Chapter 80 Purple Lun Scarf Under White Cherries
The princess stood in the backyard garden and looked at several cherry trees intently.
When the autumn wind blows, there is actually no scenery left to enjoy.
The only thing that matters here is the people.
“See the princess.” Shao Xun bowed and saluted.
Concubine Pei wore a purple silk scarf today, which added a bit of nobility.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, men wore Lun scarves on their heads. The Lun scarf sounded the same as "Guan" and was larger. It was mainly used to tie up the hair.
The Lun scarf worn by women has the same sound as "Lun". There are two types. The one worn in warm seasons is smaller and is limited to the head. In the severe cold season of winter, the towel is not only thicker, but also shoulder-length and even extends to half of the arm. It mainly serves to protect against cold.
Purple and white are common colors for women's scarves. For example, the Queen of Shihu likes to wear purple scarves.
Next to the small purple silk scarf, there is also a tortoiseshell five-armed pendant, which is very eye-catching as it staggers when walking.
This woman likes to dress up more and more. She used to be very simple.
"What are you looking at?" Concubine Pei asked softly.
"Purple silk scarf under the white cherry."
Concubine Pei smiled softly: "Can you write poetry?"
"No. I can only fight and kill. "Kill."
When she heard the words "fight, kill, kill", Concubine Pei sighed and asked, "I heard Mi Zihui mention that you want me and the prince to live in Jinyong City. Why?" "
"The result of Emperor Sikong's northern expedition is yet to be determined. News came from the west that Chang'an is recruiting troops. They may have already set off. "
"Didn't you send fifty more troops? We must be able to defend it."
After these two years, we can almost understand how many troops Chang'an Sima Yong can mobilize. If it doesn't hurt the muscles and bones, there will be about 70,000 people.
In the previous attack on Luoyang, the loss was no less than 20,000, leaving 50,000.
At this moment, Huangfu Zhong of Qinzhou was still insisting. He heard that Sima Yong also sent some troops to supervise the battle. If Zhang Fang was ordered to march eastward, he would bring half of the 50,000 troops. Not bad.
In this matter, Huangfu Zhong actually contained a large number of Guanzhong troops.
It is an isolated city that has been holding on for more than half a year and has never been conquered. However, the imperial court had already taken over his brother's house and given it to Shao Xun. Huangfu Zhong's persistence was destined to be disappointed - even if he sent people to break out and ask the imperial court for help, there would probably be no results.
Therefore, the strength of Zhang Fangdong's troops ranged from 20,000 to 30,000, which was probably within this number. Moreover, the autumn harvest is coming soon. After the autumn harvest, there will still be autumn sowing - if wheat is grown - it is not easy for farmers and soldiers to recruit wildly.
Even if Sima Yong no longer cares about farming time, he is still afraid of opposition from the people below.
But even if there are only twenty or thirty thousand people, it is not that easy to deal with.
Most of the people guarding Luoyang were newly recruited troops. They could barely muster the courage to go to the city. The risk of fighting in the field was too great. Shao Xun has made up his mind to defend. He will check the situation first and wait until he can't defend.
"So you are worried that the Western Army will break through the city, capture me and the crown prince, and ruin the great cause of the Northern Expedition?" Concubine Pei asked.
She is very smart and figured out the cause and effect in an instant.
"Yes." Shao Xun replied.
"Actually, you are thinking too much." Concubine Pei said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "If Yecheng is about to be captured, even if we are captured by Zhang Fang, he will not stop. . Besides, although Zhang Fang is crazy, he is not a fool. He may not do anything to us, and Sikong will not worry about it-"
"I'm worried," Shao Xun said bluntly.
“What are you worried about?” After asking, Concubine Pei felt that this sentence was inappropriate.
This is not the first time. What are you expecting?
I am a young man who is easily impulsive. If he says something embarrassing, how will you end it? But this dangerous game is so exciting that it can fill a large part of her empty life.
She even became slightly nervous.
"Worried about the princess...and the prince." Shao Xun replied.
Concubine Pei's tense body slowly relaxed, and her face felt slightly warm. Then he looked at Shao Xun with a slightly mocking look, as if he was laughing at his insincerity.
"What are you going to do if you can't defend Luoyang?" Concubine Pei turned around and asked softly.
"Retreat to Jinyong City."
"Can't we defend Jinyong City?"
"Lead you and the Crown Prince to break out."
Concubine Pei was slightly startled.
Shao Xun did not use the neutral title "Princess", but "you", which made her a little uncomfortable.
"How can you break through easily on a battlefield where the troops are in chaos and arrows are flying?" Concubine Pei turned around and asked.
"I will block the arrow for you." Shao Xun said.
Goosebumps gradually appeared on Concubine Pei's neck, which was as slender as a white swan.
Shao Xun lowered his head slightly, his eyes falling on her chest. Concubine Pei was wearing a light dark coat today. After she said that sentence, the upper part of the dark coat had obviously changed.
There was a long silence.
Both of them felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but they both indulged in it happily.
"The manor...the manor must also be evacuated, right?" After a long time, Concubine Pei, who gradually calmed down, asked softly.
"Yes." Shao Xun said with certainty: "Stay here, just waiting to die. All withdraw into Jinyong City."
"You haven't thought about it-" Concubine Pei frowned slightly , said: "What if the Northern Expedition is defeated and the situation becomes uncontrollable?"
Shao Xun couldn't answer for a while.
He has recently been wondering how much history has been changed by him, and the worry in his heart has never gone away. At this time, I was even more worried when I heard the princess mention it.
But he really had no choice.
If you don't defend Luoyang and retreat eastward, you will be seeking death. Sima Yue will no longer trust him, and will have great doubts about his loyalty and ability.
In fact, he can only stick to Luoyang and have a good deal with Zhang Fang.
Objective analysis shows that even if Luoyang does not defend, there is still Jin Yong City, so he will not fail so easily.
As for whether Sima Ying will go south, he tends not to. Because Sima Yue was still contacting Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou, asking them to attack Yecheng from a flank, Sima Ying's strength was no longer as good as before. If he sent the main force south, Yecheng would not be defended, which he could not accept.
At this point, the war is actually a bit of a show-off.
If Sima Yue had the courage and brains, even if he was defeated, he would have led his troops back to Luoyang to clean up the mess. If we work well, we might be able to make a second Northern Expedition.
With this deduction, in fact, there is still a chance of winning by staying in Luoyang.
An army of hundreds of thousands, even if only half of them are left. Sima Yue gathered up the defeated troops on the way, and after some rough reorganization, he took them back to Luoyang. Under attack from inside and outside, Zhang Fang, who was short of troops, could only run away - who let Huangfu hold back a large number of Guanzhong soldiers and horses? ?
Sima Yue is not so incompetent that he panics and runs around, right?
He is really good at operations. He has created a lot of cards in the past six months. Even if Sima Ying won the battle of Yecheng, as long as he did not completely wipe out the Northern Expedition army, as long as he did not have the courage to attack Luoyang, he would have no choice but to Sum.
The situation is completely different from half a year ago.
"I still want to defend Luoyang." Shao Xun firmed up his thoughts and said.
Now he does not rely on history, but only judging from the current situation, he can clearly see that although the situation in Luoyang is critical, Zhang Fang's chance of breaking through the city is not absolute.
Even if Sima Yue only had the IQ of Emperor Sima Zhong, he would gather the defeated troops all the way and return to Luoyang to rectify the mess.
He has endured the burden for so many years, how could he be easily frightened?
"Well, I listen to you." Concubine Pei responded softly: "In a few days, call He Lun and Wang Bing over and give them a hard knock so that they can cooperate with you."
Concubine Pei knew very well that as a woman, she should listen to men when it came to serious matters of killing.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "The princess is very clear in her work, and she is a hero among true women."
Concubine Pei rolled her eyes at him, looked around, and sighed: "So It’s a pity to abandon such a manor after half a year’s hard work.”
Some of the trees and flowers were transplanted by her.
“There is nothing that lasts long in Luoyang.” Shao Xun also sighed.
“What are your plans in the future?” Concubine Pei asked, “Will you stay in Luoyang?”
"I'm not qualified to be picky." Shao Xun said sincerely: "Where to go is not up to me."
"Then you asked me to prepare Xuzhou's retreat?" Concubine Pei blinked. Blinking, he asked.
"I thought too simply at the beginning. There are some things that I am not sure about, so I can only do that." Shao Xun said helplessly.
“Are you sure now?”
“Now I am sure that at least some of the soldiers are willing to follow me to move to other places, and the choices are not so narrow.”
“Then Are you just going with the crowd?"
"Yes." Shao Xun nodded and said, "I said, I don't have the qualifications to be picky, and I was snatched away by others after a moment's hesitation. . Now if there is a real shortage in Sizhou, I dare to take it!"
Concubine Pei looked a little confused.
Eagle, when hungry, it is useful; when full, it is far away.
Some birds cannot be contained.
Some people have to leave eventually and cannot stay in one place forever.
After going to a distant place, he will meet other people who will appreciate and use him, he will get to know the children of different aristocratic families, and he will meet other women.
"I'm tired, take me back to my house." Concubine Pei ordered with waning spirits.
“No.” Shao Xun noticed her expression and said nothing, he just agreed.
(End of this chapter)