When Lan Jing'an returned to the house where he was guarding the year, he found that Xie Weining was not there, and even his entourage Yin Quan had left. Biluan asked her why she had been gone for so long and if something had happened.

Lan Jing'an was embarrassed to say that he ran to the roof alone to borrow wine to kill his sorrows, only said that he was a little sleepy after drinking, and went back to his room to rest for a while. She asked everyone where Xie Weining and the others had gone.

Jiang Xianlin stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Ning Wei is the same as our big boss, he is young in the end, he is dizzy after drinking a little wine, his sleepy head is about to hit the ground, and he was helped back to the room by Xiao Yin to rest." ”

Lan Jing'an was stunned for a moment, this didn't match what Xie Weining said to him on the roof. And looking at his vigorous skills when he climbed down the ladder, it didn't look like he had drunk too much. But she already knew that it would be difficult to get a word of truth from him, so she threw away her hand and ignored him, but was happy not to have him to make trouble here.

Soon it was midnight, and everyone congratulated each other on the "three-yuan" moment of "the year of the year, the month of the month, and the time of the time". Then they laughed again and went back to rest.

On the first day of the first month, the rooster crows will start, and everyone has gathered in the vestibule, set up a bamboo fire, and wait for the first rooster to crow, and then use firecrackers to ward off the evil spirits in the mountains.

This custom was originally an old part of the Qianguo country and was widely spread in the land of Jingyang. Later, the people of Dayong who settled here also accepted this custom, and quickly spread from Jingyang to the north and south in more than ten years, bringing the custom to the whole Dayong. So except for Xie Weining, the master and servant are seeing each other for the first time, and the others are already familiar with it.

The first firecracker sounded, Xie Weining was unprepared, and jumped up in fright, causing everyone to laugh. Even Lan Jing'an smiled very happily, looking at Xie Weining a lot more pleasing to the eye. It turns out that when this person also looks like a child, he is still like this, and he looks better.

Xie Weining was frightened once, and as soon as he calmed down, he heard a crackling sound all over the city. Yin Quan looked nervous: "What kind of demon method is this?" Could it be that there are really mountain ghosts attacking the city? When everyone heard this, there was another burst of laughter, and Lan Jing'an laughed so much that she asked Biluan to rub her belly.

The early morning of the first day of the first lunar month was spent in the sound of firecrackers and laughter in the city. After breakfast, Wan Ping and Bai Qingfeng were about to leave.

Xie Weining gave Wan Ping a talisman of the Xia army, with which the passage through the realm of the Xia Kingdom would be unimpeded, but after Wan Ping arrived at Jia Meng, he had to leave the rune to Jia Meng's guards. In this way, the general will accept the truce, open the water pass, and let the cadres enter Yizhou.

Lan Jing'an knew that Xie Weining had made contact with Xia Guo's fine work on the first day he arrived at his station, and he also ordered people to search him and Yin Quan's bodies many times, but nothing was found, and even the truce letter he signed with him had been sent away by him.

However, this rune is very useful for Wan Ping, not only to help her reach Jia Meng as soon as possible, but also to avoid the risk of her being caught by Xia Guo or Dayong. Therefore, Lan Jing'an turned a blind eye and no longer pursued where Xie Weining got the rune.

In the truce between the two armies, there is also a very important clause, that is, the scouts of the cadres are allowed to pass through the various passes of the Xia State safely without hindrance. However, the scouts of the cadres must wear special turmeric suits and issue tokens to pass. As for the style of the token, Lan Jing'an and Xie Weining also indicated it in the truce.

Therefore, once Wan Ping arrives in Jiameng, the cadres and the northern and southern armies can smoothly establish contact, and the scouts can transmit news openly and openly, and the incoming and outgoing military affairs can be transmitted many times faster than before.

Lan Jing'an had clearly instructed Wan Ping to let her meet Jiang Shaoheng and tell him to lead 35,000 elite soldiers to Jingzhou as soon as possible.

As for the wounded, except for a few wounded soldiers who killed the iron cavalry who would follow Jiang Shaoheng south to Jingzhou, the others were led by Wan Ping, escorted by more than 1,000 unwounded soldiers, and returned to the northwest to recuperate, and then left to Wan Mingde to deal with Dayong.

Lan Jing'an led people to send Wan Ping away, and then sent Bai Qingfeng away at the ferry port in Jiangling City. When Bai Qingfeng was leaving, Xie Weining also wanted to see him off, and glanced at him meaningfully.

Bai Qingfeng stood on the bow of the boat and received Xie Weining's gaze. Thinking about what Xie Weining had asked him to convey to Xiao Qingyun before, he pursed his lips, put his hands in his sleeves, and clenched them into a fist angrily. Xie Weining, you wait, wait for us to find a way to crack the love Gu, and see if my second brother and I don't chop you.

Lan Jing'an looked reluctant, Bai Qingfeng's boat disappeared, and she went back sullenly. Next, her task is to arrange Jiang Shaoheng's entry into Jingzhou.

The 35,000 people brought by Jiang Shaoheng, even if they set off from Jiameng immediately now and rushed over non-stop, it would take more than a month. What's more, it is difficult to travel by waterway in Ba County, it may take longer, and with the time for Wan Ping to go north to deliver the letter, it is estimated that it will be at least the end of February when they really arrive in Jingzhou.

Lan Jing'an won't wait so long in Jingzhou. She informed the Jiangling Guard that Jiang Shaoheng would lead a large army to come, and asked him to listen to his dispatch later. At the same time, she also waited for Xiangyang to send someone over, so that she could bring the news to Lu Min, ask him to cooperate with Jiang Shaoheng, follow Xiao Qingyun's arrangement, and deploy the next offensive direction.

Lan Jing'an thought that Lu Min's people would arrive in a few days after the year, after all, Xiangyang and Jiangling were separated by more than 500 miles, and it was only a matter of two or three days to come over. Even if you lead the troops on foot, if you don't have any baggage, five or six days is enough. If Lu Min's people set off from Xiangyang after the New Year, they should arrive before the seventh day of the first lunar month.

She waited left and right, and there was no news until the ninth day of the first month of January. She was about to send someone north to Xiangyang to inquire, but the next day she received a message from Xiangyang City from the scout. The scout who came this time was Yuan Zhengyan, a close confidant of Lu Min, and Lan Jing'an had seen him many times in the General's Mansion.

Yuan Zhengyan knelt on the ground and reported the situation to Lan Jing'an with a crying voice: "Da Yongzheng sent an army to attack Xiangyang, and at present, General Lu is poisoned by arrows and unconscious. Before the general fell into a coma, he ordered Vice General Pang to temporarily lead the troops, and asked him to send the talisman to the great commander as soon as possible, and asked the great commander to return to Xiangyang as soon as possible. ”

When Lan Jing'an heard this, he was taken aback. She didn't expect Dayong to suddenly send troops to Xiangyang and dare to fight with the cadres on the third front. She hurriedly asked what happened in Xiangyang City during this time.

Yuan Zhengyan reported that snow fell in Xiangyang on the night of the 27th day of the lunar month of last year. According to Lan Jing'an's original idea, Lü Min led people to attack Fancheng on the night of the 28th, and annihilated the Niushou reinforcements that night. At the beginning of the new year, he defeated Cai Yang and Xinye reinforcements, thus capturing Fancheng.

Originally, after Lu Min seized Fancheng, he wanted to send someone to deliver a letter to Lan Jing'an immediately. As a result, I didn't expect a large number of Dayong's reinforcements to fall from the sky and quickly gather in the direction of Fancheng. The number must have exceeded 30,000 people, and I don't know how many will follow. Lü Min had no choice but to abandon Fancheng, and then lead people to retreat and retreat to Xiangyang.

Unexpectedly, on the way to retreat, Lu Min was shot in the back shoulder by an arrow from the enemy. And the other party smeared poison on the arrow, and Lu Min fell unconscious before he returned to Xiangyang, leaving only a few words. When the cadres saw that their main general was unconscious, they hurriedly retreated, and hurriedly retreated to the side where Xiangyang City was located.

And Pang Tu, the deputy general of Lu Min, who took over the military power, did not do what Lu Min asked, and only sent someone to ask Xiao Qingyun for instructions and wait for Xiao Qingyun's order. Yuan Zhengyan still couldn't see it, and personally ran over to inform Lan Jing'an.