Chapter 185 Xuan Ba versus Dian Wei
Ask: “Where are you from?”
Answer: “Chaofeng Township, Chazhou.”
Ask: “Why now? Did you just join the army?"
Answer: "Your Majesty, I first studied literature at the end of the 18th year, but failed in the examination for three consecutive years. Then I fired an arrow in the training field and was kicked out of the examination room. He changed his studies to medicine and wrote a good prescription. Others mistakenly took it and died. He also traveled to study and met an expert who was practicing Taoism. There was a sudden flash flood. After the flood subsided, the expert's mind settled down and he specialized in the art of war. Then he became successful. I’m getting older.”
In the light of the study, Emperor Zhao Chuanting of Wei looked at An Lushan blankly after hearing what the other party said. Then, a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had forgotten the annihilation of the 30,000-strong army. He pointed at the old man with his head lowered and a red face. The fat man laughed loudly under the astonished gazes of several civil and military officials on the left and right.
"What a strange person! What a wonderful person!"
The laughter subsided, and the smile on his face quickly faded, "These experiences of yours are really outrageous, but as a grain escort, you can use them Two thousand soldiers rescued the elite of Wei Dynasty and Zhao Guiyan. This is a great achievement that no one can take away. I want to reward you well. Tell me, what do you want?"
"Your Majesty! ! "
An Lushan suddenly knelt down and raised his hands: "The general wants your majesty to live a long life and make the people of the Wei Dynasty rich and well-fed. This is what the general wants. Please reward him!"
"You..." Zhao Chuanting looked at this fat veteran with gray hair and a stern figure. He thought he was just asking for some high-ranking official's salary, but he didn't expect to say these words, which actually made his heart heat up slightly.
"As the saying goes: A late bloomer will grow stronger with age. If I didn't believe it, I can see Anyan Mountain..."
"Your Majesty, it is Anlu Mountain." Yuan Feng, Minister of War, reminded.
Zhao Chuanting smiled: "Haha, I made a mistake, but seeing that General An is still so old and can fight bravely for his family and country, all the sons of the Wei Dynasty should imitate him. Although General An has already asked I have received a reward, but I will also give you a mansion in Luyang, a fourth-grade loyal military general, and a female family member of gold and silver! Are you satisfied with it, General An?”
“Your Majesty, that’s enough.” Lushan kowtowed quickly, "The general is old and frail, and he dare not ask for any more female relatives. He only wants to use his remaining strength to drive away the enemy's soldiers and horses!"
"Well, General An is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. Let's go down first."
Emperor Wei waved to him and watched the plump veteran exit the study respectfully, keeping a smile on his face.
"What do Yuan Qing think of this person?"
"A cunning person!"
"Haha, he is indeed a cunning person, but he must have some ability. , and being so old, no matter how cunning you are, I still have the confidence to control it.”
Zhao Chuanting asked the eunuchs on his left and right to pick up the pens, inks, paper and inkstones scattered on the ground, and then stood up: "Let's start arranging peace talks. I want to fight, but it is really not right now. I can delay it until winter without spending a single soldier." , letting the enemy troops leave is also a strategy, but Yuan Qing must carefully consider how to talk and what to talk about."
"Yes!"
Chendu County is isolated and helpless. The reinforcements were defeated, the news from both sides was cut off, and the current situation was unknown. At this time, the peace talks actually had another purpose. They took the opportunity to approach Chendu County, secretly communicate with the city, and exchange information with each other.
However, everyone did not agree with the emperor's order. Several civil and military officials with real power still advocated continued reinforcements and drove back the Yan army. They said that if the enemy fought several battles, the losses would definitely be considerable. , if he kills him again, he will definitely gain something.
Those who advocate peace are not weaklings. Most of them are following the emperor's strategy. If peace talks can be facilitated, rescuing Chendu County without any blood would be the best result, and then consolidate the river banks to guard against Yan Guo's southward movement again. .
Then this strategy will achieve its greatest value.
Soon, the Wei State sent a team of peace envoys to leave Luyang. On the way to the Yan State's river bank camp, for several days, Chendu County was trembling with fear. From the soldiers to the generals, the people were nervous. It's reached its extreme.
There was a slight disturbance. The soldiers on the city tower held bows and arrows in their hands and watched nervously the cavalry passing by outside the city. Looking at the fluttering flags, Cao Zhong, as the guard, was frightened all day long. , The decisiveness of shooting the eunuch guard Jintang to death with one arrow has long since disappeared.
After all, at that time, I still wanted to hold on and wait until the court reinforcements arrived.
Later, two groups of 40,000 troops from the imperial court did come. In those days, he excitedly kept boosting the morale of the soldiers in the city, and even prepared to cooperate with the inside and outside and the reinforcements inside and outside.
Then, there is no more.
Only the flags, armors, and weapons of Wei were seen pulling one cart after another from their sight toward the river bank camp in the north, along with thousands of prisoners.
“If I had known it earlier, I might as well open the door to Wei Jintang...”
Thinking of the 40,000 reinforcements, including an elite team of the imperial court, who were defeated and fled, Cao Zhong stood on the top of the city and fiercely He punched hard, causing some cracks on the surface of the wall. Under the eyes of all the soldiers, he left with a serious look. When he walked behind the tower, he immediately covered his fist and grinned in pain.
Soon, a team from the south entered the boundary of Chendu County and was discovered by the patrolling Western Qiang cavalry. When they heard that they were sent by the Wei court for peace talks, Ma Dai sneered and led them from another road. Road, bypassing Chendu County and heading to the river bank camp.
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The hills have become a little yellowish in color.
Between the two rolling mountains, the road leading to the river bank has long since become smooth. Occasionally, horse teams come and go, waving whips and galloping towards the two Youyan and Xiliang army camps outside the mountains.
Extending along the solid road, there are high beacon towers on the tops of the mountains on both sides, and there are patrolling soldiers on the mountainside looking down from time to time.
Look at the flag with the word 'Wei' hanging on the team below.
Below the banner is a carriage followed by two hundred Wei guards. In the carriage, an envoy named Liu Gun is sitting in the carriage, closing his eyes and concentrating. He is a doctor in Dahongyuan of the Ministry of Rites. He is knowledgeable, eloquent, and has a very good character. correct.
There were troops passing by outside. He opened his eyes slightly and looked outside the corner of the raised curtain. A group of soldiers and horses passed by, stroking his beards and beards, and he made a 'hum' sound from his mouth and nose. "Strong soldiers and strong horses show the ambition of a wolf. Today, when we go to the military camp of Yan State as envoys, we must not lose the majesty of our great Wei." A majestic voice came out of his mouth, and the deputy envoy who was kneeling beside him said with a slight bow of his head: "Yes."
From the end of September to the beginning of October, the two battles in Chendu County spread. As the defeated Feng Sheng Army returned, the whole of Luyang and even the surrounding counties were shocked.
In the past, the opponent did not think anything of how they scorned Yan in the north and defeated more than 200,000 Yan troops. After all, they could not attack here and it was another country. They treated it as conversation material and commented casually.
However, this time, the Northern Xia King's 30,000 troops were divided into two groups. He first defeated Chen Quan's 20,000 troops, and then defeated Zhao Guiyan's 20,000 Holy Army. The talks in the past turned into real achievements. In front of him, Liu Gun, who heard the news at that time, was completely shocked.
I even suspected that it was Zhao Guiyan's excuse for a while, but later I got the evidence, and coupled with the appointment of the Xia King's military camp that he was going to be an envoy, I suddenly felt a heavy weight on my shoulders.
However, when he came here this time, he not only wanted to have peace talks with the other party, but also wanted to find out the strength of the other party's army and contact Chen Dujun. Of course, the other party was obviously wary of them and did not pass through the official road outside Chendu County.
In this case, Liu Gun is also confident to promote peace talks. The other party enters Wei alone and fights several battles. There will definitely be losses. When the time comes, he only needs to talk about his interests and let the other party retreat in spite of the difficulties. .
"...In the whole of Luyang, when it comes to the power of words, it is still up to me." Looking at the passing soldiers and horses outside the carriage curtain, he thought softly in his heart.
The carriage continued to drive, and the camp on the river bank in the distance was in sight.
After a few days of fighting, most of the military generals returned to the camp to report on their duties. Su Chen also stayed behind and gave them a drink in the camp to express their gratitude for the hard work of the many days of marching.
The river wind blew into the restaurant, the strong smell of alcohol spread, and the noise was noisy. Fang Xuejun, Li Wangqiu and other Jianghu people who stayed here were sitting at the stairs, looking at the second floor. Su Chen and the generals drank wine and ate meat. Yang Yuhuan was like a family sister, helping Su Chen greet these generals.
While drinking glasses, Zhang He wrapped a bandage from his shoulders to his chest, placed a jar of wine heavily on the table, put one foot on the bench, his face was red after being drunk, and he pulled it away The voice was shouting.
“You didn’t know that day, I was ordered by General Xiahou to pursue them, but I didn’t expect them to dare to ambush me. Fortunately, I was ambushed many times back then, so I was experienced and managed to hold on until reinforcements arrived.”
"I thought that General Zhang would behead the general on the battlefield, but in the end he was allowed to escape." Ma Chao leaned against the guardrail of the second floor with the wine jar in his arms, lifted the wine jar with one hand and took a sip into his mouth.
"You think I don't want to?" Zhang He patted the altar, "It's not because the king wants to let them go, so Zhao Guiyan can go back so that Lushan can take credit!"
" Haha, I think Jun Yi didn't dare to rush into the battle!" Xia Houyuan drank elegantly, poured a small bowl, picked it up and touched it with Su Chen beside him, "I heard before that you turned around and left when you met General Zhao. I wonder if that's true? "
"Let go..." Zhang He was just about to curse with the strength of his drink. He saw Zhao Yun talking to Zhang Yi over there and looked over. He quickly stopped talking and waved his hand, "Tell me something else. , Talking about other things, by the way, where is the strong man who wields the hammer? "
Dian Wei glanced at the wine jar on the table, took a deep smell, and his Adam's apple rolled, and then he heard Zhang He's words, Pointed outside.
"It seems that he drank some wine and ran outside to hold his brother's body and cry. I'll call him!"
As he said that, the huge figure hunched down the stairs, in the sight of a group of people. Inside, he strode out of the inn. In front of the horse-headed ancestral coffin, the same tall figure was holding Li Shimin's memorial tablet and sobbing softly. Green smoke was curling inside. Li Shimin sat on the carriage and looked at him helplessly.
"Alright, Xuanba, I died for my brother, but my soul is still there, so just treat my brother as still alive. Be careful, don't crush my soul... Put it back carefully, and be obedient... ...Someone is coming to find you, and he is stronger than you."
Li Xuanba is tall and muscular. He wears ordinary robes that are tight, and he is born with supernatural power. Except for Li Shimin, It was difficult for anyone to manipulate him. When he heard his second brother praising others, he immediately turned his head and looked at Dian Wei who was walking towards him.
The eyes that were still wet and red instantly gathered murderous intent, like a hawk staring at Dian Wei. He stood up, respectfully placed the soul in his hand on the chariot, and strode towards Dian Wei Ying who was walking towards him. Go up.
"My second brother said you are very powerful, I want to fight you!"
"You find someone else, I'm here to call you back to drink and eat meat!" Dian Wei was obviously very interested in this new young man. Uncomfortable, his words were not as polite as others.
Li Xuanba didn't hear anything. He untied his robe and threw it onto the horse pulling the cart. His muscles bulged and he twisted his neck, making a cracking sound of his bones and joints. Stepping on it, the dust spread out in a circle with him as the center.
On the second floor, Su Chen walked behind the guardrail, and a group of generals such as Xia Houyuan, Li Jue, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun also gathered around to watch. Even Fang Xuejun and Li Wangqiu on the stairs were watching from the third floor. .
The soldiers all around looked over one by one.
"Dian Wei, fight with him. You are not allowed to use weapons." Su Chen said softly upstairs, "Whoever wins the fight will be rewarded!"
Bang!
Dian Wei took off his armor and threw it far away. He also took off his military uniform, revealing the thick black hair on his chest. He clenched his fists and the muscles in his arms became swollen.
“Of all the people here, you are the only one who has the desire to let me take action.”
The young man who was once imprisoned in the side courtyard now has a new life and has a strong desire to fight. There seemed to be lightning flashing in his eyes.
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"Dian Hujun, beat him!" A group of generals from the late Han Dynasty, facing such an arrogant general from the Tang Dynasty, all supported Dian Wei.
......
On the field, two people with terrifying strength and body collided with each other in an instant. It was a hard collision of skin, flesh, muscles and bones, and the vibrating sound boomed. The grounds are endless.
For a moment, Ma Dai, who came back first, looked at the two fighting figures not far away in shock, came to his senses, quickly entered the restaurant, and whispered a few words in Su Chen's ear.
"Messenger?"
Su Chen looked at the fight between the two people below and nodded: "Just let them in."
(End of this chapter)