Volume 2: The Journey Begins, the Battle of Dongtu Chapter 126 Ouyang Thoughts, Dingyuan Seeks Provocation
The order of the king of Xinjiang came, Qingcheng hurriedly checked it, Ouyang Lan waited quietly on the side, and Lei Ying asked eagerly: "Young master, what does the king of Xinjiang say?" ”
"As I expected, the prince asked me to march to Ningyuan City in a hurry, and it was indeed to adjust Yuanbo's westward advance. Coupled with the Marquis of Toyodo and my dragoon, a total of 50,000 soldiers from the three sides, galloped together to aid Xitui, first blocked Yunlong, recaptured the lost territory, and then converged with the Warring States Princes to annihilate the enemy on both sides. ”
After listening to Qingcheng's general order of the king of Northern Xinjiang, Ouyang Lan asked tentatively, "Marquis Fenghu?" But the one in the 'City of Plenty'? ”
Ouyang Lan knew this person, Qingcheng was slightly surprised, and said, "It should be." Lan'er, I don't know much about this person, but you seem to know him, tell me quickly, how is this person? ”
What Qingcheng cares about is naturally how the "Fenghu Marquis" is in command and how good his ability is. Although Ouyang Lan had heard of it, she didn't know much, so she had to explain: "I heard my father mention it. This Marquis of Fenghu is a young man, quite talented, Fengfu City is a big city in the northwest, the city is as its name, the people are rich, and the products are rich. This Marquis of Fenghu should be the same age as Brother Qingcheng, and he has also been in the army since he was a child, and it is said that he has served under the King of Xinjiang. Later, his father was seriously ill, and he successfully inherited the title because of his great military achievements, and then the Fengzu City was governed vigorously, and he was even better than his father. As I remember, the emperor seemed to have praised him, calling him the 'Sword of the Northwest'. ”
Hearing that the other party was actually a young marquis, and he was already in charge of one party, and he was praised by Emperor Hui, Qingcheng suddenly admired it, and at the same time felt a little disappointed. If it weren't for the family incident, he would be about to take over Qingyu City at this moment. However, now, he is also a famous general, and he has become a talented young man, but the situation between him and the Marquis of Fenghu is very different, which is sad.
"The last general has also heard of this person's power, it is said that he is strong in martial arts, with a good way of using soldiers, once resisted the attack of Yunlong, and the black wolf throne under the 'four generals', and defeated the Yunlong army, killed the Yunlong Peng general, the name of the north, the king of Xinjiang is also very appreciative of this person."
Although Lei Ying was careful, he didn't notice the strangeness of Qingcheng, and was still talking about the deeds of Fenghu Hou. And Ouyang Lan looked at Qingcheng's silent appearance, and after a moment of silence, he chuckled and said: "However, if you talk about the best of my Daqi Town Army, it is none other than the Qingcheng Army, I think that when the Qingcheng Army was still there, it was feared in all directions, and it was famous all over the world, except for the dragoon army with the king of Northern Xinjiang sitting in the town, which one has this honor?" And Brother Qingcheng, you are also a young hero, Haichuan won more with less in a battle, defeated the famous, drove the enemy away, protected my territory, and hit the Haichuan Sailor even harder. ”
Ouyang Lan suddenly praised the Qingcheng Army and Haichuan's record in the battle against Qingcheng, which made the latter a little surprised. At this time, Lei Ying also noticed the strangeness of Qingcheng, and hurriedly echoed: "Isn't it, the young master drove the enemy in one battle, and his fame shocked Haichuan, and he was even better than Haichuan Sword Saint Shangquan Xinxuan, how many people should be able to match this kind of record." ”
Hearing this, Qingcheng glanced at Lei Ying, then turned his head to look at Ouyang Lan, and after pondering for a moment, he smiled helplessly and said, "You don't have to comfort me, things have happened for so long, and I can see it." It is the misfortune of my Duan family that my family is suffering, but I firmly believe that I can definitely welcome back the Sacred Heart with my own strength and prove the innocence of my family. When I heard about the deeds of the Marquis of Fenghu, I just sighed that I have so many young talents in Daqi, and I am not disappointed, you don't have to worry. ”
Qingcheng said this, Ouyang Lan nodded lightly and said with a smile: "This is nature. I have a lot of resources, talents, there is no shortage of famous generals in the Central Plains, and there are more heroes in the Quartet, Brother Qingcheng, you are right to be confident, but you must also understand the affairs of the world, so that you can guard against arrogance and rashness. ”
What Ouyang Lan said was not bad, Qingcheng nodded and wrote it down. He then asked Thunder Shadow to give the order, and an hour later the army continued to advance. He and Ouyang Lan were also planning to return to the camp, but on the way, they suddenly remembered the matter of the Warring States Prince, and couldn't help but ask: "By the way, Lan'er, you came to me tonight to talk about the Warring States Prince, what is the deep meaning?" ”
Thinking of this, Ouyang Lan was silent for a moment, then looked at Qingcheng with a serious face, and said: "Brother Qingcheng, not only the Warring States Prince, since the Marquis of Fenghu was also ordered to go west in this battle, if there is a chance, you have to make friends with these two people." First, these two people are young talents of my Daqi, and they are also loyal people, and I believe that you will become friends; Second, there are some things that you don't want to think about now, and I won't say much, but you have to understand that what you want to do in the future is something against the sky, and in addition to you personally, you must also have the support of several important ministers who are quite famous in the court, so that there is a glimmer of hope. ”
Ouyang Lan's words were vague, but Qingcheng understood her good intentions. The case of Qingcheng Army's rebellion was convicted after the trial of the three divisions, and the edict issued by Emperor Hui himself, if he wanted to overturn the case, it would inevitably arouse the anger of the public, and it would naturally be against the sky. Therefore, even if Qingcheng can have a place in the court in the future, this matter cannot be done by him alone.
"I know that you trust the king of Northern Xinjiang, and the king of Xinjiang is indeed worthy of entrustment, and if you can lead the troops under him, you will be able to make a splash with your ability, Brother Qingcheng. But you also have to remember one thing, after all, the king of Xinjiang is the Han family, the king of Northern Xinjiang of Daqi, he can help you in ordinary things, but, when it comes to the royal family, you should not have absolute hope for him. On the contrary, such as the Marquis of Fenghu and the Duke of Warring States, they are not royal relatives, but people who can distinguish between right and wrong, if they can be friendly with them, they may be much more reliable than the king of Northern Xinjiang. ”
You can't have the heart to hurt people, you can't have the heart to prevent people, Ouyang Lan cares about Qingcheng, and naturally everything is based on him. What's more, what she said is not bad, the king of Northern Xinjiang is the king of Northern Xinjiang of Great Qi, and he is the uncle of Emperor Hui, if what Qingcheng did really touched the face of the royal family, who can say the attitude of the king of Northern Xinjiang?
Of course, Qingcheng has not thought about this. After all, if the king of Northern Xinjiang was really fair enough to ignore the imperial power, that Duan family would not have the difficulties it has today. Therefore, for Ouyang Lan's reminder, Qingcheng really went to his heart.
"Don't worry, Lan'er, the Warring States Duke is my great Qi Xi heavy general, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, I will do my best to help him get out of trouble. As for the Hou of Toyoto, everyone is a young talent, and if they have the same temper, I will naturally be happy to make friends. ”
Qingcheng said this, Ouyang Lan was a lot more relieved. As she said, although Qingcheng doesn't want to think about some things now, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have to face them. Since what he was doing was to overturn the case for the Duan family, she would naturally take this matter to heart. Therefore, there are some things that can not be said, but she will remember them for Qingcheng; There are some things that she can not think about too much, but she will prepare and prevent in advance with Qingcheng.
Qingcheng is loyal and has a simple personality, although Ouyang Lan is the same, but the authorities are obsessed with bystanders, and she has already understood what Qingcheng can't understand. What's more, she has been running a business all year round, and the experience she has accumulated is already good, and with her by her side, Qingcheng is also very relieved.
After that, the two chatted about the heroes of the world, and Qingcheng asked Ouyang Lan to tell some interesting stories from all directions, and strange things that happened on the business road, and after an hour, the army set off on time. Qingcheng led his troops to march for three more days, and finally arrived at the foot of Ningyuan City.
Ningyuan City, an important town in the west, borders the "Fengzu City" in the north and the "Yihu City" in the south, and is a big city on the north-south division line in the western border of the Great Qi. There are 20,000 garrisons here, and the commander "Dingyuan Uncle" is a second-class earl of Daqi. There are two major generals in the west of Daqi, the king of Anxi resists the northwest, the Warring States Duke guards the southwest, and Ningyuan City is located between the north and the south.
However, this person is pampered, and although he has the ability, he is not among the famous generals. In addition, in recent years, the Great Qi West has been stable, and Ningyuan City has neglected military training. This time, the king of Northern Xinjiang chose the place of his division in Ningyuan, and I don't know if he intended to take the opportunity to patrol, or if it was really decided because of the war situation.
At this moment, Qingcheng led his troops to Ningyuan, and the soldiers defending the city saw that the brigade was coming, so they hurriedly stepped forward to ask. Qingcheng explained his intentions, and showed the order of the king of northern Xinjiang, and the man hurried back to the city to report. And Qingcheng ordered the soldiers to stand by and wait for Uncle Dingyuan.
After waiting for a long time, I didn't see Uncle Dingyuan coming to greet him, let alone seeing the city gate wide open, welcoming the army in, and the wind was impatient, and said with a little resentment: "What is this Uncle Dingyuan doing, we haven't waited for so long and haven't seen him come to greet him, isn't it putting on a shelf, and you want to give the young master a dismount?" Hmph, I'll ask later. ”
As he spoke, the wind was about to step forward, but was stopped by Qingcheng's order.
"We're new here, so we can't break the rules. What's more, the current situation is very dangerous, and Uncle Dingyuan, as the coach of a city, will never lose a big one because of a small one, so how can he say that he will give me a bad job? Honestly wait. ”
Seeing Qingcheng speak, although the wind was reluctant, he had no choice but to give up. Ouyang Lan, who was accompanying her, waited for a long time, and was also suspicious, just came over to ask Qingcheng what the situation was now, but happened to hear the conversation between him and the wind, and after pondering for a while, she stepped forward and whispered: "Brother Qingcheng, there is something I want to say to you." Before you made friends with young talents, heroes in the world, among them, you don't include Uncle Dingyuan. ”
Ouyang Lan's sudden words made Qingcheng feel a little confused, but before he could ask in detail, the gate of Ningyuan City was opened, and two teams of soldiers walked out of it, lined up on the left and right. Qingcheng and the others looked at it, thinking that it should be Dingyuan Bo who came to greet them.
Qingcheng stepped forward and saw that another group of soldiers was coming from the city, and the person at the front was dressed in gorgeous heavy armor, looking a little lazy, and his expression was obviously arrogant. When he saw Qingcheng riding forward, he was not in a hurry to meet each other, but still rode his war horse unhurriedly and arrived slowly.
Seeing this, Qingcheng raised his eyebrows, as if he was a little uncomfortable. But the war was tight, not to mention that the other party was a person with a knighthood, and he couldn't take care of these little things, so he took the initiative to meet him, and clasped his fists with both hands, and said with a smile: "Duan Qingcheng, the young general of the Dragoon, will meet Ning Yuan on the order of the King of Xinjiang and visit Uncle Dingyuan." ”
Qingcheng was polite, but the other party didn't give face at all. The man casually came to Qingcheng, looked up and down, and then looked at the dragoon behind Qingcheng, and snorted disdainfully.
"Hmph, I thought you had some three-headed and six-armed ability, and you actually mixed up under the hands of the prince to eat. When I saw it today, hey, what a disappointment, and that's all you can do after you, a sinner. ”
The unfriendly and provocative words of the person who came touched Qingcheng's scales, making him and the thunder shadow and wind behind him angry, and for a while, the atmosphere became tense......