Just when Xie Xun thought about it, Xie Jue opened the curtain and came in. The originally noisy handsome tent was quiet for an instant. Only the sound of wind and snow outside the tent could be heard. The generals who were at the most intense point of the quarrel blushed and stood up to talk to the second young master.
Saluted. Xie Jue nodded coldly, sat down in his seat and asked, "What's the noise about?"
When Xie Xun arranged the military affairs in the city, it was enough for Xie Xun to sleep for more than an hour. When he woke up, the commander's tent was still noisy. The central idea was to negotiate with the Northern Barbarians. In the past, every war would be negotiated, especially in winter, when the Northern Barbarian King
Although the fight with the Ningzhou cavalry was fierce and the hatred was as deep as the sea, when the armistice came, both sides would keep their promises. When the winter is the coldest, there will usually be a truce. The coldest period in Ningzhou has not passed yet, and the northern barbarians suddenly attacked.
The situation was suspicious, and several old generals suggested that they talk to the northern barbarians.
Xie Jue looked at Xie Jue. Lin Xiao, Zhang Boxing and others felt that Xie Jue's sense of oppression was too strong. They were under Xie Jue's jurisdiction and rarely interacted with Xie Jue. They had never experienced this kind of calm but it was as heavy as a thousand pounds of pressure. With Xie Jue
That kind of sharp edge, not angry and self-powerful is different, Xie Jue is even more frightening.
Xie Xun said in a deep voice, "There's nothing to talk about, just beat him. I don't have a good temper like my father. While we were talking, Dugu Jing actually wanted to beat him. Then beat him hard. This time, Bei must be beaten."
Behind Manshaling Tianshan Mountain!"
Xie Jue said, "General Chen and Xu Zhou, General Old Zhou, General Cui, and General Xiao Zhou will stay to discuss the matter. The others will go out first!"
"yes!"
Lin Xiao, Zhang Boxing, and Zhou Liyu returned to their tents after leaving their tents. The north gate of Ningzhou City was far away from the main city. It was divided into two camps. One was a camp built of wood and stone, similar to the houses in the city. It could accommodate
There are more than 200,000 people. The other camp is a tent area. Both camps are outside the range of trebuchets and crossbows outside the city. Lin Xiao, Zhang Boxing, and Zhou Liyu are all in the tent area. Ningzhou has been a military center for hundreds of years.
It is an important place, a battleground for military strategists, and the terrain is dangerous. There are steep mountains to the left and right of the north city gate. Ningzhou cavalry can set up ambushes, and soldiers on the left and right wings are stationed on the mountains. The city has been expanded numerous times to separate the military zone and the city.
In terms of area, Ningzhou is the largest city in Yanyang.
Lin Xiao, Zhang Boxing, and Zhou Liyu lived in a tent. All three of them were injured. They were all skin injuries, but they were not very serious. Zhou Liyu had taken care of an arrow in his shoulder long ago. When he returned to the tent, he lay down dirty.
After lying on the wooden bed, I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After Xie Xun and Xie Jue came back, for some reason everyone felt relaxed, as if they had a backbone after they came back.
Lin Xiao took off his armor, and the cotton clothes inside were soaked. They went into battle to kill the enemy and sweated all over. Lin Xiao boiled hot water, poured some cold water at will, wiped the blood and sweat on his face, and changed into a clean suit.
The three young masters grew up in fine clothes and fine food. They spent several years traveling and sleeping in the open air. They were no longer the same as before, but they still retained some of the young master's style in their hearts.
Lin Xiao was scratched on his right arm. The injury was not deep. During the war, he had to deal with these flesh wounds by himself. There was no need to go to the military doctor. The military doctor was too busy and had no time to spare. So when they were building the road, Xie Xun
They were given a manual, and all Kyoto guards must learn how to be a good soldier.
Simple medical skills are one of them.
"The Northern Barbarians are doing well, why do they want to start a war?" Zhou Liyu had already gotten up, took off his armor and changed his clothes. "They have a hard time in winter, so they come to attack Ningzhou. It's really strange!"
"Who knows." After the excitement of killing the enemy, Zhang Boxing's blood cooled down and he gradually became sleepy. "The Northern Barbarians are really the mortal enemies of Yanyang."
"They are the mortal enemies of the Ningzhou Cavalry!" Lin Xiao said lightly, "If the imperial court is ruthless and sends troops to Yancheng, we will be attacked from the north and the south at the same time."
Zhou Liyu and Zhang Boxing suddenly felt relieved, "He's not so crazy, is he?"
"The imperial court has trained many young generals in the past few years, just waiting for one day to fight us to the death." Lin Xiao said coldly, "Yu Wenjing will not let go of such a good opportunity!"
The two of them were frightened. Zhou Liyu sighed and said, "If your brother is alive, maybe he will lead the army..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked by Zhang Boxing. Zhou Liyu also realized that he had said the wrong thing. The tent instantly became quiet, and Lin Xiao wiped his sword in silence.
He rebelled from Kyoto and was expelled from his family because it was his heart's desire and he did not want to join them. But family is always family, not to mention that his eldest brother had loved him since he was a child. When he knew that Lin Sheng died in Yangzhou, Lin Xiao was extremely sad
, many people died in Yangzhou that year, no matter whether you were a nobleman or a commoner, everyone was equal before the epidemic.
He has not contacted his family since he left Beijing. Now he doesn’t know what happened to his parents and sister after his eldest brother died. Lin Xiao has been working even harder since Lin Sheng’s death, doing his best in everything and being top-notch in everything.
This time on the battlefield, he followed Xie Xun and went into battle to kill the enemy, just to gain a foothold quickly. Only if he made military exploits could he protect his family in the future.
Even if his family removes him, he still wants to protect them after the world is settled.
Three days later, the Northern Barbarians launched another fierce attack on the city. The built city wall was smashed to pieces again, but they still only rushed outside the moat. Forced back by fire and scissors, Ningzhou cavalry defended the city gate with hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
The army clearly had the strength to fight, but they closed the city gates and fought defensive battles. The terrain on both sides was high, making it easy for ambushes. Taking advantage of the terrain, and Xie Jue was good at arranging troops, Ningzhou's defensive battles were fought very beautifully, and the Northern Barbarians suffered heavy casualties.
, no matter how provocative the Northern Barbarian army was, Ningzhou would close its city gates and only defend, not attack.
Under the extreme cold, storms soon hit. The wind howled outside the city. The corpses piled up at the city gate froze into ice and no one took care of them. If it was burned by a fire in summer, it would be extremely cold in winter and no one would take care of the corpses. They had to wait for heavy snowfall.
They will be cleaned up after melting. Every day, several teams go out of the city to collect bows, arrows, and battle armor. The armors from the corpses of the northern barbarians will be directly stripped off and transformed into armor suitable for the Ningzhou cavalry.
Both offense and defense are at a stalemate, and this is bound to be a protracted battle.
Kyoto.
The news of the Northern Man's rebellion soon reached Kyoto, and Yu Wenjing was greatly shocked. After receiving the battle report from Zhongzhou, Yu Wenjing asked all the ministers for their opinions in the Jinluan Palace.
Lin Heli also just learned that the Northern Barbarians had launched an army. In the past, battle reports would be sent to the cabinet, which would screen them and then send them to the imperial court. Now, the battle reports are sent directly to Yu Wenjing. The cabinet already has informants in various places in Yanyang, so it also has its own independent source of intelligence.
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He still didn't know the reason why the Northern Barbarians raised their troops. It was too sudden. He just talked a few words with Zhang Boju and Gu Jiaming before going to court early in the morning. When Yu Wenjing asked, the civil servants all looked at Lin Heli, but the young generals were full of fighting spirit.
boiling.
A young general, Li Xiao, came out and begged to come out, "Your Majesty, the Northern Barbarians have raised troops to rebel against Xie Xun. Xie Jue is overwhelmed. This is a God-given opportunity. The imperial court should send troops to attack Ningzhou and recapture the twelve states. I wish
Share the emperor's worries and lead the troops on the expedition."
Li Xiao knelt down to beg for war, and several generals knelt down to beg Yu Wenjing to send troops to Ningzhou.
The civil servants looked at their noses, their noses and their hearts, each one silent than the other. The civil and military ministers were separated on the left and right, with clear distinctions. Even if the aristocratic families have different interests and have their own games in the past few years, they are definitely a united front on such a major matter. They are all centuries-old families.
, deep-rooted, no one wants to get involved in this matter and cause infamy.
Lin Heli remained silent, and the civil servants turned into quails.
Yu Wenjing leaned lazily on the dragon chair and asked slowly, "What do Lin Qing think?"
