The most unlucky crossing in history

At the end of January, the Northwest War was retreating steadily, and the whole country was in panic. Even when the people in several state capitals near the Northwest fled south again and again, Zhong Qiyun received a letter from Xie Wenyuan.

The letter stated that he would go to the Northwest, and gave him a brief introduction to the current situation in the Northwest War.

"I know you must be worried, but this battle is no small matter. If you lose, there will be no peace in this land in the future. These people will have no peace. The country is in danger, and everyone is responsible, let alone the important ministers of the country. There are some things that I cannot hide from, and I have never thought of hiding them. After I left Jingzhao, the Zhang family and those princes must have taken action. The Zhong family now has a special status in the court, and I am afraid that they will find trouble to threaten you. You Be careful in everything in Hangzhou, don't worry about me, don't follow me, and..."

Xie Wenyuan wrote on the last page of the letter: "Qi Yun, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you in my heart."

Zhong Qiyun closed his eyes after reading the letter.

The war in the Northwest was urgent again and again, and he actually had some premonitions in his heart.He knew that it was impossible for Xie Wenyuan to stay out of the matter at this time, and he also understood that this was Xie Wenyuan's wish, and he also knew that he could not and should not stop such a major event concerning his family and country, but he still didn't want to up.

No one wants to watch their beloved go to a place where only swords and life and death can be seen. As long as he thinks of Xie Wenyuan going to the battlefield, his whole heart hangs in suspense and aches.

Peace is the city wall built with the blood and lives of tens of thousands of heroes in the war, and it is the life of the common people that tens of thousands of warriors sacrificed for life and death.

His sweetheart wanted to go to the battlefield to be the hero who protects the world, but Zhong Qiyun suddenly didn't want to, and now he would rather Xie Wenyuan was just a selfish person.

But he also knew that it was Xie Wenyuan who cared so much about the world that made him love and respect him even more.

Zhong Qiyun sighed for a long time, and then asked Jiang Sicheng to send people to pay attention to the war in the northwest from time to time, and ordered Chengfeng Station in Ganlin Prefecture to send news to Hangzhou every day.

On the day when the edict was issued, Xie Wenyuan met Xie Cheng before leaving for the northwest.

Xie Cheng, who had never visited Xie Wenyuan's mansion for ten years, had someone carry him to the prime minister's mansion.

When father and son met, no one spoke after drinking the tea for a quarter of an hour, and when the chariots and horses were ready, Peng Yi came to say that he should leave, Xie Chengcai said, "Ye Hezhe, king of the Uighurs, is very familiar with the art of war in Dazhe.

pay attention to. "

Xie Wenyuan nodded: "General Xie made a point."

Xie Cheng felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the word 'General', but he didn't know what to say. He could only keep a straight face, and said after a long while, "Why did you suddenly mention that you were going to the northwest?"

When he mentioned it in the court last time, Xie Wenyuan did not agree with it, but this time... In the past few months, I saw that Xie Wenyuan did not conceal his talent in leading the strategy. Xie Wenyuan forced Emperor Shengning to make an offensive decision...

Looking at the eldest son in front of him, Xie Cheng was in a daze for a while. In the past, the military generals in the court were weak, unable to make a sound, unable to make decisions, and those literati commanded them to fight randomly in several battles.However, during this period of time, things have changed. When it is civil officials who speak, it is the world of civil officials. When it comes to battlefield wars... Xie Wenyuan used the words of the prime minister in the court to refine the generals With his decision, the military commander was able to breathe.

It was also during this period of time that he discovered, it should be said that even most people in the court discovered that after Xie Wenyuan rose to a high position, he was not as literati as he remembered in the past. Under his power, gradually dissolve and balance.

And this time, when the Northwest fell into a defeat, he knew that Xie Wenyuan's current identity would make the emperor even more afraid of going to the Northwest at this time, but now, there is really no one who is more suitable for the battlefield than his eldest son.

It's just that Xie Wenyuan has already asked to go to the northwest before he mentioned it or said it.With his power, even if Emperor Shengning didn't want to, he couldn't deal with him at will.

Xie Wenyuan didn't have time to think about what Xie Cheng was thinking. He took the jade pendant that Zhong Qiyun gave him from the house and put it in his sleeve pocket before responding: "That year, I joined the army for the first time. When he arrived in the northwest, he worked under the command of General Zhang Pan."

Xie Cheng paused when he heard it, and then he remembered some past events. Zhang Pan had been guarding the northwest for 20 years. Zhang Pan admired Xie Wenyuan very much. Although it was only a few months, he still led him to see the landforms of several state capitals in the northwest, and even gave Xie Wenyuan the terrain map he drew...

Xie Wenyuan looked at Xie Wenyuan, and continued: "The general died in a hundred battles, and there is no one in the court. If I don't go, who will I go to?"

Xie Cheng's eyes tightened suddenly. This sentence was what Yu Fa's wife and Xie Wenyuan said when he left home... It was also that time, when he won a big victory, Xie Chengming

When the noise was loud, his wife and eldest son were invited to the palace by Emperor Feng Zheng...

Xie Cheng trembled slightly, his eyes were red and he looked away, "Are you still blaming me?"

Xie Wenyuan shook his head and said, "This is the first general for the country."

Xie Cheng listened and was silent for a long time.

At this time, the team rushing to the northwest was already waiting outside the mansion, Xie Wenyuan saw that it was not early, so he said to Xie Cheng: "The time cannot be delayed, I will ask Steward Cao to take you back to the mansion, and I will not send the general."

After finishing speaking, Xie Wenyuan bowed to Xie Cheng, and then walked out of the mansion together with Peng Yi and others.

But when he got on the horse and was about to set off, Xie Wenyuan had someone carry him and chase him out.

Xie Chengdao: "Outside, just remember one thing, you will always be Xie's eldest son."

Xie Wenyuan's eyes moved when he heard the words, he looked at Xie Cheng, nodded, and drove away.

On the third day of February, Xie Wenyuan and his party of more than a hundred people rushed to Bicheng day and night.

At that time, because of the defeat in the war, Zhang Pan died in battle. The general Xie Wenzhuo was injured in his shoulder and could not mount his horse to fight. endlessly.

Jiang Hupin: "What can we do with the current situation? If the fortress of Pingcheng is lost, all the pieces of Yunqing and other places will be lost! Fight! We must fight!"

"General Jiang put it bluntly. He just said that it is enough to fight. Do you know that I don't know how to fight? The important thing now is how to fight! There are 20 Shendu soldiers in the northeast and [-] Uighur cavalry in the southwest. We are flanked by two sides. How to get out of trouble?!" Lieutenant General Wu Qu slapped the table angrily.

"The two generals don't want to quarrel. How to fight is one thing. Now the most important thing is still another thing." Zhen Xianke said slowly: "This battle has dragged on for too long, and the soldiers are already exhausted. If they are defeated, the soldiers will lose the ambition they had when they went to war, and the so-called exhaustion will be exhausted again and again.

When Zhen Xianke said this, the camp fell silent, and everyone frowned and did not speak.Xie Wenzhuo had gauze wrapped around his arms and a medicine bag tied around his waist, his face was very pale, he took a deep breath, and said: "Master Zhen is right, now I am not afraid of losing the battle, but of losing the ambition of the soldiers , if they are all afraid of war, no matter how good the strategy is, it will be useless."

Zhang Hong, who is now a lieutenant under Xie Wenzhuo, also said: "The army needs a boost to the morale of the army.

If you win a battle, you don't know where the best incision should be made. "

No one responded for a long time in the tent, Wu Qu snorted and said, "If Zhang Pan hadn't been defeated, how could we be in this situation?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Hupin said angrily: "What did General Wu say?! How do you know that day is difficult and dangerous if you are not in Changtai?! General Zhang sacrificed his life for the country, allowing you to say that?!"

Wu Qu slapped the table and stood up, confronting Jiang Hupin and cursing: "Am I wrong? If Zhang Pan noticed the Uighur movement that day, he wouldn't be buried with 12 troops!"

Zhen Xianke frowned when he heard these words, he has always had a good temper, and couldn't help but said: "General Wu's words are too exaggerated."

There was another quarrel in the tent.

Xie Wenzhuo's body collapsed and his fists were clenched even tighter. He punched the table and stood up. He snarled: "Stop arguing! It's all my fault! He was so angry that he trembled and said sharply, "If I hadn't neglected the withdrawal of the Uyghurs that day and failed to pay attention to these abnormalities, General Zhang and his soldiers would not have died in vain! It's all my fault!"

When he said this, Jiang Hupin on the side said in shock: "General, your injury..." I saw Xie Wenzhuo's face was extremely pale, and his body was shaking violently. The wound burst open again, staining the gauze and clothes red, Jiang Hupin rushed outside and shouted: "Quick! Call the military doctor!"

Before the military doctor arrived, Xie Wenzhuo had already collapsed, and when he was sent back to the general's tent, after the military doctor's treatment confirmed that there was no problem, it was almost midnight when everyone left.

But even so, no one went back to rest, the general was severely injured, but no one could sleep until the matter was resolved.

Just as he was about to go back to the tent to discuss, the light of torches and the sound of horseshoes flashed in front of the place where the army was stationed.

Jiang Hupin and others frowned, thinking that the enemy was attacking, he even let the people on the watchtower see who was coming, and asked the archers to prepare for the battle.

After a while, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that it was Jing Zhaocheng who came.It's just that it didn't take long to breathe a sigh of relief. When they saw who the person who came off the horse was, Jiang Hupin and the others froze in place.

Because Xie Wenyuan was called to the northwest by an emergency call this time, Jiang Hupin and others only guessed that after Zhang Pan left, Jingzhong would send people to come, but they didn't know in advance that it was Xie Wenyuan who came, so it was natural to see him at this time. Surprised.

It was Zhang Hong who was excited and shouted: "

grown ups! "

It was this sentence that woke up everyone, Wu Qu stared at Xie Wenyuan, "Xie Cheng... Prime Minister?"

Jiang Hupin was startled, "This, this is..."

It was Zhen Xianke who guessed what was going on first, he bowed his hands to Xie Wenyuan, "Prime Minister."

Xie Wenyuan bowed his hands to Wu Qu, Jiang Hupin, Zhen Xianke, Zhang Hong and others, "Xie was ordered by His Majesty to come to Bicheng to discuss the war with the generals."

After all, the guards on one side delivered Emperor Shengning's edict to Xie Wenyuan. The edict was supposed to be handed over to the general. Xie Wenyuan looked around but didn't see Xie Wenzhuo, and asked immediately: "Is the general here?"

Jiang Hupin replied: "General Xie is seriously injured, the military doctor just treated him and bandaged him, and now he is resting in the tent."

Xie Wenyuan nodded, it was getting late, but the imperial decree had to be announced when it arrived, the guards beside him were about to go to call the general, but Xie Wenyuan blocked it, and then said: "There is no need to let General Xie get up, I will Go and see."

As soon as they heard it, they went along together.

In the general's camp, Xie Wenzhuo had already learned from the guards that the prime minister was coming with an imperial decree. He struggled to get up, but he lost a lot of blood and was very tired. Before getting up, Xie Wenyuan entered The accountant.

Xie Wenyuan took a look at Xie Wenzhuo's complexion, lowered his eyes slightly and said, "You don't have to get up if you have injuries on the general."

Xie Wenzhuo looked at Xie Wenyuan, but did not refuse.

Xie Wenzhuo was injured, and it was getting dark now, they had traveled long distances for many days without rest, Xie Wenyuan didn't say anything else.

After Xie Wenyuan read out the edict, he handed it over to Xie Wenzhuo, and he left with Jiang Hupin and others.

When the prime minister came to the camp, many things hadn't been prepared yet, and the things to be discussed just now were put on hold for the time being.

Until the next morning, after Xie Wenyuan got up, the guards came to tell him that General Jiang was waiting to invite him to the deliberation camp.

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