Chapter 49: Attracting troops to Tongguan

Yu Wentai had an unprecedented feeling in his heart. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He followed Hou He out of the camp of the Eastern Wei army and got on his horse. At this time, he looked back and saw that there were not too many soldiers left in the camp, and most of them were divided by Hou He.

He couldn't see Gao Cheng's tent anymore, he stayed in the tent for a few days, at first he felt like a year, but he didn't expect to leave so soon. He tightened his grip on the reins, and he couldn't just throw in the towel. Yu Wentai looked down at the two crotch armor he was wearing, which was Gao Cheng's armor. The hood is too, and so is the hakama pleats inside. He didn't expect Gao Cheng's clothes to fit so well on him.

"Prime Minister......" Hou He was a little uneasy at this time.

"General Hou rest assured, one day if General Gao succeeds him, he will not let go of you and Lingzun, just come west to defect." Yu Wentai comforted Hou He casually.

However, Hou He was afraid that it would be difficult in front of him. It was too impulsive just now, but the reality is close at hand, how can Gao Cheng explain when he comes back?

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

Before Hou He could say anything, someone behind him was already shouting loudly.

It was Yu Jin and Zhao Gui who took the remnants of the captured Western Wei army out of the Eastern Wei camp.

Of course, Yu Jin and Zhao Gui will not have such treatment as Yuwentai, they have suffered a lot these days, especially Zhao Gui, and the injuries on his body are not all healed at this time.

"Yuangui!" Yuwentai put aside Hou He and greeted Zhao Gui.

Zhao Gui didn't bring a hood, and the hakama on his body was also tattered and dirty. Especially the black and purple blood stains all over the clothes, which are particularly shocking.

"The lord is fine...... Very good...... Very good...... "Zhao Gui was originally a cool person, but at this time, he was incoherent.

He had heard that the Tiger Prison that Ben had come to was recaptured by Dongkou, and later even Luoyang was lost, and most of his heart was gone. Later, the prime minister and Yu Jin were all captured, and he was almost disheartened to the extreme. Zhao Gui was thinking about how to escape almost all the time. Even if he could save Yuwentai out and let him exchange his life, he would admit it. I didn't expect that there would really be a moment of getting out of the cage together.

Zhao Gui was aroused in his heart at this time.

"Lord, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, it is better to leave quickly." Yu is cautious, afraid that things will change.

Hou He didn't have a chance to say anything, and the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty had already left him and led his troops away.

Gao Cheng returned to the army and hurried all the way, but there was no trace of the Western Wei army. However, at this time, his mind was all on Yuwentai. finally captured this person, and blamed himself for being greedy for merit and negligence. He had a bad feeling in his heart.

The gates of the camp were open and almost unguarded. It was a mess inside, and the footprints on the ground were overlapping, and it looked very complicated. Gao Cheng dismounted in front of the Chinese army's big tent, took off the hood casually, and Liu Taozhi immediately took it. Gao Cheng walked outside the Chinese army's tent, stopped suddenly, and then bypassed the Chinese army's tent and went to the back of the tent.

There was no one at the door of the sleeping tent, and Gao Cheng's heart was cold all of a sudden.

A soldier stepped forward to raise the thick curtain for him, but he moved a little slower.

Gao Cheng kicked the man away, picked up the curtain cage and walked in.

As soon as he entered the account, he froze.

The couch is empty, and Yuwentai is long gone.

As if he couldn't believe it, he stepped forward and stared at the bedding. The quilt was messily rolled up on the side, and Yuwentai was indeed not here anymore.

Gao Cheng shouted angrily and asked, "What about people?!" Who let the black otter go?! ”

At this time, Liu Taozhi also came in.

"General, the soldiers who were guarding outside the tent are all gone." Liu Taozhi replied as soon as he came in. He had already asked about the matter in a few moments.

Gao Cheng turned around and stared at Liu Taozhi, his eyes were as sharp as a blade and as cold as ice, as if it was Liu Taozhi who let Yuwentai go.

Liu Taozhi also looked at him motionlessly, his eyes did not evade at all.

There was no light in the tent, the brazier was dying, and in the darkness, the high green eyes had an extraordinarily calm killing aura like a bloodthirsty beast. His emerald pupils turned slowly, and suddenly motioned for Liu Taozhi to come forward.

Liu Taozhi walked up, and Gao Cheng ordered him to remove his armor.

The Mingguang armor on his body is too heavy to move.

"General!" Chen Yuankang's voice came from outside.

Gao Cheng immediately strode out.

When he got out of the sleeping tent, he saw the soldier at first sight untying the rope for Hou. I don't know who bound him, and even stuffed sackcloth in his mouth.

Chen Yuankang took off the lump of linen cloth and replied to Gao Cheng, "General Hou was tied up in his tent and was just found. ”

Hou He was quite idle all the way from Yecheng, and all the soldiers did not understand why the general took this Wuwei general. But he is the son of the county prince, and he is a drunkard and loves to whip the soldiers, and many people dare not speak out.

"General Hou," Gao Cheng slowly approached Hou He step by step, "Who kidnapped you, it can't be Yuwen Black Otter, right?" ”

Hou He uncomfortably moved his hands and feet to imply that he had been tied up for a long time. Hearing Gao Cheng's question, he raised his head and looked at Gao Cheng in surprise, and all the actions to cover up stopped. He came up with this method after Yuwentai and the others left.

All the men in the camp who had been guarding the sleeping tents were taken away by him. He gathered the soldiers in the camp with Gao Cheng's order to pursue Xikou, and it is estimated that there are few people who can come back. The rest were his own people, as well as the Sikou captives. As soon as the captives leave, Hou and his own people will not tell the truth. Hou He made it look like he was being tied up, and felt that he could at least hide Gao Cheng for a while.

"That's a good guess, isn't it?" Gao Cheng had walked in front of Hou He.

The sunlight hit Gao Cheng from behind Hou He, shining on his cheeks clearly. Gao Cheng frowned to resist the sun, and Hou He almost didn't dare to look directly.

"General, yes...... Yuwen Black Otter ...... "Hou He suddenly found that he didn't know what to say.

"So," Gao Cheng's tone couldn't have been more gentle. "Yuwen Black Otter escaped, you know? Could it be that General Hou didn't stop it? How could Yuwen Black Otter still be in the mood to tie you up and not kill you directly? The more Gao Cheng spoke, the sharper his tone became.

"Yuwen Black Otter, don't the general know yet? If he wants to do something, who can stop him? Hou He suddenly plucked up his courage. He thought, no matter what, his father Hou Jingli has made such a great contribution, and with this face, what if Gao Cheng really dares to take him? Besides, Gao Cheng himself hadn't been defeated by Yuwen Black Otter again and again before, wouldn't it be inappropriate to rely on him at this time?

"Can't stop it?" Gao Cheng said as he swung his fist.

His tone was soft, but not at all. Hou He didn't expect Gao Cheng to treat him like this, and he didn't have any precautions at all. He was punched heavily in the cheek, and his body fell down, and even the hood on his head was thrown off.

"Don't do this to me, General!" Hou He argued loudly and retorted.

Before he finished speaking, Gao Cheng had already kicked over. He was furious. It took so much effort to capture Yuwentai alive, and he was let go by Hou He. How could he not understand these nonsense words. If he hadn't deliberately let Yuwentai go, how could Yuwentai have escaped so easily? Even Yu Jin, Zhao Gui and all the captives walked cleanly, and his hard work was all in vain. Even if Yuwentai's six armies were killed by him, it would not be as good as him capturing Yuwentai alive.

Hou He was kicked hard, curled up and rolled over and over, he was experienced, so that Gao Cheng could not kick him firmly again.

Chen Yuankang originally wanted to stop it, but when he thought that what Hou He did was really hateful, he deserved to end up like this. So he stood aside and said nothing.

It is impossible for Liu Taozhi to stop him, he only wants the general to kick the dead Hou and him to relieve his hatred a little.

The soldiers almost all cheered loudly in their hearts.

Gao Cheng was instead enraged by Hou He's dodge. He strode forward and squatted down, grabbed Hou He's bun with one hand, and then slammed his head on the ground. The sound of "thump" was like a stone hitting the ground.

After a few clicks, Hou He was silent, and slowly his body stopped writhing and struggling. Hou He seemed to have completely lost consciousness and let Gao Cheng lift, carry, fall, and rob, really like a puppet. His hair was long gone, his face was covered with blood, and he couldn't see his facial features at all, like a dead man.

It's really a lot of work. Gao Cheng finally stopped panting, and finally threw Hou He aside. He gasped slightly, covered in sweat, and refused to look at Hou He again. At least I feel a lot less angry in my heart, and there is a special sense of pleasure.

Chen Yuankang glanced at Hou He, originally a little worried. But when he saw that one of his feet moved slightly, he was relieved and ignored it.

Liu Taozhi stood there without moving, his eyes were also staring at Hou He, he also saw Hou He move slightly, but he was very disappointed in his heart.

The soldiers peeked into their brains and looked at each other, but no one dared to talk about it openly.

"Brother Changyou, without further ado, go to Luoyang quickly." Gao Cheng instructed Chen Yuankang and walked towards the sleeping tent by himself. On the other hand, he said, "The multi-life scout will find out, where did the Yuwen black otter flee to." ”

In the Wei Palace in Chang'an City, this winter is particularly cold, and there is a kind of lifeless loneliness. It has been a long time since the mourning of the queen Yu Jiulu, but that gloomy atmosphere has not dissipated for a long time.

After Prime Minister Yu Wentai and several Zhu generals poured out, the state affairs were entrusted to the Zhu Guo generals and Guangling Wang Yuanxin, who stayed in Chang'an.

The emperor Yuan Bao Ju has been ill for a long time, and even if he recovers for a while, he will only no longer linger on the sickbed, but his mind has long been on the unity of the society. The crown prince Yuanqin also went out on an expedition, garrisoned Pusaka, and could no longer supervise the country. Although Guangling Wang Yuanxin had also been enthusiastic about the society in the early years, but in the following years, he saw that the prime minister Yu Wentai became more and more suspicious and arrogant, and he became more and more cautious. At this time, he did not seek merit in presiding over state affairs in Chang'an, but he sought no fault.

There is another person who stays in Chang'an and bears a heavy responsibility, that is, Yuwentai's nephew, the free cavalry attendant, and the general of Zhendong, Yuwenhu. Yuwen Hu can be said to be a multi-tasker, as the confidant of the great prime minister Yu Wentai, and his nephew, he has to take care of all the things in the palace and the house for the prime minister. Not only should we be aware of it, but we must also keep track of how everything is going on. It's actually very difficult to grasp the balance between this.

During the period when the prime minister was abroad, not only was there no great dynasty, but there was no even the middle court of the Liangyi Palace. The emperor is now a decoration, and he doesn't care about it, and the inner dynasty naturally doesn't have it. Except for the Zhaoyang Palace, the ingot torch never went anywhere else. Sitting day by day, even the temple eunuchs around him were very curious, not knowing what the emperor was thinking.

Guangling Wang Yuanxin knew that the prime minister didn't like to be troubled, as long as he watched Chang'an, there would be no accidents, and as for the great cause of rejuvenating the country and rejuvenating the society, he naturally didn't need to think about it. Yuan Xin also stayed in the mansion and did not go out, and when there was an incident, the officials went to the Guangling Mansion to report. And most of the time, Yuan Xin can delay and delay, and everything will wait for the prime minister to come back and decide. There's nothing urgent anyway. The most urgent task now is the war between the two Weis, which is a matter decided by the prime minister, and there is no need for him to talk more from the side.

Yuwen Hu will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion half the time. Not to mention daily affairs, the prime minister will also send back news of the war, and some things that he wants to order him to do will also be sent directly to the prime minister's mansion. Although Yuwen Hu is not in Henan, he may know more about the war in Henan than anyone else. Most of these messages were heard back and forth by his cronies.

As soon as he knew that he had lost Tongguan, Yuwen Hu became nervous in his heart. Dongkou Murong Shaozong used tricks to seize Tongguan one after another, which directly endangered Chang'an. The emperor was not in a hurry, King Guangling was silent, he didn't know what his uncle Yuwentai meant, and Yuwentai was more anxious than anyone else.

If Murong Shaozong simply threw away all his worries and went straight to Chang'an, and there was not even a person who was willing to take care and take ideas, how should he act? Whether it is the emperor or the king of Guangling, they are all descendants of the Yuan emperor, and they may be looking forward to the reunification of Sheji in their hearts. But how could the Yuwen clan stand side by side with the Gao clan? How could the foundation that had been painstakingly established in Guanzhong be transferred to Yecheng?

At this time, the ingots torch in the Wei Palace did not know the news.

Yu Wentai, Yu Jin, and Zhao Gui packed up the remnants and finally converged with Li Hu and Li Mu in the direction of Luoyang.

After calculation, the Western Wei army really suffered heavy losses at this time. After burning the river bridge, he fought with Gao Cheng, and Zhao Gui was captured, and at that time, the Western Wei army led by Yuwentai and Zhao Gui burned to death and died in battle. When Yuwentai barely got out, there were only one or two hundred soldiers around him.

went to Luoyang to meet Yu Jin and Gao Zhongmi, and then led his troops to attack Gao Cheng's Bishan camp, which was originally Yu Jin's men. When Yuwentai and Yu Jin were captured, and then released by Hou He, the remnants of the assembled army were only a few hundred soldiers. Needless to say, the soldiers assigned to Gao Zhong to guard Luoyang City will not return, and they will either be killed or surrendered.

Li Hu and Li Mu's subordinates first fought a big battle with Gao Yue in Luoyang, and then were raided by Gao Cheng in Pishan, and they were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. In the end, there were only two or three thousand soldiers left in the tens of thousands of soldiers.

Hou Jing in Luoyang City paid close attention to the movements of Bishan after he left Gaoyue. When Yu Wentai took a few generals of the Zhu Kingdom and led the remnants of thousands of defeated generals to Luoyang, of course, the scene knew it clearly.

And just as Hou Jing expected, Yu Wentai, Yu Jin, Zhao Gui, Li Hu and others passed through Luoyang without stopping and went west. He can also think of coming out, it is Ben Hengnong and pointing to the direction of Tongguan.

From Gao Zhongmi's rebellion against the Tiger Prison, the Western Wei army once took advantage of the situation in Henan with the momentum of opening the heavens and splitting the earth. But things took such a sharp turn, the battle came to this point, at this time the Western Wei army was no longer profitable in Henan, Chang'an was in danger, and Tongguan was bound to be recaptured. Otherwise, the country is worried about loss, let alone taking Yecheng in the east? Isn't that a joke?

Bishan is a stone's throw away from Luoyang. Needless to say, Hou Jing also knew that Gao Cheng must have arrived later. So what should be his attitude? (To be continued.) )