Not long after the guard left, Chen Chen entered the Yanbei Palace.
He was dressed in dusty clothes, with a dusty face, and when he strode into the Yanbei Prince's Mansion, everyone in the mansion wanted to take a closer look at the Second Young Master of Anguo Gong's Mansion who set fire to the Northern Zhou Army's rear camp to make the Northern Zhou Army retreat, but they looked at it for a long time , couldn't see his face clearly.
There was too much dirt on his face.
The guard general reported to the report hall of Yanbei Palace.
Chen Chen patted the dirt on his body vigorously outside the door before stepping into the threshold.
After seeing the statement, Su Fengnuan almost spit out a sip of tea, and smiled at him, "Why did you make yourself like this? Did your face fall into the mud?"
Chen Chen looked at Su Fengnuan and grinned, "There are also ten thousand soldiers and horses guarding the camp behind the Northern Zhou Dynasty. I am afraid that my original appearance will be recognized by the thieves in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and they will see that I am not from the Western Region. It's muddy."
Su Fengnuan smiled and nodded, "No wonder."
Xu Yunchu also laughed and said, "I came back earlier than I expected. Thank you for your hard work, Second Young Master! What's the result?"
Chen Chen waved his hand and shook his head, "It's nothing hard!" After saying that, he laughed loudly, "I burned the grain and grass in the two granaries in the rear barracks of Bei Zhou. It was a pleasure. It's a pity that time is limited. The two granaries were not burned."
Su Feng warmly said, "It's not bad! Is there any damage to the Emperor's Imperial Forest Army?"
Chen Chen coughed, "Hundreds of people must have been lost."
Su Fengnuan said, "Northern Zhou also had 10,000 soldiers and horses guarding the camp, and you only brought 10,000 imperial forest troops. It is also a great achievement to be able to burn two granaries under the garrison of 10,000 soldiers and horses in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, only losing a few hundred people. "
Chen Chen handed his hand in embarrassment, "I'm still a bit of a waste. If you go, you will definitely not lose a single bit. Maybe you will burn down the granary in the camp behind the Northern Zhou Dynasty." After finishing the words, he said excitedly, "Yesterday we came to Yanbei. , but I’ve heard that you burned Chu Han’s 90,000 troops in Fengkou Mountain without losing a single soldier or general. It’s really amazing. How did you do it?”
Su Fengnuan said with a smile, "Because of the special terrain in Yanbei, the wind direction is uncertain, and Fengkou Mountain is even more changing, and the time is different. I stayed in Fengkou Mountain for a year, thinking about the wind direction every day, and naturally I know how to use Fengkou Mountain better than anyone else. Terrain and wind direction. Although Chu Han has a topographic map of Yanbei, he is not familiar with Fengkou Mountain, so he will naturally be defeated by me."
The statement was full of admiration, "Miss Su, I admired you only a little before, but now I admire you greatly. You are truly a heroine."
Although Su Fengnuan has been praised countless times since she was a child, she has never been said to be a hero among women in this way. She was funny for a while, and said to him, "Heroes among women are not counted. Chu Han called me like a snake and scorpion, and burned 90,000 soldiers and horses. It is indeed a crime, but in an extraordinary period, he violated me in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the 50,000 guards in Yanbei were lost." There is not much left, there is no room for mercy, he is not wrong. In short, I am not a real hero. Those who can be regarded as heroes have a righteous heart, a kind heart, and no evil heart."
Hearing the words, he said, "Miss Su is underestimating herself. I think you can't do better than using poisonous tricks. The Northern Zhou Dynasty invaded the Southern Qi Dynasty. It was a wolf's ambition. It deserves nothing. It was Chu Han who burned his 90,000 soldiers and horses." The blame is your own. What if your heart is like a snake and a scorpion? He secretly plotted in the Northern Zhou Dynasty to seek our land in the Southern Qi, and besieged Yanbei for several days, and his heart is even more vicious." After speaking, he said freely, "It's a pity that we arrived one day later than you, and we didn't see how you are doing. In Fengkou Mountain, Chu Han’s 90,000 soldiers and horses were swallowed by fire. It must have been spectacular at that time.”
"That makes sense." Su Fengnuan nodded with a smile, and said to the two of them, "You are also tired, go wash and rest first. Maybe Chu Han will lead troops to attack the city tomorrow. We still can't relax .”
State, "I'm not tired!"
Su Fengnuan laughed, "People are not made of iron. If you are not tired now, it does not mean that you will not be tired tomorrow. In a fierce battle tonight, 10,000 soldiers and horses were lost in Jinglu. There are only more than 3,000 people left in Yanbei Mansion Guard. Now Counting the Imperial Forest Army you brought. There are only 73,000 soldiers in the city. It is also difficult to resist the 500,000 soldiers and horses of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Tomorrow the Northern Zhou Dynasty will attack the city. We still have to fight the enemy desperately. I will send someone to serve the food later Go to your room, after you have eaten, you should rest well tonight and recharge your batteries."
Chen Chen nodded when he heard the words, "I'm really tired when you say that!"
Xu Yunchu said with a smile, "I'm indeed a little tired, so let's go to rest."
Su Fengnuan raised his hand and summoned someone to give an order, and someone took Xu Yunchu and Chen Chen to the courtyard to resettle.
After the two left, Su Fengnuan left the newspaper hall and went to Xunsu Town.
After Su Zhen arranged for the 50,000 Imperial Forest Army, he was standing at the incineration site, following the guards of Yanbei Mansion to incinerate the soldiers who died in battle.
After Su Fengnuan came to the incineration site, he looked at it in silence for a moment, and said to Su Zhen, "Second Uncle, give me the list of those killed in battle."
Su Zhen ordered someone to bring the list and handed it to her.
Holding a torch, Su Fengnuan looked at the list for a while, and said to Su Zhen, "After the Northern Zhou retreats and Yanbei is safe, let's build a stele for soldiers in a place with good geomantic omen. The names of the officers and soldiers are all engraved on it. None of the guards of Yanbei Prefecture, the soldiers of Jinglu, or the Imperial Forest Army will be left behind."
Su Zhen nodded when he heard the words, "Okay, they have made military exploits for Yanbei, so they shouldn't just burn them like this. They can't leave anything behind except reporting to the court to receive some compensation. The people of Yanbei for generations should thank them and build a monument to commemorate them." .”
Su Fengnuan folded up the war dead list, and said, "Order the banner with the word 'Su' on the walls of the four cities in Yanbei, so that Chu Han really thought it was my father's vanguard who came first." .”
Su Zhen said, "I'm also thinking about it."
Su Fengnuan said again, "But even if the banner is hung, Chu Han is not a person who can be intimidated by my father's banner. He found out tonight that it was not the army who came, but the one who was hit by the old suspicious formation." He will definitely send scouts to the west to check. If he does not find the army in the western region, he will definitely attack the city. He will attack the city tomorrow day at most, and tomorrow night."
Su Zhendao, "The emperor's Imperial Forest Army is really extraordinary. They are indeed elite soldiers. With 50,000 Imperial Forest Army, he will not easily break through the city."
"Although there are 50,000 more Imperial Forest troops in the city, compared with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it is a drop in the bucket and not enough to resist." Su Fengnuan said in a deep voice, "Second Uncle, I have an idea, which may be difficult to implement. But I think you can give it a try."
"What do you think? Say it!" Su Zhen said immediately.
Su Fengnuan looked at him and said, "Arrange people overnight to dig a ravine three feet wide and five feet deep outside the gates of the four cities in the southeast, northwest, and then fill the ravine with dry firewood, tarpaulin, grease and other flammable materials. , When the soldiers and horses of the Northern Zhou Dynasty arrive, they will ignite the things in the ravine. Once the things in the ravine are ignited, they will form a ravine fire dragon surrounding Yanbei City. Stop the soldiers and horses of the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
Su Zhen slapped his thigh immediately when he heard the words, "Using fire again? Good idea!"
Su Feng warmly said, "The fire at Fengkou Mountain was a nightmare for soldiers and horses of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Today I lit the city wall with tarpaulin, so they couldn't get close to the city wall. Then, after digging the fire dragon, I'll see how they can attack the city. "
Su Zhen was very appreciative, "This is a great idea! I will arrange all the soldiers to dig ditches. There are now 70,000 people in our city. Holding hands and lining up in pairs, we can surround Yanbei City twice. Although it is difficult, tomorrow It’s not impossible to finish before evening.”
Su Fengnuan said, "Since that's the case, Second Uncle should tell people to go quickly! If there are not enough shovels and other things in the city, order people to build them overnight."
Su Zhen nodded, "Okay, I'll arrange it now! It's just that the emperor's Imperial Forest Army can't rest anymore."
Su Fengnuan said, "They came here for the battle in Yanbei. Digging a ditch is easier than going into battle to kill the enemy."
"That's right!" Su Zhen nodded, "I'll go right away." After saying that, he hurried away.
Su Fengnuan stood at the incineration site for a while, then turned around and climbed up the city wall again.
I saw that the fire in the camp behind the Northern Zhou Dynasty had disappeared. It was obvious that the soldiers and horses of the Northern Zhou Dynasty put out the fire.
She had just stood there for a while when Qiuhua climbed onto the city wall and said to Su Fengnuan, "Sister Su, I saw Uncle Xiaoguo. He is so handsome. I heard rumors in Beijing that the Queen Mother intended to marry you to you." Hey, this kind of man looks gentle, humble and polite, he really doesn't seem like a man who can lead troops to fight, but he didn't expect to be really capable, he only brought tens of thousands of horses, and he frightened the Northern Zhou army back."
Su Fengnuan smiled and said, "Xiaoguo's uncle in the manor of the country's husband, both civil and military, talented and famous all over the capital, and famous all over the world. Countless boudoir ladies in the capital love and adore him. He naturally lives up to his reputation. Really capable. Otherwise, the emperor would not let him come to Yanbei."
Qiuhua was stunned when he heard the words, "A lot of women like him?"
Su Fengnuan said with a smile, "Yes."
Qiuhua immediately asked, "What about your Ye Shizi? Does anyone like him? I heard that he has a bad reputation, very bad, and he is a dandy. He walks around in the capital of Southern Qi, and no one dares to provoke him."
Su Fengnuan laughed, "Of course there are people who like Ye Chang." After finishing speaking, she looked at Jingzhong, smiled slightly and said, "Ye Chang doesn't need a good reputation, he is different from Xu Yunchu."
Qiuhua blinked, looked at Su Fengnuan, and after a long while, said gloomily, "Sister Su, you gave Ye Chang a marriage, what about brother Ye Xi? Aren't you marrying brother Ye Xi?"
Su Fengnuan was amused, reached out and knocked on Qiuhua's head, and said to her with a smile, "Your elder brother Ye Xi is my elder brother, and his elder brother is like a father. Naturally, I will not marry an elder brother who is like my father." After saying that, He laughed again, "What's more, he has the Ye family in the south of the Yangtze River, countless relatives and elders, and he will have a good match in the future. Ye Chang's Rong'an Palace is an empty shell, he only has me."