A loud "bang" came from the house, accompanied by an exclamation from Nanxunyan. Sima Hongyan couldn't bear it anymore, and burst out laughing with a "poof", pulling a few younger sisters to turn around and run, jumping out of the wall from the way he came.

Not far away, Sima Hongyan couldn't help laughing anymore, and several younger sisters also laughed out loud.

It turned out that the bed in Nanxun Yan's house had been kicked off by Ban Lingruo with internal strength, and the little couple tossed so that the bed could not be supported and collapsed.

This idea was come up with Sima Hongyan, even if it was in response to the custom and made trouble in the cave room. Although it is a prank, it is full of blessings for the newlyweds.

After laughing enough, the four sisters walked to the residence, guessing that the next time they saw Sister Nan again, they didn't know what kind of expression she would have.

Today was a busy day, and there was another fight, and several people were tired, so they said goodbye and went back to their palaces.

As soon as Sima Hongyan walked into his palace gate, he saw Nan Guying sitting in the courtyard admiring the moon. When he saw Nan Guying, Sima Hongyan grinned twice, and asked, "I didn't expect you to go back to sleep yet?" ”

Nan Guying said with a smile: "How is it?" Finished the cave room? ”

Sima Hongyan blushed and said: "There is such a custom among the people, and I think it's funny, so I mess around willfully." In the future, I can't be so unorthodox, it's too embarrassing to be known, and I will lose Yanling's face if it is spread out. ”

Nan Guying said: "I haven't blamed you yet, you said it yourself first." Only this once, not for example. You are now the phoenix lord of Yanling, and your every move is related to the prestige of the country, and you can no longer mess around at will like ordinary people. ”

Sima Hongyan nodded and said, "I know!" Actually, I regret it a little now. ”

Nan Guying said: "Okay, but it's not a big deal to make a hole in the room, I have another big thing to tell you." ”

Sima Hongyan pulled Nan Guying to sit down and said, "You are still waiting for me to come back so late, naturally you have something to say, let's say, what's the big deal?" ”

Nan Guying said: "You already know that King Yu rebelled, but my friend in the rivers and lakes sent me a message that King Yu is very likely to collude with Xiyue in private, and ask Xiyue to send troops to help." The condition of their cooperation was that as long as Xiyue helped King Yu to win back the throne, then King Yu would give the sixteen cities in Yanyue Pass to Xiyue. ”

Sima Hongyan's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said angrily: "Did this Yan Shicheng directly become a traitor?" ”

Nan Guying said: "Actually, I think the so-called cooperation conditions are just an excuse!" ”

Sima Hongyan said: "Of course. Xiyue found a reason for them to send troops on a large scale, just to attack Yanling in the name of justification, how could they be satisfied with only sixteen cities? What is clearly coveted is the Yanling River. I didn't expect this Yan Shicheng to be not only reckless, but also very stupid. Unexpectedly, this was to lure the wolf into the house, and he naively dreamed of becoming an emperor. ”

Nan Guying was very happy that Sima Hongyan could immediately see through Xiyue's motives, and said: "Although you like to mess around, you see opportunities in major events very quickly, and you are becoming more and more like an empress." ”

Sima Hongyan said: "This kind of trick is not unusual, and I would do the same." Especially since I am a woman, I control Yanling, the richest Yanling in the Central Plains Continent, which is unacceptable to everyone, they are just unable to figure out my details, and they are waiting for the first person to jump out and oppose Yanling. Yan Shicheng just gave Xiyue a chance at this time! ”

Nan Guying said: "In fact, these down-and-out princes or distant relatives and nobles in the Yan royal family have long been the targets of other countries, and they have long been on the line in private. Yan Hao and Yan Shicheng are all like this, because they always spy on the throne in their hearts, so it is best to take advantage of it. ”

Sima Hongyan sighed and said, "This is also a matter of no choice. The royal family has always been fighting internally, especially the princes, who all think that as long as they can't sit on the dragon chair, there is only one way to die. Everyone thinks that he is the real man, so he does not hesitate to step on the corpses of his brothers and even his fathers to climb up. Emperor Yanrong was like this at the beginning, and Emperor Yanzhen was still like this later, a law that has remained unchanged for thousands of years. ”

Nan Guying said: "Then what are you going to do?" Now it can be regarded as internal and external troubles coming together, and I can't imagine that after all these years of calm, war is still unavoidable. ”

Sima Hongyan said: "I want to gather the ministers to discuss the strategy of coping, and listen to their opinions before making a decision." However, I had long expected this to happen, and it was nothing more than a symbolic peace, and the emperors of all countries were eager to annex each other and take the whole world to themselves. Behind the peace is nothing more than mutual speculation and mutual fear. ”

Nan Guying said: "Yes! We all want to stop war, but we can't avoid it. In the end, it is the people who suffer, I have launched a mobilization order in the rivers and lakes, King Yu launched a mutiny for no reason to bring disaster to the country and the people, I asked the local organization of the rebel army to fight, if you don't want to sit still, then take up arms to resist. ”

Sima Hongyan said: "It's a pity that I haven't been in power for a long time, and people's hearts are uncertain. Now I am worried about both inside and outside, and the situation in Yanling is quite unfavorable to me. ”

Nan Guying said: "Don't worry! I'm here with you. Although the heroes of the rivers and lakes have nothing to do with each other with the imperial court, they will not stand idly by in the face of national crises. ”

Sima Hongyan smiled: "I'm relieved to have you here!" Although it was difficult, I didn't take the little Yan Shicheng in my eyes, as for Xiyue, since my father could beat them to the point of almost losing the country, I would definitely be able to! ”

Nan Guying came over and grabbed Sima Hongyan's hand and said, "Don't forget, you are Sima Hongyan, the only Sima Hongyan in the world." I'm sure you'll be able to overcome it. ”

The two talked and chatted and sat for a while before parting, Sima Hongyan wanted to sleep well, and only tomorrow would he have the energy to discuss the enemy's strategy with the ministers.

On the second day of the main hall, the Sima Hongyan sisters and hundreds of officials gathered, and the two generals, Ban Jingchong and Guo Jixiong, had already set off with their troops early in the morning and rushed to Lingcheng. Sima Hongyan told the public about the secret collusion between King Yu and Xiyue in the main hall.

The hundred officials were shocked, they never expected Yan Shicheng to do such a treacherous thing.

Sima Hongyan asked the ministers for their opinions, Yan Shicheng was not worried, General Ban and General Guo went out, plus the ambush set up by Sima Hongyan, it could be pacified in less than a month. The key is how the West Vietnamese side will respond, and Sima Hongyan wants to know what the ministers think about this matter.

Although the people of Xiyue were fierce, and they immediately gained combat strength, although they were beaten to the capital by Sima Yongcheng and almost destroyed the country, but after so many years, they have already recovered their vitality, and since they dare to make a big attack this time, they must have made full preparations. The hall was quiet for a while, and no one could say an idea.

Although Liao Ziling's leg injury was serious, he still insisted on coming to the court every day to discuss matters, especially now that Yanling was facing a crisis, he couldn't lie at home. Since he was the head of the military generals, when he saw that no one could speak, he couldn't get over it, so he said: "Lord Feng! According to the minister, although the soldiers and horses of Xiyue are strong, as long as we stick to Yanyue Pass, Xiyue will naturally retreat if it cannot be attacked for a long time. ”

Hearing Liao Ziling say this, the ministers who were silent just now all echoed: "What General Liao said is extremely true, and it is better to stick to it!" ”

Sima Hongyan waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, those who seconded the proposal, do you have any other opinions?" ”

The other generals looked at each other, since the general of Zhenguo said so, where would they have other opinions. If the generals don't speak, the civil officials will have nothing to say.

After Sima Hongyan asked, he kept looking at the map of the five countries, and the hall was silent for a while.

"What if we do the opposite and take the initiative?" Sima Hongyan suddenly asked.

All the officials were shocked, and they all felt that Sima Hongyan's idea was too bold, and they began to whisper.

Sima Hongyan said loudly: "If you have any ideas, just say it, don't mumble, since it's a collective effort, if you have any opinions, just say it, I just made a proposal." ”

At this time, a military general said: "Phoenix Lord! The minister felt that it was inappropriate. Outside the Yanyue Pass is the desert land, the West Vietnamese cavalry has been galloping in the desert for hundreds of years, very powerful, I am afraid that our army is not their opponent in a head-to-head confrontation. If we attack rashly, I am afraid that our army will suffer heavy casualties. ”

Sima Hongyan said: "You mean that our army can only fight on flat land, once it reaches the desert or other places, then our Yanling army will become a waste and be slaughtered, is that what you mean?" ”

The military general was shocked and hurriedly said, "Lord Feng is angry! The minister had no such intention. ”

Sima Hongyan said: "I'm not blaming you, let me ask you if what I said is right?" In other words, our army has never carried out targeted training, and even if we know that the Western Vietnamese cavalry is powerful, we have never considered how to restrain them, but can only rely on a Yanyue Pass to keep the enemy out. ”

The general's head was sweating, and he was panicked, not knowing how to answer.

Sima Hongyan looked up at the military general and said, "You don't have to be nervous, I ask you questions and you answer them truthfully, I'm not blaming anyone, but I want to know the real situation of our army." ”

Although Sima Hongyan said that he was not strange, but where did the military general dare to believe it, but he couldn't help but answer, so he had to reply in a trembling voice: "Yes!" To deal with the West Vietnamese cavalry, our army really does not have a very good way! ”

"Oh!" Sima Hongyan answered softly, lowered his head and continued to look at the map and stopped talking.

After a while, Sima Hongyan asked: "Which adult knows the characteristics of the West Vietnamese cavalry better, tell me in detail, I want to know where they are strong and whether they have any weaknesses." ”

The generals looked at each other again, but no one answered.

Sima Hongyan looked up strangely and asked, "Don't you even know about this?" Don't you usually learn about the characteristics of the arms of each country? ”

At this time, Liao Ziling responded: "Lord Feng! Chen had fought against the Xiyue cavalry with General Sima at the beginning, so he had some understanding. The advantage of the West Vietnamese cavalry is that the impact is strong, mainly because the West Vietnamese war horses are tall and long-legged, much stronger than our war horses, and our army will often be knocked over by the other side when fighting with them, or be suppressed by the other side condescendingly, and they do not have an advantage at all. The most important thing is that the West Vietnamese soldiers are almost longer than horses, and their horse control and horse skills are superior to our army, so with the same number of cavalry fighting, our army basically loses more and wins less. ”

Sima Hongyan nodded and said, "What about their flaws?" ”

Liao Ziling thought for a while and said: "In order to maximize the speed of the war horse, the West Vietnamese cavalry basically does not armor the war horse, and even the soldiers on the horse use rattan armor instead of iron armor, I don't know if this is a defect?" However, they did this so that the horses could run as fast as they could, that they could use their speed when chasing enemies, and that the horses could steer flexibly. In the previous few battles, our ironclad cavalry had not yet turned around, and the Western Vietnamese cavalry had already killed one back and forth. ”