Fantasia: The blind man at the beginning starts with playing the erhu

Chapter 743 Return to Anbei

Bid farewell to the border troops and continue moving forward.

After crossing the border, there are more people.

There are also tea stalls, small restaurants and the like on the roadside from time to time.

At the same time, I heard more and more rumors.

A month ago, I heard that the allied forces of various countries were marching south, breaking through several formations, and were about to force their way into the capital.

Going further, we learned that Liu Yong was heading north, and at the same time several armies were heading north to outflank the coalition forces.

The empress returned to the court and took charge of the government.

However, rumors say that the empress has returned to her former glory.

There are also rumors that the empress deliberately set a trap for the domestic opposition forces and caused a drama.

There are different opinions.

But reality cannot be faked.

One person, one cow and one cat just walked and listened.

If you want to go back to the Fourth Town of Anbei, you have to go north.

The news became more abundant and more credible.

Along the way, I heard people saying that the coalition forces were coming, but there was no trace of the coalition forces along the way.

This day, I arrived in a small town.

Stop at a wine stall.

The specialty of the wine stall is beef head.

But the method is very strange. I heard the stall owner said this thing is called praise.

Take the tender beef head and burn it over the fire, wash it again and again, add wine, soybean, onion and ginger and cook until it is cooked.

Then cut it into palm-sized pieces and season with squid, pepper, orange, etc.

Seal it in a large urn with mud, bury it, light a fire and roast it slowly.

Li Pingan asked for a plate to have a taste.

The taste is average, not that delicious, but not terrible either.

In short, the old cow ate with gusto.

Li Changshou ordered a plate of peanuts and wine to eat together, listening to the chatter of the drinkers next to him.

"General Liu won!?"

"No, I just came back from there, so I can still have a holiday."

"Didn't you say that the coalition forces are overwhelming?"

"It's overwhelming! What the hell! Those battles we fought in front of us are nothing.

Look at this time, [-] Sui cavalry directly defeated the coalition forces head-on, beating them so hard that they couldn't even tell the difference between east, west and north. "

"So you win?"

"That's not all. Marquis Pingyang and Marquis Wu'an each led two armies to cut off the coalition's retreat.

Now the coalition forces are besieged in Pingnan City, with hundreds of thousands of troops crowded into a small Pingnan City. "

The man sighed, "What a pity for the people of Pingna City."

"I also heard that something happened in the DPRK."

"Oh? What happened in the court?"

"Several veterans of the former court took advantage of His Majesty's serious illness to secretly contact two generals in the Forbidden Army and plot to seize power.

Later it was discovered and all the perpetrators were executed by the three tribes.

Not long after the killing, the whole city was in turmoil. "

"You know that too?"

"My guy saw it when he was delivering goods to the capital. There were so many people present.

Good guy, there's a river of blood. "

"........."

Li Ping'an picked up the wine glass, shook it, and found that the wine bottle was empty.

He glanced at Lao Niu, but the wine in front of Lao Niu hadn't been finished yet.

Li Pingan turned his attention to the little girl again.

The little girl's face was red and her eyes were dull, as if she couldn't focus.

"Meow~"

"The fairy didn't drink your wine secretly."

Li Ping'an raised his eyebrows, wondering when Mao'er got into the habit of drinking again.

After that, it’s time to move on.

It coincides with a great change, whether the empress did it intentionally or unintentionally.

In places affected by the war, large numbers of refugees began to flee in all directions.

The number of demons, ghosts and evil spirits has also increased several times. This situation becomes more and more obvious the further north you go.

You can also meet the remnants of many coalition forces from various countries, causing chaos in various places.

Almost all Sui people in Pingna City died.

After the allied forces of various countries entered Pingnan City, the Pingnan City defenders resisted heroically for a month with [-] defenders.

This bought time for subsequent reinforcements.

The coalition forces of various countries claim to have millions of troops.

No matter how brave the Pingnan City defenders were, they would not be able to withstand such a long attack if they were not prepared in advance.

The empress must have planned in advance, taking Ping Nancheng as the critical point.

The eight thousand defenders were all brave and skilled soldiers.

After the city was broken, the angry coalition forces massacred the city.

Later, they were defeated by Liu Yong outside Pingnan, and their retreat was cut off by the Sui army.

Surrounded from both sides, it was only then that they realized that they had been fooled.

The small Pingnan City was crowded with hundreds of thousands of troops.

The Sui Dynasty encircled but did not kill, and the coalition forces of various countries tried to break out.

Finally, after three months of siege, Pingnan City was starved to death.

Not even one out of ten of the millions of troops claiming to be marching south was left.

It is known in history as the Battle of Pingnan.

After this battle, the countries were no longer able to launch a large-scale national war against the Sui Dynasty.

We were trapped in a difficult situation where we could only defend but not attack.

Seeing that the situation was not good, several countries quickly defected.

Cede cities, sell interests, sign agreements...

By the time Li Ping'an was about to return to the four towns in Anbei, the war had basically calmed down.

There is nothing unfamiliar about the road going north.

But the four towns in Anbei became strange.

After entering the Fourth Town of Anbei, I still learned about it from passers-by.

The place where they are is already the Fourth Town of Anbei.

Li Ping'an and Lao Niu looked around and found that things had already changed.

As the territory of the Sui Dynasty expanded, the four towns in Anbei were no longer part of the frontier.

Because it is the hometown of the famous minister Zhao Ling'er, the four towns in Anbei have shrines erected for it by the people.

As for Wang Yi, Alia, and Pang Jun, they have no interest in officialdom.

Therefore, her reputation in the hearts of the people is far inferior to that of Zhao Ling'er.

Although Zhao Ling'er carried her sword and went north because of the assassination of the king, she could not get the imperial edict.

He will not be allowed to leave the Demon Town Pass for the rest of his life.

However, due to its impact, the court did not make the matter public.

Therefore, there are still many people in his temple.

Li Ping'an also took a look and looked at Zhao Ling'er's golden statue.

I don’t know what happened to her in Zhenyao Pass.

He couldn't help but think of the other three children, and he couldn't help but recall everything that happened in the four towns of Anbei.

I revisited my old place and suddenly felt emotional.

The scenery looks vaguely like last year.

Li Pingan has never been an emotional person.

He knew that he was never a returnee, but a passerby.

Walking on the familiar streets, it feels like traveling back in time.

Suddenly I thought of my old self again, as if I could still feel the state of mind at that time.

A man with half-blind eyes was leading a cow and carrying an erhu.

With a cold case warrant in hand, hunt down felons.

When I think about the relevant people and things, some of them have been vaguely remembered, and some can still be recalled.

There are no familiar figures on the street.

Arriving at the former small courtyard, the courtyard was not as dilapidated as imagined.

That year, when I left.

He asked Wang Yi's father to help take care of the house.

Wang Yi's family has quite a lot of money in the four towns of Anbei, despite the changes in the world in recent years.

However, the small courtyard is still preserved, and I want to say thank you.

Li Pingan and Lao Niu looked at each other and smiled.