Chapter 99 Military Power and Great Righteousness

Yang Yi stabbed Di Yin hard and withdrew immediately. Both sides paid a considerable price in this battle, but Di Yin suffered a greater psychological blow. On the contrary, the morale of the Tang army was unprecedentedly excited. Taking advantage of the sharp rise of morale, Yang Yi sent someone to Baowenshan's troops to appease him, and at the same time left the situation in Zebei to Xue Yunshan. Xue Yunshan asked him about his offensive and defensive strategy. Yang Yi said: "One word: Wait! Wait until I send you news from Yumen Pass."

The wind was getting tighter and tighter, and sometimes it was a little chill. Yang Yi and his hundreds of vanguard troops rushed back to Yumen Pass day and night despite the sun exposure and the cold wind at night.

Now that Zhang Mai's subordinates are so empty, as long as Yan Su has a slight abnormal movement, Yumen Pass may be destroyed.

"Good luck!" Yang Yi added his forehead with his hand because he found that the red satin blood spear was still standing, but after he entered Guancheng, he found that Zhang Mai was not there.

Zhang Mai went out to load paper tigers again, and he didn't come back until the evening. When he saw Yang Yi, he was stunned. It turned out that Yang Yi was hit by nine arrows in the battle of Zebei, with five sores on his face. Although he was not a vital point and his injuries were not serious, his face was exhausted.

"Ayi." They are old comrades-in-arms, and they feel numb when they say something, and they are just a little sobbing at this time.

Yang Yi saw that Zhang Mai's face was covered with dust and acne, and the sanitary conditions of Yumenguan were harsh and the acne had broken and suppurated, and he had no intention of dealing with it. At this time, his face became very ugly, so he knew that Zhang Mai was under great psychological pressure here.

The two looked at each other, and suddenly laughed together, shook hands and walked to the beacon tower. Zhang Mai smiled and said, "I have already packed up all my bags during this period. I just saw Yan Su attacking, and I immediately packed up and retreated into the Zebei grassland to find you."

Yang Yi said: "There are still bags to be cleaned up in Yumen Pass now?"

The two smiled again. In fact, Yang Yi also knew that since Zhang Mai stood up here with the red satin blood spear, the Guancheng would not give up until he had no choice. At this time, looking at the yellow sand under the Guancheng, Yang Yi said: "Yan Su's methods are actually quite stingy, but unfortunately he was old and dared not give up at the critical point. The people in Shazhou are not incompetent, but they are all too conservative."

Zhang Mai said: "If they can advance and retreat, attack and defend, will they be our turn to do these things?"

Ma Xiaochun had already squeezed a pot of goat milk, Zhang Mai took a sip, spat out and said: "When I first entered the grassland, I felt fresh when I drank some raw goat milk, but now I just felt the smell was full of scent!"

Yang Yi said: "Do you miss Shule Kucha?"

"No..." Zhang Mai leaned against the pile of dried cow dung on the west side and said, "I miss the Central Plains."

"Central Plains..." Yang Yi was also a little sad: "If we don't die this time, we will probably arrive soon. But I don't know what the Central Plains look like now..."

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"I don't know how Shazhou is now."

While Zhang Mai and Yang Yi were sighing in the east, Yan Su sighed in the west. His descendants, his family, and everything in his foundation is in Shazhou, and there is only one nephew by his side.

The news that Anxi army besieged Dunhuang had already reached this area. Although Yan Su decisively ordered the blockade of the news, how could such a big news be blocked if you want to block it? The lower-level Spin may not know it, but the upper-level officials understood it very well. Even some middle-level generals received the news.

In the past few years, the Cao family has collected very well. Even the Murong family has been taken to Shazhou to buy property. Even Murong Guiying must live in Dunhuang for many years, not to mention others. For any officer who has reached a certain status, the Cao regime will "grace" to help them settle their homes in Dunhuang, not to mention that many of the people Yan Su brought this time were brought from Shazhou. Cao Yuande sent them to do things, and he also had to keep one hand, so their families were strictly controlled.

"Report, a cavalry drove to the west."

"West? Shazhou? Or northwest Yizhou?"

"It's Shazhou!"

Yan Su's wrinkled corners trembled for a moment. Is it finally coming? But when he asked about the number of people, he heard that there were only about one thousand, but he thought back.

More than a thousand people? That's not Anxi's army, could it be an outpost?

But soon the second group of spies came and reported that the other party's flag was written with the word "Cao". And it was also the style of the Guiyi Army.

Cao?

Could it be the troops that escaped from Dunhuang?

When the fifth group of spies came back to report, the situation was more detailed. At this time, the pioneers sent by Yan Su had already had contact with the troops.

"动—" The tone of the word "动" was dragged long, and then he breathed: "Yes, yes... is the fourth young master!"

"What!"

When Yan Su heard this, he was shocked at first, but remembered that Cao Yuanzhong was expelled to Xinghubo area with a thousand people before the major change, and immediately became surprised.

He immediately remembered that Cao Yuanzhong might have escaped from Shazhou in the chaos. The area of ​​Shazhou is very large, and it can be compared with several states in the mainland. According to common sense, even if the Anxi army surrounded Dunhuang, it would not be possible to control the entire Shazhou ground. It is not difficult for Cao Yuanzhong, who has a complete organization and a geographical advantage to escape from Shazhou and come to Guazhou.

"The fourth young master...is great!"

As some Anxi generals were worried, Yan Su jumped up excitedly when he heard that it was Cao Yuanzhong. Although he was also a veteran of the Guiyi Army, the prestige of the Yan family was not enough to be independent. However, if Cao Yuanzhong was in hand, Yan Su would have a flag to continue to resist.

"Go out of the camp quickly and welcome!"

The army and horses were lined up on the banks of the Styx River. More than a thousand cavalry came across from each other, which was nothing in terms of force, but Yan Su recognized: It was indeed Cao Yuanzhong!

"Fourth Young Master!" He welcomed him enthusiastically. Although Cao Yuanzhong was driven away by him in a sense, it was an internal conflict after all. Now that the army is approaching, Yan Su naturally believed that Cao Yuanzhong would stand shoulder to shoulder with him to fight against the foreign enemy.

"Uncle Yan." Cao Yuanzhong also jumped off his horse and shouted: "Shazhou, Shazhou has already..." He can't act, and after saying a little, he couldn't continue.

"I understand," Yan Su said: "Anyway, let's go to the camp first."

Cao Yuanzhong waved his hand and several generals walked out behind him. Among them, Li Jingmin was the second one, and Li Jingmin was serving an old and thin old man.

"General Murong!"

"Grandpa Murong!"

"Mr. Murong!"

...

The dozens of generals behind Yan Su called out regardless of the strict orders. Although they had accepted Yan Su's Bule for a long time, they still couldn't help themselves when they saw Murong Guiying, and they almost broke the military discipline and ran out and knelt in front of Murong Guiying's horse.

Murong Guiying nodded slightly, but Yan Su was also stunned. He didn't expect Murong Guiying to have such great influence in the army after being rectified by him, and what he didn't expect was that Murong Guiying also came.

"Brother Yan, this is always good?"

He twisted his beard, as if he would fall off the horse's back at any time. It was obviously impossible for him to fight on the battlefield, but Yan Su was still a little afraid of him.

"Brother Murong, I didn't expect you to escape too. Our Guiyi Army has another pillar. It's a joyful congratulation, and it's a joyful congratulation!"

Murong Guiying smiled and said, "I won't say much, let's go back to the camp first. Do you still have to expose the sun under this sun?"

After entering the camp, Yan Su was about to invite Cao Yuanzhong to the tent to discuss matters, but Murong Guiying said, "Wait, now the samurai is facing changes that have not been seen in decades! Ling Gong saw that there was a secret order in the hands of the fourth prince, and he summoned the generals above the army to gather together. After the fourth prince read Ling Gong's secret order, it would not be too late to discuss matters."

Yan Su was stunned and vaguely felt something was wrong. However, this was Guazhou. Murong Guiying arrived with Cao Yuanzhong and brought Cao Yijin's secret order. After saying this in front of everyone, Yan Su could not stop him, so he had to make a pity.

Murong Guiying then ordered a general: "Chu Hui, send an order."

When Chu Hui heard the order, Yan Su was a little unhappy, but he did not dare to object openly.

Not long after the general Bi Ji of the lieutenant, Cao Yuanzhong stood up and took out a secret order, saying, "Cao Ling, the governor of Guiyi Army,: All military and political affairs in Guazhou will be transferred to Cao Yuanzhong, and will be assisted by Murong Guiying and Yan Su." Below is the seal.

Murong Guiying called out: "Sima of this army, come out to verify the seal of the secret order."

Yan Yishan looked at Yan Su who was staying aside and stood there for a moment. Yan Su was happy to hear that Cao Yuanzhong came. When he saw Murong Guiying, he knew that things had changed. After Murong Guiying entered the camp, he had to summon generals to convey secret orders. He was prepared in his heart. When he heard that the two of them were going to seize his military power, he naturally had to resist. However, in this crisis, it was natural that Cao Yijin handed over the army outside the Guiyi army to his son who escaped from heaven. As for Murong Guiying's position of assisting was above him. As soon as this order was issued, although Yan Yishan had not yet been tested, all the generals present had already recognized it.

Yan Su looked at Murong Guiying, and knew that he could not resist, so he nodded. Only then did Yan Yishan come forward to check and said, "The seal is correct, but there is no seal."

Murong Guiying said: "What's the situation in Dunhuang now? It's good for us to snatch this secret order. Not to mention having seals but not seals, even if Ling Gong is just a command, since I'm here, no one can rob the fourth prince's military power! There's not even a command..." He turned to Yan Su: "Brother Yan, shouldn't this be the case?"

He didn't speak loudly, but every word was loud. Yan Suzhi couldn't fight him. He took a deep breath before he could speak smoothly: "Brother Murong said that, even if Gong Ling, as long as the fourth prince arrives, we should assist the fourth prince in order to restore Shazhou!"

As he said that, he brought the fish talisman over. Cao Yuanzhong did not expect that the military power would come so easily. He looked at Murong Guiying and saw him nodding, and then took it as a courtesy.

Originally, Yan Su was the chief general of the entire army. Although Cao Yuanzhong had a high status, he could only be in the position of supervisor. At this time, Yan Su retreated second. The Tang Dynasty was left with the left and the army was respected by the right. Yan Su was an old soldier. His etiquette had long become an iron rule that could not be changed in his heart. Since he had already been convinced, he automatically stood on the left side of Cao Yuanzhong and gave up his right side to Murong Guiying.

Murong Guiying stood on the right side of Cao Yuanzhong. After the assistance was decided, the other generals also adjusted their standing orders and the rules were established. Murong Guiying said, "It is now in chaos, and you must handle things as soon as possible. I heard that Long Bai is nearby, and that is also my old friend. Why not invite him to join the camp and discuss major issues together."

Yan Su said, "Yes, it should be like this." Suddenly, "If Long Bai can convince us to join us, we will destroy Di Yin and annex the two states of Gansu. Then, Murong, Yan and Long families will assist the Cao family together and support the three states to fight against Anxi, which may lead to another world." Thinking of this, I couldn't help but peek at Murong Guiying and thought to myself, "This old guy has always been insidious. I thought that maybe he has a familiar plan."

Murong Guiying pointed out Yan Yishan and said, "I'm sorry, my nephew will take a trip."

Since Yan Su took charge of the army, Yan Yishan has been in charge of the communication with Ganzhou and Suzhou. He is the most familiar with this matter, so it is appropriate to send him to.

Yan Yishan took the order and left.

After he left, Yan Su asked Cao Yuanzhong to enter the tent, and Murong Guiying said, "Wait, Ling Gong has a second order yet."

Yan Su couldn't help frowning at this point: "There is still a secret order?"

"This is not a secret order." Murong Guiying said: "It was Ling Gong's order. Now the ground in Shazhou is known to everyone."

Yan Su secretly complained that something was wrong, but Cao Yuanzhong had already taken out the second order, but it was Cao Yijin's guilty document and read it. It was okay at the beginning. When Yan Su heard "I was unintentionally burdened by a sinister son in his later years, he caused the Guiyi army to do things in a rebellious manner." Yan Su's face changed slightly, and then he heard "Fortunately, Zhang Mai, the great captain of Anxi, was unparalleled loyalty and courageous, and his achievements were brilliant." All the generals in the field who were close to Cao Yuande changed their faces! Some of them were not attached to Cao, but were also surprised.

After finally waiting for Cao Yuanzhong to read the document of guilty, "As for the evil son Cao Yuande, he was guilty of his faults, and he did not dare to protect his shortcomings than the people of the world by licking his calf. In the future, he would be pacified. He listened to Zhang Dadu's protection and review of the Tang Dynasty's laws and regulations." Yan Su's military power came from Cao Yuande. Cao Yuande was punished. What good end could he have? He couldn't help but say angrily: "Murong Guiying, what do you mean!"

"Me?" Murong Guiying said: "Does Ling Gong's document explain the crimes of his own? In order to celebrate the prosperous era, live the people and redeem the great sins, Ling Gong has decided to merge the three states of Shaguayi and the Anxi towns. From then on, the Han people will no longer attack the Han people. Everyone will work hard to expel the captives and return the Han family's country!"

Yan Su said angrily: "Don't tug on the West, who knows if this document of guilt was written by you?"

Before Murong Guiying could speak, Cao Yuanzhong said: "Uncle Yan, whether this document is true or false, but you and I are all descendants of the Han family! For the sake of my own selfish desires, my elder brother colluded with the barbarians and besieged the same clan. My father blamed him for this. What's wrong with this?"

"This, this..." Cao Yuanzhong's words were righteous and strict, but Yan Su couldn't say anything, so he could only say: "That Zhang Mai is a fake Han man! His imperial envoy is also fake."

Cao Yuanzhong said: "Is Zhang Mai a fake Han? Don't joke. There are fake Han people in the world who speak for the Han people? As for the imperial envoy, we submit not to him because he is an imperial envoy, but because he is a hero! Uncle Yan, don't be obsessed with it anymore! This time you attack Yumen Pass, we can think that you are just doing your order, but in the face of national justice and defense of China and the barbarians, you must not have any room for negotiation!"

The country is righteous, the country is righteous, Yan Su smiled bitterly. He also knew Cao Yuanzhong's temperament and thought to himself: "The fourth son of Cao is so stupid. The country is righteous. This is used to fool the common people. This is the northwest. The strong are respected and the weak are slaves. What does it matter if the Hu people and Han people are! Why can't he be so stupid!"

But even those powerful people can do this, but they can't say it.
Chapter completed!