The wedding dress wraps the sword, Bo Jun smiles

Ye Xingguan said: "The similarity is not the point. I have some ideas... about the portrait, but it will take some time to confirm."

You Jianqing asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Ye Xingguan shook his head: "It's very simple to confirm, and we don't need any help." Then he said seriously, "But the most important thing now is to go back to Guancheng—we have to find a way to enter the city."

You Jianqing felt that it was not easy to enter the customs at this time.

Shanhaiguan is under siege, and the outside of the pass are full of Jurchens, including a Tibetan monk with unfathomable martial arts.

However, Yuntai is a person after all, which makes the two people's actions much more convenient.

But how to avoid the Jurchens' eyes and ears, and how not to be directly regarded as spies or scouts by the Han army is a big problem.

In order to avoid the armies of both sides, Ye Xingguan and You Jianqing had to make a direct detour, bypassing the Jurchen camp and the city walls on both sides of Shanhaiguan by water.

Shanhaiguan is built along the coast, and there are garrisons on the outside to guard at any time. In order to avoid direct long-range attacks from the city wall at sea, Ye Xingguan and You Jianqing try to keep out of the sight of the defenders on the city wall when they walk by water.

It was tiring work.

Originally, it would be more useful to have a boat, but there is no wharf near Shanhaiguan, and the nearest fishing village has been abandoned for many years because it is on the border between the two countries. Ye Xingguan and You Jianqing didn't even find a small boat.

Under such circumstances, the two felt that instead of taking a door panel and pretending to be a raft and slowly paddling across most of the coast, it would be better to swim directly.

And they did.

Sea water is salty, but it is also more buoyant than fresh water.Naturally, Ye Xingguan needless to say, even You Jianqing can easily maintain the correct direction in such water.

When the water came out, the two were already in the pass.

Ye Xingguan climbed onto the rocky shore, and You Jianqing followed closely behind.Both were wet from head to toe.Maybe it was because of the wetness and coldness that You Jianqing's palm on Ye Xingguan's shoulder felt an abnormal heat.

He couldn't help but want to feel more of that heat.

You Jianqing pressed Ye Xingguan's shoulder with his fingers.

Ye Xingguan turned around and asked, "...is it a little cold?"

You Jianqing replied: "It can be tolerated."

After hearing this, Ye Xingguan said, "Go find a place to dry your clothes—we can't enter the city like this."

You Jianqing has no objection.

The two dried their clothes in a field by the sea. During the drying process, perhaps because they were finally free, You Jianqing was halfway helping Ye Xingguan with his hair, and suddenly couldn't help but reached out and hugged him. Then the two uncontrollably started hugging and kissing.

Ye Xingguan said, "I'm sorry."

You Jianqing said: "For what?"

Ye Xingguan didn't answer, but wrapped his arms around You Jianqing more forcefully, put his face on the side of his neck, and replied: "No reason."

You Jianqing said: "I know why you are sorry." He leaned close to Ye Xingguan's ear, kissed his earlobe lightly, and said, "Next time, don't leave me alone."

Ye Xingguan suddenly covered his ears with his hands, stared at You Jianqing for a while, and then promised: "I know... I will remember next time."

He didn't intentionally leave You Jianqing in Shanhaiguan, he was just used to being arbitrary and going his own way.

It is conceivable that for a long time, his habit will not change.It must be very difficult to change such thoughts and concepts.

But Ye Xingguan agreed.

It took some time for the two to enter Shanhaiguan, mainly because during the war, Shanhaiguan was basically prohibited from entering and leaving, and all kinds of investigations were very strict.

Because of the waterway, Ye Xingguan left some things outside the customs, including Ye Changning's paintings and letters.If he was lucky, he might still have a chance to retrieve his things after the Jurchens were repelled.

Fortunately, the token of the imperial court is made of copper, waxed on the outside, and basically waterproof.Ye Xingguan was a little thankful that he had a title on him, so what he was holding was not an ordinary guide.You know, paper road guides will quickly turn into a ball of waste paper after being launched into the water.

Yes, a bunch.Not even one.

With this token, Ye Xingguan entered Shanhaiguan, and then saw the sword boys who arrived at Shanhaiguan one step ahead of time, and Murong Gu who followed Jiantong to the pass city.

Murong Gu's sister still had the cheerful appearance, and greeted Ye Xingguan cheerfully.When Ye Xingguan saw her, she was holding a bow and arrow in her hand to imitate an archer. Pang Yong praised her very much and called her a heroine.

Although his adjutant and Murong Gu obviously disagreed, there were many disputes in the middle.

Then Ye Xingguan learned the real reason for Jurchen’s attack from the messengers—there was turmoil in Beijing, the emperor disappeared, the three princesses and General Bai led the imperial guards to guard the city, and King Ding led the Jingji Tao's defenders surrounded the capital.

"One of the two parties must have colluded with the Jurchens."

The capital of the Cheng Dynasty was set at Yingtianfu, and there was a reason for the heavy troops in Gyeonggi to guard the frontier to prevent the Jin and Mongols from invading south. "The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country", nothing more than that.

Under such circumstances, once the Jurchens invaded the south, normally the emperor would be able to know the military situation as quickly as possible, provide supplies, and at the same time dispatch troops from Gyeonggi Province to support the frontier...and the flow would continue.

But once something happens in Beijing, these preparations will not be able to be carried out.

You Jianqing asked: "Shall we go back to Beijing?"

Ye Xingguan said: "...after I talked with General Pang."

When they saw Pang Yong, he was talking to Murong Gu on the city wall - as a female war hooligan, Murong Gu has quite good insights both in actual combat and in tactics.Pang Yong appreciates this very much.

The Jurchen army had been stationed for a day and a night, but they did not launch an attack immediately.Ye Xingguan felt that they were waiting for something.

He asked You Jianqing: "Don't you think... this situation is a little strange?"

You Jianqing said: "A little bit. First of all, it's not yet the autumn harvest season, and the Jurchens only carried out a failed attack at the beginning of the year. They suffered heavy losses, and they don't want to do it again soon."

Ye Xingguan nodded: "...unless they are sure of victory. I doubt it."

Then he stepped forward and asked about the current situation in Shanhaiguan, and how long Pang Yong would be able to defend if the Jurchens started to attack.

Pang Yong replied: "It's not how long we can defend, but how long we can repel the opponent - since the Shanhai Pass was built, the Jurchens have not had a chance to break through the pass. In the past 100 years, we have almost There are several wars with the Jurchens every year. They have never stepped through Shanhaiguan, and it is impossible to do so in the future."

Ye Xingguan asked: "What kind of situation do you think they can break through the city gate?"

Pang Yong said firmly: "Impossible!"

Ye Xingguan asked: "What if someone cooperates with others?"

After hearing this, Pang Yong was silent for a while, and said, "Unless the guards lure wolves into the house. Under normal circumstances, one or two or even one or two teams of spies or traitors will not affect the safety of Guancheng."

Hearing what he said, Ye Xingguan was immediately relieved.

"That's good. Next, I hope that General Pang will strengthen the security in the city." Then he thought for a while, then turned to Murong Gu and asked, "I'm going back to the capital soon, Murong, you—"

Murong Gu replied almost without hesitation: "I will stay here!"

Ye Xingguan said: "...I don't think you should stay here."

Murong Gu said: "I am very persistent."

"Okay." Ye Xingguan nodded, "If this is your choice."

But he felt that the Jurchens would not act so quickly—they should first confirm that they have a chance of winning, or that they have real benefits before they consider making efforts.

Ye Xingguan did not leave immediately, he took You Jianqing back to the inn first.There the two freshened up and then rested together for the afternoon.When Murong Gu appeared at night, Ye Xingguan found an opportunity to talk to her.

He said to Murong Gu: "If the Jurchens never take action to attack the city, or continue to attack the city, you should pay attention to some key generals in the city."

Murong Gu opened his mouth for a while and asked, "You mean—"

Ye Xingguan didn't hide it from her either: "Beijing Central and the Border Gate launched an attack at the same time. I wouldn't believe it if there was no connection between the two. It took more than half a month for the Jurchen army to assemble, but when the troops approached the city, they didn't There is no rush to attack, if it is a rest, a day and a night of rest is enough. This is not like the temperament of the Jurchen."

"I don't know what happened in Beijing right now, but once the stalemate between Beijing and China is broken, there will inevitably be changes in the border town. The Jurchens will either retreat quickly, or attack immediately." Ye Xingguan's tone of voice It's mediocre, but the words that come out of my mouth are frightening, "I'm afraid that someone in the city will take the initiative to open the door to meet the enemy. Pay attention to the generals who have the ability to mobilize the defenders of the north gate."

After hearing this, Murong Gu asked Ye Xingguan, "Why didn't the beauty tell General Pang about this?"

Ye Xingguan said: "Because I don't know him well. I don't know the origin of his identity, and I don't have time to investigate now. Before I know his identity and position, I don't rule out that he is also suspected. But Murong, you are different. I believe you."

After hearing this, Murong Gu didn't smile any more this time, but replied firmly: "Since that's the case, Gu will surely live up to your entrustment, beauty, don't worry."