Chapter 686: Invite the lord to enter the village for a while (monthly pass at the beginning of the
A confrontation is also the norm for war. The method of war is either attacking, defending, or confrontation. When the two sides are evenly matched, no one can do anything to each other easily. So they can only confront each other and rack their brains to find a way to break the situation.
The Qin family and the Zhe family are not ordinary families. They are deeply rooted in the northwest and have firm supporters behind them. Zhe Keqiu and Liu Zhengyan are also familiar with war. Both sides know that the other party will not easily make strategic and tactical mistakes.
Confrontation became a war situation where a hasty battle had been fought.
More than ten days later, the reply letter Zheng Zhi wrote to Liu Zhengyan had not reached the northwest. However, several fast horsemen had already brought the news that Zheng Zhi had driven the Jurchens back to the edge of the jungle back to Qinzhou, and along with the news that Zheng Zhi had led his army to the west.
A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Liu Zhengyan was not in this wave, because Liu Zhengyan had not received a reply from Zheng Zhi, and he had not always sent people to stare at Yan Yun and Hebei. Zhe Keqiu looked at the letter, and his heart was already overturned.
The thing that Zhe Keqiu met the most unwilling to meet was finally met. Zheng Zhi drove the Jurchens to Huanglong Mansion, and Zheng Zhi quickly led the army to the northwest.
This is the situation that Zhe Keqiu is most worried about deep down. There is often a theorem in the world called Murphy's Law. The more you are worried and afraid, the more you will happen.
Zhe Keqiu does not fail to analyze the problem in depth, nor does it have no wisdom and means. However, the plan depends on people, but the success of things depends on God's will.
The letter was handed to Meng Lang on Zhe Keqiu's trembling arm. Meng Lang was even more frightened to see it. Zheng Zhi had already led his army to the northwest. The news was like a bolt from the blue, making Meng Lang look up at the Mr. Zhe in front of him, unable to say a word.
After all, Zhe Keqiu spoke first: "Zheng Zhi is already on the road. I think he will definitely arrive at Qin Feng within ten days at the speed of his march. We should make a long-term plan for this matter and think of a solution to the aftermath."
The estimate of Zhe Keqiu is obviously not bad. The messenger who asked about the news must have set off almost the same time as Zheng Zhi, and he will be able to rush back day and night at most one or two days in advance. Zheng Zhi and his army will be able to arrive at Qin Feng within ten days at most.
Zhe Keqiu obviously was not ready to go to war with Zheng Zhi, and he didn't even have this idea in front of him. Zhe Keqiu's plans were just for Zheng Zhi not to dare to go to war easily with him. In this way, he watched the world's changes and he could advance or retreat in the northwest.
Such a plan became a waste with this letter.
Upon hearing this, Meng Lang hurriedly said, "Mr., it's a matter of time. Zheng Zhi has always been a tyrant, and he doesn't even have a frown. He is cruel and ruthless, so he will not let him go easily. Instead of being humble and being controlled by him, it's better to turn against him. The husband's command is also a place of four battles since ancient times, and the forts and cities are strong. So what if Zheng Zhi comes? We firmly guard Qinzhou, Fengxiang, and Jingzhao, and Zheng Zhi comes, and he can't easily attack him. If he turns against him, he can get support from the righteousness of the southern officials. So what if we compete with Zheng Zhi?"
Meng Lang may have less wisdom than Zhe, but Meng Lang is obviously able to do so.
Zhe Keqiu thought for a moment when he heard this, shook his head and said, "The righteousness of the southern officials is just a name, and it has no benefit from the actual situation. Zheng Zhi came from the east and had countless troops. When he fought, he had more defeats and fewer victory, which was a risky strategy. If he was not careful, he would be a situation where he could never recover. This is really inappropriate. Should he think of a way to cure the disease."
Zhe Keqiu looked embarrassed and his heart was turbulent. Even though he could not imagine why he was in such a passive situation.
"My husband, Zheng Zhi will definitely not let him go. There is no way to do the aftermath. The method of doing the aftermath is nothing more than to do face with Zheng Zhi, enduring humiliation, or even... even on the spot when he died. My husband thought twice!" Meng Lang thought clearly, so he also used himself to judge others. Meng Lang thought to himself that if he was Zheng Zhi, he would not let him go.
Zhe Keqiu walked up, frowned and thought hard. He asked, "Do you think Zheng Zhi wants to start a war with someone?"
Meng Lang heard this question and didn't understand why, and replied: "I don't know what my husband said?"
Zhe Keqiu asked and answered: "I think Zheng Zhi doesn't want to start a war with someone. The Zhe family is deeply rooted in the northwest and is lush with branches and leaves. Zheng Zhi must also know that someone has elite soldiers and generals when he comes back. Zheng Zhi has too many enemies, so he must not want his elite troops to be consumed in the northwest. As long as Zheng Zhi doesn't want to start a war with someone for the time being, he will have a way to cure the consequences. As for the future, let's look at the world's storm."
Zhe Keqiu finally came up with an answer that he was satisfied with. The basis of this answer was that Zheng Zhi did not want to go to war with him. Although Zheng Zhi had a lot of people, there were actually not many elite troops who could actually attack cities and capture villages. This was Zhe Keqiu's firm idea. Zhe Keqiu had never seen the soldiers and horses trained by Zheng Zhi, and had never seen the wars experienced by these soldiers and horses. I don't know how the Dangxiang people and Dadan people worked for Zheng Zhi, so it was normal to think about it.
If Zheng Zhi wants to attack Qinzhou and Fengzhou, it will inevitably be a hard battle. Zheng Zhi, who has enemies from both north and south, will inevitably be reluctant to part with his elite soldiers.
When Meng Lang heard this, he thought for a few moments, and then said, "Mr., although this is the truth. But if the husband does not face Zheng Zhi, Zheng Zhi will definitely not expose it easily. It is almost impossible to start a war. If the husband meets Zheng Zhi, then Zheng Zhi sets up a trap and other murders, what should he do?"
When Zhe Keqiu heard this, he frowned and said, "Since Zheng Zhi is here, I will wait for him here. Inviting him to enter the border village to meet. If he asks someone out of the village, he will make a mistake by Liu Zhengyan's attempt to murder Yu. In the world, there must be a word of reason. Zheng Zhi is polite and polite to him. Zheng Zhi must first stop the northwest civil war, and then think about others. If he wants someone's life, it is impossible."
Zhe Keqiu said that Zheng Zhi wanted to stop the civil war in the northwest first, but Zhe Keqiu was right. Because no matter how hard the northwest fight, the winner would not be decided in a short time, even the military and the Han were killed or injured. Zheng Zhi once took charge of the Western Army on behalf of Zhong Shidao, and Zheng Zhi was also a native of Weizhou opposite Qinzhou. If a great battle begins, how can Weizhou in the north of Dingbian Village be protected from the war? Zheng Zhi naturally did not want to see such a scene.
So Zhe Keqiu had people and horses and cities, and he guessed that Zheng Zhi was not willing to go to war with him, and he felt that Zheng Zhi didn't want the civil war in the Western Army. He felt that Zheng Zhi could not do anything to him.
When Meng Lang heard this, he always felt that something was wrong with Zhe Keqiu's guess. He had to nod and said, "My husband, then wait for him to come and take the opportunity to adapt."
What's wrong?
That is the difference between people. Zhe Keqiu thinks Zheng Zhi the same as himself. The difference between Zheng Zhi and Zhe Keqiu is that Zheng Zhi has always been decisive in killing and will not be as hesitant as Zhe Keqiu.
After seven or eight days, Zheng Zhi finally arrived, crossing the Yellow River from Taiyuan west, passing Yan'an Prefecture, and heading straight for Weizhou.
Liu Zhengyan received the news about four or five days ago, and was eager to see him these days, so he sent people to the road to greet him early, because he was afraid that Zheng Zhi would not know that he was in the border between Qinzhou and Weizhou.
Seeing Zheng Zhi coming over, Liu Zhengyan left the camp to greet him several miles away. He laughed loudly on his face.
The two met on horseback on the road, and there was only one greeting. Liu Zhengyan had already spoken: "Your Highness has returned to Qin Feng, and Qin Feng has a backbone. All the villains reveal their true colors and come and listen to your highness for their disposal."
Zheng Zhi smiled slightly when he heard this and said, "Mr. Liu is a dangerous person this time, so be cautious in the future."
Liu Zhengyan turned red when he heard this, and said embarrassedly: "The only mistake is that he did not follow His Highness's words. He should learn from it and never have to make his own decisions in the future. Life is more important."
Liu Zhengyan's words of life are more important, and Zheng Zhi laughed loudly. Now that Liu Zhengyan is not dead at the hands of Zhe Keqiu, it is also a happy thing.
Then he heard Zheng Zhi turn back and say to Niu Da: "Send someone to Dingbian Village to shout, and say that someone has arrived. Please ask for a while to leave the city."
Niu Dana ran away with a team of fast horses and flags.
Liu Zhengyan replied, "Your Highness, how dare you come out of the city now? This thief must have to resist stubbornly. When he arrived in the camp, his highness washed his face and had some food. Then he heard from his highness that he ordered military affairs and fought with him and killed this wolf-hearted man. Only in this way can he relieve his hatred and Qin Feng remain stable."
Zheng Zhi heard this and just shook his head and said, "Although Zhe Keqiu is heartbroken, the military men are all their own brothers, so they should not die in the hands of the robes like this."
Liu Zhengyan was stunned when he heard this. He obviously didn't understand what Zheng Zhi meant. It would be impossible to leave the city and die by himself. So if he didn't start a war, how could he hold on to this unrestrained and virtuous wolf-hearted and virtuous wolf-hearted?
"Your Highness, reasoning with that dog thief is playing the piano against a cow. Only by killing can he know the power." Liu Zhengyan said.
"Killing is naturally a must, so we can see how to kill. Let's go and follow someone to the camp to wait for the reply you can ask for." Zheng Zhi urged the horse forward while speaking.
Zhe Keqiu got the city wall early in the morning, and watched the iron-armored horses entering the camp outside Dingbian Village in the distance, with tens of thousands of people. Even Zhe Keqiu also sent people to explore the city again. Behind this army, there were 20,000 iron cavalry on the road.
As expected, if you don’t know how to get it out of the city, the first thing Zheng Zhi did when he arrived was to ask for a lecture.
Zhe Keqiu on the top of the city, and when he heard the bull from the city shouting, he naturally answered with high sound. He said that Liu Zhengyan had misunderstood him, and that the matter was not what Liu Zhengyan thought, and that it was all misunderstandings. He was also afraid that Liu Zhengyan would take revenge because of the misunderstanding.
I would like to ask Zheng Zhi to enter the border village for a while. Zhe Ke asked to personally explain to Zheng Zhi what happened that day. If someone proves physical evidence, he will definitely explain it clearly. It will definitely resolve the tension between the two sides.
When Niu Da heard this, he turned around and entered the camp tent. Zheng Zhi was picking up a bread and delivering it to his mouth.
Chapter completed!