Chapter 358: Newborn calf, becomes famous in one battle
Dust and smoke billowed, and a fast horse came from the west.
The centurion on the city wall stared closely at the rider on the horse. After a closer look, he saw the rider holding a small flag high in his hand and hurriedly said: "It's a scout, open the door quickly!"
With a "crunch", the city gate soldiers below opened the side door specifically for the scouts to enter and exit.
After the scout entered the city, his horse did not slow down and shouted loudly: "Emergency military information! Urgent military information!"
Today is the end of the year, and people are staying at home to celebrate the New Year. There are not many people on the street. When people hear the noise, they step aside one after another.
Not long after, the scout came to the palace and handed the bamboo tube containing military information to a guard squad leader.
The team leader quickly headed towards the back house of the palace. When he arrived at the Chuihua Gate, he handed the bamboo tube to a personal guard.
The guards rushed all the way, and when they arrived at the Ju Stadium, they saw two teams fighting fiercely on the court. The audience cheered and cheered, and the atmosphere was full of joy.
The personal guard came to the wooden platform to the north where Zhang Yangquan was and handed the bamboo tube to Yang Sanqiang.
After Yang Sanqiang took it, he walked to Zhang Yangquan and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation from Haozhou!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment, took the bamboo tube, opened it, took out the letter paper, and started reading.
Qin Lingjun and Shen Qianqian both took their eyes away from the court and paid attention to Zhang Yangquan's expression. They saw a look of surprise on his face at first, which then turned into joy.
Qin Lingjun hurriedly asked: "Husband, what's wrong? Has something happened in Haozhou?"
Zhang Yangquan sighed with emotion: "The next generation is to be feared! The next generation is to be feared!" He handed the letter to Qin Lingjun.
Qin Lingjun raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Zhao Jun is so brave and dares to take advantage of the end of the year to sneak attack on our Haozhou!"
After a pause, he smiled and said: "Lanyu and Han Lin'er, these two children are really amazing. At such a young age, they are able to calm down when things happen and are not alarmed by changes. They will definitely become great talents in the future!"
Shen Qianqian was very curious and asked: "What on earth did they do?"
Qin Lingjun handed the letter to her and said, "Read it yourself!"
Shen Qianqian took it and took a look. After reading it, she was amazed.
It turns out that Lan Yu and Han Lin'er went hunting in Haozhou and accidentally caught a suspicious man.
After some torture, it was learned that the other party was Zhao Jun who used his men to scout, and the Sizhou army actually wanted to attack Haozhou!
Furthermore, the entire army was lying dormant during the day and at night, and had quietly sneaked into a forest thirty miles outside Haozhou City, waiting only for a sneak attack at night!
The two of them immediately went to Haozhou to report the news.
The garrison of Haozhou was originally Sun Hu, but as the end of the year was approaching, he was transferred back to Jiangdu Prefecture. Although there were 20,000 garrison troops in Haozhou, the one with the highest official rank was only one deputy general.
When the deputy general learned that the Sizhou Army was planning a sneak attack, he wanted to immediately strengthen the defense and increase the number of defenders on the city wall.
However, Han Lin'er felt that they should be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, so that the enemy would think that they had not discovered their intentions.
Lan Yu also proposed to ambush a group of men and horses outside the city. When the enemy attacks the city, the men and horses outside the city will attack from behind.
The deputy general was once a subordinate of Hou Baisi, and he did not dare to underestimate the opinions of the two. After deliberation for a long time, he finally adopted it.
That night, the Sizhou Army came for a sneak attack. Jiangdu Army's 10,000 men suddenly appeared in the rear, causing chaos in their position.
Lan Yu and Han Lin'er followed the deputy general and led 8,000 people out of the city. They attacked from inside and outside and defeated Zhao Junyong.
Lan Yu was unstoppable and took advantage of the darkness to lead two thousand cavalry in pursuit, all the way to Sizhou!
The enemy was frightened out of their wits, and Lan Yu captured Guzhen and Lingbi one after another, and fled all the way to Si County, where the government was located.
It was dark, and Zhao Jun did not know that he was pursuing only 2,000 men. He felt that Jiangdu's army must have already known that he was going to attack by surprise, so he ambushed the army and wanted to eliminate him in one fell swoop.
So he gathered more than 20,000 troops and escaped from the north gate at dawn, abandoned Sizhou and went straight to Shandong, intending to join his old army Maogui.
It was originally the Sizhou Army that launched a sneak attack on Haozhou, but instead Lan Yu and Han Lin'er counterattacked and captured Sizhou. Two young boys gave birth to calves. How could they not win this battle and be applauded?
After the Cuju competition ended, Zhang Yangquan announced the matter in public, and everyone cheered in unison.
Lan Xiangyu was so excited that she covered her mouth and burst into tears.
With this good news to cheer up, the generals were in high spirits and played more fiercely, especially the final match between Chang Yuchun's first team and Xu Baisheng's first team, which gradually changed from playing football to fighting.
Chang Yuchun and Bian Yuanheng once fought too fiercely for a position and started to fight. The players next to them only watched the two fight and didn't even kick the ball.
Only Xu Baisheng, Fu Youde and Kang Maocai still focused on the game and took advantage of the opponent's negligence to launch a fierce attack.
Zhu Yuanzhang was the only one left in Chang Yuchun's team to defend with all his heart. However, he was not good at shooting the ball, and with one against three, the score was quickly opened up.
Zhang Yangquan had no choice but to send Chang and Bian off with a red card, allowing the generals of both teams to calm down.
In the end, the Cuju competition was won by the team of Xu Baisheng and Fu Youde.
The sun sets and twilight falls.
Guests watching the Cuju competition were invited to wait in a side hall near the palace lobby. After a while, there will be the year-end dinner.
Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun took the opportunity to return to the back house, where Sixian and Siye were playing in the cradle.
The two babies are both more than nine months old and can already walk on the guardrail. Sometimes they bump into each other and they hug each other and bite each other to play.
Both babies have baby teeth. Although they were born on the same day, the elder sister Sixian has five baby teeth, while the younger brother Siye only has three.
After the two babies nibbled for a while, Sixian bit her brother until he cried again, so the wet nurse had to pick up Siye and put him in another cradle.
However, after a while, Siye screamed "babble" again and wanted to go to her sister's cradle.
Qin Lingjun walked over and hugged Siye.
Zhang Yangquan reached out and grabbed Sixian's little hand and said to Qin Lingjun: "Madam, Lan Yu and Han Lin'er have made great contributions this time. How do you think they should be rewarded?"
Qin Lingjun shook her head and said seriously: "Husband, although they are very capable, they are still children after all. They should not be overly praised, lest they breed arrogance."
Zhang Yangquan was startled, thinking of the blue jade in history, and nodded: "Madam reminded me of that!"
At this moment, Yang Sanqiang entered the back house and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is new military information."
Zhang Yangquan asked: "Or Haozhou?"
"No, it's news from the north!"
Zhang Yangquan's heart trembled, and he turned around and left the house. After taking a few steps, Qin Lingjun also chased him from behind.
The two came to the corner of the corridor together, and Zhang Yangquan asked: "How is the situation in the north?"
Yang Sanqiang said: "Mao Gui led his army across the river with great momentum. When attacking Nanpi County, he encountered Dong Tuanxiao's tribe. The two sides fought at night. Dong Tuanxiao was killed by Mao Gui!"
Zhang Yangquan was surprised and said: "Dong Tuanxiao died like this?"
Yang Sanqiang said: "From the news, there was another garrison in Nanpi County at that time. Dong Tuanxiao just led his army to rescue, but encountered Mao Gui's army halfway, so he hurriedly fought and was defeated and died!"
Zhang Yangquan remained silent, and Qin Lingjun said coldly: "You should end up like this if you help Zhou do his harm!"
Zhang Yangquan suddenly asked: "Is there any news about Chahan Timur?"
Yang Sanqiang said: "Chahan Timur is annihilating Guan Duo and Pan Cheng's army in the middle, and there is no time for him to take care of him!"
Zhang Yangquan said calmly: "Mao Gui is getting closer and closer to Dadu, and Chahan Timur can't rescue him in time. Everyone in the Yuan Dynasty is just like ants on a hot pot!"
Yang Sanqiang said with a smile: "Although there is no news about most of the news, I guess that the Tatar Emperor must be restless now!"
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Tuohuan Timur sat silently on the large dragon chair, eyes wide open, looking at the quarreling ministers below.
Today is the last day of the year. As usual, the monarchs and ministers have already had a drink and celebrated the New Year together.
However, in the more than half a month since Nanpi County was captured, there has never been a moment of peace in the court.
Tuo Huan has never been so helpless as now. His eyes swept over the ministers one by one, hoping that someone could come up with a countermeasure to turn the tide.
However, for some reason, the ministers seemed to have turned into shrews in the vegetable market, only blaming and insulting each other.
Or it was proposed to move the capital, but no one could say anything constructive.
At this moment, a clear and coherent voice came into Tuo Huan's ears.
"Father, I think that moving the capital now will only make the world laugh, and the generals everywhere will lose trust in the imperial court. Now we should discuss strategies to defeat the enemy!"
The person who spoke was none other than Prince ‘Aiyou Shili Dala’.
Just as Tuo Huan was about to ask for advice, Prime Minister Zuo spoke first after scratching his head.
"The prince's statement is totally false. His Majesty's stay in Dadu will only put great pressure on the generals everywhere. In order to protect His Majesty's safety, they will not be able to fully annihilate the enemy. At present, the only way to put the whole government at ease is to move the capital!"
Pu Buhua, the envoy of the Zizhengyuan, followed: "Yes, only by moving the capital can the generals defeat the red scarf thieves!"
One of these two people was originally a royalist and the other a princeling. However, now that they are at the critical moment of their lives, they care more about their wealth and life, so they have to put their loyalty aside.
The prince took a deep breath and said: "We can let my father patrol the north. This will not cause unrest everywhere, but also ensure my father's safety!"
Just as Tuo Huan was about to speak, Xia Sijian spoke first.
"The northern patrol is useless, the capital must be moved. If the capital is captured, it will definitely encourage the thieves!"
The prince said: "All ministers can bring their family members with them to visit the north with my father!"
Xia Sijian's eyes lit up and he closed his mouth.
Pu Buhua coughed and said: "Well, His Highness the Crown Prince's words are reasonable, but we need to bring Her Highness the Queen with us!"
Seeing that they could escape from Dadu, the other ministers came out one after another and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, please order a northern tour!"
Only Pingzhang Zhengshi stood there without saying a word.
Tuohuan was speechless for a while, he didn't even say a word, everything was discussed below, which made him very dissatisfied.
His eyes wandered, and he suddenly noticed that Taiping was different from the other ministers, and he quickly said: "Tai Ai Qing, why don't you speak."
Just as Taiping was about to speak out, a chamberlain suddenly rushed in with a look of ecstasy on his face.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! There is good news! A great victory lies ahead!"
Just as Tuo Huan was about to speak, Xia Si Jian asked first, "Has General Chahan Timur arrived?"
"No, no! It was General Liu Ha who stabbed Buhua! General Liu Ha stabbed Buhua and defeated Mao Gui in Liulin! The red scarf thieves have all retreated!"
Everyone among the ministers was overjoyed and cheered! Some even clasped their hands together, not knowing which gods and Buddhas they were thanking.
Emperor Yuan was also overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "Who sent Liu Ha and Ci Buhua to meet the enemy?"
Taiping strode out of the queue, cupped his hands and said, "I sent General Liu to attack the traitors privately before I reported it. Please forgive me!"
In fact, it's not that he didn't submit the memorial, but that he was directly rejected by Zhongshu Sheng several times. Now the ministers are afraid of Mao Gui like a tiger, and they don't dare to send troops to fight with him again!
The prince hoped that Tamerlane would come back from the investigation and fight the enemy, but he refused to trust other generals.
Because both parties disagreed, Taiping had to make his own decision.
Emperor Yuan was not stupid. He quickly understood the key and said loudly: "Immediately, I will promote Taiping to the position of Prime Minister Zuo to assist the prince and oversee all government affairs!"
Xia Sijian was startled, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Emperor Yuan glaring at him, but after all he did not dare to object.