Huaigui

Back then, King Yu launched an army to usurp the throne by surprise attack from outside the Great Wall. The Chinese army was insufficient in combat power, and the support from all sides did not arrive in time, so Ziwei City was captured. It took 30 days before and after, which was not considered a major war.

This time the Suzaku Guards in Pingcheng came out, and the Western Army made a comeback to gather in Linhai. This was the first chaos in the world since the army broke through Jiangning City.It is even said that since Emperor Daowu divided up the three kings with different surnames, the Helan and Yuwen families have joined hands again after nearly a hundred years.

In Yinzhou, Li Ciyuan ordered troops, and later Ran Yunyang set up an army, and He Lanmingyue led his own army to attack Shanheguan for the first time.

He thinks he is not a talent for strategizing, and he is barely capable of attacking the city.If you know how to make the best use of the situation, adapt measures to local conditions, don't attack by force, and don't be self-confident, you are more than half sure of breaking the city.

Shanheguan, the largest barrier in the eastern part of the Central Plains, stands on the bank of the river, defends the capital city to the west, and blocks the barbarians by relying on the natural barrier of the river to the north.This place used to be the fiefdom of Dongshan Wang Yuanshi. Since Yuan Tan resigned from the title, it has been under the jurisdiction of the military governor of Qizhou, and the military governor is an out-and-out imperial party. If they want to win Shanhe Pass, they will have to go through a bloody battle. .

Helan Mingyue knew that his troops were insufficient, and it would take at least half a month after Suzaku and Baihu joined forces to reach Shanhe Pass from the east.He and the Qizhou army were in a stalemate, the other party didn't know how deep they were and did not dare to switch to the enemy rashly, He Lan Mingyue was naturally not stupid enough to take the initiative to provoke.

Those who came from Baicheng were brave men who fought side by side with him all the way, and when night fell, Helan Mingyue ordered to set up camp.

Backed by a mountain depression, He Lanmingyue checked the food and grass to rest on his own.

After a short rest, Tang Feiyi came with a knife: "There seems to be an army approaching from the north. I don't know if it is Qizhou's reinforcements or our people."

He Lan Mingyue didn't open his eyes: "Wait for him to find out on his own."

Tang Feiyi said: "A few days ago, the military report from Ran Yunyang mentioned that the White Tiger Cavalry had been split into two, fighting in Yuzhou with the emperor's own army, and their main force, the central army, was heading towards Shanhe Pass. .The team is menacing, you are not afraid of them?"

"The enemy is outnumbered, so don't attack rashly." He Lanmingyue recalled the surrounding terrain in his mind, "We are stationed on the main road of Hushan, but this place is too narrow, the widest place is only ten miles, and the army will not choose this road if it is difficult to march. .”

Tang Feiyi then sat down beside him, took out the brocade handkerchief around his waist and wiped his knife: "You decide."

He Lan Mingyue said "Yes", then turned her head and suddenly saw the exquisite black plum blossoms embroidered on the edge of Tang Feiyi's brocade handkerchief.She is simple and neat, and her clothes are usually plain and have few lines. Although she knows that Tang Feiyi likes black, it is always a bit strange for this flower to appear with her, regardless of its shape.

"Is this handkerchief someone else's gift?" He Lan tried not to be surprised.

Tang Feiyi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "At that time in Yinzhou, my senior sister left me as a souvenir when she left, and because she was worried about me, she embroidered my favorite flowers because she couldn't say it out loud. She looked tough, not like A woman who knows how to be popular, but in fact she is one of the best embroiderers in Baicheng, and the bamboo patterns on Lang Jun's clothes are all made by her. Have you seen it? The senior sister feels sorry for Lang Jun's change when he was young, and she treats him like a sister and a wife. "

Helan Mingyue didn't intend to inquire about the private affairs between her cousin and Wan Lixia, but when she heard it, she somehow thought that Xie Bi was full of unrequited love, and she thought that she was idle and bored here, so she might as well ask a few more questions for him.

"Miss Tang, I don't think I've heard you mention your age. Can you tell me?"

After wiping the knife, Tang Feiyi flattened and folded the handkerchief: "What's the inconvenience? It's my birthday in winter. I stayed with you in Yinzhou last year. I just turned eighteen."

The flames shaded Helan Mingyue's astonishment for the time being.

He remained silent for a long time, and Tang Feiyi asked, "What? Do you think I'm too young and old?" Without waiting for his answer, he burst out in frustration, "It must be like this. Senior sister usually scolds me for practicing on the mountain, which makes my heart feel calm. , I don’t have youthful spirit at all, but I grew up in that environment, and other people have no desires, what can I do?”

"No... I didn't expect Miss Tang to be so much younger than me." He Lan Mingyue laughed, "But they all call you 'sister'."

Tang Feiyi said: "In Baicheng, anyone who addresses a woman is 'sister' regardless of her age."

He Lan Mingyue nodded: "I've been taught. By the way, at first that guy Xie Bi wrote to you, and others said that maybe he missed you. If you feel troubled, I'll tell him later to stop embarrassing you. How about it? "

When Xie Bi was mentioned, Tang Feiyi blushed a little. Helan Mingyue couldn't tell whether it was because of the fire or embarrassment. She heard her whisper, "It's not that I'm annoying him... I don't know how to say it."

"Do you think he is too rude?"

Hearing this, Tang Feiyi quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I didn't mean that! I'm not rude... You also know that since I was young, I didn't have the fate to meet men of the same age. They always take a detour when they see me, and they don’t even bother to think about these things when they get to the senior sister.”

Helan Mingyue thought about Gao Lejun: "Princess Pingcheng... now she should be Her Royal Highness Princess Chang. When she married in the past, she was only your age."

"That's different." Tang Feiyi mentioned these things with a different demeanor, a youthful and beautiful self-confidence, "the senior sister said, 'Central Plains women spend their whole lives around the female red embroidery table when they are young, and when they grow up, they walk around the kitchen stove and get married. Follow your husband, follow your son after your husband dies, never live for yourself. The women in Baicheng are different from them. We live without restraint and freedom. Those who are willing to marry can go to the Western Regions to find a good son-in-law. I like to live by myself when I grow old There are also sisters to take care of you, so you don’t have to worry about your husband and godson so you can’t sleep, and you don’t have your parents-in-law to take care of you, isn’t that great?”

This concept deeply shocked He Lanmingyue. He recalled that when Tang Feiyi said that the status of men and women in Baicheng was different from that in Central Plains, he didn't think about Wan Lixia's great ideas.

But after thinking about it, Mr. He Lanzhu and her at least sincerely love each other and respect each other, which is also a good story.

I just envy the women in Baicheng who can express their ideals in life so openly. Even though I and Gao Jing love each other, I will never dare to show it to others and tell the world in the future. Compared with them, I am more restrained.

Seeing that he was silent, Tang Feiyi pursed his lips: "Is it...you can't understand?"

"I think it's very powerful." He Lan Mingyue said, "Wan Lixia...City Master, she is really powerful. No, the heroines of Baicheng are really extraordinary, I should learn from you."

Tang Feiyi sighed: "Yes, I dare not tell Xie Ruxi these things, what if he can't accept it?"

"How to say?"

"It's not because I feel troubled, and I don't think he's being rude... But if I want to spend my life with him, but refuse to put down my sword and be locked up in a high-door mansion, he thinks that I am far from the women in the Central Plains, and I don't understand the general principles and principles , maybe even refuse to think about it."

"Do you know Xie Bi?"

Tang Feiyi shook his head: "The acquaintance has only been in half a year, and it is far from being an understanding."

He Lan Mingyue patted her on the shoulder to comfort her: "I'll see you in the future, I'll have a lot of time to accept it. If he treats you sincerely, he must respect your thoughts. If he doesn't, then don't mind this kind of man!"

Tang Feiyi gave a "puchi" smile. Although she was extremely beautiful, she never showed much expression. Now she smiled, her eyes were like crescent moons, and her face was like a peach blossom.

She stood up and said to He Lan Mingyue: "The men in your He Lan family can really think about it. I didn't change anything when I was young. I heard the same thing from my husband, and I always wanted to marry him. If I met you earlier, I'm afraid I will also fall in love with you because of these words—it’s a pity that your heart belongs to you, and I also like someone else!"

These heartfelt words seemed to save her face, Tang Feiyi said, without even saying hello, he left with a long knife in his hand to chat with the real woman in Baicheng.

The fire was burning brighter in front of her eyes, He Lan Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled, throwing the dry wood into it casually.

In the early morning of the next day, the spies returned to Hushan from the edge of the river, and reported to He Lanmingyue: "Yesterday, I saw the coming army unfurl their banners, and it was just the word 'Yuwen'. I'm afraid it's Linhai as you expected."

"Have you ever exchanged information when you have a judgment?"

"The subordinate sent out a signal, and the other party responded with Bai Yan after a while. According to the agreement in the previous secret letter, Bai Yan means that the commander is in charge, and I invite you to talk about it and discuss the plan of attacking the city."

He Lanmingyue got on the horse and said, "It's just what I want—Miss Tang, you stay here. If Yu Wenhua and I can't agree, you can take everyone from Baicheng and leave on your own. You don't have to waste blood and sweat for them to attack Luoyang."

Although he said it seriously, Tang Feiyi didn't take it seriously, and said with a light smile: "Seeking common ground while reserving minor differences, you are not a fool."

The iron bow was newly stringed, He Lan tried it out and said hello.A quiver full of white feathers hung beside the saddle, and he carried an iron bow with a sword on his waist. He ordered twenty guards to go out to the meeting from a small path by the side of the valley.

Tang Feiyi looked at his back, and felt that this person would not lose even if he did something big.

In Pingcheng, she administered acupuncture to Gao Jing every day, and heard a little about the relationship between the two of them.Tang Feiyi was shocked at the beginning, but she was deeply influenced by Wan Lixia, and she felt that the word love in the world seems complicated, but it is actually the simplest.

Perhaps bad things happened between them in the past, but Tang Feiyi knew that He Lanmingyue was a very upright person.He said it was in the past, and he said he wanted revenge, and he took revenge, never pretending.

So He Lan treats Gao Jing with sincerity, if the other party has no intention, why would he keep him again and again?

It is good to be able to safely let go of the heavy past.

"Prepare to break out of the camp at any time!" Tang Feiyi ordered, and then rode his horse on patrol.

Twenty miles away, the big river was surging.

Midsummer is approaching the flood season of the year, and Shanhe Pass has reached a time when it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.Helan Mingyue originally thought that according to Lin Hai's style, he would have to wait for at least [-]% certainty before crossing the river. As soon as he stepped out of the mountain depression, he saw a dark patch of river bank in front of him. black hawk.

Li Ciyuan once said that the Xianbei tribes all have their own totems, and the Yuwen family, who dominates one side in the Northeast, uses the black eagle as their emblem.Seeing the formation of the navy, they are actually crossing the river now, and the army has already begun to be reorganized.

Not far away, the upper tower of Shanheguan City is heavily guarded.

Are you going to attack the city directly?

He Lan Mingyue frowned slightly, thinking that Yu Wenhua's ways were more fierce than she thought.He rode forward, but was stopped by the shield soldiers, and said loudly: "Longxi Helan, you have come at the appointment of your young commander!"

The soldiers were a little puzzled when they saw the people behind him, but they dared not hesitate to let them go after hearing their names.

Linhai made way neatly like dividing the sea, its army was pruned, and military discipline was strict, and everyone performed their duties and tried their best to prepare for the siege.As Helan Mingyue moved forward, there were people moving large rocks, repairing and inspecting the catapult at the end, and carrying out the ladder...

What you can see from the tower is clearer. If the military governor of Qizhou has never seen the world, he might be scared out of his wits by now.

Just as he was thinking, his eyes suddenly opened up, and a young man surrounded by silver armor stood not far away.

24, at the same age as He Lanmingyue, with a similar background, at this moment they are looking at each other immediately, but they have completely different temperaments.The young man had a pair of flirtatious peach blossom eyes, and the silver armor was shining. The tired look in the eye sockets did not make him feel embarrassed, and the smiling lips made the man look like he had gone to the wrong place, only the posture of holding the sword revealed He's not really an empty box.

The young man saluted him as a peer: "Jiu Yang, I am Yu Wenhua."

He Lan Mingyue's eyes twitched for no reason.

After dismounting from his horse, he stared at Yu Wenhua, uncomfortably pulled out the iron bow and held it horizontally in his hand.

He Lan Mingyue was not very good at dealing with the pampered nobleman in his life. He didn't need to talk to him before, but later when it was his turn to have the final say, he rarely encountered such a person.

Being mentally prepared is just virtual, not as good as a real match.

He thought well when he came here, if Yu Wenhua didn't have a bad temper, he wouldn't bother to show a good face.But now people are polite, as the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling face...

Fortunately, Yu Wenhua didn't know what kind of person he was, so he didn't hear He Lanmingyue's answer for a long time, and only regarded him as indifferent by nature, embarrassingly wiped it under his nose: "Well...well, when I was in Luoyang, I always heard him mention you. .”

"He", referring to me.

Helan Mingyue thought hard: Oh.

He ignored Yu Wenhua's approach, and cut straight to the point: "Stop talking nonsense, I didn't expect you to come so fast, I thought you would have to stay for a few days before the team came—when will you attack the city?"

"Just within a few days." Yu Wenhua didn't understand He Lanmingyue's words, and he ridiculed them for marching too slowly before, out of thin air to show He Lan, "Our army didn't go straight down the canal, but on the way we met a small group of people fleeing from Taizhou. The rebellious bandits were wiped out, and it was too late. As for the siege...you come with me!"

After saying that, he directly dragged He Lan Mingyue's arm and dragged him in. He Lan Mingyue was startled, his muscles contracted reflexively and almost raised his hand to hit someone—he was really not used to being so close to people.

Yu Wenhua is too familiar.

He seemed unable to speak harshly to Yu Wenhua.

Several adjutants who were considered to be generals surrounded the temporary sand table, marking the surrounding terrain of Shanheguan with curves and straight lines.Yu Wenhua opened a gap and squeezed in with He Lanmingyue, a veteran with white beard and hair was making arrangements in detail:

"...So it's not easy to attack from the front. The old man thought that the valley of Hushan went around to the side, and the defenses on the south side were relatively empty. They can escape. There is only one way for them to escape, to abandon the city."

Yu Wenhua quickly explained to He Lanmingyue: "This is the deputy commander of Lin Haijun, the gentleman who taught me the art of war, the old general Kuti. The Tiefu people who grew up in Yanshan are 64 and still have a temper..."

His voice was not low, and the veteran named Kuti frowned: "Third Young Master, where have you been?"

"Go pick him up!" Yu Wenhua was not afraid of him at all. Hearing this, he dragged himself directly to Kuti, "The sentinel is here to report, our reinforcements! Your majesty's news, after a generation of God of War, you have already waited How long has it been?"

The generals were surprised for a moment, they probably didn't expect to see the descendants of the Helan family mentioned in the letter so soon, they immediately surrounded him without discussing the military situation.

Kuti snatched a good position, and the iron palm like a cattail fan fell on Helan Mingyue's shoulder, almost hitting him again, a mouthful of blood choked in his throat, and the sweetness of the blood lingered in his throat, and he heard Kuti's voice like a gong :

"Oh my God! Kid Maojia's son is so old——"

Meteor next to him didn't understand human feelings, so he sneezed, and looked back worriedly at the Fortified Mountains and Rivers Pass.

It was a clear day, but suddenly it became gloomy.