Chapter 77:

The spring sun is warm and bright,
Brilliantly spread across the streets and alleys in Zhengzhou City.
However, in the messy streets, those pedestrians who occasionally appear, unintentionally appreciate the beauty of this spring day.
All of them had somber faces, bowed their heads and hurried past.
Only the grass and trees on the street, regardless of the gloomy and panic mood of the people, still thriving and spit out extremely green shoots.
A Gu, the personal servant of Wei Mingshan, is a prairie boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
At this moment, he looked at the gloomy streets and couldn't help sighing again and again.
A Gu suddenly began to miss his days living on the grassland.
On the vast expanse of prairie,
Spring is always a joyful season.
After the cold winter, they can go freely galloping with their brothers and sisters on the prairie where the sprouts are growing.
Under the blessing of Da Changtian, carefree, singing and dancing.
When someone you like comes, you can serve the best wine in your home.
When the hateful enemy appeared, the men would only pull out the scimitars on their waists without saying a word.
Never have to think about so many twists and turns like these Han people.
Nowadays, the tribe has robbed the land of the Han people and seems to have abandoned their frank heart at the same time.
He looked down at the colorful pages of paper he was holding.
These Han people surrounded Zhengzhou City for more than two months. Although there was no large-scale siege, the city has long been panic.
Various rumors with ulterior motives spread everywhere.
The Jin army also used their peculiar trebuchet to wrap these colorful flyers in cloth bags and toss them into the city.
Sandechengtou streets are everywhere.
Some nonsense wrote that General Wei had secretly sought refuge in Jin, and he was about to surrender in the near future.
Or it is an exaggeration to write how many more troops and horses the king of the Jin Kingdom has sent, which must constrain Zhengzhou.
Others were written in military newspapers. King Mo Yan, who was on the left of the Jinjun army, took over which counties and counties around Zhengzhou, and gradually turned Zhengzhou into an isolated city.
Of course, it is indispensable to instigate the soldiers and civilians in the city to surrender to the city. The flyers stating that the Shanxi army has always treated prisoners preferentially.
There are many patterns, true and false, and so on.
A Gu couldn't understand, this was obviously something the enemy used to disturb people's hearts, how could it really mess up the military's mind day by day.
The army gradually divided into factions, and there were constant disputes all day long.
He really didn't want to show these things to the general.
However, the general's order cannot be violated.
A Gu stepped into the main hall of the line.
Wei Mingshan took the leaflet in his hand and calmly read it page by page.
He was silent for a while, picked up a copy of the Queen Mother Yiji who had just arrived from Ho Kyung on the desk and handed it to A Gu.
"Suppress the enemy within a time limit?" A Gu looked at the words in disbelief, "Not only did the Queen Mother not send us reinforcements, but she also wanted us to retreat within a time limit?"
He looked at the general in front of him helplessly.
In his eyes, the general was like a Tianshan Mountain. Regardless of any difficulties, the generals are always so stable, never panic, never chaotic, and can hold up the sky above them.
But at this moment, the mountain sitting motionless in front of him looked so lonely and bleak.
"At this moment, even if I win this battle, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, I will be a person with ulterior motives." Wei Mingshan slowly said: "If I talk about marching, I have never been afraid of anyone. But this time, I might really lose to someone, a terrible enemy."
He had a sullen face and looked out through the gate of the corridor with stern eyes.
It seemed that he wanted to go all the way through the solid city wall, across the fields and mountains, to reach that distant Bianzhou, and see the lord sitting in the palace.
The lord of the Jin Dynasty, Jin Yuehou.
Wei Mingshan has not really seen the monarch of Jin.
Once in the distance outside the city of Bianzhou, it was a faintly handsome, gentle and white Han Chinese nobleman.
According to rumors, he has no power to bind chickens, and he can't even ride horses.
He should be wearing the luxuriant clothes of the Han people, which are generous and inconvenient for mobility. All day long in their gorgeous palace, there are beautiful women and maybe men. It's right to live a life of drunkenness.
But now Wei Mingshan knew that he was wrong.
He remembered the battle of Bianzhou. At that time, he attacked fiercely for more than a month with a force several times that of the enemy, but the soldiers and people in the city were united and desperately defending the not-so-solid city.
He thought of Yu Dunsu, a general of Jin who was seriously injured under his sword, but still standing at the head of the city.
There was also the man in red who was covered in blood, but would rather die.
What is that person's name? It seems to be called Cheng Feng, who was even just a slave at the time.
Yes, Mo Qiaosheng is also a slave.
When Mo Qiaosheng attacked Qi County, he sent people to spread rumors in Bianzhou.
But the lord of the Jin country did not hesitate to give the general who was a slave with firm trust.
From these generals who were shining on the battlefield, down to the ordinary soldiers of the Jin Kingdom who were captured.
Both are willing to fight their lives on the battlefield for their young lord.
At this moment, Wei Mingshan seemed to see this Jinyue Hou, stretching out his pale hand from the distant Bianzhou, and severely pinched his neck.
He used an insidious way to try to take down the fertile land of Zhengzhou without bloodshed.
"You want your soldiers to get Zhengzhou without a drop of blood? It may not be that easy!" Wei Mingshan gritted his teeth, "I really want to see what kind of person you are."
In Chaowu Temple in Bianzhou,
Cheng Qianye was facing the agreed book and translated the secret report that Zhang Fu had sent from Haojing.
She copied every word she translated into the blank space of the letter paper and scanned it again, with a look of relief in her eyes.
Later, she handed the thin page of letter paper to Zhou Zixi, who was sitting on the wheelchair.
"This Zhang Gong is really a strange person." Zhou Zixi sighed as he looked at the letter paper in his hand, "In this way, the internal chaos of Dog Rong is already in trouble. Our army takes Zhengzhou just around the corner. The minister is really looking forward to seeing him soon. I saw the true face of this Duke Zhang."
Cheng Qianye smiled somewhat complacently: "Zhang Fu is a man full of resources and talents. Zixi, you are rich in learning and meticulous thinking. You and him must get along well. I can be fortunate to have the two of you by your side. Nothing big?"
Zhou Zixi thought of the past and lowered his eyelashes: "It is Zixi's blessing to meet the lord."
But he quickly adjusted his emotions, "The dog Rong has broken the royal capital, and after the iron hoof stepped into our Central Plains, it was once a broken bamboo. It was difficult to meet an enemy and it was almost no one. If our army can win Zhengzhou, it will not only It opened up the territory of my Dajin. The more significant meaning is to raise my prestige in front of the princes of the world."
Zhou Zixi returned the secret report handwritten by Zhang Fu to Cheng Qianye: "Although Dog Rong is a barbarian, but their queen mother is a strong and wise man. The lord must not just because she is a female generation. And despise her. It is better to order Duke Zhang to leave as soon as possible."
Looking at the familiar handwriting on the page in his hand, Cheng Qianye felt worried about Zhang Fu and Xiao Xiu.
After Zhang Fu's allegiance to her, he first followed her to crusade, and then brought wounds to defend the country to respond, and then stayed alone in the chaotic court of Jiangcheng to plan tactics, not only continuously delivering sufficient grain and grass to Bianzhou , And even don’t forget to make many plans for yourself from time to time.
Now think about it, because he is capable and he is used to entrusting the most difficult and complicated things to him.
Not only did Zhang Fu never let himself down, he always took the initiative to take on more responsibilities.
Cheng Qianye knew that as the monarch of a country, he should not be overly sentimental.
I can only pray silently in my heart: "Mr. Zhang, I must bring Xiaoxiu back safely."
She unknowingly squeezed the secret letter in her hand.
Outside Zhengzhou city, within the Great Tent of the Jin Army.
He Lan Zhen was looking at the same secret letter with Mo Qiaosheng.
The two glanced at each other, with excitement in their eyes.
He Lanzhen gave a high-five: "This Wei Mingshan is really the No. 1 general in Inu Rong. We Jin country alone have suffered a lot from him. Last time, even the lord almost broke his hands. This time, finally It can also give him a good insight into the strength of our Jin army."
Mo Qiaosheng remembered the situation of fleeing desperately with his lord behind his back, and there was a cold light in his eyes.
He Lanzhen leaned over and said, "Brother, what do you think he will do next?"
"Wei Mingshan is not a person who sits and waits for death." Mo Qiaosheng said, "I think he might lead his army to break through when we are not prepared."
"It makes sense," He Lanzhen nodded, "It seems that in the next few days, we must take strict precautions."
"No. We have to leave a gap." Mo Qiaosheng pointed at a place on the map, "leave a gap that doesn't seem obvious, but Wei Mingshan must be able to see it."
He Lanzhen looked at the point of Mo Qiaosheng's finger: "Let him walk from your side, are you sure you can stop him?"
"If there is no such gap, Wei Mingshan is likely to withstand the pressure and stick to the city of Zhengzhou. In case Hojing's Queen Mother Dog Rong changes her mind, all the efforts made by the lord may be in vain." Mo Qiaosheng said. What I think in my heart,
"He will not walk through the waterways he is unfamiliar with, nor will he go against your strong army. The most likely choice is to break through from my relatively weak left. I will leave him a gap and make him better. confident."
He Lanzhen made up his mind: "Well, once he leads the army out of the city, you will hold him back. General Yu and I took the opportunity to take Zhengzhou in one fell swoop."
The two exchanged glances and saw the trust in each other's eyes.
At midnight,
A military camp of the Jin army was shrouded in silence.
Perhaps because it is not in a critical place, the shack in this camp is slightly sparse compared to other places, and the defense looks a little lax.
At this moment, most of the bonfire in the camp was extinguished, and the sentry upstairs was also yawning listlessly.
But in the silent shadow,
Yang Sheng led Yang Luhou and others, dressed in neat armor, holding a weapon in his hand, and fell on guard.
Yang Luhou held the gun in his hand, only feeling the palm of his hand sweat slightly.
"Brother Sheng." He whispered to the people around him in the dark, "Will the Inu Rong people really break through from us?"
"I want to give my breath to Lao Tzu." Yang Sheng's eyes lit up, "General Mo put us here because we are the toughest soldiers under him. I'm afraid those Rong dogs won't leave here now."
I don’t know how long I waited,
There was a faint sound of braised horseshoes in the dark night.
"coming."
From the thick darkness,
Inu Rong's unique and strong figure gradually emerged.
The horse team is surrounded by one person, who is the famous mountain of Inu Rong who once played against Yang Sheng.
Yang Sheng opened his mouth, his eyes showed a wolf-like light, he leaped up and shouted: "Brothers, follow me!"