Yanmen Shanwu City.
In Bai Yan's mansion, a number of cavalry soldiers wearing Qin armor came and went in the mansion, came to Mr. Wei in the pavilion, and delivered news about the border to Mr. Wei one by one.
"Mr. Wei, what should I do? It looks like the Huns are really planning to go south! I just don't know right now whether they are going to Yishui or Yanmen!"
Yanmao stood behind Mr. Wei, with a solemn expression on his scarred face. He looked at the cavalry soldiers around him with worry in his eyes.
The general is not here.
Now facing the menacing Xiongnu, facing the Xiongnu army that they fought with to a bloody sea of corpses more than a year ago, Yanmao was vaguely worried about his morale.
More than a year ago, the reason why their Bai family cavalry were able to kill the Xiongnu and Yuezhi did not dare to go south was because of the many traps and even the destruction of Gaonu City. The most important thing was that the general was there, and the soldiers saw They are all willing to follow the general into battle.
"If I guess correctly, it should be Yanmen!"
Mr. Wei put away the border news in his hand, sighed, and looked outside the pavilion.
"Yanmen! Then tell General Chai and Commander Yang about this!"
When Yanmao heard what Mr. Wei said, he hurriedly raised his hands and said, and then prepared to leave for the county governor's mansion. Commander Yang didn't know about Mr. Yang's affairs, and General Chai, who was the deputy general of the cavalry, was at the county governor's mansion.
"No need!"
Mr. Wei raised his hand and opened his mouth to stop Yanmao. Then he shook his head under Yanmao's confused presiding.
"It's useless to tell Yang Duanhe. If there is no accident, Yang Duanhe will definitely receive Wang Jian's secret message in the next two days. At that time, Yang Duanhe will order the mobilization of the army no matter what, but it is not clear whether Yang Duanhe is Are you ready to mobilize your Bai family's iron cavalry? It's better to ride to Yishui!"
Mr. Wei said.
In the old Zhao land, Yanmen, Daidi, and Yanguo Yishui, these three places can lead to the Huns in the north. Currently, Daidi is placed in the middle. Neither Yang Duanhe nor Wang Jian dare to gamble.
Otherwise, once the attack on Yan fails, no one will be able to take the responsibility. Yang Duanhe will not risk the entire Yang family, and Wang Jian will not risk the Wang family. Therefore, the final result must be that Yang Duanhe orders the mobilization of the army. Go and help Wang Jian guard against the Huns.
In the eyes of almost everyone, Yanmen is not as important as the conquest of Yan. Moreover, there are more than 100,000 Qin troops under Wang Jian's command. No one dares to let this army be destroyed by the conquest of Yan.
"Then what should we do now?"
Yanmao looked at Mr. Wei.
"Hold on, hold on until that kid comes back!"
Mr. Wei shook his head.
"No matter whether it is the side cavalry or the Bai family's iron cavalry who are left behind in the end, Yanmen must not make any mistakes. Otherwise, if they are cowardly and punished, all the generals will become criminals and bring disaster to the whole family!"
Although Old Wei said so, the worry in Old Wei's heart at this moment is no less than that of Yanmao. The people of Zhao State finally survived the drought and finally resumed farming. They could see the fields being cultivated with grain and millet. At this time, when the Huns came , destroying the fields, I am afraid that many Zhao people will starve to death this year.
Outside the pavilion.
Xun Shuo walked slowly with a scroll of bamboo slips, came to the pavilion, and bowed to Yanmao and Wei Lao.
"Mr. Wei, Shuo has received news that the Yuezhi side seems to be preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Huns!"
As Xun Shuo spoke, he handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Mr. Wei.
After Mr. Wei took the bamboo slip, he opened it and looked at the contents.
"Great! As long as the Yuezhi can contain the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu will never dare to go south unscrupulously!"
When Yanmao heard Xun Shuo's words, he felt relieved. As long as the Yuezhi restrained him, the Xiongnu would never dare to go south to Yanmen. Otherwise, both the Xiongnu and Qin would suffer, and the Yuezhi would take advantage, and they might even directly Slaughter the Xiongnu tribe.
"wrong!"
After reading the bamboo slip, Mr. Wei closed it and frowned.
"Xun Shuo also has a hunch that things are not that simple!"
Xun Shuo heard Mr. Wei's muttering, turned to look at Yanmao, and then shook his head at Mr. Wei.
"What's so strange about this? The Xiongnu and the Yuezhi have never gotten along. They have always been fighting openly and secretly. It's normal for the Yuezhi to want to take the opportunity to attack the Xiongnu!"
Yanmao is a reckless man. He can lead troops to kill the enemy without even frowning, and he is not afraid of the enemy. However, he is stubborn about judging the enemy's strategy, and some of them cannot understand. Just like now, In Yanmao's eyes, it was normal for the Yuezhi to want the Xiongnu dead, so it was understandable that the Yuezhi wanted to take the opportunity to attack the Xiongnu. What's more, this news was found out by Xun Shuo through means, how could it be false.
"unusual!"
Xun Shuo listened to Yanmao's words and looked at Yanmao.
"The Yuezhi does want the Huns to die, but the premise is that the Yuezhi will never help us!"
As Xun Shuo spoke, he saw that Yanmao still didn't understand and seemed to want to speak, so Xun Shuo continued.
"It's not Qin!"
If it was difficult for Yanmao to understand what he said before, then as Yanmao spoke, Yanmao understood it no matter how stupid he was.
Xun Shuo meant that even if the Yuezhi wanted to attack the Huns, they would wait until the Huns plundered Yanmen, or even...
"The Yuezhi may continue to go south with the Xiongnu! Not only must they take the opportunity to attack the Xiongnu, but they must also avenge the Gaonu a year ago!!!"
Yanmao thought of this and quickly looked at Xun Shuo.
After thinking of this possibility, Yanmao looked at Xun Shuo with an unprecedented seriousness in his eyes.
But this time, Xun Shuo heard Yan Mao's words and didn't shake his head at Yan Mao.
"The Huns probably have this idea too!"
Xun Shuo said, looking at Mr. Wei.
Mr. Wei remained silent, but after listening to Xun Shuo's analysis, he turned around and looked at Xun Shuo, his eyes full of emotion. After all, he is Xun Shuo's descendant. He has such knowledge at such an age. He can see through it with just a roll of bamboo. There are probably few people in the world who can compare to Yuezhi's plan.
"No matter what, we cannot let the Yuezhi get involved in this matter, let alone allow the Yuezhi to form an alliance with the Xiongnu. If the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu want to form an alliance, we can also form an alliance with the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu!"
Mr. Wei handed the bamboo slips to Xun Shuo.
This sentence once again made Yanmao unable to understand it, but Xun Shuo pondered for a while and nodded slowly.
"What happened in Gaonu, Shangjun a year ago, indeed made many leaders of the Yueshi and Xiongnu tribes dissatisfied!"
Xun Shuo said this and looked at Mr. Wei with some worry.
"But most of those leaders suffered heavy losses a year ago, and they have a deep hatred for the Qin cavalry! If we rely on those people alone, it may not be that simple."
While Xun Shuo was talking, he suddenly thought of someone.
"There is one person, there is a tribe among the Yuezhi, and its leader is named Yamucha. A year ago, he was in Gaonu, Shangjun. This tribe did not suffer much loss, and he was a steady and bold man. There was also a Central Plains scholar next to him. Call it Weng, it was this person who came up with the idea a year ago."
Xun Shuo said this, looked at Yanmao with some worry, and then told Yanmao what happened a year ago under Yanmao's puzzled gaze.
"This is the man who advised the Huns in the first place and used his iron cavalry to block the wounded soldiers in front!"
Xun Shuo finished speaking.
Yan Mao, who was originally full of confusion, shrank his pupils and looked at Xun Shuo blankly. The scenes from a year ago once again appeared in his mind, recalling the time when those soldiers were captured and dragged away by the Huns and used as human shields. .
"It's him!!!"
Yanmao's eyes turned red visibly, and the murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised, and the sound of gnashing his teeth revealed the hatred buried deep in his heart.
"Use that person and ask someone to send two cars to that person so that he can persuade Yamu Cha to replace King Yuezhi. If that doesn't work, let him return to Qin in an upright manner!"
Mr. Wei also noticed Yanmao's appearance, but as it related to the rise and fall of Yanmen, Mr. Wei looked at this matter more rationally.
"Okay! Shuo will arrange for someone to do it now!"
Xun Shuo nodded, bowed his hands in greeting to Mr. Wei, then turned and left the pavilion.
After Mr. Wei watched Xun Shuo leave, he looked at Yanmao who had his head lowered and his fists clenched.
"Remember, even if he is in front of you in the future, you cannot kill him! Otherwise, you will harm your general!"
Mr. Wei said softly.
Yanmao's whole body trembled. If the first half of the sentence made Yanmao feel angry and wanted to ask questions, the latter sentence made Yanmao quiet down.
And just then.
Suddenly there was movement in the distance, and a vague "general" voice made both Yanmao and Wei Lao turn their heads and look over. Then they saw Xun Shuo, who had just left the pavilion, stopping in the yard far away. Where, there was a young man standing in front of him, it was...
Bai Yan! ! ! !
"General!"
Yanmao looked ecstatic when he saw Bai Yan.
Mr. Wei also looked at the young man, his disciple, with surprise. According to Mr. Wei's expectations, Bai Yan could not return to Yanmen so quickly. At this time, Mr. Wei was a little surprised when he saw Bai Yan returning to Yanmen. Confidence.
"Walk!"
Mr. Wei then took Yanmao and walked excitedly towards the distant yard.
And in the yard.
Bai Yan stood in front of Xun Shuo, listening to Xun Shuo's words and the current situation here in Yanmen, he nodded slowly and watched Mr. Wei and Yanmao approaching.
"teacher!"
Bai Yan turned around and raised his hand to salute Mr. Wei.
Mr. Wei also raised his hand to return the salute, and then looked at the young man in front of him who was dusty and tired, and it was unclear why the young man appeared here.
"General!"
Yanmao saluted Bai Yan, and when he saw Bai Yan, he felt excited in his heart. The worry that had filled his eyes in the past few days disappeared at the moment he saw Bai Yan.
Bai Yan smiled at Yanmao.
"Just come back! If you come back, nothing will happen here in Yanmen!"
Mr. Wei nodded and looked at his disciple with indescribable satisfaction.
It's just that Mr. Wei also has a little regret in his heart. Since the young man in front of him is here, it means that Tian Ding has returned to Qi Kingdom!
But now that Bai Yan has returned to Yanmen, it is a good thing for everyone here in Yanmen.
He could finally breathe a sigh of relief in his heart!
"Shuo goes to make preparations first and arrange for people to go north to contact Yuezhi!"
Xun Shuo watched Bai Yan come back, and his heart felt settled. In the final analysis, both he and Mr. Wei can only play a supporting role behind the scenes. The real backbone of Yanmen is Bai Yan, and only Bai Yan is here. In Yanmen, not only the Yanmen Bai clan's iron cavalry will settle down, but also the troops' morale will be stabilized in the side cavalry.
"Okay! After this incident, Bai Yan will be waiting for you with a bottle of wine!"
Bai Yan looked at Xun Shuo, nodded to Xun Shuo, and raised his hand to salute.
Xun Shuo smiled when he heard Bai Yan's words, raised his hand in return, gave Bai Yan a reassuring look, and then turned around and left.
In the yard.
Bai Yan watched Xun Shuo's leaving figure and waited until he disappeared.
"Yanmao, you go back to the main camp first, gather all the cavalry, and let the soldiers prepare. After we go to the governor's house, we will go to the main camp!"
Bai Yan turned to Yanmao and said.
After the words fell, Mr. Wei frowned slightly.
"It's better to take a day's rest first!"
Elder Wei's words were full of concern. Seeing Bai Yan's appearance now, Elder Wei felt a little distressed, and Elder Wei knew better that once Bai Yan went to the cavalry camp, he would have no time to rest at all.
"Soldiers are valuable and quick. Since the Huns want to go south, it's better for me to prepare as soon as possible to welcome the guests! Later, I will also ask for honest help to spread the news that my disciple has returned to Yanmen."
Bai Yan shook his head and refused Mr. Wei's kindness.
"It's not difficult to spread the news, but right now it's not clear where and when the Huns came south, and how many people there are, and they don't know anything!"
Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan and frowned slightly. Mr. Wei understood Bai Yan's intention to spread the news. However, the most difficult thing at the moment was that for them, they had no control over the Xiongnu's southward route, not even when. Sure, if you want to take precautions in advance, there is no way to start.
Yanmao stood aside and heard Mr. Wei's words, looked at Bai Yan, and nodded accordingly.
"Teacher, we don't know, but someone knows!"
Bai Yan saw Yanmao's eyes, then looked at Mr. Wei and said.
"who?"
Mr. Wei was a little surprised and looked at Bai Yan with confusion.
"Guo Zong!"
Bai Yan said a name.
When Mr. Wei heard Bai Yan's words, his long-bearded face was stunned.
"Guo Zong!"
Mr. Wei nodded.
"I almost forgot about this guy!"
Mr. Wei suddenly thought of something again and looked at Bai Yan.
"But if he doesn't say anything, even if we catch him, there's nothing we can do against him, unless...you want her to help you?"
Mr. Wei asked. Mr. Wei also knew a little about Guo Zong. Guo Zong had been providing iron ore and iron stirrups to the Huns. Bai Yan asked Xun Shuo to keep an eye on Guo Zong and did not alarm him about this matter. Guo Zong.
But Mr. Wei now knows better that Bai Yan wants to find out the information from Guo Zong. It is not that simple. Guo Zong claims to have thousands of followers in captivity. In fact, there may be more. Even if he comes by force, he may catch Guo Zong. Even if you don't necessarily know how to say it.
The only way is to ask Zhao Qiu, who is currently living in the mansion and has always been at odds with Bai Yan, to be willing to help!
but.
Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan. He knew that asking Zhao Qiu to help Bai Yan was as difficult as asking Guo Zong to speak.
"If you have a way, you must try it!"
When Bai Yan heard what Mr. Wei said, he naturally understood how difficult it was to get Zhao Qiu to agree to help him. However, compared to the safety of Yanmen and the lives and deaths of countless soldiers.
No matter how difficult it is! You have to bite the bullet and give it a try!
After a while.
In the study room in the mansion.
The charming Bao family felt heartbroken when she saw Bai Yan's appearance. When she learned that Bai Yan couldn't even rest, she went to the governor's house and then to the camp. Bao family wanted to speak, but in the end she could only sigh. He turned around and went to prepare a set of marching clothes for Bai Yan.
Bai Yan watched the gentle and virtuous Bao Shi leave, looked at her beautiful back, and smiled gratefully.
Also staying in the study with Bai Yan was Zhao Qiu.
They had not seen each other for several months, and now they met again. For Zhao Qiu, looking at the young man beside him, his heart was extremely complicated. Since he learned that the young man was from Qi, and since he learned that he was not a descendant of the Bai family, no one could I understand, that feeling of anxiety and powerlessness.
Especially after learning what happened in Luoyin, Zhao Qiu was even more unwilling. He couldn't remember how many times he went to see Mr. Wei, but the result was that without exception, he came back disappointed.
In the study room, it became quiet instantly as Bao left.
"I really shouldn't have let you and the envoys of Yan State go to Xianyang in the first place!"
Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan, his thin voice filled with endless regret.
If he had known about all the coincidences that followed, and knew that Bai Yan accidentally saved Ying Zheng in the end, Zhao Qiu would have said nothing and no matter what means he used, Bai Yan would not have been allowed to follow Yan Shi to Xianyang.
In front of wooden table.
Bai Yan heard the first words of Zhao Qiu, whom he had not seen for several months, full of complaints. He smiled bitterly and turned to look at the extremely alluring beauty in front of him.
how to say? Only then can she help him!
