Chang'an Youth Tour

The battle in Youzhou should not have started so quickly.

But many people in the army heard the rumor that Prince Gong Xiaoxu mobilized the remaining Annan army, and the [-] army was heading north to support Youzhou.At the level of general, you know that it is not a rumor.

Ao Zhong knew it, and so did Cha Yunshuo.

That's why Cha Yunshuo took the initiative to attack.The huge shadow that shrouded the entire northern Xinjiang back then, the old lion that was staring at it like a tiger, has experienced the pain of bereavement and has not aged, and still retains the shocking sensitivity of the year. Have decided not to wait any longer.

The best decision is to make the right time, place and people. The difficult thing is that the weather is not good from time to time. How to gain the biggest chance of winning in an unfavorable situation is something that the generals have to learn for a lifetime.

And Cha Yunshuo has always been one of the best.

Back then, Yan Junyu said that Ao Zhong Nanjiang was greedy for merit. He didn't know that Ao Zhong was not greedy for merit. Be stronger, so that when Xi Rong makes a comeback again, he can have enough chips to fight.

Not to mention that Emperor Qingde was a cowardly act in the eyes of young people of his generation. No matter what he would rather get along with his relatives, he wanted to make peace with the Lord. That was the idea that was planted in his mind after sending off a whole generation of young people in Northern Xinjiang. .

Da Zhou cannot withstand the consumption of another generation.

So this war is inevitable.

Ao Zhong, who is greedy for meritorious service in the southern border, Ao Zhong who is always immovable no matter what the direction of the wind, Ao Zhong who gave up everything just to keep the military power in his hand, finally waited for this great battle that he had prepared for all his life.

On November 30th, Chayunshuo, who had conquered Jingbei and had not wiped out all the remaining soldiers, suddenly changed his momentum and attacked Youzhou. It seemed that the pain of losing his son not long ago had no effect on him. Outside the city, the situation also changed color.

This is the most tragic siege battle.

Not only did Ao Zhong prepare for this war for many years, but Cha Yunshuo obviously did not give up too much.At the beginning, Mengcang's "downing of Youzhou" was just a downing, it was a raise, because Ao Zhong would make up for it at any time.But this time, Xirong really wants to take Youzhou.

They want to smash Youzhou to pieces, dismantle the unbreakable chain of Youyan iron chains, the painstaking efforts of the master of the Great Zhou, the century-old foundation of the Xiao family, and the peace and prosperity that millions of people have just enjoyed in less than a few generations.

By this time, any tactics and ingenuity have become empty.The only things that are really useful are the fallen logs, hot oil, and coals rolled down from the city walls, only the guards, the huge stones, and the rumored impregnable city walls...

Ao Zhong personally supervised the battle on the city wall, watching Xirong's arrows rain down like a torrential rain. He had saved Annan Army for many years, trained them himself, and brought them from southern Xinjiang to Youzhou. down.At this time, human life is really worthless, and Xirong's climbing ladders are as strong as rumors. Every ladder will use the lives of countless city guards to push down.

"Commander! There is a gap in the south!" Yuan Bi hurried over and said, he was also shot by a stray arrow in his back, and his face was already covered with blood.

The coach with graying sideburns made a decision without hesitation.

"Go and block the mouth."

"Obey!" Yuan Bi was overjoyed immediately, just as he was about to go on, he heard Ao Zhong say: "Let Liu Xiao go, you stay!"

Yuan Bi was a vanguard general, and defending the city was useless. He wanted to fight back, but he had no orders to help defend the city. He heard Ao Zhong say, "Don't worry, you can use your place."

A siege battle lasted until noon, both sides suffered more than [-] damage, and the Tiewu Tower was not needed for the siege, so although it was tragic, the number was not terrible. Just when Yuan Bi felt that Xirong was not as vicious as rumored this time, he saw Xirong The huge monster launched by the army.

"What is that!" He was so frightened that his face changed.

"Wolf-headed hammer." Ao Zhong said with a gloomy face, "It is said that Xirong believes in the wolf god because of this. Their wolf-headed hammer has broken through many surrounding countries, and even the stone walls of the barbarians in the Western Regions are difficult to stop."

Before he could finish his sentence, a chaotic noise came from under the city wall.Although the wolf's head hammer didn't hit the city wall, it still broke through a crack.

"Let me go." He gritted his teeth anxiously.

"Wait a little longer." Ao Zhong looked calm, and the city wall was also covered with a sea of ​​arrows, but he was wearing armor and only looked at the sunset in the sky.

"What are you waiting for?" Yuan Bi was in a hurry: "The casualties are over [-]! If you don't fight, it will be over."

Ao Zhong didn't speak, just looked at the sunset.Even the messenger next to him came up to report that General Zhou Peng had died in battle, but that didn't move him.Yuan Bi followed beside him, watching the sunset from the sky.I just felt like my heart was sinking into the darkness.

"Don't wait, Commander, the Annan army won't come. Cha Yunshuo is so shrewd, he will definitely intercept them on the way. His son named Helian has not moved, just waiting for this..."

"I know." Ao Zhong obviously had a "but" behind it.

But what, Yuan Bi couldn't guess.Until it got dark, many of Xirong's arrows were replaced with kerosene arrows, and when they hit the city wall, they became a little bit of fire. From a distance, it seemed that the city wall was riddled with holes.All I could hear were the screams of soldiers dying in battle, and the crossbowmen on the city wall had been changed for at least three rounds.

Just when Yuan Bi thought there was no hope, Ao Zhong suddenly said, "It's time."

Yuan Bi was immediately overjoyed, quickly put on the heavy armor, and was about to go down the tower, but saw Ao Zhong on the side also put on the armor.

"Boss!" He was scared out of his wits.

Ao Zhong only glanced at him, and he didn't dare to speak.The captain of the guard next to him seemed to have expected this day long ago, silently put on armor for Ao Zhong, and led the horse. Yuan Bi was surprised to find that Ao Zhong had kept his [-] cavalry all along. Most of the soldiers in the battalion, especially the Shanzi Battalion and Linzi Battalion in the Youying Battalion, almost all went into battle, spending round after round, only Chen Tong's [-] cavalry were not included.

The right battalion is full of poor soldiers, so the infantry is the main force, and the shield soldiers are also famous all over the world. The left battalion is all the children of the princes and princes in Beijing and the rich households who depend on them, so there are mostly cavalry, and because the soldiers are stronger and stronger than the cavalry in the right battalion. many……

This scene looks like the general is deliberately sending the infantry battalion to die.This terrible thought flashed across Yuan Bi's mind, and he didn't dare to think about it again.

It was only when he was lining up at the city gate that he realized why Ao Zhong made such arrangements.

When the sound of breaking wind hit in the darkness, Yuan Bi didn't realize what it was at all, and thought it was a gust of wind with a sharp whistling sound.Many horses in Youying were startled, and Yuan Bi didn't know what it was until the city gate was opened.

In the darkness, a huge crossbow crouched under the city wall, like a crouching giant beast, shooting more than ten feet of guns. Just shooting a crossbow is nothing, what is fatal is the rollers on the crossbow bed and at least dozens of fierce horses.

□□After shooting into the city wall, the fierce horse galloped, dragged the roller, and pulled down thousands of kilograms of city wall bricks. The Youzhou city wall, which was rumored to be extremely strong, was torn to pieces almost instantly, like a piece of paper generally.

And their cavalry rushed out of the city gate at this moment.

He guessed right, Ao Zhong just gave up all the soldiers on the city wall and kept only the most elite cavalry force to fight Xi Rong to the death.He used to wonder why that guy named Yan Junyu likes to come to Yan Long to talk about machinery, why is Old General Ao so interested?Yan Long was asked to tell him something new every time.Yuan Bi didn't expect Yan Long to research any weapons that could restrain the Xirong people because of his family background of three-legged cats.

He didn't expect that what Yan Long was studying was not the weapons to restrain the Xirong people, but the weapons of the Xirong people themselves.

I was too stupid to think of it today.

How could Tiewu Tower be a unique case?Xi Rong can develop a Tiewu Tower, and naturally he can also develop a siege crossbow that is as shocking as the Tiewu Tower, which is used today.Although Yan Long's knowledge of three-legged cats was unable to develop new things, it was still possible to speculate about what Xi Rong might have hidden.

That's why Ao Zhong was already prepared today.

Cha Yunshuo guessed that he was defending the city, so he hid a huge crossbow.He just calculated this point and took the initiative to attack.

The gate of the city was wide open, and the cavalry rushing out were truly like mountains and seas. There were more than 30 soldiers. Yuan Bi himself didn't know that the Annan Army had hidden such a family property, but in front of Xirong's [-] troops, Still too thin.

Yuan Bi now knew what he was going to do.

General Ao wants to fight off his soldiers like Jingbei did.Chayunshuo's [-] soldiers don't feel sorry for Jingbei, but what if they lose another [-]?

It's a bit like piling up a city wall. Jingbei Hou has already chosen a place to pile up [-], and Youzhou can only keep up with it. Only by piling up a little bit can he win.At last night's meeting, the military adviser said that Cha Yunshuo wanted to attack Canyou Prefecture and break the Youyan chain, but General Ao refused to let him do so.If this battle cannot be won, even if you guard the city tremblingly and dare not attack again in the future, Youzhou will not cause trouble to Cha Yunshuo, it is useless.It's better to let him hurt his muscles and bones today, carry out the exhaustion to the end, and fight to the death.

In contrast, it is only natural to sacrifice some people.

Yuan Bi knew that he was following a good commander, and he would take the lead in such a mortal charge, so he was willing to fight for him. What is a man afraid of dying?In less than 20 years, he was a good man again, and he might be able to be the vanguard officer of General Ao again.

But he didn't expect General Ao to be in danger.

There are too many Xirong people, and they are too ruthless. Those who have beaten the Xirong people will know that the most terrifying thing about them is not their ability, but their unrelenting vigor, as if they were born for plunder and war.There are many peoples who are brave and good at fighting in the bitter cold land. Yuan Bi is not afraid of death and needs a good commander. They are born knowing that if they can't win, they will die, and if they don't plunder supplies, they will still die.

The Annan army's cavalry was ultimately inferior to Jingbei's fine cavalry. They just tore a hole and fell into a stalemate. It was a life-and-death fight, purely exchanging lives for lives.Military rank, battle formation, even life and death are not important, just keep killing, killing, killing.

Bright red blood splashed out, and Yuan Bi had no chance to count how many people he had killed, or how many injuries he had suffered. Several times he had brushed shoulders with death, and even got hit hard on his helmet, and almost fell from the horse. down.

Then he saw Ao Zhong.

The gray-haired old general rode on the horse, and the way he waved the gun was still exactly the same as he remembered, but the time was not forgiving, and the arrow could not dodge when it came, but it hit the vest. Fortunately, everyone was beheaded by Xirong The arrow had been prepared for a long time and was blocked by the heart guard, but he spit out a mouthful of blood because of the impact.

Xirong's war drums were beating loudly, Ao Zhong regained his composure and saw the wolf flag on the hillside.

He knew that Cha Yunshuo was there, his son was dead, and victory was just around the corner, so he went out to see how the biggest nail in his way was removed.

Another arrow came over, and the soldiers around him flew to block it. Ao Zhong was hit by an iron flail on his leg. The man was fine, but the horse suffered from pain. Maybe his ribs were broken. Zhong fell to the ground.

The people around were shocked and rushed to protect him. Once the cavalry was crowded, it would be fatal. Ao Zhong struggled to change the horse of the soldiers, and his leg bones should be broken.It seems that the next sunset will never be seen.

Tiewu Tower encircled them. Ao Zhong had expected that they would kill the generals and capture the flag first. He underestimated the Annan Army. There are many traps in the dense forests of southern Xinjiang. Qi, even if there is only the last person left, he will not panic, but will fight to the end.

Under the charge of the heavy cavalry, Ao Zhong's guards fell apart, and the iron flail was swung wildly, brushing against his body several times. When Ao Zhong turned his head, he saw the Xirong people pouring into the collapsed city wall like a tide. .

Maybe it's today.

When the fire lighted up in the darkness, he thought it was the reinforcements of the Xirong people. Today, Cha Yunshuo will not make him timid anymore. His real confidant is always dormant between Youzhou and Yanbei. The last Tiewu tower in the middle, the prince named Helian.When Ao Zhong was in Beijing, he vaguely heard a wolf lurking in Xirong's team.

But the fire appeared in the southwest, Ao Zhong's leg was seriously injured, his eyes were blurred, when he raised his head, he saw a new team appearing on the hill in the distance.

He was stunned for a moment before he recognized the outfits of that team. They were rattan armor and pony horses that he was all too familiar with. They were killed in the dense forests of southern Xinjiang back then. All of them were sons brought by him, and there was even Huoziying. The [-] new recruits in the army didn't even have neat uniforms, but they stood on the hills without any timidity like veterans who had experienced many battles.

Ao Zhong couldn't tell if the thousands of cavalry on the flank were the last iron cavalry scattered in Jingbei according to the rumors, he just stared at the leader of the army.He was a handsome and mighty young man, wearing a red robe, he raised his arms and shouted, and those who went up and down the hills and shouted the tsunami were all soldiers who responded to him.

"Defend Youzhou, save General Ao!" The young man's voice resounded through the entire hill, and his inner pride made people's blood boil: "Today is the day to become famous on the battlefield!"

"Just today!"

The [-] Annan soldiers shouted like a wave, and the vanguard broke through the front line. The young man in the red shirt took the lead and charged like a sharp sword into the black tide of Xirong soldiers, rushing down the small slope of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, There seems to be a ray of light behind him.Thousands of troops and horses avoid the red robe, and the legend in ancient books about the young general who is the most proud can be applied to him.

The young man who sat in the tent back then and was so nervous that his hands trembled slightly when he was arguing with him has become a general who leads thousands of troops today.

It turned out that the young man's joke was right today.Everyone said he was Ao Ji's son, Ao Zhong couldn't help laughing out loud when he thought of this joke.

There is no regret in having a child like this.

At the beginning of October, Youzhou won a great victory, beheading nearly 10 people in Xirong. Although the Annan Army's family background was almost destroyed, they could at least return to Youzhou.The Xi Rong was seriously injured, counting the Jingbei round, the so-called 50 army has already lost more than half, and stopped the offensive. They stationed troops at Yumen Pass, confronted Youzhou Yao first, and had to deal with the thousands of cavalry in exile in Jingbei harassment.Even Yanbei was eager to try it, and wrote a letter to support Youzhou with Qingqi, and touch the Tiewu Pagoda in Xirong.

When the news reached Beijing, the government and the public were jubilant.

Yun Lan had already received the news late, she hurried from the Mingzheng Palace to the Privy Council, and all the clever little maids and eunuchs came to salute along the way: "Congratulations to Aunt Yunlan" and "Congratulations to the Holy One", rejoicing The atmosphere was even stronger than when the Holy Majesty first succeeded to the throne, and even Mu Fengju who met on the road deliberately saluted her.

"Stop joking." Yun Lan scolded him, but she couldn't help but smile on her face.Hurrying to the Privy Council, the atmosphere inside is also very lively. Several young clan princes and grandsons are fiercely considering the battle situation in the hall. Some say that Ao Zhong is mature and prudent, and some say that Prince Gong is wise and martial. King Guangping also praised him non-stop." As expected of Xiao Qi, he is really decisive, who can make such a decision to rush a hundred miles to mobilize Annan's army?"

Yun Lan ignored them and entered the inner hall, where it was obviously a different scene.A few old princes and Xuan Tongfu each occupied one end, obviously already talking about whether it will be war or peace next time, how can an old fox like Xuan Tongfu not see that Youzhou is actually dangerous and dangerous this time, if not Annan's reinforcements, Cha Yunshuo will never rush to fight, and naturally there will be no great victory later.The most important thing is that the Annan Army had a good general who broke through the Xirong blockade and joined the Youzhou defenders.Otherwise, even Ao Zhong would be involved in this battle.

He wants to keep his Qin land, and he is unwilling to conscript any more soldiers. If the fight continues, it will waste the people and waste money.

This is the best time to negotiate a peace. After a big defeat in Xirong, his arrogance has dropped a lot.Both the northern and southern courts were afraid, and they couldn't help Cha Yunshuo not to discuss peace.

And Ye Liangyu just sat on the sidelines and watched. He represented the interests of Jiangnan, and Jiangnan was not afraid to continue fighting.So watching Xuan Tongfu struggling to win the support of his clan, he wanted to impress the young emperor.

This is not something that can be clarified in a few days, so Yun Lan didn't hesitate any more, hurried in, saluted, and then softly told Xiao Jingyan the news.

"News came from Zhang Yao, that Ao Yun from Jingbei has been identified by others." Seeing those misty eyes, she was instantly moved: "It's Xiaoyan."

No one knew what kind of news she brought, but everyone saw the corners of Emperor Tianheng's lips curled up.

Xuan Tongfu was even more anxious, knowing that this opportunity must not be missed, he hurriedly came up to remonstrate: "Your Majesty, please remember the common people at dawn. Qin and Jin have always been the land of dragon prosperity, and there are ten people in Lingyan Pavilion who have made great contributions. Don't let the people in Qin and Jin be chilled..."

He also knows how to read words and expressions, knowing that the Holy Majesty is in a good mood at the moment, he immediately hits the nail on the head, and his words are so offensive.Before the clan next to him had time to speak, Yun Lan said coldly: "I think the prime minister is afraid that he will chill the hearts of the people in Jin."

The Qin and Jin factions have been at the same level for decades. Now that Jiangnan is rising, and after the downfall of Yong Hanhai, the original Jin faction has been incorporated one after another by Xuan Tongfu. Now he is actually the leader of the Qin and Jin factions, but the later ones will never compare Those who were born in the past, once the time comes to make a choice, they must first sacrifice the land of Jin.He is entangled in every possible way, but he really doesn't want to make this choice.

Although Yun Lan has retreated behind the scenes for a long time, her prestige is still there, and she is still the sharp edge of the year when she shines a little bit.Xuan Tongfu didn't dare to beat Qifeng, the old prince next to him came over to play haha, so he got away with it.Ye Liangyu also laughed and said that it was getting late, today was a big victory, please go back to the palace early to rest, and celebrate tomorrow.

But they all knew that was not what he was celebrating.

The world only knows the achievements of Prince Gong, but no one knows that his little words are shining brightly in the frontier. It feels like walking through the busy city with a treasure in your arms. You have to be extremely cautious, but you can't help but smile in your heart when you think of it.

"Decree Rongheng, reward the three armies, comfort the soldiers, and treat the wounded soldiers well. Delegate power to Zhang Wenxuan, and the money from the household department must keep up." The young emperor passed the oral order while walking through the verandah outside the Privy Council, saying Lan followed behind him, seeing Mu Fengju's proud face beside him, she also felt very high-spirited.

But she knew that the emperor was far more careful than they thought, otherwise he wouldn't have glanced at her.

"I was injured, but it wasn't serious. It's just that after some adventures, there was a section where only he and the prince walked through the black desert without even the guards following." Yun Lan replied with her head bowed.

She is the true confidant of the emperor. She was responsible for the masters who followed Prince Gong back then. It wasn't because of a lack of chess, but there was really no one available, so the masters who followed were not familiar with the geography of the frontier, so they were lost in the desert. people.With such a heart of stone, she also felt pity when she heard the thrilling journey described by Zhang Yao's letter.

I really let His Majesty know the process, and I don't know how distressed it is.

But she knew that he had guessed it too, otherwise her eyes would not have shaken for a moment. At the beginning, it was a big deal in the Eastern Palace, but this time she had suffered a lot at the border.

He is a dragon trapped in the palace, even if he knows everything, he cannot fly to him in an instant.

It snowed heavily at night, and the cinnabar plum blossoms outside the court were in full bloom, like the blood of a heart.There is a great victory that must be celebrated, and there is a banquet in the palace. Xiao Jingyan stood in front of the window changing clothes, and heard Yun Lan laughing and said: "Human nature is really like looking at Shu. Youzhou is not defeated, Xuan Tongfu not only did not celebrate, but also talked about peace. How greedy. You should scare him..."

Xiao Jingyan listened to a few words quietly, and suddenly said: "It's not impossible for Yujia to conquest personally..."

It was the first time in Yun Lan's life that her hands trembled from fright, and even now, the jade pendant in her hand almost slipped off, but fortunately, Hong Kao on the side caught it for her with quick eyes and quick hands.

Then she heard Xiao Jingyan say: "Suzaku is bored in the palace, send it to Youzhou to supervise the army."

With just one sentence from him, Yun Lan understood, he already knew it.In the black desert where he escaped death, the shocking news that Zhang Yao found out, if Xiao Xu was not the supervisor of the Jingbei army, even if there were one or two less masters by his side, the ending would be unimaginable.How could he be able to hide the news that he knew?

"Your Majesty knows people well, so it's naturally very good." She had no choice but to answer like this.

The young emperor laughed immediately, he seemed really happy because he found the lost Xiaoyan, but Yun Lan knew that he was not joking, nor was it just to teach her to be tolerant to Xuan Tongfu.At least for a moment, he really wanted to be conquered by Yujia himself, and the fear after hearing the news must have been tormenting him all the time.

That's why Yun Lan didn't want to be someone who looked forward to Shu. He sent Suzaku, which was already the result of extreme restraint.He is an emperor, and no one in the world can stop him from playing with the princes, not to mention that he is very much like his father, almost like the emperor. The emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River three times, and he is still not a faint king. That is because of his political achievements. here.

A great victory in Youzhou is not the end of the war.Cha Yunshuo still refuses to retreat, the king of Xirong is getting old, and his last obsession is to take a look at Jiangnan in the Great Zhou Dynasty.Even if he has the intention to retire, it will take a few months to regain Jingbei, and it will be a matter of years in the future.

How terrifying is uncontrolled power, the only person in the world who can stop Emperor Tianheng is himself.

By this time, Yun Lan couldn't make jokes about the prison anymore, so she could only hope that she knew him well.Even though he was worried about the bright moon in the East Palace that day, he could still remember He Qinghaiyan's promise to put the common people in the world first, just like he always respected Xiaoyan's own choice and waited for him to come back.

Even if the long wait would cause him a lot of forbearance and pain, there is no way.