Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Chapter 130 Setting Sun

The boat rested on the Bingxin River tonight, and the water vapor rose densely, covering the waters.In the middle of the night, only the sound of gurgling water can be heard, and a few fireflies dance in the nearby reeds, and they are hidden in the white mist.

It was getting late, but she didn't feel sleepy, and could only listen to the sound of water to pass the time.

Suddenly there was a severe coughing sound in the cabin, she walked over lightly, there was a man sitting inside, rubbing his hand to light the lamp, Qingping quickly took the fire folder and lit the lamp, the man coughed badly, and asked :"who?"

Qingping didn't make a sound, went to the warm cage to take the water cup with him, stood a little further away, and said: "It's me."

"Oh... so it's you." The man on the bed took a cup, took some pills with water, and when he calmed down, he said, "Thank you."

Both of them were silent and did not speak, Qingping saw that he seemed to be getting better, so he turned around and went out, but the man said: "Today I heard that you asked the boatman to change the route and not go to Cangwu County, why is that?"

He was really embarrassed, and his body was also very weak. He was able to last until now, and it was only because of his obsession to avenge Deng Jie that he managed to last until now.Originally, taking the official road could actually reach Chang'an faster, but after Qingping considered it, he still chose the waterway, but it was because of the smooth sailing.She said: "It's inconvenient to go to Cangwu County now, the most urgent thing is to send you to Chang'an."

The person on the bed was silent, and there was an unconcealable sadness in his voice when he spoke: "Going to Chang'an, can I really restore my wife's innocence?"

As he spoke, tears rolled down his face: "She never did anything wrong, she died for nothing just because of such a thing...and she was branded greedy, I get along with her day and night How can I not know what kind of person she is? After the incident, she was expelled from the clan, and there was no place to worship her in the tomb! My father's family ordered me to reconcile her, and she was unwilling to drag me down in prison. Then I wrote the letter of Heli, and it was only a few days later that I found out that she lied to me to go home because she had already felt something..."

His suppressed crying was buried under the quilt, Qingping supported the door, and said after a while: "...will."

She couldn't describe this feeling, as if people were walking in the dark, no lights could illuminate the way ahead, and even she couldn't be sure.She thought of Yan Jinghan in Cangwu County, a friend who had been away for several years, how she survived these years in such a treacherous and complicated officialdom.

Qingping closed the door and looked at the misty sky, sighed wearily, the river slapped against the bank and made a slight sound of water, she discovered for the first time that the night was the thickest and deepest before dawn.

The moonlight shines in from the window eaves, pouring out a silver light, and the window shadow is reflected on the ground, casting a shadow of flowers and plants, embellishing the promenade on this early autumn night to be extraordinarily lively.The water of the lake is clear and clear, with ripples in the center of the lake under the moonlight.The pavilions surround the lake, and the lake water ripples with fine waves.There was no sound in the long night, and I don't know which mountain was ringing the bell, startled the flying birds to flutter, and flew to the distant mountains in the vast clouds and mists in the faint morning light.

The lights in the Chonghua Palace stayed on all night long, and the palace staff took down the lamps and replaced the candles when the sky was fully lit.

Chu Jun casually flipped through a memorial, and saw that the household department had come to report again. The general said in a very beautiful way, saying that the amount of horses had been collected and delivered to Guangyuan, Yunzhou.Chu Jun put down the booklet and smiled coldly. How could she not know that these people used inferior horses as good ones in order to make up the number of horses, and some even used old and sick horses to make up the number?She marked the amount with a vermilion pen, took out a piece of paper from under the memorial, lit it on a candle after reading it, and stuffed it into the smoker cage.

She returned to the table, silently looked at the small box next to the paperweight, put her hands on it for a while, and heard an announcement from someone outside that Xie Qi had come.

Chu Jun withdrew his hand suddenly, frowned, thought for a while and called her in,

Xie Qi came in to salute, and said: "Your Highness, the horses bought in the mutual market earlier have been sent to Fengfeng, which happens to be about the same time as the first batch of horses sent to Yunzhou by the imperial court."

Chu Jun said: "The matter is over? Don't make any mistakes. There are many caring people, so be careful in everything."

Xie Qi's heart skipped a beat, she didn't know what she meant, and said respectfully: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, nothing will happen."

Chu Jun said lightly: "That's good. It's best to have nothing to do. If you have something to do, you don't have to hide it. Just report it directly."

The corners of Xie Qi's eyes twitched wildly, and he forced a smile and said: "...Naturally, it's all up to His Highness to decide."

Chu Jun didn't speak, just looked at the memorial on the table.Xie Qi felt uncomfortable, and was about to leave when she accidentally saw a brocade box on her desk.She came to the study several times, and never saw anything other than the memorial document on Chu Jun's desk. For some reason, the moment she saw the box, she felt very bad. Could it be that the matter in Yunzhou was brought to light?Her thoughts were numb, she bit her lip hard, it's impossible, everyone who knows the inside story is dead, so where is the news leaked out?

Chu Jun raised his eyes and said, "What else can I do?"

Xie Qi's whole body was shaken, her temples were drenched in cold sweat, she kept her prostration posture unchanged to cover up the trembling fingers in her hand, and said in a low voice, "It's all right, I'll take my leave now."

When she walked out of the room, she felt that her throat was dry and her collar was tightly tied, making her breathless.She walked out of the palace gate in a daze, and tried everything over and over again, but she still couldn't get rid of the uneasiness in her heart.

It's nothing, Xie Qi thought, the person is dead, he died in the wild mountains far away in Yunzhou, who knows why this person didn't come back?What's more, the wanted document for the mission's collusion with the enemy and treason has not been withdrawn yet, and after the war, no one will know whether this person is alive or dead if he just makes up a reason.

So comforting herself, she quickly left the palace road.

After the first batch of horses were transported to Yunzhou, within half a month, the Fifth Army took the lead in mobilizing cavalry to form a few squads, and then attacked the Xirong barracks stationed on Liuyang Plain overnight, burned some food and grass, and took advantage of the night. After dealing with the Xirong people, they led them to the place where they had ambushed early in the morning, and quickly eliminated several fierce cavalry teams.

At the beginning of October, all the good and bad horses were transported to Yunzhou. Xirong had to find these horses after a long journey, and they would have died of illness long ago, let alone be used as war horses, even if they were used for ordinary riding and shooting.

Therefore, the commander-in-chief He Chang was determined, and ordered [-] cavalry to approach Yifeng County. Yun Ce's army was really vulnerable, and retreated [-] miles. The Xifeng County was thus exposed to the Xirong people's vision, and at the same time, the emergency documents were like snowflakes. When it was passed back to the imperial court, the whole country was panicked for a while.

No one knew that those weak and sick horses were secretly replaced with healthy ones. Those young horses purchased in batches from the market back then, after two years of careful feeding and care, have already lost their original wildness. The period of best endurance.

In the big camp, Zhou Gan inspected the Hanjia camp. The armor on the cavalry and the riding equipment on the horses were old and new, because the armor of the cavalry was different from that of ordinary soldiers. They were rare in number, light and strong, and they were all unique.The retired cavalry had to leave their battle armor in the army before leaving and hand it over to the new cavalry. Even if they didn't have many horses to train later, they could still keep some things.

That is the eternal pride of belonging to the Hanjia Camp.

Their predecessors went on an expedition to Xirong to turn the tide, and they were all heroes with one against a hundred.Wherever the horse's hooves tread and where the cold armor goes, the enemy will retreat. , Now it's their turn, through the cold armor, it seems to have regained the glory of the year.The young cavalrymen straightened their backs, and the horses under them seemed to be infected by the solemn and heroic atmosphere, and the formation was strict and standardized.

Commander Zhao hurried over and said, "Marshal, what's the matter?"

Zhou Gan stared at the resolute faces on the horseback, waved his hands and said, "Get out of the camp!"

The herald shouted: "Leave the camp!"

The war drums were beating, the horseshoes were like thunder, and the sky was covered with smoke and dust. Zhou Gan stood in the dust and looked at the cavalrymen going away. Commander Zhao said: "Marshal—"

Zhou Gan interrupted her and said, "We will definitely win."

"The Hanjia Camp will not lose, and neither will the Yunce Army. I have been waiting for this day since 20 years ago."

Commander Zhao knew that this was her heart knot. Since the imperial court avoided the war 20 years ago, they missed the best chance to defeat the Xirong people.Zhou Qian never gave up on the training of cavalry in his battalion, even if the number of horses available for training was not enough, other camps gradually lost their importance to cavalry.

"Finally, I got this opportunity four years ago. Xirong people are good at riding and shooting, and our generation has never lost to them. It has been like a day for 20 years, just for today." The cloak on Zhou Gan was blown by the wind, " Of course we won't lose."

On the plains outside Fengfeng County, the autumn grass is withered and yellow.The armies of the two countries are deployed separately, and this world war is about to start.

This is also the last battle.

The Yunce army is ready to fight, and everyone knows that after today, if they lose, the Xirong iron cavalry will drive straight into Chang'an; and the Xirong people also know that they have already reached the hinterland of Yunzhou. Captured Yunzhou, rekindled the war in the six states, and reproduced the killing 300 years ago.

The Hanjia Battalion had only 2 people, and the Xirong Iron Cavalry fought all the way, and lost a lot of cavalry, but the two sides were just right.

This is a fair battle, and they have no way to retreat, and they can no longer retreat.

The battle horn sounded, and the drums became more and more urgent. I don't know who took the lead. Yun Cejun roared, and then everyone roared angrily, as if they wanted to turn all the previous embarrassment into fighting spirit.

A cavalryman drew out his long sword, and the entire Hanjia battalion rushed towards the opposite side like a tide. The sun was covered by smoke and dust, and the flying dust, wrapped in infinite fighting spirit, turned into the sharpest arrow and rushed towards the Xirong iron cavalry.

On the temporary watchtower, He Chang clenched the railing with both hands, his pupils narrowed in disbelief, and the guards under the stage were yelling anxiously, He Chang only felt his ears buzzing, and could vaguely hear The word 'retreat'.

Countless faces that were terrified before death flashed before her eyes, her throat felt hot, and a mouthful of blood spewed out.

Lost...it turned out to be really lost.

It was only then that He Chang realized that she had stepped into this conspiracy from the very beginning, and the successive victories dazzled her mind and boosted Wang Ting's confidence.They put everything on this war, just because the Xirong people invaded the Junning Pass, which has not been broken for a hundred years, and occupied a huge city.They thought that as long as they moved forward, they would be able to break through Yunzhou and sweep the six states again.

But thinking about it now, how could a pass that has not been breached for a hundred years be broken like this?Just because of the loss of Yuehe, using fake peace talks as a bait to make Yunce's army withdraw from the sideline, is this really possible?

Who in the end, who set up this game.He actually used Juningguan and Yijun as a lure to lead them into the hinterland of Yunzhou.

You must know that although the Xirong people are good at riding and shooting, they can fight guerrilla warfare on the grassland with generations of generations, but they are familiar with the grassland environment. They have always fought frequently in summer, and retreated to the royal court in autumn and winter, leaving a small army to harass them constantly.It is precisely because the grass grows and there is a lot of water in summer, as long as they escape back to the grassland, they can use the terrain to escape.

But today there will be no such opportunity again. The Xirong army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Yunzhou. As long as Juning Pass is blocked at this time, they will never be able to leave again.

She clearly understands this point, Yun Ce's army will never appear [-] cavalry out of thin air, and those horses are not all sick horses and old horses as reported by the spies, but all replaced by strong war horses. There are all kinds of horses, but most of them are from Xirong. Hechang has been marching and fighting for many years, how could he not recognize them?But from the beginning to the end, she didn't know anything.

Xi Rong was defeated, Wang Ting was also defeated, and Jinzhang was also defeated.

From the imperial court to the military, who is secretly setting up this situation?He Chang didn't know, and didn't want to know.But there is one thing she understands very well, the layout people don't intend to simply defeat them.

She wants to destroy them, Xi Rong and Wang Ting forever and ever.

"There is no sun that never sets in this world. The so-called never-set sun is just a fabricated myth. It seems unbreakable, but in fact, as long as it is defeated once, it will never rise."

Standing on the beacon tower, Zhou Gan looked at the scattered Xirong army below, and said this to Commander Zhao beside him.

"But I didn't say that." Zhou Qiandao, "I think her proposal is very risky, but it is very tempting, just like the myth that the sun never sets."

Commander Zhao's shock was beyond words, and she said incredulously: "The commander-in-chief believed her like that? At that time, His Highness had no power or influence. How do you think what she said is true?"

Zhou Qian smiled and said: "Because she said that all Xirong people will be killed. Of course I don't believe it, but I am already old and will soon be resigned from the position of coach. There are too many people who want to replace me. I must Take all the time, or you won't have another chance."

"The more risky the sword seems, the less people will believe it. Although I don't know what she did, she promised to recover after I was deposed and send the horse to the battlefield. She did all of these. …”

"In the past 300 years, after we lost the Erlan grassland, we never had a chance to completely defeat the Xirong people. From the opening of the mutual market and the beginning of peace talks, to the embassy mission to Xirong, the destruction of Juning Pass, and the fall of Anping County, step by step, we finally brought The Xirong people were drawn out from the depths of the grassland. As long as one link goes wrong, the next thing we may face is failure. The Xirong people will flee back to the grassland again, and we have lost our chance... But now, Juningguan It has been blocked, and the Xirong people can no longer retreat."

There was an expression of admiration on Zhou Gan's face. She hadn't admired a person in this way for many years. She had led the army for many years. The last person who made her feel this kind of emotion was her mentor, Zhen, who had passed away for a long time. North General Wang Rukai.After being ordered by the first emperor to retreat to Juning Pass, which led to the fall of Yuehe, the general with outstanding military exploits fell ill, and finally passed away within a year.She suddenly wanted to thank her student Wei Lan, the Patriarch of the Wei Family, if she hadn't recommended him, she would have no hope in this life, and would never wait for this day to come.

Commander Zhao couldn't imagine that such a person existed. Zhou Qian continued: "People who can grasp and control the situation need to be calm and ruthless enough to win this national war. We lost Anping County, but we eliminated Xirong. It's a good deal."

The veteran glanced at the distant sky, the setting sun was like blood, and the sky reappeared in the gradually dissipating smoke and dust. She said: "I am loyal to the country, to the court, and to this...His Royal Highness."