Yesterday, Ran Min and several of his men went to the most famous Quandelou Roast Duck Restaurant in the capital to eat roast duck.
Eating such an expensive duck, one for each person, will make your mouth full of oil.
Then, Ran Min invited everyone to go to the red tent in the capital to have a cool time.
Actually, I didn’t plan to go to the Red Tent at first;
Because since I came to the capital, I had to go to a place where I could have a little bit of face to have some fun, right? .
But the problem is that when the big guy came to the attic,
Ran Min had traveled all over the world and seen the world.
These people under him were just... My calves started to cramp immediately, and the girl didn't even look at her but just begged Ran Min to change places.
This place is really too clean and too gorgeous. The brothers are all born with mud-legged backgrounds. After entering, even if they hug the girl, they can’t let go. If it’s because of the little things in their hearts Being nervous makes the people below also nervous while working, that would be funny.
So, after the group came to Juchun Pavilion with great interest, they turned to Xizi Hutong in the north of the city with even greater interest.
The red tent is actually a name for this kind of disciple. In many places, a red curtain is set up at the entrance of the tent, which means that the girl inside is in the flesh business.
This is just like the hair salon in later generations that has a barber shop sign but does not even have a pair of scissors;
It has a simple, honest, friendly and peaceful atmosphere.
For killing a savage leader, Ran Min not only received a large reward of silver, but also after being absorbed into the Jingnan Army, he was directly recognized as a commander, and he was in charge of ten people. What number of people.
This time I came to Beijing because after the war came to an end, I needed to constantly pass news and transport documents back and forth between the front line and the capital.
Ran Min's department was ordered to escort a member of the Ministry of War, Wai Lang, who was involved in frontline negotiations, back to Beijing to resume his duties.
We are expected to return in three days, so we have a few days of free time.
The people of Yanjing are so proud of themselves and how they make noises. To put it bluntly, they actually have a sense of pride in their bones. In fact, this is also one of the psychological characteristics of the people of the entire Yan Kingdom. miniature.
Soldiers like Ran Min, who are wearing Jingnan Army armor, will always be paid in advance by nearby diners when eating, and then they will say: "Brother, what are you doing?" Eat well and drink well. Mr. De, I have not been able to go to the battlefield, but I have to treat these fighting men to a meal. I hope you will give me this face, Mr. De.”
Don’t worry about whether I will be raped by my family when I return. My mother-in-law taught me, but today, I have to deal with this situation first!
The funniest thing is,
When Ran Min and his men went to the red tent, they were supposed to queue up for tea, but the old and young men in front of them were also queuing up with their tickets. As soon as he saw the armor on their bodies, he immediately shouted to them to invite him first.
Even the old bustard in the red tent also got a 20% discount. At the same time, a little brother was too fast.Came twice without paying any extra money.
After a few days of leisure, a lot of money was spent, but there was nothing to feel bad about. After all, the money was earned with one's life, so one had to spend it with all one's strength.
Most of Ran Min's group came from other counties in Yan State, and two were recruited from Jin. Ran Min was the only one who was truly born and raised in Tiancheng County.
These people are really in love with Yanjing now. They all think that in the future, if they fight in the war, get promoted, and make money, they will come to Yanjing to buy a small yard for retirement.
Qiu Ba’s dream is so simple and unpretentious.
Of course, it was also because of this city and the atmosphere of Yan State at this time that these soldiers were given enough respect.
In the beginning of the Qian Kingdom, the civilian soldiers were called thieves and soldiers. Therefore, in the battles between Yan and Qian, the Qian Army often collapsed at the first touch. Now the officials of the Qian Kingdom have begun to suppress the scholar-bureaucrats to promote their status as generals. What they want , in fact, this is also the current atmosphere of "happy to hear war" in Yan State at this time.
Ran Min also specially sent someone to Nan'an County to give some money to the head catcher whom he had recognized.
The money is not much, because Ran Min knows that it is difficult to get rich as a head catcher, but there is no shortage of oil and water between the fingers;
The reason why he gave some money Yinzi came over just to express his feelings. My brother has been promoted from a prisoner to a full-time member of the Jingnan Army. In two or three years, if my brother's position is higher, he will be able to really cover you.
Nan'an County is not far from the capital, and the person who sent the money tried his best to go quickly and then return quickly. On the night when he was about to leave for Yingdu tomorrow morning, Ran Min saw him again The person who sent the money said that the head catcher in Nan'an County was no longer there, that he had married the daughter of a butcher in the county and had returned to his hometown with his girl.
When Ran Min heard this, he didn’t say anything else.
He will leave Yanjing tomorrow and has no time to find that little brother for the time being. He can only sigh, if we are destined, see you again in the future.
Early the next morning, Ran Min led his men out of the capital and went to the school grounds outside the city to check on them.
Unknown to everyone, when they left the inn, Ji Chengjue was sitting there on the second floor of the teahouse opposite, watching them leave.
Eunuch Zhang sat in front of Ji Chengjue and helped pour tea, and said with a smile:
"Master, this man is quite a good person."
Ji Cheng Jue smiled and said,
Ran Min still remembered to give him some money and flowers, which was indeed very loyal.
Eunuch Zhang continued:
"In just a short time, after a war, he has transformed from a criminal soldier to a full-time commander of the army. In time, he will be a plain man again. "
Ji Chengjue shook his head and said:
"There is only one Zheng Fan in this world"
...
Ran. Under the assembly of the school captain, the entire Min army unit returned to the system.
They came with a total of 300 cavalry this time. When they returned, they found that there were more people in the capital.Three hundred cavalry were sent out, for a total of 600 cavalry. The escort was Mao Mingcai, the Minister of the Ministry of War of Dayan, and the envoys of the State of Yan.
Ran Min doesn't like these Chu people, but he is willing to see the Chu people surrender and bow their heads.
The news that the Chu people came to sue for peace and to sign an alliance has long been spread. In the handsome tent outside Yupan City, there are actually envoys from the Chu State working day and night. There were all kinds of negotiations and arguments, but to put it bluntly, it was the side of Yanjing City that could really play a decisive role.
Now, looking at the situation, it seems that the alliance has been negotiated.
This great battle will finally come to an end.
But for some reason, Ran Min always felt a little disappointed. Do you have to let the tens of thousands of Chu troops in Yupan City go back alive?
Although Ran Min knew that this was not something he could care about, he still felt a little unwilling.
Although he has joined the army, the Jianghu habit in his bones still makes him prefer the idea of grudges and grudges. What he believes in is that if you are in the first year of junior high school, I will definitely return to the principle of fifteen. .
The team began to march.
Mao Mingcai, Minister of the Ministry of War, was a high official in the court, but he had a very easy-going personality. During the march, every time he set up camp at night, he would stroll around the camp, take a look, and even come over on his own initiative. , sitting with Ran Min and the other sergeants, drinking vegetable soup and chatting.
The main reason was that he asked, and Ran Min and the others answered, focusing on the Battle of Wangjiang.
Jing Yang, the Chu State’s envoy, seemed much more low-key. He was in the Chu State’s envoy team during the march and basically did not come out of the tent at night.
On the contrary, other people in the Chu State’s mission would occasionally have conflicts with the Yan people, and the two sides even fought a few times. Of course, no weapons were used, and the superiors didn’t care much as long as no one was killed. .
After marching all the way, when they arrived outside Yingdu City, Prince Cheng Yu led a group of officials from the palace to greet him.
The main reason is to welcome Mao Mingcai. After all, he is a real high-ranking official of the Yan people.
In the inn, Situ Yu first bowed to Mao Mingcai.
Since he was so generous,
Mao Mingcai was not stingy, and he led the entourage behind him to kneel down and salute Prince Cheng.
Everyone can be regarded as "the guest and the host enjoy themselves".
Situ Yu invited Mao Mingcai to visit Yingdu. He had already hosted a banquet for him, although he had not prepared it at all.
Mao Mingcai also refused as a matter of course, saying that he had the emperor's orders and would not bother him again until he fulfilled his orders.
Then, Situ Yu took the people away.
Mao Mingcai and his party will stay at this inn, and will set off tomorrow to cross Wangjiang and arrive at Wang Shuai's tent in Jingnan.
The messenger who reported the news was sent out early, and the front line should have received the news.
In the evening, Mao Mingcai called Ran Min again and chatted with him.
Ran Min can be appreciated by the Sixth Prince, there is a reason for it. Some people, even if they are in a humble position, can naturally feel the difference and attract people's attention.
The last person to achieve great success in this collection of Taoism was naturally Hirano Bo.
Ran Min's luck is actually not bad, because Mao Mingcai likes his conversational style and boldness, and the two of them are willing to put aside their status and "call themselves brothers".
This is luck, unstoppable luck.
"So, you were originally supposed to go to Shengle?"
"Yes, sir, you were initially assigned to Shengle for garrison, but because of the war ahead, Jingnan When the prince went on an expedition, our group was moved to the front line. "
"It was also a good luck, just in time for this battle. It is not easy to go from prisoner to regular soldier."
" p>
"My lord is right."
"However, in other words, if you think about it, not going to Chengle City and not following that Uncle Hirano may be regarded as a missed opportunity."
p>"Uncle Hirano, I admire you very much."
A few years ago, he was the leader of Guizhou Province and was among the people who were drafted. Then he quickly climbed up the ladder step by step and was constantly appreciated by the big guys. At the same time, he also accumulated unquestionable military merits time and time again, and was awarded the title of Earl of the General Military Register.
Now, the legend of Uncle Zheng is popular everywhere in the Yan army;
After all, no matter what era, this kind of grassroots rise is the most popular and recognized It's sensible, because most people are grassroots.
“Well, I’ve always wanted to make friends with Mr. Hirano, but I just didn’t have the chance. I’ve read his book “Zheng Zi’s Art of War” no less than three times.
< p>For outsiders, this is undoubtedly a masterpiece of military strategists;In fact, at first, I felt that some of the things in it were too general, like a framework. It seems complicated, but in fact it is empty;
But after looking at the results achieved by Uncle Zheng's troops along the way, I realized that he may have just written it casually for laymen to see."
"I also bought this book this time at the Beijing Bookstore, and I am reading it recently."
"Okay, read more, learn more, and think about others when you see them. I look forward to having another famous general from Dayan in the future!"
"Thank you for your kind words, sir!"
"You are by no means a creature of the pond. This can be considered as giving you an explanation in advance. Unfortunately, although I am now the Minister of the Ministry of War and all matters of the Ministry of War are under my jurisdiction, I cannot reach out to the Jingnan Army."
After speaking, Mao Ming picked up the tea and looked at Ran Min while drinking.
The solicitation here is extremely obvious.
Ran Min naturally knew that it was time for him to make a choice,
To put it bluntly,
He actually didn’t have much choice,
I am just a senior officer, but he is the Minister of the Ministry of War.
He is willing to be with me.If you speak for yourself, you are actually giving yourself a huge face.
After a moment of hesitation,
Ran Min stood up and knelt down to Mao Mingcai:
"The Jingnan Army is Dayan's Jingnan Army. The Jingnan Army of the imperial court is your Majesty’s Jingnan Army. Sir, you are the Minister of War, and I should obey your orders!”
Mao Mingcai nodded with satisfaction and stretched out his hand to help him. Said:
"Get up."
"Thank you, Sir."
Ran Min stood up.
"After this announcement, you can follow me back to Beijing."
"Everything is at your command!"
"Yes, okay."
At this time, the soldiers outside the tent reported:
"Sir, the envoy from Chu State wants to see you."
"Let him in."
After speaking, Mao Ming stood up and straightened his clothes.
Ran Min was about to leave, but Mao Mingcai stopped him with a smile and said:
"See you together."
Jingyang walked in, but he was not wearing any clothes. Instead of wearing an official uniform, he wore a robe with the characteristics of Chu.
"Brother Mao."
"Brother Jing."
The two did not address each other by official title, but treated each other as brothers.
"Brother Jing came here late at night, what advice do you have?"
"I don't want to take it seriously. I just feel that after we announce the decree together tomorrow, we will be separated, and I feel a little reluctant to let go, so I I took the liberty of coming here late at night to talk about it."
Mao Mingcai nodded and said:
"It just so happened that Prince Cheng gave me some good tea during the day. I will send someone to make it right now. Tea."
"Excellent, excellent."
Ran Min took the tea leaves and went out to boil water without any further instructions.
After walking out of the tent,
he took a deep breath,
looked up at the stars in the sky.
Until now, his brain is still a little hot, but he knows that his path is broadened.
Every time Mao Mingcai walked around the camp and talked to everyone, he would express himself deliberately and implicitly. After hard work and hard work, he finally attracted the attention of this important official.
He really likes the armor of the Jingnan Army,
but
but the appreciation of the Minister of War,
he is even more helpless give up.
Ever since the murder in the court that day, he had sworn in his heart that since the world could not give him true freedom, he would take back everything he wanted on the battlefield.
Actually, Jingyang and Mao Mingcai really just chatted casually. They didn't talk about anything serious, just the customs of Yan and Chu.
We didn’t chat very late. In about half an hour, Jingyang got up and said goodbye and went back to his tent.
Ran Min took the initiative to put away the tea set,
Mao Mingcai sat down,
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Stretched out,
opened his mouth and said:
"People from Gan are good at elegance, people from Jin are good at yang, people from Chu are good at etiquette, but I, from Yan, are the only ones , not interesting;
Haha, this statement is true
The envoy of the State of Chu came to me tonight, but he didn’t really want to talk about anything, he just wanted to impress him. The etiquette of the Chu people, but for me, a Yan person, it was really hard to talk to him.”
It’s really uncomfortable to talk to someone when you have nothing to say.
And the two of them can't talk about serious matters, and they can't even touch each other. Otherwise, if they spread the word, they will be accused of treason and treason.
Ran Min smiled and said:
"Actually, everyone can live a good life. We Yan people have lived too hard in the past."
When Mao Ming heard this, he nodded thoughtfully and said:
This is insightful. Why can't we Yan people recite poems and compose poems in the south of the Yangtze River? Why can't we Yan people make great achievements in Chu land? Ze Zong sings?
It’s okay in the future.”
Ran Min responded:
“Hurry up.”
"Quickly?"
"Because we only have Yangfeng in hand now."
"You...hahaha..."
Mao Mingcai laughed. stand up.
Immediately waved his hands, stopped laughing, and said:
"That's all, in this case, I don't dare to keep you in the tent for a long time."
< p>"Sir, please take a rest. I, the villain, will take your leave first."......
The next morning, the team set off from the inn.
At noon, the team arrived at Wangjiang River.
When he got on the ferry, Ran Min saw someone galloping on the other side of the river, but the horse seemed a little too big.
When the ferry reached the middle of the river, the man on horseback on the other side also reined in the reins. It seemed that he had discovered the team and was waiting for it.
And Ran Min also saw clearly that the person riding on his crotch was not a horse at all, but a wild beast.
"Which gentleman is on the other side riding a wild beast?"
Ran Min said to himself.
At this time, Mao Mingcai also walked over and said with a smile:
"It's not a brave beast, it's a brave beast."
"Pixiu?"
The flag of Yan State is the Black Dragon Flag;
But Pixiu is the real totem of Yan State, because no one has seen the dragon, but Pixiu has always existed.
As for the Pixiu beast, civil and military officials who have reached official positions can actually have the opportunity to receive it, but Pixiu is different. Only the real top dignitaries can get it.
"The man on the other side should be the one who almost became you on the summit."
"Uncle Zheng?"
"It should be Well, King Jingnan once specially wrote to the court asking for a Pixiu. It is said that it was just to give it to him.
That was before the war started.Then, as expected, just like a sword given to a famous person, Uncle Zheng did indeed fight a very good battle. "
When Ran Min heard this, he longed for it.
He was half envious and half-heartedly sighed:
"I want it too. "
Mao Mingcai heard this and said:
"There will be opportunities to do good things in the future. ”
The fleet docked and everyone began to disembark.
Zheng Fan continued to sit on Pixiu. For the past two days, he had been in touch with this Pixiu.< /p>
The effect was unexpectedly good. This Pixiu was obviously different from the last time they met for the first time. He was particularly kind to him now.
General Zheng once wondered if this beast had a high IQ. To the point where he has learned to despise the poor and love the rich?
In the past, when he was just General Shengle, he ignored me, but now that he is a count, he is close to him?
Actually, Uncle Zheng was wrong.
After being frightened by the "true colors" of many demon kings that night, in this Pixiu's perception, it had become a person. The "slaves" under the demon kings
Beasts actually have this instinct to surrender and be surrendered. Of course, humans also have it, but humans are good at covering it up. Therefore, from the perspective of this Pixiu,
Zheng Fan and himself are the same.
They are both slaves under the hands of those demon kings.
Both have fallen from the sky. Humans and animals,
naturally should hug together to comfort their souls.
Uncle Zheng stroked Pixiu's mane while waiting for the person wearing it to come down and look at it. Looking at the two completely different official uniforms of the other party, looking at the flags displayed by the other party, there is no doubt that they are the team coming to declare the alliance.
Jingnan King has called him here for a few days. In fact, Uncle Zheng. He has been waiting for the so-called scenery, but saw nothing.
He did not dare to go to Tian Wujing to find out, because big people always like to play riddles.
< p>Just like Patriarch Bodhi gave Wukong three blows on the back of the head,You asked for the answer directly, but people were unhappy.
Furthermore, Tian Wujing always took himself seriously. His "student" Liang Cheng was not around, and Uncle Zheng didn't even have anyone to help him solve the problem.
At this time, an extremely dignified middle-aged man came off the boat. Man, after glancing at the opponent's official uniform, Uncle Zheng immediately realized that there was a big fish in the edict-proclaiming team.
At that moment, Zheng Fan did not dare to take the big fish, so he immediately stood down and took the initiative to greet him. .
Mao Mingcai looked at Zheng Fan, bowed his hands to Zheng Fan, and said:
"Is your Majesty Zheng Fan, Uncle Zheng?" "
"It's Zheng, may I ask..."
"I am Mao Mingcai. "
"Oh. "
"..." Mao Mingcai.
The scene suddenly became awkward.
Then, Zheng Fancai said:
"Long time admiration, long time admiration."
Mao Mingcai could only hold up his hands and said:
"Long time admiration, long time admiration."
To be honest, Zheng Fan really didn't know that the man in front of him named Mao Mingcai was his real leader in name. After all, he was the Minister of War.
But in this "relationship network", the blind man usually does the work and collects information. Zheng Fan will directly ask the blind man when he needs it.
Furthermore, General Zheng has been following King Jingnan since his debut. He basically doesn’t need any regulations from the Ministry of War. Sometimes even if he comes into contact, he just goes through the normal process.
The most important thing is that Mao Mingcai was the newly appointed Minister of War.
The Chu State envoy Jing Yang came out at this time, glanced at Zheng Fan, then looked at the brave man behind Zheng Fan, and said:
"The Chu State Envoy The minister Jingyang has met the noble uncle of the state of Yan."
"I have met the envoy of Chu."
Mao Mingcai is a little depressed. The key to his depression is that Zheng Fan does not seem to be real. You have to give yourself some authority or something, but others may really not know you.
And the people around him were afraid of Zheng Fan's identity. Even if they saw it, they would not dare to warn him.
You can't point at Zheng Fan and shout arrogantly like in the play:
"Hey, boy, do you know who is standing in front of you!"
In fact, it stands to reason that when the chief military officer meets the Secretary of the Ministry of War, it is really equivalent to meeting his direct leadership. However, Zheng Fan has the title of Earl of Pingye personally conferred by the Emperor of Yan, and he has great military merit. At the same time, he is also extremely stingy about titles.
So, by virtue of his status as Uncle Hirano, he deserves to be on an equal footing with Mao Mingcai.
As a last resort, Mao Mingcai could only speak again:
"Uncle Hirano, I am the Minister of the Ministry of War."
"Ah..."
Zheng Fan smiled,
Knowing that he had gone too far,
so he said sincerely:
"Please also ask Mr. Mao "Forgive me."
As he spoke,
Zheng Fan prepared to kneel down,
Mao Mingcai quickly reached out to help him,
The same thing happened. He laughed and said:
"Uncle Hiranye opened the border for the country, conquered the snowfields and captured the customs. Although I sit in this position, I live in Yanjing after all, so how can I dare to accept the gift from Uncle Hiranye."
p>Zheng Fan straightened up, so fast that Mao Mingcai staggered.
Mao Mingcai didn’t say anything.
Ran Min on the side saw this scene and silently bit his back teeth.
Actually, Zheng Fan really acted "in his true colors". He simply didn't know him and didn't want to deliberately lose face.
But in Ran Min's view, this kind of "casualty" is what he really yearns for. To be able to be so calm and calm in the face of a minister of the current dynasty is what he wants. SeedThat kind of status.
At the same time, the commander, who had just joined the army for less than a year, sighed slightly in his heart, because he was originally going to be transferred to Shengle City under the man in front of him.
"May I ask where Prince Jingnan is?" Mao Mingcai asked.
"Chinese army commander's tent."
"Okay."
This awkward meeting finally came to an end. When the subsequent teams passed After the ferry crossed the river, the response team of the Jingnan Army over there arrived.
This is not a deliberate indifference, but the team announcing the decree was moving in a hurry today. Originally, according to the message from the fast horse yesterday, it was said that they could only cross the river at dusk.
Zheng Fan rode on his Pixiu and walked side by side with Mao Mingcai towards the Chinese army camp.
Mao Mingcai didn't mind Zheng Fan's previous "rudeness" and still talked to Zheng Fan very kindly;
General Zheng finally found his acting skills and "got along" with Mao Mingcai. We had a great time talking" and "I regret meeting each other too late".
Actually, it was because both parties wanted to resolve the previous embarrassment.
When the edict-proclaiming team entered the gate of the Chinese army camp, Chen Yang, the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan army, came out to greet him instead of King Jingnan.
Chen Yang rode on his horse and gave Mao Mingcai a military salute,
said:
"The prince has many military affairs, so he specially ordered the general to come to receive Mr. Mao. ”
Chen Yang is an old man in the Jingnan Army. He was promoted by Tian Wujing ten years ago and took the position of the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan Army.
Moreover, his attitude was quite cold, with a very clear disrespectful attitude.
Not long ago, King Jingnan refused to accept the imperial edict, causing two eunuchs to crash and die on stone lions. The leaders of the Jingnan Army had no idea about the so-called edict team, and even For the so-called Minister of the Ministry of War, he is not so cold.
After all, Tian Wujing has personally been in charge of the Jingnan Army for more than ten years. During these years, the Jingnan Army was completely separated from the imperial military department and formed its own system.
You can’t control me, why should I be afraid of you?
However,
with Chen Yang as a comparison,
Mao Mingcai and others felt that the previous Uncle Hirano was really kind and cute. .
"The prince has a lot of military affairs, so there is no need to bother with these false gifts, but I still bother to report to the prince, so today, the Chu envoy and I will declare the credentials of the two countries."
Meaning We don't need to use false courtesy, but when we do serious business, we still need King Jingnan to come forward.
Chen Yang nodded and said:
"I will report to the prince right now."
Next, the edict-proclaiming team began to prepare.
Actually, the reason why he is so eager is because of Jingyang’s urging. The Qingluan Army is still starving in Yupan City. If he conveys the decree earlier, he will die less. Chu**shi.
Zheng Fan did not stay at the mission, but entered the military camp with Chen Yang.
"You went to greet me?" Chen Yang asked.
"Do I have that much free time?" Zheng Fan replied, "I just happened to be walking there and bumped into him."
Hearing this, Chen Yang lowered his head and glanced at Zheng Fan's crotch. This Pixiu.
It can be seen that he is indeed envious of Zheng Fan's treatment. At the same time, he did not hide it at all:
"If I have a dog like this, I will go out for walks often." . ”
Chen Yang’s temper is quite to Zheng Fan’s liking. He says whatever he wants. He seems cold and disrespectful, but he really doesn’t pretend.
Hearing this, Uncle Zheng also patted Pi Xiu on the head and said:
"That's not true."
Chen Yang "Ha" After making a sound, when the two of them were approaching the commander's tent, they got off their mounts and walked into it.
Coincidentally, King Jingnan was sitting on a chair outside the handsome tent.
Chen Yang stepped forward to report:
"Your Majesty, the decree-proclaiming team is here. Mao Mingcai, the Minister of War, is outside, and they can't wait any longer."
Jingnan King waved his hand and said:
"Help them set the stage."
"Yes, I will obey your order."
Chen Yang went down immediately. Zheng Fan didn't have anything to do in terms of arrangements. His troops were not here, so there was no need for him to make arrangements.
The King of Jingnan pointed to Yupan City in the distance,
and said:
“We are going to have peace talks.”
Zheng Fan also followed Tian Wujing's tone and sighed, saying:
"What a pity."
"What's a pity?"
Zheng Fan smiled and replied:
"It's a pity that we can't let more Chu people starve to death."
King Jingnan pointed at Zheng Fan and said:< /p>
"To be a general, you should have a big picture and great courage."
"Yes, the general will be taught."
Tian Wujing stood up,
p>
said:
"Come, help me put on my armor."
......
There are always Chu on the walls of Yupan City. Guarded by soldiers, they stood very straight and there were many people, but in fact, this was just a superficial project.
The real situation in Yupan City is that there is a serious shortage of food.
Except for a feint attack on the day when the main force of the barbarians was defeated, the Yan army never launched any siege campaign after that.
The Chu people stood guard on the city wall, while the Yan people built a "wall" around Yupan City.
It was like two people quarreling,
One shouted: Come up!
The other one said "haha" disdainfully and responded: Come out!
Actually, the Chu army tried to break through the outer wall several times at first, but the Yan people's counterattack was also quite fierce. The Chu people were able to kill them in a short time, but they did not have enough time to attack the "wall." "Carry out demolitiondestroy.
After several attempts, the Chu people gave up because demolishing the wall was not of great significance to them.
Outside Yupan City, there is a flat river. The Qingluan Army is mainly infantry, while the Yan Army is mainly cavalry.
With no reinforcements outside, the Qingluan Army's breakout will inevitably turn into a tragic rout. The Yan people don't even need to directly attack your military formation, but use wheel battles to defeat them. If it keeps harassing you, you won't be able to hold on for long.
But the food predicament in the city has become extremely serious.
Qu Tiannan stood on the city tower. He saw people wearing Chu official uniforms passing under the city wall several times, shouting from a distance.
But whenever he tried to send people out of the city to contact him, the Yan army on the periphery would immediately kill the people he sent out with arrows.
This is really a strange scene.
It is clear that envoys and officials from our country are in the Yan army commander's tent.
It is clear that the so-called peace talks It has been going on for so long,
But the Chu army, which is still holding on to Yupan City, has no way to participate in it.
It seems that they are just a hanging ornament.
If it’s really just a hanging decoration, that’s actually pretty good.
What makes Qu Tiannan most uncomfortable is that he cannot send people out here, but many officials sent by him like to shout outside the city wall.
The effect of their shouting was also obvious. The military morale in the city, which was already floating due to lack of food, began to weaken even more.
To be honest, if he hadn't been unable to get out now, according to Qu Tiannan's temper in the past, he would have killed all those civilian officials who liked to go to the city wall to shout "appeasement" to the soldiers. Here!
Fortunately, the Qingluan Army is, to a certain extent, the private army of the Qu family, so even at this time, Qu Tiannan can still roughly control this army.
But Qu Tiannan doesn’t know how long he can last.
As one of the pillars of the Chu Kingdom, he could understand the imperial court's intention to negotiate peace, because the Chu Kingdom was not completely stable internally. At the same time, a large army was sent out of Zhennanguan to come here to relieve the siege. Not to mention, it is also very vulnerable to attacks from the Yan people.
But Qu Tiannan still thought that this battle should continue.
Dachu has its own problems, so is it possible that the Yan people don’t have any problems at all?
The competition between big powers often involves who can bear it better and who can sustain it better.
However,
looking back at the Qingluan soldiers he had brought out,
it seemed that
he could lead them safely. Returning to China is also a gratifying thing.
But,
Can I really do it?
"Wuwuwu..."
In the Yan people's military camp, came the sound of the horn. This is the first time in recent days that the Yan army on the opposite side has made another move.
Qu Tiannan came to the battlement and looked into the distance, his eyes slightly narrowed.
The Yan Army camp was moved. Groups of Yan Army cavalry began to circle around on a large scale in the north and south directions of Yupan City. However, they did not look like they were going to attack the city, because The Yan army did not push forward any siege equipment.
After the Yan army's military formation was completed, two teams of officials wearing different official uniforms walked towards the wall of Yupan City.
The two leaders of both sides held up the imperial edict with both hands, and the followers behind them also displayed the black dragon flag of Yan State and the phoenix flag of Chu State.
Qu Tiannan felt a little panicked for a while,
but he was a little lucky.
At the same time, the Chu army on the city wall cheered.
The Qingluan Army is the top-ranked army in the Chu Kingdom. It stands to reason that its quality and toughness will not be bad. However, no matter how elite the army is, it has been besieged for so long due to lack of food. The boiling blood and courage will also be diluted.
The soldiers also knew that the peace talks were successful and the covenant was concluded. They could leave this damn place and return home.
Mao Mingcai and Jingyang, one on the right and one on the left,
spread out the imperial edict respectively,
Mao Mingcai read it out first,
followed by Jingyang.
After the imperial edict was read out,
Jingyang entered Yupan City with his national certificate, while Mao Mingcai retreated.
Half an hour later,
Qu Tiannan’s figure appeared on the tower above the west gate of Yupan City.
"Let us open the city gate, yes, but I want you, Jingnan Marquis of Yan State, to come out with your credentials to guarantee it!"
After the covenant is reached,
The states of Yan and Chu will become brotherly states.
The Qingluan Army trapped in Yupan City will be able to leave the city and return home.
According to the details in the credential, the Qingluan Army does not need to remove its armor, but it must hand over weapons such as weapons, crossbows, and arrows.
So,
As the coach of Qingluan Army,
Qu Tiannan needs Tian Wujing to come out alone to guarantee him.
Of course, he did not know that the Marquis of Nan of the Yan Kingdom had been promoted to the title of King, so the title was still Marquis of Jingnan.
For a time,
the Chu army inside the city and the Yan army outside the city all became solemn.
However, the oppressive atmosphere did not last long;
When a stalwart figure wearing gilt armor and riding a brave animal slowly emerged from the Yan army formation,< /p>
The Chu defenders on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
Tian Wujing came to the city wall and Pai Xiu stopped.
Qu Tiannan jumped up and slid down from the city wall. He did not bring any weapons and naturally no horses, so he walked towards Tian Wujing in a majestic manner.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Zheng Fan couldn't help but smack his lips.
Is it cool to go to a party alone? Of course handsome.
But to be honest, not everyone dares to go to the meeting alone with King Jingnan.
Without him,
Tian Wujing can defeat the Sword Master!
Not long ago, Uncle Zheng took advantage of the Sword Master's weapon bug and successfully single-handedly attacked the savage Wanhu Grimu.
However, it seems that King Jingnan is not as shameless as himself.
Qu Tiannan stood in front of King Jingnan,
King Jingnan did not dismount.
To put it nicely, the two countries stopped fighting and concluded an alliance, but in fact, Chu is the one who bowed his head. Therefore, as the winner, I sit on Pixiu and look down at you.
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Is there something wrong?
Qu Tiannan didn't mind this matter.
He just slowly raised the imperial edict of the Kingdom of Chu that he held in his hand.
King Jingnan also raised the imperial edict of the State of Yan in his hand.
Although there are many details and broad coverage of the alliance between the two countries, it is actually very fast because Chu State cannot afford to delay.
"Tian Wujing, I lost, but I have to be responsible for these men under my command.
I want you to take this oath of alliance,
After the oath, I immediately ordered the city gate to be opened!"
After saying that, Qu Tiannan looked at Tian Wujing.
After a while,
Tian Wujing opened his mouth and said:
"Huang Tian is here to prove it. If I, Tian Wujing, violate the covenant, The body rots, the soul falls forever, and God abandons it!"
Qu Tiannan watched Tian Wujing finish his oath,
turned around,
and faced the back! Waved.
"Squeak..."
The gate of Yupan City, which had been closed for several months, was slowly opened from the inside.
A group of Chu soldiers who could clearly be seen as hungry and even pale-faced walked out of the city gate.
Their weapons were all abandoned at the city gate.
Qu Tiannan turned around, looked at Tian Wujing on the Pixiu, and said:
"If I have a chance in this life, I will let you go Tian Wujing once."
King Jingnan ignored him,
Pixiu turned around and returned to the army.
Jingyang also walked out of the city gate and came to Qu Tiannan, saying:
"Zhu Guo, the regent knows how hard your hard work is."
Qu Tiannan Shaking his head, he said:
"We have to say this after returning to China."
Immediately,
I felt that my words were a bit too cold, so I said :
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Zhu Guo's words are serious. Zhu Guo can reorganize his troops. I will go to the Yan Army Lieutenant General's alliance to put the final touches on it. At the same time, let the Yan people give us asome food.
Soldiers, thank you for your hard work. "
When Qu Tiannan heard this, he let out a sigh.
When he went out to fight, he really never thought that the battle would end up like this, and with such extreme humiliation.
......
"Oh, I actually brought it up like this. ”
Although he had known the general outcome of the covenant for a long time, Uncle Zheng still found it interesting that in this era, there was still such behavior of releasing prisoners of war.
Of course, The Chu people did not feel that they were prisoners of war, because they had concluded an alliance, so the Chu army should return home.
The Yan State also used this Qingluan army as a bargaining chip, hoping to get more from the Chu State. Many benefits.
However, Zheng Fan also heard from the blind man that the habits of the Chu people are different from those of other places, because the Chu people have a model of governing their country.
Therefore, there will be a situation where several big nobles fight against each other, and even if they capture the opponent's general, they will send him back
In a war, the soldiers can die, but the nobles must live.
In fact, the Spring and Autumn Period that Zheng Fan was familiar with was the same way. The generals and nobles would be resettled and then sent back after receiving ransom.
It was the same even in the European Middle Ages. Even in war, both sides will have a tacit understanding to protect the lives of nobles.
Because both sides feel that they are nobles, their lives are naturally much more valuable than those of ordinary soldiers.
It doesn't matter if it's consumed, it doesn't matter.
The Chu people were leaving the city. Jingyang found Mao Mingcai and asked Mao Mingcai to abide by the covenant and allocate a batch of food and grass to Jing first. After King Nan returned to the army, he rode Pixiu directly towards Wangjiang River.
Zheng Fan and a group of guards followed behind. Wang got off Pixiu and stood on the edge of Wangjiang River.
The guards did not dare to come forward and disturb the prince at this time.
Only Zheng Fan came over.
p>King Jingnan stretched out his hand and pointed at Wangjiang in front of him,
and said:
"What do you think of the scenery here? "
Zheng Fan said: "The river is vast and the sky is high and the clouds are light. ”
“Yeah, it’s too bland. "
"My lord, let them go this time. After a few years of cultivation and rest, I will accompany you again and sort them out again." "
Tian Wujing smiled,
turned around,
looked at Zheng Fan,
said:
"I just told you that to be a general, you should have great courage. Do you think this is what the king cares about now? "
"No, Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. Your Majesty's mind is naturally broader than the sun and the moon. Your admiration for Your Majesty will be as endless as the water of Wangjiang River... ”
Tian Wujing raised his hand and interrupted Zheng Fan’s cumbersome words.Flattery.
Zheng Fan also closed his mouth knowingly.
Tian Wujing turned to face Wangjiang and stood with his hands behind his back.
Zheng Fan just stood here with him.
After a long time,
Tian Wujing said:
"Xue Customs General Zheng Fan listens to the order."
Zheng Fan was stunned. After a moment, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said sincerely:
"The end will be here!"
Tian Wujing squatted down,
with his hands tied Picking up a handful of river water,
while washing his hands he said calmly:
"Execute him with all his strength."