Ling Li handed the horsewhip in his hand to the guards behind him and strode towards the camp. Soon, the little girl's heart-rending cry came from behind her.

Shen followed Ling Li into the camp, "Why did Your Highness let them go?" If they take a detour to Mutak to report the news......"

"Listen to this cry and know that it is your own daughter, they will not be so ruthless." The corners of Ling Li's lips twitched slightly, revealing a hint of a nonchalant smile.

The person who took the whole family to adventure for twenty taels of silver still made Shen Zhu feel unsure. He was about to give another exhortation, when there was a hurried and chaotic sound of horses' hooves outside the tent.

Ling Li, who had just sat down in front of the case, raised his head, "Who is running in front of the Chinese military tent?" ”

"I'll take a look."

Shen turned around and walked towards the outside of the account, and as soon as the curtain was lifted, the general Bailian, who was dressed in the clothes of a border hunter, rushed in sweating profusely.

"General, that vultures barbarian is too cunning, the carriage of the eldest princess of Fuguo has already passed through the Mutak outpost, but it was chased by the Dragon and Tiger Army two miles away, there are many of them, and my brothers and I really can't protect ......"

"Carriage?" Ling Lihuo stood up, "Let you quietly pick up the princess, why do you want to take the carriage all the way?" ”

"Princess...... She doesn't know how to ride a horse. Brian was stunned for a moment and replied.

"You can't ride a horse, don't you know how to walk?!" Ling Li threw the newspaper in his hand on the table with a "snap", and said angrily.

It has been a long time since the Zhenxi army recaptured Huifeng Ridge, and the reason why they did not take advantage of the victory to attack was that they were worried that the eldest princess of Fuguo was still detained in the Xili Palace. Jin Yao, the eldest princess of Fuguo, is the eldest daughter of Empress Zhao, and being close to her was a last resort, which made Empress Zhao resentful and resentful. However, after Jin Yao got married, she was not accustomed to the soil and water, and suffered from skin diseases all the year round, but she was never favored. Emperor Chengde also regretted not being at the beginning, and tried to take her back to the dynasty several times, but was refused. She has become a long-held hostage of the Xili royal court.

This time, in order to bring back Jin Yao, Ling Li spent a lot of manpower and material resources regardless of the cost. The court of the king of Xili is more than 800 miles away from Mutak, and it seems that it is about to succeed, but it falls short.

"The matter has come to this, and we can only think about it in the long run." Shen poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ling Li, proposing, "Your Highness, why don't you let me go?" ”

"The Xili Royal Court is like a tiger's den in Longtan, you are not suitable for a literati." Ling Li immediately denied, "I let Zhao Dong go, General Baili and Captain Zhang Yi are more familiar with the situation in Xili, and the two of them will fully assist." ”

"The matter of the Baili Counselor receiving the eldest princess has been discovered, and the barbarians must be very vigilant, and it is not appropriate for any lieutenant general to go. I have had dealings with spice merchants in Rui Beast Mountain before, and if I look for an opportunity to enter the Xili Royal Court as a fat powder merchant, there may be a glimmer of opportunity......"

Ling Li looked at Shen Zhu and agreed with his words very much, but he refused to nod for a long time. The Shen family is now left with only this line of Shen bloodline because of himself, how can he let him take risks?!

"If the eldest princess does not return to the court, His Majesty will not agree to the general's battle plan. Now the 100,000 army is being consumed on the border, which is not a long-term solution. Your Highness can rest assured, knowing that if you don't have the ability to settle down, you won't dare to recommend yourself to follow Your Highness. Vaguely guessing Ling Li's hesitation, Shen took the initiative to explain.

Ling Li had no choice but to agree, arranged for his personal guards Cui An and Luo Geng to accompany him, and asked Bai Lian to inform Shen Zhu of the details of what he had learned in the Xili Royal Court, and make every effort to do a good job of responding.

After Shen received the task, he immediately returned to Lucheng to make preparations. In order to find an opportunity to enter the royal court as a fat powder merchant, he must first do his homework carefully, and bring valuable fat powder cosmetics and perfumers with him.

Five days later, Shen led a caravan of more than ten people to bypass the Mutak outpost and go to the Xili Wangting on the bank of the Kusu River.

On the same day that Shen went to the royal court, Wushujie sent an envoy to Huifeng Ridge with the seal of the Dragon and Tiger Army, and took the eldest princess of Fuguo as a hostage, asking the Zhenxi army to withdraw to Wuhualing within 15 days, otherwise the eldest princess of Fuguo would sacrifice the flag.

Reading the threat letter of the Wushu refutation, Ling Li was still pondering, Zhang Yi had already lost his breath, he stood up suddenly, pointed to Bai Lian at the end of the tent and said: "If it weren't for your simple mind and careless work, how could we be threatened by the Wushu barbarian's neck!" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm ......" Brian knew that he hadn't done a good job in this matter, and he had already fidgeted in front of the generals. This time, Zhang Yi pointed his nose at him and blamed him, and he was even more embarrassed. Previously, he had asked for military justice, but Ling Li only fined him half a year's salary, which seemed to be difficult to convince the public.

"In wartime, going deep into the enemy's realm to pick up people in the royal court is a sword that goes off the rails and chess is dangerous. It is rare for a hundred miles to be able to die nine times and come back alive to report the news. Ling Li saw that Bai Lian was nervous, and took the initiative to speak, "This seat has already punished him, and today we are only gathering everyone to discuss the current matter, and we must no longer complain about the sky." ”

Ling Li's words made Brian's eyes moisten instantly. "Nine deaths and one life", and only he himself knows the meaning of this word. More than a dozen brothers in his company were all folded in Mutak, and if he had to rush back desperately to get back to his life, he would have wanted to follow him. Ling Li's tolerance and love for him, he can only kill the enemy with blood and repay him with death.

"In order to win the trust of the Xili people, Shen Langguan and his entourage took a long detour to Kusu, but they were afraid that it would be difficult to go back and forth within fifteen days." Lu Yuqing said with a frown.

"It's not easy to take back the Wind Ridge, is it possible that we really want to retreat?" Zhang Yi asked bitterly.

Zhao Dong opened his mouth and said: "I don't think it's okay to surprise Mutak tonight, take the sentry card, and then negotiate terms with the vultures." If he refuses to return the eldest princess of Fuguo, we will kill Kusu all the way! ”

"We gathered a total of 100,000 people, and we went to Kusu so aggressively, but I was afraid that after Mutak, we would be dumplings by the 400,000 army of the Xili barbarians......"

Zhao Dong drank a full cup of tea in one go, and then slammed the teacup on the table, "I'm so angry, if it wasn't for Shu Shi'an's old and old-fashioned idea of making peace, how could he be restrained by the Xili barbarians now?" I see that whoever proposes to marry in the future will let the daughter of his family go to ......."

"Actually, what I wanted, Brother Ling Li has already given it to me. With Zhenxi Ying, Anyuan will no longer have barbarians wandering, and there will be no one like me again. Hearing Zhao Dong mention Shu Shi'an, Ling Li's mind actually appeared in Shu Mei's words that day. He took a deep breath and stood up, "The matter of the vulture barbarian being blackmailed by the eldest prince is to be kept secret for the time being, and the Privy Council is not allowed to know. We do it both ways. Fifteen days later, if there is no good news from Shen Langguan, we will temporarily retreat to Wuhualing and wait for the order of the imperial court. Once Shen Langguan's side picks up the eldest princess, we will quickly capture Mutak! ”

"General, according to our tip-off, the Right Dragon and Tiger Army stationed on the border line of Beishan is moving to the southwest, and Xili is already gathering heavy troops towards Mutak. The Privy Council, on the other hand, was still debating whether it was necessary for the Zhenxi Army to fight across the border. If you wait for another 15 days, you will completely lose the opportunity and fall for the enemy's scheme. Song You, who was in charge of espionage work, said.

"Naturally, the Right Dragon and Tiger Army can't be allowed to leave the northern border." Ling Li pursed his lips, "It's time for Bei Li's friends to help." ”