Han ride

Chapter 250
"General, this is Mr. Liu Erzhi, the right servant of the Imperial Household Department. This time, because he was dissatisfied with Kong Youde's rampage in Shandong, he resigned and returned to his hometown. He prepared to recruit soldiers and fight against the rebellion. But when the old man rushed back to his hometown, the rebels I have already moved to Dengzhou, so my lord has come to Dengzhou again." Zhang Cai and Liu Erzhi did not wait long, and saw Li Xin coming slowly, accompanied by all the generals.

"Li Xin has seen the boss." Li Xin was curious, he did not expect that there were such officials in the imperial court, if it wasn't for the information from Xiao Yu, Li Xin really didn't know that such a big fish came to Dengzhou.Originally, he was going to talk to this old man with rich experience in politics, but unfortunately Gao Qiqian didn't give him this chance.

"General Li is loyal and brave, I am deeply admired by this old man." Liu Erzhi also took a deep look at Li Xin. Li Xin's reputation has been resounding all over the country for more than a year. Liu Erzhi is the right servant of the imperial court. , is already a rare high-ranking official, so he naturally knew it in detail, but he didn't expect that Li Xin, who was famous all over the country, was so young.

"My lord, you are joking. If Li Xin is a loyal and brave man, I am afraid that the imperial army will not attack Dengzhou." Li Xin shook his head.He also felt ashamed. Only he knew who he was, but he definitely didn't deserve the title of Zhongyong.

"The imperial court has its own opinions. Inside and outside the court and the field, the eyes of insightful people are sharp, and no one can block them." Liu Erzhi said disdainfully: "Come on, let's go to the city wall. I want to ask Gao Qi about it." Potential, there is an imperial edict to attack Dengzhou." The old man pulled Li Xin up the city wall.Li Xin smiled wryly again and again,
Under the city wall, Wu Sangui led thousands of Guanning iron cavalry to show off his power, pointing the spear in his hand at Dengzhou City, triumphantly.Seeing that Li Xin had climbed the city wall, he immediately pointed at Li Xin and said loudly: "Li Xin, by the emperor's order, if you dismount and surrender, submit to the imperial court and follow me to Beijing, maybe you can save your life."

"The next one is Liaodong guerrilla general Wu Sangui?" Li Xin hadn't spoken yet, but Liu Erzhi on the side said first: "General Li is a minister of meritorious service and a minister of the court. Why did the general attack Dengzhou? Can the second Kong Youde succeed?"

"Who are you?" Wu Sangui's complexion changed, and his handsome face turned red. He came to quell the rebellion, but unexpectedly, he was slandered as Kong Youde by the second person.

"Old man Liu Erzhi, the right minister of the former household department of the imperial court. You say that the imperial court has an imperial edict, but how dare you ask where is the imperial edict? Is there any evidence that General Li Xin is rebellious?" Liu Erzhi's gray beard trembled, and anger appeared in his eyes. Come.

"Li Xin may have been wronged, but the court has to find out. Li Xin, if you have no grievances and come to Beijing with me, the sage is wise, and he will naturally give the general justice." How could Wu Sangui say this? There is no imperial decree in it at all, and the so-called order is just a decision made by Gao Qiqian relying on a letter from Zhou Yanru.Therefore, they could only use trumped-up charges to first wander Li Xin to the capital, and then kill him. Li Xin is not a fish on the chopping board, and let the court deal with it.

"Another falsehood." Li Xin raised his whip and laughed loudly, pointing at Wu Sangui and said, "Wu Sangui, do you know how many famous generals have been killed by this falsehood? Wu Sangui, you open your eyes and talk nonsense, you have a sense of shame in your heart." ?”

"Li Xin, your wolfish ambition is well known to the world. You don't have to quibble, open the city gate quickly, and you can survive. Otherwise, once you break through the city, you will never be left behind." Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, wanting to jump up.

"Wu Sangui, I ask you, what is the imperial decree?" Liu Erzhi was not so confused. Although he was a bit bookish, it didn't mean he was stupid.From the county magistrate to the current Hubu Youshilang, I don’t know how much wind and rain he has experienced. He can see at a glance that there must be something wrong. bearable.

"The imperial decree is in the camp." Wu Sangui was speechless when asked, so he could only lie and say: "Lord Liu, you are also a minister of the imperial court. At this time, you should kill Li Xin, a rebellious imperial court, instead of fighting with him. At this time, you left Dengzhou at this time, and you are still a minister of the court, once the attack starts, you are no longer a minister of the court, and you are also a member of the rebellion."

"Haha, I have served the imperial court all my life, and no one has yet called me a rebel. Wu Sangui, I think you are the real rebel. I think it is because of people like you in the imperial court that Kong Youde appeared." Liu Erzhi Hearing that Wu Sangui said that he was also a rebel, his gray beard trembled with anger.

"Soldiers, you are all loyal ministers of the imperial court. Do you also want to follow Li Xin, a rebel? You put down your weapons, and you are still soldiers of the imperial court. If you insist on following Li Xin, it is a rebellion of the imperial court. Your family will also If you become a traitor to the imperial court, once we capture Dengzhou, your family members will follow your bad luck.” Wu Sangui stopped trying to persuade Li Xin and others, and turned to the soldiers around Li Xin.

"My surname is Wu, no matter how nicely you say it, sir, I only recognize General Li. What are you? If it weren't for General Li, would you be able to fight to Dengzhou?" A soldier pointed at Wu Sangui and cursed loudly. road.

"Sunzi Wu, if it weren't for my lord, you would have been captured by Jiannu and become a slave by now!" Someone said loudly.

"Grandson! Are you going to attack your grandfather like this?" The soldiers on the top of the wall shouted loudly.

"Attack!" Wu Sangui was trembling with anger, Jun's face was grim, and he pointed his spear at the sky and said loudly.

"You Guanning iron cavalry also want to attack me in Dengzhou." Seeing this, Li Xin revealed a trace of disdain, took the bow and arrow from the soldiers around him, and shot it casually. On the side, he heard a scream, and then a scream. Looking back, he saw the soldier behind him knocked down by his horse, with a sharp arrow stuck in his chest, and he couldn't survive.

Wu Sangui was shocked when he saw this, thinking in his heart, if he hadn't dodged just now, he might be shot to death by the opponent's arrow.In fact, he didn't know that Li Xin's archery skills couldn't be compared with Jutu's at all, but the soldiers on the opposite side were too big and there were too many people, and he could kill a person with just one shot.As for shooting the soldiers behind Wu Sangui, it was just a mistake.

"Fire the arrow!" Zhang Wu saw Li Xin shoot an arrow, so he was naturally not to be left behind. With an order, thousands of arrows were fired from the top of the city. The Guan Ning cavalry was caught off guard, and dozens of people were shot to death instantly.

"Retreat." Wu Sangui watched his soldiers being shot dead, his eyes wide open, but he had to give the order to retreat. Attacking the city with cavalry was a mistake in itself. Although Wu Sangui was extremely angry, he was not a fool. Knowing that he couldn't do this, without even thinking about it, he retreated with his army, leaving only dozens of corpses in place.

"Just such a person, also want to capture Dengzhou City?" Liu Erzhi looked at the cavalry in the distance, with a hint of disdain on his lips, and said to Li Xin: "General Li, don't take this matter to heart. , Presumably Wu Sangui's attack on Dengzhou was also instructed by Zhou Yanru, not a decision made by the court, the emperor is holy, how can he let the general be wronged. Soon, Wu Sangui will definitely be punished."

"Even if the courtiers are like this, the court is not so good? If the court is clean and clear, how can there be such courtiers?" Li Xin hadn't spoken yet, but Song Xiance said disdainfully.

"You." Although Liu Erzhi didn't like Wu Sangui, even though he thought Li Xin had been wronged, he didn't like people saying that the imperial court was wrong, or that Emperor Chongzhen was wrong.

"Okay, Wu Sangui is only here to deter our army today. Hehe, don't worry, old Mr. Liu, let's go, let's go back to the government office. I heard that the old man's calligraphy is a masterpiece of the Ming Dynasty. This time, I have to keep the calligraphy." Li Xin waved his hand, stopped the quarrel between the two, and said with a smile: "As for my Li Xin, I have my own opinion. He has a high potential. I am afraid that my life is not an easy matter. I, Li Xinxin, am worthy of the heavens, and how can ordinary people criticize me."

"Okay, okay, the general said so, I will naturally obey." Liu Erzhi was very happy when he heard Li Xin's words, and nodded repeatedly.Li Xin also ordered Zhang Wu and others to defend the city, but he and the others left the city wall and headed towards the government office.

"Haha, finally fighting, finally fighting." In the rebel army camp, Kong Youde and others laughed out loud. Wu Sangui's disturbance in Dengzhou City, of course, could not be hidden from Kong Youde and others, and they finally had their chance. Every day, they were caught between the two, worrying all day long, for fear that the imperial court and Li Xin would join forces and launch an attack on themselves. With his own little force, not to mention two large armies, no one army could resist.Only when Li Xin and the imperial army fight first can they survive in the cracks.

"I just said that the imperial court couldn't help it. Li Xin had an army of [-]. If he was on the grassland, no one would dare to provoke him. But now he is in Dengzhou and Longyou Shoal. No matter how powerful he is, he must be careful. The imperial court You have endured Li Xin for a long time, how can you give up when you get such an opportunity?" Geng Zhongming also laughed loudly.In the big tent, the other soldiers also nodded repeatedly. The haze brought about by the deaths of Li Jiuzheng, Chen Shiyou and others seemed to disappear without a trace at this moment.

"The most important thing for us right now is to contact Li Xin. Li Xin is weak. Only by contacting Li Xin and the two families working together to defeat the imperial army can we escape." Kong Youde glanced at everyone and said: "Who is willing to come out?" Make Li Xin?"

(End of this chapter)