Lights on the other side

The hair on the front of the forehead was a bit obscured because it hadn't been taken care of for a long time, so Li Ruoci brought a small mirror, faced the mirror, and began to cut his hair with a small dagger.

It was three poles high in the sun, and Yun Liujin came back from wandering outside.

"It's really boring."

"Wars are still frequent now, so it's not as good as before." Li Ruoci finished shaving his hair and put the dagger aside.

Yun Liujin walked to his side and looked at his face in the mirror.The face in the mirror was much thinner than the last time we met, and even looked a little sick.

"Do you want to rest for a few days, or go directly to Beiyi Prefecture?"

"I'm fine, I'll leave in the afternoon." Li Ruoci tied up her hair with a light white headband.

Beiyi Prefecture is located at the junction of the north and the central region. In previous years, it was assigned to the northern government for governance, but later it was taken over by the central government, so it is called Beiyi.

There is a saying that the people from the north are different from the world, and there are pearls left in the sea.

From this point of view, the Beiyi is actually very dissatisfied with the division of the central area. The central area is a fertile land. The Beiyi is okay in the north, but it is only neglected in the central area.

It may be because of this that the state capital of Beiyi responded to the rebellion and directly set up a flag to say that it belonged to the line of King Duan. In addition, the geographical location of Beiyi is important. With it, it means that there is a bridge in the north, and King Duan naturally attaches great importance to it. very.However, the imperial court was unwilling to lose Beiyi Prefecture so easily and hand it over.

Now the situation is on the verge of breaking out.The two rested for a while, and arrived at Beiyi before dawn.

The person who came out to greet him was Li Chang, the governor of Beiyi Prefecture, a middle-aged man who looked so ordinary that he couldn't be more ordinary. In Yun Liujin's words, he was the kind who turned his head and forgot.

"I never thought about the arrival of the two young masters, and I hope to forgive you for being far away and welcome." He was wearing a dark blue official mansion, speaking politely, with a polite smile on his face.

Yun Liujin nodded and said, "Your Excellency, you are welcome."

The two followed him into the Beiyi State Mansion. Even at night, there were still many people awake and the lights were always on.

"According to reports from the front, the central army of the imperial court has traveled fifty miles away."

Inside the house, a person drew several circles on the map.

"This is Lincheng, and this is Zimao City."

Li Ruoci took a look, and when he got to the north, there would be fewer mountains, and the Wanli Plain is actually not easy to defend. He said: "It seems that they plan to break through from here and capture Zai Lin and Zimao, and they can form a two-year outflanking trend. You can also cut off water and supplies at the same time."

"En." Yun Liujin nodded.

"Who is leading the army?" Li Ruoci raised his head and asked.

The man said: "General Jincheng and a monk from Sanxuntian."

Yun Liujin: "About how many people are there?"

That person: "Around [-], I don't know how many monks there are."

Yun Liujin: "There are not many of them."

"We don't have many people." Li Ruoci added for Yun Liujin.

Li Chang said: "Yes, there are only 3 people."

Li Ruoci: "It's still the state army."

Li Chang supported the table and sighed: "The [-] elite troops sent by His Royal Highness Duan Wang have not yet arrived."

Li Ruoci pondered for a while. The number of monks on the other side was not clear. They brought over 300 people here, and it would not be a problem to keep them in Lin Zimao.

"Well, we understand the situation, let's go to bed first." Yun Liujin pulled up the chair and got up.

"Ok?"

Before Li Ruoci could react, Yun Liujin had already grabbed his shoulders and whispered in his ear, "Have a good rest."

The night was quiet, and there was the sound of troops running outside, which disturbed Li Ruoci with his eyes closed and unable to sleep. It seemed that he had already begun to transfer troops to Lincheng and Zimaocheng.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!" It should be that a certain commander is impatient.

Li Ruoci turned over, but heard the sound of weapons colliding again.He sighed helplessly in his heart, got up straight away, put on his clothes and walked out.Sure enough, there were many people outside holding torches and directing the transfer of personnel.

"Aren't you tired from marching all night?" He frowned.

A few men in black were standing beside them, with the silver lotus logo embroidered on their chests. When they saw Li Ruoci coming out, they hurried over.

"My lord, did it disturb you?"

"Ah."

"Then let's go and clean up a room for you."

"No need." Li Ruoci waved his hand, he was not that delicate.

He glanced at the hurrying army and said, "Are you guys going together?"

"Yes."

"Where are you going? Zai Lin or Zi Mao?"

"In Lincheng, this was ordered by Mr. Xiaoyun."

"Then where is he going?"

"It's also in Lin."

"Then I'll go to Zimao. I'll take 100 people with me, and the rest will belong to him."

"But, Mr. Xiaoyun said, let you follow him."

Li Ruoci held up his fan, clapped his hands, and said, "What does he mean? Don't people need people in Zimao City?"

The black-clothed subordinate quickly explained: "Young Master Xiaoyun said that there are many miscellaneous sects there, and most of them are attached to Lian Yetian, so they don't need many people."

"That's right, Yuejianmen and Muweimen are both in Zimao City. I have contacted their managers. This will save a lot of manpower, so just follow me obediently." A voice came in, and then saw Yun Liujin walked into the courtyard with his flute.

The north has always been managed by Yunliujin, and Li Ruoci can't say anything.

"Okay, let's go." He shook his fan and walked towards the courtyard gate.

After walking a few steps, Yun Liujin didn't see him following him, so he turned his head and saw Yun Liujin leading a maroon horse out, behind the horse was pulling a wooden cart with a pile of hay on it.

"You are..." Li Ruoci hesitated.

"Let's go by car."

"..."

Although he was reluctant, Li Ruoci couldn't just leave Yun Liujin behind, so he could only board the broken wooden cart.

"Anyway, there's no rush. It doesn't matter if we arrive first, let's go with the army." Yun Liujin patted the horse's back.

Li Ruoci didn't bother to talk to him anymore, so she went up and found a comfortable place to lie down.There was hay under his body, and the wooden boards were not too harsh. He didn't rest well just now, and fell asleep drowsily with a bundle of hay under his head after a while.

When he woke up again, he was already on his way.As soon as Li Ruoci opened his eyes, he saw long white clouds above his head.

It's already dawn.

They were in the middle of a procession that was walking on a long dirt road surrounded by open fields.Yun Liujin was lying beside him, with his legs crossed, watching the sky with changing clouds with great interest.

"How long will it take to arrive?" Li Ruoci opened his mouth and realized that his voice was a little hoarse from sleep.

"About an hour." Yun Liujin turned over.

The horse's hooves are not fast or slow, and as far as the eye can see is the frozen river, withered weeds, a few scattered houses, the smoke from the kitchen, and the front and rear soldiers carrying arrows and carrying flags, striding forward.

There is no wind today, and the sky is clear, which makes people feel a little happy for no reason.

Li Ruoci said: "Anyway, it's all right, why don't you come to the mountain where the flute sounds, how about a song?"

"Are you interested? That's good."

Yun Liujin did not refuse, the flute reached his lips, the sound of the flute was clear and slow, and it disappeared as soon as it left a mark on his ear.

Li Ruoci rested his pillow on his arm again, lay down and looked up at the sky, letting the carriage sway, as if it wasn't the mountains and rivers that were shaking.