Nine hundred and eleventh chapters offer sincere iron cavalry to stop Cui Ning
The steward whispered in Zhang Xiancheng's ear: "Brother Cui Alang led his cronies to escape from the city overnight."
"Where to go?"
"I don't know."
Zhang Xiancheng patted the steward on the shoulder and said, "You saved your life."
He waved his hand and led a few people away. He first informed his subordinates of the news, and after discussing with them, decided to surrender to Kaicheng. But the first thing he had to do was to release Guo Yingqian from prison to express his stance, and then he
Convenience and meritorious service.
Zhang Xiancheng had known Guo Yingqian in the past, but he still treated him with respect. He ordered his servants to ask him to bathe and change clothes, and presented him with robes and a futou, and then invited him to drink and dine. When Zhang Xiancheng was full and drunk,
Zhang Xiancheng took the opportunity to step forward and said: "General Guo may have many doubts. Why should I let you out at this moment? What is happening outside?"
"I have doubts, but I also believe it is a good thing."
"That's right, General. Your brother and Du Jun have invited reinforcements from the imperial court. They are outside Chengdu at the moment. The Cui brothers were worried about betrayal and separation, so they fled with three thousand of their confidants the night before."
Guo Yingqian sneered: "Is there any kingdom in the world? Where can he escape to?"
"It should be Tubo."
Guo Yingqian quickly responded: "There can be no further delay. Hurry up to welcome the army into the city and quickly pursue the Cui brothers and the rest of the party."
"Okay, I'll arrange to open the city gate right now!"
Due to time constraints, they opened the city in the evening to welcome the army into the city. Zang Xiyan was wearing a mountain armor and riding on a war horse. He stared at the surrounding soldiers who had laid down their weapons and surrendered. They crossed their arms and knelt on the ground. Only one person
With a smile on his face and his hands hanging down, he stepped forward, bowed and crossed his hands and said, "Welcome General Zang to the city."
Zang Xiyan looked at him coldly, raised his whip and asked, "Since you are a surrendered general, why don't you kneel down to welcome the army?"
Guo Yingyi behind him quickly crossed his hands and said: "General, this is my brother-in-law, who is currently the military envoy of the Xichuan Army. When Cui Ning was planning something evil, he was the one who went deep into the tiger's den to confront Cui Ning and was imprisoned in prison."
Zang Xiyan's expression softened and he said with a smile: "Since you are General Guo Yingqian, then enter our army array."
Guo Yingqian crossed his hands and thanked him, helped up a general who was kneeling on the ground and said, "This is Zhang Xiancheng, the marching commander of the Unity Battalion, and his father is Zhang Shougui, the former military governor of Youzhou." Zang Xiyan was in awe after hearing this.
He raised his fists and said, "It turns out that after Zhongliang, General Zhang also followed me into the Jiedu Envoy's residence."
Zhang Xiancheng breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that his father, who had been dead for many years, could still give him extra points. From now on, he would definitely give his old man face and revive the Zhang family's family tradition.
Everyone entered the Jiannan Jiedu Envoy's residence and sat down on the left and right, with Zang Xiyan sitting on the main seat.
Guo Yingqian came forward and crossed his hands and said: "General Zang, the Cui brothers fled with three thousand soldiers and horses three days ago, probably to defect to Tibet. This person is very familiar with the shortcomings of our troop deployment and city defense in Jiannanchuan. If we let him
Surrendering the Tibetans and uniting with their enemies will be a great threat to the defense of Shu."
Zang Xiyan looked at the generals and asked: "Who is willing to lead a cavalry to pursue Cui Ning and Cui Mi?"
The generals under his command came forward one after another to request orders and expressed their willingness to lead their troops to attack.
Zhang Xiancheng stepped forward, his voice a little louder and more imposing than the others: "If General Zang doesn't mind, the general is willing to select more than 4,000 cavalry in the unity camp, no matter what, we must chase Cui Ning."
return."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with snorts from everyone. Who doesn't know that you, Zhang Xiancheng, are Cui Ning's old subordinates? It's not clear whether asking you to chase him is to let the enemy go or to pursue the enemy.
Zang Xiyan narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked him: "General Zhang, can you guarantee that Cui Ning and Cui Mi can be captured?"
"This humble position is willing to issue a military order. If the two of them cannot be willing to surrender, I will take their heads back."
"In this case, I will ask Guo Yingyi and Guo Yingqian to each send a thousand soldiers and horses to you from the East and West Sichuan Army, for a total of six thousand cavalry. I hope the general can leave early and come back early."
"Thank you for your trust, General Zang. I will definitely live up to my expectations in my humble position."
Zhang Xiancheng immediately went down to mobilize troops and horses, and rushed to produce half a month's worth of dry food. The cavalrymen, one man and two cavalrymen, headed northwest. They passed through the rugged mountains of Yazhou, climbed over two snow-capped mountains, and traveled back and forth in several Jisuzhou areas.
After asking around, I finally met Cui Ning's team fleeing south near Shaba Mountain in Heishui County, the border between Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
At this time, Cui Ning's situation was miserable enough. After several days and nights of ups and downs, and the changes in the hearts of his subordinates, these so-called loyal generals gradually became dissatisfied. Every time they camped at night, they would lose everything the next morning.
People and horses. These ungrateful people just ran away, but also stole the few grains they had, making everyone hungry, so they had to hunt or kill horses for meat to maintain their strength.
At this moment, he was holding a horse under the snow-capped mountains with frost on his temples, holding a horizontal knife in his hand and staggering like a cane. When he saw a large group of people chasing after him in the distance, a look of hopeless indifference appeared on his face.
When he saw that the general chasing him was Zhang Xiancheng, he felt a little lucky in his heart. He stepped forward with a knife and asked in a weak voice: "General Zhang Xiancheng, are you here to take our brothers back?"
Zhang Xiancheng closed his eyes and did not speak for a long time, and then said loudly: "Yes."
"Our brothers have always treated you well, why is the general so unkind?" Cui Ning's voice was filled with indescribable sadness.
Zhang Xiancheng replied expressionlessly: "What Doctor Cui said is different. I am here to advise you to go back. Not only is it not to harm you, but to save you and prevent you from making mistakes and eventually ending up in ruins. Your body will be far away from your homeland and left behind."
infamy."
Cui Ning gave a self-deprecating smile: "Now that I have fallen into this situation, do I still care about the infamy?"
"General, have you ever thought about your descendants? Do they want to follow you and abandon their homeland to serve as Tibetan ministers, ignore Huayi, forget their ancestors, and bring shame to the ancestors of the Bolingcui family? What else do you have in the future?
Go and see them face to face.”
"Shut up!" Cui Ning sneered angrily: "Zhang Xiancheng, your mother, don't forget whose son you are. Now the court doesn't care about pursuing the case. If we get to the bottom of it, your father is the sinner of this world. He accepts
The thief An Lushan was adopted as his son, and he personally promoted him from a sheep thief to a high position. If it weren't for your father's ignorance of people, how could the world have suffered these seven or eight years of catastrophe!"
Zhang Xiancheng's face turned slightly blue, and the corner of his twitching mouth finally turned into a wry smile: "Doctor Cui is right. My father's mistake was that he didn't know people well. He mistakenly believed in the thieves and caused chaos in the world. Although he was later demoted, he could not
Atoning for his sins. As a son, I will naturally try my best to redeem it and bring peace to the world as soon as possible. Doctor Cui, although you made a few mistakes, you should give your children a chance to redeem themselves. After you go back with me,
I am willing to protect your life from General Zang and even King Yong, so that your heirs can serve as officials in the future."
"Haha, you are so brazen. Who do you think you are? You are just a small united battalion marching Sima, and you want to go up to the sky to hear it. Kunpeng is soaring thousands of miles away, how can you see an ant like you on the ground?"
Zhang Xiancheng said frankly: "Doctor Cui is right. Kunpeng can't see the ants, but the ants use their strength to climb and shout, even risking their lives. I am willing to guarantee Dr. Cui's life with my life. If Dr. Cui believes in me, I will fight with him."
I will go back together to plead guilty. If Dr. Cui doesn't believe it, then don't blame his subordinates for being ruthless."
Cui Ning knew that he could not escape from this place today and had only two options: risking his life or following Zhang Xiancheng back. His brother Cui Mi stood beside him and his expression became loose, looking at Cui Ning with a questioning look.
When Doctor Cui was helpless, he turned around and said to the hundreds of soldiers who were looking at him eagerly: "Put down your weapons and submit to the imperial court."