Da Wei Chun

Chapter 610 Gao Zhao's Disaster Comes

In the Yuan, Wei and Manchu dynasties, those who could be called famous generals and were still alive could be counted with two hands.

Yuanying, Xi Kangsheng, Cui Yanbo, Yang Dayan, Li Chong, Xing Luan, Fu Shuyan...

To be able to have such praise is definitely not a person who pretends to be a number, and all of them are famous for their reputation won by one sword and one gun, one after another, and Xing Luan is no exception.

In the middle period of Emperor Xiaowen, Xing Lian was only a weak crown, so he went out with Yuan Hong and made many military exploits.At the end of Yuan Hong's reign, he had already made a lot of contributions and became a lieutenant in the imperial history, ranking among the nine ministers.

After Yuan Ke ascended the throne, he ordered him to hold festivals, served as the governor of Xu and Gun, and supervised the military forces of the two states. Together with Li Chong, who was the governor of Yangzhou at that time, and Xi Kangsheng, who was the governor of Qingzhou at that time, he helped Yuan Ying, the general who conquered the South at that time. Guard the Huaihe River.

Among them, Xing Luan made great contributions, and the most talked about is that during the battle of Zhongli, he and Xi Kangsheng predicted that the battle would be defeated.

On the eve of the great defeat, Yuanying won several battles, even defeated Xiao Yan's younger brother Xiao Hong, and occupied Liangcheng, which was only a short distance away from Zhongli, the important town of Nanliang.

As long as you beat Zhongli, you will be able to drink horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and it will be just around the corner to level up and build a healthy life.

At that time, no matter whether it was the emperor, the courtiers, or Yuan Ying, the coach of Zhengnan, all of them were high-spirited and high-spirited.They all thought that they should go all out and chase after the victory.

Only Xing Luan and Xi Kangsheng made several admonitions, saying that the Wei army was exhausted, that Zhongli was difficult to attack, and that it was only a short distance from the capital of the Southern Dynasty. Bing Yuanying suspended his troops for the time being, as long as he defended Liangcheng, it would not be too late to attack again in the next year.

But seeing that victory was in sight, Yuan Ke was in a feverish moment, how could he listen to persuasion and force Xing Luan and Xi Kangsheng to march towards Zhongli many times.

However, the two of them knew very well that this battle would be defeated, and it was a trivial matter to lose their fame and ruin their reputation. Wouldn't it be a pity if tens of thousands of soldiers died?
In desperation, Xi Kangsheng sent his subordinate Pingdong Yang Dayan to lead the army, and went to Beijing alone to persuade the emperor, while Xing Luan retreated in Gunzhou and refused to send troops.

Relatively speaking, it is only relatively speaking that the general will not grant orders to the emperor outside. A soft-tempered and careful emperor like Yuan Ke has some ways to deal with such disobedient courtiers.

Yuan Ke only sent Cui Liang, who was the lieutenant of the censor at the time, to Gunzhou with a secret decree to hand over Xing Luan's military power and order him to return to Beijing to plead guilty.

And Xi Kangsheng, who threw himself into the net, has been wiped clean by Yuan Ke.

But the irony is that Yuan Ying lost as soon as Xing Luan arrived halfway.

It was not just the tens of thousands of troops that Xing Luan and Xi Kangsheng thought, but more than [-] troops.

This battle alone severely damaged the foundation of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, and made Xing Luan and Xi Kangsheng famous all over the world.

But because of this, he also hated the emperor. Afterwards, Lu Chang, who was deeply favored by Yuan Ke, framed Xing Luan. If Xing Luan hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, he gave Yuan Hui and Gao Zhao a big gift, and asked these two courtiers to exonerate him. Luan was almost sent to prison.

From this point of view, Xing Luan and Gao Zhao do have a certain relationship, but at this time and at that time, Gao Zhao has already become a rebel, so naturally they are not the same.

Furthermore, although Xing Luan did not stick to the small details, he did not lose the righteousness, otherwise he would not have repeatedly resisted the edict during the Zhongli War, which would have caused great disasters.

Therefore, Xi Kangsheng issued an order, saying that he would find another general who is good at fighting to help him lead the army. The court did not choose Li Chong, who was relatively superior, but had a deep entanglement with Gao Zhao, but chose Xing Luan...

Even Gao Zhao was as calm as a mountain, when he heard Yuan Yi's words, his face couldn't help changing.

If it's just Xing Luan, it's not enough to make him panic.Just like Xi Kangsheng and Cui Yanbo, who have led the army northward for several months, but have done nothing.Jinming County has been trapped for a month, isn't it still as stable as Mount Tai?
No matter how famous a general is, he must have soldiers in his hands and food in his battalion. It is impossible to win a battle just by talking about it.

Just like Cui Yanbo, who guarded Jinzhou and Yanshuzhou last year, was still driven by mere monks with no way to go to heaven and nowhere to go to earth, like a bereaved dog.

Gao Zhao was horrified, Yuan Yi's so-called Xi Kangsheng had been in Guanzhong for a few months, had summoned a hundred thousand troops, and was about to go north soon?
Reason told him that this must be Yuan Yi's intimidating words, but if he changed places, now that Yuan Yi is in prison, why should he bluff him?
No wonder the enemy generals seem to think they have too many soldiers, so they send one or two thousand to the city to die every day?

It turned out that the intuition before was not bad at all, the enemy general was really delaying time!

By analogy, Yuan Yi also claimed that the imperial court had released millions of grains and transported them to Woye through Guanzhong, which had made Xisan Town stable as before, and it was certainly true...

No wonder Yuan Yi was captured so easily, and he was escorted all the way without making any noise, just like traveling in mountains and rivers.When I saw him just now, I was neither angry nor annoyed, so relaxed?
It turned out that he already had the will to die, and he did not hesitate to feed the tiger with his body, just to paralyze himself and buy more time for Xi Kangsheng and Xisanzhen...

He already believed [-]% in his heart, but Gao Zhao still didn't give up, and then he clenched his fists and said, "I don't believe it... It's all right for Xi Kangsheng to be recruited in Guanzhong. Did you expect chaos in Beizhen?"

"Haha... Gao Taiwei also loses his composure sometimes?"

Seeing Gao Zhao's face was dark and blue, Yuan Yi was so happy, he laughed a few times, and then said sarcastically: "Yuan just said so clearly, could it be that the Taiwei is deaf? It's not that the court had expected it, but something else. others……

At the end of the first lunar month, arrows were suddenly shot into the Yamen of Woye Township, claiming that the Xiazhou camp had been burned to ashes, and several oil lakes in Jinming County were also burned, exposing tens of thousands of dead bodies outside the county to the public. Under the circumstances, Gao Meng must rebel, and Gao Taiwei has no choice but to rebel...

The letter also listed in detail Taiwei's various deeds to Beizhen last year, such as how to fish in troubled waters and make Hejian Wang Yuanchen hide military rations, and how to smuggle people in Xiazhou Governor Gao Meng and Shuozhou Governor Gao Zhi Zhuang and captured soldiers went to Jinming County.

Even how to use ingenious tricks to force the imperial court and Yuan to exploit the prefectures of Jin and Yan and the six towns, so that the people are in dire straits, and the monks are in chaos... At that time, I didn't believe it.

But who would have thought that just a few days later, several leaders of the western Chile jointly reported to Gu here, saying that nearly ten thousand Chile Ding Zhuang who were forcibly conscripted to Xiazhou by the governor Gao last year all died in Jinming County, also known as Gaonu County A big fire broke out, and it burned for three or four days without going out...

Up to that time, a certain person was dubious, wondering whether the villain had colluded with the Western Chile and falsely accused you.But being cautious, he ordered Governor Luo to conduct a close inspection.But I don't want to do this investigation, Luo Dudu and I are so horrified that we are sweating coldly..."

Yuan Yi paused for a moment, then sighed quietly: "Gao Taiwei is really good at calculating, no wonder you first heard about Rouran's attack, so you did your part and insisted on leading the army to march north. The remnants of loyalty?"

Hearing the last sentence, Gao Zhao's eyes turned cold, and his expression was no longer tangled in surprise and confusion. It was the same as when the thief was not panicked after being drunk out of his tracks, but had the idea of ​​doing nothing and doing nothing.

He chuckled, his eyes were extremely bright, but complicated and incomprehensible, he couldn't tell whether he was admiring or hating: "It's no wonder that Li Chengzhi was able to predict the events of Beizhen thousands of miles away in the middle of the capital. It's even more like what I saw with my own eyes, even the old man used the opportunity of defending against the enemy to secretly contact the generals of Beizhen, and the matter of the powerful is so clear?"

"The Prophet? You think too highly of Li Chengzhi. If he really has such magical skills, how can he be trapped in the desperate situation many times and escape death?"

Yuan Yi shook his head as if laughing, "It's just that you have repeatedly harmed him and made him on guard. Everything related to you must be investigated to the bottom... Don't forget his confidantes, several of them are Bei The son of the powerful and powerful town..."

Li Shixian's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Dhu Lu, Yuwen, He Ba, Dugu?"

He remembered very clearly that when he came to Beijing to ask relatives for Li Chengzhi, these people all came to visit him, and they all said that their families were in the six towns, and their fathers and ancestors were not military generals, but chiefs of the people.

Therefore, as Yuan Yi said, if Li Chengzhi paid attention and wanted to know whether Gao Zhao had conspired with Beizhen Juntou and Hao Qiang in private, he would really be able to find out a thing or two...

"Greetings, Mr. Huaide!"

Yuan Yihui spoke cheap words without any fuss, and when he looked at Gao Zhao again, he almost burst out laughing.

It's really not easy, he and Gao Zhao have been enemies for more than ten years, and it's the first time he saw this old thief gnashing his teeth.

"Since you know that Li Chengzhi is not dead, you should guess that this is his plan to add fuel to the fire and take advantage of the fire. It is not difficult for the court to guess that Yuan Ying's guess must be true, why let it go and let him reap the benefits of the fisherman? "

"Yeah, I guessed that he was feigning death, and I even guessed that, like the Zhongshan King played, the Xihai Remains is probably Li's trilogy, but so what?"

Yuan Yi bared his white teeth, and smiled very unhappy, "At least he was loyal to the first emperor and tried his best to rescue him many times. It's not like you, a thief who knows Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong want to rebel, but pretends to be deaf and dumb , to the point of causing my brother to die...

And as long as I am under the empress dowager, I will definitely force the court to divide its troops, and I can't gather all my efforts to kill you, a thief, so why should I make my loved ones hurt and my enemies happy? "

Li Shixian was so overjoyed that he almost hugged Yuan Yi and kissed him a few times.

After talking for a long time, it turns out that when Yuan Yiyu submitted the report to the court, Li Chengzhi was never mentioned at all.

What's more, in order to make the imperial court pay attention, Yuan Yi even added fuel and vinegar, making the situation of Jindi and the six towns dangerous and urgent.Otherwise, how could the imperial court's food arrive so quickly, and how could Xi Kangsheng's Guanzhong army march in such a hurry?
All the plans have been in vain?
Only half of the six towns were in chaos. In this way, even if all the three towns in the east were subordinated, Gao Zhi would never dare to act rashly.Otherwise, it would be difficult for Bao Baojian to draw his salary from the bottom of the pot and lead the army to attack his rear flank.

And all of this is because of Li Chengzhi...

Gao Zhao is more than just gnashing his teeth, he is already smoking from his seven orifices.

He wished he could smash Yuan Yi and Li Shixian's corpses into pieces and chop them into meat paste.

But what's the use?

It can be used to vent anger for a while, but if the army is defeated, wouldn't it mean that the two back roads that are few in number will be completely cut off?
He let out a few breaths, forcefully holding back his anger.He waved his sleeve vigorously again, and stood up abruptly: "Come on, push down, I'll be easy to serve you!"

The confidants were guarding outside the door, they were all people who knew Gao Zhao's nature well, just by listening to the tone of his voice, one could tell that the Taiwei was furious.Immediately, he rushed into more than a dozen generals like wolves and tigers, and tied up the two of them in a few breaths.

With a smile on his face, Yuan Yi stretched out his hand and let the general restrain him.However, Li Shixian yelled angrily: "Gao Shouwen, are you ashamed? Just now which dog thief kept saying that he and the old man are relatives, like a family?"

Hearing that Li Shixian's tone seemed to relax a bit, Gao Zhao snorted coldly.

This is a piece of Hob Knife Meat, which is more despicable and shameless than him.

Don't look at him as if he wants to give in at this time, but if you show him a good face, he can turn his face on the spot and then make an inch.

Gao Zhao has completely lost his patience, thinking that since he doesn't like soft and hard, then I'll order something harder.

With a big wave of his hand, he said, "Put it in the dungeon and soak it for two days first!"

"It's okay, grandpa treats it like bath soup..."

As soon as Li Shixian yelled, he was stuffed with a rag.

Seeing this, Yuan Yi wisely closed his mouth.

It's one thing not to be afraid of death, but it's not right to deliberately seek guilt.

Li Shixian and Yuan Yi were escorted out of the main hall, just in time to meet several generals rushing over.Look at one of them, who is dusty and dusty, with loess all over his face and body.

No, you know you're coming to see Gao Zhao, but you don't even know how to wipe it?
The hearts of the two jumped, and they turned their heads in unison.

Seeing the smirk in each other's eyes, Li Shixian and Yuan Yi were overjoyed at the same time: It seems that they are almost inseparable, and Gao Zhao's disaster is coming.

It's a pity that I can't hear it for sure...

"Taiwei, Shi Jun urgently reports!"

Gao Zhao was already furious, but seeing his confidant panic at this moment, it was like adding fuel to the fire.Without even asking why, he yelled in a cold voice: "Pull it down, twenty whips!"

His confidant froze for a moment, seeing Gao Zhao giving him anxious looks from both sides, he realized that he was in a moment of impatience, and he had offended the Taiwei.

He didn't dare to argue, he bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I'm going to receive the punishment!"

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his bosom and handed it to Gao Zhao: "This was sent by Duke Jinglue (Gao Meng) on ​​a fast horse, saying that it must be presented to the Taiwei as soon as possible!"

Gao Zhao took it, looked at the sealing wax and seal, and was shocked: this newspaper is urgent...

He pretended to be calm, and tried to buy people's hearts: "Since the messenger sent by Leopard was forwarded by you, why did you bother to bring him to see me? Take him down, so that he can take a bath..."

My confidant was tongue-tied, but he didn't know what to say.

It's not the same thing at all.

He received Gao Meng's urgent report first, and then he met the subsequent messenger.That man held Gao Zhao's order, how could he dare to ask who sent him, and where did he come from?

Gao Zhao knew something was wrong, and was about to ask a question, but the soldier covered in loess knelt down on the spot, then reached into his arms, took out an envelope, and handed it to Gao Zhao.

There is no need for Gao Zhao to interrogate, just look at the wax paint and seal, and you will know that it is sent by a high value, and it is also urgent...

What a coincidence that it came in such a hurry?
He suddenly thought of the sentence that Yuan Yi just said: at most one or two days, the Taiwei will receive the urgent report, so it doesn't matter if you say it at this time...

With trembling hands, Gao Zhao opened the envelope.

Gao Meng said: At noon yesterday, under the west wall of Xiazhou, tens of thousands of troops suddenly came, and it was Xi Kangsheng's handsome flag that was erected...

Gao Zhi also said: Two days ago, Wuchuan made a report that Luo Jian, the governor of Xisan Town, suddenly came to Wuchuan and blocked all the main roads leading east to Fuming Town...

What Yuan Yi just said has come true?
It was as if a gong was slamming on his ear, Gao Zhao's brain was buzzing, and his eyes suddenly went dark...

(End of this chapter)