A heavy rain extinguished Li Xiuyuan's conspiracy and spared the 100,000-yinyue army. Li Xiuyuan's plan to defeat the enemy was shattered on the spot.
However, a heavy rain also brought good news to the decisive victory pass. The heavy rain made the hard-as-iron earth loosen. At noon on the second day of the fire, the Dachu army dug the canal of the Heishui River behind the decisive victory pass.
From a geographical point of view, the Heishui River behind the decisive victory pass is like a stream of water from the sky, hanging on a river bank several feet high ten miles away from the decisive victory pass.
It is the mother river of the decisive battle, and it is also an uncontrollable sword.
For this reason, the city walls of the decisive battle pass are two feet taller and twice as thick as those of ordinary cities. Not to prepare for a sudden war, but to prepare for the untouchable Blackwater River.
The army and people of Dachu spent a lot of effort and finally dug a water channel several feet wide after a heavy rain, bringing good news to Li Xiuyuan who was sitting in the city of sorrow.
After Li Xiuyuan, who was sitting quietly in the City Lord's Mansion, heard the news, he finally let out a heavy breath, looked at the sky outside the hall and murmured: "Will you take away this piece of Heishui River?"
Xiao Long'er, who was sitting nearby and holding a copy of "Sound Rhythm Enlightenment", was reading:
The clouds are against the rain, the snow is against the wind, and the evening light is against the clear sky.
The approaching geese are opposite to the departing geese, and the local birds are opposite to the singing insects.
Hearing Li Xiuyuan mutter to himself, he couldn't help but stop, looked at him and asked: "Brother, are you in a daze again? Do you want to come and endorse with Xiao Long'er?"
Li Xiuyuan was startled, took a sip of the tea in front of him, and asked: "Brother, if you want to read, you must also read the scriptures. Brother has already read the book Xiao Long'er is reading..."
After pausing for a while, she looked at her and asked, "Are the gold coins my brother gave you almost used up? Do you want to give you some more?"
When Xiao Longer heard this, he put down his book and ran over, hugged his arm and said with a smile: "I have spent all the money long ago. Now it is all Sister Xiaoqing's money."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Brother was only focused on fighting with them, but he forgot about Xiao Long'er and Sister Xiao Qing. I'll give it to you now."
After speaking, he took out a bag, put it on the table, counted two thousand gold coins, and divided it into two parts.
He touched Xiao Long'er's head and said, "You and Sister Xiaoqing will share the gold coins here. After you have spent them, come to your brother for them. Don't ask for them from Sister Feiyan and Brother Chu Feng, do you understand?"
Xiao Longer waved his hand, and the gold coins on the table disappeared immediately.
He picked up the book on the table again, shook his head and replied: "Don't worry, brother, as long as he is here, Xiao Long'er will not go to anyone else."
Before Li Xiuyuan could say anything else, a childish voice sounded in the living room again.
Light versus dark, light versus dense, wisdom versus mean.
The mirror and the dowry are opposite to the clothes and robes, and the wild pestle is to the village pound.
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On top of the Blackwater embankment.
Chu Wudi, Chu Wuyan and Chu Feng looked at the rolling black water river and felt filled with emotion.
Chu Wudi shook his head and said: "For thousands of years, no one has ever thought of using this black water river to irrigate their fields and increase the tax revenue of the people and the dynasty."
Chu Feiyan looked at the wide canal under the river embankment and said quietly: "Only the Imperial Master opened up three thousand acres of wasteland outside the decisive battle pass and thought of using this black water river to irrigate the land. It seems that we will have some water this autumn. A good harvest.”
Chu Wudi nodded in agreement: "It seems that it is indeed a wise thing for the princess to appoint Li Xiuyuan as the general marshal of Chu."
Chu Feng, who was standing aside, didn't dare to say anything, because he was the only one among the hundred thousand Chu soldiers who knew Li Xiuyuan's true intention of digging this canal, but he didn't dare to tell it even if he died.
Just because Li Xiuyuan told him at that time: "Anyone who leaks secrets will be killed!"
For his brother, Chu Feng has always taken his words seriously. What's more, now is the critical period of the war. Both sides are holding their breath, not knowing when the final battle will take place.
"It's a pity that my brother has no ambitions for wealth and imperial power in the world. After this war, he will return the commander's seal to Dachu and return to the academy to wait for the start of the Shura battlefield..."
Chu Feng told the two of them Li Xiuyuan's decision, then looked at Chu Feiyan and said with a bitter smile: "He asked me to stay in the imperial city to practice peacefully, and wait to enter the Shura battlefield with my eldest sister."
Chu Feiyan was stunned, looked at him and blurted out: "What about what you promised before? What did the Generalissimo say?"
Chu Feng thought for a while and replied quietly: "He said he was not in the mood during the war. I guess I have to wait until the war is over, right?"
"That's okay, as long as the Generalissimo hasn't forgotten it!" Chu Feiyan thought to herself that you have a conscience.
Chu Wudi looked at the two siblings, suddenly remembered something, and said seriously: "A letter from the academy, Elder Huangfu will take our Da Chu disciples in the academy to the battlefield and let them experience the test of blood and fire... ....”
Chu Feng was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said, "Uncle, can't you bear it anymore and want to go to the battlefield?"
Chu Feiyan shook his head gently and said quietly: "I guess the dean has his mind set on Li Xiuyuan, so he told my uncle to bring our disciples from Da Chu here."
"My brother is as smart as a ghost. How can the dean do it with just a few words?"
When Chu Feng thought of the two people's experiences in an unknown place, he couldn't help laughing.
Chu Wudi smiled and said: "Elder Huangfu's coming here is a huge help... It's almost today. Let's go back and take a look. Maybe they will already be in the mansion with the generalissimo by now. Have tea."
Chu Feiyan looked at Chu Feng and smiled: "Go back, I haven't seen my uncle for a long time."
Chu Feng chuckled and said, "What's the hurry? The generalissimo is here."
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Silver Moon Army Camp.
Qingyue looked at the battle report in her hand, her eyes filled with coldness.
After a long while, he said to Chun Miaoyu: "In this battle, our casualties reached 20,000, of which 8,000 generals died in the flames... The 7,000 generals who were slightly injured continued to stay in the army to nurse their wounds, and the seriously injured has been transferred to Black Salt City."
When Qin Miaoyu heard this, his palm hit the iron wooden table as hard as an iron hoop, cutting off a corner of it.
With deep anger in his eyes, he replied: "Is he forcing us to fight to the death with Da Chu?"
"I think so." Qingyue was also a little annoyed. She softened her words of rebuke and replied quietly: "Wait a little longer. As soon as the medicine supplies from Black Salt City arrive, we will attack the city."
The current ten-mile trenches have been bulldozed by the Silver Moon army. In Qingyue's view, the army can launch a final attack at any time.
The decisive battle is the last barrier for Da Chu. If Li Xiuyuan gives up the decisive battle again, Da Chu will face an undefendable situation.
This was also the conclusion that Qingyue and Qin Miaoyu came to, and they also hoped that Li Xiuyuan would abandon the city and retreat like he did last time.
"That's right." Qin Miaoyu looked at her and said, "As long as we win the decisive battle again, Da Chu will have completely failed in this war, and the only remaining condition is for us to offer compensation."
"But, will Li Xiuyuan and Chu Feiyan admit defeat obediently?" Qin Miaoyu continued.
"At that time, everything will not be up to these two guys... When we arrive at the Imperial City of Dachu, I am afraid that no matter how many demands we make, they will only be satisfied."
Qingyue looked at the clear sky outside the tent and was in a good mood.
Qin Miaoyu had a bad premonition, thinking that if it was so easy to defeat, then the sky would not rain down a thunderstorm to extinguish the fire in front of the decisive battle.
However, she was smart enough to know that she couldn't pour cold water on Qingyue at this time, and everything was deviating from her original expectations. If Qingyue doesn't find the place where this big fire started, she may not give up.
After all, she was a princess married from Tianfeng Kingdom, but her relationship with Princess Qingyue also came from the cooperation of Shura Battlefield, so she had to silently watch every move of Dachu Kingdom and no longer give Qingyue any advice.
She didn't dare to do anything that would add fuel to the fire.
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Tianshui City, the royal city of Dachu, is in the pavilion of the imperial garden of the imperial palace.
King Chu Bailun of Chu, who is five feet tall and wearing a long yellow gown. In front of him is the dignified and beautiful Queen Huangfu Huangying, who is about thirty years old. She is wearing a white dress embroidered with a thin circle of gold. Stand aside and wait.
It was supposed to be a hot summer day and everyone should hide in the main hall. However, due to the geographical location of Da Chu, the summer heat was not very obvious. On the contrary, in the garden, one could enjoy a breeze blowing on their faces, which was intoxicating.
King Chu pointed to the battle report on the table and laughed with Huangfu Huangying: "It seems that Feng'er's recommendation of Li Xiuyuan of the academy was indeed correct. After these big battles, although we gave up Black Salt City, the soldiers' There were very few casualties.”
Huangfu Huangying looked at the blooming summer flowers in the garden, and his smile was as fragrant as the flowers on the branches.
Looking at King Chu, he smiled and said, "Didn't you hear what the Imperial Master told Ruoyu that the Generalissimo had rescued her as early as Taoyuan? At that time, in the eyes of the Generalissimo, Ruoyu was just a woman who was doing business in the world."
The King of Chu laughed and said: "Feng'er still has good taste. Even Elder Huangfu didn't like him at that time. It only took him one winter to become brothers with him. The two of them went through life and death together and made great contributions to the academy." ....”
Huangfu Huangying smiled and replied: "This is Feng'er's blessing. All the fat on his body is gone even if you don't see it. That's something he can't lose even if you give him a death order... I didn't expect to go there." After traveling to an unknown place, he seemed to be a changed person."
The King of Chu looked at the eunuch Wu Hua and asked, "Isn't your uncle Guo at the decisive stage now?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Hua quickly replied: "Based on the days, we can reach the decisive point at noon today at the latest."
The King of Chu gently patted the stone table in front of him and said with a smile: "With my uncle personally fighting, why worry about not being able to win this battle? This time we can't go as Yin Yue Qingyue wants."
Huangfu Huangying sighed quietly, looked at the King of Chu and replied: "Didn't the eldest brother make it very clear? He just took Da Chu's disciples to the battlefield to practice, so that they can get used to the fight between life and death, so that they can step on the road in the coming year. Go to the Shura battlefield..."
King Chu nodded and smiled: "Even if the uncle cannot take action, it is a safe thing to have him in charge. This is the first time in these thousands of years that the academy has agreed to allow the elders to come to the battlefield in person. It is not easy."
The chief eunuch said jokingly: "This is God's blessing for Dachu, and it is worth celebrating."
Just as he was talking, the second princess Chu Ruoyu came out of nowhere, slipped into the pavilion, took Huangfu Huangying's hand and started playing coquettishly.
"Mom, you see, even the students from the academy went to the battlefield with my uncle, but my eldest sister drove me back."
Huangfu Huangying laughed when he heard this, pulled her to sit next to him, and said softly: "Your master said that you are his only descendant, and he is afraid that you will make any mistakes on the battlefield. Isn't your eldest sister doing it for you?" ?”
When Chu Ruoyu heard this, she frowned and shouted: "The generalissimo is only thirteen years old, haven't you all been conferred the same title? No, I have to go with the army escorting the food and grass..."
When the King of Chu heard this, he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Your eldest sister and younger brother are both on the battlefield, so can't you stay in the imperial city to practice with peace of mind? What lessons has the Imperial Master arranged for you today?"
When Chu Ruoyu heard this, she quickly replied: "The teacher promised to let me go back to the decisive battle and asked me to come over and ask my father and mother for their opinions. He said he had figured it out..."
Huangfu Huangying laughed when he heard this and asked: "What did the Imperial Master want to understand? Tell me about it?"
Chu Ruoyu smiled sweetly: "Master said that he has figured it out and can't let me be a flower in the greenhouse... He said that since my uncle is there, he can let me go with confidence..."
Huangfu Huangying was startled, looked at King Chu and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the Imperial Master also thinks highly of the Imperial Uncle?"
King Chu shook his head, looked at Chu Ruoyu and said: "Then you should follow the general escorting the relief, and give your condolences to the generalissimo whom I have never met."
When Chu Ruoyu thought of Li Xiuyuan's amazing sword attack in Taoyuan, she looked at King Chu and smiled: "That guy is a little monster!"
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