Chapter 69 Hardcore allies fall off the chain first
On the day of Renxu in the autumn of the first year of Qianyou's seventh month, Li Shouzhen rebelled in Hezhong. The emperor personally led the imperial army and swore to send troops. Before leaving, more than ten close relatives of Li Shouzhen in Tokyo were killed and sacrificed to the flag.
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Li Shouzhen had been preparing for the rebellion for a long time, but he ignored his relatives. Of course, there were smart people who saw that the situation was not good, but he was in Tokyo and under surveillance, so he had no choice but to escape. Liu Chengyou sacrificed the flag.
After hearing about the emperor's personal conquest, the imperial concubine Gao wanted to accompany him, and Dafu also followed suit. Under such circumstances, even if Liu Chengyou had some initial thoughts, he put his thoughts aside. However, later, the concubine did not accompany the concubine. It doesn't matter, but right now, we still have to consider military morale.
Nearly 30,000 troops marched upstream from the Bian River, advancing both by land and water. In the early stage, Tokyo had collected a large number of ships, mules and horses from the people to transport troops, food and equipment. The weapons supervisor Yan Jinqing was transferred out by Liu Chengyou, and used It was thought that the water transport envoy was responsible for the transport, and the land transport was carried out by Bai Chongyun, the guard of Si River.
On the imperial camp side, Li Hongjian, the commander of the Xingjie Army, and his uncle, Yuhou, the horse and infantry commander of the camp, Hu Yanke, the envoy of the North Court of Xuanhui, was the supervisor of the camp, and Liu Ci, the commander of the left wing of Guangrui, was deployed in front of the palace to protect the imperial camp. Han Tong, the commander of the capital of Shengyouxiang, was the formation envoy.
The army marched along the waterway, stretching for several miles, which can be described as mighty. On the dragon boat, people boarded the boat and stood on the side, standing on the side, looking around. There were many black flags, the boats were moving forward through the waves, and the meandering team could be seen in the distance on the shore.
The last time I experienced this kind of scene was when I followed Liu Zhiyuan to fight against Du Chongwei. But that time, the protagonist was Liu Zhiyuan. This time, it was Liu Chengyou who controlled the world.
Liu Chengyou's mood at this time can be described as complacent, and regarding the prospects of countering the rebellion, he was also determined to win. Of course, he also had concerns, but that was a necessary caution.
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While the court's counter-insurgency operations were carried out decisively and efficiently, the Guanyou area immediately became turbulent due to the Hefu rebellion. Li Shouzhen's rebellion was not too surprising, or in other words, even if someone else rebelled, it would not be too surprising. . Guanyou and the surrounding Jiedu, more or less, have the mentality of a bit of a crowd to observe the development and changes of the current situation.
Tongzhou, Fengyi County.
As a neighbor of Hezhong Prefecture, Tongzhou became vigilant as soon as Li Shouzhen raised the flag to rebel. Feng Yicheng, which is the state's government, was under full martial law. Soldiers patrolled the city head, and the black flag symbolizing the Han Dynasty had not yet been taken off. The flag with the word "Xue" mixed in it seems to be a little crooked under the autumn wind.
From a geographical point of view, Tongzhou is very important to Guanzhong. It is the eastern barrier of the Weibei Plain. Basically, if the enemy in the east can cross the river and capture Feng Yi, they can take advantage of the situation to advance rapidly and sweep across Weibei. Going north and going straight to Jingzhao is not a problem.
Therefore, Li Shouzhen has always tried his best to win over Xue Huairang, an ally who "shares the same enemy", even though he despises him in his heart. You must know that when Li Shouzhen was the commander-in-chief, Xue Huairang was just a small role and was not in Li Shouzhen's eyes at all. .Now, it can actually be on an equal footing with it.
In the state capital, Xue Huairang, the military governor, was hiding in the back hall, sighing and looking hesitant.
Last year in Xingzhou, he was taught a lesson by Liu Chengyou and almost lost his head. In order to compensate him, Liu Zhiyuan moved him to Tongzhou Jiedu. After taking office, he did not change his habits and continued to be a bad government, focusing on amassing. After all, at the beginning When I was in Xingzhou, my family property was confiscated. When I arrived in Tongzhou, I naturally had to work hard to get it back.
When he was in Tongzhou, Xue Huairang's life was quite comfortable, but after Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, he couldn't be happy anymore. When the state and town Jiedu became suspicious of the imperial court, it was already in danger
However, before Li Shouzhen rebelled, there was a fierce fight between the two sides. When the Hezhong side really came, Xue Huairang couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Although Li Shouzhen boasted very powerfully, as if it would be easy to advance into the Central Plains and destroy the Han Dynasty, Xue Huairang felt his conscience and did not have much confidence in whether he could succeed. He had seen Liu Chengyou in Xingzhou last year, and that was not ordinary. How could he be frightened by Li Shouzhen, a ruthless young master who almost killed himself?
With life and death, honor and disgrace, and shared stakes at the forefront, Xue Huairang seemed to have realized how terrifying Liu Chengyou really was. The reputation of the Luancheng battle had taken effect.
On the other hand, Xue Huairang had already known his destiny. He had been in the army for decades and fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Only when his beard and hair turned gray did he have the opportunity to rise up and become a military commander. For most generals of this era, Being able to save a town is already the pinnacle of his life.
As for Xue Huairang, the comfortable and comfortable life of less than a year old has almost worn away his will. His wife died, he took a new wife and concubine, he was groomed every night, his descendants were full, and he enjoyed all the glory. In fact, if it weren't for Because of the incident in Xingzhou, he, Xue Huairang, was kicked in the head by a donkey, so he got so close to Li Shouzhen and did such a risky thing as rebellion.
"Jie Shuai, the messenger from the river is here again, saying that he must see you." The housekeeper hurried over, stood at the door, and reported to Xue Huairang, who was a little restless.
"Is it really endless?" Xue Huairang burst out immediately and yelled, the fat on his fat face trembling.
After the rebellion, Li Shouzhen sent his confidant Sun Yuan to the west to invite Xue Huairang to raise troops. However, after arriving at Feng Yi, he was left aside by Xue Huairang. He asked to see him several times, but he refused. It was the fourth day, and this was already his The seventh time I asked to see you.
"Where is the person?" Xue Huairang said in a sharp tone.
"Main hall." The steward replied carefully.
"Make him wait!"
According to Xue Huairang's original thoughts, he didn't want to talk to that guy, but after much consideration, he decided to meet him.
"See Mr. Xue!" In the hall, Sun Yuan, the messenger from Hezhong, was also full of anxiety. When he saw Xue Huairang, who was walking into the hall with wind, he immediately smiled and greeted him, with a very low posture.
"I am suffering from the cold and am in a bad mood. I have neglected the envoy!" Looking at the envoy, Xue Huairang looked anxious and said in an impatient tone: "What do you want to see me for?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Yuan was stunned. Even though he no longer had much confidence in the goal of this trip, he was still shocked when he saw Xue Huairang pretending to be stupid. He raised his hands and said urgently: "I have come here on the order of the King of Qin." , please enable me to raise troops to form an alliance as agreed."
Hearing what he said, Xue Huairang waved his hands repeatedly: "Hey, my eyes are dim now and I am powerless."
This Sun Yuan was obviously not suitable to be an envoy. Seeing this, he asked pointedly: "What do you mean by these words? Do you want to break the contract and betray the alliance?"
Who is Xue Huairang? How could he be allowed to run rampant? He immediately felt angry. However, thinking that he seemed to be unreasonable, he replied: "How could it be? It's not an act of betrayal if I don't say anything."
people."
After hearing what Xue Huairang said, the messenger's expression suddenly softened, and everything was written on his face. However, Xue Huairang's next words made him change from sunny to gloomy.
"However, Tongzhou is not like Hezhong. It has a small army and few generals, so it is difficult to make a big impact. The King of Qin has many soldiers and generals, and is strong. I believe that with the power of Hezhong, the King of Qin can accomplish great things..."
If Xue Huairang's words were heard by Li Shouzhen, they would probably make him so depressed that he vomited blood. It was not like this at all when he was "passionate and passionate" before.
The envoy Sun Yuan also held back his breath, and after taking a moment to calm down, he said: "The envoy must not belittle himself. Having the army of the same state to help him is like adding wings to a tiger to the King of Qin."
"I'm just afraid that it will affect the great cause of King Qin. How about I lead my army to station in Tongzhou and block the army from the west for King Qin?"
No matter how stupid he is, he doesn't dare to take Xue Huairang's words seriously. Feng Yi is not far from Hedong City, and after delaying here for a few days, Sun Yuan probably got the latest instructions from Li Shouzhen.
He thought for a while, then raised his hands and said, "In that case, I won't use the Tongzhou army anymore. However, the King of Qin wants to lead his army to the west and takes the route of Feng Yi to pass through Guanyou. Please order Pu
There should be no problem if the Jin defenders let us go."
"It's natural, it's such a small matter!" After hearing this, Xue Huairang just thought about it for a moment, waved his hand, and directly promised: "I will give the order later!"
"The soldiers are very quick. Please give me the order as soon as possible to facilitate passage." Sun Yuan asked, not really believing it.
Seeing this, Xue Huairang frowned and was a little dissatisfied. However, he still asked his subordinates to write down the military order in person. He was illiterate. He stamped it with a big seal and handed it to Sun Yuan.
"Thank you very much, envoy. I will take my leave now!"
"No!"
After the envoy left, Xue Huairang hurriedly summoned General Ya and ordered: "Go to Xipujin in person and tell the guard that not a single soldier of the Pu army is allowed to cross the river!"
