Royal Road

He couldn't help being excited. Shile has not returned to his hometown for seven years since he fled from famine and left Bingzhou. The old mother who stayed in Wuxiang had long been lost. He also sent people secretly into Bingzhou several times to find it. Unexpectedly, people in his hometown had already gone to the building. Did the mother have died in that terrible year of famine? Shi Le even prepared for the worst, but refused to give up.

Until today.

The curtain was suddenly lifted, Shi Lehu's eyes turned red, and he stepped forward quickly and threw himself at the feet of the old woman sitting in the tent: "Mother, the child is not filial!"

In a short sentence, the voice choked.

"Tell!" Seeing his son, Wang raised his hand to cover his mouth, trying to block the exclamation, but tears fell first. The next moment, she cried bitterly and hugged Shi Le firmly. How many people from the village died of starvation. She is such an old woman who has no power to bind a chicken. If she can survive and see her beloved son again, why is it not the blessing of God and Buddha?

Shi Le felt a pain in his heart when he heard his mother's cry, and couldn't help but shed tears. The mother and son cried for a long time before they could barely stop the tears.

Carefully supporting his mother on the soft couch, Shi Le handed over the cloth towel, and whispered: "My mother should have suffered a lot in these years. Now when I come to Yanzhou, the child must make my mother have no worries about food and clothing..."

As if touching something, he paused before continuing: "By the way, what about the others in the family? Why didn't you see Ahu?"

This Ahu, Shi Le's cousin, has been raised by his mother. When he left Binzhou, the kid was only seven or eight years old, and he should grow up now.

Hearing his son mentioned Shihu, Wang cried again: "Ahu was young and reckless. He wounded people with a slingshot and was killed..."

Shi Le didn't really like this wicked nephew, but when his mother said so, he couldn't help feeling sentimental. He quickly said, "When I marry my true wife and give birth to a child, I will lead it to my mother's knees. I will not let my mother's knees be empty. ."

Hearing his son mentioned marrying a wife and having children, Wang suddenly became excited: "I heard people say, how many children did you have died early?"

This is also Shi Le's heart disease. In his early years, he was unable to marry a wife, and later led the army and gained status, Shi Le only accepted a few concubines. But none of the children who came out survived. With a long sigh, he nodded: "The war is chaotic, so I can't marry a wife in a hurry. But when Yanzhou is stable, I will marry a woman from a family and honor my mother..."

The Wang clan seemed to have heard something terrible and grabbed his arm tightly: "Here, this is the punishment of the Buddha! You must listen to your mother, don't be an enemy of the Buddha!"

As soon as these words came out, Shi Le said in his heart: "My mother is confused, how can there be any Buddha?!"

The Wang family did not listen to this theory: "If it were not for the Buddha to save Wuxiang, I and the tribe would have died a long time ago! But you still have to fight against the Buddha! Isn't this treachery and forgotten righteousness? I made a quick investment in Bingzhou and worshipped Buddha!"

how can that be? ! No one knows better than Shi Le, that he has become a mortal enemy of Jin. Sima Junwang alone killed an unknown number, and fought Bingzhou soldiers and horses repeatedly. If you give up the current foundation and surrender to the state, the most likely thing is to be killed by the opponent. The only thing he can stand on now is Han.

But why did my mother say that? Shi Le's expression turned gloomy: "Who told you this? Did someone provoke me and ask you to persuade me to surrender?"

Wang's face was immediately full of anger: "Do you still want the Buddha to persuade you to return? It is a great blessing for him not to punish you! Only by paying off your sins can you be freed. Don't get deep in the mud!"

Didn't those officials in Bingzhou tell the mother? Shi Le didn't dare to take it lightly, thinking for a moment before saying: "Mother, you just came to Daying. You must be tired. Rest for two days. My child will come to accompany you later."

With that, he ordered the maidservant in the tent to take care of him, and he walked out of the tent. After a pause, Shi Le suddenly said to his side, "Who is the one who found the old lady?"

The servant hurriedly said: "It is those who were sent to the Shangdang party. It took a lot of thought to **** the old lady out of Bingzhou."

"Is there anyone else with the old lady?" Shi Le asked.

"I haven't seen any strangers," the servant replied.

It seems that the mother is really not being instigated. However, Shi Le did not feel happy. Yu Guang swept toward the cronies around him, and saw many complex expressions on their faces.

This is a headache.

Since Shi Le led the "Eighteen Cavaliers" to raise troops, his confidants have been the Huns including the Xiongnu, Yueshi, Tianzhu, and Wuhuan. Most of these people believe in Buddhism. What's more terrible is that in order to avoid the epidemic, he let the medical officers spread the law of avoiding the epidemic in the state to stabilize the military's mind. Since then, the Buddha of Binzhou has become a well-known existence.

Fortunately, many of the Hus have never actually been to Bingzhou, and he is not the only Hu who manages to keep his balance. However, after the battle in Yecheng, Wang Mijiang's tribe and the exiled servants were completely disbanded, and those who followed him back to Yanzhou were confidant Hus in all likelihood. Among these people, how many of them will remember who they lost in this battle because of their mother's words?

No matter how strict the military discipline is, blocking the mouths of You You, there is no way to stop the mother who gave birth to him! But if things go on like this, if everyone starts to fear the Buddha in Bingzhou, how can the battle be fought? Wouldn't it move his foundation? !

"The old lady came to Yanzhou for the first time, so let her take care of her. Don't let her go out to work. Send all the women in the inner courtyard and accompany the old lady to relieve her boredom." Shi Le made a decisive decision.

He will support his mother well, but don't show up in front of outsiders. Alas, it would be nice if I could pick her up earlier, so why did she believe these rhetoric.

Looking at the cronies on both sides of Shili again, Shi Le stopped speaking and strode out of the camp.

However, this painstaking effort was not as useful as imagined. A few days later, there was wind in the army. The reason why Yecheng was defeated was precisely because the general offended the Buddha, causing the gods to descend from the sky and break the camp at night. And this is not the first time that he has been defeated in front of Bingzhou soldiers and horses. When the general invaded Yecheng, he was also driven by Buddha's Qingqi. In Jizhou, he was killed to the point of no one, and fled in embarrassment.

This is not the most terrible. Some people even say that the severe drought in Yanzhou will only appear because of disrespect to the Buddha. Otherwise, how could Yecheng grow crops? It is said that the harvest in Binzhou is better, and it is no different from the harvest season!

Faced with this wave of rumors, Shi Le couldn't find a way to deal with it. He did not win a battle against Bingzhou. This is his weakness, and many things circulating in the army are said to have come from the old lady. Whether this matter is true or false is inconclusive, but the law does not blame the public, let alone add fuel to the fire.

It would be great if we could win a battle. As long as one battle, it will be able to turn things around!

Just as Shile was in trouble, a military order came from Han. Binzhou had the intention of attacking Pingyang and ordered Shi Le to lead his troops to help.

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"The drought has never receded, and there is no guarantee for summer harvest in various places. Now Yuzhou and Yanzhou are full of hungry people waiting to be fed. Even if they are retaken, they will only increase their burden. But Shile is newly defeated, and the Xiongnu will stick to Yongzhou and Qinzhou, and they will be empty. Isn't it the right time to start the army?" Zhang Bin talked freely on the staff's bench.

All the generals in this room, who don't have a strategic vision? Linghusheng already twisted his beard and said, "Zhang Canjun refers to... Pingyang?"

"Exactly!" Zhang Bin did not sell the key, and asked his subordinates to reveal the map, "Now Luoyang has been decided, and Lishi is also an'an. If our army is divided into three routes and directly take Sizhou, we will be very sure to conquer the two counties! And no! It is said that Pingyang is located in the flank of Bingzhou, but Hedong Yanchi makes people have to take it!"

Above the map, Binh Duong and Hedong are marked in bright red. At this time, the generals began to discuss. Who in this room knows the importance of Hedong Salt Lake? It can be said that the Xiongnu and the pseudo-Han were able to raise tens of thousands of troops and had sufficient food and grass. It stands to reason that Hedong’s military strength should not be less, but it happens that Yongzhou also has a salt pond, and Hedong is no longer the only one to rely on. Occupying Chang'an, the main force of the Huns went west, trying to hold on to the two states of Yong and Qin. In this old city of Pingyang, the defense is also a lot of slack, coupled with the severe drought, it is surprisingly empty.

"The final general is willing to lead his troops!" Li Jun already said loudly on the side.

General Yi is now out of Yecheng, and he may not be able to rush back to participate in the war. This time the attack on Pingyang, it is very likely that the soldiers and horses left behind in Jinyang will be used. He has also been training troops for a period of time, and with the full support of the Provincial Government, it is not impossible to capture Pingyang. If he is really allowed to participate in this battle, he will definitely make a great contribution!

Listening to Li Jun's words, Linghu Kuang couldn't sit still. Regardless of his uncle being by his side, he said loudly: "The final general is also willing to lead soldiers!"

The young people are already fighting, but Linghu Sheng Laocheng is serious, thinks for a moment, and asks: "Hedong is the Xiongnu salt warehouse, and there are many family fertile fields. I am afraid that they will send troops to help. That's fine for the enemy troops in Yongzhou, if Shile is ordered. Come to help out?"

He knows that this stone thief is powerful and cunning. Even if you lose a game in Yecheng, it may not hurt its root cause. Just looking at those who escaped from Yiyan's hands several times, you know that he is an extremely difficult character. If there is such a strong enemy to help each other, maybe it will bring changes to the battle.

Zhang Bin smiled slightly: "This, General Linghu doesn't have to worry too much. The lord has already made arrangements."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's heart was stunned. It seems that the lord has considered very carefully, and it is bound to win for the two counties!

"If this is the case, the final general is willing to lead troops into Lishi." Linghusheng made a decisive decision, clasping his fists.

Seeing the generals eager to try, Zhang Bin smiled at the corners of his lips. The attack on Pingyang and Hedong this time was naturally planned, and the battle of Yecheng was part of it. As for the thief in Shi Le, it is also time to make a break.