Lu Xun really understood Qi Shuhai's meaning, and replied that he would abide by his uncle's words, and really did not move, and did not take the risk of attacking, so he stuck in the three passes of the field. Duan Qingfeng began to attack Yichang, Qi Jingtong's troops swore to resist to the death, and the war was extremely difficult, but how could Qi Jingtong's troops, who lacked food and grass supplies, be the opponent of the well-equipped and morale-boosting Lu Jiajun. As a result, the battle between the two sides was established, and Yichang broke through the two-day effort.

In such a frontal battle with gongs and drums, it is difficult to use a strategy, so Duan Qingfeng didn't do much to make a decision, and Qi Jingtong also didn't have any good plans to use. When the city was broken, Qi Jingtong led the troops to break through along the other gate, and fled straight to the direction of Yesan Pass, Duan Qingfeng led the army to chase out, and shouted "not good" not far away.

Qi Shuhai hurriedly asked, "How is it bad?" ”

"We've been tricked." Duan Qingfeng said, Qi Shuhai shuddered, thinking of Xu Yangbu's tragic situation during the fire in Changling, and asked in a trembling voice, "Got the plan?" It won't be"

"Don't worry." Duan Qingfeng saw Qi Shuhai's worries and said: "It's not that we fell for the enemy's ambush, but that the enemy's team has lost many people, but I'm afraid that it is not Qi Jingtong who is leading the team to flee now, but someone deliberately pretending." In addition, Zhu Houxi played a discordant plan, and we are afraid that there will be a conflict with Xiliang. ”

Qi Shuhai was puzzled and asked, "How do you say this?" After Qi Shuhai finished speaking, without waiting for Duan Qingfeng to answer, he suddenly realized and said: "I understand, these 30,000 people fleeing and 50,000 fleeing can't see the change in the number of people." If the length of the queue is changed slightly, it will definitely confuse the scout's eyes, and even if the scout is experienced, he can't count them one by one. The number of people is more than 10,000, where is the count. There are a lot of trees cut down in Yichang City and the surrounding areas, Duan Ye means that Qi Jingtong became a deserter, built some rafts and brought a small number of troops to the waterway? ”

Duan Qingfeng nodded and said, "That's right. ”

Qi Shuhai said again: "But I haven't understood Xiliang's plan yet. ”

"You see, it was originally a clever plan to attack Lu Xun, and it only took two sides to attack Lu Xun to put Lu Xun in a predicament, increasing Qi Jingtong's chances of breaking through and escaping. Qi Jingtong was hit by both sides at the same time. Lu Xun will also be hit by both sides, so although he did not fight for his life, this should be the best policy. That's what Remnant Ming did in the first place. But why did they all evacuate later? I am afraid that Zhu Houxi is ready to shrink the front and resist stubbornly, completely abandon the defenders in other places, prevent us from splitting and attacking, and prepare to fight around Chengdu Mansion. Victory or defeat is here. In this way, Yu Dayou's troops will not be allowed to be on the front again. He will also withdraw. Duan Qingfeng frowned slightly and said: "Yu Dayou's troops have not made any moves, they have a lot of troops and are well-equipped, and they have confronted Xiliang in the Remnant Ming Frontier, and they have not started a war yet, so it can be said that their morale is high and has not been damaged in the slightest. If I'm right, then this decision is a tiger's and a wolf's strategy. As long as Yu Dayou is withdrawn, the Xiliang soldiers and horses will have no reason to confront each other, and they will inevitably enter Bashu. When the time comes, it will be time for us to fight for the world with Xiliang. People are in the rivers and lakes. I can't help myself, let alone a king? Xia Dade and Wenfu are bound to be responsible for the interests of the country, and the war between the two sides will be imminent. If this is the case, whether this plan was conceived by Zhu Houxi or Chen Hong, it can be described as insidious and ruthless. ”

"So you think so," Qi Shuhai nodded and said, "I can understand what you say, why Xiliang didn't move and didn't fight with his brother-in-law." Although the founding power of Xiliang was given by his brother-in-law, it is an independent country after all, and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs has no relationship with his brother-in-law, so he naturally has to think about the interests of other people's countries. Once the war starts, after the war, it is natural that the land obtained by the killing of Tongguò will not be able to spit out and return it to us, so it is the best way for Xia Dade to not move his troops now, not only to avoid any disputes over the distribution after the war, but also to contain the remnants of the army. But once Yu Dayou's defensive army withdrew, then Xia Dade would lose the excuse to stay still, and when the time came"

Duan Qingfeng nodded and said: "We need to do our best to capture Chengdu Mansion, and then collect the land, so that Xiliang can stop abruptly before it starts to annex is the best way, if we take it now, Xiliang will have no reason to start a war with us." ”

"Then what is the purpose of Qi Jingtong's escape north?" Qi Shuhai said: "What should we do after that?" ”

"Zhu Houxi is ruthless, it is estimated that he abandoned Qi Jingtong and left us and Lu Xun here to contain our troops. In this way, Qi Jingtong should not know anything about the affairs under the city, but he should be able to guess the news of the country's accident. After all, there are too few trees in this place, and what is built is just an ordinary wooden boat, which is already swimming against the current, and it has to be quiet, and it can't carry many people. It is estimated that he took a thousand people back to King Qin to save him, so he is not afraid. Duan Qingfeng said.

Then Duan Qingfeng said again: "If we guessed correctly, then Qi Jingtong's current subordinates must have been preparing to defend Yichang, how could Yichang City be broken so they ran and fled, and now it belongs to the chaotic situation of the dragons without a leader, we hurry up and catch up, kill the enemy to win, and chase the poor with victory." ”

"Exactly, exactly." Qishu Haidao.

The situation was as Duan Qingfeng expected, the Yichang defenders thought they could hold for a few more days, but unexpectedly, the Lu family army broke through the city and killed them, and they could only run in the direction of Yesan Pass when they were defeated. Qi Jingtong also left with an elite army of more than 1,000 people two days ago, claiming that a major event had happened in the country, and that when he returned, he would definitely bring reinforcements to help, and when he was not there, he would hold on and hold on, and he would inevitably wait until the day of victory.

Qi Jingtong didn't have any steamships from the Lu family, and it was very hard to go upstream, using manpower and the power of nature to fight against it, and when he was short of food, the pressure and hardships he endured were even more different from usual.

Two days later, outside the Yesan Pass, Lu Xun, who was guarded, was like a wall that could not be climbed over, firmly blocking the way of the remnant Ming team, and it was just outside the gate. Duan Qingfeng and Qi Shuhai caught up head-on and defeated the enemy, who lost their armor. More than 10,000 people were killed in the battle, and the rest were captured due to the absence of the main general, and the dragons surrendered without a leader. The number of prisoners was 60,000.

In Chengdu Mansion, which is not too far away, after three days and three nights of non-stop attack, the defenders of Chengdu Mansion finally had no time to care about the damage to the city wall, so Han Sufa's troops attacked it, Chen Hong swore to resist to the death, and personally went into battle to lead everyone to fight in the streets. In the end, with his unadvanced weapons, Chen Hong temporarily repelled Han Sufa's troops who attacked the city. That day. Ten thousand arrows were fired into the Chengdu mansion, and a bamboo tube was tied to the shaft, and the bamboo tube contained letters. claimed to surrender and not kill, otherwise if the knife was not sealed for three days, it would be killed.

Chen Hong was busy with the war, that is, he was not available. It's also terrifying. It's like a flood beast spreading too fast, even Chen Hong can't hide the mouths of the people, so he can't prevent such news. Chen Hong only felt that the big thing was not good, and the troops who came back to help around were on the road, and they were afraid that they would not be able to arrive for a while, and this city had been broken, and it was still unknown how long it could be held. In previous propaganda. deliberately scandalized the Lu family rebels, saying that they were extremely cruel and evil. At this time, they suffered from it, and everyone was convinced that the rebels could do such a thing. At this time, Chen Hong was speechless, if he said that the Lu family's military discipline was not allowed to slaughter the city, but no one would believe it, it could be said that he would lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot. In this way, the soldiers and civilians in the city lost the courage and confidence to resist, and Chen Hong suddenly felt a sense of weakness and weakness in the struggle.

On the same day, a minister in the city opened the city gate, and the inside and outside should sacrifice the city to save their lives. The imperial palace of Chengdu Mansion was naturally not as heavily guarded and firm as the Imperial Palace in Beijing, and it took less than half an hour to be breached. The soldiers responsible for guarding the palace all surrendered to the Lu family's army, and at this time, the entire Chengdu Mansion had been fully collected into Han Sufa's pocket. Chen Hong stood beside Zhu Houxi, who was still lying on the sickbed, and muttered, "Holy Lord, the enemy has invaded the city. ”

"Why didn't they rush in and kill us or capture us?" Zhu Houxi asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

"I don't know." Chen Hong said.

"I guess they want to humiliate us, surround but not kill, it must be so." Zhu Houxi said.

Chen Hong suddenly burst into tears and claimed: "Soldiers can be killed, but they cannot be humiliated, not to mention the body of His Majesty and the Son of Heaven." ”

"You're asking me to kill myself?" Zhu Houxi asked.

Chen Hong knelt on the ground, clasped his head again and again, and said: "The minister doesn't dare, but integrity is important." ”

"I don't want to die, at least I don't want to die like this." Zhu Houxi said: "I want to leave the problem to Lu Bing, let him kill me, let him be unbearable, uneasy, and in a dilemma, I want to see Lu Bing again." ”

"Holy Lord, this time, I am afraid that although the Holy One cannot seek death, he will also be placed under house arrest for a lifetime, which is really humiliating and lonely." Chen Hongdao.

Zhu Houxi nodded and sighed: "I don't know the truth, but if I don't see my old enemy in this life again, I'm afraid that I will die without turning a blind eye." ”

"The minister understood, the holy minister went to negotiate with the enemy, and if the minister could negotiate, he would definitely come back to restore his life. Since the country is broken, the old minister first said goodbye to the saint, and after a while, the minister will judge himself, hoping that His Majesty will take care. Chen Hongdao.

Zhu Houxi said: "Chen Hong, why are you bothering? Hey, that's it, whatever you want, martyrdom or you can still leave a name for Danqing, you are a loyal minister, I understand. ”

"Thank you." Chen Hong thanked him and walked out. Chen Hong met with the leader of the Lu family army besieging him, and the leader did not dare to underestimate this request, and hurriedly reported to Han Sufa. Han Sufa hurriedly agreed, originally he was secretly worried, Lu Bing's order declared that if he hadn't killed Zhu Houxi in the melee, he must not hurt his life, otherwise it would be a violation of his covenant with his old man. However, Han Sufa was very embarrassed, because once Zhu Houxi was brought back, it would be tantamount to being exposed to everyone's eyes, and Lu Bing would definitely be in a dilemma in the future, and it would be neither killing nor not killing.

And this kind of notoriety naturally cannot be imposed on the hands of Emperor Lu Bing, after all, Lu Bing was secretly edicted to Han Sufa, and future generations will only call Han Sufa indecisive, hypocritical, and hypocritical, so Han Sufa has to bear this charge. Han Sufa couldn't figure out what the saint thought, and he even thought about not giving an order, so that people rushed into the harem of Bashu and killed Zhu Houxi. Then he disposed of the soldiers himself, claiming that they did not follow orders, or that Zhu Houxi had died in the chaos. However, the information of the Lu family has the ability to reach the sky, but I am afraid that this kind of measurement will not be able to hide Lu Bing's eyes at all, Lu Bing hates the deception of others the most, not to mention that he is now the king of a country, so it is even more difficult to figure it out. When the time comes, not to mention the disposal of this meritorious man of his own, even if the merits and demerits are offset and not rewarded, the gains outweigh the losses.

Now it's okay, Zhu Houxi took the first step to ask to see Lu Bing, and Han Sufa understood that he was just a general and had no right to deal with such a high-level problem, so he had an excuse to bring it back. Han Sufa figured it out, he didn't have to think too much, he resigned himself to fate, he did what he was told to do, he just had to think about how to do it well, and other things were not what he should think about. Therefore, Han Su ordered someone to take over the Bashu harem, he was surprised why Zhu Houxi was seriously injured, for fear that there would be another accident on the way back to the capital, and he would be punished for the crime of disadvantage, so he hurriedly asked someone to heal, and sent a large number of Lang Zhong to accompany him, and the team was heavily guarded and slowly headed towards Beijing.

And Chen Hong hanged himself in Chengdu Mansion, Han Sufa was hastily buried for him, no one hung filial piety in front of the grave, and no one paid tribute, and people walked tea cool, very desolate. (To be continued......)