Chapter 440 Go to War, Chang'an!
When Ling Qingyu woke up again, it was completely dark outside. He blinked and just moved his hands, feeling something hanging on his waist. He was filled with surprise, and then he heard a low and lazy voice behind him: " woke up?"
Well? Ling Qingyu turned around and saw the handsome man with a smile on his face. It took him a while to realize what he was doing. He pointed at him in surprise and looked at the house again. "Isn't that right? I didn't change places?"
"I just arrived in the afternoon. After being rained for a long time, I took a bath and came in to rest." He Li explained briefly and asked: "I heard that you slept for two days, are you not hungry?" He had not yet finished speaking. , he heard a gurgling sound, and saw her cheeks suddenly turned red. He suppressed a smile and said, "Get up, Sum has already cooked." Seeing that she still stared at him without making a sound, He Li decided to go ahead alone. He sat up, then hugged her up, and said, "Well, the master is not strong enough, so let the little waiter get dressed."
"He Li!" After being forced to change out of his pajamas, Ling Qingyu sighed, "Why didn't I know you were like this before?"
He stood up with her in his arms, took a coat and put it on for her. He Li lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said with a smile: "I've always been like this, but you didn't notice it before." In the past, in your eyes, Only Yang Zhao...
"Are you trying to settle accounts with my Qiu Hou?" Ling Qingyu snorted.
"Huh? Are we the queen of autumn now?" Seeing her face turn red again, He Li smiled and hugged her tightly, and then whispered: "Don't leave again in the future, okay?" This year Half of the time, he didn't even know how he lived. Worry, fear, and longing tormented him almost all the time. He could only use training, going out of the customs, and Shan Fu to fight a few battles. Later, he simply recaptured Shuozhou. In the chaotic On the battlefield, between the warriors and the iron horses, he let his heart sink and waited. He could only wait. He never wanted to taste this feeling again.
Ling Qingyu rolled his eyes and smiled: "Are you inviting me to go to the battlefield with you?"
"Well, even if He Li is shattered to pieces, you won't be able to hurt a hair." He Li lowered his head and kissed her lips with a sly smile. If she wants to get the highest position, she must not only have the support of the people, but also have the absolute support of the army. She already has prestige among the people, but her prestige in the army is only limited to generals like them and the old Blackwater Pass troops. The recruits did not fully recognize her. It was very simple to gain the recognition of the soldiers. Share the joys and sorrows with them, stand on the front line of the battlefield, inspire the soldiers who went to the battlefield to fight for her, lead them to victory again and again, and let their If you can get rewards for your efforts, you will definitely be able to win people's hearts and be as powerful as gold.
You can definitely do it, because you have always stood at the front, no matter what the storm, you have always stood on the bow of the ship, guiding the direction of the entire ship.
In the past, it was Yan San who protected you on the ship, so from now on, it will be me, He Li, who will protect you...
He Li came first with 50,000 cavalry, and 50,000 infantry came with Yin Ting'an. Meng Su left 20,000 people to garrison Tongguan, and the rest merged into He Li's camp. The next day, Shadow Thirteen After picking up Ye Shiyi's Ye Po back, Ye Shiyi's thousand-man team also came back at the same time.
When he saw the thousand-man team and Ye Shiyi, a smile with unknown meaning appeared on the corner of He Li's mouth. At that time, no one knew what it meant. It was not until many years later that Ye Shiyi had the opportunity to ask, Did you set me up at that time? He Li replied with a smile, "No way, I'm not that bad. Isn't that your true intention?" I just saw your true heart.
Chang'an, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, with its majestic city walls and continuous buildings, was shrouded in mist and mist.
It has been raining for three days, first heavy rain and then light rain. The leaves in early summer have just turned from tender green to ripe, and they are lush and green. The stone pavement in front of the courtyard is soaked with water, and a few rose bushes blooming next to it are exposed. A shy and beautiful face.
Seeing Chang'an regiment commander Zhou You staring at the rose bushes in front of the court without making a sound, the deputy general said anxiously: "Sir! Please make a decision quickly. We have 50,000 people now. The rainy weather is not good for the cavalry. If we don't attack again, what will happen if we don't attack again?" When their reinforcements arrive, we will have no chance."
"What other reinforcements can they have? Isn't the Ling family's headquarters on Guangnan Road? Can they come from Guangnan Road?" Another lieutenant raised his hand and said: "Sir, they are going in alone, and they must not have brought much food and grass. Now this year's The food has not been confiscated. If we go out and burn all the food in the Ling family farm, then they will have no food and no way out, and their military morale will inevitably be unstable. If we take advantage of the situation to defeat them, then Weinan and Tongguan can be recaptured. Qin Chuan is the master The world!"
Qin Ziqi stood in the corner of the room, watching the generals persuading Zhou You, with a sneer on his lips. If Meng Su had just attacked and intercepted on a favorable terrain, he might have a chance of winning, but now Meng Su They have been resting in Tongguan for more than half a month. There are so many farms of the Ling family on the Weinan Plain. How can they not have food reserves? Even if they don't have reinforcements, the 50,000 troops cannot resist it. They can still hold on to the city for some time. , went out of the city to take the initiative to fight, you were actually bribed by the Ling family, right?
"What if we just ignore it and the court blames us?"
"The imperial court? Which imperial court?"
"Stop arguing! Fang Yan, you take 30,000 soldiers to Weinan and burn all the Ling family's farmland. Zheng Fu, gather strong men in the city and prepare to defend the city. Qin Ziqi, Ouyang Gou, and Weng Qing go out to collect grain and grass. , clear all the surrounding villages and towns, clear the strong walls and clear the fields, let's see what Meng Su will feed his people!" Zhou You finally spoke up, and several generals walked out after receiving the order.
"My father-in-law," Qin An said in a low voice while helping her husband put on his armor, "my father-in-law has brought a message. The fields at home are being remeasured. Our family has a large population and we can allocate more fields. The father-in-law said that we can start as before. I owe you money on credit and will pay it back in the autumn. You can also pay now. My father-in-law has done the math and thinks it is more cost-effective to pay now. There is still thirty taels of silver left."
Qin Ziqi's hand paused. The father-in-law the lady mentioned was his biological father. In his early years, his family was poor and had too many children to feed, so he gave him to the Qin family in Chang'an City. At first, it was okay that the Qin family had no children, but later After giving birth to their own child, they sent him to the army. When his biological parents found out, they found the army and gave the little money the family had to his boss, begging the boss to take care of their son. He spent ten years in the army. After he was promoted and returned to Chang'an, he went back to find his biological parents, only to find out that his family was in trouble and almost all the family members starved to death. It was the Ling family who came to Weinan at that time and not only bought those fields and gave them low rents. He planted crops and bought grain for them before saving the whole family. Even this caring daughter-in-law was married to him from Zhuangzi.
Seeing her husband's cold face and no reaction, Qin An lowered her eyes and knelt down to bandage his foot and put on his boots. After everything was done, she heard Qin Ziqi above her head say: "Tell your father to get away as soon as possible. "
Qin An raised his head suddenly and asked, "Are you going to conquer the Ling family?"
"not me…"
Qin An secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was her brother who came to deliver the letter. There were also some things that she did not tell Qin Ziqi, that is, the brothers of Qin Ziqi's family and her own brothers had all joined the Ling family's troops. Her brother came here just to ask her to leave the city.
After three days of rain, the water in the Weihe River swelled. The water was dark yellow and rolled down with mud, hitting the high dams on both sides.
Ling Qingyu wore a suit of light armor. The metal armor made her skin very uncomfortable, making her move from time to time. Then she immediately turned serious and looked at the vast wilderness at the foot of the mountain and the Wei River winding around the plain like a yellow ribbon. .
Without giving her any time to react, He Li brought her here. He conducted a pre-war mobilization against the 70,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry who had just been recruited and didn't even have armor or weapons. Then, He Li put on this suit and brought her here. wearing armor and walked up the mountain.
There were dense cavalry hidden under the cliffs on both sides. Those infantry had no chance to go to the battlefield. According to what He Li and Meng Su said, it would take at least half a year of training before those people could become real soldiers. Although she had experienced a thousand-mile run with Yang Zhao and the others, her accessory, which was like a backpack, was now standing under this banner, wearing very majestic armor, and being watched by excited adoring eyes all over the mountains and plains. Next, as the commander of this battle.
What a piece of shit, the general! Damn it, your soldiers have been trained for half a year, but you didn't even give me half an hour. My head is still pale, and you have overtaken me like a damn duck!
Her angry and contemptuous eyes kept glancing at him from the corner of her eyes. She tried hard to maintain a solemn expression and occasionally twisted her body in armor that really didn't fit well. The corners of He Li's mouth turned up, and he unconsciously thought of her before setting off. What he said.
In front of the dark crowd on the plain, she said loudly:
Brothers, you and I come from different places, but we live together in this land called Dazhou. The same is true for our parents, brothers and sisters. However, we work hard but cannot get enough food to fill our stomachs. The wealth we have gained through hard work is not guaranteed. Even among you, are there soldiers from Heishui Pass? Even, you shed blood and fought hard to resist foreign enemies, but in the end you were betrayed and plotted by your own people. How many soldiers' blood was shed at Blackwater Pass, how many soldiers' souls were buried, and how many died not at the hands of the enemy but in the conspiracy of the court. A calculating hand? This land is sick and this regime is rotten! Those in power don’t treat us as human beings. In their eyes, human life is just a number in a calculation and to obtain benefits! However, which of us is not born from a mother? How can there be distinction between high and low in human life? If this regime, these rulers do not exist for us ordinary people, then why should we obey them? Today, I come among you and will go to the battlefield with you, not for recreation or entertainment, but determined to live and die with you, to overthrow this unreasonable regime, and to obtain our reasonable rights! Equality, freedom, and dignity! To this end, I will dedicate my honor, my blood, and even my body. Of course, I know that I only have the body of a weak woman, and you may be able to knock me down with one fist (laughter sounds), but I have a firm heart and a heart that is willing to fight for the establishment of equality and freedom that can bring dignity to all people. A heart that sacrifices everything for the living kingdom! Wait, we will face the first batch of enemies, and we will face more enemies in the future. Some of you will be injured, and some will even lose their lives, but I want everyone to understand that this war is not for the powerful. Our war is for yourselves, for your families and children, and for our descendants to stand tall and live happily! Do princes and generals like Xiang Ning have the guts? I will watch you and reward each of you for your courage and merit on the battlefield! Seeing your indomitable spirit, I already know that you will be invincible without any push! You deserve the reward, the glory and the crown you deserve! Starting from this time, it won't take long before we will overthrow this decadent dynasty and establish a new dynasty that belongs to all of us! Must win!
Her words were repeated by Ye Shiyi and Ye Po using their inner strength, and spread throughout the plain. When the last two words fell, a thunderous sound sounded, not only the soldiers, but also the people watching nearby. Kneel down and pay homage to her.
"Master," Ying Thirteen asked in a low voice, "What is the laurel crown?"
Well? Ling Qingyu looked at him blankly. You looked like a thinker. It took you two hours to think about asking me this? He whispered: "This is from Greece, a country on the continent of Europe. It is made of laurel leaves into a crown. It is used as a reward for victory or glory, indicating that it has received a very high honor."
"Is it something like the battle medal you mentioned?" He Li laughed softly from the side.
"Well, it's the highest-level medal." Ling Qingyu nodded, then pointed at the cavalry team that had run out of the mountain and asked, "What is that for?"
"Let's use the bait to attract the enemy." He Li waved his hand, and the flag bearer next to him began to play flags. Seeing that the formation below changed slightly, He Li waved the team to stop, and then looked towards the distance along the Wei River. of dust and smoke. The risk is very high for the team that lures the enemy deep. This time, many people are rushing to do it. Some people even said that the master went to the battlefield with the weak body of a woman. How can we, a big man, still be afraid of death? , I won’t do it if I don’t give it.
The rolling speed of the dust smoke in the distance has obviously accelerated. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can clearly see the huge dust smoke pressing down from the Weihe River plain into the land surrounded by mountains. It is on the right side of the mountain after passing the bend of the Weihe River. The Ling family's large farmland, He Li's decision to set the ambush location here was a surprise from a military perspective, and it also avoided directing the battlefield to the Ling family's farmland.
Ling Qingyu quietly glanced at He Li again. Why didn't this guy think he was sinister before? He just took a peek, but he didn't expect He Li to turn his head and smile brightly in response to her contemptuous gaze. Then the flag changed again, and the cavalry on the left wing had already circled the enemy's rear from the side of the mountain.
"Attack!" With a roar, He Li jumped off the hillside on horseback, followed closely by the red-armored cavalry who roared louder and louder.
The red stream rushed like a huge wave towards Chen Yan who was arrogantly chasing the small group of men and horses. The horses' hooves trampled the ground and made a huge roar.
"Aren't we going?" Ling Qingyu asked as he looked at Ying Shisan, who was holding the reins tightly. Didn't he mean to live and die together?
"Did you see the coach charging?" Ying Thirteen glanced at him, and formed a circle around her with the other boys.
"Lord! Just look at us!"
"Yes, we will not be inferior to a woman!"
The red cavalry bypassed her from both sides and rushed down. Some people even turned around and said something like that, and rushed towards the killing place with a bright smile.
Ling Qingyu kept a serious expression, and then asked Ying Shisan in a low voice: "What I said was stupid?" He used all the words in vernacular, without losing any ancient accent. Doesn't it sound weird? Sure enough, I still have to use something, right? But this is the truth.
Ying Thirteen glanced at her without saying a word, are you stupid? That red soldier knelt down and shouted long live the lord, and that excitement made people want to die for her immediately. Does this woman know what she said? No, she didn't think it was inflammatory, because that's what she meant, she just said what she really meant.
The plain after the rain was muddy, and the horses' hooves kicked up patches of mud, which then turned bright red.
"Didn't you say they are still in Tongguan? And there are so many of them!" Fang Yan looked at the red cavalry rushing out like a giant wave in horror and shouted.
"Sir! Now is not the time to talk about this. There are too many of them!" the deputy general shouted from the side. Not only were there a large number of people, they were all cavalry, and their aura of murderous intent was definitely not comparable to that of pampered soldiers like them. They were an army that had experienced hundreds of battles!
"Retreat! Go back to the city!" Fang Yan shouted.
Watching the red chasing the gray at the bottom of the mountain, the gray running in front was blocked by the red that went around from behind the mountain, swallowing up the gray partitions and finally obliterating them. The original brilliant blue and yellow colors on the Weinan Plain were completely Being replaced, half-ripe wheat was trampled into mud, and human life was also trampled into mud.
The war did not last long, and the red color completely covered the plains under the mountain. Then the leading flag waved, and the scattered red colors gathered into a red stream, heading straight towards Chang'an.
"They are probably going to attack Chang'an. Master, let's follow them." Ying Shisan jumped onto Ling Qingyu's horse, hugged her waist, pinched the horse's belly, and rode up the mountain to catch up.
Before they reached the bottom of the mountain, they saw the Kang family bringing a group of people back. When they saw them, they smiled and said, "The general is leading a group to attack Chang'an directly. Let's go watch the fun."
The gray on the surface was blocked back by the red that went around from behind the mountain, swallowing up those gray partitions and finally obliterating them. The original brilliant green and yellow colors on the Weinan Plain were completely replaced, and the half-ripe wheat was trampled into mud, and human lives were lost. They were also trampled into mud.
The war did not last long, and the red color completely covered the plains under the mountain. Then the leading flag waved, and the scattered red colors gathered into a red stream, heading straight towards Chang'an.
"They are probably going to attack Chang'an. Master, let's follow them." Ying Shisan jumped onto Ling Qingyu's horse, hugged her waist, pinched the horse's belly, and rode up the mountain to catch up.
Before they reached the bottom of the mountain, they saw the Kang family bringing a group of people back. When they saw them, they smiled and said, "The general is leading a group to attack Chang'an directly. Let's go watch the fun."