Huaiyu is slightly cool

"There's an update: The border is at war!"

Zhou Hao frowned, and told the eldest princess and Liao Qiwei who were living in the herdsman's tent to avoid the wind and snow with a serious face, and told the news he had just inquired about.

"Why?" The eldest princess looked surprised, and then her brows were also tightly furrowed.

Liao Qiwei was calmer than both of them. He just cast a sidelong glance at the eldest princess and sneered disdainfully: "Regret? Do you think you can stop her if you don't leave?"

The eldest princess quickly calmed down, looked at the eccentric Liao Qiwei, and then laughed too, but said in a very firm tone: "She will not give the order to go to war at this time."

"Why are you so sure?"

This time it was Zhou Hao who spoke.Because some sources of information know that Zhou Huai's actions are frequent this year, and the number of troops stationed on the border has more than tripled that of previous years. It seems that it is a sign of a big event, but the eldest princess has such a firm attitude, so let him have this idea. ask.

The eldest princess looked at the two of them, but did not speak. Only she knew what was going on in her mind.

Not to mention that it is winter now, and the border is bitterly cold, making it inconvenient to fight.Another reason is that she remembered that the severe drought in the Northwest in her previous life started in the spring of the next year and lasted for three years. The extent of the disaster and the severity of the drought were deep in her memory.With the situation that the ten states and nine states in the Northwest had no harvest at that time, how could it be possible to support the consumption of such a large-scale battle in the Northwest?

"Tell me the reason for the war first."

Zhou Hao didn't care about the eldest princess's temptation, and directly told the other party the news he found: "There are two rumors. One is: the Qiang Kingdom sent people to steal the weapons that were transported from Huaiyuan to Yancheng. The blueprint, but the blueprint was not obtained, but several personnel who were researching weapons in the Huai Academy were killed, and all the generals in the Huai Academy called for a fight. The assassin assassinated, hurt his throat, and in a fit of anger ordered the border garrison to attack the border city of the Qiang Kingdom. He also issued an order that all those in the city who refused to surrender, whether officers, soldiers or ordinary people, would be massacred. The three cities were captured, and several groups of envoys sent by the other side disappeared one after another after entering the northwest.

"It started like this? What does she think war is?!" The eldest princess couldn't believe it, and she didn't want to believe it.So at this time, she had already stood up from the fur felt, eager to take a step forward, but stopped when she raised her foot, and then sat back in a slumped manner, silent, but her body was weak. He became obviously stiff, and looked blankly in the direction of Yunzhou.

The eldest princess was educated by the royal family, thinking "the roots are right and the seedlings are red", and everything she does is done step by step, safe and secure.Similarly, she also sticks to the righteousness of the country and the integrity of the literati.Therefore, she thought that before the war broke out, there must be a "verbal battle" first, and then procrastinate, stop and stop, and then talk about it.After all, war is no small matter, and things that can be resolved through negotiation, why should we use this method of injuring the enemy one thousand and self-defeating eight hundred?

Because the eldest princess has no intention of invading other countries, or has never implemented such a move, she feels that Zhou Huai's current advantages are not worth taking such a big risk.And she has always thought that the army and weapons are just deterrents, and that governance of the country and the people depend on people-oriented, fair and strict.

As a result, she never expected that Zhou Huai, a reckless gangster born from grassroots, would act too vigorously and violently.Before experiencing the opponent's strength, they didn't come to those vain pre-war negotiations at all, and just attacked directly.And as soon as he makes a move, he will go all out, even if the fish dies and the net is broken.

Therefore, when heavy snow covered most of the land in the Northwest, the Northwest Army raided the border of the Qiang Kingdom, and captured three cities of the Qiang Kingdom one after another within half a month.

Liao Qiwei glanced at the two of them, still calm, seeing the astonished look of the eldest princess, he just said calmly: "Northwest is good at martial arts, and the folk customs are tough, it's not a lie."

The men in the north are tall and rough in physique, and they have always been tough and brave.Coupled with being led by a radical rebel like Zhou Huai, launching a war is only expected.

Therefore, Liao Qiwei's tone can be as calm as possible. It seems that only in this way can it show that the eldest princess is really rare and strange.

"I still feel that there is a problem with this war, and it may not be her order at all."

Liao Qiwei asked her directly: "If you don't have her soldier talisman, how will those generals mobilize the army?"

The eldest princess still insisted on her own opinion, but at this time her mind was on the inexplicable war on the border, and she was no longer in the mood to argue with her, so she only asked Zhou Hao: "What is the approximate number of troops?"

Zhou Hao looked at her for a long while before he spoke: "It was reported that 15 soldiers from the Northwest Army, plus 10 newly recruited soldiers, and 10 soldiers sent by the allied Zhao Kingdom, totaled 35. 3 troops have been drawn out, and they are on their way to the border slowly and slowly. As for the Qiang Kingdom, there are 35 regular troops, supervised by Gongxi Yunjing, the national division. In addition, the Xirong Kingdom says it is public, but it is only on its own border Another 5 garrisons were added."

Is this the participation of all four countries?The eldest princess blinked, wanted to say something, but stopped.

Zhou Hao went on to say: "The border inspection is now stricter, almost only entering and not exiting, it is impossible to get past it. We can only change lanes now and turn over the Jinshan Mountains..."

The Jinshan Mountains run from northwest to southeast, bordering the Qiang Kingdom, and are the northernmost glacier distribution center of Jingguo.It is also famous for its gold and precious stones, hence the name Jinshan.

The eldest princess had no say in the route, and Liao Qiwei had no objection, so the three of them diverted to Jinshan.

In the northwest at the end of November, the winter is long and extremely cold. At this time, many places are covered with ice and snow for thousands of miles.And the three of them put on the sled and it was difficult to move. The eldest princess who grew up in the capital couldn't bear the cold, and her whole body was almost wrapped in rice dumplings, only a pair of eyes were exposed.So when Liao Qiwei called Zhou Hao who was driving the sled to stop, she didn't know what happened.

"Wait, listen quickly, there is movement."

The three of them got off the sled, looked around cautiously in a snow recess, and saw two groups of horses and horses running fast from a distance in the shape of chasing, and the number of the latter group was obviously double that of the previous group.

"Shoot horses, catch alive!"

In the distance, Baixue's blood was intertwined, shouting to kill Zhentian, but Liao Qiwei suddenly said: "The people in front seem to be her personal guards?"

"It's from the Lingyu team." The eldest princess has been with Zhou Huai for so long, and she is very sure.

"But the one who chased and killed them seems to be from Ruoshuimen. What's going on?" Liao Qiwei was puzzled.

Zhou Hao was concerned about another aspect: "Didn't you say that Zhou Huai went back to Yunzhou? How could her personal guards be here?"

Liao Qi frowned slightly: "Don't worry about it, let's speed up the march, and the northwest seems to be in chaos."

It was rare for the eldest princess to agree with Liao Qiwei and said: "I also have a very bad feeling that something big will happen in the northwest. Maybe it will also bring disaster to the world."

Zhou Hao nodded, but when they finally arrived at the small town at the foot of Jinshan Mountain two days later, they met an unexpected person.

Zhou Huai was eating noodles in the noodle shop where they came in.In a small noodle restaurant, the meeting of the four of them was really unexpected, so they were stunned for a moment.

Ordinary people may not recognize Zhou Huai, who is dressed in men's clothes and has a beard all over his face, but Liao Qiwei and the eldest princess are not included.

Zhou Hao had already subconsciously pulled out his dagger and shook hands tightly, and after looking around, he asked, "Are you alone?"

Zhou Huai looked up at them.Her clothes were clean, her eyes were calm, and she replied very calmly: "Yes, what a coincidence."

"Hehe." Zhou Hao smiled, nodded again and said, "Whether it's a coincidence or a coincidence, since we meet on a narrow road, it's life and death." After speaking, he walked towards Zhou Huai aggressively.

Zhou Huai chuckled, watching Zhou Hao's movements without fear, but his hand had already quietly touched the bag beside him.

Liao Qiwei has been paying attention to Zhou Huai's every move. Seeing this, he immediately put the hairpin on the eldest princess's neck, and stopped Zhou Hao: "Be careful, she must have a diaper."

Zhou Hao was taken aback for a moment, and immediately stood in front of Liao Qiwei.

As soon as Liao Qiwei finished speaking, Zhou Huai took out a semi-automatic self-defense gun and pointed it at Zhou Hao, untied the gun bolt calmly, and said, "Although I have nothing to say to you, it seems that you have not abused me." For the sake of my princess, return the man to me, and I can let you go."