Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 281 The surname Zhuge was restored, and he cultivated Longmu

One of the six counties in the southwest of Xia Kingdom, Hechi County, Wuzhou.

Although it belongs to the southwest of Xia Kingdom, Hechi County is in the far south. If there is an incident, it will be difficult for the camp of Jiangyang County to deal with it.Coupled with the fact that Wuzhou and Yongzhou are across the river, it is natural to have a large army for defense.

Before the Southwest Plague broke out, because Hechi County was quite far from the source of Dejiang County, and there was a large army responding quickly, the epidemic was still under control.So this time, the impact on Hechi County is not too great.

Now that the plague has subsided, the local order has been revived. The hawkers in the city are shouting one after another, pedestrians and tourists are constantly coming and going, and there is only a prosperous and prosperous scene in sight.Compared with the other five counties in the southwest, Hechi County at this time is so far apart that they are not in the same place.

Unfortunately, this prosperous and peaceful scene did not last long.

Then I heard a rush of horseshoes, which came loudly, and the people on the street were bound to be too late, and there was chaos.

The strange cavalry in armor, carrying the black dragon flag of Xia Kingdom at this time, holding the command arrow, galloped on the street while galloping on the horse, and shouted loudly in Mandarin with a distinct northern accent:

"There is an order from the imperial court. From now on, the army will be stationed in the cities of Hechi County. The local governments will fully cooperate with the army, and there will be no mistakes!"

"There is an order from the imperial court, and the army will be stationed from now on..."

The soldiers and horses from the big camp outside the city now marched into the city in a mighty way, directly taking over the defense of the city, and deployed soldiers to guard the government offices, grain warehouses and other important places in the city.

This scene is not the first time.

At the beginning, King Qi led his troops to attack the northern border of Yunguo, and the emperor of Yunguo subdued the camp of Yongzhou, and rectified the soldiers and horses to act like a soldier. At that time, Wuzhou was just like today. The army took over the city and waited for it.

All of a sudden, the people hid in their homes in a panic, and the shops on the street also hurriedly closed their doors.

In a moment, the prosperous and prosperous scene suddenly dissipated.The entire city of Wuzhou was suddenly shrouded in the cloud of war.

In the big camp outside Wuzhou City, a group of generals gathered in full body armor.It's just that at this moment, the aura of every general present is low and frightening.

"Is there no news from the rear general?" A general asked.

The leading general looked gloomy, shook his head slowly, and said:

"No... But there are reports from horse scouts. Thousands of Beisai elite cavalry set up an ambush for Yunguo, and almost the entire army was wiped out! On the other hand, the camp in Yongzhou, Yunguo, has closed its gates and there is no movement!"

"From this point of view, I'm afraid there may be something wrong with Yunguo Yongzhou camp!"

As soon as these words came out, some generals suddenly stood up and shouted angrily:
"Why is this happening? It's obvious that I'm plotting against Yunguo, why would Yunguo know the news?"

"The Beisai Jingqi are stationed, and they are used as soldiers and horses to escort food and grass all the way, just to hide from people's eyes and ears. And my Wuzhou camp is tightly guarded, and there is no way to leak news!"

"Damn it, there must be a traitor among us!" Several generals were furious, and immediately responded.

Only the leading general shook his head decisively at this time, and said in a deep voice:

"Knowing the general at this time, he has been guarding the general's personal guards for the past two months, and it is absolutely impossible to send a message!"

It was said to be guards, but in fact, it was to prevent some of the generals who knew the plan in advance from leaking the news, so Deyang Hou Zimmer arranged for his own soldiers to monitor the generals in the Wuzhou camp.

Having said that, the chief general raised his voice sharply and shouted:

"The possibility of someone leaking this matter is extremely slim! A big war is about to start, the plan is miscalculated, and the general later disappears. Under such circumstances, we must work together, and if there is any suspicion of each other, we will be punished for the crime of disordering the army!"

When the generals heard the words, they immediately lowered their heads slightly and stopped arguing.

According to the plan of Jinling City, thousands of cavalry wanted to besiege and kill General Di Qing of Wuxiang of Yunguo, and then take advantage of the turmoil in the camp of Yongzhou of Yunguo to brazenly send troops to occupy the land of the four prefectures.

But I never expected that this first step had already failed.

Previously, the current real commander of the Wuzhou Camp, General Empress Xia, Qi Mo, Marquis of Deyang, led the troops to Yun Kingdom in person despite the obstruction of the generals, but now there is no trace.In this way, the leaderless dragons have become soldiers and horses of the Wuzhou camp!

The leading general said in a deep voice:
"The general has sent a letter to Jingzhong. It will not take long before a military order will be issued. The most urgent thing is to guard against Yunguo!"

The soldiers and horses of the Wuzhou camp were used to guard against the army of the Li Dynasty before.It was only after the First Battle of Yongzhou that the territory of Yongzhou and other four states was all returned to Yunguo, and the object of defense of the Wuzhou camp changed from Li Dynasty to Yunguo.

The two sides have not played against each other before, and they are not familiar with each other.But just looking at the unbeatable record of the Yun army in the past few years, with almost no defeats, it made the Wuzhou camp feel a lot of pressure.

And at this moment, a slightly hurried voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

"There is an urgent report!"

When the generals in the camp heard the words, their hearts suddenly sank.

On the side of Yongzhou Daying, the reaction is so fast?

"What's the matter?" The leading general responded quickly.

"The latter general is back!"

Hearing this, all the generals were startled, they all stood up and walked out of the tent.

I saw the gate of the camp slowly opened in the distance, and dozens of cavalry drove into the camp surrounded by one person.

Seeing this, all the generals stepped forward to greet him.

When they walked in and took a look, everyone was slightly surprised.

Then I saw dozens of cavalrymen returning home in a state of exhaustion, all wounded.

Everyone's armor, at a glance at this moment, is no longer the black of Xia Guo's standard.I don't know if it's his own blood or Yun Jun's blood, it has solidified and dyed the black armor brown.

The leader, Deyang Hou Qimo, was even more embarrassed.The crown feather on the top of the head was removed, the red cloak disappeared behind him, and even the general flag behind him was dropped at this time.

Obviously, in order to break out, Zimmer threw away the most conspicuous things on his body!
For these elite cavalry of the North Sea, the speed of the cavalry of Yunguo's attack was unmatched even by the best eagle masters under the tent of the Turkic king.And they are obviously light cavalry, but under the blessing of that vision, their ability to break through the enemy is comparable to the most elite tiger division in Turkic.

If it weren't for Zimmer's steady hand before, he pursued with a tight army.After being raided, he made a decisive decision and arranged for his cronies to hold the general flag as a substitute, so it was impossible for him to escape by himself.

At this time, the generals of the Wuzhou camp saw Zimmer's return, but they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and quickly stepped forward to bow and salute, and said excitedly:

"Rear General!"

Qi Mojiu served in the northern army for a long time, and he didn't have much communication with the generals in the southwest, and he didn't have a very high prestige.The excitement of the generals was definitely not due to Zimmer's enthusiasm for the army.

It is true that Zimmer is the post general and has a title, and he is currently the person in charge of the Wuzhou Camp.

With him here, no matter what happens to the plan in Jinling City, he will always take care of it.But if he died, the generals in Wuzhou would not only be questioned by the court, but if the situation changed later, they would even have to bear the crime of defeat.

At this time, Zimmer was disheartened, apparently ignoring the thoughts of the generals in front of him.

He got off his horse, with a gloomy face, and said:

"Have you ever taken over the cities of Hechi County!"

The leading general hurried forward, cupped his hands and said:

"After returning to the general, the military order has been issued!"

Zimmer was silent for a moment, his face was flushed, and the veins on his forehead were exposed. Looking at the generals, he gritted his teeth and said:

"This general was negligent and underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, but was ambushed by the cloud army, causing heavy losses to the Beisai Jingqi. This general should immediately write to the imperial court, asking His Majesty to ask for punishment."

Having said that, Zimmer paused slightly and continued:
"Advance underestimated the enemy and caused heavy losses to his subordinates. He should have temporarily dismissed his military post. However, the Yunguo army is on the other side, and the war is imminent. The army must not be without a leader! Before the imperial court appoints a general, I will continue to lead the army for the time being. Afterwards, he will be held accountable. I will bear it!"

When the generals heard the words, they bowed their heads quickly, with different thoughts in their minds.

Zimmer looked around at the generals with their heads down, took a deep breath, raised his voice, and shouted:

"In this battle, the main responsibility lies with me. Although the enemy cannot surrender his military position at present, the military law is strict and must not be ignored lightly. I will take sixty army sticks myself and punish first."

The leading general was shocked immediately, and hurriedly said:
"Rear general, why do you need to do this?"

The general on the side also said at this time:

"The latter general has just escaped from danger and returned to the camp, so we might as well talk about it later!"

"The latter general is afraid that he still has injuries on his body, so he might as well let it go for a while. If he falls down with a serious injury, what will happen if the Yun army attacks?"

At this time, Zimmer has made up his mind.He raised his hand slightly to prevent the crowd from continuing to dissuade, and immediately shouted:
"Who is in charge of supervising military law?"

With a helpless face, a general stood up slowly, bowed and said:

"The end is here!"

Zimmer snapped:

"Prepare for execution on the school grounds, to shock the morale of the army!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored everyone's obstruction, and immediately headed towards the school grounds.

The generals looked at Zimmer's not tall figure, and their hearts were touched.

They never expected that Zimmer's first words back to the camp would be these!No matter what everyone thought before, they couldn't help feeling a little admiration at this moment.

If you run the army like this, you can't help but blame yourself. You deserve to be a famous general in the northern border of Xia Kingdom! ——
At this time, it was in Yongzhou on the other side of the river from Wuzhou City.

The gate of the Yunjun camp was wide open, and Di Qing took the lead and drove into the camp.

Roaring up behind him were thousands of cavalry cavalry dressed in red armor, who had just returned from the battlefield, and were full of murderous looks, dignified and terrifying.

On the camp ground, dozens of human heads were hung high, with blood dripping down on them, and there was a sense of chilling and killing, which immediately made people feel chills.

Di Qing dismounted from his horse and walked quickly into the handsome tent.

I saw that Shi An and Xiao Yu had been waiting for a long time at this time.

Di Qing bowed slightly and saluted, saying:

"I've seen the general and the political envoy Xiao Bu!"

Di Qing has only been in the army for one year, and he has already become a titled general of the fourth rank. He is in charge of the Yongzhou camp to guard one side.Shi An and Xiao Yu didn't dare to trust him too much, they stood up and returned the courtesy slightly.

"General Wu Xiang has returned from victory, congratulations!" Xiao Yu said with a light smile.

Upon hearing this, Di Qing hurriedly said:

"Whether you do the mental calculations or not, but you still failed to capture General Xia, I can't afford the congratulations of Lord Xiao!"

When Xiao Yu heard this, he laughed and said:
"With [-] soldiers and horses, he killed more than [-] Xia's elite cavalry in one battle. General Di is humble!"

Meaningless compliments, that's about it.

A few people changed the subject and got to the point.

Shi An said:

"The rebel generals of the Yongzhou camp have all been executed. And with His Majesty's decree, the situation in the camp is stable and there has been no chaos!"

When he spoke, Shi An's eyes inevitably flashed a trace of heaviness.

The old Paoze under his command had come to such an end, which obviously made him extremely uncomfortable.

If you want to say that all these generals have a rebellious heart, it is not true.Those who accounted for most of them were really encouraged by others and worried about the court's liquidation, so they participated in it.

But at this time, Shi An could only act cruelly.

After all, just one sign of this kind of thing is enough to make His Majesty want to kill him.If these generals are not cleaned up, the 10,000+ army of Yongzhou camp will still be in trouble!
Plead for mercy?Is His Majesty in the palace some benevolent Bodhisattva?

Di Qing noticed Shi An's expression and knew it in his heart. He just passed by and said:

"After that, I will trouble the general to sit in the army!"

Shi An nodded, but did not continue speaking.

Xiao Yu nodded slightly, solemnly said:

"Xia's army tore up the peace treaty, committed another crime, and drove soldiers and horses into the territory of our cloud country. The reputation of a country should be despised by the people of the world. Immediately spread the word to the world to show Xia's despicable words and deeds!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Yu suddenly stood up, took out the imperial edict carried by the person at hand, and said in a deep voice:
"General Wu Xiang, Di Qing accepts the order!"

With a solemn expression, Di Qing immediately fell to his knees and saluted respectfully:
"Chen Di Qing, I respectfully hear the oracle!"

"When the weather is in order, and by this order, Emperor Dayun ordered:
In the six counties in the southwest of Xia Kingdom, the plague raged, the people were displaced, suffered heavy losses, and the people's livelihood was in decline.Xia Guochaotang does not think about the suffering of the people, but sympathizes with the strength of the people and recuperates.Instead, he broke the trust of the world, drove troops into our Dayun country without permission, tore up the peace treaty, and lightly started the war.His words and deeds should be cast aside by the world!

General Di Qing of Wu Xiang was promoted from General An Dong to the third rank today, and led the soldiers and horses of Yongzhou to conquer the Xia Kingdom, rescued the people of Southwest Li from fire and water, and relieved tens of thousands of people from hanging upside down.

Appreciate this! "

Upon hearing this, Di Qing immediately said in a deep voice:

"Chen Diqing, obey the order!"

After receiving the imperial decree, Di Qing looked solemn, stood up and shouted:

"Pass me the commander-in-chief, rectify the troops and horses, and attack Xia tomorrow!"

"Follow the Commander's order!"
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In Xiushan County.

Yang Dayan, General of Yunguo Pingman, grasped the secret decree in his hand, looked it over and over again, and then looked at the Dongchang fanzi who passed the decree in the tent, with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and said:

"This secret decree can only be read by this general?"

Hearing this, Dongchang fans hurriedly said:

"General, His Majesty's secret decree is for you, so naturally only you can read it!"

Yang Dayan heard the words, his eyes widened, he stared at the man, and said word by word:

"This general, I can't read!"

Hearing this, Dongchang fanzi's mouth twitched suddenly, inexplicably wanting to laugh.

An imposing fourth-rank general, commanding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, can't even read!
Yang Dayan noticed Fanzi's expression, and immediately snorted softly, saying:
"Then you read it to the general!"

Fanzi Dongchang froze all over, and hurriedly said:
"No, no, this is not allowed! Leaking the secret order is a capital offense!"

Upon hearing the words, Yang Dayan waved his hands indifferently and said:

"It's okay, when you finish reading, I will kill you again, isn't it not a capital crime?"

After that, he turned his head and looked around, pretending to be looking for weapons.

Fanzi was so frightened that his hairs stood on end, backed away again and again, and said in his mouth:

"General, general, in fact, you might as well discuss this matter with your confidants!"

I heard that General Yang Dayan, the Pingman general, is a jerk, but I didn't expect to be so messed up!
After finishing speaking, Fanzi saluted stiffly, and walked quickly towards the outside of the tent.

Yang Dayan snorted coldly, and sat back slowly.

Although he is illiterate, he is by no means a fool. His previous appearance was just for others to see.He could naturally see the contempt implied by the Dongchang fan just now, and he was just teasing him like this on purpose.

It's just that as a member of Dongchang, he can only play tricks like this at best!

Thinking of this, Yang Dayan felt a little blocked in his heart.

no!Your Majesty remembers that I can't even understand the secret decree, so what kind of errand will you entrust to me after that?

I have to learn and make progress!

Thinking of this, he suddenly sat up straight, and shouted outside:
"Come on!"

The soldiers outside the tent walked in quickly, cupped their hands and said:

"General!"

Yang Dayan said in a deep voice:

"Go and see if there are any talented scholars in Xiushan City, and bring them back to the camp!"

When the soldiers heard the words, they were a little embarrassed, and said:
"General, the imperial examinations have just been held in Beijing, and some talented scholars may not be able to come back now!"

Yang Dayan's eyes widened again, and he reprimanded:
"Isn't there just one? This general doesn't believe it anymore, go find it!"

Just as the soldiers were in a dilemma, something suddenly came to mind.

His eyes lit up, and he quickly clasped his fists and said:
"General, this subordinate really remembered that some time ago, a scholar indeed came."

Yang Dayan heard the words and said:

"Oh? Do you have the skills! Don't just find someone to fool this general!"

Yang Dayan thinks that he is not interested in Wen Mo, if he has no skills, he may not be able to teach him.

The soldiers hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Should be a capable person... I heard that the man just came to Xiushan County. Although he has worked hard to cultivate long acres, he often compares himself to the high sages of the past dynasties. Some people disdain him. He argues with him, and he is often speechless. It can be said that this reputation is getting bigger and bigger!"

Having said that, the soldiers hurriedly said:
"Anyway, no one in Xiushan County can argue against him!"

Yang Dayan heard the words, smacked his lips, and said:
"Okay, it's just him, if it doesn't fit, just change it!"

At this point, Yang Dayan asked casually, saying:
"By the way, what's his name?"

"Ah, my subordinates don't know too well... I just heard that the surname is Zhuge!"

Yang Dayan heard the words, nodded, and said:
"Go get him..."

Having said that, Yang's big eyes froze slightly, pondered for a moment, stood up slowly, and said:

"Our Majesty has always respected scholars, and that general is not easy to offend. This time, this general will invite him personally... You come and read the contents of this secret decree to this general first, and wait for your majesty's approval." After the matter has been dealt with, this general will personally go for it!"

Between the words, if it wasn't for the secret decree sent by Xiao Cheng in his hand, he couldn't wait for a moment.

The soldiers under his command had long been accustomed to his own general's temperament, so he quickly bowed his head in response.

　First of all, there are so many, the next plot will be posted as soon as it is finished, and tomorrow if it is not finished.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)