There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 406
After some explanation by Yang Zhilan.

Su Xian understood what happened.

It turned out that when Yang Zhilan was hiding in Nalanyan's house and keeping surveillance as usual, suddenly, a woman dressed as a maid arrived and entered through a secret door.

Na Lanyan received the woman dressed as a maid.

But unfortunately, Yang Zhilan did not eavesdrop on the conversation between them.

Because there is a secret room in Nalanyan's house, which is airtight and surrounded by people guarding it at all times. Yang Zhilan cannot get close at all in order not to scare the snake.

Soon, Nalanyan and the woman dressed as a maid walked out of the secret room.

Nalanyan's face was slightly flustered. She left the mansion with the maid overnight and took a carriage to... the central area of ​​Ping'an City.

That is the location of the small island in the middle of Yongji Canal!
After monitoring Nalan Yan for so long, this was the first time Yang Zhilan found her here.

What is Nalan Yan going to do here?
Yang Zhilan instinctively felt that this matter was strange, so she hid in the dark and observed carefully.

I saw Nalanyan taking the maid on a small boat, wading across the Yongji Canal, landing on the small island, and finally entering a warehouse and disappearing.

Yang Zhilan hid in the dark and stayed there for a long time, but she never came out.

After weighing the left and right, Yang Zhilan decided to come back immediately and tell Su Xian about the matter. She had a premonition that something big might happen tonight and should prepare early.

After listening to her story, Su Xian had already put on his clothes. With a serious look on his face, he sent people to invite Qiu Dianjun, Zhou Ji's Office, Youzhou Governor and Luo Gan respectively.

After a while, Zhou Ji's Office and Qiudian Army arrived first.

Soon after, the governor of Youzhou also arrived in a hurry.

Since there was no one left to wait for Luo Gan, Su Xian decided to ignore him for now and directly told Yang Zhilan what he saw and heard, and then asked in a deep voice:

"Everyone, during this critical period, Nalanyan suddenly visited the small island in the middle of the Yongji Canal in the middle of the night. The reasons must not be simple. What do you guys think?"

"..."

At the moment, everyone was talking and expressing their opinions, but most of them were expressing worries and guessing that Nalan Yan must have noticed something.

This matter is of great importance, and if it is not handled properly, it will lead to catastrophic consequences!

However, just the day before the plan was to start, such an accident occurred, which really worried everyone, because it added many uncontrollable variables...

Su Xian frowned and said:

"The arrangements we have made around the Yongji Canal Island are not fully prepared yet. If the Liao army suddenly launches an attack, we may be caught off guard."

"However, there is no need to worry. If you think about it the other way around, they don't even know the weapons we have deployed. If we fight, they will be the ones who suffer the most."

"That's the truth." Zhou Jishi nodded slowly.

Su Xian continued: "Furthermore, we have placed ten thousand soldiers in the city. If an incident occurs, the soldiers can quickly dispatch to quell the chaos."

"This will disturb the people in the city, but there is no other way."

"..."

Youzhou is a very important border state, with a total of fifty thousand local garrison troops stationed all year round.

Among the [-] frontier troops, [-] are scattered in counties and passes throughout Youzhou, and the remaining [-] are stationed at the garrison camp on the west side of Youzhou City all year round.

Under normal circumstances, the local garrison was not allowed to enter the city, and any violation was punishable by beheading.

But Su Xian has a transfer order issued by Princess Lanling.

He had already secretly ordered Luo Gan to secretly dispatch [-] soldiers into the city and distribute them around Ping'an City...

There are [-] Liao troops lurking in the city, and Su Xian also secretly dispatched [-] soldiers. In addition, with the deployment of weapons such as divine thunder and trebuchets, if the Liao army suddenly appears and causes chaos, I believe there will be nothing to fear.

So Su Xian said loudly:

"Even if they come out to cause trouble now, we are still confident enough to destroy them!"

"..."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nodded slowly, and their nervous minds gradually relaxed.

Now that the accident has happened, it is useless to be nervous and anxious. It is only right to find ways to face it and make up for it.

Su Xian continued to analyze:
"What needs to be considered now is why Nalanyan visited the Yongjiqu Island in the middle of the night? There are also the more than [-] Liao cavalry stationed on the border of the Liao Kingdom!"

Zhou Jishi said with a smile:
"In fact, there is no need to worry too much about these two points. Although we are not aware of Nalan Yan's changes, the most we can do is let the Liao army take the lead earlier."

"As for the more than [-] cavalry stationed on the border of the Liao Kingdom, it is impossible for them to quickly cross the dangerous mountains and rivers to reach Youzhou City!"

"Because if the iron cavalry of the Liao Kingdom wants to go south at the fastest speed, they must pass through the natural danger of 'Jimen Pass'! But Jimen Pass is not so easy to break through!"

"So, you can rest assured that even if Nalan Yan makes a sudden move and causes the Liao army in the city to attack in advance, we will just wipe it out. It's nothing to worry about!"

"..."

After everyone heard the words of the Zhou Ji room, the last trace of tension in their hearts disappeared.

Su Xian continued:

"Having said that, we should also be more vigilant."

"If you pass the order, whether it is the warehouse or courtyard where the divine thunder and trebuchet are placed, or the soldiers who are secretly hiding around Ping An City, they all need to be prepared."

"Keep your armor on your body, your sword out of its scabbard, and your bow and arrow on the string!"

"If the Liao army suddenly appears to cause trouble, you don't need to report it, just go ahead and eliminate it without making any mistakes!"

"..."

As the military order was issued, everyone dispersed.

It was now midnight, and it was impossible for Su Xian and others to wait here just for something to happen.

It would be better to continue sleeping.

Replenish your energy so you can face the stormy weather in the coming days.

After Su Xian returned to his room, he fell asleep and fell asleep. This time he also had a dream, but it was not the wonderful dream before, but a nightmare.

In the dream, more than [-] Liao Kingdom cavalry suddenly appeared at the foot of Youzhou City. It was too sudden, and then the Liao Kingdom cavalry entered the city. The entire Youzhou City was ablaze and blood flowed like a hell on earth...

"what!"

Suddenly, Su Xian woke up from his nightmare and stood up, breathing heavily.

Only then did he realize that the scene just now was just a dream.

Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead with a wave of his sleeve, he turned his head and saw that Yang Zhilan was indeed not in the room...

After waking up from the nightmare, Su Xian was not sleepy at all, so he lifted the quilt and got out of bed, ready to wash his face and go to find Yang Zhilan.

But just when he got out of bed, outside the restaurant, on the quiet street, a series of horse hooves suddenly sounded, getting clearer and clearer from far to near!

Who is riding down the street in the middle of the night?

Something bad must have happened!

Su Xian's heart sank immediately, he quickly put on his clothes, and opened the door to go out. At this time, he found that the Zhou Ji room who lived next to him had also got up, and the two met face to face.

"Maybe something happened, let's go down and take a look."

Zhou Jishi said with a solemn expression.

The two came to the lobby of the restaurant, the lights were brightly lit, Yang Zhilan and Qiu Dianjun had already been waiting here.

The cool night breeze poured in through the open door, and it was so cold that Su Xian couldn't help but shudder.

When everyone met, they were speechless.

Then at the same time, he looked at the man who got off his horse on the street outside the restaurant door.

It was a soldier, his clothes and armor were torn, and there were obvious blood stains and dirt and grass clippings. His face was haggard and tired. He almost fell to the ground when he dismounted.

"Who are you? What happened?"

After the soldiers with tattered armor entered the restaurant lobby, Su Xian asked in a deep voice.

At this time, dozens of fast horses were rushing towards the streets in the distance. They were the soldiers stationed at the city gate. They should have come to pursue this soldier with tattered armor.

"Jimen Pass...is broken!"

The soldier with tattered armor said with a cry, and then fell to the ground with an ugly look on his face, looking exhausted and exhausted.

(End of this chapter)