"Can Heyuan City be defended?"
Not only Zhang He understood this key point, but Zhao Jun could also see it and asked directly.
Zhang He was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said: "Behind the high wall of Heyuan City, there are still nearly 80,000 defenders in the city. They should be able to buy enough time for the imperial court. When the imperial court's new defense line is established, they can go to support He Yuan City, the pressure he faces will become smaller."
Zhao Duan looked at him deeply and then asked: "Who is the guard of Heyuan City?"
Zhang He immediately replied: "Chen Duling, the former deputy general of Yumenguan, made great achievements when the Huns invaded the year before last and was transferred to Heyuan City to guard Heyuan City. He was in charge of the military affairs of Heyuan City."
Zhao Duan was a little confused after hearing this. The name seemed familiar, so he asked, "What is his relationship with Chen Du, the guard of Yumen Pass?"
Zhang He immediately arrived: "He is the son of Chen Du.
The Chen family's father and son joined the army in the same year, and both were promoted to their current positions based on their military exploits. "
The subtext of Zhang He's words is that the father and son have real talents and knowledge, and are not just rubbish in the army. They can be trusted to defend the city.
After Zhao Duan heard this, he immediately asked Cao Shuang to go to the Ministry of War to transfer the files of the father and son.
After Cao Shuang came back and got the files of the father and son, Zhao Duan opened it and found that, as expected, the father and son were rare generals in the army who had risen to their current positions with their military exploits. Even with their positions, if they didn't understand If the operation is not relying on certain people, it may be even higher.
After reading their files, Zhao Duan immediately put the files in his hands together and said loudly:
"Okay, in that case, I will leave Heyuan City to him.
An edict was sent to Chen Duling of Heyuan City, ordering him to hold on to the imperial court for a month no matter what, in order to buy time for the imperial court to re-establish a defense line east of Hedong.
If he can do it successfully, I will not hesitate to reward him!
I can still afford the title of earl.
But if he doesn't keep it, then don't blame me for punishing him! "
Wow!
As soon as Zhao Duan said these words, there was an uproar in the court!
Why?
This is a title!
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, all those who wanted to obtain a title from the royal family were those who had made great achievements.
Up to now, there are no more than five people who have been awarded titles since the founding of the country!
Today, His Majesty openly announced that he would be granted a title. How could everyone not be shocked by this?
It can be said that at this moment, all the officials’ eyes were red!
Although they are now officials in the court, they may have high positions, but this is only temporary. Sooner or later, they will return to their hometowns when they are old.
And when they leave their current positions and return to their hometown, it will be a situation where people are gone, and a new generation replaces the old ones. Even if the previous connections in the court can still be used, it will not last long.
This sentence is more than just words.
But if you have a title, it will follow the principle of decreasing titles in the Song Dynasty.
An earldom can guarantee the wealth of a family for at least three generations.
And if you make some achievements during this period, it might be able to last even longer.
How can this make them not envious?
They were envious, jealous, and resentful below. Zhao Duan sat on the dragon chair on the stage, silently watching their eyes, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Envy, right? But my title is only given to those who have meritorious service. It seems that people like you who want to be knighted are thinking nonsense. You are worthy! ?
Immediately, the court meeting discussed other specific matters regarding the construction of the defense line. Once everything is discussed, today's court meeting will be considered over.
Immediately after receiving the order, the various ministries began to prepare intensively after returning. At the same time, an imperial edict was sent from Bianjing to Heyuan City.
Soon, after eight hundred miles of haste, the imperial edict was received in Heyuan City, which was blocked by the Xiongnu. When Chen Duling received the imperial edict, he was stunned.
When the father-in-law who announced the decree went down to rest, Chen Duling didn't even come back to his senses. He stared blankly at the imperial decree in his hand and fell into a trance.
Knighted? It’s as if it’s within reach!
"General! General!"
Suddenly, several calls from the deputy general called him out of his trance.
When he looked up, he saw all the generals looking at him with envious eyes.
Become a marquis immediately, this is the highest honor for a soldier!
Now that our general has this opportunity, the Holy Emperor has already said that as long as our general can guard Heyuan City, then the earl's title will be certain!
"Congratulations General!"
"Congratulations General!"
Amidst the congratulations, Chen Duling also completely recovered from his daze and trance, shook his head with a wry smile and said: "You don't have to rush to congratulate, it's not that simple at this time. Can you finally get this title?" It’s still unknown.”
The generals gradually fell silent when they heard this, and remembered that the prerequisite for obtaining this title was that their Heyuan City must give the court at least a month to set up a new defense line to stop the Huns. Attack and wreak havoc.
At this moment, there are still 200,000 Hun imperial guards outside the city!
This title is indeed not that easy to obtain.
After thinking for a while, everyone gritted their teeth and said: "Don't worry, General, we will go all out to help the General defend Heyuan City so that the General can get the title. Please take care of the General in the future!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Duling instantly understood what they meant. This was to join the team.
Seeing that he was about to get up, people came to stand in line, and now he really needed the entire Heyuan City to work together to defend the city. Otherwise, if the city was destroyed, let alone the title, he would not be able to save his life. Naturally I would not refuse and accepted it on the spot.
"In the future, whenever I, Chen Duling, have something to eat, I will definitely not let you down!"
…
The Huns are in camp.
"Chanyu, the number of people who died in today's siege is more than twice that of previous days. The resistance of the defenders of Heyuan City seems to be extremely high today. I don't know why?"
In the big tent, Tira was listening to the report of his subordinates. He glanced to the side in confusion after hearing this. The leader of the Falcon Court immediately replied: "Back to Shanyu, according to the intelligence, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty seems to have promised to guard Heyuan City. , if he can hold Heyuan City for a month, he will be knighted.
That's why Heyuan City's resistance today is so fierce. "
"A knighthood?"
Tira murmured these two words once and then grinned and said: "If you want to block us to get the title, let's see if he has this ability!
A month? Haha, within half a month at most, this Shanyu will surely capture Heyuan City!
When the time comes, this Chanyu will use the head of this future Song Dynasty nobleman to make a wine vessel for drinking! "
Wow!
The Hun generals in the camp immediately knelt together.
"We will definitely capture Heyuan City for Shanyu, and take the head of Nashou to make a wine vessel! May the Changsheng Heaven bless you! Great Xiongnu Chanyu, your will is the Changsheng Heaven's instructions to the world!"
With a smile in her eyes, Tila said to everyone:
"The immortal God will bless the warriors of the grassland!
Go and show the bravery of your Xiongnu men to those cowardly Song people! "
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(End of chapter)
