Chapter 159: Showdown with Li Shouzhen
The spies sent out reported that the Jin army occupying Yelu Mada's camp turned out to be only more than 10,000 people, and it was Liu Zhiyuan's partial division who had just defeated Yang Guangyuan, and Yelu Mada was even more remorseful. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
If it weren't for that inexplicable roar, Guo Wei's more than 10,000 foot soldiers along the way would have been just a dish of food in his mouth.
But now it is not done, Guo Wei's army has won a new victory, and it has already played its morale, and Yelu Mada has 60,000 soldiers and horses left, on the contrary, the soldiers have no will to fight, and they have lost a lot of grain and grass and almost half of the spare horses.
Moreover, what if the attack is carried out? Li Shouzhen has been alerted, and the boats he has collected have all been burned, and he will not be able to cross the river if he wants to.
There is also Du Chongwei in the north, and Li Shouzhen in the south will cross the river to the north at any time, once entangled by the Jin soldiers, the Khitan's living combat power may all fall into both sides of the Yellow River, and it is impossible to withdraw to the outside of the pass.
But if Guo Wei is let go like this, how can Yelu Mada swallow this breath in his heart?
At this time, the envoy of Yelu Da Khan came to Bozhou with the secret decree of Yelu Deguang. Three days later, Yelu Mada abandoned Bozhou and led an army of 60,000 to Qicheng, where he joined Yelu Deguang and prepared to forcibly capture Qicheng in one fell swoop.
Seeing that Yelu Mada retreated and the danger of Yunzhou was eliminated, Guo Wei also left Zhao Kuangyin to lead more than 2,000 foot soldiers to guard Bozhou, and Li Fengyun's Fengyun battalion stayed in Jingkezhai to echo Zhao Kuangyin in case the Khitans attacked again.
Guo Wei took the remaining 10,000 horses and prepared to transfer to Liu Zhiyuan's camp to fight against Yelu Anduan together.
Mo Qingyan also said goodbye and left, and turned back to Kaifeng Dali Temple.
At this time, Li Shouzhen sent someone to invite Guo Wei and Li Fengyun to cross the river to meet.
Li Fengyun had a grudge against Li Shouzhen, and he was reluctant to meet Li Shouzhen, but when he thought of Du Ruyue, his heart moved, and he secretly thought: "It's a bad thing to go and see Li Shouzhen, if you meet Li Tianyao's kid, let him withdraw from the marriage as soon as possible and get rid of this matter." ”
Thinking of this, Li Fengyun nodded and agreed, everyone summed it up, and Dian Kui temporarily led the Fengyun camp to stay in Jingkezhai to continue training on his behalf, Li Fengyun and Zhang Jun took more than 20 strong guards with martial arts to cross the river and meet Li Shouzhen.
In the early morning of the next day, Guo Wei, Li Fengyun and others crossed the Yellow River and came to Yunzhou.
Li Shouzhen was very enthusiastic about the Taiping Army, and personally led his eldest son Li Tianhua to lead the crowd to greet Guo Wei, Li Fengyun and others at the wharf on the south bank of the Yellow River, and welcomed the two into the tent. Especially for Guo Wei, he did not hesitate to praise him, and Li Fengyun faintly sensed the intention of wooing and getting married.
Li Shouzhen can be said to be proud of the spring breeze, the battle of Yunzhou, he annihilated 3,000 Khitan iron cavalry, famous all over the world, for a while with Liu Zhiyuan, Du Chongwei as famous, it is said that today the son intends to grant him the commander of the guard horse army (Note 1), nominally, he will become the commander of the Central Plains cavalry, in charge of the world's cavalry.
But what's the use? It was difficult for the Son of Jin to surrender to the heroes of the world, and Kaifeng's elite cavalry was not his private army, and the guards and horse troops were all commanded, but it was not as good as the Taiping army.
However, it was said that Li Shouzhen set up a banquet in the tent to entertain the two of them, thanking them for their kindness.
During the banquet, Li Fengyun arched his hand at Li Shouzhen and asked, "Dashuai, I have long heard that the second son, Brother Li Tianyao, is talented, why don't you come out and see it?"
When Li Shouzhen heard this, he was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "Captain Li, thank you for your praise, but the dog is not in Yunzhou, he went to Kaifeng." It turned out that Li Shouzhen felt sorry for her son after all, and when she heard that the master of Yonggu Palace told Aunt Cheng to break Li Tianyao's legs, she secretly sent someone to notify Li Tianyao and let him hide in Kaifeng.
Li Fengyun was a little disappointed in his heart, he drank sullenly, and after a while, he had a little bit of alcohol, and the heat in his heart was difficult to extinguish, taking advantage of this little bit of alcohol, Li Fengyun said again: "The kid has a reluctant request, and please be handsome......"
"Since it's a reluctant invitation, Brother Li, don't say it!" Guo Wei interrupted Li Fengyun's words.
Li Shouzhen didn't think about it, and said with a smile: "General Guo, this is a bad word, and it doesn't hurt to talk about it."
This battle is all arranged by General Guo in the center, Li Duwei bravely killed the enemy, first burned the ferry boat in Majiakou, and then secretly attacked and captured the camp of Yelu Madana, killing the Khitans did not dare to peep into our Central Plains, and the merit was great, and the commander was about to play His Majesty, and gave Li Duwei a great credit, Li Duwei is so young, and the future will be limitless. ”
Li Shouzhen didn't know what was going on between Li Fengyun and Du Ruyue, and thought that Li Fengyun wanted to show credit to him, so he slightly separated Li Fengyun and Guo Wei. To be honest, he didn't quite believe that the battle on the north bank of the Yellow River was actually led by Li Fengyun, but with Li Fengyun's courage alone, if he could be pulled into his command, it would also be an unexpected gain.
Hearing Li Shouzhen say this, Guo Wei sighed in his heart, it's not good to say it again.
Li Fengyun staggered to his feet, walked to Li Shouzhen's case, bowed down, and said, "I heard that Li Tianyao, the son of Dashuai, has a marriage contract with Du Ruyue, the daughter of Du Shuai, I don't know if there is anything wrong with the kid?"
Li Shouzhen wondered in her heart, secretly wondering why Li Fengyun suddenly mentioned this matter, and replied casually: "Yes, there is indeed such a thing, Li Duwei is Brother Du's confidant and favorite general, and once the marriage is completed, you and I are a family, and we will not distinguish each other! ”
Li Fengyun raised his head and said, "What the kid is asking for is exactly this, and I ask the handsome to dissolve the marriage contract!"
There was a sudden silence at the banquet, and everyone looked at Li Shouzhen together.
Li Shouzhen was silent for a long time, her eyes locked on Li Fengyun, and she asked in a deep voice, "Is this what Du Chongwei wants you to say?"
Li Fengyun was afraid of him, raised his eyes and replied: "It's what the kid wants, and it has nothing to do with Du Shuai." ”
With a "snap", Li Shouzhen slapped the case and shouted: "How can you interfere in the matter between Ben Shuai and Du Chongwei? Even if you want to dissolve the marriage contract, ask Du Chongwei to talk to Ben Shuai." How could he believe that this matter had nothing to do with Du Chongwei, but that Du Chongwei sent Li Fengyun to test him, and his heart was furious.
Li Tianyao and Du Ruyue's marriage is small, and the key is that this is a symbol, showing his attitude towards joining forces with Du Chongwei. If Du Chongwei really does this, it means that he is not optimistic about Li Shouzhen and is unwilling to join forces with Li Shouzhen, which is why Li Shouzhen is not angry.
Li Fengyun originally wanted to use the military exploits he had made in the past few days to force Li Shouzhen to agree to dissolve the marriage contract, but he really thought things simple.
In his opinion, there was no affection between Li Tianyao and Du Ruyue, Li Shouzhen had never seen Du Ruyue, and when he was enveloping him, it was a natural thing to dissolve the marriage contract.
I didn't expect Li Shouzhen to be so angry, Li Fengyun was originally a wild boy in Qingping Town, although he has experienced a lot of love and sophistication in the past year, but after all, he is wild and untamable, and he has seen so many feudal officials, peerless masters, his vision is much higher than when he first came out of the mountain, I don't know how much higher, during this time, he has frequently made great achievements, and his heart is high, how can he put Li Shouzhen in his eyes?
After listening to Li Shouzhen's words, Li Fengyun laughed twice, straightened his waist, squinted at Li Shouzhen, and said loudly: "The big husband stands up to the sky, why do you need to rely on others? Lao Tzu likes Ruyue, this marriage contract, you have to retreat, you have to retreat, if you don't retreat, you have to retreat." Don't force Lao Tzu to slaughter Li Tianyao's kid. ”
"Bold!" When did Li Shouzhen see such an arrogant person, he didn't feel angry, his cheeks were red with anger, and he pointed at Li Fengyun and shouted: "This is Yunzhou, not Zhenzhou, roaring in front of Ben Shuai, you can't behead you when Ben Shuai?"
As soon as the words fell, a group of elite soldiers rushed in from outside the tent and pressed straight towards Li Fengyun.
Note 1: In history, Li Shouzhen first served as the commander of the guards and horses, and then served as the envoy of the Taiping Army.
In fact, during the Battle of Yunzhou, Li Shouzhen led the army to attack halfway across as the commander of the guard Ma Jundu, and defeated more than 10,000 Khitans who came ashore, and the Khitans on the north bank collapsed without a fight. The Khitan camp on the north bank of the author was defeated a little inexplicably, so he fabricated the plot of Li Fengyun's stealing camp.