Chapter 65 The imperial chariot's personal conquest

The imperial commander, Zhao

Yuan, had been standing outside the Qionghua Palace. Even though the wind and snow were howling outside, he didn't seem to feel cold. He just stood there in a daze, no matter how the palace people around him tried to persuade him.

Until the imperial doctor came out of the palace, at that moment he almost didn't dare to look at the imperial doctor.

"Your Majesty, the empress and the heir in her womb are both fine." The imperial doctor reported, "It's just that the empress's body is too weak, I'm afraid she will suffer some pain during the delivery."

Zhao Yuan said blankly, After a while, he suddenly raised his head and said as if he was startled: "You mean... the child is still there?"

The imperial doctor nodded and replied: "The emperor is fine."

Zhao Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief and turned to look outside. of heavy snow.

He was not ignorant of her admiration for Jiang Weiren, and he also knew that she did not come to him because she was in love with him, but he never thought that her feelings for Jiang Weiren had reached such a deep level that even He doesn't care about the child in his belly.

"Take good care of your concubine," he ordered the steward and eunuch of Qionghua Palace. "Now what she wants to do and where she wants to go are all up to her..."

"Your Majesty, won't you go in and see your empress?" Seeing that he didn't seem to be planning to enter the palace, the eunuch asked.

"No," he replied calmly, looking at the vermillion palace door, "She doesn't want to see me now, so why should I bother her anymore."

He turned around and walked towards the stone steps. The palace servants quickly followed, and the Huangmen in front of the palace asked carefully: "Your Majesty, where are we going?"

"Back to Ganlu Palace."

"The servant is going to preach..."

The supervisor did not say anything. After finishing, he was interrupted by Zhao Yuan, "No, I'm going for a walk, you don't have to follow me."

The eunuch looked worriedly at the flying snowflakes, and then at His Majesty's lonely back. He didn't dare to let me go . The palace people followed.

The supervisor of Zhidian arranged for people to clear the snow everywhere in the palace every day, but now the snow was falling heavily. Just after sweeping, it accumulated on the ground again. Zhao Yuan chose a slightly secluded road. There were few palaces on the road. As people come and go, the snow accumulates deeper.

There was a slight sound as the boots stepped on the snow, which was even more clear in the silence.

In the past, I looked forward to growing up day and night. When I grew up, my mother would not be so restrained and I could do whatever I wanted. But it turned out that even after I grew up, even if he was the king who held the world in his hands, he still had too many things to do. I can't help myself.

He suddenly remembered what Yan Qing had said to him many years ago. She said, A Yuan could grow up slower...

How could he understand the melancholy in these words at that time, and he only asked confusedly why.

At that time, her eyes were full of love and affection, and she said slowly: "Because you will be very tired when you grow up, and I am afraid that A Yuan will be lonely and have no one to accompany you in the future..."

The cold wind wrapped the flying clothes like fluttering catkins. Snow rushed towards his face, and he suddenly stopped, his eyes becoming a little blurry. Under such a deserted wall, in the sky full of falling snow, he finally dared to reveal some of his weakness and sadness.

For more than ten years and thousands of days, he truly regarded that person as his mother.

In the Wenhua Palace, he was scolded by his husband until he cried, and she pushed open the bead curtain and rushed out. Although he was young at that time, he understood that she felt sorry for him, so he couldn't bear it.

At the grand ceremony of his father's death, she led him to kneel in front of his Zi Palace. He cried so much that he was at a loss. She whispered to the side: "Don't be afraid, A Yuan. From now on, this beautiful land will be yours." No matter how severe the storm is, I will accompany you through it."

Later, she told herself, "Life is not just like morning dew, happy moments pass by in a hurry, but losses and regrets last forever. This is human power. Even the king can't do anything about things that are out of his reach. "

...

He was young and ignorant and didn't understand the meaning of her words. But one day, he finally understood what she had told him and realized that things are different. , can never go back to the past.

She didn’t want to hate, but fate was never forgiving. Now no one would say to herself melancholy like that, can A Yuan grow up slowly...

She finally understood what she said, the so-called Growing up, it turned out that I walked alone in the long wind and snow. I got used to being lonely without anyone by my side. When my heart is full, it becomes cold, frozen into ice, and becomes extremely hard. I gradually no longer feel the pain, and gradually feel the pain. Not warm.

The young king stood alone in the wind and snow. He raised his head and let the snowflakes fall on his cheeks, so that the mist in his eyes could not condense into water droplets and fall.

Queen Mother Shengyi no longer needs to go to Taihua Peak, but few people know that she is still confined to the Qingsi Courtyard.

Everyone in the palace noticed that His Majesty had changed. He used to be so doting on the concubine, but now he rarely goes to the Qionghua Palace where the concubine is. There were other beauties beside him, some were charming or clever, and they were full of flowers. There were always singing and singing all night long in the Manna Palace, and the clan members accompanied His Majesty to feast and have fun, which was very lively.

But at the end of this year, on the eve of the Shangyuan Festival, news came from the north that Beiqi was gathering troops to attack Jiading Pass.

It has been ten years since the last time the barbarians' iron hooves crossed the border and went straight into the hinterland of Yu. The long period of ten years has made many people forget the ups and downs of the past. The thrilling scene outside the Nanxun Gate under the Imperial Capital City.

Because of the previous battle, Beiqi's vitality was severely damaged. The eight major tribes went their own way and the coalition fell apart, so that the entire Central Plains no longer had to be watched by the people outside Jiading Pass.

More than ten years of peace have made people forget the efforts and price they have paid in exchange for this peace.

In panic, Zhao Yuan hurriedly convened the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy. Both the Minister of War and the Privy Council agreed that the best policy was to defend Jiading and remain in seclusion.

"Your Majesty, Jiading Pass is impregnable. Among the major towns, it has the most soldiers and the most baggage. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This time Beiqi is huge, but it is not easy to break through Jiading Pass. As long as Jiading's defenders cannot retreat. "It's extremely cold in the north, and Beiqi won't be able to hold on outside Jiading Pass for long," the Minister of War advised.

The Privy Councilor also agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty, this time in Beiqi is different from ten years ago. This time the eight tribes have not been able to resolve their old grievances. More than 100,000 people have been put together hastily, but there is no commander who can truly unify the army." "

Although the leader of Orleluo, who is known as the first warrior in the grassland, has a high reputation and is indeed brave in fighting, he can't afford to fight with a piece of scattered sand. It is different from the time ten years ago, and I think it is not something to be afraid of. "

Zhao Yuan pondered, and finally, according to the opinions of those people, he ordered the Jiading garrison to stay in seclusion and use defense as offense.

The order was passed to Jiading Pass. Sure enough, for many days in a row, Beiqi's 100,000-strong army attacked no matter how they attacked. The thick city wall of Jiading City cannot be broken.

The most important defense for the defenders on the city is to pour water on the city wall. As soon as the water is poured on the city wall, it forms thick ice. It will be slippery when it comes up.

But despite this, some people in the DPRK are still worried. They all remember how brave the Beiqi army was before the war ten years ago and how much suffering it caused the people at the border.

Rumors gradually arose in the army that the Great Khan of Dubeiqi had heard the news of the death of his chief minister, so he assembled his army and marched southward.

Many people were worried that the border guards that Jiang Weiren had personally deployed over the years would not work this year. They were almost replaced by Zhao Yuanquan, all the generals who could be replaced were replaced, and the defense was revised again and again. The generals were at odds and the defense was in chaos. If the Beiqi army really broke through Jiading Pass, they were afraid that they would march forward again and let history repeat itself.

This news reached Zhao Yuan's ears, and what he was most taboo about now was someone mentioning Jiang Weiren, and he even blamed all of this on the absence of the chief minister.

Anyone in the court who came to remonstrate was imprisoned by him.

But no one expected that a few days later, the Beiqi army really entered the pass from Jiading City. The chief of the Orle tribe, with two thousand warriors from the Orle tribe, actually climbed over Yunqi Mountain and rushed into Jiading City. Kill the defenders, open the city gate, and join forces with the army outside the city.

Yunqi Mountain is so tall that it is named Yunqi. Birds have always been unable to fly over it and it is famous for its steepness. What's more, in the cold winter, Yunqi Mountain is a vast area of ​​ice and snow. How could the people in Jiading City have expected that the enemy troops would cross it? That desperate situation.

Once Jiading was defeated, Yingcheng was also defeated two days later. If this continues, perhaps history will repeat itself, and the Beiqi army will reach the imperial capital again. However, there is no Jiang Weiren in the Yu Dynasty today who can personally supervise the battle and turn the tide.

There were endless debates in the court, which turned into a mess. Finally, Zhao Yuanli decided to fight against all the opinions and decided to conquer it himself.

"After Yingcheng was defeated, the defender Ding Huai broke the bridge on the Zhuo River and held back the enemy troops while retreating. I first led an army of 100,000 to Zhuozhou and fought with the Zhuozhou defenders. Although a hundred thousand troops are stationed in Xuancheng, they can reinforce Zhuozhou, but I don't believe they can stop the Beiqi army."

He looked at the map and analyzed it, and this decision strengthened his determination to go out. Although the water surface of Zhuoshui is wide, But I heard that it has started to snow in Zhuozhou. If the river is completely frozen, the Beiqi army can cross the Zhuoshui River and attack Zhuozhou. By then, they will be unable to rush to garrison.

Therefore, regardless of the opposition of the ministers in the court, Zhao Yuan ordered the three major battalions to assemble as quickly as possible. He took the most elite 100,000 troops and immediately headed north.

The army left at night. He hurried to Qionghua Palace before leaving. Xue Shiying had already fallen asleep. He quietly walked to her side and saw her lying on the quilt with her eyes closed, only her face exposed Come, he looked carefully, from her pale cheeks to her bulging belly.

He squatted beside the couch and reached out his hand to carefully touch her abdomen, his eyes full of reluctance.

"I don't know if it's bad or good to go," he lowered his voice and stared at her sleeping face dreamily, "but for you and the child, I have to be fearless."

He lowered his head and placed it between her eyebrows. After pressing a kiss, as if he was afraid that it would be difficult to let go again, he stood up resolutely, turned around and walked out of the palace, not daring to look back even once.

Just after he stepped out of the palace, the woman on the couch opened her eyes. She slowly got up with some effort, leaned on the bedside, stretched out her hand to touch her abdomen. As soon as she lowered her head, tears rolled down her eyes. After falling down, it took a long time before he slowly spoke with choked sobs and whispered: "My child, do you think my mother was wrong from the beginning?"

Zhao Yuan led an army of 100,000 people to march day and night. Although the Beiqi army It was blocked by the bone-cold Zhuo River, but as the snow became denser, the ice on the river surface became thicker and thicker. As long as the ice surface was enough to cross the river, it would go straight to Zhuozhou.

Zhao Yuan was determined to defeat the enemy and win. As soon as he arrived in Zhuozhou, he summoned the defenders to arrange their troops and discuss how to fight.

He was taught by Jiang Weiren, and he was naturally familiar with the art of war. Unfortunately, as if God was not protecting him, the snow became heavier and heavier. Two days later, several feet of ice formed on the Zhuoshui River.

The 100,000 troops behind had just arrived in Xuancheng and had no time to reinforce. The Beiqi army did not give the Zhuozhou defenders a chance to breathe. As soon as they crossed the Zhuoshui River, they blew horns and drums and ordered an attack.

Although the troops were of equal strength, and the 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Zhao Yuan were the most elite among the three battalions, they were still difficult to resist in front of the hungry wolf-like Beiqi army. More importantly, neither Zhao Yuan nor the Zhuozhou garrison had actual combat experience. No matter how many military books they read, they had never actually been on the battlefield.

When fighting hand to hand, how can the use of troops follow the rules in the book? Zhao Yuan quickly understood that he had underestimated the enemy, but by this time it was too late.

Seeing that Zhuozhou might not be able to hold on for long, Zhao Yuan, under the advice of the generals in the city, could only take 20,000 people to flee Zhuozhou and rush back to the imperial capital from Xuancheng.

Shortly after he left, Zhuozhou City was completely surrounded, and the only military order given to the more than 100,000 soldiers in Xuancheng was to contain the enemy forces in Xuancheng and give the imperial capital time while Beiqi conquered Zhuozhou and moved south. Come.

As soon as Zhao Yuan returned to the palace, he received the news that Yan Qing was missing.

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