Chapter 64: Flag Language
Yizhou City coincided with wartime, and only the west gate facing the back hall was opened for the people to enter and exit. And it is heavily guarded and heavily inspected.
"General, I heard that the court sent a small county guard to Yizhou, and he is a powerless scholar, I really don't know what the emperor thinks." On the east gate of Yizhou, a row of military generals stood here. A burly general in his forties with a resolute face leaned over the wall and looked into the distance. The battle flag of the beam beside him was whirring in the wind.
"No matter what he does, as long as I hold Yizhou, Lord Siwei will send a good general to come, and I will be able to capture Guzhou and recover Xiaoliang in a few days." This general is none other than Sun Ke, the new Yizhou garrison. This man is brave and upright, but he is too arrogant.
"General, there has been no abnormality on the side of Guzhou for more than half a month, and several princes are still in Guzhou and have not withdrawn their troops, for some reason." An adjutant general said to Sun Ke.
"Ignore them for now, order the secret sentry to investigate at any time, and report the military situation to the DPRK and China every day as usual, without delay." Sun Ke said in a deep voice.
"Yes, General. The wind is strong in the city, please go back to the house, and the last general will guard here. The lieutenant said.
"It's okay, we're not civil officials, but we will get sick in the house all day long, or we will be happy with you by some wind." Sun Ke said with a smile, and the generals also laughed.
As he was talking, a soldier ran forward, knelt on one knee, and announced: "General, the new prefect of Yizhou has arrived outside the west gate, please go and greet the general." ”
"Fart, a stinky boy who has not dried up, he dares to let the general come out to greet him." A black-faced general behind Sun Ke said angrily.
"Limo, I have said you many times, how can you still be so hot-tempered." Sun Ke looked back at the black-faced general and said unhappily.
"Yes, General. The end will know what is wrong. Although Li Mo answered, he was still unconvinced.
"My lord, Yizhou is no better than other places, it is a time of war, everything should be focused on the general." Another general stepped forward and said to Sun Ke.
"I understand, but he's a Zhizhou after all. Qin Dynasty, you went to greet me on my behalf, and said that our army was busy, and welcomed him to the Zhizhou Mansion to rest. Sun Ke instructed a Sven-looking lieutenant general beside him.
"The last will obey." After agreeing, Vice General Qin turned around and went down the city wall and led people to the west gate.
Outside the West Gate, the voyage rode in front of him, and the three of them, Ah Jin, and Dao Zi stood behind him. The rest of the crowd waited at a distance. I saw a few horses coming out of the city, and one of them was dressed in a white battle robe, put the horse in front of the voyage, turned over and dismounted, and said: "Qin Chao, the deputy general of the Yizhou garrison, came to greet Lord Zhizhou on the order of General Sun." ”
Yuanhang was about to dismount and return the salute, but Wuying shook the reins and came over, side by side with Yuanhang, looked at Qin Chao and said: "My lord came to Yizhou to take office, and Sun Shoubei should personally greet him, why did he only send you alone." ”
"General Sun is supervising the army in the city, and he doesn't dare to leave half a step privately, and I hope that Lord Zhizhou will not blame him." Qin Chao looked at Yuanhang and said expressionlessly.
"It's okay, General Sun puts national affairs first, and he is really a model for us to learn." Yuanhang smiled and shook his head at Wuying, who had no choice but to stop speaking and looked at Qin Chao coldly.
"Please enter the city, and the adult will be sent to the governor's mansion at the end." Qin Chao said under the horse.
"There's General Lao Qin." Yuanhang replied with a fist on his horse.
"Don't dare, please come with me, my lord." After saying that, Qin Chao got on the horse and turned the horse's head and walked towards the city first, and the horse followed with the voyage, Dao Zi waved his hand back, and the convoy moved forward and slowly followed into Yizhou City.
Entering the Zhizhou Mansion, the voyage ordered August to take people to unload the items, and Wanyue and others entered the Houfu to separate rooms. Seeing that there was no major incident, the Qin Dynasty said goodbye to the voyage. Yuanhang said with a smile: "General Qin, slow down, since I have come here, I should meet with General Sun, and you should take me to meet General Sun." ”
Qin Chao gave a salute and said, "My lord has worked hard all the way, so take a rest first." General Sun inspected the military situation in the East Gate Tower, so it was better to meet General Sun when a banquet was held in the evening to entertain adults. ”
"No, the wine banquet can be dispensed with, and state affairs are important. Let's go to the east gate. After the voyage finished speaking, he walked out first. The three of them followed closely behind, and the Qin Dynasty had nothing to say when he saw this, so he had to follow.
The voyage followed the Qin Dynasty to the east gate, and saw a general sitting on a chair on the city tower, burly, wearing silver armor, and more than a dozen generals wearing armor standing behind him, but also very powerful.
Yuanhang didn't wait for the Qin Dynasty to be introduced, walked up and bowed to Sun Ke, and said, "This is General Sun Ke, I can see the general." ”
Sun Ke suddenly saw a young man giving a big gift to himself, and he felt strange, and when he saw Qin Chao glaring at him there, he understood, got up to help him, and said, "Could it be that you are the new governor of Yizhou?" ”
Yuanhang stood up and smiled at Sun Ke: "Exactly." ”
Sun Ke was shocked, according to his official position, the state should be greater than the garrison, how could he give me such a big gift. hurriedly replied: "My lord is like this, won't you break the general." ”
Yuanhang disagreed, and said: "No, the pillar of the military country, the brave general before the battle." The victory of Yizhou this time is the work of adults. Therefore, he deserves to be courtesy. ”
Sun Ke was very useful after hearing this, and had a new view of the voyage. He said humbly: "My lord has worked hard all the way, why don't you have a good rest first, but you come to this city tower to be blown by the wind." ”
Yuanhang looked under the tower, and there was an empty field for several miles, and the ground was dusty and the sand and gravel were rolling in the wind. sighed: "Such a strong wind, I don't know when it will end." ”
"Huh." There was a sneer behind him. Yuanhang looked back, only to see a general whose face was not much whiter than the bottom of the pot and looked at Yuanhang with a sneer.
"This general, I don't know why he is laughing?" Yuanhang asked the general.
"I laugh at the fact that adults don't know." That general is none other than Limo. Li Mo continued: "It's March at this time, and the northwest wind is blowing. After a few days, in April, the southeast wind rose. Adults don't know this kind of common sense, so why bother to go up to the city tower, it's better to drink tea and have fun in the house. After Mo finished speaking, the generals burst into laughter.
"Presumptuous!" Behind Yuanhang, Dao Zi stood up angrily, pointed at Li Mo, and said, "How can my family allow you and other juniors to judge themselves in vain." ”
"Why do you want to come here if you're afraid to say it?" Away from Mo Huo's temper, he took a step forward.
Dao Zi is also known for his stinky temper, and when the two disagree, they have to make a move.
"Bold!" Sun Ke stepped forward and stood between the two of them, and shouted angrily: "Limo, do you still have a general in your eyes?" The following offenses are rude to Lord Zhizhou. Come, pull down and behead the public. ”
The two officers and soldiers who came from the side were about to escort them down from Mo, and Yuanhang hurriedly said to Sun Ke: "General Sun is angry. This incident happened by accident, and the official's subordinates were also at fault, and when they met for the first time, I don't know if it's strange. Please retract the general's command. After speaking, he turned back to Dao Zi and shouted, "Don't hurry up and apologize to this general." ”
Although Dao Zi was not convinced, he admired Yuanhang very much, and Yuanhang obeyed his orders. He stepped forward and said to Mo Shili and said, "It's me who is reckless, don't blame the general." ”
Li Mo was pressed back by the two officers and soldiers with his arms, twisted his head and snorted coldly.
Sun Ke also made a face to show Yuanhang, so naturally he would not kill his beloved general because of this matter. took the opportunity to say: "Lord Zhizhou pleads for you, spare you for the time being, and if there are disrespectful words, you will not be forgiven." I haven't thanked Lord Zhizhou yet. ”
He didn't say anything when he broke free from the officers and soldiers, but only thanked him for the voyage.
Yuanhang smiled, turned around and took out the letter that Situ Hao asked him to bring to Sun Ke from his arms, and said, "I came from the back hall, Lord Situ has a letter to hand over to the general, please take a look." ”
Sun Ke took the letter, opened it and said to Yuanhang: "Lord Ye, Lord Siwei has an order, everything in Yizhou is headed by the adult, and the last general will lead all the defenders to obey the orders of the adult." ”
Yuanhang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Situ Hao's letter to give him such a big right, and he could actually mobilize the Yizhou army.
Yuanhang hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The general's experience in battle is far better than mine, and the two of us can consult with each other, guard Yizhou, and do our best for the imperial court." ”
Sun Ke nodded again and again, and introduced the generals to the voyage. Yuanhang greeted the generals with a smile. Seeing that Yuanhang was modest and polite, the generals couldn't help but have a little more affection for this young Zhizhou adult.
"General Sun, Xiaoliang's soldiers and horses are hoarding Guzhou, and if they don't advance or retreat, there must be a reason. I wonder what the general thinks? After the voyage greeted the generals, he stood on the city tower and looked into the distance and asked Sun Ke.
"My lord, this is what Ben will not understand." Sun Ke also looked into the distance and replied.
"It stands to reason that Yizhou is the land of the throat. Several princes and horses have arrived, and it is the best policy to work together to recapture Yizhou. But it has been more than half a month, but it has not moved. If you give up Yizhou, you can retreat separately, so why bother with heavy troops gathered in Guzhou City. Sun Ke couldn't think of a reason, shook his head and said.
"If you don't retreat, you have to attack Yizhou, otherwise why waste a lot of military rations in vain." Yuan Hang replied after thinking.
"Then what are you waiting for, why don't you come to attack yet, one more day will consume a lot of supplies." Sun Ke asked Xiang Yuanhang.
"yes, what are they waiting for? Is there still reinforcements? Yuanhang said to himself.
"No, Xiaoliang's soldiers and horses are all in Guzhou, how can I come to help." Sun Ke rejected the idea of a voyage.
The strong wind blew the flag in the wind, and wrapped Yuanhang's head in the flag, Sun Kehaha smiled and took the flag away from Yuanhang's head, and Yuanhang looked back at the flag and laughed. Smiling and smiling, he suddenly realized something, and hurriedly looked for Li Mo among the generals behind him.
"General Li, please come forward." Yuanhang saw Limo and beckoned to him. Li Mo didn't know what to do with the voyage to find himself, so he walked behind Sun Ke.
"General Fang Cai said that the northwest wind starts in March, and the southeast wind starts in April, why?" Yuanhang asked as he looked at Limo's dark face.
"Who knows why, every year." Limo replied loudly.
"How did the general find out?" Yuanhang asked.
"I grew up in Yizhou since I was a child, and I only went to the back hall after I joined the army, and when I was a child, I often went to the beach with my partners to play, and the wind direction on the sea changed to the southeast wind in April, and it was not calm until May." Li Mo replied casually.
"Yizhou Linhai?" Yuanhang asked in surprise.
"Yes, this Ben will know that the east side is the East China Sea." Sun Ke hurriedly replied.
"I know, Yizhou is geographically located like this, affected by the sea breeze climate, the southeast wind has been blowing since April." Yuanhang looked at Sun Ke and said with a solemn expression: "They are waiting for the wind." ”
"Waiting for the wind?" Sun Ke was stunned and asked, "Why are you waiting for the wind?" ”
Yuanhang pointed to the flag and said: "General, please look, at this time, the flag is floating to the southeast, and the troops from Guzhou are coming from this direction." With such a strong wind, Xiaoliang's soldiers and horses fought against the wind, not to mention that they couldn't set up a good formation, even bows and arrows couldn't shoot at the city. They are waiting for the wind to turn to the southeast, and then they will attack with the strength of the wind, and we will meet the enemy against the wind. Then the wind was blowing in the city, and if it were to be attacked with rockets, the city would be in flames. Yuanhang immediately understood the reason why Xiao Liang was reluctant to send troops.
"Yes, it must be." Sun Ke nodded yes again and again, and the generals were also in an uproar, all agreeing with the views of the voyage.
"The lord really has a good strategy, and he will be extremely late, and he is willing to be a striker under the adult's account, and everything is at the disposal of the adult." Sun Ke saluted Yuanhang, and said secretly in his heart: Sure enough, he is handsome, no wonder Lord Siwei wants me to obey him in everything.
Behind Sun Ke, all the generals saluted together: "Everything is at the disposal of the adults. "Li Mo also bowed down to the voyage, and he admired it very much.
Yuanhang didn't expect that his words would convince the generals, and the secret way was really temperamental. After returning the salute, Yuanhang said: "There are still a few days before the wind direction changes, let's not panic first, and discuss how to break the enemy together tomorrow." ”
Sun Ke nodded yes, then ordered someone to prepare a banquet, and walked towards his garrison with Yuanhang.
During the banquet, everyone frequently toasted to Yuanhang, and after a few times, Yuanhang became a little drunk. Ah Jin and Wuying protected the voyage and didn't dare to drink, so they had to block the wine for the voyage alone. It wasn't until late at night that the two of them escorted the dark spirit back home, and Dao Zi was already unconscious in the carriage.