Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4267 Soldiers Send Letter Valley
After a long while, Liu Rengui raised his head from the map, glanced at Zheng Rentai, who had a resentful expression on his face, "I give you all I can to teach you but you don't trust me", he laughed, without any embarrassment: "There are some things that I don't want to do." In other words, it’s really no good for the Duke to know too much, as long as he supports His Majesty with a clear-cut stand and a firm stand, the Duke’s contribution will be indispensable, so why bother to ask the bottom line? Too much curiosity is not a good thing.”

Zheng Rentai had no choice but to take a sip from the teacup and shut his mouth.

Liu Rengui gathered up the map in his hand, and hurried footsteps sounded outside the tent. After a while, his own soldiers quickly stepped inside, handed a battle report to Liu Rengui, and reported: "The news just came that Yu Chigong led the right guards under his command. A few days ago, they broke through the Bashui line of defense and occupied the beachhead on the left bank.

Zheng Rentai was taken aback, put down his teacup and looked at Liu Rengui, his eyes full of suspicion: Could it be that he screwed up?
Liu Rengui's expression was calm, as if he was not surprised by this, he took the battle report with both hands firmly and opened it, read it carefully, threw it to Zheng Rentai, and then unfolded the map again.

Zheng Rentai took the battle report, read it word by word, frowned, put down the battle report, saw Liu Rengui marked something on the map with a pen, and leaned over.

The brush marked the complete deployment of the enemy's and our troops' forces on the map, and finally clicked on Tongguan, and said calmly: "The king of Jin is about to come out in full force."

He raised his head and looked at the soldiers: "Pass down the order and pay close attention to the movements of the rebels in Tongguan. As long as there is any action, report it immediately."

"Here!"

The soldiers went out anxiously to scout the horses and send orders. Zheng Rentai looked at the map, thought for a while, and sighed: "Such a strategy...is a bit risky. The Guanzhong clan suffered heavy losses after the Guanlong Mutiny, and they have already endangered their foundation. In their dreams, they hope that the situation will change suddenly and the power will be reorganized. A pool of stagnant water will mean their death for them. Now that Yu Chigong has entered Guanzhong and reached Chang'an, the changes that can be caused will far exceed everyone's expectations. Just to maximize the result of victory, it is easy to lose more than gain.”

For the clans, especially the Guanlong clan, he has the right to speak more than many people. After fighting side by side and fighting each other for so many years, he is very clear about the background of the Guanlong clan, the crisis they are facing, and what they can burst out under the crisis. strength.

Such a group of clans whose ancestors rose from the bitterly cold land of Daibei absolutely did not have the so-called benevolence, righteousness, morality, loyalty, filial piety and fraternity. For the sake of their interests, they would do anything and even let the entire empire be buried with them.

"In other words, the Turks have long been destroyed, and Xue Yantuo has become a yellow flower of yesterday. Otherwise, I would absolutely believe that one morning a Hu Qi suddenly entered from the side of the Great Wall and appeared on the north bank of the Weishui River..."

Zheng Rentai drank the tea, feeling a little nostalgic for the past.

Liu Rengui was taken aback, and wondered, "What's the point of this?"

Zheng Rentai paused, shook his head, and said: "Emperor Taizong launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident on the fourth day of June in the ninth year of Wude, and on the ninth day of August when Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, Jieli Khan dispatched more than 24 Turkic cavalry from Monan Road to drive straight in and rush forward. , attacked Jingzhou, and approached martial arts. Emperor Taizong sent Yu Chigong as the general manager of the Jingzhou Road March, and fought against the Turkic army in Gaoling on August [-]. Although Yu Chigong was brave, the three armies under his command also used their lives, but the difference in strength was huge. Although a small victory However, it was difficult to prevent the Turkic cavalry from marching towards the Weishui River, approaching Chang'an, and the capital shook. Emperor Taizong had to imitate Zhuge Liang and put forward an empty city plan, leading Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling, Zhou Shaofan, Li Mengchang, An Yuanshou and others to Xianyang Bridge, and Jie Li Khan negotiated across the river, concluded an alliance under the city, and finally emptied the treasury in Guanzhong to force Jieli Khan to retreat. The court and the public were in mourning, and Emperor Taizong took it as a shame in his life... From then on, the Guanlong clan completely occupied the court High position, even Emperor Taizong, who is as wise and mighty as Emperor Taizong, must avoid his edge and be restrained by him. It was from that time that Emperor Taizong firmly determined to suppress the family, because the family has no bottom line for their own interests. My Xingyang Zheng family is like this, and all the families in the world are like this."

How can there be so many coincidences?

Before Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, and the rebels in Guanzhong had not yet been pacified, Jieli Khan summoned 20 people who controlled strings to go south. How can it be like this to release water in the dark?

And after the change of Xuanwumen, almost all the military power is in the hands of the Guanlongmen Clan...

It can be said that it was the Guanlongmen Clan who made Emperor Taizong, and it was the Guanlongmen Clan who brought Emperor Taizong the greatest danger and shame. It is not difficult to understand why Emperor Taizong spared no effort to suppress the Guanlongmen Clan during the Zhenguan period. The military power of the Longmen Clan was completely deprived, and the Guanlong disciples were almost driven out of the top ranks of the army.

Liu Rengui nodded and did not ask further questions, such as how did the Guanlong Clan threaten Emperor Taizong...

For the sake of honor, Emperor Taizong has passed away, and it is not easy to find out the humiliation he suffered back then.

However, it is conceivable that since the Guanlongmen faction dared to contact the Turks during Emperor Taizong's time and allowed them to rush to the bank of the Wei River and under the city of Chang'an, it is now a matter of life and death, so what dare not or cannot do?
But fortunately, there are no strong enemies around Datang now, even if the Guanlong Clan wants to borrow a knife to kill someone, there is nothing to borrow...

The two were discussing, and the soldiers left and returned, and submitted a battle report: "As soon as I went out, I ran into a scout sneaking all the way from Tongguan, and I have a battle report."

Liu Rengui knew that since Tongguan sent out the battle report continuously, the situation must have changed, so he quickly took the battle report and opened it, read it at a glance, his expression suddenly cheered up, he slapped the battle report on the table in front of Zheng Rentai, and said loudly: "Drumming!" , gather generals!"

"Here!"

The soldiers withdrew, and after a while, the sound of rumbling drums sounded in the valley, and dozens of generals and captains ran out of their tents and rushed towards the tent of the central army.

Zheng Rentai sighed after reading the battle report.

Yu Chigong broke through the Bashui defense line and gave Jin Wang infinite courage. He actually abandoned Tongguan and rushed out with an army of 15 troops to Chang'an.

After thinking for a while, he still reminded Liu Rengui: "The king of Jin is so courageous, it can be seen that he has already made a predetermined plan in advance, and he doesn't care whether Hangu Pass can stand it, and he has the will to put everything to death and survive. It's just that the status of King Jin dares to live to death like this. It is absolutely impossible to rely on blood and courage. There must be a corresponding plan. Therefore, there must be someone in Guanzhong who secretly contacted him and responded to the army. Even such a person It might even be around Chang'an."

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and the king of Jin dares to fight with his back, how can he be unprepared?

"The more victory is at your fingertips, the more cautious you must be and walk on thin ice."

This is Zheng Rentai's advice to Liu Rengui based on his life experience of going through hardships as a soldier and horse.

Liu Rengui thought it was true, he didn't listen to advice from headstrong people, so he immediately said: "Then send troops to capture Hangu Pass immediately, and then send troops to Tongguan by land and water. Let’s talk about his lair! At that time, the morale of the rebel army will be demoralized and people will panic, and the chances of winning will increase by a few points!”

Zheng Rentai stroked his beard and smiled: "That's exactly what it should be!"

He and the Zheng family of Xingyang behind him are now tied to the navy and the court. If the court fails miserably and the king of Jin ascends to power, then the Zheng family of Xingyang, who is a traitor, will suffer a terrible punishment. On the contrary, if the king of Jin is finally destroyed , then the Xingyang Zheng family can at least escape the ensuing cleansing of the powerful by virtue of "anyway".

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After a while, dozens of generals and school lieutenants heard the sound of drums and came to the tent of the Chinese army. Liu Rengui had not done nothing these days, he had already completed the tasks of each department, and now he assigned them one by one, neatly, within less than half a day. At that time, the army stationed in the valley road rose up, and soldiers and horses spread all over the valley and headed towards Hangu Pass.

At the same time, the captain was dispatched to the north to reach the Yellow River, and the naval warships anchored here set sail one after another, went upstream, and galloped towards the Yellow River channel on the north side of Hangu Pass.

Both water and land were raised, and for a while, banners were flying, and thousands of troops rushed straight to Hangu Pass.

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Inside Hangu Pass, among the barracks, battle reports poured in, and groups of soldiers came to the city pass, densely covered with flags and murderous.

Cui Chengfu, who came to support him, was unavoidably nervous when he heard the sound of horns outside the house. He looked at Qiu Xinggong who was sitting opposite him with the Dama Jindao, and said worriedly: "The naval forces are powerful, and they have continuously defeated the garrisons all the way north. Such famous generals at that time were defeated by him and had to act like thieves. Although we have a lot of troops, most of them are mobs. The general must not be careless and be careful."

Hangu Pass is the back door of Tongguan. Once it falls, Tongguan will face the sailor peak. When the time comes, the navy will advance by land and water and attack the back of Tongguan. How can this battle be fought?
And once King Jin is defeated, the Shandong family that spared no effort to support King Jin will suffer the emperor's crazy suppression and revenge...

Just thinking about the consequences makes Cui Chengfu shudder.

Qiu Xinggong remained unmoved in the face of the enemy, snorted coldly, and said: "I have been a soldier all my life, I don't know how many times I have been in the formation of thousands of troops, and I don't know how many times I have shed blood, how can you, a scholar, make noise here? No matter how much you dare to say, don’t blame the military law for being ruthless.”

Cui Chengfu was so angry that he kindly advised you to be careful, but you got angry instead?

He was not a good-tempered man either, so he jumped up immediately: "I led the children from Shandong into the pass to assist the King of Jin. I didn't come here to be angry with you, let alone sit and watch the children under my command suffer damage in the hands of you, a headstrong man. I will return immediately." Camp, if you can formulate a proper strategy for guarding the gate, you will not dare to disobey wherever you go, but if you take personal revenge and use it yourself, then you will be hard to follow!"

Get up and go.

He could see that Qiu Xinggong's ability was second to none, but there was a big problem with this stance. What if the enemy pushed these Shandong children under his command to be cannon fodder when they attacked the city?

It's just that he just turned around and took two steps, when he saw the two soldiers at the door had turned around and blocked the door, their hands were pressed on the handle of the horizontal knife at their waist, their eyes were staring at each other, and there was a big disagreement The posture of cutting with a knife.

He was so frightened that he stopped, looked back at Qiu Xinggong in surprise, and said sternly, "I was ordered by the King of Jin to come to support, what do you do?"

Qiu Xinggong's eyelids drooped, he didn't even look at him, and waved his hand casually: "Take down this idiot! I'm the one who defends the city, and you can say that? It's a life-and-death thing!"

Two soldiers stepped forward, one of them raised his hand and punched Cui Chengfu fiercely in the stomach, he hunched up as if he was eating shrimps in pain, while the other cut his palm on the back of his neck, Cui Chengfu fell down limply.

(End of this chapter)