Shu Blossoms

Chapter 229
Xia Houqing looked back at her father calmly, "I just think it's a shame that Xiahou Hefu's life was exchanged for the life of King Ling of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Joke!" Xia Houmiao sneered stubbornly, "What does this have to do with Xiahou's Mansion!"

"Is it really okay?" Xia Houqing didn't allow him to evade, and asked forcefully: "If it really doesn't matter, you would have killed the King of Mausoleum the day you seized the mission. , Tuobarui, and survive!"

The fig leaf on Xia Houmiao's body these days was torn off by his son, and he staggered back two steps, showing a bit of aging in panic.

"I don't know how reckless I did this, but I am afraid that I will never have the chance to kill Yueshi again in my lifetime!"

His voice was full of desolation and unwillingness, "The late emperor was so majestic and grand, but he didn't realize it. Will we really have a chance in the future?"

Xia Houmiao looked at her son expectantly

"No, Wei's iron cavalry will one day step onto the Yangtze River!" Xia Houqing's voice was firm and decisive, "The first emperor's lifelong wish to unify the north, and now his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. But Tuoba Yu's ambition is even greater, he promised One day I will drink horses to the Yangtze River. Even if you can’t see this day, father, there is still me! If I die in battle, there will be brother and my son. One day, I will use the blood of the Yue family to pay homage to the souls of my mother and sister!"

Xia Houmiao nodded in relief, and sighed helplessly, "I know that the knife was not chopped off that day, and I have no chance to kill King Ling! I just let them go, and I am unwilling!"

Xia Houqing smiled slightly, "Father, the journey to the north is difficult and dangerous. You should send someone to escort them. As long as the mission is in our hands, any conditions can be negotiated with Da Zhou!"

The father and son reached a consensus on the mission. Xia Houqing asked his father again, "Are you still hesitating between Tuoba Yu and Tuoba Rui? The princess and brother are in Pingcheng!"

Xia Houmiao smiled brightly, "I didn't send a letter to Tuoba Rui, but I sent it to Tuoba Yu just to test it out. Even if there is no princess and Long'er, as a father, I will not be in cahoots with Tuoba Rui. This person is petty and short-tempered. It's hard to make a big deal!"

Xia Houqing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and finally smiled, "Father is wise!"

"It's rare that you can say nice things out of your mouth. You must be very tired after running from Pingcheng to Luoyang in three days. You should rest well tonight and go north with the army tomorrow to attack Tuobarui!"

Xia Houqing nodded, and Xia Houmiao went out, preparing to leave the big tent to her son.

Just as he was about to leave the camp, Xia Houqing suddenly said: "Father, I hope it's a younger sister, and my son promises that he will never let her suffer any more grievances!"

Xia Houmiao's eyes turned red when she realized it. The death of his wife and daughter was not only a hurdle in his son's heart, but also a pain in his heart. It's just that there were too many scars in his heart, and he couldn't see any more.

Hearing Xia Houqing's words at this time, he couldn't help but wet his eyes, fearing that Xia Houqing would find out that he opened the curtain and quickly left the tent. Suppressing the pain, he went to the camp where the Dazhou Mission was held.

That night, when he came out of the camp of the Dazhou Mission, he gave the order to set off for Pingcheng early the next morning.

At this time, outside Pingcheng, Taiyuan Wang Tuobarui had already approached the city.

Murongqian's [-] troops arrived outside Pingcheng at the latest two days later.

So Tuoba Yu only had two days to deal the biggest blow to Tuoba Rui.

But the biggest problem facing Tuoba Yu now is that unscrupulous generals can be dispatched, Xia Houqing is not here, Mo Qi and Mo You are not good generals, and some small generals of the Bauhinia Army are also used to attacking according to their own orders, so they are not enough to be alone.

Therefore, the current embarrassing situation has already begun. Among the 6 generals, only Tuoba Yu himself and Qiu Linxi can take action.

After thinking hard and finding no solution, Tuoba Yu turned his mind to Xiao Yucheng and Zhao Mingzhi.

Xiao Yucheng had rich experience in leading troops and he had an appointment with Tuoba Yu, so naturally he couldn't refuse.

But Zhao Mingzhi disagreed. He said that he was just a guard leader before, and he had no experience in leading troops to fight.

The five Zheng Heng brothers are the tallest, but they can be a commander in chief, and it is okay to be a vanguard officer, but they absolutely cannot do it in the formation of troops.

Another problem is the identities of these people. Tuobayu's suspicion of collaborating with the enemy and treason has not been washed away, and Xiao Yucheng's face was once wanted. It will cause the army to mutiny!
On the contrary, Zheng Heng and the others were fine as low-level officers, and there were still many Han soldiers in the Great Wei, most of whom were Han Chinese and their descendants from the old Ministry before the founding of the Great Wei.

Tuoba Yu thought about it all night, and made two masks overnight, one gold and one silver, the golden one was given to Xiao Yucheng, and the silver one was given to Zheng Wei.

Because Zheng Wei insisted on going to battle, she has practiced martial arts so far, she has not thought about what she will do in the future, but she will never be trapped in the back house like other girls in Jiankang.

Since she didn't want to understand it, then follow her heart, this battle is her first step!
Tuoba Yu was afraid that he would not agree, so the little wild cat secretly ran to the battlefield by himself, so he had no choice but to agree to her!
Worried about her safety, he made her directly the commander-in-chief, and arranged for a reliable deputy to help her.

For the first time, Tuoba Yu felt tired from watching the child.

When Zheng Wei came to the barracks wearing a silver mask, he knew that their team was responsible for transporting supplies in the city.

Looking at the carts of grain and piles of stones, the little face behind the mask was wrinkled.

With her small body, can she resist food or move rocks!
But she also knew that the military order had been issued and she could only obey. She resigned herself to riding on the horse and watching the soldiers under her hand transport stones and logs to the city gate.

When they came to the city gate, seeing soldiers carrying up stones one by one, and wood one by one, Zheng Wei frowned again, this is too troublesome!
Anyway, she had nothing to do, so Zheng Wei sent someone to find a craftsman in the city, and the two of them huddled together for a whole morning, polished something like two wheels, and found a few hemp ropes as thick as wrists , Set up the wheels with wooden stakes on the city wall, and wind the rope up.

She shouted to the people below: "Come and put the stones in the basket below!"

Then she ordered the two strong men to pull down the rope, and there was no movement after pulling for a long time, Zheng Wei looked embarrassed, fortunately no one could see it.

She ran to the side in desperation to ponder for a long time, put the wheel on the outside of the city wall, and then sent a strong man to pull the rope.

They found that this time saved a lot of effort and time. Just now, two people couldn't pull it up. This time, one person can pull a large basket of stones. However, it is still a bit laborious, and two people can easily pull it up.

This delightful discovery made the soldiers very happy, and the carpenters in the city were also busy.

Zheng Wei is still a little proud of having solved this trouble, it is finally not a burden!
(End of this chapter)