The mood of sorrow did not last long in the barracks and was diluted by the atmosphere of the New Year, although the New Year in Mobei was far from being compared with the Beijing Division, but King Yu still gave everyone a holiday under the premise of ensuring the defense of the city.

"We are all here to pay the army, and the general has given each of us an extra month!" Xuan Shaoning greeted the soldiers of the Fourth Army with a smile.

"Thank you, General!" Cao Tie smiled and touched the broken silver in his hand.

"Hey, look at your happy appearance, save money to go home and marry a wife and have children?" Lei Peng looked at Cao Tie and teased.

"Isn't this just a rush, but how many people like us can really do it?" Xie Yu didn't look at the silver, and said a little lonely, "It's just such a hope supporting me." ”

"It's the New Year, what are you talking about! Yuzi, if you two brothers give birth to a baby one day, you will have to recognize me as your godfather. Qing Cang quipped.

"Hehe, you think you can be like an iron head, think beautiful!" Meng Kebao unceremoniously poured cold water.

"What do you mean by that? Aren't Uncle Ling and Scarlet Yan father and daughter? Xuan Shaoning immediately read the hidden message from Meng Kebao's words.

"Chief Wu, you were born in the academy, and you are capable of literature and martial arts, I admire this! But when it comes to things in this barracks, it's clear to our brothers. Cao Tie said with a smile, which was very in line with his open-mouthed temperament.

"Yes, Captain Wu, you don't know yet, do you! The girl with the scarlet face is not born to the iron head, do you think, a big man, where is the daughter who guards the frontier all the year round? Meng Kebao was interested when he was asked by Xuan Shaoning, so he didn't need Xuan Shaoning to continue asking, so he went on directly, "That was more than ten years ago, when the Xuanjia Army passed through Jingzhou, Tietou took in an orphan. Originally, there was a rule in the barracks that you couldn't bring your wife and children, but the iron head was so angry that he said that unless he was dealt with by military law, he would never give up! "Meng Kebao is talking about painting and coloring, just like his own experience, "I didn't expect that in the end, the general was really moved by him, and he agreed to him to raise this daughter in the barracks, and also gave this female doll the name 'Scarlet Beauty', speaking of which, Scarlet Yan is already everyone's daughter." ”

"Yo yo, it's like it's true, the previous paragraph is indeed true, but you don't look at how old you are, you want to learn to be a father?" Tao Sikun's words made everyone laugh, which was also a rare happy scene after Song Mi left.

Xuan Shaoning was also smiling, but he thought in his heart, he didn't expect Scarlet Yan's life experience to be like this, Ling Tieying was really not easy.

At noon, Xuan Shaoning, who had nothing to do, decided to go to Shi Gong Zhengyuan and them to talk, so he came to the barracks area of Rusty Che Wei, and saw Shi Gong Zhengyuan's figure from a distance.

"Zhengyuan!" Xuan Shaoning shouted, since entering the barracks, there have been many fewer opportunities for several classmates to meet, and the rare free time in the New Year naturally has to get together with friends.

Xuan Shaoning shouted, and it was not only Shi Gong Zhengyuan who turned back, but also Ling Feiyan, Duan Lang and Huo Qing.

"You're here too, just right, we're all alive!"

"We're getting ready to find you, too."

"Scarlet face, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I'm beautiful again!"

Being praised by Xuan Shaoning like this, Ling Feiyan crossed her hands on her waist and replied with a righteous and awe-inspiring look: "Shaoning, even your mouth has become sweet after you became the commander of the army. ”

"It's a pity, Scarlet Yan is not an ordinary woman......" Duan Lang added with a grin.

"Shaoning, let's go and have a good meal today to celebrate your promotion to Captain!" Huo Qing's loud voice is not inferior to Cao Tie.

"It turns out that you are the one who replaced Song Mi!" A man who looked like a rusty soldier walked in front of Xuan Shaoning, "Violated military discipline twice, killed the commander of the army, and then became the commander of the army, sure enough, he came out of Qingshan Academy, what a skill!" "This person should be slightly older than Xuan Shaoning, and his appearance is ordinary, but the missing half of his left ear is very obvious.

Xuan Shaoning looked at the person in front of him, and saw that his left arm was wrapped with a cyan armband, which was embroidered with a luan bird with wings ready to take off, which was the symbol of the rusty captain, "I don't know what this captain is called, what he did before he did did violate military discipline, but I am afraid that it would be an exaggeration to say that he was framed, and the general has already justified my name." ”

At this time, Shi Gong Zhengyuan and the others also came to Xuan Shaoning's side, and when they heard such an obvious sarcasm from the other party, their faces changed.

Huo Qing was the most impulsive, and shouted at the top of his voice: "What do you mean by this, Shao Ning became the captain of the army by virtue of his own ability, you are jealous!" ”

"Jealousy? Speaking of jealousy, it should be that Zhengyuan is more jealous, right? This person came to Shi Gong Zhengyuan's side with a gloomy smile, "We have all seen Zhengyuan's ability with our own eyes, even he can't be the captain of the army, but he was taken by such a villain, and you are still classmates!" ”

Ling Feiyan grabbed the man's collar, "You dare to talk nonsense again!" ”

Unexpectedly, this person looked indifferent, and continued to play with a rogue temperament, "Yo, what a heroine!" You are an orphan, I really didn't expect that Ling Tieying to be so reluctant, even the general allowed your 'father and daughter' to stay in the army, you are pampered and arrogant! ”

These words completely angered Ling Scarlet Yan, and with one palm, he went towards the door of the man's face, that person was worthy of being Wu Chang, and his skills were not bad, and he retreated sharply to get rid of control and could avoid Ling Scarlet Yan's palm. Ling Scarlet Yan missed the blow, so he planned to attack again, seeing that things were about to get bigger, Xuan Shaoning stopped Ling Scarlet Yan one step at a time, "Scarlet Yan, okay, the more angry you are, the happier he is!" ”

Huo Qing also hurriedly ran up to persuade him, "This person speaks viciously and has a lot of hard work, let's not worry about him!" ”

Just when everyone's attention was focused on that person and Ling Scarlet Yan, Shi Gong Zhengyuan had already bent his bow and arrows to aim at the person who was causing trouble.

"Shi Gong Zhengyuan, what are you going to do!" That person was obviously very afraid of Shi Gong Zhengyuan's archery skills, and when he saw the other party's posture, he was nervous for a while.

"Zhengyuan!" Xuan Shaoning didn't expect that he had just stopped Ling Feiyan, and Shi Gong Zhengyuan was in trouble again, "You have always been calm, why are you following the impulse?" ”

"I'm calm when things happen, but I can't calm down those who dare to slander my brother Gong Zhengyuan, if anyone dares to say more, then don't blame the arrow in my hand", Shi Gong Zhengyuan's tone was already cold, so that this cold winter season instantly cooled down by three points.

"Okay, you are brothers, I am instigated today, but if you are really daring, then don't shake your hands!" After speaking, he turned out to be gone, and Shi Gong Zhengyuan's arrow was neither shot nor put down.

Seeing the man leaving, Xuan Shaoning hurriedly blocked in front of Shi Gong Zhengyuan, and pressed his bow and arrow with both hands, "I knew that you could still hold back after all." ”

"Hold back this time, it's hard to say next time."

Xuan Shaoning held Shi Gong Zhengyuan's hand and said with a smile: "I won't stop it next time." ”

At night, the cold wind was blowing, and Xuan Shaoning was lying alone in a corner of the women's wall, staring at the stars in the night sky.

Song Mi's matter must have been deliberately done by someone, but what was that person's intention? Song Mi is just a military commander, and he is a soldier, how can he be worthy of the enemy's deliberate design and framing? No matter how you think about it, you feel that something is wrong. In addition, what happened during the day made Xuan Shaoning understand: The most important thing in the army is military merit, if you want people to be convinced only by the accumulated prestige, I can become the commander of the army is purely the support of my brothers and the appreciation of King Yu, no wonder some people are not convinced, but I am afraid that there are still many people who are not convinced, and there is only one war to give yourself a chance to perform, but ...... Where is this opportunity?

Thinking of this, Xuan Shaoning slapped himself and scolded: "How can you think so!" In exchange for his own fame by taking the lives of others, the experience of killing people for the first time is still vivid! "But if you think about it, if there is no bloodshed and sacrifice, then how can the merits of the soldiers be reflected?

I shook my head vigorously and wanted to be sober, but I couldn't get rid of the desire that had been born in my heart.

At this moment, King Yu is also worried about looking at the night sky.

"General" Mo Chengfeng looked at King Yu, who was thinly dressed and standing alone in the courtyard, a little worried, "But there is news from the capital?" ”

King Yu withdrew his eyes from looking into the distance, nodded and said, "Today, the messenger from the capital has come. ”

"How?"

"The ministers in the court are all criticizing my Xuanjia Army, saying that although they have not lost an inch of land for many years, they have not gained an inch of land, and the military consumption is so huge, so the ministers asked to reduce the size and military expenditure of the Xuanjia Army."

"Frontier matters can only be decided by imagination? Over the years, how many ministers have been to this desert north? What does the emperor think of this matter? ”

"Fortunately, with the strong sponsorship of Liao Zhen and others, my father did not agree to the ministers' request, but he also urged us to take action as soon as possible."

"Well, the general is planning to ......."

"If you start in the spring, you have to give an explanation to the imperial court."

"The enemy and us are now evenly matched, and once the delicate balance is broken, I am afraid that the war will be raging."

"How can I not understand the truth? Five days later, gather all the generals to come to the palace! ”

"Yes!"

Five days later, the New Year's holiday is over, the New Year atmosphere in Yecang City has not yet dissipated, and all the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army have returned to normal. On the first day after the festival, the house was very lively.

Jin Jiawei's four major commanders: Ou Luyang, Yuan Yao, Geng Yan, Pei Zhenghao; Xia Junmao, the commander of the Cold Sword Guard; The captains of the Rusty Guard: Xiang Ang, Zhan Ting; Peng Anze, the commander of Tun Lianwei, was all present.

King Yu sat down in the middle of the hall and said calmly: "A few days ago, there was news in the capital that our army was working very hard to defend the frontier, and the emperor was very pleased and determined to continue to keep the various expenses of our army unchanged; However, our army has been guarding Mobei for several years, and although it has not lost an inch of land, it has not been able to expand its territory, and the ministers of the DPRK and China are still quite criticized, so I invite you here today to discuss the war after the beginning of the spring. ”

King Yu first raised and then suppressed, and he also made things clear and clear.

"These literati only know how easy it is to expand their territory on paper!" Peng Anze was the first to speak, this person was tall and slender, with a dark complexion, and a pair of eyes that sparkled.

"Having said that, after all, we are far away in the world, and the emperor can still listen to the words of those literati better, rather than being indignant, it is better to think of ways to deal with it." It was Pei Ye's grandson Pei Zhenghao who spoke, he inherited the heroic style of his ancestors, his green silk cloud temples are very neat, his eyes are like Langxing, his face is handsome, his body is well-proportioned, and he has the style of a Confucian general, which makes people feel good when he looks at it.

"The beginning of spring is a critical period for the development of people's livelihood in Xiliang, which is generally dominated by a truce, and if we can raise all the materials in a short period of time, we can go all out in this period!" Xiang Ang very much agreed with the time chosen by King Yu.

"So, the next step is to choose your target!" Ou Luyang threw this question out, "The closest Xiliang town to our army is Yongcheng, if you can win Yongcheng, it will be a big result, and it will definitely make Longyan happy!" ”

For Ou Luyang's statement, King Yu obviously disagreed: "This operation should not choose Yongcheng, although it is a major town in Xiliang, but the number of defenders in Yongcheng is more than ours, many years of confrontation between the two armies have made Yongcheng construction impregnable, and the north of the city is a large military camp in Xiliang, if we can't capture it in a short period of time, then the northern army will arrive in a very short time, then our army will be the enemy on the back, and the situation will be extremely disadvantageous." ”

Ou Luyang didn't expect King Yu to directly reject his proposal, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, so he could only continue to ask: "Then the general has a certain number in his heart?" ”

"Yes, I chose to dial the clouds!" King Yu said it categorically.

Diayun Village is located about eighty miles west of Yongcheng, only fifty miles away from Yecang City, it is an outpost set up by Xiliang to guard against the beam, there are more than 1,000 troops stationed all year round, and it can monitor every move of Yecang City, it can be said that it is a nail that Xiliang inserts into the hinterland of the beam and has to be removed.

"Now the leader of this group of Yunzhai is Chun Yuqian, whose official position is the commander of the capital, who is brave and ruthless, radical and inflexible, and he can have today, all because of his brother - now he is the Chun Yu of the Xiliang Army." The geographical location of Diayun Village does not need to be detailed, and the people present are very clear, and Mo Chengfeng gave a detailed introduction to the guards, which is also in response to King Yu's proposal.

"Whether it is the geographical location, the degree of threat to us, or the ability of the guards, the cloud village is indeed the most suitable target, but the reason why it has not been done for a long time is also obvious to all." Zhan Thunder pointed out the difficulties of this battle.

Payun Zhai and Yongcheng, Xiliang Northern Army formed a horn of each other, not only not far from Yongcheng, from the Northern Army is only 30 miles, once Payun Zhai is attacked, the Northern Army can come to the rescue in a short time; If it is entangled by the northern army, then Yongcheng will send troops to attack Yecang City, and the Xuanjia army is already at a disadvantage in numbers, and once the battle situation becomes like this, it will be in a very passive position.

"The stakes are very clear, no matter how difficult it is, this time we will definitely get rid of Diaoyun Village in one fell swoop!" King Yu walked to the side of the map model in the middle of the hall, his eyes fixed on the small banner marked with the location of the cloud village, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

Seeing that King Yu was so resolute, everyone was a little stunned for a while, and they didn't understand why King Yu suddenly had such determination in the face of this old problem.

"General, the last general has an idea!" Pei Zhenghao stood up first, "Gather superior forces to first cut off the connection between the Northern Army and the Cloud Village; secondly, to preemptively lead the army to feint and attack Yongcheng; In the end, troops were sent to attack the cloud village, so that they could not meet each other on three sides. ”

When Ou Luyang heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Is Commander Pei joking?" Our Xuanjia army is only 50,000, how can we achieve such a plan to disperse our troops? In case something goes wrong, I'm just afraid of ......."

"Therefore, the distribution of troops is very important, and the only way to capture the cloud village is to win more with less, and to quickly defeat the enemy!" Pei Zhenghao didn't wait for Ou Luyang to finish speaking, and then preemptively said his thoughts.

King Yu didn't say a word after hearing this, obviously he was hesitating, Pei Zhenghao's plan is indeed feasible, but it is really difficult to determine who can undertake the attack on Diaoyun Village, although it is not to send him to death, but it is also a life of nine deaths, there is no lack of brave people in Xuanjia, and it is difficult to choose if he is outnumbered and quickly take Diaoyun Village.

Xia Junmao saw King Yu's concerns, and Mao Sui recommended himself: "General, rushing to kill on the battlefield and quickly controlling the enemy is the original intention of my cold knife, and the task of capturing Yunzhai this time will be handed over to me!" ”

King Yu retracted his gaze and looked at Xia Junmao, his eyes were complicated, "Xia Duwei ......"

Before he finished speaking, Xia Junmao suddenly knelt down on one knee and pleaded: "Raising troops for a thousand days is used for a while, I implore the general to agree!" "The attitude is resolute and earnest, and it can't help but be moving.

When King Yu was still hesitating, Pei Zhenghao also knelt beside Xia Junmao, and said: "The last general is willing to lead Jinjia to block the Northern Army of Xiliang, and make every effort to buy time for Xia Duwei!" ”

"And count me!" Yuan Yao also joined.

"The last general is willing to lead the rusty claw to attack Yongcheng!" Xiang Ang and Zhan Ting also expressed their stance at the same time.

Seeing that all the generals asked for battle, Ou Luyang also realized that this matter was a certainty, and he couldn't fall behind, so he had to follow the invitation to fight, "The last general is also willing!" ”

King Yu looked at these generals who resolutely asked for battle, and his confidence was even stronger, and he stretched his brows and ordered: "Pei Zhenghao, Xiang Ang, you are all in one place, and you will go all out to block the northern army of Xiliang; Yuan Yao, Geng Yan, and Zhan Ting, the three of you feinted to attack Yongcheng; Ou Luyang stayed in Cangcheng at night; Xia Junmao, go all out to capture the cloud village! Prepare now and remove this nail in three days! ”

"Yes!"

When the news came that the whole army had entered a state of combat readiness and was going to attack Puyun Village with all its might, Xuan Shaoning knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had come.

"Are you sure?" Xia Junmao, who was standing in the camp tent, put down the affairs in his hand and looked up at the two people in front of him, these two people were none other than Lu Xiang and Xuan Shaoning. Ever since he heard that the Han Dao Guard would attack the Cloud Breaker alone, Xuan Shaoning had already decided to take the lead by the fourth army he was in, but he was not the one who sacrificed the lives of others in exchange for his military merits, not to mention that he had promised Song Mi to take care of these brothers.

"You're going to take the lead?" Although Xia Junmao affirmed Xuan Shaoning's personal ability, after all, he had never experienced real gun combat, and the cruelty of the battlefield was unbearable for ordinary people, "I understand very well that you want to show yourself and earn military merits, which is the quality that a soldier should have, but you must know that being brave and dying in vain are two different things." Xia Junmao glanced at Lu Xiang again, as if to blame him for not stopping his subordinates' senseless impulse in time.

Xuan Shaoning had long expected that Xia Junmao would definitely not be so easily persuaded, so when he heard this, he was not in a hurry to argue, but slowly waited for Xia Junmao to finish speaking, and then explained: "Xia Duwei, I also expected that you would persuade me like this, but this time I am definitely not joking with my own and my brothers' lives or even the success or failure of this operation, I am prepared."

This aroused Xia Junmao's interest: "Oh? Could it be that you have a bamboo in your mind? ”