"Since he appeared in front, he must have something to see me, so Ben Shuai will go to see this Duan Jie Du envoy and go!" Li Youwen raised her eyebrows, didn't bother to guess, and led her own soldiers straight in the direction where the front army was.

After following the cavalry of the former army and passing the vanguard of the front army, he saw a small army blocking the path of the army, and the banner was Shuozhou Jiedu Envoy.

However, the small army of dozens of cavalry has raised the banner of the Jiedu envoy, which is really unreasonable, what does this mean, the soldiers may not know, but Li Youwen, who is in a high position, understands the thoughts of this Duan Yuanzhong very well.

After Li Youwen thought about it, she turned around and gave a command, then rode her horse and continued to move forward, and only Li Shenjin, Xiuniang, and the leader of the personal army sent by General Duan and General Li Zhonglang were left behind.

The rest of the people were left behind. As Li Youwen's horse moved forward, the small troops on the opposite side under the banner of the Jiedu envoy also moved, and I saw three horsemen galloping out of the team, straight towards Li Youwen.

Li Youwen's gaze fell on the head of Duan Yuanzhong, who was handsome, with a party appearance, and a set of bright light armor on his body, and restrained the mount that was moving forward.

Soon, Duan Yuanzhong led two henchmen to gallop to Li Youwen, turned over and dismounted, and was about to bow down. "Weichen Shuozhou Jiedu makes Duan Yuanzhong, see Her Royal Highness the Princess......"

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Li Youwen jumped off the horse, quickly stretched out her hand, stopped Duan Yuanzhong, who was about to bow down, and said with a straight face: "Brother Duan Shi doesn't need to be polite, General Duan taught me a lot in the past, so that I can be proficient in military strategy, counting, General Duan is my teacher, and Brother Duan is also my brother, there is no need to be so ......"

Duan Yuanzhong wanted to worship, but Li Youwen stopped him like this, Duan Yuanzhong had to stand up with a wry smile, but he still arched his hand at Li Youwen. "Your Highness, you came this time, but it's really difficult for the lower officials to do it......"

Youwen understands that this matter can be big or small, but she also asks Duan Shige to turn a blind eye and fulfill Youwen's heart to repay her kindness. If the cause and effect of this matter are leaked, I, Li Youwen, should bear it, and I will definitely not let the Duan family suffer any losses. Li Youwen returned the salute and said sincerely.

"Alas...... Since His Royal Highness insisted on this, Duan could only turn a blind eye, this time, Duan was about to tour the north, and after that, he would transfer the soldiers of Heyue Fort and Ninggu Fort to his side, and he would patrol the northeast of Shuozhou......" Duan Yuan re-reported the name of the fort and the name of the village.

Hearing that, Li Shenjin, who was standing behind Li Youwen, looked incomprehensible, but Li Zhonglang tried his best to remember these place names one by one. Because, Duan Yuanzhong did this to tell Li Youwen that if things didn't go well, he could go to these places for help, and when the time came, Duan would naturally lead a large army to come to meet him.

“…… This route travels from south to north, and it will take about 40 days, and at that time, I hope to welcome Her Royal Highness the princess who returns to the Tang Dynasty in Shuozhou. ”

Duan Yuanzhong's words were finished, and he tilted his head at a subordinate who followed him, who hurriedly strode forward, and then took out a bamboo tube about two feet long from his back and respectfully handed it to Li Youwen.

"This is my Shuozhou defense map, each village and fort, all marked on the map, I hope it can be of some use to His Highness."

Li Youwen took over this precious defense map, and she really didn't know what to say, so she could only take a deep look at Duan Yuanzhong. "Thank you, brother, if there is any danger in Shuozhou, I, Yunzhou, will definitely not stand idly by."

"In this way, someone will leave first, and please Your Highness, cherish it a lot, and don't make Your Majesty sad again." Duan Yuanzhong sighed, stomped his feet, took two steps back, and bowed deeply to Li Youwen, then turned over and jumped on the horse's back, and galloped back into the team without looking back.

Soon, the team under the banner of the festival envoy left the main road and began to drive straight south, Li Youwen watched Duan Yuanzhong and his party gradually walk, until they disappeared from her sight, then took a deep breath, turned their heads, and rushed to Li Shenjin. "Open the map."

Li Shenjin was slightly stunned, but quickly took out the map from the bamboo tube according to Li Youwen's instructions, and spread out this defense map of Shuozhou, an important town in the north of the country, in front of Li Youwen.

In addition, the mountains and rivers of Shuozhou are also clear on this map. As for the villages and forts mentioned by Duan Yuanzhong, they are also marked on the map. "The kindness of the Duan family, I, Li Youwen, really owe a lot this time."

Looking at this defense map, which can definitely be called worth 10,000 dollars, Li Youwen was really full of emotion, and Duan Yuanzhong ignored it, which was actually equivalent to giving herself the greatest convenience.

And the soldiers of Heyue Fort and Ninggu Fort that he took away just cleared the last obstacle for Li Youwen to make contact with the "Yingqin" troops of Qihu, and it was equivalent to leaving two strongholds for himself, which was very convenient for Li Youwen's actions in the future. This generous gift really made Li Youwen not know how to thank her.

The leader of the Duan Mansion's personal soldiers who was still following Li Youwen next to him smiled and said: "Your Highness doesn't have to be like this, the old master has said it before, His Royal Highness is the pillar of the country, and Duan Gongzi is also, if you can not only enjoy the kindness of Your Highness, but also save Duan Gongzi's great talent......"

Li Youwen nodded silently, put all her mind on the map, and soon, Li Youwen found that in addition to the two forts that Duan Yuanzhong said before, he would be transferred away, thirty miles north of Shuozhou City, there was an abandoned small earth city, and here, not far from Shuozhou City, but because of the remote location, it was deserted.

And the best place for his own troops to be stationed at present is not the two fortresses, but this abandoned earthen city.

"Li Zhonglang, you send a scout cavalry to reconnoiter here, see if this place is suitable for my army to be stationed, in addition, transfer two more scout cavalry, pay attention to the movements of the soldiers of Heyue Fort and Ninggu Fort, within three days, this commander needs to know the result, understand?"

"The last general obeys!" Li Zhonglang will obey the order awe-inspiring and quickly go to assign people.

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At dusk, the scouts who rushed to the Tucheng to reconnoiter finally came back with the news that the deserted Tucheng was empty, although it had been deserted, but many houses in the city were still intact, and it was naturally suitable to use them as a garrison for the army.

Li Youwen was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the whole army to immediately march and strive to rush to Tucheng before midnight to station.

When Li Youwen and others arrived at Tucheng, they were already sleepy and tired, and the army temporarily set up a camp outside Tucheng to rest. And Li Youwen and others walked into Tucheng. Seeing the houses in this abandoned earthen city, Li Youwen and the others couldn't help but lift their spirits, this should have been a small town, and the time of abandonment should not be too long, so as long as it was repaired slightly, the soldiers at least had a better place to rest than tents.

But now it is not suitable to live in, it needs to be cleaned and repaired, and at noon the next day, Li Youwen chose a small house that has been taken care of to live.

Although the small town is not large, it is really nothing to live in this team of less than 3,000 people, and even the horses have shelter from the wind and rain.

Although the problem of living has been solved, there are still many other problems.

"General, when we set off, we brought a total of ten days' rations, and now, half of them have been used, our supplies are heavy, shouldn't we rush them?" Li Zhonglang came to Li Youwen, who was standing on the low wall of Tucheng and looking at the town, and reported to Li Youwen.

Li Youwen glanced up at the sky, turned around and commanded Li Shenjin behind her. "It's time to urge, Captain Li, you take a few people and rush to Shuozhou City to see if the Xu family's caravan has arrived in Shuozhou, if you come, remember to report in time."

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