The snow has stopped, the wind has not abated, and the clouds have not stopped.

Li Yaoshi was anxious, and kept whipping the war horse, he was in a hurry now, the sooner he arrived in Xiping, the more he could grasp the initiative, for this reason, he did not hesitate to abandon the main force, leading two thousand cavalry to rush non-stop. Fortunately, the snow stopped, and the snow on this road was not very thick, and the war horses could run. But it also means that the enemy is about to start moving.

The mountains are covered with snow, like a dream.

There are still a few days before the New Year, I'm afraid that at this time, the Central Plains is already ready to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, think about yourself, and spend the New Year on horseback or in the military tent, Pharmacist Li is very desolate in his heart, change his mind, and relieved, it is he galloping here, the Central Plains can be so peaceful, isn't it?

"Soldiers, hurry up, we must occupy Xiping City before most of the enemy arrives." Pharmacist Li gritted his teeth and shouted.

"Yes!" The soldiers began to urge their horses, scrambling as if they were in a race.

……

Xiping, a small city, the population is not large, the city wall is not high, but this city, between the two mountains, just like the pass, want to attack Jincheng, either you go over the mountains and mountains, or you have to pass from here, the geographical location can be said to be a husband when the pass is not open. And under the city, it is a plain in front of the mountain, with a wide field of vision, which is not good news for the battle, and Menghu is still a cavalry, and he will not be stupid enough to attack Xiping, so he can only attack first and occupy this place. Pharmacist Li knew that Meng Ge must have thought of it, otherwise their vanguard would not have appeared near Xiping so soon.

……

General Kaneshiro's Mansion.

Chang Dan sat in front of the brazier, looking at the letter in his hand. This was sent by Chang Long urgently, saying that he had arrived in Chang'an, and was preparing for the expedition of the coalition army, and the affairs of the front line were handed over to him with full authority.

Chang Dan looked at this letter, he really didn't know what his mood was, this letter didn't look like it was written by his father at all, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Young master." Vice General Wang shouted outside the door.

"Enter." Chang Dan put away the letter and said.

"Young master, I brought you the military flag you ordered." Vice General Wang walked in with a folded military flag in both hands.

Chang Dan hurriedly got up and took the military flag with both hands.

"General Wang, if anyone enters the city these days and says they are seeing me, you will let them in." Chang Dan said unhurriedly, and put the military flag on the table.

Vice General Wang was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he could only obey the order.

"Then he will retire."

"Go ahead."

Vice General Wang closed the door and turned around, strange, this feeling was different in an instant, like a different person...... It feels ...... It looks like Chang Long back then.

……

Two or three days passed, and the people of Jincheng also hung red lanterns in their homes, and the streets were lively, after all, no matter what, the New Year still had to be celebrated.

The subordinates of the General's Mansion began to arrange the inside and outside early in the morning.

Chang Dan was not idle, he climbed up to the city tower early in the morning and inspected it.

"Report!"

"What's wrong?" Chang Dan was about to go down the city tower when he bumped into a soldier running quickly.

"Xiping urgent!" The soldier presents the military newspaper.

Chang Dan frowned, the secret way is not good, it seems that Xiping is in trouble, and he reached out to take the military report.

"Let's go down."

"Yes!"

Chang Dan went downstairs while looking at the military report, and as expected, the vanguard cavalry led by Li Yaoshi encountered the enemy.

……

Council Chamber.

"What's the matter, young master?" Vice General Wang hurriedly ran over and saw Chang Dan's solemn face.

"It seems that the enemy is moving faster than us, and the vanguard of our army has encountered the enemy in the southern suburbs of Xiping." Chang Dan points on the map.

"What?!" Vice General Wang was taken aback, thinking that this was bad, it seemed that Xiping had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and as a result, Jincheng was in danger.

"There's no way, if you don't take Xiping, you can't wait for the coalition forces to come, and Jincheng will already be lost. The enemy army is 50,000, our army is 10,000, and the chances of victory are slim...... Alas. "Chang Dan is a little lost, and now that he has lost his first move, he will definitely have no chance of winning if he fights hard, so he can only find a way to drag it until the coalition arrives.

"Why don't you let the last general send troops to help?" Vice Admiral Wang asked for battle.

"Soldiers? Where did we get the soldiers? Chang Dan smiled bitterly.

"There are two thousand in Jincheng, I will bring one thousand to support, the young master will stay, if the front line fails, the young master can take the people to evacuate." Vice General Wang was very decisive and quickly made a very safe decision.

Chang Dan thought about it a little, this is the last resort, it is safer, but isn't it too unwilling to admit defeat like this!

"The general is really experienced in a hundred battles, but I am the young master of Chang'an Mansion, how can I be cowardly before fighting, besides, our army is not without a chance of winning."

Chang Dan knew that Chang Long's letter did not blame him for acting privately, did not blame him for meddling in military affairs, but asked him to pay attention to safety, which is to tell him that you are the young master of Chang'an Mansion, my son of Chang Long, since you have gone, you will not be able to return. If he goes back now, I am afraid that the responsibility for the defeat at the front will fall on his head, and when the time comes, the coalition forces will be held accountable...... That's it, I can still do a lot, and I can talk about other things.

"Young master, there is no time to delay, the last general will set off, take care!" Vice General Wang didn't wait for Chang Dan to speak, and said loudly.

Chang Dan was stunned, what does this mean?

"General Wang!" Chang Dan said sternly.

"Young master, I'm sorry, when I come back, you will cure me for disobedience." Vice Admiral Wang said, picked up his knife and went away.

Chang Dan looked at the back of Vice General Wang and sighed: Fortunately!

"Come, put up a notice to inform the people of the city that the enemy army is approaching and is ready to evacuate at any time." Chang Dan ordered.

The guards outside the gate took the order and left.

It seems that this New Year is destined to be over.

Hearing Chang Dan's words, the busy people in the courtyard all stopped their hands and looked depressed.