Above Tongguan City, although the situation has been completely controlled by Yang Shengzu, traces left by a night of military chaos can still be seen in many places:
The broken flags, the blood flowing on the ground, the piled-up bodies of soldiers and their families, and the battle scars left by many arrows and cannons...
Yang Shengzu stood on the majestic Tongguan, looking back at Guancheng. Although most of the soldiers and horses under Zhao Yingyuan were Cao Ying's old troops, judging from the expressions on their faces, most of them were still in a state of shock and uncertainty.
, and did not completely trust Yang Shengzu just because Luo Rucai sealed the letter.
Just because Zhao Yingyuan was "killed" and all his trusted generals and officers were killed by Yang Shengzu and Wang Long, and the families of the soldiers were completely put under house arrest by Yang Shengzu, they could only allow Yang Shengzu to control Guancheng.
The Tongguan defenders were all suspicious of whether Luo Rucai had rebelled. What's more, although they were from Cao Ying's old tribe, they had been fighting in the name of the Dashun Army for a long time. Even now that the late emperor had passed away, Dashun
The future of the ship is still in the fog, but if compared with Cao Ying's old ship, it seems that Dashun's big ship is more reliable.
Wang Long looked at the expressions on the faces of these defenders and said gloomily:
"Damn it, Zhao Yingyuan is always picking on the inside and outside, does he really think of himself as a camp intruder? Look at the soldiers Zhao Yingyuan led, now is the best time for our Cao camp to break away from Li Chuang, why the hell are we still like this?
What does he look like? That bastard Zhao Yingyuan, it’s a pity that I killed him with one cannon, otherwise I would have to cut him into pieces to express the hatred in my heart - last year I just slept with a woman on the way to retreat, and she was also Zhao Yingyuan.
This guy tipped off Li Chuang, which almost caused me to be beheaded by Li Zicheng."
Yang Shengzu replied helplessly:
"Our troops are limited, and these defenders are simply bewitched by Zhao Yingyuan. Now that Zhao Yingyuan has been killed, don't worry about it. Cao Ying only has 20,000 old soldiers available now, and these people may not all follow us.
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In places like Xi'an, Guyuan, Baoji, and Hanzhong, there are also many Ming Dynasty surrender troops that need to be controlled, and they also need troops to coerce them.
The thief Xin Sizhong was trapped in the city of Xi'an with seven to eight thousand intruders, but he still had more than ten thousand intruders stationed in Lantian and other places, which also needed to be dealt with. In addition, Yuan Zongdi also had a full thirty thousand elite troops in Yansui.
, even if he is restrained by the Qing army, if he desperately goes south, it will be enough to make us suffer.
Therefore, Military Advisor Ji has already said that there must be no loss at Tongguan. We must also find ways to take back Zhao Yingyuan's old soldiers from Cao Ying without any wastage."
Wang Long cursed again: "Damn Xin Sizhong! And that Huihui thief, if it weren't for Mi Laoyin, we would have killed all the intruders according to the plan of the Ji military division. How could there be so many troubles now?
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Yang Shengzu hummed: "Don't regret it! We must guard Tongguan and not let the intruders from Henan come in. The affairs in Guanzhong will naturally be handled by Military Advisor Ji and my eldest brother."
At this point, Wang Long, who had a hot temper, suddenly hesitated and tried to ask:
"Nanyang Gong...how is Commander Cao doing? His injury is not healed yet?"
Yang Shengzu stared at Wang Long closely and said: "My uncle was stabbed by Xin Sizhong and can't do anything yet. But don't worry, the injury is not serious, and now military division Ji and my brother will handle all matters, big or small, so don't worry."
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When Wang Long wanted to ask one more question, several personal soldiers came from Cao's soldiers that Yang Shengzu had brought to Tongguan. The personal guards came to Yang Shengzu's ear and said a few words in a hurry, which made Yang Shengzu's face suddenly change.
Big changes.
Wang Long asked curiously: "What's going on? What news is it? Good news or bad news?"
Yang Shengzu did not answer directly. He put his hands behind his back very hesitantly and walked back and forth several times before finally gritting his teeth and saying:
"It's my little aunt! She escaped to Tongguan!"
"Little...little aunt? Ah! Is she the eldest lady?"
Wang Long was stunned for a moment, unable to realize who the aunt Yang Shengzu mentioned was. After a while, he slowly realized that the aunt was Luo Yanqing, the sister of Yang Shengzu's uncle Luo Rucai.
But Luo Yanqing has already married Li Laiheng and should be in Kaifeng now. Why did she come to Tongguan?
Yang Shengzu looked even more anxious and said:
"The news about our attack in Xi'an has spread! Fortunately, in order to appease the people, my aunt is not in Kaifeng, but happened to be in Luoyang, otherwise she would have been killed!"
Wang Long said in shock: "I don't think Li Laiheng is a ruthless and ruthless person. He wouldn't kill his own wife directly, right? And didn't I hear that the eldest lady is pregnant?"
"Hmph! You are not familiar with Li Laiheng! This man is the most cunning and shameless thief in the camp. You are not familiar with him. You don't know that Li Laiheng is full of benevolence, morality and conspiracy. With his shameless character, it is really
It is not strange to kill my aunt."
Yang Shengzu then took a breath and said: "Fortunately, fortunately, Luoyang is not like Kaifeng where heavy troops were gathered. After my aunt received the news that we had launched an attack in Guanzhong, she immediately escaped from Luoyang with more than a hundred followers and has now arrived at Tongguan.
It's outside. She sent a few people in, they are all maids I know, so don't worry."
"...You...you mean, do you want Miss Zhong to enter the detention center?"
Wang Long showed a little suspicion, which made Yang Shengzu angry. He reprimanded:
"What do you mean!? Do you think my aunt is a spy who broke into the army?"
Wang Long hurriedly explained: "No, no, how is this possible? The eldest lady is still pregnant, and since she only escaped with a hundred followers, I don't think there is anything to worry about. Even if dozens of people sneak in,
Breaking into the army and spies will not cause any big disturbance."
Yang Shengzu glanced at Wang Long again, but now he felt a little doubtful and hesitant. However, thinking of how his aunt had taken care of him over the years, Yang Shengzu still clenched his hands and said:
"I will keep a close eye on them. Only the old members of Cao Ying that I can recognize can enter. I will ask my aunt to send away the other followers."
Wang Long took a long breath and said: "That's good, that's good. Now is a critical moment, Tongguan must not make any mistakes."
"Let's go and have a look."
Yang Shengzu shook off his shirt, grabbed his sword and walked down the city. He had mixed feelings in his heart. He was still angry when he thought that Luo Yanqing was pregnant with Li Laiheng's child. He also thought about Yang Chengzu and Ji Gui's rebellion in Xi'an, which almost killed him.
Auntie, I have some regrets again.
He and Wang Long went to see people in front of the closing door together. Luo Yanqing stood in the crowd riding a maroon war horse, and wore a long green cloak. Although her belly was slightly bulging, her skills were strong and she still showed full prowess.
spirit.
Most of the hundreds of followers around Luo Yanqing are servants and guards who have been with the Luo family for a long time, and some are maids that Luo Yanqing took with her after marrying Li Laiheng.
Yang Shengzu was familiar with most of these people's faces, but there were only about a dozen or twenty people who seemed slightly unfamiliar to him.
Luo Yanqing ordered two guards to tie up Niu Quan and tie him to a mule. He sent someone to tell Yang Shengzu and Wang Long that he was Niu Jinxing's son who was kidnapped when she escaped from Luoyang.
The arrival of hostages made Yang Shengzu's mood finally improve. He quickly laughed at Wang Long and said:
"Oh my God! Look, my aunt's skills have indeed not deteriorated. In such a dangerous situation, she can still kidnap a son of Niu Jinxing!"
Wang Long, who was originally a little suspicious of Luo Yanqing's sudden escape to Tongguan at such a critical moment, lowered his guard and said:
"Niu Jinxing only has this son... We captured Niu Quan as soon as we launched the army. Maybe we can make Niu Jinxing a rat weapon."
"My aunt is really amazing. This is a great achievement. Quickly, open the door and let my aunt and the others in!"
Yang Shengzu looked at Luo Yanqing's very familiar face and felt a slight warmth in his heart. Wang Long did not know about Ji Gui and Yang Chengzu's coup plan and did not inform Luo Rucai. Many Cao Ying generals thought that the coup plan was led by Luo Rucai.
At this time when even the relationship between flesh and blood could not be trusted, Yang Shengzu watched Luo Yanqing try every means to escape back to Cao Ying regardless of the child in her belly, and finally gained more confidence in his elder brother's plan...