Chapter Seven hundred and sixty second: Huayin War
Huayin City, the entire Huayin City was lifeless, the people were all taking their homes with them, and the streets and alleys were full of patrolling Tang troops. Although Liang Jun outside the city did not launch an offensive, the mountain rain
The depressing feeling of desire filled the entire Huayin City, so oppressive that everyone could not breathe.
At the gate of the Governor's Mansion located in the southeast corner of Huayin City, there were many Tang Army generals wearing armor. None of these Tang Army generals looked as calm as before. Instead, they all looked anxious and uneasy.
With a creak, the closed door suddenly opened, immediately attracting the attention of the generals who were waiting anxiously in front of the door. Another general came out of the door, it was Duan Zhixuan, the general of the Tang Army. As soon as he saw Duan Zhixuan
When they came out, the generals immediately rushed over and surrounded Duan Zhixuan, but they did not say a word and just looked at Duan Zhixuan expectantly.
Duan Zhixuan, who was surrounded by the generals, frowned and his face was obviously not good-looking. Seeing everyone's gazes, Duan Zhixuan paused for a moment and said, "I have failed to live up to the expectations of you all and failed to see His Majesty!"
As soon as Duan Zhixuan said these words, the generals were in an uproar. They all showed disappointed expressions and sighed. Among them, Li Xiaogong, the general of the Tang Army who was standing next to Duan Zhixuan, also showed an impatient expression and said: "What happened to your Majesty?"
?After arriving in Huayin, he has not shown up yet? Without His Majesty’s holy order, how can we fight?"
"No! I'm going to see His Majesty now! I must ask Your Majesty to come out! If this continues, what will happen?" Among the crowd, a big man roared, but it was the fierce general Gongsun Wuda who had been following Li Shimin in his early years. After that,
After saying this, Gongsun Wuda took a step forward and tried to break through the gate of the prefect's mansion, but he was stopped by the generals on his left and right.
"General Gongsun! Don't be impulsive!" Seeing Gongsun Wuda's actions, everyone was shocked. Duan Zhixuan even hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty doesn't want to see us now. There must be His Majesty's own arrangements. I
As a minister, how can I offend His Majesty's power?"
Gongsun Wuda was just impulsive. After being persuaded by everyone, he gave up temporarily. The Tang general Zheng Rentai next to him said with a sad face: "Having said that, now we are trapped in Huayin City by Liang Jun."
, it’s not a problem, right? You must find a way to break out of the encirclement! By the way, General Hou, you have been following His Majesty the longest and know His Majesty’s thoughts best. Why don’t you go in and try again? Maybe, Your Majesty,
Are you willing to see you?"
The person Zheng Rentai spoke to in the second half of the sentence was a short general. This man was Hou Junji who had been with Li Shimin when he was a boy. When Li Shimin became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Hou Junji's status
Naturally, a rising tide lifts all boats. Although he is still not as high as Liu Hongji, Duan Zhixuan and others, he is still ranked among the generals of the Tang Dynasty.
After hearing Zheng Rentai's words, Hou Junji also looked embarrassed and shook his head and said: "In the past, I was always indispensable by your Majesty's side, but this time your Majesty didn't even see me, let alone persuade him! I, I really can't do anything.
!”
Hou Junji declined like this, and the generals had no choice. Look at me, I look at you. They don’t know what to do, and they are unwilling to leave just now, so they can only stay in front of the gate.
Staring little eyes.
"Squeak!" After a long time, the closed door was opened again. The Tang Army generals present were shocked and turned their heads. However, they saw someone crawling out of the gap in the door.
A figure appeared, and when they saw the figure clearly, all the generals present were startled again, and almost shouted in unison: "General Yin?"
The person who emerged from the gate was none other than Tang Dynasty veteran Yin Kaishan! What surprised the generals was that Yin Kaishan should have stayed in Weicheng. When did he come to Huayin?
Seeing the surprised expressions of the generals, Yin Kaishan smiled calmly, then clasped his fists in front of the generals and saluted, saying: "Masters! Yin is here to greet you!"
"Ah!" After Yin Kaishan took the initiative to salute, the generals reacted and returned the salute to Yin Kaishan. Then Duan Zhixuan stepped forward with a surprised look on his face and said to Yin Kaishan: "General Yin, you, you,
What are you, when did you come to Huayin, why, why don’t we know it at all?”
Duan Zhixuan was of course surprised, because he had just been in the prefect's mansion and didn't even see Yin Kaishan. When he heard Duan Zhixuan's question, Yin Kaishan immediately laughed, stroked his gray beard with his hand, and said with a smile: "Duan
General! I have only arrived in Huayin for a few days. After arriving in Huayin, Your Majesty has been staying with you, so I cannot meet you. Please forgive me!"
After hearing Yin Kaishan's explanation, especially when Yin Kaishan said that he had been by Li Shimin's side these past few days, the generals' eyes immediately lit up, and they all asked: "General Yin! You, are you really with His Majesty?"
?Then what is your Majesty doing now? Are you continuing to defend Huayin, or are you preparing to break out? Are there reinforcements in Chang'an?"
The generals asked several questions one after another, which made Yin Kaishan a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, Yin Kaishan seemed to be prepared. In response to the generals' questioning, Yin Kaishan also avoided answering. He just smiled and waved his hands, and finally waited for the generals.
The general paused his words, and then Yin Kaishan spoke: "Masters! Masters! Don't be anxious! Just listen to me and tell you slowly!"
When Yin Kaishan said this, the noisy voices of the generals slowly calmed down. Then, Yin Kaishan took a breath and said: "Masters! Your Majesty has also been dealing with very important official business these days.
Therefore, I was unable to meet with you, but just now, Your Majesty has given the order for me to temporarily take charge of the war in Huayin! The tiger talisman granted by Your Majesty is here!"
Having said that, Yin Kaishan directly took out a tiger talisman from his arms. It was the tiger talisman that led the defenders of Huayin City! Li Shimin was in the prefect's mansion. No matter how courageous Yin Kaishan was, he would not dare to falsely convey the imperial edict here.
, so the generals did not believe what Yin Kaishan said. Now that Yin Kaishan showed off the tiger talisman again, this was a tiger talisman that only Li Shimin had, so the generals naturally believed in Yin Kaishan's words even more.
The generals had been surrounding here before, so they were not too worried about the current war in Huayin City. It was just that Li Shimin had not shown up, and the generals lacked a backbone. Now that Li Shimin has handed over the military power to Yin Kaishan, the generals have an idea.
, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted to Yin Kaishan in unison: "We are all willing to obey General Yin's orders!"
"Don't dare!" After Yin Kaishan said something modestly, he immediately straightened his face and said to the generals solemnly: "Masters! Your Majesty has an order. The Liang army outside the city has just deliberately mocked our army in the past few days.
If our army takes it lightly, I am afraid that it won’t be long before we raid Huayin City! In the past few days, our army still needs to be more vigilant and not fall into the enemy’s tricks! When you return to your respective posts, you must act with caution and do not neglect your duties!”
When Yin Kaishan said this, the faces of the generals also straightened up. They all clasped their fists and shouted in a deep voice: "The last general takes orders!"
After singing this song, the generals slowly dispersed, but the generals did not see that at the moment they turned around and dispersed, a strange look flashed in Yin Kaishan's eyes, as if
It's like he breathed a sigh of relief.
"General Duan! Please stay!" Seeing that all the generals were about to leave, Yin Kaishan suddenly shouted, stopping Duan Zhixuan.
Hearing Yin Kaishan's words, Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but be stunned. He turned his head and looked at Yin Kaishan with some doubts. He didn't know why Yin Kaishan stopped calling him. Yin Kaishan didn't explain much, but just nodded at Duan Zhixuan,
He just stood waiting at the door of the prefect's mansion, and when the other generals left, Yin Kaishan waved his hand towards Duan Zhixuan, signaling Duan Zhixuan to come closer.
Although he was a little confused, Duan Zhixuan immediately walked up to Yin Kaishan, clasped his fists in front of Yin Kaishan and saluted, and said: "General Yin, what do you have to tell the general?"
"Hush!" As soon as Duan Zhixuan finished speaking, Yin Kaishan immediately made a gesture of silence. He looked at the generals not far away who had not completely left. He paused for a moment and waited until the generals were all gone.
After walking far away, he grabbed Duan Zhixuan and walked a few steps towards the gate. He almost leaned against the vermilion gate and said to Duan Zhixuan in a low voice: "General Duan! Hurry up and get ready. Your Majesty is going to break through and leave Huayin!
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"What!" Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but exclaimed. Fortunately, there were no other people around at this time. Seeing Yin Kaishan's gesture of silence towards him again, Duan Zhixuan quickly suppressed his voice with a look of surprise.
He looked at Yin Kaishan and asked: "General Yin! You, what are you doing? Didn't you just say that His Majesty asked us to reorganize our troops and prepare to defend Huayin?"
Although Yin Kaishan's report of Li Shimin's order did not explicitly say to defend Huayin, the meaning should be similar. Duan Zhixuan also thought that Li Shimin was going to defend Huayin and wait for reinforcements from Chang'an. But he did not expect this to be reversed.
After thinking about it, Yin Kaishan once again said that Li Shimin was going to break out of the encirclement. Duan Zhixuan was also a veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Yin Kaishan seemed to have been prepared for Duan Zhixuan's gaffe. The smile on his face had long since disappeared, and he frowned and said: "General Duan! This matter must not be revealed! Liang Jun besieged Huayin for the purpose of Your Majesty.
!If the news leaks out, it will be even more difficult for Your Majesty to break out!"
Duan Zhixuan also subconsciously covered his mouth, and his face became much heavier. He raised his head and glanced at the prefect's mansion, and said in a low voice: "General Yin! Although our army's strength is slightly inferior to Liang's army outside the city, there is sufficient food and grass in the city.
, there shouldn’t be any problem if you want to defend Huayin, why, why did Your Majesty want to break out of the encirclement so early?”
Regarding Duan Zhixuan's doubts, Yin Kaishan hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed and said: "Your Majesty must leave Huayin and return to Chang'an as soon as possible, because, because, well, because, something happened over there in Chang'an!"