Hua Feiyan looked at Luo You and saw that she was very persistent, so she did not try to dissuade her and said, "You can go if you want to!"
"My maid, thank you, beautiful lady!" Luo You endured the pain and got out of bed with difficulty, then knelt down and kowtowed to Hua Feiyan.
Hua Feiyan waved her hand and said: "You don't have to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank yourself. It was the reason you saved Yin Guiren back then, and it is also the result that His Majesty can forgive you this time."
She first asked the maid to help Luo You freshen up, and then took Luo You to Qingliang Palace.
Now Liu Xiuzheng and several ministers are discussing matters in Qingliang Hall, and neither Hua Feiyan nor Luo You can enter.
Zhang Kun walked over quickly. He first looked at Luo You in surprise, but he didn't ask any more questions. He whispered: "Hua Meiren, Your Majesty is discussing something. If there is nothing urgent, please wait until His Majesty has finished discussing the matter and then report it."
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Hua Feiyan nodded. Zhang Kun pointed to the side hall and asked, "How about Hua Meiren go to the side hall to wait first?"
Before Hua Feiyan could say anything, Luo You knelt down with a pop. Seeing this, Zhang Kun was startled and was about to pull Luo You away. Hua Feiyan waved her hand to him, indicating that he should ignore Luo You and just let her go.
Go ahead.
Zhang Kun saw Hua Feiyan's signal and slowly retracted his outstretched hand. He raised his eyes and looked at the sky. It was almost noon, and the sun was blazing. The feeling of being exposed to the sun was not pleasant.
He looked at Luo You with some worry, and then looked at Hua Feiyan, with confusion and confusion on his face.
Hua Feiyan turned around and walked to a shady place not far away. Zhang Kun immediately followed and asked in a low voice: "Hua Meiren, what... is going on? Didn't Luo You leave with her senior brother?"
"Du Qing is dead, and Luo You doesn't dare to leave the palace now." Hua Feiyan said briefly.
Zhang Kun's expression changed, and he asked in surprise: "Who... was the murderer?" It wasn't your Majesty. Your Majesty didn't send anyone to kill Du Qing and Luo You last night.
Hua Feiyan said with an indifferent expression: "Si Ah."
"Ah? He...aren't they..." a group? Why did one of his own kill his own? Zhang Kun's mind was filled with confusion.
Hua Feiyan said: "The crime of assassinating the king is unforgivable. So many people were arrested and sentenced to death. Only Du Qing and Luo You could leave unharmed. In Si'a's eyes, what would they think?
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Zhang Kun was stunned for a moment, took a breath, and said: "The people in Si'a will mistakenly think that Du Qing and Luo You have betrayed!"
Hua Feiyan nodded, so Si'a's people would never let them go.
"That's it!" Now Zhang Kun finally understood why Luo You left and came back. He turned to look at Luo You kneeling under the scorching sun, couldn't help but sigh, and said: "Speaking of which, Luo You is also a pitiful person.
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Hua Feiyan said nothing more, turned around and walked towards the side hall, and said at the same time: "Please Zhang Ye, please bring some ice cubes. It's too hot." She was afraid of heat rather than cold. Such hot weather made her feel uncomfortable.
She felt uncomfortable all over.
At that time, there was an ice cellar in the palace, which stored ice cubes. In midsummer, the emperor and the concubines in the harem often ate frozen fruits.
Zhang Kun nodded in response, and Hua Feiyan said again: "By the way, I will send some to His Majesty."
"Yes! I obey my orders!" Zhang Kun agreed, calling a young servant over and asking him to take someone to the ice cellar to get ice cubes.
Inside the Qingliang Hall, there was a map spread on the floor, a map of Qingzhou, with Liu Xiu, Wu Han, Deng Yu, Jia Fu, Gai Yan and others standing around.
Wu Han held a bamboo slip in one hand and a small stick in the other. While looking at the bamboo slip, he used the small stick to draw strokes on the map.
He said: "Bo Zhao (Geng Yan) led his army eastward and invaded Jinan County from Pingyuan County. Zhang Bu sent his King Fei Yi of Jinan with 50,000 troops to guard Licheng in the west of Jinan County, and Weiyuan was sent
General Qiu Heng, guarding Zhu'a in Pingyuan County. Licheng and Zhu'a, although one city is in Jinan and the other is in Pingyuan, there are only fifty miles between the two cities. They form an angle with each other and can echo each other from a distance."
Liu Xiu and others looked at the map attentively and listened carefully to Wu Han's retelling of the battle report. Gai Yan then said: "Zhang Bu's tactics are not bad. Use Licheng and Zhu'a to block our army's eastward advance."
Wu Han said: "This is not the end. Behind Zhu'a and Licheng, that is, in the area of Zhongcheng, Zhang Bu also placed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and built hundreds of fortresses, including Zhongcheng and
The surrounding fortresses serve as Zhu'a and Licheng's rear support."
Deng Yu, Jia Fu, Gai Yan and others couldn't help but nod their heads. Gai Yan grinned and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Bu, there is still a way to arrange troops. Zhu'a, Licheng and Zhongcheng are the defense lines.
, it’s really not suitable to break through.”
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "It seems that Zhang Bu's layout is very good, but when it comes to execution, it depends on who will execute it."
Wu Han looked at the battle report in his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is right! Although Zhang Bu has a large number of troops, the generals leading the army are all empty-handed, including Fei Yi, the king of Jinan!"
After a pause, he smiled again and said: "And the commander-in-chief of our army is Bo Zhao, so it is no problem to break through Zhang Bu's defense line."
As he spoke, he clicked on the map with the wooden stick in his hand and said: "Bo Zhao led 50,000 elite soldiers to arrive at Zhu'a first, and the garrison in Zhu'a city numbered no less than 30,000. As you know, Bo Zhao
How long did it take to break the city?"
"Fifty thousand versus thirty thousand, but this is a siege. This battle is not easy to fight!" Deng Yu said seriously.
Gai Yan nodded and said: "The key is that the enemy army is not unprepared. They know that our army has attacked in large numbers, so they must be fully prepared in the city. What's more, Fei Yi is stationed in Licheng, and Zhu
A'a is very close, and within two or three hours, Fei Yi's 50,000-strong army will be able to arrive at Zhu'a for reinforcements."
Wu Han raised his head and smiled, holding out two fingers. Gai Yan was surprised and said: "It only took Bo Zhao two days to defeat the city?"
"It's not two days, but two hours." Wu Han said with a smile.
Hearing this, Liu Xiu was shocked. With 50,000 soldiers and horses, it was incredible to break through the city garrisoned by 30,000 people in two hours.
Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke immediately. Gai Yan blinked his eyes and sighed: "Bo Zhao is really powerful when he leads troops in battle. I am ashamed of myself!"
Liu Xiu knew Geng Yan's strength very well. Even though Geng Yan was young, his ability to lead troops in battle was no less than that of Wu Han. Liu Xiu was certainly justified in allowing Geng Yan to replace Gai Yan as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition Army.
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He smiled and asked: "What about the war after that?"
"Thirty thousand infantry troops were defeated in Zhu'a. The remaining defeated generals fled the city. They did not dare to go to Licheng, but ran directly to Zhongcheng!"
Gai Yan said: "Zhang Bu has set up more than a hundred forts in Zhongcheng. The defense of Zhongcheng is impregnable. If it were me, I would run to Zhongcheng!"
Wu Han said: "Bo Zhao did not pursue the enemy with all his strength, but led his troops to follow the enemy and went to Zhongcheng together. The enemy entered the city first, and these remaining soldiers were frightened by Bo Zhao.
, after entering the city, there were rumors everywhere about how powerful our army was. When the enemy troops stationed in Zhongcheng heard this, they were afraid. When Bo Zhao led his troops to Zhongcheng, all the enemy troops in the city had abandoned it.
Escape from the city."
When Wu Han's words came to an end, everyone, including Liu Xiu, burst into laughter. Jia Fu raised his thumb and praised: "Awesome! Bo Zhao's use of troops is really amazing!"
Zhang Bu set up a triangular defense line in Zhu'a, Licheng, and Zhongcheng. Zhu'a and Licheng were in front, forming angles with each other, and Zhongcheng was behind them as a rear guard. Anyone who saw such a line of defense would have to attack.
Think about it again and again.
Geng Yan was lucky, he directly led his army to attack, and with lightning speed, he directly defeated Zhu'a, and then used the defeated army to scare away the defenders of Zhongcheng. In this way, Geng Yan was able to kill him in one breath
Go down two cities in a row.
This style of play may seem reckless and dashing, but in reality it is elegant, like a dragonfly touching water, subduing the enemy's troops without fighting.
Wu Han continued: "Bo Zhao led the troops to Zhu'a and the second city of Zhongcheng. Fei Yi, who was stationed in Licheng, panicked. He was afraid that his retreat would be cut off, so he sent his younger brother Fei Gan to lead his troops to garrison Juli and maintain the rear.
The road is smooth."
Hearing this, Gai Yan clicked his tongue and said: "Confused! How can we be invincible if we divide our forces like this?!"
Wu Han nodded and said, "When I learned that Fei Gan was stationed in Juli, Bo Zhao immediately led his troops to attack."
Jia Fu said with a smile: "It only took Bo Zhao two hours to defeat Zhu'a, but it probably didn't take even an hour to defeat Juli, right?"
Wu Han smiled and said: "Bo Zhao did not attack Juli by force, but he besieged and refused to attack."
Jia Fu and others were all startled. Liu Xiu picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said with a slight smile: "This is to encircle the point to call for reinforcements."
Wu Han immediately answered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty! The tactics used by Bo Zhao were to encircle the point and call for reinforcements! When he learned that his brother Fei Gan was trapped for a long time, Fei Yi could not sit still in Licheng, so he led all the deployment and reinforcements.
Juli, but encountered Bo Zhao's ambush halfway. The tens of thousands of troops were routed thousands of miles away. Fei Yi was also beheaded by Bo Zhao! After defeating Fei Yi's tribe, Bo Zhao turned back, attacked Juli, and captured and killed Fei Yi.
Dare! After killing brothers Fei Yi and Fei Gan, Bo Zhao led his troops to clear out the fortresses around Zhongcheng. In just one day, Bo Zhao defeated Zhang Bu's forty-seven fortresses. The next day, the area around Zhongcheng was no longer invincible.
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This is the entire battle report of the Battle of Jinan.
In this battle, Geng Yan fought beautifully. He was brave when he should be brave, elegant when he should be elegant, and used tactics when he needed to be strategic.
It can be said that in the Battle of Jinan led by Geng Yan, the Han army defeated Zhang Bujun without the ability to fight back. With Fei Yi and Fei Gan being killed, Zhu'a, Licheng, Zhongcheng and other places were lost one after another, and the entire Jinan County was already in ruins.
Under Geng Yan's control, Zhang Bujun from all over Jinan County basically fled back to their home base in Juxian County.
Geng Yan, who captured the entire territory of Jinan, aimed directly at Qi Guo County in the east. If Qi Guo County was captured by Geng Yan again, the Han army would then attack Zichuan County. Zhang Bu's hometown Ju County is within Zichuan County
, is the county seat of Zichuan County.
Liu Xiu looked down at the map and was silent for a while. Then he asked, "What's going on over there in Jixian County?"
Long Yuan, who had been standing aside silently, said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Zhang Bu doesn't seem to take Jinan's defeat too seriously."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and looked at Long Yuan. The latter explained: "According to the reports from our spies, Zhang Bu has assembled more than 100,000 troops around Jixian County. In addition, Zhang Bu also expressed his position in public
, At the beginning, You Lai, Datong's army of hundreds of thousands, was so brave and rampant across the world that no one could defeat him. However, after confronting him, they were scattered and defeated by him. Now Geng Yan's troops are not as strong as You Lai's.
There are so many, they are not worth mentioning at all!”
Hearing this, Wu Han's nose was so angry that he threw the letter in his hand on the table and coldly snorted: "Zhang Bu has such a big tone! He has already suffered a complete defeat in Jinan, how dare he speak so brazenly?!
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Long Yuan said seriously: "The defeat in the Battle of Jinan did not hurt Zhang Bu's vitality. Zhang Bu still had 200,000 to 300,000 troops. In addition, the generals under Zhang Bu were also very different.
It is said that an ordinary person can take the head of an enemy general among thousands of armies!"
The Chongyi he mentioned was a famous and fierce general at that time. He used to be the leader of the Datong Army, but was later surrendered by Zhang Bu and led the Datong Army to submit to Zhang Bu.
In a sense, Zhang Bu's experience is similar to Liu Xiu's.
The Bronze Horse Army surrendered to Liu Xiu, which caused a qualitative change in Liu Xiu's strength and laid the foundation of Hebei in one fell swoop.
After the Datong Army led by Zhongyi surrendered to Zhang Bu, Zhang Bu's strength at that time was greatly improved. Even now, the most capable soldiers under Zhang Bu are still those who surrendered.