Zheng Quan stepped forward tremblingly, with a crossbow arrow pressing against his vest from behind. If he dared to say even a few words, the powerful crossbow arrow would pierce his heart.
At this time, the captain on duty asked: "General Zheng, is Hu Ji here?"
"Calm down, don't tremble!" Jiang Min whispered behind him.
Zheng Quan tried his best to calm down, and responded loudly: "Hu Ji has nothing to do with you, hurry to the city and stop asking nonsense!"
The captain guarding the gate smelled the scent of powder blown by the wind, and he became a little distraught and quickly ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.
The city gate slowly opened, and the first thing that entered the city was the cart carrying wine barrels. The carts drove into the city one after another, and hundreds of soldiers on duty came running over.
Zhang Wutao boasted after drinking. As a result, everyone in the military camp knew that hundreds of Orchids would be coming tonight, and even the soldiers were excited.
"I'm coming!"
The soldiers craned their necks to wait, and finally waited for the wine cart to enter. The carriage transporting Orchid finally began to enter the city.
These soldiers were not so polite. They rushed up one after another, stretched out their hands to open the curtains of the car, and laughed unscrupulously. At this moment, a soldier suddenly discovered the spear and shield hidden under Hu Ji's feet, and exclaimed, "Why?"
Will there be weapons?"
Jiang Min was not far away. When he heard the soldiers' exclamations, he knew he had been discovered. He immediately shouted: "Do it!"
The soldiers in the barrels were the first to fight out. They got out of the barrels, pulled out their spears from under the cart, and quickly surrounded the city in a fan shape, surrounding the defenders. At the same time, the 'Orchids' also turned against them, and they
Holding a short spear and a shield, he attacked the enemy soldiers surrounding the bullock cart.
The three hundred soldiers defending the city were caught off guard, and half of them were killed in the blink of an eye.
Zheng Quan took advantage of Jiang Min's distraction in commanding the battle and ran away, shouting wildly as he ran: "Sound the alarm! The Jin army is coming!"
Jiang Min was frightened and angry. He raised his crossbow and fired. The crossbow arrow shot out like lightning, hitting Zheng Quan in the back of the neck. The tip of the arrow came out of his throat. Zheng Quan fell to the ground, convulsed for a moment and died.
But Zheng Quan caused bad consequences? Several enemy soldiers on the top of the city sounded the alarm bell? 'Dang! Dang! Dang!' The rapid bell echoed on the top of the city? It was harsh for everyone at night.
Xu Rui was so anxious that he led a hundred soldiers to the top of the city and shot down two soldiers who were ringing the bell...
But the sound of the bell on the city wall alerted the military camp? The soldiers on duty in the military camp also rang the alarm bell, and the soldiers in the military camp woke up from their sleep one after another.
At this time, Pei Xin led the army into the city gate. They did not stop and went directly to the military camp.
In front of the gate of the military camp, more than a hundred soldiers were firing arrows. Three thousand Jin army crossbowmen were the first to kill. They raised their crossbows and fired at the gate of the military camp. The arrows were like a storm, sweeping away the soldiers in front of the camp in an instant.
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Dozens of soldiers rushed towards the huge tree. With a loud bang, the door was knocked open. Pei Xin waved his spear and led the army to fight in...
Although the alarm bells notified the soldiers in the camp in advance, this is not war time? Weapons are in the warehouse at night? The soldiers also took off their armor to sleep. Thirty thousand Jin troops arrived in time, and many soldiers just rushed out of the barracks.
All of them were unarmed, many soldiers were barefoot, and their armor was not well worn.
Facing the 30,000 Jin soldiers who came like wolves and tigers, the 20,000 Zhu Si soldiers had nowhere to escape. They had only two choices, either to be slaughtered or to kneel down and surrender.
There was basically no fierce fighting, and there was no fierce fighting. Zhu Si's troops surrendered in batches, and the armory was completely occupied by the Jin army. Some patrol soldiers tried to resist, but they were suppressed mercilessly by the Jin army, and all of them were killed.
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Daylight gradually dawned, and Daweiguan completely returned to calm. The Jin army took over Weihan. Pei Xin ordered the army to escort the prisoners of war back to Guanzhong. He led an army of 10,000 to attack Mianchi County, which was thirty miles away. There were no soldiers in Mianchi County.
After the camp was stationed, they immediately presented the city and surrendered. The Jin army continued to march eastward at a rapid pace and arrived at the gate of Xin'an County that night.
Xin'an County is the west gate of Luoyang. The loss of Xin'an County means that the Jin army will quickly advance straight into Luoyang City.
There were five thousand defenders in Xin'an County. When they heard that the Jin army was coming, the defenders immediately panicked. On the one hand, they closed the city gate tightly, and on the other hand, they sent people to Luoyang urgently for help.
Xin'an County is only a few dozen miles away from Luoyang County, and the news soon spread to Luoyang. Luoyang was shaken for a while, and it also triggered panic in Luoyang City. A large number of dignitaries began to flee out of the city. The city was in chaos. The remaining prince Zhu Sui of the imperial court continued to attack
More than a dozen gold medals were reported to Zhu Si at an urgent speed.
At the same time, the Right Guard General Li Wanjin was sent with an army of 30,000 to support Xin'an County. At this time, news came from the south that the Jin army sent troops from Shouchun and captured Yuzhou and Yingzhou. Although these two places were still a little far away from Luoyang, they
They were the important grain-producing areas of the Zhu Si Dynasty. If these two states were lost, Zhu Si's army would have food problems.
At this time, Zhu Si's army captured Zoucheng County in Yanzhou at the cost of 13,000 casualties, and more than half of the 20,000 Qi troops defending the city suffered casualties. In the end, the remaining 8,000 troops also surrendered to Zhu Si's siege army.
Zhu Si was overjoyed to capture Yanzhou, and he began to consider continuing to attack Licheng County and destroy Li Na in one fell swoop. But at this moment, Luoyang's eight hundred miles urgently arrived.
Liu Sigu hurriedly came to his lord's tent, but heard Zhu Si yelling angrily outside the tent door, "This is the commander-in-chief of Weihan whom you recommended. He lost my Hangu Pass and Weiguan Pass in just two months after taking office.
You ruined my big business, how can you explain to me?"
A sense of comfort that he had not experienced for a long time suddenly emerged from Liu Sigu's heart. How did he persuade him not to change the commander-in-chief of Wei Han? He asked him to trust Zhang Guangsheng and not fall into the other party's counter-intentional tactics, but in the end he still did not listen to his own advice.
If Zhang Guangsheng is killed and Zhang Wutao, who is a rogue, can be reused, Zhang Wutao can hold Weihan? He will only lose it faster.
However, Liu Sigu was happy to return home, but he also knew that the current situation was relatively tense. Weihan was lost, the west gate of Luoyang was opened, and the situation in Luoyang was very bad.
Liu Sigu walked into the tent and saw Liu Feng kneeling on the ground with a frustrated look on his face. Zhu Si was pointing at him and yelling curses.
If he was scolding someone else, maybe Liu Sigu would beg for mercy, but since he was scolding Liu Feng, Liu Sigu stood aside and was happy to see the result.
Zhu Si obviously had no intention of discussing military affairs with Liu Feng. When he saw Liu Sigu coming in, he pointed at Liu Feng's nose and cursed: "Get out, get out of here!"
Liu Feng was so frightened that he crawled outside and ran past Liu Sigu. He did not dare to raise his head and fled out of the tent.
Liu Sigu watched him run away, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please be patient and calm!"
Zhu Si knew full well that he killed Zhang Guangsheng and fell into Guo Song's counter-insurgency plan. He just scolded Liu Feng angrily, just for show, to appease Liu Sigu.
Zhu Si sighed, "I knew Guo Song would stop me from annihilating Li Na, but I didn't expect that he would use this method to attack Xin'an City. Military advisor, do I have to withdraw my troops?"
Liu Sigu nodded, "The minister's opinion is also to withdraw the troops. Qizhou is estimated to be incapable of being captured. We can negotiate a peace with Li Na, consolidate the occupied Jeju, Yunzhou, Yanzhou and Yizhou, and then use Mizhou as a bargaining chip."
Zhu Si hesitated and said, "But if I want to take over Mizhou, we need salt fields."
"Either return Jeju and Yunzhou to him. We want Yanzhou, Yizhou and Mizhou."
Zhu Si pondered for a moment and said: "As long as we capture Mizhou, everything else will be easy to negotiate. I'm afraid that Li Na will not keep his word. As soon as we withdraw our troops, he will counterattack."
"Then leave an army each in Mizhou, Yanzhou and Yizhou. With the army there, Li Na will not dare to act rashly."
Zhu Si nodded and asked: "Who do you think is more appropriate for the military advisor to negotiate?"
Liu Sigu thought for a while and said: "You can let Cui Du negotiate with Li Na. He and Li Na are family friends, so he is more suitable."
Cui Du was Zhu Si's minister of Duzhi, and he was also from Qizhou. His father Cui Fan had a close relationship with Li Zheng. He once served as Li Zhengji's secretary and joined the army. Li Na invited Cui Du to serve as an official with him many times, but he always failed.
Cui Du declined.
Zhu Si thought for a while and realized that Cui Du was the most suitable official around him. He immediately ordered: "Secretary Xuan Cui, come and see me!"
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During this period, Li Na was about to collapse, especially the news of the fall of Yanzhou, which made him extremely depressed. He stayed behind closed doors every day and had fun in his mansion. Fortunately, several of his generals were able to defeat Zhu Si's attacks time and time again.
Make Licheng County always stand tall.
At noon that day, the Prime Minister Wang Chongxin hurriedly came to the Prince of Qi's Mansion. Wang Chongxin was a long-time historian in Li Zhengji's era. He had assisted Li and his son for twenty years and was loyal to them. Although Li Na had favored several sycophants in the past two years, he
I still have great trust in Wang Chongxin. When going to Chang'an to negotiate, Wang Chongxin is fully responsible.
Walking into Prince Qi's Mansion, he could faintly hear the sound of pipa, as if a woman was singing. Li Na was extremely obsessed with joining the military drama. He had more than a dozen actors, both male and female, and sometimes he himself would perform in person, just like Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty.
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Some time ago, the war was so fierce that Li Na could not be seen on the city top. He continued to indulge in the drama of joining the army.
Wang Chongxin shook his head and walked into the backyard. A maid reported for him. After a while, the maid came back and said: "The prince has summoned me. Please come with me, Prime Minister!"
Wang Chongxin followed the maid to the Waterside Pavilion. This is the place where the play of joining the army is performed. Four waterside pavilions are surrounded by a back shape. In the middle is a stage with musicians sitting around it. On the stage are two actors, a male and a female, one joining the army and the other a falcon.
, rapping and singing, the language is humorous and funny, which is the originator of today's cross talk.
Li Na and dozens of his wives and concubines were sitting in the surrounding waterside pavilions watching the play. The maid led Wang Chongxin to Li Na. Li Na was fascinated by the scene, stroking his hands and laughing from time to time.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Wang Chongxin shouted several times before Li Na reacted, stopped laughing and asked, "What does the Prime Minister want from me?"
"Zhu Si sent an envoy!"
This news stunned Li Na. He waved his hand and shouted: "Pause!"
The drama of joining the army was temporarily stopped. Li Na tilted his head and asked, "Why did he send the envoy?"
"Of course I'm here to negotiate!"
"If there is anything to be negotiated about, if you want to fight, then fight. I will accompany you to the end."
Wang Chongxin sighed and said: "Our army has suffered nearly half casualties and its morale is low. The key is that we have run out of kerosene. If Zhu Si attacks again, we may not be able to hold on. He does not know, so it is best to negotiate peace and let him first
Withdraw our troops and we will seize the opportunity to regain our strength."
"How much of my land does he want to occupy?" Li Na was not stupid, he knew that Zhu Si would never completely withdraw.
"I don't know yet, I just want peace talks."
“Who is going to negotiate on the other side?”
"It's Cui Do!"
"It turns out it's him!"
Li Na nodded slightly. Although Cui Du was unwilling to be loyal to him, he should not harm his own interests too much. He immediately said to Wang Chongxin: "Go and contact the other party, negotiate with the other party, and report the progress to me at any time!"