As the rainy season is coming to an end, new moves brewing within the Northern Army have gradually been prepared. The hoarded grain and grass were continuously transported to the south, and the reserves also set off after mobilization, and the official roads were full of people transporting supplies and groups of soldiers.

Although the weather was bad and the roads were slippery, the official roads built by the Great Jin Kingdom for more than ten years finally reflected their powerful transportation functions at this time. The official road is wide and smooth enough, providing enough throughput, which is incomparable to ordinary roads.

If at the beginning of the war, the southward movement of the Northern Army and the Yan Army was slightly slow due to sporadic or slightly organized resistance, at this time, after all resistance disappeared, the speed of the southward movement could be called terrifying.

The official road built by the Great Jin Dynasty at the cost of countless money and grain, in the eyes of those people at the top of the pyramid, can be comparable to the official road of Qin Shi Huang back then, and at this time he was actually making up for the opponent to make up for the blue.

Ironically, the reason for the construction of the official road was precisely to facilitate the supply of the northern army.

Everyone thought that as soon as the rainy season stopped, it would be the time for Sima Bi to attack again. At the same time, Hebei Province will be completely occupied by rebels and Yan people.

At that time, the rebels and the northern army should also negotiate safely on how to divide Hebei Province after the war, and the pressure on the imperial court at that time would increase exponentially compared with the first half of the year.

However, at the beginning of July, the offensive of the Northern Army did not arrive as expected.

In this regard, everyone in the Jin Kingdom felt incredible.

In the confidential documents obtained by Ti Cai, Sima Bi explained to the Yan army that the northern army needed to rest.

The Jin people were puzzled, and while continuing to investigate, they also enjoyed the last calm before the storm.

Unlike the Jin people's feelings, this order made Yan Jun extremely dissatisfied.

The generals of the Yan army, headed by the eldest prince Murong Cheng, presented this document to the right prime minister Xizhongdu.

It is said that after receiving the document, the Prime Minister's Office received several gifts one after another, and the gifts themselves were vases and inkstones.

Regarding the bribery of the right minister, it is natural that some people will play for impeachment, but it is not known what the result will be. The only thing I know is that after this matter is over, the right minister issued an order as usual, and the person who impeached the right minister has already been well-received, but some of the areas that the eldest prince Murong Cheng originally planned to occupy were assigned to other generals.

What can be sniffed out of this is either the sharp expansion of the right phase forces after the eldest princess Murong Duan was seriously injured, or the right phase took the opportunity of impeachment to make an article and bite back to make Emperor Yan dissatisfied with the eldest prince, which is actually unimportant for the vast majority of Jin people.

The important thing is that Yan Jun's pace has slowed down because of this.

In the Cangzhou camp, Xin Lan, the commander of the Northern Army Cavalry who had not seen his son for more than half a year, leaned on the railing a little lonely, looked at the dark night sky, poured wine but did not drink.

"Is the Grand Commander missing the Major General?"

Senior Brother walked over from behind and stopped two steps away from Xin Lan.

Xin Lan didn't look back, sighed and said, "What Mr. Big said is true. Qiwu, the child, has not heard from him for three or four months, and the old man is a little worried. ”

The senior brother smiled and said, "If the young general is wise and intelligent, and the commander has an appointment with the Yan people, he will definitely be fine." ”

Xin Lan was silent for a while, then relieved, and said with a smile: "That's natural, when Mr. Big said this, the old man's heart was much more relaxed." ”

"Oh, Mr. Big has just solved another batch?"

The senior brother said lightly: "It's okay, it's all small roles." ”

Xin Lan laughed, as if amused.

"Small roles? The small role in Mr. Big's mouth, in the old man's opinion, is not small. At least I can break through two streets to my mansion, at least at the level of a little grandmaster. Such masters, except for the masters in our army, are usually rare. Hehe, those guys, if they want me to die, they are also willing to pay for it. It's just that I have, oh no, a great master like Mr. Big to help me, and all the assassinations to me are like floating clouds. ”

The senior brother smiled lightly, unmoved by Xin Lan's praise, and said: "It's a fair deal, you love me, it's nothing." What's more, in my eyes, whether it is a grandmaster or a junior grandmaster, they are all human beings, and there is no difference. ”

Xin Lanruo groaned meaningfully for a moment and said, "Mr. Big, the old man wrote it down. ”

"Hehe, don't be nervous." The senior brother comforted: "What I said makes no difference, and ordinary people can't see it anyway." ”

"Oh? Why? ”

"For all that I saw were dead. My little junior brother, I don't care what grandmaster is not a grandmaster. ”

After the senior brother finished speaking, with a faint smile on his face, Xin Lan turned around for the first time, but did not speak. His face did not change, but his heart was turbulent.

I had long known that Xie Shence had a powerful weapon in his hand, which could open mountains and crack rocks, and it was like lightning and thunder, which was even worse than the Greek fire of the Northern Army, which made Xin Lan feel a strong sense of jealousy.

It's just this kind of jealousy, and he will definitely not show it on his face in vain at this time.

For her son, Xin Lan is undoubtedly satisfied, even very proud, but compared to the second son of the prestige, Xin Lan always feels that her son is missing something.

For example, in the conversation just now, Xie Shence had a weapon that made the entire Northern Army top brass fear, but his son did not.

And even if Kimchi Wu was wise and used a transaction to exchange himself for a personal guard like Mr. Big, Xin Lan was not only moved in his heart, but actually a little unwilling in his heart - why is such a powerful person his senior brother Xie Shence, not my son's friend?

Of course, this is just a pity, overall, in Xin Lan's heart, there is not much expectation for the "ally" who can't see the light.

It doesn't matter if he is in Shandong Province or Hebei Province, can he still survive under the four pressures of the Northern Army, the Yan people, the Xianbei people and the Jin court?

Just like a certain Confucian in the previous dynasty said, Kunpeng jumped 90,000 miles, but in addition to stirring up the wind and clouds and stirring up the waves, it could not bring changes to the entire heaven and earth.

An alliance with them is actually nothing more than mutual use. Or, as the elder brother said, each takes what he needs, and temporary cooperation is beneficial for both parties. It's just that when things have developed to a certain stage, this kind of covenant, which only exists in words and is not substantively binding, is only a matter of moving fingers or not.

Because, after all, Xie Shence is just a microcosm of the declining gate valve, a "remnant", his foundation has been destroyed, he has become a source of water, a tree without roots, after returning to the light, the outcome is predictable. He didn't have long to jump.

This is inevitable, Xin Lan thought in her heart.

Of course, the senior brother had no way of knowing what Xin Lan was thinking, but the subtle changes in the corners of Xin Lan's eyes and facial muscles were all seen and remembered by the senior brother.

Through the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and the changes in the eyes, coupled with the twitching of the facial muscles and the rhythm of the muscles around the body, you can roughly judge what the other party is thinking and what you are going to do next, which is a necessary ability for a top martial artist.

Senior Brother is a figure standing at the pinnacle of martial arts, naturally proficient, Xin Lan's expression may have elements of fraud, but since he has shown it, how can he hide it from Senior Brother?

At the moment, the senior brother just smiled slightly, and said: "Great Commander, Leader, it is already the third batch of killers, and there may be some follow-up If you don't mind, I want to make some adjustments to the guards of your mansion." ”

Xin Lan waved her hand and said generously: "Although Mr. Big arranges it, in the future, this kind of thing doesn't need to ask me, just do it, don't use people who are suspicious, the old man is at ease with Mr. Big." ”

"The Grand Commander is tolerant, so thank you in advance."

The senior brother resigned, and then went out of Xin Lan's library.

Downstairs, a graceful woman stood behind the heavy guards, waiting for the elder brother to come down.

"How?"

"In the future, here, listen to us."

A hint of a smile appeared on Xu Luwei's face.

"This Xin Da Commander, Dao is not exactly a fool."

"Hehe, you can't say that, fighting alone, assassination and attacking, maybe we are skilled, when it comes to overall scheduling, the means and ability of the commander, in fact, we can compare? Besides, the fact that the Grand Commander can give people complete trust is itself an affirmation of our ability, and the ability to recognize and employ people is already the best choice. Don't be so disrespectful in the future. ”

Xu Luwei giggled twice, stopped talking, and Xin Lan's guard captain who was standing behind her had a very wonderful face.

During this time, this Xin Lan's henchman, who relied on his military exploits to come up step by step, did not stumble on the senior brother and Xu Luwei, if it wasn't for the strength to grasp the heat enough, Xu Luwei would have been directly scolded in front of Xin Lan.

Therefore, the thought of having to listen to the words of the two people in front of him from now on made the captain of the guard look like an earthworm swallowing a foot-long earthworm alive, and it was hard to see the extreme.

It's no wonder that his face is so bad, because it at least represents a point that Xin Lan is not satisfied with his recent performance.

- Why replace him otherwise?

For the sake of the future, or for the sake of a small life, he should be nervous.

It's just that the subsequent dedication was directly ignored by Xu Luwei.

The captain of the guard was bitter in his heart, he knew that this woman was small, what did he provoke her in the first place.

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"Bastard! A bunch of bastards! ”

"It's all moths!"

"When is it, it's still infighting!"

"Infighting, infighting, infighting! These guys know the one-third of an acre in front of them! ”

"Hebei Province hasn't been beaten down yet! The crisis is not over yet! Just a rain makes their bones itch, like getting something out! Biting, slandering, and impeaching them, do they think they are the officials in the Jin court? It's all stupid! They're all stupid people!"

In the Chinese army, Sima Bi looked at the secret military report from Cangzhou from the staff and cursed loudly.

Everything on the bookcase—everything that could be seen—had been swept under the table by him, and several generals and staff members stood cowering below, occasionally sprayed by Sima Bi's saliva, and they didn't dare to move, and they didn't dare to dodge.

Sima Tan stood with his head on his side and was silent.

Because of the seized fold of the Northern Army, there are faint signs of instability.

This is a problem that everyone is worried about, but has to face.

Sima Tan's heart was heavy.

Raising troops to rebel, this is dancing on a tightrope, Sima Tan has seen artists from Nanyang, and knows the difficulty and danger of their performances - once they stumble, they will be doomed.

In contrast, in the hot summer, Xie Shence and others in Taihang Mountain are much more comfortable.