Chapter 89: Cold color

Leaving Hezhou, Ye Tianling returned to Daying, and as soon as he entered the account, he was astonished and stopped. The tent was brightly lit. The Eleventh, Early Tang, Wei Changzheng, Mingzhi, etc. were all there, and it seemed to be relieved when he came back. Before the case, a person turned his back to the crowd and faced the military plane map. Hearing his footsteps, he turned his head, his phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and a hint of clear sharpness touched his gaze, staring into the air.
Ye Tianling entered Hezhou without telling Qing Chen. Unexpectedly, when she saw her in the military account, she raised her eyes and looked at the eleven side: "What happened?"
Eleven coughed slightly: "The fourth brother will come back safely. We will go back to the camp first." After saying this, everyone retired. He walked to Ye Tianling and looked back, throwing a look at Ye Tianling.
Ye Tianling's eyebrows moved slightly, but seeing Qing Chen staring at him lightly, she suddenly walked out of the account.
"Qing'er!" Ye Tianling pulled her back in time, "What are you doing?"
Qing Chen didn't get rid of it, listening to his question, turning around and exasperated: "You did not bring a guard, and entered Hezhou City at night alone! The battle between the two armies is about to come, and tens of thousands of rebels in Hezhou want to take your life. , How can you take such a risk easily?"
Ye Tianling expected that Qing Chen must be dissatisfied with this, but in the end he didn't hide it from her, frowned and said, "I told you to strictly observe this. Who told you so boldly?"
Bai Qiu's soft and bright luster reflected on Qing Chen's face at this time, with a quiet layer of brilliance and compelling: "Why, find out who it is to let me know how to deal with it?"
Ye Tianling said: "No need to check, it must be eleven."
Qing Chen's eyebrows twisted slightly: "They don't even know why you must go to Hezhou alone at this time. There is no other way but to obey your orders. With a heart hanging on them, how can they hide from me?"
No matter how angry she was, Ye Tianling felt a little tenderness in her heart, and forced her to pull her close to her arms, and said, "Then you know why I went and why did I hide it from them?"
"You went to Li Bu not only for the current Hezhou, but also for some old things?" Qing Chen raised his eyes.
Ye Tianling said: "Since it's clear, you transferred all the former generals of our army to the front of the account late at night, what are you doing?"
Qing Chen raised her eyebrows, her face faintly cold: "If you don't come back before dawn, you will level Hezhou City!"
Ye Tianling couldn't help but laugh, holding her gripped waist, slowly said: "The princess is very powerful, fortunately this king came back in time, otherwise Hezhou is in danger today!"
Qing Chen raised his eyes and saw the real smile between Ye Tianling's eyebrows. Originally, he was annoyed that he did not hide the danger by himself. At this time, seeing people unscathed, his anger passed away, but after enduring midnight worry and fear, suddenly It surged to my heart, my eyes were slightly sour, and he turned his head and said: "Do you think they don't think so on November?"
Ye Tianling said: "I know Li Bu very well. Even if he is given a chance, he dare not do anything to me. What's more, under the onslaught of the army in the past two days, the heart of the Hezhou generals has been shaken, even Li Bu himself In my anxiety, the city seems dangerous, but in fact it is not to be feared. I know it in my heart."
Qing Chen sighed softly: "You always have your reasons for taking risks, but you are no longer alone. What is the difference between risking your life and taking mine? You shouldn't keep it from me, can you tell me the truth? , I still can't stand it?"
Ye Tianling smiled at the corners of her lips, took her arm to tighten gently, but turned away the topic lightly: "Which one do you like Jingzhou or Dingzhou?"
Qing Chen looked at him sideways, somewhat puzzled, and answered casually: "Dingzhou."
Ye Tianling said casually: "Okay, let's attack Dingzhou tonight, and send Dingzhou to you as compensation tomorrow, how about?"
Qing Chen was surprised: "Dingzhou and Jingzhou are both within the natural dangers of Qimen Pass, and Hezhou is not yet under," she paused, "Could it be that Li Buzhen..."
Ye Tianling said: "I never risk in vain, Li stepped down. Hezhou left 30,000 defenders, and the remaining 50,000 went with the army to counter the rebellion and raided Jingzhou."
"Li Bu was willing to change his mind? As soon as Qimen is closed and Dingzhou is removed, we can join the Chinese Army today?"
"Not bad." Ye Tianling turned and said loudly, "Come on, let the main camp be promoted, and the three armies will gather and stand by!"
The guards in front of the tent gave their orders loudly, but Qing Chen smiled softly: "The three army camp tents have long secretly passed the military order. All the soldiers will be armed with swords tonight, and they will be able to fight immediately."
Ye Tianling smiled and said, "This saves me a lot of time."
Qing Chen pondered for a while, and then asked: "Although Li Bu finally abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, after all, he has been obedient and rebellious. The army has strict orders not to forgive traitors. What do you plan to do?"
Ye Tianling turned to change his armor and said: "That's why he was asked to help us take pictures of Zhou and Dingzhou, and then he would personally fight against Yu Su with the army to make up for it."
Qing Chen nodded, and stepped forward to straighten his robes, but felt that the matter was a trouble after all.
Just after Yinshi, the sky was still in deep darkness. The city of Dingzhou has bordered the border to the north, where the northern line of Qishan and Yanwang Mountain intersect, forming a horizontal mountain. The terrain is dangerous and it is an important pass for northern Xinjiang to fight against the Turks. Under the dark night, Guanshanyuan outside the city was cold and cold, and everywhere in the city was quiet as usual. Although Beijiang is in the midst of war, everyone knows that as long as Qimen Pass is not broken, Dingzhou will sit back and relax, so there is no tension in dispatching troops.
At the south gate city head post, the cold wind blowing from outside the wall was piercing. The soldiers guarding the city were tired and cold, closing their eyes and rubbing hands from time to time, whispering complaints.
After finally getting to a post to change defense, the soldiers who replaced the squad climbed to the top of the city: "You have worked hard, brother!"
"It's so cold!" A group of soldiers shouted.
With a few casual laughs, the new soldiers also shivered in the north wind. As usual, they patrolled the front of the city in a circle without any problems. The iron armor made a slight rubbing sound accompanied by the footsteps of the army boots, gradually moving away and down. Go. The soldier who walked at the end suddenly flashed light from the corner of his eyes, and saw a cold light in the darkness. Before he could make a sound, he fell to the ground with a soft sound from his neck and fell to his death immediately.
The first few soldiers noticed the strangeness, and when they turned around, they were shocked to see the enemy appearing in the shadow of the city that had just passed by, and they quickly killed them under the cover of the night.
The soldiers who had just changed the guard had not yet gone far, and heard the screams of their companions behind them mixed with the warning of "there is an enemy". The originally silent night was torn apart by the sudden murderous intent, and the city torches seemed to be extinguished by the wind. , The surroundings suddenly fell into chaos.
Ye Tianling and Qing Chen were stationed on a hill not far away, and Dingzhou City was faintly visible in front of them, and there seemed to be nothing unusual. But after half a cup of tea, an amazing fire suddenly lit up in a place in the city, and then the fire raged, burning half of the sky. Dingzhou city seemed to usher in a weird dawn, and was enveloped in smoke and fire in an instant.
As the flames appeared, the endless darkness outside the city screamed for killing, and the mysterious soldiers who came quietly no longer sneaked in by zip line like the pioneer camp. The current three battalions set up a ladder and forcibly climbed the city.
The Dingzhou garrison has not yet figured out who is attacking the city, hastily resisted, and is in chaos.
On the head of the city, the swords were light and cold, and they fought close and fought fiercely. From a distance, people continued to fall down. They were either already dead or trampled by the rocks and iron hoofs under the city.
As the defense of the defending army hurriedly unfolded, the clusters of sharp arrows shot down like locusts, doing all they could to prevent the Xuanjia army from attacking.
Dingzhou inspector Liu Guangyu heard the news in his sleep, and was shocked, unable to believe that the Xuanjia army had killed him.
Qimen Pass is as invaluable. During the day there are still soldiers reporting on the West Road. The army is still blocked outside the pass. How can they attack Dingzhou in the middle of the night? At this time, half of the Dingzhou military camp was in flames. The mysterious armor of the Shenji camp would burn every time it was fired, causing chaos everywhere, making people feel that Dingzhou had already fallen into Hecheng.
Liu Guangyu was too horrified to wear his armor, and immediately gathered his troops to reinforce the south gate.
The soldiers in the battalion hadn't rushed out, they heard a loud bang from the east, which shook the city wall. After the sound, it was not interrupted and shocked. The defenders of the East Gate galloped forward, and fell off their horses like rolling melons: "My lord! King Che's army stormed the East Gate, and the city gate could no longer resist!"
Before the words were over, the South Gate reported: "My lord! The South Gate is lost! The Xuanjia Army has attacked!"
Liu Guangyu was shocked and yelled loudly: "Retreat to the inner city! The archer is defending! Quick! The soldiers of the battalions must not panic, let me resist the enemy!"
In the city of Dingzhou, the blood and light intertwined in the Naruto to obscure the sky and the sun. The blood added a shocking scarlet to the snow, which instantly solidified into a hard piece under the icy cold wind, but was followed by The ruthless iron hoof that came rushed and shattered.
The coldness of the strong and the demise of the weak do not require much modification. Cold iron, warm blood, long wind, and raging fire make a strong stroke between the world and the earth.
Those who follow me prosper, those who rebel against me perish.
Dawn gradually approached, and the Dingzhou garrison could not resist for a long time. The four gates fell, the inner city fell and the whole army was defeated.
As soon as the Xuanjia army entered the city, he quickly extinguished the flames everywhere, controlled the main routes, comforted the civilians, and incorporated the defeated army. However, after more than an hour, Dingzhou changed hands and re-entered the rule of the Heavenly Dynasty.
The rising sun did not change for any reason. The horizon slowly lit up, revealing the color of fish belly, a faint faint light was faintly visible, and it was slowly painted, and the night lowered eyebrows and retreated.
Ye Tianling rode into the city with Qingchen. Tang Chuzheng commanded the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and asked for instructions: "His Royal Highness, Dingzhou inspector Liu Guangyu was wounded and captured. What should I do?"
Ye Tianling dismounted to examine the situation in the city: "Bring me to see me." He and Qing Chen walked up to the top of the city, going higher and higher. The bloodstains that extended to Can Xue, the cold arrow of the broken sword, and the smoke and fire were all left behind and looked up. See layers of openness.
Underfoot, the vast plains are endless, spreading thousands of miles, the long river line, embedded in the vastness, and the four wild cities are faintly visible. The majestic peaks of Qishan and Yanwangshan are winding and magnificent. Passing over the ridge is the grassland and desert of the Mobei people. The sky is wide and far away.
At this time, in the distant place of the sky, a round of rising sun burst out of the clouds, and the golden light was dazzling, covering the entire earth in the bright morning light.
The sea of ​​clouds was surging and the cold wind was fierce. Ye Tianling stood proudly at the head of the city and stared at the sky. Under her feet was the city of Dingzhou, who had just surrendered. You could see the vast desert in front of her.
Under the of Xuanjia guards, Liu Guangyu ascended to the top of the city, looking at his back bathed in the cold morning light, shocked both physically and mentally. The frightening power of the Xuanjia Army came from this person, who easily attacked Dingzhou, and it was this person who defeated tens of thousands of defenders in an instant.
Ye Tianling turned back when he heard the footsteps: "Untie him."
The guard broke the rope, and Liu Guangyu moved his painful arm and stood a few steps away, not knowing what Ye Tianling meant to bring him here. Although he was stained with blood on his robe, his expression was calm.
Ye Tianling walked slowly in front of him: "Dingzhou inspector Liu Guangyu."
Liu Guangyu smiled bitterly: "His Royal Highness, Fengshen, has never seen each other. I saw it today, but I don't want to see it like this."
Ye Tianling glanced at him: "What are your plans now?"
Liu Guangyu said: "His Royal Highness please give the final general a joy, the final general is grateful."
"You mean to die?" Ye Tianling said lightly.
Liu Guangyu said: "The counter-insurgency army does not amnesty the rebel generals. As we all know, the end generals are prepared long ago, and only ask His Highness to treat other soldiers with mercy."
"Oh." Ye Tianling was overwhelmed with joy and anger. Liu Guangyu couldn't figure out what he wanted. He heard a soft voice next to him, saying, "Master Liu, you should be regarded as an official of the'Northern Election'."
Liu Guangyu turned his head and saw Qing Chen smiling and asking him. He just saw a person standing next to King Ling, turning around calmly where the long wind was flying at the head of the city, a breath of tranquility that made people feel wrong. If King Ling is solemn and cold, then this person's whole body exudes a very soft temperament, as if the clear water is faint in the sky, nowhere to be found and everywhere.
The so-called "Northern Election" of officials is because Beiyan Hou’s territory has always had the privilege of self-recommended officials. When officials are vacant, transferred, promoted, etc., the Beiyan Hou’s mansion often chooses a suitable person to make a decision. For a long time, officials and generals at all levels in northern Xinjiang were almost all assigned by Yu Su, and even the officials and the Ministry of War were difficult to intervene. These officials are generally called "Northern elections."
Liu Guangyu was indeed the one who had been selected by Yu. Although he did not know who Qing Chen was, he nodded and admitted to her questioning.
Qing Chen smiled faintly: "But if I remember correctly, you used to be a civil official before, and you participated in the palace exam in the nine years of Shengwu. On the top of the gold list is the hand-picked Erjia Chuan. Supervised the Imperial History for the Procuratorate. But less than half a year, you were demoted for impeaching a memorial of Li Changyou, which was a fashion book, and moved to the left as the Changle County Envoy. After four years of office, although you have outstanding political achievements, you have not You were promoted until the seventeenth year of Shengwu. However, you were famous in Fengzhou for the work of suppressing bandits. Later, you were selected by Yu Su to move to Dingzhou. Shengwu stayed in Dingzhou for 23 years. Make it the post. In this way, you can’t be regarded as an official in the Northern Election. You are an anomaly in the Northern Election, and you have a civil and military post. This seems to be the first person among the generals guarding the border.

Liu Guangyu was surprised that Qing Chen knew his resume so well. He said it was not bad. His previous experience as an official didn't make him happy, so he said, "So what?"
Qing Chen's gaze fell in front of his eyes: "I remember a few words of yours,'It is easy to prosper troops, to quell chaos, to calm down, to settle down, and to settle down. The way to settle the people is to treat people equally. If this is the case, there will be no exceptions, but you Do you still think so?"
Liu Guangyu became more surprised and asked, "How do you know this?"
Qing Chen said: "I have seen it in your memorial debriefing. I remember you wrote it when you left Fengzhou."
The woman who can browse the official memorials at will has the only job of repairing ceremonies in the celestial dynasty. Liu Guangyu suddenly said: "So you are Qingping County Lord."
Qing Chen smiled and said, "Princess Ling."
"Oh!" Liu Guangyu glanced at Ye Tianling, and Ye Tianling took his gaze back from Dingzhou City. "You are a good soldier, but it's still a long way from this."
Liu Guangyu said: "The borderline crisis does not necessarily rely on force. Although Dingzhou is not the strongest front-line force in frontier defense, it has never been harassed by the Mobei Turks. The residents of the two places have interacted with each other and respected their customs for a long time. thing."
The corners of Ye Tianling’s lips are slightly cold:
War and peace are never the turn of the people to decide. Even if they can live in peace, the Turkic royal family cannot give up their ambitions to invade the Central Plains. Most of the time, benevolence and justice can only be implemented by relying on force. Possible."
Liu Guangyu looked at the people of one party, and Ye Tianling looked at the kingdom of the world. Both are infallible. Qing Chen asked with a smile: "Not to mention the border and foreign troubles, and the internal diseases in front of you. What do you think of Master Liu? Yu Su It is easy to revitalize the army and quell the chaos, but the most difficult thing is to calm the people. The people of Dingzhou are afraid that they need someone to reassure them. Can Master Liu ignore it?"
Liu Guangyu was full of doubts in his heart: "His Royal Highness is full of talents in the army. Do you still care about a traitor? What's more, the military order is like a mountain. Even if the general is willing to come down, I am afraid it is still a dead end."
Ye Tianling smiled. At this time, Wei Changzheng ascended to the top of the city and handed a letter: "His Royal Highness, there is news that General Li is coming from Jingzhou."
Ye Tianling took it, and Qing Chen turned his head to see Li Buxin wrote: "According to your highness, 20,000 soldiers defrauded to enter Jingzhou last night, and everything went smoothly. Only the patrol Qian Tong resisted and clamored for trouble. The government office was slashed, and there were two lieutenants who were Yu Su’s cronies. They couldn't persuade them to surrender and were executed. Now Jingzhou is no longer a concern..." She smiled, Li Bu was like a replacement general. It is completely different from Liu Guangyu in front of him.
After reading the letter, Ye Tianling actually raised his hand to Liu Guangyu: "Look at it too."
Liu Guangyu was stunned to take it, sweating all the way. The three major towns in Qimenguan, Hezhou, Dingzhou, and Jingzhou, all fell into the grasp of King Ling overnight, and they were turned upside down in an instant. He was shocked by the facts before him, and he felt as if he had stepped into a bottomless abyss, without knowing what would happen next.
Ye Tianling changed the expression on his face and said, "Li Bu is a rare general in fighting with soldiers, but the administrative Anmin is worse than you, Liu Guangyu. It seems a pity to kill you like Qian Tong."
Liu Guangyu raised his head and said, "His Royal Highness let the general see clearly the end of Qian Tong's disobedience?"
Ye Tianling frowned. Qing Chen shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness means that he can even use Li Bu so much, let alone you Liu Guangyu? Qian Tong is a corrupt and cruel official and has a reputation for notoriety. Even if he does not kill at this time, he will not tolerate him later, you Do you want to compare with him?"
Liu Guangyu was silent for a while, and then turned his head to look in the city of Dingzhou. After a melee last night, there is still tension everywhere. Although several fires burned military camps, they still affected nearby residential buildings. In addition to clearing out various defenses, the Xuanjia Army soldiers have begun to help the affected people repair their houses, or temporarily arrange for them to take refuge from the cold elsewhere. Under the sun, a young soldier picked up a child who was crying helplessly. He didn't know what he said, and made the child laugh.
Qing Chen was watching this scene with a smile like Liu Guangyu, but Ye Tianling cast his gaze into the inner city, and when he lifted it up, he merged with the rising sunlight, shining brightly. Qing Chen turned around and said, "Dingzhou is close to Mobei after all, and at this time it is also necessary to guard against Turks."
Liu Guangyu said: "The Turks mainly rely on cavalry in the snow and ice enclave of Mobei. It is difficult to march on the ice and snow, so war rarely arises in winter and should not take the opportunity to invade."
Qing Chen nodded slightly: "When it is very, it is better to be careful. Last night, the two lieutenants died in the battle in Dingzhou. His Royal Highness in the military will personally arrange for you to be cautious about which officials in the government can keep and which cannot.
Liu Guangyu's heart was tumbling. These words signaled that he should continue to guard Dingzhou, and he gave him great confidence. His eyes hesitated between Dingzhou City and the two in front of him, his chest undulating. Qing Chen always smiled and looked at him calmly and freely. Liu Guangyu suddenly sighed and stepped back and bowed down: "His Royal Highness, Princess, the final defeat is convinced, and I am willing to serve the army in the future and die!"
Ye Tianling didn't seem to be surprised by his decision: "Go ahead, first take over the soldiers who surrendered last night, and arrange them properly. We will discuss other matters later."
Liu Guangyu worshipped again, turned and retreated. Intuitively, Beijiang, which is now full of flames, will sooner or later fall into his control before Lingwang's magical use of soldiers and the mighty and unpredictable maneuvering technique. He even gave birth to one. Even more amazing ideas, or the entire celestial dynasty will be nothing more than that.