Chapter 55: Langzhou (4)
The sky is gradually dawning, and the earth is hazy, like a light veil of silver gray.
Langzhou changed overnight, the city gate was opened, and the Southern Tang army, which had been waiting for a long time, entered from everywhere. Because Zhou Xingfeng sent heralds all over the city to inform him of the death of Liu Wang and the others, the Langzhou soldiers lost their fighting spirit one after another, and abandoned their weapons in accordance with the military order. An hour later, as a member of the Shenwu Army cut off the head of Uncle Pan's head to the sky, the battle in Langzhou ended with the Tang army breaking the city, and the war subsided.
The left wing of the Weisheng Army commanded Liu Jiangsheng to hold a spear, majestically leading five thousand vanguard soldiers and horses to rush into the south gate, Chen Jue, Feng Yanlu and others deliberately put on a brand-new purple robe, led the Chinese army into the city slowly, ushered in their highlight moment.
After years of war in Chudi, although there were few wars in Langzhou, the people in the city naturally understood the truth of becoming a king and defeating a king. Hearing the sound of the fighting gradually subsided, the Tang cavalry scattered in the streets and alleys of the city, announcing the king's entry into the city, and every household spontaneously gathered on both sides of the street. I don't know which child in the crowd timidly shouted "Da Chu ......", and his parents hurriedly covered his mouth in panic and hid behind.
More than ten wealthy merchants in the city, all of whom were experts in seeing the wind and steering, hurriedly led their servants to rush over after hearing the news, and deliberately stood at the front of the crowd. The king is here! ”
Seeing that the people around him were silent, several bold servants took the lead and shouted again: "Master Wang is here!" Datang Wansheng! ”
The people finally landed and began to shout: "Datang Wansheng!" ”
"Datang Wansheng! Datang Wansheng! ”
I have to say that the power of the people is huge, whether it comes from the heart or not, as soon as the herd effect spreads, the fear in the hearts of the people gradually dissipates, and soon the cheers and joys are endless, echoing all over Langzhou City.
A staff member beside Chen Jue said excitedly: "Minister! And lo and behold! The king entered the city, but the people wanted! Then he raised his fist and shouted with the people.
The most exciting thing in life is the ups and downs. Last night was unforgettable for Chen Jue. First received the news that Yan Jingquan was defeated and captured in Xuzhou in anxiety, and then cried bitterly on his forehead, and after a while of grief and indignation, he suddenly received the good news that Li Yuan Jicheng and Liu Yan had given the head and that the gate of Langzhou had been opened......
In short, today's Chen Jue, as the commander of the Western Expedition, has already achieved fame in attacking Langzhou, and he is already fluttering, waving to the people while riding his horse, and the speed of the march has gradually slowed down.
Liu Jiangsheng is also unconcealable joy, it has to be Brother Yuan! As soon as you make a move, you will determine the overall situation! Thinking that the class teacher would return to Beijing in a few days, and then standing in front of his mother Liu with his head held high, Liu Jiangsheng couldn't help but shudder with excitement.
"Driving~" I saw the young general Chai Kewu coming from a distance, walking in front of and behind Chen Jue, dismounted and respectfully bowed his hand and said: "Envoy, Li Yuhou is leading the brothers to clean up the Jiedu Embassy Office, and the special order will come to greet him first!" ”
"Good! Good! Chen Jue clenched his fists and was overjoyed: "Hurry up!" I want to see Li Yuhou in a hurry! ”
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"Big brother, we're rich!!" When Zhou Xingfeng took the initiative to lead Li Yuan and the others into the inner treasury of Fuzhong, Luo Erhu looked at the mountains of iron boxes of all sizes piled up all over the ground, and his eyes almost popped out!
This is the lifelong accumulation of Ma Xixu, Liu Yan and others for decades, how can Li Yuan not be moved? I saw him swallow his saliva, and after he stepped forward to open a box, the dense copper coins overflowed instantly, and then ordered his soldiers to open them one by one, all of which were filled with copper coins, gold and silver, and all kinds of jewels and treasures.
Most of the soldiers present were from ordinary people, and it was an eye-opener to see them today! But after all, Li Yuan was here in town, and no one dared to move at will, and there was only silent desire in his eyes.
"Li Yuhou, this is the booklet of the inner library, Yu Hou can order people to compare them one by one!" Zhou Xingfeng ordered someone to take an account book and handed it over with both hands humbly.
Unexpectedly, after Li Yuan took it, he didn't look at it and threw it directly to the soldiers behind him: "What do you want it for, it's burned!" ”
Then he strode forward, grabbed a handful of bright copper coins, and then threw them into the air, and said loudly: "Brothers, leave the jewels and jade, and the rest of the gold and silver cash will be moved back to the camp by Ben Yuhou!" Tonight, Ben Yu is waiting for the reward for meritorious deeds! Brothers get rich together! ”
All the surrounding Tang soldiers cheered excitedly, and then pounced on them one by one like wolves.
As soon as Xu Kuangheng stepped into the inner library with his front foot, he saw Luo Erhu urging the soldiers to carry the iron box out one after another, and he was suddenly frightened, and hurriedly walked to Li Yuan's side and whispered: "Yu Hou, Chen Envoy will be here soon!" Yu Hou is now a great achievement, if he moves all this money away, won't he be criticized? ”
Li Yuan shook his head disappreciatively, but raised his voice and said, "What does this mean?" If you win the battle, you won't let you get rich? These are all bought by the brothers in exchange for their lives! Besides, isn't this not empty? I've left a few boxes here! Brothers, hurry up! ”
Xu Kuangheng blinked suspiciously, and was about to retort, when he saw Li Yuan nodding lightly at him again, he suddenly understood......
And Zhou Xingfeng, who had been standing in the corner, looked at Li Yuan in his eyes at this time, and Fang Cai's disdain had been removed by seven or eight points, and instead of a trace of jealousy.
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"Li Yuhou!" Chen Jue strode into the government office, grabbed Li Yuan's hands affectionately, and then said excitedly: "Li Yuhou attacked Langzhou at night, captured and killed Liu Yan, and won a complete victory for my army in the west!" Since then, the northern border of Chu has belonged to my Datang! Yu Hou, a real hero! True heroes too! ”
Li Yuan bowed his hand without humility or arrogance: "The reputation of the prime minister is too much!" Inherit the power of His Majesty, the soldiers use their lives, and the end will be lucky! If this battle is not strategized, Langzhou can be easily attacked? ”
"Hahaha! I know that Li Yuhou has always been humble, but it doesn't have to be like this at this time! You're the first in this battle! Although he knew that Li Yuan was just flattering, Chen Jue was still overjoyed and nodded again and again: "Such a rare general, but he can sacrifice his life and forget his death, and be loyal to the monarch and protect the country!" Well, I didn't see the wrong person! ”
Suddenly, a staff member leaned into Chen Jue's ear and whispered a few words, Chen Jue's face gradually began to change, and then narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully: "I heard that Li Yuhou emptied Liu Yan's inner library?" ”
Li Yuan showed an embarrassed smile and replied with a red face: "Prime minister, it's not enough to move empty, just take some cash." The soldiers fought hard all night, and now that Langzhou has been conquered, they must be rewarded! In addition, the last general has to marry in the near future, after all, the bride is from a wealthy family, and there are dozens of people in the house, so the cost will inevitably ......"
Before the words fell, Chen Jue took the lead in looking up to the sky and laughing, pointing at Li Yuan to play with everyone: "Hahaha!" Sure enough, generals love money! Li Yuhou is a refreshing person! ”
Everyone laughed along with Chen Jue. Li Yuan was not ashamed, he just smiled shyly, and secretly thought in his heart, after all, this money is Ma Xicao Liu Yan's private treasury, and it is not the Langzhou Mansion treasury, so why take it? I don't want to learn from Zhao Kuangyin, I sealed and handed it in with righteousness, and my mouth is all in the world, isn't it asking for trouble when I pass it out? Man, you can't be too perfect......
After the generals sat down in the inner hall of the government office, Chen Jue spoke first: "This great victory in the Western Expedition, everyone has all the merits!" The prime minister has ordered a quick horse, and rushed back to Jinling with Liu Yan's head to report the victory, presumably His Majesty will come soon! ”
Then he said solemnly: "But at this moment, you must not slack off!" Presumably you already know that Yan Jingquan's Northern Expedition has been defeated by Shuyang! Now that Langzhou has been pacified, why not take advantage of the victory and go north? The meaning of this phase is that the whole army rests in the city for ten days, and after replenishing the soldiers and equipment, the grain and grass will go first, and then turn to Ezhou and attack Xuzhou! Let that Zhou Guo Wei see the power of my Datang Forbidden Army! ”
Everyone shouted in unison: "Yes!" ”
After a moment, Li Yuan suddenly got up and said: "Envoy, although Langzhou is calm, but Dongxi in the west is barbaric to the land of Sanzhou, and has always had good dealings with Langzhou. The last general is worried that once our army goes north, Dongxi Man will take the opportunity to attack, and he must be guarded! ”
"Hmmm! There is a point in that! Chen Jue nodded approvingly, and then said: "It's just that my army is about to move north, so don't delay!" In contrast, Dongximan is just a disease of moss, and the Central Plains is the foundation of my Tang Dynasty revival! If Li Yuhou has a plan, but it can be said! ”
Li Yuan said earnestly: "Envoy, the last general has fought with the barbarians before and won by luck, so please lead the army to stay in Langzhou!" If the Dongxi barbarians dare to attack, they will be exterminated! ”
"This ......" Chen Jue suddenly hesitated, there was nothing wrong with Li Yuan's words, but now Li Yuan is even more reliable than Liu Yanzhen and Zhou Ben in his heart, and the big and small wars will definitely be indispensable in the future, and then said worriedly: "Having said that, my army's Northern Expedition is important, how can I have such a good general as Li Yuhou at that time?" might as well be like this, the prime minister ordered Li Jianqi to stay in Langzhou, and he also made meritorious contributions in Jiashan! ”
When everyone was silent, Feng Yanlu suddenly took over the conversation and said jokingly: "Since Li Jianqi was stationed in Yiyang, he has been defeated repeatedly, and he has been disturbed by the barbarian soldiers, and this matter is known to all the courts!" The last time he won, it was just according to Li Yu's strategy, not his Li Jianqi's ability! Chen Xiangxiang, do you really dare to hand over Langzhou to him? If Langzhou loses, Your Majesty will definitely be furious! ”
Hearing this, Chen Jue's face became gloomy, and he asked coldly: "According to Feng's intention to stay behind, who should be stationed in Langzhou?" ”
Feng Yanlu smiled very naturally: "Why should Chen ask more? Far away, close at hand! Except for Li Yuhou, who has a way to resist the cunning brute? Who can guarantee that Langzhou will not be lost? Don't forget, this battle depends on Li Yuhou's merits, but it can be built ......"
Building a festival? Hearing this, Li Yuan's heart immediately surged, he thought that at most he would have a thorn in history, but Feng Yanlu talked about Jianjie? Isn't this just my own heart? The Feng brothers have always been at odds with themselves, but today is surprising, this is obviously trying to drag Chen Jue back......
I saw that Chen Jue was hesitant, and several staff members kept whispering around him, and the scene became anxious for a while.
For a moment, Chen Jue seemed to be moved by what the staff said, sighed, and said to Li Yuan: "Li Yuhou, according to your request, lead the army to camp in Langzhou!" But in this western expedition, the army has been damaged, and the Weisheng army still needs to go north with the prime minister, so only half of the soldiers and horses can be left with you! As for the matter of Feng Liu's words and the establishment of the festival, this minister will immediately write a seal and ask for credit for you! ”
Li Yuan took a deep breath, bowed his hand and said in a high voice: "Thank you!" Thank you Feng for staying! He smiled secretly in his heart, Brother Peng, you don't have to make a trip, this "Kou" who "raises self-respect" doesn't have to do it......