Seiwa

Meng Qinghe struggled on the line of life and death for several days, waking up occasionally, and the bitter smell of medicine always gushed into his nose and nose.

During this period, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu failed to attack the Yan army's camp, but was flanked by front and back, and fell into siege.The general who led the troops to attack the camp did not expect the Yan army to return to the division so quickly, and was quickly defeated in a hurry, and was no longer able to organize resistance.

It is said that in front of the camp of the Yan army, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed like rivers.

Shen Xuan alone, like a fierce god descended into the world, the armor on his body and the spear in his hand were dyed dark red.

The whole body was full of murderous aura, neither the Southern Army nor the Yan Army dared to approach, even the battle-tested fierce Zhu Neng was frightened.

This is not a war, it is clearly one-sided killing.

How many people were killed, I'm afraid Shen Xuan himself didn't know.

When Xu Huizu saw that the king of Yan had returned to help, he knew that there was nothing he could do, so he immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.

As everyone knows, it is easy to come, but difficult to leave.

Seeing the southern army retreating, Shen Xuan pulled a war horse, jumped on it, and led Yanshan's guards to chase it all the way, tying it tightly.

Zhu Neng led Yanshan Zuowei to follow closely behind him, chasing and lamenting that the former Marquis of Dingyuan, Shen Liang, was a murderer, unbelievably, his son is more fierce than Lao Tzu!With this posture, Xu Huizu must be stabbed in front of him.

This kid was also ruthless before, but he has never become so ruthless.

Where did Duke Wei offend him?

Shen Xuan chased and killed all the way, the corpses of the fallen southern army and the discarded ordnance stretched for several miles, even the air was filled with the smell of blood.

After Xu Huizu arranged for three groups of soldiers to break off one after another, he didn't want to be dealt with after two charges, so he couldn't buy more time for the army to retreat.

Soon, Wei Guogong's big banner came into view, Shen Xuan's eyes were red, he pulled the rein of the horse, and rushed straight up.

Zhu Neng shook off the blood on the long knife, and was also aroused to kill.Xu Zhong who arrived later licked his lips, this battle was fought, hey!

"kill!"

Under the leadership of several chief generals, the Yan army chased and killed them all the way, killing the southern army so courageously that they did not withdraw until noon.

In this battle, although Xu Huizu's sudden arrival failed to completely break He Fuping's camp, it completely hit the morale of the Southern Army.

How is Ping An, what about Xu Huizu, even a veteran like He Fu is not enough to watch!

Dare to attack the Yan army camp?Come one to kill one, come two to kill one pair!

Commander Shen is mighty!

General Zhu is mighty!

His Royal Highness the King of Yan will surely lead everyone into Nanjing and overthrow the emperor... No, it is difficult to succeed in Jing, the Qing Dynasty side!

Listening to the soldiers' narration, Meng Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief.Touching the side of the waist, the knife was finally not in vain.

The curtain was lifted, and Dr. Zhao came in, followed by two doctors.

One doctor put down the medicine box, and the other fetched water from outside the tent to clean Dr. Zhao's hands.

"Meng Tongzhi will be fine if he can wake up." Dr. Zhao sat on the side of the couch, pressed his fingers lightly on Meng Qinghe's wrist, and after a long time, he smiled, "Tongzhi's body is weak, thanks to Commander Shen taking care of him, otherwise he would not be able to sleep for days. Marching, I don’t know how much I will suffer.”

Meng Qinghe woke up from time to time, his memory was very vague.

Shen Xuan has been taking care of him?

Subconsciously looking at the top of the tent, sure enough, the patch he personally put on was clearly in sight.

This is Shen Xuan's big tent, not the wounded barracks.

"Please trouble Dr. Zhao."

"Your friend is polite." Dr. Zhao carefully helped Meng Qinghe up, and untied the cloth strips around his waist. The wound was not red, swollen or inflamed, and scabs had begun to form.

"hiss……"

When Dr. Zhao started to change the dressing, Meng Qinghe frowned in pain.

Thinking back to Tang who stabbed the knife in the back, I wished I could give him an old punch in front of me.Unfortunately no chance.On the second day after Daying was attacked, Tang Ziqing, chief secretary of Pei County, Huang Qian, Dian Shi, and others were dragged to the front of the camp and beheaded.

The soldiers in charge of guarding them were also beaten with army sticks, and the general flag and small flag were doubled.

No one complained.

The camp was attacked, and the generals in the army were not there. Meng Qinghe took up the heavy responsibility, organized everyone to resist the enemy, protected the food and grass, and survived until the army returned to help. It was like saving everyone's life, and everyone in the army praised it.Especially Yan Jun, who was ordered to stay behind, felt more grateful to Meng Qinghe.If the camp is breached by Duke Wei's army, the consequences will not be as simple as losing food and grass.

The morale of the army must be in chaos, and the entire army may be defeated.

He fought hard to get out of Hebei, crossed Shandong non-stop, and the capital was right in front of him. At this time, something went wrong. Not to mention King Yan and the generals in the army, even the Huotou army and the military doctors would not be reconciled.

As much as everyone's admiration and gratitude for Meng Qinghe, so much resentment towards Xu Huizu.

There are not a few people who pull the soles of their shoes to tie villains in the corners, and there are also those who curse Xu Huizu himself, but they dare not greet the ancestors of the Xu family.Princess Yan and Duke Wei are brothers and sisters, and the three brothers Zhu Gaochi are Xu Huizu's nephews. Who dares to greet Xu Huizu's ancestors?Absolutely tired of living.

After changing the wound medicine, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Meng Qinghe's head.

My hands and feet were heavy, and when I moved, the wound hurt.

"After using the medicine, I should rest well." Dr. Zhao stared at Meng Qinghe and pinched his nose to drink the whole bowl of soup medicine, then nodded in satisfaction, packed the medicine box, and said, "The army has arrived at Meishan, and it should stop Two to three days, Tong Zhi can take good care of him."

"Thank you doctor, I will definitely do it."

Enduring the bitter taste in his mouth, Meng Qinghe finally spoke clearly.

It was so bitter that he was a little bit tongue-tied when he spoke.

Good medicine is bitter, but it can't be so bitter, right?

After Dr. Zhao left, Meng Qinghe rinsed his mouth with half a bowl of water, moistened his throat, and managed to suppress the bitter taste.I have to drink this kind of medicine for half a month, how can I endure it?

Grit your teeth, for the sake of your body, no matter how hard it is, you have to endure it!

The external medicine is very effective, and the wound gradually spreads a piece of coolness, which is very comfortable.

There seemed to be hypnotic ingredients in the soup, or because he was too weak, Meng Qinghe yawned, and his eyelids began to sink.

Seeing that Meng Qinghe had fallen asleep again, the personal soldiers did not dare to disturb him, and walked out of the big tent lightly.

The curtain fell, covering the sound of the rain outside the tent, leaving only silence.

Meng Qinghe slept until evening.

Half asleep and half awake, it seemed as if I could smell the aroma of food.Meng Qinghe sniffled and opened his eyes with some difficulty. A large bowl of noodle soup was placed on a low table not far from him, and the heat and aroma of the noodle wafted into the tent together.

The scent kept rushing into his nostrils, his saliva ticked, his stomach rumbled, and Meng Twelve Lang was completely awake.

"woke up?"

Just as he was about to reach out, a familiar voice sounded above his head, and when he raised his head, Ruyu's face came into view.

"command."

"kindness."

Shen Xuan got up and picked up the big bowl on the table, sat next to Meng Qinghe, picked up a piece of chopstick noodles under his longing gaze, and then gracefully put it into his mouth.

Meng Qinghe was stunned, what's going on?

Isn't the noodles for him?

One mouthful, another mouthful.

In normal times, watching beauties eat is a kind of enjoyment.

But now, he is a wounded, a hungry wounded!How inhumane is it to eat food to the wounded whose stomach is roaring!

"command."

"What's the matter?"

"Humble job is hungry."

"Oh." Nodded and continued to eat.

Several blue veins popped up on Meng Twelve Lang's forehead, and he grew evil, "Shen Ziyu!"

Shen Xuan stopped the chopsticks, raised his eyebrows, "En?"

Meng's bad breath was immediately pierced, "...I'm hungry."

Can't get strong, pretend to be poor, right?

The big hand suddenly lifted the back of Meng Qinghe's neck, his handsome face suddenly approached, and gently rubbed the tip of his nose.

The foreheads were pressed together, and there was pity in the deep voice, "Twelve Lang won't worry me like this anymore."

Listening to Shen Xuan's words, Meng Qinghe's eyes became sour.

Is it more vulnerable and sentimental after being injured?

Shen Xuan held Meng Qinghe into his arms, his deep voice drowned in Meng Qinghe's hair, with the emotion that almost wrapped him up, "From now on, I will protect you."

The heart is seized.

Resting his chin on Shen Xuan's shoulder and rubbing against it, Meng Qinghe closed his eyes.

In two lifetimes, it was the first time someone said such words to him.

How to do?

How to react?

The originally clever person was a little stupid at this moment.

Sure enough, people in XX will become fools?

His stomach began to growl inappropriately, Meng Qinghe had no choice but to open his eyes, bit his lips, "Ziyu."

"kindness."

"I let you protect."

"it is good."

"So, can you, let me eat noodles first?"

Shen Xuan's face darkened.

The first confession in Hou Erdai's life was ruined by Meng Shierang.

Good memories are destined to be ruined.

"Ziyu?"

Hou Erdai didn't speak, his face darkened.

"command?"

Continue not to speak, continue to black face.

After pondering for a long time, he was cruel, and tentatively asked: "The head of the house?"

"..." It couldn't get any darker.

Bite hard on the side of Meng Qinghe's neck, Shen Xuan sighed, he chose the person himself, admit it.

The noodles are firm, still hot and just right in your mouth.

Picking up the chopsticks, Meng Shierang realized that his hands and feet were weak and he didn't have much strength at all.

If you can't hold the bowl, you can't eat on your stomach, right?

In desperation, the big bowl was taken by Shen Xuan, the chopsticks were taken away, and a piece of noodles was brought directly to his mouth.

Meng Qinghe was suddenly a little embarrassed and hopeless!Really useless!

When I wanted to say something, I just opened my mouth, and the rich noodle fragrance instantly spread between my lips and teeth.

Puffing up one cheek, he looked at Hou Erdai, who was no longer black-faced. Is this the rain after the rain?

"Twelve Lang has a thin skin, I was in a hurry." Shen Xuan smiled gently, wiped the noodle soup from the corner of Meng Qinghe's mouth with his fingers, and brought it to his lips, every move was extraordinarily charming.

The excitement is gone, and the shyness is gone.

There was a cloud of cold air behind Meng Twelve Lang's back, the situation was wrong!

Suddenly there was a muffled thunder outside the tent, Meng Qinghe shivered, and hurriedly said, "No rush, not at all!"

"Twelve Lang doesn't have to force it."

"No, absolutely not!"

"Oh?"

"I really have no other ideas, it's just the first time I've heard someone say something like this to me, I'm inexperienced, a little..."

"Experience?" Shen Xuan narrowed his eyes, and his smile deepened, "Who else does Twelve Lang want to hear?"

Meng Qinghe's blocked head finally straightened out, and he was smart for a while, "Shen Ziyu."

Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

"nature."

"very good."

After giving a satisfactory answer, Meng Twelve Lang was safe, and Hou Erdai continued to feed him.

That night, Meng Qinghe was held in Shen Xuan's arms and had a good sleep.

Waking up early in the morning, Shen Xuan was no longer in the tent, he carefully touched his injured waist, it seemed to be much better.

During the night, Shen Xuan hugged him all the time, carefully avoiding the wound, not allowing him to turn over easily.

Rubbing his ears, he slept well, but Shen Xuan may not be.

The soldiers outside the tent heard the voice and asked aloud, "Is Tongzhi awake?"

"Wake up, come in."

The curtains were lifted, and the sun poured in, and the rain continued, people were going to be moldy, and it was rare to see a sunny day.

"Look at the mark, the spirit of the comrades has improved a lot."

The soldiers brought hot water first, and then brought two large bowls, a bowl of sliced ​​stew, and a bowl of pimple soup, which is not common in the army.

"This is?"

"Returning to Tongzhi, it's a little thought from Huotou." The soldiers put down their bowls, helped Meng Qinghe up, twisted the cloth towel and handed it to him before continuing, "Tongzhi led everyone to guard the camp and kept the food and grass. His Royal Highness is happy, and the Huotou have also received a lot of favors, and they are all grateful to Tong Zhi. If they didn't know that Tong Zhi was seriously injured and could not be easily disturbed, they would all want to thank Tong Zhi face to face."

Received a reward from the King of Yan but thanked him?

Meng Qinghe frowned, covered his face with a cloth towel, and after a while, he said, "Please give me a message and tell everyone that it is our duty to guard the camp. Meng is also responsible, so there is no need to thank him. Everyone is loyal to My lord, it is fundamental to die for my lord."

"Acquaintance?"

"If someone asks you to thank me again, just answer like this, there is no need to say anything else."

"I know, this may offend people."

"It's okay, do as I say."

"Follow the order!"

Putting down the cloth towel, Meng Qinghe picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth. While chewing, he thought in his heart that it was not enough to let the soldiers pass the message, and he had to mention a few words to Commander Shen.

Suddenly remembered Shen Xuan's words last night, protect him?related to this matter?

Shaking his head, he probably thought too much.

It is a good thing to be appreciated by the big bosses, and it is not wrong to win over a few confidants in a small area, but it is not good to win the hearts of the people in a large area.

The lessons learned from the past are not far away. Working under King Yan, being a low-key and cautious talent is the way to survive.

If you can't keep a low profile, you can only be cautious.

In short, there is no big mistake in being careful.

Should someone thank Tang for stabbing him?

Meng Qinghe bared his teeth, he was really stupid!

In King Yan's tent, Zhu Di was very happy to hear the news of Meng Qinghe's waking up from Shen Xuan.

"Meng Tongzhi has made great contributions, and Gu Ding should be rewarded generously."

On behalf of Meng Qinghe, Shen Xuan thanked the King of Yan, saying that guarding the camp is the duty of the soldiers and deserves a reward from the prince.

"Xuan'er is too careful." King Yan laughed, "You should be rewarded for your meritorious deeds, and you will be punished for your demerits. How can Gu go back on his word when he promises a generous reward?"

"That's it, Lord Xie on behalf of my subordinate."

"That's right!"

After Shen Xuan left, Zheng He, who was ordered to visit Meng Qinghe, returned to the king's tent.

"My lord, Meng Tongzhi asked his soldiers to tell the Huotou that what he did was his duty, and if he was rewarded, he should die for the lord."

"In person?"

"Going back to the lord, it was the servants who listened a few times outside the tent."

King Yan nodded, "Gu knew that he was loyal, otherwise Xuan'er would not have protected him overtly and secretly. He told Dr. Zhao to heal him as soon as possible. Knowing that the apprentice was seriously injured, the monk Daoyan would confront him again. I am alone."

"The slaves obey."

King Yan stroked his short mustache and snorted, "Is Gu so narrow-minded? Do you think that if you do something secretly, Gu will alienate and suspect Xuan'er? It's too small to underestimate Gu. No one has selfishness, not too much, and Gu doesn't care too much." But there are some people... Gu has no time to deal with them now, when Gu Teng makes a move, no one will run away, let's clean them up together!"

Zheng He lowered his head and tried his best to find gold on the ground, pretending that he didn't hear anything.

After this time, the prince valued Commander Shen and Tongzhi Meng even more, and it would be even more difficult for someone to find an opportunity to attack the two of them.

Thinking of this, Zheng He curled his lips, the lord can't understand the tricks that our family can see through?As long as the prince doesn't take it seriously, no amount of effort will be in vain.

Meng Tongzhi took the opportunity to win people's hearts, and Commander Shen was arrogant and indulgent, with evil intentions?Thank goodness they figured it out!

Furthermore, the king of Gaoyang County and the third son are both in the army, and if Shen commanded this adopted son to be arrogant, what would these two think?

Or, on the surface, it was aimed at Commander Shen, but actually it was towards these two?

Zheng He's heart moved, and he curled his lips again. If this is the case, he is looking for death.

You think you are smart, but you are actually stupid.

In the fourth year of Jianwen, Jiaxu in April, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, joined forces with the governor Ping An, and fought against the Yan army in Meishan.

The Yan army won the first battle, but due to the aggressive advance of Fang Kuan and Qiu Fu, they fell into the trap of the southern army, and the rear army almost lost all of them.

The three generals of the rear army were beheaded by Xu Huizu and Ping An one after another, and even the deputy general was not spared.Fang Kuan was seriously injured, and Qiu Fu was shot in the left arm by an arrow. At any rate, he escaped from the encirclement, leaving a life behind.

King Yan's face was ugly, and he regretted secretly, what kind of fantasies did he have, and he let Qiu Fu out with his head getting hot!

At sunset, the two sides withdrew their troops and returned to their camps, planning to fight again tomorrow.

King Yan knew that Xu Huizu was powerful, so he didn't dare to play the trick of sneak attack again. Instead, he put up a battle, planning to compete with gongs and drums, and compete with strength.

For three consecutive days, the slaughter at the foot of Meishan was loud and blood flowed like rivers.

The Yan army was powerful, and the troops of Xu Huizu and Ping'an were not weak. The two armies came and went, and the battle soon fell into a stalemate.

Such a war of attrition is the last thing Zhu Di wants to see.

At the end of the fourth day of the battle, the Yan army lost several generals in a row. If Shen Xuan and Zhu Neng's inhuman performance had not shocked the southern army and led the troops to the rear, the Yan army would not have been able to withdraw back to the camp.

After returning to the camp, King Yan called all the generals to discuss countermeasures.Some generals pointed out that the army was exhausted after continuous hard work.With the continuous summer and rain, Yan's army was not used to it, and many of them were already sick.Moreover, Lien Chan was at a disadvantage, so staying here and continuing to fight against Xu Huizu would be absolutely useless.

"To the east of the small river, there are a lot of cattle and sheep in the plains, and the wheat is about to ripen. Why don't we cross the river temporarily, let the soldiers rest, and then look for opportunities to move."

retreat?

King Yan looked around at the generals, and said in a deep voice: "There is no retreat in the military affairs! When the soldiers left Beiping, I alone said that this is the last battle! Withdrawing the troops at this time, morale will definitely drop! Why do you say that!"

Seeing that everyone was silent, the King of Yan simply ordered, "Those who want to cross the river are left, and those who do not want to cross the river are right!"

Who would dare not give him face in a public vote?

The result was beyond Zhu Di's expectation. As soon as he finished speaking, most of the generals stood on the left.

The generals looked at King Yan carefully, you always gave the order yourself, everyone voted democratically, and when the result came out, you can't just ignore what you say.

Zhu Di instantly petrified.

One or two can still be dealt with, and a large group, he can't kill them all to boost the morale of the army, right?

Grinding his teeth hard, King Yan didn't announce the result of the vote, but said angrily: "The public will do it for themselves!"

I don't want to give orders, let's see what you do!Dare to run by yourself?God gave you the guts!

The main general cheated, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Standing beside Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui winked at each other, rolling around and playing tricks, and they were clearly far behind their father.

Zhu Di did not speak, nor did the generals standing on the left.Shen Xuan who was also silent suddenly moved.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Walking to the right, he stopped, clasped his fists with both hands, and said firmly: "I swear to follow the prince, and never retreat lightly!"

Zhu Neng, who has never made a statement, also stood beside Shen Xuan, "Your lords are spared! Nanjing is so close, how can you have the heart to retreat!"

The two fierce gods raised their eyebrows and stared coldly at the general on the left.

The evil spirit was concentrated, and the momentum overwhelmed the group on the left.

What is domineering side leakage?This is!

As soon as Zhu Neng and Shen Xuan made his statement, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui also ran over, saying in unison: "The son is willing to follow his father, and he will go to Nanjing!"

King Yan laughed loudly, "Good!"

After laughing, he turned his eyes to the general who was still standing on the left. What's the matter, why don't you give me face?

Everyone looked at each other, and they all switched to the right.

The first democratic vote in King Yan's account ended successfully.

Meng Qinghe was deeply regretful that he could not participate in the voting.Considering Dajun's current predicament, he rolled his eyes and laughed.

On the same day, after Shen Xuan returned to the account, he left in a hurry in less than half an hour.Immediately afterwards, Zhu Neng, Xu Zhong and others were called into the king's tent, but He Shou Qiu Fu and others were not notified.Thinking of the previous vote, Qiu Fu and the others turned their eyes away, and if they don't bark, don't bark. It's better to hide now.

At night, several fast horses galloped out of King Yan's camp, braving the heavy rain and galloping straight towards Nanjing.

The rain covered up the sound of the horses' hooves, and the soldiers of the Confederate Army did not notice this team at all.

It rained heavily for several days, another batch of the Yan army fell, and the southern army was running out of food and grass. They were not sure about the battle, so they simply raised the card of avoiding the battle at the same time.

The army of Yan was completely unarmored and braved the rain to build a wooden bridge on the river. The scouts of the southern army reported back to the general.

Xu Huizu and Ping An had solemn expressions, always feeling that things would not be that simple.

A few days later, an imperial edict from Nanjing made the two of them change color at the same time.

"I heard that Yan was going back to the north. The capital should not have unscrupulous generals. Call Wei Guogong to return to defend the capital."

"The minister leads the order."

Xu Huizu held the imperial decree with both hands, his face was calm, but his heart was bitter.

What was King Yan's plan, he finally knew.

The emperor's order must not be violated, even if he expected that the southern army would be defeated here, Xu Huizu did not dare to say anything, packed his bags, and set foot on the road back to Beijing with his own soldiers.

Looking back on the way, the camp has been completely shrouded in rain.

Thinking of Ping An standing in front of the camp gate, Xu Huizu smiled wryly, Son of Heaven, you are so confused!

"General?"

"Let's go."

This time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet again.

In April of the fourth year of Jianwen, Ding Chou, the Yan army broke through and made peace in Meishan.

Ji Mao, Ping An and He Fu joined forces and camped in Lingbi.Shen Xuan led the cavalry to cut off the grain road, beheaded a thousand soldiers from the southern army, and obtained more than [-] dan of grain.

In May, the Yan Army defeated the Southern Army at Lingbi again. The general He Fu was wounded and ran away.

So far, King Yan has cleared the biggest stumbling block on the way forward, and the final victory is within reach.