After getting the news that Li Mengqi was killed, Ye Yunyang and Chen Muyang breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, it was not the best choice to let Ge Zhengliang come forward to kill, but the situation was too critical at that time to arrange for others to carry it out.

Although the incense master is only a low-level officer, it is not that the helmsman can kill him if he says that he can kill him, he must first have a good reason, and then report to his superiors, and only after approval can he be executed. Li Ziyan has a great opinion on this, if it weren't for the fact that the big war was imminent and he was in the process of employing people, he would definitely punish Ge Zhengliang heavily.

Chen Muyang also had this consideration in mind, so he proposed to let Ge Zhengliang do it.

From beginning to end, Li Ziyan did not know the real cause of Li Mengqi's death.

Han Empire, Imperial Palace.

The crown prince Liu Rong said to the emperor with a happy face: "Father, our plan has worked, and Yunyang and they have already overcome the difficulties. ”

"Good!" the emperor was also very pleased, and said, "Our two scenes have not been performed in vain, and there is no other news." ”

The crown prince presented Ye Yunyang's handwritten letter and said: "In addition to the enemy's detailed information, he made several suggestions in the letter, and the retainer felt that it was feasible. ”

The emperor opened the letter and read it carefully, with a look of relief on his face: "Very good, you immediately follow his suggestion to refine it as the main strategy of our southern expedition." ”

"The retainers obeyed. The prince bowed and said, "There is one more thing, is it possible to arrest Shi Pengyue?" With such a spy as him in the imperial court, I always feel uneasy, for fear that one day he will come into contact with the core secret, once it is sent to the king of thieves, it will be extremely unfavorable to us. "It's the biggest support for us, thank you!

The emperor thought for a few seconds and said, "Don't worry, this person is very important, and it will be beneficial to us if you use it well." Just like this time, if it weren't for him, how could the king of thieves be easily fooled. ”

The prince's eyes lit up: "Erchen understands, you mean to let him continue to pass on false information and confuse the king of thieves!"

The emperor smiled: "That's right, so not only can't we touch him, but we also have to make him think that he has access to the core secret, and this matter will also be handled by you." ”

"Father, rest assured, the sons and daughters will do it beautifully. ”

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the twentieth day of the first lunar month, and according to the previous arrangement, the 200,000 army was marched today.

The emperor personally led the crown prince and hundreds of officials to the Fengjiangtai, first read out the text of the thief, then the seal of the general, and finally the sacrificial flag, every detail was held clearly.

Shi Pengyue stood in the crowd and witnessed the whole process.

Then the emperor ordered the troops to march south, and at the fastest speed, 200,000 soldiers shouted the slogan of victory in unison, and the momentum shook the sky.

After Shi Pengyue returned, he sent the information as quickly as possible, including the composition of the Han army, the relevant information of the main general, and so on.

The news was soon sent to the king of thieves, and he called a meeting of the four major military divisions to inform the Han army of the situation.

Zhuge Haotang spoke first: "It seems that the Han Emperor attaches great importance to this southern expedition, and actually sent the Iron Eagle Army that is reluctant to use against the Great Qin, and the combat effectiveness of this army is second to none in the Great Han Empire. ”

Chen Muyang said: "The Iron Eagle Army has been fighting in the north for many years, and I am skeptical that they can adapt to the complex terrain and climate of Nanshan. ”

The king of thieves said: "When the Iron Eagle Army fought against Rongdi in the north, they fought many mountain battles, and the terrain of the South Mountain should not be difficult for them, and the only thing they can rely on is the climate. But now it's spring, and there will be at least three or four months of fine weather, and we have to get through this time, and we can only take advantage of it in the summer, hoping that they won't be able to bear the heat of summer. ”

After discussing for a long time, the five finally decided to follow the formulated strategy and make adjustments according to the situation after making contact with the enemy.

When he returned home, Chen Muyang told Ye Yunyang about the situation.

Ye Yunyang didn't express any opinions, but he made a look of being a bamboo in his chest.

As time passed, the anger in the Nanshan area suddenly became tense, and everyone was ready for battle.

However, the left and right do not see the enemy appear, what is the situation?

According to reliable information, the Han army will appear in Nanshan within half a month, but it is now the sixteenth day, and even the shadow of the Han army has not been seen.

The king of thieves was also puzzled, and the spies who went hundreds of miles deep into the Han Dynasty reported that they could not see the Han army.

Chai Jiangtao hurriedly walked into the Juyi Hall and said, "Brother Wang, I have found the Han army." ”

The king of thieves strode to the map and said, "Show me where it is." ”

Chai Jiangtao stretched out his hand and pointed to a location in the middle of the map and said, "Here." ”

"Brother Wang, you're not joking, are you?" The king of thieves widened his eyes and said, "That's the central and southern part of the Han Dynasty, three thousand miles away from Nanshan, and the Han army has been set off for more than half a month, how can it be that they have only walked half the way?"

Chai Jiangtao said with a wry smile: "When I heard the news, I was also shocked, but this is the case, since the Han army set off from the imperial capital, the daily mileage is only 200 miles, and a total of 3,000 miles in fifteen days, but it has just arrived in the central and southern regions." ”

The king of thieves was stunned, how could this be, what was said to be a good light trip, and what was said to be the fastest speed south? The famous Iron Eagle Army, with a daily marching speed of only two hundred miles, is not afraid of making people laugh off their big teeth?

You must know that even if it is a third-rate army of a vassal state, it is not a problem to walk 300 miles a day, and the Iron Eagle Army is so well equipped that it is right to travel at least 600 miles a day.

If it wasn't his younger brother Chai Jiangtao standing in front of him, the king of thieves would definitely slap him over: "Let you lie about the military situation!"

He knew very well that Chai Jiangtao would not lie.

"How can this be, Emperor Han has no opinion on this, on the day of the opening - he personally ordered a fast march. "The king of thieves can't figure this out.

Chai Jiangtao replied: "The emperor is very angry, because of the speed of the march, he has punished many generals, and the main generals have been changed three times, but the strange thing is that no matter who is changed, the marching speed of the army just can't be improved." ”

"Lord...... The main general has also changed?" The King of Thieves widened his eyes again, his previous homework was done in vain, he had convened a think tank three times to analyze the main general of the Iron Eagle Army, including all aspects such as personality and use of soldiers, so as to anticipate the enemy's opportunities when fighting.

Chai Jiangtao nodded: "The person who is now the main general is temporarily appointed by the emperor, but according to his previous experience, he will soon be driven out of power." ”

The king of thieves couldn't figure out what was wrong with the Han army, the soldiers were bold enough, it was too much for them not to listen to the general, and they didn't even listen to the emperor's orders, could it be that something was wrong with them?

When the two were puzzled, the Second Army Division Mansion ushered in two distinguished guests, Zhuge Haotang and Zhuge Yingqi's ancestors and grandchildren.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is only one distinguished guest, Zhuge Yingqi is Chen Muyang's apprentice, and she will come over to learn martial arts almost every day, and everyone has long regarded her as a member of the family, so she is not considered a guest.

Chen Muyang was very enthusiastic, he had been a minister in the same hall with Zhuge Hao for many years, and the two rarely went to each other's mansions as guests, he personally welcomed the two grandparents and grandchildren into the study, served the best tea, and asked people to call Ye Yunyang over, and explained that no one should disturb him.

Before Ye Yunyang appeared, the ancestors and grandsons were full of courtesy, but when he stepped into the study, the expressions of the two immediately changed.

Especially Zhuge Yingqi, the speed of change is staggering.

Ye Yunyang was startled, thinking to himself that the two of them were singing that play, why did they all have the expression of Xingshi asking guilt on their faces? He pondered for a long time, he had been staying in the mansion obediently these days, and he could be sure that he hadn't provoked them, so why?

Before he could sit down, Zhuge Yingqi couldn't help it, and said in a questioning tone: "Ye Yunyang, we don't talk darkly, you have to give us an explanation." ”

"What's the explanation?" he asked cautiously.

"Of course, why hasn't the Han army appeared yet. The beautiful woman looked him in the eye.

He let out a sigh: "It turns out that you are here for this matter, and you scared me to death, and you thought something big had happened." ”

The beautiful woman glared and said, "This is not a big deal, the Iron Eagle Army started on the 20th day of the first lunar month, today is already the fifth day of the second month, a full sixteen days, it should have arrived in Nanshan, but they have just arrived in the central and southern part of the Great Han Dynasty, what is the matter?"

Ye Yunyang smiled: "The information of the two of you is very accurate, and I just learned about it." ”

The beauty was about to go crazy, Zhuge Haotang stopped her and said, "Yun Yang, we are partners, it's not good for you to hide like this, Second Army Division, what do you say?"

Chen Muyang shook his head: "To be honest, I really don't know anything, and I also want to know why." Yun Yang, since everyone is sitting in the same boat, the teacher thinks it is better to be open and honest, so as not to make mistakes in judgment due to inconsistent information, and then cause bad results. ”

Ye Yunyang shrugged: "Okay, since you all want to know, I'll make it clear, this is the emperor's strategy, he knows that the Nanshan thieves are ready to meet the enemy, and it is not impossible to rush here as quickly as possible, but it will be difficult to meet people and horses, which is not conducive to the battle that comes." Therefore, he decided to slow down the march, if not to be able to wait for work, at least to ensure the best mental state of the soldiers, and in addition to paralyzing the enemy army, and taking advantage of their vigilance to suddenly launch an attack to obtain the maximum battlefield benefits. ”

Zhuge Haotang frowned and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked, "It's that simple?"

He didn't suspect that Ye Yunyang was lying, he just felt that he had reservations and didn't tell everything.

"That's basically it, that's what the emperor explained to me anyway. He said with a sworn face.

Zhuge Yingqi also had some doubts: "Isn't it, it's another change of commander, and it's another reprimand for the slow action of the Iron Eagle Army, just to paralyze the enemy?"

Although Chen Muyang didn't speak, it was not difficult to see from his expression that he didn't believe it either.

In the face of a group of human spirits, it is too difficult to have reservations, Ye Yunyang felt this deeply, so he had to tell the truth: "The emperor is in a big game of chess, and paralyzing the enemy is just one of the chess pieces. The first to attack Nanshan was not the Han army, but the troops of the Eastern Barbarian King, in fact, just after the New Year, Meng Zhun had already completed the assembly of 300,000 troops, if nothing else, he would attack the south in the next few days. ”

Zhuge Haotang immediately discovered a new problem: "The Han army is still 3,000 miles away, how can it complete the north-south attack with the Eastern Barbarians?"

"It's simple, everyone thought that the Han army still had to march for fifteen days, and suddenly accelerated the speed of the march and killed them in five days. Ye Yunyang smiled and said, "Think about it, what kind of situation will it be at that time?"

Now it's time for you to believe it, right?

And what he thought to himself was, if you think it's the truth, you're really fooled.