my wife is mulan

Chapter 604 Double Happiness

The war horse was a little restless, Zhao Junsheng reached out and stroked its mane on the neck, "Mr. Dongfang, do you think An Cong will surrender?"

Dongfang Chen stroked his long beard and said: "Almost all the soldiers and horses in Dingzhou are here. Even if Du Gui's soldiers and horses from Xiangzhou came to reinforce it, it would be too late. An Cong is now at the end of his rope. If he doesn't surrender, he can only die." , even if he doesn't want to surrender, his subordinates will definitely force him to surrender if they don't want to die!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "I hope it will be as Mr. Dongfang said!"

Half an hour later, Zhao Junsheng frowned, he clenched his saber, and said to Dongfang Chen: "Mr. Dongfang, it seems that you made a mistake this time! Come, send an order, and prepare to attack the stronghold!"

At this moment, the banner on the opposite camp was lowered, and the gate of the camp was opened, and groups of Ancong soldiers came out, discarded their weapons and squatted aside with their heads in their hands, waiting to be captured.

A general came towards Zhao Junsheng with more than a dozen generals, "Governor Shi Geng Baozhong led the entire army to surrender to His Royal Highness King Yan!"

Zhao Junsheng frowned: "Changshi Geng Baozhong? Where's An Cong?"

"Returning to the prince, An Cong left the soldiers and sneaked across the river to escape. The time has come for the crime to be seen, so he led the army out of the camp and surrendered!"

Zhao Junsheng was annoyed when he heard it, "You An Cong, why don't you run away?"Let me see where you can go!

He took a deep breath and said to Geng Baozhong: "Geng Changshi, as the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. After An Cong left the soldiers and escaped alone, you were able to take the soldiers to surrender in time. I am very pleased! Well, you and the surrendered Dingzhou army will rest for two days, the king may need you to serve in the next siege battle, when the time comes, all these Dingzhou troops will be under your command!"

Geng Baozhong hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed to agree: "Your Highness trusts me, how dare the general refuse to die?"

"Very good! Come on, look for shallow water and prepare to cross the river!"

There are generally four ways to cross the river when marching and fighting in ancient times: first, looking for shallow water to cross the river on foot is the most time-saving and labor-saving method; Ships are washed away, and sometimes the river is too deep to drive pilings at all, so we can only stare blankly, so building floating bridges can only be carried out when the water is calm; third, walking on ice, that is, waiting until the river freezes in winter Crossing the river on ice; fourth, crossing the river with interception, this kind of situation is generally less used, because it is too time-consuming and labor-intensive, even if there is, it is not purely for crossing the river, there must be other purposes.

Finding the shallow water area was easy. Geng Baozhong knew the hydrological conditions and where the shallow water area was. Zhao Junsheng and his army arrived on the opposite bank before dark and camped overnight.

In the afternoon of the next day, the army arrived at the foot of Lunu City.

At this time, Lunu City was the seat of Zhongshan County and Dingzhou, and the prefecture, county, and county were all in the same city.

When the army arrived at Lunu City, Zhao Junsheng found that the city gate was wide open, and there was no one on the city walls and towers.

"What's the matter, is An Cong planning to play an empty city trick?" Zhao Junsheng couldn't help asking.

Geng Baozhong said beside him: "My lord, if the general's expectations are correct, An Cong must have fled south with his family members under the protection of his own soldiers! The lord only needs to send a small team into the city to find out. !"

"Well, it makes sense! Chang Kun, send a group of infantry into the city to investigate!" Zhao Junsheng gave the order.

Chang Kun immediately sent an army of flying bears into the city.

After half an hour, a soldier ran back to report: "I want to report to the lord, I have searched roughly, and found no ambush in the city, and I have asked the people in the city to inquire. All the officials in the Yamen were taken away by An Cong to the south!"

Zhao Junsheng ordered the generals behind him: "The whole army camps outside the city! Chang Kun, bring 2000 troops into the city to search carefully, but don't use civilians for a single stitch!"

"Leader!"

Early the next morning, Zhao Junsheng came to Chang Kun and ordered: "You lead the whirlwind army to the south to pursue An Cong, but you must pay attention to reconnaissance, and don't step into the enemy's trap!"

"Yes

, my lord! "

Shortly after Chang Kun took away the two thousand whirlwind army light cavalry, Zhao Junsheng left the officials to govern Dingzhou, and led the army to continue southward. There was no resistance from the counties and counties along the way, and the officials were all taken away by An Cong.

Two days later, Chang Kun sent someone to report that he had led troops to trap An Cong and his party in Gaoyi, which belonged to Changshan County, which was already the southernmost tip of Dingzhou, and further south was the territory of Jizhou.

Zhao Junsheng had just sent away the messenger sent by Chang Kun, and Guo Yi came to report again: "My lord, I just received the news that An Cong agreed to Du Gui's conditions, and Du Gui's army went north to reinforce Dingzhou, but the army was blocked in the letter To the south of the capital, Gao Yun, the governor of Jizhou, personally led troops to intercept it!"

Zhao Junsheng laughed and said: "It seems that this Gao Yun is still very knowledgeable about current affairs! Pass on the order, and the whole army will speed up the march and rush to Gaoyi!"

Gaoyi was just a small county town, neither a state nor a county. The city walls were not high and not strong enough. Two days later, Zhao Junsheng rushed to Gaoyi with an army.

Zhao Junsheng sent people to the city to call for An Cong to surrender. An Cong still had illusions about Du Gui's reinforcements and kept procrastinating on not surrendering, but his officials and generals could not wait any longer, lest the Yan army attack the city, Breaking the city, it was too late for them to surrender.

That night, the Dingzhou Army in Gaoyi City launched a mutiny under the leadership of several generals. An Cong and his family were hacked and killed by the rebels.

Zhao Junsheng was not surprised after hearing the report. People like An Cong will end up with nothing good sooner or later, and it is reasonable to be betrayed by the generals.

At this moment, a military official came to report: "Your Majesty, good news, good news! General Bai of the Eastern Route Army sent someone to report that he had captured Hejian City two days ago and captured Yingzhou Inspector Baba Shou. Xingji has more than 5000 civil and military officials and more than [-] generals, and at this time they are sending troops to take down Gaoyang, Zhangwu and other cities of the two armies!"

Zhao Junsheng laughed when he heard the news: "Hahaha...it's indeed good news, it's a good news. Now that the battle in Dingzhou is over, it can be regarded as double happiness. Come here, write a good news and send it back The General's Mansion will repay the victory to the generals, school officials, soldiers and civilians who stayed behind!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked out, "Let's go, let's go to Gaoyi City to accept the surrender!"

Zhao Junsheng has always been contemptuous of those who betray him. Leaving aside their talents, they have problems with their character. Such people are not at ease. , but there is no problem with character loyalty.

However, Zhao Junsheng not only did not dislike the Dingzhou military generals who killed An Cong, but also praised them greatly, gave them high treatment, promoted each of them to a higher level, and rewarded them with a lot of money. It is impossible for people to be promoted in the future, and they will be gradually eliminated by the officialdom one by one, because they have entered the blacklist in Zhao Junsheng's heart.

The army was stationed outside the city, and Zhao Junsheng entered Gaoyi City with his personal guards and military officials.

In the hall of the county yamen, Zhao Junsheng said to everyone: "This place is not too far from Xindu, everyone, do you think this king is going to visit Gao Yun, governor of Jizhou?"

Gao Yun was born in the Gao family in Bohai.

Now that Gao Yun is in his 40s, he is in the prime of his life, and he is proud to be the governor of a state, a great official in frontiers, and one of the princes.

Dongfang Chen stood up and cupped his hands to Zhao Junsheng and said, "My lord, although Gao Yun is the governor of a state and a vassal of one side, he has no title after all. Even if he is famous, so what? Why should the lord lower himself to visit him?" What’s more, the son of a daughter can’t sit still, even though the prince is endowed with unrivaled martial arts skills, he can’t help himself when he gets into his territory, when the time comes, people will be the swords and I’ll be the fish!”

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "Sir, I don't understand, I know what I mean!"

Dongfang Chen said with a smile: "My lord's heart, I understand very well. Jizhou is a land of great wealth and abundant resources, a large population, and it is indeed a rich place, while Gao Yun only knows how to play with words and has no heart to fight for hegemony. The lord just looks at Jizhou. Are you hungry for a piece of fat meat? Chen Yuan

As an envoy to Jizhou, he persuaded Gao Yun to give Jizhou his hands with his three-inch tongue! "

Zhao Junsheng didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said happily, "Mr. Dongfang is so thankful! Come here, go and call Chang Kun!"

After a while, Chang Kun came to the lobby to meet him.

Zhao Junsheng ordered: "Chang Kun, Mister Dongfang is going to Jizhou as an envoy, and this king ordered you to bring someone to accompany him as an escort. You must ensure the safety of your husband, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise, this king will only ask you!"

"The general will follow orders!" Chang Kun agreed.

Early the next morning, Dongfang Chen went south to Jizhou with escorts from Changkun.

At this time, Jizhou was no longer as vast as it was in the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei Dynasty, and the area under its jurisdiction had shrunk by more than half. The government was Xindu, and it was not too far from Gaoyi.

Gao Yun who got the news did not dare to neglect, after all, Dongfang Chen was Zhao Junsheng's emissary, and he personally led the officials to greet him outside the gate of the mansion.

"Dongfang Chen, who is a late student, has met Gao Shijun!"

Gao Yun went up to meet Dongfang Chen with a smile on his face and said with a smile: "Sir, you have come from a long way. Yun and Jizhou officials have been looking forward to it for a long time. Please come to the government office to speak!"

Gao Yun, in terms of reputation, his reputation in literature is much higher than his reputation as an official. He likes to make friends with scholars, compose poems, compose poems, and have fun with wine. He is very popular among people. Reputable, has many friends, and often sponsors the poor.