Da Wei Chun

Chapter 457
It was getting brighter, and the Shigan East Hall was already full of officials!
The young emperor is at the top, and the assistant ministers are on both sides.Li Chengzhi stood under the case, and behind him were a dozen generals in armor and swords.

The emperor was only five years old, and his eyebrows were seven points like Yuan Yi's.The tip of his nose could reach the stone table, but he was holding a bronze jue as big as his head, and handed it to Li Chengzhi with difficulty: "I wish the general Yang Jing Heng Shuo, and the flag is triumphant!"

Li Chengzhi knelt down on one knee, and took it with both hands: "The minister is useless, and he is favored by the saints. He is bestowed with the Seal Festival and sent to the Northern Expedition. If you dare not resign, let alone disappoint the holy hope, you can only do your best and die." ..."

Yuan Jia frowned upon hearing the words "Dedicate yourself to death, and then die." Yuan Jia couldn't help but look at the strands of silver hair protruding from under Li Chengzhi's pocket.

Vomiting blood, turning white all night...

If it weren't for the loyalty and blood, and the essence of the day, why did it come here?

The empress dowager's worries may not be groundless...

His face darkened, and he scolded in a cold voice: "Come back alive!"

Yuan Cheng and Yuan Ying looked at each other, both with worried expressions on their faces: not because they were afraid that Li Chengzhi would seek death on purpose, but because they were afraid that he was eager for revenge and acted too hastily.

Furthermore, Li Chengzhi's words are a bit unlucky...

"Slow things will happen!"

"Step by step!"

Although the two spoke in unison, what they said meant the same thing.

"I'll save you as an official!"

Li Chengzhi responded with a deep voice, then raised the wine bar and respected the young emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Juezhong is wine that has been warmed, and it tastes sour and sweet, it is like drinking water.

Below him, more than a dozen generals raised their glasses at the same time, roared in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty", and then poured their heads back.

The sound was like muffled thunder, echoing in the empty hall.The emperor was only five years old, when he passed by this scene, his little face turned pale with fright.

Yuan Cheng hurriedly bent down, tried his best to squeeze out a kind smile, and coaxed: "Your Majesty, don't panic..."

In my heart, I scolded the sky: The Queen Mother is too capricious!

He was annoyed because he didn't want Li Chengzhi to lead the army, and he ignored it at such an extraordinary time. He just hurriedly worshiped the heavens, and left in a huff...

While cursing secretly, seeing Li Chengzhi and the generals leaving and setting off, Yuan Cheng hurriedly taught the young emperor to return the salute.

"Your Majesty, take care, gentlemen!"

Li Chengzhi clasped his fist heavily, turned around and strode out of the hall.More than a dozen army generals followed in turn.

The emperor worshiped Li Chengzhi as the general who conquered the north, and bestowed the golden seal, Jingjie, and the three divisions of Yitong (referring to the three princes of Yitong, who are from the first rank, and they are temporarily added to the government, and they cannot be opened). The military forces of the four states.

Under it: [-] recruits from Huben, and [-] in total from the two battalions of Zhonglang Yazhang's personal soldiers.

There are [-] tiger riders, [-] left and right guards, [-] new troops, [-] in total, known as the [-] Chinese Army.

The four prefectures of Yong, Qi, Jing, and Xia were also ordered to recruit soldiers and recruit civilians ranging from a few thousand to 30, totaling [-] soldiers, and [-] to the outside world.

Calculated in this way, there are 40 soldiers under Li Chengzhi's command.In fact, it is less than [-], but there are only [-] soldiers who are good at fighting.

But it is already very good: during the Battle of Zhongli, the imperial court conscripted nearly 30 soldiers and civilians, and Yuan Ke only dispatched [-] Chinese troops... It can be seen how much the imperial court attaches importance to this counter-insurgency.

All the ministers looked at the group of generals who were walking out in a file, and then at Li Chengzhi who had already left the hall, and suddenly felt mixed feelings and thoughts.

A month ago, Li Chengzhi was just a servant of the fifth rank of martial arts, and a lucky minister who accompanied the emperor to ride around all day long.In a blink of an eye, he became the pillar of the country, the pillar of the country?

It really is that the world is impermanent, and good fortune tricks people.

Although the position is the leading general of the third rank, and the noble is even more expensive as the county prince of the first rank, it is an indisputable fact that Li Chengzhi is not old and his qualifications are too shallow.

Therefore, after many discussions, the imperial court worshiped Gu Zangbo Li Shao and the right general Diao Zheng as the left and right governors to assist Li Chengzhi in leading the army.

Needless to say, Li Shao was well-known as a general who had gone through hundreds of battles during the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition.Although not as good as Xi Kangsheng, Yang Dayan, Cui Yanbo and others, they are not far behind.

Moreover, he was Li Chengzhi's elder, and Chao Yan used Li Shao for this purpose: First, he was afraid that Li Chengzhi would not be able to convince the public because of his lack of qualifications.Second, I am also afraid that Li Chengzhi is young and energetic, and will be arrogant...

Diao Zheng, the governor of the right, was not an unknown person. During Yuan Hong's several southern expeditions, he served as foreign soldiers of Wang Yuanjia of Guangyang and Wang Yuanxi of Xianyang.When Yang Dayan was General Pingnan, Diao Zhengshi was the other general, and later he was transferred to the right general...

Even the two army Sima have deep intentions.Zuo Sima is Yang Jun, and he and Li Chengzhi are close friends.You Sima is Li Daoyuan, the cruel official among the cruel officials...

Below, such as the new army left and right Zhenjun (commander) Yuan Zhen, Wei generals Li Mi, Yuan Gui, Liu Hui, Lu Daoqian, Weifu Zhenjun Yuanyou, Wei generals Yuan Zhao, Xue He, Huqi battalion generals Yuan Yu, Sima Hao and others were either disciples of Gao Zhao when he was in power, or subordinates when Yuan Jia led the army, and they were all generals who were good at fighting...

For this expedition, Yasuke and the court can be said to have broken their hearts.

I hope I can hit the ground running and succeed in no time!
Seeing Li Chengzhi and the generals and the ministers, whose backs were gradually blurred as they went further and further away, had similar expectations...

……

There is heavy frost in the evening, and light in the morning!
A few days ago, Tai Shi watched the stars, and predicted that the sun would be shining brightly today, and it was true.

The sky is blue, bright as a mirror, the mountains are covered with snow, and the forests are all dyed.The morning sun bursts out with thousands of rays of light, illuminating Mangshan Mountain like a silver dragon, rushing and winding, with no end in sight.

The soldiers and horses in Xiao Yangzhong are like a wall, densely layered.Swords and guns are like a forest, and the cold light is dazzling.Regardless of whether it is a soldier or a war horse, it is just like a sculpture, motionless.Occasionally, there will be one or two "squeaks" of the breeze blowing the flags and flagpoles.

By the order of the emperor, there were not many military members who came to watch the formation and see them off.The city walls are overcrowded, as dense as wheat waves in the field.

With a sound of "Boom", a military drum suddenly sounded from above Jinyong City, three times in a row, without rush or slowness.

Then a hundred horns sounded together, and the desolate and powerful sound of the horns resounded between the mountains and the palace.A chilling, iron-blooded atmosphere rushed towards the face, and the hearts of the people in the city were surging, and their blood was boiling.

The army is about to move out...

Suddenly a woman cried, and then a man like father and brother shouted angrily, the crying stopped abruptly, and was replaced by suppressed sobbing.

The gate of the city was wide open, and hundreds of riders rushed out from under Jinyong City, facing the marching army formation.

Although there are not many people, there are many flags and flags, all of which are the commanders' flags and flags of the commander, the left and right governors, and the guards.Among them, the big flag of General Zhengbei and the emperor's festival decorated with gold whiskers are the most conspicuous.

There were tears in Li Sixian's eyes, but the two rows of teeth creaked loudly.

He pestered him for half a month, but he used every means he could think of.But no matter whether it is a threat, a temptation or a reason, Li Chengzhi will not let go.

If the son is handsome and the father is a general, what is the key?
For this one reason alone, Li Shixian, who is so angry, is speechless...

"Rebel..."

After cursing bitterly, Li Sixian scolded Guo Yuzhi and Zhang Jingmo who were already in tears: "Don't cry..."

It's okay not to persuade them, but with this persuasion, the tears of the two flowed faster...

……

A thousand soldiers will reach the sky.There are tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are no boundaries.

The [-] new troops serving as the rear army and escorting food and grass have left Luoyang first, but the Chinese army is still [-] huge.Between the line and the mountains, it is as dense as locusts.

The town troops have returned to their battalions, and Li Chengzhi's central army yamen are accompanied by Li Shao, the governor of the left, and Yang Jun, the left Sima.

Not long after entering the camp, Li Chengzhi changed horses and rode in a chariot, and sent Yuan Qiao, the general of the military battalion, to invite Li Shao and Yang Jun to ride with him.

The cart is four times long, nearly ten feet long, and six feet wide.It is extremely spacious, and it is more than enough for three people to lie side by side and sleep.The outside of the carriage is covered with cotton curtains, and the bottom of the carriage is covered with silk bags filled with fluffy woolen quilts, which are three layers thick.

So not only is it very warm, but it doesn't feel bumpy at all.

In addition, there are special charcoal stoves, bookshelves for storing books, wine bags, food boxes for preserved meat, suitcases for changing robes and shirts, etc. in the car, which can be called luxury.

Li Yun also has a chariot that is slightly lower than this specification, and it is also a gift from the emperor...

It was nearly ten feet away from the chariot, and the two of them could smell the faint aroma of wine.When the curtain of the car was lifted, a strong smell of alcohol came to the face.

When he saw the iron pot warming on the charcoal stove, and Li Chengzhi's eyes were clear and his expression was normal, as if he hadn't started drinking yet, Li Shao frowned.

Li Chengzhi was drunk several times a month, and once he drank alone in front of the mausoleum of the first emperor, all civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty knew about it.If it is like this during the battle, how can we fight this battle?
Li Shao took a sip from the wine glass handed over by Li Chengzhi.But the wine had just entered his throat, and before it fell into his stomach, he suddenly heard Li Chengzhi's shocking words: "I want to go one step ahead!"

After many years in office, the cultivation of energy is not for nothing. Although the two of them were terrified in their hearts, their faces were calm.

Looking at each other, Li Shao swallowed the hot wine in his mouth, and asked in a deep voice, "Why?"

"The earliest residence report was ten days ago. Yan Ti was sent by Gaoping Town, saying that Yu Jing (Yu Zhong's younger brother, general of Bogulu Town) suddenly claimed that Rouran had violated the border, and asked him to send troops to help...

It's been ten days, and there is no word about whether Yan Ti has fallen into the trap, whether Gaoping Town has fallen, whether Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong communicated with Rou Ran early on, etc.... That's why I plan to do so :
One is to visit the real situation of the thieves and enemies first, and the other is to set up government accounts as soon as possible to deter the place.It can also confuse the enemy and make them unable to figure out the reality of the army..."

Li Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought that Li Chengzhi wanted to defend against Huo Hussars, traveling thousands of miles alone, and going deep alone?
If you just follow the rules first and practice the way of reality, it's not a big problem...

The dispatch of troops this time, the eagerness to conquest is false, but the truth is knocking mountains and shaking tigers.The main purpose of course is to show the court's determination to fight the rebels to the death, so as to prevent more and more rebels like Yuan Li and Cui Zuzhi from suddenly responding to the uprising, thus forming a prairie fire.

Otherwise, why did the imperial court still brazenly send troops when they knew that it was extremely difficult to march in the mid-nine winter, when the world was icy and snowy?
And all the court ministers exhorted and exhorted Li Chengzhi every step of the way: at least to ensure that before the army marched to Liangzhou to fight Yuanhuai, there would not be too many non-combat attrition to death from freezing, frostbite or illness.

Furthermore, siege in winter is no different from death, so the imperial court has long made a decision: if there is no change, the war cannot start earlier than Jingzhe.

Even the period of Li Chengzhi's march has been fixed: it must not be less than two months!
It is only 20 miles from Luoyang to Liangzhou, and it takes at least [-] days to travel. On average, it is only more than [-] miles a day?

And the [-] army, most of which are cavalry, climbed to the top.

Therefore, Li Chengzhi didn't need to ride lightly, but at a normal marching speed, he could travel to Liangzhou at most in one month.

And it is indeed as he said, as far as the suppression of prefectures is concerned, it is very necessary for Li Chengzhi to open a government in Guanzhong first...

"Where do you want to set up your account?"

"Jingzhou!"

Hearing the word Jingzhou, Li Shao's heart was relieved a bit.

One is that Jingzhou is located in the heart of Kansai, far away from Liangzhou and Bogulu Town, and the other is that the governor of Jingzhou is Xi Kangsheng, and the possibility of rebellion is relatively small.And it has a deep relationship with Li Chengzhi... The two phases are superimposed, at least there is no need to worry that the army has not arrived yet, but Li Chengzhi let Yuan Huai kill the commander and seize the flag first.

"When are you leaving?"

"Wait until the army leaves the capital's boundaries... at most three days later!"

"How many troops to lead?"

"At most two battalions: one battalion of tigers and one battalion of tiger cavalry!"

Only bring two thousand?

Although they are all the elite among the elite, Li Chengzhi is by no means so arrogant that two battalions of armored cavalry can calm Yuan Huai, who is known as a million soldiers...

Li Shao pondered for a while: "Can Yang Jun accompany you?"

Li Chengzhi said without hesitation, "Yes!"

So far, [-]% of the worry has gone.A smile finally appeared on Li Shao's face: "Be careful all the way!"

"Don't worry Shibo..."

Li Chengzhi nodded heavily, and raised his glass again.

But when he was able to send it to his lips, he heard Yuan Qiao Bing outside the car say: "Commander, someone is waving a flag by the side of the road. The flag order is messy, I don't know what it means, but judging from the flag, it should be a warrior general..."

Samurai General, Gao Zhan?
Li Chengzhi paused for a while, put down his wine glass, and cupped his fists in apologetic way: "You two wait a moment, I'll come as soon as I go!"

"Don't stop handsome, keep marching, I'll be here later... Li Liang can go with you..."

"Yes!"

Hearing the response from outside the car, a group of dozens of riders seemed to be heading north.

Yang Jun doubtfully said: "Li Chengzhi responded so quickly, the person who came here must have a good relationship with him...Well, nine out of ten it is the new warrior general Gao Zhan...Could it be that Gao Zhao has a secret plan and came to teach temporarily? "

It has been more than half a month since the imperial court decided to send troops. Gao Zhao has so many plans to teach Li Chengzhi, so why stop him on the way when the army is dispatched?

Li Shao's heart moved, and he opened a corner of the north side curtain.

Four or five miles away from the official road is Mangshan Mountain. A road paved with loess leads directly to the mountain forest. Li Chengzhi is galloping on his horse...

Imperial Mausoleum...Gao Zhan?
It can't be... the queen mother, right?

No wonder he only made a quick appearance during the obeisance to the general, and never saw him again?
If there is an explanation, why didn't he say anything in the palace and insisted on stopping Li Chengzhi in front of the late emperor's mausoleum?
Suspicious in his heart, Li Shao raised his wine glass and said calmly: "Nine times out of ten... But today is different, Gao Zhao is no longer the Gao Zhao of the late emperor, and Li Chengzhi is not the Li Chengzhi of the late emperor. he goes……"

(End of this chapter)