mountain and river oath

An urgent document from the border suddenly spread to Beijing, and the emperor urgently summoned the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss the matter.

Emperor Jing sat on the dragon throne, frowning tightly, and the courtiers looked at each other in a panic, at a loss.

"All the gentlemen have good strategies," said Emperor Jing.

"Your Majesty, the Rouran tribe broke through Yangguan and Wuguan from Saibei all the way to Liangguan. The guards of Yangguan and Wuguan abandoned the city and fled. Liangguan's garrison is limited. I'm afraid they won't be able to resist Rouran's army. They will break through in the near future. If Liangguan is lost, the Rouran tribe will be able to travel without hindrance, and they will be able to reach the capital within a few days. This minister thinks that the most urgent thing is to evacuate temporarily and avoid disaster elsewhere," said a minister.

Emperor Jing frowned and remained silent.

The minister observed Emperor Jing's expression and retreated silently.

"Father, my son is willing to share the worries of the father." Zhao Jing stood up and said loudly.

Emperor Jing's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhao Jing who stepped forward at this time in surprise,

"how do I say this?"

Father, sons and ministers thought that the Rouran tribe relied on the speed of their cavalry to go all the way from Saibei through Yangguan and Wuguan and into Liangguan. The guards of Yangguan and Wuguan were timid and fled without fighting. , My great Wei is a vast country with countless talents, how can I let a barbarian look down upon me, my ministers are willing to lead [-] troops, repel Rouran, and forget my father's permission" Zhao Jing said.

"Okay, okay." Emperor Jing stood up and clapped his hands repeatedly, looking at Zhao Jing appreciatively.

"Father, my fourth brother grew up in the palace. How could he know that the battlefield is dangerous? Maybe [-] soldiers will be defeated before they face the Rouran clan." Zhao Chong felt uncomfortable when he saw Zhao Jing was praised by the emperor. Hastily stood up and said.

"Father, I am willing to issue a military order in front of all the ministers. If Rouran is not repelled, I am willing to die," Zhao Jing said sonorously.

The king on the side was watching. How could Zhao Jing issue such a military order? This is not what King Yu wanted.

"Okay," said Emperor Jing happily. He looked at Zhao Chong thoughtfully and said, "Jing'er, you can go at ease. King Yu is responsible for the food supply in Beijing, and we must ensure that the food supply is sufficient."

"I obey the order," Zhao Chongdao looked at Zhao Jing with dissatisfaction.

Zhao Jing said, "Father, I have an unfeeling request. For this expedition, I invite Mr. Shu Zilan to accompany you as a military advisor."

"Quasi-playing" Emperor Jing said.

Zhao Jing was happy, but Zhao Chong was dissatisfied.

In the next court, Zhao Jing hurried out. He walked to Huanhua Courtyard with ease. Shu Zilan lay lazily on the couch, listless. Seeing Zhao Jing, he said lazily, "Why are you here?"

"I have an errand, would you like to do it?" Zhao Jing said.

"What errand?" Shu Zilan asked curiously.

"Guess," Zhao Jing said.

Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing, laughed and said, "What's there to guess, you've got the general's errand, you must drag me along"

Zhao Jing instantly felt that guessing riddles with Shu Zilan was so boring, he sat beside Shu Zilan and said, "How did you guess it?"

"What's so hard to guess? The Rouran clan's soldiers approached Liangguan, and the Liangguan's defenses were lax. Within three days, Rouran would definitely break through. By then, the Rouran clan would take advantage of the super speed of the cavalry, and they would be able to defeat them within a few days." In Linjing City, the Rouran people have lived on the grasslands for generations. They came to the capital just to plunder property, and would not endanger the safety of the Wei Dynasty. Therefore, the ministers in the court will definitely yell for the emperor to move to a safe place. Let the Rouran tribe burn, kill and loot, but your grandfather has garrisoned the border for generations and fought against the Rouran tribe, how could he let the Rouran tribe come to the capital, so you will definitely take the initiative to invite Ying, I guess right?" Shu Zilan smiled Looking at Zhao Jing said.

"You're right, I took the initiative to ask Ying to repel Rouran, and asked the emperor to send you as a military adviser, but I have already issued a military order. If I can't repel Rouran, I will die on the battlefield. Are you willing to come with me?" ?" Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan and said.

"I..." Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing in shock.

"I believe in you" Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan and said.

"Really?" Shu Zilan asked incredulously, Zhao Jing entrusted his wealth and life to him.

"Yes" Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan and said affirmatively.

"Okay, a scholar will die for his confidant," Shu Zilan said neatly.

Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan and smiled slightly.

Three days later, Zhao Jing led an army of [-] to Liangguan from the capital.

The army marched fast all the way and rested on an open grass field at night. Zhao Jing ordered the entire army to rest and bury pots for cooking. Some soldiers collected firewood, some fetched water, and some set up simple tents.

Shu Zilan was sitting on the ground, Zhao Jing arranged for something to go to Shu Zilan's side, and looked at him worriedly, they walked non-stop for a whole day, wondering if Shu Zilan's body could withstand it.

"How is it?" Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan with concern and asked.

"It's okay." Shu Zilan shook her head.

Zhao Jing was worried, Shu Zilan smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it"

Zhao Jing sat beside Shu Zilan, took out a biscuit from his side, handed it to Shu Zilan and said, "Eat some"

Shu Zilan took it casually, put it in his mouth and ate it slowly, he stopped halfway through eating, Zhao Jing had already finished one of Zhao Jing's biscuits, looked at Shu Zilan and said worriedly, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, I'm full," Shu Zilan said with a smile.

Zhao Jing understood that Shu Zilan was pampered and pampered. He had never eaten such a rough meal since he was a child, and he couldn't bear it.

"You can eat, don't worry about me." Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing and looked at herself worriedly, and said hastily.

"Drink some water." Zhao Jing handed the water bag to Shu Zilan. Shu Zilan took it and drank it in small sips. He handed the water bag to Zhao Jing and said, "How many days will it take for the army to reach Liangguan?"

"It's still half a month." Zhao Jing raised his head and took a sip of water.

"Can the guard at Liangguan withstand the Rouran clan?" Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing and asked.

"The guard of Liangguan is Li Que, the queen's nephew. Li Que is the only one who has come out of the scholarly family of the Li family. Li Que also strives to become the guard of Liangguan by his own ability. There are so many people from the Ran family, Li Que may not be able to resist." Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan and said uncertainly.

Hearing what Zhao Jing said, Shu Zilan felt even heavier and sighed deeply.

Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan's brows tightly furrowed, worried, and said in relief, "Now I only hope that Li can indeed hold the Liangguan. Let's speed up the march."

"That's the only way to go," Shu Zilan said.

The sky was gray, and a bright moon was hanging in the sky. Zhao Jing ordered the soldiers to light the torches and march forward. Zhao Jing rode in front, and Shu Zilan followed not far behind. The army rested and rectified.

Shu Zilan's face was pale, she squinted her eyes and sat on the ground to rest, Zhao Jing was holding a bowl, Shu Zilan smelled the fragrance, her closed eyes suddenly opened, she looked at Zhao Jing and said, "What are you holding in your hand, it smells so fragrant?"

Zhao Jing smiled and said, "It's so powerful, you can smell it right away."

"What is it?" Shu Zilan asked Zhao Jing curiously.

Zhao Jing handed the bowl to Shu Zilan. Pieces of pheasant chicken were stewed with wild mushrooms. The yellow and oily chicken soup mixed with the aroma of wild mushrooms at the bottom of the bowl was refreshing.

"Eat it," Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan and said.

Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing and couldn't bear it, knowing that Zhao Jing saw that she couldn't eat, which made it in his busy schedule.

Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan's hesitation, and said, "Eat quickly."

"Eat some too," Shu Zilan said.

"I've eaten it, you can eat it," Zhao Jing said.

Shu Zilan stopped arguing, picked up the chopsticks and ate in small bites. When he finished eating, he turned around and saw Zhao Jing leaning on a rock and falling asleep, the breeze gently blowing across Zhao Jing's forehead Her smooth hair reveals a resolute and youthful face, and a pair of butterfly-like eyelashes hang down peacefully on her eyelids.

Wang Lu stepped forward, Shu Zilan waved his hand slightly, Wang Lu quietly wanted to retreat, Zhao Jing suddenly opened his eyes, saw Wang Lu, sat up and said, "It's time?"

"Your Highness has been working so hard for days, you might as well rest for a while," Wang Lu said.

"Liangguan is waiting day and night for the reinforcements, and there is no rest. The soldiers are ordered to leave immediately," Zhao Jing said.

Wang Lu bowed down to deliver the order.

Zhao Jing turned to look at Shu Zilan and said, "Let's go."

The [-]-strong army marched rapidly for [-] days, and the spies who were inquiring ahead came back on horseback. Shu Zilan saw it clearly from the horse, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's not good, Liangguan was breached by the Rouran tribe, and General Li Que was chopped off by the Rouran tribe and hung on the top of the city," the spies panted.

Zhao Jing almost couldn't sit still on the horse.

Shu Zilan saw Zhao Jing's expression changed drastically, and said, "Thank you, let's go down."

As the spies went down, Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing and said, "Liangguan is broken, we still haven't caught up."

Zhao Jing remained silent.

Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing and said, "Now we can't enter Liangguan. The army has traveled a long distance and the journey is exhausting. The current situation is very unfavorable to us."

Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan in Mashan, his crow-black hair looked disheveled during the days of journey, and his brows showed a bit of fatigue and worry. He gradually calmed down, looked at Shu Zilan and said, "What did you say?" That’s right, the Rouran tribe has successively conquered Yangguan, Wuguan, and Liangguan, and their morale has been greatly boosted. Now they are guarding Liangguan to wait for work, and our army’s morale is low after a long journey. I wonder if Rong Qing has any opinions on how to break the situation?”

"The Rouran tribe has won consecutive victories, and their morale is high. They will ask for advice from the Wei army. We might as well show weakness and be proud of them." Shu Zilan looked at Zhao Jing thoughtfully.

"Okay, Rong Qing has a good plan." Zhao Jing took a picture to applaud, and turned to look at Shu Zilan happily. He never thought that he had such insight after never having a military career.

"Now we are 150 kilometers away from Liangguan. We can rush to Liangguan in two days. Soldiers can be ambushed in Yanxia Valley and the hillside [-] kilometers away from Liangguan. We might as well set up an ambush there," Shu Zilan said.

"Okay, I will choose old and weak soldiers in the army to pretend to be tired soldiers who have come from a long way. I will stop at Liangguan repeatedly. Once Rouran goes out to fight, I will pretend to be defeated and lure the Rouran soldiers all the way to the hillside." Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan said.

Shu Zilan said with a smile, "At this time, the two groups of people ambushing on the hillside came from behind the Rouran clan and killed him by surprise," Shu Zilan said.

"But if the Rouran tribe wants to escape, we don't need to intercept them, just let them go." Zhao Jing looked at Shu Zilan and said with a smile.

Shu Zilan understood the meaning of Zhao Jing's words, and said with a smile, "The Rouran tribe fled to Yanxia Valley in a panic, and we will wait here with heavy soldiers deployed in Yanxia Valley, to catch turtles in the urn and destroy the Rouran tribe in one fell swoop." Shu Zilan said.

"Not bad," Zhao Jing said with a smile.

"Call all the generals over here," Shu Zilan said.

The messenger immediately gave orders, and after a while the generals came over and sat neatly on both sides of the Chinese army tent, Zhao Jing sat in the middle, wearing a rhinoceros armour, and Shu Zilan sat beside Zhao Jing, with a peaceful expression.

Zhao Jing looked at the humanity standing beside him and said, "Liangguan has been breached by the Rouran clan."

"What?" Some people looked at Zhao Jing in disbelief.

"Don't be impatient, everyone. We will regain Liangguan sooner or later. Everyone is invited to come here today because I have important matters to assign to everyone," Zhao Jing said, calming the restless emotions of the people.

"Left forward" Zhao Jing said.

"The end will be here," said the left forward.

"You lead 5000 troops to ambush on the uphill [-] kilometers away from Liangguan. When Rouran's army enters, immediately launch an attack."

"The last general takes orders," said the left forward.

"Zhang Jun"

"Subordinate to"

"You led 5000 troops to ambush on the uphill [-] kilometers away from Liangguan. On the entire hillside of the Rouran army, you led your subordinates to hide and kill them."

"Subordinates take orders"

"Right Forward"

"the end will be"

"You lead 1 people to ambush in Yanxia Valley. Once the Rouran tribe enters Yanxia Valley, they will be strangled immediately."

"The Last General Takes Order"

"Go down and prepare," Zhao Jing said.

All the generals went to prepare separately.

Zhao Jing personally led the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers all the way to Liangguan. When they reached Liangguan, the flag of the Rouran tribe was planted on the gate of Liangguan, and Rouran soldiers were patrolling the top of the city.

Zhao Jing and his soldiers were not in a hurry to attack. Instead, they set up camp under the city wall, slowly setting up tents and burying pots for cooking.