Chen Yutou was inspired by the word "loyalty" in Deng She's letter and decided to stubbornly defend the lonely city.

There are only a few thousand people in his city, and the city of Tai'an is not large, although he has the courage, it is still unknown whether he can defend it in the face of Chahan's fierce attack day and night. Or how many days he will last, including himself, no one knows.

The Henan military horses under Chahan were all the strong troops used in the capture of Bianliang last year. After the capture of Bianliang, because Bianliang was the capital of the Song regime after all, although the Red Turban Army was defeated on the surface, the hidden underground forces were still not small, and because this place was connected to Huguang and Zhu Yuanzhang in the south, and the remnants of the Song regime such as Huai, Si, Anfeng, and Xiaoming King in the west, this army was stationed on the spot. If it is more powerful, it is especially better than the Hebei military horse led by Wang Baobao. Chahan is a soldier and a veteran, and all the generals are brave, and all of them die lightly. Several aspects are combined, and the pressure on Chen Rutou can be imagined.

Deng She, who is far away in Yidu, also knows this.

Therefore, although in the letter he wrote to Tai'an, he unreservedly told the truth about Yidu's current overstretched predicament and gave Chen Rutou a preventive shot, but on the other hand, he couldn't really completely abandon Tai'an. Even if there is a glimmer of hope, we have to fight for it with all our might. On the ground in Shandong, who else can fight for it now? Tian Feng, only Tian Feng.

In Dizhou, there are more than 10,000 remnants of Tian Feng. As early as not long after Tai'an was besieged, Deng She sent him two or three letters in succession, asking him to send troops south. Tian Feng never heard back and ignored it.

Hong Jixun also volunteered, proposing that it would be better for him to go to Dizhou in person, in order to analyze the pros and cons for Tian Feng, so as to hope that he could be moved, or reinforce Jinan, or rescue Tai'an. Deng She didn't think about it, and only asked Hong Jixun a word: "Mr. can win armor?" "Ask Hong Jixun if he can wear armor. Hong Jixun is a weak scholar, of course he can't wear it. Since you can't wear it, go to Dizhou, don't you send it to death?

Tian Feng's meaning is very obvious, standing still, watching from the wall. Look at the fierce battle between Haidong and Chahan, which side can have the upper hand. When he decides the winner or loser, or is about to decide, he will make a final decision.

Tian Feng, in fact, can be seen from his determination to forge ahead since he surrendered to Mao Gui, as well as his willingness to boldly join forces with Haidong, who has never had many contacts, to be ruthless and swallow the old land of his former comrade Wang Shicheng, it can be seen that his character is both cunning and fierce. When Haidong and Chahan were not separating, if Hong Jixun went rashly, he might not be killed in ten percent, and he would definitely be placed under house arrest. How could Dunshe let him go? The envoys could not be sent, and the only way was to have to take them one after another, one letter after another, and 100,000 people rushed to Dizhou.

At the same time that Deng She's letter was sent to Tai'an, Tian Feng finally sent a reply. Wrote:

"In the first battle of Dongping, the headquarters lost troops and lost generals, and there were no three out of ten survivors. Fortunately, His Royal Highness sent Tong Shengyang to rescue him, and his kindness was unforgettable. The previous letters have been received. Whether public or private, he should have gone south to help on the same day. However, all the generals in the army, down to the soldiers, have no fighting spirit. With this remnant of the army and the frustrated army, the enemy's arrogant and high-minded army, even if it goes to help, what is the use? I am not talented, stealing for His Highness. Fang Jin's strategy is not to rush to transfer reinforcements from Haidong. ”

In short, a letter has one meaning: Thank you for sending Tong Sheng to save me, and I also want to help you, but the sergeants and soldiers in the army have no fighting spirit, and it is in vain to go. I don't have any talent, so I've come up with a little plan for you. If we want to solve the current crisis, the best way is not to count on our Dizhou, but to quickly transfer reinforcements from Haidong to cross the sea.

Isn't that all nonsense?

All those who are qualified to see this letter are filled with righteous indignation and anger. A military general like Xu Jizu scolded even more. It can't help but make people angry. Tian Feng was in trouble, and Yidu ran thousands of miles to save him. Now Tai'an and Jinan are in danger, waiting for him to help, but waiting to come and go, first ignoring people, it is easy to believe it, and what he says is nonsense. Can the reasons for not being able to send troops to support the list be called reasons? It's like taking people for fools. Especially at such a critical juncture, what is the idea of what is more? It's also a good policy. It's almost the same as saying that it's cool.

Dunsher was also annoyed. But as the head of an army, he could not show his anger on his face at this time. Haha, he said, "I know that the Flower Horse King will not come to my aid. I had counted the letters before, but I was just deliberately tempting him. Rising with confidence, he said categorically, "I don't need him to come to the rescue, and I, Haidong, can also survive this difficulty alone!" The wind in his sleeves brought down Tian Feng's letter, fluttered and fell to the ground.

Hong Jixun leaned over and picked it up, saw that there was still a line of words on the back of the letter, was slightly stunned, looked at it, handed it to Deng She, and said, "Lord, there are still words after the letter." Dunshe reached out and took it. Tian Feng's letter, the line of writing used on the front, is also smooth. At this time, after reading the letter, it was in regular script, very solemn, and only wrote two or three sentences:

"I heard that Zhao Guo rushed to help Jinan. I am in Dizhou, and I have heard its voice. ”

Look at its words, know its people. Presumably, when Tian Feng wrote these words, his mood must have been different from before, or he was touched by something, and he may have mixed feelings. Not only is it written uprightly, but it seems to be respectful. And into the wood three points, and it seems to sigh. Moreover, there is a silver hook iron painting, between the lines, there is a faint murderous aura, ready to come out.

"Zhao Guo?"

Everyone in the hall, such as Hong Jixun and Ji Zongzhou, are all calligraphy experts. After watching this sentence carefully for a long time, they were silent for a while. Coincidentally, a thought arose in their hearts at the same time: "Zhao Guo rushed to the aid of Jinan, and with thousands of patchwork troops, he faced Wang Baobao's fierce army." What kind of intensity does it need to be so that the shouting and killing can be heard even in Dizhou, a hundred miles away? What kind of tragedy is needed to make a battlefield veteran like Tian Feng can't help but respect him? ”

Outside the hall, the sky is high and the sun is crystall. The afternoon sun shines down on the garden. The wind swept the leaves, and the bleak was bleak. Autumn is getting deeper. The trees that used to be lush are now falling into disarray. Only the chrysanthemums in the corner of the wall are proud and brilliant. After this flower blooms, a hundred flowers are killed. Fu Qiu, the criminal officer also. Ji Zongzhou muttered, "Lord kill." ”

The heavenly incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor.

Zhao Guojun had 8,000 people, with Hu Zhong and Deng Chengzhi as his deputies, and Ju Sheng as his support. Two hundred miles of mountains and rivers, three days of fit, and Gao Yanshi, Li Zifan arrived at the foot of Mount Tai before and after the time, stationed in the northeast of Jinan City more than ten miles, there is a mountain, named Hua Buzhu. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Hua Bu Note, which means: flower bones. It is said that this mountain is lonely, like a flower tarsal injected into the water. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the "Saddle Battle" between the Qi State and the Jin State took place here. Qi Qinggong was chased by the Jin army for "three weeks of Hua Bu Zhu" and ran around Hua Bu Zhu Mountain three times. The allusion of "extinguishing this morning food" also comes from this.

At the foot of Huabu Mountain, there is a Huayang Palace in the south, which covers a wide area, and is built by Chen Zhiyuan, a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect Qiu Chuji, and has been more than 100 years ago. Shandong is known as the important town of Quanzhen Religion, and this Huayang Palace is also very famous, and it has always been prosperous with incense. It's just that because Chahan came to the west and Wang Baobao besieged Jinan, most of the Taoist priests in the palace escaped, and now they are a little deserted.

Zhao Guo kept in mind Deng She's order that "unless it is necessary, do not disturb the people, and destroy the Buddhist temple and palace", when his army arrived, he immediately ordered all battalions to bypass Huayang Palace and station outside. Because he saw that there were a lot of treasures in Huayang Palace, he specially sent a small team of people to guard the palace gate. lest any soldiers break into the invasion and disturb it.

The question of religion is a big one. Deng She just came to Yidu, and he hasn't yet gained a firm foothold. I had to show goodwill to the extremely powerful Buddhism and Taoism in order to show goodwill. There is the vigorous development of Mengyuan for nearly a hundred years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that monks and Taoists are all over the world. Coupled with the White Lotus Sect, it is even more underestimated. All in all, this thing has to be solved slowly, and there is no urgency.

On the day of camping, before and after the war between Juan Zhi and Gao Yanshi, Zhao Guo also fought with Wang Baobao for the first time. It's just that unlike Juan's attack on Gao Yanshi, he changed the attacking party and took the initiative to attack, but it was not Wang Baobao, but Zhao Guo.

Zhao Guo marched, paying great attention to saving the physical strength of the soldiers. There is a knot. It played the role of mules, horses, baggage carts, etc., to the greatest extent, and often let the heavier sergeants take turns to rest. Therefore, despite the fact that they traveled more than 60 miles a day, the soldiers still had more spare strength. It is truly called to come, and to fight when it comes. This is not his lineage, if you change the army he brought out, the ability in this area will be stronger. Even so, it's remarkable.

In the first battle with Wang Baobao, Zhao Guo went all out, and unlike Hu Anzhi and Gao Yanshi, the defenders retreated at the slightest contact, and fought from noon to night.

The general of the Chahan army guarding the east of Jinan was Hu Linchi. He has two powerful generals under him, one is named Chen Ming and the other is Dong Zhongyi. Back then, the Luzhou Iron Riding Valley, the one who led the dead to rob the Guan Duo camp at night was Chen Ming. In that war, the well-deserved credit was at the top of the list. With such a strong general as the enemy, the difficulty of the war can be seen.

It can be said that from the moment it began to happen, the battle went straight to the peak.

The army led by Zhao Guo was composed of two parts. 3,000 veterans of the Dingdong Army, 5,000 Yidu Shicheng's old department. The combat effectiveness of the two is naturally far higher than that of Shicheng's old army. But what Zhao Guo put into use was the old department of Shicheng first. There are two intentions, first, to show one's weakness in order to pride the enemy. Secondly, given the time for the Eastern Army to recuperate.

However, the strong have their own strong players, and Hu Lin Chi is not a weak one. The battle lasted until the night, and it was easy to see that the Yuan army was slightly tired. Hu Zhong and Deng Chengzhi enthusiastically asked for their lives. The 3,000 Dingdong Army, Zhao Guo was unable to send it for a long time. It turned out that from beginning to end, on the right side of the battlering position, there was an iron cavalry of the Yuan army eyeing the tiger and did not move. Although Zhao Guo had just arrived, he didn't even set up a camp, that is, he launched an attack, and sent a weaker old army of Shicheng, which can be said to have repeatedly shown the enemy to be weak, but unfortunately Hu Linchi just refused to be fooled. Zhao Guo left a living force, and Hu Linchi also had spare strength.

Night is approaching, and the camp has not yet been established. If we continue to fight, we will not seek victory in danger, but if there is a slight accident, the whole army will be annihilated. Helpless, Zhao Guo had no choice but to withdraw his army.

One day and one night, they set up camp and fought again. Hu Lin Chi did not give in an inch, and the two sides were facing each other. Just outside this Huabuzhu Mountain, on the south bank of the Yellow River, only a dozen miles away from Jinan City, the two armies fought fiercely for several days. Zhao Guo tried all kinds of tactics, from beginning to end, Hu Linchi only had one move: if you come to fight, we will fight. If you want to go, let's not chase. Do not seek to defeat the enemy, but seek to defend the camp without fault.

Sincerity can be said: "You have a thousand clever plans, I only have one plan to settle down".

You must know that the camp of Hulin Chi is connected with Sainchi in the north, and Wang Baobao is facing each other in the south. With Zhao Guo's 8,000 troops, it is obviously impossible to attack. It's like a snake, Hu Linchi is the body of a snake, and he is in a hurry, and Sainchi and Wang Baobao can come to help at any time. In this way, Zhao Guojun will inevitably fall into a state of enemies on three sides. Not to mention rushing to help Jinan, I'm afraid it will be difficult to protect yourself.

The only way to defeat it quickly is to lure it.

Use a ploy to trick him out, and then have a siege and annihilation war far away from his camp, so that he can be eliminated without any trouble. But now, he is like a turtle with a shrunken head, and he just refuses to stay away from the camp. Like a rat and a tortoise, there is nowhere to go. What else can be done with him? There's really nothing to be done.

In the Haidong Army, within the tent of the commander. Zhao Guo convened the generals to discuss countermeasures.

"It's hard, it's hard." Hu Zhong shook his head again and again.

For many days outside the city, continuous battles, even if Zhao Guo was good at maintaining the physical strength of the soldiers, attrition was inevitable. Of the 8,000 people, nearly 1,000 have been killed or wounded. And the enemy, Hulin Chi alone, has nearly 10,000 military horses. What else can be done in such a situation?

Although Deng Chengzhi is young, he is touched by Deng She's light and is in the upper seat. If you want to charge into battle, he is a good hand, and in the battle of Yidu, he has proven his bravery. But when it comes to giving advice, he is far from it, and he has no way to think about it. In addition, Zhao Guo cherished him, and he didn't call him into battle much in the past few days of fighting. At this time, I was very breathless, very irritable and depressed.

He took off his hood, slammed it on his leg a few times, raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Hulin is so prestigious, but he was as timid as a mouse. Uncle, in the past few days, we have exhausted all the strategies we can use. Showing weakness doesn't work. Fraud doesn't work. Deliberately leaving the camp unguarded will not work. Pretending to withdraw the troops is leaving, but it still doesn't work. made a posture of rerouting and attacking the king of the south of the city, but it was still useless. Watching the fierce battles in the city day and night, the sound of artillery and stones was incessant day and night. It's really frustrating! You can't just stay here, it's useless! My father is in Yidu, but he is counting on us! ”

Although Zhao Guo and Deng She are not brothers, they are small. In the Haidong Army, in addition to Wen and Chen, he is the closest relationship with Deng She. Emotionally speaking, it may even be better than Wen and Chen. Therefore, Deng Chengzhi called him uncle.

Zhao Guo looked at the generals and said slowly: "What the little prince said is not bad. It has been many days since I and our army arrived in Jinan. When the Lord and the Lord sent us, they had great hopes. And you and I have not made an inch so far. Every time I think about this, I am ashamed and afraid. Wang Baobao was in a hurry to attack the city, and a large number of artillery, trebuchets and other things helped. Yesterday afternoon, I climbed and climbed high to look far away, and saw the outer city wall of Jinan, which was mostly damaged.

"Although, although the Yang Yan Courtyard Department in the south of the city, the flags and flags are like forests, and they are still fighting. The military flags of Liu Pingzhang's troops in the north and east of the city are many crooked. The flag-bearer, the commander's command, and the courage of the three armies. If the flag is crooked and slanted, Liu Jun's fighting spirit must have withered. Moreover, except for the first two days, Liu Jun on the east wall of the city tentatively came out and rushed into battle twice, and slightly cooperated with our army, but he never saw the slightest movement in it. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I don't worry about Yang Yanyuan, I only worry about Liu Pingzhang. If our army is ineffective, the city of Jinan will be in danger. ”

Yang Tongyu, that is, Yang Wanhu. He had two official positions, one was the commander of the Anliao Army, and the other was originally a colleague of the Privy Council of Haidongxing. Monk Li of the Qianhai East Courtyard was transferred to Yidu and promoted to the deputy cardinal, and Yang Wanhu was also promoted to one level and is now in the Yuan. Comparing the grades of the two, they are both positive three grades. However, the Cabinet is in the center, and of course it is much more noble than the commander. Therefore, Zhao Guo called him "Tongyi". If you change to someone else, you may be called "General Yang" directly. Zhao Guo is not, this is also where his character is square. Even the title is meticulous.

His observations of the city were meticulous, and when the generals heard this, they all looked worried.

Hu Zhong said: "I have seen Liu Jue's department. A month ago, the main public selected the elite of Shicheng's old department to form the Dingqi Army. I came to Jinan with Mr. Hong. To be honest, he seems to have a lot of military horses, but in fact, his combat power is not good. They have been in the rich place of Shandong for a long time, and Jinan is a big city, so what do you have, compared with our Haidong, you can't catch up with the horse. Speaking of this, he snorted and said, "Not to mention that Liu Ju has not been in the company for a long time, Lord Zuo Cheng suspects that he can't stick to it, think about it carefully, it's really good." ”

This Hu Zhong joined Haidong more than half a year earlier than Liu Qi, and he seems to be a descendant of Haidong. In fact, there is a reason for this. Although Hu Zhong and others were old generals of Guan Duo, they were originally still miscellaneous, after all, they were in the same vein as the Liaoyang Army. It is not surprising that Shandong Liu Qi is now regarded as an outsider. When the generals in the tent heard this, they said yes one after another.

The generals of Tai'an were not angry with the generals of Haidong, and the generals of Haidong looked down on the generals of Shandong. This is also known as the mountain. There is a lot of territory and a lot of courtiers, and these things are unavoidable.

Zhao Guo frowned and said, "Liu Pingzhang's military and horse combat power may be insufficient, but what is the matter with the 'new investment soon'?" Such words will have to be mentioned in the future! He thought for a moment, then turned his head and asked Ju Sheng, who was sitting on the side, and said, "Ju Yuan, the current situation is like this, in your opinion, what should our army do?" ”

Ju Katsu is also a courtyard. Yidu Xingyuan Courtyard. seems to be on an equal footing with Yang Wanhu, but it is not. He has no real power in this court, and is similar to a minister. It's still a little worse. Moreover, Haidong is the place where Deng She rose and was the foundation, and the officials who came out of Haidong, whether they thought it or from the eyes of others, were one level higher than the sky.

It can also be seen from the newly elected officials, such as Luo Lilang, Ben Haidong left and right division member Wailang, and now Yidu left and right division; Another example is Monk Li, Benhai East Courtyard Tong, now Yidu Xingyuan Courtyard; Another example is the firearms genius Cui Yu, who is known to the Haidong Ordnance Lifting Division, and is now the Yidu Ordnance Lifting Division. It's all about promotion to a higher level of appointment.

Ju Sheng was not affected by Hu Zhong. He is a civil servant, and he is different from a military general, so he didn't compare himself with Liu Qi at all, and he didn't take it to heart. He pondered for a long time and said: "The way to use soldiers is Qizheng. The Art of War: Fiction and Reality. If you can't use it, it's because it's difficult to use 'virtual'. My lord, why not change course and use 'real' instead? ”

"Instead, use 'real'?"

Ju Sheng stretched out his hand, rolled up his sleeves, and slashed into the air, saying, "Use it!" ”