Chapter 636 Yimen


Liu Bei, who was on the back slope, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the Taishan troops leaving.

Because, he was really just spreading suspicion, and the so-called Li Jue's army didn't come together at all.

In fact, when he was camping with 500 Linfen soldiers yesterday, the army rushing down from the north was actually Li Jue's army.

Logically speaking, Li Jue should have guarded the Queshu Road at that time, but because Yong'an, which was serving as a grain station at that time, was burned, Li Jue hurriedly led his troops southward, intending to open up the supply line at the rear.

After meeting Liu Bei at the inn, Liu Bei also told Li Jue his judgment on the current situation and invited him to accompany him to the north.

But Li Jue refused, and continued southward with his subordinates without even a word of explanation.

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed about the unity of the Liangzhou military faction.

After that, he led five hundred Linfen soldiers all the way north, and finally entered the Queshu Road. After arriving at this place, Liu Bei inspected the terrain and decided to dig trenches here to deal with possible defeats.

Finally, Gan Ning and the others came down the winding valley road from the north, followed by the Taishan Army.

Relying on the old suspicion formation, Liu Bei confused Xu Huang, but he also knew that this ravine would not last long. So after asking Gan Ning and knowing that the number of organized legions in the rear was already very small, he withdrew with more than 6,000 Yizhou disciples.

Liu Bei planned to take them to retreat to Linfen first, and then move to Yubi with Wang Chang there.

The troops and horses were arrogant, and Liu Bei had a strong intuition that a war that would determine the trend of the world would break out there.

The army was heading south, and Liu Bei in the crowd looked back to the north, looking at the invisible enemy, and secretly said:

"This is just the beginning, because I, Liu Bei, am here."

……

If Gan Ning and other Yizhou soldiers from the fourth battalion were in danger and finally got out of trouble, then Ding Yuan, Pei Ye and others in Taiyuan City were really on pins and needles.

They still understand the situation at hand very well.

First, the Kansai Army sent troops to attack Soyuan, and then the Taishan Army divided its forces to attack. In the past few days, watching the offensive of the army outside the city weaken, it became even clearer that there must be more soldiers to support them.

Therefore, Ding Yuan and Pei Ye continued to recruit daredevils from the city to go to Dusuoyuan to spy on the military situation.

Today's Taiyuan has long been surrounded by Taishan's army, so the risks of these sentinels leaving the city can be imagined. Most of the sentinels were captured or killed by the roving Taishan Army. Only a few were lucky enough to break out from the gaps in the line.

The sentinels who can penetrate the Taishan Army's encirclement line are the kind of clever and intelligent people, so naturally these people do not dare to move forward when they reach the vicinity of Dusuoyuan.

So these people could only inquire from some nearby villagers.

These people had just been plundered by the Kansai soldiers before. In the end, the Taishan Army appeared to save them and resettle their homes.

So one can imagine what kind of information those Taiyuan sentry detectives could get from these villagers.

They all said that Taishan's army won the battle and captured many prisoners.

After finding out such news, most of the sentinels felt like mourning their concubines, and then returned to Taiyuan in confusion.

But there was one person who was different. He didn't care about those Guizhou leaders. Instead, he found the village elders here and learned a completely different piece of news from their mouths.

The old man from the village said disdainfully:

"Why did we win the battle? Then the Taishan Army was defeated in Dusuoyuan. You don't know how miserable it was. I heard that the battle was really good, but I don't know who died later, and the army suddenly collapsed. , and now the rest is trapped there.”

"And you ask me why what I said is different from those people outside? Are those people comparable to me? Who am I? I am the three elders here. They are all a group of people digging in the fields. They follow what everyone else says, and they are a mob. Besides, those Taishan troops are used to winning people’s hearts, and those people have actually been attracted to the Taishan troops for a long time.”

"Do you believe them or not me?"

Finally, the sentry gave the old man a gold horseshoe, and then quietly retreated.

Then, he suppressed his excitement and ran back to Taiyuan non-stop, leaving behind the robe far away, and came to Xishan to the west of Taiyuan.

Here he left his horse, put on the clothes of a woodcutter, took a batch of firewood, pretended to be a woodcutter and ran towards the Taishan Army camp down the mountain.

There, there was a huge military market, where the Taishan Army used money and food to do business with the nearby Shanliao households.

So this person pretending to be a woodcutter is not eye-catching at all.

Then, this person begins to hibernate, waiting for the opportunity to fall into the night.

Sure enough, as the sentinels from behind rushed back one after another, the Taishan Army's attention was attracted by these people, so this man took advantage of the darkness, seized the opportunity, snatched a war horse, and rushed towards Taiyuan like a fly.

As soon as the man arrived at the bottom of the city, a bamboo basket was thrown down from above, and he was easily pulled up to the top of the city.

But what was unexpected was that the person who had obtained important information did not go directly to the governor's mansion. Instead, under the cover of several military officials on the city wall, he quietly entered the Wang family's mansion.

When the man changed his clothes again and appeared in the secret room in the middle, Wang Yun and his brother Wang Hong were guarding there.

The man quickly bowed down and shouted:

"Sir, I have received accurate information. The King's Division won a great victory in Dusuoyuan and is now surrounding the Taishan Army there."

Wang Yun was still sitting upright. When he suddenly heard the news, he stood up and couldn't believe it:

"Is what Ling Er said true? You must know that it has spread throughout the city, saying..."

It turned out that the sentinel turned out to be Wang Ling.

When the city was recruiting outposts who dared to die, Wang Ling resolutely participated in it regardless of his family's objections. This is not because Wang Ling is so righteous, but because the Wang family is in a rather bad situation at this time.

If Wang Yun led the Han Dynasty to control Jieyangqu, which was the peak of the Wang family's power, then Wang Yun abandoned Yangqu's army and fled back to Taiyuan on a bicycle, which was the low point of the Wang family's prestige.

In addition, after some officials who escaped from the Battle of Yangqu told Ding Yuan about the battle with added jealousy, Ding Yuan already regarded Wang Yun as an enemy and a traitor who stabbed him in the back.

If Wang Yun hadn't still had some prestige among Taiyuan's powerful people, and if Ding Yuan hadn't been worried about Wang Yun's Han family's moral integrity, so he used Wang Yun to seize Guo Lin's army and kill his humerus in battle, he would have killed this person. Wang Yun.

At this time, Ding Yuan was still the strongest in Taiyuan City. Being targeted by this man could be said to be a thorn in Wang's side.

It was precisely under this situation that Wang Ling took the initiative to invite Miao to participate in this event. In fact, not only him, but also some other powerful disciples in Taiyuan City also joined this action.

In the final analysis, these elite disciples know very well that not only will there be no unbroken eggs in the nest, but the fact that they can get out of the city first is enough for them to give it a try.

Wang Ling knew very well that he was the one in the family who was suitable for this job. Wang Yun's sons are all in Chang'an, and those in Taiyuan are his father Hong's lineage. As for his elder brother Shouzheng, he can only make surprises on his own. Although the process was dangerous, Wang Ling smiled as he thought about the important information he had brought, and even interrupted his uncle Wang Yun's words:

"What did you say? That the Kansai Army was defeated? These are just the tactics of the Taishan Army."

After speaking, Wang Ling told his uncle and father everything he had encountered.

Wang Yun was still listening at first, then pacing left and right as he listened. Finally, when Wang Ling finished speaking, he finally couldn't help himself and confirmed again:

"Are you sure that no one saw you when you came back? No one else knows about the news you got?"

Wang Ling was actually not sure. After all, he couldn't be sure whether there were other people like him asking the village elders, but at this time he knew he could only nod.

So Wang Yun clenched his fist hard and his whole body was filled with a smile.

But at this time, his elder brother, Wang Ling’s father, Wang Hongyu asked:

"So you didn't actually enter the battlefield at all? You just found a circle of local households on the periphery?"

This time, before Wang Ling could take the initiative, Wang Yun explained it for him:

"This is right. If they go to the battlefield, they may not be able to send this information back."

But Wang Hong was not convinced. Instead, he asked his son:

"Ling'er, why do you believe the words of a village elder without verifying it yourself? You have to think about it carefully. This matter is not only related to the rise and fall of the clan, but also the life and death of the people in this city of Taiyuan. Are you sure you really want to do it? Believe me?”

When questioned by his father, Wang Ling puffed out his chest and said:

"Father, I am sure. In fact, after I went to verify it myself, although I could not go deep into the Dusuoyuan battlefield, I did see a lot of wounded people from the Taishan Army, and some carriages and equipment belonging to the Taishan Army were also scattered in the woods. All these can prove that the Taishan Army did suffer a great defeat.”

Wang Hong twirled his beard, still hesitating. He saw Wang Yun looking at him and sighed:

"Master, I know what you want to do, but I can't support you in this matter. The risks here are too great. What if this is all a plan of the Taishan Army?"

Seeing that his brother was still so hesitant, Wang Yun wanted to speak loudly, but he still tried to control his emotions and said calmly:

"Brother, please listen to me and follow my plan. Even if the Taishan Army uses tricks, we will not suffer the most."

After saying that, Wang Yun left Wang Ling behind, and then shared his thoughts with the father and son.

In the end, Wang Hong sighed and said no more.

……

Brothers Wang Yun and Wang Hong were once again summoned by the shogunate to discuss military affairs under the curtain.

Uncharacteristically, the two of them replaced their usual broad sleeves and chose a military uniform. When the two of them entered the Thorny Gate, they saw that all the famous and powerful people in Taiyuan had arrived. Without exception, everyone was gloomy and did not enter the scene, just whispering outside.

The Wang brothers looked at each other with expressionless faces and entered the scene first.

When the two of them came in, Ding Yuan was already sitting at the top. His makeup and hair, which he usually carefully dressed up, were now neglected. A piece of silvery white hair was left beside his ear, looking so helpless and vicissitudes of life.

Next to Ding Yuan is Pei Ye, the governor of Taiyuan. His condition is much better than that of Ding Yuan. Maybe he has already made plans to break up with the city.

When he saw the two brothers Wang Yun come in, Ding Yuan's eyes were blank and dazed, but it was Pei Ye who took the initiative to greet Wang Yun and the two to sit down.

As a visitor to the emperor, Wang Yun had a special mat, which was placed on the same level as Ding Yuan.

Wang Yun sat in the back, and Wang Hong sat in the lower left position.

And soon, following the example of the Wang brothers, other wealthy families patrolling outside Thorny Gate also entered one after another. However, although they entered, they did not make a sound, and the scene was very stagnant.

At this time, Pei Ye secretly touched Ding Yuan, and the latter finally realized what he was doing.

Ding Yuan looked around at everyone and said with a sad smile:

"It seems that everyone knows it. Sure enough, my shogunate is almost like a sieve. Okay, now that you all know the news of the King's defeat, let's talk about what to do."

When Ding Yuan finished speaking, the wealthy people present cursed inwardly:

"Okay, you old thief from Ding Yuan, ask us what we should do? Aren't you the one who does what you, Ding Yuan, do from the beginning to the end? If you want money, we will give it to you. If you want to be patient, we will help you. But for the rest What about Zhan Shou He's policy? Is there anything you are angry with them about? Now that things have gone wrong, I think of them. Why, you still want us to surrender, and then you desperately disagree. Do you want to behave like a lonely minister and be appreciated by the new master? Are you going to take the blame and enjoy the glory and wealth? You can't be so shameless!"

As a result, every wealthy family present was pretending to be dead.

In fact, these people were right. Ding Yuan really had this intention in his heart at this time.

He still has a certain understanding of the Taishan Army outside, or that King Zhang, because his current situation is very similar to that of Jushou who defended Xiangguo back then.

After the war, Jushu not only was not executed, but also continued to rise in the Taishan military system.

Ding Yuan was an official, and he knew that Ju Shou's success experience was based on two points: one was that he was loyal, and the other was that he was a scholar from Hebei.

Loyalty is a quality that any superior person likes, and the fact that Jushou is a scholar from Hebei is in line with King Zhang's strategy of using Hebei people to govern Hebei, so Jushou relied on these two things to get out of a deadlock.

And Ding Yuan realized that the same was true.

After learning about the defeat of the Guanxi Army, Ding Yuan understood that Bingzhou was over. If the Taishan Army wants to govern Bingzhou, it cannot do without the people of Bingzhou. So it can be seen that a group of Bingzhou scholars will soon rise to the top.

And Ding Yuan consciously realized that his status in Bingzhou must be higher than Jushu's status in Jizhou, so he took one.

But the other loyalty requires the cooperation of the following Taiyuan powerful people. But looking at the current situation, these people are probably unwilling to give Ding Yuan such dignity.

And just when Ding Yuan was about to do something, he suddenly saw Wang Hong standing up below and said generously:

"My Lord, is it true that the current situation in Taiyuan cannot be defended? Even if the Kansai Army had not suffered such a defeat, it was still patrolling in Jiexiu. How could it have ever thought of coming to relieve the siege of Taiyuan? In this way, we in Taiyuan actually have There is actually no difference between reinforcements and no reinforcements, but why do I think all the kings are like mourning their heirs? ”

Wang Hong's words were a bit offensive to his peers, and some people wanted to refute him.

But Wang Hong didn't give him a chance and answered directly:

"Of course I know the reason, and it's not just because of the word 'despair'. But I, Wang Hong, don't believe it. I feel that as long as everyone is united, Taiyuan will be unbreakable."

Finally, he asked Ding Yuan directly:

"You must think that I am a great speaker, so I will ask you to lead my whole Wang family, use all your strength to leave the city, and fight the enemy to the death. If the sky belongs to me, this battle will definitely defeat the enemy's army. If not, Even with the blood of my Wang family, I can awaken the people of Taiyuan and defend my Han family.”

Finally, Wang Hong uttered four words:

"If you want to benefit the Han Dynasty in life and death, how can you avoid it because of good or bad fortune?"

His voice is like gold and iron, and his ambition is like a cliff.

The Wang family in Qi County, Taiyuan, can truly be called the true righteous family of our Han family.

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