Song House.

Li Yan has been waiting here for more than an hour, and he will return to Xihai the day after tomorrow, so he has come to see Song Miao today.

Now that the situation in Xihai has changed, and Hu Lu has been defeated, he should go back and prepare as soon as possible, otherwise once the Wei army drives straight in, Xihai and Xijun will face tremendous pressure.

When Song Miao entered the mansion, he went straight to the hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Li Yan greeting him.

"Yan'er, you're here." Song Miao said with a smile.

"Grandpa Song, you're finally back. Yan'er made a special trip to bid farewell to Grandpa Song today, and Yan'er returned to Xihai early the morning after tomorrow. Li Yan saluted Song Xuan.

"Oh? In such a hurry? Song Miao looked up and asked after sitting down.

"Yes, Grandpa Song. General Lei Ming sent a letter, the Wei army under the command of Changsun Song, a few days ago crossed the Yin Mountain, smashed the Rouran royal court, Hu Lu was defeated and fled, the Wei army is now in full swing, if you don't take precautions early, when the Wei army moves westward, I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with it. ”

"Huh? There are such things, but you are right, no matter whether the Wei army advances westward or not, we must take precautions as early as possible, and we must not let the Wei army invade our Daliang border. Song Miao was shocked when he heard this, and then said with a serious face.

"Grandpa Song, Yan'er knows. This time, the Wei army of 100,000 troops marched against Rouran, and the 200,000 Rouran army was defeated, although Hu Lu was defeated and fled, but the foundation of Rouran is still there, and the Wei army should not come to the nest, and I Xihai is not to come and leave as soon as I want. Li Yan said in a low voice.

"Hmm. The safety of Northern Xinjiang is entrusted to you, and now that I have just experienced a big war, it is best not to fight with the Wei army, otherwise once the war is together, the soldiers, horses, money and food will be consumed hugely, which is not conducive to my Daliang accumulating national strength. Song Xuan's face was solemn, and now he urgently needs to recuperate, and it is not good to restart the war.

"Follow Grandpa Song's teachings, Yan'er knows." Li Yan got up and bowed down and said.

"After you arrive in the West Sea, you must think twice before acting, and you must not act rashly." Song Miao admonished.

The two talked in the hall for more than an hour, and Li Yan returned to the Pingbei General's Mansion.

He was going to leave Jiuquan the day after tomorrow, so Li Yan was in the house to accompany Linghu for the past two days, and now that the weather is warmer, Linghu's body has improved greatly, so Li Yan is also relieved to return to Xihai.

The night before leaving, Li Yan went to the Liangwang Mansion to meet Li Wei, in addition to telling himself to handle the military affairs of the West Sea and strictly prevent the invasion of the Wei army, Li Wei did not say much.

In the early morning, Li Yan walked out of the mansion under the reluctant gaze of Linghu Mingyue, Xin'er was even more secretly crying, Li Yan went to the West Sea and didn't know when he would be able to come back, which made them feel a little worried.

Li Yan and Han Qian and their entourage left Jiuquan and went all the way north to the West Sea, only a few people in the city knew that Li Yan was going to return to the West Sea, and the group rode fast horses and raised a burst of sand and dust.

A day and a night later, Li Yan and his entourage had entered the territory of the West Sea, which is now very different from two years ago, and many wastelands have been reclaimed and planted with corn.

"Childe, it's been less than twenty miles from here to Xihai City, should you go directly to the city or go to Longshoujian to see Wei Liang and them?" Han Qian rode his horse to Li Yan's side and asked.

"If it's still early today, let's go see Wei Liang and them first, I don't know if they're lazy if I haven't seen them for half a year, let's go." Li Yan thought for a while, and said with a squeeze of the horse's belly.

"Yes. All keep up. Han Qian commanded towards the Blood Wolf Guard behind him.

Two hours later, Li Yan and his entourage finally came to the Blood Wolf Guard camp near Longshou Stream, and the Blood Wolf Guard on duty was both surprised and delighted when they saw Li Yan coming in person.

"The last general has seen the general." Wei Liang knelt down on one knee at Li Yan and said.

"Get up."

"Thank you, General, please take a seat." Wei Liang got up and said.

Li Yan nodded, sat down on the main seat, and said in a deep voice: "When Ben General came in, he found that there were many new faces in the camp, Wei Liang, tell me about the current situation of the Blood Wolf Guard. ”

"Yes, General. Last year, in the battle to eliminate the pseudo-Liang, the blood wolf guard killed eighty-four people, and more than 30 brothers were injured, after returning from the end of the general selected one hundred and twenty people from the Zhenbei army, eight people died in training, and now the blood wolf guard has a total of 279 people, please ask the general to order. Wei Liang said slowly.

"Good. I've worked hard for you. They must be trained strictly, now that the border is unstable, and war may break out at any time, they will see blood sooner or later. Li Yan got up and patted Wei Liang's shoulder and said in a deep voice.

"Yes. The last will obey. ”

Li Yan inspected the Blood Wolf Guard camp, and then entered the Longshou Stream with Han Qian, and did not come out until it was almost dark.

"Childe, sooner or later, the iron and stone of this Black Stone Cliff will be excavated, which is very unfavorable for us. If there is not enough iron, it will be difficult for our Zhenbei Army to expand its army. And Hulu Khan is there~" Han Qian said and glanced at Li Yan.

"yes. Now we can only take one step at a time, and the top priority is to reorganize the army to prevent the Wei army from raiding. ”

Li Yan and his party returned to Xihai City without disturbing others, and only Yang Shizhong, who was patrolling the city, knew that Li Yan had returned.

Early the next morning, Li Yan ordered to convene the officers above the rank of lieutenant in Zhenbei Military Academy, and now that he had returned, he naturally needed to discuss with the generals how to deal with it.

"The last general will see the general." The generals in the general's mansion said in unison.

"Hmm. Gentlemen, please get up. ”

After the generals sat down in turn, they all looked at Li Yan expectantly, Lei Ming sat under Li Yan, and now that Li Yan is back, he can also breathe a sigh of relief.

"General Lei Ming, what news does the Wei army have now?" Li Yan looked at the thunder in front of him and asked.

"General Qiyu, according to the report from the scouts, the Wei army has now retreated to Yinshan, and now the army is stationed in Monan, according to my Xihai about two hundred miles, I don't know the next move of the Wei army yet."

"Hmm. Many scouts were sent to investigate, from our Xihai to the southeast to Xijun, hundreds of miles, once there was negligence, the Wei army of 100,000 troops drove straight into the consequences of unimaginable. ”

"General, what should I do? Our Zhenbei Army is now less than 20,000 people, how can this be good? Iron Hammer also felt a little worried at the moment, after all, most of the 100,000 troops of the Wei army were cavalry, and they couldn't be guarded against.

"Where is the army of Hulu Khan now?" Li Yan looked around at the generals in the tent, and then asked lightly.

"General, it is said that Hu Lu fled to Mobei after the defeat, and it is estimated that he is in the Beihai area at this moment, I don't know the general~" Lei Ming looked at Li Yan suspiciously and said.

"I see, the eldest grandson Song is a famous general in the world, this person has led the army to fight Rouran many times, is good at strategy, knows the situation of the various departments of the grassland, and it is not surprising that Hulu Khan was defeated. I will write a letter, and the scouts sent by General Lei Ming must be handed over to Hulu Khan. ”

"Don't worry, general, the last general will be arranged." Lei Ming said on one knee.

"Hmm. Lei Ming and General Iron Hammer stayed, and the rest of the generals immediately returned to the camp and strictly trained the sergeants, so that there could be no mistakes. ”

"Yes."