Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 633
Chapter 634: The Midwinter Strike
In order to eliminate dissidents and clear obstacles for surrendering Deng, Ma Zhi set up a banquet in the general's mansion in the city, and killed He Yong and other people who opposed him. At the same time, He Yong's old troops in the city were also killed one by one. According to statistics, The number of people killed in this turmoil reached 1. Originally, there were more than 8000 people from the Qin army in Luanniao City. Later, Ma Tai took away 2 people. The Qin army has less than [-] people.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on September [-]th, Ma Zhi led a group of generals to open the gate of Luanniao and surrender to Deng Jun!

Li Siye led the army into the city, and when he arrived at the General's Mansion, the seat that originally belonged to Ma Zhi also belonged to Li Siye. I, Da Deng, will be very happy, after entering Guzang City, I will definitely write a letter to His Majesty in person, asking for credit for the general!"

"Thank you, General!" Ma Zhi replied with a smile.

"By the way, General Ma, I don't know how the situation in Guzang City is now? Is the Mengya tribe willing to submit to my Great Deng?" After a few simple polite words, he officially entered the topic. Now Li Siye is more concerned about Guzang City. situation, and the situation of the Mengya tribe of the Qiang nationality.

Ma Zhi replied: "Back to the general, at the end of the first two days, the general sent his dog Ma Tai to lead [-] soldiers back to Guzang. Last night, news was sent back that Guzang City has been completely controlled, and all the clans surnamed Ying in the city All under control, no one slipped through the net, and there is no news from the Mengya tribe for the time being, but the general can rest assured that the Mengya tribe has been with the general for many years. If there is any obstacle, Mo will go to the Mengya tribe in person. Persuading the Mengya tribe to surrender!"

"Okay, General Ma is commendable for his loyalty and bravery, but there is no need for the Mengya tribe to rush. Let's go to Guzang City first. The clan of the Ying surname is of great importance and cannot be lost!" Li Siye said.

"The general is wise!" Ma Zhi responded.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on September [-]th, Li Siye led the main force to enter Guzang City. After entering the city, the first thing Li Siye did was to seal up the Qin Palace in Guzang City. The prime minister's mansion is used as a temporary office.

After taking control of the entire Guzang City, Li Siye convened a discussion with all the generals and said: "Guzang City is the accompanying capital of the Qin State and an important town in Xiliang. After taking Guzang City, half of the eight counties of Xiliang will be obtained, and the remaining The second half is naturally within reach, General Deng Zhong!"

"The last general is here!" Deng Zhong responded.

"The clan with the surname Ying in Guzang City can't stay in Xiliang. The general has already decided to send people to Wancheng for resettlement by the imperial court. You arrange a team of soldiers to escort them along the way!" Li Siye said.

"In addition, it is already September, and there is still a month or so before the severe winter. The land of Xiliang will be covered with snow in winter, which is not conducive to combat, so we must take Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Dunhuang counties as soon as possible. , As for Beidi, Tianshui, Anding and other places, we will seize them when we march into Guanzhong in the early spring of next year!" Li Siye continued after thinking about it.

It is already mid-to-late September, and the winter in the northwest region is earlier than that in the south. It is estimated that around mid-October, heavy snow will start to fall, and there is still one month to go. , Zhangye County, Dunhuang County, Tianshui County, Anding County, and Beidi County are unrealistic, so Li Siye first chose to take down the three counties of Jiuquan County, Zhangye County, and Dunhuang County first, and the remaining Tianshui County Counties, Anding County, and Beidi County, anyway, they will pass by when they go to Guanzhong in the spring of next year, so it will be fine if they are smooth.

"General Ma, our army has just entered Xiliang, and we don't know much about the terrain of Xiliang, especially Jiuquan, Zhangye, Dunhuang and other places. I also ask General Ma to find some guides to lead the way for the army so as not to delay time!" Li Siye Said to Ma Zhi.

"Here! General, don't worry, it will be arranged in the end!" Ma Zhi replied.

After entering Guzang City, Li Siye first sent people to send all the clans surnamed Ying who had stayed in Xiliang to Wancheng for disposal by the court. land.

Entering October, the depths of winter arrived as scheduled, and after Deng Jun took over the three counties of Jiuquan County, Zhangye County, and Dunhuang County, he stopped mobilizing troops.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, in November, Guanzhong, Chang'an City, the prosperous Chang'an City in the past is particularly depressed at this moment. Tens of thousands of elites were lost. A few days ago, the Ma clan guarding the eight counties of Xiliang surrendered to Deng Jun, resulting in the seven counties of Wudu County, Longxi County, Jincheng County, Wuwei County, Jiuquan County, Dunhuang County, and Zhangye County. Falling, but lack of heavy guards, I believe that after the beginning of spring, Deng Jun will march eastward, and Beidi County, Tianshui County, and Anding County will also be difficult to defend. Since Geng Yue was defeated in Mei County, the Qin Army has been on the western front. After death, the entire central and western part of Guanzhong is useless. As long as Deng Jun wants to come, he can go straight to Wugong County at any time, and then he will go to Chang'an City.

On Zhuque Street in Chang'an City, Li You, the prime minister of Qin State, and Baili Jin, the doctor of Yushi, were walking side by side on the street. Wang Feng died in Xingyang City, Geng Yue died in Mei County, and Ying Huai defended Hulao Pass. Now in Chang'an City, only Li You and Bailijin are supporting.

"Li Xiang, I heard that your majesty's health is not so good these days!" Bailijin and Meng Zhan, the great general of the Qin State, belonged to the same era. Among the five ministers, he was the oldest, and now he He is a gray-haired old man, but in recent years, the talents of Qin State have withered, so Bailijin had no choice but to stay in the court.

With a worried expression on Li You's face, he nodded and said, "Yes, I went to the palace yesterday to meet His Majesty, and found that His Majesty's spirit is much worse than before, especially after the news of Xiliang's fall came. His Majesty fainted out of anger, and when he woke up, his body was not as good as before."

Last month, the Ma clan defected to the enemy, and the counties of Xiliang fell one after another. All the clans with the surname Ying who stayed in Xiliang were all captured by Deng Jun. After Qin Emperor Yingzhuang heard the news, he fainted in a rage On the ground, a group of imperial doctors worked hard to wake him up. After waking up, Ying Zhuang immediately sent people to kill all the heirs left by Ma Sheng, leaving no one behind.

The ministers in the court felt sorry for what happened to the Ma family, but no one spoke out to dissuade them, because everyone knew that due to the fall of the Ying clan in Xiliang, the power of the Qin clan suddenly lost [-]% , Yingzhuang had a resentment in his heart, and he had to vent it out. As members of the Ma clan in Xiliang, the two sons left by Ma Sheng naturally became Yingzhuang's punching bag. Sheng was deprived of all honors, but was dissuaded by the ministers. After all, this matter had nothing to do with Ma Sheng, and Ma Sheng also died for the country. Treating a deceased hero like this is really chilling, so Ying Zhuang Only then stopped this thought.

"Now the country is experiencing troubled times. Your majesty's dragon body is not in good shape, and the prince is young. It's really worrying!" Bailijin said with a sigh.

"So those of us who are courtiers must share our worries for His Majesty. By the way, my lord, I heard that Zhao Jun has caused a lot of troubles in Chang'an these days?" Li You asked.

At the beginning, Li Siye broke through Mei County and wiped out all the main forces of the Qin Army on the west front. The main general Geng Yue died in battle. Asking for help, Zhao Guo sent Zhao Kuo to lead [-] elite soldiers to Chang'an City. Although Li Siye led his army to Xiliang, Zhao Kuo and the [-] Zhao troops did not leave and stayed in Chang'an City.

After all, Zhao Jun came from afar to help Chang'an, so the Qin court was very tolerant to them. Generally, what happened would be reduced to a minor one, so that Zhao Jun became more and more unscrupulous, and made troubles every now and then. Do something.

"Yeah, a few days ago when they were hunting near Mount Li, a few hunters ran into them and were killed by them!" Bailijin said through gritted teeth. Zhao Jun was killed, but they, as high-level officials of the Qin State, could not be held accountable. They were really ashamed of the people.

"Alas..." After Li You heard the words, he was also very speechless, because even if he knew, so what?He didn't dare to do anything to Zhao Jun. Let's not say that Qin Zhao is an ally now, and Zhao Jun came all the way to save Qin. He just said that in Chang'an City, Zhao Jun is more than Qin Jun. , Qin Jun really might not be able to beat Zhao Jun?Besides, even if they were successful, it would be a catastrophe for Chang'an City.

"Li Xiang, can Zhao Jun please leave?" Bai Lijin asked Li You.

Li You shook his head and said: "This is impossible. If the Xiliang counties are still in the hands of my Great Qin and the elites of Xiliang are still there, it may be feasible, but now the large tribes of the Xiliang counties are in the hands of Deng Jun. The elites of Xiliang are dying. At this time, let alone invite Zhao Jun to leave, even if Zhao Jun leaves early, we must try our best to keep him, because once Deng Jun solves the war in Xiliang, he will go east to Chang'an. Without Zhao Jun, It will be very difficult for us to stop Deng Jun."

At the beginning of the war, in addition to the soldiers and horses transferred to various places in Qin State, there were only tens of thousands of elites from Xiliang left, but now Ma Zhi brought the elites from Xiliang to surrender to Deng, resulting in no soldiers in the central and western parts of Guanzhong. , without relying on Zhao Jun, is it possible to draw troops from Hangu Pass and Lantian Valley?
"But if Zhao Jun is allowed to go on like this, I'm afraid Guanzhong will stir up civil uprisings before Deng Jun comes over!" Bailijin said worriedly, Qin's roots in Guanzhong are not deep at all. If the army acts recklessly, I am afraid that by then it will not be a question of how to place Deng Jun, but how to deal with the anger of the people in Guanzhong.

Li You thought for a while, and said: "About this, I will talk to Zhao Kuo, the leader of the Zhao army. At the same time, Deng Jun has already established the victory in Xiliang. I am afraid that he will enter Guanzhong in the spring of next year, so I think I would like to speak to Your Majesty, asking Zhao Jun to go to Longguan to defend against Deng Jun."

"Going to Longguan is better than being in Chang'an!" Bailijin nodded.

Li You and Bailijin entered the palace together and arrived at Ying Zhuang's bedroom. As soon as they entered the bedroom, they smelled the pungent smell of medicine, and they felt a little worried, fearing that something might be wrong with Ying Zhuang's body.

They happened to see the imperial doctor who was treating Ying Zhuang, so the two stopped him and asked, "Doctor, how is Your Majesty's health?"

Seeing that the two assistant ministers Li You and Baili Jin stopped him, the imperial doctor said, "My lords, Your Majesty's health is fine, but he is still relatively weak and needs to rest, so we can't toss about any more! "

When Li You and Bailijin heard this, they felt a little flustered. Resting, everyone knows this, but in the current situation of Qin, can Yingzhuang, as the emperor, rest in peace?
"We understand, remember, what you said to us today, must not let other people know, understand?" Li You said.

"Don't worry Li Xiang, I will keep my mouth shut and will never say anything. If there is nothing wrong, I will go and prescribe medicine for Your Majesty first!" said the imperial physician.

"Go!" Li You nodded and said.

After the imperial doctor left, Li You and Baili went to Ying Zhuang's bed. Ying Zhuang saw Li You and Baili coming in, so he got up quickly and said, "Li Xiang and Doctor Baili are here, but there are people from Xiliang. What happened? Or something happened to Hangu Pass and Lantian Valley?"

Li You looked at Yingzhuang's pale face and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, now that winter is here, Xiliang Deng Jun will not make any moves. Hangu Pass is the most important pass in the world. Tens of thousands of our troops are stationed there. Something will happen, as for Lantian Valley, Lord Wu An is a famous general in the world, with him around, Deng Jun will not do anything."

"That's good! That's good!" Hearing this, Ying Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. During this period of time, he was under too much pressure. The army wiped them all out and humiliated their ancestors. For this reason, Yingzhuang locked himself in the Taimiao for several days, and couldn't let go of it for a long time. Afterwards, although the whole family was angry when they killed Ma Sheng's two sons, it also attracted a lot of people. Criticism makes people feel that Ying Zhuang is cold, after slaughtering heroes.

"Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that you need to rest now. Let me deal with these matters. The dragon's body is important!" Li You said.

"Hehe! Li Xiang, Daqin is in the midst of life and death, and the country is facing a crisis. How can I rest in peace? By the way, what is the matter with Li Xiang and Dr. Baili entering the palace today?" Ying Zhuang smiled bitterly.

Seeing the state of Yingzhuang, Li You didn't know whether he should say the speech he had prepared, but if he didn't say it, I'm afraid it would intensify. After hesitating for a moment, Li You decided to speak out, saying: "Your Majesty, I would like to invite Zhao Jun goes to Longguan to garrison!"

"Why?" Ying Zhuang asked a little puzzled.

Li You and Bailijin told Ying Zhuang what Zhao Jun had done these days, and the importance of Longguan.

Ying Zhuang immediately became furious when he heard the words, and said: "It's unreasonable, Zhao Jun regards Guanzhong as their Jinyang City? How dare you act so recklessly!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Seeing that Ying Zhuang was so angry, Li You quickly persuaded him, "Your Majesty, we still have to rely on Zhao Jun, so let's bear with some things!"

Ying Zhuang took a deep breath and said, "Ms. Li, you are right. It is really not suitable for Zhao Jun to stay in Chang'an. Let them go to Longguan, but will Zhao Jun go?"

This is a problem, Chang'an is a prosperous place, Zhao Jun has been in Chang'an for a long time, who wants to go to Longguan?And soon Longguan will become the front line of the battle between the two armies. Zhao Jun is not stupid, so how could he agree to such a place?

Li You said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely persuade Zhao Kuo!"

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to Li Xiang. In recent years, our great Qin talents have withered, and the only people we can rely on are Li Xiang and Dr. Baili. After defeating the Deng army, I will reward you! Yingzhuang also took the opportunity to draw a big cake for Li You and Bailijin.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two thanked, regardless of whether it was true or not, they had to eat the cake that the emperor drew.

In November of the fourth year of Tiantong, with the advent of severe winter, all the armies ended their wars and took advantage of the severe winter to rest and reorganize. But everyone knows that after the spring of next year, the war will be even more tragic. We will see each other.

(End of this chapter)