Emperor Lingyi led Zhang Man, Luo Qiwei, Qiu Kuohai, Hu Feiyang and Tu Zhi's troops to advance.
After leaving the border, Di Lingyi and Di Luoxi divided their forces and pushed them to the northwest like a net.
Di Luoxi divided his Long family army into ten teams, and Emperor Lingyi also divided the troops and horses to expand the search area.
Some of the Jianghu knights who came out of seclusion followed Emperor Lingyi, and they gained a lot of benefits.
It was time for the soldiers and horses of the Beida camp to charge forward. The ghost soldiers fled in all directions. Jianghu knights took the opportunity to round them up, and many ghost soldiers were captured alive.
Zhang Man looked back at the people in the arena behind him and said dissatisfiedly: "Princess, we are fighting in the front, and they are taking advantage in the back."
Emperor Lingyi said: "Let them go. The target of these people is the ghost soldiers. It's good for them to do this to save us from dividing our troops to hunt down the lone ghost soldiers."
It is not cost-effective for a large army to chase down lone ghost soldiers. It is better to let these people in the world take action. Emperor Lingyi can concentrate his forces to surround and kill large groups of ghost soldiers.
Hu Feiyang came over and said, "Third Princess, why do I feel that there are fewer and fewer ghost soldiers?"
There are at least 80,000 ghost soldiers who escaped from the battlefield. After hunting for so long, the number of ghost soldiers killed is less than 5,000, which is really very few.
Emperor Lingyi shook his head and said: "I don't know either, maybe these ghost soldiers are too scattered."
"Don't worry about this. Let's continue to hunt. The queen mother and Long Chen haven't been found yet."
According to Emperor Lingyi's plan, the empress must at least catch up with Long Chen before the empress can stop.
Hu Feiyang agreed with Emperor Lingyi's idea. The more we kill now, the fewer ghost soldiers we will have in the future. Such a good opportunity must not be missed.
"Princess, it's getting dark, why don't you camp on the spot?"
Luo Qiwei saw that the sky was almost dark and suggested setting up camp on the spot.
Emperor Lingyi stopped and said: "Okay, set up camp on the spot. The Beida camp is in the northwest, the Nanliang soldiers are in the south, and the wolf clan is in the north. Someone must patrol at night."
"Also, for the logistics troops, let them camp with us to prevent them from being raided at night."
The logistics army has a large number and poor combat effectiveness. If the ghost soldiers attack at night, the situation will be very bad.
Luo Qiwei nodded and said: "The general knows, those knights in the world..."
Di Lingyi shook his head and said: "Ignore it, let them go."
Luo Qiwei immediately arranged for the army to set up camp. When people in the rivers and lakes saw the officers and soldiers setting up camp, they immediately stopped and set up camp with the officers and soldiers.
They are very thieves. When attacking, they must follow the army. When setting up camp, they must follow the army. They will never act alone.
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Dazhou, the capital.
A trust eagle landed in the palace. The maid in charge of intelligence immediately took off the reed tube from the hawk's leg and hurried into the East Palace.
The snow this winter has been particularly heavy, and the roof of the palace was covered with a thick layer of snow.
The palace was very quiet, with white lanterns hanging on the beams illuminating a small area.
In the East Palace.
Di Yuwei sat next to the stove, Di Xingwan sat on the couch, holding a stove in his arms, and Duan, the minister of household affairs, both sat underneath.
He Ningxin was flipping through the account book beside her, and Duan Shuangshuang reported: "The snow this winter has been too heavy. Several counties in the north have suffered heavy snowfall. Many people's houses have been crushed. The Ministry of Household Affairs has sent grain, rice and warm clothes to rebuild the houses.
I’m afraid we have to wait until spring.”
Emperor Xingwan asked: "Where is the south?"
There is snow every winter in the north. The construction of houses takes into account the pressure of snow accumulation, so the problem is not the biggest.
In the south, there is usually less snow, but when there is a sudden heavy snowfall, the problem of houses is even greater, and the problem of people keeping warm during the winter is also more serious.
Duan Shuangshuang said: "The problem is not small. Many people did not expect it to be so cold this winter and are not well prepared for the winter."
"Fortunately, King Wu specifically ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to prepare supplies in the autumn, and all the supplies were distributed to various counties and cities."
In autumn, Long Chen sent letters to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, asking them to prepare supplies to cope with the severe cold in winter.
At that time, many people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry disagreed. They felt that the logistical pressure at Yanmen Pass was so great that it would be inappropriate to separate supplies to prepare for the blizzard that might not come.
Now they all say that Long Chen has the foresight and fortunately has prepared supplies.
"Where's that side of Nanliang?"
Di Yu asked slightly.
Duan Shuangshuang said: "Master Gongsun sent a letter, saying that there is a snowstorm in Linjiang City, but other places are fine."
"Nanliang farmed rice last year, and there was rice left in the harvest for disaster preparedness. Linjiang City has already started transporting grain and rice for disaster relief."
Emperor Xingwan put down the memorial, rubbed his temples, and said: "Fortunately, we are all prepared. The most important thing for winter is to have enough food and rice. If you are full, you will not freeze to death. If you are not full, you may be gone in the middle of the night."
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When facing severe cold, besides clothing, the most important thing is to eat enough.
If there is enough food, everything can be done easily. If there is not enough food, it will be difficult to survive the severe winter.
A maid hurried in, holding a reed pipe in her hand.
"The eldest princess, the second princess, the message from Yanmen Pass."
The maid stood and held up the reed tube. She did not give it to Emperor Yuwei or Emperor Xingwan.
No matter who you give it to, it will offend the other, so the maid just holds it and waits for the two princesses to reach out.
In a place like the palace, one must be careful at all times, even a humble palace maid must be smart.
Di Xingwan didn't reach out, but Di Yu slightly motioned to He Ningxin to take it.
He Ningxin took the reed pipe and the maid immediately left the room.
He Ningxin presented it, and Di Yu slightly pulled out the letter inside.
"Letter from Third Sister."
Di Yuwei looked at the signature first, and the signature at the bottom was Di Lingyi.
"say what?"
Di Xingwan was very nervous. She knew that Yanmen Pass was at war with the ghost tribe recently.
Moreover, the letter was actually signed by the emperor's order, why not the empress, Long Chen? Nothing will happen to them, right?
Everyone stopped and looked at Di Yuwei, waiting for the content of the message.
"Third sister said that the queen mother and Long Chen defeated the ghost clan. The queen mother and Long Chen are chasing the Martial Saint and the ghost girl. Tomorrow...is yesterday, the third sister and the fourth sister will lead the army to go out and hunt down the ghost soldiers."
Di Yuwei looked ecstatic, and Di Xingwan said happily: "Destroy the ghost clan, hunt down the martial saint, the ghost girl? That's great!"
The battle at Yanmen Pass weighed on everyone's hearts like a big stone. Everyone was worried about defeat and prayed silently in their hearts.
Now the news has finally arrived, the ghost clan has been defeated at Yanmen Pass, and the war has entered the counterattack stage.
"Very good!"
Duan Shuangshuang stood up excitedly.
Fighting means burning money. The Yanmen Pass confrontation has lasted so long, and the Ministry of Revenue is under the greatest pressure.
Duan Shuangshuang's hair had turned a lot gray as he had to raise money for Yanmen Pass and ensure domestic expenses.
The battle at Yanmen Pass has been won. According to the original plan, it is likely to end next year, and the Ministry of Finance can finally take a breath.
"Ancestors bless you!"
Di Yu slightly raised his forehead with his hands and leaned back happily.
Emperor Xingwan said: "Immediately write an announcement about this matter and post it outside the palace gate and the market. At the same time, it will be sent to Jinling and Dingxi City to tell the world that Queen Mother and King Wu have defeated the ghost clan and we have entered the stage of counterattack!"
He Ningxin immediately drafted an announcement, and after Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan revised it, they immediately posted it outside the palace gate and in the market.
Long Chen, the news that the Empress defeated the ghost clan at Yanmen Pass spread immediately.
Qingyun Temple.
Taoist Master Xuanzhen and Mojie sat opposite each other, with a chessboard in the middle and hot water boiling next to them.
Xuan Hui, Xiao Daotong, and Zou Kai were wearing thick clothes and gathered around a stove. Zou Kai roasted chestnuts in it.
Bo!
The chestnuts exploded, sparks flew, and Xuan Hui almost burned her eyebrows.
The little Taoist laughed and said, "Xuan Hui, be careful. If your eyebrows are burned, you won't have a single hair left on your head."
