Jing Dynasty, Dadu.

In the Shangyuan Hall of the Imperial Palace, a young man with a long body and a face full of excitement was making an impassioned speech.

"Father, the son learned martial arts at the age of seven, followed the gentlemen to study the art of war at the age of twelve, and followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to conquer the Zhao State at the age of sixteen. These skills learned by the sons and daughters are to go into battle for his father and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to kill the enemy and calm the world! Now that the king of Changshan County is going south to preside over military affairs, the sons implores their father for permission to let the sons go south to be a pawn under the account of Marshal Qingyu. The sons will never rely on the identity of the prince to come nonsense, but will only honor their father with their military exploits! ”

This young man is the fourth prince of Dajing, the nineteen-year-old Brother Ali Hehai.

After the imperial case, Emperor Jing's face was indifferent, and he asked unhurriedly: "If you are in a desperate situation on the battlefield and there are enemy troops on all sides, how will you decide at that time?" ”

Brother Hai said without hesitation: "Erchen will fight the enemy to the death, and the last sword will be reserved for himself, and he will definitely not let the bloodline of the Alihe clan be disgraced!" ”

"Well, remember what you said before me today."

Emperor Jing bowed slightly, and then said, "I will give you five hundred cavalry, take them to the king of Changshan County." ”

"Son-in-law, thank your father!"

Brother Hai was overjoyed, knelt on his knees and bowed, and after getting up, he said to the young woman next to him: "Lord Yongping, when I come back, I will definitely bring countless loot for you to choose!" ”

The woman smiled slightly, the etiquette was impeccable, and she lowered her head and said: "Thank you Your Highness for your kindness, Yongping wishes Your Highness a victory and a great victory." ”

Emperor Jing also laughed, waved his hand to the fourth prince and said, "Okay, go back to the house and prepare, let your mother not worry too much." ”

"Yes, Father."

Brother Hai saluted again, and then rejoiced off.

Emperor Jing picked up a piece of music casually, his eyes stayed on the words, and he said: "Brother Hai is still a child's temper, you don't have to be like him." ”

Yongping didn't dare. In fact, His Royal Highness is sincere and sexual, and I have always admired him. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin was not particularly nervous in front of Emperor Jing, because she had been in and out of the palace from time to time since she could remember, and this eloquent son of heaven even held her to enjoy the majestic palace scenery when she was five or six years old.

She looked at Emperor Jing's indifferent face, and said, "It's just that I didn't expect that Your Majesty would agree to let His Royal Highness go south to join the army." ”

Emperor Jing said: "How can my son be raised in the deep palace and not eat the fireworks of the world? Only after experiencing the tempering of wind and rain can the eagle flutter its wings and soar. Previously, Nalan had also experienced the test of the Battle of Zhao, and won the respect and recognition of those below to be qualified to sit on the throne of the crown prince. As for Brother Hai, what kind of future he can have in the future depends on how capable he is. If he dies on the battlefield, that is also his fate. ”

There was no hesitation between the words.

Qing Yu Huaijin said respectfully: "Your Majesty treats the prince and ordinary soldiers equally, and Dajing will definitely dominate the world." ”

"You're starting to learn to pat my ass now?"

Emperor Jing picked up the pen and annotated a few words on the chapter, then raised his eyes to look at Qing Yu Huaijin, and said with a smile: "I still remember the first time I entered the palace, the pink carved jade looked like a porcelain doll, at that time I was only the prince, and the first emperor was still alive. In a flash, the emperor has been dead for fifteen years, and you have grown into a slim girl. I remember, your birthday is the sixth day of April? ”

Qing Yu Huaijin didn't expect the Son of Heaven to remember it so clearly, and said with some emotion: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Jing sighed with emotion: "In this way, you are twenty-one years old this year. ”

For some reason, Qing Yu Huaijin's heart suddenly tightened.

Emperor Jing smiled and asked with concern: "I don't know how many young handsome people in the capital city, is there a son-in-law that our Yongping County Lord likes?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin lowered his head and responded: "Back to Your Majesty, Yongping has not thought about this problem for the time being. ”

"After all, you have to get married."

Emperor Jing's tone was calm, and he didn't immediately make a request that Qing Yu Huaijin couldn't answer, as if he was just out of love for his juniors.

Qing Yu Huaijin expressed his attitude with silence.

Seeing this, Emperor Jing diverted the topic and said: "During this time, I will enter the palace to talk to me, and after a while, I will have an errand for you to do." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Qing Yu Huaijin respectfully responded.

Half an hour later, after accompanying Emperor Jing to watch the recital, she bowed and retired.

Walking in the majestic palace, Qingyu Huaijin couldn't help but think of her father and brother who were far away in the south, and a man she hated more and more.

"Look at how arrogant you are this time."

……

Most of them go south, more than 2,000 miles, but Heluo.

Continuing in the southeast direction, in front of the current Jingjun defense line, there is a small city called Teng County.

If you climb the southern suburb of the city to look at the Flag Mountain, you can faintly see the vast Leze Plain.

Two years ago, the main force of the Jing army swallowed a bitter fruit of defeat here, and more than 10,000 foot soldiers were completely annihilated by the Huaizhou army, which was the second fiasco after the Mengshan Battle that year, and it was a defeat without any fancy on the frontal battlefield.

Compared with the subsequent Lu Shen leading troops to attack Heluo City, the battle of Lei Ze is a shame that everyone in the Jing army from top to bottom must remember.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the mountains are yellow.

More than 1,000 Jingchao cavalry guarded at the foot of the mountain, there were more than 100 elite soldiers on the mountainside, and more than 10 generals stood on a boulder, facing the direction of the Leze Plain, and several of them were arguing fiercely.

"In my opinion, completely ignore the Qi army's defense line at Dingfeng Road and Qingliu Pass, our army can drive straight into from the Razor Plain! Once the cavalry enters the territory of Dongyang Road, it can bloom in the center and disturb the hearts of the people. At that time, no matter how solid the defense line of the Qi army is on both sides of the northwest, they will also be in a dilemma! ”

This nearly forty-year-old military general, named Shubule, has always been known in the Xiashan Army for being good at long-distance running, and once led his troops to gallop 500 miles and then break through the enemy's rear.

On the other side, the thick eyebrows and big eyes immediately shook his head and said, "Childish." Couldn't the Qi army see the weakness in this direction? They clearly deliberately exposed this vacancy to lure our army into the heartland, and then cut off our army's back road, so that our army would become a turtle in an urn. The key towns in the southeast of the Leize Plain are all in the hands of the Qi army, and they can send troops to attack your logistics at any time, do you plan to fill the entire Leize Plain with hundreds of thousands of troops? ”

Shu Bulie said coldly: "I don't know if I'm naïve or if you're timid." As long as the cavalry of our army can penetrate deep into the territory, where do they need logistical baggage, just grab the people's food! Besides, I don't believe that the Qi army has the courage to take the initiative to go out of the city and fight our army in the field. ”

Badu said sarcastically: "First, the Qi army can fortify the wall and clear the wilderness, so that you can't find enough supplies to supply the army at all. Second, the border army of Qi State is not one of the waste of Yan State, if you go deep alone, won't people have the courage to besiege you? Don't forget, the Battle of Razor two years ago! ”

Shu Bulie was speechless, not that he was worried that Mou Lianghu not far away would be ashamed, but that he did not have absolute certainty to refute Badu.

After a moment of silence, he asked with an unkind face: "Then in your opinion, our army can only storm Dingfeng Dao?" Or do you want to switch to Qingliu Pass? ”

Badu shook his head and said, "I didn't say that, anyway, it's not a good idea to venture into the Razor Plains!" ”

The two argued again, and several generals next to them also joined in, but fortunately, they all knew the rules, and they didn't make a fuss no matter how loud they were.

Qing Yu Zhongwang stood quietly, not participating in the arguments that were very common within Jing Jun, he just looked at the middle-aged man standing in front of him with reverence.

After a light cough, all the noise immediately died down.

Qing Yugong said slowly: "I took you to see Baotai Mountain, Dingfeng Dao and Qingliu Pass, as well as the Leize Plain in the distance, but it seems that I have not gained much. ”

The crowd couldn't help but be in awe.

Qing Yugong turned to look, everyone quietly lowered their heads, his voice was still not angry, and he said calmly: "I took you to observe at the front line, I hope you can see that the Qi army is heavily guarded and has complete rules, but you are only full of how to win in battle." I understand that you have not been defeated in the battle of Zhao, and your tail has long been cocked to the sky. This kind of problem is not difficult to treat, and you can wake up after losing a few games, but the Dajing Iron Cavalry has already lost two games, and neither His Majesty nor this king is allowed to lose the third game. ”

The generals said in unison: "Follow the teachings of the prince." ”

Qing Yugong was noncommittal, and said: "As a general, think about defeat before thinking about victory, and think clearly about what kind of predicament our army will encounter, so that we can plan how to avoid it in advance, instead of blindly thinking about attacking." Dingzhou is now under the rule of the Qi State, and the enemies we have to face are not only Li Jingda and the Dingzhou Sixth Army, but also Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun and the elite generals under their command. In the last two defeats, we've made the mistake of staring at one city and one place, forgetting that the other side is a living person and not a puppet to be manipulated with, and thus falling into their crochet trap. ”

Hearing this, Qing Yu Zhongwang and Mou Lianghu couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Qing Yugong did not chase and fight, not because Qing Yuzhong was his eldest son, but because it would affect morale if it was suppressed too much, and some things just need to be stopped.

Looking at the mountains and rivers in the distance, Qing Yugong said unhurriedly: "Zhongwang, from now on, set up cards and pass in Henan Road, Dingfeng Road, Yaoshan Pass, Tengxian, Xinchang, Yiyang, Dingping, Zhushan and other places, and no one is allowed to pass the news to the south through these arteries. In the first step before the war, the king wants to cut off the ears and eyes of the southerners and let them grope in the fog. Ordered the lords of the northern land to do all the things in the past, the king will no longer pursue them, and from today onwards, if they collude with the southerners, the Yi people. ”

Qing Yu Zhongwang said awe-inspiringly: "The last general will take the order!" ”

Qing Yugong immediately turned his head to look at the middle-aged man standing in the corner, his eyes deep and distant.

Wang Shidao only felt a pressure enveloping his whole body, and he couldn't help but bow his head.

Qing Yugong said: "On the day when Heluo City was broken, why was Zhang Can able to succeed in the palace? Although the Zhang family in Jingshan was able to get together two hundred dead soldiers, judging from the scene that day, Zhang Can was by no means improvised, but had been planning for a long time. ”

Wang Shidao subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with difficulty: "Back to the prince, at that time, the Qi army was pressing the border, and the attention of the lower officials and the prosecutor's office was outside the city, so they ignored the movements in the palace. ”

"Oh."

Qing Yugong responded lightly, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

With a "plop", Wang Shidao knelt down and saluted: "The lower officials are derelict in their duties, please punish the prince!" ”

Qing Yugong's face was not angry, and he walked forward slowly.

Looking at the figure that walked in front of him, Wang Shidao only felt a huge fear pressing on his heart.

Qing Yugong stretched out his hand and put it on Wang Shidao's shoulder, and said leisurely: "It is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and it is helpless to commit to the enemy. You are a capable person, this king has decided to give you another chance, I wonder if you are willing to accept it? ”

Wang Shidao's heart was shocked, of course he could understand the deep meaning of this sentence, and immediately replied: "Thank you for the grace of the prince not to kill, the lower officials will remember it in their hearts!" ”

Qing Yugong looked at the beads of sweat on his forehead, then pulled him up and said, "Very good." ”

Wang Shidao only felt that the terrifying pressure disappeared at this time, and his cold sweat had already soaked his underwear.

Qing Yugong looked around at everyone and said warmly: "You are right about one thing, the initiative in this battle is in the hands of our army, so don't be in a hurry, take your time, the enemy will make mistakes on his own." Until then, it is your duty to rectify the atmosphere in the rear and in the army. ”

More than a dozen generals responded loudly.

Qing Yugong turned around again, and his gaze seemed to cross thousands of mountains and rivers and fall on the distant land of Qi.

It was not Dingzhou, which had been under the rule of Qi for less than a year, nor was it Huaizhou, which had turned Jing Jun away countless times.

Instead, it has grown from a lonely Pingyang city to Jingzhou, which now occupies a large part of the Jiangbei territory.

Qing Yugong's eyes appeared in front of a face that he had seen from afar.

It was on the battlefield north of Mengshan.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and silently said in his heart: "Brother Li, I haven't seen you for ten years, can you still fight?" ”

(End of chapter)