When the news of the victory of the Ye army came back to Tokyo, Ye Chao himself showed disbelief.
Of course they knew that Xie Xuanchen had a great battle and was called everyone's nightmare a few years ago. But nowadays most of the court and middle are civil servants, and things that have never been experienced are always contemptuous. Moreover, those achievements were too exaggerated, and most of the civil servants felt that the people below were deliberately flattering and boasting.
It is a miracle to win more with less, and it is a fiction to win with one. How can something so unrealistic happen
Now they looked at the numbers on the battle report, staring wide-eyed, none of them could speak.
Xie Xuanchen fought eight thousand to one hundred thousand, and the ratio was even higher than one to ten, but he won in front of all of them.
Prime Minister Song looked at the series of records in the battle report with some trepidation. On the 25th, Yeluji launched a charge early in the morning, crossed the river from the ice, and was cut off by Xie Xuanchen. He injured 13,000 enemies, captured numerous armors and weapons, and Yeluji himself was also shot and wounded by Xie Xuanchen. The next day Beirong tried to cross the river again, but was suppressed by Xie Xuanchen again, and Beirong lost more than 5,000 people.
The Beirong people were deadlocked by the river for five days. Later, Yeluji's arrow wound worsened. In addition to the cold weather, Beirong could only retreat north, give up crossing the river, and give up the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to besiege the capital of the Ye Dynasty.
The crisis in Tokyo was quickly resolved.
In the past few days, the capital has been full of news of the Beirong people's withdrawal of troops. Everywhere, people can be heard talking about Xie Xuanchen's legendary achievements. Xie Xuanchen has been silent for four years. People's sight.
Xie Xuanchen declared in a high-profile manner that the God of War will always be the God of War. Even if he disappeared for a while, as long as he wanted to, he could revive the name of the God of War, and he could use less than one-tenth of his troops to fight the Beirong all over the place.
Friends will change, relatives will change, and lovers will change, but your grandfather will always be your grandfather.
The capital has had the most boring year. Unexpectedly, the first month has passed, and the capital is suddenly cheerful like a Chinese New Year. Everyone in Tokyo is now rumored that Yeluji Chen Bing 100,000, put down his rhetoric and wanted to capture Tokyo in five days, but he didn't even cross the river and was beaten back in despair. The 100,000 people of Beirong were chased and beaten by Xie Xuanchen, and they didn't even dare to risk their heads when they caught up with them.
The storyteller in the teahouse said that he was very happy here, and would deliberately joke that Yeluji was about to be beaten back to his hometown.
It's hard to say whether Yelu will return to his hometown, but Xie Xuanchen really doesn't plan to go back.
After Yeluji withdrew his troops, Xie Xuanchen ordered to pack up and, under the leadership of the people from Qinghe Town, crossed the Yellow River and headed north to deal with the fleeing Beirong people.
Mu Mingtang's carriage, also under the escort of many personal soldiers, pressed over the glacier and set foot on the territory north of the Yellow River.
Now it is almost time to open the river. It is a very dangerous time to cross the Yellow River. Without the local people who are familiar with the river, Xie Xuanchen did not dare to let so many people rush on the ice. Xie Xuanchen just raised this matter, and there were many old fishermen in Qinghe Town asking for their orders. In the end, it was the mayor of Qinghe Town who led the most experienced ferryman to lead the army in person.
Except for a few guides, Xie Xuanchen did not tell others the departure time, but on the day of departure, many people spontaneously came out to see him off. The mayor and the old fisherman who led them all the way to the other side of the river, if it wasn't for their insistence, the mayor would have wanted to send them to the next town.
Stepping on the river bank, the cavalry can march in a hurry, the mayor, the squire Zhao and other talents stopped reluctantly, and bowed deeply to the young men in front of them: "Going forward, it is not the scope of Qinghe Town. The prince rescued Qinghe Town in In the midst of the water and fire, now I have to go north to pursue the Beirong people. The old man has no retribution, so he can only thank His Highness three times. The old man and all the people of Qinghe Town will always remember the kindness of the prince and princess.”
Xie Xuanchen immediately clasped his fists and said, "The princess has been harassing in Qingshui Town these few days. Thank you for your care. The marching time cannot be delayed, and we will not let it go."
"Your Highness, walk slowly. We will be waiting by the Yellow River every day, waiting for Your Highness to win and return as soon as possible."
Xie Xuanchen took a last look behind him. At this moment, the sky was slightly bright, the grass and trees were frosty, the mountains in the distance were shrouded in mist, and the Yellow River was like a silver belt, splitting chaos and rushing silently.
Eight thousand people followed him silently, and on the other side of the river in the distance, many people with their families and mouths looked up in their direction. No matter how far, Tokyo is like a sleeping baby, about to start a whole day of hustle and bustle.
Xie Xuanchen turned back, without hesitation, pointed the whip to the north: "Let's go."
The crowd responded in unison, the cavalry mounted, and the infantry held their spears. Sitting in the carriage, Mu Mingtang felt the carriage shake, and then staggered and walked.
The maid served by her side and asked, "Princess, where are we going?"
Mu Mingtang shook her head, she didn't know either.
In her heart, she silently said goodbye to Tokyo.
The next day, the news of Xie Xuanchen's army's deployment was sent back to the imperial court. Early in the morning, Xie Xuanji stood in the hall and heard the courtier's report: "Beirong has withdrawn his troops from the river. Li. Yesterday, King An took eight thousand forbidden troops across the Yellow River and went north to pursue King Dongdan."
The minister who spoke showed a deep sense of inconceivable. 8,000 wins over 100,000 is unbelievable enough, but the result is more than that. King Dongdan's army of 100,000 people was chased and beaten by 8,000 people
Oh, yes, there are no more than 100,000 people in Yeluji now. On the first day of crossing the river, Yeluji lost more than 10,000 people. After a few days, he was bruised by Xie Xuanchen. Now, Yeluji's subordinates are probably only over 80,000.
The court has never encountered such a thing, and they have always been the only ones who have been chased and beaten by people for thousands of miles, and it is the first time in turn.
Later, the courtiers discussed whether or not to counterattack. Some people advocated that the poor bandits should not pursue them. The Tokyo crisis has been resolved, and there is no need to pursue the Beirong people. Some people worry that Yelu will cheat and retreat deliberately as a trap...
After all, the court is still dominated by conservatives. Later, everyone agreed that the 100,000-strong Imperial Army should keep self-preservation as the top priority, and there is no need to send troops. If Xie Xuanchen needs support, he will ask the court.
Throughout the morning, everyone was talking about Xie Xuanchen over and over again. And not only today, since Beirong's sneak attack on the border on New Year's Eve, the center of discussion for everyone in the courtroom has revolved around Xie Xuanchen.
Xie Xuanji felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. During this time, the emperor vigorously promoted him, and Xie Xuanji himself felt that he was a rare genius under the noise. But the strong hold does not last long. As soon as there is any trouble, who is the real material and who has come up by himself, and who is abruptly piled up, it will all be revealed.
Your brother is still your brother, Xie Xuanchen is immortal, and Xie Xuanji will never be able to come forward.
Xie Xuanji was in a bad mood, and his powerlessness was like water plants, which held him tightly, almost suffocating. After he returned to the palace, he summoned the maid and asked, "What major event will happen to the palace today?"
These maids served Xie Xuanji personally, and only listened to Xie Xuanji's mobilization. They were jealous and jealous of the women in the backyard. The leading maid wore a woman's bun and saluted, "Reporting to your lord, all the masters in the backyard are still safe today, and there is no trouble. Only the princess, after hearing the news of King An's victory, kept mumbling that it was impossible, which seemed very strange. Surprised."
Xie Xuanji was not surprised to hear that these days, the city was full of turmoil, and the women in the backyard were all busy saving their lives, so there was no reason to fight infighting. As for Jiang Mingwei's strange performance, Xie Xuanji was not surprised when he heard it.
Jiang Mingwei had prepared to escape for her life a long time ago, and after hearing the news of the fall of Suicheng on New Year's Eve, she made no secret of it, and frantically hoarded materials. Jiang Mingwei's behavior obviously felt that the capital could not be kept and would fall sooner or later, so she hurriedly prepared what she needed to escape. Because Jiang Mingwei did this, other people in the palace were infected and panicked.
Although Xie Xuanji was unhappy that Jiang Mingwei had made it clear that he did not trust the court, he also acquiesced to Jiang Mingwei's actions. Don't be afraid of 10,000 in everything, just in case, if it really gets to that point, the more preparations Jiang Mingwei makes now, the greater the assurance of Xie Xuanji's survival.
But after the news of Xie Xuanchen's victory came back to the capital, many people were shocked. Yeluji withdrew, and the danger of Tokyo was lifted, so they didn't have to flee. Once Xie Xuanji tacitly agreed that Jiang Mingwei was going to escape, but now that the crisis is over, Xie Xuanji's dark thoughts seemed to be suddenly exposed to the sun, which seemed especially filthy and wretched.
Xie Xuanji was so embarrassed that he refused to admit that he was incompetent, but immediately shifted all the responsibility to Jiang Mingwei. It was all to blame for Jiang Mingwei's ignorance of the general situation. The dignified princess was so greedy for life and fear of death, which damaged the face of the Jin Palace.
Xie Xuanji thought so, and the following people followed suit. In fact, they were also secretly rubbing the burden of escaping for their lives, but nothing happened, and everyone condescended to despise the mistress for being timid, afraid of death, and lacking in integrity.
Jiang Mingwei didn't know what other people in the palace thought of her. Her mind was full of disbelief now.
She was ready to run away, but suddenly she heard that she had won the fight. Today, Xie Xuanchen crossed the river and chased Yeluji to fight. In the past life, it was not so.
Jiang Mingwei remembers very clearly that in the previous life, Yeluji crossed the Yellow River in a destructive way, besieged Tokyo, and chased the emperor and his party like a lost dog. Because of this credit, Yeluji became Beirong's most proud prince, and even Yeluyan couldn't compete. When Yeluyan was fighting for the throne, Yeluji caused him a lot of trouble.
Why is it completely different now
Jiang Mingwei was surprised for a long time, and finally thought almost numbly, because of Xie Xuanchen. Xie Xuanchen died early in his previous life, so naturally he couldn't fight, let alone turn the tide at a critical juncture. Just because of Xie Xuanchen alone, even the general trend of history can be stopped by him and completely turned in one direction.
Jiang Mingwei has never been so dazed. The plot of Shangyuan Festival is gone, the plot of peace talks is gone, and now the plot of fleeing to the south is gone. All of Xie Xuanji's remarkable credits in the book have been taken away. Xie Xuanji, do you still have any roles
Although Xie Xuanchen came to chase Yeluji and others, exhaustion from the march was a taboo, and Xie Xuanchen didn't plan to really chase them. After crossing the river, he first went to Daming City to replenish food and grass, rested the team, and then went to Enzhou City with sufficient food and drinking water.
Seeing Xie Xuanchen coming along the road, I was so grateful that I could not wait to let Xie Xuanchen stay, and had nothing to say about Xie Xuanchen's request to enter the city. The news that Xie Xuanchen went north to solve the Beirong people has spread all over the place. Yeluji’s 80,000 army is still in the territory of the Ye Dynasty. Except for a few military towns, everyone in other cities is in danger. what.
Ye Chao had no other ability, but more money. All problems that can be solved with money are not problems, and if they are not given to Xie Xuanchen, they will be robbed when Yeluji arrives, so it is better to give Xie Xuanchen the protection fee.
Mu Mingtang also entered Enzhou City, Enzhou City Zhizhou respectfully met her and invited Mu Mingtang to stay at the Zhizhou mansion.
Mu Mingtang refused, and asked Zhizhou to prepare another mansion, not luxurious and spacious, just a single family, safe and clean.
Although Zhizhou regretted it, he was not surprised. He wanted to get close to him through Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen, but how could Xie Xuanchen be at ease and put the princess on someone else's territory. Zhizhou had already expected this result, but Mu Mingtang said that there was no need to fight, but Zhizhou did not dare to let Mu Mingtang live in a small household. He tried his best to find a small place with extremely delicate internal facilities. Settle down for Mu Mingtang.
After Mu Mingtang and the maids moved in, the maids looked around and were satisfied: "Although the place is a little small, the north and south are transparent, the house is bright, and there is a small garden, which can barely be seen."
Mu Mingtang is probably the easiest to satisfy among the group. She actually thinks it's already very good here. After hearing the maid's words, Mu Mingtang silently swallowed her evaluation and said, "We are outside now, so don't pick too much. Go and boil water, I'm a little tired after traveling all day."
The maid responded and went immediately. When Mu Mingtang just left the city, he only brought five maids and a little Taoist priest with him. Now there are more and more people serving, and there are more than ten maids alone.
Some were bought on the road, and some were given by the wives of various city guards. In short, Mu Mingtang's baggage team was getting bigger and bigger.
This is not bad for Mu Mingtang, but Xie Xuanchen's manpower expansion is more powerful. After the news of Xie Xuanchen going north spread, people kept chasing after him along the way, and when he arrived in each town, the local defending army would also recruit a group.
There were only 8,000 when he left, and now there are 20,000.
Xie Xuanchen went to check the city defense of Enzhou today, and the scout came back with news that the Yeluji army was nearby. I'm afraid there will be a battle in the future.
There is no geographical advantage this time, and Yeluji will no longer underestimate the enemy, and it will be a big battle against the odds.
Enzhou Zhizhou has been worried for several days, and now Xie Xuanchen takes over what he wants. Xie Xuanchen also has full authority to mobilize the armies of Enzhou City.
But Xie Xuanchen looked at the training level of the Enzhou city soldiers, and was extremely worried after returning. Mu Mingtang had already taken a shower and changed his clothes. Seeing him come back with a dark face, he stepped forward to untie his cape and armguards for him, and asked, "What's wrong, who made you angry again?"
Xie Xuanchen had a headache when he thought of this, he threw the cloak to the maid, and walked in with Mu Mingtang's shoulders: "It's the trash outside. I'm really surprised, Enzhou City allocates a lot of military spending every year, they How can you do it like this?"
Mu Mingtang comforted him when he heard: "You can't measure others by your own level. If everyone in the Ye Dynasty is like you, then there will be Beirong and Xixia. They can't even build a country."
Xie Xuanchen heard the laugh. Strange to say, people outside said similar things, but those rubbish outside praised him as heroic and invincible, Xie Xuanchen was disgusted and just wanted to kill them, but Mu Mingtang said it, and it was very pleasing.
Xie Xuanchen was fluttering with his hair, and sure enough, his mood improved immediately. Xie Xuanchen held Mu Mingtang in his arms, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his original decision was correct.
He is now training during the day, and he can still sleep with Wenxiang Nephrite in his arms when he returns from the barracks at night. If he hadn't brought Mu Mingtang with him at the beginning, he would have spent as long as he fought this battle.
It's scary to think about.
Xie Xuanchen had a conversation with Mu Mingtang, and was pushed by Mu Mingtang to take a bath. Before going to bed, Xie Xuanchen's mind was floating, and he was rejected.
Mu Mingtang knew that the situation in the past few days was very tense, so Xie Xuanchen was not allowed to be obsessed at night, and he was very determined to let Xie Xuanchen sleep more and rest more. Xie Xuanchen resisted to no avail, so he could only go to sleep aggrieved.
He felt that this was a double denial of his own body and mind.
Xie Xuanchen was rejected for several days, and the whole person became irritable. He can be considered to have completely remembered Yeluji. If the enemy is not me, I will be the enemy. Since Yeluji has not attacked the city for a long time, Xie Xuanchen will take the initiative to beat him.
Hurry up and finish the fight, don't affect his married life.
The news that Xie Xuanchen was going to take the initiative to attack caused a lot of turmoil in Enzhou City, Enzhou City Zhizhou looked bitter, and repeatedly confirmed: "Is your lord really going to lead troops out?"
"That's right." Xie Xuanchen said, "Yelüji has 80,000 people fleeing, and it is not certain that how many villages and lands will be harmed. Sitting down and waiting for death is not the solution. If he doesn't come, so will I go to him."
Zhizhou hesitated: "But, Enzhou City..."
Zhizhou was especially afraid that Xie Xuanchen would be attacked by Yeluji after taking away the troops of Enzhou, or even worse, Xie Xuanchen was defeated by Yeluji. What about Enzhou
Xie Xuanchen saw Zhizhou's thoughts at a glance, and sneered: "You just need to close the city gate, don't kill yourself. My princess is still in the city, can I make Enzhou do something?"
Zhizhou was immediately persuaded, that's right, Princess An is still there. Zhizhou immediately felt very at ease, Princess An was a living amulet, and she was much more effective than the peace amulet in the temple.
Zhizhou has a good heart. Soon Xie Xuanchen led the troops out of the city. After leaving the city, he turned back and took a deep look at the city gate.
His wife was just behind him waiting for him to come back.
When the subordinates saw it, they asked, "King An, is it too rash for me to leave Enzhou City on my own initiative? This may put Enzhou in danger."
"No." Xie Xuanchen held the reins in his hand, and his tone was flat and determined, "She is where she is, the border of the Great Ye Kingdom."