Han ride

Chapter 445
In the early morning, Hong Chengchou and the hundreds of soldiers behind him were tired and hungry. The official robe on Hong Chengchou's body was already covered with mud, and his face was even more depressed, his eyes were dull. He has the majestic appearance of commanding the three armies back then.At this moment, he was standing on a hill. The reason why he called it a hill was relative to the grassland. If it was in the Central Plains, it would be a small slope at most.

Under the hill, Shi Yuanzhi's army surrounded Hong Chengchou so tightly that not even a fly could fly out.Now there are only a hundred people around Hong Chengchou, all of them were hungry, thirsty and tired, they fought all night, but they still couldn't escape in the end.

"Your Excellency, look." When Hong Chengchou was thinking, he saw two people coming slowly from a distance, one was dressed as a general, while the other was dressed in green clothes with long beard hanging down, but he was a literati.

"Did you come here to persuade me to surrender?" Hong Chengchou felt bitter for a while. Seeing the appearance of the visitor, how could he not understand the purpose of the other person's coming? The little fear in his heart disappeared without a trace at this moment. In the bottom of his heart, inadvertently, he found that he was actually a little lucky .

"Is the visitor Mr. Shi Yuanzhi?" When he approached, Hong Chengchou glanced at the visitor, his heart moved, and he said loudly.

"Yanyan really has good eyesight!" Shi Yuanzhi laughed, not at all surprised that Hong Chengchou recognized him. Such a character can command the three-sided military, suppress the rebels, gain the reputation of killing a god, and Is it an ordinary person?

"How can a defeated general be praised as a gentleman." Hong Chengchou felt relieved when he saw the opponent admitting, he pushed aside the protection of his own soldiers, went up to meet him, and bowed straight to Shi Yuan.

"Haha, I don't dare to be, I dare not be. You and I were officials in the same dynasty, and now the battle has changed." Shi Yuanzhi also dismounted and helped Hong Chengchou up, and said: "The Duke has long told Yan Yan There are many compliments, let me be careful once I meet Mr. Yuan Zhi is very happy to see Mr. today."

"How can a defeated general be praised as the Duke of the state, ashamed, ashamed." Hong Chengchou was happy in his heart, but ashamed appeared on his face.Li Xinnai was a famous general in the dynasty, he had defeated Jiannu, and even praised himself so much, no matter how thick-skinned Hong Chengchou was, he would not dare to do so.

"Mr. Yanyan, you and I are Han Chinese, but because of villains like Yang Sichang and Jiang Yu, we fought each other, and the soldiers were killed and wounded. Yuanzhi felt very sorry. Sir, you are a hero in the world. Don't you just hope that the three sides Soldiers killing each other like this, do you want the people of the world to lose their wives and their sons their fathers?" Shi Yuanzhi asked Hong Chengchou.

"Hey! I don't want to do that either, but this is the emperor's secret decree. I also act according to the secret decree." Hong Chengchou smiled wryly.Although he is a bit utilitarian, he is still unwilling to turn against Li Xin because of this.

"Now the emperor is in a decisive battle with Jiannu. The Duke of the State intends to help him, but he is only worried about the unrest in Shaanxi. The Duke of the State wants to ask Yan Yan to help him. I don't know what Yan Yan thinks?" The heart is obvious, but Hong Chengchou is a scholar, if it is too obvious, it is inevitable that Hong Chengchou will be dissatisfied.

Hong Chengchou is also a smart person, how could he not understand the meaning of Shi Yuan's blunt words, he thought for a while and said: "I am willing to go back to Shaanxi, stationed in Shaanxi for the imperial court, and wipe out the rebellion." He has always been besieged, and his life is in his hands, but he still has the loftiness of a scholar, which any scholar has. It is true that he surrendered to Li Xin, but he does not want others to see clearly.That's why it is said to be stationed in Shaanxi.

Shi Yuanzhi didn't say anything, but nodded with a smile, and said: "Yanyan is a master in military affairs, who can win this time, the emperor or Jiannu?"

"This?" Hong Chengchou's face changed slightly. He naturally knew this. Although Emperor Chongzhen had a lot of soldiers and horses, if it was a real army, it was better to build slaves. Not the opponent of Jiannu yet.

"Everyone knows this, and everyone in the world knows it. That's why Jiang Yu didn't go to serve the king. Lu Xiangsheng probably has more ambition than strength!" Shi Yuan said with a straight smile.

"What do you mean sir?" Hong Chengchou frowned.

"The world is so big that it is possible to make a decision. My master is the only one who can restore the country of our Han people. What do you think?" Shi Yuan said with a smile, "I don't think it is a good decision for Yanyan to defend Shaanxi this time!"

"As a minister, you should serve the Son of Heaven." Hong Chengchou thought for a while, but still gritted his teeth and said.His meaning is also very clear, he is a courtier and only serves the emperor, as for whoever becomes the emperor, he doesn't care, whether it is Chongzhen or Li Xin, as long as it is the emperor, he is a courtier.

"Okay, okay." Shi Yuanzhi nodded after hearing this. This Hong Chengchou is really a powerful character, and he just won't bet until the last moment.

"Wang Fuchen, Shang Kexi, the two of you will lead an army of [-] and follow Master Hong to the south of the Central Plains. Master Hong will take the lead in everything. To defend Shaanxi for the Duke, if you can defeat Gao Yingxiang and others, the Duke will naturally reward you." Shi Yuanzhi Turning around, he said to Shang Kexi and Wang Fuchen.

"The general obeys orders." Shang Kexi and Wang Fuchen glanced at each other and said quickly.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou took a deep breath. Shi Yuanzhi's arrangement was to let himself be the vanguard, hang his own banner, but use soldiers from the Northern Army to take over Shaanxi.Considering his reputation in Shaanxi, no one would dare to be his enemy.Moreover, if he made any movement, he would be killed by Shang Kexi and Wang Fuchen.I can only deal with the situation in Shaanxi cautiously, because I can't mobilize Wang Fuchen and Shang Kexi's troops at all. This Shi Yuanzhi is really powerful, and he deserves to be the number one minister under Li Xin's command.

"I obey orders." Hong Chengchou thought for a while, finally decided to lower his noble head, and arched his hands towards Shi Yuanzhi.

Shi Yuanzhi nodded when he saw this, and his face immediately showed satisfaction. Hong Chengchou's surrender not only marked the surrender of Shaanxi, but more importantly, Hong Chengchou was born as a Jinshi. His surrender indicated that the scholars began to accept Li Xin. Yes, although this acceptance is forced, it is enough to explain an attitude.

"Quickly, send someone to report the news of our army's victory to the lord, and ask the lord to appoint Mr. Hong as the commander of the Shaanxi march." Shi Yuanzhi hurriedly said to the soldiers beside him.

After Hong Chengchou listened, he nodded his head. Whether it was in name or not or for other reasons, a marching chief was enough to show that the Beijun Army appreciated Hong Chengchou.

"Mr. Yuanzhi, after the official went to Shaanxi, Shaanxi was enough to be pacified. After this battle, the Duke of the state will be based in Guanzhong, and Shanxi can also spread the message. The emperor dispatched soldiers and horses from Shanxi to fight against Huailai County. The official thought that the Imperial Forest Army would be defeated. , even the city of Beijing is at stake, but the officials think that at this time, the more we cannot take it lightly, the Ming Dynasty has been more than 200 years since the Taizu and Chengzu Emperors, and today, although he is self-willed, he is still a rare hero. The Duke of the state should help him, and serve the emperor to order the princes." Hong Chengchou thought for a while, and said quickly.Since he surrendered to Li Xin, he must consider for Li Xin, and more importantly, he must show his own value. Right now, there are only a few people around Li Xin, Shi Yuanzhi, Song Xiance, Zhang Cai, Zhang Chun, Sun Yuanhua and others, of course Shi Yuanzhi needless to say, has followed Li Xin for a long time and has the merit of being a dragon. Literary talents are brilliant, but he is from a celebrity background. As for Zhang Chun, he is old and old, so there is nothing to worry about. In this, in a short period of time, Hong Chengchou knew that he had to make contributions in order to easily gain a foothold under Li Xin's command.Perhaps one day, it is also possible to enter the main center.That's why he made an idea for Li Xin just after he surrendered to Li Xin.

"Haha, don't worry Yan Yan, the lord is a heavenly man! You won't suffer from this. Otherwise, at this time, the lord would have sent us to the south instead of destroying Jiannu." Shi Yuan listened straight. Then he laughed loudly.

Hong Chengchou was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly nodded, attacking Jiannu, that is, His Majesty the United Emperor, this was done for the sake of righteousness. Datong's subordinates are full of elite soldiers, but for their own benefit, they don't care about the life and death of the court at all, which has aroused criticism from all over the world.As for Li Xin, under such circumstances, when he was besieged by the three-way army of the imperial court, he still remembered to attack the slaves, and the King Qin rescued him. How so.

At this time, Hong Chengchou was also surprised by Li Xin's scheming, and he concluded even more in his heart that the one who will achieve great things in the future will be the conquest of the Northern Army.Immediately, he bowed his hands towards the south again, and then resigned Shi Yuanzhi, and the monk Kexi and Wang Fuchen led the army towards Shaanxi.

Looking at the back of the army going away, Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He still had no idea about persuading Hong Chengchou to surrender, but he didn't expect it to be the current situation. Now that Hong Chengchou is in Shaanxi, Shaanxi will definitely be pacified.Li Xin's great career has been decided.

The morning in Jinshatan was still silent. In the camp of the Northern Expedition Army, the bugle sounded, and many soldiers, led by their respective corporal leaders, Baihu, and Qian Zong, were training hard.

Li Xin got up early in the morning. He walked around in the big tent. He is now waiting for information on the grassland. Of course, he is not worried about the surrender of Shi Yuanzhi and others, Huang Degong, Cao Bianjiao and others, Jiang Yi and others. Attacking Datong, in this way, the strength of Shi Yuanzhi's hands increased a lot, more than enough to defend Yunzhong, and more importantly, he knew that Hong Chengchou didn't have many soldiers in his hands, which made him feel more at ease.It's just that I don't know when Shi Yuanzhi will get the good news.

"Emperor Chongzhen's 10,000+ army, I think it's enough to resist Jiannu for a while." Li Xin was looking at the map hanging on the side. On it was the map around Xuanfu, especially the map of Huailai County. The Sanggan River flowed slowly In the past, this place raised countless people on both sides of the strait, but now, the battle to determine the outcome of the two countries and who owns the Central Plains is held in this place. It is hard for Li Xin not to be nervous.

Now Li Xin is seizing the opportunity. If he wiped out Chongzhen in Jiannu and then occupied Beijing, he will end the battle here. This will undoubtedly hinder his plan, but if the two sides are still fighting, suddenly If it appeared on the battlefield, it would become a big sword in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen would not hesitate to use the Northern Army as cannon fodder. This was obviously what Li Xin did not want to see.

"My lord, my lord. Good news, good news." At this time, a group of people and horses galloped outside the big tent, but they saw Gao Meng galloping on a tall horse, and the soldiers behind him also burst into cheers.After hearing this, Li Xin was taken aback for a moment, and immediately got out of the big tent and looked out.

"My lord, good news, good news, Mr. Shi Yuanzhi has defeated Hong Chengchou, and Hong Chengchou has surrendered to the Northern Army. This is the good news from Mr. Shi Yuanzhi." When Gao Meng saw Li Xin, he jumped off his horse and put the gun in his hand. The good news is in my hand.

"Okay, okay." Li Xin stepped forward to take down the victory report at once, opened it and looked at it, and his face suddenly showed joy. This is what he was waiting for now, and he said to Gao Meng immediately: "Spread the news of the victory report to the three armies. Let the soldiers of the three armies shout loudly, and Jiang Yu must hear it." Now that Hong Chengchou has surrendered, this also heralds the surrender of Shaanxi. Although there are still some soldiers in Shanxi, most of these soldiers and horses are currently gathered around Datong .Jiang Yu is now in a predicament, the internal food and grass itself is not enough, and the morale of the army is in turmoil, but these people still think that Hong Chengchou can defeat Shi Yuanzhi and occupy Yunzhong, which cuts off Li Xin's retreat, and finally turns defeat into victory.What I didn't expect was that Hong Chengchou actually failed. The imperial court's three-way army of nearly 20 troops has now failed.

"Your subordinate will go now." Gao Meng was also full of joy, and immediately ordered his people to shout loudly. The three armies shouted together, and the sound shook the whole field and the world.For a while, Golden Beach was in a sea of ​​joy. Although these soldiers all believed in Li Xin and believed that Li Xin would be able to defeat the siege of the imperial court's three-way army, but after all, the family was still in the cloud, and they were always anxious. Come, the three armies suddenly beamed with joy.Where can I control myself, the golden beach is full of cheers.

On the opposite side, in Jiang Yu's camp, Jiang Yu was calling all the generals to discuss the matter before him. Jiang Yu still had a smile all over his face, with a very calm look. Since the war has been fought until now, Jiang Yu can't help but have any thoughts , Only by defeating Li Xin can there be a way to survive. These days, in order to collect military food, he collected food from all the people around him. Although he has repeatedly stated that he will return it after the war, everyone knows that these food will not be possible in the future There was that we could return at time.

"Now Li Xin is hesitating. He wants to eliminate us, but he can't consume too much. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to his later plans, so now he can only procrastinate. The longer he procrastinates, the more pressure he will have. The bigger it is, the more opportunities we have." Jiang Guan said very proudly.

"Junmen, why don't we give up on Li Xin now, turn to the east, and be rescued by King Qin. At that time, even if Li Xin wants to destroy us, I'm afraid there will be no chance." Zhang Guangdou cupped his hands and said.

"King Qin rescued you?" Jiang Yu glanced at everyone, and finally smiled bitterly: "My Jiang family has been favored by the emperor, so it is reasonable to be rescued by King Qin, but this Zhu family has been in the country for more than 200 years, and it has decayed by now. It's unbearable, look at the Central Plains right now, wars are raging everywhere, the people are struggling to survive, even treacherous ministers like Li Xin have been reused and paid homage to the Duke of the country. This general believes that the current Ming Dynasty is no longer enough for us to assist."

"Junmen, let's stop talking about this. Right now, the emperor is leading an army to resist Jiannu, and the outcome is uncertain. Dongchang Jinyi Guards are out everywhere. If these guys know about it, it will be bad for Junmen." Feng Ruhuan's complexion changed, and he quickly dissuaded him.

"Brothers, do you all think that the imperial court still has the power to fight?" Jiang Yan shook his head disdainfully and said, "Brothers, we will treat each other with sincerity, and we will live and die together. Today, I will introduce someone to you brothers. Come! Please, Mr. Suo."

"The first-class bodyguard of Dajin, Hesheli Sony, has seen all the generals." At this time, a middle-aged man slowly came out from the back tent. Although he was wearing Han clothes, there was still a little light on his forehead. The identity of this person, this person is Jiannu's general.

"Brothers, this is Mr. Sonisso, an important minister next to Emperor Dajin, who came to help us this time under the order of Emperor Dajin." Jiang Yan said triumphantly: "Emperor Dajin has named me Xuanda The governor, the commander of the Xuanfu, the elite soldiers of Datong, and the brothers also have merit, and each of them has been promoted to three ranks. Haha, from now on, I can serve as ministers with you brothers again."

After Zhang Guangdou and the others heard this, their complexions changed, and they all stood there silent. Obviously, everyone did not expect that Jiang Tuan actually surrendered Jiannu at this time.When this Sony came, no one knew.A sense of distrust permeated everyone's hearts.Even his good friend Han Zhaoxuan didn't look too good-looking.

"Haha, everyone, everyone, just listen to me." Seeing the appearance of everyone, Sony said with a smile: "Generals, Jiang Junmen has no choice but to do this, and it is also for the consideration of the generals!"

"How do you say that?" Han Zhaoxuan said with a cold snort: "No matter what, you can't betray your ancestors! What's more, in this situation, if you surrender, you can surrender Li Xin so that you won't be left behind in the future." Infamy through the ages." After hearing this, Jiang Yu's complexion changed, and he glanced at the crowd, but seeing a trace of approval on their faces, he felt even more uncomfortable.

"Hey, take refuge in Li Xin? Isn't General Yang Zhenwei a lesson from the past?" Sony sneered, "General Yang Zhenwei also surrendered, and he also sacrificed Zuoyun and Youyu counties. With such credit, what did he get in the end? Beheaded by Li Xin. How do you generals think you are compared to General Yang Zhenwei? I think even if you want to surrender, you will fall into Li Xin's hands in the end. It doesn't count if you lost your life, but in the end you will end up in a situation where your family is ruined."

(End of this chapter)