Chapter 255 Chess player
One day later.
The endless blizzard in the sky is still falling as always.
The dilapidated Beifeng City has crawled like a giant beast on the only way for the barbarians to go south, but the barbarians who have just completely occupied this giant city have begun to withdraw from the giant city one after another.
They didn't understand the king's order, but because of their trust in the king, they still followed it.
After the wandering wolf cavalry received the war materials provided by the sect, the huge barbarian army brushed past the endless camp of the sect, and went northward under the cover of the blizzard.
The tacit understanding of two huge armies that are hostile to each other is so weird that it seems to be performing a pantomime.
Both sides are so vigilant, but they also maintain restraint.
While this weird scene was going on,
In a snow forest two hundred miles to the north, a group of hundreds of remnants of soldiers is taking a short rest.
It was very quiet in the snowy forest, and most people were silently running exercises to restore the little source energy left in their bodies.
Li Qingyan quietly sat cross-legged in the middle of the army formation with his eyes closed and rested, his heroic face looked a little tired.
I don’t know how long it has passed in the wind and snow,
A man in a purple python suit floated down in the blizzard, and there were still some lightning arcs mixed with him.
As soon as Li Zhaoyuan landed, a woman in a red unicorn official uniform immediately stood up and bowed to salute:
"Second Highness."
Li Zhaoyuan glanced sideways at her:
"Mengxi, don't be too polite, take the time to calm your injury."
Xu Mengxi hurriedly bowed his head in salute:
"Thanks to the elixir given by His Highness the Second Highness, Mengxi's injuries no longer affect her actions at this moment."
In the battle of defending the city in such a desperate situation, the person with the more balanced personality and the more upright in dealing with things will often suffer the most serious injuries.
Xu Mengxi is not Zhou Chen's sixth son. He deliberately hard-wired the barbarian totem at the beginning of the war, then pretended to be dead, and hid in the rear to recuperate.
During the last offensive and defensive battle on the north city wall, Xu Mengxi fought desperately. If Li Zhaoyuan hadn't rescued her, she would have been beaten to a pool of blood by the barbarian totem at this moment.
Li Zhaoyuan's deep black eyes revealed a touch of softness just right:
"In the future, we may encounter wolf cavalry from the barbarians cruising outside. At that time, stop rushing forward."
Xu Mengxi curled her red lips slightly when she heard the words, and was about to say something more, but Li Zhaoyuan waved his hand:
"Okay, you rest first, I need to find Qing Yan for something."
"Yes." Xu Mengxi was slightly disappointed, but still nodded, sitting cross-legged, breathing out and adjusting his breath.
Walking in front of Li Qingyan in silence, Li Zhaoyuan sat down slowly.
Li Qingyan also opened and closed his phoenix eyes at this time, and asked:
"Second brother, how is the situation?"
Although he is a nobleman, Li Zhaoyuan, as the person with the highest cultivation level among the remnant soldiers, took over the task of scouting without any complaints.
Silent for a moment, Li Zhaoyuan glanced at the south, and said in a low tone:
"The barbarians and the sect have reached an agreement, and now the barbarians have begun to move northward, and there is a high probability that they are preparing to take over the Houting County area."
Li Qingyan nodded slightly:
"This speed is a little earlier than I expected, but at least it has been delayed for a day."
Li Zhaoyuan pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice:
"Qingyan, are we still going to Houting County?"
"Yes." Li Qingyan nodded.
Li Zhaoyuan frowned slightly:
"There should still be people left behind from the sect over there. If the sect in the north really reaches an agreement with the barbarians"
Speaking of this, he didn't continue, but the meaning was already very clear.
Being defeated in Beifeng, the reason why they chose Houting County instead of going to the Zongmen camp outside Beifeng City was because they were worried that the Zongmen would sell them directly to the barbarians as bargaining chips.
Today's hundreds of remnants are not the opponents of those sects at all.
Once they entered their camp, hundreds of them could disappear quietly.
In other words, going to Houting County will also have this risk.
When the barbarian army arrives, as long as the Zongmen Frontier Army staying in Houting County drags them back, they can also disappear silently.
Li Qingyan couldn't see any joy or anger in his crimson eyes, and asked in a flat voice:
"Second brother, do you think the barbarian king will really follow the agreement with the sect?"
"What?" Li Zhaoyuan murmured subconsciously, his eyes were a bit strange.
Li Qingyan raised his eyes and glanced at the thick snow cloud over the Xuelin:
"Second brother, what they want to see in the northern sect is that the barbarians and our court elite are desperately fighting, and they are watching from the sidelines, but the ultimate goal of the barbarian king from the beginning to the end is to break the northern seal city and invade us in the south. Great inflammation."
"If you think about it differently, I am standing in the position of the barbarian king. I am more inclined that the barbarians will give them a surprise attack when the elite squadron of the sect enters the city."
"Raid?"
Li Zhaoyuan frowned even tighter: "The barbarian king already knows that we have cloud energy bombs, a magic tool to disperse the blizzard. If they lose their time, if they don't rely on the city or some geographical advantages to fight fiercely in the wild, their chances of winning are almost zero."
Li Qingyan shook his head:
"So the barbarian Yi Wang waited for a day."
Li Zhaoyuan's eyes revealed his thoughts:
"one day?"
Li Qingyan narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, and her voice was a little hoarse:
"Maybe the Barbarian King is waiting for the Zongmen to offer a higher price this day, but in fact, I still prefer that he is judging whether the Zongmen's elite has a third cloud energy bullet. After all, if there is, the Zongmen will The door only needs to blow up another Yunqi bomb under Beifeng City to disperse the snowstorm, and they can only compromise obediently."
Li Zhaoyuan was silent for a few breaths, then slowly got up.
Li Qingyan stopped him:
"Second brother, where are you going?"
Li Zhaoyuan replied as a matter of course:
"Naturally, to monitor the movements in Beifeng City. If the Zongmen fights with the barbarians, we need first-hand information."
Li Qingyan's phoenix eyes revealed a playfulness:
"Second brother, although your cultivation level is high, if they really fight, after the army formation composed of hundreds of thousands of troops is fully deployed, it will not be difficult for the general to find you. This trip is too dangerous, so forget it."
Facing Li Qingyan's gaze, Li Zhaoyuan exhaled and cupped his hands:
"In that case, I'd better stay by Qingyan's side."
Li Qingyan smiled slightly, stood up on his knees, and glanced at the resting soldiers around him, his voice was heroic and resounding:
"Conclude the marching array and continue northward to Houting County."
A marching array is a type of military formation, and the sources of energy of the soldiers resonate and complement each other, enabling long-distance raids.
After there was no more sound, a group of hundreds of people stepped on the snow and headed north.
When approaching Houting County, Li Qingyan suddenly frowned and stopped the marching soldiers:
"Stop."
The elite teachers are all ordered and prohibited. The moment she spoke, the queue of hundreds of people immediately stopped on the snow field.
Li Qingyan's red pupils looked beyond the white snowfall, and vaguely saw two figures standing on a hillside not far away.
is watching,
A sound transmission with a charming smile was passed into Li Qingyan's ears precisely through the wind and snow that floated two miles away:
"His Royal Highness Wu Yuan, our parents miss you so much, we are here to wait for you."
Hearing this, Li Qingyan's chest rose and fell slightly.
But the next moment,
Li Qingyan glanced sideways at the soldiers behind him, and immediately lowered his voice and said:
"Immediately arrive at Houting County, everyone rests in place, forms a Xuanwu formation, and waits for the order of the palace."
Say it,
Li Qingyan glanced at the accompanying Li Zhaoyuan again:
"Second brother, please guard your surroundings to prevent the barbarian wolf cavalry from raiding."
Li Zhaoyuan also saw the two people standing on the hillside in the distance, pondered for a moment, nodded and said:
"Okay, do you need someone to accompany you?"
Li Qingyan's red lips curled up slightly, and he asked back with side eyes:
"Second brother, how can my son-in-law be willing to be unfavorable to me?"
Say it,
Li Qingyan stepped on his feet, and the whole body rushed towards the distant hillside like an arrow from the string.
The distance of two miles passed by in an instant.
landing,
Xu Yuan turned his back and looked into the distance, while Lou Ji stood behind him, crossed his arms and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is here, our parents have something to say to you."
Li Qingyan looked at his back, his chest rose and fell slightly, and said with a smile as he stepped forward:
"Oh? What else does the son-in-law want to say to Bengong?"
Xu Yuan slowly looked back after hearing the words.
Between the wind and the snow, they looked at each other for a while.
Xu Yuan frowned slightly, and moved sideways one step behind Lou Ji.
He... saw the urge to beat someone up in the eyes of Li Qingyan, a bad woman.
“.”
Pushed in front of Li Qingyan, looking at her beautiful eyes close at hand, Xu Yuan glanced back at Lou Ji.
Lou Ji crossed her arms, ready to be a fun person and watch the fun.
Sighed slightly, Xu Yuan said helplessly:
"Sister, you should leave for a while, it seems that Qingyan should have something to say to me alone."
“.”
Lou Ji glanced at the two of them, curled her lips, and while chanting some miscellaneous things, she disappeared into the wind and snow with a swaying plump figure.
After Lou Ji left, the two standing on the hillside were a little silent.
Xu Yuan looked at the woman in red in front of him, shook his head, and said with a smile:
"It looks like, Qingyan, you have a lot to say to me?"
"What do you think?"
The cold wind ruffled Li Qingyan's hair, his red crystal pupils stared straight at the man in front of him, and the smile on his lips was dangerous.
After listening to the reminder when this guy left, she realized many things.
She was tricked by him.
From the beginning, the whole situation in Beifeng City was caused by this guy.
Under her gaze, Xu Yuan sat cross-legged on the hill by himself, and then patted the side to signal Li Qingyan to sit down too.
But Li Qingyan didn't move, staring at him quietly.
Xu Yuan shook his head upon seeing this.
Not obedient at all, I miss the fifth day of Big Bing Tuozi.
Paused, he said to himself:
"Qing Yan, I think you should have seen some clues, right? After all, even if Beifeng City fell, didn't you touch the things I left in the North City Wall?"
"Ah"
Li Qingyan sneered in anger: "My son-in-law, those things you left behind, do you think I dare to touch them? If you don't pay attention to them, you will die there."
Xu Yuan was dumbfounded when he heard the words, and said with a smile:
"Sometimes lifting the floor can be considered an art."
"Art?"
Li Qingyan's long hair swaying in the wind is a little white: "I don't know whether it is art or not, but I know that if there are those source crystals for energy, Beifeng City will not be lost until now."
"Yes, it is true that it will not be lost."
Xu Yuan nodded in agreement, then stared at Li Qingyan, and asked, "And then? How long can the defenders in the city last?"
“.”
Li Qingyan was silent.
The most fundamental problem with the fall of Beifeng was not the lack of energy in the defense formation, but the lack of troops, but the attitude of the elite sects outside the city to their friendly troops when they were in trouble.
After counting interest,
She looked at his angular profile:
"Xu Changtian, from the very beginning, you have been trying your best to make Beifeng City fall as soon as possible. Is what I said right?"
Xu Yuan raised his head slightly, met her gaze, and nodded directly:
"yes."
Li Qingyan let out a long breath when he heard the words, but he was not angry, and asked calmly:
"So, you did the bombing of the Arc de Triomphe in Nancheng?"
Xu Yuan hesitated a little when he heard the words, and this time his answer was ambiguous:
"Maybe, maybe not."
Li Qingyan frowned slightly and gradually narrowed his eyes:
"What do you mean by that?"
Xu Yuan propped his hands on the snow layer behind him, looked up at the dark snowy sky, was quiet for a while, and then said quietly:
"I didn't do this,
"However, I suspect my father did it."
"." Li Qingyan.
These words contain a lot of information.
Thinking deeply, can it be understood that Mr. Xu had an affair with barbarians?
Pausing for a moment, Li Qingyan frowned and asked:
"You mean, Mr. Xu has connections with the barbarians?"
"ha?"
Xu Yuan chuckled, staring at Li Qingyan with a playful smile: "Why do you have such an idea?"
“.”
Li Qingyan was quiet for a moment, and chose to bend over and sit beside him, exhaling:
"That's right, I was a little confused just now. Xu Gong and the barbarians have no common interests, and based on my understanding of the barbarian king, it is impossible for him to gamble the luck of the whole family on a promise made by others, and detour to the north to seal the south of the city." , will only be his own decision."
Speaking of this, Li Qingyan stared sideways at Xu Yuan:
"So, this should be Mr. Xu's idle game?"
"Probably, after all, a carload of source crystals is not too expensive for our Prime Minister's Mansion."
Xu Yuan's voice is gentle and slow.
The Triumph Gate in the south of the city was blown up by a carriage from the Tianan Chamber of Commerce. At first, Xu Yuan also felt that someone was framing their Xiangguo Mansion.
But the more you know about it, the more something is wrong with this matter.
Before, the four of them were able to enter Beifeng City without accepting the inspection because of the presence of Li Qingyan, the commander of the Habayashi Army.
And what about the carriage with the logo of the Tianan Chamber of Commerce?
Just like this, carrying a car full of prohibited items, he passed the inspections outside the city and entered the Arc de Triomphe.
And more importantly,
After the incident, Lou Ji's own investigation failed to find out the slightest clue about the carriage.
How many people in this world can do such a thing?
Coupled with the fact that Zong Qingsheng was able to contact Di'an City in real time with Tianxun Yuanjing, the old man knew very well how long it had been since the army that had penetrated into the snow field had been harassed on a large scale.
This is not the old man's idle chess, who made it?
After the words fell, the two fell silent for a while.
Li Qingyan pondered for a while, then asked word by word:
"Even if it's playing chess, there should be a reason. What is the reason why you want Beifeng to fall, Mr. Xu and your son-in-law?"
"Because I can't keep it."
"Can hold."
Li Qingyan said very seriously: "If you didn't do those things from the beginning, Beifeng City would be able to defend it if it wanted to."
Xu Yuan sighed and said:
"I don't understand military affairs. With Qingyan's strategy, you may be able to hold on until Lord Hou and Mr. Zong go south, but this will not maximize the benefits."
“.”
Li Qingyan thought for a moment, the look in his eyes became a bit complicated, and his red lips parted, but he still didn't say anything in the end.
Seeing the change in her expression, Xu Yuan smiled gently and said:
"I thought you were going to beat me up."
Li Qingyan slowly raised his eyes and laughed at himself:
"I still know how to choose between a closed city in the north and a hundred years of peace in the north. This palace still knows, just like what the son-in-law said before he left last time, only if you give up can you get something."
said,
She pursed her red lips: "It's just that I didn't expect that I would become a **** in your concubine's hand."
"I?"
Xu Yuan raised his finger and pointed at himself, then shook his head: "You think highly of me."
Li Qingyan had a smile of unknown meaning on the corner of his lips, and his long hair fluttered against the cold wind:
"I led the elite out of the city to attack the camp, son-in-law, you immediately provided cloud energy bullets for the sect. At first, I thought it was your stupid move, but now it seems that I am short-sighted. It is specifically to force the barbarians to forcibly attack the city. At the same time It attracted 300,000 elites from the sect to go south, and encountered them outside Beifeng City."
"My palace is only thinking about how to slaughter the barbarians, but you, son-in-law, not only want to kill the barbarians, but also drive the tigers and wolves to eat the 300,000 elites of the sect in one fell swoop, so you treat Beifeng City, an important town through the ages, as an outcast. Can't you be considered a chess player?"
"Of course not."
Xu Yuan took a deep look at Li Qingyan and shook his head:
"What I have done is just a corner of the chess game."
"A corner?"
"Do you still remember those military frames we saw all the way north?"
"Those military trucks that deliver relief supplies to the victims of the northern border?"
"Yes, those are the ones, but I guess those "disaster relief" targets are not ordinary victims, but those mountain gates of the northern sect."
“.”
The wind howled, and the silence spread.
Xu Yuan stood up slowly with his knees propped up, looked in the direction of Di'an City from a distance, and said in a low voice:
"Qing Yan, we are all chess pieces, and the real chess players are in Di'an City."
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