Everyone, please get up, today is my wedding, so I won’t talk about the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers."
Looking around at everyone, Wang Zheng laughed: "The etiquette officer just said that the auspicious time has arrived, let's set off now?" Then he turned to Guo Jia and others and said: "It's still early and the road is cold and windy, so you two will go Just stay in Gongzhong and accompany Mr. Shen and others for me."
Since it was a royal wedding, not only civil and military officials, but also aristocratic families in the city were all present. There were many elderly people, so naturally it was inconvenient to go with them to welcome the bride. Guo Jia and Ni Heng should be there.
At this time, Xu Fang came out and brought Wang Zheng's horse. Wang Zheng didn't say anything. He held down the saddle with one hand, and before Xu Fang could bend his knees, he used his hands and feet to push forward and got on the horse.
After all, the gifted riding skills given by the system are different from others. Even though he has never been on a horse in battle for a long time, the movements of mounting and dismounting are as if they are engraved in his bones. A set of pedaling movements based on the saddle is executed smoothly, without any trace. They were unfamiliar and sluggish, and most of the people accompanying him to welcome the bride were from the military, and most of them had rough and arrogant personalities. When they saw this scene, they couldn't help but burst out and cheered loudly.
Wang Zheng sat high on his horse, with a smile on his face, and hugged everyone with a square fist.
Xu Fang came over quickly, raised his face and asked, "General, are you leaving now?"
Wang Zheng's smile did not change, and he did not look at Xu Fang. He held fists with everyone and thanked them, while just nodding lightly.
Xu Fang turned around to leave, but Wang Zheng called him back and asked softly: "Where is Gan Ning?"
"Don't worry, General." Xu Fan whispered: "Two hours ago, General Gan sent a military report that all the garrison camps in the city and outside the city are safe and sound."
Every department in the army needs generals, and Shouchun also needs them, especially for Wang Zheng's wedding, and no mistakes are allowed, so Xu Fang and Gan Ning both stayed in the city this time.
And Xu Fang is not only a general, but also a close friend of Wang Zheng. He naturally has to attend this wedding, so the burden of being in charge of the military camp naturally falls on Gan Ning. The heavy responsibility is on his shoulders. He cannot do anything about this wedding. Attended.
Wang Zheng nodded slightly: "I'll take my brothers with me and lead the way. Then we'll get up and go to the embassy."
Xu Fang obeyed the order, turned around and shouted: "Play music, let's go."
According to the etiquette system of the Qin and Han Dynasties, weddings do not require music. There is a saying in "Book of Rites. Xiao Te Sheng", "There is no need for music in the evening ceremony. The meaning of yin is also that music means Yang Qi. There is no congratulation in the evening ceremony." , the order of people."
However, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the gentry still followed this system, ordinary people have generally begun to use music during wedding vacations. Whenever there is a wedding, wherever the procession of welcoming the bride passes by, drums and music are loud, music and music are heard, and Wang Zheng is heard. Although he is a prince, he still hopes that there will be rituals and music at his wedding, and people like Zhang Zhao do not dare to say anything.
After all, this person has to marry his "second wife" together, so there is no room for comment on such trivial matters as rituals and music.
As soon as Xu Fang gave the order, the music immediately started to play, and for a while, the sound broke through the night sky, making it very lively.
The band at the front drove a horse carriage slowly forward, and in the middle were the royal officials and everyone accompanying them to welcome the bride. After that, there were hundreds of servants carrying various objects, including vases, candles, and washstands. Skirt boxes, clothing boxes, etc.
Further forward, in front of the band, there are another two to three hundred foot soldiers holding up torches to clear the way and light the way forward. Further back, behind the servants, there are two to three hundred foot soldiers standing behind, with the same torches brightly lit. On both sides of the team, They are all cavalry like wolves and tigers.
Along the street, the team moved forward slowly. There were people facing the street. If they had known that Wang Zheng was getting married today, many of them would have stayed up all night just to take a look at Xuzhou Mu's pomp.
Ordinary people do not have pavilions and are not allowed to go out because of the ban, so they gather at the door with their whole family and look out through the crack in the door. As for the nobles and nobles, they can go upstairs to the pavilion, call friends, and calmly stay away from high places.
see.
There are also some good-hearted people whose homes are not on the street where the wedding procession is going, but because they want to see the excitement, they have to visit relatives and friends, and they also find a place that can be lent to them early.
Every household on the road gathered together and watched with equal joy. There was no need to describe the scene in detail.
The streets that the wedding team should take were all determined in advance. They walked around Shouchun City for a long time.
After half a circle, we finally arrived outside the embassy.
At this time, the sky was already bright. The troops extinguished their torches and stood up according to their positions.
When they arrived at the place, they could not see the bride immediately. After all the troops, people, and the band in front had all stood up, Xu Fang and others dismounted first and turned to look at Wang Zheng. Xu Fang was
He was cautious by nature. Although he was a close friend of Wang Zheng, he refused to say much at the moment. He just smiled and said nothing. Among the companions accompanying the bride, there were bold ones who made a lot of noise and shouted. Or they shouted: "General, why don't you return the favor?"
Could you please dismount?" Or he said jokingly, "Bride, I'm afraid you've been impatient for the wait!"
Naturally, there would be no talk of superiority or inferiority on this occasion today. Wang Zheng laughed, regardless of whether they were big or small, waved his hands slightly, paused for a while, and got off his horse, supported by everyone, and came to the side of the flower carriage.
At this time, the door of the embassy had not yet been opened. It was locked and closed. There was no one outside. Xu Fang turned his head and looked at the dark crowd of heads behind him. He asked Wang Zheng for instructions, waved his hand, and the music started again. Wang Zheng took the lead and shouted
: "of the bride"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Come out!"
According to the rules, it would take a long time for the bride to come out, but Wang Zheng is the state shepherd after all. How could the embassy official of this "temporary natal family" have the courage to keep him waiting? But before the shouting was finished, the vermilion gate was already closed
It opened with a "squeak", and from a distance I saw several groups of people coming out from various directions and rushing towards the door.
At this time, everyone including Xu Fang burst into laughter. An older entourage laughed and said: "When I was in my hometown in Zhao County, I also had people from the country welcoming me. But how often did I see people shouting?
Just one word and the bride will go out?!"
Someone else smiled at Wang Zheng and didn't know whether it was a compliment or a joke: "The general is so powerful, it's really amazing!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help laughing.
Wang Zheng took a quick look and recognized that this man had been his personal guard before. He had been sent to the army a long time ago. In the past two years, he had accumulated many achievements and became a captain because of his bravery and ability in battle. He couldn't help but raise his hand and go to him.
He slapped his head and said with a smile: "Kuao!"
Seeing several brides approaching, Wang Zheng couldn't help but get excited for a moment. He was looking around to see who was who, when there was a sudden commotion behind him. As he looked around, he saw a person sweating profusely and crowded.
Entering, it is Wang Xiong.
Seeing Wang Xiong suddenly running towards him, Wang Zheng's heart suddenly moved.
His Zhou Mu was getting married today. Apart from Gan Ning, two other close people under his command did not attend. One was Mi Fang and the other was Wang Xiong. Needless to say, Mi Fang, as the person in charge of the Benming Division, the frontline
When the war is about to start, it is natural to mobilize centrally, and Wang Xiong is on duty at the official office. If there are urgent military affairs on the front line, there will be no delays.
Xu Fang also saw Wang Xiong and hurriedly stepped forward to help him clear the way. Wang Xiong had no time to talk to Xu Fang and rushed to Wang Zheng. He whispered in his ear and said: "General, our army crossed the river at night last night.
Unexpectedly, not long after landing, we encountered a Danyang patrol sentry on a narrow road and ran into him ahead of schedule."
"We meet on a narrow road? What's going on?"
Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't the Benming Division investigate it before? The New Year is approaching, and the night sentry before Danyang has been withdrawn long ago?"
"There is no problem with Benmeiji's information."
Wang Xiong said: "General Wu and other troops have also identified this way before, but for some reason, a Danyang sentry of about a hundred people suddenly came out of Spring Valley City last night and happened to run into the vanguard of General Wu's troops."
"What happened after we bumped into each other?"
"After receiving the news, General Wu made a decisive decision and wanted to annihilate all the enemies to avoid leaking the news, but..." At this point, Wang Xiong paused, glanced at Wang Zheng's expression, and said cautiously: "After all, because
It was dark and the roads were unfamiliar, so a few people managed to escape."
Wang Zheng's expression changed suddenly when he heard this, and he suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice: "Does this mean that the news that our army is planning to launch a surprise attack has been leaked?"
Anyone who is not a fool can guess what Xiang'an's soldiers and horses want to do when they cross the river at night. Once the news leaks out, the Danyang army in Spring Valley City will definitely be on guard. Spring Valley is the first city on the riverside in Danyang.
The city has high walls and many defenders. Once it is defended, it will be difficult to conquer it in one fell swoop.
Even more than that, other counties, cities and cities will also be alert in the future. If this is the case, the effect of this surprise will be greatly reduced, and Wang Zheng plans to attack Danyang and Wujun in one month with lightning speed.
Naturally, the plan is a lot more difficult.
Wang Xiong whispered: "The news did leak out, but..."
"General Wu was unfazed. He adjusted his plan at that time and gave the order to launch an attack on the city. He also sent a letter to General Zang from Liyang to join him. The two sides rushed to attack Chungu City together. Although they have not captured the city, they have
The Spring Valley has been surrounded and watertight, preventing further leakage of the news."
Wang Zheng felt relieved, but he still shook his head: "Wuhu is not far from Spring Valley. If it takes a long time, it will still be difficult to escape the leaking wind."
"Mr. Mi also thinks so, so he asked the general to come and report to the general immediately. How should we deal with it next?"
"How else to deal with it?"
Wang Zhengwei made a decision after thinking about it, "I will immediately send an order to all frontline units to launch an offensive on Spring Valley and Shicheng today. Within three days, these two places will be opened wide!"
"In addition, Li Mi Fang flew a pigeon to send a message, informing the Ancient Sword Division and Jizhou Army in Jiangdu that the battle time has been advanced to noon today!"
No matter whether Gu Jian and the Jizhou army have crossed the river now, they will definitely arrive before noon. Order them to mobilize in advance, and when the important generals of the unified army arrive, they will start the battle to capture Qu'a.
"Yes." Wang Xiong accepted the order solemnly, turned around and hurried away.
The two people just spoke in a low voice, and the drums and drums were playing together, and the surrounding environment was very noisy. Therefore, no outsiders heard. Xu Fang noticed that Wang Zheng's face was slightly gloomy, so he came over and asked in a low voice: "General, Wang Xiong."
Why are you here? It's the front line."
Wang Zheng said calmly: "We met the enemy last night, and I have ordered the siege to be launched in advance." As he spoke, he could hear the music in his ears, and with slow footsteps, several groups of warblers had already walked out of the embassy, and several groups were crowded with hundreds of people.
, a person in the middle is wearing a dark red dress, wearing flip-up shoes, his hair is tied into a bun on his head, fixed with hairpins, and he is wearing beads, flowers and other ornaments on the bun.
In the Han Dynasty, there was no custom of covering the head with a red scarf, so the shy bride when she got married could be directly seen by the guests. However, the people Wang Zheng married were all beautiful and fragrant, but at this time they lowered their heads, but still felt
We could vaguely see their peach blossom faces and shy expressions, which made them look even more attractive. For a moment, everyone was stunned and held their breath.
The bride has come out, and all the companions shout in unison, and then shout again: "Bride, hurry up and get in the car!"
There is no such rule in this sentence. Everyone is very lively, so they shouted a few times just for fun. Some people who have read some books shouted loudly:
"When the peach is young, its flowers are burning. When the peach's son returns, it is suitable for his family. When the peach is young, it is suitable for his family. When the peach's child returns, it is suitable for his family. When the peach is young, its leaves are green. When the peach's son returns, it is suitable for his family.
, suitable for his family.”
When Wang Zheng was welcoming his bride, the front line of Xiang'an was at the foot of Chungu City.
The soldiers were ordered to set up camp quickly, while Wu Sheng took two or three soldiers and galloped up a nearby mountain. He climbed up and looked far away. He saw that the top of the Spring Valley City was now brightly lit and crowded with people. He couldn't help but frown slightly.
"General, what should we do?"
The guard on the side whispered: "This Spring Valley is a big city. Seeing that the whole city is under martial law, we have taken precautions. If we lose the surprise, I am afraid that it will be difficult to attack in one battle as the general planned."
Wang Zheng even used his own marriage as a cover-up. Naturally, his purpose was not just for a spring valley, but also to conquer Danyang and Wujun at the minimum cost. After all, winter is not conducive to fighting, and the longer it drags on.
, the loss will naturally become greater.
As a result, an accident occurred in front of the first city of Spring Valley, and the news was leaked. If this continues, even if Spring Valley is captured, if it takes too long, the general order will still not be completed, and the consequences will be serious.
"What should I do?"
Facing the dim sunlight, Wu Sheng squinted and looked at the city in the distance for a long time, and said coldly: "How many days does the general want us to capture Spring Valley?"
"Within three days."
"Then I
We’ll take it down in one day!”
Regardless of the inexplicable consternation of his guards, Wu Sheng ran down the mountain, returned to the military camp, summoned the three armies, and shouted with the soldiers:
"You are all veterans and have followed the general for a long time. Today is the general's wedding. Are you happy or not? Are you happy?"
Thousands of people raised their guns and shouted in unison: "Of course I'm happy! Of course I'm happy!"
"Would you like to give the general a big gift?"
"think!"
"The general wants us to capture this city within three days. If we follow the order, is it still considered a gift?"
Wu Sheng drew out his long knife, pointed at Spring Valley City and said in a clear voice: "The general is having a wedding tonight, so we must capture the city under sunset, so this gift is timely!"
As he said that, he looked at the three armies and shouted angrily: "Brothers, do you think this is true?"
"Of course!"
When one person speaks, ten thousand people respond, and everyone is a veteran of the battlefield. Who doesn’t know how difficult it is to conquer a city in one day?
And such a tough battle, even with the bravery of the heavenly army, would probably cost a lot of casualties.
But precisely because they are all veterans, not only have most of them entered the system, but everyone also regards Wang Zheng as a god and the son of Huang Tian. Therefore, Wu Sheng's morale boosting can be said to have been used in the right way, even though he knew he was going to die.
, and everyone is generous and obedient.
For a time, the sound of "breaking the city" made the mountains roar and the valleys echoed. Thousands of people were excited, and their morale was extremely high.