On the defense line of the Han army, Ye Yunyang asked people to build a five-zhang high lookout platform with logs, and standing on it can overlook the entire royal court.

There was a bleak atmosphere in the city, and the Western barbarians were lying on the street at random, their clothes and armor were not neat, and there was still a little bit of what a soldier should be.

The defenders who guarded the walls were slightly better, not because they were of high quality, but because they were able to get more food.

First of all, because they were tasked with defending the city, they got more food quotas than other armies; in fact, every time Meng Zhun sent grain, they were responsible for receiving it.

Standing on the lookout, Ye Yunyang said with a smile: "In a few days, their willpower will be worn out, and they will either go out of the city to surrender or come out to die." ”

Yin Falcon nodded: "Commander Ye is right, this trick is indeed very effective, not only does it make the enemy depressed, but so far, nearly 100,000 people have escaped and surrendered to us." ”

Among this group of Western barbarian deserters, the former barbarian king Meng Huo's subordinates were the mainstay, and the Western barbarians were relatively few, and now there are only a few thousand.

It can be seen that the Western barbarians are still relatively loyal to Mengtu.

Ye Yunyang asked Meng Zhun to send his henchmen into the city quietly, contact the enemy generals, promise a heavy salute, and ask them to lead their troops to surrender.

Although there has been no obvious gain so far, he believes that the people in the city will not last long, and sooner or later they will surrender.

Liu Yuying took a step forward and said: "Until now, I am getting more and more confused, others fight, and the soldiers are fighting less and less, because war damage is inevitable. But Yun Yang, you are fighting on the contrary, the more troops are fighting, I remember that when we first joined the Eastern Barbarian army, the main force was only 600,000 people, but now it has exceeded 1 million, and more than 10,000 people can be added every day. ”

Ye Yunyang smiled, but immediately changed color: "Zhu Ying, how do I think you are not praising me." ”

The little girl raised her eyebrows: "Your feeling is correct, it's not to praise you, you make people like this, I don't know how many people in the city scold you." ”

Ye Yunyang looked directly into her eyes and asked, "Then do you think I am right or wrong to do this?"

"Of course that's right. The little girl said without thinking: "Surrendering to the enemy without a fight is the best state of the art of war." By doing so, you will avoid the casualties of our army in the first place, and at the same time reduce the casualties of the enemy, but you will be able to force the enemy to surrender and win the final victory. ”

"Hehe, that's the end of it, you always speak so sourly, it can't help but be misunderstood. Ye Yunyang snorted: "There are a few times when I even wonder which side you are on, why are you always facing the enemy." ”

"I didn't. The little girl hurriedly took a stand and said, "I just think that some of your practices are a little too dark and not bright enough. ”

He shrugged his shoulders and told the enemy on the battlefield that he was definitely thinking that his life would be long.

The situation was all under his control, and there was nothing to worry about, and he walked towards the stairs.

Back at the big tent of the Chinese army, Liu Yuying also followed, took advantage of Dongfang Yixue to make tea, and came over and asked: "Yunyang, I think something is very strange." ”

"What's the matter?" he asked, without looking up.

Liu Yuying said: "Why didn't the ghost-faced horse send someone to stab us in the back, and he also withdrew the Nanshan bandit soldiers and the Qin army Yingyi so readily, this is not like his style of doing things." ”

According to what she heard from Dongfang Yixue in the past few days, she became more and more suspicious that Ye Yunyang and the ghost-faced colt had an unusual relationship.

Ye Yunyang replied in a normal tone: "That's because he promised in front of me that Great Qin would no longer care about the affairs of the Southern Barbarians, so he would let the two armies withdraw." This is one of the agreements between me and him, and it is something that has been signed and stamped by both parties, and of course he has to fulfill his promise. ”

"No, don't you often say that soldiers are treacherous, and the ghost-faced horse is also a soldier, don't you know this?" The little girl said seriously: "When you were negotiating, because you had a hostage in your hand, the other party had to agree to your conditions." But after so much time, instead of changing his hexagram, he is still so cooperative, is it normal?"

Ye Yunyang put down the book in his hand and said seriously: "According to what you said, there is no faith to talk about between people, so you should break your word and get fat, right?"

The little girl shook her head: "Of course not, friends are to be faithful, but can they be used between enemies, it should be a deception." ”

Ye Yunyang frowned, such a problem is indeed difficult to explain, it stands to reason that the ghost-faced colt who is the enemy should not be so cooperative.

He can't always say that the other party is his father, and father and son should be more faithful than friends.

But such words must not be said, even Dongfang Yixue, who already has the reality of a man and a woman, does not know his relationship with the colt opposite.

After all, one of the father and son is a heavy minister of the Great Qin, in charge of the 1.2 million ghost-faced army, and at the same time the husband of the eldest princess and the brother-in-law of the Qin Emperor;

If people knew their relationship, not to mention what the subjects of the two countries thought, the two emperors alone would not be willing, and might even kill them.

To be on the safe side, he didn't tell anyone.

Fortunately, Liu Yuying did not continue to dwell on this issue, but changed the topic: "I heard that Emperor Qin ordered to vigorously build a navy, but is there such a thing?"

Ye Yunyang said in a relaxed tone: "It's not surprising, Ying Qi knows about our construction of the navy, which shows that the news has already reached the Qin State at a very early stage." Although Emperor Qin is not as wise and wise as my Han Emperor, he is not a fool, knowing that we are building a navy, how can he be indifferent. However, Daqin is just more than a gourd, and when the navies of the two countries are completed, it must be more majestic for us. ”

Liu Yuying nodded, this explanation was very reasonable, and she immediately asked again: "I heard...... The ghost-faced colt used to be Han Chinese, do you know about it?"

Ye Yun raised his eyebrows: "Where did you hear that? How is it possible, if he is a Han Chinese, why would he work for Daqin, this doesn't make sense." ”

"How is it impossible?" the little girl swore an oath: "Why does he always wear a mask, just because he is afraid of being recognized!" According to reliable information, he saved Princess Luo Yue by chance, and the two got married, and later learned the identity of his wife, but the wood was already in the boat, so he had to work for Daqin. ”

Ye Yunyang's heart was beating faster, and he said with a natural expression: "These are just guesses, if you want to use the discord meter on the ghost-faced colt and Daqin, this is a good starting point." However, Emperor Qin has a lot of trust in Princess Luo Yue and the ghost-faced concubine, and he will definitely not be fooled. ”

The little girl shrugged: "Maybe, you're busy, I'll go first." ”

With that, she jumped away.

Ye Yunyang couldn't help but glance at her back a few more times, and said in his heart What happened to her today, it was not so much a question as a cliché.

Liu Yuying walked out of the big tent, and the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

Ye Yunyang's answer just now can be said to be leaky, but the answers to the three questions not only made her dispel her concerns, but became even more skeptical.

Especially the first question, he took it for granted that the ghost-faced horse fulfilled his promise, and he did not move his troops twice, the first time was to wait for Zhuge Haotang to retreat, and the second time was to wait for the Qin army to withdraw, obviously he had reached an agreement with the ghost-faced horse in advance, otherwise it would be impossible to be so calm.

When she was suspicious of Ye Yunyang, Ye Yunyang was also suspicious of her.

It just so happened that Dongfang Yixue walked into the big tent with a pot of tea, and when she saw him frowning, she asked, "What's the matter, wasn't you very happy just now, but in a blink of an eye, there will be trouble?"

"It's not about war. He said with a straight face: "Xue'er, have you noticed that something is wrong with the past few days?"

"No, I think she's the same as usual. Dongfang Yixue said, but she immediately changed her words: "Listening to you say this, it seems that something is wrong, she has always asked me about you in the past two days, and every time she asks a question, she will make a casual look, in fact, she wants to know the answer." ”

Liu Yuying was still a little tender, although he tried his best to hide it, he was still seen by Dongfang Yixue, who had a lot of experience.

Ye Yunyang's face changed: "What did she ask?"

"It's mainly before you become a warrior. Dongfang Yixue said while recalling: "There is also your attitude towards the ghost-faced colt, once she said that she leaked, it seems that the emperor and the crown prince are also inquiring about these things. To be sure, they asked a few people who were closer to you, such as Wang Hu, who stayed with Wu Han, and Yin Zishi and Wu Junyan from Guozijian. ”

Ye Yunyang's heart was broken, someone must have gotten some news and doubted his relationship with the ghost-faced horse.

Moreover, eight or nine times out of ten, this matter reached the ears of the emperor and the crown prince, and they let Liu Yuying secretly investigate, so there was a previous temptation.

He stood up and walked out briskly.

"You haven't drunk the tea yet, why are you going?" asked Dongfang Yixue.

"I have something very important to deal with, go to General Wei Chengwu of the Nanshan Army, if there is any emergency in the army, you can ask them to go to General Wei to find me. He walked away without looking back.

Ten minutes later, Wei Chengwu stood respectfully in front of him, arched his hand and said, "Lord Boss, what are your orders?"

He lowered his voice and said, "Tell that person as quickly as possible, and let him strictly check the people around him." ”

"What do you mean, there are spies around the colt?" Wei Chengwu asked cautiously.

Ye Yunyang frowned: "You just have to spread the word, this matter involves my dead father, you should know that there was a lot of trouble in the imperial capital a while ago, and he knows what to do." ”

The reason why he suspected that the ghost face had leaked the news was because he had never mentioned it to the second person, so it was impossible for him to reveal it.

With the cleverness of the ghost-faced colt, as long as you hear the phrase "involving my dead father", you will understand the meaning.

Wei Chengwu nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely deliver the news in the shortest possible time." ”