Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 636

Chapter 637: Take the praise ramp again

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on February 15th, Deng Han led [-] troops from Qianniuwei, Feipengwei, and Taishanwei to Nanzheng City.

"Minister Du Ruhui pays homage to His Royal Highness King Jin!" Outside Nanzheng City, Du Ruhui personally led Nanzheng officials to welcome Deng Han.

Du Ruhui was summoned by Deng Sheng after the destruction of Shu in the 20th year of Qianyuan. At that time, there were five people summoned together with Du Ruhui, namely Du Ruhui, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Zhao, Kuai Liang, and Di Renjie.

When Du Ruhui was first summoned, he was a doctor of the Ministry of Officials, and was later promoted to the prefect of Bajun. After Zhuge Liang resigned from the governor of Shuzhong Road and went to Wancheng to be the Minister of the Household Department, Du Ruhui took over Zhuge Liang's position and became the new The governor of Shuzhong Road has passed.

Deng Han saw Du Ruhui coming to greet him in person, so he hurriedly rode forward, got off the horse, helped Du Ruhui up, and said: "Du Inspector, don't be so polite!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Du Ruhui got up and said, "Your Highness, I have already held a banquet in the city to clean up the dust for Your Highness and the generals. Please move your Highness away!"

"There is Inspector Lao Du!" Deng Han thanked, then turned to the soldiers behind him and said: "All soldiers obey the order and enter the city with this king!"

Deng Han gave an order, and the brigade began to enter the city. Of course, it was only a small part of the troops. After all, although Nanzheng City is a county seat, it is still difficult to have a 15 army, so the main force is still in the city. Stationed outside.

After arriving at the Prefect's Mansion, Du Ruhui, the Inspector, should have taken the lead. After all, Hanzhong County belongs to the Shuzhong Dao, and Du Ruhui is the Inspector of the Shuzhong Dao, and Hanzhong County is also under his rule, but Deng Han is the prince of Deng Guo. He was the King of Jin, so Du Ruhui tactfully gave up the throne.

Deng Han didn't delay either. Although Deng Sheng often taught them to be courteous and corporal, and to respect the veterans, but respect is respect, and the necessary distinctions must be clearly distinguished. Besides, if Deng Han let Du Ruhui sit in the main seat, spread the word , it is not good for Du Ruhui.

After drinking for three rounds, Du Ruhui said to Deng Han: "Your Highness, after receiving His Majesty's order, I have asked the counties in the middle of Shu to raise money and food, but the time is a bit tight, so the money and food that can be raised are slightly insufficient, but Nan Zheng Chengnei had already stored a batch of money and food to support General Li Siye in his conquest of Xiliang. Now that General Li Siye has captured most of Xiliang, money and food are no longer a problem, and this batch of money and food can also supply His Highness's army. "

Whether Li Siye's army on the West Road attacked Guanzhong or conquered Xiliang, all the food and grass were supplied from Hanzhong County, but now Li Siye has captured more than half of Xiliang, especially the capture of Guzang City without bloodshed. At least [-]% of the accumulation in Xiliang is in Guzang City, so after taking down Guzang City, money and food are no longer a problem for Li Siye's army on the West Road.

Deng Han nodded, very satisfied with Du Ruhui's handling, and said: "There is Governor Lao Du, and there is one more thing. I have been in the Central Plains for a long time, and I don't know much about the situation in the west of Guanzhong, especially in the Qinchuan area. I wonder if Governor Du can do it. How about introducing one or two for this king?"

Du Ruhui replied: "Returning to Your Highness, I have been in Chengdu for a long time. To be honest, I don't know much about the situation in Guanzhong, but this is Mr. Anwu, the person in charge of Mingjing in Shuzhong Road. If Your Highness has any questions, you can ask him." ask!"

Deng Han glanced at the man sitting in the bottom seat, it was An Wu, the person in charge of Ming Jing Shu Middle Road, and spoke his mind.Deng Han has never had a good impression of Ming Spiegel. Although Ming Spiegel has played a great role in the rise of Deng Guo, Deng Han does not like Ming Spiegel's work style. people.

"The low-ranking An Wu has met His Royal Highness King Jin!" An Wu sensed Deng Han's gaze, and hurriedly got up to salute.

"Yeah!" Deng Han nodded slightly indifferently, and then said: "An Wu, you are the person in charge of Mingjing in Shuzhong Road, and you must have a certain understanding of the situation in Guanzhong, so please tell me about it. "

"Here!" Dark Five didn't care about Deng Han's indifference at all. Mingjing is an institution directly under the emperor, and no one has the right to interfere with Mingjing's affairs. The current Mingjing is under the orders of Deng Sheng, and the future Mingjing will be under the orders of the prince Deng Hao. Yes, even if Deng Hangui is the current King of Jin, there is nothing he can do with Mingjing.

An Wu sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Your Highness, since Hussar General Li Siye led the West Road Army to defeat Qin General Geng Yue's troops, due to its own strength, Qin's defenses in the west of Guanzhong are very weak. According to reports from the spies, the Qin army mainly stationed [-] elite troops in Wugong County, and there were also [-] Star Destroyer Crossbows. Not strong, but years ago, the Zhao army who came to aid Guanzhong went to Longguan to garrison, the purpose was to guard against Xiliang's West Road army."

Deng Han nodded, and then asked, "Do you know the strength of the Qin army in Chang'an City?" Deng Han is most eager to know.

An Wu said: "His Royal Highness, there are currently 1 troops in Chang'an City. These are the most elite troops of Qin State, and most of Qin's Star Destroyer crossbow machines are deployed outside Chang'an City. However, the No.[-] general of the Qin State, Wu Anjun Bai Qi led one hundred thousand elite Qin troops to station in Lantian Valley, only three days away from Chang'an City, and can rescue Chang'an City at any time."

"Although Bai Qi is strong, it is not our army's worry. With the chariot and cavalry general Murong Ke's South Army, it is not so easy for him to rescue Chang'an. The only thing that can cause trouble for our army is the Star Destroyer outside Chang'an City." The crossbow is ready." Deng Han thought for a while and said.

Although Bai Qi has 15 elite men who can support Chang'an at any time, outside Lantian Valley, there is also a [-] South Army led by Murong Ke. Since the war started, the two armies have been confronting each other outside Lantian Valley. But don't look at Murong Ke doing nothing against Bai Qi, but he can restrain Bai Qi's army and prevent him from supporting other places. Otherwise, Qin would not have to invite Zhao Jun to enter Guanzhong all the way.

"Your Highness, although General Murong Ke has an army of 15, Bai Qi is as famous as Wu Guogong after all. The use of troops is unpredictable and should not be underestimated. General Murong Ke may not be able to drag Bai Qi to Lantian to death. Gu." Seeing that Deng Han ignored Bai Qi, Du Ruhui couldn't help admonishing him. Although Bai Qi had just passed his forties, in terms of reputation, he was better than Xue Rengui, Li Siye, and Murong Ke, the three giants of Deng's military. Great, in the entire Deng country, only Wu Guogong Yue Fei can be compared with it. Du Ruhui is worried that Deng Han will suffer.

"Inspector Du is worrying too much!" Deng Han also knew Du Ruhui's worries, smiled, and said, "Of course this king will not despise Bai Qi, after all, how can I despise someone who can be compared with Wu Guogong?" On the contrary, this king will still attach great importance to it, so this king has already sent someone to inform General Murong Ke. As long as Bai Qi's troops move, he will stop Bai Qi at all costs for this king. With the ability of General Murong Ke and the strength of the army from the south, even if we can't win against Bai Qi, we can still hold him back."

"Your Highness is so considerate, it's my minister's overthinking!" Du Ruhui was very pleased to see that Deng Han had such means at such a young age.

"Inspector Du is doing it for the good of this king, and I am not a person who does not know what is good or bad. I would like to thank Inspector Du!" Deng Han said.

"Your Highness is really a shameful minister!" Du Ruhui said.

"It's February [-]th now. This king plans to rest in Nanzheng for half a month and send troops in March. The specific matters will be arranged by Inspector Laudu. Also, on the fifth day, the state of Qin must have a lot of people in the Qinchuan area. As a spy, I don’t want Qin to be aware of it before dispatching troops, and I will leave it to you Mingjing to deal with it!” Deng Han said to Du Ruhui and An Wu.

"Here!" Du Ruhui and An Wu responded.

On the other hand, in Guzang City in Wuwei County, Li Siye also summoned his generals to discuss matters.

"Everyone, I have received the news that His Majesty has ordered His Royal Highness King Jin to lead Qianniuwei, Feipengwei, and Taishanwei to Hanzhong County. They will follow the road we used to leave Shu and enter Guanzhong in a few days." Li Siye told everyone. Said.

Deng Han took command and commanded 15 troops of Qianniuwei, Feipengwei, and Taishanwei Sanwei. Deng Sheng had already sent someone to inform the chief generals of the various armies, and Li Siye had naturally received the news.

Everyone looked at each other and said that after the beginning of spring, they would attack Beidi County, Tianshui County, and Anding County in the east, and then conquer Longguan and approach Chang'an. But before they even started, the imperial court sent another army Entering Guanzhong, in terms of speed, it is impossible for Li Siye's army to reach Chang'an faster than Deng Han's army.

"General, did the imperial court have any opinion on our army on the west road, that's why they sent King Jin to lead the army into Guanzhong?" Tianwuwei General Li Jing asked cautiously.

Li Siye shook his head and said: "Probably not. The move to Xiliang is the imperial court's decision, His Majesty personally ordered it, and the progress of our army's conquest of Xiliang is quite satisfactory. The imperial court will not have any dissatisfaction with us. It is estimated that His Majesty thinks that the progress of the war is too slow. Before the war, His Majesty said that he hoped to solve the Qin State within two years. Now a year has passed. Although our army has won many battles, we still want to conquer Chang'an , It will take a lot of time to destroy the Qin State. In addition, the general also received news that the army of Hu people outside the Great Wall will invade the northern border of Zhao State in the near future. The strength of Qin's assistance will be greatly weakened, maybe His Majesty wants to take advantage of Zhao's lack of time to take care of Qin, and destroy Qin in one go."

"But in this way, the credit for breaking Chang'an will be taken by the King of Jin? We can't beat the King of Jin!" said Luo Yi, the general of Tianwuwei.

You know, when Xue Rengui's army on the East Road was still fighting hard in the Central Plains, and when Murong Ke's army on the South Road was blocked in Lantian Valley, Li Siye's army on the West Road was invincible. Everyone felt that the credit for conquering Chang'an would definitely fall on the West Road. On the head of the army, but now the West Road army is still in Xiliang, and Beidi County, Tianshui County, and Anding County have not yet been conquered. How could it be possible to conquer Chang'an before Deng Han's army?
"Of course we can't just sit back and watch the great achievement of conquering Chang'an be monopolized by the King of Jin!" Li Siye said: "Our army fought for a year and first defeated the main force of the Qin army on the west front, and then conquered most of Xiliang. It can be said that Qin's territory west of Chang'an The soldiers and horses have been wiped out by our army, so how can King Jin take the lead? Even if the general agrees, the soldiers will not agree."

"What is the general thinking?" Wudangwei General Deng Zhong asked, although Deng Zhong was also a member of the royal family, but at this time, he was on Li Siye's side.

Li Siye said: "This is the purpose of calling everyone here today. The general intends to launch troops immediately to attack Beidi County, Tianshui County, and Anding County. There are not many Qin troops in these three counties. I believe that in January Within a short period of time, we can win all of them, and according to the general's estimation, although King Jin's army has already arrived in Nanzheng City, if he wants to send troops, he will definitely not be able to do so within half a month. It will be very difficult for the King of Jin to break through the star-killing crossbow array within half a month, so our army can join forces with the King of Jin to break through the city of Chang'an."

Deng Han's army had already assembled in Nanzheng City, and it was impossible for Li Siye to attack Chang'an City alone without Deng Han, so Li Siye chose to take the next best thing and join forces with Deng Han to attack Chang'an City together.

"It's up to the general to decide!" Everyone responded in unison, as long as Li Siye did not give up the credit for attacking Chang'an.As for whether to attack alone or with Deng Han, in fact, they didn't care too much about it. It's just not reconciled.

"Okay, since you all have no objections, then we will send troops in three days!" Li Siye said.

"General, the last general invites you to fight!" At this time, Ma Zhi, who had surrendered to Deng Guo, came out and asked for the battle.

"General Ma, although you have already joined my Great Deng, you still have a passion for Qin. I really don't want to see you make things difficult. Why don't you stay in Xiliang?" Li Siye said.

"The general is worrying too much!" Ma Zhi said: "Although the state of Qin has shown grace to the last general, since the last general has surrendered to Deng, he is a man of Dadeng, so of course he has to think about him. Qin Jiang killed all the family members of his brother who stayed in Chang'an, regardless of his brother's contribution to Qin's blood splashing on the battlefield, and finally left here, not for making meritorious deeds, but only wanted to seek justice from Ying Qin, and asked the general for permission. , Beidi County, Tianshui County, and Anding County still have some former troops of the general, and the general is confident that he can persuade them. In this way, the time for our army to seize the three counties will be greatly reduced."

Li Siye thought for a while, nodded, and said, "Okay, since General Ma is so persistent, it's not easy for me to refuse, so I invite General Ma and his son to go east with the army!" To be honest, what did Li Siye do to Ma Zhi? He doesn't care about the saying that he only wants to seek justice for his achievements. The real reason why Li Siye decided to let the Ma family and his son go with the army is that there are many old Ma family members in Beidi County, Tianshui County, and Anding County. Through Ma Zhi's submission of these to Deng Guo, Li Siye would be able to take the three counties into his pocket in less than a month.

"Thank you, General!" Ma Zhi cupped his hands in thanks.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on February 15th, Li Siye swore an oath in Guzang City and led 15 generals to advance eastward. Of the [-] troops, [-] of Li Siye were brought to Xiliang, and [-] were from the south of the Sima family. Forty thousand soldiers and horses of the Duwei Mansion are from the Qiang tribe headed by the Naifeng, Mengya, and Pinni tribes, and another [-] are from the Ma family.

Li Siye led the army all the way to the east, and with the assistance of the Ma family and his son, he recruited many Qin troops, but not all of the Qin troops were the old troops of the Ma family and his son, but the troubles that could be brought to Deng were not. big.

In the fifth year of Tiantong, on the first day of March, Li Siye led his army to break through Pingxiang City, the governor of Tianshui County. As long as the other cities in Tianshui County were captured one by one, Li Siye could lead his army eastward and attack Longguan, the gateway to Guanzhong. After arriving in Pingxiang, Li Siye knew that the [-] Zhao troops who came to aid Chang'an had already entered Longguan under the leadership of his general Zhao Kuo. In other words, if Li Siye wanted to take Longguan, he had to come with Zhao Jun once Head-to-head.

At the same time, after half a month of rest, Deng Han also led an army of 15 to leave Nanzheng City, followed the road that Li Siye had left for Shu, crossed the Baoxie Road, and came to Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)