Competing in the morning and evening

Yan Liang's knees softened when he heard that, he knelt down on the ground, and said, "My son-in-law, please forgive me!"

Yuan Xizheng - frowned, and said coldly: "You don't have to be the striker if you don't want to, I will immediately punish you for running away!"

Running away from battle is a taboo in the military, and any general in front of the battle has the right to kill first and then play later. Yan Liang has been a desperate assassin for many years, how could he not know.In addition, Tang Jihu next to him gave a weird laugh twice while pressing his saber, the laughter made his hair stand on end like a vulture.

He was so frightened that he quickly got up from the ground, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, it's not that I don't want to serve you. It's because the 30 troops have already approached the city and surrounded Jingzhou city to death. We have no choice but to retreat." !"

"Take me to see!" Yuan Xizheng said calmly.

Yan Liang hurriedly waved his hand to ask someone to lead a few horses. He and Yuan Xi competed for the horses and ran straight from the riverside wharf to the front tower, and then boarded the tower together.All the soldiers under Yan Liang were on guard at the top of Jingzhou City, watching the Northern Qi army downstairs. Yuan Xizheng followed their gazes and looked down, only to see the dark heads downstairs. Can't see the edge.Regardless of whether the Northern Qi army attacked Jingzhou City or not, just looking at the momentum alone, there was a pressure of dark clouds overwhelming the city and wanting to destroy it.

"They just surround here and don't attack us. It looks like they are waiting for our army from the Southern Dynasty." Yan Liang whispered, remembering that the 30 army suddenly came from Xiangyang to besiege Jingzhou, and only sent him He was so frightened that he even prepared the burden of escape, but he didn't know that the Northern Qi army had never done anything other than surround Jingzhou City.

They were waiting for the army of the Southern Dynasty, waiting for work with ease, Yuan Xizheng looked at the carts under the city and whispered in his heart, and then sighed silently, Li Yan's arrogance and his stubbornness are all here.

Yan Liang bowed his body and didn't see Yuan Xizheng answering his words for a long time, so he couldn't help raising his eyes slightly to see Yuan Xizheng's face, but saw Yuan Xizheng frowning slightly as if he was thinking about something.It was already time to turn on the lights, and the sky was getting darker and darker. A qi-death wind lantern was hung on the city tower. Under the slightly yellowish mist, Yuan Xizheng's profile was clearly defined. From the straight bridge of the nose, he is extremely handsome.But his expression was extremely gentle, showing a kind of helplessness, and also a kind of sadness, which made Yan Liang's heart twitch slightly.

In the name of Li Yan, the reason for the three armies is to compete for the new son-in-law of the Southern Dynasty. Whether it is true or not, this has made this always low-key Southern Dynasty son-in-law famous.Many people are guessing what kind of character this son-in-law is, but in fact, Li Yan is not the first one to have the scandal about Yuan Xi's competition for male sex. Long before that, Chu Yin was rumored to be related to this handsome The subordinates have ambiguous intentions.Moreover, this matter was widely circulated, even though it hadn't spread to the market, it was a gossip that these officials like to talk about during the banquet.

It's just that after Chu Yin found out about this matter, this well-known prince who has always been known for his gentleness and politeness became furious, and led his secret informers to kill all the officials he identified, so that no one would dare to spread the scandal again. .At that time, Yan Liang thought that these scandals were nothing more than the political tricks of other princes, intending to slander the prince and stain him, but he didn't expect Chu Yin to be so straightforward and end the matter with bloody means, and he secretly admired it in his heart for a while.But now that he looked at it this way, he thought that Chu Yin might have been told what was on his mind and was just trying to cover it up.The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was very possible, and he couldn't help thinking that if Chu Yin held such a handsome young man under his body, it might be a great pleasure in the world.

"Master Assassin, how many of your subordinates are there in total?"

Yan Liang didn't expect Yuan Xizheng, who was in deep thought, to ask questions suddenly. He hadn't escaped from his messy and dirty fantasies for a while, and it wasn't until Yuan Xizheng asked again in a cold voice that he quickly cleared his mind and said : "Back, back son-in-law, [-] people."

Yuan Xi contended: "Go back, let these 2 people escort the people of Jingzhou, and withdraw with them!"

"Ah!" Yan Liang looked up, dumbfounded, he stammered: "General, you mean to flee before fighting."

Although the Jingzhou Mansion will be lost, if Yuanxi escapes without a fight, it will be a capital offense if it is a matter of morale and national prestige. Even if he is a son-in-law, Emperor Chang will not spare him.Yan Liang knew this well, so he would always send out his own soldiers to confess to a few battles, and then run away, and when the weather calms down, he would make two scapegoats. That's how Tang Cihu was framed by him back then.How come the Southern Dynasty didn't know about Yan Liang's tricks, but it was rare that this villain was willing to be the governor of Jingzhou, and he was still able to do so, so he could only turn a blind eye.

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly, and said, "I don't still have seven hundred soldiers and... you vanguard?"

This time Yan Liang thumped, this time he really fell to the ground limply, Tang Cihu just stepped onto the tower, smiled contemptuously, lifted Yan Liang's collar and dragged him to deal with the funeral.

Yuan Xizheng turned his head and glanced at the Northern Qi army that had already set up camp, sighed softly, went down the tower, and entered the Jingzhou governor's mansion.A sand table had already been set up in the Military and Political Hall of the Assassin's Mansion, but it was obvious when it was made, and a few small flags were thrown in a mess on the sand table. Yuan Xizheng reached out and inserted them back to their original places one by one.

When Yan Liang and Yuan Xizheng came back after making arrangements, it was already late at night. Seeing Yan Liang's sad face, Yuan Xizheng couldn't help smiling.

"My lord, you have sent all the soldiers back, how do you plan to fight this battle?" Tang Cihu asked, in fact, he didn't know much about Yuan Xizheng's practice, even though he knew that the man in front of him must have something in his heart However, there are 700 people left, and they are surrounded by 30 troops. Even if he is Tang Cihu, he can't help but feel frightened.

"Scared?" Yuan Xizheng looked at the sand table and asked with a smile.

"Joke, there is no one in this world that Tang Cihu can be afraid of, not to mention Li Yan, I am not afraid of the second son of the Northern Qi emperor." Tang Cihu said boldly with his chest out.

"Okay!" Yuan Xi fought for the oil lamp and said, "Do you know how many ways the Northern Qi army can return without success?"

Tang Cihu frowned and said: "There is only one thing that can make the Northern Qi army return without success. We can burn the food and grass of these 30 troops. Food and grass have always been the key points of military strategists. If we can burn their food and grass, what will happen in such a severe winter?" In the original festival, they must not be able to prepare new food and grass, so they can only retreat north."

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly, and said: "I have a way to burn the food and grass of this 30 army." Tang Cihu looked at Yuan Xizheng with a little doubt, and said: "My lord, there are many roads from Xuchang to Xiangyang It is impossible for 700 people to intercept such a batch of food and grass, but it may be somewhat credible if 7 people fall down."

Yuan Xizheng picked up the ruler and tapped a small flag, saying: "This batch of grain and grass will not come from other places, only from Raodao, Xinyang to Xiangyang."

Tang Cihu was deeply puzzled, but Yuan Xizheng was the leader of this war, so he was inconvenient to refute.

Yan Liang smiled and said: "Yes, yes, Prince Consort Shengming, from Xuchang to Xiangyang, the only way to get across the river is by detouring Xinyang, the terrain is easy to travel!"

Tang Cihu's one-eyed rolled the whites of his eyes at him, such a villain who only knows how to flatter and is greedy for money can still be a stabbing official, I am afraid that Nan Chao is at the end of his life.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xi glanced at Yan Liang approvingly, and said with a smile, "Exactly."

Yuan Xi contended, Tang Tinghu was furious, and Yan Liang was even more proud, saying: "You must know that there is already heavy snow in the north, and it is not easy for the food officials to drag their carriages to walk so many roads in this icy world. How can we not choose the best way?" Way to go?"

Yuan Xizheng just smiled slightly, Tang Cihu ignored the smug villain, and said: "But if we want to go to Xinyang to burn this food, we need to pass the hurdle of 30 troops."

Yuan Xizheng picked up the oil lamp and inserted it into Jingzhou, saying: "Have you ever heard of the shadow under the lamp?"

Tang Cihu took a closer look at the oil lamp, and saw that its light filled the entire sand table, but under the lamp was thick ink. Tang Cihu's heart moved, as if he wanted to understand something, but it was not clear enough.

Yuan Xizheng turned to Yan Liang and said, "Lord Assassin, you have fought against the Northern Qi army for many years, so you must have quite a few Northern Qi military uniforms in your hand!"

Yan Liang also said yes with suspicion, Yuan Xizheng smiled and said, "Can't we make up seven hundred sets?"

Tang Cihu slapped his thigh and said loudly: "My lord, you want us to be mixed into the Northern Qi army, just like we were mixed into Dongfangzhuang back then."

Yan Liang suddenly realized, and said repeatedly: "The son-in-law is a genius, the clever plan is really a clever plan."

Tang Cihu ignored the sycophant, his short eyebrows frowned slightly, and said: "But how do we sneak in, now we will be discovered by the Northern Qi army as soon as we leave the city gate."

Yuan Xizheng smiled and tapped the oil lamp with a ruler, and said, "At the moment when the Northern Qi army poured into Jingzhou."

It took Tang Cihu a long time to say: "A wonderful... plan."

The numbers of the Northern Qi army that set up camp are unified, and each team is full of familiar faces, so it is naturally difficult to mix in, but once they enter the city, these numbers will be disrupted, and when the time comes to fish in troubled waters, 700 people will be mixed into the 30 army, just like a drop of water Mixed into a river, not even a little scum will rise.

Yuan Xizheng waved his hand and said, "You two go down!"

Yan Liang naturally claimed yes, but Tang Cihu took a few steps and then turned to look at Yuan Xizheng who was standing in front of the sand table, and involuntarily touched his waist. A hidden weapon in the evening struggle.As long as his hand pressed lightly like this, tens of thousands of poisonous needles would fly out, not to mention one Yuan Xizheng, even two Yuan Xizheng would not escape their lives.

The secret decree given by Chu Yin is that if Yuan Xizheng confronts the enemy with peace of mind, he must protect Yuan Xizheng with his life, but if Yuan Xizheng surrenders to the enemy, he will immediately kill Yuan Xizheng.Tang Cihu still remembers that Chu Yin patted him on the shoulder and said: "Ziqing is good at everything, but he took a detour. Let alone Li Yan is the prince of the enemy country, he has always been eyeing my homeland. How can the unethical relationship between the two stand in the world? I can't bear that he has nowhere to go in the future. If Ziqing makes up his mind to vote for Li Yan, you can end all this for me, and you must never let him live with Li Yan .”

Tang Cihu now seemed to have Chu Yin's light pat on his shoulder, and that pat was so heavy that Tang Cihu could hardly bear it.Chu Yin was kind to Tang Cihu for his knowledge and understanding. After all, Tang Cihu was a general in the Southern Dynasty, and he was naturally full of ambitions to make contributions in his heart. It was a helpless move to become a bandit.After surrendering to Chu Yin, he not only went to bandit fame, but also was promoted all the way to General Huben, in charge of all of Chu Yin's military power. This kind of favor is no less than the grace of rebuilding for Tang Cihu. He was determined and regarded Chu Yin's soaring as his own success.

And because of this, he deeply understands the importance of this kind of reinvention, so why is Yuan Xi's fight against Chu Yin not a reincarnation?Although Chu Yin's face was only slightly sad, Tang Cihu clearly saw a more intense emotion from the depths of his eyes, which was so intense that even a person like Chu Yin who was invisible It is difficult to restrain.

Tang Cihu couldn't figure out what that emotion was until he saw Yuan Xizheng pull out the Xiangyang flag from the sand table, and he sighed in pain and helplessness for a short moment.Tang Cihu seemed to have a vague understanding, that emotion was like a deep jealousy, full of violent meaning that if you can't get it, you will destroy it.Tang Cihu suddenly felt a terrible headache, and there is nothing more helpless than being involved in this kind of headless lawsuit.

This is a sleepless night for Jingzhou, the entire pier is constantly being evacuated.

Tang Cihu's 700 people have replaced the people from the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion. Tang Cihu himself is patrolling the city tower, while Yan Liang reluctantly urges the refugees and the original soldiers from the Governor's Mansion to leave the shore and board the ship.The sky was bright, and all the ships left the pier. The Hanshui River was full of swelled sails, and it was a bit unreal to see it densely packed from a distance.

Tang Cihu knew that Yuan Xizheng also stayed up all night, but he seemed to be in good spirits, holding a guqin in his arms, Tang Cihu couldn't help being taken aback.

"Let the soldiers on the tower go down and change their clothes, and open the city gate." Yuan Xizheng said as he walked out.

Tang Cihu didn't dare to disobey the order. The Northern Qi army had surrounded the Jingzhou Mansion for several days. The commander seemed not in a hurry to capture the isolated city north of the Han River in the Southern Dynasty, but they were a little impatient. After all, there were not many achievements like this. See you.Everyone in the world knows that the 30 troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty were only for a consort of the Southern Dynasty. Although the generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty did not believe it very much, because even if the second prince was confused, the emperor was not. Excuse.In the eyes of these soldiers in the north, compared with the sour scholars in the south, they can afford this kind of joke.

The Northern Qi has never sent troops in autumn and winter, because at this time the north is near ice and snow, the Han River is difficult to cross, and food and grass are difficult to transport, but even if they send troops in spring and summer, when they really hit Jianye, they will still encounter autumn and winter food The problem of transportation, that's why the Northern Qi had to retreat northward every time they worked hard to cross the Han River and took down Jianye but only plundered their property hastily.

However, there is a rumor circulating in the Northern Qi army that the emperor has found a tool to transport grain in autumn and winter. It can quickly transport grain in the snowy world without any impact on the army ahead.No one knew the truth of this matter, Li Huaide believed it was true in his heart, otherwise how could the emperor agree with the Second Highness to go south in autumn and winter.

Li Huaide took a deep breath and looked at Jingzhou Mansion. This important town north of the Han River is very prosperous.It will be the first gift of the Northern Qi army going south.Although Li Huaide was also a little itchy, but the military orders were like mountains, and the general did not give orders, no matter how tough the Northern Qi soldiers were, they did not dare to act rashly.

But today's Northern Qi army seemed to be in a bit of a commotion, Captain Li Huaide hurriedly left the camp, only to see a school guard come to report that the gate of Jingzhou Mansion was opened ahead.Li Huaide was overjoyed at first, thinking that the Jingzhou government was frightened and decided to surrender, but he was also surprised. Last night, there was a report in the army that the Southern Dynasty had sent troops across the river, and it was impossible to surrender without letting go.

The army rushed to the city, but no one really dared to enter the city through the wide-open city gate.

"The Second Highness has arrived!"

Li Huaide retreated with the sergeants one after another, leaving an empty path for a group of people to ride out from among them. The one riding in the front is the exiled son of the current empress, Li Yan, the second highness of the Northern Qi royal family.He was dressed in a military uniform, and his black armor set off his slender body like a sharp tasseled spear, straight and unstoppable.The young and handsome face was a little less suave and suave, but a little more masculine.

Yuan Xizheng saw him with just a slight lift of her eyes.

They haven't seen each other for nearly a year, and the two of them just had such a quick glance across hundreds of thousands of troops. Maybe after such a quick glance, they would have to see each other for a long time, but Yuan Xizheng's and Li Yan's stares were like Both of them seemed unmoved.

Now it seems that the young man in green shirt is the only one left in the entire Jingzhou mansion tower, sitting on the top of the tower and carefully tuning the strings.

Li Yan's gaze was a little cold, and he said loudly: "The one on the tower is Yuan Xizheng, the son-in-law of the Southern Dynasty?"

As soon as he said this, even though the military discipline of the Northern Qi Dynasty was strict, there was a burst of whispering from below, and many people's eyes widened, fearing that they didn't see this Yuan Xizheng clearly, and they would lose one of the capital to show off in the future.Looking around, I can only feel the young man in green shirt sitting on the top of the city, with a guqin on his lap. Although he can only see his long hair brushing his chest, he has a self-evident sense of elegance. , It makes people feel good.

While tuning the piano, Yuan Xizheng said with a slight smile: "I have met the Second Highness several times. I thought I could fulfill the friendship of the landlord for the Southern Dynasty. I never thought that the Second Highness is so forgetful, and has already forgotten Ziqing."

Li Yan held the rein in his hand, and said: "The Ziqing I know, although he is talented, has no worldly heart, he is like a scholar, but not like Mr. Yuan, the majestic son-in-law of the great princess of the Southern Dynasty, what an honor, what an honor." The scenery..." He said the last few words with special force.

Yuan Xizheng's hands paused slightly, and he said calmly: "Being able to marry Princess Rui'an is naturally the honor of my Yuan Xizheng, and it is also the blessing of my Yuan family."

Li Yan sneered, and said: "Then let me wish Brother Yuan that you will be a son-in-law for a long time."

Yuan Xizheng's piano has already been tuned at this moment, with a light touch of his slender fingers, all the soldiers downstairs felt their hearts jump, the music sounded like a crane, it seemed that even though they were trapped in the quagmire, the clearer cleared himself .

Li Yan's heart skipped a beat. Although he and Yuan Xizheng couldn't say they knew each other completely, they had a good understanding of each other. Therefore, Li Yan also knew that Yuan Xizheng was not a person who would bow his head easily. Prevent him from going south.

Thinking of this, Li Yan said decisively and coldly: "Could it be that Ziqing also wants to learn from that Marquis, and wants to play an empty city strategy, but unfortunately I am not Sima Yi. I know that you only brought [-] cavalry born from bandits here. You won’t be able to sing a scene where Marquis Wu plays the piano and Tui Zhongda.”

Yuan Xizheng lowered his head slightly, and then said with a smile: "The reason why I became attached to His Highness the Second Highness is because of this zither sound. It seems that today is the end of my fate, so it's better to end with this zither sound." Yuan Xizheng said very indifferently, but Li Yan suddenly felt There was a pain in my heart.

Before Yuan Xizheng, he had never really experienced failure or loss. He was not shrewd, but he had never suffered any emotional setbacks except for what the eldest prince gave him.He didn't understand the meaning of loss, but now Li Yan suddenly seemed to understand what loss was.Losing is like what you once had. For example, the smile of the person in front of you is like a ray of sky light, hidden in the water, but it is always faintly visible; the eyes of this person are as clear as a green pool, and when you touch it a little, it will be wonderful. The ripples made his heart beat wildly, those that looked ordinary, but he could no longer have them afterwards.

The music of Yuan Xizheng is as unknown as before, I just feel that the music is as smooth as flowing water, as if time flies by, and the years flow like water, those plain feelings that slipped quietly in my heart, I thought they would leave no trace after passing by, But I never wanted to leave the deepest imprint in my heart just because of these lightly flowing things.

Deputy Marshal Zeng Li has been watching Li Yan. In fact, during this battle, Zeng Li was sent by the Northern Qi Emperor to supervise the prince.The Northern Qi Emperor started from scratch, and he was quite heroic. When he was young, he made a lot of shocking remarks, which is why Li Yan was wild and unscrupulous.But the Northern Qi Emperor was a shrewd emperor. In his opinion, Li Yan was more suitable to inherit his throne than his eldest son Li Sheng.Because he thinks that Li Sheng was born when he was young and powerful, and it has been more than 20 years since the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He is old, but Li Sheng has also passed the best age. The heir who can unify the world.Li Yan is the best heir in his mind, young and vigorous, smart and energetic, especially wild and wild, which is deeply loved by him.

But there is a limit here, and Li Yan seems to have exceeded this limit in the matter of Yuan Xi's dispute recently.The shrewd eyes of the Northern Qi Emperor seemed to see that his plan was being undermined gradually because of a small incident that he thought was insignificant. This is something that cannot be tolerated.If this uncontrollable factor can be eliminated in the smoke and dust of war, then he is happy to see its effect.So people all over the world thought that it was Li Yan who was going to start the war, and that the Northern Qi Emperor was just an elderly father who was helpless at his son's absurd request.

However, he was wrong. The one who really wanted to start the war was none other than Li Xu.

So Zeng Li raised his hand and sent an order: "Beat the drums and attack the city!"

The strings stopped abruptly, Zeng Li looked up again, and there was no one on the tower.

It can be said that the Northern Qi army did not lose a single soldier in this battle, nor did it kill a single soldier.

The entire Jingzhou was empty, not to mention Yuan Xizheng, even the [-] riders in the secret report seemed to have evaporated from the Jingzhou mansion and disappeared without a trace.

Sweat dripped from Zeng Li's forehead. He was eager to order the attack, but he didn't know that Li Yan had already sent his hidden guards to attack Yuan Xizheng. He did Yuan Xizheng a big favor by beating the drum, but the hidden guards rushed to him. An empty space, how can this prevent Li Yan from being furious.

Zeng Li had to muster 12 energies to find out how Yuan Xizheng escaped and where he fled to.After he brainstormed, the first thing Northern Qi generals could think of was that there was a secret passage in the Jingzhou Mansion, but they turned the entire Jingzhou Mansion over and couldn't find the so-called secret passage, thinking that every time Yan Liang escaped, he hid on his official ship.Now Jingzhou Mansion except Jingzhou, other places including Xiangyang City have become the places of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and it is true that apart from the Han River, probably Yan Liang can't think of other places to escape.

But Li Yan knew that Yuan Xizheng would not retreat to the Han River, because Chu Yin led the army. If Yuan Xizheng retreated before the first battle, then not only Yuan Xizheng, but also Chu Yin's future would follow. Jingzhou is finished together.Li Yan was convinced that Yuan Xizheng was still north of the Han River, but how did he escape, Li Yan frowned slightly and thought to himself.

When Li Yan entered the Jingzhou Mansion, there was still a cup of uncooled tea on the mahogany table in the military hall.The tea is high-quality tea, but the taste of the tea water is already very weak. It must be that the owner has been drinking the tea bowl all night and remembers to add water, but the tea leaves have never been replaced.Li Yan picked up the tea bowl with his slender fingers, and took a sip of it. He seemed to be able to see Yuan Xizheng sitting there, his eyelids slightly drooping, and his long eyelashes covered his pupils, making one wonder whether he was happy or sad.

Li Yan followed that gaze to look at the sand table. The oil lamp on the sand table is still there. All the troops left the city.”

The 30 troops withdrew from Jingzhou City according to the order. Li Yan's direct descendants circled these troops into pieces and faced each other with arrows.Although the soldiers were panicked, they didn't dare to act rashly. They only heard Li Yan's cold voice: "Pass my order, the 30 troops are counted according to the team points, no one is allowed to move, whoever dares to move, move away, and immediately shoot and kill!" .”