my wife is mulan

On November [-], Zhao Junsheng led his army to the north bank of the Yellow River. On the other side of the river was Linyi, Qizhou.

The weather is very cold, everything is depressed, and the world is full of chills.

The sky was gloomy, and the cold wind howled, blowing on the face like a knife.

Standing outside the tent, Zhao Junsheng looked up, and said to Dongfang Chen and Cui Hao, "Do the math, is it possible that it will snow these few days?"

Dongfang Chen and Cui Hao looked at each other, both of them looked very helpless, Dongfang Chen cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I will only observe the astrology and divination to predict good and bad luck, but not weather changes!"

"Don't you claim to know astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom? Don't you know 500 years before and 500 years after? Why can't you predict weather changes?"

Dongfang Chen and Cui Hao repeatedly begged for forgiveness: "I have little talent and little learning, how can I dare to know the reputation of 500 years in the future? This is just a rumor from the market. If I have such abilities, wouldn't I become a fairy or a god?" "

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand, and the teasing expression just now gradually disappeared, and he ordered: "Pass down the order, make a fire and cook at Yinshi tomorrow, and set off to cross the river on the ice at Chenshi!"

The vanguard came two days earlier than the main force, and they have been collecting ships for the past two days, but at the current speed, it may take several days to collect enough ships, but Zhao Junsheng ordered to cross the river on the ice tomorrow at Maoshi. Could it be that the Yellow River will go tonight? frozen?

The military advisers and officials were not good at predicting the weather. They didn't know how Zhao Junsheng could be so confident. They knew that the river would freeze tonight, but the order was passed on. More than [-] soldiers from all armies were preparing to cross the river.

At Yin time the next day, the barracks became lively, and a large number of torches and fires were lit in the camp. Although the cold wind howled, it couldn't stop the fire in the hearts of the soldiers, because it actually snowed that night.

The goose-feather-like snow was flying all over the sky, and the earth turned into a vast expanse of whiteness overnight. The Yellow River froze, and a thick layer of ice formed on the surface of the river.

In the handsome tent, the lights are bright.Zhao Junsheng was sitting on the horseshoe. On the table was a pile of steaming meat buns in a basket. Zhao Junsheng was holding a pottery bowl containing a bowl of mutton bone soup. He took a bite of the meat buns and drank the soup.

Hua Mulan wrapped her still yawning son Zhao Dong in a thick fur and walked over to sit beside Zhao Junsheng. The guard next to him scooped up two bowls of steaming mutton soup from the soup bucket and placed them in front of her.

Gao Xu, Cao Jiao, Chang Kun, Yuan He and other generals sat opposite and on both sides.

Zhao Junsheng gnawed on the big meat bun and said, "Cao Jiao, I will give you 2 people. You can do it cheaply while ensuring that the king's retreat is not cut off! Especially for this ferry, no matter what, you must Make sure there are at least 3000 guards!"

Cao Jiao was eating steamed stuffed buns, and his mouth didn't move when he heard this, and he raised his head and asked, "What the king said is to do things cheaply... When the situation permits or the time is right, the general will be able to attack Xiangzhou or JiZhou?"

Zhao Junsheng took a sip of the hot mutton soup, took a look at a map, and handed it to Cao Jiao, saying: "March southwest from here for one day, and cross the river south to the city of Jizhou, the government of Jeju. The army crosses the river on ice. You can kill the city in the past! But go northwest from here

It's Qicheng in Jeju. In order to guard against our army, Du Chao has deployed heavy troops in Qixian County. If you want to attack Fucheng, you have to be prepared for the Jezhou army in Qicheng to attack your back! "

Cao Jiao took the map and looked at it, then raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, how many cavalry are there among the 2 people?"

"Five thousand, four thousand light cavalry, one thousand heavy cavalry!"

Cao Jiao drank the mutton soup in the bowl in one gulp, put away the map and said, "That's enough! The general will light up his troops and prepare to go."

"What's the hurry? Do you think you can lead the army and go down to Fufu City in one battle? Then you underestimate Du Chao. He is on guard against us. Besides, you took away all 2 people Now, if this king’s way of retreat is cut off, how will you be responsible?”

Cao Jiao touched his head in embarrassment, sat down again with a smirk, "Your Majesty is right, you must wait until the time is right to attack Jeju or Xiangzhou."

Hua Mulan put her son on the pony pony beside her, gave her son a steamed bun, and let him eat it by himself. She took a sip of a bowl of mutton soup, took a sip of the steamed bun, and said, "Beware of Du Chao and Du Gui and The Southern Dynasties colluded and took the initiative to attack our jurisdiction and cut off our army's retreat!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "It's not impossible, so I have ordered Zhang Xing to sit in Xindu. As long as Du Gui dares to move, he will immediately send troops south to attack Yecheng! Cao Jiao, you must not only keep an eye on Du Chao, but also Staring at Du Gui in Xiangzhou, your task is not light!"

At this time, Dongfang Chen and Cui Hao walked into the tent from the outside. Dongfang Chen said with a smile: "If Du Chao and Du Gui and his son dare to do something, it would be great for the king. Now Xiangzhou, Jizhou, and the king rule We are still subordinates to the Great Wei Dynasty. If we attack first, we will give people an excuse, but if Du Gui attacks us first, the king will use this as an excuse to fight back. We can let Sima Chuzhi give up Qizhou for the time being and follow the main force of the army first. Withdraw back to the north bank of the Yellow River, rely on the natural danger of the Yellow River to resist the Southern Dynasty army with a small number of troops, and then concentrate superior forces to deal with Du Gui and take Xiangzhou! If it is cold today, as long as the Yellow River freezes, the king's iron cavalry can cross the river down the river at any time. You should be careful It is the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty who are frightened!"

Chapter 621

This breakfast was really early, Yinshi finished breakfast, and all the soldiers and horses of the army were ready to march. Zhao Junsheng gave an order, and the vanguard of a thousand cavalry first set off to cross the river on the ice, followed by the main force of the army. Finally, there are logistics supplies and accessories for siege equipment.

All the war horses have their hooves wrapped in pieces of coarse cloth, and the horses with hooves wrapped in coarse cloth will not slip and fall when walking on the ice.

"Son, come to Grandpa, ride the same horse with Grandpa!" Zhao Junsheng said and put his son Zhao Dong on the back of his horse. Wrap in a cloak to keep out the cold wind.

When Hua Mulan saw Zhao Junsheng carrying her son, she felt a lot more relaxed. Taking care of the child all day, although it seemed easy, was actually exhausted.

On the other side of the river, there was no Southern Dynasty army to deploy defenses. Zhao Junsheng brought tens of thousands of horses this time. No matter how many Southern Dynasty troops were, they would not be able to defend the south bank of the Yellow River. Guard the city.

After tens of thousands of horses crossed the river on the ice, it was already dawn. At some time, his son Zhao Dong had already fallen asleep in Zhao Junsheng's arms. Everyone's heads and bodies were covered with a thick layer of snowflakes.

The snow is still falling and it doesn't seem to be stopping.

A messenger ran over and reported to Zhao Junsheng: "Report to the King, General Chang is here to report to the villain, Linyi City is five miles ahead, and the gate of Linyi City is closed. City supplies! General Chang asked if you want to attack the city?"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand and said, "Of course we have to attack the city. Otherwise, if a small county garrison steals my 6-horse retreat, wouldn't I be laughed out of hand? Go and tell Chang Kun to block the four gates of Linyi." , Don’t let Liu Songjun’s messenger go out of the city to report the letter!”

"As ordered!"

Since history, the lower reaches of the Yellow River have undergone countless diversions due to various reasons. The most recent and largest diversion was the third year of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty by Wang Mang (AD 11), and there were countless minor diversions in the hundreds of years after that.

At this time, Linyi City was still on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Zhu'a County not far to the southwest was also on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Zhao Junsheng said to Hua Mulan, "Do you know Mi Heng?"

"Mi Heng?" Hua Mulan thought for a while, and asked, "Is it Mi Heng, a mad student in the Jian'an period of the Later Han Dynasty?"

"Yes, he is from Linyi! It is not wrong to say that he is a crazy student, but although this person's political intelligence and emotional intelligence are too low, he really has literary talent and eloquence, and he is very good at handling official documents. Kong Rong and Yang Xiu were called the eldest son by him, and they were not angry when the other was called the younger son by him. It is estimated that only those who appreciate his talent can stand him. Cao Cao can't stand him, but he has a great reputation and cannot kill him. So he was sent to harm Liu Biao. Liu Biao liked him very much at first, but he couldn't stand being scolded several times, so he was sent to Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, where he started to do very well. Well, Huang Zu had him, and he was completely at ease in handling the official documents. Later, Mi Heng offended Huang Zu with his rude words. Huang Zu was short-tempered and killed him in a fit of anger. He was only 26 years old when he died. It's a pity. !"

Hua Mulan had a different opinion on Mi Heng, saying: "I think it's not that Mi Heng doesn't know how to be a man. He just can't understand the darkness of the officialdom, and he's the kind who will show his temper regardless of the other party's official position, so He will offend people repeatedly!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Although what you say seems reasonable, I still disagree. For example, Xun Yu didn't offend him. Xun Yu worked hard under Cao Cao just because he was handsome. He said that Xun Yu could go to the funeral with that face, and when he saw Zhao Rong's big belly, he scolded Zhao Rong that he could manage the kitchen!"

Hua Mulan retorted: "Don't you think that Mi Heng's cursing is not indiscriminate? His cursing means something else, just like he scolded Xun Yu for being able to go to mourning with that handsome face. He thinks that Xun Yu is a man of deep city power. Although Xun Yu works with Cao Cao, he pretends to be a Han family in his heart; besides Zhao Rong, he said that Zhao Rong can manage the kitchen, not that Zhao Rong only has the ability to manage the cook, but It's secretly scolding Zhao Rong for being greedy and stealing, and I don't know how much money he secretly coveted!"

Zhao Junsheng was taken aback for a moment, and said with a smile: "It seems reasonable to hear what you said, but it is precisely because he is so outspoken, even though it is insincere, the person being scolded is not a fool, how can he not listen?" Make a noise out of what he said? That's why he offended people because of that mouth!"

Far away, Zhao Junsheng saw the city wall of Linyi City in the distance, and he turned his head and ordered to the herald: "Send someone to call Gao Xu!"

"promise!"

Gao Xu was notified that Da Ma ran over from behind and clasped his fists: "My lord, are you looking for me?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Seventy miles to the southwest of Linyi City is Zhu'a County. You take [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to speed up around Linyi City and attack Zhu'a County first. The snow should not be too heavy today. Shen, I should be able to arrive before dark, and tomorrow morning, I will go to Zhu Acheng for breakfast!"

Gao Xu clasped his fists and agreed: "Obey!"

The impact of snow on infantry marching is not small. When the snow is not deep on the ground, snow has little effect on cavalry marching. There is no shortage of horses in the Northern Wei Dynasty. As the largest warlord, Zhao Junsheng naturally has no shortage of horses, even infantry. Being able to ride on a horse can undoubtedly maintain a normal marching speed.

Under normal weather conditions, the cavalry marching speed is not necessarily faster than the infantry, but riding on horseback can keep the infantry at their best physical strength and energy, which is the benefit of riding on horseback.

At the hour of Chen, the army arrived at the foot of the city of Linyi. Zhao Junsheng reined in his horse and stopped one mile away. This was probably the closest distance to the safe zone of the city wall. Covering some flying snow, the banners behind him and the countless banners in the army were soaked in snow and then unfolded under the cold wind, and they were frozen at some point in the low temperature. The soldiers carrying the banners were struggling.

Zhao Junsheng turned his head and asked, "How long will it take for the siege equipment to arrive?"

Cui Hao replied: "It's already arrived. The people of the transportation team took off the wheels of the carriage and directly changed it into a sled. They can go faster than the carriage in this snow field, and they are closely behind the army!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "That's fine. Wei Juan, send a sharp-talking general to persuade them to surrender, and give them half an hour to consider. If they don't accept the surrender, our army will attack the city!"

"Obey!" Wei Juan agreed, he is now the general of the whirlwind army, and quickly sent a general and two cavalry to the ground to persuade him to surrender.

The reply from the defenders of the Southern Dynasty was a rain of arrows. The general and the two cavalry who persuaded the surrender were forced to flee back in embarrassment. The persuasion failed!