Xuanxia

Chapter 879: Clouds Moving in the Northern Frontier
The Northern Barbarian Army Camp.

Twenty miles away is a towering mountain range that physically separates the Yan State from the Yi State.

Chongshan is an adjective and also the name of this mountain.

Of course, this mountain range does not stretch for thousands of miles, nor is it impossible to cross. The two countries have been fighting for countless years, and the Yi people have almost visited every corner of the mountains, so they naturally know that there are many small paths that can be crossed.

But it was useless. They could only send small troops to plunder in Yan State, but they could not send a large army to invade.

It is not impossible to go around the mountains, but the mountain roads are too rugged and it is difficult to supply food and fodder. Being able to transport 20,000 to 30,000 troops is already the limit.

Only by breaking through Chongshan Pass can we truly advance straight ahead!

Therefore, there are wars time and time again, year after year.

At this time, outside the north gate of the camp, a fast horse was coming at full speed, with a middle-aged woman on it, looking anxious and solemn.

"Who is it! Stop!"

At the camp gate, two Northern Barbarians soldiers pointed their spears and shouted angrily.

The woman did not dismount, but pulled out a token and shouted, "Here is the Khan's secret order! I have an urgent message! Get out of the way!"

When the soldiers saw the token, they were all shocked and dared not to stop them anymore, and quickly made way.

The woman kicked the horse's belly with her legs, and the already tired horse gathered its strength again and started running around the camp.

She ran all the way to the largest tent in the center of the camp.

Finally, the woman came to the tent, jumped off her horse, and hurriedly threw the token to the guard at the door of the tent. While the guard was stunned, she had already strode into the tent.

Inside the tent, several people were standing around a sand table.

They were all a little surprised to see a strange woman rushing in.

But the woman just knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly: "The fifth squad of the Hidden Wolf Brigade, codenamed Mianhua, greets the Great Khan!"

When they heard the word "Hidden Wolf Brigade", the people surrounding the sand table were all shocked.

But before they could open their mouths, a low, hoarse, yet overbearing voice like rumbling thunder came from behind.

"Everyone, get out."

Those people didn't dare to say anything more. They turned around, saluted, and walked out of the tent.

At this time, the Great Khan, who was hiding behind the crowd and sitting on the commander's seat, revealed his figure.

His appearance did not conform to the Northern Yi's stereotype of a truly strong man - although he was very tall and looked like a giant sitting on the big throne, he was very thin and even had difficulty holding up the cloak on his shoulders.

The Great Khan is no longer young.

His gray beard, deep wrinkles and cloudy eyes all reveal his old age.

But despite this, he is still a mountain.

If he stood with Hong Ruohai, some people might think they were twins!

Obviously, their facial features are completely different, but they are both equally tall and thin, equally domineering as thunder, equally broad as mountains, and equally old as the sea.

This pair of old rivals who have faced off on the northern frontier for decades surprisingly have exactly the same appearance and temperament.

"Hidden Wolf Brigade..."

Tiele looked at the woman kneeling in front of the tent and said in a deep voice, "I haven't heard this name for a long time."

The woman lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

"You shouldn't have reported your code name in front of other people." Tiele said calmly, "But it doesn't matter. Maybe it's time to reveal everything... Mianhua, you are lurking in the Feixiong tribe. Is there something wrong?"

"Have!"

Mianhua responded, "The Feixiong tribe is about to go into chaos!"

Afterwards, she immediately spilled the beans...repeatedly telling all the words that came into her mind after Fu Qingzhou hypnotized her.

As for the cooperation between the Feixiong tribe and the Yan Kingdom, she had already reported it through a secret letter before, so there was no need to say more.

"Oh?"

Tiele frowned slightly: "Are you sure he is loyal to our Dayi?" "It should be so, otherwise he would not have let his subordinates leave." Mianhua said seriously: "He seems to have returned to the tribe because of the assassination of Mao Yixige. He said that the military secretary found him and passed on Mao Yixige's words, saying that there is a traitor in the tribe."

"I heard that he has a way of reading people's minds. He was worried that your plan would be exposed, so he ran away... but he was stopped by him."

"But after a brief conversation, he seemed to be very indignant about the Feixiong tribe's collusion with the Yan Kingdom, and asked me to come and report to you as soon as possible. He also said...if there is any need, he is always available to help."

Tiele narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Okay, got it."

He said in a deep voice: "Go down."

Mianhua said no more, bowed her head once more, and left the tent.

Sitting on the commander's seat, Tiele held his head with his fists and muttered to himself.

"You came here at such a coincidence, is it Fu Qingzhou?"

"The Feixiong tribe has long been in collusion with the Yan Kingdom. You want to pretend to be one of our own, but you don't send them out. How petty of you."

"What do you want to do? Lure us there? Join forces with Qiluo Palace and Yan Kingdom to capture the king?"

"Naive, ridiculous."

He closed his eyes, as if this incident had never caused any ripples in his heart: "Let's see how you jump."

……

“Interesting plan.”

On the other side of Chongshan Pass, in the Northern Frontier Army’s tent.

Hong Ruohai looked at the secret report in his hand and smiled slightly.

In front of him stood a man wrapped in a black robe and wearing a dragon mask.

"Spiritual dragon."

Hong Ruohai raised his head and looked at the masked man in front of him: "Do you think that Fu Qingzhou's trick can't fool Tiele and Huo Yaer?"

"It's impossible to deceive."

Ling Jiao said, "He is very smart, but he has been away from the secular world for too long and knows nothing about the current situation. Our probing of him will affect his judgment of things, disrupt his direction, and make him fall into a quagmire... In this case, the decision he made in a hurry cannot be perfect and will only be full of loopholes. Otherwise, Situ Chong would not have discovered the flaws."

The voice of this person seemed to have been specially processed by some kind of magic. It was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman, young or old. It was very strange.

"But so far, everything you've said about his plans... is just your guess."

Hong Ruohai said calmly: "There is no information yet on what he did specifically."

"Haha, I know him very well, and there are other people around me who know Fu Qingzhou well."

A light laugh came from under the Ling Jiao mask: "In fact, it doesn't matter if his scheme can't fool Tiele and Huo Yaer. On the contrary, we can take this opportunity to promote our own plan."

"Follow Fu Qingzhou?" Hong Ruohai asked.

Ling Jiao nodded: "He is not good at cooperating with others, but if others cooperate with him, he can perform better - we don't need to tell him too much, lest he has new ideas. It is better to follow the current situation and take advantage of it."

"Then do as you say."

Hong Ruohai said slowly: "I hope that this time, the chaos in the northern border can be settled."

"If the northern border is stable, then the Central Plains will be stable; if the Central Plains is stable, then the whole world will be stable."

Ling Jiao chuckled again: "Marshal Hong, when you meet King Xishuo, don't be soft-hearted and hold back."

"Oh, that day is still a long way off." Hong Ruohai smiled slightly: "The Northern Barbarians have not yet been settled, it's too early to talk about this matter."

"We can still...look forward to that day."

Ling Jiao bowed deeply to Hong Ruohai, said nothing more, and turned around and left the tent.

The smile on Hong Ruohai's face faded slightly and became solemn.

"People are not free to do what they want in this world... There are some things that we have to do even though we know the consequences. It's really annoying."

(End of this chapter)