Section XII

The husband and wife chatted a little more, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the Chinese military tent, and then they entered the camp tent, and Hei Er flashed out of the darkness ghostly, and gave a salute: "Master, third lady."

After the black-clothed guard returned to Wu Ming, Hei Er, as its leader, has always been deferential and polite to Wu Ming, and he pays attention to the details, and he will not disturb Wu Ming in the middle of the night. As soon as he saw Hei Er appear, Wu Ming's heart was stunned. It's so late, Hei Er is still looking for him, there must be something big. He said, "Is something wrong?" ”

Hei Er saluted again: "Master, from Lao Qi's side, there is an urgent paperwork, and the letter arrived in the evening, but it was wartime, so I didn't dare to disturb you." ”

As he spoke, he took out an envelope sealed with fire paint from his arms, raised his hands flat above the top, and handed it to Wu Ming.

On the second day of the Lantern Festival Rebellion, not only did Hei Liu die in battle, but Steward Hu also died. The original seven heroes in black are now only five. They are still performing their own duties, and Wu Ming has not changed. The position of its leader is held by the Black Second in order, and the Black Third is still responsible for sniper assassination. The Black Four is responsible for tasks such as attacking fortifications and frontal assaults, and the Black Five is responsible for various miscellaneous tasks such as guards. Black Seven is intelligence spying and reconnaissance.

Wu Ming's heart chuckled, could it be that Nanning has changed? Otherwise, it is only a day's journey from Nanning, if it is really a trivial matter, Hei Qida can wait for himself to return to Nanning and say, there is no need to do this at all. He opened the envelope in a hurry and looked at it, and was stunned.

Seeing his stunned expression, Esther was very curious: "What's the matter, Brother Amin?" ”

Wu Ming was still a little stunned, handed the envelope to Esther and said, "Take a look." ”

Esther took it, unfolded it, and immediately exclaimed: "Hanshui has been conquered?" The Queen Mother is too anxious, why do you want to do this? ”

Why? Wu Ming vaguely guessed, and said with a wry smile: "Probably because I am afraid that my credit will be too great, so I made Commander Yang the commander and took the Han Water." ”

Esther nodded and said: "That's true, Brother Amin, you are the governor of Erpin, after the victory of the Battle of Hanshui, it is even more powerful, and the queen mother is afraid that she will not be able to control it, so let Commander Yang share some credit, this is the emperor's means, and it is normal." ”

As she spoke, her eyes were fixed on the letter again. The content is very long, the front just briefly mentions the results of Han Shui being kept, and the back introduces the process at length.

On the second day of the fourth month of the sixth year of rejuvenation, Wu Ming led 15,000 elite Chinese and Western armies to join forces with the main force of the Jiangnan Navy and set up an ambush at Longyuan Lake in the upper reaches of Nanning, annihilating the main force of the Organ City Navy in one fell swoop. The city lord Lan Ling refused to surrender and committed suicide. Adjutant General Feng Xianchun was killed on the spot, achieving another unprecedented victory.

At the same time, on the Hanshui battlefield. The Empress Dowager ordered Yang Xiong, the commander of the Guards Battalion, to be the commander, and Zhuge Fei to be the deputy, and launched a strong attack on Hanshui City, which had been besieged for many days.

Although the battle was ultimately won, it was quite controversial in later historiography. At that time, although the Han River was tired, but the main force of the Jiangnan Water Army was also withdrawn, under the offset of two by two, although there was a storm army to help, but the advantage of Nanning was not obvious, under the long battle, although the Southern Han successfully conquered the Han River, but also suffered heavy losses. Most scholars of later generations believe that this is a manifestation of the great joy of the virtuous village and the ignorance of soldiers. If you waited until the Jiangnan Navy returned and joined forces at that time, once you got the news that the reinforcements in the organ city were gone, the Han sailors would have no heart to fight, and they didn't even need to storm it, and it would be a matter of time before the city was opened.

In this battle, Yang Xiong's commanding talent was once again vividly interpreted. Although the Shocking Waves Army came to help, but in Hanshui, Li Yuan also brought 50,000 people from the Black Armor Army, although these cavalry were not good at water warfare, but Li Yuan was very strict with the army, and after the Black Armor Army dismounted, it was also good at defending the city, and it was an elite infantry, with the help of these 50,000 people, Han Shui breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Xiong's attack was still a tired tactic, and he divided all his forces in Nanning into three forces and harassed the enemy in turn. Due to the threat of Jiangxin Heights, the defense of Hanshui City was already difficult, even if there were 50,000 more fresh troops, it was still the case, and when he saw the Nanning side attacking, Xiahou Ba was worried and let everyone go all out. Yang Xiong used the cover of the night and used one-third of his troops to make the other party tired. Tossed all night, in the early morning, the Southern Han Dynasty pressed on the whole line, suddenly attacked Hanshui, the enemy was tossed by the Jiangxin Heights and suffered unspeakably, this night made a fuss, even worse, many soldiers could not hold on, actually leaned on the city and fell asleep. This round of strong attack was unexpectedly smooth, and after a round, the city defense was like Tang Woxue, and it was quickly overcome.

The city defense was quickly taken, but after the city was broken, Nanning gnawed hard bones. Li Yuan led the troops very strictly, and the 50,000 black armor army was a new force, although they were tossed for a night, they were still alive and well, and under the leadership of Li Yuan, they had a tragic street battle with Nanning. Fortunately, the defense of Hanshui City has been broken, and the Jiangnan Navy uses transport ships to continuously transport troops, and the Black Armor Army is outnumbered, so it has to retreat with hatred, and Li Yuan is wrapped in the injured Xiahou father and son and disappears. Yang Xiong used the kung fu of tea to capture the defense of Hanshui, but it took nearly half a day to completely occupy Hanshui. The war began at midnight and ended completely after noon. According to later statistics, there were nearly 20,000 casualties in Nanning, and even worse in Hanshui, with nearly 50,000 corpses alone.

Hei Qi said in the letter: "In the city of Hanshui, blood flows like a river, and it is soaked in the river. Even the river water is dark red and fishy......"

This is evident in the heavy casualties on both sides.

Esther closed the letter, and when she saw that Wu Ming was still sullen, she couldn't help but say, "Brother Amin, are you still unhappy about this matter?" ”

Wu Ming shook his head and sighed, "Definitely." I often hear people say, saying that those who are in a high position, the extreme is disabled, there were many unbelievers in the past, but now I deeply feel that the queen mother abandoned the Tao and Ren Shu, just to prevent me from being dominant, she ordered a strong attack on Hanshui, and after this battle, I don't know how many people will die in vain. The so-called life and death are taken away, and the people are thieves**, nothing more than that. ”

However, no matter how heavy the casualties were, the Southern Han finally mastered the river and made a good start to the Northern Expedition. For ordinary soldiers to come to Jiangjiang, a big victory means battle merits, as well as more opportunities for promotion, and until the next morning, the whole team is still filled with joy after the big victory. When the army drove back, both large ships and light boats were full of soldiers talking and laughing. Wu Ming called Lu Fang to the Kaishan early in the morning, and when he saw that this kid was safe and sound, he couldn't help but look at Bai Lan who was following Lu Fang, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Fang and Wu Ming are very familiar with each other, and when they arrived at the Kaishan, they didn't see any life, so they put a golden knife on the chair and said straight to the point: "Say, Master Hou, you have always had nothing to do and bothered others, do you have any ideas today, and you need to fiddle with this waiter?" ”

Lu Fang is the squire of the Ministry of Works, and Wu Ming is the governor of the second grade, and he has to seal the town of Xihou, under one person, above ten thousand people, both of them are the mainstays of the imperial court, and there is naturally no Bailan seat in the second place. Fortunately, this woman was very interesting, and as soon as she arrived here, she stood silently behind Lu Fang and did not make a sound. Wu Ming didn't shy away from suspicion, and said straightforwardly: "Lu Shilang, this Ms. Bai's skills are not weak, you have to be careful when you take her with you." ”

With his current status, it is impossible for him to play any tricks with Bai Lan, so he will go straight to the point, first, he can indeed remind Lu Fang, and second, he can also knock Bai Lan on the spot, try her reaction, and see what she says.

Bai Lan was really a little flustered, but she immediately calmed down and blessed Wu Ming: "The lower daughter knows what Hou Ye means, but please rest assured." Although Bai Lan is a woman, she also has clear grievances. After all, Lu Shilang is the life-saving benefactor of the lower daughter, and for this alone, I can only be grateful, and I will never be harmless. If Wu Hou is really not at ease, he can agree to a request from his daughter. ”

Wu Ming's benevolent name, like his brave name, has long spread all over the world, and Bai Lan has naturally heard of it, although she is a daughter, her personality is more like a man. Yesterday was so frightened that his face turned pale, and it was just the instinct of being worried about his fate. After a night of thinking, she also figured it out, "If you come, you will be safe/" Since she has been captured, she can only find a way to protect herself. Fortunately, Wu Ming had promised to keep her life, and with his promising character, this life could be saved no matter what. Once you don't have to worry about your life, you have a lot less scruples when you speak.

Wu Ming didn't expect her to make a request to him on the spot, so he said casually: "Let's hear it." ”

Bai Lan gritted her teeth, turned over and knelt in front of Wu Ming, took a deep breath and said: "The lower daughter begged the Hou Ye to let me live, Bai Lan didn't want to be a lady, she just wanted to be a free and easy person." ”

Wu Ming had a dispensable attitude towards Bai Lan, and he wanted to ask the Queen Mother's opinion yesterday, but when he thought of what the Queen Mother did, he was also a little unhappy in his heart. Seeing that Bai Lan said pitifully, she couldn't help but be a little moved. This is Lu Fang, but he jumped up and said: "No, no, no." ”

He greeted Wu Ming first: "Master Hou, don't agree." After finishing speaking, he stood up, turned his head to look at Bai Lan and said: "I know, I look a little unreliable, and I have been purified by the old pious woman of Marnie, if you follow me, you will have to suffer a lot, but Sister Bai Do you know?" I'm also a normal person, and I really want someone to listen to me and talk to me about it. So, I beg you, can you stay? ”

These words were sincere, and even Wu Ming was a little moved. Lu Fang has been grinning all the time, and he doesn't seem to care about anything. In fact, I misjudged him, he also has needs, but he just hides it well.

Hearing Lu Fang say this, Bai Lan's eyes lit up. She didn't want to follow Lu Fang, she just didn't want a stinky man to touch her body, Lu Fang admitted that she had a defect, but she fell into her arms, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Since Lu Shilang said so, it's actually okay to follow." However, I have a younger sister who has a very good relationship with me, and now she still lives in the city of organs, and I will repair a letter for her to move in, and I hope you can agree. ”

This smile is full of charm, Lu Fang is like drinking mellow mash, and I don't know where to go, I will think of her relationship with Qianzi. It's just that he didn't have a mouth: "Yes, yes, your junior sister can come if she wants to come, how you want to live, and how long you can live......