Chapter three hundred and forty first letter from a beautiful woman
Liu Xiu aroused the bloody spirit in Wang Feng and made Wang Feng give up his plan to withdraw to Nanyang. The next problem they faced was how to fight this battle.
For the Han army, it was either win or die. If they didn't want to die, they had to win this battle. There was no other way.
Liu Xiu said: "Gong Cheng and General Wang will stay in Kunyang. I will go to Dingling and Yancheng to gather troops and horses. When Wang Yi's troops arrive in Kunyang, we can send troops from both sides at the same time to attack the Mang army from both inside and outside!"
Wang Chang heard the words and nodded repeatedly, thinking that Liu Xiu's idea was feasible. Li Yi laughed and said: "The enemy is now, General Liu is outside, and Duke Cheng Guo and General Wang are left to defend Kunyang. I'm afraid this is not appropriate.
?!"
What he said was just short of directly saying that Liu Xiu had ulterior motives. Liu Xiu glanced at Li Yi and said, "If General Li can gather people in Dingling and Yancheng, I can also leave this matter to General Li."
Do!"
After Liu Xuan became emperor, Li Yi was named the Five Powerful Zhonglang General. Speaking of which, his official position was higher than that of Liu Xiu. However, whether within the Han army or outside, Li Yi's prestige was completely different from that of Liu Xiu.
Can't be compared.
Of course, Li Yi knew what he was doing. If he asked him to go to Dingling and Yancheng to recruit troops, he might not be able to recruit anyone.
He took a deep breath and said: "With my prestige, naturally I cannot take on this important task. However, if Duke Cheng or General Wang goes there, it will be a matter of course!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chang's head was shaking like a rattle, and he said urgently: "I can't do it! I just came back from Dingling and Yancheng. In both places, I couldn't recruit troops.
.Uncle Wen, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, is deeply supported by people everywhere, so it is most appropriate for him to go and recruit troops."
While speaking, Wang Chang rolled his eyes at Li Yi angrily. He had a very bad impression of Li Yi. He didn't have much ability in fighting, but he was the best at stirring up trouble. But you can stir up trouble, so why bother bringing me along with you?
Woolen cloth?
Of course Wang Feng was not willing to recruit troops. It was dangerous to stay in Kunyang, but at least he still had more than 10,000 troops. The people in the city also supported the Han army very much. But who knew that Dingling and Yancheng were there?
what's the situation.
He could not afford to take the risk of falling into the hands of the local nobles as soon as he arrived and then handing himself over to the reckless army.
He also glared at Li Yi and said in a deep voice: "Yan Qing's words make sense! What's more, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, I naturally have to sit in Kunyang and take charge of the overall situation. How can I leave my post without permission and abandon more than ten thousand soldiers?
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Li Yi's words were originally intended to please Wang Feng and Wang Chang, and to step on Liu Xiu's feet, but his flattery ended up being slapped on the horse's hoof. Wang Chang objected, and so did Wang Feng. Li Yi's face was ugly, and his expression
I was so embarrassed that I didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Liu Xiu smiled calmly and asked, "Does General Li still have any objections?"
Li Yi glanced at Liu Xiu, said nothing, and sat back in his seat silently.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu looked at Wang Feng and Wang Chang and said: "Mr. Cheng Guo, General Wang, since everyone has no objections, let's let this matter be settled like this?"
Wang Feng nodded first, and then asked with concern: "Uncle Wen, how many soldiers do you think we can recruit for this trip?"
Liu Xiu shook his head slowly. He didn't know the situation in Dingling and Yancheng. Now when asked how many soldiers he could recruit, he couldn't say. He took a deep breath and said, "Xiu should do his best!
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Wang Feng couldn't help but looked up and sighed: "Life and death, misfortune and fortune, it's a battle here!"
Liu Xiu bowed his hands to Wang Feng and Wang Chang and said, "Without further delay, I'll leave now!" After saying this, he turned around and walked out.
Wang Chang suddenly thought of something, and quickly caught up with Liu Xiu, took out a beautiful red brocade bag from his arms, handed it to Liu Xiu, and said: "Uncle Wen, I almost forgot, this is Miss Yin's trustee.
A specially sent letter."
Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes and eyebrows showed joy. He took the red brocade bag and touched it carefully. He could feel that there was something in the brocade bag. He handed over to Wang Chang and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Yan Qing."
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"Hey, Uncle Wen is too polite. It's just a matter of effort."
Seeing Liu Xiu holding the tips bag sent by Yin Lihua, Li Yi on the side was angry and jealous, and couldn't help but grit his teeth. What's so good about Liu Xiu? Before the incident, he was just a bastard
Farmer of the land.
Now he is just a partial general, but as for himself, he comes from the famous Li family, and now he is a five-power general, so he doesn't need Liu Xiu to be a hundred times stronger?
Liu Xiu didn't see Li Yi's angry and jealous eyes, but even if he did, he wouldn't pay attention. He put away his kit and walked out of the handsome tent quickly.
When he got outside, he did not delay. He took Jia Fu, Ma Wu and others, ordered a thousand cavalry, and left Kunyang without stopping, heading straight for Yancheng.
Dingling is closer to Kunyang, and Yancheng is farther from Kunyang, but fortunately they are all on the same line. Liu Xiu decided to go to Yancheng, which is farther away, first. When he came back, he happened to pass by Dingling, and then went to Dingling to recruit troops.
It's not too late for the horse.
After leaving Kunyang, the group of them drove at high speed. During the meal break, Liu Xiu took a few bites, then walked to a deserted place and took out the kit.
He opened the seal, felt inside, and pulled out a piece of silk cloth. He slowly unfolded the silk cloth, and inside it was written several columns of small characters named Xiujuan.
——The thought of a gentleman is as warm as jade. In his wooden house, it disturbs my heart.
——I thought of you as a gentleman, and thought of him in the city. How long will it last? I thought of it in vain.
——Speaking of a gentleman, he sleeps and rejoices. When he hates a good man, he has a virtuous tone.
After reading the contents on the silk cloth, Liu Xiu couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. In short, his heart felt hot and sour, and his eyes also turned a wet red.
These lines of poems written by Yin Lihua are selected from "The Book of Songs·Guo Feng·Qin Feng·Xiao Rong". The general meaning is that I miss the gentleman, whose temperament is as gentle as jade; I join the army and live in a wooden house, my
My heart is confused and melancholy.
I miss you because of your good character, but I am in the border area. I don’t know when I will be able to go home. How can I not be anxious? I miss you so much that I can’t sit still. He is gentle, quiet, intelligent and polite, and his reputation is far and wide.
This is a typical love poem in the Book of Songs. It was written by a wife to express her love for her husband. Now it is quoted by Yin Lihua, which means she expresses her feelings for Liu Xiu.
After reading this letter written by Yin Lihua, how could Liu Xiu not be excited? If it were normal, after seeing this letter, Liu Xiu would rush back to Xinye desperately to meet Yin Lihua.
However, he couldn't leave now, he couldn't leave, and he didn't even know if he could return to Nanyang alive, or if he could see the girl he had longed for again.
At this point in his thoughts, Liu Xiu felt a mixture of emotions, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad, excited or melancholy.
He sighed softly, folded the letter bit by bit, carefully stuffed it into the brocade bag, and then carefully put the brocade bag into his breastplate.
After eating, Ma Wu saw Liu Xiu sitting alone on a stone by the roadside. As he was about to walk over, Feng Yi pulled him and slowly shook his head.
Ma Wu looked at him puzzled and asked with his eyes, 'What's wrong?'
"My lord, I just read Miss Yin's letter." Feng Yi whispered.
"So what?" Ma Wu still looked confused.
Feng Yi held his forehead, he didn't know what to say to this tall and powerful Ma Wu.
Wang Ba rolled his eyes at Ma Wu and said angrily: "The war is about to begin, and life or death is uncertain. At this time, I received a letter from my sweetheart. How do you think my lord feels now? All the food he has eaten for decades has gone into the dog's belly, right?
?!"
Hearing this, Ma Wu was so angry that his eyebrows stood up. He pointed at Wang Ba and gritted his teeth and said: "Bastard, you can't spit out ivory from your dog's mouth! Don't you dislike me? It just so happens that I don't like you too, so I want to
Otherwise, we will fight and make a life-and-death contract!"
"Just fight, who is afraid of whom?!" Wang Ba was not to be outdone, he raised his chin, puffed out his chest, and kept approaching Ma Wu.
Seeing him looking like he needed to be beaten, Ma Wu was so angry that his teeth were itching. He held the hilt of his sword and made a gesture to draw it. Suddenly a voice came from beside him: "If you two are full and have nowhere to use your energy, you just need to use it again."
Wait a few days and there will naturally be room for you to work harder!"
Ma Wu and Wang Ba turned around and saw Liu Xiu walking over. They both raised their hands in unison and said, "My lord!"
At this time, Liu Xiu had sorted out his emotions, and there was nothing strange about his face.
He frowned and said: "You two are still fighting back and forth even though you know that a war is coming. If you are so indifferent, just go home!"
Ma Wu and Wang Ba winced when they were scolded, and then glared at each other in unison.
Wang Ba grinned, suddenly took Ma Wu's arm, and said cheerfully: "My lord, I misunderstood. In fact, my subordinate just wants to compete with Brother Ma to improve his skills!"
Ma Wu reacted quickly, nodded repeatedly, and responded: "Yes, yes, yes! The bastard and I just want to learn from each other and improve our skills!"
A pair of childish ghosts! Liu Xiu was too lazy to pay attention to them and asked Yao Qi: "Secondly, how far is this place from Yancheng?"
"Lord, there's almost fifty miles left!"
Liu Xiu raised his eyes to see the sky and said, "It's time to go! Let's try to get to Yancheng before dark!"
Without saying a word, everyone got on their horses and continued on their way. It took Liu Xiu and his party two hours to cover the fifty miles. The maximum speed of cavalry in the Han Dynasty was five hundred in three days and one thousand in five days. (This was still the record set by Xia Houyuan)
Yancheng, an important town in the southwest of Yingchuan, is located at the intersection of Tanshui and Shahe. It has an advantageous geographical location and rich products.
After Wang Chang captured Yancheng, although he did not recruit many soldiers and horses here, he collected a lot of food. The food currently stored in Kunyang City is enough to feed the soldiers and civilians in the city for several months.
When Liu Xiu and his party arrived at Yancheng, the city gate had been closed. The defenders on the top of the city saw a group of people walking outside. Someone shouted: "Who are they? If we go further, we will release arrows!"
"I am Liu Xiu, coming from Kunyang, open the city gate quickly!" Liu Xiu shouted towards the city head.
Liu Xiu! The defenders on the top of the city were all startled. Isn't Liu Xiu over there in the county? Why did he suddenly come to Yancheng?! A soldier asked uncertainly: "Isn't Liu Xiu Liu outside the city?"
General?"
"Exactly!"
"Uh...General Liu, please wait outside the city for a moment. I will report to the general right now!"
The person currently stationed in Lincheng is Zong Tie, who was born as a general in Green Forest and holds the title of Hussars General.
Not long after, Zongji climbed to the top of the city, stuck his head out, and took a look outside. He saw that the person outside the city was really Liu Xiu. He was surprised and said: "General Liu? Why are you here in Yancheng?"
As he spoke, he ordered his men to open the city gate quickly.
