Under Xinfeng County, Xiliang's camp has set up a large area under the city. Although the fighting is still strict and the whistles are strict, the military spirit and morale seem to be very different from when they just captured Chang'an.
The army is still the same army, and the soldiers are still the same soldiers, but the form in front of them is completely different. In the past, in and outside Chang'an City, in front of the two palaces of Weiyang and Changle, it seems that this Xiliang border warriors are already the same.
The final glory...
First Sucheng was completely defeated, and then Tongguan Pass was lost. Now it is quite embattled on all sides. If Li Jue hadn't been there, the current Xiliang soldiers would have had the courage to pack up their belongings and leave Chang'an far away.
Fu, I have plans to return to Xiliang.
I don’t know when it started, but the Qiang people below Xiliang have begun to have some rumors, saying that Wuzhangyuan in the west has also been defeated, and Ma Teng and Han Sui have been dealt with, and they are unable to resist.
As soon as these words came out, even the old soldiers of Xiliang were a little panicked. Although they were somewhat loyal to Li Jue, their loyalty could not withstand attacks from three sides. In this bad situation,
What will be the way out? What will happen to the wealth that I looted in Chang'an? Not to mention how long can the banner of Xiliang fly after losing its current foundation?
For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the army, and they lost all the energy they had when they just set off from Chang'an. Everyone was dejected. If Li Jue hadn't still had some prestige, he might have been on the verge of disintegration.
As these rumors spread, the soldiers inside and outside Xinfeng City became even more flustered and angry. Everyone was paying attention to Li Jue, waiting for Li Jue to come up with some countermeasures...
However, Li Jue only patrolled the city in the past two days. He did not have any specific layout plan, let alone dispatching troops. However, when he inspected the west side of Xinfeng City, Li Jue often stopped for a long time.
, looking up, as if waiting for something.
However, today, a group of scouts appeared in the west of Xinfeng City. Their horse hooves stirred up a column of yellow sand, heading straight for Xinfeng! This immediately caused the camp under Xinfeng City to rush out, and a group of cruising sentries came out to stop them.
After the scouts came from afar, they checked for a while and then led them to the top of the city where Li Jue was.
The scout came to Li Jue, prostrated himself on the ground, took out a small bamboo tube sealed with fire paint from his breastplate, and offered it to him with both hands.
Li Jue briefly checked the paint, then anxiously broke open the bamboo tube, took out the towel, unfolded it, and after scanning a few lines, his brows relaxed a lot, and a smile appeared on his face...
Li Jue put away his scarf, suddenly swung his cloak, turned around and walked towards the city. As he walked, he said: "Play the drum! Send the order! Raise the account!"
The roaring sound of war drums sounded, and officers of all sizes in Li Jue's army quickly gathered from all over and arrived at Li Jue's tent.
Li Jue smiled and looked at the people in the tent. These people were also his close confidants, and even a large number of them were his own clansmen. After the rumble of the drums was finished and the bows were lit, he said straight to the point: "Isn't that right?
Do you all think that a certain person has no fighting spirit now?"
"..." Everyone suddenly looked up at Li Jue.
Li Jue did not wait for anyone to answer, but continued directly: "Do you all think that the current situation is irreversible?"
Everyone in the big tent looked around, not knowing how to answer.
Li Jue raised his head and laughed loudly, pointed toward the east, and said loudly: "Why don't you dare to speak out? Not only you, I'm afraid they will also think that I have no intention of fighting!"
After laughing for a while, the smile on Li Jue's face gradually narrowed. There was a coldness between his brows and eyes, and words burst out from between his teeth: "Chang'an is ours! No one can take it away! Don't give it to us.
Guys, if you give us a lesson, you fucking think we are easy to bully! Haven't you had enough of staying in the bitter cold frontier for so many years? Now you have to hand over Chang'an City and go back to a place where birds don't shit, you guys
Mother, are you willing to do so? Even if I really take everyone and money to escape and set up a flag elsewhere, how long can I survive? With how powerful the people in Shandong are now, do you think I am timid? What a joke!
Do you really think that after all these years on the battlefield, I just got out of the way?"
Li Jue stood up suddenly, looked around at everyone fiercely, and said: "If you want to live well, you can only rely on strength! If we don't win this battle, no matter where we go, we will be dead! Only by defeating these guys can we gain a foothold.
! Just this Sanfu land, it won’t be thousands of times better than Xiliang! This is my city, this is our land, no one can take it away from us! Who the hell dares to stretch their claws
, what do you want to do?"
"Chop it off!" Everyone responded habitually without even thinking about it.
No matter whether Li Jue's previous words sounded realistic or targeted, at least in the eyes of everyone in the big tent, Li Jue was still as majestic and heroic as before, and everyone was refreshed.
As expected, General Li Jue has not lost his morale. As long as he maintains this tone and his waist does not collapse, then his morale will not be bad, and this battle will still be fought! With this general trend, maybe there is still something to be done! It’s just that
, where did General Li Jue's confidence come from? How can we find a way to victory in this terrible situation before us?
Li Jue smiled and said with a relaxed look: "You have all been my confidants for many years, so it's time to say hello to you... If someone's prediction is correct, the opportunity for this big change should be in these few days...
"
As soon as Li Jue finished speaking, everyone in the tent straightened their backs, and some of them were more straightforward, so they couldn't help but ask first: "General, what's the opportunity for a big change?"
Li Jue laughed, pointed to his feet, and said: "This place, according to those guys who dropped their book bags, is called...well, the place of the Fourth War! It is definitely a place not suitable for defense! But there is a thing
There must be two reasons. Although it is difficult for us to defend this place, hahaha, it is equally difficult for them to defend!"
"The reason why we feel aggrieved these days is because our cavalry has to stay in Wuzhangyuan! Therefore, we don't have enough strength on hand to show these guys some shame! And now, hahahaha, the situation has changed!"
Some people in the big tent reacted quickly and already guessed what it was, and couldn't help but said: "Did we win the battle at Wuzhangyuan?"
Li Jue twitched the corner of his mouth, glanced at the guy, and continued: "It's better than winning! General Ma has agreed to join hands with a certain person to fight together. Now he has led three thousand cavalry troops and has passed Chang'an in less than two days.
In a day, we can get here! Not only that, the brothers who were originally in Wuzhangyuan will also come one after another. In this way, our military strength will be superior!"
Everyone in the big tent was quiet for a moment, as if they had digested the news, and then it exploded instantly, and everyone was beaming with joy.
Li Jue sneered and said: "These people from Shandong are crazy about wanting Chang'an! Their emperor wants it, as well as the civil servants and generals, and even us Xiliang soldiers want it too! They all keep saying it.
To sound nice, what about supporting the country and the righteousness of the family and the country? In fact, they are all thinking about getting promoted and getting rich! Sucheng and Tongguan fell one after another. If these guys work together, they should join hands to advance along the north and south of the Wei River! Haha, what is the result now? One
The camp in Baishuigou is in a dilemma, while the other is still in Zheng County and has delayed attacking the city! Can't you see this mutual constraint?"
"They all want to take advantage, and they all want others to take the lead. Hahaha, these people from Shandong are nothing more than like that... But no matter what, they actually gave us an excellent opportunity!"
Li Jue slammed the table, making a loud "bang" sound, and said: "What are you afraid of such a unit that can't work together? If they want to fight, then fight! We are here, waiting for them! This
The flat land is their burial place! When our Xiliang old soldiers were licking blood with their swords, these guys didn't know where they were! Are you afraid of a group of civilians who just put down their hoes?!"
The officers in the big tent stood up suddenly and beat their chests with their fists. The sound of armor leaves clashing was loud and loud. The crowd was excited and expressed their disdain for the so-called peasants and soldiers.
When Li Jue saw this, he did not stop him immediately, but nodded. After everyone had finished talking, he pointed to the east and said sternly: "People in Shandong will think that we are easy to attack here. They think that I am desperate.
They have no intention to fight! So under the urging of their general, they will rush to fight us in a decisive battle in order to capture Chang'an as soon as possible! And now is our best chance! On this flat land, we
Who else are the Xiliang cavalry afraid of?! If these people from Shandong dare to come and ask for a fight in a hurry, that is when we will sweep them all away and kill them all! Are you still afraid that you can't win such a battle?!"
Li Jue's tone was sharp and his eyes were as bright as lightning. He just looked at his close confidants, the non-commissioned officers. Li Jue had also been filled with anger these days, but he finally felt a little more relaxed today. Everyone in the big tent was one by one.
It was as if they had all been pricked by needles. Every one of them stood up straight. The slight worry and depression that had originally been there had long since been wiped away. Everyone looked excited. Facing Li Jue's gaze, they all spoke in unison.
He said: "I'm not afraid of waiting! Please give the general an order!"
Li Jue nodded with satisfaction, and then extended his gaze to the distance to the east. Amidst everyone's chaotic calls for battle, he said in a deep voice: "I have taken care of all the horses in the past two days! Make all the preparations! Wait for the horses. As soon as the generals and horses arrive, they will set off immediately! The one who is holding back will be engaged in military law, so don't blame me for not recognizing the old friendship!"
"I will obey the general's order!" Everyone in the big tent responded loudly.
Leaving aside Xinfeng, who was gearing up, Li Jue would not talk about the soldiers. At this time, in the Baishuigou camp, Fei Qian was holding Fei Min's letter and reading it carefully with a frown.
"...Nowadays, there are some people who are virtuous and have been greatly favored. How can they repay them? If they are diligent and respectful, they will achieve merit, and merit will bring blessings. A wise person should not be too arrogant in life. If he is too arrogant and extravagant, disaster will come. .There is a saying that, "Congratulations are at the door, and condolences are at the door." This is also true. From the beginning of Qi Qinggong, he took advantage of the power of hegemony, insulted the arrogant, laughed and scolded him, but was saddled, escaped and died. . Now he is good at raising troops, invading the court, and refusing to go up. He is very wrong. He is putting himself in danger and betraying the grace of God. The timing is not right and he sighs. He only respects the virtuous elders, secures the fortress and defends the territory, and diligently cares for them. Therefore, in order to serve the king's orders, we can increase the number of towns and spread the name of the Qing Dynasty..."
The writing is good, but it is a little confusing. It seems that Fei Min, who wrote this letter, is in a restless mood, but the meaning is probably understandable. However, this letter is not a simple letter from home, but a simple letter from home. It was Fei Min, the uncle who showed Fei Qian, and now he fell into the hands of Li Jue...
After reading it, Fei Qian silently put aside Fei Min's letter, and then asked the envoy sent by Li Jue who was standing at the bottom: "This letter... has been read, do you have any other explanations?"
The envoy sent by Li Jue cupped his hands and said: "Marquis Chiyang also knows that Marquis Fei is loyal to the country, but he is afraid that he will be deceived by Xiaoxiao, so he asked the Taizhong doctor to write a letter to inform him. He has no other intention..."
Fei Qian said nothing because he knew that what the envoy just said were just clichés, and the point was not at all. Sure enough, after saying some high-sounding words, the envoy changed his tone.
"... Now, Doctor Taizhong has been ordered to face the danger and, by grace of the Holy Spirit, he has led the army to station in Xinfeng to prevent Xiaoxiao from causing chaos... Wang Feihou is considerate of the common people and temporarily suspended his weapons. All his requests will be granted..." The envoy spoke naturally. It is necessary to choose something neat, but it is annoying to be too neat. It is a lot of long-winded, and only two sentences are the key points. One is that Feimin is "leading the army" in Xinfeng, and the other is that Fei Qian has to stop his troops.
Fei Qian was silent for a moment and said, "I know about this, please step aside and rest for now."
The envoy bowed his hands and bowed before retreating with a few soldiers.
Fei Qian had some headaches, but it was more of an accident. He didn't expect Li Jue to do this. What does this mean?
Not to mention in the Han Dynasty, even in later generations, there were still many fathers and sons who fought for power and killed each other. Even if etiquette was the most important thing, war must be declared before starting a fight, and during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when one entered the battlefield, one had to salute first. Father's is not uncommon, not to mention that there are still two Yuan who are standing in front of the thunder...
Fei Qian handed the letter to Xu Shu who was standing aside and said, "What do Yuan Zhi think about this matter?"
In fact, it was more difficult for Xu Shu to handle this matter, because after all, Fei Qian's family was involved, and if one of them didn't handle it properly, some entanglements would arise.
Xu Shu thought more than Fei Qian.
Did Li Jue really mean to cease the troops, or was it a disguised temptation?
Of course it's not the temptation of high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but the temptation to lure Fei Qian to attack Xinfeng?
After all, sending troops to rescue his uncle made sense both theoretically and emotionally, but at the same time it seemed like a delaying tactic, threatening Fei Qian in the name of his uncle, influencing Fei Qian to make him hesitate?
Xu Shu explained his considerations, and then asked: "I wonder what your intention is?"
Fei Qian nodded, shook his head, stretched out a few fingers and tapped lightly on the table, not knowing what he was thinking about...
