On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

The stars and the moon were as dark as ink. Inside the camp, only the light of torches illuminated the noisy world. Zou Renbiao stepped on the land he loved deeply.

He looked across the river at Qinghe City, where black smoke was still rising, and suddenly felt confused.

Is it really my fault for all this?

He had advised Xiang Ying a long time ago to launch an attack while Lin Zhen was away to suppress the cult and take Qinghe County in one fell swoop. From then on, the gates of Qian Kingdom would be wide open, and the North China Plain would no longer be blocked. It would only be a matter of time before they could reach the capital.

But Xiang Ying refused to listen and had to wait for Mao Mengji to come back before he came to his senses. As a result, he sent troops hastily, resulting in the deaths of Yang Wenping and Heitantou, thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded, and not even a brick fell from Qinghe City.

I advised him to use catapults to cover the soldiers who rushed up the city wall, but he didn't listen; I advised him to attack as soon as possible, but he didn't listen; I advised him to send a large army to press forward, but he didn't listen.

Now that a huge mistake has been made, I, the chief priest, have to take the blame.

Why?

I studied hard for twenty years and finally passed the imperial examination, becoming the top scholar in the 31st year of Daye.

Is it to let you, Xiang Ying, take the blame?

No, absolutely not.

Your Majesty is old. If I return to the capital to report, even the Prime Minister will not be able to protect me, and my family may even be implicated.

What should I do.

Zou Renbiao walked up to the watchtower.

The soldier on guard saw him and immediately saluted: "Master Jijiu."

"Yeah, it's okay, I just came to check it out."

He stood with the soldiers and looked at the magnificent city together.

Tall city walls, complete defensive facilities, countless city gates with giant deer horns, and a moat that is wide and deep, like a cold pond.

Alas, Your Majesty, Your Majesty.

The Qian Kingdom is extremely poor, but they know to scrape together money to repair the border. However, our Southern Chu is so rich, but we are arrogant and neglect Linyi.

If we are defeated, won't the Qian army be able to advance unhindered?

Once we lose control of Jiangbei, it will be difficult to take it back.

"Master Jijiu, the Qian soldiers are collecting our corpses. What do you think? Should we take this opportunity to shoot them and avenge our soldiers?"

"No. Although war is a game of deception, we must also abide by basic battlefield rules. If we attack them today, they will attack us again when we collect the bodies. This will only damage the reputation of our Great Chu and will do nothing good."

"What about the bodies of our brothers?"

"Just wait. After the war is over, I will come back naturally."

"Then when do you think this war will be over? Don't be afraid of being laughed at by the adults. I still want to go home to see my wife and children." The soldier smiled a little naively, and Zou Renbiao patted him on the shoulder.

"It will be over."

After saying this, he walked down the watchtower.

The soldier's mention of his wife and children made Zou Renbiao feel a little melancholy. He took off his breastplate and saw three words carved on it by his wife.

"I hope you are well."

When Zou Renbiao saw these three words, he wanted to fly back to Beijing to reunite with his family.

But he knew that if he went back, what awaited him was not a warm home, but a heinous crime.

Thinking of this, his expression suddenly became stern. He quickly returned to his tent and called his personal guards.

"grown ups!"

Zou Renbiao stood up, took out four huge silver ingots from his arms and stuffed them into his arms.

"Sir...what are you doing?"

"Go back to the capital as soon as possible, take my message, and take everyone in my family to Liaocheng."

"Ah? Sir? What's wrong? What happened?"

"It can't be explained in a few words. Go and do it quickly, and don't alert anyone. Also, tell your family not to take any valuables. Go to Liaocheng as quickly as possible! Find my eldest brother!"

"Yes, I will do it right away!"

Seeing that Zou Renbiao had a strange expression, the guards did not dare to ask any more questions and hurried out.

Zou Renbiao watched the guards leave and murmured, "I wish I had reacted quickly enough, Xiang Ying, you're too ruthless."

......

On the other side, Xiang Ying had already called out to another vanguard general, Yan Wenbao.

This man had a leopard head and round eyes, and looked like Zhang Fei. He spoke in a loud and deep voice and held a silver spear in his hand.

He walked into the tent and knelt on one knee.

"Commander!"

"Wenbao, it's time for you to make a name for yourself. I order you to rebel at the second watch, set out at the third watch, and lead 5,000 soldiers to attack Qinghe County at night."

"Hahahaha!" Yan Wenbao laughed. "Thank you, Marshal. I've wanted to avenge Wen Ping for a long time. I'll make arrangements right away!"

"Well, be careful. In two hours, I will lead a large army to attack. Qinghe will be conquered tonight!"

"Yes!"

......

By midnight, Zhou Ze had led 20,000 cavalry to the foot of Mount Tai.

Mount Tai is close to Qinghe County. It is high up and covered with vegetation, making it the perfect choice for an ambush.

But Zhou Ze was in a bad mood today because he met an uninvited guest.

General of Tianwu Guard, Chen Xiao.

It turned out that Lin Zhenxian was worried about Lin Zhen being able to handle the situation alone, so he secretly asked Chen Xiao to lead the Tianwu Guards as backup, guard Wucheng, and be ready to support Qinghe at any time.

This Chen Xiao is a man who can't sit still. When he was sent out before, no matter where he was stationed, he would always cause some trouble.

Either there was friction with the enemy country or there was fighting with the Mongols, which made Lin Zhenxian very upset.

In the end, they had no choice but to transfer him back to guard the capital.

But Chen Xiao, who returned to the capital, was still restless. He heard that a certain noble family stationed there had committed a crime of disregarding human life, and that the officials and the noble family were in collusion. As a result, this guy immediately led his troops to search the family's house, wiped out the family, and skinned the county magistrate and hung him on the city gate tower.

Lin Zhenxian was furious when he heard this and demoted him to the position of Lieutenant General of Tianwu Guard. Later, because of his mistakes, he was demoted to the position of Colonel, which was a complete downfall for him.

But this guy happened to be a good fighter, so he was reused by Lin Zhenxian and sent to support Lin Zhen.

Just when Zhou Ze led 20,000 cavalry through Wucheng, he disobeyed orders and made decisions on his own, leading the only 5,000 elite cavalry of Tianwuwei to join in the fun, leaving the huge army to his second-in-command.

Zhou Ze hates this guy very much.

Because on the battlefield, he was a restless man, neither obedient nor fond of causing trouble, and he did whatever he wanted.

This time, Lin Zhen was the commander-in-chief, but he was unable to control this guy.

"Pass on my order, set up camp!" Zhou Ze shouted after arriving at the destination, and called the messenger, "Hurry to the city and report to the prince that we are already in place."

"Yes!"

"Oh, Prince, Prince, you keep saying he's a prince, is that brat really that amazing?" Chen Xiao was holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, looking ruffian-like and grinning like a fool. No wonder he's in his forties and still hasn't married or had children.

Zhou Ze said angrily, "Why are you so talkative? This time, the prince's plan to wipe out the evil cult was flawless and watertight! No one in the Three Guards would disobey."

"I don't accept it? Why? I just wiped out a cult. How can I compare with the Wei Wuzu? Back then..."

"Okay, okay, I've been bragging about this for almost twenty years. Aren't you tired of it?"

"Hey! If you have the ability, go fight the Wei Wuzu! If it weren't for me back then, there might not be a Daqian now!"

"Bullshit, that's because the prince is watching over Han at the South Gate and can't spare any time. Otherwise, do you think he would send you to fight the Wei Wuzu?"

Chen Xiao took off his helmet. Under the moonlight, Zhou Ze discovered that he actually had a buzz cut!

He was immediately stunned: "No...where's your hair?"

"I shaved it."

"You bastard! Your hair and body are given to you by your parents, how could you shave it off?"

"Tsk, I grew up eating at other people's houses, and my parents didn't raise me, so why should I respect them?"

"The prince will beat you to death if he sees you like this!" Zhou Ze was so angry that his nose was spitting fire, while Chen Xiao still looked indifferent.

"Why are you so excited? My father is a gambler, my mother is a prostitute, and I was born when they were drinking and having fun. They gave birth to me but didn't raise me. My father beats me up every day when he loses money, and my mother brings other men home every day. Do such parents deserve my filial piety? Or would you be filial to such parents?"

"Then you can't cut your hair!"

"I'll cut it! So what? I've even been a lieutenant before. At worst, I can go back to the capital and be a soldier."

"You!" Zhou Ze was shaking all over after being confronted by him. In the end, he pointed at him and couldn't say a word, so he had to give up.

For a great general to come out of such a family, I wonder what good deeds they must have done in their previous life.

Zhou Ze decided not to argue with him on this matter, as it didn't make sense. Looking at the busy soldiers, he changed the subject.

"The prince said that when the Southern Chu army attacks the city, we should launch a surprise attack. Since you are here, you can lead a group of elite cavalry to penetrate their siege force, and I will lead a group to rob the camp on the other side."

"No! You're not the one to get such a good opportunity as robbing a camp. I'll rob the camp, and you'll be responsible for picking up the trash."

Zhou Ze was so angry that he jumped up and down: "Now I am the highest commander of the cavalry!"

Chen Xiao spat out the dogtail grass far away: "Spit! I won't listen to you. If you force me, I will kill you first, and then I will go to Nan Chu."

"Fuck..."

Damn it, I didn’t check the almanac before going out and met such a stupid guy.

That’s all.

"Chen Xiao, you and I are brothers. I must warn you, the Crown Prince is no playboy, but a capable leader with military prowess comparable to that of the Prince. If you only seek pleasure, I'm afraid what awaits you will not be a reward, but punishment."

"Punish me!" Chen Xiao waved his hand. "As long as we can win the battle, I don't care even if my head is chopped off!"

In fact, Chen Xiao had one more thing to say.

That is.

I haven't wanted to live for a long time.

......

Lin Zhen fell asleep.

The high tension in recent days, coupled with the attack and defense of the city wall, made him physically and mentally exhausted.

But he didn't dare sleep too deeply, for fear that he would be unable to respond to emergencies in time.

Just when everyone was sleepy.

suddenly!

There were loud shouts of killing outside the city!

Mao Mengji ran in: "Prince! Prince!"

"The enemy attacked at night!"

"Oh my god!" Lin Zhen sat up almost reflexively, and immediately grimaced in pain in his arm. "Where's Zhou Ze?"

"General Zhou Ze just sent a message saying that we have arrived at the designated location."

"Alright! Order the soldiers to defend the city! Also, order all the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei to be ready inside the city and ready to go up to the towers to provide support at any time. Tell Zhou Ze to attack immediately if he sees a large enemy force approaching!"

"Yes!"