Zhang Huai...died of illness?
Although, when Zhang Xu returned to the imperial city, Yun Zheng had a premonition that Zhang Huai would not survive this time, he still couldn't help but be stunned when he received the news.
The face of old man Zhang Huai gradually appeared in Yun Zheng's mind.
To be honest, Yun Zheng didn’t have a good impression of the old man Zhang Huai at first.
The main reason is that this old man always advocates peace with Beihuan.
Later, as he got to know Zhang Huai better, his impression of him gradually improved.
Although this old man is stubborn, he is not pedantic.
Moreover, this old man is also a true loyal minister.
What a pity!
He didn't have the chance to see Zhang Huai for the last time.
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While Yun Zheng was sighing secretly, Zuo Ren began to explain in detail.
Zhang Huai passed away on September 12.
Emperor Wen was so sad that he stopped attending court for a day to express his mourning.
When Zhang Huai died, Emperor Wen showed great favor to him and bestowed two plaques on him. One was given in his capacity as an emperor, with the words "Legalist and Scholar", and the other was given in his capacity as a student, with the words "Teacher of the Generation".
At the same time, Zhang Huai was posthumously named Duke of Sheng, with the posthumous title "Wenzhen", and was buried in the imperial mausoleum.
Yun Zheng mourned for Zhang Huai in his heart for a moment, then asked, "Any news about Zhang Xu?"
Zuo Ren replied: "The messenger only knew that Zhang Xu and Ming Yue got married before Lord Zhang passed away, and there was no other news."
No other news?
No news, maybe that’s a good thing!
Now, with Mu Shun acting as his spy in the court, if anything happened to Zhang Xu, Mu Shun would probably find a way to send the message to him.
Thinking of this, Yun Zheng asked again: "How is the progress over there, General Dugu?"
Speaking of the progress of Dugu Ce and the others, Zuo Ren finally smiled.
Dugu Ce and his team made smooth progress.
At present, all the cities surrounding Yufeng City have opened their gates and surrendered.
Yufeng City has become an isolated city.
Qiuchi King Yuanfu still wanted to negotiate with Dugu Ce, but Dugu Ce's attitude was very tough.
We can negotiate. Open the city gates and order the defenders to lay down their arms before talking!
Yuan Fu was afraid that if he opened the city wall he would be dead, so he naturally refused to agree to Dugu Ce's conditions.
Dugu Ce led an army of 20,000 to besiege Yufeng City, and ordered Qin Qihu to lead the army to wipe out the scattered resistance forces. He also ordered Tong Gang to lead the army to forcibly collect food and young men from various cities in Qiuchi, in preparation for the army's advance into the various tribes in Moxi.
Upon learning of the progress here, Yun Zheng couldn't help but nod secretly.
Dugu Ce is quite good. He had already thought of things that I didn’t even explain.
Yun Zheng calmed down a bit and asked again: "General Dugu asked you to stay and guard Tianqiong Pass. Do you have any ideas?"
"No."
Zuo Ren chuckled, "To be honest with you, Your Highness, after entering Tianqiong Pass, I led my troops to attack the surrounding cities, but the surrounding cities all surrendered at the sight of the enemy. There was nothing to fight for..."
The cities behind Qiuchi were extremely empty, and many of them did not even have proper garrisons.
Moreover, most of the cities in Qiuchi do not have tall city walls. Some of the cities even have rammed earth walls that will collapse if it rains heavily.
In addition, with the fall of Tianqiong Pass and the loss of all the Qiuchi army, anyone who is not a fool can see that it is only a matter of time before Qiuchi is destroyed.
Under such circumstances, before their army arrived, the cities voluntarily opened their gates and surrendered.
"That's fine!"
Yun Zheng smiled, "Don't worry about not having the opportunity to make merit. The Great Yue Kingdom and the Western Desert tribes are still standing there! Besides, defending the city is also a merit!"
This time he originally wanted Zuo Ren and others to make contributions.
Unfortunately, this birdman Lou Yi stabbed Qiu Chi in the back, leaving Qiu Chi with no chance to even struggle in his last moments.
But it's no different. If Qiuchi really fights to the death and sends troops from Tianqiong Pass, even if the Northern Army wins, there will definitely be considerable casualties.
The best strategy is to defeat the enemy without fighting.
"I will save that."
Zuo Ren nodded repeatedly.
After the two chatted for a while, Yun Zheng was about to go and meet Dugu Ce, but was stopped by Zuo Ren and Miao Yin.
After all, they are now in the enemy country.
Yun Zheng only has such a small number of personal guards. What if he encounters an ambush by the enemy who are fighting desperately?
Although the possibility is extremely low, they still have to be on guard.
Now Tianqiong Pass is full of infantry, and Zuo Ren cannot send infantry to escort Yun Zheng, so he lets Yun Zheng and the others rest at Tianqiong Pass. He sends someone to inform Dugu Ce, asking Dugu Ce to send someone to pick up Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng thought about it for a moment and agreed.
They had been traveling long distances for several days and both men and horses needed a rest.
Anyway, Dugu Ce has already made preparations for sending troops to the various tribes in western Moxi. It won't delay anything if he waits for another day or two. It's a good time for him to take some time to think about the follow-up arrangements.
In the evening, Yun Zheng and Miaoyin took a comfortable bath together at Tianqiong Pass.
Although Miaoyin has always been by Yun Zheng's side, the two of them have few opportunities to be intimate in the army.
Now that he has the chance, Yun Zheng will naturally not miss this opportunity to practice well.
Yeah, that's right!
Just practice!
After several passionate embraces, Miaoyin leaned in Yun Zheng's arms like a lamb.
Although he stopped practicing martial arts, Yun Zheng's hands were still restless, causing Miaoyin to moan softly.
"Stop messing around, I want to ask you something serious."
Miaoyin grabbed Yun Zheng's mischievous hand and turned over to lie on him.
"Talking about business won't interfere with other things!"
Yun Zheng smiled wickedly, and his thieving hand reached out naturally again.
"If you become the emperor, it's hard to say whether you'll be a tyrant, but you'll definitely be extravagant and ruthless!"
Miaoyin complained angrily, and was too lazy to pull his thief's hand away. While enduring Yun Zheng's harassment, she asked, "Are you still going to attack the tribes in Moxi?"
Yun Zheng couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Is this the serious matter you were talking about?"
"Isn't this the business?" Miaoyin's charming face showed a bit of speechlessness.
"What kind of serious business is this!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "You also know the situation inside the pass. At this time, we must definitely march towards the tribes in the western desert! However, it is only an advance, not an attack!"
Miaoyin: "What you mean is, we are just trying to intimidate the tribes in the western desert. As long as they withdraw, we won't attack, right?"
"right!"
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "We want to use my actions to clearly tell the tribes in Moxi that if they don't withdraw their troops, we will... cut off their retreat!"
Miaoyin didn't notice the small problem in Yun Zheng's words, and asked with her head tilted: "Do you think they will withdraw their troops?"
“I think so!”
Yun Zheng said uncertainly: "Their forces are basically concentrated in the front line. Even if there are people eyeing the direction of Qiuchi, there shouldn't be too many! If our army approaches, they should be cautious, right?"
He is not clear about the troop deployment of the various tribes in western Mo near Qiuchi, so he dare not make any rash conclusions.
But even if the tribes in western Mo gathered three or five large armies here, aren't they afraid of being defeated?
Once their garrison was breached, their empty rear would face a huge disaster, and they would also face the risk of being attacked from both sides by the Dagan Northwest garrison and the Northern Palace Army.
Although the tribes in western Mo claimed to have an army of 500,000, when the real fighting started, their numbers were just that.
"What if the tribes in western Moxi don't retreat?"
Miaoyin asked with some concern.
"Then... that's it!"
Yun Zheng hugged Miaoyin, turned over and pressed her down, and launched an attack...
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