When the northern country is in full swing, it is a rainy day in Lingnan. Between the Jianghuai River, most of the season is shrouded in a gloomy dampness, when this season, it is the most difficult to eliminate.

The people who lived here for their ancestors have adapted to such an environment and do not feel any inconvenience. The wanderers who live in the guest house, the degraded officials, and the business travelers who travel on the road inevitably make some sad sighs.

The obscene rain and rain are soaking the bones, creating a unique character of the people living in this land. It has been a tradition since ancient times that the people in the land of Jingchu and Qinhuai have been lightly plagiarized and prone to chaos.

The people in this land are very difficult to govern, and they are not tough or scheming, and they can't be suppressed at all. Therefore, since the unification of the world in the Han Dynasty, the people who have been crowned kings in this place, from Yingbu, Peng Yue to Liu Chang, are all strong guys.

Today's Huainan King Liu An, although he is famous for his elegance and knowledge, his ruthlessness in his bones and his skill in governing the territory are much more clever than those of the previous princes.

According to the ancient aesthetics, Liu An is a standard beautiful man, although he is now past the age of not being confused and almost knowing the destiny of heaven, but because of his inner knowledge and cultivation, as well as his ability to read words and colors and recognize people's hearts, it adds to the heart-wrenching charm.

Uncle of the Han Dynasty, the virtuous prince, such an identity has made him famous, and tens of millions of guests from all over the world have come to join him. For these people, Huainan Wangfu has always refused.

More than 100 years ago, the four sons of the nations became a beautiful talk with thousands of their respective monks. Liu An has always admired it, so since the opening of the mansion by the king, thousands of people have been raised in the mansion all year round, talking about literature, lecturing and asking questions, and selecting outstanding talents from them for their own use.

The famous work "Huainan Honglie" that has been circulated in the world was written by him during this period. It is sprinkled with a wide range of words, totaling more than 200,000 words, which shows the high morale of this talent.

In fact, seriously speaking, in the past few years, the young emperor in the Weiyang Palace still valued this imperial uncle very much. The emperor likes learned people, Liu An is knowledgeable, the characters are romantic, Yu qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, antiques and divination are omniscient, and rich in eloquence, and he caters to Liu Che's appetite in many things.

Every time Liu An came to Chang'an to meet, the emperor would personally set up a banquet to entertain him, and he talked about the world several times, discussing the gains and losses of ancient and modern times, as well as the magic words, etc., and did not stop until the dead of night.

Even the letters from Huainan must be replied to by Liu Che. In order to avoid making mistakes in the rhetoric of the sentences, so that this knowledgeable imperial uncle would make jokes when he saw it, he would give it to the literary attendants before each issue, and he would only rest assured after reviewing and polishing the content.

Such a relationship between monarchs and ministers could have become a model for the royal family and a good story for the ages. But it's a pity that there is no such harmonious ending between them.

In this world, everyone has their own weaknesses and attachments. Perhaps it could be called obsession. The more intelligent the person, the more difficult it is to resolve in this regard.

Many years ago, his father Liu Chang had endless resentment towards Weiyang Palace, and the scene of dying on a hunger strike has been deeply engraved in Liu An's mind and has become an inextricable nightmare. If he can't do anything for that departed soul in this life, then maybe he will have a hard time in his life!

The Huainan Royal Mansion was not as luxurious as other royal palaces, which was related to the fact that the Huainan King deliberately maintained a good reputation. The décor is rustic and elegant, just like the taste of its owner. However, each building is very tall and majestic, showing an extraordinary momentum.

At the vermilion railing of the building, the brocade-robed man looked up at the sky with his hands in his hands. At the beginning of the rain, the blue sky is like washing, and the night is like deep ink. Between the bullfights, the stars are scarce.

Suddenly, there are shooting stars, dragging their long tails across the night sky. The corners of the man's eyebrows moved, and he seemed to realize something.

"Lord Wang, how does your heart feel? Can you say that you know with Wechen?"

Standing a few steps away, Wei Tuo, who was standing a few steps away, closed his eyes slightly, motionless, his duty was only to protect the safety of the Lord, and nothing else had anything to do with it. It was the king's scheming who spoke.

"What kind of omen is the appearance of a meteor in the Jianghuai field? Does sir know? ”

Wu Quilt, the original Chu people. His ancestor is the famous Wu Zixu! This man is both civil and military, far-sighted, and since he was recruited by the king of Huainan, he was led as the mastermind, and he was deeply relied on by Liu An. But Wu has always been rigorous in doing things, and never said more than what should not be said. Therefore, after hearing Liu An's inquiry, he did not rush to answer, but looked up in the direction guided by Liu An, secretly thinking about the meaning of his words in his heart.

"Lord Wang, many years ago, when Wu Chu raised his army, a comet appeared, only a few feet long, and it was bleeding thousands of miles. Now, the comet is long enough to be in the sky, and there should be a big war in the world! ”

Wu was not spoken, but someone next to him couldn't wait to open his mouth. The voice was sharp and harsh.

Here and now, the five or six people around King Huainan are all henchmen. Everyone doesn't need to look up, they all know who is speaking, it is Zuo Wu who is proud of his talent and doesn't take anyone in his eyes.

I have to say that there are still a lot of capable people in the Huainan Palace. Zuo Wu Qiren's talents are not under the army, but they are a little narrow-minded and do not have much tolerance. has always been unconvinced by Wu Bei, who is most valued by Liu An. At this time, when he heard the prince ask Wu Wei, his heart moved, and he took over the conversation first.

Sure enough, when Zuo Wu peeked in, he saw a slight joy on King Huainan's face, and knew that he had said what was on his mind.

"Zuo Qing is familiar with historical events, and what he said is extremely true. Since last year, the world has begun to be turbulent, with turmoil in the southwest and chaos in southern Xinjiang, and even the city of Chang'an has been full of heads...... Even the heavens have warned several times! Alas, as a descendant of Emperor Gaozu, whenever I think of this, I am really worried! ”

The King of Huainan had a worried expression on his face, and his loyalty for the sake of the society was written on his face, what a virtuous king!

"The prince is worried about national affairs, and he is in Huainan and has the world in mind, which is really admirable! If one day, the country handed down by Emperor Gaozu is really going to be unstable, don't you want the prince to be the mainstay! ”

"Pole to pole! The kings of the Liu Huang Han family are the only ones who look forward to the king, and your prestige is unmatched now! ”

"The prince has the hope of the world, and he is not a lie...... of ministers."

Although such a statement does not have much significance, there is a great mystery in saying it or not.

Seeing that his colleagues around him were all echoing, Wu was secretly sighed. With his ingenuity, of course he knew what King Huainan wanted. It's just that deep down, he doesn't think those ambitions will succeed. But in such a situation, he couldn't say maverick words, and he could only echo a few words.

There are some meanings, you don't need to explain them thoroughly, just point to the end. Liu An, the king of Huainan, couldn't help but be very satisfied when he saw that the henchmen he relied on the most understood the meaning of his words. If you want to achieve great things, you still need to rely on their loyalty and talents, as long as the whole and bottom unite as one, take advantage of the opportunity, why worry about the great cause will not succeed!

These days, the news coming back from Huainan from various channels is somewhat depressing. In Liu An's imaginary chess game in the world, the best way is, of course, to launch a few pre-arranged moves at the same time, so that Weiyang Palace will lose one or the other, and make mistakes one after another, and at that time, Huainan, the dark blade that has been sharpened for many years, will take the opportunity to shine the sword, which is the best time, and the possibility of success is also the greatest.

However, in this era, in the long distance, the asymmetry of information transmission, if you want to achieve the same pace, it is not easy to say!

Therefore, the first to launch the East Vietnam was destroyed. The war in southern Xinjiang not only did not damage the Han Dynasty, but on the contrary, it fulfilled the absolute control of the empire over the frontiers. Open up the territory and turn the country into a county!

Liu Shaoju, the late prince of Wu, who had secret contacts with Huainan, also died, and this long-time ally disappeared from the world. Yu Shan, the younger brother of the king of Dongyue, who did not die, fled to the East China Sea and never knew life and death. The power on this line seems to be completely out of hope.

And the situation in the southwest is not good. Although the latest information has not yet come back, according to the analysis of the previous news, it is only a matter of time before those small countries that see the wind and rudder are pacified. In order to encourage them to raise an army and rebel, the king of Huainan secretly sent special envoys to send them a large number of treasures and jewels.

What especially made King Huainan feel indignant was that according to the prince who heard the news in Chang'an City, he sent someone to report that the little Changle Marquis seemed to have played a huge role in this, and he heard that he had received a lot of benefits. This made him suddenly feel like he had made a wedding dress for someone else!

"If only this person could be of my ......." Liu An muttered to himself. The others didn't know what he was referring to, but they just lowered their hands and listened, and no one interjected.

The clouds rolled again, obscuring the night sky, and it began to rain again. Since the power of the vassal state can no longer be counted on, now it can only hope for the chess piece in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an and the iron cavalry of the northern Xiongnu. Let's hope they will give the reckless emperor a "surprise"!

However, Heaven may have been destined to disappoint the ambitious prince one after another. It was on this same night, under the same sky, in the far north, that a cavalry contingent quietly began their great journey.

The Yanshan Mountains are like a swarthy beast, stretching for hundreds of miles. A cavalry contingent of more than a thousand people entered the inside, falling into the sea like water droplets, silently.

The black robes, wrapped around the knights' sturdy bodies, trampled on the horses' hooves, and marched forward on the mountain path. No one spoke, the mist and frost in the mountains wet the eyebrows and sideburns, and the coolness was a little refreshing, but everyone's hearts were just hot.

A big war awaits them not far away, perhaps at dawn! This time, their target is the king of the grassland~ the twenty or thirty thousand people of the headquarters of Dadan Yu Yi Zhixie!

The battle plan was hastily decided in the afternoon, and the person who proposed this bold idea was Wei Qing, the commander of this elite cavalry.

"Since the Huns are going to fight to the death, then it's better to fight once."

There were no grandiose words, no impassionedness, just plain words, from the mouth of the commander of the Black Hawk Army who walked out of the position where he was standing.

The various voices in the General's Mansion stopped, and everyone turned their eyes to Wei Qing. Astonished, excited, unbelieving, despised...... Various expressions appear on different faces.

"General Li, this Hun offensive has been going on for so long, and there is no sign of stopping. This suggests that they probably have a plan that will not stop until they achieve a certain goal. Therefore, after a long delay, it only increased the number of casualties among our Han soldiers and civilians. Instead of fighting, now is the best time. ”

Li Guangzheng waited and looked at the eyes of the young general opposite with a solemn expression: "General Wei, now is the best fighter...... What do you mean by that? Please elaborate. ”

Wei Qing nodded, facing the thirty or forty generals who had been fighting against the Huns all the year round, talking eloquently with a flat expression.

"General Li, generals, when I didn't come to the northern frontier, Changle Hou Yuanzhao once said to me, the best defense is to attack! I think this sentence to treat the Huns is the best strategy. The Huns have always been arrogant and arrogant, and they have always invaded our borders with a proud and arrogant attitude. It has been a habit for a long time. In their impression, we have more time to hold on to the city, and less time to take the initiative to attack, or even none. As a result, their camp was very sloppy, and they only sent a small number of rangers to patrol the surrounding area. Sometimes even the most basic fence antlers are not bothered to be set. Therefore, my opinion is that if we divide our troops out of the city and attack at night, we can break it with one blow! ”

Battlefield battles, sometimes have nothing to do with strategy and bravery, just look at whether to catch the fighter or not, the mystery of victory and defeat may be buried in some corners that no one notices, waiting for a keen eye to discover.

Li Guang has never been a good general who follows the rules, his character is actually like the invincible arrow in his hand, and his favorite is the kind of invincible!

Although there were still many doubts among his subordinates, after listening to Wei Qing's proposal, he immediately made a decision. Through this escape, Li Guang seems to have changed a lot, instead of always staying half-guarded and half-fighting, it is better to let go of the fight heartily!

Standing at the forefront of this frontier, of course, are not men who are afraid of death, since the main general has decided to fight, the only thing left is obedience and preparation.

In the end, the result of the deliberations was that the soldiers were divided into three routes. Set aside sufficient soldiers to defend the city in advance, and the wounded veterans will personally sit in charge to ensure the absolute safety of Yanmen Pass.

Then select more than 10,000 elites, all neatly equipped, assemble in the north city and stand by, once the Hun camp outside the city begins to be chaotic, immediately open the city gate and attack with all your might.

And the task of going around behind the Hun camp and finding its weakest point to launch an attack was completed by the Black Eagle Army, which was also the result of Wei Qing's initiative to ask for help.

It's just a garrison of 20,000 or 30,000 Huns, which stretches very widely, and the Black Eagle Army makes a detour to raid, how can it not be discovered? Such doubts have been raised. Wei Qing didn't explain much, he just took out a topographic map drawn on the cotton silk from his arms, spread it on the general's case, pointed it with his finger, and a tortuous marching route was displayed in front of everyone.

Yanmen Pass is adjacent to the Yanfeng Mountains in the east and west, and the east of the city is the remaining vein of Yanshan. Peak-shaped canyons and mountain trails are clearly marked on the topographic map. Everyone was amazed to see the map, some of them had been stationed here for more than a decade, but they had never seen such a detailed topographic map. Who drew this? How much manpower does it take to complete this?!

However, Wei Qing did not tell them the answer. The answer was only whispered to Li Guang alone: this topographic map was drawn by Yuan Zhao with the memory in his mind the night before the Black Eagle Army set off from Changle Plateau, just in case they were in the war.

Li Guang heard that this was Yuan Zhao's masterpiece, and he didn't ask a word again. That kid...... There are already too many miracles created, even if he says that it is based on a dream scene, the veteran has no doubt that this is real.

This Black Eagle Army, no wonder it is so powerful, it seems that Yuan Zhao has put a lot of thought into it. What other treasures do they have? Li Guang had some expectations.

Of course, there are still treasures, but they will not be easily shown to others. This is the consensus of the Black Hawks from top to bottom. Walk through dense forests, flow across streams, look up at the stars, discern directions, and head north.

At an exit near the valley, Wei Qing observed the situation around him, looked down at the small object in his palm for the last time, carefully wrapped it in cotton cloth, and then put it in his arms.

This thing, when Yuan Zhao handed it to him, the strange smile on the corner of his mouth made him a little puzzled. Such an important thing can be called the most powerful artifact for marching and fighting! After Yuan Zhao briefly explained its use, Wei Qing immediately realized the huge military value contained in it. This small round object is simply an epoch-making military item! Much more useful than any veteran guide who knows the terrain.

However, looking at Yuan Zhao's attitude, as if it was just a child's toy, he threw it into his arms at will. This kind of rashness made Wei Qing, who has always been gentle and temperamental, almost can't help but scold people!

Yuan Zhao told him that this kind of thing is called a "compass", which is very simple to use, and its function is to distinguish direction and direction. Wei Qing didn't know how it worked, but he thought it was amazing, in this strange northern mountain range, through the middle of the night, following the guidance of the little pointer and map, he came here.

The sky was slightly bright, and the morning light began to appear in the east. Turning out of the foot of the mountain, towards the fog, a stone's throw away from the right front is the location of the heavy grain and grass in the rear of the Hun camp.

The crossbow bolts are wound, the Han sword is unsheathed, the Black Hawk banner is stretched in the wind, and all the knights are ready for battle to charge! Victory, perhaps, is at the moment when the sun comes out!