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Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said to Hua Mulan: "I have the important task of guarding Wuchuan Town. The imperial court should not easily transfer me away. Even if I want to be transferred, I should arrange a suitable position for me in advance. As for you Even if he declined the emperor on the grounds that he was still in mourning period, he would not be able to say anything."

Just as Zhao Junsheng expected, at the end of that year, after he built three forts on the edge of the desert, the imperial court sent troops to Henan on a large scale.

This winter was extremely cold, even though Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan had made a lot of preparations in advance, many cattle and sheep still froze to death.

It was also the cold weather that caused the Yellow River to freeze over a large area, and the Northern Wei cavalry sent out on a large scale across the ice and entered Henan.

The Southern Dynasties did not receive any news in advance. They deployed a small number of troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, and their supplies were cut off due to heavy snow blocking the road. With the entry of the Northern Wei army, Luoyang and Hulao were successively breached with the cooperation of the agents dispatched in advance.

Then the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty, under the personal command of Tuoba Jian, restrained Huatai and besieged Xingyang.

After receiving the news, the Southern Dynasties immediately ordered Dayanzhi to lead an army of [-] reinforcements, but because the southern soldiers were impatient with the severe cold and marched slowly, the reinforcements could not arrive, causing Xingyang and Huatai to fall one after another.

When the ground was covered with snow and ice, Dao Yanzhi was not afraid to fight the Wei army in the field. The thick snow on the ground slowed down the cavalry's ability to move. When Dao Yanzhi learned that the main force of the Wei army was in Liangjun, he immediately marched westward.

But the sky did not come true, and before he led the army to attack, the weather cleared up, which was not good news for Dayanzhi. If the ice and snow melted and the roads were muddy, it would be a disaster for the infantry if they fought.

Arriving at Yanzhi, he immediately led his army to retreat, collected ships in the Surabaya area, and quickly retreated southward. The cavalry of the Wei army pursued all the way, forcing the army of the Southern Dynasty to discard a large amount of grain and grass.

Soon Tuoba Jian's army's attack was blocked. Under the strong city wall of the Song army in the Southern Dynasty, the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty suffered heavy losses.

On the fifth day of March in [-] A.D., the emperor sent someone to order Zhao Junsheng to go to Pingcheng to meet Wuchuan Town. The military affairs were taken over by Wuchuanhou and General Huwei Hua Mulan.

Zhao Junsheng received the imperial decree and said to the eunuch Xiaohuangmen Jia Zhou who came to announce the decree: "Eunuch Jia, please come into the hall to speak!"

Jia Zhou bowed and cupped his hands: "General, you don't need to be so polite. Our family is the confidant of the Central Cao Supervisor. If you have any questions, just ask our family if you know everything, and please tell us everything!"

Zhao Junsheng, Hua Mulan and Jia Zhou walked into the lobby to serve tea and talk.

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Eunuch Jia, do you know why the emperor suddenly summoned me to Beijing?"

Jia Zhou said in a low voice: "As far as our family knows, the emperor may send the general out of Youzhou!"

"Leaving the town of Youzhou? Is there no one available in the court? Why did the emperor think of General Tiaoben to go to Youzhou?"

"Our family heard from Cao Jian that the emperor seemed to intend to mobilize troops against Beiyan to completely solve the problem of the northeastern frontier, and the general was transferred to Youzhou for this purpose.

Get ready! "

Zhao Junsheng asked someone to prepare a little treat for Jia Zhou, took him and his entourage to live in the post house, and sent them to the door with Hua Mulan.

Zhao Junsheng turned his head and found that Hua Mulan was looking at her with tears in his eyes, and hurriedly said, "What's the matter? What are you crying for?"

Hua Mulan was dragged into the guard's mansion by Zhao Junsheng, and the two came to the lobby and sat down.

"Come and invite Master Yu Chan!"

"It's the general!"

At this time, Zhao Junsheng felt that he had to find someone for advice, at least he should listen to the counselor's advice.

"Don't cry anymore, you're going to cry like a cat. It's not that we can't meet each other. I'm just going to Youzhou to take up my post. Besides, Jia Zhou's words may not be reliable!" Zhao Junsheng kept comforting.

Hua Mulan sobbed and said, "Youzhou is so far away and I don't know when we will meet again!"

Zhao Junsheng wiped away the tears on Hua Mulan's face with his hand, "Even if what Jia Zhou said is true, the emperor sent me there just to prepare for the attack on Beiyan. I will come back when the war is over! Even if I can't go back to Wuchuan Town, I will You can also ask the emperor to transfer us together and let us get married!"

When Zhao Junsheng said this, he felt a little lack of confidence. How could it be so easy to transfer to the general level of the town?The imperial court was not run by their family.

Hua Mulan wiped away her tears and said immediately, "I will go to the emperor now and let Jia Zhou take it to the emperor when he leaves!"

Zhao Junsheng grabbed Hua Mulan: "Don't be stupid, you are not a child anymore, why are you still acting like a child? Wait for Dongfang Chen to come and listen to his opinion!"

Not long after, Dongfangcheng, who was wearing Taoist robes, walked in, "I have seen the two generals!"

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan stood up, "You are welcome to sit down, Taoist priest!"

Dongfang Chen slapped Jishou and knelt down behind a short table next to him.

Hua Mulan glanced at Zhao Junsheng. Zhao Junsheng said to Dongfang Chen: "The emperor sent an envoy to summon me to the capital to meet with Wuchuan Town. The military affairs of Wuchuan Town were handed over to Mulan. There was news that the emperor wanted to attack Beiyan, so he transferred me out of the town of Youzhou. Do you know what the boss thinks about this?"

Dongfang Chen stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then said to Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan: "Poverty thinks this is a good thing for the two generals!"

"How do you say that?" Hua Mulan asked.

Dongfang Chen analyzed the two: "The two generals are both generals of the imperial court. The imperial court asked the two generals to guard Wuchuan together. This is not a problem in the short term, but if it takes too long, the emperor will inevitably feel worried. After all, the two generals are married. Sooner or later, they will be a family. Even if the emperor trusts the two generals, it is inevitable that villains will frame him. No matter what the emperor’s purpose is to separate the two generals, it is a good thing for the two generals. The emperor knows that he has avoided suspicion for the two generals!"

Hua Mulan frowned and asked, "But if brother Junsheng goes to Youzhou, I won't have the chance to meet him. How can we get married in the future? After we get married, one can't be in the east and the other in the west, right?"

"This... is indeed a problem! However, from Pindao's point of view, the general should wait until the mourning period is over before making any calculations. After all, the emperor can win back at the general, but the general himself insists that he cannot marry during the mourning period, otherwise the general You will be impeached by the censors!"

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan looked at each other, "It can only be like this at the moment, you stay in Wuchuan Town for the time being, or our family property is here. If no one takes care of it, it will be taken away sooner or later."

Two days later, Zhao Junsheng and Jia Zhou set off for Pingcheng together. Hua Mulan and several confidants sent her reluctantly ten miles away.

"Don't worry, I will send someone to deliver a letter to you soon after I meet the emperor in Pingcheng. Take good care of our home!"

Zhao Junsheng's words cheered Hua Mulan up, yes this is her and Zhao Junsheng's home.

"Well, you must remember to write in time!"

Zhao Junsheng took away Gao Xu and Cao Jiao, leaving Gao Xu behind, and Pei Jin also walked with him. Pei Jin is a good hand in logistics management. Zhao Junsheng relied heavily on him. Fortunately, he has been trained in Wuchuan Town A few capable men can help Hua Mulan.

No matter how reluctant to part, we still have to part with Hua Mulan in the end.

Holding back tears, I watched Zhao Junsheng lead the team of dozens of people away gradually.

Ten days later, Zhao Junsheng, Jia Zhou and a group arrived in Pingcheng. On the second day, he was summoned by Emperor Tuobajian, but the place of the summoning was chosen to be in the imperial garden.

At this time, when all the flowers in the imperial garden were in full bloom, Zhao Junsheng felt that this should be a good omen.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Tuoba Jian raised his hand: "Pingshen!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tuoba Jian waved his hands back to the left and right, and then waved to Zhao Junsheng for him to follow. He walked and said, "Zhao Qing, I summoned you this time because I wanted to change your position. If I want to unify the world, I must first unify the north, but the north There is still the remaining strength of Hu Xia, Beiliang, Beiyan and even Rouran are our powerful enemies, I plan to deal with Beiyan first, what do you think?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Your Majesty has a far-sighted view. It is not difficult to solve Beiyan with the current national strength of our great Wei Dynasty. However, Beiyan is located in the northeast. The climate is very cold in winter. If you want to mobilize troops, you should choose June and July!"

Tuobajian smiled, "Qing and Zhen thought of going together and the court ministers also suggested so! But the current governor of Youzhou, Du Chao...you know who he was when he sent troops to Beiyan. I'm really worried about him staying in Youzhou!"

Of course Zhao Junsheng knew that Du Chao was Tuoba Tao's uncle, and he also supported Tuoba Pi. When Tuoba Jian's troops besieged Yuyang, the defenders in Yuyang City couldn't wait for reinforcements and ran out of food, grass and defense equipment. Du Chao opened the city gate first and surrendered.

At that time, Tuoba Jian wanted to kill Du Chao very much, but he couldn't kill Du Chao. After all, he was a role model. Killing Du Chao would bring great obstacles to Tuoba Jian's conquest of cities all over Hebei. , King Yangping.

Zhao Junsheng deliberately pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Does Your Majesty want my minister to go to Youzhou?"