Chapter 525 Take advantage

Xue Lu must have cut off his own way of retreat in order to express his loyalty to the pseudo-emperor; after his defeat in Sichuan, he was still able to become the right deputy general of the Han Dynasty, which was not unrelated to the massacre of Qu Neng's family.

Qu Neng was convinced of the relationship in his heart, and of course he could not forget the deep hatred!

The rain outside the door is still falling, and the wind and rain are getting worse.It started raining yesterday and it has not stopped until this morning.Qu Neng sat alone on the futon, facing the window, and looking at the rain outside the window.

The day before yesterday, the soldiers under his command had joined the Han Wang Army. After crossing the Fuyi River, they chose a place to station... There happened to be a dilapidated temple without monks here, and Qu Neng lived there as the headquarters.

Ordinary people would rather live in a wilderness than a ruined temple, but Qu can consciously kill too many people, and there are no taboos.

There was a noise in the sky, and the sound of rain and wind were everywhere.But because there were not many people in the pedestal, only some guards were walking slowly under the eaves, and the place did not seem noisy.

Qu Neng sat cross-legged on the cushion, closed his eyes, and breathed slowly, trying to adjust his mood to calm himself down.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, he immediately saw a woman's face in the darkness.

She was Qu Neng's wife. Her face looked here in the darkness, her lips gently pursed to both sides, and a smile appeared; the smile was filled with helplessness and understanding, gentleness and tolerance.

There was no decent jewelry on her head, and even a hint of messy hair on her temples, and a strand of hair fell on her cheeks.

I remember that Qu Neng died just two years after his marriage; Qu Neng quickly took office and became the commander-in-chief of Sichuan.

At that time, there were wars in Sichuan, and bandits were constantly occurring in various places, and the rebellions of the Yi tribes on all sides did not stop. In order to consolidate border defense and appease the hearts of the people, Qu Neng often led troops to fight, suppressed rebellions and suppressed bandits for no less than a hundred battles, and was busy with various official duties.

So his wife took on the responsibility of taking care of her mother-in-law and children and her family.

Qu Neng thought that he could do his best to do serious things and make contributions to consolidate the Qu family's position in the court, so that the whole family would enjoy the happiness in the future.

The wife stayed alone in the empty room for many years and had no complaints; Qu Neng promised to go home to succeed and become famous in the future.

He never thought that he had been busy for many years. Not only did he not succeed, he also became a criminal!

When he came out again, he thought he had seen the opportunity to clear the grievances of the Qu family, but not long after, he saw that the whole family's heads were hung on the gate of Chengdu City!

It was then that Qu Neng began to question whether success is important or whether it is better to stay with her?

Later, the King of Han found more than a dozen beauties for Qu Neng to choose, but Qu Neng refused.It was really hard for him to find a woman who was like a deceased wife who was worth keeping in his heart.

Wow... The sound of rain continues to sound into my ears.

Qu Neng's fists were clenched, holding on to the gray cloth on his body, and his arms were trembling.

There was a storm in his chest, and pain and extreme anger filled his heart.

He shouted silently: I want to kill someone!

To take away everything from the enemy, tear it to pieces!

At this moment, a voice said: Marshal Qu, are you feeling unwell?

Qu Neng opened his eyes and saw a general standing in the room.The general said: The general told him early in the morning that he would go to meet the King of Han in the morning.Report to the commander, the last general has prepared the guards and horses.

Let's go!Qu Neng supported the cushion with his hands, and he stood up quickly and gradually tried his best to calm the turmoil in his heart.

He hates being idle and cannot sit alone in meditation!A few days ago, he led his troops abroad and was devoted to military affairs, but he would not often think of the past; therefore he would rather be busy all the time.

With the help of the soldiers, Qu Neng put on his military uniform and armor, packed it up and left the temple.

The group wore straw hats and rode along the road outside and walked south.Even though it was a rainy day, there were still many people on the road, after all, more than 300,000 infantry and cavalry stationed nearby!

Many soldiers had no horses. Most of them were barefoot, holding their shoes in their hands, and trekking in the cold mud.The road surface with rammed earth was covered with mud and water after two days of rain, and I couldn’t protect myself from mud and water even when I was wearing shoes.

After walking for a while, everyone came to a village.

Qu Neng rode his horse to the door of an earthen wall yard and turned over and dismounted.

He handed the reins to the entourage and walked in.

The soldiers guarding the yard knew him, and it was daylight again, so they even missed the cross-examination.

Qu Neng took off the hat on his head, walked along the eaves under the eaves to the door of the main hall above, then placed the hat against the wall, then took off the sword and placed it on the chopping board next to it, and then stepped into the threshold.

The last general will pay homage to the prince.Qu Neng held his fists and saluted.

King Zhu Gaoxu of Han was holding a few pieces of paper and was very devoted to seeing it.Without raising his head, he reached out and made a gesture when he heard the sound. Governor Qu sat down.

Thank you.Qu Nengdao.

Qu Neng soon guessed that the King of Han was not reading military information, but his letters from home; although military newspapers were very important, they were obviously not that interesting.

Miao Jin's eyes next to her also proved Qu Neng's guess, and there was a faint jealousy in her eyes.

Qu Neng saw it, his expression was still serious, and as dull as usual, he didn't say a word.

But he was also thinking in his heart that it was normal for a vassal king like the Han King to have several women; the number of wives and concubines of the Han King is not even as good as the fraction of his grandfather, Emperor Taizu.

But women are all like that.Back then, the maid and maid around Qu Neng got closer, and his wife was also very concerned.

Miao Jin, who was doing trivial things in the main hall, also attracted people's attention.

There are rumors in the world that the King of Han snatched a beautiful Taoist priest from the palace, of course it was Miaojin; but everyone around the King of Han knew that it was not that... It was enough not to be blind, and it could be seen that the King of Han and this female Taoist romance, and it could not be forced.

Miao Jin almost didn't say anything in front of others, but every general who saw her would not ignore her and would often look at her twice.

She was wearing gray cloth and was not covered with makeup, but her fair skin was not covered by makeup or the woman who was not leaving the door and was covered with paleness in the room, and looked very shiny.

The simple clothes instead highlighted the aura of that kind.

Her eyebrows and eyes were also very vivid, even though she was often cold, there was still a hidden affection between the corners of her eyes.

Miao Jin is also uncomfortable. While she is not in front of others, she admits her affection with the King of Han, while she is secretly sulking.

Dong!Miao Jin placed the teacup in front of Zhu Gaoxu. Although it was not very heavy, it was not light. His voice immediately attracted Zhu Gaoxu's attention.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at her sideways, finally put away the paper in his hand, turned to look at Qu Neng and said: The recent batch of military supplies has been transported to the Dayang Chuanshui Warehouse, and some of the shoes inside were sewn by the Princess of Han and his own hands.

Qu Neng clasped his fists and said: The princess is virtuous.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: Guo Wei also said that Miaojin was sleeping in the open and taking care of my food and clothing with me. It was not easy to worry about it, so Miaojin took care of her health.

Qu Neng felt that this sentence was not for him, so he did not respond.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said casually: After the war is over, I must treat them well. I am not wary and have no good impression of war, but many contradictions cannot be solved without this method!

When Qu Neng heard the King of Han say that he would treat them well in the future, he was immediately touched something again. He felt uncomfortable and still said nothing.

After a while, Sheng Yong and Ping'an Wang Bin and other generals also came.And Qu Neng was the first person to arrive at the headquarters of the Central Army.

The simple tiled house gradually became lively.

Soon, civil servant Hou Hai, military generals Zhang Sheng and Chen Dachui also walked into the house.

Hou Hai saluted, then walked forward quickly, holding a piece of paper and said: Prince, the soldiers in the North Army in front of him urgently reported that the enemy army is marching eastward!

Zhu Gaoxu immediately took the letter paper and looked at it for a while, then threw it on the square table.

Sheng Yong walked straight to the square table with the map, picked it up and took a look, and said: Prince, as soon as the rain stopped, will we march to the northeast?

Zhu Gaoxu walked a few steps and said: There is our warehouse on the south side of this Yishui River; it is convenient to replenish the arrows, firearms and gunpowder transported to Governor Qu’s army nearby.If we station for a few more days, it will be easier to replenish military supplies and soldiers can also get rest and repairs.

He also said: There are also surrendered troops from Wu Gao's army. Although officials of the Han Palace have been compiled into various armies, it will take a few days to make the generals at all levels familiar with each other.

Sheng Yong pointed to a place on the map and said: The road northeast of Hengzhou City leads to Baoqing Prefecture City; the north and south sides of this direction are full of mountains and steep mountains.If we sit and watch Zhang Fu approach this road first, it will be almost impossible for our army to intercept Zhang Fu.

As long as Zhang Fu approaches Hengzhou, he can guarantee the food route from Xiangjiang River to the army.If we deal with it, it will be extremely inconvenient to replenish food supply, and the enemy may wait for it to be in a state of ease in the battle formation.(The party that cannot be consumed will take the initiative to attack and start the war.)

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes swept across the faces of Qu Neng and others, and no one said anything.Qu Neng also secretly agreed with Sheng Yong's statement.

Wang Bin muttered: It’s better to fight sooner or later than to fight a battle!

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said: If you want to fight, you must win!If I can't win, why don't I just stop fighting?

After hearing this, Sheng Yong's attitude was a little loosened: The monarch and ministers of the pseudo-dynasty court should usually hope to end the war as soon as possible.Zhang Fu may also be influenced by the capital and may decide to fight me.

Not only that, Zhang Fu is also a gambler.Zhu Gaoxu said with a stern expression, "I bet that he will take the initiative to seek a decisive battle!"

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly turned around and faced the door, and his expression became firmer: This battle is about life and death!We must try our best to take advantage of all the benefits and increase our chances of winning.It is extremely beneficial to our army to station on the spot and delay the attack for a few days.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's tone, the generals clasped their fists and said: "The last general, please obey the order!"