First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 55

53. Gao Changshi went down to two counties

Seeing that Song Laosheng was so ignorant of flattery, Liu Hongji couldn't help feeling anxious, "Is this how you treat a lifesaver like a wolf?"

Song Laosheng raised his white eyebrows when he heard the words, stared and repeated: "Why do you need to save me?" This temper is really smelly and hard, and Liu Hongji's teeth are itchy when he is straight.

Li Shimin raised his hand to signal Liu Hongji to back down, knelt down and persuaded: "Old General Song, the tyrant has no way and made the people miserable. This is obvious to all. Why are you so stupid and loyal?"

"Since the battle has been defeated, let him be killed or cut, listen to your honor, don't talk too much," Song Laosheng raised his brows, his attitude was as firm as ever.

Seeing this, Li Yuan was also helpless, so he waved his hands and said, "Take General Song down first so that he can heal his wounds, and we can talk about the rest later."

Hearing the words, the military doctor hurriedly carried Song Laosheng down, looking at Song Laosheng's wound while looking at Gao Chong, hesitant to speak.

Gao Chong knew what the military doctor was thinking, and said with a smile: "Go back and find Ge Xianweng's "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription" and read it." book.

Seeing that Li Shimin and others were very curious, Gao Chong said: "I once read a book written by Ge Hong in the Jin Dynasty, called "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", in which there is a saying: "If the bleeding does not stop, it will kill people, so you can get rid of it." Burn the spinning iron to burn the pulse to make the coke "Although this method is very painful and a little cruel, it can stop the bleeding quickly. You can try it in an emergency, but if it is a wound, it will be powerless."

Everyone in the world thinks that the method of stopping bleeding with a soldering iron was first discovered and used in Europe in the [-]th century. Little do they know that the ancient Chinese had already discovered this method. In the Jin Dynasty, Master Ge Hong recorded this recipe.

When everyone heard the words, they also admired the profoundness of Gao Chong's knowledge.

Li Shimin admired it even more. Gao Chong said he learned about the idea of ​​disinfecting gauze from an ancient book by accident, and now it is a method of stopping bleeding with a soldering iron. But memorize the content, which is obviously proficient in medical skills.

Song Laosheng was captured, and the officials in the city surrendered in Kaicheng that night, and then Li Yuan acted resolutely and quickly sent partisans to attack the remaining counties.

As soon as Huoyi, the prefecture of Linfen County, was destroyed, the rest of the counties surrendered in anticipation. Li Yuan made an effort to rectify the troops, and the soldiers pointed directly at Jiangjun.

"Mr. Tang, the governor of Jiangjun is Pei Shiqing. This person is from my family. I have heard about him in the past. This person is knowledgeable, upright and majestic. If he sticks to the city, we may not be able to break the city." Beard frowned.

"Since they are of the same clan, is it possible for Xuanzhen to persuade them to surrender?" Li Yuan asked hurriedly after hearing the words.

Pei Ji shook his head when he heard the words, "I was born in the western family of the Pei family in Hedong, and I am not in the same vein as Pei Shiqing, and I am not familiar with him, so I am afraid it will be difficult to persuade him to surrender."

The generals couldn't help being disappointed when they heard the words, and they all bowed their heads in thought. Li Yuan was also helpless when he saw this, so he had to say: "Anyway, we are of the same clan after all. Xuanzhen, you should write a letter to see if it has any effect." Looking at the sky, he immediately ordered: "Leave early tomorrow morning and arrive at Zhengping City at noon."

On the next day, the Tang army marched towards Zhengping City, the seat of Jiang County, with great arrogance. Li Yuan admired the speed of soldiers, so he hurriedly arrived outside Zhengping City at noon.

At this time, Zhengping City was already in full battle, the city gates were closed tightly, and the Sui army on the top of the city was coming and going. Li Yuan led the generals and others to spy on the side of the earth mountain from a distance, and his face could not help being solemn. It turned out that the Sui army on the top of the city was actually Moving city defense materials back and forth.

Seeing this, Gao Chong tried his best to recall it in his mind, but he didn't think about whether there was a big battle in Jiangjun when the Tang army entered the customs. He had a vague impression that the battle of Huoyi involved Song Laosheng, but this Jiangjun was There is no impression at all, no sense of existence, as if this level does not exist.

That night, the Tang Army camped on the earthen hill two miles east of Zhengping City. The distance was not far, and the flames flickering on the top of the city could be seen from a distance. It was the torch brazier lit by the Sui army on duty. It was okay to get closer. Seeing the shadows of people, it can be seen how tight the city defense is.

Just when the generals were bewildered and Li Yuan was planning to storm Zhengping City in the future, a fast horse broke the tranquility of the Tang camp.

Gao Chong was about to sleep in the large tent of the Chinese army, so he was summoned here by Li Yuan's personal soldiers. As soon as he entered the tent, he saw Li Yuan laughing with a letter in his hand, and he was very happy. In front of him, he patted Gao Chong on the shoulder fiercely.

"Yuzhi, your father is really amazing. In less than half a month, he went to two counties in a row. It's really amazing." Li Yuan said excitedly. He said two times in succession, which shows how happy Li Yuan is.

Gao Chong shrugged his shoulders. Li Yuan's hands were really strong, and he couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Li Yuan's words clearly.

Seeing that the people had almost arrived, Li Yuan immediately said happily: "Shi Gao Junya, the commander of the right leader, has broken through Wencheng County and is heading towards Jiang County.

All the generals were surprised and delighted when they heard the words, they were full of admiration for Gao Junya, and at the same time, they were also extremely envious. The contribution of going to two counties in succession is greater than that of all the generals present here.

"Yuzhi, your lord is amazing, five thousand troops can make a big difference, I admire Liu Hongji," Liu Hongji praised with a thumbs up.

Li Shimin also said excitedly: "At the beginning, I thought that this partial division as a surprise soldier might have a surprise effect, but I didn't expect such a huge surprise."

It was the first time that Gao Chong was a little embarrassed to be praised, even though it was his father who was praised.

Li Yuan was in high spirits, and took advantage of his excitement to order: "After using the imperial food tomorrow, first attack the city and test it out. I want to see how tough this Jiangjun is."

When the generals heard the words, they also accepted the order with dignity. Seeing Gao Junya's great achievements, the generals were all eager to try, determined in their hearts to make more contributions and not lose to others.

Unexpectedly, after Li Yuan's words fell, another urgent report came from the camp gate, and the guard of the camp gate rushed into the big tent with the help of a scribe. Gao Chong saw it and was shocked. Isn't this Chen Yanshou?
"Duke Tang, attack the city slowly", Chen Yanshou said hastily when he entered the account, he staggered and fell to the ground, Gao Chong hurriedly helped him up.

"Chen Sima, what's the meaning of this? Take a break and talk slowly." Li Yuan and the others were puzzled when they saw Chen Yanshou rushing over in a hurry, without saying a word, to stop the siege.

After Chen Yanshou calmed down, he said: "Gao Changshi ordered me to come here quickly to dissuade Duke Tang from attacking the city, so as to avoid misunderstanding and unnecessary casualties, because Jiangjun may be persuaded to surrender."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji, and Pei Ji regained his spirits, and hurriedly asked: "Pei Shiqing, the governor of the county, is from my family. I have already studied the book, but there is no response. Will Pei Shiqing surrender?" yes".

(End of this chapter)