Li Minglou sighed a little when he heard this name.
Of course the name Zhonghou is not unfamiliar to her now, but it was unfamiliar to her in her previous life.
She remembered that after her father passed away, he sent a group of people to the capital to keep an eye on the court's movements. Later, Xiang Yun started to work on Li Mingyu's invitation to the governor to be knighted, and the people in the capital were naturally used by Xiang Yun. Later, she
Haven't heard anything from these people.
"Eat slowly."
"Want to hold on until death?"
The sound of voices interrupted Li Minglou's trance. She looked at the man. Fang Er was treating his wounds. His beard was shaved off, and the blood on his face was wiped away, making the scars more obvious.
His name is Zhonghou, and he is the oldest of the orphans adopted by his father. He is about the same age as Jiang An. When he was adopted, he was no longer a son, but he insisted on ranking according to the middle name and becoming the boss among this group of orphans.
.....
But these orphans were unruly and they only called him Lao Hou, no one regarded him as the boss.
Fang Er treated his wound, washing it with water and applying medicine. The old blood was washed away and new blood flowed out. The severe pain made Zhonghou's whole body tremble, but this did not prevent him from stuffing food into his mouth.
, as the housekeeper, Jiang An brought Zhonghou blood-tonifying meat porridge. Zhonghou thought the porridge was not satisfying, so he only grabbed the rib strips and gnawed the bones, almost stuffing them into his mouth and biting them to pieces...
"You're going to starve to death no matter what." Jiang Ming shook his head at the side. Although his words were a bit sarcastic, his face was full of distress.
Since Ankang Shan came to Beijing, their contact has almost been cut off. Even if the money and food were left in the house, it would not be enough for them to eat and drink for such a long time, not to mention that they could not use it casually in order to hide the money and food.
Although people like Zhonghou don't have to fight in the capital, their lives are much more dangerous than them.
Not only did they survive, they also multiplied in the capital and smashed nails to make holes...
"It's mainly the watchmen. There are thirteen watchmen. When the time comes, they can open a city gate."
Zhonghou endured the pain and treated his injuries while eating and talking about the events in the capital.
"...Axi can leave the city every three days, but the situation is getting more and more serious and he cannot leave the city."
"...Lao Wai and Jiu'er are in the auxiliary barracks. They are actually captured strong men and refugees, responsible for digging trenches. When a fight actually breaks out, they are driven into formations to fill trenches... They are in the city.
Otherwise, we can burn the rebel camps when the time comes, or we can assist in storming the city..."
"...I have memorized the defense map of the capital, it is like this..."
Li Minglou and others listened carefully. Some of the news had been sent out in pieces a while ago, but the difficulty in conveying it was not detailed. After the attack on the capital began, the movements of the rebels in the capital changed greatly...
Zhonghou had not closed his eyes for several days and nights, and the people he led while escaping and fighting while digging trenches were injured. Now he was extremely exhausted, but he still kept saying that Yuanji had the intention to interrupt him, and Li
Minglou shook his head at him, listened carefully to Zhonghou's words, and occasionally asked, even if it was something he already knew, it was irrelevant to the current situation of attacking the capital...
Zhonghou talked from dawn to noon. His wounds from head to toe were bandaged with medicine, and he ate a pot of meat porridge and a pot of big bone meat... He burped, patted his belly, and looked at his face.
He asked comfortably: "Miss, when will we take action?"
Li Minglou said: "Send a message to Ah Xi and the others first, letting them know that you are safe, so as to prevent them from taking risks again."
Yuanji nodded.
"As for attacking the city, we have to wait a little longer." Li Minglou pointed to the map and explained to Zhonghou, "We are still far away from the capital. If the city gate is opened, it is very likely that we will not be able to get in. Your layout in the city is
It will be all in vain.”
Zhonghou nodded.
"But knowing that you are all ready, we must attack the city as soon as possible." Li Minglou said, "We will first make a false impression of a long-term siege, and then prepare a vanguard battalion to kill as many rebels' defense lines as possible and approach the city.
Door."
Zhonghou's face glowed brightly and he said loudly: "Miss, this pioneer camp must have me."
Li Minglou said: "Of course it must be you. Who else is more familiar with the roads of the capital and the layout of troops and horses than you?"
Zhonghou laughed.
"Okay, now you have a good rest to recuperate your energy." Li Minglou said, "Then lead your troops into the capital in one fell swoop."
Zhonghou got up and knelt down on one knee to say yes loudly. Before the sound could be heard, he fell to the ground and remained motionless.
Yuanji and others were startled, and the doctors who were waiting aside hurriedly stepped forward to check.
"It's okay, he fell asleep from exhaustion." A doctor said.
Another doctor laughed and said: "Master Hou is exhausted inside and out, and it is difficult to fall asleep due to loss of energy and blood. The eldest lady led him to talk, exhausted all her strength, and made him talk about everything on his mind. When he no longer has any worries, his energy and blood will be smooth.
, I fell asleep immediately and no need to take any more medicine.”
The sound of heavy snoring resounded in the camp tent.
Yuanji shook his head: "Send him to have a good rest."
Zhonghou was carried down by the soldiers. Jiang Ming twisted his beard and said: "With the help from the city, the capital can get it at your fingertips."
Li Minglou nodded: "If it weren't for their presence, I wouldn't dare to touch the capital. If the city gate can be opened from the inside, it can reduce a lot of casualties, both for us and for the people of the capital."
Just like in Yangzhou City back then, everyone in the camp was smiling.
"This is an unintentional thing." Jiang An said, "At the beginning, it was just because the governor passed away, and I wanted to keep an eye on the court so that I could convey news and give gifts in a timely manner. I didn't expect it to be as useful as it is today."
"This is the foresight of the eldest lady." Jiang Ming corrected, "When the late emperor died and the imperial court moved westward, you still wanted Zhonghou and the others to withdraw. It was the eldest lady who asked them to stay in the capital."
Li Minglou smiled and accepted the compliment. She did have foresight. Since she had foresight, don't let it go to waste.
"We must prepare for the siege and succeed in one fell swoop," she said. "We have soldiers and horses on all sides to help us. We must speed up. If we fail, everyone will collapse thousands of miles away."
In the north, Zhenwu Army led Ankang Mountain into trouble. To the east, Xiang Nan led the White Robe Army and the soldiers and civilians left behind in Huainan Road to stop Ande Zhong. Soldiers and horses from Jiannan Road faced An Shouzhong at Xuanwu Road. Jiangnan Road was also struggling.
Holding the line of defense, their battle is not limited to the capital alone. If they win, everyone will live together, and if they lose, everyone will die together.
Yuan Ji Fang and others responded solemnly.
They retreated, and only Li Minglou was left in the camp. She looked at the map and stretched out her hand to touch an area of Hebei Road. The fighting there was the fiercest and even the news was cut off.
This time she attacked the capital because she had the foresight, but if Wu Yaer hadn't lured Ankang Shan away, what would she have done if she had the foresight.
However, Wu Ya'er will be fine. He is not destined to die now. He is still more than two years away from death.
Destiny is really powerful. You see, Xiang Yun was injured, and the injury was so serious, but it happened that Mingyu supported Ji Liang, and Ji Liang saved Xiang Yun. Everything was like the previous life. The difference is that foresight made it possible.
She gathered Ji Liang to Jiannan Road in advance.
Therefore, Xiang Yun will not die until it is time for him to die, and Wu Ya'er will definitely not die either.
Li Minglou nodded and looked relaxed, but he couldn't move his hand away from the map, spinning around and around...
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...
Zhonghou slept for two full days, and when he woke up he didn't know where he was.
Outside the tent, I watched the setting sun shroud the camp, smoke curled up from the cooking pots, the aroma was overwhelming, and laughter could be heard from time to time in the camp.
"As soon as we entered the capital city, the eldest lady ordered us to seize the food and grass area first." Zhongwu came over and knelt down beside him, chewing a piece of steamed cake and said, "In addition to our own food and drink, most of it is used to relieve the surrounding refugee villagers.
A lot of labor was recruited, trenches were dug and camps were built, and we advanced layer by layer."
Zhonghou looked around the camp and sighed: "The eldest lady is indeed the daughter of the governor. She is brave, resourceful, courageous and knowledgeable. I have long heard that the Zhenwu Army of Huainan Road is brave. I always thought it was because of the name of the Zhenwu Army.
, only when you see it with your own eyes will you know how brave it is.”
Zhongwu pouted: "I don't want to think about who trained the soldiers."
"They are soldiers and horses trained by the eldest lady herself. The eldest lady is only sixteen or seventeen years old this year." Zhonghou said, his eyes shining with excitement. He had already heard how powerful Mrs. Chu was, but he thought it was because of Wu Ya.
You can only know your name when you see it with your own eyes...
He couldn't find any words to describe it. After much deliberation, the most widely circulated description was the most appropriate.
"It's really like a fairy."
Zhongwu looked proud and waved his hand pretending to be indifferent: "Old Hou, you don't understand. The eldest lady has always been like this. Otherwise, why would the governor name her Xian'er and still live in such a high building?
"
Zhonghou bumped him on the shoulder and made him sit on the ground: "You kid, call me brother, you are showing off to me, you are still a junior general, you can fight with the eldest lady and see how proud you are."
Zhongwu sat on the ground and laughed.
Zhonghou stood up, stretched his still sore body, and said, "Is the Pioneer Battalion ready?"
"We're ready, let's wait for you, Laohou, to lead the way." Zhongwu smiled, stood up and grabbed Zhonghou and told him, "Be careful about how you address yourself in front of people, don't call me miss."
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...
The camp was full of generals. Most of them had unfamiliar faces, and some were still covered in weather. They had obviously come from other places. When they saw Zhonghou coming in, they all cast curious glances.
"This is our man from the capital, the brother of the five generals, Zhonghou." Li Minglou introduced briefly.
The generals met with Zhonghou, and Zhonghou explained the manpower arrangements in the capital. The generals were surprised and excited. They did not expect that Mrs. Chu had already arranged manpower in the capital, who could open the city gates and burn the city.
The camp of the outer garrison...
This battle was much easier than they imagined, and everyone immediately expressed their willingness to lead troops as the vanguard.
Yuanji selected a group of soldiers and horses, and then detailed the strategic layout of the battle one by one, who would be responsible for the front, who would surround the two wings, who would feint, who would attack, and who would outflank. Then Zhonghou talked about the deployment of the rebels outside the capital, and then entered the city.
What to do next, the fighting spirit in the camp was high for a while.
Night enveloped the barracks, and the torches and the stars in the sky shone brightly together. Li Minglou looked at the generals who were taking orders to prepare for war, and issued military orders.
"Gather your troops and march straight to the capital."