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Chapter 519: Dark Chess
The matter of Yongnian City is roughly settled.

Xia Jun's soldiers were scattered and accepted for adaptation, but the old ministers who refused to follow were released, and all the rest were hired.

Here I heard that Li Chongjiu broke Gaoyang City, then captured Yongnian City, swept Xu and Xia, and captured Hebei.

Wang Shichong's envoy Du Yan came again, accompanied by his deputy Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi.

These two deputy envoys are also unusual. Wang Wan is the son of Wang Shichong's elder brother Wang Shiwei of Chu, and he was named Dai Wang by Wang Shichong. Princess Qin is all relatives by marriage.

The expression on Du Yan's face became more and more respectful. The man in front of him had already included the land of Hebei in less than a month. Now he has an army of 10,000+ and is watching the battle between Zheng and Tang in Hebei.

"Congratulations to Lord Zhao for conquering Xu and Xia and uniting Hebei. My lord specially presents a hundred pearls and a hundred jades to congratulate Lord Zhao on his great victory."

Li Chongjiu smiled, and said: "Master Zheng is too polite, thanks to the generals who put their lives to the test, and fortunately they did not disgrace their lives. I wonder how the battle in Luoyang is going?"

Du Yan said: "I am going to report to King Zhao that one month ago, His Majesty led 3 horses to fight in Cijian, where Li Shimin led [-] Tang troops.

"Li Shimin is the No. 1 general of the Tang army. Master Zheng is fighting with an elite force of [-]. It is not easy to evenly divide the battle." Li Chongjiu showed surprise.

Wang Wan who was beside Du Yan said, "Although the Guanzhong government army is elite, the [-] soldiers under His Majesty's command are the soldiers recruited in Jianghuai back then."

It turned out that this is the case, the generals showed a sudden look.At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were many heroes in the world. After the 30 elite troops of the imperial court lost their troops in Liaodong, the officers and soldiers from all over the country could be called powerful troops. soldiers, and finally Wang Shichong's Jianghuai Army.

Jianghuai has produced elite soldiers since ancient times, and Xiang Yu's eight thousand soldiers who swept the world, as well as Xie Xuan and Liu Laozhi's Beifu soldiers, all came from Jianghuai.In history, two of Li Shimin's six steeds in Zhaoling Mausoleum died in the battle with Wang Shichong, even Li Shimin, who was the chief general, was like this. It can be seen how tragic the battle between Tang and Zheng was at that time.

No wonder Wang Shichong did not lose in the head-to-head confrontation with Li Shimin Cijian.

"Since there is an equal share, Lord Zheng can hold a stalemate with Li Shimin in Cijian, blocking the Tang army's way from Tongguan west to the Central Plains." Xue Wanshu said.

Du Yan said: "I don't know, Your Majesty also has this plan, but the Tang army did not come all the way. Li Shimin, the commander of the Tang army, ordered Shi Wanbao, the general manager of the Xiongzhou Road, to send troops from Yiyang to attack Yique Longmen, and Liu Dewei from Luzhou Road to Taihang. Attacking Huaizhou in Hanoi to the east, Chai Shao, the chief of the Jingzhou Road, attacked Luokou, cutting off our army's food and grass, Huang Junhan, the chief of Huaizhou, attacked from Heyin and returned to Luocheng, Your Majesty had no choice but to retreat and return to Luoyang."

Elder Sun Anshi said: "At present, Li Shimin's army has entered Beiman Mountain in the north of Luoyang, and the battalion is advancing to Luoyang. Zhang Gongjin, governor of Weizhou, and Cui Shu, governor of Weizhou, descended to Tang Dynasty through Weizhou city."

Speaking of this, Changsun Anshi paused and said: "When we left Luoyang, we just got the news that Huang Junhan, the governor of Huaizhou, sent the school captain Zhang Yecha back to Luocheng with a boat division. When he returned to Luocheng, the city was broken. Our army general Da Xishan Ding was captured, and the South Bridge of Heyang was cut off by the Tang army. His Majesty sent the crown prince Xuan Yingshuai Yang Gongqing and others to attack Luo. If he could not, he could only build Yuecheng to the west of it and leave troops to garrison it. And Huaizhou is already For Luzhou road march Liu Dewei captured and fell."
Hearing that the generals were silent for a while, no one could see that the situation in Zheng Guo's battle was obviously unfavorable.

Du Yan immediately bowed to Li Chongjiu and said: "Master Zhao Lian Xia, Xu Erguo, the power is in Hebei, the soldiers are elite and brave, I don't know what's the next step?"

The eldest grandson Anshi on the side also said: "Zhao Zhu has [-] troops, and he will rank hundreds of people. It can be said that the dragon and the tiger look at it. between."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said nothing, this Du Yan, the eldest grandson Anshi put a high hat on his head, this rhetoric is also quite ingenious, Wang Wan first laid the groundwork, saying that Wang Shichong's Jianghuai army and Li Tang's army have the strength to fight, After that, he put a high hat on himself, and said that helping Zheng and breaking Tang was as easy as flipping the palm of his hand.

Zhang Xuansu said with a smile immediately: "You two are serious. The current situation in our country is also unfavorable. To be honest, the 10,000+ Turkic army is pressing down on the border in the north, and it is about to hit the city of Youjing."

Hearing that the eldest grandson Anshi, Du Yan's expressions changed.

"really?"

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "That's right, our army will return to Youjing tomorrow."

This time, the three Zheng Guo envoys who had come here full of hope fell into despair.Du Yan said: "But Zhao Wang, what he said at the beginning is that once Yongnian City is captured, he will immediately go south to help Zheng!"

Zhang Xuansu said: "At this time and at that time, if the city of Youjing is destroyed, even if we save Zheng Guo, it will be useless."

Li Chongjiu comforted him with kind words: "I have flattened the siege of Youjing alone, and I will go south soon, please be patient for a while, Lord Zheng."

The three Zheng Guo envoys looked sad at the moment, and the eldest grandson Anshi even wept in public.

After the three of them left, the generals couldn't bear it, Qin Qiong said: "Although Wang Shichong is not our ally, Li Tang is our mortal enemy. Now is indeed the time to join Zheng Zheng against Tang."

Ji Chuan said: "But General Qin, your Majesty did the right thing. Right now, we must go north to help Youjing, and immediately negotiate peace with the Turks, so that the best strategy is to prepare for the war against Li and Tang with all our strength."

Li Chongjiu said: "There are priorities, and returning to Youjing cannot be changed. I understand what you said, but the Tang army did not expect that we could use the Yongji Canal to mobilize troops. With this waterway, Youzhou can reach Liyang in half a month. , it will be easy to make a comeback in the future."

The next day, Li Chongjiu's army squadron, Du Yan, Changsun Anshi and others were at Yongnian City, seeing that the main force of Zhao's army really pulled out their camp and returned to the north, they all bowed their heads.

Wang Wan said: "If you tell us to go back like this, how can we see Uncle! Du Shangshu, you swore before that Li Chongjiu is a kind person, and he will definitely help Zheng after this break of summer. But you see, this person only knows My own country of Zhao has one-third of an acre of land, and I don't care about life and death in my country of Zheng."

When Du Yan was so angry at Wang Wan, the minister of the court did not say a word. Wang Shichong was nepotism. If Wang Wan was a relative of Wang's family, it was only a matter of saying a word to kill a civil servant like Du Yan.

How dare Du Yan offend, the eldest grandson Anshi is a good old man, and persuaded him from the sidelines: "Daiwang don't get angry, Li Chongjiu's refusal to help Zheng is justifiable. How would you do it in a different place? "

Wang Wan stared, and said angrily: "Forget it, forget it, I just know that Zhao Guo is unreliable. After returning to Luoyang, I will fight Li Tang directly under the city of Luoyang with my uncle."

"King Zhao!"

Wang Wan suddenly heard Du Yan's words filled with joy, turned around and saw Li Chongjiu, Zhang Xuansu, Ji Chuan, Xue Wanche and others came together.

Du Yan stepped forward and said to Li Chongjiu: "Could it be possible that King Zhao changed his will to send troops to aid Zheng?" Du Yan's voice trembled, and his heart was obviously very excited.

Li Chongjiu said: "Du Shangshu, you misunderstood, Gu is here to see you off."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the three people showed disappointment. Li Chongjiu looked at the expressions of the three people, smiled and said: "Du Shangshu, do you still remember the three conditions I told you about aiding Zheng?"

Du Yan was a little depressed, but he still said: "Remember, one is to protect Huaizhou, Heyang is not lost, if you can't, you can go back to Luo, Luokou, and Hanjia three warehouses, if you can't, then you can protect Hulao Not lost."

The eldest grandson Anshi said at the side: "What are you talking about now? Huaizhou, Heyang, and Huiluo have all fallen. King Zhao begs for your understanding. It is really..."

Li Chongjiu stopped his hands and said, "I understand, General Qin."

"The last general will obey orders." Qin Qiong strode out.

Li Chongjiu said to Du Yan: "This is my beloved general Qin Qiong. I ordered him to lead a thousand elite troops across the Yellow River to help Lord Zheng guard the tiger prison."

"1000 troops is too little!" Wang Wan hurriedly said, "At least [-] troops, if not [-]."

Qin Qiong snorted heavily and said: "I think it's too small, and I'm still chatting with the king here. Qin's 1000 troops are enough to beat you and your 1 horses. Call me Lao Qin to guard the tiger prison. What else do you want?" Satisfied? I was afraid that you would drag my old Qin back."

Du Yan and eldest grandson Anshi were afraid that the two sides would turn against each other when they saw it, so they didn't even have the 1000 troops.The two hurriedly stepped forward, and when the peacemaker said: "Master Zhao can help us in this critical time. I, Zheng Guo, are really grateful. I am here to thank King Zhao for your kindness on behalf of His Majesty."

Wang Wan didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Li Chongjiu, so he immediately apologized to Li Chongjiu: "Little Wang Menglang, please forgive me, King Zhao."

Li Chongjiu said: "It's okay, Du Shangshu, I also have three conditions for sending General Qin to help Zheng."

"Another condition?" Du Yan couldn't help being surprised, last time Li Chongjiu set three conditions for himself, what are the three conditions this time.

The current situation is stronger than others. For Du Yan and the others, holding Li Chongjiu's thigh tightly is the only hope for Zheng Guo. Although he only sent 1000 troops, he said that King Zhao is willing to join the battle, and it is possible to add more troops in the future.

Du Yan said immediately: "But please show me, King Zhao, and we will definitely obey."

Wang Wan snorted softly, feeling that Du Yan was too humble.
Li Chongjiu nodded and said with a smile: "I won't embarrass you. General Qin's 1000 troops stationed in Hulaoguan need good wine and good meat for them. Don't neglect them."

"Of course." Changsun Anshi immediately agreed.

Li Chongjiu said: "Secondly, my 1000 troops will only help Zheng Jun guard the Hulao Pass, and the rest will not be dispatched by anyone in Zheng State. Thirdly, if the situation is critical, our army can retreat on its own, and you can't force them to stay."

The three Zheng Guo envoys looked at each other, and finally said together: "Everything will be done according to King Zhao's wishes."
Hearing the promise of the three, all the generals in the Zhao army were relieved. Qin Qiong's 1000 troops, even Li Chongjiu's dark move for the future war between Zhao, Tang and Zheng, was to reverse the historical battle of Hulaoguan , I wonder if it will be successful?

(End of this chapter)