"What's the progress in the Khitan side?" Liu Chengyou looked at Xiang Xun and asked.

Xiang Xun answered very concisely: "The latest situation has not been reported on Han Tong yet, but in his humble opinion, the Liao Emperor's Imperial Camp will be in the past or two days."

"It's much slower than I expected!" Liu Chengyou muttered.

Xiang Xunze took the initiative to explain: "According to the spies' return, the Khitan army was mixed with fish and dragons, countless wealth, and there were extremely large families of officials from the Jinyang Municipal Bureau of the Ministry of Justice. The number was extremely large, and the transportation of various types of supplies and treasures was not so much a Khitans withdrawing their troops, but rather a large-scale migration."

"What's more, they have to face the constant harassment of the rebels, so how can they get faster..."

"Yeah..." responded softly, and Liu Chengyou ordered: "Send someone to tell Han Tong, good-spirited to keep an eye on the movements of the Khitans, just as before, and report every day."

After a pause, Liu Chengyou added: "Let him be careful!"

Feeling some concerns in Liu Chengyou's tone, Xiang Xun couldn't help but comfort him: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry. Although Han Tong was not flexible in commanding the troops, he had Yang Ye's assistance, so he thought it would be fine. You know Yang Ye's agility..."

"Go."

When Xiang Xun was ordered to leave, Liu Chengyou supported the city wall with both hands and released a heavy breath of turbid air. The pressure was still a bit heavy.

After shook his head, it seemed to have a clear effect. Liu Chengyou turned to Zhang Yanwei and directly ordered: "I ordered the follow-up army to speed up the speed. Only the first army is here. Gu's confidence is not enough. The mountain road is rugged, so let Sun Li and Murong Yanzhao lead people to open a road for renovation and reduce obstacles. In addition, Lin Lu is ready to welcome him!"

"Yes!" When Liu Chengyou was serious, Zhang Yanwei did not dare to be careless and responded seriously.

After saying that, he looked at Ma Quanyi again: "The situation is urgent, and there is no need to relax. You will have to work harder these days!"

"yes!"

Later, Liu Chengyou received two messages, one good news and the other, which can also be regarded as good news.

The first message was passed on by a young messenger, and Liu Chengyou was a little surprised.

"Have you ever heard of Luo Yanqin's name?" Liu Chengyou put away the letter and asked in confusion in the narrow county hall.

The left and right shook their heads and said they didn't know. Zhang Yanwei took the initiative to respond: "It should be just an unknown person. I heard that our army is here, so I come to join us."

"This nameless man is planning to give me a big gift!" A surprising excitement appeared in Liu Chengyou's eyebrows, and he passed the letter down: "More than a thousand war horses are really envious!"

As soon as Liu Chengyou's words fell, the close ministers present all showed unexpected expressions of surprise, and Zhang Yanwei hurriedly took the letter.

"Call people in the future!" Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Chengyou ordered the guards.

The letter came from a man named Luo Yanqiu, who called himself the commander of Shi Jinxing Shun Army. He had no choice but to deal with the thief in the previous period. This time, the Khitans retreated north, and he was sent to escort more than a thousand captured Jin army horses to Nanjing (Youzhou). At this time, he happened to pass by Xiangzhou and heard that a royal army had gone out east and was unwilling to be bullied by the barbarians again. He was willing to offer all the war horses in his hands to Hedong to show his sincerity to follow.

"This Luo Yanyan, the Khitans can hand over so many war horses to him. It seems that they are trusted by the Khitans..." Liu Chengyou said lightly while waiting.

The few people here also quickly browsed the letter, which was both joyful and suspicious.

"Your Highness, there will be no fraud!" Zhang Yanwei immediately agreed after hearing Liu Chengyou say this.

"What do you think?" Liu Chengyou asked Guo Rong.

Guo Rong thought for a while, but held another point of view: "That's not the case. Thinking about Heyang's martial virtues, Luo Yanqi's decision was also considered to be aware of the times and understanding. However, the specific situation is still to be found out if the person who came here."

After a while, the capable messenger was brought up. Seeing Liu Chengyou sitting in the main seat, he simply bowed down and said, "God of the prince!"

"Get up and answer!" Liu Chengyou said in a tone of a superior.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Tell me about your commander Luo's situation on this trip!"

"Yes!" The little messenger seemed to have been accustomed to his writings, but it was probably because of nervousness, and it was a bit stumbling, but the meaning was clearly expressed: "My general was ordered by the Khitan general and Yelu Shuogu to set out from Tokyo and escort the war horses to Youzhou. However, the brothers were bullied by the Hu Kou, and they were even more unwilling to leave their hometowns, and the general was even more unwilling to go to the Northern Territory. They had long since the truth. This time, he heard that His Highness led the Hedong Xiong Army to the east, so he led the crowd to join us!"

The person said that it was not much different from what the letter said. After thinking about it, Liu Chengyou asked, "Where are you generals now?"

"When you go back to your highness, the villain was sent by the general when you passed by Tangyin County. The general's brigade really doesn't know where it is now." The messenger replied honestly.

Liu Chengyou's brow subconsciously frowned and glanced at the county magistrate Lin Lu who was lucky enough to sit down on the side.

Facing Liu Chengyou's questioning gaze, the county magistrate did not react for a moment. He forced Xiang Xun to remind him in a low voice, and then suddenly replied nervously: "Tangyin County is a hundred miles southeast. If he wants to come and surrender, the brigade should go west along Tangshui and then cross the Huanshui north..."

After hearing his description, Liu Chengyou had a rough impression in his mind. At this time, Xiang Xun looked cold and asked the messenger: "You escort the war horses to the north, and you should have the Khitan army supervisor. How to deal with them?"

"After my general made a decision, the news leaked, so he summoned his brothers to kill all the Khitan prisoners who accompanied him!" The messenger's answer was straightforward and honest.

If he could be sent as a messenger, this person was naturally a clever person, and he also saw the suspicion of Liu Chengyou and others. He gritted his teeth and kowtowed hard: "Your Highness, the general and us are sincere, and the sun and the moon can be seen. The villain has no false words. Please believe it. The general is short of manpower and is escorting the war horses. You also ask your highness to send troops to respond quickly."

Seeing the person coming with sincere expression and sincere tone, Liu Chengyou waved his hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, when you sincerely come, Gu should represent Hedong and welcome him. In this way, you will come here to report the news, work hard all the way, rest in the city first, and then discuss the issue of sending troops with everyone..."

After comforting him and sending someone to "protect" him, Liu Chengyou glanced around and asked directly: "How?"

"It's not like being fake!" Guo Rong spoke and gave a suggestion: "Send someone to investigate first, and then do it in the district."

"That's it!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and then murmured: "Why didn't Han Tong report this news?"

......

As for the second piece of news that surprised Liu Chengyou, Liang Hui, the thief commander in Cizhou in the north, summoned a group of thieves, organized a rebel army, and suddenly went south and occupied Anyang City. He felt like he was brave enough...

Anyone who was silent and after it was dark, Han Tong sent someone to report the news of the investigation in the south that the Khitan team had moved north to Liyang and headed north soon. In the meantime, there was really a situation with Luo Yanqin's team.
Chapter completed!