Chapter 351: Zhu Wen is dead, and the world is decided
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"Kill!" Although Guo Chongtao was not a fierce general, he was still fearless, and slapped the war horse from the Bohai Sea under his crotch with the back of his knife, and the war horse neighed and galloped down from the board.
"Kill!" Countless shouts of killing sounded, and the war horses galloped quickly on the shallows, setting off a murky splash.
"What's going on?" The sentry, who was dozing on the wooden table, looked up in a daze and looked out the window at the field, which had become hazy because of the spring rain.
"Ahh The soldier next to him yawned disapprovingly, and muttered, "Don't make any noise, I've been with that little red in the women's camp for two hours today, and my back hurts!" Let me get some sleep! ”
"It's been two hours since you were in this body, and two teas are about the same!" Someone laughed on the side.
When the confused soldier heard this, he didn't follow it, this is a matter of a man's dignity, and he scolded: "Paralyzed, do you think my second brother is compared with you?" I'm not very good! But all the muscles are to the second child! You know what people are not like! ”
"Enemy... Enemy... Enemy...... Enemy! Raid! The soldier looking at the window suddenly let out a frightened alarm.
The soldiers hiding in the hut just heard this, and thought it was a scare, they had nothing to do here, and there were so many things to do about the mountains and gambling, so naturally some people came up with an 'enemy attack' to scare people, and they didn't want to become wolves.
When the other soldiers in the room heard this, they laughed and said, "Yes, there is progress!" This time I learned to look good, do you want to light a beacon fire? Ha! Ha! Ha! ”
But soon they couldn't laugh, and the figure of a cavalryman swayed in the window, albeit only for a moment, but everyone could see it clearly.
"General, what about these people?" A general who followed Guo Chongtao asked in a deep voice.
"Kill them all! Be careful, it's raining right now, but don't let them light the beacon! Send two brothers to guard the beacon. Guo Chongtao's voice did not carry a trace of emotion, as if it was not a few lives, but just a mustard!
Although the port of Baima Port is important, because the soldiers and horses of Lu Long's army mainly crossed from the lower reaches of the Yellow River to the area of Qizhou and Jeju, and then attacked Yunzhou. The battlefield has been fought for almost a year, and there has been no movement in Liyang Port opposite Baima Port, but there have been several in-depth Lu Longjun scouts on the Weinan side. Therefore, the forces of the white horse are mainly placed in the direction close to Weinan, and they can meet Weinan at any time.
But Guo Chongtao came too quickly, and after resting in the middle of the night, before dawn, he sent about 20 elites to ambush at the city gate. It was also too long to be stable, and the Xuanwu army was defenseless, and when the door was opened, it was suddenly attacked, although there were only about 20 people, but they took the city gate.
Before he had time to mobilize troops and horses to counterattack, Guo Chongtao had already led the cavalry to appear in the wilderness outside the city, and the war horses kicked up the smoke and dust in the sky, and countless flags flickered in the smoke and dust. Frightened, the Xuanwu army in Baima thought that tens of thousands of Lu Longjun had come. Even the city was not guarded, and in a panic opened the south gate and fled. But I don't want to think about it, how can a two-legged fight beat a three-legged one? Failure is already doomed.
Guo Chongtao was not arrogant because of his two consecutive victories, and led the cavalry to cruise and block the news of the white horse. Although this news will not be blocked in the end, Guo Chongtao needs to be blocked for a short time, only one day. This can still be done.
On this day, Yang Shihou led the soldiers and horses one after another, although the whole army did not arrive, but also gathered 20,000 troops in Baima.
Guo Chongtao suggested to Yang Shihou: "Although Weinan is a small city, its geographical location is quite important. This is a trigger that moves the whole body. However, Weinan had 3,000 soldiers and horses, and although the strong attack could be captured, it took a lot of time, and it was easy for the Xuanwu army to react. Someone should be sent to report that there are signs of Lu Longjun's mobilization on the opposite side, and they will be deceived into going out of the city, even if Zhang Cunjing, who is guarding Yunzhou, knows about it, he can't react! ”
When Yang Shihou heard this, he thought that this plan was good, and immediately made a decision. However, in order to prevent the enemy from tempting, he sent a soldier whose family was in Hakuba, and promised a heavy reward after the deed was completed. The soldier has not yet sacrificed his small family to fulfill everyone's consciousness. Immediately attracted 2,000 Xuanwu troops stationed in the south to guard the south, and even the town generals stationed in the south also went out in person.
As a result, it goes without saying that it ended in a litter. The generals of Weinan also surrendered, and the main generals all surrendered. Although Weinan still had a thousand soldiers and horses, he was already panicked, and under the persuasion of Weinan's generals, he surrendered without holding out for long.
Weinan surrendered, and Yang Shihou quickly marched to Fengqiu. When Yang Shihou arrived at Fengqiu, Zhang Cunjing and Niu Cunjie reacted at this time, but Zhu Wen didn't know that the messenger was still halfway there.
At this time, there were only 10,000 soldiers and horses in Kaifeng City, which sounded like a lot, but they were all old and weak soldiers, or they were just recruited recruits, and they didn't even look good to stand in line. Don't even expect them to go to battle and kill the enemy.
Bianzhou Thorn Shi Niu Cunjie is resolute and insistent, but not everyone has the same idea as him. The North Gate General Ren Pingshu doesn't think so. In his opinion, Xuanwu is finished, it is finished sooner or later, and it is not finished. Then I might as well take advantage of it.
Secretly sent a henchman to contact Yang Shihou, but Yang Shihou didn't believe it. Don't you say this is a gold ingot dropped from the sky? Is it possible?
But Guo Chongtao persuaded: "Whether it's true or not, occupy the city gate first, see the situation clearly, and then send troops into the city." Besides, no trick can be used in the face of absolute power! ”
Yang Shihou thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, just do as you say!" ”
Originally, there was a chance for Xuanwu to come back to life, but because of the caution of Guo Chongtao and Yang Shihou, they did not choose to enter the army immediately. Niu Cun Festival can choose to stick to it, first of all, street fighting, even if you take a step back, choose to defend the inner city, the inner city is lost and there is the Jiedu Embassy, although the Jiedu Embassy is a mansion, but it is also a tooth city, generally one and a half feet high, almost five meters, don't look at five meters. But think about it, how to bring in large siege weapons? How to attack when it is brought in, this is in the city, not in the open field.
It can only rely on rudimentary siege ladders and rams, and it is not much easier to attack than to attack the outer city. Even because by this time there were already diehards left, the casualties were even greater than the attack on the outer city.
However, Niu Cunjie received the news that Ren Pingji had rebelled and opened the city gate. Niu Cunjie's heart is like ashes, or he has already understood that Xuanwu's demise is inevitable, but he refuses to admit it. Now that this unwillingness to admit fact has been exposed, Niu Cunjie chooses to be relieved.
Niu Cunjie let out a long sigh and walked to the attic, looking at the south, where Zhu Wen was. Niu Cunjie completely ignored Kaifeng City, which had fallen into chaos. After half a ring, a touch of grief and indignation flashed in Niu Cunjie's eyes, and he wailed: "King, Cunjie is sorry for you!" The festival didn't keep the opening for you! ”
As soon as the words fell, Niu Cunjie jumped down from the attic, although the attic is only two stories high, but it is built on the basis of a high platform, nearly four feet from the ground, and Niu Cunjie can also jump down with his head to the ground.
Niu Cunjie's death put an end to the resistance of Kaifeng City.
When the news reached Zhu Wen, Yang Shihou had already led the army to advance to Yongqiu, which was only fifty miles away from Zhu Wen. And Li Shenfu also seized the opportunity and sent a cavalry to block the west of Bianshui. Although there were not many cavalry, only four thousand people. If it is said in the past, the Xuanwu Army can completely break through, but the Xuanwu Army is now panicked, and at most there are only a thousand people left who are loyal to Zhu Wen, and they have to prevent being attacked by the other party.
As for the east, although Li Shenfu did not have a fortification, the problem was that the east was an enclave like Yunzhou. Li Cunhuan also wished that Zhu Wen would flee there. Otherwise, Zhu Wen is gone, and he will have to find it for a while.
"King! What to do now! Li Si'an was full of panic, is it really desperate now?
"King, please give the order to break through quickly! The last general will definitely protect the king's retreat! Wang Maozhang was neatly draped all over his body, holding a big iron gun that made people palpitate just by looking at it, and said to Zhu Wen with a solemn face.
But since Zhu Wen heard the news, he sat there as if he was stupid and didn't speak. The eyes that used to be full of eagle-like sharp eyes are like a pool of muddy water today, and there is no spirit at all.
After a long time, seeing that Zhu Wen didn't speak, Wang Yantong was a little anxious. Regardless of the suspicion of committing the following crimes, Wang Yantong arched his hand to Zhu Wen and said loyally: "Please go to the king, I and the two brothers will definitely protect the king from danger!" Even if it's death! ”
Zhu Wen blinked, smiled sadly, and asked, "Breakthrough?" Breakout can go...... Where to go? ”
When everyone heard this, they were silent for a while.
After half a ring, one of the staff members hesitated and said, "King, why don't you go to Luoyang?" ”
Zhu Wen smiled sadly: "Luoyang? That's a good place for feng shui! But Luoyang is just a small place, how much can it hold? Besides, after opening up Bianzhou, if Li Cunhuan was smart, he would not touch Yunzhou, after all, there is not much food in Yunzhou. Besieged Yunzhou and led the troops and horses to attack Luoyang, although we dare not say that we arrived in front of Luoyang and captured the entire territory of Luoyang, but the defense line on the periphery of Luoyang was also lost, and it was only a matter of time before it was occupied! ”
"Let's go to Yingzhou! Wang Jingyao, the assassin of Yingzhou, was brave and strategic, and his soldiers and horses were elite soldiers and horses who often fought with the Huainan army. When you get there, do you want to peek at one side, or take advantage of the Huainan air raid to occupy the western part of Huainan, just say it then! It's better than waiting here to die! Li Zhen said loudly.
Although the words were not very good, it also made Zhu Wen feel a little more energetic, but Zhu Wen did not agree immediately. Instead, he turned his head sideways, looked at Jing Xiang, who had been silent, and asked, "Strategist, what do you think?" ”
"It's all at the king's command!" Jing Xiang said weakly. Listening to this voice alone, I don't know it, but it was said by a man who was already dying.
When Zhu Wen heard this, he seemed a little overwhelmed, and was silent for a while, and then said, "Go to Yingzhou!" ”
"Okay, then let's go down and equip it!" When everyone heard this, they were obviously relieved, it would be good to have a goal, even if the goal was not mixed. Wang Yanzhang's voice was a little more energetic.
Soon it was ready, Wang Yantong led a thousand elites selected from the flying cavalry army to open the way, Li Si'an and Wang Maozhang led a thousand tooth soldiers to protect Zhu Wenwen, Jingxiang, Li Zhen and a group of civil officials, and the veteran general Shuzong led three thousand cavalry to break the rear.
Things went smoothly as Zhu Wen expected, after they crossed the Bianshui, although they encountered the cavalry sent by Li Shenfu to block, but there were only more than 1,000 people, and Wang Yantong was in front of him to kill the enemy desperately, so that Zhu Wen quickly broke through the encirclement and went towards Maozhou, and after passing through Maozhou, it was Zhu Wen's destination Yingzhou.
After two days of rapid marching, Zhu Wen arrived at the border of Yingzhou without danger. Seeing the Yingzhou Road Monument inserted on the mountain road, Zhu Wen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Juwen, ha! Ha! Someone has finally waited for you to come! A wild laugh sounded in the mountains and forests, echoing in the mountains, and for a while I didn't know where the sound came from.
"What people! Who, come out to the lonely king! When Zhu Wen heard this, he was taken aback and roared in panic.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, the younger brother of the Tang Emperor, commanded the envoy of Youyan [***], and Wang Maozhang, the deputy envoy of the Central Plains camp, is a certain family!" I saw a rider in front of me rushing out of the bushes on the side of the mountain road. It seems that there is no less sin in this jungle, and there are a few red packets on the left cheek, and I don't know if it is the masterpiece of the big mosquito in the mountain forest.
Seeing that the other party was just one person, although the name knew that it was impossible, Wang Yantong still turned his heart sideways, thinking that the thief would capture the king first, and roared angrily. Riding a horse and sprinting.
"Hah! Ha! Ha! Shoot! Wang Maozhang was not panicked at all, and after a burst of laughter, he waved his hand. Countless arrows flew down from both sides, interspersed with fist-sized falling rocks.
Even though Wang Yantong was quite brave, he had to be busy dealing with arrows and falling rocks, and at this time, a circle of ironclad guards poured out around Wang Maozhang, and Wang Yantong's beheading plan had to be aborted.
"How could Li Cunhuan know that we were here?" Li Zhen lost his voice and said, this is a temporary decision of the itinerary, and they are also hidden enough, and after breaking through the siege, the soldiers are divided into two routes, and the clan Shuzong led 3,000 cavalry, disguised as 5,000 men and horses, and fled in the direction of Luoyang. And along the way, he did not encounter the soldiers and horses of Lu Longjun.
But where did everyone have time to think about these now, as if the arrows on the side of the rainstorm had killed the Xuanwu army in all directions, and the soldiers couldn't resist it at all, and the falling rocks were even more one by one.
"Run, King!" Iron spear Wang Yanzhang pushed Zhu Wen, roared, picked up another iron gun on the saddle, brandished both guns, and desperately covered Zhu Wen's escape. The falling stone can't help the iron spear Wang Yanzhang.
Zhu Wen didn't have time to say words of gratitude, and hurriedly ran away.
But at this moment, a sharp blade suddenly stabbed out of Zhu Wen's chest.
"Ugh!" Zhu Wen turned his head in disbelief and looked at his son Zhu Youqi, who was his own son, not his righteous son.
"For ...... Why! Zhu Wen asked in disbelief.
When Zhu Youqi heard this, his face became even more hideous, and he laughed wildly: "Ha! Ha! Ha! Why, why! Dog thief, you really dare to ask! Did you think about this when you were paying my wife and children? Don't be afraid to tell you! Why did Lu Longjun find you and ambush you! Ha! Ha! Ha! I told Your Highness all this! Your Highness has promised me to be the envoy of the festival of a town! Ha! Ha! Ha! You can die in peace! ”
But Zhu Wen has a peculiar hobby, likes ** wives, and has a soft spot for it. For this reason, even Zhang Quanyi's family, who was trembling and raising grain and grass for Zhu Wen, could not escape the poisonous hands, and his wife and daughter-in-law gave it together, and finally had to knock out their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, pretending that they didn't know anything, and their son was going to kill Zhu Wen, and he had to persuade his son bitterly.
That's it, but Zhu Wen didn't even let go of his daughter-in-law, most of Zhu Wen's sons were fighting outside, and Zhu Wen just started to summon his daughters-in-law on the grounds that his father-in-law greeted his daughter-in-law. Half forced, half seduced them. His son usually dares to be angry and dare not speak, but now Zhu Wen is not strong, but even his son has come to rebel against him.
"Self-...... Before the word "......" could be spoken, Zhu Wen's voice stopped abruptly, and his head drooped weakly.
"You!" Iron spear Wang Yanzhang looked at Zhu Youqi so sad and angry that he didn't know what to say!
"General Wang (this king is not the other king, but Wang Maozhang and not the iron spear Wang Yanzhang) The dog thief is dead, let people persuade him to surrender!" Zhu Youqi didn't care about the iron spear Wang Yanzhang, he knew that this guy was a die-hard loyalist, and he would definitely not attack Zhu Wen's flesh and blood.
"General, how's it going? Do you want to order it to stop? The adjutant general asked Wang Maozhang, but he saw that Zhu Wen was dead.
"Stop? Why stop? Just because that villain still wants to be a festival envoy! Hum! Kill! Throw the fire bomb! Kill them all! Wang Maozhang said mercilessly.
"Yes!" When the adjutant general heard this, although he hesitated, he still responded decisively.
When the fire oil bomb appeared, there was no doubt about who would win the battle. Fortunately, Wang Maozhang and the others had already set up a fire barrier, and just a mountain road has become a hell on earth. Even if he is a third-ranked hero, the iron spear Wang Yanzhang can hardly resist the power of the fire and becomes a coke.
Zhu Wen's death was also accompanied by the end of the war in the Central Plains. Ding Hui, the general who was still defending Xingzhou, Cizhou, and Zhaozhou, and Zhang Cunjing, who was still defending Yunzhou, chose to surrender after learning the news. Zhu Wen's son Zhu Youyu resisted stubbornly, and he also had some ability, but the army's spirit had already dispersed. And the generals under Li Cunhuan should not be underestimated, and Zhu Youyu finally committed suicide in defeat in a place called Xin'an.
Zhao Kuangning of Xiangyang and Feng Xingxing of Junzhou knew that they were unable to resist Li Cunhuan's Lu Long Iron Cavalry, and the court expressed their willingness to enter the court. It was a kind of exchange, in which the festival made the envoy enter the court, surrendered the territory, and as a hostage, he proudly preserved the family and wealth.
But Cheng Xiao, who originally supported Li Cunhuan against Zhu Wen, chose to fight against Li Cunhuan, but how to be Li Cunhuan's opponent.
Li Cunhuan ordered Yang Shihou to lead troops to deal with Cheng Wei, who occupied Jiangling, and Zhao Kuangning sent troops to help in the battle. However, in four months, Cheng Wei was defeated and committed suicide by throwing himself into the river.
Although Li Cunhuan wanted to personally lead his troops south, it was not a short time to consider leaving Yanjing City. Li Shenfu was appointed as the crusading envoy to the southeast of the Jiangnan Xingying, from the east of Zhejiang to Fujian and Jiangxi, and Yang Shihou flew to the southwest of the Jiangnan Xingying to defeat the forces of Jingnan, Kunming, Dali, and Annam (now northern Vietnam), as well as Liu Yin, who seized Lingnan (the territory is about the same as the current Guangdong and Guangxi), and the east was handed over to Li Shenfu to be responsible.
Tiog Ge conquered the towns of Nanfan and Shuofang from the west of Zhou, and tried his best to open up the Hexi Corridor.
And Yelu Abaoji's side gave Li Cunhuan a big surprise, and when Li Cunhuan finished cleaning up Zhu Wen, Li Maozhen was also captured alive by Yelu Abaoji. Let Li Cunhuan personally hand the blade, and also finish the original oath, and avenge his first military advisor Chen Changfeng.
And Liu Zhijun also knows and is interested in the above table to enter the court. Although he is unwilling, he has no choice but to see the general trend of the world like this, unless he is sure to win Li Cunhuan. The question is, is this possible?
Li Cunhuan asked Liu Zhijun and Yelu Abaoji to send troops to attack Shuzhong respectively. Wang Jian was tenacious and relied on the dangerous terrain in Shuzhong to resist. The war lasted until May of the following year, when Li Cunhuan ordered Zhu Jin to lead 5,000 elite cavalry across the Yangtze River and attack Chengdu. Overnight, the resistance in Shuzhong collapsed.
In the fifth year of God's blessing, the world is decided.
Emperor Li Qi was also informed, knowing that there was no longer anything to do with him, so he took the initiative to abdicate.
Although Li Cunhuan wanted to accept it, it was naturally impossible to accept it arrogantly, and the two sides played a good trick of you pushing me and letting me. After three humble concessions, Li Cunhuan ascended the throne. Change the Yuan Longwu.
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