Chapter 119: Gambling Chang'an
Shi Sheng felt that today was his proudest day, and he felt that today was definitely the pinnacle of his Shi Sheng's more than 30 years of life, because he Shi Sheng led the army into Chang'an, a thousand-year-old ancient capital, and became the first person in Shi Le's army, which was enough to make Shi Sheng and Shi Hu fight against each other. Of course, this is indeed the case in the original history, because of Shi Sheng's contribution to occupying Chang'an, Shi Sheng was appointed by Shi Le as the assassin of Sizhou. Later, he was named the king of Hedong and was ordered to guard Guanzhong.
However, Shi Sheng, who was in the midst of excitement, did not find out about the changes in Chang'an, originally his father-in-law Shi Le bought Jiang Ying and Xin Shu, two generals died inexplicably, and the new one who received them was a general named Yang Sheng and a general named Zhang Yun, these two people are simply nobodies, Shi Sheng has never heard of it, but Shi Sheng just didn't pay attention to this problem.
After Shi Sheng's army entered Chang'an, Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun arranged a grand banquet in order to please Shi Sheng, even ordinary soldiers drank and drank a lot, and they also arranged a large number of beautiful women to accompany them. The appearance of these women is first-class, and there are more than a dozen around Shi Sheng, which makes Shi Sheng, who has been working hard by Shi Le's side, feel refreshed. In front of Shi Le, although Shi Sheng is in his thirties, he is still a good baby, where has he experienced this.
He was very satisfied, and directly told Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun that his father-in-law promised Jiang Ying and Xin Shu all the conditions for them. Shi Sheng patted the two of them on the shoulder and recognized them as brothers, it seemed that Shi Sheng was very satisfied with the two of them.
But not everyone was addicted to the grand banquet, and the first and second positions on Shi Sheng's right were Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun. But the first person on the left, and the most honorable position at the banquet besides Shi Sheng, was indeed a man wearing a mask. This person refused the beauties arranged by Yang Sheng and the others, and he didn't move any wine and food on the table, he just sat for a while and left, although the time was very short. But Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun both remembered this man with a silver mask.
The next day, Shi Sheng took a look at the army under the two of them, although the troops under the two of them had forty or fifty thousand people, but in Shi Sheng's opinion, they were all rabble. Of course, anyone who looked at these people didn't have a good impression, after all, they were all Chu Yun's remaining auxiliaries and patrols. Saying that the patrol is for good sound, in fact, it is the same function as catching fast, so how can Shi Sheng, a battlefield veteran, be able to look at it.
However, Shi Sheng still didn't say anything unpleasant, after all, if Chang'an didn't have this kind of army, how could it be so simple to surrender, and the more the defenders of Chang'an were overwhelmed, the more relieved Shi Sheng became.
Shi Sheng lived an extremely obscene life in Chang'an, and even lived in the palace in Chang'an a few times, Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun found him a lot of palace maids who escaped from the palace to serve, these palace maids are not as beautiful as fairies, but they know royal etiquette, making Shi Sheng feel like an emperor, this kind of life, let Shi Sheng forget his father-in-law's words before he came.
Shi Le is a hero, he asked Shi Sheng to pack Chang'an's big family and send it to Xiangguo to settle down, and asked him to replace all the generals who surrendered in Chang'an with his own people as soon as possible, in short, to control Chang'an as quickly as possible. But these Shi Sheng, who were intoxicated and gentle, seemed to have forgotten all about it.
In the seventeenth day of occupying Chang'an, Shi Sheng was about to favor a concubine who was said to be Liu Yao, Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun joined forces to visit, the man was very unhappy to be interrupted at this time, but thinking about the respect of the two people to himself, Shi Sheng still decided to come to meet them.
"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Shi Sheng walked out wearing only a single coat, although he often went to the palace, but he still didn't dare to go often, otherwise his father-in-law would know about it, and he would definitely have to eat and work, so he usually lived in the palace of the original crown prince Liu Xi.
"General, we received news that the puppet prince Liu Xi sent the puppet Nanyang king Liu Yin to lead tens of thousands of troops to kill Chang'an, Longdong, Wudu, Anding, Xinping, Beidi, Fufeng, Shiping counties responded in groups, Liu Yin's army is still more than 20 days away from Chang'an at most, and Chang'an is in danger. Hearing Zhang Yu's message, Shi Sheng's expression was not solemn.
"Hahaha, I was about to go to Qinzhou to solve them I didn't expect the two little rabbits who could only escape to dare to send them to the door, today is really a double happiness, General Yang, General Zhang, you two rest assured, I know what you think, you are afraid that they will occupy Chang'an from the beginning, but with me, they have no chance, go back and have a good rest, how to live." Wait a few days and see how I clean them up. Although Shi Sheng was younger than the two of them, he said to them like a big brother.
Sure enough, Shi Sheng didn't know whether he was confident or too arrogant, he really didn't make any moves under the attention of Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun, which made the two of them very speechless. However, Chu Yun knew that Shi Sheng was not without action, he was just pretending to be as steady as Mount Tai, and the purpose might be to maintain a fearless posture in front of the two newly recruited subordinates.
In fact, after he got the news, on the one hand, he sent people to investigate the enemy situation along the west side of Chang'an, and on the other hand, he sent people back to Luoyang for help, he wanted to completely defeat Liu Yin's troops, but he was worried that his troops were not enough. These things are done very secretly, and only when Chu Yun pays attention to it can he know Shi Sheng's movements, he can be alone at this age, and he is really not a simple person.
Chu Yun had listened to the reports of Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun, and had investigated the masked man beside Shi Sheng, but after secretly observing it once, Chu Yun actually saw a trace of familiarity from the other party, if it weren't for Shi Sheng caring about this person very much, he would summon this person every day or two, and the masked man rarely went out in the barracks. Chu Yun wanted to catch him and see whose idea it was, but Chu Yun would never lose a big deal because of a small one.
When Liu Yinjun was only a few days away from Chang'an, Shi Sheng finally came out of Gentle Township, he summoned Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun to come, and then Shi Sheng suddenly changed his face.
"You two, you are very loyal, but now that the enemy is present, I hope you can hand over the army first, so that we can all rest assured. ”
Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun can be regarded as having seen the speed at which Shi Sheng changes his face, usually hello, hello, hello, everyone, but when something really happened, Shi Sheng immediately abandoned the two of them. But both of them got Chu Yun's orders and were prepared, they didn't resist, they handed over the army very well, Shi Sheng comforted them with a few words of joy when he saw them so happy, in fact, Shi Sheng was really not the one who crossed the river and demolished the bridge, he also remembered the good of the two people, which played a very key role in the back.
Shi Sheng sent the two of them away and immediately gathered his generals, the former Zhao Liu Yin's army attacked Chang'an, must have been sent to the west, so Shi Sheng's 30,000 Luoyang defenders 10,000 people were lined up on the west side of Chang'an, led by Shi Sheng himself, and the remaining three sides were six or seven thousand people each. Shi Sheng was in charge of the west and south of Chang'an, while the Mask Man was in charge of the north and east of Chang'an. More than 50,000 troops under Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun were also divided, and they became the undisputed cannon fodder troops.
Shi Sheng defended himself in the ring of Chang'an, and Liu Yin's army had reached Zhongqiao near Chang'an, and he received a letter from his eldest brother, Liu Jian, the king of Linhai, which was also the first time he received it in half a year. In the letter, Liu Jian told Liu Yin that he had been trying to win over Jiang Ying and Xin Shu during this time, but unfortunately the two were diehard surrenderers, so they failed. So he planned a mutiny and killed Jiang Ying and Xin Shu, but he didn't expect Yang Sheng and Zhang Yun to be superior and capture the fruits of their victory. Until Shi Sheng came, he did not control Chang'an, and Liu Jian, the king of Linhai, apologized to his younger brother. However, in the letter, the king of Linhai said that he still had a few thousand troops in his hands, and he had not been discovered, and once Chang'an was attacked, he would be able to attack from within Chang'an.
This letter gave Liu Yin great confidence, but he did not rashly attack the city, he waited for half a month, most of the other responding forces merged with him, Liu Yin's army swelled to more than 100,000, under the overwhelming strength, Liu Yin finally continued to attack Chang'an, Chang'an was quickly surrounded by water.
The siege battle is the most tragic, this is already half a month after the battle of Chang'an, the city wall of Chang'an City is towering and solid, this kind of fortified city is difficult to be captured in a short period of time if there are no internal problems, so whether it is Liu Yin who is attacking the city, or Shi Sheng who is defending the city are acting step by step.
Liu Yin's people gathered more and more, and it has reached about 150,000, but his strength has declined very seriously, mainly because there are too many rabble, and there are not only many of these forces, but also many of them have contradictions.
To be honest, if it weren't for his father's will, as well as his trust in his eldest brother Liu Jian, Liu Yin would have left a long time ago, although Liu Yin abandoned Chang'an and fled like a lost dog, but he was by no means incapable, this person was the only one among Liu Yao's sons who inherited his ability to command the army.
More than a year ago, Zhang Jun, the king of Former Liang, heard that the Former Zhao army was defeated by Later Zhao, so he abolished the official title of Former Zhao, restored the title of General of the Jin Dynasty and Liangzhou Mu, and sent troops to attack the Qinzhou counties of Former Zhao. Liu Yin led the army to fight with Qianliang and won again and again, and later pursued the defeated troops of Qianliang to cross the Yellow River, and occupied the original area south of the Yellow River in Xiliang, and threatened Liangzhou. This is also the main reason why the crown prince Liu Xi obeyed his brother Liu Yin, the king of Nanyang, especially in the military. Liu Yao once said that the two brothers have one article and one martial arts, and they will definitely make Da Zhao prosperous.
However, this Liu Yin has a deeply hidden psychological flaw, that is, Liu Yin is afraid of the Qian army. When he fled from Pingyang, he had seen the strength and brutality of the Qian army, and left a shadow in the heart of Liu Yin, who was young at the time. This is also an important reason why he ran away and gave up Chang'an when he heard the enemy. In fact, this kind of performance is very different in history is not uncommon, the Song Dynasty army beat the Western Xia army like a wolf and a tiger, but as soon as the Liao army was strained, in fact, the Liao State had declined in the later period, and even was beaten by the Jin Dynasty and was about to perish, they still couldn't beat it. This is why the Liao State left too deep an impression on the Song people, and the Song people were afraid of the Liao State in the bottom of their hearts.
Therefore, in this very unfavorable situation, Liu Yin was able to insist on attacking, and it was obvious that it was not easy for him, and he was forcing himself to eliminate his fear of the Qian people. If he really succeeds, then Liu Yin will definitely be able to break through himself and become a general like his father Liu Yao, but if he can't break through, then the result will be needless to say.
Many times persistence does not mean better, after receiving Shi Sheng's letter for help, Shi Le immediately decided to send reinforcements, he could see that the former Zhao Quan was supported by a blood qi, once this blood qi was dispersed, they were finished. This tone is Liu Yao's murder, Liu Yao's son's revenge.
How to make them swallow their last breath is to send an army to defeat them head-on, and then Liu Yao's son will completely lose his spirit, even if there are still a million troops left in Qinzhou, they can't hold it.
Shi Le thought about who was the most suitable for his generals to send, and he would not hand over the command to Shi Sheng, because Shi Sheng's defense of the city was indeed powerful, but the attack was very sparse, and he led the troops to probably not defeat Liu Yao's sons.
But who to send he couldn't help but have a little headache, although there were many generals under him, but they were either guarding one side, or they were too young to use it themselves. Counting and counting still has to be Shi Hu, I have to say that for his nephew, Shi Le loves and hates, what he loves is that he is indeed a fierce general, no matter what task is assigned to him, he can do it, these years of fighting in the south and the north, almost invincible, the only time was lost to the Iron Army, but the Iron Blood Army has become history.
I hate that this nephew is too tyrannical, and from a human point of view, this guy is not worthy of being a human being, and is more ferocious than a beast. Capture a city and slaughter a city, that's all, after all, they are all enemies. But he was even cruel to the people around him, and the daughter-in-law he found for him, he actually said that he would kill him, which was too chilling.
But fortunately, he still listened to his own words, if it weren't for this reason, Shile really couldn't stand him. Shangdang County was captured by Shi Hu with people, Shi Hu killed the population of Shangdang County, and bulldozed the iron-blooded army from the root, which shows the degree of ruthlessness.
However, the generals who can lead tens of thousands of troops are not suitable except for Shi Hu, Shi Le remembered the righteous son who wore a mask every day, he was very suitable, but he didn't dare to reuse it, how good it would be if he was his own person from the beginning.
Although there were many civil servants and generals around Shi Le, there were few people to talk to, and the only one died early. Thinking of Zhang Bin, Shile's heart was full of sadness, to be honest, if it weren't for Zhang Bin, Shile would never have been so smooth, in the early countless crises, Zhang Bin assisted him to get through. But why is Zhang Bin so stubborn, and he has to exhaust his mind to destroy that small force?
However, although Shi Le complained a little in his heart that Zhang Bin was exhausted to death in order to destroy the Iron Army, he was actually full of gratitude. No one would have thought that the so-called small force of the Iron Blood Army would be so difficult, if it weren't for their leader being designed to be captured, it would really be difficult for him and the Huns to destroy the Iron Blood Army. Shi Le did know that Chu Yun was captured at that time, not killed, and he did have an intersection with the so-called secret force.
The combat effectiveness of the Predator Army deeply shocked him, and he didn't know if someone had cast a spell on them, and the Predator seemed to be not afraid of death from top to bottom. It's just that hundreds of people dare to charge at tens of thousands of people, and none of the last ones to surrender are really terrifying. The fact that a corner of Pingjin Valley has been held out for several years shows how popular the Iron Blood Army is.
Fortunately, these have passed, this may be the only major war in the north, whether it is Qianliang or the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he actually didn't pay attention to it. Shi Le finally made up his mind, this time he will use Shi Hu, and he will be idle in the future.
Shi Hu was thirty-five years old at Chinese New Year's Eve, an age when a man was in his prime, and he received Shi Le's order to immediately organize his 20,000 iron horses to prepare for departure. He was once defeated in the hands of the iron-blooded army, so he set up the golden wolf cavalry with the goal of the iron-blooded horse, the golden wolf is a sacred beast for the peoples on the grassland, the grassland people worship the wolf, and the golden wolf has been a symbol of the king of the grassland since the beginning of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Shi Hu's name after the golden wolf shows that he has high expectations for this cavalry, and of course, it also shows the great ambition of his army.
The Qiang people are originally brave and good at shooting, and most of them are mixed Caucasians and yellow races, so the Qiang people are tall and strong, and this golden wolf rider is the best among the Qiang people, so the combat effectiveness of the golden wolf rider is very high, and it can even be said that it is even more powerful than the iron-blooded rider of Chu Yun at his peak. Shi Hu's men only had 30,000 men, and this time he brought two-thirds of them, which shows that Shi Hu attached great importance to this attack.
Shi Hu also knew that this battle was likely to be the last battle in the Central Plains, his uncle Shi Le had already unified the entire north, and he should be the emperor after unifying the north. Shi Hu still has some extravagant hopes in his heart, he fought for his uncle in the south and the north, and most of the territory was brought down by him, so he hoped that his uncle would make himself the crown prince, and this time the great achievement of destroying the former Zhao was Shi Hu's last attempt, if his uncle did not agree, then he would have to take it himself.
Shi Le didn't know what his good nephew thought, he just sent Shi Hu away, his eldest brother Cheng Yao came to see him, Cheng Yao is the elder brother of his queen Cheng, and also the uncle of the prince, but also his own important minister, from the year to the Xiongnu Han State, he has repeatedly made contributions in the past ten years, is an important assistant to Shi Le, Shi Le did not treat him badly, Shi Le sealed Cheng Yao as the right servant shooting, the Ministry of Shangshu.
As soon as Cheng Yao came in, he knelt in front of Shi Le with tears streaming down his face, and Shi Le was shocked and thought that something bad had happened.
"Your Majesty, Shi Hu's ferocity and strategy are unmatched by no one among the hundred officials. He has been in command of the army for a long time, and his sons have grown up, and they all have heavy troops. Now that His Majesty has given him another chance to make meritorious deeds, the defeat of the Huns has been decided, why should Your Majesty let him obtain such merits, and when the time comes, it will even breed his ambitions. Your Majesty is alive, there is certainly no problem, but it is by no means a vassal of the young lord, and it should be eradicated as soon as possible, otherwise the country will be unstable. Schle listened to him and was silent for a moment.
"Shi Hong is young and needs a strong assistant. Shi Hu is my closest relative of flesh and blood, I want him to take on the same heavy responsibilities as Yi Yin and Huo Guang, how can I kill him. You are afraid that you will not be able to exercise your uncle's authority in the future, don't worry, I have arranged your place for you. ”
Hearing Shi Le say this, Cheng Yao was both aggrieved and worried: "What I am worried about is the country, how can it be my private matter? If His Majesty says this about me, who will dare to speak again next time?" But Shi Le has always been difficult to make up his mind.
Of course, Shi Hu didn't know that Cheng Yao was speaking ill of himself in front of his uncle, his golden wolf rode a hundred miles in a day to Chang'an and killed him, and a big battle related to the life and death of the forces of Qianzhao, Houzhao and Chu Yun was about to begin.