The news of the Northern Liang raid on the border was quickly transmitted back to the capital, and in addition, Gu Wanning also received a secret letter, which was written by Li Junfeng himself, and Gu Wanning immediately went to Chaoyang Hall to hand over the letter to Ye Hanyu after reading it.

"Your Majesty, Senior Brother is really messing up this time, please see that he is dedicated to the country, and punish him lightly."

After Ye Hanyu finished reading the letter, he threw it on the imperial case, and then looked at Gu Wanning, "Are you really here to intercede for him?" Are you sure it's not a temptation to my mind? ”

Gu Wanning burst out laughing, "Okay, okay, the concubine is indeed here to see the emperor's meaning, what the senior brother said in the letter is not unreasonable, the general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, since Beiliang has always wanted to enter the Central Plains, then let them become Central Plains people, and save them all day long."

When the Northern Liang is included in the territory of Daxing, the people on the border will no longer have to worry about war. ”

Now that the Daxing treasury is sufficient, the grain and grass are abundant, and there are countless elite soldiers and strong generals, it doesn't matter if this battle drags on for a few years.

Moreover, the senior brother wrote very clearly in the letter that he had sent scouts to investigate the situation of Beiliang in the past few years, and he was sure that he would be able to take Beiliang within two years!

"You go back first, I have a lot of things to arrange next, and I'll accompany you when I'm done."

The assassination back then almost cost his father's life, wasn't the old emperor of Beiliang afraid that Chu Heyu would befriend Daxing and forget his ambition to enter the Central Plains?

That's right, he fulfilled them! Turn the Northern Liang into the territory of Daxing, and he should be blinded.

Gu Wanning knew that the logistics of the war must be well guaranteed, not only to dispatch grain and grass, but also to send troops to reinforce, which general to send to the Youzhou battlefield, it is also necessary to have a good meal, Ye Hanyu will definitely be busy in the next days.

"The concubine has retired."

Bowed decently, Gu Wanning withdrew from the Chaoyang Palace, Ye Hanyu couldn't help but chuckle when she looked at her, this woman is used to pretending, in Kunning Palace, she has always been very comfortable, and he is commensurate with you and me, and she never salutes him, she deviated to his Chaoyang Palace, she became well-behaved again, she is in her early thirties, sometimes she is like a child, cute and tight!

After relaxing for a while, he immediately ordered the eunuch to summon the minister to the palace to discuss business.

Today's Daxing is more prosperous than more than ten years ago, Gu Wanning has nothing to do in the harem, and sent people to set up glass workshops in every prefecture and city.

She also used the recipe of that soap and opened a factory in the capital, Lin Qingyin was helping her manage this soap factory, oh, she has now been sealed as Concubine Xian, and she also opened a vermicelli factory and handed it over to the Zhao family to manage.

Because sweet potatoes and potatoes have been cultivated in a large area throughout the country, this small vermicelli factory has opened almost all over the country, providing a place for many people to work.

In addition, she also used her medical skills to create a lot of beauty recipes in her spare time, making rouge gouache, so that many people's daughters can also earn some silver money with their own hands, and the status of women has improved a lot.

And these businesses contribute a large amount of tax money to the state treasury every year, and it is not a problem at all to accumulate over a long period of time to support the army in a war for several years.

……

In the evening, the sun was setting, and the firehead army was busy serving out the cauldron of dishes, and the soldiers were already preparing to eat.

Ye Xu wiped the beads of sweat on his head, the weather at the end of July, even if it is in the north, it is too hot to stay in front of the stove, but no matter how hot it is, he has to endure it, there are regulations in the northern army, veterans with experience in fighting will go first, and newcomers will have to adapt to the army for a period of time before they can go to the battlefield, and the old, weak, sick and disabled can only be responsible for logistics and supply, so he and the emperor have become the head of the army.

Of course, it was impossible for him to let the emperor's grandfather really be a firehead, so he did the work of two people by himself, and the emperor was only responsible for pretending to be sick on the side.

At this time, the Emperor Taishang, who was sitting in the exclusive rocking chair of the head army and was in charge of life, did not feel any guilt, Ye Xu was afraid that he would be hungry after finishing his work, so he hurriedly made a bowl of porridge, took a steamed bun, and brought another bowl of stewed potatoes over: "Grandfather, you eat quickly, I listened to them just now, and I may have to pull out the camp at night." ”

The Emperor Taishang immediately became interested, he sat up from the recliner at once, leaned in front of his grandson and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Ye Xu lowered his voice: "It seems that General Li has won another battle in the past two days, and Vice General Zhang wants to send troops to support, but it is too hot during the day, so he can only march at night." ”

The Emperor's eyes lit up. Li Junfeng has already hit Qingyuan, Qingyuan is an important capital city in Northern Liang, about five hundred miles away from Youzhou City, these two days they are not in vain in the military camp, knowing that this time Li Junfeng only brought 10,000 people to pursue the deserters, only a few days to hit Qingyuan City, if he fights with all his might, it is really possible to hit the Northern Liang Imperial City in one fell swoop.

Emperor Taishang didn't know that with Li Junfeng's letter being sent, Ye Hanyu had ordered General Qu Yinghequ, who was stationed in the northwest, to attack Northern Liang from the west, and sent Mu Jingxiao to lead the 100,000 private soldiers on Wuya Mountain left by King An to attack Northern Liang from Raozhou, and strive to take Northern Liang in the shortest possible time.

That night, the army really moved, Li Junfeng dispatched 50,000 elite soldiers to march to Qingyuan overnight, and the people who served as soldiers did not all want to fight.

Ye Xu took advantage of a little time after the meal to buy off a soldier who was about the same height as him and blended into Deputy General Zhang's team.

The emperor is in his fifties, even if he has been well maintained, he is afraid that he will not be able to stand the hardships of this rapid march, so he simply sent the secret guard to his grandson, and he left the army and hired a carriage with Li Changhai and Jiasi Jiawu, and rushed to Qingyuan leisurely.

Although the two sides set off one after the other, the Emperor Taishang was in a carriage, and soon caught up with the large army, and the carriage fell not far behind the marching procession.

An army of 50,000 hurried during the day and seized the time to rest at night.

has been enjoying the life of brocade clothes and jade food in the palace, although Ye Xu has always practiced martial arts, but such a long time of rapid marching has made him a little unbearable, but he has been gritting his teeth and holding on, even if he is tired, he will not say a word, as long as he is free, he will sharpen his big knife one by one, I only hope that when I get to the battlefield, I can use the knife in my hand to cut off the heads of a few more Beiliang people.

After five days of rapid marching, the team finally arrived at Qingyuan City, the two sides converged, quickly formulated a siege plan, and the battle began early the next morning.

The fourteen-year-old boy was a little thin when he was tall, and his armor was a little shaky on his body, but the clear young man was holding a big knife of dozens of catties in the earth-shattering killing sound, and rushed forward with the surrounding soldiers, and the secret guards who were also dressed as soldiers were guarding around him, and several people waved the weapons in their hands together and slashed at the Beiliang soldiers!

With a pop, the big knife slashed at the neck of a Northern Liang soldier, blood splashed Ye Xu's face, his hand couldn't help trembling, and his face became pale, after all, this was his first time killing, and he was afraid in his heart for sure, but before he could calm down, a spear attacked him in front of him, Ye Xu reacted quickly with a big knife to block the attack, and a sword stretched out next to him, and a sword pierced into the opponent's chest, and blood was splashed again.

"Your Highness, be careful, on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and a flash god may lose his life." This is the voice of the secret guard who protects Ye Xu.

Ye Xu didn't make a sound, but waved the knife in his hand and continued to fight.

The secret guards usually just watch, and only when Ye Xu is in danger, this battle lasted for nearly two hours, the city gate was finally breached, and the Zhanbei army rushed into the city like a wild horse out of the cage, and the sound of shouting and killing continued to sound, and when the hour was approaching, the Zhanbei army finally occupied the entire Qingyuan City.

The defenders of Qingyuan City, who were caught, were killed, and the whole city was filled with the smell of blood.

……

In the Northern Liang Imperial City, Chu Heyu on the dragon chair had a pale face: "You say that it is foolproof, and you say that Liang Guoren was born on horseback, and they exist for war!"

What now?

You're about to be beaten to the doorstep, are you happy? ”

Shi Guo said fairly: "The emperor is angry! According to the minister's view, there is still room for redemption, my Liang has not launched a war against Daxing once or twice, Daxing has never thought of occupying my Liang, because my Liang country is relatively barren in the Central Plains, not suitable for planting, the winter is too cold, and the Central Plains people can not adapt, this time, our people provoked a war again, Daxing even if it is a sick cat, we have to give us a little color to see, not to mention that they are not sick cats, but only down the mountain tiger.

At present, the best countermeasure is to let our people evacuate quickly, they can only occupy an empty city, and it is meaningless for no one to hit the imperial city.

In addition, prepare another amount of compensation, as long as the money is sufficient, I think Daxing should be able to let us go, but in the future, we must not start a war rashly. ”

Otherwise, every time he loses a battle, he will have to pay a sky-high amount of silver, and Liang Guo will really never be able to turn over.

As soon as he said this, Chu Heyu was indeed relieved, but Shi Guogong forgot one thing.

In the past, when the people encountered wars, they could leave the tents as soon as they collected the things and caught up with the cattle and horses.

But more than ten years ago, Daxing sold several high-yield crops to Liang Guo, and then successively sold some vegetable seeds suitable for growing in cold areas to Liang Guo, plus Gu Wanning's vermicelli business, sweet potatoes and potatoes will be harvested every year, the price is not low, there are people in Liang State every year to collect these grains, the more you plant, the more you earn.

So the herders settled down.

He built a house, farmed land, and even opened up a hundred and ten acres of land to grow food.

If they move, the property will be lost.

Who willing?

Chu Heyu and all the courtiers of Beiliang were still dreaming, however, it only took half a year for the three teams of Daxing to invade the imperial city, because the Daxing soldiers were strict in military discipline and were not allowed to harass civilians, let alone burn, kill and loot, so that the people in those cities that were captured felt that it was good to change someone to be the emperor, at least they didn't have to pay taxes to Daxing when they did business in the future.

In half a year, Ye Xu has been promoted to commander by General Zhang because of his courage in killing the enemy, at this time his figure is becoming stronger and stronger, with a unique iron and blood aura on his body, and his eyes are as sharp as a sheathed sword.

As soon as the gate of the Northern Liang Imperial City was broken, he led people all the way into the palace, and all the guards who resisted were killed, and the rest of the palace maids and eunuchs were all gathered in one place to wait for disposal.

The royal family of Northern Liang was also imprisoned.

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