The imperial city is decorated with drunken concubines, and the clouds are peaceful.
Enjoying the roar of iron horses like lions, the Spring and Autumn Period showed its edge.
The neighing of the horse at the foot of the cliff disappeared, and the surroundings became quiet. Two figures slowly appeared beside the grass and thorns. Xia Zihou helped Helian Xuan, who was pale but still expressionless, stand up. She frowned and looked around, not looking at the wound on her hand that was emitting a faint bloody smell. She never thought that there would be such a place here. She had originally wanted to check the terrain outside, but she did not expect Su Qing to appear halfway.
"Why did Your Highness save me?" Only he himself could feel how terrified he was at that moment. His hands were still trembling slightly under his clothes. Faced with such a question, she smiled without saying a word and reached out her finger to pick the thorned flower that was as tall as a person. Looking at the undulating clouds in the distance, he knew that what was in her eyes at this moment was not the undulating clouds, nor the east window of the situation, but the entire world. Helian Xuan looked at her calm and ferocious face, slightly lost in thought. Even if her face was completely ruined, there was still a kind of aura on her that made people unconsciously follow her. He always knew that the person in front of him was the one he should support. He was her strategist, but he never thought that she would save him in a critical moment. My teacher once said that if there is a person who sacrifices his life to save you, then he is worthy of your support.
The cliff gradually began to darken, and the forest was rather quiet. Xia Zihou stepped on the withered branches and made a slight sound. The horse at the foot of the cliff had long since become silent. That horse had followed Xia Zihou three years ago, but now it was buried in the cliff. Helian Xuan's sympathetic gaze made Xia Zihou shoot the thorned flower in his hand into the trees at the side with a strong force, his clothes swaying. She, Xia Zihou, did not need sympathy. "It's just a horse that doesn't understand the current situation. Since ancient times, it's easy to get a thousand troops, but it's hard to get a good general.”His expression changed slightly. The wind helped Xia Zihou's purple robe that was slightly torn open. Helian Xuan took off the light-colored hair band on his head and knelt on the ground. He said to Xia Zihou with a serious expression," Helian Xuan will never forget Your Highness 'kindness in saving my life. Please let me bandage Your Highness's wound."”With such a master, this life was enough.
Xia Zihou was shocked by his sudden kneeling. Was this the same fearless military counselor? However, he helped the person up. The golden mask reflected in his eyes and his expression showed his obedience. The word 'subordinate' already explained many things.
Xia Zihou didn't mention anything about what had just happened. He clasped his hands behind his back and said," This is a good place. Advisor Jun, what do you think?”Xia Zihou stared at the cliff for a long time before he slowly extended his hand in front of Helian Xuan. His expression was filled with a hint of craftiness. Helian Xuan carefully wrapped her hand up. Her clothes were a little tattered in the thorns, but it did not diminish the elegance of her body. He looked around. Just now, he was anxious and did not notice the surrounding terrain. Now, he looked around and saw that the surroundings were covered with dense trees. If he did not look carefully, it would be difficult to find such a cliff. Looking at the cliff from afar, he said, All the mountains were shrouded in clouds. This was probably the origin of Cloud City. However, from here, one could see the entire layout of the enemy camp. Helian Xuan nodded.
"It is indeed a good place." Xia Zihou gazed at the faintly discernible campsite in the distance, planning all sorts of scenarios to fry Su Qing. Su Qing, if you dare to provoke me, you better be prepared to die without a complete corpse. Xia Zihou angrily flung his sleeves and saw Yue Bai Tian riding his horse towards them.
"Miss, are you alright?" Yue Baitian's voice was as gentle as water. Xia Zihou's angry expression only slightly subsided. Yue Baitian saw his lord's clothes slightly disheveled and his expression gloomy. He glared angrily at the military counselor beside him. Helian Xuan actually felt a little guilty under his gaze. He turned his head away and no longer looked at Yue Baitian's gaze. Xia Zihou rode a date red horse and galloped in the direction of the mountain, leaving behind a few words. "I'll leave the military counselor to you." Yue Baitian lowered his head and replied. He then mounted his horse and pulled the frail military counselor up.
"Miss, you…"
"What do you mean you? If you say another word, I'll throw you away.”When Yue Bai saw the prince's gloomy face, his mood fell to rock bottom. He didn't say anything nice. For a moment, he was surprisingly similar to Yue Mohan's fiery personality. If it wasn't for Yue Bai Tian holding him back, Advisor Jun would have fallen from behind.
"Hey, if you don't hold me tight, I won't be responsible for falling.”
"Miss, men and women shouldn't touch each other…"
"This military advisor, a wise man knows how to adapt to the circumstances. If you fall and don't die, this old lady will definitely stab you again and tell His Highness that the military advisor was killed by the enemy.”
"..." His Highness treated him as a good general, but this girl treated him as a weed. Sigh, just as the former teacher said, choose a wise ruler to follow, choose a good tree to perch on. She didn't know what was wrong with His Highness. One second, he was smiling lightly, and the next second, his face was cold as if he wanted to cut her into pieces. It was definitely not a coincidence that they met Su Qing. Su Qing must have planned it out long ago. Then, what was the relationship between His Highness and Su Qing? At the thought of this, Helian Xuan felt a little uneasy. Xia Zihou had already galloped far away on his horse, leaving behind only a figure with the corner of his clothes fluttering.
The moment Xia Zihou returned to Yun City, she began to reorganize the new army. What she needed now was the 500,000 trusted aides that the late Emperor had given her, as well as another 500,000 newly recruited soldiers. What she needed to do was to bring those soldiers out again. She brought a total of 500,000 soldiers, both old and new, and all of them were stationed in Yun City. Su Qing brought 700,000. In the war with Xi Feng, the Crown Prince of Xi Feng had fought with him for nearly three years, but there was no clear winner.
Xia Zihou raised his hand to stop the soldier at the door and strode into Feng Ling's room. He was flipping through some things when he saw someone coming. He looked up and saw Xia Zihou walking in front of him. His expression was extremely bad. Coupled with his slightly tattered clothes, he was a little puzzled.
"Your Highness." Seeing Xia Zihou rush in from outside, he immediately stood up.
"Feng Ling, have you seen the battles between Xi Feng and Su Qing?”Su Qing had achieved great things at a young age. At the age of 17, she was invincible on the battlefield with the army. Other than the Crown Prince, there was no other person with such powerful military power in Zhao.
"I've done some research. Su Qing is good at attacking but not good at defending, and so is Xi Feng. That's why they fought for three years and refused to give in.”Feng Ling passed the relevant information to Xia Zihou and summarized it on his own. Xia Zihou's eyes flashed with admiration. Not bad, he had thought ahead of her. Feng Ling noticed that Xia Zihou's expression wasn't too good, and his handsome face flashed with concern.
"General, the military counselor requests an audience." The two of them turned around and looked at the soldier. The soldier received the message and ran out. Then, Advisor Jun walked in from outside. His face was a little pale. He was probably tormented by Yue Bai Tian. Yue Bai had no idea what had happened to Xia Zihou. He had only received a message from the Fire Spirit Bird, so he had followed him.
"Advisor Jun, you came at the right time. I was talking to His Highness about the war between Xifeng and Zhao.”
"The military book once said that Su Qing never used his troops according to the rules. Back then, 100,000 infantry challenged the 200,000 troops of King Luo of Zhao.”Moreover, he was only seventeen years old at that time. It wasn't that there was no precedent of a seventeen-year-old being conferred the title of king, but he was the first to be conferred the title of king with military power. Although Helian Xuan had a plan in his mind, he had to be wary if the other party was Su Qing.
" There is no specific method of using troops for this matter…" Xia Zihou had followed the late Emperor and learned many ways of using troops. The main thing was that the late Emperor had taught her what was a ruler, what was a general, and what was a subject. Feng Ling and Su Qing had been fighting for a few days, so they understood each other. Su Qing was indeed hard to figure out. Generations of generals had been in the Feng family, but none of them had been beaten up like him. This made him feel humiliated.
"Your Highness, I have a plan.”Helian Xuan looked at the terrain on the map and took out a fan from his sleeve. Xia Zihou usually liked to snatch his fan and fan himself, but he didn't do so at this time. Her hand was tucked into her sleeve, and her right hand was tapping on the table from time to time. The faint smell of blood that was emitted from his body made Feng Ling unable to calm down for a long time. Helian Xuan's eyes lit up when he said he had a plan, but Xia Zihou calmly said," Military Advisor, there's no need to rush to say it. Since we're going to do it, we have to keep our composure."”
At night, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were in the empty garrison area of Cloud City receiving Xia Zihou's rewards. There was wine and meat, and they ate to their heart's content. They drank to their hearts 'content for her brothers of so many years, for her brothers who had followed her for so many years.
"Your highness, this subordinate respects your highness. May your highness lead us to wipe out the enemy army as soon as possible.”Xia Zihou drank all kinds of salutations. On the other hand, the military advisor was silently sipping his wine. Compared to the forthright manner of these boorish old men, the military advisor was much more elegant. Xia Zihou's face was slightly red, and his eyes slightly narrowed. He stood up, holding a bowl of wine in his hand, and said loudly to the soldiers present," Soldiers, it is my honor to have you." Do you know why we're rewarding the three armies today? Because you deserve this. You are the good men of my Great Xia. You have fought in the desert, and your corpses are wrapped in horse leather. When we return victorious, this king will definitely hold an even grander reward banquet for you in the Imperial City.”
"Alright." The crowd below echoed in agreement, but Xia Zihou suddenly felt that the burden on her shoulders had become heavier. She was constantly pushing herself into this chaotic world, but there was no need for her to push. Naturally, a large number of people were pushing her into this world. Xia Zihou knew exactly how much she had drunk. It wasn't until she returned to her room that she started to feel drunk. She stood by the bed and quietly looked at the wound on her hand. It was probably only at this moment that she could feel the pain.
"Beloved consort, for a mere military advisor, your husband will feel heartache if you hurt yourself.”A figure standing by the window woke Xia Zihou up for a long time. She looked at the window in a daze and the dagger in her hand flew towards the window.
"Third Prince, how dare you! Are you really going to lie to me that we don't have anyone in our army?”Xia Zihou waved his hand, a faint smile on his face. Under the moonlight and the cold wind, he looked somewhat mysterious. The wine jug on the table broke open soundlessly, and the water turned into a thin and long blade. Xia Zihou's purple robe was raised, and he rushed towards Su Qing. In the next second, he fell to the ground, and the thin and long blade fell to the ground, turning into the fragrance of wine. She looked at Su Qing. Under the night light, the man opposite her had a pair of dark jade-like eyes that were as cunning as a fox. At this moment, he was smiling like a spring breeze, gentle and elegant. He walked towards her step by step, and the moment she fell to the ground, he pulled her into his arms, carrying a faint scent of Magnolia.
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