Ten days after Qi Zhan's attack, on August 22, Ningguo Yanzhou.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the full moon is gradually bending, and Yunchen has been restless lately, always feeling that something big will happen. Since the uprising in Chudi, on the one hand, he had to take into account the situation and Chu Cong's safety, on the other hand, he had to guard against King Ning's search, in addition, he had to take care of Wei Nong's emotions, and he had to guard against his subordinates from making their own opinions, which was not good for Wei Nong.

Things are complicated, and everything must not be relaxed, which makes Yunchen feel tired. Only in the dead of night, when everyone is sinking into sweet dreams, can he get a moment of tranquility, temporarily empty himself, and not think about those grievances and grievances, as well as the feelings that he can no longer control.

The kitten observed for a few days and found that Yunchen always slept late, and often wandered outside the slightly thick window in the middle of the night. She felt uncomfortable in her heart, and tonight she finally mustered up the courage to make a bowl of supper and brought it to Yunchen's room.

Although she has been following Yunchen for a month and a half, she still hasn't been able to adapt to the new environment, and she is still a little afraid of Yunchen. Ironically, she didn't know what she was afraid of him. It seems that at this moment, before she saw Lord Yun, her hand holding the supper had begun to tremble.

After knocking on the door twice, the kitten shouted timidly, "My lord." ”

Yunchen had already latched the door, and when he heard the voice, he went over to open the door in person, and asked gently, "Is there something wrong with the cat?" ”

The kitten looked at the supper in his hand and said softly: "Uh, the cat sees that you eat less at night, so ......"

Yunchen was not in the mood for supper, so he refused with a smile: "I'm not hungry, you can eat it yourself." ”

The kitten was a little disappointed, and stumbled: "Actually...... Actually, cats are ...... Because ......"

"Because the medicine is gone?" Yunchen answered suspiciously.

The kitten couldn't think of any good words, but when she heard Yunchen's words, she immediately nodded: "Yes, Miss's medicine has run out." ”

Yunchen turned around and let her into the house, and he walked straight to the bookcase, opened the bookcase and asked while looking for it, "What kind of medicine?" Wound medicine or ......"

"It's not medicine." The kitten answered immediately.

Yunchen took out a white porcelain vase from the drawer and handed it to her: "Use it as usual." ”

In the past half a month, Weinong began to suffer from insomnia all night long, and the wound healed more and more slowly. Yunchen knew that she was fighting and giving up on herself, so she had to put a little sleep aid in her dinner every day, in a small dose, so that she could sleep peacefully for a few hours at night. This must be done by the kitten, and only the food made by the kitten can persuade Weinong to eat a few bites, and she will not eat anything else.

"In the future, if the medicine is gone, just come to me directly, and you don't need to eat anymore." Yunchen told the kitten again. He thought that the cat was embarrassed to come empty-handed to get the medicine so he made a supper.

"Adult......" The kitten knew that he had misunderstood, and opened his mouth to explain a few words.

"Master!" Suddenly, a voice interrupted her unspoken words, and she looked out the door, where a guard named "Zhuqing" hurriedly ran in, his face full of anxiety.

Yunchen also got up abruptly at this time, but because of the presence of the kitten, he did not ask directly.

As soon as the kitten saw this situation, he knew that Yunchen and Zhuqing had something important to discuss, so he had to swallow the words that were about to be exported and silently retreated.

As soon as she walked with her front foot, Zhu Qing immediately latched the door of the house, and said in a hurry: "Master, Ming Chenyuan led 40,000 people to Chudi to quell the chaos, and 10,000 people have arrived first today!" ”

As he spoke, he unfolded a secret report and presented it to Yunchen. In the early hours of this morning, Ming Chenyuan had already led 10,000 advance men and horses to arrive in Chudi. On the same day, Zhufeng, who was in Chudi, sent the news to the flying pigeon.

Yunchen hurriedly read the secret report, and was shocked in his heart. Nie Xingji's time was running out, and the battle of Yanning was at a critical moment, in such a situation, he dared to send Ming Chenyuan to Chudi? Isn't this a self-shutting off of your arm?

Yunchen was silent for a moment while holding the secret report, and then asked, "Where is Yuan Che now?" ”

"A few days ago, King Ning sent him to Fengzhou to look for you, but he didn't find it, and now he has quietly gone to Youzhou."

"To Youzhou?" Yunchen frowned and was puzzled: "Youzhou is already Nie Xingji's place, what is he going to do?" ”

Could it be that Yuan Che thought that he and Weinong were hiding in Youzhou? Or was he intending to sneak up on the Yan army camp?

Zhu Feng saw that Yunchen had a suspicious look on his face, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Yuan Che has lost Youzhou and was excluded from the core by King Ning, so there is no need to be afraid." ”

Yunchen agrees with this. No matter what Yuan Che went to Youzhou to do, he probably couldn't succeed. In front of Nie Xingji, his number of segments was too low, and he couldn't make a big deal at all.

"How is Yan Ning's battle situation now?" Yunchen asked again.

"Ten days ago, the Yan army attacked the camp of the Ning army at night with 4,000 men and horses, burning nearly half of their grain and grass. Since then, Yan Ning has not made any movement. ”

Yunchen had already known this news: "The Yan army only used 4,000 people to destroy half of the grain and grass of the Ning army, can Qi Zhan swallow this breath?" ”

"But at present, Qi Zhan has not seen any action." Zhuqing reported truthfully.

"It's not that he didn't move, it's that he didn't let us find out." Yunchen reminded Zhu Qing: "Don't forget that he is from Momen, and what he is best at is secret operations." ”

Zhu Qing nodded suddenly, with a happy face: "Wouldn't that be better?" Ning Yanming assassinated, and our fishermen profited. ”

"But if Ming Chenyuan sits in Chudi, it can't be said." Yunchen instead showed a worried face: "Brother Cong and Zhu Feng are about no match for him, you immediately reply to the past, let Brother Cong adopt roundabout tactics, and don't confront Mingchen Yuan head-on." ”

Yunchen originally firmly thought that Nie Xingji was so weak that he would definitely rely on Ming Chenyuan to attack Ning, and it was impossible for these two people to separate. And as long as Nie Xingji and Mingchen have no time to care about Chu Di, he will not worry about others, and all his plans about Chu Di are also carried out under this speculation.

But he didn't expect that Nie Xingji could be so ruthless to himself. As a result, his plans were disrupted.

Thinking of this, Yunchen sighed and slowly put down the secret report in his hand: "I still underestimate Nie Xingji." ”

*****

Eight days later, all 40,000 horses of Ming Chenyuan arrived in Chu and began to negotiate with the Chu people without using force. On the same day, the two sides went to war again.

This time, the Ning army took the initiative to attack, because the prince Qi Zhan was in command, and there were worries about food and grass, so the Ning army was extremely brave this time, and there was a great tendency to break the cauldron and sink the boat.

In the blink of an eye, the war started for half a month, and there were four large and small battles, and Yanning had its own victories and defeats. The Yan army did not occupy an inch of land, and the Ning army did not recover an inch of lost land, and the two sides confronted each other at the junction of Minzhou and Youzhou.

What made Qi Zhan feel strange was that in these four battles, Nie Xingji never showed up, which was very inconsistent with his previous style of going into battle in person. Last time Yuan Che led the army, Nie Xingji commanded and killed the enemy, how could this time that his own prince Taisun personally went out, but he didn't come?

Is he hiding in the shadows and controlling the overall situation? Or is it inconvenient for him to be in person for some reason? For example, an injury?

Qi Zhan remembered his grandfather's confession before he left - it was rumored that Nie Xingji was seriously injured and unconscious, and there was probably fraud in it.

At the same time that Yan Ning was testing and the war was making no progress, Qi Liancheng, the master of the Momen Gate, also decided to help Qi Zhan. After thinking about it, he sent a hundred killers for him to drive, and agreed with Qi Zhan to meet in Youzhou Mansion.

Because of the burning of grain and grass, Qi Zhan has always been indignant in his heart, and he wants to win back a game. Since he has to use a strategy, Ning Jun is naturally not as cooperative as the brothers and sisters of Momen, and his kung fu is not as high as that of Momen. Rao is Ning Wang Qian told him not to use the ink gate, but now that he has been bullied by Yan Jun to the top of his head, he can't care so much under impulse, he just wants to give Nie Xingji a little color first, and by the way, find out why Nie Xingji no longer leads the army in person.

On September 19, the two sides met at the agreed place. Qi Zhan's eyes swept over the number of people, and he couldn't help but wonder: "The master of the door said that he sent a hundred people to come, why are there only less than eighty?" ”

The person at the head replied with a cold face: "The master of the door explained that he acted in secret, so as not to alarm the Yan army." ”

In fact, since the Yan army occupied Youzhou Mansion, the interrogation of passers-by has been extremely strict, and even the killers of Momen have not been able to pass smoothly. In order not to startle the snake, the killers did not dare to act rashly, and would rather be detained than rashly use force to forcibly break through. As a result, when the officers and soldiers were interrogated, they were successively detained more than 20 people.

Qi Zhan didn't say anything after hearing this, he just looked at these familiar brothers and sisters, and said with a smile: "Okay, eighty people are eighty, it should be enough." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and immediately someone pushed two carts of boxes out, Qi Zhan pointed to the contents of the boxes, and then smiled: "This is the armor we took off from Yan Jun, and I bother you to put it on." ”

His words were ambiguous, but the killers of Momen knew that Yan Ning had fought four battles, and these armors must have been ripped off the dead people. But the killers were accustomed to seeing bloody rain, and they didn't know how many times they had been lying in the pile of dead people, so no one cared, and they all stepped forward to pick out the well-fitting armor and put it on their bodies.

Some people even joked, "Hey, the material is good." ”

This sentence instantly brought Qi Zhan to a few years ago, when he was isolated in the door, but when he went out to perform tasks, the doormen would still cooperate with each other, occasionally saying a few words and jokes on the uncertain road of life and death, and relieving their tension.

Qi Zhan felt cordial about this for a moment, and the people also raised their strength, turned around and promised to the killers dressed as Yan Jun: "Tonight, please forget my identity for a while, and treat me as Qi Zhan." I also promised my brothers that as long as I have Qi Zhan's way to live tonight, I will not leave you. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped laughing. Only the leader smiled, and replied meaningfully: "This is unacceptable, if you can live, you should leave us alone, go back and see the master and Yingluo." ”