Lord of the House

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On January 19, the 13th year of Chongguan, Hao Zongcheng issued a secret decree to seize Li Zhuo's military power and commanded Jizhen's army to deploy troops to attack Liaoyang...

The galloping horse's hooves kicked the snow, covering the cold, white sun like a thick fog. Beigong on the other side galloped away.

The high wall of the North Palace with its yellow walls and black tiles looks strangely clear in the snow. The horses galloped close to the gate of the palace, and the riders on horseback shouted: "The secret letter of Songshan, the king of Khan!" The gate of the palace It quickly opened from the inside, and several soldiers came out. They came to help lead the horses, and walked in with the people who came in. Looking in from the gate of the palace, in the past, the North Palace of King Donghu was outside Liaoyang City, but now there is a palace. The castle is full of armored soldiers, and the war horses are swaying. I don't know how many soldiers and horses are hidden in it.

Yezier was dressed in Hu robe and military uniform and leather armor. The person who came came knelt down and presented a secret letter from Songshan. He took it and read it and laughed: "...The fish has finally taken the bait, send a fast cavalry to report Datong, and let Duo Di If you get the letter in Datong, send troops immediately, don't delay!"

"Should we wait until Hao Zongcheng sends troops to fight Liaoyang?" said He Xiongqi.

"There's no need to wait," Ye Jier said happily, speaking much louder than usual, "Even if Hao Zongcheng sent troops to attack Liaoyang, he would not have the courage to go all out. Here we divide our troops to lure him deeper, and Datong should move at the same time. ,time is limited……"

It will take at least five days to report to Datong when it is snowing heavily. Ye Jiduoyi assembled troops and horses to go south in Datong, and it took three or five days to prepare. It will take seven or eight days for the Southern Dynasties to spread the news to Songshan. In this way, almost another half a month has passed...

In the past half a month, it was enough to lure some Jizhen troops out of Songshan and other cities.

Even if the Southern Dynasties dragged along and did not change their generals, the troops and horses on the Datong side would move and re-enter Yannan through Jinzhong. When the Jizhen army retreated from Songshan Cangjang to the south, Liaoyang sent troops into Liaoyang to fight against it. Of course, the Jizhen army was changing generals at this time, and the army was unstable. It was much better than Li Zhuo, who was known as a famous general, taking charge of the Jibei army.

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The northern area was covered with snow, and dozens of knights were sluggish in the snow with a carriage; at the front, a cavalry came with a carriage, but they were hurrying against the wind and snow.

In the blinding wind and snow, the two teams recognized each other only when they made a mistake.

"Xiaowei Geng, is the commander-in-chief in the car?"

Geng Quanshan raised his eyes and looked at the rider wrapped in a gray cloak, pulling down his mask to cover his face. Said, "Why is Master Wu here?"

Gao Zongting listened to the movement outside, lifted the curtain of the car, and saw Li Zhuo stick his head out from the carriage opposite.

Li Zhuo's face was tired and his beard and hair were snow silk.

When he left Western Liaoning, Li Zhuo suffered from eye disease, but it was not serious. hands, choked and said, "Commander, it's me."

Chen Dingbang rode over from behind, saw Gao Zongting, and complained, "Why did Mr. Gao return to Western Liaoning?"

"I..." Gaozong's words were stuck in his heart, and there was so much bitterness that he couldn't say it.

"Maybe this is God's will," Li Zhuo sighed faintly. He didn't need to ask what the result of Gao Zongting's southward journey was. After this sigh, two lines of turbid tears hung down from his cheeks, as if weeping for the end of the Dayue Dynasty. , gently patted the back of Gao Zongting's hand and said, "You shouldn't come back!"

"How can Zongting abandon the commander-in-chief? How can Zongting abandon the commander-in-chief?" Gao Zongting burst into tears.

Wu Qi is a character as hard-hearted as cold iron. Looking at this situation, it reminds him of the snowy nights of more than ten years. What is the difference between this one and the Sumen massacre more than ten years ago? This scene never stopped.

Wu Qi got off his horse, walked in front of Li Zhuo, and said, "Wu Qi has seen the commander-in-chief, this is a letter from my family to the commander-in-chief..." He took out the letter from his arms, which had been carried around him for more than a month, and was a little wrinkled. The letter came and handed it to Li Zhuo.

Li Zhuo opened the letter with trembling hands, almost brought it under his eyes, and then he could clearly see the small characters written by Lin Fu's charcoal pen. My path is almost coming to an end, and I don’t have the energy to explore any more; I can’t see where Huaidong’s path is, I just hope you go back and tell your family, and think about people’s livelihood!”

Wu Qi looked at Gao Zongting. Although Lin Fu did not tell Gao Zongting about this letter, it should not be difficult for Gao Zongting to guess what was written in the letter. At this time, the only person who could persuade Li Zhuo not to go to Beijing was Gao Zongting.

Once the Yanbei defense line collapsed, and the captives re-entered Yannan to threaten the capital, would the emperor who was in the deep lock palace and aloft think that it was all his fault? Will Zhang Xie, Hao Zongcheng and others admit that they have not fulfilled their duties as courtiers? Would those court officials, scholars Qingliu, and the common people in the capital who were fanatical about pacifying the captives at one time, think that there are gains and losses in calmly reawakening?

If you want to find a scapegoat, there is no more suitable person than Li Zhuo.

Li Zhuo had already been deprived of his military power at this time, and Zhou Zongxian had also replaced the post of Minister of War. However, after all, he had the achievements of the Songshan victory in his hands, and the court was even more looking forward to the Jizhen army to pacify the Liao Dynasty. If there is no defeat, please resign and return to your hometown for retirement. Huaidong arranged for a sea boat to send him quickly south, so that he could get out of this place of right and wrong.

Even if he didn't go to Huaidong, even if Li Zhuo went back to his hometown in Jiangxi, it would be much safer than going back to the capital.

Besides, when Li Zhuo returned to Beijing at this time, Emperor Chongguan might not be happy to see him.

Gao Zongting opened his mouth to speak, but stopped in despair. Sometimes I know that there is a dead end ahead, but I still have to go. Maybe the commander still has the last hope in his heart, hoping that after the situation in the Northland collapses, the emperor will wake up and use him to make up for the crisis - even if there will be some in the capital at this time. Whatever happens, it is also Li Zhuo's last support.

Gao Zongting bowed to Wu Qi and said, "Thank you General Wu for taking care of him all the way. After arriving in Linyu, let's say goodbye." Not only did he not persuade Li Zhuo not to go to Beijing, he also made up his mind to accompany Li Zhuo to Beijing.

Wu Qi knew that he couldn't persuade him, so just like the old Hou Ye, he recognized a reason for death, and he was not afraid of life and death.

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All the way to the south, when reaching Linyu Pass, Hao Zongcheng ordered the defenders of Linyu Pass to go north to western Liaoning. In western Liaoning, the Donghu people organized tens of thousands of troops to capture Songshan City.

The victorious cavalry entered Linyuguan City majestically, with dozens of heads hanging on both sides of each horse, frozen into ice gourds, with hideous faces, and the people in Guancheng gathered around to watch, it was really like a festival. ——In the eyes of Wu Qi and others, this is just the final reflection of the Dayue Dynasty. Such a victory was handed over by the Donghu people.

Li Zhuo led his troops into western Liaoning with more than 60,000 troops. Although the striker swept down Songshan City, the troops of the entire North Army were arranged in a gradient. Li Zhuo would not concentrate all his troops on Songshan City, so as to give the Donghu people a chance to make a round. Just like the Donghu people gathered 100,000 troops and horses on the periphery of Datong, but only 20,000 or 30,000 people actually entered the Datong city wall, and more troops were scattered on the outside.

Including the more than 12,000 garrisoned troops in Songshan City, the entire front line has less than 30,000 troops; after entering western Liaoning, Li Zhuo's greater energy is to restore Saibao from Ningjin to Songshan. Even in the cold season, more than ten docks from Ningjin to Songshan were barely restored, and about 30,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in these docks.

Now all the troops and horses in western Liaoning have been transferred to Songshan front line by Hao Zongcheng, and they continue to draw troops from Linyu, Changli and other rear areas to press them up. Although Hao Zongcheng did not make a big move to press Liaoyang in Songshan, he was also afraid that he would lose if he attacked Liaoyang rashly. Move the center of gravity of the entire Jizhen army forward, and it is already impossible to jump out of the trap of the Donghu people.

Don't say that the Donghu people can detour to Yannan from the direction of Datong, but Hao Zongcheng transferred the Jizhen army to the front line of Songshan, and the Donghu people sent an elite cavalry from the flank to directly wade through the sea ice that is three or four feet thick in Liaodong Bay. After being inserted into Songshan, how did Hao Zongcheng deal with the lack of food and the road to return?

Li Zhuo did not want to despair when he arrived at Linyu Pass. He stayed in Linyu Pass for a few days and watched the situation. He also wrote several letters to Hao Zongcheng, Yuan Lishan and others, trusting the generals who went north.

On the fifth day of the second lunar month, news came from Wu'an County in central Jin that there were outposts raiding the territory. Neither the imperial court nor Lin Yu paid much attention to this news. The main force of the captive cavalry was stranded on the Datong line, and its outposts infiltrated the Jinzhong. It was a common thing for many people~www.readwn.com~ It is also more urgent to hope that the Western Liaoning war can win a big victory.

However, Wu Qi knew that this was a precursor to the detour of the cavalry from Jinzhong.

Both Jingxing and Wu'an counties have narrow roads interspersed from Jinzhong to Yannan, one is Fukouxing, the other is Jingxing, and to the north is Feihuxing, and further north is Puyinxing, which connects Jingji and Datong. , also known as Zijingguan Road.

Wu Qi could not delay the time in Linyu, and Li Zhuo also knew that he could not change the general situation, so he said goodbye in Linyu that day. Wu Qi took his troops to Jinhai, and Li Zhuo, Gao Zongting, Geng Quanshan, Chen Dingbang and his party went west to Beijing...

On the eighth day of the second lunar month, when Wu Qi returned to Jinhai, he received news that Ye Jiduodi, the prince of Donglu, had personally led Jingqi to re-enter Yannan from Jingxing County.

Ye Jiduodi led not many cavalry, only more than 10,000 elite cavalry, all horses with auxiliary, but the speed was very fast, like a thunderbolt piercing through the air, when Jinzhong and Yannan were caught off guard, they suddenly interspersed into the middle of Jinzhong. Seize Jingxing City and enter Yannan again.

This is the first wave. Huaidong expects that the Donghu people will be able to mobilize 30,000 elite cavalry from the 100,000 troops in the direction of Datong to go south to fight in a roundabout way.

When the Jizhen army gave time, including Yannan, Gyeonggi, Jizhou and other places, there were no soldiers and horses that could fight with the prisoners.

After Wu Qi joined Sun Shangwang, Lin Xuwen and others, they didn't care much about the news that the captives were riding into Yannan. They could only guard the three cities of Hejian, Cangzhou and Jinhai at the moment. They all retreated to Jinhai. The weather will not get colder, as long as the sea road is smooth, Jinhai will have a retreat.

Everyone's eyes were on the north: Hao Zongcheng, after knowing that the captives from Datong had entered Yannan through Jinzhong, did he continue to attack Liaoyang, or retreated hastily from Songshan? If Hao Zongcheng decides to withdraw his troops from Songshan, how many troops can finally be withdrawn into the pass under the interception of the Donghu people? My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter