Chapter 17: The Eve of the War

Chapter 17: The Eve of the War

As the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage.

He Yunxiao and his Mengbao have a little bit of this feeling now.

The two are about to part, so they hide behind the carriage and take advantage of the last chance to be happy again.

Meng Qingqian has complicated feelings for He Yunxiao. Because He Yunxiao is the one who bullies her, makes fun of her, makes her feel wronged, and makes her cry. But at the same time, he is also the one who cares about her, loves her, trusts her, comforts her... He is the one who can break her defense and really enter her heart.

If there is no "detoxification", the relationship between Meng Qingqian and He Yunxiao will probably only stop at the level of "confidant". As a result, when the poison comes, the two are forced together by chance.

Meng Qingqian's mentality towards He Yunxiao, like her body, has undergone some changes.

In any case, whether you want to admit it or not, He Yunxiao is her "man".

Meng Qingqian can no longer treat He Yunxiao with the mentality of the past. Instead, she often communicates with him with a mentality of "you have my body and you must be responsible for me".

Of course, as a pragmatic person, Meng Qingqian also agrees with the principle of "equal responsibilities and powers". Since He Yunxiao has shouldered part of the responsibility of "taking care of her", he is bound to have some "power".

At this moment, He Yunxiao is exercising his power over his Mengbao.

This is the corner of the street outside Jinxianyuan. Although there is no one late at night, it is also very empty.

He Yunxiao found that Mengbao and Nanzhu have a lot of similarities in "social phobia".

Nanzhu's wife is "real social phobia", afraid of crowds and afraid of communication. Mengbao is the evolved version of "social phobia" "social death".

Although there is no one on the street late at night, it is particularly empty. It is a place where countless people have passed by, which is a world of difference from the Jinxianyuan bedroom where the two were alone when they were "detoxifying". In addition, Mengbao's guards are waiting at the gate of Jinxianyuan not far away, which means that Mengbao, who is secretly kissing behind the carriage, may be discovered by acquaintances at any time. Under such stimulation, Mengbao is particularly easy to be emotional in this kiss.

At this moment, Meng Bao's eyes were moist and her face was red. Her state of excitement was almost the same as when she was detoxifying in the palace.

"I want to go back."

Meng Qingqian panted slightly, but she felt that the oxygen was scarce and she couldn't breathe.

He Yunxiao was not so crazy as to bully Meng Bao now. While resisting Meng Bao's temptation to him, he gently stroked Meng Bao's back to help her breathe.

"Don't worry, Mengbao, breathe slowly."

When He Yunxiao saw that Li Qingmeng's breathing was gradually smooth and the redness on her face faded, he began to instruct her: "Mengbao, this time you were suddenly poisoned for the second time in Jinxianyuan, and the possibility of poisoning for the third time cannot be ruled out. Once you feel unwell, immediately let the bird "Red Whistle" take a message to me, and I will go to you as quickly as possible. With my lightness skills, it takes less than two quarters of an hour to cross Yinjing. Don't leave the city, stay in the center of Yinjing City, and send a message immediately if there is anything unusual, so that you will definitely be in time."

Meng Qingqian blushed and mocked He Yunxiao: "You are just thinking about "detoxification."

With Mengbao's life at stake, He Yunxiao did not mean to joke. Seeing that she didn't take it seriously, he slapped her on the buttocks.

"Pah!"

A nice crisp sound was heard in the dark night.

Then the sound wave was blocked by the spherical internal force sound-absorbing barrier opened by He Yunxiao.

"Li Qingmeng, I'm serious." He Yunxiao said seriously.

Although Meng Qingqian was spanked and felt extremely ashamed, she was very happy to see He Yunxiao so serious and caring about her.

"Yeah."

This time she did not choose to talk back to He Yunxiao, but honestly agreed to him.

After He Yunxiao explained the main things, he sent Meng Bao, who was holding "Moon", back to her carriage.

"Go back and go to bed early, and don't help Meng Qingqian deal with any political affairs. Let her do her own things. Also, you can sleep in the morning, but you have to get up on time to eat breakfast..."

Meng Qingqian listened to He Yunxiao's long-winded words. Although she didn't intend to do any of them, she still agreed to them one by one.

After getting on the carriage, Meng Qingqian deliberately waited for He Yunxiao to turn around and leave, and then lifted the curtain to watch his leaving back. Although it was a monotonous walk, she smiled and watched him patiently until she could no longer see him. Then she said to the eunuch driving the car, "Take a detour back to the palace."

When He Yunxiao was rolling in bed, his father, Wuqing Hou He Yuanhao, was studying the map of Qi in the study.

The Qi army implemented a rotation system.

The local garrison troops would be replaced as border troops to resist foreign enemies every two to six years, and the border troops would be replaced to the hinterland of Qi every two to three years to recuperate and be responsible for some light work such as suppressing bandits, maintaining public order, and building water conservancy and post roads.

Of course, the border troops were not replaced all at once. The rotation speed was maintained at about one-sixth per year and one-third every two years, so as to maintain considerable combat effectiveness.

The 120,000 He family troops were considered the elite among the Qi army. They were just replaced from the border troops last year and stationed in Yanyang County, south of Jingcheng County, outside Yinjing City. It was not a large army stationed together, but was divided into small groups of tens of thousands or thousands of troops scattered in various counties and prefectures in Yanyang County.

After the assembly order was issued, it would take at least three to five days to reassemble.

It would take a long time to rush from Yanyang County to Jingcheng County in the north.

He Yuanhao returned to Yinjing City to recuperate after the Qi family army was replaced by the border army. Speaking of which, he had not asked about border defense for a year or two.

It's not that he doesn't want to ask about the border defense of Qi, but that he can't ask. A general who was replaced and had a large number of troops frequently asked about the border defense situation. How could the officials in the court and the public sleep well?

Although he didn't know the specific situation of the border, He Yuanhao always felt that something was going to happen in the past few days, and he was always uneasy. He studied the map for days and didn't even bother to ask about his son's engagement.

The border between Qi and Yan is long. If Yan wants to attack, there are roughly three routes to choose from.

The easternmost Yushan Pass, the central Jubei Pass, and the western Luoyue Pass.

The attack of Yan is not only these three routes to choose from, but these three passes blocked the flat road. The supply supply of the army must go through one of these three roads to replenish in time. Otherwise, even if the Yan army with only one day's rations invades Qi, it cannot go deep and cannot form a big climate at all.

Therefore, if Yan wants to attack, it must seize one of its passes and control at least one supply transportation route.

Yan State is located in the north and is good at horse warfare. It entered Qi from Yushan Pass, but there were many mountains, which was not conducive to horse warfare. Entering Qi from Jubei Pass, there were many passes along the way, and it took too much time to overcome them one by one. Entering Qi from Luoyue Pass, after defeating Luoyue, it was a smooth journey, with only a few small cities on the road. If they conquered them, they could reach Yinjing.

Qi State also knew the key points, so the city defense and border troops of Luoyue Pass have always been the best in Qi State.

If Yan State wants to defeat Luoyue Pass, it will be even more difficult than attacking Yinjing City.

That being said, the art of war cannot be imagined with common sense. Three-way attack is possible.

He Yuanhao quietly observed the map, rehearsing various directions and tactics of the Yan army's attack in his mind, as if only in this way, constantly thinking and fighting, could he feel at ease.

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