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- Chapter 66 The troops leave Tongguan (two chapters in one)
Now all the concubines from the Daming Palace and Anqing Palace in Chang'an have moved out. In addition to the arranged Anxi Army soldiers, there are only eunuchs and maids who have nowhere to go in the entire palace. There were more than a thousand people. Duan Tianhe originally wanted Li Zuoguo to move directly to the palace.
Li Zuoguo refused. After all, he was just a Sikong and a minister now. How could he move to the palace properly? Although everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before Li Zuoguo became king and emperor, but after Li Zuoguo said this, Duan Tianhe also It was hard to say anything, so Li Zuoguo moved into the Li Mansion in Chang'an.
But now Li Zuoguo is no longer in Chang'an except Li Zuoguo's Mrs. Yun Xiaoyun. Li Zuoguo has left everything to Duan Tianhe. He has led the 40,000 elite soldiers drawn from the Anxi Army to Tongguan. , Tongguan guard general Zhenwu Marquis Guo Bei personally came to greet him.
After receiving Li Zuoguo's army outside the pass, they returned to Tongguan together. The number of troops in Tongguan increased to 110,000. Because Zhenwu Hou, Iron Wall General Sangjani insisted on following Li Zuoguo to participate in the battle to destroy Yan. Li Zuoguo only needed to bring Sang with him. Jani, Sanjani led fifteen thousand soldiers this time.
The reputation of Mo Daobing is well known all over the world. Sanjani has further strengthened and adjusted Mo Dao. In less than a year, Sanjani consulted Li Zuoguo and equipped each Mo Dao with new weapons. The powerful crossbow, this new type of infantry crossbow named the Jujue Type II by the master craftsman and technical scholar Zhang Xiaodong, has a range that is fifty steps further than the Jujue Crossbow, but it weighs almost half.
This kind of crossbow is due to a breakthrough in steelmaking. The crossbow string is made of twisted steel wires. Although the crossbow arm is shorter, it is more powerful. The foldable bow arm is easy to carry and can fire thunder arrows. This is another It is a new type of weapon that uses medicine to ignite fire. About half a kilogram of gunpowder is tied to the arrow shaft of the crossbow. Although the range is only 70% of that of a normal crossbow, the damage after the explosion is incomparable to that of ordinary crossbows. The gunpowder is The addition of irregular-shaped iron sand further increases the power of the fire and thunder arrows.
At this point, Mo Dao soldiers have transformed. Instead of becoming a specific unit that uses their bodies and heavy armor to resist cavalry charges, they have become heavy armored crossbows that can endure the rain of arrows on the city wall and get close to the city wall to suppress crossbows during siege battles. Soldiers, cavalry nemesis who can be used at both near and far in field battles, and war horses with sensitive ears. Amidst the huge explosions of fire and thunder arrows, few war horses are not frightened and go crazy. Mo Daobing has truly become Li Zuoguo's trump card.
The arrival of Li Zuoguo made all the generals in Tongguan realize that the offensive against An Qingxu was about to begin. The generals who were eager to be promoted and rewarded for their meritorious service were overjoyed. Even Guo Bei, who had always been calm, could not hold his breath. After meeting Li Zuoguo for the first time, he became angry. When will the troops be dispatched?
Li Zuoguo didn't answer, until he sat in the general hall of Tongguan in Guobei, looked around at the generals below, and then said: "You are right, I am here to personally lead the troops to attack Luoyang and wipe out the entire Henan Province. border, and at the same time go to Jingzhou and occupy the springboard across the river. An Qingxu's army is nothing more than a ragtag group. Our next goal is to go south."
The hall exploded with a bang. All the captains, captains, and several titled generals showed excitement on their faces. They were so excited that they forgot everything and began to whisper among themselves.
"Humph," Guo Bei looked angry and glared at these generals, and the noise in the hall stopped.
Li Zuoguo laughed. His military morale was ready. After so long of training, Li Zuoguo expected that he would be so eager to fight: "However," Li Zuoguo prolonged his voice, and all the generals stood at attention to listen: "All the armies cannot be together. Send out, after all, Tongguan still needs people to guard it."
When they heard this, all the generals¡¯ expressions changed drastically. Who wanted to stay behind? If someone with military merit is assigned to stay behind, wouldn't he just watch others get promoted at a rapid pace, while he would have to stand still as a guard general?
"Wu Zhen, Wu Lie," Li Zuoguo called their names. The two brothers Wu Zhen and Wu Lie came out and clasped their fists together: "Wu Zhen (Wu Lie) obeys the order."
"You are cavalry. There is basically no need for cavalry in this battle south. Therefore," the two brothers Wu Zhen and Wu Lie's faces turned dark as they said this, "you two brothers will follow me to clear Henan Road. The three of you two will Ten thousand cavalry and five thousand personal soldiers plus Mo Dao soldiers totaled fifty thousand and attacked Luoyang eastward."
Wu Zhen and Wu Lie felt like they were on a roller coaster, rising from hell to heaven. The two brothers had been cavalry captains of the Anxi Army. Last year, they were awarded the title of General Xiaoqi and General Tiger due to their military merits. There were 15,000 cavalrymen in command, and the two men shouted at the top of their lungs: "The general will obey your order."
Li Zuoguo said again: "Protect Dalkuo," an extremely strong general jumped out, crossed his hands and saluted: "The general of the sudden cavalry protected Dalkuo and listened to the order. "Li Zuoguo looked at Hu Dalkuo and smiled a little. This Hu Dalkuo was the first warrior of the Ashina tribe who jumped out to compete with Li Zuoguo when Li Zuoguo got married. After that, he also joined the Anxi Army. In the past few years, he has killed enemies and made meritorious deeds. I have the title of general.
Looking at Hu Dalkuo's eager eyes, Li Zuoguo said without changing his expression: "Hu Dalkuo, you command all the tribal warriors to guard Tongguan. This time we send troops to Tongguan as the retreat for the army, we must not lose it. But An Qingxu is nothing. Twenty thousand soldiers are enough to guard Tongguan."
Hu Dalkuo's dark face suddenly turned even darker, and the faces of the generals on the left and right also had expressions of relief. It turned out that he was guarding the gate? He won't stay behind anymore. Hu Dalkuo was unconvinced and wanted to ask Li Zuoguo not to let him guard the gate. But when he looked up, he saw Li Zuoguo's eyes looking at him like swords. He originally admired Li Zuoguo. Hu Dalkuo couldn't squeeze out a word.
Hu Dalkuo bent down and said with a bitter look on his face: "I will obey the order."
Li Zuoguo had his own considerations in attacking the Central Plains. Although the Hu warriors of these tribes in Anxi blended well with the Han people, and the Han people and Hu people in Anxi were not used to living together, but when using troops in the Central Plains, the appearance of the Hu people became a conflict A big problem is that if there are many soldiers who look like barbarians in the Anxi army, then the people in the Central Plains will feel that it is a foreign invasion, and their resistance will be much stronger.
Therefore, Li Zuoguo had no choice but to put all the soldiers of Ashina tribe and other Hu soldiers in Tongguan to defend the city. The other troop with the largest number of Hu soldiers, the Rangers, was sent to the north to fight against Shi Siming. The situation there was the same as that of Shi Siming. Anxi is almost the same, so there won't be much of a problem. Li Zuoguo decided to bring the vast majority of Han soldiers in this battle, so that the people in the occupied area can smoothly accept it.
Of course, it was impossible for Li Zuoguo to say this clearly. The only one who could understand Li Zuoguo's intention was Li Yi. Even Guo Bei was confused. He felt that Hu Dalkuo was a rare and powerful general, and the soldiers under his command were also brave and unstoppable. How could he become a defender? Military?
Li Zuoguo did not explain, but said: "Guo Bei." Guo Bei turned around, clasped his fists and responded loudly: "Guo Bei obeys the order."
"You lead 40,000 elite troops south to attack Xiangyang. First, test the strength of Li Heng's army. If there is a chance, you can capture Xiangyang. Your main purpose is to delay Li Heng and don't let Li Heng come out when I sweep away Ping An Qingxu. Troublemaker, you are a solid person, I am very confident in you, I hope you will not disappoint me." Li Zuoguo looked at Guo Bei, a general who had grown up with him, and he was already a man who could stand on his own.
"The general will not dare to advance rashly. He will make sure to make sure that Li Heng does not dare to move rashly." Guo Bei said decisively.
Li Zuoguo nodded secretly. Guo Bei realized what he meant and stopped talking. He stood up and said, "Tomorrow we will send out a large army. We will go to Luoyang first, and then we will wipe out An Qingxu. Then we will send troops to Shannan East Road to drive Li Heng away." To the south, cut off the connection between Shu and Jiangnan, and make great achievements today, everyone, please work hard."
The generals shouted in unison: "Respect General Sikong, and work hard to move forward."
On the first day of May in the sixteenth year of Tianbao, Li Zuoguo's army marched to Tongguan. Two armies attacked Luoyang, led by Li Zuoguo himself, and the other army led by Guo Bei led an army of 40,000 to attack southward and approached Xiangyang. Both An Qingxu and Li Heng were frightened. An Qingxu urgently recruited Luo Zian from the east and Zeng Pei from the Jutan area to return to Luoyang to defend Luoyang. Li Heng, like his father Li Longji, handed over the command of the army to Yuchi Changgong and ran directly to Jingzhou. .
It happened to be raining all night in Anqing's Xuwu. Just now the news came that troops were dispatched to Li Zuoguo. Then came the news that Luo Zian's 100,000 troops were ambushed in Laizhou. Luo Zian died in battle and the 100,000 troops were scattered. This is nothing. , the news brought back by the defeated army was that Luo Zian was defeated by the Anxi Army, and Luo Zian was killed by Li Hu himself, which meant that the Anxi Army had crossed the sea and appeared in Laizhou, so the three eastern states of Henan Province had been completely lost. This news is true. It was like a bolt from the blue, indicating that An Qingxu's eastern sea route retreat had been completely cut off.
After Li Hu killed Luo Zian, he selected the local powerful and well-armed troops to form an army of 30,000. In addition to the 50,000 Anxi Army in his hands, the total army was 80,000. The troops were divided into four routes. The southernmost route was Donghai with 15,000 men and attacked Muyang. , Huang Bo led 15,000 men to capture Pi, he himself led 35,000 men to attack Xuzhou, Wan Hai led 15,000 men to attack Gunzhou, the four armies advanced rapidly, just like Li Hu's use The soldiers were brave and unstoppable. After the defeat of Luo Zian, the four cities lost their protective forces. With the cooperation of powerful households, they captured the four cities in one fell swoop within half a month, and half of Henan Province fell to Li Hu. in hand.
An Qingxu was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pot. Li Zuoguo sent troops to Tongguan. In two days, he arrived at Hongnong, where An Qingxu had deployed heavy troops. The Hongnong defenders numbered 80,000, but they were defeated by the Anxi army. of YanThe army did not dare to go out of the city to fight with Li Zuoguo in the field, and assumed a posture of defending Hongnong.
Under the city of Hongnong, Li Zuoguo was stationed on horseback to observe. After watching for a long time, Li Zuoguo turned around and asked a man dressed as a civilian next to him: "Tell me, what is the situation in Hongnong now?"
This man was a spy from Yinying, the leader of Luoyang Yinying, and had the title of school lieutenant. When he heard Li Zuoguo's question, he bowed down and answered respectfully on his horse: "Hongnong originally had a small population, less than fifteen years old." Ten thousand people, because An Qingxu was prepared for us to send troops from Tongguan and move all the people in Hongnong. Eighty thousand soldiers and horses were stationed in the city, which has become a military city. The leader is An Qingxu¡¯s powerful general Li Guiren. Because Li Guiren Ren didn't like An Qingxu earlier. After An Qingxu came to the throne, he sent Li Guiren to Hongnong to defend the city. Li Guiren had three Hu soldiers as the main force, dragging down Luohe, Liuzhou Hu and Tongluo, but An Qingxu sent An Qingxu to defend the city. Zhong is the deputy commander and supervises Li Guiren, and Li Guiren is the war general. He has a high prestige in the army. He is good at using tactics in battle, and his soldiers are elite."
Li Zuoguo nodded thoughtfully. In the history that Li Zuoguo knew, Li Guiren finally betrayed An Qingxu and took refuge with Shi Siming. Now Li Guiren has no chance to join Shi Siming again. The road to the north has been cut off. Li Guiren became Hongnong's guard, and Li Zuoguo turned his horse around and returned to camp.
At the top of Hongnong City, Li Guiren watched with an ugly expression as the Anxi Army, which had high morale and well-equipped equipment, set up camp. All the generals under his command had ugly expressions. The power of the Anxi Army, like a huge wave, had already suppressed these generals.
A general next to Li Guiren said: "The Anxi army is coming from afar and the position is not stable. Why not send a force of troops to Kaicheng to attack and overthrow it? This will greatly boost the morale of our army. I wonder what the general wants?"
The general who made the suggestion was An Shouzhong, the deputy commander sent by An Qingxu. Li Guiren glanced at An Shouzhong, pointed at the more than 10,000 soldiers in front of Anxi's army and said, "General An, you can Did you see those soldiers? Those were the most elite Mo Dao soldiers of the Anxi Army. I heard that during the decisive battle with Guo Ziyi's tribe of the Tang Army, 10,000 Mo Dao soldiers blocked the charge of hundreds of thousands of cavalry. I wonder if our army is stronger than the Tang Army and the Uighurs. cavalry?"
Li Guiren made no secret of his annoyance and was rude to An Shouzhong: "If General An doesn't believe it, how about General An's headquarters going to fight, and how about I beat drums and cheer for General An on the city?"
An Shouzhong's expression changed, and he took a step back and said, "General, it's just a suggestion. Since Li Shuai thinks it's inappropriate, then we will stick to it wholeheartedly."
Seeing An Shouzhong give in, Li Guiren snorted and turned around to go down the city wall. Angry flames appeared in An Shouzhong's eyes, he glared at Li Guiren and went down to the city in the other direction.
The Anxi Army did not attack Hongnong. After setting up camp, they closed the camp gate and started cooking. After all the generals finished dinner, Li Zuoguo's camp was as bright as day again. Li Zuoguo was still sitting in the chair, and the generals below The wings are lined up.
"Sikong, Wu Zhen asks for a fight. Tomorrow, he will win Hongnong in one fell swoop and offer it to Sikong." Wu Zhen was the first to jump out and ask for a fight, with confidence on his face.
Li Zuoguo smiled, shook his head and said: "I didn't intend to attack Hongnong. The soldiers I brought out this time were either Mo Dao soldiers or cavalry. Attacking cities is not what I am good at. Li Zhong, tell me what you said just now." I¡¯m talking about Hongnong¡¯s situation.¡±
Li Zhong, who was standing at the end of the team, stood up and got out of the queue. Li Zhong was the captain of Yinying who was with Li Zuoguo just now. He was from the Li family. Most of the people in Yinying were from the Li family of Li Zuoguo. This was also to ensure their loyalty. It's a helpless move, after all, what such an intelligence agency needs most is loyalty.
General Li Zhong said what he had just said to Li Zuoguo. Seeing that the generals had nothing to say, Li Zuoguo shook his head. These generals of his were like this. When he was there, they just waited for his own arrangements. They are too lazy to move, they are all simple-minded people with well-developed limbs.
"Li Guiren and An Qingxu were at odds. An Qingxu was afraid of Li Guiren's strength and did not dare to deal with Li Guiren, so he sent Li Guiren to guard Hongnong and An Shouzhong to monitor Li Guiren. In fact, both of them If we are not of the same mind, we can surrender Li Guiren, so that Hongnong can capture it without spending a single soldier and get tens of thousands of elite soldiers." Li Zuoguo said. Seeing the surprised expressions of all the generals, he asked: "Li Guiren Zhong, is there anyone in the city who can contact Li Guiren?"
Li Zhong replied: "We have two people serving as brigade commanders in Li Guiren's army. One of them has outstanding martial arts and has been promoted to Li Guiren's personal brigade commander in the past two years, and can get close to Li Guiren."
All the generals had expressions of admiration on their faces. Master Sikong had already started his layout on Anlu Mountain two years ago. He really had a long-term vision. Li Zuoguo said: "Very good. I will send an envoy to the city tomorrow to persuade him to surrender and contact the internal response." Talk about surrendering Li Guiren."
The next day, a group of cavalry came from the Anxi Army camp and approached Hongnong City. Ten cavalrymen protected a civilian dressed as a civilian.The man, whose weapon was not in his hand, approached Hongnong and shouted that he was an envoy sent by the Anxi Army. There was a panic at the top of the city. Half an hour later, a message was shouted from the city, asking the envoy to enter the city at the east gate.
Li Guiren is sitting in the chair with a big horse and a golden sword. The first person on the left is An Shouzhong, dragging Luohe leader Bai Yala, Liuzhou Hu leader Morutai, and Tongluo leader Chaluo all present.
After a while, it was announced outside that the envoy from the Anxi Army was brought in. Li Guiren motioned to bring him in. A man dressed as a civilian came in and saw Li Guiren as soon as he entered. The envoy bowed and said: "Li Ling, the Sima of the Anxi Army." Met General Lee."
"How dare you, why don't you kneel down when you see Yan State in Peiping?" An Shouzhong was furious.
Li Ling said calmly: "The Great Yan Kingdom? It is a country that is precarious and is not recognized by the world. What is there to worship? An Qingxu, a villain who killed his father, how can he claim to be emperor? Just now the little envoy said The gift is just for General Li. We Lord Sikong admire General Li very much, otherwise, hehe"
The meaning of this sneer is self-evident. Everyone here suddenly changed their colors. A little envoy is so arrogant. Li Guiren's face was filled with anger. An Shouzhong shouted: "A little envoy is so contemptuous of Yan." Come, please bring this madman out and behead him in public." The soldiers at the door rushed in and were about to pull Li Ling away.
Li Ling showed no fear, straightened his clothes and sneered: "Li just realized that Hongnong was the general under General Li who had the final say, but Li's death was just a step too early, and there were so many people buried with him." After that, there was no need for anyone to pull him, he turned around and went out by himself.
"Wait a minute," Li Guiren stopped Li Ling, waved his hand, and the soldiers also exited the door: "Li Ling, what do you mean by being buried with him?"
Li Guiren was not happy with An Shouzhong's repeated decision, so he stopped Li Ling. Li Ling turned back to the hall and said loudly: "Master Sikong didn't want to see a river of blood, so he asked Li Ling to come and persuade General Li to surrender. , Sikong once said to Li Ling that if Li Ling was injured by the Yan army, no prisoners would be left after Hongnong was captured, and no chickens or dogs would be left to avenge Li Ling. Now former general Li Hu has captured half of Henan Road, and the north General Asulu has already attacked Youzhou, and General Guo Bei's troops in the south are pressing Xiangyang. Everyone is afraid that they will have nowhere to escape after the city is broken, so it doesn't matter if Li Ling dies, they are just waiting for a few people to come down below. "
Li Ling's words clarified the situation, and everyone in the hall fell silent. It was not cost-effective to plant such a disaster for a small envoy. Bai Yala said: "General, the two countries are fighting without killing the envoy. Although this envoy is arrogant, Just beat him out without damaging his reputation."
Li Guiren nodded and said: "This is exactly the reason. We, Yan, have strong soldiers and horses, and we have the majestic city of Luoyang. If Anxi'an dares to attack lightly, I will spare your life today. Li is deeply favored by the emperor and will not surrender. Just Please tell Sikong that we will see the outcome on the battlefield."
After saying that, he ordered people to escort Li Ling out of the city. Li Ling laughed loudly: "Is General Li still deceiving himself? He said that Luoyang City cannot be conquered, but he did not have the confidence to defend Hongnong. Li Ling just gave General Li a chance. Just take the main road, Sikong can only capture Hongnong in a matter of seconds, so please don¡¯t risk your life, general."
Li Guiren didn't say much and asked his soldiers to escort Li Ling out of the city. Li Ling went out and winked at an officer of Li Guiren's soldiers who was standing by the door. He paused deliberately and dropped a jade medal from his waist. He quickly bent down to get it, and the officer stepped forward, picked up the jade token, handed it to Li Ling, and said, "Please take the things that belong to you, sir."
Li Ling took the jade token, thanked him, and turned away. No one noticed that when the two were passing the jade token, Li Ling handed the officer a wax pill. The officer was the Anxi Army Silverman next to Li Guiren. Song Liangcai was greeted in the camp, and Song Liangcai stood where he was, as if nothing had happened.
No one spoke in the hall after Li Ling left. Li Guiren felt a little depressed. He waved his hand and said, "Go down and get ready. The Anxi Army's combat power is amazing. We must fight tooth and nail to defend Hongnong. Pay attention to the Anxi Army." trend."
An Shouzhong was very satisfied with Li Guiren's statement. He bowed to Li Guiren with a smile and turned around and left the hall. The generals left one after another. Li Guiren sat alone in the hall. After a while, he sighed and walked out of the hall. An officer came in, it was Song Liangcai, and said to Li Guiren in a low voice: "General, you need to eat something. You haven't eaten anything since this morning."
Li Guiren raised his head, with a hint of warmth in his eyes. Song Liangcai had been with him for two years. Not only was he loyal to him, he was also highly skilled in martial arts. He wanted to release him to lead the army several times, but Song Liangcai refused. Well, the reason is that he is willing to be by the general's side, even as a private soldier. This also makes Li Guiren very good to Song Liangcai. Although Song Liangcai is only the brigade commander, the three hundred personal soldiers who protect Li Guiren are Song Liangcai's brigade. The personal soldiers showed Li Guiren's trust in Song Liangcai.
When Li Guiren saw Song Liangcai looking at him with concern, his heart softened and he said: "OkayWell, Liangcai, go and arrange the food. Just eat here and make it light. I have no appetite. "
Song Liangcai agreed, made arrangements, and then sat next to Li Guiren. After the food was served, Li Guiren began to eat, and Song Liangcai waited on the side. Li Guiren finished a small bowl of rice and put down his chopsticks. Song Liangcai asked: " General, won¡¯t you use it any more?¡±
Li Guiren shook his head. Song Liangcai asked people to remove the food and was about to go out to guard. Li Guiren said: "Liangcai, you stay and talk with me."
Song Liangcai walked to Li Guiren and stood next to him, "Sit down," Li Guiren's voice was low, and he seemed to be in a bad mood. Song Liangcai sat down as he was told, "What do you think of the Anxi Army's persuasion to surrender today?"
Song Liangcai was stunned. He was thinking about how to persuade Li Guiren to surrender the Anxi Army. Unexpectedly, Li Guiren asked him. It seemed that Li Guiren had not considered surrendering to the Anxi Army, but An Shouzhong was also there today. , Li Guiren didn't want to reveal it, so Song Liangcai considered his words and said: "General, actually Liangcai doesn't know what to say. As long as the general does what he does, Liangcai will just follow the general and cum."
Li Guiren laughed, cheered up, and said to Song Liangcai: "You kid, when did you learn this trick? I won't blame you. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Song Liangcai thought for a while, raised his head and said resolutely: "Liangcai thinks the general should surrender the Anxi Army."
Li Guiren said: "Oh, you think so? What's the reason?"
Song Liangcai said: "General, if Emperor An Lushan was still there, Liangcai would not persuade the general to surrender. After all, with the old emperor in charge, the Yan Kingdom would not be over so easily. But now the emperor is An Qingxu, and he has always had feelings for the general. Dissatisfied." At this point, Song Liangcai glanced at Li Guiren. Seeing that Li Guiren had no expression when he heard him calling the two emperors by their names, he continued: "Now the general is suspicious of the emperor, and he also sent An Shouzhong to monitor the general. Needless to say, if you defeat the Anxi Army, Anxi Army will certainly lose a large part of its military merits. What if you fail to win? How many casualties will there be among the soldiers who follow the general? I think most of them will not be able to defeat the Anxi Army. The Anxi Army will attack from both sides. The Yan State is about to collapse, and even at such a time, An Qingxu does not forget to check and balance the generals. Is this the sign of a wise king?"
Li Guiren nodded: "Well, I have some knowledge, let's continue."
Song Liangcai boldly said: "Since the Yan State is unkind to the general, it is better to simply surrender the Anxi Army. The three Hu soldiers under the general don't have to worry. The Anxi Army has always treated Hu and Han equally. I believe the three leaders have heard of it." , will not have the heart to resist, the battle will result in heavy losses, victory will be futile, and defeat will result in both jade and stone. How can the general sacrifice his life for an unjust man like An Qingxu? The Anxi army is powerful and invincible. As long as the general surrenders, it is Li Sikong Isn't it the best time to keep your official position and make achievements at the same time?"
Song Liangcai suddenly saw that Li Guiren's face was extremely gloomy, glaring at him angrily. Song Liangcai's heart suddenly jumped, and Li Guiren sneered: "Song Liangcai, you call Sikong very smoothly. Who are you?"
Song Liangcai was shocked, and realized that there was a flaw in his words. He knelt down quickly, paused and said: "General, since Song Liangcai followed you two years ago, he has been through life and death, and has never taken a step back on the battlefield. What he said today is truly for the general." I plan to ask the general to kill the good man to boost the morale of the army if he blames the good man for this."
Li Guiren looked at Song Liangcai kneeling on the ground and thought of Song Liangcai's loyalty to him in the past two years. He also thought that Song Liangcai's words just now were truly sincere. For a moment, he felt discouraged. He waved his hand and said, "Get up. I I don¡¯t care where you are from, just pack your things and leave the city. If you want, you can come and collect my bones."
Song Liangcai fell to the ground and cried loudly, and said with a sudden heart: "General, Liangcai is telling the truth. He was originally an internal agent in the Anxi army, but Liangcai never thought of harming the general. He just wanted the general to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, so as not to die in vain at the hands of An Qingxu. If a good man tells a lie, he will be struck by lightning. General, please think twice."
Li Guiren looked moved and said: "Are you from the Anxi Army? Weren't you sent to me by An Jiedushi?"
Song Liangcai said: "I am from the Anxi Army, not someone sent by An Lushan to the general. If the general wants to be loyal, please kill Liangcai."
Li Guiren was sitting there, his face changing. After a while, he suddenly laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha, you are from Li Zuoguo. Li Zuoguo is so capable. He already started the layout two years ago. It seems that he has been there for a long time." I knew that An Jiedushi was going to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, but he could see so far ahead at such a young age, and I couldn't compare with him."
As a war general, Li Guiren made decisions very quickly. He quickly made a decision in his heart. He stood up, pulled Song Liangcai up, looked at Song Liangcai with sharp eyes and said, "Liangcai, I believe in you. Li Sikong wants to What should I, Li Guiren, do?"
Li Guiren has already thought it throughWell, instead of being defeated and killed together with An Qingxu, it is better to surrender to Li Zuoguo. Even if he can't lead the army in the future, he can have a good death.
Song Liangcai was overjoyed and said: "The general must be overjoyed to surrender to Sikong. Now there are 80,000 troops in the city, the general has 60,000 men, and An Shouzhong has 20,000. Liangcai is willing to go to the Anxi army and agree on a time for the general to open the city. Gate, the two armies together strangled An Shouzhong's 20,000 troops, and certainly not a single person could escape. The general should be the first to take credit."
Li Guiren nodded and said: "Okay, I will invite the leaders of the three departments to come and discuss it. After we decide, you can go out of the city for a walk."
The three Hu leaders arrived soon. Li Guiren looked at the confused look of the three people. He obviously didn't know why Li Guiren invited him. Li Guiren did not beat around the bush and said directly: "I intend to surrender the Anxi army. What do you think?"
The leaders of the three tribes of Draguohe, Liuzhou Hu and Tongluo all looked at each other. Unexpectedly, Li Guiren got straight to the point as soon as he arrived. The leader of Dragohe showed his teeth and looked rough, but his mind was quickest and he was the first to react and said : "Zhaoluohe has been fighting with the general for the longest time. Of course he follows the general and follows his lead. What's more, now that the sun has faded in the Yan Dynasty, and Anxi has strong troops and horses, Luoluohe is willing to follow the general."
Morutai, the Hu leader of the Six Prefectures, also reacted. It turned out that Li Guiren did not show any intention of surrendering in front of the envoy from the Anxi Army just now to persuade him to surrender. It was because of An Shouzhong that his soldiers were not ready to return to the north. It's impossible. If we don't surrender to Anxi, we can only wait for the city to be broken and be killed. Besides surrendering, can we rush out?
Morutai also said: "The six states Hu is willing to advance and retreat together with the general." The two leaders who expressed their intentions fell on Chaluo, the last leader of Tongluo.
Tongluo was the strongest among the three Hu armies and had the largest number of troops, with 30,000 elite soldiers in hand. Chaluo's strength could be said to be equal to that of Li Guiren, Baiyala and Morutai combined, so Chaluo looked at Li Gui Ren glanced at it and said slowly: "I wonder what benefits the Anxi Army has given me? Luo and I can't be easily dismissed. I'm afraid it won't be easy for the Anxi Army to capture Hongnong."
Li Guiren's face suddenly darkened. Chaluo was really funny. All the troops were approaching the city. Everyone was planning a way out, but they were still thinking about the benefits. His shortsightedness really made Li Guiren speechless. Li Guiren said: "We surrendered the Anxi Army. , it is a great achievement to offer Hongnong, and Li Sikong of the Anxi Army will certainly not hesitate to reward him because of his great talent and strategy. I am afraid it is a little too early to say this now."
Chaluo snorted and said, "What if Li Zuoguo doesn't keep his promise? I have two conditions with Luo. One is that Tongluo's property must be preserved and the Anxi army cannot take it away for any reason. The other is that after surrender, Tongluo will not serve Anxi." The army is fighting again, and the soldiers are all homesick. Let the Anxi army make way for the Tongluo soldiers to return north."
Li Guiren laughed angrily and said, "Chaluo, you are so smart, but we haven't done anything. I'm afraid the Anxi Army won't negotiate any terms at all. As long as the Anxi Army captures Hongnong, Chaluo, you guys The conditions are like water bubbles, so it is better to do things first, and the Anxi Army will naturally be rewarded by then, otherwise it will be too late for you to regret it when the Anxi Army captures Hongnong?"
Chaluo rolled his eyes and saw angry looks on the faces of Bai Yala and Morutai. He thought for a moment that his 30,000 soldiers and An Shouzhong's 20,000 soldiers combined could not resist Li Guiren and the others. With the combined efforts of the Anxi Army, even if he went to inform An Shouzhong and fought with Li Guiren in the city, would the Anxi Army be nothing? We won't take advantage of the situation to attack the city. I'm afraid that the good guys will not be taken seriously and will become rats in the bellows.
What's more, the strength of the Anxi Army was not blown out, it was built out of reputation. Chaluo looked outside the door again and saw that he only brought fifty personal soldiers. When he came in, he saw Li Guiren's personal soldiers outside. There are at least several hundred soldiers. If I don't agree, I'm afraid that I will suffer the immediate loss. When the time comes, Li Guiren will kill him and then open the city to meet the Anxi army. Wouldn't his death be in vain?
After thinking about it, a smile suddenly appeared on Chaluo's face: "I didn't say I disagreed, I just wanted to get some benefits for our brothers. Since General Li has decided, of course Luo Bu and I will agree with them." Advance or retreat, but you just don¡¯t know how to act?¡±
Li Guiren breathed a sigh of relief. If Chaluo was still entangled, the only way was to raise troops immediately. It would be the best outcome for Chaluo to surrender and agree to surrender. Li Guiren said: "Everyone agrees, then I will send people now." Go out of the city. The people in Ximen are all my people. After discussing with the Anxi Army, we will prepare for action immediately. The three of you don't have to go back, just wait for the news here. When the reply comes, we can act as planned, so that everyone You will feel more at ease. The three subordinates can ask their confidants to take the tokens and go to command, so that important events will not be missed. Do you think this arrangement is good?"
Baiyala and Morutai immediately nodded in agreement, while Chaluo secretly cursed Li Guiren for putting him under house arrest, but the form was stronger than others, so he had no choice but to agree. Li Guiren would call Song Liangcai immediately and let Song Liangcai immediately ???Go out of the city and contact the Anxi Army.
Half an hour later, Li Zuoguo saw Song Liangcai in the camp. Song Liangcai told Li Guiren what he meant. Li Zuoguo laughed loudly: "Liangcai, you have done a good job. Hongnong is in my hands. Please reply to Li Guiren immediately." Quy Nhon, ask him to quietly open the west gate at night tonight, and I will send troops to enter Hongnong. As for An Shouzhong, don¡¯t worry, I will definitely make An Shouzhong unable to come or go."
After Song Liangcai left, Wu Zhen asked: "Isn't Sikong afraid that this is Li Guiren's trap? He is pretending to surrender to trick our army into entering the city."
Li Zuoguo laughed: "So what if it's a trap? How can my Mo Dao soldiers fall into the trap? As long as the city gate is opened, Li Guiren will not be able to do it. When the time comes, your two brothers will lead their cavalry to the east of the city. An ambush. When An Shouzhong saw that the west gate of the city was breached, he would definitely escape to the east gate. You and the two of you should consider it a great achievement to capture An Shouzhong. If there is no movement from the east gate after shouting for kill in the west of the city for more than an hour, then Li Guiren must have faked his surrender. Mo Dao soldiers We will guard the west gate, you two can lead the cavalry to the west gate and enter the city. Hongnong will be defeated no matter what the situation is today."
The two brothers Wu Zhen and Wu Lie accepted the order in unison.
After receiving the news, Li Guiren and the three leaders sat in silence in the hall, waiting for it to get dark. Song Liangcai had already gone to deliver the order with Li Guiren's command arrow. Although An Shouzhong wondered why Li Guiren and the three leaders were together all afternoon. He sent a soldier to inquire. Li Guiren's answer was: "The west gate of the city must be Li Zuoguo's main attack direction. We are discussing with the three leaders how to defend it. If General An wants to come to listen, just invite him over." ."
An Shouzhong was relieved after hearing this reward. Since Li Guiren was guarding the west gate, he shouldn't have any pressure at the east gate, so he didn't go to Li Guiren's place. An Shouzhong also knew that Li Guiren didn't like him, so he let him go. Let them discuss it.
An Shouzhong had just finished dinner. When it got dark, suddenly there was a cry of killing from the west of the city. Countless people shouted: "The Anxi army has entered the city. The city has been destroyed. The city has been destroyed."
An Shouzhong was shocked and immediately sent someone to ask Li Guiren. Seeing the west gate bursting into flames, An Shouzhong couldn't help but his heart sank. None of the three waves of messengers sent out came back. The fourth time he sent people to After leaving, he turned around and sent back news that the west gate of the city had been opened. The Mo Dao soldiers of the Anxi Army had entered the city, joined forces with Li Guiren's troops, and were heading towards the east gate.
An Shouzhong almost sat down on the ground after hearing this. Li Guiren actually surrendered? An Shouzhong thought about how he could protect Hongnong with the 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, so he immediately opened the east gate and prepared to escape to Luoyang.
It was quiet outside the east gate. An Shouzhong led 20,000 soldiers and horses out of the city and fled east along the official road. Less than ten miles out of the city, An Shouzhong's soldiers and horses had been stretched into a long strip without formation. When Shouzhong was preparing to rectify his troops and horses, countless torches suddenly lit up on both sides, and then the thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded.
The two brothers Wu Zhen and Wu Lie came with 30,000 elite cavalry from both sides. How could An Shouzhong's 20,000 soldiers block the attack of Anxi's cavalry? There was a sudden collapse. The Wu brothers almost killed An Shouzhong's entire army. They were all exhausted, and the cavalry was just charging back and forth. Except for the deserters who were quick and lucky enough not to be trampled to death by the horses, less than a thousand of An Shouzhong's 20,000 troops escaped. The Anxi cavalry did not have the patience to take prisoners in the dark. , regardless of whether they ran or not, knelt down to ask for surrender, or resisted vigorously, they basically greeted them with one shot and one knife.
The cavalry was divided into teams of fifty men, and they killed An Shouzhong's men until they were bleeding like rivers. They fought for nearly an hour before Brother Wu Zhen ordered to collect the prisoners. In the end, less than 8,000 people were captured, except for those who ran away. One thousand people were all killed, including An Shouzhong, who also died in the rebellion. His body was not found until the next morning, and it was not known who killed An Shouzhong.
Li Guiren looked at An Shouzhong's body that had been shot in the chest, and was secretly glad in his heart. If he had resisted, he would probably have become a corpse on the ground. Li Guiren could clearly see the combat power and equipment of the Anxi Army this time. It is clear that he is not on the same level as Yan Jun.
Li Guiren respectfully knelt on the ground with the leaders of the three tribes to welcome Li Zuoguo's arrival. The troops and horses of the four were ordered to return to the camp, and no one was required to leave the camp. This was also the proper meaning of a surrender. Therefore, he was dissatisfied. After a while, the sound of horse hooves, as dense as raindrops, came from the gate of the city, approaching like a tide.
When Li Guiren knew that Li Zuoguo was coming, he quickly lowered his head and made a low posture. The sound of horse hooves stopped. In the quiet night, apart from the sound of burning torches, there was only the sound of a war horse's hooves. This young man was full of energy. The voice sounded: "You are General Li Guiren. You abandoned the dark and turned to the light. You won the general's victory over thousands of troops. I am very happy. Please stand up, general."
Li Guiren slowly stood up and raised his head. In front of him was an extremely tall black war horse. On the horse was a black-armored warrior. He was extremely tall and oppressive. His eyes were as bright as stars, which made Li Guiren feel like he was alone. Dazzling can be described in two words.
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