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Chapter 383 Kuozhou Beacon (1)

The name of Kuozhou originated in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. It originally ruled the three counties of Guang'an, Yongding, and Jian'an. It was abolished in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and renamed Beixianzhou. ), which governs Shicheng, Michuan, and Hualong counties, among which Michuan County is isolated on the south bank of the Yellow River; Shicheng is hidden in the Qilian Mountains. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been troops stationed here, with well-developed agriculture and animal husbandry. It is the most affluent place among the four prefectures in Qinghai. Various ethnic groups live in the city, especially the Dangxiang clan, followed by the Han people, followed by the Turks and Huihe, and the folk customs are strong. It is extremely fierce, because it is located on the front line, there are [-] elite soldiers stationed, and there are more than [-] militia groups to assist in the defense. Among the states in Hexi, the number of troops is only slightly smaller than that of Shanzhou, which is at the forefront. The governor Wang Geng, a native of Qingzhou, Shandong Shi, born as a Jinshi in the sixth year of Yonghui.

Looking at Wang Geng's resume, it can be seen that his experience is almost the same as that of Lin Mingdu, the current servant of the Ministry of Rites. Both of them were Jinshi in the six years of Yonghui. After working, he was promoted all the way to the position of governor, but since Xianqing was transferred to the governor of Kuozhou four years ago, he has never moved his nest again. His Sima and county magistrate have changed twice. If he didn't move there, if it was another person, he would have been full of resentment, but Wang Geng was willing to do his best, and he worked hard to manage a place with strong folk customs in order, but he always took care of everything by himself, and seldom shirked the blame. People, even when the enemy soldiers are pressing down on the border, Wang Geng is not sloppy at all when he should be promoted to the court to decide the case. No, it is already past noon, and Wang Geng is still busy in the hall.

"Report, Lord Wang, there is a rider outside the city who claims to be an envoy from Hezhou, and has stated that he has something important to ask to see the Lord, but the younger ones dare not make decisions, so they have already hung him into the city, and now they have brought him to the hall, please tell the Lord clearly!"

When Wang Geng was trying a cattle dispute case, he saw a sergeant rushing up from the hall, panting and reporting.

"Oh? There is such a thing, quickly, bring it up!"

As an important resident officer on the front line, it is impossible for Wang Geng not to care about the changes in the battle situation. When he heard that there was an envoy from Hezhou, he dared not neglect it. He waved his hand and hurriedly ordered, regardless of the case being in the middle of the trial. .

"The last commander of the Shazhou Garrison Cavalry Battalion cavalry Cao joins the army Zheng Chenghua sees the governor!"

Now that Wang Geng had opened his mouth, the officials of the yamen did not dare to be negligent. They sent the two persons in the trial case out of the hall, and invited the Hezhou envoy in. The man was dressed in poly armor, tall and strong, with a messy beard and a face full of dust. When he saw Wang Geng sitting high in the lobby, he immediately walked forward, touched one knee to the ground, and saluted Prayer Road.

"Zheng Canjun has worked hard. Since you belong to the army of Anxi Dufu, why did you come to the land of Hezhou?"

Due to the lag in communication, Wang Geng didn't know that Li He's troops had arrived in Hezhou. When he heard that the man claimed to be the Anxi Shazhou Garrison Cavalry Battalion, he was taken aback for a moment and asked in doubt.

"My lord, my family, Li He and General Li, followed His Royal Highness's secret order to lead their troops thousands of miles to attack Hezhou, and they have already defeated the Tubo rebels for a while yesterday. However, the battle was fierce and our troops suffered heavy casualties. Now the rebels have increased their troops again. We The army is not going well in the battle, and Hezhou is in danger, and the final general is ordered by General Li to break through and ask for help. Here are the emergency documents, please read them, Mr. Zheng!" Zheng Chenghua took out a seal-covered gun from his bosom as he narrated. The secret letter was held in both hands and raised above the head.

"Oh? There is such a thing, hurry up and hand it over!"

Wang Geng has been at the border for a long time, so he knows the importance of Hezhou. Once Hezhou falls, the other three states in Qinghai will be completely isolated and helpless. Surprised, he hurriedly called his servants to turn the letter up, picked up a paper knife on the copy with slightly trembling hands, carefully picked apart the wax, and took out a letter from inside. Involuntarily, he wrinkled up and was speechless for a while, his face changing from cloudy to cloudy.

"My lord, the city of Fuhan has been under the enemy for five days, and the defenses of the city have been damaged everywhere. Our troops are beyond our strength. Please send troops quickly to save Hezhou, my lord!"

Seeing that Wang Geng hadn't said a word for a long time, Zheng Chenghua was obviously anxious, his eyes were red, but he kowtowed his head vigorously, and remonstrated with his words choked up.

"General Zheng, don't worry. I won't just sit back and watch Hezhou fall. It's just that this matter is not trivial. Let me discuss it with the generals. General Zheng, please go down and rest first." Sending troops is a big deal, Wang Geng Since he didn't dare to go casually, seeing Zheng Chenghua was in a hurry, he quickly comforted him with warm words.

"My lord, rescuing soldiers is like putting out a fire. Hezhou is in critical condition. There is no room for delay, my lord!"

When Zheng Chenghua heard that Wang Geng's words were perfunctory, his face immediately collapsed, and he kowtowed a few times, breaking his forehead, but he didn't wipe it off, just pleading with blood all over his face. up.

"This..." Seeing Zheng Chenghua's appearance, Wang Geng was at a loss for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, General Zheng. I have my own opinion. Come and go." Invite General Black Tooth to discuss matters!"

"promise!"

Now that Wang Geng had given the order, a trusted yamen servant left with a loud voice, and after a few moments, he led a tall and strong general in from the hall. Hei Chi Chang Zhi——Hei Chi Chang Zhi was born in Baekje. He is more than seven feet tall. He is extremely brave and good at using troops. He was originally a general of Baekje. When he was transferred to Sima of Guozhou, Li Xian cherished his talent and recommended him to be the garrison of Kuozhou. It has been more than two years since he took office.

"The next official sees Lord Inspector!"

Hei Chi Chang Zhi was originally sitting in the military camp, when he heard that an envoy from Hezhou had arrived, he did not dare to neglect, after handing over the general's affairs to the deputy general, he was accompanied by the yamen servant who came to deliver the letter, and rushed all the way to the governor Just now, I went to the lobby, when I saw Wang Geng sitting on the hall with a sad face, I couldn't help but shiver, but I didn't dare to lose my courtesy, so I walked forward and greeted him loudly.

"General Black Tooth came at the right time. Hezhou's emergency documents have arrived. This is the envoy, Cao Canjun, Zheng Chenghua, the cavalry cavalry cavalry of the Shazhou garrison."

Wang Gengzheng was in a state of unrest, he didn't notice Hei Chi Changzhi's arrival at all, until Hei Chi Changzhi saluted, then he woke up from the fugue state, waved his hand, signaled Hei Chi Changzhi to excuse himself, and then sent Zheng Chenghua's The identity was introduced.

"Last General Zheng Chenghua sees General Black Tooth!"

Zheng Chenghua was obviously a clever man, seeing the black-toothed Changzhi's eyes turned around, he immediately bowed and performed a very standard military salute.

"General Zheng, you don't need to be too polite. How is the battle in Hezhou?"

Hei Chi Changzhi glanced at Zheng Chenghua, his eyes flashed brightly, as if he had realized something, but he didn't express anything, just returned the military salute politely, and asked in a calm tone.

"If you go back to the general, Hezhou is in danger now, and my ministry has issued a secret order from His Royal Highness..."

Sweeped by the black-toothed Changzhi's eyes, Zheng Chenghua panicked for no reason, but he didn't dare to bring it to his face, he could only bow his body and repeat what he said to Wang Geng earlier, and finally, Putting one knee on the ground, he begged again: "General Black Tooth, Hezhou cannot afford to lose anything, I implore the general to come to help immediately, save me from the crisis in Hezhou!"

"General Zheng, please stand up. Hezhou is going to be saved, but I have some doubts that I have to figure out first." Heizhi Changzhi was obviously not moved by Zheng Chenghua's sadness, raised his brows, and said indifferently replied.

"Excuse me, general, but if the general knows, he will not dare to hide it!"

Hearing that Black Tooth Changzhi had the intention of sending troops, Zheng Chenghua's face immediately showed a look of extreme excitement, and he suddenly got up, and he replied energetically.

"General Zheng said that the thieves have increased their troops, but they don't know how much? Who led the army? How many infantry and cavalry?" Hei Chi Chang Zhi nodded calmly, and went straight to the point when he opened his mouth.

"Returning to the general, the last general is the one who rushed out of the city in the dark last night. I only know that the enemy army was large before dusk. Looking at the flags, the leader is Gar Tsangpo, the third brother of Gar Qinling. As for the size of the enemy army, The last general didn't fully know, but just by looking at it, there were no less than [-] people. After discussing with General Zhang, General Li and Zhang decided that the bandits were overwhelming, so he ordered the last general to break out and ask for help. "

Zheng Chenghua came prepared, and when answering the questions, he was impeccable, and saying "I can't see clearly" can stop Hei Chi Chang from further questioning.

"So that's it, that's good. The general will send troops to destroy the bandit army. It's just that the mobilization of soldiers and horses still needs some time. General Zheng will go down to rest first. When we have to send troops, I will ask General Zheng to be the leader." Hei Chi Chang Zhi didn't ask any further questions, but waved his hand and gave an extremely affirmative answer with great pride.

"Thank you General for your kindness, Hezhou is saved!"

Hearing this, Zheng Chenghua burst into tears of joy, didn't say any more nonsense, and bowed respectfully and saluted, accompanied by the servants standing beside him, he went straight down the hall.

"General Black Tooth, is this soldier really capable?"

Previously, Zheng Chenghua was present, although Wang Geng had all kinds of questions in his heart, but he couldn't ask them clearly. After he was done, Wang Geng couldn't help it anymore, frowned slightly, and asked hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, you are really rude. You have clearly made a decision on this matter, but you want someone to come and say it clearly. Could it be that you want to test me, Lao Hei?" Hei Chi Chang Zhi glanced at Wang Geng pretending to be dissatisfied , asked with a laugh.

"Oh? Hahaha..."

Hearing that Hei Chi Chang Zhi had solved the mystery, Wang Geng stopped pretending to be distressed, raised his brows, and laughed loudly, until tears welled up from his laughter, which made all the yamen servants standing beside him laugh. The clerks and clerks were all dumbfounded, wondering what kind of tricks the two giants in this state were playing.

(End of this chapter)