53. Return

"So Nangong Yi has such a great appeal, why has he spent more than 30 years quietly?" Ning Qiwei stood up and said lightly. "It's always been a mystery. But there is a well-established but not very convincing reason! Liang Jing frowned slightly. Reason? Prime Minister, what is the reason? Ning Qiwei asked curiously. Well, the prince sat down. Rong Chen said slowly.

"Oh, good." Ning Qiwei sat down and sneered. According to rumors, Nangong Yi once had a favorite woman, the daughter of Jing Yan, the prime minister of the previous dynasty, but this woman jumped off the city wall for him. Later, in order to take revenge, he helped the first emperor break Changzhou. After the revenge was avenged, he saw through all the flashiness, let go of all power disputes, and lived the life of an ordinary person in Changzhou. More than 30 years from beginning to end. Ning Qiwei clearly saw the admiration in Liang Jing's eyes.

"Well, I see!" Ning Qiwei smiled faintly and said. "Lord Wang, what obstacles did you encounter in Changzhou?" Liang Jing put away the expression just now and asked with concern. "Oh, no." Ning Qiwei hurriedly denied. "I heard that Changzhou City was besieged a few days ago!" Liang Jing said indifferently. "Oh, just an accident! Later, General Liu and Liang Rui joined forces to block the enemy army, and Changzhou was quickly relieved. Ning Qiwei suddenly found that her panicked words didn't know when she said so true. That's good. That's good. Liang Jing muttered to himself.

"Lord Wang, the folk girl will disturb you for a while. I don't know if it's possible? "The prime minister's wife walked out of the side hall, carrying a burden in her hand, walked in front of Ning Qiwei, and said with a salute." Oh, ma'am, hurry up and excuse me. Ning Qiwei hurriedly stood up, helped her wife up, and said. Lord, the daughter of the people has something to entrust to the prince, I don't know if it is possible. "Oh, ma'am, please." Ning Qiwei smiled indifferently.

"A few days ago, Rui'er wrote a letter, and we have already understood his thoughts. If the prince returns to Changzhou, please bring it. Madame Yingying smiled. Oh, his mind! Madame, what is he thinking? How do I convey this? Ning Qiwei's face was full of confusion. Madame, sit down and speak. Liang Jing got up and said. Oh, I'm so anxious. Lord, please take a seat. Madame hurriedly invited Ning Qiwei to the chair and said with a smile.

"Madame, please." Ning Qiwei sat down and hurriedly asked. Rui'er replied to the letter signed by the prince. His meaning was clear. He didn't want that family business. The prince should know about this. Madame smiled. Uh, I... Liang Rui told me. Hehe... Madame has the burden on her hand for me to bring to Liang Rui, right? Ning Qiwei hurriedly changed the topic.

"Oh yes, it's for Rui'er. This bag is filled with things that Ruier has kept by her pillow since she was a child. These things were given to him by the prince. Madame was still smiling. Well, I gave it. What is it? Ning Qiwei said in surprise. Well, it's all children's playthings. Look at this empty bamboo. It seems to have been brought by the prince when he came to the house that year. These things, Rui'er made them into a burden and kept them next to the pillow, not allowing others to touch them. Madame smiled lightly.

"Well, there's such a thing!" The smile on the corner of Ning Qiwei's mouth stiffened. "Lord Wang, please bring it to Rui'er. Rui'er also hid it from us when he left the capital, and he may have been afraid that we would stop him, so he didn't come back to pack his baggage. This burden has always been with him. Without it, Rui'er shouldn't have slept well these days! There was a hint of worry in Madame's eyes. There is such a thing. Ning Qiwei turned her head to look at Liang Jing with a calm face on the other side, and said in surprise.

"Shh With a low shout from the coachman, the tired horse stopped under the steps in front of the Changzhou Palace. "After a day and two nights, I was exhausted. Finally returned to Changzhou. Ning Qiwei lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage with a mutter. I also want to have a good time in the capital. Hey! You've disrupted such a perfect plan. If I had known, I wouldn't have entered Beijing with you. Laborious and thankless. Ling Yun followed behind Ning Qiwei and complained about it.

"I'm sick of it! You've repeated this sentence N times along the way. I would have left you in the capital if I had known. Ning Qiwei walked slowly up the steps in front of the mansion. What does it mean to be N times? You want to leave me in the capital, you want me to suffocate to death, don't you? Ling Yun shouted. If you complain again, I will send you back to the capital, and I don't care if you suffocate to death or not! Ning Qiwei turned around and said with a light smile. Ning Qiwei looked at Ling Yun's "cloudy" face, she turned around and ran up the steps as if she were running away. "Stop! Ling Yun shouted at Ning Qiwei, who stepped into the gate of the palace.

"Lord Wang! You're back! "As soon as Ning Qiwei stepped into the palace, she met Liu Qingyin, who was walking towards her." General Liu, so anxious to find me. What's the matter? Ning Qiwei stepped forward and asked. Lord Wang, Lin Yu laid out a strange formation outside Changzhou City. Liu Qingyin's eyes were full of anxiety. Formation! What formation? Ning Qiwei lifted her spirits.

"I can't say that either. That formation breaks through the principle of ordinary formations, and it seems that it is invisible and tangible, and it is intangible. It's hard to see. Liu Qingyin frowned. Where is that formation? Take me to see it! Ning Qiwei said eagerly. It's right at the north gate of business travel. Now the north gate is closed, and the merchants and travelers are gathered in the city. Liu Qingyin said with a frown. Let's go to the North Gate and have a look. Ning Qiwei turned around and walked out of the gate of the palace and said.

"Lord Wang, you see, it's that kind of array." Liu Qingyin pointed to the army of the Yulin Kingdom that was lined up in an orderly manner not far away. Ning Qiwei looked at the boxy array arranged in the distance, and said indifferently: "The most basic in the art of war is arrays such as phalanxes, circular arrays, and conical arrays. According to this array, it is mainly a square array, and it should be a square array. Take more points to break through! It won't be difficult. ”

"Lord Wang, this array is not a phalanx, the square is round, the circle is square, and the changes are endless. The humble position believes that it should be four of the ten formations. Liu Qingyin said with a frown. Not like, not like. You ordered the sergeants to divide into six teams and attack from six directions: southeast, northwest, southeast, and northwest. Ning Qiwei said indifferently. Okay, Lord Wang. Liu Qingyin replied as he walked towards the city.

Liu Qingyin picked up the horn placed on the head of the city and pointed the opening of the horn towards the sky. The mournful sound of trumpets resounded through the wilderness, the north gate of Changzhou was wide open, and a pair of sergeants rushed out under the leadership of a general holding a command flag. After the army was lined up, Liu Qingyin blew another horn and raised the command flag leaning against the head of the city wall with one hand. Liu Qingyin waved the command flag and made a gesture. The general under the city wall waved the command flag in his hand, showing the same action as Liu Qingyin.

The sergeants were given orders, and the initially neat queue began to split, scattered, disordered, and seemed to be a plate of loose sand. The sergeants shuttled back and forth, wandering in between. In just 30 seconds, the queue evolved from three columns to six neat and orderly columns. Liu Qingyin shook the command flag, and the generals under the city also shook the command flag. Six columns of troops flanked the enemy in six directions.

As the six columns approached, the general in the center of the enemy formation waved the command flag in his hand, showing a strange posture. The formation began to change, and the original four-sided formation was concave into six semicircles as the enemy sergeants moved, as if they had opened six bloody mouths, waiting for the six teams to outflank them in six directions. "Not good!" Liu Qingyin and Ning Qiwei shouted at the same time.

Liu Qingyin hurriedly blew the horn and shook the command flag. The generals under the city tower hurriedly waved the command flag. The six teams that were outflanking the enemy from six directions all stopped, turned back and retreated several hundred meters. At the same time, the enemy's queue reverted to its original quadripartite queue, a change that took less than a minute to complete. Ning Qiwei recalled the scene just now, and she couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Lord Wang, what to do now? The formation is much more complicated than what we look like. Liu Qingyin walked up to Ning Qiwei and said anxiously. Let me take a good look. Ning Qiwei frowned deeply and looked at the enemy army column in front of her. The outside is square and the inner circle, the square is outside, the circle is inside, the square is round, the circle is around the square, the beauty of this array is that the square circle is uncertain, arbitrarily changing. The wonderful thing is that it can attack and retreat. One attack and one defense, one static and one moving, it is really difficult to see what kind of formation this is? Ning Qiwei said indifferently.

"The square circle array mentioned in the Art of War can be integrated and used, but the formation in front of you seems to be another extension of the Art of War. I always felt that this kind of formation was extremely unfamiliar. Liu Qingyin said lightly. But the formation is nothing more than a square and a circle of edges and corners to change. General Liu, you try to use the outflanking force. Ning Qiwei stretched her brows and said. Okay, give it a try. Liu Qingyin walked to the head of the city. Liu Qingyin blew the horn, waved the command flag, and tried to make a move.

The generals under the castle tower waved the command flag in their hands and tried to move the same as Liu Qingyin. After the sergeants received the order, six columns gathered together, formed a large circle around the enemy's array, and slowly outflanked the enemy's formation. At this time, the general in the center of the enemy array waved the command flag and tried a strange move. The ranks of the enemy began to change: every three meters one sergeant stood still, and the rest retreated. The formation then changed, turning into a circle in the middle, surrounded by countless sharp blades.

The outflanked sergeants in a circle quickly pressed into the enemy's position, and the two sides had exchanged blades. However, the outflanked sergeants had no idea what to do with the enemy array. If you concentrate on attacking the sharp point of the enemy's sword-like formation, you will not be able to hurt at all. If you force it directly into the middle of the enemy's blade formation with the momentum of outflanking and confront it, it is like throwing a piece of raw meat into a tiger's den. The two sides confronted each other.

"General Liu, such an approach will not help at all. If this is consumed, the sergeant will lose his fighting spirit. It's better to hurry up and collect the troops. Ning Qiwei walked to Liu Qingyin's side and said indifferently. I'm afraid that's all there is to it. Liu Qingyin sighed lightly. Liu Qingyin blew the horn and shook the command flag. The generals under the city tower immediately waved the trumpet leading flag, and the team that originally surrounded the enemy retreated several hundred meters, surrounded the generals who gave orders to the wall tower, quickly assembled into three columns, and retreated to Changzhou City.