Chapter 101: Days change and the moon changes, as if a lifetime has passed
Tao'er couldn't help but feel worried after hearing this.
So he asked: "Is it dangerous?"
Tong Zhihuan forced out a reassuring smile and said, "Don't worry, Miss Tao'er, it's not a big deal. I'm at the rear and don't need to go to the battlefield."
He lied again.
Nowadays, the border area is in a mess. As long as you reach the border, it is not safe either on the battlefield or in the rear.
Tao'er vaguely felt something was wrong, but she didn't ask any more questions.
She went to the peach tree and broke off a branch.
After resting for a while, I made a wooden sign.
"I heard Mo Yuan say before that peach wood means peace."
Tao'er handed him the mahogany plaque and said, "It's for you."
Tong Zhihuan was stunned for a moment, then reached out and took it.
He looked at the wooden sign and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Tong Zhihuan smiled, but felt a little forced, and said, "Actually, Tong doesn't really believe in these things in his life, but he still wants to say something."
"I can meet Miss Tao'er."
"Tong is really lucky!"
Miss Taoer was also stunned after hearing this.
She didn't know what to say, so in the end she just said: "Idiot."
Only a few days after returning, Tong Zhihuan was on the road again.
In that cold first month, a fast horse galloped on the official road to the border.
Tong Zhihuan took one last look at the Taoist temple on the mountain.
He seemed to see Miss Tao'er standing in front of the Taoist temple. He smiled warmly and then waved the reins in his hand.
"drive!"
The horse gallops straight to the border.
Miss Taoer breathed a long sigh of relief, returned to the temple, and closed the door completely.
She thought to herself that she would be safe.
…
I thought this battle would be extremely difficult.
But who would have expected that there would be a sudden turn of events along the way.
Beixiang's originally fierce offensive suddenly came to a halt, and the 30,000 troops subsequently transferred were also withdrawn.
I found out after some inquiring.
Civil strife broke out in Beixiang!
The princes who were guarding the border areas took this opportunity to rebel and led an army of 40,000 people southward to attack Beixiang King City.
After this incident, rebels in Beixiang continued to rise up and merge with it. The initial 40,000 soldiers and horses also continued to grow, and later there were more than 70,000 soldiers.
Such a response was due to the tyranny of King Beixiang. In addition to the heavy taxes, a large number of construction projects were carried out to build Kawahara Palace in the past few years. For several years, the people had no means of livelihood and secretly complained.
Taking advantage of this great chaos, some people found an opportunity and took advantage of the weak military strength to rise up.
Civil strife had begun, and King Beixiang had to withdraw the additional troops, but he still left some troops to cooperate with Bei Mo in the attack on Dajing. After all, he had a previous alliance with Bei Mo, and King Beixiang was reluctant to part with this piece of cake.
As a result, the war came to a stalemate.
Emperor Da Jing also secretly breathed a sigh of relief and discussed countermeasures with the ministers of the DPRK.
Unexpectedly, the Beimo people's offensive was particularly powerful, and within a few days, the border fell.
Although reinforcements were sent in time, two cities were still lost.
After the Beimo people learned about the incident in Beixiang, they also slowed down their offensive and turned to harassment.
But even so, facing the pressure from both parties, Da Jing was still a little overwhelmed.
This battle is unlikely to end anytime soon.
…
Three years have gone by in a hurry.
In recent years, wars have continued, and the number of conscripts in various places has increased day by day, but it is still not enough. Beimo and Beixiang seem to have reached a strategy of boiling frogs in warm water, slowly consuming the scenery, and then giving a powerful dose at the critical moment.
Da Jing also seized this opportunity to strengthen himself. In the past two years, most of the able-bodied men in the market have been recruited into the army to prepare for the war in the future.
You Lingfang no longer has the vitality of the past.
Nowadays, most of the people on the streets are the elderly, weak, women and children, and there are very few people fishing on the river. There are even fishing boats broken down on the river, and no one is in charge.
Zhong Zhengyuan sat in the tea stall, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said: "The world is unpredictable..."
He took a sip of tea and began to think deeply.
Maybe he will leave here in a while. Once the war spreads, this peaceful place will be destroyed.
Just as he was thinking.
"Crack."
But suddenly I saw a pair of green and white soap boots stepping into the tea stall.
The man in green shirt walked straight towards Zhong Zhengyuan and sat at the same table with him.
Zhong Zhengyuan's heart trembled slightly. He looked up. He was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "You..."
"You return my merits!!"
Chen Changsheng was stunned by his scolding.
He asked: "What do you mean by Mr. Zhong's words? When did Chen owe you merit?"
Zhong Zhengyuan stared at him closely and said, "Do you know what it feels like to lose three hundred years of merit overnight!?"
Chen Changsheng blinked and asked: "Who is so powerful that he can make Mr. Zhong suffer such a big loss?"
Zhong Zhengyuan said angrily: "You are still pretending!"
"What does this have to do with Chen?"
Chen Changsheng was a little dazed, and then he did some calculations.
Immediately afterwards, he understood.
"Is that so?"
Chen Changsheng looked at Zhong Zhengyuan and said, "Mr. Zhong, you have really suffered an incredible disaster."
"You, you, you..."
Zhong Zhengyuan pointed at him and was so angry that he couldn't find the north, south, east or west.
Chen Changsheng picked up the teapot, filled Zhong Zhengyuan's cup with tea, and said with a smile: "Three hundred years of merit may not be worth mentioning to Mr. Zhong, so let's sit down and drink tea."
Zhong Zhengyuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something cruel, but in the end he had no choice but to sit down.
"well……"
Zhong Zhengyuan had no choice but to accept his defeat.
Zhong Zhengyuan also knew that he was no match for this person. He only had some attainments in divination, but when it came to fighting skills, he was far behind.
As Chen Changsheng walked along, he felt a little confused, so he asked, "Why are there so many old, weak, women and children on this street?"
Zhong Zhengyuan looked at him and said, "Don't say you don't know."
Chen Changsheng was slightly startled and said: "Chen has been practicing in seclusion for the past three years and has not paid attention to this."
Zhong Zhengyuan took a big sip of tea and then said: "Zhong really doesn't want to talk to you."
Chen Changsheng smiled helplessly and said, "Didn't Mr. Zhong do the calculation himself? How can you blame Chen?"
Zhong Zhengyuan rolled his eyes at him, and then said: "In the second year after you left, Beimo used the name of Li Hou to raise troops to go south. Within a few days, Beixiang in the north was waiting for an opportunity and sent 30,000 troops directly to Dajing.
Border."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng began to make calculations and said: "It's so fast..."
He thought he would have to wait another two years.
Chen Changsheng was a little puzzled again and asked, "It seems that Chen has missed a lot of things."
"Actually, I didn't miss it."
Zhong Zhengyuan said: "In the summer of the same year, rebels broke out in Beixiang. The war in the northern region also calmed down a lot, and the pace of the Northern Desert also slowed down."
"Da Jing can finally take a breather. Unexpectedly, the rebellion in Beixiang was particularly serious. More than two years have passed. Not only did the King of Beixiang fail to quell the rebellion, but he also allowed others to seize half of the world."
"If not for this, Dajing would have perished long ago."
Zhong Zhengyuan took a sip of tea, looked at Chen Changsheng and said, "It's been three years since you left, and now... it's already a chaotic time."
Chen Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little dazed when he heard this.
He put his hand on the tea cup and was silent for a long time.
Until a moment later.
Chen Changsheng just came back to his senses, looked at the tea in the cup, and murmured: "Unexpectedly, when I woke up, the sun was different and the moon was different, as if I had been in another world."