Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 23
"Report~"

A soldier ran over while shouting, and when he got closer, he said: "Alert to the Duke, Cheng Shoubei has arrived with reinforcements and has entered the city."

Sun Qi was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "Haha, the time for revenge has come. Let's go and take a look."

The two got off the city wall and rode towards the barracks.

Halfway through, they saw Cheng Deyuan riding towards him on horseback. As they approached, both sides slowed down at the same time.

"Duke, it's great that you're fine." Cheng Deyuan got off his horse and saluted.

After Cheng Deyuan entered the city, he inquired and learned that Xixia had been attacking for a whole day yesterday, and Sun Qi personally came to the city to take command. He was shocked.

Although he learned from the soldiers that Sun Qi was not injured, he was still uneasy and asked his lieutenant to place his troops and horses before he rushed over.

"Haha, I have been on the battlefield for many years. How can this Xixia brat hurt me? But you came just in time. Yesterday Captain Yuan led his men to rob the camp and not only burned the enemy's food and grass, but also killed Xie Luo. Now the Xixia army Without the general, the morale of the army will inevitably be weakened. After the soldiers take a rest, let's go meet the Xixia bastards and avenge the dead soldiers!" Sun Qi laughed.

The reason why he didn't send troops now was because he saw that Cheng Deyuan looked very tired, and presumably he was worried about his safety while marching in a hurry.

The Xixia army was demoralized and his army was also exhausted. This was not the best time to send troops.

"Duke, the enemy's main general is dead, and they have no food, how can they stay for a long time? Why not send troops now." Cheng Deyuan said.

"How could I not know what you are talking about? However, for some reason, the Xixia army has no intention of breaking camp and seems to have no intention of withdrawing its troops." Sun Qi said.

This is exactly where Sun Qi is puzzled. If he is a general of the Xixia Army, he will definitely withdraw his troops immediately in the face of this situation.

"What kind of medicine are sold in the gourds of these Xixia bastards?" Cheng Deyuan asked suspiciously.

"I don't know, but this is also a good thing for us. We will wait for the soldiers to rest for a while and eat something before launching the attack." Sun Qi said.

"Yes!" Cheng Deyuan replied.

Not only Sun Qi and the others didn't understand it, but Zat didn't understand it either.

"Nurshan, why don't you order the withdrawal of troops?" Zate asked.

When Yuan Wenshao robbed the camp, in addition to the death of the main general Xie Luo, another captain also died in battle.

Now the people with the highest positions are Nuershan and Zate.

Zat and Nu'ershan were at odds, but he attacked the city yesterday and his strength was greatly reduced, so he could only pinch his nose and agree that Nuershan would act as the general temporarily.

However, after Nuershan quelled the turmoil in the military camp, the order to withdraw troops was delayed.

Nuershan said solemnly: "General Xieluo died in the battle. Do you think we can go back without being accused?"

"But we don't have much food and grass. If we continue to delay, the remaining food and grass will not be enough for us to return to Lingzhou City. Besides, Da Zhou's reinforcements are about to arrive. What are we doing here?" Zate retorted.

He naturally knew that he would be questioned when he went back, but he blamed himself much lighter than Nuershan. After all, he was the one who was on duty that night, so he wasn't worried.

Nuershan said coldly: "According to my estimation, even if Wuning City gets the news, it will still take some time for reinforcements to arrive. There are only a few remnants of Minshan Fort left, and we can fight. Let's take Minshan Fort. How much will it take?" It can also alleviate some of the guilt.”

Under normal circumstances, Nuershan is not wrong to think so.

But he didn't know that when Xixia attacked, Sun Qi, the northwest coach, and Cheng Deyuan, the Wuning City garrison, were both at Minshan Fort.

Cheng Deyuan went back to support the army before Xixia attacked.

In addition to being worried about Sun Qi's safety, Cheng Deyuan marched all the way in a hurry without daring to delay at all, so he arrived much earlier than he expected.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, but if you don't withdraw your troops after Minshan Fort is breached, I will lead my troops back myself," Zate said.

All his men died under Minshan Fort, and he was unwilling to break Minshan Fort.

"Okay! Let the soldiers take a break, bury the pot and cook, and it will be dawn after eating, and attack immediately." Nuershan said.

……

After Sun Qi arranged everything, he wrote several troop deployment orders and sent them to several surrounding cities.

At the same time, he wrote a memorial with the experience and achievements of this battle, plus his subsequent plans, which was sent to Bianjing urgently.

Although it is said that the general will not accept the order of the foreign emperor, but it is still necessary to report it.

But when the imperial court orders it, maybe this battle will be over.

When the good news was sent out, outside Bianjing City, the fleet sent by the Yuan family also set off from the dock.

Yangzhou, Shengjia

Early in the morning, the servants began to clean the courtyard, and the quarrel was breaking out in Wei Ruixuan.

"I already said I won't get married. Yes, the Yuan family belongs to the Earl's Palace, but they don't behave like this. It's not like we, Hua'er, can't get married, how can we be so angry?" Mrs. Wang said angrily.

"Miss, look at what you said. Isn't it because Mrs. Yuan's family is sick, so she can only send the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law here?" Sheng Hong persuaded the Wang family with a rare kind voice.

In fact, it's not Wang's fault, even Sheng Hong is very upset.

Normally, it was the elders of the family who presented the betrothal to the man. The Yuan family had previously proposed that the loyal uncle Yuan Weichang and his wife should come in person to present the betrothal.

When they heard the news at that time, Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang were still happy for several days.

After all, the elders of the Yuan family are still far behind the Count Yuan Weichang.

Yuan Weichang personally came to send the appointment, which also represented his love for Hualan, the daughter-in-law.

Just yesterday, the Yuan family sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that Mrs. Yuan was ill, and it was not appropriate for Yuan Weichang to come alone, so they asked the eldest son, Yuan Wenchun, and his eldest daughter-in-law to deliver the appointment together.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang exploded on the spot, changed her mind temporarily, and asked a peer to come to offer the job, how could she do that.

When her daughter gets married, the woman does not make a big deal out of it, but the day when she presents her betrothal is the most lively time for her.

In order to show respect, the woman will invite some distinguished people to accompany her.

This time the Sheng family not only invited all the officials from Yangzhou, but also the uncles and brothers from the second and third bedrooms.

Could it be possible to let them go to accompany Yuan Wenchun, a junior?
Although Yuan Wenchun is the eldest son of Uncle Zhongqin, he is the junior when the two families get married, especially on such a happy day.

What's more, before they got married, the Yuan family played such a game. When Hua Lan married, would they be able to please her?

"My lady, all the guests are invited now, if we don't get married, our family will become a joke." Sheng Hong persuaded.

"Hehe." Mrs. Wang sneered and said, "For the sake of the Sheng family's face, don't you care about Hua'er? Besides, the Yuan family is not afraid of losing face, so what are we afraid of?"

"What do you mean, when did I ignore Hua'er? Have you ever thought about it? If you regret the marriage, the Yuan family will marry another family. What about Hua'er? Do you know how much resignation will hurt the reputation of your daughter's family?" Sheng Hong said.

"This…"

Mrs. Wang naturally knew that renouncing the engagement would have a great impact on her daughter's family's reputation.

Regardless of whether it is the man's problem or the woman's problem, as long as the engagement is broken off, the woman will receive the most gossip.

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