Huanxi Farm: Pick up a husband for farming

Chapter 367 Lost Langzhou

In late November, after an interval of nearly half a month, there was finally another news from the border. It is said that the current situation has reached a critical juncture.

The beating of the war drum united the three largest tribes in Fanbang. The three teams with a total of 30 troops were already approaching the city, and Langzhou was at stake!
Compared with the previous few battles, they can only be regarded as small fights. The support and alliance of the alliance increased the arrogance of the Khitan tribe, and even made the men and horses boil, and their swords and guns reached the land of the Central Plains.

And half of the 60 troops dispatched by the Great Yan Dynasty have already arrived in Langzhou, and camped near the Chengguan, but the rest of the troops are still half a month away from Langzhou.

On the surface, it seems that Dayan's offensive number of nearly 60 troops is a crushing advantage, but the actual situation is not the case.

First of all, not to mention that only half of the troops are on standby in Langzhou, but to say how much supplies and military rations the 60-strong army needs to consume every day. The money is poured into it like an unstoppable black hole, and the national treasury is already in a hurry.

This is not the case for the Fanbang tribe. According to statistics, there are a total of 30 troops. Each tribe is self-sufficient, and all the troops are on the other side of the Langzhou River, waiting for the planned deployment.

However, under the leadership of the Khitan, all the tribes led the army to the edge of Langzhou city in a mighty manner at the end of November.

The brave and warlike nation on horseback is fierce in battles, and our army, due to the military strength that Emperor Zhengjia has become more and more negligent over the years, and the soldiers lack combat experience and basic skills, even though they have been defeated by the Dayan army. Blood flowed, but was forced to retreat to the twenty-mile front.

So the rampant Khitan tribe went all out to fight the first batch of [-] troops at the border gates, and at dawn, they almost wiped out the entire [-] Dayan army with their disorderly and barbaric massacres, leaving only a few thousand people left outside the city In embarrassment, he fled into Langzhou city to hide.

Fubei General Qin Nan fought really useless in the first battle, and Emperor Zhengjia was furious, but looking at the famous generals in the imperial court who used to be powerful in the north and south, all of them survived until the age of seventy, how could they not stand firm? Can you lead troops to fight?

For a while, Qin Nan's reputation among the people was rotten, but the battle still had to be fought.

At the end of December, the Khitan tribe, who had not rested for a few days, dispatched [-] fine cavalry again, and threw archers and fireballs into the city, which dealt a big blow to the people and soldiers of Langzhou.

However, Dayan's army did not dare to open the city gate to fight to the death, and guarded the city wall like watchdogs.

The stalemate didn't last long, and the impatient Khitan and Fanbang launched another round of fierce offensive one day later, before Langzhou recovered.
This time the enemy put all their strength into it, vowing to take down Langzhou and open the fortress to attack the Central Plains.

The reinforcements did not arrive, but Dayan, whose number was comparable to it, lost Langzhou after ten days of fierce fighting. The total 30 troops were unimaginably wiped out in less than a month after the official start of the war. Sprinkled on the land of Langzhou, there are only less than 5000 remnants of defeated soldiers.

The news spread to the capital and Dayan, and the whole world was terrified. They never thought that the defeat would come so quickly and tragically. In less than a month, a Langzhou had already been lost.

At this time, it has been more than half a year since Rongshui and Junli separated, and besides the news that everyone knows, Wen Yongjiu also brought her an unexpected joy.

He said: "Even though Dong Rong's family is sad news for the whole country, our people have inquired about another matter."

Rong Shui was in a daze for a long time after hearing Wen Yongjiu's words, thinking about Junli and the brothers in Huchangzhai. He couldn't imagine that they also encountered the worst result.

Annihilation of 30 troops. Thousands of remnants and defeated generals make anyone panic after hearing these figures.

When she came back to her senses, there was already despair in her eyes, and she said, "Uncle Nine? Do you have any news?"

Wen Yongjiu also had great sorrow in his heart. Dayan's defeat would be hard for any of the people, not to mention there are more than 30 brothers in Huchangzhai among the 70 troops!

He cheered up and said: "The gossip said that among the [-] soldiers who survived, there was a camp with more than a few hundred soldiers. This incident is also regarded as a legend. From Langzhou The people passed it on."

Rongshui seemed to have been caught by her soul, and the despair just now was swept away. She stood up and asked Wen Yongjiu excitedly, and said, "What you said is true? Who leads this team? Are there any specific details?" Any news?"

Wen Yongjiu had no choice but to lower his head, and said shamelessly, "Master, I don't know any more specific news. The road to Langzhou is quite far away, and it is not easy for such gossip to reach Jiangcheng."

So it may be just a fantasy that Rongshui still wants more specific news.

I was discouraged for a while, but after a while, Rong Shui relaxed his expression, she must know what she knows!This team was composed of the Huchangzhai brothers led by Junli, and the officers and soldiers from Jiangcheng who had been specially trained with him before.

There are no reasons or clues, but she is so sure!It must be so. Her intuition and confidence in Junli told her that only Junli could do it. On the battlefield where the entire army was wiped out, he and his troops could be preserved.

Wen Yongjiu saw that Rong Shui had recovered, and said, "Master, I also thought that Master Junli and the brothers from Huchangzhai must have survived! It must be like this. They are our last hope." !"

Wen Yongjiu, a conservative and prudent person, would seldom say such impulsive words, but at this time his views were on the same line as Rongshui's.

Rong Shui said with satisfaction: "Yes, Uncle Jiu! It must be Jun Li and the others who are alive!"

Such a firm tone also gave Wen Yongjiu incomparable confidence.

At this time, the door of the room was knocked open, and Rong Qing, who was still living in the Rong family's compound, walked into the study room that his younger sister usually used to discuss matters.

As if he heard a few words, he began to comment on the battle as soon as he came in, saying: "Shui'er, you and Uncle Jiu are also talking about this defeat? Hey. Let these soldiers, who were neglected in training, be sent away for nothing for decades, and there is not a single talented general in the world of Yan, this battle is really chilling!"

After he finished speaking, he expressed genuine sorrow for the death of 30 soldiers, and the corners of his eyes were already slightly red. Rong Qing, a scholar, would inevitably dare to criticize the country's war and dare to grieve.

Ever since Rong Qing said he wanted to stay in Jiangcheng to accompany Rongshui, he had only returned to Shuangxia Villa for a few days and had been living in the Rong family compound for a long time. Come talk to my second sister.

Rong Shui probably also understood Rong Qing's enthusiasm, but what he said at the moment was disrespectful words that could kill his head.

So he got up and went to the window sill, closed the window tightly before coming over to complain about Rong Qing, saying: "Second brother, don't even think about how you can talk nonsense about these words? If someone listens to it, then you will still die."

Rong Shui is very afraid of saying that misfortune comes from his mouth, especially in this evil feudal society.

Rong Qing just reflected on it, he should be cautious in his words and deeds, it doesn't matter if he is alone, but in the sensitive age of the war between the big family and Wang Lianzhi, if rebellious words spread into the government, it would be too much to bear. of.

Rong Shui said again: "Second brother...? We should be cautious about these matters. The government issued an official document today prohibiting discussion, so it's better not to make too much publicity. Why didn't you see Lian Zhi today?"

Ever since Rong Qing decided to stay with his second younger sister Rongshui at the foot of the mountain, Wang Lianzhi naturally also lived here. Living with the two of them these days, Rongshui found that they love to stick together more than ever.

It can be said that he saw the two of them all the time, so now that he didn't see Wang Lianzhi, Rong Shui inevitably had to ask a question.

Rong Qing was unaware of the intimacy between him and Wang Lianzhi, and said: "Lianzhi is feeling unwell today, and it's inconvenient to go out, so I don't need to bother him, just ask Xiaomeng to take care of him later."

He didn't say any more, and Rong Shui didn't think much about it except that he still felt that his monthly discomfort was very strange.

Seeing that Rong Shui didn't pay too much attention to Wang Lianzhi, Rong Qing was relieved, and he continued, "Hey, Second Sister is thinking very much. We shouldn't talk about these things rashly."

Fortunately, the second brother still knows how to measure, unlike those poor scholars who are full of loyalty and have no strength to restrain them.

However, this also caused Rong Qing to fall into a pessimistic mood. He returned to Rong's house this time, and it has been a long time since he left. Although he has returned home for a short time, there are many things that he does not know about. Tell him some big and small things that happened between the Rong family and Jiangcheng in the past few years.

Let him know that Fu Chengbi left on the night of Rong Wan's marriage, that the Liu family will soon pass away, that Mrs. Huang is now raising Huang Moli alone, and that little girl Yin Chen'er actually left without saying goodbye, and her whereabouts have become a mystery.
When I went out to study, so many things happened to my family and people around me. Fortunately, the whole family was safe and sound, except for Rong Wan who rarely returned to her mother's house after she got married.

Seeing that the second brother was in a bad mood, Rong Shui didn't know what he thought of, so he quietly asked Wen Yongjiu to leave first.

Then he walked to Rong Qing, comforted him quietly, and said to him: "Second brother, don't think too much. In this time of war and chaos, mother often says that it is good for the family to reunite in peace, nothing else. Don't worry about it." It's too fussy, you see now, at least none of our family is bad."

Rong Qing was a little moved, what the second sister said was right, what could be more important than being together as a family?

After thinking about it this way, Rong Qing was a little relieved, he was not one of those pedantic scholars, and he was able to take some current affairs issues seriously.

At this time, he asked Rong Shui: "Second Sister, what are your plans for the future?"

(End of this chapter)