Luo Weichen looked around and saw Chai Shangyan's figure. He was already confused and ordered his left and right to say, "Left here, don't let the left army catch the handle. W√w    W★.    81zW.CoM” At this time, Jin Temple was surrounded by the army camps in the left army. The left army commander Lu Qi personally took charge of the command to capture people. Luo Weichen and his men were driven into a side hall. The left army soldiers blocked the door of the hall and shouted inside.

Luo Weichen said to his left and right: "Master, for the safety of the people of Hedong, he took the risk of contacting the rebels. Now, even if we die, we cannot be caught by Lu Qi, and it will hurt him. You will follow me and leave as long as you can, and you will be punished if you can, but if you can't leave, you will be self-destructive." Everyone said silently when they heard this, and then someone said with a voice: "Chai Shangyan is greedy for life and fear of death and left us alone. Why do we accompany him to die?"

Immediately, someone took the lead and walked out. Luo Weichen waved his sword and killed one person, shouting, "Whoever dares to surrender to the enemy will be the end." Before he finished speaking, someone stabbed him in the back. Luo Weichen fell to the ground seriously injured and could not speak. Everyone gave him to Lu Qi. Lu Qi felt like he had a treasure and asked about Chai Shangyan's whereabouts. Luo Weichen smiled bitterly and bit his tongue and committed suicide.

Chai Shangyan and Qu Qingquan escaped from the Jin Temple from the secret passage of Fengxuan. In fact, Lu Qi led his troops into the Jin Temple, all of which were arranged by Chai Shangyan. He wanted to take the opportunity to tell Qu Qingquan that he was weak and had no way to go and had no high value for use, and he should not expect that he could fight and kill Lu Qi alone. When he heard the news of Luo Weichen's death, Chai Qi suddenly understood what Chai Shangyan meant to say to him, and he cried for a while and was heartbroken.

Chai Shangyan said to Qu Qingquan: "It's over, I think I'd still leave Taiyuan so as not to be harmed by Lu Qi."

Qu Qingquan said: "When you leave, no one can control Lu Qi. If Taiyuan falls into his hands, it will be difficult to challenge him in the future." Chai Shangyan said: "But you have also seen that I have no soldiers, so what can I do? Not to mention anything else, as long as Lu Qi leads a hundred people to attack the left-behind mansion, we will be left alone."

Qu Qingquan smiled and said, "Sir, don't panic. I have thirty men in black armor, all of whom are selected by one in a thousand. Don't say that even if a hundred people come in, they can protect you from leaving Taiyuan safely. Have you ever thought that if you pass by empty-handed, where will you find your foothold in the future? Why not take this opportunity to make a great contribution to the ceremony of the audience?"

Chai Shangyan sighed: "It's not that Chai is greedy for life and fear of death. He is really powerless and has no choice but to do anything. If you have a way, just use it, I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman."

Qu Qingquan thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty can summon all the troops to discuss matters. With the call of eliminating the eunuchs, you can capture and kill Lu Qi on the spot and force the generals to jointly carry out the matter." Chai Shangyan thought for a long time, but still made up his mind. Chai Qi advised, "I think this plan is feasible. Instead of being as shameless as a dog with a broken family, it is better to sacrifice your life to fight."

She asked Qu Qingquan again: "If Lu Qi is captured and killed, how will Lord Yang settle his father in the future?"

Qu Qingquan said: "If you stay in Hedong, you can be the Taiyuan Yin or the Deputy Envoy of Hedong." Hearing this, Chai Shangyan finally made up his mind and said: "Follow your plan to capture and kill Lu Qi!"

Lu Qi received a letter from the official letter from the left-behind mansion and asked him to attend the meeting. He was hesitant for a moment, and he was afraid of being ridiculed if he wanted to stay but not go, and he was afraid of being trapped. His adviser Dai Hongqiang said, "Chai Shangyan was the queen of Hedong after all, and he asked the general to discuss matters with the official letter. The general did not go, and the general was in the fault. The general just went there, forgive that cowardly person, what would he do to you?" Lu Qi said with concern: "If I force his son-in-law to death, how could he give up with me?"

Dai Hongqiang sneered: "If he is a brave man, he should see Qu Qingquan in the left-behind mansion. When he ran to Jin Temple to see him, he was obviously guilty. He would not dare to do anything to the general."

Lu Qi nodded and said yes, riding a horse to the left-behind mansion, but he saw the Right Army, the Back Army, the Central Army, and the Deputy Governor were present, and he felt relieved. Lu Qi asked Hedong veteran Mu Liangfang why Chai Shangyan summoned the generals. Mu Liangfang told him mysteriously: "I heard that people from the north are coming. The left-behind man must have summoned us and Zhenwu and Fengzhou to negotiate peace."

Lu Qi was frightened when he heard this. He used the excuse of leaving Huwei Hall in the toilet and slipped out from the back door. After a few steps, several black-clothed guards followed him. Lu Qi drew his sword and asked, "What do you want to do?" A warrior shouted, "The villain who defected to the eunuch party, he still refused to admit his guilt." He went straight forward and picked up his sword. Everyone rushed forward, pressed Lu Qi to the ground and tied it up. The movement here alarmed the governors and generals in Huwei Hall. Everyone looked at it, all of them were afraid.

Chai Shangyan, surrounded by Qu Qingquan and a group of black-clothed guards, walked out of Huwei Hall radiantly and pointed at Lu Qi and said, "Kill the eunuch thief who harmed Hedong on the spot." Lu Qi's legs and feet were sore, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, his lips were trembling, and he begged for mercy.

Mu Liangfang pleaded and said, "Although this thief is hateful, he is Qiu Shiliang's man. You can't be punished by him because of his crime." Chai Shangyan shouted in anger: "The eunuch party harms the country, who doesn't hate loyal people? Chai Shangyan wants to fight with this eunuch party." Qu Qingquan winked, and a soldier in black armor walked forward, took off Lu Qi's helmet, pressed his head, and swung his knife to chop off a head.

The blood was flowing all over the ground, and everyone was heartbroken. Qu Qingquan took advantage of the situation and said, "The eunuch party wanted to seduce Shatuo people to attack Hedong. The two generals Yang Hao and Liu Mian sent troops south to expel the eunuch party's forces. He also had a clear and clear Hedong. If you join forces with the two generals Yang and Liu, you will make contributions to the country. If you are obsessed with and still have no idea about the eunuch party, Lu Qi will end up."

Now that things have come to this point, the generals have to surrender.

On the day of the Chai Shangyan mutiny, Yu Chongchong sent the Polu camp to occupy Wenshui County, the south of Taiyuan City, and sent Fengya camp to the west gate of Taiyuan. It was only three miles away from the left-behind mansion.

Cheng Keling, Qu Qingquan, Xiong Lindai, Li Xuzhou represented Yang Hao and Liu Mianyifang, and negotiated with Hedong generals such as Chai Shangyan and Mu Liangfang to divide the sphere of influence in Hedong:

The northeastern Hebei region, Shuozhou, Yunzhou, Weizhou and other places are assigned to the sphere of influence of Liu Mian. The Zhenwu Army can station troops in the three prefectures, but cannot interfere with local civil affairs. The officials of each prefecture are also stationed by Taiyuan. 30% of the income taxes of each prefecture are paid to Taiyuan, 20% are left to the local government's domination, and the rest are used as military expenses of the Zhenwu Army.

The central Hedong region, Xinzhou, Lanzhou and Daizhou are assigned to Yang Hao's sphere of influence. The Xining army can garrison troops in the above-mentioned prefectures. 30% of the income taxes of each prefecture are paid to Taiyuan, 20% of the local governments, and the rest are used as military expenses for the Xining army. In addition, Jinyang, north of Taiyuan, is assigned to Fengzhou garrison troops, and the garrison troops are assigned to the banner of the Hedong rear army, and the food and salary will be solved by Fengzhou.

In prefectures and counties where Xining Army and Zhenwu Army are stationed, the number of troops stationed by Hedong Army shall not be greater than the above two armies.

Except for the five armies in front, back and left, the Hedong Army, all local civilian troops were disbanded. Chai Shangyan, Mu Liangfang and others did not agree to the disbandment of the local civilian army, and asked Yang Hao and Liu Mian to promise that if Hedong was attacked by surrounding vassal states or Shence troops, the two would be obliged to send troops to assist. At the same time, they also required that the total number of people stationed in the Hedong Army and the Zhenwu Army stationed in the Hedong Army should not exceed 20,000, and the number of the garrison and the list of main generals should be reported to Taiyuan and local governments.

Since the war in Lanzhou has not yet ended, the negotiations have been in a deadlock.

...

There is a small village ten miles north of Lanzhou City, with a population of less than 100 households. Due to the war, the locals and people have fled. Yang Hao set up the central army tent here. It was already early February, and the heavy snow in the north finally stopped and the weather cleared. However, the white snow on the wilderness hills had not yet melted.

Another guard died of hunger and cold. He was frozen to death while on duty at night. After his death, he still maintained an upright position. His hand holding the gun was stiff and unable to be opened. This was the fourth corpse of a soldier lying in the snow that Yang Hao saw with his own eyes. The moment his companions carried him out, Yang Hao saw that many soldiers' eyes were red.

The Xining army now has nothing and can only rely on strict military discipline to maintain it. Two days ago, two soldiers were so hungry that they couldn't stand it. They broke into a house and took away two cold steamed buns. The people had fled, but the two were still beheaded and showed up in public. Their heads were hung at the gate of the camp for a day and a night to serve as a warning to others.

Yu Yanlu rushed over with a cloth bag and excitedly said, "There is a hunter from behind the mountain who sent ten kilograms of beef. It is worth less than one tael of silver. I will give him one tael of silver. Isn't this considered accepting bribes, right?"

Yang Hao weighed the cloth bag and smiled bitterly, "This thing is more than one or two now."

Yu Yanlu smiled and said, "Then I'll give him two taels of silver."

Yang Hao handed the bag to Zhang Lang beside him: "Send it to the wounded barracks and change it to everyone."

Yu Yanlu was shocked and stopped Zhang Lang and advised: "Sir, you are also a ward."

Yang Hao was infected with the cold two days ago and had not healed. He often coughed continuously at night. Yang Hao waved his hand and beat Zhang Lang to go quickly and said, "My little illness is nothing. It's just a cough twice. There are many people in the injured camp waiting for it to help him." He looked at the vaguely visible Lanzhou City in the south, and then looked at the camp behind him. He called Li Wei to his side: "Please come by Mr. Zhang."

On the left side of the Central Military Camp, the camp was originally the camp of the Liehuo Camp's logistics team, but now it has been set up as a wounded barracks. More than 100 tents were filled with more than 400 soldiers, and the number of soldiers in the Liehuo Camp has decreased by one-third! Ninety percent of them were frostbite. Since the siege, heavy snow has been falling for several days and nights, and the snow has accumulated more than two feet deep. The roads have been cut off, and the food, clothing, and firewood in the rear cannot be transported. The soldiers of each battalion can only endure hunger and freezing. If it weren't for the will of steel that would have endured the struggle, the battalions would have long been defeated.

Dong Bazheng had food and drink in Lanzhou City. Seeing the snow on the ground getting thicker and thicker, he was already happy. He inferred that the Xining army would have no food and grass in the near future, and Yang Hao would retreat after not long. By then, he followed and attacked, not afraid that he would not surrender. However, Yang Hao's actions made Dong Bazheng confused. Not only did he not retreat, he also attacked the city with a few threats. If Dong Bazheng had not been prepared, he would have been beaten by him.

In addition, he clearly saw the Longbow Formation entering the Xining Army's camp, but he did not launch a fire attack for a long time. Although Dong Bazheng had taken certain precautions, he also understood that the attack of the Longbow Formation would burn half of Lanzhou City. It was unpredictable whether he could defend it at that time. Yang Hao did not rush to use the Longbow Formation, which means that he still had food, otherwise how could he be so calm?

In order to verify his inference, Dong Bacheng went out of the city to challenge several times with the cover of wind and snow. He first lost to the Feihu Camp once, then to Weiyuan Camp twice, and finally tied with the Xiaoqi Camp. After tossing and struggling, he didn't get any advantage. In fact, what he didn't know was that every time he went to fight, Yang Hao would go all out to fight with the main force of the fourth camp, but the banner of the battle was different. In the last battle, Yang Hao was exhausted and almost collapsed completely.

Zhang Bozhong inspected the injured barracks and called the manager to the side and asked, "If you have any needs, just say it, I will do my best to help you solve it." The manager sighed: "Now there is nothing, there is not enough doctors, there is not enough medicine, there is not enough food, there is not enough firewood, there is not enough nurses, and there is not enough tents..."

Zhang Bozhong waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say it anymore. Write me a list of what you want. I will do my best to help you solve it. Your injuries to the military camps are harder, and the front-line camps are even harder. We must understand each other and overcome difficulties together. Chai Shangyan from Taiyuan is already negotiating with us. I believe that things will have a big turn in the future. Besides, the ice and snow have begun to melt, and the supplies in the rear can be delivered immediately."

Zhang Bozhong looked at the snowy wilderness outside and felt that his words were too mysterious. "In addition to treating their injuries, they also need to help them get rid of their heart problems. Only when they have enough energy can their bodies recover quickly."

As soon as Zhang Bozhong saw Zhang Lang coming over with a cloth bag, Zhang Bozhong greeted him. After the two of them whispered a few words, Zhang Bozhong held the package and said to the wounded soldiers: "Brothers, guess what this is? This is the ten kilograms of beef jerky offered to Yu Tongjun by the local people. Yu Tongjun was reluctant to eat it in one bite, so he offered it to Lord Yang. Lord Yang was reluctant to eat it in one bite, so he asked Guard Zhang to send it to all brothers to change the taste."

When the wounded soldiers heard this, they calmed down and listened. Zhang Bozhong showed the package to everyone and gave it to the chef, and ordered: "Make it into broth and give it to everyone."

There were sobs everywhere, and someone said, "General Yang is also sick, so the general should eat this meat." Everyone agreed. Zhang Bozhong was inexplicably moved and climbed up to the high ground and said, "It is a blessing to be a general who can be a soldier with food and a soldier like you. Isn't it a blessing for generals to have loyal and brave righteous men like you? Look, the sky in Hedong has cleared up, and victory will ultimately belong to us."

Zhang Lang raised his arms and shouted: "Fengzhou will win! Xining's army will win!"

When the slogan resounded over the wounded camp, Li Wei jogged over and leaned in Zhang Bozhong's ear and whispered twice. Zhang Bozhong nodded, told the manager a few words, and then returned to the central army's tent.

Yang Hao heard the cry of the injured barracks, and felt inexplicably melancholy. Zhang Bozhong strode forward and said first: "The food and grass in the camp is approaching. If you keep going, you won't even have to eat the bark. I think it's better to give in to Chai Shangyan and end the fight as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!