After Gao Xiansi returned to Lingzhou from Feng'an, the soldiers and horses of the three states of Hexi were divided into two parts, one from the northwest of the Yellow River, into the area of Lingwu County, and the main force of the Dingyan army led by Liu Zhiyuan converged, and one crossed the Yellow River to the east after the same north, attacking Mingsha City, which intended to occupy the Yellow River after conquering Mingsha City, which was the barrier of Lingzhou, to occupy the Yellow River and escort Liu Zhiyuan's eastward crossing of the Yellow River. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

On the ninth day of September in the autumn of the third year of Dingding, the Hexi army captured Mingsha City.

At that time, Lingwu County had been besieged for nearly two months, Chai Kehong was seriously ill, bedridden, still parked in the city, and placed a thin-skinned coffin beside him, in order to swear to die unyieldingly.

On September 12, Shi Jingjiao arrived in Lingwu County, reprimanded Liu Zhiyuan and Du Chongwei for the crime of unfavorable conquest, seized Liu Zhiyuan's position as the chief general, and sent Du Chongwei to the front of the battle, so that he took the lead in the battle, and led the Hexi coalition army to storm the city, and it was endless.

After three days of fierce fighting, the city was overcome.

Three days later, Shi Jingjiao suspended the offensive and sent an envoy in front of the city to persuade Chai Kehong to surrender, saying: I am willing to conspire with the general to conspire with the general and wait for the position of deputy marshal. When Chai Kehong heard the words of the envoy outside the city, he said angrily: The old thief insulted me too much, who is the one who will shoot the thief?

Wu Chun heard the words, held a strong bow, held it like a full moon, shot it, and hit the forehead of the messenger with an arrow.

Shi Jingjiao was annoyed and ashamed, scolded, and then ordered the coalition army to attack the city with all its might, and the warriors of Dingjian and Hexi took turns to go into battle, and attacked for several days, and the corpses were piled up like a mountain, and the soldiers climbed it and could go to the city.

Still not gramming.

On September 20, Shi Jingjiao gave up the county seat of Lingwu County, and led the main force of the Hexi Coalition Army to cross the Yellow River eastward, leaving only the partial division to surround it.

A few days later, the coalition forces arrived outside Lingzhou and besieged the city.

The day before the siege, the generals of the two armies gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army to discuss.

After the military discussion, the generals dispersed, and Shi Jingjiao had a discussion with the leaders of the three states of Hexi in the tent.

"Since the Anshi Rebellion, the Central Plains has been full of feudal towns, the imperial family is weak, and the Tang court has been unable to control Hexi, just like the two princes of Tubo since Yongdan and Ousong contended, and after the war in the royal family, the ministers fought with each other according to the land, and the dynasty collapsed. Since the Tang Dynasty opened up the territory and expanded the territory, Hexi inside and outside is the place where the imperial family settles the departments, and has always been mixed with the tribes, and adjacent to the Western Regions, so there are constant disputes, there are often wars, especially after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty is less of the mountain pressed on the head, Hexi heroes come out in large numbers, heroes compete to rise, and then, the civil strife in Tibet, the dynasty collapsed, countless large and small tribes entered Hexi, and countless deeds and good stories were deduced here. Previously, Zhang Yichao sprung up and led the righteous army to conquer the left and right, and led the land of eleven states, how proud he was! Such great achievements, attracted countless heroes to fascination, I was born in the world, how can I let the ancestors focus on the beauty of the front, and do not think of making contributions? ”

Shi Jingjiao said while drinking tea, his attitude was not in a hurry, like a general's demeanor, and his words were full of demagoguery and incitement, which made people think about it, "This Lingzhou brings together countless heroes from all walks of life, and 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is the time for those who have aspirations to show their strength, you and I only need to take Lingzhou, you can wave the army south and go straight to the Central Plains, the Tang Dynasty rarely has dangerous fortresses to defend, then the wealth of the Central Plains, let you take it, the countless ancestors in Hexi have not established the merits, will be achieved in your hands, Ben Shuai is here to congratulate you in advance. ”

Occupy Liangzhou is the Tubo descendant Tugubo, that is, the so-called Wenmo group, this time the leader of the army is called Du Lunlujia, a typical Tubo face, thick beard and black face, a pair of eyes are very intimidating, showing that he is a strong soldier, at this time he smiled with deep meaning: "Shi Shuai this time to lead the party, the Han number of thousands of elite soldiers, and we to do such a big deal, a lot of efforts, we all see it, admiration in my heart." It's just that Shi Shuai, as a Tang minister, led us to the Central Plains, what he wanted and what his intentions were, but it was incomprehensible. ”

Occupying Su and Ganzhou are the Uighurs, headed by Ganzhou, the so-called Ganzhou Uighurs, the leader Yao Luo Ge Diyin, as a descendant of the Mongolian steppe people, his face is naturally different from that of the Tubo people, and there is also some cunning in his eyes that is rare for the steppe people. This attack on Lingzhou, the reason why Shi Shuai worked so hard is not how useful you and me will be in the future? ”

"Shi Shuai wants to lead the troops south, kill the king and usurp the throne, and become the lord of the Central Plains. If you want me to say, Lujia Khan doesn't have to feel embarrassed, on the contrary, in the coming days of Chang'an and Luoyang, don't forget to be quick with your hands and feet, and get more goods, women and slaves as soon as possible, otherwise, once Shi Shuai becomes the lord of the Central Plains, you and I will no longer be on the same road, at that time you and I will enter his land, if he backhands against you and me, it will be very easy. ”

Shi Jingjiao kept a smile on his face, tilted his head slightly, and listened to someone translate the words of Du Lun Lujia and Yao Luo Ge Di Yin to him, although he had been in contact with the Tibetans and Uighurs for not a day or two, but he did not learn the meaning of the other party's language, don't look at him on the surface, he was very friendly and cordial to the two, and even had three points of respect, but in fact, he never faced each other in his heart, in his eyes, these people are just a group of foreign barbarians, seeing the advantages are like wolves pounced on food, and when seeing the unfavorable, they are scattered birds and beasts, where do you know what poetry and book etiquette, Where do you know what wisdom and foresight are? This kind of person also wants to achieve great things? That's a fool's dream. If you don't meet a Tang person with great wisdom, if you meet a Tang person with strength and wisdom, these people will only be used and manipulated at will, just like what he is doing now.

Although Shi Jingjiao has a request for others and has to rely on the other party's soldiers and horses, this does not prevent him from being proud of himself as a Tang person, and looks down on these barbarians in his eyes culturally and spiritually. In Shi Jingjiao's eyes, no matter how you say it, he himself is also a person who has read "Spring and Autumn" and "Historical Records", and has been influenced by Tang culture and Tang wisdom, what do these barbarians in Hexi know, how many words do they know, do they have their own "Historical Records" and "Spring and Autumn", do they have their own hundred schools of thought, a group of barbarians without history are destined to have no future.

After the person next to him finished translating the words of Yao Luo Ge Diyin, Shi Jingjiao sat upright, and said solemnly: "Ge Diyin Khan's words are wrong, since this time this time this marshal has formed an alliance with the two, he will naturally take care of each other, and there is no other thought, the two should know that my Tang people value the promise the most, the so-called promise is also, throughout the ancient and modern times, but as long as my Tang people are in alliance with the tribes, there has never been a breach of promise, what else is there to worry about?" Such remarks hurt your and my feelings too much, so don't say it again. ”

Du Lunlujia was noncommittal, still with a deep smile, this appearance fell in Shi Jingjiao's eyes, so that he couldn't help but slander secretly in his heart: Dog barbarian thief, what is pretending to be profound, it is really a Handan toddler, shameful!

Yao Luo Ge Di Yin and Du Lun Lujia's style is different, in fact, as a party with strong soldiers and horses in Hexi, his attitude has always been tough, "I naturally believe Shi Shuai's words, but there is no evidence, but the soldiers below may not believe it." Needless to say, in our previous covenant, Shi Shuai promised that he would definitely take the land west of the Yellow River within two months, but what is the truth? To this day, Lingwu County has not been able to conquer it, which has delayed the army for a lot of time, which is a delay in the fighter. At this time, if Shi Shuai doesn't show sincerity, how can you let my warriors fight with confidence in tomorrow's battle? ”

"Ge Diyin Khan has something to say, you might as well say it directly." Shi Jingjiao waved his hand and said, looking at Yao Luo Ge Diyin, who was no different from a beast in his eyes, no matter how he looked or how he behaved, he looked like a scheming and wise man, and his heart was like eating a fly and he was disgusted.

Yao Luo Gedi Yinyin said with a smile: "After capturing Lingzhou this time, all the wealth and goods of the people belong to my Hexi soldiers and horses, and the Erbu is not allowed to take a single grain or a grain, after Shi Shuai enters the Central Plains, this land of Lingzhou will have to be ceded to Ben Khan!" ”

Shi Jingjiao was stunned, "Before the war, Ge Diyin Khan asked for a price with his troops, don't you think it's not appropriate?" ”

Yao Luo Ge Di Yin smiled, turned around and asked Du Lun Lujia, "What do you think?" ”

Du Lunlujia smiled: "It's suitable, it's suitable, it's like that." ”

Yao Luo Ge Di Yin shrugged at Shi Jingjiao, "Look, everyone thinks it's appropriate." ”

Shi Jingjiao sneered in his heart, and said: "In this case, as long as the soldiers of Hexi bravely capture the city during the battle tomorrow, what does it matter if the commander agrees to the two?" ”

"Shi Shuai is wise!" Yao Luo Ge Di Yin laughed.

"Shi Shuai is really a good friend of my department forever!" Du Lunlujia first danced with his eyebrows, and then quickly restrained his expression and resumed his unfathomable style.

Shi Jingjiao secretly despised in his heart: A Lingzhou, I see how you two divide up, if the two of you quarrel at that time, I will just add fuel to the fire, and when the two of you fight each other, the benefit of the fisherman is not yet captured?

After Du Lun Lujia and Yao Luo Ge Diyin left, one person walked out of the back tent, it was the current party leader Li Yiyin, because Shi Jingjiao married the daughter of the old party leader, Li Yiyin was his brother.

When Shi Jingjiao went out of Xiazhou, there were only thousands of Han soldiers, and the party members were originally a nation, so the mobilization force during the war was great, and the party people lived in Xiazhou for more than a hundred years, which was deeply rooted, which made Shi Jingjiao have to rely on it, but in order to balance the party members, Shi Jingjiao has recruited Han people to fill the army bravely over the years, but for now, there are still many party members in the army, and of course there are many mixed blood.

After Li Yiyin sat down, he said to Shi Jingjiao: "The Tubo Uighurs are greedy for profit, and today they dare to use tomorrow's battle as a threat, so that you can cede Lingzhou to them, and with the development of the war in the future, there will be many requirements, not to mention anything else, after Lingzhou is conquered, you will not let the middle of the army take food and plunder slaves, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers." ”

When Li Yiyin said about dissatisfied people, he naturally refers to party members.

Shi Jingjiao also had a headache for this, although the party members have lived in Xiazhou for a hundred years and have been sinicized, but in fact, the degree of sinicization is far from enough, and the temperament of the nation has not disappeared, and it is not much different from the Tubo and Uighurs in essence.

"The duck is not cooked yet, what are you worried about, I have my own plan at that time, my brother doesn't have to worry." Shi Jingjiao thought in his heart, the most important thing is to give some rewards to the army, the wealth and goods of Lingzhou City cannot be plundered by the people, and there are many states and counties in the south, so he is not afraid that there will be nothing in his pocket. But he won't say these words to Li Yiyin, in front of the other party, he has to maintain his image of being confident and sure of everything, which is the same reason as Du Lunlu's pretending to be profound.

"It's me who is too worried, since you dare to agree to Yao Luo Ge Diyin's request, you will naturally have a chance." Li Yiyin said, after getting along for many years, he was convinced by Shi Jingjiao, otherwise he would not have led the party members to cause trouble with him this time, on the other hand, if Shi Jingjiao couldn't even convince Li Yiyin, then there was really no need to make waves.

Li Yiyin's attitude made Shi Jingjiao nod with a smile, no matter when and where, it feels very good to be trusted almost unconditionally, although at this time he is still slandering in his heart: You are a straight thief.

"How's Tuoba Huaiguang's condition?" Shi Jingjiao suddenly asked.

Tuoba Huaiguang is the leader of the party people living in the Liangzhou area, this time in the Liangzhou army led by Du Lun Lujia, there is a party item accompanying him, since Shi Jingjiao decided to take Hexi after the war, naturally he will not let go of Tuoba Huaiguang such a good internal response. Because of their meritorious participation in the pacification of the Huangchao Rebellion, the party members in Xiazhou were awarded the envoy of the Difficult Army Festival by the Tang Dynasty and given the surname Li, but the party members in Liangzhou did not have this treatment.

"All things will be done according to your will." Li Yiyin said that Tuoba Huaiguang is also looking forward to the Xiazhou party members entering Liangzhou, after all, it will not be very comfortable to live under the eaves of the Tubo people.

Shi Jingjiao nodded, began to close his eyes, and said no more. In his heart, the scene of yesterday's Jin Ge Iron Horse alternated with the scene of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the coming day, making the corners of his mouth outline a smile.

Earlier, Shi Jingjiao only wanted to lay down a piece of territory in Hexi, not only to establish a meritorious cause for future generations to admire, but also to obtain a place to survive, but as the Tatars, Khitans, Tibetans, and Uighurs were mobilized, especially after arriving in Lingzhou, seeing the grand occasion of nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, he gradually developed greater ambitions in his heart.

Many times, the growth of ambition comes from the stimulation of reality, and now Shi Jingjiao is thinking that entering the Central Plains may not be just a nihilistic excuse to bewitch the troops - although the imperial court has unified the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and the 200,000 forbidden soldiers are strong and well-equipped, but compared with the situation that day, when they were forced by the situation to kneel down in front of Li Congjing's feet and swear allegiance in order to have a way to live, now he is carrying 100,000 male soldiers and has strong allies on his side.

Feng Shui takes turns, reality is always more fucked up than legends, and who can say for sure what hasn't happened?

If Shi Jingjiao dreams tonight, it must be a sweet dream.

Li Yiyin saw that Shi Jingjiao began to close his eyes and recuperate, and he had no intention of staying in the tent longer, so he got up and walked out of the big tent.

Outside the tent, he met Shi Chonggui, who was inspecting the night post, Li Yiyin stopped, and greeted with a smile: "It's late, and the young marshal is still inspecting the sentry post for the Chinese army's big tent, so the father-son relationship is really enviable." ”

Shi Chonggui also stopped to greet him, although he didn't want to see these party members, but he definitely wouldn't show it, and he wouldn't be bad at etiquette, just like although he was particularly disgusted with the title of "young marshal", but since Liu Zhiyuan told him that resisting this title would make people feel that he and Shi Jingjiao had a bad relationship, he never showed dissatisfaction.

At present, Shi Chonggui has a lot of worries, but fortunately, various experiences have taught him to hide his thoughts, and the current chatter with Li Yiyin has no flaws, but he still can't help asking: "The big war is imminent, can Du Lun Lujia and Yao Luo Ge Di Yin take the opportunity to threaten their father?" ”

Li Yiyin smiled and said: "This question, why don't you ask the young marshal in person?" ”

"So, there is." Shi Chonggui's heart ached faintly, "Father has agreed?" ”

Li Yiyin smiled and said nothing, the meaning could not be more obvious.

Shi Chonggui is no longer the simple-minded young man in the Yanwu Academy, and he knew right away that Shi Jingjiao agreed to the other party's request nine times out of ten, which made him feel like a fire in his heart, there were Tatar and Khitan precedents, Shi Chonggui is not difficult to imagine, what did Du Lun Lujia and Yao Luo Ge Di Yin ask for, and he also saw the scene of the other party burning, looting and capturing people on the front line of Lingwu County, at this moment, in the cool breeze of the autumn night, a wave of hatred for Shi Jingjiao surged in his chest, and it was out of control, This feeling was so strong and so irrepressible that he couldn't control the change in his expression, and Shi Chonggui clearly realized that Shi Jingjiao was becoming a national sinner.

"These thieves in Hexi are really hateful!" Shi Chonggui gritted his teeth, slammed his fist into the palm of his hand, and transferred his anger and hatred towards Shi Jingjiao to Du Lun Lujia and Yao Luo Ge Di Yin with these words.

Li Yiyin did not doubt that he had him, and patted Shi Chonggui's shoulder to express comfort.

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Gyeongju, Huai'an.

Immediately from a high place, looking at the Great Wall from afar, Li Congjing smiled and said to Sang Weihan beside him: "In the early years, I was still an ordinary young man in Jinyang City, and when I had not joined the army to fight in the north and south, I thought that the Great Wall in the world was built to resist the grassland peoples outside the Saiwai, and I didn't know that in the Central Plains and the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, there were also many Great Wall passes. ”

Sang Weihan nodded and agreed: "During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the princes fought frequently, and because of the need for attack and defense, the Great Wall began to appear among the countries. At the root of it, the earliest should be the 'Fangcheng' of the Chu State. It's just that the early Fangcheng and the Great Wall are not as majestic as the Great Wall of Juhu in the north that still exists today, and most of them are just a high wall built according to the mountain. ”

"The overseas Chinese are really well-informed." Li Congjing smiled and praised, retracted his gaze at the Great Wall, and fell back to the official road in front of the hill.

"This time to send troops to Shuofang, to enter the territory of Lingzhou, first have to pass through Wenchi, Anle two places, the military report has said, the thief army has arrived at the city of Lingzhou, that is, the thief must send troops to seize these two places, I don't know if they have arrived?" Li Congjing said this, but it was Meng Ping behind him who asked.

Meng Ping replied with a smile: "This morning's military report has not mentioned the appearance of thieves in the two places, and it seems that the actions of the thieves are not good. ”

Li Congjing said lightly: "It's not that they don't want to make a profit, it's just that they don't have this opportunity." ”

After speaking, he asked: "In your opinion, who will be sent as the striker?" ”

"Shi Yanchao can do it." Meng Ping replied.

Li Congjing smiled with deep meaning, "Shi Yanchao wants to lead those five thousand 'sharp weapons' to surprise the thief army, it's not good to consume the spirit early, let's let Li Yanlin go." ”

"Order!"

The royal drive is in person, which shows that Li Congjing has no one who has raised troops with all directions, and you have been in the interest of coming and going, entangled for a long time, what he wants is to clear the universe with the power of thunder.

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