Chapter 5 Homecoming (Part 1) When Asahi finished taking care of the chores around her and could finally go to bed to rest, the sky in the east slowly began to light up. The wounds that had been treated were still very painful, and the old injuries she suffered in Liaodong a few days ago were also painful.
It started to itch, the cicadas chirped endlessly outside the window, and the smell of herbs in the room also joined in the fun. The stimulation came one after another, making people just want to sneeze. But these were not the reasons why he couldn't sleep, Xuzi
Staring out the window at the night, my eyes are like two burning fires
The resolute look on Master Yang's face when he left made Xu Zi feel uneasy. In his memory, Master Yang asked himself to be a great Confucian who "will not change his color when Mount Tai collapses in front of him."
But this time, the master did not say any farewell, and jumped directly onto the horse.
"As a teacher, I will accept your kindness and ruin your reputation!" Looking back on it afterwards, the last sentence seemed to imply some ominous outcome. Xuzi forced herself to close her eyes so as not to take things to the worst.
Thinking of every word the master said last night, they clearly appeared in his mind. If he followed the clues revealed in the words, he would find that the master's way was already within his reach.
Several times I wanted to stand up and rush to the outskirts to find my mentor. I suppressed my impulse several times. More than three hours have passed. No matter which path the Master chose, he has already gone far. The old man is kind.
His smile is destined to become a memory in his life. Whether it is life or death, seeing him again will never be destined.
"At least, I didn't do anything wrong!" Xuzi sighed, helplessly comforting himself. In the county school, the Master had always taught him to be an upright, kind, courageous and knowledgeable person. His behavior last night did not betray him.
The Master's teachings made him feel calmer, and he gradually got out of the impulsive state and slowly returned to reason.
He needed to seize the time and find a way to deal with the disappearance of the prisoner. On the way back to the city last night, Zhang Xiu had already weaved a relatively complete lie to convince Wang Qijin and his cavalry that the old prisoner was just an ordinary person.
Joining the army, because he refused to tell the truth about Li Mi's whereabouts and tried to seize horses to escape, he was chopped into pieces by Xu Zi. Wang Qijin and others did not express any doubt about this lie. After all, treason is a crime with wide implications.
Killing people who are related to certain families or who know too much is one of the best ways to protect certain people's family interests and personal futures. Asahi is not the first person to do such a thing, and will never do so.
will be the last
"Wu Yan can be promoted to two levels to make up for the vacancy of a school captain. Anyway, there are currently insufficient generals in the army. As for Wei Ding and the others, let Zhang Xiu find them after dawn, upgrade each one to one level, and recruit them to the personal regiment to serve!
"Xu Zi was thinking in his mind. He was going to use money and official positions to gather the people involved in this matter. The best solution was to find an opportunity to kill people and silence them. As a general, it was easy for him to send a few soldiers out to die. But Xu Zi
I think this is unfair. Wu Yan and others just want a chance to get ahead. Just like he himself did more than two years ago, he gave these people rewards and corresponding positions. They should think that they have received reasonable compensation for their merits.
But it will be difficult for Yu Wenshi and that test. Xuzi has always been wary of this friend who speaks like a poisonous snake. He will definitely guess some clues and will not believe Zhang Xiu's explanation. As for what he will do with this handle.
The article depends entirely on his mood
Will Yuwen Shiji pursue this matter to the end and expose it to the court? Xuzi is not sure. Although Yuwen Shiji has said in front of him several times that he wants to repay his kindness, he has already learned how the Yuwen family repays his kindness. Smart people
, it’s better not to accept this kind of reward easily
"Let him do whatever he wants. Anyway, I have a clear conscience!" After thinking of many ways, but unable to find a feasible strategy, Xuzi decided to fight to the end and share life and death with Yu Wenshi and twice. He did not believe that the other party was still trying every possible means to try to get him.
Pushing towards a dead end
The development of the matter was not as bad as he thought. After the victory, Yu Wenshiji was also so busy that he had no time to pay attention to the small matter of a prisoner missing halfway. The two of them took the big and small staff to register all the prisoners;
After putting the supplies into the warehouse, counting everyone's military exploits, and asking for rewards from the court, and redistributing and reorganizing the more than 4,000 cavalrymen brought by his new and old brothers and Murong Luo into one body, it was already the afternoon of the third day after the war.
Before he could sit down and take a breath, he heard the scout's report again. Wu Benlang and Chen Leng's reinforcements had already arrived ten miles east of Liyang.
"General Chen's position is higher than that of you and me. We will go out of the city to greet him!" After hearing the report, Yu Wenshi stood up and discussed with Li Xu.
Li Xu had heard of Chen Leng's name early in the army and knew that this man wanted to conquer the generals (Note 1) and expand the territory thousands of miles away. He did not dare to neglect him. After thinking about it, he responded: "Old General Chen is a senior expert."
, you and I should naturally go out of the city to greet them, but the defense of Liyang City cannot be neglected."
At that moment, Yu Wenshi and He Xuzi sent troops, led by Li Anyuan and Murong Luo, to stay in the city and garrison them just in case. They closed the gates on the west, north and south sides, leaving only one east gate.
After opening the gate for the army to enter and exit, the two of them each took their own soldiers to welcome Li Yang out.
After only two or three miles, Chen Leng's flag had already appeared on the official road. The old general was very surprised when he heard that the rebels had been repulsed. He jumped off his horse, took Yuwen Shiji's hand, and praised loudly: "Your Majesty."
As expected, he is a traitor to the generals. I heard that the thieves were powerful, so I rushed here at starry night to grab the credit. Unexpectedly, I arrived too late, and didn’t even get half of the oil or water!" he said, laughing loudly.
The soldiers who followed Chen Leng also came forward one after another, praising Yu Wenshi and his strategizing. For a while, the good words came pouring in, and Yu Wenshi and his face turned red with great difficulty. After everyone took a breath, Yu Wenshi and his talents were revealed.
He took Li Xu's hand and introduced him to everyone, "This defeat of the enemy is all due to General Li Lang's outstanding martial arts and good management. I am only a supervisor of the army and occasionally make suggestions. I am worthy of your praise!"
Only then did Chen Leng and others "discover" that in addition to supervising the troops, there was also a general in charge of the Xiongwu Camp. They quickly stepped forward with a smile to say hello to Li Xu. Since he had no advantage due to his seniority, he had to take the initiative to salute everyone.
"Hu Ben Lang General Li Xu, welcome all generals!" Xu Zi clasped his fists and stood solemnly, hiding the unhappiness in his heart under the polite appearance.
"It turned out to be General Li Lang who bravely fought through the three armies and defeated ten Goguryeo fortresses in Liaodong. No wonder the rebels fled back at the foot of Liyang City." Chen Leng and his generals accepted Xu Zi's military salute and stood up in return. Everyone looked up and down.
Looking at the tall and burly young man in front of me, I was very curious.
They did not completely deliberately despise Xu Zi. Ever since the emperor personally awarded him a gold medal of immunity and the title of Zhongyongbo, all the senior generals in the Sui Dynasty did not know Li Xu's name. However, according to rumors in the army, this person was just a brave but incompetent person.
It is indeed beyond everyone's expectation that a man like a reckless man who likes to charge forward in battle can capture Liyang with thousands of new soldiers and repel Li Mi, who has a reputation as a wise man. Therefore, the only explanation for this is that
, there is a wise man beside the mangy man who is as good as Li Mi. From the analysis of the current structure of soldiers in Xiongwu Camp, this wise man is naturally none other than Yu Wenshi.
"Being able to defeat the rebel army of 70,000 men was all due to the sacrifice of the soldiers. It was just a coincidence that Li did his duty. It is not a big credit!" Asahi smiled and replied lightly.
The old general Chen Leng was confused when he heard Li Xu's answer. He glanced at him a few more times. The more he looked at him, the more he noticed that the rising star in the army in front of him had a calm and calm demeanor. "This guy is not completely reckless.
He just has a bad temper!" He secretly praised it in his heart, and asked a few questions about Liyang City's losses, covering up the embarrassing atmosphere in front of him.
After asking, everyone learned that two days ago, the Xiongwu Camp had created a second miracle in Liyang. It turned out that everyone thought that the reason why Li Mi retreated was largely due to the fact that he had to leave with the entire division after learning of the arrival of reinforcements.
Thinking of it, with thousands of Xiaoguo and 20,000 surrendered soldiers in their hands, Yuwen Shiji and Li Xu actually completely defeated the enemy. Although Li Xu modestly said that it was a coincidence, they were able to kill Li Mi and Han Shihe and escape.
The complete victory cannot be described with just the word "luck" in any case.
Immediately, the generals put away their arrogance and walked side by side with Li Xu and others. As they walked, they discussed the specific details of Liyang's offensive and defensive battle. Yu Wenshi and his tongue were clever, so the whole process came out of his mouth naturally.
It was extremely exciting, especially the first battle for the Wengcheng and the final cavalry raid. It was a life-and-death reversal at the critical moment of victory. If it weren't for the high morale of the soldiers of the Xiongwu Camp and the calmness of the two generals, the entire battle in Luoyang would have had to be fought.
It was rewritten that Murong Luo's feat of breaking out at the critical moment and overwhelming Li Mi's army was naturally described by Yu Wenshiji as a strange move that he and Xu Zi had arranged in advance. The links were closely linked and each step was exquisite.
Li Mi and Han Shihe should not be fooled
Li Xu was stupid and could not tell so many ingenious strategies. Whenever the generals turned their attention to him in order to maintain the atmosphere, he would try his best to briefly talk about the specific defense layout of Liyang City and the specific sources of these tricks.
After listening to Yuwen Shiji's wonderful story and then comparing it with Xuzi's specific measures, I got a mature and steady impression of him.
But this impression is far different from the rumors in the army. Some people were suddenly alert when they found out, and took the initiative to keep a distance from Asahi. Some people admired Asahi's bravery and took the initiative to exchange their views on the entire war situation with him.
