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Chapter 154 Confidence
The clang of iron armor alarmed Luoyang City.

On both sides of the street outside the gate of the imperial city, bronze camels, bronze horses, bronze dragons, bronze tortoises, evil spirits, unicorns, Tianlu and other auspicious signs are lined up in sequence.

This street is the famous Tongtuo Street.

This pair of copper camels was also built by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to commemorate the opening of the Western Regions. To decorate Luoyang, Emperor Ming sent all the golden people, copper camels, and dew plates from Chang'an to Luoyang. Most of them were destroyed along the way, and only a few arrived in Luoyang. .

Today, however, these bronze auspicious signs have lost their former luster.

Because the armor and spears of soldiers shine brighter than them.

General Cao Shuang, General of the Military Guard Cao Xun, Sanqi Changshi Cao Yan, Deng Yang, He Yan, Ding Mi, Li Sheng and others entered Miyagi aggressively.

The maids, eunuchs, and concubines trembled.

Some elderly palace people vaguely recalled the scene when Emperor Wen replaced the Han Dynasty.

The gate of the palace was opened wide under the support of Deng Dang and other eunuchs.

As if welcoming a new owner.

Inside the main palace, Queen Mother Guo and Wei Emperor Cao Fang looked out of the palace gate in horror.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, but stopped outside the palace gate.

"Minister Cao Shuang begs the Queen Mother to move to Yongning Palace!" Cao Shuang's breathless voice sounded outside the city.

"The late emperor always regarded the great general as his brother and sister. Why did the great general do this today, and entrusted him with kindness to the late emperor?" Queen Mother Guo scolded.

There was silence outside the hall.

But soon Deng Yang's deep voice sounded, "The general has no other intentions, Yongning Palace is quiet and elegant, just right for the Empress Dowager to recuperate."

"What if I don't go to the palace?" Queen Mother Guo's voice became distant in the hall.

Cao Shuang, who was outside the hall, became more and more out of breath, "Please Empress Dowager, put the Great Wei Sheji as the most important thing."

But Deng Yang, He Yan, Ding Mi and others around him were all impatient, and turned their eyes to Cao Xun, Cao Yan and other Cao brothers.

Cao Xun waved his hand, and thousands of forbidden soldiers shouted in unison: "The Queen Mother, please take the country as the most important thing!"

After a long silence in the palace, Queen Mother Guo laughed, "It turns out that the general still knows the country, so I will see how you ruin the country of Wei!"

Smiling and laughing, he cried with the 16-year-old emperor Cao Fang.

South of the imperial palace, Sima Mansion.

Grand Tutor Sima Yi looked to the north.

There is a rare lack of cloudiness in the eyes.

"The general has made a move." Jiang Ji said expressionlessly.

"The first emperor used his father, Cao Shuang, and the queen mother to maintain the court. Today, the balance has been broken, and Cao Shuang is in charge of the government alone. The world-everything has happened since then." Sima Shi said quietly.

Sima Yi said: "There are never fewer things in the world. The general likes to seize power, so let him have it all. Success or failure, shape, safety, and situation. The situation is changing, and the general is mediocre. Can you know everything? "

Jiang Ji said: "Will the general attack the Tai Tuo?"

A cold light flashed in Master Sima's eyes.

But Sima Yi smiled lightly, "Zi Tong is worrying too much. I have no mortal hatred with the general. The general only asks for power on the surface. So what can I do if I give it to him? I have been fighting for the great Wei for so many years. In the Northern War, there is hard work without merit, the general has a gentle temperament, and he can tolerate me, a frail old man. Tomorrow, I will report my illness."

Jiang Ji glanced at Master Sima again.

Sima Shi didn't have any expression on his face.

In the eighth year of Wei Zhengshi, General Cao Shuang moved Queen Mother Guo to Yongning Palace with the advice of Deng Yang, He Yan, Ding Mi and others.

The power of the imperial court fell into the hands of Cao Shuang brothers.

Cao Shuang reciprocated, and Deng Yang, He Yan, Bi Gui, Ding Mi, Li Sheng and others were either ministers or servants, completely controlling the Shangshutai.

Grand Tutor Sima Yi claimed to be sick, and never left home.

Luoyang quickly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

However, the balance pattern set by Emperor Ming has been broken, and the undercurrent will only become more turbulent.

The night shrouded Linqiang city.

The fire was raging in the west of Linqiang City.

"Report to Zhang Sima, Zhong Qiang is besieging Lushuihu and Yuezhihu!" The scout reported excitedly.

But Zhang Te was unmoved.

"Zhang Sima, the enemy is fighting among themselves, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Du Wei Zhou Fang was very happy.

"Captain Zhou thinks it's an opportunity?" Zhang Te got up, raised his eyes and looked to the west, the flames burst into flames, and people neighed.

It does seem like an opportunity.

Zhou Fang was taken aback, "Could it be fraudulent? Doesn't it look like it?"

Zhang Te shook his head and said: "Soldiers are deceitful. It is true that the enemy's internal strife is true, and it is also true to lure our army out of the city! Look to the south, the lights are all off, it is very different from usual, I am afraid Midang is waiting for us."

Zhou Fang said angrily, "What a cunning thief!"

Zhou Fang was not very convinced by Zhang Te at first, but after so many days, Zhang Te can predict the enemy first every time, wherever there is danger in the city, there is him everywhere.

There were no less than 30 enemy soldiers killed by hand, and the armor was full of wounds.

Gradually won the respect of the military and civilians.

Linqiang City is therefore impregnable.

"Unfortunately, I can only watch the fun in the city." Zhou Fang said disappointedly.

"Now is the time when the enemy's forces are the most empty, what a pity to miss such a good opportunity!"

"Sima is leaving the city?"

"Yes!"

"west?"

"Xiangnan! You should lure me with bait, and you will never think that I will go straight to the camp!"

Zhou Fang stared blankly at Zhou Te, shocked by this bold plan.

"I have watched the enemy army for many days, but I have lost my vigor. The Qiang people are not good at fighting for a long time. Now I should go all out and take the lead in order to repay the general's kindness!" Zhang Te seemed to have a certain unique temperament, and the words he said , it is hard for others not to believe it.

Scholar die for the confidant!

A cavity of hot blood surged up and down in Zhou Fang's chest.

Zhang Te walked to the inner side of the city wall and shouted towards the darkness below: "Tonight, fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!" A roar came from the darkness.

Zhou Fang was taken aback.

Under the light of the fire, two thousand soldiers raised their fists.

Zhang Te got off the city wall, stepped on the horse with two thousand soldiers, and said to Zhou Fang: "You can lead a thousand young men out of the west city to make a loud noise, go around the north city, and attract the enemy's ambush. If the ambush does not come out, a certain If you don't come out, if the ambush goes out, then someone will hit his camp with the force of thunder!"

"Leader!"

A moment later, the west gate of Linqiang City suddenly opened wide, with bright lights and loud voices, heading straight for the battlefield of the internal strife between Qiang and Hu.

Like a long dragon swimming in the night.

The entire battlefield was alarmed.

In front of Zhang Te, Zhou Fang had no doubts, but after the actual implementation, there was inevitably a trace of doubt in his heart.

What if the enemy has no ambush?

What if the enemy attacked Linqiang City first?
What if the enemy bites you to death?
……

But things have come to this, Zhou Fang has fulfilled his duty as a subordinate very well, obeying orders.

A thousand young and strong shouted desperately, each holding two torches.

Less than two miles out of the city, thousands of troops suddenly surged out of the darkness in the south, and a Qiang general looked up to the sky and howled: "Wei thief is the plan of our king!"

The unique howling of the Qiang people shook the mountains and fields.

Like a pack of wolves.

Zhou Fang was stunned for a moment, his admiration was beyond words. Looking back at Linqiang City, he was like a giant beast dormant in the flood in the night.

A huge confidence in this battle suddenly rose in my heart.

(End of this chapter)