In Hezhong Mansion, the entire Jiedu Yamen was immersed in a solemn atmosphere. Hundreds of armored soldiers, fully equipped and guarding them, especially inside and outside the lobby, the River Tooth Soldiers were even more murderous.
"Is this a book made by the little emperor himself?" In the hall, Li Shouzhen weighed the pages in his hands in front of Hedong Civil and Military Affairs, and sneered at the angel standing alone in the hall.
"As a human minister, how dare you be rude to Your Majesty?" The envoy was a middle-aged scribe with a short beard and a Confucian look, but he seemed to be a bit stubborn. He was deep in the land of tigers and wolves, but he still did not forget to ask questions with courtesy. Li Shouzhen.
Li Shouzhen smiled disdainfully and stared at the envoy with contempt: "The little emperor wants to use this method to make me surrender?"
Seeing Li Shouzhen's arrogance, the envoy said solemnly: "Under the imperial government, please allow me to move to Jinzhou!"
Hearing this, his disdain grew stronger, and he ordered someone to bring a brazier and throw the book into it in front of everyone.
The messenger glared at him.
Seeing the book-making going from slow to urgent and being swallowed up by the flames, Li Shouzhen turned around and stared at the envoy with a murderous look: "When Feng Dao was here with me, he had to be careful to apologize. How dare you, a sour scholar, be so arrogant in front of me?" ,Not afraid of death?"
Upon seeing this, there was a hint of fear in the eyes of the envoy, his lips trembled slightly, his neck was raised, and he said loudly: "If your envoy dares to kill angels without permission, you can give the imperial court a reputation as a master. Why should I regret dying?"
"I didn't expect that such a court, the emperor's son, would have a loyal minister like you who is not afraid of death." Hearing his words, Li Shouzhen seemed to be a little emotional, sighed at him, and said seriously: "In that case, I will help you, just right. But, rise up and sacrifice the flag for me!"
Immediately, in the slightly horrified eyes of the envoy, he called the tooth soldier and pulled him down to deal with it. Soon, with a scream, the head was presented, holding the bloody head high, standing in front of the commander's case, Li Shouzhen said sternly: "The matter has come to this, there is no way out, the commander has decided to launch troops as soon as possible, so as to It’s unfair to ask for help!”
"We are willing to follow the commander-in-chief to raise troops!" The civil and military officials present in the river said in unison. This was probably the last time they chanted so neatly and loudly.
On the twelfth day of the seventh month in the autumn of the first year of Qianyou, Li Shouzhen, the governor of Hezhong Jiedu, rebelled against Puzhou and named himself King of Qin. He made a public appeal to the world and summoned heroes from all walks of life to fight against the "violent Han".
After the rebellion, the first thing Li Shouzhen did was to send someone to contact his two buddies in Tongzhou and Huazhou. He also sent his son Li Chongxun and Yajiang Wang Jixun to lead an army of 10,000 people southward towards Fenglingjin, hoping to follow the established goal. , crossed the river and went south to capture Tongguan.
Then, he hit his head and was bleeding.
On the south bank of Fenglingjin, on the ferry, there is a row of strongholds connected together. They seem to be temporary structures, but they show their fangs. A burst of strong cheers broke out, and they had just won another small victory.
The river under the stronghold was in a mess visible to the naked eye. Some destroyed boats, sampans and corpses were flowing down the river, while more rebels under the banner of the Pu Army were retreating to the north bank in embarrassment.
Looking upstairs, Yang Ye saw the hurried rebels. There was a trace of doubt in his calm face: "Pu Jun is so ignorant of military strategy that he came here to die. Is there some conspiracy to confuse me and make me Did the army relax its vigilance?"
Following Wang Jun's defeat of the Shu army, he was in sole control of Tongguan for several months. After a series of experiences, it was clear that Yang Ye had grown greatly compared to the past. Just from the calm and thoughtful look on his face, one can tell that .
On the Pu Army side, after Li Chongxun and Wang Jixun led the troops to Fenglingjin, they had no time to adjust. They urged their officers and men to board the boats and rush towards the official and military camp on the south bank, hoping to seize the South Beach and enter Tongguan City. There's a lot of skill involved.
As a nail arranged by Liu Chengyou in Guanyou, Yang Ye was very conscientious and kept an eye on the situation in the river all the time. After hearing the change, he immediately led people to react quickly and led 1,500 archers to garrison the defensive camp that had been set up long ago. The rebels acted recklessly. They were just a group of living targets on the river with their small boats and rafts. They were easily shot back by the officers and soldiers with only bows and arrows.
Wang Jixun organized three waves of attacks in succession, but all ended in failure, losing five to six hundred troops. As for the officers and soldiers, their arms were sore and they had spent some time on their bows and arrows. During this period, Liu Chengyou had sent a lot of military supplies from Tokyo to Tongguan, and his arrow reserves were quite abundant.
This time, Pu's army seemed to have finally learned its lesson. They huddled on the other side and set up camp, not daring to attack rashly again.
Standing next to Yang Ye was a scribe, wearing an official robe and a military armor, looking nondescript. This person was Zhao Xiuji who took refuge in Tongguan. He was recommended by Yang Ye. Based on his past performance and the situation, Liu Chengyou decided to use him as the deputy envoy of the Tong'an Army to assist Yang Ye.
"Li Shouzhen misemployed people." Seeing Yang Ye's suspicion, Zhao Xiuji was filled with emotion and disdain, and explained to Yang Ye: "Li Chongxun has a mediocre talent. He is talented in general affairs and has no military experience. He only worships Li Shouzhen as the commander-in-chief because of his birth background." . As for Wang Jixun, he is brave when he is brave, but he is reckless and has no strategy. If he charges in a battle formation, it may have miraculous effects, but he can fight with a unified army..."
Zhao Xiuji had almost finished his words. Yang Ye thought about it and said, "So, I am worrying too much?"
"The military envoys are responsible for the important pass of Tongguan. It is an act of a good general to be cautious and prudent!" Zhao Xiuji complimented from the side.
Yang Ye had already grown a beard. He was stroking it subconsciously and looking at the other side: "Look at the thieves on the other side, there are about tens of thousands of them. Li Shouzhen has sent half of Pu's army!"
"As far as I know, the rebels are only a little stronger than the four thousand river warriors. The rest are newly recruited mixed people with low combat power."
"You can tell its situation just by looking at its uneven flags and chaotic military situation." Yang Ye muttered: "This general is determined to lead the men who are willing to die and cross north to counterattack to test his strength!"
Hearing this, Zhao Xiuji's expression changed and he hurriedly persuaded: "You can't use military envoys! After this battle, the thieves were slightly weakened, but after all, there are so many people. At the moment, we must guard Tongguan and control this choke point until the imperial court calms down." The most important thing is to rebel against the arrangement!"
After working with Yang Ye for some time, Zhao Xiuji recognized his general's talents and understood why the imperial court dared to hand over Tongguan to him for garrison. However, since he was young after all, he was afraid that Yang Ye would be eager to make meritorious deeds.
After listening to his advice, Yang Ye waved his hand and smiled suddenly: "Don't worry, sir, I can still tell the difference between what is minor and what is serious."
Seeing this, Zhao Xiuji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Thinking about Yang Ye's calmness in managing the army and setting up defenses during this period, I couldn't help but think that I was worrying too much.
Looking at the sky, Yang Ye pondered for a while and said: "It is already late, and the rebels should not make any more moves. This is a choke point. Our army only needs to occupy Nandu, even if their strength is doubled. "
After hearing Yang Ye's arrangement, Zhao Xiuji was a little surprised and couldn't help but ask: "What do you want to do if the military envoy has entrusted me with a heavy responsibility?"
"There are still worries about the future, and there is no room for loss in Guancheng!" Yang Ye looked to the west.
Looking westward, Zhao Xiuji said thoughtfully: "You are Hou Zhang who is concerned about Huazhou!"
Yang Ye took a deep breath and said confidently: "The emperor and the imperial court have already been prepared for the rebellion in Hezhong. Baigong of Jingzhao and Zhaogong of Shaanzhou will send troops soon. We only need to defend Guancheng." Just two days with Jintou!”
