Embattled
Chapter 31: Embattled
After arranging Su Zhen, Wu Changqing went back to the General's Mansion to resume his life.
"How's it going?" Tao Chenmo asked calmly.
"Don't worry, the general has already arranged this old doctor Su to help in the army, but it's ......"
"But what?"
"But there are still some people in his family who are proposing relatives."
"What about them?"
"Oh, I don't like these people very much, and I sent them all away, and told them not to come in the future, it's very annoying." Wu Changqing pretended to be angry and said.
"That's very good, oh, I mean these people are really annoying, there are so many things in this army that need Su Laoxian's help, where does he have time to take care of these salty things." Tao Chen's last words were out of shape, and he forcibly explained.
"Yes, that's what my subordinates think." Wu Changqing held back his laughter.
"Okay, forget about this matter, you go and invite General Wei."
"Yes, let's go." Wu Changqing hurriedly turned around and couldn't help but smile.
"Stop!" Tao Chenmo called out to Wu Changqing.
"Does the general have anything to command the humble?"
"What are you laughing at, Wu Changqing, don't think that Ben Jiang doesn't know what you're laughing at, if you dare to be suspicious in private, be careful that Ben will punish you to the front line, and forget all the suffering you suffered in Yunyang, right?" Tao Chenmo pretended to be serious.
"The little one didn't guess anything, just happy."
"I'm glad that after you go and invite General Wei over, you will clean all the front and back yards, and you will sweep them yourself." Tao Chenmo smiled weirdly.
"I ......"
"What are you, why don't you go quickly?"
"Yes, let's go." Wu Changqing turned around and hurriedly ran away.
After a while, Wei Wenzhong came to the house.
"What is the important matter for General Tao to call me?" Wei Wenzhong asked.
"I can't say if it's important, but you have to go on a trip yourself."
"General Tao just orders."
"As far as the current situation is concerned, I don't have any reason to suspect Nie Qingyun, but I don't know why, I always don't worry about this person, and the doubts that are hard to dispel will always resurface inexplicably, yesterday Miss Su Mu found that Nie Qingyun and a group of people dressed in the West were haunting Zhanlu Street, you go to Zhanlu Street to keep an eye on it, remember, don't let them find out, don't look at them, and then tell me what you see."
"I've heard Lian Wei say before, with his experience in the rivers and lakes, this Nie Qingyun is by no means an ordinary person, and it is not entirely unreasonable for a general to have this feeling, the original Yuzhou businessmen gathered, and it is reasonable to have people from the west, but in the past two years, this Yuzhou has changed hands several times, and the rich businessmen have long avoided it, and it is indeed a little confusing for people from the west to suddenly appear here."
"What you said is right, take a step back, even if you are really a businessman, you should not live in the area of Zhanlu Street, there are mostly some old houses here, if you are really a businessman, it is reasonable to stay in Guanyin Street."
"If there is really any clue, how should the subordinates deal with it?" Wei Wenzhong asked.
"As long as it's not murder, arson, robbery, and looting, you don't care about them, just come back and tell me, besides, only you know about this matter, after all, Nie Qingyun is Miss Qu's person, if something really goes wrong, you and I will inevitably fall into jealousy and suspicion, and besides, don't let Miss Su Mu know about the follow-up matters, she is a weak woman, and less trouble is a good thing." Tao Chenmo explained.
"Okay, don't worry, general, I'll do it."
Wei Wenzhong squatted on Zhanlu Street for a day, and did not see any people dressed in the western realm coming in and out, wondering if Tao Chenmo was really suspicious, and when it was dark, he went back to the general's mansion to restore his life.
After listening to Wei Wenzhong's reply, Tao Chenmo did not feel surprised.
"Nothing else suspicious?"
Wei Wenzhong thought for a while and said: "No, it's just that I saw two people go out and bring back some fruits and vegetables, and the number of other people in and out is much more, not that one or two people can eat it, alas, it's really strange to think about it, fruits and vegetables and other things can't last forever, buy so much, there must be many people to eat it." β
"Then these two people look like people from the Central Plains?"
Wei Wenzhong carefully recalled the bits and pieces he saw, and said: "There are indeed some differences, yes, yes, yes, it is indeed not like the people of the Central Plains." β
Tao Chenmo pondered for a while, and said slowly: "I entered in a foreign costume, but I changed my clothes to travel, which explains the problem, in this way, you still have military affairs to take care of, go to two trustworthy people, let them continue to stare there, or do what I asked you, and report to you as soon as possible." β
"Yes, obedience."
After the holy decree was issued, Qin Yong waited in the Prime Minister's Mansion to see the movements of King Changning, and King Changning and Lu Wenzhao accepted Jiao Liansong's suggestion and sent troops to attack several important towns in Chuzhou occupied by the Northern Abandoned People.
At the same time, the people of the North have completely controlled Tongzhou firmly in their own hands, Ran Mingli asked for orders to go north to resist the enemy several times but was suppressed by Qin Yong, and his heart to serve the country had nowhere to be released, so he had to be sullen all day long. The situation is critical, and Queen Qin Mu's mood is not very good, she is worried that the North Abandoners will break through the Youzhou defense line, and secondly, she is worried that the King of Changning will lead his troops into Tai'an, and besides, there is also a Ning'an King Cheng Jinshang in Yuzhou, sometimes she can't help but want the prince to give up the throne, such a situation, what is the point of fighting for the throne?
In the entire palace, the most comfortable in her heart was naturally Qi Ningyu, every time she heard the news of the defeat of the Dayuan Army, she was very happy, but soon, she got a piece of news that made her even more happy.
The Wei Rong army suddenly attacked, and in less than a day, it broke through the Jingzhou defense line and went straight into the hinterland of Jingzhou.
Hearing this news, Qin Yong collapsed to the ground and almost didn't come up in one breath.
Finally relieved, the first sentence was to ask His Majesty if he knew the news, if the emperor learned of this bad news, his life could be lost at any time.
However, it is impossible for him to hide such a big event from the emperor, before he knew about it, An Yingdong had already put the news into the court, and Yu Wenfu, the squire of the military department, was the person of the king of Changning, and after the military department reported it, after confirming the news, he skipped the military department Shangshu Huang Changli and reported it directly to Song Ji.
Song Ji, who was making the root carving he had built, finally moved when he heard the news, and no matter how stupid he was, he knew that the current Great Abyss had been shattered, and like other emperors, he didn't want the country laid down by his ancestors to be thrown into his own hands like this, but now, who is the one who turns things around? Qin Yong? Obviously not, at this time, Wei Haiming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came to report that the old general Liang Pingchuan died of illness, Song Ji remembered that when he was young, Tong Jing, Liang Pingchuan, Yan Qingjie and other famous generals were so high-spirited, when the four Yi were in chaos, under the protection of these three people, Dayuan was not afraid, and finally Tianwei was continued, and the country was protected, but now, what a similar situation, but these people are gone, Tong Jing has already driven the crane west, Liang Pingchuan followed closely behind, and the remaining Yan Qingjie has also disappeared, if time can be rewind for another twenty years, he must treat these heroes well, take a step back, he will definitely treat Lu Shoufu and Cheng Jinshang well, but unfortunately, although he is the supreme in the world, he can't beat time.
Thinking of this, sorrow came from it, he pulled out the dragon sword and cut down the root carving carved out by himself, and frightened the soldiers and the scholars of the Ministry of Rites in the hall, and the two had to kneel and shout, "Your Majesty is angry." β
In fact, in Song Ji's heart, it was more of a sadness that he was unable to return to the sky, a huge court, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and he was looking for it
There is less than one who can deal with these barbarians.
"Pass on Qin Yong." Song Ji said weakly.
The eunuch in the inner court was turning to leave, and suddenly Song Ji shouted: "Slow, don't pass it on yet." β
Song Ji was a little weak at the moment, slumped on the front steps of the dragon chair, looked at Wei Haiming and Yu Wenfu, and asked, "What can you two do?" β
Wei Haiming is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, not familiar with military affairs, and at the same time, he has more or less something to do with Qin Yong, so he naturally doesn't dare to speak first at this moment.
"Your Majesty, the King of Changning went into battle to protect the territory, and as soon as he arrived in Chuzhou, he stopped the attack of the Northern Abandoned People, which in addition to the personal courage of the King of Changning, also relied on the royal prestige, and the prince went out to fight, which can inspire morale and inspire. In comparison, Wei Rong's strength is not as good as that of Beiqi, if he can let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go to Jingzhou to supervise the formation, he will definitely be able to see immediate results like King Changning in Chuzhou. Yu Wenfu took the opportunity to suggest.
"No, Yu Wenfu, what are you doing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince of the Great Abyss, how can you go out so hastily?" Wei Haiming saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly stopped.
"Please forgive your majesty for the capital crime, the minister has something to say." Yu Wenfu said.
"Hurry up."
"Your Majesty, the Great Abyss is already in turmoil, and people of insight in the world all want to serve the court, not to mention our courtiers of the Great Abyss, not to mention the royal nobles, the prince is the prince, and we should think about the integrity of the territory and the peace of the society, only by leading by example and practicing can we inspire the soldiers and unite the hearts of the people, so that it is possible to annihilate the barbarians and protect the power of the Great Abyss." Yu Wenfu said in a fierce voice.
"Your Majesty thinks twice, the prince's personal expedition is not trivial, and I am afraid that this matter will only need to be decided after the cabinet has discussed." At this moment, Wei Haiming already knew Yu Wenfu's intentions.
"Cabinet Cabinet, if the Cabinet can solve the problem, it will not be to this point." Speaking of the cabinet, Song Ji did not have good words.
"But Your Majesty, the sword has no eyes, if you accidentally injure the prince, then how can it be good, the last time you went south, His Royal Highness the prince suffered a lot."
"King Changning is fighting every day in Chuzhou, why don't you see Lord Wei care?" Yu Wenfu asked.
"You know better than anyone why the King of Changning wants to go to Chuzhou, and you know better than anyone how the prince was injured during his southern expedition, and now he is selling miserably in front of His Majesty, what's the point?" Wei Haiming was also a little annoyed.
"Okay, okay, you courtiers, all of you are full of benevolence and morality, what kind of calculations do you think I don't know? Whatever I want you to do, get out, get out of here. β
Yu Wenfu and Wei Haiming were both blasted out without bargaining.
Out of the palace, Wei Haiming went straight to Qin Yong's mansion, and told Qin Yong about the situation in the palace, Qin Yong felt bad, and immediately set off into the palace, and met the eunuch who came to deliver the decree halfway, saying that this Song Ji was just going to summon Qin Yong.
As soon as he saw Song Ji, Qin Yong immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, the minister has something important to do." β
"I know what you're going to play."
"Then what is Your Majesty's plan?"
"Qin Yong, you are the prime minister of Dayuan, you ask me what to do, I want to ask you." Song Ji said angrily.
"Your Majesty, the minister is also out of idea at the moment." Qin Yong really didn't have an idea at this time.
"Then I'll change the prime minister."
"Your Majesty, the minister can't share the worries for Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins, and the minister came today to discuss countermeasures with Your Majesty, so as to tide over the difficulties together." Qin Yong was afraid that this Song Ji would really change him if he was angry.
"Okay, Yu Wenfu, the squire of the military department, suggested that the prince personally conquer Jingzhou, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, by all means, the crown prince is the prince of the Great Abyss, how can he easily go on the expedition, what if there are three long and two short?"
"Oh? According to the meaning of the prime minister, otherwise, if there are three long and two short, there will be someone to inherit the unification, it is much better than the prince's personal expedition, isn't it? β
"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't mean this, Your Majesty and the crown prince are the foundation of my great abyss, and neither of them can go out on the expedition."
"Tell me, then, what should we do now?"
"Since Yu Wenfu is so eager to solve His Majesty's worries, then you might as well let him go to Jingzhou to supervise the army." Qin Yong said.
"Qin Yong, if you are a good person who governs others the way of others, can't you really think of a way for me to replace the world?"
"Your Majesty, the minister is not talking nonsense, Yu Wenfu has been in the army for many years, and has made a lot of military achievements, which is why he can be promoted to the post of the military department, the minister thinks that now is the time to employ people, and an experienced veteran like Yu Wenfu is even more valuable, why don't Your Majesty carefully consider the minister's proposal?"
Qin Yong's plan is really wonderful.
Song Ji calmed down and felt that Qin Yong was very reasonable, this Yuwenfu was indeed promoted from the army, and letting him go to Jingzhou at this moment might be able to serve as a surprise soldier.
Poor Yu Wenfu just returned home before he could finish drinking a cup of tea before he received the holy decree, dismissed his post as a squire in the military department, and turned to Jingzhou Yunlu General and Governor of the Western Army, this change shocked him almost blood, now Jingzhou has long been like purgatory, let him go to Jingzhou and let him die is no different, want to fight with Qin Yong, his skills are indeed a lot worse, but the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, no matter how much he scolds Qin Yong in his heart, he has to take the holy decree first.
What made him even more desperate was that Qin Yong only gave him 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the Wei Rong army was as much as 150,000 to say the least, and it was better to kill him directly than to give him 50,000 people.
Seeing that the imperial court was in a mess, Qi Ningyu and An Yingdong didn't mention how happy they were, as soon as Yu Wenfu left on the front foot, the back foot immediately transmitted the news back to the Weirong camp in Jingzhou.
Compared with the schadenfreude of Qi Ningyu and others, Cheng Jinshang and Tao Chenmo and others were very sad, how majestic the former Great Abyss was, but now even Wei Rong dared to use troops to divide the territory, and it was a battle, which is really different from the past.
"We can't wait any longer." Cheng Jinshang said.
"What are the prince's plans?" Qu Hongsleeve asked.
"Enter Tai'an or take Bozhou, what do you think?" Cheng Jinshang asked.
"The subordinates think that Tai'an can enter." Qu Hongsleeve said.
"Oh? Let's talk about it. β
"Tai'an is the capital of the Great Abyss Emperor, whoever enters Tai'an first will take the lead in commanding the world, not to mention, if you can capture the Emperor of the Great Abyss and the prince, then there will be a coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes." Qu Hongsleeve analyzed.
"I think it's inappropriate to be humble." Tao Chenmo said suddenly.
When Tao Chenmo said this, Qu Hongsleeve was slightly surprised, because since she came out of the mountain, all the ideas for Cheng Jinshang are almost the same as Tao Chenmo's ideas, but today there was a sudden disagreement, she was naturally a little surprised, and more importantly, in her heart, she really hoped that Cheng Jinshang could send troops to Tai'an, so that she could better implement her plan.
"I wish to hear about it in the next place." Qu Hongsleeve said.
"Humble duty knows the prince's heart of worrying about the country, but at this time it is more necessary to be patient, now the situation is delicate, this Tai'an must be the focus of desperate competition between all forces, whoever enters Tai'an first will become the target of the public, whether it is Lu Shoufu or Tulan Bingmu or even Wei Rong, who is a wolf with ambitions, will make a big fuss about this, and even join forces to deal with us, so I think that Tai'an, a hot potato, is better not to take it first." Tao Chenmo said.
"What the general said is not unreasonable, but if we want to break through the clamp and revitalize the current dead situation, we must not look too forward, otherwise all parties are content with the status quo, won't it give Wei Rong or Beiqi the opportunity to do wrong? What's more, as Shicai said below, after entering Tai'an, you can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, how does the general think this is not good? β
"What Miss Qu said naturally has your reasons and considerations, but Miss Qu has ever thought that there are at least 100,000 Jinggi guards at the junction of Chongqing and Central Prefecture, take a step back, even if we can break through the defense line of these 100,000 people, there are at least 200,000 troops around Tai'an, and the leader is the famous general Ran Mingli of Dayuan, Chuzhou also has a king of Changning, once we enter the imperial city, Lu Shoufu will inevitably raise the banner of the king of Changning to order the old ministers of Dayuan to compete with us. β
"Today's King Changning has been squeezed out of Chuzhou, not to mention that at that time, no matter what banner he was waving, the orthodox emperor and prince of this great abyss were in our hands, so I couldn't say it." Qu Hongsleeve said.
"Miss Qu's assumptions are all on the premise of defeating Ran Mingli's hundreds of thousands of troops, this premise is not so easy to appear, besides, what about after coercing the Son of Heaven and ordering the princes? The prince wants to reign over the world, and in the end he will inevitably kill the emperor and prince of the great abyss, and in the end, he will still be truthful, so he thinks that in order to reorganize the world, he must preserve his strength, and secondly, he must seize it openly and justly, and the matter of coercing the Son of Heaven will inevitably have endless troubles in the future. Tao Chenmo continued.
"This ......"
"Okay, it's rare that the two of you will have an argument, it's a good thing, what you say makes sense, it's just that your considerations are different, this king will think about it carefully, what about the others? Wenzhong, Liyang, you all talk about it, and my Lord Bian, you can also talk about it. Cheng Jinshang said with a smile.
Bian Xiangyu has been more for Cheng Jinshang to make some civil affairs in a stable place, he has never been very involved in the military, this is because he is not very familiar with military affairs, and secondly, because he feels that there are Tao Chenmo and Qu Hongsleeve and others, and he can't worry about it, so when Cheng Jinshang asked him, he was also a little speechless for a while, and he slowed down, and then he said: "What General Tao and Miss Qu said makes sense, but I also think that now is not the time to fight hard with the imperial court. Although Dayuan is different from the past, after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, so if the prince asks my opinion, then I think it is better not to enter Tai'an first. β
"Well, what about Wenzhong and Liyang?" Cheng Jinshang continued to ask.
"The prince is worried that the barbarians will invade my Han land, so I will leave some strength for the court to let them deal with Beiqi and Wei Rong, and we will deal with Lu Shoufu first, after all, it seems that Lu Shoufu is a hard bone at the moment." Wei Wenzhong said.
Wang Liyang also seconded the motion.
Cheng Jinshang nodded and said, "Okay, wait for this king to think about it in detail." β
Although Cheng Jinshang did not make a decision immediately, Qu Hongsleeve already knew that he would definitely accept Tao Chenmo's opinion in the end, so he didn't argue anymore, and everyone went their separate ways.
When he got out, Qu Hongsleeve caught up with Tao Chenmo and said: "There are many offenses to the right talents, and I hope the general will not blame." β
"Why did the girl say that? Serving the same prince, it is natural that they should express their opinions so that the prince can consider it, and if you really want to say that you are offended, it is also offended first. β
Qu Hongsleeve smiled slightly, and said slowly: "After listening to the general's analysis, I am convinced, the general is really as the prince said, he can be a general, and he can worship the prime minister, and I hope that the general will give more guidance in the future." β
"That's the prince's false praise, Miss Qu can not mention it again, I am really ashamed to be in the game, Miss Qu since she came out of the mountain, sometimes there are clever plans, we have benefited a lot, this game of chess in the world is a big situation, individuals have their own way of playing, and the girl and I are naturally no exception, so the girl should never apologize for such a trivial matter in the future, this seems to be stingy." Tao Chenmo said with a smile.
"Okay, in that case, let's ask another question later." Qu Hongsleeve said.
"Girl, you might as well say it directly."
"I remember that I had told the general about Wei Rong before, and at that time I thought that Wei Rong would not make trouble, but in the end, the general said it correctly, so this problem is indeed a bit careless, and now Wei Rong has suddenly made a mistake, how does the general think I should deal with it?"
"Wei Rong has been a vassal state of Dayuan for more than 300 years, and now is a good time to turn over, they will naturally not let it go, everything will inevitably be irrepressible when it is first rising, so this Wei Rong is naturally difficult to deal with, but no matter what, there is still a court between us and Wei Rong, and now we really don't have to worry too much about how much trouble Wei Rong will cause us, presumably the girl will definitely be able to think of this."
"But King Ning'an is very worried about this problem."
"The prince was stationed in Jingzhou in the early years, and he also fought with Beiqi, Nurou, Yuan Zhong and other departments, and almost no defeat, but now these former subordinates are defeated one by one and regrow their fangs to bite the abyss, the prince is naturally heartbroken, but since Wei Rong dares to move, he must have made all preparations, I heard that Wei Rong has a national teacher who has no phase, and he has very means, I don't know if the girl has ever heard of this person?"
"I've heard that everyone in the world knows that there were two great ghosts in Dayuan back then, one is the ancestor Zhou Buyi, and the other is Qiu Xinzhi who is now under the command of Tulan Bingmu, and the same name as these two is Wei Rong's Wuxiang National Teacher, but I have only heard about it, but there is no exact news about him, and the general is worried about him?"
"One person of intrigue can reach a thousand troops, and Wei Rong dares to send troops to attack the abyss, which must have a great relationship with this Nie Wuxiang, but this is all for later, and we may need to think more about the current matter."
"Also, after the prince makes a decision, I can show my skills."
Before they knew it, it was time for the two to go their separate ways, and the two said goodbye politely, and then they left.
Nie Qingyun, who had been following from a distance, only then did he keep up with Qu Hongsleeve's footsteps and asked with concern, "The girl had a dispute with General Tao?" β
"It's not a dispute, but it's a disagreement."
"That ......"
Qu Hongsleeve waved his hand to interrupt Nie Qingyun and said, "Tao Chenmo is indeed not just a general, his vision is more long-term than ordinary people, and it is becoming more and more interesting. β
"Shall we, then?" Nie Qingyun continued to ask.
"Don't worry, as Tao Chenmo said, this game of chess in the world is an overall situation, everyone has his own way of playing, we naturally have more than one, Qingyun, Yuzhou Wangfu is a good place, we went out of the mountain to join King Ning'an, but we really came to the right place, and the future will be said slowly." Qu Hongsleeve said and left with a smile.
At this time, Bian Xiangyu, Wei Wenzhong and others also caught up with Tao Chenmo.
Bian Xiangyu smiled and said, "What's the matter, Miss Qu still has to compete with you in private?" β
"I think it's normal if she's really competitive, but she's here to apologize."
"Oh? Apologize? Why is that? β
"I also think it's strange, Miss Qu is too polite to me." Tao Chenmo said.
Bian Xiangyu sighed slightly, and said: "The red fox is famous all over the world and has a well-planned plan, but why this time he suddenly let the prince march into Tai'an, it is really a little puzzling, although I am not familiar with military affairs, but I also know that this Tai'an is not going to go now." β
"Those who can achieve great things have their own ingenious plans, and at the moment we are not sure whether the Red Fox Girl's idea will have a miraculous effect, but everything has to be handled by the prince himself, so you might as well wait and see." Tao Chenmo smiled slightly.
"Also, the prince is a person who wants to plan the world, presumably he will make careful decisions, by the way, there is one more thing I think I should tell you." Bian Xiangyu said a little mysteriously.
"Adults might as well just say it."
"Recently, why is this Dr. Su Zhu suddenly in a hurry to marry his daughter?" Bian Xiangyu asked puzzled.
"Huh? What happened to Mr. Su? Tao Chenmo suddenly became interested.
"When I met him two days ago, he actually asked me to find a suitable family for his daughter, and this inquiry found that this Dr. Su has been quite concerned about his daughter's marriage recently." Bian Xiangyu said with a puzzled look.
"My lord over there, can you find a suitable person?" Tao Chenmo was also interested.
"I'm busy with government affairs all day, how can I have time to do this, do you know why I want to talk to you?"
"Why?"
"I think it's right, General Tao is young, and he should know more young talents, Doctor Su please, then I'll ask General Tao, what do you think?" The side bird looked very serious.
"This ......"
"Alas, this matter is please, I have something to do, so I'll go first." Bian Xiangyu didn't wait for Tao Chenmo to finish speaking, then left Tao Chenmo alone, leaving Tao Chenmo helpless, and Wei Wenzhong couldn't help but laugh behind him.
Tao Chenmo turned around, and Wei Wenzhong instantly became serious.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Oh, no, this Lord Bian is so funny, he actually handed over the things that others asked him to do, not like words, not like words." Wei Wenzhong tried not to laugh as much as he could.
"Okay, stop laughing, how did you do it?"
"Oh, I was about to tell the general, these people are indeed a little abnormal, my people have been staring at Zhanlu Street for several days, every day, there will be a fixed person who goes out to buy vegetables and fruits, and after he returns, he will no longer go out, and his actions are very mysterious."
"Have you ever seen Nie Qingyun going?"
"I haven't seen Nie Qingyun go in the past few days."
"Then keep an eye on it, and report me immediately if there is any abnormality."
"Yes."
"Let's go." Tao Chenmo finished speaking and walked forward.
"Well, General, what did the Lord say over there?"
"What's the matter with you, why don't you do it?" Tao Chenmo said angrily.
Wei Wenzhong pursed his mouth and stopped talking, but his heart was happy.
When he returned to the house, Tao Chenmo was very unhappy, and he didn't understand why Su Zhen was suddenly in a hurry to marry his daughter, and he actually found Bian Xiangyu. It's just that what he didn't know was that in fact, Bian Xiangyu just heard that Su Zhen was recruiting relatives for his daughter recently, so he planned to test Tao Chenmo.
Just when he was depressed, Wu Changqing lured Su Mu in.
Seeing Tao Chenmo, Su Mu asked straight to the point: "Is General Tao going on an expedition?" β
"It's not clear at the moment, why did Miss Su ask this?"
"I want to ask the general for something."
"Girl, please speak."
"If the general is going on a campaign, can you take me with you? You can rest assured, I am a doctor, and I can accompany me as a medical officer, and I will not make it difficult for the general. β
"Miss Su, going out with the army is not only busy and tiring, but also has to face countless injuries and deaths every day, have you thought about it?"
"General, I've thought about all of this, I studied medicine with my father since I was a child, and I've seen all kinds of conditions, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
"Miss Su, you ...... Is this evading Mr. Su's arrangement? β
"Well, this, in fact, there is a reason for this, so General, can you help me?"
"Girl, joining the army is not a child's play, although you are a medical officer, if something happens on the battlefield, the enemy will not let you go, do you really not discuss this matter with Ling Tang?"
"My dad doesn't know what's going on lately, like a demon is stunned, so if I convince my dad, the general will allow me to join the army as a medical officer, okay?" Su Mu asked with a wink.
"This ...... Okay, as long as Lingtang agrees, I will allow you to accompany the army as a medical officer. Tao Chenmo said.
Su Mu was eccentric, and it didn't take much effort to persuade Su Zhen to agree to her joining the army, of course, provided that Cheng Jinshang decided to follow Tao Chenmo's advice and march in the direction of Yinzhou after careful consideration.
After everything was ready, Tao Chenmo led an army of 100,000 to Yinzhou to meet Wang Jinyi, while Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang stayed in Yuzhou to obey Cheng Jinshang's dispatch.
The situation in Yinzhou changed abruptly, and Lu Shoufu had to send Lu Wenting to lead the troops to support, and the armies of Bozhou and Chongqing began to fight for each other in Yinzhou.
In this way, Qin Yong barely got some breathing space, but it didn't take long to receive news from Youzhou, saying that this Yuwenfu was about to arrive in Jingzhou when he suddenly transferred troops to Chuzhou in reverse, and carefully probed down, it turned out that this Yuwenfu did not plan to go to Jingzhou from the beginning, and when the border between Youzhou and Jing stopped for rectification, he suddenly received a holy decree that the emperor ordered him to lead the army to Chuzhou to support King Changning.
The holy decree is naturally directed and acted by Yu Wenfu himself, before leaving, he arranged for his subordinates to do all this, the army did not know what was going on, so he had to obey the "will" and turn around and go to Chuzhou, among the soldiers had the eyeliner of the Prime Minister's house, but Yu Wenfu made the first move, and ordered his cronies to behead a few soldiers who resisted the decree and disrespected, and Qin Yong stole chickens and did not become a counter-erosion. Yu Wenfu took 50,000 soldiers to take refuge in the king of Changning, and Song Yao, the king of Changning, was naturally very happy, although he lost the eyeliner of the imperial capital, but he inexplicably increased the number of 50,000 people, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
This time it's Qin Yong's turn to be helpless, Jingzhou reinforcements are backlashing, Wei Rong is even more unscrupulous, ten days have passed, Jingzhou has all fallen into the hands of Wei Rong, and Anzhou has also been taken down half, seeing that Youzhou is in front of him, Nie Wuxiang looks up to the sky and roars, he has waited too long for this day, although it is still far from the final goal, but after all, it is approaching step by step.
Jingzhou and Anzhou fell one after another, and the soldiers and horses of Youzhou were forced to move by the two armies of Beiqi and Bozhou, and for a time the government and the opposition were shaken, wailing again, Song Ji didn't even have the strength to scold Qin Yong, and even the favorite carving on weekdays no longer had the heart to take care of, the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains laid by the ancestors were about to be lost in his hands, although he ignored the government, but he didn't want to be an emperor of the dead country, but the matter has come to this, there is almost no chance of recovery, and he is depressed for a while, and he can't afford to be sick.
At this time, Ran Mingli once again asked to go to the land of Jing'an to defend against the enemy, Qin Yong was still hesitating, and had no choice but to ask An Yingdong.
An Yingdong pretended to think for a long time, and only after a long time did he say that this plan was inappropriate, according to his analysis, the threat of the Northern Abandoned People to Dayuan was far greater than that of Wei Rong, so he suggested that even if he wanted to be transferred, he would have to get rid of Ran Mingli and go to Youzhou to resist the southward trend of the Northern Abandoned People.
At this time, Qin Yong, who had no idea, had to listen to An Yingdong's opinion, but he didn't know that this was exactly what An Yingdong wanted, it was no secret that Wei Rong was afraid of Ran Mingli, and transferring him to Youzhou was undoubtedly half of the resistance for Wei Rong's eastward advance, and for Ran Mingli, whether he went to Jingzhou or Youzhou, as long as he could resist the attack of either side, it was much more satisfactory than staying in Tai'an all the time, so he went to Youzhou without much doubt.
Turan Wukao first led the northern abandonment of the people and horses in Tongzhou to kill the Quartet, the Tongzhou defenders were forced to retreat south to Youzhou to assemble, plus the Youzhou defenders, Dayuan barely stopped the decline, Wukao first several times to attack Tongguan without obvious effect, originally according to Qiu Xinzhi's meaning is to take Tongzhou first, gain a firm foothold, and then look for an opportunity to go south, but Wukao first has never liked Qiu Xinzhi's twists and turns, and he has always felt that the people of Dayuan are too weak, and they are not the opponent of the northern abandoners at all, so after taking Tongzhou, he still wants to swallow Youzhou.
It's just that he ignores the fact that Youzhou is the last barrier of Zhongzhou Tai'an, and even if Dayuan is weak, he will definitely not give it up, so after several attacks, although there is a small gain, but Wu Kaoxian himself has also suffered a lot of losses, and he has nowhere to go. When he was at a loss, he suddenly heard that Wei Rong was in trouble, Wu Kao Xian suddenly felt that the opportunity had come, and once again gathered a large army to launch a fierce attack on the defenders of Dayuan, the ancient city of Cangzhou in Youzhou instantly became purgatory, the two armies you came and went to kill the sky in the dark, the city wall that had stood for hundreds of years was full of holes, blood seeped three feet, this battle lasted for a day and a night, Wu Kao Xian finally took Canggu, and the Youzhou defense line also had a hole.
Tulan Bingmu and Qiu Xinzhi, who were far away in Chuzhou, were very anxious, especially Qiu Xinzhi felt that it was very inappropriate for Wu Kao to advance so rashly, Youzhou is the gateway to Zhongzhou, and it must be where the elite of Dayuan is, Tulan Wu Kao first fought so hard, and the miserable victory was meaningless, so he hurriedly suggested that Tulan Bingmu order Wu Kao to stop the attack first.
However, this vultures had already been red-eyed, pretending to be sick and not receiving the king's edict, nor listening to Tulan Boxiu's advice, and when the messenger left, he immediately gathered his troops and horses to prepare to continue southward.
This time, Xiao Chuncheng, the Han general who followed Wu Kao first to the south, felt very wrong, because their attack was so smooth that they almost encountered any resistance, but Wu Kao was intercepted for so long, it was rare to be so smooth, he didn't even listen to Tulan Boxiu's suggestion before, let alone the advice of a Han general, so after he gave an order, the army continued to drive to the hinterland of Youzhou, although Xiao Chuncheng was worried, but after all, the coach was Wu Kao Xian and not him, so he had to obey the order.
This night, the storm was raging, and Wu Kaoxian had to order a temporary stay and recuperation.
Suddenly, the noise of the rainstorm was mixed with the sound of shouting and killing, when the Northern Abandoners were still distinguishing whether it was the rain or the human voice, the soldiers of the Great Abyss had already deceived themselves, and the leader was Ran Mingli, the Northern Abandoners were too smooth during this time, and they would not have expected the soldiers of the Great Abyss to appear in the rain, for a while, the yellow stagnant water became red, but this time it was almost all the blood of the Northern Abandoners, Turan Wukao hurriedly got on his horse first, intending to lead the troops to attack, this has always been their advantage, but the soldiers of the Great Abyss have been too close, The advantage of the cavalry could not be brought into play at all, and tens of thousands of people who abandoned the north lost their lives in the torrential rain of Youzhou. This includes the Han general Xiao Chuncheng.
Wu Kao first with the remnants of the army hurriedly fled north, Ran Mingli ordered the army to chase and fight, the heavy rain made Wu Kao first miserable, but also gave him a chance to escape, because the rain and fog were too heavy, but covered up the traces of the North Abandonment people, the Dayuan soldiers chased out more than 100 miles and then lost the direction of the North Abandoners, Wu Kao first withdrew with the remaining 30,000 people to the Tongzhou Luming where Tulan Boxiu was stationed, seeing Tulan Boxiu, Wu Kao first knelt on the ground and wailed, the avenue "repentance", Tulan Boxiu knew that Wu Kao Xian was a warrior who abandoned the north, and this defeat was above pride, Seeing this scene, there is nothing to blame, so I have to send the army to Chuzhou, please look at the king.
Hearing that Wukao was defeated first, Tulan Bingmu was angry for a while, if he obeyed the military order, there would definitely not be such a crisis, and Tongzhou, which the northern army had finally taken, was recaptured by Dayuan under the advance of Wukaoxian, if it weren't for Tulan Boxiu's hand when Wukao first wanted to wave his army south, this Tongzhou was afraid that it would be in vain.
Violating military orders, reckless and reckless, this is a taboo for generals, and naturally it is also an unpardonable crime, according to Qiu Xinzhi's suggestion, Turan Wukao must first be subdued, but most of the camps are abandoned from the north, and there are many intercessors, Turan Gurou also thinks that although Wu Kao first ventured in, but after all, he still occupies half of Tongzhou, not to mention meritorious, at least he can resist, Qiu Xinzhi also knows that Tulan Bingmu does not want Wu Kaoxian's life, so he no longer speaks, under the public opinion, Tulan Bingmu ordered to take away Wu Kaoxian's position as commander of the first army, and demoted to a centurion, in order to see the after-effects.
Leaving a life, Wu Kaoxian finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he heard that Qiu Xinzhi suggested that he should be killed, which made him a little annoyed in his heart, thinking that the reason why Qiu Xinzhi wanted to deal with him by military law was not because he was defeated, but because the Han Xiao Chuncheng who followed him in the battle was killed, Qiu Xinzhi wanted to take revenge on him, he became more and more ignorant of why his king trusted a Han man, after a brief repentance, he began to think about how to make a comeback, and he would prove that Qiu Xinzhi's various methods were naΓ―ve and ridiculous.
Ran Mingli's success in the first battle in Tongzhou made the imperial court feel a little calmer, not only that, but Ran Mingli's combat power in Tongzhou also made Nie Wuxiang temporarily give up the idea of attacking Youzhou, very simple, if the imperial court is really urgent, maybe it will prompt Ran Mingli to attack Anzhou, this Ran Mingli is like a ghost, always making the Weirong people uneasy, since he is now fighting with the Beiqi people in Tongzhou, then it is better to maintain the status quo first, let them consume each other again, and then think of other ways.
Now Dayuan's chessboard is not just a two-party game, but a multi-party wrestling, as long as one of the chess pieces disrupts the balance, then all the layouts have to be reestimated, Ran Mingli is such a chess piece, his battle, let the North abandon the offensive greatly reduced, Wei Rong also had to slow down the pace of the attack, Tulan Bingmu and Qiu Xinzhi discussed giving up Chuzhou first, after all, sending troops to Chuzhou was originally to contain the Dayuan forces and provide an opportunity to attack Tongzhou, now the situation in Tongzhou has changed, in order to ensure that the plan is not completely repeated, many parties total, had to give up Chuzhou first and gather troops in Tongzhou to keep the hard-won city.
The Northern Abandon withdrew their troops from Chuzhou, and Song Yao, the king of Changning, took the opportunity to recapture several important towns captured by him, and the charger was naturally Lu Wenzhao, so that the king of Changning completely established his prestige in Chuzhou, and Lu Wenzhao also added a grand stroke to his own merit list.
But this is Qin Yong's turn to be uncomfortable, King Changning has established a lot of fame under the coincidence of Chuzhou, and the prince he has protected is at a loss in the deep palace, if the situation is allowed to develop, the prestige of Song Yao, the king of Changning, will become greater and greater, and whether the position of Prince Song Xiao can be kept has become a question, but now that the strong enemy is around, he really has no way to effectively limit the growth of the power of the king of Changning.
Take Chuzhou and return to the hearts of the people, Song Yao, the king of Changning, naturally intends to go further, that is, to move the troops south and approach Youzhou, at this time, Bozhou came to report, saying that Tao Chenmo and Wang Jinyi combined their swords, broke the Lu family army in Yinzhou, and robbed a lot of cities, which made Lu Wenzhao look a little anxious, this is his own master, King Changning, wants to move troops to Youzhou, and his brother over there lost power in Yinzhou, originally victory and defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and it is understandable to lose occasionally, but Yinzhou is lost, There is no buffer zone between the Lu family in Bozhou and Cheng Jinshang, which will make them seem very passive, and they don't know what to do, so they plan to go back to Jiao Liansong to discuss.