Chapter 513: Building the plank road openly and crossing Chencang secretly
The sky is breaking, and the window is getting brighter.
Just after breakfast, Yuan Li turned on the lamp and carefully wiped the milk beads on her beard.
There was a sound of shaking beetle leaves outside the house gradually approaching, as if a general was rushing towards him. Yuan Li seemed not to hear it, but her hand still did not stop.
The cronies in the room quickly took two steps to welcome him out. After a while, they left again and came back again.
"Your Highness, a fight has begun!"
"So fast?"
Yuan Li's brows jumped sharply, as if she couldn't believe it, "Chang Yi is a dead man, how could he let Li Chengzhi cross the Weishui River so easily?"
"It was not the Confederate army and the officers and soldiers, but the Confederate army and the Hu cavalry. It seemed that there was a conflict over fighting for the road. In a moment of urgency, they started fighting..."
"Hahaha..."
Yuan Li was so unfortunate that she took pleasure in her misfortune, "Did you see it? If it were a war, there would still be some unity, but if we retreat, the ground will collapse into a pile of sand, just like now..."
A close confidant, You Xun, praised: "Your Majesty, I will admire your miraculous calculations!"
When retreating from Qianyuan City yesterday, Yuan Li once asserted:
The three armies can seize the commander, and the general can seize the heart... Changyi's retreat was too hasty, and everyone's intention to stop the war is known, how can the military spirit be preserved?
Therefore, this army of hundreds of thousands is already in danger of being defeated. From top to bottom, everyone wishes they had two more soldiers and retreated for a few days, fearing that they would run too slowly.
It's also possible that before Li Chengzhi catches up, his own people will start fighting among themselves.
And after just one night, it actually came true...
"This is human nature, and anyone who has studied military art can clearly understand it. Chang Yizhi is just forced by the situation and has to do this!"
Yuan Li sighed sadly, "What Li Chengzhi did, do you dare to call it 'divine calculation'?"
I don’t know where the news came from. By yesterday night, rumors were spreading in the camp, saying that Li Chengzhi sent envoys to threaten him with heavenly secrets, forcing the Marquis of Changxian County to retreat.
Others thought it was ridiculous, but Yuan Li couldn't laugh at all and even believed it to be true.
If not for this reason, why would the soul of Changyi be so frightened that he would not dare to stay for even half a moment?
Guessing secretly, Yuan Li had a thought in her mind and stood up again: "Come with me to see the outside of the city!"
The confidants promised him repeatedly, giving him armor and horses.
Not long after, a dozen guards escorted Yuan Li out of the penthouse and climbed onto the city wall.
Chencang is both a county seat and a pass, and both Dasan Pass and Dasan Pass are under the rule of Liangzhou.
Guancheng is more than three miles wide and was built on the sunny slope of the valley. The height of the city is nearly four feet, and there is a steep slope of nearly two feet from the city base to the valley. It is extremely steep, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Along the Chencang Road, about fifty miles to the southwest at the foothills of the Qinling Mountains, is the equally famous Dashan Pass.
Liu Bang secretly pacified the Three Qin Dynasties, Cao Cao left the Pass to conquer Zhang Lu in the west, and Kong Ming entered the Pass in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. They all sent troops through this road, or fought fiercely at these two passes.
Since the Yuan and Wei Dynasties captured Guanzhong, Chencang and Dashan Pass have been under the control of the Wei Dynasty, and Chen Yu has been heavily armed all year round. This is the first time that the Southern Army has set foot on this pass in more than a hundred years.
One misstep leads to eternal hatred... If you die, how will you see the ancestors of the Tuoba family?
Yuan Li felt a trace of regret in her heart, sighed slightly, and leaned on the railing to look south.
That's where my subordinates said there was internal strife between the Southern Army and the Hu Cavalry.
It should be that heavy generals from both sides have arrived, so the fighting has come to an end, the soldiers have been separated, and the vehicles blocking the road have been removed.
Yuan Li took a closer look and couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile.
After discussing it with the county government last night, he went to find Fuluo in a grand manner and presented all the food, grass, soldiers and armor that were left in Guanzhong.
Regardless of the rest, in the past few months, the Qin and Liang states have been violently conquered, and the land has been scraped three feet away. Therefore, the grain and grass stored in Guanzhong only have more than ten thousand stones. How can Fu Luo not be moved?
Therefore, whenever Yuan Li opens her mouth, Fu Luo will respond to her request. He even boasts that when he returns to Shudun City, he will give advice to Khan Fulanchou and grant Yuan Li the title of prince.
Yuan Li felt the unspeakable irony: He was already a prince, so why would he rebel if he only wanted a mere title?
Sending all the food, grass and baggage to Fuluo was just a plan to deceive others, build a plank road in the open, and cross the Chencang secretly.
In addition, firstly, they do not want to take advantage of the old thief Chang Yizhi, and secondly, they hope that this will make the two parties resentful and lead to internal strife.
Sure enough!
After staring for a while, Yuan Li was a little disappointed: both sides seemed to be very restrained and did not use weapons, only relying on fists and feet, so there were no casualties?
What a pity...
He sighed secretly and asked in a deep voice: "How much of the grain, grass, baggage, etc. have been shipped to Fuluo?"
How dare you call geometry?
The confidant blinked: "Hu Qi's grain truck was stopped by the Confederate Army just after it passed Guancheng. After that, a dispute broke out, so not even a single truck was transported away..."
Haha...
Even if Changyi can endure what ordinary people can't, it is not because of these grains and grass that they get into trouble with Fuluo. But the valley road is so wide, and Fuluo can carry hundreds of carts just for grains and grass.
If Hu Jun goes first, there will be no tomorrow. I am afraid that if two more days are added, Changyi will not be able to move.
This has to be a blessing from God, and it has been sunny for several days, and Hu Jun's truck transporting grain must not cause any damage to the valley road.
If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it will be delayed for another day or two.
I would like to ask how Li Chengzhi could ignore this good opportunity, and how could Chang Yizhi dare to sit back and wait for death?
There's something good to watch...
Yuan Li smiled sinisterly and waved her sleeves: "Since it has been given to Fuluo, it has nothing to do with us, so just ignore it! Hmm... How is the north of the city? Are there any movements of the officers and soldiers?"
The confidant looked around and lowered his voice: "Since midnight last night, the Confederate army has demolished the pontoon bridge and blocked the river. It is following the order of the Marquis of Chang County: to prevent spies from getting in, no one is allowed to get close to the river bank... Therefore, my subordinates also
I don’t know the military situation in the north of the coast."
Isn’t it too late to mend the problem before it dies?
Chang Yizhi was obviously on guard against him, but Yuan Li didn't care: "It doesn't matter, Chang Yizhi just doubted why I was tit for tat with him, so he just took precautions. And what should be done has been done. If Li Chengzhi believes in me,
, there will be a response today..."
Will Li Chengzhi believe it? Confidants are very doubtful.
It is true that King Jiyin is famous and notorious, just like a rat crossing the street...
Just as I was thinking this, several muffled sounds suddenly came from my ears, as if a war drum was beating somewhere.
The confidants were horrified and turned around, only to see the mighty West City, with nearly ten thousand people riding along the south bank of the Weishui River heading straight to the west.
Are they all barbarians?
Yuan Li narrowed her eyes slightly.
Is it possible that Fu Luo knew that he could not compete with Changyi, so he wanted to change his route to the west, pass through Qinzhou, cross Longshan and enter Songpan?
But now that Qinzhou has fallen into the hands of the army, there is no guarantee that Li Chengzhi will not send heavy troops to Longshan to wait for work...
Yuan Li lowered her eyes and thought deeply, as several more horses came running from a distance, all the way to Guancheng.
"Your Highness, the leader of the army sent his confidants here, saying that he has a message to deliver to Your Highness!"
What does Yu Zhong want to do again?
Yuan Li frowned: "Speak!"
"At five o'clock in the morning, scouts from the riverside came to report that there seemed to be cavalry troops from the Northern Wei camp on the bank, with a huge force and countless numbers... The Marquis of Changxian County guessed that there was a change, and ordered the scouts to follow them along the south bank. p>
After daybreak, the scouts discovered that the Wei army had more than 10,000 light cavalry, heading straight to the west along the north bank. They were marching very fast, and they had marched nearly forty miles in just one hour... The scouts also said that the leading general should be Yuan Zhi.
There is also a flag with the word Cui, which should be Cui Zuchi, the governor of Longxi..."
After hearing only the first half of the sentence, Yuan Li was still a little confused, but when she heard Cui Zuji, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue. Yuan Li felt her eyes darken and almost fell into the city.
More than 10,000 Qingqi rushed to the west?
Cui Zujia, the governor of Longxi?
Li Chengzhi clearly wanted to rush to the Longshan Road, cross the Jialing River from Liangquan County, and then go around to the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, blocking Changyi in the Chencang Road.
The reason why Cui Zuchi, the governor of Longxi, was there was to persuade Wudu to surrender, and he was used by the generals guarding the two passes of Baima.
And even if Yu Zhong coaxes himself, he replaces the Wudu guarding general with Gongsun Zhi, who is loyal to him. But with the power of thunder, how long can the guard guarding Gongsun Zhi, who is subordinate to Gongsun Zhi?
/p>
No wonder Hu Jun is so anxious?
If Li Chengzhi captures Wudu and Baima Pass, Fulo will have no choice but to follow Chang Yizhi and flee to Hanzhong, and then go to Tuyuhun via Chengdu.
This person is more than thousands of miles away?
The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the sky. Volomo said that he would take away the more than 10,000 stones and grains, and most of the nearly 30,000 mounts would be used as rations for the soldiers...
Yuan Li was angry not that her plan to sow discord was ruined, but that Li Chengzhi turned a deaf ear to the fact that she was so close, and did not hesitate to travel hundreds of miles, which would more likely result in the loss of troops and generals and the capture of Wudu.
?
Even a fool can guess: It’s just because Li Chengzhi can’t trust him Yuanli.
What a thief, you bully others too much!
For a moment, Yuan Li felt as if all her thoughts were lost.
"Boom!"
There was another ringing sound in my ears, this time it was very close, as if it was right under the city.
Yuan Li was extremely angry: "If you fail to rebel, if you dare to beat the drum without ordering, I will drag him down and behead him..."
The confidant hurriedly defended: "Your Highness, it seems that you are not our army..."
"When grandpa is deaf...if we don't play drums nearby, how can we feel the trembling in the city?"
"Your Highness, this is not a drum sound... it sounds like... it sounds like thunder, so although it is very far away, it is very powerful..."
The confidant looked up at the sunny sky as if he had seen a ghost.
Yuan Li was suddenly startled.
Thunder...
Haha... Lei?
Li Chengzhi actually responded?
Good thief, which one is true and which one is false?
He gritted his teeth and said with a ferocious look on his face: "Listen carefully and see how many times this thunder will sound..."
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Li Chengzhi stood calmly and calmly in the watchtower, looking at the Southern Army camp on the other side.
Chang Yizhi, you have concluded that I want to build the plank road in the open and cross the Chencang in secret, but how can I know which part is bright and which part is dark?
Maybe, I’m going to do both...
The sound of a cannon was like thunder. Li Chengzhi sighed secretly and withdrew his gaze.
On the north bank, Li Zhang was directing the artillerymen to throw mines on the other bank.
They should have been prepared for it. The Confederate army was a hundred feet away from the river bank, so it did not injure it at all. Instead, it blasted several holes in the mud on the bank.
After throwing it around for a while, it seemed that it was hard work but in vain, so Wei Jun simply gave up.
Only a thoughtful person like Yuan Li could tell clearly: there were not too many thunders, not too many, just nine.
"This time is Chen Shizheng (eight o'clock in the morning). Nine hours later, it will be five o'clock in the morning (about four o'clock in the morning). If Yuan Li is true to her words, she will be in charge. At that time, our army will build the bridge.
When crossing the river..."
Li Chengzhi seemed to be full of confidence, but Li Liang was very worried: "With all due respect: Yuan Li has a notorious reputation and is inconsistent. There is no guarantee that this is not a counter-measure!"
"It's easier said than done. It's dark and windy, and you can't see your fingers. The slightest alarm is the roar of the company. What's more, at a time when the enemy's army is full of soldiers, bows, bows, and snakes, do you want to pretend to fight in the camp? What if I
For the sake of justice, Yuanli should never be allowed to win out of ten..."
Li Chengzhi chuckled softly and said, "Moreover, sooner or later, this bridge will have to be built, and this river will have to be crossed sooner or later, so Yuanli should not do it. It is just the icing on the cake. Even if we take another ten thousand steps back, even if it fails, it will be a waste of time."
It's just some firearms. But if it is completed, it will be a great achievement, why not do it?"
As soon as he heard the words "immortal merit", Li Liang's heart beat wildly.
On the other side is Chang Yizhi, the head of the famous general of Nanliang. If he can be beheaded or captured alive, how dare people in the world continue to falsely say that Lord Lin was "suddenly noble because of his sycophancy"?
He took two strong breaths and forced himself to calm down a little: "The servant is suspicious of what Yuan Liyu said in the letter: It is only because he does not want to join the Han Dynasty that he becomes angry and rebellious. And because he does not want to surrender, he wants to abandon the secret and surrender to the light...
…Repeated rebellion is like child’s play, how can there be such shameless people in the world?”
Li Chengzhi couldn't help but laugh a little: What is this?
For five thousand years, there have been rebellions in front of battles. There are not even a thousand military leaders, but at least eight hundred, including many famous generals.
Not to mention, just like Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Laozhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Hou Jing, who has not yet been weaned and once proclaimed himself the general of the universe.
Compared with shameless repetition, these few can serve as ancestors for Yuan Li...
"You and I are not Yuan Li, how can we know what Yuan Li wants in her heart? And like him, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the emperors of the Yuan and Wei dynasties forcing the Yuan people to adopt Chinese customs, wear Han clothes, and speak Chinese... so
I think this is what Yuan Li said from the bottom of her heart."
This is a contradiction that cannot be resolved or reconciled at this stage, otherwise there would not have been the Six Towns Rebellion.
"That being the case, Yuan Li defected to Tuyuhun, so why did she rebel again and try to put Chang Yi to death?"
"Everyone in the world knows that Yuan Li is cunning by nature and has no tolerance for others. Perhaps she became angry because of the humiliation, so she wanted to put Chang Yi to death...but in my opinion, it should be a snipe and a clam tactic.
No, Yuan Li will not stop doing anything, and she is not willing to take advantage of Nanliang, so the possibility of sudden rebellion is greater..."
Li Chengzhi's words were a little vague, but Li Liang understood instantly.
For Yuanli, the clams are naturally Nanliang and Tuyuhun, and the snipe is Rouran.
As for the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, of course it is the fish.
Yuan Li originally wanted to wait for the snipe and clam to fight so that she could reap the benefits of being a fisherman. Unfortunately, it backfired. The most powerful snipe had just left the nest and was shot to death by the fish that transformed into a kun.
And ask yourself, no matter how bad Yuan Li is, she is still a descendant of the clan and a descendant of Tuoba. Seeing that the Southern Dynasty, which he hates the most and claims to be the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, is about to benefit, how can Yuan Li be willing to do so?
This kind of mentality is very similar to that of Cui Zuchi, who blatantly wanted to defect to Nanliang, but did not want Hu Qi to wreak havoc in Guanzhong and harm the Han people, so he surrendered instead.
It's even more consistent with Lang Jun's words: "Even if the meat is rotten, at least it's still in the pot"...