inspire-indiana Chapter 1595: Yangping Pass
Chapter 1595: Yangping Pass
Chapter 1595: Yangping Pass...
Grand View Garden, Hengwu Garden
In the warm room of the wing, the atmosphere was warm and noisy.
"The imperial physician has just diagnosed it, and it is undoubtedly a pregnancy." Facing Daiyu's sparkling gaze, Baochai's plump and lovely face smiled brightly, and her joy could not be concealed in her voice.
Daiyu's clear eyes sparkled like water under her smoky eyebrows. She smiled softly and said softly, "That's really a happy event."
Aunt Xue smiled, stretched out her hand to Daiyu and said, "Ms. Lin, sit over here and have a good chat."
Daiyu groaned, and as she spoke, she came to sit down on an embroidered cushion covered with a mattress, and whispered, "Sister Bao is pregnant now, so we should take good care of her these few days."
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Your elder brother Heng just said that he would ask Miss Feng to assign some maids to come over to take care of them. Miss Lin, you can come over sometimes and chat with us to relieve boredom."
Daiyu said with a hint of cuteness in her voice, "Aunt, I can come over anytime."
While everyone was talking, a maid came into the side room and said, "Madam, Second Madam Lian is here."
As they were talking, Fengjie, accompanied by Ping'er, Feng'er and other maids, entered the wing room and said with a smile, "Brother Heng, you asked someone to call me just now."
Jia Heng's eyes were as bright as water, and he said softly: "Sister Xue is pregnant, and we should send more maids to look after her in the backyard. Sister Feng, you should also help take care of her."
Sister Feng's gorgeous oval face was filled with a smile, and she said, "Brother Heng, don't worry, I will definitely arrange everything for you. This has happened more than once or twice."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look strange.
But on second thought, I felt that what I said was not wrong.
On his side, Jia Heng stayed in Hengwu Garden for a while while Fengjie talked to him to cheer him up.
Afterwards, he did not linger for long and left the room with Daiyu.
Daiyu glanced at the young man in the python robe with her sparkling eyes under her smoky eyebrows and said, "Brother Heng, let's go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion."
Jia Heng responded softly, and then went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion with Daiyu.
Grand View Garden, Xiaoxiang Pavilion
Although it is summer and the heat is scorching, the wind is quite strong. The green bamboos outside Xiaoxiang Pavilion rustle in the wind, and the green waves form waves, which are lush and green.
Jia Heng and Daiyu came to the side room and sat down on the soft couch. Daiyu's beautiful face, as white as snow, seemed to show a trace of loss. She said quietly, "I don't want to. Sister Bao has a child now."
Jia Heng smiled, joked, and said, "Yes, Sister Lin also wants a child?"
Daiyu snorted when she heard this, and said in a coquettish tone, "Who wants a child?"
Whenever she thought of herself with a big belly, Daiyu's fair and flawless face suddenly turned red and her starry eyes sparkled.
Jia Heng chuckled, put his arm around Daiyu's shoulders, and said, "Sister Lin is not young anymore, so it's okay for her to have a child."
Daiyu hummed softly and said nothing else, and two bright and charming blushes suddenly appeared on her plump, fair face, like peach blossoms in February, bright and moving.
Jia Heng reached out and gently put his arm around Daiyu's shoulder, saying, "Sister Lin."
Daiyu responded softly, her eyes sparkling, and she said softly, "Brother Heng, are all the affairs in the capital finished? I heard that there is a war in Sichuan."
Jia Heng put his arm around Daiyu's shoulders, and gently caressed the plump, soft lamb with his hands. He said, "Sister, you are staying in the back house. Have you heard everything?"
Daiyu has never paid much attention to these things, it seems that she is... too old.
Daiyu could not help but hum with a sweet voice from under her delicate, straight nose, and gently moved the young man's slender white hand. Her bright face seemed to be covered with a layer of blush, bright red, and she said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, I also asked Zijuan to keep an eye on what happened outside."
Jia Heng said: "Yes, after this war, the situation in the capital will be stabilized."
Daiyu frowned with a look of pity and said, "Brother Heng, you should be able to have some free time by then."
Jia Heng gently embraced Daiyu's shoulder and said, "That's enough. Well, let's not talk about this anymore and take a rest for a while."
I probably wouldn't be able to completely relax at that time.
Then, Jia Heng hugged Daiyu's body, which had become a little plump as she grew older, but his heart was thinking about the war in Sichuan.
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Funing Palace, in the hall——
Concubine Duanrong was sitting in the western warm pavilion. It was midsummer and the sunlight shone into the room through the thin window screens.
The beauty was wearing a bright dress and elegant makeup, with a beautiful bun on her head, and her fair face was covered with a layer of frost, like the bright moon.
At this moment, he was clearly thinking about how to persuade Queen Song.
"Should we talk to Xianning about this?" Concubine Duanrong frowned her dark green eyebrows, feeling both ashamed and worried.
Let’s not talk about it for now. She first persuaded him to cut off contact.
After all, Concubine Duanrong had not made up her mind.
At this moment, whether it was a coincidence or not, a maid from the outer room entered the warm room in the palace and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is here."
Because Empress Song had not yet been given an honorific title and her position as empress had not been stripped, the maids and female officials in the palace still addressed her as empress.
When Concubine Duanrong heard this, her heart trembled inexplicably and she stood up.
After a while, Queen Song was seen wearing a plain white dress with wide sleeves and cloud patterns. Her bun was beautiful and graceful, and her snow-white face seemed to have a bright smile.
Concubine Duanrong curved her eyebrows, stared at the beauty, and said in a sweet voice: "Sister, you are here?"
Queen Song smiled and said, "I came to see you. Why haven't I seen Ze'er these days?"
Concubine Duanrong said softly, "Ze'er went to school and hasn't come back in the past few days."
At this time, Concubine Duanrong raised her eyes and gazed at the smiling Queen Song. For some reason, the scene in the palace before kept appearing in her mind, the scene where she was picked up and bullied by the young man in the python robe.
Thinking of this, Concubine Duanrong's eyebrows twitched, and shame and anger appeared in her eyes.
There was no other reason. For the traditional Concubine Duanrong, what she had seen before was shocking.
Concubine Duanrong calmed down and asked, "Sister, why are you so free today?"
Queen Song smiled and said, "Yes, I have nothing to do in the room, so I came over to talk to my sister."
As he spoke, he sat down nearby, looked at Concubine Duanrong intently, and said, "Xianning should bring the child to the palace someday so that we can talk together."
Concubine Duanrong's jade-white face was smiling charmingly, her eyes were as bright as water, and she said, "I was just saying that."
Then, the beauty looked at Queen Song and said softly, "Sister, Ziyu didn't say she and Xianning were coming over these two days."
Queen Song pursed her pink lips and said, "Zi Yu is busy with the war in Sichuan."
I don’t know which vixen he is fooling around with right now.
The elegant and graceful Concubine Duanrong had willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows. She looked at the beauty intently, and her slightly pink lips moved as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
"Ran'er and Wei'er are not in Sichuan. We don't know what will happen to them after the war." Concubine Duanrong sighed and said softly.
Queen Song whispered, "Earlier, Ziyu asked me to write a letter to Ran'er and Wei'er persuading them to surrender."
Concubine Duanrong was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did my sister write it before?"
Your lover asked you to write, so you wrote.
Concubine Duanrong stared at Empress Song, and for some reason, she suddenly felt resentful.
"I've already written it. Someone will deliver it in the next two days." Under the empress Song's lush eyebrows, her charming eyes showed a hint of sadness. She whispered, "I don't know if they will listen to my advice."
Concubine Duanrong nodded and asked, "Sister, how are the third and fourth brothers?"
Speaking of her third brother, Queen Song sighed softly and said, "Third brother is now under house arrest in the mansion, and fourth brother is in Kaifeng Prefecture. Third brother could have been released, but now Ran'er and Wei'er have encountered such a thing, and now he is under surveillance by the scouts of Jinyifu."
Concubine Duanrong also sighed softly with Queen Song and said, "They are both troublesome. How can they hang out with someone like Chen Yuan?"
Queen Song's beautiful eyes sparkled like water under her emerald eyebrows. She sighed and said, "Yes, Chen Yuan is notorious. Ran'er and Wei'er were bewitched by them, and this is why something like this happened."
At this moment, there was a hint of anger on Queen Song's fair and beautiful face.
Concubine Duanrong responded softly, and as she lowered her eyes, she was thinking about how to persuade Queen Song.
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Bashu, Yangping Pass
This fortress is the only way for Hanzhong to enter Bashu. It is nestled against mountains and beside rivers. The city is high and steep, the pass is winding and undulating, and the mountains are covered with lush vegetation, the green is eye-catching.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Ma Chao fought Zhang Fei here, Huang Zhong killed Xiahou Yuan in the Dingjun Mountain formation, and countless heart-wrenching events took place.
It was the height of summer, and above the sky one could see rows of birds flying by, before they turned into dark shadows and disappeared into the sky.
At this moment, the vanguard of the Beijing army's expedition to Sichuan advanced to Guancheng from Hanzhong.
This fortress was originally a pass to guard Shu and prevent the Shu army from attacking from Jinniu Road. It would be easier to deploy troops by sending troops from the Guanzhong Plain.
On the top of the steep and towering pass, black and red brocade flags embroidered with the Chinese character "Han" fluttered in the wind. Under the shining light, the surface of the brocade looked as red as fire.
The defending commander was Pei An, the assistant commander of Baoning Prefecture. He was wearing a copper chain mail and holding the goose-feather knife at his waist tightly. Under his thick eyebrows, a solemn look appeared in his eyes.
At this moment, just five miles away, the Beijing army was setting up camp, and the cavalry was on guard to prevent the soldiers in the city from coming out to raid the camp.
Pei An's face was as solemn as iron, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he said loudly: "The imperial court's troops are coming with great force, and should not be underestimated."
The deputy general beside him, Yu Decheng, who was also the guerrilla general stationed at Yangping Pass, said, "Commander, this Beijing camp has just defeated the Liaodong Jiannu. Their morale is high and they are invincible. Our army must not confront them head-on."
Pei An nodded and said, "The imperial court has been conquering the east and the west over the years, and has been victorious in every battle. Our Shu army has little experience in war and is not familiar with battle formations, so it is indeed difficult for us to fight head-on."
Yu Decheng said: "Holding the pass tightly, relying on the strong city, and holding out against the Han army is the strategy to defeat the enemy."
Pei An said: "Now, only this strategy can help."
Pei An's face was as solemn as iron, but at this moment, he did not express his worries out loud.
That is, the imperial court had red-haired cannons that could bombard the city walls. Could the Shu army withstand it?
Pei An suppressed his worries at this moment and ordered: "Go back to the city first, I will gather all the generals to discuss the matter later."
Yu Decheng followed Pei An down the city wall along the horse path.
In Yangpingguan City, in the government hall——
Pei An sat down behind a lacquered wooden table, and glanced at the generals present with a fierce look.
Pei An looked solemn and asked, "The imperial court has tens of thousands of brave soldiers and horses, and they are coming aggressively. I wonder if you generals have any strategy to defeat the enemy?"
A lieutenant general named Qian stood up, bowed to Pei An, and said, "Commander, we are guarding the city pass, and we cannot go out of the city to fight in the field."
Another officer spoke up and said, "We may not be able to hold the city with our forces alone. Send someone to Chengdu Prefecture to request reinforcements."
Pei An nodded and ordered: "According to my order, ask Chengdu Prefecture for reinforcements."
A burly captain of the imperial guards heard this and bowed in response.
Pei An was about to speak, but at this moment, "Knock knock..."
The deafening sound of drums coming from outside suddenly changed the expressions of the officers and soldiers in the hall.
"The imperial troops are attacking the city." Pei An frowned, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Obviously, the usually slow-moving army of Bashu was a little frightened by the swift and decisive posture of the imperial army in the capital.
A large number of Han troops from the Beijing camp poured into the city gate like a tide, shouting and killing, shaking the sky and reaching the clouds.
Soldiers from the Beijing camp carried wooden ladders and approached the city walls.
The one who led the Beijing camp's troops to attack the city was Chi Rui, the deputy governor of the Lianwu camp. Chi Rui was also a rising star in the Beijing camp who was promoted to deputy governor after he had participated in the Liaodong expedition and made great military achievements.
"Pull the red cannons to the front, and also the bombs, and charge into the city gate." Chi Rui said in a deep voice, his face covered with frost.
Guerrilla General Peng Hai asked: "Should we first send someone to persuade the Shu army to surrender?"
Chi Rui shook his head, his eyes showing a chill, and said, "There is no need to do this. The Shu army is now at the stage of disobeying the imperial court. Let's strike them head-on first. You and I will try to take Yangping Pass in one fell swoop."
This is not the time to persuade people to surrender, but we should wait until we reach the city of Chengdu.
Upon hearing this, guerrilla general Peng Hai ordered his soldiers to reinforce the city walls at various locations to defend the city.
Then, under the escort of the Beijing Camp infantry, mules and horses with lush manes pulled the red cannons and drove towards the city gate.
"Boom boom..."
The sound of the Red Cannon rumbled. At this moment, the artillery fire poured down like a rainstorm, submerging the entire city. Within the sight, smoke rose and sand and stones flew everywhere.
The Shu army had never felt such a massive artillery fire baptism and was in chaos for a moment.
The officers and soldiers of the Shu army shouted at the soldiers who were fleeing in panic, but most of them were afraid of fighting and were like headless flies.
As the Beijing camp's army launched a massive and swift attack on the city, the Shu army on the city walls gradually could not hold on.
In other words, as an elite force that had never been victorious in battle, the Beijing Camp even completely wiped out the Jurchen troops from Liaodong, let alone the second-rate troops from Sichuan and other places.
After a while, Pei An led a group of officers and personal guards to the top of the Yangping Pass city wall. He lowered his eyes to see the soldiers attacking the city below, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Commander, the imperial court has brought in the red cannons. The firepower is powerful and our brothers can't stand it." At this moment, a bearded general spoke with a hint of panic in his voice.
Pei An said: "Command all the troops and fight to the death. Our city is strategically located and we can definitely stop them!"
At this moment, accompanied by the sound of "whooshing" breaking through the air, black pottery jars were thrown up from below, landed on the towering top of the city wall, and instantly exploded.
"Click..."
Clouds of black smoke filled the air, and clay pots exploded with a "bang". Then, fragments mixed with iron nails exploded in all directions, causing widespread casualties. Immediately, screams and groans rang out one after another.
When Pei An saw this scene, his eyes flashed fiercely and he felt worried.
"Commander, be careful." The officer at the side said in a deep voice with a fierce look in his eyes.
At this moment, a thunder bomb exploded in the air beside him, and suddenly, countless iron nails and fragments shot towards him.
Pei An felt a pain on his cheek and reached out to wipe it. There was undoubtedly blood on his hand. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck again.
Pei An's eyes went dark immediately and he fell to the ground, unconscious.
At this moment, there were cries of surprise all around, clearly the cries of the surrounding generals, one after another.
Just like that, before Yangpingguan Town could completely resist, the defending general lost his life under the iron fist combination of the red cannons and thunder bombs of the Beijing Camp.
When the generals saw this, their faces changed and they immediately became confused.
At this moment, the Beijing camp's army launched a fierce attack and rushed towards the city pass. At dusk that day, the pass guarded by 5,000 Shu troops fell into the hands of the Beijing camp.
The entire siege process was extremely smooth.
Because this is an elite force that has experienced hundreds of battles and is the elite among the Han army.
Xie Zaiyi learned the news of victory a little later, and then led a group of soldiers to rush towards Guancheng.
Xie Zaiyi was riding on a black-maned horse, looking at the town of Yangpingguan in the distance. He said to Jia Yun, who was accompanying him, "In the book of the Three Kingdoms by your majesty, Ma Mengqi was stationed here, and Cao Wei did not dare to advance even a single step. But the current Yangpingguan is clearly not as good as before."
Jia Yun was holding the reins of his horse, and under his thick eyebrows, he also showed joy. He said: "Our dynasty's heavenly soldiers and generals are so frightened that the rebels have abandoned the city and fled."
Xie Zaiyi said coldly: "I hope that we can be unstoppable along the way, break through the mountain city, and take down Chengdu in one fell swoop."
Jia Yun stood aside and didn't say anything else, just responded with a "yes".
Afterwards, the Beijing army marched towards the city in a mighty manner.
Inside the city, the shouts and cries of killing shook the earth. It was obvious that the elite soldiers of the Beijing camp were clearing out the rebels in the city. As time passed, some Shu troops began to abandon their weapons and began to surrender to the court.
Xie Zaiyi, accompanied by a group of imperial guards from the Beijing camp, came to the table in the hall. As night fell, the lights came on.
Military reports from various places were also gradually compiled and submitted to Xie Zaiyi.
Yangping Pass was completely captured!
The door for the Beijing army to march into Bashu was completely opened!