Zhao Guangyi sat on the imperial chariot and watched Yang Hao lead the army to hurry west, like a goldfish, shaking his head and tail and decoupling, each of his soldiers had full quivers, and there were carriages full of grain behind him, and his heart was really depressed.

But he can't help it, he just received the news, the rebellion in Shu is getting more and more intense, the team is more and more grown, and Jiangnan seems to have someone plotting against him, is about to move, Fujian has just broken out of a rebellion, Bianliang City is now full of legends that Li Yu is not dead, saying that Li Yu not only successfully escaped from Bianliang, but also quietly sneaked back to Jiangnan, is gathering the old department, intending to make a comeback, making people panic.

His country is in turmoil. If there are rebellions in Shu, Fujian, and Jiangnan one after another, this kind of internal turmoil will be far more harmful than the northwest feudal domains that are too big to fall off, and the yang is in defiance of the yin.

However, although it is not possible to conquer the northwest in one fell swoop, it is foreseeable that the result of the war of the northwest feudal domains will inevitably be a number of defeats, and the imperial court will still be able to form a more powerful control over the northwest after the war. No matter how cunning he is, I will eat him!

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangyi sighed unwillingly and ordered: "Spread the order: make Pan Mei the vanguard and hurry back to Bianjing." Tian Chongjin stayed behind to take care of the aftermath, and the rest of the battalions returned to Beijing with me! ”

It is not difficult for Yang Hao to create a situation of smoke and turmoil in Bianjing. In Jiangnan, he has already begun to deploy; And the rebel army of Shu can also be used; As for Fujian, it is not difficult to let Jihetang use his hands and feet to create a small-scale rebellion.

These news are enough to exaggerate and disseminate these actual facts through the daughters and smiles who often go in and out with the emperor's relatives and ministers of civil and military affairs, through the Bianhe Gang, and through the eyes and ears of the Jihetang that are still placed there, and when they reach Zhao Guangyi's ears, the wind has turned into rain, and I am not afraid that he will not immediately rush back to Bianliang to preside over the overall situation.

After half a month of siege warfare, at least 5,000 people were lost, and there were 6,000 wounded soldiers and 6,000 wounded soldiers.

Li Guangrui has the land of five states, because the nomadic land in the northwest is not more than the Central Plains city must be garrisoned everywhere, so although the northwest is sparsely populated, but Li Guangrui if he does everything, then he can mobilize at least 200,000 troops, but after Yinzhou fell into the hands of Yang Hao, Li Guangrui strengthened the defense of the rest of the states, and Xiazhou will inevitably leave an elite guard, so his so-called outpouring this time, the total strength is estimated to be only 100,000 at most.

However, even if there were only 100,000 people, the troops of the three feudal domains would not have the slightest advantage, because it was impossible for the two feudal domains to take the risk of setting up an empty city in the place where they were based like him, but pull all the men and horses out to fight a decisive battle with Lee Kuan-rui.

Therefore, Yang Hao really has high hopes for Xiazhou, as long as Xiazhou can succeed, once the news reaches the front of the army, Li Guangrui's morale will inevitably be greatly reduced, at that time, it was said that Li Guangrui only had the advantage of double the army, even if he had a million troops in hand, he had no intention of fighting. Therefore, what Yang Hao needs to do now is to rush back quickly, contain Li Guangrui's troops, keep Yinzhou, wait for the news of Xiazhou, and wait for the news of Xiazhou's success to come, which is the moment for him to blow the trumpet of the charge.

But if you want to achieve this goal, there are two prerequisites, one is that Xiazhou can succeed smoothly, and the other is that Yinzhou ensures that there is no loss. However, how can things be as good as they should be, can he occupy both Xiazhou and Yinzhou?

"What is happening to Yinzhou now, can Dong'er and Ke Zhen hold Yinzhou? Did Mu En, Mu Cen, and Ai Yihai successfully cross the swamp and trek through the desert to the city of Xiazhou? Can Tuoba Haofeng successfully complete the task of combining the inside and the outside? ”

This series of thoughts haunted his heart from time to time, almost tortured Yang Hao crazy, the only thing he could do was to hurry, rush at full speed, eager to put on his wings, and fly back to Yinzhou City within a day to ......※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Yinzhou, Qiyunguan apse, a woman in green clothes made a long whip, the figure was like a dance, the long whip was like a dragon, sometimes "white snake spit letters", sometimes "sound east and west", sometimes "jade belt waist" ......, whip shadow whistling things, Suddenly, the woman in green clothes shook her wrist, and the long whip rolled horizontally, and with a "snap" explosion, a small tree with a thick arm was torn off.

"Well, your understanding is really beyond the teacher's expectations."

The silent Dao Chang walked out of the hall with a smile, and after Xiao Zhou shook his wrist, the long whip made a circle of ripples in the air, getting smaller and smaller, until it was completely in her hand, and then she stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Master." ”

"Hmm." Shizun Dao Chang took the whip from her hand, and said with a smile: "You learn the sword, the foundation is really poor, I didn't expect this whip to be able to start so quickly, this whip, called 'fox tail', is a weapon that the division carried when he was young, and it will ...... in the future I'll give it to you. ”

"Thank you, Master."

The silent Taoist nodded, and said, "The gun is afraid of roundness, and the whip is afraid of straightness." The gun is a hard weapon, if it can make the circle turn freely, it is the superior realm of marksmanship, and it is extremely difficult to deal with; The whip is a soft weapon, if it can be made as straight as an arrow, and has the strength of marksmanship, then it will also reach the superior realm in whip method, which is more difficult to deal with than a gun. You only have three points of strength, and you can use your strength to use ten points of strength, and this whip can be soft or hard, unpredictable, and it is really difficult. ”

Speaking of this, she suddenly shook her wrist, the black whip in her hand was like a spirit snake spitting out a letter, and jumped straight out, and the silent Dao Changhao's wrist shook slightly, and the whip made a terrible whistling sound, like a long stick suddenly chopped down from the air, the silent Dao Chang just moved his wrist, it looked like an understatement, no force, but this whip went down, like a Mo knife volleyed down.

There is a thigh-thick tree in front of it, just blooming tender green branches and buds, by this whip down, "boom" exploded in half, from the treetop straight to the bottom, the momentum seems to be really terrifying, the tree can be split like this, if this whip is whipped on people, the consequences can be imagined.

Mute said: "Although you can make up for your lack of strength with a whip, you also need to have four taels of strength to achieve it." For the teacher to pass on your dry road casting Ding Gong you must practice diligently in the morning and evening, the internal strength has a foundation, you can be as light as a swallow, the strength gradually increases, Kun Dao Casting Ding Gong if you want to achieve a small success, how can you also have a hundred days of work, but you can't wait so long for the teacher, since your understanding is so good, today the teacher will teach you the phantom sword technique. ”

Xiao Zhouhou originally listened to a sentence and nodded, but when he heard this, he was slightly stunned: "Didn't the master say that apprentices are not good at learning swords, why are they ......?"

The silent Taoist smiled slyly and said: "This way of swordsmanship, you don't need to use the sword, you just need to practice the dry road casting skill every morning and evening, and you can practice this fox tail whip diligently when you have time. ”

The mute Taoist said and took Xiao Zhouhou back to the main hall, first said the more than 200 words of the mantra to her, Xiao Zhouhou was a very smart person, memorized it two or three times and remembered it in his heart, recited it word for word, silent and happy, and then began to explain to her in detail sentence by sentence.

Xiao Zhouhou only listened to a few words, and then his face turned red, and he said abruptly: "Master, this ...... Why is this exercise so different from the Kun Dao Casting Ding Gong? Kun Dao Casting Ding Gong is a method of breathing, in order to regulate internal breath and absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, how to ...... Why do you want to fantasize about the phantom swordsmanship...... Fantasizing about the love of men and women? ”

The muted Taoist chief said: "The avenue is mysterious, naturally it is not something that ordinary people can understand. This exercise can be achieved quickly, but also can be accomplished, others practice hard for ten years, may not be able to practice this exercise for one year, the practice of this exercise is naturally very unconventional. The illusion in the heart, and then destroy the demon, so repeatedly, you can temper your will, between the disillusionment of the demon, supplemented by the teacher's unique method of spitting, you can improve thousands of miles, such exercises, I don't know how many people in the world want to learn can not learn, but your great creation, after the success, you can not only have a supernatural ability, but also can be young forever, the face is not old, for the teacher is more than eighty years old, but like a young woman, all rely on the miracle effect of this exercise. ”

Xiao Zhouhou remembered the master's wonderful and unpredictable martial arts, and her delicate face similar to herself, and couldn't help but be convinced, so she was sincerely afraid, apologized and said yes, and listened carefully with a correct attitude, but she didn't know that once the phantom swordsmanship was practiced, it could be regarded as entering the hall and inheriting the practice of yin and yang. At that time, she will be like riding on the back of a tiger, and if she wants to give up her work and not study, she can only go to a lonely and desperate road.

If she was silent and then told her about the eight movements of the Dao, the Ten Cultivations of the Path, the Yin and Yang Refining, the Jade Liquid Returning the Dan, and the Immortal Dao Seeking those real practices in the room, she would definitely be able to understand what this exercise was, but ......unfortunately, although she felt that this exercise was a bit evil, but this phantom sword technique was only an illusion of the Demon and the Demon Destroyer, and it did not really involve men and women, how could Xiao Zhouhou think that the final result of this exercise was actually to cultivate both Yin and Yang.

Xiao Zhouhou was taught a lesson by the silent Taoist, and he was sincerely frightened at the moment, listened carefully, and asked seriously if he had any questions, and after all the phantom swordsmanship was comprehended, he suddenly heard a fighting sound in the distance, and Xiao Zhouhou couldn't help frowning slightly, and took care of his thoughts.

Shizune smiled and said, "What are you worried about, this city is majestic, and the soldiers and horses of the Li clan in Xiazhou may not be able to attack it." Besides, you are a daughter's family, and you can't interfere in such a thing. ”

"Can't get involved?" Xiao Zhouhou thought faintly: "Who said that my daughter's family must stay at the door?" Luo Dong'er and Tang Yanyan's clothes are not unarmed, patrolling the city day and night, commanding the defense, Wa'er and Miaomiao are also in good order, and the four ladies of the Yang family are really women among women. Alas, I was a nation, and I was so far from them. But...... They have real skills, and Marshal Yang is willing to let them participate in the military and political affairs, if I change my ......, even if I am willing, will the officials be willing? Even if the officials are willing, I am afraid that the civil and military officials will kneel on the ground and say what kind of woman interferes in politics, a sign of chaos, right? ”

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhouhou couldn't help but smile bitterly, these days every day to see Dong'er, Yanyan, Miaomiao, all the efforts they have made to defend their home and their city, Xiao Zhouhou can't help but think of Jinling City, which was besieged by heavy soldiers, miserable and stormy, thinking of the burning palace, and the feat of martyrdom that finally became a joke, compared with the two, her feelings are really indescribable.

Seeing that she looked unresigned, the silent Taoist shook his head and smiled, and said: "Hehe, as a teacher, he is a person outside the party, and he can't see everything, this city is your husband's city, and it is the foundation of your Yang family, no wonder you are so concerned." Okay, that's all for today, you can go back to your house first. ”

Xiao Zhou left Qiyunguan, and rushed to Shuaifu with his entourage, Yang Hao is not in Yinzhou City these days, she goes to the Yang family more diligently, the four ladies of the Yang family now have a lot of things to be busy, and the one who spends the longest time with Yang Hao's beloved daughter Xue'er every day has become her godmother. Xue'er is getting more and more cute, Xiao Zhouhou loves her so much, treats her as her own, and comes to accompany her every day.

Xiao Zhouhou, who used to only know poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, is now more skilled in changing diapers and holding children than Xue'er's mother, Luo Dong'er.

Xiao Zhouhou is already a frequent visitor to the Shuai Mansion, and he doesn't need to be able to report to the house, and he goes straight to the back house. When I arrived at the flower hall, I saw that many people were busy in and out, and Xiao Zhou didn't bother, and walked into the warm pavilion next to him, Xiao Yuan girl was accompanying her in a hundred clothes, very cute and cute Xue'er was playing on the kang, and when she saw Xiao Zhou come in, Xiao Yuan hurriedly got up and said, "Madam." ”

Xiao Yuan didn't know Xiao Zhouhou's true identity, he only knew that this lady was the godmother of his own young lady, and his master was very polite to her, and several ladies were also very good friends with her, so he didn't dare to be rude to her. As soon as Xiao Zhouhou saw Xue'er lying there, he couldn't help but smile happily and asked Xiao Yuan, "Hasn't Xue'er slept yet?" ”

Xiao Yuan said: "Miss has already slept, but she was awakened by the sound of fighting in the city, and now she refuses to sleep anymore, and she is making a lot of noise." ”

Xiao Zhouhou smiled: "This little girl is in good spirits when she wakes up, you go and rest first, I'll accompany her." ”

Xiao Yuan was relieved to hear this, for her little girl, taking care of the children is even more tiring than letting her clean the entire back house alone, she has been exhausted by the torture of the energetic Yang Xue'er, it is rare to be lazy for a while, and hurriedly agreed to retreat.

There was no one to play with her, Yang Xue'er was spitting hard with her little mouth, and suddenly saw her godmother, she couldn't help but grin, happily spread her little hands, and the two little fat legs like lotus roots also kicked up, Xiao Zhouhou smiled, held her in her arms very skillfully, and took out a handkerchief for her to wipe the saliva off her mouth, teasing her: "Little girl, do you want to be a godmother?" ”

Xue'er danced to show her welcome, Xiao Zhouhou couldn't help but giggle, she affectionately pasted Xue'er's little face, and suddenly heard a sound of talking next to her, so she walked over with Xue'er in her arms and looked next door. This warm pavilion and the flower hall next door are only separated by a layer of window lattice, the window lattice is hidden, and when you look at it, you can see Miao Miao and the doll are standing in front of the table, looking down at something.

I only heard the doll say: "The old man is returning from the Han Kingdom, to get here, it will take seven or eight days at the earliest, considering that the old man will be in battle immediately after the army returns, it is bound to be impossible to run without restrictions on the road, I estimate, it will take twelve or thirteen days to arrive." Miaomiao, what are the casualties of the defenders at the head of the city? ”

Miao Miao immediately reported a string of figures, and added: "This is last night's statistics, Li Jiyun's men and horses have far more casualties than us, but he can afford it, we can't afford it, the young and strong in the city are limited, and Li Jiyun is bound to win, regardless of sacrifice, not to mention that he came down all the way, and also controlled the heads of the two tribes, driving them to charge into battle, consuming our arrows and rolling wood stones, if the lord has to arrive for more than ten days, I'm afraid there will be problems with the supply of troops and arrows, we don't have enough troops, There are also few good fighters, and they can only rely on dense arrows and rolling logs and stones to offset Li Jiyun's military advantage, so the consumption is too fast. ”

The doll said: "These situations should be reported to Madame and General Ke at any time." You see, this is the inner city, this is the outer city, we have to prepare in advance, the people are moving to the inner city one after another, some houses in the outer city can be demolished, stones are used as stones, and wooden planks are used to strengthen the city. If he couldn't hold it before the lord rushed back, the whole army moved to the inner city. Once Li Jiyun enters the city, it is difficult to use weapons such as stone traps, whirlwind cannons, ballistas, and ladders in the narrow streets and alleys. ”

Miao Miao bowed her head and said: "Well, I will go to Madame and General Ke immediately, tell them about the situation of the shortage of baggage and military supplies, and then tell our thoughts for Madame and General Ke to decide." ”

"Good!"

Miaomiao grabbed her cloak and led the two female soldiers out in a hurry, Xiao Zhouhou stood in the next room, gently patting Xue'er's little buttocks, looking at the busy and fulfilling dolls and Miaomiao, she didn't feel a little envious.

At this time, Mu Yike and Gneemaze, two Qiang girls, hurriedly ran in and shouted, "Sanniang, there is news." ”

The doll said movingly, "Oh, bring it to me." ”

Xiao Zhouhou also vaguely knew that these two little girls were the people responsible for liaising with the outside line, there were many carrier pigeons and goshawks in their courtyard, flying and landing all day long, and the information was transmitted very frequently, listening to their joyful tone, I thought that there was news that Yang Hao was one step closer, and I was busy listening closer, and I saw Mu Yike hurriedly handing over a bamboo tube and said: "Sanniang, the tribes of the Fei Ting, Xiang Li and Fang Dang clans blocked Li Guangrui's army in the camel flat for a total of three days and three nights, and now they can't resist. Under the response of the five Shu people of the fine seal tribe, he transferred to the Shenma Station. The letter also said that Ermayna had arrived in Xiazhou. ”

"Ermayna? Who is Ermayna? ”

Xiao Zhouhou's heart suddenly moved, and she remembered. She was with the ladies of the Yang family all day long, and she talked about everything in the sea and sky when she chatted on weekdays, a name she had heard them talk about occasionally...... Seemingly...... She is the daughter of the head of the Xifeng tribe, the fifth Shu who wants to marry with Yang Taiwei, the first beauty of the grassland!

What did she do in Xiazhou? ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Xiazhou, compared with the war with Tubo and Hui, the atmosphere is much more relaxed now. Even during the war with the Tubo and the Hui, the city defense of Xiazhou was not very strong, and the Tubo and Hui people were not able to break through the heavy defense lines of the Xiazhou army and kill under the city of Xiazhou. Now, the cold winter is gone, the spring is blooming, and the city of Xiazhou has regained its vitality, if the obvious impact of the battlefield is to use Xiazhou as a relay station, and the camel caravans coming and going from east to west are becoming scarce.

At this time, there was a camel team slowly came to the city of Xiazhou, the soldiers guarding the city saw the camel team from afar, the merchant team from the south to the north decreased sharply, and the additional income of the soldiers guarding the city gate was also greatly reduced, and now they saw a camel team coming, listening to the pleasant camel bell, as if hearing the sound of gold coins in their pockets, they immediately cheered up.

But soon, they were disappointed. This camel team was holding the passage token of the Xiazhou defense envoy, although Xiazhou was directly under the rule of Lord Li Guangrui, and this defense envoy was far less majestic than the other states, but it was not something that they could offend the city guards. The city gate officer led the people to inspect it, and saw that they were only carrying some fur goods, so he waved his hand listlessly and let them go.

The camel caravan entered the city safely, and the girl sitting on the camel was secretly relieved. She wore a brute knife and a fox fur hat, and she was dressed in good spirits, and her eyebrows and eyes were also very beautiful, but it was a pity that she ...... There was a palm-sized cyan birthmark on his face, which made it unbearable to look closely.

"Aunt Wusu, I was scared to death just now, shall we go to my sister?"

As soon as the girl spoke, her voice was as pleasant as a yellow bird, and if she was heard, she would probably feel even more sorry for the birthmark on her face, and when she looked like this, no one would have thought that she was Ermayina, the girl dancing on the prairie, the most beautiful flower of the prairie.

Sitting on a camel next to her sat a fat aunt, one of the only two women in the procession, the nurse of Ermayina, who is said to have known a number of Chinese characters, and was the second most literate person in the Xifeng tribe after the great wizard, so she was chosen as the wet nurse of the daughter of the tribal leader.

Aunt Wusu looked at the depressed streets of Xiazhou alertly, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, find an inn to live in first, and then find out your sister through Tuoba Haofeng." Ina, your sister has a weak temperament, like a docile sheep, but if you want Tuoba Haofeng to settle down, only your sister has this strength, your sister has the best relationship with you, you must convince her to complete the mission assigned by your father. ”

Ermayina pressed her chest and took a deep breath: "Aunt Wusu, my heart is about to jump out." We...... Can it be done? ”

"If it doesn't work, it has to be done, our tribe can't go back. Besides, your father is bent on marrying you to Taiwei Yang, think about it, when he becomes the king of the northwest, you will be his queen, and if you help him, you will help yourself. ”

"Captain Yang......" Ermayina's eyes flickered for a moment, and she suddenly remembered the young man who was gentle and elegant, but had amazing magical powers, and could defeat their greatest wrestler, and could make their strongest strongmen bow down. Will he become the king of the Northwest and rise above all the people in the Northwest? He...... Will he become his own husband?

Ermaiina was suddenly a little shy, she had reached the age of spring, and she began to yearn for the love of men and women. As the daughter of the patriarch, she has no right to choose her husband, speaking of which, she and her sister are married to the most powerful people on the grassland, but the man she wants to marry is a thousand times stronger than the old and fat guy that her sister married, as if ...... It's a good choice.

Seeing her biting her lip, she looked like she was in a trance, and when she was still scared, she couldn't help but be a little anxious, and hurriedly wrenched out the limited ink in her stomach, and painstakingly continued to persuade: "Originally, Tuoba Haofeng had agreed to do things for Taiwei Yang, but ...... Such a major matter, the more sure you are, the safer it is, this is a major event related to the fate of our whole clan, Tuoba Haofeng loves your sister very much, and your sister and you have the best relationship, we must convince her, if your sister comes forward, then the matter will be more reliable. ”

Ermayna said worriedly, "But...... It's a matter between men, we women...... Can it be managed? ”

Aunt Wusu said: "Why can't you care, the beauty who is loved by the hero can affect the future of the hero." My aunt told you that when my aunt was young, she read a lot of Han books, and there was a beautiful woman named Meixi in the Han books, who married a tribe leader named Ji, and the result was that she was fascinated by the Ji who did not do her job, and was finally wiped out by a small tribe called Shang. By the way, I remember that this sister Xi is a beauty of the Qiangrong tribe, and our Qiang people are the descendants of Qiangrong. ”

"Oh......"

"Also, later, the head of the Shang tribe married a beautiful woman named Daji, and as a result, a very wise leader indulged in lust under her temptation, and later ...... It was wiped out by a tribe called Zhou. This Daji is also the beauty of our Qiangrong tribe. ”

"Auntie......"

"Later, the head of the Zhou tribe married a beauty named Bao Xi of our Qiangrong tribe, and in order to make her happy, he burned his tribe with fire, and the result was ...... and they were destroyed. ”

Aunt Wusu triumphantly concluded: "Ina, you see how many great things the beauties of our ancestors have done. Who said we women aren't great? ”

Ermayina was a little embarrassed, and said deliciously: "Aunt Wusu, it seems to be ...... It seems that they are not doing very good things. ”

Aunt Wusu said very firmly: "Ina, you don't know this, although it is not written in the book, but the aunt estimates that they were sent by those tribes that wiped out the previous tribe, just like now you came to Xiazhou for your father and Mrs. Yang." The former beauties of our tribe can destroy Xia Shang Zhou, can't you destroy Xia Zhou? Xia Shangzhou, Xia Zhou, listen, the names are so similar, this is a good sign, we will succeed this time! ”