Chapter 743 Take Right

  In August of the seventh year of Jianxing, Feng Yong, the captain of the Han Qiang guard, led the army across the river to chase the remnants of the enemy, until he arrived at Lingju City, he was blocked under the city.

  Feng Yongsui rescued Wei Yan who was guarding Jincheng.

  Looking at the tall flag with Feng characters under the city, and the well-organized military camp under the banner, the county magistrate of Juxian was very nervous.

   Unexpectedly, for three whole days, the Han army remained silent.

   Not to mention the siege, that is, not even a single person who came to persuade them to surrender.

  If it weren’t for climbing to the top of the city every day and seeing the dark Han army camp outside the city, the county magistrate of Lingju County would really feel a little quiet.

  But when he saw the sparse guards at the top of the city, and the closed doors of every house in the city, he couldn't help sighing.

   Then he said to the county lieutenant beside him: "Three days have passed, and we have fulfilled our duty to defend the city. I will personally go to the Han army to ask for surrender, and I only hope that they can treat the people in the city well."

  Lingju County is a large county, and officials at all levels are still doing their duties, which is quite different from the situation in the previous counties where they fled after hearing the arrival of the Han army.

  The county lieutenant heard what the magistrate said, and quickly persuaded:

   "Ming Ting, although Lingju City has been in disrepair for a long time, it is considered dangerous, not to mention that the Han people have no sign of attacking the city."

   "If the Ming court has not yet fought, it will raise the city and surrender, I am afraid that it will be underestimated by the Han people and ridiculed by the world."

  The county magistrate pointed to the big flag under the city, "Can you see what is written on that big flag?"

   "Fon?"

  The county magistrate nodded, "It's the word Feng. I heard that among the Han army, there is only one person who can hold such a big banner."

  County Wei is in charge of a county's military, and naturally he is not an ordinary person: "Xiaowen and Feng Yong?"

  Liangzhou has been neglected by the Kanto family for so long, and was even almost abandoned by the court at one point. It is impossible to say that the people in Liangzhou have no resentment in their hearts.

   Unexpectedly, reincarnation is easy in the world, but in the end Jia Wenhe overwhelmed the Kanto family and became the Taiwei of Wei State.

  No matter how much the Kanto family ridiculed Jia Xu for his lack of virtue in private, the veterans of Liangzhou definitely want to support their fellow villagers: No matter how hard you push, why don’t we Liangzhou people become Taiwei?

  Nowadays some people dare to use the name "Xiaowenhe", not to mention in other places, but in Liangzhou, it is definitely very attractive.

   "That's right, it was Feng Yong. His reputation became known after the battle of Longyou. In the battle of Jincheng a few days ago, it was this person who dispatched surprise soldiers again. Jincheng Tangchi collapsed without attack."

   "Now he leads the army to the city, but there is no movement. It is very strange. I am worried that he will come up with another trick."

   "Instead of waiting for him to destroy the city and slaughter the people in the city, it is better to bring down the city and order all the lay officials."

   With two or three hundred guards in the city for three days, it is enough to be worthy of the imperial court's salary.

  After hearing the magistrate's words, the county lieutenant had a bit of grief and indignation on his face, but more regret:

   "The two wings of the city are dangerous. If half of Jincheng's soldiers can cross the river and retreat, or Xu Shishi can send some troops over, it might be impossible to stop the Han army under the city."

  The county magistrate did not agree with the county lieutenant's words: "In my opinion, this is where Feng Yong is confident, because he knows that we don't have any reinforcements at all."

  I remembered that whether it was Zhang family's uncle and nephew, Xiping guard Lu Pan, or even Liangzhou governor Xu Shijun, they all suffered losses in the hands of Xiao Wenhe under the city.

  The county magistrate didn't think he could stop this person.

  The deliberation has been decided, and the county magistrate made preparations, so he ordered people to open the city gate, hold the seal and ribbon, and go to the Han camp.

  Liangzhou, which has just entered August, is not as hot as the previous days, but the heat is still there.

  Feng Junhou, in light clothes, is sitting in the shade of a tree by the river and fishing.

  When Zhang Yuan said that the magistrate of Lingju County came to the camp to surrender in person, he was taken aback: "I haven't attacked the city yet, why did he vote?"

  What about ambition? What about the ambition of Liangzhou heroes?

  Feng Junhou, who was interrupted from his fishing interest, was very dissatisfied: "Tell him, I don't have time to accept the surrender today, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

  You surrendered before the army from the rear arrived. How do you make up the military newspapers you asked me to send to Hanzhong and Jincheng?

  Do I want to lose face?

  The county magistrate of Lingju County did not meet the famous Feng Wenhe, but only a man who was less than a weak crown met him.

   "Magistrate Li, Feng Junhou said that today is not a good day, and it is not suitable to accept surrender."

   County magistrate Li was a little at a loss: These days, no one even wants to surrender the city?

   "Dare to ask this little general, when will be a good day?"

  The more the Han army was like this, the more confused Li County Magistrate was, and the more cranky his thoughts became.

   "Tomorrow, tomorrow is an auspicious day."

   Zhang Yuan said to him solemnly.

   "Oh, yes, yes!"

   County magistrate Li quickly responded.

   Then he was sent back.

  The county lieutenant was waiting behind the wide-open city gate. When he saw the county magistrate came back just like that, the Han army on the opposite side still remained silent.

   Can't help but ask strangely: "Ming Ting, what, what's going on here?"

  The county magistrate shook his head blankly: "I don't know either."

  Although surrender is a difficult thing these days.

   But if there is one thing, there are two things.

  With the first time, it will be much smoother to do it the second time.

  The next day, County Magistrate Li left the city on time and asked the Han army to surrender again.

   This time, Feng Junhou did not refuse, and personally met him, and asked him to continue to temporarily lead the county post, and all the officials in the county government remained as they were.

   At this point, Jincheng finally fell into the hands of the big man.

  The Han army lived in the county according to the order, which is equivalent to a big man with a sharp dagger on Liangzhou's throat.

  The smooth dispatch of troops this time made Wei Yan very excited. He found Feng Yong again, intending to move forward and capture Wuwei.

  Feng Yong sternly rejected his proposal this time.

   "It is better to take Xiping than to take Wuwei." Feng Yong stared at Wei Yan, not giving in at all: "If the remaining soldiers and horses of Cao's bandits in Liangzhou are still in Xiping, as long as we capture Xiping, the four counties of Liangzhou will be peaceful without a fight."

  As long as the last main force of the Cao thief is destroyed, the Liangzhou Cao thief will have nothing to rely on, and his courage will disappear.

   It is not necessary for the big man to do it himself, the Liangzhou rich should know which side to choose.

   What's more, I still have many interests in my hands.

   "If Wuwei is taken first, then the Xiping Cao bandits will have enough time to return to defense. In all likelihood, we will not be able to take the four counties lightly."

  If Cao thief is still relying on him, how can he be willing to catch him without a fight?

   What's more, Liangzhou Hao and Qianghu are not dead people, and they will definitely fish in troubled waters at this time.

   "Thieves Cao are now in despair, and our army is in full swing. Wuwei Guzang is the largest city in Liangzhou. It is not only the prefecture of Wuwei, but also the prefecture of Liangzhou."

   "As long as we continue to go north along the river to seize this city, then what's the point of the rest of Liangzhou?"

  Wei Yan was originally a martial artist, so he felt that the greater his military achievements, the better.

  Looking at the urgency on his face, Feng Yong knew that Wei Yan had developed a certain degree of contempt for the Cao thief in Liangzhou.

  After all, this time the troops were dispatched, first to take Yuzhong and Jincheng lightly, and then go up Lishui, without hurting a single soldier, they will get the whole county.

  In addition, he is bold by nature and likes to take risks, so it is reasonable to want to take the opportunity to pacify Liangzhou.

  As for how to govern Liangzhou, that is not within his consideration.

  But "Prudent and Brave" Feng Junhou didn't think about going crazy with him all the time.

  If Liangzhou were to be so easily pacified, Huo Qubing would not have gained great fame because of the Battle of Hexi.

  More importantly, Huo Qubing brought Hexi into the two decisive battles of the Han territory: the two battles of Hexi.

   Never once did they directly attack Wuwei from Lingju.

  The first time they started from Longxi in the south, traveled to Xiping, passed through the Dadouba Valley, entered the Hexi Corridor, and clashed back and forth.

  The second time was to detour from the deep outer line in the north, and it was like turning on satellite positioning along the way.

  Crossing the Yellow River, crossing the Helan Mountains, wading through two vast deserts, and bypassing Yanjuze with complex terrain.

   Turn south again, go along the drowning, and turn southeast again.

   Moved thousands of miles, accurately positioned the flank of the Huns, and then launched a surprise attack.

  Feng Yong is very self-aware, he doesn't have the position of Huo Qubing, let alone as awesome as Huo Qubing.

  Even Huo Qubing failed to advance from Lingju to Wuwei, so why does Old Wei feel that he can do it?

  So in Feng Yong's view, Wei Yan's proposal of "swallowing it in one bite" is very courageous, but also very stupid.

   "That's not what we discussed before crossing the river!"

  Feng Yong looked at Wei Yan without fear, "I only promised you to take the two counties of Xiping and Jincheng, and I never said that I would go further."

  Wei Yan's demeanor is calm, without the slightest guilt of breaking his promise: "This moment, that moment..."

   "You fart!" Feng Yong finally couldn't help cursing, "I want you to go! I won't go!"

  He really didn't want to stay with this old man for a moment.

  Just as he was about to leave the tent, Wei Yan shouted loudly from behind: "Then send troops to Xiping!"

  He strode over, "To pacify Xiping, I need to lead the troops myself!"

   Enough is enough!

   After talking for a long time, it turns out that this old man wants to pay back the money?

   "I will lead 10,000 elite soldiers to go, and leave the rest to you. Most of them must be stationed in Lingju to put pressure on Wuwei."

   Wei Yan seems to have made up his mind a long time ago.

   "In this way, the Cao rebels in Liangzhou will definitely return most of their troops to defend Wuwei. At that time, I will lead the troops into Huangzhong, and Xiping will be at your fingertips."

  Feng Yong looked at him viciously, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

  After saying this, he didn't bother to talk nonsense, and walked out of the tent directly.

  Feng Yong didn't stop all the way, he went out of Wei Yan's army, and turned to his army stronghold to protect Qiang Xiaowei's mansion.

  Unexpectedly, I have not yet entered the gate of the village, but I can only hear someone calling myself behind me: "Your Majesty!"

  Feng Yong turned around and looked, only to see Jiang Wei running fast all the way, running towards him.

   "It's Bo Yue," Feng Yong stopped, and when Jiang Wei arrived in front of him, he asked, "Why did Bo Yue come out too?"

   This time, troops were sent to attack Yuzhong and Jincheng, and they were divided into three armies: Wei Yan, Feng Yong, and Jiang Wei.

  Wei Yan is the largest, Feng Yong is the second, and Jiang Wei is the last.

   It's just that Feng Yong has more rights than Wei Yan. He can send troops independently in the name of protecting Qiang's school captain's mansion.

  Just now in Wei Yan's commander's tent to discuss the military, on the surface it looks like three people are discussing, but in fact it is Wei Yan and Feng Yong who make the decision.

  Jiang Wei breathed a little short, took a breath, and then nodded: "After Junhou came out, the last general also came out, but I didn't expect Junhou to go so fast."

  Feng Yong looked at the gate of Wei Yanjun's village not far away, with a sarcasm on his face, "If I don't walk faster, who knows if he will force me to continue marching into Wuwei?"

  Jiang Wei turned pale when he heard this: "General Wei... he shouldn't be like this."

  Feng Yong turned around and walked towards his military camp together with Jiang Wei, "I know he won't do this, and I'm just angry for a while, just saying something angry."

  Of course, Wei Yan's suggestion to go directly to Wuwei is actually feasible to a certain extent.

  For a general, if this plan is really successful, the results will be very brilliant.

   This is the land of recovering a state, which doubles the territory of the Han Dynasty.

   Even if it fails, with the current strength of the big man, he can barely afford the loss.

  For Wei Yan, who is desperate for military exploits, this temptation is not small.

  He just made this suggestion in the account. Although it was for the purpose of bargaining later, it may not mean to test himself.

   But for Feng Yong, this risk is too high, completely out of proportion to the benefits.

  Liangzhou is now a piece of meat in his mouth, but it can only be regarded as raw meat, and eating it will cause indigestion.

   It’s better to cook it for a while longer. It will be much more delicious when it is cooked and rotten.

  So there is absolutely no need to take this risk.

  When he was in the tent just now, Jiang Wei hadn’t expressed his opinion. At this time, Feng Yong wanted to ask his opinion.

   "Bo Yue, you are sensitive to military affairs. Do you think that if we go directly to Wuwei, how sure are we?"

   "At most it's 10%."

  Jiang Wei said affirmatively.

   "Oh? Why?"

  Feng Yong thinks there should be 30%, but Jiang Wei is less optimistic than himself.

  Jiang Wei is from Liangzhou, so he is naturally more familiar with Liangzhou than Feng Yong and Wei Yan.

   Only heard him say:

   "Your Majesty, from Lingju to Wuwei, there is a ridge in the middle, named Hongchi Ridge, which is a natural barrier. Huo Huqi once built the Great Wall there to prevent the Huns from coming over the mountain."

   "If we want to advance in Wuwei, we also have to go over the mountains. At that time, the Cao bandits only need 3,000 troops, which is enough to stop our more than 10,000 elite soldiers."

   "If I were the general of Liangzhou, I would definitely give up Xiping and defend the four counties in Hexi with all my strength. Xiping is no more than Liangzhou, and the four counties are my confidantes."

   "If you break a finger, you can still live; if you lose your confidant, your life will be safe? Therefore, we will go to Jincheng first, and then the army will gather to command the residence. The only thing Cao thief can do is to take Xiping's army and return to defend Wuwei."

   "So at this time, we only need to divide our troops to cross the river and go up the Huangshui River, then Xiping can be settled!"

  Feng Yong nodded in satisfaction. Jiang Wei's vision was indeed stronger than Wei's, and he made it clear that he would go directly to Xiping.

   He didn't even think about trying to attack Wuwei.

   Seeing Feng Yong nodding in agreement with his words, Jiang Wei was overjoyed, and took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, this time General Wei is aggressively attacking Xiping, and the last general also wants to follow. I wonder if it is possible?"

  Feng Yong turned his head to look, and saw Jiang Wei's face was a little disturbed.

   "The prime minister asked Bo Yue to lead the tiger infantry, and he planned to train Bo Yue. Now that Bo Yue can take the initiative to invite Ying, how can I stop him?"

  Jiang Wei hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

  Feng Yong waved his hand, and entered his tent with Jiang Wei, and then said:

   "Before leaving Jincheng, I have already sent someone to notify Liu Hun in the south, and asked him to attack Xiping on his own, so that it is convenient to support General Wei."

   "Counting the days, when the news arrives, General Wei has almost entered Huangshui. Then you find an opportunity to join Liu Hun."

   Having said that, he looked at Jiang Wei, and lowered his voice: "Wei Yanxing does have a way of fighting in the army. Going to Xiping now should go smoothly."

   "But there is always a contingency in everything. If there is a discord, don't be brave. Anyway, this Xiping is there, and it can't escape."

   "Remember a sentence: if you lose people, you will lose all the people and land; if you save people and lose your land, all people and land will survive."

  Jiang Wei's body shook suddenly: "Junhou Jinyan, Wei Ming is engraved in my heart!"

  (end of this chapter)