At dawn, Han Shizhong entered Tieling Pass, and Li Yanxian led the crowd to welcome him.
In front of everyone, Li Yanxian looked calm, and Han Shizhong smiled at Yan Yan. Neither of them lost their composure... In other words, after going through the motions, King Han only asked someone to close and insert his unparalleled banner.
, so he directly occupied the highest, most upright room in the middle of this shabby pass and went to sleep.
Li Yanxian and others had nothing to say, not to mention that it was Han Shizhong's cavalry who made the most gains last night... In fact, it was not much. It was all in vain. Han Shizhong's soldiers and horses were not familiar with the terrain, and it was difficult to catch up with the cavalry. In addition,
The Jin army themselves fell behind a lot, and not many people actually reached Guanxia and fell into the danger zone... That is to say, the number of gains of seven to eight hundred, the actual number of three-one invading enemy troops, was not captured by Wan Yan.
But whether it was seven or eight hundred, or whether it was one or two thousand in the battle in front of the Stork Tower, Han Shizhong's troops basically achieved all the gains they had made against the main force of the Jin army, Meng Anmouke, since the war began.
One person's gains were as much as those of the other nine Jiedushi's subordinates combined, and he was basically the one who did it himself.
Rounding it off, if there were another twenty such battles, the Jin army would not fight, and they would simply count themselves as defeated in the decisive battle, surrender and destroy the country.
In addition, he is the only king of the county, and Marshal Hedong, who has issued the decree to the world, is naturally qualified to look down on anyone, especially Li Yanxian who just lost an army and lost a general.
Compared with King Han, another hero of the rescue, Ma Kuo and Ma Zichong, who arrived after hard work at noon, had a more appropriate attitude. He even went to the point of being cautious... No way, it was not only Ma Kuo's own status that was obviously different from Li Yanxian's.
The problem of the gap is not a problem of King Xin. The more important point is that after this battle, Tieling Pass has been stabilized and the Taihang Rebel Army has officially returned. He must fight for enough treatment for the Taihang Rebel Army. At this time
I don't dare to offend anyone at all.
However, Ma Kuo was even more sleepy than Han Shizhong. He reluctantly watched Li Yanxian arrange a camp for his army, and then he couldn't hold on any longer, so he found a room and fell asleep directly.
But Ma Kuo didn't sleep for long. Around dusk, he turned over and didn't dare to go back to sleep. Then he came out directly, found some cold water and just wiped his face. He was about to go out, but someone was already waiting in front of the door, saying,
Marshal Han had already woken up and was observing the situation at the pass with Li Jiedu. He had given special instructions and was waiting for Manager Ma to get up and invite him to go to the pass.
Ma Kuo naturally had nothing to say.
However, it is said that it is a pass, but Tieling Pass is really not a grand pass, it is just a choke point. During the Five Dynasties, the Hedong area was particularly important, and it gradually became famous... but it is not a big name, a good reputation.
But having said that, after this battle, I am afraid that I will gain some fame.
Not to mention anything else, at this time, three of the ten festivals of the Song Dynasty were actually gathered in the pass. Looking northeast of the pass towards Quwo, there was a serious Jin Kingdom commander on the edge of Huishui less than twenty miles away.
With two well-known households, it is enough to leave some places of interest.
Without further ado, let’s just say that Ma Kuo got the message. He had just entered the small courtyard inside the pass and before boarding the pass, he first saw two large banners standing on the top of the pass. Among them, the "unparalleled" banner in the middle was unreasonable.
And Li, the 'mainstay' was pushed to one side, almost making it look a little cramped, and I secretly screamed something bad.
When I actually boarded the third-class Xiaoguan building, I turned around and was shocked again... It turned out that there were dozens of people densely gathered on the platform of a mere Xiaoguan.
And if these people are just guards, it would be fine. The key is to look at the attire. They are not commanders but also commanders. There, no one dared to say a word.
As his heart became increasingly weak, Ma Zichang couldn't help but think to himself for some reason, if Ba Lisu could build a heavy artillery cart with a counterweight and hit it with one shot, instead of using that kind of gunpowder cannon, I'm afraid the Northern Expedition would be a disaster. The troops are about to be withdrawn.
"Manager Ma is here." One person turned around to look at each other, his eyes flashing like lightning, but he was the first to abandon his seat and stand up to greet him.
Ma Kuo saw this person sitting in the middle of the distance, and he had a majestic appearance. Even though he was only wearing light and soft cotton clothes, he suddenly wore a luxurious jade belt, so he knew that this person was Han Shizhong, who he had met once in Hebei. , but immediately greeted him with his hands in hand, not daring to neglect at all:
"Prince! Marshal! I haven't seen him in ten years, and the prince is still so free and easy!"
When Han Shizhong saw Ma Kuo being so knowledgeable and talking about his past fate, he laughed loudly and took the initiative to hold hands.
The two sides exchanged greetings for a while, and Ma Kuo saw Li Yanxian with a calm face and standing aside with his hands behind his hands, but he did not dare to neglect: "Li Jiedu, we were in a rush at noon and couldn't talk about old times in our hometown..."
It turned out that these two people were from neighboring counties, one was from Longxi and the other was from Didao.
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When Li Yanxian heard that the other party had moved out of Guanxi, he didn't want to show off to Qiao anymore, so he quickly came up to shake hands and greet him.
After about another round of greetings, the three of them sat down on the three chairs side by side that Shuan had prepared. As expected, Han Shizhong was in the middle, Li Yanxian was on the left, and Ma Kuo was on the right. There was no mistake at all.
The three of them sat down and chatted while pointing to the camp under construction in Guanxia. Li Yanxian thanked the two for their support last night, and the scene became colder.
As for Ma Kuo, he had long sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and knew that the others had no room to intervene, so he quickly made a joke and praised the two of them.
However, when Han Shizhong came up with the joke that if he fought twenty more battles like this, the Jin people would be beaten to death, Han Shizhong's reaction was a bit too much.
"Li Jiedu said this... as if I, Han Shizhong, are not a human being." As soon as Han Shizhong said this, he threw his head back and laughed. The laughter was so loud that it even echoed in the mountains and ravines on both sides, and it continued continuously. It can be seen that King Han’s aura is strong.
With this smile, Li Yanxian and Ma Kuo had no choice but to laugh twice to apologize, but they soon stopped because they had already realized that what was supposed to come would definitely come.
And sure enough, Han Shizhong stopped laughing for a long time, but instead of speaking to Ma Kuo who told the joke, he turned to Li Yanxian:
"Li Jiedu...you said, am I a human being?"
Li Yanxian's expression remained unchanged: "I have only heard that Prince Han has been writing and writing in Chang'an these years and has written good poems. I have never heard that Prince Han went to Zhongnan Mountain to become an immortal."
"Yes." Han Shizhong looked at the still chaotic scene in Guanxia and sighed with a smile. "I am also a human being... When I was young, I wandered around Yan'an Mansion without realizing anything. When I grew up, I became confused about the frontier and felt that everything was possible. But In fact, it was only when he met the Ming Lord in Jianyan that he rose to prominence and managed to get a jade belt... As of today, I have read a little bit and have some other prospects, and I have been thinking about the affairs of the king and the world all day long. Winning fame both in life and in life has gradually come to nothing." At this point, without waiting for words from the people around him, Han Liangchen directly pointed his finger at Wang Shixiong behind him. "You know, this guy is practicing martial arts with me. You started giving in to me years ago? It shows that I am really a mortal, not a god."
Not to mention Li Yanxian and Ma Kuo, but behind the three of them, standing dozens of commanders, rebel leaders, and military staff, they all looked at Wang Shixiong in surprise... This is a man who can defeat King Han!
But the majestic Wang Shixiong stood there with his sword in hand, but he only felt guilty.
In this situation, everyone knew that King Han was going to get angry and find Li Jiedu to decide his superiority, but could they be the ones to intervene between the two of them? Let alone being the center of attention.
In fact, this was indeed the case. After everyone came to their senses, no one dared to speak.
But Li Yanxian was startled for a moment, but still kept calm: "I still remember that in the early years of Jianyan, when the imperial camp was first established, Prince Han came to Nanjing to watch the generals accompanying him, and he claimed to be the first in the world. How come he has lost his spirit now?
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"It's not that I have lost my spirit, but I have to speak in accordance with the official's 'seeking truth from facts'." Han Shizhong held up the jade belt around his waist and responded casually. "Since I am a human being and not a god, I will be born, old, sick and die, on the battlefield.
If you don't wear armor, you will be shot to death by arrows, beaten to death by iron spears, and beaten to death by hammers and axes...Li Jiedu, are you right or wrong?"
Such words are taboo in the military, and at this time, the atmosphere was already very bad.
Li Yanxian's face was as dark as water and he simply shut up.
But Han Shizhong would never let him go like this: "Besides, what do my words today have to do with Lao Han claiming to be the first in the world? Is it that Han Shizhong is no longer unparalleled in the world today? Who is the hero of the three hundred thousand imperial camp?
Dare you say that you have surpassed me? Qu Da, Wu Da, and Lao Zhang are not to mention the losers in the Western Army who were crushed to death by me. Yue Fei is also a marshal at a young age, and his martial arts skills are also rare, but he is
, do you dare to say that you are invulnerable when you go into battle and cannot be shot to death or chopped to death by a golden man?"
Li Yanxian remained silent.
"It's you Li Jiedu, the mainstay, such a big name! You guarded Shaanzhou for eight years, divided the east and west, and prevented the Jin people from joining forces. This contribution is beyond the sky... But even so, you Li Jiedu can't
Not a person anymore?" Han Shizhong continued to tease each other.
As soon as these words came out, all the Shaanluo officers under Li Yanxian's command changed their expressions, and Ma Kuo also became completely nervous.
After a long pause, Li Yanxian, who was pushed into the lung tube, finally spoke, but he still spoke calmly in front of everyone: "Prince Han is joking, no matter how stupid I am, I know that the merit of Shaanzhou is actually something that is neither embarrassing nor embarrassing nor inferior.
, how can it be compared to King Han who has been serving the emperor since Jianyan? No one has done more than the savior..."
"If you say so, you are still not convinced." Han Shizhong interrupted with a sneer. "I still feel that I am a talented person. If not tied to Shaanzhou, Guan Yunchang must have done something that shocked China. You were because of that back then.
He is so magnificent that he is wanted by Mr. Li..."
"Is that right, Li Gang or me?" Li Yanxian finally changed his expression.
"You two..." Ma Kuo saw something was wrong and quickly interrupted.
Unexpectedly, the two people ignored him at all. Han Shizhong just laughed when he heard this, and then shook his head: "I am not here to talk about old things today...Li Jiedu, I only want to ask you one thing, you are one of the best in the world."
A hero, Guan Yunchang, who has been wronged, but your 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers from the Shaanluo imperial camp are all the best heroes in the world just like you? If so, why couldn't you even move after being raided last night?
, we can only wait for me and Manager Ma to come to rescue us? Didn’t we just attack two cities and travel a hundred and forty-five miles, and why did we collapse?"
When Li Yanxian heard this, he secretly exerted force with his left hand pressing the armrest of the chair, but his face calmed down: "Marshal, are you going to investigate yesterday's war and march here?"
"What a nonsense military law!" Han Shizhong kept laughing. "You didn't write an anti-poetry like Qu Da and beat Hu Shangshu. How can I whip you to pieces? Even yesterday's military was not like me.
What the marshal can ask...did the imperial envoy just arrive today and say that Li Qiong has also come? It's just that the river in Shaanzhou is a bit narrow, so it's a little slow to come?"
Li Yanxian moved his lips and waited for a moment before lowering his voice in response:
"I will apologize to the officials for what happened last night."
"Why should you come to plead guilty?" Han Shizhong continued to sneer, but he turned around on his chair again and pointed at the generals behind him. "After closing this door, there are more than a dozen secret code boxes, including documents from the Imperial City Department and the Military Command Department.
There are also more than a dozen letters...I'm afraid that the three of us may not be as clear as the officials on the other side of the Yellow River about the confusing affairs yesterday and last night."
Li Yanxian finally lost his composure: "So, did Prince Han just come here to ridicule Li today?"
"So what if I laugh at you?" Han Shizhong finally became serious. "Li Jiedu, we are all veterans... What happened last night, no matter how strange it is, can't be blamed on anyone else. It's just you who is greedy for credit.
It's your responsibility! If you hadn't rushed over with your entire army in order to win the glory, so that the soldiers were exhausted, otherwise you could only use your appearance to equal the few thousand sparse cavalry, how could you attack the camp of nearly 20,000 people? Besides, you
It's just a matter of claiming credit. After all, there is Tieling Pass that can explain it, but I ask you, since you came out last time, why did you only report to the officials and not explain it to me?"
Li Yanxian's face was as dark as water, but he couldn't refute.
In fact, he did not wait until the Jin army robbed the camp later, but only after arriving at Guanxia yesterday evening, he had already realized that he had underestimated the enemy and made a fatal mistake... because at that time he discovered that after a long-distance attack, he also captured Xia
The so-called main armies in the four cities of County, Wenxi, Caozhang, and Dongzhen have long been exhausted to the point of losing their basic organizational and combat capabilities.
At that time, it could only maintain a marching inertia and external momentum, but it was already vulnerable internally.
Therefore, yesterday he did not choose to attack Tieling Pass as soon as possible because he was afraid that the direct attack would fail, which would expose this fact.
In sharp contrast, his subordinate Lu Monk, who was the vanguard, had only a few hundred people come to Guanxia in the morning, and they chose to rush to Guanxia without any hesitation.
Therefore, not to mention that he was unable to prepare for the subsequent Jin army's surprise attack and had no ability to prepare for it. It was just a fluke that the Tieling Pass was robbed.
"And Guanbei... What do you say about the battle during the day and the bombing of the camp at night?!" Han Shizhong was still holding on to Li Jiedu. "It was your credit for capturing Tieling Pass, but you are dead.
With so many people, what’s the chance of winning or losing?”
Hearing this, Ma Kuo, who had always been cautious, also changed his attitude - although Li Yanxian had always been the one to take over the Taihang Mountains, and there was some incest, the problem was that the two sides were on the same level after all, and the army was killed and wounded in the hands of Li Yanxian before he arrived.
The tragedy must be partly blamed on this mainstay.
"What exactly does Prince Han want to say?" Li Yanxian finally became impatient.
"Simple." Han Shizhong was too lazy to say any more words. "I just want to tell Li Jiedu... This battle is a national war, Hedong is the main attacker, and the officials are the commanders. I am not. I, Han Shizhong, and the Yuying Zuojun are actually
Pioneer! What kind of vanguard are you fighting for?! Did you fight for the vanguard?"
Li Yanxian worked very hard not to bite his fingernails.
Because he knows that there is no point in refuting and losing his temper here... It is one thing for him, Li Yanxian, whose political status and military qualifications are not as good as those of Han Shizhong; it is another thing to lose last night and accept the favor; the most important thing is that, just like Han Shizhong,
As reminded, the real decision-maker is the Zhao Guan family, and everything here cannot be hidden from the Zhao Guan family who gathered the commander-in-chief when they were in Heyin.
Han Shizhong's pretense was basically half-truth and half-falsehood, and he was just telling it to Zhao Guan's family.
In fact, it's hard to say whether there is any deliberate performance in this, so I deliberately broke up with myself to reduce suspicion.
There was a silence that made the generals behind him feel guilty. What broke this silence was not the horse manager who suddenly realized something, but the rumble of horse hooves and a five-color flag holding the sun.
Ba Lisu came and brought a large number of Jurchen cavalry, which caused the Kanbei troops below who had just established some camp regulations to fall into panic again.
There was no need for anyone to remind him. Shaolong, the military commander of the imperial camp, had already rushed down to the pass to restrain the camp in front of the pass.
Han Shizhong sat on the chair, motionless, just looking at the smoke and dust under the flag with a half-smile. When the smoke and dust gradually subsided, he turned his head three times to give orders, but he smiled like a spring breeze blowing on his face: "Wang Shixiong,
Go down and ask Balisu for me..."
"What, how do you ask?" Wang Shixiong was a little nervous for a moment.
"Ask him if he has clearly seen my big banner? If he has clearly seen it, get out of here and go back to Liaodong, and I will spare his life." Han Liangchen, the king of Yan'an County, pinched the jade belt in his waist and smiled.
PS: Thanks to the two big guys, Silent Watermelon and Tell Xiao Guo, for their cute comments... I chatted with Tell Xiao Guo from Zhihu...
I'm so sleepy, let's adjust my schedule by the way. I don't have anything to do tonight, so I think I'm going to take a day off.