The further north you go, the denser the mountains become. When we arrived at the Tsukisanguan, it was nearly evening. The setting sun gradually sinks in the west, hanging in the western sky and dyeing the sky red. It gradually fell down, until it was blocked by the mountain, and only a small half of the face could be seen. The last thing you can see is the brilliant clouds floating on the distant mountains. Vast and magnificent.

What Ning Yan saw when she got out of the car was such a magnificent scene.

"Princess, the road ahead is long and narrow, and the carriage is difficult to travel, do you want to abandon the carriage and change the horse?" Qingluan asked.

She smiled and said slowly, "No need, I'll walk over." "Let's take a step forward. Qingluan hurriedly took out a fox fur cloak from the car and followed.

"Princess, the mountains and fields are windy, so let's put on a piece of clothing, so as not to catch a cold." Ning Yan stopped and let her put on her cloak.

At this time, they were surrounded by mountains, and it was late autumn, and the leaves on many trees had turned yellow and faded. However, from a distance, it doesn't feel so barren.

Ning Yan walked slowly, step by step, but she didn't feel tired. He used to accompany her along this road. But at that time, the harsh winter had just passed, and everything was born. The mountains of these four fields are still bare, and they are not beautiful at all. She refused to ride a horse, but wanted to come down and walk, but when she couldn't walk, she let him carry it on her back.

None of them thought that after many years, she would take this path again, and now she is the only one left.

At this moment, thousands of miles away, in an inconspicuous small courtyard in Yuecheng.

"Hasn't the mountain lord woken up yet?" Seeing the middle-aged man in the long beard and white robe go out, the woman in red clothes said urgently.

The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed: "The power of the backlash is too amazing, the meridians of the whole body are retrograde, and you must return to the Lanshan Ice Room to rest and recuperate." Now in this situation, if he takes Yang Dan again, his leg is estimated to be useless. ”

Huo Sakura was stunned when she heard this, and for a moment she felt that her hands and feet had nowhere to put them. Gently pushing the door and entering the room, I saw the handsome man lying on the bed still unconscious. She took the handkerchief from her bosom and gently wiped the sweat from his head. But he grabbed his wrist violently, and he still chanted the words in a coma: "A-Ning, A-Ning...... Anin, don't leave, don't ......"

She slowly shed tears, you are willing to die for her, and you don't even care about your own body. But what about her? Her heart is so big, so big that you can't hold it at all, and she can't see your life, death, illness, and she doesn't care about it. And when will you be able to let go?

I don't know how long it took, but in the haze, a pair of hands gently touched her hair, as if comforting.

She was startled and quickly looked up, only to find that the morning light was faint. In a daze, he actually slept by his window all night. And the person on the bed seemed to have just woken up, but his eyes were still clear, staring at her intently at the moment.

"Why the tears?" He asked lightly.

"It's nothing, subordinate...... Just had a dream. She touched the dry tears on her face, quickly got up and took a step back.

He seemed to laugh softly: "It doesn't seem like a sweet dream. ”

"Well, it's a nightmare." She bowed her head, trying not to show a hint of expression in front of him.

He nodded and closed his eyes: "Let's get out." The woman in red bowed and walked out of the room.

There was also an unburned soothing incense on the table, and countless tiny dust were wafting, spinning, and resting in the air. The man tried hard to urge his true qi, but found that his entire body seemed to be frozen, and there was no movement. No matter how much you try, Yiqiē is still quiet. Eventually, he gave up trying.

The last time he did this, it took him nearly a year to recover, but how long will it take this time? He smiled bitterly, unwilling to admit his weakness, but he couldn't catch up with her flight after all.

A-Ning, this time, I may really have to let go.

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Qingluan and Luo Hua entered the customs first with the order, and by the time Ning Yan arrived slowly, it was already dark. Under this towering and dangerous pass, which blocked more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, all the defenders held torches and stood at the city gate.

When Ning Yan's figure appeared, the whole army said in unison: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess!" "The valleys around are silent, except for this time, the earth seems to shake. Ning Yan was also taken aback, and before she could suppress her shock, a person in the crowd wearing military armor stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general Yuesan will guard Yue Jiang to see the eldest princess, and the eldest princess is Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

"General Yue, let's get even." She gave her a hand, turned to the soldiers and said, "All the soldiers have worked hard. On behalf of the emperor, the palace went to Yuesanguan, firstly, for the current stalemate of the war, and secondly, for the sake of my east and the sons who have been stationed at the border pass for many years. Fighting on the battlefield and swearing to die for the country, you are all my Donghe iron-clad men. The safety of more than a dozen cities in the Guannai and the hopes of tens of millions of people are tied to you. This palace hopes that you will be able to live up to your mission and fight bravely to kill the enemy! "The valley is not big, and the city wall is full of people, but Ning Yan's voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Live up to your mission and fight bravely to kill the enemy!"

"Live up to your mission and fight bravely to kill the enemy!"

For a time, the mountains roared and the tsunami, and the soldiers were boiling.

Most of the people here have been guarding the Moon Pass all year round, and after several months of tiring battles, their morale is already low at this moment. The enemy's attack and defense were already a tug-of-war of extreme consumption, and what was even more terrifying was that the soldiers' enthusiasm for fighting gradually faded.

And the arrival of the eldest princess of Donghe undoubtedly reassured everyone and greatly boosted the morale of the army. In Donghe, up to the old man with a drooping hair, down to the Huangkou child, the princes and generals, the peddlers and pawns, no one does not respect the eldest princess.

After the hustle and bustle, the soldiers were patrolling or returning to the camp, and Lu Li seemed to have received some news and hurriedly left.

Ning Yan took Yue Jiang and Yuesan Guan to discuss the affairs of the camp.

"Tell me, what's the situation at the moment?" Ning Yan leaned on the wooden chair of the main seat and took a sip of tea.

"Back to the princess, the Nanwu army is currently stationed on Sanqing Mountain, thirty miles away from here, outside the pass, and there were about 200,000 people before. Recently, according to the report of spies, the whereabouts of 50,000 horses are unknown. Yue Jiang clicked a location on a hand-drawn map. He also said: "Their grain and grass should all be hoarded in the small Siming Mountain next to Sanqing Mountain." Our army also wanted to surprise their grain and grass, but Xiaosiming Mountain was surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and Nanwu sent heavy troops to be alone on the only way up the mountain, and it was impossible to break through! ”

Ning Yan nodded, and asked softly while thinking, "Who is Nanwu leading the troops now?" ”

Standing on the right side, a young white-robed general replied: "Back to the princess, it is the disciple of the Ninth Prince Xiao Rin, the general of Mingwei, Xiao Yuanqi." Now it is the Nine Princes themselves who are stationed. ”

Ning Yan glanced at him lightly and said, "How is the strength of Nanwu?" ”

"A strong soldier is a strong enemy. And Xiao Yuanqi is unfathomable, if the last general does not rely on the natural danger of the Moon Scattering Pass, I am afraid that he will not be an opponent. Yue Jiang said ashamedly.

Shaking her head, Ning Yan smiled: "Why should General Yue be too modest." This palace strives to protect you as the guard of the Yuesan Pass, that is, I believe that you will be able to guard the Yuesan Pass. As for the Southern Wu Army, the early attack was too smooth, and the battle line was too long, and it was difficult to keep up with the supplies in the later stage, so it was said that the arrogant army would be defeated! ”

"However, recently, Nanwu is still calling for battle under the gate every day, and the last general feels that the Nine Princes are going to make a comeback." It was the middle-aged general with a national character face standing behind Yue Jiang who spoke. "I'm afraid that this time it is the ninth prince who personally tackles the problem, and it is rumored that he uses soldiers like a god, and we can only do our best."

Ning Yan stood up slowly: "Do you use soldiers like gods?" This palace has to see and learn. When leaving Beijing, the palace had already sent a message to Shen Yujun, and within three days, it would be able to arrive. So, the generals can relax. ”

"I'm willing to listen to the eldest princess's orders, and I will never give up!" The generals bowed down one after another. Ning Yan smiled: "This is very good, there are generals." ”

Just as she was about to leave, Ning Yan suddenly remembered something and asked, "If this palace is not mistaken, isn't there still a Cen Jia in your lieutenant?" Where is he? ”

The tent was quiet for a while, and the bearded man said hatefully: "Cen Jiana dog thief has surrendered to Nanwu, and now he is in the Nanwu army!" ”

"Surrender?" Ning Yan's voice suddenly raised, and her face gradually became cold, "Why hasn't this palace received any news?" ”

"The princess is angry." Yue Jiang said: "Calculate the time, when the news arrives in the imperial capital, the princess should just leave Beijing, but I don't know." ”

Ning Yan sneered and said, "Do you think that if you surrender to the Nanwu Palace, you can't do anything about him?" ”

"Such a traitorous villain should be cut with a thousand cuts!" The country-faced general also gritted his teeth and said.

The crowd said, "A thousand cuts! "That's it, it's not too much to cut with a thousand cuts!"

Yue Jiang beckoned and signaled to be quiet. "Rest assured, princess, if she meets the dog thief on the battlefield another day, she will surely kill him by the sword. And hang its head in front of the moon to close the door, to intimidate people's hearts! ”

Ning Yan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "In this way, this palace is very relieved. In addition, General Yue had to send someone to send a topographical map of Yuesanguan and the vicinity to the palace tent. ”

"The last general obeys!"

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When he returned to the account, Qingluan had already fallen asleep on the couch, I don't know what he dreamed of, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Ning Yan slowed down and draped the fox fur cloak on her body. Then he returned to the table and took advantage of the dim oil lamp to look through the records of the first two breakthroughs, and carefully checked the terrain near the Yuesan Pass. The shape of the Yuesanguan is very dangerous, and there is a big Siming Mountain in the south. There is Cangyan Mountain in the southwest, and the south of the mountain leans on Huizhou City; There are Yingchuan and Canglan River in the north, and Emei Mountain in the west. Surrounded by desperate valleys and abysses, high mountains and narrow roads, the traffic is very unchanged, and it is difficult for cars and horses to go together.

Although I have just praised Yuejiang in the big camp, I have to say that if there is no terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Yuejiang's combat ability alone will probably not be able to hold Yuesanguan.

sighed, the huge Donghe turned out to be only a few generals of Shen Yujun's army who could barely take charge of it alone under her tutelage, and the others were all alone.

In the end, it is easy to obtain thousands of troops, and it is difficult to find one. If this matter can be resolved, it is necessary to put the army in order and select a few competent people. Rubbing his eyebrows, it was about early in the morning.

It was difficult to sleep in bed, so she put on a dress and walked out of the tent. There was a warm charcoal fire burning in the tent, but it was bitterly cold outside. As soon as she took a step, a cold air rushed to her face, making her whole body feel excited. The howling north wind cut her exposed face like a knife, and the distinct stinging sensation was no less than the wind roaring cave in Guilan Mountain.

I saw a faint light on the city tower from a distance, and I couldn't help but walk up to the city tower step by step towards the light.