Nightwatcher

At this moment, Huaiqing felt a "boom" in his mind, and he felt a sense of panic that his deepest secret was ruthlessly exposed, and he felt slightly at a loss as to what to do.

He, he knows that I am number one, already knew my identity? !

He has been asking me to send letters in private these days, and he wanted to ask me to meet several times, but I sternly refused, he, what did he think at the time, he must have laughed secretly in his heart, no, he even laughed out loud

Not only did he know my identity, but he also announced it in front of Li Miaozhen.

The eldest daughter of the emperor's elegant and refined face froze, her eyes widened slightly. With her scheming, this was an extremely poor performance.

Li Miaozhen's eyes widened immediately, and her small mouth was so open that an egg could be stuffed in. She really did not expect to hear such explosive news. .

Number one is Huaiqing, the princess of the royal family, the eldest daughter of Emperor Yuan Jing? !

After the shock, Li Miaozhen remembered his own mantra in Tiandihui: "I want to stab Emperor Yuan Jing to death", "Is Emperor Yuan Jing dead?", "When will Emperor Yuan Jing die!"

The scalp of Tianzong Saintess was a little numb, goosebumps were raised on her neck, and she had the urge to rush out of the room and jump into the well.

The embarrassment made her almost ashamed.

Huaiqing's eyes flickered, and he regained his coolness and composure, and said lightly: "When did you know, Yunlu Academy student, Young Master Xu."

Huaiqing is really an old hermaphrodite! Xu Qi'an's expression froze slightly, he coughed, and said calmly:

"It's just a recent matter, um, for example, His Highness is extremely smart and ordered Lin'an to go to Wenyuan Pavilion to borrow books."

When talking, Xu Qi'an glanced at Li Miaozhen who was beside him, and said in his heart that it's really good, everyone died together.

Huaiqing nodded, with a calm face: "Mr. Xu is really smart, he is worthy of being a scholar who has read the books of sages, not worse than your elder brother who alone blocked eight thousand rebels in Yunzhou."

Xu Qi'an nodded slowly: "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness is the smartest person in the Tiandihui. Using the autumn hunting picture as an excuse to arouse Lin'an's interest in hunting, he hid himself very well."

Huaiqing said blankly, "Mr. Xu is so powerful, do other people know?"

"Don't, stop talking." Li Miaozhen silently covered her face.

Xu Qi'an and Huaiqing were silent at the same time, with stern faces and no words.

As long as we are not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed.

Xu Qi'an glanced at the eldest daughter of the emperor who looked calm as usual, and muttered a few words in his heart:

If I didn't see you just now, everyone was dumbfounded, I really thought you had no shame and a clear conscience

Li Miaozhen cleared her throat, looked at them, and suggested: "Today's matter, only the three of us know about it, how about it?"

"I have no objection." Xu Qi'an nodded "calmly".

Miao Zhen good assist!

Huaiqing nodded, looked at him lightly, and said, "Who else knows your identity?"

Xu Qi'an replied: "No, it's just the two of you."

Lina is automatically ignored.

After another moment of silence, Huaiqing brought the topic back to the right track and said, "Has the case been clarified?"

Xu Qi'an said "Yes", "Before that, you two should answer me a question, Your Highness, are you the fragment of the Book from the Earth that you obtained six years ago?"

Huaiqing was startled, but did not refute.

Xu Qi'an asked again: "Miaozhen, you are the fragment of the book from the ground given to you by Daoist Jinlian when he went to Tianzong."

Li Miaozhen couldn't hide her surprise: "How do you know?"

My guess was correct, meeting Xu Qi'an let out a sigh of relief, and said: "I have indeed investigated the case, first of all I want to tell you one thing, Daoist Jinlian is the Daoist head of the Dizong."

The expressions of Huaiqing and Li Miaozhen froze instantly.

Huaiqing's face was solemn and extremely serious, and he said word by word: "What's going on?"

"Di Zong Taoist head fell into a demon, but he didn't completely fall into it. The kindness split and became Taoist Priest Jinlian. Miaozhen, you should still remember that when he was guarding the lotus seeds, Taoist Priest Jinlian entangled Heilian alone, and with him entangled with that ray of evil thoughts." Xu Qi'an looked at the Tianzong Saintess.

Li Miaozhen frowned: "I was indeed confused at the time. Even if it was a ray of evil thoughts, it was also the evil thoughts of the second-rank transcending tribulation period. Daoist Jinlian is not even a third-rank, how can I fight against it? It's just"

It's just that you are too lazy to use your brain! Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

If Huaiqing had been there at that time, he probably would have thought of more things, but it is a pity that Huaiqing is a weak chicken with no cultivation base.

Xu Qi'an did not pause, and recounted his and Luo Yuheng's conjectures to the two of them. In this retelling, Luo Yuheng hid his achievements and fame, and did not appear.

It's not easy for him to tell about his private friendship with the national teacher unless the national teacher allows it.

During the process, Huaiqing's face changed greatly, from astonishment, anger, and gloomy to the last, sinking like water, without saying a word, as if he had lost his language function.

Li Miaozhen's expression froze into: eyes open and mouth open. It looks like a solidified doll figure.

The Daoist Emperor of the Dizong seemed normal back then, but in fact he had signs of being possessed by demons. King Huai and Yuan Jing met him in Nanyuan, so he was polluted and turned into a seemingly normal, but actually mentally twisted lunatic.

So Duke Huai slaughtered the city and made alchemy for his own selfishness.

Therefore, Emperor Yuan Jing knew that luck would not allow him to live forever, but he just didn't believe in evil.

Normal people wouldn't do that, but what about half-crazy people with twisted minds?

"It turns out that the chief culprit of all this is Daoist Jinlian." Li Miaozhen murmured in a sigh-like tone.

"That's why you asked me to meet privately that day instead of using a land letter to send a letter, because you were afraid of being seen by Taoist Jinlian. You don't trust Taoist Jinlian." Huaiqing said in a low voice.

"Yes, I'm not sure if Priest Jinlian knows these things, I, I don't believe him." Xu Qi'an sighed.

Huaiqing nodded, it would happen to anyone else, he thought he was a trustworthy senior, but it turned out to be the culprit of everything.

"Could the abnormality in the dragon's veins be another incarnation of Daoist Jinlian?" Li Miaozhen asked.

Damn it, I didn't deduce the truth of the case at all, and I was so far behind Xu Qi'an, all because he didn't share the clues with me about the saint of Tianzong to save me.

"I don't know, half a month later, I will explore the dragon's veins again, and this time there will be results." Xu Qi'an did not explain why there will be results this time.

Li Miaozhen and Huaiqing didn't ask any more questions.

"So, the soul pill is actually needed by the one in the underground dragon veins, and the same is true for the pills that my father has refined over the years?" Huaiqing pondered.

"It should be." Xu Qi'an said.

After hesitating for a while, she asked: "Father, can you still clean up the pollution?"

Xu Qi'an said: "First of all, we need to understand the nature of pollution. If a person's nature changes, it will be difficult to recover. If he is controlled, then Daoist Jinlian may have a way."

The former is that one has become bad, and the nature of the whole person has been broken, and it is difficult to recover. The latter, you only need to release the control to recover.

Hearing this, Li Miaozhen interjected, "No, even if the nature is broken, if the Buddhist eminent monks can help, then Yuan Jingming can see his nature and restore his true nature."

Huaiqing's eyes light up slightly.

"By the way, do you want to tell Lina about these things?" Feiyan asked.

"Tell her what?" Xu Qi'an asked back.

Huaiqing didn't speak, but looking at Li Miaozhen's eyes, he was also expressing the same meaning.

"It's fine to call her when you're fighting, don't use your brains, don't embarrass her." Xu Qi'an said.

Makes sense! Li Miaozhen nodded slowly.

After agreeing to wait for the situation in half a month, Xu Qi'an sent Huaiqing out of the mansion.

Before leaving, Huaiqing lowered his voice and said, "After half a month, if all the truth is revealed, you won't have to leave the capital."

The princes and the supervisor will definitely try their best to solve the problem of the "half madness" of the father.

Can't bear to part with me? Xu Qi'an smiled, but didn't answer.

After a pause, Huaiqing said again: "During this period, I will review all the clues again, and I will notify you if there are any problems."

After speaking, she boarded the carriage and drove away from the street.

The dilapidated city head, inside the urn city.

Dafeng's senior generals gathered together and quarreled fiercely.

Wei Yuan turned a deaf ear and stood in front of Kanyu map, groaning silently.

Ten days have passed since Dingguan City was defeated. Under the leadership of Wei Yuan, the army attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold, piercing into the hinterland of Yan Kingdom like a sharp knife.

Now he has conquered seven cities and advanced hundreds of miles. The city he is in now is called Xucheng, which is the last pass in the capital city of Yan Kingdom.

It was only one step away from reaching the capital of the Yan Kingdom, and within ten days, Wei Yuan only needed one ten days to defeat this country, which is known as a country with countless dangers.

Regarding the capital of Yan Kingdom, whether to fight or not to fight, serious disagreements appeared among the generals of the army.

Because the Dafeng army is in a state of extreme embarrassment and lacks food!

"Why hasn't the food and grass arrived? According to the previous deployment, the first batch of food and grass should have arrived three days ago. We can't fight anymore. The battle line is too long, and our supply line has been broken. There is no food and grass, no artillery, and no crossbow arrows." ,how to spell?"

A young general stood up with a stern face, and said: "From Dingguan City to Xucheng, we lost more than half of our soldiers. And the capital of Yan Kingdom is surrounded by mountains on both sides, so we can't eat it with our current strength alone. If there is an accident, there must be a third-rank wizard sitting in Yan Guoguo."

This young general is called Zhao Ying, he was born in the imperial army, he is a fourth-rank master, and he is a leader in the Dafeng Qingzhuang sect.

He advocated retreat and was the leader of the conservative faction.

The radical faction, headed by Nangong Qianrou, advocated taking Yan Kingdom in one go.

"Sixty miles to the northeast is the capital of the Yan Kingdom. After capturing Xucheng, we have replenished our food, grass and shells, and we can fully support another battle." Nangong Qianrou said lightly:

"We were able to fight here because of the words "soldiers are precious and fast". Once we retreat, it is equivalent to giving the Yan Kingdom a chance to breathe. But if we capture Yandu, the army and food can be replenished."

Such a big victory was all thanks to his adoptive father's almost desperate quick decision, which broke the momentum of the Yan army. Now Fengjun's momentum is like a rainbow, and it's time to work hard.

Once retreated, this invincible momentum subsided, and it would be difficult to win against the formidable city of Yan Kingdom and the reinforcements of Kang Kingdom.

Zhao Ying stared at Nangong Qianrou viciously, and said in a deep voice:

"Soldiers are expensive and fast, which is not suitable for Yandu. Yandu is surrounded by mountains on both sides, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are flying beast troops stationed in the mountains, which are far from comparable to other cities. In addition, we slaughtered seven cities in a row. Whether it's people from the rivers and lakes, or the defeated soldiers of the Yan Kingdom, they are all fleeing to Yandu.

"If the city breaks, everyone will die. This is their consensus. Now Yandu must unite as one and defend the city to the death. Our troops will not be able to gnaw at it. And once we suffer heavy losses in the siege, it is time for the opponent to counterattack, and the entire army may be wiped out crisis.

"It's better to retire for the time being, to recuperate, replenish food and armaments, and start again."

Yandu is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Most of the generals present have no confidence, so there are more conservatives present than the main fighters.

The reason why they are still arguing is nothing more than they still have expectations for Wei Yuan.

"Take a rest overnight and set off tomorrow. The army is approaching the city." Wei Yuan pointed to the capital of Yan Kingdom on the map.

The argument subsided.

Sixty miles away, the capital of Yan Kingdom was built in a huge valley. The towering city wall stretching three hundred feet connects the two peaks.

The mountains are steep and precipitous, the city walls are majestic and tall, supplemented by artillery, bed crossbows, rolling stones and other defensive armaments, it can be called impregnable. Any military strategist will be amazed when he sees this majestic city.

Throughout the history, since the founding of the Yan Kingdom, over 1,400 years ago, the city has only been destroyed once, and that was the most prosperous period of the Great Zhou Dynasty. A prince of the Great Zhou royal family, a martial artist of the same way, a second rank, led the army Invaded Yandu.

According to Yan Kingdom's historical records, that battle was very tragic. The Sorcerer God killed a rain master (second rank) and a Linghui (third rank), and finally the witch god killed the peak second rank prince himself.

This is not because Yandu's defense is not good, but because the opponent's combat power is already at the top of Kyushu.

The capital, the palace.

Nurhega, the monarch of Yan Kingdom, is still tall despite his gray hair. This monarch is extremely talented. When he was young, he took the martial arts route.

Then he switched to the wizard system, and after the fourth rank, he entered the bottleneck again.

Dual systems are extremely rare. It is not that different systems will repel each other, but because it is difficult to practice, and only by focusing on one system can we go higher and further.

Nurhega, who is over fifty years old, has missed the third rank, whether it is the martial arts system or the wizard system.

He doesn't think it's a pity, third-rank masters are as rare as a feather, and it's normal to fail to cultivate. And his dual system, single combat power is stronger than any system's fourth rank.

Nurhega sat on the throne and listened to the heated discussions of the courtiers.

The top officials of the Yan Kingdom were not frustrated or angry because of Wei Yuan's dominance, and they were already mentally prepared for a big defeat.

"Wei Yuan has captured Xucheng, and his troops will come to the city tomorrow."

"How did he manage to break through seven cities in a short span of ten days?"

"Can the country survive?"

In the main hall, the atmosphere was a bit dignified, and the ministers of the Yan Kingdom looked serious, as if they were facing an enemy.

At this moment, some veterans seemed to have returned to the Battle of Shanhaiguan, recalling the fear and shame of being dominated by Wei Yuan.

"According to the news from the scouts, Feng's army has at most 50,000 troops left. No matter how Wei Yuan uses his troops like a god, it will be extremely difficult to destroy the capital with 50,000 troops."

"Now the city is full of people, and the defenders, armaments, food and grass are sufficient. At worst, we will fight with Wei Yan."

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Nurheja couldn't help but looked at the old man who was wrapped in a robe, hooded, and holding a gold staff inlaid with gemstones, and said respectfully, "Master Irbu, what do you think?"

In the three northeastern countries, each country has a third-grade Linghui who acts as a national teacher. They do not participate in government affairs on weekdays, but their status is higher than that of a country's monarch, because they represent the general altar and the Witch God Sect.

Irbu, who was lucky enough to recover his life in Chuzhou, held a golden stick in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Kang's 50,000 troops have entered the territory of Yan, and within five days at most, they will be able to encircle us."

Nurheja nodded thoughtfully: "Yandu has stood for more than a thousand years, experienced many wars, and only broke it once. Wei Yuan wants to break the city, but he can't do it in a short time. But for the current Fengjun, time is too much." Crucial. They don't have enough food."

The officials in the hall nodded slowly:

"Even if Kang's army cuts off their food and grass supply routes, we hold the city, and within three days, Wei Yuan will be able to retreat."

"We'll see how Wei Yuan fights this battle."

Irb looked through the palace door, looking out at the blue sky.

Slaughtering seven cities in a row, slashing the luck of my shamanism, pointing at the shamanism god Wei Yuan, you think that you are unparalleled in wisdom, and that all the deployments of last year are impeccable, heh, but you don't know that we are waiting for you.

It's a fool's dream to want to reach the main altar with less than 100,000 troops.

At the top of the dilapidated city, Wei Yuan was wearing a dark blue cloak, looking down from a bird's eye view, and the big soldiers pushed flatbed carts, throwing corpses into deep pits and torches.

Thick smoke rose, mixed with the stench of burning flesh.

Those who were burned were not only the soldiers and common people of the Yan Kingdom, but also the soldiers who worshiped themselves.

In just ten days, the Dafeng army lost more than 40,000 generals and soldiers.

The soldiers acted silently. The days of war, the baptism of blood and fire made the soldiers become silent, and the bravery was hidden in this silence.

Nangong Qianrou came behind Wei Yuan and said in a low voice: "Father, after this battle, you will be infamous in history."

Seven cities were slaughtered in a row, blood stained hundreds of miles. In Nangong Qianrou's view, there is nothing wrong with killing surrendered soldiers. The Dafeng Army is a lone army that penetrates deep into the enemy's belly. If they don't kill surrendered soldiers, they will suffer from them.

It is necessary to worry about surrendering and rebelling, and there are more mouths to eat, consuming food and grass.

But killing common people is a taboo for military strategists, not to mention slaughtering seven cities in a row. Even if he returns triumphantly, he will be condemned by those defenders.

Since the troops were dispatched, the food and grass from Dafeng had never been there. They burned, killed and looted all the way, feeding wars with wars.

This is not a good phenomenon.

Those generals of the new generation only said that it was the unique mode of leading troops adopted by their adoptive father, and they were very excited after tasting the sweetness one after another. But now, I gradually realized that something was wrong.

So the new generation of generals chose to withdraw.

This is true for the generals of the new generation, let alone old people like Nangong Qianrou who have followed Wei Yuan for more than ten or twenty years.

"There will be no more food."

Wei Yuan's smile was as gentle as ever, and his tone was as flat as before: "We only have as much food as we bring. Dafeng will not give even a grain of food."

"Who dares to run out of food?" Nangong Qianrou was full of murderous aura.

"Who else can there be in the whole Dafeng?" Wei Yuan asked with a smile.

Nangong Qianrou's pupils contracted violently.

"I know you want to take down Yandu in one go, and then occupy the magpie's nest, use this dangerous pass to deal with Kang's reinforcements, and encircle Kang's reinforcements with the reinforcements from the three prefectures of Jingxiang and Henan. It's a pity that Yan is a hard nut to crack , we can’t move anymore. I transferred all the troops from the three states to other places.”

Wei Yuan's expression remained unchanged, he watched the blazing fire, licked the flames of the pile of corpses, and said indifferently: "Tomorrow the army will advance fifty miles and confront Yandu for three days. After three days, you will leave with 10,000 heavy cavalry, and no one else will use it." Well, they have to stay here."

As he spoke, he took out two kits from his bosom, one purple and one red.

"After three days, open the purple kit, and it will tell you where to go. After arriving at the destination, open the red kit, and it will tell you what to do in the future."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Xu Nian commanded the soldiers to burn the corpses and dissect the horses. They had just won a small battle.

Annihilation of 800 enemy troops and loss of 1000 is already a very gratifying victory.

Several days have passed since the attack that night, and the large-scale attack dispersed the three-party coalition forces of Yaoman and Dafeng.

The Yasukuni army made a prompt decision, divided up the troops, and pursued and killed them!

In the past few days, Xu New Year had a deeper understanding of the cruelty of war and the bravery of the Fire Armor Army. I also saw the weirdness and horror of the wizard waking up the corpse before the battle and turning it into a corpse soldier.

There are heavy cavalry and wizards who can manipulate corpses, and the Dafeng Army is completely using their lives to fill in the victory.

When the coalition forces were dispersed, Xu Niannian and Chu Yuanzhen had only 600 soldiers with them. After so many days, they absorbed the remnants along the way, and the number expanded to 1,700.

Now there are only seven hundred left.

After burning the corpses, Xu Nian arranged for scouts to patrol, and immediately asked the soldiers to set up a pot to cook horse meat.

The soldiers skillfully cut the horse meat, and then several of them joined forces, wielding the saber that had just killed the man, chopped the horse meat until it was smashed, and then put it into the pot to boil.

This is the idea that Xu Nian came up with. The horse meat is rough and hard, has a very bad taste, and is not easy to digest. It is okay to eat it once in a while, but if you eat horse meat for a few days in a row, the soldiers' stomachs can't stand it.

I can't even poop.

Therefore, Xu Xinian proposed to chop up the horse meat and boil it in a pot to increase the taste and promote digestion.

"Without Brother Chu, we would have to die hundreds more before we could eat this wave of enemy troops."

Xu Nian walked up to Chu Yuanzhen, took off the water bag and handed it over.

Chu Yuanzhen gulped down half a bag, and said with a lonely smile:

"I read a few military books when I was young, and I thought I was a genius who led troops to fight. Now I know that I am not that material when I go to the battlefield. It is you who have grown up rapidly. Which of these soldiers is not convinced by you?"

Xu Nian smiled: "Everyone has their own strengths. If I didn't have this talent, the teacher wouldn't ask me to major in the art of war. I understand that on the battlefield, there are only a few people who use tricks. It has to rely on military strength. Martial arts and military strength play a vital role. It is a pity that only three artillery pieces and six crossbows were brought out."

If it were Xu Erlang who was before going to the battlefield, he should be holding his chin up and looking proud now, but Chu Yuanzhen sighed with emotion when he said some modest words hypocritically.

Just as he was talking, a scout galloped over and said loudly: "Xu Qianshi, I found a remnant army, thirty people."

No trumpets were blown, indicating that it was Dafeng's army, his own people.

Xu Nian and Chu Yuanzhen stood up, and the former said in a deep voice, "Let them come over."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and smiled wryly at Chu Yuanzhen: "It's okay, it's okay, there are not too many people, and the rations can be kept."

In a short time, the scouts arrived with a remnant soldier of thirty, and this remnant soldier also carried a cannon and more than a dozen shells.

Their faces are full of exhaustion, they are dusty, their armor is damaged, and there are knife marks all over their bodies. Everyone has wounds on their bodies.

It seems that they have just experienced the battle not long ago.

Looking at the steaming iron pan and smelling the smell of meat soup, the two hundred infantrymen swallowed.

Xu Nian went up to greet him and said, "Whoever has the highest position should speak up."

A bearded man stepped forward, about forty years old, clasped his fists and said: "The general banner of the Hundred Households Office in Xi County, Yongzhou, Zhao Panyi."

Xu Nian nodded and said: "My official Dingzhou is in charge of the inspector's affairs, and I am a scholar of the Imperial Academy, Xu Nian."

After Zhao Panyi heard this, his expression changed, he glared at Xu New Year viciously, snorted coldly, turned around and left.

Xu Nian was stunned for a moment, a blank look flashed across his face, he frowned and said, "Zhao Zongqi stay here, I know you?"

"I don't know!" Zhao Panyi said in a muffled voice.

I don't know, I thought I robbed your wife when I didn't know it. Xu Xinian cursed in her heart, and frowned even tighter:

"Since I don't know him, why is Zhao Zongqi?"

"Speaking really politely, as expected of a scholar, Xu Pingzhi's son of a bitch actually gave birth to the seeds of reading. I heard that Xu Yinluo's cousin is also in the army, but I didn't expect to meet him today." Zhao Panyi With a sneer, he said:

"I don't know you, but I know you, Lao Tzu. We were still brothers during the Battle of Shanhaiguan."

Do you have the attitude of being a brother? Xu Erlang was shocked.

"Zongqi Zhao has an old grudge with my father?"

"There is no old grudge, but I just can't understand him as an ungrateful person."

Zhao Panyi let out a "bah" and said:

"During the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Xu Pingzhi and I were on the same team, and there was another person named Zhou Biao. The three of us had a very good relationship, and we were brothers who could give each other our backs.

"At the end of the Battle of Shanhaiguan, we were sent to stop the corpse soldiers of the Witch God Cult. During the fierce battle, Zhou Biao blocked a knife for your father and died on the battlefield. Xu Pingzhi swore at that time that he would take over Zhou Biao's old mother. Going to the capital to support him, he wants to raise his two sons and daughters.

"Damn it, I only found out later that this ungrateful thing didn't go to Zhou Biao's hometown to pick up people. I'm a dog, and my son is a good person? They are all bad species. Even if I, Zhao Panyi, starve to death, I will die on the battlefield." Come on, I won't eat your rice or drink your soup. Bah!"