Royal road

It was getting dark, and before the gate of Jinyang City was locked, a light cavalry galloped into the city.No one can ride a horse in the city during non-wartime or post-transmission, even so, they have not neglected their superb riding skills.Stuck between the horses and the road, the horse team trotted and entered the governor's mansion without hindrance.After the leading knight dismounted, he gave instructions to the people around him and walked towards the backyard.

The backyard of the governor's mansion can be called three steps, one post, five steps and one post, but not anyone can enter it if they want to.However, he didn't even need to use the letter, he strode across the corridor, as if returning to his own courtyard, and came to the main courtyard where the envoy lived.Under the guidance of the attendants, he stepped into the room where the candles were already lit.

"Are you back? How about the new barracks?" Before the case, a person was flipping through a volume of documents, and greeted casually.Just like the swallow suit on his body, it exudes comfort and carelessness.

After driving for more than half an hour, his face was dusty and tired.However, with just one glance, his heart fell back to the original place, and it seemed that all the fatigue disappeared.

"The recruits are still available. In another three months, they can be pulled out to suppress the bandits." Yi Yan simply replied.

"Good." Liang Feng nodded, and said to the maid beside him, "Remove General Yi's armor."

The two maids immediately led Yiyan to take off his armor and wash up behind the screen.Not long after, Yiyan walked up to Liang Feng's side, also dressed in Yanju, and took a seat on the side seat.

When he started preparing for the battle, his task became heavier.It is necessary to patrol everywhere, and it takes a few days to go away.The reconstruction of the cavalry battalion will take countless efforts.But whenever he finished his business, he would spare no effort to rush back to the city.After all, there is no war yet, so I can spare some time.When the army is really raised, it is impossible to be so "loose".

The official document seemed to be quite important, Liang Feng was still preoccupied with two things: "Have you eaten yet? The kitchen made some sesame seed cakes today, and the taste is not bad..."

Before he finished speaking, Yiyan started growling in his stomach.Liang Feng glanced at him with a smile, and ordered: "Bring some porridge and cakes."

The food came very quickly.Porridge is made from millet with some vegetables added to it.The pancakes are piled up in a stack. They are said to be biscuits, but they are actually no different from pies.Add marrow fat when kneading dough, wrap scallion and white mutton, sprinkle with flax, and bake.Just the smell is so fragrant that it makes people move their index fingers.

Logically speaking, there is no reason for one person to eat and one person to watch.What's more, Liang Feng's status is extremely high, so no one dares to be rude in front of him.But Yiyan didn't refuse, and just started eating.A few mouthfuls of pancakes are enough, and the vegetable porridge can be drunk quickly. It's hard for him to take care of his food, so it's not too bad.

This way of eating is the most appetizing, even if Liang Feng had finished his dinner, he couldn't help but took a pancake from the plate and took a bite.When the stuffed meat came into his mouth, he laughed: "Looking at how sweet you are eating, I thought this cake was different."

As he spoke, he handed back the patty he had eaten.Yiyan took it without any hesitation, and ate it up without hesitation.In just a moment, the porridge and cakes were all eaten, and the maid beside him brought a towel, handkerchief and tea for him to wipe his hands and rinse his mouth.

With his stomach full and his body unrestrained, Yiyan's expression also relaxed.Without disturbing Liang Feng's work, he quietly changed his posture.The wound on his body has just healed, so it is still quite difficult to run around.Being in such a quiet room makes people feel tired.

After sitting quietly for a while, I suddenly heard a voice next to my ear: "There is a report in Xinling, that chapter is in Liu Yao's army."

Yi Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and a pair of pupils burst out with murderous intent: "Have you found him?"

"Yeah." Liang Feng remained expressionless, "This man has been in Yongzhou before, helping Liu Yao with government affairs. He just returned to Pingyang recently."

"I will take his life!" Yiyan's voice was full of hatred.When he returned from Jicheng that day, he reported this matter to his lord.Its intention is also extremely simple, even if he hides in the ends of the earth, he will dig out this lowly slave and tear his corpse into thousands of pieces!How could the enemy who almost caused the lord's death be easily let go? !

"There will be a chance." Liang Feng's voice was still calm.That cold food powder made him suffer a lot, this despicable villain must not let it go.But more importantly, Zhang Dian, as Liu Yao's confidant, may have some deep meaning when he returns to Pingyang at this moment.The battle in Yuzhou has been going on for a long time. Whether to withdraw troops or find another place, there must be a result.

And this news is not like good news.

"The Ordnance Factory has developed a bed crossbow with three bows and three feathers at a time. The longest range is [-] steps, and the winding time is only half that of the rhubarb crossbow." Liang Feng said again.

Hearing this, Yiyan's spirits lifted: "Is the city going to replace the crossbow machine?"

Such a sharp weapon is naturally a priority for city defense.Although the current Thunderbolt Cannon has an extremely long range and great power, it takes too long, and it often takes only one or two rounds to attack a city.After the enemy is prepared, the deterrent effect is far greater than the actual use.But it's different with a new type of bed crossbow, which is enough to play a role in uninterrupted siege warfare.Moreover, with such a long range, if the enemy uses ladders, artillery carts and other siege equipment, they can be destroyed by rockets.Once all the cities and fortresses in Bingzhou are equipped with such sharp weapons, it will be as difficult as heaven for the enemy to seize the city.

"That's right." Liang Feng put down the Chinese book in his hand, and sighed softly, "It's okay to keep the Shangdang. I'm afraid the trouble is not with the Shangdang."

Yiyan naturally knew what Liang Feng was worried about, and said in a low voice: "With Xing Dao in hand and Ye City, there will always be a solution."

Liang Feng nodded, and said again: "Are you tired from running around these days?"

"It's okay." Yiyan would not admit to hard work, but simply replied.

Liang Feng smiled and didn't ask further: "It's been a long time since I played the piano, why don't you listen to me play the last one?"

Yiyan nodded immediately.

Liang Feng got up and walked into the room.Without changing places, he just sat by the piano platform and played the ancient tunes.The sound of music is murmuring, like mountains and flowing water, and light boats crossing the gorge.Yiyan also walked into the room, leaning on the couch, listening to the soothing melody, his eyelids became heavy after a while.After struggling several times, I couldn't break free.

Seeing that the other party was getting more sleepy, Liang Feng stopped playing the piano, and said with a smile: "If you are sleepy, just take a rest."

After all, after running around for a few days, Yiyan couldn't bear it any longer, so he nodded, took off his coat, and lay down on the couch.But his eyes struggled not to close.The meaning is self-evident.

Liang Feng had a busy day, and a smile appeared on his lips.He got up and blew out the candles in the room, took off his outer robe, and lay down on the couch.It was cold in winter, and because of his frailty, he often had cold hands and feet, but the person beside him was like a large heater, emitting heat from the inside out.

After adjusting his posture comfortably, Liang Feng let the other party hug him and closed his eyes.

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"Heaven wants to bring disaster, and the country will fail." Liu Yao looked at the sun in the sky and let out a soft sigh.

I saw that the sun hanging above the sky was missing a large piece.The black shadow is like a sun-eating monster, eating away at the source of all things bit by bit.The sky is dim, and the drums and gongs are noisy.There were three consecutive solar eclipses last year, but no one will get used to it.On the contrary, because of frequent visions, he was even more frightened.

In comparison, Liu Yao, the guy who once took advantage of the solar eclipse to seize the city, seemed calm and composed.I just feel that the frequent solar eclipses are not the omens of the death of Jin Dynasty?

On the side, a clear voice said: "Sima's position is wrong, and he will be punished by God. This vision should be a good omen for my emperor."

Liu Yao turned his head and looked at the handsome and extraordinary scholar beside him.This son's name is Zhang Dian, and he is a staff member who has just been hired under his command.Thanks to Zhang Dian's advice, Liu Yao broke through Chang'an twice within a year and was crowned King of Qin.For such a confidant, Liu Yao naturally attaches great importance to it.Therefore, at this moment, he was transferred back to Pingyang.

"What Shuya said is true. With this vision, the Jin army must be panic-stricken. Your Majesty will be able to attack Luoyang in one fell swoop!"

The battle in Yuzhou has been going on for more than two months.The commotion caused by Wang Mi was really not small.Qingzhou once changed hands, and Yanzhou also won most of it.However, the state of Jin invited the Xianbei Duanbu of Youzhou to defeat Wang Mi's army.Fortunately, there were not many cavalry from Youzhou, and they didn't get much benefit, so they withdrew after only a month.Seeing the situation, Wang Mi, an old, treacherous and cunning guy, stationed troops on the border of Jingyu, let Cao Yi continue to wreak havoc on Qingzhou, and forced Gou Xi to return to defense.

This is not a desire to withdraw troops, but the preparations before the war are finally complete.

After two months of fierce fighting, Gou Xi lost a lot of soldiers and horses, and they were all exhausted.The hinterland of Sizhou, which is adjacent to Yuzhou, such as Henan County and Xingyang County, are also greatly affected.The entire state of Jin is like a big drum that has been beaten hard for more than a hundred times, and it can be broken with just one more blow of the hammer!

Luoyang, the capital of the emperor, is their goal!

It was also because of the imminent battle that Liu Yao recruited Zhang Dian back.But he was not the only one who came together.

"Then Di Qiang, is it available?" Liu Yao asked.

Before that, Shi Le had set up a lot of camps of miscellaneous Hus in Yongzhou. Among them, there was a Qiang Hu who claimed to be from the Di people. Seeing the situation, he joined Liu Yao.Although it is a small department, there are [-] households, and [-] of them can fight.For such a knowledgeable and interesting guy, Liu Yao naturally wanted to treat him favorably, so he was named General Ningxi, commanding more than [-] soldiers from Diqiang.

And all such troops were moved to Pingyang by him.The purpose is to take the first place in this battle!

"Pu Hong is very courageous and has the air of a general, and all the Di Qiang who served him obeyed his orders. His Highness rewarded him with a chance, how could he miss it?" Zhang Dian replied with a smile.

Indeed, for these newly surrendered Diqiang Zahu, the most important thing is to please Liu Yao, the new master, and gain military exploits as soon as possible.It's just that they never thought of the direction they would attack in this war.

Hearing what Zhang Dian said, Liu Yao also laughed: "However, it is better to be cautious in this battle. Shu Ya, you can send troops with Pu Hong's troops. It doesn't matter if you can't defeat Shangdang, but you must hold back Bingzhou soldiers!"

Hearing this, Zhang Dian hesitated for a moment.But soon, his expression calmed down: "Your Highness will watch over Bingzhou!"

He had some old grievances with that sick man, but the other party might not know his identity.After all, Bingzhou is a hurdle that the Han Dynasty cannot avoid. If he can make contributions to the Shangdang, not to mention Liu Yao, even Liu Yuan should look up to him.His goal is not just to join the army or be a Sima.There is no one in the court of the Han Dynasty, and there is always a chance to rise to the top.It would be even better if Liu Yao could be chosen to become the emperor...

Thoughts were running wild in my heart, but on Zhang Dian's face, he was still awe-inspiring.Seeing the other party's serious expression, Liu Yao nodded in satisfaction: "This battle is a decisive battle..."

The author has something to say: Pu Hong is from Di, um, you guessed it right, he later changed his surname to Fu, and has a grandson named Fu Jian =w=