Da Wei Chun

Chapter 661 Make persistent efforts
Li Chengzhi's artillery can shoot two miles away?

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, all of them were stunned, surprised and suspicious in their hearts, but they were at a loss.

It is not the first time that several people have heard similar words.

In the early winter of last year, Yuan Zhi was defeated by Juyan Lake and Luo Jian was defeated by Daqi. They both mentioned the West Sea Heavy Cannon: about five feet long and about a foot thick.But after hearing the sound of the cannon, iron pellets weighing about ten catties flew out, which could reach four hundred feet away.

And it only takes a dozen cannons to razed a mountain several feet high to the ground.

Because although the two palace newspapers were played by Luo Jian and Yuan Yu, they were forwarded by Gao Zhao, so the empress dowager, Yuan Cheng, and the important officials in the court are dubious about the figures in the hall.He thought that Gao Zhao wanted to make trouble and lure the court to deal with Li Chengzhi, so he deliberately exaggerated his words.

Later, because no one had seen it with their own eyes, and when they asked about Gao Zhao, it was only rumors, so the court paid attention to it, and still treated it as a stronger catapult.

Therefore, the imperial court's key defenses were only smaller but more powerful shotguns.That's why Xing Luan confessed to Cui Yanbo in every possible way, asking him to divert water outside the village to protect the camp, and at least a hundred feet away.

It was also because some rout soldiers mentioned that the shotguns could shoot at most two hundred paces away.

But who would have thought that Xihai not only had an iron cannon that could shoot two miles away, but also could shoot iron pellets into the camp before blowing them up?

It was a full distance of two miles, and it was a sudden attack, how could Cui Yanbo defend against it?
After thinking about it again, let's not say that Shiling carefully set up the Poison Xiao camp, and then burned the food and grass, which caused the Tuyuhun military camp to be in chaos.Even if there is no chaos, with Tuyuhun's scattered military discipline, it is impossible to guard against the Xihai army that is two miles away, but if they don't charge, they can blow up the enemy camp to pieces.

From this point of view, as Yuan Qin said, how could Cui Yanbo lose so quickly without Tuyuhun?
But the matter has come to this point, who can expect such a disaster, even if it is too late to regret it?

Several people were silent, with different thoughts.After a long silence, I heard Xing Luan ask in a cold voice: "Cui Yanbo led an army of 20 troops to station in Shanshan and Jincheng, and he will certainly station troops in other counties. For example, Yongdeng is only three hundred miles away from Wuwei County. For example, Zhuanglang (now Tianzhu County, Gansu), less than two hundred miles away from Wuwei.

Moreover, these two counties are the only way to enter Shanshan from Wuwei, so why did Cui Yanbo not send a warning to Cui Yanbo before the Xihai army entered the camp.Could it be that it is impossible to surrender to the enemy?
What's more, the Nanmen Pass is in the middle of Wuwei and Shanshan, and the left and right are only about [-] miles away. I don't believe that the [-] Tuyuhun army is dead. The enemy has already attacked the camp, but they don't know how to send a scout to Shanshan Urgent report? "

Yuan Qin was taken aback for a moment, looked at Xing Luan, and then at everyone's expressions.

Xing Luan's eyes were cold and his face showed no fear.And Yuan Yi, Li Shao and others also showed surprise in their eyes, and even more hidden meaning of scrutiny.Yuan Qin immediately knew that Xing Luan was not only questioning Cui Yanbo, but also Yuan Cheng.

Yuan Cheng fought south and north and spent half his life as a soldier. Although he did not dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yuan Ying, Li Chong, Xi Kangsheng, Xing Luan, Cui Yanbo and others, he was also a general who was good at fighting.At least not weaker than Li Shao.

Such a person knows that a strong enemy is three hundred miles away, and if a fast horse rushes to attack, it will arrive in no time at most.How can I not know how to send rangers to patrol, and set up beacons along the way to warn at any time?
So Xing Luan really couldn't figure it out, how did Yuan Cheng and Murong Xiao let the powerful enemy sneak two miles away without noticing it?

Yuan Qin frowned, and sighed sadly: "It's not that Chengwang Ren and Murong Xiao underestimated the enemy and were careless, and it wasn't that Cui Xianzi was arrogant and arrogant, the rangers who should be sent are naturally sent, and the Fenghou who should be sent are naturally also sent.

But no one expected that Xihai was full of tricks, not sending troops from Wuwei, but attacking from the hinterland of Tuyuhun...

Murong Xiao also set up the commanding flag after escaping the river, and only then did he find out that he led the army on the front foot, and the commander of Xihai marched on the Hanyang grassland on the back foot.After he left the south gate, Fang Yu camped outside the pass, and Xihai suddenly attacked at night...

But this time, from east to west, not to mention how strict the seal was, not a single broken soldier escaped to the east of the salt lake.That's why Murong Xiao didn't hear any news... What's even more hateful is that the West Sea army actually rested for two days by the banks of the Salt Lake. The cattle, sheep and livestock were looted, and the tents were burned to the ground, and the troops were sent out at dusk on the third day..."

"Giggle cluck..."

Suddenly there was a strange voice in the hall, Yuan Qin stopped talking, looked for the sound, and saw Yuan Yi's face was pale, his teeth were clenched, his fists were clenched tightly, and he said, "No wonder the county official... ...a crushing defeat?"

So far, Tuyuhun's 20 elite cavalry and Cui Yanbo's nearly [-] troops were wiped out in just three days?

Yuan Yi endured and endured, but in the end he didn't dare to ask Yuan Cheng and Cui Yanbo whether they had gathered the defeated troops, and whether they might stand up and fight back.

Yuan Qin mentioned several times that Yuan Cheng and Murong Xiao crossed the river in a panic when they saw that the general situation was over, and they knew that the two of them were only concerned about running for their lives from the beginning to the end.

What is desperate is: Shanshan Town is close to Huangshui, and the camp is naturally located on the north bank.And further north, until the main trunk of the big river two hundred miles north, there are seven or eight tributaries of the big river in the middle.

What's more: Taking advantage of the chaos under Cui Yanbo's command, Xihai bypassed the camp and set fire to the pontoon bridge and ships...

Not only did Yuan Yi not dare to ask, but when he thought of what Yuan Qin said, "If Li Xian hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and ordered me to dismantle the pontoon bridge, the corpses would have blocked the embankment of the big river and caused flooding..." I felt It was horrifying and shuddering.

It is conceivable how many rout soldiers drowned in several tributaries?
This is a full 30 troops...

Yuan Yi didn't tremble in fright, it was considered that he had high concentration.

It wasn't just him, like Yang Shu, his face gradually turned pale, as if he had applied powder.Like Li Shao, it was expected that Li Chengzhi would never be a good person, but he never thought that he would be so strong.It was like a dream for a while, and I couldn't recover for a long time.

And Xing Luan, staring like copper bells, stared straight at Yuan Qin.

Today, if another person comes, even if he is killed, he will not believe it.But Yuan Qin is Sima, and Yuan Yi, the supervising army, and Xing Luan, the deputy commander, are sitting in the hall.Even if he borrowed Yuanqin's hundred heads, he would not dare to lie.

Compared with Yuan Yi, Li Shao and others, what Xing Luan was even more surprised was: Li Chengzhi put in so many secret operations in Tuyuhun, otherwise why would he know Murongxiao's every move like the palm of his hand.

What's more, if you want to poison, you can poison, if you want to scream, you can scream, if you want to set fire, you can set fire?

To draw an analogy, for Li Chengzhi, with a close elder like Li Shao, and close friends like Yang Shu and Yang Jun, wouldn't it be easier and more relaxed if he wanted to install a secret agent in the imperial army?

Could it be that within two days, Li Chengzhi would be able to understand every word and every sentence discussed by himself and others here?

The more he thought about it, the more astonished he became, Xing Luan suddenly turned his head and stared at Li Shao.

"What does the governor watch me do?"

Seeing his eyes like knives, Li Shao was suddenly alert, "Could it be that Cui Xianzi's defeat was caused by me, Mr. Li?"

Without waiting for Xing Luan's response, Yuan Qin relieved him first: "Marquis Gu Zang said seriously, you moved to Lingzhou more than a month ago, Tuyuhun didn't even agree to send troops at that time, and Cui Xianzi even temporarily stationed in Longguan. Therefore, it is impossible for the governor to doubt anyone who doubts you..."

It means that before Ding Shufang encircled Hexi, Li Shao had already arrived in Lingzhou, and even he and his cronies were not allowed to leave the city.

As he spoke, he gave Xing Luan a cryptic wink, and Xing Lian immediately understood: Yuan Cheng and Cui Yanbo must have checked it, and this matter should have nothing to do with Li Shao.

It's irrelevant this time, but it doesn't mean it's irrelevant in the future.

But now that Li Shao is almost imprisoned in Lingzhou, how can he guard against him, he can't really be put in a prison, right?

Moreover, since the founding of the country in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, there were very few crimes of implicating others, just like the rebellion of Li's third house, which only implicated his family, and did not implicate the big house Li Shao.

What's more, Li Chengzhi and Li Shao are only of the same clan and have different origins. Not to mention the nine clans, even the ninety clans cannot be related.Therefore, if the imperial court had no real evidence that Li Shao secretly assisted Li Chengzhi in the rebellion, even if he wanted to implicate him, he would not be implicated.

Xing Luan had no choice but to know that it would be unwise for Yu to turn against Li Shao at this time, so he explained calmly: "Gu Zanghou misunderstood the old man... the old man was just surprised, the ancestral home of the Li family is only at the end of the family, except Li Shao Apart from Chengzhi, I have never heard of a general who is good at fighting in the tribe. And this battle is shocking, weeping ghosts and gods. So this old man is puzzled: Could it be Li Chengzhi leading the army this time?"

Isn't Li Shao so easy to fool?

Guessing with his toes, he knew that Xing Luan was suspicious of him, but for a while he couldn't guess what the old man was suspicious of, so Li Shao had no choice but to give up.It's just that Xing Luan stabbed lightly:
"If you suspect that there are nobles secretly sending their children to help Li Chengzhi lead the army, it is a big mistake... The governor has ever remembered a sentence that Li Chengzhi often said: Where there is a will, there is a way, and current events can make heroes... ...If my prediction is correct, this time it is not Li Chengzhi leading the army, at most he is a servant at home, I am afraid that you have never even heard the name..."

Xing Luan suddenly remembered the "Fu of Aspiration" written by Li Chengzhi above the main hall on the Qixi Festival of the year when the first emperor was assassinated: "Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a will, there will be a way. If the boat is broken, the hundred and two Qin Pass will eventually belong to Chu."The hard work pays off, and the three thousand victors can swallow Wu!

I didn't feel it before, but now that I think about it, I realize how bold and courageous these two sentences are hidden... um, isn't it?
What the hell is an anti-poem?
Xing Luan was still in a daze, and heard Yuan Qin sigh again: "Although Li Chengzhi is a traitor, he sometimes has to admire: a servant who is like sand and rubble can shine after a little training by him? To tell you the truth, it is exactly as Gu Zanghou said: This is the first time I have heard about the leading generals: Huangfu Rang as the commander, Li Liang as the deputy...and Cui Xianzi was defeated by Li Liang..."

Yuan Yi tried his best to recall: "Since the surname is Huangfu, it should be the surname of Jingzhou Chaonaren. It was determined to be the old Baijia tribe of Xixun Hexi a few years ago, but it is indeed the first time I heard it. As for Li Liang... it seems familiar?"

Although he couldn't remember it, there was naturally someone in the hall who knew it clearly.You must know that when Li Chengzhi suppressed the rebellion in Jingzhou, Yang Shu was the governor of Longdong County. He was not only an official for his parents, but also helped Li Chengzhi a lot.

Facing Yuan Yi's questioning eyes, Yang Shu sighed: "At the beginning of Yu Jingzhou's pacification of the monk rebellion, Huangfu was no more than a team leader, and Li Chengzhi was self-proclaimed, nameless. Li Liang was Li's servant. Minister, Shi was also the captain of the team... Afterwards, he followed Li Chengzhi into the capital and served him around..."

At the mention of this, Yuan Yi remembered: "Could it be that Li Da who served Li Chengzhi tea and water in Beijing, and led the horse?"

Yang Shu nodded and said nothing more.

Cui Yanbo, a famous general of his generation, was actually defeated by a domestic servant who led a horse and dragged him, and it was a big defeat?
Could it be that Li Chengzhi has the ability to turn stone into gold?

Everyone felt even more inconceivable, the hall was so quiet for a while?

After being quiet for a long time, I heard Xing Luan let out a long sigh: "Li Chengzhi is the gift of heaven and man. Now that he raises the flag of rebellion, he is disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unrighteous. Everyone gets it and punishes him. What's the point?" Sorry?

Don’t bring up old things again, so as not to lose morale... However, since King Ren Cheng summoned the county magistrate, there must be a secret order for us, please come as soon as possible, so we can prepare our army for war..."

"Captain Mingjian!"

Yuan Qin complimented, and then said, "I'm not going to lie to you: this battle was a big defeat. Although there were countless defeated troops who threw themselves into the water in a panic, there were quite a few soldiers who survived with a little water skills. On the east bank, more than [-] defeated troops were collected, and after transporting food, there were nearly [-] troops.

But all of you are generals who are good at fighting, so you can imagine that if you encounter a big defeat, the morale of the [-] troops will be completely lost, and they have no fighting spirit at all.Therefore, the king of Rencheng thought: it is necessary to send troops to Yuzhong and Jincheng in the east of the river to garrison as soon as possible, so as to prepare for the enemy to bring a big victory into the pass...

Before giving it to me, His Royal Highness has sent Li Xian to the Hequ Division to ask for the general's order, and it must be coming soon.And the intention of coming here is to know the military situation from everyone, and to have another important task: to collect food..."

It is easy to understand the change of defense. It is nothing more than transferring the thin-boned army to Jincheng, and changing the defeated army that has survived the catastrophe to Luzhou.

But this food collection is thought-provoking.

Now that the South Road has been defeated and the 30 army is almost completely wiped out, even Yuan Yao's heart is as deep as the sea, Yuan Ning and Yue Zhi will definitely be shocked and panic.

But the only current strategy is to rely on Rouran to have a chance of victory, so Yuan Yao never dared to break his promise to get fat and cut off Rouran's food.

In this way, where else can we go to collect food?

The distant water can't save the near thirsty, counting and counting, only Guanzhong is left...

Xing Luan's heart moved, he looked at Yang Shu, then at Li Shao.

No wonder Yuan Qin hurriedly jumped out to make a rescue as soon as he suspected Li Shao. It turned out that Li Shao was going to be needed again.

It's ridiculous to think about it, Li Shaoyue was demoted by Yuan Cheng for the trumped-up charge of "failure to recruit" more than a few days ago, and she was demoted several levels in a row.Now that the full month is approaching, he wants to make him try his best to offend someone, and the one who offends is the Guanzhong gentry?
Where did Yuan Cheng have the face and reason to give Li Shao such an order?

With Li Shao's steady and gentle disposition, the military order will naturally be accepted, but it is absolutely wishful thinking to ask him to contribute willingly...

(End of this chapter)