The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 463 Liaocheng is like an isolated city

Chapter 460 Liaocheng is like an isolated city
The siege lasted only two or three hours, and Jibei County officially fell. After breaking the city, after a short rest, Zhang Xian ordered his son to receive [-] cavalry to guard Lu County to prevent it from being attacked.

As for Zhang Xian, he personally led the war cavalry and galloped away, continuing to cross the mouth of the Yellow River, because there were more important tasks waiting for him there, encircling and annihilating the rebels, and recruiting Yuwen Shiji.

Although Zhang Liao is holding back Yuwen Shiji at this time, his troops are too small, and there is no suspense for a short time, but for a long time...
Therefore, under balance, Zhang Xian was in such a hurry, and immediately led the army to help, just in case nothing would go wrong!
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To the south of Liaocheng, Dazhou Mountain was about tens of miles away. At this time, Zhang Liao was leading [-] riders to bite Yuwen Shiji tightly. With the steep terrain, his transport vehicle could not move forward.

The originally extremely short distance, but Yuwen Shiji couldn't get through anyway. As for fighting hard and forcing a bloody road, that was just Yuwen Shiji's wishful thinking.

Due to the steep terrain here, it is difficult for the grain trucks to pass through. Whenever the Yuwen scholars marched, Zhang Liao would stop them, but when he sent a large army to a duel, the Qi army cavalry immediately fled far away by virtue of the mobility of their horses. !

It is only said that this kind of helpless tactics made Yu Wenshi impatient, and had no choice but to send scouts into the city to inform Yu Wenhua and the truth, and let him send troops to respond.

It is worth mentioning that the Qi army under the city turned a blind eye to the rebel scouts entering the city, as if they didn't notice it at all, or it was purely Gao Qi's order to deliberately put it in.

In fact, the fact is true. When Zhang Liao passed Zhang Xian's strategy to Gao Qi in advance, Gao Qi was overjoyed about it, how could he not be happy.

After all, Yuwen Shi and this person are still responsible for their abilities. In history, after Yu Wenhua and his defeat, and after Yu Wenshi and his attachment to Li Tang, he was active in the political arena and handled government affairs internally with ease.

Governing the prefectures and counties abroad is also well-organized, and he has made great achievements in the military. He followed Qin Wang Li Shimin to conquer Luoyang, destroy Wang Shichong, and go north to Pinghebei. His contributions are also quite prominent.

Therefore, after hearing that Zhang Xian's plan was to recruit Yuwen Shiji, Gao Qi immediately agreed. Therefore, he did not stop the rebel scouts entering the city and let them inform Yu Wenhuaji.

However, Gao Qi ordered the generals to strictly guard the surrounding area, so that not a single bird could fly out of the city. Once Yu Wenhua was monitored and an army was dispatched to attack, Gao Qi would personally order the entire army to besiege.

Therefore, at this time, the door to receive Yuwen Shiji is open here, it depends on whether Yu Wenhuaji dares to leave the city, anyway, no matter whether he goes out or not, Gao Qi will sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Going out of the city, Gao Qi can directly lead the army to annihilate its main force, and capture Liaocheng without any effort.

After the scouts rushed to the city unimpeded, they immediately went to the government office to report the military situation to the "Son of Heaven" Yu Wenhua and asked for his army's assistance.

After hearing this, Yu Wenhuaji didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately summoned his troops, and then prepared to go out of the city to help. On the one hand, it was also because the army rations in the Liaocheng government treasury were insufficient and needed to be supplemented urgently.

It's a pity that when he was about to leave the city, Yu Wenhuaji retreated in an instant. Seeing the Qi army formation standing tightly below the city, and the fullness among its soldiers, he was scared to pee. How dare he go out of the city? So he canceled the military order and refused to leave the city.

To put it bluntly, Yu Wenhuaji is just a prodigal son, a stubborn child. Compared with the ability of his younger brother Yuwen Shiji, he is like a vast brilliance compared to fireflies.

For the elite Qi army cavalry under the city, how dare they lead the army out of the city?

"Pass down the order, guard the city tightly, no one is allowed to open the door to fight, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded!"

As soon as the order was issued, Yu Wenhuaji fled away in an instant, not daring to stay here for a long time. Now Yu Wenhuaji almost felt frightened and his legs went weak when he saw the heroic posture of Qi army's warrior cavalry.

However, when Yuwen Wenhua made the decision to stay behind closed doors, Yuwen Shiji could never come back, because within a day, Zhang Xian led the cavalry to join Zhang Liao and surrounded them with superior forces. The rebel transport team at Dazhoushan.

In desperation, Yuwen Shiji immediately ordered to retreat to the mountain to delay time and linger on his last breath. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xian ordered the war cavalry to be divided into two groups, and they took turns patrolling at the foot of the mountain day and night, trying not to allow one person to escape.

Just to say, the moment Yuwen Shiji withdrew into the mountain, he couldn't help shouting to the sky: "God, heaven, how can I, Yuwen Shiji, have such a cowardly elder brother!"

"Brother, you can take care of your own safety, my little brother has done his best."

Ever since the scouts reported his news, Yuwen Shiji has understood everything. As a brother of the same mother, Yuwen Shiji doesn't know the cowardly nature of this elder brother who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

How could he risk his life to come to support a dangerous war when going out of the city? At this moment, Yuwen Shiji was already desperate for the future.

"Hey, I just didn't expect that I, a Yuwen scholar and an art student, would wither and die in the mountains before I showed my talent all my life. I'm not reconciled!"

It can also be seen from this that Yuwen Shi and his heart have strong ambitions, as well as fame and fortune. After all, this is an unavoidable process for ordinary people.

With thousands of talents in mind, who would want to die without a name before she shines?

However, the next second ushered in a turning point. It is only said that after the Qi army surrounded the rebels at the foot of the mountain, many of its soldiers couldn't help roaring on their horses and recruiting Yuwen Shiji.

"Definitely give senior officials positions!"

Qi Jun's words of surrender could not help but make Yu Wenshi and this lonely man with thousands of strategies for governing the country in his chest have an unparalleled allure, but after weighing it for a long time, he still does not answer it for the time being.

In the next few days, the Qi army just surrounded Liaocheng, and did not launch an attack, but waited for the city to run out of food.

This time going south, Gao Qi also left behind Zhan Zhao and dozens of Shadow members to go south together. Therefore, at this time, Shadow will also come in handy and be arranged to sneak into the city to provoke civil strife among the people and soldiers in the city.

Since Yu Wenhuaji was proclaiming himself emperor, he plundered the young and strong by robbing the daughters of the people, not only that, but also condoned the relatives to deduct the soldiers' pay.

Therefore, whether it is among the people or in the army, many soldiers and even the people are eager to eat their flesh and lay their skins on their skins. In addition, food and grass are now cut off.

Gao Qi believes that under the instigation of the shadow, the city will definitely become chaotic, and then he can seize the city and kill Yu Wenhua and Yu Wenhua at the least cost.

Liaocheng, Minfeng tea shop, has always been a large tea shop in the city, and businessmen who come and go like to gather here to drink tea to relieve boredom, so the scale of this tea shop is also very large, and its shop assistants are managed by more than ten people .

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, tea had already begun to be popularized in various places, but it was not cultivated by the common people on a large scale. However, for aristocratic families, tea was a daily pastime.

Therefore, it is precisely because fish and dragons are mixed in the tea shop that it is the best way to inquire about information and spread fascination. In a dark corner of the tea shop at this time, there are several people dressed in black, wearing bamboo hats, and face-to-face. A mysterious black man in a veil is drinking tea.

This group of men in black is the shadow that sneaked into the city, and the middle-aged ranger with a sword on his hip is dressed as Zhan Zhao. Provocation, the effect is most obvious.

Therefore, after these few days of groping, Zhan Zhao also came up with a complete plan that could force the people in the city and the soldiers of Xu Jun in the army to rebel together, causing chaos in the army.

At this time, on the table on the other side of the tea shop, the shop waiter was gradually putting the brewed tea on the table, and his movements were very skillful. It was obvious that he was a professionally trained tea tasting connoisseur.

There are four people sitting at this table, three of them are wearing luxurious brocade clothes, with several strings of pearl necklaces on their necks, all of them are around 24, obviously they are the children of aristocratic families.

As for the other person, his clothes are a little shabby compared to these few children of the family, but it seems that they are all familiar friends.

After the waiter in the shop served the tea, the leader of the family couldn't help saying loudly: "Mr. Zhu is here today, and our brothers deserve a generous banquet. Brothers, what do you think?"

"Haha, yes, what brother Hu said is very true, very true!"

"From my point of view, Mr. Zhu has just arrived, and we brothers, as locals, should also do our best as landlords and offer tea to Mr. Zhu."

Just to say, the other two local family members also echoed, and then the three of them served tea bowls together, and offered tea to the shabby-looking scholar who looked like a poor family.

In an instant, drink it up!

Immediately, he put down the tea bowl, and seeing Xiaoer standing beside him, the son of the aristocratic family named Hu couldn't help feeling puzzled, as if thinking of something, he asked: "Xiaoer, when I visit your shop on weekdays, what I see is basically people coming and going, and it's full of people. exist."

"Why do people go to the empty building today, only a few people who are faintly visible?"

Hearing this, the waiter in the shop sighed bitterly, and explained sadly: "Oh, my lord doesn't know something, it all depends on this war!"

"Due to the massive siege of the city by the Qi army and cavalry outside the city, people are panicking everywhere in the city. Who has the leisure and elegance to come to the tea shop to drink tea?"

"Right now, the villain only hopes that this war will end soon, otherwise this shop will not be able to survive."

Hearing the words, the family member surnamed Hu understood the cause and effect, and he had already made some calculations in his heart, but on the surface he said righteously: "Xiao Er, go down first and make tea for us. We're chatting about household matters."

Hearing this, the shop waiter immediately nodded and bowed his waist and said: "Then you young masters eat and drink well, and the villain will step back first."

As the waiter withdrew from the shop, the discussion among the four at the table came to an end. Among them, another son from a family surnamed Li couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Young Master Zhu, you usually notify our brothers in advance when you come here. Why is it so so this time?" Came here in a hurry and summoned us?"

Hearing this, I saw Mr. Zhu, who was dressed as a poor family scholar, showed deep self-cultivation, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Brothers, I have made a great contribution to you for coming here this time. You guys."

"Ah, great contribution, I wonder what great contribution Mr. Zhu has made?"

For a moment, the son of the family surnamed Hu couldn't help being puzzled, and asked with a full face.

As soon as the words fell, the other two members of the aristocratic family also showed puzzled faces, staring at Young Master Zhu with sighing eyes, and their desire is self-evident!

Immediately, as if to arouse everyone's curiosity, Mr. Zhu was not in a hurry, and after a long pause, he said slowly: "Of course it is a great contribution."

"At this time, the Qi army's war cavalry outside the city is staring at the city, and the city is already in a state of panic, but the old thief Yuwen is still wantonly oppressing the people, suppressing the loyal, and speculating on the virtuous officials."

"You brothers are all members of big families, so you must be oppressed by the old thieves on weekdays. As long as you can persuade the families to launch a rebellion, kill the old thief Yu Wenhuaji, and snatch the Jade Seal of Chuanguo."

"Then, after Yu Wenhua and the old thief are destroyed, my father will definitely let everyone guard the side, and it is no problem to be named a marquis and a general."

As soon as these words came out, all the family members realized that the poor brother in front of them was by no means an ordinary person, and there was a subtle change in the eyes they looked at for a moment.

In fact, this is purely common sense. If he dared to call Emperor Xu Yu Wenhuaji an old thief, he would kill the old thief and snatch the Jade Seal of Chuanguo. How can such a person be an ordinary person?
It should be noted that the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom was established by the first emperor as the supreme state of the country when the Qin State was unified. Therefore, subsequent dynasties have enshrined the Jade Seal as a national treasure.

Since the mutiny in Jiangdu that day, the Chuanguo Yuxi has been in the hands of Yu Wenhuaji. It is precisely because of this news that Yu Wenhuaji is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and has been attacked by the world's anti-kings.

The purpose of the world's rebellion against the king is actually very consistent, that is, to 'pass down the jade seal of the country'.

For a while, several people were discussing and discussing in whispers.

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Minfeng Tea Shop, inner floor

At this time, the waiter who was making tea walked cautiously to the back room, and gently closed the door, but suddenly found a person sitting cross-legged in the room, and he couldn't help bowing his hands immediately.

"Shadow Scarlet Letter No. [-] Nameless See Commander!"

Sitting cross-legged in the middle is Zhan Zhao, one of the leaders of the shadows, and paying respects is a member of the shadows, named Scarlet Letter No. [-]. Minfeng Tea Shop is an ordinary tea shop to the outside, but it is actually a place where shadows gather to investigate information information points.

As early as after the shadow system was completely perfected, Gao Qi started to set up intelligence points in every state in the world, and then extended to counties and counties. One of the Minfeng stores, the person in charge is a member of the shadow.

Among the shadow members released outside, they are not only super strong, but also very good at hiding, communicating, disguise, and have excellent eloquence ability, and in order to return the name, Gao Qi calls the shadow members in various colors.

This time he sneaked into the city to provoke civil strife, Zhan Zhao used the Scarlet Letter No. [-] to obtain information, and then provoked civil strife.

Immediately, Zhan Zhao's cold expression showed no trace of pity, and he asked indifferently, "How is the situation now?"

"Report to the Commander, according to the news from the brothers in the court, Yu Wenhuaji has completely let down his vigilance at this time, and is addicted to drinking and sex every day, unable to extricate himself!"

"According to the villain, we can spread rumors at this time, arouse the hatred of Yu Huaji among the people and the rebels in the army, lead them to participate in the rebellion, and create opportunities for the army to seize the city."

For a while, Zhan Zhao didn't say anything clearly, but thought for a moment, and suddenly asked, "What happened to those few noble families just now, why did the noble families deliberately try to curry favor with the humble scholars?"

Zhan Zhao is worthy of being a person who used to mess around in the rivers and lakes, his eyes are indeed vicious, and he can see even such subtle movements clearly.

Immediately, Scarlet Letter No. [-] explained the situation of this aristocratic family clearly one by one. After listening to it, Zhan Zhao's thoughts flew, and suddenly there was a trance, and he said secretly: "Mr. Zhu, Mr. Zhu?"

"Could it be...?"

Suddenly, Zhan Zhao felt that it was extremely tricky and complicated!
ps: A new poem dedicated to everyone:
When the emperor Xuanyuan breaks through the five empty spaces, the giant deer should show the prestige of Qi.

Thinking back to the bright moon in all summers, things and people are not all empty.

(End of this chapter)