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Qingfeng Mountain Dazhai was lost, so simply. Zuo Zhenwei's only place to stay in the north was completely destroyed by the Han army. Now, Zheng Chao finally figured out one thing. Liu Ling didn't want to waste his troops at all.
In the decisive battle with Zuo Zhenwei, he wanted to polish off Zuo Zhenwei's troops bit by bit. As long as Zuo Zhenwei divided his troops, Liu Ling would hold down the weaker one and beat him to death, fighting heartily.
However, Zheng Chaoming knew that the Han army was on its way back to Jiangzhou at Qingfeng Mountain, or was still in Qingfeng Mountain, but he could not rush back immediately to fight the Han army. Because he was afraid, and he now knew that Liu Ling used a trick to
It's definitely not a single strategy, it must be a series of several strategies. If he immediately sends his troops back to Qingfeng Mountain, I'm afraid he will fall into Liu Ling's trap again. Maybe Liu Ling has a secret hidden somewhere.
They formed an army and were waiting for Zuo Zhenwei's soldiers to run back.
He ordered the army to retreat slowly. Jinzhou could not go. Since Liu Ling thought of taking the retreat of Zuo Zhenwei, only a ghost would believe it if Jinzhou was unprepared. The most practical option now is Duohui Qingfengshan Dazhai
, at least there is a place to stand, otherwise Zuo Zhenwei will have no choice but to bypass Xu Shengzhi's territory in disgrace, then bypass Liu Shalang's Red Eyebrow Army, and return to the south to be laughed at for the rest of his life.
Is Zheng Chao willing to do this? He is! He is not afraid of embarrassment, but he has not reached that point yet. When it comes to life and death, things like face have always been worth less than a footcloth. As long as he is still alive, Zuo Zhenwei
If you are still here, what are you afraid of if you lose face? The worst thing you can do is start over from scratch.
But the situation in the north is still unclear, and the dying lion of Dazhou cannot raise its teeth to deal with foreign enemies. More than a month has passed, and the three guards and horses sent by the imperial court to expel the Han army are still spinning in circles.
The three generals of the guards miraculously fell ill one after another. The most ridiculously ill one was the general Han Buyi of Zuo Wuwei. It is said that he got armor-removing madness after the battle with Yang Yishan, and he has not recovered yet. This
Han Buyi did go too far. He was said to have gone too far because he could casually brush off such a serious matter as deceiving the court and made up a lie that no one believed. How could he get armor-removing madness twenty days after the war?
of?
When the troops from the north did not come, the southern troops of Zuo Zhenwei had to fight the Han army first, or in other words, they were plotted against them. Tan Bei, the general of Yanzhou's You Zhenwei, vowed to do so.
He said that he would defend the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the death, and even if he was ruined, he would not let the Dangxiang cavalry take the next step south. Isn't this naked nonsense? The Dangxiang soldiers fought a decisive battle with the Khitan people in the Qilian Mountains. Both sides invested more than one million troops. What else could they do?
Do you have the energy to go south? The soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty did not go to the territory of the Dangxiang people to cause trouble. Wei Mingxiao was already smiling from ear to ear. The four states occupied by Xixia are still firmly in their hands.
Yes, this shows how shameless Tan Bei's words were.
Zheng Chao regretted a little. He suddenly discovered that from the time the Black Flag Army attacked Jiangzhou, both the Black Flag Army and the Zuo Zhenwei were part of Liu Ling's plan and followed the direction pointed out by him step by step into the pit.
Jump, and then Liu Ling fills the hole cleanly.
The retreat speed of Zuo Zhenwei was not fast, and the daily march was maintained at fifty miles. Basically, all the food and grass on Qingfeng Mountain were taken out by the army. Even if there was no need to think about it, you would know that everything was looted by the Han army. Except for
A dilapidated stockade, there is really nothing to worry about.
The reason why he walked slowly was precisely because of the problem of food and grass. When he went north, Zheng Chao ordered the soldiers not to steal the food and money of the people along the way in order to gain a foothold in the future. Qiu did not do anything wrong. When he returned, the soldiers of Zuo Zhenwei were simply worse than the black flag.
The green forest soldiers like the army were so barbaric that they scraped the ground three feet away. Several counties, villages and towns they passed by were completely robbed. The people were more frightened by the officers and soldiers than by the bandits.
Zheng Chao had no choice. The 40,000-strong army always had to eat and they were hungry, so how could they start a war with the Han army? As a soldier, it is your duty to defend the territory, and you should not fear death in battle with the enemy. This is the bounden duty of a soldier. And the people of Dazhou were treated as
It is reasonable for a protector to provide food and grass.
But in this way, the discipline of the Han army became even more strict. The small favors Liu Ling showed to the people and the laws that restrained the soldiers made the Han army no longer an invader in the eyes of the people, but a force of justice.
The incarnation of the division. Therefore, no less than 100,000 people moved their families to Jinzhou and Jiangzhou. Many young people began to hate the officials and soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty even more. People always gathered in front of the yamen where the Han army recruited troops.
There are many men who have separated from their wives and children and want to join the army. Some of these men just want to have a good meal, and some really have a deep hatred for Zuo Zhenwei.
For these people who joined the army, the Han army chose young and strong people. No matter what the purpose of joining the army, they would not reject them. Feeling that there was an opportunity to take advantage of the Zhou army's meticulous work, they joined the Han army, but what was surprising was that almost all of them used
It won't take long for these Zhou army's detailed actions to be discovered and then beheaded in public. Because of this incident, the story of a powerful spy under the command of the loyal king Liu Ling of the Han Dynasty became even more miraculous.
At the same time, the Shadow Guards in Kaifeng were also active in full swing. They kept contacting the upper-level officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, bribed beautiful women with money, and made the court delay and delay the important matter of sending more troops to fight against the Han army.
Even Zuo Wuwei and the other three guards stayed put, and no one from the court came forward to severely reprimand them. No matter whether there were thieves in various places in the Zhou Dynasty or foreign invasions, Kaifeng was still singing and dancing, and it was still prosperous. It was just an illusion.
How long it can last, no one knows.
Perhaps one day Sejong Chai Rong's illness suddenly healed, then will the lion of Da Zhou wake up? Who knows, there is no hypothesis in the future.
Zuo Zhenwei's men continuously robbed the food of more than a dozen villages and towns in three counties, and even massacred the estates of several wealthy families. In order not to starve to death, they did not care how much influence these wealthy families had in the court.
Even if the court pursues the case in the future, it will be a matter for the future. The most important thing now is not to die, especially not to starve to death. As an invader, the Han army actually won the love of the people in the land of the Zhou Dynasty.
Moreover, there was no shortage of food and clothing, but the army of Zuo Zhenwei was struggling. This in itself made the soldiers of Zuo Zhenwei very angry.
Finally, Zuo Zhenwei had plundered enough to support the 40,000-strong army for three months. They marched slowly towards Qingfeng Mountain with the plundered food and grass. Three months later, it was the time when there was no supply. At that time, they
What else are you trying to grab? Who cares, let’s live for three months first. On the battlefield, no one thinks that grabbing some food is a sinful thing. In their view, fighting to the death for the court and the people on the battlefield means they can’t even eat.
Being full is the most unfair thing.
Seeing that it was almost the first lunar month, Zuo Zhenwei's army arrived at Shihepuzi Village, thirty miles away from Qingfeng Mountain. This village had long been deserted. The men brought women and children or had defected to the Black Flag Army.
, or the family moved to Jiangzhou. This village, which was known as the richest village within fifty miles three years ago, has become dilapidated. Apart from the presence of wild dogs and wild beasts, there is no trace of life left.
Zheng Chao, who was waiting for the scouts to inquire about Qingfeng Mountain, suddenly received a letter, a letter from the Han army, and it was a personal letter from Liu Ling, the loyal king of Han Dynasty.
This made Zheng Chao a little surprised. After much deliberation, he couldn't figure out what Liu Ling'an was thinking. The letter first expressed his long-standing admiration for Zheng Chao, and then expressed euphemistically that he hoped Zheng Chao could see the current situation clearly, understand current affairs, and surrender to the big man.
After reading it, Zheng Chao immediately fell into silence and did not leave the tent for a long time.
The meeting place was set at Huangtugang, ten miles south of Shihepuzi. The so-called Huangtugang is just a slope slightly higher than the flat ground. There is a Lihua Pavilion on the Huangtugang, which is very ancient. It is said that the poet Li
Taibai once lay drunk in Lihua Pavilion and left behind an eternal quatrain. As for what he wrote, no one knows now.
In short, the legend is very beautiful, but Lihuating is really shabby.
Liu Lingxuan met Zheng Chao at this place and showed enough sincerity. Zheng Chao knew that Huangtugang was surrounded by plains and there were no woods. He could tell whether there was an ambush at a glance, because there was no place suitable for an ambush here. Moreover,
Liu Ling allowed Zuo Zhenwei's troops to arrange the venue, and Zheng Chao selected the time.
"What do you think Liu Ling is thinking about?"
Zheng Chao asked after circulating Liu Ling's handwritten letter to his generals.
"perhaps……"
Li Yi frowned: "Perhaps Liu Ling really wants to conquer our Zuo Zhenwei. Judging from the content of the letter, Liu Ling does not seem to lack sincerity, but the crux of the matter is that our Zuo Zhenwei belongs to Zhou Dynasty."
The official army is one of the first twelve soldiers established by the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. He has great military achievements and has no dissatisfaction with the imperial court. Why does he think that we will surrender? "
Zheng Ke said: "General, don't go see Liu Ling. If you want to fight, fight. There is nothing to talk about. The lives of 20,000 brothers are in the hands of the Han army. If you want to persuade them to surrender, they will persuade you to surrender. No matter how easy it is, it will be easy."
Let him take it?"
Zheng Chao thought for a moment and said, "I think we should meet him. If we don't go, won't we make people laugh?"
"Then bring more soldiers. If we can't reach an agreement, just chop Liu Ling into a knife to save trouble."
Zheng Ke said carelessly.
Li Yi sighed: "It would be great if it was so easy. But General Zheng, do you think this is a big hope?"
Zheng Ke opened his mouth and sighed helplessly.
Li Yidao: "Since the general is going, we need to be more careful. I will take people there to check the terrain first. I will try to arrange people wherever I can. I don't want to kill Liu Ling, but I will ensure that the general is not in danger."
Zheng Chao thought for a while and said: "You go ahead. There is no need to ambush. I'm afraid that by then, the armies of both sides will be arrayed on both sides of Lihua Pavilion. If they disagree, they will start fighting."
Zheng Ke was the bravest general under Li Pu in the Zuo Zhenwei army. He said uneasily: "Since we want to talk, then I will lead three thousand soldiers and follow the general!" (To be continued)
