Huyan Aobo and Li Jiyun on the right side of Longyou were fighting hard in Cuta Village, while Suman also stopped in front of Mingsha City. Generals Yang Jiye and Cheng Shixiong went to Lingzhou and Xiakou to take charge. The war had not yet spread to Xingzhou.
But the atmosphere of war here is already very strong.
Every day, countless people poured into the city, including local merchants and gentry, people who fled their homes, and large households who originally settled in other cities but felt that the local city was not as reliable as Xingzhou. Xingzhou City was overcrowded for a while.
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"I always feel that something is not quite right about the situation." Li Jitan said worriedly.
Sitting opposite him were Tuoba Cangmu and Li Tianlun. As core members of the Tuoba family, since the three publicly expressed their support for Yang Hao's policy against the Weiwu tribe in the Golden Palace, they have been criticized by many Tuoba families.
The Ba clan people regarded them as a thorn in their side. Under their exclusion, the three people got closer and closer and formed a small group of their own. They often got together to drink and keep in touch with each other, and from time to time they would discuss some matters.
Things between the government and the public.
Takuba Aoki was the oldest, and he seemed to play the role of the big brother in the trio. He took a sip of wine, stared and said: "What's wrong? Don't be hesitant. Just say what you have to say."
Li Ji said: "Since the king's executioner killed Tuoba Han Chan, Tuoba He Shao, and forced Li Zhiyi away, the attitude of the Tuoba clan leaders towards the king has been very different from the past. They often gather together, and they don't know what's going on.
say something."
Tuoba Cangmu said calmly: "So you are worried about this."
He stroked his beard and said: "Actually...as the leader of a tribe, I don't want the king to break up the tribes. After all, this is his own interests. When it comes to ancestral family law..., hehe, who
Do you care what it says? With this hereditary system, my descendants can steadily become the leader of the Cangshi Tribe even if they fail to live up to expectations. Unless things change and the eight clans of our party reappear, how can they not
It will not lead to decline. But without this hereditary system, once the descendants fail to live up to their expectations, cannot enter the court and serve as officials, and cannot support their own clan after retreat, then decline will be inevitable."
He smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "But... I can see the king's determination. I know it is irreversible. Since I can't be the enemy of the king, I have no choice but to comply with the king's wishes. Whatever happens in the future... screw it."
The future of the empress is not going well right under your nose. Who cares about the future? In the future, Xuanzi’s great-grandson, who will remember me as an ancestor? If they have the ability, they will eat well and drink spicy food. If they don’t have the ability, just get out.
Damn it, I can’t control it."
Li Jitan chuckled and said, "Brother Cangmu can see things openly, but those leaders may not."
Tuoba Cangmu glared and said, "So what if you can't look away? Those cowards still dare to rebel?"
Li Tianlun, who had been silent all this time, said with a stern face: "I suspect...that's what they have in mind."
Tuoba Cangmu said in surprise: "What did you say? Where did you see it?"
Li Tianlun said: "Brother Cangmu, when Li Guangrui was here, he fought with the Tubo people, the Uighurs, the Dangxiang Qizhi, Zhe Jixun and Yang Chongxun of Linfu and two states, and even later fought with our king.
There have been times when someone invaded their territory and they were passive. No matter which time, did these tribal leaders ever rush to take their families into Xiazhou City for refuge?"
Tuoba Cangmu said: "Of course not. What's wrong? Could it be...?"
Li Ji said: "Yes, this time, these leaders have chosen this approach unanimously. Their families are coming to the city in an endless stream every day."
Tuoba Cangmu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "This is normal. Your Majesty killed Tuoba Hanchan and divided the Weiwu tribe. They are dissatisfied and eager to see a joke from your Majesty. Maybe they are pretending to be like a rat.
Otherwise, once Suman, Li Jiyun and others are forced in, their tribe will bear the brunt. No matter how unwilling they are, they must serve the king through life and death."
Li Jitan sneered and said: "Brother Cangmu, your thinking is too simple. Now there are no less than 150 tribal leaders in Xingzhou, and each of them brings his family members to the city. There are no less than 100 family members or retinues.
Two hundred people. With this force alone, there are 20,000 people gathered together. Plus their family members and guards who had stayed in Xingzhou, the total force will soon catch up with the Xingzhou Palace Guards and the total number of city guards. If
This force is really out to cause trouble, what do you think will happen?"
When Tuoba Cangmu heard Youran's expression changed, he finally felt the danger and said quickly: "This is not good, and we should report it to the king immediately."
Li Tianlun spread his hands and said: "How to say it? We are on the same level as them. Your Majesty knows this well. Will he think that we are stirring up trouble and waiting for revenge? Furthermore, if they don't rebel for a day, we will have no evidence. Even if
What can you do if you tell the king? Could it be that the tribe leaders sent their families to Xingzhou for safety, but the king wants to find an excuse to chop off their heads? Doesn’t that force all the tribes to rebel?"
Li Jitan glanced at him and said: "Brother Cangmu, I will go and remind the king. It would be best if the king can be careful. If they don't rebel, the court cannot lay a finger on them. In front of them, the king is
Passive. But if the king is prepared, he may not be able to take advantage of it.
However, even if some of these leaders just want to wait and see, if someone actually has evil intentions, they will be dragged into the water. Besides, we can't tell who has malicious intentions and who is just a facilitator. The palace guards and city guards have limited troops, and the Ministry of War
Yang Shangshu went to Lingzhou in person again. This limited force is not enough to defend the city, defend the palace, and monitor the movements of these leaders. How can our family members be safe? Your Majesty has an inner city. What about us?
?”
Tuoba Cangmu was startled: "We?" Suddenly, he suddenly realized: "If those leaders really want to rebel, they will not just attack the palace. Many ministers in the court will be their targets. Others
If there is not a big threat to the ministers, no one will touch them for the time being, but the three of them, those haters who hate them to the bone, would be surprised if they don't kill all the old, young, women and children in their family.
Tuoba Cangmu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "No, no matter whether they really have objections or not, we have to prepare early, and we must not be caught off guard. Let's continue talking, Tianlun, we are here
There are a lot of people in Xingzhou, we should gather them together, well... Now that the population in Xingzhou is increasing, accommodation and food are problems, so I use this excuse, as the leader of the clan, let's take care of our own people
It's only natural, right? Then secretly gather the young and strong among them to prepare for emergencies."
Li Ji said: "Brother Cangsen, this is exactly what I mean when I come to you today."
Tuoba Cangmu worriedly asked again: "Well, thank you for reminding me, otherwise someone's steel knife would be put on my neck and I would still be sleeping. Tianlun, you have to be careful too. Continue to talk, you
As you have a military position and a certain number of soldiers and horses that can be mobilized, you have to be more energetic during these times. Our wealth and life are all on you."
Li Jitan nodded solemnly: "I understand."
Li Tianlun said: "Only we can't protect ourselves. If we continue talking, you have to go and talk to the king. It's always good for the king to be more vigilant."
Li Jitan took a deep breath and promised, "I will."
Tuoba Cangmu took a deep breath and said: "Well, my son Haofeng is a man with a military position. I will also talk to him about this matter and ask him to go to the king's place to have some fun.
Li Jijun attracted a group of Tubo people, and that girl Aguli led a group of Huihe people to also attack. Damn it, why did the trouble get to this point!"
Yang Hao said angrily: "Well, Feiyu Suifeng has already reported the news, and I am sending people to monitor them. Humph! I want to see how courageous these rats are and how much trouble they can stir up!"
Li Ji said: "This... is just my worry. Maybe... they don't mean this. They just want to take advantage of the king's crisis to respect their identity. Please be careful. After all... they are all
If I, the Tuoba clan, start a murderous intention, I will give your Majesty the reputation..."
Yang Hao smiled and praised: "Li Qing is commendable for his loyalty. I, the king, will save you and will never do anything to punish you without teaching."
"Yes, yes, in that case, I...resign."
"Um."
After Li Jitan saluted and retired, watching him go away, Yang Hao said to Ding Chengzong: "It's really strange to say that the world is full of conspiracies and conspiracy to usurp power. When I was in the Song Dynasty, I encountered a fratricidal situation.
, all they are fighting for is the throne of the Nine-Five Supreme Being. In the Liao Kingdom, we also encountered a situation. Instead of being a good prince, he chose to be a rebellious minister and a traitor, and ended up with no descendants. "
Ding Chengzong smiled faintly: "Everything in the world is for profit. In fact, it's not just about the throne, it's about ordinary people. How many such things are happening every day? Let's not talk about far away, let's just talk about us..."
Ding Chengzong's cheek twitched and said nothing more. The two brothers were silent for a while. After a long time, Yang Haocai suddenly expanded his arms and said excitedly: "Not being jealous is a mediocrity. If you don't want to be a mediocre person, you must have power.
If you want to have great power, how can you not make others jealous? No matter who wants to stab me in the back, then come on, I will take it!"
Ding Chengzong also smiled: "It's my brothers, take over!"
Yang Hao nodded solemnly, held his hand and said: "Yes, brothers are of the same mind, and their sharpness is as sharp as metal. No matter what kind of monster it is, we will fight him and reveal his true colors!"
Arrows and meteors, people fell down like grass under a sickle, swords were waved, the sun was cold, and blood splashed in the sword. Heads rolled to the ground, severed limbs flew, shouts, roars, horses neighing,
Dogs barked, cows mooed, camels roared, and sheep fled in panic. The killing dyed the entire city of Mingsha red.
Zhang Pu stood expressionlessly on a sand dune, watching the battle ahead. There were seven or eight guards standing upright with large shields in their hands. The main formation of the Yanling Formation was at Suman's
The army had been weakened by the constant attack like a tide. At this moment, the enemy troops were like two sharp knives, rushing over from both sides. Horses trampled them, arrows flew. As soon as the handover was held, blood and flesh flew everywhere.
The enemy cavalry used the fierce force of the short-range rifle, like two sharp knives, to pierce the left and right wing formations for nearly 300 meters, and then stopped moving forward as if it had been pierced to the bone. The two sides fought together, and soon they were
No longer able to maintain a clear-cut formation, both sides looked for their opponents and started a sword-for-gun fight.
Erwei Shusheng watched nervously the scene of the handover between the two armies, swallowed hard, and said to Zhang Pu: "General, I'm afraid we can't resist the enemy. If we don't withdraw our troops, the entire army will be divided and annihilated by the Huihe people.
"
Zhang Pu pursed his lips and slowly raised his hand...
The sound of Jin Jin sounded, and Zhang Pu's commander's flag began to move slowly in the Chinese army's formation. The Xixia army, which was already at a disadvantage, saw the commander Ming Jin, and the commander's flag retreated, and their morale was suddenly plummeted. One was declining, the other was rising, but the Uighurs were.
With momentum like a rainbow, they constantly charged, cut off, surrounded, and compressed. The Xixia army began to gradually evolve from an orderly retreat into a chaotic retreat.
Once it turned into a huge rout, all orders and drums were useless. The competition was just about who had more horsepower and could escape faster. Erwei Shusheng noticed that the 20,000 elite soldiers of Zhang Pu's main formation did not enter the battle from beginning to end.
, they are truly elite soldiers, the most well-equipped, well-trained, brave and good iron army, and they are also Zhang Pu's direct troops. If Zhang Pu can put this army into battle in time, it is likely to completely reverse the situation of the war, but he chose
Let's get out of Mingsha and retreat to the mouth of the gorge.
Er Wei Shusheng couldn't help but reveal a cold and proud smile on his lips.
His words have taken effect. He planted a seed in Zhang Pu's heart. This seed will soon take root, grow, and bear fruit.
He told Zhang Pu that victory is worse than defeat, and advancement is worse than retreat. Because Zhong Fang's weight in the king's heart is obviously much heavier than his. Even when he was in his prime, he was not Zhong Fang's opponent. Now, he has been demoted to defense. Even if you make great achievements, how much future will you have? Once you win the battle, won't it prove that the king is wise and wise? What's more, if the external enemy is strong but the internal situation is unstable, the chance of victory is not great.
In this case, it is better to take the initiative to withdraw the troops to preserve strength, and cooperate with the Tuoba leaders to put pressure on the court through losing the war, forcing the king to depose Zhong Fang and other ministers who are aggressive and stubborn in pursuing the Central Plains dynasty's ruling strategy.
Once again, he can be promoted to the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, and he can fully commit himself to help him defeat foreign enemies. At that time, his status in the court will no longer be shaken by anyone.
Now it seems that these words have taken effect.
Since ancient times, heroes have been like beauties. If they submit to others the first time, will they still be clean and pure next time?
Thinking of this, Er Wei Shusheng smiled proudly.
People were shouting and the horses were neighing, and the defeated army was in a wave. Erwei Shusheng quietly glanced at his close confidant Hu Laituo who was closely following him. Hu Latuo understood, and immediately turned his horse's head and ran out diagonally. On the chaotic battlefield,
Falling behind, running away, killing each other, anything could happen. Who would pay attention to the whereabouts of such a small person?
Erwei Shusheng smiled slightly again: "Over at Xingzhou, it's time to take action!"
He knocked the horse's belly hard and chased after Zhang Pu.