Chapter 24: War and Hatred

On November 21, the tenth year of Chengping, Han Jin, a general who had crossed the Yellow River, finally gave the order to cross the river to the Gong guards who stayed behind in Zilubao. On the 22nd, nearly 20,000 Gong guards crossed the Yellow River. At this time, on the north bank of the Yellow River was 80,000 elite soldiers under the command of Han Jin, and on the south bank of the Yellow River was nearly 100,000 new troops, which were co-ordinated and stationed by Han Shihu, the son of Han Jin, in case of emergency.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, Cangsong City, Han Jin used this place as the camp of the Chinese army in the Northern Expedition after he was stationed. 20,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in the city, nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses were stationed outside the city of Jiang He'an and Cao Rong, and there were 18,000 Gong guards of Wang Ping between Cangsong City and Xiutu and Xuanwei.

On the 24th, just as Han Jin was about to give the order to attack the city of Hugh, a group disease broke out in Cangsong City, and almost all the soldiers were weak and dizzy, and some even had problems walking. More than 10,000 soldiers stationed near the city also showed the same symptoms, and when it was discovered that the water source in the city had been poisoned, nearly half of the military strength on the north bank had been affected. The general Han Jin, Zhenwei Zhonglang Ying Chaozhong, and the Yuzhou general Wuwei Zhonglang, who finally arrived in Rongcheng, all fell ill.

At the same time, an army suddenly slaughtered from the city of Hue and rushed straight towards the Gong Guard. As soon as the two armies came into contact, the other party feinted defeat and fled, and Wang Ping, who did not know the deception, took the opportunity to attack the city of Hugh. Wang Ping, who thought that he had made a great achievement, celebrated after entering the city, but he knew that the water source in the city was also poisoned, and that night, almost all the Gong Guards fell ill, and only the 3,000 soldiers who were on guard outside the city and finally entered the city were lucky to escape.

Just when the news of the Gong Guard's request for help was sent, another large army came out of the Xuan Siege City, surrounded the city with the army that had been feinted before, and trapped the Gong Guard Army to death.

There were nearly 40,000 troops coming out of the Xuanwei City, and the 10,000 troops of the city were the same, these 50,000 soldiers did not have a uniform uniform, most of them were still dressed in the Western Regions, and they were not controlled by the army in the city before, so Ying Chaozhong and Wang Ping's investigation were all confused.

An army of 50,000 people, after trapping and slaughtering the city, left 10,000 people, divided 40,000 troops, and slaughtered Cangsong City.

On the 25th, Cao Rong and Jiang He'an were defeated, and the two led 20,000 defeated soldiers to retreat to Cangsong City, so far the 80,000 elite soldiers on the north bank have been defeated, more than 20,000 were killed and captured, and more than 50,000 people in Cangsong and Xiutu were surrounded, and the grain and grass were seriously insufficient, and it was only a matter of time before they were completely annihilated.

After Han Shihu on the south bank learned of the situation, he was eager to save his father and personally led 30,000 new troops to cross the Yellow River. On the way of the army rushing to Cangsong City, it was intercepted and killed by the rebels, 30,000 new troops encountered more than 10,000 troops from the Western Regions, they were defeated at one touch, some of the new troops fled in the desert, the rebels pursued all the way to the bank of the Yellow River, the battlefield of more than ten miles was full of blood, and the new army crowded on the bank of the Yellow River was even more miserable, the slaughtered, trampled to death, and drowned in the river water, the Yellow River water was dyed blood red, and only less than a thousand people grabbed the ferry boat and fled back to the south bank. Han Shi'an was beheaded in the initial charge, and his head was also cut off and sent to Cangsong City, and the general Han Jin's eyes widened when he saw his son's head, and a mouthful of blood spit out, and he fell to the ground, and only his last breath was left.

The sixty or seventy thousand new troops stationed on the south bank were all frightened, and everyone did not know what to do, and the highest officer in the army had to try his best to appease the emotions of the soldiers, and hurriedly sent an urgent report to the imperial court, and at the same time, the news also spread to several new troops that were still on the way, and Chen Zhiyuan's department was one of them.

The letter that Chen Zhiyuan showed Jiang Yu'er was an urgent report delivered to the front on the evening of the 26th.

Jiang Yu'er looked at the description of the tragic battle ahead on the letter, her eyes opened wider and wider, and when she saw the end, she felt a chill come out of her heart. He seemed to see the soldiers on the side of the Yellow River who were desperately trying to squeeze onto the ferry, and then, some of them were stabbed to death by the rebels behind them, some of them were squeezed to the ground and never got up again, and some of them were squeezed into the icy water, and slowly disappeared in the waves. Blood flowed from the shore into the river, and the red-stained current slowly expanded and flowed downstream.

Jiang Yu'er was shocked after reading the letter, and suddenly retched, as if she had really seen the tragedy that had happened there, and smelled the terrible smell of blood seeping from there.

Chen Zhiyuan hurriedly handed Jiang Yu'er a glass of water, Jiang Yu'er took it and drank it, feeling a little better.

"General Chen, this, is this true"? Jiang Yu'er asked with difficulty.

"Really, it's only two days, ahead, defeated", Chen Zhiyuan was also in a heavy mood.

"How is that possible, that's 80,000 elite soldiers?" Jiang Yu'er still can't believe it.

Chen Zhiyuan didn't speak, he couldn't answer this question, he actually wanted to know why the battle situation over there was developing so fast.

"Your Highness, now is not the time to think about why the battle ahead will be defeated, we should do our thing", Wang Fuyang said suddenly at this time.

"Our business", Jiang Yu'er didn't understand a little, but thought of the timing they said before, "You mean, this is the opportunity you are talking about"?

"Exactly"!

Jiang Yu'er looked at Wang Fuyang and Chen Zhiyuan, and finally his eyes stayed on Wang Fuyang's face, waiting for him to continue.

"Originally, Lao Chen and General Chen wanted to wait for all the troops to cross the Yellow River before acting, and at that time the troops were all in the north, and they couldn't rush back in time if there was anything to do in Lin'an," Wang Fuyang said in a deep voice.

"Lin'an, we're going to Lin'an"? Jiang Yu'er finally got a little nervous.

"Your Highness, that throne was originally your father's, and now you take it back, as it should be"! Wang Fuyang looked serious.

"However, the old king, the current emperor, it seems, it seems to be okay", Jiang Yu'er was a little afraid to look at Wang Fuyang.

"Your Royal Highness, you were deceived by him Liu Jinglong, everyone was deceived by him", Wang Fuyang raised his voice angrily, "You only know that the crown prince and the crown princess were killed by Liu Jingheng, but what you don't know is that the first emperor was killed by Liu Jinglong"!

"What do you say? Didn't you say that the previous article didn't say that it was the first emperor who was poisoned by Liu Jingheng?" Jiang Yu'er was shocked again.

"Of course, he, Liu Jinglong, wants to put all the blame on Liu Jingheng, just like back then, he and Liu Jingheng attacked almost at the same time, he first poisoned the first emperor, and then conspired with the master of the Huben camp, originally wanted to enter the palace to kill your father first. But he never expected that Liu Jingheng helped him finish it first, and while he was overjoyed, he relied on the five thousand iron armor of the Tiger Camp to drive Liu Jingheng out of Lin'an, and he sat on the throne safely, and then put all the blame on Liu Jingheng, in fact, he is also a rebellious person, and the crime is extremely evil. Liu Jinglong killed his father, Liu Jingheng killed his brother and sister-in-law, they are all traitors to my Dapei, and they are your enemies of Liu Chi"! Wang Fuyang spit out the secret things of the current emperor in one breath, and then let out a long breath.

Jiang Yu'er needs to accept too many truths tonight, and there are not too many excessive emotional expressions.

"Wang Taifu has been investigating the affairs of the year all these years, and we have always suspected that the first emperor died suddenly, which is too strange," Chen Zhiyuan said.

"No wonder the old king has disappeared for a period of time every year over the years, it turns out that it's because of this...", Jiang Yu'er sighed, "Old Wang head, it's hard for you."

"Your Highness, the minister's little rush is not enough to worry about, the important thing is that you are still alive! Now, now is the opportunity, let's kill back to Lin'an, drive Liu Jinglong off the dragon chair, go get back what should belong to you, and take revenge!" Wang Fuyang stood up excitedly.

"Kill back to Lin'an"? Jiang Yu'er also stood up.

Chen Zhiyuan saw that the two of them were talking loudly, and glanced at Zheng Tianming next to him, and Zheng Tianming immediately left the camp.

"Your Royal Highness, Wang Taifu is right, now is the opportunity, the opportunity is even better than we expected, the news of the fiasco ahead must be on the way to Lin'an, the news has arrived in Lin'an, there must be chaos, we will kill it at this time, and the big thing will be done"! Chen Zhiyuan also stood up and said.

Jiang Yu'er looked at Chen Zhiyuan and then at Wang Taifu, and the eager eyes of the two made him a little overwhelmed.

A few hours ago, he was a soldier playing a boring joke with his companions, but now, he has become the grandson of the first emperor, the son of the late crown prince, and even the rightful heir to the throne. He thinks about it day and night to know his life experience, but he just wants to know where he comes from and who he was born from, and this sense of belonging as a person, no matter who it is, can't escape it. However, a person from the imperial family, a person who can be an emperor, how can he imagine this!

Jiang Yu'er didn't dare to look at Wang Fuyang and Chen Zhiyuan anymore, and slowly retreated to the chair and sat down, lowering his head.

"Old Wangtou, General Chen, does it have to be like this"? Jiang Yu'er asked in a low voice.

"Your Highness, ten years, the old minister has waited for ten years, there is no better opportunity than this, we will kill Lin'an to avenge the first emperor and regain the throne. As long as you sit firmly on the throne, you will fight to Liangzhou in the coming day and avenge the crown prince and princess"! Wang Fuyang knelt down with a thud and kowtowed heavily.

Before Jiang Yu'er got up to help Wang Fuyang, Chen Zhiyuan also knelt down, "Your Highness, the last general was originally a prodigal son wandering the streets, but fortunately he got acquainted with the prince, and the prince asked him to serve the country in the army." At the time of the incident, the last general was not by the prince's side, it was already extremely painful, remorseful, and annoyed, and now that His Royal Highness has returned, he should lead us to kill back to Lin'an, kill Liangzhou, kill Liu Jinglong, kill Liu Jingheng, and avenge the revenge of the past ten years"! There was another sound of a head hitting the ground.

Jiang Yu'er looked at the two kneeling in front of her, and finally, tears flowed out. He looked at the old man who was prostrate on the ground, that pale hair, ten years ago, he was not like this, although he has always been very serious and unsmiling, but, for ten years, it is not a relative who is better than a relative, only he has been by his side.

"Old Wangtou, you know, I have regarded you as my only relative in the past ten years, so I believe everything you say", Jiang Yu'er wiped away her tears and said firmly, "So, you said that you want to kill back to Lin'an, then let's kill back"!

Wang Fuyang on the ground was already crying.