Jiaohua

Chapter 946 A letter of war (update 7.04)

"Nie Huimo, he led troops to attack Huazhou?" Xia Zhaoyi said.

Xia Yuda nodded and got off his horse, panting heavily.

"Yes, it's definitely him," Xia Yuda said, "Suhe County was completely taken over by them."

"Where's Panzhou, have they taken it down?"

"I don't know. I can't go south. Wuhepo is full of soldiers and horses of King Dacheng. The Jiangnan barracks that were originally stationed were all beheaded. The entire Zushui River was stained red with blood."

Shi Guoxin brought a bowl of warm tea.

Xia Yuda thanked him, but after receiving it, he didn't have time to drink, and said, "Qian Xianmin has transferred his army to the west, and it seems that he vows to take back Suhe County."

"Of course," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "Suhe County has exquisite white porcelain and abundant crops such as millet and pepper. He must be in a hurry. You should rest well first."

"Ah."

Xia Zhaoyi turned around and walked to the right, walking up a slope, Xia Xingming and others were looking at the map, talking a lot.

Seeing Xia Zhaoyi approaching, everyone said "Second Miss".

"Xia Yuda is back," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Whether Li Gan's troops have been attracted or not, I don't know yet, but Tian Dayao's troops have come. There will be a battle in Suhe County, Huazhou."

Compared to their small-scale harassment, that was a big battle.

"What should we do?" Gao Zhou asked.

"Huazhou is so big, the difference between Southwest and our place is at least two Tangzhous, we don't care." Xia Zhaoyi said, looking at the map in Xia Junnan's hand.

Seeing this, Xia Junnan stepped forward and showed the map more clearly on Xia Zhaoyi.

"If we don't care, shall we keep heading east?" Xia Xingming asked.

At the beginning of the sunset, the sky is covered with a thin layer of rouge and light pink, the surrounding mountains and forests are green, and the girl's face is youthful, plump and beautiful in the soft light.

"Chen family soldiers, let's go fight too," Xia Zhaoyi pointed at the map, "They should have gone to the vicinity of Xingxing City."

"There should be a lot of Qian Xianmin's garrison near Yixing City." Xia Junnan said.

"Not many," Xia Zhaoyi said, his gaze became deep, "Yi Xing was massacred only half a year ago."

This matter was brought up by Du Xuan, Wu Shaoning and her when they were building roads in Youzhou.

Half a year ago, she and Shen Lie parted ways in Jiuning County, Songzhou. She and Zhi Changle went north, and Shen Lie waited for his subordinates in Yongwu City, Huazhou.

The dragging star was quickly breached by the new rebel army. As soon as they entered the city, the group of butchers began to slaughter. Three of Shen Lie's subordinates lost contact at that time, and there is no news from them till now.

But if it is about revenge, Qian Xianmin quickly mobilized troops and horses to fight back the Yexing rebel army in a very short time.

Flicking Star didn't say it became an empty city, but the number of people was really not much.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhaoyi suddenly realized that Qian Xianmin seemed to be a tinkerer in Huazhou.

Today Wuqu was beaten by Zhao Gong's subordinates, and tomorrow he will fight back with all his might.

Tomorrow Yixing will be massacred by the rebels, and he will fight back the next day with all his might.

Now, Suhe County is occupied by Nie Huimo, and Qian Xianmin, who has lost his source of wealth, is desperately working hard again, but he doesn't know if he can fight back.

"Destroy the soldiers and horses of the Chen family, and then we will go to Wuqu," Xia Zhaoyi pointed his finger on the map, "but we will not enter the city. For the rest of the day, we will only wait for people at Daqiu Lake and Jingkengfu. Hold your breath, if you really don't want to send troops to investigate, you will go along the Guozhuang River Estuary to Muzhou first."

"Us?" Xia Xingming raised his eyebrows, "Second Miss isn't going?"

"Yes, you guys go first," Xia Zhaoyi said in a deep voice, "I'll go to Hejing first, and I need to make preparations."

The army rested overnight, and at midnight, they headed towards Yixing.

In this area, there is not only one soldier from the Chen family, but also countless rebel troops, large and small.

Along the way, the Xia family's army encountered countless groups of refugees in addition to these scattered soldiers and horses.

The refugees hid when they saw soldiers and horses. Among them, they encountered a group of refugees, mostly orphans, widows, mothers and elderly people. The four veterans beside Xia Zhaoyi really felt sorry for them. After asking Xia Zhaoyi for instructions, they specially sent someone to go Send food.

As a result, the next day, the scout rushed back: "Second Miss, the refugees who got food yesterday encountered a group of rogues, their food was robbed, their women were robbed, and only five young children were left to escape!"

The four veterans were furious, and with Xia Zhaoyi's consent, Xia Xingming and Jian Jun led [-] light cavalry to sweep and suppress the bandits frantically in the Yixing, Yongwu, and Wuqu areas.

The remaining two veterans, Xia Junnan and Xia Chuan, accompanied Xia Zhaoyi to continue to Yexing.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, approaching the New Year's Eve, more than 6000 soldiers and horses of the Chen family were wiped out.

Fortunately, the coach Chen Wei gave an order in time, the whole army was twisted into a hemp rope, no orders were allowed, no private actions were allowed, and in the face of provocations, I had to grit my teeth and persevere.

As a result, the entire Chen family's soldiers immediately dismounted, and on the surface they were united like never before. Either the army would act together, or the army would be unable to move an inch.

But even in action, the Xia family army would suddenly appear from behind or on the flanks.

One side is the uprising peasant soldiers, who mostly walk on their feet.

On one side is the elite cavalry who have been battle-tested, agile, quick, and sophisticated in tactics.

The Chen family's soldiers, who were too big to lose their tails, had no way to fight Xia's army, and the superiority in numbers could not be reflected. The morale of the army, which was not very good, collapsed in a mess in just a few days.

Not to mention, few of the scouts who went out could come back, and even if they came back, they would take the message for Xia Zhaoyi.

Chen Wei was blinded by the situation outside, and didn't know anything, so he didn't dare to move easily.

As a result, a very strange scene appeared.

More than 800 people were killed by Xia's army, and Chen's soldiers, who had more than 5000 left, were surrounded by Xia's army with less than 700 people.

Chen Weixiu wrote a letter and ordered the scouts to take it out.

After returning, the scout tremblingly handed back the letter.

"The lord will die, and the soldiers can be spared. Yixing is currently an empty city, and it is recommended to send troops to build it. ——Ali."

Calligraphy is amazing, the handwriting is beautiful, the strokes are compelling, and the inscription of the word "A Li" makes Chen Wei's scalp tingle.

But it is always good to have an echo, rather than tearing up the book directly.

Chen Wei quickly picked up a pen and sent another letter, asking why the other party was helping Qian Xianmin with affairs and why he was building a star.

And in this letter, he boasted about himself, claiming to be a decent person, who went to a private school, read the books of sages, has character, virtue and talent, and raised troops for the well-being of the people.And Qian Xianmin and his like, after killing all the officials in Huazhou who were responsible for the army and politics, they didn't think about making progress, they only wanted to enjoy the blessings, and suggested that Miss A Li should not be with him.

This time the letters came back faster.

"The general will die, and the soldiers will not be spared. Surrender is invalid. After two days of engagement. ——Xia Jiajun, Zhang Ji."

The handwriting is neat and generous, not as good as the calligraphy of the previous letter, which can be called the sky of literature and art, but it can also be seen that it has a strong foundation.

"Xia Family... Army," Chen Wei muttered, "Xia Family Army?"

The captain on the side said: "After Ah Li became Dingguo's mansion, her surname is Xia."

"It's the Xia Family Army," Chen Wei broke out in a cold sweat, pointing to the signature on the letter, "It's really the Xia Family Army. Look, he himself said it was the Xia Family Army."

The captain suspected that the general was stupid: "General..."

Everyone around me felt the same way.

"You're right, Ah Li's surname is Xia," Chen Wei swallowed, his voice flabbergasted, "Qian Xianmin's character is that he will not give her soldiers and horses, but will only borrow her soldiers and horses. If he borrows soldiers and horses, he will not use her soldiers and horses." The surname is self-proclaimed. She can recruit soldiers, but no matter how strong the new force is, it is impossible to be so terrifying. These soldiers and horses are the best of the best, no matter Zhuang Mengyao, Yun Bozhong, Tian Dayao or Song Zhiyi... no one will send elite soldiers Give it away."

The captain was also startled into a cold sweat: "But that Xia family army was wiped out a few years ago, wasn't it?"

Chen Wei didn't speak any more, and stared blankly at the word "Xia Jiajun" on the letter.

After a long time, he raised his eyes to look at all the subordinates in the big tent, his complexion was sallow, his eyes were empty and blank, and his untrimmed beard was messy like weeds growing wildly.

Everyone looked at him, and no one dared to speak.

With Chen Wei's expression, they seemed to read three words: "Dead".

If it was really that Xia family army, why would they fight each other...

It was an army full of glory and achievements, cast with blood and forged with iron bones.

It is a soldier and horse destined to enter the history, set up a monument, and enshrine in the Hall of Valor.

No matter who will end the troubled times in the future and ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and no matter which dynasty or generation, this Xia family army will enter the highest martial temple of the dynasty to be worshiped and sacrificed.

And right now, the letter Chen Wei is holding in his hand is the letter of challenge handed over by the other party.

About to fight, two days later.

(End of this chapter)