Fancheng, Li Zhongchen's rebel camp.
Li Zhongchen frowned and walked around the camp.
The generals in the tent did not dare to say a word.
The troops sent to Gucheng to stop Zang Xiyan showed signs of being unable to withstand the attack of the imperial army.
Zang Xiyan is a veteran general with rich experience in commanding troops and marching.
He was extremely brave when he was young.
He dared to lead five thousand cavalry to attack the Tibetan army of 400,000.
Such a person is really difficult to deal with.
If the west side cannot withstand it, then the siege of Xiangyang will not go on.
It seems that Xiangyang will be captured immediately, but the last hammer is missing.
The defenders in Xiangyang City will not be able to withstand it.
It only takes two or three days, but Zang Xiyan would not give him two or three days to send his deputy Li Chongqian to stop Zang Xiyan.
Ten thousand soldiers and horses had been defeated, and many soldiers fled back one after another.
According to the soldiers who escaped, a large number of soldiers thought they could not escape, so they simply dropped their weapons and surrendered to the imperial army.
Lieutenant General Li Chongqian was also injured and escaped. , if Zang Xiyan's army marches fast enough, it will reach Fancheng tomorrow.
The sudden turn of events caught Li Zhongchen off guard, and the officers and generals under his command were also a little frightened.
This was the disadvantage and shortcoming of the rebels.
They lacked centripetal force and cohesion.
It would be fine if they kept winning, even if they were unwilling to follow Li Zhongchen.
The loyal officials and generals had no choice but to continue to follow him.
If he was defeated, the officials and generals would become alienated and alienated.
Li Zhongchen was a little upset and asked: "Is there any news from Dengzhou?
The people sent still haven't reached an agreement with Liang Chongyi?"
Marching Sima Guo Sicong raised his hands and said: "We haven't discussed it twice yet.
The conditions for becoming Liang Chongyi are too harsh."
Li Zhongchen asked: "What conditions does he have?"
"He wants Tangzhou and Shenzhou, plus five thousand gold."
Li Zhongchen was furious: "Liang's appetite is too big.
He is not afraid of choking to death if he swallows it."
Guo Sicong sighed: "Who says it's not the case?
But now it seems that apart from agreeing to his conditions, we can only lead our troops to withdraw to Huaixi.
But if we agree to his conditions, our efforts will be in vain this time.
Not only will we do it in vain, but we will also steal it."
The chicken loses the rice."
Li Zhongchen had no education, had never read a book, and did not know how to read, but he was not stupid and knew how to weigh the pros and cons.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Retreat the troops, send the order, pack up your things overnight today, break camp and return early tomorrow morning, and withdraw to Huaixi."
The generals and officials clasped their fists and said, "Yes, sir."
Before the officials and generals turned around to leave, they saw a panting captain running in, clasping his fists and saluting Li Zhongchen, saying: "Sir, something bad has happened.
Dengzhou's 20,000 troops, led by Guo Ziyi and Lu Qi, are marching towards Fancheng.
Come on, they have arrived at Xinye.
According to their marching speed, they can reach here before noon tomorrow."
"Ah" all the generals and officials in the tent were shocked and couldn't help but exclaim.
Li Zhongchen's face changed drastically and he lost his voice: "What's going on?
Why did Guo Ziyi appear in Dengzhou?
Who is Lu Qi?
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Liang Chongyi?
Did he surrender to the imperial court?"
The captain took a breath and said: "Guo Ziyi arrived in Dengzhou a month ago, but our army was attacking Xiangyang, so they were all focused here and did not notice the situation in Dengzhou.
Guo Ziyi originally came to Dengzhou to lobby.
Liang Chongyi raised troops to attack our army Yes, but Liang Chongyi was very demanding, and our army also sent people to negotiate with him at that time.
He asked for benefits from both sides, and it was not long before the court sent a man named Lu Qi, who was said to be Hongluqing.
Brought the imperial edict to rehabilitate Lai Lu Qi and Guo Ziyi relied on this edict to instigate Liang Chongyi's general Qu Hui, launched a mutiny and attacked the Dengzhou government office, killed Liang Chongyi, and exposed Liang Chongyi's false pretenses in front of all Dengzhou officials and generals.
The banner of Lai Ai's revenge is gathering The purpose of the soldiers was actually to separate the king and fight against the imperial court.
All the Dengzhou officials and generals turned to the imperial court one after another.
Lu Qi was a smooth talker and a very good talker.
In a few seconds, the Dengzhou officials and generals turned against the imperial court.
"Be obedient" The seriousness of the matter exceeded Li Zhongchen's imagination.
Guo Ziyi and Zang Xiyan were both famous generals, and he had no confidence that he could deal with any of them.
Now that these two armies were approaching, the Huaixi Army was already surrounded by enemies on three sides.
If you withdraw, you may be surrounded, and you will be dead by then.
Li Zhongchen immediately made a decision: "It seems that we can't sleep tonight.
Send the order to break camp immediately and set off to retreat to Zaoyang overnight."
"promise" That night, Li Zhongchen broke camp and retreated toward Zaoyang.
At dawn, the army passed Zaoyang.
The hundreds of defenders in the city were frightened and could only watch Li Zhongchen's army calmly move toward the northeast.
At Shen Shi in the afternoon, the scouts who were exploring the road in front came back and reported to Li Zhongchen: "Sir, something bad happened.
A mutiny broke out in Caizhou.
Li Xilie and others killed Zhang Huiguang's family, occupied Caizhou, and defended Caizhou together with other states.
We will jointly announce that you are not welcome in Huaixi.
Tongbai and Tangzhou are heavily guarded, and we cannot go back."
"What?"
After hearing such bad news, Li Zhongchen was confused and fell off his horse.
"My lord, my lord," the guards exclaimed and helped Li Zhongchen up from the snow.
Li Zhongchen finally regained his composure, opened his eyes and ordered: "Stop the army and call the generals to come over for discussion."
"Yes, my lord"
After the generals and officials arrived, their expressions changed when they heard Li Zhongchen talking about the situation in Huaixi, and some people's thoughts began to change.
"Everyone, this is the situation.
Where should we go now?
I called you here because I want you all to discuss a proper solution together."
Someone immediately suggested: "Sir, we still have 20,000 troops, which is enough to recapture Huaixi again."
This suggestion was quickly opposed by another official: "It's really whimsical.
I'm afraid that before we can retake Huaixi, all the people from the imperial court will have wiped us out."
Someone else suggested: "Sir, why don't we submit to the imperial court and send people to negotiate with Guo Ziyi and Zang Xiyan.
Although we are weak, we still have 20,000 elite troops.
The imperial court cannot ignore us.
As long as we submit to the imperial court, your lord A place to stay can be found again.”
An official next to him sneered: "This is nothing more than a delaying tactic.
Do you think the imperial court is a bunch of drunkards and rice sacks?
We have made such a big fuss this time, killed so many people, and robbed so many places.
How can the imperial court tolerate us?"
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The injured deputy general Li Chongqian handed over his hands to Li Zhongchen and said: "Sir, if the road to surrender to the imperial court is not feasible, and it is impossible to recapture Huaixi in a short time, then it seems that we can only find another place."
Marching Sima Guo Sicong said: "General Li, go elsewhere.
The only ones that can directly confront the imperial court are the three towns of Heshuo.
And the three towns of Heshuo are still thousands of miles away from here.
How can we go all the way?"
Fight or walk all the way."
Li Chongqian: "" Everyone was saying something to each other, and they were all making a lot of noise.
Li Zhongchen was already upset.
When he was yelled at by the generals and officials, he felt like his head was going to explode.
He was already a violent person, why?
Even if he could bear it, he didn't know which tendon was in the wrong place.
He roared, pulled out his sword and stabbed Li Chongqian who was closest to him to death.
Everyone immediately looked at Li Zhongchen in horror.
Li Zhongchen's eyes were red at this time, and there were bursts of cold light in his eyes.
He stabbed Li Chongqian several times with a sword in his hand.
Li Chongqian had already collapsed when he was stabbed by the second sword.
Li Zhongqian was dead, but Li Zhongchen was still angry and stabbed his body twenty or thirty times in a row.
He didn't stop panting until Li Chongqian's body was stabbed like a sieve.
The generals and officials all retreated step by step in horror.
Li Zhongchen's crazy appearance frightened them.
They thought that Li Zhongchen had gone crazy.
Li Chongqian was the person he trusted most and was closest to him.
He would kill Li Chongqian even if he asked.
Even if he is not crazy, this person is already delirious.
It is too dangerous to stay with such a person.
The movement of everyone retreating awakened Li Zhongchen.
Li Zhongchen found out that he had actually killed Li Chongqian, and his heart suddenly felt like a knife.
This was his most trusted general and his domestic slave.
Once Li Chongqian died, he had lost everything.
An arm.
But the person was already dead, so he hurriedly started to cover it up, pointing at the body and cursing angrily: "You useless thing, you can't even defeat a Zang Xiyan, you have killed ten thousand of my elite troops, you still have the nerve to come back, you are the best He deserves to die.
Come here, drag his body out and feed it to the dogs."
Someone whispered: "Sir, where did the dog come from in this wilderness?"
"There is no dog."
Li Zhongchen was stunned, then waved his hand: "Then feed the wolf."
"Yes" the two soldiers agreed, walked over and dragged the corpse's feet out.
The blood on the corpse flowed all over the floor.
The matter did not come to a conclusion after discussion, but instead he killed his most trusted general.
Li Zhongchen was really in no mood to discuss it any more, and he also knew that everyone must have been frightened by his performance just now, so there was no way to discuss it at this time.
What a good result, so he said to everyone: "It is getting late now, and I see that you are all tired.
Let's go back to the camp to rest first.
After returning, you will think about whether there is any good way.
If there is, please give it to me.
My lord has a great reward.”
"Yes, I'll take my leave later."
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Everyone agreed immediately and filed out, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Li Zhongchen sat down on the ground, his expression extremely decadent, his head drooping feebly.
Huaixi was taken away, and he, the master, was turned away.
Who took Huaixi away?
He still can't figure it out until now. , was kept in the dark
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