A knife in love

Chapter 2170
Murong's family has very strict family education, and Murong Qiushui is the most upright person, so even though Murong Danyan studied and wrote with well-educated people since she was a child, the books Murong Qiushui allowed her to read were all four books and five classics, and she was never allowed to read any wild history novels .That's why it wasn't until Murong Danyan slipped out of Murong Villa that he realized that there are still storytelling stories in the world.And Wang Xiaoyu grew up in Wangjiazhuang since she was a child, and Liu Shengdan and Ma Shou were extremely spoiled by her, and had almost no restraint on her.Therefore, Wang Xiaoyu likes to listen to people's stories since he was a child, and he has already memorized many passages in the books by heart.When those storytellers talked about Qin Qiong, Xue Rengui, Yang Yanzhao, Yue Fei, Xu Da and other famous generals, they praised them all.However, most of the storyteller's skills are passed on by word of mouth. When describing the appearance, appearance and clothing of these famous ministers and generals, there are only some clichés repeated over and over again.Wang Xiaoyu heard it by heart, unconsciously, he imagined that his father was also the appearance of these famous ministers and generals.Since Murong Danyan arrived in Wangjiazhuang, Wang Xiaoyu told her all his wild thoughts, and often took Murong Danyan to teahouses and wine shops in Dongliao County to drink tea and listen to books. Yan also memorized most of the storyteller's clichés in his heart.Listening to what Zhao Da said at this time, it was not unusual for her to imagine Wang Xiaoyu's biological father as those famous officials and generals.

The two rode through the city gate and walked into the city, but saw a straight road stretching forward, stretching far into the distance.Just a few miles away, there is a pervasive fog, and it is not clear what is going on in the distance.But as far as the eye can see, there is no one figure at all.The doors and windows of the houses on both sides of the road were also closed, and no sound could be heard.Murong Danyan was suspicious, thinking to himself that whether it was Wangqi County or the town he passed by, it was because of the vixen that the road was empty.But the city in front of me is huge, why can't I see a single person in the city?Could it be that the vixen has been watching from the side all the time, and can't make trouble here? !
Thinking of this, Murong Danyan turned his head and said to Zhao Da: "Mr. Zhao Da, I don't know something. I wonder if you can enlighten me?"

Zhao Da laughed and said, "Don't dare, the girl is really too polite. If you have something to say, just say it, the villain will know everything and say everything."

Murong Danyan pondered for a moment, and then said: "I followed Mr. Zhao Da all the way, and the road was very desolate, and I couldn't see villages, towns and cities. Now I enter this city, and I don't see a single person in front of me." , and there is no sergeant standing outside the city. So I am puzzled, is this city already deserted?"

Zhao Da originally had a smile on his face, but after hearing Murong Danyan finish speaking, the smile on his face gradually disappeared and turned into a worried expression.He glanced at Murong Danyan, sighed, and then said: "This city is not deserted, and there are still two or three hundred soldiers. The remaining two or three thousand troops have already withdrawn from the city and are stationed in the east of the city. Ten miles away, the officers and soldiers of the brigade have already withdrawn."

Murong Danyan was stunned, and couldn't help but said: "The officers and soldiers of the brigade have already withdrawn? Where did they go to guard the city?"

Zhao Da looked solemn, pondered for a moment, and then said in a heavy tone: "The officers and soldiers of the brigade have been moved to the two cities of Qingshan and Heishui two hundred miles away. But although it is a brigade of officers and soldiers, there are not many left."

The more Wang Xiaoyu heard it, the more surprised he became, and then asked: "Did you lose the battle?"

Zhao Da took a look at Murong Danyan, nodded, and said: "The girl came here for the first time, and she probably doesn't know much about the situation here. The officers and soldiers stationed in the nine border cities and the Tazi soldiers fought hard for three years. He was undecided about the grand plan. The commander of the Tazi soldiers saw the flaw and led an army of [-] out to besiege our city. The general who defended the city was caught by the trick of the Tazi soldiers and went out to meet the enemy. As a result, the entire army was wiped out. It's not that my master is sitting in the city, I'm afraid the city has already been taken by the Tartar soldiers."

The more Murong Danyan listened, the more frightened he became. After hearing what Zhao Da said, he hurriedly asked: "The whole army is wiped out? Isn't the eldest lady's father the commander of the whole army here?"

Zhao Da shook his head and said, "My master is a Beijing official. He works in the official department and is highly relied on by the emperor. How could he come to be an official in such a place like this? I harass the border from time to time, but they are all small groups of soldiers. This time I heard that the Tartar soldiers are gathering a large army, and they seem to have the intention of marching eastward. The general guarding the city wrote a document and sent it to the capital, requesting that the enemy attack before the large-scale attack. They caught the Tartar soldiers by surprise.

"But the court chiefs thought that the Tartar soldiers just wanted to plunder the people, rob money, livestock and people, and had no intention of aggressively invading the Central Plains, so they forbade the frontier generals to fight with the Tartar soldiers. If the Tartar soldiers broke into the border, The guards only need to lead their soldiers to guard the city, fortify the walls and clear the fields. The Tartar soldiers had no food and grass, so they had to retreat. My master was ordered by the official minister to bring an edict to the border gate to announce the edict. I did not expect him to enter the city Afterwards, the city guard refused to obey his orders, saying that there were only one or two thousand Tartar soldiers, and that there was nothing to be afraid of. These Tartar soldiers must be captured or killed, and the money, livestock, and male and female population looted by them should be taken back. Otherwise, the border people would have to poke him in the back.

"Although my master is an imperial envoy sent by the capital, his trip is only to declare an order, and he has no power to restrain the generals at the border, and cannot order the three armies. Therefore, although he tried hard to persuade, the general guarding the city just didn't listen. He led [-] soldiers out of the city to meet the enemy. Unexpectedly, the one or two thousand Tartar soldiers were just bait, and the enemy army gathered with a hundred thousand troops, and had already set up an ambush outside the city. Encircled and fought fiercely for a day and a night, the entire army was finally wiped out.

"When my master saw that the city guard was leading an army out of the city, he knew that the situation was not good, so he gathered all the people in the city, gave them armor and weapons, and asked them to stand on the city wall to guard. To confuse the Tazi soldiers. In addition, he also sent [-] cavalry with more flags, quietly left the east gate, and stationed [-] li away from the east of the city. Going back and forth vertically and horizontally, stirring up dust all over the sky, thinking of suspicious soldiers.

"Although my master made the arrangements, he still felt uneasy and sent many scouts out of the city to inquire about the news. However, after these scouts left the city, none of them returned to the city to report the news. It was not until the morning of the second day that one of the spies waved his body. Xue escaped and came back to report to my master, saying that after the general defending the city led his troops out of the city, he was lured out by a small group of Tartar soldiers for more than forty miles. The soldiers fought bloody battles, and in the end they were outnumbered, and the entire army was wiped out."

(End of this chapter)