Chapter 63: Return to Zhao
In the eyes of outsiders, now the development of Linhuai Town has the full support of Xingpingbo Gaojie, and Liu Yongxi can continue to crisscross Jianghuai under the banner of Xingpingbo, but neither Gao Jie nor Mrs. Xing knows what kind of big pit Liu Yongxi dug.
And for the imperial court, the development of this matter seems to be a bit out of control, after all, both sides of the conflict are imperial court generals, and both have imperial edicts as a reason to start a war, fortunately, both sides of the conflict want to turn a big thing into a small thing.
Liu Yongxi's recital accused Guangchangbo and Liu Liangzuo of not only detaining the envoys of Linhuai Town without authorization and refusing to hand over the defense of Linhuai, but even launching a surprise attack on the men and horses who went to Linhuai Town to receive the defense, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries in Linhuai Town.
Linhuai Town was completely forced to launch a self-defense counterattack and defeated Liu Liangzuo's troops, and as many as six or seven hundred prisoners were captured.
But whether it is the imperial court or the four towns of Jiangbei, they all know that Liu Yongxi's recital is complete nonsense, and there are 1,800 prisoners of Liu Liangzuo's department in Li Chengdong's hands alone, but Guangchangbo Liu Liangzuo's recital is even more exaggerated.
According to Liu Liangzuo, Linhuai Town has been making trouble unreasonably and putting forward countless very unreasonable conditions for receiving defense, and Liu Liangzuo has been enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens for the country, but in the end, Liu Yongxi entangled local thieves and bandits to launch a surprise attack.
Although Liu Liangzuo had the absolute upper hand on the battlefield, he had to reluctantly move to Shouzhou in order to take into account the overall situation and protect the defense of the two Huai, but in the process of moving the town, he was attacked by Liu Yongxi again.
Although Liu Yongxi repeatedly stated that he would not pursue as long as Liu Liangzuo withdrew from Linhuai, as soon as Liu Liangzuo's troops withdrew from Linhuai Pass, Liu Yongxi, the chief soldier of Linhuai Town, treacherously entangled Li Chengdong to launch an interception.
Although Liu Liangzuo's hasty counterattack repelled the attacks of Liu Yongxi and Li Chengdong, he also lost 300 men and horses on the way to retreat, and now demands that Linhuai Town return the captured righteous soldiers and that the imperial court severely punish Liu Yongxi and Li Chengdong, the two culprits.
In terms of Liu Yongxi and Li Chengdong's performance, the scale of this Linhuai battle was not large, Liu Yongxi and Li Chengdong only captured six or seven hundred prisoners of Liu Liangzuo's department, and the scale of this battle in Liu Liangzuo's performance was even reduced, and Liu Liangzuo only lost three or four hundred people in total.
Although discerning people know that both sides should invest at least 10,000 troops, there are more than 1,000 dead and wounded on the battlefield, and it is said that Liu Liangzuo was captured by nearly 10,000 people, and Gao Jie's general Li Chengdong even openly claimed that Linhuai captured as many as 3,000 Liu Liangzuo's troops in the first battle.
However, both parties are willing to make big things into small things, and the imperial court also has the idea of trying to fool as long as it can, and will deal with the aftermath according to their caliber and try to ease the situation.
Liu Liangzuo, who lost the battle, gained a lot of benefits, and the imperial court not only allowed him to open the town of Shouzhou, but also gave him a large amount of money and grain, and only asked him to act honestly according to the will of the imperial court.
Although Liu Liangzuo suffered an astonishing loss in Shouzhou, he said that he had to withdraw from Linhuai in order to take into account the overall situation, and the loss was not large, with hundreds of casualties and hundreds of prisoners.
And the imperial court likes such an honest and obedient Liu Liangzuo, and almost responds to Liu Liangzuo's requests, Liu Liangzuo quickly recovered in Shouzhou, but this also made Zhu Meier worry about Liu Yongxi's safety.
Zhu Meier didn't know anything about Liu Liangzuo, Shouzhou, Fengyang, and Linhuaiguan in the past, and she didn't even know where Huai'an was.
But after being invited to the imperial boat by Empress Zhang from time to time, she learned quickly.
Now she can not only find out the location of these cities on the map for the first time, but even tell a little truth: "Niangniang, Liu Liangzuo is now known as 30,000 people in Shouzhou, there are 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Chengyi Bo only has five battalions of people, should Niangniang come forward to help Xiao Chengyi Bo administer justice and say a few words?" ”
Although Li Xiangjun next to him is petite, he is also very powerful when he speaks: "Yes, Niangniang should say a few fair words for Xiao Chengyi, otherwise others will think that Niangniang is too weak." ”
Although Li Xiangjun, Zhu Meier, and Bian Yujing didn't know why Zhang Yan and Empress Zhang suddenly invited the three Qinglou women to the imperial boat, but Empress Zhang often read the words "sincerity" in her mouth, and they understood that Liu Yongxi entrusted Empress Zhang to take care of them.
Although Li Xiangjun has a heart, he really feels that he has to thank this little sincere uncle.
Since Empress Zhang invited her to the imperial boat, not only have those good deeds retreated, but even the rumors that couldn't stop in the past are now gone.
Everyone knows that Empress Zhang will invite Li Xiangjun and them to perform piano, chess, calligraphy and painting on the imperial boat every three or two days, as long as these little words reach Empress Zhang's ears, she will definitely come forward to uphold justice for Li Xiangjun and them.
Because of this, as long as it is related to Xiao Chengyibo, Li Xiangjun will definitely speak for Liu Yongxi, and Empress Zhang looked at Yanziji's river and said: "Before Chengyi Bo crossed the river, I had already made an appointment with him, and I must live in Yanziji for three years without making a splash, so I won't stand up for such a trivial matter!" ”
Bian Yujing knew that Zhu Meier and Bian Yujing were concerned about chaos, don't look at the Yuzhou she talked the least, but she saw it most clearly.
Empress Zhang's eyes became gentle every time she talked about Xiao Chengyibo, and it was also this little Chengyibo's idea that they could be invited to the imperial boat, so she didn't make trouble for Empress Zhang about the topic of Liu Yongxi, but in this way, Bian Yujing became more and more interested in this little Chengyibo.
But because he saw it most clearly, Bian Yujing opened his mouth to persuade: "Since Xiao Chengyi Bo dares to return the five battalions of soldiers to Xingpingbo, there must be a way to defend Linhuai Pass with five battalions of soldiers and horses!" ”
But women are congenitally sympathetic to the weak, and for Zhu Meier and Li Xiangjun, Liu Yongxi is her own person, so Zhu Meier can only talk about Xingping Bo Gao Jie's not: "Since Xingping Bo has been lending Xing Shengping's five battalions to Chengyi Bo, why are these five battalions transferred back at this critical moment, things are too inauthentic!" ”
What Zhu Meier said was exactly one thing that everyone was concerned about, that is, Liu Yongxi handed over the five battalions of Xing Shengping to Xingping Bo Gaojie, saying that it was "to return to Zhao after completion".
Moreover, these five battalions were not only fully manned, but Liu Yongxi even deliberately used the prisoners of the Linhuai Battle to replenish each battalion head of Xing Shengping to more than 400 people, and the total strength of the five battalions reached more than 2,300 people.
When Xing Ying went south with Liu Yongxi, there were less than 500 actual soldiers, which can be said to be Gao Jie's most satisfactory deal in the past two years, which made Gao Jie happy and decided to fully support Liu Yongxi and Linhuai Town on all issues.
But even Empress Zhang didn't understand why Liu Yongxi did this.