Yutai Bi

Chapter 192 The First Battle

After another two days, the new daughter-in-law returned home on the third day.Mrs. Du and Cen Sanniang got up early.Send the girl to the front yard to listen to the letter.

At Chenshi, Zou Xiongjie accompanied Du Yanwan.Both of them were dressed plainly, and Du Yanwan was even more dressed in a plain silver robe with tufted flowers, with no color on her hair at all.It made Mrs. Du angry: "If you marry into someone else's family, even though you are filial, you won't be like this. What do you make your father-in-law think?"

Du Yanwan was scolded and cried on the spot.

At other times, the female relatives of the first and second bedrooms would come over to join in the fun.Now the Duke's Mansion only has tables and plain seats, and only Mrs. Du and Cen Sanniang receive the new son-in-law.She was already looking deserted, but when Du Yanwan cried, the old lady's eyes turned red.

Zou Xiongjie got up to intercede for Du Yanwan: "...My father loves Yan Wan's pure filial piety very much. Grandmother, please don't blame her anymore."

Mrs. Du gave up, and chatted with Zou Xiongjie, and gave Cen Sanniang a wink.

Cen Sanniang understood, and pulled Du Yanwan away: "Master, let's have a conversation with the old lady. My sister-in-law and I will come as soon as we go."

The two left Zhengqi hall and went back to Du Yanwan's boudoir, Cen Sanniang laughed: "There is no outsider here, tell me quickly, how is it at Zou's house?"

A blush appeared on Du Yanwan's face: "It's okay."

"The purpose of returning home in three dynasties is for the new daughter-in-law to complain. If you have anything to do, tell me quickly. Our family is still in the filial piety period, and it is not convenient to visit Zou's house. Don't hide anything if you have something to do. You are married to an old lady. I'm so happy, I'm afraid that the people of the Zou family will not like you." Cen Sanniang said.

Du Yanwan looked at her gratefully, stood up and saluted Cen Sanniang: "Thanks to my sister-in-law who thought of me carefully, she prepared a full 64 dowry and two farms. Otherwise..."

Tears welled up in his eyelashes, and his voice choked up.

Cen Sanniang helped her to sit down: "You are stupid! The Zou family is just a merchant, and you are a girl from Yipin Guogong's mansion. Whether the dowry is rich or not, you are more noble than the Zou family. I heard that the Zou family has many aunts and beauties. They picked it up, right?"

Du Yanwan nodded vigorously: "Too many! The old man has a dozen or so rooms... Fortunately, Mother Shang is strict, and the yard of the big house is still relatively quiet. The mother-in-law doesn't care about things, and she has a gentle temperament."

"Where is my aunt?" Cen Sanniang asked.

"There are three beauties who are always waiting around him, and because he doesn't have any children, he didn't even give him the title of concubine." Du Yanwan smiled.

Cen Sanniang was about to say turn around and send her away.When I woke up in my heart, this was Du Yan's housework.She could only persuade carefully: "Anyway, no one can surpass you. As long as my uncle protects you, you will not suffer. I am afraid that he will treat you badly."

"He dares!" Du Yanwan raised her eyebrows, and a tigress suddenly appeared on her body.

Cen Sanniang pursed her lips and smiled.

The snow in the south of the Yangtze River is not as violent as that in the north.On the ground, the east and the west are staggered.Occasionally, withered and yellow grass stalks trembled in the cold wind.Looking around, there are only two monotonous colors of brown, yellow and white in the eyes, and there is no trace of cooking smoke in the ten miles and eight villages, and the eyes are bleak.

The city of Shezhou in the distance stood silently.The green and black city wall completely concealed the people in the city, blocking the rebel army like a huge rock.

"Your Majesty, we have surrounded Shezhou for ten days..."

It was a tall man who spoke.Wearing the armor stripped from Tang Jun's body, with a beard and beard, eyes like copper bells, and carrying a nine-ring thick-backed machete.

Behind him is the rebel army all over the hillside wearing all kinds of clothes.Some picked up a pair of breastplates and hung them on their bodies.Some wore short brown and helmets.They carry all kinds of weapons in their hands: wooden sticks, iron axes, spears, long knives, swords, poles and so on.The only thing they have in common is the toughness and ferocity on their faces.

In this dark crowd, stood a petite woman.Her face is dignified and beautiful, wearing a white dress with large sleeves, spotless, like a white lotus in full bloom.

The cold wind made her clothes flutter slightly, and she looked at Shezhou in front of her with a look of pity in her eyes.Spreading his hands, he raised his chin slightly, as if he was going to go with the wind: "Li Hu'er presumptuously added the destiny to himself, offended the gods, and caused a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River. I was ordered by the sky to go down to save the people from suffering. I gave up my body and sprinkled My blood is passionate, and the gods have issued a decree, and Shezhou will be destroyed today!"

The soft voice flows through the hearts of every rebel like hot spring water.Thunderous shouts suddenly sounded on the hillside: "Shezhou will be destroyed!"

Chen Shuo drew his long sword from the hand of the maid beside him, and pointed at Shezhou from a distance: "Siege the city!"

Shocking shouts were like thunder, and the black army of rebels attacked Shezhou City again.

However, under the hillside three miles away, Du Yansui led five thousand government soldiers and waited quietly.He looked in the direction of Chang'an and thought anxiously, the governor of Yangzhou blocked the way back to Beijing under the pretext of preventing the traitors from escaping, can Hei Qi bring back the news safely?He couldn't help thinking of his mother.There was a funeral in the mansion, and the court could not get news from Jiangnan Road.Lian sent three personal guards to take Mi Zhe out, like a stone sinking into the sea.Will the emperor get impatient?

"Young master, the spies have reported back, and the rebels attacked the city again." Jing Chu replied calmly.

Du Yansui closed her eyes, suppressing those anxieties in her heart.The rear has been blocked by the governor of Yangzhou leading the government soldiers, and they just waited for their own defeat to clean up the mess.The new governor of Hongzhou is a fool and remains neutral.Refuse to help.

When the soldiers of Huainan Road entered the south of the Yangtze River, the military rations that should have been mobilized by the governors of the two states were delayed, and the supply of ordnance was delayed in various ways.He ran out of food five days ago.Counterinsurgency?Chasing and killing the rebels all the way, there is not even a trace of greenery, the trees have been peeled by the hungry people, leaving the pale tree body, it is not bad if it is not starved to death.

But he can only win but not lose.All the way to meet the big family to eat, barely survived until today.

Some wait and see, and some secretly provide help.

The second family member of the Cen family was promoted from a doctor in the Ministry of Officials to a servant.I wrote a letter to the third master of the Cen family, who was in charge of Cao Junjun in Hongzhou.In the letter, he advised the third master Cen to put the Cen family first, and win over the neutral Hongzhou governor to the queen's side.

Cen Shilang's daughter is a beauty in the palace.But Cen's fourth wife who joined the army was the third wife of Yuchi's mansion.A married daughter is like water that is poured out.Cen Canjun hesitated, but was slapped at the head by his wife: "The second uncle's daughter is going to fall for the queen, but he has been promoted to be a servant. Don't forget that Si Niang is your biological daughter. What is the relationship between old Duke Yuchi and Duke Du? If you don't help Du Yansui, are you trying to kill Si Niang? Helping Du Yansui is helping the emperor. The emperor can see clearly that Du Yansui won. Wouldn't the emperor use you again? Why does our family depend on the second uncle? Acting on face?"

The third master of the Cen family gritted his teeth and dismissed the governor, and replenished Du Yansui with food, grass and weapons.He took Hongzhou soldiers and horses to Shezhou ahead of Du Yansui.

The governor of Hongzhou is also a wonderful person.There was no hindrance or reprimand.Victory, Cen Canjun was originally his subordinate, and the credit can't escape.In defeat, Cen Canjun disobeyed the commander's order and acted privately, so he was the scapegoat.Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, you are still at ease.

That's all Cen Canjun can do.Shezhou cannot be broken. Once the city is broken, the morale of the rebels will be high and the supplies will be sufficient.If he leaned against the tall and thick city wall for another month, the emperor would no longer be able to sit still.

"Let the smoke out!" Du Yan ordered quietly.

Black smoke rose into the sky.In less than a moment, the same black smoke rose from the city of Shezhou.

Du Yansui licked her dry lips and murmured, "Sanniang, I'll be back soon."

He raised his spear high and shouted: "Kill!" The handsome horse hissed and rushed out with him.

The hooves sounded densely behind him, and Jing Chu followed closely behind with the cavalry guards from the Duke's Mansion.Five thousand government soldiers rushed to Shezhou City like a torrent.

At this time, after three rounds of intensive arrow rain fell from the top of Shezhou City, the city gate opened wide, and the guards rushed out, and the first one shouted: "The reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived, follow me inside and outside to attack and kill the thieves!"

There is a saying in the art of war: one vigorous effort, then weakened, and three exhausted.He exhausted my surplus, so I restrained it.

Fighting is based on courage and momentum.

He lied to her, he wouldn't tell Cen Sanniang that in ancient wars, generals were the source of morale.There is no one who hides behind the soldiers and stands in the tent to watch.Like a leading sheep, but also like a leading horse.Only when the general charges forward, the soldiers will go forward bravely.When the general retreats, the soldiers will collapse like an ebbing tide.

He lied to her.Once the general goes to the battlefield, life and death are beyond his control.Du Yansui shot one horse and one shot, and couldn't care whether there were guards around him or whether there were soldiers following him behind him, and rushed straight into the rebel army.

The spear was like a silver snake, and every time he stabbed it, he could hear a soft pop, taking a life away.

One will succeed, and ten thousand bones will dry up.He couldn't remember how many people he had killed, his hands were already numb, and every movement was done mechanically and automatically, without going through his brain at all.

He only had Cen Sanniang in his mind, as if every step he took, he got closer to her.

Jing Chu followed him closely with [-] cavalry.He only had one Du Yansui in his eyes.The well-trained cavalry smashed down like a fist, and wherever they went, the rebels fell like felled wheat.

The empty fields outside the city wafted a strong smell of blood.

The battle was fought from day to sunset.The sky gradually became dark, Du Yansui's troops, Shezhou city's government soldiers, and Cen Canjun's soldiers finally successfully converged under a hillside and surrounded them tightly.

Cui Inspector of Shezhou was so excited that he even forgot to take the arrow from his arm. He pointed to the hillside and said, "The thief woman is there!"

Cen Canjun is getting old, and the excitement has long since faded.He breathed a sigh of relief, infinitely tired.Finally, the victory is in sight, finally...the bet was not wrong.

(End of this chapter)