Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1011 Long Live the Prince
Chengqian was awakened by the sound of the horn.

In the darkness, the horns shook the world, Murong Xi gently shook his arm, "Your Highness."

Cheng Qian woke up, he chatted with Murong Xi last night and was warming up by the fire, he didn't know when he fell asleep, opened his eyes, and looked at this woman with some uneasiness on his face.

Rubbing his eyes, he saw that he was able to fall asleep while sitting by the fire in a blanket and armor. It seemed that he was indeed too tired.

The Luben knight stayed behind the prince all night. After all, there are so many Tuyuhun women in the tent, and the prince still has a sweating Tuyuhun wife in his arms. of.

"Your Highness, we are about to dispatch troops."

"Is it dawn?" The yurt is so thick that you can't feel the dawn at all inside.

"It's not bright yet." The guard said truthfully.

Cheng Qian wanted to stand up, but his legs and feet were numb. The guards supported him to stand up. Cheng Qian moved his numb hands and feet while letting the felt tent be lifted. It was really gray outside, but the whole camp had already come alive. .

There was a lot of noise.

The soldiers were making preparations for the expedition in an orderly manner, feeding horses, dismantling tents, packing up weapons, and cooking.

Breakfast is stewed meat. The dead horses and wounded horses that fought yesterday, as well as the many cattle and sheep seized, had Chengqian's order to let them eat, so they not only stewed the dead and disabled horse meat, but also picked a lot of cattle and sheep to slaughter together. .

Ten soldiers in each tent got a lot of meat. The meat was stewed in a big pot, and then fried rice porridge was cooked, and the camp was full of fragrance.

About 3000 lightly wounded soldiers stayed behind, responsible for taking care of more than 1 seriously injured soldiers, and guarding more than [-] captives, as well as those captured tents, livestock and other spoils that were full of mountains and valleys.

Stepping out of the big tent, after a night of heavy snowfall, the muddy ground was once again white with powder.

In the camp, the officers were shouting orders, the messengers were running, and the scouts began to gallop out of the camp.

Weapons collided and horses neighed.

The sound of the horn was still blowing, and Cheng Qian could accurately hear the military orders conveyed in it.

"This is not a clarion call for battle, but a wake up call." He told Murong Xi. "I'll be off in a while, you stay here."

Murong Xi looked at the young prince, he was so domineering but gentle last night, she finally slept in his arms all night.

I don't know whether to expect him to leave or stay.

In the end, there was only one sentence, "Take care."

She knew that he was going to lead troops to attack her husband, but she didn't know what to say.

"Wait for me to come back!" Cheng Qian smiled, turned around, pulled her into his arms, then lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then the tip of her nose, then her cheek, and finally landed on her lips.

In the end, he stuck his tongue into her mouth...
Murong Xi struggled, trying to push him away, but couldn't.

Chengqian finally let go of her and burst out laughing.

Murong Xi reached out to wipe her lips.

"You will be my woman from now on, wait for me to come back, I will take you back to Chang'an!"

Chengqian strode away.

The Luben knight brought the prince's mount, a majestic Kangju Dawan BMW, and with the support of the guards, Cheng Qian, who was in full armor, stepped onto the horse.

He turned around immediately and waved goodbye to her.

Liang Jianfang, Xi Junmai and several generals were already waiting in the distance, watching the kiss between the prince and Murong, they couldn't help grinning.

"Our Highness really looks like Duke Wei in every way, not only in his military portraits, but also in his passion."

"No, the army on this battlefield does not forget to be romantic, and our Highness is indeed amazing. This Murong family was just captured yesterday, and he conquered it overnight?"

"Look at their appearance, I dare say that Murong must have fallen in love with the crown prince."

"How could it be so exaggerated!" Gao Kan shook his head.

"So although you are a son of a famous family, but you are a Yulin lump, you can't even see a woman's mind. You look at the appearance of Murong just now. It seems to refuse, but in fact it is half-hearted, and even if you want to refuse, you still welcome it. Know what tricks the crown prince used to make this Murong family fall in love with him overnight." Gao Zhensheng looked envious.

In the military camp, women are always the best talking points.

Xi Junmai also chuckled, "I guess I learned from Wei Gong too!"

Gao Zhensheng immediately said, "Then next time, I must ask Mr. Wei for advice."

Chengqian came over on horseback, "Brothers, are you all refreshed?"

"After a night of rest, I recovered pretty well." Gao Kan said, "Your Highness, we have stewed mutton soup. Your Highness, go over and have some."

"Well, I'm just hungry, let's chat while eating." Cheng Qian nodded.

In the snow, beside a big pot, Chengqian filled a bowl full of mutton soup in a herdsman's big wooden bowl, and stood next to the horse to drink it deliciously.

The wooden bowl was also one of the captured trophies. It was obviously used by some Tuyuhun prince. The wood was made of a rare and precious variety, and it was carved with beautiful patterns, inlaid with gold and silver, and inlaid with many precious stones. The wooden bowl suddenly became taller, and there was even the name and title of the owner of the bowl on the bottom of the bowl.

The wooden bowl even has a layer of pulp, which is transparent and shiny.

Chengqian didn't dislike this bowl, nor did he take this jeweled wooden bowl that was worth at least a hundred yaks too seriously, and directly used it to drink mutton soup.

"It's a pity that there are no green onions here. If you sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions and add some pepper, the mutton soup will be fresh."

The generals of Gao Kan are not so picky, and fresh mutton soup is good. I think they followed Wei Gong to fight Tuyuhun, traveled thousands of miles, marched long distances, marched in snow mountains and ice valleys, and often had to cross hundreds of miles. In the no-man's-land, you can't even see a bison, let alone herders, cattle and sheep, or even a tree. You can only eat ice and drink snow on the road.

Grab a few handfuls of snow and pour it into a water bag, and then put it in your arms to warm it up. After warming up, you can drink cold water, eat fried noodles, or eat meat floss or jerky. Salt can only be eaten dry.

This is not bad. It is said that during the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, many generals were besieged or cut off their food. Rats and insects are not worth mentioning, and there are many cannibals.It is said that when they were most hungry, they buried the bodies of dead soldiers in the ground the night before, and as a result, many people secretly dug them out to eat in the middle of the night.

During the siege of Luoyang, one tael of gold could not buy a bucket of rice, and there was even a black market for human flesh in the city. Those people openly put human flesh on the chopping board and hung it up for sale, and the price was sky-high.

People are so hungry that they can eat anything, even dirt.

"Is there any news about Fan Qi?" Cheng Qian asked while drinking mutton soup.Although he complained about the lack of onion and no pepper, the prince still tasted very fragrant. After a few big mouthfuls, there was only half of the big bowl of mutton soup left.

Xi Junmai hesitated for a moment, but finally said truthfully, "A scout came back this morning and found them."

"Where is it, why hasn't it arrived yet?" Chengqian asked, taking a spoon to scoop up the mutton in the pot, with skillful movements, in the soup pot, with one spoon down, a full spoonful of mutton was picked up.

"Tuoba Chici and the others lost their way first, and went in the wrong direction in the snowstorm. Later, when they turned back, they encountered a reinforcement from Tuyuhun on the way, so they fought hastily in the snowstorm."

"Oh, what's the result? Don't say they can't fight with [-] riders!"

"When we met, the Tuyuhun people were just a forward. That old guy Tuoba Chici underestimated the enemy. He led his army to charge and won the battle. After that, he chased all the way, but was ambushed by the Tuyuhun people, and was ambushed hastily. , After a big defeat, they mistakenly thought that they had encountered Murong Cheng's army, and some of the small tribe immediately retreated and fled..."

At that time, the [-] fan cavalry did not attack with the whole army, but pulled the marching route for dozens of miles. Tuoba Chici pursued and fell in ambush. When he was besieged, most of the rear had not followed. Among the troops, the Xiaofan tribe fled in front of the battle, and the other tribes led to flee, and Tuoba Chici was defeated.

Instead, he was hunted down all the way.

It was hard for Xifeng Bulai to lead his troops to help him stabilize his position, but the Tuyuhun people had already occupied the valley pass and guarded the favorable terrain.

The wind and snow were blowing, and in the narrow mountain pass, Dangxiang Qiang and other [-] Tibetan cavalry had no advantage. After a chaotic day of fighting, they failed to defeat the Tuyuhun tribe's soldiers and horses, and were stopped there.

"Oh, that's how it is." Cheng Qian wasn't surprised, nor was he uneasy, he buried his head in munching on the soft stewed mutton, "What about Hou Junji, don't tell me, he's lost too?"

"Our scouts haven't found Hou Junji yet, but it's been very snowy these two days, and it's quite possible that they got lost. Of course, it's more likely that they encountered Tuyuhun people just like Tuoba Chici."

"After all, our hundreds of miles of raiding is like a drop of water falling into a pot of hot oil. Now this hundred miles of land has at least 30 people gathered, so there are all kinds of possibilities."

Cheng Qian nodded.

"Well, indeed, so we can't count on them for the time being, but I don't count on them in my plan. The real tough battle has to be fought by ourselves, so let's go according to the original plan!"

"Your Highness, we still feel that this plan is too risky. Now the place is full of dangers, and the people of Tuyuhun are all on alert, and the wind and snow are blowing outside, which is not conducive to marching and fighting. We have an idea," Xi Junmai proposed a brand new battle plan "At present, we already know the location of the [-] Fanqi. It is about [-] miles away from us, not too far away, and behind us, there are now about [-] Tuyuhun people blocking the way. We might as well suspend the pursuit of Murong Cheng for the time being. , kill the carbine, and first attack the [-] Tuyuhun tribes who are standing between us and the [-] Tibetan cavalry, and after killing them, join the Tibetan cavalry..."

Chengqian ate a large bowl of mutton soup, still feeling unsatisfied, picked up a spoon and continued to scoop up another bowl, half a bowl of meat and half a bowl of soup, "Without pepper and green onions, it always tastes worse!"

"The new plan you mentioned is very good, but I'm not the kind of person who changes orders day and night. Destroying more than 2 Tuyuhun miscellaneous fish is not very attractive to me. What I want is to defeat the main force of Tuyuhun. Before Murong Cheng fled far away, he was captured alive, of course, it is also possible to kill him off the horse."

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

"I've already thought about it, and I still firmly believe that our [-] riders still have a great advantage over Murong Cheng, especially now that our army's morale is at its peak, so we can't waste it. If we If Murong Cheng can be killed in this battle, then the Tuyuhun rebellion will be put down."

"If we turn around and hunt those [-] miscellaneous fish, we will let the big fish go. At that time, Murong Cheng will run back to Fucheng City, or even Heyuan, or even flee to Bailan. Are we going to let the war continue forever? Continue to be led by the nose by Murong Cheng?"

"No, war is about controlling people rather than controlling people. We must always grasp the strategic initiative. Let Tuoba Chici continue to fight with the [-] Tuyuhun tribe. No matter the outcome, as long as we can hold them back, It can be considered a meritorious service.”

"Everyone, don't hesitate anymore. You have all won beautiful victories after another under Qin Lang's command. Don't tell me you're starting to shrink back just because I, Li Chengqian, are in command now?"

"Please trust me one more time, let's make contributions with Gu!"

"I will use a beautiful victory to prove myself!"

"Your Highness, you are the heir apparent of the Tang Dynasty, so it is useless to prove anything to anyone!" Gao Kan persuaded.

"No, I have to prove myself! I have to prove to the sage, to Qin Lang, and to the people of the world that I, Li Chengqian, deserve the position of the crown prince, and I am the well-deserved Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty!"

The bugle humming in the distance was low and melodious, which even made one's soul tremble.

The [-] Guanlong elite warriors had already eaten and drank enough, were fully armed and determined, and stepped onto their horses one after another, puffs of white steam spewed out of their mouths.

Chengqian threw the jeweled wooden bowl worth a hundred yaks on the ground, pulled up his black lacquered dragon-pattern horse spear standing on the ground, and rode his horse slowly towards the gate of Bingqiang Village.

Gao Kan's four generals persuaded the prince not to move, so they could only bite the bullet and mount their horses, followed closely behind.

Dawn came, and the morning light appeared.

In the smoggy morning light, the Crown Prince Chengqian urged his horses to move forward, and the Guanlong cavalry of the Tang Dynasty were like peonies in full bloom.

The cavalry slowly drove out of the gate of the ice wall village, and assembled in the wilderness.

Ten thousand cavalry were divided into five battalions.

Xi Junmai insisted that he command the front barracks, Crown Prince Chengqian was in charge of the middle barracks, Gao Kan and Gao Zhensheng were two generals who commanded the left and right barracks, and Liang Jianfang was in charge of the rear barracks.

Chengqian insisted that he personally command the military camp.

The knights are all on two horses, and after a night's rest, they are full of energy again.

Long lance, horn bow, iron bone, silver hammer, hand axe, steel whip, copper mace, mace, iron shield...
Chengqian rode his horse and galloped slowly in front of the steel cavalry formation, inspecting the army that had just followed him and made great achievements.

The flag is flying!

The snowflakes were still fluttering, and the young prince stood upright on horseback.

"Da Tang, Wan Sheng!" Cheng Qian raised his spear and shouted.

Ten thousand cavalry roared in unison, "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng."

"Great Tang Wansheng!"

Someone shouted, "Prince Wansheng!"

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng, Prince Wan Sheng!"

Someone shouted, "Long live the prince!"

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(End of this chapter)