Chapter 881 Xiangyang Xiangyang

Li Yuan was destined not to listen to Zhao Da's words, because he was tired enough to choke after guarding the city for a day, he ate something at home, and despite Li Qingyao and Zhao Da's obstruction, he left home and returned to Nancheng. In the face of Li Yuan's hard temper, Zhao Da had no way at all, seeing that Zhao Da was very worried, Li Qingyao was also worried. In fact, Li Qingyao didn't want Li Yuan to have any great future at all, only this younger brother was left, as long as he lived his life peacefully. The family's assets are quite rich, his medical skills are okay, and he can live at any time, but this younger brother is ambitious, unwilling to be lonely, and always wants to make a name for himself.

"Zhao Da, is Jiangling really unable to hold it?" Li Qingyao still expressed doubts about Zhao Da's judgment, even ordinary people also know that Jiangling is the hinterland of Jingchu, and the power of Ding**** has never extended here, although Jiangling has not experienced war for a long time, but the city is high and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack, how can it be so easy to fight? Zhao Da frowned, his right hand clenched and loosened, as if he was thinking about something, and after a long time, he said slowly, "From Erlang's narrative, it can be seen that the **** is besieged on all sides, and there is no main direction of attack, which is rare in siege warfare." The Dingguo Army Naval Division can fight all the way to Jiangxia, obviously the leader is not a mediocre talent, but why do you want to besiege the city on all sides and lose soldiers and horses? The only explanation is that they did not think about taking Gangneung in a short period of time, and the so-called siege was not to attack the city, but to prevent a gap in Gangneung, causing the soldiers and civilians of Gangneung to escape. Therefore, it was not Jiangling that decided the battle situation in Jiangling, but in Xiangyang, and the funny thing is that Cui Ting was still dreaming of waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from Xiangyang. ”

Li Qingyao's beautiful eyes seemed to be attracted by something, and looked at Zhao Da fixedly, as if he wanted to see through Zhao Da, but the more this was the case, the more he felt that the man in front of him was unreal, and the more he couldn't see through it. The cultivation and insight between Zhao Da's words, coupled with the momentum he is showing now, all show that he is not an ordinary person, let alone just an ordinary Huaixi soldier as he said. Biting her pink lips, fighting in her heart, and taking two steps back, Li Qingyao asked a little angrily, "Zhao Da, who are you?" ”

Zhao Da's face was full of wry smiles, maybe he never thought about explaining anything, he just spread his hands and said lightly, "Qingyao, no matter who I am, I will definitely not harm you." When the time comes, I'll tell you. ”

Zhao Da seemed to be very tired, holding on to the pillar next to him, and slowly walked towards the house, Li Qingyao stomped his feet very unwillingly, but still didn't get the answer he wanted, this dead Zhao Da, he always spoke in a foggy manner, when was the time ripe? Li Qingyao couldn't guess Zhao Da's identity, just like she didn't know about Xiangyang's situation. Cui Ting was still working hard to defend Jiangling, because of the day's fighting, the number of soldiers defending the city was significantly reduced, so he found Tan Jing, hoping that Tan Jing would persuade the big clans in the city as the prefect and let the young people in the clan help defend the city. Jiangling is not the same place as other places, during the Tang Dynasty, with the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty by Wu Meiniang, the Guanlong nobles and the wealthy families of Shandong were devastated. Like the previous Taiyuan Wang clan, Qinghe Cui clan, Longxi Li clan, Fanyang Lu clan and other wealthy clans have been weakened to varying degrees, even the Xingyang Zheng clan, Henan Yuwen clan also suffered, and the Lanling Xiao clan also suffered a catastrophe in the last years of the Tang Dynasty. When the Central Plains and the northern wealthy clans declined, the Jingchu area was not greatly affected, because the wealthy clans in the Jingchu area did not have such a great impact on the situation in the world, and they were not like the northern wealthy clans at the beginning, which not only had wealth but also controlled military power. With the precipitation of time, the Jingchu area is still alive Kuai family, Zhang family and other wealthy families, especially the Zhang family, which continued until the Qing army went south before falling, and the first minister of the Ming Dynasty Zhang Juzheng came from the Jiangling Zhang family, and Zhang Juzheng at that time was also honored as Zhang Jiangling.

It can be said that the power of the wealthy families in the Jingchu area is still very large, and if he can persuade these wealthy families to help defend the city, Cui Ting feels that he will have a greater grasp. It is not so easy to convince these wealthy families to help, Tan Jing doesn't have much confidence, "Commander Cui, you should know that the Zhang family has always been not interested in our dispute with Ding ****, and it is not easy to convince them." ”

"Governor Tan, I can only try it now, the reinforcements from Xiangyang have not come yet, if we can't find reinforcements, it will be difficult to defend the city. Didn't the Zhang family always want Shapingyuan's land? Tell them that as long as the Zhang family helps defend the city, Cui will go to Luoyang and give the Zhang family the land around Shapingyuan, and with this land, I believe the Zhang family will be tempted. ”

"Okay, then Tan will try it" Tan Jing also regained a trace of confidence at this time, and soon after, Tan Jing came to the Zhang family's mansion in the east of the city and met Zhang Chun, the patriarch of the Zhang family, in person. Knowing that Tan Jing was coming, Zhang Chun was somewhat surprised, and the **** besieged the city on all sides, what did this old pedant do when he ran to Zhang's house? In the living room, the fragrance of tea is overflowing, several pots of gladiolus are blooming wantonly, and the Zhang family exudes a scholarly atmosphere, which is so incompatible with the environment in Jiangling City at this time. Zhang Chun arched his hand and said with a smile, "I don't know what the prefect is visiting at this time, but what does it mean?" ”

"Master Zhang, I think you also know that now the thief army is attacking the city, and Jiangling City is under great pressure. As long as the head of the Zhang family agrees to help, Tan and tens of thousands of people in Jiangling will definitely remember the kindness of the head of the Zhang family. In addition, the government will also promise the Zhang family a hundred miles of fertile soil within a radius of Shapingyuan! Tan Jing didn't say anything long-winded, and said the intention straight to the point. When mentioning the land of Shapingyuan, I saw Zhang Chun's brows move, obviously Zhang Chun was very moved. Tan Jing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he felt that he should be able to successfully move Zhang Chun this time.

After waiting for a while, tasting the fragrant tea, his mood was much more relaxed, but to Tan Jing's surprise, Zhang Chun's answer was not the answer he wanted, "Governor Tan, this matter is big, how about Rong Zhang discuss it with the clan elders?" ”

The corners of Tan Jing's eyes shrank, and she wondered for a while, Zhang Chun was obviously tempted just now, why did he change his words at this time? The discussion shown is tantamount to a tactful refusal, as the head of the Zhang family, does Zhang Chun still need to discuss with others? Tan Jing is not a martial artist like Cui Ting in the end, Zhang Chun politely refused, and he didn't have the face to continue to sit down, let alone be rude to others like Cui Ting, so he could only leave with a wry smile. After Tan Jing left, Zhang Chun's face became gloomy, this was the official Zhang Xi who was responsible for sending Tan Jing out, "Family master, haven't you always wanted Shapingyuan's land, this is a good opportunity, with the government as a guarantee, the people of the Kuai clan don't dare to fight with us, why do you want to refuse?" ”

"Hmph, what do you know about things with shallow eye sockets? We haven't been able to fight for the land of Shapingyuan for so long, and now we can easily get it? There is no free lunch in the world, the Kuai family follows the Chai family wholeheartedly, and the hard work is high, why doesn't the government give the land of Shapingyuan to the Kuai family, but give it to us? I'm afraid that the Jiangling defense situation is under great pressure, so let's go up and block the sword. Although Shapingyuan's land is good, once it can't hold Jiangling, it will be unpleasant to provoke the ****, but it will not be a problem with the land, and then our Zhang family will have to follow the melon fishing, a good Cui Ting, I really treat Zhang as a fool" Zhang Chun scolded angrily, turned around and left, and did not forget to tell the housekeeper that from now on, the people of the Zhang family will not go out of the door, and do not get involved in the war in Jiangling.

Tan Jing returned to the mansion and told Cui Ting what had happened, which made Cui Ting angry enough, if he wasn't afraid of the Zhang family's influence in Jiangling, he really wanted to pull up soldiers and horses to finish the Zhang family. The siege battle became more and more intense, so that Cui Ting didn't have the heart to take care of the affairs of the Zhang family, so he rushed to the head of the city and commanded the defenders to resist stubbornly, but the defenders of Xiangyang he was looking forward to did not come. In fact, the Xiangyang army had already set off, and on the official road leading to Jiangling Mansion, more than 8,000 elite soldiers of Xiangyang marched quickly in a neat queue, but they were destined not to have smooth sailing.

The distance from Xiangyang to Jiangling Mansion is not short, and it has to pass through Jingmen in the middle, and now Jingmen is no longer what it used to be, and the Jingmen army stationed in Jingmen for a long time has also collapsed with the rise of the Chai clan. The Jingmen River is dense, which is obviously not a good thing for the march. Located in the west of Jingmen Changlin City, it is Dangyang, Dangyang is definitely a special place in Jingmen, there are not so many rivers here, the terrain is flat, and there are hundreds of miles of plains. Due to the special topography of Dangyang, most of the roads from Xiangyang to the south have to pass through here, because the roads here are easy to walk. In the east of Dangyang City is the largest river in the vicinity, Yunmeng River, and the vast official road north of Yunmeng River is the famous Changban Slope. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Fei roared to retreat from Cao Bing, and Zhao Yun was a savior alone, seven in and seven out, all of which happened on this ancient Changban slope. Today's Changbanpo has long faded the style of the ancient battlefield, leaving a piece of peace, since the turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Changbanpo has not had a war for more than 200 years. The water of the Yunmeng River is gurgling, who would have thought that Zhang Fei once roared in the Yunmeng River back then, and his face was hideous. Such as the amount of Nagasaka slope, like a sleeping beauty, quietly exudes her beauty. But there will always be a time limit for all the good, perhaps, Nagasaka Slope has been silent for too long, one day he will find his true value, Nagasaka Slope is a battlefield destined by God, and it will not be silent for too long.

In the hills south of the Yunmeng River, an iron-blooded army with sharp armor has been lurking here for a long time. A young man stepped on the rustling leaves and walked to the densest part of the hill, "General Yang, the Xiangyang reinforcements have arrived less than twenty miles northeast of Dangyang, and it is expected to arrive at Changbanpo at noon today." ”

If there is someone from the Chai family, he will definitely recognize the heroic general, isn't this person like Yang Zaixing near Yingchang Mansion? The Chai clan searched hard in Yingchang Mansion for a long time but couldn't, but he didn't expect Yang Zaixing and the cavalry under his command to quietly lurk in the Dangyang hills, no wonder Yang Zaixing couldn't be found, who would have thought that this cavalry would be interspersed with thousands of miles and come to the vicinity of Dangyang, the hinterland of the Chai clan's forces? Jing Chu ******, when Yang Yun Mengze, when Yang Changbanpo, is destined to shock the world again and leave a strong mark in history. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Changbanpo was the frontier where tigers and leopards rode and galloped, and today it may become the world of cavalry in the ancient town. Yang Zaixing stood up, and a kind of excited light shot out of his eyes, "The whole army is assembled and ready to fight!" ”

The cavalry of the ancient town that had been lurking for a long time came out of the hills, and rushed through Yunmengze with the momentum of destroying the world, Dangyang is a small city, even if you know the traces of the cavalry in the ancient town, what can you do, the only dozens of servants are like ants in front of the cavalry of the ancient town. The Xiangyang army marched all the way and finally arrived at Changbanpo, but what greeted them was not the clear water of Yunmengze, but the bright knives of the cavalry in the ancient town. No one knows how the Guzhen cavalry appeared here, but the Guzhen cavalry must be invincible in Changbanpo, and the Xiangyang army panicked for a while, unable to fight and fight, unable to escape and escape, and was in a dilemma.

The ancient town cavalry under the command of Yang Zaixing, after the baptism of war, has already been as strong as steel, the horse's hooves rumble, the ancient town cavalry cut the array of the Xiangyang army with a sharp formation, in the face of the lightning raid of the ancient town cavalry, the Xiangyang army has no resistance at all. After fighting for half an hour, more than 8,000 elite soldiers of Xiangyang paid nearly half of the casualties, and the rest surrendered. After solving the Xiangyang army, Yang Zaixing did not hesitate, and immediately divided his troops from north to south, all the way directly to the north, and raided Xiangyang. The speed of the cavalry of the ancient town is unparalleled, the news of the defeat of Changbanpo has not yet reached Xiangyang, and the cavalry of the ancient town has raided and fallen to Xiangyang, and now it is almost evening, the gate of Xiangyang City is open, and the roadside vendors are doing business as in the past. Thousands of cavalry broke into Xiangyang violently, the people froze, and the Chai soldiers who stayed in Xiangyang obviously did not turn a corner, just like that, the strongest military fortress in Jingchu, Xiangyang City, which had resisted the Mongols for a long time, fell into the hands of Ding **** in an incredible way.

Xiangyang fell, and the connection between the land of Jingchu and Henan was completely severed, and all of a sudden Jiangling Mansion fell into an isolated and helpless situation.

Known as a military location like Linfu in the north, Xiangyang City in the south has become a **** in the blink of an eye. When the news of Xiangyang came out, all I heard was sighs, especially for the soldiers and civilians of Jiangling Prefecture, this news was tantamount to a devastating blow. Cui Ting waited for two days, waiting for the news that the defenders of Xiangyang had been completely annihilated and that Xiangyang had fallen, even the strongest man could not stand this kind of blow.

Tan Jing sat in the mansion, looking at the empty courtyard, with the news of the fall of Xiangyang, many people have lost confidence in guarding Jiangling, and the officials of the government have also fled, and the once busy Jiangling Mansion has become deserted. And as Yang Zaixing led the cavalry of the ancient town to threaten the north of Jiangling Mansion, it also became the last straw that broke the camel's back. (To be continued.) )