On the northern battlefield of Southern Chu, Emperor Xuanhe of Southern Chu was waging war against the Khitan and Western Xia at the same time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Emperor Xuanhe only thought of driving the expedition on a whim. When they really saw the Northern Yi tribe with a fierce face, they were instantly frightened. nested in the camp all day long, singing and dancing, ignoring the military. Leaving all military and political affairs to Tong Zhongxian's arbitrary discretion and the Wuwei Taoist as the protector of the country to supervise the army, Xiong Yong, the real defender of the country as the supreme commander of the front, has to kneel in front of Tong Zhongxian, which is a completely false position, and the real military power is in the hands of Tong Zhongxian.

Outside the main tent, the left envoy Qu Heng, as the grandson of Qu Yuan, a generation of loyal ministers, knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please listen to the minister's words, the war in the north is dangerous, and the situation will change suddenly at any time, please return to the palace with your safety in mind." ”

Most officials are afraid of Tong Zhongxian's power, after all, the emperor's personal expedition was instigated by Tong Zhongxian. Although he didn't want to see the emperor go on the expedition, he dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak.

Although Emperor Xuanhe is weak and incompetent, he is still the blood of the royal family abroad, and what flows is the character of not admitting defeat. He is now riding a tiger, so everything is up to Tong Zhongxian to decide.

"Zhongxian, you see that this Qu Heng asked us to go back to the palace, I will not go back, I don't know, what do you think."

Tong Zhongxian flattered: "Your Majesty, the reason why the Yi tribe in the north was able to invade the borders of my Southern Chu before was because of these incompetent generals who guarded the border. Now that the emperor is here, I have already replaced a new batch of generals, all of whom are battle-hardened warriors. Your Majesty, don't worry, the deployment of these wars will all be handed over to the small ones, and you only need to be responsible for strategizing in the rear. In the future, you will expand your territory, and your Majesty, you will be the first person in Southern Chu! ”

Emperor Xuanhe's ability is not good, and his ambition is not small, and he heard that he can make contributions and add another stroke to the territory of Southern Chu, and he immediately reinvigorated himself.

"Okay, Zhongxian, you do a good job, this time the army is all under your command. Then I'll be a hands-off shopkeeper. Haha...... "Emperor Xuanhe happily hugged the two beauties left and right, and then enjoyed the singing and dancing without any worries, and drank the wine. Tong Zhongxian on the side showed a sly smile.

Tong Zhongxian swaggered up to Qu Heng, "I heard that Qu Zuo's envoy wants the emperor to return to the palace, do you know the consequences of disturbing the morale of the army before the war?" What kind of heart do you have? ”

"What I am doing is the loyalty of the great cause of Nanchu Qianqiu!"

"Be faithful, and I will let you kneel in the grass until it is dark. See if you can afford this faithfulness. ”

Although the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs who accompanied the expedition did not exercise the military and political affairs, when he saw Tong Zhongxian treating Qu Heng like this, the army was in turmoil, and no one dared to persuade the emperor to return to the palace this time.

At this time, the Khitan and Western Xia in the north had formed an alliance and established a coalition to jointly attack Southern Chu. Since the main battlefield was in the Khitan and the Western Xia had always feared the powerful Khitan, the Khitan Emperor was naturally elected as the leader of the coalition army.

At this time, Lu Xiaoyu pretended that the letter written by Lei Biao had been delayed due to Wu Yue's rainy weather in the past few days, and it had not yet been delivered to the Khitan Emperor. Therefore, Emperor Yelu Hongye has always wondered that once the Chu army enters Juyong Pass, he has agreed with King Wu Yue that he will be attacked from both sides. However, he did not see any abnormal movement in the rear of the Chu army for a long time.

The Chu army entered Juyong Pass, and before the confrontation, the general Xiong Yong heard the scout's report that the Khitan and Western Xia armies took the initiative to retreat north, and Tong Zhongxian saw the enemy retreating north, but still insisted on advancing north. In fact, this is Yelu Hongye's old plan, knowing that the Southern Chu army has always lost battles, and this time when he saw them retreating, he must have thought that he could take the opportunity to fight back. Who thought that this was his order to lure the Chu army deeper, so that he could let the ambush soldiers wipe out the Chu army.

Sure enough, the vanguard of the Chu army was ambushed as soon as it penetrated deep into the territory of the Khitan, and countless Khitan and Western Xia coalition troops rushed out from all around. Originally, the soldiers of Southern Chu were already weak, and when they saw so many enemy troops around, they directly weakened, immediately disarmed and surrendered, and let others slaughter them, and the corpses were all over the field in an instant, and almost the entire army of Southern Chu was wiped out. Emperor Xuanhe's march behind had not yet arrived, and when he heard of the crushing defeat ahead, he retreated in panic.

Originally, Tong Zhongxian also wanted Emperor Xuanhe to withdraw from the army, passing through his hometown of Ulzhou to show his majesty; However, he was afraid that the army would damage his pastoral crops, so he kept changing the route of the march, causing the soldiers to be exhausted. When they arrived at Xuanfu, the combined pursuers of the Khitan and Western Xia had already pursued, and the 30,000 cavalry of the Chu army were killed and plundered. Emperor Xuanhe fled to Jinshui Fort with several of his cronies, including Tong Zhongxian and Wuwei Daoren, but the coalition forces were already pressing on the Chu army.

The general Xiong Yong repeatedly asked to gallop into Juyong Pass to ensure safety, but Tong Zhongxian resolutely refused to allow it. Due to the high terrain of Jinshui Fort, there is no water source around. The only source of water near Jinshui Fort was still fifteen miles to the south, occupied by the coalition forces, and the soldiers were hungry and thirsty.

"Dao Chief, you see that there is no water source around Jinshui Fort now, and the widow is really thirsty. You are not proficient in spells, can you change a bowl of sweet spring water to me? Originally, there was still water for Emperor Xuanhe, but he was arrogant and lascivious, and he had some cleanliness habits, and in the chaotic environment, he had to take a bath three times a day, which led to an emergency in the reserve water. Now he would rather keep the water for the bath than drink it.

Wuwei Taoist looked embarrassed, he himself was a gangster on the rivers and lakes, because he was Tong Zhongxian's hair, after Tong Zhongxian's career, he pulled him into the palace under the pretense of the name of Wuwei Taoist in Zhongnanshan and became a national teacher.

While licking his lips, he made an excuse and said, "Your Majesty, I came out in a hurry, and I forgot to bring the magic weapon for asking for water." ”

Tong Zhongxian said on the side: "Oh, it's all because I think this Northern Yi clan is vulnerable, and I think the Taoist only needs to come to watch the battle, and he didn't let him bring any magic weapons." As long as we go back, we will definitely come back and wipe out the Yi people. How do you know that the Yi people play yin. ”

"Alas, I don't want to come to this place again, let's get out first. Next time, Dao Chief, you will personally come to help me punish this group of Yi tribes. Emperor Xuanhe said disheartenedly.

The general Xiong Yong pleaded: "Don't be discouraged, the emperor has already ordered someone to dig a well, and I will definitely be able to find a water source." ”

As a result, there was still no water after digging two feet. The Taoist chief sneered on the side: "Hmph, how can this trick succeed. ”

Xiong had the courage not to fight anywhere, and he couldn't wait to go up and beat the Taoist priest. "If you have the ability to ask for water, it's really a demon and a misguided country, how can the emperor listen to the slander of an unscrupulous Taoist like you."

Xiong Yonggui is a relative of the emperor and the country, and his status is noble, and he dares to be angry but does not dare to speak, and the two look at each other angrily, and they are about to pinch each other. Tong Zhongxian was afraid that Wuwei Daoist would be exposed, so he pretended to persuade him: "Both of you are a little restless, maybe you can make peace with the Khitan, after all, we are also the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and they may agree to make peace as precious." ”

Sure enough, the next day, the Khitan Emperor personally led the army to surround Jinshui Fort, and sent an envoy to deceive and evacuate on his own initiative to paralyze the Chu army. Emperor Xuanhe did not suspect that there was fraud at all, and sent the little eunuch to draft an edict. Tong Zhongxian ordered the camp to be moved, and when the Chu army moved, the hungry and thirsty sergeants rushed up and rushed to the river, the men and horses were out of order, and the Khitan army took the opportunity to launch an offensive.

The Chu army had to respond in a hurry, the Khitan army ambushed in all directions, and the Chu army was defeated. A large number of capable people in Southern Chu were all killed in battle.

"Dao Chief, where are you, think of a way first, cast a spell to help us break the siege." Emperor Xuanhe was looking for Wuwei Daoist and Tong Zhongxian everywhere, where could he find their shadows.