Chapter 118: The Bitterest Peak

The lord is determined that the imperial court will let the Marquis of Jingnan go out of the mountain again? Ah Ming asked.

"Before, Emperor Yan let the eldest prince take command, in fact, in my opinion, there is no problem, the performance of the eldest prince is no problem, and if you change to other generals in command, you may not be able to do better than him, who knows that the Chu people will suddenly appear and intervene, right?"

Of course, there is another meaning in these words, that is, if the Marquis of Jingnan is in command of the expedition, even if the Chu people intervene, will the situation really come to this point?

One is that what didn't happen always gives people infinite possibilities for hypothesis, and people are always more hopeful about the latter.

The second is that Jingnanhou's record is too brilliant, it seems that in front of him, there is nothing impossible, and there is no opponent who cannot be solved.

Zheng Fan paused and continued:

"The eldest prince has lost, I think, the current situation is probably that the original Eastern Expeditionary Army has to turn from offensive to defensive, relying on the Yingdu defense line, at least it can't let the combined army of the savages and the Chu people cross the Wangjiang River to the west and push it back.

But this situation is categorically impossible to last long, reinforcements must be sent, and according to the temper and pride of the Yan people, the eldest prince will inevitably be regarded as a verbal and written criticism, and it is impossible for him to continue to serve as the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. ”

"But our Majesty Emperor Yan is a temperamental master, and he really doesn't worry that others will say that he protects calves."

"Yes, our Majesty Emperor Yan is indeed such a person, and what he believes can be done without hesitation and persist.

But the question is no longer whether he insisted, but that in the previous Eastern Expedition of the Great Prince, the Jingnan Army did not move, and the Marquis of Jingnan did not move, which is equivalent to having an insurance and a backing.

At present, under the premise that it has already lost, the imperial court wants to transfer troops, either continue to transfer the remaining Zhenbei army from the Yanjing area, or it has to transfer the soldiers and horses that Xu Fatpang originally defended against the Qianguo from the defense line of Nanwangcheng.

Not to mention the long distance and trouble, these two places are actually not the kind of places where you can draw troops and horses casually and richly.

Therefore, it is most appropriate and necessary to mobilize the Jingnan Army, which was already stationed in Jindi, and the military leaders of the Jingnan Army have proved to the Great Prince with practical actions that without the military orders of the Marquis of Jingnan, it is impossible for the Jingnan Army to obey the dispatch.

Also, the Yan Kingdom can't afford to lose, if the Second Eastern Crusade fails, not only will the good situation attached to the Cheng country be completely lost, but even the Helian family and half of the Jin land of the Wen family that was defeated before will also be in danger of being buried.

In this situation, if you change the commander, you must change the field without mirrors, and there is no other choice. ”

Because he couldn't afford to lose, he didn't have the slightest luck, so he could only send the trump card on his side.

The two marquis of the north and south are the two peaks of the Great Yan Jun realm, but Li Liangting is in the Beihou Mansion of Beifeng County, and he needs to beware of the barbarians, so it is impossible to send him to fight this battle.

Besides, the eldest prince led the army before, and your Yanhuang wanted to cultivate his son, okay, everyone can pinch their noses and understand, but if you really dare to transfer Li Liangting to lead the Jingnan army, it will really completely chill the hearts of the Jingnan army, and even if Tian Wujing doesn't say anything at that time, the Jingnan army itself will have to rebel!

"The lord is really clever, and his subordinates really didn't expect that there would be so many schemes behind punishing the helm of a secret spy department."

The relationship between the Zheng family and the Marquis of Jingnan has become inseparable, and it is even impossible for Zheng Fan to change to other courts, so Zheng Fan has no other way than to get infinitely closer to the Marquis of Jingnan.

What's more, as soon as the war starts, there is a high probability that the Sheng Le army will once again be under the jurisdiction of Jingnanhou, and if you don't pat the fart and warm up the stove at this time, when will you go?

It can only be said that Xiao Liang wanted to fight out of the position and found the wrong object, looking at Tian Wujing's face at the beginning, Zheng Fan abolished the third prince Yanhuang without frowning, and now he still hopes that Tian Wujing will take care of Chengguo's mess, let alone humiliate a secret spy department at the helm, even if Zheng Fan ran over and shouted to Gonggong Wei, "You are gone below",

It is estimated that it will not be sent off.

Emperor Yan is an emperor who is extremely realistic.

However, Zheng Fan didn't listen to Ah Ming's sycophant, but just said:

"In the final analysis, I am also the godfather of that baby, and as a godfather, I have to look a little bit like a godfather."

"Yes."

"Are you alright?"

"The workshop has stopped."

Ah Ming's position is equivalent to the manager of the R&D department, but since before, Shengle City's already stretched manpower and material resources have been given priority to meet the needs of the army, so he really has nothing to do.

"Okay, then come with me to practice archery."

"............" Ah Ming.

……

The order for the general mobilization of war has been given, thanks to the propaganda methods of Shengle City that are beyond this world, plus the universe is based on the fundamental theorem of the transmission.

Unlike other places that panic when they hear about the war, here in Shengle City, there is a sense of joy when they hear the war.

In fact, in the vast majority of the time, subjective initiative is very important, in Zheng Fan's view, whether it is the Jingnan Army or the Zhenbei Army, they have passed the stage of "single-minded war".

Half of the Zhenbei Army was divided out, and there was no need to gnaw sand on the border as before, and the Jingnan Army also broke away from the cramped Yinlang County and was stationed in Jindi.

There are military merits, history and inheritance, and the hunger of these two armies is actually not as strong as before.

On the side of Shengle City, because the Jin army occupies the vast majority, as "second-class people", they are eager to gain their status through war and seek their place in front of the new rules of the game and the new bookmaker.

Moreover, although the life in Shengle City is a little "depressing", it is already a rare stable life for people in this era, cheap medical centers, and private schools with free admission, even in later generations, are extremely headaches, but in Shengle, they were solved by General Zheng.

It's just that the cost is very high, but the effect of winning people's hearts is extremely strong, and the centripetal force comes out in this way.

Therefore, when the military order came down and learned of the fiasco of Wangjiang, the great prince's department on the front line, the military camp outside Shengle City was almost boiling.

Many people were very relieved and happy to use the Jin dialect and said:

"Straight thief, finally defeated, haha!"

Then, with smiles on everyone's faces, they began to make their final preparations.

The already sharp knife is sharpened again;

The horses are already fed excellently, and then the bristles are brushed;

Along with the clear war mobilization order, there is also the news that the double salary will be issued from the beginning of the next month, and the next month's salary will be paid in advance, if the war lasts, then the next salary will naturally have to wait for the return of the army before it can be settled.

Horse-drawn carts loaded with silver were driven into the barracks, and the clerks began to distribute them to each soldier.

The Sheng Le Army had a lot more documents than other armies, and they were all "believers" selected by the blind, and generally some cultures could read and break words, and at the same time, they had to have strong political integrity.

On weekdays, he was responsible for propaganda and conveyed the spirit of General Zheng (blind) to the soldiers.

They also have an important task, that is, every time they issue military salaries and supplies in the army, they receive and forward them through their hands, rather than through the hands of the generals, which can prevent the occurrence of empty salaries and blood to the greatest extent.

Of course, only the Shengle army, a system built entirely from the "300 barbarians", can carry out this kind of reform, and the intertwined relationships of other armies are too thick and difficult to effectively implement.

After receiving the silver, the soldier who got married brought the money home to his mother-in-law, who was about to go on an expedition, and the sword had no eyes, God knew if he could come back alive, and it was extremely important to leave some more assets for the family.

Those single dog soldiers walked in groups towards the official exclusive red tent of Shengle City.

In the past, I was only willing to order savage female slaves, but this time I was extravagant and changed to a fresh taste.

For a while, there was a crowd of people outside the red tent, and many people had to line up, and loudly urged the brothers in front of them to finish their work quickly.

There is nothing to be ashamed of this, and it is understandable that the soldiers who are about to go to the battlefield want to be happy before they fight hard.

There were also many soldiers who went to the Juyi Building for dinner, and the Juyi Building was full, and they also deliberately set up tables on the street.

Anyway, the entire Shengle City is the property of the General's Mansion, and the Juyi Building is also an official camp, and if it wants to occupy the road to operate, it must not be managed by the city management.

However, from a macro point of view, this wave of military salaries went down, and many of them flowed directly back to the books of the General's Mansion.

As for the attrition, it is naturally huge, but that can only be compensated for by external plunder.

Inside and outside the city, because of the war mobilization order, it began to become more and more noisy, and soon, the general's palace sent someone out to convey a new order, and the curfew was lifted tonight.

Time

The city was full of drunken soldiers and shouted loudly:

"General Zheng is mighty!"

Some horses poured too much urine and shouted "Long live General Zheng", but they were immediately smashed down and gagged by the people around them.

………

"Xiao Yu, you are an errand boy at the city gate, you will stay this time, right?"

The old woman asked cautiously while holding the soles of her shoes.

The child named Liu Dahu was practicing the big characters that Mr. taught today under the candlelight.

After his mother-in-law asked this question, the sound of the shovel in the kitchen suddenly stopped, and it was clear that the woman in the kitchen was also waiting for his answer.

Yu Huaping shook his head and said:

"I'm going."

He is the sword saint of the Jin Kingdom, although the Jin Kingdom is gone, but the people of the Jin Kingdom are still there, the savages are coming, and he has to fight the sword to kill the savages.

He had lost many, many things, and only that faith was left.

Most importantly, Yu Huaping didn't believe that the guy surnamed Zheng would agree to stay here and guard the city gates.

Sometimes, Yu Huaping felt that based on what he had seen and heard in Shengle City, he felt that Zheng Fan was more like a businessman than a general, and a businessman would squeeze the value of everything around him as much as possible.

For example, their own sword.

"Nier's monthly silver is not much, but it is not too little, and your errand monthly income is not low, together, you can live a prosperous life, why bother?"

"If the wild man fails to stop it outside, he will come to us, and when the time comes, the good days in front of him will be gone."

The old woman was speechless for a moment.

In this era, a woman like her, even if she is old and has a short chat and quarrel in her parents, it is indeed difficult to answer in major matters.

Yu Huaping smiled again:

"Besides, General Zheng is still very good at fighting, this expedition, it should also be rushing to win the battle, and when it is triumphant, I also earn some military merits, and if I get a reward, I can ........."

When the old woman heard this, her eyes immediately began to shine, and she hurriedly said:

"What can you do?"

"You can get a silver jewelry for Nil."

"Ouch, ouch." The old woman covered her mouth and laughed, and then shouted into the kitchen, "Nier, did you hear it, did you hear it?" ”

The woman in the kitchen was embarrassed to speak.

The old woman grabbed Yu Huaping's hand, and was in a hurry to settle the matter completely.

If it weren't for the fact that this little girl looked good, and the old woman who came from a young woman, she would naturally know that not only men like beautiful women, but women also like good-looking men, so she knows what her daughter-in-law thinks.

Otherwise, according to Yu Huaping's procrastination, the old woman would have driven him out with a big broom.

alas

Women, although it is often said that it is safest to find a down-to-earth person to marry, but who doesn't like to be handsome next to their pillow?

"My big tiger, what about me, I can also see it, and in the future, follow your surname Yu, the surname Yu was put aside a hundred years ago, that is also the beautiful national surname is not, surnamed Yu, and I don't suffer, I just ask you to treat him well, treat my family Nier, I just close my eyes and feel at ease."

Yu Huaping smiled and didn't speak.

Shaoqing,

The woman came out with the food, and the small family ate at the small door, and she didn't pay attention to pomp.

Two square wooden stools are put together to set up dishes, and the two small square stools are set up to sit, and it is done.

There are a lot of meat dishes today, and Liu Dahu is very happy to eat them.

The old woman blinked, halfway through her meal, and couldn't help but speak:

"You'll have to go back and clean up later, right?"

"Ahh

Yu Huaping understood that the old woman was afraid that she would stay here after dinner tonight.

The old woman really thought so in her heart, although she had talked about it well, but in the end, she was out on the expedition, who could guarantee that there was no mistake at all?

If you stay here today, won't your own Nier be too disadvantaged?

Although they are all the mothers of the baby, and they are not the big girls of yellow flowers, but the difference between the first widow and the second widow is still very big, and if it is really this little Yuzi who did not have that life and died outside, wouldn't this confirm the life of his own Nier Kefu?

If you want to find someone again in the future, it will be difficult.

For the sake of safety, I will have a meal today, I want to stay overnight, and I will completely pull up the helper, and I will talk about it when I come back from the battle.

Your little Yuzi can come back safely, but if you are a little injured, the old woman will admit it and serve your uncle;

If something happens to you and you can't come back, then when you incense the baby and his father during the New Year's holidays, I will also burn some paper money for you purely as a friendship;

If you have earned military merits and become prosperous, and you can't look down on Nier when you come back, then you can't look down on it, if it's really this kind of person, it's good that Nier didn't marry you.

However, no matter how loud the old woman's own abacus is, she can't stand a woman's words.

The woman held the rice bowl, ate in small bites, and said very calmly:

"Tonight, let's sleep here."

The women of Jindi are very similar to the women of Yandi in some places, they both have a wild and generous side, and they are not as restrained as the women of Qianchu.

And in the end, it is a widow who has been married and has given birth to a baby, and she runs this family alone, both old and young, and has no decision and the ability to make up her mind, it is impossible.

When the old woman heard this, she hurriedly poked the upper of her daughter-in-law's shoes with her toes.

The smile on Yu Huaping's face was even brighter,

Reaching out, he took out a bag of silver from his bosom.

put it on the table,

Gross,

Heavy.

The old woman's eyes are straight!

"This is my salary, you take it first, and when I come back from the war, let's take care of the house, what's the matter, I have to let you follow me in a beautiful way, not shabby."

Juggernaut marry,

In the past, the king would have sent a messenger to congratulate him.

Although the Jin Kingdom is gone, the monarchs of other countries will only be more enthusiastic, because a sword saint who has no home and country will be easier to recruit.

"Mother, why is this so much silver? I heard the daughter-in-law of Erniu next door say in the afternoon, saying that General Zheng was sympathetic to the sergeant and paid the next month's double salary in advance, but you are a city gatekeeper, so much silver?

Xiaoyu, tell your mother the truth.

General Zheng is not thin to us ordinary people, and my mother doesn't ask us for money to go to school, so you can't reach out and touch what you shouldn't take;

Look, the layers of human skins on the chairs of those officials are all found to have been peeled off alive by the embezzled silver. ”

"It's all the money I kept with the money from the previous months, and I kept it all the time, so it looks like it's a little more."

Not only did they save it, but they didn't take the money at all.

Because the Sword Saint eats and lives from the General's Mansion, in this Shengle City, even if the Sword Saint wants to go to the red tent every day to prostitute the first card, then General Zheng has to sign and serve others.

It's just that today, when he saw that the big guys were all going to withdraw the salary, the Sword Saint went to ask, and by the way, he also took out what he hadn't received before.

Giving his money into the hands of women,

The Sword Saint suddenly had a very warm feeling in his heart.

"Oh, so that's it, so that's it, Nier, you quickly put it away for someone else."

The woman didn't stretch out her hand.

The old woman kicked again, signaling to hurry.

Yu Huaping also said,

"Put it away, when I come back, I'm here, and I don't have any relatives."

The woman bit her lip, nodded, and counted the silver in front of her.

The old woman kicked over again, but was dodged by the woman, who continued to count the silver, and even went to the house to get a scale and weigh it.

When the old woman saw this, her face was ashamed.

After the counting, the woman put away the money, solemnly reported the amount, and then said:

"I'll save it for you first, and when you come back, I'll promise to give you a lot of money."

"Done." Yu Huaping nodded.

After eating,

Yu Huaping walked out of the cramped small courtyard,

Just on the street,

happened to meet Zheng Fan, who was walking with Ah Ming at night.

Of course, bumping into it is bumping, and it is unknown whether it is really just right.

But the scene still has to be said,

General Zheng smiled:

"Coincidentally, isn't it?"

The Sword Master smiled, too lazy to cooperate.

Next, it's a three-person tour.

The first to speak was Juggernaut:

"Your Yanren's eldest prince has suffered a defeat, this time, it should make Tian Wujing regain command, right?"

"Eh, are you planning to go head-to-head with Master Hou again?"

"I'll talk about this when I'm done fighting the wildlings."

"You're righteous."

The moral level and ethics of the Sword Master in terms of the feelings of the nation and the country, there is really nothing to say.

"It's him, isn't it?"

"How can I say it, we know about the military situation early, at this time, it is estimated that Yanjing is still busy with the wedding of the county lord and the prince of the Houfu Mansion in Zhenbei, maybe Your Majesty doesn't know about it yet."

Chengguo is very close to Shengle.

But there is still a long, long distance from Yanjing, and the message transmission, even if it is eight hundred miles expedited, it cannot be so fast, and it is destined to have a time difference.

"But ........." Zheng Fan paused, and then said: "But eight or nine is not far from ten, it should be Hou Ye who is back in command and goes on the expedition." ”

The Juggernaut suddenly said:

"Tian Wujing, are you willing?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Huh." The Sword Master laughed dryly, "I said, would he be willing?" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"There are some things that can only be understood but not spoken."

The Sword Master looked at Zheng Fan and continued:

"Didn't you keep asking me about those days in Litian City, don't ask, it doesn't prove that you have counted in your heart."

Du Juan was the silver armor guard of the Qianguo, and his death was to drive a wedge between the Marquis of Jingnan and the imperial court;

Xue Yi, the national teacher of Yan State, fought on Tianhu Mountain, and fed Yan Ding with Tianhu Mountain's luck and his own luck, and at the same time, it was also to prove his innocence to Tian Wujing.

Things, the context is like that.

But in fact, there are a lot of indurations in it, the most obvious point is that Cuckoo handed over the child to the Sword Saint to save the child.

In the darkness, there is an invisible hand, which seems to be secretly playing.

Zheng Fan remembered that day on the threshold in front of the mourning hall,

Jing Nanhou, who was white-headed overnight, said the word "Jing Nan" to himself.

Including later, Jingnan Hou personally climbed Tianhu Mountain, and it was rumored that Jingnan Hou forced the national teacher to death, so that he could prove his innocence by death.

But those who really know Tian Wujing know that Jingnanhou fights wars, likes to master everything, peels off the cocoon, fights like this, treats people and things, and it should be the same.

"What do you say, Tian Wujing, will he be in charge?"

Zheng Fan hesitated,

Road:

"Yes."

Because this is for the sake of Yan Guo.

The Sword Master sighed and said:

"Yes, you and I both know, and many people actually know that Tian Wujing will still walk out of the Hou Mansion after all.

hehe

Decades, a hundred years later, if your Dayan is still alive in the world, the Yan people at that time may sigh when they read this historical material again, and they may sigh that the three peaks of Dayan have stubbornly carried this sky of Yan Kingdom, and the national power of Yan Country is indeed strong for a while, overwhelming other countries.

But probably no one knows that the most bitter, serious and injured peak is actually surnamed Tian. ”