Autumn had just arrived and the summer air hadn't completely disappeared in Bianliang. It started raining when dark clouds covered the sky.
For the people of Bianliang, the sudden storm couldn't hide the excitement in the city. During this time, the news that shocked and delighted the Wu dynasty the most came from the north.
Tong Guan's army of two hundred thousand had conquered Yan Jing, most of the sixteen states of Yan Yun were recovered and Liao was about to fall.
When the news came, the first glimmer of hope finally appeared in the two hundred years of humiliation and dreams. For the people of Bianliang, especially the Confucian scholars, it was a joyous occasion. In such an atmosphere, relatively speaking, the defeat of the Liangshan bandits in the east was almost not worth mentioning. The fate of the nation was prosperous, and the power of the heavens and the earth would cooperate with each other. Under such circumstances, the mere bandits would naturally collapse at the sight of the army of the nation, and they were not worth mentioning.
Because the importance of Liangshan was much lower than Yan Jing, the news wasn't publicized. In fact, the news of the incident in Liangshan came before the incident in Yan Jing. However, due to some issues, the procedures to deal with it were temporarily postponed. After that … there was not much need to publicize it. As long as Yan Jing won, other things would be the icing on the cake and overshadow it.
It was also under such an atmosphere that Su Tan 'er led a group of Su Family members and a three-month-old baby to Bianliang.
The group moved into the house Ning Yi had bought. After a bit of tidying up, they first visited Qin Siyuan's family. She was not as familiar with the Qin Family as Yunzhu was with the Qin Family. However, Qin Siyuan, Madam Qin, and the rest had always valued Ning Yi. The child they brought had also successfully opened up a breakthrough in "diplomacy". At this time, little Ning Xi, who was almost three months old, was healthy and rather adorable. Madam Qin was overjoyed to see him. She also said that the child was intelligent and wanted to take him in as her godson. She asked Su Tan 'er to bring the child over to play more often.
The Qin Family's love for Ning Xi naturally came from Ning Yi, this went without saying. However, a child's glory was originally linked to his mother. As the eldest son of the Ning Family, he would inherit Ning Yi's mantle in the future and shoulder the burden of the Ning Family and the Su family. Every bit of praise for him was complimented from the bottom of Su Tan'er's heart. After that, when Yunniang told Su Tan'er about Ning Yi, she further explained why the Qin family valued Ning Yi so much.
In a month's time, they had defeated Liangshan and killed tens of thousands of Liangshan bandits, forcing them to surrender. To anyone, this was a dream-like achievement. Ning Yi's revenge was fast and ruthless. It was as if he had stretched out a giant hand and slapped the entire Liangshan to the ground. To a woman, this was the aura of a family head that she could truly rely on. But as a pragmatic person, Su Tan'er naturally understood the danger. Outside the house, it was raining heavily. Under the warm yellow light in the room, she listened to Yun Niang's words and the information that was sent over. At the same time, she covered her mouth with her hand, and at the same time, her eyes reddened.
"H-he's not injured, right?"
"Don't worry, I heard that he wasn't injured. This time, it was all because of his planning. However, the Liangshan bandits are still on the run. I don't know how long it will take to intercept them all. But with Liheng's methods, there will be news soon …"
"His methods are sharp and he will be a thorn in the bandits' side. Song Jiang and the others … will have their eyes on him sooner or later. I only hope that he will be fine … "Tan'er sat there, smiling and crying.
Yunniang said a few words with a smile, and then said, "Recently, the most exciting thing in the mansion is the Liangshan incident. My master always approves of it. If it weren't for the tense situation in Yan Jing and the urgency of many things, this matter would have been spread … "
"After all, the matter in Yan Jing is more important …"
"Yan Jing …" Yunniang looked at Tan'er with a smile. After a while, she shook her head and said softly, "The news may be pleasant to outsiders, but my master said that it was a bunch of bastards who did a bunch of shameful things. How can it compare to Liheng's achievements? But this matter is still confidential. Tan'er is not an outsider, but don't mention it to others … "
In the atmosphere of celebration in Bianliang City, Yunniang and Tan'er casually mentioned this matter, feeling a little helpless. And at this time in the Qin's Mansion, or in the entire capital city, the few people who knew the inside story might not be as ecstatic as others when talking about this matter. For example, in the back study of the Qin's Mansion, inside the Office of Secret Investigations.
At this time, Cheng Zhouhai had already left. Yao Zunian, Ji Kun, Monk Jueming, Wenren Buer, and the others were handling the affairs here. Occasionally, someone would send invitations to Yao Zunian and Monk Jueming in the room to celebrate the return of Yan Jing. However, these two famous people in Bianliang's literary and social circles were usually a little uninterested in it. In fact, when they talked about it, they all thought that if Cheng Zhouhai was still here, he might have cursed and even smashed half of the tea set in the room.
And in fact, when the first news about Yan Jing came, Monk Jueming, who had always been self-restrained, once punched the tea set in front of him, almost smashing a purple sand tea set. The broken pieces were embedded in his hand, and blood kept flowing out. At the same time, he was angry, which was the temperament of a former member of the royal family. For such people, there were always some things and some emotions that they couldn't get rid of, no matter whether they left the human world or entered the human world. And when all kinds of news came one after another, people were able to calm down, but occasionally sighed and said, "It's always a good thing."
When the rain fell, thousands of miles away in the north, there was also a person who was in a nightmare, repeating everything that happened in Yan Jing …
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In the darkness, the light in front of him was like purgatory. In the ancient and dark city at night, the sound of killing came out …
When he suddenly sat up from the bed, Guo Yaoshi's forehead was covered with cold sweat. The light was dim, and it was raining outside. He got off the bed, put on his clothes, and gritted his teeth, going through everything that had happened that day.
In the middle of May, Guo Yaoshi finally got the approval of Tong Guan and Liu Yanqing. He led 6,000 elites of the resentful army and cooperated with Liu Yanqing's direct subordinates to launch a surprise attack on Yan Jing. According to his understanding of Liao, the whole plan was serious and rigorous. The vanguard successfully sneaked into the city, broke the city gate, and started a chaotic battle in Yan Jing.
At this time, the Liao people and the Jin Kingdom had been fighting for a long time, and the army was no longer in the mood to fight. Especially when the army of the Wu dynasty suddenly broke into the Liao capital, like a heavenly army, it was a signal to the people that Liao's life was coming to an end. In the beginning, Guo Yaoshi was overjoyed, and he sent someone to order Empress Dowager Xiao to surrender. And Liu Yanqing was also overjoyed, and he announced that when the army entered the city, he would not hold back his saber. For Tong Guan, Liu Yanqing, and the others, after the repeated defeats in the war against Liao, they needed a big victory, and the soldiers in the army also needed more motivation. Such an order came from Liu Yanqing's mouth, and also from Tong Guan's heroism.
"There is no other reason for me to lead the army. The soldiers sacrifice themselves for me, and I will not mistreat them!"
Under such an order, the order of the army of the Wu dynasty gradually became chaotic, and they began to burn and kill in the city. Guo Yaoshi was shocked, and negotiated with Tong Guan, but he was immediately refuted, "The Liao people have killed so many people of the Wu dynasty in the past hundred years. Yaoshi, you just came to the Wu dynasty, and you don't know the depth of the hatred. It's not good for you to say too much about this, or you will make mistakes. Anyway, the matter has been settled, and there is no harm in letting the soldiers vent their anger. Hahahaha … "
Although the Liao people were an arrow at the end of its flight, in the north, the men still had the courage to fight. The next day, the resistance in Yan Jing gradually became stronger. Although Empress Dowager Xiao was a woman, she was also valiant. She took the opportunity to write a letter in blood to the noble families in the city, and then seized the city gate. Instead of driving the army of the Wu dynasty out of the city, she closed the gate, and wanted to die with the army of the Wu dynasty. In such a situation, Guo Yaoshi and the others still had the upper hand, but Liu Guangshi's troops, who were supposed to lead the army over, never arrived.
On the third day of the battle, King Xiao Gan of the North Yard led the army back to Yan Jing, and with the resentment of the whole city, he drove Guo Yaoshi and the others out of the city. At this time, the resentful army still had the strength to fight. Guo Yaoshi was a famous general, and he had been waiting for the arrival of Liu Guangshi's main force. He knew that once the army was defeated, it would be beyond redemption, so he persuaded the thousands of soldiers under Liu Yanqing to fight with him against Xiao Gan. Even if they fought and retreated, they would still be able to fight when the main force arrived.
The other side nodded in agreement, and then when they clashed with Xiao Gan's troops, the entire army collapsed. Guo Yaoshi could only watch in stupefaction as the Wu dynasty's elites scrambled to escape, and at the same time, this kind of escape destroyed the morale of the resentful army. At that time, the morale of Xiao Gan's troops was indeed high, and it was quite frightening. The resentful army at the front was like a sandcastle under a huge wave. They only managed to resist for a moment before being crushed. At this time, Guo Yaoshi was still trying to organize an orderly retreat, thinking that he could preserve his strength. But in the end, the scattered resistance only bought the Wu dynasty troops some time to disperse. On the battlefield, when he once again faced the terrifying King of the North Yard, he was almost cut down by his opponent's sword. It was his many old brothers who protected him as he fled, and he was lucky enough not to be captured.
At this time, Liu Guangshi's main force of tens of thousands of soldiers finally arrived. Seeing that their allies had already been routed, these tens of thousands of soldiers were also scattered by Xiao Gan, who had pursued them all the way. Tong Guan, who was further back, knew that defeat was inevitable. He decisively chose not to resist stubbornly. Instead, he turned around and retreated, protecting the entire Northern expedition.
During the entire battle, only a thousand of the resentful army's six thousand soldiers returned. Adding the two thousand soldiers who had been guarding the main formation, only three thousand of the eight thousand brothers who had defected to the Wu dynasty were left. The Wu dynasty army was in a state of shirking responsibility. According to the civil officials, after the battle, they had to find the reason for their defeat so that they could win the next battle. In the midst of such clamor, Tong Guan merely said a few words of comfort to the resentful army and set it aside.
Guo Yaoshi had originally thought that these fellows were going to use the resentful army as a scapegoat, but Tong Guan's methods were beautiful. After the defeat in the battle, he immediately contacted the Female Zhenren and agreed to some unknown conditions. Afterwards, the Jins sent out their troops and marched straight into Yanjing. After burning, killing, and looting, they handed over a ruined city to the Wu dynasty. By the time Guo Yaoshi finally reacted, Tong Guan had already sent the news of the great victory in Yanjing back to the south and began to announce this unparalleled achievement.
As for the punishment of the resentful army, an imperial edict arrived in the midst of the heavy rain. "… Medicine Master Guo's Ever-Victorious Army has worked together to advance in the battle of Yanjing and made a great contribution. Today, Medicine Master Guo is specially conferred the title of Wutai Jiedushi, and additionally … bestowed … upon …"
A large number of gifts and titles were placed in front of Guo Yaoshi. Under Guo Yaoshi's dazed gaze, Liu Guangshi, who had also been promoted and rewarded, came over with a smile and became close to Guo Yaoshi. That night, the Ever-Victorious Army held a banquet. Liu Guangshi and Guo Yaoshi left drunk. Liu Guangshi had always felt guilty about his delay in the army's advance to the north, but he had also explained in detail that the Wu dynasty's army was not that fast. Now that everyone had been rewarded and promoted, he finally had the face to see Medicine Master Guo and apologize. At the same time, he sincerely said that the people of the Wu Dynasty saw Medicine Master Guo as a good man, that he was skilled in battle, and that he was amazing!
For Liu Guangshi, this was probably the best way to express his goodwill to Guo Yaoshi.
After seeing Liu Guangshi off, the sky was dark and the rain was still falling. Guo Yaoshi stood outside the tent with the imperial edict in hand, watching the rain fall and drench himself. The two surviving brothers beside him knew that he had been brooding over the defeat in Yanjing recently, so they came over to comfort him and said, "This is a good thing. We can finally put our hearts at ease. Next, we can recruit more soldiers, right?"
"Tong Shumi still has a conscience. At least he didn't forget us …"
As the two of them spoke, the drunk Guo Yaoshi looked at them with red eyes. The imperial edict in his hand gradually trembled. He clenched his teeth and wanted to throw it into the rain, but in the end, he didn't dare. He waved his hand heavily, looked at the darkness in the curtain of rain, and pointed at it for a while.
"We have more than five thousand brothers. I, I originally led you …" He murmured. Finally, tears fell from his eyes in the rain. He suppressed his emotions and roared, "King! Eight! Bastard … "
His voice echoed in the curtain of rain.
This day was the thirteenth of the seventh month in the Jinghan year of the Wu dynasty. At the same time, in the Zhan family's valley in Yunzhou, thousands of miles to the south, more than three thousand people from Liangshan were rushing down the slope towards the camp set up by the people from Dulonggang …
Far away in Shandong, Ning Yi couldn't know the situation in the north immediately, and he wasn't interested for the time being. When he woke up from his dream, his heart was a little tired. There were some small figures in his dream that said goodbye to him forever. Even though he knew that most of the things in the dream were his own wishful thinking, at this time, he still couldn't help but be filled with faint sentiments of attachment. It was still raining heavily outside, but the sky was already bright. Because it was difficult to travel in such a heavy rain, everyone had to rest at a courier station along the way. The two hundred people traveled at different speeds. The first batch of more than thirty people with carriages and horses were considered to be at the front, while the rest had to find a place to rest at the back.
When Ning Yi left the carriage, he went to the backyard of the courier station. He was sleeping soundly, and no one even woke him up. Lonely lanterns hung under the eaves of the heavy rain. In the darkness of the heavy rain, the people in the courier station had actually fallen asleep. Some of the entourage found a place to sleep in the simple hall or under the eaves of the courier station. Ning Yi went up to the second floor and found a place to sit. Looking at the night rain and the cool breeze, he waited for Zhu Biao and the others to wake up and tell him about the martial arts masters they were going to meet and the situation …
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