There was chaos in the Yaoguo army. The Huoluohe Khanate was still beating drums and calling for battle. They even dug up the corpses of Yaoguo soldiers who had died in previous sneak attacks and hung them in front of the formation. Many of the soldiers could not restrain themselves and came to ask for battle. They made a fuss.
Deyi Chenjing had a headache.
There was another thing that gave me a headache. No, I should say it was a person, a bystander sitting in the Chinese army tent drinking tea calmly.
"Seventh brother actually sent General Xiao to pursue him. He really spent a lot of money. I don't know if he can catch the two unforgivable criminals of the Bai family." Putting down the tea cup in his hand, shaking open the folding fan, Yi Chenxuan relaxed in his chair.
, with a tone full of ridicule, "Bai Qige is also so audacious that he even dares to let the criminals of 'collaboration with the enemy and treason' go without permission, and even gets the guarding soldiers drunk. After all, he is a pariah of the country, and he is destined to bleed with the blood of betrayal in his bones.
What I'm worried about is, if these two siblings attack General Xiao in a vicious manner, will General Xiao be able to bear the heart to fight back?"
Hearing this voice made him feel extremely bored. Yi Chenjing stared at the map on the case without raising his eyelids, with a perfunctory tone in his voice: "No one can predict something before it happens. Brother Five Emperors has this time to meddle in other matters, so why not do it as soon as possible?"
Return to the imperial capital to help my father with the internal affairs."
"Don't worry, my father's health is fine for now. Besides, I brought Bai Haoyu, so I have to give an explanation."
Yi Chenjing stopped replying. If he spoke more to his half-brother, he would feel more disgusted and his murderous intention would become stronger. If Yi Chenxuan hadn't forced him to do so, why would he have to act like this against his will?
Why did Bai Qige get hurt again due to the drama? It took a lot of effort to resolve the knot in her heart and not complain about each other. I don’t know what she wants to think about this quarrel.
The mountains on the map are undulating and ravines are crisscrossed. Just like this, Yi Chenjing's heart was unstoppable, and things that made him even more anxious were yet to come.
The messenger opened the curtain and knelt down on the ground, his face turned pale, and he could not speak fluently in the hurry: "Report to the general, the Huoluohe Khanate will hang the corpse of Gu Shenjun upside down and whip it, and then put it in front of the formation."
Five of the ten martyred soldiers were cut into pieces by five horses. Now there is a huge chaos in the army. The soldiers in the front army are all clamoring to go out to fight for revenge. General Liang can no longer suppress it!"
Chen An, who stood aside and obeyed the order, took a deep breath and looked at the general Yi Chenjing with a complicated expression.
The customs of the distant country are heavy on funerals, and the dead are given priority. The last thing is to see the body of the deceased being humiliated. The behavior of the Holo River Khanate is undoubtedly a provocation, and it is very successful. Originally, there was no problem in fighting with more people and fewer people.
But the problem is that the Iron Swallow Formation deployed by the Huoluohe Khanate has rarely been seen on the battlefield. No one has tried it for at least fifty years. Even the experienced Xiao Baishan said with a sullen face that he did not know how to break the formation, and a hasty battle would inevitably lead to serious consequences.
The distant army is at a disadvantage and may even lead to a major defeat in the war.
"General, are you going to fight or..." Chen An hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Let's go take a look at the front army first." Yi Chenjing waved her hand, her gaze passing by Yi Chenxuan paused for a moment, and then turned to Chen An, "Chen Canjun, you wait in the tent. If there is any news, send someone to tell him immediately.
I can't waste even a moment."
Chen An looked solemn and nodded slightly. He took the helmet and handed it to Yi Chenjing. The latter walked out of the tent holding the helmet. When he lifted the curtain, he seemed to think of something and suddenly stopped and turned around: "Brother Five Emperors is alone?"
"Jinyan has never been to the north. Let's take a walk around." Yi Chenxuan naturally understood what Yi Chenjing meant. He shrugged and picked up the tea cup again. A cold light flashed in his eyes, but his face remained normal.
Smiling, "I'm just a servant, seventh brother, don't worry too much."
A servant? A servant who dared to carry a sword and spy on the prince in the palace? Yi Chenjing stopped questioning and waved to the lost young soldier in the corner after walking a few steps away from the camp: "Qiao Erhe, come here.
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Qiao Erhe, who was hugging his knees and curled up, was confused for a moment before he realized that it was him who was calling him. With a growl in his throat, he got up in a hurry and stumbled to Yi Chenjing's side. Expectation ignited in his eyes: "Is the prince's concubine back? The prince's concubine is back?
Is there anything wrong?"
"She won't come back." Yi Chenjing raised her hand and patted the disappointed Qiao Erhe on the shoulder and lowered her voice, "Listen, I want you to do something now. This matter is related to the life and death of the princess. No matter what, you have to do it."
Stick to it, do you understand?"
After it was reported that Bai Qige let Bai Haoyu escape together, Qiao Erhe hid in a corner as if he had lost his soul and kept silent. When he heard Yi Chenjing mention Bai Qige, he immediately became energetic and nodded hurriedly.
Yi Chenjing looked around and saw that there was no outsider, and then he calmly said in a deep voice: "General Xiao has chased to protect the princess, but there is someone following behind. This person is the fifth prince's blue-eyed attendant. He will definitely stop General Xiao.
And it will be detrimental to the princess. I want you to quietly lead a team of troops to help General Xiao. No matter what, you must ensure the safety of the princess and send the two siblings back to Zhao Kingdom. Can you do it?"
"Qiao Erhe is willing to risk his life to protect the prince and concubine, even if he wants to die!" The fact that a recruit was given such an important role showed Yi Chenjing's trust. Qiao Erhe was so excited that he thought of his eldest brother who died tragically. He secretly clenched his fists and his eyes were bright and firm.
Such a dazzling goddess is worthy of my brother and his life to protect her.
The secret conversation outside the tent was not transmitted into the tent, and even if it was transmitted, the two people who were also talking inside the tent might not be able to hear it.
"The general has tried his best, but the princess and the general are almost inseparable. It is really difficult to find an opportunity to make a move..." Chen An stood awkwardly, lowering his head and talking to Yi Chenxuan.
"Thankfully Jinyan caught that wimp from the Bai family, otherwise something big would have happened in your hands." Yi Chenxuan glanced coldly, the curve of his lips making people shudder, "Let's let this matter go, I ask you.
, How has the seventh brother behaved in the past few days? Has there been any unusual behavior? Is it true that he sent Xiao Baishan to pursue him? "
Chen An nodded: "The situation is true and there is no abnormality. The general was so furious in front of all the soldiers that he almost dismissed General Xiao from his military post. It was General Xiao who took the initiative to pursue the prince and concubine, intending to make meritorious deeds."
"That's good. The seventh brother is a thoughtful person and has a mixture of love and hate for Bai Qige. Although hatred accounts for most of the possibility, for safety reasons, we still have to ensure that he will not show mercy." Yi paused for a moment and thought for a moment.
Chen Xuan raised his head, with a strange smile that was full of meaning, "Chen Canjun, do you want your whole family to die without a burial place, or do you want to make great contributions and be rich forever?"
No one wants glory, but wealth must be obtained through danger. Chen An is not a fool. He understands that if he continues to work for the fifth prince, he will get deeper and deeper. However, the safety of his family is in the hands of Yi Chenxuan, how can he
Left with a choice? I had no choice but to smile and nodded, a ray of sadness fleeting.
"Finally, I am willing to do my best for the Fifth Prince."
The battlefield that has not yet broken out is already filled with the smell of conspiracy. On the Hongque Plain, which is still far away from Lingyun City, three horses are galloping.
No matter whether Yi Chenjing is still resentful or not, Bai Haoyu must return to the Baifu of Zhao Kingdom to give Bai Qige some peace of mind. After all, this is the battlefield where a war is about to begin. The sword is ruthless. Who knows when the danger will come? Xiao Baishan also agrees to kill Bai Haoyu first.
Although Yi Chenjing was quite resistant to the idea of sending Ning Xizui back to Lingyun City, the current situation was critical. Apart from the young businessman with blue eyes and light hair, there really was no one else to entrust him with the important task. So Xiao Baishan
According to the original plan, they escorted the Bai family siblings all the way to Lingyun City, not wanting to delay for even a moment longer.
"Actually, the general's intention is that the prince and concubine should also return to Zhao Kingdom." During the break, Xiao Baishan persuaded him tactfully, "Although the general doesn't know what the feud is between the prince and concubine and the fifth prince, he can still see this series of events. It was all done intentionally by the fifth prince. The general has to worry about the war and has no time to care. The prince's concubine staying in the camp will only distract the general."
"General Xiao, please rest assured that Qi Ge knows it well and will never add any burden to His Highness. I made an appointment with him in the past. No matter what kind of danger, we must advance and retreat together, life or death. Now is a critical moment. , I can’t abandon him and just take care of myself.”
Xiao Baishan sighed silently.
The two of them are very similar. Every time they think about each other, they must put each other first. Just like Yi Chenjing's cold face and warm heart, and like Bai Qige's fearlessness of life and death. They really are a husband and wife who follow each other and work together. It's just... I watched it with deep meaning. Bai Qige's glance made the shrewd deputy general feel worried.
Can the Emperor Yao, who is so smart and suspicious, tolerate such a dazzling princess by his side?
Since ancient times, imperial power has been difficult to control, and people's hearts are easily transferred. In a prince's family, let alone a prince, even if the prince does something that goes against the holy will, he is very likely to be ruined overnight, and this world does not want to see women overpowering them. Man, no matter how deep the friendship between the Seventh Prince and his wife is, it is still difficult to predict what kind of disturbances there will be in the future and what kind of ending it will have.
"General Xiao?" Seeing Xiao Baishan lost in thought, Bai Qige called out softly, "These days, my attention has been focused on Xiao Yu, and I don't know what the military situation is like. Is there anything big going on?"
Xiao Baishan took a mouthful of dry food and pondered for a moment and said: "It's not a big deal. The barbarians in the Huoluo River have repeatedly provoked the general. He thought the time was not ripe and banned the fight. The front line was dragged on, so we just studied Tie Yan in the Chinese army's tent. It’s about the formation. No one has used this formation for nearly a hundred years, and I don’t know how the Jolo River people learned it. It’s very suitable to use it in this terrain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.”
Bai Qige has an excellent memory, and she has almost a photographic memory of battle formations and military tactics. It's a pity that she knows which book the Tie Yan Formation breaking pattern was recorded in, but she is worried that no one has brought it with her. With all the things going on, she has no time to ask Yi Chen Jing for details. He said, it seems that after sending Bai Haoyu to Lingyun City and entrusting him to Ning Xizui, he had to hurry up and return to the remote army camp.
Bai Haoyu, who was sitting next to him, couldn't understand what the two were talking about. When King Zhaomin relied on the Bai family, he gave the third son of the Bai family, who was only ten years old, the rank of major general to show his affection. But after all, he was young and ignorant and didn't want to think about it. Ji Jinji didn't know anything about formations or fighting, so he simply stretched his waist to get the cowhide water bag.
Perhaps it was destiny. God did not intend for this dandy young master who had just gone through hardships to die early. The moment Bai Haoyu bent over, a cold arrow unexpectedly struck, cutting through the wind and sinking deeply into the belly of the horse behind him.
The horse neighed in pain and ran wildly. Bai Haoyu had not yet reacted. He was sitting dumbly with a water bag in his hand. Bai Qige immediately hugged him behind him. Fang wanted to raise his head to look for the direction of the cold arrow, but a black shadow blocked it like a steady mountain. in front of me.
"Someone is attacking! Go quickly!"
Xiao Baishan frowned and shouted. He raised his eyes and saw a figure riding a horse in the distance. He was instantly shocked.