mountain river road

"Huh...huh..." Chu Yuanzhi suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for breath.In the dream, my blood-stained hands, my brother's gentle eyes are still in front of my eyes, and the sound of the ancient qin is still in my ears.

After clearing his throat, a personal eunuch immediately came in to help him get dressed.

"Your Majesty got up really early today, it's really a blessing for the world to be so diligent in governing and caring for the people."

Chu Yuanzhi sneered, and said: "Back off, come to breakfast, and prepare to go to court after breakfast."

"Your servant obeys." The little eunuch retreated respectfully.

The hazy sky came in, making the huge bedroom look empty.One of Chu Yuan stood in front of the window, looking at the continuous Clivia outside the window.

After breakfast, Chu Yuan went to court.

Looking at the Wu Ya pressure kneeling under his feet, a group of scholar-bureaucrats who kept saying "I beg the emperor to take back the order", Chu Yuanzhi impatiently signaled the eunuch to announce the decree.

"Xijiang has been a vassal of our Southern Dynasty for decades. In recent years, there have been many civil strife. In April this year, Xijiang was invaded several times. The special general Chu Shu led [-] troops to conquer, showing our national prestige in the Southern Dynasty!"

Chu Shu stepped forward to accept the order, and all the officials were in an uproar.

Chu Yuanzhi looked at Chu Shu's calm face, narrowed his long and narrow eyes, and left straight away.The imperial decree has been issued, forgive those old things can't do anything.

Shangshu Wang Lang straightened up and walked out angrily.

Walking to a place where no one was around, he threw off his sleeves angrily.

"Wang Shangshu stay for a while." Chu Shu caught up from behind, "Zuiguilou has a new cook recently, can you tell me about it?"

With a sound of "shua", the storyteller put away the folding fan, and the young masters in the audience knew that they had arrived at a wonderful place, so they all turned their heads to look.Wang Lang who was sitting by the window also looked at it with a smile.

"By the way, that Tuoba Yuan is really a character. He was born in a barbarian land, but he grew up handsome and coquettish. His heart is also vicious like a snake and a scorpion. You can tell how he became the master of Xijiang, because he has a hard heart like a stone. Kill the gods, kill the Buddha with the Buddha. Seven brothers, all of them will be killed. Let me tell you about the thrills and dangers slowly..."

Wang Lang looked at Chu Shu: "The ancestral rules of the Chu family can be counted."

Chu Shu said: "In troubled times, don't talk about peace."

Wang Lang looked at him firmly, and said: "A precedent has been set, I'm afraid that all future generations will follow suit. There will be chaos in the future."

Chu Shu's expression became cold and hard: "My lord should be very clear about the external and internal troubles now. Do you want me to stand by and watch?"

Wang Lang looked out the window without saying a word.The pavilions and pavilions were full of gloomy clouds, and the prosperous times he saw when he was young were so far away that he felt unreal.

Wang Lang: "Forget it. Junior brother, you have to take care when you are out. The emperor likes to exercise power, so you have to be careful."

After the words fell, the two looked at each other silently, and the noise from the side came over, and they saw complex emotions in each other's eyes.

Chu Shu stood up, made a long bow, and said solemnly, "Young son Chuxi, please take care of me, brother."

Wang Lang's face changed instantly, and he stood up and bowed: "General, don't worry."

With a relaxed expression on Chu Shu's face, he sat down to drink and eat.

Wang Lang looked at Chu Shu's face and said: "Nowadays, the smoke is everywhere, I think the emperor will soon use the little prince."

Chu Shu: "Don't worry. The dog Chuxi, the temperament and martial arts are like my Chu family, but he doesn't know the way of strategy. I have prepared a military adviser for him. I'm afraid that the secrets will be sparse, so please take care of me."

Wang Lang said: "I heard people say that the younger brother invited a new disciple, could it be..."

Chu Shu smiled without answering, poured wine for himself and Wang Lang, raised his glass and said, "Let's not talk about this, I respect senior brother."

Wang Lang raised his glass, touched him crisply, and put it down.Haha laughed. "Chu Shu, oh Chu Shu, you are indeed my junior."

"Eat vegetables! Eat vegetables!"

The strong wind mixed with big raindrops hit the camp tent head and face.

Chu Shu looked at the cold steamed buns and porridge in front of him, and recalled the meal he had drunk when he returned to the building before the expedition.I thought, this might be the last good meal in my life.

Xijiang is much colder than Beijing, and the wind cuts his face like a knife.With an army of [-], the surplus food is only enough for ten days.The grain and grass are still on the way and have not arrived for a long time.Several times I wrote letters and sent people to remind me, but they all said that the road was difficult to walk in rainy days.

If you have no food, who will fight you hard?

There was a small battle with Tuoba Yuan the day before yesterday, the barbarians are good at riding, and all of them are desperadoes.The sergeants were demoralized and could barely hold out.

Chu Shu thumped the table hard with his fist.

"General." A man came in with a bowl of rice.The person who came had a handsome face. Even though he was a little haggard after a few days of marching and fighting, his eyes were still bright and his mouth was still smiling.It was Zhenqing's father, Mr. Xu Moxu.

Xu Mo walked to Chu Shu and sat down, "The general wants to share weal and woe with the soldiers, yes, but, if you fall, who will take the lead in the charge?"

Chu Shu smiled wryly: "No."

Xu Mo said: "I have a solution, I will tell the general after he eats."

Chu Shu couldn't help it, so he took it silently, took a sip, and ate it hungrily.After all, he is also a prince, and even though he didn't say anything during the past few days, he still misses meat.

He casually wiped the corner of his mouth.Chu Shu sat upright and said, "Military teacher, please tell me."

Xu Mo said: "We take the initiative to attack at night."

Chu Shu said: "You are crazy! There is not enough food and grass, and morale is low. What we should do now is to preserve our strength and wait for food and grass."

Xu Mo said: "Looking at the sky, it's raining non-stop. Those bastards transporting food and grass will definitely not arrive on time. Without food and grass, our morale will drop day by day. The longer we delay, the less chance we have of winning. Tuoba Yuan is proud, and we will definitely lose if we face it head-on." .If there is a sneak attack, there is still a five-point chance of winning!"

Chu Shu stared fixedly at the half cold steamed bun and the empty porridge bowl on the table.

Xu Mo stood up and said, "General!"

Chu Shu whispered: "Understood, we will fight tomorrow."

Xu Mo nodded and said, "Okay, let's discuss specific tactics immediately."

Tall and burly soldiers from Xijiang are patrolling the entrance of the camp.A man with a long knife said: "You said we have to win the battle today."

The other spat on the ground, "Needless to say, Nanchao are all useless bastards, they only dare to fight when they are in a daze! General today..."

Suddenly the sound stopped abruptly, followed by a dull sound of falling to the ground!Turning around, he saw that the man who had spoken loudly just now had fallen to the ground, his eyes were wide open, an arrow stuck between his brows, and all the arrow clusters sank into it!

Enemy attack!He yelled hastily, gripped the handle of the knife and turned around.A man in armor stood hundreds of meters away, with a red sandalwood bow in his left hand, and the string was fully drawn with his right hand, let go!

Accompanied by the muffled sound of the corpse falling, Xu Mo yelled "Go!".

Inspired by Xu Mo's killing intent, the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty rushed forward like wolves.

Xu Mo drew the bow and arrow continuously, aiming and letting go.Corpses fell one after another, and the soldiers of the Southern Dynasties were everywhere.Xu Mo felt a little uncertain, the number of the other party was a bit more than expected, and there was no panic about being attacked by surprise, it seemed that they had prepared calmly.Today, Chu Shu and Tuoba Yuan had a decisive battle in the north of Xiegu, so it stands to reason that the large army should be there.

Xu Mo saw the opponent's general at a glance, and quickly drew his bow and released the arrow!

The sharp arrow shot straight through the air, and was blocked by the long knife with a click!Tuoba Yuan laughed loudly, a long knife danced like a monster, blood spattered, and the bloody smell on the battlefield was instantly intense!Xu Mo looked at Tuoba Yuan's almost distorted face with a smile, and felt that his bones were frozen into ice slag.

Tuoba Yuan is here!The main force of Xijiang is here!The number of people I bring is not many, and the main force of the Southern Dynasty is fighting on the front line with Chu Shu!

He fired several arrows!Tuoba Yuan blocked everything!

Seeing that Tuoba Yuan was invincible, the soldiers in Xijiang suddenly became more eager to fight, seeing that the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty were about to retreat.Xu Mo drew his bow and aimed an arrow at a retreating soldier.

"Kill those who retreat!"

Xu Mo shouted and fired several arrows!Those who fell were all soldiers of the Southern Dynasty!

There is nothing more powerful than death.The soldiers were so red-eyed that they raised their knives and slashed without fear of death. At this point, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Twenty thousand soldiers from the Southern Dynasty abruptly repelled the main force of the western border.

However, only ten thousand came back.

Fortunately, on Chu Shu's side, only the lieutenants sent by Tuoba Yuan dragged down the main force, fighting and running, and the casualties were not heavy.

After this battle, his vitality was greatly injured.

When the news reached the capital, there was an uproar.

In the first battle, [-] troops were damaged, which is really a disgrace to the lintel of General Chu.The battlefield is turbulent, and so is the court.The strife between powers, seemingly peaceful, may be even more bloody.

Yan Qi laughed loudly at home: "What kind of capable person am I as General Chu, and I lost [-] yuan in the first battle, what a general!"

The beautiful concubine in her arms said coquettishly: "Who can compare to the general who has both loyalty and bravery?"

Yan Qi laughed, drank the fine wine from Bi Biyu's cup, and said, "I am sure to win the position of general."