The eldest prince didn't wait too long, and many pieces of news came back to the camp on the morning of the second day, one of which made Liu He giggle for a long time.

"Hah...... Ha, Nima, it's so cola! Kebi Neng took advantage of Yan Rou's desire to occupy Ning City, and secretly attacked Guangning City, and then chose to retreat north over Baishan, just passing by Yan Rou's power range...... Ha Luha, Yan Rou, this second force, this time it is really a few handfuls of rice that is not lost by stealing chickens! ”

Liu He rubbed his stomach that hurt from laughter, and was silly to himself, but found that Li Yan and Zhao Yun were not as happy as themselves, and they didn't seem to realize the current good situation.

After Li Yan waited for Liu He to stop laughing, he said slowly: "Childe, don't you think this time is really lucky?" If it weren't for the fact that we were well prepared and carried a large number of secret weapons that Kebi could not have imagined, perhaps we would have been thrown into the revenge water by the Xianbei people to feed the fish at this time! ”

"No, it won't! Is it so serious? Liu He blinked his eyes and said curtly.

Li Yan explained to Liu He with some depression: "My eldest son! According to the agreement between Lord Taifu and Yan Rou, as long as it is found that Kebi can be dispatched from Ningcheng, Yan Rou must set off from Guangning to support our grain team, which was the case with Zilong last time he received Xianyu Duwei. But why didn't Yan Rou come this time, but went to Zhanning City? Because he and Kebineng have reached some kind of agreement in advance, he wants to see us annihilated by Kebineng! ”

"According to what you say, then why did he let his brother Yan Zhi come to report to us?"

"That's because he was worried that we would lose too quickly and not achieve the effect of consuming Kebineng's troops, so he revealed Kebineng's intentions to us. He did it for his own sake! If we are suddenly attacked, and Kebi can easily get it, then Yan Rou will not have the ability to snatch the grain and grass from Kebineng's hands, and if we cause heavy casualties to Kebineng, Yan Rou, who occupies Ningcheng, will definitely not be polite to Kebineng! ”

After Li Yan's analysis, Liu He finally figured it out. He turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, who had been silent, and asked, "Does Zilong think so too?" ”

Zhao Yun nodded and replied softly: "Childe, if we don't succeed in counterattacking this time, then the person who benefits the most is Yan Rou." Not only can he take Ningcheng bloodlessly, but he can also snatch this huge amount of grain, grass and military funds from Kebineng's hands, and at that time, Lord Taifu will not be able to accuse him of being wrong. ”

Liu He's face had become very ugly, and he tightened his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "In other words, if we are intercepted and killed by the Xianbei people here this time, thousands of soldiers and thousands of people will die in vain?" And this account can only be recorded on Kebineng's head, not only is he Yan Rou not wrong, but he is still a hero who avenges us, or a hero who recovers Ningcheng? ”

Li Yan and Zhao Yun nodded together, expressing their gratitude for Childe's "timely" response.

Liu He gritted his teeth and said a little stupidly: "His grandmother drops!" Just now I said that Yan Rou is a second-class force, but in fact, I am very ......."

Fortunately, the eldest prince couldn't help it in the end, and he didn't think he was a "second force" in front of others.

Liu He asked Li Yan and Zhao Yun: "What do you say now?" Do you want to continue to Ma Cheng or enter Quang Ninh City? Or send a message to Ma Cheng and Ning Cheng and ask them to send troops over there to support Sun Li? ”

"Immediately enter Guangning and don't give Yan Rou a chance to turn back!" Li Yan said.

"Kebineng has withdrawn, the troops of Macheng and Ningcheng are sufficient, and Sun Li only leads a thousand cavalry, I am afraid that he will not be able to deter the Wuhuan tribe of Baishan." Zhao Yun analyzed.

"Okay, let's go to Quang Ninh City right away!" Liu He rubbed his hands, looking excited and expectant.

"Childe, don't worry! Although the water is now in a dry period, the depth is not more than the neck, and the shallow part is not more than the knee, but the horse-drawn carts and ox-carts still cannot pass, so it is necessary to temporarily build a wooden bridge in the middle of the river. Li Yan hurriedly reminded him.

"How's that for good? There are only a thousand cavalry of Sun Li on the Guangning side, in case Yan Rou turns around, how can he withstand it! Liu He was a little anxious.

Zhao Yun proposed: "It's better to lead two thousand cavalry to escort the Xianbei prisoners to the other side of the river, and then send people to send a message back and forth between Guangning and the camp, if Yan Rou turns back, I will lead the army to support Sun Li, if Yan Rou does not return, I will wait on the other side of the river for the pontoon bridge to be erected, and escort Gongzi to Guangning City." ”

Li Yan added: "This is only an expedient measure, and it is recommended that Gongzi immediately report this matter to Lord Taifu, and ask him to adjust the defensive forces and generals of Guangning City, Ningxian, Macheng, and Gaoliu to form a more balanced defense line." ”

"Good! I'm going to write to my father to report this. The matter of erecting the pontoon bridge will be handed over to the positive side; The care and transfer of the captives was left to Zilong. ”

"Childe, I recommend someone to you, and he will personally go to Macheng with your letter to report to Lord Taifu."

"Oh, who is Zilong going to recommend to me?"

"It's Ma Tai who is traveling with you this time, I think this person is down-to-earth and can help Xia Houlan to defend a city together."

"Well, it makes sense, Xia Duwei is young and vigorous, and he is lacking an old and serious deputy. I would recommend this person to my father in my letters. ”

At the third watch that night, Ma Tai appeared under Ma Cheng with a handwritten letter from his son.

Liu Yu, who had already slept in the city, heard that his son had sent a messenger, so he hurriedly got up and ordered someone to welcome Ma Tai into the city.

After reading Liu He's letter, Liu Yu carefully asked Ma Tai about everything that had happened near the grain team's camp in the past few days. Ma Tai, as the former county councilor, although his official position is not many levels lower than Liu Yu, he is not ambiguous in his response, and he has achieved clear articulation, prominent focus, and accurate expression, which makes Liu Yu feel somewhat surprised.

After listening to Ma Tai's detailed answer, Liu Yu said to himself in disbelief: "Wu'er is really so powerful? With only 5,000 soldiers and horses, Kebi was defeated? ”

"Lord Qiyu, Gongzi does have unpredictable wisdom, not only calculated the attack time of the Xianbei people, but also guessed the direction of the attack, otherwise he would not be able to use a little iron thistle terrestris, so that the Xianbei people will suffer!" Ma Tai did not hesitate to push everyone's wisdom to the head of the eldest prince.

"Good! It's just great! Now I can rest assured that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will be handed over to him and return to Jicheng with confidence! Liu Yu showed a rare happy smile, and finally praised his son a few words.

On the second day, Li Yan mobilized thousands of people to carry boulders from the vicinity, and then threw them into the river to serve as bridge piers, and sent people to cut down trees in the wild forest several miles away, split off the branches and branches to serve as bridge plates, and tied dozens of them together with ropes, and spread them between the bridge piers one by one.

After a hard day's work, the pontoon bridge was finally built, and the grain team crossed the river overnight and stayed on the north bank.

On the morning of the third day, the huge procession headed north, resting twice on the way, and finally arrived at Quang Ninh City before sunset.

During this period, no enemy came to attack or investigate, and it seems that the Xianbei and Wuhuan people have already withdrawn from this area.

After entering the city of Guangning, Liu He praised Sun Li in public for knowing how to adapt to changes and praised the 1,000 soldiers who were the first to be stationed in Guangning, which made the soldiers feel rejoicing.

After settling down, Liu He asked Zhao Yun to lead twenty black-armored knights to escort him to Ningcheng to meet Xian Yufu. These twenty black-armored knights with mysterious identities are actually the twenty veterans of the Shenxi Army brought back by Liu He from Nanyang, and their predecessors were the Xiliang cavalry under Duan Xuan.

The overall equipment of the black-armored knight is one grade worse than Zhao Yun's, but because of the use of the Takahashi saddle and stirrups, the war horse has also been quietly nailed to the horse's shoe, so the overall combat power is still higher than that of the cavalry in Youzhou. As Liu He's personal guards, these twenty soldiers have always had a special identity, and now they are escorting Liu He behind Zhao Yun, which is even more powerful.

Guangning went to Ning County, and it was half a day's time.

After Liu He saw Xian Yufu, he couldn't help but chatter. After the reminiscence, Xian Yufu escorted Liu He to Macheng with 2,000 men, while Zhao Yun stayed in Ningcheng.

In Ma Cheng, Liu Yu was carefully explaining to Xiahou Lan and Ma Tai: "This time I appointed the two of you to Gaoliu to replace Wei You, the responsibility is heavy, you must not be negligent, let alone arrogant!" ”

Xiahou Lan, who was already able to walk on the ground, hurriedly assured Liu Yu: "Please rest assured, my lord, I must be diligent in my humble duties, and work together with Ma Yicao to guard Gaoliu and not let the thieves step into half a step!" ”

Liu Yu reused Xiahou Lan and Ma Tai this time, because he followed Liu He's suggestion and helped his son adjust the generals of the cities in the northwest of Youzhou before leaving. According to Liu He's opinion, in the future, the generals of the garrison in Gaoliu, Macheng, Ningcheng and Guangning will be Xiahoulan, Xian Yufu, Zhao Yun and Sun Li respectively.

Among them, Ma Cheng and Gao Liu are both on the south bank of the river, and a school captain can be added, which is served by Xian Yufu, the oldest with the seniority, and formed into a group; Ningcheng and Guangning are both on the north bank of the Qiushui River, and to the north is Baishan, which belongs to the jurisdiction of the Wuhuan Captain's Mansion, and the position of the captain is led by Liu He, Zhao Yun guards Ningcheng, which is the most important position, and Sun Li and Li Yan guard Guangning together.

Although Kebineng and Yan Rou withdrew to the north of Baishan one after another, Liu He still arranged the most powerful generals under his command on the northern front, and no matter whether he stayed in Ningcheng or not in the future, as long as Zhao Yun and Li Yan were left behind, no one could go here and go wild.

The journey from Ningcheng to Macheng is a little farther, more than eighty miles, and it takes more than a day. It was noon when Liu He arrived in Ningcheng, and after lunch, he hurriedly urged Xian Yufu to leave and hurry away, and after nightfall, he stayed in the wilderness.

Liu He lay in the simple marching tent, thinking that he would see his father tomorrow afternoon, and he was a little anxious in his heart.

Liu He has been in this time and space for half a year, and he has basically adapted to his current identity and the living habits of this era.

It's just that he suddenly has to meet with a tragic figure in history, and after meeting, he has to call "Father" one by one, Liu He feels that there is always something bizarre and weird.

Alas, I can't take care of it so much, my dad is my biggest support, even if I don't know the old man well, when it's time to call my father, we can't be ambiguous!

Outside the tent, the north wind was howling, and Liu He nested in the bearskin mattress that Xian Yufu had laid out for him with his own hands, covered with a thick woolen blanket, and fell asleep crankily.

PS: I'm rolling all over the ground asking for recommendation votes, and everyone seems to have forgotten about it recently......