Three quarters of the hour, and another quarter of an hour is the subhour, that is, the eighth day of the ninth month.

Xiao Yu put away his pocket watch and whispered: "It's September 8 this year, and when my flowers bloom, a hundred flowers are killed, and the torrential rain falls in the northwest, and the city is full of black armor." ”

Xiao Yu raised his head and said to Zhang Baisui, who was dressed in armor beside him, "Let Min Xing come in to see me." ”

After a while, Min Xing, who still had a layer of moisture on his body, walked into the big tent of the Chinese army, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said: "The last general Min Xing will see the prince." ”

Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the main seat, said lightly: "Get up." ”

"Thank you. With the sonorous crash of the nail leaves, Min Xing got up and stood with his sword.

Xiao Yu said slowly: "This king summoned the governor of Min to come this time, and he didn't have anything else, he just wanted to enter the customs and take a trip, and I bothered you to escort this king." ”

Rao is Min Xing has been mentally prepared, but he still can't help but be stunned.

Is this called anything else?

If it is an ordinary entry, why mobilize more than 400,000 troops in the northwest?

Min Xing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The last general will not be dishonored!"

Xiao Yu got up from his seat, crossed Minxing, and walked to the door of the big tent, looking at the heavy rain outside, "The Southern Expedition was defeated, the Northern Expedition was won, this time the East entered the pass, I don't want to make any more mistakes." ”

Min Xing turned around and looked at Xiao Yu's back, knelt on one knee again, and said solemnly: "The last general wishes to be entrusted by the prince, and he is willing to raise his head to see him!"

Xiao Yu said calmly: "This king doesn't want your head, if there is another incident in Shaanzhou last time, it is not enough for your family's life to be compensated to this king." ”

Min Xing maintained this posture and remained silent.

Xiao Yu turned to look at him and said: "This time the army is divided into three ways, you are the chief general of the right army, leading the army from Shaanzhou to Yuzhou, and if you win, this king will not hesitate to reward, and if you lose, this king will not hesitate to punish." ”

Min Xing almost hung his head to the ground, "No!"

"Alright, let's go get ready. Xiao Yu waved his hand.

Min Xing got up silently, and then slowly withdrew from the big tent, and retreated into the rain outside before turning to leave.

The raindrops hit the black iron armor, splashing a thin layer of mist,

As far as the eye can see, under the night, in the rain, there is black armor.

Lin Yinping sat on the embroidery pier, rubbing the string of phoenix-eyed bodhi given to her by Xiao Yu on her wrist, and looked at the rain curtain outside through the bead curtain on the terrace.

At this time, Xiao Xuan had been asleep for a long time, but Lin Yinping was not sleepy. Xiao Yu chose to go on the eighth day of the ninth lunar month, and had already informed her in advance, and handed over the power of Zhongdu to her again. This time Xiao Yu went on an expedition, Xiao Jin was responsible for the transportation of grain and grass and had no time to take care of other things, so the government affairs were handed over to Lin Yinping, and Xu Lin was responsible for staying in the northwest and sitting in Xiheyuan.

During this time, Xiao Yuyi, who had completely taken over the power of housekeeping from Lin Yinping, came to the terrace with a fur coat, and after putting it on Lin Yinping, he said softly: "Mother-in-law, it's cold, rest early." ”

Lin Yinping did not refuse the kindness of his righteous daughter, and stretched out his hand to tighten his robe. During the period when she was pregnant, she has always let Xiao Yuyi be an independent housekeeper, and Xiao Yuyi has lived up to expectations, a little less shy and timid, and a little capable and graceful, and now she can manage this huge palace in an orderly manner. Today's Xiao Yuyi is no longer the ignorant and ignorant orphan of Julu City, she sat next to Lin Yinping and asked softly: "Stepmother, are you worried about your father-in-law? ”

Lin Yinping stretched out his hand to touch Xiao Yuyi's green silk tied with only a ribbon, and said helplessly with a sigh: "Yuyi, when you pull up the hair of a woman like me, have your own man, or even have your own child, you will find that a man, whether he is a hero or not, is like a child many times, and he never makes people worry." They are out there doing what they think is right, busy with their so-called great causes, and never caring that there are people behind them who worry about them. ”

Xiao Yuyi really looked up at Lin Yinping's cloud-like bun on his head.

Lin Yinping patted her funny and angry, and scolded with a low laugh: "What do you see, can the little girl think about spring?"

Xiao Yuyi's face turned red, and he didn't know what to say.

Lin Yinping stopped making fun of the little girl, and said, "You go and rest first, and I'll sit down for a while." ”

Xiao Yuyi snorted and got up to leave.

Lin Yinping looked at the rain curtain alone and was silent.

After a long time, footsteps came from outside the door again, and Lin Yinping said softly: "Is it Xiao Han?" ”

Lin Han, who was wearing armor, pushed the door in.

Lin Yinping's expression was calm, and he asked, "Xiao Han, are you here to bid farewell to me?"

Lin Han walked in front of Lin Yinping, squatted down, put his hands on Lin Yinping's lap, and said, "I'll leave later." ”

Lin Yinping sighed lightly, "The battlefield is dangerous, and this entry battle is different from the past, it is not those stragglers in Jiangnan, everything is careful." ”

Lin Han said in a low voice: "I am not leading the army alone this time, but as a deputy general for my brother-in-law, and I will be fine if I stay in the big tent of the Chinese army." ”

Lin Yinping stretched out his hand, touched his brother's cheek, and said softly: "Having said that, you still have to be careful, and when you are fine, stay in the big tent with peace of mind, and don't run around." The march and the war are very hard, and the matter of the war is up to your brother-in-law and Mr. Lan, so you should sleep well when you are in the middle of the war, nourish your spirits, and don't get tired. ”

Lin Yinping leaned his head on Lin Yinping's knee and hummed lowly.

Lin Yinping snorted and turned his head, "Okay, that's all I have to say, let's go." Go in peace, go back in peace. ”

Lin Han held Lin Yinping's knee and slowly got up, "Sister, it's okay, the southern and northern wars have been fought, not bad this time." ”

Lin Yinping didn't speak, but just took off the string of Bodhi seeds on his wrist and put it on Lin Han's wrist.

Lin Han looked down at his sister, and inadvertently saw the subtle wrinkles on the back of her hand, and suddenly felt that his nose was a little sour.

Lin Yinping stood up, straightened Lin Han's clothes, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and then forced a smile: "Go ahead." ”

Lin Han snorted, turned around and walked towards the door.

Didn't dare to look back.

He walked out of the house and out of the palace, and in the heavy rain, the horses galloped out of the city.

Inside the house, Lin Yinping walked into the inner room, came to Xiao Xuan's bed, leaned over, looked at his son's face, and said softly: "Lingbao, I want to bless your father and uncle with a safe return." ”

At dawn, the heavy rain that had been going on all night finally stopped.

At this time, there was still half an hour before the army pulled out the camp, Xiao Yu, who served as the chief general of this army, summoned all the commanders and Jiangling above the commander in the big tent, together with Min Xing and Qu Cang, a total of forty-six people, and only one case in front of Xiao Yu was set up in the big tent, and all the generals were arranged in two columns according to their official positions.

Xiao Yu stood behind the case in armor, with the broken sword that had accompanied him for many years hanging from his waist.

Behind Xiao Yu is a three-foot-high and six-foot-long map of the world, which is not accurate, but it is clear at a glance.

All the generals in the tent felt a sense of urgency as if they were suffocating, not only because the king of the northwest personally led the army to the expedition, but also because of the troops dispatched this time.

Different from the First Southern Expedition and the Second Northern Expedition, this time into the Eastern Expedition, Xiao Yu mobilized all the border troops and some local armies.

It is claimed to be 800,000 to the outside world, but the actual strength is 500,000. This includes the remaining 100,000 veterans and elites after the Great War in the Northwest and Northeast, as well as 200,000 new soldiers and 200,000 auxiliaries who are constantly expanding and replenishing.

In addition to the 500,000 troops, there are nine-tenths of the northwest's grain and ordnance stocks.

The left-behind army in the northwest was only 30,000 people, and these 30,000 people were still scattered among the commanders and envoys in various places and the central capital, and they were led by Xu Lin.

If you don't count the grassland, this is almost all the family background of the Northwest Army, and now Xiao Yu has taken it all out and put it on the table.

It is done, the hegemony can be achieved, and the great cause can be expected.

Defeated, there will be no recovery, and there will be no day to turn over.

It was a life-threatening gamble.

Back then, Xiao Yu asked himself, what if I were the Green Emperor in his year?

Now Xiao Yu gives the answer, when he brings a million, he will come to the Eastern Capital again!

Xiao Yu pointed to the map behind him and said in a deep voice: "After dawn, pull out the camp, march to Shaanzhou, and then divide the troops into three ways and knock on the east to advance!"

When the first rays of morning light entered the camp, Xiao Yu stepped on the mud all over the ground and walked out of the big tent, and when he raised his eyes, he was full of iron armor.

The 100,000 Northwest Army was divided into three huge battle formations, and the black pressure spread to the end of the line of sight.

Zhang Baisui led the mount for Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu turned over and got on the horse, and the black-covered war horse slowly stepped out a few steps.

Xiao Yu held the reins and waved his hand: "Pull out the camp!"

The army was in a roar.