Tiantang Splendid

4268 - Chapter [-]

Pressed to the ground by his own soldiers, Cui Chengfu struggled hard, startled and angry: "Qiu Xinggong, are you crazy? I am the King of Jin who sent me to support you. If you dare to be rude to me, you are not afraid that the King of Jin will blame you later? The more than ten thousand sons under my command are all from Shandong, and they will definitely not give up!"

It is not too much to say that the current situation of the King of Jin is exhausted. If it were not for the strong support of the family in Shandong, Tongguan would have been captured by the imperial army. "Self-proclaimed, even in front of King Jin, he still has a bit of arrogance, so why would he put Qiu Xinggong, a family dog, in his eyes?
Unexpectedly, now Qiu Xinggong is against him like a mad dog, which makes him both inconceivable and frightened.

This person must have some crooked idea, wanting to take the credit for guarding the gate for himself...

"Heh," Qiu Xinggong sneered, and ordered: "Tie up this idiot tightly and take him into custody temporarily."

"Here!"

The personal soldiers bound Cui Chengfu's hands and feet with ropes, covered his mouth with rags, and allowed him to struggle, and the two carried him down.

At this time, all the lieutenant generals and schools had arrived, Qiu Xinggong looked around and said: "Using Cui Chengfu's order, order the Shandong private army brought by him to withdraw from the city gate and gather in the Wengcheng, and then use bows and crossbows to deter them and force them to disarm. Drive them to the rear of the city gate and take care of them, and if they don't obey, they will be shot and killed on the spot."

"Here!"

Although the generals are at a loss, they don't know why the enemy is killing each other, but these people have been loyal to him for many years, so naturally they will not refute his order, no matter how puzzled they are, they will obey the order.

After a while, a crowd outside the barracks shouted and screamed, and the soldiers were in chaos.

Tens of thousands of Shandong private soldiers obeyed the order and withdrew from the city gate and gathered in the urn city. They felt that something was wrong, but these soldiers and horses were all temporarily recruited and hastily formed an army. Know what this scene means.

It wasn't until the archers on the surrounding city walls drew their bows and set arrows, condescendingly, and ordered them to put down their weapons and disarm, that they realized that something was wrong.

Some people resisted immediately and wanted to lead Pao Ze to kill the city, but just as they were organized, they were shot and killed one by one by Jian Yu who came at the head, and their corpses lay on the spot.The dead bodies and blood donations caused a large-scale panic. These young men were trembling with fright, and hurriedly put down their weapons, and were taken out by the city guards one by one, and assigned to guard them separately.

In less than two hours, more than ten thousand Shandong private troops completely lost their combat effectiveness.

Qiu Xinggong got the report, so he put on his armor and hood without haste, got out of the barracks and got on his horse, surrounded by his own soldiers, he came to the inner side of the city gate, and learned that there were sailors and horses charging from outside the city. Then he sat on the horseback, waved his hands, and said in a deep voice, "Open the city gate, and welcome Master Wang to enter the pass!"

The soldiers on the left and right, the generals, and the soldiers stared at Qiu Xinggong with wide eyes, but before they could react, they were in a daze.

Open the city gate...to welcome Master Wang? !

What's the situation?
Qiu Xinggong waited for a while, and seeing no one on the left and right responded, he shouted: "Aren't you all stupid? I asked you to open the city gate and welcome Master Wang to enter!"

Only then did the generals under his command come to their senses, and the words were just pleasant to hear. "Welcome Master Wang to enter the pass" confused everyone. If you said "Kaicheng surrender", wouldn't everyone understand...

Some soldiers rushed to the top of the city tower, stirred the huge winch, and drove the iron chain to open the heavy city gate bit by bit.

The city gate opened, and the navy soldiers outside the city had already charged in. Qiu Xinggong ordered all the flags above the city gate to be brought down, and then stood on both sides of the city gate.

The sailor soldiers saw that the agreed signal had appeared on the city pass, and without hesitation, the tide poured into Hangu Pass from the open city gate.

The Xiongguan pass between Guanzhong and Hedong was so bloodless that it fell into the hands of the navy.

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When Liu Rengui and Zheng Rentai entered the pass, the defenders in the pass had already withdrawn from the city pass and retreated three miles. By the way, more than ten thousand Shandong private troops were handed over to the navy, and the entire pass city fell into the hands of the navy without bloodshed. The bearded Qiu Xinggong and Liu Rengui couldn't help shaking their heads at the scene where they got off their horses and laughed loudly with their arms outstretched.

Even people like Qiu Xinggong voluntarily acted as secret agents for the emperor, earning a Hangu Pass without a single soldier, what chance does King Jin have of winning?

There is nothing more so-called that those who have attained the Dao will help more than those who have lost the Dao.

Even if there will be changes in Guanzhong, it will be difficult for King Jin to change his fate against the sky...

Qiu Xinggong and Liu Rengui laughed and talked for a while, seeing Zheng Rentai approaching on horseback, greeted with a smile: "Brother Rentai, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you all right?"

Zheng Rentai didn't dare to trust Qiu Xinggong, not to mention that he was "anyway" earlier than him. When he followed Emperor Taizong to fight the world, he had to stay under Zheng Rentai for a while. Later, although he was equal, he couldn't There is the meaning of arrogance.

Quickly got off the horse, took two steps forward to return the salute, and said respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, brother, everything is fine, little brother."

Qiu Xinggong patted Zheng Rentai on the shoulder, and said boldly: "That's right, you and I assisted Emperor Taizong together back then, and now we are working together under His Majesty's command, we are still the same Brother Paoze, we should get closer to each other in the future. "

Zheng Rentai smiled slightly awkwardly, and could only nod his head again and again: "What brother said is very true. It is our duty as soldiers to be loyal to the king. We went astray and did stupid things before. Fortunately, His Majesty is lenient and entrusted us with a heavy responsibility. I must follow the example of my elder brother and contribute to His Majesty's great cause, so as to live up to His Majesty's trust."

But I couldn't help cursing secretly in my heart. I was forced to surrender to the navy and serve the emperor after a series of defeats. It's a shameful thing to say anyway. You're saying it openly in public because you want to save my face. Step on the ground?

Even if you are one step earlier than me "anyway", you have been kicked out by the Guanlongmen Clan now, and behind me are the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Shandong family. Domineering on the head, I'm afraid I'm going to blind my mind...

Qiu Xinggong's face froze slightly, he glanced up and down at Zheng Rentai, feeling angry.However, I am now nearly sixty years old, old and weak, and my energy is no longer what it used to be. Zheng Rentai is more than ten years younger than me, but he is still in his prime. Back then, I could handle this kid easily, but now I am afraid to do it. He couldn't take advantage of it, so he had to endure the birdishness in his heart, and wait for the scene to be discussed before making any calculations.

Liu Rengui smiled and saw that the two men refused to give in to each other, and did not stop them. When they stopped talking, they asked, "May I ask Tianshui County Lord, how is the situation in Tongguan?"

Qiu Xinggong grinned and said: "The king of Jin doesn't care whether Hangu Pass falls or not. He is focused on fighting with his back, and has led more than [-] troops to Chang'an. Tongguan is already an empty city. Just waiting for our army to arrive, it will be another disaster." Big credit."

In any case, Tongguan is the base camp of the rebels, and it is only necessary to capture and occupy it to completely cut off the way for King Jin to retreat, which is naturally a great achievement.

Liu Rengui looked excited, and immediately said: "Then it's not too late. Let's rectify the troops immediately, and attack Tongguan by land and water. The rebels have already been wiped out and the chaos is right!"

Qiu Xinggong and Zheng Rentai didn't dare to take it too seriously, they saluted together and said loudly: "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

Liu Rengui was in high spirits, stretched out his hand to help the two of them, and said with a big laugh, "Why are you talking about life and death? This time, you two understand the righteousness and made great contributions in the battle of capturing Hangu Pass. Looking back, your majesty will reward you for your meritorious service. The power and status have not diminished, and the two will need to take care of them in the court in the future, and I am grateful."

Although Qiu and Zheng are military generals, they are both idiots. Wen Xiange knows the elegance, and understands that Liu Rengui is ambitious and wants to enter the imperial court, so they are here to attract contacts.But the two of them are also isolated and helpless in the court. If they can watch and help each other with Liu Rengui, a general who was born in the navy, there will be many benefits...

Then they said in unison: "We are all ministers of His Majesty, and we are determined to assist His Majesty in achieving his imperial ambitions. We brothers should support each other and advance and retreat together."

Liu Rengui smiled generously and looked humble: "You two are ministers of Zhenguan. They followed Emperor Taizong to lay down this picturesque country. I am a junior. I dare not call you brothers and brothers and overstep."

"Hey, my brother's words are wrong! It is said that there is no priority in learning, and those who have achieved first come first. Our meritorious service is already a matter of yesterday. Once the emperor and the courtiers, now the navy is the most trusted army of your majesty, my brother. Naturally, he is also a confidant of His Majesty, and it should be our honor to be able to make friends with my virtuous brother."

"Mr. Tianshui County's words are justified. Brother Yu really doesn't need to be humble. Brother Yu will still count on you to push me a lot in the future. We still only talk about friendship and not about seniority."

"If that's the case, then I will be disrespectful?"

"That's right, brother Ruo Xian is too polite, but it makes Brother Yu panic, haha!"

The three of them had their own ulterior motives and wanted to take advantage of each other. For a while, they called each other brothers and talked happily, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After a while of pleasantries, the army was assembled, and some wounded soldiers and heavy soldiers were left to guard Guancheng and the more than [-] Shandong private army prisoners.

(End of this chapter)