Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Tenkyo Chapter 21 The First Snow
The northernmost part of Dahan is the Beiyan Province, and this province is as big as the five provinces in the south. The reason why this place is called a province is because the military, finance, and politics of this place are all managed by the Imperial Clan.
When Emperor Wu, this Northern Yan Province is still Yan State, the Lord of Yan does not want to forge ahead, indulges in beauty all day long, Emperor Wu sent 200,000 troops, 600,000, holding the slogan of punishing the violent Yan all the way north.
Who would have thought that although there was a mediocre lord in this Yan country, there were many generals who were good at fighting, and the army that set out at the beginning was broken and fled.
Emperor Wu was furious and intended to conquer in person, but in the territory of the Han Dynasty, the rebellion in South Vietnam, the harm was still above the Yan State, helpless, Emperor Wu could only send a second team, this time, even only 80,000 people, leading the general, that is, the grandfather of Yuhuzi, Yu Yong.
Emperor Wu's original intention was only to hope that Yu Yong could delay the front of Yan and wait until the king of Quang Nam completely suppressed Nanyue before going north to support. However, that Yu Yong is like a god descending from heaven, several times with less to win more, in the current Yan main city south of the enemy mountain, with 40,000, the 200,000 army of Zhu Guang, the captain of Yan State, completely scattered the power of Yan State.
By this time, the people of the Jin Kingdom, who were originally dormant in the depths of the Northland Ice Field, had a horizontal stab, completely annihilating the dying Yan Kingdom, and even occupied most of the territory of the Yan Kingdom and established the Jin Kingdom.
The Great Han wanted to fight with the Jin State again, but Emperor Wu and Yu Yong passed away on the same day. Originally, the team of the Northern Expedition could only stop, and the army remained on the front line of the main city of Yan.
When the first emperor succeeded to the throne, he had to worry about the rebellion of the king of Guangnan, and he had to worry about the royal clan going south, and he was anxious. At this time, Zhao Guogong came up with a plan: anyway, the territory of Yan has been burned by war, the wolf smoke has not been extinguished, and the land is barren, so why not seal all the land of Yan Kingdom to the Yu clan to appease people's hearts and think about it in the long run.
The next day, the emperor issued an edict, and Yu Yong posthumously awarded the rank of general of Zhenbei, hereditary replacement, and the royal family, Shizhen Beiyan.
During the first emperor, Yu Nan, the father of the royal tiger, took advantage of the lack of national strength of the Jin State, and took the initiative to fight several battles to recapture some of the land north of the main city of Yan. However, the suspicion of the first emperor became more and more prevalent, the supply of grain and grass became increasingly scarce, and the national strength of the Jin State was getting stronger, and it was difficult to win easily, so the territory of the Northern Yan Province was gradually determined.
It was only in this dynasty that Xu De deliberately gave up the northern frontier and pursued victory on the western front, ceding the northern land several times. The Yu clan did not have sufficient supplies, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, giving up the land that his ancestors had beaten down. Now, the main city of Yan is exposed to the front line of confrontation with the Jin State.
There are nine passes on the first line of the main city of Yan. Datong, Yulin, Xuanfu, Fengkou, Yanzhu, Jizhou, Pingsheng, Duyuan, Langya, connected into a line, like a dagger, guarding the northern border of the Han Dynasty. And the Yan Lord City is the tip of this dagger, deeply rooted in the land of the Yan Kingdom.
Because it is far away from the Central Plains, the scenery and climate here are different from those of the Han Dynasty. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet arrived, the main city of Yan is already shrouded in cold. Yesterday night, there was even a light snow in the main city of Yan, which was covered on the city wall in the early morning, not like snow, but like frost.
At this moment, outside the north gate of the Yan Main City, a group of cavalry was preparing to enter the city, and their mounts left a hoof print on the thin snow. The one who took the lead rode a big red horse, half a head taller than the others' mounts, and the person on the big horse was also majestic, dressed in silver-white armor, with a dark face, with a murderous aura exposed, not angry and arrogant. Holding a Xuanhua halberd in his hand, glowing with cold light, he didn't need to mention it, but he also knew that it was a sharp weapon with a hundred catties.
The people at the head of the city glanced at the iconic horse and halberd, and then shouted to the soldiers under the gate: "Open the door, it is the general who has returned!" ”
The gate slowly opened, and the Yuhuzi riding a big horse entered the city with people, and the people and soldiers along the way, looking at the majestic back, all showed admiration.
"Thunder is really the emperor of horses, look at that physique, tsk...... If only I could ride it......," said a changing guard soldier and his companion, the maroon horse.
"BMW is still a hero, and only a general can control such a strong horse, so it's still a question whether you can climb it." The soldier's companion mercilessly poured a basin of cold water.
"Song Er, what do you mean!" The two scolded and returned to the barracks.
Yuhuzi is going to Jinzhou to patrol the border today. To be honest, even if he personally entered Jinzhou Chen and saw the defense of Jinguo, he still couldn't believe it - what kind of wine bag and rice bag would be so stupid, give up Jinzhou, and return to Liyang City.
"The Great General is back!" Before entering the Great General's Mansion, the voice of the subordinate had already heard far away and entered the ears of Yuhuzi.
He dismounted, patted the thunderous head, and went up to lead the horse's subordinates: "Add more alfalfa grass to it, he has been tired for the past two days." ”
The man nodded and went down.
"General, do you want to bathe first? The water is ready. "The woman who looks like a housekeeper has appeared, and in the territory of the Han Dynasty, the one who uses a woman as a housekeeper is his royal family.
"Guo Yi's reply?" Mitoko untied his cloak.
The housekeeper Qingzhi took the cloak and said, "I'm back, the news of Tianjing City has also arrived, does the general want to see it first?" ”
"Let's see first." Yuhuzi walked to the study, on the general's mansion, the earth dragon has been burning, warm.
Qingzhi saluted, went out with his cloak, and after a while, someone brought warm wine, and Guo Yi's reply and the news of Tianjing City were packed in a wooden box and placed next to the wine.
"Sir." A woman dressed in a fox fur also entered the study. She had a delicate face, and her voice was like spring water in February. She is the Oiran of Yuhuzi who received the Yan Main City from the Jiuguang Pavilion of Tianjing City at a high price.
As she spoke, she sat down in Yuhuzi's arms, leaned her head on Yuhuzi's neck, sniffed gently, and said, "Why don't you take a bath first." ”
Yuhuzi heard this, but he was not angry, but gently opened the wooden box, took out the letter inside, and replied: "After all, I am worried about Jingzhong, take a look before I go." His other hand was dishonest, reaching under the woman's fox fur, not knowing what he was fumbling for.
The woman didn't react, her face was slightly red, and she took a sip of warm wine from her mouth, and put it in the mouth of the Dudo Yuhuzi.
Yuhuzi's throat slid slightly, swallowing the fragrant warm wine, but his eyes stayed on Guo Yi's letter, obviously, Guo Yi was still unwilling to serve him, in Yuhuzi's opinion, Guo Yi's so-called saving the common people, Kuang Fu Sheji was just a polite rejection of him.
"You bastard, do you really think I can't do anything about him?" Yuhuzi threw Guo Yi's letter into the brazier, and the piece of paper quickly turned to ashes and disappeared into the flames.
"Why isn't the master angry?" The Oiran filled the wine glass and fed the tiger a bite of side dishes with chopsticks.
"It's just a general soldier, what can the old thief Xu De do if he is placed in the north. But if you want everyone to look good, you don't want to forget it. Yuhuzi said, opening the news from Beijing, most of the news is arranged in the imperial court, and there is nothing to say about specific major events. What he is most concerned about is the news that Liu Baihe came out of the palace, but that line tends to be slower.
"Report!" Someone ran to the outside of Yuhuzi's study and saluted: "General, there is a team of cavalry in Jin, numbering more than a thousand, and they are going to Datong." ”
"Datong?" It wasn't Mitoko who spoke, but the Oiran, and she looked at Mitorako's face with a puzzled expression, but Mitorko didn't speak, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a while, Yuhuzi spoke and said, "I know, you go down." ”
"General, do you need to send troops to check?"
"No, I believe in Mr. Guo, it's just a thousand people."
The coldness in Yuhuzi's eyes slowly spread, and his tone was normal at any time, but Oiran still felt a chill on his body.
"Yes, General." The person who reported the news listened to Yuhuzi's words and retreated, not caring about the situation in Datong.
It turned out that after Ma Dahai stepped down, Guo Yi sat in the general army, because he was not promoted by Yuhuzi, and his generals and soldiers were not pleasing to him. Do everything possible to oppose him. Although it is only a team of 1,000 people, it can't rush into Datong City at all, but Yuhuzi wants to see how much ability this Guo Yi has.
"You haven't sung a song for a long time, sing me a little song from Jiangnan." Guo Yi opened his mouth, but his eyes were flickering, and he didn't know what he was thinking: "This north, but it's getting cold day by day." ”