Chapter seven hundred and eighty sixth fight is to grab the credit
Two days later, it’s the Chinese New Year.
For King Bingjian's servants and maids, this is definitely the least festive New Year they have ever spent in this life.
Because on this day that should have been a day of celebration, my master’s coffin came back.
The maids and servants looked at the coffin being carried into the main hall by the soldiers with mournful faces, and the last look of hope in their eyes completely disappeared.
In the past few days, they had not seen the prince's coffin with their own eyes. They never believed 100% of the rumors about the prince's death. They burned incense and prayed every day, hoping that the prince would return safely.
However, after seeing this scene with my own eyes today, the belief that everyone held on to in their hearts collapsed in an instant.
It turns out that the prince was really assassinated and is no longer alive.
The entire palace was instantly shrouded in dark clouds.
Qi Yun was wearing a phoenix crown and a white silk ribbon around her waist. She and her sisters stopped in front of the gate of the palace. She felt slightly blessed when she saw dozens of horses and horses outside the palace, followed by hundreds of officials in scarlet robes.
A gift.
"I would like to thank you all for coming to express my condolences. However, my husband's coffin has recently returned and it is inconvenient for the palace to see guests. I hope you will forgive me and don't blame me and my sisters for being disrespectful."
Many officials from the 27th Prefecture of Northern Xinjiang looked at each other and nodded helplessly.
"In this case, I will not disturb you for now, and I hope that the princess and other ladies will show their condolences and comply with the situation."
"Your Majesty's merits and deeds are complete, but it is a joy and a mourning. I hope that the Princess will express her condolences!"
"Condolences!"
"Condolences!"
Hundreds of officials expressed their condolences in unison, and slowly walked away from the palace with expressions of mourning.
The King of Side by Side is really gone, which means that in the future, Northern Xinjiang may become a piece of scattered sand again like before.
Once the prince is no longer in charge, there will be no one qualified to mediate the conflicts and frictions that occur between various places and state capitals. Small conflicts are not terrible, but they are afraid that they will add up and one day they will suddenly burst out.
At that time, Northern Xinjiang, which has friendly neighbors, will once again resume its previous situation of unnecessary friction over trivial matters.
Many officials rushed towards the beautiful restaurant in Yingzhou City.
They are going to get together to discuss what will happen after Prince Liu Chengzhi succeeds to the throne.
I don’t know if His Highness the Crown Prince can be as reasonable and fair as the prince.
If once in power, one loses control and turns into a sensual, arrogant and domineering vassal king who oversees important military and political affairs, life for himself and others will not be easy in the future.
After many officials left, Qi Yun and the other girls looked at each other and signaled the servants to close the door and thank the guests. However, they suppressed the excitement in Fang's heart and hurried towards the mansion.
"Brother Wan, Xuan'er, why are you two here too?"
After the girls entered the door, their eyes rested on the Queen and Xuan'er, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.
The news has already reached the capital, which is still possible, but as soon as it reached the capital, sister-in-law Liu Xuan shouldn't have arrived so quickly, even if she worked hard, right?
Especially the Queen, they all know that the Queen has already settled in the Turkic grassland with the remnant soldiers of the Jin Kingdom due to the increasing pressure of the Northern Expedition.
In less than ten days, the news that my husband had passed away had spread beyond the borders to the Turkic grasslands. It is a bit impossible no matter how you think about it.
The Queen hesitated for a moment, glanced at the women besides Qi Yun with a slightly apologetic look, and nodded slightly to Qi Yun: "Can you move a little bit?"
Qi Yun nodded without hesitation, nodded to Qinglian and the others, and signaled the queen to follow her towards the empty martial arts field.
The two women stopped in the pavilion next to the martial arts arena, and Qi Yun looked around at the surrounding environment.
"Your Majesty, there are no outsiders present now. Can you tell me what is going on? My husband is still alive, so why did things get to such an extent?
Nowadays, everyone in the whole northern Xinjiang is talking about the news about the death of her husband. Even our sisters who don’t believe it can’t help but panic when listening to those vivid rumors. If sister Lianer hadn’t come back in time from the wedding, I’m afraid we would all be here now.
Continue all the way south to the capital."
"Wanyan doesn't know how to explain this matter to you, because as of now, I don't know much about the whole situation.
I came to have a private discussion with you to convey that unscrupulous instruction to you."
"Sister, please tell me."
"Just in case, come here with your ears!"
"good!"
Qi Yun put Zhenshou close to the Queen, and listened to the Queen's soft words. Although her pretty face was strange, she kept nodding in agreement.
After a long time, Qi Yun suppressed the confusion in her eyes and nodded silently.
"Little sister, I understand, I will act according to your husband's instructions!"
The Queen's eyes were somewhat pleased, and she looked at Qi Yun with a slight smile.
"Thank you for trusting me."
"Sister, I'm having an affair. Regarding personal matters, I understand that you still don't have any bad thoughts towards your husband!"
"In that case, let's go check on this heartless guy first, so as not to get depressed inside."
"As my sister said, please!"
Except for the Queen and Qi Yun, no one knew what they were whispering just now.
Under Qi Yun's instructions, although the girls were puzzled, they waited for the two women to disappear, then returned to their courtyard and waited anxiously.
Chinese New Year.
The weather has warmed up a lot.
The temperature difference between day and night on the grassland was no longer so daunting. As a result, the Northern Expedition army, with sufficient food and grass, accelerated the encirclement and suppression of the troops of the two countries.
Cheng Kai wiped off the blood on the horse's trunk with linen cloth, and looked around at the corpses of thousands of Turkic cavalry by the river with a complicated expression.
"Will you be fine soon after accepting the persuasion to surrender? Why do you have to fight to the death?"
Han Peng put the horizontal sword into his waist, ordered the soldiers to clean the battlefield, and walked towards Cheng Kai with a map in his hand.
"General, the enemy's survival range has been reduced by about 30% under our encirclement and suppression. As long as we tighten our pockets and continue to cooperate with the general's troops and horses to encircle and suppress them on both sides, within a month, the remaining soldiers of the two countries will have nothing but to flee.
To the north of Yinshan Mountain, flee towards Mobei, otherwise we will have to stop and fight to the death with us.
Now our troops occupy 70% of the favorable terrain on the grassland. Although we have pursued them all the way, our morale is still very strong. On the other hand, the remaining soldiers of the two countries, Jin and Tu, fled all the way and retreated, and their morale is very low.
As long as they are forced to retreat without any retreat, and the enemy is weak and we are strong, there is a high probability that the entire Turkic territory will be captured before May."
Cheng Kai put the horse on the horse's back, took Han Peng's map and scanned it.
"The situation on the Marshal's side is also very good. They are steadily encircling and suppressing the troops of the two countries. I don't know what the situation is on the other side of Baoyu, Baotong, and Fuji.
Now our location is less than 500 miles away from the place where the Han Dynasty general Hussar General Feng Lang lived in Xu. In hundreds of years, we should be the first batch of Han troops to penetrate deep into the grassland.
Even if the enemy armies of the two countries cannot be completely annihilated, as long as they are driven out of the Yinshan Mountains, the Northern Expedition will be a success.
The unification of the world is just around the corner.
However, our soldiers and horses cannot continue to penetrate deeper. We must retreat a certain distance and cooperate with the commander's soldiers and horses to slowly launch a thunderous offensive against the enemy forces of the two countries."
Han Peng was startled for a moment, his brows furrowed, and he moved closer to Cheng Kai and looked at the map.
"General, are you sure you are right? Now that our trapped army has been victorious one after another, how can we retreat at this time?
There is no need for you to worry that we will fall into an encirclement by the enemy. We have always pursued peripheral attacks and killings. Once we find that the enemy's troops are many times larger than ours, it is not a problem to retreat in a roundabout way.
This is the time for us to pursue victory and make great achievements. Retreat? What on earth do you think?"
Cheng Kai glared at Han Peng, who was a little depressed and puzzled: "Why are you arguing? We are still making contributions. Look at how much credit our brothers have accumulated now.
The speed of our cavalry is too fast, and we have already put some distance between ourselves and the main army.
If you continue to fight, you will be taking credit.
We can eat meat, but we can't let our brothers and troops not drink any soup.
Have you forgotten what the prince told us in the palace before the expedition?
To be able to complete the encirclement and suppression of the enemy armies of the two countries, the infantry accounted for a lot of credit. If you rush in and kill them, what will happen to the brothers who are the main infantry force behind them?
I have been traveling long distances for three to five months, and my trip to the scene has been in vain. It’s you, what should you do?”
"I...will eventually realize my mistake!"
Cheng Kai raised his hand and patted Han Peng on the shoulder.
"Now I'm afraid that many generals are already a little dissatisfied with the troops of our Six Guards, and I really can't explain it if we go deeper.
Let our brothers bury these brave and fearless Turkic soldiers and horses, and then retreat!"