Original Wang Shichong's military camp is busy. All the soldiers are neatly dressed in armor, preparing dry food for two days, polishing their swords and guns, and tuning their bows and arrows. In front of each camp, the soldiers are sitting around having lunch, and you can see fat strips in the stew pot.
Yellow River carp, and pieces of meat weighing half a catty, the dishes are extraordinarily rich, and you can even fill up on rice.
This is a harbinger before a war. Before every war, the soldiers will have a feast, so the soldiers are particularly silent and enjoy the delicious fish. This may be their last meal.
Wang Shichong and several soldiers were sharing today's delicious food with a group of soldiers. This is also an important reason why Wang Shichong is good at leading troops. He can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers and has won the love of the lower-level soldiers.
Wang Shichong received intelligence from Yang Yuanqing yesterday and set the time to launch the attack today. Although the specific time of the attack has not yet been determined, Wang Shichong has made final preparations before the attack.
"General, what reward will you give us if we make great achievements this time?" A young soldier asked expectantly.
Wang Shichong was eating a fish. He spit out a fish bone and said with a smile: "If you can kill twenty enemies this time, I will reward you with a palace maid as your mother-in-law!"
The soldiers all laughed. A veteran patted the young soldier on the shoulder and teased him: "Xiao Sanlang, take off your pants and show us. Is there any hair on you?"
Everyone laughed again. At this time, a soldier walked over quickly and whispered a few words in Wang Shichong's ear. Wang Shichong nodded and said to the soldiers: "Everyone, eat a little full so that you will be strong enough to fight. There is a lot of meat today.
Feel free to eat.”
Wang Shichong stood up and quickly returned to his military tent. When he entered the tent, he asked: "Where is the letter?"
A soldier presented him with a letter, which was received directly from the contact point on the riverside. Yang Yuanqing and Wang Shichong each set up a contact point on both sides of the Yellow River. As long as a ship crosses the river, the message can be quickly transmitted.
This point of contact is a sign that the cooperation between the two is gradually deepening.
Wang Shichong hurriedly opened the letter and read it. Sure enough, he was expecting news, and the specific attack time was scheduled for the first update tonight.
Wang Shichong let out a sigh of relief. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
At the Tang Army's camp in Shaanxi County, Huang Junhan hurried to the Chinese army's tent. Because he was emotionally unstable, Li Xiaogong temporarily transferred him to the camp and sent another general to guard Hangu Pass.
In the past few days, Huang Junhan felt nervous and expectant in his heart. After all, Li Xiaogong was the king of Hejian County. His impeachment would definitely be effective. Even if he offended the King of Qi, at least his woman could come back and his dignity could be preserved. But
Huang Junhan still felt a little uneasy. After all, King Qi was the emperor's son. Would the Holy Emperor really punish his son?
Just now Li Xiaogong sent his own soldiers to look for him, and the imperial censor had already arrived. This made Huang Junhan's heart hang in the air. He knew that the moment he had been waiting for had arrived.
As soon as he walked to the Chinese army's tent, he heard the angry scolding of the general Li Xiaogong from inside the tent, "What do you mean by insufficient evidence? In this case, the first thing to do is to transfer the King of Qi to the capital and change the commander first. Then we can talk about farewell."
Now the war is about to begin, but the Holy Spirit has not changed the commander. What evidence do you want? How can I fight this battle?"
Huang Junhan stopped. His heart was half cold. There was insufficient evidence. How could he have any evidence? Can't King Qi be punished without evidence?
At this time, I heard the voice of the censor again, "Your Majesty, your Majesty. After all, he is the King of Qi. If you withdraw him to Chang'an, isn't it just to tell the government and the public that he really robbed the general's wife? Where can you put your majesty's face at that time? Your Majesty,
You must also understand the difficulties faced by the Holy One."
If his heart was only half cold just now, now Huang Junhan's heart has completely fallen into the ice cave. What he was most worried about finally happened. The emperor did not want to punish his son at all, but found various reasons to excuse Li Yuanji.
A sad smile appeared on Huang Junhan's face. No wonder Li Yuanji dared to steal his woman unscrupulously. It was because the prince broke the law and could not share the same crime as the common people.
In the big tent, Li Xiaogong was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. He was extremely angry. He never expected that it would be such a result. The Holy Emperor sent the censor here not to uphold justice, but to cover up his ugliness. He originally thought that he would be impeached by a piece of paper.
With the memorial, the Holy One can transfer Li Yuanji back first, replace him with a marshal, wait until the battle is over, and then investigate. This is a normal approach.
However, the Lord's favoritism frustrated his hopes and made the situation more complicated. In this case, how could Li Yuanji cooperate with him in the battle? The Lord wanted to delay the entire battle for the sake of the so-called emperor's dignity.
Li Xiaogong was not the emperor, so he could not understand the emperor's heart.
At this time, Li Xiaogong raised his head and saw Huang Junhan standing at the door of the tent. He felt a sense of guilt in his heart. He suppressed the anger on his face and said with a forced smile: "General Huang, Yu Shi came here to investigate the last incident on orders. Come in."
!”
Huang Junhan walked in expressionlessly and bowed to Li Xiaogong and Yu Zhining without saying a word. Li Xiaogong patted him on the shoulder and couldn't help but sigh: "Sit down first!"
Huang Junhan sat down and said coldly to Huang Junhan: "Do you have anything to ask Yu Shi?"
Yu Zhining coughed and said with a smile: "The Holy One is very sympathetic to General Huang's experience, and is also very angry about what King Qi did, so he specially ordered me to investigate the truth. If the situation is true, King Qi will be punished severely. Please ask General Huang
rest assured."
Huang Junhan sneered, "I guess my concubine should be dead now. She was killed and silenced by King Qi. What else can I say?"
Yu Zhining showed embarrassment on his face and said with a dry smile: "You can't say that. If King Qi dares to do that, he will only get an extra degree of guilt. General Huang must believe in your majesty's generosity and justice."
Huang Junhan still said coldly: "Then what do you need to ask me?"
Yu Zhining perked up and said quickly: "It's about the King of Qi kidnapping General Huang's beloved concubine. Does General Huang have any evidence?"
Huang Junhan thought for a while and said: "Can the identification of my soldiers be considered as evidence?"
Yu Zhining's face showed a look of embarrassment, "I'm afraid that General Huang's personal soldiers are not right. It would be better for a third person to testify, or there is some direct evidence. For example, something personal belonging to King Qi fell on the scene, and now he happens to be there."
In the hands of General Huang."
Huang Junhan could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He said angrily: "I let Yu Shi down. I don't have any evidence! Maybe I really framed King Qi."
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Yu Zhining glanced at Li Xiaogong with an extremely embarrassed expression. Li Xiaogong knew in his heart that he thought of the problem too simply. Even if the emperor wanted to punish him, a group of ministers in the court who were considerate of the emperor would not let him punish King Qi. For example
The Yushi in front of them, in their hearts, maintaining the image of the emperor is more important than anything else.
In the end, Li Xiaogong also thought that it was nothing more than some compensation from the Holy Emperor to Huang Junhan, and then the matter was settled.
Li Xiaogong sighed in his heart. He couldn't imagine the unpredictable nature of people's hearts and the complexity of official circles. He smiled bitterly and said: "Yu Yushi has been working hard all the way. Let's go down and rest first!"
Yu Zhining knew that Li Xiaogong wanted to talk to Huang Junhan again. He nodded, got up and went to rest with the soldiers. Only Li Xiaogong and Huang Junhan were left in the tent. The tent was very silent and the atmosphere seemed a bit tense. I guess
He's no longer alive, so what's the point of hitting him? I admit this, who made him the King of Qi."
Li Xiaogong looked at him apologetically and said earnestly: "After this battle is over, when we return to Chang'an, I will explain this matter to the Holy One. I believe that the Holy One will give you an explanation, and maybe you can get an unexpected surprise.
"
Huang Junhan was silent. He understood what Li Xiaogong meant by unexpected surprise. He felt a huge sense of shame in his heart, but he restrained his resentment. Li Xiaogong patted him on the shoulder again, "When the war is over, I will
I will go to the Holy One, but put this matter aside for now, the war is coming, we have to deal with Wang Shichong with all our strength, maybe Yang Yuanqing will cross the river?"
Huang Junhan was surprised, "Can Yang Yuanqing cross the river?"
Li Xiaogong looked very solemn, "I have just received information that a large number of ferries have appeared on the Fenglingdu River. I suspect that Yang Yuanqing will cross the river from Fenglingdu."
"But we have less than 2,000 defenders at Fenglingdu."
"That's why I'm worried!"
Li Xiaogong said worriedly: "We must not let Yang Yuanqing cut off our retreat."
He glanced at Huang Junhan, and then said: "You can lead 6,000 troops to defend Nuxiang County, and the 2,000 garrison there will also be under your command. When necessary, you can use kerosene to block the river. Yang Yuanqing once lit a fire in Hanoi County
The kerosene blockade of the river was very effective against Li Mi."
"Is Hangu Pass not guarded?" Huang Junhan asked.
Li Xiaogong sighed, "I will send additional people to defend Hangu Pass. The key is Nuxiang County, which is the top priority of defense."
Huang Junhan nodded silently, "I'll leave now!"
The night was getting deeper and deeper, and it was gradually reaching one o'clock. Li Xiaogong was sitting in the big tent reading a book as usual, but today he felt particularly restless. He always felt that something was blocking his heart. After thinking about it,
It could only be due to Huang Junhan's incident and His Majesty's attitude, but in his heart he vaguely felt that his restlessness had nothing to do with this incident, but something else.
Li Xiaogong walked around the big tent with his hands behind his back. When he reached the fifth circle, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, as if he was struck by lightning. He stood there blankly and moved. He had already thought of what it was.
What made him anxious was the silence of Yang Yuanqing and Wang Shichong. It had been seven or eight days, but there was no movement at all. This was very strange. Could it be
An extremely uneasy feeling arose in his heart. He felt that Yang Yuanqing also knew about Huang Junhan's incident, which was why he was so silent.
At this moment, a very nervous report came from the soldiers outside the tent, "Your Highness, the patrol soldiers reported that something abnormal was found on the river!"
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