Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 777
Shuilong Shurendian, filled with indignation at the rumors spread maliciously in the capital, King Yu drew his sword and slashed at Ma Wumen’s face, and the hall was full of ghosts and wolves. Immediately stop, now is the autumn of the court's survival, you are still fighting in the hall, I am really ashamed!"

King Yu and Ma Wumen knelt down and kowtowed when they saw Shuijian was furious in public.

"Okay, let's go back to the court. If there is something wrong with the queen mother in the future, I will only ask the imperial guards!" Shui Jian glared at the officials and left with a flick of his sleeves.

"My lord, great joy, although Cheng Rong and Ming Chao have temporarily raised a large amount of food and grass before the Water Dragon Pass, but I have already used the winter freeze as an excuse to close the channel of the canal. Once this month is over, Cheng Rong will not be able to escape the trap of Xirong cavalry Already!" Ma Mansion, the triumphant doctor Zu Dao reported to Ma Wumen.

"Okay, let me keep an eye on Cheng Rong and Ming Chao's group on the front line. When Xirong surrounds Shuilong Pass, we will simply block off the main roads in the pass, so that Cheng Rong cannot come back to ask for help!" Ma Wumen was overjoyed. road.

Besides, on the front line of Shuilongguan, Cheng Rong distributed the military salaries of the whole army, tried his best to appease the army, and commanded the iron cavalry of the Huben army to protect his food road, and attacked Xirong's post stations everywhere to hinder Xirong's attack. It was New Year's Eve. The festive atmosphere in the army is very strong, the soldiers continue to drink and feast, and the people in the Shuilongguan area begin to cultivate. Marshal Boli of Xirong secretly received a secret letter from Ma Wumen's confidant Zudao, reporting that Boli Cheng Rong's rear food road has been blocked. Ma Wumen blocked it secretly, and immediately beamed with joy.

"Marshal, although Dutu was transferred to Xinzheng this time, he didn't fight in person, but this time Cheng Rong is resourceful, plus An Tong and Ming Chao, you can't take it lightly!" Boli's lieutenant, Angle, was very worried.

"Angel, since our army knows that Cheng Rong is running out of food and grass, why don't we wait for the Zhou army to consume food and grass while the Zhou army is celebrating the festival, and wait for the spring, when our war horses can get green grass, and then launch a general attack, and we will definitely be able to wipe it out in one fell swoop. Cheng Rong!" Bo Li patted Angel's shoulder and laughed loudly.

Zhou Jun's Shuilongguan camp, Cheng Rong boarded the high city, looked carefully at the continuous barracks of Xi Rong with Kui Tu and Ming Chao, and Ming Chao found that the Xi Rong army was also singing and dancing to celebrate the New Year, and he couldn't help feeling ecstatic.

"Marshal, the Xirong army is worried about the cold in the winter, so they have a truce for the holidays and will not launch an offensive for the time being. Do you think our army will also temporarily stop advancing?" Ming Chao asked Cheng Rong for advice.

"My lord, the Xirong people are strong and strong. They have always been good at quick battles, but now they deliberately confront our army without fighting. Isn't this obviously a trick? Maybe Boli thought that our army was short of food and grass, and wanted to fight with us. Protracted battle!" Cheng Rong stroked his beard and stared at Ming Chao.

"Our military supply road is intact, so how could we run out of supply?" Ming Chao asked in surprise.

"Lord Ming, we can't just look at the present and ignore the villains behind us. Those traitors who deliberately spread rumors and slander our character are all in Luoyang. If they secretly collude with Xirong and secretly interrupt our food road, we will be in danger. It is!" Cheng Rong reminded Ming Chao very solemnly.

"Marshal, are we fighting or defending now?" Ming Chao looked at Cheng Rong very worriedly.

"If our army wants to defeat Xirong in one fell swoop, we must prepare enough cavalry, but we have led our troops into Shuilongguan in a hurry. There are more infantry than cavalry. If we want to use infantry to destroy Xirong cavalry in one fell swoop, there is almost no chance of winning, so our army now only has to build fortifications , Dig trenches to push back the Xirong iron cavalry step by step, wait until the New Year, and then ask the court to let the iron cavalry led by Hu Benjun to rush for help, Xirong Boli can be destroyed!" Cheng Rong shook his feather fan and told the generals.

"Marshal Qi, the Zhou army at Shuilongguan went out of the city to attack today. They dug three trenches and laid fences, and they are gradually approaching our camp." Brother Meng, the general of the Xirong tent, reported to Boli.

"This Cheng Rong is really smart. He knows that his cavalry is not as good as ours, so he uses fortifications to approach our territory step by step, trying to eat away at us little by little, and then slowly restore Yan Kingdom. We can't give Zhou Jun a good life in the new year, we have to send people to harass Zhou Ying day and night, destroy everywhere, we must not let Cheng Rong sleep soundly!" Bo Li wiped his beard and laughed slyly.

A few days after the New Year's Eve, Zhou Jun and Xirong Iron Cavalry set up a large formation and stared at each other, but there was no decisive battle. Under the arrangement of Boli, Xirong's right cavalry spread rumors and harassed around Zhou Jun Shuilongguan every day, but However, Zhou Jun An Tong took advantage of the situation and beheaded him. Bo Li simply ordered Xi Zuo to sneak into Luoyang, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, and continued to spread rumors everywhere, slandering Cheng Rong and Ming Chao for deliberately colluding with Xirong and delaying the war.

Luoyang, on the streets, there are very strange people everywhere talking about the rumors that Cheng Rong's Northern Expeditionary Army colluded with Xi Rong and secretly betrayed the country. Jug Tu, who had just returned to Beijing, heard it in his ears, and his heart was very sullen.

"King Zheng, these guys must be lackeys deliberately arranged by Ma Wumen's treacherous sycophants. Maybe these are Xirong's countermeasures!" Xu Chao, the general beside Jugtu, shouted indignantly.

"Xu Chao, when we go back to the capital, we want to ask the emperor to send troops to the front to serve the country. Let's ignore these nonsense!" Ju Chu smiled at Xu Chao.

Shuilong Shurendian, after learning that the excavation will be held in Xinzheng, has quelled the rebels in Xinzheng and appeased the people of Xinzheng. Shuijian was overjoyed. Hearing that the excavation was going to challenge him, he personally led the cavalry to help Shuilongguan. Yan Dayue.

"Ju Tu is indeed the mainstay of my Great Zhou. Since he took the initiative to play and asked to defeat the enemy, how could I not agree?" Shui Jian praised after reading the memorial of Du Tu.

"Your Majesty, I am worried that King Zheng's sudden return to the capital has another purpose. Could it be that he heard that the Empress Dowager was assassinated in the palace?" Ma Wumen deliberately questioned.

"Ma Wumen, Hugh is crazy!" Before Ma Wumen finished speaking, Shui Jian's face turned dark immediately, and he loudly reprimanded.

"Your Majesty, it's my minister Menglang, but the matter of King Zheng and this Jianjia Palace has become a laughing stock among the people. What if he really came back this time for the Empress Dowager?" Ma Wumen turned his eyes and said very cryptically.

"Everyone, think about it, is it possible to let Jutu lead troops to the Northern Expedition without an audience?" Shui Jian frowned and asked the crowd.

"Your Majesty, I think that you must not let Qu Tu lead troops to go out again!" At this moment, the shuddering Marquis Wei suddenly knelt down in front of Shui Jian.

"Wei Hou, what do you mean by that?" Shui Jian stared at Wei Hou and asked.

"Didn't your majesty hear the rumors on the street? Digging up troops to support himself, even trying to get involved with the Empress Dowager Ping, is so arrogant. If he makes great contributions again, wouldn't it be a tiger? I think that sending troops to support Shuilongguan doesn't have to be just digging." Tu is qualified for the job, and I recommend General Zudao to lead the cavalry to rescue Shuilongguan!" At this time, Ma Wumen was holding the imperial wat, and he knelt at Shuijian's feet loyally.

"Okay, Ma Aiqing is really loyal to the country, I decided to send the Zudao to lead the troops to the north, but how should I restrain the excavation?" Shui Jian asked Ma Wumen for advice.

"Your majesty, I have a plan. I can put Qutu under house arrest. I suggest that the emperor, in the name of Empress Dowager Ping being assassinated and in urgent need of protection, appoint Jutu as the commander of the imperial guards and guard the Jianjia Palace. This way Dutu must be overjoyed, and the emperor can also Quench the rumors about the Empress Dowager Ping and King Zheng!" Ma Wumen offered his advice.

"Good! Ma Aiqing's words are very kind, pass on the decree, and make Juetu the commander of the Imperial Guard!" Shui Jian couldn't help but Long Yan said joyfully.

"King Zheng, the emperor has ordered you to be a general of the imperial guards to guard Jianjia Palace!" In the evening, Xu Chao, who was overjoyed, flew into the mansion of Qutu with the order.

"What? Xu Chao, the emperor appointed me as the commander of the imperial guards, so how to arrange for the troops to go north?" Que Tu looked at Xu Chao in great surprise.

"The emperor issued an order to send Zudao as the general to command the cavalry of the Huben army to go north!" Xu Chao said cheerfully.

"Can Zu Dao defeat Xi Rong?" Qu Tu couldn't help feeling a little scared.

"King Zheng, don't worry, with the Huben army and a group of lieutenants, even if the ancestor sword is incompetent, we can still defeat the Xirong iron cavalry!" Xu Chao patted his chest confidently.

In the Jianjia Palace, Juetu was wearing a silk armor suit, and stepped into the Jianjia Palace bedroom with a lingering fragrance of cold fragrance and a deep bamboo charm.

"Chen Jutu pays respects to Empress Dowager Ping!" At the moment Jutu knelt in front of Empress Dowager Ping, tears welled up in Baosi's eyes.

"Du Tu, the man is shrouded in horse leather, and now Master Cheng Rong is fighting with Xirong's iron cavalry at the border. You must not lose the opportunity to serve the country because of a cold-hearted woman in this palace!" Yan Ran said with a smile.

"Si'er, I heard that Concubine Min Gui, a poisonous woman in the palace, dared to secretly send assassins to assassinate you. She couldn't sleep day and night, so she hurried back to Luoyang to see you!" There were also tears in Jue Tu's eyes.

"You and I both shed tears, happy spring and cold, digging, the palace is really not in danger, but the people here are different. We have been fighting with Xirong for so many years, and our flesh and blood are separated every year. You command Huben Army, Master Cheng Rong, work together to curb Xirong's ambitions, so that the people of Da Zhou and the people of Xirong can live a good life!" Bao Si stared at Qu Tu, and lightly opened her lips.

"Si'er, even if the world is conquered, what's the point of me being in this world without you by my side?" Jue Tu resolutely said.

"Quitu, let's not talk anymore, this harem, gossip, conspiracy, will not stop, if you are here, there will be countless hardships, you can go back to the army, go to Shuilongguan and Cheng Rong I think it is most appropriate for adults to help each other in the same boat!" Bao Si said softly.

"Si'er, is there any way we can leave the palace?"

(End of this chapter)