The father worries about the son, and the son worries about the father. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xiaoguan is the abandoned ancient site of Tongguan, and there is no place to defend. Gao Cheng, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, temporarily set up camp here in order to gather the Eastern Wei troops in the Battle of the Forbidden Valley, and then discuss the next countermeasures.

In a hurry, the camp was set up, and the Eastern Wei army won successive battles, but it was exhausted, and the most important thing was to recuperate and rest.

The camp was quiet. The soldiers had slept peacefully after their meals. Except for the precautions that had been put in place in advance, everyone else slept unknowingly because of overwork.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the lights were bright, and the general Gao Cheng did not sleep peacefully in the sleeping tent. He clutched a silk book in his hand and stood in contemplation in front of the freshly hung sheepskin.

Gao Yue, the governor of the capital who had just come to save Tongguan, and Gao Cheng's henchmen, General Pingnan and Chen Yuankang, the right man, all stood behind him, looking at Gao Cheng's back with great concern and quietness. Although his back is straight, for some reason, it just makes people feel heavy.

The silk book was sent from Yubi in an expedited manner. The above content Chen Yuankang and Gao Yue also read it on the order of the general just now. The heaviness in the hearts of the two of them at this time may not be less than that of Gao Cheng.

The silk book said that the prime minister of the king of Gao could not attack the jade wall for a long time, and the methods were exhausted, but he could not break the city. If it is really a stalemate, it is okay, at least it can contain Wang Sizheng. But Wang Sizheng made a strange plan again, and when King Gao repeatedly attacked the city, he suddenly attacked out of the city, which made Gao Huan lose his soldiers, not to mention that Gao Huan himself was seriously injured.

Chen Yuankang was once re-elected as the prime minister's official and the prime minister's palace Gongcao joined the army, and he has always won the trust and respect of the great prime minister Gao Huan. However, Chen Yuankang's worries are not there. He felt that if he couldn't destroy the thief in one fell swoop at this time, it would be difficult to find another opportunity in the future. But something went wrong at this time. It's still a big problem that makes it difficult for General Gao Cheng to choose.

Although Gao Yue, the governor of the capital, is not Gao Cheng's confidant, he is a person from Gao Yang, the prince of Taiyuan, but he is also the brother of Gao Huan, the prime minister. Hearing that Prime Minister Gao Huan was seriously injured, this was unfavorable news that the Yu family and the country were in serious trouble, how could he not be in a hurry? What's more, there is another thing in this: if it is really King Gao who died suddenly and the son succeeds him, how should the Duke of Taiyuan deal with himself at this time of change? This is something he cannot but consider.

"General!" Suddenly there was a lot of shouting outside.

Gao Cheng immediately turned around, and at the same time shouted and quickly came in to reply.

The cangtou slave Liu Taozhi walked in.

"General, the cry in Tongguan shook the sky, the Emperor of the Western Thief is dead, and I heard that the prince has succeeded to the throne." Liu Taozhi felt a sense of eagerness to try it in his heart, and he couldn't wait to take the opportunity to attack Tongguan right now.

Sure enough, Gao Cheng's heart beat wildly. I didn't expect the moonlight to play with something that really made a big difference. The ingot torch was really hit by his golden pill and died. Gao Cheng, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't control his excitement for a moment, and eagerly took two steps, but he quickly stopped, stared at Liu Taozhi and asked, "Really?" ”

"Don't worry, the general is true." Liu Taozhi replied affirmatively.

Gao Cheng's eyebrows moved inadvertently, this was great news, but he couldn't be happy no matter what. He also had a sword wound on his body, and the wound was fine, just taking advantage of the great opportunity for this thief to take a step forward, but at this time he was thinking about more than that.

"General, if you can't capture the Yuwen Black Otter at this time, I'm afraid it won't be so easy in the future." Chen Yuankang finally spoke, staring at Gao Cheng eagerly.

Gao Yue glanced at Chen Yuankang with dissatisfaction, he did not agree with Chen Yuankang's proposal. Because the variables of attacking Tongguan again are too great, and the result cannot be predicted. Could it be that he watched King Gao injured in the jade wall and ignored it? King Gao really has an accident, not to mention the Gao family, even the son Gao Cheng has also lost his backer.

Gao Yue stared at the too young prince in front of him, and felt in his heart that he was not as scheming as his younger brother Taiyuan Gong Gao Yang, and his heart was cold and ruthless, could Gao Cheng support Gao's foundation?

Gao Yue's heart was full of questions at this time. In the past, I felt that this prince was just a young gentleman, and he had always been presumptuous and unkind to his relatives. But over the years, the prince has entered the Ye auxiliary government: rich country and strong people, raising troops and using force, south and Liang Dynasty, north Fu Rouran, and the merits are undeniable. Because of this, Gao Yue was extremely conflicted in his heart.

Liu Taozhi couldn't interject, but he also saw the same as Chen Yuankang, and he could only watch Lord Lang listen to his orders.

Gao Cheng frowned and didn't speak. He turned sideways, his beautiful face mysteriously unknown in the shadows of the light.

Outside the camp, it was pitch black, and the men and horses of Murong Shaozong of Daxingtai arrived.

Murong Shaozong and Dugu Xin fought inseparably, and when they finally gained the upper hand, suddenly news came: Tongguan was lost. This made Murong Shaozong very annoyed and remorseful. As soon as the secret was sparse, he left the Tongguan garrison and galloped to the aid of the Forbidden Valley.

The original intention was to think that Xikou had no troops to adjust, and although Wuguan, Shangluo, and Yubi had troops, they couldn't quench their thirst from far away, and they didn't even think that Tongguan would be lost.

Knowing that it was actually the Emperor Yuan Bao Torch of the Western Wei Dynasty who took the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Su Guards to recapture Tongguan, Murong Shaozong sighed even more.

There was a stalemate for a while, although he had the upper hand and won temporarily, and there was a possibility of a big victory, but Dugu Xin was not in vain, and it was difficult to destroy it in one fell swoop. Presumably, Xikou also knew the news of the recapture of Tongguan, and his morale was greatly boosted for a while.

Murong Shaozong does not have an absolute advantage over Dugu Xin here, and it is impossible for Dugu Xin to defeat Murong Shaozong immediately. When Prince Yuanqin got the news that his father was seriously injured, and knew that his father was doing so in order to recapture Tongguan to make up for his mistakes, he was even more anxious to go to Tongguan to see his father immediately. Dugu Xin also felt that there was no point in fighting again, so he fought and retreated to Tongguan.

Murong Shaozong also learned at this time that the general Gao Cheng was camping in Xiaoguan, so he came to Xiaoguan.

In the dark, I saw a large group of people outside the gate of the Eastern Wei military camp, and it seemed that they had just arrived here. The torch was bright, and Murong Shaozong knew in his heart that it must be Yuzhou Thorn Shi and Situ Hou Jing. He was deeply ashamed of Hou Jing in his heart, especially in this melee, Hou Jing was cunning everywhere, putting himself first, sometimes advancing and sometimes retreating, regardless of the overall situation, which made Murong Shaozong extremely disdainful in his heart.

But at this time, we had to meet again.

Hou Jing came first, and Murong Shaozong came later. According to his official position, he is also a superior official and a subordinate, and Murong Shaozong can't help but take the initiative to see Hou Jing first.

The general Gao Cheng had already ordered, so the camp gate was wide open at this time. The tired soldiers had their own arrangements, Murong Shaozong dismounted in the dark, and when he saw Hou Jing's bright place in the Yuanmen, he was very incredible, which immediately made him feel disgusted.

Of course, Hou Jing already knew that Murong Shaozong's men and horses were coming at his orders. He was standing in the gate at this time, just waiting for Murong Shaozong to come and see him. Hearing a voice calling "Murong Xingtai", he also caught a glimpse of Murong Shaozong in his eyes, but he kept pretending not to see it.

Murong Shaozong handed the horse whip in his hand to the soldier, took off the hood and handed it over. As he walked over, the sound of the heavy armor making a slight metal crash and rubbing sounded clear. It wasn't until he walked in front of Hou Jing that Hou Jing seemed to have just come to his senses and turned to look at Murong Shaozong.

For a long moment, neither of them spoke when the two looked at each other, secretly competing with each other. And after this long moment passed, a smile appeared on Hou Jing's face. Murong Shaozong also called out, "I've seen Hou Situ", and shook his head, not very scrupulously abiding by the greeting ceremony of the subordinate to see the boss.

The corners of Hou Jing's lips twitched slightly. With a smirk on his face, he reassured, "General Murong is very hard. "The boss's shelf is well placed.

Murong Shaozong was wearing armor, and he couldn't be overly careful.

"Gao Zhongmi, a traitor, has found me all the trouble, but fortunately I am calmed down." Hou Jing said with a big grin, as if he was the king of Gao or a general, and there was a kind of show-off in his tone, as if he was boasting about his contribution to recovering Henan. "I will never forget Shaozong's help." Hou Jing praised again lightly.

"Yuzhou is polite." Murong Shaozong just said these four words, and then looked inward, obviously not wanting to stay here and greet Hou Jing more. He was in a complicated mood, waiting to see the general Gao Cheng, so he naturally had no intention of being on Hou Jing. And Murong Shaozong's attitude is undisguised.

Hou Jing disappeared into the darkness, and it was even more difficult to see that he was already staring at Murong Shaozong with a gloomy expression on his face and hatred in his eyes.

At this time, Liu Taozhi, a cangtou slave, had already come to give an order: the general invited Puyang Gong and Daxingtai to enter the Chinese army's big tent.

Hou Jing deliberately slowed for a moment. He didn't want to limp in front of Murong Shaozong. However, Murong Shaozong didn't even say a polite word at all, and strode towards the big tent of the Chinese army. Although Hou Jing avoided the embarrassment of lameness, Murong Shaozong's attitude made him feel a lot of hatred in his heart.

With nothing to do for the time being, Hou Jing could only limp behind and walked in the direction of the Chinese army's tent.

The soldiers lifted the curtains, Murong Shaozong went in first, and Hou Jing followed.

The lights in the big tent were bright, and the general Gao Chenggao was sitting on it, his expression was already calm at this time, and Hou Jing didn't see anything from his expression.

Gao Yue and Chen Yuankang, who were already in the tent, stood on both sides and looked at the door.

Shangguan's subordinates, divided and saluted, and after some chaos, only the general Gao Cheng was high on the top of the chin and did not need to get up, and made gestures to sit. Several people knelt down and sat down, but Murong Shaozong did not follow others, walked to the middle, knelt on one leg in front of Gao Cheng, clenched his fists and bowed his head, "The crime of negligence of the lower officials has made Xikou take advantage of it, and the general has lost the general, and begged the general to surrender." ”

Although Murong Shaozong pleaded guilty, he did not mean cowardice, and his courage to take responsibility was impressive. The other three people all looked at him in different ways to understand his intentions. Especially Hou Jing, gritted his teeth and was silent.

Gao Cheng still held the silk book in his hand, and in his sweaty palm, the silk book was light and soft, but it seemed to be heavy in his heart. He also looked at Murong Shaozong condescendingly. Murong Shaozong was more like a relaxed body at this time, throwing the problem to others.

The big tent of the Chinese army was extremely quiet, waiting for Gao Cheng's reaction.

Gao Cheng suddenly smiled, "Although Daxingtai is good at making claims, he is not selfish, and he is very good at controlling the western thieves, and he has a tacit understanding with me." Momentary negligence is inevitable. Looking at the reason, the reason, and the safety, Zihui knows the intention of Daxingtai, how can he be blamed for the cunning mutation of the western thief? ”

Gao Cheng got up and walked over as he spoke, leaning over to help Murong Shaozong up with his own hands.

The others are fine, but Hou Jing feels piercing when he listens to Gao Cheng's words.

Murong Shaozong was originally a person who had no ambition everywhere, but he was finally used by Gao Cheng, and he wanted to show his talent in front of the general. Who knew that the desperate fight of the Yuan Bao Torch of the Emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty would ruin a big event, but it would not be inside and out.

And the general didn't blame him, and he was so comforted, which had never happened in Murong Shaozong, and he suddenly felt that his chest was sour, and he couldn't wait to serve the general. was helped to get up, and hugged his fists again, "The general is not to blame, Shaozong is willing to treat the crime and repay the general's grace for meritorious service." As he spoke, he almost burst into tears.

Others are okay, only Hou Jing, seeing that Murong Shaozong was so easily subdued by Gao Cheng, he was really angry and hateful in his heart, and he was extremely unconvinced.

"Victory and defeat are common, and generals don't have to take it to heart." Gao Cheng appeased Murong Shaozong, and he felt a little relieved in his heart, and his mood was much more relaxed. Secretly proud that he also has the wisdom of knowing and employing people. He said as he walked back to his seat and sat down.

Murong Shaozong also sat down on Chen Yuankang's side.

All four of them looked up at Gao Cheng.

"My battle with the Western Thieves is a long battle, not a temporary victory or defeat. Since the first battle of Bishan, my Great Wei has defeated Xikou, but the Western Thief still has a foundation after all......" Gao Cheng paused when he said this, his gaze slowly swept over everyone, as if he was looking for it.

The four people also looked at Gao Cheng with different expressions. Chen Yuankang frowned, looking preoccupied; Hou Jing's eyes were complicated, and he never had any objections; Gao Yue was indifferent, obedient; Murong Shaozong's eyes widened, as if as long as Gao Cheng gave an order, he would immediately set off.

"The battle has come to this, what will happen, what do the generals think?" Gao Cheng threw out the question, but he obviously didn't mean to ask.

"General!" As soon as Gao Cheng's words fell, Hou Jing knelt down and asked. He is bound to fight back for the power of his own speech, and refuses to let others take the lead. "It is a wise move for the general to pacify Xikou and take advantage of the situation to pursue and enter Chang'an. It's just that this rebellion was originally caused by the traitor Gao Zhongmi, and at this time, Henan Prefecture had just been pacified, and Mo Ruo was stationed in important places with soldiers. In this way, even if the general drives straight into the hinterland of the enemy, he is not afraid of losing the important place in the rear and causing another accident. ”

Hou Jing didn't say much, but the meaning in his words was really heavy and heavy. In fact, Gao Cheng didn't make any clear decisions just now. And Hou Jing hinted in his words without a trace: The Eastern Wei army is bound to set foot in Chang'an to the west in one fell swoop, and it is the general Gao Cheng who personally leads the troops.

The so-called stability of Henan Prefecture and County, garrisoned by soldiers, who else can there be? Naturally, it was him who was the assassin of Yuzhou. This not only highlights the importance of this matter, but also reminds him of the merits of punishing traitors and fixing Henan. As soon as this explanation was placed, Gao Cheng put it on the stove, leaving enough retreat and reasons for himself. (To be continued.) )