Da Wei Chun

Chapter 523 Recover Qin An
The sun is approaching the western mountains, and the sunset glow in the sky is like fire.

It's still early in the day, and you can still see things in the hall.But Hou Gang ordered the Yamen officials to light up the lights early, and summoned all the generals and officials in the city to discuss the time to retreat.

After a while, the ya hall was full of people...

"General Hou, although Cui has been in the state and county, he has not served in Beijing for a long time. But he still gave the general the name of 'Zhizhi' like thunder, and it is because of this that the general was able to confer the name of the late emperor' Just'!
Today, the King of Guangping (Yuan Huai) carries on the legacy of Emperor Xiaowen, and fulfills the great wish of helping the society.Hearing the loyalty of the general, he entrusted the safety of the important town of Qinzhou and tens of thousands of people, and hoped that the general would resist the enemy.

But right now the enemy is still hundreds of miles away, the general has more than ten thousand heavy troops in his hands, and has a strong city to lean on, but he is afraid of the enemy like a tiger and dare not fight?If King Guangping and Duke Yu (Yu Zhong) return, how will the general face him, and how will he comfort the spirit of King Jiangyang (Yuan Ji) under the spring? "

This old thief has a sharp mouth?
Cui Zuzhi's mouth was like a river, and his words were like a string of pearls. Hou Gang was speechless and indisputable.His face was blue and red, as if constipated.

After holding back for a long time, he said helplessly: "Cui Shishi doesn't know something: Li's children are full of tricks, and all kinds of firearms are as sharp as heaven's punishment, and they are unstoppable. If there is even half the power to fight, how can Fu Luo die without fighting?" escape?
Let's look at His Royal Highness Jiangyang Wang again. At the beginning of the battle, it can be said that he has exhausted his mind and brains, but in the end, after only half a day, the city was destroyed.It can be seen that the rumors are true... It was Hou who didn't want to lose more than ten thousand sons in vain, so he wanted to follow Fu Luo eastward and join King Jiyin and the Southern Army.At that time, you can fight to the death with Li thief...

Furthermore, as soon as Fuluo retreated, Qin'an would become an isolated city. Governor Cui thought that if you and I wanted to fight to the death, how many days could we survive? "

"Fart, you shameless...Hou Gang, you say you are afraid of death if you are afraid of death, and you dare not fight if you dare not fight. Why bother to argue so much?
Do you think that Cui really only knows how to manage politics and doesn't understand military affairs?When a certain father, Seng Yuangong (Cui Sengyuan, late governor of Qingzhou), fought fiercely with the Qi army (Southern Qi) in Qingzhou, you Hou Ganzhi was still herding cattle in Beizhen (Hou Gang’s family was poor, and he was a herdsman in Pingcheng)...

Now that the clear water has broken, only Qin An can contain the Wei army on the western front.If you flee without fighting, Wei Jun will be able to take Qin An without any bloodshed.So far, the whole territory of Qinzhou and all the pass cities in Longshan have been rushed to the hands of Wei soldiers.Then Li Chengzhi can withdraw all the soldiers from the western front and join Li Shaobing...

At that time, even if the southern army has [-] troops, if Fu Luo has more than [-] elite cavalry, even if you and Yuan Li have more than [-] infantry, they will surely win against Li Chengzhi. ?
If I were you, even if I exhausted these ten thousand soldiers here, I would take a few bites off of Li Chengzhi..."

Hou Gang was born lowly, what he hates the most is when someone makes fun of him.At this time, the seven orifices were full of anger, and he wished he could draw out his knife and cut Cui Zuzhi into two pieces.

"Dog thief, dare to humiliate me..."

Roaring in his mouth, Hou Gang raised his fist and rushed forward.

Cui Zuzhi sneered, and picked up the inkstone on the desk: "Cui is still afraid of you?"

Hou Gang is skilled in martial arts, but Cui Zuchi is not bad either.As he said just now, he really fought countless vicious battles with Nan Qi back then.

And there are only a few words left in his history book, but the most written one is "strong, brave and powerful..."

Therefore, it is not certain who will be beaten.

This battle hadn't even been fought yet, but the immediate superior officer started fighting among himself.Seeing that the situation was not right, several generals and officials hurriedly hugged the two of them.

"General calm down..."

"Cui Zushi must not..."

"Shuzi's inadequacy and planning... Wait for it, if you think of life and fear of death, then run away yourself. But Cui is a handsome man, and he vows to live and die with the county..."

Cui Zuzhi slammed the inkstone to the ground, and it immediately fell into a pile of gravel.Then he flicked his official sleeves and walked out of the hall angrily.

After stepping over the threshold with one foot, Cui Zuzhi gave a sharp pause, and when he turned his head, his face was full of murderous looks: "A certain person has his own ambitions, and if you and other officials want to escape at will, Cui will not stop you." But the one who dared to give the fugitive a piece of food and a civilian husband, don’t blame Cui’s knife for denying people..."

Watching him walk away, Hou Gang sneered faintly: Grandpa is running for his life, not meeting the enemy, so he wants so many civilians to have bird feathers?
As for the grain and grass... After Qin'an is the boundary of Liangzhou, first send a fast horse to Yuanli Tongbing, and every time you go to a county, you can just collect it temporarily, why do you need to bring it in advance?

It happens to be able to pack lightly and save a lot of time...

There were many people standing behind Hou Gang, including generals and officials.Seeing Cui Zuzhi's resolute but lonely back, many people showed admiration, but no one moved.

In this world, there are only a very small number of people who are not afraid of death, so they admire them.

"Ever since I came to Qinzhou with the general, Cui Inspector was drunk all day long and rarely sober, but he didn't want to be so strong?"

Hou Gang couldn't help sneering.

Stubborn?

It's because I'm stupid when I read books...

Just as he was laughing, there was an urgent report from outside the hall: "General, the scouts came to report that an hour ago, all the Wei troops left the city and came from Qingshui to Qin'an..."

an hour ago?

Hou Gang looked at the lit candles on the case table, and then at the dim sky outside, his expression changed horribly.

Li Chengzhi is going to march overnight to attack Qin'an?

No wonder Fu Luo ran so fast, I'm afraid he had expected that if he didn't run, he would be blocked by Li Chengzhi to the west of Longshan Mountain.

"Send the order to immediately reorganize the army and pull out the camp overnight!"

……

The night sky is full of stars, but the surrounding fields are like splashed paint and ink, without a trace of light.

More than [-] rebels left the city and formed a long formation outside the city, waiting for an order to set off with the whole army.

The brigade of Hu cavalry left by Fu Luo to Hou Gang was extremely capable, and they reported the Wei army's movements very clearly.

At this time, Li Chengzhi's former army had reached Chengji, and it was less than fifty miles away from Qin'an.Hou Gang was so anxious that he wished he could fly away with his wings.

Kankan waited for the whole army to assemble, and he couldn't wait to order the soldiers to beat the drum.The army moved slowly, and in the night, the lights at the beginning and the end were invisible like a long dragon.

Cui Zuzhi stood at the top of the city with a leisurely gaze.

"When the envoy just gave Hou Gang the general in the hall, he was almost shocked and broke out in a cold sweat!"

The staff said with lingering fear, "If Hou Gang became angry from embarrassment and really followed the words of the envoy and left it to the city to stick to it, wouldn't we be clever and be mistaken by our cleverness?"

"If Hou Gang had this backbone, he wouldn't be Hou Gang anymore!"

Cui Zuzhen curled his lips, his face full of contempt, "Everyone says that Li Chengzhi suddenly became expensive because of his flattery to Yuan Ke. But compared with Hou Gang, he is not even worthy of carrying shoes.

At the beginning of his career, Li Chengzhi had at least the military exploits of pacifying Jingzhou.After entering Beijing, they made ice, boiled salt, and made tofu.Regardless of the rest, even this method of earning money is within the reach of others.What's more, he himself is good at military affairs and can be called a talent for fighting...

Looking at Hou Gang again, apart from his good cooking and beard, how can he have half a cent of ability?Since Yuan Ke conscripted him into Beijing, he started cooking (royal chef), and then he was promoted step by step until he was in the official residence of Youzhong Lang, leading the sword, not to mention leading the army to fight, Hou Gang has not even taken half a step in the capital , It can be called the joke of slipping the world!
It's just Yuan Ke who likes to listen to greedy words, but whoever changes the emperor, will he have a bright future?So don't worry, Hou Gang will be ashamed and angry, but he will never have the courage and blood, let alone fight to the death with Li Chengzhi... just because he has never fought a single battle in half his life..."

The staff were dumbfounded.

He has been in the state and county for a long time, how can he know such secrets?

A cook, who has never fought a battle in his life, can be promoted to a general of the fourth rank, a general of the palace guard with a heavy soldier in his hand, it is unprecedented...

A thought came to mind, but was suppressed by the staff immediately.

Although Hou Gang is not a military talent, his lieutenant general Yuan Wei has gone through battles.But now Cui Shijun has only a few thousand civilian husbands, how dare he take such a risk?

Forget it, after Li Chengzhi leads the army, it will not be too late to make a plan...

Thinking of Li Chengzhi, the staff became worried again.

"Commissioner, I heard that Duke Li is eccentric, cunning and treacherous. I don't know if the merit of surrendering the city can offset our previous crime of surrender?"

atonement?

Cui Zuzhi laughed wildly and said: "If I was afraid of death, I would not have turned against me at the beginning... As long as Li Chengzhi can make Cui speak his heartfelt words, it is the head of this item that gave him the qualification for advancement. how?"

Looking at Cui Zuzhi who was laughing endlessly, the staff squirmed their lips, but they didn't know how to persuade him.

All the confidantes know that the envoy has long wished to die.But just like those officials who escaped just after Sui Hou, all the confidants naturally admired him extremely.But if you want to say that there is no one who agrees with you...

"Why bother worrying about the sky? When Li Chengzhi comes, he will naturally know..."

Cui Zuzhi waved his sleeves, "Send a fast horse, instead of sending a message, say that Hou Gang will be defeated before fighting, and Cui has opened the city gate to welcome him... Well, wait a moment, I will write a letter, And remember to present it to Duke Li in person."

After a few calls for paper and pen, Cui Zuchi began to write on the lantern at the top of the city.I saw that the pen was like a dragon and a snake, and it was written in ten breaths.

But the staff members were terrified and sweating coldly.

Shijun, Shijun, are you afraid of dying fast enough?

……

When Li Chengzhi set off, the sun was already in the west.It was already nearly two hours after the Hu Qi scouts detected the movement of the officers and soldiers to march overnight and reported to Hou Gang, and then they were defeated before fighting and fled with the army.

Qingshui is more than a hundred miles away from Qin'an, and nearly half of Li Chengzhi's men are cavalry, and there are many vehicles, so the marching speed is extremely fast.In just over two hours, they traveled nearly eighty miles.

When Cui Zuzhi's confidant saw Li Chengzhi with Cui Zuzhi's autograph letter, it was already midnight.However, Yuan Zhi's former army was less than [-] miles away from Qin'an County.

If Li Chengzhi wanted to take risks, he could send cavalry to block Hou Gang's more than [-] infantry to the west of Liangzhou.

But Li Chengzhi not only did not send troops, but after receiving Qin An's letter, he ordered the whole army to camp.

The lights in the middle tent were brightly lit, and all the leading generals gathered here, all of them were beaming with joy.

Everyone thought that it would not be like Qingshui, and it would take a hard fight, but at least it should stay in Qin'an for a few days.

However, the situation is changing rapidly, and no one can guarantee that this delay will cause unforeseen consequences.

But who would have thought that Hou Gang would just run away?

In this way, the entire territory of Qinzhou will be restored, and there will be no need to fight between the two places, and there will be no need to divide nearly [-] troops to garrison the key points of the pass cities in Longshan.

And Li Chengzhi didn't leave just because he missed the door?
It is because I am afraid that Hou Gang will play hard to capture and lure the enemy deep, so he dare not pursue.But Cui Zuzhi has already opened the city gate, at least he should occupy Qin An as soon as possible.

But after several battles and consecutive victories, Li Chengzhi's majesty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.All the generals were suspicious, but no one dared to ask.

Li Chengzhi also explained lazily, and directly ordered: "Go ten miles further, and set up camp twenty miles east of Qin'an. In addition, inform Huiyuan Prey to lead the soldiers of the former army into the city and take over Qin'an. Well, send Cui Zuzhi Bring to me..."

All the generals suddenly agreed and retreated one after another.

When there were no more outsiders in the tent, Li Shixian asked puzzledly, "Are you afraid that Qin An will cheat?"

Li Chengzhi pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

It is not surprising that Li Chengzhi had such doubts when he saw Cui Zuzhi's first letter the day before yesterday.

But now that Fu Luo has retreated, Hou Gang has fled, and there are only a few thousand civilian husbands and households left in Qin'an City, how can Cui Zuzhi cheat?

Therefore, Governor Cui should be sincerely attached.

The reason why Li Chengzhi didn't enter the city was that he didn't think it was necessary: ​​the enemy army had retreated, and now Qin'an was at his fingertips. He only needed to send a general to take over with one or two thousand soldiers.

There is no need to make the army travel more than twenty miles.Instead of this, it is better to let the army save this effort and time, rest more, and wait for the whole army to advance eastward after dawn.

But according to common sense, he, the coach, should go there, at least he should meet Cui Zuchi and show respect to the corporal.

But he was really angry with Cui Zuzhi...

Li Chengzhi sighed, and handed over Cui Zuzhi's autographed letter.

With just a glance, Li Shixian's eyes suddenly popped out: You are a man of the Han family, and there is no one on the right of Li Jungong among the heroes in the world.Why is An the guard dog of the Donghu barbarians...

"This old man!"

Li Shixian's beard trembled violently, and he clenched his hands violently, and the letter paper was crumpled into a ball.

After a short pause, he looked suspicious again: "What does Cui Zuzhi mean by this? Could it be that he knows that there is no reason to escape, and he only wants to die?"

"If he wants to die, he only needs to be as stubborn as Yuan Ji to the end, and he can still win a reputation after death. Why do you need to repeat this, and be a villain in vain?"

Li Chengzhi tapped on the table lightly, and said uncertainly: "Maybe, it's true, as he said in his letter, the reason why he joined the rebels and rebelled was just to restore the Han Dynasty..."

Restoring the world of the Han Dynasty?

That shouldn't be attached to Ni Yuanhuai and Yu Zhong, but to take the land of Qinzhou and vote for Nanliang?
Hmm... Who dares to say that Cui Zuzhi didn't think so, maybe it was a mistake...

Li Shixian's heart moved, and he quickly spread out the crumpled letter paper again.

The more he looked, the uglier his face became.

As this Nizi often said, is this Cui Zuchi really blinded by eating lard?

He actually persuaded Li Chengzhi to fight back and raise his troops to surrender to Nanliang?

(End of this chapter)