Da Wei Chun

Chapter 538 Convinced Oral
No one asks such a stupid question as "why retreat".

Because Pei Sui and Cheng Jingjun knew very well: if they don't want to become the eternal sinners of Daliang, if they don't want to really betray Nanliang, they have to retreat as soon as possible.

The reason is: regardless of whether Li Chengzhi's plan is successful or not, whether the relatives and children of Chang Yizhi, Pei Sui and others will fall into the trick and escape from Jiankang.But only when the confidants he sent secretly, and those captives who were bought or coerced by him will return to Jiankang, the secrets of Chang Yizhi and the other three will naturally be known throughout the city.

It's just that these few secrets are like a certainty, and they really can't be true.Coupled with Li Chengzhi's corresponding fabrications of "Changyi's attempt to become self-reliant", "Chang and Pei want to lead an army to surrender to Wei" and other rumors will be rampant, making it difficult for Xiao Yan and the Nanliang government to distinguish True and false.

However, since the Jin Dynasty, every generation of the Southern Dynasties committed crimes against the superiors, and used their ministers to kill the king to steal the country. Up to now, there have been five dynasties.Including the current emperor Xiao Yan.

Therefore, don't look at Xiao Yan's behavior as a benevolent monarch, but everyone in the Nanliang government knows that the most taboo thing for the emperor is to lead the army to support himself.The most worrying thing is that some people, like Liu Yu from Song Dynasty, Xiao Daocheng from Qi Dynasty, and Xiao Yan from Liang Dynasty, also want to taste what it's like to be an emperor.

At that time, the emperor of Nanliang and the court will surely panic.The best ending for Chang Yizhi, Pei Sui and others is to return to Beijing immediately and take the initiative to avoid suspicion.What's more, there may be imperial envoys who came with the official to investigate secretly.

The so-called house leak coincides with continuous night rain, which is what it is like now: just when the situation is unpredictable and the wind is treacherous.If there is another change of generals, it will be even worse.

This moment, that moment.No matter who came this time, even if Xiao Yan came in person, even if Fu Luo, Yuan Li, Yu Zhong and others were full of tears and burst into tears, the new coach would never believe that "Li Chengzhi is a godsend", "It can be done in the temple" "A thousand miles away" and "heavenly thunder" and other rhetoric.

Just like Changyi's firm belief that "hearing is delusion" and seeing is believing, no matter how cautious the new general is, he can't imagine Li Chengzhi's various methods.Therefore, once a battle is fought, the army will be defeated like a mountain and collapsed for thousands of miles.

By that time, how many of the [-] troops will be able to escape back to Nanliang alive?
And even if the national strength of Nanliang is not weak, how many times can the "hundred thousand troops" be mobilized?
Such a big defeat, someone must take the blame.Even with his toes, he could think that it would not be the emperor, so only Chang Yizhi or Pei Sui remained, or the two of them were brothers in trouble.

Therefore, instead of being defeated and losing troops and generals, and staying infamous for a lifetime, it is better to let it go.

It will not be too late to explain to the emperor when all must return to Jiankang...

After learning from the pain, Pei Sui gritted his teeth fiercely: "Then retreat!"

"Retreat immediately...Immediately send an order to order Lan Ziyun to withdraw to Chencang..."

The head of Changyi nodded decisively, "When we return to the south bank, we will dig the upstream dam. After nightfall, we will return to Chencang overnight..."

"it is good!"

With a bitter expression on his face, Pei Sui summoned his cronies and sent orders to various places.

Chang Yizhi turned his head and looked at his cronies kneeling on the ground and Cheng Jingjun who was slumped on the couch: "Don't be afraid...it's a top secret, and it will be known to the world soon, so why do you need to silence it? As for Jingjun... ..."

He pondered for a while, "Since ancient times, people who are filial and fraternal are better than others. Besides, Your Majesty is lenient and will definitely spare you, so don't worry..."

The two agreed repeatedly, and Chang Yizhi waved his big hand, and walked down the hall: "Your son Li said that he has prepared a generous gift for me, so let me have a look, what a novelty they are... Yuan Ming also came... ..."

The confidant quickly helped Cheng Jingjun up.When Pei Sui heard the words, the soldiers who sent the order whispered a few words and came over.

"When you come, the gentleman will explain everything, and say a little bit of courtesy, and hope that the county magistrate should not take it lightly..."

Li Rui took the first step, and was about to open the box for Changyi, but he didn't want Changyi to stop drinking: "Don't worry about your envoy...you can open the box for me...

Following the voice, immediately several soldiers entered through the curtain, standing between Chang Yizhi and Li Rui.

Li Rui was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: Is Chang Yizhi preparing for his sudden assassination?

He was a little embarrassed, he stepped back obediently, and made a gesture of invitation again, which meant that the cronies in the account could do it for him.

When he came, Li Chengzhi warned him, saying that as long as Li Rui delivered the letter honestly and delivered the words on behalf of him, most of the plan would be successful.Don't have any evil thoughts, or make a fuss, otherwise it will spoil his great affairs.

So Li Rui really never had such thoughts.

Furthermore, when the gift box was brought into the tent, Chang Yizhi's confidantes had roughly inspected it, and Li Rui didn't hide anything, telling the box that it was full of knives and armor.So Changyi had to guard against...

Seeing the soldier lift the lid of the box, Li Rui introduced it quite proudly: "This box is the unique 'white sword' of my Li family in Jingzhou...Blowing off hair and cutting hair, cutting iron like mud, it is the most precious treasure in the world... "

As the lid of the box was opened, he felt a silver light piercing, and Chang Yizhi squinted his eyes involuntarily.

Afterwards, Pei Sui and Cheng Jingjun also brightened their eyes.

"The white knife... was given to Xuzhou by the old man, and I also heard a little rumor that it seemed to be cast by the Li family in Guanzhong. At that time, I thought it should be made by the Li family in Longxi, but I didn't expect it to be Li from Jingzhou. Shi?"

Changyi's mouth is full of wonder, and his eyes are even more strange.As soon as he stretched out his hand, he received the knife in his hand.

"Yuanming, come and see, it really is just like the rumors, this knife is really as bright as a mirror?"

Hearing the words, Pei Sui leaned forward, but before he got close, he saw a face on the mirror-like knife.

With a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, isn't he Pei Sui?
Pei Sui reached out to take the long saber, both curious and suspicious: "I heard that this saber is indestructible, even a two-cent-thick fine steel armor leaf can be cut in two?"

This is a bit exaggerated, Li Rui can't respond directly, but just said with a smile: "Now the sword is in the hands of the county, and you will know it once you try it."

Just try it.

If it is chopped down, it will prove to be a rumor from the world, let alone a treasure, so there is no need to feel distressed.

After a few shouts, a soldier sent a pair of armor immediately.

Li Rui could tell at a glance that either the craftsman was lazy or the workmanship was not good enough, and the armor leaves on this pair of armor were still half-baked.

If it is such a nail leaf, it is really possible to cut it into two pieces...

While guessing, the soldiers made a ball of the Zhajia scroll and put it on the ground.Pei Sui raised the saber above his head, exhaled loudly, and chopped down Huashan Mountain with an axe.

As the swords and armors collided, a flash of sparks was seen, and a crisp sound of "ding" was heard.

Looking carefully, the two armor leaves that were cut by the blade were suddenly cut open with a gap more than one cent deep.Even if it didn't break, it was only a little bit short.

Suddenly, the sound of soldiers and cronies gasping for air could be heard in the tent.They knew very well that if the nail leaves on the left and right sides had not endured considerable force, the two nail leaves would have broken.

Seeing that the truth was no different from the rumours, Pei Sui was not happy but surprised, and his face was full of anger: "This knife happened to be delivered to three people. Could it be that the county magistrate, me, and General Bingcheng each had one piece? Li Chengzhi tried to frame us. , are you really willing?"

"The county misunderstood. Although this knife is powerful, it is far less rare than the rumors in the world...just because my Li's Warehouse can forge more than a thousand pieces every day, so there is no such thing as 'framed' or 'willing'." , it’s just a small gift from my lord to the three of you..."

Thousands of hands are made every day, do you think this is a weed in the field?

Pei Sui sneered: "Could it be that the heavens sent you a meteor mountain to the Li family?"

"As the county magistrate said, the sky did not send a meteor mountain to my Li family! But why did the county magistrate believe that this knife must be made of damaged stone? Just like the thunder that day, when I asked the late emperor, my family Didn't your lord also swear and swear that it was made of chicken?"

Tianlei is made of chicken... Are you coaxing ghosts?
Li Rui's expression was extremely serious and respectful, but in Pei Sui's eyes, it was extremely hateful.

At the same time, he also understood that Li Chengzhi was called a gift, but it was actually a demonstration: more than a thousand can be cast in one day. Doesn't it mean that the current Wei army is equipped with this knife?

A famous general deserves to be a famous general.Although Chang Yizhi was also very angry, but he was not as angry as Pei Sui, he had to be more rational.

He waved his hand, meaning to make Pei Sui calm down, and then ordered the left and right to open all the wooden boxes in the tent.

There was also a box of sabers.But there are ten of them, and none of the three white knives have a beautiful scabbard and are oiled.

There are spots of rust on the blade and surface of the knife.

Cheng Jingjun leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Mr. County, what does Li Chengzhi mean?"

"If even ordinary soldiers are equipped with such treasures, how could Yuan Li and Yu Zhong not know? Therefore, Yuan Ming did not guess wrong, and the three white knives were actually used by Li Chengzhi to frame... If the old man did not expect, This box is only used by Li Chengzhi to flaunt his might..."

Chang Yizhi sighed sadly: "Yuan Ming still remembers that the hundreds of soldiers who came with Li Rui were all equipped with this saber... Well, let's try it too..."

After thinking for a while, Pei Sui suddenly realized: Are they really the same?
Immediately, a soldier stepped forward, picked up a handful, and chopped off the Zhajia on the ground.

Hearing another ding, and taking a closer look, although the cut was not as deep as the white knife cut just now, it was almost as deep as the cut.

The corners of Pei Sui's eyes twitched slightly, he took a step forward, glanced at the other boxes, and ordered the soldiers to try them one by one.

A pair of forged iron armor: as thin as a sheet of paper, as light as silk and hemp, in the hand, it weighs about thirty catties at most, but it is unstoppable.

Pei Sui asked the soldiers to try it as if he didn't believe in evil, and even slashed twice with the white knife, but only two shallow marks were left.

An iron tire bow, the back of the bow and the arrows are all made of fine iron.Judging by its size, it was only a few fights, but Pei Sui, who was strong enough to pull a stone bow, exerted all his strength, and the bow arm was only slightly bent.

It was only when he summoned the strong men in the army that he realized that the bow had at least three stones, as long as it could be fully drawn, an iron arrow weighing nearly a catty could be shot a hundred feet away.

Both Chang Yizhi and Pei Sui thought that this bow should be Li Chengzhi's matching bow, and they sent it here only to show Li Chengzhi's personal bravery, don't they know they are wrong?

"Three pieces of this bow are combined into one crossbow, so it is called three crossbows, also known as ten stone crossbows. It is so powerful that it can shoot a crossbow gun as thick as a child's arm to a distance of two hundred feet, and it is enough to pierce gold and crack stones." .Because of its lightness, it can be used not only for defending the city, but also for attacking the city...

When marching, you only need to carry a car or a horse, and you can go anywhere.If it is inconvenient for carriages and horses, it can be divided into three parts, and ordinary infantry can also carry it..."

Hearing Li Rui's words, Pei Sui gritted his teeth in hatred.

He sort of understood that these armors and bows all have the same purpose: to rely on the benefits of the sword and armor.I, Li Chengzhi, will never be afraid of you, if you want to fight, then fight...

Just as he was secretly hating, he heard Chang Yizhi ask, "What is this?"

He heard the sound and looked around, and saw the bodyguard moving something out of a box, it looked like a wooden cart, only about a foot in size, like a child's plaything.

For Chang Yizhi's youngest son... Can Li Chengzhi have such kindness?

"Looks like...a stone cannon?"

Chang Yizhi muttered something strangely, but when he finished speaking, his face froze suddenly.

There is a line of small characters written on the arm of the car: Even if you retreat to Chencang, you can't hold it!
Seeing him stunned, Pei Sui leaned in suspiciously, his face turned pale with just a few glances.

"Li's child...too bullying?"

The murderous aura on Pei Sui's body was as real as it was, Ren Li Rui seemed to be able to feel it even two or three steps away.

He couldn't stop leaning against Chang Yizhi, thinking that this old man was almost driven to a dead end by the gentleman, and was even more annoyed to the extreme. ?
"Don't just look at that word, look at that car..."

Chang Yizhi sighed in disappointment, "This thing is so ingenious and ingenious, it must have come from the hands of Duke Li, right?"

Li Rui responded respectfully: "The magistrate has good eyesight... With the advice of Mr. Lang, the craftsmen in the camp rushed to make it for two months, and now we have more than [-] guns in our army... If it is placed on the ground, it can kill [-] catties of guns. Stone bullets are thrown hundreds of feet away..."

Hearing the bragging between the two of them, Pei Sui suppressed his anger and looked carefully.

As Li Chengzhi once said: Any craftsman with some experience, or those who have led the expedition for many years, can see how simple this thing is just by looking at it: just omit the connecting rod and rope set pulled by the horse-drawn people, It was replaced by a counterweight stone.

At this time, sending such a model to Changyizhi can certainly enable the Southern Army to know the true appearance of this thing a few days in advance, but the deterrent effect is not ordinary: how about the small Chencang Pass, can it withstand 3000 How many rounds did multiple stone cannons smash?

What's more, Li Chengzhi's backhand is not limited to this trick.

Li Rui pointed to the last box: "There is still this thing, can Li Mou demonstrate it outside the account for the county magistrate?"

It was an iron can about the size of a human head, with a faint smell.Changyi's heart moved: "Tianlei?"

What do you dream of?

Li Rui shook his head: "No... This is kerosene that is still flammable in the water. Qingshui County was destroyed in half a day because of this thing..."

Splashed with water, it's like maggots with bones...

Chang Yizhi suddenly thought of a sentence that Fu Luo once said, and gritted his teeth fiercely: "Then let's act!"

After a while of restlessness, everyone left the tent.

In the camp, there was a puddle dug to attract water for drinking horses. Li Rui poured the kerosene from the tank into it, and explained: "In wartime, the kerosene would be in a porcelain jar with a matchstick at the end. Ignite it before throwing it. When the oil tank falls into the city or the formation, it will shatter, and then the fire will start... like this..."

Li Rui blew on the fire pocket with a "poof", stepped back quickly, and threw it into the water with his hands raised.

With a sound of "boom", it was like a fire dragon drilled out of the flat ground, and the whole puddle was lit up.

Just like seeing a fierce ghost, Chang Yi's eyes were about to burst.

The crossbow that can shoot hundreds of feet, the stone cannon that can throw hundreds of feet, the fire oil that can be splashed with water, and the thunder that is like divine punishment...

Even if you hold your breath and don't retreat, how should you fight this battle?
Just how angry and ashamed he felt, Chang Yizhi had no choice but to secretly express his admiration, and he was convinced...

(End of this chapter)