If you want to be distinguished in front of others, you must suffer behind others! This truth will never change!
When he woke up this time, after being cozy with his wife and daughter for a while, Xiao Han quickly fell asleep again.
Different from the last time, this time he slept for two full days and one night.
And just when Xiao Han fell into a deep sleep, the outside world was still changing, and many things were still happening quietly.
The invading thieves were defeated and fled, but the war was not completely over.
Starting from noon that day, except for Wang Wu and his group of rangers who had just joined the establishment, almost all the other soldiers of Yangzhou City were dispatched. After leaving the city, they chased the thieves in the direction in which they fled.
It is better to use your remaining courage to chase the poor bandits, and not to be a famous academic overlord!
Cui Jingzhi is definitely not a fool to achieve the position of Yangzhou governor. On the contrary, he is still a very smart person.
However, Cui Jingzhi could only see but not do many things because he had the governor suppressing him before!
Now that his head was suddenly empty, he felt like a good horse that had let go of the reins, and even his horizons had broadened.
Wang Wu's statement and the investigation of his cronies have already confirmed one thing: the defeat of the incoming thieves this time is a foregone conclusion!
But now the problem is: in many villages and even small towns outside, they don’t know all this and are still under tight defense!
So after Cui Jingzhi woke up from a good sleep, he quickly thought: If he sends troops to search for traces of the thieves at this time, while notifying the cities and counties along the way, then when these state capitals submit letters after the war, will they?
Should I pay him a favor?
So, in order to grab credit...ahem, in order to rescue the brother city that was still in dire straits as soon as possible! Under Cui Jingzhi's order, the remaining soldiers in the city were scattered out like beans with a dustpan!
For a time, soldiers who were stimulated by the great victory filled the mountains and fields outside the city. Not to mention, they actually caught a few frightened thieves, and then returned to the city in a show of force.
There is no doubt that after the soldiers who caught the thieves returned to the city, they became heroes that attracted much attention! The cheers were even louder than last night!
This kind of treatment made countless people feel itchy and unbearable. They secretly made a plan and went out of the city to arrest people!
Later, even Wang Wu and the others who were resting in the post house could not sit still. They gritted their teeth and did not wait to beg Xiao Han. They joined the army soldiers in advance, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to gain some military merit.
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As for, did he say that he would never go to the battlefield again? What? Did he say that?
All day today, the entire city of Yangzhou has been inexplicably busy. The soldiers are busy, the officials are busy, and the citizens are also busy!
In the morning, countless people rushed out of the city.
In the evening, these people came back in darkness.
However, unlike the excitement when they went there, their faces were a little pale now!
There are even some old men with long beards who still have bits of filth hanging on their beards, as if they had just vomited?
"Brother An, I can't walk anymore!"
In the team returning to the city, Zhugan followed Wang Chongan with limp steps. He felt as if his energy had been drained from his whole body. He was so sick that he seemed to fall to the ground at the next step.
Thirty miles, it took him half a day to walk!
He saw a donkey cart and an ox cart, but not only were there tickets, but even the tickets were full! Sometimes, there were even children crowded on the donkey's back, making the poor donkey scream from exhaustion.
Where is there a place for him to sit?
Don't even think about taking a taxi, let's go!
When they finally got to the place, they sat down on the ground with their bamboo poles on their butts and said they should eat first. The eight-treasure porridge they took home before leaving was very fragrant!
But damn Wang Chongan, if there was such a small distance, they could have sung the praises of the Marquis on the battlefield and enjoyed the delicious food at the same time!
Well, the bamboo pole couldn't hold him back, and he dragged him to the battlefield, but after seeing everything on the battlefield...
Hey, are you still enjoying the food?
As soon as they saw the red and white thick porridge mixed in the jar, they almost vomited out their gall on the spot! It is estimated that they will both have a deep fear of red and white objects for a long time to come.
Xiao Han and the others had no time to clean up, and Cui Jingzhi was too busy grabbing the credit and forgot about it, so this Shura land was quietly displayed here, allowing those who came to see the most realistic battlefield.
!I also have a more intuitive understanding of Xiao Han’s victory!
The battlefield remained here for many days. It was not until Yang Wenwen was reported that he mobilized local braves to dig deeper into the explosion pit and bury all the corpses in it.
The large pit where thousands of people were buried was filled up, and the dried blood stains were shoveled away. However, later I heard from nearby villagers that when it is cloudy or at night in this valley, there will be shrill screams, as if there are evil spirits.
Claim your life!
The passing vendors also proved that they did hear strange noises when passing by! It was creepy!
With these two facts confirmed, the road closest to Yangzhou City soon became sparsely populated, and in the end, it was completely abandoned!
Those on their way to Yangzhou would rather take a more than ten-mile detour from the east rather than pass through this valley!
Even if Xiao Han later came forward to clarify that it was just the howling sound made by the north wind blowing through the valley at night or on a cloudy day, no one would believe it!
A good land was finally depopulated and turned into a world dominated by jackals and foxes.
Of course, these are all things for later and will not be mentioned here for now.
Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty!
Cui Jingzhi's 800-mile express has not yet reached Luoyang, but Xiao Hai, the palace servant, already has a secret letter about the Yangzhou campaign in his hands!
Lowering his head and carefully identifying the symbol of the secret letter, Xiao Hai immediately felt a chill in his heart. He no longer cared about the palace confinement in the middle of the night and hurriedly ran towards the emperor's palace.
"Erlang, it's getting late, it's time to rest!"
In the warm palace, Changsun slowly walked from behind Susha to Li Shimin, who was still immersed in the papers, and called softly.
"Oh? Maid Guanyin is here? What time is it now?" Li Shimin finally looked up from the pile of memorials and smiled reluctantly when he heard the voice of his eldest grandson.
"It's already Haishi. Erlang, please rest quickly. We have an early morning meeting tomorrow." Changsun said softly, while reaching out his hand and gently massaging Li Shimin's temples.
My husband has always suffered from headaches, especially after he became emperor, the headaches became more severe. Many imperial doctors, including Sun Simiao, saw it and said it was caused by fatigue and that he needed to rest.
However, the eldest grandson himself also knows that as the husband is the king of a country, and all major events in the world depend on him alone, how can he rest in peace?
