On the small school field of the Qianniuwei General's Mansion, the sound of hooves can be heard, and the willow in a fiery red armor is like a smoke and a horse, like a swimming dragon, and the spear in his hand is like a spiritual snake. At the end of the dance, the cyan spear shadow almost obscured the fiery red figure. With a crisp shout, the shadow of the gun disappeared, the war horse man stood up, Liu Ruyan reined in the reins of the horse with one hand, and pointed at the sky with a spear in the other, and the heroic appearance immediately ushered in the crisp applause of a group of people standing on the edge of the small school field. It was Mrs. Wang, who was holding the baby in her arms, and a smile appeared on her face.

Turning over and dismounting, Liu Ruyan ran to Mrs. Wang's side, and the appearance of the heroine just now disappeared immediately, replaced by a somewhat flattering smile: "A-Niang, don't worry, I will definitely escort you back to Wuyi safely." ”

Mrs. Wang nodded, "I usually don't like you to dance with guns and sticks, but I never imagined that now I rely on your skills." ”

Liu Ruyan grinned, and wanted to reach out to take the child from Mrs. Wang's hand, but Mrs. Wang shrank back: "You are wearing armor!" ”

"Oh!" Liu Ruyan suddenly realized, waved his hand, and the little cicada who was also wearing armor immediately walked over with a roll of things.

"Mother, this is a golden silk armor rewarded by the queen mother of the palace, which is made of golden silk and the hair of a long-haired monkey in Qinling, which is soft and close-fitting, and not heavy, and more importantly, the protective ability is very strong, and A-Niang wears it closely."

Mrs. Wang shook her head: "What do I want it for?" I'm truly helpless, wearing it only makes me uncomfortable, and if I'm going to use it to protect myself, I'm afraid it's not going to be good, so what's the use of having it? You're still wearing it. ”

"Auntie!"

"Needless to say." Mrs. Wang shook her head firmly, hugged the child and walked into the house: "Mr. Gongsun is here, he must be looking for you to have something to say, you go and clean up the baby again." He is no better than us adults, he can survive any kind of environment, we can bring less or even no things, and his can not be less. ”

"It's good that everything is in charge of the mother." Liu Ruyan nodded again and again.

Seeing off Mrs. Wang, Liu Ruyan turned around and greeted Gongsun Changming.

"Madame!" Gongsun Changming arched his hand.

"How's the army?" Liu Ruyan asked with some concern. She had not agreed to let the soldiers leave the camp to go home to say goodbye and send them home, because she was worried that the soldiers would break up. But Gongsun Changming insisted on doing this, because this time the northward journey was bound to be a bloody battle, a team with no centripetal force and no cohesion would not only not help him, but would even harm them. lest something go wrong and there is no chance to make amends.

Gongsun Changming showed a smile on his face: "Madam, in the middle of the night, five thousand Niu Wei, more than 4,500 people returned to the camp, we were already overjoyed, we thought that was all there was to it, but I didn't expect that after another night, more than 400 people returned, and they did not return to the camp in time because of the long distance." Now it has been basically confirmed that there are only 78 people who have not returned to the team. ”

No wonder Gongsun Changming is so smiling, the timely return of these soldiers proves that what they have done in the past two years has not been done in vain, and this army has truly become a team with combat effectiveness, cohesion, and centripetal force.

Gongsun Changming, who grew up in the army, knew how difficult it was for an army to do this.

But now, they did.

"Great." Liu Ruyan struck each other with both palms, and he was happy. As a result, they now have more than 6,000 elite forces in their hands, 5,000 Niu Wei, and more than 1,000 elite troops sneaking from Wuyi. If you add the 3,000 yuan from the guards that Qin Zhao brought to Tongguan in advance, nearly 10,000 horses, it is definitely a strong force.

"The seventy-eight people who did not return, Chen Bing slaughtered the tiger, and they felt that they should be arrested and beheaded to show the public, so as to strictly enforce military regulations." Gongsun Changming said: "What does Madam think?" ”

Liu Ruyan paused for a moment, but shook his head: "On military law, it is natural to kill, but when it comes to human affection, it is not." Maybe they have a last resort! Of course, military discipline is greater than favors, so when I ask for favors for them, it can be regarded as accumulating yin virtue for the baby. ”

"Now that Madame has spoken, this matter is settled." Gongsun Changming nodded.

"How to solve the military rations for this trip?" Liu Ruyan asked.

"Tu Hu's side has been preparing for a long time, but each soldier can only carry ten days' military rations with him." Gongsun Changming said: "Of course, there are still supplies on the way from Chang'an to Tongguan. ”

"In other words, after Tongguan, do we only have ten days?" Liu Ruyan changed color slightly.

"We're all cavalry!" Gongsun Changming said: "The war horses in the horse farm near the left side of Chang'an, which can be used, have all been recruited by us. Moreover, Zhaoyi's situation is more complicated now, and there are many old departments of the Xue family, and they may not necessarily follow Zhu Wen with all their hearts, so Xue Ping has set off now, and he wants to persuade those who are likely to belong to us. ”

"He's dead?" Liu Ruyan asked in surprise.

"People always have something to do and something not to do, Xue Ping is a person worthy of admiration." Gongsun Changming said: "This time, after we went out, we first walked along the border between Zhaoyi and Hezhong, and the current attitude of Hezhong is warm, but it can also be used by us." ”

"Since everything has been arranged, sir, then I am relieved. When the time comes, I will take a thousand elites of Wuyi as the vanguard of the assault, and Mr. will sit in the Chinese army, and the safety of A-Niang will be handed over to Mr. "Willow like a flue.

"Tu Hu invited himself to be a pioneer." Gongsun Changming said.

"Can he beat me?" Liu Ruyan said: "If he thinks he can't beat me, he doesn't have to fight with me." His subordinates were not suitable for charging on the battlefield, so he asked Tu Hu to take them and my female soldiers to protect Ah Niang, Bao Bao and Mr. Gongsun. ”

Gongsun Changming had expected this result a long time ago, he knew Liu Ruyan's skills, and he also knew Tu Hu, in comparison, although Tu Hu was stronger than Chen Bing and Chu Sheng, but it was still a lot worse than Liu Ruyan. In Gongsun Changming's opinion, Liu Ruyan should be about the same as Tu Lichun, and it is just worse than Shi Zhuang and Liu Chenglin.

In such a battle, a brave general of the three armies will arouse the greatest desire of the soldiers to fight, and can also tear open a gap for their ranks and open the door to victory.

Liu Ruyan gently stroked the cyan spear in her hand, but her eyes flashed with joy and excitement.

At this time, in the palace, Emperor Li Yan was also facing several of his most core ministers.

"I've decided to hunt north." Li Yan said.

Tian Lingzi already knew it in his heart, and his face did not change. Zhongshu Ling Wang Shu, Shangshu Ling Chen Bi, Zuo Servant Shot Wang Duo and others all changed their complexions.

"Your Majesty, even if you want to leave Chang'an, you don't necessarily have to go to Wuwei, now the road from Chang'an to Wuwei has been cut off, if you want to go over, you have to go through a bloody battle, which is dangerous and unspeakable, please go to Yizhou." Wang Shu arched his hand. "Yizhou is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the land there is fertile and there are many people, enough to become a place for His Majesty's rejuvenation."

"I can't go to Yizhou." The left servants shot Wang Duo and objected: "Wang Zhongshu, have you forgotten who is in power in Yizhou?" It was clan relative Li An. His Royal Highness King Fu is loyal, do you think the same is true for Ang Lee? If Your Majesty goes away with a strong army, he will naturally be fine, but now, His Majesty is almost alone, and when he arrives at that place, how can he ensure his safety? ”

"How dare Ang Lee do such a rebellious thing!"

"Why don't you dare?" Tian Lingzi said sharply: "Didn't Zhu Wen do this? He's just a soldier leader! If your Majesty had gone there, he might have disappeared inexplicably. ”

"Your Majesty, at this time, I'm afraid that the most untrustworthy person is the clan relatives. Whether it is Li An in Yizhou or Li Yu in Lingnan, they may not be of the same mind as the imperial court. If he had to leave Chang'an, the minister agreed to go to Wuyi. ”

"Not only from this aspect, from the perspective of the troops that can protect His Majesty's departure, now only Qianniuwei and Yuancong Janissaries are still able to fight, Qianniuwei is strong, you all know, they must be going to Wuyi, if they go somewhere else, does Your Majesty expect Qin Zhao's three thousand yuan from the Praetorian Guards? What's more, Wuyi is now strong in military strength, where does His Majesty go, and the counterattack on Chang'an is just around the corner. ”

"Everyone, don't fight anymore, I've made up my mind, go to Wuyi." Li Yan said weakly: "But this time, I will follow the light car, and only take the queen and the prince away, in order not to let Chang'an be frightened, I will leave quietly." Therefore, now I need a minister to be able to preside over the overall situation in Chang'an, I wonder who of you wants to stay in Chang'an? ”

There was silence in the room.

After a long time, Wang Duo stood up resolutely, "The minister is willing to stay in Chang'an." The minister is old, and I am afraid that he will not be able to withstand the bumpy road. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Zhongshu ordered Wang Shu and Shangshu Ling Chen Bi to stand up and said, "The minister is willing to stay in Chang'an." ”

"Good, good!" Li Yan nodded and said: "If you can keep it, but if you can't keep it, I promise you to keep your useful body, so that after I return to Chang'an in the future, you will serve me again." ”

When Li Yan was arranging the affairs after he left Chang'an, in another place in Chang'an City, Tu Hu was also talking to another person.

"Hao Ren, your youngest son has officially enrolled in Wuwei Academy, and he likes the law, so he is personally taught by Mr. Chun Yuyue." Tu Hu laughed. "I really can't imagine that you, a gangster who walks the underworld, gave birth to a son, and actually likes the law."

Hao Ren laughed a few times and arched his hand: "Thank you Mr. Tu for your help." ”

"It's not about helping, it's just mutual benefit, and these days, you have also provided us with a lot of valuable information." Tu Hu said with a smile: "Your eldest son is under Zhu Wen's account, and your younger son is enrolled in Wuyi, betting on both sides, no matter who wins the final victory, your Hao family is destined to soar." In the future, we will have to cooperate with many places. You say yes, right? ”

"That's nature, that's nature."

Tu Hu stood up and said, "When everything is settled, someone will come looking for you." ”