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Chapter 515
"everything is over."

He Chou, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Industry of Xu State, heard the news of Yuhuahua's defeat at the dam upstream of Qinshui, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

On the side of He Chou, Ouyang Xun pinched his beard and smiled, obviously very happy, and said immediately: "Brother He, the great achievement this time is thanks to your strategy, King Zhao is a kind man, and he will not treat you badly. "

He Chou glanced at Ouyang Xun, and said: "I hope, rebelling against Yu Wenhuaji, but to avenge my brother. If the king of Zhao can reuse me as a traitor, I prefer to be able to use my strengths under the command of King Zhao. Rather than being seen as a gimmick."

"There will be a chance."

Not long after, a group of horsemen arrived and said: "King Zhao has an order, please He, Ouyang and you go to see him."

He Chou and Ouyang Xun looked at each other, Ouyang Xun was full of joy, but He Chou looked worried.

Thousands of cavalry from the Zhao army had been monitoring the dam in the upper reaches of Qinshui, and the two also rode to the downstream battlefield, just in time to see Yu Wenhuaji, Yu Wenzhiji being kidnapped by Wuhuada and taken to Li Chongjiu.

But seeing the banners piled up like a mountain, the former overlord Yu Wenhuaji and his younger brother were escorted to kneel in front of Li Chongjiu.

Yu Wenhuaji saw Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, He Chou and other Xu Jun generals standing on one side, and said angrily, "I treat you well, why not?"

Ouyang Xun took a step forward and said, "You have long been angry and complained by others, so where did you mention the word not thin?"

Li Chongjiu looked at Yu Wenhua and asked, "Since the day you killed the king in Jiangdu, have you thought about today?"

Yu Wenhuaji was silent for a while, and said: "Winners and losers, what can we say now, if you really want me to say something, it's still the same sentence, people must die, wouldn't they be emperors in a day!"

"Arrogance!" Zhao Jun's generals scolded one after another.

Yu Wenzhiji suddenly knelt down and said, "I have nothing to do with Jiangdu's regicide. I beg King Zhao to spare my life. I just want to be a commoner and live the rest of my life in peace."

Yu Wenhuaji said angrily: "Zhiji, if you die, you will die. What can you ask for?"

Li Chongjiu said: "These two people have their own laws to judge them. Before that, they should be detained first."

At present, Zhao Jun's soldiers escorted the two Yuwen brothers.

At this time, He Chou and Ouyang Xun came forward together, and Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "This time we have defeated Xu Jun, and I have worked hard for you two. I have heard for a long time that He Aiqing is proficient in construction. I appoint you as the minister of the Ministry of Industry. It’s about making the most of your talents in Youjing’s artisan workshop.”

He Chou was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately kowtowed and said falteringly, "Thank you very much... King Zhao."

Ouyang Xun didn't mention any rewards, Ouyang Xun said: "Your Majesty, Yu Wenhua and Yuwen Zhiji have already been destroyed. When I return to Yongnian City to destroy Xia, Liu Heita heard that the reinforcements have been destroyed and must come down."

Li Chongjiu said: "Although Yu Wenhuaji has been broken, Wei Commandery has not yet fallen. Who will guard the city of Anyang?"

Ouyang Xun said with a smile: "It's Yu Wenhuaji's second son Yuwen Chengji, Your Majesty, why worry, as long as Yu Wenhuaji is killed, Wei Jun's biography can be confirmed."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "Wei Commandery is very important, and we must take advantage of the situation to avoid long nights and dreams."

After speaking, Li Chongjiu personally escorted Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwen Zhiji and Xu Guojiang, and led the army straight to Weijun.

The army traveled all day and night, and arrived at the foot of Anyang City at dawn the next day.

But I saw the beating of drums, the sounding of horns, and the fiery red Zhao character banner, hunting and moving under the city of Anyang.

Li Chongjiu's army surrounded Anyang City in groups and set up a formation under the city, but seeing the lights connected together, the torches lit up the sky, and the city was covered with gold and iron horses. The moon is also eclipsed.

Seeing this scene, Xia Jun soldiers on the top of the city were beaten like frost.

When Li Chong's Jiuwang Banner arrived at the city, the Zhao army and the three armies broke out in shouts and cheers, as if they were lashing at the top of the city.

Yu Wenhuaji, Yu Wenzhiji and others were tied up and sat on saddles by Wuhuada, and were escorted to the city. Behind the city, Zhao Jun's archers, sword and shield soldiers, and cavalry advanced Xuci.

"Yu Wenhuaji has been captured, quickly open the city and surrender, so as not to kill again!"

"drop!"

"drop!"

Zhao Jun's soldiers slapped their shields with their knives and yelled towards the city with their guns on the ground.

When General Li Chongjiu stopped, all Zhao Jun and the three armies stopped shouting in unison.

Li Chongjiu stepped forward and said loudly: "I am Li Chongjiu alone. If I sacrifice the city and surrender, I will keep the city safe, otherwise I will attack the city after sunrise!"

The sound was sent into the city, and there was a commotion on the top of the city, and the two armies fell into silence.

There is only the whistling autumn wind blowing below the city, blowing thousands of torches to make a sound, sporadic fire debris is sent into the night sky from time to time, swirling and fading.

Zhao Jun's soldiers are already gearing up. If Anyang City really does not surrender, Zhao Jun will attack the city with all their strength. Without Yu Wenhuaji's isolated city, how can they hold on for a few days.

Just as the east was turning white, the gate of Anyang City slowly opened.

A man in white clothes came out of the city gate with a seal on his neck, and dozens of people in white clothes followed behind him, before the three armies.

"The criminal minister Chengji kowtowed to King Zhao!"

Dozens of Xu Guo ministers in white clothes behind this person also knelt down together.

Yuwen Chengji held the seal with both hands and said: "This is the jade seal of our country, dedicated to King Zhao. My Yuwen family has committed a heinous crime. I implore King Zhao to grant the death of our father and son and spare the people in the city."

Li Chongjiu said to Yuwen Chengji at the moment: "I will keep my promise, but if your father and son can treat the common people and soldiers well on weekdays, how can the soldiers come to the city today? It is too late to repent now, but the death of the Xu country is your fault." Father, it's not up to you, let's put it down and wait for it to be released."

Yuwen Chengji took the order to retreat, and Li Chongjiu drove his horse to a white-haired minister and said, "Is this Pei Ju?"

Fang Fu said: "I don't want Zhao Wang to have heard of Pei's name, I feel very honored."

Li Chongjiu said: "Before when Ouyang Aiqing came to the city to persuade you to surrender Zhao, you refused, why did you come to the city now?"

Pei Ju cupped his hands and said, "The city is short and refuses to occupy it, and the soldiers are too small to reach it. How dare you not come."

Li Chongjiu heard the words and said: "It's only now, don't you think it's too late? You have no merit for the country, and you are old, what use is it to Gu?"

Pei Juyan said: "I'm old, ignorant, ignorant and stupid. It's embarrassing to use, but I still know some anecdotes from various countries and places, and I can consult them."

Li Chongjiu smiled, got off his horse and helped Pei Ju up, saying: "The world is in danger, and I need the help of a veteran like Mr. Pei."

Pei Ju said: "The old minister is dull, but he will do his best wherever he can help."

At the moment Li Chongjiu led the army into the city, the big flag with the word Xu on the top of the city was replaced, and a white flag was replaced on the top of the city.

After entering the city, Xue Wanshu suggested to Li Chongjiu: "Pei Ju is a smooth man, he has been in office for several masters, and it is difficult to end well. Such people should not be used."

Li Chongjiu said: "Pei Ju comes from the famous Pei family in Hedong, so we should not take it lightly, not only Pei Ju, but all the old ministers of the Xu Kingdom, who have not committed any serious crimes and participated in the killing of the king back then, should be used to the best of their abilities."

All the ministers agreed at the same time after listening.

In November of the third year of Tang Wude, Xu State was destroyed by Li Chongjiu, and Li Chongjiu took all the land of Weijun. Now east of Taihang and north of the Yellow River, except for the city of Yongnian, all the land of Hebei has been in the hands of Li Chongjiu.

After defeating Weijun, Li Chongjiu ordered Wang Mahan to lead 1 troops to town Weijun, and he himself led the rest of the troops back to Mingzhou.

Before leaving, Li Chongjiu asked Ouyang Xun to write an essay for him, saying that if Li Tang did not withdraw his troops from Luoyang, he would lead Zhao Jun's [-] cavalry to cross the Yellow River south and help Zheng attack Tang.The words in the article were transcribed in [-] sheets and distributed to various states and counties, such as Meng Haigong in Shandong, and Xu Yuanlang's generation received them one after another.

For a while, the news that Zhao Jun wanted to go south to fight Li Tang decisively spread in Henan and Shandong.

According to Wang Bo of the second county in Shandong, he responded first, claiming that if the Zhao army marched into Hebei, he would lead the army to respond.

In November of the third year of Wude, Li Chongjiu's proclamation to aid Zheng Fatang was scattered on both sides of the Yellow River like a belated heavy snow.

At this moment, Li Shimin was at the military camp of Cijian, an important town near Luoyang.

The first heavy snow since the beginning of winter also fell in the Tang army camp.Fifty thousand Tang troops were stationed on foot and cavalry, and the barracks stretched continuously.

Soldiers of the Tang Army wore snow-colored cloaks and beat their dice in the snow, and the strong wind and snow blew gently.

Right now Li Shimin has just been patrolling the barracks, and in the Cuifeng camp, together with all the generals, he warmed his hands over the brazier.

"Wang Shichong's Huaisi elite soldiers are really difficult to deal with. If King Qin did not fight to the death, our soldiers would not be able to force Wang Shichong to retreat from Cijian to Luoyang." Chief Liu Hongji said with a smile.

Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said: "This is still thanks to Shi Wanbao and Liu Dewei, the two generals who attacked Longmen and Hanoi respectively. If Wang Shichong was not worried about being attacked by the enemy, he would not have retreated."

Li Shimin poked a charcoal fire with a bamboo stick, and said: "Wang Shichong obviously wants to hoard a large number of troops under the city of Luoyang, and we will isolate Luoyang."

Liu Hongji looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Mr. Fang, I'm not afraid of Wang Shichong now, but only worried about whether Zhao Jun will cross the Yellow River to the south. With my strength, Li Tang, fighting against the elites of Zheng and Zhao alone may not be easy."

Changsun Wuji said: "I'm worried about conquering Zhao and crossing the Yellow River to Hebei for thousands of miles. If Li Chongjiu dares to cross the south, I'm going to ask him to give him the head of Henan, so as not to go back and forth."

There was hatred in Changsun Wuji's words, obviously he was very worried about the fact that his uncle Sun Shunde shot and killed Li Chongjiu back then.

Liu Hongji said: "When the siege of Yanmen was solved back then, Li Chongjiu and I killed the Turkic people side by side. Unexpectedly, the time has passed and the situation has changed, but we will become enemies. However, the eldest grandson, this man was a hero at that time, and he came here in the body of a commoner. Today, how can it be ignored."

Changsun Wuji said: "Boss Liu, don't let others be ambitious."

Liu Hongji immediately said: "Mr. Fang, Li Chongjiu has spread the word of his determination to save Zheng. This winter is coming. If the Yellow River freezes, Zhao Jun's cavalry can easily cross the river and reach Heluo."

(End of this chapter)