My country is dead again [Rebirth]

In the afternoon of that day, Xie Ruzhuo asked He Xiaoman to ask Shen Ci to enter the palace to teach him how to ride and shoot.

Shen Ci obviously guessed that he would come to him, and asked him straight to the point: "I heard about what happened in the morning, why didn't your majesty agree to Yuan Weng?"

Xie Ruzhuo lowered his head and plucked the bowstring absently, and asked for a long time: "Why did you do this? This is a contest between Zhen and Sun Bingde, what are you doing in it?"

"Since your majesty wants to send troops south, then go." Shen Ci was afraid that he would be cut by the bowstring, and he didn't dare to shake his hand directly, so he could only move the bow a little, "I hope your majesty can do whatever he wants Whatever you do, don’t worry about it.”

Xie Ruzhuo guessed that Shen Ci would say this, his eyes were a little hot, and he asked again: "Just to let me get what I want, you don't even want your life?"

Shen Ci lowered his head and smiled, and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I haven't lived enough and won't die. But if I don't say that, Yuan Weng and the others won't believe it."

Today the wind is very small, it is more suitable for riding and archery than last time, but the two of them are not in the mood, Xie Ruzhuo sighed, and said: "Don't you think it is inappropriate for me to propose going south at this time?"

Speaking of this, Shen Ci was really surprised when he heard the news. Not long ago, he thought that Xie Ruzhuo should choose to go south again in Dongyue, because the lessons of his previous life are still fresh in his memory, and he must act first, otherwise Too passive.

But I didn't expect that Xie Ruzhuo mentioned it earlier than him, and according to common sense, normal people would not think of sending troops at this time. Why did Xie Ruzhuo suddenly want to do this in this life?

He doesn't know much about the twists and turns in court. When he was in a high position in his previous life, he either didn't say a word, or he just scolded the chief assistant because he didn't like Sun Bingde. Shen Che was right, he wasn't the type to play this , I can’t play at all, my brain is best used only on the battlefield, and I am a bit clumsy in love and affairs, neither very good at speaking nor can I always guess Xie Ruzhuo’s heart.

So he asked the commander of the capital for advice-several superiors were very polite to him every day, sometimes he couldn't tell who had the higher position.

The commander of the capital told him implicitly that Sun Bingde's main purpose was not to oppose going south, but a kind of confrontation between the civil servants and the emperor.

Reminiscent of the fiercer fight between Xie Ruzhuo and Sun Bingde in this life than in the previous life, Shen Ci felt that this matter was not so surprising.

Sun Bingde wants to seek benefits for the civil servants, while Xie Ruzhuo wants to get rid of Sun Bingde's constraints and achieve his own imperial career. He has to do to support his own military power, and only those who have war and military merits can promote the people he wants.

The progress of rebuilding the three battalions was too slow, Pei Yuankai did not retreat in Anhuai, and the civil servants headed by Sun Bingde pressed on every step of the way. The situation at this time really needed a war, and it was a surprising victory to reverse the situation.

Although Xie Ruzhuo's move was bold and risky, it was also reasonable.

Therefore, Shen Ci was surprised for a moment, but he also believed that Xie Ruzhuo chose an opportunity to give it a go after careful consideration, and replied: "What your majesty said is very reasonable, and I don't think it's wrong."

Xie Ruzhuo looked at the sky, the birds had all moved south, and it was clear, he sighed long and heavy, and murmured: "Shen Ci, do you know that I am actually..."

The words that followed were lost in the breeze, only he could hear them.

I actually don't want to see you take risks for me, don't want to see you leave my side again and again, and don't want to fall into painful thoughts again.

"Huh?" Seeing that Xie Ruzhuo had finished speaking halfway, Shen Ci stopped talking, looked at him sideways, seemed to know what he was going to say in his heart, with a gentle smile in his eyes, "I will come back before spring comes in Lezhou."

Xie Ruzhuo thought sadly, not only has he been crazy for 20 years, he is also a selfish lunatic.

Sometimes he would think that it would be best to keep Shen Ci away from him in this life, so that Shen Ci might not die young because of him, but once he had this thought, a voice in his heart would say: No, No, this person belongs to him. In the previous life and in this life, it can only belong to him alone.

Xie Ruzhuo suddenly asked: "Are there peach blossoms in Lezhou in spring?"

"Lezhou is still a bit colder, so there may be no peach blossoms. A little further south, near the Nangu area, there will be." Shen Ci's voice was very soft, remembering that someone once said that he wanted to go to Jiangnan to see peach blossoms, "but the peach blossoms here It must not be as good-looking as Jiangnan, and I will take your Majesty to Jiangnan to see it in the future."

Xie Ruzhuo said: "Xu Zishen's troops in the south have already entered the south of the Yangtze River. Next year, most of the south of the Yangtze River will be Xu Zishen's territory."

"It doesn't matter, I will help His Majesty go to the south of the Yangtze River." Shen Ci's brows relaxed, and the youthful arrogance returned, and he looked at Xie Ruzhuo seriously, "From Beiyuan to Lingnan, Your Majesty can go wherever you want."

Xie Ruzhuo blinked hard twice, his tears were held back, and he said with a smile: "Let's talk about Jiangnan later. This time, you have to tell me how to go and how to come back. Before spring, if you don't come back, I will, just..."

He won't come out. If he doesn't come back, he probably doesn't want to live anymore in this life.

Seeing that Xie Ruzhuo choked up, Shen Ci felt pain in his heart, and said, "If I'm not fully sure, I wouldn't even think about going."

He didn't say anything, but he felt that he was overstepping the rules: because I can't bear to leave you either.

Xie Ruzhuo let out a long breath, as if letting the wind take away those sad emotions, took out a kit from his bosom, handed it to Shen Ci, and said: "I believe in you, but you still take this kit Let’s wait until we get to the north bank of the Qingmu River and then take it apart.”

Shen Ci took it, and the touch inside seemed like a note, and he said amusedly: "Is there any clever plan for His Majesty that can't be said now, must it be so mysterious?"

"Don't say it." Xie Ruzhuo also laughed, "Don't reveal the secret."

Three days later, Xie Ruzhuo formally issued an edict to send out troops, worshiping Song Qingge, the commander-in-chief of Wanyang, as the main general, Wu Xianying, Wu Xianrong's younger brother, and Yue Tingchuan, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Battalion, as the left and right deputy generals. Wanyang goes south along the southeast boundary of Suifang.

The day after the army entered Chizhou, Xu Zishen personally led the army to help.

At the end of the 23rd year of Xining, Dayu, a dying dynasty, started the first battle of the second Southern Expedition in Jiyuan County in the southeast corner of Chizhou.

On the north bank of Qingmu River.

The wind and the waves, the sound of the waves lapping on the river rocks carries a lonely coldness in the silent night.

Shen Ci stood on the shore, the full moon in the sky was bright, and he had a good view. However, in this kind of weather, the temperature difference between day and night is often large. The river water in the winter moon seems to be cold, and the temperature is lower at night. He kicked a stone into the shallows There, a light sound of thin ice breaking could already be heard.

The ice layer is still too fragile, a stone can be crushed, he sighed softly, counting the days, it will take another ten days.

Someone behind him shouted: "Shen Jin, General Song is looking for you."

Shen Ci turned his head, saw that it was Song Qingge's personal soldiers, he responded, moved his stiff fingers a few times, and followed the personal soldiers back to the camp.

In the tent, Song Qingge, Yue Tingchuan and Wu Xianying were all there, chatting in low voices in front of the sand table, their frowning showed that they were not talking easily.

Shen Ci saw the ceremony, glanced at the sand table, and asked with a smile: "The general still wants to cross the river now?"

"I can't cross it." Song Qingge shook his head, "The Qingmu River is too fast, and there are many undercurrents in the center of the river. The cavalry can't cross it, so they have to go by boat."

But they didn't have a boat, and they couldn't find enough boats for so many people to cross the river when they went looking for it temporarily. We can only bypass the Qingmu River and pass through the south of Chizhou, and have to face Xu Zishen's troops head-on. We won Jiyuan County and took advantage of the surprise attack. Now we will have no advantage if we go to the south to fight. Reinforcement is available, Hengchuan has Xu Zishen personally sitting in town, and he will be attacked." He looked up at Song Qingge, "So it's better to listen to the lowly ones and continue to wait. As long as the river freezes, we can go across."

Wu Xianying was not a very talkative person, and obviously he didn't have any opinions on the war. Everyone knew that Xie Ruzhuo and his elder brother Wu Xianrong must have a deal, and the second Pei Yunjing was nothing more than that.

But Wu Xianying still satisfied them, because he didn't know how to interfere, and generally speaking, this person was not stupid, and he was quite satisfactory as a helper in the army.Hearing what Shen Ci said at this moment, Wu Xianying wisely didn't speak.

Yue Tingchuan's brows and eyes are narrow, long and sharp, and he has an aggressive appearance. He occupies a high position in the three major camps at a young age, so he must be from a family in Beijing, so he still has the arrogance of a noble family, but because of his family education Well, he is polite when he talks to people, but he won't teach people to stay away.

However, Yue Tingchuan deserves this position. Shen Ci also admitted that he is very strong. It is indeed not a simple person who can support the three major battalions with indescribable combat power in Xuanyi Mansion for half a month. If it is not for the court Turning a blind eye to the decline of the three battalions, Yue Tingchuan's ability should have been seen by everyone.

So after Shen Ci finished speaking, Song Qingge didn't speak, and looked at Yue Tingchuan, who folded his arms and looked at him: "You said that this winter will be very cold, and the river will be covered with thick ice, we just need to wait, so how long will we have to wait? "

Shen Ci said: "Ten days."

Yue Tingchuan seemed to want to laugh, and asked, "How did you determine that it was ten days, not five or eight?"

Even Shen Ci felt that this answer was unreasonable, so he still said: "...forget it."

Yue Tingchuan sized him up and down, and said, "Do you still know astronomy?"

The winter that ended in Xining's 23rd year was the coldest winter in Shen Ci's previous life memory. The cold was very sudden, so it was God's help that he was able to save the day in his previous life. He shook his head: "I don't understand. , I will never joke about this kind of thing, after two days you will feel that it will be getting colder and colder outside."

Yue Tingchuan was silent. Before the expedition, the emperor had told him to listen to Shen Ci, so even though Shen Ci could not explain why the river would freeze over from the beginning to the end, they did not contradict Shen Ci.

"Then what should we do in these ten days?" Song Qingge has already set out with Shen Ci once, and he understands this man's combat style, that is how it is so unbelievable, but he doesn't think there is any problem, sometimes it is necessary to be a little unclear on the battlefield Unknown spirituality, "We only occupy the southeast corner of Chizhou. If Xu Zishen attacks by force, we may not be able to last ten days."

"Jiyuan County has a unique location, surrounded by mountains. It is a well-known poor and remote place in Chizhou, and the state government doesn't care about it. It is the safest place for us to enter Hengchuan. Once we win, it will be easy to defend and difficult to attack. Xu Zishen It will take a lot of work to get it back, but he is short of money and can't afford it, so he will probably give up temporarily." Shen Ciman said, "We can't cross the Qingmu River, and neither can he. I'm afraid he still thinks that we will be there. Go west from Chizhou, or bypass the Qingmu River and enter Hengchuan."

There is no doubt about this. Both Song Qingge and Yue Tingchuan nodded, and Shen Ci said again: "We will stand still for ten days and let Xu Zishen worry and wait and see. When he wants to fight after watching for a few days, he will only send people to attack Jiyuan County. We won’t be able to defeat this place even if we attack it for a few days. At this time, we almost waited until the Qingmu River was frozen. We crossed the river at night and broke into Hengchuan, and we’re done.”

Yue Tingchuan looked at Song Qingge tentatively, as if he was asking "Do you want to listen to this person?" Song Qingge still couldn't be completely relieved, after all, it will freeze if it freezes after ten days, which is amazing.

"His Majesty suddenly remembered that His Majesty gave him a kit before going out for the expedition, and he would open it when he reached the north bank of the Qingmu River." Seeing the two of them like this, Shen Ci suddenly had a flash of light in his mind, and took out the carefully placed kit from his bosom, "His Majesty I think it's time now, why don't we take a look?"

Yue Tingchuan was a little speechless, not quite understanding why the monarch and his subjects like to play tricks so much.

Seeing that Song Qingge and Wu Xianying acquiesced to this decision, Shen Ci quickly opened the kit. Inside was a note that had been folded in four. When it was flattened, Xie Ruzhuo wrote in elegant and thin handwriting: This winter is extremely cold, pay attention to the weather , Waiting for the day when the Qingmu River freezes three feet, you can cross the river and make a surprise attack.

The author has something to say: Xiao Xie: Am I about to fall off the horse?

I really want to make two cubs fall in love every day!Why is this a scheming article with such a complicated plot!Why do I still have to write battlefield scenes!I’m obviously just a love brain (bushi)

daily self-doubt

The horse has not yet been dropped, and the doubt and hazy stage will continue for a while.