Last year on this day, the Song Dynasty envoy from the south of the Yangtze River was assassinated, and King Qing of the north of Saibei rebelled. A year passed quickly, and the world in the north and south of the Saibei changed. On this day of freedom, Yinzhou also changed to a new owner: Yang Hao.
On this day, the people of Yinzhou City gathered with friends, played in the streets, admired lanterns, guessed crossword puzzles, visited the market, and watched sideshows. There was laughter everywhere. The people were easily satisfied, and they had such a benevolent person.
Lord, they are naturally happy during this Lantern Festival.
But this night, Yang Hao did not bring his family to enjoy with the people, because this day was the day when he decided to send troops to attack Li Jipeng in Mingtangchuan. The grand festival is the time when defense is the most relaxed, so it is also the favorite time for military strategists.
Li Jipeng chose the festival as a sneak attack. Although Li Jipeng still doesn’t know that he has exposed his trap, he has something in his heart. On such a day of universal celebration in Shuangyong City,
There will inevitably be heightened security here, so Yang Hao did the opposite. He did not choose this day for a sneak attack, but chose this day to send troops. The Lantern Festival carnival lasted for three days. These three days must be the time when Mingtangchuan Shuanglong City is most heavily guarded.
, three days later, Li Jipeng will surely breathe a sigh of relief for his defeat, and Yang Hao's army will arrive at that time.
In the White Tiger Festival Hall, Yang Hao, dressed in military uniform, stood solemnly under the picture of the White Tiger Descending the Mountain, holding the handsome desk in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Mu'en, Mu Kui."
"The end is here!"
Yang Hao grabbed two command arrows and said loudly: "I will give you two each three thousand light horses to go on the road at starry night and gallop along the Mingtang River. I don't want you to attack the city and plunder the village. As long as you guard the west, north and east directions of Shuanglong Ridge,
Road, avoid Li Ji
Fleeing to Dahengshui, Dijinze, and Huangyangping is a great achievement. All you have to do is follow orders. Make many traps and thorns. Only defend but not attack. Don't be greedy for merit and advance. The enemy can take advantage of it.
If you take this opportunity, you will be subject to military law, do you hear me clearly?"
"I will obey your orders!"
The two men roared in unison, grabbed the command arrows and took three steps back clangingly.
Yang Hao's eyebrows were filled with sadness, and he shouted solemnly: "Ai Yihai!"
"The end is here!"
Another general strode out of the queue. This man was as tall and tall as the two door gods of Mu En and Mukui. He had a curly beard, a big bald head on top of his head, thick eyebrows like ink, a straight nose and a wide mouth, and a slit on his cheek.
The scar extends straight to the neck, looking majestic.
There is no unified political power in the northwest, so most desperadoes are willing to flee here or gather in groups at the junction of the Khitan and Song Dynasties to dominate one side. Speaking more carefully, the northwest is easier for them than the junction of the Song and Khitan countries.
Haunting is regarded as hard labor on the run.
It is the paradise of death row criminals, bandits and many desperadoes. At that time, Lu Yisheng had been working as a thief in the border area between Song Dynasty and Khitan. It was not that he did not want to come to the northwest, but because one mountain could not tolerate two tigers, and there were already Ai Yihai and Ai Yihai in the northwest.
He is the leader of the Northwest Horse Bandit Gang.
This man was brave and good at fighting, and his power was much greater than that of Lu Yisheng. Lu Yisheng was no match for him, so he took his men to the north. Ai Yihai stretched across the northwest, killing people and stealing goods. He came and went like the wind, and it was impossible to guard against it.
Yang Fan, Li Fan, Tubo, and Uighur forces all had headaches for him, the horse bandit leader who was as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a wolf.
After Yang Hao won Yinzhou, he would never allow such a leader of horse bandits to act recklessly within his sphere of influence, so he carefully arranged and determined to eliminate this horse bandit. Yang Hao's reputation in the northwest is now at its peak, and the Qiang people in Hengshan are
All seven Dangxiang clans obeyed his orders, and many small tribes in Tubo and Uighur also obeyed and took refuge with him.
As for some larger tribes, although they still keep a certain distance from him, due to his reputation of paying tribute to the reincarnated soul, the people of these tribes also respect his people as gods and want to inquire about some news.
It was easy for them to make some small cooperation. Even the many herdsmen who took advantage of the horse bandits and became the backbone of the horse bandits did not dare to be disrespectful to the gods. If there was any news secretly, they would not tell Yang Hao anything.
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As a result, Ai Yihai became a blind man within Yinzhou's sphere of influence. He originally thought that Yang Hao had just acquired Yinzhou and would have difficulty controlling his territory, but unexpectedly, he was misled by many false information, and finally fell into Yang Hao's hands.
A trap, trapped in a place where there is no way to escape, Yang Hao
The light cavalry surrounded, the heavy cavalry charged, and the Mo Dao soldiers swept away. As soon as the posture was launched, only one of Ai Yihai's breakout brigade was eaten. Ai Yihai knew that none of his five thousand brothers would leave alive today, so he immediately dismounted and abandoned his sword.
, bare chest and abdomen, tied his hands in front of the formation and begged for surrender.
Mu En escorted Ai Yihai and his party back to Yinzhou and told Yang Haoyi that Yang Hao admired this man's bravery and loyalty, so he surrendered him. Although this man was somewhat arrogant and unruly,
He fights bravely and pays attention to loyalty, but he is an aboveboard man.
"Ai Yihai, take your men and horses. This night attack on Shuanglong Ridge and capture and kill Li Jipeng will be your responsibility."
When Ai Yihai heard that this important task had been entrusted to him, he couldn't help but feel proud. He glanced at Yang Hao's generals as if demonstrating, and responded in a loud voice: "I will obey the order."
Yang Hao leaned forward, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Shuanglong City only has five thousand soldiers, and they are scattered in four cities. You also have five thousand soldiers in your hands. Moreover, Shuanglongling City is in a dilapidated state, so it is called a city.
At most it is a fortress with no dangerous passes to defend. Your troops are accustomed to sneak attacks, ambushes, and raids on fortresses.
You are the main attack, and I am using your strengths. I hope you can live up to my expectations. If you can kill Li Jipeng's best troops, if not, force him out of the city, and Mu En Mukui will be waiting in full formation.
If that doesn't work either... you can retreat to Anqingze and block his escape to Xiazhou, and let Mu En Mu Kui take over the important task of seizing the city."
When Ai Yihai heard this, he was furious and said with an arrogant smile: "Jie Shuai, but please don't worry, unless that Li Jipeng is a coward and leaves immediately after meeting a certain family, otherwise, a mere Shuanglong Ridge will be destroyed in an instant
But, I will never let him escape even one of them. The two generals Mu En and Mukui... Hehe, I'm afraid this trip will be in vain, so let the two generals watch the enemy's formation for the last general.
"
Mu En and Mu Kui didn't think they were dissatisfied. They looked at each other and smiled, thinking to themselves: "As expected, it is better to provoke the general than to invite him."
Ai Yihai's arrogance was naturally due to Yang Hao's distrust of his unit's combat power, but he was also proud of himself. His five thousand brothers were simply a group of desperadoes. How could they survive in the harsh environment of the northwest?
The knot of survival of the fittest
As a result, these five thousand men and horses are all brave and capable warriors. However, his horses are of varying quality, and his weapons and equipment are miscellaneous. After all, he is a bandit whose purpose is to steal wealth, so he has always avoided direct conflict with the regular army.
Now that he has taken refuge in Yang Hao, he has exchanged shotguns for cannons, which is no longer the same as in the past. In addition, after taking refuge in Yang Hao, his group of desperadoes have been trained in military discipline and law, and they know the orders to advance and retreat. Once such a group of people become
Soldiers who obey orders and discipline are the real warriors. Ai Yihai's self-confidence is not without reason.
Moreover, since he took refuge with Yang Hao, he had not fought in any battles and had not made any achievements. He was originally a horse bandit, and he was somewhat discriminated against by soldiers from other tribes. Ai Yihai worked hard to make a big contribution and come back.
Feeling proud, he naturally refused to let go of this good opportunity.
Yang Hao nodded and smiled happily: "Very good, for this siege, you can wait until Muen Mukui is deployed and act accordingly. You just need to remember one thing, this siege is not an siege by horse bandits."
, but the officers and soldiers suppress the rebels. If there are any resisters among the soldiers and civilians, they will be killed! Those who abandon their swords and surrender will not be harmed."
Ai Yihai took a breath and said in a muffled voice: "Yes."
Yang Hao added: "Mingtangchuan sent people to assassinate me, with evil intentions, and must be severely punished. Remember, once this city is captured, it will be a great achievement of yours. The wealth in the city is at your disposal, and the people
The entire population was sold into slavery.”
Ai Yihai was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately clasped his fists and said, "I will obey your orders."
In the past, they were bandits, plundering everywhere, taking advantage and leaving. They didn't dare to carry heavy belongings with them, let alone rob people. But this time it was different. All the people were sold into slavery. Then
It was a large sum of money. Based on this alone, without Yang Hao's further supervision, let alone ordinary people, even if the enemy soldiers were captured, his people would not be willing to kill them casually.
Ai Yihai grabbed the command arrow and took three steps back, standing side by side with Mu En Mukui. Yang Hao said to the three of them: "You guys immediately leave the city and rush back to your headquarters. You only take three days of rations and ride on the road. You will travel day and night to attack Mingtang."
Sichuan Shuanglong City. When the food and grass are insufficient, you can ask for it from the people of Mingtangchuan nearby. If there is any special news, Gu Zhang will contact you in time."
The white-haired Gu Daji on the side smiled and bowed his hands to the three generals, and the three nodded in return. Yang Hao waved his hand and said: "Let's set off immediately."
"General, please retire!" The three generals retreated in unison. When they reached the door, they turned around and walked out. A moment later, they heard the sound of strong horses neighing and their hooves thundering like rain. The three of them led their troops and walked away.
Yang Hao stood upright behind the handsome case. He waited until the sound of horse hooves faded away, then waved his hand and shouted: "Quit."
All the civil and military officers filed out, and Yang Hao stood behind the handsome case and watched them leave. The last one to go out was Fan Siqi, the envoy of the camp. Fan Shusheng was slow-tempered and did everything three beats slower than others. He walked behind with unsteady steps.
, I was thinking that today is a day for stealing. After finishing my official work, I thought I should change into casual clothes with my wife and go for a walk on the street, look at the lanterns, guess lantern riddles and so on, or else I would go to Lin Pengyu's house to steal something.
This person was planning, and stepped out of the threshold. He accidentally looked back and saw Marshal Yang, who was still standing there with a golden sword just now, standing still and steady, holding his shirt in one hand and supporting him with the other.
Iron Helmet was rushing towards the back of the white tiger painting screen with a majestic posture like a hungry tiger attacking a wolf.
Fan Xiucai was shocked. He quickly rubbed his eyes and looked again. The sky above the hall was empty. The flags and guards on the left and right were still standing there, as if nothing had happened. Fan Xiucai couldn't help but murmured to himself: "Well, these
I stayed up all night arranging food and rice to help the affected tribes in all directions. I am really tired. My eyes are blurry. Forget it, I won’t go anywhere tonight. I will go home and have a good rest..."
The White Tiger Festival Hall is located on the west side of the Commander's Mansion. Yang Hao ran directly from the side door of the Festival Hall back to his house.
Just now he was convening the civil and military arrangements for dispatching troops in the festival hall. He didn't want a private soldier to come to the commander's hall, so he just whispered to him: "The eldest lady is going to give birth."
When Yang Hao heard this, he was very anxious. He never thought that his child would be born sooner or later, but he chose to come to the world at this juncture, and he would not give up until he had to add some excitement to his father. But at that time, the situation
He couldn't show anything next time, until he arranged for Ai Yihai and Muen Mukui to lead the army and dispersed the civil and military forces, then he ran all the way back to the back house.
The maids and maids in the house were coming in and out, and everyone was beaming with joy. When they saw their master wearing a suit of armor and running with a clanging sound, they stopped from far away and gave the blessing gift with a smile: "Congratulations, master, congratulations..."
Before they could finish a sentence, Yang Hao shouted "Same joy, same joy" and rushed past them.
When Yang Hao arrived at the door of Dong'er's bedroom, he suddenly felt timid and couldn't help but slow down his pace. Standing outside the door were two young women wearing furs, but still not concealing their charm. They were looking into the room and talking softly from time to time.
Even if Yang Hao smiles a few words,
He couldn't think of an outsider in his back house, so he stepped forward and grabbed the white-clothed woman's wrist, and asked: "Is Dong'er giving birth to a boy or a girl? Are mother and child safe? Ah...
...No, has it been born now?"
"Ah?" The woman opened her eyes wide and looked at him in surprise. Yang Hao took a closer look and saw this woman in white fur with jade-like dimples, green eyebrows and green eyes. Although she was surprised, she still
Still showing grace and grace
, under the light, her jade-like skin was slightly dyed with a layer of blush. It was obviously pure and beautiful, but it made people feel the soft and alluring magic oozing out from her bones. It turned out to be Xiao Zhou, who had not been seen for a long time.
back.
Yang Hao quickly let go as if he had been stung, and said sarcastically: "It turns out to be Zhou... Li... Ah, I'm rude, madam, don't blame me."
A thrilling blush appeared on Xiao Zhouhou's beautiful and plain cheeks, she bowed slightly and said, "I have met the Taiwei."
Yang Hao quickly waved his hand and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it, well... my wife... she... how is she?"
The woman standing opposite Xiao Zhou was none other than Yao Niang. Seeing Yang Hao's confused look, Yao Niang couldn't help but laugh to herself. Then she came out to smooth things over and said, "Sister Dong'er gave birth to a baby girl. Both mother and daughter are safe.
, Sir Lieutenant, please rest assured."
Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to her, and walked into the room. Xiao Zhouhou and Yao Niang looked at each other and followed her in.
Since Xiao Zhou arrived in Yinzhou, Yao Niang has been visiting her old master often, chatting with her and keeping her company. The friendship between the two is even closer than when they were in the Tang Palace in the past. Today is the Day of Freeing Thieves, and the whole city is celebrating together.
Yao Niang originally wanted to make an appointment with Xiao Zhou to relax, but she also
I made an appointment with Yanyan, Wawa, and Miaomiao, and agreed that they would go out to watch the lanterns together. I didn’t expect that Dong’er would show signs of giving birth just after making an appointment with Xiao Zhou. How could they even bother to go out to play?
Everyone then went to Dong'er's bedroom to take care of him.
Dong'er successfully gave birth to a baby girl. The little baby was very cute. When these women saw the little guy, they immediately became pregnant. They all gathered around the baby and couldn't get enough of it. They hugged and hugged each other. Dong'er, the biological mother, couldn't touch her for a long time.
Next to the daughter. In the end, it was Na Wenpo who accompanied her and carefully said: "The eldest lady and her daughter need to rest quietly."
"Xiu", Xiao Zhou Hou, Yao Niang, Xing'er, Xiao Yuan's master, servants and guests came out reluctantly, but they were still reluctant to go far. As for Yanyan, Wawa and Miaomiao stayed in the room.
Without leaving, the three people surrounded the little baby and stared at it with wide eyes. They were so surprised that the old woman didn't dare to chase the ladies away.
Xiao Zhouhou herself has no children, and it was better when she was young. She didn't take this kind of thing too seriously, but now she is twenty-six years old. It's okay that she doesn't see newborn babies at all. Now she sees that.
How can a newborn baby be so pitiful? If it weren't for her status as a guest, she wouldn't have been willing to come out like this. Seeing Yang Hao barging in majestically, she took the opportunity to follow Yao Niang in to take a closer look.
The pink doll is also good.
At this moment, only Dong'er, her daughter and the little girl's three aunts were left in the room. As soon as Yang Hao entered the room, Dong'er, who was leaning slightly sideways and looking at his beloved Dong'er, immediately called out: "
Brother Hao!"
As soon as she said this, her tears couldn't help falling. She didn't know why she was crying, but when she saw Yang Hao, she couldn't stop her tears.
"Mother and child are safe, everything is going well, why are you crying? You should be happy." Yang Hao also knew that the girl's family was extremely fragile at this time, so he quickly stepped forward to comfort her, and only glanced at the sleeping little guy with his eyes closed.
Didn't bother to take a closer look.
When Dong'er heard the words "Mother and child are safe", she felt even more frightened. The tears kept flowing, but Yang Hao didn't know that he had a speech defect. Tang Yanyan had already picked up the baby and said happily: "Hao
Brother, come and see, your daughter looks so cute."
The doll hurriedly grabbed her hand and said, "You can't hold a child like this. The neck is still soft. Be careful and let me hold it. I've seen it happen before."
Dong'er looked at these two clumsy guys worriedly, fearing that they would accidentally hurt her children, but she was too embarrassed to say anything to stop them. Yang Hao put on a serious face, pretending to be the head of the family and reprimanded: "Everyone wants to fight."
What's the point of arguing? It's a child. Don't hold her all the time. If a child gets used to being held, she won't like to sleep if you don't hold her in the future. Come on, give me a hug."
When he said this, even Miaomiao was frightened: "Old... Master, grown men have rough hands and feet, please don't hurt..."
In this era, not to mention the officials and gentry, even ordinary fathers rarely hug their children with their own hands. Who knows how to hold a child? But while Yang Hao was talking, he stretched out his hand very quickly, and stretched one hand smoothly into the baby.
arms, use your own
She held the baby's neck with her arms and supported the back of her neck with her palms. She reached over with her other hand and went up diagonally from behind her buttocks. She supported her waist with her big palm and held her waist.
The little guy picked him up easily.
The little guy seemed to like this comfortable position very much. After being held in his arms, he closed his eyes and yawned widely.
None of the young women in the room really knew how to hold a child. After seeing Yang Hao's skillful movements, they all looked at him with strange eyes. Yang Hao was completely unaware of this. He picked up his daughter,
Looking carefully at her appearance, her light eyebrows, tightly closed eyes, and twitching pink lips, the more I look at her, the more I fall in love with her.
This is his daughter! Seeing her own flesh and blood for the first time, the complicated and exciting mood is really indescribable. Yang Hao just looked at her with his heart, gently shook her, and the more he looked at her, the more he fell in love with her.
A feeling of fatherhood filled his chest.
Dong'er was originally very worried that her officials would dislike the birth of a girl, so she kept paying attention to the changes in his expression, and finally felt relieved when she saw that his joy and love were sincere, without the slightest hint of displeasure.
The little guy opened his eyes. Yang Hao immediately opened his eyes with joy, but he didn't dare to speak loudly for fear of scaring her. The little guy's eyes were as clear as two streams of autumn water. The newborn little guy could barely see clearly.
The person who hugged her would not last long. She glanced at Yang Hao intently, and her eyes were attracted by the light behind Yang Hao's shoulder.
Yang Hao still thought she was looking at him, so he couldn't help but said with a smile: "My daughter recognizes her father."
The little one didn't appreciate it. As soon as Yang Hao finished speaking smugly, she opened her little mouth and burst into tears. Dong'er quickly said: "Officer, give me the child."
Yang Hao quickly put the child back to Dong'er. The little baby leaned his ear against his mother's chest and listened to her familiar heartbeat. He gradually stopped crying, but his little mouth was still flattening and sobbing as if he was suffering from pain.
A huge grievance.
"My baby girl will definitely grow into a beautiful and lovely little princess." Yang Hao squatted beside the couch, teasing the little one's fingers, and said happily.
This sentence was very common for him. In modern times, it is common for a father who dotes on his daughter to compare his lovely daughter to a little princess. However, to the women in the room, his words were no less than a breath of sunshine.
thunderbolt.
"Little princess? His ambition is actually... is... to be the emperor?"
Even though Dong'er, Yanyan, Wawa, and Miaomiao were frightened, they were still able to control themselves. After all, although they didn't know that Yang Hao had ambitions to become emperor, Yang Hao occupied Yinzhou, recruited troops, and all these actions had the intention of establishing himself in the northwest.
It is only one step away from rebelling and becoming the emperor. The difference is that although the ambition is only one step away, the strength is still very different.
But Xiao Zhouhou and Yao Niang turned pale. Yao Niang didn't know Yang Hao's ambition at all, and she didn't even know that he wanted to separate the northwest. Although Xiao Zhou Hou knew a little about Yang Hao's ambition, there were some things that couldn't be done.
Even if his actions are said out loud to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart, if you hear it with your own ears, it will be a huge disaster. Now that the two of them have heard the secret revealed by Yang Hao in a blur, what will happen to them?
?
"He...will he kill people and silence them?"
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Yao Niang's fingertips became cold. She raised her head to look at Xiao Zhouhou. Xiao Zhouhou's face was also very pale. The two of them couldn't help but think: "If we hadn't followed up just now, what would have happened?"
good?"
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world, so they can only stand there bravely, waiting for Yang Hao to suddenly realize, and for him to show his murderous intent...