It was pitch black.
The victorious army set up a bonfire without restraint, and everyone baked food and ate with great pleasure.
Empty villages and towns in the distance were dimly visible in the darkness.
Gao Changgong smiled and sat next to Liu Taozi, holding a large piece of lamb leg in his hand, and looked at Liu Taozi with something wrong.
"If you know it, you can become the best general in the world."
"This major defeat of the puppet Zhou Dynasty has a greater impact than the killing of Yang Zhong. Such an elite cavalry lost most of its casualties. If I were Yu Wenhu, I would commit suicide outside the Taolin."
Gao Changgong really admired this old friend more and more.
Obviously when I first met him, he was just an ordinary person with a little courage.
In just a few years, he has grown to this point.
Only after Gao Changgong had a real fight with the enemy today did he understand what the Great Zhou Iron Cavalry was.
The cavalry under Yu Wenhu's command were definitely the most elite troops of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. They could still fight in the face of forced marches, maintain their organization even if they lost their command, and even tried to counterattack at one point. If they were matched with a fierce general,
You don't have to be able to beat yourself and Liu Taozi. As long as you can stop them for a while, the situation will probably be completely different.
Elites like this would suffer huge casualties, which would be a crippling injury to the entire Pseudo Zhou Dynasty, and it would take many years to recuperate from the injuries.
If Baibao or Jinyang soldiers suffered such losses as they did today, Gao Changgong did not dare to imagine how serious the consequences would be.
Gao Changgong ate the meat in big gulps, changing his usual image of a gentleman and looking like savages like Liu Taozi, with stains all over his face.
He chuckled, and his uneasy heart seemed to have stabilized at this moment.
He never thought that one day he would be able to ambush Yuwen Hu in the Zhou Kingdom and cause such heavy casualties.
He swallowed the piece of meat and said: "If we charge again, maybe we can really catch Yu Wenhu."
Liu Taozi shook her head, "Yu Wenhu is vulnerable, but the enemy is returning in batches. I think people like Yuchi Jiong, Da Xiwu, and Wang Xiong may be behind. If they are allowed to join together, no matter what happens when they take over this army,
No matter which general, our situation will become dangerous."
"It's already great to be able to achieve such results now."
"You can go back."
Gao Changgong laughed and said, "I will listen to you!"
"Which way do we go from here?"
"Go north to Danzhou and cross the river to Pingyang."
"good!"
Gao Changgong had no objections.
After the two of them finished eating, they both began to rest. Gao Changgong looked at his old friend beside him and suddenly asked: "How many years can this great victory protect the country?"
"It's still unknown."
After resting for a day, the two men led their troops and quickly headed north the next day.
They did not attack the checkpoints along the way, nor did they deliberately pursue the enemies they encountered. They headed to Danzhou as quickly as possible, preparing to return to their own territory.
After walking like this for six days, the knights bypassed several checkpoints and arrived near Danzhou, and hurriedly prepared to cross the river and return to their own territory.
At the same time, Yu Wenhu had gathered up his defeated troops again and cautiously moved closer to Chang'an.
After learning from the experience and lessons learned last time, Yu Wenhu no longer dared to engage in forced marches unscrupulously.
It also took him six full days to arrive near Chang'an.
Chang'an soon noticed the arrival of reinforcements, and everyone was overjoyed. There were cheers in the city, and officials shouted along the road about the arrival of reinforcements. The whole Chang'an was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Yu Wenhui and Hou Wanshou went down to the city in person, and Hou Wanshou secretly sprinkled some soil on his armor and face to make himself look more tired.
Yu Wenhui didn't notice these little moves. He was just anxious to meet his father.
These sons of Yu Wenhu actually all have their own thoughts.
Yu Wenhu's eldest son Yu Wenxun was not favored, so Yu Wenhu transferred him to a local official. He said it was training, but the treatment of the princes outside was generally not very good.
Therefore, Yu Wenhu's other sons also have some small thoughts that are not open to outsiders.
Yu Wenhui was very interested.
This time he defended Chang'an in place of his father and defeated the arrogant Liu Taozi!
With such meritorious service, how could he be in the eyes of his father?
When Yu Wenhui led everyone out of the city and met his father whom he had not seen for a long time, the secret joy in his heart disappeared.
The morale of this cavalry that came from afar was extremely low. It was obvious that they had just experienced a tough battle, and even his father was in extremely bad and shaky condition at the moment.
Yuwenhui looked at the knights on the left and right in astonishment, and slowly came to his father.
"Father!!"
Yu Wen will go and see you.
Yu Wenhu also dismounted at this moment. He looked at Chang'an City in the distance. First he breathed a sigh of relief, and then he looked at his son, his eyes full of anger.
"Since Chang'an was not besieged, why did it lose contact with me?!"
Yu Wenhui was horrified. He quickly lowered his head and said, "Father, Liu Taozi came to attack Chang'an. I don't dare to take it lightly, so I ordered people to guard the city gate and not allow any more entry or exit, lest the city gate be damaged."
Yu Wenhu nodded, his eyes bloodshot, "Then let me ask you. Where did Liu Taozi go when he left Chang'an?"
"If you go south, you should go to Luozhou."
"Hahaha."
Yu Wenhu laughed and asked kindly: "Then why didn't you send a carrier pigeon to contact our department?"
Yuwenhui was stunned again, "Father, I don't know."
Yuwenhu slapped Yuwenhui hard on the face. Yuwenhui felt like stars were popping up in his eyes and was a little dazed for a moment.
Hou Wanshou, who was already ready to receive the reward, was so frightened that he shrank his head, did not dare to speak, and secretly began to wipe the ashes from his face.
Yuwenhu became particularly irritable.
"Shu Zi!! Because of you, I actually lost thousands of elites!! How can I tolerate it?!"
"Someone is coming!!"
"Drag me out and chop me!!"
Yu Wenhu gave the order, and Yu Wenhui's eyes widened in fear, "Father! I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong!! Father, have mercy! Have mercy!!"
Yu Wenhu didn't care, but urged the soldiers to deal with it quickly.
The soldiers looked at each other and some did not dare to step forward.
At this moment, a man galloped over on horseback. The man who came was none other than Mr. Yin, who was staying in the palace.
Justice Yin rode forward, jumped down quickly, flew in front of Yu Wenhu in a few steps, knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Mr. Jin!! Please forgive me this time!"
"Young master guarded Chang'an for more than ten days without going down the city wall. There is no merit but hard work!"
"Please forgive me, Lord! If you must punish me, please punish me!"
Yin Zhengyi kowtowed repeatedly, and Yu Wenhu hurriedly helped him up and said helplessly: "What fault can you have? It's because I hired people improperly. Speaking of which, everything is my fault."
As he spoke, he stopped talking about how to deal with Yuwenhui. Yuwenhui was still kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear.
Yuwenhu then looked at the other guard, Hou Wanshou.
Hou Wanshou was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty. Instead of punishing him, Yuwenhu rewarded him and wiped his tears, saying that his brother's defeat was all because of him.
After struggling like this for a long time, Yu Wenhu led Mr. Yin towards the city.
While walking on the road, Yu Wenhu's face suddenly became solemn and he asked in a low voice: "How is the situation here with the emperor?"
Yin Zongzheng also frowned, "My lord, something is wrong."
"Since Yang Zhong was killed, he has changed from his past appearance and has become taciturn. He even forced himself to go up to the city wall to see it. I couldn't stop him."
Yu Wenhu was furious, "You let him leave the palace?!"
"My lord, don't worry. I went with him. He was standing on the city wall, looking into the distance and didn't speak."
"I think this guy has begun to be a little dissatisfied with the lord. This guy looks stupid, but in fact he has a good relationship with many ministers. Yang Zhong had just died in the battle, so he summoned the ministers to discuss how to let Yang Jian inherit the title.
matter."
"Lord, I think you can consider another candidate."
"If it is interrupted continuously, it will be a serious problem."
After hearing these words, Yu Wenhu suddenly became sensitive.
He thought of the original Jade City again.
Yuwen Hu led the army into Chang'an City, and the soldiers in the city cheered as if welcoming a victorious army.
No matter how unhappy Yu Wenhu was, he still had to show a smile at this moment and nod to the many soldiers in front.
Everyone shouted again, but Yu Wenhu's thoughts were already in the palace at the moment.
He didn't go to meet anyone, he just rushed all the way to the entrance of the palace, asked his soldiers to enforce martial law inside and outside the palace, not allowing anyone to enter or exit, and then pulled Gong Yin inside.
Justice Yin's eyes flickered.
He had always hoped that Yuwen Hu could go further. At present, most of the people in the country who could threaten Yuwen Hu were already dead.
And he didn't understand why his lord wanted to seize the position of Otsuka Zai and was unwilling to take a step up even though he could officially ascend the throne and become the emperor of Zhou Dynasty.
If you become an emperor, why do you need to be so cautious and embarrassed?
There will be a better solution to everything.
Of course, if Yu Wenhu takes a step forward, then they can also take another step forward and completely replace the ministers left by Yu Wentai.
Many people under Yuwen Hu had similar thoughts.
Yu Wenhu walked into the palace and walked quickly towards the main hall. Yin Zhenggong followed beside him, also chattering bad things about Yu Wenyong.
When Yu Wenhu came to the entrance of the palace, Justice Yin said in an extremely serious tone: "My lord, if the emperor can't even go out to greet him, then what's the use of him?"
Yu Wenhu's eyes turned cold, and he pushed open the door suddenly and rushed in.
Yu Wenyong was sitting in the upper seat in the distance, with many eunuchs around him. When he heard someone pushing open the door, Yu Wenyong screamed subconsciously, and the next moment, he saw the person clearly.
He violently pushed away the eunuchs in front of him, rushed to Yuwen Hu with tears and shouts, and almost rushed into his arms.
"Sir!! You are finally here!"
"You are finally here!"
Looking at the emperor who was crying out of fear, Yu Wenhu was stunned, and the murderous look on his face had dissipated a lot at this moment.
He subconsciously began to comfort the emperor.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I have defeated Liu Taozi. Liu Taozi can no longer threaten the capital."
With Yu Wenhu's persuasion, Yu Wenyong's mood finally stabilized.
He wiped his tears, looked at Mr. Yin aside, and asked in astonishment: "Mr. Yin, why didn't you tell me when my lord came back? Isn't this rude?"
Justice Yin suddenly panicked, "I have been telling Your Majesty since yesterday that the Duke of the Kingdom is coming back."
"Did you ever say that?"
Yu Wenyong was a little angry. He pulled Yu Wenhu, pointed at Yin Zhengyi and said: "When your Excellency is away, he always threatens me, saying that Liu Taozi is going to attack the city, and forces me to go to the city wall to boost the morale of the whole army.
I was not allowed to meet the ministers yet. I heard that Duke Sui was dead and wanted to ask the ministers what happened, but he sent people to drive me back and even sent troops with swords in front of the palace!"
"He also killed several palace maids in front of me to vent his anger."
Yu Wenyong spoke very fast and chattered endlessly, but Yin Zhenggong panicked at this moment. He quickly looked at Yu Wenhu.
"My lord, my lord, I have been wronged! I have been wronged!!"
Yu Wenhu looked at Mr. Yin calmly in front of him with a straight face, "Why do you have to force me to do something I don't want to do?"
"Come here, drag this guy out with a sixty stick."
"Lord!! It's unfair!!"
Mr. Yin shouted and was dragged out by two soldiers.
But Yu Wenyong stepped forward and cursed: "I asked you to bully me again. Now that I'm back, do you still dare to do this?"
Yu Wenhu's mood suddenly relaxed a lot, and Yu Wenyong looked at him again, "Sir, have Liu Taozi been defeated by you?"
Yuwen Hu's heart trembled, and then he remembered his glorious victory.
He suddenly knelt down in front of Yu Wenyong, tears falling instantly without any pause.
"Your Majesty!! I am incompetent!!"
"My expedition was unfavorable. Duke Sui, Hou Longen and others were killed in battle. Yang Xun was captured. Your Majesty suffered such a fright. I deserve to die! I deserve to die!!"
Yuwenhu burst into tears, and Yuwenyong immediately became confused. He didn't know how to persuade him and was at a loss.
"I forgive you for not guilty! Not guilty!!"
After Yu Wenyong coaxed him for a long time, Yu Wenhu stopped crying.
Yuwenhu once again explained some important matters to Yuwenyong, and then said that he would be responsible for the affairs of Yang Zhong and others, and then left the palace.
Yu Wenyong personally sent him out with a smile on his face.
Now is not the best time.
Many of Yuwen Yong's confidants are in charge of the army outside. If he attacks Yuwen Hu now, he will have no one he can use in Chang'an, and the situation will definitely be unfavorable to him.
Only when Yu Wenhu's subordinates and those he can trust have returned to Chang'an can he take action.
And Yu Wenyong also knew in his heart that after experiencing such a huge battle, many generals would definitely be summoned to discuss it afterwards.
At that time, it is the best time to take action.
As long as I can deal with Yu Wenhu, why worry about pretending to be Qi?
Qi, Yecheng.
Hu Mansion.
Hu Changren, the king of Longdong, was sitting in the upper position, his face was red, and his eyes were full of indescribable excitement and joy.
Many insects sat on both sides of him, and they all toasted to celebrate.
"How could we have achieved such a great victory if we weren't the great king?"
"This time, the puppet Zhou Dynasty lost troops and generals, especially General Wei, and even killed Yang Zhonghou Long'en. All of this went to Chang'an!"
"General Wei is the best general in the world, and your Majesty is the most handsome man in the world!"
Hu Changren stroked his beard and smiled so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes.
He raised his wine cup again and drank with everyone.
"This great victory is also due to the efforts of all of you."
Hu Changren swallowed his drink, and then said with a smile: "I will definitely report your contribution!"
Everyone was overjoyed and toasted again.
Hu Changren looked at everyone's expressions and secretly rejoiced.
He didn't expect that he would win so easily this time. If he had known it would be so easy, he would have led his troops there by himself.
However, this is also a good thing. With such results under his command, he can further consolidate his position.
However, he still had some worries in his heart.
How to take back the military power that has been surrendered?
Forget about Duan Shao, the emperor can't take back the military power of Jinyang soldiers, but the Yecheng soldiers in Lou Rui's hands must be taken back!
He looked at everyone and said in a low voice: "Everyone, King Dong'an has made great achievements in this battle. It's just that I ordered him to return several times, but he was a little delayed. What do you think?"
The insects immediately fell silent.
Ask them to toast and flatter you, they are good at it, but if you really ask about state affairs, then they don't know.
Zhao Yanshen suddenly spoke at this moment, "Your Majesty, the general has made great achievements this time and deserves to be rewarded. He will be granted the title of Grand Tutor, envoy to Chi Jie, and the governor of the ten states of the Southern Kingdom."
"ah?"
Hu Changren was stunned and looked at him in confusion.
Zhao Yanshen sighed deeply and explained: "The general attaches great importance to the south. If he is allowed to go to the southern states of the governor, he will definitely be willing to go. When the time comes, it will be in the city."
Hu Changren suddenly realized it and clapped his hands, "Okay! Okay!"
Zhao Yanshen added: "Your Majesty, the other one is King Pingcheng. King Pingcheng must reward him. For such great achievements, it just so happens that after canonizing King Dong'an as Taifu, he can also make King Pingcheng as general."
"King Pingcheng's contribution is enough."
"In addition, you can also follow the example of King Dong'an and let him oversee the military affairs of the ten states in the north."
Hu Changren immediately frowned, "I'm afraid such a reward is too much."
Zhao Yan was speechless, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute.
Sangou is hurriedly online at this moment.
Zou Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if King Pingcheng has such great achievements, if he does not reward him, he will lose the hearts of all the soldiers in the world. You must not refuse to reward him."
Hu Changren was a little helpless. He originally wanted to give the position of general to his younger brother.
However, since Liu Taozi has achieved some merit by killing several Zhou generals, let’s give it to him.
Chapter completed!