Chapter 258 Win or Lose
Northern Jin only sent out 30,000 troops to invade the border of Southern Chu.
Thirty thousand soldiers and horses are not a lot, but they are not enough to give Southern Yan and Northern Zhou a reason to come to the rescue.
Moreover, Southern Yan and Northern Zhou also wanted to see what Northern Jin was up to.
"Your Highness, Emperor Chu Ming has announced to the world that he will offer sacrifices to heaven on the day of the expedition. Do you want to go and take a look?" Tu Mi asked.
"Tu Mi, why don't you listen to a play?" Zhu Huaizhen smiled like a flower, his eyes moving.
So, Zhu Huaizhen lay on a beauty couch surrounded by black lacquer and gold-painted scrolls of poetry and paintings, waving a round fan with a mahogany handle embroidered with pomegranates, cats and butterflies, moving it up and down like a Persian cat, listening to "Peach Blossom Fan".
Afraid of dew startling the sleeping birds, the wind ruffles the courtyard locust trees. Behold the Milky Way slanting across the steps, unmoved by the wispy dust. Moon, you are as thin as a bow, half a toad, yet bright as a mirror, reflecting the universe, yet cold as ice, soaking the twelve celestial peaks. Forbidden from the auspicious mist, I offer my deepest worship to the full moon. It's convenient for you, and it's not a hindrance to me. Deeply worship you, Chang'e, for not being jealous of your beauty, how dare you remain shrouded in mist and cloud for even a moment.
Paired with a cup of rich and colorful tea, including sesame, salt, bamboo shoots, chestnuts, loofah kernels, walnut kernels, spring immortal seagull, swan osmanthus, rose and brine, Lu'an sparrow tongue bud tea, life is very pleasant.
Add a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and life will be happier.
Sugar-heart abalone, pineapple sea cucumber, white shark lips, young deer tendons, claw meat, golden shark fin, ivory clam meat, spider fish glue, quail eggs, ham, pork ribs, clean winter bamboo shoots, king oyster mushrooms, chrysanthemum mushrooms, wild pine mushrooms, morels, snow bamboo fungus, Shaoxing wine, eighteen ingredients, eighteen delicious flavors. The moment you lift the lotus leaf covering the jar, the rich meaty aroma is so fragrant that even a Buddha would jump over the wall.
"Your Highness, this heaven sacrifice is more exciting than listening to an opera. Emperor Chu Ming cut his wrist and dripped his blood into three thousand wine glasses, which he presented to the three thousand soldiers leading the charge. He also sang a song of 'Pozhenzi'." Tu Mi whispered.
Drunk, I glance at my sword by lamplight, dreaming of the horn blowing in the camp. Eight hundred miles of roast meat distributed to my subordinates, fifty strings echo the sounds of the frontier, the battlefield is under autumn review. The horse is as fast as Lu, the bow is like thunderbolt, the string is shocked. I have accomplished the king's affairs, and won a good reputation in life and after death. What a pity!
"It doesn't sound auspicious." Zhu Huaizhen curled his lips and rolled his eyes.
"Your Highness, Nanchu has sent 300,000 troops." Tu Mi said in a deep voice.
Tu Mi believed that Southern Chu would not lose unless Northern Jin suddenly sent more manpower.
Otherwise, it would be a great shame and humiliation for Nan Chu.
"Tu Mi, winning is also losing." Zhu Huaizhen sighed softly.
Emperor Chu Ming was only interested in fame and reputation, but could not do anything practical.
Otherwise, how could Emperor Chu Ming be chosen by Lou Li?
Zhu Huaizhen can now be sure of Lou Li's true identity.
I just don't know whether this identity is honorable or not.
After that, Zhu Huaizhen kept listening to opera and was too lazy to go out.
Tu Mi went out a few times and found that she was almost infected by the tense atmosphere in Jiangcheng.
Sometimes there was a shortage of food at the front line, so merchants spontaneously donated food; sometimes there was a shortage of clothes at the front line, so young women spontaneously sewed clothes; sometimes there was a shortage of equipment at the front line, so young men donated weapons.
Tsk tsk, fighting a war brings so many problems, what’s the use of the Nanchu royal family?
Half a month later, Zhu Huaizhen was awakened by the cheers outside.
It turned out that Southern Chu won the battle and Northern Jin retreated.
"People in Southern Chu seem to love their country more than people in Southern Wu." Zhu Huaizhen turned over and sat up, feeling sad quietly for a while before slowly getting off the bed.
When I opened the window, it was a cloudy day with dark clouds covering the sky.
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