Chapter 539 When Will Liu Lang Improve? (asking for monthly tickets)
The Fan Yang army suffered heavy casualties during its retreat. The Jiangdu cavalry pursued them from behind until they were thirty miles away. Bai Hong, who was in charge of the pursuit, ordered the troops not to move forward any further.
"Commander, why don't we allow them to chase him?" A female soldier behind She Cai asked, "Wouldn't it be much easier if we could kill Duan Shiang in one fell swoop?"
Shepherd's Purse sat on the horse and turned to look at the female soldier.
The female soldier, who was about eighteen or nineteen years old, was stronger than the average woman, and there were several noticeable scars on her blood-stained face.
The female soldier's name was Su Zhuo. She was from Yuezhou. Her father was the owner of a martial arts school in Yuezhou City. War and plague took away her family, and she was the only survivor.
After Su Zhuo was cured of his illness in Mianyang Prefecture, he recommended himself to She Cai and wanted to join the Jiangdu army.
Seeing that she had a strong character, was proficient in riding and shooting, and had good skills, She Cai brought her back to Jiangdu and later assigned her to Kang Zhi's command.
At this moment, Kang Zhi saw Su Zhuo asking this question, and was afraid that She Cai would misunderstand her meaning, so she quickly raised her eyebrows and said: "Su Zhuo, we will just follow your orders!"
As Kang Zhi spoke, she secretly observed Shepherd's Purse's expression with her peripheral vision and continued, "It's already dark. Not to mention that this place is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, it's not far to the front and side, and we will pass through Zhengzhou! Zhengzhou has long surrendered to King Fanyang. If they send troops to rescue Duan Shiang, how should we respond?"
Although she wanted to continue chasing him more than anyone else, she now understood that between wanting and not wanting, and should and should not, the latter was more critical.
"Besides, our 20,000 troops have galloped all the way to Bianzhou and are already exhausted. The main army is still behind us, so how can we have a good time to pursue them?"
Kang Zhi sternly admonished: "When you are in the army, you must not act rashly!"
Su Zhuo, who was not familiar with the terrain here, responded "yes" with some shame and lowered his head.
"Not bad." Shepherd's Purse smiled and nodded. As he turned his horse's head, he praised Kang Zhi: "After picking beans, our Ani has really made great progress!"
Kang Zhi was delighted when she heard this, but she tried her best to hide it. She turned her horse's head, raised her chin towards Su Zhuo, and said with bright eyes: "Let's go back to Bianzhou to report the victory!"
The night was as dark as ink, but there were very few lights on in the city of Bianzhou. Most of the houses were in darkness and no one dared to light a lamp.
Until the sound of horse hooves and gongs passed through the streets and alleys and reached the ears of the people who had not lit the lights but had not slept yet. They walked out of the house in the dark and hurriedly put their ears to the door of the courtyard, only to hear someone repeating loudly -
"Envoy Chang of Jiangdu led his army to help, and the rebel army of Fanyang has been repelled!"
After holding his breath and listening several times to make sure he had heard it correctly, someone suddenly pulled out the bolt, opened the gate, walked quickly to the neighbor's door, banged on the door, and said excitedly: "It's General Ning Yuan! The rebel army has been defeated!"
The neighbor opened the gate, and an old woman holding a child cried with joy: "...General Ningyuan bless you, General Ningyuan bless you!"
Wherever the sounds of victory passed, a light in the city would be lit up.
In the residence of the governor of Bianzhou, the lights were still on.
Mrs. Chen, the wife of the Bianzhou governor, was waiting in the front hall with her children, anxiously awaiting news.
Chen already knew some general information, but the situation was chaotic and the information was too confusing. Before meeting Hu Lin's confidants, Chen did not dare to believe it rashly.
It was not until a familiar military officer returned with his men that Chen immediately went forward with her children.
He was a captain in the Bianzhou army. He walked quickly into the hall and saluted Chen, holding Hu Lin's cloak in his hand.
Seeing the cloak, Chen, who had been holding her breath tightly, felt her eyes darken. She forced herself to ask, "Master, he..."
The captain's armor was covered in blood, and his face and hands were covered in scars. He gritted his teeth and said, "Madam, you don't know that Fanyang Duan Shiang is vicious and despicable. He used the captured soldiers and civilians of Bianzhou as a threat to force the governor to fight him alone!"
Chen was shocked when she heard this and asked hurriedly, "Did the master agree?!"
"For the sake of the people of Bianzhou, I have no choice but to agree..."
Chen's heart seemed to be hanging on the top of her head. Her master's martial arts were no match for Duan Shiang! Without waiting for Chen to ask again, the captain said, "But Madam, don't worry..."
Chen's heart just settled down when she heard him say, "Envoy Chang Jie has avenged the governor!"
"..." Chen's heart, which had been beating fast, seemed to sink to the soles of her feet. She swayed and almost fainted.
"Mother!" Hu Lin's eldest daughter, Hu Baotong, hurriedly supported her mother.
Hu Lin's son, who was in his early teens, was about to cry: "Then my father is..."
He was about to ask, "Where is the body?" when he heard the captain hurriedly say, "The governor's injuries are too severe to be moved. The doctor is still treating him!"
Chen's eyelids twitched, she looked at the captain, her lips moved, and she almost choked out her breath.
This man's words... Although he didn't cut off the beginning and the end, he couldn't just tell the beginning and the end! But seeing that this man was also seriously injured and had just finished such a battle, his mind must be in a mess, so Chen didn't say much. After asking where Hu Lin was placed to treat his injuries, she immediately rushed over with her children.
Rushing to the place in the city where the wounded were accommodated, Chen first met Chang Suining.
Without saying a word, Chen led her children to kneel down and pay their respects.
"If the extraordinary envoy had not arrived in time today, the safety of Bianzhou and my husband would not have been guaranteed..." Chen kowtowed with tears in her eyes and said, "The great kindness of Envoy Chang will be forever remembered by the people of Bianzhou!"
Chang Suining helped him up.
Chen wiped her tears and asked each of her children to thank Chang Suining individually.
Hu family's Xiaoqi also kowtowed with tears in her eyes. When she raised her head, she looked at the man in black robe and silver armor through the big tears in her eyes. She felt that his whole body was shining, which made her feel awed, although she did not understand what awe was at this moment.
Chen took her children to thank Chang Suining, and then started talking to Chang Suining.
The maid who followed her looked a little anxious. Didn't she come to see the young master? Why did it seem that the lady had completely forgotten about the young master when she saw Chang Jieshi? Chen talked to Chang Suining for a full quarter of an hour, and this was because she tried her best to shorten the conversation because she didn't want to take up too much of Chang Jieshi's time.
Led by a soldier, Chen soon met Hu Lin.
After all, Hu Lin was the governor of Bianzhou. At this moment, he was placed in a room alone, guarded by two servants.
The small room was filled with the smell of blood and medicine.
Hu Lin's injuries had been treated. He had been in a coma for a while and had just barely woken up, lying on the couch, unable to move.
On the way here, Chen had heard from the doctor that Hu Lin was no longer in danger of death due to timely treatment.
After the two servants left, Chen looked at her husband, whose body was bandaged dozens of times, with not a single part intact. She could not help but stand by the bed with tears in her eyes for a long time.
After a moment, she turned her head and told the maid in a hoarse voice, "Tell Baotong to take Xiaoqi and the others to wait outside. Don't come in...to avoid being scared."
The maid responded softly and withdrew.
"I guess my ugly appearance scared your madam..." Hu Lin said weakly.
Chen looked over and smiled with tears in her eyes: "He's not ugly at all, he's even more handsome than before... How can such a heroic figure not be handsome?"
The corners of Hu Lin's mouth moved with difficulty, as if he wanted to smile, but he couldn't make a clear expression.
Chen sat down beside the bed and gently held Hu Lin's hand.
Hu Lin spoke slowly, "Chang Jie made her..."
Chen patted his hand gently and said, "Don't worry, I have already thanked Envoy Changjie."
Hu Lin nodded slightly, but what he wanted to say was: "I was just thinking, the reason why Envoy Chang Jie was able to... get to Bianzhou so quickly, I'm afraid it's really..."
"He really has Bianzhou in mind!" Chen interrupted again, saying with emotion: "And Envoy Chang must have expected that the Fanyang Army would attack Henan Province, so he was prepared. What do you call this? Foresight."
Hu Lin: “…”
In short, there is no mention of Chang Jieshi's ambition at all, right?
But how can we say that the lady is not telling the truth?
It is an indisputable fact that Envoy Chang Jie saved the people of Bianzhou.
"Master, no matter what happens, let's just follow Envoy Chang..." Chen said, "In my opinion, following Envoy Chang is better than anything else."
Hu Lin smiled and said weakly, "Okay...I'll listen to you, Madam."
When he knelt down and kowtowed today, he had already made the same decision in his heart.
Just now he intentionally mentioned that Chang Suining had long intended to mobilize troops, not to blame her. He just wanted to say that if she really wanted to, then... he, Hu Lin, would dare to recognize this new master on behalf of Bianzhou.
"I just heard that Envoy Chang severely injured Duan Shiang, so this can be regarded as revenge for you today." Chen looked at the wounds on her husband's body and said, "One wound for another, your injuries are worth it."
"..."Hu Lin just wanted to smile bitterly.
Next, he listened to his wife talking a lot about Chang Jieshi, and she would ask him a question or two from time to time.
Seeing that his wife finally said she was tired, Hu Lin, who had gathered some strength, spoke up: "Today at the city gate, I and Duan Shiang..."
"My dear husband." Chen placed her hand on her husband's mouth and said disapprovingly, "My dear husband, you are seriously injured. Don't speak too much."
Hu Lin: “…”
So it's enough to just keep quiet, and if he says something else you should suggest him to shut up?
Outside the house, Ah Dian, who was busy following Qiao Yumian, passed by with a basin of blood. When he saw Hu Lin's two sons, his eyes lit up: "Little brother, we meet again!"
"General Dian!" The two boys were also very excited to see A Dian and ran over quickly.
Seeing his little friend, Adian no longer cared about his work. He held the copper basin in his hands and started talking incoherently.
Qiao Yumian came out from a nearby room, saw this scene, smiled, and did not call Adian over again.
Qiao Yumian had been busy for most of the day and took a break at this moment. She stood under the porch and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a cotton towel. A gust of wind blew and she felt a little cold all over.
Qiao Yumian clasped her hands behind her back and rubbed her arms gently, but her eyes were looking westward in the direction of Luoyang City.
Long before she left Jiangdu, she had already learned from Chang Suining that Cui Lang had fallen into the hands of the Fanyang army.
Then he must be in Luoyang at this time, right?
Is he okay? I wonder where he is? Qiao Yumian was briefly distracted when she heard someone shout "Doctor Qiao" and hurried over.
That night, the lights in Bianzhou city were on and no one could sleep.
The bodies outside the city had been counted and dealt with. In this battle to defend the city, Bianzhou lost more than a thousand defenders. Most of them were born in Bianzhou, but this time they died in such a heroic way, and remained on this homeland forever.
When the soldiers were about to wash away the bloodstains on the city wall, heavy rain suddenly fell from the sky which had been gloomy for a long time.
In the eyes of countless Bianzhou people, this seemed like the lament and mercy of God.
When the sky first brightened, many people came to the city wall spontaneously, holding umbrellas in the rain, to pay their respects.
Some literati slowly poured the several pots of sake they brought to the ground to comfort the heroic spirits.
After daybreak, the casualties of the Fanyang Army in this battle were also counted. The Fanyang Army suffered heavy casualties. Fifty thousand soldiers left Luoyang, but only 20,000 were left when they retreated back, and these 20,000 included many wounded soldiers.
In addition to the casualties, another 5,000 Fanyang army prisoners of war were now being held in Bianzhou.
The Bianzhou captives who were previously used by Duan Shiang to coerce Hu Lin were also rescued during the chaos.
This battle was the biggest defeat suffered by the Fanyang Army since it started the uprising and moved south.
What made Fanyang King Li Fu even more anxious was that Duan Shiang was seriously injured.
Although the gun tip had been removed, a group of doctors implicitly said that the gun had pierced bones and severed tendons, and it was still unknown whether the patient could recover.
Moreover, Duan Shiang had a high fever and was in a coma and has not yet woken up.
King Fanyang was no longer in the mood to soak in the hot spring and tease Meiji. He would ask almost every hour, "Is Shiang awake?"
Fearing that the news of Duan Shiang's serious injuries and coma would further affect the morale of the army, the anxious King Fan Yang had the news kept secret.
But Cui Lang soon found out about this matter.
He is very good at socializing. Although he seems to be doing nothing but eating, drinking and having fun these days, he has made a lot of friends invisibly.
After learning about this, Cui Lang showed a look of worry on the spot. He and the guard sighed for a while and returned to their residence, only then did he show excitement.
This time, the Fanyang army attacked Bianzhou, and not only did they lose more than they gained, but even Duan Shiang was seriously injured and unconscious! And the one who seriously injured Duan Shiang was not someone else, but his master!
His master is in Bianzhou right now!
"Let's go out!" As soon as Cui Lang came back, he arranged for the tribesmen to go out for a drink.
Although they could not leave Luoyang City and were followed by people in the name of guards whenever they went in and out, their movements within Luoyang City were not restricted.
Cui Lang plans to go out for a walk and try his luck.
Seeing Cui Lang's expression, the Cui clan member lowered his voice and asked, "Liu Lang, what good thing happened?"
"I calculated with my fingers..." Cui Lang also lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "The crown prince of the capital will be married tomorrow."
“……” The Cui clan members were speechless.
Cui Chen, who was feeling better now, sighed helplessly, with a wise man's worry in his eyes - when will Liu Lang make some progress?
On that day, Cui Lang brought his clansmen to a restaurant in Luoyang City to listen to music and drink, looking very carefree.
At the same moment, even though people in the capital were in panic, everyone was still preparing for the Crown Prince's wedding tomorrow.
However, what was worrying was that on the eve of the wedding, Crown Prince Li Zhi fell ill.
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