Chapter 23: What to Do
Xun Yue's so-called 'Zun Han Zaoyi' was born from Guan Zhong's Zun Wang.
Zun Wang Zaoyi made Qi Xiaobai the head of the five tyrants, and Xun Yue hoped that Yanbei could pursue the Zun Han and Zaoyi...... Of course, for now, Yanbei did this.
Liu Yu's death made Yanbei give up his decision to attack Goguryeo on land and sea this year, but this did not mean that he had to let go of the Goguryeo who invaded Han land without permission.
"Send someone to deliver this letter and the prepared tribute to Jiao Touch, who is in Donglai County."
Liu Bei did not follow Yanbei's request to appoint Jiao Touch as the Taishou of Donglai, but he did not embarrass the sea ship that Jiao Touch had to connect with Liaodong County and Qingzhou, which was a good start, but Qingzhou under Liu Bei was obviously no longer safe for Jiao Touch...... When Yanbei broke with Gongsun Zhan.
In the letter handed over to Jiao Touch, Yan Bei roughly expressed his request for his westward trip - stay away from Liu Bei.
He didn't have much to do, except for the land under Liu Bei and Cao Cao, his only mission was to pay homage to the little emperor who had broken away from Dong Zhuo's control in Chang'an from the northeast of the empire. In addition, all Jiao Touch needs to do is fend for himself, quietly make a quail, wait for the dust of the Jizhou dispute to settle, and at least bring him and his three thousand soldiers back to Youzhou when the road is safe enough for Jiao Touch.
Qingzhou west to Chang'an is not close, the road is slightly delayed, and the return trip will pass this year.
"Before the snow this year, Yan wanted his troops and horses to go west, and they were stationed between the Zhuo Dynasty to defend Nankou." Although Yan Bei didn't say who was the Kou in his mouth, everyone knew that except for Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, who else could make Yan Bei jealous? "Therefore, before facing the west with all our might, we must sweep our abdomen and back, in order to enter Youzhou...... We will wage war with Goguryeo and Daeliangshui until we inflict a heavy blow on their national power! ”
When Yanbei said this, Lu Yi also led the general headquarters to cross the lower reaches of the Daliang River east of Xiangping, and went east along the Liangshui to pursue the Goguryeo soldiers and horses who escaped from Xiangping.
In this battle of Daliangshui, more than half of the Goguryeo soldiers and horses were lost, and Yi Yinmo had to hug his head and run away, escape the line of Daliangshui, and then fight and retreat to the border. However, even if Yi Yinmo escaped across the Liangshui, the situation left for him was still not optimistic enough...... Not to mention that Lu Yi chased after him, Zhao Yun and Taishi Cibu, who had been waiting for the border in, and Tian Chou 800 soldiers who helped from Xuansu County...... It's almost a dead end.
Not to mention, after torturing the prisoners captured by Xiangping, Liaodong also got a piece of good news. The grain road in the rear of Goguryeo encountered bandits and robbers, robbed and killed the people, and robbed the grain and grass.
In this way, there is no need to be reminded by others, Yan Bei's mind flashed Pan Ling and Wu Shuangbu who lost their traces in this battle.
Most of them are subordinates, who are usually inconspicuous bandits, and they have made great contributions!
If they hadn't cut off the grain routes behind enemy lines, they wouldn't have driven the Goguryeo back to the border so easily...... In the next battle, if Pan Ling and Wu Shuang are clever enough, they should still make a contribution.
Although the war between Han and Goguryeo continued, it was no longer able to affect the people of Liaodong County in the slightest. Tie Wu began to continue to produce precision forging armor on the second day after returning to Yanbei, and the Anping Township Iron Mine also began to transport ore on the fourth day, and the shipyards and barracks began to be put into training as early as possible.
Yanbei returned to Liaodong, as if he had not done anything, but entered Xiangping under the support of the general, gongs and drums played the war song loudly. But for the vast majority of the people in Liaodong County, including the generals and officials of Liaodong County, even if Yanbei did nothing but sit in Xiangping, the meaning for the entire county was completely different.
Just like now, even if the enemy's previous invasion has recently burned the flames of war to the bottom of Xiangping City, even now there are still small groups of Goguryeo troops in the county who have turned into rogue bandits and robbed passing pedestrians and merchants, but no one will be afraid and panicked about this anymore.
Their general is back!
Yan Bei paced slowly outside the manor outside the city, and in this state and county atmosphere was extremely tense, he seemed a little too relaxed. It's better to throw the reins to his relatives, Yan Bei led Dian Wei around the outside of the mansion, and pointed out the bright and dark whistles in the mansion for Dian Wei...... For a long time to come, at least until the end of the conflict, patrolling here will be Dian Wei's duty.
Outside the city, there are two military camps that can garrison 600 people, more than 500 elite soldiers are stationed in the city, and there are more than 1,000 veteran field soldiers who cultivate the fields of 100 hectares. With all kinds of craftsmen and servants, it is like a border barrier.
"Dianjun, this is the Wu Fort that Yan dreamed of when he was young, I have always wanted to build such a mansion!" Yan Beibei proudly introduced to Dian Wei the locations where soldiers could be hidden in this Wu Fort and the arrangements that could be made when the war came, and finally shook his head and smiled bitterly: "At that time, I always thought, but if I really have it, I rarely have time to live and enjoy it with peace of mind." ”
"Congratulations to the general for getting his wish."
"Who isn't, there are thousands of people in this world, who are not so eager to become great, after all, they just want to taste this taste, but they are only a superficial taste." Yanbei shook his head with a smile, the Goguryeo Marquis in the manor ran out with four paws, and went straight to Yanbei, the momentum was really amazing, but it was only a few months old that it could only stand up to touch Yanbei's knees, Yanbei reached out through the ribs of the dog's front paws, held it in his hand, turned back to Dian Wei and smiled: "Look, my dog has grown so big, it really gives them a good name!" ”
Dian Wei raised his eyebrows slightly, noncommittal to this sentence.
"In a few days, if you want to go to Goguryeo, do you want to go with me, or stay in Xiangping?"
"Where the general is, where Dian is, where the duty is, there is no shirk."
When Yan Bei said this, the lively Zhen Daofang jumped over the threshold and asked as he walked: "Brother-in-law, Sister Ah will give birth in a few months, and you still have to go out to fight?" ”
Yan Bei crooked his neck, casually stuffed Goguryeo Hou into Zhen Dao's arms, and asked, "Where is Ah Miao?" ”
"Sister is sitting in the dew pavilion...... Eh, ignore the slave and go in? ”
After Zhen Daocai finished the first half of the sentence, Yan Bei had already entered the mansion with Dian Wei, leaving Zhen Dao with Goguryeo Marquis in his arms to make a grimace at the door of the mansion, and then jumped into the mansion.
"General...... Please forgive the general. ”
Dian Wei was absent-minded when he entered the mansion, and it was not until he walked through the corridor that he apologized to Yan Bei without beginning or end, so that Yan Bei didn't know what to say, and asked, "Where does the guilt come from?" ”
"In the past, in Xingyang, the general once asked Dian if he still had relatives, and Dian had a wife and children in Chen Liushang." Dian Wei looked at Yan Bei and asked seriously: "Can Dian go and pick them up, and then follow the general to fight Dongyi?" ”
Yan Bei only thought for a moment, and then understood what Dian Wei was thinking. At that time, he didn't ask Dian Wei, but just changed Dian Wei to his command from Zhang Miao's hands, but I was afraid that Dian Wei didn't have the idea of entrusting his family to himself at that time, but since Dian Wei said this now, it naturally means that he can get by under his own account.
"Well, this is not a crime, if Yan Mou was for you that day, he would not entrust his family at that time, you think this is good, you will inform your wife and small residence, and let Tian Guolet send away Ke to pass the message Jiao touch, and bring his wife and young man back on the way back from Chang'an." After Dian Wei hugged his fists, Yan Bei smiled and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, Yan is also going to be a Weng, I can understand your feelings, you have a son?" ”
"There is a dog under him, his name is full, he should have it this year, he should be seven years old."
"Very good, when he comes, I will pick a Confucian in the academy to enlighten him and read more books." Yan Bei said with a smile, patted Dian Wei's shoulder and said as he walked in the pavilion: "Don't mind, it's the right time to bring the family here, the Central Plains is only afraid that it will become more and more chaotic in the future." ”
Zhen Jiang Huaixi was not long in coming, and now he can't see the pregnancy, but the heroic spirit between the eyebrows has been diluted a lot, sitting in the pavilion and listening to the musicians playing the sheng, he actually looked at the red flowers and green leaves outside the pavilion, and his eyes were gentle, which surprised Yanbei. Zhen Tuo, who was kneeling on the side, saw Yan Bei coming over, and hurriedly reminded Zhen Jiang, and several people hurriedly got up and saluted Yan Bei.
"It's okay, Ah Miao, Ah Dao sit down quickly. That song was very good, I like to listen to it, and then I play it. Yan Bei knelt down to meet Zhen Jiang and the others, and Dian Wei led the guards and warriors to stand outside the pavilion with his back on his back, and made gestures to the musicians on the side, signaling them to continue to play the sheng according to Yan Bei's wishes. Yan Bei raised his hand and gently stroked Zhen Jiang's abdomen, in fact, the palm of his hand didn't feel anything, but it made him feel the leap of life in the dark, pursed his lips and smiled a few times, and then said quite worriedly: "The sun is coming, I'm afraid that the little baby will be born in the winter moon, and the weather in Youzhou is cold, Ah Miao, you have to cultivate more, and the horse will not ride anymore." ”
"Husband, the concubine knows." It seems that after being pregnant, Zhen Jiang's temperament has become gentle, and after serving honey to Yanbei, he asked, "Have you explained all the state and county affairs?" ”
"I don't have to explain those things, the soldiers have generals to raise, the county government has a public relationship, and the water village has a state concession, even if I am not there, they can do it well." Yan Bei smiled and drank a sip of honey syrup, and then said with a little apology: "It's just that Ah Miao, I'm afraid I still won't be able to accompany you in the near future......"
"Husband-kun is going to Goguryeo?"
Yanbei was ashamed of Zhen Jiang in his heart, he was newly married for only one winter, and he was preparing to attack Liaoxi in the spring, and after Liaoxi was finished, it was Goguryeo, not to mention the invasion of Dongyi before...... Although Zhen Jiang didn't say anything, he also knew that the short-lived chaos must have frightened the Zhen girls.
"I want to go to Goguryeo, Dongyi Xing invaded, rushed to the border defense of my Han family, killed our soldiers and destroyed my township, killing and wounding nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians. Li Min recognized me as General Duliao, so he wanted to avenge them and hate blood......"
There was a bit of tacit explanation and guilt in Yan Bei's words, but Zhen Jiang didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then nodded quietly, and said: "Husband doesn't have to be like this, just do what you should do, don't disappoint the people for the concubine and the little girl...... The concubine was in the good news of General Xiangping's victory. ”
Yan Bei's hands and knees were clenched, his head was tilted and his eyes were closed, and his back was straight and he inhaled deeply.
"The weak soldiers of Goguryeo can't stop Yan in the slightest, Ah Miao, you wait for me to demolish their Susheng Bone City, take the royal flag and give it to the child in your womb!"