The climate of Hongqueyuan Grassland is very obvious. It is usually dry and hot, but when it rains, it is wet and cold. The weather changes at random. For example, it was cloudless yesterday, and it started raining heavily early this morning.
A brazier was burning in the Chinese army's tent, and the crackling sound of burning wood could be heard occasionally. The few people surrounding the case were so focused that they didn't hear it at all. They only focused on the small drawings.
"The eye of the Iron Swallow Formation is here," green-white fingertips pointed at a certain spot on the formation map. "The two wings of the Swallow Formation are composed of well-equipped cavalry. They have a very wide area of movement. The body of the Swallow Formation is made of heavy shields as the outer layer, and the inner layer is made of heavy shields.
The first layer is the throwing spearmen, and the Yanxin, which is heavily protected, is the center of the formation, where the command center is located. This formation requires a large number of people, and the Yanwing cavalry requires very high physical strength, so few people use it. The Huoluohe tribe is naturally barbaric.
With the strength of the people and the strength of the army, it is most suitable to use the Iron Swallow Formation. If our army wants to break through the defense line, it must destroy the Swallow Wings and attack Huanglong directly, and the time cannot be delayed for too long."
Bai Qige's explanation was concise yet detailed. Liang Gong and several other soldiers quickly understood it, and their frowning faces for many days became brighter. Taking a deep breath, Liang Gong, who was usually reckless but always performed well at critical moments,
He frowned and pointed to the formation map: "A few days ago, I led people to test the Jolo River cavalry. They were all strong soldiers wearing iron armor and holding ring knives. They also carried many other weapons on their mounts. Every time we got close, they would
There were many spears and arrows being shot out, and while we were scrambling to defend ourselves, we were attacked by extremely ferocious cavalry. We really had no power to fight back."
"The Iron Swallow Formation is criss-crossed, and the swallow's wings are highly flexible. It is extremely difficult to quickly attack the center of the formation under pressure. Does the princess have a specific plan to break the formation?"
"The book says that in order to break the iron swallow, three parties must attack together, first tie the swallow's wings and then pierce the heart. I think it means that the defense-led team should trap the cavalry, and then use the elite troops to line up and penetrate the swallow's body. How about
Senior, do you have any other ideas?" Bai Qige raised her head and asked.
The several deputy generals who joined the army looked at each other and shook their heads to express no. Then their eyes focused on the main general Yi Chenjing who had been silent.
Yi Chenjing, who was holding his chin with his fingers intertwined, didn't know what he was thinking. His eyes were looking at the formation map, but his face was obviously distracted. What's wrong with the general not focusing on the battlefield? Chen An coughed lightly and asked Liang
Gong winked, but Liang Gong was naturally slow and looked at Chen An with a blank expression. Chen An had no choice but to bite the bullet and waved his hand in front of Yi Chenjing: "General? General, do you have any suggestions?
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"What?" Yi Chenjing finally came to his senses and smiled bitterly after realizing that he was distracted, "I'm sorry, I didn't have a good rest last night. I have seen this array of pictures before you came here, and after much deliberation I can't find any other better way.
, if none of you have any suggestions, we can only set up the formation according to the book."
"You can't be careless in fighting, you must act with caution." Bai Qige reminded softly.
Chen An nodded and said: "Anyway, it's raining today and we can't send troops. General, why don't you think about it again? General Liang and I will go to reorganize the three armies first and prepare for the battle."
Everyone could see that Yi Chenjing was absent-minded today. On the battlefield, you would either die or I would live. No one wanted to make fun of their own lives, so they all advised Yi Chenjing to postpone sending troops. Yi Chenjing also knew that he was not in good condition, so he simply
The three armies were ordered to prepare their troops and wait for the weather to clear before sending out troops at a good time.
After waving everyone to leave, Yi Chenjing rubbed his forehead tiredly. He had been sitting in the Chinese army tent since his quarrel with Bai Qige yesterday, and his whole head was in a state of confusion.
"General, take care of yourself. The war is about to officially begin. If you fall ill, who will command the three armies?"
He raised his eyebrows and looked up to see that it was Chen An who looked worried and spoke to persuade him.
Yi Chenjing avoided the kind persuasion and asked Chen An, who stayed in the tent but did not leave with the others: "Why haven't you left yet? Is there anything wrong?"
"The general forgot, you said you would interrogate those people again today." Chen An suddenly knelt down and lowered his head deeply, "This subordinate did something bad, please forgive me the general."
Yi Chenjing then remembered the thirty people who pretended to be patrol soldiers and attacked Bai Qige yesterday. Although they asked a few words yesterday, he didn't believe them all. When they left, they asked Chen An to continue the torture. Seeing Chen An kneeling on one knee, he sounded guilty,
Yi Chenjing intuitively realized that another accident might have happened.
"Speak directly if you have something to say."
"It's like this. Last night, my subordinates ordered people to lock them into cages and send people to guard them closely, but..." Chen An swallowed and buried his head lower, "I went to see them this morning. All those people were there."
He bit his tongue and committed suicide!"
As if he was not surprised by this, Yi Chenjing just closed his eyes and remained silent for a while, then opened his eyes again and remained calm: "If you die, you will die. As a dead soldier, no matter how much you torture, you will not get an answer."
Bai Qige, who also did not leave with everyone, was very unhappy with his reaction. She originally wanted to talk to him about something off-topic, but now she was not in the mood. She opened the curtain and wanted to leave, but Yi Chenjing suddenly spoke
: "Chen Canjun will go down for now. Qi Ge, please wait."
Chen An nodded and withdrew, showing a wry smile when he reached the outside of the tent. He stood dejectedly in the rain without putting on his raincoat.
From the moment they stepped into the Chinese army's tent to the time they left, Yi Chenjing and Bai Qige didn't exchange a single word or even look at each other. It was completely different from the previous scene of love. It felt as if there was an invisible layer between them.
barriers, but they seemed to have no intention of breaking them.
"You really can't beat the fifth prince's cunningness?" He said to himself as he was swallowed up by the sound of wind and rain. His face, which was not old, showed the vicissitudes of people who have gone through ups and downs. When his body was soaked by the rain, he sighed and put on his clothes.
He put on his coir raincoat and walked towards the tent where he was staying.
They are all just chess pieces, whether it is the dazzling princess or he, they are rolling in the quagmire for their own purposes, just like the people waiting for his reply in the camp, no matter how arrogant they are, they are still tools to be restrained.
That's all.
The sound of raindrops made Yi Chenjing a little irritable. It was too noisy outside but too quiet inside the tent, so quiet that even her breathing could be heard clearly.
"Thankfully, I have you, otherwise I don't know how long I would have been dragged down by this Iron Swallow Formation." After pondering for a long time, he spoke meaningless nonsense.
"Business matters."
The boring answer left Yi Chenjing speechless. When she was angry, Bai Qige was like a dumb pill, holding everything he wanted to say in his stomach and unable to release it. Apologies or gentle coaxing were all frozen by her indifference.
. Carefully put away the broken formation chart and walked to Bai Qige. After a moment of hesitation, the palm that had been raised half an inch was finally lowered silently, only a short distance away from the always cold and pale fingertips.
But right here, it's like a chasm.
"I said something I shouldn't have said on impulse yesterday. I didn't intend to slander your second brother. It's good that you understand this."
Bai Qige didn't answer. She stubbornly faced the door facing Yi Chenjing, her thin shoulders rising and falling slowly with her breathing: "It's your freedom no matter how you say it, and it's my freedom no matter what you think. I've already said it, so why bother to explain it afterwards?"
"I didn't believe everything those people said, so I asked Chen An to continue the torture. But you also heard that all thirty people bit their tongues and committed suicide. No matter how much I wanted to ask, I couldn't ask."
"Don't you think it's strange?"
"Of course it feels strange." Yi Chenjing nodded, "Yesterday, Su Jinyan acted viciously and added Yi Chenxuan's threats. Many of those people surrendered. How come they all overnight became dead warriors who were willing to risk their lives to defend secrets?
If Yi Chenxuan is not behind it, then there must be someone else who is secretly plotting evil."
First pretend to confess and pour dirty water on Bai Haocheng, and then bite his tongue and commit suicide to prove his death without any evidence? Or those people did not commit suicide at all, but for other reasons? In short, this sudden suicide incident is both beneficial and detrimental to Bai Haocheng.
Let’s see what Yi Chenjing thinks.
Sighing slightly, she turned around and removed all her deliberate indifference. Bai Qige raised her head and looked at Yi Chenjing, with a distressing look on her tired face: "It's over now. There's no need to mention it again. The Taoist disciple who has taken advantage of the villain, let's
You just sit back and reap the benefits." His eyes glanced at the slender blood mark on Qing Jun's cheek and he subconsciously avoided it. The conversation changed again: "I met Su Jinyan after you left yesterday. We had a brief conversation and he didn't seem to be interested.
I am willing to help Yi Chenxuan to help the emperor. By the way, he also gave me two bottles of medicine. He said that Yi Chenxuan would rush back to the imperial capital soon and was afraid that he would poison me and cause harm. Here is the medicine."
He took the medicine bottle and opened it to smell it. It was bland and tasteless. Yi Chenjing frowned slightly: "Can you trust Su Jinyan? He has been under Yi Chenxuan for so many years and should be the most trusted confidant. I am worried that this is another trap."
"As early as when we were in the palace, he had been disobeying Yi Chenxuan. Do you still remember that time I was kidnapped by Yi Chenxuan? It was he who asked Mrs. Qi to go to Lianchenxuan to report the news. In the room, he even tried to rescue me.
It's a pity that Yi Chenxuan saw through it and stopped him. I always felt that he had to serve Yi Chenxuan for some reason. It is reasonable for Yi Chenxuan to treat him like that and feel resentment."
Bai Qige's words are quite reasonable. Looking back on the many open and secret fights with Yi Chenxuan, Su Jinyan has always been an erratic existence in the middle. On the surface, she seems to be Yi Chenxuan's loyal minion, but secretly she has done a lot that contradicts her master's wishes.
Conflict matters, such as giving Bai Qige abortion pills behind Yi Chenxuan's back, and Bai Qige's indifference when she slapped Yi Chenxuan.
"Assuming that Su Jinyan has something in Yi Chenxuan's hands, so he has to act as a confidant, this can explain everything." After thinking for a moment, Yi Chenxuan frowned even more, "However, I still can't trust him. Qi
Ge, did Su Jinyan hunt you down in the days when you and Bai Haoyu fled to Lingyun City?"
Bai Qige, who was so busy after returning to the Yaojun camp, almost forgot about being chased by Su Jinyan. When Yi Chenjing asked, she felt confused, nodded, and fell into deep thought.
Does Su Jinyan want to help them or harm them?
If it was a gang, why did he chase her repeatedly and then give up after Su Buqi showed up?
If it was harm, what was the reason for all the secret assistance in the past? Yi Chenxuan would never give an order to let him destroy his good deeds for fun?
Taking a deep breath, Bai Qige felt that everything was like a mess, and she couldn't sort it out. She even vaguely realized that she was gradually losing her calmness and patience, and couldn't find the way forward in the fog. This kind of self not only helped
If he is not as good as Yi Chenjing, it will drag him down.
The sound of rain outside the tent was still there. The two people standing opposite each other had their own thoughts and spoke at the same time, but only one of them finished.
"Qi Ge, you still..."
"Yi Chenjing, it's best for us to separate for a while."