Dingjiangshan

Throughout the first month, Ning Yan was "both right and left" in the military newspapers at the front and in the memorials at the rear.

The battle reports from the front line were sent almost three times a day. Either there was a fight here today, or there was an ambush there tomorrow.

Ning Huaijin remembered Ning Yan's instructions firmly, and the scale of winning and losing was very accurate. Although she lost more than she won, but fortunately she did not suffer a big loss. She gave Ning Zheng two small cities with weak ribs, but gave the new The county changed back.

All in all, it's not too much of a loss.

Zheng Shaohui's branch hadn't moved at all, and was still secretly dormant on the ground.Xie Jue and Ning Huaijin were on the front line to hold Ning Zheng's attention, and the other party didn't notice him for the time being, a little shrimp with no name.

The news from the front line was almost the same every day. Ning Yan knew that the two generals on the front line knew it well, so he didn't worry too much, and put all his energy on the back.

He won the grain collection operation a year ago. Except that the grain harvest of Anqing's whole mansion is still unknown, he has already collected more than [-]% of the grain and grass on the market.

Among them is the contribution of food tax, and several wealthy merchants also collected a lot under his intention, not to mention that Ning Huaijin's pawn shop also helped behind the scenes. Lin Linzong finally settled down, and the scene was better than Ning Yan's previous estimate. Much better.

Compared to the front line, things in Beijing are more worthy of Ning Yan's concern.

According to what Ning Yan had discussed with Ning Huaijin before, Ning Yan estimated that after the battle report from the front line had been sent back to Beijing, he asked Yong'an Wang Ning Zongze to borrow troops to attack Ning Zheng from Jiujiang Mansion on the grounds that "the front line is tight".

Of course Ning Zongze refused to agree. He was originally afraid that he would be dragged into this muddy water, but now he wanted to get rid of himself quickly, while writing a private letter to imply that Ning Yan said that Ruan Yin is now staying in the Imperial Temple quite securely. , ask him to express his gratitude for the kindness of "Uncle Jiu's help", and at the same time expressly said that he has lived in the capital for many years, which is not good for the jurisdiction of Jiujiang Prefecture. The remaining defenders in Jiujiang may not add up to [-] etc.

These words were purely used to fool ghosts, Ning Yan didn't even finish reading, and directly threw the private letter into the brazier and lit it.

But he didn't intend that Ning Zongze would agree, or that it was reasonable for Ning Zongze to disagree.

Ning Yan only said this once, and he didn't mention it again after getting the reply of rejection. Ning Zongze thought he had given up, so he didn't think much about it. After half a month, he took the initiative to show his favor. Second, I sent some military supplies to Ning Yan to Nanyang, saying that it was the "heart" of Yong'an Palace.

Ning Yan sneered at that time, took all the things as ordered, and sent them to the front line, and wrote a letter of praise to go back to fool Ning Zongze, turning the matter over.

Ning Zongze thought that he had reached an agreement with Ning Yan, and these days he began to put on the royal spectrum again.According to Jiang Xiaohan's letter, it's not yet the beginning of spring, but the Yong'an Palace has already started holding a poetry meeting, saying that it's going to be a family friend to his nephew who can't get along.

Ning Yan didn't have time to leave him for the time being, so he just wrote back that he was free to go, anyway, the fiefdoms of several prefectures were just grasshoppers after autumn, and when Ning Zheng was dealt with, he would have good fruit to share.

In comparison, Ruan Yin's life was not easy. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month had passed, but she still stayed in the imperial temple and could not return to the palace.

Jiang Xiaohan gave Ruan Yin all the pain he had suffered years ago. Every time someone from the Imperial Temple sent someone to ask, Mr. Jiang always explained kindly, saying that the Ministry of Rites had not yet discussed the rules for welcoming the Queen Mother back. Order the mother to "wait".

This waits until the middle of February when the vegetation is first born.

The news that Ning Yan wanted to fool Jingzhong earlier had been sent back, and the water that should be stirred up was almost done, so at the end of the first month, he wrote to the front line, saying that the time had come, and told them to let go of the fight.

Xie Jue waited for this sentence so that his hands and feet panicked. He had been idle for a whole month, and the battles he fought were painless. Every day when he sent troops, he had to think about how to lose more naturally, which was more troublesome than fighting.

Therefore, as soon as he received Ning Yan's letter, Xie Jue felt as if he had been beaten in place, and immediately mobilized his troops, and led Ning Huaijin to watch the sand table for a long time, and fought two easy battles.

In order to pretend to be defeated, they had already gnawed hard bones for more than half a month. Although the defenders in Hengchuan and Huaibin counties won more than they lost, their nerves were always tense, and they were exhausted after these days.

Ning Huaijin loves soldiers like sons, even if he pretends to be defeated, he is not willing to cause more casualties, so he always chooses methods such as Qingqi sneak attack, which can always catch people by surprise.

The lessons learned from Tongbai County are still ahead, who dares to underestimate Ning Huaijin's seemingly unorganized sneak attack, so the defenders in the county can only come out to meet the enemy again and again, with little time to rest.

The most grievous thing is Xie Jue. He has been in the border town all year round, and he is from a family of generals. He is much more heroic than Ning Huaijin when he sends troops to fight. Usually, this kind of surprise attack method is not used. Looking at it from afar, I feel terrified.

The Anqing Mansion's reinforcements were also moving closer to the surroundings of these two counties, and gradually joined together in several nearby cities. Looking at this posture, it seemed that they wanted to rely on Hengshui to have a good encounter with Xie Jue.

It's just that Xie Jue withdrew immediately after receiving Ning Yan's letter, directly leaving behind the tough bone in front of him, and instead stretched and dispersed the existing front army, retreated two hundred miles, and mixed in with the former army. in several small towns.

Before the other party could react, the two of them quickly turned around and started attacking the small towns on the border of Anqing, using the previously captured Xin County as a pedal.

It's just that Ning Zheng is not a vegetarian, so he quickly realized the intentions of the two of them, so he stretched the line of defense urgently, and didn't suffer any loss for a while.

This battle has been fought until now, and it can be regarded as a real fight.Ning Huaijin and Xie Jue have different styles of using troops. One of them looks like a ghost, taking surprises; On the contrary, they cooperate quite miraculously.

You came and I went back and forth on the front line for half a month, but in the end Xie Jue and Ning Huaijin managed to win by a narrow move, pushed the battle line forward an inch, and took down the mall and the old city.

When the news was sent back to Nanyang Mansion, Ning Yan Longyan was overjoyed, and praised him in public, saying that it was a blessing from the heavens to win these two good generals.

He also removed Ning Huaijin's position in his heart, he really changed from a loyal minister to a good general, and he did not know how many layers of gold was plated on his body.

Ning Yan was in a good mood, so with a big wave of his hand, he added another three points to the supplies sent to the front line.

After this battle, Ning Zheng lost a lot, not only lost two cities, but also lost countless manpower and food.

But Ning Huaijin didn't get better there. In the past half month, due to the head-to-head confrontation, the wounded on the front line suffered more losses than before, although the military newspaper only wrote a bunch of cold numbers. list, but Ning Yan guessed that Ning Huaijin would not feel very comfortable.

But that's how it is in marching and fighting, and Ning Yan can't say much about comforting him, so he can only send more herbs to the front line, so as not to be short of supplies ahead.

In addition, Ning Yan also asked the shadow guard to send a private letter to Ning Huaijin, saying that he should not worry too much about everything, and that the swords and swords on the front line should not hurt his body.

Ning Huaijin's reply came very quickly, and it almost fell into Ning Yan's hands in the early morning of the fourth day.

"Your Majesty need not worry."

Ning Huaijin was as comfortable as he was, with strict rules and regulations, only the edge of his pen was a little stagnant, which seemed to be a bit gentle.

"It is estimated that the two cities have penetrated into Anqing Mansion, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to move forward in the short term." Ning Huaijin wrote in the letter: "I have discussed with Zhaoming, if we don't organize the army first, rest for a while, It will be used to maintain health. Besides, losing two hinterland cities in a row, Ning Zheng must be very anxious, and will take the initiative to attack and seek opportunities. It would be safer for our army to come here instead of waiting for work."

Seeing that he was very organized and there was no melancholy between the lines, Ning Yan let go of his heart a lot.

"The situation on the front line is unknown, so I'm afraid I won't be able to reply to the letter from time to time. I hope Your Majesty will not worry about it." Ning Huaijin seemed to have already written the pen, but for some reason, she continued to write two sentences in a small open space at the end of the letter: "All my servants All good, please take care, Your Majesty."

After reading these two lines, Ning Yan couldn't help pursing her lips, and smiled lightly.

"Why is it so boring." Ning Yan said in a low voice, "I can't pick a few nice sentences to write."

But even though he complained so much, Ning Yan still folded the paper carefully and placed it under the paperweight on his desk.

On Ning Yan's book case, there was still the fine brushwork that Ning Huaijin had seen before - these days, Ning Yan would draw two strokes when he thought of it, to fill in the gaps, and unexpectedly he also drew a prototype.

Ning Yan has been drawing for a while today, and he wanted to stop here, but after reading it, he felt very confident. After thinking about it, he took another Zihao from the pen holder.

The outline of his painting has been roughly outlined. Although the painting is like a lonely desert, it does not look desolate.The secluded village is hidden at the end of the painting, and the smoke rises from the kitchen, mixing with the lonely smoke in the distance, returning to the nine heavens together, which is a bit warm to look at.

Ning Yan felt quite good today, and it was not until Qin Liu came to invite him at lunch time that he reluctantly put down his pen and covered the painting with snow-white rice paper.

"If the weather is fine in the afternoon, put this painting out to dry." Ning Yan did not forget to order when he went out: "Just don't expose it to the hot sun, so as not to fade the color."

"Yes." Qin Liu replied, locked the door of the study with his backhand, followed Ning Yan a few steps, and continued, "Your Majesty, the girl Linglong behind seems to be a little unwell. Your Majesty may go there after lunch."

"Let's go." Ning Yan counted the days and realized that the days he had ordered with Linglong were getting closer, so he nodded dispensably and said, "After all, she is still pregnant."

Qin Liu paused for a moment, but did not answer this sentence.

"Besides, our people came to report that Ning Zheng has confirmed that he has arrived at Shunchang Mansion." Qin Liu lowered his eyes, and continued, "Now that the frontline battle is tense, I'm afraid he will go to the battlefield in person in a few days."