Chapter Eighty-Four: No News Is Not Good News
Li Minglou did not enter every city in the state capital, because when he heard her arrival, the officials and the people kept preparing day and night, and the merchants also heard the wind and brought countless goods.
It's okay to do this once or twice, and it's okay to let the people and businessmen know that she's there and settle down, and it's not necessary to do this again and again.
Most of the time, she was stationed with the army, and no one knew where she went.
Of course, the Dao Ya and the General Battalion of Soldiers and Horses knew her movements and whereabouts.
Song Observer sat down at the table, put down his pen after the last document was written, and moved his stiff neck and shoulders.
"Send these to Madame." He said.
The officials on duty in the hall, who had also been busy all night, stepped forward to respond.
"My lord, go and rest."
"Let's sort it out and give it to the messengers to send it out before handing over the shift."
Song Observer nodded, now that the Huainan Provincial Yamen is working well, he doesn't have to be exhausted from restlessness, he should rest.
He walked back and stopped thinking of something: "Madame, did you have a letter yesterday?" ”
The officials looked at each other and asked each other, and finally shook their heads when they finally decided on the answer.
"I came to the news the day before yesterday, and sent back the documents to approve the preparation for the winter, saying that the next place will go to Shenzhou." An official said, looking at the Huainan Road map hanging on the side, "I've been on the road for the past two days, and I should be there tomorrow." ”
The new news should also be on the way, sleep tonight and receive it tomorrow morning, Song Observation Envoy nodded, and asked again: "Where are they in the fifth year of the Yuan Ye?" ”
An official looked at the map again: "The fifth master has arrived at Xuanwudao, and the sixth master said that there seems to be some problems over there recently, and someone is gathering the stragglers of Xuanwudao." ”
"Yuan Ye is now integrating the big camp in Dou County, Gwangju." Another official said, "Yesterday's news is that it is over and we are going to leave for the future. ”
The general of Mrs. Chu State, Yuan Ji was headed by Huainan Dao, and Zhongwu took advantage of Han Xu's incident to stay in Xuanwu Dao to ensure the passage between Xuanwu Dao and Yizhou in Shandong.
The remnants of Ma Jiang's soldiers have been killed, and the new ones sent by An Dezhong are almost solved, and Song Observation Envoy counted the days: "There will be news from Fang Ye's side almost tomorrow, and the news will be told when it is delivered." ”
The officials responded, and Song Observer thought about it again to confirm that everything was going well and was good news, and then walked away easily.
The sky is bright, the officials in the provincial government are busy, the officers go in and out to convey the latest movements of the government and Huainan Road, the soldiers and horses gallop through the street from time to time, the pedestrians on the road avoid but there is no panic, the hawkers' cries are not interrupted, and the bargaining, jokes and discussions on the street are mixed together.
The city of Yangzhou is noisy, busy and vibrant.
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The galloping soldiers and horses on the field are like a flood that bursts the embankment, rolling up the yellow mud and slapping the fleeing soldiers and horses in front.
The fleeing soldiers and horses were soon swallowed up by the pursuers behind them.
Zhang Qing rushed back from the flood covered in blood, and saw the man standing under the banner of Chu Zi, his face covered with a black cloth, and only a pair of eyes remained.
A general who likes to cover his face like Mrs. Chu must be a cronie, but I don't know if this man has a wound on his face and can't see people, or if he is as beautiful as Mrs. Chu Guo.....
I heard that Mrs. Chu loves beauties.
This man is called General Fang, I don't know what his name is, Zhang Qing occasionally heard someone call him Fang'er yesterday, and he was so scared that he didn't dare to listen to it.....
"Are there any more rebels coming?" Fang Er asked.
Zhang Qing's cranky thoughts disappeared, his head is still unstable now, how can he be qualified to think about whether others are beautiful or ugly.
"Nope." He replied respectfully, "This is the last rebel army, and there have been no new rebels for three days, and the scouts in front also say that the rebels have withdrawn to the territory of western Zhejiang." ”
Fang Er nodded and ignored Zhang Qing anymore, and said to the soldiers beside him: "Send news to Mrs. and Daoya." ”
The pro-soldier response was.
"Has Madame arrived in Shenzhou?" Fang Er asked.
The pro-soldier thought for a while and shook his head: "There is no news to deliver, it should still be on the way." ”
Fang Er's brows furrowed: "It's been three days since the last time the news was delivered, right?" ”
The pro-soldier response was.
However, it is normal for the news to be late and a day or two in advance.
"I should get it tomorrow at the latest." Pro-soldier road.
Fang Er nodded silently for a moment: "Go ahead." ”
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A group of five messengers galloped along the main road, carrying command flags, and the city checkpoints they passed through were unimpeded.
Until nightfall, the fortress ahead was lit up in the night.
"Go to the front and change the horse .....," the commander at the head said, pointing to the front.
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp sound of breaking the air came from the night ahead, penetrated his throat, and flew out with him and the unfinished words.
"Enemy....!"
The first reaction of the rest of the people was to untie the shield armor on the horse's back, but they were still one step too late, and arrows rained down from all directions, and even the neighing of the horses stopped in the blink of an eye, and everyone and horses died.
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The light of the fire engulfed the night, illuminating a large pit in which a pile of dead soldiers and horses were already lying, and new corpses were thrown into it with strange screams.
In the other direction, several corpses burned on the side of the road, and boxes were scattered next to the corpses, and the paperwork inside was constantly rolled up and turned to ashes as the fire continued.....
The fire gradually extinguished, and the night was like a net, covering the world here, and even the birds that flew into it were extinguished.
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The Huainan Provincial Government, which was lit up in the morning light, was busier than at other times, and the voice of the Song Observation Envoy was loud in the hall.
"It can't be! Something must have happened! ”
He didn't care to put on his official robe, and people hurried out of the hall.
"It can't be that there has been no news for so many days."
The officials were a little helpless and a little puzzled, but there was no news for two days longer than in the past, how could Song Observation make him like a child who was left behind by his parents, and woke up in a panic early in the morning?
"What if there's no news for a day or two?" An official said, "This is in Huainan Province, and there are soldiers and horses around my wife." ”
yes, what if there is no news for a day or two? The Song Observer stood in the Daoya, watching the busy officials who came in and out, and the state city that was waking up in the early morning...... No, it's not right!
"Check it out!" He solemnly shouted, "Send more soldiers and horses to Shenzhou." ”
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A group of soldiers and horses galloped on the main road, their speed was very fast, and a large number of soldiers and horses behind them were left far behind.
Fang Er's horse was at the forefront of this team of soldiers and horses.
"General Fang, are you going to throw it down here? Really handed over to Zhang Qing? The soldiers behind him chased after him desperately, "It's too dangerous." ”
"There's nothing more dangerous than Madame having no news." Fang Erdao.
"Maybe it's a different route, or maybe it's an extra day or two somewhere." The soldier said, "Madame has only not heard from her for a day or two, so what?" This is in Huainan Province, and she has 5,000 soldiers and horses by her side. ”
yes, what if there is no news for a day or two? Fang Er held the reins and galloped, the south side was impenetrable, no half of the rebels could run in, there was Yuan Ji in the east to deploy troops and horses, there was Zhongwu in the north to use Xuanwu Road as a barrier, and Zhou Xian was stationed in the east...... No, it's not right!
Hurry up, whip, hurry, go to Shenzhou!
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What happens if there is no news for a day or two?
What will change in a day or two?
The sound of fighting outside the camp, countless fireworks soared, the once flat earth seemed to be smashed by a fist from the sky, the loess was turned over, pit after pit, pit bent and zigzagged around circle after circle.
Mountains of corpses can be seen in the furthest ditch.
"Madam, the other party has already attacked the third trench defense." Bao Bao held the black umbrella and said, "If this continues, we won't be able to hold it tonight at the latest." ”
He leaned down and knelt down.
"Madam, please let us escort you through the siege." Dozens of generals around him also knelt down, their bodies were also covered with blood, and even the generals personally participated in the battle, which shows the precipitous situation, "Madam, I can't hold on any longer." ”
Li Minglou stood in the scorched earth and blood water, and his white gauze dress was like a blood-colored flower.
"Nope." She shook her head, "There is no way back at this time, only to fight to the death can survive." ”
Fight to the death?
The generals looked back, and the surrounding area as far as the eye could see seemed to be filled with rebels.
If there are reinforcements.....
Two days were blocked, and it was too late for reinforcements to come......