When Yuchi Pingting and the garrison guards on the city saw the Liao army breaking camp and retreating, they were immediately overjoyed, but they all knew that this joy was only temporary, and a greater impact was yet to come.
Yuchi Pingting saw that the Liao army would not take any action for the time being, so she went to the backyard to see Mo Mo.
When he walked into the yard, he found that Mo Mo was not asleep yet, and was wearing a thick purple short velvet jacket and making a snowman. Feng Qingyu on the side was combing Xiao Bai's fur while looking at Mo Mo with a smile.
"Mom, look at the snowman I built, this is Uncle Xiaoyao." Mo Mo smiled happily. It was the first time for him to see such spectacular heavy snow. Children love to play by nature, so he was very happy.
Yuchi Pingting looked at Mo Mo's face, which was red with cold, and looked even cuter.
"What a beautiful snowman, but it will melt as soon as the sun comes out." Mo Mo said thoughtfully.
"Then you can make ice sculptures. Ice sculptures can be stored for a long time." Feng Qingyu said to Mo Mo with a smile.
Ice sculpture? When Yuchi Pingting heard Feng Qingyu say this, she stood up suddenly and ran towards the tower as if inspired by something.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Mo Mo said strangely.
Feng Qingyu didn't speak for a long time. She knew that in this situation, only an innocent child like Mo Mo could be carefree.
Yuchi Pingting went directly to Jin Dacheng and whispered something in his ear, and then Jin Dacheng began to instruct his subordinates to do what he did.
Liao army camp, in Hua Shaorong's tent.
The man sent by Hua Shaorong to inquire about the news just came back and told him that the strange people in Yong'an Pass were Nangong Feiran and his wife. Hua Shaorong was furious. What was so angry was that Yuchi Changxun actually told him that Nangong Feiran was dead. If he knew that Nangong Feiran was out today,
The person Guan Li is fighting is Nangong Feiran, and Hua Shaorong will definitely capture him alive at all costs. If Yuchi Changxun is by his side now, he will definitely cut Yuchi Changxun into pieces. As for Yuchi Pingting, he doesn't know.
He had never heard of it, but looking at her archery spirit and invisible majesty, he had a hunch that this woman was not simple. He thought that maybe Yong'an Pass was not as easy to deal with as he thought, and maybe his plan was based on this
Yong'an Pass has been greatly adjusted.
At this time, someone else came in to report.
"General, there seems to be some movement at Yong'an Pass." The person who came to report was the right general of the Chinese Army.
"Oh? What's going on?" Hua Shaorong asked.
"They seem to be pouring water down from the city wall..." The right general said hesitantly, because it sounded like a very ridiculous thing.
"Pour water?" Hua Shaorong asked doubtfully, and then walked out of the tent in person. Looking from a distance, it turned out that there were many people on top of Yong'an Pass, and they all seemed to be busy pouring water.
"What are they doing?" Hua Shaorong was very surprised.
"This..." The right general didn't know, he was hesitating and couldn't even think of a reasonable reason.
The biting cold wind blew all night.
When Nangong Feiran appeared on the top of the city in high spirits, he didn't seem surprised at all to see the retreating Liao army, but when he saw the silver light shining on the city walls and under the city, he was a little confused.
Nangong Feiran didn't think much about it. He just inspected various passes before returning to the top of the Zhongmen City. It was best for the Liao army not to move. For him, the task was to delay time and defend Yong'an Pass, no matter how difficult it was.
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Nangong Feiran saw that the Liao army was still not moving, and he was thinking about the next countermeasures. Then he walked slowly to the living room, only to see Yuchi Pingting standing alone in front of a chess game, making moves alone.
Nangong Feiran walked over calmly and took a closer look. It was a very clever chess game. When he saw that Yuchi Pingting had dropped a black piece, he naturally took out a white piece from the chess box at hand and played it steadily.
He put it down steadily, and then said: "It's so boring to play chess alone. Are you waiting for me?"
"A hundred thousand troops are approaching the city, and the prince is still so calm and composed?" Yuchi Pingting did not answer Nangong Feiran's question.
"Haha, no matter if it's one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, I don't have three heads and six arms. I can't conjure up an army of one hundred thousand to compete with them out of thin air. If I don't stay calm and composed, do I have to go out with my troops to fight them to the death?" Nangong Feiran said.
He smiled softly, he was telling the truth, he was not sure whether he could survive until the reinforcements arrived, but he would do his best seriously.
"Life is like this chess game, with ever-changing changes, and war is the same. Maybe you make one wrong move and lose the whole game. But if you have exquisite footwork, you can still win more with less." Yuchi Pingting said as she held the black piece in her hand.
After falling, most of the white stones on the chessboard were surrounded by black stones. Yuchi Pingting used the few black stones to easily capture the white stones that Nangong Feiran had previously been in a good situation with.
Nangong Feiran was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses immediately, and said with a smile: "It's really exquisite." Then he put the few chess pieces in his hands back into the chess box, and opened his lips softly: "It seems that in terms of chess skills, Madam is still
Even better than me." He said jokingly and bowed to Yuchi Pingting.
"If you want to become my teacher, I will consider it." Yuchi Pingting was in a good mood and hoped that she could stay with Nangong Feiran for a long time in the future. In her heart, Nangong Feiran was as familiar and lovely as an old friend reunited after a long separation.
relative.
When the two people's eyes met, a thousand words were immediately lost in words.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Liao army is coming to attack the city." Gao Jin hurriedly ran down from the tower with a look of panic on his face.
Nangong Feiran didn't show much panic when he heard the news. It was expected that the Liao army would come back to attack the city. It would be puzzling if they didn't come to attack the city. He didn't believe that Hua Shaorong would lead ten
Thousands of people rushed to the outside of Yong'an Pass and stationed themselves in this desert. They were beaten by wind and snow for more than ten days and then withdrew.
"Not panicking when encountering difficulties is the demeanor a general should have." Nangong Feiran patted Gao Jin on the shoulder and said to him as he passed by.
When Yuchi Pingting heard the news, she followed Nangong Feiran to the top of the city.
I saw that the Liao army was divided into three groups, all heading towards Yong'an Pass. The troops in the front held up cloud shields and escorted those behind them carrying ladders.
Seeing that the enemy was approaching, Nangong Feiran ordered to start throwing boulders.
But now there is a problem that gives the Liao army a headache. There is a thick layer of ice within the Yong'an Pass city wall and within three meters of the pass. It is impossible to stand firmly, and it is even more difficult to erect the ladder. It was not easy.
A few people had just climbed up the several ladders that had been erected, but the wall was really slippery like a mirror, and there was no place to start. Before the Liao army could think of how to start, they were hit by huge rocks falling from above.
Plasma breaks down.
Seeing this situation, Nangong Feiran realized what the shiny thing he saw before was. It turned out to be a thick layer of ice. Nangong Feiran was wondering why there was so much ice overnight when he heard Jin on the side.
Dacheng laughed and said: "The princess's method is indeed wonderful. Look at the peeing of those Liao soldiers, haha, it is really satisfying."
Nangong Feiran turned around and looked into Yuchi Pingting's eyes, with an elusive smile on his face, as if to say, "So it's you."
Yuchi Pingting also gave him a look that showed no signs of weakness, as if to say: "Who else but me can come up with such a brilliant idea."
Nangong Feiran looked around and found that the situation outside the five city gates was the same. The long Yong'an Pass was now like a huge ice and snow castle. An imperceptible smile flashed across Nangong Feiran's face, but he was thinking in his heart
, it is more cost-effective to have such a lady than to have ten soldiers for me.
In the Liao army camp, Hua Shaorong saw the miserable situation of the siege soldiers, and then he understood the intention of the soldiers in Yong'an Pass to pour water on the wall. Hua Shaorong did not expect that the departure of the army would be so unfavorable, but he was still very calm.
Angry, he knows that these methods are just speculation, and the real cruelty is what he will do next. Since these methods are not feasible, it is impossible to take down Yong'an Pass without spending a single soldier. So in this case
Just a head-on confrontation, Nangong Feiran, I want to see how capable you are and how many people come to challenge me.
At this moment, Nangong Feiran ordered the five major gates to open and close simultaneously, and each of the five generals led a thousand soldiers to kill the generals.
Suddenly, there was chaos under the city, and all kinds of cries and shouts came from the city. Nangong Feiran had already given orders to annihilate the soldiers who were trying to attack the city, and told everyone not to be reluctant to fight, so the five generals rushed out with their soldiers to fight against them.
These people who were still trying to do kung fu on the ladder were slashed and killed, and most of the Liao soldiers were dead without even realizing it.
Hua Shaorong's side thought that the deputy general was eager to try.
"General, let me lead the troops to rush over. We may be able to break through a door."
"Nangong Feiran has done this before. There was no ambush last time. How could he repeat the same trick this time? Be careful of an ambush." Hua Shaorong's meaning was very clear. He did not allow the deputy general to lead people to rush over to save those who were attacking the city.
Taxi soldiers.
"But those soldiers..." The deputy general hesitated.
"If a man wants to make a difference, sometimes he has to be ruthless. If we don't step on their corpses, maybe we won't be able to enter Yong'an Pass at all." Hua Shaorong said harshly. This Nangong Feiran's reputation is indeed not false.
There are a few tricks in the plan, but Hua Shaorong doesn't fall for it.
The five generals led the soldiers and hurriedly entered the city after killing them. After entering the city, they all shouted out cheers.
"Your Majesty, you are really good at predicting things. How do you know that Hua Shaorong will not send troops to attack?" Gao Jin asked in an admiring tone.
"Soldiers never tire of deceit. A very suspicious person like Hua Shaorong will definitely think a lot. He will never think that I sent troops recklessly twice and there was no ambush at all." Nangong Feiran said calmly: "This trick, I
He can still play, haha, let's see when he can see through it." A playful look flashed across Nangong Feiran's face.
Yuchi Pingting smiled, thinking that maybe she understood a question she had been asking herself, what exactly did she like about Nangong Feiran, maybe it was Nangong Feiran's self-confidence, which was different from the narcissism of Yi Xiaoyao and Changsun Wuque.
This self-confidence comes from his bones. He remains calm in the face of danger and can still calmly strategize and scold Fang Qiu when the earth is approaching. This is a quality that only a born king has. This is innate. Maybe it is this.
Her innate temperament deeply attracted Yuchi Pingting, who was disdainful of men.
Although the Liao Army's losses were not very big in the initial victory of the small battle, as their main strength was still intact, it was also a big gain for the Liang Army, especially among the soldiers, who instantly regained their confidence.
The army just felt scary, but now they realized that the army of 100,000 people was also made of flesh and blood. As long as they persisted until the end, even if they could not hold Yong'an Pass, they would definitely buy time for the army.
When it came to Nangong Feiran, his face suddenly darkened. Jin Dacheng saw this and hurriedly comforted him: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? The Liao army failed to attack the city. Why are you unhappy?"
"Are you worried that there will be a strong attack next?" Yuchi Pingting asked: "They won't be able to take advantage of using a small number of people to attack the city. You are worried that their army will attack in one fell swoop, right?"
Nangong Feiran nodded and said: "Yes, the Liao army is not a fool. They know that the longer time delays, the more disadvantageous it will be to them, and the previous small victory is not a big loss to them, so I am afraid they will not send out more
Instead of testing with a small force, a large army will come forward." Nangong Feiran said calmly: "Commander Jin, please go ahead and ask the generals at each pass to cheer up and go all out for the next attack."
Sure enough, as Nangong Feiran expected, it didn't take long for the Liao army to launch a comprehensive siege. Hua Shaorong divided the 100,000 troops into five groups, and each group conquered a gate.
Nangong Feiran and five other generals led the troops to resist with all their might.
"We can't last ten days if we continue like this." Yuchi Pingting said.
"I don't know, unless there is a group of troops to attack from behind the Liao army, but there is no such thing now." Nangong Feiran had begun to feel anxious in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface.
Need a team of troops to attack from behind? After hearing Nangong Feiran's words, Yuchi Pingting suddenly had an idea in her mind and said to Nangong Feiran: "I have an idea, but I need you to cover me out of the city."
"No matter what idea you have, I won't agree to it." Nangong Feiran said without thinking, "That's too dangerous."
"Instead of us being unable to do anything here, why not let me give it a try." Yuchi Pingting also said firmly.
"Okay, what are you going to do?" Nangong Feiran asked.
"Crossing Beiwu Mountain, there is a desert villa. There are not many people there, but against the Liao army, one can equal ten." Yuchi Pingting explained.
"Desert Villa?" Nangong Feiran frowned: "I have heard of it, but are the green forest people there willing to help?" Nangong Feiran had heard about Desert Villa and felt that those people would not help them.
"The people in Desert Villa are all Liang people. I think if we sincerely ask for help, they might agree to take action."
"But... I'm still worried..." Nangong Feiran's tone became hesitant for the first time.
"Hey, how can you be such a mother-in-law? I'm just telling you. I'm not asking for your opinion. I can go out if you don't want to cover me." After Yuchi Pingting said this, she went to lead the horse.
Nangong Feiran was left standing there in astonishment. This woman actually called her mother-in-law and mother-in-law? It's really weird. Just tell me? Is this how she talks to her husband?
Nangong Feiran saw that Yuchi Pingting was determined, so he stopped obstructing her and brought a group of soldiers to cover Yuchi Pingting, allowing her to break out of the encirclement.
Yuchi Pingting was already very good at qinggong, and with Nangong Feiran's cover, she easily broke out from the flank of the Liao army.
The generals on the flanks of the Liao army saw that only one man was running out, and he was running in a direction where there were no reinforcements. They didn't care and did not report it to Hua Shaorong.
Yuchi Pingting was running non-stop in the snow. When she passed Beiwu Mountain, she suddenly stopped. Then she listened quietly for a while and then said with a smile: "Do you want to continue to follow me?"
As soon as Yulai and Chi Pingting broke out of the Liao army's siege, they felt someone following her. At first, they thought it was a master in the Liao army camp, so they were on guard all the way. However, when they reached Beiwu Mountain, the man still didn't take any action.
, he felt doubtful in his heart that maybe this person was not from Liao, so Gu Cai spoke politely, otherwise he would have taken action long ago.
"Hahaha, boss, you really have a good ear." Before the voice came, a black shadow flew in front of Yuchi Pingting. It turned out to be the ghost shadow Yan Xiaosan.
"Why is it you?" Yuchi Pingting was also surprised to see it was Yan Xiaosan.
"I met Mr. Yi on the way. He had important business to go to Luoyang City. He told me that there was an emergency at the border and asked me to help you." Yan Xiaosan said.
"What about Phantom? You two male and female evil spirits are always inseparable." Yuchi Pingting asked with a smile.
"I asked Xiaocui to contact other people in the Killer Alliance. Although we don't have many people, we can still fight against the Liao army for a while." Yan Xiaosan said and the speed of his feet became faster and faster, and Yuchi Pingting also gradually accelerated,
The Ghost in the Heart certainly deserves its reputation.
"Boss, are you planning to go to Desert Villa?" Guiying'er asked.
"Yes, I have to find a way to get people there to help." Yuchi Pingting said, but she was not completely sure.
"Boss, most of the people in Desert Villa kill people without blinking an eye. They don't have the concept of benevolence and justice in their hearts. Have you figured out how to subdue them?" Guiying'er said.
Yuchi Pingting shook her head. She really hadn't thought of how to conquer those people.
"I think it's better to use money. The people in Desert Villa all regard wealth as their lives. As long as the price is right, we should be able to hire them." Gui Ying'er said.
Yuchi Pingting didn't say anything, but she felt that if there was no better way before arriving at Desert Villa, this would be a way.
The two of them arrived at Desert Villa as quickly as possible without stopping, but Yuchi Pingting clearly felt that this time, the people in the town seemed to look at them unfriendly.
"You observe outside, I will go to the original desert villa to find Jun Tianxing first." Yuchi Pingting said to Gui Ying'er.
"Boss, that guy Jun Tianxing has a weird personality, you have to be careful." Gui Ying'er warned.
Yuchi Pingting said yes and walked towards Jun Tianxing's desert villa.
This real desert villa looks simple and elegant from the outside. The vermilion door has become mottled in color, and the white walls are full of cracks, full of traces of time. From outside the wall, you can see the lush and towering grounds in the yard.
Tree.
Yuchi Pingting had only heard of Jun Tianxing earlier, but didn't know much about him. She only knew from rumors that this man had a high level of martial arts. If he could get his help, I believe that the people in this desert villa would be very successful.
Others have solved it easily.
Thinking of this, Yuchi Pingting still stepped forward and opened the vermilion door.
Soon someone came to open the door. The person who opened the door was an old man about fifty years old. He stooped and opened the door and stared at Yuchi Pingting up and down with his not very bright eyes. Yuchi Pingting could not see any signs in his eyes.
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"Uncle, I'm here to visit the owner of Junzhuang." Yuchi Pingting said politely.
The old man didn't speak, but motioned with his body to Yuchi Pingting that he could come in.
Yuchi Pingting walked into the manor and looked around. The courtyard was very spacious and the layout was very rigorous. There was a winding corridor on the left and right leading to the backyard, and there were small courtyards on both sides. Yuchi Pingting remembered what Yi Xiaoyao had told her.
When there was only this desert villa here, business travelers in the past would stay here, so that's probably why there were so many courtyard rooms.
There are many trees planted in the yard, mostly Populus euphratica, and they all grow very tall and lush. The impression of the whole yard on Yuchi Pingting is that it is simple, rigorous and clean. With the yard like this, I guess Jun Tianxing is also like this.
Yuchi Pingting thought about it and saw that the old man had turned around and walked towards the winding corridor on the left, so he quickly followed. Although the old man was stooped, he had a steady pace, but from the pace, it was impossible to imagine that he was such a person.
But the expression on his face is still very dull, and he seems to be a little disgusted.
Passing through the twists and turns of the winding corridor, Yuchi Pingting quickly arrived at a living room under the leadership of the old man.
"Just wait here." After that, the old man who looked like a dead tree turned around and walked out, cursing as he walked: "They are all a group of people who are full and have nothing to do. There is no need to fight if they have nothing to do."
Just hit yourself, why bother coming here to trouble the master." Apparently the old man's voice was so loud that Yuchi Pingting could hear it even if she didn't have good hearing.
Yuchi Pingting smiled and ignored it, and then turned around and began to look around the hall. The two imperial chairs were placed there respectfully, and four chairs were placed on the left and right sides. The walls on the left and right were covered with calligraphy and paintings.
There are also flowers and plants all around. The elegant fragrance in the hall may be emanating from these flowers and plants. Yuchi Pingting wonders who placed it. Such a setting is elegant but not vulgar, warm and pleasant.
Only then did Yuchi Pingting notice a man standing in the corner, admiring a piece of calligraphy on the wall.
Yuchi Pingting looked at this man carefully. His clothes clearly revealed his identity. He must be from Liao Dynasty, and from his brocade clothes and jade robes, it could be seen that this man had a distinguished status. This man was quite handsome, but
At this moment, she was looking at Yuchi Pingting with a suspicious look, which made Yuchi Pingting feel very uncomfortable. Yuchi Pingting came to see Jun Tianxing at this moment. It was probably someone sent by the Liao Army to win over Jun Tianxing.
, and immediately began to think about countermeasures, how to tell Jun Tianxing.
As I was thinking about it, a loud voice sounded: "My distinguished guest is here, I am sorry for the delay in welcoming you." The voice itself sounded later. Although the words were apologetic, there was no trace of apology in the tone.
Yuchi Pingting turned around and found that a man had walked into the hall from the courtyard. Yuchi Pingting was shocked. She didn't notice this man walking all the way. If he hadn't spoken, she might not have heard him approaching.
The voice of Yuchi Pingting made me feel astonished. The male and female masters of Qinggong in the world are considered to be at the top, and the ghost figure Yan Xiaosan even said that Yuchi Pingting's Qinggong was inferior to him, but now this talent really makes Yuchi Pingting