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Lou Wei slept restlessly all night.

When I got up in the morning, I first went to meet King Qing and Princess Qing.

King Qing kindly comforted him a few words, and Princess Qing took pity on him, and let him go back to the East Courtyard with Lou Yu.

"Brother Wei, you first write a request for help, and I'll take it to the prefect Guo to stamp."

Lou Yu handed Lou Wei a pen and paper.

The last time he contacted the prefect of Yizhou, he could ask Huo Yan to copy the handwriting. After all, the prefect of Yizhou and Guo Lian were not familiar with each other.

But this letter has to be sent to the capital, where there are many acquaintances of Guo Lian, if they are not complete, they will be recognized, so Lou Yu asked Lou Wei to write the letter, and then only use Guo Lian's seal.

Lou Wei was anxious, and finished writing the letter in a hurry, and said gratefully: "A Yu, you have helped me a lot, and I don't even know how to thank you."

Lou Yu: "..."

What should I do if I suddenly feel guilty?

He coughed lightly: "Brother Wei, you also know what is happening in the court today. Even if this letter can be delivered to the Holy Majesty, the court may not necessarily send troops to rescue it."

Lou Yu looked miserable: "I know. Thank you, A Yu."

"But don't worry too much, you can live here with peace of mind and wait for the court's reply." Lou Yu patted him on the shoulder, "You can visit our Qingzhou City in the past few days, Qingzhou is not as rich as Cangzhou, please brother Wei Don't laugh at me."

Lou Wei shook his head: "I think Qingzhou is much more lively than Cangzhou."

Although he was restless yesterday, he still noticed the market in Gyeongju.

Cangzhou is indeed rich, but this wealth only belongs to the upper-level officials and gentry, and the lower-level people still live in misery.

In the Qingzhou market, the faces of the common people are full of happy and satisfied smiles. Based on this alone, Lou Wei knows that Cangzhou is not as good as Qingzhou.

Lou Yu smiled and told Feng Erbi: "If Shizi Wei leaves the mansion, he must be followed by others. Whatever Shizi Wei wants to eat and drink is recorded in the account of Prince Qing's mansion. Don't let anyone neglect you. .”

Feng Erbi: "I remember it."

Lou Wei felt even more grateful, A Yu is really a good person!

It was right for him and Ah Da to decide to come to Gyeongju for help!

Lou Yu stamped the magistrate's seal, sent the letter to the capital, and then came to the military camp.

Huo Yan is studying the map.

This map was drawn by Sun Jingwen's team after nearly two years.

It is not the overall map of Daesung, but the map of Gyeongju and the neighboring state capitals of Gyeongju Township.

For the current Gyeongju, it is enough.

Huo Yan got up and gave the main seat to Lou Yu.

Lou Yu took the opportunity to sit down, and seeing that he was about to turn to the other side, he pulled his sleeve: "You sit down too."

Do you want to look at the map upside down when you sit across from me?

Huo Yan paused, and sat down next to Lou Yu.

The two were so close that Huo Yan could clearly smell the incense on His Royal Highness's clothes.

Light and elegant, a gentleman is like an orchid.

Lou Yu asked: "You are studying the maps of Gyeongju and Cangzhou, have you found anything?"

The people around were silent.

Lou Yu turned his head in surprise, bumped into Huo Yan's eyes as deep as the sea, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"Huo Yan?"

Huo Yan suddenly came back to his senses, quickly looked away from Lou Yu's face, and landed on the map.

But on the map is still the hand of His Royal Highness, that hand is white and slender, shining like jade.

Huo Yan had no choice but to lower his eyes and said: "From Qingzhou Mansion to Cangzhou Mansion, it takes one and a half days of quick march. Cangzhou is flat and not difficult to attack."

At least in his eyes, defeating the rebels and taking Cangzhou City is quite sure.

Lou Yu stared at him: "You seem to be absent-minded all the time, what happened?"

It's not the first time he noticed that Huo Yan was in a daze.

I didn't mention it before because I don't want to interfere in other people's private affairs, but now there may be a battle between Qingzhou and Cangzhou, and he intends to let Huo Yan lead the army.

Huo Yan's mental state is not right, he is worried.

"I'm fine." Huo Yan looked up at him, his eyes clear and firm.

He understood Lou Yu's meaning.

However, he can assure that he will never let personal affairs affect official affairs.

Since Huo Yan has always performed well and never lost the chain, Lou Yu didn't force him to speak.

"According to information, the Cangzhou rebels have a strength of 6000. If the imperial court cannot send troops to suppress them, or order us in Gyeongju to rescue them nearby, we in Gyeongju will have to send troops to fight there."

Lou Yu sighed: "It's not easy to attack the city, how many people do you think is appropriate to take?"

Huo Yan: "I want to find out the details first."

"You mean to let the special battalion take the lead first?" Lou Yu asked with a smile.

They coincide again.

"Well, if you can cooperate with the inside and outside, it will be easier to attack the city."

Huo Yan knew that Lou Yu cherished the lives of soldiers, so he wanted to minimize casualties as much as possible.

"Okay, then send Sun Xin and the others to go first."

It was the first time for the special battalion to receive a task of this nature, and everyone was extremely excited.

Who the hell doesn't want to be successful?

Now that the opportunity is in front of them, they are all gearing up to make a great contribution.

Lou Yu and Huo Yan selected a dozen elites, and the elites rushed to the border of Qingcang overnight.

Then he dressed up as a refugee, mixed into a small group of refugees, and came to the city of Cangzhou.

The walls of Cangzhou City are taller and more majestic than the original walls of Gyeongju City.

However, after the old city of Gyeongju has been repaired, it is much stronger than the current Cangzhou City.

Sun Xin led his teammates to mix with the refugee team and walked to the city gate.

The city gates were guarded by rebels.

They were originally refugees, and their attitude towards refugees was kind.

But it is only friendly to young and strong refugees, and it is not good to the old and weak women and children.

The rebels wanted to expand their numbers, so they naturally wanted to coerce the rest of the refugees into their ranks.

Sun Xin and others were forced to join the group.

When they joined the group at the beginning, the rebels would naturally not trust and reuse them.

They were arranged in a small shabby house with guards outside. It seems that it is not easy to inquire about the news at present.

The teammate whispered: "Boss, what should we do now?"

"Wait until it gets dark."

It was getting dark, and the leader of the rebel army led a group of men to eat and drink in Cang Wang's mansion.

They each put their arms around the woman, ravaging while eating and drinking.

These are all snatched women, most of whom are from good families, how can they bear these?

Tears rolled down one by one, and my heart was ashamed.

The leader looked annoyed, and slapped him across the face, causing the face of the woman in his arms to swell instantly.

At this moment, Sun Xin took advantage of the darkness and sneaked into the guard team outside the door.

There were voices in the hall.

Someone asked: "Your Majesty, what if the imperial army comes over?"

The leader pushed the woman to the ground and took a gulp of strong wine. The wine dripped down her beard, and she didn't care about staining her clothes.

He slapped the table with his big palm, and said in a rough voice, "What are you afraid of! We still have King Cang in our hands."

"But King Cang is dead."

What threat is there for a dead person?

The leader is obviously a ruthless person, "If they dare to come, I will flog the corpse!"

"Your Majesty has a good plan!"

"Your Majesty's move is really good!"

"Wonderful, really wonderful!"

After all, King Cang belonged to the royal family, if he really wanted to be flogged to death in full view, the royal family would lose all face.

When the time comes, will those court soldiers still dare to move?

Sun Xin's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to probe for a while, only to return quietly when he heard the sound of snoring gradually coming from inside, and there was no more effective information.

The rest of the teammates also came back one after another.

It's not really how clever they are, but that this group of rebels is a mob with loose defenses. In the eyes of Sun Xin and others, there are loopholes everywhere.

Special Battalions have specialized messaging.

Soon, Lou Yu received the information.

He looked at Huo Yan with a solemn expression: "Now it depends on how the court responds."

The report of the fall of Cangzhou was submitted to the imperial case. The emperor frowned and asked the officials below: "Tongzhou has not been recovered yet, and Cangzhou has fallen again. Are you all just eating?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to send troops to Cangzhou to recover the lost land?" Cao Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, asked.

The emperor didn't pay much attention to the rebels before, but he never expected that Tongzhou alone had been fought for several months, and now Cangzhou was lost again. If it continues, the rebels may come to the city up!

Could it be that no one in the imperial court knows how to fight!

He suppressed his anger and asked: "Cao Yan, how much more troops can be transferred to the court?"

Cao Yan shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, the frontier army and the defense of the capital cannot be tampered with. Right now, we can only dispatch troops from the local area."

There are usually garrisons in places to guard the city, but now that rebels are rising all over the country, and the local state capitals are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they mobilize troops?

"What about the government soldiers that the feudal lord handed over before? Isn't there tens of thousands in total?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are rebels in all the state capitals. If you really gather the troops of the vassal kings from all over the country to attack Cangzhou City, I am afraid that the other state capitals will also suffer."

In other words, now they can only clean up their own affairs, and no one can control others.

The emperor finally panicked.

He asked: "Which other state capitals are not suffering today?"

Cao Yan reported: "Except for Yizhou, Qingzhou, Qizhou, Mianzhou, and some important border towns such as Jizhou, there are rebels in other places."

"Can you transfer troops from these state capitals?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, among these states, only Qingzhou is adjacent to Cangzhou, and Qingzhou used to have [-] government soldiers, plus [-] garrisons, a total of [-] troops, and it may be possible to fight."

Someone retorted: "All the soldiers in Qingzhou are transferred to Cangzhou, so what about Qingzhou?"

Cao Yan said: "Qingzhou is bordered by Jizhou in the north, Yizhou in the west, Cangzhou in the south, and the sea in the east. Except for Cangzhou, there are no traces of rebels in these four prefectures. There will be rebels coming to Gyeongju to create chaos."

After all, there are still two portals, Yizhou and Jizhou.

Cao Yan continued: "Besides, if the rebels in Cangzhou are not eliminated, if they are to become stronger, Qingzhou will definitely be endangered."

What he said made some sense. Judging from the current situation, it is the most appropriate choice to transfer Qingzhou soldiers to rescue Cangzhou.

The emperor made a decision and ordered that the generals of the Qingzhou garrison rush to help Cangzhou.

As for food and grass, the imperial court did not have it, and Qingzhou could figure it out.

The imperial decree soon spread to Gyeongju.

Even if Lou Yu guessed the result, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

The Dasheng court is really dying.

He found Lou Wei.

Lou Wei has always been worried about his parents, he hasn't slept well these days, and he has no intention of going out to play, looking forward to Lou Yu with dark circles under his eyes.

"A Yu, has the court responded?"

Lou Yu Su Rong said: "The imperial court does not intend to send troops to Cangzhou."

"What?" Lou Wei stood up and said excitedly, "Why didn't you send troops! Did they ignore Cangzhou?"

"Don't worry," Lou Yu stretched out his hand and pushed him back to his seat, "The imperial court plans to send troops from other places to assist Cangzhou."

Only then did Lou Wei heave a sigh of relief: "Where do you transfer from?"

"Gyeongju."

"..."

Lou Wei stared blankly at Lou Yu, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The world is so chaotic right now, who knows what will happen when you wake up from sleep.

If troops are transferred from Gyeongju, the defense of Gyeongju must be empty. Once they encounter rebels, the consequences will be disastrous.

He was the one who got Gyeongju down.

Seeing him like this, Lou Yu felt even more empty.

He comforted Lou Wei: "Don't worry, the imperial court has its own intentions for this move, and now Cangzhou needs more troops."

Lou Wei was so moved that she almost cried.

"A Yu, you are so kind, you are really too kind!"

Although Qingzhou's army is not under King Qing's control, it can keep Qingzhou safe after all.

A Yu was able to comfort him so innocently, which shows that A Yu has a really good heart.

He must repay A Yu in the future!

In this room, Lou Yu is mobilizing everyone to prepare food, grass and weapons, and the army is ready to go, while Fang Lin in that room is still moving bricks in the new city.

When he was too tired, he couldn't help but ask himself: What is he doing like this now?

He wanted to show his identity and report to the Guo Mansion countless times, but he gave up countless times.

He even blamed his own father, why did he insist on letting him leave the capital and come to Gyeongju!

How can the capital be so chaotic!

"Hey, have you heard? Our Gyeongju soldiers are going to fight."

"I've also heard that Cangzhou was occupied by rebels, and the imperial court could not send troops, so we had to let Qingzhou soldiers go to the rescue."

"No, our Qingzhou soldiers are gone, who will protect us?"

"That's right, there are no soldiers in Gyeongju, what if the rebels come over?"

Fang Lin was shocked.

Cangzhou?Isn't Lou Wei the son of King Cang?Now that Cangzhou is occupied by rebels, isn't Lou Wei...

Although Fang Lin didn't like Lou Wei very much, but thinking of Lou Wei's misery, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Also, the imperial court couldn't even dispatch soldiers to suppress the rebels?

Fang Lin sighed deeply.

Come to think of it, that thing in Tongzhou is not over yet.

Xie Ce, that idiot, has been fighting for so long and hasn't suppressed the Tiansheng Sect. He is really incompetent!

It seems that the imperial court really has no generals who can handle it.

"Hey, what are you afraid of! We Commander Huo led the troops to fight in person, and we can still fight for several months like that Xie Caobao in Tongzhou? We must go and go back!"

"That's right. I heard that Commander Huo's martial arts skills are world-class, and his archery skills are also first-class. He might shoot the leader of the rebel army to death in one fell swoop."

Fang Lin couldn't help interjecting: "Who is Commander Huo you are talking about?"

"Commander Huo is the commander of our Qingzhou soldiers!"

"What's his name?"

"Hey, how can we know the name of the great commander, we know that the surname is Huo."

Fang Lin: "..."

How many people with the surname Huo can fight?

"Then how do you know he is good at fighting? You haven't seen it with your own eyes."

As far as he knew, Gyeongju didn't seem to have fought a war.

"These are all heard from people, how can I see them with my own eyes."

Fang Lin lowered his head.

These few days are enough for him to see the situation in Gyeongju clearly.

Gyeongju New City was supervised by Lou Yu, those factories were built by Lou Yu, and these craftsmen were all working for Lou Yu.

Doesn't that explain the problem?

I am afraid that this Qingzhou Prefecture is no longer the master of Guo Zhifu.

The news he just heard made him more sure of this.

In Qingzhou City, he only knew that Huo Yan had the ability to lead troops to fight.

And Huo Yan was the sin slave that Lou Yu specially bought to "torture".

Now it seems that torture is fake and reuse is real.

Fang Lin was afraid for a moment.

Fortunately, he didn't declare his family background because of his self-esteem, otherwise Lou Yu would definitely know about it.

He didn't want to face Lou Yu even more than the Guo family.

However, it is because of Lou Yu's generosity that he can fill his stomach now.

Fang Lin leaned over to lift a brick, but the moment he straightened up, he suddenly realized that something exploded in his mind——

If Lou Yu is the only one in Qingzhou City now, then who read the letter his father wrote to Uncle Guo? !

Did Lou Yu know that he was in Gyeongju? !

wrong!

Huo Qiong knew that he was in Gyeongju, and Lou Yu reused Huo Yan, and Huo Qiong was Huo Yan's niece, so Huo Qiong knew, could Lou Yu not know?

So, in fact, he has been moving bricks for him under Lou Yu's nose? !

A great sense of shame engulfed him.

He actually moved bricks to someone he once looked down upon? !

Fang Lin couldn't bear the blow, so he fainted and fell to the ground.

He was carried to the hospital again.

Faintly, he heard someone say in his ear: "I'm so angry, it's nothing serious."

It was the voice of the young doctor!

Fang Lin opened his eyes suddenly, sat up straight, and opened his mouth: "I want to see Huo Qiong!"

Chen Xuanshen was very cold: "She's not here."

"Isn't she a doctor in the hospital? Why isn't she here?"

Chen Xuanshen didn't bother to pay attention to him, turned around and left.

In a hurry, Fang Lin blurted out: "I want to see Lou Yu!"

"..."

The two of them were not the only ones in the medical center, there were other doctors, drug boys and patients.

Fang Lin's shout seemed to press the stop button.

Everyone stared at him with strange eyes.

Fang Lin poked his neck: "What's the problem?"

Chen Xuanshen gave him a cold look, went out without saying anything.

The rest began to crusade.

"Who are you? How can you call His Royal Highness by his name?"

"You don't respect your son, you still have the face to stay in the hospital?"

"Oh, young man, why are you so ignorant? We received His Highness's kindness, and we learned that the kindness will be repaid, you... Sigh!"

"His Royal Highness has a lot of things to do every day, how can I have time to see you?"

"Who do you think you are, if you say you can see your highness, you can see your highness?"

"..."

Fang Lin clutched his head, he just wanted to see Lou Yu, what happened to these people?

terrible!

When Lou Yu heard the news while drinking tea, he almost choked.

He laughed for a while before saying, "Fang Lin can't move anymore?"

Feng Erbi also smiled: "Your Highness, I guess he just came to his senses and wanted to see you."

Anyway, he has lost all face, so why should he move bricks?

Lou Yu laughed, Fang Lin's thoughts were really unpredictable.

Like a child who hasn't grown up, he thinks about it as soon as he thinks about it.

Lou Yu happened to be bored, so he sent someone to summon Fang Lin.

Fang Lin came in disgrace.

Seeing Lou Yu, he said, "Brother Fan praised you before, but I didn't believe it. I didn't expect you to be faking it in the capital!"

Lou Yu looked at him with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a year, but Mr. Fang has lost a lot."

"Lou Yu..."

"Bold!" Feng Erbi scolded, "This is Your Highness!"

Fang Lin: "..."

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

He endures!

Fang Lingong cupped his hands: "Your Highness, may I ask how the prefect Guo is doing?"

Lou Yu smiled warmly: "Young Master Fang, why don't you explain my doubts to me first."

"What do you want to ask?" Fang Lin didn't think there was anything Lou Yu didn't know about him.

Lou Yu asked: "Why did your father send you to Qingzhou? What about the servants around you? Why did you wander for several months before arriving in Qingzhou? Why didn't someone inform the Guo family when you came to Qingzhou?"

After being hit by so many questions in a row, Fang Lin was a little dazed.

"Your Highness, why don't I answer you one, and you answer me one?"

Lou Yu lowered his eyes and didn't answer.

Feng Erbi said: "I love to talk but not to talk."

It wasn't a big deal anyway.

Looking at Lou Yu's indifferent face, Fang Lin really felt that the arrogant and frivolous prince in the capital was just a disguise for the man in front of him.

This cold and majestic face is the real face of Prince Qing's son.

In such a huge capital city, no one can see through it except Brother Fan.

Fang Lin felt a chill run down his spine.

Combined with the current changes in Qingzhou City, Fang Lin has reason to believe that Lou Yu's plan is not right.

"Yu Shizi, are you not afraid that I will tell the capital about what I have seen and heard about Gyeongju?"

When he asked this sentence, he was half threatening and half curious.

Lou Yu let him work in Xincheng for so long, so he really didn't worry that he would report to the capital?

"Fang Lin," Lou Yu looked at him with a smile, "If you can still communicate with the capital, why are you wandering outside for several months?"

Fang Lin was speechless.

Yes, his father had warned him not to send letters to the capital after arriving in Gyeongju.

However, his father didn't know that the road would be so uneven!

His father made him suffer.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Lou Yu knew that he guessed right.

What is Fang Huan's intention?

Except for the battle between the princes, his Anbu did not find any other special things.

So why did Fang Huan do this?

If he doesn't understand this, Lou Yu always feels uneasy.

Perhaps, Fang Huan knew something and foresaw something, so he sent his son away early at all costs.

What kind of thing will make him make this decision?

Lou Yu thought about it, and the only reason was that the capital city was broken.

Fang Huan is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he cannot leave Beijing easily, but Fang Lin can.

It was a decision a father had to make.

Why did he know that the capital city was broken?

unless……

In the 33rd year of Zhengqian, Emperor Tiansheng led the people to besiege the capital, the whole Fan family was martyred, Marquis Ningen died in battle, Xie Ce was seriously injured, and other officials and generals died.

Lou Yu didn't remember too much, but judging from the results alone, the princelings suffered heavy losses, and so did the loyalists.

The biggest winner is none other than the third prince.

During his trip to Beijing, he had nothing to do with the crown prince and the third prince, so he didn't know their personalities, so he could only speculate.

Assuming that Tianshengjiao has something to do with the third prince, then the so-called Tianshengjiao besieged the capital, could it be that someone deliberately did it?

This may sound exaggerated, but is there still less absurd drama in the history of imperial power struggles?

Lou Yu sometimes reads history books and feels that history is far more bizarre than he imagined.

So what kind of existence is the Heavenly Sacred Sect?

If Fang Huan accidentally learned of the connection, but because he didn't have any evidence and couldn't tell what the future of the capital would be like, it would be reasonable to choose to send his son to the relatively stable Gyeongju in a hurry.

He likes to rub his fingernails when he thinks.

Seeing him touching his nails for a long time without making a sound, Fang Lin thought he was thinking about how to deal with him, so he couldn't help laughing awkwardly:

"Well, I was joking just now. I won't tell the story of Qingzhou, but you have to tell me what happened to the prefect of Guo."

Lou Yu was interrupted from thinking, and his expression was a bit cold: "He is seriously ill in bed, do you want to visit him?"

Fang Lin: "Can you?"

Lou Yu: "As you like."

Guo Lian was watched by his people, so he was not afraid of Fang Lin going to see Guo Lian.

Just about to see off the guests, Fang Lin said, "There is one more thing."

Lou Yu's brows and eyes were distant: "Say it."

"I'm looking for a job."

Lou Yu couldn't help laughing: "Isn't it good to move bricks?"

The older he was, the prettier his appearance, the more shocking and dazzling he suddenly smiled.

Fang Lin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said:

"I can read and write, and I want to find a civil job."

Lou Yu asked back: "There are many people who can read and write inside and outside the city, why should I give you the position?"

"..."

Seeing that he was really pitiful, Lou Yu said, "It's not impossible to find a civil job, but you need to take an exam."

Now that the stalls in Gyeongju City are getting bigger and bigger, he needs more new forces to inject.

"when is the exam?"

"Well, I can make a decision after the Cangzhou incident. You should go back and move bricks first."

Lou Yu dismissed him mercilessly.

After he left, Lou Yu immediately called Feng Sanmo.

"Go and investigate whether there is any connection between Tianshengjiao and the capital."

"Yes!"

In the 30th year of Zhengqian, on December [-], Huo Yan led [-] infantry, [-] archers, and [-] cavalry to embark on a journey to Cangzhou.

The accompanying generals included Li Shu, He Dazhou and the other three commanders, and the accompanying military doctors included Chen Xuanshen, Huo Qiong and a group of medical apprentices.

Yang Ji'an also went.

This was his first real battle in the war, and he will always remember this battle.

Lou Wei and Ada also went back to Cangzhou together.

On December [-]th, the Qing army arrived outside Cangzhou City and set up camp five miles away from the city.

When the rebels in the city heard the news, they immediately mobilized and stationed firmly at the city gate.

"My lord! The Qing army only has more than 4000 people, why don't we just rush out and kill them all!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's not like we haven't seen the cowardice of the court army before!"

"My lord, do you still remember that when we surrounded Cangzhou City, those garrison troops couldn't even hold their knives steadily!"

"Others were so scared that they peed their pants hahahaha."

"These court soldiers have never even seen blood, so how could they not be cowardly? It's the same for the Qing army."

The leader of the rebel army sat in a high position and snorted coldly: "I haven't found out the details of the other party, so why fight? Tell me to keep the city gate, or I will cut off his head!"

"Yes!"

The rebel leader intends to wait and see.

On December [-], neither the rebels nor the Qing army moved.

Li Shu ran to look for Huo Yan.

"Commander, before we set off, His Highness told us that it is best to go back for the New Year."

Huo Yan calmed down and studied the map of Cangzhou City carefully, even though he had already memorized the map in his mind.

"There are still five days before Chinese New Year, what's the rush?"

Huo Yan pointed to the four gates of Cangzhou City and asked, "If you have 6000 people in your hand, how would you deploy your defenses?"

Li Shu thought carefully, and then said: "I will concentrate the main force on the north gate."

Both the west gate and the south gate of Cangzhou City have rivers passing through, the east gate is not as flat as the north gate, and only the north gate is the most suitable for siege.

When the rebels first attacked the city, the main force of the Cangzhou garrison was concentrated at the north gate.

Now the rebels should also place their main force at the north gate.

"Then which city gate do you think is appropriate for us to concentrate on attacking?"

Li Shu: "...North Gate?"

Huo Yan folded the map: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

"Hey, no, I'll just say it casually. War can't be done so casually." Li Li immediately waved his hand.

He has self-knowledge, it is fine to let him cut people down, but if he is asked to form an army, he is really blind.

Huo Yan has directly summoned all the generals and ordered: "Siege the city tonight!"

"Commander, are you really planning to attack the city at night?" He Dazhou asked puzzled.

Huo Yan: "Well, I caught them off guard."

Before he set off, he promised in his heart that the casualties of the Qing army should be minimized as much as possible.

Those rebels in the city were originally just some countrymen, they have long been accustomed to a life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

Even if he becomes a rebel, this deep-rooted habit will not change.

They will fall into a restful sleep, thereby letting down their guard.

So Huo Yan chose to attack at night.

This is the attack plan he discussed with Lou Yu.

But Lou Yu had one more reason than him.

Although Huo Yan didn't fully understand it, he still remembered it clearly.

Lou Yu said: "Those rebels used to be farmers at the bottom, or idlers. They probably lacked nutrition. They might be a group of night blindness patients. Our Qing army has good food, and our eyesight must have an advantage at night."

He Dazhou interrupted his memory: "I can't see clearly at night, how can I fight?"

Huo Yan said: "The other party will not be able to see clearly."

"..."

He is the commander, and everyone can only obey his command.

On the night of December [-]th, the Qing army sneaked a hundred paces away from the city.

There are rebels stationed on the tower.

But tonight, the moon was obscured by clouds and mists, the light was weak, and the Qing army was dressed in black again, so the rebels on guard didn't notice the movement at all.

Huo Yan gestured.

Immediately, archers stepped forward, drew their bows and set arrows, and aimed at the rebels on the tower with the help of the faint moonlight.

Those who can enter the bow and arrow battalion are soldiers with strong eyesight and excellent archery skills.

Under the boundless rain of arrows, the defenders of the city tower fell to the ground without even having time to cry out in pain.

The movement of the city tower finally attracted the attention of the rebels. There were exclamations and footsteps in the city instantly, and the flames burst into the sky for a while.

Huo Yan decisively ordered: "Build the ladder!"

Soldiers are very fast.

After two years of training, the Qing Army's actions were extremely neat and straightforward, and soon some soldiers climbed up the tower and fought with the oncoming rebels.

And under the city tower, the battering ram was hitting the city gate fiercely one after another.

One loud noise after another hit the rebels' hearts like a bolt from the blue.

These rebels were just refugees and bandits gathered together. They didn't have much ability themselves, but because the Cangzhou defenders were really vulnerable, they took advantage of the vacancy and occupied Cangzhou.

Some of them are just to satisfy their selfish desires, and some are coerced into uprisings. They lack the most basic beliefs, let alone any tenacious will.

Under the strong attack of the Qing army, the rebels had little resistance.

The leader of the rebel army was so angry that he couldn't resist the Qing army's offensive for a while, so he sent someone to send a message:

"King Cang is in my hands! If you don't stop attacking the city, I will kill King Cang!"

Huo Yan knew that King Cang was dead, so he asked someone to reply: "King Cang is dead!"

The rebel leader was shocked.

Seeing that the city gate was about to be broken, he quickly threatened: "If you don't stop, I will whip the corpse!"

Huo Yan is clear about Lou Yu's plan, but others are not.

After all, this is King Cang, a member of the royal family. If the rebels really want to whip King Cang's corpse, even if they win the rebels, they probably won't get a good reputation.

Everyone looked at Huo Yan.

Huo Yan looked up at the rebels on the tower, and said calmly, "Break the city."

The battering ram slammed into the city gate, and the city gate crashed down.

The doors are broken, what else is there to say?

Go!

Even though the number of rebels was larger than that of the Qing army, the combat power and weapons and equipment of the two sides were not of the same order of magnitude at all.

Moreover, very few of the rebels knew how to shoot arrows, and they couldn't even do long-range attacks. What did the Qing army have to fear?

The leader of the rebel army hurriedly asked to bring King Qing's body here.

As a result, the person guarding the corpse told me that the corpse was gone!

leader:"……"

At this time, no amount of scolding will help.

He didn't even have any chips in his hand.

Facts have proved that there are indeed many rebels who cannot see clearly at night, and they will even cut their knives on their own people, which is simply chaos.

The Qing army was disciplined and powerful, and soon beat the rebels back and forth.

At the right time, the clouds and mists in the sky dispersed, and the moonlight melted.

The rebels finally surrendered.

Huo Yan ordered people to clean up the battlefield, tied up the prisoners, and appeased the people in the city.

Lou Wei and Ah Da have been waiting for the news in the camp, and when they heard that the Qing army had broken through Cangzhou City, they burst into tears of joy.

But he heard the news from the humane: "It's just that King Cang and Concubine Cang have been killed by the rebels."

Lou Wei's heart ached and she passed out.

When he woke up again, he was already lying in the familiar bedroom of Prince Cang's Mansion.

Ah Da stood by his side with sad eyes.

Lou Wei's eyes were empty.

When Lou Wei was in a coma, Huo Yan had sent someone to explain everything to Ah Da.

Ah Dao: "Your Highness, you must cheer up and avenge the prince and princess!"

He told Lou Wei that the leader of the rebel army killed King Cang, threatened the Qing army with whipping the corpse, and Lou Yu sent people to transport the body out in advance.

Lou Wei was silent for a long time, then asked in a hoarse voice: "Ada, did you already see it?"

"See what?"

Lou Wei sat up and looked at him quietly: "It can be seen that A Yu's mind is extraordinary."

He only realized it when Huo Yan led his troops into Cangzhou.

Prince Qing's son is not a fool at all, he is smarter than everyone else.

Ah Da's eyes were red: "Yu Shizi didn't tell you in advance, because he was afraid that you would be sad."

Lou Wei nodded: "I know. A Yu has helped me so much, I don't even know how to repay him."

He rolled over and got off the ground: "Ada, take me to see my father and mother."

From waking up to now, his expression has been very calm.

He was fearless for no reason.

Ah Da choked up and said: "Your Highness, you can cry if you want to, don't hold back."

Lou Wei shook his head.

He has no right to cry.

If he could plan ahead like A Yu, if he could strategize like A Yu, why would Cangzhou be captured by the rebels?

The remains of King Cang and Princess Cang have been buried.White flags were hung all over Cangwang Mansion.

Lou Wei knelt upright in front of the coffin in mourning clothes.

His face was expressionless and he didn't say a word.

Ah Da secretly wept and sighed deeply.

When the news of the great victory in Cangzhou spread to the capital, everyone from the emperor to the officials was stunned.

It's only been a few days?

It will take a few days for the good news to spread, right?

Did the rebels simply surrender?

Didn't they say that Gyeongju has only [-] troops?How on earth did they defeat the six thousand rebels?

The emperor asked directly: "Who is the defender of Qingzhou?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it is Han Yun." Cao Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, replied.

Everyone: Who is Han Yun?Never heard of it.

The emperor was in a good mood and rewarded Han Yun with some gold and silk on the spot.

As for promotion, forget it for now.

For such a good seedling, let's stay in Gyeongju for now, just in case.

There is also a letter from the Minister of Rites: "Your Majesty, King Cang has died, do you want the son to inherit the king's title?"

The emperor said: "Leave this matter to the Ministry of Rites."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials also listed: "Your Majesty, the prefect of Cangzhou and all the officials were martyred or fled when the rebels attacked the city. Now the government office is empty and there is no one in charge."

The emperor's mood faded: "Leave this matter to the Ministry of Officials."

Cao Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Cangzhou garrison died while defending the city. Now that Cangzhou is recovered, do you want to send generals to take over military affairs?"

The emperor frowned: "...this matter will be handled by the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and retreated impatiently.

The things that the Ministry of Rites does are very simple, just follow the etiquette system.

The affairs of the Ministry of Officials are not simple.

It stands to reason that there should not be too many people waiting to become officials, and the official position of the Cangzhou government office will be overwhelmed in normal times.

But now, the fall of Cangzhou is still vivid, but the current world is dangerous, and if the Qingzhou garrison leaves Cangzhou, it will be broken by the rebels again.

Cangzhou's troops were already small, and after this time, they will be even fewer.

Even if you can recruit now, you can't increase your combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

All in all, Cangzhou is very dangerous, and no one wants to be there for the time being.