Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 194 How To Fool
At the end of June, it was raining continuously in Chengdu, and the hibiscus in the city was about to bloom. It was the most exciting time of the year.

Chengdu is also known as Jincheng.

For Meng Chang's beloved concubine, hibiscus flowers were planted inside and outside the palace in the streets and alleys of the city. When the flowers bloomed in the whole city, the whole Chengdu became a flower city full of hibiscus, and there were seas of flowers everywhere.

Meng Chang once also expressed his emotion. He heard that Chengdu is Jincheng, but today we don't know what Jincheng is.

In fact, the so-called Jincheng is because the Kingdom of Shu has been exporting Shu brocade since ancient times, which is famous all over the world, but when Meng Chang came here, he added another meaning to Chengdu Jincheng in order to dote on his concubine.

Now July is approaching, and the beginning of July is the first season of hibiscus flowers, and then the whole of Chengdu will turn into a sea of ​​flowers. Every year at this time, Meng Chang, the lord of the country, will go out to enjoy the flowers with the beauties in the harem. Every year is a grand event.

But at the end of June this year, it was raining continuously, and the atmosphere in the city was gone. There were a lot fewer people on the streets, and even few merchants came to Chengdu to buy and sell Shu brocade.

Many people ran away, many people outside the city ran to the mountains, and many business travelers left Chengdu.

There is a pagoda in the southwest corner of the Imperial City of Chengdu.

From the top floor of the five-story pagoda, you can overlook almost the entire city of Chengdu.

The dust and filth in Chengdu shrouded in continuous rain has been swept away. The neat blue bricks and white tiles, the high walls of Zhumen, the green bamboos on the street and the early hibiscus reflect each other. In the middle, the ticking answering sounded, and the whole flow away.
The whole city is quiet and spotless in the rain, fresh and clean, it is such a bustling and beautiful city.

Looking down on such a city, Huarui has infinite liking in her heart, as if her heart is completely connected with this clean and beautiful city, she likes such a city.

Raising her eyes slightly, the low mountains farther away were dimly invisible in the rain curtain. She always felt that the black and continuous mountain shadows made her feel a little instinctively afraid.

She was not like this before, and she used to like to look at the mountains in the distance, until she heard that Shi came back from the clouds
There has been news from the west that the Great Zhou sent 20 troops, led by general Shi Congyun, who are preparing to go west along the river through Nanping and attack Chengdu.

To punish the lord of the Kingdom of Shu for his ignorance of general principles, not respecting Da Zhou as the suzerain, daring to call himself emperor, and harming the people and other crimes.

When the news came out, the entire Shu Kingdom was shaken. At first, people were skeptical, but as time went by, more and more news came from the west, from the officials and merchants who returned to Beijing.

It was not until a few days later that the officials of Kuizhou in the east wrote a letter, bringing more clear news that the Zhou army had arrived near Xiangzhou and began to march southward in large scale.

As time passed, the city became more and more panicked, and then many letters flew to the palace like snowflakes, and more and more people began to worry about the situation in the east.

In particular, the governors of Wanzhou and Kuizhou directly reported their illness and asked to return to Chengdu. His Majesty was so angry that he cursed and said that they would be killed. Fortunately, Li Hao and others tried their best to stop them, so that several people saved their lives.

Shi Congyun, who used to make people panic in Chengdu, is back again, but last time he only brought 5000 people, this time he brought 20 troops!
The stamens were calm on the surface, and they kept comforting His Majesty, but they were in a state of panic in their hearts. Every time they looked at the dark mountains in the distance, they would be frightened, for fear that Zhou Jun would suddenly rush out of those mountains.

The city of Chengdu, just like her, is beautiful, prosperous, but vulnerable. She couldn't imagine what it would be like if Zhou Jun's blood-stained iron hoof stepped on the clean bluestone bricks on the streets of Chengdu and broke off the hibiscus all over the city. Heart-piercing appearance.

She heard that Shi Congyun, the coach of the Zhou army, insulted his princess in front of the Southern Tang prince. She was inhumane and cruel, and what would happen to her then, the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has gone to the apse to discuss matters with Privy Councilor Wang Zhaoyun, Prime Minister Li Hao, Commander Gao Yanchou and others.

Let's go back, if His Majesty doesn't see the Empress when he comes out, he might be angry. "The little eunuch behind her interrupted her thoughts in a low voice.

Huarui nodded, knowing that what he said made sense, the maid beside her even held up an umbrella for her and walked towards the rain screen.

The rain was cold, and Hua Dui felt a lot of emotion in her heart. Your Majesty is not a person who has endured hardships. Many things are always vacillating, and wobbling will cause many problems.

Just like dealing with the state of Zhou, you can either surrender or resist. If you want to resist, you must be prepared. Deploy the army to the north and east, and prepare for battle as soon as possible.If you want to surrender, you must treat Zhou Guo respectfully and treat him as the suzerain.

But His Majesty's approach made people somewhat puzzled. On the one hand, he felt that he was indeed not an opponent of the Zhou Dynasty, and he did not dare to rely on force to compete with Da Zhou. On the other hand, he was not completely surrendered. emperor.

At that time, some ministers warned that such a vacillating attitude is not feasible.

His Majesty may understand it himself, but when it comes to critical moments, he can't let go of his face and is unwilling to surrender his status.

It's okay to be unwilling, then you must be ready to meet Da Zhou's swordsmen.

But the news of Shi Congyun's dispatch of troops only came, and he himself was so frightened that he was so frightened that he even discussed with his ministers for three days, but still did not come up with any feasible results.

At this time, only the privy envoy Wang Zhaoyuan was full of confidence and said that he was willing to lead troops to resist Shi Congyun for the officials. As long as he was given an army of [-] to guard the dangerous points, it would be enough to resist Shi Congyun's army, and he made a promise.

Huarui doesn't understand military affairs, and she doesn't know whether Wang Zhaoyuan's words are true or false, in short, it is a rare and exciting voice in the current court.

So she would rather believe it, even if she knew how powerful her opponent Shi Congyun was.

She has never met Shi Congyun's person, only knows that he is a young man, only twenty years old this year, but his great reputation has already been spread all over the north and south.

But she heard His Majesty tell her that Wang Zhaoyuan has read military books and often compares himself to Zhuge Wuhou.

People who compare themselves to Zhuge Wuhou must be capable. If they are not Shi Congyun's opponents who take the initiative to attack, they should always have a chance to defend the danger.

She comforted herself in this way.
Stepping on the cool rain, I quickly arrived in front of the main hall.

Hua Rui was waiting outside, and there were voices of discussion inside.

After a while, the eunuch came out to invite her in, but she quickly refused, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is the ancestor's rule, I just wait outside for Your Majesty."

She is very measured, she was born in a brothel and has no identity background, so she has always stayed away from these things, even if she has her own thoughts, she does not say them out, and keeps them in her heart.

He just waited quietly outside, after a while, His Majesty came out from the inside, followed by more than a dozen important civil and military ministers of the court, she quickly moved out of the way, and Meng Chang beckoned her to pass.

The worry on His Majesty's face has faded a lot, and Wang Zhaoyuan beside him is holding an iron ruyi, full of ambition.

His Majesty held her hand and walked together, and the officials around her hurriedly stepped aside.

His Majesty said happily, "If it wasn't for Wang Aiqing and Li Aiqing, I would be helpless."

Veteran Li Yangui's health is not as good as before. Since he was defeated by Shi Congyun in Guanzhong Qinling, his condition has deteriorated, and he has also surrendered his military power and ignored the government.

This time, there was an urgent matter, so His Majesty asked for advice.

"It's the duty of a subject to share your majesty's worries. Besides, Shi Congyun's bragging is too much. The Zhou army's forbidden army is at most more than 20. Some of them have to guard against the Khitan and Northern Han in the north, and some of them want to guard the beams. The army he brought with Shi Congyun was at most [-] to [-], never [-].

This kind of trick has been used by generals throughout the ages, just like Gaozu’s 20 soldiers were called 40, and Xiang Yu’s [-] was called a million. It’s the same reason. In order to make people timid before fighting, we can’t be fooled. , everything will not be believed until the scouts are sent out to find out. "

Everyone nodded one after another, lamenting that he is worthy of being a veteran in the battlefield, and he saw through Zhou Guo's tricks at once.

Seeing that Li Yangui was stealing the limelight, Wang Zhaoyuan, a member of the Privy Council, also cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that this time I will lead troops to Kuizhou. Even if Shi Congyun has a million troops, he will not be able to go west!"

His Majesty was even happier when he heard that, and there was still worry on his face, but he was not as panicked as he was a few days ago.

"Shi Congyun is very cunning and good at fighting. He is the number one general in the state of Zhou. Ai Qing should not underestimate the enemy."

Wang Zhaoyun nodded solemnly, hugged Tie Ruyi in his hand and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Shi Congyun's powerful minister understands that we have close contacts with the Tang State. General, how to crack it.

As a result, none of Tang Guo's moves came as I thought, and it is not surprising that I lost. When I go to battle in person, I will be able to compete with the historical thief. "

"Private Wang's advice!"

"I can't wait for this kind of spirit"

Many people flattered one after another, and a few people had hidden worries on their faces.

Mrs. Huarui understood that His Majesty decided to send Wang Zhaoyuan to the west to block the Zhou army. She didn't know if this was a good idea, she didn't understand military affairs, and she just thought it was better to take action than to sit and wait for death.

At the end of June, the whole country of Shu State was mobilized. Wang Zhaoyuan, a member of the Privy Council, was deployed as the west camp.

At the same time, soldiers from Kuizhou, Wanzhou, and Shizhou were enlisted to be dispatched by Wang Zhaoyuan.

Prime Minister Li Hao was ordered to personally go outside the city to see off the army.

Before leaving, the banquet reached a high place, Wang Zhaoyuan held the wine glass and said loudly: "I am going here to defeat the enemy, I should lead these [-] villainous boys with carved faces, defeat the Zhou army, and capture the thief of history is as easy as turning the palm of your hand!"

As soon as this bold statement came out, everyone was amazed and felt that Wang Zhaoyuan was not an ordinary person.

So a few days later, iron stories about Wang Zhaoyuan also spread in Chengdu. People talked about it, and they all felt that Wang Zhaoyuan was courageous and ambitious, and he was not an ordinary person.

Shi Congyun didn't know that someone vowed to arrest him. He was rushing from the rear to Jingmen, where the former army was stationed, and was stepping on the mud to Li Chuyun's big tent.

The rain has completely stopped last night, but the ground is still muddy, and the road from Xiangzhou to the south has a complicated water network and is getting more and more difficult to walk.

Forward Li Chuyun's 1 men had already arrived at Jingmen and stopped here. Shi Congyun didn't know what his plan was for the time being, so the Chinese army who had just left Xiangyang from the rear came to ask.

After opening the curtain at the door and entering, Li Chuyun and Li Hanchao were both there, and hurriedly came to salute.

Shi Congyun waved his hand: "Don't be so troublesome, pour me a glass of water."

Li Chuyun quickly poured water.

After taking a few mouthfuls of hot water, Shi Congyun asked, "Why did you stop at Jingmen, what are you going to do?"

"Does the commander have any orders?" Li Hanchao asked nervously, cupping his hands.

Shi Congyun said: "No, I asked your opinion."

Li Chuyun knew him better, so he reported earnestly: "We have made an appointment with King Wuping to let him come to Jingmen to work in the army, and the army will not go south for the time being.

Commander, someone has a plan. "

"Tell me." Shi Congyun leaned over.

Li Chuyun whispered: "They were afraid that soldiers would come to the city, so someone deliberately threatened them to go to Jiangling city to get supplies, but King Wuping didn't dare to let us go, so he had to send them by himself.

Someone deliberately asked them for water, fodder, and food from an army of tens of thousands. In order to prevent my army from entering, they would hastily send a large number of young men, men, horses, and pack animals from Jiangling to deliver things to us.

As a result, Jiangling City is empty, hold them here, treat the envoys kindly, let them relax their vigilance,
At that time, it will only be [-] miles from here to Jiangling. If the cavalry rushes to attack, they will arrive in one day and one night!
There is a Guanmiao Village on the south detour from here. A certain person only needs to bring a thousand fine horses. Wherever he goes, he will attack Jiangling overnight, and Jiangling City will be destroyed in a day.

Even if it is not broken, if a certain leader cuts off the retreat route to the south, and the main force encircles from the north, many soldiers and young adults outside the city can be surrounded or forced to dare not return to Jiangling, and it will be easier to take Jiangling. "

Shi Congyun looked at Li Chuyun and said with emotion: "You are such an old bastard, but I like it! Just do what you say."

"However, some parts of the plan have been changed slightly. A certain person came to entertain the envoys of the King of Nanping for you, and paralyzed them. Seeing that the lord general is not moving here, he will definitely relax his vigilance.

At that time, you will lead the cavalry back to seize the city. You are most familiar with the situation here. As for how many people you want to bring, you can decide by yourself. "

Li Chuyun was overjoyed, and said: "The commander-in-chief trusts him so much, he must live up to the commander-in-chief's entrustment and take Jiangling down."

"You and Lu Duosun have been sent to Nanping, and you have been here for many days. You must know the situation ahead better than me. What's more, I use you as a pioneer, because I believe in your ability. Do it well and go down and prepare." Shi Congyun Speaking of which, he told Li Chuyun to choose the elite cavalry and prepare for the next thing.

Li Chuyun went away in a hurry with excitement.

Li Hanchao, a veteran in the big tent, looked at him in surprise. He probably didn't expect the development of the matter. As a commander, he came from the rear not to give orders, but to follow the deployment of a subordinate?

"General Li, temporarily shrink your scouts and don't enter the Nanping border, so as not to startle the enemy. Since you want to pretend to be friendly, you must do a full set." Shi Congyun ordered.

"Respect Commander-in-Chief! So-and-so, go and call him back." Li Hanchao said repeatedly, and then went down to mobilize the deployment.

At the beginning of July, the weather turned fine, and the envoys sent by Wuping also came.

The envoys were led by Gao Baoyin, the younger brother of King Nanping, and several officials.

Just as Li Chuyun expected, the water, food, and fodder required by the tens of thousands of troops are by no means small amounts. Behind them are a large number of soldiers and many young men who are responsible for escorting them. The mighty ox carts stretch for dozens of times on the road inside.

The avenue is full of people and horses and horses going north.

Looking at this posture, there are more than 5 people vigorously, and a considerable part of these people are soldiers. Because there are no soldiers guarding them, the young and strong people may just run away.

Moreover, Shi Congyun suddenly understood that the other party also took advantage of this opportunity, and Chen Bing south of Jingmen, used both soft and hard tactics to prevent them from entering the country.

This is interesting, how to fool King Wuping's envoy, if he fools, half of the battle will be won.
(End of this chapter)