Tang riddles

August [-]th, early morning, west of Jizhou city.Shen Sui and Li Jinyue stood side by side under the arrow tower at the top of the city, beside Zhang Qian and other generals lined up.

Zhou Jin's army besieged the city, Shen Sui and Li Jinyue cast their gazes on the densely packed army below the city, and their expressions showed that there was no wave in the old well.

The army below parted a road, and a general in black armor rode his horse through the lane formed by the crowd and came to the front.Pointing at Li Jinyue and others on the top of the city with a horsewhip in his hand, he shouted loudly:

"Rebel! Surrender and die if you don't open the door!"

Shen Sui smiled, exhaled and spoke from a distance, "This general, why can't you see clearly who is the traitor? If you realize your epiphany as soon as possible and surrender to us, then you will have a chance."

"Bah! I believe in your evil! What are you, come to shout out? What about that bastard Zhang Qian? Ask him to come see me!" The Heijia general under the wall looked furious, and he didn't listen to Shen Sui's words at all. do not go in.

"Who is this person?" Li Jinyue turned her head and asked Zhang Qian who was beside her. The black-armored general was obviously not Zhou Jin, but Zhou Jin's general.

"This man's name is Xie Fei. He is the pioneer of the Chinese army, Du Yuhou. He is half a rank higher than me and Guo Yi. He is Zhou Jin's deputy general and his most trusted general."

"It looks like a reckless man." Li Jinyue said.

"He is indeed a reckless man, and his strategy is relatively weak, but he is very brave in marching and fighting, and he is full of evil spirits. The key point is to obey orders and never violate military orders." Zhang Qian commented.

Li Jinyue nodded, exhaled and spoke, the voice was like Huang Zhong Dalu echoing the three armies:

"I'm Li Jinyue, the governor of Hanhai and the princess of the Jin Kingdom. I want to see General Zhou Jinzhou." Li Jinyue's internal energy focused on explosive power, unlike Shen Sui who practiced the authentic Taoist internal energy, with a lingering breath.Besides, Shen Sui's voice was injured after all, so Shen Sui was a head weaker than Li Jinyue when it came to shouting.

After saying this, Li Jinyue took a thing that Shen Sui handed her, and went down to the top of the wall.Not long after, the gate of the city opened suddenly, and Li Jinyue, dressed in silver armor, rode out alone on a horse.The suspension bridge outside the city was slowly lowered. Among the black army at the other end, a general with red tasseled helmet and black armor rode out from the army and came to Xie Fei's left front. sharp contrast.The two confronted each other across the suspension bridge for a while, Li Jinyue put her legs between the horse's belly, rode the horse across the bridge, and went to the opposite side.

During this process, Zhou Jin did not take any action.This gesture made Shen Sui in the city think.This Zhou Jin seemed to be besieged by a large army, but he didn't seem to have a strong intention to attack. He seemed to have planned to talk to Li Jinyue from the very beginning.

Li Jinyue rode alone in front of the red-tasseled and black-armored general, and the two riders stood side by side. The two whispered to each other for a moment. Under Shen Sui's strong gaze, she saw Li Jinyue suddenly punch Zhou Jin in the abdomen, forcing Zhou Jin Jin opened his mouth.With a flick of the wrist, he slapped Zhou Jin's open mouth with a palm, and stuffed something into his mouth.Immediately pinching his jaw hard, forcing him to raise his head, Zhou Jin swallowed something with a movement of his Adam's apple.

Shen Sui smiled.

Zhou Jin's army at the back didn't see Li Jinyue's movements clearly, but Xie Fei, who was not far from Zhou Jin, saw it and roared:

"What are you doing!" Immediately, he rushed over, swinging a gleaming Mo Dao in his hand, about to chop at Li Jinyue.

Li Jinyue snorted coldly, pulled the horse forward and rushed out, leaning her body down, and the knife slashed across her. Taking the opportunity, she swung the big sword out of its sheath, and hit Xie Fei's wrist. With a clang, Xie Fei's arm Completely numb, Mo Dao actually fell to the ground.

Li Jinyue had already circled back on the horse, the big sword was out of its sheath, and the sound of the sword was like a dragon's chant. She swung the sword and picked Xie Fei off the horse. Xie Fei rolled to the ground in embarrassment.Li Jinyue's big sword was already on Zhou Jin's neck, and she roared:

"General Zhou, send the order!"

Zhou Jin, who was riding on a horse, seemed to be in a bad state, as if he was resisting something, and did not respond at all to the fight between Li Jinyue and Xie Fei beside him.Suddenly hearing Li Jinyue's loud bang, he seemed to wake up suddenly, and ordered:

"Retreat! Give up the siege!"

Shen Sui on the top of the wall turned around leisurely and said:

"Let's go, the battle is over."

Finished?Zhang Qian, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others looked at each other in blank dismay and shook their heads in puzzlement.

The army camped in place, and Zhou Jin entered the city with a group of cronies around him, and had secret talks with Li Jinyue, Shen Sui and others.Afterwards, Shen Sui lamented that this General Zhou was also a capable man, with a firm mind and a firm mind that could resist the poison in his heart. When he heard that his subordinate Zhang Qian and others had rebelled, he was not angry but happy. .At Zhou Jin's level, he just happened to be able to enter the staff account of the Youzhou Army, so he could not escape the control of the heart poison released by the two of An Shi.

Poisoned in the heart, involuntarily, the body does not listen to oneself, as if controlled by another soul.So although Zhou Jin wanted to take medicine to detoxify, her body was very resistant and could not do such a thing on her own.During the process of talking with him secretly, Li Jinyue saw his condition, so she used force to force him to take the antidote/pill.It takes a while for the medicine to work, so Li Jinyue and Lieutenant Xie Fei dealt with it for a while, and stopped drinking to wake up Zhou Jin's own consciousness.

Zhou Jin came at an untimely time, which delayed Shen Sui and Li Jinyue for at least a day.A day later, the [-] troops that had been reorganized quickly headed south to Luoyang. The predicament in Luoyang was the most urgent matter at the moment.

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On the twenty-sixth day of the eighth month, three hundred miles north of Luoyang City.

The Jizhou army has been surrounded for seven days, struggling to deal with the long-term attack of the Youzhou army. Not only have they suffered heavy casualties, but they can no longer keep up with food and grass.Originally, they should have entered Luoyang City long ago to occupy the eastern capital to gain geographical advantage, but they did not expect to be cut off here. It was almost impossible to uncover the pot, and the hastily built camp looked very simple and dilapidated after several attacks, and the Jizhou army was already in a terrible state.

King Zhong sat in the big tent, frowning.He really didn't expect things to develop to this point.He really hated Li Mo, the governor of Jizhou who was sweating profusely and constantly giving orders. If this person hadn't been too greedy and speculative, how could he have come to this point.It was because I saw the wrong person and easily put my wealth and life into it.

But no matter how much he hates him, he still has to rely on Li Mo to protect his life.He tried his best to persuade Li Mo to move into Luoyang, because he wanted to join Wang Zhongsi who was in Luoyang and mobilize his army in Luoyang to reverse the situation of being controlled.However, the sky failed to fulfill the wishes of people, and the [-] Youzhou troops appeared out of nowhere, without any warning, they cut off their way forward, and almost cut off his hope.

The emperor sent reinforcements, but he could not count on it. He had already seen that the current situation in the imperial court was controlled by an inexplicable force hidden in the dark, and everything could not be judged by common sense.He comforted himself that even if he really entered Luoyang, he might also have entered the dragon's pool and tiger's lair. Who knows what the situation in Luoyang city will be like.

"Report! Outside the encirclement, a forbidden army was found approaching rapidly, with a number of about [-]. Under the banner of King Shou!" Suddenly, a messenger rushed into the big tent and knelt down to report.

"What?!" King Zhong was shocked.

Huangfu Weiming at the side immediately got up and said:

"The visitor is not kind, Your Excellency King Zhong, Governor Li, I would like to lead my troops to find out the truth."

But Li Mo raised his hand and said, "Don't bother General Huangfu." Immediately, he ordered one of his generals to lead a team of 2000 people to meet the enemy outside the camp.

The barracks of the Jizhou Army were surrounded by the Youzhou Army on all sides in the wilderness. Any foreign troops who want to contact the Jizhou Army must first pass through the encirclement of the Youzhou Army.Therefore, Li Mo was not in a hurry. The reason why he still wanted to send people to meet the enemy was because King Shou's intentions were unclear. In order to prevent him from forming a party with the Youzhou Army and catching them by surprise, he had to be prepared.And the people who lead the soldiers cannot be the loyal king's people. Although they are now grasshoppers on a rope, he is still always on guard against the loyal king's people who swallow him, or take the opportunity to escape.

Huangfu Weiming was furious, but he could only grit his teeth and endure it.King Zhong looked at him reassuringly. At this point, people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and he was helpless.

Wei Jian on the side looked dignified, and whispered to King Zhong: "You have to be prepared, King Shou may form an alliance with the Youzhou Army, and he is here for you, and a big war may break out in the future. If Li Mo can't resist, Huangfu and I will fight against you." I will do my best to protect you from the siege, and you must immediately find Princess Li Jinyue of Jin, only she can protect you right now."

Although the Jizhou Army moved south all the way these days, they could still receive military reports from the north, knowing that Li Jinyue had captured Jizhou City and recruited an army of 8000 people.Therefore, the Zhongwang Party is very aware of Li Jinyue's current strength.

"Zijin (character Wei Jian)! You..." King Zhong looked at Wei Jian with a distressed expression.

Wei Jian laughed bitterly, and said: "The next breakout is a hell, Jian can't guarantee that he will survive, life and death are fate, you must take care of yourself."

It was probably a prophecy, less than half an hour after the imperial army led by Shou Wang arrived at the encirclement, loud and continuous horns erupted in the Youzhou barracks, and the Youzhou army began to launch the final general attack on the Jizhou army in the encirclement.

The war was about to break out, and the remaining troops of the Jizhou Army with less than 1 people began to break through the weakest line of defense of the Youzhou Army.In the wilderness area, there is no terrain advantage. Fortunately, the weakest part of the encirclement is a field irrigation ditch. It is not easy to set up camps there, so the number of people is the rarest. However, it is also a difficult point to break through. Where is the ditch that can be easily crossed?War horses cannot cross, and infantry have to climb for a long time even if they climb.

Li Mo finally realized that he had made a big mistake, and he shouldn't take chances. How could he have the ability to resist when he was attacked here.After much deliberation, it is better not to hold back.He knew that he was bound to lose, and at this time, it was the best policy to surrender to the loyal king.

However, the situation was chaotic, and while desperately organizing troops to resist, he also pulled out his hands to find King Zhong and the others, but he was surprised to find that King Zhong had already broken out towards the ditch under the protection of his entourage.

Although King Zhong went to Jizhou rashly at first to borrow troops, intending to mobilize Jizhou soldiers to stop the Youzhou army, he did not come alone. The Zhongwangfu's personal guard.These people are all loyal people, they only serve him, but they are submerged in the army of ten thousand people, they are really inconspicuous.Being mobilized at this moment, the sudden breakthrough from the inside to the outside was also unexpected for Li Mo.Li Mo had to organize his troops to resist the attack from the outside, and he also had to draw out manpower to deal with the breakout from the inside. It was really chaotic all of a sudden.

Huangfu Weiming, who is such a great general, seized this rare opportunity, brandished the frightening double maces in his hands, and led a hundred personal guards under him to firmly protect the loyal king and Wei Jian in the inner circle. The Jizhou Army barracks punctured a bloody road.

In the blink of an eye, Huangfu Weiming had broken through the range of the Jizhou Army and rushed into the attack circle of the Youzhou Army.The soldiers of the Youzhou Army were stunned for a moment, not knowing what happened to the troops rushing out of the Jizhou Army.However, seeing the other party rushing forward ferociously, they could not allow themselves to be slaughtered. Immediately, they raised their shields and raised their arms, maintaining an offensive posture, to welcome Huangfu Weiming's charge.

Compared with the defenseless Jizhou Army, the Youzhou Army's defense line is more difficult to break through.Even though Huangfu Weiming was brave enough to rush into the killing formation, he was quickly stabbed several times, and countless bloody flowers bloomed on his body. The number of King Zhong's subordinates decreased rapidly in a short period of time, and King Zhong and Wei Jian, who were protected in the inner circle, were immediately in danger.

Wei Jian was not good at martial arts, but he managed to defend himself twice. He immediately raised the horizontal knife in his hand and started to protect King Zhong.King Zhong is by no means a weakling. He has also practiced riding and archery since he was a child, and he has his own swordsmanship to defend himself.At this moment, he also went to the battlefield in person, wielding his saber to resist the enemy's attack continuously.

A small group of people were red-eyed, and the Youzhou army really couldn't do anything to them for a while.They fought and rushed, and under Huangfu Weiming's courageous killing, they really broke out of the encirclement of Youzhou Army and reached the edge of the ditch.

Half of the water flowed inside the ditch, and the depth was no higher than the top of a person's head.As far as the eye can see, there are no bridges across the ditch.With nowhere to go, the group had no choice but to fight with their backs.Huangfu Weiming immediately roared, and led the remnants to guard the edge of the ditch, saying:

"Lord Zhong, Zijin, hurry up! The last general is the queen!"

King Zhong gritted his teeth and didn't talk nonsense. He immediately pulled Wei Jian and jumped into the ditch. Five other soldiers with better water skills followed him into the water and escorted King Zhong to the other side of the ditch.

King Zhong was good at swimming, he swam to the other side of the ditch first, but he floated in the water of the ditch, his feet didn't touch the bottom, his arms were still a certain distance from the shore, he couldn't get up and down, he was very anxious for a while.At this time, the loyal king was in a state of disarray, with his helmet and armor scattered, and he didn't have the spirit of the prince and prince of the past.

Wei Jian was not good at swimming, so he was the last one. A personal guard led him to swim to the other side.The other four personal guards had already rushed to Zhong Wang's side, and together they carried him to the shore.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred. On the bank where the army was approaching, Huangfu Weiming let out a mournful roar. Immediately, a sharp arrow shot through the air, piercing directly through the king Zhong who was just about to climb up on the other bank. head.King Zhong's body froze on the shoulders of the four guards, and then he fell backwards like a golden mountain and a jade pillar, and fell into the ditch water.The canal water was instantly stained blood red.

On the shore, King Shou slowly put down the big bow in his hand, his blood red eyes gleamed with the joy of revenge, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and said madly:

"Mother! I avenged you! I avenged you with my own hands! Hahahaha!"

On August 21th of the 22st year of Kaiyuan, Shuofang Jiedushi, Marshal of Hebei Province, and Zhongwang Li Heng died in the battle of Luobei at the age of [-].Li Mo, the governor of Jizhou, was beheaded, the entire Jizhou army was wiped out, and Huangfu Weiming and Wei Jian were seriously injured and imprisoned.Half a day later, Huangfu Weiming died of serious injuries, and Wei Jian was beheaded by Li Linfujin.Li Linfu, who originally went to Youzhou to investigate the truth two months ago, joined the rebel army at some point, and now appeared next to King Shou, becoming a rebel army adviser.

On August [-]th, the rebel army marched southward, bypassing Luoyang, and headed straight for Mount Li...

The author has something to say: In fact, I don’t want to write down the loyalty of the king and the party. After all, he has many capable men and generals of the Tang Dynasty under his command.The Tang Suzong in history is gone, the rebels went straight to Xuanzong, and the real Anshi Rebellion broke out in an all-round way.