Chapter 13: A New Chapter
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A few days later, Du Jin and Wei Shuo and their entourage successfully arrived in Gaochang, and Yang Han, the Taishou guard, personally went out of the city to greet them. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Du Jin knew that the army of the Western Expedition relied on Gaochang, so he was not domineering, but was thoughtful and respectful to Yang Hanli.
"Yang Taishou, the last general was ordered by the governor of the capital to come to receive the defense of Gaochang! Before coming, the governor specially told that our army should only take over the city defense, and the rest of the civil affairs would be handed over to the Taishou Mansion to be responsible, but Gaochang was required to provide part of the grain and grass for the army. β
Yang Han said expressionlessly: "Please rest assured General Du, the defense of the city can be handed over to your army now!" As for the grain and grass... Don't hide it from General Du, there is not much grain and grass stored in Gaochang alone, and I am afraid it is not enough for 100,000 troops to consume. β
"It doesn't matter, how much to replenish, as long as you take Liangzhou, I'm afraid there will be no grain and grass?"
Hearing this, the corners of Yang Han's mouth twitched, and he almost couldn't help but refute the other party's arrogance, but fortunately, at the critical moment, Wei Shuo secretly pulled his sleeve and let him swallow back the words that came to his mouth.
Du Jin turned a blind eye to Wei Shuo's small movements, deliberately took his hand and smiled at Yang Han: "Yang Taishou, I saw Zhiyuan at first sight, and I want to include him in the door, how about asking Lord Taishou to be a witness today?" β
"What? General Du wants to accept Zhiyuan as an apprentice? Yang Han's eyes widened, and he couldn't figure out the situation.
Wei Shuo hurriedly stood up and explained: "My lord, the kid has been aspiring to make contributions on the battlefield since he was a child, but he was born in an extraterritorial barbarian land and did not have the opportunity to practice martial arts and the art of war!" General Randu cherishes that the kid is a talent, and he deliberately gives advice. The boy is grateful, and he is willing to respect him with a teacher. β
Yang Han glanced at Wei Shuo with complicated eyes, with his understanding of Wei Shuo, the matter of apprenticeship is by no means as simple as it seems, don't look at Wei Shuo's young age, but he is very sophisticated in his methods, and he pays attention to planning and then acting in everything he does.
"This is originally your personal private matter, and since you have made up your mind, it is inconvenient for the old man to put his beak in it."
In this way, under the witness of Yang Han, Wei Shuo officially worshiped Du Jin as a teacher and practiced the art of war and martial arts.
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After this matter was settled, he had the opportunity to tell Yang Han about the mission.
"Back to my lordship, my subordinates were ordered to go to Yanqi to meet the governor of the capital, Lu Guang, and after some negotiations, the governor of Lu was willing to ensure that the interests of Gaochang were not violated. When the army took Yumen Pass and had a foothold, he also handed over the defense of Gaochang to the adults, and in the future, the adults would be responsible for all the affairs of Gaochang. β
"Well, that's good, Naogen has worked hard!"
Yang Han nodded and was very satisfied with Wei Shuo's performance, and after a while, he sighed lightly and said, "I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse." β
"Your Excellency regrets it?" Wei Shuo was surprised.
"Regret?! No, the old man has figured out these days that everything Zhiyuan did was to protect Gaochang from the flames of war, and only in this way could there be hope that Gaochang would be saved from war. β
"It's good for adults to understand, now Gaochang's strength is weak, so he has to compromise and seek perfection, and in the future, Gaochang will naturally not have to look at the faces of others."
"Well, I hope so!"
After a while, Yang Han seemed to think of something again, and suddenly asked, "Zhiyuan, what is this person?" β
"The world's famous generals! However, people are suspicious and easy to kill, but they can share weal and woe, but they cannot share happiness. From a boy's point of view, it is easy for Lu Guang to conquer Liangzhou, but it is difficult to gain a foothold in Liangzhou. β
"In this way, Liangzhou's eventful autumn is coming?!" Yang Han frowned.
"Adults don't need to worry too much, no matter how noisy Liangzhou is, it won't affect Gaochang, but it will give Gaochang the opportunity to develop and grow. After passing the current pass, the adults can organize people to go west to trade in the Western Regions, with Gaochang being in the southeast and northwest of the key places, are you afraid that you will not be rich? β
"With Lord Qian, you can recruit soldiers and build weapons, as long as you have strong soldiers in hand, even if Lu Guang comes to us in person, you are not afraid."
After listening to Wei Shuo's words, Yang Han was thoughtful, every time he thought he understood Wei Shuo's thoughts, but every time Wei Shuo said and did something that was always beyond his expectations.
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At the end of August 385 AD, thanks to Yang Han's surrender without a fight, LΓΌ Guangqin led a large army to successfully enter Gaochang.
Although according to the previous agreement, LΓΌ Guang still took Yang Han as the guard, and at the same time, he did not adjust the officials at all levels in Gaochang. But Wei Shuo knew very well in his heart that this was just an expedient measure, and when LΓΌ Guang pacified Liangzhou in the future, he would no longer tolerate Yang Han's control of Gaochang.
LΓΌ Guang placed the army outside the city, and then led the generals into Gaochang City.
After resting for a few days, he immediately gathered his subordinates to discuss how to attack Liangzhou.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our army has been walking in the desert for more than ten days, and it is really sleepy and lacking in food and water. Fortunately, there is enough food and grass in this Gaochang city, and there is water to drink, our army happened to rest here for a few days, training men and horses, and then the army will be able to march east and fight the main force of the Liang army. β
"Obey the orders of the Governor!"
"General Du, you have always been resourceful, let's talk about how our army should deal with it first?"
Du Jin got up and said: "Governor, the last general thinks that the key to this battle is to disturb the hearts of the Liangzhou army and the people, so please ask the governor to immediately send a letter to the counties and counties of Liangzhou, stating that our army is only going to Chang'an Qinwang by the way, and has no intention of occupying Liangzhou. β
"In this way, it will be possible to confuse some of the garrison. At that time, the governor himself led the army to take Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Zhangye, Guzang and other important towns in Liangzhou, as long as a city was taken, the army would have a foothold. β
Du Jin's arrangement won unanimous praise from the generals present, and many people praised him, and even Lu Guang couldn't help but bow slightly.
It's a pity that if Du Jin knew Lu Guang's true thoughts in his heart, he would be scared into a cold sweat. It turned out that Lu Guang was already suspicious of Du Jin at this time, and Du Jin was originally the number two person in the Western Expedition Army, and his prestige, qualifications, and merits were not much inferior to the main general Lu Guang.
When he learned that the former Qin soldiers were defeated in Weishui, it was Du Jin who took the initiative to propose to serve Lu Guang as the master, which led to the current army of returning to the east.
However, Lu Guang has always been jealous of Du Jin, and he was only forced by the pressure of the situation in the past to rely on Du Jin. But now that the hegemony is about to be achieved, Du Jin's existence is like a thorn in Lu Guang's heart, and he wants to get rid of it quickly.
Not to mention that Du Jin also privately accepted Yang Han's henchman Wei Shuo as an apprentice, which was even more blatant in Lu Guang's eyes. When Lu Guang couldn't tolerate it even more, under the joint recommendation of Yang Han and Du Jin, Wei Shuo was concurrently appointed as the lieutenant of Gaochang.
"Good! According to General Du's intentions, three days later, the army marched to Liangzhou. β
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Press Lu Guang's head to send a message to the counties and counties without mentioning it, and said that Guzang, the capital of Liangzhou. In the past few days, the morale of the army in the city has really fluctuated, and the people's hearts have been unstable. The streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants are full of talking, as if the sky is about to fall.
On the street to the Assassin's Mansion, soldiers on fast horses came and went, the four city gates were guarded by soldiers, and the entry and exit of the people had to be strictly checked, and the entire Guzang City was shrouded in a cloud of war.
At this time, Liang Xi, the assassin of Liangzhou, who had learned that Lu Guang had won Gaochang without a fight, was sitting in the lobby of the assassin's mansion, at a loss.
He said to the civil and military officials standing on both sides of the hall with a sad face: "My lordship, I originally thought that Lu Guang would dare to leave the Western Regions without the emperor's order, and how could he dare to occupy my Liangzhou?" Now it seems that he doesn't even have the emperor in his eyes, let alone his own official? β
"What's even more infuriating, Yang Han, who was still ashamed to fight with Lu Guang to the end, actually gave up Gaochang and let the two dangerous places of Gaowu Valley Pass and Yiwu Pass fall into the hands of Lu Guang."
"I got the bad news today, and the official woke up like a dream, and the traitor Lu Guang's face was also revealed. Now it seems that this battle must be fought. β
After Liang Xi finished speaking, he glanced at the Liangzhou generals standing below, and ordered: "Liang Yin, Yao Hao, and Wei Han listen to the order!"
The three of them stepped forward together and saluted, "I would like to listen to the dispatch of my lord!"
Liang Xi's face sank like water, and he said solemnly: "From today on, with Liang Yin as the general of Yingyang, together with Zhenwei generals Yao Hao and Beijia Weihan, we will transfer 50,000 troops to Jiuquan to block the enemy army, and we must block the Lu Guang rebels in Jiuquan." β
"In addition, send people to invite the leader of the Xianbei tribe in Hexi, Bald Si Fu, and the leader of the Zhangye Linsong Lu Shuihu people, and the brothers Fuqu Luoqiu, and let them bring their own men and horses to Jiuquan to help in the war."
Then he said to Peng Ji, who was standing below without saying a word: "Gu Zang's defense will be handed over to Peng Taishou." β
When Peng Ji heard this, he stepped into the middle of the hall and said, "Guarding Gu Zang is a matter within the duties of the lower officials, but please rest assured." β