Xiaoqi

Faced with such a vulnerable situation, Teng Yu led his army to control the entire county in just two days, and then wantonly surrendered the leaderless Niu Fu army, and recovered tens of thousands of horses that had been looted by the rebel army.Meanwhile, Huan Lang, the deputy commander of the Xiutu camp, led [-] iron cavalry to subdue the rebellious army, and Yang Qiu, the deputy commander, led [-] cavalry to recover the stolen horses.

Yang Qiu, one of the eight generals under Han Sui's command, is good at martial arts and quite loyal.After returning to the Wuwei Army, he served as the deputy commander earlier. Since then, as the Wuwei Army has grown stronger and the number of generals has increased, he has been rotating in each battalion. There is nothing outstanding but no fault.Belongs to hard-working, hard-working generals.

In the big tent, after hearing Teng Yu's inquiry, Yang Qiu immediately got up and reported: "Report to the commander. The final general was ordered to recover the lost war horses in the racecourse. So far, more than [-] war horses have been recovered, including [-] colts. The rest are horses that can be used for battle. According to the servants of the racecourse, there were more than [-] horses in the Lintao Racecourse, and now the remaining thousands of horses have escaped from the territory of Longyou, and it may be difficult to recover them in a short time. .At the end of the day, the general will be unfavorable, please lead the punishment.”

"Oh, there are still thousands of horses that haven't been found yet?" Teng Yu murmured and stared at Yang Qiu.Sighing lightly, he said in a deep voice: "My lord specifically told me that the horses at the Lintao Racecourse should not be lost during this trip. Unexpectedly, I was one step late in dispatching troops, and the horse farm was looted by the rebels. In the end, thousands of horses were lost. War horse. Hey, forget it. If you can’t catch up, give up for now! Yang Qiu. You have done your best on this matter, sit down. Afterwards, the lord will ask you, and I will bear it on my shoulders.”

When Yang Qiu sat down with shame on his face, Teng Yu said solemnly, "This trip to Longyou, Niu Fu's rebellious army has already surrendered. Most of the horses have also been recovered. Although not all work has been done, it can be regarded as completed, my lord." The mission to be delivered. The most urgent task now is to reorganize and surrender troops as soon as possible, and strengthen the defense of Longyou City. Longyou must be defended. Just received the order from the lord, Zhang Ji and Li Meng, who occupied Chang'an City, led an army of [-] horses and marched quickly. The purpose of their trip is self-evident. It is nothing more than to take down the Niufu army and take back the Lintao horse farm. But this is already the meat that our Wuwei army is eating, how can we give it up give them!"

Before the words were finished, Teng Yu stood up and gave the order: "The generals obey the order, abandon other cities, and the army retreats to Lintao City to garrison. According to the order of the lord, Huan Lang and Yang Qiu each led [-] cavalry to set up camp in Lintao City. Set up camps on the east and west sides, and form a corner with the commander to resist the invasion of Zhang Ji and Li Meng's army. In addition, the lord specially ordered that our army not take the initiative to attack unless it is absolutely necessary. If Zhang Ji, Li Meng and others The Liang army took the lead in attacking the city, so we don't have to worry about it, let's fight freely. At the same time, the lord has sent Xu Rong and Dian Wei to support our army, so our army must defend Lintao City before the arrival of reinforcements! Will there be objections?"

"Promise, the last general will take orders!" Huan Lang, Yang Qiu and more than ten generals in the tent agreed in unison.

Immediately, Teng Yu sent orders to the generals in the tent, and the generals followed the orders one after another, and finally only Teng Yu, Huan Lang and Yang Qiu were left in the tent.

"My lord, I still have some scruples, too much love! I have to be patient with the Xiliang army led by Li Jue and Guo Si. If this continues, our Wuwei army will fall into a passive and beaten situation!" Seeing the generals go out Yes, Huan Lang said to Teng Yu with a slight sigh.

Yang Qiu nodded and said in agreement: "Our army originally had 4 cavalry in Longyou, and now we add more than [-] surrendered soldiers, and we have more than [-] soldiers. With so many soldiers and horses, we still need to abandon the city. If we stick to Lintao and attack directly, we will be able to defeat the [-] troops led by Zhang Ji and Li Meng and flee for our lives in panic."

After hearing the words, Teng Yu looked at Huan Lang and Yang Qiu in astonishment, and then asked in a deep voice: "What do you two want to do, do you want to disobey orders?"

"The commander's words are serious. The lord's general orders us to follow the order and never dare to disobey. There are no outsiders here, and we are just chatting and expressing our thoughts." Huan Lang and Yang Qiu could see that Teng Yu was not angry, but deliberately frightened them, so the two of them said with a smile on their faces.

Teng Yu grinned when he heard the words, and said in a respectful voice: "The reason why my lord gave in to Li Jue and Guo Si's army again and again is because of General Li Jue's face, and I don't want to meet with General Li Jue. After all, Li Jue The general has the kindness of nurturing the lord. Before that, he took good care of the lord and his brothers and treated them as his own. The lord has already said in the letter that Chang'an City will be garrisoned by the Xiliang army. If the army fights, whoever dares to disobey will be killed!

In fact, the lord is also in a dilemma now, surrendering the city of Chang'an has already made our soldiers quite upset, if the emperor and queen mother are given to General Li Jue, the morale of the army will be unstable.At this time, whoever dares to disobey orders is afraid that the lord will order the beheading of disobedient generals in a fit of anger.So we are still defending the city honestly, no one can touch this bad luck, otherwise it will cause death!However, this confrontational stalemate will not last long. With the occurrence of the surrender, the two armies are already ready to fight, and a big battle is inevitable.Just wait, who belongs to Xiliang, let's fight here! "

Huan Lang and Yang Qiu felt stunned when they heard the words, they looked at each other, nodded in agreement, and then bowed their hands.Quickly leave the tent.

When Longyou and Youfufeng were turbulent, inside Meiwu City, Li Xuan and Jia Xu also got together to discuss the current situation.

In the study, Li Xuan and Jia Xu sat opposite each other, holding teacups and chatting unhurriedly while drinking tea.

"Brother Wen He, I saw Generals Xu Rong and Dian Wei leading the army out of the city earlier, what was his intention?" Li Xuan asked softly, taking a sip of tea.

"Hehehe! Why did Yuan Zhong ask the question knowingly and obey the command of the lord. The two of them led the troops west to meet Wen You, Huan Fei and Teng Yu." Jia Xu looked at Li Xuan with a smile on his face, and said with a smile.

Li Xuan looked at Jia Xu in surprise, and asked in a low voice, "Wen He, this matter. My lord has never mentioned it."

After Jia Xu heard the words, she said, "I knew that I couldn't hide anything from you! That's right. The two generals Xu Rong and Dian Wei went west. I gave the order in the name of the lord. I haven't reported it to the lord yet."

"Ah! Wen He, you are so confused. It is taboo to deploy troops without permission!" Li Xuan said in shock.

Jia Xu smiled indifferently when he heard the words, and said calmly: "The lord gave me the military talisman earlier, and let me handle military affairs related to the Xiliang army. As a subject, I should serve the lord to relieve the lord's worries. Therefore, some things are inconvenient for the lord to do. , as ministers, as long as it is beneficial to the great cause of the lord, we are duty-bound. Naturally, we will do it."

Li Xuan nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Since Wenhe has the lord's military talisman, it is reasonable to mobilize soldiers and horses. If the lord blames him in the future, I am willing to be punished together with Wenhe."

"Thank you Yuan Zhonghouyi, I am very grateful for my brother." Jia Xu bowed and bowed quite moved.

Li Xuan helped Jia Xu up immediately, and said: "Brother Wen He, you don't need to thank me, let's not mention this matter for now. The situation is delicate now, the relationship between our army and the Xiliang army is tense, and the two sides are facing each other tens of miles away. A big battle is imminent. It's just that the lord seems to be still hesitating. He gave up Chang'an, but put the emperor and the queen mother under house arrest in Meiwu; he took the lead in surrendering Hu Zhen, Dong Yue, and Longyou, but he didn't want to have a frontal conflict with the Xiliang army. If things go on like this, the situation we face will become more and more passive, and the soldiers will be tied up and unable to do anything. I have heard rumors in the army that the lord is going to lead the Wuwei army to surrender to the Xiliang army. Therefore, the morale of the army is fluctuating, and many generals dare not be angry. Dare to say, I have a lot of complaints about the lord. I don't know if Wenhe knows about this?"

"Yeah." Jia Xu picked up the teacup and hesitated, then thought about it and said: "Yuan Zhong's news is very accurate. The generals in the army are indeed a little impetuous at the moment. Few. However, our army is still as solid as a mountain, and the morale of the army has not wavered, and no one dares to disrespect the lord. However, the matter between us and the Xiliang army should be resolved as soon as possible. "

Li Xuan nodded deeply and said: "What Wen He said is very true. Now our army has taken over 3 troops from the Lantian camp, and now our army is starting to recruit more than 3 Feixiong soldiers from Dong Yue's army, and Hu Zhen's army There are more than 15 infantry troops in the Ministry, plus [-] to [-] horses in Longyou, and a total of [-] troops. If we gather a large army to fight head-on with the Xiliang Army under the command of Li Jue and Guo Si, even if most of our troops are surrendered The underdogs, but the [-] Wuwei Army and Dong Yue's Feixiong soldiers are all brave cavalry, and the [-] infantry under Xu Rong's account and the [-] infantry under Bo Cai's account are not underdogs. If so, our army has a great chance of winning. But,,,,,, the lord seems unwilling to go to war with the Xiliang army, without the lord's order, even if we are anxious, it will be of no avail!"

After Jia Xu heard the words, she showed a bright smile, and said in a low voice with a smile: "Yuan Zhong is too impatient, you are a fan of the authorities! My lord is indeed unwilling to fight the Xiliang army, but some things are the general trend, and we have to do it as a last resort. If General Li Jue took the lead in attacking our army, or took the initiative to make an appointment to fight, what's more, the Xiliang army approached the city and surrounded Meiwu. Faced with such a situation, do you think the lord will order to fight? Hehehe "

"Ah? If that's the case, the lord will definitely fight!" Li Xuan said in surprise.Then he frowned and muttered: "My lord is generous by nature, humble, righteous and filial. If General Li Jue hadn't pressed her repeatedly, my lord would definitely not take the initiative to attack. However, if General Li Jue persecuted me too much, my lord I won’t back down, and I will definitely lead the troops to fight. It’s just that there is some basis for Wen He’s statement, isn’t it speculation?”

"Hehehe! Yuan Zhong can rest assured that this matter is already being implemented and will be confirmed later." Jia Xu said with a confident smile.

Li Xuan laughed and said: "Okay, then I'll wait and see! If we win this battle, our Wuwei army will be able to sweep the entire Xiliang, hold the emperor in our hands, and shake the world. In the future, we only need to work hard to gradually wipe out all the roads in the Central Plains." Lords, the great cause can be achieved! My lord's great cause for thousands of years, great rivers and mountains, let's fight here!"

"Hahaha!" After finishing speaking, Li Xuan and Jia Xu looked at each other, and then burst out laughing.

Chapter 286

"Siege"

Under Lintao City, Zhang Ji shouted loudly in front of the horse formation, swung his sword, and pointed the blade at Teng Yu's army on Lintao City.

In an instant, more than [-] Zhang Ji trilogy moved in response to the sound, surging out like a tide.Zhang Xiu, who was on a leaping horse and raised his gun, took the lead and led the army straight to the city wall to kill. Hundreds of ladders were carried by the soldiers on their shoulders across the trenches, and then they were built on the city wall and bravely climbed the city.

Lintao City is just a county seat, there is no moat under the city, there is only a dry trench with a width of three feet and a depth of more than one foot.Fortunately, this is Dong Zhuo's hometown, and the city is fairly strong. The walls are three feet high and one foot five thick, so it is not easy to be breached.

"General Zhang Ji, how can you order to attack the city without authorization? General Li Jue has ordered you not to have a direct confrontation with the Wuwei Army. Have you forgotten it?" Li Meng saw Zhang Ji disobeying Li Jue's general order at the gate of the city. , ordered the army to attack the city without authorization, and immediately rode his horse to Zhang Ji's side, and asked loudly angrily.

"Hmph! Li Meng, don't forget your identity. You are my lieutenant general when you come to Longyou this time, and I, Zhang Ji, am the main general! How to fight, don't you need to teach me?" Zhang Ji glared at Li Meng, full of anger. With a gloomy face, he scolded coldly.

Taking a breath, Zhang Ji went on to say: "The general is out, and the military order is not accepted! We have been confronting Teng Yu's troops for two days, but Teng Yu's bandit general didn't take us seriously at all, and he didn't go out of the city to answer. , and did not open the city to surrender, as if we did not exist. Too much bullying, which is tolerable or unbearable!

Li Meng, if you don't want to lead an army to attack the city, then you can wait outside the city with your [-] soldiers while I lead my troops to attack the city.Afterwards, General Li Jue questioned the responsibility for the crime, and I, Zhang Ji, will bear it alone, and I will never drag you down! "

The facts are exactly as Zhang Ji said.

It has been three days since Zhang Ji and Li Meng led an army to Taocheng.In the previous two days, Zhang Ji and Li Meng led an army of [-] to the city successively to speak out.Tried to intimidate Teng Yu and asked him to hand over tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Niu Fu's command.Unexpectedly, Teng Yu on the top of the city closed the gate of the city tightly and ignored the Xiliang army outside the city except when he climbed the tower on the first day to see Zhang Ji, Li Meng and the Xiliang army behind him. Asked, as if turning a blind eye.The same is true for Huan Lang and Yang Qiu's troops stationed on the east and west sides of the city. They only set up antlers and trenches around the camp, and deployed strong bows and crossbows around the gate, and ignored the Xiliang army at all.

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Ji and Li Meng were immediately dumbfounded, and then burned with anger.resentful.It's just that they didn't know the real situation of Wuwei Army in Lintao City, and they didn't dare to act rashly for a while, so they could only camp five miles outside the city to confront Wuwei Army.

After two days passed, Zhang Ji and Li Meng finally knew the deployment of Wuwei Army's troops.The two big camps outside the city each have 1 Wuwei cavalry.There are four thousand Qingqi in the city, with a total of 3 horses.The other more than [-] horses were all surrendered soldiers who had just returned.Nothing to worry about.

After finding out the situation of Lintao City, Zhang Ji didn't say anything on the surface, but actually made up his mind to lead his army to storm Lintao City.But he knew that Li Meng was Li Jue's general, and he had an old relationship with Li Li, so he naturally would not agree to attack the city.So he didn't say anything in advance, but secretly ordered Zhang Xiu to build ladders and well rails.Prepare siege weapons.Early this morning, he pretended to lead an army to the city for questioning, but in fact he was planning to lead an army to attack Lintao.As a result, he led the army on the left wing, and Li Meng's [-] soldiers were on the right wing.When he reached the city, he didn't wait for Li Meng to react, and brazenly ordered the army to attack the city.

"kill"

Although Zhang Ji's order to siege the city was somewhat unexpected, the Wuwei army on the top of the city immediately entered a defensive state, and bows, arrows, logs and kerosene fell in an instant.Apparently it was well prepared.

At the same time, Huan Lang and Yang Qiuer, who camped on the east and west sides of the city, quickly mounted their troops, and then marched east and west, leading Xiutu iron cavalry straight to the Xiliang army below the city to kill them.

"Da da da!"

"kill"

"This,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,; One sound.Immediately, he raised the big knife in his hand, swung it vigorously, and commanded the army to resist the mighty cavalry attacking from both sides.

At this moment, Zhang Ji retreated to the distance under the protection of his own soldiers, with a sly smile showing his tricks: "Li Meng, Li Meng, you are really a loyal watchdog under Li Jue, Li Li's uncle and nephew, so loyal to the point of innocence. I have sent [-] pieces to attack the city, and the Wuwei iron cavalry with horns on the east and west sides outside the city will naturally lead the army to kill the generals. The purpose of their charge must be your [-] soldiers Xiliang Army. Hehehe, you don’t want to be an enemy of Li Li’s Wuwei Army, but once the war breaks out, you don’t have to send troops if you don’t want to!”

Indeed, Zhang Ji had expected the current situation, or it could be said that he intentionally caused a situation where Li Jue's direct descendants fought with the Wuwei army on purpose.

As for why Zhang Ji did this?the reason is simple.In Zhang Ji's heart, Chang'an City can belong to anyone, but it must not fall into the hands of Li Li; the emperor, the queen mother, and even the power of the world, it doesn't matter whether it falls into the hands of Li Jue or Guo Bang, but it must never fall into the hands of Li Li. It cannot fall into the hands of Li Li.

If the power of Chang'an City and the world finally falls into the hands of Li Jue or Guo Si, or the two of them jointly hold the power, then Zhang Ji can not only save his own life, but also be promoted to a noble position and enjoy the glory and wealth.Because he has more than 2 soldiers and horses in his hand, and his nephew Zhang Xiu, who is brave and good at fighting, both Li Jue and Guo Si will win him over and give him everything he wants.

However, if the power of the world and the Xiliang Army finally fell into Li Li's hands, Zhang Ji would be in great trouble.Not to mention that he had an enmity with Li Li because of his visit to seek a concubine.Just talking about Li Li's demeanor with clear grievances and his vigorous and resolute style of conduct, if he, Zhang Ji, were to join Li Li's command, he would definitely have no good fruit.Don't even think about such things as worshiping generals as marquises, adding officials to ranks, and being able to save one's life by luck is considered a great fortune among misfortunes.Coupled with the enmity he had formed with Li Li before, the situation was even more severe and the situation was extremely dangerous.Once he falls into Li Li's hands, there is a high probability that his life will be lost. Even if he survives by chance, he will still be lingering on his last days. It may be an extravagant hope to keep his current position and soldiers.

Therefore, when the two armies of Li Jue and Li Li's uncle and nephew are facing each other, Zhang Ji is the person who least wants the Li family's uncle and nephew to reconcile.

This time leading the troops to Longyou, Zhang Ji originally wanted to recruit some rebel troops to strengthen his power.It is best to win the Lintao Racecourse. With tens of thousands of horses, his more than 2 soldiers and horses can be transformed into more than [-] light cavalry.Coupled with the recruited soldiers from Longyou, his strength will increase several times, and he will become the third most powerful general in the Xiliang Army after Li Jue and Guo Si.