Chapter 148
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Seeing that Chu Qiao's eyes were almost open, Yan Xun smiled and said, "That's right, look at you sleepy." γLatest chapter reading. γβ
"I didn't ...... Yes, I'm listening. Chu Qiao yawned.
Yan Xun stood up and picked her up, "Let's go, don't worry about others, anyway, there will be one, wait and see, see who will be the first bird." β
Chu Qiao shrank in Yan Xun's arms, agreed sullenly, wrapped his arms around Yan Xun's neck, and fell asleep like this.
Under the moonlight, the lights out horn sounded in the military camp in the distance, and thousands of lights went out together, which was spectacular.
Yan Xun looked at the woman in his arms, and suddenly, he felt that his heart was full of strength. In the Qingshan courtyard of Zhuge Mansion, the fourth young master of Zhuge Mansion who was idle at home was drinking tea in the flower hall, for so many years, he has always been a person who is very good at health preservation, although he is now losing power in the family, but he is not as decadent and self-abandoned as expected outside, but is very leisurely tasting tea and raising orchids, writing and reading, and taking time to go to the horse farm to ride a horse.
Seeing him like this, no one would have thought that not long ago, this person had just lost the power struggle of the family, and a serious mistake made him completely step down and could not turn over, and now he can't even get out of the gate of Zhuge Mansion, and he has almost been completely placed under house arrest.
Yue Qi walked into the flower hall and whispered, "Young master, I'm back." β
"Hmm." Zhuge Yue raised his eyes lazily, agreed, and was seriously skimming the tea leaves inside with the lid of the teacup.
"His Royal Highness the Seventh has returned to Beijing, and now he has gone in the direction of Shengjin Palace, the soldiers of Shanglu Academy follow left and right, and none of the officers and soldiers of the Southwest Army are around, I heard that they have been taken over by the third prince."
Zhuge Yue's movements stagnated slightly, and then he chuckled, unable to hear joy and anger.
"The major provinces and counties in the northwest are ready to receive grain and grass, the Batuha family sent 100,000 elite soldiers with the army, and His Royal Highness the Fourteenth also rushed to the division, this time the empire sent as many as 300,000 troops, all of them are elite cavalry and heavy infantry, and the soldiers are very strong."
Zhuge Yue snorted lightly while drinking tea, and said in a light tone: "A group of dogs can't beat a lion, and sending such a group of wrecks is going to run out." β
Yue Qi was slightly stunned and said: "Young Master, the Third Highness is from Shangwutang, and His Highness the Fourteenth has recently been in the Northwest to connect with the Northern Army of Keyan, and the Batuha family is even stronger, how can it be said that it is a waste?" β
Zhuge Yue slowly raised his head, his eyes were as black as ink, and said slowly: "It's one thing to talk about soldiers on paper, but it's another thing to talk about real knives and guns. If this battle is completely commanded by Zhao Qi or Zhao Yang or anyone, there will be a fifty percent chance of victory, but now that the three-way army is on the march, and the commanders are three pretentious and great people who think they are great, what do you think will be the effect? β
When Yue Qi heard this, he was immediately speechless.
Zhuge Yue frowned slightly, and said in a low tone: "There can only be one voice in the army to ensure the upward and downward effects of the implementation of the strategy. β
Zhuge Yue slowly stood up, walked to the inner hall, and said as he walked: "Inform Zhu Cheng to take back all the business under our hands from the northwest, this battle is protracted, and there is no money to be made in the west." β
The autumn was crisp, the sun was dazzling, and the man's green shirt and wide robe slowly disappeared among the heavy pots of bluegrass. Yue Qi looked at his back, and suddenly had some doubts, there were some things he wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to ask, in fact, he wanted to know: Young Master, who do you want to win? On the sixth day of October, it was windy.
The Northwest Army led by the Fourteenth Prince Zhao Yang, the Southwest Army led by the Third Prince Zhao Qi, the Jinri Army led by the eldest son of the Batuha family, Tubaguli, and the Four-Way Army of the Northern Alliance, which was formed by the major provinces and counties in the northwest, marched into the northwest together. The Southwest Army and the Jin Japanese Army attacked head-on, the Northwest Army was outflanked on the left, and the Northern Alliance was outflanked on the right, like a sharp knife, rushing and killing like a tsunami, with a total strength of up to 500,000 people, plus the auxiliary army and civilian men who were responsible for the logistics of grain and grass escort on the back road, a total of millions of troops, roaring towards the land of Yanbei.
On the post road from the country to the northwest in Great Xia, the flow of chariots, horses and people continued day and night, and countless grains, grasses, materials, manpower, and war horses poured into the camp of the Northern Expedition. Great Xia was fierce, and the anger that had been accumulated for half a year came out at once, and it was arrogant and unstoppable.
The war is about to ignite, the blade has been polished, there is no way to retreat, there is no way to avoid it, the northern army of Yanbei gathered in the border city of Beishuo, the vigilance is strict, and the pillow is waiting for the day.
A battle for the ages is about to begin. On October 13, the first heavy snow of winter fell on the Yanbei Plateau, and the heavy snow lasted for three days and three nights, more than a foot deep. The cold snap quickly swept across the entire northwest land, the world was extremely cold, dripping into ice, it was obviously the noon of a sunny day, but I couldn't see the sun in the sky when I raised my head, there was only a dim yellow line, the cold wind pierced the face, and it was difficult to walk.
This rare snowstorm froze to death countless cattle, sheep and horses on the Yanbei Plateau, blew down countless tent houses, and made countless Yanbei people lose their homes.
The two armies that were riveting their strength and preparing for a big battle also fell into a cold war of confrontation.
In the vast snow, the horse team composed of more than 20 people all the way was running wildly on the post road outside Beishuo City, their war horses were fat and healthy, and their heads were covered with leather armor, not afraid of the wind and snow, the horses were dancing on the snow, and they ran fast. Soon, the horse team approached the city, and a group of scouts came forward and shouted, "Who is it? β
No one in the group said a word, and the flag bearer at the head raised a small red flag, and the scouts were startled, and then they all stepped back to make way out.
The team continued to gallop, and in an instant, it disappeared into the snowy field.
"Brother Xun, whose team is that, so good?" A young scout asked, wearing a bearskin hat and his face flushed from the cold.
"Don't talk nonsense," the scout chief scolded, and looked carefully left and right, as if he was afraid that the people in front of him would turn around and hear their conversation, "That's the Second Army's Blood Slaughter Banner." β
The scout chief's voice was very low, but the people in the team heard it clearly, and for a while, everyone only felt a chill on their backs, and turned their heads in unison to look in the direction where the second army had disappeared.
In view of the fact that the Great Xia soldiers were too strong, seven days ago, the new Yan King of Yanbei issued a rally order in Beishuo City, and now, even the last team far away in Meilin Pass has arrived.
Despite the imminent war, a large number of refugees gathered in front of the Beishuo city gate, and a heavy snowstorm blew down the houses, cattle and sheep of the people, and in just three days, hundreds of people had frozen to death and starved to death. At this moment, they all stood guard in front of the city gates, hoping to enter the city and avoid this sudden disaster. However, seeing that the war with Great Xia was about to start, Beishuo City had already entered a state of first-level preparation. Although the refugees in front of the city gate gathered more and more, Yan Xun still ordered to strictly guard the city gate to prevent spies from entering the city, thousands of officers and soldiers took turns to defend, in front of the towering Beishuo city gate, there was a scream of civilians and the cry of women and children.
"Get out of the way!" A rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, and occasionally there were people throwing whips, constantly whipping the people on both sides, the advance horse team of the Second Army rushed to the gate of Beishuo City, and the general in a dark red big Qiu waved the blood-red military flag and shouted loudly, "We are the advance team of the Second Army, I am Xue Zhiyuan, open the door!" β
After a while, a long line of torches quickly walked up to the city tower, and one person shouted loudly: "General Xue, does he have a letter from General Cao?" β
Xue Zhiyuan said: "The letter is here!" β
A bamboo basket was slowly lowered from the city tower, and a cavalry member under Xue Zhiyuan stepped forward and put the letter in the bamboo basket. In a few moments, the torches on the castle tower lit up and creaked, and the gate slowly opened undefendedly.
"Ahh The door is open! A cheer suddenly rang out, and thousands of refugees were immediately overjoyed, clamoring in unison, moving their already frozen hands and feet, and rushing towards the city gate in a hurry, like a boiling flood, and immediately dispersed the advance party of the Second Army.
"Idiot!" In the crowd, the general with a dark red coat scolded angrily and immediately jumped off his horse.
"Quick! Stop them! General Cui, who was defending the city, realized that something had happened and hurriedly shouted, and his soldiers immediately rushed out of the city gate and shouted, "Those who dare to make trouble will be shot to death!" Back off! Stand back! β
The north wind howled, and the voices of the warriors were as thin as mosquitoes and flies in the crowd. Staying outside the city is a dead end, the refugees have long been red-eyed, and at this moment, seeing the hope of survival, who wants to wait for death outside? Immediately, they rushed forward without fear of death, shouting as they went, "Let's go in!" We are the people of Yanbei! Let's get inside! β
"General Xue! General Xue! General Cui was afraid that the friendly army would have an accident in the chaos, so he shouted loudly in panic.
At this time, a line of blood suddenly rose to the sky, and I saw a young officer neatly pull out his sword, and slash at the back shoulder blade of a refugee. These are some poor people, how have they ever seen such a scene, in the face of the bloody butcher's knives of the soldiers, everyone suddenly screamed in horror and retreated.
General Cui was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect someone to dare to really use force, and he was about to speak, when he saw the young officer walking over from the crowd with a cold face, and said in a calm tone: "I am Xue Zhiyuan." β
General Cui was shocked and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a mournful cry among the people, and the woman cried and shouted: "Be in charge!" Wake up! β
"Murder! Kill! The army is killing! β
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, the people suddenly rioted, the people who were cornered roared in unison, and a septuagenarian man rushed to the front and shouted: "Why do you kill people? Why? My three sons are all soldiers in the army, and they all follow you to fight summer dogs, and now you won't let me enter the city? Let's go into town! β
Although the weather was so cold, General Cui's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he was at a loss, not knowing what to do.
The young Xue Zhiyuan frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Time is running out, please make a decision as soon as possible." β
"Huh?" General Cui asked stupidly, he used to be a blacksmith who made iron, because he fought more bravely, killed more than ten people, and became a small captain, tonight it was his team's turn to be on duty, there was no strategy at all, I saw him stupidly looked at the young and tall man in front of him, and asked, "What did you say?" β
Seeing that the refugees had rushed forward, the city guards in Beishuo were simply stupid to a certain extent, more than a dozen city guards were actually restrained by the refugees, and the city gate was occupied, Xue Zhiyuan's eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Archer, prepare!" β
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