Before you know it, more than half of spring has passed, and the transition from cold to warm here in Guzhu is so fast that it doesn't seem to be too much.
The heat in the air is already telling everyone that summer is coming.
It has been more than a month since Lin Ye returned from Longzhangtai with his army, and the war in Yangzicheng still seems to be in the stage of testing each other.
On the emperor's side, without Tuoba Lie, the soldiers and horses from the Xiangshan Camp would not come to block the attack, so there would be no reinforcements.
Tuoba Ningxiu and Tuoba Lie were not there, and he did not dare to attack Yangzi with all his strength. After all, his troops were not that sufficient and he could not count on consumption.
Emperor Jade had previously issued an order to withdraw all his troops into Yangzi City. The rebels seemed to have compressed forward a little, but in fact, there was no difference. They couldn't enter the city anyway.
Standing on the city wall, Emperor Yu looked down at the rebel camp outside the city, with no expression on his face.
"saint."
Gu Xiujin hurried over and handed a secret letter to the emperor.
"Expedited delivery from Yunzhou."
The emperor took the secret letter and looked at it, his expression changed.
"Go and pass Lin Ye."
After the emperor gave the order, he let out a heavy breath.
The secret message sent by Xin Yanque said that Wanyu Tower had been captured and the troops of Xiangshan Camp were not far from Yunzhou City.
What happened was that Wanyu Tower sent people to kill Ning Weimo.
Ning Weimo was not dead, but two of Lin Ye's friends were dead, as well as many imperial guards.
If you move, just move.
The emperor knew that the difference between Xin Yanque and himself was that Xin Yanque still had many feelings that people should have.
Not long after, Lin Ye arrived from the camp.
The emperor handed the secret letter to Lin Ye without saying anything. Lin Ye didn't say anything after reading it.
The two of them stood quietly on the city wall, without saying a word for two full moments.
The emperor turned his head and looked at Lin Ye's expression... There was no expression on that face.
There was no sadness even in those eyes, but the Emperor knew that the reason why Lin Ye was like this was just because he looked so much like him.
Anger, sadness, hatred, murderous intention...
Lin Ye didn't show these emotions, and just because he didn't show them, it didn't mean that he didn't have them.
"Are you going back to Yunzhou?"
The Emperor said: "If you want to go back, I can grant you two months' leave. You can come and go once, and walking faster is enough."
Lin Ye shook his head.
The emperor nodded.
Then there was silence again.
At this time, Gu Xiujin came hurriedly with a secret report and handed it to the emperor with both hands: "Sage, Dongbo secret report."
The emperor took the secret report and looked at it, frowning slightly: "Chen Weiwei? Who is this?"
When Lin Ye heard the name, he replied: "When I was studying at the Yan Family Martial Arts School in Yunzhou, there was a senior brother named Chen Weiwei."
The emperor handed him the secret report: "Take a look."
This secret report was hurriedly sent by Yu Yucheng, the king of Dongbo Kingdom.
Yuyu Chengchang reported in a secret report that there was a man named Chen Weiwei who claimed to be a disciple of Shangyang Palace. He was ordered by the emperor and the master of Shangyang Palace to come to Dongbo to establish Shangyang North Sect.
Yuyu Chengchang also said that he had agreed to Chen Weiwei and named Chen Weiwei the Dongbo Imperial Master.
It was decreed that the Northern Sect of Shangyang Palace should be established as the state religion of Dongbo, so that it could recruit more disciples in Dongbo territory.
After Lin Ye read it, he handed the secret report to Gu Xiujin.
"He was indeed a disciple of Shangyang Palace and was already a blue-robed priest in Tianshui Cliff, Yunzhou. When he followed his master, Priest Si Li of Tian Shui Ya, to Dongbo, the Priest Si Li was killed and he disappeared."
After hearing this, the emperor nodded: "He is an ambitious guy."
Lin Ye said: "You can send someone to Dongbo to inform Yu Yu Cheng that Chen Weiwei has neither the emperor's will nor the master's permission."
The emperor looked at Lin Ye: "Why do you do this?"
Lin Ye was startled.
The Emperor said: "I don't care about the ambition of a disciple of Shangyang. He wants to establish Shangyang Beizong in Dongbo and be the national teacher of Dongbo. I don't think there is anything wrong with it."
Lin Ye understood.
Chen Weiwei suddenly appeared and came into contact with Yu Yucheng as a disciple of Shangyang Palace.
It is to take advantage of the current situation.
It is impossible for the Emperor not to investigate Mr. Ju's assassination of the Emperor, and Yu Yucheng has been worried all day long.
Now, a Shangyang Beizong has replaced Mr. Ju's position, which is not a bad thing for Dayu or Dongbo.
The Emperor said: "People live in a peaceful and prosperous age. If they want to display their ambitions and pursue their ambitions, they must be within the rules set by me."
"The people in Dongbo are caught up in the troubled times. They have aspirations and ambitions. I am not qualified to stop anyone. Especially, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
He looked at Lin Ye: "I told you that I have only one bottom line."
Lin Ye knew it was correct.
So Lin Ye didn't say anything more, and he didn't even intend to say more about Chen Weiwei's experience.
He didn't intend to say it at all. He actually felt that it wouldn't be a bad thing if Chen Weiwei could found Shangyang Beizong in Dongbo.
But what he thought was not that it was not a bad thing for Dayu, but that it was not a bad thing for Chen Weiwei.
"Since Yunzhou has taken action, Tuoba Lie will enter Guzhu as soon as possible."
The emperor looked at Lin Ye and said: "If you don't plan to return to Yunzhou, prepare for a decisive battle... soon."
Lin Ye leaned over: "Yes."
He doesn't plan to return to Yunzhou, not because he doesn't want to avenge the Chu brothers, but because he wants to find out who the enemy is.
All the reasons belong to Tuoba Lie.
If you can defeat Tuoba Lie on the battlefield and kill Tuoba Lie, that will be revenge in the true sense.
At the same time, Dongpo Liyang City.
Tuoba Lie also stood on the city wall, looking into the distance.
"General."
Yuan Qingze came over quickly, leaned over and said: "A secret report was sent from Yunzhou. Wan Xiang was invited out of the city lord's palace by Xin Yanque. He is probably imprisoned."
Tuoba Lie nodded: "Nothing."
His gaze turned from the south to the east, the direction of Lone Bamboo.
"Liyang City is a very important place, so don't follow me to Lone Bamboo."
Tuoba Lie said: "If Yu Yucheng is smarter, he will assign troops to garrison in Liyang City and cut off my way back to the army. I will give you 20,000 people. If you guard Liyang City, I will have no worries about my retreat."
Yuan Qingze leaned over and said: "My subordinates have never disobeyed the general's military orders, but this time..."
Tuoba Lie said: "It will be the same this time."
He looked into the distance and said: "We have actually been defeated. I have been planning for more than ten years, but the emperor has broken it one by one."
"The situation in Guzhu has changed beyond my expectation. This battle has to be fought, but there is no 100% chance of winning."
"Liyang City is our retreat. If you guard this place, I can still return to Dongbo. If I can't guard it here, we will all be lonely ghosts."
Yuan Qing sighed inwardly.
"It's just that I was born at the wrong time."
Tuoba Lie's words seemed like he was talking to himself, but also like he was talking to an old friend thousands of miles away.
In this world, the only person Tuoba Lie can consider as his confidant is the Emperor.
He thought that the emperor probably felt the same way, which is why this last fight was so back-and-forth.
The emperor probably didn't want to send away his only rival and confidant in this world in such a boring way.
If the emperor thought about it, he might not even be in the situation of Lone Bamboo.
"Pass the order."
Tuoba Lie ordered: "Tomorrow the army will set off. Wherever it passes along the way, all men over the age of sixteen and under the age of fifty will be recruited. Those who do not obey the summons will be killed."
He looked at Yuan Qingze: "You have been with me for many years. You are my subordinate and my brother. I will hand over Liyang City to you."
Yuan Qingze stood solemnly and saluted: "General, don't worry, Yuan Qingze is here, and Liyang City is here."
Tuoba Lie hummed and strode down the city wall.
He actually already figured out why the emperor went to Guzhu.
The emperor does not want war to break out in Dayu, nor does he want to shake the foundation of Dayu.
But the emperor still wanted to have a real fight with him and make him convinced that he lost.
The emperor could make Dayu become what he is now. Not only did he defeat the noble family, he also defeated the rules of heaven.
If Tuoba Lie, his old friend, is sent away, the emperor will be invincible in the world.
If he doesn't retire, what fun can he have?
The next day, the entire Beiye Army marched out. Along the way, they kidnapped men and plundered grain and grass.
After setting off from Liyang City, we walked for more than ten days and arrived at the border of Guzhu and Dongbo.
Tuoba Lie knew that he probably had no absolute chance of winning if he went to Lone Bamboo. He wanted to trap the Emperor in Lone Bamboo, but now the most likely possibility was that he would be trapped in Lone Bamboo by the Emperor.
But he had to go, because his son was still in Lone Bamboo, and even if Beiye Army was buried with him, he still had to take this last gamble.
Now that we have reached this point, there is no way out.
Along the way, the people suffered a lot. In some places, they heard the rumors in advance and fled with their families.
Along the way, the Beiye Army marched, and what the people suffered was a hundred times more terrible than a natural disaster.
By the time Tuoba Lie's army entered Guzhu, there were already millions of people.
Although most of them were civilians who were captured by him, the momentum of this team did look huge.
After entering Guzhu, Tuoba Lie sent people to spread the word that General Lin Ye of Dayuwu Lingwei had conspired to rebel and had killed Emperor Yu in Yangzicheng.
He came this time to avenge the emperor and kill the traitors.
Anyone who is willing to join the army to fight against rebellion will be a hero of Dayu in the future and will be rewarded heavily.
In the end, many people in Guzhu were really deceived by him. A large part of them did it because they couldn't eat at all. They thought that if they joined the army, they would at least be guaranteed three meals a day.
Tuoba Lie's rebel team grew bigger and bigger like a snowball. By the time they were two hundred miles away from Yangzi City, his team already numbered no less than 1.5 million.
Wherever they went, they robbed the place and took away everything they could eat.
There was no order in the march, they just marched over the mountains and plains, like locusts passing by.
Tuoba Lie also deliberately did not restrain them, and sent people to preach that as long as Yangzi City was conquered, all the money, food, and even women in the city would belong to whoever grabbed them.
If he had the ability to grab a house in Yangzi City, that house would also be his.
Under this kind of temptation, the momentum of this rebel team became extremely strong.
Without so many weapons and armor, these people just broke branches and used them as spears. It would be good if they had a sickle in their hand.
Some half-year-old children felt scared at first, but later found it interesting and played all the way.
Some older people know that there is probably no return, and their faces are filled with sadness.
Some people use rattan to weave armor, but what effect does this kind of thing have? Without special treatment, the rattan can only give people some psychological comfort.
When they were a hundred miles away from Yangzicheng, Tuoba Ningxiu came to meet his father.
This is the first time that father and son have met in more than ten years.