Black Dragon's Wife: Myriad Spirits and White Phoenix

Chapter 167 The Eve of the Battle (2)
"Don't say that, Lord Hou. This is what I should do. These days, Lord Hou can rest at ease. Just leave everything to Bengong." Xuan Haiyue comforted.

"Thank you, princess."

After watching Dingbei Hou Xuanhaiyue went to visit General Yu again, and when he entered the door, he found Xia Lixuan and Yuqin were there. "Second brother, Yuqin, are you here too?" Xuan Haiyue looked at the two of them and asked suspiciously.

"Yue'er, you're back." Xia Lixuan looked at Xuan Haiyue and smiled, with a trace of tenderness between her brows.

"Princess, you are finally back." Yuqin said.

Xuan Haiyue walked in and saw the gauze and ointment on the table that hadn't been cleaned up in time, and said suspiciously: "Second brother is also injured? Where is the injury, is it serious?"

"Yue'er, don't worry, I just got a little injury, a sword cut on my arm is fine." Xia Lixuan laughed.

"Young Master Xia was injured to save me." Yuqin looked at Xuanhaiyue apologetically and said.

"It's none of your business. In that kind of situation, everyone would be desperate, so you don't have to blame yourself." Xia Lixuan looked at Yuqin and said.

Feeling Xia Lixuan's gaze, Yuqin's normally forthright face was slightly blush.

Xuan Haiyue secretly watched the interaction between the two, and smiled slightly. It seemed that the second brother's good news was coming.He coughed lightly and said, "Yes, it's only natural for a hero to save the beauty, so Yuqin doesn't need to blame himself too much."

"Yue'er..." Xia Lixuan glared at Xuan Haiyue and said.

Embarrassed, Yuqin picked up the tray containing the bandages and Jinchuang medicine, and hurriedly said: "Master Xia's wound has been bandaged, I'm going out first." After speaking, he fled out of the tent.

Xuan Haiyue chuckled, and looked at Xia Lixuan amusedly, "Second brother, could you be..."

"What did you say? Yue'er, don't think about it." Xia Lixuan quickly denied it.

Xuan Haiyue raised her eyebrows, and said disapprovingly: "Really? When you meet a good woman, you should cherish it. If you miss it, don't regret it."

Xia Lixuan raised her eyebrows and remained silent.

At this moment, Huangfu Chengyao and Yu Zhentian walked in, looked at Xuan Haiyue and said, "Princess."

"General Yu heard that you and Marquis Dingbei were attacked by Nanzhao assassins, how did you get seriously injured?" Xuan Haiyue stood up and asked concerned.

"Thanks to the concubine's concern, fortunately, Mr. Xia arrived in time, the old man was only slightly injured, but Hou Ye heard that it was very serious." General Yu said.

"Chengyao, what happened. Hurry up and tell me everything that happened."

"Princess, it's because the subordinates were not well prepared. Those Nanzhao assassins came after the concubine and Lord Hou. They couldn't find the concubine and they killed General Yu. Fortunately, our losses were not very serious." Huangfu Cheng Yao said in a deep voice.

"How did they sneak into the barracks? The defense capabilities of the Feng Family Army and the Heijia Jingqi can't be so bad?" Xuan Haiyue frowned.

"Those assassins didn't attack the Feng family's army, but secretly brought down the Huaxia soldiers led by General Yu, and then they changed into the clothes of Huaxia soldiers, and carried out a plot when General Yu was unprepared. After I heard the sound of fighting So they hurried over with black armored cavalry. Those Nanzhao assassins were divided into two groups, assassinating General Yu and Dingbei Hou. After being captured, they committed suicide one by one. From their attire, it can be seen that they were Nanzhao soldiers. Zhaoren." Huangfu Chengyao said clearly.

"Now that Marquis Dingbei is injured, I will be fully responsible for all affairs in the army from today. Everyone must be more vigilant in the future, and we must not let assassins succeed again." Xuan Haiyue said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Huangfu Chengyao and Yu Zhentian clasped their hands together.

The next day, Xuan Haiyue, Yu Zhentian, Yuan Ping, Huangfu Chengyao and several other generals discussed the military situation in the big tent.Just now they received an urgent report that the King of Nanzhao sent Helian Ba, the first-rank hussar general of Nanzhao, to lead an army of 50 to attack Junming Pass, and now the army has set up camp two hundred miles away from the pass.

"I didn't expect the King of Nanzhao to send Helian Ba ​​to attack Junming Pass this time. If the prince is here, it can be said that the enemy has met." Huangfu Chengyao said in a deep voice.

"Cheng Yao knows Helian Ba?" Xuan Haiyue asked.

"The princess doesn't know something. Helian Ba ​​led the army to attack the Junming Pass 20 years ago. It was Prince Feng Yixuan who led the troops to fight against him. Later, Helian Ba ​​was almost wiped out by the old prince. In the hands of the old prince. Unexpectedly, 20 years later, Helian Ba ​​would make a comeback, vowing to lose to the shame of Prince Feng Yixuan." Huangfu Chengyao said in a deep voice.

"Helianba's military achievements in Nanzhao are very outstanding. The status of the Helian family in Nanzhao is equivalent to that of Fengwangfu in China. The only difference is that the Helian family has won the trust of the Nanzhao royal family. The Nanzhao kings of all dynasties They all trust and respect the Helian family very much. And Helianba is said to be a rare general in the Helian family in a hundred years, so the Nanzhao king named him a first-rank hussar general in charge of Nanzhao's military affairs. Even if Helian Ba ​​was defeated by the prince, he will not lose the Nanzhao royal family's reliance on this family." The old general Yuan Ping stroked his beard and said in a deep voice.

"What do the generals think about this battle?" Xuan Haiyue asked with a frown.

"Helian Ba ​​is coming aggressively this time, and he has brought another 50 troops, which shows that it is imperative to attack Junming Pass. However... Junming Pass is located in a valley and surrounded by mountains. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It's probably not difficult to defend with all your strength." Yu Zhentian calmly analyzed.

"General Yu is right. Junming Pass is the gateway to the southwest. There are many mountains and forests in the Sichuan and Shu areas, and the roads are narrow. Helianba's 50 troops may not be able to use it." Yuan Ping said.

"What the two generals said is reasonable." Huangfu Chengyao said.

"Report to the princess, Commander Han has a letter." Xiao Rui walked in holding a letter.

Xuan Haiyue took it, looked down for a while, frowned, handed the letter to General Yu and said, "What do you think of General Yu and the other generals?"

Yu Zhentian took a look, then looked at Xiao Rui who was standing beside Xuan Haiyue with a calm face in surprise, frowned and said: "While Helianba wanted to storm Junming Pass, he sent troops from the South Route Army to detour to cut me off." The army's retreat?"

Xuan Haiyue frowned deeply, and said after a while: "Bring the map here."

Xiao Rui took out a folded piece of paper, and slowly unfolded the paper to reveal a series of meandering lines representing mountains, rivers, and China's border from south to north at a glance.Xuan Haiyue frowned and said, "Has the detailed map of Sichuan and Shu been sent back?"

Xiao Rui took out another copy from the luggage and said, "I arrived this morning, and I'm planning to show it to the princess."

Xuan Haiyue freed up the table to spread out the map, and said, "All generals, come and have a look."

Everyone was already a little curious about the map in front of them, and they immediately gathered around after hearing Xuan Haiyue's words.There are two maps of similar size on the table, one is obviously all the border areas in the west of China.The other one is much more detailed, but only the southwestern one is concrete that they have never seen before.

(End of this chapter)