Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 209 Returning to Pingting County for the New Year

On November 1, the seventh year of Xuanhe, a fight had just ended on the north bank of Fengzhou.

The scale of the battle was actually not large. Luo Guang sent his confidant Qu Shuai, with several thousand and less than 5,000 men on one side, to cross from the south bank to the north. After successfully landing, they fought with the Fengzhou garrison on the north bank. The opponent was defeated and died.

"General, three Fengzhou Army scouts have been captured." A school lieutenant came on horseback and reported to Qu Shuai Wan Zhenhui, who was coming ashore from the north bank.

"Let the trial begin now." Wan Zhen ordered.

Wan Zhen is an old man who followed Luo Guang, the heavenly master. He was originally a Taoist boy in a Taoist temple. He followed Luo Guang all the way to conquer the Northland. After occupying the entire Northland, Luo Guangda awarded him a reward. He also got the post of Qu Commander. It was Luo Guang. One of the most trusted confidants.

This time he went south to attack Fengzhou, and he was appointed as one of the vanguards. As the vanguard of the assault, when the main forces of the two sides were fighting, he led more than 4,000 horse and infantry troops to sneak across the river, expel the possible Fengzhou officers and soldiers, and cover the sky. The main force of the division crossed the river from the north bank.

In the afternoon, Luo Guang, the leader of the Tianshi Army, and two Dafangqu commanders led 50,000 infantry across the river one by one. Wan Zhen stepped forward to report.

At this point, the entire north bank of Fengzhou was completely occupied by the Tianshi Army. More and more commanders led their troops to land from the north bank one after another, and captured the four major cities of Fengzhou in less than three days.

The Fengzhou prefect, the defense envoy, and General Zhonglang who had been supported by the imperial court were all besieged by the Tianshi army.

Luo Guang did not order a strong attack, but surrounded them with a large army and forced them to surrender.

During the siege, Luo Guang even had the guts to ask King Qin about the situation of his army.

Fengzhou was able to send spies to infiltrate Qingzhou, and Luo Guang had already sent a large number of followers of the Tianshi Sect to the south.

Therefore, even though the tentacles of the Tianshi Army have not yet reached the south, they still know a thing or two about the news about King Qin's army.

Qu Shuai, who was in charge of the intelligence, said: "The spies from the front just came to report that King Qin's army, with the support of the Liang family, captured Hedong and Hexi. The entire land of Hedong was occupied by one hundred thousand King Qin's army. Xu Guozhong's army has been retreating continuously. We have almost never won a battle, so I think it won’t be long before King Qin’s army reaches Tianchuan.”

Luo Guang sneered: "Xu Guozhong is not a member of the royal family, so he cannot mobilize the energy of the underground dragon veins. Once King Qin's army reaches Tianchuan, Xu Guozhong will be defeated."

Luo Guang knew that once Xu Guozhong was defeated, no matter who took control of the subsequent court, anyone who had the ambition to dominate the world would definitely target the Tianshi Army.

The current strength of the Tianshi Army is no match for King Qin's army. Therefore, Xu Guozhong cannot be defeated, at least not so quickly.

He must put some pressure on King Qin's army.

On November 5th, Luo Guang began a strong attack, and on this day, he completely annihilated the main force of Fengzhou.

On the evening of November 6th, the wives, concubines, and daughters of the Fengzhou magistrate, the defense envoy, and other fifth- and sixth-rank officials were taken to the Tianshi Army camp. Luo Guang invited the generals to torture and have sex all night, and finally he was arrested. The "trophies" after the sexual pleasure were rewarded to the soldiers under the tent.

On November 10, Luo Guang mobilized a large number of Tianshi soldiers from the southern front to form an assault battalion. They crossed the Huaihe River and made a surprise attack on Huaizhou, the base camp of King Huai, putting some pressure on King Qin's army.

Because there were ships to help transport baggage, grain and grass, the Tianshi army moved very quickly. In the evening of the 18th, Huaizhou scouts learned of the rebel army's intentions and quickly sent people to inform King Huai.

Although there were enough troops left in Huaizhou, for the sake of safety, an elite force was dispatched to escort Princess Huai and other family members to Jiangnan to avoid trouble.

November 25th.

When King Huai learned that the base camp had been attacked, he quickly removed a large number of troops from the eastern front to return reinforcements.

Upon seeing this, Xu Guozhong immediately mobilized his army and took the initiative to fight against King Qin's army. He achieved an initial victory and recaptured several counties in Hedong.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and many forces have temporarily stopped fighting.

Toyosu.

"Who is Chen Mo?" Celestial Master Luo Guang asked, pointing to a battle report.

"Tianshi, you have forgotten that the 17-year-old general who was commended and rewarded by the whole army last time is a general under Yang Minggui." The counselor under the tent replied.

"Oh, it's him." Too many things happened recently, and there were so many things that he was busy with, that Luo Guang forgot a little. When he remembered again, Luo Guang quickly picked up the battle report submitted by Chen Mo and read it.

The more he read, the tighter Luo Guang's brows furrowed. After reading, he slapped the battle report on the table in front of him and said: "What a Liang Song, but the poor man underestimated him."

Not only did he underestimate Liang Song, he also underestimated Chen Mo.

In his opinion, even a seventeen-year-old young general could severely injure Liang Song. He thought that the proud son of the Liang family was no more than that, so he only sent one Dafang and three Xiaofang to support, but not a main force.

Unexpectedly, all the commanders of Ququ Commandery were killed in the battle, leaving only ten thousand soldiers and horses.

"Celestial Master, what happened?" Seeing Luo Guang pounding the table, the Qushuai under the tent asked with slightly changed expressions.

"The battle in Yuzhou was defeated. Lu Yonggang was killed. Liang Song used the heads of our Tianshi Army to build a Jingguan in Chuima City in Yuzhou. The five armies were almost completely wiped out." Luo Guang said solemnly.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

You know, Tianshi sent 130,000 to 40,000 troops to attack Yuzhou. But first, Yang Minggui's army was defeated and almost the entire army was wiped out. Now, almost the entire army was wiped out. They captured Fengzhou, but there were not so many casualties. .

"Lu Yonggang was killed in battle, so the young general is still alive?" Youqushuai asked.

"Not only alive, but also alive and well. He rescued nearly 10,000 remaining soldiers in Chuima City. They have now withdrawn to Tianshui Town and asked us to send troops for reinforcements." Luo Guang said.

All the commanders took a deep breath. Lu Yonggang, a fourth-grade warrior, died in battle, but a young general who was a sixth-grade warrior was still alive.

Wan Zhen rolled his eyes and said: "Now that our army has crossed the river, if we rush to support it, it will take at least more than a month. Moreover, it is winter and the end of the year is approaching. It would be inappropriate to start another war. It is better to let him retreat to Qingzhou to prevent Liang Song from going north."

Duofang Qushuai heard the words and quickly agreed, saying: "Wanqushuai's words are reasonable. The weather is cold and the ground is freezing, so it is not suitable for fighting." They finally reached Fengzhou and sat down. They didn't want to take a good rest before they wanted to fight. I'm going to Yuzhou in this cold winter.

Luo Guang didn't know what the people below were thinking, so he immediately said: "In this battle report, Chen Mo intends to recruit the nearly ten thousand remnant troops as commanders. What do you think?"

Luo Guang had already decided on the thirty-six square Qushuai. If any Qushuai died in battle, the remaining Qushuai would have to sit down together to discuss who would take over.

"That's not right. He is only at the sixth level, while I and Qu Shuai are at the lowest level at the fifth level. Besides, he is still low-qualified and young, and is not strong enough to control a large army."

"The difference between these words is because he is young, which shows that he has great potential in the future. In addition, he was able to kill five thousand enemies and capture six thousand enemies last time. He was able to escape Liang Song's pursuit, which shows that he is brave and resourceful. As for his low qualifications, everyone Who doesn’t grow up fighting after fighting?”

"That's right. Besides, we have already crossed the river. The remnant army does have to be led by someone. Moreover, many commanders have been killed in the battle, and someone has to replace them."

"..."

Everyone in the crowd said something to me, each holding his or her own opinion.

More opinions are in agreement.

The main thing is that they don't like this remnant army, and since they are far away, they might as well sell favors.

Luo Guang looked at Wan Zhen, who was silent, and asked him what he thought.

Wan Zhen asked: "Yang Qushuai is also Dafang Qushuai, where are the others?"

"Yang Minggui has informed Pindao that he is ill and needs to be nursed back to health for a while," Luo Guang said.

"In this case, Qingzhou needs someone to lead it, and my subordinates agree that Chen Mo will be the commander." Wan Zhen said.

Luo Guang tapped the table with his fingers and said immediately: "In this case, that poor Taoist is going to ask Chen Mo to take over Song Niu's position as Xiaofang Qushuai."

……

On November 28, Chen Mo rushed to Pingting County with more than a hundred cavalry and all the war horses.

After withdrawing from Tianshui Town, he withdrew his troops to Quanyang County and stationed themselves in Quanyang County. They were still in Yuzhou. In addition, Chen Mo had hidden his whereabouts, so it was not considered an escape.

Geng Songfu was asked to transport winter clothes from Pingting County and distribute them to the Eighth Battalion.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year was only a month away, and there was no reply yet, Chen Mo took it upon himself to take more than a hundred brave guards and go back to Pingting County to have a look.

Sun Meng, Liu Ze, Shao Jinneng, Su Wu and others were left under guard in Quanyang County.

……

Pingting County.

"Master, bring me a candy man."

Yi Shiyan was wearing a thick blue cotton-padded coat with the same hem as a skirt. She had a fox fur draped over her shoulders and said to the vendor in front of her.

Yi Shiyan is already married as a concubine, not a young girl who has not left the court, so it doesn't matter if she shows up again.

"Sister-in-law, do you want it?" Yi Shiyan turned her head and glanced at Han Aniang beside her.

Han Aniang, like Yi Shiyan, wore a thick cotton coat. Since Yi Shiyan's figure was too petite, Han Aniang had a plump figure. Even though she was wearing thick clothes, her gourd-like figure could be seen. In addition, her dress was mature and steady. People stood up together, and those who didn't know it thought they were mother and daughter.

Han Anniang shook her head: "I won't eat. It's cold outside. I've received a letter from uncle and he should be back in the next two days. We'd better hurry up and buy some new year's goods and go back."

"Ah."

Yi Shiyan paid the sugar man's money, and the two of them headed to "Fuze Tower".

The so-called Fuze Building is a grocery store that was moved from Fuze Village to the county seat.

Under Geng Songfu's drastic reforms, the grocery store was turned into a building, so it was simply named Fuze Building.

In Fuze Building, the first floor sells sundries and general merchandise.

The second floor sells clothes and rouge.

The third floor is a high-end store. Perfume, fine salt, dried meat, etc. can be purchased on the third floor.

The fourth floor is a place to eat.

If you want to open a store in Fuze Building, you have to pay rent and deposit to the owner of Fuze Building.

Outside Fuze Building, there are many vendors selling items around Fuze Building.

Today's Fuze Building has obviously become the commercial center of Pingting County.

(End of this chapter)