Danzhou arrived soon. Outside the city gate, Haotian got off the carriage and saw the slim and graceful Princess Zhang Yuewan. Zhang Yuewan's eyes were a little red, and Haotian was secretly surprised. Then he remembered the battle report that Xin Ke personally responded to, Yan Yu
Ruo Yu Hanmei, the master of Ninghua Palace, died in the battle. Ruo Yu Hanmei was Zhang Yuewan's master.
Haotian sighed softly. In troubled times, human life was like a piece of grass. Although he had seen too many deaths, when this happened to him, he still couldn't let it go.
"Husband, you're here." Seeing Haotian's carriage, Zhang Yuewan hurriedly walked over. Haotian's soldiers naturally recognized Zhang Yuewan, so no one stopped them.
Haotian jumped out of the car, held Zhang Yuewan's little hand, and finally said after a long time: "Yuewan, please forgive me and accept the change. If Palace Master Ruoyu died for the common people, it can be regarded as a well-deserved death."
Zhang Yuewan nodded, but the sadness in her eyes did not diminish much.
Luo Xiang, Xin Jiao and others also slowly stepped down from the carriage. When they saw Zhang Yuewan, the women were naturally very happy and chatted for a while. Only then did Zhang Yuewan remember that she still had a mission. She quickly invited Haotian and Luo
Xiang and others entered the city. As for the Hetao army and the women, they naturally stayed in the camp temporarily designated by the Zhang family for the Hetao army outside the city.
"How is the Huai River during this period?" Haotian asked as he walked.
Zhang Yuewan nodded: "With my father personally in charge, there is no big fluctuation in the Huai River. Nearly a month ago, the Holy Sect of Paradise suddenly attacked Pennsylvania, which had a certain impact. But compared to Qinchuan Li
Home and the Song family on Yizhou Road, the damage is much less."
Haotian still held Zhang Yuewan's left hand: "Can your current military strength support it?"
Zhang Yuewan said softly: "There should be no problem in self-protection. After the Li family in Qinchuan was plundered by the Holy Sect of Paradise, their vitality was severely damaged, having already suffered heavy losses in the war with the Song family. The imperial court was basically abolished, and the Holy Sect of Paradise was also
My husband was crippled by you. Now the family’s military strength is fully capable of controlling the three states of Huai River. Because of this, my father hopes to discuss with you, my husband, the issue of regaining Raozhou and Shouzhou.”
Haotian nodded and said: "I know this. With my father-in-law, let me talk to the military advisor. We already have a preliminary strategic plan, but we need your cooperation."
Zhang Yuewan thought for a moment: "That's fine. Let's go to the pharmacy first. All the medicinal materials bought from various places are piled there, waiting for your arrival. Husband, I'm not telling you, you are a little too risky.
In terms of military strength, the Holy Sect of Paradise outnumbers you by half, and you also bring one hundred thousand women with you. Fortunately, you succeeded, otherwise there would not be much left of the over two hundred thousand troops."
Haotian smiled indifferently: "Haha, it's nothing. In fact, before this, we have gone through layers of deductions and compared the fighting will and combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides. We are fully confident that we can defeat Cheng Xianqing's army. Only then
He specially lined up his troops in the Gongtong area and waited for them to come and die. As expected, Cheng Xianqing lost almost all the food and grass he had robbed from Qinchuan, Yizhou and Tiandu Shengjing in this battle.
We only had 150,000 soldiers and fled in a hurry. Even Minghui was missing, and our losses were less than 20,000. Unfortunately, the senior generals of the Holy Sect, such as Minghui, Qin Mang and
Ke Danzhong and others actually didn't kill any of them."
Although Zhang Yuewan had already learned about the great victory of Gongtong in Hetao, her blood boiled unavoidably when she heard Haotian's personal account.
Haotian continued: "After this battle, except for the Pinglang Legion, the elite troops of the Holy Sect of Paradise were basically disabled by us. In total, although the Holy Sect of Paradise now has 400,000 troops, there is only one who can really take it.
Pinglang Regiment. After countless military expansions on Yangzhou Road, the soldiers have been quite depleted. Just like when we raided Linzhou some time ago, although blood flowed for hundreds of miles, there were very few young and strong men. And the Holy Scriptures of Paradise
With this defeat, Cheng Xianqing's prestige will definitely be reduced. Yan Lege has surrendered to our Hetao, Minghui and Cheng Xianqing have fallen out, Jiang Meng died in battle, and the Holy Sect of Paradise is no longer a concern."
Zhang Yuewan asked curiously: "In that case, why didn't you take the opportunity to attack Raozhou Fucheng after the victory of Gongtong? At that time, there were only 20,000 soldiers of the Pinglang Legion in Raozhou Fucheng."
Haotian said distressedly: "You think I don't want to. It's just that before we went south to the Dahu Road, most of our logistical resources were left in Ruzhou for Xinke to take care of after we captured Meizhou. Now there are only a few in the army.
There are only a few siege equipment, and they are all small and light. Those stationed in Raozhou are the elites under Pinglang. This is also the only well-preserved old legion of the Holy Sect of Paradise, so it is not that easy to deal with."
Zhang Yuewan said disdainfully: "Husband, you personally command an army of more than 200,000 people, can't you even capture Raozhou, which is garrisoned with only 20,000 soldiers?"
Haotian's face darkened, and he lowered his eyelids and said, "Can't take it down? That's a joke. However, our army has run out of food. I'm not boasting. As long as we are determined to attack the city, Raozhou will take half a day. But if the city is
The defenders jumped over the wall and burned all the food in the city, so what should we do?"
Zhang Yuewan immediately laughed: "Oh, I was just wondering why your husband is so eager to come. It turns out that he is about to starve. Hey, he doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. He is indeed like this."
"You can't say that." Xian Lianchen said with a smile: "Our husband, we also miss you. They say a break is better than a wedding. We haven't seen each other for more than a month, husband, can you not miss you?"
Zhang Yuewan's face turned red, but she quickly opened her mouth: "We are still newly married. I think she is just dizzy. It has been so long and I have never said anything about the wedding."
This sentence immediately resonated with Xian Lianchen and others. The four women and one Xin Jiao all looked at Haotian pitifully, which scared Haotian to the point where he immediately shivered.
"This, um, is a problem. Haha, let's talk about it after we get back to Hetao. Haha, the weather is really nice today." Haotian said with a haha.
Haotian and Zhang Yuewan went to the pharmacy together, while Luo Xiangxuanji, Xuesha and others went to meet with Zhang Cangxiong under the leadership of Huaishui Crown Prince Zhang Jishi. The two armies would discuss the upcoming offensive. But Zhang Jishi was not interested in these people.
This general from Hetao was obviously a little contemptuous. Apart from saying "Everyone, please follow me" along the way, he never opened his mouth again.
Luo Xiang is gloomy and vicious, and has experienced decades of ups and downs. Naturally, he will not care about such a fledgling boy. He has secrets hidden in his secrets, and his laughter is full of strength and softness. He also looks down on embroidered pillows like Zhang Jishi. But blood
The situation is different for Sha Fengjing and Dugu. All three of them are pure military generals. Even the most well-dressed Fengjing has a hot temper. Since the Battle of Hukou in Hetao, the five major battles have become famous all over the world.
Even famous generals such as Tie Zhen and Ouyang Jingzhong kept boasting. Who would have thought that after coming to Huai River, he would be despised by such a small prince? How could several people who are used to walking sideways not be angry? But after all, he is
Zhang Yuewan's cousins all had to give some face to their mistress. Even so, the faces of the three of them were also clouded.
Zhang Cangxiong met Luo Xiang and others in a garden of Danzhou City Governor's Mansion. When he saw Luo Xiang and Xuanji walking in front, Zhang Cangxiong laughed with great relief, but when he saw Xue Xiang, who had a bad expression behind him,
After killing three people, the laughter suddenly stopped, which was indescribably weird.
"Three marshals, could it be that my king's reception was not good enough and made the three marshals laugh?" Zhang Cangxiong was a tycoon after all, and he just said with a smile.
The three people who killed each other quickly returned the gift. After all, Zhang Cangxiong was Haotian's father-in-law. Others had already taken the initiative to speak, so naturally they couldn't keep a straight face. The most important thing is that the relationship between Zhang Cangxiong and Hetao is indeed very good. In the past two years, Hetao has
Zhang Cangxiong is mainly responsible for the rations of the army going south. No matter where the army in Hetao is short of food, it only needs to say hello to Huai River. No matter what the current situation of Huai River is, Zhang Cangxiong will immediately organize civilians to transport the food. If there is a shortage in Hetao,
As long as you tell Huai Shui what kind of strategic materials, even if Zhang Cangxiong is in short supply now, he will try his best to deliver them as soon as possible. A favor must be repaid, and a grudge must be repaid. The Hetao military generals and Haotian are almost at this point
He was printed from the same mold, so everyone respects Zhang Cangxiong very much.
When he heard that Blood Kill vaguely mentioned Zhang Jishi, the smile on Zhang Cangxiong's face suddenly dimmed. Sighing, Zhang Cangxiong motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said helplessly: "I'm sorry, everyone. Our family is not filial, but I let you
Saw the joke."
After all, Luo Xiang and Zhang Cangxiong were old friends. He picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, can't you sit still?"
Zhang Cangxiong didn't mind Luo Xiang's tone, and continued to look bitter: "You are not outsiders, and I don't hide anything. Sir, you are right, I am a little unsteady now."
Xue Sha and others were all surprised, especially Dugu. After all, he had more than ten years of official experience than Xue Sha Fengjing. He said curiously: "Your Majesty, you have always been covering the Huai River with one hand in these years.
God, when I was on Yizhou Road, I heard your name like thunder. Why do you say such depressing words after running Huai River for twenty years?"
Zhang Cangxiong smiled bitterly: "Dushuai, you don't know something. If you want to blame, you can only blame Yue Wan for not being a man."
Xue Sha chuckled and said, "I'm afraid the prince has blamed the wrong person. If Mistress Yue Wan were a man, then we wouldn't be so at ease between Hetao and Huai River, right?"
Zhang Cangxiong thought it was true, so he also said with a smile: "What the Blood Commander said is absolutely true. Haha, the only thing to blame is why I don't have a son."
Feng Jing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, is it possible that the prince is unstable? Our army is stationed outside the city, and the soldiers are out for a long time, and there are some ruffians in the army."
Zhang Cangxiong shook his head: "I accept the commander's good intentions. Sir, you are also a veteran of the empire, and you should have a certain understanding of our Huai River. Although I am the king in Huai River, but because I have no son, I have no heir."
Issues have always been a focus of the family."
Luo Xiang nodded. In fact, everyone here knew about this matter. Since the three major aristocratic families are named as aristocratic families, it is naturally not Zhang Cangxiong who has the final say. The elders and his brothers within the family also have the final say.
He has a certain right to speak. However, in the past, Zhang Cangxiong was so strong that these voices were suppressed. However, more than ten years after Zhang Yuewan was born, Zhang Cangxiong still has no heirs. Some powerful people in the family have opinions and urgently hope that Zhang Cangxiong can choose now.
Choose a successor in case something happens to him and cause civil strife in Huai River.
Of Zhang Cangxiong's generation, the only ones who could use it were Zhang Cangwu, the Minister of Rites of the Empire, Zhang Cangzong, deputy commander of the Huai River Navy, and Zhang Canghao, the elder of the family affairs. Zhang Cangwu was Zhang Cangxiong's brother, and he had obtained the only remaining achievements of the Zhang family's predecessors.
The support of the old man Zhang Keliang. However, Zhang Canghao died young, leaving only a son with the right to inherit, Zhang Jinan. Zhang Cangzong's father once lost when he competed with Zhang Cangxiong's father for the position of head of the family, and he was regarded as the target of the Zhang family being squeezed out. Therefore,
, after some bargaining, Zhang Cangwu’s son Zhang Jishi was made the crown prince by Zhang Cangxiong. But even at that time, Zhang Cangxiong, who held the military and financial power of Huai River, was still majestic and did not allow anyone to challenge him. However, since the Holy Sect of Paradise started to rebel,
After the two states east of Huai River fell and Zhang Cangxiong was unable to recover them for a long time, the family power within the Zhang family that had been suppressed by Zhang Cangxiong began to rise again.
"With Yue Wan away, there aren't many people who can help me solve my problems. It's okay to help in times of crisis, but I haven't received much training before and can't do it alone. Plus our food..." Zhang Cangxiong sighed.
Although Zhang Cangxiong did not say what he said below, everyone in Hetao understood it. Zhang Cangxiong donated a large amount of grain to Hetao. This was probably the trigger for the Zhang family's power to challenge Zhang Cangxiong.
Luo Xiang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, how can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? The world is in chaos now, and it is the era of great changes in China. If you are not careful, your ship will be destroyed by huge waves. At this time, Your Majesty,
The boat must be firmly tied to the strongest pile. No matter how strong the wind or the waves, I will remain unmoved."
Zhang Cangxiong laughed, nodded and said, "That's right, I have tied the reins a long time ago. It's just that the waves are so strong that some people are seasick."
Luo Xiang reciprocated the favor and said: "Your Majesty, the huge waves are only temporary. We have survived the previous strong winds and waves. Are we still afraid of this final outbreak? But Your Majesty, you have to keep an eye on those who are seasick. What's wrong with them being dizzy?"
I have forgotten all about it. If you untie the rope without knowing the importance of it, no one on the whole boat will survive. Moreover, even if you are the captain, there are too many people suffering from seasickness, and you will not be able to handle it."
Zhang Cangxiong's face darkened, and he said after a long time: "I cannot take on the position of captain. I am only a helmsman at best. No matter what, I can at least control the direction of the boat."
Luo Xiang chuckled and picked up the tea cup with satisfaction and tasted it carefully. The three of them were also extremely satisfied, at least Zhang Cangxiong's answer did not disappoint them.
However, Xuanji said with twinkling eyes: "So, Your Majesty hopes that we can help take back Raozhou and Shouzhou and stop the mouths of those people?"
Zhang Cangxiong did not speak, but continued to nod.