The Ugly Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress, Chapter 58, vol 2 Chapter 13: Easily Solved
Yue Chen retreated for 20 miles and ordered people to set up a camp along the river bank, which stretched for hundreds of miles to resist Zhang Hong's advance with the formation of the city wall formation.
But Yue Chen forgot that the longer the barracks were, the more difficult it is for him to connect them. Although he also thought of this, the distance between the barracks is not far away from each other, which causes even more disadvantages. Once the enemy set fire to the barracks, the barracks will be on fire one after another. Zhang Hong has no reason not to use a fire attack, which can be called a good way to finish the enemy for once and for all.
Lang Jing admonished Yue Chen, but Yue Chen was furious and scolded Lang Jing for his lack of experience. He doesn't know how powerful he is. He said he has been fighting for decades. Is he afraid that Zhang Hong won't succeed?
Yue Chen not only didn't listen to Lang Jing's advice, but also ordered people to catch him, push him out to behead him, say that he disturbed the army's heart, Zhang Mo and the general pleaded bitterly, say that Lang Jing was his Majesty's personal appointee, and he was Xue Yu's confidant. If he chopped his head, he would offend many people. Yue Chen was indignant and ordered Lang Jing to be beheaded.
Lang Jing knew that in this battle, they will be defeated, but it's a pity that the defeat may spread to the capital city. Emperor Xue will be furious and implicate the Marquis of Zhenjiang.
A few days later, a general sent the Imperial decree and ordered the people to bow down and receive the order. He said that Yue Chen used his troops carelessly, which led to the withdrawal of the soldiers. Emperor Xue had demoted to his post of commander in chief. He asked him to hand over the amulet and the seal immediately and then return to the capital. General Teng Ying was on his way to the Shui River.
Yue Chen was not happy to hear it. He also heard that the little white face Teng Ying was coming he was so confused that he didn't answer the order. He also detained the guard who read the Imperial decree.
Yue Chen's resistance made the army panic, but no one dared to stand up and resist, for fear of being the second Lang Jing.
Yue Chen ordered a thousand elite soldiers to wear armor and helmets. They were armed with long guns. They went to meet the new general together with Yue Chen.
Zhang Mo, the master clerk, was also an army general before. Unfortunately, he injured his right hand when he went to the battle to kill the enemy. Although it's OK to write with a pen, he can't hold heavy things. He can only retreat from the battle to become a civil servant. He ran to Lang Jing and asked him, “When Teng Ying came, he can retreat."
When Teng Yun arrived at the Shui River with his army, he heard the soldier in front of him suddenly say: “General, there seemed to be a team of people in front."
At this time, there is some fog. I can't see the distance clearly. For fear of Zhang Hong's ambush, Teng Yun dare not let them march. However, the team came here. It was Yue Chen who started recently.
With a long gun in his hand, Yue Chen saw Teng Yun sneer and said, “Here came Princess Teng's the empress."
Hearing his first sentence, Teng Yun knew that Yue Chen was not satisfied with him and said, “Is general Yu here to present the official seal of the military commander?"
After hearing this, Yue Chen sneered again, spat in his sputum and said, “Who are you? You've come to lead the Shui River?"
Then he raised his long gun, pointed his bullet at Teng Yun, and said arrogantly, “If you can fight from here today, you will be the general. If you can't even pass the gun in my hand, who will care about you becoming a general? Hurry to go back to the Imperial capital and be his fvcking concubine."
Teng Yun said, “I'm afraid it will disturb the mind of the army."
Yue Chen said with a smile, “If you don't dare to go back, you don't need to care about this!"
Zhang Mo stood up at this time and said: "Now we are fighting against Zhang Hong. If two generals start to fight, it will really make all the generals and men suspicious. It's better for all the soldiers on the scene bear witnesses. Each of the two generals held the commander-in-chief flag, which is bounded by the hill ahead. Whoever can put the commander-in-chief flag on the hill first is the commander of the Shui River. All the generals should be convinced."
Yue Chen looked up at Teng Yun and seemed to be very disdainful. For example, if the other party is a civil servant, it's OK. Isn't it a joke to fight the leader's flag with him?
Teng Yun glanced at the handsome flag. Although the flag was heavy and the physical strength of the body was half suspended, skillful strength was not necessarily impossible to insert the flag.
There was no point in either hill, so the soldiers can put on the flag.
Teng Yun has weighed the handsome flag in his hand. It's a bit hard to use the flag pole at once.
Yue Chen took over the leader's banner, immediately grabbed the reins, kicked the horse and went. Teng Yun held the banner in his left hand, and grabbed the reins in his other hand to catch up.
Both horses were good horses. They keep abreast of the other person for a while. Yue Chen despises the other person. He swung the big flag on his arm and stabbed Teng Yun with the tip of the flag. Teng Yun crouches on his horse's back and dodges. He is not irritated by the other, but urges the horse to the hill.
The hill is not far away. Yue Chen fell behind a little bit because he swung the flag. In a hurry, he took down the long gun and the big flag and went to stab Teng Yun.
Teng Yun didn’t respond positively at the time. He rushed up the hill. Teng Yun suddenly turned over and dismounted to put in the flag. Yue Chen also arrived. He pulled out a long gun to stop him. Teng Yun is not strong enough to wave the handsome flag and turn over his hand to draw out the Tiger Wing blade.
In a twinkling of an eye, he just heard the sound of “Hiss". A big flag has been deeply inserted into the earth, and the big flag in Yue Chen’s hand has been cut in two by the Tiger Wing sword.
Although it's foggy, the soldiers were not far away. They still don't understand what happened. The leader's flag, which said “The Shui River General Yu", has fallen to the ground, and they naturally know that the victory has been divided.
Yue Chen was beaten by the brat. He was so angry that he wanted to kill him. At this time, Lang Jing came over with someone and said with a smile, “General Yu's words are very good. Naturally, he won't compete with the younger generation."
Yue Chen was surrounded by his subordinates. It's even more shameful to see so many eyes.
Teng Yun just said with a fist: “Emperor Xue has an order. Asking general Yu to rectify and return to the capital soon."
Yue Chen can't say he won't accept any more. He threw the long gun and kicked the horse back to the camp.
Teng Yun entered the camp and immediately recruits his subordinates to discuss how to deal with Zhang Hong.
On the table was the map of the camp and the map of the camp of Zhang Hong that the scouts had found. Lang Jing said: “All fire attacks must rely on the wind. The sky to the north of the Shui River is dry and windy. The reason why Zhang Hong didn't set fire immediately is that the wind is not right. If he set fire rashly, his army will be the one affected."
Teng Yun looked at the barracks stretching for hundreds of miles. He was confused for a moment and said: “The barracks must not be so close together, but if you want to change now, it must be too late."
Lang Jing said: "Lang Jing used to study astronomy and astrology. There will be strong winds within three days. Zhang Hong will set fire when the wind blows in our direction. If we set up camp again, it will not be enough to make a decision within three days."
Teng Yun fingered the map and said, “What's the name of this canyon?"
Zhang Mo said: “This place is called the Duanchang valley. The valley is named after the Yangchang path. The food and salaries are supplied from the nearest state and county. Only passing through the Duanchang valley can they be sent to the Shui River? If we give up the Duanchang valley, it will take a long time to send food each time."
Teng Yun reached out his hand and knocked on the map. Suddenly he said with a smile, “There's a way."
At this time, Lang Jing also nodded in surprise. A cold face, which remained unchanged all year round, had some changes. “I don't know if the general's method is the same as what Lang Jing thought."
Teng Yun picked up the pen on the desk and wrote a word in the palm of his hand. Lang Jing also wrote a word. Both of them spread out their hands at the same time. All the people would see was a word of "fire".
Zhang Mo said, “What kind of fire attack?"
Pointing to the canyon on the map, Teng Yun said: “We don't have enough time to re arrange camp at present. We don't want to delay time by using Duanchang valley to repel Zhang Hong."
He said, "Zhang Hong has left the Shui River in the hinterland for a long time, but the supply of grain and salaries is definitely insufficient. At this time, if there is a team of improperly defended food and salary carts, Zhang Hong will definitely go for the bigger thing. In particular, the terrain of the Duanchang valley is dangerous. Zhang Hong will surely send troops to ambush here in advance. Let the Grain Transport Officer pile up the straw that is easy to catch fire in the grain and salary cart. Once the ambush ignites the straw, the small and narrow grain will cause a natural chaos. Then dozens of grain and salary carts will be nailed to the other person to block the exits at both ends. In this way, Zhang Hong is bound to lose the battle and dare not attack rashly."
It's really a good way for the generals to repel the enemy and they were happy when they heard this. Zhang Hong's ambush will not succeed, but he will fall into the trap. The soldiers will not escape from the chaos. When the time came, they will not attack this side if they lose their strength.
That's exactly what Lang Jing thought. Teng Yun sent people to spread the rumors and revealed the food delivery of the Duanchang valley to Zhang Hong on the other side of the Shui River.
Zhang Hong heard that and he was very happy. He wanted to make sure that they could not provide enough food and salaries in the army. Many soldiers would complain. Although Zhang Hong cut down several people, now they dare not say anything, but after all, the problem of eating has to be solved.
Zhang Hong lived as a nomad. Although he was brave, he was a man who drank and ate meat. Now he is on an expedition, but even if the wine is OK. Meat is easy to rot and it's not easy to transport. People can only eat bale food to fill their stomachs.
Without enough food, how can soldiers fight to kill the enemy?
Zhang Hong didn't think much about it. At present, he sent a thousand elite soldiers to lead his general to ambush in the heartbreak Valley, and then sent another two thousand elite soldiers to take care of the grain and salaries, to make sure it was safe!
Zhang Mo volunteered to pretend to be a grain officer. Hundreds of grain trucks pushed the mountain of “Grain and salary" into the canyon. As soon as they entered, they were detained by the ambush hidden in the grass.
Zhang Mo wanted to ignite the fire but he saw another soldier coming to take over. Zhang Mo was very pleased. He didn't expect that Zhang Hong would send so many people. He pretended to be alarmed. When the other two thousand elite soldiers entered the canyon, he ignited the grain truck.
One of the grain wagons was on fire, and the rest were on fire. The enemy was in a panic, Zhang Mo and others took advantage of their panic to escape from the valley. The soldiers who were waiting outside looked at the master clerk and ordered people to push out the grain wagons that were nailed together to block the mouth of the valley. The enemies who were chased by the fire fought to get outside one after another. When they arrived at the mouth of the valley, they saw a fire. The red grain wagons that were burning blocked the way, because of the spikes they could not be separated.
Teng Yun personally led the troops and captured all the escaped fish alive.
Zhang Hong himself was so happy that he waited for the grain and salaries to be sent back. He specially gave the rest of the wine and meat to the soldiers. Everyone celebrated in advance. Unexpectedly, a soldier rushed into the tent when he was drinking happily.
Zhang Hong took the soldiers to drink together, and the soldier knelt on the ground and shouted, “Commander, the sentry tower found the fire in the north, I'm afraid that the Duanchang valley is on fire!"
Zhang Hong shouted “What?!"
He did not believe it. He also thought that the soldier wanted to disturb their morale. After drinking too much wine, he grabbed the broadsword and cut off the soldier who came to report.
The banquet broke up because of the chopping. The next day, Zhang Hong woke up to drink at noon, but none of the three thousand elite soldiers he sent out came back.
Zhang Hong was shocked at this time. He sent a scout to the Duanchang valley to investigate. The scout soon returned. He said that the fire in the Duanchang valley resulted in the loss of three thousand elite soldiers. Until then, Zhang Hong knew that he was caught in the trap. The man fell to the ground.
The first battle rapid report was soon sent to the capital. General Teng Ying, without any effort of losing a single soldier, killed more than 2000 enemy troops and captured more than 100 enemy troops. Among them, there was a general who was the deputy general under Zhang Hong.
The Imperial court officials were awed by the style of Teng Yun decisive when they heard about the good news. Just a few days after arriving at the Shui River, he made such a great contribution. He not only won a battle, but also won such a crisp and neat one, which definitely shocked Zhang Hong's attack morale. At once, the general's name shook the whole court.
Xue Jun Liang said with a smile: “It seemed that Teng Ying didn't disappoint Zhen, but also proved his ability to you. What Zhen lacks is this a talent."
All the Imperial court officials kowtowed and shouted “His majesty is wise". Then Shen Yi stood up and said, “His majesty, although the general has won the battle, there is still something urgent."
Xue Jun Liang glanced at him and said, “Oh? What is it? "
Shen Yi said: “General Yue Chen still hasn't returned. If you continue to let General Yue Chen stay in the Shui River, I'm afraid that one mountain can't accommodate two tigers, and will split up the army's heart. At that time, I'm afraid that Zhang Hong will take the opportunity to enter. It's not worth the loss to leave him there."
Xue Jun Liang nodded and said, “It's true, but..."
He said with some hesitation on his face, pretending to be very tired: “You also know that although Zhen is above the crowd, sometimes he can't help himself. Yue Chen has a heavy army in his hand, and Zhen has already gone down the important edit, but he doesn't come back. Does anyone have any good way to drag him back?"
At the first hearing of the Imperial court officials being questioned, there was some silence. The military power in Yue Chen’s hands could not be underestimated, while Xue Hou Yang was in the south of the border, and no one could compete with Yue Chen. If he was not careful, he would not have raised internal troubles.
Shen Yi doesn't speak, Xue Jun Liang ordered people to disperse, and then called Shen Yi to the Emperor’s Library.
Shen Yi said, “There is a plan from this Imperial court official."
Xue Jun Liang sat on the big chair of the Emperor’s Library and said with a smile, “I know you have many tricks. Zhen asked you to teach the little crown prince to read books. Wouldn't you all teach Zhen's son bad behaviors?"
Shen Yi said with a dry smile: “The crown prince is smart and clever. He can tell right from wrong. If the Imperial court official can teach him wrong what the use of him being the next emperor, his majesty should heard the strategies. Don't make fun of this Imperial court official."
He said that he would not wait for the Xue Jun Liang interface, and quickly continued: “After all, he lost the battle. His majesty can just say you are promoting “Concubine De" to a new title. Then you took this opportunity to egg Yue Chen to return to the Imperial capital. Yue Chen will come back naturally. As long as Yue Chen returned to the Imperial capital, what is the fear of his soldiers and horses?"
Xue Jun Liang nodded and said with a smile, “That's it."
As he spoke, Jiang Yu came in, presented a memorial, and said, “His majesty, this is the Marquis of Wannian who asked people to fly back to the Imperial capital, saying that he would present it to his majesty."
Xue Jun Liang didn't know what Xu Hou Yang was up to, so he asked Jiang Yu to take it and unfold the copy. He was stunned at the moment.
Shen Yi still hasn't retreated. He thought it's the Marquis of Wannian who has encountered some difficulties. He is the first time to see Emperor Xue, then said: “His majesty?"
Xue Jun Liang just came back to his senses when he heard the sound. He spread out the memorial and showed it to Shen Yi. It only said “Martyrs Blood Pavilion".
Xue Jun Liang said, “You know a lot. Do you know who wrote these three words?"
Shen Yi didn't understand the meaning of Xue Jun Liang, but replied: "Naturally, the Imperial court official spent a little time in the Teng state. There is a story about the three characters of the Martyrs Blood Pavilion, but now it may be a bit rebellious."
“Oh? How to be rebellious? "
Shen Yi said, “Because Tengnan was still the Teng state back then"
“Say it."
With the permission from Emperor Xue, Shen Yi continued: “In those days, the Teng state was still fighting against the emperor, and an iron general named Teng Yun came out of the Teng state. He must have known that because Emperor Teng was silly and incompetent, he only knew to enjoy himself in the capital, and squandered all the food and salaries that should have been used for military. The eunuch wanted to please the Emperor Teng so he seizes the report of the lack of resources. General Teng Yun asked his troops to resist. Because there was short of food and has no reinforcements, he was defeated by the army of Emperor Feng and retreated again. At that time, he retreated to an abandoned Pavilion. General Yun vowed to die and never surrender. He wrote “Martyrs Blood Pavilion" on the pillar with his blood. Later, in order to commemorate Teng Yun's sworn guardianship, the people living nearby copied his words and made it into a plaque, so the Martyrs Blood Pavilion name came. "
Xue Jun Liang squinted, knocked on the note and said, “These are the three words?"
Shen Yi just nodded.
Xue Jun Liang didn't speak any more, just got up, went to the bookcase of the Emperor’s Library, drew out a book, opened a page and handed it to Shen Yi.
Shen Yi doesn't know the meaning of Emperor Xue, so he can only open it to see. Some of the martial arts, circles and dots written on it are all strategies and marching maps against Cheng Tian. Now Cheng Tian has been killed by Zhang Hong for a long time, which is obviously something of the past.
Shen Yi turned to the banner as if he was looking at the two peas in the corner, and wrote two words, “Blood", which was exactly the same as the “Martyrs Blood Pavilion" before.
If it's a different word then one would scoff, just looking at the handwriting, there may be imitation and so on, but even if it's imitated again, it can't be exactly the same.
Xue Jun Liang said lightly at this time: “What Shen Yi has in his hand is the ink of the empress writing style."
Shen Yi's hand trembled, and he dropped the book on the ground with a click. Jiang Yu stood aside and quickly picked it up and wiped it clean. It's the ink of the empress. It's a big crime to damage it.
Xue Jun Liang squinted at the memorials on the table and said, “Shen Yi has always been brilliant. What do you think of these two words?"
“This... This Imperial court official... "
Shen Yi naturally guessed that Teng Yun and empress were one person for a long time, just because he had known a lot about the Teng state and had been in the Feng state for a long time. Naturally, he knew that there were many unreasonable similar places. After guessing, she went to empress to find out the truth.
Although the empress didn't admit anything, she was silent. Now these “Old stories" are suddenly mentioned by the Emperor Xue. Shen Yi was at a loss. If he is asked to say something, it may be absurd, but this is the fact.
Obviously, Xue Jun Liang began to doubt this absurd fact.
The only woman he has ever cherished in his life is the enemy he killed by himself. If this is the truth, all his doubts for a long time will be solved immediately. It turned out to be so simple
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