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Chapter 276: Northern Jin Dynasty(1/2)

Du Chongwei said: "Okay, I promise you to go to war. But after the war, you need to cut off your head and send it to the capital. Even if you take on this burden, what about?"

Fu Yanqing was very serious, while Jing Yanguang was just generous and stopped talking when he heard it. Seeing that the two deputy commanders were not speaking, Shi Gongba dared not speak, he didn't dare to say anything.

Fu Yanqing said: "If there is no rescue, the news will come out in the future and we will all be stabbed!"

Du Chongwei said: "It is not that you will not be saved, but you must first understand the situation before taking action. Besides, we must also keep an eye on the northern part of Jin! Let us ask Your Majesty for the imperial edict. After the imperial edict is issued, the crimes and insignificance will not fall on us."

He immediately sent an envoy to question the Khitan, and Yelu Shuogu sent someone to reply: "The two families agreed to only give Yanyun, but did not say to give Yanyun's people. What the emperor of the Shi family wanted was land, but did not say to want the population. We took away these noisy unlucky people, and we were cleaning up the households for the emperor of the Shi family. When we sweep the doors, you can enter."

Jing Yanguang Fu Yanqing and others were all angry when they heard this, but Du Chongwei said, "Since the Khitan moved to the people, it means they don't have the intention to stay for a long time. We will definitely recover Yan Yun without fighting. This is actually a good thing."

Seeing that Du Chongwei did not take the Yan people to heart, he was so cold that Du Chongwei seemed to be unaware of it. He did not do his own thing, not only did not save him, but instead ordered the border to be blocked in order to avoid the leak of information. Such a major event would definitely not be blocked in the long run. However, Liao and Jin have been divided into two countries, and the border itself is martial law, and there are mountains and rivers between the Yan Dynasty. Du Chongwei set up troops at several passes to prevent refugees from escaping. Sure enough, the news was successfully blocked. Yan's land was upside down, and Yunzhou and Hebei did not hear the news for a while.

But Du Chongwei concealed Hebei for a moment, but the people in northern Shanxi could not hide the soldiers who performed military affairs. The Jin army watched their compatriots cry and moan in the northern border, but the commander ignored them and even wanted to block their retreat! Although the Jin army soldiers did not have such a high awareness and would mutiny because of this, their morale was inevitably sluggish.

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At this moment, another shocking change came from northern Jin Dynasty - Yunzhou changed hands!

Jing Yanguang said: "Look, look! The Khitan is so cunning! He is fighting with us here, and he actually handed Yunzhou to Tiance over there!"

Du Chongwei was very dissatisfied and sent someone to question the Khitan. Jing Yanguang retreated and whispered to Fu Yanqing indignantly: "Is this asking the Khitan, and then Is it also asking the Khitan! What can the Khitan ask besides refusing? What can we do? Isn't it enough to just let a few scholars come here!"

Fu Yanqing said lightly: "We went north this time, we were originally here to fight Tiance, not Khitan. The head coach's behavior is actually exactly what His Majesty wants - if Du Chongwei would fight the Khitan behind His Majesty's back, His Majesty would not have sent him here - do you only understand now?"

Jing Yanguang said angrily: "It's not that I don't understand. It's just that when things come, I can't help but feel frustrated!"

Fu Yanqing said: "If you should be frustrated, just be frustrated. Our parents, wife and children are both pinched in Luoyang. If you don't feel frustrated, how can you go back and reunite with us? Our luck is better than Gao Xingzhou. He is now blocked outside the Great Wall. I don't know if he can come back!"

As expected, the Khitan sent an envoy to reply that Yunzhou was not transferred to Tiance, but was defeated by Tiance - it was because of Tiance's surprise attack. Du Chongwei was not aware of the situation in northern Shanxi at this time. Although Jing Yanguang Fu Yanqing had questions, Du Chongwei was the Khitan and believed it.

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In Yanmen Pass, Shi Chonggui received news of Yunzhou's change of flags earlier than Du Chongwei. When Du Chongwei was asking the Khitan, Shi Chonggui had already summoned the generals to prepare for action. If Shi Chonggui had gone out of Yanmen Pass in an unyielding manner, he would have stopped. However, he had been stationed in Yanmen Pass for a long time and did not move forward for two and a half months. He had developed an inertia of delay before he knew it. When Bai Chengfu went north, he had already received the news. Yao Yuanfu asked to take Shuozhou at that time, but Shi Chonggui had to ensure the correct news. He did not take action at the first time.

After confirming that Yunzhou had indeed changed hands, Shi Chonggui was ready to take action. He summoned An Chongrong Yao Yuanfu to discuss major events.

Yao Yuanfu said: "The Khitan still has the power to fight in Yunzhou - that is to arrange for the troops to pull Xue Fu's back legs. The men who were gathered together by Zhe Deji will be defeated in the field when they face Xiao Jieli, let alone attack the city - even if they can attack the city gate, Xiao Jieli can drive them out! This time, this time, Yunzhou changed hands. It must have been the Khitans who deliberately did it."

Shi Chonggui said: "Since that's the case, are we going out of seclusion or not?"

Yao Yuanfu said: "Get out! Of course, we have to go out! When Yunzhou was still in the hands of the Khitan, we had an excuse to refuse, but now Yunzhou has fallen into Tiance's hands. If we don't send troops to retrieve it, we will not be able to explain in front of His Majesty in the future!"

Shi Chonggui asked again: "If you send troops, what is the chance of victory?"

Yao Yuanfu said: "Brother An passed the test and had negotiated with the bandits. You should know the truth and reality of the enemy better than me."

An Chongrong said: "Zhe Dewu hastily formed an army, and Bai Chengfu mixed the seeds of Hu. If it is a field battle, it will definitely not be our enemy."

Shi Chonggui said: "But now Yunzhou has changed hands, so what if they guard the city?"

An Chongrong said: "This is a bit troublesome. At the beginning, I just thought that both Zhe and Bai Chengfu were not troublesome, but I didn't expect that the Khitan would hand over Yunzhou to Tiance! Yunzhou City is strong and the walls are high, and the morale of these people is not low. If you rely on the city to resist, it would be difficult to get out of urgent situations."

Shi Chonggui said, "What should I do?"

An Chongrong said: "The current situation is that Gao Xingzhou has been cut off from his backbone, and sending troops is imperative! My subordinates have a plan. We can go out of Yanmen first, confiscate the prefectures and counties, pacify Shuo, and respond to the Huanzhou. At the same time, we will send troops to the east and ask the commander Du to send troops westward. At that time, our army will force the south of Yunzhou and the east army to force the east of Yunzhou. Gao Xingzhou will come from the west again, and it will be a siege! No matter how strong the Yunzhou city is, it will never stop our three armies from joining forces! This is a perfect strategy."

Yao Yuanfu heard this and said, "This plan is inappropriate! Yunzhou hastily changed hands. We must fight quickly and quickly. Before Tiance has gained a foothold, the troops are forced to the city of Yunzhou. When Tiance first obtained Yunzhou, the defense must be insufficient. When our army suddenly arrives, even if it is a lonely army to attack the city, seven out of ten can win!"

Shi Chonggui said: "Seven out of ten, that's not the complete end."

Yao Yuanfu said: "There is no perfection for marching and fighting! But if you go slowly, you can gather the prefectures and counties along the way, and when you reach the city of Yunzhou, Tiance is ready! Don't forget that Xue Fu has already gone north! The victory and defeat of Shangjing will be in the near future. Recently, there are rumors that Zhang Longxiang is going to come to Chilechuan, and this will be delayed. If Yang Yi wins on the other side of Shangjing, then Zhang Mai swept from the west. At that time, the two sides attacked each other, who dares to resist? Who can resist!"

Zhang Mai came west, Yang Yi went south...

Just thinking of this scene, Shi Chonggui's scalp became numb!

"What do you mean?"

Yao Yuanfu said: "So quickly launch the light cavalry, don't take the prefectures and counties, and go straight to Yunzhou!"

Originally, there was no reason to bypass the city and march for a long distance - it was equivalent to selling the back to the enemy, but at this time the situation in northern Shanxi was special, and there was no clear local armed forces in various places. In the Tang and Jin Dynasties, they were actually a neutral attitude of fence-bearing. Although they would listen to the call of Zhe Deji and resist the Khitan, they might not have taken the risk of attacking Shi Jin's army for the sake of Tiance.

An Chongrong said, "It may be inappropriate for light cavalry to advance."

Shi Chonggui asked: "What's wrong?"

An Chongrong: "When the light cavalry advances, the Shuo will not be determined, and Du Chongwei's character. Seeing that we have taken action, the army on the east road will probably not enter the Dai Dynasty. At that time, we will suddenly reach the city of Yunzhou. It would be fine if we can break the city in one fell swoop. If we cannot, the Qing cavalry will be trapped in the city of Yunzhou. As Brother Yao said, Zhang Mai may come west. If Yang Yi wins, he may also go south. If there is really that time, Tiance will definitely be powerful. I am afraid that Shuo Ying will respond, and the army on the east road will not enter the Dai Dynasty! At that time, our retreat was cut off and reinforcements did not arrive, but would not return without success, but be surrounded by enemies!"

The two of them had their own opinions, and they all seemed to make sense. Just when Shi Chonggui was hesitating, his subordinates came to report that an envoy from Yunzhou had arrived.

Yao Yuanfu said: "Tiance sent an envoy here at this time, most of the time he wanted to delay. Stay behind and do not fall into the trap!"

An Chongrong said, "No matter what his intentions are, it's okay to see what he says."

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The person entering Yanmen was a young man, who seemed to be in his twenties, but the senior management of Tiance was generally younger, so Yao Yuanfu and others dared not underestimate him because of his age. Shi Chonggui looked at Zhao Pu. He seemed to feel familiar and sneered: "The army has always been talking hotly. Why do the Han family members should work together to fight against the barbarians, but now they are cheating Yunzhou on our backs. China has always been a country of loyalty, but your general manager is the right thing to do without trust and righteousness. Is it a habit developed in the Western Regions?"

An Chongrong is a powerful man. His reputation is always high, but Zhao Pu is still unknown now. However, as the envoy of Tiance, the country behind him is strong and his confidence is strong. He is not afraid of An Chongrong and replied with a smile: "This word "deception is too much! Our army has never used deception! We have never wanted this Yunzhou City, it was given to us by the Khitan itself."

After these words, Yao Yuanfu almost burst into anger - it was not angry at Zhao Pu, not angry at Tiance, but angry at the Khitan! He had long suspected that the Khitan would not lose the city so easily, and now he really confirmed his thoughts when he heard it.

Zhao Pu said again: "We have never made any fraud, but General An. At that time, you made a bet with our army's Zhedejian Duwei Shuozhou. How about the bet now?"

When An Chongrong heard this, his old face couldn't help but turn red, and the sneer on the corner of his mouth became extremely far-fetched.

When Zhe Dejian and An Chongrong made a bet in Shuozhou, Zhe Dejian said, "The three major troops of Shijin are heading north and they will definitely not dare to fight with the Khitan, but they may fight with Tiance!" He also accused Shi Jingtang of colluding with the Hu people and wanting to help the Khitans fight against the Tiance Tang army, help Hu attack the Han people, and let the Han people beat their own families!

At that time, An Chongrong naturally wanted to help Shi Jin distinguish, so the two sides made a bet, which lasted for three months: within three months, Shuozhou would be autonomous. If things were as An Chongrong said, Shuozhou would be returned to Jin; but if things were as Zhe Dejing said, Shuozhou would be returned to Tang.

As a result, in less than a month, Gao Xingzhou fought with the Tiance army - and it was a grand place to pass under Yunzhou City. The Khitans had not left the city to intercept them, and even provided some food and grass, and forced the Tiance troops approaching Yunzhou out of the Great Wall. At that time, a discerning person could see that Shi Jin and the Khitan colluded! After this incident, Dai people were greatly disappointed with the Shi Jin Dynasty, and An Chongrong's prestige in Shuozhou was also greatly affected. At this time, Zhao Pu suddenly mentioned it again, and An Chongrong could hardly get out of Taiwan for a while!

Yao Yuanfu and An Chongrong had a good relationship. Although the two had conflicts in the matter of sending troops to rush and rush, they had to stand on the same front at this time and took the conversation and said, "That was the behavior of Gao Xingzhou's troops and had nothing to do with General An. Besides, it was also your Tiance forced! The Khitan had already expressed his intention to return the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to us, but you came all the way to seize the land. How could our army allow you to wait!"

Zhao Pu smiled and said, "Our Marshal has sent an envoy to you Jin Lord, and he suggested that the two families join forces to fight against the Khitan together. As long as the Lord nods and takes Youyun back, even if you want to hand over Youyun to you - we are all children of the Han family after all, and the last return to Tang Guijin is still in the hands of the Han family. It's a pity that the Lord was determined to have eaten the weight and must collude with the barbarians, otherwise the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun would have returned to China long ago!"

Yao Yuanfu stood opposite Tiance at this time, and hated Tiance's discourse system that is inseparable from China's Dayi, but he had no choice but to deal with the other party. Tiance's Tang military affairs were indeed done with integrity. Even if he habitually pulled out the banner of Dayi, people could not find fault. Who made Shi Jingtang's body too dirty? Even if he wanted to use Dayi as his cloak, he could not cover up his stinky body!

Therefore, Yao Yuanfu is unwilling to talk to Zhao Pu about justice - Shi Jin is too weak in this regard!

Yao Yuanfu was about to refute, and a voice came from the hall: "The father is unwilling to join hands with your master, just because he has learned about Zhang Longxiang's conspiracy and knows that you have always said one thing and done another. As expected, after all, you have given you the first step to steal Yunzhou."

An Chongrong Yao Yuanfu then remembered that Shi Chonggui had been waiting inside for a long time, and hurriedly led Zhao Pu into the inner court to pay tribute. Zhao Pu looked at Shi Chonggui and saw that he was only about thirty years old. His eyebrows were majestic, but his face was sad, there was a horizontal flesh between his cheeks, and his facial features had obvious characteristics of Hu people. He thought to himself: "You Shatuo is the master of the Central Plains. Although they are in Luoyang, they are Hu Zong after all! Unlike my marshal, although they are from the Western Regions, anyone can tell that they are descendants of the Han family at first sight!"

At this time, he did not use this to shock Shi Chonggui's nerves. He just continued his previous words: "The word "stabbing" is too ulterior motive. Besides, the land fell into the hands of the barbarians, and it will be no harm to any means to take it back. Don't talk about stealing, even if we rob it, we will rob it back!"

Shi Chonggui said: "Whether it is stealing or robbing, you have already obtained it in Yunzhou. Cao Yuanzhong sent you here. Are you here to demonstrate?"

"How dare you!" Zhao Pu said: "Since you stayed at Yunzhou is now the head of General Cao, you must also know General Cao's status in our country."

Cao Yuanzhong was the general of the Tang Dynasty in Tiance, and was awarded earlier than Guo Wei. Of course, the private order of the Tiance army was Guo Luo and Yang Yi, Xue Fu and Guo Wei. Even if Shiba Xi Sheng was placed, Cao Yuanzhong would not be ranked. It was because Cao Yuanzhong was able to be named General because of political considerations, not because his military achievements were sufficient. Therefore, the value of the value was not equal to Xue Fu and Guo Wei. Yang Yi was injured, and Xue Fu led the entire army on his behalf to convince the public. It would not be possible if Cao Yuanzhong was replaced.

Of course, Cao Yuanzhong has made contributions in recent years, which is equivalent to first being granted a title and then refining his work. Only then did he gradually become valued as a general.

Zhao Pu said: "General Cao is a noble general of my Tang Dynasty. He is responsible for the north. The marshal promised in person that General Cao can do things cheaply in the land east of Chilechuan. Therefore, although Yunzhou is in the hands of our army at this moment, if the remaining people are righteous, Yunzhou belongs to him and can still be negotiated."

This sentence was a bit beyond Shi Chonggui's expectations: "What do you mean?"

"The king of your country has been deeply involved in the Khitan, and it is difficult to return. We have expected that we will not be willing to fight the barbarians with our lord. However, the left-behind has great righteousness. During this period, it has been a big deal and has not left Yanmen. It avoided the war between the two families and made the Khitans laugh at it, which made us General Cao feel that there are still righteous people in the Central Plains! Therefore, although our generals in the army have complained about the noble master, they admired the righteousness of the left-behind."

Zhao Pu's passage was obviously flattering, and Shi Chonggui felt comfortable. In terms of his position towards the Khitan, Shi Chonggui and Shi Jingtang were indeed different. Shi Chonggui always believed that there was no need to please the Liao Kingdom in the Central Plains. Even if he was an ally, he had to be at least a reciprocal position, rather than being led by the Khitan like now.

But after all, he is not someone who will be smug by a word of flattery. He is calm and said in a plain tone: "It is a Chinese who should have the right to defend the territory and defend the country from abroad to prevent its insults. But my Grand Jin is the orthodox place, and Yunzhou should return to China and cannot fall into the hands of your Xiliang."

Zhao Pu said: "Who is the orthodox? When the Khitan is destroyed, let's close the door and discuss it carefully..."

Half of this said, it seemed proud before I knew it!

An Chongrong and Yao Yuanfu looked at each other and thought to themselves: "Listen to this tone, is it true that Tiance is really sure to destroy the Khitan this time?"

"As for Yunzhou," Zhao Pu continued: "General Cao admires the right to stay and is still willing to hand it over to the left-behind."

As soon as these words were said, no matter Shi Chonggui, An Chongrong and Yao Yuanfu were all surprised!

Zhang Mai sent Fan Zhi to Luoyang before and was willing to give up Yan Yun. The matter is now known to everyone in the world, but Yan Yun was still in the hands of the Khitan at that time, just a promise. Now that the meat that had already been eaten into his mouth was about to be spit out again, that would be different.

Shi Chonggui looked suspicious and strange, An Chongrong said, "Are you serious?"

Zhao Pu said: "My Datang has always been very credible. When did I never trust my words?"

Yao Yuanfu said: "If you take it seriously, I'm afraid there must be conditions, right?"

Zhao Pu didn't go around the circle: "Yes!"

Yao Yuanfu laughed without waiting for him to say the conditions, "I knew that your Tiance was not so kind, and there must be a trap here!" He turned to Shi Chonggui and said, "Leave the way, don't listen to his nonsense anymore. Please send a light cavalry as soon as possible. I'm willing to be the vanguard, advance to Huairen, and then summon Gao Xing, Zhou Dong to force him. At that time, the two of them surrounded him. Why are they afraid that Yunzhou will not go down! Why bother to negotiate with him here!"

Zhao Pu smiled and said, "General Yao is just over the words. If our army's troops in northern Shanxi are fighting in the field, they are not the opponent of the soldiers and horses in Hedong, but General Yao can tell that Li Yixiu, a group of the sweat-blooded cavalry regiment, has entered the city? The walls of Yunzhou are high and the city is strong. Our Tiance is always good at defending the city. When the Khitan left, the granary did not burn the granary. Now there is still half a year of grain accumulation in Yunzhou City. Even if General Yao sends troops and attacks the city north, our army only needs to close the four gates, and it will be no problem to guard him for three or five months. Not to mention that our marshal has already raised his troops to travel north at this moment, and now we are about to arrive in Chilechuan, so let Gao Xing go to the east? I'm afraid that if we arrive at Yunzhou City, we will not only be the White Horse Silver Spear regiment, but also our Marshal Zhang's personal guard army! Even if we stay bravely, what if we are better than our Marshal?"

There have been rumors that Zhang Mai was going to come to northern Shanxi, but that was just a folk rumor after all, and it was officially revealed from the diplomatic officials of Tiance. This is the first time.

Thinking of Zhang Mai coming, Shi Chonggui and the other three were all in their hearts. Zhang Mai is now intimidating the world. If he leads the army in person, even if Shi Jingtang comes, he will have to retreat. In the hearts of Shi Chonggui and the other three, he really dare not compare himself with Zhang Mai.

Even so, the loser cannot lose the formation. Yao Yuanfu said: "So what! The military power is only about the pros and cons, the strength and weakness. The siege of Yunzhou has been established. There is Du Shuai as the support in the east and Yanmen as the backing in the south. Even if Zhang Longxiang comes, he may not be able to win."

Zhao Pu said: "But General Yao is not sure, right?"

Yao Yuanfu snorted. He didn't like to talk nonsense. If he was just a man from Zhe De, he would be very sure of fighting in the field. If Li Yixiu was added, the calculation would be a little lower. As long as Yunzhou City could be kept for a period of time, if Zhang Mai really arrived as scheduled, it would not only be difficult to obtain Yunzhou, but he would probably be in a dilemma.

Seeing Yao Yuanfu's answer, Zhao Pu's tone slowed down, "Although this is the case, our two families don't need to be nervous. This time, the White Horse and Silver Spear Group advanced step by step, while the Chilechuan army and horses gave in step. Is our army really worse than Gao Xingzhou's troops? Everyone in the world knows that it is not necessarily true! The reason why our army retreated was that it was unwilling to kill each other in front of the Khitan and do the disgusting things that the relatives and enemies were happy! Our army's attitude, from the Marshal to General Cao to the Zhe Duwei, was the same as the top and bottom, from the past to the present to the future, and it will last forever. What's more, our army has no excessive demands. As long as the stay-attached can continue to uphold justice, even if the Marshal arrives at Chilechuan in the future, he may not necessarily enter the Great Wall. As for the entire northern Shanxi area, including Yunzhou City, you can also serve it with both hands."

This was too generous. Not to mention Yao Yuanfu, even An Chongrong couldn't believe it. Shi Chonggui waved his hand and said, "What are your conditions?"

"Our conditions are very simple." Zhao Pu said: "Although your lord refused to join forces with our army to fight against Hu, our General Cao still hopes that we can resist the chaos, rectify the chaos, and join forces with our army to attack Youzhou together. The purpose of our army is to restore the land of the Han family. On the day the Khitan withdraws from the Great Wall, our army will also retreat to Chilechuan."
To be continued...
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