Da Wei Chun

Chapter 594
"No matter how skinny a camel is, it is still bigger than a horse. Tuoba has accumulated hundreds of years, and it is impossible to collapse overnight. There is always a process of consumption, and this is one of them.

Second, the ancients said that if a tree is more beautiful than a forest, the wind will destroy it.Just like Gao Zhao, if he came out too early, he was worried about being mobilized and attacked.

Third, Xihai was born out of nowhere, whether it was a civilian or an army, it was either a refugee or a criminal army, and the composition was too complicated.And it rises too fast, like duckweed without roots, its foundation is too shallow, and it is not enough to compete with the heroes.This is the so-called saying that to fight against the outside world, one must first secure the inside...

Therefore, in terms of emotion and reason, internal and external, this is definitely not a great opportunity to raise troops..."

Li Chengzhi was well-founded, and Li Xiaoxian nodded frequently, feeling that it was reasonable.

"What about Guanzhong?"

Li Xiaoxian asked again, "Since Mr. Lang said that there will be no chaos in Guanzhong, the world will not be lost. Why did Mr. Li say that when Li Shao wanted to invite Mr. Wang to take Guanzhong directly, Mr. Lang said that the teacher came from Wuming?"

"When I say Guanzhong is not chaotic, the world will not be lost. I am only referring to the Yuan and Wei courts. For us rebels, the more chaotic the better. But now Guanzhong is calm, the river is clear and the sea is calm. If I take it, Even if they are enemies in Guanzhong, they will even turn against the aristocratic families and powerful families in Guanzhong.

And when all the heroes rise together, the world will gradually become chaotic, Guanzhong will naturally be affected, as long as the wind and rain come from all directions, and when the soldiers fight for Xiang, even if I don't come, there will be people begging me to come..."

Listening to Li Chengzhi's eloquent talk, Li Xiaoxian's thoughts moved slightly, and he thought of what Li Shao and Li Chengzhi said when they sat down and talked.

No wonder Li Shao's face changed in astonishment when he heard Lang Jun's "teacher comes from no name"?
Li Shao knew very well that the world would be in chaos. Guanzhong was located in the heart of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, and it was the main source of soldiers and food for the imperial court. How could he stay out of it and become a pure land?
He didn't want the military disaster to spread to Guanzhong, and he might have greater ambitions, but he was a bit courageous, so he bewitched the gentleman and persuaded him to go straight to Guanzhong.It is nothing more than wanting to use the name of Langjun to fight against the court.

But the problem is, when Lang Jun comes with his troops, who will have the final say?
Today, the Li family in Jingzhou and the Li family in Longxi are still one, although they have different ancestors, they have the same ancestry.Moreover, most of the officials in the counties and counties in Guanzhong were controlled by the children of the big families in Guanzhong, such as Li, Yang, Wei, Pei, Liu, Xue, and Du.How can a powerful and powerful prefect who has no such seven surnames willingly obey the orders of a younger generation?
Even if the gentleman can fight these sitting tigers, there is no need to fight with them.Instead of fighting with the gatekeepers in Guanzhong and losing both, it is better to manage Hexi well, wait patiently for the court and Gao Zhao, or even fight with Guanzhong, and it will not be too late to go out to clean up the overall situation.

Li Shao guessed this, and his face changed drastically...

Li Xiaoxian heaved a sigh of relief secretly, and then asked: "Will Li Shao listen to the advice of your lord and follow the strategy of 'raising the bandits'?"

Li Chengzhi pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Difficult!"

The difficulty of implementing this strategy is a bit high: you can't use too much force to beat Yuan Chen to death with a stick, and you can't let it go too far, so as not to cause Yuan Chen to cause chaos in Guanzhong, let alone make it bigger.

You can't be too blatant to avoid the court's suspicion, so this is definitely not a job that Li Shao can do alone, and you need to find a few capable and trustworthy helpers.

But everyone has selfishness, and a powerful family always puts the family's interests first.Originally living a good life with the door closed, suddenly it is necessary to send troops and food, and even to fight against the court.Each family is afraid of unequal benefits and contributions, and is also afraid of taking responsibility. How can they not shirk each other and calculate?

Perhaps including Li Shao, what they are thinking at this time is how to take advantage of the chaos, so that the Li family in Longxi can take advantage of the chaos to maximize their benefits and avoid losses.What about the other six?
Moreover, many direct descendants of the seven surnames in Guanzhong hold important positions in the court. Under the inertia of thinking of "obeying the emperor's order", they dare not yet have the idea of ​​​​resisting the court.

Furthermore, the time was too short, so Li Shao was not able to coordinate with the other six surnames to work together as one before Yuan Chen fled north.Based on this strategy of "raising the bandits' self-respect", nine out of ten will die without a problem.

At most, it would be another contribution from Li Shao.

Knowing this, Li Chengzhi wanted to offer advice, but it was just a precautionary measure, pointing out Li Shao and shutting down the clan: Although he would not disobey orders, at least when Xi Kangsheng went north to recruit troops, he gave every family a reason to shirk.

In this way, Gao Zhao can struggle for a longer time, so as not to lose too quickly, and buy some time for Xihai to grow and develop...

Thinking this way in his heart, Li Chengzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Today is Ganjiu in February, and it has been [-] days since we left Kuaima on the road. Shangdang is only three thousand miles away from Junji Mountain. No matter how slow the messenger is, Li Liang should have received the urgent report, right?"

"No surprises, it must be here. If it is quicker, Li Da must have already raised his troops, and he might have arrived in Zhangye County!"

"How can it be so fast?"

Li Chengzhi smiled softly, and looked at the map in the carriage again: "Hurry up, and be sure to arrive at Mokou County (now north of Gulang County, Wuwei, Gansu Province) before nightfall!"

"promise!"

Li Xiao first responded, and lightly urged the horses to deliver the order.

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Tomb-sweeping season has come, the vast Hanyang grassland is already green, and the winter is no longer full of dry colors within a hundred miles.

Ruoshui River is gurgling and sparkling, and fishes as long as a foot will jump out of the water from time to time.

As the warm sun rises, the frost and snow on the grass blades melt as soon as they are seen, turning into drops of dew, crystal clear.

Dressed and washed by concubines.After drinking two more bowls of hot broth and eating two pieces of roasted golden beef, Yuwen Yuanqing put on a thin blanket and lazily left the back office with his concubine in his arms.

Hundreds of retinues had already been waiting outside the yamen, and when they saw Yuwen Yuanqing coming out of the yamen, they first bowed and worshiped, and then got on their horses, intending to escort Yuwen Yuanqing to Guzang City.

Yesterday, Yuan Hui, governor of Liangzhou, sent his cronies to summon him, limiting him to the state government within three days to hear the order.It is more than three hundred miles from the racecourse to Guzang City, and there are galloping roads. If you drive fast, you can arrive in one day.

But Yuwen Yuanqing didn't want to suffer from the peak wave, so he ordered his subordinates to prepare a carriage and prepare to travel for these three days.

As for why Yuanhui summoned him, Yuwen Yuanqing generally knew something.

Half a month ago, he received a family letter from his father Yu Wenfu from the capital, which specifically mentioned that Yuan Hui would succeed him as the governor of Dongliang Prefecture, and that he wanted to join forces with Xiliang Prefecture and Dunhuang Town to patrol the border after the beginning of spring.

But the huge Dongliang Prefecture has only two counties of Wuwei and Zhangye under its jurisdiction, and its population is only five or six thousand households.

It is estimated that it is just beating the side drums with Yuan Zhi, just fooling around.

Since Yuwen Yuanqing is the captain of Hexi Machang Dianmu and the governor of Zhangye (cong Wupin), he must be called to the state capital to listen to orders.

But when it comes to sending troops, it is at most five or six hundred.If there are too many, not to mention the guards of the city, even the yamen soldiers who hunt down robbers and suppress traitors will have to be sent out.

Yuan Hui is not a domineering person, so he probably wouldn't make things difficult for him.

After guessing like this, Yuwen Yuanqing boarded the carriage.

But he couldn't even sit still, when he suddenly heard the sound of a gong.

He was taken aback, thinking this is Dianmu's government office, where are the thieves?

As soon as he opened the curtain of the car, he was about to ask questions, when he saw Yiqi rushing in in a panic: "Captain, the enemy is attacking!"

Yuwen Yuanqing was startled, he stumbled and jumped out of the carriage: "Did Tuyuhun call?"

Hexi Racecourse is at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, and the south of the mountain is the border of Tuyuhun, which is about five or six hundred miles away from Fu'ai City, the former capital of Tuyuhun.

However, the west of Hexi is vast and sparsely populated. There are not many small populations, and there is not much food in storage. There is nothing to grab, so it is like a chicken rib.

Furthermore, Tuyuhun and Nanliang have been collaborating in collusion all these years, and have been plotting Guanzhong, so they are still at peace with Hexi.

Of course, there are no absolutes, and it doesn't necessarily mean that Tuyuhun thinks that he can't avenge the big revenge, and wants to avenge some small revenge first, and then rob the Hexi Racecourse...

"Nine out of ten!"

The general hurriedly reported, "All the cavalry are wearing felt hats and leather robes. They must be Hu Qi. The lineup is extremely neat and the military discipline is very strict. The herdsmen didn't notice it until five miles away from the horse farm..."

Already five miles away?

Yuwen Yuanqing's scalp went numb: "How many enemies are here?"

"I don't know, there are mountains and plains all over the place, surrounded by..."

Before he finished speaking, Yuwen Yuanqing suddenly froze, as if he had froze.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

It was as if thunder was thundering from the sky, spreading thousands of miles away, and the muffled bang could already be heard in the ears.

And the feet under his feet were more like a dragon turning over the earth, trembling faster and faster, more and more clearly...

Although Yuwen Yuanqing has not fought many battles, he has been the captain of Dianmu for nearly four years, and he has been with horses all day long. How could he not know that this is a galloping formation of thousands of horses?
With such a huge commotion, there may not be tens of thousands of incoming enemies, perhaps five or six thousand.And there are only more than a thousand herdsmen in the horse farm, even if you count all the women, old and weak, there may not be so many.

it's over...

Yuwen Yuanqing felt that the sky was falling down.

"Captain, run away..."

I don't know which subordinate gave a quick shout, and Yuwen Yuanqing was shocked.

yes, escape...

At a time like this, how can I take care of my concubine?
He was even more nimble than a monkey, and with just one breath, Yuwen Yuanqing jumped onto the horse's back.After a few shouts, more than a hundred followers followed closely behind.

But after running more than a hundred steps, Yuwen Yuanqing suddenly let out a "wow"!
Still running a bird feather?
As far as the eye can see, there are all cavalry, and the blackness is like a wall without boundaries.

Looking to the left and right, it is like this, surrounded by iron barrels in the middle.

Yuwen Yuanqing was cold all over, and all thoughts were lost.

No matter how he doesn't know anything about military affairs, he has read at least a few books on military affairs: the enemy had already laid siege to the racecourse last night, because he was afraid that there would be too many changes at night, so he waited until the early morning to launch the attack.

At this time, the racecourse must have been completely surrounded...

What to do, fight to the death?

Just now a thought came into my head, and I heard a sharp roar: "Kneel down and don't kill, kneel down and don't kill!"

Why is this order so familiar?
Although it was shouted in Xianbei language, Yuwen Yuanqing was sure that it was not the first time he heard it.

It seems that the Han people shouted last time...

With this hesitation, the courage that had been gathered with great difficulty dissipated.Yuwen Yuanqing gritted his teeth and threw the knife in his hand to the ground: "Surrender!"

What's the use if you don't surrender?
There are only a thousand herders in the racecourse, and there are several times the number of enemies coming, how can they be their opponents?

In just a few breaths, the servant knelt down on the ground.At that time, more than a hundred riders rushed up.Then he got off his horse, and the one who drew the knife drew the knife, and the one who took the rope took the rope.

It can be seen that they are not like barbarians who rush up and kill them, but a group of three, one with a knife for defense, and the two work together to tie up the captives.While Yuwen Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, he wondered in his heart: When did the Hu thief become so organized?
After watching it for a while, Yuwen Yuanqing was even more confused.

Looking at the clothes, they are all leather robes and felt hats, which seem to be undoubtedly Hu Qi.But the strange thing is, when the soldiers were close to him, he didn't smell much fishy smell?
Taking a closer look, their faces are mostly black-eyed and black-haired, and they don't look like barbarians. Most of them have blue eyes and purple beards, or blue eyes and yellow beards.And this kind of person, not one out of ten people can see it. What's even more weird is that it seems that there is a flat crown under the felt hat, instead of a braid, or is the hair loose?

What's more: All enemy soldiers, whether riding on horseback to watch and guard, or dismounting to bind captives, are all equipped with general equipment: long spears, riding bows, waist knives, and round shields.

Even the positions of all kinds of weapons on the treasure hook are the same?
What are you talking about?

If it was Hu Qi from Tuyuhun, Yuwen Yuanqing would dare to cut off his head.

This is undoubtedly the Han army.

But the Forbidden Army in Beijing is definitely so rich, at least no one wears a shield...

Yuwen Yuanqing's heartbeat became faster and faster, his thinking became clearer and quicker, but he couldn't remember.

It's like a thread floating in my heart, but I can't catch it no matter what...

Let the soldiers cut him back and tie him up, and move forward a few steps.Yuwen Yuanqing looked up and saw a group of cavalry dressed as Hu soldiers surrounded a general, but the general was wearing bright armor and a helmet, just like a Han general.

A Hu Qi stepped forward and whispered something in the Han man's ear.The Han turned his head and stared at Yuwen Yuanqing for a few times.

Maybe because he didn't think it was real, Han will lift up his visor.

Yuwen Yuanqing saw it clearly, but became more and more familiar with it.

I must have seen it, I must have seen it...

Shouting wildly in his heart, like a blessing to his heart, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and Yuwen Yuanqing suddenly thought of the command that the enemy cavalry shouted before: Kneel down and don't kill!

Li Chengzhi!
No, it was Li Chengzhi's retainer.

In the mid-spring of the previous year, he secretly gave his father Yu Wenfu an order to intercept Hu merchants in the west of Weiwu City. When he met Li Chengzhi by chance, Li's retainers besieged and killed Hu merchants, shouting in unison.

At that time, he mistakenly thought that Li Chengzhi was Xi Kangsheng's confidant, and he was doing ordinary business with him, thinking that he would have a share with him, and sent several carts of gifts specially.

Although I didn't see Li Chengzhi at that time, I saw this one in front of me, who was the gift he received on behalf of Li Chengzhi...

This person should be a retainer of the Li family. When did he vote for the Hu thief again?

Oh... bah!

He reacted violently.

What kind of Hu thief, ninety-nine percent of these thousands of Hu cavalry are played by Li Chengzhi's subordinates...

Li Liang smiled slightly, knowing that Yuwen Yuanqing had recognized him.

"Did the captain recognize me?"

This sentence was asked in Chinese, how pure is the Guanzhong dialect?
Yuwen Yuanqing felt chills in his heart, cold sweat immediately broke out on his head, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

If you say you recognize it, will you be silenced on the spot?
Li Liang smiled again: "Take it down first, don't make things difficult, wait for the gentleman to come and then make a fuss about it!"

Lang Jun... Lang Jun?
Who else is it not Li Chengzhi?

(End of this chapter)