Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 89 The Battle of Lin Guming ([-])
Zhongzhou, Luoyang.

The weather in April has gradually warmed up, and the scenery of this eastern capital is full of flowers and flowers, and it is overwhelming.Tingchaolou is the most prestigious brothel in the Eastern Capital. It was originally an official background, which can be traced back to more than 400 years ago. In those years, Ji Wuya won the country, but he didn't care about the beauties of the harem.Ji Wuya is a native of Dunhuang, with a strong blood lineage. The Great Liang has continued to this day, and the kings of all dynasties have also inherited the character of the Ji family, and never engaged in any harem.But after all, he is a man, and he is still the ruler of the world. It is really boring to work on those women's bellies all year round. Ji Wuya has heard that the women in the south of the Yangtze River are gentle, and that the girls in Jingzhou are graceful, and that the women in the southwest are fierce... In short, Ji Wuya's heart is itching, and he thinks that he has fought all his life, so he can't enjoy it anymore?But after all, the world had been decided for the first time, and it was not appropriate to build a palace with large-scale construction, so he made a way to deceive people's eyes, and built a Tingchao Building in Dongdu to collect beauties from all over the world for Ji Wuya to choose and enjoy.After hundreds of years of development, most of the women in the building are singers, and they cannot be conferred the orthodox concubine title by Ji Wuya, so they can only be prostitutes for life.Up to now, Tingchaolou is just a brothel with an official background. Apart from being rich, it also needs a certain social status.

It was just dark today, and Yu Ran, who had nothing to do, hummed a little tune and walked in front of the Tingchao building. When he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw a luxurious carriage parked in front of the building.Yu Ran can be said to be so sophisticated, he murmured in his heart, he took a closer look, the old man who came out of the carriage, wasn't he a big shot from Dongying Military Mansion?What does it seem to be called, Takeshita is unknown?Yu Ran subconsciously stopped and said to himself, although this old thing is disguised, most people probably wouldn't recognize him, but who is Yu Ran?The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army maintains the law and order of the capital and guards the safety of the imperial city. No one can hide under his nose.Yu Ran was thinking about whether to lead troops to control this old thing, but when he was dazed, another carriage drove up, and a middle-aged man in his 50s got off, Yu Ran was completely stunned...Prince Gong, Ji Zai .Ji Zai didn't wear a boa robe, but a green shirt, like a refined literati, but Yu Ran could tell at a glance, Yu Ran could see clearly, Prince Gong exchanged greetings with Takeshita Weibu for a while, and then entered the audience with a smile building.

"Hiss..." Yu Ran took a deep breath.

He knew that Prince Gong had a good personal relationship with Takeshita Weibu, but what is the point now?The Dongying people are invading the Wu and Yue prefectures in Great Liang, and the battle is raging. How dare Prince Gong be so courageous?Dare to meet with the senior generals of Dongpu to go to Tingchao Tower together?Yu Ran thought about it again and again, thinking that this matter was of great importance. He who didn't want to get involved in court politics originally had to worry about the country and society. In the end, Yu Ran didn't go to Chaolou to seek pleasure, but went to Qishan Commander's Mansion.The current situation in the capital is not clear, and there are many political factions, but Lin Pojun is definitely one of those who can speak effectively.

Tingchao Building, Tianzi Yajian.

Prince Gong sat opposite Takeshita, a game of Go was placed in front of them, and there was no woman to serve them.Prince Gong held the chess game in Tianyuan, and said with a smile: "Commander, the war has begun. For the battle of Guangling, Xiao Wang has to congratulate the commander in advance for annihilating the allied forces in 28 towns."

"My lord, it's the old man who should congratulate my lord in advance on his upcoming enthronement to the Ninth Five-Year Supreme Throne."

The two smiled at each other.

"Don't worry, my lord. In this campaign, our army will definitely capture Lin Guming alive. By then, your plan will be implemented smoothly."

Prince Gong laughed loudly, "Yes, Xiao Wang is always restless when Tiejun is in Zhongzhou for a day, so hurry up."

A few days ago, the imperial court distributed the first batch of grain to the allied forces in 28 towns. Prince Gong tampered with the grain. It was a persistent chronic poison, not fatal. You had to eat this grain for fifteen to twenty days. God, the toxicity will only explode when it accumulates to a certain level.Symptoms are dizziness, dizziness, diarrhea, twitching of limbs and even weakness. This kind of poison is a secret recipe of Dongying. There is no record in Great Liang, and absolutely no one knows about it. The plan is extremely meticulous. The poisoner has long been secretly killed by Prince Gong. As for Japan, no one knows about it except the political faction of Japan represented by Mibu Takeshita, so this plan is seamless.

Prince Gong wanted to steal the throne of the emperor. He wanted to get rid of the eldest prince and the third prince. He cooperated with the Dongying people and conspired the Wuyue War. It was also a deal. He would cede Wuyue to Dongying. The war weakened the local army and wiped out the entire Zhongzhou Iron Army; secondly, the Dongying people helped him to formally ascend the throne, and they could also get a document issued by the Emperor of Great Liang himself to prove the legitimacy of Wuyue's belonging to Dongying, mutual help and mutual benefit.Of course, Prince Gong surrendered very deeply. Of course, he knew that there would be many uncontrollable factors in the future. Apart from these, he also made a lot of preparations, which will not be listed here for the time being.

……

On April 24th in the [-]th year of Tai'an, the Dongying army stationed in Hailing was dispatched to attack the coalition forces in Wuzhou. The coalition forces lost their top generals and were leaderless, so they could not form an effective mobilization. It was broken up overnight.Countless people rose up to resist and finally fell under the knife of the enemy. More people chose to escape. The Japanese army did not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

At the same time, the Guangling battlefield also broke out completely. It was more difficult than Hailing. in a dominant position in the war.

In just one night, according to incomplete statistics, in the battle of Hailing, the Wuzhou coalition forces killed about 7 people, and the Japanese defenders in Hailing only killed less than 3 people; The Legion lost 15 lives.

……

Hailing.

Tojo Goro won a complete victory and was not very happy. He went to the prison, took the wine jar, and went to see Ren Huai in person, "General, it is a pity that our army wiped out the Wuzhou coalition army yesterday and killed 8 to [-] people." , I didn't see Shen Yan in a daze, I guess this person probably ran away, he is really a villain."

Ren Huai was silent, but there was sadness in his heart. Seeing Tojo's unconcealable joy and pride, there is no doubt that many Jiangdong men died tragically by the Japanese pirates yesterday.

"I heard that you people in Wunan love this 'Peach Blossom Brew' the most. If you don't mind the general, I'll have a drink with you."

"No, in my whole life, I have never drank with the enemy."

Tojo was silent for a while, put the wine jar on the ground, and pushed it in front of Ren Huai, "Well, I don't drink it, but then again, I only like our Dongying sake, and I'm really not used to it. "

As he spoke, he smiled awkwardly.

Knowing his intentions, Ren Huai looked at Tojo calmly, "If you come to persuade me to surrender, you should give up your mind. I, Ren Huai, will live up to my ancestors and my conscience in my life. I will definitely not be a traitor. of."

"General, you are a strong man." Tojo sighed, only felt that it was a pity that he finally saw a good man, and he really couldn't bear to kill Ren Huai just like this, so he took a chance and said in a persuasive way: " General, don’t you hate Shen Yan? He was the one who killed Xu Xiao, and made Xu Xiao unable to rest in peace after death, and he also ruined the life of your army. Now the chief culprit is still at large, are you willing?"

Ren Huai closed his eyes calmly, unwilling to speak.

Seeing this, Tojo felt it was a pity, and shook his head: "General, after drinking this glass of wine, I will personally send you on your way."

On the same day, after Ren Huai's death, Tojo learned that Guangling was in a bitter battle, so he stopped hesitating and ordered [-] elite soldiers to stay at Hailing, while he himself led an army to support Guangling.

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Outside Guangling.

Lin Guming barracks.

Since the capture of Guangling Dongguan City Gate yesterday, the morale of the army has been high. Although it has paid a terrible price, the enemy has also suffered heavy losses. Lin Guming was angry and had no choice but to temporarily stop the attack because most soldiers in the army had symptoms. dizziness, vertigo, diarrhea, etc., and it is very common, even Lin Guming has this kind of needle.Lin Guming immediately thought that there might be a problem with the food, and immediately ordered the military doctor to investigate, but unfortunately after half a day, nothing was found.Originally conquered the city tower, the army should have driven straight in, but this happened, Lin Guming had to temporarily stop using troops.

"Did you find out?" Lin Guming's face was pale. He was also mentally exhausted after such a big change that day. Now he just feels dizzy and uncomfortable. This feeling is like staying up late for three days and three days. The night is the same, even he is like this, let alone the soldiers in the army?In the past few days, more and more soldiers have similar needles.

The military doctor lowered his head and pursed his lips, "General, you are old and incompetent..."

Lin Guming sighed, feeling that God was playing tricks on him.

"Marshal, this old man thinks it should be poison... It's just that this kind of poison is unheard of. It's really clever. I'm incompetent, so I can't find it out." Said: "However, the old man feels that this poison is not fatal, it only disturbs the brain for a short time."

The military doctor was also upset. He tried all kinds of methods all day long, but he was still at a loss.

"Is there a way to postpone it?"

The military doctor shook his head: "It will take time."

"how long?"

"This..." The military doctor hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "Half a month, no, ten days, ten days at most."

Lin Guming didn't speak, and asked the military doctor to step down. After the military doctor left, Lin Guming summoned his troops again. A group of generals were all pale, with mild symptoms, and their complexion was not good.In the end, Lin Guming did not choose to continue the war. The situation was too serious. In fact, the more serious problem before him was that his side did not have much food. When the food was gone, taking down Guangling became the only life-saving straw.

"Everyone, how many people in the army are powerless to fight?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Go down and investigate. Those who are unable to fight should rest first. I will definitely take down Guangling. This is the only chance."

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Xuzhou city.

Xi Shen looked at the document in front of him and fell silent.Shen Yan beheaded Xu Xiao and angered Wu Nanjun. So far, why Shen Yan killed Xu Xiao has become an unsolved mystery. The key point is that Shen Yan is missing and the army is gone. What he is waiting for now is the end. The king of Wu broke up completely. There was news that King Wu had controlled the defenders of Huaiyin, which meant that King Wu had completely controlled Huaiyin. Second, he had to face Lin Guming's questioning. At that time, the responsibility for the war will be shifted to him, and he may be extradited back to Beijing and dismissed for investigation.This is not the result Xi Shen wants to see.

Ugh.

Xi Shen sighed in his heart. He really didn't want to be a traitor, but under the current situation, he had to be this traitor. Only when Lin Guming's army died in Guangling, could he be safe and sound.

Therefore, Xi Shen secretly issued a military order to order the troops stationed in Xuzhou to secretly go to the prime minister. As long as there was news of Lin Guming's defeat, he would respond immediately, control the prime minister's allies, and openly surrender to the Dongying allies.

This is really a decision that shames our ancestors.

It is conceivable that the evaluation of him by Qing Shi in the future, he will definitely be infamous for thousands of years.

……

Fifty miles away from Hailing County.

A long team was driving mightily in the mountains, the flags covered the sky, and the letter "Yuan" was as bright as blood.Lu Qian listened to Chen Ci's suggestion and supported Hailing. The army traveled day and night and traveled for several days. Finally, they arrived at Hailing. At this time, a soldier came and said, "General, a 30 The broken soldiers around the size of a person, judging from the armor style, look like Wu Beijun."

"Oh?" Lu Qian was in high spirits. He had heard about the civil war a long time ago. Now that Hailing is still more than 50 miles away, he saw Wu Beijun. Could it be that the Japanese pirates in Hailing launched a general attack and won a great victory? ?After careful consideration, Lu Qian ordered: "Pass to our military order to capture these defeated soldiers."

"As ordered."

The army moved on.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, soldiers came to detain more than 30 unkempt and disheveled Wu Beijun, and some soldiers asked them to kneel down.

Lu Qian was full of smiles, and said in a strange voice, "Hey, why do you look so dirty? You didn't fight on the front line, why did you come here?"

A soldier lowered his head, his cheeks were covered with dirt, he looked like a clay figurine, he didn't dare to breathe when he saw that Taozhishan Rebel Army dressed up as bandits controlled him, and said in a panic, "General, we are the Huaiyin Army, It's General Shen Yan's subordinates... the front line, the front line was defeated, the Dongying people attacked at night, scattered the army, and many people died, we escaped by luck."

When Lu Qian saw the soldier's soft-hearted appearance, he became angry and sneered, "You thieves, you eat the taxes and rations of the common people, and don't do human affairs. Everyone else is going to fight and charge. It's better for you to run away by yourself. Is it? Your general is also a villain, hmph, there are such soldiers as there are generals."

"General, we don't want to either. The Dongpu people are too powerful. We were killed without the power to resist. It is not easy for us to save our lives..."

"Do you dare to grow others' ambitions to destroy your own prestige? I look down on you bastards the most, as deserters? Heh heh, come on, execute me on the spot, and use their blood to sacrifice our army's flag." Lu Qian ordered.

A group of soldiers panicked when they heard this.

then.

It was the sound of pleading for mercy like howling ghosts and wolves.

It's a pity that Lu Qian was unmoved. Following his order, he lifted the knife and dropped it, and more than 30 heads fell.

……

at the same time.

Huaiyin.

Chen Ci did not sleep well that night for some reason, and felt dizzy. When he walked out of the barracks at night, he heard that many soldiers in the garrison had diarrhea.Fan Chu walked over with a dark face, and reported that more and more soldiers had symptoms in the past few days. The reason is unknown for the time being.

"Damn it, is the water and soil unacceptable? Could it be that the old man Xi Shen did something?" Chen Ci's first instinct was that there was a problem with the water source.

"Probably not, Wu Beijun is also in the same situation."

"Huh?" Chen Ci was taken aback, "Are you sure?"

"It's true."

After thinking about it, Chen Ci felt that the matter was not simple, so he asked Fan Chu to investigate to see how many people in the city had such a situation.He also felt that there should not be a problem with the food. After all, the princess did not have such a situation, and her complexion was still rosy, as usual.

The next day.

Fan Chu reported that the people in Huaiyin City were all well, and no one had symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, or diarrhea. Those who had this kind of situation were generally soldiers, whether it was Wu Beijun, Wu Nanjun, or his Chen Jiajun.In this way, this is quite strange. The occurrence of such a large-scale situation must not be a coincidence, and there must be some ulterior secret.As a result, in the afternoon, he received a frightening question. Xiaxiang, Haizhou and Piaocheng all sent letters asking if there was the same needle shape. They suspected that there was something wrong with the food distributed by the imperial court.

Food problem?
After listening to the statement and analyzing it carefully, it seems that this problem really exists. At present, only the Allied troops in 28 towns have eaten the food provided by the imperial court, and the common people have not eaten it.The princess is delicate and not used to coarse grains, so Chen Ci didn't give him this kind of military grains. Could it be that there is a problem with the grains?
The next moment, the statement was terrifying!

Could it be that there are people with evil intentions in the court who are behind the scenes to fuel the flames?After all, in this battle between Dongying and Great Liang, if no one in the court supported him, even if he was killed, he would not believe his statement.Behind this war, the interests of the power groups represented are too many and very complicated. Who is behind the scenes?But no matter what purpose that person had, it was predictable that the battle commanded by Lin Guming would definitely end in failure.

Oops!

Chen Ci was so anxious that he asked Lu Qian to go to Hailing to support him. This move was tantamount to harming Lu Qian.

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Guangling City.

The city gate of Dongguan was captured, and Uesugi was ready for a bloody battle with the whole army, but he waited all night, but he still didn't see Lin Guming's army coming to attack. He was very confused and puzzled. The reinforcements from Jinling will arrive in Guangling, and at that time, they will give Lin Guming a heavy counterattack, but Lin Guming's actions make him very puzzled. Could it be that Lin Guming is considering the loss in the siege war, What strategy is brewing to avoid losses?

At this moment, Uesugi Qi was pacing in the mansion.

Jun Miyamoto walked in slowly, with an unconcealable joy on his face, he walked up to Uesugi, made a salute, and said in a low voice: "Pavilion master, good news, great news."

"What's the matter?" Uesugi was still immersed in thinking about Lin Guming's next move.

"The spies came to report that there were signs of poisoning in Lin Guming's army. Even Lin Guming's senior generals were not spared. It was suspected that there was a problem with the military rations. Lin Guming was struggling to find a cure and was temporarily unable to mobilize The whole army."

Uesugi was surprised when he heard this, "What did you say?"

Helpless, Miyamoto had no choice but to repeat it.

The scene of Uesugi showing a smile in Miyamoto's imagination did not appear. On the contrary, Uesugi sighed. He clenched his fists and sighed: "Lin Guming lost to his own country."

Miyamoto was confused.

"Pass down our military order, integrate all ministries, and prepare for the big battle."

Miyamoto asked suspiciously: "Pavilion Master, don't you want to make a surprise attack at night?"

"No, I have acted openly and aboveboard all my life. I have never done anything like this. Let it take three days. When the reinforcements from Jinling arrive, if Lin Guming hasn't adjusted the army well, then he can only resign himself to fate."

Miyamoto hesitated for a moment, and said, "A letter from Tojo is on its way and is expected to arrive in three days."

"Well, that's all, that's all, just give Lin Guming three days."

(End of this chapter)