The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 171: Shangshan Early Morning Iron Spear

The saint lived in the village, silently observing the map with his hands folded.

Wuguan is not a pass, but a "fortification" that starts from Qingniling and Lantianguan in the west, passes through Xiong'ershan, Luonan, Shangluo, Shangluo, Yuling, Lianhuaping and other terrains and fortresses, and finally reaches Wuguan in the east. Its structure is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with rivers, hills, and peaks gathered around it, and there are as many as hundreds of rivers. The overall landform trend is steep in the west, north, and south, and undulating and tilted towards Wuguan and Danshuiyuan.

He actually didn't want to fight in such a dangerous place. Soldiers and horses are easily divided, cavalry is useless, snakes, insects, tigers, leopards and giant pandas are rampant. A rainstorm can prevent you from moving forward. If the two sides don't have a tacit understanding and don't deliberately find a place, the formation can't be deployed, and even the lances can't be used. In terms of terminology, it is - "The place where we can go is called the intersection. Mountains, forests, swamps, and obstacles are called ruins.

Very annoyed.

But who would have thought that Wang Yanzhang could not bear the loneliness and took action against Feng Xingxi as soon as he took office.

It must be said that this man is smart and has a lot of ideas. The road from Shangzhou's Luonan to Guozhou's Lushi is unobstructed, and it is unobstructed along the river and plateau on both sides of the Luo River. Zhu Wen did not dare to take the risk of bypassing Wuguan and leading the main force to take this road to fight in the Shangluo Mountains. He dared to do it at a low cost. This time he went upstream to try to seize Shang. If successful, this place could be used as a base to spy on Chang'an in the north, manage Guanzhong, and intimidate Wuguan in the south to force Feng Xingxi to surrender.

Li Qin, the vanguard envoy, reported that he had detected Wang Yanzhang's whereabouts in Juyangchuan. Judging from the flags, carriages, and smoke from cooking, there were no less than 10,000 of them. Maybe more - the people of Bian deployed Zhao Yu, Zhu Yougong, He Wei, Zhang Cunjing, Niu Cunjie, and Deng Jiyun on the western front to serve as the "thieves'" passage to prevent the Taiyuan and Guanlong armies from entering the country to plunder; perhaps they would assist Wang Yanzhang's actions.

If you want to come, then fight.

He was also an old man. Except for Niu Cunjie, the governor of Heyang, who made him wary, the rest of the generals of the western route of the Bian army were all fine.

Deng Jiyun couldn't stand the humiliation. That year in Zezhou, Li Keyong knew this and sent Li Cunxiao to the city to humiliate him. He broke down with just one sentence - I'm hungry, pick a fat person for me to eat. The red-faced fat guy upstairs, I think you're not bad. Deng Jiyun was instantly furious, and despite the dissuasion, he went out of the city to fight Li alone, and was captured alive.

He couldn't control his emotions, so Li used too many dirty tricks to kill him.

Zhang Cunjing was suspected and acted with restraint.

Zhao Yu, the Living Bodhisattva - When he was in Chenzhou, he felt the miserable fate of the common people, so he built a Fuxi Temple and often prayed for men and women from all over the world. When he died in later generations, the people of Chen went on strike for him, which was outrageous.

Wang Yanzhang was too straightforward and hated evil. The price of being Yue Fei in this era was that the soldiers would not say anything when they were unhappy with you, but they would not hesitate to retaliate against you when it was time. In history, after the defeat in the Battle of Zhongdu, his subordinates simply abandoned him. Xia Luqi saw this scene in the chaos and captured him.

There is also Feng Xingxi, who has joined the bandits; it is a bit difficult to deal with. Wang Yanzhang attacked Jin Shang, and fearing that Zhu Wen would take away three states, Feng Xingxi sent an emergency to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, after Wang Yanzhang led the army to Shang, Feng Xingxi was worried about letting the enemy in, so he sent more troops to Wuguan, preventing him from going south, and at the same time became a vassal of Zhu Wen.

“It’s slippery enough.”

"With only 10,000 people, we can easily defeat the patrol. How dare Wang Yanzhang be so arrogant and treat us like chickens and dogs?" "Let's start fighting! Let this useless bird see how sharp our swords are."

"Kill Wang Yanzhang and go to Luoyang!"

The officers and soldiers in the tent shouted, and the saint frowned. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go back to the camp to sharpen our morale and check our armor and weapons. The battle will begin in the next two days."

"Send another message to Zhao Kuangning, ordering him to attack Junzhou. He will not be allowed to refuse this matter even if he has other reasons." After everyone left, the saint instructed Zhao Jia expressionlessly.

"I understand." Zhao Jia nodded without adding any words.

It can be heard that the sage has an opinion on Zhao Kuangning's blind preservation of power and his reluctance to take real action. However, Zhao Kuangning has twice served the king, paid tribute continuously, and sent his sister Zhao Ruozhao to the palace, which is very considerate. Haven't you seen that the Qianzhong Wang Jianzhao, Kuimen Zhao Wu, Huangzhou Wu Tao, Wuling Lei Man, and Changsha Ma Yin, who are far away, have all expressed their intention to go north to fight the bandits, but are still "rectifying"? In this world, it is a blessing to have a Kuangning, so why ask for too much.

Cheng Li of Jingzhou is still in contact with Feng Xingxi, and there seems to be a sign of a merger.

You have no self-awareness! The court can support you from the governor of Zigui to the governor of Jingnan, but it can also pull you down. Moreover, this guy actually occupied the Yun'an Salt Lake and repeatedly plundered the tributes of the princes in the southeast. According to Zhao Jia's idea, he should just make a draft decree to deprive him of his title and let his subordinates kill him.

On February 23rd of the first year of Qianning, Zhu Wen appointed his elder brother-in-law Shi Yan, the Imperial Censor, the General of a Thousand Cattle, and the Envoy of the Two Streets, as Prime Minister, Envoy with Special Envoyship, and Military Observer, and ordered him to go to Luoyang to supervise the army.

No matter which direction, east, south, west or north, the reports of victory were getting less and less, while the reports of blocked plans or internal conflicts were coming one after another. The repeated rebellions also made Zhu Wen's trust in his subordinates gradually decrease, and it was about to be wiped out. He no longer had the heart to employ surrendered generals generously, as long as "the heroes of the world are within my grasp". Now, except for a few old people such as Hu Zhen, Xie Tong, Shi Yanci, Zhang Xian and his wife's relatives, as well as Ge Congzhou and Pang Shigu, who had been tested by him many times, he did not trust anyone.

It's normal. People are people, and they are social and emotional creatures. When your friends and relatives, your subordinates who promoted you, and the women you loved and loved left you one after another, would you still believe in the sincerity of others? No one can bear the pain and backlash of betrayal. Maybe, the goddess of luck will push Zhu Wen away from now on. The dazzling edge he showed in a series of rebirths will gradually dim until he declines and dies. And bad luck will follow him like a shadow at noon and midnight until he closes his eyes.

On February 25, the enemy approached step by step. After Shi Yanci's dispatch, the Bian army's western camp sent Ding Shenqu, the commander of the Shanzhou formation, Zhang Xian, the commander of the left cavalry, Song Duo, the commander of the right cloud cavalry, Chen Lingxun, the commander of the right wing cavalry of Guangsheng Army, Yin Hao, the commander of the Jiama, Han Jian, the commander of the Tujiang, Shao Zan, the commander of Heyang, and Liu Chongba, the commander of Huaizhou, each with hundreds or thousands of troops, to Luo to participate in the battle. It would be best if they could occupy Shangzhou, but it would also be fine if they could wait for an opportunity to eliminate the remaining forces of Li Ni.

On February 27, Feng Xingxi returned from Jinzhou to Junzhou. Zhao Kuangning was forced to give his second brother Zhao Kuangming, who was in charge of Tang Deng, 20,000 more troops to attack Caizhou and Ruzhou. At the same time, he sent his third brother Zhao Kuanglin to attack Feng Xingxi fiercely.

On the twenty-eighth, pear blossoms are in full bloom, spring is bright and beautiful, and the streams are rippling with green water. It is a good day for fighting. The emperor led his troops to resist Yangchuan. With the Iron Axe Generals Li Junshi and Li Cunxiao as the vanguard, 30,000 infantry and cavalry swept eastward like a torrent. No one should just stop talking nonsense and fight head-on with guns. The war began.

Wang Tieqiang? Come, let’s see whose gun is stronger!
(End of this chapter)