Chapter 1205 The turmoil
Opposite Caoqiao Pass, on the west bank of Danshui.
The weather in midsummer is extremely hot.
Fortunately, the army was stationed on the edge of Dan River, and there were mountains on both sides, so the heat was not too severe.
The only thing to worry about is that there are too many mosquitoes in the mountains.
Even if you light mugwort and other things, there are still mosquitoes that are not afraid of death and rush to bite you.
If you are not careful, you will get red envelopes one after another.
“Bah!”
Feng Duhu, who was sitting under the pergola fishing, reached out and slapped his neck, and a big mosquito was killed in the palm of his hand. The blood stains bloomed like a small red flower.
He scratched the bite on his neck, and Feng Duhu continued to sit still.
How can a fisherman shrink back because of a mere mosquito?
However, it seemed that today was destined to make Feng Duhu unable to fish with peace of mind. Soon, there were rapid footsteps behind him:
“Your Majesty, some people say that an urgent message has been sent from Bingzhou!”
"Huh?" Feng Duhu was suddenly startled and turned his head immediately, "An urgent letter from Bingzhou?"
He glanced past the guards and looked outside the guard circle, only to see a man wearing leggings and a tight robe with narrow sleeves standing there.
People from Xinghan Hui?
To be precise, it is Dongfeng Express.
Feng Duhu raised his eyebrows. It was not an official document, but a private letter?
The letter was sent through Dongfeng Express’s dedicated emergency channel, and it was delivered to himself. The letter writer was very thoughtful!
Isn't this just adding Pony's QQ and then going to other people's farms to steal vegetables in the middle of the night?
Seeing that it was not an urgent official document sent from Bingzhou, Feng Duhu felt relaxed again.
Compared to urgent official documents related to the military situation of Bingzhou, private letters, no matter how urgent, are not considered urgent for Feng Duhu.
“Let him come.”
“Here!”
With permission, the man trotted up to Feng Duhu, bowed deeply and said respectfully:
“Zhu Liu pays homage to the prince.”
Just from the name, you can tell that he was born into a poor man.
“Retired from the army?”
Hearing this, Zhu Liu, who had just stood up straight, immediately blushed:
"Reporting to the Lord, it is true that the villain joined the army from Nanxiang in the seventh year of Jianxing."
"Over the years, villains have participated in major battles such as Xiaoguan, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou. The court changed the military system the year before last, and villains withdrew from the army."
Feng Duhu has many current identities.
This also leads to different people calling him different names.
Those who are called "mountain leaders" need not ask. They are all students from the college, and most of them are students in the early years.
Those who are called "junhou" are basically old people who follow Feng Duhu, and they are qualified to be called so.
Even Meng Yan is a little bit shy.
This is for the sake of his brother Meng Huo, or to be precise, for the sake of Huawan.
Only then did Meng Yan dare to call him "Jun Hou" in private.
As for outsiders, they are basically called "Zhongduhu".
As for those who publicly call him "General Youhussar", they either want to seek death, or they, like Wei Yan, want to confront someone like Feng.
You called General Youhussar and deliberately placed Feng under Wei Yan. What if you weren't deliberately looking for trouble?
Of course, if you are in a formal occasion or talking about business, people will naturally call you Zhongduhu.
So the man in front of him called Feng Duhu a very direct indication of his identity.
As soon as Feng Duhu heard the other party's self-report, he immediately became interested, "Oh? Then why did you retire?"
The army will basically not let go of these elite veterans unless they have no choice.
Besides, Da Han’s finances are now in good shape and his military salary is quite generous.
Furthermore, given the current world situation, if you want to cross strata and achieve meritorious service in the military, it is the fastest way.
Even if you are unable to make any great achievements, if you stay in the army for a long time and accumulate some small merits, you can still benefit your parents, wife and children at home.
So most of the veterans who have fought for many years are willing to stay in the army.
Not to mention that the person in front of him is still a descendant of Nanxiang, and he is the most loyal direct lineage among Feng Duhu's direct lineage.
Zhu Liu scratched his head, a little embarrassed:
“While following General Zhendong to forcefully cross the river, he was shot in the chest by a thief and fell into the water. He was eager to achieve success and refused to retreat. Unexpectedly, the thief opened a hole in his side again.”
Speaking of this, Zhu Liu sighed:
“After the war, the medical staff said that I lost too much blood and almost lost my life. In addition, the wound was soaked in water when I fell into the water. They said it was infected or something.”
“Anyway, I saved my life in the end, but my health was failing and I had no choice but to retire from the army.”
Hearing this, Feng Duhu quickly stood up in awe, walked up to him, and patted his shoulder:
“It’s good to retire. After all, I have fought for the country for so many years. Thank you for your hard work.”
Hearing Feng Duhu's words, he felt the weight on his shoulders. The eyes of such a big man suddenly felt a little hot.
He stood up straight and said loudly:
"It's not hard to return to the throne! As long as your parents, wife and children can live a good life, it will be worth it no matter how hard you work!"
“When the villain was in the army, he was fortunate enough to receive the advice from the king: We kill thieves for the sake of our relatives and so that future generations will no longer be forced by thieves.”
“It’s so that they can always live a good life! Villains never dare to forget.”
"Okay, okay!" Feng Duhu nodded, "So are you living a good life at home now?"
cast parties hungu , the little people are also living very well , they have enough to eat, are clothed warmly , have been given fields, and their children can go to school , little people , little people...'
I couldn’t speak any more and started to wipe my tears.
“This trip, I didn’t need a villain to deliver it myself, but when I learned that it was a letter to the king, everyone wanted to rush over.”
“The villain beat those guys down, and then I got this job, just to meet the king.”
The unpretentious words made Feng Duhu, who had just casually chatted with the veteran to show his approachability, suddenly feel a little heavy in his heart.
Simple people, they only ask for enough food, warm clothes, and some land at home.
If children can still learn knowledge, it is something they must protect even if they sacrifice their lives.
The grand plans for hegemony and the struggle for power are too far away for them.
They just want to live their own little lives.
But it is these people who want to live their own small lives who are the main force that constantly promotes the progress of history.
The ambitions and hegemony of heroes are all forged by countless common people.
Feng Duhu took a deep breath, put his hand on Zhu Liu's shoulder again, held it firmly, and said calmly:
"Go back and tell them that as long as I am here, I will do my best to make everyone live a good life!"
When Zhu Liu heard this, his eyes lit up, he nodded repeatedly, and was so excited that he could not speak.
But even so, he did not forget the purpose of his trip.
He unfastened his belt, took out a letter wrapped in oilcloth from his clothes, and respectfully handed it to Feng Duhu with both hands:
“Your Majesty, this is your letter.”
Feng Duhu nodded and took it with his own hands.
Zhu Liu fastened his belt haphazardly, bowed deeply to Feng Duhu, and then retreated.
The prince is the pillar of the country, and there are many important national affairs to be dealt with.
I can say so much to Jun Hou, it is already ancestral tomb smoke.
To be a person, you must be content, and you must also know how to advance and retreat.
If you continue to waste your time like this, I'm afraid you will become a sinner.
Opening the oil-wrapped cloth to reveal the letter inside, Feng Duhu took one look at it and let out a sigh.
Why is it a letter from Brother Bertson?
At this time, how could Bosong use Dongfeng Express to deliver letters? And it’s an urgent letter?
Feng Duhu's heart sank slightly, feeling that his initial idea seemed to be wrong.
Could it be that something really happened in Bingzhou?
Opening the letter and browsing it quickly, Feng Duhu's originally relaxed face turned a little gloomy.
He slowly sat back down and read the letter again carefully.
Then he put away the letter and looked at the water, his face becoming gloomy.
After sitting blankly for a while, he suddenly said:
“Comer.”
“Junhou?”
“Get a pen and paper.”
“Here.”
Feng Duhu knelt down in front of the small case, wrote the letter quickly, and sealed it with clay as quickly as possible.
Finally he said:
“Get the chicken feathers.”
The chicken feather letter, or the red chicken feather letter, represents the most urgent and important matters.
"You personally take your team and rush back to Chang'an immediately, and deliver this letter to Madam."
Feng Duhu handed the letter to the guard captain with a serious look on his face, "Remember, you must hand it to Madam with your own hands."
The guard captain glanced at Feng Duhu and didn't hear the following instructions again, so he had to bite the bullet and ask one more question:
“Your Majesty, which lady is it?”
Feng Duhu twitched the corner of his mouth and said angrily: "Mrs. Zuo! General Zhendong!"
“Here!”
The guard captain agreed, wrapped it in the oilcloth just now, and hid it carefully, then turned around and went out to greet the team he led.
After a while, the dozen or so riders rolled up the smoke and rode up against Danshui toward Chang'an.
Feng Duhu, on the other hand, sat there blankly, his eyes unfocused and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The fish float kept rising and falling, but the fishing rod in his hand did not move at all.
Until the sound of footsteps came from behind again:
“Junhou?”
Feng Duhu finally came to his senses: "What's the matter?"
“General Ju and General Meng ask for an audience.”
“Let them come.”
Jufu and Meng Yan came over excitedly: "Greetings to the lord."
“Well, what’s the matter?”
“Your Majesty, everything in the army is ready and we can officially launch an attack at any time!”
“Crossing the water?”
“Exactly!”
Feng Duhu said "hmm" again casually, was silent for a moment, and then said:
"Two generals, please wait for a while before crossing the water."
When Jufu and Meng Yan heard this, they looked at each other subconsciously, and then both looked at Feng Duhu:
“Your Majesty, why is this?”
The soldiers have been preparing for so long, isn’t it just for this moment?
Why is it that when things are about to come to an end, it has to be slowed down?
“Things have changed.”
Seeing that there was no movement from the fish float, Feng Duhu raised the fishing rod and found that the bait had long been eaten.
Unlucky!
It’s actually an empty pole!
Slowly re-baiting the fishhook, Feng Duhu said slowly:
“I suspect that someone wants to trick the big man, but I have no evidence...”
Sentence to support Meng Yan:? ? ?
What pitfall?
Throwing out the fishing line, Feng Duhu did not explain, but continued:
“The built stone cannon can be smashed on the opposite side, let them record the data, and the rest will remain as planned except not to cross the water.”
Jufu and Meng Yan were confused and ordered to retreat.
After giving the instructions, Feng Duhu realized that another fish seemed to be biting the hook.
Unexpectedly, when I lifted it up, I found that it was empty again.
He threw the fishing rod away a little irritably, stood up, and looked steadily at Caoqiao Pass on the other side, his eyes dim and his face uncertain.
“Come here!”
“Junhou?”
"Immediately send people to Shu to inform Jincheng, Jiangzhou, Yong'an and other places. As long as the news is related to Jingzhou, it must be sent to Chang'an as quickly as possible."
“Here!”
…
Bingzhou, Taiyuan.
Wang Ping, who led the army into the fortress from Pingcheng, completed his army reorganization in Jinyang City, and the dispatched front army had just arrived in Qixian County.
Who expected that Deng Zhi would chase after him again:
“General Wang, something happened to the Shangdang!”
Deng Zhi's face was panicked and his clothes were a little messy. It was obvious that he was chasing after him on horseback in a hurry.
“What is this, your Majesty?”
Wang Ping was shocked when he saw Deng Zhi looking like this, "Why does he look like this?"
“Something happened to Shangdang, something big happened. The Wei thieves have captured Huguan!”
Deng Zhi got off his horse and pulled Wang Ping's horse's head, feeling a little out of breath.
The desperately chasing this along the way can also be regarded as the old life of Deng Zhi.
After all, he is already an old man in his sixties, not in his prime.
"What?"
Wang Ping was shocked and quickly got off his horse:
"How could this happen? Huguan... isn't it said that Huguan is majestic and dangerous?"
Deng Zhi was panting. It was too hot. He was riding a horse and galloping over. His throat was already dry.
He held his waist and waved his hand:
“Ji He, tell me!”
Li Xi hurriedly stepped forward and explained:
"General Wang, Guo Xun, the Shangdang guard general, is a Wei thief. He has been in contact with Sima Yi for a long time. It was he who led the people to open the switch at night to welcome the thief."
"This allowed Sima Yi to knock down the pass easily and enter. I heard that after Sima Yi attacked Huguan, he sent people to attack the eldest son."
"The eldest son's troops are empty, and he surrendered without a fight. Most of the Shangdang has fallen into the hands of the thieves."
“According to a report from a tribesman who escaped from Shangdang, Sima Yi also sent people to lead the army northward just as he captured his eldest son. It is very likely that he wanted to attack Jinyang!”
When Wang Ping heard this, he was shocked: "Is this true!?"
“I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it doesn’t exist!”
Deng Zhi finally regained his breath and said:
"General Wang, we have stationed troops in Qixian County in preparation for the Shangdang's plan to change. I'm afraid it won't work, so we have to make changes!"
The troops were stationed in Qixian County, although they were also prepared to guard against Wei thieves in case they invaded Shangdang.
But that's just in case. In fact, in everyone's heart, they don't really believe that Wei Thief can do this.
Therefore, the most important thing for taking this step is that Qixian County is the closest to the entrance to Shangdang, where it can not only station troops but also have convenient food.
After all, Wei Yan is a rare strong general in the army. He has led the army for many years, how could he be stupid?
Facts have proved that this person is not stupid, but stupid!
That’s so stupid!
It was simply being manipulated by Sima Yi.
Although formal news has come from Shangdang, Deng Zhi knew in his heart that even if this matter was only half true, it must be treated as very true.
As an old man who followed the Prime Minister in the First Northern Expedition, Deng Zhi knew very well:
Sima Yi was very good at leading troops and should never be taken lightly.
You thought he would arrive a month later, but maybe he would arrive in eight days.
"General Wang, we can no longer go to Qi County at this time. We should go directly to Dagu!"
Deng Zhi continued, "That is the main passage from Shangdang into Taiyuan. General Wang, please be sure to guard it!"
“Otherwise, once the Wei thieves enter Taiyuan, Bingzhou will no longer be owned by the Han Dynasty!”
The reason why Dagu is called Dagu is because there is a large valley connecting Taiyuan and Shangdang.
Qi County is only about sixty miles away from Dagu. The march can be faster and can be reached in one day.
Wang Ping did not dare to neglect:
“He will lead the army immediately!”
"Okay, then General Lao Wang will be here." Deng Zhi clasped his fists, "I will immediately mobilize the food and grass from Jinyang and Qixian County to follow the army."
After saying that, Deng Zhi quickly sent Li Xi to Qixian County, and he hurried back to Jinyang.
He not only had to mobilize grain and grass, but also mobilized county troops.
As soon as real news came from Shangdang, he would immediately recruit county soldiers to support him.
As the governor of Bingzhou, he not only had to support Wang Ping in the rear but also prevent Wei thieves from entering Taiyuan.
At the same time, he also had to find a way to squeeze out some troops and go to Jingxing east of Jinyang to increase defense to prevent the thieves from coming from Changshan County.
(End of this chapter)