"How is it? What did your general say?" Luo Gan asked hurriedly after hearing Zhao Xun's reply.
Wang Hao smiled and said: "My master said that as long as Du Shuai doesn't forget about the gift of ten thousand horses, he can delay time for Du Shuai."
"I dare not forget each other. I can write an agreement. But, how can General Zhao delay Zuo Longxiang's attack?"
"The Zuo Longxiang Guards are here. Although they have all the food, grass, and soldiers, the siege equipment needs to be provided by my general. When the time comes, we will just wait and see. Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, nothing will go wrong. Besides, the Xiaoguo Army There are many handsome spies under the rule, and you will know what the situation is." Wang Hao said seriously.
"Then thank you General Zhao. I will never forget this gift of ten thousand horses." Luo Gan also said seriously.
Luo Gan then reduced his defense and abandoned ordinary cities, leaving only four cities with high walls and thick pools.
At the junction of the northern parts of Weizhou Prefecture and Pingzhou Prefecture, 50,000 Zuo Longxiang Guards camped here.
"Brother Xue, the atmosphere in the camp is a bit weird!" Qin Daolin said with a frown.
Xue Qinglan said lightly: "Didn't you already expect this situation?"
"Sigh... what do you think General Li thinks about this situation..."
Xue Qinglan sneered and said: "Are we going to let the general surrender? This time is not to remove him from office, let alone to convict him, but to kill him."
"If we embrace..."
"No, that's a rebellion. We don't have the same advantage as the Xiaoguo Army. The Xiaoguo Army is not afraid of the imperial decree. That's because the people under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army only see the Xiaoguo Army and not the court. More importantly, Yes, their army is strengthened by private troops and they are supported by themselves. The local civil service system is even more people from Zhao Xun. More importantly, to the north of us is the Xiaoguo Army, and to the west is the eyeing Cao Cao. Just as we are guarding Youlong Xiang, the imperial court is to the south. We can mobilize troops from the Xuzhou battlefield at any time to attack Youzhou from the north. By then, we will be attacked from three sides."
"Then the general still..."
"The general has no intention of success or victory!"
Qin Daolin said with some depression: "Why? Also, are we going to stay here and ignore the general? Although... the general has been kind to us over the past few years!"
Xue Qinglan suddenly said: "Did you know that the Xiaoguo Army sent someone to contact our Zuolongxiang Guards?"
"I know, what's going on?"
"Without the consent of the general, the Xiaoguo Army would approach aggressively and win over Zuo Long Xiangwei?"
Qin Daolin was startled and said in a deep voice: "You mean, the general allowed this? That's right. Without the general speaking, the Xiaoguo Army would not be so presumptuous. Even we are aware of it. There is no way the general doesn't know about it. "Wait a minute... The general and Zhao Xun are at odds with each other... He is worried about allowing the Xiaoguo Army to win over his subordinates... Could it be..." As he spoke, Qin Daolin's face changed several times.
"The general doesn't want us to get involved, let alone merge into Cao Gang's hands. In the past, many officers transferred from the left guard in the Youlongxiang Guard were suppressed by Cao Gang."
"You mean, the general wants us to be transferred to Xiaoguo Army's Zhao Xun? Isn't that possible? We are the Guards, and the imperial court is free to make arrangements for deployment. Xiaoguo Army can't put us under its command, right? Zhao Xun No matter how bold you are, you wouldn't dare to do this!" Qin Daolin shook his head and said.
Xue Qinglan smiled and said: "So we were sent to Haizhou Prefecture to attack the Mohe Army. At the same time, when necessary, we must respond to the general and provide the Xiaoguo Army with a handle. Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Let's go first.
Let’s talk about dealing with the Mohe army in the southern part of Haizhou Prefecture. In any case, this can be considered as washing away the shame of us retreating without a fight.”
"Siege the city...but we didn't bring any siege equipment."
"Maybe there is no need for siege equipment. The Mohe Army in these five cities has long been under the control of the Xiaoguo Army. Do you think the Xiaoguo Army really dare not cross the border because of the lack of invitation and obstruction from Haizhou Prefecture? What is going on at the mouth of the canyon?
Are you so strict with rules? Are the officials of Haizhou Prefecture so bold that they dare to confront the Xiaoguo Army?"
"Reporting to the two generals, Lieutenant Luo of the Xiaoguo Army would like to see you!" the guard reported.
"It seems that the time has come for us to take action." Xue Qinglan said with a smile.
Xiaohuangmen, who passed the decree from the imperial court, finally arrived at Youzhou City. The decree was announced, using the excuse of colluding with the Mohe army and allowing the Mohe army to occupy the state capital of Yan State. Li Huaiyuan was deprived of the positions of governor of Youzhou and Zuo Longxiangwei general.
He was escorted back to Chang'an to await trial. Zuo Longxiang's guard was temporarily led by two generals, and Situ Yun, who arrived with Xiaohuangmen, served as the governor of Youzhou.
However, the imperial edicts that were like the coming of the power of heaven in the past have lost their effect in the Youzhou Governor's Mansion today. Xiao Huangmen and Situ Yun were beheaded on the spot, and then the six governors of Youzhou, military envoys and other officials jointly submitted a memorial, saying
The traitors and villains in the court were in power, and they falsely accused Zhongliang and refused to be summoned. Then, he expelled the accompanying hundreds of imperial guards from Youzhou, saying bluntly that he wanted to clear the emperor's side and kill the traitors.
It was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, making everyone in Youzhou dizzy. Rich families in various states fled one after another. Except for a small number of people who went south, most of them actually moved their families to the rule of Xiaoguo Army.
After beheading the Xiaohuangmen who had passed the decree, Li Huaiyuan immediately took over the various mansions in Youzhou and made them obey orders. Before the imperial court could react, Cao Gang, the general of Zhenbei, cursed Li Huaiyuan for not caring about the imperial court and intending to rebel, and threatened that he would rebel at any time.
Obey the imperial edict and march eastward to quell the rebellion. At the same time, Hao summoned Yunhui General Zhao Xun to cut off Zuo Longxiang's retreat route and let him wait for the court's arrangements.
Zhao Xun had no rhetoric, but the Xiaoguo Army mobilized one after another and deployed defenses at the junction of the Xiaoguo Army and the south. Li Huaiyuan also mobilized the government troops in a large scale, most of them moving westward, preparing to confront Cao Gang.
Immediately afterwards, the Zuo Longxiang Guards who besieged the Mohe Army in Haizhou Prefecture also echoed Li Huaiyuan, bluntly saying that there was evil in the court and refused to obey the imperial edict. The entire Zuo Longxiang Guards army even prepared to withdraw to the south of Youzhou, which was in line with Li Huaiyuan's
, but was cut off by the Xiaoguo Army. Under the comfort of the two generals, Zuo Long Xiangwei decided to defeat the Mohe Army first, and then talk about other matters.
Li Huaiyuan's actions spread to Chang'an City, and the whole court was in an uproar. Could this be another state conspiracy? While scolding Li Huaiyuan for his rebellious ministers, they also discussed how to deal with the affairs of Youzhou. The current Xuzhou rebellion followed immediately
Liangzhou rebelled, now Youzhou in the north
The same was true, which really shocked the world. Many courtiers proposed to restore Li Huaiyuan's status as governor-general to appease Li Huaiyuan's heart, and wait until Liangzhou and Xuzhou were resolved before making any plans. However, under the strong force of Left Prime Minister Situ Lei, they resolutely wiped out Li Huaiyuan.
Li Huaiyuan.
In May, the imperial court issued an edict, declaring Li Huaiyuan a rebellious minister, and ordered the six prefectures to rebel against Li Huaiyuan's rule. At the same time, the imperial court ordered General Zhenbei to be the rebellious general to quell the rebellion in Youzhou.
"It seems that Situ Lei and the imperial court are on guard against us and don't want us to join the war." Zhao Xun said to everyone in the hall with a smile.
Situ Liang said: "After Cao Gang returned from defeat, the imperial court even begged us to go south to put down the rebellion."
"Although we are not given an edict now, we must be prepared. Pei Yi, do we have enough reserve officials to train?"
Pei Yi now also knew Zhao Xun's plans and plans, and said with a wry smile: "There is still a lot of scarcity. As long as the county magistrate, Fu Yin and other talents in charge of the government are insufficient, those auxiliary officers will be trained a lot."
"It doesn't matter. There are still many upright and ambitious officials in the six governments. However, they are suppressed by their superiors and colleagues. They will also be used by us."
"Logistics Department, the materials and food for the army must be prepared properly. Don't neglect it."
Zhang Jun, director of the Logistics Department, came out and said: "General, don't worry, everything has been prepared."
"The Eagle Eye Department and the Shadow Department have stepped up their efforts to win over officials from various governments. After going south, they will use me as soon as possible."
Lecheng is the place where Shuai Luogan, the capital of the Mohe army, is located.
"Lord Dushuai, you can rest assured now. The Zuolongxiang guards outside the city have no intention of fighting anymore. They have now become rebellious subordinates. Their retreat has been cut off, and the morale of the army has been shattered."
Luo Gan naturally knew about the major events in Youzhou. He was originally worried that Zhao Xun could not delay Zuo Longxiang Guard's attack on the city, but now, it was obvious that Zuo Longxiang Guard had no intention of attacking the city.
"General Zhao is doing something, so Luo can rest assured. Just reply to your general, and I will not forget our agreement. In the future, we will send you thousands of horses as gifts."
Wang Hao smiled and said: "Well, then we will wait for the news of Du Shuai returning to China."
Jianfeng City was one of the four cities occupied by the Mohe Army. After Zuo Longxiang Guards launched a large-scale siege of the city, the Mohe Army in the city was on guard day and night. In order to prevent the people in the city from changing, the Mohe Army even drove most of the young people out of the city. Later. During the Youzhou Incident, after seeing that Zuo Longxiang Guards was also involved and no longer had any intention of attacking the city, the city relaxed a little.
The night was so dark that I couldn't even see my fingers.
Mohe Army West City Gate Order, today's commander, Zhe Fangzheng, is leading dozens of soldiers to inspect the city gate. Because there are no changes in the city, there is no strict matter. On the wall, there are blazing mutton-fat torches. It can only illuminate the space around a dozen steps away. In such a dark night, you can't see anything from dozens of steps away.
Suddenly, on the city wall, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Who... uh!"
"Whoosh..."
Arrows flew across the night sky, instantly piercing the throats of several soldiers on the city wall. The screams suddenly stopped. Then, another rain of arrows appeared, covering the soldiers patrolling under the city gate. .
Zhe Fang was shocked. He used his scimitar to hit several incoming arrows, then pulled out the torch beside him and threw it out with all his strength.
"Bang……"
The torch hit the ground and burst into sparks. By the light of the fire, Zhe Fang was horrified to find that countless dark figures were rushing towards him from the opposite side. Most of these black figures were wearing the armor of Zuo Long Xiangwei outside the city. .
"No! Enemy attack!" Zhe Fang was shocked and howled loudly.
"You two go immediately and report to the generals. Brothers on the city, sound the trumpet immediately! The rest of the brothers, follow me and stop them. They will open the city gate."
Seeing that they were discovered, Zuo Longxiang's guard, who was rushing towards the city gate, also shouted: "Kill! Open the city gate and welcome the brothers into the city!"
"Woooooooooo..." On the city wall, the soldiers of Mohe hurriedly blew their horns.
Zhe Fang led dozens of soldiers and bravely faced the dark enemy troops ahead, preparing to delay the arrival of reinforcements.
Not far outside the city gate, countless soldiers rushed toward the city gate, waiting for the city gate to open.
Not far from the east city, there is the camp of the city guards. When they heard the sound of the horn, more than 600 Mohe soldiers woke up from their sleep, quickly put on their leather armor, put on their weapons, quickly got on their horses, and rode towards the city gate.
..
In the blink of an eye, dozens of soldiers led by Zhe Fang faced the dark enemy army. Zuo Longxiang Guards, is it really them? Why are they in the city?
"drink!"
Zhe Fang shouted loudly, and raised a knife to kill a Zuo Longxiang guard who was standing in front of him. The hot blood instantly splashed all over Zhe Fang's head and face. When the strong smell of blood filled his nose, his expression changed.
He immediately became ferocious, and his bright black eyes turned red under the firelight.
He knew that he would not survive today because there were more than 500 Zuo Longxiang guardsmen in front of him.
"Huo Huo..."
Zhe Fang looked sideways, and saw that several soldiers beside him were all slashed by the opponent's long swords. The cold light flashed, and in the muffled sound, brains and blood overflowed, and there were not many soldiers left who followed him.
Seeing this, Zhe Fang also knew that he was going to die in the hands of Zuo Longxiang Guard today, but he didn't understand why Zuo Longxiang Guard was in the city.
"Kill! I will fight with you!" Seeing that the last of his subordinates was killed, Zhe Fang's eyes turned red and he raised the scimitar in his hand, ready to chop down the enemy who killed his subordinates.
"Boom!"
"Is the light of fireflies worthy of competing with the bright moon?"
There was a fierce sound of gold and iron, and Zhe Fang suddenly felt his arms numb and numb. He could no longer hold the scimitar in his hand, and flew away. Immediately, an indifferent voice sounded by his ears, and the next moment,
A faint cold light passed over his neck, and Zhe Fang felt himself floating...
Suddenly, Zhe Fang was horrified to find that his body was still on the ground. The headless body had blood spurting out from the broken neck like a fountain. The next moment, suffocating coldness accompanied it.
A heavy darkness came over, completely swallowing Zhe Fang's consciousness.
"Go and open the city gate with a few people! Fire rockets! The rest of you will follow me to resist the Mohe army."
"Follow the order, Captain!"
Immediately, dozens of people rushed into the city gate, unlatched the door, and opened the door.