The princess stood in the backyard garden, looking at several cherry trees intently.
When the autumn wind blows, there is actually not much scenery left to enjoy.
The only thing that matters here is the people.
"See you, Princess." Shao Xun bowed and saluted.
Concubine Pei wore a purple silk scarf today, which added a bit of nobility.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, men wore silk scarves on their heads. The word "Lun" sounds the same as "Guan" and is relatively large. It was mainly used to tie up the hair.
The Lun scarf worn by women, whose pronunciation is the same as "Lun", is divided into two types. In the warm season, the scarf is smaller and limited to the head. In the cold winter, the Lun scarf is not only thicker, but also shoulder-length, and even extends to half of the scarf.
On the arms, it mainly serves to protect against cold.
Purple and white are common colors for women's scarves. For example, the Queen of Shihu likes to wear purple scarves.
Next to the small purple silk scarf, there is also a tortoise shell five-armed pendant. It wobbles when walking, which is very eye-catching.
This woman likes to dress up more and more. She used to be very simple.
"What are you looking at?" Concubine Pei asked softly.
"White cherry under purple silk scarf."
Concubine Pei smiled softly: "Can you write poetry?"
"No. I can only fight and kill."
When she heard the words "fight and kill", Concubine Pei sighed and asked, "I heard Mi Zihui mention that you want me and the prince to live in Jinyong City. Why?"
"Sikong Fengdi went on a northern expedition, but the result is still unknown. News came from the west that Chang'an is recruiting troops on a large scale, and they may have already set off." Shao Xun said: "The palace only has fifty followers to protect it, so it is not safe enough."
"Didn't you send fifty more people?"
"It's not enough." Shao Xun shook his head: "Zhang Fang can bring at least 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses. Luoyang may not be able to defend it."
After these two years, we can almost understand how many troops Sima Yong of Chang'an can mobilize. If it doesn't hurt his muscles and bones, it will be about 70,000.
In the previous attack on Luoyang, the loss was no less than 20,000, leaving 50,000.
Huangfu Zhong of Qinzhou was still insisting at this time. He heard that Sima Yong also sent some troops to supervise the battle. If Zhang Fang was ordered to march eastward, it would be good if the troops he brought could be half of the 50,000 people.
In this matter, Huangfuzhong actually contained a large number of Guanzhong troops.
An isolated city, which has been defended for more than half a year, has never been conquered. However, the imperial court has taken over his brother's house and given it to Shao Xun. Huangfu Zhong's persistence is destined to be betrayed - even if he sends people to break out and attack the enemy.
The imperial court begged for help, but most likely to no avail.
Therefore, Zhang Fangdong's troops ranged from 20,000 to 30,000, which is about this number. Moreover, the autumn harvest is coming soon. After the autumn harvest, there will be autumn sowing - if wheat is grown - the peasants and soldiers will not
What a massive levy.
Even if Sima Yong no longer cares about farming, he is still afraid of opposition from the people below.
But even if there are only twenty or thirty thousand people, it is not that easy to deal with.
Most of the people defending Luoyang were newly recruited troops. They could barely muster the courage to go to the top of the city. The risk of fighting in the field was too great. Shao Xun had already made up his mind to defend. He would first check the situation and wait until he could no longer defend.
"So you are worried that the Western Army will break through the city, capture me and the Crown Prince, and ruin the great cause of the Northern Expedition?" Concubine Pei asked.
She was very smart and figured out the cause and effect in an instant.
"Yes." Shao Xun replied.
"Actually, you are overthinking." Concubine Pei said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "If Yecheng is about to be captured, even if we are captured by Zhang Fang, he will not stop. Besides, Zhang Fang is
Although he is crazy, he is not a fool. He may not do anything to us, and Sikong will not worry about-"
"I'm worried." Shao Xun said bluntly.
"What are you worried about?" After asking, Concubine Pei felt that this sentence was inappropriate.
This is not the first time. What are you expecting?
She is a young man who is easily impulsive. What will happen if she says something embarrassing? But this dangerous game is really exciting and can fill a large part of her empty life.
She even became slightly nervous.
"Worried about the princess...and the prince." Shao Xun replied.
Concubine Pei's tense body slowly relaxed, and her face became slightly warm. Then she looked at Shao Xun with a slightly mocking gaze, as if she was laughing at his insincerity.
"What are you going to do if you can't defend Luoyang?" Concubine Pei turned around and asked softly.
"Retreat to Jinyong City."
"Can't Jin Yong City be defended?"
"Lead You and the Crown Prince to break out of the encirclement."
Concubine Pei was slightly startled.
Shao Xun did not use the neutral title "Princess", but "you", which made her a little uncomfortable.
"How can you break through an encirclement easily on a battlefield where the troops are in chaos and arrows are flying?" Concubine Pei turned around and asked.
"I will block the arrow for you." Shao Xun said.
A layer of goosebumps gradually appeared on Concubine Pei's neck, which was as slender as a white swan.
Shao Xun lowered his head slightly, his eyes falling on her chest.
Concubine Pei was wearing a light dark coat today. After she said that sentence, the upper part of the dark coat had obviously changed.
There was a long silence.
Both of them felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but they both indulged in it happily.
"The manor...the manor must also be evacuated, right?" After a long time, Concubine Pei, who gradually calmed down, asked softly.
"Yes." Shao Xun said with certainty: "Stay here and wait to die. All retreat into Jinyong City."
"You haven't thought about it -" Concubine Pei frowned slightly and said, "What if the Northern Expedition is defeated and the situation becomes uncontrollable?"
Shao Xun couldn't answer for a while.
He has recently been wondering how much history has been changed by him, and the worry in his heart has never disappeared. Now when he heard the princess mention it, he became even more worried.
But he really had no choice.
Not guarding Luoyang and withdrawing directly to the east would be seeking death. Sima Yue would no longer trust him and would have great doubts about his loyalty and ability.
In fact, he could only stick to Luoyang and deal with Zhang Fang.
Objective analysis shows that even if Luoyang fails to defend, there is still Jin Yong City, so he will not fail so easily.
As for whether Sima Ying will go south, he prefers not. Because Sima Yue is still contacting Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou, asking them to attack Yecheng. Sima Ying's strength is not as good as before. If he sends the main force southward, Yecheng will
The city cannot be defended, which he cannot accept.
Now that the war has reached this point, it's actually a bit of a show-off.
If Sima Yue had the courage and brains, even if he was defeated, he should lead his troops back to Luoyang and clean up the mess. If he worked hard, he might be able to make a second Northern Expedition.
Based on this deduction, in fact, there is still a chance of winning by staying in Luoyang.
An army of hundreds of thousands, even if only half of them were left. Sima Yue gathered up the broken troops on the way, and after some rough reorganization, he took them back to Luoyang. Under attack from inside and outside, Zhang Fang, who was short of troops, could only run away with his head in his arms - who
How about letting Huangfu Zhong hold back a large number of Guanzhong troops?
Sima Yue wouldn't be so incompetent that he would panic and run around, right?
He was really good at operations, and had created a lot of cards in the past six months. Even if Sima Ying won the Battle of Yecheng, as long as he did not completely wipe out the Northern Expedition army, and as long as he did not have the courage to attack Luoyang, he would have no choice but to sue for peace.
The situation is completely different from half a year ago.
"I still want to defend Luoyang." Shao Xun firmed up his thoughts and said.
Now he does not rely on history, but only judging from the current situation, he can clearly see that although the situation in Luoyang is critical, Zhang Fang's chance of breaking through the city is not absolute.
Even if Sima Yue only had the IQ of the Emperor Sima Zhong, he would have collected the defeated troops all the way and returned to Luoyang to rectify the mess.
He has endured the burden for so many years, how could he be easily frightened?
"Well, I listen to you." Concubine Pei responded softly: "In a few days, call He Lun and Wang Bing over and give them a beating so that they can cooperate with you."
Concubine Pei knew very well that as a woman, she should listen to men when it came to serious matters of killing.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "The princess is very organized in her work. She is also a hero among true women."
Concubine Pei rolled her eyes at him, looked around, and sighed: "It's a pity to abandon such a good manor after working hard for half a year."
Some of the trees and flowers were transplanted by her.
"Nothing in Luoyang lasts long." Shao Xun also sighed.
"What are your plans in the future?" Concubine Pei asked, "Will you stay in Luoyang?"
"I'm not qualified to be picky." Shao Xun said sincerely: "Where to go is not up to me."
"Then you asked me to prepare a retreat for Xuzhou?" Concubine Pei blinked and asked.
"I thought too simply at the beginning. There are some things that I am not sure about, so I can only do that." Shao Xun said helplessly.
"Are you sure now?"
"Now I am confident that at least some of the soldiers are willing to follow me and move to other places, so the choices are not so narrow."
"Then you just go with the flow?"
"Yes." Shao Xun nodded and said: "I said, I have no qualifications to pick and choose. If there is a real vacancy, it will be snatched away by others after a moment's hesitation. Now if there is a real vacancy in Sizhou, I will dare to
want!"
Concubine Pei looked a little startled.
Eagle, when hungry, it is useful; when full, it is far away.
Some birds cannot be contained.
Some people have to leave eventually and cannot stay in one place forever.
After going to a distant place, he will meet other people who appreciate him and use him in a more important way, he will get to know the children of different aristocratic families, and he will meet other women.
"I'm tired, take me back to my house." Concubine Pei ordered with waning spirits.
"No." Shao Xun noticed her expression and said nothing, only agreed.
Chapter completed!