Multiple crimes

Ge Rong was originally the town general of Huaishuo Town. After the Six Towns Uprising failed, he took refuge in Xianyu Xiuli.Not long after Xianyu Xiuli died of internal strife, Ge Rong took the opportunity to stand on his own and lead the rest of the tribe to continue the uprising.After the Xiurong people occupied Luoyang, the government was decadent and the border was turbulent, which gave the rebel army a good time to expand their territory. The locust-like Ge Rong army spread rapidly and became unstoppable, and became the biggest threat to the Northern Wei Dynasty.The imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress several times, but all ended in failure. Several generals including Zhangwu Wang Yuanrong and Guangyang Wang Yuanyuan died in battle.

At present, Ge Rong is so eager to capture Luoyang, mostly because of the lack of food.Soldiers are fighting for their lives, and it is conceivable that their momentum must not be more than ordinary.Er Zhurong did not dare to be negligent, and on the afternoon of receiving the urgent report, he went to the court to request the Northern Expedition.

"Northern Expedition?" Yuan Ziyou was taken aback when he received the memorial: "Why did you start a war?"

Yuan Ziyou has lived a life away from the imperial court since he was born, and the uprising cannot break through the fief, and the turmoil has nothing to do with him.Now that the war is about to happen right under our noses, it is inevitable that we feel uneasy in our hearts, but at the same time we are vaguely excited, as if we are going to experience something amazing, and we can't wait to go to the battlefield together.

This idea just passed by in a flash, and was quickly dispelled - war is not a joke, if you play with it, you will die.

Yuan Ziyou cherished his own life very much, so he did not want to take risks, not only did he not want to take risks by himself, he also did not want Er Zhurong to take risks.But he has no reason to reject the opponent's letter of challenge - what does General Zhu Guo do?Isn't it for war?

Xiurong's army planned to set off in the early morning of the next day, first go to Jinyang to join the rest of the troops stationed in the old place, and then raise troops northward from there to attack Ge Rong.

It was Ye Yuanziyou who didn't go back to the palace, but followed a group of generals, big and small, to the barracks.

Because Er Zhurong was in a hurry to go back to deploy armaments and war affairs, he had no time to take care of other things, and he didn't find Yuan Ziyou who followed him all the way until he reached the camp.

Most of the soldiers in the battalion haven't seen the emperor yet.Er Zhurong was afraid of causing unnecessary commotion, so he kept Yuan Ziyou by his side at all times, preventing him from wandering around, and did not reveal his identity to his subordinates.

Although the battle has not yet started, the whole army is full of murderous intent and ready to go.This atmosphere was a bit too chilling and dull for Yuan Ziyou who had just entered the barracks.Taking a step forward and getting closer to Er Zhurong, he had nothing to say and said, "I, I have nothing to do, I just came to cheer you up."

"Puff up? Whom to cheer up, you or me?"

Yuan Ziyou is very self-aware, knowing that he can't do much, so he didn't get angry because of the other party's ridicule.After a moment of silence, he continued, "Come back soon after the fight!"

"If your majesty is worried, why don't you go to the battlefield with me?"

The words were serious, and Yuan Ziyou instantly took them seriously.He raised his head and met the other party's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and it took him a while to realize that Er Zhurong was joking.

When a man rarely jokes, unless he encounters something great and comfortable.Yuan Ziyou thought to himself: "Is it so happy to fight a war?"

Immediately Er Zhurong put away his smile again, and said seriously, "Be your emperor with peace of mind, and don't care about the war."

——It's useless to control it.

The two stopped in front of the tent, and Er Zhurong looked back at Yuan Ziyou: "I'm going to change clothes, you stay here and don't move, and follow back to the palace when you're tired. Second brother!" Yuan Ziyou nodded behind him, turned around and bent over to enter the tent.

Yuan Ziyou turned his head, only to find that Er Zhuzhao was following them unhurriedly.

He didn't intend to ask Er Zhuzhao to escort him back to the palace, the other party was already in military uniform, so he must have his heart tied to the army.Besides, he didn't want to go back so soon, so he just stood there without making a sound.

"Your Majesty is worried about elder brother..." Er Zhuzhao walked forward slowly, passed Yuan Ziyou and stopped, paused for a while, and then said, "Elder brother has led troops to fight at the age of 17, and he has never failed. In the past No, and never will."

Having said this, he turned his head to meet Yuan Ziyou's gaze, and his tone suddenly became extremely gentle, as if he was comforting, but it didn't seem to be: "Brother, he was born to go to the battlefield!"

Yuan Ziyou didn't understand what this meant, but the scene of meeting Er Zhurong for the first time involuntarily appeared before his eyes.At that time, the man was riding a tall horse, surrounded by all the officials, walking towards him with disdain for all living beings, his irresistible air of king was almost suffocating, and at the same time, he was tempted to fall into it and couldn't extricate himself.

Born to go to war?

Think about it too.As soon as this man gets on the horse, he treats himself like a different person.It was at the banquet, and it was just now.It is no longer cold and cold when he speaks, and there is a rare kindness on his face.

"It's getting late, I'll send His Majesty back to the palace." Er Zhuzhao suddenly interrupted his thoughts.In two more hours, the army should set off. It would be inconvenient for the emperor to stay here.

"I won't waste your time, I remember the way back to the palace." Yuan Ziyou couldn't classify Er Zhuzhao, Yuantian Mu Gaohuan and others into the same category.There is no vulgarity of ordinary warriors in his gestures, and he is different from Er Zhurong's arrogance. He is always gentle and calm, with the same appearance and voice, just like a big brother.

"It's okay. I will send His Majesty back to the palace first, and he will be back soon." Er Zhuzhao smiled, and led the horse to Yuan Ziyou.

This gentleness is so decisive that it cannot be refused.Yuan Ziyou had no choice but to get on his horse and follow Er Zhuzhao out of the barracks.

Although the Xiurong army's expedition this time was strictly expected, in fact, only the cavalry battalion were mobilized to fight, including those who were still in Jinyang, only 20 people.It seemed unbelievable, because the opponent was Ge Rongjun with [-] people.

However, Er Zhurong had his own reasons for making such an arrangement.Ge Rong's army seems to be invincible and difficult to deal with, but it is actually composed of scattered rebels, a mixed bag of good and bad people, and the organization is lazy.In other words, a mob.

Er Zhurong saw that the gang of warriors were brave and foolish, and they didn't have enough horses to arm them. He was convinced that what he had to deal with was at most a large infantry.The cavalry is not only flexible, but also imposing, and can carry out encirclement and sneak attacks at any time, which is perfect for cutting loose and crude infantry.In addition, Xiurong has a special "magic weapon".

Er Zhurong sent Gao Huan to the enemy's barracks before the brigade started.

Gao Huan worked under Ge Rong before following Er Zhurong, and had contacts with many of Ge Rong's subordinates.Er Zhurong hoped that he could instigate a few enemy generals in this trip so as to obtain information.

This was not a difficult task for Gao Huan. He used to be a long-sleeved and good at dancing in the rebel army, and he had a good personality. He not only brought back the general deployment of Ge Rongjun, but also won over seven or eight princes. .Although the prince is a short prince, he still has power, and he has more than 1 soldiers under his command.

Not long after Gao Huan returned to the camp, news came from the front that the rebel army was attacking Yecheng.Li Shenjun, governor of Xiangzhou, was smart, knowing that the city wall was strong enough, he simply closed the gate and ignored it, patiently waiting for reinforcements.

Here, Er Zhurong was also unambiguous, and immediately ordered troops to be dispatched to Yecheng.

At the same time, Zhuang Emperor Yuan Ziyou, who lived deep in the palace, was not idle.He is silently carrying out his own business, but this business has nothing to do with the war.

Chengyang Wang Yuanhui suggested a few days ago that a temporary deliberative court should be established to deal with civil cases.Yuan Ziyou fully agrees with this.

Thinking about how many months it has been since I ascended the throne, the court has been chaotic or chaotic, and there is no improvement at all.After Er Zhurong killed all the people, he let go of his hands, leaving a mess and letting his subordinates do anything wrong, just like what Yan Shuo said, just focus on fighting and not doing anything.The top is in such a mess, not to mention the bottom, if this continues, before the rebels come to usurp power and murder, the common people will scold themselves to death first!

The Temporary Council is a good idea.Yuan Ziyou thought to himself that I don't know how to do anything else. Isn't it easy to justify the case and rehabilitate several unjust crimes?Immediately, they decided to appoint officials as soon as possible while Er Zhurong was away, lest he come back and meddle in this and that.

Right now the palace is very clean.As soon as Er Zhurong left, those cronies who dangled around in the court all day to show off their power also left, and no one dared to make irresponsible remarks to make the emperor unhappy.In this way, fighting is not a bad thing.

Yuan Ziyou hopes that there will be battles to fight every day, but he doesn't want Er Zhurong to leave for too long, and he is even more worried that he will lose his life in the fight.

"If this battle is to be fought, will the generals have to charge forward?" He asked Yan Shuo.

"The leader personally leads the troops to increase morale."

"Oh... so in your opinion, did we win?"

"Master, why are you worrying so much? What did Er Zhurong start his business? He can't deal with a mere rebel army? At most, it's just a few generals... Isn't it just right? Erzhu's family is too powerful, which is not good for us. .”

Yuan Ziyou didn't know how powerful the rebel army was, but since Yan Shuo said so, he was relieved, and began to study the matter of the Provisional Council with all his heart, first ordering Yuan Hui to find some officials for him.

Who would have thought that before the list was drawn up, the news of Xiurong's army's complete victory came from ahead.

Ge Rong had heard of Er Zhurong's name a long time ago, and had always been afraid of this "General Zhu Guo". This time he heard that he only brought 20 cavalry, he was shocked and laughed from ear to ear.Seven thousand versus [-], this is a game without any suspense.

Ge Rong thought he had the chance to win, but at the same time he gritted his teeth with hatred for Er Zhurong's naked contempt, and shouted "capture Er Zhurong alive", sending people to shout from time to time to show provocation.

Yuan Tianmu was furious when he heard this remark, and vowed to tear Ge Rong to pieces.On the contrary, Er Zhurong held his breath, and first ambushed some of the cavalry in the valley outside the city of Ye, then sent a few small soldiers to raise dust and make noise around the valley, and finally ordered the vanguard to attack from the front.

Ge Rong had already deployed a long formation to the north of Yecheng, and was about to surround Xiu Rong's army from both sides. He was puzzled when he saw the billowing dust and smoke rising from the sky in the distance.Hearing the deafening drumming and shouting around him, he even doubted the information—is it really just [-] cavalry who came?

Before he could react, the elite troops led by Er Zhurong suddenly surrounded from behind and rushed straight to the center of the enemy's formation.

As previously expected, the seemingly huge Ge Rongjun was actually infantry.There was chaos in the rear, and the formation instantly disintegrated. The loosely organized rebel army was beaten up and ran away under the attack from the front and back, crying for their father and mother. Ge Rong himself was captured alive by Er Zhurong's generals before the formation.