Jiaochu

"Report!"

During dinner time, a scout hurried over to report the urgent military situation.

"Your Majesty, there is a large army marching towards Chihe, with hundreds of thousands of people."

King Pingnan slapped the table and stood up, making the dishes clink and startled both Meng Jingxiu and Ye Yuyao. King Pingnan was furious and scolded the Qi State for taking advantage of the situation. He didn't even eat any food. He took his big sword and rushed over. Meng Tianlan sent someone to send orders to the Red Armor Army. Then the father and son took 3,000 Red Armor Army and rushed to the border of Chihe River. .

Meng Jingxiu and Ye Yuyao were frightened when they heard that there were hundreds of thousands of troops. Princess Pingnan also looked solemn and asked someone to notify General Fang so that the father and son could take care of them.

Afterwards, General Fang took his eldest son Fang Tang and two thousand Red Armor troops to catch up with the father and son on the road. The four of them led five thousand Red Armor troops to check out the situation.

It was getting dark, and the thick night covered the earth like a black veil. There was a solemn and solemn atmosphere all around, and the light reflected on people's faces also revealed a bit of bleakness and depression.

"Mother and concubine, why haven't my father and eldest brother come back yet?" Meng Jingxiu looked towards the door with anxiety and uneasiness in her eyes. Ye Yuyao was equally worried. She held a jade pendant in her palm, which Meng Tianlan gave to her on their wedding night. It was a personal item that he had worn since he was a child.

Princess Pingnan said calmly: "It always takes some time to go back and forth on the road. It also takes time to find out the enemy's strength and intentions. How can we come back so soon?" Meng Jingxiu couldn't wait any longer and said to go to the gate to have a look. Princess Nan asked the housekeeper to follow her. After Meng Jingxiu and the housekeeper left, Princess Pingnan said to Ye Yuyao, "Lan'er has fought large and small battles with his father before, and he often gave his father advice and arranged troops. He is more experienced in setting up formations than his father, and will not act rashly."

Ye Yuyao nodded, feeling a little more at ease.

Princess Pingnan continued, "Lan'er was thrown into the military camp by his father since he was a child to learn horseback riding and archery. He competed with the soldiers every day. Every day when he came back, he was either covered in mud or ashes. His father compared him to what he did in the military camp. The soldiers in the army were much stricter, so the boy's temperament was a little duller. He didn't know how to say sweet words, and he didn't like to laugh much. Jing'er said that his eldest brother always had a straight face, which scared away girls. In the future, he would marry If you don’t want to be a wife, you can only go to the mountains and become a monk.”

Ye Yuyao smiled slightly, then lowered her head and blushed, looking at the jade pendant in her palm, thinking about the person who gave it to her.

"But this child has a clear heart. He will stick to one person for his whole life. This is just like his father." Princess Pingnan said.

The blush on Ye Yuyao's face deepened a little deeper. She lowered her head and said, "The prince is very good." Princess Pingnan said, "We are already married, and we are still calling him prince. It's time to change our name to husband." Ye Yuyao's face was red and her ears were red. , too embarrassed to speak.

It wasn't until Haishi that a scout came back to deliver a message, reporting that King Pingnan and the crown prince were not coming back, and asked Princess Pingnan and the crown prince Ye Yuyao to rest early.

Princess Pingnan asked Ye Yuyao and Meng Jingxiu to rest first. After the two left, she asked how many troops there were on the other side of the river. The scout paused and reported with a solemn look that there were 300,000 soldiers.

Princess Pingnan was shocked when she heard this huge number, but she quickly regained her composure, and immediately thought of something. Last time, Qi Wei and Chen Sanguo mobilized 300,000 troops to attack Xiyan. Qi State sent 200,000 troops, Wei State and Chen State each sent 50,000 troops. Now another 300,000 troops have appeared. She suspects that the last battle at Tianmen Pass was a fraud. , the 300,000-strong army was not wiped out at all, but a show staged by Qi State and Xi Yan together, a long-planned conspiracy.

After the scout came back, he reported the princess's analysis to the father and son, King Pingnan and Meng Tianlan. It happened that General Fang and Fang Tang were also in the military tent. The four of them were still studying the deployment of troops. When they heard the scout's reply, the four of them were all excited. I was shocked. I hadn't thought about that level yet. After all, it had been four or five years since the incident. How could I have imagined that a conspiracy had been brewing for so long? !

General Fang suggested that all Red Armor troops be mobilized immediately.

Just as King Pingnan sent someone to deliver the order, another scout came to report. The enemy troops have begun to cross the river.

"These grandsons want to carry out a sneak attack at night. I really think I am a vegetarian!" King Pingnan raised his sword and was about to kill the enemy. He was stopped by Meng Tianlan and General Fang. Both of them advised him not to act impulsively. This is not allowed in the army. Without the coach, he would have to be more careful if it was a bait thrown by the opponent. General Fang suggested that he take people to check the situation.

The bright moonlight illuminated the cold river water, glowing with reddish-brown light. The water rippled, creating layers of dark lines. Shadows floated one after another on the river, like mirages, but they were enemy warships. .

The Red River is more than a hundred feet wide, and the range of the bow and arrow is a hundred meters.

When the warship reached the center, General Fang gave an order, and the sky filled with fire and shot towards the warship like meteors. However, when the arrows hit the warship, they seemed to hit the iron plate and fell into the river one after another. The fire was immediately extinguished.

General Fang ordered the arrows to be fired again, but the result was still the same.

When the warship came over, the hull reflected cold light under the bright moonlight, and it was actually covered with a layer of iron. It was really well prepared.

General Fang immediately sent a soldier back to report to King Pingnan to prepare for battle.

When King Pingnan learned that the opponent's warship was covered with fireproof iron sheets, he was so angry that he cursed and slapped the table. Meng Tianlan and Fang Tang also looked solemn when they heard the news. King Pingnan took the big sword and took the remaining three thousand reds with him. Army A rode into the vast night ahead, while Meng Tianlan and Fang Tang stayed behind to wait for reinforcements.

Fifty thousand Red Armor troops arrived quickly, and Meng Tianlan and Fang Tang led 50,000 troops and rushed to Chihe.

The water is cold, the battle flags are hunting, the cold armor glows solemnly under the moonlight, 50,000 red armors are arrayed together, and the murderous aura goes straight into the sky.

The warships stretched for thousands of meters, covering the entire river, and the cold iron sheets shone with sparkling water, like slicing knives.

King Pingnan clenched the sword in his hand, and his face was filled with thunder. Just waiting for an order, thousands of troops were furious and thousands of horses galloped.

The first batch of warships docked.

King Pingnan raised his sword high and roared, leading thousands of troops to charge forward.

The murderous aura soaring into the sky covered the sky and the sun, and the sound of horse hooves trampled through the stars.

King Pingnan wielded a hundred-jin sword and swung it left and right. The enemy troops standing in front of him were as helpless as chickens to fight back. They were quickly swept away, and the next moment another group of troops surrounded him, seemingly I wanted to use the human wave tactic to win, but I was swept away again after a while. Small soldiers and generals couldn't do it. Then a general rushed over, and just as he struck with his raised sword, King Pingnan swung his sword, and the opponent's sword broke into two halves. , the helmet on his head was also swept off, and with another swing of the machete, the man was shot straight away from the horse.

"Kill me!!!"