The war in Dongtu began, but in just a few days, the war report has been quickly spread to the vast realm, and this great war, which has not been seen for many years, has indeed caused some turmoil in the hearts of the people. First the Haichuan bandits, then the Zhenhai Hou rebellion, and now the battle of Dongtu, in this year, there is indeed a constant war. Later, people learned that these things that happened in the fourth year of Great Qi Jiande were just the prelude to the real arrival of the troubled times.

Under the order of the king of northern Xinjiang, Qingcheng did not dare to slack off, and since yesterday, he has been reorganizing the troops and horses and sorting out the materials. This time the eastern map attacked, according to the intention of the king of northern Xinjiang, the elite of the dragoon army could not move recklessly, in case of a surprise attack by Yunlong. Only let Qingcheng bring 20,000 troops to go, and after he faces the saint, he will transfer two more elite troops to the west, so it should be enough to quell the chaos.

In fact, just like what the King of Northern Xinjiang and Qingcheng said during the discussion, there are two famous generals in the west, the Warring States Duke and the King of Anxi, and there are 100,000 troops stationed at the border.

After all, for Daqi, the eastern map is only one of the gateways to the west, and it is the two great generals and the 100,000 elite soldiers under their command who really guard against the western tribes. Therefore, when it comes to military strength, whether it is Dongtu or Nanzhao, it is not a general of the western garrison at all.

Thinking that the Great Qi was competing for the Central Plains, the king of Northern Xinjiang had written that the Central Plains had been divided by all tribes since the Wu Dynasty, and the strong enemies of the Quartet looked around, and the Great Qi was established at the beginning, and it was not suitable for the Quartet to make enemies, and the strategy of supporting the surrounding small countries should be used to clamp down on the strong country.

In the west, Daqi helped Li Yuankai regain power, so as to subdue Dongtu, making it the northwest gate of Daqi; The southern expedition to Nanzhao and the establishment of the province made it the southwest gate of Daqi. With these two portals, it is only to have a buffer battlefield when there is any movement of the two strong enemies of the Western Liang and the Tubo Tribes.

However, in the territory, Daqi has never relaxed, although in recent years and the relationship with the Western Liang and Tubo tribes has become increasingly friendly, but in order to deal with their invasion one day in the future, the troops in the western territory have increased unabated, and two generals have been released, which can be described as an iron wall of protection.

Therefore, if it is said that even Dongtu's invasion of the Western Territory can't take care of himself, then Daqi's trust in these two generals will inevitably be betrayed. It's just that Qingcheng also thought that since Yunlong intervened, Dongtu was so desperate, it was difficult to ensure that the western clans were not involved, perhaps, this is the real reason why "the two generals are afraid of being invincible".

Therefore, in the consideration of knowing oneself and knowing the other, Qingcheng still asked someone to find out the information of the western border, and that person should also arrive.

Early this morning, Qingcheng ordered Thunder Shadow and Hurricane to gather 20,000 troops to the west to give a detailed introduction to the situation in the west, in order to give them a general understanding of the west. After less than an hour, someone suddenly came to Qingcheng, claiming that a distinguished guest had visited.

"General, it's enough to have thunder and wind here, you can go to the gate of the camp and have a look."

The person who came was Zhao Jin, the left pioneer of the Dragoon, who was of the same grade as Qingcheng, was cheerful and loyal, respected the Duan family very much, and was also convinced of Qingcheng's ability, so the relationship with Qingcheng was not bad.

"Brother Zhao, I have told you, Qingcheng was appreciated by the prince and got the title of general, but you and I are colleagues, so there is no need to see outsiders like this. How many years older are you than me, just call me Qingcheng on weekdays. ”

Listening to Qingcheng's kind words, Zhao Jin nodded with a chuckle, and said, "Aren't the soldiers here, your prestige, my old Zhao, has to give you a tree." Okay, let's not talk about this beforehand, you can go and meet the guests. ”

Hearing that a distinguished guest was visiting, Qingcheng guessed a little, and his face couldn't help but show a touch of joy. After he and Lei Ying explained the matter here, they hurriedly ran to the gate of the camp, which can be described as walking like a fly, looking full of anticipation.

Who can make Qingcheng like this? Of course, a person who thinks about it for a long time. When he ran to the gate of the camp, he saw a convoy driving in, full of grain and grass materials, and a flag embroidered with the word "Ouyang" on each car, Qingcheng was even more convinced that she was coming.

"Brother Qingcheng!"

Qingcheng looked around at the gate of the camp, but he didn't see the figure of the distinguished guest, he couldn't help but feel a little lost, thinking if he would have gone in, so he was ready to go inside. Just then, a crisp shout stopped him, and he hurriedly turned around.

This voice has made Qingcheng miss it for a long time, and it is the owner of this voice that can give him the courage to refuse the marriage of King Guhong, and it can also give him a little comfort in the degraded boundless purgatory. And at this moment, the owner of this voice finally came to his side, and Qingcheng was very pleased. When he turned around, he couldn't help but open his arms and hugged the man who ran towards him hard.

Ouyang Lan, the love of Qingcheng's life.

Ouyang Lan is a famous family, Ouyang Lan is the eldest daughter in the family, she has read poetry and books since she was a child, and she is the most stable and decent. However, when she saw the long-separated lover in front of her, she was overjoyed, and she didn't care about any courtesy, so she couldn't help but run over and threw herself into Qingcheng's arms.

"Lan'er, I miss you so much."

The two of them hugged each other for a long time, and they forgot that they were still in the dragoon camp, Qingcheng had a doting look on his face, and Ouyang Lan had a happy face, and he could see that he was really very affectionate. And the soldiers on the side couldn't help but laugh when they saw that the steady and mighty general in Su Rili also had such a side.

Hearing the surrounding sounds, Qingcheng and Ouyang Lan reacted and slowly let go of each other, still reluctant in their hearts, so much so that they grabbed each other's hands and couldn't let go.

"Lan'er, you are a daughter, and you are at such an age, you still have to be more stable outside."

Qingcheng stroked Ouyang Lan's head with a doting face, while talking. At this moment, he can finally take a good look at this childhood sweetheart, meet with each other, but can't stay together early because of family changes, Qingcheng is full of joy.

The woman in front of her is twenty years old, and it is not difficult to see that she is wearing a light blue power suit, which is the outfit of a perennial runner, and a gladiolus flower embroidered on her clothes embellishes her capable appearance with a touch of the tenderness of her daughter's family. She is a beautiful person, wearing an ice-white hosta on her head, adding a bit of coldness to her beautiful and moving face, and Qingcheng knows that she has always worn this hosta, just because this is the engagement thing she gave Qingcheng at the ceremony.

Her eyebrows are clear and beautiful, a pair of big and divine eyes, there is a pair of dignified and capable crescent eyebrows, the eyebrow peak is back, not high or low, symbolizing the character of people, not fighting or grabbing, the breeze comes naturally. Looking down, her waterdrop nose and nose are just right, not wide or narrow, the tip of the nose is slightly upturned, and the tip of the nose is slightly full, which is a typical beauty nose. The ears are long and agile, and the face is full of texture and angular. Especially when she laughed, the pear vortex at the corner of her left mouth made Qingcheng dream the most.

Since the Qingcheng family suffered and retreated and cultivated, the two of them have not seen each other for several years. Qingcheng made contributions to the army, and Ouyang Lan gradually became a businessman on behalf of his father, so he became much more mature. But in front of Qingcheng, she has always been Lan'er of the little daughter's family, and she is still so sweet and cute, and she is lovely.

Of course, if Qingcheng knew Ouyang Lan's name on the Silk Road, "Qiao Binglian", he would be surprised.

The Ouyang family is the first family in the south, and the family has a family history. And Ouyang Lan is smart and studious, too ordinary, and she is the eldest daughter, so she naturally does not let her eyebrows go, and she has been cultivated by her father since she was a child. In recent years, he has gradually taken over the family's business, not only did not disappoint the head of the Ouyang family, but on the contrary, he was quite capable and capable. Perhaps, such a cold and capable woman will only be what she is now when she is in front of Qingcheng. Looking at the lover in front of him, Qingcheng was full of emotion for a while.

The general was eighteen that year, and she was allowed to share the glory; The young lady was seventeen years old, and he was allowed to marry. It's a pity that the family is in trouble, so that the current Qingcheng can't fulfill the promise of sharing glory, which is a pity for him, but also feels sorry for Ouyang Lan.

However, Ouyang Lan's indefatigable indefatigability really moved Qingcheng, which was also his greatest consolation in the cruel reality. At this moment, he looked at the dusty appearance of the person in front of him, knowing that the road should be very hard, and after thinking about it, he took Ouyang Lan's hand and said, "Lan'er, let's go in and say, you can take a rest." ”

"Hmm."

The three major families in Jiangnan have their own operations, and the Huangfu family is a family of kings, which is quite powerful in the court; Shangguan was born as a pharmacist, but the descendants of the children were not right-minded, so they turned to develop poison, and I heard that they had recently been hired to buy murderers; The Ouyang family, the head of the three major families, has a long history, and it is unknown when it began. It flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and has been engaged in trading on the Silk Road, trading in the west, and since the three major families supported the Han family to compete for the world, the Ouyang family also started to trade in the imperial court.

For example, this time Ouyang Lan went north, in order to escort the military supplies purchased by the Ouyang family from the king of northern Xinjiang, and the armaments, grain and grass of the town army in various places on weekdays, if the supply of the imperial court was insufficient, they were also entrusted to the Ouyang family to procure, and the latter made a lot of profits in it, and gradually became the main livelihood.

After Ouyang Lan learned that Qingcheng had entered the dragoon army in the north, he wrote to him, informing him that he would meet in the north soon, and Qingcheng knew that the Ouyang family had been operating the Silk Road for a long time and had a lot of connections in the west, so in this battle of Dongtu, Qingcheng entrusted Ouyang Lan to help him find out the information.

The two came to the camp chamber and first asked each other about the current situation, and then Ouyang Lan informed Qingcheng of the information he had discovered, which shocked the latter.

"This Dongtu attack has obviously been planned for a long time. At the time of the attack, the king of Anxi was sending an envoy to the Tibetan tribes on behalf of the Great Qi, and only the Warring States Duke led an army of 70,000 to protect Xitui. After Dongtu sent troops, he didn't think it could become a climate, so the court was a little sluggish, His Majesty ordered the Warring States Duke to fight back, and the king of Anxi rushed to help, and he must defeat Dongtu in the shortest possible time to show the strength of my Great Qi. However, Dongtu had already planned, first the king of Anxi was blocked in the west and could not rush to help; Immediately afterwards, the Cloud Dragon Black Wolf King also appeared in the western realm, but they did not support the eastern map, but took the opportunity to seize many cities in the western realm, causing the Warring States Duke to suffer from the enemy on his back, and the grain and grass were exhausted, so they had to ask for help from Dianjing. ”

After listening to Ouyang Lan's information, Qingcheng understood how urgent the western realm was, and finally understood Emperor Hui's last advice in the holy decree, and he was not overly worried......