For the next ten days, the southern army was still attacking the dilapidated city walls and human walls of Beiping in vain at the cost of heavy daily casualties. In the next few days, Li Jinglong was worried that the Yan army would come at any time, and it would be a fierce battle, so he ordered He Fu, Wu Jie, Ping'an, Chen Hui and Sheng Yong to withdraw from the city of Beiping to Zhengcunba, and another 50,000 people were transferred from the siege of the southern army. After the Yan army set out from Yongping on October 23, it once again evaporated from the world and disappeared without a trace. Ten days later, Li Jinglong sent countless horses to investigate, but he didn't find the slightest sign of the Yan army, and he couldn't help but be very puzzled. Yongping to Beiping is only more than 500 miles, even if you walk on foot, you should go, not to mention that King Yan's subordinates are the most elite cavalry in the world. On November 3, Li Jinglong could no longer hold back, and sent the governor Chen Hui out, and asked him to lead his 10,000 elite cavalry to reconnoiter the whereabouts of the Yan soldiers.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hui will be heard from this time; A day and a night passed, and Li Jinglong, who was guarding Zhengcunba, could not get the slightest news about the Yan army and the cavalry led by Chen Hui, and the battle report from the city of Beiping was of course even more useless. The Fourth of November came without any movement. Li Jinglong couldn't help but send two more teams of cavalry out to patrol, and in the evening, Luo cavalry came back and reported that there was still no trace of General Chen Hui, nor was there any trace of the Yan army.

There was a dead spell in the tent. No one could guess where Chen Hui and his 10,000 cavalry went. In this case, there is a possibility that is very easy to think of, and it is also very convincing: if Chen Hui also disappeared, then it is likely that he encountered the army of the King of Yan, the mighty army that had disappeared without a trace since the day he left Yongping.

But where are they?

Day and night went on again, and the unmoved passed in the midst of growing unease. Early the next morning, Shen Ruoyu got up and walked out of the camp, before dawn; There was a cold wind in all directions. Most of the soldiers of the Southern Army in the large camp had also gotten up and were setting up a fire to prepare for the morning cooking. The general Li Jinglong was still asleep. It seems that Chen Hui, who disappeared, did not return overnight.

After breakfast, Shen Ruoyu walked to Li Jinglong's big tent. The general had already finished draped up, and sat in the tent in a daze. Seeing the overseer come in, he waved his hand and motioned for the orderly soldiers who followed Shen Ruoyu to send breakfast out.

Shen Ruoyu hurriedly grabbed the little soldier and asked him to bring breakfast to the general.

"I'm just here and there, it's fine; It was so cold in the morning, although the general ate with peace of mind, it was not good to eat when it was cold. ”

Li Jinglong glanced at him suspiciously, and when the little soldier put breakfast away, he motioned for him to go out. Then, he stretched out his hand and politely invited the Warden to sit down.

Li Jinglong ate silently, and Shen Ruoyu sat silently on the side, quietly observing every corner of the general's tent. Then, he heard Li Jinglong say:

"The Lord of the Prison Army has been with the army for two months, and the war is busy, Jinglong has not been able to be distracted and take care of him, and he has a lot of neglect for the adults."

Shen Ruoyu was slightly stunned: "The general's words are serious." I'm here to fight, not to go out and hunt; Besides, since I have entered the barracks, I am an ordinary pawn who is on call at any time in front of your account, where is the reason for you to take care of it? ”

Li Jinglong smiled faintly and pushed aside the dishes in front of him, which had bottomed out; The desk was still clean, and not a drop of soup had been touched. He said nonchalantly:

"My lord is from Yanshan, and I am already accustomed to the cold here. However, most of Jinglong's 500,000 soldiers are southerners like me, and they are not accustomed to water and soil, and they especially can't stand the winter here. I ate this breakfast, but I didn't feel any warmth on my body, it was still cold and cold, and it was uncomfortable. ”

Shen Ruoyu noticed that the general just had nothing to say, and felt a little embarrassed. He said:

"General, I actually just came here to ask if General Chen Hui has any news. It seems that there are still no clues? ”

Li Jinglong was silent for a moment, and suddenly slammed his fist into the case in front of him, startling Shen Ruoyu. The general roared:

"Someone! Spread Sheng Yong to come over. ”

Soon, Du commanded Sheng Yong to cautiously walk into the big tent, stand still in front of Li Jinglong, and carefully glanced at Shen Ruoliao.

"What does the general command?"

Li Jinglong ordered: "General Sheng, you quickly gather your men and horses, take five thousand horsemen, and bring General Chen Hui back." ”

Sheng Yong was slightly stunned: "General Chen has a letter?" ”

Li Jinglong said with a calm face: "General Chen has not heard anything. I want you to take your man with you, and get him back today, no matter what. ”

Sheng Yong said hesitantly: "General, according to what the last general has seen, General Chen is afraid that he has met the Yan army, and I think it is still ......."

Li Jinglong raised his head and glanced at him, but he stopped and didn't continue.

Li Jinglong said slowly: "You heard my words clearly, right?" ”

Sheng Yong immediately bowed his head and said, "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Then he turned and walked out of the tent.

Li Jinglong looked at Shen Ruoyu and smiled gracefully:

"Lord Overseer doesn't have to worry about it. Why don't Jinglong send you two jugs of wine to warm up? ”

Shen Ruoyu understood that he was disgusted, so he had to resign Li Jinglong's politeness and consciously leave the big tent.

He watched Sheng Yong gallop away with five thousand horsemen, wandering around the camp outside in a boring circle, watching the sun rise and the sky brightened. In all directions, it was the same as yesterday and the day before yesterday, and there was no shadow of Yan Bing, nor could I see the shadow of Chen Hui, or the shadow of Sheng Yong, and it was so quiet that it made people panic.

After two hours like this, there was still no movement, Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but walk back to Li Jinglong's big tent, hesitated, walked in, and said cautiously:

"General, General Sheng is also gone, otherwise, let me go out and find it, right?"

Li Jinglong was taken aback when he heard this: "Lord Prison Army? Are you serious? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "There is no joke in the army, I still understand." ”

Li Jinglong shook his head and smiled: "How can Jinglong take the risk of letting the Lord of the Prison Army out of the camp, the Lord of the Prison Army is still not impatient, and wait for the good news of the second general Chen and Sheng." ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "General, I have thought about it carefully, there are 160,000 men and horses brought back by King Yan from Yongping, even if this road is steep and the terrain is complicated, such a large army, five hundred miles of ten days and ten nights, it is impossible to find any traces." General Chen Hui's cavalry must have encountered the Yan soldiers, and there had been a battle, and his 10,000 cavalry was by no means the opponent of the Yan army. Even if you add General Sheng Yong's 5,000 horsemen, I'm afraid there is still nothing to make up. ”

Li Jinglong said coldly and respectfully: "Since this is the case, Jinglong can't let the prison lord go. What can you do? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "If I go, my purpose is not to save General Chen and General Sheng, I just want to find where the Yan army is, and then come back to report to the general, so that our army can prepare in advance, so as not to be caught off guard by King Yan, this is a top priority." As for the two generals, Chen and Sheng, since they are already fierce and unlucky, they have to hope that God will bless them. ”

Li Jinglong couldn't help frowning and said: "Lord Supervisor, the two generals Chen and Sheng have a lot of experience in marching, and they are still fierce and unlucky, if you go, won't you be able to come back?" In front of the Son of Heaven, how can I, Li Jinglong, explain? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "General, if I want to go, I won't bring a single soldier or soldier, and I won't even wear battle armor, I will have one person, one horse and one sword." Yan Jun won't find me at all. But if I, like the two generals Chen and Sheng, take his 15,000 cavalry, then when I find the Yan army, it must also be the time when the Yan army finds me, and it is inevitable that I will not return. ”

Li Jinglong seemed to have heard a big joke, looked at Shen Ruoyu in surprise, and shook his head again and again:

"The master of the prison army is strong in martial arts and has extraordinary courage, and Jing Long admires it to the extreme. But adults can despise their own life and death, but Jinglong must not. Please forgive Jinglong for this matter. ”

He shouted outside the tent again: "Go find General He Fu to come over and discuss things." ”

Watching He Fu walk into the tent, Li Jinglong said:

"General He, I'm going to trouble you to go out in person. The 160,000 Yan army, the 15,000 cavalry of our army, so many people, plus a Yan Wang, a General Chen Hui, and a General Sheng Yong, are all gone, what is going on? ”

He Fu was just about to speak, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the big tent, and someone shouted:

"General Sheng is back!"

As soon as the shout fell, Sheng Yong rushed into the big tent, covered in dust and mud, panting, and when he saw Li Jinglong, he saluted.

"How's that, Chen Hui? Where is Yan Jun? ”

Sheng Yong lowered his head and said, "The last general is incompetent, and he failed to find where General Chen and Yan Jun are. ”

Li Jinglong said angrily: "Then you still have the face to come back?!" ”

He Fu couldn't help frowning slightly; Sheng Yong's face was flushed, and he still said unhurriedly:

"Report to the general, although the last general did not find the location of General Chen and the Yan army, but the last general can be sure that the troops led by General Chen have encountered the Yan army, with heavy casualties, there is not much left, and General Chen's life and death are unpredictable. Although the whereabouts of the Yan army are unknown, they have already crossed the Baihe River and may reach Zhengcunba at any time. ”

"Have you crossed the White River?" Li Jinglong and He Fu were both taken aback. Shen Ruoyu didn't think it was so sudden.

Sheng Yong said: "Conclusively." The last general found that there were traces of a large number of people and horses on both sides of the White River, which were extremely open, and there was no doubt that it must be the Yan army. On both sides of the White River there are a large number of corpses of our cavalry, which are innumerable, and it seems that they were all drowned while crossing the river, and it is not known how many were washed away by the water; The White River is deep and rapid, and according to common sense, General Chen should not risk crossing the river; What's even more strange is that the Yan army crossed the river at the same place, but there was not a single soldier and the corpse of the Yan army was seen by the river, and the last general was really puzzled. ”

Li Jinglong said: "Since you have found the traces of Yan Jun, why don't you continue to track them?" ”

Sheng Yong said: "The last general estimates that General Chen has little hope of survival, and in addition, the last general has no chance of winning against the 160,000 Yan army with 5,000 cavalry, so it is better to come back first and report the news, and our army can also be ready to meet the Yan army's surprise attack." ”

"Excuses!" Li Jinglong was furious, "You are afraid of Yan Jun, you left Chen Hui alone, and fled back alone, what else do you say?" ”

He Fu hurriedly persuaded: "The general is angry! What General Sheng said is not unreasonable, 5,000 cavalry against the Yan army of 160,000, and Duoyan Sanwei, which is equivalent to hitting a stone with an egg, which has all kinds of harm but no benefit; What's more, if General Sheng doesn't come back in a hurry to report the news, we don't even have this preparation, and we may be raided by the Yan army at any time. ”

Li Jinglong was silent for a moment and glanced at Shen Ruoliao. Then, he opened his mouth coldly:

"That's fine; The matter will not be pursued. However, General Sheng, your mission is not over. You immediately lead your men to track down the Yan army, I don't want you to have 5,000 men, you have to defeat him 160,000; But you must rescue Chen Hui, you have to see people alive and corpses when you die! Did you hear me clearly? ”

Sheng Yong wanted to say something, but when he looked up, he glanced at He Fu and shook his head slightly. He bowed his head and replied respectfully:

"The last will understand! The last general went to save General Chen. ”

With that, he got up and walked out of the big tent. He Fu immediately said:

"General, without further ado, the general, please immediately order the whole army to be guarded in case King Yan attacks."

Li Jinglong nodded and said, "Okay, that's all." General He, let's go and prepare. ”

Shen Ruoyu jumped up: "I also went-"

Li Jinglong said: "Don't panic, Lord Jinglong will send someone to escort Lord Warden out of here." You don't have to worry. ”

Shen Ruoyu thought about it. General Li thought he was the eyeliner of the Son of Heaven, and staying by his side was in the way, so he just found an excuse to send him away. Although he was a little disappointed, after thinking about it, he was indeed not ready to meet King Yan on the battlefield so soon, so he agreed to Li Jinglong, ran back to his tent, packed his things and prepared to leave.

However, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and he was destined to fight the first battle with King Yan with Li Jinglong in Zhengcunba. At this moment, he felt it, Li Jinglong also felt it, all the 250,000 southern troops stationed in Zhengcunba felt it, the ground under his feet was trembling, and the air in all directions was trembling, shaking more and more. It seems to be a continuous thunderstorm, or an earthquake that is getting stronger and stronger, and everyone knows what this huge tremor portends, what is coming.

This is nothing else, it is the earthquake and thunder caused by the crazy stampede of more than 100,000 Yan army iron horsemen; What came to him was the huge army of the Iron-Blooded Yan King, and the vanguard was the Duoyan Sanwei who terrified the whole world.