Zhu Nao

Two hours later.

The setting sun is like blood, and the dusk is heavy.

The sound of shouts, screams, and clashes of weapons gradually weakened, and the dense rice fields became crooked, with corpses and limbs strewn all over the ground.

The war is over.

Xie Wuji stood on the high ground, watching the soldiers below clean up the battlefield.He was used to this scene, and the strong smell of blood in the air used to be indistinguishable from the sap of roadside flowers and trees to him, but now he gradually felt a little pungent.

This battle, he won, and he won very beautifully.

The Central Plains soldiers couldn't figure out where his tens of thousands of troops came from.In fact, Xie Wuji didn't have that many soldiers at all. He finally defeated Tao Bei by relying on his 2000 men and more than 1000 defenders transferred from Yunyang.

Let's go back to a few days ago.After Tao Bei entered Shu, Xie Wuji ordered people to sneak into Tao Bei's barracks for two surprise attacks, and the battle in the valley. In fact, he had two main purposes: one, to gain time; the other, to shake the morale of the Central Plains army. , causing them a sense of fear that the enemy is dark and we are clear.

As a result, both goals of Xie Wuji were achieved.

Several sneak attacks bought him five or six days.Although these five or six days were not enough for him to return to Hanzhong or Chengdu to move reinforcements, they were enough for him to enlist the people near Yunyang.If the Central Plains Army were careful enough, they would have found that most of the "Shu Army" who followed just now were not wearing military uniforms at all, but only wore clothes of a similar color to the Shu Army's uniforms; most of them had no weapons at all. Most of them are farm tools such as sickles and hoes, and even bare hands.These people were ordinary people who were conscripted temporarily by Xie Wuji.

After Sun Xiang slaughtered Gong'an County, it aroused strong dissatisfaction and anger among the people in Shu.Tao Bei's Central Plains Army, as Sun Xiang's ally and also an invader from afar, was also hated by the people of Shu.This allowed Xie Wuji to gain the support of a large number of people in a short period of time, and successfully mobilized tens of thousands of people to help out.

Those common people have not been trained, they are not serious soldiers, they can only be regarded as mobs.But Xie Wuji recruited them not to let them go to the battlefield to die, but to use them to boost their momentum.

The Central Plains army had already been tense by the ecstasy array several times. After seeing the sudden army, their psychological defense was completely defeated.

An army that has lost its fighting spirit, no matter how many people it has, no matter how powerful it is, can only be reduced to a slaughtered fish.So Xie Wuji relied on these thousands of elite soldiers and tens of thousands of "rabble" to smash the Central Plains army to pieces, and finally won the battle beautifully!

In fact, Tao Bei is a formidable opponent. He fought everywhere in these years and finally put down the Central Plains.When he learned that he personally led the troops here, it took Xie Wuji a lot of thought to plan how to deal with him.

At the beginning, no matter what tactics he came up with, Xie Wuji felt that with Tao Bei's wisdom, he could see through his intentions.He thought it was wrong, but suddenly he had an idea and came up with a clever plan to do the opposite.He was bluffing, so he spread doubts, pretending that he had a large army, which made Tao Bei deduce that he had few troops, but in the end he really pulled out a large army; he showed his banner in advance, which made Tao Bei more convinced that Yunyang had no reinforcements. In the end he descended from the sky with reinforcements...

He walked step by step, which can be described as interlocking.As for Tao Bei's defeat, in the final analysis, he did not know who his opponent was.

If he knew from the beginning that he was going to face Xie Wuji, Tao Bei might have thought twice about it.Or maybe, he will choose to retreat prudently...

Unfortunately, there is no if.

I don't know how long it has passed, the sun has set on the horizon, and there is only a dim twilight between the sky and the earth.A group of people ran back.

"General." The officer leading the team looked frustrated, "The subordinates are not doing their job well, and Tao Bei has not been found yet."

Xie Wuji frowned: "Then send another 500 people to look for it."

After the defeat of the Central Plains Army was revealed, Tao Bei knew that he was unable to recover, so he retreated first with his own soldiers in the chaos.When the battle was over, Xie Wuji sent someone to look for him, but there was no trace of Tao Bei.

Xie Wuji said: "Guard the major ports to prevent them from escaping from the river."

So the soldiers went out to find someone without stopping.

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The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the river tide is coming late.

On the ups and downs of the river, several guards surrounded Tao Bei and squeezed into a small boat.The boat heaved and fell in the wind and waves, and everyone on the boat also fell forward and backward, huddled together.

Thanks to the darkness of the night, Tao Bei's pale green complexion was invisible.His face was pale because of the remorse after the defeat, and his face was green because of... seasickness.

In more than ten years of military service, Tao Bei had never lost a battle, but it seemed to be the first time that he lost so badly and escaped so embarrassingly.It's just that compared to the pain of seasickness at this moment, the pain of losing a battle seems to be nothing worth mentioning.

"Ugh..." Tao Bei threw himself on the side of the boat and vomited into the river.

Another big wave came, and the icy river water mixed with dirt hit the faces and bodies of everyone in the boat.

This boat was full of northern soldiers, and many of them were on a boat for the first time in their lives, and Tao Bei was not the only one who got seasick.After being poured over by the river water with added ingredients, several people couldn't help it anymore.

"vomit……"

"Vag..."

The people on the boat vomited one by one, those who had time turned their heads and vomited into the river, and those who had no time vomited directly on themselves and their companions.At the beginning, it was you who sang and I came on stage, but later it became a scramble to pour out your own bile.If the river wind is not strong enough, the smell on the boat can also make people faint.

"General, are you okay?" the guard asked weakly.

Tao Bei waved his hand, signaling his subordinates not to talk to him.He really didn't want to say a word at this moment.

If he hadn't known that the river would be filled with Shu troops after dawn, Tao Bei would have wanted to go ashore to rest for the night.But if he wanted to escape smoothly, he had no other way.

Just this small boat was snatched by the guards from the fishermen by the river with great luck.There are many soldiers who can't get on the boat, and now they are still trying to build rafts by themselves by the river.

After everyone vomited cleanly, the boat gradually became quiet, with only the whistling wind and the patter of paddles being heard.It made this night even more desolate and painful.

Tao Bei closed his eyes and leaned against the guard.He couldn't sleep, but he wasn't awake either. In his drowsy state, the scene when the tens of thousands of troops rushed towards him still appeared in his mind.

The black army covered him like a shadow, countless military flags were swaying, and the fiery red "Thank you" left an imprint on his heart.

Xie Wuji... Xie Wuji...

He will definitely engrave this hatred in his heart and never forget it for the rest of his life.

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A month later.

The army of more than a thousand people is slowly moving forward on the road.Going forward along this road, they will reach Hanzhong in two or three days.

Most of the soldiers in the army did not see fatigue on their faces, only excitement.They are the victorious teachers who returned to the court victoriously. The closer they are to the court, the more excited they will be.Waiting for them will be a lot of rewards and rewards.

Wu Cong was directing the army forward, a school lieutenant slowly approached him on a horse.

"Brother Wu," the captain asked, "why haven't you seen the general these days?"

Wu Cong replied calmly: "The general caught wind and cold and rested in the carriage. What's the matter?"

"It's nothing," the captain hurriedly said, "It's just that I haven't seen it for two days, and I'm a little worried, so I came to Brother Wu to inquire about the news. It turned out that I caught wind and cold by accident...is it serious?"

"It's not serious." Wu Cong said, "The general is just tired, let him take a rest. There are still many things to do when we return to Hanzhong in a few days."

The school lieutenant nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the general is too tired." At the same time, he secretly rejoiced: Fortunately, Xie Wuji was not ill when he was in Yunyang, otherwise they might not have won such a beautiful battle.I just hope that Xie Wuji will get better soon, when they return to court, there must be many ceremonies to attend.

The captain inquired about the news, then retreated silently, Wu Cong touched his nose guiltyly, and continued to ride forward.

No one knows, Wu Cong is silently slandering at this moment: Tired?As long as no one is tired, Xie Wuji doesn't feel tired!That guy's iron body makes people feel ashamed...

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At the second quarter of the hour, the sun shone into the hall, making the hall warm.Xie Wuji slowly woke up from his sleep, stretched out his hand to fish beside him, but found nothing.He lazily opened his eyes, only to see that he was alone on the large couch.Looking to the side, there were no other figures in the empty hall.

He stared at the sun for a while and realized that the man had gone to court.He pursed his lips slightly, closed his eyes and continued to rest.

After an unknown time, footsteps were heard from the hall.He opened his eyes, only to see a man in a black embroidered dragon robe walking in.

He half stood up, looked Zhu Nao up and down, and wondered: "Is this dragon robe newly made?"

Zhu Nao walked to the couch and sat down, and said with a smile: "Yes. The current situation is not good this year, and the Shu brocade in the Chengdu weaving workshop is a bit unsalable, so I asked someone to bring a few pieces to cut me a new dragon robe. A few days ago Just made it."

Before Xie Wuji could react, Zhu Nao stretched out his hand to touch his obscene clothes, and said: "How about cutting a few pieces for you too? I don't have many chances to go out of the palace, only the officials can see me. You often wear it after wearing it." Go out and walk around, dignitaries and dignitaries admire your demeanor, and they will follow suit. If there are more people who follow suit, the brocade brocade will be sold out."

Xie Wuji: "..." Dare to love is to sell cloth!

After Zhu Nao ascended the throne, he was very frugal. He did not spend much time building the palace, but simply repaired the former palace after requisitioning; Just get something to make up the numbers.Compared with the extravagance and extravagance of Tao Bei, he looks very poor-but in fact, those who should know how much money is in their respective treasuries know very well.

Originally, Xie Wuji thought that Zhu Nao made a new dragon robe to celebrate the victory, but in the end, it was actually to make money!

He was speechless: "I rushed back day and night, so you told me to sell cloth for you?"

Junao laughed: "Then what should I say?"

Xie Wuji angrily pulled him onto the couch, turned over a few times, and the gorgeous Shu brocade was wrinkled: "You are in good spirits, why didn't you miss today's morning court?"

Zhu Nao's eyes were bent: "Do you remember what happened last night?"

Xie Wuji was slightly taken aback.He wanted to say that he could forget it too?However, after thinking about it carefully, he found that he had really forgotten a lot about what happened last night.

I just remember that he traveled day and night and finally arrived in Hanzhong yesterday afternoon.Zhu Nao accompanied him to Gongquanchi to wash away the dust and it was already late.The two of them entered the palace together, and they were going to share the beautiful scenery on a good day, and tell each other about each other... After that, there was no more.

Xie Wuji's face changed slightly.After all, he is not really made of iron, but also a body of flesh and blood. He was too tired for the past few days, so he fell asleep as soon as he got on the bed last night...

Xie Wuji remained calm, pretending that he didn't say anything.Zhu Nao asked, "When will your army arrive?"

Xie Wuji thought for a while: "About three days."

Zhu Nao asked again, "Then when will you go back?"

Xie Wuji frowned: "Tomorrow...or the day after tomorrow."

He left the army behind and slipped back, because after the victorious army returns to the court, there must be a lot of celebration ceremonies to be arranged, let alone ten days and a half months, he will be so busy that he doesn't even have time to meet Zhu Nao in private, so he It's just a day and night to steal these two days of leisure.

"I want to come back soon..." Xie Wuji whispered, "See you."

Zhu Nao leaned forward and pressed against his forehead: "I understand. You might as well stay for two more days. I sent someone to send a letter, and said that the reception banquet to reward the army is not in time, so let the army go slowly."

Xie Wuji laughed, and he didn't know whether Zhu Nao was telling the truth or joking: "Are you serious?"

Zhu Nao laughed and said, "It's not true...Let's see if I miss tomorrow's morning court."

Xie Wuji: "..."

The two were tender for a moment, the sun had already risen above their heads, but they still lingered on the couch and refused to get up.

Xie Wuji suddenly remembered an important matter, and asked: "By the way, I don't know how the situation in Changsha is?" He arrived too late yesterday, and there was no time to inquire about the news of Changsha.

Zhu Nao said: "Sun Xiang was under house arrest by Tao Bei's people, and has been taken to Yedu. Huang Dongxuan and Ge Lingcha first occupied five counties in Changsha Prefecture, and Tao Bei's army occupied four counties. There will still be disputes in the future, and I have ordered people to We have increased our troops to the east."

Sun Xiang is completely finished, and Changsha Mansion has become a fish to be slaughtered.Huang Dongxuan, Ge Lingcha, and the Central Plains Army did not invade Changsha immediately because of their limited strength, and Changsha still had some forces to resist.Tao Bei didn't kill Sun Xiang, but wanted to keep him to win over some local forces in Changsha.

In this regard, Zhu Nao is at a disadvantage. In the past few years, under the leadership of Sun Xiang, Changsha and the Shu government have had a deep feud. It will be much more difficult for Zhu Nao to win over Changsha's forces than Tao Bei.But in terms of terrain, he occupies Jiangling, and it is easier to seek Changsha than Tao Bei coming down from the north.

In short, no matter what, they will soon completely engulf Changsha Mansion.

Who would have thought that two months ago, the Central Plains Army and the Changsha Army jointly attacked Shu, and two months later, the Shu Army and the Central Plains Army divided Changsha together...