Chapter 209: Plans of several dynasties, all destroyed once
Five hundred miles south of Jingzhou is the Qinling Mountains.
Lingnan is the southern Qinzhou of Nanliang, and Lingbei is Yongzhou of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Sanguan under the Dashan Mountain is the only passage between the two states.
If you want to attack Guanzhong via Sichuan and Shu, you must pass through Sanguan.
When Han Xin made a surprise attack on Xiang Yu, he "built the plank road openly and secretly visited Chencang", which happened here.
Zhuge Liang sent troops from here every time during his five campaigns against Cao Wei.
It can be seen that the terrain is dangerous...
The Guan Tower is three stories high, and on the roof of the highest floor stands a large banner with a radius of more than ten feet, which reads: Yuan, the Governor of Yongzhou!
There are clouds of soldiers on the city, and even between the majestic ridges on both sides of the pass, soldiers appear and appear from time to time, as if a powerful enemy is in front of them, ready to attack.
The same is true in Guanxia. The valley is covered with troops, and there is no end as far as the eye can see. There are countless flags, and most of them are marked with the "Liang" representing the country's name...
But in front of such a majestic pass, it is not certain that there are more soldiers to conquer...
Looking at the densely packed Wei army on top of the city, Wei Rui couldn't help sighing.
We were originally waiting for Neiying to open the city gate, and then the army marched straight into the pass. But what was waiting was the army of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties?
It seems that Liu Huiwang failed.
What's the problem? No message was even sent?
It's a pity that several years of planning have come to nothing...
After missing this time, God knows if I will ever encounter such an opportunity again in my lifetime?
But what if we don’t retreat?
When Xi Kangsheng kills Liu Huiwang and completely frees up his hands, I'm afraid he won't be able to retreat even if he wants to...
After hesitating for a long time, Wei Rui sighed sadly: "Send the order to withdraw the troops...Send another fast horse to report to Tuguxia, Dangxiang, Gaochang, and Rouran urgently, and tell the truth about the details..."
"No!" Several generals under his command responded in unison, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of riders rushed back along the pass.
After a slight tilt, the southern army's infantry formation changed from the front army to the rear army, climbed to the mountainside on both sides, and defended the two wings. The rear army changed into the front army, and quickly retreated out of the valley.
Not long after, most of the army in the valley withdrew.
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"Hahahahaha..."
Watching the enemy troops retreat further and further until the smoke and dust cleared and they were no longer visible, Yuan Li couldn't help laughing wildly.
The southerners were actually scared away?
Wei Rui is known as a famous general of the Southern Liang Dynasty. Just two years ago, in the battle of Zhongli, he killed more than 200,000 soldiers of our Yuan Dynasty. Even a man like Yang Dayan who was good at fighting fell into his hands...
But at this time, it seems that it is nothing more than that?
The more Yuan Li thought about it, the more proud she became. She laughed for a while and then shouted: "Da Xi, hurry up and report to Xi's guard. I will tell you to obey my father and say that the Southern Army has retreated..."
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It is already Unitary Time, and the sun is getting westward.
At the foot of Xinping City, more than a hundred miles south of Jingzhou, the blood of those who had been killed flowed like a river.
Not only the enemy, but also the internal thieves...
Xi Kangsheng is not Li Chengzhi. He does not need to be interrogated at all, let alone identify and identify them one by one.
In his opinion, those who are unwilling to surrender or do not cooperate with the traitors have either been persecuted to death by the traitors or have been imprisoned.
Therefore, after the officers and soldiers entered the city, those who were still alive in the city and seemed to be alive and well, whether they were officials or officials, were all beheaded and their families were exiled...
After all, he was nearly 50 years old. Not only did he stay up all night, but his physical and mental exertions were also great. Xi Kangsheng was already exhausted.
He found a clean house and planned to take a rest. After receiving an urgent report from Yuan Li and confirming that there was no problem in dispersing, he would raise his troops overnight and rush to Jingzhou...
But the strange thing is that my body is obviously exhausted, but my mind is extremely clear, and I don’t have any intention of sleeping.
Shouldn't it?
The enemy troops that have sneaked into the country have been wiped out, leaving only one Murong Ding. Well, at most one more Liu Huiwang, how big of a wave can they create?
Guanzhong has been surrounded on all sides, and there is no place for these two to escape.
What else could make me feel uneasy?
Xi Kangsheng thought about it for a long time and realized that he had missed Li Chengzhi.
Li Chengzhi?
Li Chengzhi......
Xi Kangsheng recited it silently several times and smiled slightly.
Who would have expected that a small civil strife in Jingzhou was actually the result of a conspiracy between Nanliang and Tuguhun, Dangxiang, Rouran, Gaochang and other five countries for several years, planning to cede nearly 30% of the territory of the Wei Dynasty and 20% of the people.
Hu’s shocking situation?
But never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that by some mistake, I would be destroyed at the hands of an unknown person?
Thinking about it at this time, I originally doubted whether Li Chengzhi was as disobedient as his ancestor Li Qi, so he sent a careful investigation to investigate, but unexpectedly, he accidentally discovered the enemy's traitor.
Shocking situation?
It’s really thanks to Li Chengzhi that such a disaster was eliminated.
It’s really my lucky star...
Otherwise, these thousands of miles of territory and millions of people will have fallen into the hands of the southern enemy and thieves. By then, it will be difficult to redeem someone even if they die hundreds of times!
It is not the nature of a man to know a favor but not repay it. If there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely support one or two of these Li family members. Of course, it would be better if he could be taken under his command...
After thinking about it more deeply, I realized that I had made a fuss out of a molehill before. It would not be a man to guess that someone would rebel based on just a hint of speculation.
Even if Li Chengzhi is really an unborn genius, if he is well trained, he can still be used by the court...
Only seventeen years old, what a good age?
What were you doing when you were seventeen?
I remember that I had just entered Rouxuan Town and was under the command of General Li Dou, who was promoted to the commander of Qianfeng Army.
A hard bow of ten stones can shoot hundreds of arrows in a row, and an iron arrow weighing half a kilogram can shoot through the body of a horse a hundred steps away...
Thinking about it this way, isn't Li Chengzhi too surprising?
Whether it is transporting ice to build a city or casting hundreds of steel armors in a month, they are all just fancy tricks and not worth a try.
At least this force is definitely not comparable to my strength.
However, the soldiers he leads are quite good, and he is worthy of being the queen of the generals... Well, his character is not bad either.
A man born in troubled times should carry a three-foot sword and achieve unparalleled achievements. What does a mere amount of money mean?
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Suddenly defeating a powerful enemy and relieving a rare crisis in his life, Xi Kangsheng suddenly felt high-spirited, his mind was more than doubled, and his vision was even higher?
Li Chengzhi, whom he had previously suspected might become a hidden danger, has now become a rare talent?
Of course, it is absolutely inseparable from the urgent reports that Yang Shu and Zhang Jingzhi have sent to Xi Kangsheng every three days over the past month.
He praised Li Chengzhi vigorously and praised him as a holy gentleman, rare in heaven and unparalleled on earth.
The other guarded him vigorously, keeping in mind how many twists and turns Li Chengzhi had gone through, how much money he had spent, how measured he acted, and how well he knew how to advance and retreat...
Although there are many contradictions in the letters between the two, for example, Zhang Jingzhi: Earlier he said that Li Chengzhi was unruly and had no taboos, but later he praised Li Chengzhi as a humble gentleman...
But Xi Kangsheng can at least see that Li Chengzhi has really caught the eye of Yang Shu and Zhang Jingzhi.
He became more and more curious, and had long wanted to meet him. He wanted to calm down for a while, and make sure that the pass was clear, and that it would not be too late to go to Jingzhou after all the ambushes outside the pass had retreated.
Presumably by that time, Liu Huiwang should have been captured and killed by Li Chengzhi...
The more he thought about it, the calmer he became, and gradually he began to feel sleepy. Xi Kangsheng leaned on his pillow and began to snore.
I don't know how long it took, but I suddenly heard a "chirping" bird call, followed by a low roar like a wild beast.
"Evil beast!" Xi Kangsheng cursed in a low voice and slowly opened his eyes.
Hearing the scolding, an eagle and a mastiff immediately stood up in the corner of the cave, ran over happily, and rubbed against his knees.
Xi Kangsheng waved it away, wiped his face, and put on his boots again.
It seems that these two evil beasts sounded the warning after hearing the movement of strangers.
Sure enough, after a few breaths, someone seemed to run quickly, said a few words to the guards outside the room, and then came this way again.
After leaning a little, I heard the guard Zhuang Shuai calling softly from outside the tent: "Guard, General Daxi is here to report!"
"Come in!"
Following Xi Kangsheng's voice, Da Xi was let in.
Just as he was about to kneel down, he suddenly felt a chill on his face, as if a sinister wind was blowing. When he took a closer look, he saw the two beasts standing quietly on one side, like ghosts, staring at him.
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Da Xi felt a chill in his heart, and his hair almost stood on end.
These two animals are inherited from the ancestors of the Daxi family. They have been reproduced for generations, and the number of descendants is unknown. Anyone in the family who likes to hunt can ask the adults to raise a pair.
But I have not been raised by myself since I was a child, so I really just follow my father.
Daxi could no longer remember which generation this mastiff was raised by his father. But he shouldn’t remember this eagle too deeply.
She's not a few years younger than him, maybe sixteen or seventeen before she's twenty, and she was almost blinded when she was a kid.
Not only that, he has seen these two beasts working together to kill wolves, leopards, raccoons and other animals more than once...
If Xi Kangsheng hadn't been here, he would have escaped long ago.
Da Xi walked a little further away, knelt down and bowed to Xi Kangsheng: "Father, the ambush outside the pass has retreated!"
"The overall situation has been decided, okay...hehehehe..."
Xi Kangsheng is so experienced and calm that he can't help but laugh heartily.
It’s really worth it.
The Southern Dynasty actually retreated first?
How long can the stalemate last for Tyuhun and Dangxiang on the southwest border, and Gaochang and Rouran on the northwest border?
Don't wait for grandpa to free his hand, otherwise you will have to take revenge for this arrow...
The more Xi Kangsheng thought about it, the happier he became. He stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "Let's go to Jingzhou overnight!"
As long as Murong Ding and Liu Hui Wang are executed, the chaos in Jingzhou will be completely settled.
Well, let’s meet Li Chengzhi by the way...
The guards outside the door immediately moved. As soon as Xi Kangsheng's foot crossed the threshold, a soldier shouted "urgent report" and rushed into the mansion quickly.
"Reporting... to guard, Li Yun and Li Cishi, and Li Chengzhi's Baijia Battalion, faced off in the west of Jingzhou City..."
Confrontation?
Xi Kangsheng's face turned cold: "I asked Li Yun to guard Longshan, why did he go back to Jingzhou?"
Run back?
Li Yun didn't go at all, okay...
The general felt cold in his heart, but he did not dare not to speak clearly, so he gritted his teeth and reported in a low voice: "Li Jishi saw that the thieves had not retreated westward, so he did not advance westward, but hid himself about sixty miles southwest of Jingzhou.
The Quail Yin (now northwest of Chongxin County)..."
Xi Kangsheng's pupils shrank slightly.
There may be reasons why the remaining enemies did not collapse to the west, but the main reason is definitely not this.
Otherwise, Quaiyin is nearly three hundred miles away from Xinping, so why would Li Yun have any need to hide his whereabouts?
This is obviously aimed at Li Chengzhi...
In turn, thinking about Li Chengzhi's armor, sword, and soldiers really makes people feel wary.
It’s only been two short months...
But he, Li Yun, shouldn't be able to intervene without asking.
Li Yun implicitly disobeyed and faced Li Chengzhi. Was she thinking about the court or had other thoughts?
Thinking of this, Xi Kangsheng's face darkened and he shouted coldly: "Let's go..."