The rebellion of the three generals Han Chuhu was an extremely shocking thing for the officers and men of the Beiyong Army, and they couldn't even figure out what reason these three people had to betray the general......

But the main force of the Beiyong army is currently in Xinzhou City, if Xinzhou is abandoned to help and merge with the state, the Qi army will inevitably take Xinzhou directly, and the gains will outweigh the losses for the Jin army.

However, the Tiger Ben and Long Ji Army, which were closest to Shinshu, were slow to send reinforcements.

Just this morning, news from Zhongjing came.

The court forces headed by Li Zongxun wrote to the imperial court on the grounds that General Pei Da was "greedy for merit and rash advance", believing that the Great Jin should keep the fruits of the current victory, guard the five towns of Andu Wanning north of Huaishui, and should not invest a lot of military and material resources for a Xinzhou. It should not be possible to advance into the state again, and the troops are in danger. If the victory is in Pei Zhen, if he is defeated, the Jinqi war will turn into a decline, which is really not advisable......

This statement was approved by the majority of Wenchen.

For more than a year when Pei Zhen led the troops to go on the expedition, Li Zongxun, in order to stabilize the status of his grandson and daughter in the Jinluan Palace, formed a party for personal gain, excluded dissidents, and established the Da Nei Ti Cavalry Division to restrain hundreds of officials, dilute and divide the opposition forces, and gradually control the government, and almost no one dared to sing against him.

But the fist is sincere, it is the abandonment of Pei Zhen and the Beiyong army.

Li Zongxun can get rid of Pei Zhen, a great hero who made him so jealous that he couldn't sleep and eat, without spending a single soldier, it can be said that he killed two birds with one stone......

Of course, Empress Dowager Li didn't think so.

"Pei Lang is loyal to me and will not lose. Father, only by retaining the generals and loyal ministers of the Great Jin Dynasty can I ensure the stability of my son's country. ”

Li Zongxun only said that she was confused.

"Pei Zhen's command is the elite soldiers and horses of the Great Jin Dynasty, and he only obeys his orders, he can conquer the Qi State, or he can raise troops against the water and insert a knife into Zhongjing. If he raises an army, how will you stop it? With Pei Yan in one day, you and I can't really rest easy. He is just a thorn stuck in his throat, and only when he pulls it out can he be peaceful. ”

Li Sangruo doesn't want to give up Pei Zhen, which is one aspect.

On the other hand, she doesn't want to be a puppet of her father completely.

On that day, the father and daughter had a good argument in the Garter Hall, and their faces were red when they were excited.

The next day, a holy decree came down, ordering the two armies of Huben and Long Ji to transfer 50,000 elite soldiers each to rush to the aid of Xinzhou......

The men in the army can fight, but they don't know much about the court and politics.

The soldiers all said that the Queen Mother was benevolent and righteous and did not forget the Beiyong Army.

However, when Hu Ben and Long Jijun arrived in Xinzhou, the daylily was cold.

In the battle of the state, they have to fight it themselves.

In the camp of the Chinese army, the generals expressed their opinions and fought for each other.

Pei Yan sat down coldly, expressionless, and listened motionlessly.

Today, the wind is very strong, whistling through the rooftops, as if it is about to engulf the world and sweep away the heavens and the earth.

Deng Guang of the Orange Crane Army came out of the ranks and clasped his fists.

"General, the last general is willing to lead his troops to break through. The last general took advantage of the night to sneak attack the Qi army outside the city to build a siege fortifications, and the general led his troops from the north of the city to the Red Leaf Valley, where the Qi State did not send heavy troops, and was still controlled by Han Chuhu's rebel generals, and the general killed, and the soldiers under his command were afraid of it, and they would not dare to stop the general with all their might......"

He analyzed it all the way.

It soon ignited enthusiasm in the camp.

Everyone gossiped and expressed their opinions.

Pei Zhen: "No hurry. ”

Everyone looked at him in amazement.

This is the most difficult battle since the Beiyong Army set out.

Bingzhou was surrounded, as if falling into the open mouth of a tiger, and all the generals were so anxious that they were about to smoke.

The general, however, was calm from beginning to end.

He's a manager, as he always is.

Even if the sky falls, I'm afraid I won't frown.

But the matter of burning eyebrows, no matter how you have to deal with it?

Shi Yin also came out of the ranks, stood on Deng Guang's side, and hugged Pei Yan with his fists:

"General, in the early battle, the Qi army lost troops and lost generals, and the soldiers were at the end, we are 50,000 soldiers and horses, and we don't have to be afraid of him. But now it's different, this new emperor who was killed halfway is gaining momentum, and he has a lot of supporters from all over the country. In the end, I think that we should fight our way out of the siege and return to Shinshu, and then plan ......"

Deng Guangdao: "The last general seconded the proposal. ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "The last general seconded the proposal." ”

Pei Yan glanced at them coldly, and it was still the same sentence.

"There's no hurry. The main force of the Qi army is still in Hengqu Pass, and it has not moved a bit. The city of Bingzhou is strong, the grain and grass are abundant, and the moat is wide, so what if he comes to attack? ”

Wait......

If you wait any longer, you will lose the last chance to escape and merge the state.

The atmosphere in the camp was high, and shouts suddenly came from outside the door.

"Report ......"

A soldier stood in the doorway and said loudly:

"The Qi army is coming, and he asks to see him outside the city."

The generals looked at each other and rubbed their hands one by one, "Wow, dare to come and persuade someone to surrender?" simply slaughtered the sacrificial flag, and then led people to break through......"

Pei Yan gave them a cold look and stopped their righteous indignation.

"Let him in."

The envoy of the Qi army is Xiao Cheng's staff Yan Buxi, an old man with gray temples, a kind face, a contemporary celebrity who can speak well, and has many protégés in the north and south, and is very respected by the world's scholars.

Yan Buxi walked into the camp and gave a thoughtful salute to Pei Zhen and the generals, and did not talk about the war between Jin and Qi, only saying that his ancestral home was Pingcheng, which was Xifeng for ten years, and his family crossed the Huaishui and settled in Taicheng.

Xifeng is the name of the first emperor of the Jin Kingdom.

He also said that he was a fellow countryman with General Pei, and he was very close.

During the 100 years of chaos in the world, there were many mixed people, and it was meaningless to say that their ancestral home was actually meaningless.

Who is not a relative of the ancestors?

Pei Yan listened patiently and didn't say a word.

The generals were also silent, looking at him with fierce eyes.

Yan Buxi knew the interests and disadvantages, analyzed the reasonableness, and a person said it foamingly, but he didn't see the generals in the seat moved, so he raised his sleeves and smiled awkwardly.

"Forgive me, general, when I see the old in a foreign country, I can't help but talk more."

Pei Yan said: "Old Yan, please speak up." ”

Yan Buxi took out a document from his sleeve and held it with both hands.

"Emperor Qi is grateful for the hardships of the people, and is willing to end this endless war as soon as possible, and implores peace talks with your army......"

In the case of the dominant state around and merging, send envoys to negotiate peace.

Obviously, Xiao Cheng weighed the pros and cons.

Pei Zhong motioned to Zuo Zhong to take the document and unfold it.

In addition to the situation between the two sides and the displacements caused by the war, the only conditions are:

"The general returned my wife, and I gave your army half a day to withdraw from the state. Otherwise, the war is fought to the death. ”

Pei Yan looked at the last line of words, and there was a trace of coldness in his dark eyes.

Then, in front of Yan Buxi, he tore the document in half.

"Come, send all the envoys out of the city."

Yan Buxi's face changed, "General? ”

He thought that he would be sure of nine out of ten, but he didn't expect Pei Zhen to refuse without saying a word.

It can't be that General Pei didn't understand what Emperor Qi meant, right?

He pondered for a moment and said aloud:

"General, Mr. Rong said bluntly, now is the opportunity for peace talks. Such a good thing is even more once-in-a-lifetime. Everyone knows that the return of the wife of Emperor Benqi of the Feng family and the general is the sincerity of the peace talks between the two sides. And Emperor Qi promised the general to leave Bingzhou safely, and even handed over Wanning, Andu and other places occupied by the Jin army, and Xinzhou was a city, and it could also be discussed again......

Only then did the generals understand what was written in the letter.

They all looked at Pei Yan in unison.

However, Pei Zhen didn't give him one more look.

"Sending off!"

Seeing this, Yan Buxi gave up his hand again and again.

"General, traveler, climb the mountain to know the mountain, and know the depth of the abyss, so bent on going his own way, only looking at the immediate interests, you will suffer from it......"

Pei Yan said: "Old Yan, don't persuade people to be good and be good. Tell Xiao Cheng that if you fight, you will fight to the death. ”

Yan Buxi's face changed, staring at his indifferent face, snorted heavily, and walked away.

"If the general is rigid and self-serving, does not accept admonitions, does not have the grace of a sage, and does not have the mind of a wise man, the ship will surely capsize and stop, and it will not go far. Wait and see. ”

Pei Yan looked at the old man's back without saying a word, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice:

"Pass the order down, step up drills, build camps and defend the city, and avoid friction with the Qi army."

Deng Guang asked: "How will the general defend and merge the state?" ”

Pei Cheng said: "Xiao Cheng claims to have an army of 500,000, but according to my judgment, Hengquguan has a maximum of 200,000 Chen soldiers. However, he has the support of Dongquan, Fujiang, Chunning and other places, and has a steady supply of grain, grass and soldiers, and has an advantage, and our army should avoid its edge......"

"General...... Don't break out and go? ”

Pei Yan said: "Wait for the opportunity." ”

The generals fell silent suddenly.

The Beiyong army had a total of 200,000 people, and the five towns of Wanning and Andu were defeated all the way, and the troops were stationed in Xinzhou, and 100,000 soldiers and horses were left in Xinzhou, and there were only 50,000 people at most in the city of Bingzhou......

And at present, there are many wounded soldiers in the battalion, and there is a lack of medical treatment, which is really a big problem.

Even more terrifying than this is the invisible black hand in the imperial court.

Pei Zhen, as the general who led the troops, the two armies of Huben and Long Ji openly disobeyed the order and did not help, who gave the courage?

They have been fighting for more than a year, they have come and gone in life and death, and they have made great contributions to the Jin country, but now they are trapped in the annexation of the state, and those people in the court can completely abandon them with just a few words from Li Zongxun, which is somewhat chilling......

They also understand the truth that "when the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden".

Compared with Qi Jun, in Li Zongxun's eyes, the big trouble is Pei Zhen......

In the struggle for power in the court, it is the innocent soldiers who are pitied.

"Let's go down."

"The last will obey."

Everyone saluted in unison, and as soon as they retreated, Zuo Zhong hurried in.

"General, there's good news and bad news......

Pei Yan was looking at the map, and he didn't raise his head when he heard the sound.

"Say."

Zuo Zhong said: "The good news is...... The girl brought medicine to Xinzhou, and Qin Dajin had already transported some of the medicine and grain and grass to Bingzhou. ”

Pei Zhen's fingers paused slightly, and he looked up at her.

Zuo Zhong said: "The bad news is...... The girl also came, but she did not go with Qin Dajin. ”

Pei Zhen was silent for a moment, his face was not as surprised as Zuo Zhong thought, but his brows frowned slightly.

"What about people?"

Zuo Zhong didn't know how to continue, his eyelids jumped, "The scout came to report, the girl crossed the Red Leaf Valley at dusk, and suddenly turned around on the ghost river, and her whereabouts ......"

(End of chapter)