Rebellious officials bow their heads

Ye Liuzhou and him looked at each other for a few breaths, then lowered their eyes, pulled out a dagger from the saddle, cut open the orange, and handed him half, "I was just thinking about the chances of winning the wolf cavalry against the Shangdu camp .”

"I'm afraid Yuan Xuanfeng won't confront the wolf scolding cavalry head-on, otherwise, what's the use of him looking for people like us." Xu Yan took it, and threw a piece into his mouth.

Ye Liuzhou also ate an orange, his facial features wrinkled together due to the sourness, and he coughed a few times, "Where did you pick it?"

Looking at Xu Yan again, he didn't expect it to taste like this, and obviously his teeth were sour, he grinned and explained slowly: "I just picked it up in the woods."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing together.

Xu Yan's browbones and bridge of nose were straight, his eye sockets were deep, and his lines were sharp, which gave people an innate sense of alienation. With such a smile, it seemed like snow on an ice peak melted in the sunlight.

The two of them rode their horses forward in this way, and the army was about to reach the high slope. Xu Yan looked around, but couldn't see the situation on the high slope, and said: "If there is an enemy attack here, all the troops will You will definitely be caught off guard.”

Immediately after his words, there was a noise of people turning their backs on their backs.

Ye Liuzhou looked at him and raised his eyebrows and said, "You are really a prophecy."

Xu Yan was noncommittal, rode his horse and took a few steps forward, and saw a group of black-clothed assassins pouring out from the slope, divided into two groups, one team rushed down, the other occupied a high place and drew their bows and arrows. The soldiers swish down!

The soldiers and horses at the front became a mess, and among them, an arrow as fast as lightning flew out, precisely passing through the chaotic crowd, and directly attacked Yuan Xuanfeng in the team!

Yuan Xuanfeng obviously saw the arrow, and was about to draw his sword out of its sheath, but the black horse under him neighed in fright and kicked up its hooves, which made him miss the opportunity to cut off the arrow feathers.

At the moment when he was about to be impaled, a cold blade flashed past against the sky, and the Chuan Luan sword instantly cut off the arrow feather from top to bottom!

Jing Yuan flew to the ground and stood in front of Yuan Xuanfeng, slashing down several arrows continuously.

On the other side, Jing Fuling strangled the assassin's neck with a long whip, groped around the corpse, and pulled out his waist card from the front of his shirt, which was engraved with the pattern of a wolf's head.

There was no trace of the usual relaxed expression on her face, her brows were full of murderousness, and she said to Yuan Xuanfeng: "It seems that the Ji family has already sent some scouts to cross the river."

The two sides fought together, the sound of fighting was loud, blood and broken limbs flew everywhere, Ye Liuzhou said to Xu Yan: "You don't need to protect me here, you should put on a show, otherwise Yuan Xuanfeng will definitely get suspicious."

"Okay." Xu Yan weighed the slender Mo Dao in his hand, lifted the reins of the steed and rushed towards the black-clothed assassin, swung the saber freely in the crowd, and fell down all around.

Ye Liuzhou was sitting on the horse's back, and the horse's hooves were walking slowly. Not far away, the flag-raising soldier was shot through by an arrow and died.

He pulled up the banner embroidered with Yuan characters on the ground, and when he passed the scorched earth in front of him, he noticed that the assassins who had been beheaded by Xu Yan earlier were not dead, but were lying powerless, moaning in a low voice.

It seemed that Xu Yan was using the back of the knife. Ye Liuzhou couldn't help laughing when he thought of this, and turned his head to look for the opponent's figure on the battlefield, and found that Xu Yan had been wrestling with the enemy not far from him.

His eyes fell on Xu Yan, but he didn't notice that an assassin behind him raised his blade towards him.

It just so happened that Xu Yan dealt with the enemy in front of him, and his eyes subconsciously swept towards Ye Liuzhou, and his expression froze when he saw this scene.

Ye Liuzhou felt something was wrong when he heard the wind whistling down behind his head, before he could dodge, a black wire brushed his temples and flew back, the silk thread passed by like a whirling heel, bringing him up Flying sideburns.

Then there was a painful cry from behind, the assassin's palm was pierced by black wire, and blood flowed down his arm.

Ye Liuzhou got off his horse and took out hemp rope to tie him up. The assassin wanted to pick up the knife on the ground again, but Xu Yan, who was staring at him, pulled the silver thread, and he screamed again.

Ye Liuzhou tied up the assassin as a prisoner, and stuffed a piece of cloth into his mouth to prevent him from committing suicide, Xu Yan then withdrew the silver thread.

The battle ended in less than half an hour. Naturally, this team of scouts was no match for Dusi's soldiers. After Yuan Xuanfeng thanked the four for their action, he accelerated his march and arrived near the Pingliu River before dark.

In the twilight, the river surface is wide, the water is fast and deep, and the river is rushing and bumping into the boulders that protrude from the upper part of the river. There is a lush jungle on the other side, and the shadows under the intertwined branches are overlapping.

Two or three miles away from the Pingliu River, Yuan Xuanfeng joined the [-] battalion soldiers who had been guarding here for a long time, set up camp, and entered the tent with Zhao Ke, the leader of the army, to discuss the military situation.

The rocks by the river beach were spread all over the place, and a few sentries walked around to inspect. The night was low, and the cold wind blew past, bringing the red stars flying upwards from the burning bonfire.

Ye Liuzhou and Xu Yan were warming up by the fire, and Jing Yuan and Jing Fuling were also burning a bonfire at the other end. The assistant general Cao Qihan who was standing guard had been watching them vigilantly.

The wind on the bank of the river was bitter, and it was as cold as a knife on the skin. Cao Qihan couldn't bear the cold, so he simply walked over, walked around the people on both sides, seemed to feel a strange atmosphere, walked a little further, and found a few branches The logs were piled together, sat down and lit with flint.

For a while, no one made a sound, and the surrounding atmosphere became even more strange.

Ye Liuzhou was a little sleepy, so he yawned to force himself up.

Xu Yan raised the fox fur blanket on his arm and wrapped it around him.

Ye Liuzhou's chill dissipated, and he felt drowsy again warmly. He tilted his head, leaned on the other's shoulder, and drooped his eyelids.

Cao Qihan has been paying attention to this side, and when he saw the actions of the two, he immediately opened his eyes wide, as if thinking of something, he got goosebumps all over his body, and said in disgust and disbelief: "Are you two... "

Xu Yan poked the red-hot wood and made a few muffled noises, interrupting his words.

Ye Liuzhou raised his head and asked curiously, "What are you going to say?"

Jing Yuan was looking down at the bonfire with a red light in his eyes. Hearing the sound, he looked at Cao Qihan. Jing Fuling stretched out his hands by the fire to keep warm, and looked over with great interest.

For a moment, all four of them fell on him, and Cao Qihan felt a little panicked for no reason, swallowed his saliva, and said, "No, it's nothing..."

Ye Liuzhou looked away boredly, and asked Xu Yan in a low voice: "What are your plans for tomorrow?"

"I don't have any good plans for the time being. Let's see what Yuan Xuanfeng does. After all, the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark." Xu Yan also lowered his voice, "Do you know what is the most important thing now?"

Ye Liuzhou smiled, "The Dusi battalion and the repelling wolf cavalry must never go to war."

Xu Yan nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"On the surface, this is a military power struggle between the Ji family and the Yuan family, but in fact this matter is related to the national destiny of Dazhao. No matter who wins or loses, the greatest possibility is that both sides will suffer. At that time, there will be no troops in Northern Xinjiang to defend the city. Then Beirao's army took advantage of the opportunity to enter, if it really develops to this stage, both Lingbei and Yushui will fall under the enemy's iron hooves."

The two heads were whispering together, Xu Yan gave him a slightly surprised look, and said, "You understand a lot."

Ye Liuzhou laughed lowly.

Xu Yan sighed, "The most urgent task is to get rid of Yuan Xuanfeng without causing mutiny in the capital's battalion, and to stabilize the troops on both sides."

"Wolf scouts cavalry staring at the rear, Yuan Xuanfeng couldn't sit still for a moment. With his heart that cherishes his life, if he drags on and fights with the scouting wolf army that has never been defeated before, once the situation fails, I'm afraid it won't work." When we find evidence of his treason, he himself will let Beiluo's army enter the customs."

For Shang Xu Yan, the Ji family threw him a big dilemma, but the governor Ji Kexun sent to help him was still firmly controlled by Yuan Xuanfeng.

Not to mention the left and right elbows, there are two people with unknown intentions in front of Dingjian Villa. It seems that today's battle seems to have completely turned against the Yuan family.

Ye Liuzhou couldn't help thinking, and before he could come up with a solution, a soldier came over and cupped his hands and said, "General Yuan, invite some of you to come in and discuss the big plan together."

The four looked at each other, got up and walked towards the barracks, Cao Qihan quickly followed them behind him, and pulled a soldier over to give him a few words of advice.

After the soldier got the order, he left quickly.

Compared with the cold weather outside, the fire in the tent was burning brightly, and there was a sheepskin map hanging on the front wall.

Yuan Xuanfeng told a few people about his general plan, which meant to let them cross the Pingliu River at night, sneak into the Scouting Wolf camp, assassinate the supervising army and the commander, and bring back their heads. If you send out more troops, you will be able to take them down in one fell swoop.

For Xu Yan, this plan is only beneficial but not harmful. After all, he is actually doing things for the Ji family. When he crosses the river and reveals his identity, he can cooperate with the repelling wolf army and pretend to trick Yuan Xuanfeng into crossing the river. Once he crosses the river, he will be surrounded. Everything is settled.

But Yuan Xuanfeng is not a person who is easy to fool, he looked at the few people, narrowed his eyes and laughed, and said: "Naturally rely on you all to cross the river and attack at night, but Yuan has no one to protect him, and he is afraid that today's assassination will happen again. I am extremely worried, how many of you still need to stay as guards, what do you think?"

Xu Yan's voice became cold, and he said, "Who does the general want to keep?"

Yuan Xuanfeng walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, not far away, Cao Qihan's hand was on the hilt of his sword.

There was silence in the tent, and the four stood still.

"Miss Jing, please stay in the camp." Yuan Xuanfeng said.

Jing Fuling, who clicked on the name, was slightly taken aback, and Jing Yuan beside her raised her dark eyes.

Yuan Xuanfeng stroked his beard, stared at the expressions of the crowd, and suddenly pointed at Ye Liuzhou who was standing beside him: "—and him."