Chapter 392: Discord between the principal and the deputy
Gao Feng said angrily: "That was all Yan Yun's trick. They deliberately did not attack the city seriously in order to paralyze the defenders. Wei Mingji thought that Yan Yun's army was just that and was careless. As a result, not long ago, Yan Yun's secret guards made a surprise attack at night.
They opened the city gate and enlarged the troops to enter the city! Wei Mingji and others were caught off guard, were defeated and escaped from the Keyi Gate!"
Li Qingxia angrily cursed: "Wei Mingji deserves to die!!" Li Zongdao said quickly: "Although Wei Mingji deserves to die, there are many relatives and friends in the army, so he must be dealt with carefully!" Li Qingxia nodded.
He frowned and said: "With the loss of Keyi Gate, the last barrier of Xingqing Mansion has been lost! We must rush back to Xingqing Mansion immediately!" Li Zongdao frowned and said, "What should we do here? If the main force leaves, I'm afraid that
Xiping Mansion can’t be saved either!”
Li Qingxia said: "Now that the northern gate is wide open, Xingqing Mansion is in danger, and protecting Xingqing Mansion is the top priority! The other places will be left to local soldiers, civilians and officials to guard, and the outcome will depend on God's will!" Li Zongdao felt
Helpless, he sighed.
Yanyun's army kept shouting at the city for a whole day, and then returned to the camp in the evening. As soon as Yang Yanzhao sat down in the tent, a scout rushed in and reported: "General, the main force of the Xixia army has opened the north gate!"
Fan Long shouted loudly: "Haha, the Xixia Hulu is about to run away!" Then he clasped his fists at Yang Yanzhao and said: "General, hurry up and pursue us!" Yang Yanzhao stood up, walked to the tent, walked slowly, and said:
"Li Qingxia is not a simple person. Since the troops are withdrawing, there must be careful arrangements. There will be no gains in pursuit!" Fan Long has always admired Yang Yanzhao, so he naturally does not think what Yang Yanzhao said is wrong, but he feels very depressed.
Yang Yanzhao walked to the door of the tent, looked up at Xiping Fucheng in the distance, and murmured: "There is no good opportunity now, so don't be too hasty. But we can attack the Xixia army in Yinzhou." He turned around suddenly.
Come, he said to the messenger: "Immediately order Yang Dezheng and Xiao Bao to rush to their troops, and after converging, they will take advantage of the situation to seize Youzhou. Order the Sixth Army to change direction and support Yinzhou. Cooperate with Gao Hu's troops to capture it in the shortest possible time."
Yinzhou! Then the army will turn around, pass through Youzhou, and attack Tiemenguan!" The herald promised in a loud voice and ran down.
Fan Long asked: "General, shouldn't we do nothing?" Yang Yanzhao turned to look at Xiping Fucheng outside the tent and said, "Let's wait and see!" Li Qingxia led more than 100,000 regular troops and more than 100,000 civilian troops,
Nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses left Xiping Prefecture and retreated to Xingqing Prefecture. People in the city were panicked. Many people followed the army and fled Xiping Prefecture. There was a chaotic and chaotic scene in the city.
Li Qingxia and his party traveled day and night. Two days later, the army arrived at Jingzhou City on the west bank of the Yellow River, eighty miles north of Xiping Prefecture. Forty miles north of Jingzhou City was the capital city of Xingqing Prefecture. At this time, from the north,
An urgent report was sent, saying that Yanyun's army was besieging Dingzhou and that Dingzhou was in danger. The emperor and his ministers were shocked. Li Zongdao said in disbelief: "Dingzhou is one hundred and fifty miles away from Keyi Gate. How can Yanyun's army act?"
so quickly!"
Li Qingxia frowned and said: "I have thought of a strategy, but I am not sure whether it will succeed!" When everyone heard that Li Qingxia said she had a strategy, they couldn't help but cheer up. Li Zongdao said urgently: "The situation is extremely critical now. If Your Majesty,
If you have a plan, execute it quickly!"
Li Qingxia said to everyone in the hall: "You all stand down, I want to discuss matters with the Generalissimo!" Everyone agreed in unison and filed out. In a blink of an eye, only Li Qingxia and Li Zongdao were left in the hall.
Li Qingxia stood up, walked down the hall, turned to face Li Zongdao, and asked: "Generalissimo, does he know if there are any warriors in Daxia who are both wise and brave and dare to die for their country?"
Li Zongdao thought about it carefully, suddenly his expression changed, he raised his head and said: "I think of a person. This person's name is Li Tuo. He is a member of your Majesty's royal family. However, this person has been unruly since he was a child. He doesn't like restraint and nobility. He used to
I visited many famous teachers and learned good martial arts! Although this person does not abide by the rules and regards etiquette as nothing, the old minister believes that this person is more loyal to Daxia than anyone else, and he is absolutely willing to die for Daxia!"
Li Qingxia felt that he was exactly the person she wanted, and immediately asked: "Where is this person?" "He is in Xingqing Mansion. If Your Majesty wants to see him, the old minister will send someone immediately to invite him!" "Okay, send someone quickly!"
Bring this person to see me!" Li Zongdao responded, and then asked curiously: "I wonder what your Majesty wants to use this person for?"
Li Qingxia turned around and looked out of the hall, and said calmly: "Since the situation has become so bad, I have no choice but to surrender to Yan Yun!" Li Zongdao was shocked... Dingzhou. The forward troops led by Zhan Jinguo attacked Dingzhou.
A tentative attack almost broke through the city, but in the end it failed because there was a garrison in Dingzhou City that was different, with strict discipline and tough style. It was they who resisted Yan at the most critical moment.
The fierce attack of the Yun army closed the city gate, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Seeing that the opportunity had been lost, the Kingdom of Zhanjin ordered the cavalry to retreat temporarily. If the cavalry could not attack the city gate by surprise at the beginning, then it would not be an easy task to storm the city later.
The Kingdom of Zhanjin rode his horse between the two sides and shouted: "You rat, come out quickly and die!" The majestic-looking, gray-haired veteran on the city gate tower stared at the Kingdom of Zhanjin outside the city, not wanting to do anything for it.
Moved. However, a young general beside him couldn't stand the contempt of Yan Yunjun, so he wanted to go out to fight. However, as soon as he moved, he was grabbed by the veteran and shouted: "Don't move!" the young general said angrily.
: "Father, the enemy insults and despises us so much, how can we remain indifferent!"
The veteran said coldly: "I am more angry than you! But we must hold back!"
"Why?" the veteran said resolutely: "Because we have to defend the city!" The young general was shocked physically and mentally. The veteran turned to look at the majestic Zhanjin Kingdom outside the city and said: "This man is the most powerful general in Yanyun from the Zhanjin Kingdom.
One, since his debut, he has gone through countless fierce battles, and countless heroes of the Liao Kingdom have died in his hands! If I don’t let others’ ambitions destroy my own prestige, I’m afraid no one in our country in Daxia can compete with him! We, the generals, will fight
It is our duty to die on the battlefield, but if we die in battle, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken. Once the morale of the army is shaken, how can we still defend this city!" The young general frowned and said: "I understand!"
The veteran patted him on the shoulder, looked at Yan Yun's army in full glory outside the city, and frowned: "The situation today is extremely dangerous. We generals can only do our best to protect our country and our country, and we will fight even if we have our last breath."
In the end! Even if Daxia is destined to perish, we warriors must fall before he falls! Only in this way can we live up to our ancestors!" The young general nodded solemnly.
Zhan Jinguo shouted for a while under the city. When he saw that no one was going to fight, he couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart. He turned his horse and returned to the military formation. Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horns on the city top. He had fought with the Xixia people for several times.
Zhan Jinguo, who was fighting, immediately heard that it was the Xixia people's warning sound that they had discovered a large group of enemy troops. His heart moved, and he immediately turned his head and looked behind him, only to see the sky full of dust rolling in from the horizon. Yang Zaixing was overjoyed, he
I knew that King Yan’s large army had arrived.
On the city wall, the young general pointed at the dust and shadows in the distance and the endless wave of soldiers, and shouted: "Father, the enemy's army has arrived!!" The veteran stared at the distance, frowning, his expression
severe.
Soon after, the billowing sand and dust came to the front of the city wall. The loud rumbling noise gradually disappeared, and the dust in the sky gradually dispersed, revealing the mountains and seas of Yanyun's army. The terrifying momentum shocked the Xixia soldiers on the city wall to tremble physically and mentally.
self.
Immediately, a Yanyun officer flew to the city gate and shouted: "My King Yan has something to say to General Weiming Jinyi!" The veteran general on the top of the city gate said loudly: "Okay, I would like to
What kind of figure is King Yan, who is so powerful in the world?" It turns out that this veteran general is the governor of Dingzhou, Wei Ming Ji Zhong, and the young general next to him is his only son Wei Ming Ji Zhong. Yan Yun
The officer glanced at him, hugged his fist, then turned his horse's head and ran back.
Wei Ming Jinyi was about to go down the city wall. Wei Ming Jinzhong said urgently: "Father, I'm afraid that King Yan has ill intentions!" Wei Ming Jinyi glanced at Wang Qi in the distance, shook his head and said, "He is unrivaled in the world.
A hero would never play such a conspiracy!" After saying this, he strode down the city wall. Immediately the city gate opened wide, and Wei Mingjinyi rode out alone; at the same time, Yang Peng also
He rode out of the military formation alone.
After a while, the two met between the two armies. Wei Mingyi looked at Yang Peng with a look of surprise, and said: "The king of Yan is powerful in the world. He is indeed extraordinary and majestic, but he is too young.
It’s a bit unbelievable!”
Yang Peng said with a smile: "My lord Wei Mingyi, I have been famous for a long time. He is a very rare talent in civil and military affairs. When I saw him today, he really did not disappoint me."
"It's easy to say. I wonder if King Yan has invited me, what can I say?" Yang Peng looked at Dingzhou City behind him, then looked back at him, "Your Excellency must have seen the current situation very clearly. As long as
Sir, come here, you can still be regarded as a frontier official!"
Wei Ming Jinyi said flatly: "Absolutely impossible! Wei Ming Jinyi was born as a minister of Daxia, and died as a ghost of Daxia. He will never change as time goes by!" Yang Peng stared into his eyes and saw only one
A kind of firmness. Many people like to talk about faith, but do they really know what faith is? Look at him, this is faith, and it will never change even if it is broken into pieces! He nodded, "Very good, you didn't let me down."
!" Wei Mingyi was startled, "What does King Yan mean by this?" Yang Peng said with a smile: "I heard that Wei Mingyi is the most loyal minister of Daxia, so I want to see if you live up to your name. You
Very good, he is an amazing guy." Wei Ji Mingyi said: "King Yan did not disappoint me, he is indeed an unparalleled hero, I admire him!!"
Yang Peng sighed, "What a pity, we can only be enemies!" Wei Mingjinyi nodded and said: "That's true!" Then he bowed to Yang Peng and saluted. Yang Peng felt a little surprised and said: "With you
You shouldn't bow to me!" Then he suddenly realized, "I understand, you are interceding with me on behalf of the people!"
Wei Mingyi said: "Yes, I only ask one thing from King Yan. After the city is broken, don't massacre the people!" Yang Peng looked at him for a moment, only seeing sadness in his eyes, and nodded.
, "I promise you!" Wei Mingyi was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, King Yan!"
Yang Peng said: "Goodbye." Wei Mingjunyi said: "Goodbye!" Yang Peng turned his horse and ran towards his army's formation. Wei Mingjunyi also turned his horse and ran back to the city. Wei Mingjunyi boarded the city.
At the gate tower, his son Wei Ming Jinzhong immediately came up to him and asked curiously: "Father, what did you say?" Wei Ming Jinyi walked to the railing, looked at the Yanyun army slowly retreating outside the city, and couldn't help but sigh.
Said: "Yang Peng, King of Yan, is indeed worthy of his reputation. He is a heroic hero and has the spirit of the world! No wonder he can rise up in Yanyun and then dominate the world!"
Wei Ming Jinzhong frowned and asked, "Did he persuade his father to surrender?" Wei Ming Jinyi shook his head, "No, he saw what kind of person I was, so he wouldn't say that! But I asked him to forgive me.
All the people in the city, he has already agreed!"
An officer ran up behind Wei Mingji, bowed and said: "Captain, the general is here!" At this time, there were clattering footsteps behind him. The father and son turned around and saw Wei Mingji.
The others were coming towards me, so they quickly stepped forward and bowed down: "I have seen the general!" Although Wei Jianyin is the governor of Dingzhou and is in charge of the military and political affairs of Dingzhou, he is under the jurisdiction of the Youxiang Dynasty Shunjun Division.
, so the general Wei Mingji of the Shun Army Division in the right wing is his immediate superior. This Wei Mingji is skinny, with a black face, sunken eyes, and droopy eyebrows. It seems that everyone owes him
The appearance of Qian; behind him were two generals and a group of soldiers. The two generals, one was huge and fat, the other was tall, thin and gloomy. They were Wei Mingji's right-hand men, Wei Likang and Na Zhengheicheng.
The fat one is Wei Likang, and the tall, thin and sinister one is Na Zhengheicheng.
Zheng Heicheng sneered with a gloomy face: "If we were a little later, I'm afraid the governor would have sold Dingzhou City to Yan Yun!" Wei Mingji snorted, looking very angry.
Wei Mingjinyi was shocked and quickly explained: "The general misunderstood. King Yan wanted to talk to the general, so the general went out to answer him, just saying a few words casually. The general will be loyal to Daxia.
The sun can tell, and the general can tell you clearly!"
Na Zheng Heicheng sneered and said: "What kind of status does King Yan have? He called you out to talk, but he just said a few gossips. Who can believe it? I think King Yan promised you a high salary!"
Wei Mingjinyi saw that the other party still didn't believe him and was still pestering him. He couldn't help but feel angry. He glared at Zheng Heicheng and said angrily: "It suits the situation. I have already explained it to the general. There is no need to explain to you!"
Wei Mingji's complexion changed slightly. Zheng Heicheng said to Wei Mingji: "General, look at him. As the saying goes, it depends on the owner when beating a dog. As a subordinate of the general, he actually dared to do it before the general."
If you openly scold the general's trusted general in front of you, even if you are not colluding with the enemy, you are committing a crime of disobedience and cannot be punished!"
Wei Mingji snorted angrily and shouted: "Wei's name is right, you are so brave! You actually drank in front of me, and you still take this general in your eyes? Do you know your guilt?"
Wei Mingjinyi was startled, and then his anger welled up. He felt that the general was really incomprehensible. He did not distinguish right from wrong, and did not ask about the merits. He only asked about his own sins and what sins he had committed! As soon as he thought of this, he became impulsive and said boldly
: "What's the crime of the last general?"
Wei Mingji was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Okay! You are trying to rebel! Come here, take down this traitor Wei Mingzhiyi!!" The soldiers around Wei Mingji loudly promised,
He came forward to take action. When Wei Ming Jinzhong saw this, he immediately stood in front of his father, pulled out his sword and shouted: "Who dares?" Wei Mingji stared at him, pointed at Wei Ming Jinzhong and shouted: "You are so bold.
, get him too!" All the soldiers agreed in unison. Wei Ming Ji Zhong shouted: "Where is the Dingzhou Army!" The surrounding soldiers agreed in unison: "Here!" The sound was like thunder. Wei Ming Ji and others
The people were startled, and then they saw hundreds of Dingzhou Army officers and soldiers surrounding them, and everyone looked angry.
Wei Mingji and others did not expect to encounter such a situation, and were at a loss for a moment. Wei Mingji pointed at Wei Mingji and shouted: "You are going to openly rebel! Your Majesty treats you with great kindness, so you can
Is this how you repay me?"
Wei Mingyi snorted and said: "My loyalty to Your Majesty and to Great Xia can be demonstrated every day. General, you don't have to use these words to bully me all the time! If General, you are not rude and cannot come forward, you will not
How dare the general show any disrespect to the general?" Then he shouted to his soldiers: "Stay back!" All the soldiers retreated one after another. Wei Mingji walked up to Wei Mingji, bowed and apologized.
Authentic: "I have offended you so much just now, please forgive me, General! General, please listen to the words of the last general. Now that Yanyun's army is approaching, Daxia is in danger. We generals should unite sincerely to share weal and woe, so that we can survive this crisis."
!The reason why the general did not hand over the general power to the general is not because of disrespect to the general, but because the troops and horses in Dingzhou have always been commanded by the general. If he hastily handed over the power to the general, he is afraid that it will cause chaos! Once there is chaos, Yan Yun will definitely
If we take the opportunity to seize the city and lose Dingzhou, I will not regret dying, but how can I explain it to Your Majesty!"
Wei Mingji snorted coldly and turned away. Two trusted generals and a group of soldiers quickly followed. Wei Mingjinyi looked at the backs of everyone and sighed. Weiming Jinzhong said angrily: "This
The general is really infuriating! He abandoned the Keyi Gate and ran away without any shame. He actually wanted to seize his father's military power as soon as he came. Now he is even using the topic to kill his father! How could such a dirty person be considered as such?
For the general?"
Wei Mingjinyi sighed, "The general is actually very capable, but he is a little narrow-minded!" Weiming Jinzhong snorted, "It doesn't matter if he is narrow-minded or not, here in Dingzhou, he wants to harm my father.
That is absolutely impossible! If he wants to go to His Majesty to complain, he is not afraid. Although Your Majesty is a woman, he is wise and decisive, and the entire army of Dingzhou can testify for his father, even if he files a lawsuit.
He can’t win either!”
Wei Mingjinyi frowned and shook his head, "Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, if we continue to fight among ourselves, wouldn't we be seeking death!" Weiming Jinyi said, "It's not that we want to fight him, it's clearly that he wants to fight us.
There is nothing we can do about that!" Wei Mingjinyi thought: "I must ease the relationship with the general!"
Wei Mingji and others returned to their temporary station in Dingzhou. Wei Mingji suddenly kicked over the desk in front of him, turned around suddenly, glared at his subordinates, and cursed loudly: "Wei Mingji's name has been fulfilled.
How dare you be so rude, if I don't kill you, why would you be considered a general!" After cursing, his chest heaved violently, obviously his anger was far from gone.
Nazheng Heicheng frowned and said: "The general retreated to Dingzhou. Logically, the military power should be handed over to the general, but Wei Jijinyi refused to hand over the power. At that time, the general saw that Wei Jijinyi was no longer in power.
He takes the General in his eyes! What happened today has exposed his thoughts even more. I think he clearly wants to replace the General!"
Wei Mingji said angrily: "He is not worthy yet!"
Na Zhengheicheng said: "If this was true in normal times, the situation is different now. The general was taken advantage of by Yan Yun's army at Keyi Gate. This is a serious crime for His Majesty, and the general's cronies
All the soldiers and horses were lost, and the defenders in Dingzhou City were Wei's loyal confidants. With these two factors, as long as someone adds fuel to the flames to your majesty, your majesty will definitely convict the general and seal Wei's name as his official.
On the right side is the General of Shunjun Division!"
Wei Mingji was startled and couldn't help but panic, saying: "This, what should we do?" A fierce look flashed in Zheng Heicheng's eyes, and he said: "The Han people have a good saying: strike first to gain the upper hand.
!General, we must act immediately!"
Wei Mingji frowned and said: "Although it is a way to submit the memorial first, I'm afraid it will not be of much use!" Zheng Heicheng bowed and said: "This is not what the general meant," and then stepped forward, where Zheng Heicheng
Cheng whispered in his ear. Wei Mingji's eyes lit up, and then he said worriedly: "Is this possible?" Wei Mingji said: "After all, the general is his immediate superior, he has no reason to refuse!
"Wei Mingji nodded and said harshly: "If you think you are a small child, you are not a gentleman, you are not a poisonous husband, so let's do it!"
Suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps at the door, and everyone couldn't help but look outside the door, only to see a soldier leading an officer from Dingzhou Prefecture running in. The soldier greeted him: "The governor of Dingzhou has sent an envoy!
"After saying that, he stepped aside. Then the officer behind him stepped forward, bowed to Wei Mingji and said: "General, your Majesty's envoy has arrived. The governor ordered me to invite the general!"
Wei Mingji wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but he held it back and nodded: "I know." The officer bowed to Wei Mingji and left. Wei Mingji said to his two trusted generals: "Let's go
See His Majesty’s envoy!” Then he asked Zheng Heicheng: “Can I, the general, take advantage of this opportunity to sue Wei for justice?”
Na Zheng Heicheng shook his head, "It's useless. After all, it's just the messenger, not His Majesty himself. Even if His Majesty comes in person, it's useless. As the general said before, in your eyes, the general has no
He, the governor of Dingzhou, is important. Besides, the things he has done can be justified. His Majesty will not punish him in any way. He will only rebuke him. What is the use of that?" Wei Mingji frowned and nodded.
Putting these things aside for the time being, he said: "Let's go see His Majesty's envoy first. We can't keep His Majesty's envoy waiting! There may be some good news!" Then they walked outside, Wei Likang and Na Zhenghei
Cheng followed immediately.
Soon after, the three of them came to the hall of the Dingzhou Governor's Mansion and saw a middle-aged official sitting at the head, while the famous Governor of Dingzhou Wei stood at the right. The three immediately knew that the middle-aged official was
The imperial envoy immediately came forward to pay homage: "I have met the imperial envoy!" The middle-aged official smiled and said: "General, two generals, there is no need to be polite!" The three thanked them: "Thank you, your Majesty the imperial envoy!" He straightened up and said,
When I walked to the left and stood down, from the beginning to the end, no one looked at Wei Mingjianyi.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.