When Queen Zhao Shuhua led the army to the outside of Chongzhou City, Zhao You's army was still confronting the army in the city. As soon as Zhao Shuhua arrived ten miles outside the camp, someone came to meet him. The person who came to meet him was named Sun Qi. There was another general under Zhao You's seat. This person was trusted by Zhao You, so he was sent here.
As soon as he saw Zhao Shuhua, Sun Qi asked Zhao Shuhua to take a step to speak, and when he walked aside, Sun Qi said in a low voice, "Empress, the general got the news early in the morning. When he heard about the accident in Cangzhou, the general immediately fell ill. Now there is no one in the camp. The major general and the last general are in charge, and the empress will see the general later, so she must persuade the general more."
Zhao Shuhua frowned immediately, and responded after a while, and then led the army to join Zhao You.
When they arrived at the camp, Zhao Jing waited at the gate of the camp. The two siblings met. Zhao Jing only asked about the situation in Fengzhou, and then went to the tent of the Chinese army. When he arrived, he saw Zhao You lying ill. bed.
After the farewell to Cangzhou, the father and daughter have not seen each other for several months. When they met last time, Zhao You was still in good spirits, but now Zhao You has gray hair on his temples and a haggard complexion. He looks like he is about to die Generally speaking, when he heard the sound of footsteps, Zhao You opened his eyes, saw Zhao Shuhua, his face was not happy, and he sighed softly, "Is the road safe?"
Even though Zhao Shuhua is a queen, she is also a daughter in front of Zhao You. Zhao Jing pulled a stool, and Zhao Shuhua said after sitting down, "Father, don't worry, the road is very safe. Now the army has entered the camp, and General Sun is reorganizing the army. Father, you How about it?"
Zhao You shook his head, "I'm fine. I heard from the spies this morning that the barbarians have gone south."
Zhao Shuhua walked for three days before arriving in Chongzhou. Naturally, the barbarians would not stand still during these three days.
Zhao Shuhua said, "I already know this. Father, you don't have to worry. You can just take care of your illness right now. Now that I am here, there are General Sun and General Cheng, and there are people who will take care of you. You can rest assured to recuperate." Bar."
Zhao You looked at Zhao Shuhua, but didn't respond. Instead, he asked, "What are you going to do next?"
This question stopped Zhao Shuhua, "This matter... still needs to be discussed with the generals and my father. Right now, I have no plans."
Zhao You stared at Zhao Shuhua closely, and sighed for a long time, "You are my daughter, I only had you as a child, and you were also raised by me. I understand your thoughts best...you don't have to lie to me, I know you already have thoughts in your heart, I just need to tell you, I don’t agree with your thoughts, now Cangzhou has become a sea of blood with 200,000 barbarians, I will never let you do it again at this time. Selfishness...cough cough cough..."
Zhao You coughed violently before finishing his sentence. Although he didn't finish his sentence, the meaning was clear. Zhao Shuhua asked Zhao Jing to pour tea while sighing, "Since father knows what I'm thinking, he shouldn't— "
"Listen to me!" Zhao You suddenly cut off Zhao Shuhua's words, "At the beginning, when I received your letter, I had nothing to say, even if I overwhelmed the entire Zhao clan, I was not afraid, but now, I am starting to be afraid... Shu Son, the Beifu Army has been stationed in the Northern Territory for more than ten years. How has there ever been such a trouble? The hundreds of thousands of people in Cangzhou have now turned into lonely ghosts. When I go to the Nine Springs, I will never have the face to meet them , the matter has come to this point, the fault is all on my body, but you, Cheer, and other soldiers, how can you make the same mistake again and again?"
Zhao You tried hard to persuade him, even unwilling to drink tea, Zhao Shuhua sighed, "Father, we are not at fault, it is the emperor who is at fault."
Zhao You said helplessly, "It was a mistake today, but why didn't we also make a mistake? Shu'er, listen to me, if the barbarians retreat, I have no opinion on how you want to fight for the throne, but now, how can you fight for the throne?" Let the Great Zhou Beidi fall into the hands of barbarians?!"
Zhao Shuhua pursed her lips and remained silent, Zhao You coughed violently again, seeing this, Zhao Shuhua had no choice but to say, "Okay, father, I'll listen to you, don't get angry, now that there are so many people here, no matter how detailed the rules are, It's a discussion, don't get angry, Che'er and Chao Yu are outside, I let them come in to greet you?"
Zhao You paused for a moment, then nodded, and then Yan Che and his wife came in to greet Zhao You, and Zhao You rested after a few words with him.
After leaving the big tent, Zhao Jing led Zhao Shuhua to the big tent prepared for her.
Zhao Jing is Zhao You's old man, not a few years older than Yan Che, Zhao Shuhua is more like a half-wife than Zhao Jing, so on weekdays, Zhao Jing obeys Zhao Shuhua very much and enters the big tent, Zhao Shuhua asks, "Father How is your illness?"
Zhao Jing said, "It's because of the urgency, coupled with the fact that I'm already old, I've been overworked this time, and the old injuries from earlier have recurred, all of these add up to trigger the illness. The military doctor has seen it and said it's a little serious. Next, you must not get angry anymore."
Zhao Shuhua sat down with a gloomy face, Zhao Jing knew from Zhao Shuhua's appearance that Zhao Shuhua didn't intend to listen to Zhao You, so Zhao Jing frowned and said, "Eldest sister doesn't understand, father is also a strong person, and now he is called a traitor. It was hard for him to accept, let alone Cangzhou being massacred, the Beifu army had been in Cangzhou for many years, not to mention my father, even I couldn't bear to hear the news, now that my father is angry and guilty, I naturally can't make it through that Dokan."
Zhao Shuhua just kept her face sullen and said nothing, Zhao Jing said again, "Actually... I have always had a question, why is the eldest sister, is it just for the prince?"
Zhao Shuhua raised her eyes and glanced at Zhao Jing. Zhao Jing was frightened by that look, and felt a little nervous in her heart. Zhao Shuhua withdrew her gaze and said, "You don't need to ask these questions, you just need to know that I have my own reasons." Paused Suddenly, Zhao Shuhua glanced to the south, "What's the situation in Chongzhou City?"
Zhao Jing hurriedly said, "there are more than 30,000 people in the city. They have fought twice before, and their city defenses are very well prepared. We came from a long distance, and without a siege vehicle, it is naturally difficult to defeat them. No matter how tempting they are, they will They don't know how to send troops, and they insist on carrying it to death, and my father doesn't want to use the method of the dead soldiers to suppress him, so he has been in a stalemate."
Zhao Shuhua sighed, "Father is still too soft-hearted towards Zhou people!"
Zhao Jing hesitated to speak, but still didn't say anything, Zhao Shuhua waved her hand, "I'll rest for a while, you go follow General Sun to set up troops, and we'll talk later."
Zhao Jing took the order to go out, first went to see Yan Che and his wife, and then went to organize the army. It was only at sunset when they arrived, and when the army settled down, it was already dark. The first thing was to rest, but Zhao Shuhua only slept for more than half an hour before getting up again.
After eating a simple meal, Zhao Shuhua wanted to call the generals to discuss matters. When they entered the meeting hall, everyone obviously knew about the barbarian bloodbath in Cangzhou. Conscience, knowing that Cangzhou was slaughtered, it is impossible for her to be completely calm, Zhao Shuhua saw it in her eyes, so she didn't talk about the next thing, only discussing how to capture Chongzhou City first.
Whether it is resisting the barbarians or continuing to go south, it is always necessary to pass the barrier of Chongzhou first.
The generals did not reject this, but the city of Chongzhou was also very solid, and it was almost impossible to attack without losing troops.
Before the discussion was over, spies came outside to report.
"Report to the empress, the army in Chongzhou City has retreated!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, the queen frowned and said, "Retreat?! But headed west?"
Now Yue Qiong must be stationed in Fengzhou. Could it be that Yue Qiong transferred all the soldiers and horses here in order to resist the barbarians
The spy shook his head, "No, the army left the city and went south, and camped twenty miles away from the city!"
Hearing this, Zhao Shuhua frowned, and set up camp twenty miles outside the city. This clearly meant to keep an eye on them, not to let them go south, but to let Chongzhou City out like this. is to...
Zhao Shuhua's pupils trembled, and she couldn't help but sneer, this Yue Qiong was simply trying to force her to fight the barbarians!
With those 30,000 people blocking her, even if she wanted to go south, she would have to fight for a few days. At that time, the barbarians might hit her in the face. So, is there any reason not to fight? !
Zhao Shuhua sneered again and again, she didn't know what to say for a while!
Yue Qiong did as she expected, but she didn't expect Yue Qiong to use such methods to force her to fight!
Zhao Jing didn't understand the meaning for a while, and kept asking, "Sister, what is the meaning of this, what are we doing now? Could this be a trick to lure the enemy?"
Zhao Shuhua pursed the corners of her lips, "It's not a trick to lure the enemy, it's a retreat to advance!"
As he said that, Zhao Shuhua's face turned serious, "The Marquis of Anyang knows what we are thinking. This is giving us the city of Chongzhou. Since it was given to us, we have no reason to stop. We will send a hundred people into the city to investigate first. Let's separate and prepare the army to enter the city, no matter what happens next, we want Chongzhou City!"
When Zhao Shuhua issued an order, everyone naturally acted according to the order, so Zhao Shuhua came to Zhao You's camp. Although Zhao You was ill, but all his relatives in the camp knew the news about Chongzhou City, and he also knew about Zhao Shuhua's order. Seeing Zhao Shuhua, Zhao You said, "Yue Qiong is also a bloody person. He is like this to give us room to deal with the barbarians together. Shu'er, since he has taken a step back, we will fight with him." Join him."
Seeing Zhao You's earnest words, Zhao Shuhua couldn't help sighing, "Father, we turned the blade, but it was already too late. We have embarked on this road, and everything is too late. At this moment in Lin'an City, the emperor must want to cut his daughter into pieces." How can we make wedding clothes for him?"
Zhao You closed his eyes, and his breathing became a little difficult, "But if you want to go south and ignore the north, I absolutely can't. If you want to go south, you go and leave me in Chongzhou City. This handful of old bones, I don’t want to be the head of the country to be the grandfather of the new emperor, just let me stay in the north.”
Hearing what Zhao You said, Zhao Shuhua felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, "Why did my father say that, how could I let my father stay alone?"
Zhao You waved his hand and signaled Zhao Shuhua to leave, but he didn't say a word anymore. Zhao Shuhua saw that his breath was out of breath and his complexion was as white as paper, and he was a little worried for a while, "Father, how about we enter the city first? I won't go south rashly, and How about taking a look at the situation in the Northland first?"
Having said that, Zhao You just opened his eyes. He was only afraid that Zhao Shuhua would take advantage of the chaos in the Northland and immediately order to march to the south. If so, the opening of Chongzhou would be torn open. , now that Chongzhou has us, we definitely won’t let the barbarians go south easily, but I don’t know what’s going on in Wuzhou.”
Zhao Shuhua sighed, "Father is still in the mood to worry about that. Father is not in good health now, so don't worry about it. Starting tomorrow, father's followers will no longer be able to report the military situation to father. If there is anything, I will come and talk to father."
How could Zhao You agree, the father and daughter argued again and Zhao Shuhua still couldn't persuade Zhao You, so Zhao Shuhua had no choice but to give up.
Let's say that troops were sent into the city to investigate, and after half a day, nothing unusual was found, so the army began to enter the city at dawn. , most of the common people were in panic and fear. In a good city, everyone closed their doors and hid in their houses for a while, for fear of being robbed. However, the Beifu army has strict military discipline. Well settled.
Although Zhao You was ill, he also ordered Sun Qi and Cheng Wei to go to the tower to defend themselves in case the barbarians suddenly attacked. After explaining a lot, Zhao You just took a break. Seeing Zhao You's stubbornness, Zhao Shuhua felt a little bit Helpless, she can be ruthless to anyone, but she has too much respect for this old father in her heart, and she can't be completely ruthless. In the middle of the night, after hearing that the city defenses were completed, Zhao Shuhua took Yan Che and Qin Chaoyu in a car The carriage arrived at the city gate.
Accompanied by Cheng Wei, the three of them climbed up the tower. In the vast night, the wilderness outside Chongzhou City was especially quiet.
But Zhao Shuhua knew deeply that in the south, thirty thousand troops blocked her way, while in the north, wolves, tigers and leopards were rushing just like them.
"Cher, what do you think we should do now?"
After being silent for a long time, Zhao Shuhua asked Yan Che, Yan Che hesitated for a moment and said, "Whatever the queen mother orders, the minister will do."
Zhao Shuhua frowned and shook her head, "I don't want to hear this, you just need to talk about what you think in your heart."
Yan Che's eyes darkened, "My son's heart is in a mess, and he has no decision right now."
Zhao Shuhua frowned in displeasure, but Yan Che said, "All along, the queen mother's will is my will, so now, I can't tell which is more important, as long as the mother thinks, I think .”
What Yan Che said didn't have any resentment, on the contrary, he was very peaceful.
Zhao Shuhua heard these words, but the tip of her nose was inexplicably sour, and the words that she wanted to reprimand Yan Che in her heart disappeared immediately. She continued to look at the night outside, and the unwavering hatred in her heart suddenly disappeared. Shake up.