Liaodong, on the banks of the Qinglong River.

Because Li Ye and Shijiabao had fought a tug-of-war here for a long time before, the original villagers and households by the river had long been emptied, or they were taken into the army and used as strong men; or fail to escape, and die tragically under the disaster of the army; There are also more clever ones, who have already moved away when they see that things are not good.

Ten rooms and nine empty rooms on both sides of the river.

Liaodong is not as sparsely populated as the mainland, developed late, the weather is very cold, and there is a war. Although it is not a thousand miles without rooster crowing, it is often not inhabited for dozens of miles.

Where people dwell, there will be rivers.

The place near the river was originally quite lively, but now standing by the river and looking closely, I only see empty and empty, wild trees and basil bushes. Fox rabbits haunt the broken walls, and a river is empty and lonely.

An unknown waterfowl, flying low among the basils, swept over the water, plunged down, caught a small fish out, chirped merrily, and was about to spread its wings and fly high, when suddenly it heard a rustling sound not far away, and it turned its head curiously to look, and a shining sharp object jumped into view.

Arrowheads!

I don't know how many arrows this bird has seen since it was born.

Some of these arrows took the lives of their kind, and some of them took the lives of foxes; But more often than not, it is this kind of creature that makes arrows kill each other. Every arrow comes out, and there will be blood; For every arrow, life is lost. Not so long ago, two human teams fought in this place, and the rain of arrows fired when they fought each other is still a nightmare that it can't wield.

It was frightened when it landed, and with a scream, it didn't care that the small fish fell from its mouth, and with a "search" sound, it flapped its wings and flew up; The wings brushed over the basil more than one person high, and in the sound of "hulala", it had flown into the blue sky. Although he was safe, he couldn't help but be afraid, and lowered his head to look at the arrowhead.

Arrows, in the hands of a man in leather armor.

It continued to look forward, and on the banks of the river and beyond the basil, one banner after another appeared in sight; One after another, team after team of armored figures appeared in sight one after another. Although it was high in the sky, at a glance, the banner and the armored soldier still could not see the edge at a glance.

More waterfowl were startled, and more and more foxes were running away. In the wild forest and in the basil, there is commotion everywhere; And the banner of the forest was in order, while the countless soldiers marched silently.

……

Chen Hu tilted his head, looked up at the sky for a while, and withdrew his gaze from the frightened waterfowl; He looked straight ahead, and then looked across the river for a while. Summer and autumn are the season when the river floods. The surface of the river, which is dozens of zhang wide, is not calm, and as soon as the wind blows, the white waves are cascading. The moisture is pervasive and the air is moist.

He asked a person beside him: "Has Li Ye's military report come over?" ”

"Qi Yu is handsome, and it hasn't been sent yet."

The person who replied also looked up at the sky, estimated the hour, and said, "There are only a thousand people left in the remnants of the family treasure. General Li had smuggled across the river in the dark last night, and the fifth watch sent a military report, saying that it had been successfully surrounded. After losing in a row, Shijiabao has no fighting spirit; Our army is a strong general, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, and it is expected that the battle should be over at this time. Maybe it won't be long before the military report of victory will be delivered. ”

"I hope so. ......, coupled with Fang Cai's order, in three days, the lord has successively issued five military orders to our army, all urging us to cross the river and enter the customs immediately. This war is about the ownership of the Northland. If it is due to our slow movements, it will lead to a failure. ......, you and I are guilty, and it is not something that can be done by cutting off the head! ”

"Yes!"

Answered, this person turned his head back, only to see the spears behind him like a forest of spears and dazzling armor, and turned back again, and said with a smile: "Xiang Shuai went south this time, and I mentioned my Liaoyang elite." After the independent public entered the capital, we have been recuperating and recuperating, and we have not fought any bad battles, and the three armies are all anxious and screaming; When they heard that they were going south, everyone cheered. The morale is like this, and the morale of the army can be used,......。 ”

Speaking of this, he arched his hand at Chen Hu, and then continued: "In addition, with the commander of the prime minister in person, the last general can assert that he will be able to succeed immediately, and will never delay the military aircraft, let alone delay the lord's major affairs." ”

He laughed twice, and then said: "Xiang Shuai has already made a contribution to attacking Liaodong; Restore and pacify Liaoyang, deter the Mongol tribes, and protect Korea and South Korea, so that the lord has no worries and can run Yidu with all his might; This time, if you knock down most of the Tartars again? ......, haha, say something that shouldn't be said, if I am the lord, I'm afraid I should be worried! ”

"What's the trouble?"

"How to reward the handsome man if you are worried about it, so that you can match these great achievements of yours!"

Chen Hu was thin and small, and he was originally unsmiling, but after taking charge of Liaoyang Province, his majesty became even greater; But at this time, after listening to this person's praise, he couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, but soon, the smile retracted.

He said: "The lord risked arrows and stones in Yidu, fought with Chahan several times, and was almost captured at one point. To be honest, I have long felt guilty and uneasy, and I have written to the lord many times, asking the lord to come back and command in Liaoyang; and sent me to Yidu to fight for his life with the old horseman of Chahan, but the lord has always refused. ......, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while! Today, it's finally time for us to solve the worries of the Lord and contribute to the Lord Gong! Since he should serve his life and die, what credit do you have to talk about? What a reward! ”

The man who had just touted nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes." It's the end of the general's thoughts. ”

"What time is it?"

"When I first arrived."

"......, he sent an order down and instructed all battalions to rest on the spot and bury pots to cook. In addition, I ordered more than 1,000 generals to come to see me. When Li Yejie's report came, we will go straight south to enter the customs without stopping. ”

Before he could finish speaking, he rode across the river, stopped on the shore, untied the boat that had been prepared long ago, abandoned the horse, and soon slid over.

"Xiang Shuai, it's General Li's military report."

Chen Hu had been waiting for the military report for a long time, but now that the military report was finally delivered, he was calm and calm, and said unhurriedly: "Call here!" ”

"Hello! Our troops surrounded the enemy on the fifth watch and fought fiercely for half a day. The enemy has been wiped out! ”

"Where's the Thief Chief?"

"I haven't found it yet, but I certainly haven't escaped. Either among the dead or among the captives. General Li has ordered people to search carefully, and once they get it, they will immediately report it to Xiang Shuai. ”

"Captive? ......, how many captives are there? ”

"Although the Tartars were repeatedly defeated and remnants, their fighting spirit was still quite strong, and they only won more than 300 prisoners."

More than 1,000 people, more than 600 were killed in battle, and less than half were taken prisoner. This battle was fought more fiercely. It's no wonder that Li Ye didn't send good news until now.

"Our army has to march for a long distance, crossing the river here, reaching Dadu, and then going south to the river and Baoding, hundreds of miles away. There was a long way to go, there were many obstacles, and time was running out, so the lord only gave us five days. How to go with the captives? ......, pass on my military order and ask Li Ye to behead them all! ”

"Yes!"

Chen Hu is nicknamed "Chen Tuzi", he kills people without blinking, not to mention that there are only more than 300 captives, even if there are thousands or more than 10,000, as long as he needs to, he can order them all to be killed without a single pause. The armies and generals of Liaoyang have long been familiar with his style, so when they heard the words at this time, no one was surprised, let alone discouraged.

Someone took the order and went to teleport.

"Tell Li Ye again and give them half an hour to rest and recuperate the troops. Before dark, the pontoon bridge through the Haihe River had to be erected. Ben Shuai wants to cross the river at night. ”

The Liaodong Peninsula has a dense river network, especially in the western part of Liaoning, the Daling River, the Xiaoling River, the Qinglong River, the Haihe River, etc., or the east-west direction, or the north-south direction, which divides the entire Liaoxi Corridor into several pieces. Although there are not many undulating mountains in Liaodong, and the terrain is relatively flat, with the existence of these rivers, it is indeed not very convenient for marching.

However, the Da Ling River and the Xiao Ling River have already passed, and now they only need to cross the Qinglong River in front of them, and then cross the Haihe River in front of them, and then go forward, and they will be a flat river.

As a pioneer, Li Ye opened the way in front, not only shouldering the task of completely annihilating the remnants of the family treasure, but also opening roads in the mountains and filling bridges in the water, which is also one of his duties.

The Haihe River is wider than the Qinglong River, and it is now almost noon, which is equivalent to saying that Chen Hu only gave him half a day to build the pontoon bridge, and the task is very heavy and the time is very tight. But isn't that what marches and fights? Military orders are like a mountain, and the commander conveys the order, and you must complete it within the time limit.

If not, they will be beaten with a rod or beheaded.

Chen Hu passed down the order, then stopped care, grabbed the red cloak behind him with his backhand, pressed the knife with one hand, turned around, and left the river. His own soldiers trampled down the dense basil in front so that they could walk.

The shiny leather boots that had just been polished in the morning were already covered with mud again, and he walked a few steps deep and low, looked at the troops in front of him, frowned dissatisfiedly, and said, "Haven't the military orders for the armies and battalions been delivered yet?" ......, why don't you see anyone come for a long time? ”

- Just now he ordered more than 1,000 generals and colonels from each battalion to come to the Chinese army for a meeting.

An entourage looked at his face and replied cautiously: "There can be no garrison by the river, all the departments are far away from the river, and the military order cannot be delivered immediately; Again, our army has just arrived here, and the battalions will need about a little time to gather their soldiers and roll call, and they will have to wait until the arrangements are made before they can come. ”

"Go and rush again! ......, Ben Shuai only waited for half an hour, and those who came late and were late would be punished by fifty canes! ”

Chen Hu has been in Liaoyang for a long time, and among the people he led, there are many left by Deng She, and there are many of them that he later recruited by himself, which is already powerful, and Deng She trusts him. Not to mention that the generals of the various departments were afraid of him, together with the first- and second-grade officials who were the governors of the province, seeing him was like a rabbit seeing a tiger.

"Chen Tuzi" is the nickname given to him by the enemy; In the Liaoyang army and officialdom, he also gave him a nickname in private, but he was known as the "Liaoyang Tiger". ——In ancient times, there was "Jiangdong Tiger" Sun Wentai, and now there is "Liaoyang Tiger" Chen Dashuai.

The tiger leads the wolves, stepping on the male pass, and is about to go south to the belly!

……

Two days later, in the afternoon, Pyongyang.

In the provincial prime minister's mansion, in the back garden, the purple and red, the flowers are blooming, and the fragrance is strong. Flowers and trees are always shadowed, dotted with rockeries, small lakes, pavilions, and stone chairs. They are connected by cobblestone paths. Due to the strict order of Wenhua Kingdom, it is not allowed, and subordinates are not allowed to enter; Therefore, in the huge garden, it is very quiet at this time. Only from the shadow of the trees by the lake, the sound of intermittent reading can be faintly heard.

On the shore of the lake, sit under the shadow of the trees, taste the tea before the Ming, and read the books of the sages.

Although Wen Huaguo only knows how to read and write, there are still "elegant people" in his prime minister's mansion. Listen carefully to the sound of reading, soft and pleasant, it is a woman. It's just that I don't know, who is this woman?

The same question also existed in the heart of a small schoolman, who had just entered the courtyard and was led by the guards to ask to see Wen Huaguo. There are a lot of trees in the courtyard, and walking along the path, walking under the shade of the trees, even the hot air seems to be much more refreshing, and he can't help but ask the guard: "Who is reading here?" ”

The guard glanced at him and said, "You'll know when you arrive!" ”

"You'll know when you get there?" The little school realized that they were heading towards the lake. Walking through a gazebo and passing through two forests, the water vapor is blowing in the face, and the eyes suddenly open up, but it has reached the lake.

He looked at it and was taken aback, only to see that under the shadow of the trees by the lake, two stone chairs and a stone table were placed. On one of the stone chairs, sat a graceful and luxurious woman, no more than thirty years old, about twenty-eight or nineteen, unfolding a book and reading it slowly.

I saw the woman read two sentences, pause, and explain a little. And the one who listened to her explanation was a Lu man with an open chest and exposed arms, but he was not sitting on another stone chair, but lay on the ground with a mat. Holding a fan in one hand, fan twice from time to time; In one hand, he holds a teapot and occasionally takes a sip from his mouth.

If you look closely, this Lu man is not Wenhuaguo, but who is it?

Xiao Xiao said in his heart: "Isn't this woman an adult's concubine?" He didn't dare to look more, so he hurriedly hooked his head and bowed.

Wen Huaguo was listening to the woman reading with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, and glanced at the little school, but he recognized it, knew that it was a minor official of the Privy Council, and asked, "What?" ”

"Liaoxi Chen Shuai is in a hurry, I need to ask the adults to reply as soon as possible."

"Bring it!"

The colonel took out the military document from his bosom and handed it over. Wen Huaguo opened it and read it again, because he didn't know much and was afraid that there would be a mistake, he wanted to give it to the woman, and then changed his mind, and said to her with a smile: "Lady, this military affairs are boring and boring, and you don't say anything when you listen to it, and it stains your fairy-like ears; Why don't you go over there and help me pick two moon flowers? ”

The woman smiled and said, "Okay." So he got up, laid the book on the table, and went away. Seeing that she was far away, Wen Huaguo handed over the military text to the junior colonel again, and said, "Read it and let me listen." ”

Anyone who can enter the Privy Council is both civil and military, and it is impossible to read and write.

The little colonel received the order and began to read, but this military text was written by Chen Hu after crossing the Haihe River. The main meaning is to tell Wen Huaguo, and ask him to be cautious, not to be negligent, and to take good care of Liaoyang and North Korea provinces, so as not to catch fire in the backyard and delay the front-line battle.

"Eight hundred miles is expedited, and it takes a day and a half to send it here from Liaoxi. In this way, Lao Chen crossed the Haihe River the day before yesterday? Now, isn't it already in the customs? ”

"If it goes well, Chen Shuai should have entered the customs."

"......, when I wrote a palindrome, I said that I knew, and told him to rest assured that Liaoyang and Pyongyang would not have the slightest fork. Yesterday, I received a military report from Zhang Ji'er, and he had led his troops to the vicinity of Liaoyang. With him, Naha can't turn the sky upside down! ”

"Yes."

"Then write a military letter to Lao Yao of South Korea, telling him that Lao Chen has entered the customs, and the sailors stationed in South Korea can be transferred to the west. I will tell Liu Yang to answer, and then we will meet on the sea of Zhigu. ”

The current operation in Haidong was carried out by land and water, with the land route as the main force and the water route as the countermeasure.

Liu Yang and other sailors have set sail and taken control of the Bohai Sea. Because South Korea is close to the Japanese country, in order to guard against the Japanese invaders, the main force of the naval division is actually stationed here. In order to strengthen the momentum, Deng She had already had a military order, and ordered that after Chen Hu entered the customs, he asked Yao Haogu to draw a part of it and make it go west.

The little colonel received the orders one by one, stayed for a while, and saw that Wen Huaguo had nothing to say, so he respectfully saluted again, and bowed down with the guards and withdrew. After walking a short distance, I heard Wen Huaguo laughing loudly, and when I turned my head to look, I saw that it was the woman who came back, picked two pink moon flowers, and was inserting them into Wen Huaguo's bun.

He couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "This lady, is it Wenxiang's family?" ”

The guard smiled, did not answer him, sent him to the gate of the courtyard, arched his hand, and asked him to go by himself.

"But it's strange! When the guard was asked, he didn't answer me, but why did he smile so strangely? ”

The little colonel was inexplicable, walked halfway through, and suddenly remembered: "Oops! The woman was familiar, as if Lao Pu had invited a guest a while ago, and had seen him once in his house. ”

Immediately remembered the rumor that Wen Huaguo liked a wife, and then thought of the rumor that Li Dunru offered his wife to Deng She, he was suddenly startled, didn't dare to think about it anymore, quickened his pace, and saw that he was about to reach the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he suddenly remembered something, "Shicai was nervous, and I didn't pay attention." The book that the woman read to Wen Xiang is like the "Three Character Classic"? ”