Murong Yanchao didn't flee far before he was killed by his subordinates, and his head was given to Guo Wei. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Guo Wei was overjoyed, and after rewarding this person, he hung Murong Yanchao's head outside Ren City to deter him from inside the city. When Liu Chengyou got the news, he was really panicked and didn't know what to do.

When Yang Lian got the news, he comforted Liu Chengyou with kind words, and at the same time told him that the Tang army had arrived to support, and it would not be long before Guo Wei would retreat. Liu Chengyou was suspicious in his heart, but he was helpless, at this time, the only choice he could choose was to believe in Yang Lian.

Yang Lian strengthened his defenses, but Guo Wei suspended his attack, and two days later, the Zhou army began to pack up and begin to retreat. In the face of the abnormality of the Zhou army, Yang Lian did not easily open the city gate, but sent scouts to inquire about the news of the Zhou army, half a day later, the scouts all came back, they monitored all the way, and the Zhou army retreated honestly, just one day, retreated more than fifty miles.

Yang Lian was still very vigilant, and still sent troops out to inspect the next day, this time going farther, a hundred miles away, and the scouts did not find Zhou Jun's figure. After receiving the news, Liu Chengyou was relieved, and he even asked Yang Lian to send troops to pursue the Zhou army and teach this traitor a lesson.

Yang Lian shook his head and refused, the Zhou army had just retreated, the Tang army had suffered a lot of losses, and most of the Tang army were foot soldiers, so they couldn't catch up with the Zhou army at all. Although there were cavalry, they were all scouts, and their combat effectiveness was not strong at all. Yang Lian quickly recruited the people, communicated the moat of Rencheng, buried the body several miles away, and sprinkled the whole city with lime to avoid the plague. At the same time, the city walls were strengthened in preparation for the future war.

Just when Yang Lian repaired Rencheng, hundreds of miles north of Rencheng near the Yellow River, Zhao Kuangyin and Shi Shouxin rushed forward with 3,000 cavalry, and in just two days, they were less than 30 miles away from Yunzhou, running all the way, Zhao Kuangyin got off the war horse and let the soldiers go to lead the war horse to drink. Shi Shouxin also got off his horse and looked at the sun that was about to set.

At this time, the weather was still quite cold, Shi Shouxin stomped his feet, exercised, his body warmed up, Shi Shouxin shimed his hands, wiped the back of his hands with his palms, and then said: "Yuen Long, the Son of Heaven ordered you and me to capture Yunzhou, and the responsibility is great." ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, the Son of Heaven ordered the two of them to attack Yunzhou, and Wang Yanchao to attack Xuzhou, the purpose was to besiege Rencheng into a lonely city and strangle Yang Lian in Rencheng. As for the Son of Heaven, he led a large army to fight against the reinforcements of the Tang army, and as long as the reinforcements of the Tang army were defeated, Ren Cheng would be alone.

Yunzhou is the north gate of Rencheng, if you control Yunzhou, you can attack Rencheng in the south, and you can attack Qingzhou and Shanshan in the east. All over the east, the geographical location of Qingzhou is the most special, once the Great Zhou recovers Qingzhou, the whole mountain. The situation in the east will become delicate, and it can be said that the responsibility of the two is greater than that of Wang Yanchao, who attacked Xuzhou.

Zhao Kuangyin and Shi Shouxin discussed for a while, decided to rest here, and early tomorrow morning, they will attack Yunzhou with lightning speed. The two found a flat place to rest, and did not speak all night, and the next morning, the three armies ate dry food and went straight to Yunzhou.

Yunzhou is the station of the Tianping Jiedu envoy, and Sun Fangjian is pacing and thinking about the Jiedu envoy's mansion, Guo Wei has established himself as the emperor, which Sun Fangjian did not expect. Even if he was a little dissatisfied with what the young Han Emperor did, but no matter what, Guo Wei entered the army in the name of the Qing monarch at the beginning, but in fact he established himself as the emperor, Sun Fangjian felt that Guo Wei's doing so would inevitably lead to the world to discuss it, Hedong Jiedu made Liu Chong lead his troops south, the momentum was violent, and his people owned the fertile land of Hedong, the soldiers were full of food, and the new Great Zhou regime could be described as turbulent, and it was still unknown how long it could exist.

Therefore, Sun Fangjian chose to take refuge in the Son of Heaven, but the subsequent battle situation was beyond his imagination, and Liu Chong was quickly defeated and forced to retreat to Hedong. Guo Wei's army also fiercely attacked Rencheng, and it is reported that Rencheng suffered countless casualties, and the land under the city walls was dyed red.

Sun Fangjian faintly felt that the era of the Great Zhou was coming, but he chose to take refuge in the Son of Heaven. This decision made him regret it a little, but at this time, he chose to take refuge in the Great Zhou, would the Great Zhou Emperor accept him? When Sun Fangjian was a little uncertain, the general rushed in and stammered: "Jiedu envoy, the Zhou army has come in." ”

"What?" Sun Fangjian was taken aback at first, and then made a decision, since the Zhou army had arrived here, he might as well push the boat down the river and choose to defect to the Great Zhou. Sun Fangjian immediately took him out of the mansion, knelt on the ground, and offered the city.

Zhao Kuangyin and Shi Shouxin were very satisfied, and after Yunzhou was replenished, they sent people to inform the Son of Heaven Guo Wei about the situation in Yunzhou, and prepared to attack Qizhou.

The news reached Qizhou, Qizhou Assassin Shi chose to surrender, Pinglu Jiedu made An Xianqi hear the news, furious, raised troops to Qizhou, fiercely attacked, Zhao Kuangyin, Shi Shouxin got the news, led the headquarters to rush to support.

The two sides did not mention the war, but said that Liu Renzhan and Liu Yanzhen gave up going north to support Yang Lian, and instead attacked Suzhou, Songzhou and other places, and met Guo Wei's main force in Songzhou. Guo Wei led his troops to pursue, but Liu Renzhan was heavily defended, and Guo Wei did not take much advantage. This battle made him feel that Datang still had good generals.

Liu Renzhan retreated to Suzhou, and Guo Wei moved his troops to attack Rencheng. Soon after arriving in Rencheng, there was news in Xuzhou, after more than ten days of fighting, Wang Yanchao had gained an advantage, had broken through the outer city, Li Jinquan had to defend the inner city, at this time his army loss was very large, already less than two thousand, he was busy sending troops to break through the siege, to the Son of Heaven for help.

A few days later, Li Jing got the news and was quite angry, and he ordered Liu Renzhan and Liu Yanzhen to go north, that is, to ask the two to support Yang Lian and stabilize the mountain. The situation in the east, but the two actually changed their course of action without authorization, and rashly attacked Suzhou, Songzhou and other places. The eastern counties have gained and lost, and the two are undoubtedly responsible.

Although Li Jing was furious, he also knew that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to Yang Lian, so he hurriedly dispatched men and horses to go north again to support. Li Jing thought about it for a long time, and finally chose Li Jingda, who had not led troops for a long time, and Li Jingda led troops many times when he was young, Li Jing was quite vigilant, so he found an opportunity to remove his military power. Now that the matter is urgent, Li Jing can't take care of it.

Li Jingda received the holy decree and immediately rushed to Guangling, the eastern capital, and dispatched 30,000 soldiers and horses from the eastern capital, and hurried north. The news reached Wu Yue, and Qian Wenfeng was almost ready at this time, and saw that the strength in the Jinling area was weakened again, and immediately led troops to attack Changzhou.

At this time, Changzhou had already stationed more than 40,000 Tang troops, and Qian Wenfeng also had more than 30,000 soldiers, who could fight. Qian Wenfeng had just arrived in Changzhou, and Qian Hongyu, the lord of Wuyue, overrode public opinion and sent troops to support Qian Wenfeng, with more than 40,000 troops.

When the war in the Central Plains was in full swing, the Khitan in the north was not willing to be lonely, the weather was a little hot, so they sent troops to the south to attack the counties and counties of Hebei. The northern counties were full of wolf smoke, and the people got the news, packed their belongings and fled south.

Canghai, Yiwu and other festival envoys saw that the situation was not good, and they wrote books one after another, asking Guo Wei for help. Guo Rong was taken aback when he received excerpts from all over the country, and hurriedly entrusted the government affairs to Feng Dao, rushed to Rencheng, and reported the matter to the Son of Heaven.

Rencheng, another big battle, corpses piled up under the city walls, and the moat that had just been cleared was full of corpses. In a series of battles, the Tang army suffered a lot of losses, Yang Lian's headquarters had 5,000 people, more than half of the losses were lost, and most of the rest were wounded.

The news kept coming, and Pinglu Jiedu made An Xianqi unfavorable to fight with Zhao Kuangyin and Shi Shouxin, and retreated to Qingzhou. Zhao Kuangyin also stayed in Qizhou temporarily because of the lack of troops.

All kinds of news did not reassure Yang Lian, he even had the idea of breaking through, but once Rencheng gave up, Yanzhou would not be able to hold it, and the situation would be even worse. Once the eastern counties were lost, Yang Lian's line only captured Liu Chengyou, and there was no actual gain, and Yang Lian was not reconciled.

Guo Rong rushed to Rencheng and told the Khitan about the invasion, Guo Wei was also surprised, the world is the world of the Central Plains people, it is the world of the Chinese people, and the Khitan people chose to invade at this time, which is really hateful. Guo Wei paced nervously in the big tent, he refused to give in to the Khitans, but soon after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he fought everywhere. East, and state, river. There were wars in the north, and the Great Zhou, which had not been established for a long time, could not support so many wars.

If the Great Zhou fails in one battlefield, it is likely to cause the defeat of other battlefields, and then the Great Zhou Dynasty will collapse immediately, Guo Wei frowned, paced in the room, and thought for a long time, Guo Wei asked in a somewhat difficult tone: "Guo Rong, if you were me, what would you do?" ”

Although Guo Rong is young, he is quite calm and thoughtful, so Guo Wei asked him as soon as possible. And about the Khitan invasion, Guo Wei didn't want too many people to know.

Guo Rong pursed his lips, also frowned, thought for a while, and said: "Father, although the Tang people are hateful, they are Chinese after all, and the Khitan people are different, they are cruel, not only the country but also the family. The northern counties are occupied by the Khitans, and the people will surely live worse than die. ”

Guo Wei sighed, he also understood this truth, but the Tang people held Liu Chengyou hostage, and in the future, if they sent troops in his name, the Great Zhou would be extremely disadvantageous.

Guo Rong saw the worry of the Son of Heaven and comforted: "Father, the top priority now is to stabilize the Tang people, you might as well send someone to the Tang Dynasty to express the meaning of peace, and the two sides will strike the war for a period of time, and at the same time, secretly send envoys to Wuyue and Nanping to appease and reward, and make them enemies of the Tang Dynasty to contain the Tang people's forces, and the Great Zhou will be the main force to the north, first repel the Khitans, recuperate for a few years, and will be able to unify the world." ”

Guo Wei nodded, this seems to be the best way, the Central Plains has been in turmoil in the past few years, and it is really overwhelmed, and it really needs to recuperate. Now it seems that the negotiation with Datang is very important. The envoy to the Tang Dynasty must be eloquent and courageous, so that it is possible to persuade Tang Emperor Li Jing.

Guo Wei said: "Guo Rong, who do you think can be the envoy to the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Guo Rong half-knelt down and said, "Father, the son is not talented, and he is willing to send an envoy to the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Guo Wei was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and said: "Okay, let Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide and others go to Datang with you, you have to remember that even if you can't convince Emperor Tang, you have to come back smoothly!" As he spoke, Guo Wei patted Guo Rong's shoulder vigorously.

Guo Rong nodded vigorously.

Although it was decided to negotiate peace, Guo Wei still wanted to fight to increase the weight of negotiations, so he attacked Rencheng again, and Yang Lian stayed at the head of the city for several days. When you are hungry, you eat cold steamed buns, and when you are sleepy, you sleep on the castle tower for a while. Under the encouragement of Yang Lian, the morale of the three armies was quite high, and they repelled the attack of the Zhou army in a row.

Several times, the Zhou army boarded the city and fought fiercely with the Tang army, and Yang Lian and Chen Tie personally led the troops to charge and drove the Zhou army off the city.

The battle is becoming more and more exciting, although Rencheng still has mountains of grain, but the casualties have reached an extremely serious point, Li Jingda's reinforcements are still some distance away from Xuzhou, and he still has to face Wang Yanchao's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it is impossible to support Rencheng in a short time.

On the morning of this day, the sun had risen, and the color was bloody, which made people feel a little panicked. Yang Lian woke up, put on leather armor, and rushed to the city to see that the Zhou army had begun to assemble and prepare to attack the city. Yang Lian glanced at the city and pursed his chapped lips, this battle lasted too long, even if he was physically strong, he couldn't bear it.

Yang Lian's long knife had already rolled up, and he changed to another long knife, although it was a little uncomfortable, it was better than nothing.

Chen Tie wiped his eyes, walked over, and scolded in a low voice: "Straight lady thief, this group of crazy people." ”

Yang Lian smiled bitterly when he heard this, thinking to himself, why am I not crazy? At this time, the Zhou army outside the city had already launched siege equipment and was preparing in rows, and Yang Lian asked Chen Tie to wake up the soldiers and prepare to defend the city. These recruits, who had not experienced war, have changed qualitatively, their eyes are full of murderous energy, and they are no longer the kind farmers they were at the beginning.

"Brothers, Zhou Gou is going to attack the city again, let's fight them off together!" Yang Lian said loudly, and at the same time took out a piece of cloth and wrapped the long knife around the palm of his hand.

"I want to serve the festival!" The soldiers around shouted loudly. At this time, they also knew that only by continuing to defend the city could they have the possibility of survival, otherwise, Murong Yanchao would be their role model.

Zhou Jun beat the big drum, and the drum beat in the sky, causing the sun to change color, and Guo Wei stood on the high platform, staring at Ren Cheng. Rencheng is not a big city, but such a city has blocked him for several months, and he once designed to sneak attack Rencheng, but Yang Lian guarded the city tightly and did not go out of the city to pursue, which made his plan fail.

At this time, the Khitans have broken through more than a dozen cities, approaching Zhaozhou, Jizhou and other places, if they don't go north, the whole of Hebei will be ravaged by the Khitans, Guo Wei needs to rush to Hebei as soon as possible, so today's battle can be said to be the last battle, it is naturally the best to break through Rencheng, he can kill two birds with one stone, not only can kill Liu Chengyou, but also use Yang Lian as a weight to force the Tang Dynasty to retreat.

But if he can't take Rencheng, I'm afraid he can only give up the mountain. East. (To be continued.) )