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Chapter 517
Hexi, Liangzhou city.

In the distance of Liangzhou City, more than a dozen docks set off dry smoke together to show that the Turkic cavalry had retreated.

The soldiers at the head of the city, wearing crumpled clothes and looking haggard, were refreshed for a moment, and they picked up the gong and beat it on the spot.

While the city was besieged by the Turkic people for a month, the people of Liangzhou City wept and kowtowed in gratitude to the blessing of the Buddha.

The Tang army came all the way from outside the city, but seeing the battle flag fluttering and hunting, this is the reinforcement of the Tang army who rescued Liangzhou.

The gate of Liangzhou city was finally opened, and the guards went out of the city to remove all the sandbags and wooden donkey carts that were blocked by the Turkic people, and swept away the rubble and gravel to create a road.

An old man wearing a pair of beams on his head and wearing a purple official robe walked through the city gate, surrounded by soldiers cleaning up the rubble.

The old man nodded lightly and stood outside the city gate, looking at the Tang soldiers and horses who were about to enter the city.

The old man's staff came forward and said: "What is the status of Ming Gong, why should he condescend to meet a general at the city gate."

The old man looked at the staff member and said, "If you can also break the siege of Liangzhou from the Turks, I will also welcome you at the city gate."

The staff member suddenly lost his word and could only sigh: "Duke Ming really values ​​heroes."

After speaking, the sound of horseshoes sounded.

The forward cavalry of the reinforcements arrived at the foot of the Liangzhou city, and the staff stepped forward and shouted: "Liangzhou chief, Guan Guogong is here, which general is here?"

The staff member thought that after the name of the prefect Yang Gongren was reported, the other party would restrain himself, but he didn't expect that the cavalry was not very different.

"His Royal Highness Princess Pingyang is here." One person said loudly.

The aides and officials at the gate were all surprised. They didn't expect that it was Princess Pingyang who came thousands of miles away to relieve the siege of Liangzhou and force the Turkic cavalry back.

All the officials at the gate were whispering, this princess has experienced a lot. At the age of 20, she led the army to help her father pacify the world, and fought half of Guanzhong.Now the people of the Tang Dynasty don't know which ones, which ones don't know.
Yang Gongren heard the words and said: "Hurry up, wait in front of the city gate."

After finishing speaking, Yang Gongren straightened his clothes, stood solemnly beside the city gate, and the left and right officials were waiting behind him.All the soldiers and common people have admired the name of Princess Pingyang for a long time, and there are crowds of people outside the city gate wanting to see her style.

"My humble minister Yang Gongren pays homage to Her Royal Highness, the princess is a thousand years old." Yang Gongren said politely.

Li Zhiwan was dressed in military attire and came riding a Dawan good horse. Hearing that it was Yang Gongren, she immediately jumped off the horse and said politely, "Your Majesty will greet you outside the gate."

Yang Gongren saw Li Zhiwan, with sword eyebrows drawn into her temples, and a heroic figure, he couldn't help thinking that a girl with a hundred thousand soldiers in her hands is really not an ordinary person.

At that moment Yang Gongren said: "Your Highness, when the army arrived, the Turkic people fled. Compared to this old man, I feel a lot more ashamed. Back then, King Wei served as the governor of Liangzhou, and I, the governor of Liangzhou, sent troops to ambush, and finally let the Turkic The people hit the city and lost face to our Yang family, it is really shameless to face the common people, I will resign from Your Majesty after this defeat."

The king of Wei mentioned by Yang Gongren was Yang Jian's younger brother Yang Shuang. When he was the governor of Liangzhou, he defeated the Turkic people.

Hearing that Yang Gongren was going to resign, the officials on the side spoke out to dissuade him, and even the common people asked him to stay.Yang Gongren has only been in Hexi for one year, but he has won the support of the people.

Li Zhiwan frowned and said: "Guan Guogong, although there are disadvantages in the war, but the success of managing Hexi is also very important to the father. At present, there is no one in the Tang Dynasty who understands the situation in Hexi better than you. Instead of resigning, it is better to stay." Come down and help me, so that I can make meritorious deeds."

Upon hearing this, Yang Gongren asked: "Could it be that the princess is mainly in Hexi and there is still a place where the veteran can be used?"

Li Zhiwan nodded and said: "The governor of Guazhou, He Bawei, colluded with the Turkic troops to cause rebellion. The imperial court was afraid of the far-reaching conquest, and my father told me to conquer Guazhou."

Yang Gongren listened to the words and said: "Your Highness, this is not an easy task. To calm He Bawei, you need to mobilize a lot of troops. May I ask how many troops your Highness brought to Hexi this time?"

Li Zhiwan raised three fingers on her right hand, Yang Gongren said: "Thirty thousand can be achieved with all my strength."

"Not thirty thousand but three thousand."

Yang Gongren's face immediately changed when he heard the words, and he said: "Your Highness, why do you only have so few troops? You must know that there are Turks just under the city of Liangzhou, and there are more than [-] Tuyuhun cavalry. If the Turks know the reality of the Princess's soldiers, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Li Zhiwan said lightly: "The Turks are good at ambushes in field battles, but they are also afraid of being ambushed, so they are suspicious and cautious by nature. This time I came to aid Liangzhou, so the Turks will be afraid and retreat. In fact, the main force of the Tang Dynasty, They all went on expeditions with my second brother, and it is really not easy for Chang'an to spare 3000 horses to help Hexi."

Yang Gongren was impressed, and said: "Your Highness, a good fighter, has no great reputation, and Yang is convinced."

Li Zhiwan smiled, without humility to refuse, nor the slightest arrogance, she said: "Guan Guogong, the Turkic ambition is in Youjing, not in Hexi, I don't have to worry about it, as for He Bawei's thought of Guazhou Lu Yuan, don’t be wary of me coming to conquer, so I want to seize the best soldiers and attack them, Guan Guogong, will you help me conquer Guazhou?"

Yang Gongren said immediately: "I wish to be driven by the princess."

Mingzhou, Yongnian City.

The snow fell straight down, and the inside and outside of Yongnian City were even more icy.

When winter comes, the rain dries up, and the Fuyang River is no longer the turbulent backflow half a month ago. Now the water level in Yongnian City has stabilized at around half a foot, and is receding bit by bit.

Even though the power of the water attack gradually receded, the life of Xia Jun in the city became more difficult.

The weather in November was extremely cold and freezing, and the siege of the city had been nearly a month, and Xia's army was struggling to support it.

And when Li Chongjiu led the army back to Yongnian City from Anyang, the Zhao army became more powerful after joining forces, and the siege of the city resumed.And a flat boat sailed slowly to the bottom of Yongnian City, and Yu Wenhuaji, Yu Wenzhi and the two tied up on the flat boat were completely silent in Yongnian City.

That night, Pei Ju, the new Minister of the State of Xu, entered the city by boat and told Liu Heita about the battle of Qinshui and the destruction of Yuwenhua and his army.

Liu Heitai was speechless for a while after hearing this, and the generals of the Xia army were also silent, but all of them were downcast.

Pei Ju looked at the words and said: "Now that the matter is up to now, it is not appropriate for the old man to say anything, but as a surrender, the old man also has a lot of emotion, but I hope that the general will give more consideration to the soldiers and the people in the city, and this is all I have to say. gone."

Liu Heita heard the words and said, "Thank you, Mr. Pei, for your words."

Seeing that Liu Heitai didn't say anything about surrender or anything else, Pei Ju immediately said, "I'll wait in the city for another half an hour, and leave the city if the general doesn't give any other instructions."

Liu Heikai nodded in agreement, and after Pei Ju left, Liu Shishan got up and said, "Brother, Yuwenhuaji has already been broken, so why don't we take advantage of the flood in Yongnian City and when Zhao Jun can't encircle him, break out from the south and cross the Yellow River to join us?" Shandong Meng Haigong, Xu Yuanlang."

Liu Heita did not speak.

Liu Shishan looked at Ling Jing immediately, and said, "Ling Jijiu, do you want to say something?"

Ling Jing was startled, and seemed to have just come back to his senses. He thought for a while and said: "Meng Haigong, Xu Yuanlang is too weak, we go to seek refuge, they may not take us in."

Liu Shishan said: "All the roads are made, and we have to take one step at a time. It is better than sitting in a lonely city."

"Are you saying something?" Liu Shishan almost begged and looked at the other generals of the king's army, but no one responded.

Liu Shishan repeated it several times, but still no one answered, and finally sat down on the ground, muttering to himself: "No one answered me, answered me."

Liu Heitai stepped forward and helped Liu Shishan up.

Liu Shishan looked at Liu Heitai, like a drowning man grabbing the last straw, and asked, "Brother, do you agree with my decision?"

Liu Heita laughed, pulled Liu Shishan's arm and said, "Don't be stupid."

Liu Heikai looked around the hall and said: "Everyone doesn't speak, and if you don't speak, you have made a decision. You think that I will not succeed in Daxia, don't you?"

The generals hesitated to speak, so they could only move their legs and lower their heads again. One of the generals said: "General, it's not that we don't want to fight, it's really a big deal. The brothers have been soaking for half a month. It's cold in this day. It's frozen."

Liu Heitai walked up to the general, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "It's time, that is, old Xu Ken is telling the truth, well, everyone, aren't you just surrendering Zhao..."

"Brother, you can't surrender. If you surrender, you will die." Liu Shishan said sadly.

Liu Heita said: "If I, Liu Heita, can save the soldiers and people in this city, what if I die alone?"

"General!" Ling Jing knelt down with a plop, tears streaming down his face.

"Why are you crying?" Liu Heita said, "If you are a big man, if you die, you will die. Don't act like a son or daughter."

Speaking of this, crying came from the corner of the hall.

Zhao Jun camp outside the city.

Beside Li Chongjiu, Zhang Xuansu, Ji Chuan and others all looked solemn.

"Your Majesty, Chuluo, and Tuli all sent troops in person. 10,000+ Turkic troops besieged Yanmen, Shanggu, and Ruoshui Prefecture. Yinghefu led his army back to help. They fought several fierce battles with the Turkic people, and the situation was unfavorable."

"Empress Xiao personally wrote a letter to Princess Yicheng, but Princess Yicheng did not persuade Chu Luo. This time Chu Luo was determined. I even heard that the Turkic people even withdrew Li Tang's troops. With all the strength of the country, fight me decisively."

"Wen Zaifu, Lord Su has sent out eleven urgent documents in a row. If this continues, not only Youjing, but also Taiyuan Mansion will be in danger."

Li Chongjiu turned around and remained silent. This kind of thing happened not once or twice. Since Li Chongjiu led the army to surround Yongnian City a month ago, the Turks have continued to strengthen their offensives against Youyan. Now Li Chongjiu's defense line has reached a precarious state. .

"For three months, it seems that the time is still too urgent."

Just at this moment, he reported from the side, "Pei Ju has returned from his mission to Yongnian City."

But seeing Pei Ju hurried into the tent, he said to Li Chongjiu, "Your Majesty, I am very happy, very happy."

Hearing this, the expressions of all the generals in the tent changed.

(End of this chapter)