Chapter 174: Messy Monarch's Heart
In the eleventh year of Jian'an, January.
The emperor sent the prime minister to mobilize tens of thousands of three armies and went south to quell the rebellion in Jingzhou. The army was unbeatable all the way.
In February, Nanyang was broken, so that the thief Mi Fang fled in a hurry.
In April, he took the four counties of Jiaxia, Anzhong, Anle, and Lushan, pursued and killed Liu Bei's defeated army all the way, and annihilated him in a battle at Queweipo. Mi Fang was invincible, and fled in a hurry, Liu Bei's wife Mi was unwilling to be humiliated and committed suicide. Fortunately, the young god broke Liu Feng into the formation and rescued Liu Bei's young son Adou alone.
In May, the prime minister besieged Xinye with male soldiers, and made the generals Xu Huang and Wei Yue attack Xiangyang. It was the momentum of thunder, and it broke in one fell swoop. However, Liu Bei colluded with Cao Cao and secretly attacked the LΓΌ Bu grain road, and the army grain road was robbed in Yiyang, and more than half of it was damaged. At this critical time of survival, fortunately, the prime minister's daughter Lu Ruyi stepped forward and fought alone against more than 1,000 elite Cao troops, trying to ensure that the grain and grass were not cut off.
In June, Zhao Yun chased Guan Yu in Jiangxia, attacking cities and plundering land along the way, and even under the Jiangbei counties countless.
From then on, the land of Jingxiang north of the Yangtze River and east of the Xiangjiang River were all under the control of Lu Bu's army.
It was the height of summer, the rain was abundant, the rivers were full than in previous years, Lu Bu was not good at water warfare, and most of his generals were born in Bingzhou like him, and there were only a handful of people who had access to water.
Lu Bu could only sigh at the river, and he was powerless in the face of the wide river, so he had to order the three armies to return to the court.
Although the army went south this time, although Liu Bei was not uprooted, it almost occupied nearly half of Jingzhou without bloodshed.
Therefore, although the army failed to meet the pre-war expectations, it can be regarded as a feather return, but the three armies suffered little damage, and there were countless counties in Lianke, and the generals made countless great and small achievements. Therefore, the morale of the three armies was a little higher than when it came, without any decadent atmosphere, which was beyond Lu Bu's expectations.
And said that Ruyi led the army to besiege the mountain, and he was the commander and could not easily wade into danger, so he could only cross into the military tent, and heard the sound of killing faintly coming from the mountain, and the urgency in his heart was like smoke and fire.
However, although the thieves are fighting separately, how can they wait for death in the mountains with peace of mind when they encounter a major event of life and death?
Where the shouts of killing sounded, the thieves from all the strongholds came out one after another, killing at the foot of the mountain, although the army had been prepared, but it was difficult to intercept the bandits who were large in number and only cared about fleeing for their lives, and in a few moments, countless bandits scattered and fled from the encirclement of the army.
Ruyi was furious, and thousands of troops defended the place with danger, and they had no way to take the bandits fleeing everywhere. Even if the army is ordered to divide its troops to chase after it, but once the thieves get out of trouble, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and they will not fall into the trap of the government again.
The number of fleeing bandits that the soldiers were able to capture was pitiful, and the scene was once messy, and they also mobilized troops to pursue, which made the soldiers guarding the mountain road even more scarce, and the bandits who fled in the future were even more numerous.
Ruyi saw that the situation was out of control for a while, and tens of thousands of thieves rushed out of the mountains and forests everywhere, although they did not have the heart to fight to the death, but they ran all over the mountains and fields like locusts and ants, pulling the formation of the army into chaos for a while.
The defenders everywhere were scattered by the impact of the thieves, and the soldiers did not see the generals, and the generals did not see the soldiers. The sound of shouting and killing in the mountains shook the sky, the sound of exclamation and shouting was deafening, and the sound of war drums was scattered, Ruyi was deeply immersed in it, looking at all kinds of people running left and right, etc., all the orders issued were drowned in the boundless crowd.
At this time, a team of thousands of light horsemen broke through the crowd and killed Ruyi in front of him, but the leader was the famous general Guo Yan, who ran to the front of the handsome banner and said: "On the order of the prime minister, Guo Yan came to protect the safety of the young lady." β
It turned out that Lu Bu sent Yan Chao to lead hundreds of elite cavalry to escort Ruyi back to Anyi, and he still felt that it was not safe to leave for a few days, since Cao Cao dared to raid the grain road behind him, there may not be a second time if there was a first time, and he ordered Guo Yan to lead two thousand light horsemen as an outpost, one was to sweep away a small group of enemies near Nanyang, and the other was to secretly protect Ruyi's thoughtfulness.
Guo Yan originally thought that he was just an errand and order, but the Xinye War was imminent, but he sent him out, and he always thought that Lu Bu was still suspicious of himself, and he couldn't help but feel a little lonely.
Later, Ruyi and others entered Luoyang to borrow troops to suppress bandits, but he also disagreed, just some rabble of bandits and rogues, why bother so much, if it is himself, even if he only uses hundreds of prime ministers, he can sweep away this mountain.
Guo Yan once followed Dong Zhuoqing to suppress the Yellow Turban Army, and naturally knew that these so-called peasant armies were just a temporary rabble, and if they wanted to become powerful, they must have an absolute advantage in numbers.
These people are uneven in age and young, lack armor and weapons, hide in the mountains and forests, and it is common for them to not take the next meal, and in the face of the strong and strong elite of the court, where do they dare to resist a little.
And now the division is a great policy to benefit the people, the people's hearts are as hot as fire, although the thieves gather from everywhere, but it is difficult to arouse the response of the people, as in the past, it is difficult to look at the house and eat, and the grand occasion of unveiling the rod is difficult to appear.
Therefore, Guo Yan did not participate in the anti-bandit action of Ruyi and others, but only watched the development of the situation in the dark, also to give these young people a chance to recognize themselves.
However, the development of the situation was not as Guo Yan thought, the thieves rushed out of the mountains like a torrent, and the fierceness of survival made Ruyi and others hurry for a while, and they fell into chaos in a blink of an eye.
Guo Yan has lived in Anyi for a long time, and naturally knows that Lu Bu's daughter is famous for martial arts, but at this time, the official and military formations are in chaos, and although tens of thousands of thieves lack weapons, they still have countless short bows and small crossbows.
If Guo rushed to help, he was overjoyed: "General Guo may prevent the thieves from escaping?" β
Guo Yan finally regained his former pride, and the light in his eyes burst out: "What's so difficult about this? Miss, look at my means. β
I saw Guo Yan galloping on his horse, and called out to the left and right: "Children, those who kill the thieves will be rewarded, and if you let go of a mountain bandit, you will be rewarded with less money." β
When the cavalry heard this, they all showed their looks, all holding short knives, bows and arrows, like a half-moon cold light, chasing and killing the bandits who fled to the surroundings, and for a while the arrows rained out, and the fleeing bandits were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another.
The light cavalry is good at pursuit, the mountain is flat and broad, the bandits have no way to hide, under the pursuit of the cavalry salvo, there is no fighting spirit, after more than half of the casualties, the bandits finally no longer have the courage to break through, each showed a desperate look, they bowed down one after another, and shouted in unison: "The official family spares my life, I will surrender." β
Killing is the most effective means.
Ruyi is still too soft-hearted after all, she can naturally be ruthless to the enemy, but these bandits, most of them are poor people, and there are even women and children mixed in them, so it is really difficult for her to kill the killer, which gives the bandits an opportunity to rush the official and military formation.
One wrong step, one wrong step, and then trying to reverse the situation, it will be difficult to climb to the sky.
If it weren't for Guo Yan's timely arrival, the official army would be disgraced in this battle, and if thousands of elites of the imperial court were scattered by a group of thieves, the majesty of the imperial court would be gone, how could the people of Luoyang be convinced, only these people could protect their integrity!
Thinking of these, Ruyi couldn't help but sweat coldly, he was kind and soft for a while and almost caused a catastrophe, the so-called mercy is not in charge of the army, and the ancients did not deceive me.
The overall situation here has been decided, and Yan Chao and others, who have entered the mountains and forests to suppress bandits, have been running out of the mountain for a long time, and after seeing the mess at the foot of the mountain, they are inexplicably surprised.
Yan Chao rushed to Ruyi's approach and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" β
If you think he only came at this time, will he not hear the shocks under the mountain after entering the mountain for a long time? Isn't it impossible to hunt in the mountains? He said angrily: "It's nothing." β
And Ruyi is wrong to blame Yan Chao, Yan Chao led the elite into the mountain, connected two thieves camp strongholds, beheaded more than 100 thieves, and was about to make persistent efforts to go elsewhere, when he suddenly heard the sound of killing at the foot of the mountain shaking the sky.
At the beginning, Yan Chao didn't take it to heart, the main roads at the foot of the mountain were heavily guarded, and it was inevitable that some thieves wanted to break through, and the sound of shouting and killing sounded as expected.
But when he rushed to the third stronghold, he saw that the thieves were all gone, and only the empty camp was in shambles, and further down there was still the same, and there was not half a bandit at all. I heard the sound of killing under the mountain for a long time, and it was even a little stronger. Yan Chao felt that something was wrong, and urgently ordered the army to retreat to the camp at the foot of the mountain.
However, they ran deep into the mountains, and when they ran to the foot of the mountain, the shouts of killing had already dissipated, and only a group of bandits were left prostrate on the ground, trembling and bowing down.
Yan Chao didn't know what had happened, and was surprised at why the situation had become like this, but seeing that Ruyi was angry, he really didn't dare to ask, so he looked at Chen Hai and Chen Ziqing and inquired about the situation.
Chen Hai smiled bitterly and told him what had happened.
Yan Chao said helplessly: "The thieves break through, why not intercept it with bows and arrows, such a missed opportunity is not a crime of war, but a man-made disaster." β
Ruyi's face turned blue and red for a while, and she was already deeply blamed, but now Yan Chao's words seemed to add fuel to the fire, making her even more guilty, and she was silent and silent.
Although Guo Yan is a military general, he has lived for half a lifetime after all, so he naturally sees the subtlety in it, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, our army won a complete victory in this battle, and all the thieves and thieves were annihilated, and no one slipped through the net. β
Ruyi was still uneasy, but he smiled and said, "Thanks to General Guo's timely help, this battle depends on the general." β
Guo Yan smiled and said: "It is Miss Ruyi's overall planning that forced the thieves to go down the mountain to break through, so that our army has the opportunity to annihilate them all, otherwise if these bandits hide in the mountains and forests, it is not an overnight achievement to clear them, and Miss does not have to be arrogant, although this battle is flawed, it is also remarkable, and there is nothing wrong with the strategy." β
Ruyi listened to the veteran's appreciation, and then regained some of his spirit, and the herald will clean up the battle situation and escort a group of bandits back to Luoyang.
When he arrived in Luoyang, there were already officials in Luoyang City waiting outside, and countless Luoyang people spontaneously lined up on both sides of the long street to welcome the victorious army of bandits.
The people of Luoyang have been plagued by bandits for many days, and they often worry about themselves, and then they learned that the imperial court has exterminated tens of thousands of bandits who have been subordinate to the scourge for several months in one day, and the people of Luoyang no longer have to suffer from banditry, and the curfew that lasted for several months does not have to be extended, and many people are excited for the first time that the Han can still have such a strong army.
From the Guanlu doctor to the grass people, all of them were in high spirits, running around to tell each other, and gathered on both sides of Luoyang Long Street, wanting to see the demeanor of the Han Dynasty.
Ruyi led the army into the city, heard the majestic cheers of the people on both sides, one after another, but felt ashamed in his heart, although the battle was won by luck, but greatly exposed his weakness of no command experience, the battle was not decisive enough, several times missed the fighter, almost caused a catastrophe, enjoy this glory, really feel ashamed.
Back in the state capital, there are hundreds of officials to hold a banquet to greet him, and Mi Heng, as the long history of Wang Ji, naturally has to deal with all kinds of affairs, and even Cai Yong, the supervisor of the imperial city, is also among them.
Cai Yong saw Ruyi entering in armor, with a capable and slender body, and he was not inferior to a class of male generals, but Cai Yong's mind was full of her young figure in the past.
When Lu Bu was dilapidated, the Prime Minister's Mansion suffered a catastrophe and changes, Ruyi was alone and left alone, fortunately Cai Yan adopted her as his own, Cai Yong did not know his life experience, and pitied his loneliness, so he often accompanied her and loved her like a granddaughter.
After that, the situation became clear, and Ruyi was reunited with his parents in Anyi, and Cai Yong finally knew the origin of Ruyi, and often sighed in private, although this woman was born rich and noble, she had already suffered from the world.
Later, although Cai Yong was also an official in Anyi, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not get too close to Lu Bu, and he really had no chance to contact Lu Bu's relatives, and he did not see his former young son for many years, which is often cited as a regret.
At this moment, I finally saw Luoyang again, and the surging feelings in my heart were difficult to subside, and I looked at the figure of Ruyi, tears appeared in my eyes, and there were ripples.
Ruyi also noticed Cai Yong's actions early, she was young at the time, only two or three years old, and she couldn't remember many things clearly, but she was guarded by the guard Yan Yi, and fought her way out of the encirclement from tens of thousands of chaotic troops.
During the years under the fence of Caifu, she did not suffer anymore, and the people of Caifu cared for her, which comforted her young heart at that time.
Therefore, even after many years, she has not forgotten those people and things at the beginning.
At this time, seeing Cai Yong's sincere gaze, Ruyi slowly approached and saluted: "How are you lately?" β
Cai Yong comforted, seeing that this woman had not forgotten him, and lived up to his original love, and said repeatedly: "Good, good, good." β
The three good words are superimposed, and Cai Yong's heart is full of love at the moment, saying that people will miss the old when they get old, and how can they not make him excited when they see the beauty before they are stronger.
Ruyi leaned close and whispered: "This is not a place to speak, when the banquet is over, I will greet you again." β
Everyone sat down, and Mi Heng, as the proprietor, raised his glass and said: "Captain Wang was ordered by the prince to go to Nanyang on a business trip, and before leaving, he specially ordered me to pick up the wind for the generals, so as to congratulate the success of this war horse, you are invited!" β
After speaking, everyone cheered, and they all drank it all.
Ruyi is only a superficial taste, among the generals and officials, she is the only one who is different, and she is among them as a woman, which is particularly eye-catching, she can't be too arrogant and laughed at by others.
Nowadays, although the imperial court has issued an official document for women as officials, but under the influence of the world, most of the women are ashamed to show their heads, even if they have this ambition, they are mostly low-level government officials, and those who can lead the army to kill the enemy are absolutely unique, only one person who wishes.
Although Ruyi is a woman's body, but she has always been the pearl of the prince's palm, since childhood to study martial arts for everyone to know, Yiyang a battle, Ruyi alone against the elite of the Cao army thousands of people, with the power of one person to turn the tide in the imminent, the fierceness of the killing makes people look sideways, the prestige of this battle has already spread from Yiyang throughout the government and the opposition.
Everyone present had long admired him, but at this time, he saw that his face was childish, and he was still a young girl, but where was the legendary maiden Yama. They were surprised in their hearts, and they could only sigh: Sure enough, she is a tiger girl, and she is not a father.
The banquet was dispersed, and Cai Yong was left alone to recount the feelings of the year. During the period, Ruyi claimed to be his granddaughter, which flattered Cai Yong, and now Ruyi's identity is different from the past, and Lu Bu's power cannot be the same as it was at the beginning. But this woman can still treat each other with the old courtesy, which really touched him, and the two of them, one old and one young, talked like close friends, and talked until the end of the night.
Ruyi was in Luoyang for a few days, but after the curfew was lifted, Luoyang finally recovered its former demeanor, although there are still broken walls everywhere and no one to clean up, but in the absence of external worries and internal troubles, the people of Luoyang are full of energy, showing a full of vitality.
Due to the emptiness of Luoyang's troops, the only Tuntian soldiers were about to face the autumn harvest, so Mi Heng asked for Ruyi to serve as the captain of Luoyang to patrol the city, so as to ensure that Luoyang would not be taken advantage of by the gangsters during the autumn harvest.
Ruyi thought that he had done a bad job before, and he didn't dare to promise easily, so he asked Yan Chao and Chen Hai for their opinions.
Yan Chao naturally thought that Ruyi should follow the orders of the prince and return to Anyi as soon as possible, otherwise wouldn't his errands as a guard be endless, when would he have the opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy?
Chen Hai disagreed, and said, "What can Qiling do when she returns to Anyi?" It's just to continue to go to Shenzhou College, this time to endure countless hardships and dangers, it is time to face the difficulties, show your ambitions, in order to live up to the ambition of your life, at this time to go back to be safe and sound, but is this the life you want? β
Yan Chao has always been like a sister, but he really didn't want her to go through danger, and when he heard this, he scolded angrily: "Chen Ziqing, why do you want to bewitch Qiling, there are no eyes on the battlefield, if she is not injured, I only ask." β
Ruyi sat in silence, recalling her previous experience, commanding the army is not her forte after all, if she leads the troops by herself, it is just a harm to the life of the sergeant, not only need to have the courage to attack, but also need to know how to make trade-offs, she asked herself that she could not regard human life as a mustard, and it was even more difficult to give up the lives of her own soldiers.
For a while, he seemed to have an understanding, and a thousand thoughts came to him, and he couldn't help but chuckle out loud, and said abruptly: "I understand, my future is not here." β
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