Immortality begins with Xiaoao

Chapter 89
The moonlight falls on the mountain like water. Although it is summer, the night in the north is still a bit cooler.

Yuan Tiangang stood on the top of the mountain with his hands behind his back, looking up at the bright starry sky, a few copper coins were scattered on the bluestone in front of him.

It took an unknown amount of time before the hoarse voice sounded with the night wind.

"Gaozu, Taizong, Gaozong, Zhongzong, is he the child you chose? Is the minister really wrong?"

There was no reply, only the sound of the night wind blowing the leaves.

Fengxiang Qi Palace.

There were more than ten people sitting in the hall, some were dressed as scribes, some were wearing armor, and they could be identified as the leading generals at a glance.

These people are either in charge of one side, or lead an army to guard a place, all of them are high-ranking figures, and they are all top figures in Fengxiang or Qi Kingdom.

The crowd had been waiting for a while, and the governors could still hold their breath, but the more than ten generals were already impatient. If it weren't for the Prince Qi's mansion, they might have started a disturbance long ago.

As the footsteps approached, everyone quickly corrected their expressions and stood up to greet them.

Regarding the empress, everyone still dare not be presumptuous.

"Meet King Qi."

The Empress nodded and said, "Excuse me."

Then he took Yu Fei to the place where the master was sitting.

"Sir, please take a seat."

Yu Fei thanked him with his hand, and he was not polite, and sat on the right side, the empress smiled a little, and after seeing Yu Fei sat down, she sat on the left side, facing the surprised crowd together with Yu Fei.

"This is Mr. Yu. From now on, he will be the chief minister of Prince Qi's mansion, and also the prime minister of our Qi country. Everyone, please meet him first."

Several scribes were surprised to see Yu Fei being so respected by the empress, and after a short pause, they bowed their hands in salute.

"Yang Yan, the governor of Tongzhou, has met Yu Changshi."

"It belongs to Ningzhou."

Several people introduced themselves one by one, saluted Yu Fei, and Yu Fei nodded and smiled back.

The ten or so generals on the other side were not so easy to talk about. Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the status of martial arts has gradually improved, and now it has reached the peak of the sky. It is not easy for a scholar to surpass them.

Seeing the generals just standing there without speaking, looking at Yu Fei with narrowed eyes, the Empress' face darkened, and she scolded:
"What? Want to rebel?"

A middle-aged general clasped his fists and said in a low voice:

"Your Highness, the ministers have been born and died for His Highness to have the status they have today. I have never heard of this person. What qualifications do I have to stand above us? I refuse to accept it."

Everyone nodded slightly, obviously thinking so.

The empress looked angry, and just about to scold, Yu Fei stopped smiling, looked at the general and asked:

"I don't know the name of the general?"

"My general, Li Sicun, what's wrong?"

Yu Fei nodded and said with a smile:
"Since General Li said that I am not qualified to stand above the generals, then I have to prove it to the generals."

Li Sicun looked at Yu Fei, chuckled, and said sarcastically:
"What? Want to practice with this general?"

Yu Fei smiled and waved his hands:
"Personal bravery is not enough to be proud of. Our Qi State occupies the west of Guanzhong, but the east of Guanzhong is in Zhu Wen's hands. Once there is a change, our Qi State has no danger to defend, but it is extremely dangerous. I wonder if the generals dare to fight with me. Make a bet."

Everyone met each other, and a general asked:
"What bet?"

Yu Fei smiled and bowed to the Empress, then got up and walked to a screen with a map next to it, saying:
"Chang'an is the largest city in Guanzhong, and also the most strong city in Guanzhong. With Chang'an in his hands, Zhu Wen can use this as a basis to invade Qi at any time. As long as Chang'an is in his hands, no matter how many times he fails, it will not hurt him." The foundation, and we only need to lose once, and we will never recover."

All of them are people who have fought for many years. Although they can't speak, they can still understand, and they all nodded.

Yu Fei continued:

"Chang'an in Guanzhong is not inferior to Taiyuan in Shanxi, and Shouzhou in Huainan. I bet with you that I will win Chang'an within one month. Does this qualify me to stand above you?"

Everyone was in an uproar. You must know that Chang'an was the capital of the former Tang Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that the last sentence is as solid as gold soup, but Yu Fei even boasted that he captured Chang'an in January. Isn't this a fantasy?
Li Sicun looked at Yu Fei like a fool.

"Okay, if you can capture Chang'an in one month, not to mention being your subordinate, even if you are a pawn, this general will not complain."

Yu Fei nodded with a smile and stopped talking.

Although the empress has great confidence in Yu Fei, she is not without worry and said softly:
"Sir, why should you be as knowledgeable as these reckless men?"

Yu Fei waved his hand lightly and didn't say much.

Since ancient times, it has been believed that in order to be convincing, you have to show your true skills, even Wuhou was the same in those days, and Chang'an was a must-have place, as for Pang Shigu, Yu Fei didn't take it seriously.

On August [-]th, Yu Fei formally dispatched troops, with only a small number of troops, only more than [-], including more than [-] cavalry.

On August [-], they broke through Da'an Mansion and continued to approach Huazhou.

Pang Shigu, who was in Chang'an, personally brought an army of [-] to help.

After seven or eight days of seeing-saw, on August [-]th, Yu Fei smashed him outside the city of Huazhou. He defeated him purely by command without any strategy. This was also the most morale-destroying.

After this battle, the entire Liang army in Guanzhong trembled and did not dare to confront Yu Fei head-on, and the governor of Huazhou also led the entire Huazhou to surrender to Qi State.

In this battle, Yu Fei's side suffered close to ten thousand troops, but the number of captured Liang troops exceeded [-]. Pang Shigu fled back to Chang'an with only a few thousand people.

The letter asking for help was also urgently sent from Tongguan to Bianzhou. After Zhu Wen got the news, he was naturally furious, and immediately ordered Wang Yanzhang, who was guarding Hexi, to rescue Chang'an.

And when Wang Yanzhang received the imperial edict and urgently mobilized more than 3 troops to rescue Chang'an, Yu Fei had already swept all the state capitals in Guanzhong except Chang'an.

Pang Shigu in Chang'an was greatly damaged, and he didn't dare to leave the city at all, so he could only stick to Chang'an.

And Yu Fei ignored him, spared Chang'an and went straight to Tongguan.

Tongguan is a dangerous pass in the world. If you fight from east to west, as long as there are enough supplies and 2000 people guard it, even an army of [-] will have no choice but to hold Tongguan.

But if you fight from west to east, although it is still dangerous, it is far worse than the other side.

In addition, Tongguan has not been considered as the front line for more than ten years, Liang Guo will inevitably slack off, and there are not even a thousand troops guarding it.

But even so, Yu Fei had to attack day and night for three consecutive days before taking Tongguan.

When Wang Yanzhang arrived with more than 3 cavalry, the Wang Banner had already been changed on Tongguan.

Wang Yanzhang was shocked and angrily scolded Pang Shigu as a waste, and then wanted to take advantage of Yu Fei's unstable foothold to regain Tongguan.

However, it is a big taboo for the cavalry to dismount and attack the city. After a day of attacking the city, not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, the morale was also frustrated. .

The timing of dispatching troops was extremely clever. It was just when Wang Yanzhang's army wanted to retreat, but Wang Yanzhang was in chaos for a while. Some wanted to retreat, and some wanted to resist on the spot.

It was just a charge of more than [-] soldiers, and the defeated front army was chased by Yu Fei to disperse the central army. Wang Yanzhang tried his best to gather the soldiers, but it was too late to stabilize.

I was also swept away by Yu Fei Sanqiang and became a prisoner.

In less than a month, Yu Fei set off with 3 people, and defeated the Liang army with more than 10 horses. The famous Liang general Pang Shigu was defeated and retreated to Chang'an, not daring to come out. Wang Yanzhang was captured before the battle, and the world was shocked. Zhu Wen was shocked.

Pang Shigu, who received Wang Yanzhang's defeat on September [-], knew that Chang'an had become an isolated city and that there would be no more reinforcements, so he surrendered the city.

On September [-], after accepting the surrender, Yu Fei took Pang Shigu's seal to surrender the Wuguan garrison again, and so far the whole country of Qi was in Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)