Dai's mother has been in contact with Youyan soldiers a lot in the past few days, and she has long been moved by the morale and demeanor of these Youyan elite soldiers, and feels that the court soldiers are just earthen pots and tile dogs compared to them, so she admires Youyan King Zheng Rong's army even more, and has the heart to match her son to defect to Zheng Rong.

Qiu Yizhi heard her say this, so he explained in detail how Zheng Yao killed the monarch.

Although these facts are not Qiu Yizhi's personal experience, they have a lot to do with him, and he is extremely eloquent, so his words are reasonable, so Dai Luanxiang was so shocked that his mouth couldn't say half a word.

Most of the rest of the Youyan soldiers in the main hall of the broken temple heard of such palace secrets for the first time, and they all listened with bated breath, and there was not even a single person who exchanged their ears.

For a moment, the entire hall was coughing and wheezing, and the air seemed to freeze.

Dai Luanxiang pondered for a long time, and finally sighed deeply and said: "The prince's text, Dai has already read it, but I didn't expect the emperor to kill the monarch today, it's really something!" ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded and said: "This matter also has something to do with the juniors, and the juniors can use their lives to guarantee that this matter is true." Marshal Dai is also a person who has experienced ups and downs for a long time, and looking at all the perverse actions of Zheng Yao after he ascended the throne, he knows that he is not in the right position, and his heart is empty. ”

Dai Luanxiang pondered for a long time, and said: "Dai is loyal to the king and serves the country, but now the saint has made such a dehumanizing act, so how can his subordinates deal with themselves?" How can you deal with yourself! He had a distressed look on his face, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"A thief is a husband. I heard that a husband was punished, but I didn't hear of killing a king. Qiu Yizhi quoted the scriptures and said, "These are the words of the sage." That Zheng Yao has no people's appearance, no people's talents, and no people's virtues. Marshal Dai is a famous general and a pillar of the imperial court, why did he give his life for him? ”

Dai Luanxiang was already moved by Qiu Yizhi for five or six points, and when he heard him move out the sage's quotations, he was even more tempted by seven or eight points, but he couldn't make up his mind, just bowed his head and said nothing.

Qiu Yizhi knew that all people with high skills would inevitably be arrogant, and if the persecution was tightened in his words, it would inevitably be counterproductive, so he said: "This is a big deal, no wonder Marshal Dai hesitated." It is not a matter of fact that the marshal thinks about it a little longer, and I believe that it will not be long before the marshal will be able to meet my father-in-law, and it will not be too late to make a decision. ”

When Dai Luanxiang heard this, he was shocked again: "Could it be that the prince would come so quickly?" ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't answer, smiled and persuaded wine and food, and accompanied Dai Luanxiang's family to have a rare peace of mind.

The progress of the Youyan army was faster than Qiu Yizhi had imagined.

After Zheng Rong learned the news that Dai Luanxiang had been rescued by his own son of a moth, he no longer set up suspicions, and dispatched troops to directly wave the army to attack the imperial court.

The commander of the elite forbidden army of the imperial court is the left general Qian Qing, although he is not as good as Dai Luanxiang with soldiers, but he is also an excellent general.

Qian Qing saw that Youyan's army was extremely powerful, and knew that Zheng Rong was powerful, and knew that he was not an opponent in his hard fight, so he ordered to shrink the formation and retreat to several dangerous positions in Henan, intending to confront Youyan's army for a long time.

Seeing this, Zheng Rong adopted Zhong Likuang's strategy, and also confronted the forbidden army head-on, taking advantage of the elite cavalry under his command to be good at maneuvering, and went south in several ways, constantly invading the hinterland of Henan.

Half a month ago, Qiu Yizhi led his light troops south to attack the yamen of various counties in Henan, spreading the news that the former enemy forbidden army had given up resistance and surrendered to Zheng Rong. Therefore, as soon as these county officials saw Youyan's army heading south, they opened the door one after another to lead them to surrender and hand over the county's household register. Even if there were a few stubborn ones, they were effortlessly breached by the Youyan elite soldiers.

As a result, in just ten days, the entire territory of Henan Province was almost completely under Zheng Rong's control, leaving only a few dangerous places that were rejected by the forbidden army and could not be easily captured.

Originally, this was not the former army commander Qian Qing who was afraid of the enemy to avoid war, but the only foolproof strategy he could come up with. It is nothing more than leaving a stumbling block in front of the Youyan army, so that they can neither move away nor bypass, and they will not be able to attack Tongguan with all their might. As long as the situation is stabilized, and then the imperial court mobilizes a large army to encircle and suppress it in several ways, it will be invincible.

However, Emperor Zheng Yao could not accept such a plan.

He ascended the throne in just a few months, and even before the year name was changed, he had rebelled against Youyan, lost Henan, lost two of the ten roads in the world, and the Han Dynasty was established for more than 200 years, and the emperor did not do anything more than him.

Therefore, when Qian Qing's recital was carefully read by him, he immediately waved his pen and commented: "I only heard that the thieves and soldiers fled from the wind of the officials and soldiers, but I didn't hear that the officials and soldiers could not shrink back." When you immediately cheer up your spirits and attack bravely, you will be able to succeed immediately and sweep away the traitors! "Immediately sent someone to expedite it with six hundred miles and sent it to Qian Qing.

Qian Qing saw Emperor Zheng Yao's red Zhu Pi text, like countless bloody daggers, pierced into his chest.

Qian Qing thought to himself: Whether it is credit or trust, he is far inferior to Dai Luanxiang at the beginning, if he ignores the emperor's decree, I am afraid that Dai Luanxiang will be a lesson for himself, and there may not be people in the rivers and lakes who will risk their lives not to save themselves, and the outcome may be worse than that of his predecessor.

To this day, Qian Qing has actually been forced into a dilemma by this holy decree - if he reluctantly fights with Youyan's army, it is good to win, but if he loses, he will inevitably engage in military law; If you continue to hold on, it won't be long before Dai Luanxiang's edict was sent back before joining the army, maybe it can't change a few words, and it will be sent to you.

Thinking of this, Qian Qing could only mutter to himself, ordered the soldiers and horses, and stubbornly looked for the main force of Youyan's army in order to fight a decisive battle.

Zheng Rong's side also attached great importance to this battle, knowing that this battle was a key battle to determine the ownership of the Central Plains. Therefore, he specially transferred his eldest son Zheng Xin, who was guarding the base camp, from Guangyang, and asked him to sit on the front line in Bozhou for him, do a good job in the supply of grain and grass and the replenishment of soldiers, and he personally led 3,000 elites to personally command the decisive battle.

The so-called "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles", Qian Qing is not an incompetent person, he naturally knows this shallow truth of the art of war, and knows that with his own ability, he may not be able to defeat Youyan's elite soldiers in the head-to-head confrontation like Dai Luanxiang.

Therefore, he knew that when Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, led a small army into Henan, he knew that if he could capture Zheng Rong in one fell swoop or kill Zheng Rong on the battlefield, then the war that stirred up the Han world would be immediately quelled. Therefore, Qian Qing mobilized all the elite cavalry in the forbidden army together, and wanted to find the whereabouts of Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, in an attempt to eliminate it in one fell swoop.

The strategy went smoothly at first.

Zheng Rong thought that except for a few joints on the ground in Henan that were still occupied by the official army, all other places had surrendered to him, so he acted very boldly, put up his own "Jiuxi" pomp, beat gongs and drums all the way to cross the Hutuo River, and then came to the camp in Henan.

Qian Qing grasped his actions clearly, so he personally led more than 15,000 cavalry, and he was about to kill Zheng Rong's 3,000 personal soldiers who seemed unprepared. Unexpectedly, Zheng Rong discovered Qian Qing's actions at the last moment, and hurriedly abandoned all honor guards and fled to the east.

Qian Qing saw that he could not miss the opportunity, if Zheng Rong escaped now, then there would be no chance to snipe him, so he hurriedly urged the people to follow and pursue.

But how did he know that this was all a strategy negotiated by Zheng Rong and Zhong Likuang, what he wanted was to transfer the only mobile force of the forbidden army and annihilate it in one fell swoop, so as to cut off the legs of the forbidden army.

The horses ridden by Zheng Rong's 3,000 soldiers are all the descendants of the good horses that he asked for from the Zhongshun King Dali Khan of the Bohai Kingdom, and he has the bloodline of sweat and blood, and he is far superior to the Central Plains military horses in terms of weight, speed and endurance. With this advantage, Zheng Rong led this group of cavalry to be unhurried, stop and go, as if holding a bull's nose, and led the official cavalry everywhere to run for their lives.

After three days of chasing after me, Zheng Rong finally led Qian Qing's cavalry to a canyon in the Funiu Mountains.

Qian Qing saw that the terrain of this canyon was very dangerous, with cliffs on both sides, and only the front and rear passages were passable, which was a real Jedi. He already felt bad at that time, and hurriedly ordered his cavalry to retreat from the original route.

However, he was still late.

Only two cannon shots were heard, and countless Youyan soldiers suddenly stood up from the mountains on both sides, including both foot soldiers and crossbows.

Seeing this, Qian Qing knew that he had really hit the plan, and he also knew the power of Youyan's crossbow firepower, so he hurriedly ordered all the cavalry to dismount and form a defensive line on the spot, and ordered the herald to notify the nearby people and horses to come over to respond.

The Youyan Army is still the traditional tactics of the past, and the crossbow is a fierce shot from top to bottom, and in an instant, even people and horses shoot down nearly three hundred forbidden troops. The foot soldiers on the mountain did not descend the mountain, but formed a defensive formation halfway up the mountain, allowing the strong soldiers to continue shooting behind them.

Qian Qing saw that all his 15,000 elite cavalry were getting smaller and smaller, and there were more and more casualties, so he reluctantly organized his team, dismounted and broke through to the mouth of the canyon on foot. However, the Youyan army was condescending, and every move of the officers and soldiers was under their observation, and they had already seen their intentions. As soon as the dismounted cavalry of the forbidden army moved, it was a stormy attack, so that they had to hide behind the carcass of the horses again, not daring to act.

This battle was not so much a battle as a slaughter, which lasted from morning to noon, and the spirit of the forbidden army was finally exhausted, and one by one they lay behind the dead horses, and no one dared to look around. Qian Qing was in the army, and knew that if the Youyan army on the mountain rushed down at this time, he would be wiped out immediately.

Unexpectedly, the Youyan army stopped attacking at this moment, but saw the dignified Youyan King Zheng Rong appear halfway up the mountain surrounded by everyone, and behind him was a bright yellow Luo Gai that only the emperor could use.

I only heard Zheng Rong's voice was very loud, and he said to the forbidden army below: "Your master, Zheng Yao, is the faint monarch who murdered the monarch's father, and you must have read the text of rebellion drafted by yourself. However, you are still obsessed with it, and vainly fight the trapped beasts, and their sin is equivalent to rebellion! However, Lone has the virtue of a good life, if you put down your weapons and abandon the darkness to the light, Lone can naturally not blame the past, spare your life! ”

This Qian Qing is different from Dai Luanxiang, and Zheng Rong has no origin, seeing that Zheng Rong uses the honor guard like an emperor, and he speaks extremely arrogantly, he is not angry in his heart, so he shouted loudly: "Lord, you are a relative of the Han Dynasty, and you are a vassal king, and the truth of this monarch and ministers is naturally much better than that of me, Qian Qing, a martial artist." In this case, this persuasion should not be wasted! ”

After that, Qian Qing instructed a soldier with a very loud voice beside him, and scolded Zheng Rong with foul language.

Zheng Rong is very self-contained, and he is not very verbose, his eyebrows are raised, and there are already clever soldiers under him, raising the crossbow in his hand, just like the scolding soldier shooting an arrow. The arrow, with the sound of the wind, impartially, shot right into the man's mouth, and immediately killed him.