After arriving at Yaoshan Pass, the disciples of the Silent Recitation School did not enter the pass to live, but chose a secluded village at the foot of Yaoshan Mountain and set up a camp near it.

At about midnight, the disciples in the camp saw that they were rushing from the direction of Yaoshan Pass. But before the man could get closer to the camp, Wei Wanxing turned over his horse and greeted him and stopped him outside the camp.

After a moment of exchange, the man rode back to Yaoshan Pass, and Wei Wanxing also quickly rushed back to the camp of the Silent Recitation Sect.

"Senior sister, I'm Yiluo going west." After Wei Wanxing returned to the camp, he hurriedly shouted to Shao Jun in the camp.

As soon as Shao Jun heard Wei Wanxing say this, she immediately put down the work at hand, stood up and said to Wei Wanxing, "Wanxing, you should be specific. ”

"Senior sister, just now the general Wei Wushuang sent someone to report that Bai Ling's army left the pass early this morning and headed west." Wei Wanxing took a breath and said, "Wei Wushuang gave a military order to Xi Lie at the Yaoshan Governor's Mansion, and he ordered Xi Lie to lead his 20,000 Bailing troops to the west to attack the Seva Oasis first. Wei Wushuang followed suit, and in two days he was scheduled to lead his 40,000 Shaoguang army out of the pass and turn to the northwest, with the goal of attacking the city of Kawa in the Kawa Division. ”

Shao Jun looked at Yaoshan Pass in the distance, and after a short thought, she said, "Finally sent troops, we should also go with us." ”

"Senior sister, you say, let's go too?" Wei Wanxing asked her in gasp of surprise.

"Yes, he told me when I met Wei Wushuang in the Governor's Mansion before, and he hoped that I could send some craftsmen who knew how to build to accompany his troops." Shao Jun said.

"Senior sister, who do you plan to send with Xi Lie's Bai Ling army, and who do you plan to send with Wei Wushuang's Shaking Light army?" Wei Wanxing asked.

Shao Jun looked back at the disciples of the Silent Recitation Sect who were working in the camp behind him and said, "The two of us went to Seva with Xi Lie. There are still many city defense equipment here in Yaoshan Pass that need to be repaired and redesigned, and there is no shortage of carpenters for a while. I told Senior Brother Zhou before that he would pick some disciples to act with Wei Wushuang. ”

"Senior sister, do you plan to go with Xi Lie's Bai Ling Army with just the two of us?" Wei Wanxing asked with some surprise.

Shao Jun nodded and said, "Yes, the two of us are enough." ”

Wei Wanxing nodded in surprise and said, "Okay, senior sister, then I'll go and prepare my bags." ”

"No need, I have the Imperial Envoy Token. You and I can go with Xi Lie's Bailing Army. His army is not short of camping supplies for you and me. Shao Jun said, "We just need to bring weapons and tool boxes." ”

"That's fine." Wei Wanxing said.

Shao Jun took off the black robe outside his body, revealing the imperial court clothes hidden underneath. After putting the burqa into the horse's backpack, Shao Jun took the "water smoke" and various crossbow arrows and hung them on the side of the horse.

Everything was in order, and after bidding farewell to their fellow disciples in the camp, the two turned over their horses and immediately drove away side by side.

"Senior sister, why did Wei Wushuang send Xi Lie's Bai Ling Army to seize Seva at this time?" Wei Wanxing rode his horse and turned to Shao Jun and asked, "Right now, many tribes in Khaldo have already fallen into the hands of Yasor. He must have been a little too slow. ”

"It's a little slow, but it's not too late." Shao Jun said, "The reason why General Wei Wushuang is only moving his army westward now is actually because there are many considerations. ”

"A lot of consideration..?" Wei Wanxing said, "Senior sister, even if there is consideration, but this fighter is lost, we didn't make the first move before, and as a result, Yasuor controlled most of the Caldo oases and towns in vain." ”

"Wondershare, some things are not as simple as they seem, Yasor is now occupying a lot of oases and towns of Khaldo, but they have also paid a considerable amount of effort and price. Besides, do you know that the number of horses and camels of Iloh is far less than that of the tribes of the Western Regions and Azor. But this alone makes it impossible for us to maneuver over long distances in the vast desert of Khaldo. Shao Jun said, "We don't have the ability to maneuver long-distance combat, even if we occupy those oases in Caldo first, it will be difficult to hold them in a short time, and when the time comes, we will inevitably have to be passive." ”

"Oh . . . Senior sister, but if the number of camels is not as good as that of Yasor, I understand, but in the grasslands of northern Kaiyang Prefecture, don't we raise a large number of war horses? Can't those war horses be transferred to Yaoshan Pass? Wei Wanxing asked.

"There are indeed a lot of war horses raised in Kaiyang Prefecture, but they are all from the Shuoding Army, and whether it is the imperial court or the general Ji Yuan, they will definitely not transfer the war horses there at will." "They need to maintain a strong mobility to deal with the difficult Hudas." ”

"Does the Shuoding army have to rely on war horses? They relied on the Great Wall and Shuoding Fortress to defend themselves against the Hudas, right? Wei Wanxing asked.

"Before General Ji Yuan entered Shuoding, the Shuoding army had been pursuing the purpose of guarding the fortress and the line of the Great Wall to resist the constant harassment and invasion of the Huda people, but the effect was very poor." Shao Jun said.

"Senior sister, why is that?" Wei Wanxing asked, "Shuoding Fortress was designed by the former giant of our faction himself." ”

"Wanxing, in fact, in the final analysis, no matter how impregnable the Shuoding Fortress and the Great Wall are, their essence is just a bunker that can protect the Shuoding warriors on the border from the enemy's surprise attack. If the Shuoding army only held these bunkers and did not have enough mobility to intercept and pursue the enemy, then Huda would have been able to bypass these bunkers on a large scale and instead sweep to the hinterland behind the Great Wall, and then flee with the treasures of men and animals before the Shuoding army arrived. ”

"As soon as you listen to what you say, junior brother, I will understand, it seems that the military horses over there in Shuoding really can't be adjusted." Wei Wanxing thought for a while and said, "In that case, Wei Wushuang's battle in the Western Regions is really not easy to fight. ”

"At present, Wei Wushuang, who lacks horses and camels, is difficult to drive the desert for a long time, and he can only fight against the Yasuor and Cardo tribes step by step." Shao Jun said, "This is also a strategic plan he formulated according to his own situation, so he was not in a hurry to attack before." ”

"Senior sister, at present, the Asuor people have controlled most of the Khaldo tribes, and I feel that this is also a kind of trade-off between us Ilo and Asol." Wei Wanxing said.

"Actually, it doesn't necessarily mean that Azor controls so many Kaldo tribes, which is not necessarily a good thing." Shao Jun said.

"Why? Masters. ”

"The Khaldos have always fought on their own, and many of them are just grass on the wall. Don't look at the many tribes that now show obedience to Athore, but once they see that the situation has changed, they will soon see the wind again. And this only added to the uneasiness of Athore. Shao Jun said, "As for our Iro, we can only guarantee a big victory in the first battle against Azor, which will greatly shock the Khaldos." As for the Khaldo tribes who had joined the Azor, they would naturally be shaken by it. ”

Wei Wanxing nodded and said, "Senior sister, your analysis is quite correct, it seems to be the truth." In this way, this first battle is also very crucial for us Iro. ”

Shao Jun said, "This first battle is also a very big test for the soldiers who shook the light. ”

"Well, senior sister, to be honest, although I have heard of the name of the Bai Ling Army for a long time, I am still a little worried about the general Xi Lie you mentioned, and I don't know how well he has done the reconnaissance work of the Asuor people." Wei Wanxing said, "Speaking of which, the one who escaped from us last time should be the scout of Athore. They have all done the investigation work in our house. ”

"Wanxing, we can't be sure of that person's identity yet, let alone where he is a scout." Shao Jun said, "Besides, it doesn't look like he's scouting the movements of my Yiluo army. ”

"He is a foreigner who came to my territory in Yiluo, if it is not to investigate the movements of the army, then it is not to investigate the movements of these hundred or so people of our silent recitation faction." Wei Wanxing said casually.

Although Wei Wanxing said it casually, Shao Jun couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it.

"Wanxing, what if that person really came to spy on us?" Shao Jun asked Wei Wanxing.

"How is it possible, senior sister, what do we have to check. We're just a bunch of artisans. Wei Wanxing said.

"Also, what are we looking for?" Shao Jun couldn't think of it for a while, but she was faintly uneasy in her heart.

Soon after riding out of the city gate of Yaoshan Pass with Wei Wanxing, Shao Jun saw Bai Lingjun leaving the pass from a distance.

The marching Bailing army was strictly organized, and the footsteps of its soldiers and the hooves of the war horses raised dust as high as more than a foot in the Gobi Desert.

Bypassing the baggage team and the scattered dust, Shao Jun rushed to the side of the army and looked at the team that was advancing westward in the Gobi Desert. She only felt that the soldiers of the White Feather Army, together with the white feathers swaying in the wind on the top of their helmets, turned into a white arrow feather in a row, penetrating and lighting up this single-colored desert.

With Wei Wanxing, he rushed to the front of the Chinese army by crossing the white feathered soldiers lined with armor and feathers, and Shao Jun was the first to see the marching Daxu painted with the twin flowers of the Yiluo national emblem. Then, she saw the banner of the main general not far behind, and unfurled the flag in the wind, revealing a large character written on it.

After the banner, Shao Jun saw that Bai Ling's soldiers were in good spirits, walking in a vigorous and orderly manner, and even his military horses revealed an unstoppable momentum. She couldn't help but sigh secretly after living in Luochuan for a long time, this elite army from Shaoguang Prefecture was no worse than the Luochuan elite Longxiang army in the imperial capital.

After the briefing, the two walked to the vicinity of the Chinese army's general flag. At this point, Shao Jun looked at Xi Lie, the chief general of the Chinese army, at a glance. She saw Bai Ling's general Xi Lie, dressed in silver silk silk armor, wearing a white wolf on his shoulders, riding a plain horse with silver ornaments, strongly revealing a majestic and heroic bearing.

"General, the imperial court has made Lord Shao Jun to the Chinese army." The guards reported to Xi Lietong at this time.

"Please."

It was only after the guards replied that Shao Jun was allowed to step forward. After she approached Xi Lie, she didn't wait to dismount and said to Xi Lie, "The imperial court envoy Shao Jun, meet General Xi." ”

"The last general will meet the Imperial Envoy." Xi Lie also did not dismount, he leaned slightly to signal to Shao Jun.

Seeing that Shao Jun was about to dismount and speak, Xi Lie waved his hand to stop him, and said, "Shao Ting, when the army is out, we don't have to be strict about etiquette." ”

"It's fine." Shao Jun nodded and said, in fact, she knew that although her official quality was one grade lower than Xi Lie, she was now the identity of the imperial court's envoy.

"I really didn't expect that the craftsman that General Wei said would go on this trip with the last general turned out to be Lord Shao from the Imperial Court Gongzao Mansion." Xi Lie said to Shao Jun, "Shao Ting's envoy is really fortunate for our army to accompany him this time. ”

"It is really an honor for this envoy to go out with General Xi and Bai Lingjun." Shao Jun said humbly, "I hope the general doesn't think that my trip with the army this time will hinder your wielding of the army." ”

"No problem." Xi Lie smiled and said, "Your Excellency, presumably the imperial court sent you to this remote mountain pass, there must be a heavy responsibility?" ”

"Compared with the general, you leading the army to fight, my task really can't be called a heavy task." Shao Jun said, "The imperial court really asked me to come to supervise, rebuild, and design all the old and new buildings and fortifications in Yaoshanguan and its dependent territories. ”

"Oh..?" Xi Lie asked, "Dare to ask Envoy Shao, do you have a plan for the great task entrusted by the imperial court here?" ”

Shao Jun politely smiled at Xi Lie and said, "The plan has been planned. A few days ago, I met with General Wei Wushuang in the Yaoshan Governor's Mansion, and General Wei also told me about his various strategic considerations. According to the strategic instructions given to General Wei by the Holy Order, whether Ilo can build a strong fortress on several key oases in the desert this time will be the key to whether Ilo can firmly control Caldo and resist Yasor. It's just that I don't know General Xi, do you think so too? ”

"Shao Ting makes Gao Jian." Xi Lie said, "Until we get enough camels to replenish, we can only occupy an oasis in this desert where there is no water, food, and grass, and build the necessary walled cities, so that we can be invincible in the constant confrontation with the enemy." ”

"Hearing the general's words, I suddenly felt much more relieved." Shao Jun breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at the heroic Xi Lie and smiled slightly, and then said, "I'm not afraid of General Xi's jokes, in fact, before I came, I was worried that this plan would not be adopted by the general." ”

"Why does the court envoy think so?" Xi Lie asked.

"Everyone in the world says that General Bai Ling wields his army like the wind, and I should think that the general doesn't like to build a city and advance slowly." Shao Jun said.

Xi Lie looked into the distance and smiled slightly and said, "I don't know if I want to come to Shao Ting's envoy, this time the Son of Heaven sent me to shake the light army to the west, but it is no longer as simple as to deter the enemy country and defend the frontier. ”

Shao Jun was shocked, and immediately asked, "What does the general mean by this?" ”

Xi Lie smiled and said, "Shake Gwangzhou, in the future, I am afraid that it will change from the easternmost state of the empire to the westernmost state of the empire." ”