Yongcheng is surrounded by mountains on the east, west and north, and expands to the east with the Wei River as the central axis. Mountains and hills occupy more than three-quarters of the city, and it is an easy city to defend and difficult to attack.

The army marched twenty miles away from the walls of Yongcheng, and the spies returned. The spy told Yunqing that the general who guarded Yongcheng was surnamed Xie and was called Xie Junxiong.

When Yu Cong heard the name, he said, "General, I haven't heard of this person. It seems that Ji Xuan is no one available!" "Although Yongcheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are no good generals to defend the city, and it is still easy to defeat it."

Yu Cong's opinion was the opposite of Cui Mo's, he said: "Ji Xuan and his subordinates are unpopular, and it is beneficial for us to let them defend the city." This Xie Junxiong, who I haven't heard of, is not very easy to deal with. ”

Yuan Ying said: "General, I think we should send someone to meet this Xie Junxiong." "Feng Dajun is now in charge of the affairs of Lanzhou City, and there is a shortage of manpower here, so he rushed over. Yuan Ying would mention this because he thought that if Xie Junxiong knew the times, he should surrender. They sent envoys, if the other party agreed, unnecessary casualties could be avoided, and if they refused, it was not too late to attack the city.

Cui Mo disagreed, and said: "Even if this Xie Junxiong is a little poundy, but we have an army of 100,000, are you still afraid that he will not succeed?"

Yu Cong looked at Yun Qing and said, "General, what do you mean?" Yu Cong only obeyed Yun Qing's orders, and he didn't care about what others said.

Without waiting for Yunqing to express his opinion, he heard the guards outside say that Ding Qingyu asked to see him. Ding Qingyu does know how to heal, but his medical skills are average, and he can only treat some simple injuries.

At this time, I came to him, there must be something. Yun Qing spoke, "Let him in." "Let's see what information Ding Qingyu can provide him.

Ding Qingyu came to tell Sù Yunqing about Xie Junxiong: "Great general, Xie Junxiong is a person from Ho City, and he is fifty in his Chinese New Year's Eve, and this person is not only brave in battle, but also good at planning. "That's a very high rating.

Cui Mo obviously didn't believe Ding Qingyu's words, and said, "If he is really so powerful, we have never heard of it." ”

Ding Qingyu cleared his throat and said, "Xie Junxiong's steproom is Zhang Wenjie's niece. Ji Xuan and Zhang Wenjie are sworn enemies, how can they reuse him. In this case, Xie Junxiong still climbed to the position of Cong Sanpin, what do you think of this person's ability?"

Cui Mo raised his voice and said, "Then it could also be that this person will slap the horse!"

Yun Qing directly ignored Cui Mo's words and asked, "In which battles has this person made meritorious contributions?"

Ding Qingyu explained Xie Junxiong's background in detail. Xie Junxiong is the heir of the Xie family in Hocheng, and the Xie family is a family of military generals with deep roots in the northwest. Back then, Zhang Wenjie would marry his niece to Xie Junxiong as his stepfamily, just to win over the Xie family: "Xie Junxiong started by accumulating military merits by suppressing bandits, and later stayed in Xihai for three years, made a lot of military achievements, and was promoted quickly. The big battle eight years ago made him two levels higher. "Civil officials are different from military attachés, it is a great event that civil officials are promoted to two levels in a row, and it is estimated that everyone in the world knows about them when they are promoted to three levels. And in the army, as long as you accumulate enough military merits, you will be promoted quickly. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Yunqing to climb to the position of the second grade at the age of twenty-four.

Yun Qing still remembered this battle relatively clearly, and said: "I remember that the leading general of this battle at that time was Ji Xuan, right?"

Ding Qingyu said: "It was Ji Xuan who led the troops, but Xie Junxiong was one of the deputy generals at that time. It was also at that time that Ji Xuan had not completely gained a foothold, so he sold his family to save face, and after Ji Xuan gained a firm foothold, he began to suppress the Xie family. However, the Xie family is a century-old family, and the Xie family is also aware of the interests, so they can survive until now. This is Ji Xuan's most beautiful time, and it is also that time that Ji Xuan has gained a firm foothold in the northwest.

Yun Qing's face was very ugly, and he said: "I remember that eight years ago, our army lost 110,000 people in the battle with Tubo before it was won. "At that time, the Tibetans sent 80,000 troops, but they died 110,000. Heaped with the flesh and blood of soldiers is a bullshit victory.

Hearing Yunqing say about our army, the corners of Ding Qingyu's mouth twitched. No wonder Yunqing didn't want to see the three of them, it turned out that they didn't think they were traitors at all, and they still thought they were generals!

Ding Qingyu coughed and said, "Ji Xuan is actually famous, and the ones who really fight are Leng Bufeng and Dai Xingguang, Xie Junxiong and others. ”

Yuan Ying looked suspicious and asked, "Why are you so clear about the details of this Xie Junxiong?" This Ding Qingyu is definitely not a good type.

Ding Qingyu said with a smile: "Not only this Xie Junxiong, but there is no one in the ranks of Shaanxi Province who is on the top of the ranks, which I don't know." "This is his capital and his confidence.

Yunqing doesn't like Ding Qingyu very much, but at this point, it doesn't matter who it is, as long as it has to be used: "Then do you think we should attack or persuade to surrender?"

Ding Qingyu's eyes lit up, he didn't come to Yunqing to be a military doctor, but to become Yunqing's strategist. Ding Qingyu suppressed the joy in his heart and said indifferently: "Persuade to surrender first, and then attack." ”

Cui Mo said: "What do you mean by this? Are you so sure that this Xie Junxiong will not surrender? What if he really surrenders?"

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said, "Impossible." Xie Junxiong is a very proud person, and it is impossible for him to surrender without starting a fight. Even if he agrees to surrender, it must be fake. ”

Cui Mo muttered: "Then what do you want to send people to persuade you to surrender? Why don't you directly attack the city?"

Ding Qingyu said with a smile: "Xie Junxiong is a very proud person, but the people around him are not. "Xie Junxiong's reluctance to surrender does not indicate that the people around him do not want to surrender. After all, the Northwest Army is notorious, and there are 100,000 troops, and the other generals of Yongcheng are not sure that they can defend the city. It is not so much to persuade Xie Junxiong to surrender, but actually to shake the people around Xie Junxiong.

Yuan Ying frowned and said, "Then who will be sent to persuade them to surrender?" It is no problem for them to fight, but they can't do such a difficult thing as persuasion.

Ding Qingyu clasped his fists with both hands and said to Yunqing: "Ding is not talented, and he is willing to go to Yongcheng to persuade Xie Junxiong to surrender." ”

Cui Mo sneered: "You're not afraid of death." "If Xie Junxiong kills Ding Qingyu in anger, it will really be unjust.

Ding Qingyu said with a smile: "The two armies are fighting, and they don't come to make it." I believe that Xie Junxiong will not be so impersonal. "If you don't do anything, how can you win Yunqing's trust with just one mouth.

Yun Qing nodded and said, "What conditions do you have, just mention it." As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you. "If there is no negotiation, attack the city directly. Time is precious, and the northwest must be occupied before the arrival of the imperial army.

Ding Qingyu didn't make any requests: "I can set off now." ”

Yuan Ying stood up and said, "I'll go with you." "He wanted to take the opportunity to check the deployment of Yongcheng, and they would also have an advantage when the time came.

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said: "When you go out, you will know that your status is not low, and it will be inappropriate to detain you in the army at that time." "He is an insignificant person, even if he is detained by Xie Junxiong, Yunqing will not postpone the siege of the city for him.

An hour later, Ding Qingyu returned. Cui Mo hurriedly asked, "Then what did Xie Junxiong say?"

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said: "Then Xie Junxiong said that it is okay to surrender to Cheng, but he wants the general to go into the city to talk to him." "Unless Yunqing is amused, he will agree to enter the city alone.

Yunqing said: "Let the soldiers rest well and attack the city early tomorrow morning." "If it's getting late today, and the soldiers have been running around for a few days, take a good rest and recuperate.

The next day, when the sky was dark, the Northwest Army began to attack the city. After a day of fighting, Yongcheng was finally captured at the cost of more than 8,000 casualties. Xie Junxiong did not flee like Leng Bufeng and Chen Wei, let alone surrender, and fought until the last moment before falling.

The reason why he couldn't hold Yucheng was not Xie Junxiong's problem, but that the soldiers at the bottom had lost confidence in the imperial court and Ji Xuan. Moreover, they had already gotten the news before, knowing that Yunqing not only did not kill the prisoners, but also entangled the soldiers who wanted to go home. In addition, the Northwest Army fought extremely fiercely, and no one was willing to fight for their lives in this situation. If the soldiers don't make any effort, no matter how powerful the generals are, they can't use it, and they can hold out for a day, which is enough to prove that Xie Junxiong is powerful.

Yun Qing heard this and said, "Burial General Xie." "This is a real soldier, a person that Yunqing respects.

Cui Mo responded: "Yes." He also respects Xie Junxiong. Along the way, he met several generals under Ji Xuan, but he didn't pay attention to any of them. Today, I finally saw a real soldier, and let him know that the northwest is not without generals who can fight, but is buried.

Yunqing looked at Ding Qingyu and said, "What do you want?" Self-recommendation must have a plan, otherwise, he would not risk his life to persuade Xie Junxiong.

Ding Qingyu said: "I want to follow the general. "Follow Yunqing to make contributions. Heroes emerge in troubled times, although Yunqing has many shortcomings, he looks good at Yunqing.

Yun Qing had already let go before, as long as he could do it, he would not refuse: "Yes, but I don't keep useless people around me." "If you want to stay with him, you can't do it without real skills.

Ding Qingyu said proudly: "General, whether it is useful or not is not something you say, but by doing." "Now it's just the first step, and there is still a long way to go to make Yunqing believe in him completely.

From Yongcheng to Hocheng, it is only a 400-mile road, and it only takes two and a half days to get there. Ding Qingyu asked: "General, we should take advantage of the victory to pursue." ”

Yun Qing was silent for a moment and asked Ding Qingyu, "Do you have a map from Yongcheng to Ho City?" "Maps are very important things.

Ding Qingyu shook his head and said, "I don't have a map, but I have walked three times from here to Ho City, and I have some impressions along the way."

Yunqing said: "Then you go back and write down everything you remember!" If you don't know this way, it won't be good if there is an ambush.

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