The White Horse Temple is still dilapidated, but most of the dilapidated houses have been repaired, the ancient temple is fluttering high in front of the black da, the temple inside and outside the temple are full of guarded guards, and the refugees who had taken refuge here have disappeared.

This is now the Yan State to conquer the eastern army of Wu King Murong Chui's line, in the day after leading the remnants of the army to withdraw from Luoyang, Murong Xuan, the king of Fudu, arrived with 50,000 horses. The two sides met more than 20 miles outside Luoyang City, and set up the big tent in the White Horse Temple.

Although the soldiers repaired the house as quickly as possible, the cold wind still poured in from the gaps between the doors and windows, the charcoal fire in the center of the main hall was blown red, and the old black Buddha shrine was also waving green smoke.

Murong Chui didn't care about the charcoal fire, he had his own soldiers to pick it up, he sat on the felt carpet, his body was covered with a thick fur coat, and his originally handsome and majestic face was a little haggard. The huge clay Buddha statue behind him was mottled all over, and his eyes were lowered, as if he was silently watching him.

In the main hall, Murong Xuan sat quietly at the bottom of Murong Trai, which was the closest position to Murong Trai, which undoubtedly showed his status and identity second only to Murong Trai.

"It's all clear, there are at least fifty or seventy thousand people in the city, and the lord will be Deng Qiang, he is the most reused by the boy of the Fu family, quelling the Shuofang rebellion, Liu Weichen's 30,000 elite horsemen were defeated by him for a while, he is a powerful person, and the follow-up people are still coming, the king, it is not good for a long time. Fu Yan admired Murong Trai the most, and he was respectful in front of Murong Trai, and he said a lot of things not because he was dissatisfied with the strategy that Murong Trai was taking now, he just gave suggestions and made Murong Trai decide.

Che Kuntuo is the leader of the Che Kun tribe of the Yan country, he joined in the later part of the Great Sima Northern Expedition, but it was just in time for the Jin army to return to the south at a good time, and the battle merits came lightly, and relied on the Che Kun warriors in the clan to be good at fighting, and said nonchalantly: "I can take the men and horses of the headquarters to go around their rear first, and take advantage of the rush of those Di reinforcements to catch them off guard, cut off the passage from Chang'an to Luoyang, at that time, Luoyang is a lonely city, I and King Wu go together, and a battle can be completed." ”

For this kind of bloody bravery, but clearly whimsical words, Murong Chui did not say a word, he knew that this may not be really Che Kuntuo's lack of strategy, but just to show courage and courage in front of him, and his morale can be boosted, so he still nodded to Che Kuntuo.

"Akito, what do you think?" Murong Chui turned his head, but asked Murong Xuan, who had been silent, Ajito is Murong Xuan's nickname, and Murong Chui called Murong Xuan like this as an uncle, which also meant intimacy.

Murong Xuan bowed respectfully to Murong Xuan: "Uncle Wang asked, and the little nephew didn't dare not answer." I think that General Che Kun is courageous, but he misses the plan, and Fu Youwei is old in the army, so he is a serious opinion. ”

"Well, tell me, what is the best plan for Fang Jin?" Since Murong Ke and Murong Li, Murong Xuan is the most outstanding general in Yan Guo who has stood out, that time the two armies are separated, echoing each other from afar, but they have not worked together, Murong Chui does not know Murong Xuan deeply, this time he is very interested in listening to his opinions.

"Now it's not a question of how to fight, as Fu Youwei said, there are tens of thousands of Qin troops in the city, and there are generals in charge of the troops, and the backup is just a stone's throw away, I can't wait for only 50,000 horses. Murong Xuan raised his head slightly, saw the look of approval in Murong Xuan's eyes, and then cautiously said: "Besides, Uncle Wang's five thousand elites went first, and he was a little brave, but now only hundreds of horsemen have returned, and the little nephew knows what kind of earth-shattering battle Uncle Wang has experienced, but after all, the first battle was unsuccessful, and the morale of the army has been discouraged. ”

When Murong Xuan and his entourage saw Murong Xuan with hundreds of remnants who had returned from Luoyang, they were really surprised, even if Murong Xuan knew the power of demons, but in just one day, it was still a big surprise that only these few people were saved by the five thousand iron horsemen, after all, these five thousand iron horsemen were blessed by the blood of the Xianbei Witch Spirit, even if they were defeated, they did not expect the casualties to be so heavy.

The vanguard soldiers and horses were frustrated, and the morale of the follow-up army was naturally low, and what Murong Xuan said was also the truth.

Murong Chui didn't care about Murong Xuan's straightforward presentation of his defeats, on the contrary, he admired his honesty, the military is not a court, there is less intrigue, flattery, and no scruples about looking ahead and backwards, just say anything.

Murong Chui nodded, this time the nod was real, he tightened the fur that had wrapped himself tightly, and sat up straight: "Then according to Akitto's meaning, since the battle will be lost, we should also withdraw our troops immediately, not confronting each other here, it will take time in vain?"

"From the current shape, this is the best policy, after all, we are on an expedition, and it is more difficult to receive military food than the transportation from Chang'an to Luoyang, and the withdrawal of troops is certain. Seeing that Murong Chui was noncommittal, Murong Xuan followed up again: "But because it is Uncle Wang who commands the army, this strategy is absolutely not feasible." ”

Murong frowned: "How do you say this?"

Murong Xuan looked around at the generals in the hall and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Here are all Uncle Wang's old subordinates, and the little nephew will make it clear." Uncle Wang was ordered by the king to come to capture Luoyang, and originally thought that it was garrisoned by southerners, and it was not difficult to break the city. But who would have thought that the Mga was raging in the front, and the Qin people sent troops behind, and it was said that the situation had changed drastically, and the generals would adapt to the situation, and it was natural for them to retreat. But if Uncle Wang collects his troops and returns to the court, His Majesty is wise, and there is still forgiveness, he is only afraid of ......" Murong Xuan lowered his voice: "...... The Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager will take advantage of the topic to play and trap Uncle Wang at a disadvantage. ”

This said, Fu Yan, Che Kuntuo and several other generals were silent, everyone knew the grievances between King Wu and the Empress Dowager Ke Zuhun and Taifu Murong Ping, which was also an open secret of the Yan State court, if it weren't for the fact that there was Dazai Murong Ke in the middle to mediate and protect him, Murong Chui would have been imprisoned and sentenced by them on the charge of nothing.

Murong Ke was assassinated by the Jin assassins in Yedu, but it was claimed that he was suffering from a sudden illness, and Murong Chui was able to lead the army to Luoyang.

And Murong Chui took this into account that he led the army here, advancing but not advancing, retreating and not retreating, so as not to be embarrassed. Now that Murong Xuan has broken through the inner mystery in one word, Murong Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, and his words had to be said nicely: "The Queen Mother and the Taifu are dedicated to the country, even if they have a little disagreement with the Lone King in politics, they are also aware of the situation, and when they know the truth, they will not offend me." "Having said that, anyone here can imagine what kind of charges the Empress Dowager Ke Zuhun and the Empress Dowager Murong Ping, who have always been dim-witted, will use this to weave against Murong Chui.

Murong Xuan saw that all the generals were worried, Murong Chui looked depressed again, and after a pause, he said: "Uncle Wang is the cornerstone of the Great Yan Country, a pillar of optimus, and he can't miss the slightest. It is the little nephew's own opinion, last night has sent a light cavalry secret envoy back to Yedu, to meet the emperor's brother Xià, the details of this according to the truth, first for Uncle Wang to ask for a paper to withdraw from the army, when the edict arrives, Uncle Wang according to the order of the soldiers, the division is famous, naturally there is no difference. ”

This is an excellent idea, several generals were immediately relieved, that is, Murong lowered his eyebrows and his eyes were also a lot more relaxed, please order Yu Chao to make it to himself, but Taifu Murong Ping is in charge of the Yan State Army, but this section can't bypass him, and he can't hide it, but the withdrawal order will be from him, and it will inevitably have other branches;

This Murong Xuan is slightly outstanding, and he has an extremely sophisticated grasp of the subtle relationship in the temple and state, but he is a rare rising star in the royal family, Murong Xuan was overjoyed in his heart, and his face was still indifferent: "To have Akito be so thoughtful is to avoid twists and turns." It's just that before the king's order, 50,000 troops came to the city, if the Luoyang army counterattacked, the two sides were entangled, but I was afraid that the injuries would be very serious, and the retreat would be dangerous. ”

"Don't be afraid, although the sharp soldiers of the Qin State are brave, my Dayan Iron Cavalry is also the best in the world, they give up the city and do not defend it, but they light the division to advance, that is, abandon the long and short, and bring about their own destruction. In the field battle in the open field, Dayan was not afraid! What's more, the little nephew thought that within a month, the Di people would not dare to come out. First, we don't know what our Dayan is really doing, and the two countries haven't officially declared war yet; second, the danger in the city has not been resolved, and although the demon army is gone, how do you know that it will never come back?

Murong Chui was greatly satisfied, his rhetorical question was originally an examination for Murong Xuan, seeing that this junior Wang nephew was thoughtful and insightful, and after some analysis, he finally smiled: "What he said is very true, it is in line with my wishes!" Suddenly, he said loudly to the generals: "Pass the order of the Lone King, the whole army will not move, be strictly guarded, and go out of the camp to meet the enemy without authorization, behead!"

......

Murong Xuan's sleeping tent was not arranged in the White Horse Temple, but was set up at the entrance of the mountain road outside the temple, the gray-yellow tent was covered with a layer of snow, and the flag of the king of Volodus was sneering in the wind.

"King Wu admires you very much. The bald-headed Wai Ma opened his eyes from meditation and greeted Murong Xuan who had just opened the tent, Murong Xuan waved his hand lightly, the pro-soldiers who had served in the tent obediently withdrew, and now the pro-soldiers were just ordinary warriors, the former army of the god of war had long been wiped out, with the lesson of that time, Murong Xuan and Mima are now doubly low-key and introverted, and the conversation between them will never let the third person be present.

"Uncle Liudun knows very well in his heart that he just needs someone to say everything for him, especially the part involving the Queen Mother and the Taifu. Murong Xuan wasn't surprised that he knew everything about the conversation in Xingyuan.

Yama's face full of strange patterns lit up in the campfire: "But he still found you after all, which shows that he understands your abilities." ”

"How could the secret envoy sent out hide from his eyes? I understand more and more the scruples of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager about him, including the former emperor's wariness of him, if it weren't for Uncle Ke Wang to check and balance him, maybe he would have become the real power of the Great Yan Kingdom long ago, just like the Huan Da Sima of the Nanren. ”

Yama smiled: "It's a pity that the King of Taiyuan has passed away, and the world only sees the protection of the King of Taiyuan to the King of Wu, but they have never thought that the existence of the King of Taiyuan is precisely the restriction on him, it seems that the little prince has realized this." ”

"So Uncle Liudun is cultivating his power, and I'm ...... I was fortunate enough to be in his eyes. In this case, why don't I push the boat down the river and sell Uncle Liudun a favor. Murong Xuan untied the saber, put it on the desk, stretched out his hand again, sat down comfortably, and warmed himself in front of the campfire.

Yama's tone suddenly changed, his voice was a little ethereal, and the expression on his face was clearly full of admiration: "Your Highness is here, I can sense his breath, although it has changed slightly from that time, but I can be sure that he is in Luoyang City." ”

"Zu Ada?" Although it was just a clueless highness, Murong Xuan immediately knew who Yama was talking about, "The demon monster has launched an attack on the human world in Luoyang, and I think it's not strange for Zu Bada to join it." ”

"But those two ancient divine beasts are with him, and don't forget, the little prince, the demons in Luoyang City have already left, but His Royal Highness appeared in the city at this time, don't you think it's a little incredible?"

Murong Xuan was stunned, he knew that the ancient divine beast that Yama was referring to, the fire crow and the thunder eagle, once fought with Zu Ada, Zu Ada also suffered a loss under Lei Ying, these were all seen with his own eyes, and now that the two divine beasts are with Zu Ada, there is only one possibility--- he was caught by the two divine beasts.

However, he was surprised by what he said next: "Strange is strange, they are at peace with each other, there is no hostile atmosphere, and His Highness seems to be by their side all the time. ”

"Is there a way to contact the ancestors? These things still need to be asked to him in person to unravel the mystery. ”

"I'll use some spells to remind Your Highness where we are, but I can't guarantee whether Your Highness will be able to sense it and whether it will come. ”

Outside the tent, there was a report from the soldiers: "Your Highness, the envoy of the Feng Pavilion asks to see you." ”

As soon as he heard the Feng Pavilion envoy, Murong Xuan couldn't help but glance at the cloth bag on the table from the corner of his eyes, it was Alemin's bone bag, when the Feng Pavilion envoy Li Fei Suxi handed it over to him, he couldn't suppress a trace of grief in his heart, but his most trusted henchman died on the battlefield of fighting demons side by side with the Nanren, which made him feel worthless for Alemin.

The real cause has not yet begun, but you have become the embers of bones in this little bag.

He accepted the bone bag, and in order to commemorate it, he put it in a place where it could be seen at dawn and evening.

The Feng Pavilion envoy has not shown up since he delivered the bone pack, but he asked to see him at this time when it was about to be dusk, what is the reason?

"Call her in. The conversation between Murong Xuan and Wai Ma had to be temporarily suspended, and when the tent door was opened, and Li Fei Suxi's slender and tall figure had just stepped in, Yama suddenly snorted:

"Lord be careful!"