As early as late at night on the day the city was broken, several people and horses separated quietly from the gates of the North City and the West City, and then merged together in the northern suburbs; and under the cover of the swaggering snow, they completely blended into the night. among.
And surrounded by a group of knights covered with snowflakes that looked plain white and fierce, the king of Jin Li Keyong/Zhu Xieyisheng of the late Tang Dynasty, also unwilling to look at the little bit behind the night that was shrouded in the night. Taiyuan City, amidst the flames, left it behind without hesitation.
And his judgment was not wrong. After the Taiping thieves attacked the Beidu City with all their strength, they had little spare energy to continue to block and intercept. The Beidu Outer Guo Sancheng had a full eleven water and land gates; after all, this is a city. The big city of Juyi with a circumference of tens of miles.
And when he heard about the Tang people in the city in Jinyang Palace, they all gathered to resist and liquidate the Shatuo tribes, and saw the riots in the city with his own eyes on the head of the city. The Northern Capital City, and defeated the ultimate goal of repulsing the enemy forces do not hold much hope.
That is, Li Siyuan, the elder of the adopted son he entrusted with the important task, may be able to believe that he used the huge structure of the northern capital and the preparations for city defense, and turned it into a dead place where the thieves’ blood was drained in the constant resistance, and even exhausted his energy. The plan to retreat in the face of difficulties also has some unrealistic fluke reasons.
Because what happened under the city of Weizhou that year had already taught him enough profound lessons. Therefore, although he has repeatedly declared and practiced after he entered the lordship of Hedong, he must be loyal and serve the Tang Dynasty without distinguishing each other; but while he forgave the military and civilians of Yuzhou in those days, he also took advantage of the inland migration of the clan. I recovered my breath.
After all, he can rely on and trust as his team, after all, the tribes who have migrated from the north; as for the people of Tang Dynasty, the officials are nothing more than sheep and horse herds that provide money, food, goods and labor, and count on them for their great cause. It is still unrealistic to try hard to fight without hesitation.
But at least with the continued persistence of Li Siyuan and others, as well as the remaining civil and military officials of the imperial court and Sergeant Habayashi built by himself, as bait and cover he did not know, he was able to take a few carriages to make a facelift. The main relatives of his family have just sneaked out lightly.
But as a corresponding price, Li Keyong only brought out his concubine Liu and his second concubine Cao, as well as a few older sons who could ride their own horses. As for the remaining concubines and a group of young children? In order to hide the need, it can only be sacrificed as a last resort.
In fact, if it wasn't for the second Cao family was the biological mother of the eldest son Li Cunxu? He didn't even want to lead the way. With this kind of uneasy mood, after going northward to dawn with the wind and snow, starry night and night, he has already arrived in Yangqu City, more than fifty miles away in Taiyuan.
And here, led by another elite team-Tingzi and Feihuying, the eldest son Li Cunxu, who was the first to fight the front station, also heard the news and ushered in; to Li Keyong, who had fallen all the way down from the snow and snow, and the others, he offered ready The mutton soup hot cakes and warmly baked homes.
However, Li Cunxu, who turned his head after greeting and serving the two mothers? Looking at the dampness that was grilled on charcoal fire without taking off his armor? Li Keyong, who just gobbled his cheeks and beards covered with oily residue, wanted The words have stopped:
"Father? Is there really no hope in the northern capital?"
"so what?"
However, Li Ke just dropped a nibbled lamb bone stick? He drank another big mouthful of wine and said coarsely:
"Back then, I and your ancestor (Li Guochang/Zhu Xie Chixin) were defeated in Yaoerling and dispersed. When avoiding to Yinbei, there were only a few dozen horses left;"
"It's only been more than a year, just relying on accommodating and winning over the heroes from outside the wall, the climate is still resurrecting? When the time comes, it will be the pattern of ruling the roost..."
"Now that the lonely army of three thousand crows is still intact? Have your Feihu camp and hall? And there are more than ten thousand defenders inside and outside Yanmen? The situation is far better than before..."
"I just dare to ask my father, do my generation really want to vote for the Yan Thief Li Keju? It was he who made the father go out of the Great Wall? Then he killed Grandpa (Li Guochang) and seized the ancestral land..."
Li Cunxu couldn't help but ask:
"Then how do you think the lonely king led soldiers from Yanmen and returned it?"
But Li Keyong is slightly nasty? With burning eyes, he asked:
"The lone not only wants to send him to Yanmen Xiongguan? It also includes a Northern Capital City? And even a whole Taiping thief in Hedong Town? Next? I still need my son to lead Qingqi to Yanmen first to take over the situation, in case there is a life change in the local area. ..."
"After all? Your elder mother and mother are already a bit unbearable due to the exhaustion on the road. So later, the orphan will bring other people into Xinzhou (now Xinxian, Shanxi) for two days for training? Then make a check according to the terrain. Preparation..."
And the young Li Cunxu couldn't help but his eyes flickered a few times when he heard the words, and finally turned into a certain firm color? So he hugged his chest and left for the ceremony. Soon after, he led a thousand cavalry team composed of the crow's army, the flying tiger camp and the hall's elite soldiers to fly north.
And when the sky shrouded in the intermittent wind and snow again showed a bright white fish belly, Li Cunxu, who had crossed the cities of Dingxiang, Xiurong, and Tanglin in Xinzhou, also officially arrived. Within Daizhou,
At noon, on the valley between Dong (jing) Xingguan and Yanmenguan, Loufanguan and other mountains, and between the ancient Great Wall and the dangerous pass, Yanmen (now The city of Dai County, Shanxi Province, appeared in front of them.
And when he asked people to show the Jingjie from Li Ke's use, he was quickly opened by the defenders on the wall to welcome them into Yanmen City. As an important place to prepare the border for many years, the layout of Yanmen City tends to be more of a military fortress, and it is full of the aura of toughness and iron-blooded soldiers everywhere.
And a group of people headed by Li Cunxu quickly crossed the streets that were cleared from the snow, as well as the street barriers and sentries that can be seen from time to time, and were introduced into Yanmen City, which was once used as the representative office of the northbound camp. Within a small tooth city.
It's just that Li Cunxu, who entered the hall, passed through the arches and portals, leaving behind a group of followers and guards, and finally took a few pro-generals into the festival hall to give orders;
Then Li Cunxu couldn't help but stunned among the voices and enthusiasm of the last heavy curtain. Because the number of generals gathered in this hall was more than he expected and expected, and there were already dozens of them.
However, at the next moment, the deputy next to him had already rushed forward and walked to the center of the upper head, facing the eyes of these generals gathered, raising a gold medal arrow and handwriting to announce loudly:
"According to the order of the king of Jin, the elder son will take over all the important points of the Yanmen, and will conquer all the important tasks in the north. The generals must not disobey, and those who disobey will be killed."
However, at the next moment, these generals in the hall did not immediately salute the order. Instead, after hesitantly and hesitantly, one of the gray-haired veterans spoke first:
"Dare to ask the world, but do you want to make a switch with that Yan thief?"
"how you said that?."
Li Cunxu fixed his eyes, but he was one of the Yanmen defenders, the commander of the Feiteng Army, and Guo Shaogu, who was also born as a hereditary general in the north, could not help but change his expression slightly:
"Just to stop the war for the time being and to deal with the enemy from the south with all my strength."
But after all, he is a young man with limited city government. This slight change has already fallen into the eyes of the caring people; Guo Shaogu continued to ask:
"Then dare to ask the elder son, has the great king ever thought, after the Yanmen changed place, why should my generation call ourselves?"
"You don't want to speculate about the king's fate, you shouldn't call it like that..."
This is because Li Cunxu has already sensed a subtle meaning, and he can't help taking two steps back:
"Shichiro, it's already this step, do you want to cover it up for the father?"
At this time, another voice sounded among the generals.
"you!!!"
Li Cunxu couldn't help but looked at each other inexplicably in surprise; because the second eldest brother Li Sizhao (Han Jintong) who should have died in the battle of Linfen suddenly appeared in the blank space that the generals took the initiative to let out.
"With the death of the king, I should have died in Linfen; however, what I have seen after returning from a fluke made me no longer want to commit suicide..."
Li Sizhao (Han Jintong) asked with a sad face:
"Under the current situation, I just want to ask, since Hedong and Bei are no longer relying on it; where is the way out for everyone?"
"Don't tell me that after the switch welcomes the Yan army, you and your father can certainly take the tribe and go to other places, but for those of us who are born and raised, do we accept the slaughter and ravages of the Yan thief? ?"
Hearing this sentence, many generals on the scene couldn't help but become angry and excited; after all, most of them were home to Daibei and suffered from the Yan army's abuse, and now they even returned to the relatives of the family in Hedong with the King of Jin. , How can I just sit back and wait for death if I see it and can't save it.
"Are you going to offer to vote for thief?"
Li Cunxu suddenly calmed down, and firmly and firmly held the handle of the knife in his hand; it was awarded by his father after his first battle at the age of twelve. It is said that it came from the Hongming sword made by the royal secretaries of Li Tang.
"I just want to find a way to survive for these local soldiers..."
Li Sizhao (Han Jintong) did not hesitate:
"At least, these days I also want to understand one thing. No matter how harshly the Taiping army treats the clan and detests belonging to the old dynasty, that is also the heel of the orthodox Chinese descent;"
"It's better than claiming to be the heir of the dynasty, but never treating the people of the Tang family like a pig, a dog, a sheep, and a foreigner who can easily abandon his mortal enemy, it is better!"
"Playing gracious bastards..."
In the next moment, countless swords and shadows and fierce screams erupted inside and outside the festival hall following Li Cunxu's movements. (End of this chapter)