Inside the tent, Ling Ling looked at Shangguan Hong's smiling and gentle face and did not speak. After a while, she suddenly laughed, and her eyes turned into two crescent moon buds, and then she asked, "Lord Shangguan, now that you know that person is a tomboy, do you want to quietly get her back for interrogation?" ”

Shangguan Hong shook his head. His gaze fell on the topographical map on the table, and his fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the table and said, "Don't startle the snake yet." Wait for the intelligence of the enemy camp to come before making the next move. ”

While Shangguan Hong and Lingling were talking in the tent, snow began to fall outside, starting with bits and pieces of snowflakes, and soon turning into a heavy snow of goose feathers. It didn't take long for the falling snow to cover the ground with a thick white blanket, and the whole barracks became a world covered in silver.

Suddenly, a fast horse galloped towards the barracks, and the horse's hooves made a line of marks on the snow. Seeing this, the soldiers guarding the camp gate hurriedly grabbed their weapons and prepared to stop the uninvited guest, but when they saw the face of the man on the horse, they not only did not stop them, but quickly dodged to make way for the galloping horse to rush into the barracks.

ran all the way to Shangguan Hong's tent, and the man immediately grabbed the reins. Without waiting for the horse to stop, the young man on the horse rolled over from the horse and hurriedly asked the soldiers guarding the tent, "My lord, are you inside?" ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, without waiting for the soldiers guarding the tent to report inward, he strode inward with a thick body of snow.

Shangguan Hong stood up when he heard the movement outside, and when he saw the young man who walked into the tent, his face showed a little joy.

"My subordinates have seen Lord Shangguan!"

The young man walked up to Shangguan Hong to salute, and Shangguan Hong pulled him up and asked impatiently: "Dongsheng, have you contacted our people?" ”

The young man who was called Dongsheng nodded, reached into his arms and took out a letter from the innermost compartment of his clothes, handed it to Shangguan Hong with both hands, and said, "This is a secret letter that just came out of the prince's military camp. ”

Shangguan Hong took it and quickly opened it, took out the letter inside, and looked at it carefully. After seeing this, he folded the letter and threw it into the furnace with the envelope, and watched the letter burn to ashes, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, and said, "Dongsheng, gather all our people, and then let the leaders of each team come to discuss." ”

"Yes, sir!" Dongsheng received the order, turned around and walked out of the tent quickly.

Lingling glanced at the ashes in the furnace, turned his head and asked, "Is there good news in the letter?" ”

Shangguan Hong touched the three strands of his beard and said, "The prince finally couldn't hold it anymore and prepared to take advantage of the wind and snow to sneak attack our army's camp tonight." He walked back to the table and pointed his finger to the topographical map, "When the time comes, they will attack in two ways, the army led by the deputy general Zhao Yun will make a feint head-on, and the prince will personally lead another team of men and horses to take the path around the rear of our camp to raid." ”

Ling Ling smiled slightly and asked, "Is the person who wrote the secret letter reliable?" ”

Shangguan Hong smiled confidently and said, "Reliable." It was a cronie of the third prince who had been placed in the prince's military camp many years ago, and he won the trust of the prince, and he would participate in all important decisions in the army. ”

When the spirit heard this, he said no more.

Shangguan Hong looked at her and said, "Tonight, we're going to catch that tomboy back and interrogate him properly." When the time comes, I'll have to trouble Miss Lingling to rip off her disguise. ”

"No problem, Lingling is happy to help adults." Ling Ling smiled lightly back.

The snow outside had been falling, and there was no sign of abating. Time passed little by little, and the sky gradually got dark. After nightfall, the horn sounded in the barracks, and the soldiers of the other battalions, except for the head of the barracks, were ordered to gather at the side of the main general's camp.

Hearing the sound of the horn, Du Xiaomeng hurriedly ran outside from the tent to see what was going on. When I got outside, I happened to see Brother Jin and several other gang leaders standing in the open space looking at the main general's camp, and she also stood next to a few people and looked in the same direction. I saw that the direction of the main general's camp was brightly lit, and the blazing firelight reflected the falling snowflakes and half of the sky.

The sound of horns, passwords, neighing horses, and running footsteps came from there from time to time. Du Xiaomeng, who had never experienced this kind of formation, was heartbroken, and she hurriedly asked Brother Jin: "Brother Jin, are you going to prepare for war with His Highness's army?" ”

Brother Jin looked at the main camp and nodded, and said with a solemn expression: "Yes." ”

The veteran standing on the right hand side of Brother Jin asked, "Brother, who do you say will win this battle?" ”

"It's hard to say." Brother Jin sighed, "The general has a deep friendship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and if he can, he will never fight against His Highness." However, now that his family is in the hands of the third prince, and Shangguan Hong is supervising the battle in the army, the general has no room to retreat; And His Royal Highness, if he loses the battle, he will not only lose the position of the crown prince, but even his life will not be saved, this battle is extremely important to His Highness, so he will definitely fight with all his strength and cannot afford to lose. ”

Another veteran took over and said: "The third prince and the deposed former prince were both born to the queen, and he has always looked down on His Royal Highness the Prince, whose biological mother is a lowly palace maid, and after his brother's position as the crown prince was replaced by His Royal Highness, the son of a palace man whose blood is not noble enough, he will definitely hate His Highness even more." His Royal Highness understands his situation, if he doesn't let go of the battle, he will have to die if he falls into the hands of the third prince. Because of this, after the war between the two armies, His Highness will not show mercy to the general's subordinates. ”

While a few people were talking, all kinds of noises from the main general's camp gradually subsided, and the raging fire also moved from the main general's camp to the direction of the camp gate. At this moment, a person hurriedly ran over to this side, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the thin young man named Xiaoniu in the cooking camp.

Seeing that the calf was back, Brother Jin and a few of them hurriedly surrounded him and asked, "What's wrong with the inquiry?" ”

Xiao Niu stood firm and took a breath and said, "I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also led the troops to attack the military camp at night tonight. Lord Shangguan ordered General Zhan to lead most of his troops to a place a few miles away to prepare to meet His Highness's army, while he himself led his army to the rear of the barracks to ambush. General Zhan and Lord Shangguan had already led their troops out of their respective camps. Now there was only a small patrol and a few men from our cooking camp left in the camp. ”

Brother Jin looked at a few old and weak soldiers under his command and said, "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always managed his troops very strictly, and they are not allowed to kill innocents indiscriminately, we are still better prepared." You all go and put on your armor, don't sleep tonight, and if you see that the form is not right, you can escape as soon as possible and hide in a safe place. ”

After the group leaders answered, they scattered and went back to the tent to put on their armor, and Du Xiaomeng was still standing in place.

Zhan Qi and Yu Tianzheng are going to kill each other in the end. In this war, no matter who wins or loses in the end, one of Zhan Qi and Yu Tianzheng must become a victim in the struggle for power, right?

Du Xiaomeng, whose mood had fallen to the bottom, involuntarily clenched the fists hidden in her sleeves, and the feeling of weakness and fear surrounded her tightly, making her almost breathless.

Brother Jin saw that Du Xiaomeng was still in place, so he walked up and patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Ah Ming, come to my tent and get a set of armor to put on." You just joined the army and don't understand anything, so don't follow me anywhere tonight. ”

Du Xiaomeng knew that Brother Jin was deliberately taking care of himself. With veterans who are familiar with the terrain of the barracks guarding by the side, the safety of life can be guaranteed to the greatest extent, and she said very gratefully: "Thank you, Brother Jin!"