The enemy troops fled in panic. Zhang Huaide wanted to lead his men to pursue him, but was stopped by Zhang Baihu.
Zhang Huaide was a rough man, and he didn't like to listen to any big principles in his life. From the moment he left the city to face the battle, he secretly vowed to kill the traitor King of the Golden Gun. Now that he saw them abandoning their armor, he couldn't help but feel...
There was a burst of ecstasy, but Zhang Baihu couldn't bear to listen to Zhang Baihu's persuasion, and then he shouted: "Brother Zhang, don't stop me, damn, if I don't kill the King of Golden Gun today, it's really hard to get rid of the anger in my heart.
Hate, please get out of my way."
"Brother, the King of the Golden Gun should indeed be killed, but not now. The enemy's withdrawal is not due to defeat in the war, but because they are afraid of a scam in the city, so they dare not stay too long. Once they react, they will definitely intensify their efforts.
When the enemy comes back, the top priority is that we should first let the soldiers return to the city to rest and recuperate so that they can be ready to fight at any time," Zhang Baihu advised.
Zhang Huaide smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Zhang, please stop being so mother-in-law. Otherwise, I will lead Zhang to catch up with you first, and then go to spy on the military situation. Isn't this an exaggeration?"
"no!"
Before he finished speaking, the city gate opened wide, and Shao Yan walked out on a tall horse, followed closely by the four masters and dozens of guards.
When Zhang Baihu and Zhang Huaide saw each other, they hurriedly turned around to greet each other and said, "See your Majesty."
Shao Yan waved his hand, then came to Zhang Huaide, and said seriously: "Lao Zhang, Zhang Baihu is right, the King of Golden Guns, Sun Chaozong has so many people protecting him, you can't get close to them at all, you now
If you lead people to pursue them, the most you can do is kill a few more Chu soldiers."
Zhang Huaide said angrily: "Are we just going to let the thief get away with it?"
Shao Yan smiled faintly: "Of course not. Of course, the door needs to be cleaned up, but now is not the time. Besides, if you attack rashly like this, you will easily fall into the opponent's trap." As he said that, he looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, and then said:
"Our first task now is to clean the battlefield and see if these Chu soldiers have anything valuable with them. If so, find them all for me." Mom, I can't wipe your ass in vain.
Seeing that Zhang Huaide was sullen and silent, Shao Yan asked strangely: "What? Do you have anything else to do?"
"No, no more." Zhang Huaide sighed and said angrily: "Forget it, I count myself lucky this time. If I meet him next time, I won't have that good luck."
Shao Yan chuckled and said no more. Instead, he worked with them to clean up the mess. After a while, all the corpses were properly disposed of. As for the weapons he picked up, Shao Yan asked people to pick some good ones and keep them, and take the rest with him.
Return to the city and hand it over to the local blacksmith to make some weapons, and then send them to those who have recently joined the army.
Chang Yixiao originally brought Minzhuang to the city gate for support. After learning that the enemy had retreated, he led these people to block all the underground passages in the city with large stones...
That night, Shao Yan had a banquet held to greet the generals who had fought hard on the battlefield, namely Zhang Baihu, Zhang Huaide, Chang Yixiao, Lu Jin, Lu Yin, Lu Cai, Li Jingrong, Zhang Haotian, Zhang Zhen, Qin
Xiang Yang and others, plus Mu Ying, there are twenty-two in total.
The generals were very moved when they saw that the current emperor loved his soldiers as his sons. During the dinner, they all volunteered to express their determination to Shao Yan. Shao Yan was very pleased. He knew that his true feelings would inevitably be criticized by those who do good things.
If his stories are fortunate enough to be fabricated into novels, some readers may make irresponsible remarks.
Seeing that everyone was having a good time drinking, Shao Yan was too lazy to think about these troublesome things. He thought to himself, go your own way and let others say, no one can predict what will happen in the future, not to mention that there is no perfect person in this world.
, Unless it’s the dead man in the coffin..., since I sit in this position, I have to be responsible for the people here. No matter what other people do, just say whatever you like. Thinking of this, he raised his hand.
Holding the wine glass, he stood up and said cheerfully: "All brothers have worked very hard today. Come on, let me toast you all."
Everyone present shouted long live the emperor in unison, and then raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp. Shao Yan drank happily, but he saw Mu Ying beside him sitting there glumly. Whenever someone proposed a toast to her, she would always refuse with an excuse.
, as if there were many unsolved knots in his heart, Shao Yan took a sip of wine and gently touched her hand with his arm. Only then did she recover and even said sorry.
Shao Yan saw the contentment on her face and couldn't help but asked curiously: "What are you thinking about? Are you so absorbed?"
Mu Ying's face turned red, she shook her head and said, "It's nothing."
Damn, is this girl thinking about me? Shao Yantian thought shamelessly, but heard Mu Ying sigh softly: "Your Majesty, the daughter of the people is just a little worried about the King of the Golden Gun and Sun Chaozong."
It turns out that you are not thinking of me. Shao Yan said indifferently: "The defeated generals, don't pay attention to them."
"But they suffered a big defeat today. Once they know that they have been deceived, they will definitely become angry and may even attack us at night." As he said that, Mu Ying looked at Shao Yan lovingly and said softly: "Your Majesty
, you have to keep a good balance and don't drink too much. If there is an emergency outside for a while, wouldn't we--"
Why do these words sound a bit like those sung in a song,...When I am away from home, my wife has told me to drink less and eat more food. When I am away from home..., Shao Yan chuckles and says: "Miss Mu, just put it aside for a while."
One hundred and twenty hearts, don’t say they dare not come tonight, even if they come, we don’t have to be afraid of them.”
"Why is the emperor so sure?" Although Mu Ying couldn't guess what he was thinking, in her opinion, the defeat of the Chu army today was all due to a moment of luck. If there was a big banquet because of this victory, it would inevitably disgrace his subordinates.
Create a sense of pride, so that the enemy can take advantage of the situation and it will be too late to regret it.
Seeing that this girl's expression was very serious, Shao Yan didn't want to beat around the bush with her, he laughed and said: "The reason is very simple, because we will withdraw from Changqing City later, so except for some sentries on the city tower, I asked everyone else to
Gone to sleep”
"Your Majesty, how could you do this?" Mu Ying was excited for a moment and raised his voice so high that the generals present could not help but be stunned. The whole hall was silent. Mu Ying realized that he had lost his temper and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me.
The woman was so excited just now.”
Shao Yan smiled and waved his hand, "No defense, no defense. I originally wanted to wait until the banquet is over before telling you. In this case, I will tell you the truth. Changqing City is by no means a place where we can stay for a long time. We must withdraw as soon as possible.
here"
"Why?" Mu Ying asked in surprise
Zhang Baihu put down his wine glass and said solemnly: "Miss Mu doesn't know something. Not long ago, my subordinates sent several spies to the capital. According to reliable information, after Jin Dingguo learned that the emperor was in Qingcheng, he immediately sent Wu Feng and Wu Gang.
The two men each led 50,000 soldiers and horses, approaching here by water and land respectively. The Chu general Qinling also sent 10,000 elite troops to cooperate with the Liang army in land operations, plus dozens of Sun Chaozong and the Golden Spear King.
Ten thousand troops, that is to say, what we are facing now is an army of more than 200,000 people."
Mu Ying was shocked after hearing this, and thought to himself, there are only more than 70,000 people in Changqing City including Minzhuang, but they have to face armies of two countries three times his own. Once the battle starts, even if our army will not be completely wiped out,
She would also be trapped and die in this city. Not only that, it would also affect those innocent people. However, when she remembered that the previous enemy sieges had ended in failure, she felt more confident and said calmly:
"So what? The Qinling Mountains had sent hundreds of thousands of troops to besiege Changqing City several times before, but they withdrew in the end."
Shao Yan shook his head and said: "That's different. The previous times Qinling sent troops to besiege this place were just a delaying measure, because his ultimate goal was to pacify Luojing City. At that time, there were still a few of our troops outside Luojing City, so his thoughts were not
Not here, but after he completely captures Luo Jing, he will start to take advantage of opportunities to level the stumbling blocks. We in Changqing City are the largest effective force, so he will naturally regard us as the first target to be eradicated."
Mu Ying finally understood, and then asked: "Then what will happen to the people in the city if we withdraw like this? They are our people in Donglin. I really can't imagine what will happen after the Chu and Liang armies enter the city.
Treat them." As she said this, she sighed quietly.
"It is because we care about the safety of the people in the city that we have to withdraw," Shao Yan said. "If we resist to the death, the people in the city will definitely turn to us. In case, I mean just in case, in case the city
If it is broken, just imagine how the armies of Chu and Liang will deal with the common people who are all jealous of us. Instead of letting the people die because of us, it is better to let them be obedient citizens honestly, so as to ensure their safety.
life safety"
Zhang Huaide thought for a moment and said emphatically: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me bring a group of brothers disguised as common people and lurk in the city? Once I find out that these birdmen are attacking our brothers and sisters, I will lead my men to chop them up."
Before Shao Yan could answer, Chang Yixiao retorted: "That won't work. Not only will it not help the villagers, but it will also hurt them."
Zhang Huaide said angrily: "You know nothing about a little kid, do you want to watch them being killed by traitors?"
"Why don't I understand?" Chang Yixiao's face changed, and he muttered: "It's better to sit back and watch than to add chaos to the busy schedule."
"You little kid, you dare to say that I'm causing trouble? You--" Zhang Huaide was very angry, picked up a wine glass and threw it at him. Fortunately, Chang Yixiao hid quickly, and the two started to quarrel again, and everyone
The general tried to persuade them nicely, but the two of them were so angry that they could not listen.
Shao Yan's head was pounding, and he threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground. There was a "crack" sound, and everyone present was too stunned to speak. The two just stopped arguing. Mu Ying blamed herself for not talking too much.
Then he subconsciously smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, smile, you are all the capable generals around the emperor. Now that the enemy is facing us, we should share our hatred with the outside world. Even if there is something unhappy, we can sit down and talk about it. Don't do it because of
A few words made everyone unhappy."
Zhang Huaide and Chang Yixiao snorted at each other and moved their heads to the side and stopped talking. Shao Yan was angry and funny, thinking that these two people often had conflicts and were probably enemies in their previous lives. If not for the current chaotic situation,
He had separated the two of them long ago
After such a fuss, the originally lively banquet suddenly became deserted. The generals sat at the table in an orderly manner, with their hands on their knees and did not dare to move. Their eyes kept scanning the surroundings. The scene looked like
It was very embarrassing. Fortunately, Zhang Baihu was more thoughtful, so he raised his glass and broke the silence with a smile: "Do you remember that Miss Mu sent us food and grass some time ago? If it weren't for her, we would really have to fight on an empty stomach.
, in order to thank Miss Mu for her kindness, let’s toast her.”
All the generals applauded and raised their glasses and stood up straight. Even Zhang Huaide and Chang Yixiao turned their heads in embarrassment. Mu Ying said shyly: "What's the big deal about trivial matters? All of this is the Emperor's credit.
The civilian girl just made a bet with him at the beginning."
Shao Yan nodded and said: "Yes, we should all be grateful to Miss Mu. Miss Mu is not only our savior, but also a meritorious official of the Donglin Kingdom. We should respect her properly."
At this time, someone said, "Your Majesty, we all heard that you lost the bet to Miss Mu. How are you going to repay her?"
This sentence could be called treason in ancient times. Few subordinates dared to speak to the emperor in this tone. Shao Yan did not care about it, but heard Orion Lu Jin yelling at the third Lu Cai: "Lao San, what are you doing?
How about talking to the emperor?"
Lu Cai touched his head in shame and said sheepishly: "Subordinate, I just asked casually."
Shao Yan had been interacting with these three brothers for a long time. Among them, the eldest brother was more stable, the second brother was modest, and the third brother was outgoing and spoke freely, so he naturally didn't take it to heart. He laughed and said: "Brother Lu Cai, what do you think I am?"
How should I repay Miss Mu?"
Seeing that the emperor was not angry, Lu Cai smiled boldly and said: "Your Majesty, all your subordinates can see that you and Miss Mu are in love, why not just include her in the harem?"
Everyone present nodded in agreement, but Mu Ying's face was hot. She bit her lips and glanced at Shao Yan. Seeing Shao Yan looking at her with a smile, her face suddenly felt hot and she covered her cheeks with her hands.
As she ran outside, she heard the laughter of the generals behind her, so she quickly ran forward a few more steps. She didn't stop until her ears were completely quiet, but Shao Yan's smile could not help but appear in her mind.
The night was hazy, and she stood alone in the yard, quietly looking at the dark night sky. Her heart could not be calm for a long time. She paused for a long time, preparing to go back to see if the banquet was over. At this moment, there was a quick step outside the door.
There was a sound, and a soldier was seen hurriedly walking in. Seeing how panicked he was, Mu Ying hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "What happened?"
The soldier said respectfully: "Reply to Miss Mu, a suspicious person came down from the city. He threatened to see the emperor. The subordinates saw that he was disheveled and his speech was unclear, so they did not dare to let him into the city."
"Oh, then has he ever revealed his identity?"
"Tell me, he said his name is Xiao Shunzi and he is a eunuch in the palace. My subordinates are afraid that there is fraud, so they came here to report to the emperor."
"Xiao Shunzi? Isn't that the former personal eunuch of the emperor?" Although Mu Ying has never met this person, she has heard Shao Yan mention it before. She heard that this person is loyal and is rare in the palace.
Good slave, there must be some urgent matter here. Thinking of this, she immediately followed the soldier to the outside of the city gate to find out what happened.