Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 672
Chapter 673: No Guards Attack Jinyang City
In the tenth year of Tiantong, on July [-]th, Deng Zhong, the Wudangwei General who was stationed in Yong'an City, Hedong County, received the imperial decree from Emperor Deng Sheng and the military order from Li Siye, the Hushi General of the General Dudu's Mansion, and led [-] Wudangwei. Dangwei started from Yong'an City, went north along the Fenshui River, and entered Taiyuan County.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on July 22, Deng Zhong led Wudangwei to cross the Jieshan Mountain, and captured the three cities of Jiexiu, Wuxian, and Zhongdu. shock.

In Jinyang City, Chengqian Palace, Zhao Guo's Regent Empress Dowager Meng called a group of ministers to discuss.

"Misters, Deng Jun took the three cities of Jiexiu, Wuxian, and Zhongdu, stationed in Zhaoyuze, and threatened Jinyang. I don't know what good strategy you have?" Queen Mother Meng asked in a flustered tone.

Since the start of the war at the beginning of the year, in less than half a year, facing the powerful offensive of Deng Jun, Zhao Jun was defeated like a mountain, and all fronts were in a hurry. First, Zhao Kuo was arrogant and led his army south to Liyang, where he was defeated by Deng Jun. , lost [-] elites, and then the Huguan was broken, and Chen Ping retreated to the eldest son city. The only thing that gave Empress Dowager Meng some comfort was that Li Rubing led his army south to Fanyang and forced Deng Jun to withdraw from Yecheng and return to Liyang. .

But after Deng Jun withdrew to the south, he quickly defeated Zhao Kuo's troops in Neihuang, and the [-] elite troops under Zhao Kuo's troops were wiped out. Li Rubing, the hopeful general, was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Deng Jun in Wei County. I'm afraid it was a disaster, but now, tens of thousands of Deng Jun's elite crossed the boundary mountain and entered Taiyuan County, approaching Jinyang City, Taiyuan The county defense is insufficient, how to deal with Deng Jun's attack?
"The Queen Mother doesn't need to worry!" Just when the Queen Mother Meng was at a loss, Prime Minister Zhong Xing came out and said.

Originally, the person Empress Dowager Meng trusted the most was Zongzheng Zhang Ying. After all, Zhang Ying was the auxiliary minister and a hero who helped Empress Dowager Meng gain power. Naturally, Empress Dowager Meng obeyed his words, but since Zhao Kuo, who was an ally with Zhang Ying, defeated Li Yang Later, Empress Dowager Meng's trust in Zhang Ying was not as good as before. In addition, Li Rubing, who was advocated by Zhong Xing, forced Deng Jun to return to Liyang as soon as he went south. With the increase, Empress Dowager Meng's trust in Zhong Xing gradually surpassed that of Zhang Ying.

Although Li Rubing is now heavily besieged by Deng Jun in Wei County, it is difficult to win, but in comparison, Zhao Kuo was defeated and killed in Neihuang. In comparison, Li Rubing is even better.

For this reason, many people are annoyed. If Li Rubing had been allowed to lead the army south to preside over the overall situation in Hebei, the situation in Hebei would not have deteriorated to such an extent.

"What good strategy does Prime Minister Zhong have? Hurry up and tell Ai!" Ever since Zhao Kuo, whom Zhang Ying supported, was defeated and killed, Empress Dowager Meng has been completely disappointed with Zhang Ying, but her trust in Zhong Xing, who has always supported Li Rubing, is With each passing day, Zhong Xing took the initiative to stand up when there was nothing he could do, which calmed Empress Dowager Meng's restless heart a little.

Zhong Xing said: "Empress Dowager, the Deng army who invaded this time was only tens of thousands, and Jinyang City has [-] elite soldiers. Taiyuan County is the place where our Great Zhao Longxing is. As long as the Empress Dowager makes a decree and enlists the best and strongest soldiers to join the army, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can be obtained in an instant, so why be afraid of Deng Jun?"

Everyone agreed after hearing the words. After all, Jinyang City is the capital of the State of Zhao, and its fortification ranks among the top in the entire world. There are [-] elite soldiers. If more elite soldiers are recruited, the strength of the city will be close to [-]. , and the invading Deng Jun is only tens of thousands, as long as he sticks to Jinyang City, Deng Jun is nothing to be afraid of.

However, some people had different opinions. Zhang Ying came out and said: "Queen Mother, this is absolutely impossible. Jinyang City is the capital of my Great Zhao, where the lifeblood is. How can it be so risky? If Jinyang has If the situation is lost, the great Zhao is dead, and I suggest that all troops should be summoned back to Jinyang to repel the enemy who invaded Jinyang first."

"Master Zongzheng, isn't it a little too worrying? Deng's army is only tens of thousands of people, and Jinyang has [-] elite soldiers. As long as they can't hold on, how can Deng's army break through the city? Moreover, Deng's army came from afar, and the army went deep alone, so it must not be possible. If you hold it for a long time, if you can't break through the city, Deng Jun will definitely retreat without fighting." Zhong Xing said.

"Mr. Zhong's words are wrong!" Zhang Ying retorted not to be outdone: "Since Deng Jun can send tens of thousands of elites from Hedong County to Taiyuan County, they can naturally continue to increase their troops. Deng Guo is sitting on millions of elites. Hebei and Shangdang counties restrained 40 to [-] Deng's troops, but there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Deng's territory. If Deng's troops continue to march to the city of Jinyang, how can our army resist? As for what Zhong Xiang said about recruiting elites It is even more absurd to enlist in the army to resist Deng's army. Could it be that Zhong Xiang thought that an untrained and strong man would be an opponent of Deng's army in a hundred battles? The most urgent task at the moment is to call all kinds of soldiers and horses back to the division to defend the king and defend Jinyang City. "

What Zhang Ying said made Zhong Xing speechless. Deng Jun seemed to be going deep alone, but Zhao Jun had no ability to cut off the way back. Zhan Deng Jun, I am afraid that it will be difficult to block a face-to-face.

However, Zhong Xing did not approve of Zhang Ying's sending troops back to aid, and said: "Master Zongzheng said that he wants to send troops to serve the king, so let's ask Lord Zongzheng, where can we send troops?"

Zhang Ying said: "Old General Chen Ping leads an army of [-] troops to guard Shangdang County. As long as the Queen Mother orders, the old general can return to Jinyang within ten days. In Yuyang County, when General Li Rubing went south, he stayed behind. With General Gu Tu and [-] elites, the four counties in Eastern Liaodong and General Gongsun Lang also have [-] soldiers and horses under their command, all of them can return to serve as King Qin!"

"What a joke!" Facing Zhang Ying's words, Zhong Xing said disdainfully, "Old General Chen Ping guards the Changzi City against Yue Fei and Li Siye's army, how can he move lightly? Once Old General Chen Ping retreats, Yue Fei and Li Siye will definitely step forward Pressing hard, when Yue Fei and Li Siye also arrive at the city of Jinyang, it will be a catastrophe. Does Lord Zongzheng think that Yue Fei and Li Siye are easier to deal with than Deng Zhong? As for mobilizing Gu Tu and Gongsun Lang, it is even more nonsense, Gu Tu and Gongsun Lang guard the northern border to defend against the Hu people in northern Xinjiang. If they are transferred back and the Hu people in northern Xinjiang go south, what will happen? Moreover, the two generals Gu Tu and Gongsun Lang are far away in the northern border , You can’t come to Jinyang without ten months, how can you be king?”

The officials in the palace watched the two big men quarreling, and they all trembled aside, not daring to intervene. After all, this was about the life and death of Zhao Guo, and they didn't dare to speak casually, in case their words caused Zhao Guo to fall into dire straits , then they are sinners through the ages.

The Empress Dowager Meng above looked at the two courtiers fighting each other, and she didn't know what to do. Regarding whether to deploy troops to serve the king, the Empress Dowager Meng was also undecided in her heart. Bai, I can still understand a thing or two about the situation.

Empress Dowager Meng can also see the disadvantages of mobilizing soldiers and horses to help the king. Once the troops are mobilized, it means that Zhao Guo has given up other places and defended Jinyang with all his strength. It has become an isolated city, and it will not last long, but if you don't deploy troops to Qinwang, and rely solely on Jinyang's soldiers and horses to fight against Deng's army, Queen Mother Meng will have no bottom. What's the point?

At this time, Zhang Ying stopped arguing with Zhong Xing, but directly said to Queen Mother Meng: "Queen Mother, Jinyang is the capital of my Great Zhao, and all the ministers and clans of Great Zhao are in Jinyang. If there is something wrong with Jinyang, What about the Queen Mother? What about Your Majesty? If something happens to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, then even if Hebei wins, it will be of no avail. Please think twice!"

The Empress Dowager Meng was shocked when she heard the words. Yes, she and her son are in Jinyang. If Jinyang is captured by Deng Jun, she and her son will surely become prisoners of Deng Jun. , is there still a need to exist?

After careful consideration, the Empress Dowager Meng said: "Yes, Jinyang is the foundation of my great Zhao's lifeline. There must be no mistakes. The Ai family decided to transfer Yuyang Gu Tu and Liaodong Gongsun Lang to lead the army. But Gu Tu and Gongsun Langyuan is in the north, and it is difficult to reach Jinyang in a short time, so Chen Ping was ordered to dispatch a troop from the eldest son city to help Jinyang."

The Empress Dowager Meng finally obeyed Zhang Ying's words and dispatched troops to the king. The first choices were Gu Tu from Yuyang and Gongsun Lang from Liaodong, but neither Gu Tu nor Gongsun Lang could reach Jinyang in a short time, so Chen Ping's troops still needed to be mobilized, but Yue Fei and Li Siye in the south were also a huge threat. Therefore, the Empress Dowager Meng asked Chen Ping to mobilize a part of his troops carefully, and the rest of the troops would continue to occupy the eldest son city.

"Queen Mother, absolutely not!" Seeing this, Zhong Xing said hastily: "Once Gu Tu and Gongsun Lang come back to help, the northern border will no longer be owned by my Great Zhao. dangerous."

"Master Zhong, the Ai family has already made a decision. You don't need to say anything more. There are still too few soldiers in Jinyang City. The Ai family ordered you to recruit strong and strong soldiers to join the army. There must be no mistakes!" Empress Dowager Meng did not listen to Zhong Xing's dissuasion, but instead Let Zhong Xing recruit elites to strengthen Jinyang's strength.

Then Empress Dowager Meng said to one of the generals in the palace: "General Meng Si, you are the elder brother of the Ai family and the uncle of your majesty. Now that Da Zhao is at the critical point of life and death, the Ai family ordered you to preside over the defense of Jinyang City and guard it with all your strength. Jinyang!"

The elite soldiers and strong generals of Zhao State followed Zhao Kuo and Li Rubing to Wei County, and there were not many generals staying in Jinyang, and the Empress Dowager Meng did not trust other generals, so she had to let her elder brother preside over Jinyang City in person defense.

Hearing this, Meng Si came out and responded, "The minister is leading the order!" But no one saw it, and there was a strange look in Meng Si's eyes at this time.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on July 25th, Chen Ping, who was in the eldest son city, also received the imperial decree from King Qin. Both Chen Ping and Zheng Xuan were quite critical of this imperial decree.

"Old General, what is the Empress Dowager doing? What we are facing now is Yue Fei and Li Rubing, who are already unable to do what they want, and now we need to send troops back to Jinyang? The last general also knows that tens of thousands of Deng troops are now advancing to Jinyang The city, but Jinyang has [-] elite soldiers, as long as they can't hold on, with the strength of the Deng army, it is impossible to break the city." Zheng Xuan said.

From Zheng Xuan's point of view, there is absolutely no reason for the empress dowager Meng's order to mobilize troops. Jinyang has [-] soldiers and horses, facing [-] Deng's army, and has the advantage of the city. Woolen cloth?
"Alas..." Chen Ping sighed, and said, "You're right, I understand, but the imperial decree must not be violated. Now the queen mother ordered us to send troops and horses to help. Even if we have any difficulties, we must do so. Yes, Zheng Xuan, go gather 3 horses and let Song Lian lead them back to King Qin of Jinyang."

"Thirty thousand troops?" Zheng Xuan said in surprise, "Old General, we are not as strong as Deng Jun. If we send 3 troops back to Jinyang, what will happen to the eldest son city?"

"It doesn't matter!" Chen Ping said, "Even if 6 troops are mobilized, the eldest son city still has [-] or [-] horses. As long as we can't hold out, Deng Jun can't be shaken in a short time. Deng Jun, these people will come back, no problem, just do it!"

"Here!" Zheng Xuan responded.

Soon, Zheng Xuan found the general Song Lian and said to him: "Song Lian, now that Deng Jun is invading Jinyang, the queen mother ordered us to dispatch troops and horses to King Qin, and the old general decided to let you lead [-] soldiers and horses back to Jinyang King Qin. However, I would like to tell you something, as long as you repel the Deng army who invaded Jinyang, you must lead the troops back to the eldest son as soon as possible, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Here!" Song Lian replied.

Soon, Song Lian left the eldest son city with [-] soldiers and headed towards Jinyang. Yue Fei and Li Siye learned of the change of the Zhao army in the eldest son city. Deng Zhong's army was threatening Jinyang City, so Chen Ping sent troops out of the city, presumably to return to King Qin of Jinyang.

This is exactly the result Yue Fei and others wanted. Although it was only a Zhao army, Chen Ping's main force was still in the eldest son city, but he could wipe out a Zhao army. Yue Fei ordered Li Jing, the general of Tianwuwei, to lead his army to pursue him.

The two sides fought fiercely in the area of ​​Fajiu Mountain. In the end, the Zhao army was defeated, with 1 soldiers and horses, only [-] were left. Under the leadership of Song Lian, they fled back to the eldest son city in embarrassment. Seeing the disgraced Song Lian, Chen Ping suddenly burst into blood He moved, spit out a mouthful of old blood, and passed out.

After Chen Ping woke up, he stopped talking about sending troops back to Jinyang King Qin, because Chen Ping knew that this was a trap, and Yue Fei and Li Siye wanted to lure out their soldiers. Those who were blocked by Deng Jun had no chance to go to Jinyang City.

If the Zhao army doesn't come out, Yue Fei and others are not in a hurry. The extermination of 2 Zhao troops this time is already a big gain. After all, Chen Ping defended the city tightly. If he attacked by force, he wanted to capture 3 people , Deng Jun has to pay at least [-] people, but now, Tianwuwei loses no more than [-] people, which is definitely a big victory.

Moreover, Yue Fei and others believed that Chen Ping could not keep guarding forever, and someone would help Deng Jun lead Chen Ping out of the eldest son city. Mother can still sit still.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on July 26, Deng Zhong led his army to continue northward. In the tenth year of Tiantong, on July 27, he took Jingling City and pushed Qi County.

At the same time, under the efforts of Zhong Xing, Zhao Guo recruited [-] strong soldiers in Jinyang area, plus [-] elite soldiers from Jinyang City, there are a total of [-] people. The army is on par, which also gives Zhao Guojun and ministers some confidence.

Jinyang City, Yuzhong Hou's Mansion, this is the mansion of Zhao Guoguo's uncle Meng Si. Since the Empress Dowager Meng asked Meng Si to preside over Jinyang's defense in Chengqian Palace a few days ago, the entire Jinyang City has been controlled by Meng Si.

As soon as Meng Si entered the mansion, she brought her two sons Meng Chen and Meng Xing over.

"What happened to the things my father asked you to do now?" Meng Si asked as soon as they met.

Meng Chen replied: "Back to father, my son has already placed a large number of our people in the army, and the entire Jinyang City has been controlled by us. I guarantee that no one will hinder father's plan."

Meng Si nodded in satisfaction. Ever since he took over the defense of Jinyang, Meng Si has begun to place his cronies in the army. Now many important positions in Jinyang City are all mengsi's people. Now the entire Jinyang City , they were all trembling with fear for the arrival of Deng Jun. They didn't find out about Meng Si's little tricks at all, and even if they found out, they wouldn't say anything. Now that Jinyang City is in turmoil, Meng Si used some It is also reasonable for someone you can trust.

Then, Meng Si looked at Meng Xing again, and asked, "How about you? How are things going with the palace?"

Meng Xing replied: "Father, don't worry, the child has fully controlled the imperial guards in the palace, and the three thousand guards only obey the orders of the child alone."

"Very well, it's up to you whether our Meng family can continue." Meng Si said with a satisfied smile.

"Father, are we really going to do this? That's our aunt and cousin. Father loves aunt the most." Meng Chen said hesitantly.

"Ah..." Meng Si sighed and said, "If it's not a last resort, do you think you want to do this for your father? This is not only for our Meng family, but also for the Queen Mother and His Majesty, and now the entire Zhao Kingdom However, only Li Rubing and Chen Ping can do it, and Chen Ping is very old, and it is impossible to be the opponent of Li Siye and Yue Fei. Although Deng Jun is temporarily blocked from the eldest son city, how long can he hold it? What? As for Li Rubing, it is difficult to protect himself now, and even more hopeless, Da Zhao has no hope, and we can only rely on ourselves if we want to protect the Meng family."

The reason why Meng Si planted cronies everywhere was to fully control Jinyang City. When Deng Jun arrived, he opened the city to welcome Deng Jun and fight for a fortune for the Meng family. The premise is that Zhao Guo can still exist. Now Zhao Guo is obviously dead. The identity of this uncle is more like a reminder. Meng Si doesn't want to be buried for Zhao Guo. He wants to save his life and family. , and in order to preserve one's wealth, it is the best choice to welcome Deng Jun.

"Brother, father is right. Big Zhao is hopeless. Why should we be foolish and loyal people?" Unlike Meng Chen, Meng Xing felt that there was nothing wrong with Meng Si's actions. There is nothing more real than the prosperity and wealth of your own home.

"Alas..." Meng Chen sighed, and he was very helpless about it. On the one hand, his parents' family, on the other hand, was Zhao Guo, whom he had sworn allegiance to. It was a dilemma, but Meng Chen knew that it was impossible for him to stop My father's is already on the line, and I have no choice but to send it. If I try my best to stop it, I am afraid that Queen Mother Meng, Zhang Ying, Zhong Xing and others will take the lead in cleaning up their house before Deng Jun enters the city.

"Father, what will happen to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty after Deng Jun enters the city?" Although Meng Si couldn't stop Meng Si from opening the city to welcome Deng Jun, Meng Chen was still very concerned about the fate of the Queen Mother Meng and Emperor Zhao.

Meng Si said: "After Deng Jun arrives outside the city, my father will ask Xing'er to control the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, and then persuade the Queen Mother to sign a letter of surrender and surrender to Deng Jun. Deng has always given preferential treatment to the royal family who voluntarily surrendered. The Empress Dowager and Your Majesty will inevitably be wealthy in the future."

Empress Dowager Meng is Meng Si's own sister. Although she decided to assassinate Zhao Guo, Meng Si still cares about her sister very much. Before Deng Jun enters the city, he will find a way to persuade Empress Dowager Meng to sign the letter of surrender. As long as Empress Dowager Meng can voluntarily surrender, Then Deng Guo will not make things difficult for her. Although she will no longer have monstrous power in the future, at least she can keep her rich life.

(End of this chapter)