Episode 18 plot introduction

Outside Changping Pass, Xie Yanlai finally faced a real fierce battle.Shuomo's army was familiar with the wind and sand on the border, and often attacked at night, and then retreated to areas where it was difficult to pursue them during the day.Xie Yanlai did not rush to win, but first stabilized each camp.He reorganized his troops using the familiar banners of Chu Cen's old army, and used the Wangcheng experience that Liang Qiang had left him for customs defense.After several small battles, Shuo Mo's army discovered that the new General Wei was not just a warrior. They began to adjust their strategies in an attempt to lure him away from the main pass.

In the capital, A Le came to do divination for Xie Yan, but a bloody disaster suddenly appeared in the divination.A Le didn't dare to hide it and hurriedly told Chu Chao.Chu Chao turned pale after hearing this, but he was not held back by fear like before.She asked people to reconfirm the supplies and reinforcements at Changping Pass, and also ordered the Gongwei Department to strictly investigate whether anyone in the capital was delivering military information to Shuomo.Every time Xie Yanlai was in danger on the front line, it might not be an accident, but someone in the capital deliberately sent his marching route away.

Chu Chao prayed for Xie Yanlai in the courtyard, still holding an unfinished case file in his hand.She is no longer a woman in the palace who only waits for news, nor is she the daughter of the Chu family who was led by Xiao Xun in her previous life.She wanted to protect Xie Yan from the knife behind her back in the capital, and she also wanted to protect the front line of food and military power.Deng Yi saw her making arrangements all night, and finally understood that the Chu Dynasty was not just concerned about Xie Yanlai out of affection, she was helping a shaky court back on track bit by bit.

Xie Yanlai also felt the support from the capital at Changping Pass.The grain road was repaired in time, several suspicious heralds were replaced, and Shuo Mo's army set up ambushes several times but failed to work.He guessed that Chu Chao was clearing the way for him from behind, and he became more and more afraid to slack off.During the night attack, he personally led his men to recapture a beacon occupied by the enemy. He suffered new injuries, but finally figured out the movements of King Shuomo's main force.As long as he has another chance, he can force the enemy into a decisive battle.

However, Xie Yanfang did not want to see Xie Yanlai stand firm with his military exploits.The stronger Xie Yanlai becomes, the less he is at the mercy of the Xie family, and the more likely he is to find out the truth about Weijiacun and Qian Ji Ranxue.Xie Yanfang secretly mobilized his old troops and began to lead the frontline military situation into a more dangerous situation.Although the Chu Dynasty noticed something was going on in the capital, they could not get hold of Xie Yanfang for the time being.She could only continue to suppress the court and wait for decisive news from the front.The news in Changping Pass was getting tighter, and both Xie Yanlai and Chu Chao knew that the real killing was already waiting in the next battle.

The battle reports from Changpingguan became shorter and shorter, and the Chu Dynasty became more and more uneasy.Xie Yanlai never wrote about hardships in his letters. The more steadily he wrote, the more it showed that the front line was dangerous.She asked Ah Le to collect each letter by date, and then personally checked the food allocation and scout reports, and finally discovered that the route records for two days had been changed.The changes were so subtle that if she wasn't familiar with Xie Yanlai's marching habits, she would hardly be able to tell.The Chu Dynasty immediately ordered Mu Xiaoman to secretly investigate the official responsible for the transfer of military reports. The Gongwei Department followed the clues and caught a small official who had close contacts with the Xie family branch.

At first, the petty officer was just greedy for money when he bit him to death. It wasn't until Mu Xiaoman found the hidden paints and code books that he revealed that someone had been buying copies of military newspapers for a long time.Chu Chao did not disclose the matter immediately. She was worried about alerting others and asked Xie Yanfang to stop early.She mixed the fake military newspaper into the next batch of documents to see where the wrong information would be sent.At the same time, she secretly sent another secret order to Xie Yanlai, reminding him that the ambush outside Changping Pass was likely to come from Beijing.The front line is full of wind and sand, and the capital is also full of murderous intent.