The opening of the cliff hole was narrow, less than two feet wide. Yue Hailou could not ask Kuo Ti to arrange for the elite Red Guards to dismount and storm in. He also did not want to bear any damage to the last 40 or 50 elite soldiers around him.
Knowing that the depth of the cliff cave was very limited, in addition to arranging a team of elites to guard the cave entrance with bows and shields, Yue Hailou also had people pick up broken branches and broken wood from left and right, pile them in front of the cave entrance, and shouted ferociously into the cliff cave:
"Gu Wenchang, you are not afraid of death, but think about Mo Zhe, Mo Li and the others who followed you through life and death. Do you regret dying here today?"
"I blame you, mother! I have never peed into the same pot as you. You really thought I could be a dog!" the middle-aged military general cursed angrily in the cliff cave.
"You still have a chance to come out and surrender at this time, so don't blame me for being cruel and cruel later!" Yue Hailou said through gritted teeth.
"General Gu, they are filling this cave with firewood to burn it. We can't escape, so why not stay useful!" Zhu Xiaotong shouted in panic in the cave, "Marquis Yue, please don't take action until I persuade you."
I’d like to advise General Gu!”
After Zhu Xiaotong screamed, no more sound came out.
Yue Hailou didn't hear Cai Yuanyou's voice coming out, and he didn't know that this guy was clenching his teeth to hold on and was controlled by Gu Wenchang, even if he wanted to surrender.
After a while, no movement was heard inside. When Yue Hailou was about to peek inside, he heard two rapid sounds of "swish" and "swish", and two sharp arrows shot through the air towards his door.
Yue Hailou's years of hard training came into play at this moment. His body suddenly froze, his face turned to the side to avoid one arrow, and another sharp arrow grazed his cheek, causing burning pain.
No matter how talented and bold Ren Yuehailou was, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He hid in the shield and shouted angrily to the left and right: "If I am not unkind today, burn these sons of bitches to death!"
The dead branches and leaves were lit on fire. Yue Hailou asked people to take off their cloaks and blow the wind inside, pouring the thick smoke into the cliff cave.
After a while, the people who retreated into the cliff cave could no longer resist, but they still refused to surrender. Under the leadership of Gu Wenchang, they came out with shields and swords in their hands.
There are not many people guarding the entrance of the cave, but they are all elites who have followed Yue Hailou in the army for many years and are proficient in combat skills.
Even when Gu Wenchang and others rushed out and smashed the burning tree branches, the people in the front row showed no signs of panic. They held Gu Wenchang and others firmly with their heavy shields;
The archers occupying the high ground shot arrow after arrow at the faces and other vital points of Gu Wenchang and others that could not be covered by their armor.
In the blink of an eye, no matter how determined Gu Wenchang and others were to die, they were all injured by arrows and had to retreat into the cliff cave in embarrassment.
Yue Hailou ordered people to cut down more trees, chop them into short pieces with knives and axes, and throw them into the cave entrance. The fire soon completely sealed the cave entrance. Yue Hailou turned around and glanced at the tied-up Tian Zhizhen. He had known that this person was the one who gave Cai
Yuan You proposed a plan to harm him, and he felt resentful in his heart. He asked his officials to drag him over, and prepared to throw him into the burning cliff cave at the entrance of the cave, so that he would be buried in the sea of fire together with Cai Yuanyou, Gu Wenchang, Zhu Xiaotong and others.
Tian Zhizhen was so frightened that he peed his pants. He struggled to get away from the two Jianrui's grasps and screamed: "I was the one who persuaded Cai Yuanyou. Liu Shizhong asked Chi Hu to borrow troops. I have contributed to Chi Hu!"
"Do you think Liu Shizhong could have escaped this disaster without you, a fool like you, Cai Yuanyou?" Yue Hailou said ferociously, "Thief, you made so many ruthless schemes for Cai Yuanyou, and finally you schemed against me.
head, now you can go and follow your
Too bad!"
"Wait a minute," Kuo Ti, who had been silent until now, intercepted Yue Hailou and said, "Keep this person here, he may be used for other purposes in the future!"
Although Kuo Ti was only a member of the Baihu family, Mo Lihu also made it clear that he would lead two hundred cavalry to follow him and wait for orders. However, Yue Hailou's face twitched slightly and finally asked his men to put Tian Zhizhen down.
Although Kuoti's general position in the army is low, as the cowardly Xue Suwei of the Red Hut King's Court, they have been guarding the Red Hut King for a long time. They are trusted by the Red Hut King's court more than the foreign ministers, far beyond what they can compare with the subordinate generals.
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After the fire at the entrance of the cliff cave was extinguished, Yue Hailou covered his mouth and nose with his clothes, and led others to use torches to illuminate the cave. When he walked into the cave with black smoke still coming out, he found that Gu Wenchang and others had already committed suicide in the cave.
die.
Zhu Xiaotong was lying on the side, breathless, and there was a pool of dried blood under his body. When his body was turned over, two bloody holes were dug out in his chest and abdomen. He must have been stabbed while trying to persuade Gu Wenchang to surrender.
Cai Yuanyou also died a long time ago.
Although Cai Yuanyou was sitting in the innermost part of the cliff cave with his official robes neatly dressed, and a short sword fell to his right hand. He looked like he had committed suicide, but Yue Hailou knew that this coward definitely did not have the courage and courage to commit suicide.
, he was clearly timid and wanted to surrender before being dragged into the cliff cave by Gu Wenchang.
Yue Hailou stretched out his hand to lift Cai Yuanyou's already stiff head, and saw that the knife marks and coagulated blood on his neck were cut from right to left.
Yue Hailou knew that if Cai Yuanyou committed suicide with a knife in his right hand, the knife marks would be from left to right. At this time, he could conclude that it was Gu Wenchang who wanted to protect Cai Yuanyou's reputation as a scholar.
When Yue Hailou saw Kuo Ti and Tian Zhizhen, who was hugging Kuo Ti as his thigh, come in, he immediately said: "Cai Yuanyou wanted to surrender to Chi Hu, so he killed Gu Wenchang for his troops! Gu Wenchang was a man, though.
But it’s a pity that I can’t be loyal to the Royal Court of Red Hu…”
On the chaotic battlefield, there were thousands of killings. Of course, it was impossible to report every casualty of both the enemy and ourselves.
However, Cai Yuanyou, as the deputy commander of the Southern Dynasties' Conquering Yan Army, made it clear that he died in the canyon of Changshan East Ridge in front of them. This battle report is likely to be directly submitted to the case of King Chihu Khan. How could Yue Hailou possibly
To cover up this coward who once killed his wife and son, and to fulfill his reputation as a scholar?
Kuo Ti nodded and agreed with Yue Hailou's judgment.
Yue Hailou glanced at Tian Zhizhen and frowned slightly.
Although leaving this person behind would be a disaster for him, it was not appropriate for him to get into trouble with Kuoti at this time, otherwise he didn't know what Molihu would think of him.
Yue Hailou walked out of the cliff cave and said to Gu Wenchang's people: "Not long after we set fire to the cave, Gu Wenchang killed himself with everyone else. He did not suffer much. Although they said they were different and did not conspire against each other, Gu Wenchang
He has never been close to me even in the army, but Gu Wenchang is a good man after all. The war is fierce at this time, so it is not that particular. You can quickly dig a few graves and bury Gu Wenchang and the others. It will not be a waste of this life's acquaintance.
…”
Gu Wenchang would rather die than surrender, which would only make Yue Hailou and others even more miserable.
Yue Hailou wished he could crush Gu Wenchang and others into ashes, but he knew that although the thirty people outside the cliff cave spared their lives and chose to lay down their weapons and surrender, they still felt guilty for the deaths of Gu Wenchang and others.
In order to gather these thirty people for his own use, he had to pretend to appreciate Gu Wenchang's integrity through gritted teeth, showing that many of his previous actions were really Cai Ting, and Cai Yuanyou and his son pushed him too hard.
In addition, Uluru Lie allowed him to recruit surrenders on both sides of the Hui River.
He can start this process now. He will be able to control these collapses better in the future. Now many words and deeds must be more refined.
Yue Hailou's performance was not in vain. Many of his subordinates praised: "Yuehou is benevolent and righteous!"
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Kelan Chengzhou Yamen was surrounded by thousands of soldiers, and piles of bonfire ashes were still smoking in the morning light...
Lanzhou, as the western wing theater, after the first northern expedition to Yan, in addition to rebuilding the Tianxiong Army on the basis of the Qing Shun Army, it also recruited Ding Zhuang and formed a new 5,000 Xiang Army.
Although Cao Shixiong was the magistrate of Lanzhou, the military commander, and the commander of the Tianxiong Army, and the newly formed Xiang Army in Lanzhou was also under his control, Cao Shixiong had no chance to intervene in the appointment of the commander of the Xiang Army.
Or maybe Cao Shixiong tried his best to please the local forces in Lanzhou at the beginning, but did not dare to stretch his hand too wide, and the Shuozhou surrender generals who followed him to the south were not large enough to allow him to capture every corner of Lanzhou.
in hand.
Therefore, when the main force of the Yan army broke out to the south bank of the Huihe River and was defeated, there were about 2,000 Xiang troops stationed in Kelan City. Cao Shixiong, who was not under Cao Shixiong's direct control, also served as the military commander and had the authority to command during wars or other necessary moments.
These Xiang troops, but if he wants these Xiang troops to surrender to the enemy with him, the so-called power of control cannot be used.
Before that, the Tianxiong Army was stationed in Xinzhou, led by Yin Chao, and stationed in Taiyuan, led by Wen Hengyue. Zhu Run, Lei Teng, and Jie Zhong led a group of troops stationed in Langu County at the northwest foot of Guanluan Mountain.
One unit was led by Xu Huai and stationed in Shuozhou; while the six-chamber troops and horses under the direct and in-depth control of Cao Shixiong were also ordered to gather in Ningwu, Yangkou and other cities for deployment before the second northern expedition to Yan.
There is only one Tianxiong army and horses available in Lan City.
Shuozhou and Lanzhou depended on each other from the north to the south. When the Yue and Yan dynasties were living in harmony, the two states also secretly developed all kinds of acrimony and friction. However, no matter how much the local forces in Lanzhou looked down on Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili and other Shuozhou surrendered generals before, they never thought about it.
But they will surrender to the enemy.
Yes, in the past, not many people thought that the Chihu people would betray their faith and declare war. Even if Xu Huai did all kinds of evil behind his back and spread more rumors, making the local forces in Lanzhou suspicious of the Cao brothers, they could still be suspicious of them.
who?
However, Xu Huai's secret spreading of news for the past year was not completely ineffective. After the Chihu people betrayed their faith and declared war, some people immediately thought that Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili and other Shuozhou surrendered generals might surrender to the enemy.
After the Chihu people declared war, Wang Gaoxing, Xun Yannian, Qian Zerui and other officials first urged Cao Shixiong to personally lead the Tianxiong army to fight out from Yangkou Village, and immediately rushed to the vicinity of Yingzhou to meet the main force of the Yan army to break out south.
Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou did not give orders to Shuozhou, but Cao Shixiong still had expectations and issued corresponding transfer orders at that time.
Cao Shixiong resisted in every possible way, so Wang Gaoxing and other officials became vigilant.
At that time, Cao Shixiong was not sure that the Yan army would be defeated. He did not break up with him directly, but used the excuse of reinforcements. He moved directly to Ningwu City, which was completely controlled by Shuozhou's surrender. At the same time, he ordered his close generals to
Meng Ping strengthened his control over Kelan City Defense.
Various signs are appearing in front of our eyes. In order to prevent changes, Wang Gaoxing and other officials also mobilized Xiang troops to control key departments such as the state government, the Military and Horse Supervision Department, and other key departments. Last night, Cao Shixiong returned to Kelan from Ningwu and brazenly sent troops to surround and surround the Military and Horse Supervision Department.
The state yamen connected together wanted to coerce Wang Gaoxing and other officials to surrender to Chi Hu...
