Chapter 686: Something Happened in the Western Regions
Dunhuang, because it is far away from Guanzhong, the news that Xue Yantuo in the north led the army to invade Guanzhong in the south has just arrived, and the city is in an uproar.
The northern army actually broke several cities in a row, all the way south to the Guanzhong zone, and now the Guanzhong army is weak in air defense, almost all of them are used in the Western Regions, and Chang'an is endangered! Could it be that more than ten years ago, the shame of Weishui would be staged again? Everyone was nervous.
If Chang'an is breached, the world will inevitably be in chaos, the princes will rise together, and the heroes will compete, perhaps returning to the Warring States Period.
You must know that none of the seven sects and five surnames are fuel-efficient lamps, and several of the big families are dissatisfied with the Li dynasty, and it is not a day or two that they have hidden evil intentions.
There was a lot of discussion in the city, and rumors were spreading everywhere, saying that Chang'an City might be conquered, which made the people in the city panic.
Chen Fei immediately arranged for someone to secretly investigate, found out the person who spread rumors everywhere, took it down in public for rumors and defamation, and killed him in the downtown area. This made the rumors no longer spread, but everyone was still afraid in their hearts, and before the good news arrived, people's hearts would be uncertain for a day.
However, Chen Fei, Cheng Chumo and others were not very worried about Chang'an City.
Why? Because they knew that Chang'an City had stored more than 100,000 thunderbolts, and it was really enough to wipe out Xue Yantuo's army, and they were afraid that they would not be able to defend the city? Just kidding, right? This is a kingdom after all, and it is not so easy to conquer.
The only thing that Chen Fei couldn't reassure was his own home. I don't know if the first battle of Chang'an City will cause disaster to the fish pond and cause Yongle Village to suffer an unwarranted disaster.
The coalition troops withdrew, there was no war in Dunhuang, Chen Fei didn't understand the aftermath, and he didn't bother to understand, he threw all the things to Cao Ming, and he became the shopkeeper, with his own guards, saying that he had to go to see the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.
As a result, I was disappointed when I arrived at the place I remembered. The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, which amazed the world in later generations, are now desolate and desolate, and there are not a few murals.
"I think of it, the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes were brilliant in the Tang Dynasty, and now the Tang Dynasty has just begun, and it is normal to be desolate." Chen Fei touched his chin and said regretfully, he originally thought that he would be able to see a few freshly baked murals, but who would have thought that he would come one step earlier, and he had to sigh at the magic of time.
"My lord! My lord! I've found you! A soldier rushed from the city, found Chen Fei and his party, and said breathlessly: "My lord, the big thing is not good, the negotiation between the two levels has broken down, and it may be a sword to face each other!" ”
Chen Fei frowned, looked at the west and whispered, "Sure enough, you are unwilling to surrender easily?" Help me tell the two generals in front of me that they should not use force unless absolutely necessary, and it is not feasible to try my method first. ”
The soldiers received the order and left in a hurry, while Chen Fei returned to the city with the escort and summoned special soldiers.
The original 300-strong special forces now have only more than 260 people. Although the last battle was a success, destroying the enemy's food and grass, the price was also painful, and more than 30 elite soldiers died, which made Chen Fei sad for a long time.
But how can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? It is good to let the special forces suffer a loss, eat a cushion and grow wise, and the next time they encounter a similar situation, they will not make such a hasty decision, which is also a kind of growth for them.
The special soldiers have recovered from this period of rest, and they have come out of the shadow of the death of their comrades, and at the same time deeply realize that they are not invincible, they will be bloodied and injured, and they will die the same.
Chen Fei gave them a new mission order, and the special soldiers set off and divided into two teams, one team went to Yumen Pass and the other team went to Yangguan.
A few days ago, Niu Jinda and Hou Junji set off from Dunhuang to the west, divided into two routes, all the way to Yumen, all the way to Yangguan. After resisting Yumen and Yangguan, the two generals did not attack the city as soon as possible, but negotiated with the guards of Guan Qi first.
After all, they are all the people of the Tang Dynasty, and it would be best if it could be resolved peacefully, so as to avoid casualties and bloodshed.
But who knew that the guards of the two checkpoints did not accept the surrender, but instead took the ordinary people in the checkpoints as hostages, demanding that the Tang army retreat and not come to attack!
The two generals were angry on the spot, and they were threatened on the battlefield? How many years has this not happened? Now the two small level guards dare to threaten them like this, it is like eating the bear's heart and leopard's guts!
But the two generals were really scared, afraid that the guards would go crazy and slaughter the soldiers in the checkpoint recklessly, they couldn't afford this crime, and they had a bit of a taste of a rat trap, so they just sent troops to surround the checkpoint and didn't let anyone go, but they didn't dare to make a move.
After a stalemate for two days, the two generals felt that it was not a way to go on like this, so they had to ask Chen Fei for help, because they heard that this kid had a mysterious army in his hands, and maybe it could come in handy!
Chen Fei really did not disappoint the two generals, and the next day the special forces troops went to the two passes respectively, met with the generals, and after understanding the situation, they made a plan and prepared to act at night.
At night, under the superb concealment techniques of the special soldiers, they infiltrated the city unconsciously, and several people cooperated with a group to jointly take down a group of generals who were making trouble in the pass, and captured them alive and out of the city.
Tang Tai, Wang Quan and others advocated that the rebels be taken down, and the remaining soldiers were leaderless, so they naturally had no choice but to surrender. Considering that these soldiers were also kept in the dark and used, Hou Junji promised that these soldiers could be punished lightly, or even not prosecuted.
Of course, now the city defense of Yumen Pass was naturally taken over by Hou Junji, and soon, good news came from Yangguan, all the people who rebelled and made trouble were taken down, and Yangguan also returned to the hands of the Tang army.
At this point, all the wars in the territory of the Tang Dynasty were put down, and the dynasty finally ushered in a period of peace.
When the news of Chang'an's victory and Xue Yantuo's defeat reached Dunhuang, the whole city cheered.
At the same time, a document came from Chang'an City, summoning Chen Fei, Cheng Chumo, Fan Jiang and others back to Chang'an, and Hou Junji and Niu Jinda continued to garrison the border passes, sweeping away the remnants of the army in the territory, and waiting for new officials to accept the cities of Longyou.
After eating yellow sand for a few months in the Western Regions, and experiencing several wars, he finally had to return to Chang'an. Chen Fei even walked three times, obviously suppressed for too long, and was overjoyed.
Before parting, the military and civilians of Dunhuang City sent each other, many people were grateful to Chen Fei and others, if it were not for them, Dunhuang might have missed a long time ago, and ended up with Ganzhou, Suzhou The same fate, the whole process was slaughtered.
For the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, they knew how to be grateful very much, and they kept sending ten miles east, refusing to turn back.
During this period of time, Chen Fei and Cao Ming also became very good friends, and the friendship between the two was not because Cao Ming slipped off his horse, but because of the deep friendship forged through hardship.
Cao Ming is still very reliable, down-to-earth, and a person worth wooing, Chen Fei thought that if he has the opportunity in the future, he must find a way to transfer Cao Ming to Chang'an, maybe he can become his right-hand man.
In this way, in the midst of everyone's farewell, Chen Fei and his party left the desolate Western Regions and embarked on the journey home.
It's the weekend again, and the temperature in the south is about to reach below zero, so both the south and the north must take care of their bodies. The hat has been hit by a cold, and the cough is heartbreaking...... Don't say it, it's all tears
(End of chapter)