"Lord, two hundred miles ahead is the royal city of Hexi County." Li Zhipai immediately stepped forward and came to Wang Xu's carriage.

Five days have passed since Wang Xu's army landed, and there was no enemy army on the way, and the county officials were all closed to the city gates, lest they would harm themselves, of course, the news of Wang Xu's expedition to the west must have reached the king of Hexi, and he must have reacted next.

Wang Xu poked his head out of the carriage, looked at the fields on both sides, and said to Li Zhi: "Send more scouts to find out the enemy's situation, in addition, send orders to the front army, speed up and move quickly, and rush to the royal city before dark tomorrow." ”

Li Zhidao: "Rest assured, the last general has sent hundreds of scouts, and every move of the enemy is under our control." ”

Wang Xu hummed, and then shrank into the carriage.

"Ahh Hurt.... Zhang Xue suddenly shouted in pain.

Wang Xu was shocked: "What's wrong with you, does your stomach hurt?" ”

Zhang Xue nodded, a pair of small hands covered her stomach, and the two maids beside her were also very anxious, Xiangyue said: "Big brother, quickly call the military doctor to take a look." ”

Wang Xu reacted, lifted the car curtain, and shouted: "Call the military doctor." ”

After a while, the doctor came, the doctor was an old man about fifty years old, named Gao Fu, Wang Xu took a total of more than a dozen of them when he left the Western Capital, in case Zhang Xue had an emergency.

Gao Fu came to the car, took the pulse for Zhang Xue for a while, and said: "King Wen, please rest assured, the carriage has been bumpy for days, and Madame is just a little tired. ”

"Okay, you go down." Wang Xu breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhang Xue, he felt deeply sorry since he landed. It's been five days in a row, not to mention Zhang Xue, even Wang Xu is tired.

"The little one quits." Gao Fu left.

.................

Wangcheng of Hexi County.

The prince of Hexi County is named Zhou Zhan, and he is different from Zhou De of Guxi County. Zhou Zhan knows martial arts, is bold and ruthless, and has always been known for his hegemon and bravery.

Because of this, the emperor let Zhou Zhan garrison Hexi. Because there are fierce snow people on the border of Hexi County, the snow is covered with snow all year round, and it is impossible to sow grain, and every year they will invade the south, and every time they invade the south, the empire will pay a heavy price, and the people will be killed and injured countless times.

Zhou Zhan completely inherited the style of his ancestors, and led the army to block the enemy west of the border again and again, which won the emperor's respect.

At this time, above the palace, Zhou Zhan was furious. The teacups made of glass were broken several times one after another.

"Ten warships were sunk, 30,000 soldiers stationed at Shuizhai sank to the bottom of the river, and all the troops were annihilated, and even the deputy commander Jiang Yan was killed."

"The water army camp fell into Wang Xu's hands so easily, and then Anlan City fell, more than 20,000 elite soldiers were captured, and the main general died abruptly."

"The county orders of the counties and counties are not fighting, and let the enemy army drive straight in, and now it is less than two hundred miles away from the royal city, how can this be reasonable!"

"Just the anti-thieves and the like dare to attack my Hexi County. Look for death! The herald ordered that the whole army was 30,000, and the king would personally go out to fight to destroy the thieves and quell the rebellion! ”

Zhou Zhan finished roaring. Then a minister came out and said: "Lord Wang, it is reported that Wang Xu's thief army is extremely brave, he has defeated the imperial army many times, and there are 100,000 people under his command, we should not underestimate it." ”

"Yes, yes, yes. It should not be underestimated, and it should be considered in the long run. ”

............

The ministers exchanged heads and talked about each other.

Prime Minister Artemisia came out and said: "Lord Wang, Wang Xu's thief army is indeed unusual, he marched so fast, he must have come prepared, Weichen suggested, close the city gate, stick to the side waiting for help is the best policy." ”

Zhou Zhan said coldly: "Ridiculous, stick to help? Do you want me to recall the 80,000 elite horsemen stationed at the border? ”

Zhou Zhan snorted coldly: "It's just a little thief, why am I afraid?" There are 50,000 elite soldiers in the royal city, and if he dares to come, the king will make them unable to eat and walk around. ”

General Ji Ying said: "What the prince said is very true, the last general suggests that we take the initiative to attack and let the anti-thieves know that we are powerful." ”

As soon as Ji Ying finished speaking, several generals immediately came out and shouted: "Lord Wang, the last general is invited to fight!" ”

"The last general is going to fight!"

............

Zhou Zhan waved his hand and said sharply: "This king has always advocated taking the initiative to attack, and he has never done such a shameful thing as being beaten passively, since the thief is looking for death by himself, then let's give him something powerful!" ”

Zhou Zhan said this very well, he is such a character, every time the snowy people attack, he will order his generals to lead the army to take the initiative to kill hundreds of miles deep in the snowy region, killing the snowy people crying father and mother.

"General Ji Ying listens to orders!"

"The end will be."

..............

At noon the next day, the scorching sun was in the sky.

Jinyi Wei Ye Xiong came quickly, since he landed on the shore, he has been responsible for secretly investigating the situation in the royal city of Hexi County, and he has already set up with the general flag of Hexi County.

Ye Xiong came to Wang Xu's car and said, "Lord, the latest military situation." ”

Wang Xu poked out his head.

Ye Xiong said: "Last night, Ji Ying, the general of Hexi County, led 30,000 troops out of the city. ”

Wang Xu said: "Where are the 30,000 enemy troops now?" ”

Ye Xiong shook his head and said guiltily: "Lord Yu, my subordinates also got the news at dawn, and they pursued all the way south, but they didn't find any trace of the enemy, not even the footprints of the march, which is very strange." ”

Wang Xu rolled his eyes and couldn't help but scold: "What are you doing to eat, specializing in collecting intelligence, and you can't even detect the traces of the enemy, can they still disappear out of thin air?" ”

"The lord forgives the sin, and the subordinates will go to investigate."

Wang Xu nodded: "Go quickly, the 30,000 army travels, how can there be no trace at all." ”

Ye Xiong rode away.

Wang Xu called Li Zhi and instructed: "Order the front army, go slowly, if you encounter mountains and forests, do not enter lightly." In addition, many scouts were sent to probe the surrounding enemy. ”

"No."

Wang Xu retracted into the carriage, Han Shushu was sitting opposite Wang Xu, holding a chess piece in his hand, playing chess with Wang Xu, but Wang Xu was still in the mood to play now.

"Calligraphy and painting, where do you think the 30,000 army will go?"

Han Shushu smiled: "King Wen doesn't have to worry, he will appear when he should appear, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided." ”

The muscles on Wang Xu's face twitched suddenly, and if he said it, he didn't say it.

Seeing that Wang Xu was a little displeased, Han Shushu said: "King Wen, this trip to the royal city is full of hills and pastorals, and there are no steep peaks and valleys, and it is extremely difficult for the enemy to ambush the soldiers, I think, they will definitely not ambush us." ”

"And Ye Xiong said that the enemy disappeared overnight and disappeared at dawn, which shows that they don't want us to know their whereabouts, and their purpose is nothing more than to catch us off guard."

"Therefore, Wei Chen can almost conclude that the enemy will never wait for us in ambush, let alone confront us head-on, and Wen Chen can't tell what the specific purpose is."

As soon as Han Shuhua finished speaking, Wang Xu became even more puzzled, and he didn't ambush or fight, so what was the enemy's intention? Where is the 30,000 army now?

As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can survive a hundred battles, and now I don't even know where the enemy is, the enemy is in the dark, I am in the light, how to fight this battle?

Han Shushu smiled slightly and said, "King Wen doesn't have to worry, the enemy can't make any waves." ”

said so, but how could Wang Xu not worry, this battle may not be defeated, once defeated, there is no chance to return to Guxi County, it can be said that this battle is a battle of the backwater. (To be continued.) )