Sima Hongyan said with a smile: "Sister Nan, don't worry, I have my own important arrangements for you, but it's not as easy as going to Xiyue." Listen to me, this is the first time that Yanling has sent troops on a large scale since it has been silent for so long, and this battle can only be won and not defeated, so I must be on the battlefield and adapt to the situation. However, the outside must first be secured, the offense and defense are equally important, and even defending the rear is more important than attacking the city. Therefore, I hope that all of you can listen to my arrangement, take your own responsibilities, unite and cooperate, and strive to open up a new world in the Central Plains through this battle. ”

Everyone was excited, and they all got up and replied, "I am willing to obey the dispatch of Lord Feng!" ”

Sima Hongyan hurriedly waved his hand to stop everyone and said, "It's all our own people here, let's not come here." Now I'm going to assign tasks to you, and you have to remember what I told you and don't tell anyone else. I don't want to be known by other countries! ”

Seeing that everyone nodded and agreed, Sima Hongyan said: "This time I went to fight in West Vietnam, Nan Guying, Ban Lingruo, Zhong Liying, and Xiao Hongying went to the front line with me, and the first five cuffs of the ten red sleeves and three hundred female soldiers went with me as pro-guards." Shi Jinyan stayed in the court, temporarily managed the affairs of the court on my behalf, if there is anything you can handle with full authority, and then I will send a phoenix decree to inform the hundred officials. After I set out on the expedition, the garrison outside the capital will be led by Guo Zidi, and the rest of the generals will be deployed by you to ensure the safety of the capital. The forbidden army in the inner city was all under the command of Nan Xunyan, firstly, to ensure the safety of the ministers, and secondly, to prevent the bad guys from doing stupid things. The remaining five Red Sleeves stayed in the barracks to train recruits, and continued to recruit soldiers, which would also be managed by Sister Nan. The rest will be carried out step by step, and I will strive to pacify Western Vietnam within two months, and with the time for round trips, it will not exceed four months at most. If there is a delay, I will make another arrangement. ”

What Sima Hongyan is talking about now is Feng Zhi, and everyone got up to receive the order together.

Sima Hongyan said again: "Now there are 400,000 troops rushing to Yanyue Pass, and I will order another 100,000 troops to go." There are only 800,000 regular troops in West Vietnam, and I think it should be enough to deal with them. The matter of grain and grass will be handed over to Xiao Hongying, and the two more lieutenant generals will be allocated to you, so there must be no problems, otherwise the army in front will go hungry and fight. ”

Shi Jinyan said: "How do you prevent the other three countries? If they take advantage of the situation, won't they take care of one thing at the expense of the other? ”

Sima Hongyan said: "Dongning will be handed over to Beiling to deal with, and Nanyi will let it go." Remember, don't add a single soldier to our borders, as long as we don't do anything to them, we can guarantee that they won't do anything rash against us. ”

Seeing Shi Jinyan's somewhat hesitant look, Sima Hongyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you have to believe me!" Besides, Yanning Pass also has a garrison of 300,000, and it is not so easy for Dongning to sneak attack us. ”

When the arrangements were made and it was past noon, Sima Hongyan left everyone to eat, and said that if there were no accidents, he would leave in two days. Nan Guying is already the vanguard officer of the expedition to the west, Sima Hongyan gave him a talisman, he will prepare the grain and grass for the men and horses in these two days, and Ban Lingruo, Zhong Liying, and Xiao Hongying will help to prepare.

Two days later, after the army was assembled, Sima Hongyan didn't let him do any send-off ceremony, but just said goodbye to the ministers in the main hall, and quietly went out of the city with his female soldiers. Nan Guying, Ban Lingruo, and Zhong Liying were already waiting outside the city, and the 100,000 army set off towards Yanyue Pass in such a very low-key manner. No one in the capital even knew that Lord Feng had left Beijing with his troops!

As soon as he left the capital, Sima Hongyan immediately ordered the army to start speeding up, and bypassing the prefectures and counties on the way, 100,000 people were like ghosts, unconsciously rushing towards Yan Yueguan. On the way, Sima Hongyan secretly sent a message, asking Ban Jingchong to lead his troops to Yanyue Pass and wait for the convergence.

Although Nan Guying is a new commander of the army, he has a good command of the soldiers, clear rewards and punishments, and after a period of contact, all the soldiers admire him very much. As Sima Hongyan's guard, Wusleeve is inseparable from Sima Hongyan, and hundreds of female soldiers take turns to accompany him, just to ensure Sima Hongyan's safety.

With the help of the "Book of Strange Bags", Zhong Liying's research on medicine has become superb, and under her training, hundreds of female soldiers are also proficient in medical science. So Sima Hongyan assigned more than 100 people to Zhong Liying as the medical team of the army. Zhong Liying was also very conscientious, and along the way, no one in the 100,000 army was left behind because of illness.

The soldiers are very fast, and Sima Hongyan knows the importance of this speed, so when she led the troops to Yanyue Pass, it only took half the time.

When Ban Jingchong and Guo Jixiong saw Sima Hongyan in Yanyue Pass, they were both so shocked that they couldn't keep their mouths together, they couldn't imagine that Sima Hongyan would come so quickly.

Later, Ban Jingchong asked his daughter Ban Lingruo how the Feng lord managed to achieve such a marching speed. Ban Lingruo said that he marched during the day and rested at night every day, ensuring that the soldiers had enough food for three meals a day, and that they had to sleep for at least four hours every night.

Just because they were well fed and slept well, the army was naturally full of physical strength and recovered quickly, so it marched exceptionally fast during the day, and it was more than twice as fast as the previous march that could go and stop when it wanted.

Ban Jingchong felt that there was nothing unusual about the method of feeding and sleeping well, but why could it have such a great effect? Ban Lingruo said mysteriously to his father that Lord Feng, like ordinary soldiers, often takes everyone to run together, and he is also known for fitness. Feng Master and a woman can run for a day, and a group of soldiers and young men in the prime of life naturally refuse to live behind.

Regarding Sima Hongyan's unique style, Ban Jingchong was speechless. It's hard to believe the sight of an empress running with a group of soldiers spread out her legs.

However, Sima Hongyan came in time, and when Sima Hongyan arrived at Yanyue Pass, the spies came to report, saying that the Xiyue army was only a day's journey from the pass.

It seems that the secrecy work is going well, and the West Vietnamese soldiers don't know that in less than a month, Sima Hongyan has completely eradicated the rebels, and they still rushed to pretend to help, Sima Hongyan sneered again and again after knowing it.

Sima Hongyan, the latest map outside Yanyue Pass, had studied it in detail countless times on the way here, and had also discussed it with Nan Guying many times. When Sima Hongyan stood at the head of Yanyue Pass, he looked at the yellow sand outside the pass, and his heart was already in his chest, and he was determined to win.

On the same day, Sima Hongyan ordered the whole army to repair and wait for tomorrow's battle.

At dinner, an exception was made to distribute drinks to the soldiers, and the three armies were all overjoyed. Most soldiers are good drinkers, but the usual rule in the army is that you are not allowed to drink alcohol before the war, and this empress and phoenix lord always come against others, and she is not allowed to drink alcohol along the way, but she just lets everyone drink on the eve of the war. Although the wine distributed to each person was not very large, it was enough to boost the morale of the soldiers and make the soldiers rejoice.

With the help of alcohol, the soldiers slept soundly, and even the recruits who were joining the battle for the first time forgot their nervousness and fear and slept soundly.

By noon the next day, the Western Vietnamese army was approaching the city. Sima Hongyan climbed to the top of the city and looked out, only to see that it was densely packed with enemies. This is the first time Sima Hongyan has seen hundreds of thousands of troops lined up, and the momentum is indeed terrifying. However, no matter how powerful the other party is, he is also an aggressor, and there is only contempt and disdain in the eyes of Sima Hongyan, who treats the aggressor.

Sima Hongyan did not let the banner be erected at the head of the city, and the archers did not bend their bows and arrows to create a threat to the other party. From a distance, the West Vietnamese army seems to have only one person standing at the head of Yanyue Pass, although it is far away and can not see the face clearly, but behind this person a big flag is waving in the wind, mighty and extraordinary, and the flag only has a big "Yan" character written on it.

The commander of Western Vietnam was none other than Xiahou Shuojie, who had participated in the Five Nations Competition in Yanling before, and the pioneer officer beside him was Zuo Mansha, who had been to Yanling with him. These two people are both famous generals in West Vietnam, not to mention their high martial arts, and the Five Nations Competition has long been famous all over the world. And these two people are also good generals in commanding the army, this time the topic of playing the attack on Yanling is very important, Xiyue Emperor Xiahou Yan did not hesitate to send his best generals, and Xiahou Shuojie is also the nephew of the Xiyue Emperor.

Zuo Mansha is a famous minister in Xiyue, although she is a woman, she is good at martial arts by nature, and she has practiced a fierce kung fu. Although the person has dark skin, he has a very beautiful appearance, and he is the person who has made Xiahou Shuojie secretly love for many years. Xiahou Yan had promised Xiahou Shuojie before sending troops that if he could take Yanling this time, he would give him Zuo Mansha, so Xiahou Shuojie was bound to win this battle.

At this time, Xiahou Shuojie looked at the Yanyue Pass City, which was silent, and was secretly thinking about the attack strategy in his heart, when he suddenly saw a gap in the quiet Yanyue Pass Gate, and one person rode out of the city and ran towards them.

Xiahou Shuojie nodded at Zuo Mansha, and Zuo Mansha picked up his horse and stood a few meters away from the comer.

When he came closer, Zuo Mansha found that the person who came was also a woman, and she was very familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, she remembered that she was the Ban Lingruo who interrupted Dongning Wenhao's hands and feet.

Ban Lingruo didn't expect that the person opposite would be Zuo Mansha, and the two of them clasped their fists at the same time, and said in unison: "So you are here too?" As soon as the words fell, both of them couldn't help but laugh in their hearts, but their faces were stiff in front of the two armies.

Ban Lingruo took the lead in asking, "I don't know what does it mean that Zuo Xianfeng is coming in such a big formation?" Although there is friction between our two countries, it is not so large that the troops are pressing, is this a declaration of war by West Vietnam against our Yanling? ”

Zuo Mansha said: "Don't misunderstand, girl, we are also here for the righteousness of the world." I heard that Sima Hongyan usurped the throne of the Yan clan by despicable means, and we should ask the king of the Yan clan to get justice for him! ”

If it weren't for Sima Hongyan's repeated instructions not to be angry, relying on Zuo Mansha's slander of Sima Hongyan just now, Ban Lingruo would have been angry immediately.

Ban Lingruo snorted and sneered: "Zuo Xianfeng is really joking, Sima Hongyan became the lord of Yanling Feng, that is, he was sent to the former emperor's edict, and then he was recommended by hundreds of officials, and sat on the throne in a dignified manner, this matter is known to the world, how could Zuo Xianfeng not know?" Even if you don't know, but the affairs of Yanling are solved by the Yanling people, so why do the Xiyue people intervene? King Yu's rebellion is purely a disaster to the country and the people, you know that this move is unrighteous and still come to help him, I really don't know what you just said about the righteousness of the world, where is the righteousness? ”

Zuo Mansha didn't expect Ban Ling Ruo Siwen to be so sharp and sharp, she said: "Ban girl, I heard that your father is also an old minister of the Yan family, and you can be regarded as a loyal minister." The hundreds of years of Yan's foundation fell into the hands of a woman with a different surname, why are you not ashamed, but proud? It's funny. ”