The clanking iron hooves and the cold wind behind the clothes were running wildly in the dark night, and the cotton jackets tied to the horse's hooves could still be vaguely seen.
Ning Chen's eyes narrowed even more tightly. That Military Advisor from Northern Mongolia really couldn't make any mistakes in any detail. How big of an impact does it have with or without a cotton cover? In fact, it is not big. A simple description is that the clank of iron hoofs was heard ten miles away or nine miles away.
However, on the battlefield, a one-mile gap can lead to completely different results. Military Advisor from Northern Mongolia did not make any mistakes in this detail.
The general leading the army was a master. The closer he got, the harder it was to cover up the aura of a strong man. Ning Chen slowly bent his bow, nocked the arrow, and was about to shoot, but after a moment, he took it back.
"Is Empress Dowager okay?" Ning Chen turned around, looked at the woman beside him, and asked softly.
Qing Ling nodded. Now Changsun's camp is surrounded by military masters. As long as the ones who come are not as strong as those who assassinated Martial Marquis before, Empress Dowager's safety will be absolutely safe.
Although Marquis Taiping was seriously injured in the assassination a few days ago, the three swordsmen were not much better, and they would not be able to take action in a short time.
"Then I feel relieved." After saying that, Ning Chen turned the wheelchair and walked down from the high ground, saying, "Sister Qing Ling, let's go say hello to Military Advisor from Northern Mongol Royal Court."
Since he only has the power of one arrow, why not give it to the woman in Beimeng.
Qing Ling looked startled, but did not stop him. As long as she was here, nothing would happen to Ning Chen.
A moment later, a carriage set off from the military camp and quickly disappeared into the darkness as the night fell.
The distance of two hundred miles is not that far. If a fast horse gallops, an hour is enough. The speed of a carriage is not as fast as a fast horse, but after an hour and a half, we will arrive in front of the Northern Mongolian military camp.
Ning Chen found a slightly higher place, then looked in the direction of the Northern Mongolian military camp and bent the bow in his hand again.
In front of the Beimeng camp, Fan Lingyue stood in the cold wind, looking quietly in the direction of the Great Xia military camp, his eyes waveless and even more ruthless.
The light blue clothes were simple but exuded nobility. Fan Lingyue's identity was not difficult to identify. Ning Chen felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the light blue clothes. After looking at the former's face attentively, he couldn't help but move.
It's her, the woman she met by chance in Falling Moon City, Yue Ling.
Fan Lingyue, Lingyue, Yue Ling, it is really fate and full of lies.
No wonder Great Xia's Eighth Prince died so simply. It turned out that that was why she appeared at that time.
There was no reason to retract the bent bow. In the cold wind, Ning Chen's eyes were terrifyingly cold.
Just as Fan Lingyue said, she and Ning Chen are very similar people. They both have an extremely ruthless heart hidden under their calm appearance.
Sympathy for each other, even happy conversations, could not stop the two people's determination to kill each other.
The arrow in the cold wind flew across like a shooting star, and the silver light was so dazzling in the night sky. However, before he could react, the light of the arrow was already in front of him.
However, this amazing arrow was caught by one hand. The young general appeared in front of Fan Lingyue, covering the sky with one hand to block this ruthless arrow.
"Sister Qing Ling, let's go," Ning Chen said softly.
"Yeah" Qing Ling replied.
The two got into the carriage and left quickly, disappearing into the darkness again shortly after.
In front of the Northern Mongolian military camp, the young general looked at the direction in which the arrow light was flying and couldn't help but frown. He didn't understand who wanted to assassinate Military Advisor.
"He is Ning Chen"
Fan Lingyue said lightly, then turned around and walked towards the tent. Unexpectedly, the two of them faced each other.
"What a pity for those three thousand Qingqi"
Fan Lingyue knows that the attack on the camp failed. She once said that they are very similar, not only in ruthlessness, but also in scheming. Great Xia The old general in the military camp is a mediocre person, but Ning Chen is not. On the contrary, he is not only not mediocre, but also a very smart person.
In the dark night, a blurry shadow passed by the speeding carriage. Ning Chen was sitting in the carriage, his face slightly pale. The arrow just now was too much of a burden for him at this moment.
He had already been mentally prepared for his failure to kill Fan Lingyue, but he still wanted to say something now.
Damn genius!
The young general was obviously not much older than him, but he was at least at the peak of the ninth rank. When did this world have so many geniuses as dogs?
He has been practicing hard for so long, and there are always experts around him to guide him, and he even has no shortage of talent. However, after practicing again and again, he has fallen back to the fourth level Fifth-Rank.
That old woman's fate is so damn unfair.
When the two returned to the military camp, the battle was over. The three thousand light cavalry were basically shot into a hornet's nest by bows and arrows. Even if one or two hundred people escaped in the dark, nothing could be changed.
Changsun saw the two people coming back in a carriage, frowned and said, "What are you doing?"
Ning Chen got off the carriage and said honestly, "Go and say hello to Military Advisor from Northern Mongol Royal Court."
Qing Ling nodded aside, indicating that this was indeed the case.
Changsun didn't ask any more questions and snorted softly, "Don't do this nonsense again in the future."
Ning Chen and Qing Ling looked at each other and immediately separated with a tacit understanding. It seemed that Changsun was in a good mood and did not ask any questions, let alone curse.
The three thousand light cavalry didn't bring anything with them. The horses and light armor were all dead and broken, and there was nothing easy to recover. However, this was a victory anyway, which made most of the soldiers who were woken up in the middle of the night a little excited.
It turned out that Empress Dowager had arrived in Northern Mongolia to attack the camp, and the sound of a thousand years old spread throughout the Great Xia military camp.
Changsun accepted it calmly, and after boosting the morale of the soldiers, he went back to his tent to rest with a sense of relief.
Ning Chen I just wanted to shout, I guessed that, I guessed it!
Unfortunately, he didn't dare.
The soldiers of Great Xia need a hero who can step on colorful auspicious clouds. Obviously, Empress Dowager, who has a high reputation in Great Xia, is the most suitable candidate. Changsun is a well-deserved candidate.
Ning Chen also went back to his tent to rest. He was the most tired person tonight. That arrow consumed all his strength and failed in the end.
Fan Lingyue must be dragged out from the young general beside her. This was Ning Chen's last thought before she lost consciousness from exhaustion.
The next day, Qing Ling, who had not seen Ning Chen for a long time, came directly to the tent and was about to lift him up from the bed, but felt something was wrong and touched his forehead, which made him startled.
It's too hot!
The military medical officer arrived soon. After checking Ning Chen's pulse, his face looked extremely ugly.
This pulse condition is even more chaotic than Martial Marquis's.
Changsun also rushed over after hearing the news. After seeing the sickly red face of Ning Chen, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
"You were fine last night, what happened?" Changsun asked in anger.
When the medical officer saw Empress getting angry, he looked even more nervous and said quickly, "Reply to Empress Dowager, this condition is caused by the wind and cold."
"Wind-chill! How could he get wind-chill!" Changsun became even more angry, and with worry, he completely lost his usual virtuous and caring look.
"This" the medical officer couldn't explain. He didn't understand the young man in front of him at all. He only knew that the latter was very trusted by Empress Dowager and had always been with him.
"Empress Dowager" Qing Ling took a step forward and said a few words in Changsun's ear.
"Nonsense!" Changsun was furious after hearing this, and shouted, "He is not sensible, are you still not sensible? How can you accompany him to make nonsense!"
She didn't ask any questions last night, thinking that the two of them just went to take a look in front of the Northern Mongolian military camp. Who would have thought that these two people would be so bold as to assassinate Military Advisor. Not to mention the physical condition of this kid, it was not easy to even stay awake, so he couldn't let her worry less!
"Treat it, give it to me. If it's not cured, come and see me!" Changsun said with an angry snort.
"Yes," the medical officer replied tremblingly, and immediately went out to prepare medicinal materials and hot water.
Three hours later, Ning Chen woke up once, looked at Changsun next to him, said only a few words, and then passed out again.
"Empress Dowager, no matter what, you must not leave. In addition, write to old Marquis and ask him to lead troops and horses behind to intercept the grain and grass from Northern Mongolia. The number of people does not need to be too many, fifty thousand is enough."
"Also, if Fan Lingyue really uses cavalry to attack, Empress Dowager should give up the 30,000 cavalry in the camp. Great Xia It's affordable to fight, but it's also expensive. It's worth it to exchange 30,000 for 20,000."
"In addition, even if all these 150,000 people are killed in battle, we can't retreat. We are defeated like a mountain. She has 100,000 cavalry, and we can't retreat."
Even when he was seriously ill, Ning Chen's words were still calm and ruthless to the point of being terrifying. In one sentence, he could directly give up the lives of the 30,000 cavalry in the camp and even the entire battalion of soldiers.
"You have a good rest, and we will wait until you feel better to talk about other things." Changsun couldn't bear it, and did not agree or refuse, but comforted softly.
Ning Chen smiled weakly and fell into coma again before he could answer.
Qing Ling felt a little cold all over as she listened. This was the first time she had seen such a ruthless side of Ning Chen.
"Does it feel like he's a different person?" Changsun didn't look back and guessed what Qing Ling was thinking.
"Well, I'm not used to it," Qing Ling replied honestly.
"The weaker a person is, the less likely they are to hide themselves. Ning Chen is not a sentimental person to begin with. All the shyness and even harmlessness he shows in his daily life are all for others to see. The longer you stay in contact with him, the more you can feel the coldness in his bones."
After finishing speaking, Changsun sighed softly and continued, "In the entire army, as long as nothing happens to you and me, I'm afraid even if everyone else is dead, the most he can do is sigh sadly at the scene, and then turn around and not take it to heart."
"I am more and more glad that I dragged him into the Weiyang Palace when we first met him in the palace. Otherwise, if such a person becomes Great Xia's enemy, there will be a second Military Advisor in the world."
The more Qing Ling heard Changsun's words, the more frightened she became. She had never thought that Ning Chen, who dared not show off in front of her and Empress Dowager, would actually be a person that Empress Dowager looked up to and even feared.
"Empress Dowager, Ning Chen will not be disadvantageous to Great Xia," Qing Ling couldn't help but say. She heard the fear in Empress Dowager's tone and couldn't help but defend.
"Haha" Changsun laughed softly and said, "Don't worry, I don't have any other intentions. Although he is ruthless, he also values the rare feelings in his heart. I have never thought that he would betray Great Xia. Of course, the premise is that you and I are still alive."
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