Chasing King

Zhao Fuyi was relieved that they all had to come back. If Fengye had gone wrong under his hands, he really didn't know how to face King Jingyuan.

They all explained what happened in Kuizhou. Zhao Fuyi was very happy after hearing that. Although his trip did not fully achieve his goal, three mischief had been laid for Kuizhou. First, Bao Yunyong and King Liang had a quarrel with each other. Second, Yang yingqisheng betrayed his master's desire for glory. Third, Kuizhou's old headquarters were ready to move. One of these three things was enough for them to recover Kuizhou.

At this time, the situation is favorable to them. It is not easy for them to make a breakthrough in this predicament.

Zhao Fuyi said happily, "you two deserve a reward for your meritorious service in this trip."

Yan Sikong said humbly, "thank you, general. But now the military situation is urgent. We will waste thousands of gold every day. I hope you can wait until the day when our army wins."

Zhao Fuyi appreciated Yan Sikong more and more. He praised Liang Guang a little. After all, he not only failed, but also was imprisoned and his entourage was beheaded. Compared with Yan Sikong, it was a shame.

However, Liang Guang didn't show it. He still focused on the overall situation and discussed the siege.

Zhao Fuyi said: "but I don't know how much food and grass Kuizhou still has. Our army's food and grass is still on the road. At present, the most we can do is to support more than a month."

"Kuizhou is only grain and grass in March." Yan Sikong said firmly.

"Oh, how do you know?"

Yan Sikong laughed: "at that time, I urged them to surrender with food and grass, and said," how long will Kuizhou food and grass be enough for you? One year, half a year, or March. "When I said one year or half a year, Bao Yunyong and Yang Yingqi didn't have much reaction, but when it comes to March, they frowned at the same time."

Liang Guangchen said in a voice: "this matter is of great importance. Can Lord Yan dare to ensure it?"

"It's not far from ten." Yan Sikong said, "I have roughly calculated that the population of Kuizhou is no more than 40000, and the number of soldiers guarding the city is no more than 3000. According to the regulations of the imperial court, the grain stored in the warehouse of Changping should not exceed 200000 stones. I'm afraid that the surplus grain is less than 100000 just after the cold winter. Bao Yunyong's rebel army and his family members are more than 50000, and nearly 100000 people are crowded in Kuizhou City, so the grain and grass can't last long."

"It's reasonable. If Lord Yan is really thoughtful, he has almost touched the grain and grass." Zhao Fuyi had the bottom in his heart, "well, it's not too late. I want to inform Di Jiangjun that he will be besieged tomorrow."

At this time, Fengye stood up and invited two thousand cavalry to ambush on the road from Jingzhou to Kuizhou to prevent King liang from sending people to help. They didn't worry about the waterway. They were upstream and Jingzhou was downstream. King Liang would not be stupid enough to send a water army to save Kuizhou.

Zhao Fuyi approved the closure of the field, and ordered people to send a message to di Rong, the commander of the Luoyang Ping rebel army. Strike while the iron is hot, and March tomorrow to encircle Kuizhou!

Taking advantage of the night, Fengye will lead the ambush. Yan Sikong is in his account, pouring wine to see him off.

Feng Ye took the wine cup in one hand and pinched Yan Sikong's face in the other hand. He said with a smile, "I've never seen Lord Yan look so nervous. Why, are you worried about me?"

Yan Sikong said in a low voice: "Fengye, you are going to fight, and you may be the only one who really meets the enemy in this battle. How can I not worry?"

Fengye pretended to be relaxed: "so, you should be happy. I ambushed and retreated the king of Liang, and Bao Yunyong surrendered under heavy pressure. Isn't everyone happy?"

Yan Sikong sighed, "you know what I'm worried about. I'm not in the mood to laugh now."

Fengye Shun Shun his hair, soft voice: "kong'er, don't worry about me, I'm 11 years old with my father, I've been used to the battlefield, my life is hard, God can't take it away, I will come back safely."

"Even if it's only two thousand troops?"

"Even if it's only two thousand troops." Feng Ye drank the glass of wine in one gulp, stretched his arm to hold Yan Sikong in his arms and held him tightly, "wait for me to come back."

Yan Sikong grabbed Fengye's skirt and closed his eyes: "don't be rash when you are in trouble. Nothing can match your life, you know."

"Well."

Yan Sikong forced down her worry and reluctance, and said in a soft voice: -- I'll wait for you to come back

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in addition to the 10000 troops brought by Zhao Fuyi from Jingshan, there are also 10000 soldiers mainly from the two lakes area, and the 20000 troops brought by Di Rong from Luoyang are just the same, but these 20000 soldiers are the army.

The next day, forty thousand troops divided into water and land and marched toward Kuizhou city.

For a time, the field was filled with chariots and horses, and the river was filled with sails.

Forty thousand soldiers and horses arrived in Kuizhou before dark, chose Xiangyang highland to set up camp, blocked all the water and land main roads of Kuizhou, and completely turned it into a lonely city.

Yan Sikong stands in the barracks highland, looking at Kuizhou in the distance, feeling.

Ten years ago, he was in the city, and the Jin army was at the bottom of the city. A hundred thousand troops came down on the city, with banners and long guns. He was so scared that he was shivering. If Yuanmao had not been his resolute and heroic backbone to support the belief and fighting spirit of the soldiers and the people in Guangning, it would have been the end of the city.

Ten years later, he became one of the sieges under the city. Kuizhou ministry was half a rebel mob, half a dissident old Ministry. I'm afraid few people had fighting spirit. Kuizhou people were just a group of ignorant sheep. It was not up to them to follow the shepherd. Kuizhou did not have the determination to fight against them. It was a total defeat in morale Recovery is just around the corner.In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Fuyi sent Qingqi to the city of Kuizhou to fight and persuade him to surrender, which was almost the same as Bao Yunyong's tactics when he won Kuizhou.

Even if there is no change in Kuizhou and the food is finished, they will come down sooner or later. If Bao Yunyong and Yang Yingqi have some brains, they should not force themselves to the end of the road. After all, Kuizhou is not theirs, and the besieged city is the regular army of Dasheng, which is bound to do nothing to the common people.

However, it is extremely unfavorable for them to delay Kuizhou for one more day, because at present, their food and grass are more tense than Kuizhou, and it is difficult to judge the trend of King Liang. If Kuizhou can not be forced to surrender as soon as possible, the outcome is still unknown.

This game has not yet seen blood, but has gambled on the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.

A few days later, the battle report came from the front line. Feng Ye caught the scouts who Bao Yunyong secretly sent out to ask for help. After revealing to the scouts that Sheng's army had enough grain and grass and had made plans to besiege the city for a long time, he pretended to be negligent and let him escape.

Zhao Fuyi immediately sent another 2000 elite soldiers to Fengye. They besieged the city for many days, but the king of Liang did not move, which proved that the king of Liang would not send troops at least before they attacked the city. He sent the scouts to ask for help. If the king of Liang really sent troops, he would block the way. If the king of Liang did not send troops, Bao Yunyong would be in despair. Zhao Fu Yi's hope for Fengye to increase his troops was that the king of Liang would beat him once he sent troops.

Zhao Fuyi still sent people to the city every day, but Bao Yunyong was still indifferent. He was afraid that he still had a little expectation of the king of Liang and resisted.

After several days of releasing the scouts, the king of Liang actually sent out troops. Before that, most of them thought that the king of Liang would not send troops, but gave up Kuizhou and went down to Jinling.

When he heard the news of Liang's sending troops, Yan Si had mixed feelings. He was glad that Liang lacked courage and made a wrong move. He was worried that if he lost too quickly, his plan to involve Ge Zhong and even Xie Zhongren in a major case of rebellion would fail.

However, at present, he is most concerned about the safety of Fengye. Fengye is an important help for him to step into the center of power in the future. There must be no mistakes here.

Fortunately, he blocked the Liang King's 20000 troops in Yuanhua road and killed 6000 enemies. Of course, Fengye itself lost half of its troops, because there were few mountains and water on the road from Jingzhou to Kuizhou, and there were no natural conditions for setting up ambush. Fengye was a tough battle, and it took a chance to wait for work, but it eventually forced the king of Liang's troops back to Jingzhou.

The news of Fengye's victory was sent back to the camp, but he didn't lead his troops back to the camp. In order to prevent King liang from killing a rifle, he would continue to stay where he was.

Zhao Fuyi was overjoyed and ordered the general to keep it secret. There were many people in the army, and it was inevitable for spies to infiltrate. Although the victory of the first battle was good news to inspire the morale of the army, now he wanted to make sure that Kuizhou would not get the news of King Liang's sending troops and push them into the abyss step by step.

A month after the siege, Sheng's army was in urgent need of food because of the delayed arrival of food and grass. However, Bao Yunyong still pretended to be dead in the city, and the two sides stuck together.

Zhao Fuyi was anxious in his heart, but he kept calm on his face. He sent a team of soldiers to train in Kuizhou city. The people who called for the battle also began to shout that King Liang had already sent troops to the South and abandoned Kuizhou.

At this time, Bao Yunyong had been waiting for the king of Liang for a month. The scouts brought back the news that the king of Liang was going to send troops to help, but he didn't wait for a soldier, even a cry. Rumors abound in the army, and it is speculated that the king of Liang cheated them. This voice intensified with the passage of time, until Zhao Fuyi called out the news that the king of Liang had gone south at the right time, which just reflected the conjecture in many people's minds and put Bao Yunyong in a desperate situation.

At this time, not only Kuizhou's old headquarters, but also Bao Yunyong's rebel army who followed him from Shu began to be dissatisfied with him. The enemy besieged the city and left him helpless. Who would like to be such a dead turtle in a jar.

Finally, late at night on the 42nd day of the siege, the lights on the city of Kuizhou suddenly became bright and crowded. Zhao Fuyi was awakened in the middle of the night, dressed in armor and sword, left the camp and headed for the city. Yan Si kongjue light, also woke up, looking at the abnormal state of Kuizhou city from a distance, knowing that the event has become.

It was dark at night, and I couldn't see clearly, but after a long time, some cavalry came back to the camp quickly, and excitedly exclaimed: "Yang Yingqi took Bao Yunyong's head and opened the city to surrender -"

Yan Sikong took a deep breath, and a sneer appeared on his face.

Kuizhou's overall situation has been decided. Next, Jingzhou.

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at dawn, Zhao Fuyi, with his troops, bravely entered the city. The people of Kuizhou welcomed him through the streets. It was obvious that he hated Bao Yunyong and the uprising army he brought for a long time.

Zhao Fuyi once promised that as long as he surrendered, he would let bygones be bygones. After entering the city, he did not arrest any general of the rebel army or the old part of Kuizhou, which made these people feel relieved.

Bao Yunyong is dead, and Kuizhou city has been closed. Nearly three months have passed since the war, di Rong and Zhao Fuyi finally lived up to the emperor's orders and wiped out the rebels in Shu that had troubled the imperial court for more than half a year.

Then, before it was over, the more difficult enemy was guarding Jingzhou fortress, intending to invade Jiangnan.

Therefore, they didn't have time to celebrate. After Fengye came back, they didn't care to have a drink, so they were summoned to discuss the matter by Zhao Fuyi.As soon as he entered the room, Feng Ye looked anxiously. When he saw Yan Sikong's face as calm as the lake and as elegant as the pine, his impetuous mood seemed to be calmed in an instant.

Yan Sikong also looked at him, his eyes flashed with joy. Although it was fleeting, they were captured by Fengye. When they looked at each other, it seemed that there were countless feelings in the air.

Fengye knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "the 2376 generals who had met the general and retreated from the enemy had been reorganized into the battalion."

Zhao Fuyi laughs: "it's worthy of being a general. You're a good boy!"

"I'm lucky to live up to my life!"

"Feng Ye, sit down."

Feng Ye stood up, sat opposite Yan Si Kong and winked at him secretly.

Yan Sikong's lips are slightly upturned.

"What do you think the general of the uprising army and the old Kuizhou army should do?" Only Liang Guang, Feng Ye and Yan Sikong were summoned by Zhao Fuyi.

Liang Guangdao said: "since the general has promised to let bygones be bygones, he must not break his promise at this time. However, it is against his will to let them go."

"It's not only against the will of the saints, but also against the people of the world, the soldiers and the people who died innocently." Feng Ye cold way, "can't let them go."

Zhao Fu Yi nodded: "I also think this, just to consult with you."

Liang Guangfu must say: "kill secretly?"

Feng Ye shook his head: "if we can't make them plead guilty in public, we can't punish them."

Zhao Fuyi thought about it and looked at Yan Sikong: "Lord Yan, do you have a good idea?"

Yan Si arched his hand: "I have a plan."

"Go ahead, please."

"Just as Shizi said, if we don't punish them, how can we convince the public? The lower officials think that we should thoroughly investigate their crimes and make them public."

"Isn't that against my promise?" Zhao Fuyi said, "at the beginning, food and grass were in urgent need. In order to make them surrender as soon as possible, they had to make such a bad plan."

"The general doesn't have to worry. We keep our promise and don't punish them for their crimes, but we ask them to do meritorious deeds and lead the troops to fight against the king of Liang."

Zhao Fuyi slapped them: "kill them by the hand of King Liang."

Yan Sikong nodded: "some of these people must be removed, such as Yang Yingqi, the main general of the rebel army, and the Kuizhou ministry who participated in the assassination of Kuizhou garrison, none of them can be left. In this way, their crimes will be made public, and the general will not break his promise. "

"Well, that's it. In fact, this is not the most important thing... " Zhao Fu Yisi cableway, "I just discussed with Dijiang army, and I still don't know how to take Jingzhou."

"It's true that Yang's life is still valuable. When the time is right, there are plenty of excuses to send them to death. The most important thing at the moment is Liang Wang."

"What's the situation in Jingzhou now?" Feng Ye asked.

Yan Si said in a deep voice: "Jingzhou has a deep moat in Gaocheng (duqian). With our present troops, even if we have enough food and grass, we are unlikely to attack it. If we want to fight safely, we can only encircle it."

"The king of Liang is expanding his army. When he has a heavy army, he will send his troops to the south. At that time, Jingzhou will be in front of him. We can only watch him go south. I'm afraid he won't be able to return to heaven." Liang guangtan said, "therefore, we can't afford it. If we can't stop the king of Liang from going south, we will be blessed."

Zhao Fuyi also said: "we should take Jingzhou before the growth of the king of Liang."

At present, they have no strength to fight against the king of Liang. Although they are twice as strong as the king of Liang, they are short of food and grass. Now they can only rely on Kuizhou's food and grass. If they drag on like this, they have to retreat.

"When will the grain and grass arrive?" Yan Sikong asked.

"It should be at the beginning of the month." Liang Guangshen said in a voice, "I have even sent three letters to urge, but Datong government is also asking for food. Cai Shangshu is adjusting food everywhere. The situation is not good."

Since ancient times, fighting has been food and grass, and the strength of national strength can be verified by feeding food. Eight percent of the grain transported means that 40 percent of the grain transported to the army is to be eaten on the road, and another 40 percent is to be eaten by the army on the way back. Only 20 percent of the grain transported to the front-line army. Every day of marching and fighting is a huge consumption. Now the national strength of Dasheng is hardly enough to support such consumption.

This time, there was no strategy to deal with Jingzhou. Zhao Fuyi asked Fengye to go back to rest.

Now that they have settled in Kuizhou, they no longer need to live in tents.

Back in the house of the post house, before waiting for the action of Fengye, Yan Sikong held Fengye tightly in his arms. He sniffed the bloody and dusty smell of Fengye, which was not pleasant at all, but made him feel more at ease than ever before.

Feng Ye also hugged him, and his voice trembled: "empty, you miss me."

"I'm worried about you." Yan Sikong whispered, "I've been worried about you every day for more than a month."

"I'm back." Feng Ye said with a smile, "without injury."

Yan Sikong closed his eyes and opened them again. His eyes were quiet again. He let go of Fengye: "are you tired? Xue Bo went to get some water. You can take a bath, eat something and have a good sleep. "Feng Ye said with a smile, "I just want to have a good look at you now."

"I'm here with you."

"Seriously, are you here with me tonight?"

"This is not a military camp, so I can accompany you." Yan Sikong hooked his lips and said, "I'll talk with you at night."

Feng Ye showed a bad smile: "OK, let's" hold a candle to talk at night. "

Xue Bo took a bath with Feng Ye, washed away the dirt for more than a month, put on clean clothes, and brought hot food and wine.

Fengye ate nearly 40 days of dry food. At this time, he began to eat the delicious food.

Yan Sikong quietly looks at Feng Ye. He wants to see every expression and every picture.

Feng Ye buried his head for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and urged: "you eat."

"I don't lack food in the camp. You should eat more."

"Now that there is still food to eat, we should eat more. We may not know when there will be no food." Feng Ye put a large piece of meat into Yan Si's empty bowl and said, "eat, I don't want you to be hungry."

They swept away all the food. Yan Sikong poured two cups of wine and raised his glass to say, "I drank practice wine with you that day, and I'll have a celebration wine with you recently. Come, seal the field. Congratulations on your successful return."

Feng Ye laughs, clinks a cup with Yan Sikong, and drinks it in a bold way.

Yan Sikong asked how Fengye defeated Liang's reinforcements. Fengye could not help but described his courage to Yan Sikong vividly.

The two chatted late into the night. The more intoxicated they were, unconsciously, Feng Ye pushed Yan Sikong to the ground and ravaged his warm lips. He wished he could pour all his thoughts and joy of reunion into this lingering kiss.