Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 311
On the icy grassland, the cold wind howled fiercely,

Blowing on the icy city wall, it brought up bursts of bloody air below the city, making people sick.

At this time, bonfires were lit on various crenels above the city gate, and the raging fire was burning, bringing some warmth.

On top of Xiongguan City Tower in North Shanxi County,
All the frontier army departments are stepping up repairs and preparing supplies for the defense of the city. Looking at the corpses all over the ground below the city, Liu Fang also directly poured kerosene on them, and sprinkled more straw and rags on it, and spread them all out. , Tomorrow the Donghu people will come here and directly set fire to this place, and give them a hard time.

Looking at the blood-stained city wall and the icy night, Hou Xiaolian behind him also had a dignified face, looking at the Donghu people's camp in the distance, he said;
"Brother Liu, in the evening, I asked for help from other frontier troops. The arrival of the Donghu people this time gave me a different feeling than before. Moreover, Tihou's offensive did not rest at all, and the troops under his command must be killed. , otherwise we will never retreat, and if we attack the city this afternoon, see if there is anyone who retreats."

Liu Fang was also standing on the attic of the city wall, and looking far outside the pass, she saw the Donghu people's camp stretching continuously, tens of miles wide, and heavily guarded, and there was an endless stream of patrolling cavalry, there was no chance at all. Night Attack, upon hearing Hou Xiaolian's voice, said in thought;

"It's a little different. It stands to reason that Donghu people always try to attack, and withdraw after a few days of fighting. Why is it like crazy today? They are desperate to die. I said Brother Hou, tell me the truth, are you It’s not that the concubine of Qie Tihou was kidnapped, and then the Donghu people are in a hurry and want to trouble you.”

"You, Brother Liu, you are still in the mood to joke. Today my men were killed or injured about 1 people. In a few days, there will be very few frontier soldiers in northern Shanxi."

How could Hou Xiaolian have the heart to play jokes with Liu Fang, although he was well prepared this time, the brothers under his command suffered a lot of casualties. As for the Donghu people, the densely packed corpses in the city had at least three times the casualties, but they couldn't change it like this, step by step If the army is finished fighting, there will be a little housekeeping cavalry left, which can be spent on defending the city.

"Brother Hou, don't worry. Reinforcements are arriving one after another. The reorganization is over. Starting tomorrow, let the people who come from the counties and cities defend the city. They will come in batches. Our frontier troops will supervise the battle behind. ,kill."

Liu Fang's ruthless voice came, it would be impossible not to play hard, just like what Hou Xiaolian said, if the infantry of the frontier army is exhausted, the cavalry will still not be able to go up, and the backbone of the army cannot be killed in vain.

The people around felt chills when they heard this, General Liu was extremely strict in running the army, if he dared to retreat, he might be killed, and he couldn't help but sweat for the people in the government army.

Hou Xiaolian's face turned cold, did Liu Fang think, and asked anxiously;

"Liu Fang, are you crazy? Those people just came, do you want to send them to death?"

Liu Fang turned her head, looked at Hou Xiaolian, and asked;

"You know Luo Yunhou's Pinglu policy, what did the above say?"

"You don't need to ask. At that time, it was the result of my discussion together. Luo Yunhou was even more daring. He even wrote about the deployment of troops. A few days ago, I asked for help. I followed Luo Yunhou's writing and asked Anshui County, Hedong County and Zhongshan County asked for reinforcements from the infantry."

Hou Xiaolian was not in a daze, and just blurted out, Luo Yunhou's Pingluce himself read it every day and memorized it by heart.

Liu Fang also smiled lightly and said;
"Look at you. Why did you ask for help in this matter? It's not because you are worried that your subordinates will lose too much. If the cavalry is also arranged to defend the city, there will be no soldiers to use if you really want to fight after autumn."

Hou Xiaolian was also silent behind him, indeed, he subconsciously chose to keep the elite of the frontier army, and he felt guilty about it.

"Hey, tomorrow can only be like this. How many people are there in the city?"

"General Hui, the government army, and the three counties each supported 5000 infantry troops, totaling [-] troops."

The lieutenant behind him replied immediately.

"Okay, tomorrow, a team of 5000 people will go to the city in turn to defend the city. Anyone who retreats will be cut off. Tell the brothers in the government army that each group will take turns to defend the city every half an hour. Just survive. There will be a big reward, but dare you Those who retreat must be killed."

"Yes, general, the last general will go down immediately to deliver the order."

After receiving the order, the lieutenant also hurried down the city and returned to the pass, and the corners of Liu Fang's mouth curled up slightly,

"Brother Hou is so courageous, that's how it should be. You have guarded this gate for many years, and you know it in your heart, and Tihou's strength is getting stronger and stronger. I hope that Luo Yunhou will take us directly out of the gate and kill us. The hatred in my heart."

"Yes, as long as the emperor has a chance, he must seize it. If he wins, he will be safe."

Hou Xiaolian also firmly believed in his heart that if the Holy Majesty would give up such a great opportunity, he would definitely move.

"hope so."

Jinling, the camp of the wharf guards.

Zhang Jinyu sent the girls back to the building to settle down, and then brought people to the tent of the guard camp, where Commander Lu and Ningbian and a Jinyiwei Qianhu were waiting there.

Just as Zhang Jinyu opened the curtain and walked in, the three immediately got up and bowed;
"See Lord Hou."

"Don't be too polite, sit down."

Zhang Jinyu asked the three of them not to be too polite, walked to the main seat of the big tent and sat down, then asked;
"Ningbyon, what do you want to say?"

"Back to Lord Hou, today is Yangzhou Jiqianhu who sent someone to report something urgent, and it is this deputy Feng Qianhu."

Ning Bian also pointed to Feng Gu who was sitting beside him, Feng Gu got up and bowed again;
"I've seen Lord Hou,"

"Okay, sit down, what's the matter?"

"Back to Lord Hou, Feng Gu, deputy deputy of the Imperial City Department Qianhu, was ordered by Ji Qianhu to ask Lord Hou to support Yangzhou. Maybe Master Lin is dying?"

Feng Gu also looked helpless, and didn't say anything else, just a word, Lin Ruhai was dying, and Zhang Jinyu was frightened, how could it be possible, Lin Ruhai died a long time after Jia Min's death, now Jia Min Min is not dead yet, but Lin Ruhai is not dead.

Zhang Jinyu thought of Lin Daiyu again, and asked anxiously;

"What do you mean Master Lin is dying, is he in ill health or was assassinated?"

"Back to Lord Marquis, although Lord Lin was assassinated, my brothers and I guarded him day and night and he must be safe and sound. However, Lord Lin was ill before we came, and Mrs. Lin was also ill. After a few days of recuperation, there has been no improvement so far."

Feng Gu also felt a little strange, if he was sick, he should have recovered after a long time.

"Did you invite the doctor to show Master Lin?"

Zhang Jinyu didn't know what to say, if she was sick, she didn't ask the doctor to take a look.

"Please, the doctors in Yangzhou City have invited many times, but they can't see anything. They all say that it is a sign of wind and cold. The medicine they caught is also taken every day, but there is no improvement at all. The low-level observation has made him even more ill. "

Feng Gu sat at the bottom and spoke incoherently anxiously. Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu couldn't sit still. If Lin Ruhai couldn't hold on, the trip from Jiangnan would be in vain. And those salt merchants in Yangzhou are simply too rampant.

"Have you told Eunuch Yang about this?"

Zhang Jinyu also wanted to ask Eunuch Zhao for his opinion.

"Speaking of which, the miscellaneous family is also impatient, Lord Hou."

As soon as the question was finished, a fat figure came in from outside the big tent, and it was Zhao Si, Eunuch Zhao, who had an anxious expression on his face, seeing Luo Yunhou asking anxiously;

"Master Hou, what do you think we should do? Lord Lin must save his life."

Zhang Jinyu didn't think of a solution for a while, and he was not a doctor, so how could he know what to do? The doctor, Gu Yunshi and Zixiang, his brother and sister might have a solution.

Without hesitation, he said directly,
"Eunuch Zhao, tonight, I will go south to Yangzhou immediately. I will go there overnight, and I will arrive in a day by boat. I must first meet Mr. Lin, and then send someone to report to Mr. Tang to lead the army into the camp of the Garrison Wharf. Eunuch Zhao, you What do you see?"

Zhao Si, Eunuch Zhao also hesitated for a moment, but thought that if Lin Ruhai died without even seeing him, he would not be able to get along well, so he nodded in agreement;

"But, listen to Lord Hou, leave overnight, and arrive tomorrow, so what are you waiting for, pack up quickly."

Eunuch Zhao was in a hurry to leave, but Ning Bian suddenly stood up and said;

"Master Hou, Grand Duke, what about the young guards who stayed in the old palace?"

Zhang Jinyu is also a bit tricky, so many people are also a burden, Zhao Gonggong said indifferently when he saw Lord Hou embarrassed;

"Those who plot rebellion must be killed."

Zhang Jinyu nodded silently when she heard this, and no longer worried about those people, but she was blamed for causing a big case in the south of the Yangtze River. I don't know if those literati are strong or not, but their mouths are really cheap.

"Duan Hong sent an order from Ningbian to lead the five thousand cavalry of the Tengxiang Guards to go south to Suzhou to control Suzhou City. Before going to check the people in the old palace dungeon, tell General Tang to immediately escort everyone in the old palace prison tomorrow morning. Pull to the intersection of the street, the crime of treason is unforgivable. Now blow the trumpet and assemble the troops, take most of the guards and the people from the old camp, and go to Yangzhou by boat, and the rest stay here to protect the wife, obey Wei Yong The command."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Ning Bian walked out of the commander's tent immediately, and soon, the desolate rally horn sounded.

"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

moment,

In the big camp, the noise started,
"Quick, quick, assemble,"

"All aboard, aboard."

The school lieutenants and generals of all ministries followed quickly and boarded the building boat. Commander Lu Yi also boarded the command building boat together, and began to arrange the navy fleet.

An hour later, the brigade immediately boarded the boat, and two-thirds of the fleet slowly left the water village of the guards, came to the river, and then went downwind.

Zhang Jinyu also stayed on the boat a long time ago, and told Ningbian to take control of Yangzhou City and block the city gates when he arrived at the boundary of Yangzhou, and then he went to see Lin Ruhai first.

And the movement of the pier also disturbed Jinling City. Many spies came to the vicinity of Jinling pier quickly to find out what happened. They did not report the news until it was confirmed that the imperial envoy had left.

When Bai Shuiyue saw these people on the pier restaurant, she also laughed at them.
"Look, they are all ghosts and monsters. The Lord has just left, and they all came out. Hey, they really can't get on the stage."

The protector on the right is drinking wine and eating perch, looking out at the street, many servants are riding horses and watching from the bank, and most of them are looking for a place on the side to find a way to go to Weijun University The battalion made some inquires about it in detail, because there are still many buildings and boats in the Weijun Water Village on the river.

Seeing those people wandering around in the market town like headless flies, he laughed and said,
"Master, it's not that you can't get on the stage, it's that Lord Hou is really ruthless. He hasn't come here for a few days, and Jinling City has vacated so many houses. Who is not afraid? According to reports from his subordinates, the Jinling garrison general should not come back. You see It's been a few days, and I can't even see a person, it should be a letter from the Zhen family, warning the garrison general not to come back for the time being, even if he comes back, his subordinates think that Lord Hou will drop his military power."

"It's reasonable, but it's strange. It's rare for the Zhen family to be subdued. Then the people on the side of Xungui may not be able to provoke anything. They can only look at those civil servants in Jiangnan, or Said to be from the academy, how did I hear that the students of the academy put on a good show tonight!"

Bai Shuiyue smiled sadly.

(End of this chapter)