Chapter 519: Turning Point
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Hexi, Liangzhou City.
In the distance of Liangzhou City, more than a dozen dock forts burned dry smoke together to show that the Turkic cavalry had retreated.
The soldiers at the head of the city, dressed in crumpled clothes and looking haggard, were also refreshed in an instant, picked up the gong and struck it on the spot.
The city was besieged by the Turks for a month, and the people of Liangzhou City were in tears, looking up and kowtowing, thanking the Buddha for his protection.
The Tang army came all the way outside the city, but when they saw the battle flag fluttering, they hunted and moved, and this was the Tang army reinforcement that relieved the siege of Liangzhou.
The gate of Liangzhou City was finally opened, and the soldiers went out of the city to remove all the sandbags and wooden donkey carts that had been blocked by the Turks, and swept away the rubble and rubble to make a road.
An old man wearing two beams on his head and wearing a purple official robe walked from the cave of the city gate, and the soldiers who cleaned up the rubble on the side, and the people saw it, and they all bowed and bowed to the mouth of the country.
The old man nodded lightly and stood outside the city gate, looking at the Tang soldiers who were about to enter the city.
The old man's staff stepped forward and said: "What kind of identity is Ming Gong, why deign to go to the city gate to greet a military general." ”
The old man looked at the staff and said, "If you can also relieve the siege of Liangzhou from the Turks, I will also meet you under the city gate." ”
The staff member was speechless for a moment, and could only sigh: "Ming Gong is really heroic. ”
After speaking, the sound of horses' hooves sounded.
The forward cavalry of the reinforcements arrived at the foot of Liangzhou City, and the staff member stepped forward and shouted: "Governor of Liangzhou, Guanguo Gong is here, which general is here?" ”
This staff member thought that after reporting the name of Yang Gongren, the other party would be somewhat restrained, but he didn't expect that this cavalry would not have much discoloration.
"It's Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang." One of them spoke loudly.
The staff and the officials at the gate were all surprised, but they didn't expect that it was Princess Pingyang who came thousands of miles to relieve the siege of Liangzhou and forced back the Turkic cavalry.
The officials at the door were whispering, this princess had a very experience, and at the age of twenty she led the army to help her father pacify the world, and fought half of the pass. Now the people of Datang don't know. I don't know.
Yang Gongren heard the words and said, "Quick, wait in front of the city gate." ”
After speaking, Yang Gongren was dressed properly, standing by the city gate solemnly, and the officials on the left and right were waiting for him. The soldiers and the people have long admired the name of Princess Pingyang, and they are crowded outside the city gate to see her style.
"Weichen Yang Gongren meets Her Royal Highness the Princess, the princess is Chitose." Yang Gongren said.
Li Zhiwan came dressed in a military uniform and rode a big Wanliang horse. Listening to the other party's announcement that it was Yang Gongren, he simply jumped off the war horse at the moment, and replied: "There is Lao Guan Guogong outside the door to greet him." ”
Yang Gongren saw Li Zhiwan, with sword eyebrows and sideburns, and a heroic posture, and couldn't help but say that a female stream has 100,000 male soldiers in her hands. It's really not an ordinary person.
At that moment, Yang Gongren said: "Your Royal Highness the princess, as soon as the army arrived, the Turks fled in despair, and the old man was much ashamed in comparison. As a result, the Turks fought under the city, losing the face of our Yang family, and I really have no shame to face the people. ”
The Wei King mentioned by Yang Gongren is Yang Jian's younger brother Yang Shuang, who broke the Turks when he was the governor of Liangzhou, and is a figure like the god of war of the Great Sui royal family.
Hearing that Yang Gongren was going to resign, the officials on the side spoke out to dissuade him. Even the people opened their mouths to keep it. Yang Gongren has only been in Hexi for a year, but he has won the support of the people.
Li Zhiwan frowned and said: "Guanguo Gong, although the war is unfavorable, but after the merit of Hexi, my father also values it very much, and there is no one in Datang who understands the situation in Hexi better than you, so I will resign." It's better to stay and help me, so that I can make meritorious deeds. ”
When Yang Gongren heard this, he asked: "Could it be that the princess still has a place to use the old minister in Hexi?" ”
Li Zhiwan nodded and said: "Guazhou Assassin Shi He Bawei colluded with the Turks to support the army and rebelled, and the imperial court was far from being defeated, and my father said that I should subdue Guazhou." ”
Yang Gongren listened to the words and said, "Her Royal Highness the Princess." This is not an easy thing, to pacify He Batwe, it is necessary to mobilize a lot of people, dare to ask how many people and horses Her Royal Highness the princess brought to Hexi this time? ”
Li Zhiwan raised three fingers in her right hand, and Yang Gongren said: "Thirty thousand can be done hard." ”
"Not thirty thousand, but three thousand."
Yang Gongren suddenly changed color when he heard this, and said: "Why does Her Royal Highness the princess only have such a few people, you must know that there are Turks under the city of Liangzhou alone, and there are more than 30,000 Tuyuhun cavalry, if the Turks know the reality of the princess's soldiers and horses, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
Li Zhiwan said lightly: "The Turks are ambushed in the field, but they are also afraid of being ambushed, so they are suspicious and cautious. In fact, the main force of my Tang Dynasty is all on an expedition with my second brother, and it is not easy for Chang'an to draw 3,000 men and horses to aid Hexi. ”
Yang Gongren was immediately impressed, and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess has no famous name, Yang is convinced." ”
Li Zhiwan smiled, neither modest nor arrogant, and said: "Guanguo Gong, the Turkic ambition is in Youjing, not in Hexi, we don't have to worry, as for He Batwei thinks that Guazhou is far away, don't beware of me coming to conquer, so I want to inspect the elite soldiers and attack it, Guanguo Gong, are you willing to help me subdue Guazhou?" ”
Yang Gongren said immediately: "I am willing to be driven by the princess." ”
Chaozhou, Yongnian City.
The snow is falling, and the inside and outside of Yongnian City are even more icy.
As soon as winter arrives, the rain dries up, and the Fuyang River is no longer the surging and inundating trend of half a month ago, and now the water level in Yongnian City is stable near half a zhang, and it is receding little by little.
Even though the power of the water attack gradually receded, the life of the Xia army in the city was even more difficult.
The weather in November was cold and frozen, and the siege had been nearly a month, and the Xia army was struggling to support it.
And when Li Chongjiu led his army from Anyang to return to Yongnian City, the Zhao army was full of momentum after joining forces, and the siege of the city was resumed. And a flat boat slowly sailed to the bottom of Yongnian City, and it was Yu Wenhua and Yu Wenzhi and the two of them who were tied up on the flat boat, and they saw the silence in Yongnian City.
Pei Ju, the newly descended minister of Xu State, entered the city by boat that night and told Liu Heimin about the battle of Qinshui and the destruction of Yu Wenhua and the army.
Liu Heimin was speechless after hearing this, and the generals of the Xia Army on the side also didn't speak, just hung their heads one by one.
Pei Ju looked at the words and said: "So far, it is not appropriate for the old man to say anything, but the old man is also quite emotional, but I hope that the general can be a soldier in the city, and the people will think about it more, and this is all he says." ”
Hearing this, Liu Heimin said, "Gong Pei thank you for your words. ”
Pei Ju saw that Liu Heimin did not surrender or say anything else, and immediately said: "I will wait in the city for another half an hour, and if the general has no other instructions, he will leave the city." ”
Liu Heimin nodded and agreed, and after Pei Ju left, Liu Shishan got up and said: "Big brother, Yu Culture has been broken, we might as well take advantage of the great water of Yongnian City, when the Zhao army cannot be encircled, break through from the south, cross the Yellow River and go to Menghaigong in Shandong, Xu Yuanlang." ”
Liu Heimin did not speak.
Liu Shishan looked at Ling Jing at the moment and said, "Ling Sacrifice Wine, do you have something to say?" ”
Ling Jing's body was shocked, and he seemed to come back to his senses, and said after thinking for a while: "Meng Haigong, Xu Yuanlang's power is too weak, if we go to defect, they may not necessarily contain us." ”
Liu Shishan said: "The road is all out, and only one step is one step, which is better than sitting in a lonely city." ”
"What do you mean?" Liu Shishan looked at the rest of the generals of the Wang Army almost pleadingly, and everyone should not be.
Liu Shishan repeated it several times, but still no one answered, and finally sat on the ground and muttered to himself: "Why no one answers me, answer me." ”
Liu Heimin stepped forward and helped Liu Shishan up.
Liu Shishan looked at Liu Heimin, like a drowning man grasping the last straw, and asked, "Big brother, do you agree with my decision?" ”
Liu Heimin laughed, pulled Liu Shishan's arm and said, "Don't be stupid." ”
Liu Heimin looked around the hall and said: "Everyone doesn't speak, if you don't speak, you have a decision, do you think that my Great Xia will not be successful?" ”
The generals wanted to speak and stopped, so they could only move their legs again, lower their heads again, and one of the generals said: "General, it's not that we don't want to fight, it's really a big deal, the brothers have been soaked for more than half a month, and it's freezing this day." ”
Liu Heimin walked up to the general, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "At this time, that is, Lao Xu Ken is telling the truth, okay, aren't you just demoting Zhao......"
"Big brother, you can't descend, if you do, you will die." Liu Shishan said sadly.
Liu Heimin said: "If I can use the life of my Liu Heimin to protect the people of this city, what if I die alone?" ”
"General!" Ling Jing fell to his knees with a pout, tears streaming down his face.
"What are you crying about," Liu Heimin said, "The husband is vigorous, and if he dies, he will die, don't be a child." ”
At this point, a cry was heard in the corner of the temple.
The camp of the Zhao army outside the city.
On Li Chongjiu's side, Zhang Xuansu, Ji Chuan and others were all solemn.
"The king, Chuluo, and Tuli all personally sent troops, and hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops besieged Yanmen, Shanggu, and Weak Water Prefecture, and Ying Hefu led the army back to help, and fought several vicious battles with the Turks, and the battle situation was unfavorable."
"Empress Xiao personally wrote a letter to Princess Yicheng, but Princess Yicheng did not persuade Zhu Luo, this time Zhu Luo was iron-hearted, and even heard that the Turks even withdrew the men and horses on Li Tang's side, and they wanted to fight a decisive battle against me with the strength of the country."
"Wen Zaifu, Su Mansion Jun has even eleven urgent documents, and if it continues like this, not only Youjing, but even Taiyuan Mansion will be in danger."
Li Chongjiu turned around and silently said, this kind of thing is not once or twice, since a month ago, Li Chongjiu led the army to besiege Yongnian City, the Turks have continuously strengthened their offensive in the Youyan area, and now Li Chongjiu's fortified defense line has reached a precarious point.
"Three months of summer, it seems that the time is still too urgent."
At this moment, he said on the side: "Pei Ju has returned from the envoy to Yongnian City. ”
But seeing Pei Ju hurriedly walking into the tent, he said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, great joy, great joy." ”
Hearing this, the expressions of all the generals in the tent changed.