Chapter 435: The Twilight of Man
Standing on the high post, Yuan Qi looked at the Wei army camp several miles away, carefully observing the layout of the Wei army. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info every time there is a big war, it has become a habit to personally observe the terrain. He is convinced that the devil is in the details, and that the more control and understanding he has about his enemies, the better chance he will get.
After Yuan got up, Zhuge Liang and Zhao Hu stood on both sides, and their eyes also turned to the continuous camps of the Wei army. It's just that the two of them have different thoughts in their hearts, Zhuge Liang is inferring their strength and morale and other combat-related issues based on the arrangement of the Wei army, while Zhao Hu focuses on the Wei army's closest camp gate to himself and others. He was observing the movements of the Wei army, after all, the distance between Yuan Qi and the Wei army was too close now, and if it was discovered by the Wei army and sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress, there would still be a certain threat.
As if noticing Zhao Hu's gaze, Yuan Qi chuckled and said: "Zhao Hu doesn't have to worry, Ugong Terulie is not a layman, even if he finds a certain figure, it is unlikely that he will send troops out to encircle and suppress it, because he knows that even if he loses a certain person, it will not have a decisive impact on the entire battle situation." ”
Zhuge Liang also said with a smile: "Big brother is right, although Ugong Zhaolie is a hero, his open-mindedness is still commendable, and he will never be so petty." Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to stand out from the troubled times and survive until now, becoming the last opponent of the eldest brother. ”
Listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Yuan Qi sighed and said in a low voice: "I think that at the beginning, when the sour jujube alliance, Yugong Zhaolie and the late Sun Taishou, as well as Gongsun Ruyun, were the three old people who supported a certain alliance leader, and now Sun Taishou's bones are cold, and Ugong Zhaolie has become a fierce enemy again, only Gongsun Ruyun is still in the same camp as a certain one. The changes in the world are really embarrassing. ”
When Zhao Hu heard this, he opened his mouth and said, "Senior brother, the past is over, don't mind." Defeating Unomiya Terulie with dignity is the greatest respect for him. ”
Yuan nodded and said, "Zhao Hu is right. The way to salute the enemy is to defeat him completely!" After a pause, Yuan Qi continued: "Okay, we have all seen what should be seen, go back to the camp." He said. Yuan Qi jumped on the back of the jade unicorn first, and after snorting lightly, he was carried by the unicorn and ran under the high post at high speed. Zhuge Liang and Zhao Hu looked at each other and smiled, each stepped on their war horses, and chased after Yuan Qi's back.
After returning to the camp, Yuan got up and went to the big tent of the Chinese army and gathered everyone under his command to discuss the military situation. After Zhuge Liang explained in detail what he had just observed, he made a concluding remarks: "According to Liang's inference. The number of soldiers in the Wei army's camp should be around 600,000, which is not as good as our army, but the morale is strong. It is not appropriate to confront it for the time being. Liang suggested sending out a detailed work to collect information from the Wei army, and wait for the situation to be clarified before making the next decision. ”
In the column of civil officials who started with Yuan Qi, Li Ru stood up and said: "Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's proposal is very reasonable. Since ancient times. Only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one not be defeated in a hundred battles, and the minister seconded it. and implore the king of Yan to issue an edict. ”
After Li Ru, Jia Yuan, Xun Luo and others also agreed. Seeing that all the advisers had no objections. Yuan Qi nodded and said: "That's fine, anyway, our army has enough food and grass, and we are not in a hurry." Wen Wei, the matter of spying on the news in the Wei military camp will be left to you to do. Within five days, be sure to report the news of the spy to a certain person. ”
While Yuan Qi and his subordinates were discussing the military situation, Ugong Terulie was also discussing the military with his subordinate civil and military officials. The result of the military discussion is almost the same as the conclusion of the monarch and ministers, after all, this is a big battle that determines life and death, and neither side is willing to take the lead in opening the war without enough certainty.
However, Ugong Terulie is well aware of the strength of the Hidden Dragon members, and while sending out the Hidden Dragon, he also focused on strengthening the internal defense, ordering Xiahoudun to strictly supervise the patrol sergeants in the battalion, to do all-round monitoring without dead ends, and once a suspicious person is found, capture it on the spot, so as to prevent the Hidden Dragon members from penetrating into his interior again and leaking the deployment of troops in the camp.
After the military meeting, Umiya Terulie dismissed his subordinates, and then turned around and went to the back tent. In the back tent, a young woman sat on the bed of Unomiya Terulie with her two children in her arms, her face full of wind and dust. Simple clothes and dust can't hide her beautiful appearance. After hearing the footsteps, the young woman slowly raised her head and looked at Unomiya Terulie who was walking towards her. When her gaze came into contact with Unomiya Teruye's, the expressions on her and Unomiya Terulie's faces both changed somewhat, and her expression instantly changed from a mother's love to a child's dependence, with inexhaustible longing in her eyes. And Unomiya Terulie's eyes also softened, at this moment, he was no longer the King of Wei who held the power of tens of millions of lives, but just a father.
"Xian'er, you have suffered in the past few years. Unomiya Terulie said gently. Among the descendants of the Unomiya family, Ugong Terulie has many capable sons and nephews, but at the same time, he also has many daughters and nieces, and the young woman in front of him is one of them, and she is also the most beloved daughter in Unomiya Terulie's life - Unomiya Ken.
When Unomiya Ken was sixteen years old, Unomiya Terulie, who was in the official residence at that time, sent Unomiya Ken to the capital in order to gain more and greater power, and made Unomiya Ken the concubine of Yuan Xie. Ugong Xian's appearance is outstanding, and she was soon favored by Yuan Xie, plus she is very intelligent, and she is very knowledgeable, she never relies on being favored and oppresses other concubines, let alone asking for power and official positions for her father Ugong Zhaolie, and even sometimes writes to Ugong Zhaolie in a private capacity, advising Ugong Zhaolie not to persecute the strong man Yuan Xie too much at that time, and Yuan Xie is even more fond of Ugong Xian because of this.
Later, after Yuan Xie died on the battlefield of Yizhou, when Yu Gongxian learned that Yuan Xie left a will and gave up the position of the Son of Heaven to Yuan Qi, he took the two sons he gave birth to for Yuan Xie incognito and lived a secluded life, in order not to add trouble to Yuan Qi. Umiya Ken knew that if she didn't leave with her two sons, then Yuan Qi would definitely not ascend to the throne of the Son of Heaven. And if she and her two sons stay, it is inevitable that some careerists will use the topic to prevent Yuan Qi from ascending to the throne of the Son of Heaven, thus making the strong man fall into chaos again, in that case, she will be sorry for the dead Yuan Xie. So she resolutely made the original decision. In the past few years, she and her two sons have been living in a small village near Jizhou in Yanzhou, which is the junction of the two forces of Yuan Qi and Ugong Terulie, and the strength of both sides is relatively weak, so with the ability of the members of the hidden dragon, they have not been able to find the whereabouts of their mother and son. If it weren't for the fact that Unomiya Terulie led the army to pass by that small village and found Unomiya Ken, maybe Unomiya Ken and his two sons would have lived there peacefully until they grew old.
"Father...... King. "Ugong Xian is not used to calling Ugong Zhaolie his father, after all, Ugong Zhaolie, the king of Wei, has not been recognized by the Yuan Association. After a pause, Ugong Ken then said to Ugong Terulie: "If the father is still concerned about the relationship between father and daughter, please let go of his daughter's two sons, and don't let them stand up and suffer the pain and torture, the daughter has lost her husband and doesn't want to lose her sons anymore." It turned out that Unomiya Ken was afraid that Unomiya Terulie would pull her two sons out and bring them to the cusp of the storm, so as to undermine the morale of the soldiers.
If the two young sons in front of him are not the sons of Ugong Ken, Ugong Terulie will definitely do what Umiya Ken said without hesitation, and before the war, he can severely hit the morale of the soldiers and take the opportunity to cause chaos among the courtiers, those old ministers who attach great importance to the inheritance, which is something that Umiya Terulie is happy to see. However, looking at Unomiya Ken's two young sons holding one in one hand, Ugong Terulie hesitated, no matter what, they are Unomiya Ken's sons after all, and they are Ugong Terulie's own grandson. Ugong Terulie had already sacrificed Ugong Ken once for the sake of power, and now, is he still sacrificing his two grandsons with his own hands?
Maybe it's because of his advanced age, Ugong Terulie is no longer as ruthless as when he was young, or maybe it's out of doting and guilt for Unomiya Xian, and Ugong Terulie really disdains to treat his two young sons as political victims, and in the end, Ugong Terulie nodded at Unomiya Ken and said in a low voice: "Xian'er, my father promised you." Father will not sacrifice your happiness again, let alone trade his own grandson for victory in the war. But until this great war is over, you and these two boys cannot leave the side of your father. Even if it's ...... Even if it's some compensation made by your father for being ashamed of you in the past. ”
When the two countries are at war, the war will soon spread to the surrounding areas, and maybe there will be bandits, horses and other grass robbers who take the opportunity to fish and flesh the people and plunder money and food. He asked Unomiya Ken to stay by his side, on the one hand, because his daughter, who was reluctant to reunite after a long absence, left, and on the other hand, it was also to protect the safety of Unomiya Ken's mother and son.
With Ugong Xian's intelligence, she quickly understood Ugong Terulie's intentions, and her heart was filled with warmth, and she bowed her head and said to Ugong Terulie: "Thank you father, Xian'er obeyed the order." With that, Ugong Xian stretched out his hand and gently pushed each of his two sons on the backs, and said to them: "Maung'er, Dun'er, come forward to meet your grandfather, in this world, apart from me, he is the only relative you can rely on." ”
When Yuan Maung and Yuan Dun heard this, they took a step forward together, bowed to Ugong Zhaolie and fell to the ground, and their childish voices sounded at the same time: "Yuan Maung and Yuan Dun visit their grandfather, and congratulate their grandfather on being a thousand years old." ”
Ugong Terulie took a step forward, stretched out his hand and pulled Yuan Maung and Yuan Dun up, looking at their little faces that were quite similar to Ugong Xian, Ugong Terulie couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and then pulled the two children into his arms, hugged their brothers, and couldn't speak for a long time.