Hangu Pass has a long history, all dynasties have been reinforced, after the test of various natural disasters and man-made disasters, standing so far, the fire set by the Shangguan Sheng rebellious army, far from the most serious injury, and has been extinguished in time, leaving only a scorched black trace, and the smell of smoke that does not disperse for a long time. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Han Ruzi set off again in the starry night, and couldn't help but think as he passed through the city, such a strong city, even if the enemy had a hundredfold advantage in troops, he might not be able to conquer it in one fell swoop, why did the commander easily fall into the hands of the enemy as soon as the commander died? The Assassins couldn't have that kind of power, and there must have been something going on in between.

He stood outside the city gate and observed for a while, although the soldiers under Han Xing were not as strong as the southern and northern armies, they were all regular soldiers transferred from the frontier and various places, and they were by no means a rabble that would be scattered in a dozen or so.

Han Ruzi had already asked, but these soldiers didn't understand why they broke up in the first place, in everyone's memory, they all ran with others, and they couldn't find the initiator.

Due to the serious shortage of horses, Han Ruzi could only take nearly 2,000 people, plus the original soldiers, a total of 3,000 people, and the rest were left in the city, assigning generals, and there was only one task assigned, waiting for the arrival of the general Cui Hong.

According to the news sent from the rear, at most half a day, Cui Hong will be able to arrive.

Han Ruzi caught up with the troops in front, Cui Teng sat on the horse and shook, and the king of the East China Sea yawned, "Your Majesty, when is this going to run?" ”

"Until you defeat Shangguan Sheng." One of the things that Han Ruzi regretted the most was that after hearing that Hangu Pass was lost, he did not send troops immediately, and wasted three days discussing countermeasures with the minister and making various preparations, so that the fighter plane was delayed.

His enemy is no longer the irascible and resourceful Shangguan Sheng, but someone else, who not only stole Taizu's sword in the capital, but also gave advice to Shangguan Sheng.

The more hidden the enemy, the more he had to press step by step, so that the other party could show his true face, but Chai Yue's five thousand men and horses were far from enough, and his prestige was not enough, so he might not be able to get the support of the defenders of Luoyang, the more Han Ruzi thought about it, the more uneasy he became, so he had to chase after him overnight.

There was a sudden commotion in front, and soon it ended, and a cavalryman came over and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, there are people in front of you, claiming to see Your Majesty." ”

"Is there a name?" Han Ruzi was very surprised, another purpose of his hurried all the way was to avoid "stopping the car", but he didn't expect that in Kanto, in such a late night, there were still people blocking on the side of the road.

The cavalry thought for a while, "Qu...... Qu what? He spoke so fast that I didn't hear him. ”

Han Ruzi led the guards to the side of the road, let the army continue to move forward, and then said to the messenger cavalry, "Bring him over." ”

Sure enough, it was Qu Zixi, a servant in the dust, with only one servant by his side, not even a horse, it seemed that he had walked a long way, and when he saw the emperor, he pushed away the soldiers who were escorting, stretched out his arms, slowly bent and closed, and then bowed and saluted, but refused to kneel.

"Dr. Qu Zixi, the prince of the court, greets Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

Cui Teng was unhappy when he saw it, and said angrily: "Even if ordinary people don't know etiquette, how can Dr. Guozijian dare not kneel when he sees it?" ”

Although Qu Zixi looked a little embarrassed, he still did not lose his celebrity demeanor when he spoke, and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty marches in the starry night, there must be something extraordinary, and the ministers meet with military salutes, which is in line with etiquette." ”

Cui Teng was speechless, Han Ruzi jumped off the horse, stepped forward, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen the capital for many days, I want to rush to Luoyang to quell the Shangguansheng Rebellion, Mr. Qu rushed overnight, why?" ”

"It's just to tell Your Majesty not to pay attention to Luoyang first, but unfortunately the mount was lost on the road, the minister's legs were weak, and he couldn't walk fast, but fortunately, I met Your Majesty here and didn't delay the big event."

"What's wrong with Luoyang?" Han Ruzi was taken aback, thinking that there was another accident in Luoyang.

"Luoyang can hold out for a while, but Your Majesty going to save the city at this time will not help, but will contribute to future troubles."

Cui Teng also jumped off the horse and said impatiently: "You are not verbose, what is going on, just say no?" Do you have to let Your Majesty ask? ”

Han Ruzi waved Cui Teng away, "Mr. Qu is not strange, he is so reckless." ”

Qu Zixi watched Cui Teng's figure walk away, as if he had some ideas, but in the end he just nodded and began to get down to business: "The minister came from Luoyang, and I saw a lot of homeless people and bandits along the way, all of whom went to besiege Luoyang after hearing the news, thinking that they could get a piece of the pie, but there were not many Su guards under Shangguan Sheng's command. According to Chen's view, the siege of Luoyang was a ploy to confuse the enemy, and Shangguan Sheng's real target was Aocang further east. ”

Like Mancang in the north, Aocang is also a city dedicated to storing grain, located in the center, and its location is more important than Mancang.

Han Ruzi's face changed slightly, and Cui Teng nearby couldn't help but come over again, "Scholars can only talk emptyly, and those who are soldiers know that Aocang is difficult to defend, and Luoyang must be occupied before they can take Aocang again." Even if Shangguan Sheng really captures Aocang, he won't be able to transport those grains and grass for a while, and His Majesty's rush to Luoyang is the right way. ”

Qu Zixi shook his head, "No, Shangguan Shengdong's intention to flee will not change, he is not stealing grain and grass when he occupies Aocang, it is likely to destroy grain and grass." ”

Han Ruzi did not hesitate any longer, turned around and got on the horse, ordered someone to send a horse to Qu Zixi's master and servant, and summoned the generals in the army to discuss matters on the side of the road.

His idea was not accepted, Cui Teng was not very happy, and muttered: "Hard work to capture Aocang, just to destroy the grain and grass inside?" I don't believe it. ”

The East Sea King next to him sneered on his horse.

"You believe it?" Cui Teng looked up and asked.

"Of course."

Cui Teng scratched his head, glanced at the emperor in the distance, and smiled at the king of the East China Sea: "The Cui family counts you as the smartest, tell me what the hell is going on?" ”

The King of the East China Sea has lived in Cui's Mansion since he was a child, and he is treated as a family, but it sounds a little harsh at this time, and the King of the East China Sea is reserved for a moment and says, "Isn't this an obvious thing?" What the emperor was most worried about was not Shangguan Sheng and thousands of Su guards, but the displaced people, which were hundreds of thousands or even millions of troubles. But if you can resettle the displaced people, you have to use food ......"

"Didn't you open a warehouse a long time ago to release grain?" Cui Teng interjected.

"That's just an expedient measure, the implementation is not the same in various places, and Shangguan Sheng can still gather a large number of displaced people to attack Luoyang, which means that the grain is not enough."

Cui Teng scratched his head again, "Then Shangguan Sheng shouldn't destroy the grain, wouldn't it be better to use the grain of Ao Cang to envelop the displaced people and strengthen the power?" ”

"Stupid." The King of the East China Sea was never polite to Cui Teng, "You said it yourself, without Luoyang, it is difficult to defend Aocang alone, how can Shangguan Sheng have time to put grain to buy people's hearts?" He just wants to destroy the grain, so that Dachu will have no food available for a while, and the displaced people will not get relief, and there will be more and more of them, and then ......"

"Oh, I understand, if there are many homeless people, there will be more bandits, and if there are many bandits, you have to send troops to exterminate them, the world will be in chaos, and Shangguan Sheng will be safe."

"Shangguan Sheng must think so." The king of the East China Sea glanced at the emperor in the distance, and said in a low voice: "This trick will be useful to him, if it is me, I don't care what kind of homeless people, go straight to Shangguan Sheng, the first evil is eliminated, the homeless people are naturally honest, what is there to be afraid of the remaining gangs of bandits?" ”

Cui Teng jumped on his horse, approached the King of the East China Sea, and laughed in a low voice: "So you can't be the emperor?" You think of a traitor, and your brother-in-law thinks of the world. ”

Cui Teng, who has always been reckless, suddenly came out with such a sentence, and the king of the East China Sea couldn't help but be stunned, and then became angry, snorted a few times, and didn't dare to attack.

Han Ruzi set off again, this time slightly speeding up his march.

Hangu Pass is not particularly far from Luoyang, Han Ruzi led 5,000 soldiers, set off in the middle of the night, rested once in the early morning, and then kept moving, saw Luoyang in the afternoon of the same day, and there were only more than 3,000 soldiers left behind him.

Chai Yue had already chosen a place to camp, was investigating the enemy's situation, preparing to attack the next day, and was once again surprised by the emperor's rapid arrival.

"The rebel army is about seven or eight thousand people, divided into more than 30 battalions, ranging from hundreds to thousands, surrounding the camp of the Su Guards." The camp of the Chu army was built on a hill, and Chai Yue ascended to the heights and instructed.

Han Ruzi could see the majestic city wall and the large camp outside the wall, and from a distance, it seemed that there were forty or fifty thousand people, but the arrangement was chaotic and there was no order to speak of.

"What's going on in the city?" Han Ruzi asked, Luoyang City seems to be very stable.

Chai Yue frowned slightly, "I sent someone to send a signal to the city, but I haven't received a response, I don't know what the reason is." ”

It was precisely because of this that Chai Yue did not rush to attack, he only had 5,000 men, and if he could get the help of the garrison in the city, the chances of victory would be greater.

The rebels outside the city launched an attack, but after being repulsed, they did not come to challenge again.

"What about the armor and horses of the rebel army?" Han Ruzi asked again.

"There are two or three thousand horses, but the armor is sufficient, and I have received news that there are not many real homeless people in the rebel army, most of them are bandits from all over the country, they seem to have known for a long time that they are going to attack Luoyang, and they came a few days ago and hid in the nearby mountains."

"If the chaos continues, it will be even more difficult to distinguish between the homeless and the bandits." Han Ruzi became more and more convinced that Shangguan Sheng had received guidance from a master, so he told Chai Yue about Qu Zixi's guess.

"Shangguan Sheng is indeed not outside Luoyang City." Chai Yue glanced back, Qu Zixi didn't follow, Chai Yue said in a low voice: "I've heard that Qu Zixi has a high reputation among scholars, is arrogant, and often claims to be a unique strategist in the world, will it ...... Is he helping Shangguan Sheng? ”

Han Ruzi and Qu Zixi didn't have much contact, but they had a fierce confrontation of words and swords, thought about it, shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Qu is not this kind of person." ”

Chai Yue didn't say more, "In that case, what are Your Majesty's plans?" ”

"My soldiers are in a hurry for a day, and they can't go far, so I'll lead the army to break through the camp of the rebel army and open the way for you, and you will lead 5,000 men and horses from your headquarters to Aocang, and you can't let Shangguan Sheng destroy the grain in any case. If Shangguan Sheng sets a trap-" Han Ruzi must consider this possibility, "I hope you can hold on a little longer, and early tomorrow morning, I will lead the Luoyang defenders, and possibly Cui Hong's army, to Aocang to support." ”

Chai Yue was taken aback, "How can Your Majesty take the risk personally?" If there is a case, the death of the minister is not enough to atone for his sins, even if he keeps Ao Cang, what is the use? ”

Even Chai Yue became forward-looking, Han Ruzi somewhat understood the cautiousness of the ministers, and those "habits" may mean that they really treat the person on the throne as an emperor.

"Attack when smoke rises from the camp of the rebels, and this battle will be won." Han Ruzi was full of confidence, although it was not clear who the master around Shangguan Sheng was, but he believed that this "master" was the same as the Qi Seeker, he was better at tricking the mysteries, but he didn't know how to fight. (To be continued.) )