"You guys, aren't you taking advantage of others?"
Wu Fa wanted to cry without tears, and his relaxed and happy heart of recovering from a serious illness suddenly fell to the bottom, but he had to resist not letting himself say rude words.
Bei Li can't offend, as long as the conditions are not too excessive, I agree to them all.
This is what Ning Chengzhi told him before he left Dongling, but now Bei Li wants half of Dongling's country, is this "too much"
He didn't know if it was too much for Ning Chengzhi, but he thought-it couldn't be more too much!
"Master Wu's words are not correct."
The old god Chen Jingxing is here and standing with his hand, "I, Beili, is a friend of Dongling. Sending Beili's son to regain lost ground for Dongling is naturally the responsibility of the friendly country. But the mobilization of the army will require food, grass and weapons, and it will be inevitable. With casualties, Master Wu will never let Bei Li sacrifice manpower and financial resources in vain, right?"
Wu Fa hurriedly said: "My Majesty Dongling had anticipated this a long time ago. As long as your country is willing to send troops to help, we all need as much money, food and grass—"
"Hey."
Chen Jingxing waved his hand and pointed to the surroundings, "This is the first time Master Wu has come to Beijing? Even though you have been ill for a few days, you should be able to see how rich and powerful I am, Bei Li, let alone, Master Wu is sick. The rare and exotic medicines are of great value, and the pillow you have on hand is made of golden silk."
Wu Fa withdrew his hand subconsciously, his eyes were full of respect when he looked at the pillow.
Chen Jingxing was very satisfied with his cautious appearance, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, "So our majesty does not want Dongling's money, but only wants these ten cities as compensation for the loss of manpower and material resources of Beili. Oh, that's right—"
The arc of his smile widened. "This official is here today on your majesty's order to inform your envoy, not to discuss with you. You only need to tell our majesty's conditions to Emperor Ning, and promise that everything is easy to say. If you don't agree, wait. Yin Shuo became the emperor of Dongling, and our majesty will definitely send troops to avenge Emperor Ning."
Wu Fa became more surprised.
According to Chen Jingxing's words, once Dongling's imperial army was defeated, when Yin Shuo occupied Dongling Jiangshan Beili, he would have sufficient reason to send troops to crusade.
No matter how strong the morale of the uprising army is, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the strength of the Beili army. Wouldn't it be that all Dongling's land will be handed over to others
If you agree now, you can at least save half of the country.
He was already loose in his heart, and he hurriedly got up and said, "Okay, I will go back and report to our Majesty!"
Chen Jingxing was stunned when he saw him go out and order people to pack up his luggage.
…
"Your Majesty didn't see Master Wu's face at that time. It seems that Mrs. Ning is right. The Dongling court has reached the imminent time. The conditions we proposed are nominally ten important towns, but they actually already cover half of Dongling's land. Chen originally thought Master Wu would at least bargain, and he didn't want him to dare not argue."
Chen Jingxing went back to the palace and told Yufu. Yufu was also quite surprised. He thought that this condition was too big and the other party would not agree to it. He didn't want Wu Fa to be so happy.
If it weren't for the pressure in the country to be so helpless, which minister would be willing to ruin half of the country
Yufu said: "If you really want to send troops to Dongling, the border city defense will need to send people over. By the way, how is General Ouyang's injury?"
Chen Jingxing arched his hands and said, "General Ouyang is not too young. This bruising injury is not a trivial matter. He hasn't gotten up while still lying on the bed."
Yufu nodded, "At that time, I'm afraid I will have to let the second brother go..."
Wu Fa left Beijing in a hurry, and now all they could do was wait and wait for Dong Lingchao's response.
Yufu approved the Zhezi for half a day, got up from behind Yuan and stretched out, Chao Yaolan said: "Let's go to the East Palace to see Yu Yang."
Although the Beili Palace is magnificent, most of the palaces have not been repaired for a long time. Only the East Palace where Yufu returned to China and the central palace group mainly composed of the Golden Palace and the Changsheng Hall of the early dynasty have been repaired.
In particular, the harem has been uninhabited, and Yufu ordered no repairs to avoid wasting money on useless things.
She simply arranged Kun Yuyang and her two children to the East Palace, living in the apse where Gu Shubai and the others had lived before, and sent fine court ladies and nurses to wait on them.
She was also worried that Kun Yuyang would inevitably be sad when she experienced the pain of losing her husband, so she would go to see it from time to time.
Before Yu Hu landed in the East Palace, the palace people hurriedly bowed to greet him. Yaolan helped Yufu's men to push the sedan chair away, feeling that the weather was as cold as a day.
She was accustomed to Dongling's warmth like spring, and she was a little uncomfortable when she returned to the north at first.
"Yuyang and the others came here from Qingchejian. They must have not brought any clothes. At this time, remember to send them more winter clothes, especially not to freeze the children."
Yufu walked in and said, Yaolan smiled and said, "It's been sent long ago. I heard that the heater has been smoked in the hall of the two little boys, and I'm afraid the child won't be frozen."
The maid came to greet him, "I have seen your majesty, did your majesty come to see Mrs. Ning? The slave and maid will go to pass the message."
"You don't need to pass it through, I just go in directly."
When she entered the main hall, Yaolan took off her golden woven flower cloak and hung it on the shelf. Yufu looked in the hall, but did not see Kun Yuyang.
Upon closer inspection, she realized that she was behind the book table in the inner room.
"Yu Yang."
Sure enough, Yufu called out, Kun Yu Yang raised his head in surprise.
She hurriedly stepped forward from the back of the book, "Your Majesty."
"It's better to call it the old name when there is no one, the same is true for the eldest brother, the second brother, and the others.
Yufu smiled and patted her hand, Kun Yuyang looked out of the hall and smiled slightly, "Okay."
Yufu regards her as a person equal to Gu Shubai and the others. It is not only an old friend, but also a best friend, which will make her more than the previous name.
Coupled with her meticulous care of herself and her children these days, Kun Yuyang was deeply moved, "Yufu, do you know? The most fortunate thing I have now is that the spring banquet of Princess Danyang made me meet you. Without you, my children and I would eventually die of war and Yin Shuo's revenge. Your friendship and kindness to me will be nothing in my life!"
Yufu hurriedly said, "What do you say about this? You and I are friends. At the beginning, you ventured to find us from the paddock alone and told us that Yin Shuo and the prince conspired to kill the first emperor. And Uncle Ning planned to be on the execution ground. Rescuing the generals and them, aren't these also your husband and wife's kindness to us? It's no longer a day or two for us to help each other. It doesn't have to be so clear."
Kun Yuyang's expression eased slightly, and her mental state seemed to be much better these days after being carefully raised in the palace, not as windy and frosty as the day when she first entered the palace.
Yufu said again: "By the way, there is good news to tell you. The envoy named Wu Fa has returned to Dongling with our terms. He didn't bargain with Master Chen. He followed the terms we proposed. All received. Fortunately, you brought the news from the Eastern Spirit Dynasty. Otherwise, how do we know which cities are still under the control of the court and which cities have been occupied by the insurgents?"
Kun Yuyang smiled faintly, "That's all I can do. Fortunately, Ning Xuan knows that I have a boring baby at home, and that we Xikun women like military affairs. So when he marches, he will encounter any new situation. Write to me and tell me that it was originally just to relieve my boredom, but I don’t want it to come in handy at this time."
She suddenly thought of something, "Oh, by the way, come and see this!"
After speaking, he took Yufu's hand and walked towards the book case. Yufu took a closer look. It was a map of Dongling's strategic deployment. The upper part uses green and red dots to mark the situation of the rebel army and the imperial army, and even the exact number of them is marked with small letters on the side.
Yufu couldn't help being surprised. He thought that Kun Yuyang was either taking care of the children in the East Palace or was traumatized for Ning Xuan.
"Yufu, take a look. This is the letter I wrote to me through Ning Xuan and some comments from the military commander in the DPRK, summed up in pieces. Probably it is not wrong, but this is me after all. The situation before leaving Dongling, the situation may have changed now."
She stretched out her hand, pointed at the dense green spots, connected them in a line with the palm of her hand, and then quickly moved in the direction of the imperial capital Lin'an.
"If I have a good estimate of the progress of the insurgents, now they have at least attacked this line."
The speed of her palm advancement is fast and precise, and the momentum is like a broken bamboo. Yufu can't help but imagine the realistic picture, as if seeing the scene of the battle between the two armies...
She shook her head slightly, and removed the pictures from her mind. "Although Yin Shuo is a civil servant, he is not good at leading troops, but he has a lot of mind. Can you see that the insurgents are attacking from south to north, close to Lin'an But it took a detour and continued to develop northward."
Kun Yuyang took a close look at the picture she had marked, and Yufu was really right. In addition to the large green spots on the south side, there were also sporadic spots on the north side.
These points are exactly between the ten important towns that Bei Li wants, and they are spreading rapidly.
Kun Yuyang nodded, "The Chaozhong speculates that Yin Shuo's move is to encircle Lin'an, so that he can catch a turtle in the urn. Lin'an is the capital of the East Spirit, and I dare not say that it is a golden soup, but the city defenses are always several times stricter than other cities. If Yin Shuo A direct attack on Lin'an may not be successful, but if the reinforcements and grains are cut off by a siege offensive, Lin'an will not be able to sustain it no matter how strong it is. Perhaps this is why Emperor Ning hurriedly sent people to ask Bei Li for help."
"Encircled?"
Yufu smiled faintly, "I always feel that his hand is to prevent Bei Li from sending troops to aid. He is so smart, and he can naturally think that Emperor Ning would rather cedce the country than be beheaded by the rebels with nothing."
Kun Yuyang suddenly realized, "What you said is true, but his army is a peasant who was forced to raise up by exorbitant donations and heavy taxes, and has not received formal training. Weak combat power and poor command are all his weaknesses. The only number is his advantage."
"Yes. The combat power is poor but the number of people is large, and the morale to resist is enough to make them all the way. It doesn't matter if the military sacrifices are heavy. You can continue to recruit new soldiers along the way."
Yufu thought about this, and suddenly smiled, "Dongling is densely populated, there are many fertile fields, and there are also many farmers. Yin Shuo can absorb many people, but now it’s different. A large number of refugees have poured into Beili and Xikun, and Dongling’s The population is gradually decreasing. Yin Shuo wants to win the final victory by relying on the crowd tactics, it will not last long."
Kun Yu Yang said: "But when I left Dongling, I heard that Yin Shuo's rebel army was controlling the people and not allowing them to flee to neighboring countries. On the contrary, the court did not do this. On the one hand, it was overwhelming, and on the other hand, it felt that the people were too busy. It doesn’t matter if you leave, at least you won’t join the rebel army."
Yufu pondered for a moment, "He can't stop it. Water can carry a boat and it can overturn it. The people's mind is the least thing that can be changed with power. He can stop it for a while, but it can't stop it forever."
…
News soon came from the Dongling Dynasty, and Ning Chengzhi had agreed to the conditions of ten important towns.
Because Yin Shuo's rebel army had already reached Huzhou, breaking through this barrier, the imperial capital Lin'an was completely exposed.
Only according to the latest investigation, one of the ten important towns has been captured by the rebels, it is Linzhou.
Without further ado, Gu Jiuge immediately led his army to the border for reinforcements. On the night that Gu Jiuge's army arrived, Gu Shubai led his army towards Dongling.
They raced against time, and there was hardly any gap.
The guardian of the city on the border will become Gu Jiuge, and the first destination that Gu Shubai led his army on was Zhenjiang.
Zhenjiang, this is the city that has the most affection for Beili.
The people almost greeted Gu Shubai's army entering the city. What they shouted was "Princess Zhenjiang, Princess Zhenjiang... Your Majesty!"
This place was once the fief of Yufu when he was in Dongling. The name of Princess Zhenjiang spread all over the world and was loved by the people.
Now the people are in dire straits, knowing that this city was ceded to Bei Li by Ning Chengzhi, not only do they have no sense of shame for losing their power and humiliating the country, they are very happy instead.
Bei Li's national power is strong. Bei Li's majesty was once Princess Zhenjiang, she will definitely guard this city!
Gu Shubai and his entourage received great courtesy, and that night the Zhenjiang garrison handed over Yiying official documents and prepared to withdraw from Zhenjiang and rush to Lin'an.
"This general, there are a thousand people from Zhenjiang Defensive Military District. Do you want to take these thousand people to Lin'an?"
General Gu Shubai ordered all the documents and asked about the situation of Zhenjiang's defenders.
Dongling has always not fortified Beili on this side of the border, because Beili has never invaded Dongling and Xikun. This is already the default rule.
After Yufu revealed his identity, the guards increased slightly, and a city could be guarded by a thousand people.
But compared with the number of insurgents roaring outside, it is still too small.
Gu Shubai said: "Linzhou has been captured by the rebels. If the general leads out of Zhenjiang and meets the rebels, I am afraid that these thousand people will not be enough for the other side to make appetizers. This is a long way to Lin'an, and it is possible everywhere on the road. It is too dangerous to encounter the insurgents."
The general's face was earthy, with a smile that was uglier than crying, "Thank you... Major General for the record."
Gu Shubai was taken aback, and the general said: "The end general was originally a centurion under General Gu Jiajun Yan’s camp, but he was later transferred to Zhenjiang as a defender. The end general was in a humble position, and the major general did not recognize it. normal."
Gu Shubai smiled slightly when he met the joy of knowing his old friend in another hometown.
He sat down under the general, "Although the Gu’s army is gone, since you were once a member of my Gu’s army, and I was a major general, you can listen to my advice. Even if you don’t care about yourself, you must Take care of the lives of these thousand soldiers. You are out of Zhenjiang, I'm afraid that few will survive to Lin'an."
The general wiped a tear, "Major General, the court's will is to let the defenders of our nine cities return to the DPRK for reinforcements, except for Linzhou. Linzhou has been captured, and all the soldiers defending the city have been killed. The military order must not be violated. Why doesn't the general know that it is a dead end to go back? The final general is not afraid of death, he is afraid that he can't die in defending the imperial capital, but is dying on the road unclearly!"
Gu Shubai thought for a while, even if each of these nine cities had 1,000 people, and the total number was only 10,000, it would still be difficult to resist the momentum of the rebels.
He didn't want to see these innocent soldiers lying half way, their blood turned into nonsense.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "In that case, it is better for you to stay in Zhenjiang and don't leave."
The general was taken aback. As a member of the Gu family army, he was naturally convinced by Gu Shubai, but now they belong to the two camps after all. Gu Shubai is...
Want him to surrender to Bei Li's army with a thousand soldiers
He gritted his teeth and stood up from his seat, "Major General, the final general is usually in Zhenjiang overlooking the border town of Beili. He always thinks that if he can go to Beili to join you, it would be nice. But today I have this opportunity, the final general I realized that I couldn’t do this. Dongling’s world was already shaky. At this time, the general led his army to betray, wouldn’t he become a national thief? I would rather die than that!”