Enclave, Changhui City.

Huang Yongning was in a very bad mood, because he was caught off guard by recent events.

Although after receiving Ye Guan's letter, he reacted immediately, the army had also withdrawn from the scope of Changhui City, stationed in the wilderness, and he also left the city to live outside the city, and Yu Sheng and Liu Yuan had also sent an urgent letter to inform him, but Huang Yongning's heart was still very uneasy.

Ye Guan's letter, in Huang Yongning's view, the content and speculation are true, otherwise it is impossible to explain the strange things that have happened in recent days, many things are beyond common sense and are very different from the original assumption.

The enclave has dragged on for so long, and it may end in failure, which is a loss that the East Prince's Mansion is unwilling to accept, but compared to the loss of half of the elites, the loss of the enclave is still bearable. The strategic depth envisaged before, after the battle, I knew that this place was the back garden of Tianqing City at all, and it was impossible for the Dongwang Mansion to completely occupy the enclave.

There is a transcendent place like Tianqing City, in fact, deep in Huang Yongning's heart, he has long had the intention of retreating, but the situation in the palace at that time was even worse, and he needed the buffer of this place in the enclave. But things are now very clear. If the East Mansion stays in the enclave, maybe the entire East Palace, will become a puppet of Tianqing City, and then not to mention any strategic depth, the original palace boundary may be lost.

Although the strategy was set to retreat, it was easy to come in, so many sergeant troops, scattered all over the enclave, to retreat in unison, how could it be so easy.

The drama played by Huang Yongning and Ye Guan before, now there is a lot of discussion in the army, and a group of middle-level generals and sergeants inevitably think about whether the troops of the East Wangfu in the enclave will be divided, and whether Ye Guan will betray the East Palace. There are even rumors that Huang Yongning has the heart of mercenary self-reliance.

Rumors are everywhere, and they can't be stopped. Moreover, in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, the current enclave is already in the pocket of the East Palace, and no force is the opponent of the East Palace.

The good news from the front line before was transmitted to the whole army, and the sergeants all knew that more than half of the hundreds of cities in the second half of the enclave had been taken at this moment, and the remaining cities would also surrender in a short time.

Now in the entire enclave, except for Tian Yuanbai's Leyang City area, only the Qiuchang City area of the Shentu family has not been taken. But Ye Guan personally led the troops to attack Qiuchang City and take this area, and it was only a matter of time. Although Ye Guan and Huang Yongning have some suspicions, Ye Guan's ability is still obvious to all, and no one will believe that Ye Guan will not be able to take a small Qiu Changcheng.

As for Huang Yongning, it is impossible for him to publish everything he knows, nor can he come forward to clarify the rumors, when he and Ye Guan made a plan, Huang Yongning thought that there would definitely be many rumors in the army, which was fundamentally inevitable. All he can do now is wait, wait for the news of Ye Guan, wait for the news of Yu Sheng and Liu Yuan.

The night was cold, Huang Yongning stood outside the temporary tent, looked up at the stars in the sky, the moon and stars were sparse, the cold moonlight shrouded the earth, and everything was silent.

The surroundings are very quiet, Huang Yongning lives here, there is only his personal guard team in the camp, and the large army is stationed about thirty miles away from Changhui City, Huang Yongning chose this place, leaving the city and leaving the army, he has his own worries.

For Tianqing City, whether it is Ye Guan or himself, he is very jealous. In Huang Yongning's opinion, Tianqing City will find himself sooner or later, whether it is good or bad, he must bear it himself. Choosing such a place is to minimize the impact on the people and troops, which is the only thing he can do now.

The rest of his life has not been withdrawn, and there is no news from Ye Guan, and it is impossible for the current Emperor Yongning to order an immediate retreat, otherwise if the plan is known by Tianqing City, everyone may not be able to leave.

It's just that what he didn't know was that Tianqing City had already known about the Dongwang Mansion

and didn't take it seriously at all.

It was already late at night, Huang Yongning didn't feel a little sleepy, and the cold air stimulated his nerves and made him more and more awake. There are benefits in the mountains, and such a quiet environment is not available at all times.

Several guards stood beside Huang Yongning, faintly surrounding him in the middle, several of them were dutiful to their duties, without saying a word, they didn't need to find out what Huang Yongning was thinking, they just needed to execute when he gave the order, and protect his safety.

Coming out, there was a long neighing of two war horses, and then, the sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground came from far and near, and quickly rushed to the place where Emperor Yongning was.

The guards around him reacted immediately, the camp where Huang Yongning is now is very simple, it is temporarily built, although Yang Yun, the lord of Changhui City, has arranged craftsmen to repair the camp for Huang Yongning, but Huang Yongning rushed back. In this place now, there are only a few simple tents, and Huang Yongning's tent is slightly larger, and some documents and documents for daily use are placed in it.

There was no defense at all, so anyone approached them, and several guards would be immediately alert.

As the sound of the war horse got closer and closer, two war horses appeared in the moonlight, the first one was dressed in a green shirt, and his beard was white.

Ye Guan took Xu Bao without stopping for a day, went straight to Changhui City, passed through the Dongwangfu sergeant station in front of Changhui City, and saw Huang Yongning in the starry night.

"Ye senior. Huang Yongning smiled, stepped forward to grab the reins of the war horse, and reached out to help Ye Guan down from the horse. Seeing Ye Guan return like this, Huang Yongning immediately thought of many things in his heart, the first thing that came to mind was that their previous strategy might have failed, otherwise Ye Guan would not have been able to come back straight and break the appearance of discord between the two.

Ye Guan turned over and dismounted, and when he saw Huang Yongning, he smiled slightly, did not speak, and grabbed his wrist, just like a camp tent in the distance.

Huang Yongning's guards behind him still had to follow, but Xu Bao stepped forward at this time and said with a smile: "Several, the commander-in-chief and the general talk about some secret things, a few people don't have to step forward, just be on guard from afar." ”

Several guards didn't know Xu Bao at all, where would they listen to him, they didn't care about raising their legs and walked forward, but at this moment, Huang Yongning's order came from their ears, saying, "You are on guard from afar, don't come forward." ”

When several guards heard this, they had no choice but to stay where they were, scatter and fight, and faintly wrap Huang Yongning's camp in it.

Xu Bao seemed to be accustomed to this kind of indifference, grinned, pulled the two war horses to the side, let the war horses rest and graze, and he leaned under a big tree, looking at the starry sky in a daze.

Ye Guan pulled Huang Yongning into the camp, and before the two of them could sit down, Ye Guan immediately spoke: "The soldiers of Zhu'an City have begun to retreat, have you notified the rest of your life?"

Huang Yongning looked at Ye Guan, his face was so light and breezy from time to time, although it looked normal, but he always felt that something was not quite right. Hearing his question, Huang Yongning nodded and said: "It has been notified, the scouts have been leaving for two days, and they will be delivered tomorrow at the latest, the fastest, the large army will return in three days, Senior Ye, the soldiers of Zhu'an City are withdrawn so early, will there be any impact?"

Hearing Huang Yongning say that he had notified the rest of his life, Ye Guan put down some of the things in his heart, sat on a chair, looked at Huang Yongning, showed a smile on his face, and said, "Don't worry, it has been arranged, and there will be no problems." ”

"Now that the arrangements have been made, why did Senior Ye suddenly come back?" Huang Yongning also showed a smile, looked at Ye Guan, sat down on the chair in front of him, and asked, "Is there something wrong ahead?"

"Nothing has changed. Ye Guan smiled: "I just know some news, Tianqing City has no time to take care of us now, we have time to evacuate all the sergeants, the enclave of this place, we must not come again in the future, Tianqing City."

more than we can imagine. ”

"What news did you hear?" Huang Yongning asked, turning over the two teacups on the table, picking up the teapot on the table, pouring a cup of tea for both of them, placing one of the cups in front of Ye Guan, and making a gesture of please.

"Just met a person. Ye Guan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said softly: "The people from Tianqing City have come to me and told me something. ”

"Oh?" Huang Yongning immediately became interested, he knew that Tianqing City would definitely take action, not to find himself, but to Ye Guan: "Tell me in detail, what are their intentions?"

"I made some deals with them in exchange for the safe evacuation of the enclave. Ye Guan took another sip of tea, and Huang Yongning in front of him was about to ask, but Ye Guan said in advance: "Don't ask, I can't say." ”

Hearing Ye Guan's words, Huang Yongning's brows furrowed involuntarily, Ye Guan knew everything about himself before, and when he came back this time, although he told himself what happened, he avoided many details, which made him think more in his heart.

"What the hell is going on?" Huang Yongning frowned and looked at Ye Guan, but still opened his mouth to ask.

Ye Guan put down the teacup, looked at Huang Yongning, smiled slightly, and said: "Go do something simple, this matter involves the secrets of Tianqing City, I don't know it yet, in exchange, all of us in the enclave can be safely withdrawn." ”

Huang Yongning frowned, and was about to speak, but heard Ye Guan continue: "Before, our strategy has been known by Tianqing City, what do we do, as long as they have absolute combat power, we are helpless, you and I are very clear about this." Now that I am useful to Tianqing City, in exchange for the safe return of the soldiers, I think this exchange is still very cost-effective. ”

"Senior Ye ......" Huang Yongning's heart immediately became worried, what Ye Guan said, no matter who thinks about it, it can't be so simple, it's just that Ye Guan has hidden many of the secrets, and he doesn't want to say it, Huang Yongning is worried in his heart, and said anxiously: "The matter of Tianqing City, no matter how you think about it, it can't be done simply, you must be in danger this time, even if the hidden injuries on your body have disappeared, but it must still be dangerous, otherwise ......"

"Otherwise?" Ye Guan retorted with a smile, his tone was unquestionable, and said: "As the main general, when it is decided, it will be decided, and the power of one person can restore the absolute combat power, does this still need to be considered? Not to mention that now the palace is eventful, Yuanwu still doesn't know what the situation is, this time we evacuated from the enclave, the plan failed, if we lose our combat power again, how should our palace deal with ourselves in the future?"

Huang Yongning was silent, he knew in his heart that what Ye Guan said was right, but in the face of such a thing, he was still very conflicted in his heart, Ye Guan was going here, he would definitely be more auspicious, and danger would inevitably be encountered, but he didn't know where to go.

"You don't have to worry about me. Seeing Huang Yongning's appearance, Ye Guan smiled and said: "I naturally have my own way to save my life, you just need to bring the wrong back to the enclave, so that you can help your eldest brother and keep the palace, and wait for me to go back." ”

Huang Yongning was helpless, although he was reluctant in his heart, he could only nod in the end. Since Ye Guan came back and told him these things, it proves that this matter has been decided, and with his own strength, there is no room for resistance at all.

"Senior Ye, be careful, I'll wait for you in the palace. Huang Yongning got up, Chong Yeguan respectfully, and bowed.

Ye Guan laughed, stood up, patted Huang Yongning on the shoulder, didn't speak again, picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all, turned around and went out.

Xu Bao pulled the war horse, the two turned over and got on the horse, Ye Guan looked back at Huang Yongning with a sad face again, laughed, rode the horse and whipped up, and soon disappeared at the end of the field of vision, blending into the vast night.

Huang Yongning looked at the direction in which Ye Guan disappeared, and there was a strong feeling of amazement in his heart, the next time he saw Ye Guan, he didn't know when he would have to wait.