Da Wei Chun

Chapter 709
Li Chengzhi knew that Longguan was difficult to break through, and that Cui Yanbo had the heart to fight to the death, but he never thought that it would be so difficult?
Yuan Qin would rather Siyang be flooded into an isolated city, and even burn down the food and grass in the end, rather than cheap Daxi.

Yang Zhi saw that Li Zhao and Song Shihe had blown up the mouth of the Si River, intending to flood Yongcheng.So he did not do anything, went around to the upper reaches, and dug the embankment of the Weihe River.

In just three or five days, the east of Longshan Mountain and the west of Sihe River have been flooded into Zeguo.

Of course, this cut off Zhang Jingzhi and Daxi's retreat, making Zhang Xinyi, Li Zhao, Zhang Jingzhi, and Daxi four solitary armies.But maybe it didn't cut off Cui Yanbo's retreat?

So far, the two sides have completely fallen into a melee.

Fortunately, Li Chengzhi didn't think about victory, he thought about defeat first, and made arrangements early.If it weren't for Li Feng's sudden attack, Li Chengzhi would have almost failed and returned home...

On the tenth day of April, Li Chengzhi officially declared war.The troops were dispatched from Qingshui City, marched into Guanlong Road, and approached Longguan.

On the same day, Li Liang sent troops from Yueshi County to push Xiaoguan.

The next day, Daxi and Zhang Jingzhi launched from Qingshui, and nearly a thousand paddle boats descended along Weishui.

At this time, Li Feng had also been pushed to the foot of Woye City.

Yuan Yao was far-sighted, the trenches were dug deep enough, the moat was built long enough, the city walls were built high enough and thick enough, and a lot of fire oil was prepared.

But it's hard to say Li Feng.

He cleared the way with the artillery barracks, and blasted a way with gunpowder abruptly.

Then they set up an array two miles away from Jiluguan. Since then, the nightmare of Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng has also begun.

No matter morning or night, no matter day or night, the artillery of the rebels under the city did not stop for a moment.Countless incendiary bombs and flowering bombs fell into the pass city.

Because of being caught off guard, nearly ten thousand soldiers were burned to death in and on the city on the first day.

Forced to do nothing, Yuan Yao could only let a small number of soldiers stay in the Wengcheng, and the rest of the soldiers retreated to the east of Guancheng and the side wall for two miles.

In this way, the loss was only slightly reduced.But correspondingly, the morale and morale of the defenders are getting lower and lower day by day.Unexpectedly, something happened in the middle of the night.

So far, both Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng know that if the city is destroyed, it will be the day of their defeat.

Even if Li Feng only had 20 to [-] soldiers, Yuan Yao and Xi Kangsheng had more than [-] troops under their command.

Just when the two of them were raising the morale of the army, vowing to live and die with Guancheng, Li Feng suddenly slowed down the pace.

From the fourth day onwards, except for half an hour each in the morning, noon and evening, the cannons outside the city were never heard during the rest of the time.

Suspecting that something must have happened, but Xi Kangsheng and Huan's request could not be overcome, Yuan Yao reluctantly agreed to send troops from Lizi Garden, wanting to go around the side wall to find out the truth.

As a result, Xi Kangsheng led five thousand light cavalry out of the side wall, and was hit head-on.

It turned out that after arriving at Jilu Pass, Li Feng had divided his troops into two groups, guarding outside Jilu Pass all the way, and going straight to Bogulu all the way.

Bogulu was originally in Hexi, and it was very close to Wuwei. Once the two sides started a war, they would be the first to bear the brunt.

Therefore, after Li Feng withdrew his troops last winter, knowing that the city was empty, there were at most a thousand rebels stationed there, but Yuan Yao did not attack by force.

But now Li Feng first showed off his power outside the Jilu Pass, and then sent heavy troops to garrison Bugulu, and he could guess what was going on with his toes.

One is to block Yuanyao's way to the south, and the other is to wait for the opportunity to move from north to south to force Guanzhong.

Sure enough, two days later, Yuan Yao received an urgent report from Yang Jun, governor of Jingzhou: Gao Ping was in danger.

On the third day, Cui Yanbo's urgent call for help was also sent to Binzhou to Jiluguan.

Yuan Yao wanted to save him, but how could he make it in time?
Five days later, that is, April [-]th, Xi Kangsheng had just assembled his army, prepared food and grass, and was about to set off from Woye. An urgent report came from Jingzhou: Gaoping was defeated, and the rebels marched straight in, holding high the "Feng" Ziqi went straight to Xiaoguan.

It was already ten days later when Xi Kangsheng rode [-] paces into the pass...

On April [-]th, Li Feng defeated Gaoping.

On the sixth day of May, Li Liang and Li Feng attacked Xiaoguan back and forth.General Diao Zheng of the Right Army, Wei Shaoqing of Wei Wei, Sima Yuanyou (the second son of Wang Yuanying of Zhongshan) who was also the Sima Yuanyu of the Left Army were defeated and captured.Nearly [-] defenders were beheaded and more than [-] captured.

The next day, Li Feng sent his troops north to block Xi Kangsheng east of Luoshui.On the same day, Li Liang entered the customs, and within ten days, he defeated Yang Jun, the governor of Jingzhou, in three counties including Ke Chaona, Zuju, Jingyuan, and Jingyang.

On May [-]th, Li Liang defeated Longdong prefect Xin Pu, Kelong County, and entered Longguan.

On May [-]st, Huang Furang and Li Liang attacked back and forth, and Longguan was broken. Cui Tingbo jumped to his death without retreating.

The next day, Yuanqin burned the food and grass in Siyang and fled to Huazhou.On the same day, Yang Zhi abandoned Yongcheng and retreated to Yongzhou (Xi'an).

Three days later, Xi Kangsheng retreated after hearing the news, and withdrew to the north of the side wall, and Li Feng took advantage of the situation to enter Jinming County.

On May [-]th, several armies from Xihai joined forces with Anding, took a short rest, and sent troops again five days later.

By the tenth day of June, the battle lasted for two full months, with more than 12 captives and countless rations.So far, it has reached Jinming in the north, Qinling in the south, Xianyang in the east, and Dunhuang in the west, all of which have returned to the West Sea.

According to the map, Li Chengzhi and Yuan Wei have divided the world equally.

Of course, that's not how the account is calculated.

In terms of population and grain fields, Xihai is less than one-fifth of the imperial court.What's more, if it's not beaten, it's equivalent to being named Li, so you have to keep it safe...

Standing on Xianyang City, Li Chengzhi is like a vase of wood carving, let the mountain wind mess up his hair but remain indifferent.

A few days ago, this place was still criss-crossed with rice paddies and tens of thousands of mu of fertile land.But now, it has become a piece of scorched earth, with no edge at a glance.

Yuan Qin, Yuan Qin, how should I thank you?
Burning Siyang County to the ground was enough, but I became addicted to playing with fire, lighting wherever I went.Doesn't matter how many people there are in the city, let alone the spring wheat has turned yellow and it's time to harvest?
If not, how could the 89 counties in the eleven counties to the east of the Qian River fall so quickly?
Originally, Li Chengzhi could conquer the whole territory of Binzhou (south of today's Yan'an and north of Tongchuan) and the eastern border of Huazhou in one go.But he was very happy to see Yuan Qin lighting the fire, so he simply ceased fighting temporarily.

One is to see how those aristocratic families who generously donated food, grass, and songs, and recruited the children of the tribe to help the court suppress the rebellion will feel, and I want to see how Yuanqin and the court will clean up this mess.And how should the Hongnong Yang family, who was devouring his heart and blood and stabbing knives for the imperial court, explain to the Guanzhong gentry and common people.

It is impossible that the Xihai army is still west of Luoshui (the ancient Luo River, a tributary of the Yellow River), but the artillery fire flew to Luodong, a hundred miles away?
The common people are so foolish, are those Kanto gentry, clansmen and tyrants all blind?

The second is that the number of troops in Xihai is full of 120 soldiers, and they must use [-] points of strength to defend the two states of Jing and Qi.No matter how greedy you are, it’s not a question of not being chewable, but of being stuffed to death.

Li Chengzhi is very self-aware of how big the appetite is and how big the bowl is...

"Lang Jun, Gu Zanghou has arrived, and he is chatting with Zhang Sima in the county office!"

Li Xiaoxian stopped three steps away, reminding Li Chengzhi softly.

"Please..."

After the words were out of his mouth, Li Chengzhi realized that he was blowing cool breeze on the Guancheng, how could he treat guests?

"Please enter the middle hall first, I will be there later...

Li Xiao first quickly returned to Zhang Jingzhi, followed by Li Chengzhi, and ran down the city wall.

Li Shao's ability to stay in Guanzhong was a surprise: when Cui Yanbo was defeated, Li Liang captured Yang Kan, the son of Yang Zhi.

In detail, Li Chengzhi and him are also known as mentors and apprentices, although he has basically taught Yang Kan nothing.

In addition, the two are serious brothers-in-law: Yang Kan's first wife Wei Jin and Wei Yu are first-milk compatriots and direct sisters.

Since it fell into the hands of Li Chengzhi, it is natural not to let it go.

Yang Kan is brave and resourceful, but his bravery is comparable to Li Chengzhi's.After all, Xihai relies on firearms, and the era of personal bravery has long passed.

Because when he decided to counterattack, Wei Zijian reminded him: If you meet Yang Zhi and his son, you'd better be merciful, maybe it will come in handy in the future.

It's hard to say whether Yang Zhi and his son are relatives, but they are relatives after all, and Yang Kan is quite practical, and he didn't play the game of preferring death to surrender, so Li Chengzhi naturally wouldn't embarrass him.

Instead, I can remind Yang Zhi: Your favorite son-in-law is in my hands...

So when he knew that Li Shao and Yang Zhi were in Yongcheng together, he asked Yang Kan to write a letter by himself, emphasizing the indirect relationship between Xu Yangzhi and Li Shao.He also sent Yangkan's followers to Yongcheng overnight.

Then, Yang Zhi sent Li Shao to Yongcheng, asking him to stick to the state city.Then he only led more than a thousand cavalry and retreated to Yongzhou overnight.

In addition, he not only left all the grain and grass in Qizhou City, but also left behind nearly [-] infantry.

With Li Shao around, Yongcheng would naturally be destroyed without any effort.

Li Chengzhi was full of surprises when he learned about it, thinking about whether to put Yang Kan back, and take another chance to catch him back and change it again.

Of course, if you think about it in your heart, reputation should be taken into consideration...

Three steps and two steps, Li Chengzhi entered the county office, Zhang Jingzhi and Li Shao had a good talk.

Li Chengzhi followed the etiquette, cupped his fists, and called out again: "I have seen Uncle Shi!"

Li Shao hurriedly took a step forward and lifted him up.

Seeing that Li Chengzhi was still handsome and extraordinary, as if his appearance was the same as six years ago, Li Shao was filled with emotion.

I knew that he was definitely not something in the pool, but I never thought that he would grow so fast?

In just six or seven years, he has gone from being a white man to a hero who aspires to the top of the world.And at most two or three years, the land of the Central Plains will be completely restored, and the title of emperor is just around the corner.

And counting the history books, there is no fourth person except Gaozu of the former Han Dynasty and Guangwu of the later Han Dynasty.

And Li Shao, who was the first to help him and worked hard for him, was really happy from the bottom of his heart.

Regardless of the rest, the Li family can continue to be prosperous for a hundred years...

When Li Chengzhi got up, Li Shao sighed again and said: "The present is different from the past, and there is no need to be so polite in the future!"

"What Uncle Shi said is true!"

Li Chengzhi was quick to agree, but everyone knew that he must have left ear in and right ear out.

Even Wang Mang knows that humility has not been tampered with, let alone Li Chengzhi who has grown [-] minds?
The three of them sat down, chatted a little, and then Li Chengzhi got straight to the point and talked about the business...

(End of this chapter)