The vanguard army captured Yong'an lightly. Cao Cao was overjoyed when he learned that he immediately came forward to ask for credit for the Zhang brothers.
Some officials couldn't help but wonder: The troops were sent out for only one day, in a mere county town, how could a dignified old Cao be so ignorant of the world? Are you in a hurry to report victory?
There is one more thing that is puzzling——
As mentioned before, the old official, the Supreme Emperor, with tears and great rewards, and great distribution, ceded the entire northwestern road of Beijing to Yelu Yanxi. You must know that this piece of land is not small, it is enough for six states, two prefectures and one army. land!
The six states are Mengzhou, Zhengzhou, Ruzhou (later Pingdingshan area), Caizhou (later Zhumadian area), Chenzhou (later Zhoukou area), Yingzhou (later Fuyang area)!
The two prefectures are Xijing Henan Prefecture (later Luoyang area) and Yingchang Prefecture (later Xuchang and Luohe area)!
Yes, Luoyang is also the boundary of North Beijing Road. Otherwise, why would the Xiaoguan family hate his father so much? My son, I am still alive in Luoyang, Xijing. You have even ceded the ground under my feet to others. You hate me to death!
As for that army, it was the Xinyang Army (the Xinyang area in later generations).
Those who are familiar with geography can’t help but exclaim: “Wow, this is most of Henan Province!” I also brought a small piece of Anhui with me!
So the doubts arise, right?
Yelu Yanxi had 20,000 troops and Liu Yu had 40,000 troops. As soon as the Jin soldiers left, they were divided into two armies. In such a large area, there were not many Song troops in various states and counties. Wasn't it true that they were taking what they wanted? But why did his family only occupy that small area?
Yelu Yanxi could understand easily. His great enemy Yelu Chun now occupied Bianliang. He occupied Zhengzhou and was eyeing him, so naturally he did not dare to divide his troops easily.
So why didn’t Liu Yu expand?
The three counties currently occupied, Yong'an and Gongyi belong to the boundary of Henan Prefecture, and Sishui is within the territory of Mengzhou. According to the entire North Beijing Road, it can only be regarded as a small territory.
In fact, this is the reason why Lao Cao was so busy reporting his success.
This Yong'an County is extraordinary.
This county town did not exist in ancient times and will not be seen in later generations——
The area around Zhitian Town under the jurisdiction of Gongyi City today is probably Yong'an County in the past.
The situation here is bordered by Beimang on the top, Songshan Mountain on the bottom, Luoyang on the west, and Fuxi Mountain (Fuxi Mountain) on the east. If you look at it from the direction of Luoyang, it’s amazing!
It actually has Beimang Mountain as the left auxiliary, Songshan Mountain as the right bridge, Fuxi Mountain as the backing, Luoyang as the case, Huashan Mountain as the dynasty, and the Luoshui River flows from the left side into the Yellow River, transforming into a green dragon.
Feng Shui physiognomy has different emphasis on each school, but they also reach the same goal through different paths. For example, if you look at it from another school, the situation here is even more remarkable: Mang Mountain is to the north, and the water of the Yellow River is used to support Xuanwu. , with Fuxi Mountain in the east as the Qinglong, and Xijing and Tongguan in the west as the White Tiger.
It is truly an imperial palace with hidden wind and water, endless vitality, perfect design and unparalleled atmosphere!
At this point, you must understand. .
It turns out that Yong'an was set up to protect the imperial tombs. There were seven emperors and eight tombs inside and outside the county.
Which seven emperors?
They are Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, Taizong Zhao Guangyi, Zhenzong Zhao Heng, Renzong Zhao Zhen, Yingzong Zhao Shu, Shenzong Zhao Xu, and Zhezong Zhao Xu.
Why is it the Eight Tombs?
Zhao Hongyin, the father of Taizu Taizong, was also buried here.
In addition, there are also the tombs of more than 20 queens and more than 100 famous officials such as Kou Zhun and Bao Zheng. .
When the Song Dynasty was prosperous, eight thousand soldiers and horses were stationed in Yong'an County just to guard the imperial mausoleum. However, in recent years, the use of troops everywhere has already dispersed these soldiers and horses. In the end, more than a thousand people were also allowed to leave. The officials were transferred to guard Luoyang, so that Liu Yu easily occupied the place.
To put it bluntly, Lao Cao's battle was not just to take back the county seat, but to take back the ancestral graves of Lao Zhao's family.
It's just that this ancestral tomb looks very dilapidated now.
Just because Lou Shi went south and recruited countless bandits and water thieves into his army, and he had no logistics, how could he support such a large army?
Therefore, when stationed in Zhengzhou, many mausoleums were robbed and used as military supplies. Only two mausoleums remained untouched, namely Taizu's Yongchang Mausoleum and Renzong's Yongzhao Mausoleum.
However, the Lou family believed that Song Taizu was a hero and Song Renzong was a wise king, so they respected him and ordered the three armies not to intrude.
After leaving the Lou room, Liu Yu couldn't wait to occupy this place——
Wanyan Lou was a foreigner who was willing to respect the heroes of the Zhao family. Liu Yu had been living on Song Dynasty salary for a long time, but he was not as good as outsiders. He first carefully cleaned the other tombs, and then decisively excavated the Yongchang and Yongzhao tombs. , eager to seize all the treasures, then sent his troops southward to regain the territory.
Unexpectedly, he was short of wealth. He worked hard here and just finished digging the grave when Lao Cao already sent his troops.
When Lao Cao entered the city, he saw that there were cars and houses full of weapons that could not be transported away.
When Liu Yanqing saw it, he cursed: "Oh, this Liu Yu thief should really suffer from the plague and deserve to die. He dared to excavate the tomb of the late emperor of this dynasty without permission."
Cao Cao understood somewhat, shook his head and said with a smile: "Since this animal has the ambition to fight for hegemony, it will naturally do anything it can."
Liu Yanqing added: "Fortunately, he surrendered more than 4,000 troops. We don't have many soldiers and horses, so we just happened to be incorporated into the team."
Lao Cao hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "That's inappropriate. These surrender troops are digging the emperor's tomb. They are not comparable to ordinary rebel troops. Moreover, they are not strong enough to fight, so they should be left to the emperor's own disposal."
When his words came out, the surrender troops heard that they were going to Luoyang. When they saw that the descendants of the ancestral graves they had dug were still the emperors of the dynasty, they were so frightened that they burst into tears and scrambled to take out the small artifacts they had secretly hidden. Buy your life.
Hu Sanniang took some inventory, happily picked up a few items, and brought them to Lao Cao to see: "Ms. sir, does this look familiar?"
When Lao Cao took a look, he saw that there was a copper seal and several pendants. The copper seal was engraved with the characters "Blessed by the Heavenly Official, and there are no taboos." The pendant was a copper hoop with the sharp claws of some animal embedded in it. It was dark and clear, with the words "Touch the Gold" engraved on it. "Two seal characters.
One Faqiu seal and nine gold-touching talismans!
Lao Cao couldn't help being shocked: Oh! Didn’t I tell you to take these things into the tomb? Could it be that someone actually broke my strategy of doubting the tomb?
Unable to help being flustered, he quickly took it in his hand and inspected it carefully before exhaling a sigh of relief and shaking his head disdainfully: "These are all forged artifacts. For example, the real gold talisman is inlaid with gold wire to form a 'penetrating pattern', but this is What the hell?"
Then he asked Hu Sanniang: "Where did you get these fakes?"
Hu Sanniang laughed so much that she fell down and said: "They are all prisoners who sacrificed themselves to beg for their lives. Liu Yu admired Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao the most in his life, so he made his nephew Liu Yi the general of Faqiu Zhonglang, and set up the Mojin School under him. Nine Wei men led the troops to excavate the imperial tomb."
After hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help being embarrassed and cursed: "What kind of man deserves to be envied by me? I will kill him!"
He immediately ordered all the more than 4,000 prisoners to be stripped of their clothes and armor without mercy, and escorted to Luoyang for the emperor to deal with at his own discretion.
As for the many artifacts obtained, a few carts of the less valuable ones were collected and sent as stolen goods.
The rest packed the boxes privately and asked Shi Qian to find a place to hide them. They would take them out when the situation was settled.
Previous interrogations of the prisoners revealed the details of Liu Yu. He led more than 20,000 men and was stationed in Gongyi. His nephew Liu Ni led 5,000 men to garrison in Yong'an, and his son Liu Lin led 10,000 men to garrison in Sishui.
Now Liu Yi is about to be destroyed, leaving only two cities.
But under this man, there are several brave generals, all of whom are famous figures in the Taihang Mountains.
The first two are Xiangzhou thieves who travel across Henan and Hebei. The famous "Xiangzhou Two Demons" are the "ogre" Tao Jun and the "murderer" Jia Jin.
There are also four people, Ma Bao, He Liu, He Qi, and Deng Wu, who were all subordinates of Wang Shan, the Taihang Mountain bandit "Yam Luo with the Golden Sword". They are all warriors. Ma Bao is nicknamed "Iron Hedgehog", He Liu is nicknamed "Jie Tian Yaksha", and He Qi is nicknamed "Death Wuchang".
There is another Luo Yanqing, nicknamed the "Golden Spear Overlord". He is from Huguang. He took the martial arts examination in Bianjing. He offended the examiner because of trivial matters, so he simply recruited a group of deportees and became a thief near the capital. Now he is also under Liu Yu's command. .
The next day, when Lao Cao's troops left Yong'an, the Zhang brothers naturally wanted to go first, but they were stopped by Lao Cao: "Brothers, Gongyi is where the bandit chieftain is stationed. The men and horses are strong, but not as strong as Yong'an. I don't need you two today." Be first.”
After listening to the two, how can they be willing to obey? Zhang Bofen said: "Marshal, you only want to use me. I will smash his city gate open with one hammer." Zhang Zhongxiong followed: "My brother is right. No matter how many soldiers he has, I will kill them all with one blow of my sword."
Lao Cao shook his head and smiled: "It is precisely because you two are good at steel that I specially use it on the edge of the blade to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
He led his army out of the city and went twenty miles outside Gongyi County. There was Qinglong Mountain, which was the remnant of Fuxi Mountain. Cao Cao looked at it, nodded, and ambush his troops here.
He called Liu Yanqing and said, "Brother, this matter must be done by you."
When veteran generals like Liu Yanqing saw Lao Cao arranging an ambush, they naturally knew the opportunity and immediately said with a smile: "Don't worry, Marshal. Fraudulent defeat is Brother's specialty."
After Liu Yanqing left, Cao Cao called Wang Wende, led the Zhang brothers, ordered three thousand soldiers, and went around ten miles to the west of the city to set up an ambush. He told him: "You have brought these things with you. If you see Liu Jiedu's defeat, ignore him and just wait for him." If the chasing soldiers are defeated, you will do this, this, and this."
Wang Wende nodded repeatedly and took the order.
Liu Yanqing led a thousand troops and came to the gate of Gongyi City. He pointed at the city and cursed: "Liu Yu, you are a traitor, how come the country has treated you so poorly? You destroyed the tombs of past emperors! That nephew of yours , you already chopped me into pieces yesterday, you smart guy, come out and take a cut, and then go to the underworld and walk through the mountains of swords and seas of fire."
When Liu Yu heard that the officers and soldiers were coming, he locked the four gates tightly and led the generals to the city to prepare for a fight. Hearing his scolding, his orifices were filled with smoke. When he stuck his head out and took a look, he recognized Liu Yanqing.
He immediately pointed and cursed back: "I wonder who ate the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard and came to Liu's territory to seek wild fire. Unexpectedly, it was you, Liu Yanqing, you old loser. If it weren't for you and Tong Guan, the castrated dog, you would have eaten the Liao soldiers." How could Liu be in this situation after being killed to a rout? You are a loser. If you don't wait to die in Xijing, I will help you today and avenge your nephew."
He was originally cautious, but when he saw that Liu Yanqing was leading the army, he was so cowardly that he couldn't hold back his anger. He immediately ordered troops to leave the city and kill the Song army.
Military advisor Deng Wu saw this and quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, no! Deng has also heard of Liu Yanqing's name. He has always been cautious. If he has no backup, how dare he lead only a thousand men and attack our city? Now?" There must be some fraud involved."
Liu Yu suddenly woke up after hearing this, nodded and said: "What a military advisor, he deserves to be called 'Bi Guijing'. He has a small army and few generals, which is indeed strange. Could there be an ambush waiting for me?"
Deng Wu said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is wise! From what I can imagine, he must have used a trick to deceive defeat, luring my soldiers and horses to where he set up an ambush, and then kill them in one fell swoop."
Liu Yu followed the good example and immediately said: "In that case, ignore it and just pick the one with a big throat and scold him."
When Deng Wu heard this, he shook his head repeatedly: "No, Your Majesty, we made a plan before, dug up the treasures in the tombs of Taizu and Renzong, and then went south. Now Faqiu Zhonglang will miss it, and we are trapped in this small place. , if we continue to entangle with him, when will it end? It would be better to plan to kill this group, send cavalry to recover the treasure, and the whole army walks, which is the best strategy. "
When Liu Yu heard that it made sense, he nodded and said, "Military advisor, what's the plan?"
Deng Wu smiled proudly: "He just wanted to cheat and defeat him. Since I was able to see through it, I just caught the trick! I wonder how many Song troops in Xijing can there be? I will send five thousand troops here to go out of the city to fight him. Wait for him to fake defeat and pretend to fall into the trap. After chasing him, he sent another 10,000 troops behind him. When all his ambush troops came out and killed my front army, my army here will cover up and kill them. How can I worry that the officers and soldiers will not be defeated? In this way, not only is it possible to recover the treasure, but maybe Xijing can also It comes down in one fell swoop.”
Liu Yu was overjoyed when he heard this: "How wonderful! Military advisor, my king has you, just like Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang, you are like a fish in water!"
Immediately ordered He Liu and He Qi to lead an army of five thousand to fight out. He also personally went out into the battle, bringing with him military advisor Deng Wu, generals Luo Yanqing and Ma Bao. He led an army of ten thousand and then covered them up, leaving one remaining Xiangzhou Shuangmao leader. Ten thousand troops guard the city.
Liu Yanqing was pointing at the sky and the earth while cursing when he suddenly heard the sound of drums, the city gates opened wide, and five thousand soldiers and horses marched out of the city in formation. Two generals came out showing off their power, it was brothers He Liu and He Qi.
Liu Yanqing pointed his gun: "Hey! Liu Yu, do you dare to fight with me?"
Liu Yu was stunned in the city, thinking, does this guy have a bad look in his eyes? The king is standing here, who is he talking to?
He Qi wanted to take the credit, but ignored what Liu Yanqing said and shouted: "Hey! I am He Qi, the "fatal and impermanent" man, and that Song general will die!"
Liu Yanqing thought to himself: "Fake defeat, fake defeat, the key point is the word fraud. If I run away now, it will be too revealing. Let's fight with him for a while."
Immediately he shouted loudly and galloped out to meet him.
The two generals each committed suicide. Seeing that they were getting closer, Liu Yanqing looked at the enemy general in a daze, with a majestic figure and a roar like thunder. He couldn't help but feel a little afraid. He shouted loudly, quietly hung up his gun, secretly touched the bow and arrow, and suddenly raised his hand, Shoot a cold arrow.
At this time, the distance between the two was only four or five feet. Liu Yanqing released the arrow suddenly and quickly. He Qi suddenly raised his heart and secretly complained: I was careless! Didn't he want to fake defeat? How could he unleash a cold arrow?
He hurriedly danced the steel fork into a ball and blocked it in front of him, hoping not to hit him.
While he was busy, he suddenly heard a scream of "Ah" from behind. The voice was very familiar. If it wasn't his brother He Liu, who could it be?
The Jin soldiers excavated all the Song Dynasty Tombs, leaving only Taizu and Renzong untouched. Later, Liu Yu of the puppet Qi Dynasty set up Faqiu Zhonglang General and Mojin Xiaowei to dig it out. This is not a fiction of the author, but only a brief mention of the time.
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