Ning Yu couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, all this was really as their second son expected, since the Li Mansion was so guarded against the Xiao family in Luoyang City back then, but they had never made sufficient preparations for the imperial court and Chang'an, and the other party actually knew so much about Luoyang City and the surrounding situation, it was still from more than ten years ago.

Xiao Ce's gaze fell on the sheepskin scroll, and everything around Luoyang City seemed to be spread out in front of his eyes along this map, and the picture scroll in front of him was as vivid as the real mountains and rivers.

On this map, there are several places that Li Zhao sketched with a brush.

One is the water source on the side of the mountain, and the place where the water flows along the road is the flat land where the imperial court defenders are now stationed, and the other is between the valleys, surrounded by mountains on three sides, only one side is facing the plain, if he is the imperial court defenders, he will definitely place the military rations used for this march and war in that dangerous place. In these two places, they can use poison in one place and fire in the other, and burn down on their bodies with a fire, and they will not have time to rescue their military rations, and if the food is lost, the military morale of the imperial court will naturally be weakened this time.

It's just that this thing is fortunately in his hands now, if it has been with Li Zhao, one day they will be on them, it will indeed be a great disadvantage to them in Luoyang.

Xiao Ce looked at it for a long time before closing the parchment scroll.

Xiao Ce frowned and looked at the map for a long time, before he got up and said to Li Hanning: "Thank you for risking your life to come to Luoyang City to deliver a letter, this map is very important to us, and when you see Li Zhao in the future, you will tell him that it is me Xiao Ce who owes him a favor on behalf of Luoyang." ”

Li Hanning stood aside and looked at him and replied loudly: "The second prince is serious, according to the current situation of the imperial court, Huai'an City and Luoyang are originally cold-tongued, and the son's choice to help you is also helping Huai'an City." ”

When Xiao Ce heard Li Zhao's name, he suddenly remembered something, and after being silent for a while, he said to Li Hanning, "Where is your son-in-law now?" Is he in Huai'an or somewhere else? ”

Li Hanning suddenly remembered a few hours, when they were separated outside the city, he shook his head when he saw her and said:

"Gongzi ventured to the military camp of the imperial court to meet Mo Heyu, the commander of the imperial court this time, and he said that as long as the defenders of Luoyang City went out of the city on time to attack the imperial court's soldiers and horses, his side should be safe."

Ning Yu subconsciously glanced sideways slightly when he heard this, not to mention that the Li Mansion is now at odds with the Mo family, Li Zhao is also a traitor to the imperial court's heavy money encirclement and suppression, Li Zhao dared to go to the Mo family's barracks alone at this time, but he really had some guts.

However, Li Zhao's move did not seem to be what Xiao Ce expected: "With his ability, since he has made up his mind to go to the military camp of the imperial court, he already has a full plan, don't worry, I believe that in Luoyang City in two days, I will hear the good news of your son-in-law." ”

I hope everything is as Xiao Ce expected. Xiao Ce looked at Li Hanning's dusty appearance, and after chatting about the most important military aircraft events, he remembered that she should have been in Luoyang, and she had never rested well in the middle.

Xiao Ce looked at Li Hanning and said in a deep voice: "It's late tonight, I'll send someone to take you to the guest room to rest, it just so happens that it will take time for us to deploy here." ”

Li Hanning understood in his heart that Xiao Ce wanted her to have a good rest, and on the other hand, he and his own military advisor should have other things to discuss after receiving Li Zhao's detailed defense map of Luoyang City, she was a person from Huai'an City, and it was not easy to listen to Luoyang City's family affairs, so she had to bow her head and say with interest:

"Okay, it's getting late outside, and the second son will rest early."

Then Ning Yu took her down to rest, but after he sent Li Hanning to the guest room to rest, he came to Xiao Ce's room again, and saw that Xiao Ce was looking at the map carefully by candlelight again, Ning Yu seemed to sigh and said:

"Sure enough, everything is as expected by the second son, if this map has been in the hands of Li Zhao, and we don't know, Luoyang will be in danger."

This not only has the detailed topography outside Luoyang City, but also the deployment of ordnance in that important place in Luoyang City, and it is clear at a glance, Ning Yu can't help but sigh that he underestimated the Li family in the past, in the end, it was the largest family in Chang'an, so it can be so precautionary for Luoyang, which is thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

Xiao Ce was now standing behind the candlelight, his eyes falling on the map with a look on his face that was indistinguishable: "This time we do owe Li Zhao a favor. ”

Ning Yu was silent, this time the favor is indeed a favor, but that Li Zhao is now in the imperial court barracks, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious, in fact, if he dies in the imperial court barracks, Huai'an will only hate the court, speaking of which Huai'an City Li Zhao may not have a backhand to guard against Luoyang, after all, he is the son of the Li family, if he dies, it will naturally be good for them Luoyang City, if he can, he even hopes that Li Zhao can die in the military camp of the imperial court, and avoid a big enemy that he may encounter in the future, Their second son is frank and open, so he naturally won't think of this, but there are some unclean things that he should think of as the military advisor of Xiao Ergongzi's Mansion and the military advisor of Luoyang City.

Xiao Ce said: "I will go out to see my father early tomorrow morning, with this map, our army will be able to go out of the city tomorrow morning to meet the battle, and when the two armies are fighting, you will send two teams of elites out of the city gate on the left, and follow the route on the map to find water sources and their grain and grass barracks." ”

Ning Yu took the map from Xiao Ce's hand and said in a low voice: "Yes, don't worry, second son, I will definitely arrange these things one by one." ”

Ning Yu has always been careful, Xiao Ce's side is naturally relieved, after tonight, Xiao Ce's heart that has been tense can finally rest for a while, this time the siege of Luoyang City will be solved, if there is no other change, just based on Xiao Sheng's performance in the military camp this time, after retreating from the enemy this time, he Xiao Ce is still the commander of all the soldiers and horses in Luoyang City.

"But there's one more thing." Ning Yu took the map and put it in the cloud sleeve, and hesitated as if he had thought of something.

Looking at Ning Yu's rare appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Xiao Ce's gaze fell on him.

Ning Yu said quietly: "I don't know what the second prince thinks, I know that the girl from Huai'an City has very high martial arts, but now Huai'an City is besieged by the imperial court defenders, even General Cheng An in the barracks personally sent troops out to deliver the letter in vain, even if she has high martial arts, how can she enter the city alone in this situation?" ”

Xiao Ce understood what he meant, Ning Yu was worried that even in a critical situation like now, Huai'an City also had the ability to send people to Luoyang City with maps, and there must be places they didn't know that were the same as outside, not only to avoid the imperial soldiers and horses besieged around, but also to avoid their Xiao Mansion's patrols and defenses in Luoyang City, if Huai'an City was a friend, it was fine, but if one day it became an enemy, then Li Hanning did not come to deliver a letter, but to kill Xiao Ce, She was also able to bypass Luoyang City and the guards of the mansion and see Xiao Ce unconsciously.

If an assassin could touch here as quietly as Li Hanning, it would be a real trouble for them.

But Xiao Ce already knew, and said to Ning Yu: "When I touched this map at the time, it was damp, even if the sheepskin scroll could resist water stains, but such an important thing, whether it was Li Zhao or Han Ning, would be carefully placed, unless it was someone who followed him into the water before it had to be soaked, there were people on the land outside, she came at night, the water outside Luoyang City flowed slower at night, as I expected, it should be the waterway outside, but this waterway is not easy to walk, or only at night which hour can be passed, Or only the thin can pass by. ”

Whatever the possibility, they would know if they sent someone to examine it.

Ning Yu put his mind at ease, bowed his head and said, "The minister understands." ”

They had to send someone to seal the waterway with stones.

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said: "This matter is not in a hurry, when this battle is over and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are scattered, it is not too late to wait until Han Ning and Li Zhao return to Huai'an." ”

After all, this time Luoyang City will win a big victory, and the merit is indispensable for them to send this map overnight, if they know that Luoyang City is going around like this, or out of instinct to use them like this and be careful, it is better not to let them know these cold hearts.

Ning Yu knew in his heart that this matter would naturally be done after the war stabilized, so he replied in a deep voice: "Yes." ”

As soon as the sky was bright here, outside the window that Li Hanning was hiding in, she heard the sound of birds and insects chirping on the trees, she got up and pushed open the window, and sure enough, she saw that the sky was already bright, and Xiao Ce's house already had maids and guards in the yard to clean up the fallen leaves and stagnant water.

Thinking about this hour, Xiao Ce should not be in the mansion, but in the king of Luoyang, she doesn't know anyone in this mansion except for Xiao Ce and Ning Yu, who met yesterday, and Li Hanning is too lazy to move around, just waiting for Xiao Ce to return with the troops, and waited in the room for a few hours before hearing the maid guard say that Xiao Ce returned to the house.

Seeing him again is really dressed in military armor, Li Hanning is the first time in so long time to see Xiao Ce wearing the armor of the boss, but standing there, he feels that the whole person has changed his appearance, a silver armor shines in the sun, Xiao Ce's whole person looks even more majestic, and the instrument is magnificent.

It seems that the king of Luoyang returned to him the military power of Luoyang City, which should have belonged to Xiao Ce.

Li Hanning opened his mouth and said, "Congratulations to the second son." ”

can get what they want to take back the military power.

Xiao Ce looked at her from afar and said: "This time your son's help is indispensable, he is still in the enemy camp, it is time for us Luoyang City to send troops to meet him, Han Ning, do you plan to stay in Luoyang City, or go with us on the expedition?" ”

If it was an ordinary woman, the sword on the battlefield had no eyes, Xiao Ce naturally didn't worry about her going, but Li Hanning was different, her martial arts were not inferior to any general he had seen in the barracks, and Xiao Ce had also learned it earlier, so he naturally trusted.

Now that the siege of Luoyang City will be lifted, as those Wenchen in Huai'an City were worried about in the past, even if Xiao Ce is frank and unrestrained, there are other people with ill intentions in Luoyang City, their purpose here has been achieved, naturally they will not take the risk to stay for a while, as she expected, after this breakthrough, if she sees Li Zhao on the battlefield, she will definitely return to Huai'an, and will not return to Luoyang.

Li Hanning looked at Xiao Ce in front of him and said: "I have heard for a long time that the Luoyang City Army is brave and good at fighting, and the second prince is like a god in dispatching troops and using soldiers, and I am willing to go to the battlefield with the second son." ”

See for yourself.