Luoyang, palace

The palace, which was originally very lively, was much colder at this time.

Most of the people who came and went didn't dare to talk nonsense, and they didn't dare to say a word, because during this time, the owner of this palace, Zheng Guogong Liu Man, was in a very bad mood, and if he didn't want to provoke him, he was afraid that he would be dragged off the heavy rod immediately.

Minister Zhang Jie saw more than a dozen officials standing and looking at him, only smiled and nodded, and saw the more qualified minister Xie Kaitai staggering forward, although now his official position is equal, Zhang Jie hurriedly took a few steps and helped Xie Kaitai: "Lord Xie has worked hard, I didn't sleep all night last night!"

"Yes, state affairs are like this, and I repeatedly fell asleep in the middle of the night. Xie Kaitai smiled bitterly.

There was no room for noise in front of the forbidden door, and both of them laughed and entered it.

As soon as Zhang Jie entered the room, the official on duty brought a foot-thick document, Zhang Jie looked at the catalog, it was all about the reunification of Gunzhou and the matter of forcing the tiger prison, so he smiled bitterly.

These contents are all very similar, and after a rough look, he got up: "Master Xie, let's go in to meet the lord!"

At this time, Zheng Guogong was sitting in a soft place in the inner hall, leaning back, his brows furrowed slightly, and he felt very irritated by the news he was getting.

In a fit of rage, he drove away the Hu envoy, but now he regrets it.

Gunzhou was pacified by Wang Hongyi, and now Luoyang has become an isolated city, and Wang Hongyi personally led a large army towards the Tiger Pass.

Although Luoyang has a steep checkpoint that can block one or two, the army is hard to attack, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist.

Liu Manneng has come to this day, in addition to the foundation left by his father, some capable ministers are also one of the reasons.

Several old ministers have written a letter in the past two days, asking him to make plans as soon as possible.

"Make plans early?" Liu Man looked at the cup in his hand with displeasure, didn't he understand what they meant?

It is nothing more than to tell him that Luoyang itself is in decline, and it is advisable to take refuge in one side, and the strength of the Hu people is just unreliable, and it is better to take refuge in the Dacheng Dynasty as soon as possible than to surrender to the Hu people when the situation is weak, so that there is a way out.

Liu Man still relatively believes in Wang Hongyi's promise, because to the present, all the generals and officials are demoted, although they are not all reused, but there is no matter of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

But in fact, Liu Man didn't want to surrender.

Luoyang's defense is strong, and many princes have wanted to encroach on Luoyang for hundreds of years, but it has not been in vain?

Even if you don't go out, just stick here, you can drag it out for a few years.

A few years are uncertain and uncertain.

A sound of footsteps interrupted his thoughts, causing Liu Man's eyes to look outside, and after a while, an attendant walked in and reported to him: "Guogong, Lord Zhang and Lord Xie ask to meet." ”

"Zhang Jie and Xie Kaitai?" Liu Man said lightly: "Let them in." ”

"No. ”

Soon, under the guidance of the chamberlain, the two came in and saluted: "I've seen Guogong!"

"Two adults, please get up and talk. Liu Man got up and smiled.

Although he was conceited and paranoid, he knew that Corporal Lixian would win people's hearts, so he was very polite to his ministers, especially when he was not yet king.

"Xie Guogong!"

Liu Man asked them to serve tea on a table and asked, "What is the matter with the two of you coming? Could it be that it is also for the news of Gunzhou?"

Zhang Jie and Xie Kaitai are both civil servants who deal with military affairs, and many things are handled by these two people, so Liu Man will have this question when he sees them coming in a hurry.

Zhang Jie wrote: "Guogong, it is the news that is coming now, Gunzhou has been leveled, and the soldiers are forced to be imprisoned. ”

Liu Man pondered for a moment and asked Xie Kaitai: "What do you think?"

"If there is no major change, I am afraid that within a few months, another state will be annexed by Chengguo, which must be worried. Xie Kaitai smiled bitterly: "The Tiger Prison Pass is also in danger!"

Liu Man frowned: "The Cheng army is controlled by the Hu people, and Gunzhou is not a place of projectiles, it is pacified, how can it be digested in a short time?"

Zhang Jie said at this time: "Guogong, Chengguo is now involved in the trend of pacifying Gunzhou, some grass people and soldiers do not know the general situation, if they are confused by its deterrence, shake the hearts of the people and the army, and collude with foreign enemies, this matter is not impossible, this tiger prison army must pay more attention." ”

"Lord Zhang's is that he also asks Guogong to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

"Even Lord Xie thinks the same way, so let's send more troops and send them to the Tiger Prison Pass!" Liu Man thought about it for a while, and said: "There are 40,000 troops in Luoyang, and you can draw 10,000 to go to the Tiger Prison Pass." ”

"Guogong, Mengjin Port outside the Tiger Prison Pass is adjacent to the Yellow River, and it is not certain that the National Water Division will go up the water, and I also ask Guogong to send an additional reinforcement. Zhang Jie was busy.

Liu Man nodded: "Adjust another five thousand!"

The residence of Jiyang County

The moon hung high in the sky, and the dark sky was like a curtain of stars.

The banquet held the day before yesterday was very successful, Lu Gao was originally a king's talent, both civil and military, there was no difficulty in governing a state, and when the banquet was dissolved, he had already reached an agreement with local officials, big households, squires, and Shilin, formed a consensus, and even reached some benefit-sharing mechanisms.

By the time they had dispersed, the uneasy hearts of the delegates had largely settled down, and Lugao's purpose had been achieved.

Although these locals may not really surrender to Dacheng, but it is good to be able to reach this level, and now Yu Liangbo has been ordered to form a provincial government, and Lu Gao is also forming a governor's mansion.

At this time, the power of the governor was very great, and he was still under military control, and it was important to stabilize the place.

There is still a battle in Luoyang, how to control Gunzhou, including his own 30,000, a total of 70,000 soldiers in various counties and counties, to carry out systematic rectification and reorganization, this is the most important thing.

If there is any uneasiness, after the overall situation is stabilized, it will be slowly cleared.

His Majesty's appointment of the temporary governor of Gunzhou must have such thoughts.

At this time, the house is brightly lit, the lanterns in the aisle are hung high, and the aroma wafting from the courtyard not far away makes people have an appetite when they smell it.

And in the courtyard where the governor lived, Lu Gao, dressed in civilian clothes, sat in front of the desk, looking through the information that was constantly being sent.

"It's finally settled. Laying all the paperwork aside, Lu Gao looked at the old ministry sitting below.

"Why, the suddenness of His Majesty's appointment?" Lu Gao smiled faintly, recalling the surprised gazes of the people around him when he received the will of this appointment.

"It was indeed a little sudden at first, but the last general thought about it, and this thing is not unexpected, the general"... No, it is the Metropolitan Governor that you can already rule the law, and Your Majesty is benevolent and good at using it...... The last general has not congratulated the governor yet, you are the governor of Gunzhou, and you hold the power of the soldiers and horses of Gunzhou, which shows that Your Majesty still trusts you very much!"

This appointment, before Wang Hongyi personally led an army of 100,000 to leave Chenliu, Yu Liangbo came to announce the decree and established a military and political base camp, but the governor's office was in Jiyang County, and the political envoy's office was in Chenliu County.

Gon has just been pacified, and people are still needed here to continue to control the soldiers and horses and suppress the locality, so the military side of Gon Prefecture will be handed over to Lu Gao for the time being.

Wang Hongyi's trust made Lu Gao a little flattered and busy conscientiously.

Lu Gao smiled faintly at the congratulatory congratulations of the generals, "Your Majesty has a great kindness to Lu, helped him in the past, and now he has a heavy responsibility, if I can't control the situation in Gunzhou again, I will live up to Your Majesty's expectations." ”

"Why should the general be humble, with you in Gunzhou, and there are several soldiers and horses stationed in several counties of Gunzhou, even if the Hu army comes, it will not be easy to take advantage of Gunzhou. ”

"Hehe, this is not my credit, the Dacheng army marched and fought so well, it made me very emotional. Lu Gao even thought that when he was in his hometown in the past, how could it be so difficult for his army to have the equipment and training of the Dacheng army?

The Hu cavalry is very good, and has seen the brave and good fighting of the grassland cavalry, good at cavalry warfare, advancing and retreating properly, and not afraid of death.

But in the Dacheng Dynasty, he saw that the Dacheng army was well-trained, had a large number of soldiers, and had a lot of large formations and firearms to deal with cavalry, which were unprecedented.

I heard that when His Majesty had just inherited the feudal town, he recruited a large number of craftsmen to make firearms, and now that I think about it, it is really long-term and admirable.

"By the way, Your Majesty personally led the army to Luoyang, but what news has come?" asked Lu Gao.

"General, there was news yesterday that the army was approaching the Tiger Prison Pass, but there is no information today

"As long as you pass the Tiger Prison Pass, you can go straight to Luoyang, if there is no interference from outsiders, you can be pacified in half a month, but how can the Hu people really let Luoyang fall into the hands of Your Majesty? There is also Guo Wentong, Qin" is a natural block, in order to prevent the Hu people from entering the territory of Dacheng, and now it is necessary to mix in one, this person will never watch Luoyang be occupied by Dacheng...... , but these things, I can think of them, I think Your Majesty can think of them, I don't need to think about it. Lu Gao sighed and instructed the generals in front of him: "Send more scouts, and if you have news, you will come back as soon as possible." I'll leave this matter to you, and step aside. ”

"No. ”

Looking at the exit from the study, Lu Gao looked outside, thinking, under the moonlight, a trace of dragon qi jumped or dived, floating uncertainly.

Almost at the same time, a military camp outside the city, where not tents, but barracks, with horses neighing from time to time, was a cavalry camp.

Our army has completed its drill today. One half knelt on the ground and shouted.

Wu Xingzong, who was sitting with a straight waist, said: "You can dismiss and dine." ”

Barracks food, in wartime, according to the Dacheng military system, there must be a meal of meat every day, of course, in exchange for this treatment, not only the battlefield bloodshed, but also peacetime drills.

"Yes!"

Wu Xingzong is now a fifth-grade general, and this time he has repeatedly made military exploits, and he sees that he will be promoted to another level at hand, hey, he is in his twenties from the fourth grade or the fourth-grade general, how many people can get it, even if Wu Xingzong has a deep foundation, he is not exempt from vulgarity, and his heart is vigorous.

"The Hu people are right in front of you, sooner or later there will be a battle, can you have a good plan?" Wu Xingzong glanced at and asked.

In the big tent, the generals stood straight, with different ages and heights, and they all had evil spirits on their bodies, showing that they had been in battle for a long time.

"My lord, our horses are a little inferior to the Hu people, and it is still difficult to make up for it!" said one of them, frowning.

Wu Xingzong nodded: "So we can only train more, just now some of us complained, and even thought that they would be tossing Liwei, but they didn't know that the big war was just around the corner..."

By the time of the last sentence, the voice was fierce.

"Fight to the end, Shroud of Horse Leather!" the group of generals half-knelt down.

Wu Xingzong nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and motioned for everyone to retreat, and everyone got up and saluted, and strode out of the camp.

Watching everyone withdraw, Wu Xingzong sighed, silent, behind him, there was a trace of dragon energy, jumping or diving, floating uncertainly