Volume 3: A Generation of Heavenly Pride - Chapter 22: The Fire of the Ten Thousand Cities (8)

Walking side by side with Li Wenge in the empty Tongwan City without the slightest popularity, the fine seal Minda had mixed feelings.

Since he was given to Tuoba Yiyin as a gift by his uncle, he has lived and rested in this city, but he has never seen such a unified city. The whole city is quiet, except for the occasional patrol, there is no half of a figure in sight, a city that can accommodate more than 100,000 people in its heyday, except for the Yanchuan regiment of less than 1,300 people at this moment, there is no half of the residents.

Li Wenge can already control horses very freely, and as an imposter rider who has only practiced horseback riding for more than a year, Li Wenge is quite satisfied with himself.

"What is your purpose in driving everyone out of the city?"

The attitude of the fine seal Minda towards Li Wenge was the same as ever, he could fight for this nominal master as best he could, but he was unwilling to show him a little respect in words.

Fortunately, Li Wenge didn't care about his attitude as always, and the most famous warlord in Guanzhong just smiled faintly and said softly: "Take one last look at this city, maybe you won't see it again in the future......"

Fine Seal Minda's pupils contracted for a while, and he raised his head and asked, "For you, even if you withdraw from the city temporarily, it shouldn't be too far away. The Tuoba family has already lost this battle, and there is no chance to turn over after losing. At this time, I'm afraid you can't say this, right? ”

Li Wenge shook his head: "We will come back, but it won't be back here, this is a city that shouldn't exist, his existence itself is a mistake, the main purpose of our visit this time is to correct this mistake......"

Fine Feng Minda was stunned for a long time, and shook his head: "I don't understand ......"

Li Wenge smiled to himself: "This is originally my idea, no one will understand!" ”

Pointing to the surrounding city walls, he said, "Such a city wall. It is the strongest city wall I have ever seen, and the city is an impenetrable fortress. Whoever gets such a city will not give it up easily. I've heard learned people say that. Such a strong city, even in the place of your Han people, there are not many of them! ”

"So what?" Li Wenge asked rhetorically in a gloomy tone.

"This city will be your capital to dominate the world......" Minda almost blurted out.

"Fight for the world?" Li Wenge turned his head in surprise and glanced at this party member, "Do I want to dominate the world?" How do you know I'm going to dominate the world? ”

Xifeng Minda glanced at him disdainfully: "Is there anyone else on your territory who doesn't know about this?" Now almost everyone in Yanzhou is talking about when you will be king. Even the soldiers in the barracks are talking about things, you don't know? ”

Li Wenge frowned: "I don't know, the Department of Supervision and Military Affairs has not reported this kind of thing to me!" ”

Thin Feng Minda snorted: "Do you still need to report this kind of thing?" Have you ever seen how exactly Wei Xun trained the officers under you? In your Liutao Pavilion, almost every time a group of students drop out, he will give a lecture. These lads are clearly required to pledge their personal allegiance to you. According to him. It was you who gave everyone land, you gave food to the soldiers, and you gave them the opportunity to live and be promoted to a place where they could get rich. None of this would exist without you. He warned everyone. Don't betray you in any way, not even at all. Without your instructions, is it his own decision? ”

Li Wenge's mouth was wide open and he didn't close it for a long time......

When the first batch of students of Liutao Hall entered the school, he presided over the ceremony himself, but when this batch of students left school, he was in Bianliang, so he naturally could not preside over it in person. Who knew that Wei Xun, who lectured these students according to the rules and regulations he had set up, would do this?

"Did he really use me as a warlord?" Li Wenge couldn't help muttering to himself.

"Aren't you?" Thin Seal Minda asked sarcastically.

Facing Li Wenge's extremely innocent gaze and eyes, Xi Feng Minda finally held back his impatience and asked, "Those things you do on weekdays." What is there that ordinary people do? Whether it's training or Juntian, although I don't understand the affairs of your Han people, I also know that this is the so-called big plan, the people of Yanzhou, who knows who the current Han emperor is? Who doesn't know who you General Li is? The big and small officials in Yanzhou, which one was appointed by the emperor of the Han people, without your consent and recognition. Was the emperor of the Han Chinese able to appoint any officials in Yanzhou? All the soldiers in Yanzhou. Which one is loyal to the Han emperor? A soldier who does not swear allegiance to you, the commander, will Wei Xun let him enter your army? ”

Li Wenge shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's like this...... I'm cocooned......"

Linda snorted coldly: "Hypocrisy-"

Li Wenge was stunned again. But he listened to Xi Feng Minda and said: "Don't pretend not to know, those students of the Liutao Pavilion, what did you tell them at the beginning of their enrollment?" ”

Li Wenge thought about it for a long time, and really couldn't remember what he told them, so he couldn't help but be surprised: "Did I say anything out of the ordinary?" ”

Xifeng Minda snorted in his nostrils: "You want them to defend the Han people and their land in Yanzhou, you talk about the honor of the army, and what is the mission of the army." You tell them that they joined your army because their parents and brothers needed them for protection, and you said a lot of nonsense that no one could understand. But for nearly an hour, you didn't say a word about their allegiance to the Han court and the emperor, and you didn't even mention a word, don't tell me that you are unintentional, you can deceive me, but don't try to insult my wisdom......"

Li Wenge wanted to cry without tears......

It should be said that Xifeng Minda did not wronged him, and he really didn't say a word about such words as loyalty to the imperial court and loyalty to the emperor.

Even in front of Li Bin and Qin Gu on weekdays, he didn't say anything like that......

Only in Bianliang, in front of Guo Wei, did he say such things that should be said to the occasion.

Li Wenge is at a loss for words now - he can't tell Xifeng Minda that he doesn't say these things because he doesn't think there is any need to say them......

Wouldn't that make it even more confirmable that he has the ambition to rebel and stand on his own?

The conscience of heaven and earth, I have done so many things in the past few years, and I have never seriously considered rebellion......

He swallowed hard and spat at the mouth. He asked, "How many people think that now?" ”

Xifeng Minda raised his head: "I don't know, in Yanzhou, at least more than half of the people think so; In your government, I'm afraid all the officials are guessing like this. As for your army, do you need me to talk about it? ”

Li Wenge shook his head and muttered to himself, "How can this be? ”

Xifeng Minda let out a breath of air, and said coldly: "Although you now have a very broad territory, but there is not a decent castle in your territory, there is no fortress that can be used as a basis for attack and defense, whether it is Yanzhou or Gyeongju, it is not as good as the Tongwan City in front of you!" Such a city, you would easily give it up? ”

Li Wenge frowned. Zhengse said: "About this." I can tell you clearly, the Tongwan City in front of me is indeed far inferior to Yanzhou in my eyes! ”

"Oh?" Thin Feng Minda squinted at him for a while, obviously not believing.

Li Wenge ignored him. He said to himself: "Although this city is strong, it is surrounded by grasslands to the south, mountains and rivers to the north, endless desert to the north of the mountains, and mountains to the west, and there are no roads that can be passed. There are only two roads in the entire city that lead to the rest of the city, and both of them are narrow and covered with weeds that grow every year. Although this city is very large, the distance between the surrounding underground cities is too far, beyond Luzi Pass. All the inns were either abandoned or simply disappeared. There are no towns, no trade routes, what is the value of such a city to me? ”

Thin Seal Minda opened his mouth wide and retorted in disbelief: "But this city is a fortress that is difficult for tens of thousands of people to attack......"

"What's the use of my fortress?" Li Wenge frowned and asked, "All battles must have a purpose. Or for money. Or for the sake of the population. Or for the sake of land, this city does not have it. What good can he do to me? ”

Xifeng Minda was choked, and only after a while did he say: "You know, you are fighting a war now, and you will need to face countless wars in the future, and wars require such strong city defenses." ”

"You're rightβ€”" Li Wenge nodded, "It's justβ€”I'm not here to go to war!" ”

"What do you mean?" Thin-sealed Minda felt her head start to hurt.

Li Wenge reined in the reins of his horse, let out a long breath, and shouted at the top of his throat: "I have never been afraid of war, but I have crossed such a long distance and experienced so many hardships, not to fight and kill in this era-"

The infantry guarding turned their heads in surprise to look at their supreme commander, Li Wenge didn't care about the monster-like gaze of the soldiers, and said to himself: "I can bring knowledge and civilization, I can bring wealth and progress, what I want to do is not destruction, but construction-I want me to be able to influence the land to no longer be barren, I want me to be able to influence the people of the land to no longer be ignorant, this is my goal......

Thin Seal Minda was dumbfounded.

Li Wenge was silent for a while, pointed to the city wall in front of him and said: "There is no unbreakable city wall in the world, you should believe this sentence, right?" ”

"You proved it to us yesterday!" Thin Seal Minda nodded.

Li Wenge smiled: "In fact, this is the truth, no matter how strong the city wall is, it will be breached, no matter how tall the court will be, no matter how strong the country will be, it will be destroyed, these are all reincarnations, the reincarnation of indestructible, and no one should think of the reincarnation of transcendence......

He began to rethink these bizarre and rebellious theories, and after a while, he nodded gloomily: "You're right, just like a strong warrior, he will die......"

Li Wenge smiled: "So we don't want to do meaningless things, what dominates the world, what emperor's great cause, these are all things that only fools who can't think of it among our Han people will worry about." I know that I have done a lot of things that others think are very arrogant, and I also know that I have done a lot of things that others think are stupid and even unreasonable, it doesn't matter, here, as long as I like it, I can do it very devotedly, which is what I am most grateful to God for......"

Thin Seal Minda frowned. He began to be puzzled again.

Li Wenge smiled faintly: "In my life, I have never lived so heartily as now, although it is difficult, although it is hard. But he lived a very happy life, and he was indescribably happy......"

Xifeng Minda thought for a long time, and shook his head slightly: "You said a lot, I can't understand it all, but one thing is obvious - you are a fool......"

Sitting on top of the city, Di Huaiwei looked at the soldiers who were constantly carrying dry firewood and haystacks back and forth, and asked Shen Chen bitterly: "Xiucai, such a good city, do you really want to burn it?" ”

Shen Chen turned his head and did not investigate the mistake of this former colleague and now his subordinate in the title. nodded lightly and said, "Since you can't keep it." Burn it best! ”

"But the walls will not be burned...... said Di Huaiwei.

"yes!" Shen Chen nodded.

"If you don't tear down the city wall, this city will be occupied for nothing!" Dwywig muttered.

"A city that has been burned down, no matter how high the city wall is...... Shen Chen said lightly.

"Why do you want to drive all the people out of the city?" "Burn them together." Isn't it very good, there weren't many party members, and one less is one! ”

Shen Chen frowned, and the corners of his mouth moved: "There are only a thousand of us, and we are all tired, the soldiers need to rest!" ”

Seeing Di Huaiwei's eyes widen and looking at him, Shen Chen smiled bitterly: "If there are no people in the city, we will have no enemies, so we can rest assured while we sleep." So that no knife of hatred will be stabbed into our bodies! ”

He paused, looked into the distance and said, "Besides, those nobles of the Tuoba family are all the leaders of the clan. Even the patriarch must also be gentle with these people, otherwise the warriors under his command will have different hearts......"

"Hmm-" Di Huaiwei scratched his head, the guy still didn't seem to understand.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Shen Chen's mouth: "The consumption of three thousand five hundred cavalrymen is already quite impressive. Now add tens of thousands of displaced refugees. Tuoba Yi's life is even tighter......"

Di Huaiwei blinked and thought for a long time. Suddenly asked: "If it were me, I would ignore these irrelevant people for the time being, do you want to fight a war, you have to win it first!" ”

Shen Chen was angry, turned his face and said to Di Huaiwei very helplessly: "Old Brother Di, what you said is good, but compared to Tuoba Yi Yin, you are really a fool......

On the north bank of the Wuding River, Tuoba Yi Yin, who had an unfortunate face, came to the bank of the river with a whip, looked at the dense clansmen on the other side of the river, and asked his subordinates with a pale face: "Have you collected all the boats?" ”

A member of his own clan stepped forward and responded: "According to the agreement, no matter how many boats are collected, Yanai will return here before the sun rises above his head tomorrow, and he can cross the river by tomorrow afternoon at the latest!" ”

Tuoba Yi pursed his lips anxiously, his eyes looked into the distance, and suddenly, his ground color changed greatly, and his originally blue face was actually wrapped in a few wisps of black gas at this moment.

Seeing this, the person who followed his gaze inexplicably......

To the south, in the direction of the home, more than a dozen black plumes of smoke rose......

"That's ...... That's ......" The kiss stared blankly, unable to utter a complete sentence from his mouth.

There was a loud bang beside him, and when he looked back, he saw Tuoba Yiyin, the leader of tens of thousands of Pingxia tribes, Mo Ningling of the Eighth Department of the Party, the hereditary envoy of the Dingyan Army, and the king of Longxi County, who had just been canonized, fell under the horse in a very indecent posture, and his mouth and head were deeply rooted in the soft soil on the riverside.

"Head of the house, head of the house......"

Several pro-soldiers struggled to sit up with Tuoba Yi Yin in his arms, but saw that the great patriarch's face had turned pale, his pupils were a little dull, and there was a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth......

On the night of the 15th full moon of June in the summer of the third year of Guangshun, Li Wenge personally led the Yanchuan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army to cross the Wuding River at night, and after miraculously breaking through the Beicheng Wengcheng, he occupied the ten thousand cities of Xiazhou Prefecture in one day. On June 16 and June 17, nearly 8,000 people in Tongwan City were forcibly expelled from the city, and those who had lost their livestock and food became refugees and wandered south of the Wuding River.

On June 18, Li Wenge led his troops out of Tongwancheng, and before leaving, the Eighth Route Army set a fire......

On the night of the 18th, on the north and south banks of the Wuding River, countless party members witnessed with fear and despair the blazing fire that reflected the entire sky red......

Geography. Hengshan County Chronicles": In June Bingchen of the third year of Guangshun, Zhou General Li Wenge Kejun ruled, killed Aluo, and plundered cattle and sheep without calculating grain resources; Because Yi Yinnan returned to his hometown, he burned it away. Wu Wu, the difficult army to restore the unification of 10,000, Gengshen, is extinguished. Since Helian built the city and the division was divided, he was the state to govern the ten Jiazi, and it was destroyed by the Cultural Revolution. As for the relocation of the government office to the south, it has become a general trend, and the Jincheng soup pool, the old view is no longer there......