At this time of year, the river water was bone-chilling, and the rebels and horses were extremely cold, but there was no time for them to stamp their feet and warm themselves up. Encouraged by the desire to be rewarded for their meritorious service, they immediately launched a surprise attack.
When the light suddenly shone in the camp, everyone's hearts were chilled.
Someone shouted: "Withdraw!" But how to withdraw?
Six thousand men and horses have already rushed in front of the camp. If they want to turn around, they have only two options. One is to rein in the horses, stop first, and then slowly turn around. However, if they do this, they will inevitably be attacked head-on by the Northern Xinjiang Army.
The second is to take a roundabout way. But the camp is right in front, so we went in in a roundabout way.
Before the rebels could make a decision, someone in the camp shouted, "Fire the arrows!" A wave of crossbow arrows came over. Ashina Jianyun shouted: "Retreat!"
Under the crossbow arrows, the rebels fell from their horses. Some fell off their horses and screamed for help, but were immediately knocked down and trampled to death by their fellow warriors.
The chaos of the rebels was so extreme that a group of troops even ran in front of the camp in panic and were overwhelmed by the attacking infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army.
"Help me!" The cry for help was immediately silenced.
No one could care about anyone, and Ashina Jianyun could only flee alone among the large group of people.
In the camp, the Northern Xinjiang Army attacked.
"Escape from shallow water." Ashina Jianyun wanted to take advantage of his familiarity with the geography to escape.
The sound of horse hooves came from both sides.
Two groups of cavalry surrounded him from both sides.
What's terrible is that the cavalry coming from upstream happened to be blocking the shallow water area.
Desperation threw the rebels into complete chaos.
Some people screamed to retreat, while others shouted to fight with the Northern Xinjiang Army, and then were drowned by horse hooves.
A group of rebel cavalry rushed into the Lingshui River in a panic, but the water was deep here. After falling into the water, their heavy armor dragged them down.
It was as if there was a big hand under the water, pulling them desperately.
Miserable howls were heard in the water, and not long after, only the war horses were left struggling to make their way to the shore. Some of the rebels who were lucky enough to survive lay on the backs of the horses and followed them up and down.
A group of infantry appeared on the other side, and torches illuminated the shore. "Fire arrows!"
No one can cross this section of the river. "Fight them!"
The foreigners became wild and turned around to rush towards the pursuers, but they chose the weakest infantry.
"Stop!" The infantry stopped.
"Fire arrows!"
Waves of arrows plundered the rebels intensively. When they rushed in front of the infantry array, less than a thousand people were left.
They roared and crashed into the Northern Xinjiang Army array, slashing and shouting desperately.
"Wild and untamable!"
Han Ji shook his head, "No wonder His Highness said that the best enemy is in the capital."
"It doesn't matter if the wild ones are hard to tame, Datang's Hengdao will teach them how to behave." Yang Lue waved his hand, "In Mo Dao's hand.
Teams of Mo Dao soldiers came forward. "Kill!"
The blood shone with a strange light under the firelight, and amid the miserable howls of the men and horses, the flanking cavalry came.
"I'm going to rest, don't disturb me if you have nothing to do."
Yang Lue returned to his tent, took off his armor and lay down. Covered himself with a quilt and closed his eyes.
He seemed to have returned to his youth.
The young man galloped on his horse, the bridle in his hand flashed, and his opponents fell off their horses one after another.
He led his men to continuously dig in. After finding the fighter plane, he cut in decisively and disrupted the enemy's forces.
The enemy will be in panic under the banner.
The horse flashed, the long blade waved, the enemy general fell off his horse, and the flag was cut off. He carried the enemy general's head and galloped across the battlefield.
"Yang Wudi!"
"Yang Wudi!" "Yang Wudi!"
Amid the cheers, the young man raised his head and said confidently: "I, Yang Lue, will conquer the world for the Tang Dynasty!"
"Victory!" cheers were heard outside.
Mixed with the cheers in the dream, it finally turned into a swaddling baby. "Take him away."
Young Yi Niang handed the swaddling clothes to Yang Lue and said, "Your Highness said that if this child can help when he grows up, he will do so."
, If he can’t, let him disappear from everyone else and live his life in peace.”
Yang Lue took the swaddling clothes and looked at the child.
The child woke up just in time, looked at him with a pair of dark eyes, and grinned.
"Yang Lue, take the order!"
Han Ji stood at the edge of the camp, watching the soldiers cheering.
A general came over happily, "Mr. Han, we captured Ashina Jianyun."
"oh!"
Han Ji ordered: "Send it over."
The general asked someone to take Ashina Jianyun and said, "To be honest, I was a little worried at first."
"Worried about Mr. Yang?
"Yes, I was wondering how such a guard commander could fight against Ashina Jianyun, who is also known as the fox? I didn't expect that!"
"I didn't expect that either." Han Ji rarely admitted his mistake, "By the way, I will send the battle report to His Highness immediately. I think His Highness will be very happy to hear the news.
Han Ji was keenly aware of the complicated feelings that King Qin had for Yang Lue. Some were like between father and son, and some were like between friends.
Therefore, he also found a way to send the battle report to King Qin in time to make King Qin happy.
Ashina Jianyun was brought.
"How many defenders are there in the city?" Han Ji asked.
Ashina Jianyun smiled miserably and said, "I told you, can you avoid death?" Han Ji shook his head, "But you can suffer less."
"You're not afraid of death, but you're still afraid of suffering?" Ashina Jianyun turned his eyes, a little disappointed, "Who is the general leading the army? I am so cautious and still jumped into the trap he set, please see me."
"You said it, of course I can see you."
"There are less than 10,000 men left in the city. By the way, Wei Ming is right behind."
Han Ji turned around and left.
"Hey! You said let me meet that person."
"He is sleeping, I don't want to disturb him."
"Shouldn't there be celebrations after a great victory?" Ashina Jianyun said in disbelief: "He doesn't even care? Then what is his name?"
"Yang Lue!"
"Yang Lue, why does the inner breath come from here?" A young child asked in the woods outside Xiaohe Village. "You come here because there is a meridian here." "Meridian?"
"right."
The young boy looked up at him, "What do you do with practice?" "Strengthen yourself."
"What do you do when you become strong?"
Yang Lue was stumped. He wanted to say that he would not be bullied, but thinking about the heavy burden this young child had to shoulder, he changed his mind and said, "For the world."
"What is the world?" The young child wondered.
"The world!" Yang Lue felt that teaching children was the most difficult thing in the world. It was even more painful when the child was not his own son.
What is the world?
Yang Lue felt that it should be the ministers, the army, and the people who bowed their heads and shouted long live
But how can you say this to a young child? The secret will be revealed.
The villagers in Xiaohe Village would think him possessed by a ghost and burn him alive. He thought hard and only came to tell the children the answer the next day.
"The world is the people."
"Oh!" The child nodded seriously, "I know!"
Years later, that child grew up.
Someone asked him what the world is.
"In Gu's eyes, the world is just the common people!"
Wei Ming took a nap at dawn. When he woke up, he looked a little fierce. He had a nightmare.
In the dream, Shi Zhongtang suddenly changed his face and ordered people to capture him and behead him with one knife to sacrifice the flag.
The feeling of the knife touching his neck was still there. Wei Ming touched his neck and walked out of the tent with a cold face.
"Is there any news from Sangju?"
"Not yet." said the general on duty.
A confidant came over and said, "Deputy envoy, if the night attack is successful, the credit will be attributed to the deputy envoy."
Shi Zhong was defeated in consecutive battles in Tang Dynasty. If Wei Ming defeated the Northern Xinjiang Army here, it would be a disaster.
The next salted fish turns over.
As Shi Zhongtang's prestige declined due to his defeat, Wei Ming took advantage of the situation and was able to recruit more people among the rebels to compete with Shi Zhongtang.
Counterattack!
Wei Ming took a deep breath, and the cold air entered his lungs, which stimulated his spirit.
"Everyone says that the king values me, but those fools can't see the situation. Sangzhou and Songzhou are the flesh and blood mills in the eyes of the king. Not only do they have to buy time for the army to practice and purge, but they also have to constantly wear down the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army."
"What do you mean, deputy envoy, that the two states cannot be defended?"
"It can be defended, but if we want to defend the two states, we must have a large army as a backing. But look where the army is? It's still in Qinghe. How can we hold on to Songzhou and Sangzhou?"
Wei Ming sneered and said: "Once the two states are lost, your Majesty will be able to throw the blame on me. Do you know what the army will do before setting off?"
The confidant said: "Sacrifice the flag!
Wei Ming touched his neck, "How about sacrificing the head of the deputy envoy of Southern Xinjiang to the flag?"
The confidant nodded subconsciously, and then said in shock, "He doesn't dare!"
"He doesn't dare because I have a powerful force in my hands. The powerful force is here now. Shi Zhongtang wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"
The confidant sighed, "How long has it been? Your Majesty is still thinking about strife."
"The Northern Xinjiang Army is advancing steadily, and we are a little panicked internally. More and more people are dissatisfied with him. I dare say that he has to keep one eye open at night. If this goes on for too long, this person will
Crazy suspicion. He will be worried that I will lead the army to rebel, and he will also be worried that those loyal ministers in the past will stab him in the back. Man! To live like this is to suffer."
Wei Ming rubbed his face with both hands and treated it as a wash, "I don't care what happens to him, just one thing. Whoever wants to kill me, I will kill anyone."
"But since the two states cannot defend themselves, how can we escape?" "Shi Zhongtang wants to borrow a knife to kill people, but if I don't put my neck to it, what will King Qin do?"
Wei Ming sneered and said: "If Ashina Jianyun succeeds, I can take advantage of the situation and come back. Remember, once a person is frightened, he will not let go if he grabs a straw. Shi Zhongtang faced the great defeat of King Qin, but I
If you can defeat the King of Qin, think about what will happen to those anxious people?"
"They will support the deputy envoy."
"So, I'm waiting for good news."
Wei Ming squinted his eyes and pointed into the distance, "That's coming!" More than ten riders were galloping towards the camp in the morning light.
He approached, checked his identity, and then entered the camp. The leading sergeant approached and saluted.
"Deputy Ambassador."
"How?" Wei Ming looked at the morning mist ahead with his hands behind his hands, but his mind had already flown to Qinghe River.
"Ashina Jianyun crossed the river in the middle of the night to attack the enemy, but the enemy was well prepared. Ashina Jianyun was defeated and captured."
Wei Ming looked down at the sergeant fiercely, "What did you say?" "Ashina Jianyun was defeated and captured."
Wei Ming's body shook for a moment, his face turned pale, and then he returned to normal. This was his only chance to stand up!
"Yang Lue!" "Your Highness." Li Xuan was taking a walk.
Jiang Heer came to look for him, "It's time to have lunch."
Lunch is dry pancakes, dried vegetables, and dried meat.
The cook's skill was obviously not as good as King Qin's. He rubbed his hands on the side and said guiltily: "I will practice my cooking skills hard when I come back.
"It tastes good." Li Xuan praised.
The old face of the cook smiled like a chrysanthemum in full bloom. After the meal, Li Xuan summoned everyone to discuss matters.
Civil and military officials were all standing in the big tent, which reminded Li Xuan of the morning meeting in another world.
"The scouts came to report that Wei Ming led his army behind the two states, and 20,000 people were watching him." He Lianrong said: "In this way, conquering one of the two states is the inevitable way to break the deadlock.
Jiang Cunzhong said: "The defenders here in Songzhou are unruly, which shows that it is difficult to fight. I heard that Ashina Jianyun of Shangzhou is called a fox, so I thought that coming to Shangzhou would not be a good thing. Otherwise, we should concentrate our troops to attack Songzhou.
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To go to the next state first, there must be some emphasis on government. In other words, resources will be tilted.
Jiang Cunzhong’s words attracted
Many people secretly approved of it.
Everyone knows the relationship between King Qin and Yang Lue, but this is a big war!
How can we let personal feelings affect our decision-making at this time?
If you want to reuse him, you can let him take the path of a civil servant! It would be no problem for the three giants of civil servants in Northern Xinjiang to become the Four King Kongs! King Qin said calmly: "Still, Gu, trust Yang Lue!"
Everyone smiled bitterly in their hearts, but did not dare to say anything more about it.
"Get ready!" King Qin stood up.
The ministers resigned.
"Your Highness!"
A guard came in and said, "Mr. Han has sent someone." Everyone stopped and watched a small official come in.
"I have met His Highness!"
"But something happened?" Li Xuan asked.
"Yesterday, our army camped with its back to Lingshui. In the middle of the night, Ashina Jianyun led his army to make a surprise attack. He was ambushed by the well-prepared army led by Duke Yang. They were defeated and Ashina Jianyun was captured."
King Qin coughed dryly and asked, "How?"
It was rare for the King of Qin to be so mean, so the ministers lowered their heads. "Congratulations, Your Highness!"