On the official road leading from Handan to Yanmen Pass, a figure hidden in a dark red robe galloped by. The Liuyun Horse under the seat gasped for breath in his mouth and nose, condensing Bai Lian in the cold air.

The red-robed woman on the horse looked up at the sky that was gradually darkening, and her heart was a little more anxious, and the speed of the Liuyun Horse had been pushed to the extreme. It is still more than 300 miles away from the Ninth Army.

"Something that doesn't work." She cursed secretly, let go of the reins, jumped off the horse's back, and swept quickly with a light skill, a few points faster than the Liuyun horse.

After Heqing separated from Jingge, she returned to Handan City, she is the great protector of Xiliang, she is in charge of many affairs on weekdays, and there are many disciples under her.

She was about to leave on a long journey, and she had to explain some important things to her subordinates. After all, it took a long time to get it right.

Then she came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and said goodbye to Zhuge Yin. King Liang and Her Royal Highness the Princess are not in Handan City, and all the officials are under the control of Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng. She is in a high position, and if she wants to leave for a long time, she naturally has to report to the Prime Minister in person.

"Mr. Zhuge , I'm going to leave Xiliang for a while." She respects Zhuge Yin very much, and she never claims to be this seat in front of him.

"Oh? Why? Zhuge Yin asked.

"I want to travel the world, visit famous mountains and rivers, and pay homage to talented people. It's just that the reason for this is inconvenient to talk to Mr. in detail. He Qing replied that she naturally couldn't tell the princess's secret.

"I don't say anything about the Dharma protector, but I already know it." Zhuge Yin shook the feather fan lightly and smiled, he was clever, how could he not guess the reason.

"Alas! Her Royal Highness the Princess has been with my third brother for a long time, and it is normal for her to have secret feelings, so I just hope that you will not miss the great cause. He sighed.

"If you want to come to Your Highness, you have your own measure." He Qing saw that Zhuge Yin had seen through it, so he didn't have to hide it, so he just said so.

As for whether the little girl is really measured, the ghost knows. When she is emotional, she can do anything stupid, she muttered to herself.

"If that's the case, the Dharma protector will go by himself, and there is no need to worry about the matter of Xiliang." Zhuge Yin arched his hand and agreed to her leaving.

"Prime Minister, report from the army." As soon as Zhuge Yin's voice fell, a messenger trotted in and presented a report stamped with the seal of the military department.

He Qing was about to leave, but suddenly saw Zhuge Yin just open the letter, and his face immediately changed, so he stopped.

"Ignorant child, harm my Xiliang army." Zhuge Yin was shocked and angry, and shouted in a lost voice.

"Mr. Zhuge , is there any bad news?" He Qing asked puzzled, she glanced at the letter in Zhuge Yin's hand.

This is just an ordinary military envelope, which is used to convey information such as daily military transfers and defense. If there is a major military situation such as a defeat or attack, it should be stamped with an emergency mark and transmitted as soon as possible.

Zhuge Yin handed the letter and newspaper in her hand to He Qing, she is the protector of Xiliang, and her status is respected, so she is naturally qualified to check the military newspaper.

After reading it, Heqing was even more confused. Why is the Prime Minister, who has always been like a god, calm and calm, so out of shape? Is he worried about the safety of his third brother? This is impossible.

"Is there anything wrong with this letter? The Tuoba commander just used Jing Qing's son as a bait, intending to secretly attack when the northwest frontier army came out to rescue. Even if it doesn't work, it won't have any serious consequences. He Qing said strangely, it is not a bad idea to surround that person without killing it.

As the commander of Xiliang, it is natural to try to break through the Yanmen Pass, and there is nothing wrong with what he has done.

"Yanmen Pass is heavily defended, Yang Wei is cautious by nature, and wise and brave. How could such a clumsy trick be broken? Zhuge Yin said.

Also, in the past twenty years, the Xiliang Army has never been able to advance an inch, how could it be captured so easily.

"Even so, it's not impossible for Commander Tuoba to give it a try." He Qing said that he commanded the three armies and sat outside the gate, as it should be.

"There's nothing wrong with attacking. But if you look at this chart, he is anxious for quick success, and he thinks that he really has a chance to break through the Yanmen Pass. Divide the army into two wings of Yanmen Pass in order to follow quickly. Zhuge Yin pointed to the report and said.

"If you can really break through the Yanmen Pass, it will naturally be good. But if that doesn't work, both of these places are not suitable for long-term stationing. He will inevitably order people to pull out the village and retreat, Yanmen Pass only needs to send troops to pursue, and my Xiliang army will be defeated. Zhuge Yin said bitterly.

He Qing was silent for a moment, still not believing what Zhuge Yin said, and it was too unbelievable to conclude that the Xiliang army was defeated based on just one report.

"Commander Tuoba may not be able to succeed in taking the opportunity to attack Yanmen Pass." Kazuharu whispered that the date of this report was three days ago. Calculating the time, that kid should have arrived at Yanmen Pass, hundreds of miles away, today.

"Hmph, I'm afraid that my third brother has now returned safely to Yanmen Pass, ordered his troops and horses, and waited for him to order the army to pull out the camp and retreat." Zhuge snorted coldly, anxious in his heart, but helpless.

At this time, it was past noon, and Yanmen Pass was nearly a thousand miles away from Handan, and even if the express news reached there, it was midnight.

"The Northwest Army has never dared to go out of the pass to engage our army, even if it is really as Mr. expected, they will not necessarily go out of the pass to sneak attack." Kazuharu said.

"It is expected that Tuoba Chang's mind is like you at this time, thinking that the Northwest Army will not dare to go out of the customs, paralyzed carelessly, and will not be guarded. But they don't know the truth that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Zhuge Yin shook his head and said.

When He Qing heard this, his heart was shocked, as expected, the Xiliang Army and Daqin have been facing each other for a long time, and Daqin has never been able to fight, presumably the soldiers are full of pride.

"Yang Wei is cautious by nature, and he does not seek merit but no fault. If you really didn't have to worry too much in the past, but now, my third brother is also in the gate. He will not miss this opportunity. Zhuge Yin sighed.

He never expected that Tuoba would find out about Jing Ge's whereabouts and come up with such a clumsy plan, let alone that he would let the army be stationed in such a taboo place.

"I am kind to him, and he should not be ungrateful. You may not lead an army to attack my Xiliang, right? He Qing pondered for a moment and said, she had been with Jing Ge for a few days, and felt that he was not a merciless person.

"My third brother attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and in normal times, he will definitely think twice, maybe he will let go of this opportunity. However, at this time, it happened that the plan of the imperial capital was implemented, and the state of Qi declared war on Great Qin. ”

He was worried that once the beacon fire was ignited, Daqin would not be able to take care of each other. We, Xiliang, will take the opportunity to storm Yanmen Pass, and the Northwest Army will definitely suffer heavy losses. The Northwest Army is his father's life's work and his legacy. How do you say that he would have watched the Northwest Army in danger. We will definitely take the opportunity to defeat our Xiliang army to ensure the safety of Yanmen Pass. Zhuge said in a gloomy voice, he expected that Jingge would not miss this opportunity, and at this time tomorrow, he should receive an urgent report of the defeat of the Ninth Legion.

"I immediately rushed to Yanmen Pass and informed the Tuoba Commander to take strict precautions." He Qing said, not daring to delay for a moment, he hurriedly left the Prime Minister's Mansion, and changed a Liuyun horse every hundred miles along the official road, hoping to catch up.

Zhuge Yin put the feather fan in front of him, shook his head and sighed, "Alas, it's really a tiger returning to the mountain." Third brother, third brother, how long have you been back? ”

He knew in his heart that even if He Qing rushed to it quickly, it would be too late, so he immediately summoned an envoy: ordered Yu Yan, the commander of the Seventh Legion, to order his fire rate army to go to Yanmen Pass to garrison, and reorganize the defeated and retreating soldiers along the way, without a military order, not to fight with the Great Qin army without authorization.

"Why don't you lead your army in pursuit of them as they retreat?" Tuoba Chang asked sharply in the military tent of the Ninth Legion, and the one who knelt down in front of him was the general of Yanmen Pass who ambushed the soldiers today.

"The last general has not been ordered, and they have already retreated after regrouping the army." The general replied.

"Waste." Tuoba often cursed, tens of thousands of troops were there, and it was a shame to let the Northwest Army retreat to Yanmen Pass without any reaction.

"The commander is angry, no wonder he, who would have thought that the son of Jingqing would be so cunning that he would attack our ambush army first and then retreat." Mr. Fan said he didn't expect it.

Tuoba Chang snorted coldly, and his anger disappeared a little. Originally, I was counting on this opportunity to break through the Yanmen Pass, but now it seems that a lot of work has been wasted.

"Now it's better to order the front-line soldiers to retreat and join the Chinese army, the front army is too low-lying, it will accumulate rain and snow, and it is inconvenient to move, it is not a long-term station." Mr. Fan said that the army was stationed there only because it was relatively secluded and close enough to support the vanguard raiders.

"Well, pass the order, and the left and right armies will withdraw to their original camp." Tuoba Chang slowed down and nodded, and ordered.

"Commander Tuoba, please let the front-line soldiers first sort out the lineup when they retreat, take strict precautions, and allocate and retreat to prevent thieves in the customs from taking the opportunity to sneak attack." One of the staff members said.

He was a little worried, the Xiliang garrison was too dangerous, it was on a low slope, if the Great Qin cavalry crossed the top of the slope and descended, the momentum of the dive would be unstoppable.

"There is no need to be so troublesome, the Northwest Army is afraid of our Xiliang army day and night, and they dare not go out of the customs at all. It will take a lot of time to allocate and retreat, and now it is the middle of winter, and it may snow heavily one day, and those soldiers will suffer in vain. Mr. Fan waved his hand and said, how dare the Northwest Army come out when they are cowering in the pass.

"There has been no snow in recent days." The staff member whispered.

Mr. Fan glanced at him coldly, the military staff was headed by him, and now he actually put forward opinions different from his own, trying to cover himself?

"Oh? Do you still look at the time of day? Mr. Fan asked in a weird way.

"Under ... I know a little bit below..."The staff member replied with a little stammer, his surname is Xu Mingzhe, he has not been a fledgling for a long time, and he has not yet made meritorious contributions. Therefore, there is some nervousness, and when you are nervous, it is not good to speak.

"Since you can watch the sky, why don't you go there to be a heavenly watcher, pray for the blessings and rain of the people, but come here to be a staff member?" Mr. Fan interrupted him, and the people present burst into laughter.

"Under ... Next... Think... At... Giving the people the benefit of the people in the army may... It would be better. He whispered, laughter muffling his words so that no one could hear them.

"Okay, I guess the thieves of the Qin State don't have the guts to go out again, so don't worry." Tuoba often waved his hand.

It was already dark, and He Qing abandoned his horse and flew along the official road. As a supreme powerhouse, she is naturally incredibly fast in moving and transferring in a short distance. But the long-distance journey is not much faster than that of Liuyunju, and the consumption of physical internal strength is not small.

"You ungrateful white-eyed wolf, stealing the heart of Her Royal Highness the princess of my family doesn't count, and you want to harm Xiliang, it's really despicable and shameless, if Your Highness no longer thinks about you one day, this seat will be the first to strangle you."

He Qing gradually became tired, and the resentment in his heart suddenly became angry, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help cursing.

If it weren't for that guy, I'd be running around here in the middle of the night, I'm really angry. It's dark along the way, there is no figure, it's weird and gloomy, will there be ghosts! Thinking of this, my heart was slightly hairy, and my feet were a little faster.

She is a strong cultivator, and there are few opponents in the world, but at this moment, she is like a timid girl, afraid of ghosts.