For the sake of prudence, Yi Jiuxiao still decided to stop the march and summoned Qi Qingru and the others to discuss it.

When the four scouts caught up with the team, the team was on the way, and these four people went to Yi Jiuxiao's carriage to report.

The other people, including Qi Bin, didn't know about these news, after all, there were many risks, and Yi Jiuxiao decided to report to Qi Qingru and a few people before making a conclusion.

Temporarily set up camp, and soon several people gathered in the tent, Yi Jiuxiao first informed Qi Qingru and others of the news brought back by Tanma, and at the same time expressed his worries.

He hoped that everyone could express their opinions and discuss the future direction.

After listening to Yi Jiuxiao's narration, Qi Qingru thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to change the direction of the march?"

"I haven't changed my mind for the time being, but I decided that this trip was risky, so I called you to discuss. ”

Seeing Yi Jiuxiao's answer, Qi Qingru relieved his heart and said: "Wei has Xu in the south, Chen in the west, Qi in the east, and Zhou in the north, these four are all powerful countries, and it is not appropriate to go to war against Qi Wei's vassal states for the time being, and Xu and Qi Wei have always been friendly, and it is not appropriate to attack Xu's vassal states." ”

She paused, thought for a moment and then continued: "Chen Guo's side can be attacked, but Chen Guo is far away in the west, not only is it far away, but it may also be attacked on its back, only Ning Guo is the most suitable, because Ning Guo is located at the junction of Qi and Wei and Zhou, and it is a vassal state of Zhou, we have killed Jin Dan of Zhou State along the way, and we have formed a mortal enemy, and we are not afraid of offending it again, even if the attack on Ning State fails, we still have the opportunity to retreat to Qi State." ”

Yi Jiuxiao listened carefully to what Qi Qingru said, and felt that it really made some sense.

He chose Ning Guo at that time, just because Ning Guo was a vassal of Zhou State, and he didn't think too deeply and carefully, and after Qi Qingru's analysis, he inadvertently made the most correct decision.

It's just that going north is still risky, and I can't help asking: "What should we do if we encounter the pursuit of the queen and the Feng family on the way north?"

"We are going to the northeast, and we are at least two thousand miles away from the direction of the queen's escape, and we may not be able to encounter it, and the north is facing the Zhou Kingdom, the situation will be very complicated, and the Zhou Kingdom will definitely participate in stirring up the water, and the three parties may contain each other, and we can also wait for the opportunity to go. In addition, on the way, we can send scout horses to find out the opponent's movement route, as long as we do not encounter an army of tens of thousands of people, we are not afraid. ”

Since Qi Qingru said so, Yi Jiuxiao no longer hesitated, he convened everyone to discuss, mainly because he didn't want to act arbitrarily, so as not to cause mistakes.

There will inevitably be risks on this trip, but compared with other routes, the risk of going north is relatively smaller.

Since the cancellation of the peace and the choice to leave, this is originally a road of no return, and you can only move forward, and the risk may not be an opportunity.

Several other people, including the princess Qi Qingyun, did not express their opinions, and agreed with what Qi Qingru said with silence.

This made Yi Jiuxiao very pleased, because the mutual recognition of the team's decision-making level and no major differences were the most rare.

If everyone works together, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome.

The team continued to walk eastward for three days, turning north more than 500 miles from the junction of Miju and Gyeongju, all the way through post roads, without being interrogated or disturbed.

Along the way, the states and counties all knew how to protect themselves, and they all turned a blind eye to this special team and adopted an evasive attitude.

This is also the cleverness of local officials, why meddle in matters without receiving an express indication from the imperial court.

After traveling north in Mizhou for more than ten days, he left the border of Mizhou and arrived in Mingzhou of Wei.

Qi Bin once again sent six probes, and two of them still went to Gyeongju City to inquire about the movements of the Wei court.

There are also two ways to explore the traces of the queen's escape, and two ways to explore the path of the team to find out whether the road is smooth and whether there is any Wei army interception.

During the journey, the scouts kept bringing back some news. It is reported that the Feng family has completely occupied Gyeongju City, but the Feng family did not support Wei Tong to ascend the throne, and the Wei State is still in a state of no owner.

At the beginning of March of the following year, it had been a full year since the group left the capital of Qi, and at this time the army marched to Shizhou in Wei.

This state is a border state of Wei, bordering Ningguo, as long as you cross Shizhou, you can enter Ningguo.

However, Shizhou is very large, more than 3,000 miles in length and width, and the terrain is very complicated, it is not very easy to cross, at least more than a month.

Just when the team had just stepped into the territory of Shizhou, Tanma brought back a big news, hearing that Ning Guo had sent 100,000 troops and five Jin Dan had invaded Wei State.

This news seriously affected the team's original plan to attack Ningguo, making everyone quite hesitant and difficult to decide.

Everyone, including Yi Jiuxiao, couldn't figure out how Ning Guo, as a small country, could have such a powerful force.

It's just that Tanma can't know the inside story, in fact, this matter is still related to the battle for the throne, the Feng family where Concubine Jing is located, and the Zhou State in the north.

After the destruction of Gyeongju City, the empress and the crown prince, escorted by 20,000 forbidden troops, left Gyeongju City and fled all the way north to Hezhou.

Hezhou and the northern states and counties generally supported the Li family, so after the empress and the crown prince fled to Hezhou, they soon gathered tens of thousands of troops and grew in power.

The forces of the Feng family were distributed in the east and south of the Wei state, and the troops besieging Gyeongju City were basically drawn from the eastern and southern borders and states.

Although there are many troops in the southeast, the road is far away, spanning thousands of miles, and there are many difficulties in the deployment and supply of troops.

After a long battle, Feng Qiushui and Feng Xishan were very anxious, and Feng Qiushui was even more anxious to let his son Wei Tong ascend the throne.

She proposed it to Feng Xishan many times, but she was all vetoed on the grounds that she would wait until the queen and the crown prince were destroyed. Otherwise, they just want to ascend the throne, the royal elders will not agree, and the officials of the DPRK and China may not be convinced, and they will only be uncertain.

In desperation, the Feng family decided to borrow external strength, and they turned to Zhou Guo, who had been secretly colluding.

Let the Zhou State send troops to help it exterminate the queen's power in the north, and promise to cede the four northern states to the Zhou State as a reward after the matter is completed, including Shizhou.

The state of Zhou is just north of the state of Wei, very close to the northern states, and it is very convenient to send troops, and the state of Zhou has always been eyeing the state of Wei, wanting to annex it as soon as possible.

However, the State of Zhou and the State of Qi fought again and again, and they did not dare to stretch the battle line too long, so they were unable to make a move.

Now, Feng Qiushui took the initiative to contact Zhou Guo to help, which is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zhou Guo.

The emperor of Zhou immediately agreed to Feng Qiushui's request and prepared to send troops to conquer Wei. However, Dazai of the Zhou State admonished for no reason, suggesting that it was inappropriate to send troops directly.

Now that Wei is in a period of civil strife, if Zhou takes the lead in sending troops, then several other great powers around Wei, such as Qi, Xu, and Chen, may also send troops.

In that case, the Wei State would be torn apart and encroached upon by the surrounding powers, and it would be difficult for the Zhou State to get the most benefits.

Even if the rest of the big powers don't do anything and sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, after the Zhou State sends troops, it will face the possibility of a full-scale war with the Wei State.

Don't look at the Wei State without a leader, the civil war is in full swing, but as a big country, it is also a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen.

If he fights with Zhou Guo with all his might, Zhou Guo will definitely fall into it, and when the time comes, Qi Guo, which is hostile to him, is likely to move.

However, Dazai Leng did not let Emperor Zhou completely give up this opportunity, he offered Emperor Zhou a plan to let the vassal state Ningguo send troops to attack the northern border of Wei State, and contain Empress Li Rong's power in the north.

Ning's troops are insufficient, and the whole country has less than 200,000 troops, but it doesn't matter, Zhou can secretly send troops into Ningguo and act under the banner of Ningguo, which will paralyze Wei and the surrounding countries.

Because Ning is a small country, the Wei court has not paid much attention to it, and the long-term garrison on the Shizhou border is only 20,000 people, and only the main general is the only Jindan early stage.

And Ning Guo directly sent 100,000 troops this time, and there were five Jindan masters, and one of the deputy generals was in the middle of Jindan.

With such a huge disparity in strength, the result was that the defenders of Shizhou of Wei were completely vulnerable, and in less than two days of fierce fighting between the two sides, the 20,000 defenders of Shizhou were killed and wounded.

The Ningguo army completely controlled the border and began to drive straight in, so after Yi Jiuxiao's army entered Shizhou, they received the news that the Ningguo army had invaded Shizhou.

For Yi Jiuxiao and Qi Qingru, this was really a big variable, they couldn't have imagined that Ning would take the initiative to invade the Wei State, and their strength would be so strong.

The two of them didn't know that there was an inside story about Zhou Guo's involvement, and they thought that these 100,000 troops and five Jindan masters were Ning Guo's own strength, so they were a little hesitant.

even wondered if the previous decision was too contemptuous of Ning Guo.

Judging from the current situation, Yi Jiuxiao and Qi Qingru both felt that it was not appropriate for the team to move forward.

It is easy to encounter the 100,000 troops and five Jin Dan of Ning State when going north, and the five Jin Dan and 100,000 troops should not be underestimated.

Although their own 500 forbidden troops are all elite soldiers, their strength is too disparity to be able to fight at all.

Fortunately, the team is still on the southwest edge of Shizhou, three thousand miles away from the war.

Yi Jiuxiao immediately stopped marching, and after finding a nearby large market to replenish supplies, he entered the mountains southwest of Shizhou and set up camp.

The mountains are hidden, five hundred people are hidden in them, and it is not easy to be discovered, and the mountains are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even after the army of Ning Guo comes, it is difficult to get benefits.

After settling the team, Yi Jiuxiao decided to go out to investigate in person, although the spies brought a lot of news, but they still saw it for themselves.

As the manager of this team, he has to be in full control of the situation and not go blindly with his feelings.

He told Qi Qingru and Qi Bin to lead the team and wait for him to come back before acting.

Immediately, he left the barracks alone without taking anyone with him, and headed northwest.

Yi Jiuxiao did not ride a horse but flew, he had completely consolidated the realm of the Martial King, and he flew in the air with ease.

It's just that the speed is not as fast as imagined, and it is only 800 miles in a day, and the physical exertion in the flight is quite large, and it is not possible to fly in the air continuously day and night.

But flying has its own benefits, with Yi Jiuxiao's eyesight, flying in the air overlooking the ground, hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers in full view.