The whole city searched for several days and did not see the trace of the prince of the Northern Ming Dynasty, the old emperor was irritable, the temper of the court was not restrained these days, and he scolded whoever was wrong, and everyone was careful to serve.

The prince led an army of 300,000 for several days, and the army of the king of Beiming has also captured two cities, pointing at the capital.

The Shen Guogong Mansion is the same, so it has been several days since Jiang Yu came back, and Shen Ai still hasn't been able to go out to explore, and every time he mentions it, he is rejected by the Mu family and Shen Erye.

It's sad~ It's February, and her wine shop is about to open!

But I'm afraid it's not good to open at this time, so although she is a little anxious now, she won't do the same thing as those who crossed the courtyard wall in the novel, living in ancient times and not a society governed by the rule of law, this is so chaotic outside, who knows if she will meet a sinister person, but she can't lose this little life for the silver.

So she asked the maid to take pen and ink at this time, and wrote a letter freely, first of all, she must have said hello first, asked about her physical condition, then chatted about some interesting things, and finally asked about the shop.

After writing it, I was very satisfied with reading it, so I put it in an envelope and asked the maid to send someone to Jiang's mansion.

Jiang Yu is leaning on the bedside to drink medicine at the moment, this time going to the northwest is indeed dangerous, fortunately, there are people over there to respond, and there are many people with him, otherwise I am afraid that I will really die, although I am completely prepared, I am still injured, there are a lot of wounds on my body, and the one in my abdomen almost killed me, although the fifth prince is lighter than him, but it is also uncomfortable, his left foot is broken, and his ribs are broken.

After drinking a bowl of thick bitter medicine, Jiang Yu's face did not wrinkle, and he rinsed his mouth and was just about to fall asleep when he saw Twelve come in with a letter and asked, "Who's?" ”

"Back to the master, the little guy in the Shen Mansion just sent it."

The corners of Jiang Yu's lips instantly hooked slightly, and he stretched out his hand to take it, he didn't have to think about it to know who wrote it for him, he took out the letter and read it carefully, the curvature of the corners of his lips became more and more enlarged, small things, I haven't spoken for two months, but I have been talking about it, and I have to beat around the bush to ask about it, but the words are much better than before, and after reading it with a smile, I immediately asked the twelve on the side to take the pen and ink and reply to the letter.

Shen Ai saw the letter and knew that Jiang Yu was injured, so he hurriedly replied to ask about his situation, and went to his small treasury and Mu Shi to find a lot of medicinal materials and ordered someone to send them over, although he knew that he was not lacking, but it was also his own heart.

Looking at the pile of medicinal materials sent in front of him, Jiang Yu laughed, look at this expensive Ganoderma lucidum, mountain ginseng, and cheap wolfberry and red dates, is this girl confinement when he gives birth to a child? However, this red date and wolfberry is really a good medicine for blood, mountain ginseng and the like are too big to tonify, the so-called deficiency is not replenished, he lost too much blood, and he was infected with a little wind and cold on the way, and now his body can't stand such a fierce tonic.

Jiang Yu drank the medicine and waited until he replied, and after reading it, he bent his lips and lay down to sleep.

Because the elders in the family strictly forbade going out during this time, Shen Ai had to nest in the house to embroider and practice calligraphy, and the only fun was to write a letter to Jiang Yu, who was also trapped in the mansion by the Duchess of Guo due to injury.

At the end of February, the 300,000 army led by the crown prince finally arrived in Quzhou City, and for the first time confronted the 200,000 army of the King of Beiming, and began a head-to-head confrontation.

The king of Beiming had already fought all the way from the northwest and captured three cities, and after the prince arrived at Quzhou City, he arranged his troops according to the original plan.

Quzhou City is just a small city, but it is an important link, if you capture Quzhou City, you can drive straight into the foot of the Son of Heaven, the King of Beiming originally wanted to quickly cut through the chaos and quickly capture this city as soon as possible, but because the emperor already knew, he secretly sent his henchman Yan Feng to quietly lead the troops to garrison, otherwise how could Quzhou City wait for the prince's 300,000 troops.

Not far from Quzhou City is the garrison of the army of the King of Beiming, at this moment, the King of Beiming is wearing armor and sitting on the main throne looking at the sand table in front of him pondering and grinding, next to several generals in armor and swords bowed their heads and no one made a sound.

I don't know how long it took, only to see the king of Beiming stretched out his legs, and said in a deep voice: "Quzhou City is guarded by Yan Feng, this person is the best at defending the city, we stormed the city gate for ten days and still didn't move, and now with the 300,000 troops brought by the prince, it will be even more difficult to capture it!" What can you do? ”

The generals were silent, and the second son Zhou Zheng, who was standing under him, said with a slight hesitation: "Father, can we bypass this Quzhou City..."

King Beiming raised his eyelids and glanced at him, and his eyebrows were sharp: "How to wrap around?" Do you want to bypass Youzhou, Yongzhou, and Mingshan City and go through half a week? "If you can go around him, why bother to lose 2,000 soldiers in this onslaught for so many days, if you can't capture Quzhou City as soon as possible, instead of spending it here, I'm afraid that the grain and grass will be tight, at the beginning he used all the silver money to build weapons, thinking that every time he captured a city, he could replenish it, but he didn't expect that this Quzhou City was a difficult bone to gnaw.

Zhou Zheng was suppressed by his sharp voice, his face was pale, he lowered his head and didn't dare to say much, the king of Beiming looked at his timid appearance, and his brows were even more wrinkled, the same is his species, the eldest son has a very good wrist strategy, but the second son is obsessed with calligraphy and painting every day, and when he sees himself, he looks like a submissive look, and he has no royal momentum at all, and he is troubled when he looks at it.

Just when the king of Beiming was feeling irritable in his heart, a strategist sitting below got up and said, "Lord Wang, the minister has a plan." ”

"Oh?" King Beiming looked at the staff who stood up, the original seat was Yan Tian, who dared to betray him with something outside the inside and out, and escaped from the northwest with the five princes, if he ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to find out Yan Tian's skin cramps, and the person he hated most in his life was the person who betrayed him.

King Beiming stared at the staff with cold eyebrows, and only after a while did he speak: "Let's hear it." ”

The staff who got up was stared at by him like this, and fine sweat oozed from his forehead, but when he heard his words, he still replied very quickly: "Lord Wang, the prince is twenty-seven this year, it is when he is young and vigorous, the fifth prince has always been favored by the old emperor, and he has made a small contribution to the northwest, and the prince must want to take this opportunity to make great contributions, so as to suppress the merits of the five princes, if the prince can be captured alive, the prince will have another weight in his hand. ”

King Beiming squinted and listened to his words, and after careful consideration, he said: "This record is acceptable, but what if the prince is not successful?" ”

Seeing that his plan was affirmed, the strategist was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said: "The minister has an old friend who is working beside the prince. ”

"Oh? This person is reliable? King Beiming hesitated

"My lord, most of the news in the capital was told to the ministers by this person."

King Beiming touched his beard and thought for a long time, then nodded and said, "You can give it a try, if it succeeds, you will definitely be rewarded." ”

"Thank you, the minister, I will live up to the prince's trust." The minister's face was overjoyed, and his voice showed a trace of irrepressible excitement.

"Hmm." King Beiming nodded, got up and said, "Then let's do this today, and order the whole army to repair for three days." ”

After saying that, he waved to everyone and said, "Stand down." ”

Everyone got up and gave up.

In the city of Quzhou, the army of 300,000 has been settled, and the king of Quzhou City, Zhizhou, is holding a banquet in the palace to entertain the prince and the generals.

At the banquet, the singing and dancing were leveled, and there was no feeling that a large army was approaching outside the city

The prince sat on the main seat and listened to Wang Zhizhou's flattery, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he was in a very good mood, his eyes fell on the dancing girl who was scratching his head not far away, and then turned to the left.

The first person sitting on the lower left is Yan Feng, the general who arrived in Quzhou City earlier, this person is about thirty years old, with no beard, handsome appearance, often with a cold face, looking not like a person close to him, but his strategy for defending the city is outstanding, otherwise he will not be reused by the emperor.

If it can be used by him.... The prince retracted his gaze, looked down at the wine in the wine glass in his hand, and collected the look in his eyes.

Wang Zhizhou on the side was still talking, and the prince was a little impatient.

It is a little eye-catching to be able to mix with a city Zhizhou, Wang Zhizhou naturally saw the impatience flashing on the prince's face, so he closed his mouth in time.

The prince raised the wine glass in his hand with satisfaction, turned his head to Yan Feng and said, "General Yan, this Quzhou city has been able to hold on to this day, thank you for your hard work!" Hongu toasts you. ”

Yan Feng raised his glass and replied: "It's a matter within the general's share, and the prince is serious." Even though he said this, he still raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.

Seeing that it was very simple, the prince also drank the wine in his hand with a smile, and the appreciation on his face was even worse: "Before leaving, my father told me to let this palace learn more like General Yan, I don't know what the general thinks about the current situation?" ”

"Your Highness smiled, the last general is just a rough man who dances with swords and swords, and everything is up to Your Highness." Yan Feng bowed his head and apologized to him

The prince raised his hand and said, "General Yan is not more modest, if you have any ideas, let's discuss them together." ”

Yan Feng was silent for a long time before he said: "Your Highness, Quzhou City is the land that the King of Beiming must take, if he can't take this city, he can only change his route to bypass Quzhou, then it will take more time and grain and grass, even if the grain and grass are sufficient, but this will make us form a trend of encirclement and suppression, like catching turtles in an urn, presumably the King of Beiming will not take this road, so the last general thinks that Quzhou City will usher in several fierce battles." ”

"Well, what General Yan said is very true." The prince's face was straight, he got up and waved his big hand and said sharply: "Pass the order of the palace, the whole army will be repaired tonight, and all the troops will prepare for war tomorrow, if anyone violates the order or neglects, he will be punished with thirty lashes." ”

All the generals stood up in unison and shouted for orders.

The prince looked at the people below who obeyed his orders, and a trace of fanaticism flashed in his eyes, this is the power of the army, this is the power of the army, although he is the prince, the status and dignity, but it is also the first time to feel the sweetness of the military power in his hands.