Chapter 719: Tang Prefecture (5)

Xuzhou.?

Shi Chaoying's more than 10,000 people actually had little left after several battles with Fan Yang's army, and excluding the wounded, there were only about three or four thousand people who could fight. When Shi Chaoyi sent people to kill Shi Siming, Shi Chaoying was training troops in Jizhou. But when she got the news, it was too late, she led the army south, and Shi Chaoyi's general Luo Yue had a bloody battle south of the Yellow River, but after all, the other side was outnumbered, she was defeated, and fought and retreated until Xuzhou.

Luo Yue led his troops to chase for a few days, then stopped chasing and let Shi Chaoying's remnants stop in Xuzhou. It's not that Luo Yue is soft-hearted, and it's not that Shi Chaoyi is lenient, but that Shi Chaoyi didn't take Shi Chaoying too seriously. Shi Chaoying is just one of Shi Siming's many illegitimate daughters, but she is valued by Shi Siming because of her strong martial arts and good at riding and archery, and she stays by her side as a general.

In other words, Shi Chaoyi is busy proclaiming himself emperor in Luoyang, stabilizing and stabilizing the situation in Henan, and plotting to attack Chang'an, so he can't take care of Shi Chaoying at all.

Shi Chaoying is insignificant, she tosses in Xuzhou, Shi Chaoyi is too lazy to pay attention. If Shi Chaoying wants to avenge Shi Siming, then come, he is waiting in Luoyang at any time.

Night was falling.

Shi Chaoying is still dressed in red, carrying a longbow. There was a faint sadness on her charming face, and she stood on the city gate tower, staring in the direction of Luoyang City, her deep gaze seemed to penetrate the night sky to the sky above Luoyang, to see what the dog thief Shi Chaoyi who killed his father and usurped the throne was doing.

Shi Chaoying suddenly realized that her feelings for Shi Siming's father were not as deep as she imagined. After hearing the news of Shi Siming's death, she was only surprised and did not have too much anger.

The only thing she was disappointed was that the Shi family's grand cause, the imperial hegemony, suddenly came to naught with Shi Chaoyi's murder of his father and usurpation of the throne. She originally thought that Shi Siming was in Hedong and had hundreds of thousands of troops, and sooner or later Li Tang would be replaced. But judging from the current situation, the historians are a rabble after all, and it is difficult to succeed at all.

At this time, she suddenly remembered her parting ways with Kong Sheng that night. At that time, Kong Sheng was extremely contemptuous of Shi Siming and the Shi family, and bluntly said that Shi Siming could not become a big thing and would be defeated sooner or later, which made her unacceptable, so she left angrily. It's just that now that I think so, how could Kong Sheng's original words be a little wrong?

"Kong Lang...... The slave is wrong...... But now there is no turning back. Shi Chaoying stood in the night, muttering to herself, the complexity of her heart was indescribable.

At this point, she is in a dilemma, and she doesn't know where the way out is. With these thousands of remnants defeated, to compete with Shi Chaoyi is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg to kill yourself. And to the Tang Dynasty? As Shi Siming's daughter, it is difficult for her to take this step.

A henchwoman soldier walked up to the city tower and said softly: "General, visit the Malay newspaper." The Tang Emperor ordered Kong Sheng, the king of Jiangning County, to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses from Jiangnan and Shannan to the north, and now the 50,000 army has arrived in Tangzhou, and is preparing for war on the front line of Tangzhou, and our army is ......"

These thousands of remnants faced the 50,000 army under the command of Kong Sheng, who was known as the young god of war in the south of the Yangtze River, and they were about to be wiped out in a snap of their fingers.

Shi Chaoying's body trembled, and he suddenly turned around and said in a hoarse voice: "Kong Sheng is here with the army?" An army of 50,000? ”

"Exactly, please prepare for the general. In the face of the 50,000 army of the Tang Dynasty, our thousands of people are simply powerless to resist, so it is better to give up Xuzhou as soon as possible and make another plan. The female soldier said.

Shi Chaoying's expression changed for a long time, and then he sighed faintly: "Leaving Xuzhou, where can we go?" Jiangbei is Guo Ziyi, Henan is occupied by Shi Chaoyi's thieves, and there are Kong Sheng's 50,000 troops in the rear, we are already caught in it, and we are in a dilemma. ”

Shi Chaoying waved his hand a little tiredly: "That's it, I'm tired too, let's go to Xuzhou, it's better to fight to the death than to become a lost dog and flee everywhere!" It's just that it has affected all the sisters, and I can't bear it......"

Tangzhou. The county watchman's house.

Kong Sheng Huo Ran got up, looked at Mu Changfeng and said hurriedly: "Brother Mu, are you sure that Chuchen is in Xuzhou?" ”

Mu Changfeng nodded lightly: "Yes." When Shi Siming was killed by Shi Chaoyi, she heard that Miss Chuchen was training female soldiers in Jizhou, and after that, she led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to fight to the death with Luo Yue, a general under Shi Chaoyi, and was defeated, and retreated, and retreated to Xuzhou for more than half a month. ”

Although Nie Chuchen has now changed his name to Shi Chaoying, Mu Changfeng is still referred to as Nie Chuchen.

Kong Sheng fell silent. There are some things that he has a hard time saying. What's more, he knew that Shi Chaoying in Xuzhou was no longer Nie Chuchen in the past, but Shi Siming's daughter, an important criminal of the Shi family who was registered on the blacklist of the imperial court.

Mu Changfeng understood Kong Sheng's anxious state of mind at the moment. He took a step forward and said softly: "Brother, it's better to let a certain family rush to Xuzhou and see Miss Chuchen, but I want to ask your attitude, if Miss Chuchen is willing to turn back, are you willing to treat her as before?" ”

Kong Sheng took a deep breath: "Brother Mu, as long as she is willing to turn back, there is no problem on my side." I will arrange a way out for her, and I will treat her with sincerity as always. In my heart, she is no different from Ji Guo. But if she goes all the way to the dark, we will only have to meet each other. ”

Mu Changfeng nodded slowly and sighed: "A certain family understands." Brother, a certain family must persuade the Chuchen girl, the Shi family has nothing to be nostalgic for, one road to the dark, that is a dead end. You can wait with peace of mind, I will rush to Xuzhou overnight! ”

"Thank you, Brother Mu!" Kong Sheng bowed down.

Mu Changfeng smiled loudly, his figure flashed, and he disappeared.

Xuzhou. Three poles on the sun.

The city of Xuzhou is nothing more than a small city, and the city is dilapidated. Before Shi Chaoying's thousands of remnants were defeated and retreated, the people in the city fled south with their families. Therefore, from the inside to the outside, from the merchants and the common people to the soldiers under the command of Shi Chaoying, who defended the city, they were all listless, revealing a desolate and desolate atmosphere.

Shi Chaoying was desperate and had already conceived the will to die. For the situation in the city, and even for the defense of Xuzhou, she didn't bother to take care of it, and for two days, she sat in her apartment and was silent.

A few days ago, deserters began to appear. At first, it was a three-to-five trip, and then dozens of people fled from Xuzhou. Shi Chaoying knew it, but he turned a blind eye. These soldiers are also a dead end if they follow themselves, so it is better to let the family find a way to live.

Up to now, the remaining soldiers and horses in the city are still willing to advance and retreat with Shi Chaoying, which is nothing more than the 500 female soldiers she recruited in Jizhou. In the past two years, she has eaten, lived and trained with the female barracks, and is like a sister.

Ge Muhua, the deputy general of the female barracks, walked in lightly with a complicated expression, bowed down and said, "General, someone asks to see you!" ”

Shi Chaoying shook his head: "No, let him go." ”

Seeing that Shi Chaoying didn't even ask anyone, Ge Muhua couldn't help but smile bitterly: "General, this person claims to be Mu Changfeng, from Jiangnan, and said that he has something important to ask to see the general!" ”

Shi Chaoying was taken aback: "Mu Changfeng? ”

She got up and went out, and at the gate of the mansion, Mu Changfeng, who was dressed in white, appeared in her field of vision. At this moment, her eyes were flushed, and she almost burst into tears.

Mu Changfeng strode over, hugged his fists and said, "Miss Chuchen, don't come to harm?" ”

Shi Chaoying froze and sighed, "Brother Mu, why are you here?" ”

Mu Changfeng smiled: "Miss Chuchen, I was entrusted by my brother to come to Xuzhou to meet you......

Shi Chaoying's face turned pale, turned his face away, and said softly: "He...... Is he okay? ”

Mu Changfeng sighed lightly: "Miss Chuchen, when I said goodbye that day, my brother actually missed you all the time. This time, I heard that you were chased and killed by Shi Chaoyi, so my brother mobilized Jiangnan and Shannan soldiers and horses to go north to rescue. Miss Chuchen, it's not a certain family that says you, this historian is tyrannical and abuses the people, for the disaster of the Central Plains, sooner or later you will be defeated, and now you might as well ......"

"Brother Mu, I am a member of the Shi family, do you think I still have a chance to turn back?" Shi Chaoying's voice choked. Seeing the familiar Mu Changfeng, she seemed to meet Kong Sheng again.

"Miss Chuchen, why can't you turn back? My brother said, he will arrange your retreat, as long as you are no longer in the same stream as the people of the Shi family, there will be no more Shi Chaoying in this world in the future, but only Nie Chuchen in red! Mu Changfeng lowered his voice and said: "Turn back as soon as possible, it's not too late to rein in the precipice!" ”

Shi Chaoying was stunned: "He...... He is still willing to ......"

Mu Changfeng chuckled: "Miss Chuchen, you know better than anyone else what my brother is like, he values love and righteousness, he said, as long as you are willing to return to him, he will treat each other sincerely as always." ”

Shi Chaoying burst into tears. Her body swayed because of her emotion, and Ge Muhua hurriedly supported her and glanced at Mu Changfeng deeply. As Shi Chaoying's confidant, she didn't know Mu Changfeng, but she had heard of the love entanglement between Shi Chaoying and Kong Sheng, the king of Jiangning County.

In Ge Muhua's opinion, Kong Shengken took the initiative to send someone to come, willing to accept Shi Chaoying again and arrange a way back for her, which is the best thing. The current Shi Chaoying is desperate, but if Kong Sheng is backed and renamed Nie Chuchen in the future, all the past will come to naught.

"General, why don't you take me and other sisters to serve in the camp of King Kongjun. The general abandoned the name Shi Chaoying, and since then he has drawn a clear line with the historian, and the better days are still to come. ”

"General, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about our sisters, our five hundred sisters are now in Xuzhou, and there is nowhere to live......" Ge Muhua whispered.

Shi Chaoying had mixed feelings, all kinds of regrets, all kinds of past events, all kinds of contradictions, she had the heart to agree, but she couldn't solve the knots in her heart, she didn't know if she and Kong Sheng could go back to the past.

After all, she is no longer the red-clothed Nie Chuchen of the past, and Kong Sheng is no longer the general of Chang'an Hou or Henan to quell the rebellion in the past, but the king of the Tang Dynasty, the commander of the two military and political powers in Shannan and Jiangnan, and his power is prominent.

Mu Changfeng smiled secretly in his heart, knowing that Nie Chuchen just couldn't wipe his face for a while. Since she still has Kong Sheng in her heart, and since Kong Sheng is still willing to accept her, in Mu Changfeng's opinion, there is no problem. With Kong Sheng's means and power, it is easy to arrange a retreat for Nie Chuchen's makeover, and completely draw a clear line with the historian.

The crux of the matter is whether Nie Chuchen is willing to really draw a line with the historian.

In fact, Nie Chuchen's current situation Mu Changfeng made it clear when he arrived in Xuzhou. The rebels under her command have long since deserted, and there is only a female barracks of henchmen left by her side, and even the gate of Xuzhou City is unguarded, allowing him to swagger into the city.

Mu Changfeng smiled knowingly at Ge Muhua and motioned for her to persuade Nie Chuchen again. And he himself drifted away, but he did not leave Xuzhou, but lived in a deserted inn in Xuzhou.

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