Since the emperor has already detected that the northern tribes are about to launch an attack on the Wangshan station, why has there been no news from Weilong? Xuan Liang had to consider whether Wei Long had encountered something unexpected.

"Tianli, lead your squad to stay, continue to exchange wild horses with them, and send them back to the Wangshan station at any time. After going back, there is no need to return, stay at the Wangshan station, and obey the emperor's dispatch. ”

"Yes, Lord Xuanliang."

Xuan Liang led the remaining sixty-four cavalrymen, and because they did not have Wei Long as a guide, they could only follow the general direction and quietly approach the northern ethnic group station. More than 2,000 miles, because they were not familiar with the road, Xuan Liang and they took almost five days to sneak near the northern ethnic group's station. Along the way, Xuan Liang didn't see Wei Long and the four cavalrymen.

Found a hidden place, Xuan Liang and his party stationed down, and at the same time sent people to quietly look for Wei Long's whereabouts.

Three days later, Wei Long arrived.

"Did something happen?"

"I almost didn't come back."

"Discovered by the other party?"

Wei Long nodded, and continued:

"Ten days ago, I came head-to-head with soldiers patrolling the northern tribes. As a last resort, I had to flee to the beyond. Until we threw them away, and were just about to go back to the steppe to look for you, we met soldiers looking for us. Otherwise, you will have to pounce again. ”

"The soldiers escorting the wild horses were summoned, and Tian Yuan's intelligence department detected that the northern tribes were likely to launch an attack on the Wangshan garrison in the near future. Do you have a spot here? ”

"Yes, the northern tribes have been gathering men and horses recently, and all indications indicate that there are indeed intentions to send troops in the near future."

"Give you ten more cavalrymen, continue to watch closely, and once the other side is dispatched and crosses the river, we will attack from here."

"Okay."

After the two of them made a decision, Wei Long rested for half a day, led fourteen cavalry, and set off again.

The day when Wei Long and Xuan Liang converged, it happened to be the New Year at Wangshan Station. Under the clouds of war that the northern tribes are about to attack, the dragons have lost the euphoria of last year. Especially in Xiao Yiran's palace, Xiao Ming and Xiao Yue both felt the difference in atmosphere, lost their usual liveliness, and quietly snuggled up to Xiao Yiran's side. Only Xiao Longnu and Xiao Xin, two children who were only one or two years old and didn't know what was going on in the world, were still babbling and playing.

Twenty-four Wei, now Xuan Liang and Wei Long are thousands of miles away in the northwest of the northern ethnic group, and they are sleeping in the wild in the wind and snow. Wei Zai, Wei Fei, and Wei Tian have also been sticking to the intelligence department and have not returned to the palace. The rest, such as Li Yu and Wei Qian, also stuck to their respective posts. On Chinese New Year's Eve, only Wei Nan, Fu Lushou and Sun Moon Star were guarding Xiao Yiran's side. Of the eight maids, only Xiaozhu and Xiaoju, who have not arranged deacons, are there.

Compared to last year's scene, it seems to be much more cold.

When the second batch of fifty wild horses was sent back, Xiao Yiran personally went to the horse farm to take a look. and watched the four horsemen escorting the wild horses away. Looking at the backs of the four cavalrymen who were gradually moving away, and the surface of the frozen river in front of him, Xiao Yiran popped up two lines of poetry in his mind for no reason:

The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return.

Since then, Xiao Yiran has a faint uneasiness in his heart, looking at a hundred wild horses with different coat colors and handsome expressions, there is no trace of joy in his heart, but he is more and more worried about the safety of Xuan Liang and Wei Long. Even, Xiao Yiran began to regret agreeing with Xuan Liang's opinion and sending them on an adventure.

After Xiao Ming Sixiao went back to the room to sleep in the company of Xiaoju and Xiaozhu, Xiao Yiran left Wei Nan and the other seven people as he did last year. Xiao Yiran leaned on the bed, and the seven of them sat around. For a moment, there was a long silence, and in the vast palace, only the crackling sound of wood burning in the fireplace could be heard.

"Help me to loosen your clothes, and you all come up and sit beside me."

Xiao Yiran didn't want this New Year to be spent in such a dull atmosphere. As the saying goes, when a soldier comes, it is useless to be afraid of it, and you can only face it bravely.

The seven guards also wanted to enliven the atmosphere at the moment, and after hearing the emperor's order, they all started to untie the emperor's wide clothes, and each took off his clothes. Xiao Yiran snuggled into Wei Nan's arms, felt the warmth of Wei Nan's body, and felt a little more comfortable in his heart. Without Xiao Yiran's orders, the remaining six people began to gently caress the emperor's jade body, hoping to make the emperor happy.

Wei Zhou also knew that the emperor liked the feeling that his Wei Jian brought to the emperor, and after the emperor gradually became a little muddy under the soothing of the rest of the people, he pushed the emperor's body slightly with both hands, let the emperor turn sideways, and gently inserted Wei Jian from the side behind. As Huang Sakura let out a sigh from his mouth, the guards' hearts began to relax a little bit.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Xiao Yiran did not talk to the guards like last year, almost a shallow taste. In the middle of the night, they snuggled up to each other and fell asleep.

After Wei Long left, Xuan Liang also began intense preparations. Let the sixty cavalrymen check each other's weapons, especially bows and arrows and imperial crossbows, and carefully inspect them. After all, bowstrings are woven from animal hair, and if you don't pay attention, or don't prepare a few more, once the bowstring is torn off in war, you will fall into passivity.

When they came to the vicinity of the northern tribes' station, they no longer dared to light a fire, and began to eat raw and cold food again. In the ice and snow, I didn't dare to move blatantly, hidden, and ate raw and cold food, the taste can be imagined.

This time, Wei Long went out to inquire about the news, and instead of going out like last time, there was no news for dozens of days, but he would send soldiers back every day to report the situation. However, in order to prevent the northern ethnic groups from discovering Xuan Liang's hiding place, Xuan Liang and Wei Long had already discussed, and Xuan Liang would send someone to meet Wei Long's person tomorrow, and then bring the news back to Xuan Liang.

After the New Year, another ten days passed, and the northern tribes still did not move. At this time, the food that Xuan Liang and the others brought with them was almost exhausted, especially the cold of the night, which was also close to the limit that Xuan Liang and the others could bear. Just when Xuan Liang was considering whether to return to the grassland temporarily, Tianli led one of his classes back. Not only did the people return, but they also brought back a large patch of food and animal fur for warmth, as well as thousands of arrows.

This is undoubtedly a relief for Xuan Liang and others.

"Did the emperor ask you to bring it?"

"Yes, the emperor asked me to tell Xuan Liang and Lord Weilong that if they can't hold on, they will immediately return to the Wangshan garrison by the same route, and put the lives and safety of the soldiers first."

Xuan Liang did not answer the emperor's words, but asked Tianlidao:

"How many wild horses did you send back this time?"

"In three parts, a total of one hundred and fifty horses were returned, plus the original ones sent back, a total of three hundred wild horses."