Da Wei Chun

Chapter 702 Flat Push
When Li Feng withdrew, Xing Luan seemed to be dissatisfied with his desires. The little lady full of resentment sent her husband to the expedition.

When Li Feng came to attack again, Xing Luan was still like this, reluctant to let go, and kept pace, but he came and went for half a year, but he was not even half an inch closer, which was indescribably ridiculous.

Seven or eight hundred miles is the march of infantry, and it will arrive in seven or eight days. How long can Xing Luan delay?

Moreover, Li Feng's coming is fierce this time, with plenty of artillery, it's definitely not like last year, he just came here to put on a show, and he can go back home after a few months of confrontation with Guan Xia.

Xing Luan was expecting this festival, so he sent Cui Kai thousands of miles to report urgently, reminding himself to prepare early.

By analogy, Huangfu Rang in Longxi did not withdraw his army, he was always eyeing him, sharpening his sword, and Cui Yanbo, who was sticking to Longshan and Chencang, might have had a better time.

Also saw a ghost?

The imperial court had just breathed a sigh of relief, and there was some improvement. Li Chengzhi attacked brazenly as if he had smelled it.It seems that this flame of hope, which is at most the size of a pea sprout, is going to be extinguished.

Why is this traitor's nose so sharp?
The more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, Yuan Yao said in a cold voice: "If the old man hadn't been prepared, would the rebels have really taken advantage of it? Come on, set up the cannon carriage quickly, and quickly move the oil sand and grease into it. Urn City..."

It is true that Xihai has guns, but he, Yuan Yao, is not completely defenseless.At least a few good fires can be put on.

It is nothing more than one or two hundred steps at most.But the bottom of the city has turned into a muddy pond, even if the Xihai artillery is so sharp that it can blast the city wall, you must send soldiers to attack, right?
Whenever the enemy dares to fill the moat, he will be burned crying and screaming.

Secretly gasping, Yuan Yao's face was longer than a donkey's.Glancing to the south, he said in a low voice, "Cui Yanbo...is he in danger?"

Be it the Six Towns or the Northland, they are all barren and bitterly cold places.Because of Gao Zhao's chaos, he was beaten to pieces.Even if it is forcibly conquered, it is like a chicken rib, and it needs to be governed by residents. What is the use of such a ruined place?
Li Chengzhi is not a stupid pig, why come here?
So Li Feng came here, nine out of ten to avoid Huangfu from being attacked, afraid that Yuan Yao or Xi Kangsheng would send troops south to rescue Cui Yanbo.

In other words, what Li Chengzhi is still planning is Guanzhong...

"Marshal, to borrow Li Chengzhi's words: You and I are still mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, and we can't protect ourselves. How can we care about others?"

Xi Kangsheng said dejected words, but his eyes were full of light, "After the strong enemy is retreated, it will not be too late to send troops to help Cui County!"

Seeing his vigor and murderous aura, Yuan Yao felt helpless and could not laugh or cry.

Xi Kangsheng had long made up his mind that if he fails, he will succeed. Otherwise, knowing that Xihai is invincible, why did he repeatedly suggest and take the initiative to attack?

Well, it's nothing more than this old fate...

Yuan Yao gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "The city is alive and the people are there, but the city is broken and the people are dead!"

"As it should be!"

Xi Kangsheng said with a calm smile, "I will not let Gaozu and the late emperor treat you and me well!"

Sending Daxi to surrender to Li Chengzhi is naturally for the continuation of the incense and the prosperity of his descendants.And to die for the country and die in battle is to repay the country's favor.

In Xi Kangsheng's view, the two are not in conflict...

……

Since ancient times, there has been a road in Huashan, and this sentence is also applicable in Guanzhong.

Anyone who enters the customs from the west of Hexi must cross the Longshan Mountains. This has been the case in ancient and modern times, but as in later generations, from Tianshui to Baoji, whether it is high-speed or railway, at least dozens of tunnels and bridges must be passed through. It can be seen how bumpy the road to the customs is.

Li Chengzhi didn't have such a great ability, he couldn't drill tunnels, and he couldn't build so many bridges, so he could only take the Guanlong Ancient Road obediently.That is to say, it starts from Qingshui in the west, passes through the Guanshan grassland, and then passes through Longguan to reach Chencang, the westernmost point in Guanzhong.

This is the only land road that can travel with horses, drive with carts, and pass through for large armies.Other than that, I just follow the Bogulu along the Dahe River to the northern end of Longshan Mountain, and then turn south, going back and forth, at least around three thousand li.

However, Qingshui County has belonged to Xihai, and Bailitan (Guanshan Grassland) is the horse herding land of the Xihai army. Will Li Chengzhi have to sacrifice his life and money for thousands of miles?
What's more, although there is only one land route, there is also a water route.

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang sent troops out of Qishan to plan for Guanzhong.Taking advantage of the emptiness in Longxi, Tianshui was occupied in January.

Wei general Zhang He was ordered to lead his troops to help when he was in danger.After dispatching troops from Luoyang, they went up the Weishui River and arrived at Chencang in less than half a month, and then rushed to Jieting, and Zhuge Liang beheaded Ma Su with tears.

Since Zhang He can travel [-] to [-] miles upstream, and it is less than [-] miles from Qingshui River (a tributary of the Wei River, at the western foot of Longshan Mountain) to Chencang, why can't he do it?
If it is a later generation, it really won't work, because the water volume of the Weihe River was less than a year after the Tang Dynasty, and around the Ming and Qing Dynasties, not to mention the territory of Gansu, even the Weihe River in Shaanxi would have to run aground.

But now, it's really a ship that can do it.

Li Chengzhi prepared with both hands, just to make a final decision...

……

To the east of Qingshui City, Baili Beach.

There is only a Longshan Mountain in the middle, and after passing Longguan, there is a flat river.

A few days ago, there were still cattle and sheep everywhere at the foot of the mountain, and there were herds of war horses.Xihai shepherds are closing the barbeque every day, which makes the guards who are closed very greedy.

But today, I saw the banners fluttering, the cold light was dazzling, and as far as the eyes could see, there were armor formations.

Especially the hundreds of squatting cannons standing in front of the formation, like monsters showing their fangs, made the defenders on the city feel cold, and the two sides fought.

Cui Yanbo held on to the battlements, looking into the distance.He seemed as calm as a mountain, but if he paid attention, he could see his fists clenched tightly, and the corners of his eyes trembled from time to time.

Even last year when the Western Sea was invincible, Li Liang and Huangfu Rang did not see such a battle. It can be seen that this time, it is not a threat, but a real one.

Surprised in his heart, Cui Yanbo remembered the arrow book he shot from the prison three days ago.

In the letter, he claimed to be Li Yi from Jingzhou, and his handwriting was like a golden hook and iron scribbles, with a faint image of a towering figure between the lines. It is likely that it was written by Li Chengzhi himself.

The address is very polite, calling him a general, but the wording is extremely domineering: only three days, if Cui Yanbo does not let go of the pass, and leads the army to surrender, life will definitely be ruined.

If it was in the past, Cui Yanbo would laugh his teeth out: yellow-mouthed child, what a big tone.

But for Li Chengzhi, who had never masked his face but was already in the ear, Cui Yanbo had an intuition: this time, maybe he will die in battle on this Longguan?
Cui Yanbo had realized for half his life that he was nothing more than a corpse wrapped in horse leather and died for his country.

Presumably the 20 sons under his command are also like him, and they have already set their ambitions to serve the country.

The battle is over...

Thinking secretly, Cui Yanbo let out a sigh of depression when he heard his confidant calling him, and then looked down the city again.

Two riders rushed from the west and stopped at the Guan trench a hundred paces away. One of them was holding something in his hand, as if he was looking at the city.

Last year Liu Fang went to the West Sea as an envoy, and it was clear already, Cui Yanbo naturally knew that the enemy general was holding a binoculars.

Even if you are seven or eight miles away, you can see the face clearly, as if you are within a short distance.What's more, it's only a hundred steps?
The general was terrified and shouted repeatedly, ordering the guards to set up a crossbow to shoot the enemy general under his horse.Cui Yanbo stretched out his hand to stop him: "No problem!"

Xihai's front line is less than three miles away, if you want to take yourself as the coach first, you can see clearly before the battle, why bother, it's as close as a reminder, running so close?
Now that the three-day limit has expired, the enemy general in the city is probably here to send an ultimatum?
as predicted.

The enemy general looked at it for a while, then put down the binoculars without haste, and seemed to say a few words to the person beside him, then saw the other general get off his horse, and Shi Shiran saluted to the city: "Someone By the Duke's order, I'm here to meet Cui Xianzi!"

Cui Yanbo is famous for his military exploits, he is brave and resourceful, and Li Chengzhi highly respects him.Li Xiaoxian's ears were full of noise, so he naturally respected him a little more.

What's more, Li Chengzhi told his face: It's a battle of soldiers, there is you without me, but you are the masters, you can't help yourself.Why do you need to use your tongue to make the hero laugh.

The crossbow in the city had already been wound up, and hundreds of arrows were pointed at the gate, but the two of them turned a blind eye and just waited?
How courageous?
Cui Yanbo secretly praised: "This is Cui, who are you?"

Responding to what he said, he tried his best to look down the city a few more times.But it was too far away, vaguely saw that the general on horseback was bent, with gray beard and hair under the helmet, he should be an old man.

The person who shouted was full of anger, and he didn't think he was too old.It is more likely that they were specially sent to deliver the message.

I just don’t know why it’s unnecessary and send an old man to accompany me?

Suspicious in my heart, I saw the general helping the old man off the horse.The old man stood still tremblingly, raised his head again, and shouted towards the city: "It will be a few years, my nephew will come and be safe?"

Sure enough, he was really old and his voice was hoarse and hoarse, and he probably used all his strength to yell out.As soon as the words fell, he clutched his chest and coughed.

With just this sentence, there was an uproar in the city, and all the generals beside Cui Yanbo were furious.

Before that, Li Chengzhi was praised for his good etiquette, and he would send an arrow letter every day. Although it was to persuade him to surrender, he was quite respectful to Cui Yanbo in his words.

But I don't want to, as soon as I come today, I will be the elder of the handsome man?
Does Zhu Zi'an dare to deceive others like this?

Some irritable ones already untied their bows, and wanted to shoot a few arrows at the shouting general.

"Slow down..."

Cui Yanbo exclaimed, and poked his head out of the battlements, his big eyes were staring like bull's eyes.

The old man took off his helmet, and when the wind blew, his silver hair instantly floated up.Fearing that Cui Yanbo might not be able to see clearly, Cui Guang pulled his long hair up and raised his face a bit.

Cui Yanbo was shocked suddenly, his face full of disbelief.

I can't write two characters of Cui in one stroke. Although Cui Guang belongs to the Qinghe Cui family, and Cui Yanbo is also the descendant of the Boling Cui family, both branches are descendants of Cui Yiru, a doctor of Qin State, and they have the same ancestor.

Although one is in Ludi and the other is in Yanyun, the two branches have supported each other and achieved each other for nearly a thousand years, which can be described as breaking bones and connecting tendons.

What's more, Cui Yanbo was descended from the Southern Dynasty, if Cui Guang hadn't recommended him, as a guerrilla general, how could he have won the holy eye of Emperor Xiaowen?
So no matter how you talk about it, Cui Guang really deserves to be called Uncle Shi...

Cui Yanbo looked at the thin and stooped figure under the city, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

Cui Guang went to the West Sea as an envoy, and he never returned. Now he has been friends for more than a year.Legend has it that Li Chengzhi was persecuted in every possible way, and Cui Guangning refused to surrender, but Li Chengzhi had no choice but to kill him, so he had to be imprisoned.

But looking at it today, Cui Guangxing is only a single shadow, he regards thousands of benefits as nothing, and he came to this city, could it be that he really came to reminisce about the old days?

I'm afraid that Li Chengzhi would have surrendered a long time ago...

Seeing that Cui Yanbo didn't respond, Cui Guang took a few more steps forward, and he was able to stand in the east of the two zhang wide ditch.Li Xiaoxian wanted to pass on a message for him, but was pushed away by Cui Guang.

"I don't want to hide it, the old man came here today to persuade him to surrender. I don't talk about the difference between Hu and Han, and I don't mention the nonsense that good birds choose trees to live in. It's just to save lives... My nephew, left and right But why do you bother to disregard your family and drag down these hundreds of thousands of soldiers because of the false name behind you?"

Seeing that Cui Yanbo still didn't respond, Cui Guang said helplessly: "To tell the truth: before I came here, Li Chengzhi persuaded me many times, saying that you are courageous, loyal and loyal, and vowed to live and die with Longguan, why waste your words. It is the old man. I can't bear the death of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers under artillery fire, let alone the sudden addition of hundreds of thousands of orphans and widows in this world, so I tried to persuade him to come to this... My nephew, think twice..."

Hundreds of thousands of dead souls, hundreds of thousands of orphans and widows?
Cui Yanbo was stunned: "Could it be that Li Chengzhi still dares to slaughter the city after breaking through?"

"Why do you need to slaughter the city?"

Cui Guang shouted loudly: "To serve as a warning to others, Li Chengzhi has prepared enough water this time to pour phosphorus bombs that can burn even iron. Once the war starts, he will set fire to the Longshan Mountain that is nearly a thousand miles away...More What's more, three days ago, he secretly dispatched a surprise soldier to take you Chencang down the Weishui River. If there is no accident, Chencang has already changed hands. Now that you are facing enemies, what is the use of you sticking to this dead city on a lonely mountain? ?”

Go down the Wei River and raid Chencang?
Cui Yanbo was struck by lightning, his face was full of veins, and he was stunned for a long time before angrily cursing: "Li Chengzhi, what a thief..."

(End of this chapter)