It's late autumn, and winter is still a few days away.

It's bleak as far as the eye can see.

The withered yellow leaves hung on the branches in twos and threes, and more often there were no leaves at all, and they were bare.

Thousands of rivers and rivers gurgle downward, moistening the surrounding fields and forests.

The whirring autumn wind, blowing from outside the valley, looks a little noisy.

In the valley, there is a wooden military village.

It turned out that Xin Xiu was stationed here.

At this moment, the banner on the military village has changed from Wei to Han.

After the Wei army in the military village was reorganized, it was placed outside Longguan, and the sergeants guarding the military village in the Qianhe Valley at this moment were all Han soldiers.

The honor guard of the emperor of the Han State did not stop for a long time in the military village, but went towards the manor behind the military village, near the bottom of the Qianhe Valley.

"It's an elegant manor."

The estate is elegant, with a meandering river that ripples in the autumn breeze. The willow trees by the river swayed in the autumn breeze, and the long willow branches brushed the water like a girl's hair.

The mountains and forests in the distance are dyed, and the scene of fiery red and golden intertwined is so beautiful that it is refreshing.

Seeing this kind of scene, it is a personal mood that will change a little bit.

Liu Chan walked down from the emperor's chariot, and in the manor, Huang Hao greeted him directly, and said, "Your Majesty, the manor is very safe, and the guards have been replaced by guards." ”

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Although he came to take care of his sister, he couldn't lose his life because of this trivial matter.

Liu Chan walked in slowly, and as soon as he walked into the manor, the scenery in front of him made his eyes light up.

I saw that in the manor, the ancient trees were towering to the sky, and the leaves were slowly falling under the caress of the autumn wind, like golden rain. Fallen leaves paved the trail, with a rustling sound at every step.

Walking slowly into the main hall, I saw a stunning woman in green clothes coming up to greet him.

"The little girl greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty for ten thousand years."

Liu Chan smiled lightly and said, "Get up." ”

The woman in Tsing Yi got up slowly, and her bright eyes looked at Liu Chan boldly and curiously at the moment.

Seeing that this woman was so bold, Huang Hao was about to reprimand, but when he turned his head to see Liu Chan with a smile on his face, he immediately swallowed back the words he was about to say, he waved his hand left and right, and quietly stepped back.

Soon.

In the main church, there were only two people left.

Liu Chan sat on the main seat very naturally, and put the high imitation Gaozu White Snake Sword on the side of the case.

"Looking at me like this, can't I have a flower growing on my face?"

The woman in Tsing Yi immediately confessed: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, the little woman just wants to see if Your Majesty is as magical as rumored."

This woman's words made Liu Chan a lot of interest.

"What do you say about me?"

The woman in Tsing Yi said with emotion: "People in the family often say: The emperor of the Han Kingdom is very human, majestic, wise and brave. Hearing its sound is like a flood of bells, shocking; Seeing its countenance, it is radiant and magnificent.

It is said that the emperor is gifted and has vast magical powers, which can be compared with gods and monsters. Or Yun Qi's hand can turn the tide in the fall, point out the country, and the country will be prosperous; Or pass on their eyes to be able to perceive everything, distinguish between right and wrong, and be impartial.

The people all say that our emperor is the destiny of heaven, his virtue is worthy of heaven, omnipotent, and he is really a generation of heroes. ”

"Look, then, I look like I'm as rumored to be?"

The woman in Tsing Yi shook her head and said, "Your Majesty has a heroic spirit, but it is no different from others. ”

"You're bold."

The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven must be different from ordinary people.

The right of the king is divinely granted.

If it is the same as ordinary people, why should the people respect and fear the emperor?

"Xin Xianying, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Liu Chan's pupils shrank, and he scolded sharply, how could he have such a warm appearance before.

I don't want the woman in Tsing Yi to be afraid at all.

"Doesn't Your Majesty want to know why, in the eyes of the little woman, Your Majesty is no different from everyone else?"

"I don't want to know."

Liu Chan played his cards out of common sense, which made Xin Xianying stunned for a moment.

"I'm not a womanizer, you won't succeed in seducing me with your beauty."

Xin Xianying's face turned red, and she immediately said, "Definitely not like this." ”

The girl is shy and moving, like a budding flower. Tsing Yi is close-fitting, highlighting the slender figure, and the blush on the cheeks is like a cloud, adding to the charm.

What a seductive beauty!

But to deal with this kind of beauty, it is definitely necessary to capture it.

"That's it."

Liu Chan waved his hand and said, "My time is very precious, but I don't have time to continue playing with you." ”

As he spoke, Liu Chan was about to throw off his sleeves and leave.

Doesn't Your Majesty like this tune?

Xin Xianying's eyes showed a little consternation, as if she remembered some rumors, she gritted her teeth and said, "Seeing Your Majesty today, what I did was two. First, please send your majesty to send the little girl back to Luoyang to complete the marriage, the little woman and her fiancé are wings and branches, have made a mountain alliance and sea vows, and also ask Your Majesty to become an adult. ”

"Oh?"

As soon as he heard that he had a fiancé, Liu Chan finally became a little interested.

"Second?"

And so it was.

Xin Xianying already had an understanding in his heart.

It seems that our majesty does not like this kind of elegant thing.

Do you like married women?

The rumors are true!

"Second, if Your Majesty agrees to Xianying's first condition, then the little woman will offer a plan for Your Majesty and win the counties of Longxi!"

"Hahaha~"

Liu Chan looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "Winning Longxi, I have it at my fingertips, how do you need a woman to contribute?" ”

"If Your Majesty just occupies Longxi, and doesn't want to let the people and material resources of Longxi be used for your own use, then naturally you don't need a little girl's plan, but if you want to completely control Longxi, Xianying's plan may save Your Majesty a few years of effort."

Liu Chan looked at Xin Xianying with a playful face, and said, "I want to hear it, you are a woman, what are your clever plans!" ”

For Liu Chan's contempt, Xin Xianying didn't care, and said softly: "Your Majesty wants to completely control it, relying on the Longxi Shi clan, it is absolutely impossible, the Shi clan is your own, it is like a separation, Your Majesty wants to Longxi people's and material resources, you must compromise with the family, and the family lives in Longxi, and Your Majesty can't always be in Longxi, in the long run, Longxi is Your Majesty's Longxi, or Longxi of the Longxi Shi clan?" ”

Liu Chan nodded slightly, motioning for Xin Xianying to continue.

"Presumably my uncle said to His Majesty that governing Longxi is inseparable from the Longxi clan, but?"

Liu Chan nodded slightly.

"Yes."

"But in fact, there is another force in Longxi that has not been discovered and valued by His Majesty."

And a force?

Liu Chan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which one?" ”

"Qiang."

Liu Chan was stunned for a moment, and his eyes began to flicker.

Xin Xianying continued: "Since the former Han Dynasty, the land of Longyou, that is, there are more Qiang people than Han people, when Emperor Guangwu, Ma Yuan passed through Longxi, Lintao destroyed the first zero Qiang, Hao broke tens of thousands of Qiang villages, Beishan incorporated the Wuqiang army, and eliminated the hostile Qiang people in Longxi in less than a year.

After the construction of Jincheng, the opening of the West Road, the collection of rebels, and the advocacy of intermarriage, it was gradually Sinicized Qiang, coupled with the turmoil in Guanzhong, which caused some of the scholars to move to Longyou, and they became today's Longxi scholars.

But in the territory of Longyou, there are still more Qiang people than Han people, and there are many more, but the Longxi Shi clan has more armor, sharper blades, and smarter minds than Qiang, so they firmly have the upper hand in the counties of Longxi, and call Longxi Qiang as a slave. ”

After saying so much, Xin Xianying's mouth was a little dry.

And Liu Chan already understood what Xin Xianying said.

"You mean, let me rely on the Qiang to check and balance the Longxi clan?"

Xin Xianying shook his head and said: "If it is not my race, its heart will be different, Your Majesty can connive at Qiangdi's attack on the Longxi Shi clan, and the Longxi Shi clan cannot hold on for a long time, so you can only ask for help from Your Majesty. ”

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Liu Chan couldn't help but applaud.

Sometimes the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear.

He wanted to deal with the family, but the method he used was to deal with the family all over the world, but he didn't know that in fact, to deal with the family, it could be adapted to local conditions.

For example, for the family of Longyou, you can use Qiang.

Liu Chan looked at Xin Xianying approvingly, and said with a smile: "Xin's talented girl, I can see you today, the rumors are true!" ”

In the final analysis, Longxi Africa is the land of the Central Plains, with many mountains and dangerous roads, and barbarians are vertical and horizontal.

Why didn't I think of this before?

"Then Your Majesty can agree to Xianying's first request?"

The first requirement?

"If you go to Luoyang this time, or under the escort of the Han army, I am afraid that not only will you not be able to get married, but your family will be affected. Besides, now that there is war on both sides of the East and West, even if I want to escort you back, I can't do it. ”

Liu Chanyi said rhetorically: "During this time, you will follow me, and the counselor will strategize." ”

"This" Xin Xianyingdai frowned slightly, a little hesitant.

Liu Chan didn't give her a chance to refuse, and immediately picked up the Gaozu White Snake Sword and got up and walked towards the outside of the hall.

"I'm going to focus on the military now, so I'm not going to stay here anymore."

Xin Xianying looked at Liu Chan's departing back, and finally showed a little smile on her tense pretty face.

Hey.

Hunters always exist in the form of prey.

After today, I, Xin Xianying, can be regarded as in your eyes?

And on the other side, Yongxian.

As more and more Han troops arrived outside Yongxian, they built fortresses and sieged the city.

Every day, a steady stream of troops came to persuade them to surrender, and the morale in Yongxian County had fallen to the bottom.

The Han army did not attack the city, and there was no pressure to defend the city in the city.

But every day there were soldiers who pulled a rope from the city and secretly went down to the city to surrender.

Although Cao Zhen was constrained by strict military law and adopted a joint sitting system, the trend of desertion was not curbed, but became more and more violent.

In the east of the city, the severed heads are piled up with several carts.

But the more blood is shed, the more heads are decapitated, and the more deserters will be.

So much so that Cao Zhen had to let his guards guard the four city walls to prevent deserters day and night.

However, doing so is also a palliative rather than a cure.

The morale of the army has been lost, there is no hope, and it cannot be killed by killing.

Next, if you don't solve the problem, I'm afraid you're going to camp.

In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, Cao Zhen immediately summoned Guo Huai, Fei Yao, and Peng Xuanzhao to discuss countermeasures with them in the inner hall of the city government.

"The morale of the army in the city is low, and the desertion has been repeatedly banned, everyone, is there a solution?"

Peng Xuan's face was very unpleasant, and he was even a little frightened.

"The morale in the city is low, because there is a military division in the city, and the military division is the most likely to spread rumors, general, please kill all the people in the city, and use the rumors that the military division has made in detail."

There are still thousands of people in the city, how can they be killed?

Cao Zhen shook his head and said, "How innocent are the people, how can they kill thousands of people just to kill a few small works?" ”

He may do whatever it takes, but only if it works.

If you kill all the people in the city, who will be the people?

Transporting grain and grass, preparing equipment for defending the city, taking care of horses and soldiers.

Who's going to do these things?

Moreover, even if all the people in the city were killed, would they really be able to eliminate the fine work of the military division?

I'm afraid that the sergeant of the army is already the meticulous work of a military division.

The people of the military division can't be killed.

"No poison, no husband, general, this is not the time to be soft-hearted." Peng Xuan still wants to persuade again.

Cao Zhen shook his head and said: "This has nothing to do with being soft-hearted, the slaughter of the city hurts people and morale, so it has to be done." ”

Guo Huai still has some understanding of Cao Zhen's temperament, and immediately said: "Maybe you can comfort the hearts of the soldiers with the women in the city, or maybe you can boost the morale." ”

In Guo Huai's view, the people in the city are like mustard.

If you kill a batch, you will grow a batch.

Let his wife and daughter serve the Wei army, that is to promote them.

Seeing that Cao Zhen didn't speak, Fei Yao stepped forward and said: "If what Cao Zhang said before is true, I'm afraid that we will lose our meaning in Yongxian, so let's break through." Returning to Longxi and sticking to Longxi, you can still have the strength to fight. ”

Back to Longxi?

Cao Zhen hasn't spoken yet!

Guo Huai spoke.

"How to go back to Longxi, there are tens of thousands of Han troops in the outer cities of the city, breaking through these Han troops, and the Yulu defense line, passing the Yulu defense line, and the Han army camp, besides, after so long, Longguan is occupied by the Han State, it is not impossible, breaking through to the west of Longxi, that is a dead end, that is to send death!"

Fei Yao is the Taishou of Hanyang, and his family members are all in Hanyang, so he naturally wants to break through to Hanyang.

Seeing that Guo Huai was not ready to break through in the direction of Longguan, his face was very ugly.

"If you don't break through to Longxi, do you want to break through to Chang'an?"

Fei Yao immediately became angry.

"Hey! Don't say it, don't say it. It's not impossible to break through to Chang'an, that's how we came before. ”

"Before, my army had tens of thousands of cavalry and 100,000 war horses to be able to crisscross the pass, but now, there are so many war horses and cavalry?"

Fei Yao bowed to Cao Zhen, and said a little anxiously: "General, my sons, all of them are from Longyou, and their families are all in Hanyang, if they want to break through in other directions, they are absolutely unwilling." ”

The one with the most deserters was Fei Yao's department.

No way.

Fei Yao's subordinates were not elite Wei troops, but local state and county soldiers, and their fighting quality was relatively low, and their fighting will was also insufficient.

As a military commander, Fei Yao understood that if he broke through in other directions, he might not be able to control his soldiers.

The will of a sergeant is sometimes something that a general cannot disobey.

otherwise

The battalion collapsed and surrendered, and it was in an instant.

"That's it!"

Cao Zhen patted the table in front of him quite dissatisfied.

It's only been a few days, and the subordinates under him have all been fighting among themselves.

In a few days, I'm afraid I can use his Cao Zhen's head to invite rewards.

The situation is critical and must not be delayed any longer.

"Tonight, the three watches, the city gates are opened, each breaking through, whether it is dead or alive, it depends on your creation."

Now there is still a chance to fight to the death.

In a few days, I'm afraid it will not even be possible to break through.

If you hesitate, you will lose.

Vitality is sought in danger! (End of chapter)