Chapter 414 Locking the Victory
(Thanks to Taoist Xianyin and the mooncakes given to Muzi by the two lazy people in Yuexi, thank you everyone!)
Gao Wenshun, the governor of Shengzhou, took the order of Li Guochang and led more than 1,000 cavalry all the way back to Shuozhou City. Gao Wenshu hurriedly came out to welcome him. Gao Wenshun followed his brother Gao Wenshu back to the mansion. As soon as he entered the mansion, Gao Wenshu smiled and said, "I am still worried about my brother, but I didn't expect that his brother would wipe out the Zhenwu rebellion army at Luotuoyan, Dacheng and Liuhou. It is really gratifying."
Gao Wenshun's face was only tired but not joy, and he only sighed after hearing this.
"Why is brother like this?" Gao Wenji asked in confusion.
The Gao family was not a Shatuo person, but a Han person. He was in a border town and was a rich family. The two brothers were one of the governors of Shengzhou and the other was the prison city envoy of Shuozhou. The official position was not small. Li Keyong and his son opposed the Tang Dynasty, and they were also considered core members. At first, they thought that it was no wonder that the mutiny and independence of the towns in the world were not surprising. With the courage of the Shatuo people, they would have been independent and separatist like the three towns in Hebei, and it should have been very smooth.
When Li Guochang and his son were recognized and the Datong and Zhenwu were divided, their brothers would naturally have a higher status. However, the court not only refused to admit it, but instead sent large troops to suppress the enemy, and the more they fought, Gao Wenshun had to consider the future of himself and his family.
"How come brother has such an idea? Li Zhenwu and his son have not been defeated now, so the result is still unknown?"
"It's time to consider it. Although the second brother, Li Guochang and his son are still unstoppable on the surface. But look, Weizhou is gone, Daizhou is also lost, and Zhenwu's army is even more in opposition. Now only Yunshuo is left. There are Tiande Army on the left and Zhendong Army on the right, and there are five town troops in Taiyuan. Three-pair clips, do you think Li Guochang and his son can still defend it? We have to prepare early. The Gao family can't sink with Li Guochang's broken ship."
Gao Wenji was silent.
"What should we do?" few officers in the late Tang Dynasty had the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. After being in the vassal state for a long time, they had long been used to this situation that seemed to be like the Qin and the Warring States Period, and the princes were united together.
Gao Wenshun was also a little stunned. He picked up the hot tea he had just poured and put it to his mouth. After taking a sip, he found that it was the hot tea he had just poured. He was so hot that he sprayed it out in one sip. Gao Wenji quickly called two maids to come and wipe it. "Forget it, I'll go change my clothes!" Gao Wenshun saw that his clothes were completely wet, so he had to get up and carry it.
A maid took Gao Wenshun out, and Gao Wenji said to the remaining maid: "You go out too."
But the maid didn't move. Gao Wenji turned around with some dissatisfaction and was about to scold him, but he saw the maid saying to him with a smile on his face: "Can you listen to me?"
Gao Wenji saw that the maid was a little face-like. She was not the ones she usually used. She looked very young and about double 10, but her appearance was still pretty. She suppressed her dissatisfaction and nodded.
The maid chuckled: "Do you know that General Gao? You just turned around in front of the gate of hell?"
Gao Wenji's face changed: "Are you not a slave in the mansion?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is General Gao's fate and future? What governor Gao said just now is right. At this time, you have no future with Li Guochang and his son. You should consider some other choices."
"What choice?" Gao Wenji was also in a hurry at this time. Unexpectedly, someone around him could sneak in quietly. If the maid had put some poison in the tea just now, wouldn't the two brothers be completely finished?
"General Gao, please read this letter first before answering!" The maid took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Gao Wenji. After he opened it and read it quickly, his face was even more surprised. He originally thought that the maid would be an assassin killer sent from Taiyuan, but now after reading the letter, he found that the letter was actually a handwritten letter written to him by Li Jing of Zhendong Army.
However, Gao Wenjiu was not in a state of expression, and he still doubted whether this person could have been sent by Li Keyong and his son to test him.
The maid seemed to guess what he thought and took out another envelope. After he opened it this time, it contained a check of three thousand taels of gold from Sihai Money House.
"This is a 3,000 tael of gold. In big cities such as Taiyuan, Luoyang, Chang'an, there are semicolons of Sihai Money Houses. With this ticket, you can immediately get 3,000 taels of gold. This is the sincerity of Duke Li Jun. If the general is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, you will only get more."
"What should I do?" Gao Wenji had already believed that the letter was true at this time. He couldn't help but feel a little moved when he remembered the elder brother's words just now. "Originally, Li Keyong kept me in Shuozhou, but now Liu brought more than 10,000 people back. All the affairs of Shuozhou City were taken over by Liu and Li Siyuan."
"Didn't Governor Gao bring Li Guochang's military order back and ask you to lead troops to Yunzhou with him?" The maid chuckled, "You just need to bring your trusted brothers to Yunzhou with Governor Gao. My county duke led the eastern army in the town. When you arrive there, you can turn against me."
At this time, Gao Wenshun, who had changed his clothes, returned to the hall and saw that Gao Wenji was actually talking to a maid, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
When the maid saw Gao Wenshun coming back, she stopped talking and left directly.
Gao Wenshun looked at Gao Wenchi with confusion. Gao Wenchi handed the letter and the golden ticket in his hand to the elder brother, and told all the previous things. After listening, Gao Wenshun thought about it and said slowly after a long time: "I think this matter is OK. We did go in front of the gate of hell just now. The other party could approach us without knowing it. If we didn't reveal that we had the intention of opposing Li Guochang during the previous conversation, we were afraid that our Xiang was no longer safe. Let's do the matter according to Li Jing's wishes."
On that day, Gao Wenshun passed on Li Guochang and Li Ke to Liu with the intentions of the two. Then Gao Wenji picked up four thousand old subordinates and Gao Wenshun's 1,000 soldiers and horses, a total of four thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry to lead reinforcements in Yunzhou.
When Fu Wenda, the commander of the Yunzhou garrison commander Fu Wenda was very happy to see that Gao Wenshun's brothers 5,000 troops came to support him, he immediately greeted him and held a banquet. At the banquet, Gao Wenshun said: "I have waited for the commander's military order to come to support him. Please don't be polite and arrange a task for us."
"The two generals Gao came from afar, so it's better to take a break in Yunzhou City for a while." Fu Wenda said politely.
"How can this work? I heard that Zhendong Army is very arrogant. Since we have to order us to come, our army is strong and powerful. Will we fight a war with the Tang army first, and increase our morale and destroy the enemy's majesty!" Gao Wenshun said with a smile.
Fu Wenda was a little moved. After the arrival of Zhendong Army, it seemed to be very powerful on the surface, but there was no movement. Over time, they did not think that Zhendong Army was so powerful. He had already had 5,000 soldiers and horses. He first received the support of Shatuo's three troops and three thousand people, and now he received the support of 5,000 troops from the Gao brothers, and there were 13,000 troops. The opposite Zhendong Army was only 15,000 troops.
"The Grand Marshal and the Queen Liu wiped out the Zhenwu Army that was in rebellion in Shengzhou, and they had just been defeated in Honggu to fight the official army. The Grand Marshal and the Queen Liu frequently reported victory, so we can't sit there all the time. Otherwise, I'm afraid that when the boy who was not even tall enough to hear the news of the Grand Marshal and the others' winning streak, he would turn around and run away immediately. If General Fu was worried, I think General Fu could escort the formation for our brothers, and our brothers would lead the troops to fight in this battle." Gao Wenshun said loudly.
Speaking of this, Fu Wenda certainly could not agree like this, otherwise it would inevitably make people laugh at him for being timid.
"Okay, let's plan and fight him." Fu Wenda decided.
The plan was soon planned. This time, Fu Wenda was preparing to attack the Zhendong Army Camp at night. After some discussion, it was finally decided that Fu Wenda and Gao Wenji would lead only 2,000 left-behind Niupi Pass. The governor of Shatuo Li Youjin was the leader of the attack camp, and Sage and Anqing were sent together. The three divisions of Shatuo were 3,000 cavalry as the vanguard. Gao Wenshun led the 4,000 soldiers of the headquarters and Fu Wenda's younger brother Fu Wentong led the 4,000 soldiers of Yunzhou, a total of 8,000 infantry to support him.
The plan was decided, and Fu Wenda ordered the entire army to kill pigs and sheep. He had a good meal and sent troops to attack Tang camp at night at midnight.
As soon as the Gao Wenshun brothers returned to their tent, they immediately wrote a letter, explaining the night attack, and asked a confidant to deliver the letter to the military camp in Zhendong. Unexpectedly, the governor of Sagge Mi Haiwan and the governor of Anqing Shi Jingcun walked in together.
As soon as he came in, Mi Haiwan immediately said fiercely: "The Gao brothers are so scheming. They actually want to send us all to the tiger's mouth of Zhendong Army. This is to kill our lives in exchange for wealth!"
Gao Wenshun was shocked and said calmly, "What do you mean?"
"Bring in!" Shi Jingcun waved his hand, and two soldiers from Anqing's troops immediately brought in one person, but he was the subordinate who had previously sent to deliver the letter outside the city. Shi Jingcun waved the letter to him, Gao Wenshun. "I don't know what else you have to say. If I handed the letter to Fu Jun Envoy, what would he do with your brothers?"
Gao Wenji reached out and was about to draw his sword, but the master held his hand. The other party took his messenger, but did not lead his troops to capture him, nor did he report to Fu Wenda immediately. This matter shows that there is still room for him.
"Two brothers, I believe you can see the current situation more clearly than I do. Following Li Guochang and his son no longer have a future. If you don't want to die, you can only submit to the court. If you two are interested, I, Gao Wenshun, are willing to recommend you to you."
"Hahaha!" Mi Haiwan and Shi Jingcun laughed loudly, and then said, "To be honest, brothers Gao, we have already secretly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty."
"This is serious?" Gao Wenjiu said in surprise.
Mi Haiwan nodded and said, "That's true. We have already contacted General Li Jing on the opposite side, but we have not found a suitable opportunity to offer our guard. Unexpectedly, the two Gao brothers had a solution, and they told Fu Wenda to send troops as soon as they came. This time it was a god-given opportunity."
Although Mi Haiwan and Shi Jingcun had long been determined to surrender to Li Jing, unfortunately Li Jing did not accept it immediately. Instead, he proposed to ask the two to offer Niu Pi Pass, and he agreed to accept it. However, the two had only two cavalrymen in their hands, so it was not easy to capture Guancheng, especially Li Jing asked them to completely capture Guancheng, and refused to send troops to attack from inside and outside. In this way, they were in a very difficult situation.
Now that I accidentally intercepted the correspondence between the Gao brothers, I realized that they had already turned to Li Jing. Now that they had the troops in their hands, they naturally had confidence.
"We have sent people to inform Duke Li Jun. When we fell, we just took the troops to the east military camp. At that time, everyone tied a white cloth on their arms, turned against each other, and killed Li Youjin and Fu Wenda's troops. The second-year high school general happened to stay in the city. After we sent troops, you will attack directly, seize Guancheng, and take Fu Wenda." Mi Haiwan made a plan. Fu Wenda originally said that Gao Wenji's cavalry was exhausted all the way and allowed them to stay in the city to rest, but now it has become their best help to seize the city.
After a few people conspired, they all agreed.
At the third update of the night, 11,000 soldiers and horses came out of Niupi Pass, with people carrying pieces and horses wrapped around their hooves, and rushed straight to the Zhendong Military Camp twenty miles away. The cavalry and horses were fast, and they arrived quickly twenty miles away. The Zhendong Military Camp was quiet, with only the sound of chungs coming from time to time.
Mi Haiwan rushed to Li Youjin and said, "The Tang army camp is big, so why not let us divide our troops and rush in."
Li Youjin nodded, and he led a thousand cavalry of Shatuo to the central camp, while Mi Haiwan and Shi Jingcun each led a thousand cavalry of the headquarters to attack the left and right sides. Calculated the time, the infantry was about to arrive, and Li Youjin waved his hand, and in the dark night, a thousand black armored Shatuo cavalry immediately rushed towards the camp gate.
The situation was much smoother than Li Youjin expected. They easily broke through the camp gate and rushed into the camp. They whizzed all the way and rushed straight into the camp before they found that there were no Tang soldiers coming out to fight. Li Youjin felt bad, and at this time they saw that the Sage tribe and Anqing tribe who were supposed to attack the left and right wings rushed towards them from both wings.
Li Youjin was about to warn them that the Tang army was ambushing, but opened his mouth wide and saw the two cavalry rushing in front of him suddenly attacking the unprepared Shatuo cavalry. Arrows were like rain, guns were stabbed like forests, and swords were shining like lightning. In a blink of an eye, dozens of Shatuo soldiers were already chopped off.
"Damn it, the Sage tribe and Anqing tribe betrayed Shatu!" Li Youjin was furious, but he could only see the caught Shatu soldiers were constantly being knocked down. At this moment, a whimpering military horn sounded, and countless torches around the Tang camp lit up, and Zhendong Army appeared.
The war drums are like thunder and the horns are roaring.
"The Duke of the County, Shatuo Cavalry and Yunzhou Infantry have all entered the encirclement. Sage and Anqing tribe are killing Shatuo soldiers fiercely, and Gao Wenshun's Shuozhou soldiers are also killing Yunzhou soldiers." Li Cunxiao, Liu Xun, Wang Yanzhang, and Gao Siji, who serve as guards, stood behind Li Jing, listening to the deputy vanguard Zhou Dewei reporting to Li Jing loudly. The four of them stood uneasy and looked at the battlefield where the sound of shouting and killing was constantly, full of yearning.
Li Jing looked at the chaotic battlefield under the night and said coldly: "Slowly narrow the encirclement. Without my order, you must not join the battle, but you must not let a Shatuo person go. Those who want to break through the siege will kill them directly." Looking back, he happened to see Liu Xun and the other four eager to fight, and chuckled, "What, are you itchy in your hands?"
"Master, please give us a chance to fight!" Li Cunxiao finally couldn't help but ask for a fight. Liu Xun, Wang Yanzhang, and Gao Siji also asked for a fight together.
Li Jing pondered for a moment, turned to Zhou Dewei and said, "Wuyang, there are only one thousand people in the Great Collection of Essays in Niupi Pass. I will send you to support the Silver Spear and the Second Battalion of Guards to take down Niupi Pass. If things go well, you can use the enemy's troops to surprise and capture Yunzhou and Yunzhong Guard to capture the city before the enemy responds."
Zhou Dewei received the order excitedly, but Li Cunxiao and the others were a little disappointed.
Li Jing stopped Zhou Dewei who was about to turn around, "You can bring these four guys with you too, maybe it can help you."
Chapter completed!