Great Tang princess

Chapter 303 Yizhou Falls
Early the next morning, after Li Yuechen got up, he stretched his waist. With the sound of "crackling" from the bones all over his body, he immediately felt comfortable all over.

After taking out a brand new gauze strip and gently wrapping it around her chest twice, of course she wouldn't wrap it too tightly. To put it bluntly, it was just holding it up and serving as an underwear.

According to the usual habit, after practicing yoga for a while, I asked the maid to fetch water, took a shower, put on my clothes, and was ready to have breakfast.

After breakfast, Li Yuechen was ready to continue discussing matters in the governor's mansion. Fulai immediately called a few guards in to help her put on the armor.

After arriving at the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, everyone waited for Li Yuechen to give an order.

The existing information has been analyzed almost, and what to do next is entirely the responsibility of Li Yuechen, the chief executive.

Li Yuechen put his hands on the table: "My idea is to let the soldiers rest for one more day, and tomorrow morning..."

"Report—" A sudden shout from outside the door interrupted her.

Everyone turned their heads to see that a soldier ran in panting, and he did not forget to salute Li Yuechen: "Your Highness, the Maozhou enemy army has suddenly retreated! It is estimated that they have withdrawn twenty miles away..."

"Withdrawn?" Li Yuechen was a little surprised, and waved his hand to let the reporting soldier go down to rest first, then bowed his head and thought carefully.

Heizhi Changzhi also felt a little strange: "Maozhou is closer to us, why should we withdraw?"

"Last time I almost shot Lun Qinling to death with an arrow. He must have been prepared for me." Li Yuechen replied, "The news of my coming must not be hidden, and it must be out of caution..."

Even Liu Rengui, who hadn't participated since yesterday, couldn't help but smile: "After all, he almost died at the hands of His Highness last time, so we should treat it with caution."

Li Yuechen nodded: "In that case, I will continue to pay attention to the other party's movements. I will leave for Maozhou tomorrow. I will decide on the follow-up matters according to the situation at that time!"

Seeing the princess gave the order, everyone agreed in unison, and then immediately went to prepare.

"Hongfeng, stay here!" Li Yuechen called to stop Geng Yunqiang who was about to go out.

Geng Yunqiang turned around: "What orders does Your Highness have?"

"You let the people from the first battalion go to Maozhou first, check the enemy's movement carefully, and be careful not to expose it as much as possible. When I arrive in Maozhou, I will get detailed enemy information!"

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang saluted with a "snap", then turned and left to give orders.

After he walked out, Liu Rengui next to him asked curiously: "Speaking of which, the old man is a little curious. What is the reason for this ceremony in the army of Your Highness?"

While speaking, he raised his hand to imitate it, not knowing what it meant.

"This..."

Li Yuechen didn't know how to explain it for a while. In the future, the armies of most countries would salute like this, but she really didn't understand the specific reason, so she copied it completely.

But now that Master has asked, he always needs to explain.

After thinking for a few seconds, he looked up and explained with a smile: "People respect the right side, and the right hand is used to hold weapons. This action means that you don't hold a weapon and shows respect to the superior... Besides, doesn't Master think that this Is simple etiquette more suitable for the army?"

Liu Rengui thought for a while, nodded and said, "Hmm...that makes sense!"

It has to be said that this new type of army is wearing capable new military uniforms, and it really looks very neat in this way.

……

After the first battalion received the order, without any hesitation, it immediately packed up its equipment, went to Li Xian, the commander of the joint logistics battalion, and asked for some special equipment, and then set off on horseback.

These special equipment include engineering shovels, animal traps, and caltrops, which are rarely used in ordinary times.

Especially the caltrops, the cost of this thing is high, and the output is low, so the engineering institute did not do much. This time, basically all the stocks were brought, just to test whether it is easy to use.

As the prince, Li Xian had no accurate concept of money.

Now that I am the battalion commander of the Joint Logistics Battalion, I understand how expensive these seemingly inconspicuous gadgets are.

So when the first battalion commander Gu Dapeng came over to ask for equipment, Li Xian told him with a look of reluctance: "Save it, it's very expensive!"

That awkward look made Gu Dapeng very upset, if it wasn't for the fact that he is the emperor's son, he would have punched him in the face long ago.

After receiving the equipment, the first battalion set off on horseback that afternoon, and went to Maozhou to inquire about news.

Because Li Yuechen's request was not to reveal their whereabouts, they did not take the official route from the beginning, but took the mountain road to touch.

Their formation is very special, generally two columns, with an interval of about 40 meters, moving slowly.

Gu Dapeng first sent a company to go ahead and take charge of the investigation.Lian sent another squad to go ahead...

As they marched, dozens of well-trained fine dogs were running back and forth between the nearly one-kilometer-long line, delivering various news.

On the jungle-covered mountain road, they advanced as fast as ghosts. They didn't find any enemy troops along the way. It took them almost three days to finally reach the forest outside Maozhou City.

Gu Dapeng held up his binoculars to observe Maozhou City, which seemed to have no doubts, and then ordered the three companies to go to different directions to investigate the enemy's situation.

……

At this moment in Maozhou City, no one knew that they had been surrounded.

Seven days later, when Li Yuechen led an army of [-] people to this place, Yuwen Tianrui, the governor of Maozhou, rushed out to greet him, not knowing that all three directions of this place had already been figured out by a battalion of soldiers who had come in advance.

Yuwen Tianrui looked less than 50 years old, and when he saw Li Yuechen, he was excited: "Your Majesty has met the princess!"

"Excuse me!" Li Yuechen raised his hand and looked him over.

In this era, surnames such as Yuwen and Dugu are relatively common, but I am not curious about his name.

She smiled slightly: "Facing the enemy army, the governor of Yuwen was able to bring the people into the city and guard against death. His courage is commendable! Afterwards, I will tell the truth in front of the saint!"

Hearing the princess's appreciation, Yuwen Tianrui hurriedly saluted: "Where is it? This is the duty of a subordinate official. The enemy army was not repelled by a subordinate official. I am afraid that they were scared away when they heard the princess coming..."

Li Yuechen did not feel disgusted by his flattering behavior, anyway, this person can make the people in the surrounding counties go to the city to avoid the war, at least he is a good official!

"Okay, advance to the city." Li Yuechen didn't continue to be polite, and then turned his head and gave an order: "The army is stationed on the southwest side of the city, Hongfeng, you are on the periphery, set up light and dark posts..."

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang agreed, and immediately turned around to do it.

Seeing this clean salute, and looking at the silent soldiers in camouflage uniforms behind them, each with their heads held high, they are completely different from the Heyuan troops behind them, and they are not in the same style at all.

Yuwen Tianrui was curious. Although he heard that the princess brought Qianniuwei over this time, he didn't expect that Qianniuwei would look like this now?

However, he didn't ask any more questions, but stretched out his hand and led Li Yuechen and others into the city.

While walking into the city, Li Yuechen looked up at the city wall of Maozhou.

The city walls here are not as tall as those in Dongdu or Chang'an, they are lower, and they don't seem to have that sense of grandeur.

But at this moment, there are many potholes on the city wall, which seem to be caused by weapons such as bed crossbows, and some sporadic cracks are even formed and spread around.

Dried bloodstains can be seen basically everywhere on the city wall, in different shapes.

Some are splashed dots, which seem to be caused by someone being cut to the neck near the city wall; some are radial from the center to the surroundings, which should be caused by weapons such as spears; but most of the bloodstains are The flowing shape from top to bottom should have been left during the siege battle.

Sniffing his nose carefully, there seemed to be a lingering smell of blood in the air that hadn't dissipated, and near the base of the wall, there were even some bloodstains that hadn't been cleaned in time.

Presumably, Yuwen Tianrui sent someone to deal with it as soon as the enemy army withdrew in order to welcome the princess, but the time was too hasty and it was not completely cleaned up.

"It's because the official's work is not good, and the eyes of the princess are dirty, and I hope His Highness will forgive me..." Yuwen Tianrui beside him explained softly.

"I'm also a soldier, so of course I wouldn't blame it for this matter. Rather, it's a proof of the honor of Governor Yuwen and the soldiers who stick to this place!" Li Yuechen replied.

Hearing her answer, Yuwen Tianrui nodded and had a deeper understanding of the princess.

There are also newspapers here, but the update of newspaper information here is much slower than that in Dongdu, and the difference can reach more than one and a half months.

He had learned a lot about the princess from the newspapers, but those were introductions after all, and they were more or less beautified.

Now that I have come into contact with this princess personally, I seem to understand why this princess has a high prestige among the people, and someone even set up a longevity tablet for her.

Entering the city, it was still the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion who cleared the middle of the street, allowing Li Yuechen and others to pass through.

After all, this is a border city, and the people living here are more courageous than Dongdu and Chang'an.They all turned their heads curiously to look at Li Yuechen and the others who walked by.

Seeing the puzzled and curious expressions on the faces of these people, Li Yuechen smiled slightly: "It seems that the people under the governor of Yuwen are living a good life!"

"Princess's absurd praise, the lower officials have only done what they should do." Yuwen Tianrui replied respectfully, "Your Highness once said that if you eat the king's salary, you have to worry about the king's worries..."

Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile when he heard it, not to mention, this flattering skill is very good.

When they arrived at the Dudu Mansion, everyone came to the main hall and sat down.

Yuwen Tianrui ordered the maid at home to pour tea while saying: "His Royal Highness is tired all the way, and the official has already ordered people to prepare wine and dishes. When the time comes..."

"No alcohol!" Li Yuechen refused, "The battle is imminent, so don't drink alcohol!"

Yuwen Tianrui was stunned for a moment, and then immediately agreed.

"Okay, Governor Yuwen will talk about the current situation first!" Li Yuechen sat down.

"Yes!" Yuwen Tianrui agreed, and immediately introduced, "A few days ago..."

There is not a big gap between his introduction and the information that Li Yuechen has now, it is nothing more than a few more details.

Some time ago, Tubo sent [-] troops to attack Maozhou. He defended himself strictly and did not let the opponent attack. Some time ago, he did not know why he suddenly retreated.

At the beginning, he was still worried about fraud, so he didn't dare to go out to pursue him.It was only later that he heard that the princess had arrived in Songzhou with an army of [-] and was coming here, so he was relieved.

While he was explaining, Geng Yunqiang also walked in, and quietly handed her the information he just got from the first battalion.

Now the soldiers in the reconnaissance brigade basically have the education level of elementary school students, and they can understand enough words to explain things clearly.

Li Yuechen listened to Yuwen Tianrui's explanation while looking at the information sent by the first battalion.

The intelligence showed that they had been looking for the enemy's whereabouts since they came here a few days ago, but they couldn't find it. It was certain that the enemy had completely withdrawn from Maozhou and did not leave any follow-up troops here.

After receiving the news, Li Yuechen basically understood that Lun Qinling probably wanted to lure him to Yizhou, which was now surrounded.

Not to mention the [-] Tubo army over there, and the terrain is relatively open and close to the border, even if there is any problem, he can escape at any time.

Li Yuechen told Liu Rengui the result of his own analysis, and then asked, "What does Master think?"

Liu Rengui didn't speak, but nodded in relief.

Li Yuechen who got the affirmation also smiled, and then said: "In this case, the army will rest here for two days, and then set off for Yizhou..."

Although worried about the safety of the people in Yizhou, considering the long-distance travel of the army, it is still necessary to let the soldiers take a rest first.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Li Yuechen announced that he would eat first, and planned to talk while eating.

"Report—" a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded outside the gate of the Dudu Mansion.

Everyone turned their heads abruptly, and all looked at the soldiers who ran in.

A soldier who looked to be about thirty years old ran in: "Report—I just received news that the Tubo army has captured Yizhou!"

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen turned around and said to Hei Chi Chang Zhi: "It seems that the soldiers can't rest anymore, let's set off after lunch, I'll get to Yizhou as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Hei Chi Chang Zhi also agreed, and immediately went out to give the order.

"Hong Feng!"

"To!"

Li Yuechen nodded his head with his finger and said: "You take the Qianniuwei to set off first, and find a suitable place to camp at the fifty miles of Yizhou as soon as possible, and at the same time do a good job of enemy investigation, and take the lead in establishing the frontline headquarters..."

Seeing Li Yuechen calmly give one order after another, Liu Rengui who was sitting in the back picked up his teacup and smiled, taking a sip of tea calmly.

Yuwen Tianrui next to him was a little dazed. He was a little dazed after hearing the soldier's report, and was about to make some suggestions, but just after he realized it, he heard the princess giving an order.

After finishing speaking, Li Yuechen turned his head again: "I hope Governor Yuwen prepares food quickly, and I will set off immediately after I use it!"

(End of this chapter)