Chapter 101: Race against time
No matter what Liu Bao's purpose is, whether to occupy Taiyuan or loot Taiyuan, he must not be allowed to go back safely, every time he thinks of the tragic scene under the Jiexiu Pass, it reminds Zhang Quan of the five nonsense of the purpose of the future generations, Liu Bao is its fuse!
During the Wuhu Rebellion, the ethnic minorities who originally lived around the land of China invaded the land of China on a large scale, wantonly slaughtered and enslaved the Han people, and the number of Han people in the north decreased sharply. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 And the number of Hu people who invaded reached five or six million, what a terrible situation. Throughout Chinese history, the survival of the Han people has never been so seriously threatened.
He instructed Shi Jin to do a good job in the post-war reconstruction of Jiexiu Pass and pacify the work, so that the people of Jiexiu could really devote themselves to the arms of the Shangdang people and feel a different kind of warmth and care.
The reconstruction work is laborious and laborious, but it is also the place that can best embody Zhang Quan's ruling philosophy, whether it can impress the people of Jiexiu and whether they can make them accept themselves depends on whether this step is done well or not, and whether it is not done in place, which can test people's souls more than adding a knife and axe.
After occupying the boundary, Yang Yanzhao found out that the Taiyuan soldiers had gone out of the city to fight with the Xiongnu, but why they had not returned, it was not clear, and he doubted in his heart, so he sent Niu Gao out of the city to check.
It's just that the lord is about to leave, Niu Gao hasn't come back yet, and he is anxious to send someone to look for it, so he saw Niu Gao running in in a hurry, kneeling in front of Zhang Quan on one knee, holding a token in his hand, and said, "Lord, this is found outside the city, and the matter is very important, please take a look."
Niu Gao went out of the city to investigate the whereabouts of the four thousand men and horses in Taiyuan, and went north for only ten miles, and saw corpses all over the ground, scattered in the wilderness, and the death was very cruel.
This corpse lay alone a few hundred meters away from the area of the battle, richly dressed, bright light armor wrinkled and shining in the sun, young age, if not for the look of horror, must be a personable heartthrob.
Presumably this person is the master of the realm, right? If it weren't for you, how could Jiexiu easily fall into the hands of the Huns, and the people of Jiexiu would not have been ruined by the Huns, and their wives would not be separated and their families ruined. Niu Gao kicked hard, "Dead is more than innocent"!
Niu Gao's strength is so great, and it is an angry blow, the corpse was kicked and rolled over a few times, and was about to turn away, when he saw an object slipping from the corpse's waist, "Huh", he was puzzled, walked to the corpse and leaned over to take out the object that slipped out, as soon as he took it in his hand, Niu Gao was shocked, who is this? Why is there such an important thing in Taiyuan? Without thinking too much, he ordered his subordinates to bring the corpse and come to the ceremony quickly.
After taking the token in his hand and looking at it, Zhang Quan suddenly laughed, "Heaven is dead in Taiyuan"!
With this thing, the chance of competing for Taiyuan with Liu Bao has increased many times, Wang Hui, Wang Hui, a good son you raised, will give away a huge Taiyuan to others.
Put away the token, without delay, Zhang Quan immediately rushed to Niexian with 3,000 cavalry. Before leaving, he told Luo Tong to take good care of Cai Yong's father and daughter, not to let them be wronged, but never let them leave the realm to rest.
The Huns plundered Taiyuan many times, the Taiyuan people had already hated the Huns, Liu Bao fought all the way through, although it was much closer than taking the West River, the sheep intestine warehouse, but it would also be resisted by the subsequent passes, and the speed would be much busier, Zhang Quan's purpose was to play a time difference, and when Liu Bao arrived in Qi County, he took the lead in occupying the gate of Qi County and beating the dogs.
Jiexiu to Niexian is only more than 60 miles away, and the light cavalry doubles the road to Niexian County in just a few hours, and it happens that Yang Zhi also led the army to Niexian, because he was in a hurry to go to Qi County, Zhang Quan hurriedly met with Yang Zhi, and immediately went to Qi County without stopping.
There are two main ways to enter Taiyuan from Shangdang, one is to pass through Nie County, through Qi County, Terrier Yang Slope, to Jinyang, in one is to pass through Nie County, through Jicheng, to Jinyang.
Of course, the first road is the closest, with the things in hand, Qi County can get it at your fingertips, Liu Bao is in front of you, and the destruction of the Hun elite cavalry is imminent!
When Zhang Quan arrived in Nie County, it was already evening, there was no rest and the direct march waited for the Shangdang territory to arrive at Taiyuan County when it was already full of stars, shining stars dotted with the dark night sky, flashing and illuminating the entire night sky, the spring breeze season, the night wind still with a trace of coolness, a gust of wind blew, the cold Zhang Quan tightened his sleeves, and suddenly a meteor crossed his mind.
If everything goes well this time and the Xiongnu army is successfully surrounded, of course, the Xiongnu can be completely annihilated, but what can Zhang Quan get? Is it the five counties of Jiexiu, Wu County, Zhongdu, Jingling, and Qi County?
The rabbit will bite people when it is in a hurry, not to mention the extremely vicious Huns, any siege battle has a saying that there is a lack of one of the three sieges, and it is a road without a way out, in addition to desperately breaking through and then crazy killing the people trapped in the central Wu County, Zhongdu, and Jingling, and what to do when you go back, kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, and make a wedding dress for people in vain.
What did Zhang Quan get by fighting for the lives of the party soldiers? Is it a place to live? Or Wang Hui's gratitude?
Since embarking on this road, Zhang Quan has understood that it is no longer a person who is fighting, but many heroes and heroes who are fighting with him, what is the purpose of their willingness to follow him? Passionate? Aimless? Or even want to eat with yourself and wait for death?
No, not at all! Glory and wealth, sealing the wife and son, and worshipping the marquis, this is the real goal. Every decision he makes is related to the interests of many people behind him, and he is no longer an angry young man who is bloodthirsty on the street for the sake of blood, but a cold-blooded politician!
Fighting for a huge sacrifice and only getting a little gratitude, this is not what Zhang Quan wants, what he wants is the state and county of Taiyuan. Shangdang is surrounded by enemies on all sides is the land of trapped dragons, as long as Zhang Quan is frustrated, he will face an embattled situation, and only by getting Taiyuan can he soar into the blue sky.
Thinking of this, Zhang Quan subconsciously slowed down, and the people behind him didn't know why they also slowed down until they stopped.
Shi Jin, a veteran in the army, was on the way to Jiexiu, Luo Tong was stationed in Jiexiu, Li Dingguo was guarding Zhan County, Yang Zhitong led the infantry to follow behind, and Yang Yanzhao was the one who could come up with ideas next to Zhang Quan.
At this moment, Zhang Quan was contradictory, how difficult it was to make this decision, and how much he hoped that he was just an angry young man, so that he could chase and intercept the Huns without any scruples without considering other results.
Some things can be said and some things can't. Just like at present, some people will say that Zhang Quan is ruthless, seeing the Han people being ravaged by the Huns and not helping, and some people will say that Zhang Quan indulged in the initiators of the Wuhu rebellion and wantonly slaughtered Han compatriots.
Looking up at the starry sky, he endured the struggle in his heart, and said softly, "The soldiers have worked hard all the way, and the night is very cold, so I will camp here tonight and wait for Yang Zhi's arrival."
"The lord ......", Yang Yanzhao was just about to speak, Zhang Quan waved his hand, "I have made up my mind, I don't need to say more."
After speaking, Zhang Quan turned to leave, and the night covered his proud body, leaving Yang Yanzhao alone to think in the cold wind.
The deputy general Niu Gao also came up to look at Zhang Quan's distant figure, and said in a muffled voice, "What does the lord mean by this?"
"Let's go, I don't know", Yang Yanzhao sighed, and was about to turn around and leave, when an ethereal voice came from his ears, "Is it a hero or a hero, a miracle in the wedding dress, who else is me?" ”
Yang Yanzhao turned around suddenly, staring at the dark world in the distance, and a sudden look gradually appeared on his face.