But Guard Chief Ying rejected Shen Zangning's proposal without hesitation: "Mo Binwei is now leading the troops under his husband, and he holds 90% of Wen Yaozi's cavalry. Now at this juncture, let's send them away." When someone goes to pick up Jing'er, what do you want Wen Yazi to think? This is not an ordinary back-house thing, so don't cause trouble!"
After being reminded by her, Shen Zangning came to his senses, but then asked: "Isn't it bad to let Wen Yaozi be suspicious of Mo Binwei?"
"Wouldn't it be dangerous for Jing'er?" Wei Changying lightly scolded her, and then said seriously, "It's not good to do this. Now we are working together to expel the Rong people! If the Rong people are driven back to Beirong, It’s okay to instigate them anymore. If you do this now, it will only make the whole world look down on us!”
Shen Zangning sighed: "I don't know when I can see that child again in the future?"
Wei Changying was silent for a moment, and then said quietly: "There will always be a chance."
However, the two sisters-in-law thought that meeting their niece was far away, but that was not the case.
The day after Shen Zangning's visit, Panzhou sent someone to visit him first, saying that Shen Shujing had set off for the imperial capital and would arrive soon.
Wei Changying was naturally surprised. He summoned the visitor through the screen and asked about the reason.
"Jing'er is pregnant?" Wei Changying was surprised when he learned that Shen Shujing came to Beijing in a hurry because of her pregnancy. "Is she pregnant... could it be...?"
The visitor heard the anxiety in her words and hurriedly explained: "Mrs. Shen was only feeling unwell during pregnancy. Because he was afraid that General Mo would be someone who was having trouble with her, the king ordered someone to escort Mrs. Shen to Beijing and asked the eighth lady of the Duanmu family to treat her for safety. . Also considering that the queen, Mrs. Shen’s relatives are all here, and thinking that General Mo has no relatives at home, and Mrs. Shen is pregnant for the first time, our queen also has to raise the little prince, so I would like to ask you to take care of her. Look at Fu Yi Er…”
Wei Changying frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Since the people are already on the way, I will ask General Lu to send someone to greet them... Is Jing'er really okay?"
The visitor kept saying that it was nothing serious... After sending him away, the guard chief Ying Ming invited Huang to come and said to her with a livid face: "If you feel unwell during pregnancy, you can't run around. This is obviously something wrong. , I couldn’t get treatment in Panzhou, so I was afraid that something serious would happen and I would get into trouble with Mo Binwei, so I took the risk to come to the Imperial Capital for medical treatment!”
Huang also felt suspicious, and was afraid that Wei Changying would be too angry and hurt her body, so she said gently: "Since the eldest lady is already on the way and is almost there, why don't we wait until the eldest lady arrives first?"
"This is the only way!" Wei Changying sighed!
Shen Shujing's arrival in Yuzhu Town was slower than expected, mainly because Wen Yaozi sent infantry to escort her. Shen Shujing's escorts all had horses, but they had to wait for them to come together.
... This is not entirely because Wen Yaozi is stingy, but because most of the cavalry under his command... Oh, 90% of them have been assigned to Shen Zangfeng to fight against Yanzhou.
If you were to take care of Yaozi yourself, you would definitely not use too many cavalry. The cavalry is the trump card these days. If you think there are not enough, who is willing to give it to others
But who is it that he proposed that "when one person is insulted, the whole country is insulted; when one person is hated, the whole world is hated"? With these words, he forced all parties to send troops. If he didn't bleed heavily, how could the people who were being squeezed let him go
Besides, all parties in the alliance now know that once the Rong people return to the north, they will start fighting among themselves. If you can dig a hole for others in advance at this time, no one will be left behind!
This time the commander was Shen Zangfeng, and Mo Binwei, who was responsible for leading the troops sent by Wen Yaozi, was also controlled by Shen Zangfeng... In Mo Binwei's words: "Cavalry can always run faster than infantry."
He said this because the Shen family not only dispatched 50,000 fine cavalry this time, but also 50,000 heavy-armored soldiers among the 180,000 infantry. Those heavy-armored soldiers were all covered in armor and wore Mo swords. All of them were equipped with the same equipment. Like an iron bucket.
When a small team came out to move, the surrounding people felt as if the earth was shaking - it is estimated that many generations of the Shen family's accumulation were smashed into it - even when the Wei Dynasty was in its heyday, raising these 50,000 people was no small matter!
You must know that because of these 50,000 heavily armored soldiers, among the remaining 130,000 infantry soldiers, 80,000 soldiers are nominally infantry, but in fact they are dedicated to serving and helping them wear armor. It can be seen how expensive this army is!
If the Shen family had not subtly turned the Xiliang army supported by the Wei Dynasty into their own private soldiers, coupled with the hundreds of years of accumulation as a famous family in the world, they would not be able to support 50000, let alone 50000! Five hundred is dangerous!
Originally, this kind of heavily armored soldiers were used to deal with foreigners. The horses of the Wei army were generally not as good as those of the foreigners, and their numbers could not keep up. After all, grasslands are where good horses are produced and prolific.
And Shen Zangfeng transferred them to the Central Plains for an obvious purpose - to attack the city.
Heavy armored soldiers are expensive, even more expensive than cavalry. They also move slowly. Although they are infantry, it is difficult to turn in any direction during combat. Wearing armor needs to be done at least an hour in advance and assisted by several lightly-armed soldiers. Once the fighting stops, they must immediately remove their armor to save energy... For such a troublesome unit, their only and biggest advantage is defense.
The powerful crossbows of strong bows are useless against the thickened and layered armor. Equipment that can resist the cavalry charge head-on... During the siege, they were not within the range where the fallen trees and rocks under the city could threaten them, and the rain of arrows hit them. It's basically turning a blind eye.
Of course, it was not convenient for them to attack the city directly - they were wearing such armor that their knees couldn't even bend, and the ladder couldn't bear it. But it can cover other arms! It can also block the cavalry coming out of the city!
Although there is such an army when attacking Yanzhou City, I can feel relieved and feel much more comfortable. But after defeating Yanzhou... what about other cities
And in an important place like Yanzhou...
Wen Yaozi originally wanted to attack Yanzhou City. After seeing these 50,000 heavily armored soldiers, he lost all thought and kept telling Mo Binwei to preserve the strength of his army...
All in all, Wen Yaozi now only sent infantry to escort him - he could only send infantry.
Panzhou directly borders Gyeonggi, and the distance between the two places is not far. So even if the infantry moved slowly, Shen Shujing arrived within a few days.
Wei Changying personally took Duanmu Xinmiao, who had been invited in advance, to wait for her at the second door. After meeting her, before Shen Shujing could salute, Wei Changying looked at her pale face and her sharp chin, which had become slimmer. He lowered his face, ordered someone to bring a soft sedan, and said: "Go and have a rest first! If you have anything to say, let's rest before we talk!"
Shen Shujing was so full of words that she had to swallow them back, but she did not cry at the scene. Instead, she smiled awkwardly and sat in the sedan obediently.
When they arrived at the house, Duanmu Xinmiao knew that Wei Changying was holding fire in his heart, so he went up to check his pulse without saying a word.
She was a little surprised by this pulse: "Apart from the smell of musk, which caused some instability in the fetus, there is nothing serious."
"Then why did Jing'er become so thin?" Wei Changying has always trusted Duan Mu Xinmiao's medical skills. But now I heard her talk in an understatement, but I became suspicious.
Duanmu Xinmiao thought carefully for a while, then shook his head: "It's really not a big deal, just lie down for three to five days, even without taking medicine!"
The aunt and sister-in-law looked at Shen Shujing together.
There was helplessness and embarrassment in Shen Shujing's smile: "This... it's really nothing serious. I wanted to come here to relax and unwind, and I deliberately pretended to be serious. Prince Yong and his wife were worried that I would have an accident and would not be able to explain to my husband, so they advised me Come here to have the baby installed.”
"Wen Yaozi is so kind?" Wei Changying said suspiciously, "Have you ever smelled musk? What's going on?! I remember the aunt who gave you a dowry, but your Aunt Huang trained her out of it herself! The ordinary smell is light. Drugs can’t be hidden from their eyes and noses, let alone musk—I can recognize it!”
At this time, Wei Changying had already dismissed the idlers, so Shen Shujing glanced around the room and told the truth: "Third aunt, don't worry, that musk is not coming for me. To be honest, I am also implicated. -Princess Wen has not lived in our house before, and you treated her very well and recommended her brother to study at Ruiyu Hall, so Queen Qiu is very grateful to you. After I got married, Queen Qiu often invited me there! Sitting in the backyard of Prince Yong's Mansion. This time, Queen Qiu was attacked without knowing it. I didn't know until I was tricked by a doctor!"
Wei Changying would not think that the matter was that simple. He shook his head and said, "Maybe that Qiu family took advantage of you... But in any case, you were right to take advantage of the situation and run back. It's best to keep this kind of messy palace in the future." Don’t go! I won’t hurt you!”
Shen Shujing smiled slyly: "And my niece also misses Aunt Huang's cooking. Ever since I got pregnant, the food in Panzhou has always been unpalatable. As you know, third aunt, there is nothing good there." As a nobleman and a high-ranking family, it is inevitable that some people will take offense to my niece. She murmured in private! It was okay when her husband was around. He took it all in. When he left, my niece was impatient to listen to those words... thinking that since she was in Prince Yong's Mansion, After suffering a loss, Prince Yong’s Mansion must give an explanation to his niece, right? So I suffered a bit of a loss this time, but it’s not a loss if I can come back and stay with my aunt for a while!”
"You!" Wei Changying had the impression that this eldest niece was gentle and demure. This was the first time he had seen her show such cunning. He suspected that the cloud of grievance she had suffered after leaving the cabinet had cleared up, and he promised, "You can rest assured to raise your baby here. , leave the rest to my aunt!"
Duanmu Xinmiao held her chin and said leisurely: "My eldest niece is really heartless. I just remember your aunt and aunt! Although I am not a biological aunt, you are still recognized by your grandparents... You don't want to please me." , I see you haven’t shown your pregnancy yet, why would you want to stay here for a long time?”
Shen Shujing's face suddenly turned red to her neck, and when she was about to apologize, Wei Changying had already slapped her with a smile: "You bully an honest child! You tease Xie'er with Rou Zhang, and Xie'er keeps pestering Rou Zhang." Ignore you, why don’t you cause trouble for Xie’er?”
Duanmu Xinmiao curled his lips: "I understand, you Shen family members are ganging up to bully me... Let me tell you, if I don't get a share of the dishes cooked by Aunt Huang tonight, I will go out and tell you immediately Man, nothing happened to Jing’er! You can go back to Panzhou today!”
"Can you tell Aunt Huang to make a table for you later?" Wei Changying laughed and scolded, "You are so old and you still have to argue with your juniors!" (To be continued)