In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Everyone enjoyed the banquet provided by Xu Qingyin very much. However, beneath the calmness of the Haiqinghe Banquet, there was a storm that everyone knew was coming.

As soon as they finished cleaning the table and returned to the room, the intoxicated and heartfelt smiles on the faces of these soldiers were suddenly hidden, replaced by serious faces.

His Royal Highness Prince Jing is right. There will be a huge storm here within ten days. They have never fought with people from the Western Regions before.

Because ever since they followed Lu Yan, they have been exiled to the north, so they don’t know the details of the people in the Western Regions. They only know that they are as fat and strong as the people in the South.

Moreover, not only that, the people of the Western Regions can tell from the appearance of the Queen Mother that each of them is very smart. Even women can play many roles in combat. Even the silk woven from special insects used by the women of the Western Regions and the clothes made from it seem to be invulnerable to swords and guns.

Their skills were accumulated over decades, so they had already made up their minds when the Empress Dowager came. They had long set their eyes on Yunjin, a Feng Shui treasure land, and wanted to take it into their possession.

This time they came over suddenly, wanting to catch them off guard.

But precisely because of this, there are pros and cons, and they are also a person who cannot understand their background.

Early the next morning, Lu Yan flipped through all the border defense books he had obtained from him, and considered countermeasures. Xu Qingyin returned to Yunjin, although she did not need the food and grass, so there was no need to argue with the Queen Mother.

But not only that, if she couldn't keep mentioning the Zhenbei Army and Lu Yan in the court, the court would probably forget about them. What they needed was not just food and fodder, but they also had to guard against the Empress Dowager spreading rumors and destroying their reputation when Lu Yan and the Zhenbei Army went out to fight.

After all, a person's reputation is easily destroyed. If he spreads too many rumors about Lu Yan, when they return to the court victoriously, they may not be praised.

So Xu Qingyin also has to provide support to their rear.

For three whole days, Lu Yan, General Xiao Li, General Xiao Zhou and others stayed in the tent, working almost non-stop to explore the border terrain map. Some of the soldiers who were sent to study the route have all returned.

Fortunately, they usually take good care of themselves, so even staying up late like this will not affect their ability to lead troops in battle. However, Xu Qingyin is different.

Not only did she have to do her utmost to protect the reputation of Lu Yan and the Zhenbei Army in the court, but she also had to mention them secretly in front of the Empress Dowager so that they could get more benefits.

The first thing she did after leaving court was to rush to various shopping malls to buy enough food to feed the Zhenbei Army, and then transport it to Yunjin bit by bit.

Every time she finished work, it was almost dawn, and she would rush back to attend court. Although she seemed to have not made any contribution to this battle on the surface, she was almost working around the clock.

But just as everyone was continuing to work hard, the thing they least wanted happened.

No one had expected Li Ji Suolang to be able to run so fast, but with the secret help of the Queen Mother, Li Ji Suolang and his men ran to the Western Regions to report the news, riding the Ferghana horses given to them by the Queen Mother herself.

Those were tributes from other small tribes in the border towns. It was a place that specialized in producing BMWs. There were less than a hundred horses in the entire imperial palace. She gave all the horses to Li Ji Suolang.

So not long after Lu Yan arrived, Li Ji Suolang caught up with him. Only three days later, Li Ji Suolang led his soldiers to launch a full-scale attack.

He knew that Lu Yan must have been short of food for the past three days and would be hungry for at least one day.

Although he did make a mistake in his calculations, Lu Yan and the others were indeed having a hard time.

And now is the best time for him to lead all his troops to attack them in one fell swoop while they are still not acclimatized to the climate and don't know enough about the Western Regions. Any delay will be disastrous.

Although Lu Yan had already thought about it, and he also asked all the Zhenbei Army to be vigilant, and there were still many people on guard outside, but they could not withstand the 12-strong army coming towards them.

"Oh no, oh no! Your Highness Prince Jing and Li Ji Suolang's men are all here!"

These were what Lu Yan had anticipated, but he had not expected it to happen so quickly. After thinking about it, he understood.

It must be the Empress Dowager who is secretly helping. He used to think that the Empress Dowager was a very shameless person, but today he realized that it was true. She didn't care about the safety of Yunjin at all.

He didn't have time to lament the Queen Mother's character, he just issued an order immediately:

"Everyone, enter level one alert, prepare to attack!"

Since all the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army were well-trained, they were all ready that day on the vast grassland in the Western Regions.

They were originally camped behind a hillside. Although it looked easy to defend, if the opposing army was large enough, they could easily be surrounded, making it difficult for them to escape. So everyone quickly prepared themselves and ran out to the top of the hill.

Although they had boosted their morale, were in good health, and had war horses, they were still shocked when they saw the people from the Western Regions coming towards them in a black mass.

"Is this really 12 people? It must be at least 20!"

Lu Yan also closed his eyes when he saw this scene.

He didn't expect that Li Ji Suolang really didn't underestimate the enemy at all and thought so highly of himself.

These soldiers should be the nomadic peoples of the Western Regions. Many of them can be called up to fight at any time. Even the old, weak and sick have probably been conscripted. They really want to kill them.

General Xiao Li looked at the situation in front of him and said harshly:

"Alright, you're a real man, got some guts! Since you've brought everyone here to fight me, I'll take advantage of this opportunity and kill your entire family at the risk of my life!"

Faced with such a situation, even though some members of the Zhenbei Army were determined to fight to the death, most people still felt frightened.

With such a huge gap, even if they have tried so hard for a long time, can they really win?

What's more, they were the ones who were attacked today.