Da Wei Chun

Chapter 669 Don't dare to gamble

The desert is endless, and the lonely city is empty on all sides.

The sun was setting and it was almost dusk.The sunset in the western sky is like a fire, and the sun shines through the gaps in the clouds, and the sand is shimmering with golden light, and the heat is curling up, as if there is no end to the golden sea.

The temperature difference between day and night in the northern land is huge. Although it is midsummer, it is late at night or at dawn, even if you are wrapped in a leather jacket, you will feel cold, but as long as the sun has not set, the earth will be roasted like a furnace.

Yuan Yao stood at the head of the Gaoque Pass and looked north, only to see the desert and the desert without seeing the edge.

After looking at it for a long time, he asked: "It is here that Li Chengzhi's more than [-] plays wiped out more than [-] herdsmen and nearly [-] string-controlling Du Lun tribes in less than a month?"

"How can there be ten thousand? It's only five thousand!"

Xi Kangsheng shook his head, "If there are two thousand tiger cavalry in Canada and four battalions of cavalry in Luo Jian's army, then Li Chengzhi's troops will be worth over [-]... But in this battle, the tiger cavalry and the cavalry are as close as watching a show. It wasn't until Dou Ling (the famous king of Du Lun's tribe) collapsed that Li Chengzhi ordered an attack to pursue the enemy..."

"In this way, whether it's Du Lun's Twelve Tribes, Tou Manchester City, or even the [-] fine riders that Dou led to the border, they were all defeated by Li's Trilogy?"

Yuan Yao let out a heavy breath, "Even with one against ten, you can be invincible. It seems like Murong Xiao, Cui Yanbo, and Rou Ran, losing is not wrong..."

"Injustice is not injustice, it's just that you underestimate the enemy!"

Xi Kangsheng said leisurely, "I have said many times that Li's firearms are extremely treacherous and cannot be guarded against. What Luo Jian and Yuan Zhi presented to the court are by no means false, nor are they exaggerated by Gao Zhao. Therefore, we must follow every step of the way, no matter how careful we are, It's not an exaggeration... But unfortunately, King Ren and Cui Xianzi still don't pay enough attention to it..."

Could it be that Yuan Cheng and Cui Yanbo didn't pay enough attention to it?
Even when he was ordered to return to Beijing, given imperial edicts and festivals, and was worshiped by the emperor as the general who conquered Peking, when he first heard the name of firearms, he was half-believing.

Not to mention seeing it, I have never even heard of it. There is a weapon that can rain down thunder and fire, which is similar to divine punishment. How is this different from ghosts and gods?
But when things came to an end, I realized that what I said was true, but it was too late to regret...

Yuan Yao sighed secretly, and asked again: "If the court hadn't changed its commander before the battle, and the county prince still led the army, would it have been possible to win?"

"Difficult! The only way to do it is to rely on the strength of the troops and stick to the three towns of Jincheng, Shanshan, and Yanhan. Then, with heavy rewards, lure Tuyuhun and Rouran to stand out and attack the West Sea."

Xi Kangsheng laughed self-deprecatingly, "To tell you the truth, I have been jealous of Li Chengzhi for a long time. Don't say that as it is now, you think that with an army of nearly one million, you will be able to complete his merits in one battle. But Fan Rouran and Tuyuhun have not When the good news comes, I will never be able to hold on..."

This is not the first time Yuan Yao has heard these words.As soon as he received the order and returned to Beijing, he read the memorials about Xihai and Li Chengzhi many times.There is no lack of Yuan Cheng, Yuan Yi, Cui Guang, Gao Zhao before rebellion, Yuan Ying before death, and Xi Kangsheng and Li Shao who knew them well.

And because it was the time when Yuan Cheng was going to Rouran as an envoy, it was no longer a secret that the court borrowed troops from Rouran and Tuyuhun, so the court sent a special order to these people and consulted them for their views on conquest.Among them, Xi Kangsheng is the most conservative, almost exactly what he said just now.

From the perspective of the time, the three parties combined nearly one million troops.But in the peaceful corner of the West Sea, even Li Chengzhi's army is full of troops, and all the people are soldiers. I'm afraid he can't gather enough [-] soldiers.

Therefore, everyone in the Yuan and Wei dynasties believed that if the imperial court could not destroy the dead, it would at least be sure to beat the Yellow Dragon.However, Xi Kangsheng's strategy is like a tortoise, which inevitably loses morale.

It was for this reason that the imperial court had the idea of ​​changing coaches.Even Xiao Xiao's generation felt jealous, thinking that Xi Kangsheng had done a lot of credit for helping Yuan Cheng calm down Gao Zhao.If he was allowed to suppress Li Chengzhi again, it would be hard to congratulate him.

That's why some people slandered him with bad words, saying that Xi Kangsheng had been in Guanzhong for a long time, and he was close to Li Chengzhi, so it was better to avoid suspicion during this battle.

Xi Kangsheng was also happy not to be an enemy of Li Chengzhi, but after hearing the news, he submitted a memorial to resign as commander-in-chief. After that, the court followed suit and moved Yuan Yao, who was then the general of Zhengnan, to the north.

Yuan Yao would not doubt how Xi Kangsheng and Li Chengzhi were, but thought that the battle against Gaozhao was too difficult and might make Xi Kangsheng angry, so he was too careful.

But at this time, it seems that it is as close as a prophet, and a word becomes a prophecy.Only then did I realize that what Xi Kangsheng said was the best policy.

It's not that Yuan Yao regrets not listening to Xi Kangsheng's words, it's just that Yuan Cheng and the Empress Dowager decided all the strategies for Ping Xihai, such as how many soldiers to borrow from the two countries, where to enter the customs, etc.As long as Rouran and Tuyuhun's army has not arrived, and the edict to lead Hu's army has not arrived, Yuan Yao, the commander in chief, is just an empty name, everything should be based on Yuan Cheng's intention.

He just wanted to adopt it, but unfortunately it was not his turn to make the decision.So even though he was defeated in this battle, it was no wonder that Yuan Yao was on his head.

Yuan Yao just felt aggrieved: he hadn't even fought a battle, and he hadn't seen any of Xihai's soldiers yet, yet the reputation of defeat fell to him first?
Today's so-called million-dollar army is six out of ten, relying on the 20 newly surrendered army in the hands of him and Xing Luan, how can it be the opponent of the imposing Li Chengzhi?

Therefore, Yuan Yao is already doubting that he, the general who conquers the North, will have a real battle with Xihai and lose the last battle...

Thinking in his heart, he frowned again: "Thinking back in the past, I gave Jingzhou the governorship. The ancestral Li family has been declining, and the family has declined. And the descendants are few and mediocre, and there is no outstanding talent to stand out from the crowd. .

I even heard that Li Shixian's concubine had an affair with his elder brother, so that he killed him in anger, and the horrified son lost his soul and became a fool.It is only seven or eight years ago, how can it be as different as the night and the earth? "

You also know that it was seven or eight years ago, how could it be the same?

Xi Kangsheng sighed softly: "From the bottom of my heart, except for Li Chengzhi, the current Li family is no different from the past. Those who should be mediocre are still mediocre, and those who should be untalented are still untalented. All of a sudden, he became an extremely talented person. There are hundreds of schools of thought, nine crafts and ten schools, and there are few who are not in the same place. The ability to lead the army and conquer is even more outstanding in the world. It is because of this talent that the Li family prospers..."

Yuan Yao asked again: "That is to say, once enlightened, you will be like a super genius. Isn't it born knowing? The rumors of the people who taught you that day and the prophets are not groundless?"

"If you say that you are born with knowledge, such as iron smelting, forging armor, medicine, formations, and the place where fire oil is stored, Li Chengzhi can find the source in the old papers. It is even more nonsense to say that there is no prophet. Otherwise. Why do they come close to death so many times that their lives are hanging by a thread? It’s all based on rumors, and it’s not enough to believe it..."

Xi Kangsheng paused, then sighed again, "Including the thunder that day, Li Chengzhi always claimed that it was made of kerosene. But someone thought that it must be an understatement..."

"When I went to the south, I always heard the rumors of the 'Heavenly Thunder', saying that it was like God's punishment, and there was no urging, but it was a pity that I didn't hide my face. Why is it better than Gao Zhao's rocket, which is stronger and weaker?"

"Gao Zhao's rocket? Compared with Li Chengzhi's thunderbolt, it is like the bright moon and the firefly... Even Gao Zhao is picking up the wisdom of others and stealing the method from Li Chengzhi!"

Xi Kangsheng shook his head, "You know, the county magistrate, why did Gao Zhao want to catch the dead and swear to have a fight with the imperial court, but in the end he suddenly acted uncharacteristically, opened the city gate wide, and bowed his head to accept the surrender? It was because he wanted to die, and Li Shixian and his son Doing cutting, wanting to bring disaster to the east, not wanting to be self-defeating..."

Yuan Yao had seen Gao Zhao, so he knew about it.At that time, he still secretly felt that it was ridiculous, thinking that Gao Zhao was just a dead duck with a stubborn mouth, borrowing the slope to get off the donkey.Knowing that he must lose, he found a strange reason to prevaricate.

No matter how strong Li Chengzhi is, can he still be stronger than a country?
Since Gao Zhao dared to raise troops to rebel, he was afraid of a yellow-mouthed child to such an extent, it was a joke in the world.

But at this moment, I realized that Gao Zhao really had the foresight: No matter how strong he is, can he still be stronger than Rouran and Tuyuhun?

The arrival of the West Sea army is the time of his death.Simply lowering the imperial court, at least he can survive for a few more days...

Thinking of this, Yuan Yao's heart became more and more mixed, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

After touching for a long time, he sighed: "Such a genius should be a pillar of talent and be used by our Yuan Dynasty. Why can he be forced to become a traitor?"

Xi Kangsheng's face darkened and he was speechless.

Time and life.

It can only be blamed for the poor fortunes of the Yuan and Wei dynasties. It is due to this catastrophe that the traitors took over...

As a subject, how dare you make false comments about the monarch?The two were full of worries and thoughts, but they remained silent.

It wasn't until the sun set and the cool breeze blew in that Yuan Yao sighed sadly: "It's useless to talk too much, now I can only hope that King Ren Cheng will be able to turn the tide and turn the tide..."

How to turn the tide?
The imperial court had a total of 15 Chinese troops. When Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong rebelled, more than [-] were lost or defected.

After that, Li Chengzhi pacified the two states of Qin and Liang, and lost another nearly [-], leaving only less than [-].

After the conquest of Gaozhao, there were nearly [-] casualties, so only [-] remained.When he handed over his seal of command, Yuan Cheng made the decision to send all of them to Cui Yanbo's command when he was in charge of the six towns.

But he didn't want to lose nearly [-] yuan in the battle of Shanshan, and he didn't even get a splash?

And after several battles in a row, the morale is gone. How much combat power can we have left?
If Cui Yanbo wanted to stick to Longshan, he had no choice but to recruit troops from Guanzhong.

As for the rest of the prefectures and counties: the six towns and Beidi have been beaten to pieces, and there are no soldiers to recruit.

However, Shandong and Huaihe Rivers wanted to defend against the Southern Dynasty, and because the Chinese army was exhausted, Hedong and Henan, which were the screens of Luojing, were even more unable, so how could the imperial court have any troops to send?

As for Yuan Yao's fantasy of borrowing troops from Nanliang?

Hehe... Do you think Liang Emperor Xiao Yan is a fool?

I am afraid that even if the Southern Dynasties were closed, they would know that the Yuan and Wei Dynasties were in turmoil, and that Tuyuhun and Rouran were defeated one after another.No matter how stupid he was, he could still think of it: Since even the powerful Yuan Wei Dynasty had to borrow troops from the Hu people to attack Xihai, but unexpectedly, stealing chickens could not save a lot of rice. Occupying all the land in Hexi, now even Guanzhong is in danger?

Nanliang has a few catties and a few taels, dare to take this muddy water?
So what Yuan Yao thought was undoubtedly a daydream.

After counting and counting, it seems that the only thing left is to withdraw the army to conquer the South.But how should the southern enemy defend?

Maybe the imperial court and Li Chengzhi have not yet decided the outcome, Luo Jing was captured by the southern army first.

In Xi Kangsheng's view, this is already a dead end, unbreakable...

Thinking in his heart, Xi Kangsheng sighed helplessly: "If the reinforcements don't come for a long time, what should we do? It is better to ask for others than to ask for ourselves. Now we can only do our best and go all out... If we fail to catch something, it is nothing more than death. To die for the country, in the name of Quan Xi's loyalty..."

Although he had such an awareness long ago, Yuan Yao still trembled in his heart: "Is there really no good plan?"

Xi Kangsheng pondered and said, "I just hope that Li Chengzhi will wake up and realize that if he is aggressive, he will end up with both jade and stone. Just like clams and cranes fighting, they will only benefit the fisherman of Nanliang in the end..."

But is it possible?
Yuan Yao felt that it would be better to count on Yuan Cheng to borrow reinforcements from Nanliang, as it seemed more likely.

"hope so!"

He sighed leisurely, put his hands on the battlements, only felt his palms get cold, and then realized that it was already night, and night dew was born.

"Go back, lest you catch the cold air!"

"Okay!" Xi Kangsheng agreed with his kindness.

Kankan turned around, and there seemed to be the sound of horseshoes in the distance.The two stopped instinctively and looked west by the moonlight.

The sound of the horse's hooves was getting closer and closer, and when they got closer to a hundred feet, they saw several black shadows.Then I heard a hiss from the rider: "Don't shoot arrows in the city, I am the leader of the scout team under the tent of the chariot general Yuan Heng, and I have a military order to report to the general..."

Yuan Heng is the third younger brother of Yuan Yao, who was originally the governor of Qingzhou.When the imperial court worshiped Yuanyao as the general of the Peking University, he specifically asked the imperial court to help him lead the army.Today's Woye and Gaoque Pass are guarded by Yuanheng.

The scouts came from the west, nine out of ten it was Yuan Heng sent to the west of Bigan City to explore the movement of the West Sea.And he came so urgently, there must be military sentiment, so Yuan Yao's heart trembled, and he shouted loudly: "Hang up to the city!"

Not long after, several scouts were hanged from the city.There are many people in the city, so it is naturally not the place to ask questions.Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng went down to Guancheng with their scouts, and called Yuan Heng to verify their authenticity.

After confirming that it was correct, Yuan Yao asked, "What's the military situation?"

"Mr. County, five days ago, the last general patrolled the Xihai Hequ Division, and suddenly encountered the Xihai army... After repeated inspections, the first team lost nearly half, and the horses were [-]% exhausted. Finally, the truth was discovered: there were nearly [-] enemies. , are all armored riders, and drive tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and nearly a thousand chariots...

Three hundred miles to the east of Bigan City, the army is divided into two groups, one part turns to the south, and the other part comes to my Gaoque..."

There are only [-] soldiers in total, but they are divided into two groups?

In this way, wouldn't it be less than [-] to go to Gaoque?
Now the army under Gaoque, Woye, and Bigan cities totals nearly 20.If it had been in the past, Yuan Yao would have sneered: Could it be that the enemy general lost his mind and wanted to hit a stone with an egg?

But now he is not joking, his heart shrank into a ball in shock.

If there is no accident, this must be the Xihai army that Yu Junjishan defeated Rouran.But now there are six towns, Beidi and Jiangjun under his command. Although they are also 20, they are not as good as Rouran's fierce cavalry. How can they be the opponents of Xihai?
(End of this chapter)