Chapter 438: Self-Destruction of the Great Wall
"Ahh Damn! "In the Shuofang Palace, Liang Shidu has gone crazy, overnight, he feels as if the sky is falling, Yan'an is lost, Diaoyin is lost, and the four counties under his rule are now only Shuofang County is left alone, and what makes him even more difficult to accept is the surrender of his command. The surrender of He Sui, Suo Zhou, Zhang Ju, Liu Min and others made Liang Shi suspicious of the generals under his command, for fear that other generals would also surrender after him.
"Your Majesty, the road is closed by heavy snow right now, no matter how powerful the enemy is, he will not attack at this time, we still have as many as 80,000 soldiers and horses, and Li Xin has only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, and after the beginning of spring, we still have hope." Shangshu Lu Jilan said persuasively on the side.
"Hey, Li Xin is a thief, I have to be careful!" Liang Shidu naturally did not say that he did not trust those generals, but said to Lu Jilan: "At present, the road is closed by heavy snow, but after the beginning of spring, Li Xin's soldiers and horses in Liangzhou will pounce, Yang Ze and Lin Xingcang also have thousands of people under their command, and the 10,000 people brought by Li Xin himself, as well as the troops from the three counties, at least 30,000 people." Although our 80,000 people are a lot, their morale is not as good as Li Xin's. "Liang Shidu still knows the appearance of the soldiers and horses under his command, although there are many people, but the degree of training is far inferior to Li Xin, hastily formed, where is as well-trained as the army under Li Xin.
"The emperor can let Liu Nu Yancheng lead Jihu soldiers and horses to harass Li Xin's army and delay the progress of the army, so the minister will go to the Turks and invite the Turks to send troops." Lu Jilan thought about it and said again.
Jihu Marshal Liu Nu Cheng led tens of thousands of troops to surrender to Liang Shidu last winter, heavy snow hit the grassland, Jihu cattle and sheep were killed and injured countless times, Jihu people had no choice but to move inward, Liu Nu was successful because of this matter to Shun Liang Shidu. There are also thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, all of them are cavalry, and they are also a usable soldier.
"Jihu handsome Liu Nu hidden?" A light flashed in Liang Shidu's eyes. In the end, he shook his head and said: "The hearts of those who are not of my race will be different, and the Jihu people will submit to my Daliang, which is just a temporary corner, but it is almost impossible to let them work for us." We cannot put our hopes in them. ”
"But they also have thousands of cavalry?" Lu Jilan said a little unwillingly. You must know that Li Xin brought only 30,000 soldiers and horses this time, and there are many cavalry, and thousands of cavalry can play a great role.
"I want to collect these thousands of soldiers and horses, how can I?" Liang Shidu suddenly whispered.
Lu Jilan didn't react at first, but his eyes soon lit up. He now heard the meaning of Liang Shidu's words, and just shook his head and said: "Although this plan is very good, but if you don't kill the other party, I'm afraid it will cause a change in the situation between the DPRK and China, and the minister will not approve of it." ”
"Yes. I know, let's go down first! Liang Shi thought about it, his eyes flickered, and Lu Jilan retreated.
"Although Lu Jilan is good, he is still timid. If a Jihu person is killed, he will be killed, can he still rebel? Liang Shi thought about it and decided to do it to Jihu soldiers and horses, he thought about it. He said to the soldiers around him: "Go, I will have a night banquet in the palace tonight, and all the officials in the city can come, and then invite the marshal Jihu to come to the banquet." ”
"Order the crown prince to lead the army to the northern city. Once the Jihu people make any moves, kill the Jihu people first. Liang Shidu said to the attendant beside him. At this time, Liang Shidu did not trust the generals around him, and only trusted his relatives. Prince Liang Shunming is naturally the first choice.
"Yes." The chamberlain hurriedly went to deliver the edict to Liang Shunming.
And at this moment, outside the city, in the camp of Jihu, Liu Nu Yincheng was also eating mutton and drinking wine in the big tent, not realizing that he was about to die, but beckoning the surrounding generals to have fun.
"The southerners are still wealthy, and in the winter, they live in spacious and warm houses, enjoying good wine and food." Liu Nu hid her eyes with envy, and said loudly: "However, we can also enjoy such days in the future, as long as we follow Emperor Daliang, we can also eat and drink spicy food." ”
"Respectfully."
"To His Majesty the Emperor of Great Liang."
Liu Nu Yincheng raised her wine glass and arched her hand into the distance, and all the generals followed his example, arched their hands towards the Daliang Palace, and raised their glasses to drink.
"Great marshal, His Majesty the Emperor sent an envoy to say that the palace will have a banquet for the marshal tonight. Please go on time. A soldier outside said loudly.
Liu Nu was stunned for a moment, and finally laughed and said: "I heard that the most powerful person in the Central Plains is Li Xin, the king of the Tang Dynasty of the Great Sui, followed by Li Yuan, the emperor of Zhao, but in my opinion, the most sincere person is still the Emperor of Liang, and I will definitely be able to get a lot of benefits by following Emperor Liang, and I will definitely be able to develop and grow." ”
"Dashuai, I heard that Tang King Li Xin has led a large team of men and horses to kill him? Is that what you say? A commander beside him couldn't help but ask.
Liu Nucheng was silent for a long time before putting down the wine glass and said: "Tang King Li Xin's 10,000 soldiers and horses have successively captured Honghua and Yan'an counties, and Diaoyin County has also surrendered. The next Li Xin's target is Shuofang County, hey, this is the last winter we live in Shuofang. By next year, we will have to rely on the Turks, or return to the Great Sui, and in the end, we will have to return to the steppe. ”
"King Tang is so powerful?" The generals in the big tent looked defeated, and their eyes showed a look of panic, they didn't expect Li Xin to be so powerful, Liang Shidu's subordinates were so useless, and the three armies were broken by Li Xin so quickly, so could Shuo Fang still resist Li Xin's attack?
"Father said with a smile, if the Liang division is defeated, it is nothing for us to return to the Great Sui, these Han people are like this, they like to come to the court from all directions, as long as we get benefits, we can completely let the Great Sui support us, we fight for them, develop and grow, and may not be a Turkic in the future." A feminine-looking young man said that he was Liu Heishui, the son of Liu Nucheng, although the force value was not very good, but it was extremely insidious, and it was his idea to return to the Liang division this time, and in the Jihu army, his wisdom was also recognized by the Jihu people.
"Yes, what the young patriarch said is reasonable, our tens of thousands of subordinates, if Li Xin is a smart person, he will definitely accept us, and with the power of the Great Sui in the future, he can also develop." A centurion said proudly. The rest of the group nodded.
"Alright, alright, Blackwater, you will come into the city with me tonight. I think Liang Shidu invited us at this time probably to let us work for him in the coming year, hehe, if we don't give some benefits, how can we work for him, I heard that there are many beautiful women in the palace of Liang Shidu, after entering the palace this time, I will definitely get some to come over and give you a warm quilt. Liu Nucheng waved her hand proudly, he thought that he had seen through the layout of Liang Shidu, and he became proud.
"Yes." Liu Heishui also thinks that Liang Shidu is looking for his father at this time, just to win over Liu Nu to hide it, and he will definitely get benefits after going this time.
Outside Liang Luoren's mansion, Liang Luoren and Zhang Duan were riding on horses, Zhang Duan carefully reported the situation of the upcoming banquet in the evening, but Zhang Duan smiled bitterly: "General, this time the emperor has lost a lot of money, and I don't know how much it costs to win over the Jihu Department." ”
Liang Luoren glanced at Zhang Duan, as if he was looking at an idiot, and said disdainfully: "Zhang Duan, you don't really think that the emperor is trying to win over Jihubu, right?" ”
"Isn't it?" Zhang Duan asked curiously: "If this is not the case, why did Liu Nu come to the palace to participate in the night banquet?" Next year, Li Xin will launch an attack on us, so it is natural to invite him here at this time. ”
"The current situation is chaotic, there is only one Shuofang County left in my Daliang, how many things do you need for a banquet, do you think His Majesty the Emperor still has the heart to hold a banquet?" Liang Luoren said disdainfully: "There is no banquet for everyone on Chinese New Year's Eve, come to the banquet today, what day is today?" ”
"General, you mean?" Zhang Duan's face suddenly changed, and he looked at Liang Luoren.
"The crown prince Liang Shunming has already dispatched a large army to be stationed at the north gate, just waiting for the news from the palace, hehe, His Majesty the Emperor is killing chickens and monkeys, he is worried that his subordinates have betrayed him and defected to Li Xin. Just wait! Wait a minute, you will see the head of Liu Nu Chengcheng, maybe we will see it before we get to the palace. Liang Luoren greeted Zhang Duan and walked slowly, along the way, there were also many officials who greeted Liang Luoren, no matter what, Liang Luoren is also a general of the clan, although he is wronged now, but he may not know when he will make a comeback.
When Liang Luoren arrived in front of the palace, he saw that the palace was heavily guarded, and a general was holding a tray in his hand, and there were two blood-drenched heads on the tray.
"Jihu Liu Nu hid into a father and son to collude with Li Xin in an attempt to assassinate His Majesty, and the emperor has killed him, take his head, and warn the three armies." The general rushed Liang Luoren and the others over, and immediately stood on the steps and said loudly.
The people below suddenly looked like earth, where did they dare to speak loudly, at this time, there was a sudden shouting and killing sound in the distance, everyone recognized it as coming from the north gate, and they knew what was going on with a little association. There was a sadness in everyone's hearts, and at this time, Liang Shidu was still thinking about annexing the Jihu Department. It's really hard to save, it's really chilling for Liang Shidu to do this, some of them are rolling their eyes and their eyes are flashing, but they don't know what to think.
"As long as the ministers are loyal to the beam, I will not hesitate to reward." Liang Shidu's words came out again, and then the general turned around and entered the palace, and the palace gate was closed again.
"Hey! Let's go! Let's go! Liang Luoren looked at the palace not far away and shook his head, he was completely disappointed in his brother, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know what to think. (To be continued......)