Chapter 1230: The Jade is Burned
Shi Siming's original plan to kill An Shouzhong, but under Shi Chaoyi's personal intervention and his best efforts, this catastrophe was finally passed safely.
An Shouzhong also knew that his little soldiers and horses couldn't make a splash in today's Youzhou, so under Shi Chaoyi's persuasion, he happily succumbed to Shi Siming, and even went to Cai Xide to be a lobbyist. Although these two people have formed a deep mustard because of Changshan's battle, they at least know the truth that there are no eggs under the nest, and Shi Siming is powerful, if they don't form a line, it is a dead end, and being too unruly is also a dead end. Therefore, when they promised that if the Tang army attacked the city, they would be at the forefront, Shi Siming was finally unwilling to start infighting under the pressure of the army, so he decided not to do anything for himself.
Shi Siming, who started in Pinglu, had previously followed An Lushan to the south, but he still retained considerable strength in Pinglu. Ago, he waved his army north to counterattack Hebei, although he was anxious that Youzhou might be lost, so he handed over the main force to Cai Xide, and he only brought elite henchmen to return by copying the path, but he had already transferred his private troops back from Pinglu and placed them in Yuyang County, Jizhou, and grabbed the rest of the Jingsai army in his hands.
Now, knowing that the Tang Sanlu army in the south had begun to attack Youzhou, but the messenger on the Chang'an side had no news, he resolutely decided to abandon the three counties of Boling, Shanggu and Wen'an, and narrowed the defensive circle to Fanyang County of Youzhou, Miyun County of Danzhou and Yuyang County of Jizhou. Even so, the current situation is still quite bad, Yuyang County's Yancheng Guard and Flood Capture have fallen into the hands of Hou Xiyi's Pinglu Army, Miyun County has been lost after the Beikou Guard, and the Zhenyuan Army has also been taken by Zhang Xing's Aguteng Army, plus Juyong Pass, which fell into the hands of the Anbei Army before he returned to Youzhou, now he has to plan for the worst.
"Come to someone, pass on the commander's order, summon Shi Chaoyi"
The news of the retreat ahead, as the eldest son of Shi Siming, the envoy of Fan Yangjiedu, Shi Chaoyi certainly would not be unaware. He arrived in a hurry, his clothes were soaked, apparently from the heavy rain that had just come and gone. However, he did not dare to be rude in front of his father, and knelt down respectfully and kowtowed before asking, "What does the father command?" ”
"You go see Du Shiyi for me."
Seeing Shi Chaoyi's eyes widen when he was on the board, he couldn't hide his horror at all, Shi Siming didn't like it in his heart, and he asked sharply: "Why, you don't have such guts?" ”
Shi Chaoyi saw that Shi Siming had already pressed his hand on the handle of the knife, and his heart suddenly chuckled. Although he is a son, he knows that if he hesitates at this moment, Shi Siming's knife is likely to be cut off on the head, he can only barely suppress the panic in his heart, and try his best to say calmly: "Father's order, even if it is to go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, I will definitely work hard to do it."
Where did Shi Siming believe such bold words, he sneered in his heart, but he put away his anger on his face, and commanded lightly: "Since you have such courage, after seeing Du Shiyi, you sue him, I, Shi Siming, have already handed over the surrender table to the imperial court and His Majesty, if he is unwilling, although he comes to attack, don't think that there are many generals under his command, and now I only have three counties left, which is urgent, I will take the sergeant with a knife and force all the people of these three counties to go to the city wall to defend the palace, and see that when he takes Youzhou, how many people can be left in Fan Yang Miyun Yuyang"
has already handed over the matter of surrender to the imperial court, even if Shi Chaoyi has heard of it for the first time, but he has just developed a little confidence in this trip, and when he heard the last few words, his face turned pale. If someone else said this, he must have thought that it was just scaring people, but the person who spoke was his father Shi Siming, and he would definitely do it at that time, but it would really be burned to the sake of the jade, although he was dead, and there were many soldiers with blood on their hands from the people of the three counties, what would be the good end?
But Shi Siming had already put down such cruel words, he didn't dare to disobey at this time, so he could only grit his teeth and agree: "Yes, I will prepare according to my father's instructions." ”
"What else do you need to prepare? I'll give you ten tooth soldiers, go out at once"
Shi Chaoyi complained bitterly in his heart, but he knew that delaying time at this time would only lead to suspicion, so he could only agree to it. When he got out of the house, the ten tooth soldiers who looked like Shi Siming's confidants were already waiting there, and he could only sigh in his heart, hoping that his luck on this trip would be better.
It was as if God had heard Shi Chaoyi's prayer, and when he left Fanyang County in Youzhou and entered the territory of Shanggu County in Yizhou, he collided with a ranger who was standing in front of him. Thanks to the fact that he had prepared a white flag early, he did not immediately encounter a fight. It's just that for him, Shi Siming's messenger, the chief general of the more than 100 rangers scoffed, and only sent two people from his command to lead them back.
In the words of this envoy: "As soon as the army arrives, if the rebels in Youzhou do not surrender, they will be powdered, and there should be a sincerity to surrender if they want to surrender."
But such contempt, where can Shi Chaoyi take care of it. On the next road, he bumped into several soldiers and horses in a row, and he learned that Du Shiyi had not yet entered Shanggu County, and it was Cheng Qianli, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, who was sweeping the rebels here, and Du Shiyi was still staying in Qingyuan County, Wen'an County, Mozhou, and Guo Ziyi, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, was sweeping away the remnants of the rebels in Wen'an County. Although he was very concerned about this, nothing was more important than his own life now, and of course he wouldn't ask casually.
Qingyuan County Party, Du Shiyi, who was temporarily requisitioned here as the marshal, was looking at an urgent letter from Longquan. Sure enough, although the county governments of Hebei in the south were extremely enthusiastic about the Nanyang Wang Li and his party, and did everything possible to keep and entertain them, the result was that the carefully selected rebels slowed down their journey a little, and even so, these envoys from Chang'an have now passed through Ye County. If it weren't for a pampered emperor like Li, it would be impossible for him to travel 200 miles a day with such a high intensity, and he was afraid that he would be able to reach Qingyuan in only two or three days. But even at the slowest level, it's remarkable that it can drag on for six to eight days.
"Eight days to defeat Youzhou? If not, are you ready for another tough battle? ”
Du Shiyi muttered to herself, and as soon as her face showed a hint of determination, a voice came from outside: "Marshal, Shi Siming sent his eldest son Shi Chaoyi as an envoy to ask to see the marshal."
Shi Chaoyi?
Today's history has already completely deviated from the established trajectory, so when Du Shiyi heard this, she was first surprised, and then couldn't help laughing. After laughing, he said: "Don't be in a hurry, send someone to the front, inform Guo Dashuai and General Hun, and tell them that Shi Siming sent Shi Chaoyi as a messenger to meet me and let them come back."
After entering Qingyuan County, Shi Chaoyi thought that he would be able to see Du Shiyi for the first time, but he never expected that he and the ten tooth soldiers accompanying him were separated. He was left alone in a room, no one served tea and no one paid attention, as if he were some kind of insignificant person. The more this is the case, the more anxious he feels, because he knows very well the predicament of Youzhou now, and Du Shiyi's attitude towards him is so cold, which naturally means that he doesn't care if Youzhou wants to surrender or not
This torment lasted from the afternoon until late at night, and he was naturally hungry when he had not even eaten lunch and dinner. In what seemed like a long and endless wait, he finally threw away the last of his patience, strode over to the hidden door, and pulled it open. To his surprise, there was a person standing outside the door facing him, and the hand that pushed the door was not withdrawn. The four eyes looked at each other for a while, and then the person who came put down his hand, and his tone was cold and hard.
"The marshal has an order, bring Shi Chaoyi into the meeting"
Shi Chaoyi had seen the big battle after all, and he immediately calmed down. Although he was physically and mentally exhausted and hungry, he still bred up his spirits and tried his best to show that he was calm. However, when he followed the visitor to a neat lobby, he saw that there were two columns of soldiers in front of the door, although they were different in battle robes, but the same was the fierce aura, which was by no means inferior to those henchmen around his father, he was still a little more cautious.
That is Du Shiyi, who let the invincible An Lushan be defeated to death, let Youyan bow down to many powerful generals, and let countless generals fall to the ground
Stepping through the threshold and entering the lobby, Shi Chaoyi saw the middle-aged man sitting in the middle at first glance. The other party did not wear an official uniform, but a silk robe, but it was more conspicuous than the two veterans who were wearing armor on the left and right, were older, and had a more pressing momentum. Although he had never seen Du Shiyi before, he still slowed down, and then stood still at a safe distance of more than ten steps, and bowed without humility or arrogance.
"Bold, you, as a traitor, are so arrogant to the marshal"
Hun Shizhi had the intention to give the other party a dismount, and slapped it down, but it collapsed. Although most of today's furniture is made of cork, seeing his strength, Shi Chaoyi's heart is still tight. But he shouldered his father's strict orders, and knew that even if he groveled at this time, he might not be able to survive, so he straightened his waist even straighter.
"Now that the two armies are fighting, I still have the strength to fight in Youzhou, and the marshal has also led the troops for many years, when I know that if our army fights against the water, the victory or defeat may not be known, so why humiliate me, a pawn?"
Guo Ziyi saw that Shi Chaoyi's words and deeds were calm and decent, compared with the situation of An Qingxu and An Qingzong at the beginning, he was a little surprised that Shi Siming still had such a good son, and immediately smiled and said: "If you are Shi Siming's eldest son or a pawn, then everyone in Youzhou is a pawn." ”
"There are eleven sons in total, and I just take the position of the eldest son." Shi Chaoyi knew that he could only try his best to describe himself as insignificant at this moment, and when he saw the two veterans sneering on their faces, Du Shiyi on the main throne remained silent, and he said loudly, "I am here to greet Marshal Du on the orders of my father." The father rebelled with An Lushan at the beginning, but he was forced to do so, and now he has been sent to Chang'an. If the marshal persecuts too much, then Youzhou can only recruit all the people at that time, and the jade will be burned."
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