Chapter 240 The Truth (Part 1)

"That day, the Lixia people suddenly attacked from the north with fierce force. The general on the right led Meng Shenjun and Meng Shen led two men and three thousand elite troops to fight. Unexpectedly, they encountered a strong wind on the way. The sand and soil rolled up from the ground surrounded the soldiers, and the horses they rode were stagnant due to the harsh environment, and even suffered too much damage.

After receiving the news, Meng Guogong immediately ordered the men and horses in front to rest and wait until the weather was better. They went out to fight outside the city gate.

However, the Lixia people seized the opportunity and faced the attack. The general on the right had no choice but to mount his horse and fight."

Su Mingjue heard this and wondered: "Why can the Lixia people still attack directly despite the sandstorm weather? "Are they not affected?"

The general who spoke shook his head, "They are very little affected. Firstly, they are in the upwind of the sand. When the wind blows, it has little effect on their horses.

Secondly, they have been there since they were young. Having grown up in this place, we have long been familiar with the weather there

, and most of our soldiers have come from the Central Plains. Although they have been stationed in Helan Mountain for many years, they still lack experience and are not as good as those who have lived there for generations. People there."

Su Mingjue nodded, "What happened later that caused the general on the right and the two soldiers to die on the battlefield?"

"This attack did not give us a good advantage, War Horse. The losses were so severe that they could only resist the enemy attack with their own bodies. They lost nearly 2,000 people, and the remaining less than 1,000 people retreated 300 meters and could only rest for a while."

"After receiving the news, Meng Guogong sent troops to retreat. Major General Meng Qingping led 5,000 elite troops to respond. This time the weather improved. Major General lured the enemy deep into the hinterland and attacked from both sides, retreating 800 meters away."

Su Mingjue then said, "In this way, we will win this battle. "

The general nodded, but then he sighed, "If we had good horses and sufficient food and grass, we could have pursued the victory after this battle, but it's a pity..."

"What a pity?"

The general patted his thigh. , his face fell into an expression of annoyance and sorrow: "After the Lixia people were repelled eight hundred meters, they did not give up and return to Lixia. Instead, they stationed themselves where they were and started a tug-of-war with us."

"They launched attacks every now and then. , there was no bad weather, it was quite easy for the major general and the upper right general to take on the challenge, but after too many times, our war horses became a little unbearable. They are all old horses that have been used for a long time. They will become weak after running too much.

"I have no choice but to order the best horses in the general camp to be moved to the front and the eliminated ones to be stationed in the city. But even so, it won't last long after a while." "

Because it's necessary. In response to the challenge, food and fodder were depleted quickly, and military pay was delayed, making the brothers gradually hungry. "

"The Lixia people saw the right time and launched a fierce attack. Even though the brothers were sallow and skinny, they bravely responded to the enemy, gritted their teeth and held on in the end. "

Lu Shaoyu frowned when he heard this: "Didn't the imperial court distribute military pay?"

The general smiled bitterly: "Yes, it was sent, but it was just that much in our hands. It was not enough at all. Just ask. The boss only sent so much money."

Su Mingjue was stunned when he heard this, "The person who sent the money was so brave, how dare he embezzle Mo's military salary!"

Lu Shaoyu shook his head, "This is not greed, it's just that he only gave so much. "

Su Mingjue looked at Lu Shaoyu in surprise: "The army is the foundation of the country. Once it is breached, the entire Daxing Dynasty will be in danger. How can such a big thing be so careless about money?"

The general sighed after hearing this, "The imperial court has always valued culture over military affairs. These soldiers don't take it seriously, so it's not unusual for this to happen.

Lu Shaoyu's expression twisted slightly, and he said for a long time: "The military pay is too low, and there are also military rations and war horses. These two have not been delivered for a long time

. " The person in charge of military food said that this year's harvest was not good and they could only raise so much food. Even if Meng Guogong wrote to urge him, he was just sent with a memorial, saying that there were refugees in the north and no one was farming.

"Not to mention the war horse. The Duke has been asking for it for several years, but it has not been approved yet, so we have no choice but to make do with it. " "

But the old horse can handle it, but the man can't! If the army rations are not enough, we will starve to death alive. The Duke was anxious all day long. Finally, he heard that there was some food in the north, so he rode his horse to ask for it." "

It's taboo to leave the customs privately, but the Duke didn't care so much. He rode over there at night, and at least borrowed some from the surrounding counties. "

After the food was transported back, the strength of the soldiers increased greatly. They fought again and directly drove away the Lixia army. However, before they had time to celebrate, an army came directly from a distance to say that the Duke of China had left the country privately and intended to rebel. Before he could When the Duke came forward to explain the situation, those people shot the right general and the two soldiers to death one after another, followed by the Major General and the Duke, and most of the Meng family troops who were accompanying him in the battle were also killed.

Lu Shaoyu heard the words and said: "What is the evidence of rebellion?" The

general recalled: "It said it was a letter. It was found that the Duke of Guo was communicating with others and he wanted to go straight to the capital.

Lu Shaoyu said: "Have you read the letter?" The

general shook his head, "I only heard people talk about it. At that time, I was injured and recuperating and was not in the army, so I survived by luck." "

Su Mingjue heard this and wondered: "Then the shooting came first, why did we know the news of the rebellion after you entered the capital?"

The general said: "Because they are not sure whether all the generals are dead, but only got They had just announced the confirmed news, so the time was delayed. "

Su Mingjue looked at the general and said, "How do you say this?"

"The weather was not very good on the day when the Duke and several generals were shot. After those people shot them, there was a sudden strong wind, which rolled up a meter. The high sand waves swept around, and the yellow sand blown by the strong wind quickly covered some of the corpses of the soldiers present, and the Duke and others were also swept inside. "

The weather was extremely bad at that time. When those people saw that the Lixia people were repelled and that the other Meng family troops could not catch up for the time being, they made up their mind to retreat first and come back tomorrow when the wind and sand cleared."

"After I heard the news, I took some of my brothers who had recovered and went to the site of the incident in the dark. I found the Duke of Guo and several generals of the Meng family from the pile of loess. "

Lu Shaoyu said sharply: "Since it is known that the Meng family is rebellious, why do you still go to the capital with great fanfare to deliver coffins?" The

general glared at Lu Shaoyu when he heard this, "The Duke of the country has not rebelled. This young master thinks that you are." For the sake of Mr. Su’s friend, I’ll let you go today. "

When Su Mingjue heard this, he stood up and comforted the general, "General, calm down. He didn't mean to say that. He just spoke a little hastily. He didn't understand how the general did it. He delivered the coffin all the way from Helan Mountain. Come to the capital"