retaliate

Not long after the army arrived in Anzhou, the emperor ordered Zhao Yong to attack Nanzun City and take the wedge.

It stands to reason that Nanzun City is a large post station, and it should be rushed down. Unexpectedly, the death camp was a little slack.Zhao Yong was furious. Seeing that the situation was not good, Lan Jian personally led his team to climb up, and broke through the city with all his might.

But it took a day and a half.

Later, Lan Jian's apology memorial was also sent to the emperor.

"underestimate the enemy?"

The emperor Yang Yang looked at the memorial in his hand, looked at the generals and ministers, and said, "I don't care what the defenders of Nanzun City are. After the Southern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, I once said that the army should guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and there must be no swords and guns." Returning to the library, Ma Fang Nanshan's slack thoughts. But how long is this? Hmm! How long is this!"

The emperor threw the memorial on the table, and the officials bowed their heads in awe.

"A small Nanzun City blocked my way. Could such a thing happen during the conquest of Beiliao? Could it be that the defenders of Nanzun City are more fierce than the people of Beiliao?"

Naturally not enough, otherwise how could Datang be suppressed by Beiliao for many years.

"I know, it's naturally impossible. Then, why did it take a day and a half to break through the city?"

The emperor's anger grew stronger, "Does Zhao Yong have documents?"

This time, the emperor felt dissatisfied with Zhao Yongsheng.

"Your Majesty, here we come." Han Ze brought Zhao Yong's documents.

It is also an apology.

The emperor looked at it, and it was written in great detail, which made the emperor clear.

Just as the emperor had guessed, at the beginning, the Death Battalion seemed a little underestimated and a little lax.Zhao Yong was furious, and immediately punished the two leading generals.

Lan Jian is still full of confidence, and somewhat slack, please rest assured that Zhao Yong will be able to break the city today.

The emperor shook his head. He was the emperor on horseback. Seeing this, he knew that the death camp had missed the best time to break the city.

Nanzun is an isolated city, and the defenders' morale is already unstable.In addition, as soon as the emperor made a move, it was a death camp, and the defenders probably had the idea that they would not be able to hold it for long.

But who would have thought that the first wave of offensive would be soft.

What the hell!

This is the world-renowned Northern Border Army?
Just like this bird?
The defender's heart flew from hell to heaven in one fell swoop.

Lucky heart also arises spontaneously.

With such a mallet, I can keep it forever.

Morale is a wonderful thing, and when it's slipping, you're doing everything you can.But when it gets up, you will find that all your subordinates have become invincible warriors.

One ebbs and another, it is just an extravagant hope for the Death Battalion to quickly break through the city.

The emperor raised his eyes, "Zhao Yong, the stick is responsible for twenty, and you will make meritorious deeds!"

"Yes!"

Although Zhao Yong is the main general, the Death Battalion is not under his command.

He was punished twenty times, how much should Lan Jian be punished?
Suo Yun lowered his head, feeling that his brother deserved to be blamed.

But he still secretly prayed that the emperor would show mercy.

"Lan Jian, stick to ten!"

what?
Suo Yun lost his composure and looked up.

I understood immediately.

Deep love, all responsibility!
Jiang Cunzhong said: "Your Majesty, although our army is somewhat slack, the defenders should not be underestimated."

This is the common view of all.

"My generals, are you all afraid?" the emperor smiled.

This is just a joke, but also a radical.

Immediately all the generals expressed their determination one after another, only two of them did not follow.

One was eating jerky, while the other hesitated to speak.

The one who ate the jerky was naturally Wang Er Er, he was not interested in booing.

It was Liang Jing who hesitated to speak.

His younger sister is the favorite concubine of the false emperor, and he himself is the number one bully dog ​​of the false emperor, so even if the false emperor shamelessly throws their brother and sister out as scapegoats, the two sides have broken their friendship, and the people from the northern Xinjiang department still did not treat him as a scapegoat. own people.

Boss Liang was a gangster in the early days, with transparent eyebrows and eyes, and pretended to be transparent when he saw this.

The emperor pointed at him, "Speak up if you have something to say."

The generals wasted all their saliva, and slowly looked at Liang Jing.

Liang Jing smiled dryly and nodded to everyone.

Damn, she looks like a translator... The emperor smiled.

In his eyes, the noble concubine is just a fleeting cloud, but Liang Jing has some skills, and the ability to disrupt the situation is quite good.The emperor was hesitating whether to use him or not, and how to use him.

He is not a false emperor, he can promote people who he thinks are reliable regardless of ability.

So this time Liang Jing took the initiative to invite Ying, and the emperor also agreed, wanting to see what other skills this guy has besides stirring up shit.

Liang Jing said: "Your Majesty, I was born in Shu, and I know the temperament of the Shu people very well. This battle...in fact, I can't blame General Zhao."

"Oh!"

From the emperor's point of view, it was Liang Jing who was watching his words and demeanor, knowing that he valued Zhao Yong, so he spoke out to exonerate him.

Old Liang, where is your loyalty?

The emperor's eyes darkened.

"Tell me!"

"Yes." Liang Jing said: "Shu people like to be lively and get together, and they are the most proficient in eating, drinking and having fun."

There are many teahouses in Shu, and outsiders come, and when they go in and see those leisurely Shu people listening to books and drinking tea, they can't help feeling "why do we have to be so busy, this is life".

After listening to the book, drinking tea, and strolling home slowly...

"Shu people are afraid of internal affairs, and many families are dominated by women."

Uh!
Ok?
Everyone looked at Liang Jing in disbelief.

The emperor sneered, "Looking at the way you are waiting, do you really think that you are at home with all your promises?"

The crowd bowed their heads.

"Shu people value loyalty, and if they feel that righteousness lies, they will not hesitate to die."

The emperor was thoughtful.

"This time, I don't know how the morale of the general is boosted, but I think it must have something to do with the loyalty of the Shu people."

Someone sneered, "People in the Northern Liao Dynasty don't value loyalty? People in the Southern Zhou Dynasty don't value loyalty? You are still beaten by the Yeye guys. You don't know the art of war, but you dare to talk about it on paper!"

Liang Jing was in an awkward position, so he could only laugh dryly.

The emperor ordered: "Ask clearly!"

Both messengers are outside.

Han Ze went out, and when he came back, he looked at Liang Jing in the wrong way.

"Your Majesty, after they broke the city, they asked the captives. The captives said that Chen Yan, the guard, loves soldiers like sons. Most of his salary is distributed to his subordinates. He shares the joys and sorrows with his subordinates. This time, Chen Yan vowed to live and die with Nan Zun. Those guards ...everyone said..."

"say what?"

"Ge Laozi, a bachelor, never loose your belt. Help the general tie it up, and fight with those melons!"

Everyone: "..."

Earlier, he accused Liang Jing of being red-faced.

The emperor asked: "What is a bachelor?"

Could it be that most of the defenders are bachelors?

Liang Jing said: "Light means brightness. Stick means straightness. Bachelor means brightness and integrity."

Although Shu is closed, it has bred a unique culture.Eat, like heavy taste.Play, like to play heartily.When necessary, the man will bow his head to the woman.When the mountains and rivers are broken, the men of Shu will not hesitate to die in the face of powerful enemies.

The emperor nodded, "Remember Liang Jing's merit."

This is a major discovery, and it will have a huge impact on subsequent expeditions.

But everyone suddenly discovered an embarrassing thing.

Zhao Yong led the army to attack Nanzun City, and the credit was gone.

In other words, the first victory in this battle was actually Liang Jing's.

Hey!
The generals of the northern Xinjiang faction felt their old faces burning hot.

Liang Jing saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Follow-up, I hope you can make new achievements!" The emperor suddenly thought of the term "cock crowing dog thief", and felt that people like Liang Jing were not useless.

"Your Majesty, when will you march?" Pei Jian asked.

After breaking through Nanzun City, the Northern Frontier Army is now Yangling Pass.

Yangling Pass is built on the mountain, the terrain is dangerous, it is really easy to defend but difficult to attack.Shu has been attacked many times in history, but they can always rely on Yangling Pass or the difficulty of the Shu Road to stop the enemy.

Relying on these two natural dangers, life and death in the outside world has nothing to do with Shu people.They can still drink tea and listen to books comfortably in the teahouse, and set up a dragon gate array.

If it is a strong attack, it goes without saying that the defenders can turn Yangling Pass into a wall of sighs, making the opponent helpless.

But only after breaking through Yangling Pass, the army is qualified to set foot on the Shu Road.

This start is too difficult!

The emperor said: "Tomorrow, the army will start."

"Yes!"

……

After Zhao Yong and Lan Jian broke through Nanzun City, they both went to Shu to plead guilty.

It's one thing to plead guilty, but you can't lose your job.Zhao Yong ordered scouts to investigate the situation at Yangling Pass, and the news they got was not optimistic.

After discovering the Chang'an army in front of Nanzun City, they immediately passed the news to Yangling Pass.Since then, the closed gate of Yangling Pass has never been opened again.

Moreover, the city is heavily guarded.

"How to attack Yangling Pass must have nothing to do with our department."

Zhao Yong made a mistake in this battle, and felt a little sad.

Lan Jian smiled wryly, "It's all the fault of the lower officials."

Moreover, because of his mistakes, Zhao Yong, who has a bright future, has been tired, and there will be sequelae in the future.For example, will Zhao Yong hate himself in the future?
At this moment, he remembered how wise his elder brother Suo Yunlu's warning was, but unfortunately it was too late to take the medicine of regret.

Zhao Yong said lightly: "I also committed the crime of underestimating the enemy, you and I each bear our own responsibility for the crime."

I won't argue with you about this.

Lan Jian was overjoyed, just wanted to say a few nice words, and even wanted to take advantage of the trend to make friends...

"Your Majesty has sent an envoy."

The two quickly got up and went out.

The messenger turned out to be Zhang Xu.

The emperor actually sent the horned dragon guard beside him as an envoy, which shows that he attaches great importance to it.

The two felt a chill in their hearts.

"Your Majesty was very annoyed when he heard the battle report."

Zhang Xu said with a cold face, "Zhao Yong is incompetent!"

"Yes! I am incompetent!" Zhao Yong knelt down.

"Twenty-year-old staff, wear the crime and make meritorious deeds!"

Zhao Yong bowed his head, "The minister accepts the crime!"

Lan Jian's body trembled... Twenty sticks in the army are not light.Zhao Yong's twenty rods, how much should I have?
Thirty, or forty?
"Lan Jian, stick to ten!"

Lan Jian looked at Zhang Xu in disbelief!

"Execution!"

Zhang Xu also has a task of imprisonment.

The two were tied to a bench, with two sergeants in charge of each.

"Hit!" Zhang Xu yelled.

Snapped!
Snapped!
Lan Jian's ten sticks ended soon, and he got up by himself without anyone standing up.

He looked enviously at Zhao Yong who was still being tortured.

At this moment, he wished that the one lying there was himself.

After the twenty sticks were completed, Zhao Yong insisted on getting up and knelt down.

"Sir, thank you!"

On the third day, the army arrived.

Zhao Yong and Lan Jian were waiting outside the city gate.

The emperor pointed at Zhao Yong with a horsewhip on his horseback, "Has my meal made you sober?"

Zhao Yong knelt down, "No matter who the Death Battalion belongs to, since I am the main general of this battle, I should take care of the overall situation, and not let the guest army slack off out of politeness... Thank you, Your Majesty, for your instruction!"

"Hahahaha!" The emperor laughed loudly, "Okay, you can teach a child!"