Chu Yu only learned the news of the change of the Xiliang Kingdom on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

When he heard that the newly enthroned emperor was Bai Lihuan, Chu Yu chuckled in his heart. In this life, there are too many things that have gone off track.

Counting, Bai Lihuan is only about fifteen years old now. She still remembered how shrewd and cunning he looked when she first saw their mother and son, but he was a child after all, and he didn't look like someone who would play such tricks.

How did he succeed in forcing the palace? How has he spent the past few months? Chu Yu didn't know all of this.

In the evening, the sun set early, and the sky was pale.

It was at this time that Chu Yu and the Seven Princes were announced to the palace.

When they came to the emperor's Longxiang Palace, the prince in a silver-gray brocade robe was already standing there, obviously having been here for a long time. The second prince was the last to arrive.

The emperor half sat and half lay on the mattress, and said in their direction, "The palace of Xiliang has changed, and the troops must be concentrated in the royal capital of Xiliang. The emperor's face was better, but he occasionally coughed a few times when he spoke.

The second prince arched his hand, "Father, son, please fight." ”

The emperor glanced at the second prince deeply, shook his head and said, "Your injuries have not healed, so you should stay in the palace to recuperate." ”

The second prince hesitated, and then remembered the woman in the mansion, so he had to nod his head and agree.

"Prince, you have fallen a lot of government affairs during this time, so you can stay in the palace to deal with these government affairs, plus you have managed my official affairs during this time, so you have to be busy." , The emperor coughed lightly and said, "As for going to Xiliang, the Eighth Prince's side will make a plan." ”

"Father, the son asks for battle." , the Seventh Prince arched his hand to the tip of his nose, and the wide sleeves covered half of his face.

"Jin'er, you have to think about it carefully, the battlefield is no better than others, can you stand it? Besides, your body has only been in good shape for a short time, if something happens on the battlefield and you become the same as before again, how can you let me explain to Shu'er. The emperor did not agree.

The Seventh Prince did not respond to this, "Father, it is precisely because Erchen's body is just not long that Erchen wants to lead the troops out to experience a while, besides, there are eight brothers and General Chu at the border to take care of them, and Erchen will not have an accident, if the father is worried about the recurrence of Erchen's old disease, then Erchen can let Yu'er go with me on the expedition, Yu'er is also the apprentice of Yuxian Doctor, and he knows a thing or two about Erchen's illness, and he can take care of each other." ”

Chu Yu didn't expect that the Seventh Prince would pull him up, but he thought that he could be a military doctor even if he followed with his medical skills, so he said, "Father, what the husband said is not unreasonable, and the sons and ministers can take care of each other if they follow." Besides, although Erchen's medical skills are not as good as those of Yuxian Medicine, he is still good at treating some flesh wounds for soldiers in the army. ”

"Moreover, after the husband regained his senses, he did not read less poetry and books, and he was more interested in marching and fighting, why didn't my father give my husband a chance?" , No, Chu Yu said again.

The emperor was silent for a long time after hearing this, touched his beard and said, "Since you are so persistent, then the Seventh Prince will lead the troops to the western border to make peace with the Eighth Prince." ”

"Yes, thank you, father." , the Seven Princes and Chu Yu gave up.

At the same time, the western border.

The Eighth Emperor Prince Wen Yang, whose face was a little dark, was gulping wine with Chu Bingze at the moment, and both of them were wearing armor, which shone brightly under the moonlight on the border.

"Brother Yang, Xiliang Baili Huan is forcing the palace, I'm afraid there is another war." , Chu Bingze looked at the stars in the sky and pursed his lips.

"We haven't been guarding here for a while, the soldiers are coming to block the water and cover the earth, and Xiliang is now forcing the palace, which is a rare opportunity for Beize."

"You mean that the emperor will take the opportunity to send troops."

The eighth prince nodded, his face flickered under the flickering of the bonfire, "There is news in the capital, my father was assassinated, and Xiliang launched a mutiny under the guise of peace, so provocative, my father will never let Xiliang go." ”

After a pause, the Eighth Prince said again, "Calculate the time, about these two days, the Holy Decree will come from the direction of the capital." ”

Chu Bingze was thoughtful.

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, you and I, as generals, just need to obey orders." , The Eighth Prince raised a wine jug and said with a smile.

Chu Bingzexin also smiled, picked up a wine jug on the ground, and drank with the person opposite.

On the western border in winter, although there is no rain or snow, there is no grass at the moment.

Even if there is grass, it is withered grass.

Two days passed, and the Eighth Prince and Chu Bingze, who were still at the border, really received a holy decree from the capital.

Xiliang is unkind and fraudulent, and Kitazawa will send troops to Xiliang. In the near future, the Seven Princes will lead troops to reinforce them.

The Eighth Prince's face was not too surprised, everything was expected by him.

However, he did not expect that before he had prepared a battle plan, the new emperor of Xiliang Kingdom would personally lead his troops to attack.

It was noon.

As soon as they heard the report from the spies, the Eighth Prince and Chu Bingze immediately came to the foot of the mountain with their troops.

At the foot of the desolate mountain, two large groups of soldiers and horses are facing each other at this moment.

The new emperor of Xiliang Kingdom is fifteen years old this year, and the wide armor on his body looks a little funny, but no one dares to laugh out loud. The frost on his face was terrifying.

Bai Lihuan looked at the two leading soldiers in front of him, his face expressionless. It's just that when he looked at Chu Bing, a trace of doubt flashed in his heart, he seemed to have seen him somewhere. But he couldn't remember.

"Kill me!" , Baili Huan waved his hand, and the thousands of troops and horses behind him attacked like a rushing tide.

The eighth prince narrowed his eyes, and he also waved his hand to order.

The two groups of soldiers began to kill like a staggered stream of water.

The war lasted for two hours, the two sides were deadlocked, and the battle fell into a white-hot phase.

Just as the Eighth Prince and Chu Bingze were thinking about whether to withdraw their troops, Bai Lihuan withdrew his troops at an extremely rapid speed.

"The new emperor of Xiliang Kingdom is really incomprehensible." , The Eighth Prince looked at the direction of Baili Huan's departure thoughtfully.

Chu Bingze was holding a sword in his hand, and the blood on the sword was falling drop by drop at the moment, he squinted his eyes and said, "Baili Huan can go to this day is also forced by the situation, I heard that he and his mother were hunted down and killed, etc., his father didn't love his mother and died tragically under the conspiracy, if he let people figure it out, then he wouldn't be alive today." ”

The Eighth Prince nodded, agreeing with Chu Bingze's words.

After Chu Bingze finished speaking, he immediately thought of another person, and that person's situation was eight points similar to Bai Lihuan. The Seventh Prince, isn't the Seventh Prince just that his father doesn't hurt, and his mother is dead?

With such a memory, Chu Bingze suddenly figured out a lot of things.

Bailihuan has withdrawn his troops, and the Eighth Prince has not stayed at the foot of the mountain for long.

After Bailihuan withdrew his troops, he did not continue to attack the border of Beize, but the Eighth Prince felt a little uneasy, Xiliang Country has enough grain and grass and can afford it, but Beize can't, if they stay here for one more day, the danger of cutting off the grain and grass will be faster.

The next evening, in the tent of the camp, several soldiers in armor were discussing something.

It was the Eighth Prince, Chu Bingze, and several middle-aged generals with beards.

"Do you want to take the initiative?" , Chu Bingze moved a small flag to a hill junction point, "Fortify here, lead the Xiliang Kingdom to send troops, and lead them into this hill, we will surround them front and rear, so that they have no way to retreat, and kill them by surprise." ”

"This method is good, but this method may not lead to Bailihuan, who fled with his mother in the early years, and is probably familiar with this area. If we set up our fortifications like this, he will probably be able to see our plan at a glance. A middle-aged, round-eyed general shook his head, disagreeing with this approach.

The Eighth Prince nodded, "Well, attacking Xiliang, this matter is not urgent, let's send spies to inspect the situation first and see the other party's movements." ”

Chu Bingze nodded, for the sake of today, it can only be like this.

By the time they came out of the barracks, the sky had turned a faint black, and the moon and stars were eager to come out.

In the barracks, it is still normal, everything is normal, there is nothing out of the ordinary.

The eighth prince couldn't fall asleep, he walked out of the camp tent in the army, and unexpectedly saw Chu Bingze, who also couldn't fall asleep and was sitting on the fire half a foot away from the camp.

"Brother Ze, you don't sleep either?" , The Eighth Prince lifted his skirt and sat opposite Chu Bingze.

Chu Bingze picked up a piece of firewood and threw it into the fire before he raised his head and said, "Isn't the Eighth Prince also asleep?" ”

The Eighth Prince laughed twice, stretched out his hands and roasted half a foot away from the fire, the warmth from his hands warmed his whole body a little.

"Although Bai Lihuan is young, he is a ruthless character, and I really can't sleep." , the Eighth Prince sighed.

Chu Bingze smiled, "If you let others know, the Beize generation of war gods will be afraid of a small hairy head in Xiliang Kingdom, and saying it will make people laugh out of their big teeth." ”

"I can get this title of God of War, thanks to your contributions, don't brag about me." , the eighth prince chuckled twice.

"Bailihuan doesn't send troops for a day, and I feel that the night is long and dreamy. Maybe we can take the initiative. Chu Bingze frowned and proposed.

"Well, it's okay to take the initiative to attack, but our current strength doesn't allow it, although the soldiers of Xiliang Kingdom look equal to our number, but don't forget that the soldiers of Xiliang Kingdom are more brave and good at fighting, and their food and grass are sufficient, and we still need to wait for the Seven Princes to arrive before they will have a new pile of grain and grass. At present, this batch of grain and grass can no longer support for a few days. If we attack Xiliang in full, the loser is likely to be ourselves. ”

Chu Bingze nodded, "At present, our suffering is the problem of food and grass, and I don't know where the Seven Princes have come now." Even if it is time, they should arrive the day after tomorrow. ”