But Liu Zhao said that when he heard that the Zheng army had changed general Lou Ning, he said with disdain: "Lou Ning? What's that 'straw shoe general?' Ha! Those with good human nature will lose their troops."
Cui He went on to say: "I heard that when Lou Ning took office, he enjoyed himself to the fullest and had no thoughts of fighting." The two laughed, and they had already begun to imagine how they would discuss merits and rewards after taking over the Central Plains.
At this time, Wei Su coldly said: "There are 150,000 Shanxi soldiers from Dongfang Garden to Dai City. If they attack the rear, what should we do?"
Cui He chuckled: "Don't worry, general. Dongfang Yuan is not like Guan Lang. This person is very easy to instigate rebellion. I wrote a letter a few days ago to clarify the interests. Dongfang Yuan immediately stated that it would not affect the Yan army."
He also delivered a letter from Dongfangyuan to Wei Su. In the letter, Dongfangyuan stated that the Central Plains had been suffering from Zhang Qingmeng for a long time, and the generals with military power everywhere wanted to understand the Lord, so they were unwilling to resist with the King of Yan.
In the letter, he also wrote that Zhang Qingmeng forced him to go to war. He could not defect in advance, just to deceive the eyes and ears of Long Yun's tribe. He agreed that not long after the army was dispatched, he would rest on the spot on the grounds of lack of armaments to wait for the king of Yan. The soldiers entered Guanzhong and captured Zhang Qingmeng alive.
Although Wei Su was surprised that Dongfangyuan was instigated to rebel so quickly and had some doubts, he no longer raised any questions when he thought about his actions in the past years. Liu Zhao's self-confidence was extremely inflated, and he immediately ordered to send troops south.
May of the seventh year of Zhaode, 445th year of the Great Yuan calendar
In the past half a year, Liu Zhaojun was almost invincible and invincible. Lou Ning never fought with him head-on, but tried his best to retreat. He was even about to retreat to Luoyang, and almost brought Liu Zhao to his doorstep!
The Bingzhou and Jianghuai armies wanted to send troops to help, but Lou Ning stopped them with sword orders, causing panic in the capital. The frontline generals and war factions jointly participated in the performance of Zhang Qingmeng, requesting the selection of another famous general. Duan Chongwen even united with a group of famous ministers and generals to write a crazy letter to Zhang Qingmeng. Even Guan Lang was a little suspicious and asked to go to the front line to supervise the battle.
Gao Chou and Vice-President Wei Jiu even said frankly: "There are so many good generals in the north, why let cowards be allowed to do so?" Zhang Qingmeng looked at boxes and boxes of articles impeaching Lou Ning and felt great pressure in his heart. He could still ignore them at first. But it wasn't until there was a rebellion in Dongfang Garden that he naturally became suspicious of the recommender, Lou Ning.
The Shanxi army under Dongfangyuan only advanced for forty miles and then stopped, which was very abnormal. Yu Jitao also felt vaguely uneasy in his heart: "Why don't we choose to replace his general to calm the minds of the ministers?" Zhang Qingmeng said nothing, although he was extremely anxious in his heart.
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Lou Ning saw that the time was about to come, so he privately summoned all the generals who were leading the battle, and revealed his strategies to lure the enemy deep and boost the morale of the army. The generals headed by the old general, Scarface, all praised his cleverness.
Many of the army's sergeants were dissatisfied, and their emotions were directed at the enemy. The old general suggested to Lou Ning: "The time is ripe for the commander's plan. However, the traitor general Wei Su is brave and wise. If we counterattack now, there may be something wrong. If we can get rid of this serious problem, we will get twice the result with half the effort."
Lou Ning accepted the suggestion and summoned Shi Qingyun to confess: "I heard that Shi Gong and Wei Su were fellow villagers and had known each other since childhood. Now that Liu Zhao has fallen into the trap and his defeat is just around the corner, why not advise him to protect himself wisely and choose a tree to live in?" "
Shi Qingyun cupped his hands and replied: "Since I surrendered to King Zheng, I have not made any great achievements, which is really a shame. Now is the time for me to serve the commander and the king." Then he took the order and went to Wei Su's military camp for a private meeting.
In front of the military camp, Shi Qingyun was detained and interrogated by the soldiers. He was suspected of being a spy and was tied up and carried to Wei Su's military tent. Wei Su asked the soldier: "Is this person a spy of Zheng Jun?"
"Wei Laoer, what a heartless guy!"
Wei Su felt familiar and friendly at this call, and asked tentatively: "Are you Shi Qingyun?"
"Of course! I wanted to catch up with you, but you treated me so unreasonably!"
"Untie it quickly!"
After getting free, he turned around and was about to leave. Wei Su quickly stopped him: "Brother Shi, don't blame me. Now you and I are our own masters. We are really on guard."
"I know you, Wei Laoer, are here. I miss my childhood, so I came here to reminisce about the past privately, and I didn't talk about official matters. Hey!"
"It's not official business, so you and I can reminisce about the past in peace. Although Wei Su doesn't have any fine wine to accompany him, he can still fulfill his friendship as a landlord." Then he ordered people to set two tables of dishes and talked loudly, so happily.
Although the two of them had no wine, they were intoxicated in the memories of the past. Shi Qingyun was very indulgent, just like he did when he was a child: "Second brother, do you remember stealing plums that year?"
"Haha! The stubborn old man was so angry at that time that he picked up a kitchen knife and chased after him!"
"Yes, yes! You run up the mountain and I run down the mountain. The old man can't catch me and goes directly to find our parents."
"I was beaten all night long!"
"me too!"
The two laughed heartily and felt very comfortable. Speaking of this, Wei Su sighed again: "I miss you and I used to play together, but now we can't serve the same master together. It's a pity."
Shi Qingyun glanced lightly: "You're right. Why don't you come and join Prince Zheng?"
Wei Su froze and realized that he had laid a trap for himself. I had no choice but to reply awkwardly: "We won't talk about business today. It's my fault now."
"Hahaha, Wei Laoer still remembers it." The two went back to their childhood memories and chatted for a long time. Shi Qingyun was finally ready to leave. Wei Su wanted to persuade him to stay, but he was afraid that Cui He would slander him, so he had to agree.
Shi Qingyun walked outside the tent, suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "Wei Laoer, you don't have anything to give me? Just so I can think about it." Wei Su immediately took out a golden knife from his arms and handed it to Past: "My name is on it, and it never leaves me. You have to watch it carefully."
"Don't worry, I just miss people when I see them." He laughed and walked out of the military camp. Wei Su thought in his mind: "I thought he was here to persuade me to surrender to Zhang Qingmeng. I didn't want to say anything and just reminisce about the past, but I thought too much." He smiled softly, ordered his people to pack up the leftovers, and then went to rest. .
Since Shi Qingyun left the military camp, he hastened back. He ordered several clever soldiers to change into the uniforms of the Yan army, take the golden sword, and go to the Weimo military camp. He claimed that his father Wei Su had surrendered long ago and persuaded him to take the army with him.
Weimer didn't believe it at first and asked them why. The few soldiers repeated what Shi Qing had taught him: "Master Wei said: Cui He has hated my father and son for a long time, and he must not tolerate it. Moreover, King Yan did not accept his loyal advice and massacred the surrendered soldiers, which completely lost the hearts of my father and son." No one can help him to do evil, Wanwang!"
Wei Mo knew Cui He's hatred towards them, but he still didn't believe it: "Just a few words cannot be trusted. What evidence is there?" "
The soldier handed over the golden sword at the right time: "Your Majesty said: Young general, be cautious, unless this is a certificate, it cannot be trusted." Wei Mo looked at the golden sword carefully and was shocked: "This is my father's personal golden sword, so it must be real." It's a matter." So he believed his words and led his 20,000 cavalry to return to Lou Ning overnight.
When Wei Su learned about it the next day, he suddenly realized that he kept saying, "What a 'think tank', I fell into his trap!" Knowing that he would inevitably die if he stayed under Liu Zhao, he had no choice but to lead his 40,000 cavalry to Lou Ning. , In this way, the remaining 60,000 well-disciplined troops of the 120,000 Liaodong cavalry all surrendered. The remaining troops under Liu Zhao were all ruthless and extremely corrupt troops, and the interior instantly began to become restless.
However, Lou Ning held a banquet to welcome Wei Su and his son. Shi Qingyun returned the golden sword to Wei Su with a smile on his face: "Brother Wei, don't blame me. I heard that you want to work with me, so you made this move."
Wei Su was even dumbfounded: "I fell into your trick!"
The naive Weimer blinked, not knowing what was going on. Shi Qingyun then recounted the whole story. Wei Mo felt ashamed and apologized to his father.
Wei Su smiled and said, "If I were you, I would believe it if I saw the golden sword. It's only my fault that I was unsuspecting and fell for it."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Lou Ning said jokingly: "If General Wei is dissatisfied, you can go back!" Wei Su sighed and shook his head and refused: "The King of Yan does not listen to loyal advice and trusts sycophants. If I come back, I will be punished. Harmful. If King Zheng does not blame Xiaobei, Wei Su is willing to surrender."
"The massacre of the city was actually caused by Cui He's bewitchment and Liu Zhao's immorality. What does it have to do with the general? If the general had not maintained strict military discipline and retained his strength, how could Liu Zhao have entered the Central Plains?" Lou Ning also gave instructions at the same time: "Tell Dongfang Park, give him five days to recover Xiaobei, cut off Liu Zhao's retreat, and recover Liaodong!"
Wei Su was full of admiration: "I finally understand the plan laid out by the coach today!" All the generals were excited, and the opportunity for revenge had come!
Dai City is a total of 600 miles away from Xiaobei. If the 150,000 troops move at normal speed, it will take at least half a month. Even if they rush early, it will take ten days to arrive. After Commander Lou Ning issued the order to the military camp thirty miles away from Dai City, he encountered strong opposition from the generals. However, Dongfangyuan opposed all opinions: "We have prepared all the rations for the march. All the soldiers in the army have abandoned all useless things and marched day and night. We must arrive!"
Someone asked: "Wouldn't this be exhausting?" Every thirty miles, rest for five minutes. If there are casualties, step on the corpses! "
With an iron order, 50,000 of the 150,000-strong army were left behind, and the remaining 100,000 were instantly prepared. When the sun rose, Dongfangyuan held the Dazheng military flag and looked up to the sky and shouted:
"Soldiers! Follow me—recover Liaodong!!!"
Under the thunderous momentum of beating drums, the 100,000-strong army followed the military flag like tigers descending the mountain. The earth trembled and dawn broke. This righteous army that symbolizes the king, armed with a sharp sword and sharp eyes, ran at an astonishing speed. Not only did it not waste the opportunity, but it miraculously completed the entire journey in three days and three nights, regained Xiaobei and the surrounding lost territory, and completely cut off the Yan army. The supply of food and grass was completely lost on the rear route of the army. The Yan army was in chaos and its morale was completely lost.
At this time, Cui He, who joined the Yan army, openly defected. The Hanjiang State immediately sent troops to attack Liaodong with Dongfangyuan. Liaodong was empty and almost fell into despair. Dongfang Yuan's former soldiers captured Liaodong City and captured Liu Zhao's son Liu Chen. Since then, the entire territory of Youzhou has been recovered.
On Liu Zhao's side, after learning the news that Youzhou was lost, he looked up to the sky and cried: "I regret not listening to Kong Tao's words and causing this disaster. I regret so much!"
Late at night, he ordered people to bring countless jars of wine and drank all night long, drunk and dreaming. When the scout came to report that his son had also been captured by Dongfang Yuan, he sobbed uncontrollably and was heartbroken.
On the other hand, Lou Ning followed Wei Su's plan and lied to the army about a crusade against bandits and attacked Yanying at night. Because it was extremely dark, the soldiers did not argue much. They just cursed in their hearts: "I can't defeat the Yan army, so how can I defeat the little bandits?" Therefore, they vented all the anger accumulated in their defeat to the Yan army on this so-called " The bandits are on the move, and their morale is at an all-time high.
Tan Hu acted as a vanguard under strong request. Although he was only fourteen years old, he was still eager to prove himself and broke into the enemy camp with the shouts of killing behind him.
In the past year, he has made great progress in training in the military camp. Coupled with his innate fighting talent, he can stab forward and backward, and kill enemies with a spinning chop.
This was the first time he experienced the thrill of killing an enemy! The moment he held the ChangGe and pierced the enemy's flesh, a burst of joy flashed through his body.
"Not enough! Come on!"
The more Tan Hu fought, the more frenzied he became. The Yan army, which had been hungry for a long time and had lost its respect, saw how brave this little guy was, and the resistance became even weaker. Tan Hu's arms, thighs, and back were all injured to varying degrees, and severe pain swept through his body. However, he gritted his teeth and was the first to rush into Liu Zhao's tent and stabbed wildly with his spear.
Liu Zhao was startled by the sudden thrust, and he ducked awkwardly. He was half awake from the drink. He instinctively picked up the wine jar and threw it at Tan Hu. Tan Hu quickly dodged and exploded with a crisp crackling sound.
Although Liu Zhao was still drunk, he had experienced hundreds of battles. Taking advantage of Tan Hu's daze, he quickly drew his knife and slashed diagonally. A cold light flashed across his chest. Tan Hu suddenly felt a tearing pain in his chest, dripping with blood. Blood burst out, and he couldn't scream because his throat was already blocked by blood.
Just when Liu Zhao was about to take advantage of the situation, a large number of Zheng troops rushed into the military tent. They pressed Liu Zhao under the Changge and tied him tightly.
"Save the doll first!"
Tan Hu was half-kneeling on the ground, with a few tears falling to the ground along with the dirty blood. Suddenly, his whole body trembled, his vision went dark, and he fell into a pool of blood.
After an unknown amount of time, when he opened his eyes again, he found that he was being treated by military doctors along with the wounded.
"Ah!" He didn't expect that the pain would also wake up, and his whole body and chest were in burning pain. After all, he was still a child. This severe pain almost made him cry out, but he gritted his teeth and sweated profusely.
"Brothers are suffering. There is a shortage of medicine in the army. The medicine you put on your body can stop the bleeding but not the pain. As mentioned above, the medicine needed by the army will definitely arrive tomorrow!"
At this time, someone shouted excitedly: "Commander Lou is here to see us!" Everyone was so excited that they sat up one after another, and those who couldn't get up were also doing their best to stir. Lou Ning first expressed condolences to everyone, and then raised a damaged flag with the word "Yan": "Brothers, look! What we defeated was not some bandits, but the so-called invincible Liaodong cavalry! We won! "
All the soldiers were surprised, and then they shouted long live the mountain. Only then did Tan Hu realize that the person in the camp was not some thief chieftain, but the famous Liu Zhao! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel scared, and the pain on my chest became even more unbearable. I had no choice but to lie down again, gasping for air.
After checking many seriously injured soldiers, Lou Ning walked straight towards the young man who had several circles of bandages wrapped around his body.
"Boy, you are so talented!"
Tan Hu sat up slowly and smiled sheepishly.
"Aren't you afraid of death?" an old soldier asked with a smile.
Tan Hu still said the same thing: "I am afraid of death and I am not a good man!"
"Okay! It's bloody." The veteran cast an admiring look.
Lou Ning looked at Tan Hu's injuries and said, "These are the honors of men in the military!" Then he sat next to him and patted his shoulder:
"Boy, remember this, there is no coward who wants to be a general!"
"yes!"
He responded passionately, causing pain to fill his whole body again, and he fell down with an ouch, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
The next month, Lou Ning led his army to the capital in triumph. The people along the way lined the streets to welcome him, and the sky was full of gongs and drums, making it extremely lively. Since then, the entire territory of Liaodong has belonged to Zhang Qingmeng, and his strength has greatly increased.
However, after Lou Ning returned the Qiu Su Sword, he explained Zhang Qingmeng's previous doubts one by one. After leaving, he hurried home.
When he reached the door, he was surprised to find that the once deserted Lou Mansion was now crowded with guests, decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, congratulations and congratulations. He squeezed into the room amidst the praises of all the guests, but found that there were more people giving gifts in the room, and there was almost no room to stand.
"Get out of the way! Where's the lady?"
For the past year, Lou Ning has been thinking about his wife day and night. He ignored the etiquette and pushed his way in. However, he saw Wang Li holding the Qiankun Sun-Moon Sword, glaring at him and shouting: "Then How do you treat guests like this? I'll chop you up!"
The guests burst into laughter, their laughter reaching the roof, and Lou Ning bowed and apologized in embarrassment. It wasn't until late at night that the last batch of guests were sent away. Looking at the messy ground, Lou Ning slumped in his chair and complained repeatedly: "This is much more tiring than marching and fighting."
"What a waste!" Wang Li kicked him: "Don't you ask about the child?"
"Yes!" Lou Ning suddenly jumped up: "Yes, yes! Si'er, where is the child?"
"Go to bed early."
"I want to see..." Lou Ning begged pitifully:
"Bear-like!" Wang Li grabbed him and went to the inner room. The room was dark, with only a little moonlight shining through the window. A little baby was sleeping soundly. Lou Ning followed the moonlight and stared at the baby with great treasure, murmuring to himself: "What a good child, is it a girl?"
"You blind man, I gave you a son and you didn't even notice!"
"Really?!" Lou Ning was extremely happy. At this moment, he really wanted to yell loudly. Seeing this, Wang Li forced him out again: "There will be plenty of time to see in the future, so don't disturb your son." The two of them said Sitting opposite each other drinking tea, Wang Li looked at the camellia and asked lightly: "Have you lost weight? You don't know how to cherish yourself."
"It's inevitable in the military."
"idiot!"
At this time, the servant came to report that King Zheng had sent someone to bring a big box. Lou Ning quickly called him in. He saw two Long Yun guards walking in carrying a huge box, placed it on the ground, and dispersed with a bang. .
Lou Ning asked curiously: "What does this mean, Your Majesty?"
"A gift from the king." Long Yunwei replied briefly and left quickly.
Just as Lou Ning was guessing how much gold and silver jewelry there was in the box, Wang Li lifted the lid and said disappointedly: "What are these? A bunch of remonstrances?"
Lou Ning was shocked and hurriedly opened up all the remonstrances in them one by one and read them carefully. He couldn't help but feel a chill on his back: It turned out that these were all memorials to impeachment by hundreds of officials and generals when he commanded the army. Some of the memorials were detailed in detail. Reading, even Lou Ning himself found it reasonable.
When he read that his close friend Guan Lang also requested to go to the front line to supervise the war, he was so frightened that he sat down. He couldn't imagine how much pressure King Zheng was enduring at that time. Adopting any of them at will could lead to his death. To death.
He kowtowed three times in the direction of the palace in panic, and burst into tears of gratitude: "The king loves you so much, would you rather repay the king's kindness without being heartless?"
The moon quietly falls from the treetops, and the crickets also sing the never-ending lullaby...
