When the princess heard that Zhe was seriously ill, she requested an order to go south to visit her. Emperor Yong agreed and took Princess Zhaohua and Duke An Guo to Xuzhou to attend to the illness. Zhe was about to recover from his illness, and a censor came to advise him. Since Zhe's military governor was outside, the princess could not leave the capital.
, Emperor Yong stayed in the country without asking. Not long after, the Queen Mother became ill, so he ordered the princess to return to the capital.
——"History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties Biography of Jiang Suiyun"
In late spring, in April, the beauty is approaching and the trees are green. It is a good time in the world. However, the post road from Zhongli to Shouchun is bleak and deserted. There are often dead bones and corpses lying on the roadside, and crows and birds can be seen wailing in the trees in the forest.
Suddenly there was the sound of hooves in the distance
Like thunder, crows and birds were flying, but two armies were fighting in the wilderness. One was carrying the flag of the flying cavalry camp of the Chu army, and the other was the Yong army cavalry in black clothes and black armor. The two armies were strangled each other, and the battle was in full swing. Look carefully.
Go, but Yong's army has the upper hand.
Starting from February of the eleventh year of Emperor Long's reign, Dayong launched another fierce attack. This time, several armies advanced together. Qin Yong attacked Bajun, Changsun Ji attacked Jiangling, Jingchi attacked Zhongli, and Pei Yun attacked Sizhou. The war was fierce.
continuous, rebirth
In the past, Southern Chu lost the number one man in the military, Lu Can, and each battlefield was almost in its own way. It was fine elsewhere. Huaixi was the most critical, Shi Guan was dead, and the new general Cai Qun was mediocre, and he only wanted to die for his longevity.
Spring, and he
He was also wary of the Feiqi battalion, which was directly related to Lu Can, and often forced them to engage in battle with the main force of the Yong army. Although the Feiqi battalion was elite, it only had less than 10,000 cavalry, and now it has lost its chief generals Lu Yun and Shi Yujin.
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The Dayong Iron Cavalry, which once crossed the northern frontier, was even more difficult to win. In just two months, most of its strength had been lost. In mid-March, Zhongli fell. However, the Feiqi Battalion was ordered to hinder the Yong Army's advance, resulting in increasingly heavy losses.
This cavalry that is confronting the Flying Cavalry Battalion is not an ordinary cavalry battalion. In Dayong, black clothes and black armor are not something ordinary sergeants can wear. This cavalry is the personal army of Li Lin, the king of Jiajun. Emperor Yong personally promised to envoy
With black armor, this time the Yong army attacked Huaixi, Li Lin was the vanguard general of the Yong army. In fact, in the eighth year of the prosperity of the Yangtze River, when Li Xian was supervising the army south of the Yangtze River, Li Lin came south with his father and followed the army to learn military affairs. However,
although
However, he really wanted to go to the battlefield, and even wanted to fight with Lu Yun, but Li Xian rejected it with a glare. In Li Xian's original words, is it possible that we have no one in Dayong? Let a little kid like you go into battle to kill the enemy.
, and the generals in the army all looked in agreement after hearing this, which made Li Lin very depressed. He could only secretly curse, weren't the emperor's uncle and his father both in their teens when they went into battle to kill the enemy?
It was not until the spring of this year that Li Lin, who was already fifteen years old, finally got permission from the King of Qi to lead the army into battle, and the emperor's uncle Li Zhi even issued an order to allow his troops to wear black armor as a sign of honor. Although Li Lin was going into battle for the first time,
But he has been in the military for many years, but
After a few battles, Jing Chi was relieved to let him be the vanguard. Unfortunately, Lu Yun was no longer in Zhongli. Even the young general Shi Yujin in the Huaixi Army who was said to be more outstanding than Lu Yun was nowhere to be seen and could not fight with them.
The showdown left Li Lin frustrated.
He drove the battle formation unhurriedly, chased behind the flying cavalry battalion, strangled the lagging cavalry of the flying cavalry battalion, and defused several counterattacks by the flying cavalry battalion one by one. The commander of the flying cavalry battalion felt that something was not good, so he stopped the formation and prepared to fight.
Upon seeing this, Yong's army stretched out its wings, vaguely intending to surround the Chu army.
, after the battle formation was completed, Li Lin raised his horse and rode out into the battle, laughing loudly: "I have always heard that the flying cavalry battalion is good at fighting. Today it seems that it is really famous that it is better to meet each other. You should abandon your weapons and surrender. For the sake of your Lu Yun
For the sake of General Lu, I will treat you well."
Seeing the arrogance of this young general in black, everyone in the flying cavalry battalion was filled with indignation. However, they were fighting alone, and the enemy was an army of iron cavalry. Although this young general spoke arrogantly, he commanded the battle formation with ease.
, the desire to die was born in his heart, and the leading general was about to go out to respond,
Suddenly, a cold and sweet voice came from the wind: "Who said that Feiqiying was not worthy of its name, and asked me, Shi Yujin, to teach me a lesson." Feiqiying was almost stunned when they heard the sound. If Yong's army attacked at this time, they would definitely be able to attack.
Caught off guard, the commander-in-chief of Yong's army was also stunned and did not expect to order an attack.
The soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion were silent for a few breaths, and then cheered loudly. The battle formation separated like a tide. A young general with a white horse and a silver spear calmly rode through the battle formation. He was mighty, handsome and majestic, although he was only eighteen years old.
He looks nine years old, but seeing his calm aura and faint murderous aura, you can tell that he is a veteran general who is good at fighting. There is an eleven or twelve year old beside him.
A beautiful girl in commoner clothes followed on a bay-red horse. The girl actually held a baby in her arms. She stood tall against the horse. Although her clothes were ordinary and her description was even a bit embarrassing, she had a calm demeanor, bright eyes and a sweet smile.
Like a rich young lady on a spring outing, these two golden boys and girls appear on the battlefield, how can they not be jaw-dropping?
The young general glanced at Li Lin with a pair of cold eyes, and said: "You are the one who dares to ask the Feiqi Battalion to surrender because of your arrogance?"
Li Lin looked at the young general with piercing eyes, his eyes full of admiration, and thought to himself, no wonder this man's reputation is still higher than that of Lu Yun, he is indeed a hero of Southern Chu, and with the desire to win in his heart, he stepped forward and said:
"Are you the Major General Shi Yu Jinshi? If the Major General feels that what I am saying is wrong, will you dare to have a showdown with me?"
As soon as these words came out, the guards around Li Lin were in an uproar. Most of them were warriors selected and promoted by Li Lin personally, and they were loyal to King Jiajun. What's more, they had strict orders from the Crown Prince and King Qi, and they would not let him go even if they died.
The king of Jiajun was involved in danger. Shi Yujin was a famous young brave general in the Chu army. He once killed a general of the Yong army.
He was so famous that if King Jia had any shortcomings, he would not be able to atone for his sins even if he died. However, it was Li Lin who proposed the duel himself. Even if he wanted to stop the duel, he had no excuse, so before Shi Yujin could give his consent, several personal guards
The warrior had already galloped forward and shouted: "If you want to fight with the prince, you must first pass our level."
Li Lin watched helplessly as his guards rushed forward, furious, but he could not rebuke them to avoid weakening his own morale. He saw Shi Yujin laughing loudly, taking off the silver spear in front of his saddle to meet him, and the officers and soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion all shouted
Cheering for support, Shi Yujin did not think there was any danger in being outnumbered. Both sides
When the horses crossed each other, the silver spears were seen moving like shadows on pear blossoms, and snow fell one after another. In just ten rounds, the Yong Army guards had been forced back by her, and two of them were shot, making it difficult to fight again.
, although these people are all elite soldiers and warriors, they pale in comparison to Shi Yujin's silver spear that has been honed over thousands of times.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Camp all cheered loudly. Li Lin frowned and was about to step forward when a girl's silver bell-like laughter came to his ears. His heart moved and he looked over, only to see that it was the one who was stepping forward with Shi Yujin.
The commoner girl who came is shouting loudly
Cheers, watching with admiration as Shi Yujin showed off his power in front of the two armies. Just now, Li Lin only noticed Shi Yujin and ignored the girl, but at this moment, his mind went blank, and he only saw the girl's stunning beauty.
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At this moment, the baby in the girl's arms cried loudly. The girl patted the baby's swaddling clothes with familiarity and said crisply: "Bao'er is hungry, hurry up and fight them off."
Shi Yujin frowned and said sternly: "Leave a few people to protect Mei'er. You guys will follow me." After saying that, he charged forward with his gun raised. Behind her, the soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion shouted and followed each other. At first, their formations were somewhat scattered.
, but less than a hundred steps away, there was already like one person, thousands of people formed an formation, galloping like thunder.
Seeing that the morale of the enemy army was so high, Li Lin retracted his thoughts that had already gone out of his mind, roared as if to vent his anger, and raised his arms to lead the army to fight. For some reason, he was very angry in his heart.
He has long been fascinated by the general. Lu Yun is his old acquaintance, Shi Yujin is the son of Shi Guan, and Lu Yun even married Shi Guan's daughter. The two should be close relatives of Uncle Lang, and
In September last year, everyone knew that Shi Yujin protected Lu Can's daughter Lu Mei from Shouchun. Thinking about it this way, this girl must be Lu Mei. The two of them are relatives and have many kinds of kindness. I think they will definitely meet.
Just the thought of getting closer and closer made him angry. As for the baby in Lu Mei's arms, it probably didn't matter. Li Lin had already taken the initiative to ignore him.
The two armies had not yet handed over, but they saw the Feiqi battalion turning sharply to the left. Li Lin was startled. The Fei Qi battalion had already rushed into the left wing of Yong's army. Shi Yujin led the army into the formation, causing Yong's army to be in chaos. Not long after Li Lin entered the battle,
Who is Shi Yujin's opponent? What's more, Shi Yujin is now a little less impulsive and a little more calm. He rushes from left to right and has the upper hand in less than a moment, but Li Lin has the upper hand.
He made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the withdrawal, suppressed the formation on his own, and retreated towards Zhongli. Although the Feiqi battalion won, it was weak after all, so Shi Yujin did not lead the pursuit. The Yong army retreated, and the officers of the Feiqi battalion surrounded Shi Yujin and cheered, congratulating them for their respect.
The major general returned to the army and led them to defeat the Yong Army's vanguard, ending the humiliation of consecutive defeats.
Shi Yujin, however, looked nervous. He galloped forward to meet Lu Mei, took the baby from her hands, and visited her before feeling relieved. Lu Mei complained: "Sister-in-law, my benefactor said that you should take good care of yourself. The baby will be the best within a year."
I really want not to go into battle and fight, but you refuse to obey. What will happen if you get sick again?"
Shi Yujin smiled in surprise and said, "Yes, I know I was wrong. I won't dare to do it next time."
At this time, all the generals in the Feiqi camp came forward and said: "Major General, why don't you stay in the army and don't leave? Why don't we help you regain the military power in Huaixi, so as not to suffer from the cowardice of Cai Qun's thieves."
Shi Yujin said sadly: "Now that Yujin is a prisoner of the imperial court, how can he lead the army to fight again? I am just passing by here this time, and I will take Mei'er to Southern Fujian soon. I don't think I can fight side by side with you anymore."
Everyone was crestfallen after hearing this, but they also knew that what Shi Yujin said was the truth. If they really had to do that, wouldn't they be committing rebellion? However, if the Feiqi camp continued like this, it would definitely be destroyed, and they hated the Southern Chu court for its humiliation.
Kill Lu Can
, one of them said: "Rather than die in vain here, why don't we protect the young general and go to Southern Fujian." As soon as this statement came out, there were many responses. Even Shi Yujin felt that the journey to Southern Fujian must be full of difficulties and dangers.
If you have some handy relatives
It is much better to be protected by the guards. Thinking that Feiqiying is a direct descendant of the Lu family, they must be suffering from ostracism and embarrassment now. Rather than letting them die in Huaixi, it is better to give up their military status and the sea and sky will be brighter from now on. The nature of stone and jade is like burning fire,
The Southern Chu court had already
He was filled with hatred and no longer had the will to defend the country, so he said: "If you are willing to go, please follow me. We will go south in batches so as not to alarm the traitor's confidants. If you are not willing to go, go to Huaidong and join Yang Canjun.
Don’t die here either.”
After deliberation with the remaining 4,000 soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion, some were still concerned about the crisis in Huainan. About 2,500 people decided to divert to Huaidong, no longer under Cai Qun's control. More than 1,000 people were already disheartened.
It was agreed that they would disperse south and follow the Lu family in southern Fujian.
It was a cover-up that had already alarmed all the Huaixi Army. However, everyone was thinking about Lu Can, Shi Guan's kindness, and Shi Yujin was their compatriot and old friend, so they all secretly helped each other. Some of Shi Guan's former military confidants no longer wanted to fight, so they
He also gave up his military status and followed Shi Yujin to southern Fujian.
When Cai Qun noticed, the elites of the Huaixi army had already gone twenty-three. Shi Yujin acted like this without considering the overall situation. It was just because of her temperament that she did not start an army to take revenge. It was already very rare. But Huai
The strength of the Western Army was greatly reduced, Cai Qun was mediocre, and Yong's army was
Huaixi's momentum was as strong as a broken bamboo, without any obstacles. In less than a year, Huaixi had fallen into the hands of Yong's army. Such a situation was not something Lu Can could have expected during his lifetime. If Shi Guan had not died, the situation in Huaixi would definitely not have deteriorated to this point.
If Shi Yujin abandoned the army and left, there would not be so many people following him.
Li Lin naturally didn't know what would happen next, so he just returned to Zhongli dejectedly, filled with anger. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the city gate, he saw the city gate opened, and a young man in green clothes came out to greet the crowd. When Li Lin saw this man
, couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Huo, why are you here?" He jumped off his horse and ran to meet him. The young man also walked out of the crowd quickly. The two of them looked at each other with arms, both of them were very happy.
Li Lin handed over the affairs to the deputy general and took Huo Cong towards the city. As he walked, he asked: "Brother Huo is following the emperor to sit in Chuzhou. Why did he come to Zhongli to see me? How could the emperor let me go?"
As my right-hand man?"
Huo Cong smiled and said: "I am just sorting out some documents with His Highness the Crown Prince. There is no need to talk about arms. Today, His Highness the Crown Prince heard that the prince of the county was leading the army. He felt uneasy and ordered me to escort a batch of grain and grass to Zhongli. By the way,
I came to see you and told you to be careful and not to take life or death lightly."
Li Lin smiled and said: "Brother Huang always thinks that I have not grown up, so I would like to thank him for me. By the way, is Roulan okay? There is chaos here, so don't let her wander around. If something goes wrong,
I’m afraid that my royal brother will be heartbroken to death.”
Huo Cong's eyes flashed. Since last October, Princess Changle led Roulan and Shen'er to Xuzhou to visit Jiang Zhe's condition. At first, Roulan stayed in Xuzhou obediently. Later, when Jiang Zhe's condition improved, Roulan couldn't stay any longer.
He often found an excuse to go to Chuzhou to see the crown prince Li Jun. Everyone knew about this matter, and everyone knew that Princess Zhaohua would marry into the royal family sooner or later and become the crown prince. Only Li Lin always insisted and refused to let go.
He refused to admit that Li Jun and Roulan were in love. It was rare that there was no jealousy in his tone today. Could it be that something happened. Thinking of this, Huo Cong deliberately asked Li Lin about the recent battle situation. After all, Li Lin
He was straightforward, and it didn't take long for him to be tricked out of the conversation. Because he knew that Huo Cong was well-informed, he asked: "Brother Huo, have you heard about Miss Lu? Is she married?"
Huo Cong almost burst out laughing secretly, knowing that Li Lin had misunderstood the relationship between Shi Yujin and Lu Mei. It was no wonder that the Southern Chu court had always been accustomed to hiding its ears and deceiving others. Intentionally or unintentionally, it mistook Shi Yujin and Shi Xiu for two people, and in
According to Yong Jun, no matter whether stone or jade
Whether Jin is a boy or a girl, the most important thing is that she is good at conquering and fighting. Naturally, she will not deliberately spread this matter. Although Li Lin has a noble status, he is just an ordinary general. Since he has never thought of that aspect, naturally he will not
No one will tell him Shi Yujin's true identity.
But even so, Huo Cong is not optimistic about Li Lin's thoughts. Even if Southern Chu is destroyed, the Lu family will not be willing to surrender.
It is even more difficult to pursue Lu Mei, but after thinking about it, it is better than Li Lin's heart always being tied to Roulan.
Feeling better, he suppressed a smile and said: "Your Majesty, you probably don't know that Major General Shi Yunlu is the wife of Major General Lu Yunlu, and that baby is Major General Shi's son born two months ago.
, the baby's nickname is Bao'er, he hasn't been named yet, but Major General Shi is a military commander after all, so the child will be taken care of by Miss Lu."
Li Lin felt only ecstasy in his heart. At this moment, he didn't think about the humiliation of being defeated by a woman. He just thought that Lu Mei and Shi Yujin were not lovers, so he had a chance. He didn't bother to ask Huo Cong how he knew such details. He just pulled
He looked at him and stammered: "Brother Huo, can you help me think of something? I, I really want to marry Lu Mei as my wife."
Huo Cong looked at Li Lin maliciously for a moment, which made Li Lin's heart tremble. After a long time, Huo Cong smiled and said: "I will think of something for you, but I'm afraid it will be very difficult. You are a dignified person."
After the Prince of Yong County, Miss Lu Mei is the general of Southern Chu, and the hatred of the country and family stands in the way. If you don't have the courage to risk everything, I'm afraid there is no hope."
Li Lin said quickly: "Brother Huo, don't worry. If the emperor's uncle and father stop me, at most I won't want this title. If the Lu family refuses, I will die in front of them and ask for their understanding."
Huo Cong said solemnly: "Are you sincere in wanting to marry Miss Lu?"
Li Lin pointed to heaven and swore: "If there is any second intention, let Li Lin die by the sword and his body will not be left."
Huo Cong thought in his heart, if this matter is completed, it will not only save Li Lin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from fighting, but also ensure the future safety of the Lu family. Sir, he will definitely be happy, and even the emperor and King Qi will not object, but if
I want to be married to Mr. Lu,
I'm afraid it will be very difficult. After thinking for a long time, Huo Cong said cruelly: "Don't worry, Lord Prince, I will definitely find a way to help you with this matter, but you also have to think clearly. I'm afraid you won't be able to do it without ten years and eight years of hard work."
Don’t even think about success.”
Li Lin said: "Sincerity leads to gold and stone, I will never give up." But he thought to himself, after such a long time, I have to be careful about someone who gets there first. When I get back, I will ask my father to think of a way, and Brother Huo, although
He agreed, but it was not enough. He had to ask his uncle for help. At this moment, Li Lin could not imagine how difficult and arduous his journey to pursue his wife would be.