Chapter 371: The Secret Letter Arrives at the Army
It didn't take long for the draft to be sent to the Ministry of Rites. Well-informed magnates are busy one after another, busy marrying daughters, busy regretting marriages, and asking around about birthdays and planning to befriend nobles.
Luo'an, who stayed in the capital, was frightened by a series of events in the past few days, and released four carrier pigeons out in a row.
He only hoped that his letter would be delivered in time, and the prince would not come back to pick his skin.
Seeing the carrier pigeon flying into the sky, Luo An clasped his hands together: God bless, let the prince come back soon. Doing things under the noses of the prince and the princess, and hiding it from the prince and the princess, he is just a small guy!
It's a pity that Luo'an's prayers are useless, and the battle of counterinsurgency in Shuzhong is by no means ten days and a half months to end.
King Teng has been operating in Shuzhong for many years, and Shuzhong is a terrain with high mountains and dangerous roads, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Zhou Ming led the army to chase the Shu army all the way, and after conquering Qingzhou, the Shu army retreated to Lanjiang and entered Shuzhong.
After the counterinsurgency army entered Shuzhong, the progress of the war slowed down.
Zhou Ming is familiar with the Northland, and most of the generals who countered the rebellion this time were also gathered from the North. The grasslands are flat, the cavalry is galloping, and in the north, they are out of the box tigers, and there are few opponents.
The topography of Keshu is completely different from that of the north.
The mountains and rivers are bad, and no matter how brave the cavalry is, they can only lead the horses to walk.
The forest is deep and the grass is dense, and the chariot spear that the north is accustomed to cannot be used at all.
When they first entered Shuzhong, they suffered several losses.
Fortunately, there are still people in the army who are familiar with the mountains and forests.
Yudong grew up in the mountains, and since he was a child, he followed Yan Qingshan up the mountain to hunt and catch fish in the river, and he is very familiar with the mountains, forests and rivers.
In addition, when he studied martial arts with Hong Tianxi, Hong Tianxi himself was familiar with the southwest, and often used the events of fighting in the southwest when he was young as an example to teach him the art of war.
Although Yudong has never been to Shuzhong, he is no stranger to the situation in Shuzhong.
Therefore, he offered advice several times, and the Yongding Army gradually gained a firm foothold and reversed its disadvantages.
Zhou Ming was a natural good hand in leading troops to fight, and after Yudong offered his advice several times, he also figured out the strategy of fighting in Shuzhong.
Now, King Teng has been defeated one after another.
However, at every dangerous pass, a fierce battle is inevitable. It will take some time for the war to end.
In the afternoon of this day, Zhou Ming led his army to conquer a pass on the outskirts of Yundu, and Mingjin withdrew his troops.
He was covered in armor and bloodstained, and returned to the camp to freshen up.
The soldiers took four secret letters and sent them into the camp tent, Zhou Ming looked at the bamboo tube, and knew that it was a flying pigeon from the capital, and then looked at the mark on the bamboo tube, and knew that it was from Luo'an.
"Send four letters together, does he think there are too many carrier pigeons?" Zhou Ming muttered, and he didn't care about freshening up, took a handkerchief and hurriedly wiped his hands, and then opened the bamboo tube and looked at it.
Luo Ping looked at the look of anticipation in the eyes of the prince, and did not dare to leave the scenery, so he thought that it was better to go out and get dinner for the prince first. Today's battle, from early morning to evening, no one in the army bothered to eat. Now that this city pass has been taken, I can finally have a stable meal.
Zhou Ming didn't care about Luo Ping's stay, he looked at the secret letter at a glance and ten lines, and began to be overjoyed, Yuliang was rewarded, and he was also given the supervision of the country to study. Then when you go back to Beijing, won't you be able to see Xiuxiu every day?
After reading the last secret letter, his face changed abruptly.
Wang Danyang, the swaggering clown who jumped the beam, dared to covet the show!
Zhou Ming couldn't wait to fly back to the capital, and gouged out the eyes of Wang Danyang's shameless villain, what is he?
Usually fishing and hunting are just beautiful, but they dare to hit Xiuxiu with their ideas!
Yuxiu's love for her brother, younger brother and sister, Zhou Ming saw it in her eyes, Yushu died, how sad she was!
Zhou Ming was anxious and angry, but he was far away in Shuzhong, and the whip was beyond his reach, so he was so angry that he kicked over the wooden chair in front of him.
Luo Pingzheng took dinner and walked into the camp tent, thinking that the prince had just won the battle and had good news from the capital, and he was in a good mood. The master is in a good mood, and his little guy is naturally in a good mood, he serves the food with one hand, lifts the curtain of the tent with the other, and just wants to walk in. I saw a black shadow flying in front of me.
Luo Ping is very good at it and reacts quickly. His left hand reached forward and grabbed the chair, and the tray in his right hand was crooked, and the food almost overturned. Fortunately, Zhou Ming just kicked his anger and didn't use too much force.
Luo Ping put down his chair, "Master, what's going on in the capital?"
Zhou Ming snorted and did not speak.
Luo Ping saw that Zhou Ming's face was not safe, and he wanted to say something more, but the soldiers outside the door called "Deputy General Yan", and it turned out that Yudong had arrived.
Yudong is down-to-earth, kind-hearted, and has made many meritorious contributions, and is now a deputy general in the army.
Zhou Ming heard that Yudong was coming, so he put aside the tea bowl in his hand, and behind Yudong, he followed Zhao Quansheng.
Yudong and Zhao Quansheng were also bloody, and they had obviously just returned to the camp and had not had time to freshen up.
"See the prince of the world!" The courtesy in the army cannot be abolished, after Yudong and Zhao Quansheng hugged their fists and saluted, they were not polite to Zhou Ming, "Lord Shizi, someone from the family just sent a letter, saying that my second sister had an accident, and there is also a ...... in charge of Liu."
Yudong said, glanced at Zhao Quansheng, and hesitated and couldn't bear to continue.
"Lord Shizi, Liu is in charge of my little wife who has not passed through the door. The little one has the courage to ask for the grace of the prince and let the little one go back. ”
Zhou Ming didn't have much impression of Liu Wu, and after listening to what Yudong and Zhao Quansheng said, he remembered that he was a woman in charge under Yuxiu. The letter sent by Luo An did not mention Liu Wu, it turned out that she was Zhao Quansheng's fiancée.
Zhao Quansheng looked at Zhou Ming and groaned, gritted his teeth and knelt down to beg, "The prince of the world, the little soldier, one is to serve the country, and the other is to think of a manly husband, so he has to ask for a wife." Now...... She died, and the little one just wanted to go back and send her to the ground for peace. ”
"Zhao Quansheng, if you leave, this desperate military exploit will all have to be written off!"
Zhao Quansheng fought bravely and made meritorious achievements.
Officers and men in the army cannot leave at will, otherwise they will be beheaded if they are caught as deserters. If Zhao Quansheng runs away, it is a capital crime, if he wants to go back openly, he can only go as the chief of Yudong's subordinates, then his military exploits will not be recorded.
"The little one doesn't care, the little one is the chief steward of the Yan family, and he originally followed the uncle to the army. Zhao Quansheng said indifferently.
Zhou Ming saw that he had made up his mind, so he didn't persuade him more, "Okay, since that's the case, you go back and clean up and leave immediately." ”
Zhao Quansheng kowtowed and thanked him, stood up with a bone, and was anxious to go with the person who came to report the news.
Yudong hesitated, looked at Zhou Ming, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Yesterday, Zhou Ming told the generals that after taking this pass, the army could repair it for a few days.