The rain stopped, and a rainbow stretched across the sky in the blue sky, like a colorful bridge. The white clouds floated slowly, and the sun slowly lifted the barrier and slowly revealed its smile, and the gentle sunlight shone on the whole land.

Du Zheng stood in the courtyard, looking at the emerging sun, and couldn't help but say, "The sun is finally out." "It rained for seven days, and he was going to be in a hurry.

Yunqing said: "The sun is out, and we have to do the right thing." "One more day of delay is one more day of loss, not to mention another seven days of delay.

At noon on this day, Yunqing led his troops to attack Changshui. However, Changshui's defense was strong, and Mu Boxi personally went into battle to kill the enemy, and Yunqing lost more than 5,000 horses in half a day.

In the evening, Du Zheng wore a suit of armor and entered the commander's tent and said to Yunqing: "Lord Wang, this Mu Boxi is a character. "From the dispatch of troops to the present, this battle is the most difficult to fight. But this stimulated the passion in Du Zheng's bones, if they are all cowards who are afraid of death, this battle is not interesting.

Yunqing said: "Mu Boxi and Yu Baojia are brothers-in-law. "Mu Boxi's wife is the sister of Yu Baojia's wife.

Du Zheng said: "I thought Yu Baojia would support those wastes! It's rare that there is a useful figure among this relative." ”

Yun Qing said: "I don't know how the battle is going on Wu Xing's side?" Wu Xing's guard Tao Huanzhang was raised by Yu Baojia and was also a fierce general.

Du Zheng said: "Wu Xing and Changshui are his last barriers, and Luo Liang's side should be similar to ours." "If Wu Xing breaks through, they can fight into Changshui from behind, but this can only be thought about.

On the other side, Xu Zhen and Yu Cong had already led troops to take Yuanzhou. However, even Hetai's army was transferred to Hongzhou, and it was not easy for Xu Zhen to take Hongzhou.

Xu Zhen was in the camp tent, discussing the battle with Yu Cong and his generals, when he heard the soldiers outside shouting: "General, there is an urgent letter delivered in Ho City." ”

Seeing the beautiful plum blossom font on the envelope, Xu Zhen knew that this was Yuxi's handwritten letter. If it weren't for a major event, Yuxi would not have written letters to the generals below, they were all official letters.

Xu Zhen said to the generals in the camp, "You all go down!" The letter written by the princess herself must be of great importance.

Only Yu Cong was left in the camp tent before Xu Zhen opened the letter. After reading it, Xu Zhen held the letter and fell into deep thought.

Yu Cong asked, "What did the princess say?" Of course, if it is a trivial matter, it is not the turn of the princess to write the letter herself.

Xu Zhen frowned and said, "The princess said let's rush to Hongzhou as quickly as possible." ”

Yu Cong was a little surprised: "That's it?" In the early morning, they also received a handwritten letter from Yun Qing, and they also asked them to rush to Hongcheng as soon as possible.

Xu Zhen said: "Not only that, when the princess asked us to attack Hongcheng, it was enough to contain the opponent's troops, and there was no need to fight hard." Of course, Yuxi's words didn't mean that, but the meaning was pretty much the same.

Yu Cong asked: "Let us feint on this matter, can the princess say the reason?" Seeing Xu Zhen shaking his head, Yu Cong said: "Do what the princess says!"

Xu Zhen didn't refuse, but said with some embarrassment: "The prince and the princess have asked us to speed up the process, this is no problem." But the prince asked us to rush to Hongcheng as soon as possible to attack the city, but the princess's meaning was contrary to the prince's!" I don't know who to listen to.

Yu Cong thought for a while and said, "From here to Hongzhou, it will take at least six days. Such a long time is enough for us to tell the news to the prince and get a reply from the prince. In fact, Yu Cong also knew that the princess would definitely tell the prince about this. But in their position, they should also report this matter.

Xu Zhen immediately wrote a letter, and after sending someone out, he couldn't help but say to Yu Cong: "Do you say that this time the princess is going to kill Lian Hetai like last time?"

Regarding Yuxi's previous killing of Yuwenhe, Xu Zhen could only applaud his hands, and did not feel inappropriate. Since you are the enemy, either you die or I live. Although the method is not good, it works quickly.

Yu Cong said: "Probably not. was able to kill Yuwenhe, and the princess was able to use the hands of the Li family. But to kill Lian and Tai, it is not so easy. "Lian Hetai is the commander-in-chief, and it is difficult to kill him.

Xu Zhen was very curious and said, "Then what do you think the princess will do?" He really wanted to know!

Yu Cong shook his head and said, "I can't guess what the princess wants to do." For Yuxi, Yu Cong actually felt a little worried in his heart. Some men will be afraid of women who are too powerful.

Xu Zhen smiled and said, "Xu Wu may know, why don't we ask Xu Wu?" As the princess's henchman, even if the princess didn't tell him, he should be able to guess.

Yu Cong looked at Xu Zhen and said, "Do you think if I ask Xu Wu, will he say it?" Since the princess did not tell them the reason for the feint attack on Hongcheng, she said that this matter was confidential. Although he and Xu Wu are brothers, it is impossible for Xu Wu to violate his principles for him, and he can't embarrass his brother.

Xu Zhen smiled and said, "Just say it casually, you take it seriously." "It's also because the relationship is like a brother, so there is no scruple when you speak.

Seeing Yu Cong's black face, Xu Zhen immediately changed the topic: "I really can't figure it out, what do you say the princess grew up eating? Why is she so powerful?"

Xu Zhen actually didn't think about it as much as others, he thought that Yuxi was in the same group as them, so the more powerful Yuxi was, the better it would be for them.

Yu Cong thought for a while and said, "I heard that the princess likes to read. People who love to read are smart. ”

Xu Zhen sneered and said, "Pull it down! There are so many people who like to read, why is there no one as powerful as the princess?" These people don't want to think that if it weren't for their blood and sacrifice on the front line, the northern captives would have come over a long time ago.

Yu Cong said with a smile: "If the princess knew that you respected her so much, she would definitely be very happy." "Yu Cong has no respect or disgust for Yuxi, and belongs to the centrists. Yu Cong felt that everyone had different ideas, as long as they didn't do anything drastic, they couldn't force others to change their minds.

Xu Zhenle said hehehe: "Respect is in my heart, it doesn't matter if the princess knows it or not." ”

Some of the generals under Yunqing were dissatisfied with Yuxi's power, some admired her, and some respected her like Xu Zhen.

Yuxi received the battle report from Changshui, and his face was a little unpleasant: "The battle situation in Changshui is not ideal. "I attacked countless times, but each time I was repelled by Mu Boxi. According to this battle situation, you have to pay a heavy price to take Changshui. But the problem is that after beating Changshui, you have to fight Qiantang, if the casualties are too large, you may not be able to take Qiantang.

Xu Wu was also a little anxious when he heard this: "What about Wu Xing's side?

Yuxi nodded and said, "The war over there is not going well, but it's better than Changshui." She knew that Changshui was not easy to fight, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult.

It is well known that the army in Jiangnan was not strong in combat. But the performance of Changshui and Wu Xing's defenders was somewhat unexpected by Yuxi.

Xu Wu thought for a moment and said, "Although Yu Baojia claims to have millions of troops to the outside world, only 300,000 are elite. "In addition, the combat effectiveness is not strong, and most of these soldiers and horses fled when they encountered the Northwest Army.

Yuxi nodded and said, "I'm afraid that the defenders of Changshui and Wu Xing are Yu Baojia's elite troops." It seems that Yu Baojia is not ready to guard Qiantang at all, but has long been preparing to go to the capital. "Sending elite troops to defend Wuxing and Changshui is to delay time. This also shows that Yu Baojia has no idea of fighting to the death with Yunqing at all.

After listening to Yuxi's analysis, Xu Wu said, "It's really possible. However, the news from Yang Duoming said that the government had nothing unusual except for forcibly requisitioning ships. In this case, even if Yang Duoming wanted to spread the news that Yu Baojia was preparing to flee to the capital, no one would believe it. In addition, in the Qiantang area, the government is now also very strict with public opinion. As long as the government catches the rumor, the head will be cut off, and no one dares to move under high pressure.

When Yuxi heard this, he thought for a moment and said, "Yu Baojia is preparing to transport his belongings to the capital at one time. But that's a good thing for us. "Even if Qiu Ye is willing to send troops, it will take a while for his sailors to reach Jiangnan. If Yu Baojia had taken away his belongings during this time, he would have been able to arrive in the capital safely. But if he delays the time, it is unknown whether these belongings can be safely transported to the capital.

Xu Wu said with some worry: "Wu Kuo has not received any news yet, princess, do you think there will be an accident?" If the negotiation is completed, Wu Kuo will definitely send the news back. But now it is silent, which makes Xu Wu a little worried.

Yuxi said: "There is no news, it is good news. "What she can think of, Yan Wushuang can't think of. In order to prevent her people from coming into contact with Qiu Ye, Yan Wushuang would definitely kill the people she sent. It's just that Yuxi didn't say this, because even if she knew that there was danger, she still had to send someone.

Xu Wu really didn't expect this: "Princess, if Qiu Ye cooperates with Yan Wushuang, won't our plan be in vain?"

Yuxi smiled and said: "Qiu Ye supports the army and respects himself, and he doesn't listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, let alone Yan Wushuang. In this situation, unless he has a bad brain, he will not cooperate with Yan Wushuang. ”

Xu Wu said: "I hope Wu Kuo can meet Qiu Ye smoothly." "As long as Qiu Ye knows about this, he should be reluctant to make such a big profit.

Yuxi hummed and said: "Over there in Fujian, we can only do our best, and the rest is not up to us." ”

Xu Wu nodded and said, "If Xu Zhen and the others can take down Hongcheng as soon as possible, it would be great." "Hongcheng is taken, and Xu Zhen will be able to lead his troops directly to Wuzhou. This will inevitably cause panic among the soldiers and people in Qiantang, and it can also reduce the pressure on the prince's side accordingly.

Yuxi also hopes to take Hongcheng as soon as possible, and if Hongcheng is occupied by them, it means that this war will end soon. Every day the war is extended, there is an additional day's expenses. The daily expenses are calculated in units of 10,000 taels of silver, and Yuxi's hair is almost gray in order to raise military expenses.

Yuxi said: "The idea is very good, but it is very difficult. Things weren't going well on the Hongcheng side. "Lian Hetai investigated this matter very strictly, and Yan Wushuang put a lot of intelligence officers in the army, and they had already folded six intelligence officers. So far, they have only secretly persuaded a middle-level general.

Xu Wu was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Princess, then why did you still order Xu Zhen and them not to attack the city with all their might." "Normally, it should be Xu Zhen and them to capture Hongcheng as quickly as possible.

Yuxi said: "Lian Hetai has 200,000, and they still occupy favorable terrain, what do you think our 100,000 horses have a chance of winning?" Yu Baojia transferred another 100,000 soldiers and horses back to Qiantang not long ago, so now Hongcheng only has 200,000 soldiers and horses.

Xu Wu said: "The prince asked Xu Zhen to attack Hongcheng, mainly to contain Lian Hetai and prevent him from leading troops back to Baojia. ”

Yuxi hummed and said, "So Xu Zhen's task is to contain the 200,000 soldiers and horses of Lian Hongcheng, not to capture Hongcheng." When the prince hits Qiantang and Yu Baojia flees to the capital, Hongcheng will be self-defeating. ”

Xu Wu exclaimed in surprise: "Princess......"

Yuxi knew what Xu Wu was going to say, and said lightly: "Money is important, but the lives of soldiers are more precious than gold and silver. "The problem is that even if all the 100,000 soldiers and horses brought by Xu Zhen are lost, they may not be able to take Hongcheng. In that case, why take the risk.

The longer he stayed with Yuxi, the more Xu Wu admired Yuxi.

The battle ahead is unfavorable, and the dates are also unpleasant. Yuxi saw it in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. But in the evening, Zao Zao sat at the dinner table and said that he had no appetite and didn't want to eat it.

Yuxi put down the chopsticks he had just picked up, and said to Zao Zao with a cold face: "You come to the study with me." "Asking the jujube to go to the study is also to save face for the jujube.

Entering the study, Yuxi said: "The war ahead is unfavorable, you don't want to eat, what if your father loses the battle, don't you want to live?"

Zao Zao exploded when she heard this, and said that it was Yuxi, if it was someone else, she would not be polite: "Mother, don't say such frustrating words, Dad won't lose the battle." ”

Yuxi said expressionlessly: "Why didn't your father lose the battle? In the past, when your father fought with the Northern Captives, he also fought a lot of defeats. ”

Zao Zao looked disbelieving.

Yuxi snorted coldly: "If you don't believe it, you can ask your grandfather or Xu Wu." After finishing speaking, Yuxi stared at Zao Zao and said: "There are losses and wins in wars, if you can't even accept defeat, take advantage of the idea of leading soldiers as soon as possible, and my mother should find a good family for you earlier." ”

Zao Zao's face was anxious: "Mother, you and your father have promised me that I will lead troops to fight in the future, you can't talk and don't count." "Once Yuxi objected to her leading the troops, all the previous efforts were in vain.

Yuxi said coldly: "As the general of the first army, you must stay calm no matter what the situation. Otherwise, the price would be thousands of soldiers' lives. With your impatient temperament, do you think you can stay calm in times of crisis?"

Zao Zao was said to bow her head, but soon she raised her head again and said, "Mother, I will change it." ”

Yuxi said: "It's not okay to just talk about it, you have to put it into action." Now, go out to eat. ”

Zao Zao went out to eat honestly.

ps: Shrimp, I have a cold. At this time, it is most likely to catch a cold, so you should pay attention.