Under a towering mountain in Qingzhou, thousands of tents were erected, and a huge military flag with the word "cloud" fluttering in the wind.

This place is not a good place to set up camp, because the terrain is vast, there is no danger to rely on, and it is easy to be attacked. But for this cloud army, it is basically impossible to be sneak attacked.

So far, the Yun Army is the largest army still entrenched in the Qingzhou grassland.

They had 12,000 elite soldiers capable of fighting, and the rest of the soldiers in charge of logistics and internal affairs also numbered more than 1,000.

They have abundant grain and grass, excellent horses, and first-class equipment, and the commander is an experienced and steady veteran Yun Yan, who never gives targeted military orders, so that the Yun army is as stable as a rock in the Qingzhou grassland, firmly rooted, and the barbarian soldiers have fought nearly 30 times, winning more and losing less.

In front of the commander's tent, two soldiers in armor guarded the tent door solemnly.

Two men in ordinary military uniforms came closer and closer, walking in the direction of the big tent, and when they reached the door, the guard, seeing that they were still not stopping, drew their long swords with a brush, and asked sharply, "Who is coming, report the name." ”

"I am Le Xuan, and my companion Cao Yu came to meet at the invitation of General Yun." Le Xuan said loudly.

A capable middle-aged man laughed from inside the tent: "Quickly let the two virtuous nephews in." The two guards put down their swords and let Lexuan and Cao Yan pass.

Such a scene happens almost every day in front of the coach's tent, and everyone is not surprised.

After entering the big tent, I saw a middle-aged man in his early forties sitting behind the desk, reading a letter. A blanket made of bearskin was laid under his feet, and a screen was placed behind him, with huge axes and swords hanging cross-hung, making the manager's tent look magnificent.

The two parties greeted each other, and Yun Yan pushed the letter in his hand in the direction of Le Xuan and Cao Yan, who were sitting opposite, and asked: "Two virtuous nephews, this is a letter I received half a month ago, the letter said that the five princes were among the Hou army, and the Hou army had the intention to send the five princes to Yuhu City, but the team was too small and weak, and wanted to borrow our strength." I don't know what the two virtuous nephews think. ”

Yun Yan called Le Xuan and Cao Yu virtuous nephews, but a pair of eyes stared at the two of them tightly, as if they didn't trust them very much.

Le Xuan and Cao Yan knew that Yun Yan was very wary of the two of them, but they didn't see Yun Yan's eyes, so they took the letter on the table and read it.

After a while, Le Xuan pondered and said, "I'm afraid the news is not true." ”

"I think so!" Cao Yu nodded.

"Oh? Why do the two virtuous nephews think so? If the five princes were really in the Hou army, and we didn't rescue them in time, wouldn't it be a big deal. Yun Yan asked, touching his beard.

Le Xuan and Cao Yan knew in their hearts that this was Yun Yan who was giving them a problem again.

Yun Yan is a person, it's okay to lead troops to fight, but people have a huge problem, that is, they love power.

In the entire Yun Army, except for him, there is no second person who can take the lead, or rather, those guys who dare to come out are all suppressed and afraid by him.

It's no better than ever.

In the past, Yun Yan only had to worry about fighting and leading troops, and other matters were worried about by the privy envoys sent by the DPRK. One of the two belongs to the military department, the other belongs to the Privy Council, they have nothing to do with each other, it is not the turn of who grabs the credit of whom, they have always been both prosperous and one is lost, and if the battle is fought well, they will be mutually beneficial and win-win, and they will naturally cooperate happily.

But now, he has to manage the inside and outside of an army by himself, and his energy and brain are not enough.

It stands to reason that Yun Jun has such good conditions, he can go to Yuhu City a long time ago, but Yun Yu is too fond of power, and now he waits for him to dominate the team of more than 10,000 people alone, if he goes to Yuhu City, who knows who he is, and the soldiers in his hands will also be handed in. Therefore, before Le Xuan and the others came, Yun Jun looked glamorous, but he was actually struggling to maintain it.

With the people who already existed in the army, Yun Yan was not at ease, but also afraid that people would turn back and seize power, so he finally picked and chose Le Xuan and Cao Yan, a group of young people who came halfway.

Since Le Xuan and Cao Yan came to the Yun Army, they helped Yun Yan with advice, whether it was internal affairs or fighting, they all helped him a lot, which can be described as a timely rain.

Especially Le Xuan and Cao Yan.

Le Xuan comes from a famous family, and has the teaching and influence of his grandfather Le Hou and Le Yi, so he is naturally excellent. And Cao Yan's father is the general of the household department, and his family history is not under Le Xuan.

These two people can be said to be Yun Yan's current left arm and right arm.

How to make this left arm and right arm easy to use, and not have bad intentions, Yun Yan can be said to be painstaking, every once in a while, he has to stumble on Le Xuan and Cao Yan to wake up.

For example, today Yun Yu called Le Xuan and Cao Yan to come and ask about this letter, he has obviously received it for half a month, and he must have already seen that there was fraud in it, so he didn't go, otherwise how could it be delayed for so long to put it on the table.

"General Yun, the Fifth Prince should not be in their army. First, although the five princes are not very old, they must already be able to read and write, why didn't Hou Jun let the five princes personally write us a letter for help to show their sincerity. Second, if Hou Jun was really worried about the safety of the Five Princes, and knew the strength of our Yun Army, he would have taken the initiative to take refuge a long time ago, instead of waiting in place. Thirdly, they only came with a letter, and there was no new movement in the second half of the month, and there must be something strange in it. Le Xuan seriously crumpled them one by one and told Yun Yan to listen.

Yun Yu understood all these truths, and after listening to them, he nodded and stroked his beard, and said, "What the virtuous nephew said is very reasonable. Then we don't care about this letter. After speaking, he pinched the letter in his hand, and tore it with a click, and in a few moments it became a small pile of waste paper.

After leaving the house, Le Xuan and Cao Xuan returned to the camp tent, and seeing that there was no one in the camp, Cao Xuan couldn't help but sigh and said, "Brother Le, when will such days end?" ”

Today's incident is clearly cloudy and tricky them. If the matter of the five princes is as they say, it is easy to say that it is false, but if there is even the slightest possibility that it will be proved to be true, the responsibility in the future will definitely be completely shirked to them by Yun Yan.

Similar to today's things, Yun Yan is not the first thing to do, nor will it be the last. Le Xuan helplessly spread his hands, anyway, he didn't have to worry about having more debts, and there were not many lice and no itching. As the commander-in-chief, Yun Yan pretends to be smart, thinking that he can get rid of responsibility in this way, but it is just whimsical.

"Brother Cao, don't be impatient, we still have to rely on the strength of the Yun Army to go to Yuhu to search for the traces of General Yan Xiao and my sister, and those dozen or so classmates will not be better if they don't have the medicine of the Yun Army. We just need to keep doing our part. Le Xuan said pointedly.

Cao Yan also knew that there was no other way, sighed, and said: "It's hateful that we are just a scholar, and we are involved in the hands of others everywhere!" If I have 10,000 elite soldiers, I will break through the Northern Barbarian Court! ”

Such a "heroic strategy" is just a joke that Cao Xuan himself knows.

The Northern Barbarian Court is not something that 10,000 elite soldiers can break through, unless these 10,000 soldiers are all divine soldiers.

After complaining, the unwillingness in Cao Xuan's heart was slightly vented, and Le Xuan saw that he was not as angry as he was, so he said to Cao Yan: "Seeing that the injuries of my classmates are gradually healing, we need to have a plan for what to do next." ”

It's the end of summer now, Qingzhou has entered the beginning of autumn, the days are not easy, and the winter is even more sluggish, and the Yun army is not short of military food supplies, and staying to continue to be a vassal with a black cauldron on his back is beneficial to life. But in the end, they are a group of young scholars, and they are being used without any achievements, in the end, they are uneasy, and privately speaking, each of them hopes to be able to break away from the cloud army as soon as possible.

Cao Xuan hesitated, Fang Cai's ambition was all slapped back into his stomach by a stick in reality, on the question of starvation or the pursuit of integrity, he couldn't choose, a mouthful of rice was difficult for a hero, and Cao Xuan, who was anxious, pulled his hair for a while, feeling that he was really a wreck who couldn't put life and death out of the way.

In the end, it was Le Xuan who opened his mouth and said, "I have a way, let's find an opportunity in the next few days, General Chaoyun borrowed a small team of troops to explore Yuhu." If the remaining Yan Army is found, or if the rest of the reliable clues are found, things will be easy. ”

"What are we looking for?" Cao Xuan grinded his teeth, according to Yun Yu's control of military power, he would never lend them half a soldier.

However, in addition to the ghosts of the northern barbarians on the grassland, they will also encounter wolves, and the team of less than fifty people will swallow the belt bones when they enter the grassland, and the scum will not vomit, which is also the reason why they have not gone to the Jade Lake to explore for a long time.

"Five Princes!" Le Xuan said seriously: "After I came back, the more I thought about it, the more I was worried about the affairs of the five princes, and I wanted to personally bring a hundred soldiers to see the reality." ”

Cao Xuan's eyes lit up: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Great! How I didn't think of this idea! Lexuan, you're too smart. ”

Under the guise of the prince, Yun Yan couldn't help but disagree, and Yun Yan personally showed them the letter, which was him lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

Cao Xuan couldn't wait, slapped his thigh, and said, "What are you waiting for, let's go to General Yun immediately." The lives of the five princes are precious, and they can't wait for a moment. ”

At the other end of the grassland, in the Erlan tribe, Yan Xiuyu was in good spirits, sitting in front of the big tent, his eyes brushing the green grassland that fluctuated with the wind in front of him.

In the grass not far away, there was a sound of rustling, and someone was walking towards him. Listen to the movement, the body is not big, it should be a girl.

Yan Xiuyu is very popular with girls in the tribe, more than one girl boldly expressed her love for him, and some people even recommended pillows, but Yan Xiuyu refused. Even so, it can't stop the group of girls from coming to him with their courtesy.

"Brother-in-law!" A squeamish girl's voice sounded not far from his side, and Yan Xiuyu's brows immediately furrowed.

He looked back and saw that it was Yan Shuyu standing not far away, holding a crockpot that emitted heat in his hand.

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(Tianjin)