Lu Ming guessed that this matter was mostly related to King Fu, after all, Zhu Zhining's stupid brain was very calculating, and this woman was obedient to King Fu.

Thinking of King Yun and the one in his own house, he couldn't help but worry in his heart.

After thinking about it again, he looked at Lu Xiuyuan with a firm gaze, and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to do this matter first, Xiuyuan, since you have returned to Beijing, you will stay in Beijing for the time being, I will find a way to arrange for you to go to Dali Temple, and you have to protect the safety of Rujin's girl and Qian's mother and son." ”

"Brother Ke"

Lu Xiuyuan was relieved not to let Ye Chengwei go.

"He's my son and I'm sure he won't let me down."

Lu Ming frowned, and sighed: "If he can't even survive this little danger, it is indeed a debt of His Majesty's holy grace, and now he can only let Rujin suffer in prison for a few days, and when the time comes, I will immediately enter the palace to face the saint." ”

Lu Xiuyuan knew that his uncle had always acted calmly, so he didn't say much, and said, "Please rest assured, uncle, the little nephew will definitely protect Miss Hua's safety." ”

"Go ahead."

Lu Ming waved his hand, reprimanded the father and son, sat alone in the study, and hid the incriminating evidence.

The scorching summer makes the already arid desert even hotter.

Ye Chengwei led the army to Datong, and learned that all the dangers of the border pass had been occupied by the Tartars, but Zhang Xian closed the city gate tightly, and ordered the 150,000 troops to defend the city, and had no intention of reinforcing the Xicheng Pass.

"Marshal, do you want to send someone to inform Zhang Xian first, and let him lead the army to help?"

Qi Feng looked at the vast desert, thought of Luo Chuhuai's advice, and respectfully asked.

"This person has been sitting at the border for many years, and he has self-respecting troops, but I am afraid that he has long since disobeyed the orders of the imperial court."

Ye Chengwei looked into the distance and said with a cold smile: "We were ordered to rush to the aid of Yizhou, but Your Majesty did not have an edict to order him to rush to the aid together, at the moment the entire Yanmen Pass has been cut off by the enemy, the enemy situation is unknown, no one knows the situation of Yizhou City, and the general will not be affected by the order of the monarch outside, he will never rush to send troops." ”

"If he doesn't send troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to deal with the enemy with our men."

Qi Feng said anxiously: "The last general heard that this time Ku Kemo gathered 450,000 troops from various tribes in the north to go south, and I also heard that General Qin's 80,000 horses were all surrendered, so I am afraid that there is no chance of victory if such a lone army goes deep." ”

"I've heard of General Qin, and I'd rather die in battle than become a prisoner."

Thinking of Yan Huaqing's matter, Ye Chengwei speculated that the leakage of the marching route was afraid that it would be inseparable from Zhang Xian, and said in a firm tone: "Take a detour to Tongzhou, enter Jinyang, and then go straight to Yanmen Pass." ”

"The marshal is honest, the last general didn't expect that the marshal would inform the last general of the marching route at this time."

Qi Feng looked at him in some surprise.

"Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, General Qi has been with the Metropolitan Governor for many years, although his position is different, but I have never doubted the heart of serving the country."

Ye Chengwei said calmly: "And if it is really a repeat of the mistakes of the past, with General Qi to accompany the funeral, what else do I have to worry about." ”

"The handsome man deserves to be respected by His Majesty, and this will be admired in the end."

Qi Feng clenched his fists and replied: "The last general is willing to go out with the handsome, even if it is a horse leather shroud." ”

"Okay."

Ye Chengwei nodded with satisfaction: "At present, only by successfully joining forces with General Qin and figuring out the truth of Yizhou can we have a reason to persuade Zhang Xian to send troops. ”

After setting the route of the march, he was ready to fight to the death and went straight to Yanmen Pass.

After a series of rapid marches for more than ten days, seeing that they were about to reach the pass, Ye Chengwei ordered the army to slow down and move slowly.

Qi Feng always felt that something was wrong when he looked at the situation in the four places, and hurriedly reminded: "Marshal, the pass is too quiet, I'm afraid that there will be ambushes." ”

"I think so."

This is what he has already expected: "Although it is a detour to Jinyang, the only way to enter Yizhou is to pass through the Yanmen Pass, otherwise we will rush all the way to the pass and seize the pass, and before we reach the city of Yizhou, our men and horses will be consumed." ”

"In that case, why did the marshal order the whole army to make a detour to Jinyang?"

Qi Feng was a little puzzled.

"Because. I like it. ”

Ye Chengwei replied with an indecent face.

After more than ten days on the road, he hid his traces, although he would eventually be noticed by the enemy, but this extra time would not only make the enemy suspicious and catch him off guard.

The most important thing is that if there is really someone in the DPRK and China colluding with the northern country, it will also cause distrust between them.

"General Qi, if we don't take a gamble, I bet that the current Yanmen Pass will be at most 200,000 ambush troops."

Ye Chengwei said in a relaxed tone.

"At the end of the road, the general also heard about it, and Hu Kemo learned that we were going to enter Yizhou from Jinyang, and strengthened the vigilance along the way, and now I know that our army has arrived at Yanmen Pass again, and I am afraid that it will take some time to rush over."

But even so, Qi Feng was still worried: "200,000 horses are also twice as many as us, not to mention that our army marches all the way."

"Don't panic."

Ye Chengwei waved his hand and said: "As long as the army's morale is not chaotic, it will be able to win the battle." ”

Looking around the whole army, he said slowly: "General Qi, pass on my military order, speed up the march and go all out to cross the Yanmen Pass, those who disturb the morale of the army will be killed, and those who escape from the battle will be killed, and you will lead the Chinese army to personally supervise the formation." ”

When the words fell, he clenched his sword, tightened the reins of his horse, and rushed away first.

Qi Feng knew that if he didn't break through the pass as soon as possible, and waited for the enemy army to come to help, everyone would only be in a dilemma.

Seeing that Ye Chengwei was taking the lead and approaching the pass, he plunged the red tassel spear straight into the ground, pulled out the sword at his waist, and shouted loudly: "Charge into battle with the commander." ”

For a time, the horses' hooves neighed, and thousands of horses galloped.

Just when the front army arrived at the pass, ten thousand arrows suddenly fired in the air, and the arrows rained down and shot towards the formation.

But the army of the Daye Dynasty was like a broken bamboo under the leadership of Ye Chengwei, and it was indomitable, ignoring the fierce rain of arrows.

Ye Chengwei grabbed the rain of rolling stones and arrows, successfully broke through the pass, and watched the soldiers behind him some fall, some crawling and still moving forward, but at this time he had no time to take care of those soldiers who sacrificed heroically, looking at the endless desert, only to see flags fluttering everywhere, and the mountains and fields were full of enemy troops waiting for him.

He tightened the reins of his horse, drew his sword and pointed straight ahead, and shouted with pride: "Soldiers, in front is the Tartar army that slaughtered my siblings, everyone has also seen it, behind is the abyss, if you retreat, you will definitely die, as long as you break out of the last line of defense, you can reach Yizhou City, where there are our compatriots." ”

As soon as these words came out, the generals who rushed out were all filled with righteous indignation, and they echoed one after another: "The last general is willing to follow the marshal to the death to break out of the encirclement." ”

"Ahem, how can this be said to be a breakout."

Ye Chengwei smiled casually: "The Tartar army is just a rabble, how can it compare to the army of my Celestial Empire, who surrounds whom." ”

Under his encouragement, the morale was even higher, and everyone was no longer afraid of the enemy troops in Wuyang and Wuyang in front of them.

(End of chapter)