[Jian Wang III] Prosperous Tang Dynasty
Chapter 31
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Spike Army went south to capture Luling County, and then increased troops to attack Tongguan, which was in danger.
After another round of siege failed, the Spike Army temporarily withdrew its troops and returned to the camp, and the battlefield gradually became quiet, leaving only blood that was flowing or dried up, and corpses drowned in blood.
The vulture circled round and round in the sky, sniffing the bloody smell mixed with earth and rocks in the air, waiting for the voices of people below to recede, so that it could fly down to look for food.
The setting sun slanted to the west, stretching the shadows of all things for a long time, and the broken flags were inserted obliquely on the ground. Demons and monsters with teeth and claws.
On the hillside of Fenghua Valley, light and shadow intertwine, dark and gloomy, with dead branches and fallen leaves piled up on the ground in a thick layer.In the late autumn, there were not many insects chirping, and the slight creaking sound of the footsteps on the branches and leaves became much clearer. Step by step, a slender and tall figure appeared.
He stopped on the rock at the highest point, leaning against the tree trunk with his arms folded, his white robe was smudged into a faint crimson under the afterglow of the setting sun, his dark red inner garment turned black, and his wide-open placket revealed his stalwart and strong chest , with a delicate luster like fine porcelain, and there are still a few reddish scratches on his chest.
His long black hair was casually scattered behind his back, and his bangs covered half of his face, but it still made people see that his appearance was extremely handsome and glamorous.
After carefully watching the battlefield at the foot of the mountain for a while, Mo Yu turned and left, as quietly as when he came.
Lifting his energy, he moved through the woods with lightness kung fu, and the scenery on both sides quickly reversed. After a while, he returned to a hidden farmhouse, opened the door and walked in.
The layout of the room is very different from the appearance of the farmhouse. No matter how inconspicuous it looks from the outside, the layout inside is as delicate as Su Jixian's favorite style.
That's right, this farmhouse is one of the real estates of Su Da's local tycoon, and it was provided to Mo Yu as a friend.
On the mahogany bed in the bedroom, a naked teenager was sitting under the quilt and touching around, as if he was looking for something. There were light red or bright red hickey marks all over his fair back, and faint fingerprints remained on his waist. The ditch of the spine meanders down, and the end is hidden in the fine brocade quilt.
Hearing the sound of someone coming in, he turned his head for a look, then continued to search, and asked, "Brother Yu, have you seen my hairband?"
"I took it to wash, and it's still hanging outside." Mo Yu walked over and sat down by the bed, and replied.
Mu Xuanying paused, a little surprised, her handsome thick eyebrows slightly raised, "Washed?"
"Otherwise?" Mo Yu leaned over and kissed his still red and swollen lips, his lips rubbed together, and his voice was low and hoarse, "You forgot your hairband... Did you tie something yesterday?"
Mu Xuanying was taken aback for a moment, but suddenly her cheeks flushed, she snorted, turned her head, and buried herself in the pillow.
Mo Yu pursed his lips, took off his gloves, pressed his palms on his waist, kneaded and stroked, "Does your back hurt?"
Mu Xuanying trembled a bit when he touched her, buried her face in the pillow, and said in a muffled voice, "...it doesn't hurt."
So Mo Yu's hand moved downstream again, and the fingertips penetrated into a piece of warmth and tightness, "Then what about here?"
Mu Xuanying was so shocked that she suddenly stood up and grabbed his hand, "It doesn't hurt! It doesn't hurt!!"
"Does it really hurt?" Mo Yu didn't care about the strength of his cat's paw, and pinched his buttocks, "Why did you cry so hard in the morning? Let me see."
Enduring the soreness in her waist, Mu Xuanying hurriedly pushed his hand away, wrapped the quilt tightly around her waist, glared at her big watery eyes, her cheeks were flushed, whether it was from shame or anger, thick The fluffy hair was disheveled and looked like it had been fried.
"Don't look! Brother Yu, don't be such a hooligan!"
"What's the matter? You've already done more rascal things, haven't you?" Mo Yu pressed on every step, licking and kissing his earlobe, and the warm breath sprayed behind his ears and neck, causing a numb itching , "Besides, is there any place on your body that I haven't licked? Are you afraid I'll see it? Huh?"
Mo Yu's breath made Mu Xuanying a little dizzy and weak, she was speechless, and Mo Yu pressed and kissed her again before giving up.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Mo Yu turned his body to let him rest on her lap, lifted the quilt to cover his naked body, and slowly rubbed his palm against his chest, "Just now I went to Fenglin Battlefield to take a look."
Mu Xuanying felt comfortable being touched by him, so she didn't blow her hair anymore, and lay obediently on his lap, "Did you see anything?"
"When I went there, it happened that Mingjin was withdrawing troops, and I only saw the end. The casualties of the Tang army were much less than the previous few times, and the rebel army failed to attack the key point." Mo Yu said.
"Isn't this great? Brother Yu, why do you still look so dignified?"
"Although this is true, but this battle has dragged on for too long, I am afraid something will happen."
As Tongguan is the throat fortress leading to Chang'an, the capital, Anlu Mountain must be taken.The siege of Tongguan has lasted for three months, and many large and small battles have been launched. Both sides have spent a lot of energy, manpower and material resources.
Such a stalemate makes the situation in Tongguan tense and sharp, but it also maintains a delicate balance. Once an external force intervenes, it will probably collapse in all likelihood.
And the party that collapsed will only be Tang Jun.
Mu Xuanying had just come into contact with this kind of affairs, and his brain was no faster than Mo Yu's, so he was dizzy, and Mo Yu didn't intend to force him to understand, so he pinched his chin and said, "Lie down for a while, I'll go see if your medicine is ready."
The reason why Mu Xuanying was able to run out from under Xie Yuan's nose to live with him was because the young master of Yinyuan Society arranged for him to recuperate and treat his illness.It is true to recuperate and cure illnesses, but it is also true to have a relationship with Mo Yu quietly.
Mu Xuanying nodded obediently, retreated into the bed and waited for Mo Yu to come back from boiling the medicine.
The medicine on the stove was still boiling, and it would take a while before it was ready, so Mo Yu waited outside the kitchen.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and the wind was getting colder and colder. It was not biting, but after blowing for a long time, I felt that my blood was about to be blown cold.Mo Yu didn't feel cold at all, and sat on a wooden stool in the yard waiting for the medicine to boil.
After sitting for a while, he suddenly said, "Come back so late? Have you killed enough?"
A black figure appeared in the empty night, very abruptly, walking from the gradually diffuse night fog, dressed in all black clothes of Mingjiao disciples, long snow-white hair with moist water vapor, lingering around him Even after careful bathing, the blood gas could not be completely washed away.
"That's enough for now." He sat on the stool opposite Mo Yu, carelessly brushed his wet hair a few times, like a cat lazily licking its fur, "Is there any letter today?"
"No." Mo Yu shook his head, "Tongguan doesn't seem to be in a good situation, and I don't know when it will fail."
"It doesn't matter, anyway, our Mingjiao is only tracking down the Red Clothes Sect." Lu Lingfeng didn't care about this, "When the matter at hand is over, I'll go back and find Jixian."
Grabbing his hair and stroking it, he said again: "If Tongguan is not secured, Jixian may ask Leader Xie to transfer Mu Xuanying away."
"It's fine to transfer away." Mo Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about something in his mind, "The medicine should be ready, I'll go and have a look."
"Well, I'm going to rest then."
After speaking, Lu Lingfeng got up and walked to the other room, while Mo Yu went back to the kitchen to fetch medicine for Mu Xuanying.
This winter is extremely cold.
Sitting in the Xuanzheng Hall, Su Jixian hugged the stove and closed his eyes to rest his mind, hearing the noise like a vegetable market.He was a little unhappy. Originally, he planned to take the remnants of Shence outside Chang'an City under his command, but he didn't expect that King Jianning would leave first.
But this is not the point that makes him unhappy, the point is still today's morning court.
Yang Guozhong's faction asked the emperor for an order to order Ge Shuhan to leave the pass to counterattack, while the military officers headed by Longwu General Chen Xuanli were more inclined to defend.
"Tongguan is the throat of my Tang Dynasty, and the wolf tooth soldiers are like fishbone stalking the throat. Who can tolerate it?" Dr. Guanglu said solemnly, "Tongguan is closed. Although it is firmly defended, it still has not retreated the enemy. , Pulling out the thorn in the throat is not the best policy!"
General Guide snorted, and retorted: "Your Excellency has read many books, so you must have read military books, right? Even if you haven't read it, you should know the allusions about military affairs on paper, right? You never went to Tongguan to understand the situation in person. Your Excellency speaks so loudly... In my opinion, it is better for the Holy Majesty to let General Geshu take full control of it."
"General Ge Shu was ill some time ago, but now he may be too cautious. There are only 20 people in Spike, and less than 10 in Tongguan. How can our Tang army outnumber the rebels and fail to counterattack? "
"Narrow! The victory or defeat on the battlefield is not determined by the number of people! As long as Tongguan survives, Chang'an will have no worries. General Geshu's tenacious defense makes Tongguan as impenetrable as the first book!"
"The battle at Tongguan was too long, and it cost people and money! Even if my Tang treasury is full, it won't be burned like this!"
"Okay!" Xuanzong patted the table heavily, the knocking sound was thick and not loud, but it also quieted the Xuanzheng Hall.
Doctor Guanglu and General Guide kept their mouths shut, holding up their ivory and saying: "Forgive me for nothing."
Xuanzong ignored them, his eyes fell on Su Jixian, "The national teacher stayed in Tongguan for a while, do you have any opinions?"
Su Jixian lowered his eyes and remained motionless, his posture was elegant and indifferent, and his voice was cold and lazy, "The minister's opinion is not important, what is important is the meaning of the Holy Majesty."
There was another silence, Xuanzong sat at the head, his eyes scanned the faces of the civil and military ministers kneeling upright one by one, trying to see their expressions clearly.However, most of the officials in their current positions have been trained to hide their emotions and anger, and he didn't see any clues.
The hands on his knees tightened slightly, and Xuanzong said to Gao Lishi, who was waiting beside him: "The Lishi draws up an order, ordering Ge Shuhan to meet the enemy and counterattack, and be sure to repel the rebels!"
"Yes." Gao Lishi bowed in response.
Wen Chenqi claimed to praise "the sage and the sage", but the military officer watched coldly and did not make a sound.
He sent someone to deliver the imperial decree quickly, and he withdrew early.
Guo Ziyi led the troops to go out yesterday, Chen Xuanli was dealing with the affairs of the imperial army, Su Jixian had no colleagues to go with him.
Although he doesn't really care.
A thick cloak wrapped his body to block the cold north wind, and the dense rabbit fur around his neckline made his face more delicate, as if it was shining.
Walking out of the Vermilion Bird Gate, the vermilion gate slowly closed behind him, Su Jixian sighed softly.
"Why does the national teacher sigh?"
The deep voice came from behind, making people seem to hear the graceful and dignified etiquette and music. Su Jixian turned his head and glanced at Li Tan, the king of Jianning who was wearing a light yellow court dress, and didn't want to talk to him.
"It's nothing."
"Is the National Teacher not optimistic about the battle of Tongguan?"
"Before today, I'm optimistic about it." Su Jixian was too lazy to stand with him at the gate of the palace city drinking the northwest wind, and went straight to his carriage, "I'll go first, and King Jianning can take care of himself."
Li Tan watched him get into the carriage and leave along Suzaku Street, and then turned back and sat in his own carriage. The horse pulled the carriage and trotted, and he left the imperial city in a short while.
Suzaku Gate was far behind, Li Tan suddenly said: "This winter is too cold, I am sympathetic to my subordinates, and the Jianning Army will add another [-]% to this winter's military equipment."
The guard driving the car responded in a low voice, but didn't say much.
Li Tan sat on the soft cushion, his expression couldn't be seen clearly in the dim light.
The author has something to say: ↑Then the question is, what did Maomao wear with his headband?People who understand in seconds are old drivers.
Thank you for drinking and sighing Guchen's rocket launcher and Qingyi's landmine!Kneel down and thank you! \(☆o☆)/
After another round of siege failed, the Spike Army temporarily withdrew its troops and returned to the camp, and the battlefield gradually became quiet, leaving only blood that was flowing or dried up, and corpses drowned in blood.
The vulture circled round and round in the sky, sniffing the bloody smell mixed with earth and rocks in the air, waiting for the voices of people below to recede, so that it could fly down to look for food.
The setting sun slanted to the west, stretching the shadows of all things for a long time, and the broken flags were inserted obliquely on the ground. Demons and monsters with teeth and claws.
On the hillside of Fenghua Valley, light and shadow intertwine, dark and gloomy, with dead branches and fallen leaves piled up on the ground in a thick layer.In the late autumn, there were not many insects chirping, and the slight creaking sound of the footsteps on the branches and leaves became much clearer. Step by step, a slender and tall figure appeared.
He stopped on the rock at the highest point, leaning against the tree trunk with his arms folded, his white robe was smudged into a faint crimson under the afterglow of the setting sun, his dark red inner garment turned black, and his wide-open placket revealed his stalwart and strong chest , with a delicate luster like fine porcelain, and there are still a few reddish scratches on his chest.
His long black hair was casually scattered behind his back, and his bangs covered half of his face, but it still made people see that his appearance was extremely handsome and glamorous.
After carefully watching the battlefield at the foot of the mountain for a while, Mo Yu turned and left, as quietly as when he came.
Lifting his energy, he moved through the woods with lightness kung fu, and the scenery on both sides quickly reversed. After a while, he returned to a hidden farmhouse, opened the door and walked in.
The layout of the room is very different from the appearance of the farmhouse. No matter how inconspicuous it looks from the outside, the layout inside is as delicate as Su Jixian's favorite style.
That's right, this farmhouse is one of the real estates of Su Da's local tycoon, and it was provided to Mo Yu as a friend.
On the mahogany bed in the bedroom, a naked teenager was sitting under the quilt and touching around, as if he was looking for something. There were light red or bright red hickey marks all over his fair back, and faint fingerprints remained on his waist. The ditch of the spine meanders down, and the end is hidden in the fine brocade quilt.
Hearing the sound of someone coming in, he turned his head for a look, then continued to search, and asked, "Brother Yu, have you seen my hairband?"
"I took it to wash, and it's still hanging outside." Mo Yu walked over and sat down by the bed, and replied.
Mu Xuanying paused, a little surprised, her handsome thick eyebrows slightly raised, "Washed?"
"Otherwise?" Mo Yu leaned over and kissed his still red and swollen lips, his lips rubbed together, and his voice was low and hoarse, "You forgot your hairband... Did you tie something yesterday?"
Mu Xuanying was taken aback for a moment, but suddenly her cheeks flushed, she snorted, turned her head, and buried herself in the pillow.
Mo Yu pursed his lips, took off his gloves, pressed his palms on his waist, kneaded and stroked, "Does your back hurt?"
Mu Xuanying trembled a bit when he touched her, buried her face in the pillow, and said in a muffled voice, "...it doesn't hurt."
So Mo Yu's hand moved downstream again, and the fingertips penetrated into a piece of warmth and tightness, "Then what about here?"
Mu Xuanying was so shocked that she suddenly stood up and grabbed his hand, "It doesn't hurt! It doesn't hurt!!"
"Does it really hurt?" Mo Yu didn't care about the strength of his cat's paw, and pinched his buttocks, "Why did you cry so hard in the morning? Let me see."
Enduring the soreness in her waist, Mu Xuanying hurriedly pushed his hand away, wrapped the quilt tightly around her waist, glared at her big watery eyes, her cheeks were flushed, whether it was from shame or anger, thick The fluffy hair was disheveled and looked like it had been fried.
"Don't look! Brother Yu, don't be such a hooligan!"
"What's the matter? You've already done more rascal things, haven't you?" Mo Yu pressed on every step, licking and kissing his earlobe, and the warm breath sprayed behind his ears and neck, causing a numb itching , "Besides, is there any place on your body that I haven't licked? Are you afraid I'll see it? Huh?"
Mo Yu's breath made Mu Xuanying a little dizzy and weak, she was speechless, and Mo Yu pressed and kissed her again before giving up.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Mo Yu turned his body to let him rest on her lap, lifted the quilt to cover his naked body, and slowly rubbed his palm against his chest, "Just now I went to Fenglin Battlefield to take a look."
Mu Xuanying felt comfortable being touched by him, so she didn't blow her hair anymore, and lay obediently on his lap, "Did you see anything?"
"When I went there, it happened that Mingjin was withdrawing troops, and I only saw the end. The casualties of the Tang army were much less than the previous few times, and the rebel army failed to attack the key point." Mo Yu said.
"Isn't this great? Brother Yu, why do you still look so dignified?"
"Although this is true, but this battle has dragged on for too long, I am afraid something will happen."
As Tongguan is the throat fortress leading to Chang'an, the capital, Anlu Mountain must be taken.The siege of Tongguan has lasted for three months, and many large and small battles have been launched. Both sides have spent a lot of energy, manpower and material resources.
Such a stalemate makes the situation in Tongguan tense and sharp, but it also maintains a delicate balance. Once an external force intervenes, it will probably collapse in all likelihood.
And the party that collapsed will only be Tang Jun.
Mu Xuanying had just come into contact with this kind of affairs, and his brain was no faster than Mo Yu's, so he was dizzy, and Mo Yu didn't intend to force him to understand, so he pinched his chin and said, "Lie down for a while, I'll go see if your medicine is ready."
The reason why Mu Xuanying was able to run out from under Xie Yuan's nose to live with him was because the young master of Yinyuan Society arranged for him to recuperate and treat his illness.It is true to recuperate and cure illnesses, but it is also true to have a relationship with Mo Yu quietly.
Mu Xuanying nodded obediently, retreated into the bed and waited for Mo Yu to come back from boiling the medicine.
The medicine on the stove was still boiling, and it would take a while before it was ready, so Mo Yu waited outside the kitchen.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and the wind was getting colder and colder. It was not biting, but after blowing for a long time, I felt that my blood was about to be blown cold.Mo Yu didn't feel cold at all, and sat on a wooden stool in the yard waiting for the medicine to boil.
After sitting for a while, he suddenly said, "Come back so late? Have you killed enough?"
A black figure appeared in the empty night, very abruptly, walking from the gradually diffuse night fog, dressed in all black clothes of Mingjiao disciples, long snow-white hair with moist water vapor, lingering around him Even after careful bathing, the blood gas could not be completely washed away.
"That's enough for now." He sat on the stool opposite Mo Yu, carelessly brushed his wet hair a few times, like a cat lazily licking its fur, "Is there any letter today?"
"No." Mo Yu shook his head, "Tongguan doesn't seem to be in a good situation, and I don't know when it will fail."
"It doesn't matter, anyway, our Mingjiao is only tracking down the Red Clothes Sect." Lu Lingfeng didn't care about this, "When the matter at hand is over, I'll go back and find Jixian."
Grabbing his hair and stroking it, he said again: "If Tongguan is not secured, Jixian may ask Leader Xie to transfer Mu Xuanying away."
"It's fine to transfer away." Mo Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about something in his mind, "The medicine should be ready, I'll go and have a look."
"Well, I'm going to rest then."
After speaking, Lu Lingfeng got up and walked to the other room, while Mo Yu went back to the kitchen to fetch medicine for Mu Xuanying.
This winter is extremely cold.
Sitting in the Xuanzheng Hall, Su Jixian hugged the stove and closed his eyes to rest his mind, hearing the noise like a vegetable market.He was a little unhappy. Originally, he planned to take the remnants of Shence outside Chang'an City under his command, but he didn't expect that King Jianning would leave first.
But this is not the point that makes him unhappy, the point is still today's morning court.
Yang Guozhong's faction asked the emperor for an order to order Ge Shuhan to leave the pass to counterattack, while the military officers headed by Longwu General Chen Xuanli were more inclined to defend.
"Tongguan is the throat of my Tang Dynasty, and the wolf tooth soldiers are like fishbone stalking the throat. Who can tolerate it?" Dr. Guanglu said solemnly, "Tongguan is closed. Although it is firmly defended, it still has not retreated the enemy. , Pulling out the thorn in the throat is not the best policy!"
General Guide snorted, and retorted: "Your Excellency has read many books, so you must have read military books, right? Even if you haven't read it, you should know the allusions about military affairs on paper, right? You never went to Tongguan to understand the situation in person. Your Excellency speaks so loudly... In my opinion, it is better for the Holy Majesty to let General Geshu take full control of it."
"General Ge Shu was ill some time ago, but now he may be too cautious. There are only 20 people in Spike, and less than 10 in Tongguan. How can our Tang army outnumber the rebels and fail to counterattack? "
"Narrow! The victory or defeat on the battlefield is not determined by the number of people! As long as Tongguan survives, Chang'an will have no worries. General Geshu's tenacious defense makes Tongguan as impenetrable as the first book!"
"The battle at Tongguan was too long, and it cost people and money! Even if my Tang treasury is full, it won't be burned like this!"
"Okay!" Xuanzong patted the table heavily, the knocking sound was thick and not loud, but it also quieted the Xuanzheng Hall.
Doctor Guanglu and General Guide kept their mouths shut, holding up their ivory and saying: "Forgive me for nothing."
Xuanzong ignored them, his eyes fell on Su Jixian, "The national teacher stayed in Tongguan for a while, do you have any opinions?"
Su Jixian lowered his eyes and remained motionless, his posture was elegant and indifferent, and his voice was cold and lazy, "The minister's opinion is not important, what is important is the meaning of the Holy Majesty."
There was another silence, Xuanzong sat at the head, his eyes scanned the faces of the civil and military ministers kneeling upright one by one, trying to see their expressions clearly.However, most of the officials in their current positions have been trained to hide their emotions and anger, and he didn't see any clues.
The hands on his knees tightened slightly, and Xuanzong said to Gao Lishi, who was waiting beside him: "The Lishi draws up an order, ordering Ge Shuhan to meet the enemy and counterattack, and be sure to repel the rebels!"
"Yes." Gao Lishi bowed in response.
Wen Chenqi claimed to praise "the sage and the sage", but the military officer watched coldly and did not make a sound.
He sent someone to deliver the imperial decree quickly, and he withdrew early.
Guo Ziyi led the troops to go out yesterday, Chen Xuanli was dealing with the affairs of the imperial army, Su Jixian had no colleagues to go with him.
Although he doesn't really care.
A thick cloak wrapped his body to block the cold north wind, and the dense rabbit fur around his neckline made his face more delicate, as if it was shining.
Walking out of the Vermilion Bird Gate, the vermilion gate slowly closed behind him, Su Jixian sighed softly.
"Why does the national teacher sigh?"
The deep voice came from behind, making people seem to hear the graceful and dignified etiquette and music. Su Jixian turned his head and glanced at Li Tan, the king of Jianning who was wearing a light yellow court dress, and didn't want to talk to him.
"It's nothing."
"Is the National Teacher not optimistic about the battle of Tongguan?"
"Before today, I'm optimistic about it." Su Jixian was too lazy to stand with him at the gate of the palace city drinking the northwest wind, and went straight to his carriage, "I'll go first, and King Jianning can take care of himself."
Li Tan watched him get into the carriage and leave along Suzaku Street, and then turned back and sat in his own carriage. The horse pulled the carriage and trotted, and he left the imperial city in a short while.
Suzaku Gate was far behind, Li Tan suddenly said: "This winter is too cold, I am sympathetic to my subordinates, and the Jianning Army will add another [-]% to this winter's military equipment."
The guard driving the car responded in a low voice, but didn't say much.
Li Tan sat on the soft cushion, his expression couldn't be seen clearly in the dim light.
The author has something to say: ↑Then the question is, what did Maomao wear with his headband?People who understand in seconds are old drivers.
Thank you for drinking and sighing Guchen's rocket launcher and Qingyi's landmine!Kneel down and thank you! \(☆o☆)/
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