Seeing that the Lone Phong army had not tasted the sweetness in the confrontation with Xiang Ju'an's army for several days, Qu Mo, the Lone Phong King, could only temporarily retreat to the garrison of the Yanjiang River Corridor and replan the battle plan.

Although the lonely army was defeated and retreated, Qu Mo did not seem to be depressed, after he returned to the main city of the Yanjiang Corridor, he even set up a banquet with good wine and meat, encouraging his generals not to be discouraged, this temporary retreat is nothing, the war has just begun.

The harassment of the border of the Xuli State was only a temptation. Qu Mo was testing the attitude of the Xuli Dynasty, the branch line of the Yanjiang Corridor towards the Xuli Kingdom had not yet reached the length he was satisfied with, he Qu Mo was not a king who only wanted to sit on the throne, perhaps because he had just succeeded to the throne, he was full of ambition, and he also had great confidence to make the scope of the Yanjiang Corridor larger.

Although the border pass is guarded by Xiang Ju'an, at present, the area between the Yanjiang Promenade and the northern border of Xuli State is still a bone that is difficult to gnaw, but Qu Mo is not anxious about this.

The hesitant attitude of the Xuli Dynasty and the consistent conservative statecraft of Emperor Shu can be clearly felt in the temptations again and again.

Qu Mo didn't know what constructive things Emperor Shu had done since he ascended the throne, but the focus of the Xuli Dynasty was by no means on the defense of the northern heart, which could be seen from the combat strength of Xiang Ju'an's army.

If an army does not have the full support of the DPRK and China, then it must have no confidence.

Therefore, Qu Mo likes to fight a protracted war of attrition, and he concluded that Xiang Ju'an cannot afford it.

Xiang Ju'an's army hurried without stopping, and finally completed the rendezvous with the vanguard army led by Guan Jiyu and Helan Yan at the fastest speed.

"General, you only need to send troops to reinforce us, even if the Lone King is hiding in the main city of the Yanjiang Corridor now, it is impossible for him to hide for a lifetime."

Guan Jiyu tasted the taste of victory for the first time, and she still had some understanding of the strength of the Lone Pine army in her heart, and in the past few days, she and Helan Yan gradually tacitly understood, and led the troops to pursue the victory together, which made the morale of her team high, making her more confident that she could take the place in front of her.

Xiang Ju'an was thoughtful, but his face was unexpectedly dignified.

Guan Jiyu was puzzled, obviously he had won the battle, but why Xiang Ju'an was not as happy as he imagined.

Helan Yan couldn't help but ask, "General, do you have any other concerns?" ”

Xiang Ju'an simply told them the mystery of this battle, he took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "You guys are new to the border pass, and you don't know much about the situation here. As early as when the Lone Men had just occupied the Yanjiang Corridor, they took advantage of the superior natural conditions here to build the Yanjiang Corridor into a supply base for their war. When the first emperor was there, I proposed to take this treasure land, but there were too many opposition voices in the court and the central government at that time, and the first emperor did not advocate stretching his hand so far, and later we could only watch the Yanjiang promenade being eaten into the mouth of the lonely people. ”

Although Xiang Ju'an was calm on the surface, Guan Jiyu could still hear the helplessness in his tone. He continued: "The current Yanjiang Promenade has long since developed into a full-fledged military station, where they have an ironwood factory that produces weapons, breeds horses, produces military rations, and they have whatever they want. ”

"Then the court...... Later, Emperor Shu succeeded to the throne, didn't he give a coping strategy in time? Guan Jiyu couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"Even if there is a strategy, it is just a remedy, and the lonely people have the Yanjiang Promenade, and they will undoubtedly want more in the future." Xiang Ju'an put down the teacup in his hand, sighed leisurely, and said: "I have already sent an urgent letter to ask Emperor Shu to give military food and weapons reinforcements in this battle, but Emperor Shu said that the treasury was empty, so he could only ask for assistance from the neighboring country Heeliu. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Zhang couldn't help but explain: "You came just in time, not long before you arrived here, the monarch of Heeliu had just supported a batch of arms and equipment, so that we wouldn't even have a chance to fight back. ”

Xiang Ju'an just said calmly: "Don't be too happy if you win in front, when you get to the Yanjiang Promenade, it's the most difficult to fight." ”

Sure enough, what Xiang Ju'an said was right, after Guan Jiyu challenged outside the main city of the Yanjiang Promenade for the first time, he realized that these lonely troops in front of him were no longer the group of people who were demoralized a few days ago.

It was as if they had been reborn overnight, and they were visibly energetic and equipped with a new look.

No matter how Guan Jiyu and Helan Yan tried their best to fight under the city, this main city seemed to have been spelled, and when they killed a batch, another group of soldiers full of blood would quickly come out.

The army did not carry much food and herbs, and after a whole day of attack, not only did it not enter the main city, but also made Guan Jiyu's own team sleepy and lacking in combat effectiveness.

Xiang Ju'an still meant to retreat for the time being, and then go to attack the city after resting.

Helan Yan, who is always breezy on weekdays, made a mistake in the war for the first time.

"Guan Xiaomei, it's not okay to go on like this, the lonely army can replenish troops and supply military supplies on the spot, and we have to toss back and forth, where can we hold it up like this?!"

His words are not unreasonable, the current situation is like the truth of "it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice", no matter how strong he and Guan Jiyu are, but the logistics supply is insufficient, the army of the border pass in the north is still fighting on the equipment supported by the Helu Kingdom, how can they have the capital to engage in this roundabout war with the army of Lone Peng?

Guan Jiyu could only say helplessly: "Listen to the general, withdraw first!" ”

Jiang Yingnian, who had chased all the way from the main city of Zeyun Pass, consciously returned to his original crossbow team after arriving at the camp.

Xiang Ju'an didn't say that he would restore his status as the team leader, so he didn't ask, no matter what his identity was, as long as he could give him the opportunity to go up and fight, he didn't have too many requirements.

After Jiang Yingnian found Guan Jiyu and He Lanqian and learned the specific situation of their unsuccessful attack on the Yanjiang Corridor on the first day, his mind quickly turned around and proposed: "If the bright ones can't work, then play the dark ones with them." ”

Guan Jiyu looked at his unruly expression, and couldn't help but say, "What do you want to play?" ”

Jiang Yingnian didn't care about her biting words, and continued: "I mean, since you haven't beaten down all day, it means that it is not possible to fight hard, and neither of you can fight, so who else can?" It's better for me to bring a few crossbowmen and attack them at night. ”

As soon as his words came out, Guan Jiyu frowned and immediately objected: "Absolutely not, this time you can't run around on your own anyway, so many of us haven't been defeated, how can you bring a few people?" ”

Helan Yan didn't say anything about this proposal, he just frowned, and said with a smile: "The idea is good, but Brother Jiang, don't forget how the general punished you last time." Do what you are asking for trouble, be cautious~"

The implication is: don't forget how Xiang Ju'an beat you last time! If you still want to get a few kicks from him that can kill someone, just do it.

Jiang Yingnian went to find Chen Zhang again, Chen Zhang also strongly objected, and what he said was no different from Guan Jiyu, the general meaning was: How to get out of such a dangerous thing when you take a few people to encounter danger? Don't do anything that puts you at risk!

He had no choice but to leave in a huff.

The second day was a hard battle, in order to boost the morale of the army, this time Xiang Ju'an personally went to supervise the battle, and sent all the generals who could be used to assist Guan Jiyu and Helan Yan, but after all, it still had little effect, after the lonely army arrived at the Yanjiang River Corridor, it became more and more courageous, and the structure of their city tower was easy to defend and difficult to attack, seeing that the sun was falling, it was still like an iron wall, and it could not be entered at all.

At the end of the day, it was in vain.

Jiang Yingnian went to Chen Zhang again and persuaded him for a while, but Chen Zhang couldn't tell him, only said: "You go and tell the general, if he agrees, you will go, don't come to me again, I can't be your master." ”

Jiang Yingnian ran out of ideas, so she had to go to Guan Jiyu's camp to see what she was doing.

As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw Guan Jiyu wrapping bandages on his hands, and there was already a basin of blood in the basin next to him.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yingnian frowned and walked in to ask.

Guan Jiyu tied the bandage and said indifferently: "It's no big deal, it's just that I've been tired all day, and my palms are worn out." ”

"Don't go tomorrow, right? You also rest and rest. He sat down casually and said, "Several horses are tired to death, let alone people." ”

Guan Jiyu felt that he really didn't look serious all day, and said to let her rest? Only he can say this kind of absurdity, right?

"Yes." She deliberately followed his words and said, "Tomorrow I will rest, you take my red tassel gun and go for me." ”

"I don't want it." Jiang Yingnian smiled and said, "Who do you think is like you, with so much strength, I can't move this thing." ”

I had just talked to Chen Zhang for a while, and his mouth was dry, Jiang Yingnian casually grabbed a cup and poured water to drink, saying, "The matter of picking up your arms all day long is only liked by you rough people, I'm not interested." He pointed to his head and said, "I'm using it here." ”

Guan Jiyu pursed his lips and said, "I can warn you, you'd better not do dangerous things, at least don't do them now." ”

Jiang Yingnian raised his eyebrows, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "What?" Worried about me? ”

Guan Jiyu glared at him with great disgust, and said: "No, we have reached the final stage of avenging the eldest prince, I advise you not to be anxious, you have to believe that we will capture the Lone King sooner or later, you must not be smart." ”

She thought for a while and said, "Even if you really like to do risky things, then please don't do it now, I don't want you to die in front of me again, so I can't explain to the eldest prince." If you have to go, then we will venture after we have taken revenge, shall we? When the time comes, after you and I part ways, you can do whatever you like, and it's none of my business.

The smile on the corner of Jiang Yingnian's mouth quickly faded, and his face gradually sank.

Guan Jiyu saw that he didn't speak, and looked at him again and reminded, "Do you remember my words?" I hope you can think a little bit about others before you do anything? Can you, don't drag me down? I already owe you enough to the Jiang family. ”

Jiang Yingnian slowly raised her head and calmly met her gaze.

He said softly: "So, you just want me to make trouble for you, you just want to be able to get revenge smoothly, so that you can get rid of me, right?" ”

"Don't forget, you don't just owe your eldest brother, you still owe me." He stood up coldly and said, "I haven't said how you're going to pay it back, and before you know it, don't think you can get rid of me easily." As long as I don't say let you go, you Guan Jiyu will still be from my Nanqinjiang Mansion! ”