The silly and sweet spring of crossing

He Lan Yuzhi didn't know what to say to He Lan Yunzhi, and He Lan Yunzhi couldn't speak to He Lan Yuzhi.Qiu Baichen looked at their brothers, feeling very emotional in his heart.

"Are you uncomfortable? If you are uncomfortable, I will lend you my shoulder." Back in the tent, Qiu Baichen said to He Lanyuzhi. He Lanyuzhi was still immersed in the atmosphere of reuniting with his brother with mixed feelings, and his heart was a little blocked. , but when he heard Qiu Baichen say this, he couldn't help laughing, and looked at him helplessly.

"I haven't had much contact with him." He Lanyuzhi said.

"Blood relationship is different from other relationships. Even if you've been away for a long time, you still have to be kinder than ordinary people. It's okay. I understand. If you want to cry, you can lean on my shoulder and cry." Qiu Baichen said, Deliberately making He Lanyuzhi happy, He Lanyuzhi didn't lie on his shoulder and cry, he patted He Lanyuzhi's shoulder, instead he leaned his head on Helanyuzhi's shoulder and closed his eyes.

"Well, I know you understand." He Lanyu patted him on the back, feeling much more comfortable.Now he still has time to spend time with Qiu Baichen, but after a few days, Mi Ying dispatched an army to prepare for the expedition.Because the arrival of He Lanyuzhi showed Dachu's sincerity, Mi Ying naturally had to show his sincerity, and he also set off in person, together with He Lanyuzhi, to protect He Lanyuzhi's safety by the way.

However, Rong State is different from Da Chu. Da Chu is now in a prosperous age. The domestic economy is dominated by agriculture, industry and commerce, and the people are richer than ever.Although there are constant small wars around Dachu, there are no major wars, so most people place more emphasis on literature and prefer peace.

The Rong Kingdom is located in the northwest, where there are people on horseback. The countries are not very big, and most of them are nomadic. They migrate with the seasons. In order to fight for territory and strive to survive, there are many wars.Moreover, their staple food is meat and milk, and they are stronger, taller, muscular, and brave and good at fighting.

It is common for the king of a country to lead troops to fight in person, and he would lead troops to expand the territory before sweating profusely.

On the day of departure, He Lanyu was dressed in armor and had a tall and straight figure. Compared with Mi Ying, he looked much thinner, but his face was much prettier than Mi Ying's.Qiu Baichen liked him very much. He Lanyu in armor was very handsome, making people want to take off his clothes.

Mi Ying's muscles are thick and his Kong Wu is powerful. His armor is heavier and his protection ability is stronger.The horse he was riding was also an excellent horse, comparable in speed to He Lanyuzhi's black horse Yufeng, and even better in stamina and carrying capacity.

He Lanyuzhi and Mi Ying rode in front, Qiu Baichen didn't know how to ride a horse, so he sat on a specially arranged carriage, and the carriage followed He Lanyuzhi and them, always in He Lanyuzhi's sight.Although the carriage looks a bit dilapidated from the outside, it is very luxuriously furnished inside. The thick and soft tiger skin is padded inside. Qiu Baichen can lie down comfortably in the carriage, drink some milk tea, kumiss, and eat some beef jerky , except for some bumps, it is very moisturizing.

However, he arrived at the border of Dongrong after only two days of nourishment. The army from the king's capital and the border army converged to hand over the affairs.The fact that the Great Chu sent troops this time was not deliberately concealed. Xi Rong had already received the news that Dong Rong had sought the alliance of the Great Chu some time ago, so he concentrated almost all of his troops on the border, taking advantage of the terrain advantages, and defending closely without giving Mi Ying Can take advantage of this opportunity.

Miying's father, Xian profusely, died of a sudden illness. Before he died, he never thought that he would die before he was 50 years old, and he didn't think about the heir at all.He has five sons, the second prince died early, and the two younger sons are still young and not well-known.The eldest prince Miheng and the third prince Miying are about the same age, and their mothers are also more favored. They are the two most powerful princes, and the heir should have been born between the two of them.

Mi Heng and Mi Ying had been fighting for more than ten years. First, Da Khan died before deciding who would succeed him. After his death, the two sons led their respective armies to compete for the Khan position. The Rong Kingdom was split.

The eldest prince Mi Heng is one year older than Mi Ying, and like Mi Ying, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is on par with Mi Ying in terms of martial arts and fighting.Moreover, his mother was from an authentic Rong country noble family, unlike Mi Ying's mother who was from Jubei country, he was not of authentic Rong country blood, so the eldest prince received more support from the nobles.

However, there are frequent marriages between Rong Kingdom and the surrounding countries, and there are many mixed bloods. There are also many mixed bloods and foreign officials in the royal court. These people are more supportive of Mi Ying, hoping to break the blood line.

This time, He Lanyuzhi brought 15 troops to support, and the strength of the Western Army is estimated to be only [-] at most.

However, the strength of the Eastern Rong is not too large. When the East and West Rong kingdoms were divided, Mi Ying got a smaller number of troops than the Western Rong. The Eastern Rong had a larger territory but a smaller population.Otherwise, Miying would not exchange Helan Yunzhi with Da Chu, and ask them to help him regain the Xirong territory and unify the Rong country.

"Attack from here tomorrow." In the evening, oil lamps were lit in the tent, Mi Ying, He Lanyu, Da Chu and Dong Rong's generals who came this time looked at the sand table and discussed how to send troops.

At this time, Qiu Baichen was inconvenient to participate. He was reading a book in He Lanyuzhi's main tent. He hadn't made lanterns for a long time, and his hands were a little itchy, so he could only pester He Lanyuzhi at night to do something unsuitable for children. Things relieved.Now that the new year has just passed, the border of Rong Kingdom is extremely cold, a charcoal brazier is burning in the main tent, Qiu Baichen is nestled in the bed, his body is covered with tanned soft animal skins, it is very warm.

This book is one of the books he brought, and he has already read it several times. Qiu Baichen was bored reading it, and felt that he could be silent throughout the book, so he put down the book, lay flat and looked at the ceiling.

He was in a daze for a while, and when he heard movement outside, he put on his clothes, walked out of the tent, and saw a few soldiers gathered together, not knowing what to say.

Qiu Baichen walked over, and when the soldiers saw Qiu Baichen, they were so frightened that they quickly hid their things behind them.

"Princess." They are all soldiers of Da Chu, because Qiu Baichen blocked He Lanyuzhi's deeds before, and now they almost all know Qiu Baichen.

"What are you doing?" Qiu Baichen asked.

"No, it's nothing." The little soldiers backed away, afraid that Qiu Baichen would catch them.

"I won't tell the lord after handing over the things, otherwise..." Qiu Baichen looked at the things they were holding in their hands, which seemed quite interesting. These little soldiers should not be spies on the master's side. To join in the fun, they used both soft and hard tactics to force them to hand over their things.

What they held in their hands were a few sticks of bamboo and wood, some thin paper, and a few candles.Qiu Baichen raised his eyebrows and looked at them with something.

"What are you guys going to do?" Qiu Baichen asked, judging from what they had prepared, it was probably to make lamps?But what are you doing as a lamp in the barracks?

"Back, back to the princess, it's me. I've seen sky lanterns before, and they can fly when lit. I thought, if I light them up during a war, I can see them from far away in the dark. Liang, it should be useful, so I thought about doing it, but it didn't work out." The little soldier was about to cry when he said that, Qiu Baichen held back his laughter and stretched out his hand.

"Bring the knife." He said, the soldier hesitated for a moment, and gave the dagger to Qiu Baichen. Qiu Baichen took the dagger, cut out the bamboo strips, tied them up, and told them to go to the kitchen to get some paste and cut the paper. It was glued to the lamp, the candle was placed, and it was lit.

Sure enough, the lantern floated up unsteadily that day, and the soldiers were dumbfounded.They come from different places. Except for the soldier who wanted to make a sky lantern, no one has ever seen a sky lantern, so they feel very magical.

In the night, the lights were very bright. Although the communication ability of things like beacon smoke was much weaker, if the distance was not too far, it should indeed be very useful.

In addition to praying for festivals, Kongming Lanterns are originally used for military communication, which Qiu Baichen hadn't thought of before.

"The concubine is really amazing." The soldiers were only in their teens. Looking at Qiu Baichen's skillful technique, they blushed when they thought of how clumsy they had been doing it for a long time, and they also admired Qiu Baichen very much.

"There is no material here, otherwise we can make more interesting things. I will go back and tell the prince what your name is. I told the prince to let you be the head of a hundred households." Qiu Baichen looked at the soldier.

Xiaobing didn't expect that he would be promoted to an official right away. He looked at Qiu Baichen, stuttering nervously.

"Lin, Lin Qiong."

"Okay, I'll take these things for making sky lanterns first. They don't want to light up the lanterns easily, so as not to disturb the enemy." Qiu Baichen directly took away all their things, and then walked away under the admiring eyes of a group of soldiers.

As soon as he entered the main tent, he saw Xu Ling, the guard, making the bed and adding more charcoal to the brazier.

"It's really cold." Qiu Baichen said, "When will the prince come back?"

"The prince said to let the princess go to bed first, and we can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything to do." Xu Ling replied, seeing the sky lantern in Qiu Baichen's hand, it was extinguished by Qiu Baichen just now when it floated a little, and now he took it back.

"This is a sky lantern." Qiu Baichen said, "After it is lit, it can fly up and glow in the sky. If it is in the dark, it can be used as a message."

"How to send a message?" Xu Ling took the sky lantern from Qiu Baichen, looked at it and said.

"White means everything is fine, red means someone is sneak attacking, one means don't come back, and two means come back quickly. Colors and numbers can express a lot of information."

"That's really interesting." Xu Ling looked at the thin paper lantern, looking forward to using it on the battlefield.