Da Wei Chun

Chapter 227
Cangshan is like the sea, and the morning sun is like blood!

Black smoke enveloped the city, covering the sky and the sun.

There are severed limbs, mutilated bodies, intestines, viscera, and charred corpses all over the mountains... The blood flows into streams, soaking the ground, and seeping into the soil bit by bit.The air is filled with the smell of hair and burnt flesh...

Daxi was riding on the horse, holding the rein with one hand, and covered his mouth and nose with a silk scarf with the other hand.

He asked himself that he had fought many battles, but this was the first time he had seen such a tragic battlefield like today.

Since ancient times, nine out of ten battles involving more than ten thousand people ended in defeat.Those who have lost [-]% of the battle without being defeated and still have combat power can be called a strong army.

If the battle damage exceeds [-]% and has not yet collapsed, it is the Iron Army.

More than five battles that have not been defeated, since the Qin Dynasty, can be counted with a slap...

If you can really hit that level, you can't use words like 'extremely tragic' to describe it, but "horrible"...

And today?

It is estimated that there are [-] to [-] rebels, but the number of prisoners is less than a thousand, and the rest are all killed in battle?

Never before...

Daxi asked himself, if Li Yun's Qizhou soldiers had only relied on Li Yun's Qizhou soldiers in today's battle, they would have been defeated long ago.

And it's useless to change anyone to take command, including Xi Kangsheng.

So Daxi admired Li Chengzhi from the bottom of his heart: he was able to turn the tide with only two thousand auxiliary soldiers?

It can be seen that the soldiers of the four battalions under Li Chengzhi's command who were buried in the flames because they missed the enemy's plan, how capable should they be?
Seeing Li Chengzhi standing still in the distance, as if mourning in silence, Da Xi secretly sighed: It's a pity...

Silence for a bird egg!
Although traces of Bai Jia can be vaguely seen, others don't know, Li Chengzhi still doesn't know?
These corpses were all pretended by the rebels!

Li Chengzhi was observing the traces, and imagined that if Xi Kang became suspicious, he would run to see if the white armor soldier was really burned to death, and if he would see any flaws.

But for now, it seems that there is no problem.

Every corpse was burnt like scorched wood, not to mention the age and appearance, but it took a long time to distinguish between men and women.

After making sure there was nothing missing, Li Chengzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, it depends on the abilities of Li Song, Li Liang, Huang Furang and others.

What Li Chengzhi confessed was that if he could not sneak out of Xiaoguan or cross Longshan Mountain, he would escape into the mountain for the time being.

If you can get out of Longshan, you will continue to escape to the northwest. After reaching the west of Zhangye, you will go north by Ruo Shui to Juyanze in later generations, which is now the West Sea.

Although it is nominally the territory and border of the Great Wei Dynasty, it has long been occupied by nomadic tribes of the Huns such as Shule and Lushuihu, and the imperial court has long been beyond its reach.

But to Li Chengzhi, it was like a pie falling from the sky.He didn't believe that with four thousand white armor soldiers, one thousand cavalry, and five hundred iron vans, Li Song and others still couldn't occupy a base that could accommodate thousands of people?
The reason for choosing this place is Li Chengzhi's deliberate consideration: the West Sea is also called Juyan Sea, and the reason why it is called the sea is because of the abundance of water.Whether it is farming or grazing, it is extremely convenient, and it can also grow rice.

The second is that there are extremely rich minerals.

There is salt, nitrate, and an iron-rich mine.In the Qilian Mountains, more than a hundred miles to the south, there is everything that one expects to find in coal, copper, gold and silver.

If the heart is more wild, three hundred miles to the southwest is Jingtie Mountain, where you can dig out as much iron ore and sulfur as you want.

The reason why Li Chengzhi is so familiar with Xihai is because this is his hometown in his previous life...

After thinking for a while, Li Chengzhi let the white armor soldiers start to clean the battlefield.

In fact, there is nothing to clean up, at most it is to take off the steel armor that was replaced on the corpse.

Not many, only a hundred or so...

Seeing that he seemed to have recovered, Da Xi urged the horse to come over.

"Captain Li, did you order the army to search the battlefield first?"

"Wait a minute!"

Li Chengzhi shook his head, then looked around again, "When the fire just started, then Liu... Well, at most, the stand-in was just as soon as his feet landed, and the cavalry surrounded the battlefield. Unless he can put on wings Fly out from the sky, otherwise you will definitely be within a radius of two or three miles..."

fly?

Da Xi's eyes lit up suddenly: "Although you can't fly to the sky, what about escaping to the ground?"

"How is it possible?" Li Chengzhi said with a smile, "At most, he would just hide in the ground, and he couldn't escape..."

He raised his hand and pointed around: "Let's see, general... In order to prevent our cavalry and chariot soldiers from suddenly attacking the camp, in addition to the walls of the camp and the refusal of horses, Liu Huiwang also dug a ditch for trapping horses around the camp and diverted water... ...Even if he hides underground, where can he escape?"

Da Xi suddenly realized.

Because it is backed by Longshan Mountain, there is a lot of water in Jingzhou.In addition to the largest Jing River, there are Pu River and Gu River in the south of the city, and the Red River and Hei River in the north of the city, as well as seven or eight tributaries.

It is an exaggeration to say that if you dig a hole in a soft ground, it is possible to dig out water, which shows how high the underground water table is.

There is no way to escape from the ground...

To talk about the double's escape plan, it is simple and simple, but the difficulty is how to see through it in advance.This is also what Daxi was suspicious of. He couldn't figure out why Li Chengzhi was so sure that the double was not burned to death, but hid underground?

"The building went up too fast... In fact, the watchtower where the stand-in was standing at that time didn't catch fire at all, it collapsed suddenly. It's just that the general was standing too close at the time, and the fireworks were too big, so he couldn't see clearly... At this moment, thinking about it, Nine times out of ten, the substitute wanted to escape, and the artificially created false appearance made the general mistakenly think that he had been buried in the sea of ​​flames...

As for why I concluded that he hid underground, I only thought of it afterwards: the fire formation that killed thousands of soldiers under my command was actually built according to Zhuge Wuhou's Eight Formation Diagram?
Dig trenches first, and then lay dry firewood and sprinkle kerosene in the trenches, and the fire formations will be formed, and they will be two or three miles wide... So much construction and fighting, build one or two more rooms to more than ten feet, and use them to defeat the enemy. How difficult is it to find a place to hide in the future? "

It's really not difficult!

But Da Xi still felt that Li Chengzhi was a bit arbitrary.

If you really can't dig it out, you can only find a corpse and pull it back to make up the number... But before he had time to point out Xi Kangsheng's hint to Li Chengzhi, he just wanted to see if it was as Li Chengzhi expected. die?
"Then the captain gives the order!" Daxi pointed to the [-] government troops standing in the south of the city.

This is Xi Kangsheng's part, and it's only been an hour since he arrived.

It's ridiculous to say that these 100 soldiers and horses hurriedly ran for more than [-] miles overnight, and when they arrived at the city of Jingzhou, the battle was already over?
"I can't use it for the time being, just let the army guard the four wings!"

Li Chengzhi pondered for a while, pointed to the city of Zhou again, and sighed sadly: "General, please hold the guard order, and follow me to the city first..."

Daxi looked at Li Chengzhi suspiciously.

The reason why he went to the city was to pass an order to Hu Shichang not to open the city gate without authorization, so as to avoid the substitute taking advantage of the chaos and sneaking into the city.

But what Daxi didn't understand was why Li Chengzhi seemed a little afraid of difficulties?
Could it be that he didn't dare to meet Hu Shichang because he was not conferred the post of "Captain Xiaoguan"?
Tell that joke?

Totally impossible.

Don't say that Hu Shichang harbored evil intentions. In order to get rid of the crime, he actually wanted to use Li Chengzhi as a stepping stone, which almost made Li Chengzhi die without a place to bury him.

Even putting this aside, Li Chengzhi has nothing to dare to see Hu Shichang.

Before this battle, the Hu and Li families had no friendship, but Li Shixian was imprisoned by Hu Shichang for eight years.

It should be too late for Li Chengzhi to hate?
Daxi accompanied Li Chengzhi to the city in a daze...

People are everywhere on the walls.

There are soldiers and civilians, men and women, old and young...

At dawn, I saw cavalry soldiers wandering under the city, fighting the banner of Li Yun, the governor of the West Road. The defenders on the city knew that the officers and soldiers had won.

Guessing that the overall situation has been settled, Hu Shichang urgently ordered the state soldiers and civilians to dig holes in the gate, preparing to open the city gate to welcome Xi Zhenshou.

He also planned how to defend Xi Kangsheng when he met Xi Kangsheng, or what route to take to get rid of the crime.

Hu Shichang also imagined that as long as Li Chengzhi awarded the post of Captain Xiaoguan, then he would naturally "have the foresight" to put down the chaos this time, so Hu Baozong and Li Chengzhi recruited soldiers and worked hard to put down the chaos.

At that time, in terms of merit, a person who "planned strategies" and "bravely defended the dangerous frontier" will not be able to escape anyway. What "crime" can I say?

In order to appease Li Chengzhi, and also to hint to Xi Kangsheng how close the Hu family is to the Li family, and to Li Chengzhi, Hu Shichang actually ordered Li Shixian early on to bring his family and relatives to the city and arrange them to his side ...

Li Shixian stared at a pair of bull's eyes, wishing he could stretch out his neck several tens of feet, so as to identify the soldiers under the city one by one, to see if there was any son among them.

Although he was looking forward to it, Li Shixian knew in his heart that in all likelihood, he would not see Li Chengzhi today.

If you think about it, you can know that when Xi Kangsheng and Li Yun went to Jingzhou, they brought tens of thousands of soldiers from the government and the state, and there were a lot of governors and generals of the third and fourth ranks under their command. There are so many, where is the position of Li Chengzhi, a yellow-mouthed child with no official position?
In addition to being disappointed, I was also faintly worried.

Gao Zhao couldn't touch the big and deep-rooted Longxi Li, so he could only vent his anger on his ancestral Li family, causing his grandfather to be imprisoned in Jingzhou City for eight years.

Now that Chengzhi is famous and has made such great achievements, it seems at first glance that great wealth and wealth will come soon, but who can predict that in time, this will not become a hidden danger?
Li Sixian didn't know whether he should be happy or worried...

Painful and happy, a low voice came from next to my ear: "Li Huaide, did you see clearly?"

Who else but madam?

Meeting Guo Yuzhi's angry eyes, Li Shixian couldn't laugh or cry.

There is really no reason for a woman to be unreasonable.

Get angry right away?
Husband, I don't have two more eyes than you, and you don't recognize them, so where can I recognize them?

Li Sixian just muttered in his heart, and he would never say it out loud.

He pointed to the big banner fluttering in the wind below the city: "Look, Ma'am: That's the banner tent of Guanzhong's guard mansion. The guard must be nearby, and Li Dudu will definitely be by his side. Look at the tens of thousands of troops lined up everywhere, but you can't see half of them." A soldier in white armor, presumably Cheng Zhi has been sent to the rear army..."

It means that there is no place for a son here?
Guo Yuzhi's expression froze, and he sighed again.

How could she not think of it?
But I kept thinking: what if?
Guo Yuzhi was disappointed when he suddenly saw a group of cavalry running straight down the city. In addition to the banner guarded by Xi Zhen, the flag soldiers on the left and right sides also had two tooth flags.

The pole on the left is marked with an official position, and it is written: Zhonglang·Yingyang General·Xi, who is in charge of Guanzhong's guard house.

The former is the position, the "General Yingyang" in the middle is the title, and "Xi" is the name.

The other pole is bare, with no title, no title, no inscription and no pattern on the flag, only a huge Li character.

Oddly enough, or a broken flag?
It seems to have been burned, and a big horn is missing, and there are many holes in the flag surface, which seem to be shot out by arrows.In addition, it was stained with blood, which had turned dark red.

Everyone who saw this flag felt weird.

Among the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, a private flag ran out?
That’s all for private flags, you’re changing to a new one?

Looking at the blood on it, it is clear that it was left long ago, not splashed in this battle... So, what do you mean by setting up such a flag?
Is it to show how many battles you have fought and how much meritorious service you have achieved?

Is that what you mean?

In Li Chengzhi's words: I don't know which stick has no place to pretend...

Guo Yuzhi suddenly gave birth to a glimmer of hope, stretched out his hand, and said anxiously: "Look, my husband...do you see?"

Li Shixian raised his eyes and laughed suddenly: "Madam, take a good look first...

Not surprisingly, the official flag with 'General Ying Yang·Xi' printed on it should be the banner of General Daxi, the nephew of Xi Zhenshou, but it is on the left, but the private flag is on the right?It can be seen that even General Daxi must follow his orders..."

It means that no matter how powerful your son is, it is impossible for him to surpass the fifth rank general.

"Furthermore, the last time Li Song's soldiers approached the city, what they wanted was a white flag, which was much brighter than this one... This flag is probably the flag battle of Li Yun and Li Dudu... It may also be the battle last night, the big flag, the handsome flag It was already lost, so I used this pole to break... um, I used this battle flag to hold it up temporarily..."

"Ah...that's it..." Guo Yuzhi replied disappointedly, the smile on his face gradually dissipated...

Seeing the team of cavalry getting closer and closer, all the people in the city looked awe-inspiring. When they reached about twenty feet, no matter whether they were officials or civilians, men, women or children, they bowed down in unison and shouted in unison: "Congratulations! guard!"

Hearing the call, Li Chengzhi immediately stopped the horse, and more than a hundred riders put on the reins and waited on the left and right.

Li Chengzhi glanced at the city, and saw densely packed human heads, how could he tell which one was Li Shixian?

What's more, if no one pointed it out for him, he wouldn't be able to recognize it at all...

Li Chengzhi sighed lightly: "Trouble the general to deliver the order!"

Da Xi glanced at him puzzled: Could it be that he really dared not see Hu Shichang?

This doesn't quite resemble Li Chengzhi's nature, does it?

What is a Hu Shichang?
Not to mention that he is about to become a prisoner, even if he has the official status of governor of Jingzhou, is it possible that he can still be more powerful than his father?

Li Chengzhi still dared not bow his head when facing Shang Xi guarding him and was unwilling to bow his head...

Suspicious in his heart, Daxi rode lightly on his horse's belly, and shouted again: "Go!"

More than a dozen guards followed Daxi to the city, holding the banners of Guanzhong Town Guard's Mansion and Xi Kangsheng.

With only seven or eight steps left, Daxi stopped his horse, took out a palm-sized, shining golden token, and swung it towards the city: "Hu Shichang, there is an order to guard the city. Without an order, you are not allowed to open the city gate. The thief's punishment: behead!"

Immediately, more than a dozen guards shouted in unison: "Hu Shichang, there is an order to guard the city. Without orders, you are not allowed to open the city gate. Anyone who violates it will be punished as a traitor: behead!"

Seeing that token, no matter how bad their eyes are, most people can recognize that it is the "Envoy's Day" bestowed upon Xi Kangsheng by the emperor. Seeing this token, it is as if the emperor came in person...

I only heard "rumbling" for a while, like thunder, and after a while, a large area of ​​the city wall fell to its knees.

After counting breaths, Da Xi instinctively felt a little glaring. When he looked up, there were still several people standing there upright, as if they were frozen?
Daxi's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Seeing the emperor's order, who dare not kneel?

Just as he was about to scold him, he heard a roar from the city: "Li Shixian, what are you going to do? You can't rebel..."

The voice was a little old, it should be Hu Shichang who was scolding angrily, but Da Xi was a little strange, the name "Li Shixian" seemed familiar?

Just wondering, those who were standing before knelt down one by one.

In the end, only a man and a woman remained, who seemed to be hesitating and arguing.

A glamorous woman is tightly grasping the sleeve of a man in armor, pulling it down vigorously.Her pretty face was glistening with water, as if she had burst into tears.

"Li Huaide, you kneel..." Guo Yuzhi smiled, but tears were like a flood, "Kneel...we are kneeling for the emperor's order..."

"Blind? Standing behind the emperor's order is grandpa's son..."

Li Shixian let out a low growl, then muttered and cursed, "Master kneels down on his son... is it unreasonable?"

As he said that, he still bent his knees and knelt down...

Just listen to the loud bang of "pass".

Daxi was taken aback: he just knelt down, how could there be such a loud noise?
Hmm... No, the voice seems to be coming from behind?

When he turned his head, he saw the Wei Qi around him looking back with strange expressions.

Looking back, Li Chengzhi was kneeling on the ground straight up?

Those cavalrymen and flag soldiers on the left and right were at a loss, as if they didn't know whether to get off their horses and kneel down like Li Chengzhi, or pretend they didn't see it?
Da Xi couldn't laugh or cry.

I often listen to Li Chengzhi's divine wisdom, he can do what ordinary people can't, and understand what ordinary people don't understand, but when he encounters some common sense, he always makes jokes.

Just like right now: you hold the emperor's order, which represents the emperor's majesty, only others kneel down to you, how can you kneel down to others?

He was about to go over and touch him, but before the horse's head turned around, Daxi froze suddenly, and a flash of light flashed in his mind.

Lee Si Hyun...

Lee Si Hyun?
This is Li Chengzhi's grandfather...

And that woman, that face, seemed to be picked out from Li Chengzhi's face...

Da Xi suddenly realized.

No wonder you are unwilling to accept the emperor's order. If you insist on such a heavy weapon, you don't dare to grant it, so you want me to hold it?
So you don't want your parents to kneel down to you?
But if the parents kneel, not to mention that he is just holding the order, even if he is the incarnation of the emperor, he must also kneel... This is filial piety!

Say it sooner...

Da Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and immediately accepted the order, and said coldly again: "Let's go!"

As everyone in the city got up, Li Chengzhi also stood up, and glared resentfully at Da Xi who was walking towards him.

It seems to be saying: If you pass the order, you will pass the order. If you insist on doing so many things, I will also kneel down if you hurt me?
Daxi smiled awkwardly: "Isn't this to show the majesty of the captain, who knows that your father's Lingtang is also in the city? You didn't say it earlier..."

(End of this chapter)