It's a new day, and the sun is shining.

The southeast palace of the imperial capital was busy, and today they set off to return to Xuzhou, and the soldiers were carrying the salute, because they were packed yesterday, so they were quickly loaded into the carriage.

Sima Haiyun walked out of the palace, feeling extremely comfortable.

Staying in the imperial capital these days made him scared, for fear that his life would be in danger, but fortunately he was obedient and stayed, so he was safe and could go home.

"Shen Ning, have you packed up? Can you go? Sima Haiyun asked.

Shen Ning nodded and said with a smile: "You're ready, you can leave now." ”

"So what are you waiting for!" Sima Haiyun gave an order, and the team began to set off.

Shen Ning rode in front, flanked by Zhang Liao and Huo Tianxing, he didn't let anyone see him off, and it was easy to reveal his identity, only Lu Xun accompanied him.

Originally, Shen Ning was also going to escort Yu Xuefei back to the Yu family, but who knew that the elders of the Yu family had already rushed over and would take Yu Xuefei back, plus Yu Xuefei's aunt added oil and vinegar, and the elders of the Yu family were a little unwilling to see Shen Ning.

Shen Ning felt that this return trip was not peaceful, this was Shen Ning's sixth sense, so he dismissed the plan to accompany Yu Xuefei home, the Yu family's game of chess was not in a hurry, anyway, they all captured Yu Xuefei's heart, are you still afraid that she will run?

In this way, the team left the imperial capital, joined up with the army outside the city, and began to march north.

The soldiers and horses walked farther and farther, looking back at the city that was gradually disappearing, Shen Ning was not sad, but full of confidence, and the next time he came back, he would turn the imperial capital upside down.

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The team rushed to the south bank of the Yangtze River, where they were to camp overnight and cross the river by boat early tomorrow morning. Ships on the north shore have been notified by falcons.

Shen Ning ordered Zhang Liao and Meng Tianxing to inspect the barracks, and at the same time sent scouts to patrol around to ensure safety. As long as you cross the river, you will reach the boundary of Xuzhou, even if you return to your own territory, so you must be cautious tonight.

When I came to the camp tent of the Chinese army, I saw three or four girls surrounding Sima Haiyun, rubbing their shoulders and knocking their legs, and sending food to their mouths, while Sima Haiyun only needed to lie on the soft couch and enjoy it comfortably.

Sima Haiyun has been staying at home until the imperial capital, it's not unreasonable, if he is someone else, there are so many beauties around him, no one has the heart to run out and fool around, isn't it fragrant to mess around at home?

"Shizi, rest for the night, and you will be able to cross the river tomorrow." Shen Ning said.

Sima Haiyun waved his hand, the maids retreated, he sat up, and said with a smile: "This trip to the imperial capital, thanks to you!" ”

"This is what subordinates should do! It's just that the lowly post is worried that after returning to Xuzhou, some people will make trouble about the situation of the lowly post in the imperial capital. Shen Ning sighed.

It is impossible for Shen Ning to hide Sima Yue's actions in the imperial capital, whether it is an official promotion to the third rank or meeting the emperor, he will be made a fuss, so Shen Ning has never thought of concealing these things, he has already reported to Sima Haiyun.

For example, drinking with Xiao Rui and Sima Zihao, such as Yang Jian's every time he looked for him, and he inadvertently saved Princess Changle, after these things happened, Shen Ning told Sima Haiyun in every detail that day, and never delayed for a day.

Even if Sima Haiyun didn't mind and didn't bother to ask, Shen Ning had to explain in detail, and even ordered someone to prepare a booklet and forge the itinerary.

Therefore, Emperor Sima Zhou's reward was naturally expected by Sima Haiyun, after all, he saved his beloved daughter, how could he not be rewarded as an emperor?

Even concurrently served as the Earth Tiger Guard, Shen Ning did not hide it from Sima Haiyun.

Sima Haiyun knew Shen Ning's worries and said, "Don't worry, I believe in you, no one can touch you!" But you're right, there will definitely be people targeting you, and it's a mediocrity not to be envied, and my father handed it over to me, and there is absolutely no problem. You have to be careful of Jiang Xiao and Sima Haiying, these two guys are not good at stubble! ”

"As long as the prince trusts the lowly position, the lowly position will not be afraid of anything!" Shen Ning said excitedly.

Sima Haiyun said proudly: "You are my hand-picked, and you will be my right-hand man in the future, and you not only saved me, but also saved the Southeast Palace, without you, I have nothing, so how can the love between the two of us be provoked by others?" ”

This fat man is not a good person, he is lazy and irritable, but he also has his own advantages, and what he said just now is right, Shen Ning is him, the benefactor of the Southeast Palace!

This reason is the biggest reason why Shen Ning can make Sima Haiyun believe in himself, and secondly, Shen Ning is both civil and military, can do things, loyalty, and so on.

Hearing Sima Haiyun's words, Shen Ning replied with a bright smile.

At this moment, Zhang Liao suddenly came to the tent and asked to see him.

Sima Haiyun let Zhang Liao enter the account, only to hear Zhang Liao clench his fists and say: "His Royal Highness, Captain, the scout has found some information!" ”

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Late at night, the sky is full of stars, and the sound of the river is endless.

Inside the tent, a bonfire was lit, and quietly, a patrol team was patrolling, and it was on guard.

A few miles away, a group of soldiers and horses slowly approached the barracks.

The leader was a burly man who was listening to the scout's report.

"General, there is silence in Xuzhouwei's barracks, they should all be asleep, there are only one hundred and ten people patrolling the periphery, this is the location map of the other party's camp..."

The scout will give a detailed account of the contents of the investigation.

The man took the location map, looked at it by the moonlight, and locked his eyes on the camp tent in the middle, where Sima Haiyun must have lived.

"Wei Chizhan, don't worry, I will avenge you tonight!" The burly man drank coldly, murderous.

This person's name is Nie Biao, and he is one of the five fierce generals under the command of Sima Jian, the king of Qi, and he is the same as Wei Chizhan, and he is a good friend with Wei Chizhan. Since Wei Chizhan failed to sneak attack the southeast palace and was executed by Ling Chi, Nie Biao has been riveting to avenge him.

Sima Yin, the king of Qi, has always wanted to take revenge, otherwise how to explain to his subordinates? But when Sima Haiyun arrived in the imperial capital, he stayed at home for more than a month, basically didn't wander around, and it was difficult to send someone to assassinate him. Sima Jian can't lead his troops into the southeast palace.

So I could only give up doing it in the imperial capital and choose to leave the imperial capital to start again.

So Sima Jian deliberately left a few days in advance, so that Sima Haiyun took it lightly, and then pretended to cross the river, in fact, leaving a thousand people to hide, waiting for the arrival of Sima Haiyun and Shen Ning.

Shen Ning and they just temporarily camped to rest, and they would cross the river tomorrow, so the camp was very simple, setting up a tent was a camp, and there were no fences or walls at all.

Therefore, once Nie Biao leads his troops to sneak attack, he can drive straight into the camp, even if Shen Ning has 2,000 elites, the number is twice that of the other party, but if he is attacked in his sleep, he will suffer heavy losses, and he will have no power to fight back.

Sima Jian and Nie Biao were ruthless enough, and they only left the land of Gyeonggi after crossing the river, and they waited here to make a move, just to catch Shen Ning by surprise, and ordinary people basically couldn't guess this conspiracy.

Sima Jian dared to do it here, and he didn't take the court and the king of the southeast in his eyes at all.

"Tell me to go down, organize my weapons, and prepare to attack!"

Nie Biao immediately arranged it, the distance was already very close, and he was ready to rush over directly in one go, catching the other party off guard. If the other party is negligent, the greater the casualties, the more successful Nie Biao's sneak attack will be.

In this way, the thousand men began to speed up their attack, and the hooves of the horses were wrapped in cloth, trying not to make a loud noise. Seeing that the military camp of Xuzhou soldiers and horses was getting closer and closer, right in front of him, Nie Biao shouted: "Kill!" ”

With his order, the soldiers behind him were divided into three parts, like an arrow cluster, pierced into the barracks, and began to release arrows at the camp tent, but after the arrow feathers were shot in, no screams were heard, and the entire barracks seemed to be quiet.

Some Qingzhou soldiers opened the camp tent and found that it was empty.

It's not just a tent, so it's all empty.

"General, there is no one in the tent at all!" The soldiers hurriedly prayed.

Nie Biao was shocked, and suddenly understood that he had been tricked!

Since there is no camp tent, there is naturally no Sima Haiyun in the middle military tent, it seems that tonight's plan has been leaked.

Not good!

Nie Biao immediately shouted gold and prepared to withdraw his troops, the other party was planning to do so, and there would inevitably be an ambush.

And by the time Nie Biao reacted, the hidden Xuzhou soldiers and horses had already been killed, and it was Zhang Liao who was the leader!

After Shen Ning left the imperial capital, his keen sixth sense made him feel that the return journey would not be peaceful.

Empathy, what would I do if I were Sima Yin?

Therefore, Shen Ning ordered the scouts to investigate carefully, and the scope of the investigation was very large, and only then did he discover the traces of Nie Biao's soldiers and horses. If you change to someone else, you won't be so cautious at all, after all, you will cross the river tomorrow.

Now that the scouts have discovered Nie Biao's soldiers and horses, their purpose is naturally obvious, and the next step is simple, after Shen Ning told Sima Haiyun, he began to plan and let the other party come to sneak attack, please enter the urn.

Sure enough, Nie Biao didn't know that he had been tricked, and he was confident that he wanted to complete the sneak attack, but he fell into the trap instead.

Zhang Liao led the soldiers to rush to kill, and carried out a counter-encirclement of the Qingzhou soldiers and horses, and the position was reversed, and the Qingzhou soldiers and horses began to panic, once the morale of the army changed, it would have a serious impact on morale, not to mention that they only had 1,000 soldiers and horses, and they were already at a disadvantage.

Therefore, after the battle between the two sides, the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou were defeated and retreated, and Nie Biao was aggrieved and did not dare to face the battle, so he could only retreat and withdraw his troops to the west.

Zhang Liao led his troops to chase and kill for more than ten miles before he stopped the pursuit.

"Run, run..."

Zhang Liao didn't regret it at all, and seemed to be waiting for a good show to be staged.

Nie Biao, who withdrew his troops, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Liao did not pursue, and then counted the soldiers and horses, and lost three or four hundred people, plus those who ran away, only half of the troops remained.

"Damn, such a cunning Shen Ning actually has insight into my plan!" Nie Biao scolded angrily, his heart full of remorse.

But at this point, Nie Biao could only swallow this breath and prepare to continue westward, then cross the river into Yuzhou and return to Qingzhou.

He would never dare to pass through the boundary of Xuzhou, once he entered, it would be a sheep's mouth.

"Wait, when I go back to Qingzhou, let's have a good fight!" Nie Biao was still angry, but he could only scold twice to vent.

Not far to the west, there was a dense forest, and in the dark dense forest, Shen Ning was waiting with Huo Tianxing, surrounded by elite soldiers in ambush.

Huo Tianxing looked at Shen Ning with adoration and asked in a low voice, "My lord, how did you know that the other party would sneak attack and withdraw troops from this road?" ”

Shen Ning smiled: "Empathy, if you are Sima Jian, you have a grudge against the King of the Southeast and a strong desire for revenge, now is the last chance to make a move, will you give up?" As for why the ambush was there, it's simpler. Because after the other side withdraws its troops, it is impossible to go south, because our soldiers and horses are attacking from the south, and they are going farther and farther to the east, and the Yangtze River is to the north, so they can only go west. One only has to explore the road to the west and you will find that this is the only way to go, and it is best to ambush here. ”

Huo Tianxing nodded.

He was about to speak, but Shen Ning stopped him.

At this time, on the passage outside the woods, Nie Biao's soldiers and horses had already walked over.