The Yanming of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 82 Withdrawal of Troops
Jicheng of Zhao State
Deng Huan joined the army Lu Bozao and led Anle's army into Jicheng.As soon as I arrived at the gate of the city, I saw Wang Wu, the governor of Youzhou, waiting here.Deng Huan saw him as if he was alive after a catastrophe, so he just got off his horse, walked away quickly, held him tightly, and said with emotion: "I never thought I would see my old friend again today."

Wang Wu's face became slightly heavy, and he said: "This is not a place for conversation, please come to my residence for a while, general, please."

During the banquet, Deng Huan raised his glass to congratulate Wang Wu, his younger brother Wang Tuo, and Mu Jian, who stayed behind before, and said: "Today, our country of Zhao and the northern border are all in Jicheng. Since I was about to enter Jicheng, but Seeing the towering city walls and the well-equipped soldiers, let us gather the strength of our two armies and work together to attack the Yan army under this Jicheng city, and show off the might of our Zhao army."

"Come on." Deng Heng only raised his glass of wine and toasted everyone sitting there, "The last general is not talented, and I am willing to be the vanguard of our army and protect our Zhao territory."

Wang Wu looked at Deng Huan and the others, only smiled bitterly and said: "Come on, let's drink General Deng's glass of wine first."

After finishing speaking, everyone drank it all in one gulp, and Wang Wu sent someone to enshrine the letter of Yecheng to Deng Heng.Deng Heng only read it hastily, then jumped up against the case, and exclaimed: "My lord, go, this, this, how could Yecheng issue such an order."

"General Deng, I only received the order yesterday. Emperor Zhao is going to dispatch my soldiers from Jicheng to go south. This important town in the northern region would be almost empty without your An Le army."

Deng Heng sighed and said: "Emperor Zhao, how could Emperor Zhao be so confused? Once Jicheng loses its door, my country of Zhao will be lost forever."

Wang Wu looked at Mu Jian who was sitting on the side, Mu Jian understood, and just stepped forward and said: "The former Shi Chong led the army to the south, but the conquest failed, and Ran Min killed all of our Youzhou army. Now, alas." Mu Jian sighed He said in one breath, "All the soldiers in Yecheng are under Ran Min's subordinates. Only my soldiers in Youzhou are old relatives and friends of the soldiers who were killed in the previous pit, so Emperor Zhao wants to send troops to the capital."

Wang Tuo also sighed: "Thinking of the prestige of the first Shihu, his unworthy descendants are so unbearable now, and they look up to others. Monarchs and ministers care about each other and don't know where they are going. When they are appointed officials to make a wish, with the heart of a powerful minister, there is no one around him to entrust How sad."

Wang Wu said: "Now all the people of the Shi family in Yecheng, such as Shi Cheng, the leader of the army, Shi Qi, the servant of the middle, and Shi Hui, the former governor of Hedong, have written to me, agreeing to lend him the soldiers of Youzhou, and your majesty has also summoned them to me. It is not a problem to add officials to the ranks, and he threatened that if he did not send troops to the south, the relatives in Yecheng would almost become hostages. Among the Zhao army, Longxiang generals Sun Fudu, Liu Zhu, etc. were also ready to move. Deng Heng, so Jicheng Things are irreversible."

Deng Heng sighed: "It's really heaven's death for my Zhao country."

During the banquet, a sergeant came to report suddenly, and Wang Wu hurriedly read it.With a serious face, he looked at the soldiers.

"The Yan army has completely broken through my Lulongsai, the scorpion, and the northern barrier. The Yan army's three armies have converged, and they have taken over my Anle and Beiping lands. Now they are resting in these two places. The forward Murong Bajun has reorganized the army. Departure, I will reach my endless land in a few days, only a few days away from Jicheng."

Everyone circulated the military newspaper, all with serious expressions.

Deng Heng was puzzled and said: "The Yan army's horses are unparalleled in the world, but this time the troops marched so fast..."

Mu Jian smiled wryly, "People's hearts and destiny are not in my country of Zhao. Now Zhao's power is declining day by day, and there are countless people fleeing from their lands. The people of Youzhou have already lost their hearts and minds."

Wang Wu's younger brother Wang Tuo said: "You know that Murong Ba's wife, the Duan family, I heard people from Yecheng say. Now Duan Qin and his son, the old Duan family in the capital of Zhao, are going to Jiangmu, and Duan Kan is leaving for Guanggu. I am afraid there will be changes. ?”

"Guanggu?" Deng Heng was thinking, and suddenly asked in surprise: "But Qingzhou Guanggu?"

"Should it be here?!"

"The seniority of the generals in the army is still young, so they don't know that the vast and solid land has never been "solid"."

Everyone was puzzled and asked, "But why?"

"When Shihu, the first emperor of Zhao State, was still Duke Zhongshan, he led [-] cavalry to attack General Cao Ni of Andong. Many counties and counties in Qingzhou surrendered them. However, only one strong city was not taken down, which was Guanggu. Shihu has been conquering for many days. Cao Yi surrendered and sent Xiangguo to kill him, and killed [-] households of his people. Only [-] men and women were left. At that time, Duanbu thought that he was using the people of Guanggu to rebel against our Zhao Kingdom."

Lu Bozao, a general of Deng Heng's department, said: "If Duan's department betrays me, he will definitely associate with the Yan army. Murong Ba's wife is an old friend of the Duan family, so she should consider it a foreign aid."

"In the current situation, my Zhao army is already unable to defend. The country of Zhao is being taken advantage of by these aliens with two hearts. I hate my emperor for not being able to kill all the members of the Duan clan."

Wang Wu said: "It's not just Duanbu? Now all the heroes in the Zhao Kingdom are rising together, and the four barbarians rule the roost. Yao Yizhong, Pu Hong and Shi Zhi have already occupied the Xiang Kingdom, and our Zhao Kingdom is already in chaos. Who cares about the situation in Youzhou?" thing."

"So, send these thousands of soldiers to the south, and let the others wait until their fate."

The night was deep, and the guards were patrolling above the tower of Zhongyangmen, the main gate of Yecheng.I saw a group of pedestrians approaching under the city wall.The guards on the city wall were extremely vigilant, and shouted: "Who is below, what is going on here late at night?"

The leader in front was wearing ragged clothes and his face was full of dust, and he said loudly: "We are refugees from Youzhou. We all lost our homes because of the Yan army going south. We came to Yecheng to seek refuge with relatives and friends. I hope the adults will make it easier."

A guard muttered, "My lord, there are a lot of people coming from the north recently."

The city gate ordered the guard, "Go down and check, there are weapons and armor."

"Yes."

After about a stick of incense, the guard went upstairs to report: "I didn't see any weapons."

The city gate shouted to the guarding sergeant: "Let go."

"As ordered."

A person next to him was puzzled and asked: "My lord, there are so many refugees from all over the world entering Yecheng, only to check whether there is any omission in not carrying weapons and armor?"

The city gate order said: "You don't know yet, our General Shi is trying to win people's hearts. He said: "All the people of all ethnic groups are the subjects of our Zhao Kingdom. Now there are more than one battles in the four realms. If there is a chance of survival, it is Xu's family." A way out."

"Survival?" An elderly sergeant smiled, "Since ancient times, Hu and Han have been at odds with each other. We, the Han people in Zhao Guo, have become what we are today thanks to our old brothers. At that time, we could only build a fortress and defend ourselves, but fortunately, General Ran Min made our Han soldiers and civilians work hard to stand on their own."

While talking, someone saw the patrolling general coming and hurriedly said: "It's gone, it's gone."

After entering the city, the group of refugees went straight to the depths of Yecheng, crossed several intersections, and headed for a remote residence.

The "refugees" stopped in front of a mansion with dilapidated windows and crooked walls.The person in the head knocked lightly on the door a few times, and after a while a person came out from the room and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Please inform the inside that there is an old friend from Youzhou coming."

"Everyone wait a moment."

After a while, the doorman opened the door and invited those people to enter the place.

At this time, the secret agent lurking in a dilapidated store opposite had an insight into everything here.

"Quick, report to Master Wei."

"Yes."

A black figure flashed behind the house and disappeared into the night street.

The deserted courtyard here looks ordinary from the outside, and the "vagrant" from Youzhou followed the doorman through three halls, two or three side doors, and a secret door.But inside is an empty place, enough to accommodate thousands of people.The people next to them were forging iron and lighting the stove, and the "dang dang" iron stars were overflowing, and they were building weapons overnight.

In the middle of the courtyard, a person came out to greet him, and hurriedly invited the leader of the "refugees" to gather in the main hall.

In the main hall, I saw three people sitting in rows.

The man entered the hall, cupped his hands and said, "Subordinate, I am ordered by the prefect to report here."

A person next to him hurriedly said: "Come on, sit down quickly and serve tea."

Then he turned to those two people and said, "Finally, the last batch of personnel has arrived. Now we just need to wait for the right time to accomplish everything in one fell swoop."

The person in the middle said: "Shi Cheng, Shi Hui, our Shi clan has reached this point, if we don't work hard, we fear that the country will fall into the hands of foreigners."

Shi Cheng, the leader of the Central Committee, said to Shi Qi in the hall: "Shi Shizhong, your Majesty Shi Jian is weak and incompetent. Last time the palace changed, in order to save Gou's life, he killed his younger brother Shi Bao, King of Leping, to quell Shi Min's anger. These descendants are not worthy. Respect the Ninth Five-Year Plan, I invite Shi Shizhong to choose a virtuous master to live in."

"Shi Cheng, it's still too early to discuss the throne. Now that the barbarians and barbarians are staring at us like a tiger, our country of Zhao can't stand the toss anymore. I think it's not too late to choose a sage after the success."

Shi Hui, the former governor of Hedong, also said: "Now that Shi Jian summons orders not to leave the palace, all of Yecheng is full of Ran Min's henchmen, it makes no difference if he is there or not."

"Haha." Everyone laughed.

"Ministers, there is one more thing I want to report, but I don't know whether to say it or not."

Shi Qi said: "There are no outsiders here, but it doesn't matter."

"My lords, I know that the situation in Yecheng is tense now, but the borders of Youzhou are also tight. The Yan army is now in Anle. It is a short distance away from Jicheng. If Jicheng is lost, the northern gate will be opened. Such a situation is unforeseeable.”

Shi Cheng, the leader of the central government, fought against the Yan army when he was the general of Zhenyuan. Knowing that what the man said was true, he also said to the two people in the seat: "What this man said is also the truth. The Yan army has always had the intention to go south. Even more so, we are gathering more food and grass, and I am afraid that this trip to the south will not be caused by ringworm, so we are very careful."

Shi Qi didn't take it seriously, "The Jin army and the Liangzhou army were all eyeing them, and they were all repelled by my Zhao army. I think this time, the leader of the army is overly worried."

Shi Cheng was worried, "The king and ministers of the Yan Kingdom are not stupid people, I think this Jicheng is their first step." Then he looked at the person who came and said, "After all, the invasion of the Yan Kingdom is a long-term worry. However, the catastrophe of the elbow and armpit is imminent, and now Yecheng is full of soldiers and horses of Ran Min, we can no longer trust the soldiers of Yecheng, so we have no choice but to lure you into Ye, you rest for a few days, you will be of great use. It will take a few days to get rid of Ran Min's troubles."

"Since your lord said so, the last general will naturally take orders."

While talking, the doorman in front suddenly rushed in and said to everyone: "My lords, hurry up and dodge, the sergeant on patrol in front knocked on the door, and I let them go. But I don't think those people did it unintentionally. This place is secluded and dilapidated, it has been deserted and inhabited for a long time, this old slave fears that the Han people have noticed this place, so please move quickly.”

Shi Hui said to the others: "What this person said is very reasonable. Now that an incident is imminent, there should be no leaks. I think we should transfer it quickly tonight."

The doorman said: "General Long Xiang, Sun Fudu, and Liu Zhu are still in office. It is not difficult to find another foothold by taking advantage of their positions."

Everyone also felt very reasonable.That night, all the craftsmen and soldiers in the mansion were transferred.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he left, the dilapidated courtyard was surrounded by people from Ran Min's residence. "Bang" the door of the mansion was knocked open by the sergeant.

The leading general said: "Search carefully for me."

"Yes."

After a while, the searching sergeant reported back, "General, there is no one in the middle courtyard, maybe it was a mistake."

"What?" The leading general couldn't believe his ears, he only rushed into the mansion, and after a round of inspection, there was no one there.

The general paced around in the courtyard, only came to a dark corner of the backyard, and immediately ordered someone to bring a basin of water, and there was a "sizzling" sound, and bursts of water vapor came out.

The man said to himself: "The nose is a spirit after all. Let's see how long you can hide." He said to the left and right: "Retreat and return to the camp."

General's Mansion in Yecheng
"General, I ordered the soldiers to raid an abandoned courtyard tonight. All the people in it fled. When the soldiers entered, the fire was still hot. I feel that there must be a big conspiracy in Yecheng. I implore the general to increase guards in the near future to prevent Unexpected." Dr. Guanglu Wei Jian said.

"Dr. Wei's alarmist words are too alarmist. Now I have degraded all the generals and generals of the barbarians. The defense of Yecheng and the imperial guards in the palace are mostly our people. The Shijian emperor's title is only a vain name. Why should I worry?"

"General, I just feel that Yecheng is still not peaceful. The general still has a kindness for Jiehu, and I am afraid that it will be a big mistake."

Ran Min just sighed: "There's no way, the Shi family has established the country for a long time, it's normal that there are some barbarians in the capital, we just need to grasp the key points."

That being the case, Wei Jian only said: "Since this is the case, I only hope that the general can take care of his life and cherish his life, and the Han people rely on the general."

Finally, those people found a new foothold under the guidance of General Longxiang Sun Fudu, Liu Zhu and others.

Shi Qi let out a long sigh, "Fortunately, be careful, if we are one step late, we will all be captured by the Han army."

Sun Fudu said: "Shi Shizhong, now Ran Min is bullying us more and more from the Jie family. Just today, Ran Min joined forces with Zhongshu Supervisor Lu Zhan, Shangshu Zuopushe Liu Xian and others to declare that the military situation in Youzhou is tight and intends to kill us. The people in the battalion lined up to Jicheng to fight against the Yan army."

Liu Zhu also said: "Now they have another excuse, Shi Zhi of Xiangguo wants to rebel, and most of the people in my camp are old guards of Xiangguo, and they want to draw troops out. Ran Min's desire to belittle our people is getting worse."

Seeing that everyone had a deep resentment towards Ran Min, Shi Cheng said from the sidelines, "Right now, Ran Min is monitoring us day by day. If there is any further delay, the plan may leak out, and Ran Min will catch us all in one go."

Shi Qi asked: "Shi Hui, what is His Majesty Shi Jian's attitude? Without His Majesty's approval, it would be very inconvenient for us to do things. If the name is not correct, the words will not go well..."

Before Shi Qi could finish speaking, Sun Fudu interrupted his words, "The servant's words are very pedantic, and this Shi Jian is just a display now, why should we ask him to order us to do great things."

Liu Zhu also said: "Shi Bao's lessons are not far away, you should take precautions against our Majesty."

Shi Qi only sighed slightly, "Well, as long as Shi Jian doesn't make any trouble, but now Shi Jian is concerned about his own safety, except for showing his face in the Taiwu Hall, the rest are playing in the inner garden of the harem, he cherishes himself If it is not for the people close to him, his whereabouts may not be known. The imperial palace in Yecheng is so large, if you don’t know where Shi Jian is on the day of the incident, and send troops to control him, you may have something bad happen.”

At this time, Shi Hui on the side smiled slyly, and said: "If you talk about the people around Shi Jian, I know one person."

"who?"

"Yang Huan, Chief of the Imperial Palace."

Shi Qi hurriedly said: "No, no, this person is greedy for money and cowardly, so you can't conspire with him. Shi Bao was advised by him and made a scapegoat for the dead. This person framed the blame and slandered him. He is a heinous person. He is a complete villain."

Shi Hui argued: "A gentleman values ​​justice, while a villain values ​​profit. If there is ten times or a hundred times the value of profit, it can also be used by me. It's just the price."

Shi Cheng said: "Since ancient times, the thieves have become big things, but now they are in a hurry, and they can't take care of so much."

Everyone was discussing, when a servant from outside hurried in and said: "My lords, now there are soldiers running around in the roads in Yecheng, and the whole city is under curfew. It seems that the arrest of our Jie clan will be within a few days."

Shi Cheng said to everyone, "Now the arrow is on the line, and we have to go. Today, we have recruited Youzhou's army and Duzhongliu guards. There are still more than [-] Jie soldiers, although compared with Ran Min's army, the number is still small. However, soldiers are expensive and elites are not expensive, so if we concentrate our forces and strike bravely, we will be able to accomplish everything in one fell swoop."

"What Brother Cheng said is my opinion, but this Yang Huan..."

Seeing that everyone had this intention, Sun Fudu hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The Longteng guards in the palace still have us Jie people, and we will make good friends with them in the end. It is expedient to capture Yang Huan and hand them over to everyone. "

"Then please, General."

(End of this chapter)