Chapter 33 The Border Pass and the Capital
In May of the fifth year of Yuan Zhao, the weather became hotter and hotter, even the Jimen Pass in the north began to get hot, and on the city wall of Jimen Pass, several young soldiers wearing armor were on duty on the city wall.
These soldiers looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, and they were holding the Zhenbei Army's standard spears in their hands, and the two of them were looking north and talking.
"Our leader is really lucky, not long after he took leave and returned home, the barbarians from the north called."
The young man, who was only seventeen years old, sighed and said, "I heard that he went back to his hometown to get married, and most of them are newly married Yan'er at this time, where is like us, fighting with barbarians here." ”
Today, the Xianbei Department has been officially at war with the imperial court for more than a month, and a large number of beacons near Jimen Pass have been leveled by the Yuwen Department, these Xianbei people have plundered everywhere, and grabbed grain as military rations while fighting, and then entered the palace Jimen Pass in batches.
For more than a month, Jimen Pass has withstood about four or five impacts from the Xianbei Department, but now the grain and grass supplies in Jimen Pass are quite sufficient, and it is not a big problem to support it for a few more months.
After hearing this young man's words, another grain that was slightly older than him snorted and said: "Zhao Tou'er has a relationship in the capital, and when he goes back this time, he will most likely marry Mrs. Li's sister-in-law and become a family with Mrs. Li, what kind of luck is it?" It was obvious that someone informed him in advance that there was going to be a war at the border pass, so he took leave at this moment! ”
"As soon as Zhao Duwei entered the army, he was the captain, the sixteen or seventeen-year-old captain, where can we compare with these stinky hills?"
Obviously, these are all soldiers under Zhao Fang.
Although Li Xin was separated from the imperial court, he did not openly erect a flag to rebel after all, and he was still a prince of the court on the bright side, and he was a marquis when he was a teenager, and he rose all the way to the top, and he also became the object of worship of young people in the Great Jin Dynasty, and his deeds over the years are widely known.
"I can't envy it."
The young soldier looked to the north and said with some envy: "If we can marry Mrs. Li's sister, where can we still stand guard here, maybe one day in the future, we can also pay homage to the generals......"
The slightly longer soldier sighed: "The Northern Barbarians have attacked Jimen Pass five times in a month, so fierce, Zhao Duwei is afraid that he will not come back......"
As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar voice came from the side.
"Fuck you!"
A young man wearing the same armor, carrying a spear on his shoulder, although he was dressed in a military uniform, his face was full of ruffians, but at a glance he was vaguely angry, this young man was wearing a captain's armor, and walked up to the two people with a grin, kicked the two people hard, and scolded: "Is Lao Tzu a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?" ”
This person is naturally Zhao Fang, after he returned to Yongzhou, under the arrangement of the ninth princess, he married Zhong Xiaoxiao, because both parties had no parents, and the wedding was successfully completed under the auspices of Li Xin and his wife.
After getting married, according to Li Xin's meaning, he will not be let back, at this time, the Zhenbei army is in chaos, even if Zhao Fang follows Li Xin to practice a fist, but at best he is agile, and when he really arrives on the battlefield, he may die at any time.
Li Xin didn't want his sister-in-law to become a widow not long after she got married.
But after Zhao Fang heard that there was a fight in the north, he insisted on returning to Jizhou, and many of his brothers in the Duwei Battalion were small thieves he caught from the mountains with Li Xin back then, and they were brought up by him.
After Zhao Fang kicked the two people, he was still puzzled and scolded: "Lao Tzu got married at home, and according to the rules of the Great Jin Dynasty, he could have taken a year off, but when he heard that Jizhou was fighting, he immediately rushed back from his hometown. ”
At this time, most of the people in the army spoke in this tone, Zhao Fang was born in a scholarly family, and it turned out that it was impossible to say such words, but after five or six years in the army, he also learned to speak foul language.
These two people, or the little thieves he brought out single-handedly, were not angry after being kicked twice, but just looked at Zhao Fang with a smile, and the younger soldier stepped forward and asked quietly: "Boss, did you really marry Mrs. Li's sister-in-law as a mother-in-law?" ”
Zhao Fang rolled his eyes and snorted: "Ask so much what to do, stand at your post!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar tremor came from under his feet.
The tremor is faint but distinct.
The three of them turned pale at the same time, and looked up at the north in unison.
There are people in the army who have specially practiced the method of listening, and they listened to it at the root of the city wall, and their faces changed greatly, he stood up and shouted loudly: "It's the cavalry of the Northern Barbarians!" ”
"Ten thousand rides!"
"It's only five or six miles away from me!"
Because the Xianbei cavalry is too powerful, after more than a month, there are almost no scouts of the Zhenbei army outside the pass, because the speed of the scout's horse is not as fast as the Xianbei people's horses, and it is in vain to be chased and killed, so the Zhenbei army only guards the city and no longer sends people out to investigate, only when the enemy reaches a certain distance, the Zhenbei army can find out.
Zhao Fang stood on the city wall, silently put on his helmet, then took out a strip of cloth from the placket and tied it to his hand, then tied the quiver to his body unhurriedly, looked up at the north, and took several deep breaths.
He had been in the army for six years and had never really experienced war, and now, war came.
As far as the eye can see, there is already a black line in the north.
Zhao tightened the strip of cloth in his hand and roared angrily at the people in his capital battalion.
"The Northern Barbarians are here, ready to kill them!"
The entire Duwei battalion roared with Zhao Fang's voice.
"Kill them!"
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The war in northern Xinjiang is blazing, but the capital thousands of miles away can not feel the war in northern Xinjiang, the nobles and lords in the city should go to the lower hall of the restaurant, and the upper green building of the green building, the city is still prosperous outside the city, and the breath of war can not be felt.
The only one affected by the war is probably the concubine Yuwen Que who was married into the palace by the Son of Heaven two years ago, because of the rebellion of the Yuwen Ministry, she, as the daughter of Yuwen Zhao, was naturally implicated and was beaten into the cold palace by the Son of Heaven.
At the same time, the two uncles and nephews of the Ye family couldn't sit still, and rushed back to the capital from Ningling, and the uncles and nephews entered Beijing at the same time, and knelt in front of the Son of Heaven in Weiyang Palace.
Ningling Marquis Ye Xuan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the war in Northern Xinjiang is fierce, the Xianbei Department is menacing, Chen Guogongfu will replace the Great Jin Dynasty to guard the Jimen Pass, and the two uncles and nephews are willing to serve the Great Jin Dynasty and defend the Jimen Pass!" ”
In just over a month, the Xianbei Department entered the palace Jimen Pass five times, although the Jimen Pass was firmly guarded, it was obvious that it was very difficult to defend, and the Zhenbei Army now has no backbone, and the army may be disheartened at any time, the Zhenbei Army is the foundation of the Ye family, and the two uncles and nephews of the Ye family are naturally anxious when they see this.
The Zhenbei Army is in the hands of their Ye family, even if it is really disabled by the Xianbei Department, it is also to make the best use of it, but if the Zhenbei Army is wiped out in the hands of others, the Ye family will not be willing to die.
They naturally want to take over the Zhenbei Army, even if it is either uncle and nephew.
Yuan Zhao Tianzi personally helped the uncle and nephew up, and then handed the military newspaper on his desk to the uncle and nephew.
"The two Ye Qing don't need to be in a hurry, the Jimen Pass is solid, and the Xianbei people knocked on the gate five times, and they all returned."
The young Son of Heaven turned his head to look at Ye Lan and smiled.
"Ye Qing served as the secretary of the military department a few years ago, and was later transferred to Hanzhong, now that he has returned to Beijing, why don't you still take charge of the military department for me?"