Xuzhou, Xiaoqiuye, the overwhelming army has surrounded this place.
Pan Mei was holding a horizontal sword and was dispatching troops and horses back and forth, while the commander of the army, Duke Li Cunhui of Wei, had his legs crossed and was chatting with An Shensheng, the younger brother of Shen Qi, the police officer of Feng'an County in Pingzhang of Jiaodong Province.
As one of the three military envoys of the Later Jin Dynasty, An Shenqi was still able to maintain a high position after entering Tokyo. An Shenqi was very capable and well-behaved.
Both Gao Xingzhou and Fu Yanqing sacrificed their daughters. In addition, Gao Xingzhou had a good son, Gao Huaide, and Fu Yanqing's eldest son, Fu Zhaoxu, was also the son of a general.
But An Shenqi, a beautyless daughter or granddaughter, was favored by the emperor. His eldest son was only sixteen years old, and he had several adopted sons. The most outstanding An Shouquan was only a general with a thousand men.
Under such circumstances, he can still be on an equal footing with Gao Xingzhou and Fu Yanqing, which shows his high ability and emotional intelligence.
In fact, in terms of force, An Shenqi is slightly inferior to Gao and Fu, and Fu Yanqing is slightly more powerful in command, or between the three of them.
But when it came to governing the place, Gao Xingzhou was a bit rough. Fu Yanqing is not strict in his duties and is easy to listen to flattery and flattery.
Only An Shenqi is strict but not blind, tolerant and simple, strict but not cruel, powerful but not violent. After governing Jiaodong Province for three years, the treasury was abundant and the people were stable. He was a rare military governor among the Five Dynasties who was good at governing local areas.
Li Cunhui looked at the mountains and plains, with more than a dozen flags such as Qingzhou Zuowei, Yanzhou Zhongwei, Qizhou Licheng Guard, etc., and was afraid that there would be no more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops, and looked helplessly at An Shensheng.
Before setting off, he explained to his father Emperor Shaoming that only 3,000 guardsmen and 2,000 people from Pinglu Town in Qingzhou would be needed.
As a result, An Shenqi directly mobilized the entire Jiaodong Province, the fifteen garrison armies and two imperial armies, and also recruited a large number of patrol troops, dispatching a massive force of 40,000 to 50,000 people.
When he first entered Guanzhong in the past, Li Cunhui and Murong Nobunaga guarded Zhang Yan together, and they were quite familiar with An Shensheng and even An Shenqi.
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If someone else did this, Li Cunhui would definitely suspect that he was going to rebel, and he might as well find an opportunity to cut off his head to avoid future troubles.
But when An Shenqi did this, Li Cunhui could only smile bitterly.
Because An Shenqi could not rebel, and he was not a brainless fool. If An Shenqi really wanted to rebel, he would have already joined forces with the Wu Ning Army in Xuzhou.
"What is Mr. Guorui doing? He thinks that a certain family is not strong enough and is afraid that it will not be able to conquer Xuzhou. So he is using so many troops to make a certain family overwhelming?"
What can An Shensheng say? He could only smile bitterly, "Don't you think, Duke Wei, that a certain brother can mobilize all Jiaodong's Imperial Army and Guard Army with just one order? This is a bit too much power?"
Li Cunhui opened his mouth in surprise. What kind of trick is this? He looked at An Shensheng in confusion.
"This...Does Duke Guorui want a certain family to file a complaint against him?"
"That's it!" An Shensheng touched the sweat on his head.
"Brother said that he has been guarding Jiaodong for more than three years. He has seized the military and political power. He said that he is the provincial governor, but his power is no different from that of the previous military governors.
He is also a large military envoy of Yanzhou Taining Army, Yunzhou Tianping Army and Ziqingping Lu Army. This is a big town with three commanders and commanders in one, and the governor of the three towns is not a good title! "
'Poof! Li Cunhui almost laughed out loud. Not only was he the military governor of the three towns, but An Shenqi also had his surname An, and he was also a mixed-race child of Sogdian and Shatuo people.
Absolutely amazing! Except for the different orientation from Anlu Mountain, everything else is almost the same.
Seeing Li Cunhui laughing out loud, An Shensheng felt his eyelids twitch.
"My brother really doesn't dare to take up the post of Pingzhang and Defense Envoy of Jiaodong Province. I would like to ask Duke Wei to help him write a letter to the saint and send another capable person to take charge of Jiaodong.
In addition, the generals of the two forbidden armies in Qingzhou Pinglu Town and Yunzhou Zhenning Town were all former generals under my brother's command. Most people might not be able to use them when they come.
Therefore, my brother also asked Duke Wei to investigate. If they can be used, ask the emperor to transfer them out. If they can't be used, please remove them. "
When Li Cunhui heard what An Shensheng said, he immediately put away the playful smile on his face.
Indeed, according to Zhang Zhou's system, the Forbidden Army is under the management of Luantai, Zhongshu Province. The defense envoys of a province can only mobilize guard troops and patrol troops. But now An Shenqi can actually command the Forbidden Army. This is problematic.
Li Cunhui stood up solemnly and raised his hands to An Shensheng, "A certain family admired Duke Guo Rui for being so loyal and loyal to the country. As soon as he got to this city, he immediately wrote to the saint."
There are not many people who can make Li Cunhui, who doesn't like this and that, express such an expression by just saying something to someone, not even Murong Nobunaga can do it.
But An Shenqi is indeed worthy. According to his power in Jiaodong, he is really no different from the Jiedushi of the Three Towns, no, he should be no different from the King of Qi.
The Xuzhou rebellion by Wang Jun, Xue Huairang and others was just a fool's errand. It would be really dangerous if An Shenqi suddenly launched an attack like this.
No...that's not right either!
Li Cunhui was shocked. He suddenly remembered that Fu Yanqing, Pingzhang of Hebei Province, was holding an army of 20,000 in Beizhou and had never mobilized it.
Gao Xingzhou also recently took Ma Quanjie's son Ma Sizhong to Cangzhou, and he also had 10,000 elite cavalry in hand.
Li Cunhui never paid attention to it before, but now that he thinks about it, he must have been targeted.
Moreover, my father still has 30,000 of the most elite Helong cavalry in his hands. Murong Nobunaga also has 20,000 armored cavalry in Liaodong. The land of Hebei is flat. If there is a police, they can rush to the Yellow River within a few days. .
Damn it! Li Cunhui felt his head hurt. Being an emperor was too taxing on his brain. He had to balance everything, act, and fish.
It seems that Murong Erlang is more like his father. Murong Erlang seems to enjoy doing such troublesome things.
He is dying. He has this energy. It is better to destroy two more countries and then enjoy the wine and beautiful women.
"Boom!" While Li Cunhui and An Shensheng were talking, a huge collapse sound came. Li Cunhui stood up and took a look, and saw that a large section of the tall west city wall of Naqiuye had collapsed.
The war drums rumbled, and Cao Bin, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, was wearing three layers of heavy armor, surrounded by a group of Zhenning Town soldiers, and suddenly rushed in through the gap.
Zaqiu Smelting is the most important city in the north of Xuzhou. It is one of the most important iron smelting bases in the entire Xuzhou Prefecture, Jianghuai Province, and even the country.
Even Wuning Town rebelled and still wanted to keep this place because it was extremely important.
Even now, there are still 300,000 kilograms of fine iron stored here, and there are thousands of blacksmiths and textile workers who can make cloth-covered iron armor and pierced armor.
Now that Xiaoqiuye has been lost, Xuzhou not only has its northern gate wide open, but also lost its stomach and weapons that were stored here and had not yet been taken away. The next step is to surround the isolated city of Xuzhou and attack.
However, Li Cunhui did not forget the instructions of the emperor's adoptive father. Zhao Kuangzan was still in the hands of these rebels and must be rescued. Therefore, he did not care about the situation after the city was broken. Pan Mei and Cao Bin would naturally take care of it.
"Gong An, bring over the general who defected."
Zhu Yuan was the Marquis of Yu, the second capital of Zuoying in Wuning Town of the Forbidden Army. He was originally Li Shouzhen's general. However, he fought with great merit during the Luoyang War and had always opposed Li Shouzhen's surrender to the Khitans. Therefore, not only was he not liquidated after the war, He also entered Zhang Zhou's imperial army because of his merit.
Historically, this man was also a ruthless man. He originally helped the Southern Tang Dynasty resist the Hou Zhou Dynasty in Huainan and made many military exploits. However, he was framed by his boss Chen Jue. He immediately came to the Hou Zhou Dynasty anyway and gave the Southern Tang Dynasty which was already riddled with holes. Tang Huainan's defense line, the final fatal blow.
But in this time and space, Zhu Yuan was the only one who led more than a hundred people, and after Li Yuan was waiting for the rebellion, he left the Wuning Army and ran to the court to report the news.
Li Cunhui showed Zhang Gao's edict to Zhu Yuan clearly in front of Zhu Yuan.
"Marquis Zhu Yu, do you dare to sneak back to Xuzhou City to contact the conscientious soldiers in Wuning Town? Tell them that as long as the Yuyang County Duke is released, the saint can forget the blame."
Although Zhu Yuanren looked rough, he was not brainless. He asked slowly: "Duke Wei, when the saint issued the edict, didn't he know that Li Yuan was waiting for the thieves to loot the Xuzhou Mansion?"
Li Cunhui nodded, "The saint really didn't know. If he knew, he would never forgive Wuning Town.
So you can tell Li Yuanzai and others that this is the last chance. If the saint learns what they have done in Xuzhou, the next edict will be to exterminate them. "
Zhu Yuan still had some hesitation on his face. He pondered for a moment, looked at Li Cunhui and asked: "Duke Wei, I dare to ask, is the saint really willing to pardon the people of Wuning Town?"
Li Cunhui blew out two streams of white air from his nose. He looked at Yuhou, the capital of Wuning Town, and asked slowly: "What's true? So what if it's false?"
Zhu Yuan chuckled, "If the saint is really willing to forgive them, I have no idea whether this can be done.
Because they can be pardoned in this way, doesn't it seem that it is worthless for a servant to escape regardless of his life?
If it was false, I would be willing to go to Xuzhou City and risk my life, because that would be worth it. "
"You are really a killer!" Li Cunhui laughed, not sure whether he was praising or derogating.
"Go ahead. If you can come back alive, you can stay with a certain family in the future. There is still a future for you as a close military general.
When they came, Concubine Cao De and Princess Baoding also sent someone to tell a certain family that whoever rescued Duke Yuyang could choose one of the manor by the Bian River and 20,000 gold and silver. "
After finishing speaking, Li Cunhui blinked and said, "Perhaps you have done a good job. Commander of the Jinyi Guards, the Jiaocheng County Guild will do you a big favor."
Zhu Yuan was overjoyed, nodded excitedly, turned around and went out to prepare.
