The rumbling troops and horses surged in like a flood from Gu Pass and spread across the vast land.
There were no soldiers and horses fighting, no trenches to block them, the city was wide open wherever they passed, and the officials and militiamen knelt down and bowed down to welcome him.
The original flag on the city head was thrown down and replaced by the dragon flag of Ankang Mountain. The banner of the rebel generals, the Fan Yang military flag, flew high in the spring.
Looking at these new flags at the pass ahead, a group of scouts stopped, turned around and headed back.
The scouts galloped through the town valley, and came to a camp as dusk fell. In the camp, soldiers and horses gathered, and the military flags were blazing.
"Taiyuan Prefecture surrendered to the enemy?" Wu Ya'er was sitting in the Chinese army's tent. He was a little surprised when he heard the news, "There was no fight?"
The scout said: "We didn't fight. As soon as Ankang Mountain entered Guguan, the officials of Taiyuan Prefecture greeted us."
What is this unbelievable...? The generals in the tent looked at each other.
"Is this Taiyuan Prefecture sick? Why didn't Ankangshan vote when he came to Beijing?"
"That's not right. There are 30,000 guards in Taiyuan Prefecture, and there are also two eldest ladies from Southeast Road and Jiannan Road. I heard that they train soldiers and horses here. Everyone in Taiyuan Prefecture has soldiers."
"Why did you surrender to the enemy without any movement?"
The scouts who asked these questions could not answer the questions for the time being. They pursued Ankang Mountain all the way and had not yet had time to enter Taiyuan Prefecture. But now Ankang Mountain entered Taiyuan Prefecture without any resistance, and the original 30,000 guards also surrendered to the enemy. They wanted to enter Taiyuan Prefecture for investigation.
It's not that easy anymore.
It takes time to find out.
Wu Ya'er waved his hand to stop the discussion in the camp: "Why Taiyuan Mansion surrendered to the enemy now and what happened are not important to us. What is important is that our original plan is cancelled."
The men in the tent recovered from the shock and cursed one after another.
They pursued Ankang Mountain all the way, and the battles between them were only superficial. Firstly, their troops and horses were damaged, and secondly, they did not have suitable fighter planes. When they saw Ankang Mountain coming towards Taiyuan Prefecture on Hedong Road,
The opportunity they were looking for had arrived.
Although Hedong Road was in turmoil, it had never been engaged in large-scale conquests. The city was tall and thick, and the soldiers, horses, and people were relatively stable.
Especially there are three famous surnames in Taiyuan Prefecture.
"The daughter of Qishan on Southeast Road, the daughter of Li Fengan on Jiannan Road, the family of Xiang Yun on Longyou Road." Wang Li stretched out his hand and counted on his fingers, "Which of these three surnames is famous in Daxia now, and which family
They all have soldiers and horses. Although the family members are not themselves, they can't be too bad, right?"
"Yes, before we got close to Taiyuan Mansion, we heard that the two eldest ladies here in Taiyuan Mansion were training soldiers. They were like gods from the state of Chu and descended to earth. Taiyuan Mansion also took in countless refugees." Another man said with his hands on his hips.
, "No matter how it sounds, it is a solid city that can be fought and defended."
If Ankang Mountain wants to capture this city, there will definitely be a big battle. By then, they will be able to attack from both sides with the Taiyuan Prefecture's guards. Together, this Taiyuan Prefecture will be the burial place of Ankang Mountain!
But now...
"I don't believe that these 30,000 guardsmen and hundreds of thousands of people in Taiyuan Prefecture have surrendered to Ankang Mountain." Wang Li shouted, "We have chased all the way, and we can't let Ankang Mountain go until I lead the troops to fight.
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There were shouts in the camp, everyone wanted to fight Ankang Mountain.
Wu Yaer waved his hand again to interrupt everyone: "It's not that we can't fight, it's just that we can't kill Ankang Mountain in this battle. If we can't kill Ankang Mountain, this battle is unnecessary."
He stood up and led everyone out of the camp, looking in the direction of Taiyuan Mansion.
"Now that Ankang Mountain has Taiyuan Prefecture, Hedong Road will definitely become his possession. He will immediately receive supplies and recuperate to accumulate strength. What we have to do now is to return to Hebei Road and consolidate the entire Northland.
Restore and strengthen your combat power as soon as possible so that you can fight Ankang Shang to the death."
This is a fact. There are no more fighter planes. You can be brave but not reckless. Everyone responded and took the order to break camp.
I just hate him so much. Wang Li gritted his teeth and looked in the direction of Taiyuan Mansion: "I never expected that Taiyuan Mansion would be like this!"
Wu Ya'er also had some regrets: "Man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. It is impossible for everything to go as we expected."
Wang Li looked at Wu Ya'er who turned around, and rolled his eyes: "Crow, we are here, why not go to the capital. The capital is closer to Taiyuan Prefecture, and it is also suitable for recharging your energy. When the time comes, you can happily give
He struck with one blow.”
The most important thing is that Mrs. Chu has not returned to the capital yet. If they take the lead, wouldn't it be...
Wu Ya'er said: "The capital city is not suitable. It is better to go to Hebei Province to recharge your batteries."
Wang Li hummed twice: "After recharging your energy, you can better protect that woman's capital, right?"
"It protects our capital." Wu Ya'er corrected, then raised his head and laughed, "The capital of Madam Chu is of course ours."
Wang Li looked at Wu Ya'er who was laughing and walking away, and kicked him in the back.
"Mrs. Chu's capital belongs to you? That's the opposite. I think it should be said that the capital belongs to Mrs. Chu, and you also belong to Mrs. Chu!"
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News of the fall of Taiyuan Prefecture soon reached Li Minglou's ears. Li Minglou was still on his way back to Beijing at this time. His soldiers and horses running back and forth lacked energy and needed continuous rest and recuperation, so he walked slower.
She also found it unbelievable.
The Taiyuan Mansion in the previous life was not lost, let alone surrendered without a fight.
"How is that possible?" she said, "Didn't it mean that Wu Ya'er's army is still chasing Ankang Mountain?"
For Taiyuan Prefecture, this was a good opportunity at the right time, right place, and the right people. Just like in the previous life, Taiyuan Prefecture held on to the city and finally repelled the Ankang Mountain army because of the arrival of Wu Yaer.
Fang Erdao: "The news from the fourth master is that there was originally going to be a fight, but the wealthy families were afraid of Ankang Mountain and ran away, which messed up the morale of the army and the people, and left no one to fight, so the prefect surrendered with his troops.
"
Aristocratic families, Li Minglou understands that when Taiyuan Prefecture defended the city in the last life, the aristocratic wealthy families also wanted to run away.
She negotiated with the government at that time and closed the city gates. No one was allowed to enter or exit at will. She also advised these wealthy people that there was no way to survive by running away. There were soldiers and horses outside. How could they, old and young, run away with their families? Run out.
They are going to die, and they can only stay in the city. As long as the city is not destroyed, everyone will have a way to survive.
So these people stayed, and in order to protect their century-old family business, they worked together to defend the city bravely, and finally persisted until Wu Ya'er's army came.
Is it because I didn’t have myself this time that the government didn’t persuade these people in advance and ultimately didn’t retain them?
"I originally thought that Governor Wu would have a chance to kill Ankang Shan this time." Fang Er said regretfully, "I didn't expect that Taiyuan Prefecture would surrender to the enemy."
Li Minglou looked up at the sky, so this is because Ankangshan shouldn't die at this time?
The sun was suddenly scorching, and Li Minglou's eyes, which were shielded by the black cloth of the black umbrella, stung. She almost screamed in pain and hung her head.
"Miss, are you okay?" Fang Er noticed her discomfort, and quickly took off his cloak and covered Li Minglou with one hand, and lowered the black umbrella with the other hand.
Walking in the wilds of Hebei Province, Fang Er covered his head and face so as not to be afraid of being discovered, so he took over Baobao's umbrella and held it.
Li Minglou closed his eyes and calmed down, adjusting to the pain in his body, and said: "It's okay, let's go back to Beijing quickly."
In her previous life, the capital was not recovered so early. Don't let anything happen again. She tightened her grip on the reins and did not let go even if her palms stung. In this life, as long as she held something, she would never let go.
Fang Er urged his horse. The capital was not far away. Once in the capital, there would be a tall city and houses to block it, which would alleviate the pain of walking under the blue sky and white sun!
Li Minglou, who was galloping, turned his head and asked: "Did the Fourth Master and the others leave Taiyuan Mansion and return to Jiannan Road or Shannan Road? Are the Xiang family members going to Linzhou?"
"The Fourth Master is still with the Xiang family. They don't seem to be going to Linzhou." Fang Er said, "They are going to Huainan Road to find Xiang Nan."
Li Minglou didn't care where the Xiang family went. What surprised Li Fengjing and Li Mingqi: "You still want to be with the Xiang family?"
Originally, when Xiang Yun and Qi Shan formed an alliance and sent Miss Qi to Taiyuan Mansion, they refused to leave because they were fighting for Taiyuan Mansion. Now that Taiyuan Mansion is gone, they still want to go with the Xiang family.
"Miss, do you want to stop them?" Fang Er asked, "Both Xuanwudao and Zhongqi can pick them up."
Then escort them back to Jiannan Road or Shannan Road.
Li Minglou shook his head: "No, let's see what they want to do. It's okay to follow the Xiang family. At least it's safe."
Xiang's fortune is good, he will not be defeated or die now.
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"Is this a good life or a bad life?"
In the Yamen of Yangzhou City on Huainan Road, Chen Er stood by the window and sighed.
"I didn't expect Ankangshan to go to Taiyuan Mansion. Fortunately, your family has two eldest ladies who were escorted by soldiers and horses, and they escaped smoothly."
Otherwise, the first thing they do when entering Ankang Mountain is to massacre the entire Xiang family.
"What's unexpected about this?" Xiang Nan said, "Think about it, if Ankang Mountain goes out of the capital to fight against Wu Ya'er and fails, he can't go to the north and can't return to the capital. Of course, he can only go west, and the nearest one is Taiyuan Prefecture.
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Chen Er's sigh disappeared and he turned back to glare at Xiang Nan, who was lying on the beauty's couch.
This beauty's couch is exactly the same as the one in Mrs. Chu's residence, but it is not moved from Mrs. Chu's residence.
When Xiang Nan first came to Yangzhou City, Xiang Nan and his old acquaintance Song Guanshi held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes. They were sincere and affectionate.
The observers held Xiang Nan tightly and sent him into the courtyard on the other side. They were not allowed to set foot in Mrs. Chu's residence.
However, the officials of the Dao Yamen were not disrespectful to Xiang Nan. They tried their best to buy out the things Mrs. Chu had.
There was a beauty couch with bead curtains and gauze curtains, and a white jade chess set with fragrant flowers and incense. Chen Er always felt like he was turning into a woman when he was in it, but Xiang Nan felt like a fish in water.
"Why are you still lying down? Go and pick up your family members." Chen Er said angrily, "Have you not read the letter yet? What are you thinking about?"
Xiang Nan looked at the letter sent from home: "I was wondering why Taiyuan Prefecture became like this. It was my fault."
Chen Er was puzzled: "Is it your fault that you didn't tell your family and Taiyuan Prefecture in advance to be wary of Ankang Mountain?"
it's useless.
"The magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture took the initiative to surrender to the enemy, and he was not even beaten."
Xiang Nan shook his head: "The reason why Taiyuan Prefecture became like this is not the main reason why the prefect surrendered to the enemy."
He lowered his head to read the letter. The letter was not only from Mrs. Xiang, but also from his father and mother, as well as from Li Mingqi and Qi Acheng.
They asked the same question in the letter this time. They have done so much, why is Taiyuan Prefecture still like this?
Because they did something wrong.
Chen Er was even more puzzled. The two eldest ladies had done a good enough job, but they still made mistakes. Where were the mistakes?
Xiang Nan said: "The mistake is to place hope on others."
What do you mean? Chen Er wanted to ask again, but Xiang Nan said again: "I was wrong too."
After saying that, he jumped up, the letters in his hand clattered to the ground, walked barefoot to the table and shouted: "The pen and ink will serve you!"
Chen Er rolled up his sleeves and walked to the table with his armor and jingling weapons: "There's no need to write a letter. My family members will take it over and tell them in person if they have anything to say..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiang Nan took up his pen and wrote the four words "Mrs. Chu Guo...".
"ah!"
Chen Er shouted, he was wrong too, after all this time, the first person Xiang Nan misses is still her!