It was dusk, but the military camp was bustling with activity.
New Year's Eve is one of the grandest festivals in the empire. The three newly reorganized Xiling cavalry gathered in the camp. Everyone was given wine and meat, eating large pieces of meat and drinking heavily.
Not long after the tiger cavalry was transferred to Fan County, the wolf cavalry from Zhen County was also brought to Fan County by the general. The three cavalry were reorganized, with a full complement of 2,400 cavalry, attached to the Xiling Protectorate Army, divided into two cavalry on the left and right.
Battalions, each with 1,200 cavalry, were divided into twelve cavalry divisions.
The military system was adapted according to the imperial establishment.
For every hundred people as a cavalry team, there is a cavalry captain, and for every ten people as a fire, there is a fire chief.
Each of the left and right cavalry camps has a cavalry commander.
The original Tiger Cavalry commander Yuan Shangyu and Fan Cavalry commander Mo Cangxing were the commanders of the left and right battalions, but Fat Fish and others were directly promoted by the general to cavalry captains, commanding a hundred-man cavalry team.
As the general's deputy general, Su Changyu assisted the general in commanding the Xiling cavalry.
The general was invited to the city for a birthday banquet, so Su Changyu naturally stayed behind to take charge of the military camp.
It was rare that it was New Year's Eve. Except for the soldiers in charge of the sentries, everyone else was allowed to drink tonight. However, Su Changyu never liked too lively occasions. There was noisy everywhere in the military camp, but Su Changyu was alone in the camp.
There is a picture of a lady spread on the table. In the picture, the lady is holding a net cover in her hand and catching butterflies among the flowers. The lady in the picture has a plump figure and graceful movements, but she is a beautiful and fragrant beauty.
This picture of a lady is far from the atmosphere of the long bow and sword in the tent.
Su Changyu, on the other hand, was holding a wolf hair and drawing on a blank piece of paper with great interest. Although the content of the painting was not a lady catching butterflies, the clothes and plump figure of the woman in the picture were clearly that of a butterfly catching woman.
When Su Changyu, who had always been serious about his smile, painted, there was a slight smile on his lips, and his expression was extremely soft, as if he was seeing his beloved woman.
Hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Su Changyu immediately rolled up the picture of a lady catching butterflies. Yuan Shangyu's voice came from outside the tent: "General, General Yuan Shangyu, please see me!"
Su Changyu's face returned to its previous stern expression and asked: "Is something wrong?"
"We have some small matters that we need to discuss with General Zhonglang." Yuan Shangyu's voice was quite respectful.
Su Changyu rolled up the scroll he was drawing on, put away his pen and ink, and then said: "Come in and talk."
The tent door opened, and Yuan Shangyu, Pang Yu and several others filed in.
Su Changyu sat still. When he saw several people entering the camp, he asked, "What's wrong with you guys?"
Yuan Shangyu and a few others looked at each other, then raised their hands and said: "General Zhonglang, there is something we would like to ask for advice on, and we ask General Zhonglang to tell you the truth."
"What's the matter?" Su Changyu still looked indifferent.
"General Zhonglang should know that Mr. Yuwen, under the protection of the eldest son, went to Kyoto to apologize to the court." Yuan Shangyu said slowly: "Since the old prince left, we have been busy reorganizing our troops. Mr.
We have never known the news from your side. May I ask General Zhonglang, if the old marquis and the eldest son are well now?"
Su Changyu looked calm and said calmly: "You are already affiliated with the Protectorate Army and are soldiers of the imperial court. You are no longer the private army of the Yuwen family. Why do you still want to interfere with the affairs of the Yuwen family?"
"General Zhonglang, although we belong to the imperial court, we always remember our origins when drinking water. If it weren't for the Yuwen family, we wouldn't be where we are today." Ning Zhifeng, who was behind Yuan Shangyu, stared at Su Changyu with cold eyes and said: "We want to know, Mr.
Whether the Marquis is well now, it shouldn’t be too much, right?”
Seeing several people staring at him, Su Changyu sat still and said: "I only care about military affairs, and I am not interested in other things. I am not interested at all in your questions. If you really want to know about Mr. Yuwen,
Regarding my situation, you can ask the general in person when he comes back."
"In this way, Zhonglang will be very interested in the old Marquis.
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Do you know anything about the eldest son?" Fat Fish asked.
Su Changyu looked at Fat Fish, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak.
"General Zhonglang, do you not know, or do you know but don't tell me?" Yuan Shangyu's face was solemn: "We only want an answer."
Su Changyu sneered and said: "The answer? Commander Yuan, I made it very clear, but you... seem to be unclear about your identity. Do you need me to repeat it?"
"General Zhonglang, has the old Marquis been killed?" Dapeng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "Do you know that the old Marquis was killed?"
The corners of Su Changyu's eyes twitched slightly, and he asked: "How did you know that the old Marquis was murdered?"
"So, will Zhong Lang admit that the old Marquis was harmed?" Ning Zhifeng pressed forward step by step.
Su Changyu raised his neck slightly and said nothing.
"I heard that a supervisor came from Kyoto." Yuan Shangyu said calmly: "But what this supervisor did seems to be inconsistent with his identity." He took a step forward, looked at Su Changyu and said:
"The old marquis donated the family's assets so that the general could have military expenditures to deploy the defense of Xiling to resist the Wutuo people's eastward advance. However, it seems that Pei Shiqing transported all the Yuwen family's assets to Kyoto, except for
In addition, I heard that he is also eyeing the Zhen family and wants to take away all the money gained from confiscating the Zhen family. General Zhonglang, is this true or false?"
Su Changyu's eyes were like daggers, he looked at Yuan Shangyu and said: "Commander Yuan, it doesn't look like you are here to discuss things with me today."
"We admire the general and are willing to follow him and fight to the death with the Wutuo people." Yuan Shangyu said slowly: "More than ten years ago, the Wutuo people entered Xiling and slaughtered countless people. On the land of Xiling, there are still grievances choking on them.
." He raised his hand and pointed to the outside of the tent: "Zhonglang will listen carefully, you should still be able to hear their cries."
Su Changyu frowned.
"Times have passed, but there are signs of invasion by the Wutuo people again. We grew up on this land, and as long as we still have a trace of blood, we will never let that scene happen again." Yuan Shangyu said with a low voice and a solemn expression: "General, please
When we returned to Xiling, we were very happy because we knew that as long as the general came, there would be hope for Xiling. Under the leadership of the general, we could fight to the death with the Wutuo people." His eyes were cold: "Now Xiling is facing difficulties.
At this time, there are people who want to draw out the firepower and suck out the last bit of blood in Xiling. General Zhonglang, we really want to ask, what is the so-called court trying to do? Do they want to take away everything in Xiling and let the people of Xiling
Just sit back and wait for death?"
Su Changyu clenched his fists and said coldly: "Yuan Shangyu, do you know what you are talking about? Are you going to rebel?"
"Rebellion?" Yuan Shangyu laughed and said, "So in the eyes of the imperial court, guarding Xiling is rebellion?" He raised his hand and said, "General Zhonglang, please come out of your tent and take a look!"
Su Changyu had already noticed that something was wrong at this time.
The originally noisy military camp suddenly became quiet at this time, no longer as lively and noisy as before.
He stood up, grabbed the saber beside him, glanced at Yuan Shangyu and others, and then walked out of the tent.
Under the darkness, I saw countless people standing densely outside the tent.
"These are all people from Xiling." Yuan Shangyu said: "We won't go into details about whether Old Marquis Yuwen was killed. I want to ask on behalf of these brothers, does the imperial court really want to transport all military expenditures to Kyoto? If those military expenditures are transported away
, Do you still need Xiling Defense?" Xiang Su Changyu cupped his hands and said: "I would like to ask General Zhonglang to give you an answer."
Countless pairs of eyes looked at Su Changyu, like countless sharp knives pointing at Su Changyu in the night.
Su Changyu took a deep breath when he saw the formation in front of him.
Of course he knew what was going on.
mutiny!
He really didn't expect that there would be a sudden mutiny on New Year's Eve.
The reason for the mutiny directly pointed out that it represented the imperial court
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Pei Shiqing.
Su Changyu naturally understood that once the mutiny could not be controlled, it would lead to a huge disaster in an instant.
If the general was still in the camp at this time, the general's majesty might still be able to suppress these people, but the general happened to be in the city tonight for a banquet, and his own prestige was not enough to deter these Xiling tigers and wolves who had just been reorganized.
"How did you know these things?" Su Changyu turned to Yuan Shangyu and asked in a deep voice: "Who told you that the imperial court was going to take away all military expenditures? Yuan Shangyu, he heard about it and incited a mutiny. Do you know the consequences?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a low voice suddenly came from the crowd: "They didn't think about mutiny. They just knew who they were fighting for and why they were fighting. They were not afraid of bloodshed, but they didn't want their blood to be in vain.
Flow.”
Amid the words, the crowd dispersed onto a road, and a tall figure slowly walked out of the road.
When Su Changyu saw the tall man and his steady steps, he frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
"Yuwen Chengchao!" The visitor's voice was loud: "General Zhonglang should have heard of me!"
Su Changyu's face changed slightly and he said in surprise: "Are you Yuwen Chengchao?"
"My father donated all the assets of the Yuwen family to the general, and also gave the tiger cavalry to the Protectorate." Yuwen Chengchao walked slowly, but his voice was full of energy: "Back then, the Wutuo people invaded Xiling, and the Xiling family
In order to protect himself, my father did not come forward, and my father regretted this for more than ten years. The purpose of handing over everything this time was not entirely to save the Yuwen clan, but also to allow the general to lead everyone to resist the Wutuo people and not let them
The tragedy of that year happened again. My father and I went to Kyoto to plead guilty, but we were intercepted and killed on the peninsula. Who was behind it is no longer important. The most important thing at the moment is that everyone in Xiling must be under the general's command.
Under the leadership, prepare to fight against the invasion of the Wutuos."
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the night wind was howling, but on New Year's Eve, there was a chilling atmosphere in the military camp.
"The general came back just to have a showdown with the Wutuo people." Su Changyu said coldly.
Yuwen Cheng said to the court: "Of course we know the general's ambition. But why did the imperial court do it? What does the eunuch from Kyoto want to do? Although all the assets of the Yuwen family are stored in the Protector's Mansion,
The eunuch had hoarded it and was preparing to transport it to Kyoto. In addition, the Zhen family has been convicted, and everything in the Zhen family has to be confiscated and sent to Kyoto." He raised his arm, pointed at the soldiers behind him, and said loudly: "
With all the military supplies taken away, what will they use to fight the Wutuo people to the death?"
"Whoever wants to take away things from Xiling has no regard for the life and death of the people of Xiling. We will never agree." Someone in the crowd shouted sharply.
As soon as this man spoke, the soldiers raised their arms and shouted loudly, and the sound shook the sky.
ps: I'd like to say sorry first, and then explain. My younger brother is getting married on National Day, and my parents are old. I will host everything. I will go home on the 2nd, not to mention the delay on the way. After returning home, I will prepare everything needed for the wedding and receive guests.
Guests, matchmaker drinks, wedding banquets, and uncle-in-law drinks. The customs there are too complicated. If you miss any one of them, you will be criticized. And I am also a person who cares about face. I have to do everything to look good. After a few days, I am exhausted.
I tried my best. The most terrible thing was that I had a problem with my right waist. The bones and flesh were sore and painful. Then my whole right leg was extremely sore. Walking felt like being stabbed by a knife. I kept pushing through, just wanting to do this big thing well. Everything ended successfully yesterday.
, I rushed back today, and my left buttock hurts so much when I got home, that I insisted on writing this chapter.
There has been no update for several days. I am responsible for not saving the manuscript, but I also ask for your understanding. I will not go out for the next month, and I will stay at home and code hard to make up for my mistakes. I am really sorry for everyone.