Li Yan, dressed in black armor, was sitting in the big tent. Several sticks of thick butter wax as thick as a child's arm were burning brightly in the tent, illuminating the whole tent with bright lights. The flames occasionally made "cracking" noises as they jumped.
Voice.
There was a map on the desk. Several lieutenants and a man dressed as a military advisor were pointing at the map and whispering to Li Yan from time to time. However, when they looked at Li Yan, their eyes showed respect and enthusiasm.
color.
"Sir, this time Meng's army launched the 'Luoxianpo', it is definitely not a wise move to make such a big fanfare. My subordinates believe that they will divide their troops into multiple routes and carry out the secret strategy of 'stealing the sun and exchanging the moon'.
They may be here...well, here, or even here, they may send troops to make a sneak attack..."
Military Advisor Si, who was wearing a soap shirt, frowned in thought, pointed at several places on the map with his feather fan, and said slowly.
Li Yan listened, looked at the direction of the mountains on the map, and nodded slightly, thinking about the strangeness of Meng's troop dispatch this time...
Yesterday evening, at the Marshal's Mansion in Qingshan Pass, Li Yan and his wife were chatting and laughing softly among the flowers in the back garden. Occasionally, he looked at the son and daughter playing in the large pavilion in the distance. Li Yan's heart was filled with warmth. ??
In the pavilion, a pair of long pink jade-like children were fighting each other with two wooden swords under the care of several servants.
The boy was about seven or eight weeks old, but the girl was smaller and naturally much weaker. After just a few strokes, the boy knocked the wooden sword in his hand to the ground.
But the girl did not cry immediately. Instead, she tried her best to hold her mouth shut to prevent the tears from falling in her eyes. She picked up the wooden sword on the ground again without saying a word.
"Little sister, you are no match for me. I will definitely inherit my father's position as marshal in the future!"
After the boy shot down his sister's wooden sword, he did not continue to draw the sword. Instead, he curled his lips and said with a hint of pride.
"Who said you won? I'm just young now and not as strong as you. Dad said that as long as you learn martial arts and become proficient, there will be female heroes and generals in the world. Come on, let's do it again!
This time it’s the same old rule, as long as my sword hits your clothes, it’s considered a win, after all, I’m not as strong as you now.”
The girl waved the wooden sword in her hand, wiped her eyes hard with her other hand, and stabbed out with another sword.
"I've been here again, I've been here again, fighting every day, sister, how many times have you won?"
The little boy tucked the slightly long hem around his waist again, and with a slight turn of his body, he had already avoided the stabbing sword.
Although the two are young, they are already relaxed and relaxed in their steps, and they look a bit like masters of martial arts.
The several maids and servants standing by were not afraid of the two young masters annoying or hurting each other, and they all had warm smiles in their eyes.
They have long since been frightened and frightened in the past few years I walked out scared and terrified.
In the flower room, Li Yan and his wife looked at what was happening in the pavilion, with different expressions.
Mrs. Li Yan is extremely beautiful, her skin is a healthy wheat color, but she does not have long curly hair like the ladies of the imperial dynasty, but has short hair, which is extremely rare in the dynasty.
The originally wide palace clothes were already extremely tight on her body, and her figure could only be described as a devil coming to earth.
The woman frowned and said, "Husband, it's impossible for you to indulge them like this.
Xiao Gong is better, after all, he is a boy, and he can do whatever he wants when he grows up, be it civilized or martial, but how can Xiao Meng be so pampered and let her do whatever she wants?
If a girl lives in a family fighting and killing people all day long, will she really want to be the so-called heroine of the world in the future?"
Looking at his wife, who was now a wife but still as energetic as a young girl, Li Yan did not answer her words at the first moment, but the strange thought flashed out in his mind again.
He had a ridiculous thought more than once, and it came to him for no reason, that the girl-like lady in front of him should be a person with more outstanding martial arts skills than himself.
But he knew clearly that the woman in front of him was the daughter of the prime minister's family. She was very good at poetry and poetry. As for martial arts, she was absolutely incompetent. Although she didn't look like a lady,
But it’s really just that there is something else going on inside my belly.
But every time he saw his wife, he couldn't help but have this ridiculous idea, and he couldn't figure out where this idea came from.
Li Yan glanced at the children in the pavilion in the distance again. The eldest boy was named Li Xiangong, and the younger daughter was named Li Youmeng.
"Hehehehe, Ah Ying, Xiaomeng likes martial arts, so just let her learn it. Besides, she is not bad at anything her daughter knows at home. She can't learn anything about poetry, calligraphy and embroidery with style.
It's also good to learn some martial arts to strengthen your body, not to mention that I, Mr. Li's daughter, will not be able to bear the slightest anger if she marries any family in the court." Li Yan smiled and said to the eldest lady.
"Don't you let Xiaomeng hit someone with punches and kicks? You, the father, are really messing around." As soon as Li Yan finished speaking, the woman named "Aying" said with dissatisfaction.
When Li Yan heard this, he smiled and said, "Ah Ying, Xiaomeng has a stubborn and stubborn personality similar to yours. How can I be convinced? Do you want me to discipline her and force her to let go of her own ideas?"
Li Yan knew that this lady was seldom talkative on weekdays. She was just the girl she gave birth to. Could it be that
Don’t you know what your temper is?
Looking at Madam's beautiful and unparalleled face, the weird idea of "possessing powerful martial arts" came up again, and Li Yan felt that he had lost his mind and gone crazy.
But except for the woman in front of her, she would never have such ridiculous thoughts when seeing any woman. She was really weird and boring.
"Even if you don't want to say it, you can't always be so protective when I discipline you." Aying glared at him angrily.
Every time when she was disciplining her children, as long as the husband was around, she would look for excuses to make jokes, making her original majestic preaching unnecessary.
In the big tent, Li Yan looked at the map and shook his head gently, as if to shake the picture out of his mind.
Whenever a powerful enemy is in front of him, he will occasionally think of things at home. Not only will it not distract him, but it will give him a determination to defend his country to the death and protect the people and their homeland.
Li Yan lightly traced his fingers on the map, and then fell into deep thought.
When the generals in the tent saw that the commander was deep in thought, they stopped talking in low voices. They knew that at this time, the commander was always thinking very hard. Although there were others making suggestions, he would always make the final decision after integrating various intelligences.
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After a long time, Li Yan finally moved, and then he said with some confusion, "Whether it is the results of your analysis or the news from the scouts in front, there are only two places in those directions where the Meng army has been mobilized."
signs.
The rest of the place is normal, but even if Meng has some means to make a surprise attack hundreds of miles away, our troops are stationed all year round and are vigilant every day, so what's the point of their sneak attacks?"
Li Yan was puzzled. The purpose of the opponent's attack was very erratic, and the results achieved were negligible, but they just dispatched their troops like this.
At this moment, there was a sharp sound of armor lock leaves, the sound came from far and near, and it only took a moment to reach the tent, followed by a hurried sound.
"Report to the commander-in-chief that the Meng Kingdom has raised five troops half an hour ago, with a total strength of about 100,000, to attack three of our key passes and one of our grain and grass camps.
The two important passes of 'Wangyueling' and 'Qingfenglin' are guarded according to the natural dangers. I have reported previously, so there is no need to worry.
However, Luoxianpo was attacked from the east and west sides at the same time. The enemy army was about 30,000. General Cui was holding his position to resist. General Ma of the grain and grass camp was also resisting the enemy three miles away. The enemy army was about 10,000.
There is a fierce battle going on."
Although the army led by Li Yan was in a forward position, it was only more than 200 miles away from Qingshan Pass and was not the real front line of the battlefield.
"The troops were raised half an hour ago, which means that the early or late contact with our various places should have occurred less than a quarter of an hour ago, 'Wangyue Ridge', 'Qingfeng' Lin'erbu has its own natural dangers, but why are there enemy troops on the west side of 'Luoxianpo'..."
"Is there an enemy attack on the west side of 'Luoxianpo'?" Li Yan frowned and asked, as there shouldn't be any enemy troops there.
"Reporting to Marshal, there are enemy troops on the west side, but their number is only three to four hundred, but the offensive is extremely fierce!" the scout outside the tent immediately replied.
This time Meng's attack was somewhat beyond Li Yan's expectations. Firstly, the information blockade was not strict before dispatching troops. Secondly, Meng lost its previous hesitation.
So when Li Yan and the others were still analyzing their opponent's tactics according to the past, the opponent had already attacked in such a short period of time. This was something that had never happened in decades of fighting with Meng.
The military situation was urgent, and Li Yan ordered in a deep voice, "General Zhang, General Zhang, each of you will lead a team of troops to 'Wangyue Ridge' and 'Qingfeng Forest' for support, to assist the defenders in defeating the incoming enemy as quickly as possible.
Then attack the enemy's camp separately, be sure to pin the enemy to the spot for a day, and then wait for my order;
General Lin, lead your troops to support General Ma's grain and grass camp and kill all the enemies in the future;
Military Advisor Wen, you and General Luo will stay behind at the Chinese army's tent. The rest of the troops and generals will be at your disposal. I will lead a group of troops to rush to Luoxianpo in person. It is a place that leads directly to the rear. It cannot be defended if it is lost.
This time we are attacked by two armies, so we are determined to win."
"Commander, why don't you let other generals lead the troops? You..." After hearing Li Yan's words, Military Advisor Wen quickly spoke in worry.
"That's it..." Li Yan directly interrupted Military Advisor Wen, and several arrows were thrown by Shuai An.
Military orders are like mountains, not to mention that everyone is well aware of the bravery of his commander-in-chief.
At the same time, this was also a common problem among the marshals on the borders of the dynasty. All of them were extremely brave and often took the lead in killing the enemy. The troops they led were all warriors of tigers and wolves, making the dynasty the most powerful country among them.
"Luoxian Slope" is surrounded by mountains to the west and south. The Meng Kingdom came from the south. As long as you cross "Luoxian Slope", there is a flat river to the north, going straight to Qingshan Pass, which is the most important thing.
Li Yan led a large army to support various places, and the Chinese army settled at the center point in all directions, not close to "Luoxian Slope".
When Li Yan and his troops arrived, the two armies were in the midst of a killing spree. This time, Meng Guo did not even hesitate to take a six hundred-mile road from the west and cross the lofty mountains to make a surprise attack on "Luoxian Slope".
Although there is a road to the west of "Luoxianpo", it is a mountain road. The mountain is high and the road is dangerous. As the saying goes, "The yellow crane cannot fly over, and the ape wants to survive its sorrow." Even the local hunters are not willing to walk along it.
Therefore, "Luoxianpo" has always been heavily defended on the east side, but this time it was necessary to divide the troops to resist the enemy at the same time.