Chapter 636: A Letter to the Land of Bloodshed

In the twelfth year of Zhenglong, after several months of fighting, the blood of both Yan and Jin almost soaked every inch of land on both sides of the Yellow River.

Fortunately, there was a heavy snowfall in Layue, and the people and horses couldn't do it, so the blood and fire that were almost uncontrollable on both sides were suppressed, and the blood everywhere was buried.

This is a precious respite for both sides.

The Lu family army suffered heavy casualties, and the government soldiers of Shandong Province and the elites drawn from all over the country were also exhausted under the control of Sima Bi and Murong Cheng, and their combat effectiveness was sharply reduced.

The serious attrition of non-combat personnel, the disabled, those who froze to death, those whose wounds and infections worsened, those who were not accustomed to water and soil, and those who contracted diseases due to hygiene and the harsh battlefield environment, were all weakening the combat effectiveness of this patchwork army all the time. These factors eat away at their bodies and corrode their spirits.

Many people are beginning to have a little worry about the future of the war, and although no one has doubted the direction of victory so far, among the upper ranks, this worry has become like the weather is beginning to darken, and people are afraid to speak loudly and sleep completely relaxed.

Finally, after a month of brewing, the news that the situation in the northwest seemed to have changed, spread secretly.

There is no way to know who first said it, and there is no way to know who is fueling the troubles, in short, after Tiqi killed a lot of suspicious people and did not find the mastermind, the fact was acquiesced by the high-level with a helpless attitude that the situation could not be contained.

Rumors with noses and eyes can't be suppressed.

The morale of the army was unstable for a while, and Emperor Jin did not have any special expression, but only reviewed the army before a certain battle, and after the rather difficult victory of the Lu family's army, he dealt with some "bad seeds" and "cowards".

Then there seemed to be a change in the northwest and the sound of a bad war situation in the north, and most of it disappeared. This suspicion and restlessness were finally quelled to the greatest extent after the first Daxue Yanren and Sima Bi both withdrew their troops.

The panic in wartime was dispelled by Emperor Jin with a strong wrist.

But everyone who understands understands that for the north, for Shandong Province, the most difficult time is far away, and it is extremely important to have a precious period of time to rest and recuperate before this. The family of Shandong Province operated at full strength during this time, and all the orders issued by Emperor Jin were meticulously executed.

Grain and grass, ordnance, war horses, replenishment of soldiers, distribution of pensions, huge war machinery during the interval, do not forget to squeeze every drop of blood and sweat of the survivors.

When everyone has their own division of labor and is busy, the generals of the Lu family are relatively relaxed.

As a young general Lu Zhang, who became famous in World War I and quickly showed his military talents, it was an extremely honorable thing to be able to accompany Emperor Jin all the time. The performance of the Lu family in the entire northern battlefield has been decided, as long as this war is not lost, it will inevitably have the right to tilt the government and the opposition one day.

This point, even the equally important Shandong Provincial Observation made Li Tu Li retreat, it is beyond the reach of the dust.

There is no way, when there is only such an army as the Lu family army left in Shandong Province that can still fight and dare to fight, and occasionally can win, it is difficult for the Lu family to think of the limelight.

Compared with the Lu family, the Tian family, which has a stronger foundation in the local scholars, was helplessly defeated in this struggle full of gunpowder smoke and blood.

Outside Emperor Jin's study, Lu Zhang looked at the corner eaves that he had seen countless times, his eyes focused.

It was originally the residence of the observation envoy, but now it has become the palace of the Jin Emperor, except for the slightly smaller scale, everything else is available.

Observation made Li Tu naturally move elsewhere, and now he wants to enter his original home, and he also needs to pass it on layer by layer.

The sound of neat military boots came from outside, and Lu Zhang knew that he had been waiting outside the study for half an hour.

- Tiqi inspected every incense stick, and Lu Zhang didn't even have to calculate carefully, he already knew how long he had been standing.

Emperor Jin naturally hasn't come out yet.

Lu Zhang knew very well that the excerpt he offered would make Emperor Jin think about it for a long time, but he didn't expect Emperor Jin to think about it for so long.

He made a very detailed description of the military camp, the situation, the next movement of the enemy army, and the deployment of his own army.

He believed that even if Emperor Jin thought about it repeatedly, he would eventually affirm his military strategy, the difference was only in what kind of attitude he would accept.

Except for part of the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" borrowed from the lecture on Wutang, the rest is Lu Zhang's own opinions. These insights are enough to make the teaching professors of the martial arts hall fall for them, and make some people embarrassed about the art of war.

Lu Zhang knew that part of the reason why he had such an opinion was that he had read the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" compiled by the Xie family and Qian Bo'an.

It's just a small part, borrowing from the remarks of a second son of the Xie family - of course this is not plagiarism, if you want to blame it, you can blame them for saying their thoughts first.

Just a small part...... Lu Zhang was willing to swear, he was already avoiding it as much as possible.

Emperor Jin is wise and martial, even if he has a problem with the Xie family, he should be able to adopt Jin Yu's good words.

However, as time passed, when Lu Zhang waited outside the door for an hour, his forehead and sideburns were slightly wet.

The back is already wet. If it weren't for the thick cotton clothes and robes, take off the outer shirt at this time, I'm afraid it will be steaming.

When it was an hour and a half, Lu Zhang's straight legs, which had been jumping, began to tremble slightly at this moment, and as time passed, the trembling amplitude became larger and larger, and finally it was not under his control, and he swung violently.

Lu Zhang had never felt that time was so long. At the beginning, when he fought against the rebel elite cavalry of the Northern Army and the Black Floating Capital, he firmly believed that he could break through, so at that time, he was racing against time, and even had the feeling that "time passed too fast". Not long ago, when the Yan army was blocked from crossing the river, he stayed awake for two days and three nights, just hoping to hold on for a little longer.

At this moment, Lu Zhang was very suspicious of whether he was a little pampered and arrogant. originally thought that with the wisdom of Emperor Jin, even if Emperor Jin disliked this military strategy, he could be approved. But at this point, he felt that he was betting a little bigger.

In case Emperor Jin felt that some of the contents of the fold were ironic......

Two hours later, the door finally opened.

Lu Zhang knelt down.

Emperor Jin looked very relaxed, and there was not much smile on his face, but it could be seen that he was a little happy.

"The Qing family's military strategy, I ...... After thinking about it for a long time, I decided whether to use it as a model for the martial arts training class if I won the battle in the future. Lu Qing's family ......"

"The minister is here!"

"Yes, yes. The Qing family can implement it immediately. ”

Lu Zhangru was relieved.

Walking out of the palace on his own, Lu Chang suddenly felt refreshed, and he even shivered when the cold wind blew.

Lu Zhang led the horse, a carriage passed by him, the curtain floated slightly, and Lu Zhang was stunned.

The young lady of the Tian family, the woman who was rumored to have had something with Xie Shence, just gave birth to a child......

Lu Zhang shook his head. Tian Zi is a person with deep thoughts and strong wrists, which is not easy to get along with. But at present, he is nothing, as long as he is past the present, his battlefield is the whole world, and the land of Shandong Road is no longer in his pattern.

Wind and snow have been blowing, and the road to the outside world in the mountains has been completely blocked. Although the last batch of grain was blocked, this winter can undoubtedly be passed. Although everyone in Huaxia City doesn't have too many ideas about the future, and can fill their stomachs, they don't feel that this is a waste of time day after day.

Xie Shence walked down the street, stepping on the snow under his feet, looking at the rising smoke, and the solemnity on his face eased a little.

It was already evening, and he had just returned from the barracks, having just made the decision not to provide any support to the northwest, and his heart was heavy.

At this time, the sound of reading came from some of the windows, and some children sat on the threshold with books in their hands—undoubtedly the children of wealthy families—and their faces were all pressed to the books, as the gentleman called "Bag Fireflies Reflecting Snow". Smoke drifted over their heads, the heat melted the snow under the eaves, and another puff of fog.

"Little Marquis ......."

"Lao Zhang...... Don't stick too close to your kid when he reads, his eyes will be ...... bad."

"Oops!" Some rickety middle-aged people rushed into the house, carried an oiled paper bag in their hands, walked up to him and handed it over: "Little Hou Ye, last time you had the foresight to find someone to renovate the house, thinking of thanking you, the insider made some pumpkin pie ......"

"Yo, that's a good feeling, you're welcome, my daughter-in-law is hungry for this these days."

Xie Shence was not polite, picked up an oiled paper bag with a few pumpkin pies, and continued to walk.

"Second baby! It's useless for you to find your brother! My three brothers, you are only two, you really want to fight, the evening after tomorrow, in the east woods, we are really swords, guns and guns! Let's say first, those who use wooden knives and guns are not eligible to participate!

"Whoever is afraid of whom, I have three knives and two guns, and I can steal them when the time comes. I'm afraid that you don't have enough people! ”

"Don't be poor, see the real chapter under your hands!"

"Fight it, whoever is afraid ......."

Xie Shence shook his head, and a young man with a big knife walked in front of him not far away, Xie Shence stopped him and said, "Liu Zhuangshi? A few rabbit cubs from your second uncle's family made an appointment with someone to make an appointment in the grove in the east the day after tomorrow, and they fought a real duel with a knife and a gun. ”

The young man named Liu Zhuangshi was startled, thanked him indiscriminately, and ran home quickly, and after running a few steps, he suddenly stopped, trying to find the person who had just spoken, but he disappeared.

"That's ...... Little Marquis? ”

The good man who was a soldier had met a few times from afar, and his name was a young man who was also exceptionally strong, because he was selected into the sword battalion of the Mo sword, and he had seen Xie Shence a few times in training, and the person who had just spoken was familiar with him.

"Hey, how can the little marquis remember my name...... Bunny net trouble! ”

The sturdy boy tightened the big knife he was carrying and rushed home.

Xie Shence walked all the way, gradually he could see his own door, and then gradually heard the voices inside, the voice of children, the sound of maids laughing, the barking of dogs, and then closer, closer, someone greeted him.

"Little Hou Ye ......"

"Childe is back."

"My lord, the secret report from the northwest ......"

"Daddy, look at my ...... today"

The mixed sound made Xie Shence's head a little dizzy, and there were snowflakes falling again, Xie Shence responded one by one with a smile, handed the pumpkin pie in his hand to the old mother, took the secret report from the northwest, which may have sacrificed several lives to be sent urgently, and picked up little Jasmine.

Walking through the vestibule and coming to the backyard, Xie Shence listened to Jasmine talk about what happened today along the way, and watched her proudly show off the words she wrote and memorize poems.

Xie Sheng stood under the eaves, Xie Shence put down little Jasmine, and Little Jasmine obediently called her grandfather, and then ran away.

"Father, it's quite cold today, don't get cold."

"It doesn't matter. Is it going well today? ”

Xie Shence smiled: "There is no problem, but some people feel that since there is a problem with the Northwest Army, then our side can't have no reaction." At this time, it is also good to be tough and scared...... Of course, I didn't talk about that, and I decided not to do any support. There was an understanding among all. What's more, our current strength cannot do anything substantial. ”

Xie Sheng nodded and said: "At the beginning, you were developing your own strength in the Tiqi, in fact, I and your grandfather didn't agree very much, but at that time, Wen Zhao was expected to join the army, and the Tiqi was in hand, so it did have a lot of convenience for my Xie family, so I didn't say it anymore." But in the end, in my heart, I don't want you to go down the road without light. ”

"You and Wen Zhao are destined to rely on each other, so that my Xie family can go further...... Now to say this, it is nonsense, but it is nothing more than heartfelt words. ”

"My father naturally wants you to make peace with Wen Zhao, but now it seems that it is impossible. Tiqi can be collected one after another. ”

These words are naturally Xie Shang's heartfelt words, if the current situation does not appear, or these words will never be spoken.

Xie Shence bowed his head in response, and then went to his study.

In the study, he wrote three letters, sealed them with paint, and sent them out.

Heavy snow can close the mountain, people outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out, but this doesn't include a very small number of people who deliver news.

In the first month, all three letters will be delivered to the Bloody Land.

One is the northwest, one is the northeast, and the other is the capital of Jin.