Han ride

Chapter 398 Counterattack
When they arrived at the Meridian Gate, they found that two strong men outside the Meridian Gate were fighting each other. Although they did not rely on weapons, they were bare-handed.On the side, there are still many soldiers cheering, which is rare!
"Stop." Hong Chengchou saw it clearly, his face changed drastically, and finally he couldn't help but roared loudly.Although his voice was very low, the soldiers who were wearing official robes at the gate of the afternoon saw this and quickly retreated to the two sides.

"Zuo Liangyu, don't stop fighting with me." Hong Chengchou looked at Zuo Liangyu who was still fighting, his face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of anger. This guy is a troublemaker and he can't be at peace for a moment. He was brave in battle and was recommended by Hou Xun. Hong Chengchou drove him away long ago.

"The last general, Zuo Liangyu, has seen the military gate and the chief assistant." When Zuo Liangyu saw Wen Tiren and Zuo Liangyu coming together, he knew that there was nothing to be done, so he rushed to force his opponent Push it away and bow down by yourself.

"The last general Huang Degong has seen the two adults." Another strong man also gave Zuo Liangyu a cold look and bowed down.

"Huang Degong, Zuo Liangyu, you are so brave. You dare to fight outside the Meridian Gate. How many lives can you kill?" Hong Chengchou pointed at Zuo Liangyu and roared loudly.

"Huang Degong? Huang Chuangzi? Huh, the two guerrilla generals are really brave!" Wen Tiren looked at the other strong man. He had a ferocious expression, but the most attractive thing was his bright eyes and big palms. It looks extremely powerful.He is a rare general in the Beijing camp. Wen Tiren is in charge of the cabinet. This fierce general in the Beijing camp has just been promoted to a guerrilla general.Wen Tiren also heard about this man named Huang Chuangzi.

That's why Wen Tiren is vicious on the surface, but in fact he is protecting Huang Degong. At present, there are relatively few people in the imperial court who can recruit and fight well, and the imperial court also needs some elite soldiers to deal with the rebellion.

"Zuo Liangyu, who is also in the robes of the imperial court, why are they fighting in front of the Meridian Gate?" Hong Chengchou reprimanded loudly.

"Returning to your lord, the last general was originally waiting for your lord here to report the news of the conquest of the Northern Army, but this fellow actually said that the defeat in the school field was due to the incompetence of our army. The last general was angry, so he taught him a lesson .” Zuo Liangyu said realistically.

"Is that so? General Huang Degong?" Hong Chengchou's face was gloomy, with a gleam of coldness in his eyes, and he looked at Huang Degong coldly. He knew what was the reason for his defeat in the school, but he couldn't say it out loud.But he never thought that the little General Travel Notes in front of him would expose it face to face.

"Hmph, don't you also say that our Beijing camp is incompetent? One hundred thousand troops are stationed in the capital, but you are needed to destroy the situation of suppressing bandits?" Huang Degong raised his neck and retorted loudly.

Wen Tiren stopped talking when he heard the words. The [-] troops of the Beijing Camp are stationed in the capital, and the capital is solid, so it can be said that it is impenetrable, but in the end it still needs King Qin's army to come, which is a shame for the Beijing Camp.

"Who is making trouble in front of the Meridian Gate, looking for death?" A gloomy voice came, but the eunuch Wang Chengen came over and glanced at the two of them.

"Returning to the father-in-law, Zuo Liangyu has already found out the news of the Northern Army, and he said it right away. Everyone is discussing it here!" Hong Chengchou reacted immediately, knowing that this matter had spread, whether it Whether it is Zuo Liangyu or Huang Degong, they are all going to be unlucky, so he quickly explained.

"Where did Li Xin go?" When Wang Chengen heard this, he nodded thoughtfully and asked Zuo Liangyu.

"Already gone to the north. The guards in Ji County sent someone to tell us." Zuo Liangyu said quickly, "The Yebu Harvest we sent out earlier was blessed by the North Army and placed in Ji County."

"Jixian, so fast?" Wang Chengen was taken aback when he heard this, then turned around and entered the palace.

"You two, follow along." Hong Chengchou didn't have time to care about the two of them at this time, he gave them a cold look, turned around and followed Wang Chengen, and entered the Xinuang Pavilion again.Li Xin actually walked from the north, and he was going to Jixian County. Jixian County used to be Zunhua. This Li Xin obviously wanted to go to Zunhua.Hong Chengchou felt very angry.

"Lord Hong, this Li Xin really made you guess. Instead of leaving Zhangjiakou, he actually went to Zunhua. Could it be that he fought desperately with the Jiannu outside the pass?" The slightest smile betrayed him.He was not laughing at Hong Chengchou, but at Yang Sichang, although he didn't know why Yang Sichang went to Xuanfu, but seeing the grand appearance of Emperor Chongzhen and the gift of Shang Fang's sword, I'm afraid it was not an ordinary thing to go.Emperor Chongzhen trusted Yang Sichang so much, which made Wen Tiren feel the pressure.This Yang Sichang is the son of Yang He, and the old Yang He has many friends in the officialdom.More importantly, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, cabinet ministers were not counted by age, but by the holy family. Yang Sichang was so trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, God knows if Yang Sichang will join the cabinet one day.But if Yang Sichang messed up his errands, Yang Sichang's entry into the cabinet would be postponed, which Wen Tiren wanted to see very much.

"What, Li Xin passed by in Ji County? The army didn't dare to resist and let it pass through the city?" Emperor Chongzhen soon learned of the news. Passing by Xifengkou, did he know his plan, did he still want to fight Jiannu again at Xifengkou?

"Preliminary estimate, Li Xin must pass by Xifengkou." Hong Chengchou had a bitter look on his face. He didn't expect Li Xin to be so narrow-minded, and he just put him on face. I just wanted to get it back, God knows how such a person can win the battle.

"Has Jiannu left? Or has his rescue army arrived?" Emperor Chongzhen asked puzzled.

"Your Majesty, if Li Xin dares to pass by the entrance of Xifeng, it means that Jiannu has withdrawn." Hong Chengchou said with a wry smile: "Comparatively speaking, I am more worried about Zunhua."

"How about Zunhua? Does Li Xin dare to occupy Zunhua by force?" Emperor Chongzhen said dissatisfied.

Hong Chengchou didn't dare to reply, he couldn't tell because he was suffering, it's hard to say that he once put Li Xin together, Li Xin wants to take revenge on himself now!

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen did not continue to ask, but said to Wen Tiren: "Yang Sichang has left Beijing? Has the cabinet's imperial edict been issued? Are you going to send peace guards to escort Yang Sichang?"

"Returning to the emperor, the cabinet imperial decree should have been drafted, and the only thing waiting for the emperor to use the seal is to escort Yang Sichang. I am going to let the guerrilla general Huang Degong of the Beijing camp escort Yang Sichang to Xuanfu." Wen Tiren said quickly: "Huang Degong, see you soon Son of Heaven." Wen Tiren said to Huang Degong who was at a loss behind him.

"Guerrilla General Huang Degong has met His Majesty, long live my emperor." Huang Degong was very excited, this was his first visit to the emperor.

"Get up! You go back and collect a thousand elite soldiers, escort Yang Sichang to the Xuanfu immediately, and then work under Yang Sichang's errands!" Emperor Chongzhen naturally ignored Huang Degong's mood at this time, and waved his hand indifferently.

"The final general obeys the order." Huang Degong had a smug expression on his face, showing a smug smile to Zuo Liangyu.It's just that he didn't see the sneer at the corner of Zuo Liangyu's mouth.Where is the Xuan Mansion? That place is at the border with the Zhengbei Army. In that place, if it is not handled properly, it will fight with the Zhengbei Army. The Zhengbei Army is strong, and even ten Huang Degongs will die.

"Can Zhang Fengyi stop Li Xin? Will Li Xin enter Zunhua?" Emperor Chongzhen asked impatiently.It's a pity that everyone is facing each other in silence, and no one knows what kind of trick Li Xin is playing now.

"Hong Chengchou, let's lead the army to take a look!" Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly, and then said to Wang Chengen: "Go and tell Yang Sichang that he will start to act when he arrives at the Xuanfu, and don't think too much about it."

"Old servant complies with the order." Wang Chengen sighed in his heart. The Emperor Chongzhen was still a little anxious. It would be best if this matter was carried out quietly. Once the position has not been established, it will start to act. I am afraid that it will cause the Shanxi merchants to rebound. .Although Li Xin has left the capital at this time, it may take some time before he wants to go to Yunzhong.Enough for Yang Sichang to act.What's more, so important things are said here. Others don't know Wen Tiren and Hong Chengchou, but Wang Chengen knows that these two people have deep scheming, no less than Zhou Yanru and others back then.Who knows what other forces are behind these two people.

Wang Chengen glanced at Hong Chengchou and Wen Tiren, and saw that their faces were calm, and there was almost nothing to be seen from their faces.I shook my head even more.He led the two eunuchs out of Xinuang Pavilion.

After a while, Wen Tiren, Hong Chengchou and others also came out of Xinuang Pavilion, Wen Tiren rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Mr. Yang didn't even have the chance to be sent off by all the officials, so he hurried to the Xuanfu I have taken office! Master Hong, why don't we both go see him off now?"

"The old man was joking. Just now, the emperor ordered the subordinates to lead the army to 'send' Zheng Beihou out of the country? I am afraid that the subordinates do not have that time." Hong Chengchou cupped his hands at Wen Tiren with a smile, and said: "Master Ge, my servant The officer will leave now, Zuo Liangyu, let's go quickly and lead the army to set off."

"No, no." Wen Tiren bowed his hands to Hong Chengchou with a smile, watched Hong Chengchou and the two go away, and finally sneered: "What a cunning black guy. Hehe, Yang Sichang, do you really think that is the case?" Is Li Xin so easy to deal with? Although the Xuan Mansion is good, it is Li Xin's lifeline. If you go too far, I am afraid that Li Xin will not spare you. At that time, you will be the sinner of Daming Jiangshan Let's see how the emperor still trusts you." What kind of person Wen Tiren is, being able to drive Zhou Yanru, an old fox, out of the city of Beijing shows that this person has deep wrists, how can such a person not understand what Chongzhen said just now!Although not very detailed, it is enough to know that Yang Sichang went here to deal with Li Xin.

"My lord, are we really going to chase Li Xin? At this time, the Northern Army has probably arrived in Zunhua. Most of us are infantry, how can we go after the cavalry?" Zuo Liangyu couldn't wait when he left the palace gate. asked.

"Chasing? How to chase? Can two legs run faster than four? Besides, so what if we catch up? Fight a battle? In the end, I really don't know who will kill whom? I save my troops to deal with Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong's, not for Li Xin." Hong Chengchou said with a cold snort: "If Li Xin doesn't kill our Ye Bu, it already shows that he is very polite, and if he chases after him, he will be courting death."

"But where is the emperor?" Zuo Liangyu was a little worried.

"Don't worry, you must chase after him, but you don't know if you can catch up." Hong Chengchou shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Marquis Zhengbei wants to avenge my decree for blocking him in Zunhua City! Hehe , I’m not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for? Go, go back, order soldiers to send off Zheng Beihou, as long as Zheng Beihou is sent away, the rest is not our business, by the way, Kunshan, why don’t you follow I'm going to Shaanxi, where there are many thieves, relying on your bravery, you will be able to make meritorious service soon." Hong Chengchou looked at Zuo Liangyu and said.There used to be Cao Bianjiao by his side, who was also extremely brave in battle, but unfortunately, he was later transferred to Shanxi, and now Hong Chengchou lacked strong generals, so when he saw Zuo Liangyu, he couldn't help but invite him.

After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu was a little moved, and immediately said: "Of course the general is willing, but is it just the Ministry of War?" As long as the general has a battle, he is not afraid that he will not have the opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune. Although it is not bad in Shanhaiguan, but Shanhaiguan is In the traditional sphere of influence of the Guanning Army, the future guards of Shanhaiguan would probably be Wu Sangui and others, not Zuo Liangyu.But it's different after Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou is a civil servant, just like Hou Xun, and he will definitely return to the court in the future. The so-called generals and prime ministers are like that. By then, Zuo Liangyu may not be unable to control the army .In comparison, it is better to follow Hong Chengchou to gain qualifications in Shanhaiguan, and perhaps get promoted faster.

"Haha, don't worry, I am naturally here to say hello to the Ministry of War and transfer you to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits." Hong Chengchou laughed and said, "I used to have a Cao Wenzhao by my side. I saw you were brave. Under the attack of Li Xin's army , you can still preserve your vitality, and you are also a person who can command an army. I believe that your future achievements will definitely not be under Cao Wenzhao."

"Thank you for the promotion." Zuo Liangyu also showed joy on his face after hearing this. Who is Cao Wenzhao? He was personally received by the emperor and bestowed the rank of commander-in-chief.It is also the official position that people like Zuo Liangyu yearn for.Although Hong Chengchou's words were wooing, it also represented his promise. As long as he behaved seriously, he would definitely become the second Cao Wenzhao.

"Let's go, let's go, let's lead the army to send off the Northern Army." Hong Chengchou was also very happy to get Zuo Liangyu, a fierce general, and he kindly pulled Zuo Liangyu onto the horse outside, and headed towards the camp outside the city and go.

Under the city of Zunhua, Li Xin led the army wandering outside, but at this time, he was dressed like a scholar, behind him, there were dozens of cavalry behind him, all of them were powerful, and their eyes were shining brightly. Shooting, carefully looking around.

"Zhao Guang and the others are all ready?" Li Xin looked coldly, looking at Zunhua City in the distance.

"Don't worry, my lord. Although this Zhang Fengyi is known as the Minister of the Ministry of War, his men and horses are not good enough. Although we sent spies, they were all caught by us. Before forcing a confession, he told the news in Zunhua City. It's really not good. It's practical." Gao Meng said triumphantly, "Now Zhao Guang's soldiers and horses are ten miles away, and they will arrive in a short time."

"Let's go, let Ben Hou see what the so-called minister of the Ministry of War is." Li Xin rushed towards Zunhua City as soon as he clamped his horse, and he arrived at Zunhua City in the blink of an eye.

"Stop, who dares to charge the city gate?" The officers and soldiers guarding the city in the distance saw more than a dozen horses rushing towards them, their complexion changed, and they roared angrily.Holding spears in their hands, they pointed at Li Xin and the others, and some even prepared bows and arrows. As long as Li Xin dared to move, all arrows would be fired.

"Marquis Zhengbei is here. Where is Zhang Fengyi? Why don't you hurry up and see Marquis Zhengbei?" Gao Meng's voice was as loud as thunder, and he suddenly took out a big banner from his arms and waved it in the wind. flag.

"Oh, it's really the Northern Conscript Army. The Northern Conscript Army is here." When the soldiers guarding the city saw the golden eagle banner, they screamed in shock and dropped their weapons one after another. How dare they stop Li Xin.

"Guard the city gate, send out the signal, let Zhao Guang come quickly." Li Xin hurriedly dropped a sentence, and Gao Meng and others drove the soldiers at the city gate aside, and led a dozen guards to guard the city gate. , but Li Xin stood under the city gate like a god of war.

"Marquis Zhengbei, this is Zunhua City. If you come to Zunhua, you will have documents from the Ministry of War." Above the enemy tower at the city gate, a guerrilla general saw that something was wrong, so he could not help but ask loudly with his sword.

"Joke, this Marquis is Zheng Beihou of the imperial court, why, do you still need a document from the Ministry of War to come to Zunhua?" Li Xin said disdainfully: "Why, this Marquis is ranked first rank, where is Zhang Fengyi, why don't you come to see Ben Hou ?"

"Master Zhang didn't receive the document from the Ministry of War, so he didn't know that Marquis Zhengbei came here. Marquis Zhengbei, where is your army conquering Bei?" The guerrilla general rolled his eyes. He was just a guerrilla general. How could he know where Zhang Fengyi was? The Marquis of Zhengbei is unusual. According to folk rumors, Marquis of Zhengbei may rebel. He suddenly came to Zunhua City at this time, which is a bad omen.

"Where is this Marquis, where is the Zhengbei Army?" Li Xin laughed loudly, only to hear his words, the defenders felt the ground tremble, and then saw a puff of smoke appearing in the distance, Soaring up into the sky, it is obvious that a large group of cavalry rushed to kill them.

"Marquis of Zhengbei, do you dare to rebel?" The guerrilla general turned pale with fright when he saw the army of Zhengbei coming to kill him, his right hand holding the sword was trembling, pointed at Li Xin and yelled angrily.

"Presumptuous, what are you, dare to say that about Ben Hou?" Li Xin raised his whip and shouted loudly: "Which of your eyes saw that Ben Hou rebelled, and Ben Hou just came to Zunhua for a visit, quickly ask Zhang Fengyi to come out to greet him."

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