Honghua County Shou Murong Zheng is the eldest son of Murong Sanzang, and now he is grief and indignation, and it is precisely because he is worried that Yang Chong will annex Hetao, so he gives Yan'an County Shou Duan Decao convenience, and also sends only 2,000 cavalry reinforcements. Now that it is self-defeating and the situation has deteriorated, the officers and soldiers who have been released back have different eyes on Murong Zhengzhi, not to mention the caution deliberately shown by those officials of the county guard.

The Hexi Army didn't do anything, just set up a wooden plaque that could leave a book in history, but it was not a good intention at all, but to tell people passing by that Murong Zheng was the one who caused all this, colluding with traitors, harming the Great Sui and the people. was attacked by Liang Shidu for a while, Honghua County lost three counties in a row, and Murong Zhengze had less than a thousand horsemen in his hands, so he couldn't resist at all; Duan Decao lost 4,000 horsemen, and he was even more afraid that Liang Shi would take the opportunity to lay down the Yan'an realm. The second son, Murong Zhilian, walked over from the side and said, "Father is worried that Master Liang will continue to call?" ”

Murong Zhengze sighed and said, "Duan Decao should have taken refuge in Li Yuan, so he made this scene, but I didn't notice it for a while; Li Jing has withdrawn his division back to Chang'an, and now only Yang Chong can save us. I have already written a letter, you immediately go to Chang'an, hand over the letter to the acting king in person, and ask the acting king to give an edict to Yang Chong to recover Yan'an and relieve the power of Honghua. ”

Originally, he was calculating others, but now he hopes that others will reach out to the rescue, Murong Zhilian understands his father's difficulties, and he does his best for Da Sui, but he encounters one conspirator after another. Murong Zhilian took a family member, one person rode in pairs, kept changing horses at the post station, rested for an hour or two after being tired, and rushed to Chang'an in the afternoon of the next day; The name of his grandfather Murong Sanzang is still useful, and Murong Zhilian waited at the gate of the palace for half an hour before he saw Yang Yu, the acting king.

Yang Yu read the letter and immediately invited Wei Xuan, Yin Shishi, Gu Yi, Duhu Yu, Wei Jie, and Gu Biao to come to discuss, and everyone knew the reason why Liang Shi was beaten by Yang Chong and broke his legs, and he was still able to show off his power in Honghua and Yan'an. Yin Shishi said: "Li Yuan called himself the Tang Army, killed Song Laosheng in Huoyi, and was preparing to cross the river to the south, even if General Qu Tutong held the east of the river, he may not be able to stop Li Yuan from killing Tongguan, Li Jing will deploy in Tongguan after repelling Gongsun Huilan and Li Shentong, or ask Yang Chong to send troops." ”

Gongsun Huilan replaced Li Xiuning in another time and space, contacted the anti-Sui rebels everywhere, and successively recruited He Panren, Li Zhongwen, Qiu Shili and other people, and captured Huxian, Zhouzhi, Wugong, and Shiping. Li Shentong and Shi Wanbao, Hedong Pei Tao, Liu Chongli and others raised troops to respond to Li Yuan, with more than 10,000 troops, claiming to be the head of the Guanzhong Dao march, appointing Shi Wanbao as his deputy, Pei Tao as Changshi, Liu Chongli as Sima, and appointing Linghu Dedi, the magistrate of Dongcheng County of the Sui Dynasty, as the secretary, echoing Gongsun Huilan's troops.

Wei Xuan surprisingly did not speak, since Li Yuan's rebellion, it has been proved that everything he has done in the past few years has been wrong, pushing the Great Sui into the point of overturning, and the imperial history platform in Chang'an is desperately writing impeachment; Wei Xuan's power is still there, but the military generals are already not buying it. Acting King Yang Yu raised his head and said: "This king personally wrote a letter to Yang Chong, asking him to seize the time to quell the rebellion in Liangshidu, relieve his worries, and immediately cross the river and kill Taiyuan." ”

"No." Duhu usurped and dissuaded: "Yang Chong promised Li Yuan not to attack Chang'an, there must be a deep meaning; Or let Yang Chong take Lu Liangshan by himself. If the city of Zuoguo is down, Taiyuan is naturally dangerous. ”

Yin Shishi said in a deep voice: "Li Jing guesses that Liu Wuzhou will ignore the Turkic obstruction and go south to attack Taiyuan, as long as Li Yuan can't enter Chang'an within a year, he will definitely retire because of the lack of food and grass." ”

Gao Junya's recital made the collusion between Li Yuan and the Turks become something on the surface, if Li Yuan could not enter Chang'an for a year, Shibi Khan's confidence in Li Yuan would be greatly reduced; Liu Wuzhou, like Li Yuan, is also a person who is ready to become emperor, and the Turks can only block it for a while, how can they tie Liu Wuzhou's hands and feet for a long time, and Liu Wuzhou will definitely be allowed to send troops when the time comes. Acting King Yang Yu nodded and asked, "Who can go?" ”

Wei Jie proposed a candidate: "Yang Gang, let Yang Chong arrange a position for Yang Gang as a county guard." ”

Yang Gang is the fourth son of Yang Xiong, the current lord Langzhong, and the relationship with Yang Chong is neither far nor close, and he also represents the royal family; With Yang Xiong's cultivation of Yang Chong, Yang Gongren and Yang Chong's personal relationship, Wei Jie's suggestion has great hope of success. Yang Yu, the acting king, immediately asked people to find Yang Gang and wrote a letter in his own handwriting, Yang Gang and Murong Zhilian set off immediately, wearing the stars and the moon, occasionally sleeping on the side of the road for a while, and met Yang Chong in Shangxian two days later.

After reading the letter, Yang Chong said: "Now that the city and other counties have been lost, the county guard Duan Decao is missing. Except for Weiping County, which is in my hands, Yan'an County is only left with Yanchuan and Yichuan counties, which are connected to Diaoyin County, and the rest of the county towns all fall into the hands of Liang Shidu; In the north, Shibi Khan sent 10,000 cavalry to Tongwan City, Murong Zhengze was right, Duan Decao was Li Yuan's man, and robbing grain was a plan to kill many birds with one stone. ”

Yang Gang smiled tiredly: "The manager doesn't seem to be in a hurry. ”

Yang Gongren's brothers are all beautiful men, and the Yang Gang Yushu in front of him is in the wind, and his spirit is radiant; Yang Chong said confidently: "You rest for the night, tomorrow the Hexi army will go south and attack Fenglin, Fushi, and Yincheng." Yang Gang, you go to Suide County to see Zhang Shilong, and ask him to integrate the people of the two counties of Diaoyin and Yan'an to take Linzhen, Jinming, Yan'an and other counties; Murong Zhilian, you detour to Yanchuan County to return to Honghua, and let your father send troops to recover the three counties of Honghua. ”

Yang Gang suddenly realized that Yang Chong wanted the three counties of Fenglin, Fushi, and Yincheng, so he asked: "The governor has a proposal to set up his own county, what is his plan for the future?" ”

Yang Chong said unabashedly: "For the sake of the depth from Yanchuan County to Shang County, I will set up Fenglin County on the basis of the four counties of Yan'an County, and the rest of the counties will be handed over to Chang'an even if they are defeated." I hope that the two counties of Yanchuan and Yichuan can be assigned to Diaoyin County, and the remaining counties of Yan'an County will form Yan'an County, otherwise Zhang Shilong's Diaoyin County guard will be too aggrieved. I understand what the acting king means, and when the time comes, I will arrange for you to be one of my county guards here. ”

Yang Gang and Murong Zhilian understood that this was Yang Chong's bottom line, and they couldn't have a long front from east to west, and there was no room for maneuver at all, so the two of them bowed and said goodbye and went down to rest. Wei Zheng, who had been standing on the side, was a little regretful, and after Yang Gang and the two left, he said: "Chief, with the strength of the Hexi Army, it is no problem to take Yan'an." ”

Wei Zheng first went to Wuwei and Zhangye to take a look, and knew that Yang Chong had already set out on the expedition, so he went to the governor's mansion to ask to see Fang Xuanling; Wei Zheng didn't expect him to be an official, he just wanted to see the style of Hexi officials. However, Fang Xuanling was a gentleman, and after talking with Wei Zheng, he appreciated it very much, so he recommended it to Jiang Fei and asked the caravan to escort Wei Zheng to Shangxian; Yang Chong was greatly pleased, and appointed Wei Zheng to temporarily serve as the secretary and stay by his side.

(End of chapter)