Qin Chaoyu said in a relaxed tone, "It's nice to see you, In the past half a year, I haven't had this feeling of meeting old friends."
"Have you got in touch with Uncle Jingcheng?"
Qin Chaoyu nodded, "The news that I am still alive will always be sent back. I sent a letter more than a month ago, asking them to find a place to stay in the south, so that the emperor will deal with them after the incident fails. I don't know if they went south."
Qin Wan frowned slightly, "You...do you really think the Queen can return to Lin'an?"
They didn't bring any servants with them today, and the nearest guard was more than ten feet away, so no one could hear what they were saying clearly.
Hearing Qin Wan's question, Qin Chaoyu frowned sensitively.
Qin Wan sighed, "You really love the prince, and now you have achieved the right result after a lot of trouble, but... the ambition of the queen and the prince is not what you asked for. If you are willing, I will not say anything, but if you have something Hesitate half a bit, so he should think about whether this can be done, the empress... The empress hates the emperor to the bone, and the emperor will not see the empress go on rebelling day by day. His fear of the empress is probably deeper than that of us , From the fact that you sent troops to the Northern Expedition first, you can see that if you stay in Cangzhou, you can still defend the city and have stable supplies, but now if you want to go south, you are desperate, you should understand."
Qin Chaoyu was flustered by what Qin Wan said, and asked back, "What about you?"
Qin Wan smiled when he heard the words, "Of course I followed Yanchi, but we are different. Yanchi has Shuoxi, and Shuoxi is a natural moat. Now he has 30,000 troops guarding Shuoxi. This time he went north and won many times. , when the battle is over, we will go back to Shuoxi, we have no intention of seizing the throne, we only want to fight the rebels to the end."
Even if Qin Wan and Yan Chi wanted the emperor to step down, it was only because they knew the true face of the emperor, but not because of their own ambitions, and they were not people who would disregard the world for their own ambitions.
Qin Chaoyu's expression turned ugly.
Qin Wan looked serious, "I said this not to provoke, but if one day it really comes to a critical moment, you have to make a good choice."
As he said that, Qin Wan looked towards the place where the end of the wilderness meets the sky in the distance, "After this battle, we don't know when we will see you again, but I think, first of all, we have to live before we can see each other again, what do you say?" Is it right?"
Qin Chaoyu pursed his lips tightly, "Yes... I also know that life is the most important thing."
All the way to the north, Qin Chaoyu never asked about military and political affairs, but it didn't mean she didn't know anything. She understood Qin Wan's words as soon as she heard it, because she had thought about it a long time ago, but she also knew that it wasn't just to dissuade her. when.
Seeing that his face was calm, Qin Wan smiled wryly, "Seeing more about life and death, I feel that life is the most important thing."
Qin Chaoyu also smiled wryly, "I'm afraid I've seen more than you."
Her words revealed a particularly vicissitudes of life, and Qin Wan stopped talking after hearing this.
The two of them sat with their backs facing the camp. After sitting for an unknown amount of time, footsteps sounded behind them.
As soon as Qin Wan turned her head, she saw that it was Yan Chi who had come. Qin Wan couldn't help but stood up and greeted Yan Chi, "It's over?"
Yan Chi nodded, then nodded to Qin Chaoyu who stood up, and said to Qin Wan, "It's over, we're going back to camp."
Hearing this, Qin Wan turned around and walked in front of Qin Chaoyu. Qin Chaoyu didn't know what Qin Wan wanted to say, but saw Qin Wan leaning over and hugged her gently. Qin Chaoyu froze and hadn't recovered yet. Qin Wan let her go and walked towards Yan Chi, only to see Yan Chi half embrace her shoulders, and then the two of them walked towards the Shuoxi soldiers who were leading the horses, Qin Chaoyu held his breath for a long time, and waited until he felt a little depressed. Suddenly exhaled, at this time, Yan Chi had already carried Qin Wan on his horse's back, flicked the whip, and galloped away.
Seeing their horses galloping away quickly and disappearing after a short while, Qin Chaoyu suddenly felt that his heart was congested, and his eyes were slightly red for a moment.
Turning his eyes, it was Yan Che who came out of the tent. He first looked around and searched around, and then walked towards Qin Chaoyu. Seeing her expression changed, he quickly asked, "What's the matter? Crying?"
Qin Chaoyu forced a smile on his lips, "Is it over?"
Yan Che nodded, "Well, can we go?" After a pause, he asked again, "What's wrong with you?"
Qin Chaoyu lowered his eyes and shook his head, and when he raised his eyes again, his expression returned to normal, "It's nothing, let's go."
Yan Che looked at her suspiciously for a moment, then followed her to find Zhao Shuhua.