Chapter 67: The Choice (II)

In Changshou County, the second army camped here, and under the night sky, the light of red bonfires can be seen everywhere.

The cold moon is clear.

Du Gongzhen sat at the table in front of the window and read the papers, although he was not in armor, but with a murderous aura, at this moment, the door opened, and a person came in, it was the mastermind Zhu Xin.

"Dashuai, the secret agent we sent has already found out the news of Wang Zhen and the news of the Li family's rebellion, but I am afraid that it has been leaked, in such a situation, do we still want to attack?" Zhu Xin said inquiringly: "And we have transferred 6,000 people, and most of the elite soldiers have been drawn, and the rear is very empty."

Du Gongzhen thought about it, took out a letter, and showed it to Zhu Xin.

Zhu Xin took it in his hand, unfolded it, and saw the signature, and his face couldn't help but change: "It turned out to be Wei Cundong's letter." ”

Unfold it and look closely, it is even more discolored.

"Hehe, this guy has a keen sense of smell, and he can't hold his breath. Du Gongzhen laughed.

Wang Hongyi is indeed a young hero, and the political director is well organized, but he doesn't have to be so tight, he actually took the initiative to withdraw the army for fifty miles, so that I can wait for my hands to be free. ”

"You're right, although this is great, when my generation was young, it was not the same, if we are twenty years younger, why be afraid?"

"But, at this age, I'm fifty-two years old this year, and Wei Cundong is a little older than me, fifty-three, right?"

"It's because I remember that Wei Cundong was indeed fifty-three years old. ”

"Seventy years of life is rare, in fact, we can live to sixty is good. Du Gongzhen smiled to himself, a little sad: "Being in the army for a long time, wind, frost, rain and snow are all the causes of longevity." ”

"My eldest son Du Xinyuan, although it is not bad, but it is decent, if I die, how can I be able to defeat this Wang Hongyi, don't you see that Liu Siming is a general, and Wang Zunzhi has been holding each other for more than ten years, but as soon as he died, his son Liu Chaoyi succeeded to the throne for less than a year, he was broken, and his body was wiped out, every time I think of this, I am worried."

Speaking of this, Du Gongzhen smiled coldly: "And Wei Cundong is not much better, he has experienced more than 30 battles, and there are major wars almost every year, so he built this foundation, but he is old and weak, and his old diseases have appeared, so he won't worry about his children and grandchildren?"

"This battle is not for ambition, but for the sake of children and grandchildren, what he said in his letter is not wrong, although my generation is old, we should not leave this son to worry about our children and grandchildren. ”

Between the words, it was already full of Sen Han's killing intent and determination.

When Zhu Xin heard this, his heart was extremely heavy, but he didn't persuade him again, worrying about his children and grandchildren, this is the biggest thing.

At this time, there was silence in the lobby for a while, Zhu Xin tightened his eyebrows, and said, "Then the Li family is a chess piece that restricts time?"

"Yes, the news of the Li family's rebellion, it is a good thing to leak out, if it is not leaked, I will also send someone to announce it tomorrow, Taisu County is a place where the soldiers of Wang Liuer Town must fight, the city is high and the pool is deep, the Li family has six or seven hundred soldiers, if even the pro-soldiers in the house are pulled, it is more than enough to gather a thousand people, and then force the people to defend the city, there are thousands of people. ”

"The Li family has rebelled, but in the heart, this Wang Hongyi had to attack first, but Taisu County is high and deep, he has only 10,000 soldiers, and he is scattered in various departments, and the generals may not be completely obedient, and the real ones in his hands are only 5,000. Can 5,000 people attack Taisu County? Even if they do, how much time and soldiers will it take? With this time, I will definitely be able to break through Luchuan County, and even break Changding Mansion," Du Gongzhen said bluntly, and it can also be seen from here that this person does have a magnificent and resolute nature.

Zhu Xin thought about it and called it "good"

In today's world, it is common for the belly to betray and rebel, not to mention allies with their own selfish interests, Zhu Xin does not feel wrong at all.

At this time, Du Gongzhen put down the paperwork and laughed: "Come, don't worry, I don't believe in the Li family, who has been plotting rebellion for a long time, and according to Taisu County, I can't resist for half a month." ”

At this moment, more than a dozen horsemen came on horseback, and when they arrived at the county seat, they made a report.

Because of the early connection, someone pulled several people up with a huge basket.

The handsome man was in the hall at this time, and asked Li Gongzi to wait for a while, and let him go in and say goodbye. A moment later, someone answered the door.

"Well, go ahead. Hearing the meaning of the other party's words, Li Chengye nodded, this time the matter is urgent, he came through the small road, just to determine the major events that should be internal and external.

The man informed the manager, and the manager hurried into the hall, and when he entered the hall, he saw the handsome man who was drinking, and hurriedly walked over.

"Dashuai, Li Chengye, the eldest son of the Li family in Taisu County, wants to see you. The manager didn't dare to make a loud noise, so he had to stand in front of Du Gongzhen and say softly.

Although Du Gongzhen was a little drunk, he turned his gaze over when he heard the sound: "Taisu Li Clan, Li Chengye is here?"

"Yes, Dashuai, Li Gongzi is waiting outside at this time, you can ......" The man looked at Du Gongzhen and said cautiously.

Although Du Gongzhen is a good wine, he will not make a mistake, he pondered for a moment, and said, "Let him go to the small hall first...... I'll go later. ”

Du Gongzhen commanded, and ordered the attendants and servants to fetch clean clothes and sobering tea.

The manager was instructed to step out of the hall and said to Li Chengye outside: "Li Gongzi, the handsome man will be there soon, let the villain take you to the side hall, please come here." ”

"I'm tired. Li Chengye nodded and followed towards the side hall.

This side hall is actually a small council office, with a few chairs in the room, a table, and four treasures of the study, but there are not many books on the bookshelf on the side.

Taking the tea from the slave, Li Chengye waited.

After a while, there was a burst of laughter, and Du Gongzhen walked in from outside: "It turns out that the virtuous nephew has arrived, welcome." ”

It was also the first time he saw Li Chengye, so he looked at it intently, and when he saw it, he frowned slightly.

Originally, it was said that Li Chengye was talented and had his own bearing, but at this time, he saw a somewhat haggard young man, although he was a little heroic, but he was also ordinary, and secretly felt that the rumors were not credible.

Li Chengye hurriedly stood up and saluted respectfully.

"Sit down, what's the matter, sit down and say. Motioned for Li Chengye to take a seat, and Du Gongzhen sat down at the same time. This party asked, "I don't know if the virtuous nephew is visiting, but it's for the crusade?"

"Exactly. Li Chengye said in a deep voice: "Dashuai, there is one thing, you may not know yet, now the situation has reached a critical moment, my Li family has received secret news in the past two days, Wang Hongyi knows the alliance between the Li family and the Du family, I am afraid that it will soon be difficult for the Li and Du families, and I also ask the marshal to send troops as soon as possible to seize the opportunity in this battle." ”

"Wang Hongyi knows the covenant between you and me?" Du Gongzhen listened, and his expression became solemn: "How did he know about such an important thing?"

Li Chengye's face froze, and he didn't know how to explain.

Fortunately, Du Gongzhen just said to himself, and soon said: "What is your father's plan? Since it is an alliance, this battle requires the joint efforts of the two families...... It's really in a hurry, you and I haven't reached a consensus on tactics, so we rushed to send troops, I'm afraid that there will be some losses?"

Li Chengye saw that the other party was a little hesitant and anxious, but he still said calmly: "Dashuai, even if there are some losses, we can't take care of it, if we don't send troops immediately, take the lead, and be broken by the other party, I'm afraid that there will be no advantage, and this matter will become a disaster." ”

"If that's the case, maybe it doesn't matter for a while, my Li family will be destroyed. ”

"Originally, the collapse of my Li family was a small matter, but in this case, this Wenyang Changding two counties will be managed by this Wang Hongyi as solid as gold, I am afraid that not only will there be no chance to attack in the future, but on the contrary, the offensive and defensive trends are different, Wang Hongyi wolf ambition, once the two counties are stabilized, how can there be no reason not to expand, and I hope that the big commander will think twice. Li Chengye said sincerely, if Wang Hongyi was there, he would definitely be able to see the remnants of dragon qi running on top of Li Chengye, sending out a wave*, intending to interfere with the judgment.

“...... Haha, virtuous nephew, what you said is good" Du Gongzhen began to despise this Li Chengye a little, and now when he listens to this, he also feels that this person is a talent, and he has long understood this truth, but he doesn't want to toss: "What you said is not wrong, I will send 6,000 people, I will be able to conquer Luchuan and Changding, the time will only be half a month, as long as you hold on to this time, you can join forces with me and capture Wang Hongyi." ”

"Xie Dashuai" Li Chengye put down his heart, couldn't help getting up, and thanked him heavily

The Du family reorganized their men and horses and prepared to send troops, and the Li family in Taisu County was not idle.

After Li Cunyi sent his eldest son, he summoned all the generals to rectify the army.

“...... The Wenyang royal family, since Wang Zunzhi, has been lawless, despised the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven has always tolerated it, but Wang Zunzhi did not understand the benevolence of the Son of Heaven, and committed more and more frequent acts. Later, he privately took Changding County as his own, although the former marshal of Changding County was guilty, but it should be handed over to the imperial court to deal with it, Wang Zunzhi killed him privately, it was already a mistake, and he did not repent afterwards, and accepted this county as his own territory, and his ambition was clearly revealed. Subsequently, regardless of the orders of the superiors, he insisted on passing on Wang Hongyi, and still followed the name of General Dingyuan, adding crime to crime. ”

“...... The Son of Heaven gave me the authority of the Li family, and I could act on behalf of the Son of Heaven to carry out the duty of killing the traitors. As a century-old clan, the Li family has received the grace of the king, and since he should serve the imperial court, today's meeting is to send troops to swear, and all those who want to fight thieves with my Li family can drink blood wine. ”

Because of the unusual incident, after Li Cunyi summoned his subordinates, he put dozens of bowls of wine on the table, intending to emulate the blood of his predecessors to prevent anyone from having two hearts.

At this time, everyone gathered was an old man of the Li family, and everyone promised at the moment: "I am willing to die for the adults and crusade against the traitors"

As he spoke, he drank all the blood wine in one gulp, and then smashed the bowl to the ground, which instantly shattered into pieces.

At this moment, a soldier hurriedly rushed in outside, whispering a few words in his ear, and Li Cunyi's face suddenly changed greatly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the thief has received the news and sent his troops to the city, so you will return to the camp as soon as possible, gather your soldiers, and prepare for battle. Hearing this, everyone's faces changed, and they left in a hurry and gathered the team.

"You two, come with me to the city. Pointing to the two guards, Li Cunyi came to the city gate, climbed the tall building, and looked outside, although he had been mentally prepared, he also frowned.

The drums of war shook the sky.

The dawn of the morning light shines, only to see the military is at its peak, one by one with 500 people as a guard phalanx, step by step, under one point, there are nine pieces, in the middle, a "king" word banner stands upright, the power is pressing.

At this time, the sun continued to rise, shining on the earth, reflecting the shimmering light of the weapons, adding to the killing atmosphere.

"Crusade against rebellion, crusade against rebellion" fiercely, these 5,000 people shouted in unison, shaking the heavens and the earth, and suddenly making Taisu County up and down, no one change color.