Huan Rong

The encounter by the river was too sudden, and neither side had any preparations.

However, the eyes of Qin Jing's subordinates were bright from top to bottom, and they only let out a few wolf howls to express their excitement.Tuoba Xianbei, on the other hand, felt as if he was mourning his concubine, wishing he could grow wings, cross Jingshui, and throw the enemy far away.

Time was running short, and Shi Yiqian had no time to calmly arrange, so he had to order his troops to mount their horses immediately and fight with all their might.

"The Qin family will not let us go!" Shi Yijian said loudly, not caring about being heard by the enemy at all, "If you only care about running away, you will definitely end up dead! Take your long knives and fight to find your way out!"

"Fight to the death!"

When cavalry confront each other, they can only advance, not retreat.

Shi Yijian led the horse, and the Xianbei under him gathered behind him. The sound of the horse's hooves changed from slow to fast, and finally, like thunder, he rushed straight forward.

The sound of the horn resounded across the plain, Qin Jing dragged his spear backwards, and nearly ten thousand Qin cavalrymen were divided into three groups. Looking down from the sky, it was like three sharp arrows.

Amid the sound of running thunder, the war horses collided violently, striking each other with knives and swords, bringing out bursts of metal and iron clashing.

The war horse raised its front hooves and neighed.The rain of blood splattered, and in just one charge, more than a hundred corpses were left on the battlefield.

Even if the fallen cavalry did not die, their bones would be crushed by the galloping horses, and they would swallow their last breath in the dust.

Three sharp arrows rushed through the black torrent, and completely pushed away Shi Yijian's troops. Before they could close together, they were divided into several sections, and they could only turn their horses around to fight each other.

噍——

The goshawk flitted across the air, swooped down suddenly, and grabbed it fiercely with its sharp claws.

A Tuoba Xianbei cavalryman heard the wind, and screamed in the next moment, covering his face with his hands, with dark red blood overflowing between his fingers.

噍——

The goshawk succeeded in one blow and made a high-pitched cry.

Qin Jing pulled the reins suddenly, the horse raised its front hooves, and the man stood up.

A gust of cold wind blew up from the river, scraping the black battle armor and billowing the blood-stained cloak.

Pointing the spear forward is the signal to attack.

"Ouch-"

The cavalrymen of the Qin family were like a pack of wolves hunting. They stared fiercely at their prey, licked their dry lips, showed their sharp fangs, and kept approaching the prey until they completely killed the target. There was no mercy at all.

"kill!"

The sound of hoofbeats reappeared, and the horse rushed forward, and the black figure seemed to be integrated with the horse.Every time the gun strikes, it will bring a rain of blood, sending one life to hell.

On the battlefield by the river, the soil was soon soaked with blood.

The red flowers kept blooming, and the blood flowed along the edge, gradually converging into a stream and flowing into the river.

More and more cavalry fell, and as they charged again and again, the color of the river gradually darkened, and finally turned into a thick dark red.

Seeing Qin Jing rushing towards him, the people around him fell down one after another. Even the confidant general couldn't stand it. He was shot through the shoulder and fell off the horse's back. Zhou's trilogy is about to meet him head-on.

Anyway, if you can't escape, it's better to die quickly!

"Your Majesty can't!"

Bu Qu immediately rushed forward, firmly blocking Shi Yiqian behind him.

"Your Majesty, the Han people have a saying that if you keep the green hills alive, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. If you die in battle today, as long as your Majesty is alive, the Tuoba tribe will have a day to revive! If your Majesty is not here, our branch will be completely extinct! "

The trilogy didn't care about the dignity, and stood in front of Shiyijian's horse with a horizontal knife, winked to the left and right, and immediately several riders stepped forward, and forcibly took away the cloak and helmet from Shiyijian's body.

Part [-] put on his helmet, fastened his cloak, grasped his black spear, and said, "My lord, let's go!"

While speaking, Buqu turned the horse's head, clamped the horse's belly tightly, rushed forward for a certain distance, and shouted loudly: "Shi Yiqiang is here, the thief dares to fight?!"

Seeing this scene, Shi Yigao showed his eyes fiercely, but was firmly blocked by the trilogy and was still unable to charge forward.

"My lord, there is a gap on the north side, I will protect you and rush out!"

Looking at the trilogy where he was fighting with Qin Jing, Shi Yiqian bit his teeth, his eyes were red, he finally pulled the reins, and said, "Let's go!"

The battlefield was too chaotic, no one would have thought that Shi Yijian would abandon three thousand cavalry and flee with only ten or so cavalry.

Part [-] pretended to be him, failed to block two rounds, was pierced by a spear through his chest, and was directly picked up in the air.

"Shi Yijian?" Qin Jing had never seen Shi Yijian before, but when he saw the appearance of the trilogy, he subconsciously felt something was wrong.

Bu Qu grinned, blood trickled down the corner of his mouth, coughed twice, and died on the spot.

Ranhu came on horseback, tore off Buqu's leather armor, saw the totem on his shoulder, and said, "General, he is not Shi Yiqiang!"

Shi Yijian is the leader of the Tuoba tribe, and the totem on his shoulder is different from that of the tribe.Judging from the totem, [-]% of this person is a family general.

"General, do you want to..."

Before Ranhu finished speaking, Qin Jing had already thrown the song away.

Fresh blood was spilled in the air, and a Tuoba Xianbei was thrown into the air by his corpse, and fell off his horse on the spot, uttering a scream.

Witnessing this scene and feeling the evil spirit wrapped around Qin Jing, Ran Hu and the others swallowed, feeling their scalps go numb and the hairs on the back of their necks standing on end.

"Shi Yijian is dead." Qin Jing said in a cold voice, rode forward again, picked up Buqu's body, and said, "pass down the order, and shout in Xianbei language'Shi Yijian is dead, and those who get off the horse and kneel on the ground are not allowed. kill'."

"No!" Ran Hu and others clasped their fists on the spot, not daring to hesitate, and galloped to the two wings to convey Qin Jing's order.

"Shi Yiqiang is dead, and those who dismount and kneel on the ground will not be killed!"

The sound of swords and guns continued, and some Xianbei cavalry turned a deaf ear to it, determined to fight to the end.

Yu Yu looked up and saw the corpse picked up by Qin Jing on the gun, and recognized the familiar helmet and cloak, and couldn't help showing horror.Looking at the cavalrymen of the Qin family who surrounded them, they instantly lost their will to fight. They simply got off their horses and knelt on the ground.

If there is one, there are ten, and if there are ten, there are hundreds.

The leader appeared, and Tuoba Xianbei dismounted one after another on the battlefield, numbering as many as a thousand.

Qin's cavalry passed them, rushed to a group of cavalry who were determined to fight to the death, and strangled them with several times their strength.Soon, the sound of swords and swords became weak, and blood drifted past the nose, which was creepy.

After the battle, the Xianbei cavalry who surrendered were confiscated with their weapons and horses, and put them under centralized surveillance.

Qin Jing rode his horse to the river, stuck the spear on the ground, raised his arms to catch the flying goshawk, and untied the bamboo tube from the eagle's leg.

"General, the people we sent reported that there was no sign of Shiyi Qiang for several miles around." Xiahou Yance stepped forward immediately and said, "Your subordinate, please lead the troops to the north."

Qin Jing didn't make a sound, read the text message from Goshawk, put the silk cloth in her arms, stroked Goshawk's back feathers, her gaze was slightly lowered, but there was no hint of thought in her expression.

"You don't need to go after him." Qin Jing said, "Shi Yiqian is already dead."

Xia Houyan raised his head with a puzzled expression on his face.

The death is clearly a trilogy, not Shi Yiqian.

Qin Jing turned his head, let the goshawk grasp it on his shoulder, raised his spear again, and said, "Losing three thousand cavalry and unable to escape back to Guzang is no different from a bereaved dog. Beidi Rouran and Tiefu have always been at odds with him. , no money, no food, no soldiers, they will not be taken in easily."

In other words, Shi Yiqian escaped from the battlefield, but he did not really escape from birth.

Losing the most elite force under his command, and being blocked on the way back to Guzang, he had to go all the way north.What is waiting for him in front of him is definitely not good food and wine, nor old friends from the past, but the hostile tribes who once fought each other!

If you are lucky enough to survive, you will not have the capital to re-enter the Central Plains.

The best result is to escape into the depths of the grassland in one breath, gather the scattered tribes, and be the leader of a small tribe honestly relying on others.

"Clean the battlefield as soon as possible, rest for half a day, and send troops to Hezhou!"

"promise!"

Xia Houyan immediately turned his horse's head to convey Qin Jing's order.

The order was issued, the cavalry moved faster, the body of the comrade was restrained, and a hole was dug to bury it.All Shi Yijian's troops were piled up together and set on fire.

The blood in the river is still rich, as if flowing from hell.

Qin Jing rode his horse and stood by the river, looking towards the direction of Hezhou, his eyes were cold and determined.

"General..." Ranhu rode close, and was startled by the goshawk who suddenly spread its wings.

Seeing Qin Jing who turned his head, and then at the goshawk standing on his shoulder, Ranhu clenched the reins tightly, barely suppressing the chill that rose from the soles of his feet.

"What's the matter?"

"The servants explored the road to the west and found two villages. All the people in the village were slaughtered, presumably Shi Yiqian did it."

"Count the prisoners of war." Qin Jing said coldly, "Send a team of cavalry back to Chang'an and hand them over to the second brother."

"promise!"

Huan Shiqian planned to enter Guzang first, and the soldiers traveled day and night to Hezhou.

Qin Jing also wanted to take down Guzang. After clearing the battlefield, he ordered his subordinates to rest for half a day, and wrote two letters, which were sent to Chang'an in Xihe respectively.

The goshawks were released, and Qin Jing ordered people to blow the horn.

The cavalry merged into a torrent in an instant, galloped across Yongzhou, and rushed straight to Jincheng County.

At the same time, Qin Ce ordered in Xihe that Qin Yu be temporarily stationed in Chang'an and call the people to rebuild the city wall.Some Wen and Wu thought it was wrong, even if the capital could not be moved immediately, the eldest son should guard Chang'an, not the second son.

Qin Ce was not angry, but said that Qin Jiu was seriously ill and could not lead troops to take care of the affairs, and needed to rest in Xihe.

"This matter has been settled, and there is no need to discuss it again."

Qin Ce made a final decision, with an extremely firm attitude, clearly telling Wenwu and Zuoyou: This matter is not for discussion.Whoever dares to hold on to it will bear the consequences.

Thinking of what happened to the Yin family, contacting Qin Jiu, who was first seized of the military power and then recalled to Xihe, and has never shown up in public after returning, everyone couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, looking at the person who spoke for Qin Jiu, instinctively moved away some distance.

Before, he thought that calling the eldest son back to Xihe had other plans, but looking at it now, this is not the case at all.

If he wanted to establish a son, King Qin would not make such a decision.

The only explanation is that the eldest son made a big mistake and was abandoned by King Qin.The best end from now on is to be an idle king in Xihe County.If it's not good... Everyone didn't dare to continue to think deeply, trying to control the expressions on their faces, no one dared to take the initiative to mention Qin Jiu.

Qin Ce sat at the head, and had a panoramic view of the room.Slightly squinting his eyes, he took advantage of the opportunity to mention the candidates to be the governors of various states, and the atmosphere turned from cold to hot, and it was no longer as cold as the twelfth lunar month.

After the court meeting was over, Qin Ce put aside other matters, and did not allow his servants to follow him, and went to the back house alone.

Recently, Mrs. Liu contracted a cold and took several medicines, but she didn't get better.Mrs. Liu stayed in front of the couch day and night, brewing and delivering the medicine herself without anyone else's hands, and now her eyes are black and blue.

Qin Zhen and Qin Jue wanted to serve the couch, but were kicked out by Mrs. Liu.

"It's not a serious illness. It will be fine in a few days. Don't use excuses for not learning the map of the art of war."

Qin Zhen and Qin Jue asked Liu Yu for help, but the latter just shook his head and said to the two of them, "Your Majesty, don't worry if I'm here."

In the end, the two of them couldn't stay in front of the couch, so they could only follow Mrs. Liu's instructions and study as hard as they could, not letting General Xiahou, who was teaching, make any mistakes.

Qin Ce walked to the door, just in time to hear Qin Zhen talking about what he learned today.

"Mum, my son can draw a map."

Qin Zhen's voice began to change, and her clear voice became hoarse.

When he was talking, Qin Jue interrupted a few sentences from time to time, which attracted Mrs. Liu's gratifying praise, accompanied by a few coughs from time to time, but he couldn't hear it very clearly.

After listening for a while, Qin Ce opened the door and entered.

The maidservant was stopped by him and failed to report before.At this moment, he was leaning over and standing in the corridor, his face turned slightly pale.

Mrs. Liu stood up and said, "Why is Husband Master here at this time?"

"I'm worried about my gentleman, and I don't have the heart to deal with political affairs."

Qin Ce walked to the side of the couch, saw Madam Liu's face, glanced at Qin Zhen and Qin Jue who stood up and saluted, and frowned, "Where's Ah?"

Mrs. Liu shook her head, sighed, and changed the subject, "It's rare for the husband to come here, just to talk to me."

Mrs. Liu stood up, first served Mrs. Liu with soup and medicine, and served her meticulously.Then he saluted Qin Ce, and led Qin Zhen and Qin Jue out of the inner room together.

When the door was closed, Qin Ce stroked Mrs. Liu's cheek. He couldn't maintain his calm anymore, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Xi, why are you so sick? The doctor's medicine doesn't work, so I sent people to the south to ask for medicine."

"Husband Master, this is an old problem, and it will happen once inadvertently." Mrs. Liu coughed twice, her lips turned white, and almost lost her color.

"It's not a serious illness that happened in the early years. After a while, it will always pass after taking a few medicines."

Qin Ce withdrew his hand, clenched his fists, and looked at Mrs. Liu with tiger eyes for a moment.After a while, he sat directly on the couch, took Mrs. Liu into his arms, and said hoarsely: "Xijun, you and I have been together for decades, we must get better, don't..."

"Master, my concubine said it's fine." Mrs. Liu smiled, even though her face was pale, she still couldn't hide the brightness between her eyebrows, "I will be fine if I say it will be fine. Don't you believe me, my wife?"

"I believe." Qin Ce tightened his arms, closed his eyes, and buried them deeply in Mrs. Liu's hair, "Xijun, I can't live without you."

Madam Liu didn't make a sound, she raised her head, caressed the back of Qin Ce's hand, and said after a long time, "My concubine will remember the husband's words."

After sending Qin Zhen and Qin Jue away, Aunt Liu did not go to the pharmacy, but instead went to Qin Jiu's courtyard.

Seeing the closed door, Mrs. Liu's face was cold, and she pushed it open regardless of her servant's obstruction.

Such a move shocked everyone's eyes.

The room was dimly lit, and Qin Jiu sat motionless.Even though he didn't drink alcohol, his spirit became more and more sluggish.Seeing Aunt Liu, she just raised her eyelids, without even making a sound.

Before coming here, Aunt Liu thought a lot about it.Seeing Qin Jiu like this, he suddenly didn't want to say another word.

After quietly watching him for a while, Liu Wei suddenly turned around and left, her skirt rippling, and her long sleeves brought a gust of cold wind.

The maidservant was walking on one side, seeing Mrs. Liu like this, looked left and right, and reminded: "Ma'am, your appearance like this is definitely not appropriate. If the mistress has anything, you can just..."

Aunt Liu stopped in her tracks, stabbing her icy eyes at the servant girl, forcing the latter to swallow the last part of her words, her face turned blue, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead, before she said slowly: "Axi, you have served me all these years, I have always trusted you, and I don't want to, you will have such thoughts."

The servant girl lowered her head and said in her mouth, "I dare not!"

"Remember, I will be here if my sister is here. Without my sister, there would be no me! Don't let me hear the words like today again."

"promise!"

The servant girl promised, her face pale.

Back in Guiyuan, Mrs. Liu did not let her serve in the inner room, but ordered her to kneel in the porch.Then they sent people to the East Courtyard to find A Xiao, who specialized in punishing the servants who made mistakes.

"I'll hand you over to you." Looking at Ah Xiao, who is astonishingly tall and as skilled as a man, Liu Yu said seriously, "Check carefully, and check the backyard by the way. I have to take care of my sister, and I don't have time to deal with these messes." Don't let those things that don't appear on the stage jump around indiscriminately."

"promise!"

A Xiaogong complied with her promise, and asked the servant woman who came with her to pull Axi up, gag her, and send her directly to the execution room.

Sitting in the inner room, Lady Liu looked at another servant and said, "Ah Guo, do you know what mistake Axi made?"

"Returning to Madam, she has a different mind, she has a mind that shouldn't be moved." A Guo said.

"It's good to understand." Liu Mi turned the back of her hand and looked at Kodan's unstained nails. "The lessons learned from the past must be firmly remembered. Tell everyone in the courtyard to remember it."

"promise."

Ningkang three years, April

Qin Jing and Huan Shiqian successively led troops into Hezhou.

The two armies were so powerful that the defenders couldn't resist, and they abandoned the city and fled one after another.

Because the army rations had not yet arrived, Huan Shiqian discussed with Xie Xuan and others to temporarily station troops in Huanghe County, and wait for the supplies to arrive before attacking Daxia.

Qin Jing didn't have this concern, and conquered counties and counties along the way, plundering Tuoba Xianbei and the remnants of Dibing, plus the grain and grass transported from Chang'an, helped the army fight all the way to Guangwu County, close to Guzang.

After entering the city, Qin Jing received another letter from Xihe.After reading the contents of the letter, he took up his pen and wrote a short message, not to return to Xihe, but to Youzhou.

At that time, Huan Rong was busy making arrangements for Jiankang, sending letters to Jiankang and Gushu one by one.Pigeon was so tired that she lost a lot of weight. Every time she saw Huan Rong, she would puff out her chest, show off her slender figure, and let out a grievance.

Huan Rong was also helpless.

Compared with fast horses, flying pigeons are naturally faster and will not attract too much attention.As compensation, Huan Rong would order someone to prepare a whole plate of fresh meat and millet every time the pigeons went back and forth to ensure that these little guys would not lose their weight.

Just after releasing a pigeon, a shadow suddenly fell over its head.

Raising his head and seeing the familiar goshawk, Huan Rong hurriedly turned over his sleeves and wrapped several layers to cover his forearms.

The goshawk did not fall, but rushed straight into the house and landed on the wooden frame.While combing the feathers, stretch out the left leg.

If the birds of prey also have expressions, at this moment, the goshawk must be saying: This eagle has a long head, it is very majestic and mighty, and your small body probably can't handle it.

Envoy Huan endured for a while before he took down a handful of eagle feathers.

He untied the bamboo tube from the goshawk's leg, and took out the silk cloth inside. Huan Rong couldn't help being stunned when he saw just a few lines.

"Want to borrow good medicine from the doctor?"