Inside the Dingzhou Prefecture.

Tang Ming told his wife what He Youjian said in his letter.

Zou Yunyun is a woman who knows the general situation, and she immediately stopped crying.

"How do I deal with it?"

Zou Yunyun asked.

"Seizures make identities too sensitive. Since he wants to hide his identity, then I will pretend not to know. However, this matter still needs to be reported to His Royal Highness King Dingxi. After all, You Jianxin said that he claimed to be a special investigation envoy from the Northwest, and he did not come to Dingzhou. ”

"You mean the king of the kings is ...... the same thing?"

"Don't say too much, everything is still undecided. ”

"What about my son?"

"Alas, I will send a letter back to Youjian to inform you of the situation, and inform the checkpoints and official posts along the way to the border war zone to strengthen their vigilance and search for Song'er's whereabouts. As for the rest, he can only ask for more blessings for himself. Song'er is also a big boss, so let's take it as an experience. ”

Zou Yunyun nodded with difficulty.

She felt like a lump of cotton in her chest, and she felt an indescribable feeling of suffocation.

Tang Ming returned to the council hall and did not reply to He Youjian, but only told his confidant three words: I know. He then opened a hidden compartment from the bottom left of the desk, which contained a long, hexagonal box.

A boxy piece of metal sits directly above the box, with four holes on the top, bottom, and left and right. Two thin copper rods are inserted along the holes, crisscrossing the inside of the metal block.

This is a secret report box, and only the states and states under the king of Dingxi have the right to use it.

Tang Ming carefully pulled out a copper rod, and the box was immediately half opened. The interior of this half has a steep slope, and whatever you put in it slides into the unopened half. Because there is a height difference between the steep slope and the side, there is no possibility of anything that slides into it and then re-employs it.

The moment the copper rod was pulled out, the holes at both ends of the metal block would close, and it would never be inserted back in. Another copper rod was prepared for the given king of the West. Once the box was in his hands, he simply pulled out the other copper rod to open the half of the slip of paper that had slipped in. The box then fulfills its mission, requiring the craftsman to recast the bracket before it can be used again.

Tang Ming put the written note in, closed the box, and sent someone to send it to the Dingxi Palace, which is located between Qizhou and Mengzhou.

Dingzhou border.

The governor He You built a three-way army, with 200,000 soldiers, and sat in the five border towns.

At this moment, the Chinese army is located in Jiying Town. On three sides, the battle flags of Ding, Tang, and He were planted on them and flying.

Sergeants kept coming in and out, and a battle report flew like snowflakes.

Shen Sixuan and Fu Hanyang took the battle report and frowned at the map of the border. The two commanded 50,000 chariots and 80,000 cavalry respectively.

In the open grassland, cavalry is the most capable of fighting. They are highly mobile, fast, extremely capable of chasing and killing, and have a great impact. It is the main force of the grassland royal court and the vanguard of the Dingzhou army.

But the cavalry also has a fatal weakness, that is, it is not easy to maintain a complete formation, and what they are most afraid of is the chariots. The chariot can be attacked and defended, and although it is slightly less mobile, the soldiers on it can be equipped with a variety of weapons. You can use a bow and crossbow to fire a salvo at a distance, and you can use a sword to slash at close. Sometimes, a single round of attack by the chariot soldiers can make the formation of the steppe wolf ride to pieces.

He Youjian is not in the line. As soon as we arrived at the station tonight. He put on his full armor and led his lieutenant to inspect the barracks one by one.

The willow leaf phoenix wing armor on his body was frozen in the cold wind and covered with a layer of white frost, and the silver-colored Ao Long helmet and torches echoed each other. Everywhere you go, you can be recognized by the sergeant at a glance.

This is the habit of leading troops into battle for many years. The big war is imminent, and every tent must be walked around and turned. Let the brethren know that I am with you. Hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder. No one will run away because they are greedy for life and fear of death, and it is impossible to turn the muzzle of the gun and attack the black hand behind the back.

"Why is there a fire outside the barracks, and are there still people in the town who have not yet evacuated?"

He Youjian asked the adjutant general who accompanied him.

"Governor, that's Xiangteng Inn. ”

Jiying Town, Xiangteng Restaurant.

"Why didn't you obey the evacuation order of the state lord?"

He Youjian questioned the shopkeeper of Xiangteng Restaurant.

"This is Xiangteng Restaurant, I think the prefectural should understand the meaning of these four words. ”

“...... This is about to become a war zone, and you two need to be careful. In the event of a war, the government will have no time to take care of it. ”

He Youjian's tone softened, and he was no longer as aggressive as before.

"I don't have to worry about this. What's more, the wolf rider is only harassing this time, and the wolf king Mingyao has no plans to start a large-scale war. ”

He Youjian was shocked when he heard this, which was exactly the same conclusion he had come to when he analyzed the intelligence in recent days.

Xiangteng restaurants are all over the world, outside the middle capital, and every state under the rule of the Four Kings has its branches. It is also the only force in the Taishang River, which has always been xenophobic, that can operate a boat, restaurant, and gambling house on the river as an ally.

"Even the small Jiying Town branch can have such strength...... It's no wonder that before leaving, the state lord repeatedly warned himself to be careful with Jiying Town, and it seems that the reason comes from here. ”

Dingzhou Guanyi.

After Jiang Hengjiao assigned the camp tent to everyone, everyone rested early. After a day's trek, even the rocks were a little unbearable.

Only the eldest prince of Songtang in the soup is still in good spirits at this time.

After all, it's much easier to sit on a wheel than to walk on two legs.

He didn't know where he got some loose wine, and seeing that Liu Ruiying didn't feel sleepy, he had to go to his tent to drink two glasses of wine to enjoy it.

"I think that Li Yun is very interesting to you. ”

Tang Zhongsong stepped on the arm next to the chair with one foot, leaned over to the other side, and sat with his legs crossed. With one hand holding a wine glass, the other hand unbuttoned his shirt and rubbed it around his chest.

Childe laughed. I just arrived here, and it was just the first time I met Miss Li Yun. At most, it is just a friendship of peers, how can there be a love between men and women. ”

Liu Ruiying drank a glass of wine and said. It was the most unhurried drink he'd had since he arrived in Jiying.

"Hey, can you accept these words? What kind of joke, what kind of friendship. As soon as I heard this, I remembered the teachers my dead dad had hired for me. Do you know what happened to them in the end?"

Liu Ruiying shook her head and said she didn't know.

"They were either beaten away by me, or they were never seen by me again, hahaha. ”

"Childe is really a man of temperament!"

As soon as the words fell, Tang Zhongsong slapped on the table. knocked Liu Ruiying's wine glass over.

"Why can't you understand words? Let me say it another way. ”

"Dare to ask if the Detective Envoy can have a relationship with the next generation? Tonight, you and I will only talk about what we have seen and heard, regardless of state affairs. What is it?

"Yun Ye Yun Ye, the son has a life, dare to disobey in Xia'an?"

Suddenly, both of them laughed heartily.

Outside the Dingzhou official post.

There were people walking in the woods.

Every step was so light that it didn't break even the dead branches on the ground.

Judging by her size, this must be a woman.

She is a beautiful woman.

Just walked so softly. Except for the movement of the figure, the whole person did not make the slightest movement.

The wide gown covered the arms, and the hood covered the face.

The moonlight shone down the gaps in the branches, shining on the snow on the ground and then on her body, making her whole body covered with a faint halo, which seemed extremely unreal.

She didn't take two steps before she stopped, tilted her head and took off her hood.

Long bundled hair poured out of her hood, cascading across the back of her neck and shoulders and falling onto her thin back.

When she took off her hood, her hands were exposed. The ten fingers are long, soft and boneless. Even if the joints of the wrists are a little abrupt, the skin as calm as jade and as white as snow is enough to make up for all this.

It's a pity that her face doesn't have much blood, which makes people feel coldness unconsciously. But at this time, it is very appropriate, the moon in the sky, and the snow under your feet.

If the people of Jiying Town saw the coquettish and playful and energetic Li Yun girl in Xiangteng Restaurant, they didn't know how they would feel.

In fact, at this moment, she is more likely to make men think about it, because no matter who sees it, there will be a wave of love in their hearts, and they want to take her into their arms and cherish it.

Li Yun didn't know how long she had been standing.

Suddenly, he lifted his robe and drew a long sword.

The sword was the same as her body.

One point wide is too much, and one point is too little.

She held the unscabbarded sword in her left hand and slowly held it across her chest.

It stopped for a long time.

Li Yun lowered her head, as if she was performing some ritual.

Suddenly, Hao's wrist turned.

The long sword was like a rainbow absorbing the sea, rolling up the dead branches, fallen leaves, and residual snow on the ground.

In an instant, the rocks pierced through the air, and the wind mixed with the strength of the sword was like a storm crashing on the shore, tearing open a hole in the woods.

Li Yun didn't stop.

She slashed out one sword after another, her body churning and jumping with the sword.

This is exactly the same as when she was at Xiangteng Restaurant, shuttling between the wine tables in the lobby.

It's just that there was no sword in his hand, no snow under his feet, and no moon above his head.

The green silk has not been tied.

At this moment and then, it is like two people.

She was desperate with every sword, but careful with every sword.

Nothing has changed except for the lifting of dead branches and falling snow.

The strength and strength of the sword like a tide always dissipate when it is about to overflow the trees and cut down the trees.

The sword qi is difficult.

It is also difficult to be strong in the sword.

But how many swordsmen in the world can handle it so exquisitely?

"It's snowing again? Is this the so-called inverted spring cold in the northwest?"

Liu Ruiying came out drunk and hazy to relieve his hands.

At his level, he is naturally a Tang boy who can't drink all night sheng songs and indulge in wine.

After a few cups of yellow soup, I fell asleep on the table.

When he woke up and looked up, he was the only one left in the tent.

Thoughts and memories rushed to his head in an instant, making him thirsty and choked.

As soon as he got out of the tent, the oncoming snowflakes woke him up for seven minutes.

Li Yun heard someone coming out of the tent and hurriedly collected his sword. Standing still in the snowlight in the moonlight as before.

Liu Ruiying peed behind the tent and looked up inadvertently, and found that there seemed to be a figure in the woods outside the official post, and hurriedly stuffed the thing back regardless of whether he finished peeing. He turned and went into the tent, picked up his sword, and ran towards the figure in the woods.

"Who is it?"

Liu Ruiying saw that the man still didn't move after he ran closer.

"You're scared me to death!"

"Your Excellency, you ...... Put your sword away...... I won't call you my little brother in the future...... Why do you have to scare people like this......"

Who is this not Li Yun?

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Liu Ruiying froze and put away the sword and asked.

"It's not that I'm too lonely at night to sleep...... Alas, I think when I was at Xiangteng Restaurant, I didn't say that I had a banquet every night, but at least I had someone to talk to. Like here, there are only a bunch of fierce sergeants, boiled noodles, and leaky tents. ”

"Little ...... The investigation envoy is a long night. Why don't I go and sit with you? ”

Li Yun rubbed beside Liu Ruiying.

Intentionally or unintentionally, he rubbed his arm with his chest, his chin was gently resting on his shoulder, and the warm moisture blew on Liu Ruiying's earlobe when he spoke, this strange feeling made his neck stiff and unable to turn.

"Miss Li Yun should rest early, maybe she will have to hurry tomorrow. ”

Liu Ruiying's left hand pinched his thigh fiercely, and he quickly ran back along the road he came from.

Seeing Liu Ruiying leaving, Li Yun suddenly restrained her smile. After tidying up the messy hair on his sideburns, he also walked to the camp.

A carrier pigeon fluttered its wings and flew towards the sky, just in time for Li Yun to enter the tent and lift the sound of the door curtain.

Immediately, the lights went out in Tang Zhongsong's tent.