Yelu Deguang's eyelids twitched suddenly, while Wei Wang Zhao Yanshou, Hou Yi, and Geng Chongmei knelt on the ground, too scared to breathe.
Especially Zhao Yanshou, Zhao Kuangzan is his own son! Moreover, the sale of Hezhong Mansion directly led to a chain reaction later, which was a huge sin.
The city of Puzhou in this river is small and strong, and can still threaten the Yellow River waterway. It is far more suitable for defense and blocking than places like Luoyang.
However, Yelu Deguang still had to be considered a wise master after all. After a quick calculation in his mind, he suddenly laughed three times and helped Zhao Yanshou up from the ground.
"Children are unreasonable and may have thought that someone was a cruel barbarian like Shi Hu, so they thought of joining the Tibetan thief Zhang Zhao.
But all the ministers know that I, Yelv Deguang, am the benevolent emperor and the lord of the Central Plains.
There is no need for the King of Wei to blame himself, just follow me and defeat the traitor Zhang, so that everyone in the world can see who is the rogue. "
Zhao Yanshou was moved to tears. He did not stand up following Yelu Deguang's support. Instead, he knelt down again and kowtowed to Yelu Deguang three times.
"Your Majesty is kind and kind, I am indescribably grateful. The rebellious son Kuangzan turned to the thieves. This is because I failed in my upbringing. I would like to ask my troops to be the vanguard of the army and clean up the Zhao family."
Yelu Deguang quickly waved his hand and pretended to be very kind and said to Zhao Yanshou.
"How can there be an emperor who makes his father kill his son? What's more, my Daliao cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and it is easy to kill Zhang Thief.
The King of Wei was familiar with the people's sentiments in the Southern Dynasties, so it was better to urge the dredging of the Bian River so that the army could reach Luoyang as soon as possible. "
Zhao Yanshou's eyes darkened. Yelu Deguang seemed generous, but in words he deprived him of the power to command the Han army and gave him the extremely difficult task of dredging the Bian River.
However, Zhao Yanshou didn't hesitate at all and immediately responded with tears of gratitude and crossed his hands.
"I obey your order. I will do my best to dredge the Bianhe River within ten days."
The reason why Zhao Yanshou issued the military order was because he knew very well that if the task of dredging the Bianhe River was not done well, then Yelv Deguang would have reason to deal with him.
The reason why he is not punished now is to prevent the Han army from panic.
But if he fails to dredge the Bianhe River, it will be a failure in his work, and there will be no psychological barriers to punishment.
"Your Majesty, Hezhong and Shaanzhou have been lost, and now only Luoyang City can defend Zhang Thief.
Luoyang has eight dangerous passes, strong fortresses, and convenient pontoon bridges at Mengjin and Heyang. Now our army is slow in action. If Luoyang is occupied by Zhang's thieves, we will be extremely passive. "
If we say who the Khitan people are most trustworthy in terms of military affairs at this time, it is none other than Gao Song, Gao Mohan and Yelu Wuzhi.
Yelu Wuzhi was supervising the army from behind, and Gao Song was beside Yelu Deguang. He was the one reminding Yelu Deguang at this moment.
Yelv Deguang also had great trust in Gao Song, because this time he went south to destroy Jin, Gao Song took the greatest credit.
Not only was Gao Song's plan to kill the Jin general Liang Hanzhang, the military envoy of the Yongqing Army in Beizhou, and cut off the Jin army's retreat, but also to send people straight to Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, the capital of the Jin state.
"In Luoyang, Ma Da leads an army of 10,000 to guard it, and there are more than 3,000 Jin troops. As long as our army leaves Bianshui, Luoyang will be close to Chichi. How can Thief Zhang capture Luoyang quickly?"
Xiao Han, a turtle grandson, was a little jealous that Gao Song had gained Yelv Deguang's favor, so he would find fault with every suggestion Gao Song made.
Hearing this, Gao Song didn't even look at Xiao Han, but spoke directly to Yelu Deguang in a low voice: "Your Majesty, first there was a sudden change in Hezhong Mansion, and then there was a betrayal in Shaanzhou and Wu Xingde. Han'er really can't be trusted.
The person I am worried about is the three thousand Han troops in Luoyang City. Moreover, Ma Da is more than brave but not very strategic.
If Zhang thief sends his elite cavalry to double the route and come to seize the opportunity, he is afraid that Liu Yuan's lesson of losing his head will happen again.
I asked the emperor to assign three thousand elite cavalry as the vanguard to gallop to Luoyang to stabilize the city defense. "
Yelu Deguang couldn't help but nodded, "Mohan is really my loyal minister. I will give you three thousand iron cavalry. You will set off immediately. You must defend Luoyang."
As soon as Gao Song went down, Han Kuangsi came forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Zhang bandit in Hexi is very cunning and has many fierce men under his command.
Wu Ziyun said, "When using troops, you need to judge the enemy's reality and strength, and take advantage of the enemy's danger." The same goes in the art of war: be lenient when anticipating the enemy, and be strict when defending against the enemy.
Zhang thief came down the river with a fierce momentum. From my perspective, I need to defend it first to stabilize it, and then find a way to defeat the enemy.
But since we have to hold on firmly, we must not leave any loopholes. Liu Zhiyuan in the east of the river has 30,000 troops. He wants to sit on a mountain and watch the tigers fight, which is like a thorn in my back.
I ask your Majesty to summon Wang Jun and give him generous gifts of gold and silver, not to mention titles. In this way, the minister can go to Taiyuan with him, explain it to him, and persuade soldiers and horses from Hedong to come to help him. "
Although Han Kuangsi is Han, their family is different from Zhao Yanshou and Geng Chongmei's family. The Han family is Khitan's own people.
Because Han Kuangsi's father, Han Zhigu, was married to Yelu Abaoji as a retainer of Shulu Ping, the Queen Mother's Duanwan.
It can be said that Zhao Yanshou was not even one of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty in the Liao Kingdom, but the Han family was a slave of the Yelu family! He is closer to the royal family of Huang Liao Kingdom than any servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Otherwise, Han Kuangsi's son Han Derang would not be able to roll onto Xiao Chuo's bed and let Liao Shengzong consider him his father.
At that moment, hearing that Han Kuangsi was going to persuade Liu Zhiyuan, Yelv Deguang took a few steps closer and asked in a deep voice: "Liu Zhiyuan is a hero, are you sure?"
Han Kuangsi nodded slowly, "It is precisely because Liu Zhiyuan is a hero that he will not be inferior to others.
Thief Zhang is also a hero. Can An allow Liu Zhiyuan to wait for an opportunity in Taiyuan?
I ask your majesty to stay on the front line of Luoyang until the traitor Zhang is exhausted and the soldiers and horses from Hedong arrive, which will be the time for his death. "
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Yelu Deguang decided on the basic strategy of holding on to Luoyang, defeating Zhang Zhao's spirit, and then counterattacking. He also sent Zhao Yanshou to dredge the Bianhe River at all costs, and Han Kuangsi even set off for Taiyuan.
Zhang Zhao's actions were even faster. As soon as the plan was drawn up, Zhang Zhao appointed Murong Nobunaga as the vanguard troops and horses, Zhao Hui and Qiongre Duojin as the left and right formation envoys, Zhe Deyuan, Wang Shenqi, Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhao Yanjin. , Zhang Xibao and Chen Tingxiao were the capitals of Yuhou.
They selected four thousand cavalry and headed straight to Luoyang by land. At the same time, the army continued to advance down the Yellow River by water and land.
Murong Nobunaga and others galloped all the way, passing Mianchi in just two days, and on the fourth day they bypassed Hangu Pass and entered the Luoyang Basin.
There are three Hangu Passes in history. The one in Lingbao County is the Hangu Pass of the Warring States Period. The Hangu Pass here in Xin'an County, Luoyang was built by Yang Pu, the general of the building ship, in order to become a Guanzhong man, and of course to protect Luoyang. Needed, the newly built Hangu Pass was mostly called Hanguan Pass by people at that time.
By this time, Hanguan was almost abandoned, and the Khitans did not station troops here. Only more than a hundred Heyang Han soldiers guarded it.
This Ma Da got a treasure land like Luoyang, and he had a lot of fun hunting grass and valleys everywhere, so he didn't bother to station people in this remote pass.
As soon as Murong Nobunaga arrived, he immediately took control of the Han soldiers guarding the pass.
These Han soldiers were originally stationed here. After the Khitans arrived, supplies were immediately cut off. They could only go hunting in the Xiaoshan Mountains, fish in the streams, and grow some food to make a living.
It was like this. How could they resist? Instead, when they saw the Yongliang army arriving, they immediately gathered around to complain and rushed to lead the army straight to Luoyang City.
Murong Xin Changsheng resisted the urge to rush directly to Luoyang City. There were more than 3,000 Heyang troops in the city. If he rushed over like this now, he would not be able to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and would have taken advantage of the Khitans in vain.
So Murong Nobunaga immediately sent Zhao Hui, Zhao Yanjin, and Zhao Kuangyin to Luoyang with letters written by Li Congyi to establish contact with Li Jianchong.
Brother Zhao was a little depressed. How should I put it? On the one hand, he was very happy after arriving in Yongliang.
Every day they practiced martial arts, hunting, and battle formations with the heroes in the army. King Zhang also specially sent officers to teach them the art of war, strategy, and clear calculation.
Especially the BMWs and Baojia from Liangzhou, Zhao Kuangyin was given several sets, all of which were the best of the best.
During the Western Expedition to Gaochang, Zhao Kuangyin beheaded generals and captured the flag, and gained the forty-fifth rank. From the eighth rank to Congyilang, he was actually appointed as the general of Hanshan Capital.
The more than a hundred riders under his command are all the best among the best, not to mention the status of Shandu.
This grace cannot be said to be too high.
But he was still a little unhappy, because Zhao Kuangyin clearly felt that King Zhang felt an inexplicable alienation from him.
He really wanted to be the king's adopted son, but it was said that Wang Shenqi was about to be chosen, but he still couldn't see any signs of being chosen.
Nowadays, everyone in the Yong Kingdom hopes to become the adopted son of the great king. Needless to say, there are benefits, and there is no need to change his surname.
This is not like being a son to the king. This is actually a sign of a close minister, and it is a title that no prince will change!
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin took a deep breath. This time, he must win Luoyang so that he can also obtain the status of the king's adopted son.
The three of them led three followers and two soldiers guarding Hangu Pass, pretending to be people from Hangu Pass who went to Luoyang to sell fish, because these soldiers often sold fish in exchange for some salt, cloth, etc.
Zhao Hui glanced at Zhao Kuangyin and knew that he was a close minister of King Yong. He also knew that he was sent here because Zhao Kuangyin himself was from Luoyang, knew the way, and even had relatives around, so he could provide some cover.
The three of them were walking and discussing together. Zhao Kuangyin took a piece of cloth with the city defense and street conditions of Luoyang in his memory and explained them one by one to Zhao Hui and Zhao Yanjin.
After Zhao Yanjin finished listening, he told Zhao Kuangyin about the situation in Luoyang City.
After all, Zhao Kuangyin has been to Hexi for more than two years and does not know much about the current situation in Luoyang.
"The Heyang Army in Luoyang has about three thousand people, but when the Jin Dynasty went north to attack the Liao Dynasty in the past, he had already drained most of the elite Heyang Army.
Therefore, of the three thousand Heyang troops, at most one thousand are capable of fighting. It is unrealistic to rely on them to expel the ten thousand Liao troops in the city. We can only let them open the city gate and let our army enter the city. "
Saying that, Zhao Yanjin nodded at the west gate of Luoyang, "These thousand people are worthy of fighting against the Heyang Army. They are controlled by two Du Yuhou under Li Jianchong. One of them is the son of Li Jianchong and is quite familiar with a certain person, so let him solve the problem anyway." Not big.
Another person has the same surname as General Zhao, and they are both natives of Luoyang, named Zhao Hongyin.
He is very important in guarding the west gate of Luoyang, but he doesn't have many contacts with a certain family. It is said that he is skilled in bow and horse and is not easy to make friends with.
Whether we can successfully bribe this person is the key to whether we can capture Luoyang this time. "
"Ah!" Zhao Kuangyin was suddenly stunned. Zhao Hongyin, isn't this his father?
its not right! Before he went to Hexi, his family had moved to Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo. Why did he return to Luoyang?
Out of caution, Zhao Kuangyin asked in a trembling voice: "This Zhao...er, is the Marquis Yu of Zhao Du nearly fifty years old? He has a wife and a concubine, his wife is Du Shi, he has two sons and a daughter, and the eldest son is away from home?"
Um? Zhao Yanjin looked at Zhao Kuangyin in surprise, why are you so excited? Why do you know so carefully?
How could he inquire about this thing so carefully?
But at this moment, a Heyang soldier who was carrying fish with them turned around and said.
"How did you know about this husband? Marquis Yu from the capital of Zhao was transferred from Tokyo just a few years ago. He is indeed nearly fifty years old. He has a wife, a concubine, two sons and a daughter.
I heard that the elder man of his family was highly skilled in martial arts and followed a big shot to Liangzhou, Hexi to live in the world...
Huh.....? Well....! "
Speaking of this, the soldier carrying the fish was stunned. He looked at Zhao Kuangyin with his mouth open. Zhao Hui and Zhao Yanjin, father and son, also looked at Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin pointed at his nose and smiled bitterly, "Perhaps, probably, this Zhao Du Yuhou who guards the west gate of Luoyang is an adult of a certain family."
