Chapter 22: Contacts between Chencang and Chencang
The news of the Shu army's appearance at Baoxie Road was like a violent wind, sweeping across the entire Guanlong area in an instant. At this time, the Chang'an garrison numbered only 20,000 people, and they suddenly fell into panic. When the emperor heard the news at midnight, he was also very nervous.
Han, hurriedly summoned Jia Xu, Yang Biao, Fu De, Cui Yan and others, and discussed with them in Yinshi: "Liu Yan is sending a large army at this time. What is his plan? Could it be that he also wants to rebel?"
Jia Xu looked sideways and said, "I followed the orders of King Wen and Bu Feng, but why was it to no avail?"
Jia Xu obviously had a draft in mind when he came, and he answered fluently on the spot. He told the emperor that when the late emperor was here, it was Liu Yan who first pushed the Mu Bo's theory, and it was a pity that he could not be appeased, but it was not unexpected. Fortunately, Liu Biao in Jingzhou
The silk letter of gratitude has been sent to the minister's desk by the king's order. From this point of view, it is just the Shu army that is causing rebellion.
Then he analyzed that the Shu army's trip was not righteous, and they had to brave the wind and snow to travel through mountains and rivers. The soldiers must be exhausted and embarrassed to fight. Therefore, a small number of troops can be left to guard Shaanxi County, and the general can lead most of them back.
If we call in the Liangzhou garrison, we can get about 100,000 soldiers. In recent years, there have been no famous generals in Shu. It is said that our army has the right time, place and people. Even if we are not victorious, we will not be defeated. The only thing is regrettable.
Yes, it means that we cannot take advantage of the victory to invade and completely destroy the hegemony.
After hearing this, the emperor had no objections and handed over all military arrangements to Jia Xu. Jia Xu then sent envoys to Hedong and Hongnong, ordering Lu Bu, Han Sui, Dong Cheng and others to return to the court; on the other hand, he contacted Longxi, Hanyang and other places
, ordered the generals who originally stayed in Liangzhou to lead their remaining troops to Guanzhong; and he also assigned officials from Beijing to recruit troops around Sanfu.
For a time, the documents from Shangshutai were sent to all counties and counties in Guan and Long like snowflakes. Especially the troops in Long Shang were like a trickle, rushing down to Long day and night. So much so that those who set up roadblocks on the official road in Shang Gui
The guards, almost every half an hour, can see Liang Ren, who is riding a war horse and covered with armor and stomach, hurriedly passing by.
The leader of these Liang people was Li Kan, the captain of Jincheng. When he had to collect letters, he left Linqiang from Longqi City, then followed the winding Huangshui River and turned into Longxi at its intersection with Taoshui.
Then it passes through Zhang County to the source of the Weishui River, and finally follows the Weishui River through Lushan Mountain and reaches the open land of Guanzhong.
And the first city he passed was Chencang.
From the beginning of the Liang army's surprise attack on Chang'an, in order to achieve a surprise effect, Jia Xu ordered the army to keep walking on small roads and avoid the big cities in various places. It was not until Pingling that he made a big splash. Although such a battle into Chang'an was miraculous, it was also
A large number of Chen Chong's followers were left among the three assistants. Although the emperor replaced the governors and generals of the Northern Army in various places, he tried his best not to retain the post of county magistrate, except for the counties in Hongnong, Hedong, which directly faced the Bafu.
When it came to abolition, Chen Cang and Zhang Ji happened to be on this list.
The first time Li Kande saw Zhang Ji, he felt that he was an extremely capable young man. He was wearing a brown wide robe and Confucian clothes, and his lower body was wearing a cool and popular leg-tie tight hakama, and he also had a threesome tied around his waist.
The foot-long sword has a kind of elegant and elegant style.
After Zhang Ji met with Li Kan, he did not exchange too many greetings and discussed matters directly. He said that a rest house had been arranged for them in the north of the city, the food was almost cooked, and hot water for heating was also prepared, so they could just go there directly.
.Li Kan was extremely happy. After running around for days, there was nothing more comfortable than sleeping directly. And for such a simple reason, among the many cities along Liangzhou, no one was as well prepared as Zhang Ji.
That night, Zhang and Li Kan ate together in the camp, drank hot wine together, and talked about the changes in the current war. Li Kan followed Jia Xu's suggestion, thinking that the Shu army came from afar and consumed a lot of food and fodder.
There are also few cavalry, so it is not difficult to retreat from Shu. However, Zhang Ji disagreed. He retorted to Li Kan and said that the Shu army may be difficult to defeat, but the emperor has not been in power for a long time and the people in Guanzhong are uncertain. If the Shu army delays, in Sanfu
To win people's hearts, but if one or two of them are repeated, what will happen to the situation? I'm afraid the Shu army can win completely without a war.
After that, he took out another document from his sleeve and asked Li Kan to forward it to the emperor. Li Kan opened it and saw that it was all about the gains and losses of the government's failure and the plan that this war should not be taken lightly. He nodded repeatedly in admiration.
Said: "It is said that there are many talented people in the court. I didn't take it seriously at first. I thought I was just a disciple of Chengyu who learned some words. But when I met Zhang Jun, I realized that I was shallow."
That night, they talked about the various arrangements of the Liang army for this battle, as well as the customs and various characters in Longshang. As they talked, they hated each other so late that they didn't fall asleep until midnight.
The next day, Li Kan led his army to continue marching eastward, and Zhang Ji went out of the city to see him off. When he was ten miles away, Li Kan saw farmers gathering among the streets. Under the leadership of some county soldiers, they formed a group and headed towards the city. He couldn't help but
Very curious. Zhang Ji explained: "I was afraid that the Shu soldiers had other plans on Chencang Road, so I recruited more people to be strong and prepared."
Li Kan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "If the Shu army is really divided into two groups, then if they encounter De Rong, they will be asking for death."
The two of them clasped their fists and parted, and Liang Ren's army gradually disappeared into the pale and empty sky. After Zhang Ji waited until all the army had left, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately turned around and rode back to the city. Unexpectedly, he walked slowly for two moments, and gradually
Hearing the clatter of horse hooves behind him, Zhang Ji turned around and saw that a dozen young people dressed as Confucian scholars were catching up quickly.
Seeing a stranger approaching from the east, the guards spontaneously guarded Zhang Ji, drew out their knives, and ordered these young people who did not know their origins to dismount and explain their origins. With the cold front coming, it was inevitable that some of these young people who had never fought before were unavoidable.
Some people changed their colors, but only two people at the gate remained indifferent. Zhang Ji couldn't help but be impressed by this boldness.
He looked at the two people carefully. One of them was eight feet tall, with a beautiful and heroic appearance. Standing alone among the crowd, he was as eye-catching as a lone pine standing on the top of a cliff; while the other one had a simple appearance and narrow eyebrows.
In one place, and with a height of only more than six feet, he would inevitably look insignificant and unpopular. However, in the situation where everyone was eclipsed in front of the sword, he kept his divine light restrained and remained calm, showing great composure.
Come on.
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The eight-foot young man was obviously the leader of this group of young people. He bowed his head slightly, and then discussed with his companions in harmony. Finally, they all took out their famous thorns, put them into a pile in his hand, and passed them on.
Zhang Ji took it and looked through it one by one, only to find that they were actually some imperial students, and most of them were from Jingzhou. This eight-foot young man in white Confucian clothes came from Langya Zhuge, and his name was Kongming. The other person was Nanyang Pang.
This made Zhang Ji very suspicious. He thought: Now is the time of war and chaos. These young people who have never seen battles should stay in the Taipei even if they are not frightened and go home.
Xuezai, why do you want to go to the most chaotic Chencang? Could it be that person's spy?
But as soon as this idea came to mind, Zhang Ji immediately laughed again. He looked at the young and energetic faces of these young people, and thought to himself: Just by looking at the appearance of these people, you can tell that they have just served Yuan Dynasty, how can they do it?
What kind of spy?
He immediately dismounted and walked up to these young people, returned the assassins to them, and asked them why they came. But he made up his mind that no matter what these young people said, he would send someone to send them back to Chang'an.
Kong Ming, the leader, looked at the seal and ribbon around Zhang Ji's waist, and then asked him: "Is your Excellency the Lord Zhang County of Chencang?"
Zhang Ji was stunned when he heard this, nodded slightly, and then asked: "You guys are here to see me?"
Kong Ming shook his head slightly and said: "No, we want to ask the county gentleman to help us find someone."
Zhang Bi could not help but wave his hand and said: "Now that the Shu army has entered the Qin Dynasty, state affairs are busy. I can be busy from Mao Shi to Hai Shi in one day. You asked me to help find someone, but I am afraid I have found the wrong person." Before everyone could show their disappointment, he
Then he said with a smile: "You should have seen it when you came. The sergeants from Longshang have just passed by. It is best to go back before the war has affected the third assistant. What is the benefit of being here?"
After saying that, he was about to get on his horse, but Kong Ming showed a determined expression, stepped forward and said: "The county king can hide it from others, but he can't hide it from me. I came to Chencang now because I wanted to see Xiping No. 1
We're just people. If we don't see you, we'll never come back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Ji suddenly stopped. He changed his face, slowly turned around and looked at Kong Ming, and said: "Boy, don't talk nonsense. To you, it's just a few words. If they reach the ears of others, they may control thousands of people."
People are dying."
Pang Shiyuan, who was on the side, heard the words and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is serious. In the final analysis, our group is just students. We have no armor on our bodies and no swords on our waists. How can we talk about life and death? Since that's the case.
We are students, and in the end it is just a study tour."
"Study tour?"
"Yes, studying abroad. Seeking enlightenment from everyone and solving doubts from the master. Isn't it the long-cherished wish of students all over the world? We guessed that the emperor is here, so we just wanted to give it a try."
"Hmm." Zhang thought for a moment, but still couldn't figure out whether these people were deceitful or sincere. He simply asked: "How do you determine that the person you are looking for is here? You know, his appearance is very easy to identify.
, I’m afraid it’s not easy to hide.”
Kong Ming smiled and said: "He was able to escape even if Chang'an was sealed off, let alone the three assistants of the old people all over the place? What the county prince said was not sincere!"
He immediately explained: "The reason why we speculated like this is just because of one thing. The general from Chang'an has returned to the army and said that Longshou is not in the east of Hedong. Hedong is a place of life and death, but Longshou does not guard it personally. It shows that there is a bigger problem.
I thought about the plan. Although I don’t know what Longshou’s plan is, I also know that the places in Guanzhong are useful. If it is not Xijing, it is Xi County, Chencang and Hongnong. Now Liang Shu is confronting Xi County, and Hongnong is
If it is lost, the dragon head must be here."
However, after saying these words, there was not a single word of solid evidence in them. It was all just conjecture. Kong Ming himself couldn’t help but burst out laughing. He still insisted: “Although the world is big, there are only a few who can stabilize the country. We are waiting for this trip.
It's just a young man's spirit. If I can't meet the envoy, it will be a great regret in my life! I hope the magistrate can recommend me."
After Zhang heard this, he stroked his chin, considered it for a moment, and said, "No matter what, you can follow me into the city first."