Luoshui Dongliu

Zhou Gan got out of Zhao Shen's tent, and it was already dark.He guessed that the general was still discussing matters at this time, so he went to the tent of the Chinese army.Along the way, the camp was cleaned up as usual, only soldiers on patrol.

When they arrived at the Chinese army, the guards on duty outside the tent saw him and rushed forward two steps to greet him.Zhou Gan cupped his hands and asked with a smile, "Is General Zhao in there?"

The guard said: "Yes."

Zhou Gan thought it was inconvenient to go in at this time, so he stood outside and waited.But after half an hour, no one came out from inside.He silently counted the time, wondering why it took so long, the guard at the side said: "The general is in the room by himself, it has been more than an hour."

Zhou Qian only thought that the room was discussing matters, but he didn't expect Zhao Shen to be alone in the room, after thinking about it, he gently stepped into the tent.I saw the candles burning brightly in the big tent, Zhao Shen was alone, holding a map in his hand, meditating silently.

The night wind suddenly picked up outside the tent, and the rolling curtain rustled, and the people in the tent were silent and concentrating, just like a stone statue.Although the tent was empty, Zhou Gan felt as if a huge boulder was hanging above his head, and the air was full of heavy and dangerous atmosphere.He stood silent for a moment, and finally couldn't bear it and said softly: "General?"

Zhao Shen trembled, subconsciously a sword-like light flashed in his eyes, and when he saw Zhou Gan, the muscles on his face relaxed, and he said, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Gan didn't care about what he said about disturbing the general, he stepped forward a few steps, took out Lu Youzhi's note from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Shen.

Zhao Shen took the note, hesitantly opened it and glanced at it, his eyebrows raised suddenly.

But seeing the sparse lines of cursive, the brushstrokes are clear and vigorous, but the white ends of the cursive strokes appear free and easy, which is indeed Lu Youzhi's handwriting.Those eight words are all right in my heart.

It reads: cavalry break through, rush to rescue Sishui.

Zhao Shen slowly folded the paper and lit it on the candle.Seeing that the flame was about to lick his hand, he loosened his fingers, and a piece of black ash fell on the ground, and was blown by the wind for a while, and then scattered.Just now he had been thinking for a long time, he was already a bit preoccupied, but the risky move had a lot to do with it, so he couldn't make up his mind.Lu Youzhi's eight words seemed to be pushed hard behind his back, which finally made him make up his mind.

Seeing his gloomy and solemn expression, Zhou Qian felt uneasy, and suddenly heard Zhao Shen say: "Go and invite General Du Rong."

When Du Rong came, he was surprised to see that Zhao Shen was the only one removed from the tent.He was Gao Yuan'an's lieutenant general in his early years, in terms of seniority, many proud generals in the Eastern Yan Army are also known as his predecessors; in terms of military exploits, he was also brave and good at fighting when he was fighting the Four Towns Rebellion.It's just that he was born as a commoner and has a straightforward personality. Many Gao brothers have made great achievements, but he is always unsuccessful in promotion.Gradually, he also developed a heart of not being able to break the pot when he was full of talent, and somehow offended the dignitaries in the court, caught his fault of conniving with lax military discipline, and almost dismissed him for investigation.In an emergency, it was Gao Yuan Anken who reached out to give him a hand and sent him to Los Angeles.

When Du Rong went to the battlefield to behead someone, Zhao Shen was still a baby, but because of her hereditary military position, he became a Shangguan at a young age, how could Du Rong feel comfortable; but on the other hand, he even looked down on Gao Youan Cheng Ji is such an ignorant person who pretends to be a tiger.In the past few years in Los Angeles, no one will pay for it. Every day, things that don't concern him will be dismissed, but no one can do anything about it.But after all, everyone has some respect for him, and he takes care of his duties clearly, just living in peace, Zhao Shen has never discussed any military affairs with him.

At this moment, Du Rong saw that there was no one else in front of him, and he didn't know what kind of medicine the Lord General sold in the gourd, so he couldn't help but frowned slightly, but said with a smile: "What's the matter, General Zhao?"

Zhao Shen said in a deep voice: "I want to ask the general to do Zhao Shen a great favor, so many brothers' lives are on the general's shoulders."

After hearing this, Du Rong smiled coldly and said, "I have always said that General Zhao is a real person, how can he learn to talk nonsense in this scene. I am the general and you are the chief general. If you have any orders, please speak directly."

Zhao Shen was not annoyed when he heard his taunts, and said: "I ask the general and I to lead the cavalry to break out of the city and go to Sishuiguan to help Gao Yuanan."

Du Rong didn't take it seriously, there was an ink stain on the Mosuo case, when he heard this, he was also shocked, clasped his palm on the case, and blurted out: "What did you say?"

Zhao Shen didn't move, and replied: "Gao Yuanan came to rescue from Xudu, but Xiyan has already approached Sishui Pass. In this way, Xiyan's army has already taken the lead, and General Gao's strength is not superior. , I am only afraid that the Sishuiguan battle will be lost."

At this moment, Du Rong had calmed down, rolled his eyelids to look at Zhao Shen and said, "Why did the general look for me?"

Zhao Shendao: "General is General Gao's predecessor, and he is good at leading troops. After thinking about it, no one is more suitable than General."

Du Rong had already heard the meaning in his words, so he lowered his eyelids again and said, "General, forgive me for being harsh. This battle is of great importance, and who doesn't know that the two thousand cavalry are taboo in Gao's eyes. Such a difficult matter , just ask me to do it after wearing these high hats?"

Du Rong guessed Zhao Shen's thoughts privately, thinking that he was only afraid that Gao Yuan'anli would not be able to solve the siege of Luocheng if he was not caught, and he was afraid that the cavalry in his hand would be plotted by others, so he wanted to go with him. He acts as a buffer on the Gao Brothers side.But where the world is cheap, you can only take it.Besides, who does he think he is?However, for an unlovable and frustrated old general who already owes Mr. Gao Yuan'an a good favor and still can't figure it out, if he doesn't know how to get involved in these things, how can he see his old master again with face?

Seeing his refusal, Zhao Shen pondered for a moment and said: "I invite the general to go with me. If the battle is all right, I don't dare to work for the general; but if there is any mistake in the battle of Sishuiguan, and the reinforcements cannot come to Luocheng, then I will go." I beg the general to accept an entrustment. There is no more foreign aid in Los Angeles, and I want to return to the city, but the cavalry can no longer fill the city. At that time, I can only entrust my brothers to the general."

Du Rongwan never thought that what Zhao Shen said was this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyelids, and couldn't help but look surprised: "I am such an important person, isn't the general joking?"

Zhao Shendao: "This matter is full of camps, and only the general can be entrusted to him. I don't need to explain the whole story."

Du Rong was about to speak when he heard this, when Zhou Gan came in from the outside again and said anxiously: "General, there is something to do. Someone wants to join the enemy and has been caught."

The two people in the tent were taken aback when they heard the words, Zhao Shen immediately said, "Don't panic."

Zhou Gan took a breath and said, "It's a small capital under the command of General Yu Wenlue in Beicheng, Gaohuai. A few people were planning to take more than 200 people out, but they were bumped into by General Yu during his inspection. They had ghosts in their hearts. A sentence of cross-examination reveals his feet, and he will be detained immediately. General Yu is in the northern camp, so send someone to ask the general to go quickly."

This Gao Huai also came to Luo City with Gao You'an that day. Although Du Rong did not want to get along with this group of people, he also knew that in the eyes of the generals of the Zhao family in Luo City, he only regarded himself as one of these people.After Gao You'an was beheaded, everyone from the Gao family was in danger, so why not Du Rong.Hearing that it was Gao Huai who committed the crime here, he was secretly annoyed, partly because he was afraid of offending himself, partly despised these people for their lack of moral integrity, and couldn't help cursing: "I don't make progress."

Zhao Shen was thinking of another matter.It's just a small capital that wants to surrender to the enemy, and if the matter is discovered and suppressed before the matter is completed, the matter itself is not important; however, if the matter is not handled properly, if a bad example is found, if there is a turmoil in the future, someone will move such thoughts, Luo The defense of the city will collapse in an instant.

He heard Du Rong scolding this sentence with hatred for iron and steel, looked sideways at him, and felt a slight movement in his heart.The previous idea was more firm, so he got up and said, "General Du, come with me to have a look." Then he turned around and told Zhou Gan, "Order to send all the lieutenant generals to go to the North Camp."

After that, he and Du Rong left the tent of the Chinese army and went to Beicheng.From a distance, I could only see the torches under the city, and Yu Wenlue was on the spot.A few generals were tied to one side, and a line of soldiers lined up on the other side, but there was another group of soldiers surrounding the outer circle.Zhao Shen took a quick look and knew that it was Yu Wenlue who pulled out all the 200 people under Gao Huai's command.At this time, Yu Wenlue saw that it was Zhao Shen who came, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Du Rong. Although he didn't understand what he meant, he didn't have time to ask.Seeing Li, he wanted to speak, but Zhao Shen stopped him by raising his hand, "Wait a little longer."

After waiting for a while, Yu Wenlue saw that Zhao Shen nodded slightly to him, and he said loudly: "Gao Huai conspired with his subordinates to lead the army to join the enemy, and he himself admitted it. Now I just ask the general to deal with it."

Zhao Shen listened, and said with a leisurely smile: "Nowadays everyone knows that the situation is critical, Gao Dutong wants to seek his future, and I can't stop it. If you want to join the Xiyan Army, I will send you there now."

After finishing speaking, he said: "Untie him, and then bring his horse and give him a torch. Open the city gate and tell him to go to the Xiyan army camp."

Everyone rushed here and they all knew what was going on, now hearing what Zhao Shen said, they couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what it meant.But seeing that Zhao Shen really wanted to do this, the sergeants on both sides were still puzzled, so they had to hesitate to do so.

Gao Huai originally thought that Zhao Shen would order the beheading immediately when he saw him, but he didn't know why, so he asked someone to put the rein in his hand in a daze.But he also had a premonition that things were going to be bad, so he threw away the reins and was about to kneel down.Seeing this, Zhao Shen pulled him back quickly, and said with a smile: "What is Gao Dutong doing? It depends on your example."

After finishing speaking, he winked to both sides, and a soldier stepped forward and pushed Gao Huai onto the horse, and gave him a torch.The gate of the city over there was locked, and someone slapped the horse on the rear, and the horse rushed out of the city to the Xiyan barracks.

For a moment there was silence in the city, and there seemed to be shouts outside the city, but suddenly the sound of arrows piercing through the air and long screams were heard, which sent chills down the spine in the dark night.

All the soldiers had already guessed what Gao Huai's fate would be, only now did they understand Zhao Shen's intentions, and they were all startled for a while.Yu Wenlue raised his eyes to look at Zhao Shen, only to see half of his face was bathed in blood and flames reflected by the torch, while the other half was in the shadows, his brows were steadfast as if he was unmoved at all.He was stunned, as if he had seen Zhao Jing back then.The old general was not much older than Zhao Shen when he suppressed the Zhu Wen Rebellion in the town of Picheng. When he stood on the top of the city and watched his own cavalry sacking the troops outside the city, his face was also reflected in the fire, like cast iron.

It turns out that no matter what, that kind of ruthlessness has been passed down from generation to generation in their blood like taking root.

After a while, another soldier from the city ran down to report: "Gao Huai went out of the city and was shot dead by the archers of the Xiyan Army. His body was full of arrows."

Zhao Shenping looked forward and asked, "Did he not say that he was a defector?"

The soldier said loudly: "I heard him yelling like this, but the other side also yelled, who knows if you are true or not, the superior told us that if we see any officers and soldiers in the city, we will kill them all."

Zhao Shen was slightly surprised when he heard this, and asked again: "Can you hear me clearly?"

The soldier said: "The night is quiet, and the wind is blowing, so I can hear it very clearly."

Zhao Shen turned his face to the generals, and said slowly: "Sacrificing one's life for righteousness is the teaching of a sage. It is human nature to love life and avoid death. But you can hear the words of the Xiyan army. Even if you bow your head and knees, you may not You will be able to live. For the rest of your life, you will be so helpless and embarrassed when you are about to die. Are you willing to be like this? What's more, it is the duty of a general to die on the battlefield, so why should you always worry about life and death? Ronghua."

Du Rong was standing right behind him. Hearing these words, his heart trembled.He has been unsuccessful for many years and has been punished so much that he almost loses his official position and life. His ambition in the early years has faded and cooled.Just now when Zhao Shen told him to break out of the siege, he didn't think about the situation of the battle at all, he only thought about how to protect himself wisely.He only thought of himself as a scapegoat, so he must not be involved in the military troubles of the Gao and Zhao clans, but he completely forgot how he longed to go to the battlefield again.Gao Huai died embarrassingly useless, and he was so mediocre, how could he not be embarrassing when he died?Thinking of this, I just felt a shock on my back.

But Yu Wenlue said from the side: "How will the general deal with these accomplices?"

Zhao Shen glanced at those who were bound, and was about to speak, but suddenly turned around and asked, "Why is there Yang Dutong?"

The first lieutenant under Yu Wenlue said: "Because he and Gao Huai are friends from the same hometown, and they both follow..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Wenlue stopped shouting and said: "What nonsense are you talking about?" But everyone knew what he said, and these people all came from the Prime Minister Gao Yuanchong.

After Luocheng was besieged, the two incidents in the city that shook the morale of the army were all done by the generals of the Gao family, and these people had suspicions with Zhao Shen.All the generals felt that Zhao Shen needed to take this opportunity to remove the dissident from the army, and also to prevent further accidents.They couldn't help but hold their breath and concentrate, just watching how the general will send Yang Dutong down.

When Zhao Shen looked at Yang Dutong, he saw cold sweat dripping from his forehead, the corners of his mouth were trembling but he couldn't speak.Zhao Shen remembered his honesty in the past, and even more remembered what he heard that night, knowing that he had wronged someone.

Seeing that he remained calm, everyone was anxious on the one hand wishing that Zhao Shen would set up a killer, on the other hand they were panicking because they were afraid that Zhao Shen would tear their face.Detaining Yang Dutong was done by Yu Wenlue in order to prepare for Zhao Shen to use it to fight. He was naturally more anxious to take care of the relationship, so he couldn't help calling from the side: "General?"

Zhao Shen didn't answer, but took a few steps forward and drew his sword.Yang Dutong's face was so pale that he could not stand still, Yu Wenlue was also surprised why Zhao Shen wanted to kill him himself?

But seeing a flash of the sword, Yang Dutong closed his eyes suddenly but felt his whole body loosen. When he opened his eyes again, the ropes on his body were all broken.

Just listen to Zhao Shen said: "Yang Dutong Zhong Erlang never neglected military affairs when he was seriously ill, such a loyal person will not rebel against the city, I have no doubts in my heart."

Seeing this situation, everyone was stunned.

Yang Dutong bowed down with tears in his eyes, and said: "The general sent someone to treat the dog before, and the general is very grateful; the kindness at this moment is hard to repay."

Seeing him knelt down in front of him tearfully, Zhao Shen felt a little unbearable, frowned slightly and pulled him up.At this time, Du Rong was behind him, and suddenly he said "OK" loudly.

After Gao You'an died, although everyone didn't say anything, they already regarded Du Rong as the leader of the Gao faction in the city.Now that he has convinced Zhao Shen, the people below have nothing to say.What's more, what Zhao Shen has done has put in front of everyone the idea of ​​being of one heart and one mind regardless of where he came from, which is more important than how many verbal confessions.

Needless to say, the Zhao Clan's former headquarters, and now the Gao Clan's generals have finally put aside the half-heartedness they had when defending the city.It was only at this time that the generals in Luo City really became fully united.