"I see."

When Li Hanning changed into a military uniform and went to the barracks to inspect, she didn't know if it was because she hadn't come over for the past few days, or because of what had happened before, she always felt that the soldiers around her treated her more politely.

Yanlu took people out to patrol today, and only Mo Zhao stayed by her side.

"How many days have the general been back?"

Li Hanning nodded lightly and said, "It's okay." ”

Her official position and the things she has to do haven't changed much, so she's still used to everything.

"That's good, the other generals are already in the camp, so let's go with me."

Li Hanning followed Mo Zhao and quickly entered the camp tent, and after they entered the camp tent, they saw that the generals around them were already there, and every time everyone gathered here, something important happened.

When Li Hanning took his seat, Mo Zhao stood in front of the map and said in a deep voice:

"Yesterday, General Yan received a rumor that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will be led by Mo Qing and travel all the way to attack the Yaqing rebels."

Before Li Hanning could speak, a general on the side looked at him and asked:

"Who is leading the troops in the imperial court this time?"

Mo Zhao immediately responded: "Chasing the commander Mo Qing, the pioneer is Fang Jiuge." ”

When everyone in the tent heard this familiar name, they all looked at each other tacitly.

Li Hanning also looked sideways slightly, and it was obvious from the map that Yaqing City was still some distance away from Huai'an, but if this army of soldiers and horses set off from Chang'an and dispatched along the road, the closest place to their Huai'an was in Wuyin Mountain.

Mo Zhao pointed to the Fog Hidden Mountain and said, "The city lord means not to interfere. ”

Although Yaqing is a rebel army against the imperial court, the various counties are like a plate of scattered sand now, and they may not necessarily be friends or enemies in the future, so they don't have to worry about this situation.

"It's just that there's another thing that's very strange—" Mo Zhao continued, "The defenders of Luoyang City have moved, and it seems that they want to find out about this matter, and they have ambushed a lot of soldiers and horses near Wuyin Mountain. ”

Li Hanning pondered for a moment and then asked, "Who is the general from their Luoyang side?" ”

Mo Zhao quickly responded: "Xiao Ce personally led the troops, and General Cheng An, who had just recovered from his serious injuries, also went out with the army this time. ”

Cheng An is still injured, even he has used it, Luoyang City thinks that it is necessary to do big things, not to mention ambushing the small imperial court soldiers and horses, even if it is to level the entire Yaqing Xiao Ce personally led the troops is overkill, and it is only the matter of Yishui, Xiao Sheng, the eldest son of the king of Luoyang, has been in the limelight in dealing with Luoyang recently, Xiao Ce chose to come out at this time, there must be some other reason.

Li Hanning had just served as a general here, and she was not so familiar with the surrounding terrain and the number of steps in the ranks, but she knew Xiao Ce very well, so she always had a faint sense of foreboding in her heart.

Li Hanning looked at the map close at hand in front of him, and frowned, everything around Huai'an City seemed to come alive on this map: "General Yan, who left this morning, took his subordinates and horses all the way to the north, can you approach Wuyin Mountain when you go north?" ”

Mo Zhao was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the map and said: "Will it approach, does the general mean to speculate that the soldiers and horses of Luoyang are not here for the soldiers and horses of the imperial court?" ”

Inside this tent are the generals in the Huai'an barracks, and there is no one who cannot be trusted.

Li Hanning said truthfully to these people in front of him: "I'm worried that Xiao Ce is not coming at the soldiers and horses of the imperial court or Fang Jiuge this time, but at our Huai'an City. ”

As soon as the words fell, a general on the side denied: "But General Li should not forget, attacking Huai'an City at the moment is not the best choice for Luoyang, they will probably eat the rebels around them first, and then look at the situation in front of them after recuperation, the people in Luoyang City have always been in this way of fighting, even if it comes to Xiao Ce, it should not be easy to change." ”

If she didn't know or understand Xiao Ce, she might think the same way, maybe in the eyes of others, these are too worried.

They were originally the two strongest rebels in various places, and they originally thought that if they really wanted to fight this battle with each other, it would be a long time later, but what if Xiao Ce had to take it by surprise? Or didn't he mean the king of Luoyang and his brother?

Sooner or later, they are enemies, if he Xiao Ce still wants to fight at this time, Huai'an City will naturally accompany him.

"That's all for today's discussion, I have something to do to see Gongzi in person, if I can still contact General Yan, quickly and tell him that he doesn't need to patrol the north again."

lest they be ensnared by the crowd or given truth.

"Yes."

When Li Hanning went to see Li Zhao, he was already a step late.

The soldiers who went to see him were stained with blood, and Li Zhao, who went directly to see him, must have an urgent military situation, and the urgent military situation at this time must have come from Wuyin Mountain.

Xiao Ce's movements have always been fast enough.

Here is the news that he and his subordinates are close to Wuyin Mountain, and then there is news that Luoyang has already started a war with them, with Li Zhao's character and Huai'an City's temper, if there is a declaration of war, he should face the battle.

The soldier was reporting everything that happened on the front line to Li Zhao in the study, Li Zhao watched Li Hanning come over from a distance and did not stop him, let the soldier continue, Li Hanning did not speak, just stood aside silently and listened together.

The people of Luoyang City on Wuyin Mountain directed and acted by themselves, they faintly saw the armor of the defenders of Luoyang City in the fog at first, and they retreated south without making a move at all, but the people in Luoyang City said that they did it, Xiao Ce was angry and sent troops to chase them.

"Please Mingjian, the city lord, the relationship between Luoyang City and Huai'an City, we soldiers also know, we soldiers will not do it easily at all, even if they are bullied, they will tolerate three points, this time they are indiscriminate, we have repeatedly retreated, just to return to the city to send a letter, this time even General Yan was slightly injured."

They set out from Huai'an City, just thinking that this was an ordinary patrol nearby, and they didn't expect to encounter this situation at all, so they could only fight and retreat, the Praetorian Guards near Xiao Ce were the elite of the elite, and they naturally couldn't beat it.

Li Zhao didn't speak, and after pondering for a while, his eyes fell on Li Hanning, who was standing on the side:

"What do you think?"

She had been standing here for a long time, and she had already heard about the cause and result of the incident, she should have thought that the problem of Fang Jiu Ge in Huai'an City was a good opportunity to attack Huai'an by taking advantage of the fact that their military morale was not as stable as before.

Li Hanning shook quietly: "Right and wrong are no longer important now, since they want to fight this battle, they have to find a suitable reason for themselves." ”

It doesn't matter who made the first move.

Luoyang City will not care about the truth, they will only bite to death it was their Huai'an hand that made the first move, they will not come sooner or later, they have to choose this time to come to Wuyin Mountain, it was originally premeditated.

Li Zhao sighed heavily and said, "I originally thought that this battle would be in a few years, but I didn't expect it to be now. ”

What people in Huai'an City didn't see clearly under the fog of Wuyin Mountain, and accidentally injured their people in Luoyang City, even if this matter was spread, not many people would be able to take it seriously, and everyone could use it as a reason for Xiao Ce to start a war against Huai'an, that was because they wanted to fight this battle.

Then he waved his hand to the soldier in front of him and said, "Thank you for your hard work, go see the doctor first, and then rest for a few days." ”

The soldier retreated.

"I know that you have some old friendship with that Xiao Ce, if you make a move, you are still the general of Huai'an this time, do you have any other concerns?"

It was also a matter of time before that day came.

If Li Hanning has to make a choice between Li Zhao and Xiao Ce, Li Hanning's choice will always be only the person in front of her, and Li Zhao will always be the most important thing for her from childhood to adulthood.

"Back to Gongzi, I grew up in Li Mansion since I was a child, my personality is weaker, I don't have any friends, my old friends are only in Huai'an City, this battle has to be fought, and I am only a general in Huai'an City."

As for Xiao Ce.

Thinking that he would see him on the battlefield in the future, Li Hanning did feel a little panicked in his heart, but their identities and backgrounds were different, even if they really met on the battlefield, they would not leave their hands for each other in the future, Xiao Ce was like this, of course she was the same.

But now she still made a choice.

Li Zhao nodded with satisfaction.

Although their troops in Luoyang City are more than those in Huai'an City, but now that he is in Huai'an City, and Huai'an once had the right time, place and people, Luoyang soldiers and horses rushed over thousands of miles, and they may not have a very good chance of winning.

It is still unknown who killed the deer.

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"In front of the second son, not far away is the Fengjuling Ridge in front of Huai'an City."

This small town between the top of the hill also falls within the scope of Huai'an City.

For the Luoyang soldiers and horses who are doing a good job for them, it is just a gesture.

It was now the middle of the day, the scorching summer sun was falling on their heads, and it would only be hotter in the afternoon.

"A group of soldiers obeyed my orders and rushed into the city, and in the afternoon it was a cool place, and we could rest in it for a long time, and then recharge our strength before we took another city."

There are herbal tea sheds in the city, and those places that used to tax Huai'an City are now theirs.

The sword in Xiao Ce's hand is also what the Luoyang army wants.

In just half a month, they were like entering a no-man's land, and they captured seven cities near Huai'an City in a row.

It wasn't until Li Hanning took General Mo Zhao and Yanlu from Huai'an City, as well as the 80,000 elite soldiers that Li Zhao personally allocated to her, that they met in Fengyang City, and their next step in Fengyang City was to wait for Xiao Ce and them to come over.

Li Hanning is now standing at the head of the wall of Fengyang City, the flag is rustling in the wind, if everything is as usual, Xiao Ce's soldiers and horses should go to Fengyang City in three days, they brought two months of food this time, and the people in the city have already been dismissed in the direction of Huai'an, this is indeed a place where you can let go of the fight, for Xiao Ce, and for her.