When he woke up, he found that she was looking at him with her big watery eyes.
"Morning."
"Ah, morning." Seeing him wake up, she was still a little flustered.
Wu Huaiyu looked at Duan Wan who had taken off her makeup, and it was not the first time she looked at her so clearly. She was very beautiful when she was wearing makeup last night, but this morning when she was not wearing makeup, she still had the natural beauty of hibiscus coming out of clear water.
"Your eyes are a little swollen. Did you not sleep last night?"
Wu Huaiyu finished his military duties yesterday, came back to entertain the guests, and drank a lot of wine with them. After returning to Qinglu to complete the important ceremony, he fell asleep quickly, and it was dawn at this time.
Duan Wan almost didn't sleep last night.
The most important moment in her life was very different from the scenes she had dreamed about.
She had thought about the scenes of her wedding, such as exchanging poems with her husband in the green hut, drinking a glass of wine, and even saying affectionate words.
But Wu Huaiyu was so drunk last night that there were no love poems or love words. Even at that important moment, he seemed a bit rude and direct, and there was no tenderness afterward.
"fine."
Although they had had physical contact with each other, Duan Wan still felt that Wu Huaiyu was a bit strange.
He seems to have become much gentler in the morning, which is very different from last night when he was drunk and a little rough.
Huaiyu didn't get up in a hurry.
The two of them were lying in the tent, facing each other.
She is a little shy and unnatural.
Wu Huaiyu told her two little jokes, so the atmosphere became much more natural, and she looked pretty when she smiled.
Huaiyu was very good at chatting and praising, and even specially recited two affectionate poems to Duan Wan.
"These two poems are very affectionate and very different from Alang's frontier fortress poems. I have never heard them before."
"New work for you."
Duan Wan felt as sweet as honey after hearing this, and her eyebrows arched with laughter.
Last night's stars and last night's wind, west of the painting building and east of Guitang, without a colorful phoenix flying in the wings, but with a clear understanding...
Being outside the Great Wall, there was no need to get up early to pay homage to my uncle.
The more they talked, the happier they became, especially Duan Wan. Originally, she didn't sleep all night last night, worried about gains and losses, and even a little disappointed, but Wu Huaiyu's conversation in the morning made her laugh again and again, and her heart was as sweet as honey.
It wasn't until her stomach rumbled during the conversation that her face turned red and she felt very embarrassed.
"Oh, what time is it now?"
"It's three o'clock in the morning." Huaiyu stood up with a smile. The two of them chatted for more than an hour. It was almost noon. "What do you want to eat? I can make it for you myself?"
"Alang, I'm going to prepare breakfast for you." She hurriedly wanted to get up, but she made an ouch when she got up.
"I'd better go," Huaiyu said with a smile.
Duan Wan's face turned red with embarrassment.
After Wu Huaiyu washed up, he brought breakfast. The kitchen had already prepared breakfast, so he didn't need to do it himself. The breakfast was very rich.
Duan Wan had also gotten up, showered and changed clothes, and also put on light makeup on her eyebrows and lips.
The two went to the living room to have breakfast.
The servants in this small courtyard came to pay their respects one by one. These were all the servants who were married to Duan Wan. Although Mr. Duan was dependent on others, he had indeed saved a lot of money over the years.
Marrying this sister to Wu Huaiyu cost a lot of money. The dowry purchased was millions of dollars, which was no less than what Wu Huaiyu married other wives.
But Wu Huaiyu didn't care about this.
After breakfast, Duan Shen also came.
He came to say hello with a smile on his face, and when he saw his sister's rosy face and looking at Huaiyu with tender eyes, he was relieved. This little sister was the one he cared about most in the world.
"It's getting late, I have to go back to the military camp."
"Will you be back in the evening?" Duan Wan looked forward to it.
"Well, come back and have a good rest at home."
Wu Huaiyu and Duan Shen went out and returned to the camp together.
"In a few days, you will arrange for someone to take Qiniang to Yanzhou. There will be a lot of inconvenience here,"
"Okay." Duan Shen was also very direct.
Returning to the military camp, Wu Huaiyu specially sent wedding candies to Yang Gongren and other generals. Duan Shen prepared for him, including rock sugar, granulated sugar and malt sugar. The rock sugar and granulated sugar were sold by merchants from Tianzhu. The price was very expensive, and they were both in Chang'an.
The luxuries of the rich and powerful are even more expensive when put on the wall.
Several marching officers ate sweets and said congratulations to Huaiyu.
Duan Qiniang is the fourth concubine of Wu Huaiyuna.
Not counting those maids and maids, Wu Huaiyu now has four wives and five concubines. This time when he went out to the fortress, he took Cao Shisanniang from the Cao family in Lingzhou as his fifth concubine, and now he has Duan Decao's grandniece as his fourth concubine.
Even Yang Gongren envied Wu Huaiyu. Young people are good and motivated.
To lead troops out of Chang'an is to achieve great merit and enjoy success.
They old men can only watch, they don't have the energy anymore.
"We are discussing that it is time to withdraw our troops."
Yang Gongren said.
This summer offensive was mainly composed of soldiers and horses from Shuofang and Lingwu. There were also three troops from Yansui, Xingqing, and Yuanhui to assist. More than 50,000 soldiers and horses were dispatched.
But Chai Shao and the others had not yet moved out. From the beginning, they only planned to plunder the tired enemy, and had no intention of attacking Liang.
Calculating the time now, it has been two months since the Dragon Boat Festival dispatched troops to July now, and the progress made by the Tang army is still very good.
The Tang army plowed almost the entire three prefectures of Xia, Sui and Yin controlled by the Liang division.
Although they did not attack the city, many small forts and villages were still forced to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Master Liang himself fortified the walls and cleared the country, which was a suicidal defense.
The results of this attack on Shuofang have been estimated to be more than 50,000 people and hundreds of thousands of livestock.
They even destroyed their crops.
The Liang division was unable to retreat, and it was useless to guard those castles. The Tang army retreated at this time, and the puppet Liang was also seriously injured and completely injured.
"In the art of military use, attack the city at its lowest point, and then use it as a last resort.
Now the Liang thieves are afraid and hold fast. Now that there is nothing to plunder, they can retreat. If we continue to attack the city and fortify it, it will be of no use. The troops will be exhausted and have no place to advance or retreat. It will be dangerous, so it is better to withdraw the troops."
This time the imperial court sent troops to the Five Paths. Although Yang Gongren was only the general manager of the Lingwu Dao, he had a higher rank in terms of qualifications, ability, and official rank. Therefore, the emperor also issued an order that Yang Gongren should lead the army of the Five Paths.
Yang wanted to withdraw his troops at this time, which was all part of the plan.
The countryside has also been looted, and the people, livestock, and food that can be taken away have been moved away, and the villages and houses that cannot be taken away have been destroyed. Even many castles that surrendered have been destroyed, and canals and crops have also been destroyed.
.
The mission has been completed and you can retreat.
Duan Decao, Duan Lun, Li Xiuxing and Fan Xing also agreed to withdraw their troops.
Shuofang City is still very strong and tall, especially this time even though Liang Shidu was timid and refused to fight, this also saved Liang's effective strength.
Duan Decao once captured Shuofang's outer city and east city, but that was when he lured Liang's army to fight in the outer field, defeated its main force, and took advantage of the fact that Liang's other troops could not arrive in time to attack Shuofang City.
The division capital did not have many troops at the time, so it also voluntarily abandoned the outer city and the east city, and defended the west city alone. Finally, it held on until the Turkic reinforcements arrived, and Duan Decao had to withdraw his troops.
"Then separate the troops and withdraw them?"
Wu Huaiyu thought for a while before standing up and said, "I have a situation to report to you. Currently, my people are lurking in Shuofang City. After using a divorce plan to get Liang Shidu to kill Li Zhengbao, they are still working hard to instigate Liang Luorenzhong. Some progress has been made so far. , but it still takes time.
If we can successfully instigate Liang Luoren to rebel, then it will be possible to capture Shuofang City."
"How sure are you?" Yang Gongren asked.
"It's hard to say, I think there should be a chance." Huaiyu said.
Duan Decao stroked his beard, "I think Master Liang has just experienced the Li Zhengbao incident, so he will become more cautious. Even if Liang Luoren can be incited to rebel, it will be difficult for him to rebel and seize the city in Shuofang City.
Moreover, our current army cannot continue to stay here. It consumes a lot of food and grass every day, and now the summer heat is so hot that even the men and horses cannot bear it."
Li Xiuxing was not willing to stay any longer.
It is inappropriate for tens of thousands of troops to wait for an uncertain outcome, mainly because they consume too much food and grass.
If we continue to stay, we will have to start transporting grain and grass from the rear of the interior. It is very hot now, which will be very difficult.
Moreover, there is a severe drought in Shandong this year, and it is said that the summer grain harvest has basically failed, and the imperial court has issued an order to exempt the states in Shandong from taxes.
So now on Shuofang's side, we can retreat as soon as the situation is good, and we can retreat after achieving the predetermined goal.
As for the instigation of rebellion against Liang Luoren, we can continue. If it really succeeds, then Liang Luoren can lead his people to surrender, or the imperial court can send more troops to support him.
Duan Lun and Fan Xing also had similar opinions.
The mission of the Five Route Army has been completed and cannot stay any longer.
Otherwise, it won't be long before the Tang army will have food supply problems.
The five general managers all suggested withdrawing now.
Wu Huaiyu thought for a while, "How about our Yanzhou army retreats in the rear and retreats last? We can either retreat to the rear to cover, or we can wait and see. If there is a chance, it will be better. If there is no chance, it doesn't matter if we leave last. Anyway, Yanzhou The state is right next door.”
Duan Decao said, "It's better for me to come to the rear. I am the governor of Xiazhou, and this is my territory."
"My plan is to leave only Yanzhou Jingqi Qiandian behind, the rest of the infantry will withdraw first, and Governor Duan does not need to stay,"
After some discussion.
The last five general managers all agreed that Chief Shi Wu Huaiyu would lead Qingqi to the rear and wait and see.
However, both Yang Gongren and Duan Decao specially obeyed Ling, and the Xia army gave him a thousand fine cavalry.
So Wu Huaiyu had three thousand fine cavalry, and in addition there were three hundred armored cavalry from Youzhou that Luo Yishi had collected.
Thirty-three hundred riders remained.
The remaining armies returned to their home roads one after another.
Yang Gongren gave Wu Huaiyu half a month. If there was no chance within half a month, he would evacuate immediately.
Assisted by Sima Sulie of Yanzhou, Liu Lancheng, Sima of Hazhou Governor's Office, and Cui Yixuan, the newly appointed Sima of Gyeongju Governor's Office.
The military meeting ended.
Yang Gongren and others immediately issued an order to retreat.
Although they left Wu Huaiyu with men and horses, they repeatedly warned him to be cautious, but the operation could not go smoothly. In the end, he capsized with 3,030 cavalrymen.
Fortunately, Wu Huaiyu had a good record and was assisted by three experienced veterans, Su Lie, Liu Lancheng, and Cui Yixuan, otherwise they would not have dared to let Wu Huaiyu stay.
"How sure is he?"
Su Lie asked.
"It's very certain."
Su Lie pumped his fist excitedly, "I believe you."
"Has Cui Yixuan mentioned Cui Su's marriage to your senior brother?"
Cui Yixuanjue was granted the title of Duke of Qingqiu County. He had voted for Li Mi that year and was transferred from Zuo Silangzhong to the Sima of the Qingzhou Governor's Office to replace Qiu Xinggong. This person was also the Cui family of Qinghe, but he wanted to marry Cui's adopted daughter to Su Lie's eldest son. Cui Shan is from the same clan but not from the same family.
Cui Shanwei is the Zhengzhou Fang, and Cui Yixuan is the Yanling Fang.
"I was about to tell Erlang about that. Previously, Cui Shanwei wanted my eldest son to marry the adopted daughter of the late Cui Shanfu. I followed Erlang's instructions and told the Cui family that the eldest son had already been engaged, so the Cui family didn't
Replied.
This time when Cui Yixuan came, he brought a message from Cui Shanwei, saying that he was very sorry for mentioning the marriage because he didn't understand it before."
Cui Shanwei, the governor of Shaanxi Prefecture, probably saw that Su Lie was now close to Li Jing and Wu Huaiyu. This time he had made many new achievements and was specially appreciated by the emperor.
Instead, he took the initiative to admit his mistake, and then proposed to marry Cui Shanfu's adopted daughter to Su Yeol's concubine's third son.
At the same time, it was also proposed that Su Yeol's eldest daughter would marry Choi Eui-hyun's eldest son Choi Shin-ki.
One good thing becomes two good things.
The Cui family of Qinghe married Su Lie.
This was a great honor, but from Wu Huaiyu's point of view, it can only be said that Cui Shanwei and Cui Yixuan were both well-informed and had a unique vision. When they saw that Su Lie was up, they could make amends immediately.
Turn an enemy into your own in-laws.
Cui Shanfu died young, and Cui Yixuan was not a big branch in the Yanling family, but after all, they all belonged to the Qinghe Cui family.
"What did senior brother think about it?"
"I think Ms. Cui is very considerate and sincere." Su Dingfang, the dignified future God of War, was also a little flattered by Mr. Cui's generous move.
He was a little reluctant to marry his eldest son to the adopted daughter of the Cui family, but if his concubine was allowed to marry the adopted daughter of the Cui family of Qinghe, and his eldest daughter to marry the legitimate son of the Cui family of Qinghe, it would be Gao Fan of his Su family.
The influence of famous families is still very great.
