It was July 26th, the fifth year of Jingzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty. For Jijing, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which had been surrounded and attacked by the northern Xinjiang army for several months, it was definitely a day comparable to a major festival.
Because on this day, the Jizhou Army, the capital division that defended the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, finally returned to the capital in triumph after two years.
Of course, the Jizhou Army that returned to the capital at this time is no longer the same Jizhou Army that was led away from Hebei by the Eight Sage King Li Xian two years ago and went to Nanyang in Jingzhou to deter the forces of the three kings. In this two-year situation, While the Jizhou Army defended its homeland and fought bravely against the enemy, it also absorbed elite soldiers from the Liang Army, city guards from various local governments, Baishui Army's descendants, Taiping Army's descendants, etc. They were the old faces of Jizhou's soldiers. , tens of thousands perished in those cruel and arduous battles, and were replaced by fresh blood absorbed from various forces. The most representative of them is probably the Niuzhu Army and the Dry Sheep Army. Luo Qing's original Wei Hu Army, and the Green Forest Heroes recruited from Jiangnan by the Eight Wise King Li Xian.
These people were put to good use by Xie An, the commander-in-chief of the Jizhou Army, and were dispatched to the three partial divisions of Fei Guojun, Ma Danjun, and Liao Lijun, as well as the main division personally commanded by him. To put it bluntly, even though the Jizhou Army has been fighting for years, and even though countless hot-blooded men have been killed during the period, the strength of this elite army is not inferior to that of two years ago, and it is even worse than that of two years ago. momentum.
??This is not difficult to get a glimpse of just by looking at the abundant talents in the entire Jizhou army. Even if the Jizhou Army is divided into four, there is still no shortage of generals in each department. It is undeniable that the Jizhou Army has the potential to become a strong army that will never decline for at least forty years.
Of course, the premise is that the Jizhou Army can survive the difficulties of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Yuyang Cavalry. Although Fei Guo, Ma Dan, and Liao Li each led their partial divisions to achieve good results before, this did not dampen the strength of the Northern Xinjiang army. After all, at least Yan King Li Mao has not come forward in person, so Northern Xinjiang has its background.
The terrifying background of completely destroying those grassland tribes called people on horseback!
"Whoa whoa¡ª¡ª!!"
"Whoa whoa¡ª¡ª!!"
"Whoa whoa¡ª¡ª!!"
????????????????????????????????????????????? The gleeful shouts of the city defenders rang out. The more than 20,000 soldiers carried their weapons in their hands and let out a heartfelt shout that was louder than the other.
Even the soldiers of the Confederate Army, which was jokingly called a lifeless army, shouted out without emotion to express the difficulty of defending the city in the past few months.
"Is it finally here"
Lin Zhen, the leader of the three generals of the Southern Army, a bold man in his thirties, held the spear in his hand tightly and burst into tears with excitement.
This status is like that of Yan Kai, a fierce general of the Eastern Army. During the defense battle around the capital, he was shot in the right eye by a stray arrow, causing him to lose one of his eyes forever.
But even so, Lin Zhen's expression remained unchanged at that time, and he calmly commanded the soldiers of the Southern Army under his command to resist the siege of the Northern Xinjiang army, as if his right eye was on his face. The arrow that was still bleeding was never inserted at all.
With such a fierce general, it is no wonder that he received the trust and support of Lu Gong and Xie An, and led the entire southern army as a retainer of the Lu family.
Could such a steady and resolute general be moved to tears by the arrival of reinforcements?
Yes, of course he will. You must know that in the past few months, the reason why Jijing was able to hold on to the end amidst the fierce offensive of the northern Xinjiang army. It was all thanks to the bloody fighting of the soldiers of the Southern Army, who blocked the city wall and refused to let any of the soldiers from the Northern Territory try to attack the city tower. It was impossible to count how many brave soldiers of the Southern Army died. Nailed to the top of the city, using the thick armor weighing hundreds of kilograms, and using the body whose body temperature gradually became cold. Even after his death, he never forgot to build another steel barrier for Ji Jing.
"Ah, it's finally here"
With a slight breath, Wei Yun, the general of the Southern Army, echoed. This young general, who was once known as Junmei Lang like Luo Chao, seemed to have aged ten years out of thin air, and his face was pale and bloodless.
"As good as our Confederate Armymore than half of them were killed or injured!" Le Jun, who was also a general of the Confederate Army, twitched his lips and forced a smile. But this smile can only be regarded as a bitter smile no matter how you look at it.
After the battle of Hanhangu Pass five years ago, the Southern Army once again encountered a nightmare that seemed to be cut in half, but this time. Lin Zhen believed that those Confederate soldiers who sacrificed their lives were filled with passion and hope and died generously.
The Southern Army, the only army in the four towns equipped with large shields and fine iron armor, finally became friendly forces to face the incoming enemy.The shield used its own flesh and blood body to withstand waves of damage to the friendly forces, instead of being helplessly and helplessly overwhelmed by the tide of attacks like five years ago when all the friendly forces collapsed. The rebels were completely engulfed.
They can proudly say this time that the sacrifice of our army established the victory of the entire battle!
Bitter expressions are naturally unavoidable, but none of the soldiers of the Southern Army showed a look of regret, because they were the shields of the Great Zhou Dynasty, absorbing as much damage as possible for the friendly forces. This was the original intention of this army. The foundation at the time of its creation.
"Compared to the three generals of the Southern Army, the expression of Beichi Hou Wenqin, the tall-backed general of the Northern Army, was obviously much calmer.
Glancing at the handsome flag with the word "thank you" on it, Wen Qin had an inexplicable smile on his lips. He turned around and respectfully reported to Emperor Li Shou, "Your Majesty, the reinforcements have arrived!"
"Ah, I saw it!"
Taking a deep breath, Emperor Zhou Li Shou walked towards the edge of the city wall, holding on to the wall stacks, looking at the main division of the Jizhou Army in the distance.
[One year and five months? ]
Li Shou mentally estimated the day when Xie An would leave Beijing.
In his memory, Xie An left Beijing in March of the fourth year of Jingzhi, and went south to the south of the Yangtze River on the emperor's order to secretly visit the Taiping Army. It was not until today, July 26 of the fifth year of Jingzhi, that he returned in triumph. Nearly a year and five months.
In this year and five months, Xie An first conspired with the Eight Sage Kings to force out the Taiping Army, a cancer buried deep in the shadow of the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then in three consecutive battles in Hukou, Jiangxia, and Xiakou After fighting against the Taiping Army in the battle, he rushed to Jiangling and successfully rescued the Eight Sage King Li Xian from the siege. After that, Xie An, with the cooperation of Li Xian, destroyed the King of Chu Li Yan, completely eradicated Liu Qing's Taiping army, and even forced the landing of Liu Qing, the concubine in the sky.
After this, Xie An forced Qin King Li Shen to death in Xiangyang. He then led the victorious army to quickly return to Jiangdong to aid Jiangdong, defeating various local forces of the Taiping Army along the way, and finally forced Wu Heng, the fourth generation commander of the Taiping Army, to death in Guangling City.
It is no exaggeration to say that Xie An has had almost no time to rest for more than a year, and his achievements are enough to make him a king.
[Youyou actually committed a murder on the street? Hit me with steamed buns? ]
[Smash you? I'm going to beat you up! ]
[you dare! Youare you really fighting? hateful! ]
[You fight back? ]
[You rude little boy, do you still expect me to be beaten by you for no reason? Are you still coming? ]
Li Shou¡¯s mind couldn¡¯t help but think of the twelfth lunar month of the 22nd year of Hongwu. On the last night before the New Year, two guys who were about the same age but had no close relatives, were fighting in the snow like two uncultured rogues on the New Year's Eve when the whole family gathered in another house. All evil and bad tricks are used.
"Huh" Li Shou let out a long breath, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He looked around with some pride at the capital of Jijing, which was still under his control.
[Finallyfinally I got some relief this time, so I wouldn't make that guy a joke]
Thinking of this, Li Shou suddenly raised his right hand.
In an instant, there was silence on the tower, and countless pairs of eyes looked directly at Li Shou's right hand, which was slowly clenched into a fist.
"To commemorate my countless heroes who bravely sacrificed their lives for the country in this battle, we waited we finally defended this capital, and the blood of countless heroic comrades was not shed in vain! We waited waited for the reinforcements! - ¡ªI, the commander of the Jingjing Anping Kingdom, are back!"
After several breaths of dead silence, an unprecedented cheer erupted from the tower.
"Whoa whoa¡ª¡ª!"
The unusual morale of the garrison at the top of the city of Ji Jing not only shocked the Northern Xinjiang army outside the city, but even the officers and soldiers of the Jizhou Army were dumbfounded.
Especially Xie An, with a dumbfounded expression on his face, blinking his eyes and staring at the figure on the upper floor of Jijing City who looked like a king and a friend, who was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar.
"This is amazing!" Xie An licked his lips and murmured in shock. "That guy Li Shouwhen did he become so powerful? With just a few words, the morale of the soldiers guarding the city was raised to this point"
Next to him, Tang Hao, the deputy commander of the main division of the Jizhou Army, was suddenly surprised and shocked when he heard that Xie An called the Emperor Li Shou by his first name. He said in his heart that Mr. He calls the prince of the day by his name without batting an eyelid.
But even though he thought so, Tang Hao immediately changed the topic, after all. It would not be good if Xie An's seemingly arrogant remarks were caught by the imperial censor.
"It's unbelievable After being surrounded for several months, I thought even the Confederate and Northern troops?They were all defeated by the Northern Xinjiang Army. At the very least, morale has been severely damaged, but now" Tang Hao smacked his lips and couldn't help but marvel.
Regrettably, Tang Hao¡¯s intention in saying these words did not come true in the end. Because just after Xie An said those words in stunned silence, the Eight Sage King Li Xian glanced at him with extremely speechless eyes and said casually, "Master Xie spoke so freely in front of his true face. Could it be that he felt that the emperor The tea in Shitai is more mellow, do you want to go there for a few days?"
Xie An's surprised expression suddenly froze, and then he remembered that the Eight Wise King Li Xian next to him was the man who controlled the Yushitai, and was the Prime Minister Zuo of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
I remember that in the past, Xie An was often called to the Yushitai to have tea because of problems with his style and etiquette, and was taught by His Highness the Eight Wise Kings.
"We have such a strong relationship, why don't you ask me to have tea at the Yushitai again because of such a trivial matter? It's inappropriate to do this again and again" Xie An winked at Li Xian.
Li Xian looked at Xie An helplessly. To be honest, Li Shou, the ninth younger brother, had transformed into such a majestic and powerful person after two years. Li Xian was secretly shocked but also very happy. Comparing his feelings, he can certainly understand Xie An's mood.
But the problem is that the king is the king and the ministers are ministers. Like Li Shou and Xie An's close friends relationship, where the emperor is not the emperor and the minister is not the minister, to be honest, Li Xian is a little conflicted in his heart. In his opinion, since he has chosen to assist Li Shou, then Li Shou must become a wise and enlightened king who will bring great benefits to the world. And Xie An's remarks, even if they are just unintentional, will damage Li Shou's majesty as the emperor. This is something Li Xian cannot tolerate, even if he and Xie An have been good partners for two years, and together they have leveled the two southern states. A rebel force.
And at this moment, I suddenly saw the carriage behind the two people slowly approaching, and the curtains were raised. The pretty face of a beautiful woman was revealed. Then, the beautiful woman glanced at Li Xian sideways with her beautiful eyes like glass, and said with a joking smile, "Hey! Isn't this the time I was saved by my husband? The Eight Wise Kings"
When Li Xian heard this, his already thin body seemed to suddenly become shorter. With a face full of embarrassment, he looked at the beautiful woman in the car window with a smile.
As we all know, Li Xian, the Eight Wise King, who cared about the country, the people, the country, and the world, was called the legacy of an ancient gentleman and never bowed to others because of small righteousness. If there was one person in the world that he couldn't deal with indifferently, it would be her.
The granddaughter of former Prime Minister Yin Gong and the eldest daughter of the eldest grandson family. The second wife of Xie An's house is Xiangyu, the eldest grandson of Princess Zhen.
As the saying goes, one thing defeats another. In front of this Owl Princess who has been bullied and teased by her since she was a child, even the Eight Wise King Li Xian, who has never been afraid of any force, can only nod and laugh in apology.
To be honest, it was rare to see the Eight Wise King Li Xian act like this, and Xie An was secretly amused, but considering that His Highness would be the tutor of his eldest son in the Xie An family in the future. Xie An finally said a few nice words for him.
But having said that, in fact, even if Xie An didn't say anything, Changsun Xiangyu would not embarrass Li Xian too much. After all, the two of them grew up together. Putting aside Li Xian's love for her, their friendship is far away. Above Xie An and Li Shou.
To put it bluntly, Changsun Xiangyu was just teasing Li Xian while helping his husband. Who told Liang Qiuwu not to be present at this moment? Changsun Xiangyu should not seize the time to consolidate her position in the eyes of her husband Xie An?
Although there is little hope, this female middle school queen has enough ability to make the world turbulent. But she hasn¡¯t completely given up her position as the wife of the Xie family yet!
Just when Xie An, Li Xian, and Changsun Xiangyu all had different expressions, ignoring the chatter and laughter of the Northern Xinjiang army who was waiting solemnly in the distance, the one on the left of Xie An couldn't help it anymore, and sneered with a heavy snort. , "The three of you are chatting and laughing in front of tens of thousands of troops from Northern Xinjiang, and you are having a good time! Can you interrupt the three of you for a while and wait until the enemy is defeated?"
Needless to say, the only one who dared to speak to Changsun Xiangyu like this was the one who stood firmly on Liangqiu Wu's side, another female military advisor of the Jizhou Army, Tianshang Ji Liuqing.
"" Changsun Xiangyu turned to Liu Qing with his beautiful eyes, held the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, "What can you teach me, Army Master You?"
"Hmph!" Liu Qing sneered and said coldly, "Nothing else, I just saw that Zuo Military Advisor looked confident. I hope Zuo Military Advisor can share my unknown self-confidence!"
"Don't you know the so-called self-confidence?" Changsun Xiangyu had a strong cold look in his beautiful eyes. He hummed and laughed a few times, and suddenly opened his mouth and made a few mouth shapes.
[He is defeated! ]
"What did you say?!" Liu Qing was furious when she saw this, her little face turned red with anger, she pointed at Changsun Xiangyu with a riding whip and said angrily, "Say it again!"
"What did I say? This kid really knows how to make trouble without reason!" With a very innocent expression on his face, Changsun Xiangyu chuckled.
"It's unreasonable to make trouble? Who is making trouble without reason? Dare you say it but dare not admit it?! No wonder I can't compare to Sister Xiaowu"
"What did you say?" Changsun Xiangyu frowned in displeasure. After all, Liu Qing's words touched a painful spot in his heart.
"I just said, what's going on?"
"good¡¡"
"I also said that you are not as good as Sister Xiaowu!"
"You I am different from ordinary people!"
"I don't even know a woman like you!"
"snort!"
"snort!"
Looking at Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing glaring at each other like fighting cocks, Xie An and Li Xian smiled bitterly and weakly held their foreheads.
"This battle is not easy to fight"
¡°Ah, there was internal strife before we even beat one of our own¡¡±
Next to him, Gou Gong heard the conversation between Xie An and Li Xian in a helpless tone, and was secretly amused.
Perhaps the vast majority of Jizhou soldiers feel that as long as Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing, two famous military advisors who have supported them in achieving one great feat after another, are present, the Jizhou army will undoubtedly be invincible.
However, only a small number of people understand that the relationship between Changsun Xiangyu and Liu Qing is far more intense than the incompatibility between water and fire. It is simply a confrontation between oil and water in a red-hot iron pot. If others want to interfere, , it will definitely burn even the skin and flesh.
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Strangely enough, I don¡¯t feel like I will lose at all
The generals of the Jizhou Army looked at each other and smiled tacitly.
"Woooo¡ª¡ª"
Several horns sounded, and three armies also appeared on the left, right and rear of the main division of the Jizhou Army, also flying the flag of the Jizhou Army.
Liang Guo¡¯s tigers, Yanmen¡¯s wolves, and Nanyang¡¯s oxen, Fei Guo, Ma Dan, and Liao Li simultaneously led their partial divisions to join Xie An¡¯s main division at the foot of Jijing City.
Ah, the Jizhou Army at this moment has the most prosperous military and military lineup in history!
However, facing the powerful military strength of the Jizhou Army, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army did not waver at all.
Because, they have a great hero in the world sitting in charge!
King Yan Li Mao! The most brave general of the Li family of the Great Zhou Dynasty in ancient and modern times!
"Guess how many enemy heads I have captured in this battle?!"
Glancing at the Jizhou Army in the distance with eyes as if looking at fish on a chopping board, Yan King Li Mao held the fine iron heavy halberd with a dragon and tiger in his hand, and asked the Jizhou Army under his command with a smile in front of the formation.
"Kill all the enemy troops!" all the soldiers from the northern border shouted loudly.
Li Mao laughed loudly when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "Kill all the enemy troops? Do you want to exhaust me to death? Let's do this!" As he said, his face darkened, and he said sonorously, "Kill enough of a hundred, and withdraw the troops with gold! "
"Oh!" The Northern Xinjiang troops turned red with excitement, holding up their weapons and shouting loudly.
At the same time, both the garrison at the top of the Jijing city and the Jizhou army fell silent, as if they were shocked by Li Mao's powerful momentum.
Looking at Yan King Li Mao who was heading towards his own army single-handedly, Xie An couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
"Again? An army of one"
Subconsciously, the figures of Liang Qiu Hao, Zhen Lei, and Liang Qiu Wu appeared in Xie An's mind.