Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

He didn't know all these things.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and the splashing rain water hit the white jade bricks and stones with a loud sound, echoing under the beams and eaves.

After a while, the door inside opened, and an eunuch came out, "Your Majesty, invite Mr. Zhao to enter."

He pretended not to hear, only when the rain was too loud...

"Mr. Zhao, Your Majesty will let you in!" The eunuch increased his voice.

"Ah? Oh... the old minister is a bit deaf." He continued, and then he stepped in, and when he stepped down, he couldn't walk, and he had to use his strength to lift his hind legs.

In the main hall, more than a dozen imperial doctors anxiously lined up on both sides, many of them were decocting medicine in a small furnace. The smell of many medicine stones was so strong that he couldn't help coughing a few times.

The one serving stomach medicine on the upper bed is neither the imperial concubine nor the eunuch, but Liu Jien, the adopted son and nephew of the king.

Liu Ji'en is the lord's most beloved adopted son. He is only sixteen this year, and he is likely to succeed him in the future. If the country can still fall into his hands...

Seeing him coming in, Liu Jien saluted and then withdrew. The young Liu Jien was rather burly, but it was a pity that he was tall and short. He was very burly when he was on a horse, but he looked like a dwarf when he got off the horse.

Liu Jien is also from the royal family, his surname is Xue, his father Xue Zhao is an ordinary soldier, the late emperor married his daughter to Xue Zhao and gave birth to Liu Jien.

Later, the first emperor Liu Min made a fortune and established a country, and Xue Zhao changed from an ordinary soldier to a son-in-law in one fell swoop.

Just remove his military status and put him under the door.

It's a pity that Xue Zhao has no talents, and the first emperor has nothing to use for his food and clothing.

But because his wife became a princess, she looked down on the soldier who served in the army more and more. She didn't want to see him, so she lived in the palace as the late emperor's daughter. Xue Zhao rarely saw his wife, and felt very unhappy. The more I think about it, the more depressed I become.

One day he entered the palace drunk and drew his saber to kill his wife, but he was injured and survived. Xue Zhao knew that he had committed the crime of hurting the princess, so he committed suicide immediately, and the princess remarried afterwards.

Liu Ji'en became an orphan and was adopted by his uncle Liu Jun as an adopted son. He was also very filial, often serving around the bed, and was very fond of the king.

Thinking about it, he had already arrived at the bed, and Liu Jien stood aside, showing no intention of leaving.

Zhao Huari looked at the lord on the bed, the lord was speechless, it was a tacit consent, he understood His Majesty's thoughts, so he didn't ask much.

The king on the sick bed looked haggard, his complexion was yellow, his thin palm grasped his hand, and tears in his eyes: "This is the reason why you don't listen to the public opinion. If you lose Jiye, Wei Rong, and Lu Zan, they will all hate you." me."

Zhao Huari was speechless, and wanted to comfort him, but the situation was such that he couldn't find any words of comfort, and in the end there was only speechlessness.

This silence lasted for a while, making the atmosphere in the hall slightly awkward.

"I know why you didn't say it, but you have to say it today, you said that the situation has reached such a point, what to do..." The king stared at him, Withered hands held him tight.

Zhao Huari was flustered and confused, trying to break free but was held tightly.

After thinking hard, he said: "Perhaps...you can still save your life by sending envoys to beg for mercy, and I heard that Shi Congyun is lustful, and there is still room for maneuver in doing what he likes.

Taiyuan City is strong, gather all the troops, if the Qin army comes, it will last as long as it can.

In addition, they sent people to the north to cross the Yanmen Pass to ask for help from the Liao Kingdom. "

"There are not many things that can be sold in the middle school..."

Zhao Huari shook his head, "It doesn't matter. The Liao Kingdom saved us for themselves. If our country were gone, they would at least be blocked to the north of Yanmen Pass. No matter how difficult it is to go south, they will definitely not be reconciled. They don't need any tribute, money and silk."

The king thought for a while, then nodded slowly, "That's the only way, that's the only way...

An army of [-] was defeated by his [-] forwards, so is Shi Shi so powerful!

There are such people in the world, there are such people..."

Zhao Huari didn't speak. At such a critical moment, the people in Taiyuan City are in panic, so it's not good to say such words.

......

When he came out, the officials outside were already waiting eagerly. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and a thin layer of white rain was covering the guardrails and roofs in the distance.

Everyone gathered around one after another, anxiously wanting to ask something.

Zhao Rihua had no choice but to leave this mess to him, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Everyone don't need to panic, each of you should perform your own duties, the lord already has a solution.

On the one hand, we sent people to the south to ask for help. If we can't gather troops around Taiyuan City and resist, the Liao army from the north will come to help. Go back and do your own thing well. "

Some of the crowd breathed a sigh of relief, some were skeptical, but they couldn't say anything, so they had to leave and go out in the rain again.

Just as Zhao Rihua was about to leave, a middle-aged man strode over in the rain, only nodded when he saw him, and then entered the hall.

The person who came was Guo Wanchao, the commander of the Mabu Army.

He thought for a while, but didn't leave.

Sure enough, after a while, Guo Wanchao came out and bumped into him immediately, so he had no choice but to bow his hands reluctantly: "Your Majesty asked someone to cooperate with Mr. Zhao. If you have something to do, just ask Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Rihua said: "What else is there now, it's nothing more than trying to resist Shi Congyun..."

Hearing this, Guo Wanchao showed fear and his face became ugly, but he quickly stopped and returned to normal.

"Then let me tell you, Mr. Xiang. If you have something to do, you can tell someone directly." As he spoke, he strode into the rain.

It took Zhao Rihua a long time to mutter to himself, "Just mentioning a name can scare people so much, what should I do..."

When he was at a loss and frowning, Fang was about to lift his legs to leave the palace, but someone hurried over panicked and stopped him, "What happened, why is he so flustered and unseemly, the king is still inside."

The visitor was completely soaked, wearing an official robe with long sleeves, and looked like an official of the Privy Council. He knelt in the rain with an anxious cry, pulled his sleeves and said excitedly: "The big thing is bad, the big thing is bad! Qin Jun has arrived at Fen state!"

Zhao Huari was stunned for a moment, and then furious: "Nonsense! The Qin army was still in Zezhou four days ago, and the fastest way to go north from Zezhou is to go to Luzhou, Taipingyi, Bizhou, and Tuanbai Valley.

In the meantime, there are several sections of mountain roads, seven or eight hundred miles away, how could it be possible to reach Fenzhou. "

"The villain never dares to lie!

A few soldiers came back from the front and said that they met the Qin army near the post station twelve miles south of Fenzhou. There were many people on the other side, let alone thousands of people.

They killed more than a dozen people, and they escaped desperately.

We didn't believe it at first, but after a few hours, several groups of soldiers came back one after another, all saying the same thing, and there was also a servant sent by the governor of Fenzhou to ask for help. Thousands!

I waited until now to report it, there is absolutely no lie, Mr. Xiang, it is absolutely true! "The official said solemnly.

Zhao Rihua couldn't turn his head, "Impossible! How did they get to Fenzhou? How did they get to Fenzhou!"

"I don't know, I don't know..." The official of the Privy Council who reported the letter could only bury his head in the rain and did not answer.

Zhao Huari felt dizzy for a while, had a headache, and was still muttering to himself, "Impossible, impossible..."

The main force went south and the middle school was empty. If they were given about ten days to gather troops from surrounding states and counties, repair the city defenses, and gather more than [-] people to defend Taiyuan, they could try desperately.

But now the news from the south arrived only yesterday, and the army of the Qin army has actually arrived in Fenzhou!Did they fly with wings!

More than a hundred miles north of Fenzhou is Taiyuan. It is impossible to say that the Qin army will be able to kill Taiyuan tomorrow, so there is no time to gather troops and repair the city...

Zhao Huari's mind was buzzing, and suddenly he felt that his limbs had no strength, and he sat on the ground paralyzed.

Chapter 334, Raiders

On the avenue by the Fen River, a large birch forest spread to the north, mud splashed on the avenue in the forest, horseshoes sounded, and a large number of cavalry headed north in raindrops.

On the muddy road, the sound of horseshoes easily overwhelmed the sound of raindrops, and then the figures of the brigade galloped chaotically.

The mud splashed by the horseshoes was like raindrops, and fell on the grass and trees on the side of the road, forming a muddy flower field.

In the reverberation of rain and horseshoes, one or two horns of desolation can be faintly heard passing through the rain curtain.

The big man in front heard the movement, and said while running: "General, we have encountered the enemy in the east, should you go to support them?"

The leader was a burly man, dressed in iron black armor, who was right at Xiang Gong, he turned his head and said loudly: "No need!" The sound was like a bell, piercing through the curtain of rain and horseshoes, allowing the people behind to hear it.

"The main force of the Puppet Han Dynasty was defeated by the officials, and the troops in the north are empty. They have few people. We have twenty battalions of troops. One battalion will gallop northward as a team. There is absolutely no main force in this place, so there is no need for support!" Xiang Gong said.

"Go north now, and go to Taiyuan first!"

"Kill to Taiyuan!"

"Kill!" Everyone shouted excitedly.

Xiang Gong was also very excited, he didn't stop for a moment, trying hard to flatter his horse.

Since Cong Jinzhou went north, they have been fighting all the way to Fenzhou along the Fen River Valley without stopping.

There were no bandit soldiers fortified the villages and towns that passed by on the road. Only in a valley more than 20 miles north of Jinzhou did they encounter a group of more than 300 puppet Han soldiers, who were instantly killed and dispersed.

A few days ago, he received a reply from the official that allowed him to be confident and decisive. He was very excited and grateful for the grace. He felt that such kindness was too heavy. At that time, he had already crossed Jinzhou.

Originally, the officials gave him [-] battalions of cavalry, and the purpose of rushing to the river quickly was to monitor the movement in the river. Whether it was in the river or the Jiedu envoy of Shanzhou in the south, the officials were worried.

After arriving in Hezhong, his [-] battalions of troops easily entered Hezhong Mansion, and following the official conquest, Hezhong Jiedushi even proposed to give him command of his troops and horses.

At that time, he did not relax his vigilance, and after observing for a period of time, he finally felt that the Jianxiong Festival in Hezhong made Yang Tingzhang unrepentant.

Yang Tingzhang took the initiative to lead the attack and repelled the puppet Han troops on the periphery to show his loyalty. When he received the news that the officials defeated Li Yun and the puppet Han coalition forces two hundred miles away to the east, he immediately decided to lead the troops northward.

Xiang Gong has always been sensitive, he has the situation of the world in his heart, not just in the small river.

At that time, he immediately thought that if the main force of the puppet Han Dynasty was near Gaoping in the east, then they could go north along the Fenhe River Valley, all the way to Fenzhou and Taiyuan, and the troops in that area should be empty!

Originally, the government sent him to bring twenty battalions, more than [-] people, to stabilize the situation in Hezhong. Jianxiong Jiedu envoy Yang Tingzhang in Hezhong and Baoyi Jiedu envoy Yuan Yan in Shanzhou had unclear attitudes, which was very dangerous.

Whether they are on Li Yun's side or on the court's side has never been determined.

However, with the official victory in the south of Zezhou, defeating [-] Li Yun and the puppet Han army, all these problems disappeared.

Immediately, Yang Tingzhang put on the clothes himself, and led his soldiers from the feudal town to attack, defeating the puppet Han soldiers near Jinzhou. The Baoyi Jiedu envoy Yuan Yan also sent his troops to the north, saying that he would serve the court, and sent envoys to report to him. court.

Hezhong and Shanzhou are stable, and his army of more than 4000 people is not in vain, it is also an amazing army!

The main force is in the east of Dongtiao Mountain, and Beishan has to pass through Luzhou and Bixian County, cross Zhongtiao Mountain and go out of Tuanbai Valley before reaching Taiyuan.

And they go north along the Fenshui River, and they can go all the way to Taiyuan along the river valley!

If the main force of the puppet Han is still there, he would not dare to do this at all, but now the main force of the puppet Han is in the east.

He is not a great fortune teller, and he doesn't know how many troops are in the puppet Han country in the north, and whether they can still fight. He just thinks that this risk can be taken. If their army goes north along the Fen River valley, they might be able to directly attack Taiyuan.

This move is very risky. If the puppet Han deploys defenses in the Fen River Valley, or if there is a main force in the north, they will be very dangerous. Although they have more than 4000 people, their army does not have logistical auxiliary troops, and there is not much grass and luggage. , Without backup, it is very dangerous to go north alone.

But in war, you need to surprise to win!

He thought that when Tang crossed the Yellow River to attack Houliang more than 30 years ago, there were still more than [-] troops in Houliang.

But later Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunxu ordered general Li Siyuan to lead [-] cavalry to abandon all the luggage, each with only seven days of food, and quickly rushed into Daliang. He led [-] infantry from the Chinese army to follow closely.

Starting on the evening of the fourth day of the lunar new year, Li Siyuan’s cavalry had already attacked Caozhou (now Dingtaoxi, Shandong) on ​​the seventh day of the new year, and continued to gallop westward without stopping, approaching Bianzhou, and arrived at the city of Bianzhou on the morning of the ninth day of the new year. Under the city, far away from the tens of thousands of Houliang troops who were still in the north, and then the city of Daliang was empty, so they had to open the city and surrender, and Houliang destroyed the country.

If the Hou Tang army chose to fight head-on with Liang Guo's [-] army at that time, the outcome would be unknown, and if they won, they would lose soldiers and generals, and the casualties would be heavy.

This is a surprise soldier, winning by surprise is the best means on the battlefield.

So he also wants to have that kind of credit, and wants to make a credit in front of the officials!

Wealth and wealth are sought in insurance, such a risk is worth taking!

And after they took only seven days of dry food, no heavy troops, no reinforcements, and went all the way north for three days and one night, they arrived in Fenzhou.

There was not much defense along the way, or they never expected that there would be troops coming from the Fen River Valley, and there were more troops near Fenzhou.

But they didn't gather at all. When they arrived, the local defenders hadn't reacted yet, and the southern outpost was breached in an instant, and then the panic-organized troops were easily overwhelmed, and then they crossed Fenzhou.

The most important thing is that they captured the deputy commander of the Fenzhou Mabu Army, and only after questioning did they know that there were not many troops left in the puppet Han Kingdom, and Taiyuan did not order the mobilization of troops.

Xiang Gong was surprised and immediately realized that they rushed from Jinzhou along the Fenhe River Valley. It took only three or four days. At this time, the Puppet Han Kingdom either didn't know about it, or had just received the news that the army ahead was defeated.

Even if their lord reacts immediately and wants to mobilize people from surrounding states and counties to go north to protect Taiyuan, the order probably hasn't left Taiyuan yet!

Wanting to understand this, he immediately understood that this is an opportunity!

Immediately, he ordered the whole army to disperse into each battalion and advance northward, with the goal of reaching the city of Taiyuan.

From Fenzhou to the north, the land is flat, and the Fen River is no longer a valley. At this time, the army will slow down if they gather by the river. They did not dare to separate before because they were afraid of bumping into the enemy's troops.

Now he is more and more sure that there are no decent soldiers around Taiyuan City!

In this way, the more I think about it, the more excited I am...

......

The sound of horseshoes was rapid, the army passed through, and the people on horseback were soaked all the way through the rain curtain without stopping for a moment.

The sound of killing from the east passed through the rain curtain, but it quickly subsided, and he could see the shadowy and swaying figures across the woods.

When they rushed out of the woods, the two sides turned into fields, and the field of vision widened, only to see some soldiers chasing people in the rain, they were their cavalry.

Soon, after cutting down a few people, they gave up chasing, ignoring a hapless guy who had been stabbed in the shoulder, climbed up the slope whining, and ran straight from the field to the east road, waving to them. , and then continued north.

The roads along the Fen River, the fields, and the fields are full of such teams. Countless people and horses keep coming and going, shuttling among them, galloping all the way north.