Chapter 676 Letter (first update)
Conquering three cities in a row is really exciting.
Su Rong's injuries were mostly healed. Before the banquet, he caught Dr. Zhang and asked, "Can I drink now?"
Doctor Zhang stroked his beard and said, "It stands to reason..."
"Oh, don't just say it's logical, just say it's okay?" Su Rong stopped him.
Doctor Zhang had no choice but to say, "Yes, it's a small amount."
Su Rong felt relieved, "Don't worry, I won't drink too much."
After she finished speaking, she walked into the banquet hall happily.
Doctor Zhang saw that she was as excited as a child. He wanted to laugh a little, but he also sighed in his heart. He remembered that the princess was not very old at first. She had her hair extensions last summer, and this year she has passed the New Year, and she is only twenty-eight years old.
The banquet hall was very lively. Everyone, like Su Rong, had almost recovered from their injuries, except Cui Xingzhi, who was now recovering from his injuries.
When Zhou Gu saw Su Rong coming back, he asked her, "What are you doing?"
Su Rong smiled and said, "Ask Dr. Zhang, can I drink alcohol?"
“What did Doctor Zhang say?”
"able."
Zhou Gu felt relieved, "If you can do it, then so can I."
Su Rong nodded and added, "A small amount."
Zhou Gu said "hmm" and turned to Ye Guixue and said, "Brother Guixue, don't even think about it. You can't drink alcohol yet."
Ye Guixue had already poured herself a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I'll drink tea."
Feng Ling sat on the other side of Su Rong. Seeing that Zhou Gu and Su Rong had filled their glasses with wine, he was a little greedy and said, "It doesn't matter if you drink less, right?"
Su Rong knocked off his paw that was trying to take the wine bottle, "You can't. It's hard to get out of bed after being bedridden. You'd better be more obedient!"
Feng Ling sighed, "This is too greedy."
Cui Yanjin came over and said to Fengling: "Brother Feng, do you want some scented tea?" After saying that, he took a cup of tea and handed it to him, "This is it, to get rid of bad luck."
Fengling lowered her head and was speechless, "You call this scented tea?"
Just a few petals put in a cup of white water.
"Then tell me, if this isn't called scented tea, what is it called?" Cui Yanjin whispered: "Flower petal bath is really wonderful, but in this city, no one keeps flowers in the city guard's mansion. I only had a few pots of flowers. I’ll give you one.”
Fengling looked at him and asked, "Why are you so keen on flower petal baths?"
He has heard that since Dingnan City was captured, the young master Yan Jin of the Cui family in Qinghe had to take a bath of flower petals as soon as he entered the city. What's the point? Why is she more sophisticated than his sister? Where can there be so many flowers in the middle of winter?
Cui Yanjin smiled and said, "I learned it from my cousin."
Zhou Gu, who heard clearly from the side, twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't teach you."
Cui Yanjin snorted softly, "I learned this from you and your cousin-in-law when you and your cousin had people grab flowers and bathe them immediately after they captured Dingnan City."
Zhou Gu: “…”
Irrefutable.
Su Rong, who also heard clearly from the side, smiled and praised, "It's very good. To win a battle, you need to have a sense of ceremony."
Cui Yanjin was very happy immediately, "My cousin is right."
Fengling patted Cui Yanjin and thanked him, "Thank you very much, little brother."
Cui Yanjin smiled happily, "Brother Feng, you're welcome."
After he finished speaking, he left. After a while, Fengling discovered that Cui Yanjin had sent a cup of his homemade scented tea to everyone who couldn't drink. He couldn't help but laugh.
Even after capturing three cities, the soldiers of Nanchu were tired. After rewarding the three armies that day, Su Rong sent an order to rest for a day the next day.
Another day later, the army set off for the next city, Xinqicheng.
Su Rong's army had rested for a day, so the 10,000 soldiers and horses ambushed by Helan Jue at Wuyin Mountain had been frozen to death for a whole day and night. When the Nanchu army arrived, they had already lost their fighting power. Facing the army, they naturally did not want to die, so they decided to retreat and withdrew directly.
Seeing the 10,000 soldiers and horses who had returned in vain, Helan Jue was furious and wanted to punish the leader, but was stopped by Nangong Zheng, "General Helan calmed down and guarded day and night. The sky was dry and the earth was freezing. Kong Kong, even if he attacks by surprise, his death will be in vain.”
"But military orders are like mountains." He Lanjue said: "If everyone is a deserter, where are the military orders? Where are the military disciplines?"
Nangong Zheng said: "Now is not the time to punish the guilty. Nan Chu has already attacked. It is important to defend the city. Let them take advantage of the crime!"
He Lanjue took a deep breath and finally nodded.
Because the sneak attack was not successful and could not hinder the progress of the Nanchu army, Helanjue's plan failed. As a result, like the previous cities, there were no reinforcements and no effective military defenses. Helanjue and Nangongzheng struggled to support it. After three days, they were finally defeated and the city gate was broken. They could only abandon the city with their troops and horses.
Su Rong successfully took over Xinqicheng.
He Lanjue and Nangong Zheng retreated to the next city of Xuzhou.
As soon as they retreated to the city, a man rushed to greet them. Both He Lanjue and Nangong Zheng knew this man. He was Zhu Zhun, a close confidant of the prince.
When Zhu Zhun saw the two of them, he immediately handed over his hands and said, "General Helan, Mr. Zheng, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please read the letter quickly."
He Lanjue immediately reached out and took it, "What did His Highness say?"
Zhu Zhun said: "Everything His Royal Highness the Prince said is in the letter."
He Lanjue quickly opened the letter. After reading it, he was shocked. After confirming it again and again, he looked up at Nangong Zheng with complicated emotions and handed the letter to him.
Nangong Zheng took the letter and looked calm after reading it.
Helan said bitterly: "Nan Chu is coming with a fierce force. We can't resist, and we have captured four cities in a row. A few days ago, Master Zheng said that perhaps His Highness would negotiate peace with Daliang and Nan Chu. This is the most beneficial thing for the Wei Dynasty now. , as expected."
After he finished speaking, he sighed unwillingly and said to Nangong Zheng, "I am not as wise as you when it comes to planning and calculating people's hearts."
At this time, he admitted that Nangong Zheng was indeed the most outstanding descendant of the Nangong family. He really didn't expect to negotiate a peace.
Nangong Zheng shook his head, "The general learned military art, marching and fighting, I learned it differently from the general."
He put the letter away and said to Zhu Zhun: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a handwritten letter, shall I accompany Mr. Zhu?"
Zhu Zhun shook his head, "You don't need to accompany Mr. Zheng. I just need to go and see you in person. They say that the two armies are fighting and will not kill the envoys. The princess of Nanchu will not kill me."
Nangong Zheng nodded.
Since it was an order from His Highness the Crown Prince, He Lanjue had no objection.
So Zhu Zhun immediately left Xuzhou City and went to Xinqi City.
After a journey of a hundred miles, he arrived quickly. He reined up his horse at the foot of the city and shouted to the soldiers at the city gate, "I, Zhu Zhun, have come to deliver a message to the Princess of Nanchu on the orders of my Highness, the Crown Prince of Wei."
The soldiers at the city gate were all surprised.
Zhang Yun was on the city wall. He raised his eyes and looked down clearly. He immediately ordered the people around him, "Liu Ying, go and tie the person up and get the letter."
The shadow should be.
Zhang Yun then said to the side, "Go and report to the princess that there is a letter from the Crown Prince of Wei."
“Yes.” Someone went immediately.
(End of this chapter)