Da Wei Chun

"Haha, Li Feng made a great contribution..."

Li Chengzhi looked at the battle report, couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and his beard, which had been growing for just a few months, trembled wildly.

Headed by Cui Guang and Li Shao, all the generals and officials were in high spirits and beamed with joy.

There are only more than [-] soldiers in the six towns, and more than half of them were lost in the first battle.Even if Yuan Yao wanted to break the boat, he might lose his confidence.

Furthermore, the straight road from Luojing to Liuzhen was cut off, and the states and counties in the east of the river also raised up one after another to respond to the West Sea. It is impossible for half a grain of grain to flow to Liuzhen.May I ask, under such circumstances, how did Yuan Yao and others boost the morale of the army so that a hundred thousand generals dared to fight their backs?
Therefore, Beizhen is safe...

All the generals gathered together, echoed in unison, but had different thoughts.

For example, Li Zun and other descendants who were born in the Li family in Longxi were naturally overjoyed.

He couldn't write two characters of Li in one stroke. Li Feng was a retainer of the Li family. Strictly speaking, Li Chengzhi also belonged to the Li family of Longxi.And now there are quite a few children of the Li family in Longxi serving under Li Feng's command, so naturally all of them have made meritorious service.Elders like Li Zun are naturally honored, and they know better in their hearts that the Li family has risen even higher since then, and has become unparalleled in the West Sea.

But the rest of the people are faintly worried.

Good news from all sides came frequently, without exception, the leading generals were all old ministers of the Li family.

Not to mention Li Feng's defeat of Xing Luan and Yuan Heng, Li Liangyu also regained the entire territory of Eastern Qinzhou ten days ago, and now he is confronting Yuan Qin and Yang Jun across Luoshui.As long as Li Chengzhi gives an order, he can drive straight in and attack Huazhou.

On the other hand, Li Zhang of the South Road was steady and steady, guarding the area of ​​Pinyang and Tongguan (belonging to Beidi County of Yongzhou, adjacent to Huazhou) like a mountain.

In just two months, a small stream of Jushui (now the Ishikawa River) was like a meat grinder, and [-] officers and soldiers died here, and the corpses covered the entire river valley.

Therefore, whether it is Li Liang or Li Zhang, the credit is by no means less than that of Li Feng...

Li Chengzhi was born in a humble background, and only a few hundred clansmen followed him at the beginning of his career, so it is nothing special to treat him thickly.

But now heroes from all walks of life have surrendered one after another, among them are veteran generals such as Xuehe and Yuangui, who once followed Li Chengzhi's command, but have now abandoned their secrets and turned to the bright.

There are also relatives such as Zhang Jingzhi, Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Huaiyi, Wei Zijian, Wei Zhang, Gao Li, etc. who are calm and capable.

There are also generals like Huangfurang, Song Shihe, Guo Zheng, etc. who followed him at the beginning of their careers and are now famous all over the world.

Dominance by one family is not a safe solution. Out of balance, Li Chengzhi should also appoint a new general.At worst, he should also reuse a minister like Huang Fu Rang.

And when he arrived, the commander-in-chief made by Huangfu did a good job, and he fought steadily and made progress. Seeing a great victory, he was summoned to Chang'an by a mere order?
Now, he sits with a group of civil servants, or idle generals who are famous but have no real power, and make suggestions for Li Chengzhi all day long, filling in the gaps.

It's really a bit overkill...

But Huangfu Rang seemed to be content with himself, seeing nothing wrong?
What's even more strange is that the capable, close and flattering ministers such as Cui Guang, Wei Zijian, and Li Shao, who have been in officialdom for a long time, did not persuade Li Chengzhi?

Domination by one family is definitely not a safe way...

After playing for a while, Li Chengzhi dismissed the idlers, leaving only Cui Guang, Wei Zijian, Li Yun, Guo Cunxin, Zhang Jingzhi, Huangfurang and others in the hall.

The hall suddenly fell silent. At first, Huangfu Rang thought that Li Chengzhi was going to discuss military plans with these people, but after a long time since Li Chengzhi opened his mouth, the rest of the people also looked solemn like old monks, and Huangfu Rang gradually felt strange.

Suspicious in the center, Li Chengzhi asked with a smile again: "Yizhi, I have given up your military power out of thin air, causing you to waste a lot of time here, do you have any complaints in your heart?"

Huangfu Rang's heart twitched, and he hastily bowed down: "The Duke's words are serious. Let's follow the Duke for several years. He knows that every miracle the Duke does has a deep meaning. How dare you speculate randomly?"

"Haha... As I said before, Huangfu must have guessed that I have a heavy responsibility to entrust to him, so he is as stable as Yuan Zhiyue, as stable as Mount Tai!"

Li Chengzhi laughed, and pointed down the hall again, "But this time it's definitely not my idea, but gentlemen!"

Cui Guang and the others all smiled and nodded towards Huangfu Rang.

"But there is a mission, the Duke of the state will give you instructions, and let Wan Shi not hesitate!"

Huangfu Rang looked the same as usual, and his tone was flat, without much emotion.

Li Chengzhi secretly sighed, and couldn't help but think of the scene of Huangfu's loyalty and loyalty at the beginning of the army.

He was strong, but he was good at riding and shooting, so he was worshiped as the leader of the cavalry team. When the monk chaos was settled, Huangfu Rang would have thousands of cavalry under his command.

But at that time there were nearly [-] soldiers in Xihai. Besides Li Song, there were also Li Liang, Li Feng, Li Shi, and Li Zhang.To be honest, Huangfu Rang at that time was not very ranked, whether in Li Chengzhi's mind or Yu Xihai's.

It wasn't until Li Chengzhi faked his death and fled to the West Sea that Huangfu Rang gradually came to the fore.

In the past five years, he has worked hard and been loyal, his position has been higher and higher, his army has more and more horses, he has fought more and more battles, and his reputation has become even more prosperous.

In the whole world, who doesn't know that Huangfu is Li Chengzhi's most important and most skilled general?

Up to now, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the senior officials in the past such as Li Liang, Li Feng, and Li Feng are all on the left, but what he was before is still what he is now.

Just in response to the sentence: don't be surprised by favor or humiliation, watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; leave or stay unintentionally, look at the clouds in the sky...

If this is the case, what can the husband ask for?
"You are not allowed to resign, so the deed is yours, but death is still avoided... Seeing that the success is in sight, I just wait to seal my wife and children, and leave blessings to my children and grandchildren. Wouldn't it be a pity to die at this time?"

Hearing this sentence, even though he was as calm as Huangfu Rang, he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, two blushes appeared on his face, as if he was drunk.

Half seriously, half jokingly said, Li Chengzhi spread out the map again: "Please refer to me for details!"

Huangfurang looked up and found that the map was very large, but only Hua, Luo, Si, Xiang, Bing, Fen and other states were marked.In other words, they are all states near Gyeonggi, and Luoyang Huoran, the capital of Kyoto, is in the middle, and a circle is drawn with a red pen.

"In mid-November, Xiurong Pei Anzhi, Du Zuyue of Fenzhou, and Wei Xuzhi of Bohai raised troops one after another... At first glance, it seems that these few can't hold back and want to take a chance in the troubled times. It's a big disappointment, such as Guanzhong and Guandong gentry assisted us in our righteous deeds, wanting to abandon the dark and turn to the bright...

At that time, I sent Li Hui to Bing, Xiang, Ding, Ji and other states, one to raise food and grass, and the other to lobby the families.I thought that each family must be hesitant, at most they would sell me some grain to Xihai, but I didn't think there were so many loyal followers?
Then I discussed with the princes, ordered Li Fengming to build a plank road, and gave Jinming and Lishi a big fanfare to attract Yuanyao.In fact, he led the army to cover Chencang secretly and set up an ambush for Changshan and Julu.I also asked the Kwantung Ruxue family, Wei family, Cui family, etc. to help, so that Li Feng was able to achieve great victory... But this conspiracy is not limited to this, just to see, these two counties rebelled earlier than Xiurong County, But I have other plans, please stay safe and calm these two, so I haven't raised the flag of righteousness yet..."

Li Chengzhi tapped his finger on the map twice, and Huangfu made it clear that he was referring to Pingyang County in the south of Fenzhou, which belongs to Sizhou, and Shangdang adjacent to it.

The former of these two counties is in the north of Hedong County and the west of Huazhou, just behind Li Chong.The latter is in the north of the capital, separated from the capital by Hanoi County, about two hundred miles away...

Huangfu's eyes popped, and he took a sharp breath: "Could it be that the court doesn't know about it?"

"Originally, there was some possibility that Li Chong and Yang Dayan from Huazhou would notice it. But I ordered Li Liang to rush to attack East Qinzhou, and Li Zhang to stick to Pinyang and Baishui, and there was a tendency to turn defense into offense. These two were eager to defend and concentrated most of their troops on the east bank of Luoshui River, so they went to these two places without thinking...

Now the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi are under the supervision of Yuan Kuang. In addition to Yuan Yi, there are still Yuan Wei, Yuan Quan, Yuan Yuan and other Zuo Zheng in Yizhong. According to common sense, Shangdang is so quiet away from the capital, so far away from Hedong and Hanoi. It is only a river away, so Yuan Kuang and the Zong clan in Beijing should have noticed.

But before that, I sent a secret agent to spread rumors in Beijing, saying that Gao Ying wanted to join forces with Wei Weiqing Yuan Yuan, Huben Zhonglang to restore Yuan Shun, etc., and said that these two people wanted to abandon the dark and turn to the Ming, and never attached to me... Therefore, there is a lot of noise in Beijing. , Yuan Kuang felt like facing a formidable enemy.After going back and forth, the news did not leak out, it was luck..."

Li Chengzhi didn't speak slowly, but Huangfu made his mind move faster.

Li Liang is as powerful as a bamboo, and Li Zhang won't give in even after a series of battles. He is as stable as a rock, and his defenses are watertight. Li Chong and Yang Dayan are naturally facing the enemy, and Gu's last little Xiurong County.

Conversely, looking at the capital, when Gao Ying was proclaiming the imperial court, both Yuan Jia and Yuan Cheng were ministers of his humerus.Gao Ying loved Wu Jiwu, so naturally he looked at these two heirs differently, just like Yuan Yuan, who was the leader of the army before and went to war many times.And like Yuanshun, who can be regarded as a real Qingyun on the flat ground, suddenly becomes unspeakably expensive.

And it just so happened that Yuan Yuan and Li Chengzhi had such a specious relationship by marriage, and Yuan Cheng hadn't heard from him since he was envoy to the West Sea. How dare you say that he didn't vote for Li Chengzhi?
The so-called groundless rumors are not necessarily without reason.And with the flames of war everywhere, Yuan Yi, Yuan Wei, Yuan Quan and others have long been frightened and have to guard against them.Even if I heard about Shangdang, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it...

Thinking about it the other way around, Li Chengzhi insisted on keeping Pingyang and Shangdang from raising the anti-flag. Could it be that he wanted to attack Luoyang directly?
Huangfu Rang stared at Li Chengzhi in a daze.

"Guess it?"

Li Chengzhi nodded with a smile, "That's why I let Li Feng's army go deep alone. Fortunately, he lived up to expectations. Not only did Xi Kangsheng, Xing Luan, Yuan Heng and others return home in a big defeat, but he was also like a nail, firmly Stuck between the capital and Beizhen. And the families of the Kanto have surrendered one after another, Yizhi should have nothing to worry about...

You only need a light car and a simple ride, and you can go straight to Zhongshan via Pingyang and Shangdang in just a few counts. …

I have also ordered Li Feng to prepare enough firearms to meet the needs of a [-] army for several months.When Yizhi arrives, he can first destroy Ji County (in the southeast of Shangdang and northeast of Luoyang), and then take Xingyang (in the southeast of Luoyang). Once these two counties are lost, Luojing will have no danger to defend..."

Luo Jing?

Huangfu was shocked suddenly: "Why me?"

According to his understanding, since Li Feng has already marched to Zhongshan, and Shangdang is only separated by a river, why should Li Chengzhi go all the way and ask him to make another trip?
"Because Li Feng doesn't have a brother who is Wei Wei Shaoqing..."

Clan brother...Wei Weiqing...Huangfu Zhongda?
A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on Huangfu Rang's face: "Guogong Mingjian, Huangfu Zhongda and I have already made five suits, and the two families have not been in contact for nearly a hundred years. Don't dare to lie, please consider it..."

"Haha, don't worry... When Huangfu Zhongda sees you, he will naturally take the initiative to get close to you... It's not too late, you go on the road as soon as possible, this time I will give you an envoy to lead the three armies, Zhang Xinyi will be the deputy, Zhang Gong ( Zhang Jingzhi) is Sima. I promise you to act cheaply. If you have any doubts or doubts, you can ask Shangshu and uncle (Wei Zijian) for advice..."

Cui Guang and Wei Zijian also want to go to Luoyang together?

Huangfu was stunned.

Now Xihai is like a sycamore tree with a golden nest, heroes and talents are like crucian carp crossing the river, and various states, counties and counties have attached themselves one after another, a considerable part of which is related to these two.Li Chengzhi dared to let these two Dinghaishen needles enter the capital, he must have already contacted the internal response...

He didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately took the order.

As for Li Chengzhi's various plans, he was waiting for the news of Li Feng, so he had already prepared all his troops, horses, food and grass.

Early the next morning, Huangfu Rang led his army and set off.After asking Cui Guang and Wei Zijian on the way, he found out that the Pei family in the Kanto region had long surrendered to Xihai.Otherwise, Pei Anzhi, the county guard of Xiurong, wouldn't work so hard.

And his father is Pei Zhi, the current Minister of Duzhi, and Wei Weiqing Huangfu Zhongda is his cousin, and he is in love with Pei Zhi.In addition, Pei Zhi's son, Pei An's younger brother Pei Yan is now the captain of the city gate, leading the army to garrison Guo Sanmen (outer gate) outside Qili Bridge.

In addition, Zuo Pushe Guo Zuo and Cui Guang are in-laws, and his second son, Guo Jingshang, is Cui Guang's son-in-law, Ren Zhijin Wu... And last month, someone suddenly sent a letter from Guo Jingshang's personal soldiers...

And so on, and so on, as if all the high-ranking officials and generals in the capital became Li Chengzhi's internal support overnight.

Originally, Li Chengzhi was just happy. After all, the battle still had to be fought. If Li Chong and Yang Dayan couldn't be defeated, they couldn't pass Tongguan.

But they couldn't stand the repeated persuasion of Cui Guang, Li Shao, Guo Cunxin, Zhang Jingzhi and others, saying that there is a way to attack Huanglong directly, once and for all, why should they cause more casualties and waste the lives of soldiers?

Li Chengzhi has been unmoved, seemingly disapproving, but in fact he has already been moved and made many arrangements.

He didn't make a final decision until Li Feng reported the good news.In this way, at least Huangfu didn't go deep alone, even if he couldn't capture Luoyang, he would definitely be able to capture Jijun and Xingyang counties.If luck is better, it is not impossible to surround Luoyang into an isolated city.

If he knew that the city of Luoyang would be destroyed soon, he wouldn't believe that Li Chong and Yang Dayan would still be as depressed as they are now...