Did Zhao Chao already know about it? Does he have other sources of information? Or was it last night that the letter from the messenger had been read by the Ministry of War
You Miao wanted to speak out, but Zhao Chao stopped answering, saying, "Go back to the political affairs hall immediately and order food and grass for General Nie. This is the last batch before winter. No matter if there is enough food, Jiangnan will not be able to get food. already."
It was a busy day for a full day, and every time the front line came back, the news would remain silent until the twelfth lunar month.
You Miao was fascinated by Li Zhifeng's family letter to him, and in the end he didn't read a few sentences to Sun Yu. Li Zhifeng said: "If my eldest brother really goes south and joins the battle for the Central Plains, the war situation will inevitably lead to an irreversible decline. Brother Nie will also be powerless to return to the sky. I may come back, take you far away, or die in battle, waiting for your reply, see the letter."
You Miao smiled wryly, and came back and took me away. Li Zhifeng's soldiers and horses could be abandoned, and he would wander around the world, but Nie Dan's soldiers and horses could not be abandoned, and the people of Jiangnan had nowhere to escape. If coach Li Zhifeng retreated from the front and the Tatars pressed up again, everything would be over.
However, the army of Li Zhifeng and Nie Dan had reached the end of their power and could no longer face the new force of the Quanrong people. If the Tartars united with the Quanrong, the battle situation would be even more unimaginable. For the first time in his life, You Miao faced a downward trend that could not be reversed no matter how hard he tried, and finally had to pray silently to God, praying that his mother in heaven would protect his life and his lover who fought bloody battles on the front line.
This is the sixth year he has known Li Zhifeng.
Every day, You Miao spends his time in fear. He knows that Zhao Chao also knows what he knows, and now everything can only be left to God.
Days passed, and You Miao attached it along with the military situation. There was only one poem in the note: Love is unquestionable.
Leave everything to Li Zhifeng to plan, whether to escape or die. If you run away, run away with him. If you sacrifice your life for the country, it is just an empty screen and a streamer of light, a sword in the villa. In the next life, I only hope that I will not be reborn in troubled times, live in peace and stability, live a little life, a few acres of thin fields, and come quietly and indifferently.
After sending the letter, You Miao calmed down. After all, this time, everyone tried their best.
The twelfth lunar month passed unknowingly, and every day was a torment. Zhao Chao's deep frown was never lifted.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, in the evening, Zhao Chao called You Miao into the palace. You Miao had a quarrel with Tang Bo in the political affairs hall, because Tang Bo and the others gave the imperial decree that he would still be beheaded during the affair, and insisted on beheading Tu Risheng. You Miao ignored the obstruction and forcibly sent the document to the Ministry of Punishment.
Not long after, someone from the palace was sent to pass the message. You Miao entered the palace and saw Zhao Chao, dressed in fur, standing in the courtyard, with snow falling into the sky.
Zhao Chao has lost weight, his eyes are sunken, his eyes are dull, his cheeks are thin, and there are sparse white hair on his temples. You Miao is also very haggard by this battle. However, anyone can complain, but he and Zhao Chao can't complain. After all, they were the ones who advocated the war, and they were the ones who pushed Nie Dan to go north.
Everyone will say that this matter will be handed over to the descendants of thousands of generations to judge, but the winner will be the king, and the loser will be the bandit. If this battle returns without success, I am afraid that Tianqi is not far from completely destroying the country.
You Miao stood behind Zhao Chao. After a long time, Zhao Chao sighed and said, "Recall them."
"Your Majesty." You Miao said, "It's time to go, you can't go back."
Since the twelfth lunar month, no one in the DPRK has opposed the Northern Expedition. Everyone knows that it is either victory or death. Withdrawing now will only lead to a more violent counterattack from the Tatar army.
"I shouldn't have been so hasty back then." Zhao Chao said tiredly.
"Your Majesty!" You Miao frowned and said, "This is the end of the matter, what's the benefit of talking about it?!"
Zhao Chao turned around, looked at You Miao and said, "It's not your fault, after all, this is something that no one could have expected, but now, you have to listen to me, Ziqian, let Brother Nie return to the court, everything is still in time. "
You Miao slowly shook her head and said, "It's too late, Your Majesty."
Zhao Chao frowned and said, "Brother Nie doesn't know how difficult the court is. If you drag it on, even the common people will have nothing to eat! If you win the battle again, what is the use of life in Jiangnan?! Spring is coming soon, and no more soldiers will be allowed to return to their hometowns to settle their fields, and when spring begins, tens of thousands of people will starve to death!"
You Miao insisted: "Your Majesty, sometimes the outcome is just a few days..."
"It's useless." Zhao Chao murmured: "I have brought soldiers, do you expect Big Brother Nie to win in the severe winter? It is impossible for Sun Wu to be resurrected. I know his routine. He will delay the next spring and continue to delay. , either to wait until Hu Richa died, or to delay another rainy season. It's too expensive to call them back. The decree is here."
You Miao said: "If you want to go down, Your Majesty will go down, I dare not write."
"You..." Zhao Chao was shaking with anger.
You Miao said in a low voice, "The general is outside, and your order will not be accepted. Brother Nie will not accept the order."
Zhao Chao couldn't hold back his anger, and yelled at You Miao: "Then let him explain the last part of my family to Qishan!"
You Miao knew that Zhao Chao's emotions had been stretched to the extreme, and he couldn't stand the pressure.
"It is rumored that Li Yan has entered the palace." Zhao Chao ordered the guards.
"Your Majesty! You can't make a decree!" You Miao said anxiously.
Zhao Chao was extremely exhausted, he threw his robe on the ground, fell on the study chair, closed his eyes, no matter how You Miao pleaded, he just kept silent.
After a while, Li Yan came, glanced at You Miao, and then looked at Zhao Chao, probably guessing that it was a rivalry between rulers and ministers, so he stood aside without speaking. The two stood with Zhao Chao for a whole night. In the second half of the night, Zhao Chao fell asleep, snoring lightly, and You Miao put the robe on him, signaling that Li Yan could leave, and the two retreated together. came out.
Li Yan asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"I want to recall General Nie by an imperial decree." You Miao closed the door and whispered.
Li Yan sighed, shook his head helplessly, and left the palace with You Miao.
After another three days, Zhao Chao's mood was up and down, and he simply didn't listen to the front line. You Miao was worried about the military rations every day. . The final time limit was approaching, and at most it would last another twenty days. If Nie Dan did not retreat, he had to retreat.
It was the sixth year that I returned to Jiangnan on that day.
A carriage stopped outside the political affairs hall, and a familiar voice said, "Come to see my nephew."
You Miao's melancholy was briefly swept away, and he hurried out to greet him, only to see Qiao Jue getting out of the car first, holding a girl's hand, and said with a smile: "Miaozi, uncle sees you coming. New Year's Eve dinner, we have to meet up with you. Eat for your family."