Linzhi

It is said to be waiting for the opportunity, but in fact, the war is over, and another battle will start again. There are still many things to do in Zhangye City.

"Among my [-] reinforcements, there are [-] Turkic soldiers who used to be the soldiers of Princess Zhending of West Turkic. When the princess returned to the court, these soldiers also became soldiers of our dynasty."

Hearing He Rong's words, Ying Ziyu couldn't help frowning. He endured and endured, but still couldn't hold back.

"Your Highness, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different. It is better to be on guard."

After he finished speaking, he regretted a little, thinking why he couldn't control his mouth. In the past, Chen Shuai always said that he was easy to offend people, and King An came to save them, but he didn't come to learn a lesson.

He Rong's face was flat, but he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

"General Ying's words are wrong. Since they sincerely surrendered to the Central Plains, they are from the Central Plains from now on. They should not be distinguished by their appearance and accent. It should be noted that the appearance of the Nanyi people is different from that of the Central Plains people, but they are also the Central Plains people now. People. Otherwise, one day, when the entire Turks come back with their troops, will they still be rejected, or will they be slaughtered?"

The entire Turkic army came back?Isn't Wang An dreaming?

Ying Ziyu swallowed these words, forced a smile: "What Your Highness said is very true."

Knowing that his words were insincere, He Rong didn't care about them, and continued: "Turkic people are fierce by nature and good at riding and shooting. After these Turkic soldiers were incorporated into the Lingzhou Army, they also put a lot of effort into training soldiers in riding and shooting. Therefore, that day General Ying From what I have seen, our Lingzhou army can fight on a par with Xiao Chong's army outside the city, and it is also inseparable from the teachings of these Turkic soldiers. Now that the crisis in Ganzhou is still unresolved, the Xiao family will surely make a comeback. Soldiers It is necessary to practice hard and not stop every day in order to be able to cope with future battles."

Ying Ziyu said ashamedly: "The last general was weak in defending the city and almost lost the city. Fortunately, His Highness rescued him. If His Highness does not give up, the more than [-] people in the city will all obey His Highness' orders, and the last general will do the same."

He Rong smiled slightly.

This Ying Ziyu looks rough, but in fact there are subtleties in the thick.He Rong came here with 5 people. Of course, it is impossible to throw 5 people here now and run back by himself. Ganzhou already had governor Tao Xuan and guard Ying Ziyu. Who is in the hands, of course, must be made clear first, otherwise the military orders and government orders will be messed up, and without waiting for Xiao Zhong to call again, Ganzhou will collapse by itself.

So Ying Ziyu heard that He Rong wanted to gather military power, and before he could speak, he took the initiative to hand over the military power, which can be described as knowledgeable and interesting.

"General Ying is righteous, after defeating the Xiao family, I will ask the imperial court to give credit to you two."

Tao Xuan and Ying Ziyu hurriedly said: "Your Highness has broken us, and we are lucky to be able to make up for it. How can there be any credit?"

What's more, right now the Turkic people are heading towards Chang'an aggressively. If Chen Shuai can stop 40 Turkic people in Jinzhou, it's okay. Do you have time to take care of them?

Tao Xuan said: "Your Highness, the heat is in full swing at this time, and there are many casualties in the city. In order to prevent the epidemic, the dead must be dealt with as soon as possible. The officer has ordered the military doctor and the city doctor to collect mugwort and calamus in various places in the barracks. It was ignited in the sick and wounded battalion, what orders does His Highness have?"

He Rong pondered and said: "Let the people in the city light wormwood at every household, so as to be prepared. Let everyone drink some anti-epidemic soup, and you and I will drink it too. Ganzhou has everything to do, and the two of you can't have it." Any mistakes."

Tao Xuan and Ying Ziyu were a little moved, and they should be.

He Rong asked: "Is the food and grass in the city still enough? What about the common people?"

Tao Xuan worriedly said: "I am going to report this matter to Your Highness. There have been no natural disasters in Ganzhou in the past two years, and the harvest has been good. However, the Xiao family has been besieging the city for three days, and the food and grass have been consumed. It will last for another ten days and half a month."

He Rong said: "I also brought some grain and grass, and you and Lin Miao will arrange it later. Now the people in the city are in panic, and they can no longer collect grain easily. After another month, it will be the harvest season in autumn. In addition, buy some more. However, we must not let the landlords show their cards on the heads of the tenants for the grain they should have paid, and we must prevent the greedy petty officials from cleverly setting up taxes to increase taxes. Internal trouble."

Tao Xuan's respectful voice should be: "Your Highness is more considerate than the lower officials."

It sounds like someone who has experience in the ruling party. If you are a person who is usually aloof and talkative on paper, you will definitely not notice these details.

"Your Highness, there is one more thing I need to ask you for." Ying Ziyu said, "The fallen soldiers should be buried in the ground, but the weather is so hot right now..."

It was rare for him to hesitate to speak, but He Rong already understood what he was going to say.

After a moment of silence, He Rong said, "Burn it."

Tao Xuan and Lin Miao were both surprised.

They naturally knew that only by burning all the corpses could the possibility of the disease be completely eliminated, but in the eyes of ordinary people, burning the dead was tantamount to destroying the bones and ashes, and there was no place to bury the dead, which was very taboo.More importantly, when the rest of the soldiers saw their comrades being treated like this, they might also have thoughts in their hearts, which would affect their morale.

He Rong said: "Haoyuan, you send people to the barracks and let the doctor's medicine boy explain to the soldiers that the purpose of burning the corpses is to keep the living alive. Governor Tao, please carve a stone tablet in the north of the city to commemorate the dead. Record the merits and tell the soldiers that when the war is over, the Loyalty Shrine will be built in the city and tablets will be erected in the future. Even if there are no tombs in the future, as long as the court is there, the Loyalty Shrine is there, and the incense is there, these people will always be sacrificed."

Tao Xuan and Ying Ziyu didn't know that Wang An had already used this method in Lingnan, and they all thought it was a good method. enemy.

"Your Highness is wise, I will do it right away."

He Rong did not forget to tell him that the pensions for the fallen soldiers should not be reduced. Although Zhangye held on this time, there will be more battles to be fought in the future. In addition to stabilizing people's hearts, the soldiers must also be motivated to fight the enemy. After all, what they have to face is not the Nanyi rebels in Lingnan who have no rules and can be defeated casually, but the well-trained Xiao's army.

While several people were talking, Sang Lin came in from outside carrying a bamboo basket.

His expression was brisk, with the heroic spirit and optimism of a young man, which made other people who had seen many wounded and sick soldiers in the past few days also be infected, and their mood became a little lighter. Tao Xuan also teased: "What kind of game is this?" Come back for lunch?"

Sang Lin said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really good at predicting things. Here are all the frogs I just caught from the field. I will peel them later and cook frog porridge for His Highness."

Tao Xuan's face became strange, looking at the frogs in the basket that kept croaking.

He really didn't like it, and he couldn't imagine how delicious it was, so he pulled a smile that was uglier than crying.

Seeing this, Ying Ziyu laughed: "The frog meat is so tender, it's best eaten roasted, but it's easy to get angry. If His Highness likes it, I will send someone to catch more later!"

He Rong shook his head and laughed: "Sang Lin is just naughty, why are you also booing with him?"

Before the words were finished, another person arrived outside the door, saying that it was from the post station to report.

Not only He Rong, but also Ying Ziyu and Tao Xuan were very concerned about the progress of the war in Jinzhou, and specially ordered people to guard the station every day. Once there was a military intelligence report, they would report it immediately.

He Rong took the letter from the servant, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised because of the joke just now, but the next moment, those slightly raised corners froze immediately.

Tao Xuan raised his heart immediately, thinking that the battle might be unfavorable, but could it be that Chen Shuai's martial arts skills are so great that even he couldn't create the miracle of winning more with less?

Before he could come up with a result of his wild thoughts, he saw He Rong put down the letter and said slowly: "Jinzhou has fallen."

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

Tao Xuan lost his voice and said, "How could this happen!"

Ying Ziyu couldn't hold back even more, and stepped forward a few times, with such a menacing manner that Lin Miao was so frightened that he thought he was going to do something to He Rong, so she hurriedly stopped in front of He Rong's case.

"General Ying respects himself!"

Ying Ziyu didn't look at him, but stared at the letter in He Rong's hand.

"Can your Highness lend me the letter?"

Knowing that he was brought out by Chen Wei alone, He Rong knew that the generals and commanders were like father and son. If Jinzhou fell, others would inevitably think of Chen Wei's ending.

There has been a correspondence between He Rong and Wen Jiang, and Wen Jiang specially arranged for someone to deliver messages to He Rong on a regular basis. This time, He Rong came to Ganzhou for reinforcements. The capital did not know, and these were sent to Lingzhou first. After that, Xue Tan sent people to send them over quickly.

The letter was sent from the capital, with only a few lines, and the handwriting was scribbled, so it must have been written in a hurry.

Before He Rong came to aid Lingzhou, the Turkic people had already gone south and went straight to Jinzhou, while Chen Wei received the holy order and led the [-] soldiers he brought from Ganzhou to station in Jinzhou. At the same time, there were [-] soldiers. The imperial army, as well as the defenders of Jinzhou itself.The Turks fought all the way from Taiyuan, and encountered the first line of defense arranged by Chen Wei at the entrance of Zhoucun, north of Xinjiang County.

This line of defense is composed of Jinzhou soldiers, which are the weakest in the makeshift team under Chen Wei's command. Chen Wei's intention is to use this team as a bait to retreat while fighting. , so that the Turks carelessly underestimated the enemy, and then led them into Guigu Pass outside Xinjiang County to attack them with ambushes.

His strategy can be regarded as a success. Although Fu Nian is far more powerful than the previous Turkic Khans, he did not expect that the people of the Central Plains would have so many plots and tricks. Thousands of people were accidentally folded into it. After a small defeat at Guguan, they did not rush forward after discovering that they had been tricked, but chose to retreat to Zhoucunkou, and the two sides formed a confrontation.

But at this moment, on the side of Chang'an, on the one hand, Emperor Jiayou was worried that Chen Wei would lose the battle, Jinzhou would not be able to defend, and the Turkic people would approach Chang'an, and it would be too late to leave. His courtiers were persuaded to shake their confidence, and finally decided to avoid to Jiankang first, and wait for the situation to stabilize before discussing the matter of moving the capital.

Even if it is not moving the capital, the emperor's move, the courtiers in the harem, including the maids serving in the palace, will follow, not to mention the accompanying objects, food, etc., it is all a battle to mobilize the crowd.

He Xiuyu proposed to stay in the capital at this time, and said that Chang'an was the imperial capital of all dynasties, and had never been invaded by foreign races. Even in order to calm people's hearts, there must be royal children staying behind. He had no choice but to let him stay, and Emperor Jiayou left him 2 horses at the same time, so that he could retreat first if the situation was not good, and he didn't have to stick to it.

Unexpectedly, the news of the emperor going south reached Jinzhou, which immediately caused an uproar. Even if some Jinzhou soldiers shouted that even the emperor Lao Tzu had left, why should we still work for him? Because last time Chen Wei used Jinzhou soldiers as bait The Turks were greatly dissatisfied with the matter, and broke out together, triggering a mutiny in the army.

Chen Wei had to allocate some troops to suppress the rebellious soldiers. Hearing this news, Fu Nian was overjoyed, and immediately sent several Han literati under his command, disguised as ordinary people, to sneak into the city, secretly contacted the disgruntled Jinzhou soldiers, and encouraged them Open the city gate to welcome the Turkic people into the city.

Those Jinzhou soldiers were unwilling to be dealt with by Chen Wei, but were bewitched by Fu Nian, which gave the Turks an opportunity to take advantage of.

That night the Turkic people entered Xinjiang City and fought hand-to-hand with the Central Plains army. It is said that the fighting in the city lasted for a whole day and night. The battle was even worse than that of Ying Ziyu and the others. In the end, the city was destroyed and people were killed, just like before it was captured by the Turkic people. Just like the state capital, Xinjiang was looted, women and children were humiliated, and wailing was everywhere.

A generation of famous generals, Chen Wei died in battle.

After Chen Wei's death, if any soldiers of the imperial court broke out by chance, they were separated and their whereabouts were unknown.

And when the last barrier collapsed, the Turkic people did not miss the prosperity of Jinju, but continued to rush southward.

Because Fu Nian knows that there is still the most beautiful and prosperous capital in the world, waiting for him.