Your Highness asked me to pay him back his honor

Three more lights.

Shuofang army's iron cavalry was purged, and the rear army was the vanguard. They went out of the camp to bypass Heishigou, and passed Yingzhou City silently.

"Wrapping the Yanqi with armor and clamping the horse's title are the old rules of marching."

Han Zhong led the Zhenrong army to see them off, looked at the iron cavalry quietly melting into the night, and asked in a low voice with Bai Yuan beside him: "You are not allowed to bring mutton, and the sword is discarded and the bow is picked. What is the reason?"

"Dry biscuits have no taste, and the aroma of mutton is different. It disperses with the wind and is easy to be noticed."

Bai Yuan: "If the knife is sheathed, there will always be a knocking sound when it comes out of the sheath. A longbow cannot be hidden. If the bowstring hooks a branch and bounces broken leaves, it will startle the birds among the branches. If the arrow does not point its tail feathers up, the arrow will The sharp reflection of the moonlight will make the scouts notice it."

The general at the side was puzzled: "But the knife does not have a sheath, if the cotton wrapped in it is taken off, wouldn't it be impossible to put the knife away?"

"Once the battle begins, there will be advances but no retreats, there will be no returns, and there will be deaths but no injuries."

Bai Yuan asked back: "Why do you still have to withdraw the knife?"

The general was stopped by him and stood where he was.

Han Zhong listened silently, surprised and shocked in his heart, looked up at the Shuofang army in front of him, and was speechless for a while.

"The prefect took a closer look, and even the armor leaves of the soldiers were tied up. Each team has one team, responsible for erasing traces of their whereabouts."

Bai Yuan said: "These are the rules that Yunqi only has."

Bai Yuan passed the rear team and turned off the lantern: "Everyone says that General Yun is good at surprise attacks, but they don't know that surprise attacks from thousands of miles away are the most dangerous. Walking on the edge of a sword, even if it is just a little negligence, you will be smashed to pieces."

Han Zhong was convinced, nodded and smiled wryly: "If the Zhenrong army comes here...I'm afraid General Yun will catch him right after he leaves the camp."

Bai Yuan smiled, and ordered someone to deliver a letter to Yue Shuai, and together with the scar, a bonfire was lit between the tents that had been emptied long ago.

"I should know that."

Han Zhong beckoned, ready to send the Zhen Rong army to help: "Light a bonfire, let the Yingcheng army think that the Shuofang army has not moved, and is still outside the city..."

Bai Yuan: "Not only."

Han Zhong was startled: "More than that?"

Scar was leading people to make arrangements, grinned when he heard this, and opened an empty tent, and the light of the torch shone inside.

Han Zhong probed to look around, his heart was terrified, cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes, and he hastily tore the torch away from his hand.

"It doesn't matter, the major general often runs around with a few carts of gunpowder, and his soldiers are already handy, and they will explode when they want to."

Bai Yuan said with a smile: "The brothers in the Zhenrong Army are not familiar with each other, so it's better to stay away."

Han Zhong was terrified, and told his men to put out all the torches in a deep voice, still full of lingering fear: "You are really courageous...these gunpowder are enough to blow up the entire camp."

"When the war starts, the Iron Buddha can also be sent to the sky."

Bai Yuan lit the bonfire: "The major general said that it will rain tomorrow night."

Gunpowder is used under the city. Once the wind direction changes, it is very easy to hurt yourself.But if we can catch up before the rain, this layer of trouble will be gone.

After dawn, His Royal Highness King Yan will lead Yunzhou prefect Pang Ju into Shuozhou City secretly.At that time, everything will be ready, just waiting for this east wind to send out the iron Buddha and the kidnapper in the city.

"Strange too."

Han Zhong suddenly remembered, and looked around: "General Yun left the camp, but His Royal Highness King Yan didn't come to see him off?"

Bai Yuan shook his head: "Your Highness sent it."

Han Zhong and the others practiced for Yunqi, and clearly did not see Xiao Shuo, so he couldn't help being surprised: "Where did you send it?"

Bai Yuan raised his head and looked towards the city of Yunzhou.

Han Zhong followed him to look over, only to see the figure standing quietly at the top of the wall.

After standing there for an unknown amount of time, the crescent moon reached the middle of the sky, as if a thin layer of silvery white frost had covered the top of the city.The shadow still didn't move a single step, as if it was firmly embedded in the endless dark night.

In the deep and cold sky, the stars shine.

Yunqi's torches are dotted with dots, along the Heishigou and sinking into the mountain depression, meandering endlessly, meeting each other far away.

Han Zhong stood there for a long time, then suddenly laughed and shook his head.

Bai Yuan asked, "What is Prefect Han laughing at?"

"Laugh at me for being poor and short of breath."

Han Zhong: "Professing to be innocent, is not as good as a Pang Xia who is dedicated to striving for success."

"How can the eunuch blame himself so much?"

The general beside him said in a low voice: "It's because the Zhenrong army is not up to the mark and its strength is insufficient. In this big battle, there is nowhere to intervene to help..."

"If you can't help in this battle, how can you not help in every battle? It's better to fight for your comrades than to back down and avoid battles!"

Han Zhong suddenly turned around: "Stop talking nonsense, go back to the camp, and order troops!"

Bai Yuan was dumbfounded, and bowed his hands in salute.

The general was stunned for a while, and his eyes gradually became brighter.The light was weak at first, but it lit up inch by inch, and it couldn't be suppressed any longer, and followed the sound with strides.

There were gradually figures in the Zhenrong barracks, and more and more figures gathered in front of the chief general's tent.

The sleepless soldiers lay in the tents, listening to Diao Dou Jin Tuo, listening to Yunqi going out, and finally heard the order to order troops.

Everyone got up in silence, holding the waist knife that had been polished so many times, leaving the scabbard by the pillow, wrapped it in cotton cloth and placed it by the side, more and more, kept gathering in one place.

The military flag is rolled by the wind and unfolded.

Genggu is far and melodious, blowing over the silver glow on the ground, over the standing camp tents, and over the layered figures gathered under the banner.

The cold moonlight quietly mixed in with the bright cold light of the blade.

When the sky was about to dawn, Shuofang Qingqi stopped his flags and drums, and quietly entered the ditch under the Houling Ancient Road.

"Major General, the medicine farmers who led the way have been escorted back to Yinshan Mountain."

Jing Jian came to Yunlang's side and said in a low voice: "The war horses are sent up the mountain by the Rongdi tribe. It will take two hours for our army to handover."

"Enough." Yun Lang twisted the fine steel short arrow in his hand, "How about the white grass mouth?"

Jing Jian nodded: "I have sent someone to watch over it."

"Yanmenguan is not like Shuozhou City. Liao, Jin, and Xixia have come and gone all these years, but there is no owner, and there are no garrisons to guard it."

When Jing Jian just left, he had already inquired with the drug farmers who led the way: "Yanmen is very dangerous, and no one is willing to leave unless it is necessary. I heard from the drug farmers that it is difficult to see a few soldiers in half a year..."

Yun Lang suddenly stopped his voice, raised his eyes in the morning wind, and buckled the short arrow into the wrist guard.

Jing Jian was slightly taken aback: "What did the Major General notice?"

Yun Lang didn't bring his horse, made a gesture, turned over and got out of the trench.

The pro-barracks following him were silent and neat, quietly following.Jing Jian was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly led out a group of elite soldiers, and fell behind them.

Yun Lang almost didn't need to distinguish the direction, sneaked all the way, stopped in front of Changsheng Fort, and hid under the platform of the Relic Brick Fort.The soldiers from the Qin Bingying and Shuofang had been well-trained, and then quietly disappeared. Jing Jian came to the edge of the narrow wall lightly, looked down, and widened his eyes in astonishment.

In Baicaokou, where the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and where people rarely walk, suddenly there are more elite cavalry who are also silently and swiftly moving!

The sky is about to light up, and under the pass wall is covered by vegetation, still soaked in the dark color like water.

There were not many cavalry, but it could be seen that the army was neat and tidy, with their hooves bound. If there were not unavoidable noises during the march, it would be difficult to detect soldiers and horses passing by this inconspicuous path.

"Ambush?"

Jing Jian frowned, and said in a low voice: "Send out a small group of elite soldiers to strangle them, and nothing will happen..."

Yun Lang looked down at the pass: "There's no rush."

Jing Jian was a little uneasy: "If you pass here, you are going to Yingcheng and Yunzhou."

Jing Jian joined the army from Longying. When he was in the Shuofang army, he never fought alone with Yunqi.

He was still worried about Yingcheng's combat power, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The light cavalry told us to bring out most of them. The troops below the city must not only besiege the city, but also deal with the golden garrison in Shuozhou City. If there are helpers on the other side, I'm afraid it will be hard..."

"Who said it was the helper on the other side."

Yun Lang was dumbfounded: "The flood has washed into the Dragon King Temple, so joining the army doesn't recognize your family?"

Jing Jian was taken aback for a moment, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and took a closer look.

With one hand supported, Yun Lang used his strength to point through the broken wall and the broken door, and the horizontal spear intercepted the cavalry head-on, right in front of the general.

The cavalry lowered their flags and drums to take advantage of the night and hurriedly marched in order to deceive people.At this moment, when they suddenly met such an upright and bright man, they were all stunned for a moment, and almost forgot to react.

"who!"

Lian Sheng was vigilant, and was about to take precautions with a snarl. He took advantage of the morning light to see the person in front of him, and widened his eyes in astonishment: "Major General—"

"Brother Lian, it just so happened."

Yun Lang put away his silver gun, and swept past the two entourages behind him who were wearing masks: "It's all here... very good."

"Major General recognize it?"

Lian Sheng came back to his senses, and couldn't help laughing: "Let's say that the two of them can't hide it, and they just want to bet, and now they will win two jars of good wine at the end."

"It's easy to say." Yun Lang said, "If you still have a bet in the future, just come to me, and you will get seventy-three points if you win."

Lian Sheng led the imperial army to walk slowly, with his heart hanging high all the way, only concerned about the battle situation in Yunshuo.Seeing Yun Lang at this time, his chest was more than half settled, and he caressed his palms: "It's a deal!"

"Brother Shang, Prefect Yan."

There was a smile in Yun Lang's eyes, and he clasped his fists horizontally: "It's been a hard journey, this is Changsheng Fort, go up and talk."

Jing Jian stood in front of the narrow wall, his eyes were sore, but he still couldn't find where the cavalry could see the traces of the imperial army.Yun Lang and the three of them had boarded Changsheng Fort, and entered the half of the fort that remained from the previous dynasty.

The soldiers moved neatly, brought a few clean stones, and specially spread a layer of Mage on top to keep the coolness out.

"The army walked to the foot of Luliang Mountain, rested in Linquan Town, and met Mr. Shang in the restaurant of Taishou Yan."

Lian Sheng was not afraid of the cold, so he sat down casually, unscrewed the water bag and drooled: "A former Yunzhou prefect, and a current Dali Temple minister. Both of them thought that the opposite side was a secret agent of King Xiang, and finally watched them test each other. One day, they almost got into a fight..."

"It's clear that a fight has really started."

Yan Li said in a muffled voice: "Master Shang demolished the back kitchen, but he still hasn't paid for it."

Shang Ke told him to turn over the old accounts, he had nothing to say, and got up to make amends: "General Xunyun left the capital, I left too quickly, and indeed I didn't bring any money with me..."

"Brother Shang has now taken over as Minister of Dali Temple?"

Yun Lang took the warm tea handed over by the soldiers, took a sip, and said with a smile, "How is the situation in Beijing?"

Shang Ke was rescued by him, heaved a sigh of relief, and avoided the former prefect of Yunzhong who had collected his debts all the way: "Beijing is safe."

"When General Yun and King Yan were about to leave, they had made all the arrangements."

Shang Ke said: "Now under the test frost hall, all the children from the poor family have been screened out. There are several deeply rooted sects in the court, which need to be pulled out layer by layer. The teacher is working on this."

It was a very obvious sign that the Imperial Army did not go out of the capital without being summoned.The hearts of the people in the court hall in Beijing were fluctuating, and anyone who had some thoughts had faintly noticed the clues at this time.

On the outside, there is Kaifeng Yin Su's iron fist, and on the inside, there is a political affairs officer who is well-functioning. Shang Ke was able to free his hand and take the post of Minister of Dali Temple, and vigorously rectified the officialdom below.

Although there was resistance in the palace, Yunlang and Xiao Shuo had jointly knocked out most of it, and now they can do very little, and can only ask a few elders who have retired and become officials to come forward to reprimand, and Cai Taifu of Tianzhang Pavilion sternly and angrily refuted it , Desperately go back and stay behind closed doors, and concentrate on taking care of the elderly.

"It's hard to rectify the administration of officials and make regulations in legislation."

Shang Ke said: "It's easy to talk about technique and power. It's just a matter of playing around and borrowing strength. If we want to determine the law, there is still one thing missing."

Yun Lang knew what he was going to say, and smiled with downcast eyes: "The great victory in Northern Xinjiang, the Shuofang Army has returned to Beijing."

"Yes." Shang Ke met his gaze, "Legislating rules and eradicating bad governance...In another day, the turmoil will be far deeper than it is now. We have to wait for Shuofang's iron cavalry to return to Beijing with a complete victory, and suppress all parties in the ruling and opposition parties."

Yun Lang nodded: "Brother Shang is here for this?"

"More than that." Shang Ke said, "Tianlang and Tianxin have been punished, and the root cause has been investigated, and an important matter has been found out."

Shang Ke looked at Yun Lang, and twitched the corners of his mouth: "Although General Yun probably already knows...the Zodiac envoys under King Xiang, besides Lian Zhen, Tianrui and Tianpeng of Zuo Fu You Bi are also in northern Xinjiang."

"I don't know everything."

Yun Lang said: "Lian Zhen asked me to surround Yingcheng, left assistant and right Bi, I haven't been able to find it yet."

"Youbi Tianpeng is in Xixia, and when the Beijing Central Incident was defeated, he was removed by the Xixia people, and the general is nowhere to be found."

Shang Ke said: "Zuo Fu's Tianrui should be in the king's account."

Yun Lang's heart moved slightly, and he raised his gaze.

"Golden king's tent?" Jing Jian frowned, "How can you penetrate into such a confidant... Can Han people also enter the Jinrenwang's tent?"

"We didn't expect it to happen."

Shang Ke shook his head: "King Xiang's Zodiac envoys may not all be Han Chinese from the Central Plains."

Jing Jian was stunned: "What?!"

"Prince Xiang painstakingly arranged, and it turned out that he supported more than one prince."

Yun Lang was dumbfounded: "Who is Tianrui, the prince who is fighting for heir in the golden king's tent...Wanyan Shao or Wanyantong?"

"Wanyan Shao is the chief general of the Fengzi Army, and he was also besieged by the general in Yingcheng."

Shang Ke said: "There are four golden soldiers and iron pagodas, imitating the sentence in "Sun Tzu's Art of War" that's as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, invades and plunders as fire, and immovable as a mountain", and sets up white, blue, red and black four-color flags. The master of wind and fire attack and kill, Lin and Shan are the iron pagodas defending the king's tent, so there must be no loss."

"The golden men who were surrounded in Yingcheng had their flags bordered with white and green."

Jing Jian thought about it carefully: "If there is a third army coming this time, it should be the Huozi Army?"

Yun Lang was noncommittal, exchanged glances with Shang Ke, and drank the warm tea in one gulp.

"What's the mess?"

Yan Li listened for a while, and the more he listened, the more confused he became: "What's the difference? After all, there are two iron pagodas surrounding Yingcheng, and now we have to deal with another..."

"It would be different if the Zodiac Envoy was the prince of the Jin Dynasty."

Yun Lang twisted his cuffs and pondered, and said slowly: "Thanks to Brother Shang for sending the message through the starry night."

Shang Ke was dumbfounded: "Even if it is not passed on, the general will not fail to prepare."

"Although we have to prepare, after all, two fists are no match for four hands."

Yun Lang said with a smile: "Now that the elite of the forbidden army have arrived, it is much easier...Brother Lian."

Lian Shengjing listened to the conversation of several people, and stood up when he heard the words, and responded: "The young general ordered."

"Take people to turn around, turn to Ningwu, and station at Loufan Pass."

Yun Lang: "The fourth Iron Buddha will come from here."

"Fourth branch?"

Yan Li was stunned: "The Jin people don't stay behind the soldiers guarding the king's tent? Are you afraid that the Liao people will take advantage of this time to destroy him?!"

"That's right." Jing Jian thought everything through in the blink of an eye, and said in a low voice, "The king's tent army is surrounded in Yingcheng, and the eldest son of the golden man is surrounded, how can we not save him? The second son of the emperor borrowed the help of King Xiang secretly If you want to win the heir, you might rush to bring troops to help, firstly to make meritorious service, and secondly, to take the opportunity to attack secretly and try to kill the eldest brother..."

Yan Li was horrified when he heard it, and he didn't feel cold behind his back: "What a ruthless method."

"Exactly."

Jing Jian's tone turned cold: "Our emperor, aren't we ruthless?"

Yan Li told him to stop him, he was stunned for a while, speechless for a moment, clenched his fists, and sighed heavily.

"If you come from the king's tent, it's best to go to the first pass."

Lian Sheng didn't have time to chat, and spread out the military map to investigate carefully: "Why do you want to garrison in Ningwu?"

"To cross the Piantou Pass, only when the Yellow River freezes in deep winter can the cavalry cross the river on ice. Now after seven or nine, the river has opened, and the Iron Buddha can't get through."

Yunlang already had a city map in his chest, and the tip of his spear drew a line on the ground: "Ningwu is overlooking from the mountain. You can drive straight through."

Lian Sheng listened attentively, and checked quickly, and sure enough everything was right: "Okay, let's go to Ningwu."

"In the Chenjia Valley in the upper reaches of the Luoshui River, there is a Jiuniukou."

Yunlang said: "The Luoshui river is full of gravel, it is difficult to survive through the water, and the submerged flow is hidden. The spring flood is just these few days, the riverbed is dug up, and the water will flow naturally."

Lian Sheng understood what he meant, and his eyes lit up: "Dig the river bed, pile up gravel and gravel to block the water, and when the Iron Buddha crosses the river, destroy the dam in one fell swoop?"

Yun Lang smiled: "There will be heavy rain tomorrow night, even the eldest brother needs to pile up gravel as a dam, and he needs to pile it up firmly."

"Okay!" Lian Sheng could hardly suppress his joy, "Let's go back now and transfer to Ningwu!"

"The Forbidden Army now only has Congwen and King Jing in charge."

Shang Ke delivered the words, nodded and stood up: "Use the general's military talisman, and I will hurry to lead the rest of the forbidden army to Ningwu City."

Lian Sheng glanced at Yun Lang, seeing the young general nodding, without any hesitation, he took out the military talisman and handed it over.

It takes the most time to mobilize the army and mobilize the whole body.Shang Ke put away the military talisman, saluted Yun Lang, said no more, turned around and landed in Changsheng Fort.

"The last general will also leave here to dig the river in Luoshui."

Lian Sheng happily clasped his fists: "Let's leave now."

Yun Lang smiled, and was about to speak, when Yan Li was so anxious to speak out: "Wait, wait, are you finished talking now?!"

Seeing these people making up their minds, Yan Li became a little anxious: "You all have places to go, where should I go? I don't want to stare! Also arrange an errand for me..."

"The prefect of Yunzhou, how can there be no errands?"

Jing Jian laughed: "The battle is imminent, so why don't Yunzhou City need someone to sit in it?"

"Won't King Yan sit in Yunzhou?" Yan Li was startled, "Is he going to fight too?"

"It's not just going into battle, it's more dangerous than mine."

Yun Lang said: "My personal soldiers will send Prefect Yan back to Yunzhou. If there is no time, do what should be done. I will bear the consequences."

"When it comes to this, who doesn't do it with his head on the waistband of his trousers, what else should others bear!"

Yan Li came back to his senses, stood up abruptly, and waved his hand vigorously: "It's done! If you give Yunzhou City from me once, you won't give it a second time!"

Yun Lang smiled, said no more, stood up and cupped his hands.

Several people finalized the regulations in a blink of an eye, without delay for a moment, they each swung their whips and parted ways, and went straight to where they were going without looking back.Galloping horses stepped on the long-lost plank road, stirring up dust and smoke.

The morning light gradually brightened, and the sun pierced through the thick clouds, coating the figure with a layer of gilt edges.

Jing Jian walked to Yun Lang's side, hesitated for a while, and asked softly, "Major General, shall we go back too?"

Yun Lang concentrated his mind and shook his right wrist: "Return."

"Looking at the time, it's time for His Highness to bring people into Shuozhou City."

Jing Jian said in a low voice, "I just hope... everything will go well."

"The little prince is here." Yun Lang smiled, "It must be going well."

Jing Jian was stunned for a moment, and then nodded deeply, and stopped talking, and went to lead the soldiers back to the Houling trench to ambush.

Yunlang took a deep breath, glanced at the layered cloud barrier in the direction of Yunshuo again, exhaled slowly, and got off Changsheng Fort.

In front of Shuozhou City, the flow of people was quieter than before.

Traveling merchants dressed as ordinary peddlers carried burdens in twos and threes, handed the sign-like road guides to the Jinbing in front of the door for inspection, and entered Shuozhou City with the cloth and salt that the Jinbing lacked most.

Xiao Shuo reined in his horse in front of the city, seemed to have sensed something, turned around, and glanced at the bright sunlight shining through the clouds.