Da Wei Chun

Chapter 672 There is no more sorrow than death

In order to inquire about news, most of the Embroidered Guards went to Tuyuhun, Rouran, and other countries in the Western Regions as Hu merchants.There are also quite a few hiding in the city of Dunhuang, either as merchants, as soldiers, or as officials of the town government.

Yuan Zhi is the town general of Dunhuang, guarding one side, and naturally some embroidered clothes envoys belong to him.Therefore, it would not be surprising if this secret memorial was sent by an embroidered envoy pretending to be a Hu merchant.

The strange thing is that Yuan Zhi has already been defeated in Xihai, how can he find the embroidered clothes envoy, could it be that the embroidered clothes envoy sneaked into Yicheng, Li Chengzhi's old nest?
Surprised in his heart, Yuan Cheng read from the beginning again, and after only a paragraph, his pupils suddenly shrank.

What surprised him wasn't whether Yuan Chi had died or defected, but that Xihai had conquered Dunhuang Town.

In this way, the land of Hexi fell into the hands of Li Chengzhi.It can be said that you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. The foundation for competing in the world has been completed...

And this is only second, Yuan Cheng was shocked: No wonder Rouran was defeated so quickly, and in the end he could only escape to Mobei via Dazhuo, instead of withdrawing the army the same way, it turned out that the back road was cut off by Li Chengzhi...

Thinking about it now, I'm afraid Li Chengzhi had already seen the clues when he went to Rouran last year, otherwise he wouldn't be so urgent, and the timing was just right.

Rouran was ready to send troops, and Li Chengzhi took Dunhuang, which meant that Rouran had already suffered from the enemy.

What's more: Dunhuang is more than a thousand miles away from Fuluochuan, the new capital of Tuyuhun.And Jinshan (now Altun Mountain, more than [-] miles south of Dunhuang, about [-] miles north of Fuluochuan, the capital of Tuyuhun. It is the border between Yuan Wei and Tuyuhun) has many river valleys, wide and flat.Li Song can send armored cavalry into Tuyuhun at any time.

Seeing the enemy attacking suddenly, Fu Lianchou didn't know what was happening, nine times out of ten he would withdraw Murongxiao's army.However, in the Salt Lake victory, Li Chengzhi's victory was too easy, so he didn't use this trick...

After exhaling forcefully for a few breaths, Yuan Cheng regained his composure and looked again.

On the day of the defeat, Yuan Zhi fell down the cloud tower and broke his leg, and was captured.After that, he was imprisoned in Zhenyi City.

After recuperating for more than a month, Li Chengzhi sent envoys to persuade him to help Xihai appease Dunhuang.Yuan Zhi claimed to bear the burden of humiliation, so he pretended to agree, and then followed Li Chengzhi's confidant Li Song, led an army of [-], and went west to Dunhuang.

Yuan Zhi also said that in order to save lives and harm the innocent, he had no choice but to follow the thief and persuade Dunhuang Town to surrender.Therefore, in less than three days, the army and townspeople in Dunhuang were all surrendered, which can be called effortless.

Seeing that he was so powerful, Li Song, the thief commander, thought that Yuan Zhi had given up his mind and completely surrendered.In addition, the town is newly attached, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people and the army, there are still many places that need the help of yuan and prey, so they show their sincerity and are no longer held as prisoners.

Although still in the name of protection, there are soldiers accompanying him day and night, but with intentional calculations and unintentional, Yuan Zhi still caught a glimpse of a good opportunity, and secretly communicated with the Dunhuang Zhenxiu Yicheng for the song.

The ancients said: If you want people not to hear about it, don't say it; if you want others to know it, don't do it.But do something.There must be traces.

What's more, the ups and downs of the Yuan Dynasty's officialdom, and half his life as a soldier, he is not a mediocre person at all, he can be said to have insight into the fire, and his eyes are like a torch.

He didn't even need to deliberately ask questions, but he could infer from Li Song's traces of dispatching troops and edicts to the townspeople that he didn't come to Dunhuang just to seize the city and occupy the land to appease the townspeople.Instead, before the police and after the warning, they came here to guard against Rouran and Tuyuhun.

What's more, Yuan Zhiyin noticed: it seems that from the commander-in-chief Li Song down, all Li's cronies are trembling, walking on thin ice, more like clinging to death, with the intention of becoming benevolent if you don't succeed?
Yuan Zhi secretly suspected that there should be a powerful enemy coming soon, and it would be Tuyuhun if he was soft.

Shocked, Yuan Zhi secretly ordered the embroidered clothes guard to inquire about it.

Due to the haste of the incident, Li Song only brought [-] soldiers, [-]% of whom were stationed in the south of Zhuoxie Mountain (the border between Dunhuang and Rouran) and the north of Yinhu Lake (now Chaerhan Salt Lake, which was extremely large during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At the southern foot of Jinshan Mountain, at the junction of Dunhuang and Tuyuhun), there are four thousand soldiers stationed in the city.When we are stretched for a while, we can only focus on the big and let go of the small, and follow the power in a hurry, so we can identify the secret work in the city flawlessly.

It is convenient for Yuan Zhi, not only to make the embroidered clothes envoys peep in the city to inquire, but also to learn from Rouran and Tuyuhun that the three parties have nearly a million troops and want to besiege Zhenyi.

Yuan Xuan was overwhelmed with surprise for a moment, thinking that Li Chengzhi would be defeated, and that the time had come for him to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds, so he had this secret performance.

Among them, the reality of Xihai is full: except Dunhuang, there are only 20 households in Xihai today, of which [-] households, a few are Hexi people, and most are criminals in Qin and Liangzhou.

The other [-] households, a small number of them were the defeated army and refugees who fled to the West Sea after the chaos in the six towns.Most of them are residents of Luo Jian who moved to Xihai, intending to occupy the magpie's nest.

There were no more than [-] soldiers: about [-] were the old Baijia troops, mixed with Hu Jingqi, and [-] were rebels captured by Qin and Liang states during the Battle of Chencang.The remaining [-] came from the defeated soldiers of Luo Jian and Yuan Zhi.

Yuan Zhi also said: The army of Xihai has a complicated history, and most of them are descended troops, so good and bad are mixed.It's just that Li Chengzhi is good at deceiving people's hearts and rewards him with a lot of money, so he can use it.

And because of the treacherous firearms in the West Sea, there has been no defeat since the formation of the army, so the morale is extremely high.But in terms of combat power, there is a lot of difference between the central army and the town army...

In addition, there are also some speculations made by Cui Guang about the West Sea when Yuan Zhi and Cui Guang chatted: the land west of the river is mostly wilderness.It was Li Chengzhi who worked hard and worked hard to cure the 20 people without ten years of hard work.

Therefore, regardless of the rest, Xihai must be extremely short of food.Now it seems like a sign of abundance, but it is just a mirror image, which can be broken with a poke.

Cui Guang guessed that Li Chengzhixiong was based in Hexi, but he did not block the silk trade, so it must be convenient for Xihai to turn into Hu merchants and buy grain everywhere.

Besides, Cui Guang couldn't think of any other way for Xihai to feed nearly a million people and hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Cui Guang also said that if the imperial court wanted to pacify the West Sea, it only needed to block the grain roads, and the West Sea would be destroyed by itself, so there is a saying of "a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water".

And because of this, Yuan Zhi also made detailed inquiries, and it was found that "Gaoche Hu merchants" and "Gaochang Hu merchants" trafficked soldiers to Tuyuhun and Nanliang every year.The strange thing is that neither pottery nor silk or hemp is needed, just food in exchange.

In this way, it is even more evidence of what Cui Guang said: at least more than half of the food in the West Sea comes from merchants.

It is based on Yuan Yu's suggestion: If you want to calm the West Sea, you must not act too hastily.You can cut off the food road first, and then gather troops to attack together.Perhaps it can be lured to divide the troops, so that all the troops can be sent out. When the lair is empty, they can highlight the strange masters and go straight to Huanglong...

A gleam flashed in Yuan Cheng's eyes.

Now West Hainan arrives at Tuyuhun in the south, defends Rouran in the north, enters six towns in the east, and even a large army crosses the river by force, pointing directly at Longshan Mountain, isn't it right to induce them to divide their troops?
What's more, Xihai has only [-] to [-] soldiers in Longxi and the six towns.If the [-] people in Dunhuang Town were added, it would have already exceeded [-].If Yuan Zhi's words are true, isn't it true that whether it is Hexi or Zhenyi, it is empty and empty now?

It's no wonder that Liu Fang advised against the thieves among the three strategies: sending [-] troops to conquer the south with light vehicles, highlighting the Qilian Mountains, encircling Wei and saving Zhao, which should solve the dangers of Longxi, Guanzhong, and Beizhen.

Thinking of this, even Yuan Cheng felt a little bit moved.But after thinking about it, I felt something was wrong.

Just relying on Yuan Zhi's secret memorial, it is far from enough to make Liu Fang and You Zhao, two civil servants who are neglected in military affairs, come up with this plan, and these two people absolutely do not have the courage.

There must be a reason for this.

He narrowed his eyes and scanned the hall.

Just looking at Yuan Quan's face, one could tell that he only found out about this today, and he hadn't even heard of it before.It is also to blame that he is ignorant and has lived a long life in vain.The queen mother took a fancy to his mediocrity and was unlikely to rebel, so she made him a captain and gave him a military talisman.

But the Empress Dowager knew it well: asking him for advice is undoubtedly asking about blindness...

Qin Song is just an eunuch, who knows what a feather is?
Apart from Yuan Quan and Qin Song, only Gao Zhao remained.Yuan Cheng's eyes turned cold, and he raised the secret note in his hand: "Gao Shouwen, do you still dare to say that this strategy has nothing to do with you? When the building is about to collapse, An dare not give up, play tricks, and want to make things worse , to lure us and Li Chengzhi to lose both?"

"Whatever the Shangshu and Weiqing asked, I will answer. Why is the villain's heart not dead? And right now, besides breaking the boat and fighting with one's back, is there any good strategy to defeat the enemy? If there is, please tell your highness..."

Seeing that Yuan Cheng should not answer, Gao Zhao sneered again, "Furthermore, if the Empress Dowager follows this policy, she should have dispatched troops from Yangzhou, Dagonzhou and other places, instead of going west with His Royal Highness to give Li Chengzhi the child Sorry..."

Yuan Cheng's eyes moved, and he was thinking a lot.

Is that really the case?

Judging from what is said in the secret memorial, it was written in the early April of the Yuan Dynasty. It deliberately bypassed the salt lake and sent it to Longkuguan via the South Road, and then sent it urgently via Guanzhong eight hundred miles.

It took less than half a month before and after, and the secret performance arrived in Beijing, and it has been one month since now.At that time, Tuyuhun and Cui Yanbo were defeated, the queen mother must have panicked when she heard of the defeat.Goodbye to the secret concert of the Yuan Dynasty, it will be like a man who fell into the water and grabbed the straw rope.When in doubt, important ministers will be called to discuss.

And counting and counting, only Liu Fang and You Zhao can be used.But the two of them had no understanding of military affairs, and when they were in a dilemma, they pinched their noses and instructed Liu Fang and You Zhao to ask Gao Zhao for advice.

Although Gao Zhao has no name as a general, he is extremely good at fighting. The reason why his reputation is not obvious is because, like Yuan Cheng, his military talent is overshadowed by his brilliant brilliance, which is too bright and dazzling.

But Yuan Cheng is a virtuous name, while Gao Zhao is a bad name.But in terms of strategizing and decisive victory thousands of miles away, Gao Zhao is by no means inferior to Xi Kangsheng and Xing Luan.

Most of the best strategies come from Gao Zhao's hands.

If you put aside your prejudices, this strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao is a good strategy.But just as Gao Zhao said, the Empress Dowager did not accept it, but seemed to accept her fate, and actually agreed to Liu Fang and You Zhao's worst strategy: call for peace!

Sure enough, they are just two civil servants who only know how to dance and play ink. If you say stop fighting, can Li Chengzhi stop fighting?

It's taken for granted.

What's even more ridiculous is that he actually wanted to detain himself and Gao Zhao to Xihai, and let Li Chengzhi deal with it, so as to relieve his hatred?
No need to guess, Liu Fang and You Zhao would never do such a thing, this must be the Queen Mother's intention.

Yuan Cheng sneered in his heart, and asked in a cold voice, "Why shouldn't the Empress Dowager take this best policy and give it a go?"

The two were silent and just shook their heads.After a long time, I heard Qin Song reply: "This is a plan to break the boat, but if you are not careful, you will be doomed. How dare you do it so easily?"

Qin Song is only an internal official, how can he put his beak on it, and even guess with his toes, he knows that it is the Queen Mother's original words.

Does that mean you dare not even try?

After all, they are women, that's all...

Yuan Cheng sighed sadly, and asked again: "These are the three strategies to defeat the thieves. Why do you only see the best strategy and the worst strategy, but not the middle strategy?"

This time, before Liu Fang and You Zhao could open their mouths, Qin Song had already stepped in and said, "The Empress Dowager ordered you all to come here, that's why. I have to wait for the discussions among the gentlemen before deciding whether it is feasible..."

The old lady was neither in a hurry nor in a hurry, but Yuan Cheng's brows became more and more wrinkled.

This strategy is really a compromise: Gao Ying neither dares to burn the boat, nor is he willing to beg for mercy, leaving behind eternal infamy.Uncertain for a while, worried about gains and losses, and in a hurry, came up with a plan that can't go up or down?
In the name of seeking peace, Liu Fang was ordered to go to the West Sea.In order to show sincerity, Yuan Cheng and Gao Zhao were used as extras to quell Li Chengzhi's anger.

If Li Chengzhi agrees to negotiate a peace, it will show that Yuan Zhi's words are true, and Gao Zhao's conclusion is even more inseparable: now that the West Sea army has been exhausted, it is already at the end of its strength.When Li Chengzhi entered Longxi, it was just a bluff to point his sword at Guanzhong.

As long as the imperial court takes this opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, whether it is to regroup and counterattack, or dispatch the army to conquer Huanglong, at least it will have more confidence.

And if Li Chengzhi doesn't stop fighting and doesn't discuss cooperation, the court will have no other way, and the only way left is to die and fight.

At that time, his life will be almost gone, so he can't care if the fisherman Nanliang will steal his home.So we can only recall all the troops who conquered the South...

At first glance, it seemed to make some sense, but Yuan Cheng became more and more annoyed when he heard it, and in the end, he actually laughed out of anger.

"Since we have to fight sooner or later, and sooner or later we have to return to the Southern Army and Li Chengzhi to give it a go, then why do we need to beg for mercy with the rebels? Is it because the Queen Mother thinks that my morale is too high and has to vent it, or is it the Queen Mother? Think of me, Yuan Cheng, as loyal, and want to give me the name of loyalty?"

"Why do you have to be sarcastic, Your Highness?"

Qin Song replied, "Li Chengzhi's wolfish ambition is now in full swing, making him even more arrogant and arrogant, thinking that he has the appearance of a domineering figure. And his traitorous loyalty, he is best at deceiving people's hearts. Therefore, regardless of peace or discord, Li Chengzhi will not embarrass the two in order to show the style of the king...

And this plan is just a helpless move. If the troops can be temporarily suspended, at least the court can win a moment of respite.It can even show the enemy's weakness, and then use up a large army to complete their achievements in one battle.

At that time, even Li Chengzhi became angry and hurt His Highness and Duke.But the two of you have made extraordinary contributions to the country, so you will naturally leave your name in history, and your descendants will be rich and honored inexhaustibly..."

After all, do you still want grandpa to die?

The wealth of the descendants is endless... On the other hand, if I don't do it, I am afraid that my family will be ransacked and wiped out tomorrow, right?

Gao Ying, Gao Ying, that's all you have left.

For a moment, Yuan Cheng only felt cold and lazy, and all thoughts were silent.

There is nothing more sad than death, nothing is more...

(End of this chapter)