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The scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting, looking at the Great Wall inside and outside the only reckless......

The poems of Taizu in the previous life, in one word, exhausted the northern land in winter, and the white expanse was a big snowfall.

In Hedong County, after the New Year, the temperature gradually thaws out of the cold climate, and the light and tender green on both sides of the street, the branches of the trees show the arrival of spring.

In the blink of an eye in March, during this time, spring plowing was busy, and the entire Northern Han Dynasty seemed to have reached a peaceful scene again. However, in the eyes of those who have a heart, this is the last peace.

In the early spring morning, it is still covered with a thin layer of hoarfrost.

"It's rare to have a peaceful life, I'm afraid it's not much!" A new house, just a few streets away from the General's Mansion. Li Yan looked up at the budding morning sun in the white mist, he was delayed for a year last year, and this year, whether it is Hedong or other places, a big counterattack is imperative!

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20,000 miles away in the south of the empire, the land south of the Yangtze River with fireworks and willows. A faint sense of tension also pervades here. Ten days ago, Zheng Wangjun's land division was defeated, and Zheng's army had completely withdrawn from the places outside Fancheng County north of the river, which was the territory of Banzhou.

Now, the focus of Jiangnan is gathered on the city of Xiangyang.

The iron-beaten Xiangyang City is a fortified city in the entire Central Plains, and the city is twelve zhang high. Located at the intersection of the Dajiang River and the Ejiang River, with a population of one million, it is the first city in the middle of the Dajiang River.

At the same time, it is also the first important place of King Zheng's water division.

The Ejiang River, which originates in the mountainous area of Jingnan and flows from the southeast to the northwest, is the first tributary of the middle section of the river, and the Han River, which also originates in the Jingnan Mountains but flows from the southwest to the northeast, still intersects the great river, forming an obvious triangle in the hinterland of the river, which encloses the land of Jingzhou and one-third of Ezhou.

This is King Zheng's absolute territory. Xiangyang, Nanjun, and Jiangxia are also firmly nailed to the three points of the triangle like an iron triangle. If they don't break, King Zheng will sit back and relax.

And to break Xiangyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia three places, the sailor is the top priority. Jingzhou sailors are the best in the world, and King Zheng dared to raise the banner to rebel as soon as he sent 500,000 land divisions to expand outward, which was also a decision that he dared to make with a solid foundation and no danger of collapse.

Today, most of the land division was lost in Ezhou, and the Zheng army north of Xiangyang completely retreated. Only one Fancheng County remained, guarding the other side of the river. King Zheng still didn't stop, the main force Xiangyang was defeated all the way, and he still had Jiangxia's soldiers.

The Jiangxia army has sent troops--

On the other side of Jiangxia County is Xunyang County, and King Zheng must take it, and the Zheng army there must have a bridgehead in Jiangbei. Otherwise. Although Jiangxia Zheng Jun has the risk of the river, it is not absolutely insured.

After all, the power of the imperial court is completely superior to King Zheng, and the river is so long, if the imperial court wants to fight against King Zheng and mobilize the army of water and land in the east and west of the river to fight for consumption, King Zheng may not be able to withstand it. And after taking Xunyang County, the danger of the river is shared by the enemy and us. It becomes the exclusive use of its own army, not to mention that it can hold the waterway hostage, and it is also very beneficial when the water war starts.

Xunyang County Shoufu.

There was silence outside the large hall, and the soldiers walked slowly along the corridor. Eyes roam.

There were five hundred of them. Five hundred soldiers who were well-armored and guarded, and the entire county guard was under strict protection.

I don't know how many times this is, and King Zheng's messenger has arrived again.

Outside the hall, the soldiers solemnized their faces one by one. But the ears were listening to the movement inside, and sure enough. It didn't take long for a man to be pushed out.

The clothes are already a little crooked, with a bit of wolf bèi, but even so, the messenger is still roaring: "Please tell Du Envoy Jun, if you don't allow my lord, it will inevitably bring a catastrophe to Xunyang, please don't think that you are alarmist, what you say is kind advice." If Du Yuanjun still insists on going his own way, thinking about the clansmen in Jingxiang's hometown, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Shut up. If you continue to chatter here, you don't know what the consequences will be, but you will definitely not be able to keep your head. The general who came out after him said impatiently. Murderous in the eyes!

The messenger paused, turned his head to look at the general, and said coldly: "Could it be that you still want to kill the messenger?" ”

"We are the army of the imperial court, and how can we do such a filthy thing as killing the messenger? But if you are other than the city, there is no guarantee that you will not be attacked by bandits. The general approached him with a sneer, and whispered in his ear.

This trick was indeed more powerful than anything else, and soon the messenger walked out briskly with a gloomy face, and said nothing more.

The carriage was parked outside, guarded by a team of Zheng soldiers, but it was really just for show. Du Yu is a generation of famous ministers, although his position is only Xunyang Taishou, but he is completely responsible for commanding the Xunyang water and land armies. In the Xunyang territory, what do you really want to do to the messenger, and what can a few Zheng soldiers do?

As soon as the messenger got into the carriage, it quickly moved and disappeared around the corner.

"Whew!" With a vicious spitt in the direction of the carriage's departure, the general turned and returned to the hall.

In the hall, Du Yu was lying on the big-backed chair, his expression was gloomy, and his mood was obviously extremely bad. King Zheng's action of tearing his face was too fast, so fast that he couldn't even bring his relatives to Jiangbei...... And before that, it was because of concerns......

"People are gone?" Seeing that his confidant would walk in from the outside, Du asked lightly.

"Yes, sir, let's go." The general replied respectfully.

"Hmph, all messengers dare to be so arrogant, this is no one in Xunyang who deceives me!" This feeling is really unpleasant, Du pre gritted his teeth and hated.

The smile on Du Pre's face at this time was very hideous, and within half a month, King Zheng sent five messengers to persuade him to surrender, and his tone became more and more intense, so that Du Pre, a Confucian general, finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

"If Zheng Yi wants to fight, he will fight!" Family......

Glancing at the loving general standing in front of him with a respectful expression, Du Qian's heart was dripping blood, but he gave a faint command and said: "Next time, there is a messenger from Jiangnan, kill it directly, and you don't have to bring it to the official again." ”

"The last general obeys!" The pro-general immediately responded, and his heart was very happy. Finally, there is no need to look at the face of such a messenger.

Of course, there is also sadness hidden in this happiness, Du Yu's relatives...... I'm afraid I'm going to suffer. This catastrophe depends on how many of them can be clever and escape this difficulty......

Exit the hall and walk into the courtyard for a few breaths of fresh air. The face of the general, who had been holding it all the time, showed a complicated look.

"Well, that's not something I should worry about. Honestly obey orders. ”

"That's fine, if you want to fight, you will fight, and if you don't fight, you will stop. It's easy! ”

It's not complicated, so why think too much? Looking at the gray sky outside, the general said very optimistically, and his mood became a little happy.

For a young and vigorous military general who does not have much knowledge. This entanglement really made him confused and annoyed, on the one hand, the court, and on the other hand, the benefactor who regarded himself as a confidant. After walking a few steps, this typical pro-general suddenly slapped his head.

"Ah, my lord has already made up his mind. Wouldn't it be too cheap to put this guy back like this just now? The faces of these thieves are really angry when they think about it! ”

Talking to himself, he had come to the front hall, and not far away, was the guard guarding the county guard. These soldiers were all his men, and although they had not actually been on the battlefield, they were only for training. Absolutely elite soldiers.

However, at this moment, these pro-soldiers are whispering:

"These people came from afar just to persuade you to surrender?"

"No, it's already been five batches. Mother's proud every time! ”

"There must be some reason for this."

"Don't talk nonsense. Gossip can cut off the head. These things are not in our control! ”

"Tell me what's there. You don't know, our envoy's relatives are still in the south......"

"My mother, no wonder so many messengers ......"

These words were heard by the general who had just come out, and his face immediately changed. Drinking: "You guys come here, you have time to hang around here." Why don't you go out with me and chop these guys. ”

A group of guards looked at each other and responded: "Yes!" ”

He is a small soldier, and the small soldier has to listen to the officer. In front of him is his immediate boss.

After a while, everyone turned on their horses and galloped out of the city gates.

At this time, outside the city, the messenger was also full of anger: "This puppet, dare not know the current affairs, and refuse to surrender because of his strengths, and he must talk to the lord well when he goes back." But I always have to eat something nagging, and when I think of this, I can't help but grit my teeth even more.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind him, and he frowned: "What's the matter...... Did Du Yu change his mind? ”

Then the sound of horses' hooves became clearer and clearer, and the accompanying Zheng Bing's face changed, and the messenger's brows became deeper and deeper: "Send someone to see, what's going on?" ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw that sixty or seventy horsemen had already rushed in front of him, led by the rebellious young general of the county guard's mansion, who was looking at him with a sneer.

There was a sullen feeling in the messenger's chest, but he was a wise man, and he smelled a bad breath and said, "What are you doing, so bold and reckless, that you are not afraid that Du will be blamed?" ”

The pro-general smiled hideously, his legs tightened, and the speed of the war horse was even faster. Listening to the sound of "poof", the waist knife was unsheathed, and the white swaying blade flashed with dazzling cold light in the sun, which suddenly made the messenger chill and shouted: "What do you want to do, the two armies will fight each other......

Before the words fell, the general had already beaten his horse and rushed through Zheng Bing's blockade, came to the frame, and stabbed the waist knife down, and with a "poof", the blade stabbed through the messenger's stomach and pierced it from behind.

Skillfully drew his waist knife, blood splattered. At this time, the twenty or thirty Zheng soldiers who were guarding reacted and clenched their weapons one after another, cowering in a ball. But the general didn't smell them badly, only heard this person say: "What a thief bird, Lao Tzu has endured it for a long time, let you know what it means to be cold!" ”

The messenger rolled on the ground, and his hand was raised desperately, but he could not speak, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he died of exhaustion.

A few days later. Xunyang County.

The crackling of the fire, the sound of killing, the shouting of the horses, the neighing of the people, and the screaming of the horses, went straight to the sky, but it was outside the city that had just ended a brief confrontation.

Since the news of Du Pre-Qin's beheading of King Zheng's envoy was transmitted back to the Zheng army, the Zheng army, which had only sent troops to capture Xunyangkou and Liangjiang counties, rushed towards the county seat like a pounce.

At this time, on the city, the defenders were lined up here to stand by, silent.

A city wall, Du Pre stood in the center, and the surrounding generals were standing on his left and right, watching Zheng Jun's battle formation intently.

Du Yu's eyes flashed, and his expression was calm. Looking down, the city gate opened at this time, and his army had already entered the city, and the Zheng army was not chasing.

Distance. The drums of war are beating.

The sun rose in the middle of the heavens and shone on the earth, and on the horizon, armies continued to appear and enter the open space in front of the city.

The army is at its peak, and the flag is like the sea. According to the latest intelligence, plus Ding Zhuang, the number of Zheng Army's army has reached 150,000, which is simply a sea of people.

The trumpets sounded.

I saw hundreds of siege vehicles. Moving towards the county, the siege engine was actually a large wooden pillar with a wooden roof, covered with animal skins and straw mats, and could defend against boiling water and even ordinary bows and arrows.

Covering siege vehicles. It's a well and a car. Both of these machines began to advance, and the tower moved forward as well, surrounded by groups of infantry.

Each well and building car is seven or eight feet high, and the height is at least the same as the head of the city, which can not only shroud the entire city head within the range of arrows, but also push forward when necessary, and pat the city wall. Soldiers can also directly step on the city wall and attack the city, which is equivalent to a strengthened version of the ladder cart.

Behind them, there are hundreds of thunderbolts. Large and medium-sized are the majority, and the small ones are almost none, and under the impetus of the soldiers, they are slowly advancing.

And as soon as these siege weapons appeared. Du Yu's face changed greatly, and at the same time, he hated it a lot. Look at these siege weapons. I know that Zheng Fan's preparations are not a day or two, but he is close to Xunyang but he has no notice, and he has not heard of any retribution, but the imperial court still has loyal ministers and good generals in Jingzhou?

Zheng Jun failed to persuade him to surrender several times, and the envoy was killed, so he didn't talk nonsense, and after a while, the war drums shook the sky.

"Kill!"

At the sound of an order, tens of thousands of people shouted together, like a tide, and launched a fierce attack.

Suddenly, a rain of arrows enveloped the heavens and the earth, and they pounced.

Ezhou Thorn History.

Li Boliang hurriedly entered the side hall, it was empty, only a few scribes were sorting out the papers, and when he came in, Li Boliang asked: "Where is Zhao Pengshi?" "Those who play history will preside over the proceedings.

"My lord, Lord Thorn Shi summoned me, I have already gone to the study, when I went in, I said, if you come, please also go in, and Wang Thorn Shi will summon ...... together" Before he finished speaking, Li Boliang nodded, turned around and walked out quickly.

There were only a few steps to the study, Li Boliang rushed over, and a guard thief Cao saw it, and hurriedly saluted: "Lord Li, Wang Tingshi, including Wang Tingshi, has already said that if you are coming, please come in immediately." ”

Li Boliang nodded slightly, stepped forward and knocked on the door, and heard Wang Rui's voice from inside: "Li Boliang?" Come on in! ”

"Whoa!" Li Boliang agreed loudly, stepped in, the study was still darker than the outside, and after a little calm, he looked up.

I saw Wang Rui sitting on the desk against the wall, and the table in front of him was full of official documents and pen inkstones.

In this room, there is not only one person in this room, but also Li Gang, the chief historian, Wang Yanxu, the lord Bo Yu Zizhao, and the subordinate Cao Shi Li Xian, the main civil officials of the Assassin Mansion are all there.

Li Boliang is the Gong Cao Shi who is in charge of the government affairs of the Assassin Mansion, and he is under Li Gang, Wang Yanxu, Yu Zizhao and others, and hurriedly saluted.

"Li Boliang, get up and sit down first." Wang Rui was reading an article, and after a while, he raised his head and said: "The carrier pigeon has spread the message for thousands of miles, and Zheng Guijiang's Xia army sent 150,000 troops to attack Xunyang, which is unstoppable. Now it has been attacked under the county town.

Du Envoy Jun came to ask us for help. ”

"According to the information I have seen, Zheng Cheng has hundreds of siege vehicles, building vehicles, wells, and thunderbolt vehicles, which are powerful siege weapons, and it is really shocking that Jing Xiang is so corrupted unconsciously."

At this time, Li Boliang took a closer look, Wang Rui's eyes were blazing, his face was solemn, and he did not sigh with embarrassment. Then I listened to him say: "Gentlemen, what to do now, everyone will give their opinions." ”

It is certain to send troops, but it is a question of how many and who to send.

The imperial court is not very protective of King Zheng, and Wang Rui is a top-notch general in the court. That's why he was able to rely on the defeat of the Zheng army, which was killed by 300,000 soldiers and horses, and lost with 500,000. Xunyang is not a nobody, although the flying pigeon reported to the state government, but it is not a problem to keep Xunyang in the short term.

It's only a thousand miles away, and the cavalry can kill it in five days if you hurry up; The infantry could have arrived on the 12th of the normal march, and the hasty march could have been two or three days earlier.

Guarding the foundation of Xunyang, Wang Rui and others are not difficult to solve. The problem is that the Ezhou army has been fighting for several months since last year, and the defeat of the 500,000 Zheng army itself is not a small loss. It is not impossible for a tired division to go out and fight a battle.

The main energy of the imperial court is now mainly placed in the north and east, Wang Rui's strength is limited, and the task assigned by the capital is only to watch Zheng Jun. If you send troops to the east and let the Zheng army in the Xiangfan area see the opportunity, it will not be beautiful again. Therefore, how many troops to transfer and how to transfer troops are all things that Wang Rui needs to discuss......

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A flat place outside the city of Hedong.

"Look, handsome, a thousand strong men, all of them are good men. Put on the horse, kill the bearded dog absolutely neatly, and you can't be more neat-"

Li Yan showed off his soldiers to Zhu Biao. A thousand selected Xiaorui, everyone doesn't know how much blood they have been stained, and they are all murderous.

"Good, not bad. There should be a force to kill, this is like an army, this is the elite. ”

"But you can't go to your battalion this time." Looking at Li Yan, whose face was flushed, Zhu Biao said kindly: "It's too slow." ”

The four eyes stared at each other for a long time, and Li Yan finally breathed. It's hard to vent!

He is a veteran of playing heavy cavalry, how can he not know where the real courage of the armored iron cavalry is? Before, I shouted that I was going to go to the battlefield, but it was more because of the Han army's counterattack this time, where the sword was pointing, it was obviously of extraordinary significance......

"Rest assured. When it's time for your Xuanjia Iron Cavalry Battalion to make an appearance, I will never hide you......"

(To be continued)