The first day of August is regarded as the first day of "Mid-Autumn" among the people.
As the saying goes, "The sky is clear when summer retreats, and everything becomes clear in autumn." The general idea is that starting from this day, a new seasonal cycle has entered. The temperature difference between morning and evening gradually widens every day, and the weather becomes cooler.
In the Governor's Mansion of Xizhou, when Li Yuan got up in the morning, the flowers and plants in the courtyard and corridors had crystal dew floating on them under the caress of the breeze, but they were reluctant to drip. It was very interesting to take a closer look at this scene. Comfortable.
Ever since Wu Ping's army pacified the three states, followed by the visit of the court angel, everything has been going very compactly but logically.
At first, when all the soldiers in the army learned that they would rush to a new battlefield non-stop, they felt helpless after being exhausted for many days. But fortunately, the commander Li Yuan was very generous, so Fan Dasheng did not hesitate to reward him, from the leading general to the responsible officer. The soldiers guarding the gate cheered and their morale gradually calmed down.
Last night, after serious discussions with the generals, Li Yuan decided to return to Langzhou immediately. When the military order came out, the soldiers felt faintly happy. Returning to Langzhou first meant that they could finally take a breather. At present, even one more day of rest was a luxury for the enemy, but most of them were a little confused.
Just because in their eyes, they thought that since the commander-in-chief received the urgent order from the imperial court, he would definitely choose to go straight south and march eastward via Chenzhou to rescue Tanzhou. After all, the Han army's offensive hundreds of miles away was in full swing. Yiyang and Tanzhou The friendly forces in the two places have also been fighting hard for many days, and this is undoubtedly the fastest route to rescue.
But Li Yuan had his own reasons for choosing to repeat the route he had taken and return to Langzhou to reorganize his army first. It’s not that I pity the soldiers for their hard work for many days, let alone the lack of food and grass supplies, but that the Han army has been besieging Yiyang for more than ten days. Although Xu Kuangheng had previously ordered a response, the battle report has not been received for a long time. The reason for the lack of news may be the journey. It's far away, maybe the news is blocked.
All in all, the current situation of this barrier to the south of Langzhou is still unknown. In the base camp of Langzhou City, because Fan Renyu led 10,000 light cavalry south to Tanzhou, only 10,000 new soldiers were left to guard it. This made Li Yuan always worried. Incessantly. Although Xu Kuangheng's strategy of suspecting soldiers seems appropriate, it is still a "suspicious soldier" in the end. As a famous general, Pan Chongche is not just famous. Sooner or later, he will see through it. Who can predict what kind of arrangements the number one in the Southern Han Dynasty will make. ...
Therefore, among the two choices of marching routes, Li Yuan chose the safer one without hesitation. The army immediately moved to Langzhou on the first day of August. He first replenished the troops, equipment, and food, and then quickly went south to support Yiyang City. Although this would inevitably delay at least two or three more days, and Lin Sichang and the personal guards of the Ebony Special Service Division would be in more danger, for the sake of the overall situation, Li Yuan could only grit his teeth and make a decision to return as soon as possible.
After the military meeting last night, the news that Wu Ping's army was about to withdraw soon spread throughout the city. Most of the people in Xizhou City who returned to their homes secretly shed tears of joy. At the same time, they did not forget to silently curse the cruel Tang Army coach Li source.
Although they now know that this battle actually started from the Tian family's usurpation of power, and that the Tang army came at Peng Shiyu's request, the people of Xizhou City, whether barbarians or Han Chinese, had witnessed or heard about the trebuchets that destroyed the sky. The scene on earth, in addition to fear, there is only hatred in my heart.
Although they looked at the Wuping military flags flying everywhere in the city and knew that the three states would be included in the territory of the Tang State, they were still a little unhappy. However, no matter what, since they knew that the Tang army would retreat the next day, especially Peng Shiyu, the "orthodox" of the Peng family, could I am still extremely happy to be in charge of Sanzhou again. After all, for the people of the three states, they still hope to live a peaceful life as soon as possible, not to mention that the governor is still the famous Peng family.
After the news came out, the people in the city spontaneously gathered outside the Governor's Mansion. When the Wuping Army soldiers guarding the door saw the dense fire, they almost thought it was a mutiny and hurried into the mansion to report it quickly. When Li Yuan and Peng Shiyu led the After the generals arrived, they discovered that it was a misunderstanding.
On the long street in front of the Governor's Mansion, the common people had serious faces. They took out the Peng Shichou Ling tablets secretly enshrined in their homes. They wore plain silk dyed and woven by themselves. They brought their families and carried water basins, in Dongxi's unique way. , the fire light lit up a warm and long dragon, mourning the great master of the Peng family with outstanding contributions, and then praying for the young master Peng Shiyu who returned to Xizhou.
The thoughts of ordinary people are often very simple. Regardless of whether Peng Shichou was for hegemony or power in the past, the prosperity and stability this respected man in power brought to Dongxi will always be remembered by the people. The Tian family was destroyed and the Peng family returned. , the emotions that had been suppressed for many days were finally revealed.
Throughout the night, sobs and prayers continued to be heard outside the Governor's Mansion. Torches and candles were lit all night long, and people were crowded until the sun rose.
Returning to the Governor's Mansion, Peng Shiyu wandered back and forth alone in the familiar corridor, staying up all night, thinking about his father, younger brother and relatives who had unfortunately passed away, and thinking of the people outside the mansion, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.
After Li Yuan proposed to withdraw his troops, Peng Shiyu almost did not dare to make any reaction. In fact, he did not want Wuping's army to retreat as soon as possible, but on the surface he still had to remain respectful and surrendered.
It’s not just pretentious. This time Peng Shiyu was able to avenge his hatred and even revive his family business. Li Yuan was indeed indispensable. The scene of beating his chest and swearing an oath before and the heartfelt words of brotherhood are also vivid in his mind. Dongxi has always valued integrity the most. He didn't have any thoughts that he shouldn't have, and he was still completely grateful to Li Yuan.
However, the tragic scene of Wuping's army attacking the city that day was unforgettable for Peng Shiyu. The destruction of the city and the casualties of the people were so shocking that a trace of resentment arose in his heart. At first, this resentment was naturally directed at Li Yuan and the Wuping army behind him, but he soon calmed down and put away all the negative emotions. All of this was passed on to the Tian clan.
Peng Shiyu dare not forget that when Peng Shichou was alive, he took the Peng family's nephews to Huixizhai outside Xizhou City more than once to pay homage to the majestic Xizhou bronze pillars.
The words of the great master who laid the foundation of the Peng family still ring in my ears. After all, the Peng family is of Han descent. What will happen if the Dongxi barbarians try to support one of the five major tribes? Only by uniting with the barbarians to control them can they It is the key to maintaining the Peng family's long-term rule. But the barbarians were ultimately the subjects of rule. As a Han, the Peng family could only rely on the help of the Han dynasty if they wanted to truly strengthen themselves.
This problem is obvious. When Peng first came to Dongxi, without the support of Ma Yin, the late king of Chu, it would have been difficult to govern the three states with just hundreds of Han soldiers led by Peng Shichou's father Peng Yao. After ascending to heaven, Peng Shichou came to power. Although he was at odds with the Chu State, he finally formed an alliance with Chu King Ma Xifan Lizhu, and Dongxi truly prospered from this.
In troubled times, if the Peng family wanted to securely separate one side from another, in addition to its own strength, the true meaning of success would be the help from neighboring dynasties.
In the past, the young and energetic Peng Shiyu was ignorant, but now he understands better than anyone else after suffering.
