Chapter 176 The Delicate Little Emperor Is So Unruly (57)
Chapter 176 The Delicate Little Emperor Is So Unruly (57)
After Xingchen left the court, he did not rush to read the letter that Wenluo sent him.
He held the letter against his heart, covering it with tears, until he went to bed at night, with the flickering candlelight beside him and the warmth under the brocade quilt. Only then did he carefully open the wax seal.
There was a small red purse and a neatly folded letter in the envelope.
Xing Chen opened his purse first, and inside was a fresh green leaf and a... indenture?
Ok?
Xing Chen was stunned for a moment, then he took out the indenture and looked at it from beginning to end. The format was quite strict, and at the end his regent signed and sealed it in a proper manner.
Xing Chen burst out laughing, put his finger over and pressed on Wen Luo's finger print.
After pressing it, unfold the letter and read it.
Everything in Kyoto is withered, but southern Xinjiang is still lush and green. I bring a leaf of spring from southern Xinjiang to Your Majesty who is still living in the world of ice and snow.
The purse is a belated New Year's red envelope. I originally planned to give it to you next year, but then I thought, the good news has been sent back to Kyoto, and there should be firecrackers everywhere tonight. I will regard it as giving Your Majesty another New Year.
After much thought, I still don't know how much silver bills I should put in my purse. I always feel that no amount is enough.
Finally, after thinking about it, I think I am more valuable, so I will sell everything to Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please let the north wind from the south bring you a kiss.
Xing Chen read this short letter over and over again.
Finally, his fingertips gently touched the word "kiss", as if the person was gently kissing his fingertips from a long distance.
Xing Chen put away the letter and the leaves, and put the indenture contract back into his pocket.
After looking around, he hung the purse inside the curtain where he could see it when he raised his head while sleeping.
"Uncle Huang can defeat thousands of troops by himself. I won't let Beifeng do this kiss for you."
"Please wait a little longer. I will deliver it myself when the time comes."
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Wen Luo led the Dahan army and was unstoppable, capturing one city after another in Liang State.
At first, there were still cities in Liang State that resisted stubbornly, but the little strength in the city was like an ant against an elephant when facing the army of Dahan.
After conquering three cities in a row, the Dahan army directly opened the city gates of the next city as soon as it arrived.
Wen Luo made it clear in the army that those who laid down their weapons would not be killed, and as long as they voluntarily surrendered, no one would be hurt.
Therefore, in subsequent cities, they basically just passed through the city, leaving some people to garrison in the government agencies in the city, and they almost just passed through.
More than half a month later, Dahao's cavalry vanguard surrounded the Liang State's capital, Yongliang City.
All the major city gates of Yongliang were closed. After the heavy losses in Dingyuan City, King Liang withdrew all the troops that could be mobilized in the entire territory back here.
Duan Yingnan wanted to have a decisive battle with Wen Luo here.
Two days later, the entire Dahan army arrived and surrounded Yongliang from the outside.
Wen Luo sat on his horse and slowly raised his eyes in front of the army.
Duan Yingnan appeared on the city wall, facing him from a distance.
Even at such a long distance, the generals beside Wen Luo could feel the vicious gaze of King Liang, like a poisonous snake.
Wu Hong rode his horse to the foot of the city and shouted toward the top of the city: "Our prince's rule is that those who surrender will not be killed. King Liang, if you want a decent outcome, give up resistance as soon as possible."
Duan Yingnan smiled coldly at him, "Give up resistance? All right, if you bring Wen Luo's body to me, I will open the city gates to welcome you."
"You're dreaming! If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink the wine for punishment. Otherwise, you won't even have a complete body left!"
"Then come and get it. It depends on whether you have the ability!" Duan Yingnan answered confidently on the city wall.
As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow whizzed towards Wu Hong. Wu Hong raised his sword and blocked it.
At this moment, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from the city wall. As the flute sounded, a huge number of rustling sounds that made people's scalps numb came from the grass beside the moat.
"Wu Hong, come back!"
When Wu Hong heard the sound, he immediately turned his horse around and ran back.
Behind him, countless poisonous insects began to crawl out from the grass, the soil, and under the moat.
Wu Hong looked back while running and was so scared that he almost fell off his horse.
"Damn King Liang, if you can't win, you resort to these crooked methods!"
Wen Luo hurriedly gave an order to the flag bearer.
The flag bearer did as he was told. After the flag was waved, all the soldiers quickly turned back. The soldier who was originally at the end of the team now became the vanguard, and the entire team began to retreat flexibly and orderly.
Although the atmosphere was tense, no one panicked or was afraid.
Those poisonous insects didn't crawl very fast, but they looked so terrifying because of their extreme toxicity and their astonishing number.
This has always been a headache for Wen Luo because the ancestor who founded the Liang State was a wizard, which led to countless people across the country practicing Gu.
If you play this thing normally, there is actually no big problem. Even if you are poisoned, you can still get rid of it.
But I’m afraid that if I take the wrong path, it will turn into a big trouble.
Wen Luo rode his horse and followed the team to retreat, while looking back at the person next to Duan Yingnan.
We were too far away and the man was wearing a hood, so we couldn't see his appearance clearly, but we could vaguely feel that his face was covered with horrible black marks.
This person should be the mysterious national teacher of Liang State.
The witch doctor who was in the team ran over and said to Wen Luo, "Your Majesty, there is usually a distance limit for using sound to control the Gu worms to go crazy and bite people. Beyond a certain distance, the worms will lose control, so after the worms crawl to a certain distance, they will be recalled."
Sure enough, those densely packed insects crawled a considerable distance behind them, then slowly stopped, and after waiting for a while, they retreated like a tide.
After determining the safe distance, Wen Luo had people plant several flags at this location as a mark so that camping and patrolling could not exceed this row of flags.
Wu Hong followed Wen Luo and asked, "My Lord, what should we do next?"
Wen Luo looked back at the tower of Yongliang and said nonchalantly, "Can a human be suffocated to death by an insect? I want to see if there are any insects that are not afraid of fire."
The army then set up camp around the capital, while the cavalry turned back to the city ahead to fetch a large amount of kerosene, which they gathered together for use.
After five days of siege, there was no movement in the city.
The army has been on the road for such a long time, and King Liang has had plenty of time to prepare. If he simply wants to encircle them until they run out of ammunition and food, it will probably take at least several months.
For several months, food and fodder became a big problem for the Dahan army. With so many people, every mouth needed to feed every day. Once the food and fodder they brought were consumed, there would be no supply for the rest.
For both public and private reasons, Wen Luo didn't want to delay any longer here.
After all, even if the city can be captured quickly, there will still be a lot of things to do afterwards.
Liang State is such a large place, it will take a lot of time to tame it completely.
Wen Luo now tries not to think about the matter of time. If he thinks too much about it, he will inevitably miss Xing Chen.
We've been apart for so long that my heart aches when I think of him.
On the sixth day, the Dahan army, which had prepared everything, decided to start attacking the city.
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