.Songyang City, northwest of Xuchang, was at the strategic point where Xuchang went to Luoyang and Ruzhou went to Luoyang. After February, Dong Yuan transferred Xiao Kui'an's troops to guard it, but he did not expect that he would make a move to defeat Lin.
Block the way for him to flee west to Guanzhong to join Chen Zhihu. The first attack.
Seeing Liu Tingzhou bringing wine to reward him, Xiao Kui'an straightened his clothes behind the chief accountant's desk and looked at the blue wine in the wine glass on the desk. His heart was filled with desolation. He didn't expect that Liu Tingzhou would even trick himself into drinking it after he had come to this point.
This glass of poisonous wine will cause the Songyang army to collapse and not stop them from escaping westward...
Xiao Kui'an felt as cold as snow. He knelt down in front of the case and cried: "Mr. Liu has treated me with great kindness. Kui'an shouldn't refuse this drink. However, the lives of Songyang generals and tens of thousands of his family members are at stake. Kui'an is so grateful."
I dare not drink this wine..."
Yuan Jinsheng came to Songyang Town with Liu Tingzhou to enjoy wine. When he saw Xiao Kui'an revealing the mystery in the wine, he was horrified: Xiao Kui'an knew that the cup was poisoned wine?!
Yuan Jinsheng put his hand on the saber on his waist, but Xiao Kui'an, who was wearing armor beside him, all the Songyang generals glared at him? It seemed that as soon as he drew the saber, dozens of people would cut him into pieces, Yuan Jinsheng
Sheng looked at Liu Tingzhou in despair and frustration, hoping that Liu Tingzhou could still shock the scene.
Liu Tingzhou was ashamed and ashamed to tell Xiao Kui'an, but his shame did not suppress his final cruelty. He stared at the wine before the case for a long time, and suddenly laughed out loud and said: "You also know that I treat you kindly.
It's as heavy as a mountain. You also know that you shouldn't refuse this wine, so why do you doubt me because of it?" Suddenly he took the tin pot on the corner of the desk, poured it into his stomach by the spout, and threw the tin pot with only the remaining liquid into the tent.
, said to Yuan Jinsheng and Piaotian Literature Network, "Let's go!" He seemed to have irresolvable sadness and anger in his heart, and seemed to leave with disappointment in Xiao Kui'an.
Xiao Kui'an watched Liu Tingzhou leave the tent like this, and looked at the wine in front of the case blankly. He was confused for a moment: Did he misunderstand Liu Tingzhou? He hesitated to pick up the wine glass and put it to his nose to smell the wine.
"General Xiao, don't drink this wine lightly!" Chen Xiaoyan thought Xiao Kui'an was about to drink, and hurriedly walked from behind the screen to stop him, and said to the general next to him, "Go and catch a live dog from the camp..."
After a while, the guards caught a black dog.
Chen Xiaoyan opened the dog's mouth and poured the clear blue liquid in the wine glass into it.
The black dog seemed to be frightened, and ran away outside the tent. It seemed that nothing was wrong. Xiao Kui'an just thought he had misunderstood Liu Tingzhou, stood up and went to chase Liu Tingzhou and others who left angrily. He had just reached the big tent.
I saw the black dog that had just been drunk twitching in the open space in front of the tent, foaming at the mouth.
Xiao Kui'an stood there in a daze, and then he realized that this was really poisonous wine. He didn't expect that Liu Tingzhou would not hesitate to drink most of the pot of poisonous wine in the end, but also deceived himself into drinking this glass of poisonous wine. He felt that his heart was filled with desolation, as if he was half dead...
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The general next to him asked: "Master Liu and the others have just left the camp, will they send someone to chase them?"
"Forget it," Xiao Kui'an weakly shook his head. He had no intention of sending people to chase Yuan Jinsheng and others who fled to the south. He thought that Liu Tingzhou might have died of poison at this time and wanted all the generals to follow him back to his account.
He sat down behind the long table with only an empty wine glass left, looked at the generals standing in the tent, and asked, "Every general knows about the destruction of the Yanlu Dengzhou Navy. Where is the Songyang Army going? You guys
Do you have any plans in mind?"
All the generals looked at Chen Xiaoyan - Chen Xiaoyan was Gao Zongting's school boy, but the school boy at that time was now over. After the Qingzhou War, Chen Xiaoyan moved most frequently on behalf of the Huaidong and Huaixi armies, and escaped from the
General Chen Xiaoyan of the Huaixi Army's Songyang Army was no stranger to him either - it was just that he didn't expect that the commander would hide Chen Xiaoyan in the military camp and keep it a secret from them until now.
Anyone with a glance would understand that Chen Xiaoyan should be coming on behalf of Huaidong - the news came that the Beiyan Dengzhou Navy had been destroyed and the Suohai defense line had completely collapsed in just three to five days. The generals of the Songyang Army It's like being slapped in the face.
Not everyone has the desire to be loyal to the king and the country and support the emperor's family, nor does everyone have the ambition to be a king and break the earth, and to seduce his children. It can be said that the vast majority of people do not have these two thoughts, but sometimes the situation is uncontrollable. ——In the past, various overt and covert struggles can also be said to be factional disputes. In the Battle of Jingxiang, Dong Yuan misjudged and allowed Chen Zhihu to rush to Nanyang from Queshan, which passed through the Zhengyang defense zone. At that time, Xiao Kui'an only had 10,000 troops in Zhengyang. , there is definitely no way to stop Chen Zhihu from crossing the border. Even if they have no intention of allowing Chen Zhihu to cross the border, they cannot erase this bad debt and this pile of shit on their heads...
The vast majority of people have no choice but to follow the crowd.
Even if Dong Yuan publicly betrays Lin, many generals of the Songyang Army can only watch as they are dragged onto the warship no matter how unwilling they are. How can they say "no" in front of Dong Yuan's eyes? How can they expect the Huaidong Army to do so? Will they be able to open the door when they call in the future? Of course, some people may also hope that they can really fight against Huaidong and gain the wealth and honor of being granted a title - these thoughts are intricate and complicated in themselves, and the generals of the Songyang Army can only As I sink deeper and deeper, it becomes difficult to extricate myself.
Therefore, they were shocked to hear that the entire Beiyan Dengzhou Navy had been destroyed, and that the sea-locking defense line was destroyed like a tower of sand. The generals of the Songyang Army who dragged the Xuchang warships were also horrified and desperate, unable to see any way out. Can be found.
However, Chen Xiaoyan, on behalf of Huaidong, had been hidden in the camp by Xiao Kui for a long time - for the generals of the Songyang Army, this was undoubtedly a bright light in a desperate situation.
Naturally, Chen Xiaoyan would not come to Songyang for no reason. Chen Xiaoyan came to Songyang alone, which means that Huaidong still has the intention to recruit the Songyang army, and there is still room for sitting down and talking...
General Xiao Kui'an saw the expressions of the generals in the camp, and sighed in his heart: He knew that this was also the aspiration of the people, and the general situation was difficult to change. He pressed the long table and said slowly: "Master Chen is no stranger to you all, he has come to Song. In Yangyang, I was secretly ordered by the Privy Envoy and the Deputy Privy Envoy, Mr. Yue, and all of my Songyang generals were incorporated into the Chang Huai Army as the third town division. Although I was trusted by the Privy Envoy and the Deputy Privy Envoy, Mr. Yue, I was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief. The Huai Army's Third Division-based Army..."
Speaking of this, the Songyang generals expressed their fondness. Not only would they not be punished, they would also receive the same treatment as those of the Guoyang and Zhengyang towns. This was undoubtedly a result that no one dared to hope for before. Before Xiao Kui'an could finish his words, The eyes they looked at Chen Xiaoyan began to be full of kindness and enthusiasm.
Xiao Kui'an didn't finish his words and continued: "Since the Battle of Jingxiang, the generals of Songyang have achieved nothing in all battles. It is because I, Xiao Kui'an, am incompetent in leading the troops and running the army. I dare not appoint the generals, so I only ask Chen Your Excellency, temporarily control the Songyang generals on behalf of Xiao, and ask the privy envoy to select another talented person at a later date..."
Chen Xiaoyan was also slightly shocked. He didn't expect Xiao Kui'an to be so discouraged, but without Xiao Kui'an's help, how could he lead the Songyang Army to block Dong Yuan's westward escape?
"General Xiao, the Privy Council has great trust in you and knows that you are dedicated to serving the country and the people. Liu Tingzhou drank poisonous wine to make money from you. If he died from the poison, he really deserved it..." Chen Xiaoyan advised. .
"Liu Tingzhou has evil intentions and deserves to die." The Songyang generals also advised. Even though many of them were promoted by Liu Tingzhou to serve as generals, Liu Tingzhou still wanted to drag them into the bottomless depths at this time. In the quagmire, gratitude has turned into hatred. It is absolutely a pity that Liu Tingzhou just drank most of the pot of poisonous wine in the tent.
"Master Chen, you don't need to persuade me." Liu Tingzhou did not hesitate to claim that he was poisoned, but also deceived himself into dying. Xiao Kui'an's heart was already cold, but he did not intend to serve as a general again. He also understood Chen Xiaoyan's thoughts, so he just said , "If Dong Yuan escapes to the west and surrenders to the prisoners, Xiao will not dare to get away. Songyang generals will definitely follow Mr. Chen's lead and will not disobey orders..." He raised his eyes to look at the generals in the tent and asked, " If Dong Yuan escapes to the west and surrenders to the captors, it will be your chance to redeem your merits; are you willing to be under Lord Chen's control for the time being, serve the country, and bravely kill the enemy?"
The generals hesitated for a long time, knowing that although Xiao Kui'an wanted to take all the blame on himself, they wanted to be accepted by the Huaidong Army and wanted to get a not too bad ending. It was indeed necessary to intercept Dong Yuan's westward escape. A rare opportunity, seeing that Xiao Kui'an had made up his mind, they did not dare to force Xiao Kui'an to stay as a general, fearing that Huaidong would suspect that they still wanted to stand on the mountaintop, so they all knelt down in front of the tent and swore allegiance to Chen Xiaoyan, who represented the Huaidong Army, and said: "I am willing to obey Master Chen's military orders, serve the country, and fight the enemy bravely..."
Yuan Jinsheng took the body of Liu Tingzhou, who died of poisoning, and fled back to Xuchang in panic.
Seeing the body of Liu Tingzhou who died of poison, and the Songyang Army subsequently sent troops to occupy several key roads connecting the north and south of Songshan Mountain to Hezhong Prefecture, Dong Yuan, Yuan Guizheng, Ren Jiwei and others were desperate to the extreme.
Although Songyang's troops and horses were sandwiched between Xuchang and Hezhong Prefecture, Xuchang's troops and horses and Hezhong's troops and horses were affected by the Dengzhou war at this time, and their morale was shaken. Even if there were more troops and horses, there would be no way to attack the camp and move out. Do you have the morale to attack Songyang?
In particular, the Songyang Army took the initiative to send troops to block the Jinqu stronghold in the north and south of Songshan Mountain, which shows that the Songyang Army is no longer simply unwilling to float. Astronomy.net Ming Songyang Army wants to prevent them from escaping westward in exchange for Huaidong's leniency - maybe Huaihe Dong had already sent someone to secretly contact Xiao Kui'an.
Xiao Kui'an was born in hard labor, and being able to take the position of the leader of a town is related to Liu Tingzhou's appreciation and promotion, but he also needs to be capable and smart enough...
"We can only go through Funiu Mountain!" Yuan Guizheng said.
There are many lofty mountains between Shaanxi and Henan, and Funiu Mountain is only the first pass. Although there are Chai Dao and beasts in the mountains, how can tens of thousands of troops and a considerable number of family members and baggage vehicles pass through?
Furthermore, if there is a movement on the Xuchang side, the defense troops on the Beiru River and Yingshui River will be defeated if the Changhuai Army and Changshan Army attack. The Changhuai Army and Changshan Army will be able to drive straight in and attack Xuchang, leaving them alone. There may only be two or three days to escape west from Funiu Mountain. How many people can escape into Funiu Mountain in two or three days? Five thousand, three thousand, two thousand or less? I am afraid that not even the young generals can take them with them. .