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On the tenth day of the first month of March, in front of Yanyun Pass, Liu Ce finally arrived at the place where the army was assembled......

On the other side, Jiang Xun, who came with the army to see him off, and her wife Shi Yunlan were instructing Jiang Ruoyan what to pay attention to when she traveled all the way......

"Yan'er, this trip is unusual, it is dangerous and abnormal, you must obey Liu Ce's arrangement, for your father believes that he will protect your ......"

"Yan'er, after the canonization of the gods, you are Liu Ce's wife, in fact, my mother still doesn't worry about you going to such a dangerous place in Heyuan, there are no eyes for knives and guns, remember to follow Ce'er, there is no place in this world that is safer than staying by his side, but don't make trouble for him, you know?"

Jiang Xun and his wife are quite uneasy about Jiang Ruoyan's expedition with the army, after all, their daughter has never traveled such a long way, although they used to travel back and forth to the Far East Jiangnan, but they are all opened up sea routes, and there is basically no risk.

But this time is different, not only by land, but more importantly, to go to the Heyuan battlefield before, it is said that it has become a purgatory on earth, although Jiang Ruoyan has seen the cruelty of war, but she has never experienced that kind of fighting and fighting scene, and Jiang Xun and his wife can't help but feel very uneasy.

But fortunately, with Liu Ce, a battle-hardened general, they are also a lot more relieved.

Jiang Ruoyan saluted her parents and said softly: "Dad, mother, don't worry, the child will remember the instructions of the two, obey Liu Ce's arrangement, and never cause trouble for him......"

Jiang Xun nodded, and then looked at Liu Ce, who was parading, and his eyes suddenly became bright......

Mrs. Shi looked at Jiang Ruoyan's body, looked carefully for a while, then sighed and put her head to her ear and whispered, "Yan'er, are you still guarding the palace sand?" ”

When Jiang Ruoyan heard this, her pretty face suddenly turned red, and she said to Mrs. Shi: "Mother, why are you asking this?" ”

Mrs. Shi said: "What's the matter, you have been with Ce'er for so long, and this kid hasn't touched you?" Are you unwilling or ......"

"Mother, what are you talking nonsense?" Jiang Ruoyan snorted and interrupted Mrs. Shi's words, "Liu Ce and I respect each other like guests, and there is no transgression courtesy......"

"Alas......" A hint of disappointment flashed on Mrs. Shi's face, "Ce'er, this kid is just too serious, sometimes I really hope that he can be a jerk, for both mother and your father are still counting on hugging their grandson earlier......"

"Mother, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, what is this......" Jiang Ruoyan's face was as red as an apple, and she was busy holding Mrs. Shi's hand and swaying.

Mrs. Shi said with a straight face: "Yan'er, you will be twenty in a few months, and you will be the eldest and not small, your mother is at your age, you can walk, this matter can't be delayed any longer......"

Speaking of this, he complained in a low voice: "Ce'er doesn't take the initiative, you won't take the initiative, we Yan'er want to have a posture, and a figure, as long as you hint a little, I don't believe that Ce'er can hold this child, I really don't want to teach you as a mother, I want your father to ...... back then."

"Okay mother, don't talk about it...... Jiang Ruoyan hurriedly interrupted Mrs. Shi's words, "The army is about to set off, you and your father should also go back to Yuanzhou earlier, and the child promises to return to the Far East safely......"

But Mrs. Shi patted the back of her hand and said earnestly, "Hold on, ......"

Jiang Ruoyan was speechless for a while......

On the side of the army, after Liu Ce inspected the army that went out, he nodded with satisfaction, and Wei Ji and Zhou Cen and others behind him looked at the ironclad army that was on the march, and they were also full of blood.

Just as Liu Ce was about to pull out his saber and start voathing, the end of the year of the Intelligence Department suddenly approached Liu Ce and whispered: "Lord Military Governor, visit Malay to report, Duan Hong has been proclaimed emperor in Heyuan, and the country name is Chang ......."

Liu Ce was stunned when he heard this, and Xu Wenjing, who heard the news next to him, also looked stiff.

After a short time, Liu Ce waved his hand to signal the end of the year to retreat slightly: "I know, you go down first......"

"Subordinates retire ......" At the end of the year, he turned around and left across the horse.

After leaving at the end of the year, Liu Ce asked Xu Wenjing: "Military advisor, what do you think, Duan Hong is the emperor, could it be that Gaoyang has fallen?" ”

Xu Wenjing thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Lord Military Governor, do you think this is possible?" It was Wei Yi who was guarding Gaoyang, no matter how brave and good the others under Duan Hong were, it would be impossible to conquer Gaoyang in such a short period of time......"

Liu Ce nodded: "That's strange, could it be that this time Hong's brain is sick from water?" Before the source of the river was taken down, he couldn't wait to be called the emperor, wasn't he afraid of causing public anger? ”

Xu Wenjing thought for a while and analyzed Liu Ce: "Lord Military Governor, my subordinates think that Duan Hong's claim to be emperor at this time is definitely not a whim, just imagine that Duan Hong has been dealing with Zhao, Lin and the Thunder Army in Heyuan Jingtai for more than ten years, and he is by no means a person who is self-willed, and there are two reasons for the ignorance of his subordinates.

The first point is that Duan Hong is bound to Heyuan, he has enough confidence to conquer Gaoyang, and then directly take Wuliang Town and then go down to Caizhou City, as long as Gaoyang and Caizhou can do one, then he can control the entire Heyuan, as for Jingtai, the terrain is easy to attack and difficult to defend, it is far easier than taking Heyuan,

These two, the officials and generals of the surrounding states and provinces all have their own ghosts, as expected by their subordinates, after Duan Hong became emperor, their true colors will gradually surface, I am afraid that when the time comes, not only will they not help Heyuan exterminate the thieves, but will take this opportunity to sit big,

Lord Commander, it seems that this trip to the source of the river is far more complicated than we thought before, are you really sure that you will go on the expedition? ”

After listening to Xu Wenjing's analysis, Liu Ce's eyes were light, and he looked at Tu Dayong, the guard of Yanyun Pass, not far away, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Liu Ce opened his mouth and said: "The army is ready to fly, no matter how the situation in the Guannei evolves, this trip to Heyuan still has to go on, this military governor wants to see how many cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods dare to stop the progress of my Jingwei battalion on this road!" ”

"Lord Inspector is wise......" Xu Wenjing bowed.

"What do you say? Tell this king to listen to it too......" Wei Ji, who had been eavesdropping on the two of them, suddenly jumped out and asked with a smile, "This king is also a prisoner, what is the important matter, you can't hide it from this king......"

Liu Ce glanced back at Wei Ji, and saw that he still looked cynical, so he said to Xu Wenjing: "Military advisor, you go up and explain to the military supervisor all the way, this military governor will go to swear an oath......"

After speaking, he left Wei Ji and walked towards the assembled army alone......

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