"The water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, and it is not as deep as Taoer's love for me!"
Tao Huayuan frowned and said, "What does this poem mean?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "The main reason is that Peach Blossom Pond is very deep and has a lot of water."
Tao Huayuan punched Xu Zhiqiong hard and said with a smile: "You thief, where have you been these days?"
Xu Zhiqiong made up some irrelevant excuses, focusing on the Battle of Qianlonggang.
Tao Huayuan exclaimed: "Is this battle so dangerous? I should have stayed by your side if I had known."
"You were not by my side, but you did a lot of great things. All the Twelve Bandits in Yongzhou fell into your hands."
Tao Huayuan sighed: "Although it is said that fallen grass is a bandit, the Xuan people's bloody spirit has not diminished. I only said that we will kill the slaves, and there is no ambiguity in each village!"
Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "I'm really not even vague at all."
Tao Huayuan patted her conscience and said: "I will kill all those who are vague, and the rest will not be vague."
Xu Zhiqiong carefully touched Tao Huayuan's face.
If I marry her back home, will my life be in danger in the future?
The officials in my family are the most considerate. If anyone is inconsiderate at all, I will kill him.
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Thirty thousand elites, 20,000 reinforcements, plus 20,000 mountain bandits recruited by Tao Huayuan, a total of 70,000 troops surrounded Huangjiabao.
Knowing that there was no food in Huangjiabao, Chu Xin was not in a hurry to send troops and allowed the army to take the opportunity to rest.
In Huangjiabao, Che Luosha was drowsy and could not take out the silver needle from his temple. Che Luosha often had splitting headaches.
After the war ended like this, Che Luosha no longer had any illusions. He just wanted to leave Yongzhou alive. As for how the emperor would deal with it, he could only leave it to fate.
At noon, Che Luosha drank a bowl of horse meat soup and was about to fall asleep when the sergeant came to report that General Kegu Chan asked to see him.
Cheluosha didn't want to see him at first, but there was no food in Huangjiabao. The soldiers had been hungry for several days and their morale was unstable, so they had to discuss countermeasures with Kegu Chan.
It was for this reason that Kegu Chan came: "Commander, all the war horses have been killed. The hay in Huangjiabao has almost been eaten up. If we can't find food again, the sergeants may mutiny."
"Don't say these useless words, and tell me your countermeasures." Che Luosha took out the bronze mirror and tidied his hair.
Kegu Chan said: "There are countermeasures. I can find a batch of food for my subordinates, but I'm afraid the commander won't agree."
Che Luosha closed her eyes, rubbed her forehead and said, "You've come to this point, what else can't you agree to? There are many Xuan servants in Huangjiapu. Are you thinking about their flesh?"
Kegu Chan lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid eating human flesh is an insult to politeness."
Che Luosha smiled and said: "What did you say, but I didn't hear it clearly? What does it mean to be polite? Have you eaten a lot of human flesh along the way? When did you start to worry about being polite?"
Kegu Chan sighed: "I used to have less scruples. Now if I don't scruple anymore, I'm afraid that the Xuan people won't spare me."
"Xuan Ren? You mean Xuan Dog? How could they spare you? What stupid words are you talking about?" Che Luosha noticed something was wrong and opened his eyes and stared at Kegu Chan.
Kegu Chan raised his head, looked directly at Che Luosha and said: "So, the commander must agree to this matter."
Che Luosha sneered: "Kegu Chan, what do you want to do?"
"I don't think so. The generals in the army have been hungry for several days and want to have a full meal."
Several generals came to Che Luosha. Che Luosha looked around at the crowd and chuckled: "No wonder our army has lost consecutive battles. It's just because you have no desire to fight."
Kegu Chan shook his head and said: "We were willing to fight Xuanren to the death, but we fell into your hands. We made mistakes again and again, and ended up in a situation where we were starving."
Che Luosha smiled and said: "What are you talking about? What are you talking about? When you deliver it to your door, I will have an explanation with the commander."
Kegu Chan sighed: "Even if this thing hadn't happened, even if you could return to the capital alive, you would blame all the blame on us. Instead of waiting to die, it's better for us to find a way to survive."
"Come on, let me see what you are capable of."
While talking, Che Luosha stood up.
Among these generals, the one with the highest level of cultivation is Kegu Chan. He is only a fifth-grade bear god, and Che Luosha is confident of dealing with him.
But just as Che Luosha stood still, he felt dizzy again, his body trembled, and he sat back on the couch.
It shouldn’t be!
Although there was a silver needle in his temple, Che Luosha was not that weak yet.
Ke Guchan smiled and said: "Do you still remember the witch we talked about? You said his surname was Tao, he was an onmyoji, and she was a stunning beauty from Daxuan.
I saw her, she was so beautiful, more beautiful than any Tunu woman I had ever seen.
It's a pity that I don't dare to touch her. If I touch her, I will die. She is a noble woman from Xuanren. I don't dare to take another look.
She gave me a packet of medicinal powder and said that this packet of medicinal powder, combined with the silver needle in your temple, can turn you into a useless person."
"Trick me, trick me with this stupid trick, when did you poison me?" Che Luosha didn't believe it!
Kegu Chan looked at the soup bowl on the table: "I haven't eaten for a day, and you still have broth to drink. Don't you think it's strange? The war horses have already eaten all the meat. Where did your bowl of meat come from? "
Cheluosha roared and hugged Kegu Chan.
Kegu Chan grabbed Cheluosha's hair and pushed him to the ground.
"Your hair is so neatly combed! Witch Daxuan said that it's best to live or die. Don't force me to kill you."
…
At dusk, Keguchan handed over Cheluosha to Chuxin, and the 20,000 Tunnu army surrendered that night.
All the slaves in Yongzhou have been cleared away, and there are two things that require the prince to make a decision.
One thing is not that important. What should we do with these 20,000 Tunu?
Chu Xin's suggestion was to kill him, so as to save military rations.
But the prince didn't want to kill them. The military rations were now abundant, so leaving them had other uses.
There is another very important thing. Should this war end here, or should we continue to attack Tunnu's homeland?
This matter is a bit difficult to handle. First of all, Chu Xin does not have a hundred thousand troops in his hands. The regular army is only 50,000, and the remaining 20,000 bandits cannot be compared with the regular army in combat effectiveness.
However, in the battle in Yongzhou, Xuan's army suffered very little damage and casualties were almost negligible. The situation at this moment was that it was difficult to fight but it would be a pity not to fight.
The prince decided to fight, Liang Jixiong was very excited!
But Chu Xin had to explain the situation of the battle clearly: "Leading more than 70,000 people to march straight into the plains to fight Tunu, we have a sure chance of victory. If we attack the city and take out the stronghold, it's hard to say who will win."
Attacking a city means huge casualties. Once defeated, it will be difficult to recover. Even if you win a disastrous victory, if the casualties are excessive, not only will you not be able to capture the city, you may also encounter a counterattack, and even Yongzhou will be lost again.
Liang Jixiong sighed: "Assaulting the city will cause too much damage, but we should not miss such a good opportunity."
The prince smiled, but this returned to the first question: "Even if there are casualties, it should not be for my propaganda army. The 20,000 slaves left behind will come in handy."
Chu Xin said in astonishment: "His Highness wants the Tunu prisoners to be the vanguard? I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Once these Tunu people return to their homeland, they will definitely disobey the rules and may defect before the battle."
The prince looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and Xu Zhiqiong looked at Tong Qingqiu.
Tong Qingqiu thought for a long time and said: "Ten days can make Tu Nu obedient."
"We can't wait for ten days," the prince shook his head, "Soldiers need to be quick, five days at most!"
Tong Qingqiu sighed: "That's all, five days is just five days!"
…
Yongzhou was recaptured and news spread to the capital.
The whole city was celebrating with lanterns and colorful decorations. The actors were writing scripts, and the name of the play was "Po Mao Sha". There were hooks everywhere. The show was held for three days and three nights, and all the seats were packed.
In the censor's desk, Wang Yanyang had prepared a memorial to ask Emperor Zhaoxing to give way to the crown prince. Dozens of censors responded one after another.
Zhang Zhuyang hesitated: "This matter must be discussed with the cabinet first, and we must also ask the clan kings."
Wang Yanyang said: "Zhang Yushi has a wide network of people, and he has to rely on his subordinates to do this. Zhang Yushi must not shirk it."
Zhang Zhuyang smiled dryly and said: "The old censor thinks highly of me. Mr. Zhang speaks lightly. How dare he make such nonsense about the inheritance of the country?"
Qiu Dongcai sneered: "What do you want him to do? We speak out and give advice for the sake of our country, our country, and our country, so why waste our words with this guy tonight? Wang Yanyang, if you are afraid, I will write this memorial!"
Wang Yanyang frowned and said: "Yushi Qiu is looking down on me. Wang has already written the memorial and will send it to the palace today!"
…
In the Yin and Yang Division, Taibu sat in front of the green lantern, polishing the next plan over and over again.
With a wave of his hand, he drew a scroll in mid-air. Since the prince's expedition, the news from all over the capital was on the scroll.
There is news from the north, there is news from the palace, there is news from the cabinet, there is news from the six ministries.
After combing through all the information and confirming that no one was missing, Taifu came to a conclusion.
No one wanted to see Emperor Zhaoxing again except the chamberlain of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and Gongsun Wen who was trapped in Xingwen Pavilion.
The time has come.
Xianyue asked to see him and presented Taibu with a dressing box.
She didn't know what this thing was used for, and Taibu would never tell her.
As the crescent moon moved, Taibu waved his hand again, and a bronze mirror appeared in front of his eyes.
Taibu opened the dressing box, took out a pack of rouge, wiped a little on his face, and complained: "Gaudy!"
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In Li Qi Teahouse, Li Shabai painted a new painting. In front of the bronze mirror, a woman was dressing up.
He Fang exclaimed in admiration: "Where is this woman? How can she be so beautiful?"
"Your Highness doesn't recognize this person?" Li Shabai said with a smile, "This is His Highness's mentor!"