It was nearly the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and news from various places in Yanyang spread to the Dongdu area one after another.
The first to bear the brunt was Empress Su who personally announced the dethronement of the emperor. On the grounds that the emperor complained of illness on that day, she accepted the destiny for herself and proclaimed herself the holy and glorious emperor.
Following closely, naturally, the Liaoyuan Army in southern Xinjiang, under the leadership of Tuxue Hou Xiao Baoli, officially raised the anti-flag and marched north to Xijing under the banner of restoring Yanyang Orthodoxy, meaning Qingjun side.
During this period, a total of 14 vassal towns in Shannan and Gyeonggi Province defected to Xiao Baoli and responded to Taxuehou's slogan of Qinwang.
However, they were quickly suppressed by the imperial guards sent by Xijing, and only a handful of people were able to flee south and join Xiao Baoli's Liaoyuan Army.
Although this news is not optimistic, it is the best news for Li Yanhe and others who are far away in Dongdu.
At least the Ta Xuehou who was watching from the sidelines did not fall to the side of Xijing in the desperate moment. As long as the Liaoyuan Army's march north is effective, they will be more able to suppress the Eastern Capital.
At the foot of Jialan Temple, inside the main tent of the garrison camp.
Li Yanhe handed all the collected information to Guan Xiao and Ye Dangting in front of him.
He opened his mouth and said: "Just as Mr. Qinglan said before, the Snow-Taking Marquis finally took action, and it's time for us to take action..."
Guan Xiao suggested: "We need to communicate with the Northern Yan King's subordinates. Later, the two armies will jointly attack and catch Na Wu Yeqi by surprise before he can react!"
Ye Dangting stared at the military newspaper in his hand for a long time. He thought for a moment and spoke.
"Even if we are willing to work together to take action, the Northern Yan King's subordinates may stop the offensive after learning the news..."
Guan Xiao was just about to ask the reason, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly woke up.
"Why... what Master Yezhuang means is that because there is Tuxue Hou Beishang Qin Wang first, even if Beiyan King's subordinate general Dongdu is in the palm of his hands at the moment, looking at the future layout, he will only end up with that The result of Xiao Baoli becoming a wedding dress?"
During these days, it was he, Guan Xiao, who assisted Yanbie in sending troops to reinforce the east gate of the town the most.
He also clearly saw the general intention of King Beiyan's army, as well as the other party's arrangements for the future war.
And he had the most thorough view of these military exploits. After Ye Dangting gave some advice, he understood the twists and turns.
Ye Dangting nodded and responded: "It is true, so we still need to wait and see. It is best to wait until Commander Yan comes in person and proposes that the two armies send troops to attack the city together. Only then can we fully understand their true thoughts. !”
Li Yanhe responded: "That can only be like this. These days are still the same. General Guan, please continue to cooperate with Na Yanbie to suppress the east gate of the town. I will also speed up the preparation of soldiers in the garrison camp..."
Guan Xiao was just about to clasp his fists in response to Li Yanhe, when a southern soldier rushed out of the camp.
He looked extremely flustered, and looked like he didn't even bother to salute the three of them.
When Li Yanhe saw this, he immediately asked: "What happened? Just explain it directly!"
The soldiers hurriedly said: "For some reason, Commander Na Yan and their Mr. Ning Xiao walked towards the Yijian Villa camp together... General Gui Xin had already gone to stop him. General Gui Xin ordered his subordinates to come and report as soon as possible. !”
Li Yanhe stood up. He and Ye Dangting looked at each other, and the latter nodded at him.
The two looked at each other, and in just a short moment, they had already responded to each other's suspicions...
It was probably Jiang Yanlin's incident that was noticed by Yanbie, Ning Ke and others.
The former made a decisive decision and bypassed the main seat before preparing to set off for the Yijian Villa camp.
The latter also followed out of the tent, but did not follow Li Yanhe, but headed towards the entrance of the garrison camp.
Guan Xiao watched the two people's actions and had a rough guess in his mind. He asked Li Yanhe who was about to walk away.
"I wonder if Guan can be of any help!"
Li Yanhe didn't look back, he just raised his arm and gestured backward.
He said aloud: "If General Guan has time, the whole army can wait at the entrance of the garrison and follow Master Ye's arrangements for the future."
Guan Xiao didn't hesitate at all. After answering the call, he headed towards the military tent where the Hebei soldiers were.
...
At this moment, outside the Yijian Villa camp, Yanbie and Ning Ke had been waiting for some time.
Yanbie looked at Gui Xin, who was blocking their way, with a slightly unkind look on his face.
He spoke out: "General Li is personally cooperating with us, but you are here to stop us. What do you mean?"
Gui Xinyan said: "Commander Yan, even though we are on the same front at this moment, you are not under the military tent of King Beiyan. If you want to enter it, you need to ask General Li for permission first!"
Yanbie clenched the weapon in his hand and looked coldly at the young man in front of him.
"What's so mysterious about this place? I don't need to send someone to stop it myself. I want to take a look at it today. Who dares to stop me?"
Guixin held the spear tightly with both hands and waved the tip of the spear forward, ready to aim it at Yan Farewell in front of him.
At this moment, Lin Manliu walked out of the tent at Yijian Villa.
As soon as he walked out of the tent, he had already begun to pay attention to his farewell behavior.
It was a little different from what I had seen before. His attitude at the moment seemed more reckless and reckless, without the agility and intelligence of the past at all.
Coupled with the fact that Ning Ke, who had been silent beside him, made Lin Manliu even more suspicious.
Saying goodbye, Ning Ke came here this time probably because of Jiang Yanlin.
He acted recklessly on purpose, just to successfully make enemies so that he could make a big fuss here and finally take the opportunity to find out Jiang Yanlin's whereabouts.
Lin Manliu suppressed these speculations in his heart, put on a simple smile on his face, and looked at the people at the entrance.
He first said to Gui Xin: "Brother Gui has been working hard at garrisoning the military tent these days. Just rest nearby later!"
Without waiting for Gui Xin to make any reply, he forced the opponent's spear down, making him appear calmer than before.
When Yanbie saw this scene, he immediately said: "Young Master Lin, I heard from my colleagues in the army that someone here was very sneaky, so I wanted to come here to investigate in person. What do you think, Young Master Lin?"
Lin Manliu turned to look at Yan Farewell and bowed to him with an apology.
The young man spoke up: "The disciples of Yijian Villa who are resting in the tent here are younger than the brothers who were stationed before, and there are more female disciples. I am afraid that this move by Commander Yan will not be good... "
There were some subtle changes in the expression on Yanbie's face. When he showed a smile, Ning Ke next to him finally moved.
Ning Ke spoke aloud: "If it's not convenient for you, Commander Yan, can it be convenient for me?"
Lin Manliu asked: "Mr. Ning Xiao, does he think it is convenient for him?"
Ning Ke said coldly: "Lin Manliu, I advise you not to be ungrateful..."
Her voice this time was sharper and harsher than the previous sentence, and it no longer sounded like a man's voice.
Before Lin Manliu could say anything to remind her, Ning Ke reacted. She immediately fell silent and just looked straight at the boy in front of her.
Seeing that the two were at a stalemate, Yanbie had no choice but to open the skylight and speak frankly.
In a warning tone, he began to warn Lin Manliu.
"Young Master Lin, you and I should both understand that if that person is already in the camp, not only will you be unable to control it at Yijian Villa, but Li Yanhe will also be unable to control him even if he comes here..."
Li Yanhe's voice soon sounded behind Yanbie and Ning Ke.
"Are you serious? I don't know how Commander Yan wants Li to offer someone with his hands?"
Yanbie looked over after hearing the sound, his face becoming a little embarrassed and helpless.
In fact, what he did today was not what he wanted in his heart, but one of the countermeasures that King Beiyan came up with.
He and Ning Ke first tested it in the camp. As long as the news was true, the Northern Yan King's subordinates could seek opportunities to take Jiang Yanlin away from the garrison camp here.
In the future, it doesn't seem to be difficult to use it for yourself or replace it.
Li Yanhe spoke up again: "Will Commander Yan's move ruin the cooperation between the two armies?"
Yanbie responded: "Cooperation between the two armies requires frankness. Since General Li intends to hide his clumsiness, we also need to use strategies to deal with it. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Li Yanhe's face grew colder, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Yanbie took a step forward and protected Ning Ke behind him. He was about to continue talking to Li Yanhe when he suddenly felt a strong wind blowing behind him!
When he turned around to look, he found that Lin Manliu had already clasped Ning Ke's neck.
The young man spoke up and said: "Commander Yan, regardless of how you learned about today's incident, someone must have instigated it. I hope you can explain it first..."
Ning Ke didn't react at all just now, and was directly captured by Lin Manliu.
A little surprise flashed through her heart, but in just one year, the person behind her had grown so fast?
Previously, Ning Ke thought that Lin Manliu was still the same person who had a muddy mind and was obsessed with getting things done.
But after the conflict broke out again today, she realized that...it was a little different from before. At least her indecisiveness had improved a lot.
Ning Ke raised his hand to break away from Lin Manliu's restraint, but as soon as he turned his wrist, the young man held him firmly.
Lin Manliu said: "Ning Ke...and Commander Yan, I can let you guess, but did Jiang Xu use some special means to inform one of you about the news about this place?"
The young man first looked at Yanbie in the distance, and then looked at Ning Ke in front of him.
"Is it you, or is it you?"
Yanbie said: "It doesn't matter even if Jiang Xu informed me that the people hiding in the camp of Yijian Villa today must be handed over to our care..."
Before he could finish saying goodbye, Lin Manliu raised his wrist and instantly grabbed Ning Ke and lifted him off the ground.
"I hope Commander Yan has a good speech, but I need to remind you that although Ning Ke and I are old acquaintances, as she said, we are not too familiar with each other!"
Ning Ke struggled to say: "Lin Manliu...you..."
Suddenly, veins popped up on the young man's arms, which seemed to increase the strength in his hands.
Ning Ke turned to look at Yan Farewell and struggled out: "No need to...take care of...me..."
When Yanbie saw this scene, it was completely different from what Ning Ke had discussed before leaving, and he began to feel a little at a loss.
The Mr. Ning Xiao in front of him is undoubtedly a powerful think tank for this trip south.
The people hiding in the camp are also the basis for the march of King Beiyan in the future.
Lin Manliu hummed at Yanbie again in a questioning tone.
The latter could only say: "It was indeed Jiang Xu who instigated it... I hope Lin Shaoxia will put down Mr. Ning Xiao first..."
