Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 388 A Warning to the Khitan People

For a meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. Of course, it might not be so harmonious at first, because both Zhe Dejian and Chai Rong were a little frightened by Zhang Zhao.

Especially Chai Rong. Although the Chai family is also a big family in Xingzhou, they have already lost at this time. Not to mention rich.

Chai Rong traveled far and wide, and he saw the hardships of the people when he was young. He knew very well how high the status of a warlord like Zhang Zhao, who has dozens of states, governs 2 million people, and has tens of thousands of people.

Therefore, when the two saw Zhang Zhao cooking in person, one thought that King Zhang was crazy, and the other thought that King Zhang might have a habit of liking beautiful boys, and they were too nervous.

But as soon as the food was served, especially after drinking the wine, the strangeness between Zhe Dejian and Chai Rong gradually disappeared.

The two of them are about the same age as Murong Nobunaga and Li Cunhui, and even the age difference with Zhang Dawang is not too big, so they got close very quickly.

After eating and drinking for a while, he went to compete with bow, horse, spear and club again. This Chai Rong could barely be regarded as a down-and-out rich man, but his riding skills were actually very good.

Compared with the descendants of standard generals such as Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui and Zhe Dejian, they are not far behind.

This is remarkable, you must know that among the three people in front, each of them is a wealthy family with hundreds or even thousands of horses. To them, horses are like raising a dog or a cat.

But Chai Rong definitely can't do it. A horse in Xingzhou is still not cheap, not to mention that his father lost all his property, so it can only be said that he is talented.

Among the four, Murong Xinchang's archery skills are the best. This is a talent. He has demonstrated many times that he can accurately hit his arms and head with a hundred steps.

Li Cunhui is the one who is the most skilled in 槊槊, his family has been generals for generations, and the fifth and sixth ancestors are even famous brave generals.

Although Zhe Dejian had a great time playing, he was also secretly shocked. The little bit of Zhe Ya Nei's pride when he first came was gone in an instant.

Murong Xinchang, Li Cunhui, and Chai Rong are all younger than him, and he can't match him in riding, archery, and spear.

Seven or eight days later, some cotton-padded clothes and quilts from Liangzhou arrived.

It was already mid-November at this time, and the weather was already relatively cold. No matter how big or small, it was snowing almost every day. It would be strange if there was no snow on any day.

Zhang Zhao gave Zhe Dejian and Chai Rong a padded jacket for each of them.

At this time, Hexi's cotton technology has become more complete, and it is probably close to Huang Daopo's period. This kind of very warm and beautiful thermal clothing surprised the two of them.

Zhang Zhao treated the two of them really well, nothing to say, all treatment was the same as that of Murong Nobunaga and Li Cunhui, especially Chai Rong, who was by Zhang Zhao's side every day.

However, while Chai Rong was grateful, he also secretly had a headache. His main task in Xiazhou was to get a few fold-eared stallions!
I thought that after meeting King Han, he would be able to 'move around' by himself, but he was favored by Zhang Zhao and accompanied him every day, so where was the time?

Moreover, Zhang Zhao treated him so favorably, and he really didn't have the face to do this.

But when they left, Uncle Guo Wei's words were still in their ears. Now they finally got Liu Zhiyuan's closeness, if they can do it, they still have to try their best.

Later that day, Zhang Zhao personally led Murong Xinchang, Li Cunhui, Zhe Dejian, and Chai Rong to ambush outside Xiazhou City.

They had actually been in ambush for many days, because when the Guiyi army was attacking the city, a small number of elite Dingnan troops in Xiazhou city would go out of the city to harass them from time to time.

Due to the cold weather, the Guiyi army could not monitor them day and night, and repeatedly went out of the city to harass the Guiyi army's civilian husband's camp who dug a river to divert the water from the Hongliu River.

A few days ago, the cotton-padded clothes hadn't arrived, and the Guiyi army had nothing to do. When the cotton-padded clothes arrived, Zhang Zhao rashly rode in ambush for two days, and finally caught this group of Dingnan soldiers who kept going out of the city.

At this time, there was an urn city at the north gate of the inner west city of Xiazhou. The gate of the urn city could not be blocked with huge stones, because the urn city itself was a fortification.
The only remaining elite cavalry of the Dingnan Army hid their horses in the Urn City, and then took advantage of the moonlight night to fight out.

But this time they failed. Zhang Zhaoneng, who had a padded jacket, lay in ambush outside the city on a snowy night. Not far from the city, they were stopped by more than a thousand rebel soldiers.

The four Xiao generals each led a cavalry charge along the way, and the more than [-] Dingnan cavalry were almost wiped out.

The next morning, Zhang Zhao led them to ambush again in the north of the city. This was the information obtained by Zhe Dejian's fifty guards who were proficient in party items and Chinese.

The party members near Youzhou and Dijinze mobilized a cavalry to rush into Xiazhou City. They were originally supported by someone, but the waves disappeared the first night.

So in the early morning, this Youzhou cavalry fell into the encirclement net of the Guiyi army. Out of the thousand cavalry, more than three hundred were killed on the spot, and the rest were all captured or died in the pursuit.

Since then, the Dingnan army has completely lost the ability to move out of the city, and can only defend Xiazhou, waiting for the action of the Tokyo court in a few months.

After ambushing the vital forces of the Dingnan army, they were supported by cotton-padded jackets and quilts, and the pace of the Guiyi army's siege suddenly accelerated.

The project to divert the water from the Hongliu River is halfway through, and the large trebuchet is also undergoing final calibration.

Zhang Zhao also ordered people to pile up several earth mountains more than ten meters high outside Xiazhou City, specially used to increase the destructive power of the trebuchet.

At the same time, Zhang Zhao arranged to lead 1000 people from the headquarters, plus [-] cavalrymen led by Manxiong, to attack Suizhou.

And Gao Yunquan, who has rectified the Zhangwu Army in Yanzhou, will also lead 2000 people to the north to support him.

The leader of the Gao family knew very well that if Zhang Zhao swallowed the territory of the Dingnan army, it would no longer be difficult for the imperial court to check and balance the northwest.

They Yanzhou bear the brunt, if they want to be safe, they must please Zhang Zhao.

And Zhe Dejian repeatedly mentioned that he would recruit Luo Li, Guiren and other tribes in the northwest of Xiazhou for Zhang Zhao, but Zhang Zhao never made a statement, and at this moment he finally agreed to Zhe Dejian to recruit.

But Zhe Dejian still felt a little uncomfortable. He guessed that Zhang Zhao might not want the Dangxiang tribe who had joined the Zhe family to enter Xiazhou.

However, Zhang Zhao took out a map, and after summoning Murong Nobunaga, Li Cunhui, Chai Rong, and Zhe Dejian to his side, Zhang Zhao stretched out his hand and stroked lightly between Fuzhou and Yunzhou.

Murong Nobunaga immediately noticed Zhang Zhao's gesture, and he rushed over excitedly.

"Is your lord going to save Yunzhou? I have heard that the Khitan cavalry are extremely brave, and I wanted to see it a long time ago."

When the other three heard Murong Nobunaga's question, they all stared at Zhang Zhao with wide eyes, especially Zhe Dejian, and suddenly felt that the king's thoughts were completely beyond his grasp.

Zhang Zhao shook his head lightly, "We can't save Yunzhou. Since Yelu Deguang personally led [-] troops, Yunzhou's fall is a foregone conclusion, unless I return to the rebel army and have [-] cavalry."

"Yes! We can still gather [-] soldiers and horses, but [-] cavalry will take at least three to five years." Li Cunhui also shook his head.

"Yunzhou has always been a fortress in northern Xinjiang, and the Khitans took it, and Fuzhou, Xiazhou, and Lingzhou will not live in peace.

Besides, the people of Yunzhou are also Chinese people. If we just watch them being reduced to barbarians like this, we will definitely feel resentment in our hearts.

I know this kind of hardship best, so I decided to draw two thousand fine riders, choose the best folding-eared horses, wear cloth-covered iron armor, and choose those who are skilled in bows and horses in the army. Take Yunzhou. "

Zhang Zhao slammed the hammer heavily on the table, looking very angry, Murong Nobunaga and Li Cunhui nodded in agreement.

Zhe Dejian knelt down directly and paid Zhang Zhao a big gift.

"Your Majesty is such a great man! My Zhe family has lived in Yunzhou for a long time, and I know the pain of being betrayed. Besides, if Khitan takes Yunzhou easily, they will definitely come to Fuzhou again.

If there are [-] elite cavalry from the Guiyi Army to help, my family can also draw [-] elite cavalry.

From Fuzhou, through Zhenwu Army's East Surrender City, and then to Yunzhou, it is only six hundred miles, and four thousand cavalry can attack and retreat, and Na Yelude's light is like a stick in his throat, so he can't advance or retreat! "

Among the four, Zhe De's bow, carbine and stick are not the best, but their political sense is definitely the best.

He felt that Zhang Zhao wanted to use this matter to gain his reputation, and he probably wanted to accept Yun and wait for the people of the state.

Going here is definitely not to defeat the Khitan people, but to show determination and strength to the people of the world.

Ever since Zhe Dejian saw the figure of the Lingwu Army in the Guiyi Army, he also figured out what he hadn't thought of before.

After the Dingnan Army is gone, King Zhang's next step must be to swallow Lingzhou, and the biggest threat is the Khitan people who may come from outside Helan Mountain at any time.

By the way, this time the troops were sent out to warn the Khitan people not to bring them to Lingzhou.

Chai Rong didn't expect so much. He is still young, and he doesn't have a high position, so he can't think about such overall and popular things for the time being.

He only felt that Zhang Zhao was sincerely serving the country and the people, and at such an urgent moment, he still wanted to support Yunzhou.

"A certain entrusts you two with the most elite two thousand cavalry, and we must work together to fulfill the entrustment of the foster father!"

Zhang Zhao took the hands of Murong Xinchang and Li Cunhui, and used the word entrust.

And after being alone, he must explain the real purpose of sending troops in detail.

That is to show the people of the world the determination to fight against Khitan, and at the same time, it is also a warning to the Khitan people, warning them not to stretch their hands too far.

This is too long, and it does not refer to Lingzhou, because swallowing Lingzhou is just an appetizer, and the main course is the next Gaochang Uighur, and there has always been a relationship between Gaochang Uighur and Khitan.

When the Empress Dowager Khitan recounted the birthdays of Luping and Yelu Deguang, the Uighurs in Gaochang would send envoys to congratulate them.

So Zhang Zhao wanted to warn the Khitan people not to act rashly when he wiped out the Uighurs in Gaochang.

Murong Nobunaga and Li Cunhui, who had been secretly competing with each other, glanced at each other. Although they were not very clear about Zhang Zhao's purpose, they still knew the importance of it. They knelt down on one knee at the same time and nodded emphatically.

"Please rest assured, my lord, the two of you will definitely work together."

"Brother Zhejia, these two thousand cavalry, Xin Chang'er and Cun Hui'er are all under your command, you must take them with you and let the Khitan people know how powerful they are!"

Zhe Dejian's military talent is still very reliable, probably even higher than his father Zhe Congyuan.

But he didn't expect Zhang Zhao to give him the command power. Although the command power was very limited, it also showed that Zhang Zhao had great trust in him.

"Servant, thanks to Your Majesty's trust, I also know that His Majesty is here to help our prefecture survive the catastrophe. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Zhe Dejian was very moved and respected Zhang Zhao very much.

"Chai Dalang, would you like to go to Yunzhou together?" Finally, Zhang Zhaocai asked Chai Rong.

After all, he is from Liu Zhiyuan, but this time he followed him to Yunzhou, so it might not be easy for him to get rid of the mark of the Guiyi Army in the future.

But at this moment, Chai Rong didn't think so much. He was still moved by the righteousness of saving the people of Yunzhou and helping to protect Fuzhou, so he immediately bowed his hands.

"Bow every grand occasion, dare not obey orders!"

(End of this chapter)