On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 379 Calling the Family
After the fall of the prefecture city, the rest of the counties in Weizhou turned against each other through Cui Yanwu, the former governor. So far, all Ming and Weizhous fell into the hands of Cui Che.

Liu Xuan was brought in front of Mai Tiezhang, he spoke Wu dialect, which surprised Mai Tiezhang, and asked:

"Could it be that Duke Liu once settled in Jiangnan?"

Liu Xuan explained:
"Although Xuan came from the Liu family in Hedong, his ancestors traveled south during the Yongjia Rebellion and settled in Jiangdong.

"Grandfather was defeated when he broke the siege of Anlu, so he lived in Guanzhong.

"I disobeyed the Yan Gongyi Army because I was worried about harming my family in Kansai, so I ask General Mai to forgive me."

One bite at a time, Duke Yan, he completely lost the appearance he had when he scolded Cui Che for being shameless.

Hearing the siege of Anlu, Mai Tiezhang finally understood the connection. It turned out that Liu Xuan was the grandson of Liu Zhongli, a general of Nanliang.

Just like Yang Jian heard that Zu Junyan was Zu Ting's grandson, so he never hired him, Mai Tiezhang learned that Liu Xuan was Liu Zhongli's grandson, so he lost the idea of ​​talking to him.

There is no one in the south of the Yangtze River who does not hate Hou Jing, but Liu Zhongli led the soldiers of King Qin to attack Hou Jing, but he was afraid of the enemy and dared not fight. He only cared about drinking and having fun, and even robbed the people who came to labor.

Mai Tiezhang had heard of his deeds since he was a child.

However, Mai Tiezhang didn't make things difficult for Liu Xuan, he just sent Liu Xuan over when he sent an envoy to report victory to Cui Che.

Cui Yanwu once served as the governor of Weizhou for three years. He has made quite a lot of political achievements and is deeply loved by the people.

After all, Weizhou is not too far away from Dingzhou. If you really want to fish and meat the people in Weizhou, if the incident is reported back to Dingzhou, you will definitely be ridiculed by the villagers. Naturally, you have to do your best.

With Cui Yanwu's good reputation as a guarantee, the search for the families of Weizhou soldiers is also progressing smoothly.

Mai Tiezhang left Sun Anzu, a Dongyang native, to lead the [-] Pishi Army to assist Cui Yanwu in defending Weizhou and guarding Shenzhou's troops.

He also sent his second son, Mai Zhongcai, to lead the [-] Pishi Army and [-] silver saddle Khitans to escort the families of Weizhou soldiers to Xiangzhou to join Cui Che.

Mai Tiezhang felt that the opportunity was rare, so he took the remaining [-] silver saddle Khitans and changed the military uniforms of Shenzhou soldiers, and selected more than ten surrendered soldiers who were willing to cooperate, and rushed eastward to attack Shenzhou.

Before Wang Dangwan, Mai Tiezhang and Cui Che divided their troops, Cui Che gave them the power to act cheaply. After all, if they really wanted to report everything to him, it would definitely delay the battle.

Guixiang County, the prefectural city of Weizhou, is only 160 miles away from Shenxian County, the seat of Shenzhou. Mai Tiezhang dispatched troops in the afternoon and arrived outside Shenzhou City in the evening of the same day.

Mai Tiezhang personally led a hundred warriors, who dismounted and acted as infantry. They wrapped up the soldiers, pretended to be defeated soldiers who had fled from Weizhou, and shouted outside the city.

It was very dark at this time, and the defenders on the tower couldn't see the faces of the people below the city at all, but listening to the familiar Shenzhou accent of the soldiers, they didn't doubt that they really opened the city gate and planned to release the rout soldiers. into the city.

When Mai Tiezhang saw the city gate opened, he immediately drew his knife and led the soldiers who followed him to seize the gate.

The sharp sound of blares pierced through the long night, and the remaining cavalrymen of the Silver Saddle Khitan Straight who were ambushing outside the city charged forward, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky.

They didn't forget to bring the horse for Mai Tiezhang. After Mai Tiezhang captured the city gate, he was led by the surrendering soldiers and rushed straight to Shifu.

At this time, the governor of Shenzhou heard the sound of killing in the city resounding through the sky, and he panicked a long time ago.

He was originally a civil servant, otherwise it would not be Zhang Qi's turn to lead the army to support Weizhou, so how could he be able to deal with such a situation.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted, changed his regular clothes, ignored his wife and concubines, and escaped from Shenzhou by himself in the chaos.

After the city of Shenzhou was fully occupied, Mai Tiezhang sought out the governor of Shenzhou in the city, but he still couldn't find where he was.

Mai Tiezhang didn't feel discouraged either, it didn't matter if he escaped from the governor of Shenzhou, after all, the governor of Shenzhou didn't have any enmity with Cui Che, he wasn't someone who had to be captured, he left as soon as he left.

The people of Shenzhou spent the whole night in fear, and it was not until dawn that some people dared to go to the streets to see what happened.

It's just that I saw more than a dozen Khitan cavalry patrolling the street in front of me, and I was so frightened that I fled back to the house with all my hands and feet, but these Hu soldiers didn't harass the people. Signs were posted door to door asking them to resume business immediately.

Anmin notices were also posted in the streets and alleys. Knowing that it was Cui Che's subordinates, the people of Shenzhou finally felt relieved, the shops opened as usual, and the people walked on the streets without fear.

Except for the unwashed blood in some corners, it seems that Shenzhou City is no different from usual.

Mai Tiezhang divided his troops to take the three counties of Linhuang, Wuyang, and Wushui. Following the four prefectures of Bei, Mao, Ming, and Wei, Shenzhou changed its banner again.

The envoy who reported the victory from Shenzhou arrived at Cui Che's camp almost at the same time as the team escorting the soldiers' families from Weizhou.

Cui Che held the two good news sent by Mai Tieshang, and laughed with everyone:

"In the past, some people said that Mai Tiezhang came from a humble background. Although he had a lot of courage, it was difficult for him to take on a big job, so he could only be a general in the battle.

"Ke Mai Tiezhang was able to seize the opportunity decisively and win Shenzhou for me, he can be called the talent of a general.

"Today's event is also telling everyone that being born in a humble background is not a shame, and Mai Tiezhang is a real husband who is eager to learn and strive for progress!"

Mai Jicai, the third son of Mai Tiezhang who served Cui Che, and Mai Zhongcai and You Rongyan, the second son who escorted the families of Weizhou soldiers, all puffed up their chests in unison, as if they had seized Shenzhou, It is not the father who has made great achievements, but themselves.

At this time, some of the family members of Ming and Wei Erzhou soldiers had already arrived at the camp outside Xiangzhou City, so it was naturally impossible to find all the family members of the soldiers in a short time.

With Wang Dangwan's 5000 men returning to the camp, as well as the 5000 Pishi Army and [-] Silver Saddle Khitan ascending to the throne, Cui Che has gathered [-] men outside Xiangzhou City.

Cui Che ordered Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong to lead the troops, guard Ming and the people of Weizhou to go to Yecheng to shout, and also ordered people to ride around Yecheng with Liu Xuan, the governor of Weizhou, on horseback.

When the family members of the soldiers were taken outside the city of Ye, shouting the names of their husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers, in the city of Ye, the soldiers of Ming and Wei states no longer had the will to fight. Che.

No matter how good Li Jing was at running the army and making the soldiers under his command devote themselves to serving him, how could he control the situation when his family was calling from outside the city.

Since Li Jing was suspected by Li Jing, he stayed at home and did not participate in military discussions, lest the other party suspect that he leaked secrets.

The large numbers of officers and soldiers from Ming and Wei states fled, which also seriously affected the morale of the local soldiers.

Three generals under Li Jing's command, Feng Xiaoci, Sima of the General Administration Office, Lu Yu, Yi, and the Third Division Marquis Mo Chen Yi joined forces to find Li Jing and asked for a decisive battle out of the city.

　still around one o'clock in the morning

　　
　
(End of this chapter)