On the afternoon of the first day back in Liucheng, Qiu Liju had a dream after putting on clean clothes in broad daylight.
In the dream, Wuhuan Chanyu, who had been in western Liaoning for decades, actually dreamed that he had caught up with Gongsun Xun a few days ago, and surrounded Gongsun Xun with Gui Ni in the ford by the river. However, when he led
When countless Wuhuan cavalrymen in white knelt down and begged the other party to come to Liucheng as a guest, the other party actually wiped his neck and died without saying a word.
And then, he and Taodun fled back to Liucheng as distraught as they had withdrawn this time, but they were besieged as soon as they came back!
Governor Zhao and Aunt Gongsun from Liaodong, Han Dang from Lulongsai, Lou Gui, Yuyang, Mohu Zang and Cheng Pu from the Chengde direction, and even Ke Bineng and Yan Rou from the grassland to the west all pounced on...
… Countless soldiers and horses surrounded Liucheng. While massacring the Wuhuan soldiers stationed outside the city, they also accused him of being ambitious but unworthy of his position.
In the end, Taodun was killed, while Lou Ban and himself were put into a cloth bag and thrown on the road outside the city. Then Zhao Bao ordered tens of thousands of Han cavalry to trample the father and son into a pulp...
"Is it still raining outside?"
Seeing his son Lou Ban arranging his bowstring on the porch outside the door, Qiu Liju, who woke up from his dream, paused for a long time before coming back to his senses.
"It's not that big anymore." Lou Ban didn't know what his father behind him dreamed about during a nap. "But it's still pattering."
"That's good." Qiu Liju smiled slightly. "This means that the Liaohe and Daling rivers will not be able to pass the army in the short term..."
"It should be so." Lou Ban replied casually. "I just don't know if there are boats on the Liao River. Didn't it mean that there have been more and more boats on the Liao River in recent years? Brother Taton said this just now, so he sent Yiluo
Zhao Bao went to guard the entrance of the valley to the east for defense. As a result, the leader of the Zhaoluo tribe felt it was hard and started making a fuss at the gate of the city, saying that unless Su Puyan in Liaodong was completely wiped out, Zhao Bao would never be able to survive... In the end, he was
Brother Taodun was killed, his deployment was given to the Hezuo tribe, and the Hezuo tribe was sent over."
"Taodun killed you right." He had seen many of these things along the way, and Qiu Liju didn't take it seriously. However, as Lou Ban's narration, his heart moved slightly, but he remembered another thing. "Lou Ban, I remember what's behind Liucheng
There is a ferry at the Daling River, there should be boats, right?"
"Yes!" Lou Ban turned around and responded. "Not many, seven or eight small boats... What are your orders, sir?"
"Are you tired?" Qiu Liju asked with a smile, stroking his graying beard.
"I'm not tired!" The underage floor class immediately threw down the bowstring and stood up excitedly. "Please give me your father's instructions!"
"Much better than an old bone like me." Qiu Liju looked at his son and laughed and shook his head, but then became solemn. "Your brother and I are inseparable... There is a big matter, and we can only deal with it."
It’s done for you... You go now, take a group of people to cross the river by boat, and go west to find Kebineng. When you get there, explain clearly what happened before, and then tell him that if he still does what he did
Tan Shihuai's second sweet dream should lead troops over immediately. As soon as the weather clears, he will march from the outside of Daling River, and I will march from the inside. Zhao Bao must be captured! At the worst, Yang Le will be captured.
Bite it down so that there is room for defense in the east of western Liaoning."
"It's raining and the ground is so wet, can't Ke Bi Neng come?" Lou Ban was confused.
"You idiot." Qiu Liju, who was sitting in the hall, said angrily for a moment. "Even the most ignorant herdsmen in western Liaoning know that although the distance between the two sides is very close, the climate of the grassland over there is completely different from that of ours! Ours is a very different place.
If it rains, how can it also rain on the grassland?”
Lou Ban immediately woke up and turned around and left.
"Come back." Qiu Liju suddenly called him again. "Remember... if Kebi can worry about Yan Rou and Mo Hu Zheng, you should tell him that both Yan Rou and Mo Hu Zheng are just hybrids of Hu and Han.
He would not really be cruel to him. He must come to his aid for the sake of the survival of the family... and fight off Zhao Bao before the river water recedes.
Along the way, now is our last chance to win. Moreover, I have fought side by side with this Governor Zhao, and I know that he only has a great reputation, but in fact he does not have many military strategies to speak of. "
Lou Ban turned around, kowtowed and walked away.
But Qiu Liju suddenly realized again... Without him and for no reason, the Wuhuan Chanyu suddenly remembered his weird dream and the strange way he died in the dream.
However, before he had time to think about it, an inexplicable fatigue suddenly came over him. Seeing that the sky outside the hall was getting darker and no one came to disturb him, Qiu Liju got up and turned to the backyard, ready to have a good sleep... By the way, the floor class
At this age, I cannot entrust anyone to me. It seems that it is safe to entrust the whole Wuhuan family in Liaoxi to Taodun, but I must leave Lou Ban with enough self-protection strength... This is the last thing Qiu Liju said before falling asleep.
idea.
"It's getting dark soon." More than a hundred miles away, in the military camp outside the Daling River, Xi Zhong looked at a pile of wooden signs stacked in front of him, but he didn't make a move for a long time. "I wonder if the Lord has arrived at Liucheng.
Should we attack at night or take advantage of the early morning tomorrow?”
"It doesn't matter." Lou Gui replied with a smile. "I told you that you will win this battle...because there is no place to lose. Besides, even a smart man like you will realize that the king is behind the enemy this time.
And Qiliucheng is a bit unbelievable, let alone Qiu Liju?"
"What kind of smart person am I?" Xi Zhong said in frustration. "Although the Lord used words to catch me and asked me to cherish my life, but the previous danger, no matter how you think about it, it was all my fault, right?"
"It's Junhou's own fault." Lou Gui suddenly lowered his head and said in a deep voice. "At least that's what Junhou himself thought and said. It started from Luoyang... After Luoyang's actions and the hard battle in Guanzhong,
But something went wrong, and due to the situation, nothing was achieved... Not only did Jizhou Mu not get it, but Jia Wenhe, whom he had chosen, never surrendered. More importantly, the situation seemed to be getting worse. Luoyang was still the same, but Youzhou had more.
Two shackles... When he first came back, he was already full of anger. He was so angry that he couldn't control it. Sooner or later, something would happen. But neither Zi Heng nor I expected that he would be so entangled in this kind of thing, and then he would actually do it.
It’s just such a dangerous situation.”
"Then this time..."
"Actually, how can this situation be so serious?" Lou Guifu shook his head again and sighed. "Youzhou is still ours, and half of Jizhou is still in our hands. As for wanting to seize the world, who has not endured all kinds of hardships, bit by bit
What achievements have been made? This time the rebellion was suppressed and Wuhuan was destroyed. Will things go wrong again in western Liaoning? Looking back on how to deal with Liu Yu, what can he do? Turn to the south and sweep away Hebei. Is it possible that Duke Zhao of Liaodong will really do it again?
Is it possible to turn against each other and become enemies?"
"That's right." The actor thought for a long time and then said slowly. "This is exactly the truth... As long as you calm down, don't care about the corners, and move forward, the general trend will still be with us."
"Isn't this already forging ahead?" Lou Gui suddenly laughed again. "So I say, this rain is really a gifted king... As for your ambition, instead of thinking about these, it is better to think about what you should do.
How can I repay my gambling debt?"
Xi Zhong was silent for a moment, but then he suddenly pushed down the pile of cards in front of him.
More than a hundred miles away, in a rather spacious valley more than ten miles south of Liucheng, rain was still pouring down. Amidst the occasional thought of the wail of war horses, the fully armored Gongsun Xun was leaning against an uncle tree.
, waiting for the sky to completely darken.
"Would you like to close your eyes and take a nap first?" Han Dang, who was also leaning against the big tree, looked at it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask. "Your Majesty has been working hard for many days, and I think he is exhausted..."
"As long as the Wuhuan people are more tired than us." Gongsun Xun looked at the crown of green leaves still blooming above his head, but he didn't care.
"I mean that the Lord has been tense for days since Guanzhong. He hasn't had a good rest for a long time. It's not that the journey is hard." Han Dang pondered for a moment and then spoke carefully.
"Yi Gong is right, a tired heart is far more difficult than a tired body." Gongsun Xun turned around and said with a smile. "Thinking about success and failure, thinking about advancing and thinking about retreating, some may have selfish thoughts, some may have moral and benevolent aspirations, some may have a complacent attitude, or
He has great ambitions, not to mention being a father, a husband, a son, a minister, a king... One person's body is mixed with so many identities and thoughts, and when they are entangled, it is impossible to rest for a moment. So, I want to
When you want to do something, you always have to get rid of distracting thoughts and focus on it.”
Han Dang didn't dare to say any more, and seemed to be his usual dull self again.
"Junhou!" Zhao Yun suddenly called softly from a distance. "The black otter is back..."
"How?" Gongsun Xun stood up immediately, followed by Han Dang and Gao Shun, as well as Wei Yue, Yang Kai, Tian Yu, Wen Ze, Jiao Hu and others, who also immediately stood up with their swords in hand.
"I've met Junhou!" Within two or three days, Black Otter learned a new name. When he came to Gongsun Xun's side, he immediately knelt down and reported, his tone full of excitement. "Just as Junhou guessed.
In this way, the Wuhuan people had no defense at all! Not only that, the leaders and nobles actually abandoned their subordinates and moved into the city, leaving the 20,000 Wuhuan soldiers outside the city to sink into the mud.
One person was leading the charge outside the city, but he was too exhausted to even set up the camp. I boldly walked around the camp, and all those people were secretly shouting and cursing Qiu Liju..."
"Are the city gates well protected?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but interrupt the other party and asked the most critical question.
"There is no protection!" Black Otter quickly replied. "There are Wuhuan people coming in and out everywhere, looking for their leaders to ask questions... There are no people dedicated to guarding the city at all. I guess it won't necessarily be closed at night."
"Since we have gone to the camp, do you know the location of Taton?" Gongsun Xun asked again.
"I can probably remember it...but won't Tadun go back to the city at night?" Difen Heita hesitated for a moment.
"It's better to go back." Gongsun Xun responded coldly, and then turned around, but he had already tightened his grip on the broken knife in his waist. "Everyone, if you humiliate me, you will also humiliate me. A few days ago, there was a disaster in Dalinghe. It was really a disaster.
The shame of my life, since you call me a lord and respect me...you will avenge my shame tonight! The whole army was divided into four, Gao Suqing led 3000 soldiers to attack the city first, and after entering the city, he did not need to worry about what was behind him.
The Wuhuan nobles were slaughtered in the city; Yi Gong commanded the main force of ten thousand people and generals to sweep the Wuhuan army camp outside Liucheng; Zilong, Tian Yu and Hei La took my Yi followers to act alone. If Tadun was outside the city,
If you are not here or if you succeed in asking this person, you will immediately enter the city to assist Gao Sima. As for me, I will lead two thousand soldiers behind you to block the four gates of Liucheng. I must catch the turtle in the urn and overwhelm western Liaoning in one battle.
The whole Wuhuan clan!"
The generals made a solemn promise, and soon the whole valley became turbulent in the light rain.
At nearly three o'clock in the night, Qiu Liju, who was sleeping on a comfortable bed, woke up from his dream for the second time.
This time, the content of his dream was completely different from that in the afternoon. It was about the detailed battle with Zhao Bao. But interestingly, the results were the same. In other words, Qiu Liju once again dreamed that he was being loaded into a machine.
In the cloth bag, Zhao Bao ordered him to be trampled to death with horse hooves.
After waking up, Qiu Liju was sweating profusely and panicked in the former residence of Sima Liucheng... Once was by chance, and twice it must have been foreboding, just like a woman in Luoyang gave birth to a two-headed child.
This must mean that there will be two emperors in the world! But what is the omen of this dream?
Why, why was it trampled to pieces by horseshoes? Why was it Zhao Bao?
Qiu Liju couldn't sleep anymore. He left the Xianbei woman snoring next to him, got up and went to the bed to look for hot water...
One more thing to say here is that this Xianbei woman, according to Ke Bineng, is a concubine of Tan Shihuai's son Helian. It is a gift of great political value. It was originally intended for Tadun, but Tadun did not like it.
He wanted to give her to Lou Ban on the spot, but Qiu Liju, who really felt sorry for his son, couldn't bear it anymore, so he took the initiative to ask for her to be his woman.
In short, with the sound of snoring, Qiu Liju lit the candle and found the pottery vase, but hesitated for a moment...it turned out that he really couldn't remember that the cold water in the pottery vase was what was left after boiling it during the day.
, or rainwater that will not be boiled in the future.
After living in western Liaoning for so many years, Qiu Liju is completely convinced by Aunt Gongsun today. She said that boiling water can reduce the risk of getting sick. If it doesn't work, choose living water, followed by rain, and finally stagnant water... Even so, on weekdays,
How can you tell? Only this time tens of thousands of troops returned in the rain. I don’t know how many people directly chose to drink the rainwater. As a result, thousands of people became sick, and the wailing in the military camp outside the city continued.
In other words, the water was too cold. For the sake of his own health, Qiu Liju suddenly did not dare to drink it, and he also did not dare to sleep... Qiu Liju sat alone on the bed, while the sound of light rain outside the house and his body
Amidst the snoring nearby, he could faintly hear the wails of the sick soldiers in the camp outside the city.
How about going out on a inspection tour to see the patients in the camp?
Qiu Liju hesitated for a moment, but still didn't get up... He was old, it was too cold outside, and it was full of mud.
There is public opinion in Changping.
Gao Shun and Gao Sima were a man of few words, but he was extremely reliable in terms of loyalty and military qualities. However, this general who was recognized as "reliable" in the army was actually in a daze on the battlefield.
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The city gate was closed. Gao Suqing asked people to climb up the city with a rope, easily opened the city gate, and then used the night and rain to draw troops directly into the city. Moreover, he made a prompt decision after making sure that the Wuhuan nobles in the city were not aware of it.
, first seek to control the central high tower and main passages, and then clean the house.
However, with the high platform in hand, the central street passage under control, and even the Wuhuan camp outside the city has noticed it, shouts of killing have been heard, but there is no movement at all in the city?
Have you gone to the wrong place?
"Kill!" Gao Shun and the deputy general Jiao Chu next to him looked at each other, and finally pulled out the Huanshou sword from his waist. "The king has an order, and no one who dares to resist will be spared."
In the rainy night, countless armored Han soldiers rose up in an instant, shouting to attack and kill.
In front of the bed, Qiu Liju, who had just made up his mind to sleep for a while, was suddenly shocked.
————I am the dizzy dividing line————
"We walked through camp for three nights in continuous rain,
The white horse is frozen and the soldiers are silent.
I heard howling in the distance and the camp was rising,
I know that Su Qing has come to the city." - "Quan Yan Shi"
