I'm not Murong Chong

Chang'an Weiyang Palace

Now wars are raging and all the soldiers will be sent out. The huge capital is empty, only thousands of tigers are left to guard the capital.Every day, the latest battle reports about the three battlefields are sent to Chang'an in an endless stream, and he has the permission of Emperor Yan to stay in the palace for confinement, so after the curfew time, he still stays in the Xuanshi Palace to replace Ren Zhen who left Beijing for review Memorial, processing documents.

If we talk about the three groups of troops, Tuoba Gui on the Eastern Front has achieved the most brilliant results. Not only did he wipe out the army of King Dingling Zhai Bin, but he also captured a large area with rich water and grass in Chilechuan in the northern part of Saibei. On the same level as Houyan, which occupies the core areas of the Central Plains such as Yuzhou and Jizhou, it also vaguely formed a strategic encirclement of Houyan.

On the northern line, Murong Yong handed over most of the troops of the Third Battalion of Jiaoqi to Ren Zhen, and he rushed to Xiaoguan with only [-] soldiers and horses to face the [-] coalition forces of Murong Bao and Juqu Mengxun.Fortunately, Xiao Guan was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the two of them improved the square formation that Di Bozhi put up in Guyuan back then to defend against the enemy.

It's just that the southern battlefield is the most intense and difficult - Zhao Wang Muronglin is the most like his father in terms of fighting with soldiers, and he is also young and strong in combat and brave.Fortunately, Yang Ding went with him, and Ren Zhen was safe and sound with him.

Concerned about chaos, Yao Song forced himself to turn his attention to Tuobagui's battle report: According to the pre-war deployment, Tuobagui had already returned to Tongguan, and led his army south to meet Ren Zhen, and they did not swallow Ren Zhen at all at the beginning. Chilechuan's plan - that's the hometown of Xianbei's Tuoba clan...

He frowned, thinking of something vaguely, but suddenly there was a sound outside the door, but it was the chief servant who came in with a flattering smile all the way: "Master Yao, the servants are here to take care of the medicine."

Only then did Yao Song remember that before Ren Zhen left, he personally prepared half a year's nourishing decoction so that the palace people must deliver the medicine on time every day. Come down."

The head servant smiled and said: "The emperor knows that once he leaves the capital, Master Yao must devote himself to the government and not care about his own body, so the servants must deliver the medicine on time, otherwise they will be punished according to the palace rules. Hand over the medicinal residues to the imperial pharmacy for storage - the emperor will check when he comes back, please don't embarrass the slaves~"

Yao Song was speechless. When he thought of Ren Zhen, who was thousands of miles away and still didn't forget to ask about these trivial matters, his heart softened, and he said in a slow tone: "Let it go." Seeing that the head servant was still worried and refused to leave, he couldn't help but said : "This official promises, you can rest assured. Could it be that the father-in-law is only worried about the emperor's punishment, but not afraid of my turning against me?"

Who inside and outside the imperial palace didn't know that Yao Song was the number one celebrity in the eyes of the emperor, who could freely enter and leave the imperial palace and issue orders. Whoever dared to resist the order had to retreat.

Yao Song picked up the decoction and took a sip, it still had a tingling bitter taste, but he saw a small plate of delicate apricot cakes placed beside the medicine bowl to deliver the medicine.

The romantic ruffian has a good memory.Yao Song raised the corners of his lips, picked up half of it, savoring the sweetness in the bitterness.

Just at this time, the gate of the Xuanshi Hall was pushed open again, Yao Song frowned displeasedly, thinking that the servants were worried about being reassuring, and was about to rebuke, but saw Xiao Huangmen stumbled into the interior and said: "Master Yao, the latest battle report."

Yao Song immediately put down the medicine bowl, went up and down the steps to take the paperwork, and was shocked—a large army suddenly appeared in the direction of Lintong!Those who can go around several levels in the switch and drive straight in silently will definitely not be the Houyan people, could it be their own people?But he has never issued any order to summon the army to Beijing when he sits in the center - at this juncture where the future is uncertain and the situation is stalemate, who will come?

He didn't dare to think about procrastinating any longer, and ordered decisively: "Immediately summon Sili Captain Wu Lie to the palace for further discussion!"

It was September, and although the land of Sanqin was not comparable to the flying snow in Saibei, the autumn wind was picking up gradually. Tuobagui led eight thousand soldiers of war without flags, and rushed towards Chang'an day and night, without hindrance all the way. Lintong and Xianyang were in sight, and the scouts suddenly reported that a group of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared in front of them, heading towards Chang'an from north to south, and the banner was "Hedong Wangyong".

What happened suddenly, Tuoba Gui was completely stunned - shouldn't Murong Yong be still in Xiaoguan to contain Murong Bao and Juqu Mengxun's army?But now Yao Song, who is in charge of the government, has always been scheming. He sits in Chang'an and dispatches troops. No one knows what his next move will be.He couldn't make up his mind to pay attention, so he personally brought more than a hundred soldiers to explore the way.Sure enough, seeing the billowing smoke and dust billowing on the vast White Deer Plain, it seems that there are thousands of troops galloping and raising their hooves. It looks like a grand army with a large number of people.

The two sides marched towards Chang'an from two routes, and it seemed that they were about to meet each other on a narrow road.

Tuobagui pondered for a long time before he gritted his teeth and waved his hand: "The rear team becomes the front team, the whole army turns and retreats!"

He Lanjun quickly returned to his horse to deliver the order, fearing he would be a step too late: "The rear team has changed to the front team, the whole army has turned around, and retreated to Tongguan!"

Tuobagui sat stiffly on the horse, like a stone sculpture - he was still unwilling, but had to give up!

He has been gambling all his life, but he cannot afford to take this risk.

Yao Song is very wise but has few soldiers. If he guards Chang'an, the two sides can still fight; but if Murong Yong leads his army back to help at this time, if he is not careful, he will steal the rear and fall into a siege. Even if the soldiers obeyed him again, they still belonged to Xiyan in name, and had already lost three points in terms of momentum; what's more, what he was about to face was the combination of Murong Yong and Yao Zijun!For him, that would really lead to an irreversible defeat.

Not long after, Wu Lie returned to the city with his head full of wind and sand and his face tired.

Yao Song also stayed up all night, and when he saw him entering the room, he almost jumped up and asked, "How is it?"

Wu Lie cupped his fists to Yao Song in admiration and said, "Sure enough, as my lord said, I will retreat. Thanks to my lord's clever plan, I ordered me to sneak for a hundred miles at night, and then dragged the dead branches and leaves behind the horse and galloped all the way back to Chang'an , Hundreds of people pretended to be thousands of troops, and with the banner of the general, it was enough to make him retreat!"

Yao Song still frowned, looked at Wu Lie, and said in a deep voice, "Have you found out who is coming?"

Wu Lie suppressed his smile, fell silent for a moment, and said word by word: "General An Dong—Tuobagui."

Luoyang, Yuzhou

This ancient city of the Eastern Capital is located in the middle of the world, and it is the hinterland of Kyushu. It has been a battle for military strategists since ancient times. With the rebellion of the Eight Kings, the Jin Dynasty moved south, and Luoyang was hanging alone in Henan. Second door court dynasty.

Ren Zhen quietly wiped the greasy sweat off his face amidst the lingering bloody smell, leaned against the city wall without a trace, took a breath, and said in a deep voice: "While the enemy's offensive is temporarily suspended, the general will The seriously wounded are withdrawn and replaced!"

"Your Majesty..." the lieutenant hesitated to speak—most of the wounded evacuated in the previous round have not been treated yet, but who else can be replaced?Since the capture of Luoyang, Murong Lin has attacked like crazy, and now it has been seven days and seven nights of bloodshed. "If General Yang doesn't come back for help, I'm afraid Luoyang City won't be able to survive."

Ren Zhen was silent, the war on the southern front had been going on for several months, Murong Lin had many soldiers and a large number of generals, and occupied a favorable area, so it was much more convenient to store and transport food than his own side.On the other hand, I needed to transport grain from Guanzhong Chang'an for my own expedition. Although under Yao Song's auspices, we could barely support it, but everyone knew that it would be useless to delay it for a long time.Only then did he come up with the idea of ​​going deep into the lone army, using himself as a bait, and entering Luoyang City, attracting Murong Lin to attack with all his nest - if he can capture the enemy's emperor alive, it will be more than a great achievement?On the other hand, General Yang Ding was ordered to lead thousands of elite soldiers to Nanyang, where Houyan's granary is located, five hundred miles away. Withdrew and fled - Tuoba Gui received the military order and should have rejected Tongguan and locked the main road, just in time to intercept Murong Lin's return route, and the three parties encircled the urn to catch the turtle, and Murong Lin could not escape with his wings!

It's just that he underestimated the red-eyed Murong Lin - it is said that this man is more brave than his father, and he still has the madness to give up other strongholds in the Henan area, and lead all his troops to surround Luoyang City As big as an iron bucket, he vowed to capture the enemy's head alive - besieging the city for seven days and seven nights, the Xiyan defenders were bloody on the battlefield, with countless casualties, and they were almost out of ammunition and food.

"I can't hold it... I have to hold on." Ren Zhen straightened up abruptly, clenched the blood-stained sword of the Son of Heaven, stepped up to the top of the city step by step, and returned to the battlefield where blood and flesh were flying and screaming to kill the sky. It's still the bloodbath.

The defenders of the city were still able to move, but their faces were covered with blood, and it was difficult to distinguish their faces. They couldn't help but burst into thunderous cheers when they saw the emperor in person to supervise the battle.

Ren Zhen drew his sword out of its sheath, and shouted in the trembling sound of the sword: "Boys! Follow me to defend Luoyang!" All the soldiers Qi Qi Huhou agreed, and their morale was boosted.

However, accompanied by the rumbling drums, Hou Yan's army's second major charge today began again.But seeing under the five-zhang city wall, Houyan soldiers rushed like a tidal wave, braved the rain of arrows, and carried the long ladder to the tower without thinking about themselves, climbing up like bees and ants, and were immediately attacked by Xiyan soldiers The chopping ax smashed the ground and overturned it, and countless people screamed and fell down the city wall, turning into pulpy flesh.But more densely packed Houyan soldiers swarmed forward one after another, stepping on the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood to continue to attack the city!The piles of corpses piled up under the wall, until the red-eyed soldiers of Houyan were able to step on the corpses of their comrades and climb higher and higher. The Yan army abandoned bows and arrows, and threw rolling stones instead. The battle has entered a fever pitch!

Ren Zhen smelled the pungent smell of blood and heard the sound of fighting in his ears, and suddenly returned to the tragic battle that attacked Chang'an six years ago.I thought I was strong and unmoved, but when I came back to Purgatory, I was still a little terrified - he remembered the words Fu Jian said at the Xiaoguan Fortress: Today's chaos is for tomorrow's order - So far, he can only grit his teeth and hold on!If the chess is wrong and the whole game is lost, all the sacrifices so far will also be in vain!

There was a sudden commotion in the army, which suddenly pulled back his divine knowledge. Ren Zhen followed the reputation, and only had time to see a ladder suddenly erected at the gap in the city wall, and the first enemy soldier who emerged jumped into the tower with a spear in his hand!In the next moment, an unknown soldier on his side ran quickly, rushed forward and hugged the soldier and fell down the city wall several feet high!

Ren Zhen came back to his senses, stepped forward to cover the vacancy, raised his sword and stabbed the second soldier who rushed up to the top of the wall, and fell down screaming and smashed into pieces.Immediately, he kicked the ladder flying, and raised his arms in the smoke of gunpowder where the swords met, and shouted: "Everyone, join the battle and block the gap!"

However, the soldiers of Hou Yan continued to attack the fortifications one after another. After all, Luoyang was not as thick as Chang'an's walls, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not long after, the Xiyan army's flint and arrows were all exhausted, and they could only rely on hand-to-hand combat, and it seemed that they would not be able to withstand this fierce battle in the dark.

At this moment, there was the sound of golden drums out of thin air not far ahead, and a group of soldiers and horses under the banner of Liantian were rushing towards them mightily.

"Your Majesty! Reinforcements are coming! General Yang is coming back!" The lieutenant pointed forward excitedly. He had half of his ear cut off in the fierce battle just now. Now that he was speaking vigorously, blood flowed down his cheeks into his mouth, staining his mouth red. White Fang, it's terrifying to look at.Ren Zhen also raised his head with difficulty concealing his joy - Yang Ding returned to the teacher early, everything must be going well - if he is a step late, I am afraid that the battle of Luoyang will really not be able to last!

Murong Lin fought bloody battles for days, with heavy casualties, and now it is at the end of his battle. As soon as the new army joined the battlefield, it went straight to the deathbed, and immediately cut off the Houyan army, making it hard to see from the beginning to the end. After a while, Murong Lin The department will be chaotic frequently.

Ren Zhenben was watching the battle from the top of the city, but the smile on his lips gradually froze.The people around him also gradually noticed the strangeness: "This... this is not General Yang's army—"

Ren Zhenhan slightly nodded his head: "Eastern Jin Beifu Army."

Everyone was shocked—the Jin court must have a plan to intervene in the melee in the Central Plains!Ren Zhen didn't dare to be careless, turned his head decisively and ordered: "The top priority is to force Murong Lin to retreat to the north! Immediately mobilize the soldiers and horses to rush out of the city, rush in from the right wing of the Yan army formation, and retreat the enemy together!" The deputy general took the order, just He wanted to retreat but was stopped, only to hear Ren Zhen add another sentence: "When withdrawing troops and returning to the division, remember not to panic, you must enter the city slowly."

In this way, the Eastern Jin Dynasty Beifu army was like a tiger with wings added. After a short fight, the Houyan army under the city of Luoyang finally retreated like a tide, and fled northward as Ren Zhen had expected.

Tuoba Gui should have ambushed on the road, if Murong Lin can be captured and killed in this battle, then Murong Chui, a fierce tiger, will be as good as a tooth!The autumn wind was bleak, but Ren Zhen felt that his shirt was wet with sweat.He suddenly opened his mouth and ordered: "Prepare hot soup—" Without looking at the left and right guards who looked surprised, he continued on his own: "I want to take a bath and change clothes to welcome the distinguished guests."

The Luoyang City, where the gunpowder has not yet cleared, regained its temporary calm, only the middle gate slowly opened, and the Xiyan army, which had just experienced the chasing and fighting, was dragging heavy steps into the city one after another.Not far away was the re-arrangement, the Eastern Jin Beifu Army, which was heavy and oppressive, did not hear a cough or pant, and there was an extremely dignified silence between the heavens and the earth.

The leader of the Jin army, wearing a hood and protective gear on his face, sits upright and stares straight ahead without moving.A general beside him whispered: "Yan's army is exhausted and has no strength to fight for a long time. If we launch a charge at this moment to cover up the kill from behind, we can enter the city immediately..."

The general slowly raised his hand, and continued to look at the blood-stained city wall of Luoyang as if waiting for something.

Not long after the Yan army dissipated, a figure slowly walked out from the depths of the corridor, wearing a dark robe and wide sleeves, stepping on the blood-stained yellow sand.

Ren Zhen, dressed as a scholar from the Southern Dynasty, left the city with only a little boy, and stopped three feet away from the Senluo army formation. His eyes were like a forest of swords, and a cold light was reflected in his Rumo eyes.

He held his head up, and lightly clasped his fists at the leading general: "Thank you, Mr. Ren, for drawing your sword to help."

The general raised the corners of his lips unconsciously, and immediately leaned over to look at him: "How do you know it's me?"

Ren Zhen smiled: "If I say that I have a heart-to-heart Mr. Xie—oh, no, it should be Dudu Xie—believable?"

Xie Xuan laughed, stretched out his hand to take off his pocket and mask, and pointed towards Ren Zhen: "It's really a madman's ear!"

Ren Zhen looked up, but lost his mind for a moment. This was the first time he saw his true face in Lushan.

It has nothing to do with appearance, he has never seen anyone in his life who can have such a lively and clear aura on the battlefield of Asura where rivers of blood are flowing——Xie Jiabao tree is really a Jiangnan style, and the sky is blue.

It's no wonder that he hides his face on the battlefield and refuses to show it lightly to others—who would have thought that this handsome man in front of him is Xie Xuan, the military commander of the Jin Dynasty who has been in the army for more than ten years?Ren Zhen withdrew his admiring gaze at the right time, picked up a wine glass from the lacquer plate in his hand, and respected him from a distance: "We meet again after a long time, and things have changed. After Dudu Xie regained his military power, he would like to drink Ren's wine again." This glass of wine?"

Immediately, the left and right became tense, and they all stopped in low voices: "You can't be the governor!" "Beware of fraud!"

Xie Xuan looked at Ren Zhen calmly for a moment, then suddenly got off his horse and walked towards him.

Ren Zhen smiled unabated, and handed over the wine in his hand: "Dudu Xie is so courageous and courageous."

Xie Xuan refused to take the wine, he stood with his hands behind his back, and looked at Ren Zhen with a slight smile: "Mr. Ren, do you know why Mr. Xie came here?"

Ren Zhen lifted his foot and took a step closer. The distance between the two was only a few feet away. He pretended to be puzzled and said: "Didn't you come here to repay the feelings of Chang'an that day?"

Xie Xuan sneered: "No. I was ordered by the new king to take Luoyang ears! Each is the master, Brother Ren, don't blame me."

Ren Zhen's expression was frank and calm, and he just passed the wine in his hand forward again: "Xie Lang is a broad-minded and loving person, how can you not know that the reunion of Qi Kuo is the first joy in life, and it should be clear! Please drink it up! This cup - if you want to fight again in the future, Ren will definitely accompany you!"

Xie Xuan choked for breath, and looked at Ren Zhen quietly under the bloody setting sun, the world seemed to be stagnant.After a while, he took the wine glass, threw it on the ground with his neck up, and the exquisite white jade cup instantly shattered into powder.

"Good wine!" Xie Xuanxin wiped off the wine stains with his hand, licked his lips and said, "Ren Zhen, I will repay your life-saving grace this time!"

Ren Zhen breathed a sigh of relief calmly, and smiled neither humble nor overbearing: "Today in the coming year, I will be drunk and lying on the battlefield with the governor again!"

Xie Xuan turned around and left without any delay. He got on his horse, pulled the bridle, turned his back to Ren Zhen and said, "We meet again, I'm afraid we will meet in battle!"

The most powerful Beifu army in the Eastern Jin Dynasty retreated silently to Xiangyang City in the lower reaches of the Han River like the ebb tide.The left and right may be puzzled and asked: "Why doesn't the governor take advantage of the great opportunity of the two Yans' struggles to recover the eastern capital Luoyang?"

Xie Xuan said indifferently: "Emperor Yan is an out-and-out thorn in his face, otherwise he would not be able to survive Murong Lin's crazy siege for seven days and seven nights. Now that the battle in Henan is at this point, Murong Lin hastily retreated north. Xiyan already has the upper hand. Just now they opened the gates of the city and came alone to meet them. They are so confident that there must be someone behind. If our army rushes to attack the city and Yang Ding returns to help at this time, he will be made dumplings ——At that time, if you fail to take the city, you will have to pay back the troops, so it’s better to be a favor.” After a pause, he said silently in his heart: “Since Emperor Yan’s ambition is in the world, when we meet again, we will not return the old kindness. It's up to you."

As if feeling something in his heart, Ren Zhen also turned his head back at the same time, looking at the bloody setting sun in the sky - of course he didn't believe that Xie Xuan was willing to lead soldiers back in order to repay his kindness.Although Dudu Xie keeps his promises, he is never pedantic. He is willing to retreat because he is afraid of setting up an ambush and guarding against fraud!

In any case, this time I will never die!He turned his gaze to the north and looked in the direction of Tongguan from a distance. If the previous agreement was kept, Tuoba Gui should go out to fight soon, stop Murong Lin's retreat, and cut off Murong Chui's left and right arms first!But he also knows that the road ahead is long and full of thorns, and the journey of thousands of miles is just the beginning.

Fortunately, today, God blesses Chang'an, and the stars are shining and gathered in the court.

He has Fu Jian, Yao Song, Murong Yong, and Tuoba Gui by his side. He is not fighting alone.