in the sound of swallows

Chapter 189 Battlefield
Besides, the emperor is still young, and the queen may not be the only one. There will be many candidates for the throne in the future, so the queen's words are too full.

The dissatisfaction in my heart was almost irresistible, but I didn't dare to speak out because of the difference between superiority and inferiority.When they arrived in Yecheng, the queen stayed in the prefect's mansion, and when the emperor went to arrange someone to contact Gu Chaonan's army, he actually said to him: "Vice general Zhang, I will take other people to deploy troops outside the city, you should protect the queen and the prince in the city. "

"Your Majesty, the guards in the city are already strict, so there is no need for the last general to stay?" Deputy General Zhang frowned.

The emperor smiled and said, "With you here, I feel more at ease."

Deputy General Zhang stood beside the queen with a livid face, seeing the tenderness on the emperor's face, and remained silent.

"It may take some time for me to settle in the army, please trouble the queen to wait for me." Gu Chaobei sat on the horse, looked at Shen Guiyan with a smile and said: "I will come back in a few days, and Yan'er doesn't have to." Miss me so much."

Shen Guiyan looked around, in front of so many people, he was lucky to be able to speak.

"The emperor is careful all the way. If the military situation is urgent, there is no need to rush back." She said: "The concubine will wait in the city with the emperor."

Yecheng is the first city wall after the border gate, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The emperor chose to be here because he had already thought about what to do if Gu Chaonan turned against him.

The [-] troops in Gu Chaonan's hands were divided into nine groups when they were given out, and five of them were soldiers from the southern camp under the command of General Lian.Even if Gu Chaonan wants to rebel, there are only [-] to [-] soldiers who can be mobilized, and Yecheng can definitely be defended.

And if he doesn't rebel, the purpose of the emperor's personal conquest is to take back all the military power. After defeating Fanbang and returning to Beijing, the military amulet will never be handed over to Gu Chaonan again.

It doesn't matter what Gu Chaonan and Xu Mengdie have in mind, once the military power is taken back, no matter how they calculate it, it will be impossible.

So the emperor is full of confidence in going here.

Shen Guiyan looked up at him, pursed her lips, took out a Qinglian sachet from her sleeve, and handed it to Gu Chaobei.

"Didn't I put it next to the pillow? Why did you bring it again?" The emperor muttered, reached out to take it, and tied it around his waist.

This was embroidered by Yan'er when she first married him a long time ago.She thought that the battlefield would be chaotic and the sword had no eyes, so it wouldn't be worthwhile to lose it, so she didn't bring it with her, but she took it out instead.

"This can be regarded as a safety talisman. May the emperor be safe." Shen Guiyan said with a smile: "Let's go quickly, the soldiers are still waiting."

"En." Gu Chaobei chuckled lightly: "When I come back, I will accompany you to see the peach blossoms in Yecheng."

"it is good."

Saying goodbye to the hatchback, the emperor turned his head with no trace of tenderness left in his expression.Pointing the long sword to the sky, he ordered all directions: "Get out of the city."

All the soldiers took orders, and the long procession meandered out. The emperor walked at the forefront, and when he was about to disappear at the intersection, he turned his head.

It's just that the street is too far away, and the face can't be seen clearly.

Shen Guiyan's heart sank, for some reason, she always felt that Gu Chaobei would disappear for a long time after leaving.

It should be because she thought too much, it's just outside the city, even if the garrison is ten miles away from the city, going to see him is just a round trip.

Turning around, Shen Guiyan looked at Vice General Zhang and said, "I want to take the prince around the city."

Vice General Zhang said expressionlessly: "My lady wants to go, so I will accompany you at the end."

He has made a lot of military exploits and is a person who has become a lieutenant general by his own ability. Now the emperor doesn't take him to the barracks, but asks him to serve as a guard for the queen and the prince.

Overqualified, his enthusiasm will be extinguished by the emperor's decision.

No matter how noble the queen is, she is still a woman. What can a woman do in this strange place?Vice General Zhang followed him all the way, and saw that the queen took the prince to several famous clinics, probably wanting to heal his legs, but they all returned disappointed.After sending the prince back to the prefect's mansion, he came out again, wandering in the street in micro clothes.

"Is there a granary in Ye City?" The empress asked casually.

Vice-General Zhang pursed his lips and replied: "The granary is to the east, and it is the largest warehouse in the vicinity."

Shen Guiyan's eyes lit up: "Shall we go and have a look?"

Vice General Zhang raised his eyebrows, wondering if the empress could still think about the issue of military pay?
As a result, after walking over, Deputy General Zhang realized that he had misunderstood. The empress looked at the straw or bamboo granaries, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The trees near this place grow really well, why don't you cut them down and build a watchtower? If that's the case, The granary defenders can see the entire granary from the watchtower at night."

A woman's view!Deputy General Zhang snorted coldly: "The trees near the granary are decades or even hundreds of years old. It would take a lot of manpower and material resources to cut them down. Moreover, the granary is safe everywhere, so there is no need to build watchtowers. It is really a waste of money and people."

Shen Guiyan shook her head: "Don't you think, General, if someone lit a fire from the woods and the east wind blows, it might burn the whole granary?"

"Your Majesty is worrying too much." Deputy General Zhang said, "Let's not say that the woods here are uninhabited and there will be no fire. Even if there is fire, there is a canal next to the granary, which can quickly put out the fire."

Does this person seem to dislike him?Shen Guiyan touched her face, and felt that his expression seemed a bit disdainful, probably because she felt that what the woman said was not enough?

On the way, she saw that Deputy General Zhang had always had a bad mood for her. She also thought that maybe she was thinking too much, and that his natural appearance might be like this.

After getting along now, I realized that she didn't think much of it, and people really didn't want to see her.

Shen Guiyan was not curious about the reason, because she was not familiar with this general.It's hard to say, but she still has the airs of a queen.

"I don't like this forest, but I prefer to build watchtowers here." With a cold face, Shen Guiyan looked at Deputy General Zhang and said: "General, go and give orders."

Deputy General Zhang was slightly angry, looked at her and said, "How can your empress make an order at will?"

Shen Guiyan looked at him and said: "Could it be that the palace has made an order, and who else needs to approve it?"

She is a queen, not the concubine Yan Gui, she has a lot to say.No matter how dissatisfied Vice General Zhang felt, he had to follow suit.

The prefect of Yecheng received the order and ordered the people to cut down the trees. The people were quite critical, and some old people even came out to stop them: "The century-old sacred tree is the root of Yecheng, so it cannot be cut down."

There were a lot of people blocking the way, Vice General Zhang didn't go to quell the anger of the people, but rather incited, he turned his head to Shen Guiyan and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that the general is unwilling to do it, but that the people in this city don't agree."

Shen Guiyan said: "Then let the government contribute. Except for building watchtowers, all the trees that have been cut down should be sent to help the people build houses."

Vice General Zhang frowned.

The governor of Yecheng had a headache and said: "What is the empress thinking? Although there are heavy soldiers guarding outside, there is nothing to do in Yecheng for the time being, but you can't waste your energy doing useless things."

The prefect's words reached Vice General Zhang's heart, so he didn't report to the queen the next day.

Shen Guiyan didn't care either, there was no Deputy General Zhang, and there was Xu Zhuangzhou.

It was only when she arrived in Yecheng that she found out that Xu Zhuangzhou was there, and when she asked him why he was there, he only said that he was curious about the situation at the border, so he came to have a look.Shen Guiyan didn't know if Gu Chaobei knew about it, but Xu Zhuangzhou took Taishi Zhou's recommendation letter, so Shen Guiyan let him stay by his side.

Vice General Zhang's strike was a strike, and the cutting of trees was still done according to her orders.

Yecheng is near the water, and there are a lot of grains, which can also provide food and salaries for the three armies. As long as things go smoothly for Gu Chaobei, he will be able to return to the capital safely in a few months.

However, unexpectedly, news of the defeat came from Gu Chaonan.

Gu Chaobei looked at the battle report in the barracks, and the corners of his mouth were full of sarcasm: "A [-] army, plus the soldiers at the border, will they be defeated?"

Deputy General Liu cupped his hands and said, "It is said that General Lian has not been able to meet General Gu, and Fanbang has iron cannons with fierce firepower, so the defeat is also reasonable."

Is it reasonable?Gu Chaonan is a man who is victorious in every battle, and he was defeated in such a short period of time...

"It seems that Gu Aiqing should have a good rest." The emperor said: "Vice General Liu, go and pass on my imperial decree, and ask General Gu to lead the elite and rush back to Yecheng."

"Yes!" Deputy General Liu took the order and went.

Gu Chaobei glanced back at the barracks, and said with a smile, "To entertain General Gu, let's prepare some delicious food and wine."

Everyone understood that the emperor was going to hold a banquet for Gu Chaonan and take back his military power.Gu Chaonan is the son of Prime Minister Gu. The emperor was concerned about Prime Minister Gu's face, so he came here in person, took over the military power from Gu Chaonan, and then took him with him to continue to resist foreign countries. It won't make people think that the emperor has a grudge against Gu Chaonan.

He thought it would be seamless, but Gu Chaonan didn't intend to come.

The elite soldiers were sent back, but they came to pass the message: "General Gu is sick and cannot ride a horse. He can only rest at the border. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

It was obvious that he wanted to hide, Gu Chaobei hesitated for a while, and said: "Since the border is defeated, then I will lead the reinforcements and go to support."

"Your Majesty, what about Ye City?"

The emperor said: "Leave it to Deputy General Zhang. There is still the queen in charge, so don't worry."

It's a pity that soldiers are so fast, he doesn't even have time to go back to Yecheng, he has to leave immediately, so he won't give Gu Chaonan more opportunities to prepare.

Xu Mengdie wanted to use Fanbang's iron cannons, and Fanbang wanted them to take the opportunity to get rid of the emperor first, so this side was "defeated". Gu Chaobei rushed all the way to the border, and met Fanbang's iron cannon battalion on the way.

The artillery fire was so powerful that human flesh couldn't stop it at all, but the emperor still ordered: "No retreat, go!"

There are many bones.Although the forty iron cannons on the opposite side are extremely powerful, they will be useless after a while.why?Because this iron cannon is exactly what Ambassador Fan Bang said when he paid tribute.

Only one shell can be fired at a time, and it is heavy and difficult to carry.Fanbang was short of troops, and they all relied on cannons to scare the enemy back directly.

(End of this chapter)