Qing Ping Le · Double Songs

On the Dongjiang River, water vapor rises from the lake surface at night, and in the morning it overlaps with the morning mist as light as a tulle. The [-] elite soldiers of the Jiangbei Camp are like blind people who only see a vast expanse of whiteness in front of them, unable to distinguish north from south.As usual, the Dongjiang River was rippling with thin water waves due to the wind blowing. Everyone could not see the water surface, but could only hear the sound of the river hitting the bank one after another, melodiously.

Chen Xuanyi, the commander of the Jiangbei camp, lit a brazier in the tent to barely dispel the fog. He paced back and forth anxiously, and from time to time he opened the curtain to look outside. I don’t know how many times he looked at the thick fog, but it didn’t dissipate in the slightest. Meaning, I can only be more anxious.He turned around and said to Gu Chengfeng who was sitting motionless, "Master Gu is not in a hurry at all, the last general is dying of anxiety." After speaking, he walked to the tent door and asked outside, "Is there a princess?" news?"

The guard outside the tent replied, "There is no news from the commander that the princess is marching yet."

Chen Xuanyi turned around and walked up to Gu Chengfeng, "Master Gu, please think of a way, if the enemy invades at this time, I'm afraid Wucheng will be destroyed."

"Commander Chen, please calm down and find a way if I'm not here." Gu Chengfeng saw that he was going to keep pacing again, so he quickly grabbed him, "Commander Chen, you should take a rest too, you me who is walking around My eyes are all dazzled."

"Aren't I in a hurry? All the people sent out were lying on the bank to listen to the movement on the river, but now the enemy is in the dark, and the fog is so thick that it is impossible to detect the direction of the rebels crossing the river. The Jiangbei Camp is now Alone and helpless, besieged on all sides."

"The news that the princess just sent last night counts as the march will arrive today." Gu Chengfeng set his sights on the brazier and had a plan in mind, "Commander Chen, start with the camp and go to the left and right. For twenty miles, surround a place and light a bunch of torches to pretend to be a big camp, and then send a thousand soldiers and horses to make some noises to make the fake ones look real."

Chen Xuanyi thought about it for a while and felt that this plan was feasible, so he hurriedly went outside the tent to order, and when he came back, he said, "The cunning rabbit still has three caves, so the rebels will not dare to attack the camp easily because they are suspicious."

"Also, send 100 soldiers to meet the reinforcements along the fork roads in several routes. I am afraid that the heavy fog will affect the princess's march."

"It's still Mr. Gu who is considerate and I will send someone to handle it."

Rong Che and the others were indeed affected by the thick fog and had to slow down their pace. The dense fog made it swallow up people with a radius of hundreds of miles, making it difficult to escape.There are ten torches at the front of the team to clear the way, and there are two torches at every interval of about 20 people in the rear to guide the way. The soldiers even lead each other to walk in groups of ten people, so as to keep the team from being broken up due to fog.

Even so, the sound of Rong Ling's horse's hooves was close to Rong Che's ears, but when he looked sideways, he still only saw a rough outline, thanks to the fact that the black military uniform was easier to recognize in the white mist.

"Ache." Wei Changdong's voice came from the other side of Rong Ling, Rong Che looked there but found nothing, he said again, "I'm afraid King Jingyuan will cross the river today."

Rong Ling also thought about this, but there was another deep thought, "Xiaofu leaked our plan two days ago. Based on the time, he should know that there are traps on the north bank. Besides, the vision is not good today, so he shouldn't take the risk of crossing the river."

But Rong Che said, "If Nan Jiang travels here for a long time, if he turns back, I'm afraid he will be unwilling. Although the North Bank is prepared, today's Wutian rebels can take a risk. After all, the location of the Jiangbei camp is clear. He has seven times to stop it." Odds of winning."

Rong Ling thought about what Rong Che said, and there was some truth in it, "But according to the current pace, I don't know if it is possible to make it in time?"

"If the rebels attack the Jiangbei camp, they will definitely send out a signal to warn you. Don't worry, Miss Huang. The most urgent thing is to hurry up and reach the north bank as soon as possible."

Wei Changdong took a torch in his hand and said, "I'll go to the back to press the formation, and you can speed up if you take the lead."

Rong Che saw clearly his resolute face in the firelight, and said, "Be careful."

Wei Changdong grinned, and said heartily, "Don't worry, Ah Che." After speaking, he roared "Drive" and ran to the end of the team holding a torch, and his voice commanding the march was heard intermittently soon after.

Rong Ling raised her brows lightly, she could clearly see the interaction between the two, she was sour and angry, the two already had a marriage contract and Wei Changdong seemed to regard Rong Che as his own family, after thinking about it, this person should never be placed by Rong Che's side .She said, "Last time you told me that you wanted to go back to southern Xinjiang, I don't need to stop you, but Wei Changdong must not go with you."

Rong Che knew exactly what Rong Ling was thinking and had no choice but to say, "I have known Chang Dong since childhood, so don't worry about it, Miss Huang."

With bright eyes, Rong Ling asked, "Then what should I take to heart?"

Rong Che was forced into embarrassment by her, but he opened his mouth and changed the subject, saying seriously, "Sister Huang, it's important to hurry."

Rong Ling looked at the light gathered by the burning torches in front of her, but when she looked further ahead, it was still empty. She was silent for a long time and then said, "Che'er, remember that the throne never conflicts with you." Her expression was arrogant Yes, she is the proud daughter of the dynasty, how could she be afraid of the unknown future.

Rong Che didn't say a word and met each other in silence, Rong Ling accompanied him in silence, and after walking for more than an hour, the fog still covered the sky, and Jin Ri didn't know where to hide.In the distance, there was a fire like a point gradually approaching the foggy sky. The march could not stop without saying anything. Rong Che took a torch and swung it down from above.

The team of people also saw the fire here, and someone shouted in the fog, full of air, "I am waiting to meet Princess Yuanjia at the order of Master Gu." To express their intention, the dozen or so fires stopped Come down, stand by on the spot, and said, "Is the princess in front of you?"

"Exactly." The lieutenant behind Rong Ling replied, "Just wait until your identity is verified."

The person over there said again, "Take orders."

The [-] army marched forward slowly, and did not let go of their horseshoes until the identity verification and hearing the reward. The dozens of people wanted to dismount and salute as soon as they approached, but Rong Ling stopped them. You don't know each other, so don't stick to it." Several people nodded and took orders, holding up torches and surrounding Rong Ling and Rong Che, Rong Ling asked again, "How is the situation in Jiangbei Army?"

"Princess Hui, it's hard to see the scene on the river due to the thick fog. Since last night, Mr. Gu and Commander Chen have been guarding the camp without closing their eyes." As soon as the reply fell to the ground, there was a piercing sound of cannons in the distance above the Jiangbei camp. Then there was another sound, and the man said again, "Oops, the rebels have gone ashore to attack the camp."

Rong Che's eyes dimmed, although he didn't know why there were two warnings, but he didn't have time to think about it, and asked, "How long will it take to get to Jiangbei camp?"

The man hurriedly replied, "Hurry up and get there in half an hour."

"The three of you lead the way." She then pointed to the person behind her, "Go and ask General Wei to lead the troops." Then she said to Dafu, "You order two thousand cavalry to follow me first, and the rest will protect the princess."

The three of them shouted in unison, "Take orders." Then they moved in phases. Although Rong Ling couldn't see her expression clearly, she could feel a majestic momentum and calmness in her voice. She said, "Che'er, you be careful."

"Sister Huang, Rong Che said something offensive. When General Wei comes, you should follow his orders and don't make decisions easily." She was afraid that Rong Ling would get angry when she heard this, so she said, "Rong Che is willing to make a slip of the tongue. I will be punished, but after returning to Beijing, the Royal Sister's safety will be entirely up to the Royal Sister."

How can Rong Ling not know the priorities in an emergency, but seeing that Rong Che's caring is very helpful, so she said in a cheerful voice, "It's a deal."

Rong Che didn't delay the horse riding and went to Dafu with 2000 troops to follow. When Wei Changdong came back, he couldn't even hear the sound of horses' hoofs in the distance. Although he followed the last governor, he also heard the two cannons , knowing that the rebels had attacked the shore, looked around and saw a few unfamiliar soldiers holding torches, and Rong Jia was the Jiangbei camp, so he asked, "How many soldiers are staying in Wucheng at present, can this road pass through Wu?" city?"

"Back to the general, there are [-] garrison troops in Wucheng. To go to Wucheng, you need to go right at the fork in front of you."

Wei Changdong frowned and pondered for a moment, then said to Rong Ling, "Princess, I will boldly suggest that the princess lead [-] troops to garrison Wucheng, in case the rebel army is too fierce to attack Wucheng from the north bank."

"General Wei doesn't have to be like this. Che'er told me to listen to General Wei in everything before I left. So you let me make arrangements and I will definitely support you."

"Okay, then the general will dare to offend." Wei Changdong divided the remaining [-] soldiers into two teams, one team followed Rong Ling to Wucheng to set up a defense, and the other team followed him to advance to the north bank.As the battle drew near, the steps of the soldiers were still neat and orderly, and their high-spirited aura was not frightened by the fog. This was the face of the imperial army that An and Lu painstakingly cultivated, and even Rong Ling had to be shocked by it.

When Rong Che arrived at the Jiangbei camp with two thousand soldiers and horses, there was no smoke. Gu Chengfeng hurried out of the tent to greet Chen Xuanyi when he heard the report. ?”

"Return to the general. In order to avoid the exposure of the Jiangbei camp, Commander Chen and I pretended to have two fake camps located [-] li away from the east and west. The warnings were issued from both sides. Commander Chen has already sent people to ambush us." At this critical juncture, Gu Chengfeng also admired Rong Che's clear and beautiful voice.

Rong Che got off the horse and said, "This plan is feasible." She walked into the tent surrounded by the two of them, and said, "The fog is too thick, the soldiers can't see each other clearly and they will easily kill each other, so you send some people to bring some drums and golden gongs over there, You don’t have to do anything, just hide in the dark and beat the gongs and drums.”

Chen Xuanyi clapped his hands and said loudly, "The general has a great plan, the general will go and give orders."

At this time, Gu Chengfeng remembered the salute he had just made, and bowed, "I see the general, may I ask if the general is the Lord Qingping?"

Rong Che bowed slightly and replied, "Master Gu, you don't need to be too polite, it's Qingping."

"I have the guts to ask one more question. I wonder how Princess Anle is doing recently?" He explained, "At the beginning in Shaocheng, the subordinates offended Princess Anle a lot. I didn't expect that the princess not only didn't blame her, but even recommended her to the princess. This is the opportunity to be entrusted with this important task to repay the emperor's kindness."

"Cousin is always well, thank you Master Gu for your concern." Rong Che said again, "The military situation is critical, please tell Master Gu all the details you know."

"Yes, General."

Not long after, the sound of gongs mixed with shouts came from twenty miles away. Rong Che listened carefully. From the momentum of hacking and killing, she estimated that there were about [-] rebels who came ashore. There are more than ten thousand rebels, so when I think about it, my heart shudders, the secret is not good, King Jingyuan must have more than one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and there must be many more.

"Commander Chen, along this bank, send [-] soldiers to each side in the east, west, and south to form a frontal formation, followed by [-] archers and [-] cavalry, and set up a formation every half a mile. Remember that the soldiers are all replaced with spears. to kill the enemy."

"The last general takes orders." With Rong Che sitting in the big tent, Chen Xuanyi lost the recklessness before, and acted neatly.

Wei Changdong arrived at this time with 1 people. He walked into the tent and saw Rong Che frowning for some reason, so he asked, "What is Ah Che worried about?"

"I used to think that King Jingyuan led at most 20 rebels to attack, but I guessed it just now, maybe I was wrong. Not surprisingly, there are about [-] rebels this time."

Wei Changdong was also startled, and asked, "How can you see that?"

"There are more than [-] vanguards sent by the rebels to the shore to lead the way. It can be seen that there are so many people in the rear."

"We have less than [-] elite soldiers, and there are still [-] soldiers who are exhausted from marching day and night and have not yet rested." He walked over and sat next to Rong Che, and looked at the detailed map of the surrounding area with her, "I am afraid that this battle will be very difficult to hit with a pebble." Difficult to defend."

"No matter what, we must defend the defense line on the north bank. Once this defense line collapses, Nanyang City will be like an isolated city, and the rebels will attack Huanglong directly." Rong Che suddenly asked, "Where's Miss Huang?"

"I asked His Highness to garrison Wucheng with 1 troops. The front line is critical and His Highness must not be allowed to take risks."

"That's what I mean too." She turned her eyes back to the map under her hand, "Look, Changdong, if the rebels want to attack Wucheng directly, they must go ashore through Wucheng Pass. Gu Chengfeng's two fake camps can only confuse Jingyuan Wang Yishi, if he hadn't been afraid of the Jiangbei camp, he wouldn't have fallen for it, and once he woke up, he would attack Wucheng Pass."

Wei Changdong pondered, "Ache, since it is a matter of time before the rebels attack Wucheng Pass, it is better to fill the pass with archers and burn ships with rockets."

Gu Chengfeng, who had been silent for a long time, agreed with this plan very much, and said, "If King Jingyuan has 20 soldiers in his hands, then the boats used to cross the river must be densely covered. It is a good idea to use fire to disrupt their positions first."

Rong Che nodded and said, "Changdong, you lead the archers to ambush Wucheng Pass, which has been suppressed by rockets, and then take [-] infantry to hide on the east and west sides of the pass. Once the rebels attack the shore, they will attack from the two wings." She added, "Dafu infantry You will lead."

"Yes, master."

She turned her gaze to Gu Chengfeng. Gu Chengfeng felt a sense of coercion from those indifferent eyeballs, forcing him to bow his head and obey orders. Hurry back to Wucheng and place catapults and kerosene outside the city to prevent the rebels from attacking and breaking through the defense line on the north bank."

"The subordinate takes orders."

After everyone had left, Rong Che sat alone in the tent and meditated. She lowered her eyes slightly and clasped her hands in front of her stomach, carefully debating the various sounds in the air, the crackling of the brazier in the tent, the sound of marching footsteps outside the tent, and Wei Changdong's call. The harmony and the sound of horseshoes are chaotic and orderly. After listening carefully, there are also the sound of river water hitting stones and the sound of oars.

In less than half a moment, the sound of arrows piercing through the air came, and Wei Changdong launched the first round of attack. For a while, the flames on the river suddenly illuminated a small piece of black and dense ships. The rebels rushed to fight the fire with water in a panic, and they were in a mess. Wei Changdong gave another order and fired ten thousand arrows again, and they went fiercely.

The rebel ships docked near the river bank in the shallow water area. The water level could not reach the shoulders. The rebels stayed away only because the fog covered them and could not know the situation on the shore. However, the fire dispelled a lot of fog. The situation also became clear.King Jingyuan took a look at the situation and ordered to take the opportunity to attack the shore, and the rebels rushed to the beach against the rain of arrows like a tide.

The archery team was still orderly with their bows and arrows, and they were not afraid. The rain of arrows was densely covered, and the rebels hit the reefs on the shore with the tide, but returned without success and fell down.Not long after, the archers on the bow of the rebel ship were also ready to go, and the strings were like a full moon, reflecting each other with Wei Changdong's arrow team.

With the help of bows and arrows, the rebels gradually went ashore. Dafu blew the horn on the east wing and ordered the infantry on the west wing to attack together. At this moment, Wei Changdong ordered the archers to retreat in an orderly manner. He drew his sword and roared, "Let it go." Ten flaming red balls fell like thunder from the sky, smashing two rebel warships in an instant, and he roared again, "Let it go again."

It is not easy to win Wuchengguan. Wei Guogong watched the battle from the bow of the boat. Now that the fire is spreading all over the river, there are flames everywhere, and they are connected together, which completely exposes the defense line on the north bank.He said, "Deputy General Xu led 2 troops to capture the Jiangbei Camp."

"The end will be ordered."

Rong Che had expected that once the fire started, the real Jiangbei camp would be exposed, and that the rebels would attack here sooner or later. She stepped out of the tent, stepped on her horse, and stood next to Chen Xuanyi to look at the river with him. There were black boats faintly visible, densely covering the river like Groups of ants were moving, and there was another piece of blackness.

Spears, bows and arrows have been waiting for a long time, and the fight between the boats is like a prairie fire, fast and violent.Chen Xuanyi commanded the battle situation on the horse, and temporarily dispatched soldiers lined up on the east and west sides to encircle and suppress the rebels from both sides. For a while, the rebels were surrounded on three sides, and could only fight a trapped beast.

Standing at the bow of the boat, King Jingyuan saw everything in his eyes, and he thought it was a surprise, but it turned out to be the right thing, Taotao's anger burned from his heart, he used the fire to look behind to see who was the commander, but he saw Rong Che in military uniform Sitting on the horse, his aura was imposing, and his eyes burst into flames, wishing he could cut him into pieces.

He took a long bow from the side, set up an arrow and pulled the string, and the arrow flew towards Rong Che from the bow of the boat like a shooting star. The long arrow pierced through the clouds and fog and was unstoppable. Already aware of the abnormal movement in the wind, he drew out the long sword, twirled his wrist lightly and danced out a gorgeous sword flower, the brilliance was bright, the long arrow that appeared across the sky was split into two, and fell to the ground weakly.

Rong Che raised her eyes and looked in the direction of King Jingyuan, her eyes were still five points indifferent and five points calm. She also took the longbow and tapped the string to trigger an arrow into the bow of King Jingyuan's boat. The arrow did not kill I have repaid the kindness of nurturing for more than ten years, and I will never owe you any more.