In the middle of the night, the moonlight was like water, and only the torches in the hands of the patrol team were left in Li Yan's military camp swaying in the night, like sparse stars in the night sky.

Inside the tent, the soldiers were immersed in sleep.

However, at this moment of silence, a sudden shout of killing sounded to the sky.

The shrill sound of horns, the neighing of war horses, and the shouts of soldiers intertwined, breaking the silence of the night.

Li Yan woke up suddenly, he sat up from his sleep, his heart was pounding, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.

"What happened?" He shouted, a tremor in his voice.

"General, we have been attacked!" A personal soldier rushed into the tent, his face full of panic, "The enemy cavalry has suddenly killed, and the camp has been breached!" ”

Li Yan came to his senses instantly, he grabbed the long sword at the head of the bed and rushed out of the tent.

I saw that the fire was blazing outside, there were many people, and there was chaos and fighting everywhere.

The soldiers who were awakened in their sleep were some disheveled, and some even fought the enemy with their bare hands.

"Array! Array! Li Yan shouted loudly, trying to organize an effective resistance, "Archers prepare!" Cavalry to fight! ”

However, the enemy offensive came like a tidal wave, and their cavalry charged into battle in the night with sabers wielded. Although Li Yan's army was brave and good at fighting, it was also a little caught off guard by this sudden attack.

Li Yan's heart was filled with anger and remorse.

Remorseful for his carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, Her Royal Highness the princess clearly told him to be careful along the way, but in the end he was caught by the enemy.

Li Yan was in chaos, and the shock and doubts in his heart were surging like a tide. He grabbed the placket of a personal soldier beside him and asked urgently, "Do you see clearly?" Who is the enemy? ”

The soldier's face looked unusually pale in the firelight, he swallowed his saliva, and replied in a trembling voice: "Look at the flag and dress, it seems to be... It is the army of General Wang Shan. ”

"What?" Li Yan's heart sank suddenly, and he couldn't believe his ears. Wang Shan was one of their people, how could he suddenly attack his own army? There must be deception in this!

However, when he raised his head and saw the flag fluttering opposite him clearly by the light of the fire, the luck in his heart was instantly shattered. That's indeed the banner of Wang Shan's army, that's right!

The general on the opposite side obviously also discovered Li Yan's existence, he sneered, waved his hand and ordered: "Catch Li Yan!" Don't let him run! With this order, the army rushed to Li Yan's location like a tide.

After a tragic battle, the 5,000 men and horses brought by Li Yan had been slaughtered. Desperately guarded by hundreds of elite soldiers, he fled the battlefield in a hurry. Behind him was the roaring fire and the shouts of killing one after another, his heart was full of endless grief and despair, the supplies were robbed, and the whole army was wiped out, but how could he go back to see Her Royal Highness the princess.

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In another mansion in Kaifeng City, Zhao Yingluo and Chun Tao were leisurely discussing the expansion of the Drunken Hibiscus hot pot restaurant to other cities.

Chun Tao's face was filled with excitement and expectation, as if she had seen the glory of the future business map.

At this moment, the housekeeper Zhou Wang hurriedly walked in, "Your Royal Highness Princess, Li Yan... Li Yan is back. ”

Zhao Yingluo raised her head sharply when she heard this, and the smile on her face instantly froze.

A strong sense of unease welled up in her heart, as if something important was about to happen, "What about others?" Where are you now? ”

"Right outside the door!"

"Let him in!"

Zhao Yingluo was pondering in the mansion when suddenly a rush of footsteps broke the silence. She raised her head and saw Li Yan, who was covered in blood, stumbling in, looking embarrassed.

"Your Highness the Princess!" Li Yan shouted angrily, his voice full of endless pain and remorse, "The last sin deserves death!" The cannons, the guns, the grain and grass... All robbed! ”

Zhao Yingluo was shocked when she heard this, she hurriedly stood up and asked sharply, "What's going on?" Who dares to rob us of something? ”

Li Yan gritted his teeth and said, "It's Wang Shan!" He did it! ”

"Wang Shan?" Zhao Yingluo couldn't believe her ears, "Are you sure you read it right?" How could he have done such a thing? ”

Li Yan shook his head bitterly and said, "The last general didn't believe it at first, but that flag... It's Wang Shan's banner! He betrayed us! ”

Zhao Yingluo suddenly felt dizzy, she held back her anger and scolded: "Li Yan! What did I tell you in the first place? Be careful! So much went wrong with you! How do you ask me to explain to the court? How to explain to those dead soldiers? ”

Li Yan knelt on the ground and said with tears streaming down his face: "The last general should die!" Please punish Her Royal Highness the Princess! ”

Zhao Yingluo took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that now was not the time to lose her temper and that she had to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible. She said in a deep voice: "I won't deal with you for the time being, you can go down and reflect on it!" Jiang Laosi! ”

"What does Your Highness command?"

Zhao Yingluo looked at him and said, "You immediately arrange for someone to go to Xijing Luoyang to find out the news, I want to know what happened!" Why did Wang Shan suddenly betray us? Are there any other forces involved? ”

Jiang Laosi respectfully agreed and turned to leave, while Zhao Yingluo fell into deep contemplation, she knew that this incident was not trivial, and she had to deal with it carefully to save the situation.

Captain Gu Pei was ordered to go to Luoyang, Xijing, to inquire about the news this time, and he did not dare to be careless at all.

led more than ten elite cavalry, and after three days of arduous trekking, he finally arrived at Luoyang City, less than ten miles away.

In view of what happened to General Li Yan before, he was extremely cautious along the way, always maintaining a high degree of vigilance, for fear of repeating the mistakes of the past.

However, just as he was about to enter the city, an accident happened.

Dozens of bows and arrows suddenly appeared on both sides of the official road, aiming at Gu Pei and his party.

After a burst of indiscriminate shooting, most of Gu Pei's men were killed and wounded, and screams and neighing horses erupted.

Gu Pei was also hit by two arrows, but fortunately, his armor was extremely defensive, and those archers seemed to deliberately avoid his vital parts, so he was lucky not to die.

He struggled to stand up, only to see all the men and minds of Lan Gyu swaggering out of the side of the official road.

He looked at Gu Pei with a smug expression and said mockingly, "Captain Gu, didn't expect it?" General Wang Shan has already served the imperial court, and he went back to advise the princess palace not to worry about the land of Luoyang anymore. ”

Gu Pei's face sank when he heard this, his eyes widened and he glared at Lan Gui, and shouted, "You don't want to talk nonsense!" General Wang Shan is a loyal and righteous man, how could he betray Her Royal Highness the Princess? ”

Lan Gui laughed, shook his head and said, "Captain Gu, Captain Gu, you are really naïve!" General Wang Shan knows that the current affairs are junjie, and serving the court is loyalty, Bendu knows to leave you a dog's life, go back and persuade Her Royal Highness the princess, if you serve the court now, the official family will not be blamed in the past, otherwise you will face the encirclement and suppression of the court, the Dajin Kingdom, and the Daxia Kingdom. ”