Lord of the House

The warm sunshine in the afternoon made the north wind blowing, not so cold.

Armored cavalry escorted the carriage and drove on the official road covered with charcoal slag, and the iron-clad ruts creaked against the road.

The carriage was covered with flannel curtains to keep out the wind. Gu Junxun and Gu Yingxiu sat next to each other. Gu Junxun said worriedly, "I heard that the Queen Mother is a very powerful person. I'm afraid she is not so easy to get along with?"

"Even a tiger is about to lose his teeth." Gu Yingxiu went to Hailing Palace to meet Empress Dowager Liang before noon, and the impression was not deep. Seeing Gu Junxun's anxiety, she smiled, "Princess Hailing is very gentle. She should not be difficult to get along with. The little girl at the head of Yangxin City was also very slim. Anyway, she is also a princess. I heard that she suffered a lot in the past, and the entire Hailing Palace was bullied by Chang Shi Gaoqiang. It's amazing, this is probably 'a phoenix with shedding hair is not as good as a chicken'... You are now the wife of the dignified Duke of Pengcheng, but there is nothing to be timid about."

Gu Junxun smiled. The women living in the old city had the most respect for their status, but their situation in Chongzhou was really not good. Gu Junxun wants to be counted as a mistress in Chongzhou. For more than two years, she has never thought of going to the Queen Mother to greet her, and there is nothing to be timid about. She is worried about other things.

"The meaning of the photo in the official letter is that as long as Jiangning City does not start chaos, most of the rebels will not attack Jiangning; Huaidong really wants to send the Queen Mother and King Hailing into Jiangning City, isn't it going to cause a lot of trouble? "Gu Junxun asked.

"When the time is not up, taking it by force is harmful; the time has come, but if you don't take it, no one will think about Huaidong's goodness, and it is even more harmful," Gu Yingxiu looked at the problem more pragmatically than Gu Junxun, This is also due to the days when she was intrigued at Lin's house, she said, "Right now, everything is going with the trend, and today I'm just going to the Queen Mother to say hello, make some arrangements first, how do I go next? How about Old Seventeen?"

"Don't you mention the Su family case?" Gu Junxun asked.

"Old Seventeen, I don't want to mention it, I also know that when I want to come to Su Mei and Xiaoman, the time is not right, maybe I will find another excuse to rehabilitate the Su family in the future - Xiaoman also just gave birth and lived in the house for too long. I'm very sullen, I want to come out and join in the fun..." Gu Yingxiu said.

The carriage and horses entered the old city of Chongzhou. The chief minister Gaoqiang, the servants Miao Shuo, Zuo Guitang and others greeted him in front of the Hailing palace. Su Mei and Xiaoman also got down from another carriage and accompanied Gu Yingxiu. Together with Gu Junxun, they walked into the Wangfu Dongyuan.

Hailing Wang Yuanjianhai showed his face and left, leaving the princess Tian and Princess Yuanyan and the wife of the long history Gaoqiang Chen to accompany the queen mother to meet Gu Junxun and others in the warm pavilion.

Empress Dowager Liang's eyes were much sharper than before, she accepted the greetings from Gu Junxun and others, and gave her a seat. She put her eyes in front of Su Mei and Xiaoman for a long time, and sighed: "Like, really like, it's been twenty years in a flash. …”

Su Mei and Xiaoman came over this time, and wanted to see what Empress Dowager Liang looked like, but they didn't want to bring up the old things. Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Liang brought it up first, and she was a little overwhelmed for a while.

"Let's not mention the old things, an old lady of Ai's family is about to go into the ground, and the old people of the year are also withering away, and few people are alive," Empress Dowager Liang sighed and said, "Before the Ai's family goes into the ground, I will give you the first One by one."

"The queen mother's words are heavy. Before the family and the country, personal grievances were as light as a feather. How dare Su Mei confess to the queen mother?" Su Mei said indifferently. There is a chance to rehabilitate Su Sect, but it is not very important whether to pursue it or not.

When the topic was over, he didn't go into the depths, and then he started talking about family affairs. Before he left, Gu Junxun brought up the key things and said: "I see that there are not many people in the garden to be at your command, but I think On his own initiative, he recommends a few accustomed slaves to take care of the Queen Mother's daily life, and I also hope that the Queen Mother will approve..."

"That's why Lao Jian'an Jun-Jun has to worry about it," Empress Dowager Liang said calmly, then looked at Yuan Yan beside her, and said, "Young girl Yan is clumsy, looking at the agility of the Lin family, she thought Let's learn the skills from her for a few days, so that I can serve the difficult old aunt Aijia. How many days do you want Jian'an Jun to take her in with reluctance?"

Gu Junxun was stunned. Lin Fu wanted to bring the Queen Mother and King Lu back to Jiangning. Naturally, they would not let them get out of their control. They must have trusted people inside and outside. This is also a condition that Queen Mother Liang and King Lu must accept. Who would have thought that Empress Dowager Liang would in turn send Princess Yuanyan away?

Before Yuan Yan was married, it was also her duty to serve the queen mother, but she was the daughter adopted by the late emperor and the daughter of the previous generation of King Lu, so she could not be openly called a female official; Gu Junxun couldn't react for a while, and she didn't know what to do. respond.

Gu Yingxiu smiled and said, "What can a concubine be capable of, but the queen mother is rare for a concubine to serve?"

Su Mei said, "Princess Yuanyan thinks that our place is more lively and wants to come over to join in the fun. Why not take it in? If Princess Yuanyan is happy and wants to come and stay for a few days, we can't wait to be happy!"

Empress Dowager Liang said with a smile: "But Aijia doesn't know how to speak anymore, so I thought of an excuse to walk around a lot, like visiting relatives, and don't ask for instructions at every turn..."

Xiaoman stared suspiciously at Yuan Yan several times. Yuan Yan felt aggrieved, but she couldn't say anything, so she could only keep her head down and say nothing.

Gu Junxun answered suspiciously: "All that is under the Queen Mother's orders..." After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

Back on the carriage, Xiao Man was also angry after thinking about it, and said, "I'm really afraid that there won't be enough fun there!"

Su Mei smiled slightly, but she could understand Empress Dowager Liang's impatience to push Yuan Yan into the fire pit.

Lin Fu planned to use Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu to suppress Emperor Yongxing. After all, Emperor Yongxing was supported by a group of old officials such as Chen Xiyan. Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu were not willing to completely become pawns in Huaidong's hands, but they lacked checks and balances against Huaidong. s method.

Even after arriving in Jiangning, in addition to Huaidong, Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu could hardly get the support of other political forces. Pushing Yuan Yan out was the last resort, and it was very unconventional. The city is full of ups and downs, but in the hands of Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu, apart from Yuan Yan, there is no best strategy, middle strategy or other best strategy to choose from.

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It snowed heavily in Liyang for three consecutive days.

From Maoshan to the south, all the way to the Qianjiang River, there is heavy snow for thousands of miles.

In the distant hills and valleys, as far as the eye can see, all the white and bright areas are covered with falling snow. Only in the vicinity, the snow is smashed by the soldiers, mules and carriages, and the muddy black soil is exposed.

In the past, when attacking a city in this kind of ghost weather, not to mention that ordinary soldiers would be full of complaints, even the generals would be full of dissatisfaction, but at this moment, the heavy snow for several days blocked the way of Huaidong soldiers and horses heading north. It means that there is more time to attack Liyang City.

Since the 17th, the Zhejiang-Fujian Army has surrounded Liyang City from the east, south and west. If the North City is not encircled, it will weaken the will of the defenders and prompt them to break through the encirclement and flee to the north.

For several days, 20,000 Zhejiang-Fujian troops and horses have been piled up under Liyang City, and they have continuously launched a fierce attack on about 8,000 troops and horses of the Hanghu Army in the city by means of the road directly piled up to the top of the city.

I don't know when the snow will stop. The Huaidong Army's first troops have already entered Changxing County, a hundred miles away. The main force is four hundred miles away, and they will go north at any time. To use blood and fire to subdue the generals of the Hanghu Army, crush their will, and force them to flee from the northern city...

She Feihu stood with a knife, and he asked for his order to put on armor for the pawn, but Tian Chang couldn't really drive him as a dead soldier. In the end, She Feihu insisted on going to the front to directly participate in the siege, and Tian Chang would supervise the front. Leave the matter to She Feihu.

Over the years, it is necessary to count carefully. The Zhejiang and Fujian troops have won far more battles than lost battles, but the several key battles with Huaidong that led to the prosperity and decline of the luxury family were all at the hands of the luxury tiger. In his heart, he was also very sad.

Although it was always unfavorable to compete with Huaidong over the years, he also learned some skills from Huaidong.

Different from the traditional means of siege, the Huaidong siege mostly used catapults. To attack Yongjia City and Jin'an City, the Huaidong Army used more than 100 catapults at one time. Dozens of catties or even hundreds of catties of stone bullets were thrown and smashed, not to mention the flesh of the soldiers. When they hit the ground, there was a big pit on the ground; when they hit the city wall, the wall cracked and the stone broke; the shock to the soldiers who defended the city was even greater. Hard to describe in words.

Using the ascent road, borrowing soil to fill the road, compared to the cloud ladder, the attack of the siege road continued and the troops were deployed. A cavalry rushed to the city head to fight.

Use nest carts, wells, gimbals, and several powerful bows and crossbows, and use the rain of arrows to capture the city on your own side to suppress the defenders at the city head. The crossbow placed on the nest cart shoots a spear-like giant arrow, which can easily shoot through a soldier in iron armor, and even break the wall, far more than killing a person with an ordinary arrow. Scared the surrounding guards.

When Huaidong attacked the city, kerosene pots were often used. When a soldier climbed to the city, the kerosene pot was lit and thrown, and the fire spread, which could drive the guards back, and the power was much greater than that of kerosene.

After fighting with Huaidong for several years, I also realized that only the catapult can fight the catapult, and the Zhejiang and Fujian troops are also well prepared.

Although it was impossible to put hundreds of them in one shot like Huaidong did, under Liyang City~www.wuxiaspot.com~ in the south of Liyang City, there were also more than 20 catapults deployed one after another, specially equipped with nearly a thousand soldiers to operate. Collect all the stones that can be collected from the left and right, such as stone mills and tombstones, and chisel them into stone bullets weighing dozens or even hundreds of pounds on the spot, which are continuously thrown at the head of Liyang City.

Although the scale of the catapults used by the Zhejiang and Fujian troops could not be compared with that of Huaidong, the Hanghu Army who retreated to Liyang City was even more embarrassed. It was in a hurry to go north, leaving behind the heavy and light troops, and the supplies depended on the place, not to mention the heavy weapons such as catapults, bed crossbows, etc., defending the city for three days, even the arrows will be exhausted.

Meng Yishan was standing on the top of the watchtower, snow fell on all sides, and the reinforcements were still invisible.

As soon as the rebels reached the southeast corner of the city wall, they easily gave up their retreat and let them take it back. One after another, the dead corpses were lifted down the city head, and the blood almost dyed the city walls red. The She family saw that the heavy snow could prevent the Huaidong Army from going north. In order to avoid brutal street battles in more complex terrain, they used the relatively open wall that was connected to the 墁道, and through repeated competitions, they continued to consume. The brave soldiers of the Hanghu Army and the will to resist.

The city wall is less than 10 feet high, and it is far from safe to rely on. The rebels directly filled the road to connect to the city head, and the nest carts of 50 or 60 feet were high above, pressing down on the city head and shooting arrows, not to mention the continuous bombardment on both sides. The stone bullets came, but the defenders at the city head were at an absolute disadvantage.

The Beicheng was not encircled, and the rebels were mainly infantry. If they abandoned the city and broke out to the north at this time, the Hanghu Army would still be able to retain some strength. Heaven abandoned the city and fled, how could Meng Yishan accept it? But if they don't break through at this time, the heavy snow in northern Zhejiang blocks the road, and the Huaidong army is coming in the snow, and the speed must be extremely slow. Can the Hanghu army survive for ten days or more in the small city of Liyang? My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter