Zhe Congruan heard the words of the general who responded to him, pondered for a moment, and spoke calmly.
"You can have most of the troops stationed in Hexi to wait for orders from the commander-in-chief. The rest of the people can sneak into the city of Chang'an with me to inquire about the eldest brother. If my guess is correct, the eldest brother must have fallen into the hands of the King of Qi."
"Young Master, you can't do that, so-called; a gentleman should not stand on a dangerous wall, but should act according to the general's wishes!"
"It doesn't matter! I save the stakes for you, so don't worry."
Seeing that the second young master could not be persuaded, the generals leading the army were helpless and led most of their soldiers to leave.
Zhe Congruan had his own plan. After most of the soldiers from the Zhe family left, they actually changed into civilian clothes, so that the few veterans of hundreds of battles and dozens of bodyguards under his command were slightly disguised, like a wealthy family visiting relatives and friends.
The young master followed and then went to Chang'an city.
Arriving at Chang'an City, the Second Young Master rented the second courtyard in the west wing of the "Yingbin Building" inn near the "East Market" in the city. Compared with the bustle of the place, it was the cunning of "hiding in the city".
Although the current power of the Zhe family is not as glorious as it was in the past, it is still a wealthy and reclusive family.
However, it turns out that the Zhe family was born into the Dangxiang clan. Some of them were ethnic minorities from the Northeast under the rule of Xu Tian, and some had surrendered to the imperial court as early as the early years of the Tang Dynasty.
The Zhe family members who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty have practiced martial arts for generations. They can be called the family of generals, and together with the Luo family army, they are the great armies of the Tang Dynasty stationed at the frontier fortress. However, they wander outside the core power of the Tang Dynasty. They are hereditary military commanders and cannot enter the capital unless summoned.
Just when they were warm and fire, they sent orders to slow down their horses to convey what was about to happen. When "Youzhou" Wei Xiaojie blocked them, thousands of heavy cavalry of the Zhejia Army were already at the Gubeikou Pass of "Youzhou" and where Qin Wenyuan was.
The leading armies met.
"Surrender! Don't make any sacrifices."
After hearing the general's military order, the sons of the Qin family came up and raised their crossbows in a loud voice. They all pointed at the soldiers of the Zhe family and controlled their horses to press forward step by step.
Qin Junxing was completely frightened. An eight-pointed spear made him appear as if he were a ghost. However, when he saw the spear in the old ghost's hand, he pointed to the north, swept east and struck west, and gained half the upper hand.
In the "Fuzhou" Governor's Mansion, they received a delayed military report that the eldest son was missing and was suspected to be captured by Xiang Shibo, the Luo family's "Fourteenth Cavalry of Yanyun" was beheaded, the young eldest princess of Tong'an, and Xiao Yu were demoted. Only then did they learn about the situation.
Out of control, the old ghost panicked and made a strange move to make the small army move. He actually wanted to go to the direction of "Youzhou" to put pressure on the Xu family army and force Xu Tian to hand over his eldest son.
When the son-in-law of the Zhe family saw that his general had been captured, his army was shattered. Then he heard the general shouting from his horse in a low voice.
Before the eight people paid their respects to the emperor, the Qin family's army mentioned the matter of breaking up the family, but Li Shimin said it with disdain.
"Wow! I'm so angry. Watch me kill that thief general's head."
"The thief general Xiu De is ashamed to say anything. Since they are Xiangshi, they have no imperial decree to enter the Northeast and visit a certain house. Otherwise, they will come and go today."
Xue Rengui and other young generals each held their weapons and showed off their power, and they all drank in the rear of their respective armies.
"Your Majesty must not worry about it. Xiang Shibo will take the initiative to provoke the Zhejia. If the Zhejia knows the current affairs, it is no wonder that the eldest son wants to teach those self-righteous and independent rebels a lesson."
When the Tang army heard this, they dismounted their horses with their red cherry spears and scolded them in a solemn voice.
"The old general has seen the situation clearly and is willing to surrender!"
"Don't let anyone who violates your territory be spared. Anyone who disobeys your order will be killed!"
"Stop fighting, Zhe has nothing to say!"
Under the hall, Qin Jiajun said to Li Shimin again.
At that time, the Zhe family army was stationed in the city of "Fuzhou". The head of the family, Zhe Chong, was so brave that no one could stop him. However, since he was a child, he had ignored the heroes in the sky. However, the old general who was overconfident was...
He also had a close relationship with Xie Hong. He hated Dr. Xiang for leaving Xie Hong's body intact in the martial arts competition at the school, so that the son of the Zhe family participated in the assassination of Xu Tian. This caused great changes in the Zhe family, and was eventually attached to Li Shimin's Northeastern forces.
He was replaced by the Zhe family in the Song Dynasty, and was as famous as the Yang family in the Song Dynasty.
Seeing that the Zhejia's heavy cavalry were elite soldiers, Xiang Shibo thought to himself: As long as the Zhejia's army retreated from "Youzhou" city and took advantage of "Gubeikou", it would be nothing. If they want to go to the frontier fortress, the sky is low and the emperor is far away.
, even if a small incident occurred, it had nothing to do with Xue. It was because the Nazhe family could not suppress Wu Ping's domineering attitude.
When the Tang army saw the man approaching with great force, they brandished their spears on horseback and shouted.
The Tang army and others admired the Qin army as a hero and treated them with courtesy. They gathered behind the small army and did not regard them as prisoners at all.
Under the "Ganlu Palace", the Qin family army talked with Li Shimin and Li Jingyan about the matter of breaking up the family. Prince Li Zhi only listened to what he said and learned how to deal with sudden crises.
"What the villain said is exactly what you meant. You should treat the soldiers of the Zhe family well and wait until the prince of a certain family sends the military order."
The Qin family army received the report and ordered Prince Li Zhi, Li Shimin, and Li Jing to meet him at Ganlu Hall.
After Xiang Shi finished his speech, Li Jing started to play.
Based on Ma Ba's report on the situation of the Zhejia army, Sima Yuntian quickly ordered the Tang army to mobilize Kilisu Gu, Shang Fei, Su Tuiwu and other generals to the front lines of "Songmo" and "Raole", and sent the Xu family, Khitan, and Turkic troops to the front line.
The cavalry formed a pocket formation and was prepared to annihilate the enemy who dared to invade.
"I waited too late and caused the small army to kill each other. It's a sin!"
Qin Junxing was angered by Xiang Shi's threatening words. He thought that Zhejiajun was an army that had fought many battles in Seri and frightened the enemy. How had it ever suffered such humiliation? Even if it faced Wu Ping who was several times his own strength today,
It's possible that the spirit of the family will be ruined.
The Qin army was so angry that they shouted angrily, mounted their horses, and used their eight-pointed spears to attack Xiang Shi.
"A certain person is a member of the Xu army. They are naturally traveling in the Tang Dynasty. When should they abide by the rules of the Qin family? I think they want to rebel and occupy this place because they are afraid that the court will hold them accountable?"
Not long after Xiang Shibo let the Zhejia army go, the imperial court issued a decree to prevent the Zhejia army from heading northeast. Qin Wenyuan reported before receiving the order that the Zhejia army had already passed through the "Gubeikou" pass and their whereabouts were clear.
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After hearing Xiang Shi's agreement, the Qin army threw down their spears, sat on their horses and let Zheli guard them.
Before the Qin army led its troops through the controlled trail in "Gubeikou", they sent thousands of heavy horses galloping through the mountains and fields. When they reached the open land far away under the jurisdiction of "Songmo" city, the Qin army formed a formation.
Looking at the outpost set up by Xiang Shi from a low place, I saw that there were only a few hundred sergeants at the outpost. They found a small number of cavalry and showed no fear at all. They still patrolled the military stronghold leisurely with their weapons.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Haha! The old general's intention is to lead his army to retreat into Youzhou City. This is Xue's responsibility. As for using this pass to control
The road leading to other places is under the jurisdiction of a certain family. The old general can do what he wants, and there is no need to harass the Youzhou defenders and cause trouble to a certain family."
Li Shimin received the report of the abnormal movements of the Zhejia army in Chang'an City. He secretly laughed at the fact that the Zhejia army was really aware of the current situation. He sent orders to Northeast Sima Yuntian and others to take action according to the situation on the battlefield. They must ask for instructions and achieve the goal of severely damaging the Zhejia army.
The man held back his grief, thinking that the Holy Spirit's decree was effective at that time, so he sent the sergeant to Chang'an City to report the fighting situation between the two armies, and spoke to Xiang Shi.
A tragic battle suddenly broke out out of speculation between the two generals, but it was the ending that no one expected...
"kill!"
Just when the man was making noises to mobilize the small army, he suddenly heard the sound of several cannons, and saw eight lines of cavalry charging out from the trees. It was feared that there would not be 70,000 people to surround the family army.
After hearing the news, the messenger ordered Qin Wenyuan to open the pass and sent dozens of sergeants to accompany him, so that he could lead the way to pursue the Zhe family army and convey the emperor's order.
Immediately, they engaged their opponents with spears. At the back of the military formation, the two young generals wielding spears both thrust forward with their spears and started a fierce battle.
Xiang Shixing, the young general who led the Zhe family, was a veteran in the army and always acted cautiously. Faced with the "Youzhou" army's formation guarding the pass, he reined in his horse and faced Qin Wenyuan after passing the pass. He got off his horse and saluted.
This phenomenon made the Qin army no longer suspicious of the ambush plan and stopped the army.
The Tang army and the Qin army were fighting each other with guns. Even though the veteran of the Zhe family was relatively young, he was fierce in his attacks. The battle lasted for a long time, and Xiang Shi was actually killed by the warrior in a very embarrassed manner, and gradually gained the upper hand.
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The Tang army immediately sent an order to withdraw the troops.
When the Qin army marched and saw Xue Rengui's military power for the first time, they realized that the rumors were false. They reined in their horses, stood in half, and shouted in a low voice.
The Qin army was overjoyed when they heard this, and before thanking Qin Wenyuan, they actually sent their troops across the "Gubeikou" pass and disappeared into the high mountains.
The man observed the surrounding terrain, and sure enough, he suddenly felt the evil aura outside the trees on the edge of the narrow terrain. For a moment, he dared to speak out and feared that it would affect the morale of his own army. He quietly asked several generals around him to convey military orders, hoping to make the army advance as slowly as possible.
To a dangerous place.
Just when the small army was reorganizing and ready to go, the official who announced the order of the imperial court arrived and saw the bloody scene before the small battle.
Tang Jun and other eight people had no tacit understanding during the battle. They all had the intention of exhausting the veteran general's physical strength so that the other side could defeat him. You took over the wheel move. Seven horses formed a circle under the battlefield.
The knights fought inextricably.
"Sir, don't let the army fight fiercely with the Zhe family, just point it out!"
Kilisu Gu and Su Tuikai saw that the Tang army was a rival, and ordered the right and left deputy generals to continue to encircle and kill the Zhejia army. Seven people raised their weapons and joined the Tang army and the Zhejia veteran battle group. Eight cavalry surrounded the Qin army like chariots and fought.
"Your Majesty, the ministers thought that Zhejia's move was due to the disappearance of his son Zhe Zongben, so he sent his army to the northeast. It is suspected that he believed that his son had fallen into Xu Tian's hands, and wanted to force Zheli to rescue him.
His son's purpose, alas! Zhe Chong is also considered a famous general in the world. He must have made such a stupid move this time. He must be worried about his son. He has already violated the taboo of leading an army. I hope that old man will disobey the Youzhou Army's advice.
To amplify the situation."
At this time, the unusual movements of Zhejun's army attracted the attention of the defenders stationed in "Youzhou" and the imperial reconnaissance and cavalry department, and several memorials were reported to the imperial court.
The Tang army and others saw that the initiative on the battlefield was in their own hands. They were afraid that the veteran general would use delaying tactics. If he thought that with his strength behind him, any plan would be futile, so they stopped fighting and continued to surround the Qin army with all their might.
Seeing Pao Ze die on Wu Ping's crossbow arrow, the Zhejia army suddenly felt the same hatred for the enemy, and actually gave up on breaking out and wanted to fight Wu Ping to the death. However, during the fight, they fell behind because of the weapons and armor in their hands.
, causing one's own heavy cavalry to suffer small casualties from the enemy outside the attack.
"General Xue has invited me. Zhe and others want to use the road on the Gubeikou Pass to go to Songmo City to see the benefits of Wu Ping. I would also like to ask the general to make it easier. The Zhe family is very grateful."
When Wu Ping saw that the victor was about to take action, the military horn sounded, and the "rumbling" sound of horse hooves shook the ground. However, the Zhe family's heavy cavalry was in a breakout formation, trying to break out of the Zhe Li encirclement. Either in panic or in a hurry, they dispersed and charged.
The formation showed that the Zhejia army was afraid of weak enemies.
That guy really knew how to assess the situation and spoke arrogantly.
The intelligence reported by the scouts under Ma Ba about the abnormal movements of the Zhejia Army was quickly reported to the Yamen of the Governor of "Songmo" City. Wu Ping's young general Xiang Shi, who was stationed in "Songmo" City, immediately sent 400 extra troops to report to Li Shimin.
Yuntian and other military and political officials promptly discussed countermeasures.
Listening to Li Shimin's descriptive tone, the Qin family's army already knew that if the Zhe family's army moved in the direction of "Youzhou" this time, it would be a disaster, let alone the danger of losing troops and generals. What did the emperor think of Xu Jun's self?
They killed each other, and issued seven edicts slowly to make the defenders of "Youzhou" intercept the Zhejia army and spread the edict to send them back and forth.
Tang Jun said.
"Alas! I think the Qin family's cavalry can't retreat. I think they are an elite army. However, they have no ability to defeat me with their strength. If they are equal in strength, I can kill them. Now
Due to the situation, I will bear the sacrifice of my subordinate, but I cannot surrender but I will be humiliated. If he agrees, I should make my subordinate hand over his weapons, otherwise, even if we are both in ruins, I will regret it."
"Your Majesty, please don't worry about this matter. You are trying to implement a military strategy that will defeat the enemy in battle. You think you can achieve your goal, but you see that the Northeast army of the eldest son is so sparse that you will definitely be defeated if you go there."
It's bad, the general who leads the family knows the current affairs, and the eldest son disciplines me without coming or going."
"Old general, I'm worried. The Zhejia army is a truly weak army that you and others have seen. You should treat them with courtesy."
"General Wu! Can the prisoners of the Zhe family be dealt with before His Majesty and the King of Qi discuss it?"
What Qin Wenyuan heard was that he understood the meaning of the old general's words. The so-called benefit of seeing Wu Ping was just an excuse. The real purpose was clearly to harass Wu Ping in the direction of "Songmo" or "Raole" city. He probably had something to do with Li Shimin.
It has nothing to do with the assassination incident in "Chang'an City", but why the Zhe family is like this is something that guy can think of.
Tang Jun spoke respectfully.
"What do they want to do by sending thousands of troops to the pine desert? Now that they are here, let's stay here!"
Unfortunately, what the Zhejia army encountered today was the Qin family's cavalry who were good at long-range attacks. Before the two armies engaged, the Zhejia army was already attacked by Xiang Shi's crossbows, causing a slight chaos in their formation. This was all due to the fallen sergeant.
He stood up against the horses.
"A certain person is the commander of the Zhe Family Army, General Qin Junxing. I would like to ask General Xiang Shi to speak."
The young lieutenants of the Qin army saw that the situation on the battlefield was favorable to their own side, and they already understood the general's intention. They could not hide their grief and anger, and they all threw down their weapons and mounted their horses to stand in awe.
After a while, just as Xiang Shi and others expected, the Qin army was already exhausted. Seeing that thousands of soldiers under his command were already trapped in the siege of the Xu family army, he had wishful thinking about escaping.
After such a massacre, he shouted softly from the back of his horse with a willing heart.