581 Fighting and shining the sun
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Xiao Buyi was stunned when he heard the names of Wen Yuzhou and Li Caiyu. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info He already knew that Wen Yuzhou was Ma Sanbao, when Liu Wuzhou went to Hedong, they all said that Li Caiyu fell off a cliff and died, and Ma Sanbao was also missing, Xiao Buyi only sighed for a moment after knowing the news, and then put the matter of these two people aside.
Remember what should be remembered, forget what should be forgotten, the years are ruthless, and in the great cause of his conquest, there are really not too many things to worry about.
Hearing that Li Caiyu was not dead, Xiao Buyi was stunned and said: "Li Caiyu is Li Yuan's daughter and the leader of the Guanzhong Women's Army, if he is not dead, why don't you return to Guanzhong?" Don't...... Was she acting on Li Yuan's orders? Xiao Buyi's guess is reasonable, but he never thought that a casual suggestion by himself would push Wen Yuzhou to Guanzhong, and also successfully transfer Chai Shao's hatred of himself to Wen Yuzhou.
This kind of entanglement is changing, Xiao Buyi Rao is thoughtful, and he didn't expect that Li Caiyu would be discouraged for a while, Chai Shao announced that she was dead, she asked for the surname to push the boat down the river, left Hedong, and went to the grassland with Wen Yuzhou.
Yu Shinan listened to Xiao Buyi's inquiry, shook his head and said: "Li Caiyu doesn't seem to want to go back to Guanzhong now, I look at her...... It seems to be very interesting to Wen Yuzhou. ”
Xiao Buyi thought about Li Caiyu's surname, and had already understood, nodded and said, "What happened later?" ”
"Those of us who have come here have been entangled with the army of Jieli. Jieli really spared no effort to catch us, which can be seen...... He was disgusted with Dongdu. Yu Shinan said: "But with Miss Pei's strategy, it has been fine." We met Wen Yuzhou and Li Caiyu by chance, and Wen Yuzhou also knew about us, and kindly helped us get out of trouble, so he took us to another secret passage to hide. And the secret passage was sent by the princess to dig for the restoration of the country, as the last place of rejuvenation in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. But what people didn't expect was that Jieli suddenly mobilized a large army and surrounded it. ”
Wei Chigong said: "Actually, Jieli wanted to uproot the dark angel when he captured you. So that he can go south with confidence. It's a coincidence that the route you took was in the direction of Chita, which coincided with the direction he expected. ”
"If it weren't for the coincidence, Brother Wei Chi wouldn't have been able to touch us." Yu Shinan smiled: "The rest of the things, you may be better." ”
Wei Chigong did not postpone it, and said straightforwardly: "Liu Wuzhou was defeated and fled to the grassland to seek refuge, at first he wanted to attach himself to Kedun, and later Kedun also took refuge in Jieli, so he also wanted to borrow troops to conquer the world again. I had many disagreements with him, but I still obeyed his orders and joined the team to arrest Yu Shangshu. ”
"Of course, arrest is not the goal, waiting for the opportunity to rescue is Brother Wei Chi's original intention." Xiao Buyi said with a smile.
Wei Chigong smiled slightly, "That's exactly what I thought, but I don't know how to save it." Although Zu Junyan is not good at martial arts, he is good at civil engineering and is also proficient in information agencies. Miss Pei followed Wen Yu Zhou into the secret road of the Northern Zhou Dynasty that year, Zu Junyan actually tracked the past, even broke the mechanism, approaching the center of the secret passage, I was in a hurry, and even wanted to kill him, but the eldest grandson Shunde has been following Zu Junyan, I have no chance to start. ”
Xiao Buyi frowned, "I heard that the eldest grandson Shunde is very wise, with him, plus an ancestor Junyan, the situation is not optimistic." ”
"But then ...... Zu Junyan died. Wei Chi said respectfully.
Xiao Buyi raised his eyebrows, "Who killed him?" ”
"I don't know." Wei Chigong shook his head, "But before he died, he had already attacked the hinterland of the secret passage, and I brought two Turkic soldiers all the way over, and then I met Miss Pei's coachman." The coachman was so angry that he killed two of my men as soon as he made a move, and I was defeated by him, but fortunately, Miss Pei recognized me, so I didn't die. ”
Few people know the identity of Hu Lu Shixiong, Lu Laosan and Bat don't know, Xiao Buyi doesn't know the prestige of the coachman, so he can't help but be a little surprised when he hears that even Wei Chi Gong can't beat Hu Lu Shixiong.
It is not surprising that Pei Mingcui is always capable of what others can't, and the coachman's martial arts are strong. Seeing Xu Shiji's concerned listening, he asked for him, "What happened later?" ”
"Later, Miss Pei said those words to me, persuading me that life is like a white horse, don't waste it anymore." Yu Chi Gong sighed: "I listened to her words, and secretly thought that a weak woman has such a high opinion, I, Wei Chi Gong, called himself a hero, twisted and pinched, but fell into the inferior, so I decided to take refuge in the king of Xiliang." At that time, Miss Pei came up with another plan, saying that since my two subordinates were dead, she could use a trick to take people out pretending to be Turkic soldiers. And then...... I brought Yu Shangshu out, and Miss Pei had a lot of capable people, so she cleverly disguised Yu Shangshu as my personal soldiers, and changed her outfit, even if I couldn't notice it for a while. So I took Yu Shangshu out of the mountain, and then took the opportunity to return south. The Turkic soldiers are concentrated near Chita, searching along the mountains, there are not many soldiers in the camp and the periphery, but empty, plus many Turkic soldiers have gone to Dingxiang, the grassland snow disaster a few years ago, the damage was serious, Jieli was the prestige of the tree, and I wanted to go south to plunder the wealth, and Yu Shangshu and I were able to turn back safely. ”
Xiao Buyi couldn't help but ask: "Actually, the method of mixing fish eyes and pearls does not necessarily mean that only one person is brought. It shouldn't be difficult for Miss Pei to mix it out in batches. ”
Wei Chi Gong looked at Yu Shinan and said, "Most of this is to ask Yu Shangshu to say." It's not that she can't take Miss Pei away, but she doesn't want to go. Because when I first entered the secret passage and met Miss Pei, the eldest grandson Shunde was also there! ”
Xiao Buyi was taken aback, "He's alone?" ”
"Yes, he's a man." Wei Chigong said: "In addition to Miss Pei and her group in the secret room in the hinterland of the secret road, there are also Wen Yuzhou, Li Caiyu, and an old woman, and there is only one eldest grandson Shunde on the Turkic side. ”
"I'm afraid General Wei Chi doesn't know a little, in fact, Zu Junyan was killed by the eldest grandson Shunde!" Yu Shinan said suddenly.
Everyone was stunned and asked in unison, "Why did the eldest grandson Shunde kill Zu Junyan?" ”
Yu Shinan explained: "At the beginning, Wen Yuzhou took us to the North Zhou Midao to live, but we spent a quiet time, because the old woman, that is, Wen Yuzhou's aunt Yu Wenzhi, was not there. But later, the Turkic soldiers began to search for the Northern Zhou Secret Road, and Zu Junyan made a big show and found the Northern Zhou Secret Road, which finally alarmed Yu Wenzhi. After Yu Wenzhi came out, she scolded Wen Yu Zhou for being unfilial and causing trouble. At that time, everyone was actually embarrassed and wanted to find another way out, but Zu Junyan was in a hurry with the Turkic soldiers, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to. Later, Zu Junyan broke several ambushes in a row, and he was about to attack the hinterland of the dark road, even Yu Wenzhi was helpless, at that time, Miss Pei didn't know what to talk about with Yu Wenzhi, and even let the grumpy old woman look at her differently, and everyone finally worked together to fight against the Turkic soldiers. Yu Wenzhi said that although there was still a secret room to retreat, it was difficult to guarantee that Zu Junyan would still see through it, and Hu Lu Shixiong wanted to assassinate Zu Junyan at that time, but he did not make the trip. At the critical moment, the eldest grandson Shunde suddenly came to us. ”
Xiao Buyi muttered to himself, "What exactly does he want to do?" ”
Yu Shinan said: "When the eldest grandson Shunde came in, the long sword was bloody, and he said to Pei Mingcui that he had killed Zu Junyan, and it was very difficult to break the mechanism here with only the words of the Turks. If you want to go, he'll lead the way. But although Yu Wenzhi was paralyzed, when she saw the eldest grandson Shunde, she was crazy and wanted to attack him, but she really couldn't see that the old woman was so crazy. "Yu Shinan had palpitations in his heart," Yu Wenzhi pointed to the eldest grandson Wuji at that time and said, An Sui's family, do you still have the face to come to the grassland? Then she ordered Wen Yuzhou to kill the eldest Sun Shunde, and the situation was really messed up at that time......"
Xiao Buyi understood these grievances, and frowned: "Why did the eldest grandson Shunde kill Zu Junyan?" ”
Yu Shinan shook his head and said, "I don't know. Later, Miss Pei said that the eldest grandson Shunde was definitely not a murderer, and if Yu Wenzhi wanted to know the truth, she would ask a few questions. The eldest grandson Shunde is dispensable, the old woman ...... It's a bit unreasonable. At this time, General Wei Chi came, and he also said the rest of the matter, and he and I took advantage of the gap to turn around. Miss Pei didn't want to leave, she told me that she still had to know some things and stay in the grassland for the time being. Bat, Lu Laosan and others also wanted to stay, and Ao She, worried about his father's safety, also stayed there. I'm ashamed to say that I'm useless, and staying there is only a drag on everyone, and it's a turnaround. ”
After Xu Shiji listened, he comforted: "Yu Shangshu blames himself too much, but Dun is determined to go against us, and whoever goes will have the same result." ”
Xiao Buyi said: "Shiji is right, even if I go, at most I will cut Kedun, but to block the Turkic soldiers from going south, there is nothing to be done, this time and that time." Okay, since it's useless, don't think about it. Sinan worked hard all the way and took a break for the time being. Brother Wei Chi, please have something to do. ”
Yu Shinan retreated, and Wei Chigong hugged his fists and said, "King Xiliang has something to do, but please command." ”
Xiao Buyi said: "Actually, Brother Wei Chi only arrived in the Eastern Capital, and he didn't want you to run around. ”
"I was born to be on the move, and I can't be idle." Wei Chigong said with a smile.
"Right now, I want to fight in Hedong, but I lack generals who are familiar with Hedong. Back then, Brother Wei Chi was majestic and fought in Hedong, and I intend to ask Brother Wei Chi to join hands with me to fight Hedong again! ”
Xiao Buyi made a request, looking sincere. Wei Chigong's eyes flashed, and he said in a condensed voice: "The current situation is clear, the battle in Hedong can be said to be of great importance, can you rest assured that I will lead the army?" ”
Xiao Buyi said: "I'm just afraid that you won't be able to let go of your heart!" ”
Wei Chigong's thick eyebrows were raised, and he finally nodded and said: "Yes, I'm just afraid that some people will see me as a traitor, and it will inevitably be suspicious in my heart and affect the march." ”
"General Qin and General Cheng have both voted for Wagang, and now they are admired by thousands of troops with their courage and courage! In fact, it is easy to say that things are easy to do in the military, but it is also difficult to say that they are difficult. You are a hero, and there is no place for uselessness here! Xiao Buyi said: "Wei Chigong, I believe you are a hero!" ”
Wei Chi Gong's pride that he hadn't felt for a long time stirred in his heart, he looked at Xiao Buyi's expectant gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Wei Chi Gong is willing to ask the soldiers to fight with the Tang Army in Hedong again!" ”
**Guanzhong is the land of four stops, but Shanxi is in the land of four wars.
All dynasties favored the land of Shanxi.
Many of the world's battles depend on Shanxi. Because Shanxi is sandwiched between the two corners of the world's chess game, it can take the pass, fight Hebei, resist aggression externally, and govern the world internally. When the world is in turmoil, it is much easier to sit in Shanxi, crisscross the four directions, and dominate the world many times than the rest of the region.
Taiyuan and Hedong are the top priorities of Shanxi. The east of Taiyuan is the Jingcheng Pass that crosses the Taihang into the place of Hebei, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty in that year, and it was from the Jingcheng Pass to send troops. However, in the past, they have attacked Guanzhong, but they mostly used Hedong as a springboard to forcibly cross the Yellow River and attack Guanzhong. Defending Hedong, many times, is guarding Guanzhong!
If the Yellow River is regarded as a natural shield in Guanzhong, the east of the river is regarded as an artificial gate in Guanzhong.
Although Li Jing attacked Wuguan with surprise troops and threatened Guanzhong, although he was violent, in Li Yuan's mind, as long as he resisted with regular troops, he would not do much to forgive Li Jing. And if Hedong loses, that is the biggest threat. It was because of Liu Wu's Zhou that Li Yuan would let Li Shimin lead his troops to resist in Baibi, and he repeatedly crossed the Yellow River and commanded the battle in Puban.
Up to now, Xiao Buyi has the opportunity to attack Shanxi, and Li Yuan is of course heavily deployed in Hedong. However, although Shanxi has the towering Taihang to cut off Hebei, but the battle line is quite long, Li Yuan's heavy troops are in the east of the river, so he naturally cares about one and loses the other, Xiao Buyi and Wei Chigong think twice, and finally decide to stretch the battle line, and the troops go out of Jingcheng Pass to attack Taiyuan!
Relatively speaking, Taiyuan's military strength is much weaker than that of Hedong. And if Taiyuan is attacked, it will definitely make it difficult for Li Shentong to take care of both the beginning and the end. If Li Shentong comes to the aid of Taiyuan, Pei Xingyan and Shi Danai can take the opportunity to attack the party, if Li Shentong does not come to the rescue, Xiao Buyi will attack Taiyuan with all his might!
Xiao Buyi has sent troops, and the first battle is Shiai City, the easternmost city in Shanxi.
Shiai is not a big city, hundreds of miles away from Taiyuan. Passing through Shi Ai to the west, they are Shouyang and Yuci two cities. If you go down to Yuci, cross the Yellow Snake Ridge, Taiyuan City has been in sight.
Xiao Buyi started attacking Shi Ai City at dusk!
The people around Shi Ai are only tens of thousands, and the guards are only thousands.
Tang Jun was shocked.
Hebei has been fighting for many years, in fact, Li Tang has taken into account that the eastern capital will send troops from Jingcheng, and if the eastern capital sends troops to Jingcheng, Shi Ai will be the first city among them, and the people have long been panicked, and some have dragged their families to take their mouths or go to the grassland, or go to the south of Hebei to avoid disasters, so as not to catch fire at the city gate and affect the pond fish.
We all know that Shanxi will fight sooner or later, and Hebei is closer, so there is no military disaster there for the time being, but it has become a place of refuge for the people. As for the war in the south of Youzhou, even the common people thought that it would be difficult for the Tang army to break through the blockade of the Western Liang army.
The Tang army defending the city did not expect to hold out for long, but when the Western Liang army rushed in, they found that Shi Aicheng could not hold on all night.
The army is pressing, the dust rushes to the sky, and the bull is swallowed!
When the Western Liang army came from afar, the heavens and the earth were overshadowed.
The city soldiers only saw a black cloud sweeping from the east, marking the golden afterglow. The mountains seemed to be shaking, the earth was moving, and the city was attacked by murderous aura, and I couldn't help but tremble.
The first order of the city guard was to close the east gate immediately and prepare for the battle, but in an instant, the second order was given, open the west gate, and report to Shouyang for his life.
Tang Bing received the order and abandoned the city without hesitation.
The Western Liang army is too fierce and too many, and they are by no means opponents, so it is wise to abandon the city and gather troops to fight again.
But more than 2,000 Tang soldiers only went out of the west of the city for more than ten miles, and they saw a group of cavalry rushing to the top. Its momentum is like a tiger and the wind is like a dragon.
The ironclad cavalry made a detour early, and when they reached the west of the city, they prevented the Tang soldiers from abandoning the city and fleeing. The king of Xiliang has an order, from now on, to destroy the Tang army's new force, since this is the case, they will not be allowed to gather resistance again.
As soon as the cavalry appeared, Li Tangjun's face changed. Although there are leading generals who want to fight hard, but under the reputation of the black-armored iron cavalry, how can the Tang army dare to fight with the current strength and the army behind him?
Li Tang's army scattered and fled, and the ironclad cavalry rushed back and forth, killing nearly a thousand enemies, and returning victoriously, at this time, Xiao Buyi had arrived at the foot of Shiai City.
Xiao Buyi entered the city wearing gold armor and sunset, like a god descending from heaven. After entering the city, he immediately used Shi Ai as a rear base camp. The first command, however, is that those who disturb the people in vain will be held accountable! However, the second order is that the people shall not allow it, and those who leave the city without permission shall be beheaded!
When the people of Shiai City heard this, they were all overjoyed, although they did not say that they beat gongs and drums, but the situation in the city was stable.
At this time, the successor army continued to arrive, Xiao Buyi led 100,000 Western Liang troops, self-appointed marching chief, with Wei Chigong as his deputy, with dozens of fierce generals, to conquer Shanxi.
It was expected to take down Shi Ai City easily, Xiao Buyi and Wei Chi Gong ordered the soldiers to rectify it slightly, and when it was dawn, most of the siege equipment had been transported to Shi Ai.
Xiao Buyi ordered the soldiers to dig a trench and dig a ditch in Mengshan in the northeast corner of Shiai City, and set up a camp to be the outpost of Jingcheng Pass. The soldiers were puzzled, secretly thinking that there were still hundreds of miles away from Taiyuan City, and there were no heavy troops to attack, why did they have to prepare for the arrival of the army?
can not be understood, the king of Xiliang has an order, who dares not to obey?
The Western Liang Army has been fighting for many years, and it has long been in a clear order and efficient. The ditches are dug and the villages are lowered, the people are pacified, and the transportation equipment is all in order. When Wei Chigong saw it, he was overjoyed. After Liu Wuzhou occupied Taiyuan, he was even more unenterprising, short-sighted, and did not produce, which led to no food in the army and was once defeated. Xiao Buyi is steady and steady, gradually advancing, even if he can't win quickly, but slowly push it over, after all, there will be a day when he will achieve hegemony.
Everyone thought that the ironclad cavalry won with speed, and even thought that Xiao Buyi was good at making dangerous moves, but they didn't know that the stability of his current marching army was also a must.
Xiao Buyi did not transport the heavy grain and grass to the city, but ordered them to transport it to the camp to guard, for fear that others would rob it.
Everyone didn't understand why Xiao Buyi was willing to go near and far, they just thought that he was cautious and did everything.
Xiao Buyi sat in charge of the Chinese army, and ordered Miao Haichao to lead 5,000 troops south to take Leping in the southwest of Shiai City, and ordered Kan Ling to lead 5,000 soldiers to recruit thousands of people in the city to harvest spring wheat within a radius of 100 miles.
Although the supply of grain and grass in the eastern capital is sufficient, Xiao Buyi's strategy of fighting to feed the war has never changed, since the enemy army has food, it is good to grab it and use it, and the resources of the eastern capital can be saved.
Of course, there is a deeper intention in this, that is, if the opponent comes, he will not be able to grab a grain of grain!
It may seem insignificant, but sometimes it is a means of winning or losing the battle on the march.
When everything was arranged, Xiao Buyi ordered the troops to be dispatched, and the troops were sent to Shouyang.
The car is moving, and the horse is neighing and the wind is howling. The soldiers of the Western Liang army went out of Shiai, all the way west, and in the afternoon, they had arrived in Shouyang. At this time, the weather was sunny and clear. Shouyang built a city by the mountain, there is a mountain range stretching in the west of the city, called Yanyan, the mountain peaks are towering, the empty valley is secluded, the scenery is not bad, and the terrain is also a little complicated.
Xiao Buyi knew before he sent out his troops that the general who guarded Shouyang was called Zuo Nandang, and there were about 5,000 cavalry infantry under him. Although Shanxi is important, Li Yuan can't have a heavy garrison in every city. At present, after the Tang soldiers crossed the Bird Mouse Valley from Hedong, the heavy troops mainly gathered in Taiyuan, Yuci and Jiexiu, and the location of Shouyang was not embarrassing. Five thousand soldiers and horses seem to be a lot, but before Xiao Buyi's 50,000 advance army, it seems insignificant!
Xiao Buyi went to the city, the city gate was closed early, the drawbridge was raised, the Tang army defending the city did not dare to fight, and the distress document had already been sent to Yuci, just looking forward to holding on and waiting for reinforcements.
At the head of the city, there were many soldiers, and behind the battlements, a cold light flashed. The Tang army was on full alert, and it was chilling to see the flags waving in front of the city, and the Western Liang army spreading out all over the mountains.
The Western Liang army bullied the opponent and did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and this time it did not line up in a phalanx or a glaive formation, but adopted an evacuated siege formation. In such an arrangement, looking at the city from the top of the city, I only feel that the number of Western Liang troops is extremely large. Siege vehicles, ladders, catapults, and city-breaking crossbows are all in place, hidden in the array, just waiting for the king of Xiliang to give an order, and attack the city with all his might.
Xiao Buyi was not in a hurry to attack the city, and rode his horse to the front of the moat and said, "The king of Xiliang is here, please tell General Zuo." His words of understatement have been clearly transmitted to the city.
When the sergeants at the head of the city and under the city heard it, they were all very surprised, and when Wei Chigong heard it, he could only sigh that Xiao Buyi's internal strength was sufficient, and it could be described as unfathomable until now.
A general appeared at the head of the city and shouted: "Xiao Buyi, you raise troops in vain, the sky does not tolerate it, quickly return to Hebei, and you can save your life, if not, you can save your life, if not......" Zuo Nandang still wanted to say a few cruel words, it can be seen that the armor under the city is clear, the swords and guns are raised at the same time, and the majestic momentum in the military array is overwhelming, and it is no longer able to continue. He guarded Shouyang, knowing that he could not defeat the Western Liang army, and he couldn't help but be in a dilemma. How long can this lonely city be defended, he has no confidence at all.
Xiao Buyi smiled, "It's hard to be left, the world is in chaos, and it's understandable for each to be its master." But at present, the prince is leading a large army, and it is inevitable to win Shouyang. You are no more than 5,000 soldiers, and in front of me, you are just a mantis arm blocking the car. Although this king raised a large army to pacify the world, he had no choice but to do it, and he didn't want to suffer too many casualties. If you resist stubbornly, you are afraid that you will not be able to escape your life, as the saying goes, knowing the times is a handsome, if you take refuge in this king now, Li Yuan will seal you as an official, I will add the third level, as for the soldiers who defend the city, this king will not kill a single person. This king's daughter will never break her promise! ”
Zuo Nandang's face changed several times, and when he saw Tang Jun looking at him, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Xiao Buyi, who do you think you are?" I have to be a saint, even if my body is shattered, my liver and brain are smeared, I will not give up......"
Before he could finish speaking, suddenly a ray of light shot out, dazzling and very dazzling.
Zuo Nan was caught off guard, he couldn't understand how the sun was behind him, how could such a strong light shoot in front of his eyes, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to block his eyes, and heard Xiao Buyi say leisurely: "Then you will die!" ”
As soon as the bowstring sounds, the arrow reaches the throat!
Xiao Buyi took advantage of the difficulty in the left to be unprepared, pulled the bow and arrow, and shot an arrow, hitting the throat of the left difficulty!
When Zuo Nan turned over and fell, he heard Xiao Buyi's last words, "Siege the city!" ”
The Western Liang army is rushing up, and the Tang army is in chaos!
(To be continued)