Li Xie finally received the letter from Yin Quan that night, and after reading the letter at a glance, tears rolled in her eyes uncontrollably.

She sniffed and begged Yin Quan sincerely: "You help me tell the ninth brother that the Miao people who talk about fingers and light drafts are all used by him to help him conquer Yelang." But beg him to lift up his noble hand, and not to think about their previous faults. Leave the lives of our leaders in Miaojiang. ”

Yin Quan sighed: "Sixth Princess, I will convey your words." However, I hope you can remember that you are now the princess of the Xia Kingdom, and you are no longer the Miaojiang witch. ”

Yin Quan is not a hard-hearted person, and he can't see Li Xie's pitiful appearance now. He politely asked her to take his leave, and slipped out of the night. Only Li Xie was left alone buried in the quilt and cried bitterly.

Time always flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the first month is over. With Lü Min's full recovery, Li Xie has left Xiangyang and headed north to Qingzhou. Her appearance is like a torrential rain in the hot summer, although it is relieving of the dryness of the heart, but it comes and goes in a hurry, and does not leave too many traces.

During this time, 8,000 reinforcements from Yangzhou had also arrived, and they had brought many warships. Except for Jiang Shaoheng's army of more than 30,000 people, the reinforcements from the other Jingyang and Yang have all been in place. At present, the total number of cadres and troops in Xiangyang has reached more than 20,000.

Although compared with the more than 70,000 people on the other side, the number is still obviously insufficient. But at least it's not as difficult to defend Xiangyang as it used to be.

In addition, the grain and grass transferred by the Lanjing Anmen from Changsha and Lingling counties had also arrived before the reinforcements from Yangzhou. Now even if the city is really besieged by the other party, it can be supported for two or three months.

Bai Qingfeng took the initiative to undertake the task of preparing materials for the construction of the ship. He really lived up to Lan Jing'an's expectations, and with Zhang Xun's cooperation, he successfully resolved the matter. At the same time that Dayong's side rebuilt the battleship in Moon Bay, the Xiangyang side also began a shipbuilding journey.

As for the daily training work, Lan Jing'an basically handed over the responsibility to Lu Min. He is most familiar with this place, and has many years of combat experience with Dayong, so he is the best choice to lead the army.

Lan Jing'an's current identity is more biased towards the commander of the first army than the general who leads the troops. Although she doesn't have to lead the troops to drill, she is responsible for deciding major events in the army and arranging future defensive and offensive matters, and she is still busy from morning to night every day. However, no matter how busy she was, she still maintained the habit of patrolling the camp frequently.

In the past 10 days or so, friction between the two armies has not been without friction, but it was not a major battle, but only a small test by both sides. The cadres were waiting for Jiang Shaoheng's men, while Dayong was waiting for the final battleship to be built. Both sides are full of energy, waiting for a big battle sometime in the future.

During this period of time, Xie Weining did not get too entangled in Lan Jing'an. One is because Bai Qingfeng is now by her side every day, and he doesn't give Xie Weining a chance to get close to her at all. And more importantly, the war in the southwest is unfavorable, and Xie Weining can't be busy thinking about suppressing the southwestern countries every day, so he really doesn't have the heart to be distracted by Lan Jing'an at this time.

Therefore, Lan Jing'an lived the most comfortable life since the Xiangyang Guard. In addition to Xiangyang matters, she also began to free up her hands to consider future arrangements.

Whenever she thinks of her marriage to Brother Qingyun, either Lan Jing'an will hold her cheeks and have silly fun, or she will chatter with Biluan. This situation made Bai Qingfeng bump into him several times, and he was anxious and worried, and he didn't know how to explain it clearly to Lan Jing'an.

At this time, Xiao Qingyun, who was far away in Qingzhou, was a little upset. The tug-of-war between him and Zhao Guogong and Zhao Hu in Qingzhou has been fought for more than three months, and it is still not clear.

More than half a month ago, the Qianjun fought a big battle with Dayong at Jingye Pavilion near Licheng. As a result, Dayong was defeated, abandoned Licheng, and fled all the way from near Jishui to Luoyin near Luoshui. At that time, the north of Jishui was owned by the cadres. The cadres and the army were overjoyed, and Xiao Qingyun also ordered people to rest in Licheng, and then planned to continue to cross Jishui to attack Luoyin.

This year, the weather was abnormal, and at the end of January, the temperature dropped suddenly again on a few days. Zhao Hu took advantage of the coldest night to attack decisively and led people back to Licheng from Luoyin.

And the cadres and soldiers who were defending in Licheng originally relied on Jishui, guessing that even if the other party fought back again, they would be discovered when they crossed the river, and it would not be too late to attack again.

Who would have thought that on the night of Zhao Hu's night attack, the weather was extremely cold, and Jishui was completely frozen. Zhao Hu ordered people to wrap the horses in linen, and everyone also put straw sandals on their feet, and quickly crossed the Jishui quietly. However, the cadre guards who were in charge of patrolling near Jishui returned to the camp early because it was too cold, and they were completely unaware of Dayong's actions.

The soldiers were very fast, and when Xiao Qingyun and the others heard that Dayong had killed Licheng again, Zhao Hu had already led people to attack the city. Even though Xiao Qingyun led people to resist with all his might, he was still defeated by the other party. After judging the situation, in order to preserve his strength, Xiao Qingyun led his people to abandon Licheng and retreated northeast to Dongpingling, which was less than eighty miles away from Licheng.

After that, the two sides each had a city and fought back and forth many times. The terrain near Licheng and Dongpingling is flat, the military strength of both sides is equal, and there is no worry about food and grass for the time being, so it is basically maintained in a state of equal strength.

At Shen Rongzhi's suggestion, Xiao Qingyun picked a day when the weather was slightly warmer, and sent people around Jishui to attack Zhu'a, who was only more than 20 miles away from Licheng. Zhu'a is a small city, but it is where Zhao Hu is currently stockpiling grain.

Since Zhao Hu captured Licheng for the second time, he was worried about whether Xiao Qingyun would be like him and take advantage of his unpreparedness to attack the city. So he didn't dare to put all his grain and grass in Licheng, but put a lot of Zhu'a not far from Licheng. From Dongpingling to Licheng, there are fertile fields, and as long as a large army has driven by, it is easy to be discovered.

The southeast of Zhu'a is full of mountains. If you want to think of Zhu'a, you can only go from the direction of Licheng, or cross the river from Jishui. There is no road from Dongpingling to Zhu'a without passing through the city. So Zhao Hu put the granary here, which can be described as worry-free.

Unexpectedly, Shen Rongzhi suggested that Xiao Qingyun do the opposite, not to the southwest to take Zhu'a, but to make a detour to the north of Shangtai County, cross Jishui, go south from the other side of Jishui, and cross the river near Zhu'a. In this way, you can bypass Licheng unconsciously and go straight to Zhua.

Xiao Qingyun calculated, although this method of playing was more than fifty miles farther than passing through Licheng, but this method could ensure that he was caught off guard by silently. Moreover, the people who attacked Zhu'a could not only destroy the granary, but also go straight down the river and return to Taixian. In this way, you may be able to take away the other party's grain and grass for your own use.

So he accepted Shen Rongzhi's suggestion and sent 10,000 people to attack Zhu'a. They were asked to destroy each other's granaries and transport as much grain and grass as possible back to Dongpingling. And he himself took people to Licheng to call for a battle to distract Zhao Hu's attention.