Chang Anqing

Chapter 254
Just when Yang Yuanjing's army won the first battle and excited people's hearts, the panic of the plague spread step by step, causing people to fall into boundless confusion once again.

"Get out of the way, I want to see the king!"

Li Shen, who followed the army back to Lanzhou, had not had time to share the joy of victory with others, his heart was frozen by the tension that filled the city. The next day, he would be like an ordinary person, unable to compete with this natural disaster.

Although the medical officials developed the anti-epidemic and treatment prescriptions according to Zhao Yi's instructions, no one thought that this plague would come quickly and more violently, but more people had been infected within a few days, and the situation suddenly became steeper. Spin down, out of control.

Yang Yuanjing, who came back from the class teacher, was also quite shocked when he learned about this matter, and immediately isolated the other soldiers far away, thinking only about how to deal with it.

Because not only the soldiers were infected this time, even their chief general failed to escape——

People say that without a leader in a group of dragons, there will be chaos, especially when the enemy is present.

Originally, the prestige of Zhao Yi, the king of the imperial mausoleum, was intimidating. After all, the Turks still restrained themselves and adopted a step-by-step approach. But once the Turks knew about this, they would definitely fight a tough battle with them regardless of everything.

However, now that their army is in panic and their morale is declining, how can he dare to bet.

Yang Yuanjing never expected that he came here to make contributions. If he was really dragged down by this sudden plague this time and lost the battle, then his life's wisdom would be ruined in one fell swoop.

Therefore, in order to solve the problem as soon as possible, Yang Yuanjing didn't have time to think about it. After urgently convening the generals of the army to discuss, he proposed to deceive the public and sent a letter to Chang'an, applying for a change of general, and dispatching the imperial physician to suppress the epidemic.

Faced with such a predicament, the young Li Shen at this moment did not have the power to pick off a head with a single shot on the battlefield. Because of his haste, the shiny silver armor that Zhao Yite bestowed on him had long since disappeared. Stained red by the blood of the enemy, bit by bit embedded in each piece of armor, because of the wind and sand and the phagocytosis of time, the former brilliant color has faded, darkened and blackened.

The soldiers who were ordered to guard Zhao Yi's courtyard saw that Li Shen, who had always been well-groomed, was exhausted from the wind and sand, and his long hair was scattered because of the night's running around. Wanting to rush in, his eyes were red, not knowing whether it was anger or sadness.

"General Li, General Li, the king has issued a warrant, everything is in accordance with Dudu Yang's proposal, and the subordinates must obey—"

"The king? How is the king now?"

Facing Li Shen like this, the guards were helpless for a while, trying to stop him, but they couldn't hold back his strength.

He could only pull with all his strength, and said with depression in his heart: "I heard from the medical officer that although Your Majesty has always been in good health, these days, in order to deal with the Turks, he came here all day and night, not to mention discussing countermeasures day and night. , Excessive exhaustion makes it easy to be infected, but I never thought that the plague was too violent this time, so the king's body is getting worse than before, and now he has been burning for three to five days—"

"No, it's impossible—"

"Yichen—"

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind, and when he turned around, he saw Li Wei with a serious and silent face, and a group of soldiers who supported Zhao Yi came over.

Now everyone knows that in this war with the Turks, a new star has emerged on the battlefield, and that is Li Wei, a small soldier who accompanied the army this time. A fierce general, Tu Yuanlie, after several rounds, suddenly picked him off his horse and killed him on the spot.For this reason, Li Wei immediately became famous, and his deeds were not only passed on by word of mouth, but also promoted several ranks by Yang Yuanjing, and now he has become a general of the Chinese army.

But what others don't know is that this Li Wei was originally the leader of Li Sui's secret guard. This time he was able to go out with the army and make great achievements because Li Sui didn't want the pearl around him to be dusted. At the same time, he also wanted to have another loyal minister. Good generals are always at ease with Zhao Yi.And the most important thing is that she can also place one more dark chess piece belonging to their Li family in the army, which is undoubtedly beneficial and harmless.

"Your Majesty has been fighting for many years, and has always been calm in dealing with things. Now that you have ordered not to approach and obey the governor, you and I can only live up to your majesty's entrustment."

Because heroes cherish heroes, Li Shen and Li Wei have been on good terms these days. Hearing Li Wei's deep voice of comfort, Li Shen clenched his fists tightly, and his body couldn't help trembling through the locked courtyard door in front of him. stand up.

"Yichen, the more difficult it is, the more we have to believe that we can win this battle, and the more we should believe that the king can also win this plague."

Hearing the words in his ears, Li Shen, who had bowed his head in silence for a long time, finally raised his head, gritting his teeth, as if making a promise with others, and also with himself.

"That's right, if we defeat the Turks, I vow to drive them out!"

Hearing this, the silent and sad soldiers behind them raised their hands and clenched their fists as if encouraged: "That's right, we must not embarrass the king!"

"Defeat the Turks and drive away the plague!"

"Defeat the Turks and drive away the plague!"

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Just as Guo Zhao expected, Yang Yuanjing's secret letter caused a sensation in the entire court as soon as it entered Chang'an. The ministers who were originally confident in this war also gradually wavered and changed their generals before the battle. What's more, the head of the march this time is Zhao Yi, who is quite important in the eyes of the Turkic people.

This is undoubtedly worse.

Therefore, after some disputes, many officials even changed teams at the moment and became peace talks. Go to kiss the princess and give a generous dowry...

However, instead of agreeing, the hot-blooded Son of Heaven was furious. He not only reprimanded the leader, but also dragged the leading official to the front of the hall to give him a cane punishment.

Then, at the suggestion of Taiwei Yang Chongyuan, the emperor finally decided to replace the leader of the army with Yang Yuanjing, a general of Wuwei who had been stationed in the Western Regions for many years. Arranged by Yang Chongyuan himself, he immediately recruited soldiers from Luoyang, Jiankang and other places, and hurried to the front line. He must completely stabilize the situation and turn the tide of battle before the Turks know the inside story.

However, just when all the plans were in place and Chang'an was already making intensive preparations, another shocking news, or bad news, came again, like a thunderbolt, piercing the sky and splitting into the sea, causing an uproar that could not be calmed down .

No one knows how the plague chaos on the front line reached the ears of the Turkic people, or it was so fast that they were almost caught off guard.

Then there is no doubt that when another group of troops from the Great Zhou Dynasty was still rushing towards Chang'an, the five Turkic Khans were like wolves, and they jointly planned to launch crazy and endless attacks in many places. Like a star, it gradually lights up the mountains and rivers in one place after another in Dazhou.

Let Chang'an, a city that has been peaceful for a long time, fall into an unprecedented crisis.

(End of this chapter)