I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Hey, how could she call out that kind of rambunctious nonsense?

It's really embarrassing... She soaked in the warm water for a long time, and didn't get up until the water became cold. She dried her body with a dry towel, and when she took out the clothes and wanted to put them on, her eyes widened.

The silk fabric in his hand is exquisitely crafted, showing the skillful needlework of the weaver, but it is as thin as a cicada's wing, so transparent that it is no different from not wearing it at all. Wearing such clothes is really embarrassing.

Xiao Xiaoxiao looked around, and found that the entire bathhouse was empty, without any other clothes. Obviously, it was specially arranged by Sister Rong to wear this pink silk robe as thin as cicada's wings.

Xiao Xiaoxiao wants to cry but has no tears, but he can't go out so naked, can he?

In desperation, she had no choice but to put on a silk robe. Although she was all happy, it was better than nothing... Sensing someone coming in, Xiao Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she hid behind the curtain.

"Look at you, you're so scared, my sister is not a man-eating beast."

It was Kong Rong who came in, and she giggled jokingly, making Xiao Xiaoxiao look for a crack in shame.

"Sister, this dress..."

"Sister, don't worry, women will pass this test sooner or later."

Kong Rong comforted her, and dragged Xiao Xiaoxiao, who was shrunk into a ball, out of the bathroom.

"Sister, wait here first, don't make any noise, my sister will make arrangements."

Kong Rong took her into the side room of the inner room and told her to wait first, and then come out when the time comes, it will be a matter of course.

However, all of Kong Rong's careful arrangements fell through because of two things, and good things are so difficult.

Towards evening, Xia Houheng, who was tied up, was escorted into the Hussar General's Mansion by the family of his father Xiahou's mansion, and Murong Zhen, who was so nervous and pale, entered the mansion together.

The young couple was stopped outside the city by Xiahoufan and several generals. Xiahoufan was the son of Xiahoufu. Because of his right leg, he was born with a disability and could only walk with a cane. Dare to look down on this disabled gentleman, because he is extremely intelligent, and sometimes even the old patriarch Xia Houshang would ask for his opinion, which shows that his status in the family is extraordinary.

As soon as the two brothers met, Xia Houfan immediately ordered his family to tie Xia Houheng to Wuhuada, which frightened Murong Zhen. soft.

The news of Xia Houheng's safe return had already spread among the Li Group, and many people knew the news, and some of them came to the door personally to inform Xia Houheng.

Now he was escorted into the city by a lot of people, and he walked through several streets. Many people in the city saw that the trouble was getting worse. Many confidantes and veterans of the Li Group and the big men in the army heard the news and crowded in. In General Hushi's mansion, they didn't come to watch the excitement, but they came here to intercede under the entrustment of Xia Houyi.

Li's father and son knew what was going on. Xia Houheng was a young and promising general who deserved to be cultivated. How could he really be cut off? But he had to give an explanation to the people below, otherwise In the future, everyone will learn to use such a skill, wouldn't it be a mess?

According to the rules, it is natural to reward the first meritorious deeds. Xia Houheng led his headquarters to successfully rob the food and powerfully supported the actions of the coalition forces. The mortal mission is of course another great contribution, and coupled with the tiger and leopard cavalry's previous looting military exploits, it is enough to be promoted to the school lieutenant.

Only when rewards and punishments are clearly defined can the soldiers be ordered to serve. After the rewards are over, the next step is to discuss punishments.

Xia Houheng disobeyed the military order and acted without authorization. In the army, beheading is the first-class capital crime.

Li Wei hasn't ordered the guards to drag Xia Houheng out, "cut off his head,"

Murong Zhen had already rushed forward, and with a bang, she knelt down in front of the Li family and his son, begging for mercy on behalf of her husband.

Such a weak woman cried pear blossoms with rain, and she was so tender and tender that anyone with a hard heart would inevitably feel pity.

Li Wei knew about Xia Houheng and Murong Zhen's affairs long ago, but seeing such a delicate and delicate beauty, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. Fork, it's a pity that such a flower was inserted into cow dung. .

In fact, Xia Houheng is very handsome, and he can be called a handsome guy in later generations, even more heroic than Li Wei. However, in a mainland where culture is more important than martial arts, talented handsome guys are more popular with young ladies That's all.

Tian Ce Wen Zishan and other confidants, as well as some senior military generals, including Shang Xingyun, the tiger and leopard cavalry commander who had just rushed back to the imperial capital, all pleaded for Xia Hou Hengyang's mercy.

Li Wei made a show, and finally exempted Xia Houheng from the death penalty. Although the merits and demerits were offset and the death penalty was exonerated, Xia Houheng was still given a more severe punishment. Year.

After Xiahou Hengyang kowtowed to thank him, he was taken home by his father Xiahouyi, and then he was dealt with according to the family rules. Murongzhen also had Xiahou's female relatives leading him, and entered the Xiahou's mansion anxiously. The elders of the Xiahou clan call the shots.

Everyone knows that Xiahou Shanggang, the only surviving Zhu Kingdom veteran general in the empire, was killed in battle. Even if Xiahouheng committed a capital crime, he could escape this disaster with the golden face of the old general. However, the young master's punishment for him seems to be Still pretty tough.

On the surface, the punishment Xia Houheng received was extremely severe, and the fine was just child's play for the children of the aristocratic family, but the transfer from the tiger and leopard cavalry was a big deal. Everyone knew that the tiger and leopard cavalry and the camp were young masters. No expense spared, spending a lot of energy and painstaking efforts to build two pro-armies, which are the two elite elites recognized by the empire. Xia Houheng was demoted from the tiger and leopard cavalry because he was uneasy and was excluded from the core group by the young master .

Of course, this is just a superficial appearance, and only people with super high intelligence, unique vision and far-sightedness can understand the deep meaning here.

The young master is cultivating Xia Houheng!

Chapter 319 Good things take time 2

There are four major legions in the empire, all named after provinces and counties. The only difference is that the legion affiliated to the central government is not named after Chang'an, but the central legion, and the commander of the legion is the young master himself.

The Central Legion is naturally the most important direct lineage of the Li Group, and it is also the most powerful legion among the four major legions. The two aces of the empire, the elite tiger and leopard cavalry and the trapped camp, are all part of the Central Legion's battle order.

Although the young master is the commander-in-chief of the Central Army, he has always been the shopkeeper, but the real commander is the deputy commander, the former commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, Zhuo Fengxing.

Now, the two young generals Zhuo Fengxing and He Jin stayed at Pingtang Dangerous Pass to assist Xia Houfu in guarding the strong city, the young master transferred Xia Houheng back to the Central Army, why didn't he have the thought of training and supporting him?

Xiahouyi and Xiahouheng didn't see it, but Xiahoufan, the think tank of the Xiahou family, saw the deep meaning and gave them a wink.

Xia Houheng was transferred from the tiger and leopard cavalry, I don't know how sad and depressed he was, but under the signal of Xia Houfan's eyes, he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction, bowed his head to thank him, and obediently followed his father home to receive the family rules.

The most depressing thing is Shang Xingyun, the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry. He managed to poach Xia Houheng from the Central Army Corps, and planned to train him to be his deputy, or even his successor. The young master was transferred back.

After dealing with Xia Houheng's matter, the sky had already darkened, and Li Wei was about to go back to his room to rest, but he didn't want the guards to hastily hand over an urgent letter from Feige, as well as a memorial from Zhou Bo, the commander of the Hongfeng Provincial Navy.

There was a little friction between the Red Maple Navy and the Wei Empire Navy on the river. The reason was that the fishermen of the two countries had a physical conflict when they competed for the waters of fishing operations. A "reasonable" collision resulted in the sinking of a Mengchong speedboat on each side and soldiers falling into the water, but no casualties were caused.

This kind of small friction, whether it is on the river or on land, happens from time to time between the patrols of various empires. As long as there is no big trouble, it is basically a normal phenomenon to escalate to a war between empires.

However, the commander of the Hongfeng Navy wrote a letter to ask for a fight. The reason was that if he blindly tolerated it, it would only fuel the arrogance of the Wei Empire. Besides, this was also to protect the people and interests of the Empire.

After reading this memorial, Li Wei threw it aside. Why couldn't he see Zhou Bo's carelessness?The Battle of the Century broke out, and even the Jiayue Navy participated in the battle. The battle commanded by Ding Tai won a complete victory and made great contributions, but Zhou Bo has nothing to do. Can he not be jealous?

What's more, the empire has already built three iron-clad warships, and his Red Maple Navy has given priority to equipping two ships. It was to reinforce Ding Tai's Jiayue Navy before sending one to join the battle. The iron-clad warships are so powerful that Zhou Bo My heart was itchy, but I didn't have the chance to go into battle to kill the enemy, so I felt very aggrieved.

This guy caught a normal little friction with the Wei Empire and wanted to challenge it?

Maybe he provoked this little friction on purpose.

This memorial was naturally replied by Li Gang himself. He read the memorial, but he couldn’t laugh or cry. This guy is not in charge of the family. He really doesn’t know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive. What's terrible is that the daily consumption of materials is astonishingly large, and the treasury is so empty that even a mouse doesn't want to stay, so how dare you speak war lightly?

If he wanted to regain his vitality, he would have to recuperate for at least three or four years and slowly reserve war resources.

In the reply letter, Li Gang reprimanded Zhou Bo severely, and ordered him to exercise restraint and not to stir up any more conflicts, otherwise he would be dismissed as the commander of the navy and transferred to Chang'an as a city gate captain.

The dispatch from Feige came from the border gate of Gucheng, and it was a letter written by Wu You, Jijiu Wuyou, the military commander of the right army.

Li Wei glanced at the letter and couldn't help being startled. Wu You reported in the letter that Wang Tang's rebel army had defeated one hundred thousand Tang troops outside Xinye County. He was planning to recover Baimo City. To mobilize the coordination of various armies.

Wu You's plan is to use the power of Wang Tang's rebel army to call out the defenders in Baimo City, and then secretly gather five groups of Jinglei combat teams to attack the city. When necessary, they can send elite troops to help in the battle. Disguised as a rebel.

The detailed battle report of how Wang Tang's rebel army defeated the [-] Tang army can only be known through the fast horse transmission, but Li Wei knows that when Wu You wrote this letter, it may have already been deployed, and people have also transferred to Gucheng to take command .

He knew Wu You's ability well, this guy's overall view was a little weak, but he was good at details, and he didn't even know what was going on when he cheated him to death.

It would be great to take advantage of the chaos to recover Baimo City, but since the traffic channel of Changchuan City was cut off, I believe that it will not be long before the empire does not need to use a single soldier, and Tang Wang Jili will have to hand over Changchuan City.

It's just that in this way, the empire may have to go to war with the Tang Empire again, and it will have to be fought in a daze, and it will not be able to play the banner of the empire.

Wu You's move was ruthless enough, it would definitely make King Tang Jili vomit blood, and even please give him great credit, this girl's flattering skills are getting better and better.

If it succeeds, it will definitely be a great joy for the Qin Empire. How can the Li family father and son not be tempted?

Therefore, Li Wei set off quietly that night and rushed to the border gate of Jincheng. In addition to the [-] personal guards, there were also [-] tiger and leopard cavalry led by Shang Xingyun. Among them, but this time, Qing'er also accompanied her.

In the words of all the wives and concubines, although Xiaoliuzi is not considered a man, but no matter how delicate his mind is, he can't compare to a woman. They can rest assured that there is a woman waiting by their side, not to mention that Qing'er is also very good at warming the bed and fighting. Multifunction.

As for Xiao Xiaoxiao, if you take them in and give them a name, they naturally don't have to worry about it, and Qing'er doesn't have to be so troublesome, she can't bear to part with her daughter.

There are good reasons for these words. Li Wei is not too used to the service of Little Six. Although eunuchs cannot be regarded as men, it always makes him feel weird. Over the years, he has been used to the service of Qing'er and Qing'er. , It is also comfortable to have someone to serve by your side.

Xiao Xiaoxiao, to be honest, he wants to accept it, but he can't see that she is willing at all. How dare he touch and eat such a thorny rose without permission?

Xiao Xiaoxiao could only sigh helplessly, and finally mustered up the courage to obey Sister Rong's arrangement. She didn't want to but wasted a lot of work. She didn't mean to blame someone at all. As a man, the most important thing is to take big things, let alone recover For the important event of losing land, she can only lament that good things are so painful.

The next morning, Tang Fei'er was told that because of some incidents with the navy of the Wei Empire, the young master went to Shuiyun Pass to deal with it in person, and he could no longer accompany her to visit the places of interest in Chang'an, so Kong Rong would accompany her instead.

Kong Rong is the original wife, and she received it on her behalf, which also gave Tang Fei'er enough face. Of course, the two countries have just signed a non-aggression friendly agreement, so Wu You's plan to seize Baimo City is naturally impossible. let her know.

3 Chapter Twenty

There are rebels everywhere in the Tang Empire, and the flames of war are raging. The desperate Tang King Jili showed weakness to the Qin Empire. After signing a non-aggression agreement, he ordered all the armies to speed up the elimination of the rebels. The war must be ended before the first heavy snowfall.

At this time, there were more than 20 rebels, large and small, in the territory of the Tang Empire. It was very difficult for the official army to wipe out all of them in a short time, but the sacred order was hard to violate. Han Rui's 20 troops, plus the nearly [-] troops withdrawn from the territory of the Zhou Empire, had to be divided up to wipe out the rebels. The Tang army, which had an absolute superiority in strength, was dismantled in sevens and eights.

The despondent King Tang was anxious, and he wanted to stabilize the current chaotic situation as soon as possible, but in the end he issued a stupid order, which soon paid off.

Liu Chun was born in a wealthy family, he was appointed General Zhenbei, he had no part in besieging Pingtang Pass, and he had no part in sending troops to support the Zhou Empire. This time to clear up the rebel army, he finally won the opportunity to lead the army and command ten Wan Dajun wiped out dozens of rebels in Wulonggang area.

At this time, Liu Chun could be said to be proud of his spring breeze. Among the six-seventh route to suppress the army, he commanded the largest number of troops and the highest combat power. The number of troops reached 20, and it was said to be [-], and there were [-] elite cavalry.

The [-]-strong army is mighty and terrifying, and the rebels from all walks of life are looking forward to fleeing. They don't even have the courage to fight, which inevitably makes Liu Chun and his subordinates feel proud.

No wonder, although there are many volunteers, most of them are old women and Confucians, not to mention weapons, hoes, shoulder poles, forks and wooden sticks.

Soon, the army advanced to Xinye County, and set up a battle outside the city, planning to fight Wang Tang's 20 rebels in a decisive battle to the death.

Liu Chun is not a famous general, but he has led the army for many years, and he is not an idiot general. Even if he made the mistake of being eager for meritorious service and underestimating the enemy, he was not defeated so miserably. One hundred thousand troops collapsed, and he himself died in the chaos .

His biggest mistake was using the wrong guy.

Chen Tianba was tall and majestic, with a mighty appearance. He was born with supernatural powers. The Xuanhua ax in his hand weighed a hundred catties. There was no three-in-one general under the axe. He was a well-known fierce general among the generals of the Tang army.

It is true that Chen Tianba is a fierce general, but he is a general who charges into the battle, not the kind of general who stands alone. To put it bluntly, he has well-developed limbs and a simple mind. However, Liu Chun appointed him as the commander of the cavalry. The most elite [-] cavalry are the vanguard.

Chen Tianba was also anxious to stand up, and hurriedly urged his subordinates to hurry, hoping to wipe out Wang Tang's 20 rebels before the main force arrived.

Although Wang Tang's rebel army also had a cavalry force of 5000 men, the warhorse weapons and equipment were not at the same level as Chen Tianba's five thousand fine cavalry. The two sides met for the first time outside Xinye City, and the rebel cavalry was defeated. Chen Tianba led the cavalry to pursue , at the foot of Jiangfeng Mountain, the two sides clashed again, the rebel cavalry was defeated and fled again, the officers and soldiers pursued closely, and were lured into the canyon by the rebels. Thousands of arrows were fired, the officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties, Chen Tianba was killed by dozens of arrows, and the rest More than 3000 officers and soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.

The [-] elite cavalry were completely annihilated, and all the horses, weapons and equipment were captured by the rebels. Wang Tang's cavalry surged to [-] cavalry, and his power greatly increased.

Wang Tang wiped out Liu Chun's 20 elite cavalry, and personally led [-] infantry troops to form a formation outside Xinye City, and launched a decisive battle with Liu Chun's [-] troops.

During the war, the rebel army could not withstand the onslaught of the official army, the army collapsed, fled to Jiangfeng Mountain, and resisted by virtue of the steep terrain.

Liu Chun led a large army to encircle the mountain, but failed to attack Liu Chun. On the contrary, he suffered heavy losses and affected morale.

The decisive victory was the [-] cavalrymen who suddenly rushed out from the rear of the Tang army. With the vigor of the great victory, they captured Xinye County in one go.

In this battle, Wulonggang rebels seized a large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies, and their strength soared. Wang Tang's reputation also reached a new high. With the support of his subordinates, he proclaimed himself King Zheng in Heng County and established the Dazheng Empire.

Liu Chun's defeat and Wang Tang's proclaiming king made Tang Wang Jili go berserk. He ordered Han Rui to be the commander-in-chief, and led the army to wipe out Wang Tang.

Baimo City was not too far from the Wulong Mountains, only two and a half days' walk, and Wang Tang's cavalry from time to time rushed into the counties under the jurisdiction of Baimo County to harass, Ren Bin, the prefect of Baimo County, had to send troops to wipe out them.

Ren Bin has nearly 3 troops in his hands. Except for a [-]-strong army stationed in Yang County and a large number of Qin troops defending Zhuang County, most of the troops are scattered in various counties under his jurisdiction to prevent rebels from attacking the city. , there are only [-] defenders in Baimo City.

King Jili of the Tang Dynasty made 13 sacred orders in succession. Ren Bin knew that he had mobilized a large number of troops to encircle and suppress the rebels, and that Baimo City was empty of troops, but he did not dare to disobey the sacred orders. It's easy to copy the family and exterminate the family.

Ren Bin was worried that the Qin army in Gucheng would take advantage of the civil strife in the empire to attack the city. He had been refusing to mobilize every single soldier in Baimo City. Han Rui leads.

Wang Tang establishes the country and crowns the king, and rewards his subordinates wantonly, but it causes a lot of dissatisfaction among the leaders of the rebels who come to join him. Some of the rebels are secretly manipulated by the aristocratic families behind them.

Wang Tang was troubled by this, and the new military advisor Wen Junchen proposed a plan to bestow the titles on those rebel leaders who were dissatisfied first, ordering them to lead the headquarters to attack the cities, and no matter how many cities they occupy, they are considered their fiefdoms.

In this way, it can not only weaken their strength, but also attract the attention of officers and soldiers for them.

Wang Tang accepted Wen Junchen's good strategy of killing two birds with one stone, but he didn't know that Wen Junchen was the eldest son of Wen Zishan, who was ordered to join the rebel army and help the rebel army fight against the Tang army.

The [-] elite cavalry who ambushed and wiped out Chen Tianba's [-] troops to defeat Liu Chun were all written by him.

The leaders of the rebel armies from all walks of life are mostly reckless, and they can't see Wen Junchen's plan to kill with a knife. They happily led their troops to attack the counties. Counties under the jurisdiction of the county.

At this time, the five-way rebel army headed by Tian Yu has been quietly hiding in the Gongshan mountain forest, more than [-] miles away from Baimo City, just waiting for the opportunity to come.

The number of Tian Yu's five-way rebel army is also very scary, reaching 30 people. In fact, most of them are women, children and the elderly, and there are only more than 3 young and strong. The people of the village stayed in the cottage, and the food was supplied through Pingtang Pass.

Although the strength of 5000 troops is small, they are all young and strong. Some of them have undergone formal military training, and all the grassroots officers are veterans who have experienced many battles. The few sabotage battles that were too small to be ignored may not be weaker than the new army that has received several years of formal military training.

The 20 Tang troops who besieged Pingtang City were ordered to evacuate. After they went to clear up the rebels, this area completely became the sphere of influence of the Qin Empire. Tian Yu's five-way rebel army swaggered around Pingtang City, passed through Zhao County City, and then bypassed Zhuang. In the county town, they used night marches to escape the Tang army stationed in Yang County, and hid in Gongshan Mountain. Their inferior weapons and equipment were all replaced and supplemented when they passed through Zhuang County. They were all the excellent equipment currently in service of the Qin Army, and their combat power was qualitatively improved. .

Chapter 321 Everyone Has Their Calculations

Ren Bin, the prefect of Baimo County, is in dire straits now. According to Yebushou's report, three rebel troops with a size of about 10 people rushed into his jurisdiction, ransacked several market towns and villages, and then targeted three of the county towns. A fierce attack was launched, and urgent calls for help came like a snowflake.

The troops in his hand were already tense, and he was drawn away by another [-] people, which made him more and more stretched. He wanted to send troops, but he was worried that the Qin army in Gucheng would attack the city in disorder.

Although the two countries have just signed a non-aggression peace agreement, in the face of interests, the agreement is like a piece of waste paper. The Tang and Qin non-aggression agreements torn up by his own king have been torn up five or six times. Therefore, he has never dared to Use the [-] soldiers left behind.

But if the three-way rebel army is allowed to rampage in his jurisdiction, he will also be unable to hand over to the king.

The prefect is a high-ranking member of the outside area, even in the most impoverished area, it is also fat and oily. I don't know how many people are jealous and deliberately want to climb up to this position. Or expelled, God knows how many ambitious guys in the court will take the opportunity to join him.

"My lord, Gucheng's secret report."

When he was struggling in every possible way, the personal soldier sent a confidential letter, which was the latest information sent back by the secret agent lurking in Gucheng.

Ren Bin took a look, and his wrinkled old face immediately stretched out. According to secret intelligence reports, the [-] to [-] Qin troops stationed in Gucheng have all withdrawn, leaving only [-] standing troops stationed in the city.

This information came too timely.