Chapter 229: Fighting for the River Bridge and Generous and Sad Song (1)
The Emperor's Ingot Torch was awakened by a loud noise. In the military tent where the emperor stayed overnight, there was only one dim light in the middle of the night, and the ingot torch was still lying motionless on the couch in the dimness, just listening carefully to the sounds outside. It doesn't seem like there is an enemy attack outside, but it looks like panic and chaos where people's hearts are floating and everyone doesn't know where to go.
Because of this, it makes the ingot torch even more frightened. He was a person who had experienced several palace rebellions, and such chaos reminded him of the scene at that time. He knew that if he rushed out at this time and got involved in chaos, it would be better to talk here and watch the changes in order to survive.
The rebellion in the camp came strangely, and the scouts and the biased generals who knew the news naturally understood that they could not spread the news in the army. But it is so strange, everyone in the camp of the Western Wei army already knows that Gao Aocao, the first fierce general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and Hou Jing, the scheming general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, have led 200,000 troops across the river bridge and swept over, wanting to take Luoyang City directly and capture the emperor and the prime minister.
Everyone in the Western Wei army also knew that there were only 20,000 people in the camp at this time, and Luoyang City was dilapidated and undefended. Although 20,000 people are iron horses, if they are surrounded in Luoyang City, it is not an open field, and iron horses are useless. Seeing that the palace was scarce before, the absence of the temple itself had already dealt a blow to the Western Wei army that came to the orthodox order. Some people have long suspected that it is the will of heaven, and the heart of heaven is not in Chang'an. At this time, the Eastern Wei army happened to attack, which made people feel even more that they had responded to the will of heaven.
Yu Wentai ordered to move into Kim Yong City, and the camp was immediately busy, but it finally calmed people down a little.
"Your Majesty!" Lying in the dimness, the ingots torch suddenly heard Yu Wentai's loud call from outside the tent, and he immediately trembled in shock, and did not answer for a while.
"Your Majesty, forgive Yuwentai for being rude!" The Eastern Wei army arrived immediately, and Yuwentai pushed the door in without a false courtesy.
"What's the matter with the Prime Minister?" Yuan Bao Ju got up from the couch and looked at Yu Wentai, at this time he was calmer.
"Dongkou has arrived, please move your majesty to Kim Yong City." Yuwentai explained the facts in one sentence, but did not explain the reason. One is that he has never been wordy, and the other is that he feels that there is no need to explain.
Yuan Bao Ju's heart jumped. It's not because the Eastern Wei army is here, it's actually because I didn't expect to say goodbye to Luoyang so soon. He hasn't been back to Nanyang Palace. Without the palace and the temple, he didn't see even the ruins of his Nanyang Palace. If you say goodbye at this time, I am afraid that I will never have a chance to return to Luoyang in this life. His home, he really will never go back.
"Your Majesty?!" Yu Wentai saw that Yuan Bao Torch was sitting on the couch and was not dressed, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he called out loudly again.
Yuan Bao Ju woke up suddenly, his heart was sour and astringent, and he endured it, "But it depends on the prime minister's arrangement." ”
"Your Majesty, be at ease." Yuwentai didn't mean to ask him about his attitude, just to inform. Then he went out, and by the way, he ordered someone to come in and serve the emperor.
It is when the night is dark and the wind is high, although the moonlight is bright, but after all, it is not as good as the day. The snow continued to fall, and it was getting heavier and heavier, and it had accumulated a thick layer on the ground, and the snowflakes falling from the sky had already dyed the distant mountains and rivers and the city of Kim Yong in a dejected white. Maybe the current Kim Yong City and Luoyang City are neat and tidy, but they can't show much under the cover of snow.
In Yuan Baoju's view, although Kim Yong Cheng can defend, it is definitely not impregnable. At first glance, from Chang'an to Luoyang, and then to this Jin Yong City, the ingot torch at this time is like being in a dream. Luoyang is in his memory, Chang'an is behind him, he is already a passerby, and people really can't turn back at any time. He looked at the chaotic scene in front of him for a moment, and felt a little unsure of where to go.
An hour ago, the Yuan Bao Torch was served by the eunuchs and palace maids who came with him in the camp of the Western Wei Army by the Qianhe River, and finally put on neat crown clothes. If the emperor is not well-dressed, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be even more discouraged. The slaves and maids hurriedly cleaned up the Son of Heaven's belongings, and everyone was like a headless rat. finally waited until everything barely stopped, and the ingot torch was helped out of the imperial tent, but it was more like being held hostage.
It was dark and the road was slippery, and I accidentally lost my head under my foot, and I almost fell. When he boarded the chariot, the ingot torch finally gasped for breath. Listening to the chaotic shouting outside, Yuan Bao Ju even regretted his trip to Luoyang a little. He also knew that Prime Minister Yu Wentai was trying to fulfill the promise he made to him that day. He valued his promise, but no one expected it to be this outcome.
The wind continued to blow, the snow continued to fall, and the ingot torch was sitting in the palace of Kim Yong Cheng at the moment. The palace of Kim Yong Cheng is actually not very regulated, and it must not be compared with the former Luoyang Wei Palace and the current Chang'an Wei Palace, but it is not easy to find such a palace suitable for the temporary residence of the Son of Heaven.
The whole palace is more like a private mansion, at most it is an official mansion, of course, the regulations are not large, and the palace is not grand enough. I don't know what this hall was used for, and now it has been barely cleaned up by the slaves and maids, but it still inevitably smells of heavy dust, mixed with the smell of mold that has not been seen for a long time.
The worst thing is the cold. It's not just the cold, it's the clammy coldness that fills the air with a deep yin aura. A small brazier was not enough to bring warmth, and the ingot torch sat alone by the brazier in the brocade fur, and the slaves and maids had set up a place for him, and his whole body was surrounded by a heavy cold.
Except for a few palace maids standing at the gate of the palace, and a few eunuchs guarding the gate of the palace, no one can take care of this great Wei Tianzi who sat quietly by the brazier and pondered.
Yu Wentai and Zhao Gui first escorted the Son of Heaven to Kim Yong City, and Yu was cautious. At this time, a large number of Wei troops suddenly poured into the city of Kim Yong Yong, and everything was not arranged properly, and it was in chaos. The Western Wei military camp by the river has not been completely withdrawn, and even the grain, grass and baggage are still on the way, and not all of them have been transported to Kim Yong City.
Yu Wentai was most concerned about the situation on Yu Jin's side at this time. Regardless of the heavy wind and snow, Yuwentai stood at the head of Kim Yong City and looked out from afar. Zhao Gui saw that a layer of snow had fallen on his body and his pocket, and he was completely unconscious, so he knew that Yu Wentai was very worried.
"Lord, Sijing has always been safe, there will be no problem, the lord will also go to the palace to rest for a while, don't burn your body." Zhao Guidu couldn't stand the coldness anymore, but he was more worried about Yuwentai. Although it is useless to know that persuasion, Yuwentai will never leave everything to rest at this time, how can he sleep? But if you know it's useless, you have to persuade it.
"Sijing is safe, but I'm afraid that Dongkou will suddenly come to my ears." Yu Wentai saw that only Zhao Gui finally spit out the mantra in his heart, and this was what he was most worried about.
"Prime Minister! Prime minister! Suddenly there was a loud cry behind him.
Zhao Gui originally wanted to answer Yu Jin by himself, but before he could say anything, he heard someone shouting, as if he had a premonition, his heart tightened, and he looked up at the general who was rushing in a hurry.
Yuwentai also left Zhao Gui to greet him.
The general was still measured, and ran to the front to Shi Li and whispered, "Prime Minister, Dongkou has arrived outside the city with 300,000 armor, and it will be too late if you don't close the city gate." ”
Yuwentai and Zhao Gui were surprised no matter how calm they were. The scouts first reported that it was 100,000 Eastern Wei troops, and later found out that it was 200,000, and now the 300,000 Eastern Wei troops appeared outside Kim Yong City as if they had fallen from the sky, which seems to have been premeditated.
300,000 people besieged Kim Yong Cheng with the ambition to win. It happened to appear at this time, and it was already calculated, and the ambush was nearby and waited for the opportunity. In the midst of the chaos, the Western Wei army went straight to Kim Yong City, and no one thought to check whether there were any ambushes near Kim Yong City.
"Lord, I'm going to fight Dongkou to the death and pick up Brother Sijing." Zhao Gui was not confused at this time, and immediately asked for his life.
"Yuangui, Dongkou's purpose is not to think about it." Yu Wentai waved his hand at Zhao Gui, and it was too late to discuss with him carefully at this time, he had to keep Kim Yong Cheng and the Great Wei Emperor, so that the loss could be minimized. "Close the gates of the city at once, and defend only, not fight." Yu Wentai commanded decisively.
The general obeyed the order, and Yuwentai and Zhao Gui were silent.
Just when the Western Wei army had just closed the city gates, 300,000 Eastern Wei troops arrived in a flood and surrounded Kim Yong Cheng in an instant. Although the Western Wei army besieged in the city knew that the situation was unfavorable, there was no other way but to hold on to the city of Kim.
Yu Wentai and Zhao Gui were not too worried about Yu Jin. At least Yu Jin was not besieged in the city, so he could immediately go to Li Bi, Li Hu and others to convey the news of the siege of Kim Yong Cheng. In this way, Li Bi, Li Hu and the others must come to the rescue of the holy driver as soon as possible.
Yuwentai and Zhao Gui stood at the head of the city, paying close attention to the every move of the Eastern Wei army outside the city. Zhao Gui searched with his eyes for a long time, and couldn't help but ask, "Lord, isn't it the scout who reported that Gao Aocao and Hou Jing led the army?" Why aren't they any? ”
"Not necessarily." At this time, Yuwentai didn't quite believe the news that the scout had sent back before. Obviously, it was false news deliberately spread by the Eastern Wei army in order to deceive the opponent. Yu Wentai also felt strange, who was the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty who was so mysterious and refused to show up?
A shadow flashed in Yuwentai's heart. At the same time, I saw the Eastern Wei army under the city wall and outside the city parting from the queue at the city gate, and a general on a white horse slowly rode forward from the queue. This person is familiar, and Yu Wentai carefully recognizes it.
"Chen Yuankang?" Zhao Gui blurted out.
It was Chen Yuankang, and Yu Wentai also recognized it.
Then, behind Chen Yuankang's mount, a young general riding a black horse, wearing silver armor and a hood, also rode up slowly and slowly. The silver-armored general rode closer again, and looked up at the city wall. In this way, one of his faces appeared clearly in front of Yu Wentai.
After a night of twists and turns, the Western Wei army moved from the Qianhe River outside Luoyang to Kim Yong City, and the affairs were numerous and chaotic overnight. Seeing that the Eastern Wei army was attacking and hurriedly closed the city gate to hold on, it was already dark and bright. The heavy snow that had fallen all night finally stopped at this time, and the mount of the Eastern Wei general was a fine horse with a black coat and no variegation, which was particularly eye-catching in the surrounding snowy fields. And what is even more striking is the surprisingly beautiful general on the horse.
Gao Cheng! It is Gao Cheng, the general and governor of the Eastern Wei Dynasty!
Of course, Yu Wentai immediately recognized Gao Cheng. Everything is not difficult to explain. It was Gao Cheng who had long anticipated where he was going, so he specially led the army to wait here. The false news that Luoyang City was going to be besieged before was also released by Gao Cheng, just to lure the Western Wei army to Jin Yong City, so as not to run away from the emperor Yuan Baoju and Prime Minister Yu Wentai. When they were besieged in the city of Kim Yong Kim, Gao Cheng captured them as if he were probing for something.
Yu Wentai really didn't expect that it would be Gao Cheng who personally commanded the troops and surrounded him firmly in Kim Yong City. He was able to calculate that the Eastern Wei army was swept in, and there was a time lag between him and his original plan, so it led to the siege of Jin Yong by the Son of Heaven, which was not completely unexpected in Yu Wentai's heart.
But what Yu Wentai never expected was that Gao Cheng had already approved him to act, and had set up an ambush outside Kim Yong City early, and so coincidentally found an opportunity in time when there was no food and grass and no rescue soldiers outside, and besieged him and the emperor Yuan Bao Torch in Kim Yong City. This is a move to cut off its back road, once the city is broken, the emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty and the prime minister are captured, the Western Wei army will definitely retreat like a tide, and the Western Wei Dynasty will be in danger, and it will be a matter of time before the defeat is a matter of time.
"The general is not harmed?" Yu Wentai laughed loudly at Gao Cheng at the head of the city. Looking at the Eastern Wei army behind Gao Cheng, there was no end in sight, and it seemed that 300,000 was by no means a fraud.
"I didn't expect to meet Cheng again in Kim Yong City." Gao Cheng also smiled, he looked up at the city, and knew in his heart that at this time, it was not only Yu Wentai, the prime minister of the Western Wei Dynasty at the head of the city, but also the Yuan Bao Torch of the Emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty in Jin Yong City. "I haven't seen each other for a long time, Cheng misses the prime minister very much, can the prime minister have the courage to go out of the city and meet me for a while?"
Yu Wentai is a scheming person, and he immediately heard that Gao Cheng was deliberately agitating, and smiled calmly, "Why is the general so restrained when he speaks? You and I are brothers, so naturally we should go out of the city to see each other. Even if the general doesn't propose it, the black otter also has this intention. As he spoke, he made a gesture to leave, and told the head of the city, "Please wait a moment, the general, and the black otter will leave the city immediately." ”
"Cheng will be here to wait for the prime minister." Gao Cheng said with a smile. Then he watched Yuwentai's figure disappear at the head of the city.
The originally frightened Western Wei army saw that the prime minister was so calm, and talked and laughed freely with Gao Cheng, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, so they all settled down. Some sergeants followed Yuwentai through the two battles between Xiaoguan and Shayuan and the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and they also recognized Gao Cheng, and then remembered that the prime minister had defeated the general again and again, and they immediately became confident. Morale was slightly boosted.
Seeing Yuwentai disappear at the head of the city, Chen Yuankang slowly drove his horse forward and whispered to Gao Cheng, "When the general meets with Yuwen Black Otter, the minister can lead the ambush soldiers on the side and wait for the opportunity to capture it. In this way, Xikou will be chaotic, and it will be easy to capture Kim Yong City again, and if you capture the ingots torch, Xikou will be destroyed in one fell swoop. ”
"Brother Changyou," Gao Cheng stared at the gate of Kim Yong City, only tilted his head slightly, and whispered to Chen Yuankang, "Yuwen Black Otter can be a country thief, and I am not the same as him for this." Kim Yong Cheng is not in danger, so why should he be criticized for this villainous behavior in the future? When I meet him today, even if it is said that the city will be attacked tomorrow, will the Yuwen Black Otter be able to increase troops and generals to defend this city overnight? I want the world to see how I take Kim Yong City and capture this thief. ”