Xihai City, in the past two years, the Huns were killed by the Zhenbei army and did not dare to invade the territory, the people in the county increased greatly, and since last year, many displaced people have been settled in Xihai County, and now Xihai is more prosperous.

It has been more than half a month since Li Yan returned to Xihai from Jiuquan City, and during this time, Li Yan personally went to the camp of the Zhenbei Army and saw that the Zhenbei Army was now struggling to practice.

The Zhenbei Army is now dominated by cavalry, and the entire Xiliang Army is only more than 30,000 cavalry, while the Zhenbei Army has more than 11,000 cavalry, led by Lei Ming. The infantry army under the command of Iron Hammer was only more than 6,000 people, of which the Modao battalion occupied 1,500 people.

Today's Zhenbei Army is difficult to recruit sergeants, Xiliang is already sparsely populated, and over the years, the displaced people in the Luoyang area of Guanzhong have fled to Hexi for refuge, which has virtually increased the source of troops in Xiliang Army.

Li Yan has been handling military affairs in the General's Mansion these days, during which Liang Xing, the Taishou of the West Sea, has come to visit, and now the situation in the West Sea is much better than in previous years, Liang Xing knows that Li Yan has returned to the West Sea, and he personally came to discuss with Li Yan.

The whole Xihai County was peaceful, and the people returned from sunrise to sunset, but how did they know that the border was now surging and danger was approaching.

"The last general thunders and greets the general." As soon as Lei Ming entered the general's mansion, he saluted Li Yan and said.

"Huh. General Lei doesn't need to be polite, what's the important thing to come to see me early in the morning? Li Yan said with a smile.

"The sergeant sent to Mobei last night reported that Hulu Khan is now in the Beihai Zhipan, and now there are less than 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, this is Hulu Khan's letter to the general, please take a look at it."

Li Yan took the letter in Lei Ming's hand, frowning from time to time, what Hu Law said was not trivial, and now Rouran's vitality was greatly injured, so he could only flee to Mobei and dare not confront the Wei army head-on, so it seems that the Wei army's combat strength is really good.

"General, what does this letter say?" Lei Ming saw that Li Yan looked at the letter without saying a word, and asked curiously.

"The Rouran army is unstable, and Hulu Khan said in his letter that he may not be able to launch a counterattack against the Wei army until after the autumn. Take a look. Now it seems that we are on our own. Li Yan handed the letter in his hand to Lei Ming.

"General, this~, the Wei army has 100,000 troops in Monan, and I only have less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xihai, how can this be good? Once the Wei army comes to attack, the situation is not good. Do you want to report to the prince? Lei Ming said with a worried face.

"Nope. Now the prince does not have extra soldiers and horses, half of my Daliang soldiers and horses are accumulated in Xijun, where it is a fortress to defend the Wei army and the thieves of the Xia State, not to act rashly, and now many people in the court have not yet started the war, there are people who advocate peace with the Wei army, once the news is conveyed back, I am afraid that people in Jiuquan City will also be panicked. ”

"But, general, I'm afraid that the northern army of my town alone will not be able to resist the attack of the Wei army."

"So be it. General Lei, you ordered someone to send a message to General Zhang Jing of Xijun about this elimination, so that General Zhang could prepare as soon as possible. Li Yan got up and commanded.

"Okay, General, I'll go right away."

"Go ahead. Oh, by the way, I have ordered a thousand spears to be made, and they will arrive at the camp tonight, and you must hurry up your training and make no mistake. ”

"Understood. The last will be retired. After Lei Ming finished speaking, he saluted and walked out of the general's mansion.

After Lei Ming left, Li Yan came to the school field in the city, Han Qian was leading the blood wolf guard to train here, there were only dozens of people on the school field, and the rest were still practicing by Wei Liang in Longshou Stream.

"Childe, you're here." Han Qian wiped the sweat from his face and saluted.

"How? They're okay, right? Li Yan said with a smile.

"What is Childe's task?"

"Hmm. Come out of town with me after dark tonight and take them with you. Li Yan nodded, looked at the blood wolf guard on the school field and whispered.

"Yes." Han Qian responded.

It was getting dark, and Li Yan and his party left Xihai City for more than 20 years and headed north.

Even though it was night, the moon was full tonight, and even the weeds on the ground were clearly visible. This year, the rain came early, and the grass on the meadows grew exceptionally lushly.

"Childe, the front is the realm of the Rouran people, you are~" Han Qian originally thought that Li Yan was out of the city to inspect, but he didn't expect to go straight north as soon as he left the city.

"Let's go. Now that the Hulu Khan's army has retreated northward, there are no soldiers to defend in the vast grassland, what a good opportunity, it is rare to see it in ordinary times. ”

Han Qian's face changed slightly, after all, now the 100,000 troops of the Wei army are in Monan, and it is not far from here, so he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Yes." Gongzi may encounter the Wei army from here to the north, and he asks Gongzi to be cautious. ”

The farther you go north, the endless grasslands seem to have no end in sight, even in the West Sea.

"Newspaper. General, there is a fire in the valley ahead, please show it to the general. Suddenly, a blood wolf guard hurriedly came back and knelt down and said.

"Oh? Come with me to see it. Li Yan was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately stepped forward.

Li Yan ordered the Blood Wolf Guard to make a detour to the back of the valley, looking down on the valley from the mountain, he could clearly see that there were many tents in the valley, and there were many sergeants patrolling back and forth.

"Childe, there are about 5,000 soldiers and horses in the valley, and this place is close to my Daliang border, I don't know what conspiracy these people have dormant here." Han Qian took a closer look at the camp, then dismounted and said.

Li Yan shook his head, this place is less than a hundred miles away from the border of the West Sea, if the Wei army is coming to attack, there has been no large-scale movement of the Wei army so far.

"Maybe these soldiers and horses are just pioneers, but they are still talking about the past."

"Childe, look, the valley is heavily guarded, and many of these sergeants are wearing the clothes of the Rouran people, could it be that they are the Rouran people?" Han Qian pointed to the soldiers and horses in the valley and said.

"Nope. It is impossible, the soldiers and horses below are not like Rouran people, eighty percent are Wei soldiers in disguise, and these people must have a plan when they gather here. Li Yan shook his head and said.

"This place is very close to my West Sea, and we must prepare for a battle with the Wei army. Why don't we go back, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable once discovered by the Wei army. ”

"Okay. Let's go. Li Yan rode the shadow and slowly walked down the mountain.

Along the way, Li Yan was wondering, what is the purpose of Wei Jun's appearance in the valley now? It seems that a vicious battle is inevitable, although Li Yan does not want to fight with the Wei army at this time, if he is defeated by the Wei army, then Xihai will be handed over.

When Li Yan returned to Xihai City, it was almost dawn. As soon as he entered the general's mansion, he saw Lei Ming and Iron Hammer waiting in the mansion, and when he saw Li Yan, he greeted him.

"General, the scout has come to report, the whereabouts of the 20,000 Wei troops in Monan two days ago are unknown, I don't know if they have come to our West Sea, please take a look." Lei Ming handed the secret report in his hand to Li Yan.

"General Lei Ming, you immediately send the whole army of scouts, all over the border of the West Sea, to make every effort to find out the movements of the Wei army, and as soon as there is news, report it immediately."

"The general can rest assured, the last general will obey orders."