Jiuxi

Chapter 494 Chapter 492 [The wind is blowing]

Heluo City, Zhuoyuan.

Wang Shidao stood in the hall respectfully.

Since being beaten twice by Qing Yugong, especially since his concubine and son hiding in a small town were known to him, Wang Shidao has completely lost the courage to play both sides. The original agreement with Lu Chen was naturally void. He did not take advantage of this. Using this relationship to trick Lu Chen is already leaving a way out for the future.

After firming up their minds, the Procuratorate, under the leadership of Wang Shidao, burst out with tyrannical strength. Not only did they completely block the road to Southern Qi, but the city of Heluo was also watertight, and spies from the Sutra Weaving Department did not dare to show up.

He looked at Qing Yugong and several Jingjun generals standing in front of the sand table discussing military affairs, and he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

If it were him, let alone whether he could tolerate a subordinate's half-heartedness, even if he was temporarily forgiven for some reasons, he would never be allowed to have access to other secrets.

Although Qing Yugong and his generals were only discussing the recent military situation on the east and west fronts, and did not involve more secret decisions, his ability to allow Wang Shidao to stay here was already a very special way for his subordinates.

Wang Shidao only had the word "reverence" in his heart.

"Your Highness, urgent military report on Moyang Road!"

A general walked into the main hall quickly, his tone was rather urgent.

All the generals turned to look at Wang Shidao, the only outsider in their eyes.

Wang Shidao's heart trembled, and he quickly stepped forward and said to Qing Yugong: "Your Majesty, I am resigning."

Qing Yugong glanced at him, nodded slightly and said, "I still can't relax recently. I don't want to see the situation in Heluo City spread to the south."

Wang Shidao said respectfully: "I accept the order, please rest assured."

After he retreated, the partial general immediately said: "Your Majesty, General Niu Cunjie of Moyang Road has an urgent report. On the second day of December, a heavy baggage team of our army was less than twenty miles away from Fugou City. In the wild, they encountered a sneak attack by Jingzhou Feiyu Army. Their food and grass were burned, and the civilians fled. More than 800 of the accompanying 3,000 infantrymen were killed. The remaining cavalrymen fled without stopping after they succeeded. Our army retreated immediately. The cavalry cannot intercept it."

"Fugou?"

Qing Yugong narrowed his eyes, and soon a handsome young soldier brought a map of Moyang Road.

Xiashan Army Cavalry Tiger General Shu Bu Lie looked at the map and frowned: "Your Majesty, Fugou City is located in the heart of Moyang Road. The Jingzhou Army Cavalry was able to sneak in quietly. How could this defense line created by Niu Cunjie be so loopholes? "

Zhuge, another general who lived in Daxiangyin, said in a deep voice: "It's not just a matter of frontline defense. The Jingzhou Army cavalry can accurately find the location of this baggage team, complete the surprise attack like a lion fighting a rabbit, and then quickly retreat." The fact that he walked without any hesitation shows that someone within the Yan army tipped off the other party. "

Everyone's expressions were not very good.

Logically speaking, the position of head coach of Niu Cunjie's West Route Army should belong to one of them. Even though Niu Cunjie's subordinates are basically all Yan Army soldiers, they think so.

It's just that Qing Yugong ignored all opinions and let Niu Cunjie be the head coach, so they naturally didn't dare to question it.

But now that there is such a big hole in the defense line of Moyang Road, someone must be responsible for it.

Qing Yugong looked calm, looked at the general and asked, "How is the situation on the front line?"

The partial general replied: "General Niu asked the last general to report to the prince that while the Jingzhou Feiyu Army was attacking, several troops and horses from Jingzhou began to move from the east to the west. Judging from the battlefield situation, the main force of the Jingzhou Army seemed to be General Niu has the intention to engage in a decisive battle with our army near Gaotang City to relieve Gaotang's difficulties."

Qing Yugong nodded slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he looked at the military recorder next to him and said: "I am ordering the Bone-killing Land to launch at least three strong attacks on the defense line of Jishan Tun in Dingzhou, Southern Qi within half a month, and erect a line of defense in the rear. Raise the banner of my king.”

Joining the Army lowered his head and responded, "Yes, Your Majesty."

There were eager expressions on the faces of all the Jingjun generals.

They are all close generals who have followed Qing Yugong for more than ten years, and they can more or less figure out some of the prince's thoughts.

For example, when the Jingzhou Army took the initiative after being silent for several months, Qing Yugong not only did not send troops to support Niu Cunjie, but instead continued to invest troops in Dingzhou to strengthen the offensive, and showed off the full arsenal of Changshan County Prince. The ceremonial flag was undoubtedly intended to further paralyze the Qi army.

This also means that a real war will break out on Moyang Road.

"Li Tianrun is not as impulsive as you think. He will not easily give up the advantage of being easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Qing Yugong's tone was indifferent, and then he looked at the general and said: "Go and tell Niu Cunjie that the battle situation in Dingzhou is now very important, so there are no reinforcements for the time being. I ordered him to deal with it carefully and withdraw to the north of Yanwucheng if the situation goes wrong. ”

The general said loudly: "The last general takes orders!"

Qing Yugong then began to deploy troops and generals, but on the surface, every order he gave had nothing to do with the battle situation on Moyang Road. He only told some of his generals a clear marching route and a certain schedule node.

After more than half an hour passed, all the Jingjun generals bowed and left.

The main hall was empty and quiet, Qing Yugong stood in front of the sand table, his eyes seemed to be filled with gold and iron, the entanglement of blood and fire.

The handsome young soldier stood at the side and rear, looking at the first general of Da Jing with admiration.

Qing Yugong seemed to feel something. When he turned his head, his eyes had turned calm and indifferent, and he smiled and said: "Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, really intends to serve as your personal soldier forever?"

The young man is Brother Ali Hehai, the fourth son of Emperor Jing.

He smiled and said: "If the prince is willing to let me go to the front line, then I will certainly be happy, but I think this request is unlikely to be realized. If I can learn a few tricks from the prince, it will be a worthwhile trip. "

"Your Highness is humble."

Qing Yugong is neither humble nor arrogant, with a calm expression. At this moment, the commander of the royal guards announced the arrival, and then said cautiously: "To inform the prince, the princess sent someone to send a message in advance. She will arrive in Heluo in two days."

Before Qing Yugong could speak, Brother Hai said excitedly, "Is Princess Yongping here?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that something was wrong. He didn't dare to look at Qing Yugong next to him and lowered his head.

However, in front of Qing Yugong, this demeanor was almost equivalent to confessing his feelings, and even the commander of the personal guards looked a little strange.

Qing Yugong did not expose it directly, but said lightly: "I know, please let someone pick her up."

Brother Hai secretly said that my father sent me 500 elite followers, but I can actually help...

Fortunately, he's not that naive yet.

Qing Yugong walked out slowly and glanced at the angry fourth prince calmly, feeling vaguely worried in his heart.

……

It was the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourteenth year of Qi Jianwu's reign.

The almanac says that the eagle bird is very sick.

On the official road in the Shuifu Prefecture of Jingzhou, the army meandered northward. The front army was the Anping Army, and the rear army was the Heyang Army. They were both battle-hardened elites under the command of Governor Li Tianrun.

Four thousand cavalrymen of the Feiyu Army were patrolling the periphery to scout.

The Chinese army consisted of 5,000 tiger soldiers from the personal guard battalion directly subordinate to the Governor's Mansion. They marched calmly, surrounded by the flags of Huai'an County Duke and Jingzhou Governor Li.

Under heavy military protection, Li Tianrun, who had been away from the battlefield for four years, was riding a tall horse with a calm and collected expression. There was no trace of him being a man who had been suffering from long-term illness and had to be given golden needles by the miracle doctor Xue Huaiyi every seven days. The patient of the occult.

Beside him, Li Bingxue was wearing light armor, with her black hair hidden under her helmet.

Her face didn't look good.

Everyone else wisely stayed away from the father and daughter.

Li Tianrun held the reins with both hands, and all he could see were the magnificent rivers and mountains of Daqi. Even in this cold winter, it still looked like a painting with profound artistic conception and unbelievable beauty.

"Still angry with me?"

He turned to look at Li Bingxue and asked with a smile.

Li Bingxue lowered her head and said in a low voice: "How dare my daughter be angry with her father?"

She paused for a moment, but couldn't help but said bluntly: "Dad, since His Majesty has made a decision, why do you insist on going into battle in person?"

Li Tianrun looked far away and said slowly: "Bingxue, why do you think Qing Yugong asked Niu Cunjie to be the coach of the Western Front?"

Li Bingxue said subconsciously: "Because most of the troops on Moyang Road are the puppet Yan troops, it is natural for Niu Cunjie to lead the troops. If the Jing army generals are allowed to lead the troops, the generals and soldiers below may not be convinced."

"Yes or no."

Li Tianrun still said gently: "Qing Yugong has never been a person who looks forward and backward. Ten years ago in the Battle of Mengshan, your father not only set a record of wiping out more than ten thousand enemies, but Qing Yuding almost led the main force into a trap to rescue the enemy. Pioneer, it was Qing Yugong who dissuaded his father. Of course, Qing Yuding ended up depressed because of the defeat, but if it hadn't been for Qing Yugong's astuteness and decisiveness, Qing Yuding would have died on the battlefield. The situation between Qi Jing has changed dramatically.”

Li Bingxue thought silently in his heart, maybe that defeat was Qing Yugong's obsession.

Li Tianrun continued: "It can be seen from this incident that Qing Yugong will never be indecisive. If he wants to replace Niu Cunjie, no one can stop him. Now he makes Niu Cunjie the head coach, except for the reasons you mentioned , The key is that he wants Niu Cunjie to lure me into taking the bait. After all, everyone knows that the strength of Jing Army and Yan Army is very different, and Niu Cunjie and his Yan Army are very likely to become a breakthrough point for our army. "

Li Bingxue asked in confusion: "Then why dad——"

"Why should I take the bait?"

Li Tianrun smiled, and his expression became more and more calm: "Your Majesty and Lu Chen are thinking about me and hope that I can live for a few more years, but there is a very simple problem. No matter how thorough your Majesty's plan is, no matter how well Lu Chen arranges the backup plan, , As long as I did not appear on the front line, Qing Yugong would not personally be involved in danger. Although he and I only met from afar on the battlefield, I know that we are essentially the same kind of people, at least in terms of patience. We are all calm enough.”

Li Bingxue was silent.

Li Tianrun turned to look at her and said with relief: "His Majesty and Lu Chen's plan is very good. It saves me a lot of things to worry about. So even though we are all on the front line, I won't be under too much pressure this time. Don't worry about it." Worry."

Li Bingxue felt a little relieved and showed a meek smile towards his father.

Li Tianrun smiled slightly, looked back at the vast and magnificent world, and breathed in the cold air that he had not experienced for a long time.

The thirty years of military service appeared in his mind, and he felt the warm blood gradually returning to his body.

Once upon a time, he thought he would die quietly in bed.

The glory of the past has all turned into an old sigh.

But now, there are thousands of troops and horses, and the wind is howling.

(End of this chapter)