Chapter II. 207. The biggest winner
To this day, the war between the two norths has not officially come to an end:
Yan Chongwu is still leading the army to chase and kill the lost dog Guo Xing, what will be the final result? Does Beiyan have any plans to continue to send troops for revenge? Are the Mobei people who have been watching coldly really keep their promises to the end? After the fire in the East Customs is extinguished, who will be its next owner?
If these problems are not resolved for a day, both sides will be worried; And as the so-called 'you sing and I will go on stage', in addition to Yan Chongwu, who is finishing, there is also a main character, who has just put on makeup and is preparing to appear on the stage.
"Pei Du, now that we're all in place, you should give Lao Hong a solid answer, right? …… There are so many of us, why did we come to this realm where birds don't? Moreover, with the official warehouse of this Shuangshan City, our nearly 10,000 brothers ate horses and fed them, and it took no more than ten days to see the bottom; And you see that there is no boundary in front of the village and no store in the back, and the terrain is rugged and difficult to walk, even if you plan to raid Mobei, we can't run away from here! ”
The speaker is the number one general in the Zhongshan Governor's Army, the old general Hong Nianhong, who is known as the 'Five Flowers and Fierce Horses'. This person is short and strong, his sex is like fire, and he has been a 'little bald' since he was a child, with a good martial arts and a bold temper, he has won the name of a 'five-flowered horse' on the field. Now in the face of this confusing way of marching, he finally couldn't hold back his temperament, dragged Pei Ya to a secluded place, and asked the doubts in his heart.
"General Hong, don't worry...... Now that we've all come out, can we still stop you from fighting? But although they are fighting the same war, they are not the same way of fighting. This time, we must use the smallest loss to fish out the biggest fish from the sea of corpses and blood of the War of the Two Norths! ”
Next, Pei Ya 'pinched his head and tail' and said a rough plan, only to hear Hong Nian as confused as in the clouds, until he finally waved his hand and stopped Pei Ya's endless words:
"Pei Du, I don't understand these national events you talked about, Lao Hong, and I'm not curious; What I want to know is, how can you be sure that Guo Xing will definitely pass near Shuangshan City? And even if it's really as you expected, that Yan Chongwu has been crawling and rolling in the sea of swords and fires for more than two months, and now he is about to kick the door, but he was picked the peach by our Zhongshan Governor's Army, can he swallow this breath? No matter how poor the family is, they are also relatives of the emperor! ”
Pei Yayan can not know this truth, which is also an important reason why he has been indecisive for many days. But there are pros and cons in everything, can you still be afraid of hard shells if you want to eat crabs? Although he Yan Chongwu is only a side child of the Yan family, after all, he worships the same ancestor with the emperor Lao'er, and he must be closer than himself, a person with a foreign surname; However, Yan Chongwu has already taken over the position of marquis, even if he adds the battle of capturing Guo Xing alive at this time, where can he be promoted before he is old? So this credit is nothing more than the icing on the cake for him Yan Chongwu.
But he, the governor, really just picked up the ready-made puppet of the Guo family, and at this time he was in urgent need of a vigorous battle in order to consolidate his position in Zhongshan Road and Youbei officialdom.
And the reason why he finally made up his mind to make a decision was also very coincidental: it was all because his original master, Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt, suddenly and inexplicably died violently! As the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, such an important position as the governor of Zhongshan Road, no matter who the successor is, he will definitely be replaced by his own neighbor. At that time, before I have time to sit on the throne of the hot governor, I am afraid that it will change hands.
And his predecessor, Fu Ye, the governor of Zhongshan Road, is Guo Yunsong's hardcore confidant! And Guo Yunsong gave up the position of governor at the beginning, most of it was because his only son Guo Shuang died early, which caused his old man to be discouraged. It can also be said that Guo Yunsong was able to take the initiative to let Xian very interestingly, and this Mingzhi's decision saved Fu Ye, the outgoing governor, a small life......
But he, the 'feudal official', does not have the unshakable prestige of the military circles like Guo Yunsong, and the support of a rich family like Li Deng; The only one who relies on Emperor Xuande is now inexplicably dying violently, so at this point, the governor of his own side, Da Yin, has become a powerful ghost who asks for his life at this moment!
In addition, the old friendship between the DPRK and China that he worked hard to maintain had already been replaced by the prince, and this time, he was the governor of the wall grass, and instantly became a rootless grass, just like a child holding a gold ingot through the street, who wouldn't want to come up and try his wrist? ?
Although he had an agreement with Shen Gui in advance, according to the news he received, the second prince Yan Qinghong has not shown the slightest appearance of an emperor for many years; Could it be that he really wants to entrust his net worth and life to such a prodigal child?
Under the dilemma of the two sides, Pei Ya finally came up with a new idea: it is better to rely on no one than on himself! Although it is a stormy situation now, it is also an excellent time for yourself to ride the wind!
Since Pei Ya intends to stand on his own, there are only two paths in front of him:
Either he completely fell to the king of the throne, and after offering his governor's seal with both hands, he was transferred back to the capital to do an idle errand. After another thirty or fifty years of seniority, he may be able to climb to the position of deputy minister;
Either he will get the complete allegiance of the 60,000 Zhongshan governor's army, and then rely on the immortal exploits of capturing the enemy chief Guo Xing, and the reputation and prestige he has gained above the people and the court, and strive to become the second king of Zhongshan!
Although the difficulty of the two paths is not the same, the results obtained are by no means the same level! In terms of Pei Ya's ambitions, in the face of these two choices, he had already decided without much struggle: he Pei Ya wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to create his own merits.
I have to say that Pei Ya's thought has a faint taste of tearing the earth and sealing the king.
However, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, 'the future second generation of Zhongshan King Pei Ya', the top priority at this time is to first capture the enemy chief Guo Xing, and then slowly envelop the military heart of the Zhongshan Governor's army; as for acting according to Shen Gui's strategy, and whether to be loyal to the second prince Yan Qinghong...... That's a different story.
Although General Hong Nianhong is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, after all, he was born in a reckless manner, and he has no concept of these secret flies and dogs. So under Pei Ya's rhetoric, he was naturally convinced.
At the same time, the remnants of Guo Xing, the 'fruit of victory' identified by people from all walks of life in Youbei, are also declining day by day under the pursuit of the two 'trump card' troops of the Flying Tiger Army and the Flying Bear Army.
Speaking of fighting tough battles, the Flying Tiger Army led by Zhang Huangling must be the 'ultimate dream' of all enemy generals, but now participating in the downwind battle to beat the water dogs has made the Flying Tiger Army completely show its 'tiger's fangs'.
Just after Fu Yi brought the soldiers of the Flying Bear Army back to Fengjing, Zhang Huangling washed away the decline, put on his armor and sharpened his sword, and knelt in front of the prince to 'cry blood' and ask for battle! kept saying that he wanted to wash away the humiliation of the day, and he wanted to personally cut off the head of the enemy chief Guo Xing, in order to show his sincere heart for His Royal Highness the Prince.
Yan Tian thought about it for a while and came to a conclusion. After all, this time to aid the Fengjing Flying Bear Army, the combat effectiveness is more than one and a half points stronger than the Flying Tiger Army; With them taking over the city defenses, he can sleep more peacefully. Now facing Zhang Huangling, who came to ask for battle with sincerity, Yan Tian naturally allowed them to go out of the city to encircle and annihilate the enemy army. Of course, the crown prince Yan Tian is not a stupid person, and he has no hope at all for these soft bones under Zhang Huangling; And allowing them to go out of the city to 'attack the enemy' was to share Yan Chongwu's share of the 'rewardless' immortal merits, and second, it was really impossible to resist Zhang Huangling's skinless and faceless face.
However, although the soldiers under Zhang Huangling are all soft bones, after all, they are from the Yan clan, and the war horses under the crotch are all first-class horses! In addition, all the Flying Tiger Army has never participated in the war between the two norths, and at this time, it is full of spirit, and it is natural to spread its hooves and run a happy time when it comes to chasing the Pingbei army at the end of those strong crossbows.
In the past few days of day and night pursuit, the number of Northern Yan people who died under the Flying Tiger Saber was much higher than the number of people who died under the hands of the Flying Bear Army!
Guo Xing, who was targeted by everyone, finally came to the border intersection of Guanbei, Zhongshan, and Mobei grassland at this time.
The reason why he ran to this place was actually not Guo Xing's own choice. Since the old general Feng Lian also gave up his life and dragged Yan Chongwu's pursuit to death, he and the more than 1,000 cavalry under his command embarked on the road of no return day and night. Along the way, not only did the flying bear cavalry chase and kill, but also Zhang Huangling, who was surrounded and intercepted by Zhang Huangling, who occupied a large camp by himself; Under the day and night pursuit of the two armies, there were not a few brothers in the Pingbei Army who ran away from their horses and died under the enemy's butcher's knife; Even himself, the young marshal, was now blackened by the tiredness, so he kept waving his whip and ran blindfolded in the direction of due north.
At this time, they ran to the vicinity of Shuangshan City, and a shallow stream in the distance reflected a dazzling light under the sunlight, which shot directly into Guo Xing's eyes. Guo Xing, who was riding on a horse, was already at the end of his crossbow, but now he was dazzled by the strong light, and he didn't say a word, and rolled off the horse directly.
As Guo Xing fell headlong, the war horse under his crotch also let out a mournful roar, and lay on his side on the ground, raising puffs of dust and smoke......
"Young marshal! Wake up, young marshal! We're about to run out of the northern part of the country...... But don't sleep at this time! ”
At this moment, there were less than 100 cavalrymen still following Guo Xing; Some replaced their war horses that could still run with Guo Xing; Some really didn't want to continue to run wild, so they voluntarily went back to stop the pursuers; There are many more Pingbei veterans who have been exhausted to death after many days of exhaustion...... Even if they are about to run out of the territory of Youbei, these more than 100 people still have to go around in a big circle before they can return to the homeland of Beiyan. I don't know how many rides will be left around Guo Xing by then?
Guo Xing, who was unconscious, woke up slowly under the shaking of the guard, he shook his head vigorously, licked his dry lips again, raised his neck to look at the stream in the distance, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Drink horses, fetch water, and tell the brothers that as long as we can get out of the territory of Youbei, I will have a way to bring them to Beiyan's hometown alive..."
As soon as Guo Xing's words to appease the soldiers fell, an extremely unfamiliar man's voice came from a distance:
"Young Marshal Guo! Although Pei doesn't know, whether you Guo Xing really have that ability; But Pei can say with certainty that you don't have that opportunity! ”